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MOTION  PICTURE 

HERALD 


REVIEWS 

(In  Product  D/\'(\7) 

You  Came  Along 

The  Cheaters 

The  Cisco  Kid  Returns 


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Plan  427  features  for  19^^-46; 
Warners  and  PRC  list  product 

B lumen f eld  invasion  "  changes 
Los  Angeles  first  run  pattern 

Hollywood  entertains  Rank 
and  San  Francisco  visitors 

— A  Pictorial  Feature 


PARAMOUNT'S  THIRD  OF  A  CENTURY 


L  160,  NO.  1.  JL  LY  7.  1945 


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JOHN  DALL  •  JOAN  LORRING  •  NIGEL  BRUCE  •  RHYS  WILLIAI 

Screen  Play  by  Casey  Robinson  and  Frank  Cavett  •    Music  by  Max  Stelner 
From  the  Stage  Play  by  Emiyn  Williams  *  Produced  by  Herman  Shumlin 


mis  , 


Jack  L.Warner,  Executive  Producer 


"HIGHLY  PROFITABLE! 

-definifely  in  San  Francisco. 


GEORGE  RAFT  •  JOAN  BENNETT  •  VIVIAN 
with  Alan  "FalstaflF  Openshaw"  Reed  •  B,  S. 
Joe  Smith  and  Charles  Dale  •  Directed 
ANDRE  DAVEN  •  In  TECHNICOLOR  P^/^r? 
Norman  Reilly  Raine  •  From  a  Story 
by  Jimmy  McHugh  and  Harold 


BlAINi  *  PEGGY  ANN  GARNER  in'NOB  HILl 
Pafly  •  Emil  Coleman  •  Edgar  Barrier 
by  HENRY  HATHAWAY •  Produced  by 
Screen  Play  by  Wanda  Tuchock  and 
by  Eleanore  Griffen    •    Music  and  Lyrics 
Adamson    •    Dances  Staged  by  Nick  Castle 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


COLVIN  BROWN,  Publisher 


Vol.  160,  No. 


MARTIN  QUIGLEY 
President  and  Editor-in-Chief 


TERRY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 


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July  7,  1945. 


RECOGNITION 

ENCOURAGING  word  comes  out  of  Washington  by  way 
of  officials  appearing  before  the  Senate  connmittee  study- 
ing post-war  foreign  trade  probienns  that  our  Govern- 
ment are  now  militantly  concerned  with  the  furthering  of  the 
interests  of  the  American  motion  picture  abroad.  There  have 
been  for  awhile  now  other  indications,  including  the  special 
attentions  of  both  the  State  Department  and  the  Department 
of  Commerce. 

It  has  taken  the  war  to  achieve  this.  For  many  of  the  pre- 
war years  it  was  apparent  that 
elsewhere  in  the  world  govern- 
ments were  taking  the  motion 
picture  and  its  capacities  and 
influences  on  national  destinies 
most  seriously.  In  1936  your 
editor  wrote  an  article  on  ris- 
ing walls  of  nationalism  and  the 
motion  picture  for  the  Ency- 
clopedia Britannica's  quarterly 
magazine.  Re-read  today  it 
could  have  been  written  yes- 
terday. 

What  the  motion  picture  has 
done  in  the  service  of  the  war 
causes  has  compelled  govern- 
mental attention,  appreciation. 

Most  of  what  the  millions 
overseas  know  of  American 
ideas,  and  American  liberty, 
they  have  learned  from  the 
motion  picture,  not  too  accu- 
rately at  all  times,  perhaps,  but 
with  appreciation  that  there  is 
a  more  abundant  way  of  life  in 
this  land. 

That  Is  Important  in  terms 
of  social  and  political  relation. 
Additionally,  it  is  also  Impor- 
tant in  terms  of  dollars  and 
employment  here  at  home. 

'HE  American  economy,  its  internal  debt  and  the  war 
costs,  also  the  rising  demands  of  the  common  man, 
require  that  we  shall  have  Income  far  beyond  any  figure 
in  our  prior  history.  Our  world  trade  becomes  vastly  more 
important  than  It  has  ever  been  before.  Our  self-sufficiency 
is  gone.  That  same  need  is  manifest  in  the  situation  for 
Britain,  for  France,  and  in  certain  respects  for  Russia  and  that 
of  Middle  Europe,  regardless  of  what  the  new  Germany  may 
develop  to  be. 

Everybody  has  to  do  more  business. 

Washington  now  knows  that  the  American  motion  picture 
sells  not  only  a  way  of  life  but  also  the  things  of  living. 

The  plain  fact  is  that  the  whole  world,  devoted  to  destruc- 
tion in  all-consuming  war  through  these  last  flaming  years,  has 
been  spending  itself  and  Its  accumulated  assets,  and  mort- 


n  AR AMOUNT  PICTURES  Corporation  now 
and  in  these  pages  signalizes  its  arrival  at 
the  third  of  century  mark,  a  whole  genera- 
tion of  America  and  the  whole  span  of  the 
modern  motion  picture  industry.  Millions  of 
people  have  been  seeing  Paramount  pictures  all 
of  their  lives.  These  pictures  have  been  com- 
ponents of  the  experience  of  all  showmen 
through  the  rise  of  the  screen,  around  the  world. 

This  notable  career  of  success  has  been  based 
on  the  pursuit  of  the  single  idea  in  Mr.  Adolph 
Zukor's  vision  of  opportunity  in  1912  when,  he 
saw  the  screen  a  medium  for  taking  quality 
entertainment  to  the  whole  people. 

The  development  of  the  far  flung  institution, 
engaged  in  every  phase  of  the  art  and  its  busi- 
ness, with  Mr.  Barney  Balaban,  from  Chicago 
exhibition,  the  presiding  executive,  has  come 
with  close  adherence  to  that  entertainment 
policy. 

There  is  expression  of  it  again,  today,  in  the 
choice  of  "Incendiary  Blonde" — a  treatment  of 
the  career  of  the  famous  Texas  Guinan — by 
Mr.  Charles  R.  Reagan,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution,  to  top  his  Paramount  Month 
schedule.  His  idea  of  celebrating  is  to  say  it 
with  pictures. 


gaging  the  production  of  years  to  come,  at  a  rate  without 
precedent. 

Repairs,  resumption,  recovery,  and  that  better  living,  if  it 
is  to  be  had,  can  only  be  achieved  by  production — also  at  a 
rate  without  precedent.  Production  requires  work,  capital, 
credit.  Work  can  be  had,  short  of  slavery,  only  by  the  will  of 
the  worker  who  wants  to  get  something. 

"The  pictures,"  observes  Mr.  Carl  E.  Milllken,  secretary  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of  America, 

"have  the  capacity  for  creating 
the  wish,  the  demand  for  our 
products  among  potential  con- 
sumers around  the  world.  There 
are  many  areas  where  the  levels 
of  living  are  low  for  lack  of 
knowing  about  better  living. 
When  they  see  it  on  the  screen, 
the  wish  to  share  is  inspired, 
and  perhaps  they  will  try  to 
earn  so  that  they  can  buy. 
That  means  more  work  for 
American  industry,  bigger  pay- 
rolls, and  better  living  here  at 
home,  too." 

It  is  In  the  normal  way  •f 
American  business  that  the 
motion  picture  can  best  serve 
the  interests  and  demands  of 
today  and  tomorrow. 

Every  known  proper  process 
of  civilization  Is  furthered  most 
when  capable  people  are  en- 
gaged In  tending  carefully  to 
their  own  business. 

As  is  now  admitted,  even 
acclaimed,  the  motion  picture 
has  done  a  great  service  down 
the  years  in  behalf  of  all 
American  industry. 


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'HE  motion  picture  can  view  with  appreciative  interest  the 
tribute  and  attention  which  the  House  of  Representatives 
in  Washington  gave  to  Mr.  Frank  C.  Walker  on  his  retire- 
ment from  the  office  of  Postmaster  General.  The  speakers, 
including  Speaker  Sam  Rayburn  and  Representative  John 
W.  Murphy  of  Pennsylvania,  made  praising  reference  to 
Mr.  Walker's  conduct  of  the  postal  service,  and  to  his  other 
activities  In  behalf  of  the  administration.  Mr.  Walker  is  the 
first  personage  of  the  pictures  to  go  to  the  Cabinet.  From 
the  Cabinet  the  motion  picture  industry  has  had  three:  first, 
Mr.  Frank  H.  Hitchcock,  Postmaster  General,  who  became 
counsel  to  the  General  Film  Company;  next,  Mr.  William  G. 
McAdoo,  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  who  was  among  the 
organizers  of  United  Artists,  and,  third,  Mr.  Will  H.  Hays, 
Postmaster  General.  — Terry  Ramsaye 


THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  NEWS 


A  Lady  Looks  at  Life 

Hollywood  Bureau 

SHELTERED,  sequestered,  isolated  and 
provincial  Lady  Hollywood,  as  she  has  been 
termed  by  tradition,  underwent  a  somewhat 
cyclonic  conversion  to  world-mindedness  last 
week. 

Week  before  last  her  head  men  took  off  as 
guests  of  the  Government  on  a  look-see  of  con- 
tinental Europe's  terrain  of  carnage.  Picture 
on  page  10. 

Last  week  Monday,  Britain's  J.  Arthur  Rank 
arrived  to  whisper  counsel  of  international  co- 
operation and  unity  of  purpose.  Pictures  on 
page  12. 

On  Wednesday,  Thursday,  Friday  and  Sat- 
urday, Lady  Hollywood  was  hostess  to  some 
500  representatives  of  50  nations,  dropping  in 
on  their  way  home  from  the  United  Nations 
Conference  sessions  at  San  Francisco,  each, 
tacitly  by  his  presence  or  in  informal  utter- 
ance, bespeaking  the  interest  of  his  homeland 
in  the  affairs  and  films  of  the  future.  Pictures 
on  page  12. 

On  Sunday,  Donald  Nelson  spoke  bluntly 
about  America's  need  to  go  places  and  do  things 
via  the  screen  in  the  field  of  commerce.  Story 
on  page  4L 

And,  on  Monday,  Charles  Skouras  broke  all 
this  theoretical  thinking  down  into  concrete 
reality  by  baring  facts  and  figures  concerning 
pre-fabricated  theatres  conceived  and  designed 
in  the  interests  of  carrying  the  American  cine- 
ma, neatly  packaged,  to  the  uttermost  recesses 
of  today's  and  tomorrow's  geography.  Story 
on  page  4L 

Lady  Hollywood's  traditionally  isolated  and 
insulated  way  of  life  would  appear  to  have  be- 
come abruptly  and  dramatically  a  thing  of  the 
decidedly  dead  past. — W.  R.  W. 


Propaganda 


CANADA'S  National  Film  Board  is  going  for- 
ward rapidly  with  its  plan  to  produce  informa- 
tion-propaganda pictures  about  the  Dominion 
for  distribution  throughout  the  world.  Thus  far 
the  board's  foreign-language  production  branch 
has  made  16  subjects  for  immediate  distribution 
in  Central  and  South  America,  with  several  al- 
ready in  circulation.  Two  films  in  Chinese  have 
been  sent  to  China.  Another  picture,  made  in 
the  Russian  language  and  titled  "This  Is  Can- 
ada," has  been  produced  for  showing  in  Soviet 
schools  for  the  promotion  of  goodwill.  All  the 
board's  product  is  being  made  in  French  and 
film  libraries  have  been  established  in  Paris 
and  Brussels.  The  production  of  Canadian 
subjects  in  German  also  is  under  way. 


Good  News  Dept. 

Washington  Bureau 

FOLLOWING  the  War  Production  Board's 
order  last  Saturday  to  ease  gradually  priority 
control  over  a  six-month  period  of  "virtually 
everything  excef)t  military  requirements,"  it 
was  learned  in  Washington  Monday  that  the 
board's  control  of  the  raw  film  stock  supply 
would  be  scrapped  probably  by  the  end  of  1945. 

The  possibility  that  raw  stock  allocations 
might  be  discontinued  within  a  few  months  was 


HOLLYWOOD  entertains  Rank  and  Confer- 
ence delegates — Pictorial  Feature  Page  12 

PARAMOUNT  Month  marks  "Third  of  a 
Century"  of  service  to  exhibition  under  a 
continuing  policy  of  entertainment  first — 
a  special  section  Pages  13-38 

ELEVEN  companies  plan  427  features  for  re- 
lease in  new  season  Page  39 

SOUTHERN  California  exhibitor  unit  now  has 
3 1 5  members,  says  Williams  Page  40 

CHARLES  Skouras  announces  world  program 
for  pre-fabricated  theatres  Page  4! 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS 


DONALD  Nelson  outlines  international  ap- 
proach as  SIMPP  president  Page  41 

ON  THE  MARCH— Red  Kann  discusses  fur- 
ther the  position  of  Nelson  Page  42 

CONGRESS  pays  tribute  to  the  service  to  his 
country  of  Frank  Walker  Page  42 

REPUBLIC'S  world  sales  centralized  under  the 
authority  of  Grainger  Page  48 

FIRST  run  pattern  of  Los  Angeles  exhibition 
undergoes  some  changes  Page  52 

"THE  ROBE"  a  vast  undertaking  with  a  life- 
time of  production  problems  Page  54 


Hollywood  Scene 
In  the  Newsreels 
Managers'  Round  Table 


Page  53 
Page  57 
Page  64 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2533 


Picture  Grosses 

Short  Product  at  First  Runs 

What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me 

The  Release  Chart 


Page  62 
Page  60 
Page  58 

Page  2534 


raised  this  week  when  Stanley  B.  Adams, 
director  of  the  Consumers'  Durable  Goods  Divi- 
sion of  the  WPB,  sent  telegrams  to  members  of 
the  industry  advisory  committee  inviting  them 
to  meet  with  him  August  15  to  discuss  the  raw 
stock  situation. 

It  was  indicated  the  meeting  would  study  the 
supply  and  requirements  for  the  fourth  quarter 
of  1945  and  the  first  three  quarter  periods  of 
1946,  with  a  view  to  deciding  whether  the  time 
had  arrived  when  the  controls  could  be  lifted. 
Major  factors  involved  are  the  extent  of  the 
reduction  in  military  requirements  arising  out 
of  Germany's  defeat,  elimination  of  lend-lease 
to  Russia  and  the  ability  of  film  manufacturers 
to  maintain  production  at  a  high  level.  As  now 
scheduled,  Mr.  Adams  said  Monday,  production 
for  the  first  nine  months  of  this  year  would  be 
equal  to  that  of  the  corresponding  period  in 
1944.  "Our  whole  point  is  that  we  want  to  get 
out  of  regulation  as  soon  as  possible,,  Mr. 
Adams  declared. 


Looking  Forward 

AUSTRALIAN  exhibitors  do  not  fear  the  ad- 
vent of  television  but  they  greatly  fear  16mm 
films  as  post-war  competition,  according  to 
Ernest  Turnbull,  managing  director  for  Hoyts' 
Theatres,  Australia,  who  is  in  Hollywood  for  a 
two-month  stay.  Mr.  Turnbull  told  the  press 
Monday  that  exhibitors  believed  television 
would  bring  only  important  news  events  into 
theatres,  whereas  release  to  civilians  of  16mm 
apparatus  now  in  the  hands  of  the  Army  and 
Navy  would  give  rise  to  home  screenings  at- 
tended by  neighbors  in  numbers  detrimental  to 
theatre  interests,  unless  distributors  cooperated 
by  withholding  entertainment  pictures  from  the 
16mm  field.  'Tt's  a  bread  and  butter  matter," 
he  told  the  press,  "and  I  hope  we  will  all  see 
the  light." 


Florida  Beckons 

FLORIDA  again  is  making  overtures  to  pro- 
ducers. This  time  the  plan  to  attract  Holly- 
wood film-makers  is  on  a  more  realistic  basis. 
A  survey  is  being  made  of  the  advantages  of 
the  state  for  location  purposes  principally.  A 
motion  picture  industry  committee,  recently  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Millard  F.  Caldwell,  is  to 
conduct  the  survey,  to  invite  Hollywood  pro- 
ducers to  utilize  the  facilities  the  state  offers 
location  companies  and  to  suggest  every  means 
available  to  extend  cooperation  to  the  pro- 
ducers. 

The  committee  includes  Claude  F.  Lee,  for- 
mer Floridian  and  director  of  public  relations 
for  Paramount;  James  L.  Cartwright,  Jackson- 
ville theatre  executive;  John  H.  Perry,  news- 
paper publisher;  Mary  Lou  Baker,  lawyer  and 
member  of  the  state  legislature;  Harold  L. 
Sebring,  State  Supreme  Court  Justice ;  Thomas 
F.  Smith,  Miami  Beach  convention  bureau  di- 
rector ;  Horace  Loomis,  advertising  agency 
chief;  Peter  Schaal,  publicist;  C.  W.  Ruckel, 
and  State  Senator  Eraser  of  St.  Augustine,  who 
introduced  a  resolution  in  the  legislature  last 
winter  requesting  the  formation  of  the  com- 
mittee by  the  Governor. 


" Father    Runs  Second 

"LIFE  WITH  FATHER"  has  moved  into  sec- 
ond place  on  the  list  of  all-time  Broadway  hits. 
Recently  ringing  down  the  curtain  on  its 
2,383rd  performance  it  broke  the  performance 
record  of  "Abie's  Irish  Rose"  and  moved  into 
position  behind  "Tobacco  Road,"  which  still 
holds  first  place  with  3,182  showings.  "Father" 
has  grossed  $4,000,000  during  its  five-and-a- 
_half-year  run  and  has  been  seen  by  two  and  a 
"half  million  people,  according  to  the  manage- 
ment. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


ESTA  SEMANA 


La  PARAMOUNT,  al  cruzar  un  tercio  de 
siglo  de  existencia,  proyec+a  un  mes  de 
celebraclon.  —  Historial  de  la  empresa  y 
de  los  hombres  que  la  formaron, 

Paginas  13  a  38 

La  INDUSTRIA  marcha  hacia  su  engran- 
decimlento  mundial;  Skouras  revela  un 
proyecto  de  teatros  construidos  a  granel; 
Nelson,  de  los  independientes,  vislumbra 
un  campo  prometedor  de  expansi6n. 

PSgina  4! 

La  REPUBLIC  organiza  un  sisfema  mundial 
de  ventas  con  James  R.  Grainger  a  la 
cabeza  de  la  distribucion  universal. 

P^gina  48 

I  I  EMPRESAS  proyectan  427  peliculas  de 
largo  mefraje  para  la  femporada  de 
1945-46;  la  Warner  y  la  PRC  anuncian 
sus  nuevos  programas.  P^gina  39 

HOLLYWOOD  divierte  al  mercado  mun- 
dial. Pcigina  12 


Growing  Pains 

SXPANSION  of  MGM's  international  inter- 
;sts  in  recent  months  has  resulted  in  the  com- 
jany's  acquisition  of  a  new  building  to  house 
dl  of  its  international  department's  personnel. 

Attention  to  global  expansion  in  a  different 
lirection,  on  the  part  of  Charles  Skouras,  presi- 
ient  of  National  Theatres,  and  Donald  M.  Nel- 
son, president  of  the  Society  of  Independent 
Motion  Picture  Producers,  is  reported  on  page 

n. 

MGM  International  Films,  Inc.,  of  which 
\rthur  M.  Loew  is  president,  has  acquired  a 
juilding  at  217  West  57th  Street,  New  York,  a 
12-story  structure  which  will  be  replaced  by 
I  new  building  as  soon  as  materials  are  avail- 
ible.  Loew's  International  also  will  be 
loused  in  the  new  quarters,  for  which  plans 
ire  now  being  drawn. 

Personnel  of  MGM  and  Loew's  International 
:orporations  are  now  operating  at  the  Loew 
Building,  1540  Broadway;  the  Capitol  Theatre 
Building,  and  at  723  Seventh  Avenue.  MGM 
[nter national  operates  the  company's  dubbing 
jroduction  at  the  latter  address.  Loew's  In- 
ernational  is  concerned  with  foreign  distribu- 
ion  and  foreign  theatre  operations. 


Wr,  Sears  Returns 

BACK  ON  the  job  after  five  months  of  illness 
md  recuperation,  Gradwell  L.  Sears  on  Tues- 
day held  a  press  interview.  These  were  among 
:he  points  established : 

1. — United  Artists  is  not  certain  about  en- 
:ering  the  joint  export  pool  planned  under  the 
Webb  Act  because  UA  does  not  own  its  pic- 


tures, cannot  quite  figure  how  to  allocate  rev- 
enues from  combined  operations  overseas,  and 
thinks  any  yardstick  based  on  domestic  grosses 
is  inadequate  since  UA  always  grosses  more 
overseas  than  here. 

2.  — UA  has  acquired  world  distribution  of 
"The  Way  to  the  Stars,"  Two  Cities-J.  Arthur 
Rank  production.  This  is  not  part  of  the  orig- 
inal package  of  seven  Rank  films,  but  is  an 
extra  acquisition. 

3.  — David  H.  Coplan  is  operating  under  a 
five-year  contract  with  UA  of  England.  This 
eliminates  Canadian  reports  he  may  head  a  new 
distributing  organization  for  Rank. 

4.  — Mr.  Sears  "hopes,"  but  is  not  certain  of 
the  effect  on  UA's  relationship  with  Fox  West 
Coast  under  the  new  Los  Angeles  first  run  set- 
up created  by  Joe  Blumenfeld  of  San  Francisco 
in  association  with  Al  Galston,  and  Jay  Sutton, 
Los  Angeles  exhibitors. 

5.  — His  contract  expires  December  31,  1946. 
On  a  question,  he  said  no  discussions  had  been 
held  by  him  or  by  UA  regarding  a  renewal. 
"It's  too  far  off." 

6.  — He  is  in  full  saddle,  never  felt  better 
"since  he  was  a  boy,"  is  completely  rested,  has 
been  given  full  clearance  by  his  doctors. 


No  Comics,  Either 

BROADWAY  theatres  which  offered  new 
shows  this  week  were  hit  by  the  New  York 
newspaper  deliverymen's  strike  which  tied  up 
distribution  of  all  local  papers  with  the  excep- 
tion of  PM  Saturday  night,  Sunday,  Monday 
and  Tuesday.  Distributors  sought  to  counter- 
act the  lack  of  newspaper  advertising  for  their 
new  pictures  by  making  extensive  radio  spot 
announcements  on  local  stations.  The  new 
bills  at  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  the  Roxy,  Para- 
mount, Gotham,  Globe  and  Rialto  were  ex- 
pected to  be  affected  by  the  inability  to  give  the 
films  sufficient  advance  advertising  and  promo- 
tion as  well  as  the  inability  of  the  public  to 
obtain  newspaper  reviews  following  the  open- 
ings. Mayor  La  Guardia  took  care  of  the 
comic  strip  department  Sunday,  in  his  regular 
weekly  broadcast.  He  read  "Dick  Tracy,"  with 
gestures. 


Odeon  Building 

ODEON  Theatres  of  Canada  is  going  ahead 
with  construction  of  first  run  key  theatres 
across  the  Dominion.  Paul  L.  Nathanson,  presi- 
dent of  Odeon,  announced  in  Toronto  Thursday 
that  the  first  key  run  house,  a  2,300-seat  outlet, 
will  be  built  in  Toronto  as  soon  as  the  neces- 
sary Government  permits  are  granted.  The 
building  will  include  a  five-story  administration 
center  in  which  Odeon's  head  offices  will  be 
located.  Building  plans  covering  this  and  other 
theatres  were  completed  at  recent  conferences 
between  J.  Arthur  Rank  and  his  Canadian 
partner,  according  to  the  announcement.  Actual 
construction  will  be  handled  by  Odeon's  engi- 
neering and  maintenance  division,  headed  by 
Jay  I.  English,  who  has  studied  modern  theatre 
trends  in  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain 
and  returned  recently  from  a  six-week  inspec- 
tion tour  of  theatres  in  the  British  Isles. 


Rankin  Suspects 

Washington  Bureau 

THE  motion  picture  industry  went  into  the 
war  period  under  a  Congressional  investiga- 
tion of  alleged  "war-mongering"  activities — it 
bids  fair  to  go  into  the  peace  period  under  in- 
vestigation of  alleged  participation  of  numbers 
of  its  members  in  an  E.  Phillips  Oppenheim 
plot  to  overthrow  the  Government. 

The  latter  investigation  was  proposed  to  the 
House  Un-American  Activities  Committee  last 
Saturday  and  put  through  by  Representative 
John  E.  Rankin  of  Mississippi,  presiding  in  the 
absence  of  Chairman  Edward  J.  Hart  of  New 
Jersey. 

Later  Mr.  Rankin  said  the  probe  was  based 
on  information  indicating  that  Hollywood  con- 
tains "a  hotbed  of  subversive  activities." 

The  plot  alleged  covered  the  entire  Pacific 
Coast  and  also  involved  workers  in  airplane 
plants  and  other  strategic  industries. 

"According  to  reports,"  Mr.  Rankin  declared,, 
"one  of  the  most  dangerous  plots  ever  instigat- 
ed for  the  overthrow  of  this  Government  had 
its  headquarters  in  Hollywood." 

On  Monday,  Mr.  Hart  resigned  as  chairman 
of  the  committee.  The  job  was  not  offered  to 
Mr.  Rankin  but  to  Congressman  Henry  M. 
Jackson  of  Washington. 

Committee  investigators,  it  was  said,  will  be 
dispatched  to  Hollywood  to  delve  into  the  many 
ramifications  of  the  alleged  conspiracy,  with 
particular  emphasis  upon  a  summer  school  re- 
portedly teaching  "communist  front"  propagan- 
da. The  investigation  was  ordered  at  a  meet- 
ing of  the  committee  called  for  another  pur- 
pose, with  three  members  absent,  and  drew  pro- 
test immediately  from  Representative  J.  W. 
Robinson  of  Utah,  who  complained  that  it  was 
slipped  over  improperly. 

Members  of  the  Committee  are  Henry  M. 
Jackson  of  Washington,  chairman ;  John  F.  Ran- 
kin of  Mississippi,  J.  Hardin  Peterson  of  Flori- 
da, J.  W.  Robinson  of  Utah,  John  R.  Murdock 
of  Arizona,  Herbert  C.  Bonner  of  North  Caro- 
lina, Democrats,  and  J.  Parnell  Thomas  of 
New  Jersey,  Karl  E.  Mundt  of  South  Dakota 
and  Gerald  W.  Landis  of  Indiana,  Republicans^ 

In  Hollywood  Monday,  producer  Dore 
Schary,  speaking  before  the  Town  Forum  at  the 
Biltmore  Hotel  said:  "Congressman  Ranki» 
suffers  from  strange  hallucinations.  I  have 
never  heard  anybody  say:  'Let's  make  this  pic- 
ture so  we  can  start  a  revolution.'  "  He  also- 
took  issue  with  critics  who  accuse  Hollywood  of 
using  the  motion  picture  screen  as  a  means  of 
propaganda. 


Grandma  Sees  'Em 

WHEN  a  person  passes  the  century  mark  it  is- 
customary  for  the  secrets  of  a  long  life  and  a: 
happy  life  to  be  whispered  at  a  press  confer- 
ence. When  Mrs.  Nannie  Ford  Shumate,  2l 
native  of  Humboldt,  Tenn.,  celebrated  her  100th- 
birthday  June  1  she,  too,  had  her  press  confer- 
ence. She  told  reporters  that  one  of  the  things 
she  was  happiest  about  was  that  she  was  still 
able  to  walk  into  town  to  the  "movie  house,"' 
which  she  visits  frequently. 


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-ield  Editor;  Ray  Gallagher,  Advertising  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau,  624  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  5;  Hollywood  Bureau,  Postal  Union  Life  Building,  |-Jollywood,  28.  William  R. 
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K40TI0N  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


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THIS  WEEK 


the  Camera  reports: 


WHILE  IN  ENGLAND,  industry  leaders  now  on  tour  of  Europe  studying  business  and 
social  conditions,  visited  the  1 00th  Bombardier  Group,  A.A.F.  In  front  of  a  B- 1 7  are 
Francis  Harmon,  War  ,  Activities  Committee  vice-chairman;  R.  B.  Wilby,  exhibitor; 
S.  H.  Fabian,  WAG  theatres  division;  Sidney  Buchman,  Columbia;  Lt.  Col.  J.  B.  Wallace, 
Group  Commanding  Officer;  Russell  Holman,   Paramount;  Cliff  Work,  Universal; 
Barney  Balaban,  Paramount;  E.  J.  Mannix,   MGM,  and  N.  Peter  Rathvon,  RKO. 


By  Suff  Photographer 

AS  PRC'S  future  production  and 
release  plans  for  the  1945-46  season  were 
given  the  trade  press  in  New  York,  Monday, 
at  a  luncheon  in  the  Hotel  Warwick: 
Leon  Fromkess,  PRC  president,  and  Red 
Kann,  Quigley  Publications'  vice-president. 


A  CONFERENCE  of  RKO  circuit  out-of-town  representatives 
was  held  in  New  York  last  week,  at  the  home  office.   In  the 
picture  above,  grouped  around  Sol  A.  Schwartz,  right,  seated,  the 
division's  general  manager,  and  his  assistant,  William  Howard, 
are,  left  to  right,  standing,  Robert  Corbin,  San  Francisco;  John  Red- 
mond, Omaha  division  manager;  Millroy  Anderson,  Los  Angeles; 
Frank  Smith,  Chicago  division  manager;  Hardie  Meakin,  assistant  to 
Arthur  Frudenfeld,  Cincinnati  division  manager;  Mr.  Frudenfeld; 
E.  H.  Groth,  Boston  division  manager;  Harry  Unterfort,  Syracuse; 
Harry  Schrelber,  Cleveland;  Jay  Golden,  Rochester, 
and  Ben  Domingo,  Boston. 


EXTENSIVE  PRO- 
MOTION, in  news- 
papers and  In  radio, 
and  by  word  of  mouth, 
for  "The  Story  of 
G.I.  Joe"  was  outlined 
last  week  in  New  York 
by  George  J.  Schaefer, 
center,  above,  chair- 
man of  the  board  of 
Lester  Cowan  Pro- 
ductions.  Mr.  Cowan 
is  at  left;  George  Lait, 
war  correspondent 
and  technical  adviser 
to  the  picture,  at  the 
right.  Mr.  Schaefer 
outlined  the  program 
of  premieres  in  Wash- 
ington, Indianapolis 
and  Albuquerque, 
and  predicted  the 
picture  would  be 
liked  by  women. 


By  Staff  Photographer 


TED  CURTIS,  former  motion  pic- 
ture film  sales  manager  for 
Eastman  Kodak  Company,  has  been 
appointed  Brigadier  General, 
confirmed  this  week  by  the  Senate. 


SB 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  7,  1945 


GRADWELL  SEARS,  vice-president  of  United  Artists  in 
charge  of  distribution,  as  he  appeared  Monday  on  his 
return  to  his  desk  in  the  New  York  office  after  five 
months'  rest.  Mr.  Sears  told  the  trade  writers  he  felt 
better  than  he  had  in  the  past  15  years. 


BFl  Tt  DAVIS 


PRISONER  of  the  Japs  three  years,  Clifford  Almy,  left, 
Warners'  Philippines  managing  director,  visits  with 
Bette  Davis  and  Glenn  Ford  at  the  studio 
en  route  to  New  York. 


DONALD  DUCK'S  best  wishes  were  extended  to  Sheik  Hafidh  El  Kadi 
and  to  Mustafa  Al  Kadi,  right,  when  they  visited  Walt  Disney,  left,  at  his  studio 
after  leaving  the  United  Nations  Conference.  The  Near  Easterners 
distribute  American  products  in  Iran  and  Iraq. 


ON  THE  SET  of  "The  House  I  Live  In",  non-profit  featurette  being 
produced  by  Frank  Ross  through  RKO:  Mervyn  LeRoy,  director; 
Frank  Sinatra,  star;  Mr.  Ross.  The  picture  is  designed  to  promote  tolerance. 
All  proceeds  will  go  to  agencies  re-educating  juvenile  delinquents. 


FOR  THE  THIRD  YEAR,  MGM's  Greer  Garson  receives  the  INSPECTION.   Republic  is  cooperating  with  the 

British  Picture  Goer's  Gold  Cup.  Above,  at  the  Hollywood  presentation:  Chinese  Government  in  its   plans  for  post-war  production. 

Mrs.  Nina  Garson,  Sir  Aubrey  Smith,  Mrs.  Henry  Livingston,  H.  S.  Liu,  left,  studies  a  script  with  director  Al  Rogell  and 

Louis  B.  Mayer,  Miss  Garson,  Mr.  Livingston,  British  Consul,  star  Virginia  Bruce  on  the  set  of  "Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye", 

and  Dame  May  Whitty.  Mr.  Liu  came  to  the  United  States  in  1937. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  7.  1945 


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World  Market  Comes  a-Visiting 


HOLLYWOOD,  lavish  producer  for  a  foreign  market 
now  just  bursting  with  promise,  last  week  played 
lavish  host  to  representatives  of  that  market.  One 
representative  was  J.  Arthur  Rank,  British  film  leader, 
fresh  from  Chicago,  Minneapolis,  New  York,  and 
Canadian  attentions.  Mr.  Rank,  of  course,  eyes  the 
world  market  from  a  host  of  controlled  British  studios. 
Other  representatives  were  World  Security  Con- 
ference delegates,  their  job  completed,  and  studying 
now  this  country's  habits  and  hospitality.  The  visitors 
arrived  in  Hollywood  last  week  in  two  special  trains 
and  were  taken  on  a  round  of  studio  visiting. 
Some  of  them  are  shown  here. 


WARNER  welcome 
to  the  United  Nations 
delegates.  Hosts 
above  are  Alan  Hale, 
Alexis  Smith,  Craig 
Stevens,  Donald 
Woods,  Sidney  Green- 
street  and  other 
Warner  stars. 

AT  UNIVERSAL,  right, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jan  Jor- 
daan  of  South  Africa 
meet  Robert  Paige, 
left,  and  Ginny  Simms. 


FOX  WEST  COAST  CIRCUIT  and 

National  Theatres  were  host  to 

Mr.  Rank  last  week.    Above,  standing, 

are  Mike  Rosenberc,  and 

Charles  Skouras;  seated,  Spyros  Skouras, 

20th-Fox  president,  and  Mr.  Rank. 


Otto  Bolle,  20th  Fox  Australia; 
Murray  Silverstone,  John  Davis. 

George  Skouras,  and  Ernest  Trum- 
bull, Hoyts  Theatres,  Australia,  left. 


AT  TWENTIETH  CENTURY-FOX:  Gregory  Ratoff,  '  '        AT  RKO:  Leon  Britton,  manager  for  Argentina; 

H.R.H.  Amir  Nawaf  Ibn  Abdul  Aziz,  H.R.H.  Amir  Abdullah  Al  Faisal,        Dr.  Robert  V.  Palmieri,  delegate  from  that  country;  Dick  Powell, 

H.R.H.  Amir  Fahad  Ibn  Abdul  Aziz.  Edward  Dmytryk,  and  Samuel  Hartrldge,  of  the  delegation. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


Paramount  Celebrates 
At  Milestone  33 

by  TERRY  RAMSAYE 

EXPANSIVE  in  the  vigour  of  its  maturity,  Paramount  Pictures  Corporation 
steps  forth  v/ith  pictures  in  gala  array  to  mark,  honour  and  celebrate  its 
third-of-a-century  on  the  screens  of  America.  Appropriately  it  is  being 
made  a  box  office  occasion,  that  being  what  this  industry  is  about,  with 
most  especial  attention  to  product  of  Paramount  Month,  which  is  an  expansion  for 
this  anniversary  occasion,  of  that  Paramount  Week  which  has  so  traditionally  occurred 
at  the  inauguration  of  the  new  film  season.  Paramount  Month  runs  from  August  26 
to  September  29. 

In  terms  of  a  single  continuing  policy  this  Paramount  pursues  the  longest  con- 
tinuing career  in  the  industry  of  the  motion  picture.  It  did  in  fact  found  the 
modern  era  of  the  screen  theatre,  with  the  concept  that  the  motion  picture  was  an 
art  of  capacity  to  compete  with  the  stage. 

This  Third-of-a-Century  is,  to  be  sure,  based  on  the  birth  of  the  ancestral 
Engadine  Corporation,  with  which  Adolph  Zukor  brought  over  Sarah  Bernhardt  in 
"Queen  Elizabeth"  in  1912,  to  the  ultimate  endless  confusion  of  the  status  quo  and 
endless  developmental  consequences  to  the  industry. 

Mme.  Bernhardt  was  then  the  world's  greatest  name  of  the  stage.  She  still  had 
art  and  verve  and  the  aura  of  charm.  She  had  the  quality  of  classic  artistic 
acceptance,  and  something  else.  She  was  the  "It"  empress  of  the  stage. 

In  sequence  we  have  come  from  the  Engadine  concern,  through  Famous  Players 
to  Famous  Players- Lasky  and  thence  to  Paramount-Publix  in  all  manner  of  adjustment 
between  production,  distribution  and  exhibition  to  the  Paramount  of  now,  with 
many  a  change  of  structure,  but  never  a  change  of  policy — entertainment  for  the 
customers.  It  is  perhaps  appropriate  just  here  to  mention  that  Barney  Balaban, 
president,  is  basically  an  exhibitor,  with  a  perspective  in  which  the  box  office  is 
way  up  front.    Anyway  so  it  comes,  speaking  as  we  were  of  Bernhardt,  that 

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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  7.  1945 


13 


''Entertaining  the  IVide  W irld 


[Continued  from  preceding  paf'e'] 

Charles  M.  Reagan,  officially  en+itled  vice-president  in  charge  of 
distribution,  has  decided  to  lead  off  his  Paramount  Third-of-a-Cen- 
tury  campaign  with  the  offering  of  "Incendiary  Blonde".  Both  title 
and  picture  are  announced  as  derivative  of  the  career  of 
Miss  Texas  Guinan.  From  Sarah  to  Tex  is  a  big  third-of-a-century, 
in  any  man's  life,  or  memory,  even  a  showman's. 

BUT  the  reach  from  Sarah  to  Tex  is  really  not  so  far  and  there  will 
be  a  time  when  historians  will  consider  them  practically  contem- 
poraries. Mme.  Bernhardt  bore  the  impress  of  classic  acceptance 
in  France,  with  the  grand  honours  of  the  Academy,  but  La  Guinan 
was  a  cum  laude  graduate  of  New  York's  Winter  Garden  et  seq., 
including  a  Triangle  Pictures  Corporation  career  as  "The  Female 
Bill  Hart".  She  was,  for  the  screen,  a  pistol-packing  pretty,  long, 
long  before  the  song  was  written. 

The  divine  and  nonchalant  Sarah  was  on  her  last  farewell  tour  of 
this  dear  and  profitable  America,  with,  unhappily,  a  wooden  leg, 
when  Tex  was  at  her  gala  blithest  conducting  a  speak-easy  night  club 
in  the  Frantic  Forties  of  New  York  of  the  Flaming  Youth  era. 

Her  cry,  "Hello,  Sucker!",  to  all  and  sundry,  from  the  big  butter- 
and-egg  man  from  Cedar  Rapids  to  Wall  Street,  rings  in  memory. 
It  still  has  slogan  value,  maybe  a  marquee  line. 

One  is  to  be  remembering  an  evening  when  she  came  to  table 


ADOLPH  ZUKOR,  Board  CECIL  B.  DEMILLE,  pro- 

Chairman  and  Founder.  ducer  from  tljen  to  now. 

They  will  appear  at  various  key  city  meetings  for  Paramount  Month. 


BARNEY  BALABAN 
President 


"Orieen  Elizabeth",  starring  Sarah  Bernhardt,  released  in  1912. 


behind  a  tray  of  daiquiris,  and 
flanked  left  and  right  by  a 
phalanx  of  celery  stalk  Eves 
well  powdered,  to  complain  to 
James  R.  Quirk  of  Photoplay 
Magazine  that  his  editor,  and 
her  friend,  was  neglecting  his 
business.  His  business,  it 
seemed,  was  having  her 
frou-frou  French  underwear 
sent  by  his  secretary  to  a 
Chicago  hand-laundress  of  spe- 
cial skill.  The  laundry-by-mail 
was  late.  That  took  another 
round. 

One  may  hope  that  "In- 
cendiary Blonde"  does  justice 
to  Tex,  even  if  some  of  the 
details  may  not  be  in  the 
script.  Miss  Betty  Hutton,  one 
may  gather  from  the  stills,  is 
aware  of  her  responsibility  to 

a  blazing  tradition.  Optical  examination  of  her  chorus  in  the 
ensemble  numbers  suggests  that  in  the  incendiary  pattern  they  might 
be  called  the  "Arson  Ring".  That  idea  is  hereby  placed  in  the 
public  domain. 

Anyway,  as  we  were  saying  when  Tex  romped  in,  Paramount  took 
its  origin  In  the  unchanging  policy  of  making  pictures  for  the  cus- 
tomers. A  thIrd-of-a-century  is  a  short  time  to  look  back  upon,  but 
it  Is  a  long  time  to  look  forward  to.  Whimsical  reflections  must 
come  to  Mr.  Zukor  when  he  remembers  those  attacks  of  thirty-and- 
odd  years  ago  about  "the  feature  craze",  and  those  alarmed  cries 
of  scorn  from  stage-ruled  Broadway  for  his  idea  that  the  screen 
might  offer  "a  full  evening's  entertainment".  That  makes  his 
"Queen  Elizabeth"  the  birth  of  a  notion. 

THERE  are  memories,  too,  from  the  speeding  years  for  Mr.  Bala- 
ban  who  had  such  a  hand  In  the  rise  of  the  screen  theatre  from 
the  nickelodeon  of  its  early  nurture,  a  process  by  which  product 
and  presentation  went  up  step  by  step  to  both  create  and  serve  the 
picture  public.  That  great  structure  of  steel  and  stone  that  is  the 
Paramount  Building,  towering  over  Times  Square  and  Broadway,  has 
tucked  into  it  somewhere  literal  touchstones  of  success  and  fame — 
a  bit  from  Cheop's  pyramid,  a  chip  from  the  Taj  Mahal,  a  shard 
from  the  Parthenon,  one  from  the  Coliseum,  and  even  a  fragment 
from  Blarney  Castle.  Maybe  there's  luck  in  them,  but  best  of  them 
all  is  one  that  is  not  visible,  the  Philosopher's  Stone,  the  token  of 
persistent  policy. 

Paramount's  trademark,  too,  reminds  one  of  a  rarely  remembered 
contribution.  Out  of  the  melange  of  personalities  and  experience 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Patents  Company  there  had  evolved  a  vital 
figure  In  W.  W.  Hodkinson,  of  Utah.  He  had  become  an  exhibitor 
to  get  decent  pictures  for  his  family  and  neighbors,  an  exchangeman 
to  get  pictures  for  his  theatre,  a  district  manager  for  General  Film, 
developing  with  his  friend  and  associate,  Herman  Wobber,  a  quality 
policy  in  distribution.  In  the  Zukor  policy,  including  famous  players 
in  famous  plays,  and  the  product  of  Cecil  B.  DeMIIIe  bringing  stage- 
craft to  movieland,  for  the  Jesse  L.  Lasky  Feature  Play  Company, 
he  saw  both  market  and  destiny.  Distribution  was  his  business. 
Riding  down  from  West  End  Avenue  one  pregnant  day  in  1914, 
he  saw  the  name  of  Paramount  on  a  builder's  sign  at  an  apartment 
house  under  construction.  On  his  blotter  that  morning,  while  the 
telephone  chattered,  he  did  a  "doodle",  a  drawing  of  one  of  his 
beloved  Utah  mountains,  with  a  circle  of  stars  overhead,  and  the 
name  of  Paramount  across  it.  He  was  always  drawing  doodles,  and 
this  one  was  to  go  around  the  world. 


14 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


STANTON  GRIFFIS 
Chairman  of  Executive 
Committee  {on  leave) 


CHARLES  M.  REAGAN 
Vice-President  in 
Charge  of  Distribution 


HENRY  GINSBERG 
Vice-President  in  Charge 
of  Studio  Operations 


Y.  FRANK  FREEMAN 
Vice-President  in  Charge 
of  Studip  Operations 


This  coming  Paramount 
Month  becomes  a  signal  event 
in  the  ever-advancing  career 
of  that  young  Mr.  Reagan, 
who  started  in  his  youth,  just 
twenty-five  years  ago,  as  a  film 
salesman  out  of  the  Cincinnati 
branch,  moving  up  through  the 
years  in  regular  progression 
through  each  post  in  distribu- 
tion. He  came  those  years  ago 
out  of  the  spirited  atmosphere 
of  Notre  Dame  with  a  special 
capacity  for  that  Notre  Dame 
idea  —  the  team.  He  is  the 
salesman's  salesman. 

One  may  be  sure,  then,  that 
in  his  selection  for  emphasis  in 
Paramount  Month  the  canny 
Reagan  has  elected  what  he 
considers  product  of  special 
promise  for  both  his  salesmen  and  their  customers,  and  the  cus- 
tomers' customers.   His  list  for  the  month  offers: 

"INCENDIARY  BLONDE"— in  Technicolor,  which  gets  the  grace 
of  being  termed  "One-Third-of-a-Century"  Picture — with  Betty  Hut- 
ton,  Arturo  de  Cordova,  Charlie  Ruggles.   Released  August  31. 

"OUT  OF  THIS  WORLD"— a  lightsome  piece  about  an  all- 
glamour  girl  band — with  Eddie  Bracken,  Veronica  Lake,  Diana  Lynn, 
Cass  Daley  and  Parkyakarkus.  Sam  Coslow,  producer. 

"MIDNIGHT  MANHUNT" — a  murder  mystery,  with  romance — 
William  Gargan,  Ann  Savage.   Producers,  Pine  and  Thomas. 

"YOU  CAME  ALONG" — high  romance  in  the  modern  tempo, 
with  action,  aviation  and  the  girl.  A  Hal  Wallis  production. 

"NORTHWEST  MOUNTED  POLICE"— with  Gary  Cooper  and 
Madeline  Carroll,  in  Technicolor,  a  DeMille  super- Western,  with  all 
of  the  action.  A  reissue,  pre-proved  or  it  would  not  be  here. 

"THIS  GUN  FOR  HIRE"— Alan  Ladd's  first  big  hit,  which  includes 
Veronica  Lake,  Preston  Foster  and  Laird  Cregar.  A  reissue. 

"A  MEDAI  FOR  BENNY"— the  boy  she  loves  won't  write  and 
the  boy  at  home  won't  wait.  With  Dorothy  Lamour,  Arturo  de  Cor- 
dova and  J.  Carrol  Naish.  Paul  Jones,  associate  producer. 


LEONARD  H.  GOLDENSON 
Vice-President  in  Charge 
of  Tljcatre  Operations 


GEORGE  WELTNER 
President,  Paramount 
International  Films 


CLAUDE  F.  LEE 
Director  of 
Public  Relations 


AUSTIN  C.  KEOUGH 
Vice-President  and 
General  Counsel 


ROBERT  GILLHAM 
Director  of  Publicity 
and  Advertising 


MOTfON  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


15 


Charles  M.  Reagan  (seated),  Paramount  vice-president  in  charge  of 
distribution,  with  his  sales  cabinet  and  Paramount  Month  "One-Third 
of  a  Century"  Celebration  captains.  Left  to  right  (standing):  James 
J.  Donohue,  Central  division  manager;  William  H.  Erbb,  Eastern  divi- 
sion manager;  M.  R.  (Duke)  Clark,  Dallas  district  manager  and  Par- 


PARAMOUNT'S 

H/gJIf  Command 
of  Service 
To  Exhibition 


amount  Month  "One-Third  of  a  Century"  Celebration  captain; 
George  A.  Smith,  Western  division  manager;  Hugh  Owen,  New  York 
and  Southern  division  manager,  and  Allen  Usher,  Chicago  district 
manager  and  Paramount  Month  "One-Third  of  a  Century"  Celebra- 


iio.i  ^jpii 


R.  C.  L/BEXU 
Kan%Q%  City  District 


OSCAR  MORGAN 

Short  Subjects  Sales  Manager 


s 


H.  H.  GOLDSTEIN 
Cleveland  District 


A.  M.  KANE 
Boston  District 


E.  W.  SWEIGERT 
Philadelphia  District 


DEL  GOODMAN 
Los  Angeles  District 


JACK  KIRBY 
Atlanta  District 


HUGH  BRALY 
Denver  District 


16 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


SAUL  FRIFIELD 
Zleveland  Branch 


1.  E.  FONTAINE 
VoshingfoB 


■D.  W.  RUFF 
tosfon 


L.  W.  McCUNTOCK 
Memphis 


H.  NEAL  EAST 
San  Froncfseo 


C.  H.  VfEAVER 
Oklahoma  City 


G.  R.  FRANK 
Indianapolis 


H.  HAMBURG 

Des  Moines 


A.  R.  TAYLOR 

Los  Angeles 


JAMES  A.  CLARK 
Porfland 


J.  J.  OULAHAN 
Cineinnaii 


BEN  BLOTCKY 
Minneapolis 


F.  H.  SMITH 
.  Salt  Lake  City 


E.  B.  PRICE 
New  Orleans 


HENRY  RANDEL 
New  York 


H.  WIRTHWEIN 

Milwaukee 


HARRY  H.  HAAS 
Charlofte 


R.  M.  COPELAND 
Kansas  City 


JOHN  MOORE 
New  Haven 


FRED  LARNED 
Dallas 


J.  H.  STEVENS 
Chicago 


M.  A.  BROWN 
Buffalo 


OAVID  KIMELMAN 
Pittsburgh 


M.  SCHWEITZER 
St.  Louis 


G.  C.  PARSONS 
Atlanta 


H.  KAUFMAN 
Seattle 


C.  G.  EASTMAN 
Albany 


JOHN  E.  RYDER 
Detroit 


ULRIK  F.  SMITH 
Philadelphia 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


17 


BETTY  Hutton  as  Texas  Giiinati,  the  very 
"incendiary  blonde",  in  the 
picture  of  the  same  title. 


HAL  B.  Wallis'  "You  Came  Along",  -with 
Robert  Cummings  and  Lizabeth  Scott,  a 
romantic  comedy-drama. 


ALAN  Ladd's  first  hit,  a  reissue, 
"This  Gun  For  Hire",  also 
stars  Veronica  Lake. 


CECIL  B.  DeMille  provided  action,  excitement  and  beautiful  color  in  "Northwest 
Mounted  Police",  his  6Ath  production.  The  cast  includes  Gary  Cooper,  Madeleine 
Carroll,  Panlette  Goddard,  Preston  Foster.  It  is  a  reisstie. 


Paramounfs  "One  Third  of 
A  Century'  Productions 

SEVEN  pictures,  designated  for  special  atten-  group  are:  "The  Virginian",  in  Technicolor; 

tion  during  Paramount  Month,  are  pictorially  "The  Stork  Club",  "Duffy's  Tavern",  "Love 

represented  on  this  page.  They  are  the  final  Letters",  a  Hal  B.  Wallis  production;  "Kitty", 

block  of  the   1944-45  season.    Additionally,  "Two  Years   Before  the   Mast",   "Road  to 

there  are  eight  others,  the  lead-off  attractions  Utopia",  another  of  those  Paramount  "Road" 

of  next  season.    Included  in  the  new-season  films,  and  "Miss  Susie  Slagle's". 


EDDIE  Bracken,  an  already  risen  star  of  the  comic  art, 
shines  in  "Out  of  This  World",  with  the 
accent  on  youth. 


WAKM  and  human  is  the  story  of 
"A  Medal  for  Benny".  Dorothy 
Lamour  and  Arturo  de  Cordova  star. 


FROM  the  Pine-Thomas  school  of 
action  comes   "Midnight  Manhunt", 
with  William  Gargan. 


18 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7.  1945 


a 


Thirty-Three  Years 

Of  History-cyJtaking  Hits>> 


•  Prisoner  of  Zenda 


•  Queen  Elizabeth 


•  The  Squaw  Man 


►  Rebecca  of  Sunnybrook  Farm      •  Reaching  For  the  Moon 


♦  The  Girl  of  the  Golden  West 


•  The  Miracle  Man 


1916 


•  Snow  White 


Humoresque 


»  The  Sheik 


Manslaughter 


When  Knighthood  Was  In  Flower 


•  The  Covered  Wagon 


•  Beau  Geste 


•  I'm  No  Angel 


•  The  Buccaneer 


•It  •  Speedy 


•  The  Smiling  Lieutenant  •  The  Big  Broadcast 


•  Lives  of  A  Bengal  Lancer  •  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine 


•  Road  To  Singapore  •  North  West  Mounted  Police 


•  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  •  Going  My  Way 


•  incendiary  Blonde 


X 


'3 


The  Most  Triumphant  Year 
In  Any  Company's  History. . 


Eight  ]944 
Academy  Awards 
to  "Going  My  W ay"  and 
Paramount  Shorts 


Paramount  Won  All  26  National  Best -Picture  Awards! 


A  year  that 
has  seen  Par- 
amount's  traditional 
leadership  overwhelm- 
ingly confirmed  by  an  unparalleled  flood  of  tributes 
from  exhibitors,  press,  and  public,  who  voted  Paramount 
the  winner  in  an  unprecedented  majority  of  the 
annual  polls  and  selections  of  the  year's  best  pictures, 
stars,  and  production.  ^With  three-quarters  of  the 
nearly  one  hundred  major  national  awards  of  nineteen- 
forty-five  ....  six  times  as  many  as  any  other  company 

....  three  times  as  many  as 
all  other  companies  combined. 
Paramount  stands  unchallenged  as 

THE  WORLD'S 
MOST  HONORED  FILM  COMPANY 


Paramount  Won  Two-Thirds 
of  All  Best- Star  Awards! 


This  Great  Succession 
Of  1944-45  Hits... 


AND  NOW  TOMORROW 
FRENCHMAN'S  CREEK' 
HERE  COME  THE  WAVES 


FOR  WHOM  THE  BELL  TOLLS 


Pop.  Price  Release 


* 


Topping  biggest  Paramount 
Hits  in  Atlanta,  Frisco,  etc. 


PRACTICALLY  YOURS 
BRING  ON  THE  GIRLS 
MURDER,  HE  SAYS 
A  MEDAL  FOR  BENNY 


SALTY  O'ROURKE 


'Makes  us  proud  of  the  industry,' 
said  N.Y.  Mirror 


Nineteen-year  record  at  N.Y. 
Paramount  and  other  keys. 


THE  AFFAIRS  OF  SUSAN 


Nation's  Top-Grossing  Picture 


4 


aramo 


A  PARAMOUNT  SHOW  ON  Et 


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art  planning  for 
Duffy's  Tovern" 


▲ 


nicolor 


t  » 


The  Gay  Days  and  Nights  of  the  Terrific 
Twenties  Blaze  With  Immortal  Lustre  In  This 
Vast  and  Vivid  Panorama  of  the  Life  and  Good 
Times  of  the  Queen  of  the  Night  Clubs,  Who 
Rose  From  Rodeo  Dare-devil  to  Rule  a  Reckless, 
Lawless  World  of  Fabulous  Revelry! . . .  All  the 
World  Knew  Her — All  Broadway  Loved  Her — 
Now  All  America  Will  Flock  To 

GIVE  THIS  LITTLE  GIRL 
HER  GREATEST,  BIGGEST  HAND! 


starring 


Betty  Button 

As  Texas  Guinan 

In  the  performance  that  establishes 
her  as  the  greatest  dramatic-musical  star 
the  screen  has  ever  known 

ARTURO 

De  Cordova 


With  A  Cast  Of  Ttiousands  Including 

CHARLES  RUGGLES 

ALBERT  DEKKER 
BARRY  FITZGERALD 

In  his  greatest  role  since  "Going  My  Way" 

14  Spectacular  Production  Scenes 

From  full-scale  Wild  West  Show  to 
the  Tops  in  Stage  and  Night  Club  Spectacle 
• 

18  Famous  Songs 

Immortal  Favorites  Sung  and  Danced 
by  Betty  and  Her  Girls  as  They've  Never 
Been  Done  Before 
• 

Directed  by  George  Marshall 

The  man  who  made  "Star  Spangled  Rhythm" 

Advertised  in  Full  Color  to  39  Million 

In  19  great  magazines  including 
"Life,"  "Saturday  Evening  Post,*' "Collier's," 
"American  Weekly" 


INCENDI/RY  .^BLONDE 


// 


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.  Oriiiinjl  Sf,«n  Phv  hy  Claudr  liihvmi  >:i  Funk  Budcj 


"Boxoffice"  Speaks 

For  The  Entire  ; 

Trade  Press ...  \ 

"'Incendiary  Blonde'  is  j 

hotter  than  a  B-29  load  * 

of  lire  bombs!  Itsliould  j 

keep  theatre  turnstiles  ; 

clicking  fast  enough  ■ 

and  long  enough  to  ^ 

hum  out  their  bearings  : 

...  It  will  prove  the  ^ 
ytar's  top  grosser  in. 
its  liL-ld— if  not  in  com- 
petition with  the  sea- 

soti's entire  product...  1 

In  every  department  \ 
...  It  is  a  triumphant 

job  of  picture  making!"  ; 


And  Here  Is 
The  Big 
6th  and  Final 
Block  for 

1944.'45  >  >  >  > 


"NO  SHOWMAN  COULD 
SIT  IN  THE  SAME  ROOM  WITH 
A  SCREENING  OF  THIS  PICTURE 
WITHOUT  KNOWING  HE'S  IN 
THE  PRESENCE  OF  A  HIT  .  .  . 

A  picture  that  leaves  no  doubt  in  any- 
body's mind  about  its  future . .  .96  min- 
utes of  entertainment  without  a  surplus 

second."       — JVm.  Weaver  in  M.P.  Herald 


It's  Bracken  Actiii' 
But  It's  Bing  Singin' 
3  BIG  NEW  CROSBY  HITS 


But  Showmen's  Trade  Review  backs  you  up — 

"Urge  your  patrons  not  to  miss  it .  .  . 
It  should  bring  them  in  in  droves." 

And  so  does  Motion  Picture  Daily  — 

"It's  really  out  of  this  world  . . .  Exhib- 
itors will  watch  grosses  hit  new  highs 
.  .  .  Leaves  the  audience  limp  with 
laughter." 

And  so  does  BoxoflFice  — 

"It's  a  top-of-the-profit-sheet  hit  in  any 
theatre  where  it's  booked." 


And  so  will  — 


He  Borrows  Bing's  Voice  — 
And  That  Other  Guy's  Bow  Tie  — 
To  Bring  You  The  Laugh- A-Minute 
Lowdown  on  the  Birth  of  "Swoon"! 


Starring 

EDDIE  BRACKEN 
VERONICA  LAKE 
DIANA  LYNN 

with 

CASS  DALEY 

Directed  by  HAL  WALKER 


A  WORLD  OF  ENTERTAINMENT! 

With  the  Funniest,  Most  Novel  Musical  Story 
in  years — 

Scores  of  Heavenly  Honeys  in  Big  Song 
Numbers — 

25-Piece  All-Girl  Band  led  by  Diana  at  the 
Piano — 

7  Great  Songs  by  Johnny  Mercer  and  Harold 
Arlen,  and  Others — 

The  Four  Crosby  Kids  Kidding  Crosby — 

And  Five  Famous  Kings  of  the  Keyboard  to- 
gether in  one  tremendous  number — 

CARMEN  CAVALLARO  •  TED  FIORITO 
HENRY  KING    .    RAY  NOBLE 
JOE  REICHMAN 


Screen  Play  by  Walter  Deleon  and  Arthur  Phillips 
Based  on  Stories  by  Elizabeth  Meehan  ond  Sam  Coslow 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


HERE'S  TO  THE  FOUR  OF  US...  BOTTOMS  UPr 
. . .  and  here's  to  this  gay  and  tender  love  story  paced 
to  the  fast-moving  tempo  of  our  times! 


Aug.26toSept.29 

PARAMOUNT 
MONTH  


THIRD  OF  A 
CENTURY,.. 


Robert/>Cummings*Lizabeth  Scott 

Don  DeFore 

in  HAL  WALLIS'  Production 

with  CHARLES  DRAKE  •  JULIE  BISHOP  •  Kim  Hunter  .  Helen  Forrest 
Directed  by  John  Farrow  •  Screen  Play  by  Robert  Smith  and  Ayn  Rand  •  A  Paramount  Picture 


And 
the  3rd 
6th. 
Block 
Attrac- 
tion 


GARY  MADELEINE 

COOPER  •  CARROLL 


NORTH  WES1 
MOUNTED 

Jpfechnicolor 

PAULETTEGODDARD 

nwm  mug  mem  rmm 
AKidi  umm  m  mui ._ 


.Specially 
Released 
for 

Paramount 
Month! 


Plus 
These 
Two  Bigf 
Reissues 


ALAN  LADDVERONO  LAKE 


MUM 


And  the  Industry's  Most  Pop- 
ular Shorts  Lineup,  Held  Over 
for  a  3rd  Hit  Year  ! 
9  SERIES  OF  62 


P 


aramount 


iiorts 

75%  IN  COLOR 
And  the  Greatest  News  of  All- 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS 


HEN 


TO  HOLD  AND  I 
FOR  YOU,  WE  Wj 


Launching  Paramoui 


One  of  Radio's  Greatest  Shows 
Brought  to  the  Screen  in  Para- 
mount's  Star  Spangled  Manner! 

Ed  Gardner's 

DUFFY'S 
TAVERN 

34  STARS  including  . .  . 


lADD  ■  [/ 
MS -LAKE -FITZGERALD 

And  Archie  (Hinll)  ED  GARDNER 


All-New  Production  of  One  of 
the  Screen's  Most  Famous  Hits 

Owen  Wister's 

THE 

VIRGINIAN 

In  Technicolor 

Starring 

lOEL  McCREA 


SONNyTDflS 


From  the  Best-Seller 
That  Was  Talked  About 
in  Whispers 

RAYMILLAND 
JANEWYMANin 

THE  LOST 
WEEKEND 


FROM  THE  COMPANY  THA 


VHE  PRESTIGE  AND  EXTRA  PATRONAGE  PARAMOUNT  MONTH  IFILL  CREATE 
koiF  IT  RIGHT  UP  WITH  AN  UNBROKEN  SUCCESSION  OF  SUPERB  ATTRACTIONS 


Greatest  Program  For  the  1945 -'46  Season 


ENNIFER  JONES 
lOSEPH  COHEN  in 
Hal  Wis'  Production 

LOVE 
LETTERS 

iVith  Ann  Richards, 

ecil  Kellaway,  Gladys 
Dooper.  Anita  Louise 


More  Socko 
Than  "Morocco"! 


BOB  HOPE 


ROAD  TO 
UTOPIA 


The  Fame  and  Fun 

and  Fashion  of  the  World's 

Most  Famous  Nitery — 

BETiy  HUIION  in 
THE  STORK 

CLUB 

n.  G.  DeSylvaProktion 
m  FITZGERALD 


From  the  Best-Selling  Story  of 
the  Ravishing  Redhead  Who 
Made  History  Every  Night! 

PAULEnE  GODDARO 
RAY  MILLAND  in 

KITTY 

A  Mitchell  Leisen  Production 

With  Patric  Knowles. 
Reginald  Owen 


/ERONICA  LAKE 
iONNY  TOFTS 
OAN  CAULFIELD  in 

MISS  SUSIE 
SLAGLE'S 

Vith  Lillian  Gish,  Billy  DeWolfe 


One  of  the  Most  Beloved 
Adventure  Stories  in  All 
Literature,  Brought  to 
the  Screen  at  Last! 

TWO  YEARS 
BEFORE 
THE  MAST 

Starring 

ALAN  LAOO 


BARRY  FITZGERALO 


?  BEEN  "ENTERTAINING  THE  WORLD  FOR  ONE  THIRD  OF  A  CENTURA" 


 ^f^mAii 

Special  Half-Hour 

COAST-TO-COAST 
PARAMOUNT 
PROGRAM 


Aug.  27th— 8  P.M.  E.W.T. 
Over  127  C.B.S.  Stations 
With  Ten  MilHon  Listeners 

ENTIRE  VOX  POP  PROGRAM 
Featuring 

BOB  HOPE 

Will  Be  Devoted  To 
Paramount 's  Third-of-a-Century 
And  Paramount  Month  Pictures! 


Paramount's  Third-of-a-Century 
Will  Be  Featured  Also  In 

HUNDREDS  OF  CHAIN- 
BREAK  AND  SPOT 
ANNOUNCEMENTS 


■  in  THE  AOS.. 


41  FULL  PAGES 
IN  COLOR 

And  18  Full  Columns 
Totalling  67,778,442  Ads 

Will  Advertise 
"INCENDIARY  BLONDE" 

*TOU  CAME  ALONG" 
and  PARAMOUNT  MONTH 

In  These  Great  August  and 
September  Magazines 


OHm 


SPECIAL 

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FREE! 

A  Real  Attraction  In  Itself  Is 
This  Brilliant  Short  Short  Packed 
With  Entertaining  Facts  About 

PARAMOUNT  STARS 

Exciting  News  of 

9  COMING  ATTRACTION! 

Announcement  of 

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And  A  Tie-In  With 

YOUR  THEATRE 


If  you  haven't  already  booked 
this  great  screen  salesman,  ask 
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30  X  40  Poster 
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Set  of  33  Stills 

From  Highlight  Pictures  of 
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Available  from  National  Screen  Service 


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THIRD  OF  A 
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1^ 


II  COMPANIES  PLAN  427  FILMS 
FOR  RELEASE  NEXT  SEASON 


Offer  343  from  September 
Through  July;  Warner 
and  PRC  List  Product 

Exhibitors  can  expect  approximately  427 
features  delivered  during  the  1945-46  season, 
according  to  tentative  plans  of  the  11  major 
companies.  This  figure  is  subject  to  change, 
iepending  upon  the  raw  stock  situation  and  the 
3ver-all  market  absorption. 

From  last  September  to  the  end  of  this  month, 
[he  companies  will  have  released  about  352  fea- 
i:res,  including  specials  and  reissues.  For  the 
)alance  of  1944-45  season,  it  is  indicated  that 
it  least  52  more  pictures  are  to  be  released. 

Thus  far,  Universal  has  indicated  it  will 
release  55  features  for  the  new  season,  high- 
ighted  by  six  Technicolor  pictures.  Republic 
plans  62  features  and  four  serials  with  a 
520,000,000  production  budget.  PRC  Pictures 
announced  Tuesday  a  total  of  50  films,  in- 
cluding 34  features,  eight  of  which  are  to  be 
in  color,  and  16  Westerns.  Warners  last  week 
announced  the  release  of  12  pictures,  from 
September  through  February.  Detail  on 
PRC  prouct  plans  is  on  the  following  page. 

The  companies  are  planning  bigger  features, 
concentrating  on  Technicolor  and  black-and- 
vhite  musical  comedies  and  revues,  farce-come- 
iies  and  mystery  melodramas.  War  subjects 
vill  be  few  and  far  between,  but  there  will  be  a 
:air  number  of  romances  and  romantic  dramas. 

To  Set  Schedules  Soon; 
No  Annual  Conventions 

During  July  and  August,  distributors  will  an- 
lounce  their  new  season  schedules  at  regional 
sales  meetings.  Office  of  Defense  Transporta- 
tion restrictions  will  not  permit  conventions. 

RKO  Radio  plans  four  different  regional 
sales  conferences  early  in  August.  MGM  will 
lold  the  first  of  its  meetings  in  Chicago  at  the 
Blackstone  Hotel,  for  three  days  starting  July 
12.  Warners  ended  a  four-day  district  man- 
igers'  meeting  at  the  home  office  last  Friday. 

All  of  the  companies,  according  to  sales  ex- 
;utives,  are  planning  to  release  approximately 
:he  same  number  of  features  next  season  as  they 
lid  this  season,  with  perhaps  a  few  above  or 
)elow  the  1944-45  totals. 


Urges  Experiment 
In  Showmanship 

The  high  level  of  attendance  during  this  war- 
boom  period  offers  an  opportunity  to  experiment 
n  new  forms  of  showmanship  and  to  develop 
lew  merchandising  techniques  which  will  be  of 
Sfreat  value  when  attendance  is  not  so  good, 
rharles  Einfeld,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
idvertising  and  publicity  for  Warners,  said  at 
he  company's  district  managers'  meeting  at 
he  home  office  last  Thursday. 

The  screen  not  only  has  an  ever-increasing 
)ublic  responsibility,  Mr.  Einfeld  believes,  but 
here  are  still  many  barriers  that  the  industry 
nust  break  down  before  achieving  full  recogni- 
ion.  There  also  is  the  important  job  of  help- 
ng  the  industry  to  get  rid  of  its  inferiority 
complex,  he  observed,  adding  that  field  public 


PLANNED  AND  RELEASED 

Planned  Released  io   Planned  to 


Company 

J  945-46 

July.  7945 

Sept.. 

Columbia    .  . .  . 

50 

42 

8 

M.-G.-M  

36 

37 

5 

Monogram  . . . . 

40 

37 

9 

Paramount . . .  . 

30 

27 

3 

PRC  

50 

40 

5 

RKO  

32 

27 

5 

62 

44 

6 

20th  Cenf.-Fox. 

28 

28 

3 

UA  

25 

75 

4 

55 

49 

3 

79 

78 

7 

427 

352 

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relations  men  in  their  position  as  "roving  am- 
bassadors" can  help  greatly  in  accomplishing 
this. 

Last  Wednesday,  Major  Albert  Warner, 
vice-president  of  the  company,  urged  the  men 
to  give  greater  attention  not  only  to  maintain- 
ing good  relations  with  exhibitors,  but  also  to 
cooperating  more  closely  in  public  service. 

"We  aren't  just  in  the  entertainment  busi- 
ness any  more,"  he  s&id.  "We  have  an  impor- 
tant public  responsibility  to  bear  in  mind  as 
well.  There  is  a  big  morale  job  for  us  to  do 
when  peace  comes  just  as  there  is  while  the  war 
is  on,  and  it's  up  to  all  of  us  to  pitch  in  and 
do  it. 

"The  process  of  reconversion  from  war  to 
peacetime  economy  is  bound  to  upset  a  lot  of 
communities,  necessitating  a  good  deal  of  shift- 
ing in  population  and  perhaps  even  bringing 
about  some  changes  in  the  kind  of  entertain- 
ment the  people  want  and  need,"  Major  War- 
ner said.  "It's  up  to  you  men  in  the  field  to 
watch  these  trends  and  to  cooperate  with  your 
exhibitor  customers  in  keeping  a  finger  on  the 
public's  pulse,  so  that  the  studip  can  be  guided 
accordingly." 

Discuss  Promotion;  New 
Films  Are  Outlined 

Other  speakers  at  the  conference  were :  Har- 
ry Goldberg,  director  of  theatre  advertising  and 
publicity ;  Larry  Golob,  eastern  publicity  man- 
ager ;  Gil  Golden,  national  advertising  man- 
ager ;  William  Brumberg,  head  of  the  field 
staff;  Charles  B.  Steinberg,  assistant  publicity 
manager  and  head  of  the  educational  and  public 
service  bureau,  and  Robert  Paskow,  in  charge 
of  commercial  tieups. 

Ben  Kalmenson,  general  sales  manager,  an- 
nounced last  Friday  that  following  release  of 
"Conflict"  and  "The  Corn  Is  Green"  this  month, 
and  "Christmas  in  Connecticut"  next  month, 
the  company  had  set  12  pictures  for  release 
from  September  through  February  of  the  1945- 
46  season. 

The  schedule  is  as  follows:  September  1, 
"Pride  of  the  Marines" ;  September  29,  "Rhap- 
sody in  Blue";  October  13,  "Three  Strangers"; 
October  27,  "San  Antonio";  November  24, 
"Devotion";  December  29,  "The  Time,  the 
Place  and  the  Girl" ;  January  12,  "Danger  Sig- 
nal" ;  January  26,  "Saratoga  Trunk" :  Febru- 
ary 9,  "Shadow  of  a  Woman,"  and  February 
23,  "Cinderella  Jones." 

Warner  public  relations  field  representatives, 
who  were  in  session  with  Mort  Blumenstock, 


eastern  director  of  advertising  and  publicity, 
during  the  same  period  as  the  district  managers' 
meeting,  also  attended  the  session  at  which  Mr. 
Kalmenson  discussed  the  coming  product. 

Joseph  Bernhard,  general  manager  of  War- 
ner Theatres,  also  discussed  the  joint  meeting, 
citing  the  more  intensive  showmanship  that  will 
be  required  of  both  field  men  and  exhibitors 
when  rationing  and  priorities  are  ended  and 
sources  of  amusement  that  have  been  curtailed 
by  wartime  necessity  are  brought  back  to  com- 
pete for  the  public's  spending  money. 


First  MGM  Sales 
Meeting  July  12 

Following  MGM's  recent  decision  to  hold 
special  sales  meetings  in  various  territories 
every  three  months  to  discuss  existing  prob- 
lems and  post-war  activities,  the  company  an- 
nounced it  would  hold  the  first  of  these  ses- 
sions in  Chicago,  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel,  for 
three  days  starting  July  12. 

William  F.  Rodgers,  vice-president  and  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  will  conduct  the  conference, 
which  will  be  attended  by  a  limited  group  of 
home  office  executives,  sales  managers  and  dis- 
trict managers. 

Those  from  the  home  office  will  include : 
Howard  Dietz,  vice-president  and  director  of 
advertising  and  publicity;  Silas  Seadler,  direc- 
tor of  advertising ;  William  R.  Ferguson,  di- 
rector of  exploitation ;  Edwin  Aaron,  circuit 
sales  manager ;  H.  M.  Richey,  assistant  to  Mr. 
Rodgers  and  in  charge  of  exhibitor  relations; 
Charles  K.  Stern,  assistant  treasurer ;  Alan  F. 
Cummings,  in  charge  of  exchange  operations; 
William  G.  Brenner,  in  charge  of  exchange 
maintenance,  and  M.  L.  Simons,  editor  of  The 
Distributor,  sales  house  organ. 

Sales  managers  who  will  attend  are :  E.  K. 
O'Shea,  eastern;  John  E.  Flynn,  western;  John 
J.  Maloney,  central,  and  Rudolph  Berger, 
southern.  Among  the  district  managers  will 
be:  J.  J.  Bowen,  New  York;  Herman  Ripps, 
Albany;  Mtiurice  M.  Wolf,  Boston;  John  S. 
Allen,  Washington ;  Robert  Lynch,  Philadel- 
phia; John  P.  Byrne,  Detroit;  Sam  A.  Shirley, 
Chicago;  Ralph  W.  Maw,  Minneapolis;  George 
A.  Hickey,  Los  Angeles ;  Henry  A.  Friedel, 
Denver ;  Charles  E.  Kessnich,  Atlanta,  and 
Burtus  Bishop,  Jr.,  Dallas. 

Johnston  Sets  Three 
Releases  for  July 

Three  Monogram  pictures  will  be  released  dur- 
ing July,  according  to  an  announcement  last  Fri- 
day by  W.  Ray  Johnston,  president,  in  Hollywood. 
"China's  Little  Devils,"  starring  Harry  Carey  and 
Paul  Kelly,  will  be  released  July  14;  "Stranger 
from  Santa  Fe,"  starring  Johnny  Mack  Brown  and 
Raymond  Hatton,  July  21,  and  "Saddle  Serenade," 
starring  Jimmy  Wakely  with  Lee  "Lasses"  White 
July  28. 


Harris  Estate  Is  $415,700 

Sam  H.  Harris,  well-known  theatrical  producer, 
left  an  estate  of  $415,700  when  he  died  July  3, 
1941,  according  to  an  estate  tax  appraisal  filed  in 
New  York.  Gross  assets  amounted  to  $609,078, 
and  he  had  miscellaneous  items  amounting  to  $107,- 
245,  including  his  theatrical  interests. 


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PRC  Will  Deliver 
30  in  1945-46; 
Eight  in  Color 

PRC  Pictures  will  release  a  total  of  50  pictures 
for  the  1945-46  season,  in  the  company's  most  ex- 
pansive production  program  in  history,  Leon 
Fromkess,  president  of  PRC,  announced  Monday 
at  a  luncheon  at  the  Hotel  Warwick,  New  York. 

Mr.  Fromkess  said  that  34  features  would  be 
included  in  the  program,  eight  of  which  would  be 
in  color,  and  16  Westerns.  This  season  45  pictures 
will  be  delivered. 

Four  of  the  new  season  films  already  had  been 
completed,  he  said,  and  13  are  to  go  before  the 
can>eras  during  July  and  August,  thus  giving  the 
company  a  total  of  17  completed  pictures  with 
which  to  start  the  season  in  September. 

"The  Enchanted  Forest,"  PRC's  initial  color 
feature,  and  "Song  of  Old  Wyoming,"  outdoor 
action  picture  in  color,  are  ready  to  be  screened  at 
this  time.  Those  scheduled  to  go  into  production 
this  summer  include  "Bombshell  from  Brazil," 
"The  Lost  Continent,"  "Stranger  of  the  Swamp," 
"Those  We  Fear,"  "Devil  Bat's  Daughter," 
"Sorority  Girls,"  "The  Flying  Serpent,"  "Romance 
of  the  West,"  "The  Clock  Struck  Five,"  "How 
Do  You  Do,"  "Heritage,"  "Once  and  for  All"  and 
"I  Ring  Doorbells." 

PRC's  program  for  1944-45  already  has  been 
completed,  marking  the  fifth  year  the  company  has 
delivered  every  feature  promised,  Mr.  Fromkess 
said,  adding  that  five  additional  films  will  be  de- 
livered on  the  current  program. 

Expansion  in  the  foreign  field,  resulting  from 
the  increased  product,  also  is  planned,  the  PRC 
president  emphasized,  explaining  that  in  many  sit- 
uations the  company  owns  and  operates  its  own 
foreign  distribution. 

"The  growth  and  expansion  of  the  distribution 
organization  since  Harry  H.  Thomas  became 
vice-president  and  general  sales  manager  has  been 
most  gratifying,  Mr.  Fromkess  told  the  trade  press. 
"With  the  opening  of  the  new  selling  season,  PRC 
owns  and  operates  75  per  cent  of  its  own  domestic 
distribution." 

In  addition  to  films  produced  by  Mr.  Frorflkess 
personally  and  by  his  associate  producers,  Martin 
Mooney,  Harry  Sauber  and  Leon  McCarthy,  the 
following  producers  and  producing  units  will  con- 
tribute to  the  new  season  product,  according  to 
the  company  announcement:  Sigmund  Neufeld, 
Alexander  Stern,  Jack  Schwarz,  Clarence  Greene 
and  Russell  Rouse,  Sam  Sax,  Georgio  Curti, 
Henry  Brash  and  Associated  Producers. 


Ritchey  of  Monogram 
Leaves  for  Mexico 

Norton  V.  Ritchey,  president  of  Monogram  In- 
ternational Corporation,  left  for  Mexico  City  by 
plane  Wednesday  to  confer  with  Jack  Lamont, 
Monogram  manager  in  Mexico,  regarding  possi- 
bility of  dubbing  future  pictures  in  Mexico.  This 
is  Mr.  Ritchey's  first  trip  since  assuming  his  post 
as  president  of  the  corporation.  The  next  two 
Monogram  dubbed  pictures  to  be  released  in  Mex- 
ico and  other  Latin  American  countries  are 
"Charlie  Chan  in  the  Secret  Service"  and  "De- 
tective Kitty  O'Day." 


Brown  Leaves  Warners' 
Projection  Department 

Ben  Brown,  head  of  Warners'  projection  de- 
partment in  the  Pittsburgh  zone,  has  resigned  as 
of  August  4,  it  was  announced  this  week  by  M. 
A.  Silver,  Warners'  zone  manager  in  Pittsburgh. 
Personal  business  and  private  theatre  ownership 
will  require  Mr.  Brown's  full  attention. 

Garcia  Heads  New  RKO 
Branch  in  Colombia 

Antonio  Gracia  has  been  appointed  manager  of 
RKO  Radio's  newly  established  branch  in  Colom- 
bia, with  headquarters  in  Bogota,  Phil  Reisman, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  foreign  distribution  for 
the  company,  announced  in  New  York  last  week. 


Wolff  Cites  Slow  Release 
Of  Product  in  England 

American  film  companies  are  lagging  behind 
four  and  five  months  in  releasing  their  smaller 
budgeted  pictures  in  the  United  Kingdom,  Robert 
S.  Wolff,  RKO  Radio  managing  director  for  En- 
gland, said  in  New  York  last  Friday. 

Mr.  Wolff,  who  arrived  in  the  U.  S.  last  week 
for  conferences  with  Phil  Reisman,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  foreign  distribution  for  the 
company,  said  delays  were  due  mainly  to  the 
product  jam  of  top-budget  features  in  first-runs  in 
London  and  other  key  cities. 

He  said  he  was  organizing  an  exploitation  de- 
partment for  England  patterned  after  the  one  RKO 
operates  in  this  country  under  the  direction  of 
Terry  Turner.  The  new  department  will  con- 
centrate on  exploitation  in  the  provinces,  utilizing 
newspaper,  car  card,  bill-poster  and  other  exploita- 
tion aids.  Mr.  Wolff  reported  that  five  RKO 
features  were  playing  simultaneously  in  London's 
West  End  just  before  he  left  for  the  U.  S.  The 
films  were:  "Princess  and  the  Pirate,"  "Murder, 
My  Sweet,"  "Three  Caballeros,"  "The  Enchanted 
Cottage"  and  "Experiment  Perilous." 


Pathe  Industries 
Net  Is  $489,352 

Net  profit  of  $489,352.29  was  reported  Monday 
by  Pathe  Industries,  Inc.,  and  subsidiaries  for  the 
52  weeks  ended  December  31,  1944.  The  annual 
report,  the  first  issued  since  the  adoption  of  the 
new  corporate  name  and  the  merger  of  Pathe 
Laboratories,  Inc.,  of  New  Jersey,  and  Pathe 
Laboratories,  Inc.,  of  California,  disclosed  con- 
solidated gross  receipts  of  $4,453,238.69. 
•  Subsidiaries  are  Pathe  Manufacturing  Company, 
PRC  Pictures,  Inc. ;  PRC  Productions,  Inc. ;  PRC 
Studios,  Inc. ;  Pictorial  Films,  Inc. ;  OflScial  Films, 
Inc.,  and  the  State  Theatre  Company,  Inc.  The 
last-named  firm  owns  and  operates  the  State  the- 
atre in  Denver,  Col. 

The  report,  issued  by  Kenneth  M.  Young,  chair- 
man of  the  board,  cites  the  inauguration  of  divi- 
dends on  the  four  per  cent  cumulative  preferred 
stock  of  $1  per  share  on  Oct.  1,  1944,  and  a  like 
amount  on  December  31,  1944,  leaving  $4.49  per 
share  applicable  to  common  stock.  The  figure  of 
$449,352.29  was  carried  to  surplus  account. 

The  PRC  companies  expanded  their  programs 
during  1944,  according  to  the  report.  The  budget 
per  picture  "was  increased  an  average  of  approxi- 
mately 100  per  cent  over  the  corresponding  budgets 
for  the  previous  season,"  Mr.  Young  states.  During 
the  year,  PRC  Pictures  acquired  seven  ex- 
changes. 

"The  increase  in  the  number  of  outlets  for  PRC 
films  is  resulting  in  a  larger  average  gross  revenue 
per  production,"  Mr.  Young  reported.  "This  permits 
PRC  to  appropriate  a  larger  amount  for  its  films 
with  a  consequent  improvement  in  the  quality  of 
its  product.  Improved  quality,  in  turn,  is  a  step 
toward  greater  audience  acceptance." 


Film  Classics  Franchise 
Holders  Form  Company 

Seven  Film  Classics  franchise  holders  have  or- 
ganized the  Supreme  Distributing  Company,  Inc., 
to  handle  the  distribution  of  24  Western  reissues 
starring  Johnny  Mack  Brown  and  Bob  Steele. 
They  are  Robert  L.  Lippert,  San  Francisco,  sales 
manager  for  the  group ;  J.  F.  White,  Jr.,  Char- 
lotte ;  John  Mangham,  Atlanta ;  Arthur  Lockwood, 
Boston ;  Jack  Engel,  Philadelphia ;  Al  Grubstick, 
San  Francisco,  and  John  L.  Franconi,  Dallas.  Eight 
Johnny  Mack  Brown  prints  and  eight  Bob  Steele 
have  already  been  distributed  to  the  franchise 
holders. 


Clark  to  Austria 

Colonel  Kenneth  Clark,  formerly  head  of  press 
relations  for  the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and 
Distributors  of  America,  will  serve  General  Mark 
Clark  as  deputy  public  relations  officer  of  Allied 
Force  Headquarters  when  the  general  takes  over 
command  of  the  American  occupation  forces  in 
the  American  zone  in  Austria. 


California  Unit  \\ 

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Has  315  Members^ 
Williams  Says 

Hollywood  Bureau  I 
There  are  315  theatres  now  members  of  thci 
Southern  California  Theatre  Owners  Association, 
out  of  a  possible  500  in  the  Los  Angeles'  exchange: : 
area,  Paul  Williams,  formerly  of  the  staff  of  the 
Department  of  Justice,  now  general  counsel  ofli 
the  SCTOA,  made  known  last  Thursday  in  Holly- 
wood. 

Mr.  Williams  also  said  that  the  principles  ofi 
conciliation  and  arbitration  enunciated  by  the  late 
Albert  J.  Law  in  Washington  and  New  York,  last 
December,  on  the  business  trip  he  made  in  behalf 
of  the  SCTOA,  are  continuously  in  effect.  Mr. 
Law  was  general  counsel  of  the  organization  until 
his  death  last  January. 

There  is  no  disposition  at  present  to  press  for 
the  adoption  of  the  SCTOA  program  on  a  national 
scale,  Mr.  Williams  observed,  as  was  suggested 
by  Mr.  Law  during  his  talks  with  Government:, 
officials  and  company  executives  in  the  east.  Neither  1 
has  there  been  any  occasion  thus  far  to  invoke  ar- 
bitration either  under  the  established  procedure  ] 
or  otherwise,  he  added.  i 

The  SCTOA  conciliation  program,  as  devised' 
by  Mr.  Law,  consists  of  three  steps  to  be  taken  J 
in  cases  of  differences.  Firstly,  parties  in  dispute  ' 
would  undertake  personal  settlement  of  points  at 
issue;  secondly,  a  round-table  discussion  would 
be  held,  with  mutually  approved  disinterested  par- 
ties also  present ;  and,  third,  the  SCTOA  general 
counsel  would  volunteer  to  act  as  arbitrator  or 
would  obtain  the  services  of  an  arbitrator  accept- 
able to  both  parties. 

These  steps  are  continuously  available  to 
SCTOA  members  but  there  has  been  no  need  to 
carry  a  dispute  beyond  the  first  two  steps  up  to 
now,  Mr.  Williams  pointed  out.  In  practice,  how- 
ever, any  disagreement  involving  SCTOA  mem- 
bers which  might  persist  beyond  the  taking  of  the 
three  steps  in  the  conciliation  program  would  be 
carried  thence  to  the  courts. 


Special  Insert  Added  to 
Warner  Short  in  Canada 

Slanting  for  Canadian  audiences  has  been  applied 
to  the  two-reel  Warner  Bros,  film,  "It  Happened 
in  Springfield,"  based  on  the  successful  plan  to 
teach  social  tolerance  in  the  public  schools  of 
Springfield,  Mass.  Dr.  George  F.  Davidson,  Deputy 
Minister  of  National  Welfare,  appears  in  a  special 
introduction  speaking  on  the  application  of  the 
theme  to  Canada.  The  one-minute  insert  was  pro- 
duced with  the  cooperation  of  the  National  Film 
Board.  A  Dominion-wide  promotional  campaign  is 
being  given  the  short  subject.  The  Toronto  por- 
tion of  the  "Canadian  Roundup"  radio  program 
June  25  was  devoted  entirely  to  a  discussion  of 
the  subject  by  the  commentator,  John  Fisher. 


mission  Tax  Gains  and 


Ad 

Loses  in  California 

The  situation  in  the  municipal  amusement  tax 
movement  in  northern  California  developed  into  a 
stalemate  last  week  with  one  city  voting  against  a 
levy  and  another  city  voting  for  the  levy.  In 
Marysville  the  mayor's  motion  for  a  four-cent  levy 
failed  to  be  seconded  in  the  council,  but  in  Chico, 
the  City  Council  levied  a  three-cent  tax  on 
amusement.  Indications  are  that  the  T.  and  D 
Circuit,  which  operates  theatres  in  both  cities,  will 
carry  its  fight  against  the  measure  to  the  peoplCj 
by  means  of  a  referendum 


Marlcoffs  Acquiring  Two  Theatres 

Ted  and  Joseph  Markoff,  operators  of  the  Col- 
chester, Moodus  and  East  Hampton  theatres  in 
the  New  Haven  area,  are  completing  negotiations 
for  the  acquisition  of  the  Stuart  theatre  in  Lake- 
ville.  Conn.,  and  the  Millerton,  N.  Y.,  theatre.  Sam 
Rosen  and  Arthur  Lockwood  have  operated  the 
houses  for  the  past  seven  years.  The  Millerton 
theatre  was  closed  for  several  years. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


MAIL  ORDER  THEATRES  WILL 
CIRCLE  CLOBE-SKOURAS 


Head  of  National  Theatres 
Outlines  Plan  to  Provide 
Foreign  Box  Offices 

\  Hollywood  Bureau 

^  Pre-fabricated  theatres,  produced  by  methods 
.  perfected  in  America's  wartime  manufacture  of 
!  ships  and  planes,  will  girdle  the  globe  and 
I  vastly  expand  the  scope  of  the  motion  picture, 

Charles  Skouras,  president  of  National  Thea- 
'  tres,  said  Monday,  announcing  his  company's 

plans  to  manufacture  the  units. 

i  The  note  of  awareness  of  an  expanding 
'  world  market  was  the  second  heard  in  Hol- 
Ijrwood  in  two  days.  Donald  M.  Nelson,  new 
president  of  the  Society  of  Independent  Mo- 
tion Picture  Producers,  talked  expansion  at 
a  press  conference  Simday,  stressing  the 
urgency  of  carrying  American  industrialism 
I  to  the  far  comers  of  the  world  via  the 
screen,  but  skipping  lightly  over  the  ways 
and  means. 

A  third  note  was  heard  in  New  York  this 
week  when  Herbert  J.  Yates  of  Republic  an- 
nounced that  James  R.  Grainger  would  head 
a  coordinated  world  sales  organization  for 
Republic.   [See  page  48.] 

Mr.  Skouras,  talking  at  his  Los  Angeles 
headquarters  .at  a  trade  press  conference,  ex- 
plained details  of  plans  two  years  in  the  making. 
He  exhibited  built-to-scale  models  of  the  new 
units. 

A  separate  corporation  is  being  formed  to 
manufacture  and  sell  ready-to-operate  theatres 
in  500-seat  to  2,500-seat  sizes  throughout  the 
world,  the  National  Theatres  president  said. 

Mr.  Skouras  made  no  mention  of  world 
economics  at  his  press  interview. 

He  said  the  corporation  in  formation  would 
offer  pre-fabricated  theatres  to  all  comers,  any- 
where in  the  world,  on  terms  of  50  per  cent 
purchase  price  down  and  50  per  cent  to  come. 
The  corpration  will  be  able  to  supply  between 
500  and  1,000  theatres  the  first  year,  and  after 
that,  the  circuit  head  said :  "The  sky's  the  limit. 
Look  what  was  done  in  turning  out  planes.  The 
same  methods  will  apply  to  theatres." 

For  the  benefit  of  the  press,  R.  H.  McCul- 
lough.  National  Theatres  director  of  television 
and  pre-fabricated  theatres,  placed  three  model 
theatres  on  the  table  in  Mr.  Skouras'  executive 
drawing  room,  together  with  specimens  of  con- 
struction material.   He  described  them  in  detail. 

Is  Termed  "Greatest 
Development  in  Years" 

Illustrating  his  comments  with  gestures 
toward  these  models,  Mr.  Skouras  declared : 
"This  is  the  greatest  development  this  industry 
has  undergone  in  years.  This  600-seat  model  is 
right  for  the  little  towns,  in  this  country  and 
everywhere,  which  now  have  only  old,  broken- 
down  shooting  galleries,  and  it  will  attract 
more  people  to  the  motion  picture.  Nationally 
and  internationally,  attendance  and  revenue  will 
be  increased  tremendously.  On  the  basis  of  this 
increased  revenue,  producers  can  go  ahead  and 
spend  more  money  to  produce  better  pictures. 
Everybody  will  benefit,"  Mr.  Skouras  prophe- 
sied. 

"It  is  this  simple,"  he  continued.  "Anybody 
who  wants  to  enter  show  business  can  get  him- 


SMITH  LEAVES  FOR 
PARIS  FOR  MPPDA 

Harold  L  Smith,  goodwill  ambassador 
for  the  American  industry  in  France  be- 
fore the  war,  sailed  from  Boston  July  2 
to  return  to  Paris,  where  he  will  reopen 
the  office  of  the  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
ducers and  Distributors  of  America. 
Philip  R.  Saltonstall,  representative  of 
the  MPPDA,  who  is  now  in  London,  will 
join  Mr.  Smith  shortly.  The  organiza- 
tion's office  in  Paris  will  have  no  relation 
to  the  operation  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Export  Association. 


self  a  site  and  order  one  of  these  theatres  by 
number.  It  will  be  shipped  to  him  in  from  two 
to  five  box  cars,  depending  on  the  size  he  wants, 
complete  in  every  detail  except  the  foundation. 
That  can  be  put  in  while  the  theatre  is  on  its 
way.  Three  weeks  after  shipment  arrives,  he 
will  be  handed  the  keys — even  a  trained  staff 
can  be  provided  if  he  wants  it — and  he's  in  busi- 
ness, ready  to  start  showing  pictures." 

The  pre-fabricated  houses  will  cost  from  40 
to  50  per  cent  less  than  it  would  cost  to  build 
equivalent  theatres  individually,  Mr.  Skouras 
said. 

The  potentials  have  not  been  estimated  fully, 
he  added,  but  pointed  out  that  China  and  Russia 
are  two  nations  each  needing  at  least  15,000  to 
20,000  theatres.    He  did  not  say  how  many 


Hollywood  Bureau 

Motion  pictures  are  the  best  salesmen  on  earth 
and  should  be  employed  to  establish  American 
methods  and  merchandise  as  well  as  entertainment 
in  a  position  of  leadership  throughout  the  world, 
Donald  M.  Nelson,  president  of  the  Society  of 
Independent  Motion  Picture  Producers,  former 
WPB  head,  told  the  press  Sunday  in  Hollywood. 

Mr.  Nelson  said  his  acceptance  of  the  SIMPP 
post  had  been  dictated  by  his  belief  that  the  screen 
was  the  most  effective  instrumentality  with  which 
to  promote  the  industrialization  of  the  world. 

"Not  only  American  pictures,  but  all  American 
merchandise,  especially  including  American  'know 
how,'  must  be  carried  to  the  far  corners  of  the 
earth,"  he  declared. 

"I  am  an  expansionist,"  he  said,  "and  America's 
future  is  expansion.  There  are  two  ways  in  which 
American  industry  can  expand.  One  way  is  to 
fight  for  present  world  markets.  I  favor  the 
second  way,  and  I  think  the  motion  picture  is  the 
most  influential  means  for  expanding  world  trade." 

Citing  observations  made  during  his  wartime 
visits  to  "just  about  every  country  in  the  world," 
Mr.  Nelson  commented :  "People  who  had  never 
seen  pictures  before — people  in  China,  Russia, 
everjTvhere — have  been  seeing  them  during  the  war 
and  learning  from  them.  We  have  enjoyed  leader- 
ship, under  war  circumstances,  because  we  had  the 
goods,  but  other  nations  have  observed  this  and 
will  be  challenging  us.  But  we  have  one  surplus 
no  other  nation  has — a  surplus  of  American  'know 


theatres  Latin  America  would  require,  but  indi- 
cated the  number  is  substantial. 

Although  production  in  volume  cannot  begin 
until  restrictions  on  materials  are  relaxed  and 
until  the  new  corporation  is  set  up.  War  Pro- 
duction Bard  Chairman  Krug,  who  recently  al- 
located a  Skouras  representative  five  minutes 
for  presentation  of  the  project  and  spent  45 
minutes  listening  to  him,  has  granted  priority 
for  construction  of  one  theatre  immediately. 
This  will  be  erected  in  North  Long  Beach, 
Calif.,  in  time  for  an  opening  on  Thanksgiving 
Day  to  which  exhibitors  of  the  nation  are  to  be 
invited.  This  will  be  a  1,200-seat  stadium  type 
of  structure. 

According  to  the  circuit  president,  pre-fabri- 
cated houses  will  be  opened  in  600,  1,000,  1,200 
and  2,500-seat  sizes.  Orders  will  be  over-all  in 
character,  with  all  equipment  and  furnishings 
included,  largely  pre-installed,  in  one  package. 
Construction  is  to  be  all-steel,  fireproof,  earth- 
quake proof,  air-conditioned,  processed  against 
insect  pests  and  perfected  accoustically  by  means 
of  a  new  device  yet  to  be  divulged  but  already 
in  use  in  some  National  Theatres'  houses. 

The  decoration,  which  arrives  with  the  pack- 
age and  attaches  to  a  fibre-glass  interior  surface 
of  seven-inch  wall  and  ceiling  material,  can  be 
changed  at  will,  seasonally,  if  desired.  Aisle 
carpets  button  to  the  floor.  Seats  come  in  banks 
of  seven,  20  inches  in  width,  in  rows  of  30 
inches  apart,  and  batten  down. 

Questioning  which  sought  to  connect  the 
project  with  Henry  Kaiser,  mass  production 
ship  builder  who  owns  the  only  steel  plant  in  the 
West,  drew  neither  confirmation  nor  denial 
from  Mr.  Skouras. 


how' — and  this  is  what  the  foreign  market  is  inter- 
ested in  and  wants  above  all  else." 

The  world  "needs  to  be  and  wants  to  be  indus- 
trialized," he  added,  illustrating  his  point  with, 
"China,  for  instance,  which  is  85  per  cent  agricul- 
tural. I  consider  it  an  industrial  frontier  of  the 
world.  It  must  remain  one  of  the  five  great  powers 
and  cannot  do  so  unless  it  is  industrialized.  It 
must  have  American  goods  and  American  industrial 
methods  to  retain  its  position." 

The  SIMPP  president  said  there  was  a  definite 
basis  for  confidence  that  the  U.  S.  Government, 
specifically  the  State  Department,  would  be  found 
ready  to  cooperate  with  the  film  industry  in  imple- 
menting an  expansionist  policy.  "It  is  not  my 
intention  to  seek  Governmental  help,"  he  said.  "I 
believe  business  can  and  should  settle  its  own 
problems,  without  asking  Government  to  help.  I 
am  too  new  in  this  job  to  know  what  all  the 
problems  are,  but  we  had  15  or  20  every  day  in 
the  WPB  that  looked  insoluble  and  when  we  sat 
down  to  the  table  with  the  men  in  the  industries 
concerned,  we  always  were  able  to  find  a  solution." 

When  asked  whether  he  was  in  sympathy  with 
David  O.  Selznick's  recently  expressed  belief  that 
the  postponement.  However,  the  July  10  screen- 
Nelson  pleaded  unfamiliarity  with  details  of  the 
Code,  but  continued :  "The  code  has  been  very  in- 
strumental in  the  success  of  the  industry.  It  has 
prevented  the  imposing  of  national  censorship. 
Everything  the  industry  can  do  along  this  line 
should  be  done.  The  job  we  are  setting  out  to  do 
can  be  done  under  the  Code." 


Nelson f  ^'Expansionist/'  Sees 
U,  S,  Films  Leading  World 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


41 


ON    THE    MARCH  (^<»^Sress  Lauds 

Frank  Walker 


THE  INDEPENDENTS'  VIEWS 


by  RID  KANN 


INDEPENDENTS,  tlieir  well  overflowing, 
say  they  cannot  continue  to  operate  in  the 
future  if  conditions  such  as  they  cite  here- 
after are  to  prevail : 

1.  — The  case  of  a  key  city  where  runs  had 
been  limited  to  one  week,  regardless  of  draw- 
ing power  because  product  had  to  be  kept  mov- 
ing in  order  to  feed  the  subsequents.  That  the 
circuit  controlling  the  first  runs  and  the  subse- 
quents had  a  problem  is  acknowledged,  but  in- 
dependents say  this  ought  not  to  be  their  con- 
cern. They  claim  creation  of  a  new  key  house 
would  have  alleviated  the  condition.  They  add 
it  has  not  been  forthcoming. 

2.  — The  case  of  a  chain  of  100-odd  houses 
which  oltered  $6,000  or  thereabouts  for  inde- 
pendent attractions  and  refused  to  budge  be- 
yond. One  independent  claims  to  have  sold  the 
opposition  and  says  he  came  out  with  $3,500 
for  his  share  on  a  single  playdate.  For  this 
purpose,  the  opposition  theatre,  normally  a  sec- 
ond run,  was  boosted  into  a  first  run. 

3.  — The  case  of  another  circuit  which  refused 
to  close  a  deal  on  terms  generally  accepted  else- 
where throughout  the  country.  In  turn,  this 
persuaded  an  independent  to  sell  away.  Five  of 
such  sell-aways  gave  this  producer  more  rental 
than  he  had  enjoyed  previously  from  the  en- 
tire chain. 

4.  — The  case  of  circuits,  usually  topnotchers 
in  their  operating  areas,  which  buy  more  prod- 
uct than  they  require  and  thereafter  allocate 
one  or  several  days  of  playing  time  to  all  at- 
tractions in  order  to  wipe  out  their  commit- 
ments. Independents  assert  this  levels  values 
and  makes  it  impossible  for  meritorious  attrac- 
tions to  rise  above  the  common  herd. 

5.  — The  case  of  holidays  and  the  difficulty, 
sometimes  described  as  the  impossibility,  of 
independents  in  getting  such  choice  dates.  If 
circuits  have  nothing  of  their  own  to  play,  the 
times  goes  to  the  product  of  another  producer- 
exhibitor,  but  not  to  the  independent.  Or  so 
goes  the  allegation. 

6.  — The  case  of  an  independent  who  was 
compelled  to  sell  away  from  a  theatre  operated 
by  his  own  distributor  because  that  independent 
was  held  to  two  weeks  first  run  and  two  weeks 
moveover  regardless  of  box-office  power.  The 
limitation  presumably  was  arranged  to  clear 
product  contracted  elsewhere.  This  independent 
finally  *;ied  up  with  another  first  run  and  now 
assert!  /lis  rental  from  the  single  house  exceeds 
his  previous  income  from  the  entire  distribution 
area. 

Whp  Versus  What? 

WHEN  SIMPP  claims  "the  majors'  ac- 
tivities have  greatly  inhibited  their 
[the  independents]  scope,"  these  are 
among  the  conditions  its  members  evidently 
have  in  mind.  When  William  Cagney  stated 
recently  the  independents  may  set  up  their  own 
sales  unit  unless  the  Government  fails  to  bring 
about  more  exhibition  opportunities  for  them, 
it  is  entirely  reasonable  to  conclude  these  and 
related  matters  were  on  his  mind,  too. 

And  when  SIMPP  in  its  brief  lining  up 
with  the  Department  of  Justice  asserts  "we  do 
not  claim  that  the  films  of  independent  pro- 
ducers can  never  be  shown  in  the  market  place 
or  that  they  are  not  profitable,"  the  truth  did 
not  go  begging  there. 


The  first  time  around  "Gone  With  the 
Wind,"  produced  by  Independent  David  O. 
Selznick  and  released  through  M-G-M  grossed 
about  $13,500,000.  The  second  time  around  an- 
other $4,500,000  was  piled  on  and  an  addi- 
tional $2,500,000  on  the  third  trv.  Total: 
$20,500,000. 

His  "Since  You  Went  Away"  will  hit  about 
$5,500,000  and  his  "I'll  Be  Seeing  You"  ap- 
proximately $3,200,000  through  United  Artists. 
Independent  Sol  Lesser's  "Stage  Door  Can- 
teen" was  good  for  about  $4,400,000  through 
the  same  distributor.  Independent  Sam  Gold- 
wyn's  releases  via  RKO  Radio  average  about 
$3,000,000  each  in  the  domestic  market. 

Independent  Bill  Goetz's  "Casanova  Brown" 
will  wash  out  domestically  at  $3,000,000  or  in 
that  vicinitv,  "The  Woman  in  the  Window"  at 
better  than  $2,000,000  and  "The  Belle  of  the 
Yukon"  at  about  $1,500,000. 

Some  independents,  therefore,  are  not  staring 
into  the  bleak  face  of  starvation.  Some  may 
feel  their  scope  is  being  "inhibited."  Others 
may  not  be  satisfied  with  their  current  dis- 
tributor and  figure  they  can  do  better  with 
someone  else's  sales  manager.  But  all  of  them 
are  in  business  and  none  would  have  gotten 
where  he  is,  contented  or  otherwise,  without 
the  playing  time  of  the  circuits  controlled  by 
the  majors  against  whom  they  now  protest.  No 
doubt,  the  circuits  would  not  have  done  so 
handsomely  either. 

Meanwhile,  there  is  a  slight  matter  of  curious 
relationships.  SIMPP  members  on  whose  be- 
half the  brief  supporting  the  Government's  liti- 
gation against  the  majors  was  filed  in  the  U.  S. 
Supreme  Court  include  Walt  Disney,  Samuel 
Goldwyn,  International  Pictures,  Jesse  L. 
Lasky,  Rainbow  Productions  and  Walter  Wan- 
ger.  Aside  from  the  latter,  all  release  through 
RKO  Radio  which  produces,  distributes  and 
exhibits.  Because  it  engages  in  all  three,  the 
Government  says  it  must  quit  one — exhibition. 
Wanger's  distributor  is  Universal  which  is  a 
"minor  turnstile"  in  the  language  of  SIMPP  in 
its  brief. 

Who's  fighting  whom  and  what  about  it? 

Meanwhile  and  as  anticipated,  Donald  M. 
Nelson,  recently  elected  president  of  the  society, 
has  held  his  first  press  interview  in  Beverly 
Hills,  socialite  neighbor  to  Hollywood.  On 
whether  or  not  the  society  will  maintain  its  re- 
corded position  in  the  case  against  the  majors, 
he  pleaded  unfamiliarity  with  the  action  and 
thus  lacked  an  authoritative  point  of  view.  On 
whether  or  not  there  is  significance  in  what  else 
he  had  to  say,  opinion  will  arrive  at  its  own 
determination. 

What  else  he  said  was,  "Personally,  I  have 
always  been  against  monopoly." 

■  ■  Conversation  piece  about  milestones  was 
rolling  back  the  curtain  of  reminiscence  at  a 
Coast  studio.  Milestones  dropped  all  over  the 
place.  A  milestone  for  this  picture.  A  milestone 
for  haying  turned  out  the  largest  number  of 
attractions  on  a  given  Hollywood  lot  in  a  single 
year. 

Came  the  inevitable  juncture  when  the  cycle, 
and  the  circle,  had  to  be  completed.  That's 
when  the  newest  producer  in  the  aggregation 
was  reached. 

"Me  and  milestones?  It's  a  milestone  that 
I'm  even  here." 


For  Service 

The  House  of  Representatives  paid  a  half-hour 
tribute  Monday  to  Frank  C.  Walker,  Postmaster 
General  since  1941,  on  the  occasion  of  Mr.  Walk- 
er's retirement.  President  of  Comerford  The- 
atres, Inc.,  Mr.  Walker  will  return  to  Scranton, 
Pa.,  to  resume  direction  of  the  Comerford  circuit. 
He  left  the  Cabinet  last  Saturday. 

"Mr.  Walker's  administration  of  the  postal  ser- 
vice has  been  a  most  notable  one,"  Representative 
John  W.  Murphy  of  Pennsylvania  told  the  House. 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  it  will  long  be  re- 
ferred to  as  a  golden  era  in  the  history  of  postal 
development. 

"Few  in  our  times  have  rendered  such  distin- 
guished, unselfish,  national  service  as  Postmaster 
General  Walker.  Not  once,  but  time  after  time, 
he  deserted  his  private  pursuits  to  answer  appeals 
of  the  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  Nation  to  fill  roles  in 
national  emergencies  for  which  he  was  peculiarly 
fitted  through  character,  personality,  adaptability 
and  administrative  experience.  In  each  and  every 
instance  he  measured  up  to  the  high  confidence  re- 
posed in  him  by  the  Chief  Executive." 

Last  week  Mr.  Walker  turned  into  the  Treas- 
ury $51,000,000,  representing  a  surplus  of  income 
which  brought  his  total  return  to  the  Treasury 
during  his  service  to  more  than  $189,000,000. 


Neal  and  Schmidlapp 
To  Build  Film  Studio 

Associated  Filmakers,  Inc.,  producers  of  indus- 
trial and  educational  pictures,  have  purchased 
ground  in  Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  for  the  construction 
of  a  sound  film  studio.  Stanley  Neal,  head  of  the 
company,  announced  last  week  in  New  York  that 
the  _  studio  would  cost  $160,000  and  would  be 
equipped  for  film  production  as  well  as  the  com- 
pany's television  interests.  Two  sound  stages,  one, 
180  feet  X  80  feet  and  the  other  60  feet  x  50  feet 
are  included  in  the  plans,  completed  by  O'Brien- 
Fortin,  New  York  architects.  W.  Horace  Schmid- 
lapp is  associated  with  Mr.  Neal  in  the  company. 


Ohio  Tax  Report  Shows 
Drop  in  Attendance 

A  decrease  of  16^  per  cent  in  attendance  of 
Ohio  motion  picture  theatres  for  the  first  five 
months  of  this  year,  compared  with  the  correspond- 
ing period  of  1944,  is  indicated  in  figures  released 
by  Don  H.  Ebright,  State  Treasurer,  in  Colum- 
bus. _  Collection  of  the  three  per  cent  excise  ad- 
mission tax  for  the  current  period  amounted  to 
$875,286,  against  $1,039,368  for  the  same  period 
of  1944,  the  report  shows.  Collections  of  this  tax 
for  the  first  five  months  in  1943  were  $880,612. 


Charter  Unit  to  Promote 
Canadian  Cultural  Life 

John  Grierson,  head  of  the  National  Film  Board 
of  Canada,  is  listed  as  one  of  the  incorporators  of 
Canada  Foundation,  Toronto,  which  has  been 
granted  a  charter  to  further  the  cultural  life  of 
the  country.  The  Foundation  plans  to  raise  a  fund 
of  $1,000,000  to  sponsor  screen,  art,  music,  radio 
and  literary  activities  among  Canadians.  A  D 
Dunton,  Montreal,  who  has  been  identified  with 
the  Wartime  Information  Board,  is  another  in- 
corporator. 


Th  ree  Nova  Scotia  Houses 
Acquired  by  Odeon 

Odeon  Theatres  of  Canada  has  acquired  three 
additional .  theatres  in  Nova  Scotia.  They  are  the 
Roseland  and  the  Academy  theatres  at  New  Glas- 
u"^  Jubilee  at  Tellarton.  The  Roseland 
and  the  Academy  have  been  operated  by  N  W 
Mason,  recognized  as  the  oldest  exhibitor  in  the 
Dominion. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


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of  critical  and  popular  honors  for  the  year!" 

—  Time  Magazine 


John  Hersey's^^^ 

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Starring 

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Bendi 


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Gienn  Langan  •  Richard  Con  te        ^'^^^^BBStanley  Prager 

Henry  Morgan  ^^b9|^P^^B  M  Ban 

Directed  by  HcHry  King 

Produced  by  Louis  D.  Lighton  and  Lamar  Trotti 
Screen  Play  by  Lamar  Trotti  and  Normati  Reiily  Raine 


Always  the  Biggest  Figure  in  Best-Sel/en 


AFL  Attempts  to 
Settle  Hollywood 
Strike— in  Chicago 

Heads  of  all  American  Federation  of  Labor  in- 
ernational  unions  with  locals  in  Hollywood  stu- 
lios  were  to  converge  Friday,  July  6,  on  Chicago, 
It  the  Drake  Hotel,  at  the  invitation  of  William 
n[utcheson,  AFL  vice-president  and  president  of 
he  International  Carpenters  Union. 

The  purpose  of  the  unexpected  Chicago  con- 
:lave,  it  was  said  in  Hollywood  Monday,  was  an 
ittempt  to  head  off  delay  in  settlement  of  the 
studio  strike  on  account  of  last  week's  National 
^abor  Relations  Board  order  for  an  examination 
nto  the  eligibility  of  voters  in  the  recent  set  deco- 
•ators'  election. 

Among  the  international  presidents  scheduled  to 
ittend  the  meeting  were  those  of  the  locals  in- 
,^olved  in  the  controversy.  The  AFL  leaders 
iimed  to  thrash  out  the  conflicting  claims,  includ- 
ng  jurisdictional  ones,  in  an  effort  to  bring  about 
I  mutually  satisfactory  conclusion  of  the  15-week 
;trike  without  awaiting  NLRB  action.  Herbert 
sorrell,  president  of  the  Conference  of  Studio 
Jnions  and  other  CSU  officials,  left  Hollywood 
ruesday  for  Chicago. 

Meanwhile,  in  Hollywood  last  Friday,  strikers 
ticketing  the  studios  paraded  with  gaudy  placards 
n  French,  Chinese,  Russian  and  Arabic,  ad- 
iressed  to  the  500  delegates  of  the  San  Francisco 
Conference  who  toured  the  Hollywood  studios  fol- 
owing  conclusion  of  the  Conference. 

The  Screen  Players  Union  supplied  several 
tickets  in  costume,  one  group  depicting  Indians 
rearing  banners  declaring  themselves  original 
\mericans  and  demanding  recognition  of  their 
stand  in  the  strike. 

Last  Friday,  the  NLRB  in  Washington  in- 
structed the  regional  board  in  Los  Angeles  to 
;all  a  hearing  on  the  eligibility  of  set  decorators 
»oted  in  the  election  May  24,  whose  votes  have 
Deen  challenged  by  one  or  the  other  of  the  unions 
ivho  are  contesting  for  representation  of  the 
jroup.  The  regional  director  recommended  that 
Jie  ballots  of  the  54  set  decorators  who  went  out 
Dn  strike  March  12  be  opened,  to  which  Local  44 
Dbjected,  raising  issues  with  respect  to  the  con- 
duct of  the  ballot. 

The  NLRB  order  was  construed  by  Hollywood 
sbservers  as  a  development  in  favor  of  the  IATSE. 
No  faction  in  the  jurisdictional  dispute,  however, 
would  offer  comment,  pending  further  information. 

DeMilie  Files  Appeal 
On  Ousting  by  AFRA 

Notice  of  appeal  from  a  decision  upholding  the 
American  Federation  of  Radio  Artists'  suspen- 
sion of  Cecil  B.  DeMilie  for  refusal  to  pay  a  $1 
political  assessment  was  filed  with  the  California 
State  Supreme  Court  this  week.  After  a  lower 
court  had  ruled  that  AFRA  had  the  right  to  de- 
mand the  assessment,  DeMilie  quit  his  $2,050- 
weekly  Lux  Radio  Theatre  show  rather  than  pay 
the  $1.  It  was  reported  that  DeMilie  intended 
to  submit  eight  points  in  support  of  his  petition 
for  a  reversal.  He  will  contend  that  AFRA  had 
no  authority  to  levy  the  assessment  which  was 
to  have  been  used  in  the  union's  fight  against  the 
"right  to  work"  measure  on  last  November's  bal- 
lot. He  will  further  state  that  the  assessment  vio- 
lated his  right  of  free  speech  and  deprived  him  of 
his  liberty. 

Additional  Area  Premieres 
Set  on  "Back  to  Bataan" 

S.  Barret  McCormick,  director  of  publicity  and 
advertising  for  RKO,  announced  this  week  that 
plans  had  been  completed  for  additional  dates  in  the 
series  of  area  premieres  on  "Back  to  Bataan."  The 
film  will  open  in  Cleveland  at  the  Hippodrome  thea- 
tre July  18;  the  Golden  Gate  theatre  in  San  Fran- 
cisco and  the  Hill  Street  and  Pantages  theatres 
in  Los  Angeles  July  18  and  19.  July  31  area  pre- 
mieres will  be  held  at  the  Paramount  theatre  in 
Seattle  and  the  Orpheum  in  Portland.  July  4  the 
Cincinnati  and  Ft.  Wayne  areas  saw  the  film. 


INVALUABLE" 

"The  International  Motion  Pic- 
ture Almanac  is  an  invaluable  ref- 
erence here  —  not  only  within  the 
trade,  but  also  its  authority  is 
consistently  utilized  by  newspaper 
editors  and  film  writers.  I  can 
assure  you  that  the  copies 
available  are  well-thumbed  and 
jealously  guarded  by  those  who 
own  them." — Lin  Endean,  by  airmail 
from  Sydney. 


Arnny  Exhibiting  Its  Films 
To  Press  Representatives 

For  the  purpose  of  furnishing  to  the  press  back- 
ground material  on  Army  matters  of  current  na- 
tional interest,  the  first  program  in  what  is  in- 
tended to  be  a  series  of  exhibitions  of  Armv  mo- 
tion pictures  was  held  last  week  at  New  York's 
Normandie  theatre  with  film  critics  of  the  New 
York  newspapers  and  representatives  of  the  mo- 
tion picture  trade  press  attending. 

Most  of  the  films  which  will  be  shown  were 
made  for  exhibition  to  troops  only.  Three  films 
were  shown  on  the  first  program.  "Camouflage," 
a  Technicolor  cartoon  produced  by  the  Army  Air 
Forces,  illustrated  methods  of  hiding  fighting  areas 
from  aerial  observation.  "Special  Deliverv — 
T-'iian"  was  produced  by  the  Army  Pictorial  Ser- 
vice of  the  Signal  Corps  for  distribution  to  war 
plants  and  factories  through  the  Industrial  Ser- 
vice Division  of  the  War  Department  Bureau  of 
Public  Relations.  It  showed  the  manufacture  of 
rockets,  bombs,  shells,  etc.,  and  their  eventual  dis- 
tribution to  the  fighting  fronts. 

"Diary  of  a  Sergeant,"  supervised  by  the  Army 
Medical  Corps  and  produced  by  the  Army  Pic- 
torial Service,  reveals  to  the  soldier  amputees  the 
real  meaning  of  the  loss  of  one  or  more  limbs.  It 
demonstrates  the  manner  in  which  a  man  gets  his 
new  mechanical  hands  and  how  he  learns  to  use 
them. 

Sees  Early  Television  for 
More  Than  60,000,000 

"When  the  stations  are  built  for  which  applica- 
tions are  on  file,  television  will  be  available  to 
more  than  60,000,000  people,"  Paul  E.  Carlson, 
receiver  sales  executive  of  Allen  B.  DuMont  Lab- 
oratories, Inc.,  told  members  of  the  American 
Marketing  Association  June  27  in  New  York. 
He  outlined  various  methods  of  distributing  and 
selling  receivers  that  had  been  tested  in  the  past. 
He  especially  stressed  the  function  of  the  independ- 
ent exhibitor  who  "will  play  an  important  part 
in  national  distribution."  He  predicted  small,  home- 
like demonstration  rooms,  remotely  comparable  to 
record-playing  rooms,  as  the  most  effective  receiv- 
selling  aid. 

Walker  to  Head  Loew's 
Recording  Program 

Loew's  has  appointed  Frank  Walker  of  RCA 
Victor,  New  York,  to  head  its  new  recording 
project,  which  it  will  begin  August  1.  Loew's  has 
entered  the  recording  field  because  it  uses  record- 
ings extensively  to  promote  the  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  films.  Its  commercials,  which  are  pro- 
duced in  New  York  by  the  Donahue  and  Coe 
advertising  agency,  are  broadcast  over  approxi- 
mately 100  radio  stations.  The  recordings  previ- 
ously have  been  cut  by  various  recording  com- 
panies. It  is  understood  that  "nothing  is  excluded" 
in  the  company's  recording  plans. 

Acquires  Foreign  Rights 

William  M.  Pizor,  president  of  Capitol  Pictures, 
has  announced  that  his  company  has  obtained  all 
foreign  rights  to  "Wildfire,"  the  story  of  a  horse, 
produced  by  Action  Pictures,  Inc.,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco. He  also  has  obtainel  all  foreign  rights  to 
eight  Johnny  Mack  Brown  and  16  Bob  Steele 
Westerns.    "Wildfire"  is  in  Cinecolor. 


Smith  Quits  WPB; 
To  Be  Liaison  on 
Supply  Problems 

Washington  Bureau 

Allen  G.  Smith,  who  since  September,  1942,  has 
.seen  to  it  that  no  United  States  exhibitor  had  to 
close  his  doors  because  of  booth-equipment  failure, 
    left  the  War  Production 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^  that  his'' w  in'  Wash^ 
Allen  G.  Smith  ington  was   ended.  The 

booth-equipment  industry 
has  no  reconversion  problem  and,  except  in  the 
field  of  electronic  components,  no  materials  prob- 
lems of  any  consequence. 

Smith  joined  the  WPB  in  September,  1942,  as 
consultant  to  the  then  amusement  section,  becom- 
ing acting  chief  the  following  December  and,  in 
March,  1943,  permanent  chief  of  what  later  be- 
came the  theatre  equipment  section. 

No  production  of  civilian  equipment  at  all  was 
permitted  when  he  joined  the  section,  but  Smith 
quickly  convinced  military  and  civilian  authorities 
that  repair  parts  and  enough  equipment  to  replace 
that  which  might  be  destroyed  by  fire  would  have 
to  be  produced  if  the  theatres  were  to  continue  in 
operation,  as  sought  by  the  Administration. 

He  built  up  his  production  program  gradually, 
and  at  the  end  of  the  war  in  Europe  the  industry 
was  prepared  to  swing  into  larger  civilian  output 
as  rapidly  as  military  orders  were  cut  back  and 
materials  made  available. 

As  he  prepared  to  leave  his  office,  Smith  re- 
ceived letters  of  appreciation  of  his  efforts  from 
Orville  Slater,  director  of  the  service  equipment 
division  of  WPB,  and  the  Army,  Navy  and  Marine 
Corps  officers  with  whom  he  had  worked  out  the 
problems  involved  in  meeting  military  requirements 
for  equipment. 

Disney  Health  Films 
In  National  Release 

Walt  Disney  cartoons  produced  for  both  the 
U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture  and  the  U.  S. 
Public  Health  Service  were  released  last  week. 
"Something  You  Didn't  Eat,"  a  nine-minute  Tech- 
nicolor short  produced  for  the  Department  of 
Agriculture,  opened  at  19  New  York  theatres  last 
week.  Tho  additional  theatres  will  offer  the  film 
this  week.  It  is  distributed  by  Warners  for  the 
War  Activities  Committee.  Dr.  Janet  Mackie, 
technical  medical  adviser  of  films  for  the  Health 
and  Sanitation  division  of  the  Office  of  Inter- 
American  Affairs,  has  arrived  in  South  America, 
where  she  will  supervise  the  showing  of  Disney 
health  films  produced  by  the  Public  Health  Ser- 
vice. They  will  be  shown  in  Peru,  Brazil,  Argen- 
tina, Paraguay,  Uruguay  and  Chile. 

Signal  Corps  Photographic 
Center  Receives  Plaque 

The  Signal  Corps  Photographic  Center  was 
honored  Monday  with  the  award  of  the  Army 
Service  Forces  Meritorious  Service  Unit  plaque. 
Brigadier  General  E.  L.  Munson,  Jr.,  Chief  of 
the  Army  Pictorial  Service,  made  the  presenta- 
tion to  Col.  Roland  C.  Barrett,  Commanding  offi- 
cer of  the  post.  The  Signal  Corps  Photographic 
Center,  at  Astoria,  L.  I.,  is  the  largest  military 
photographic  center  in  the  world. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


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REPUBLIC'S    WORLD  attorney  General 

Clark  Takes  Overi 


REINS  TO  GRAINGER 


Yates  Says  Shrinking  Globe 
Requires  Centralization  of 
Company  Authority 

The  speed  and  ease  with  which  all  portions 
of  the  globe  can  be  reached  in  the  post-war 
world,  plus  the  likelihood  that  problems  abroad 
will  assume  a  closer  relation  to  the  domestic 
scene,  require  a  common  supervision  of  foreign 
and  domestic  activities,  Herbert  J.  Yates,  presi- 
dent of  Republic  Productions,  Inc.,  said  in  New 
York  June  28  before  leaving  for  a  visit  to 
the  studio. 

Commenting  on  the  combination  of  world- 
wide distribution  and  sales  under  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  James  R.  Grainger,  president  and  gen- 
eral sales  manager  of  Republic  Pictures  Cor- 
poration, Mr.  Yates  added  that  the  proper  de- 
velopment of  the  foreign  market  could  be  quick- 
ened by  bringing  trained  domestic  personnel  to 
bear  to  increase  the  effectiveness  of  the  forces 
abroad. 

"I  feel  that  we  can  get  better  results  abroad 
and  at  home  if  the  sales  and  distribution  execu- 
tives and  representatives  have  an  opportunity 
to  learn  at  first  hand  the  problems  facing  the 
two  fields,"  he  said.  "We  have  not  been  get- 
ting the  volume  of  business  in  the  foreign  field 
to  which  I  believe  we  are  entitled,  and  the  new 
arrangement  may  increase  the  returns  from 
that  operation." 

To  Exchange  Ideas 

The  arrangement  Mr.  Yates  referred  to  was 
his  earlier  announcement  that  world-wide  dis- 
tribution and  sales  would  be  coordinated  under 
Mr.  Grainger,  who  will  interchange  personnel 
between  the  two  markets  "to  permit  a  freer 
exchange  of  sales  and  distribution  ideas." 

Mr.  Grainger  will  supervise  Republic  Pic- 
tures International  Corporation  and  nine  other 
corporations  in  the  foreign  field.  The  others 
are  Republic  Films  Argentina  Corporation,  Re- 
public Pictures  de  Brazil,  Inc. ;  Republic  Pic- 
tures de  Mexico,  Inc. ;  Republic  Films  of  Cen- 
tral America,  Inc. ;  Cia.  Republic  Films  Chil- 
ena.  Inc. ;  Republic  Pictures  del  Peru,  Inc. ; 
Republic  Pictures  Puerto  Rico  Corporation, 
Republic  Pictures  Trinidad,  Inc.,  and  Republic 
Pictures  de  Colombia,  Inc. 

Under  the  new  setup,  Mr.  Grainger  will  co- 
ordinate the  sales  and  distribution  activities  of 
both  the  domestic  and  foreign  forces.  He  will 
bring  additional  manpower  to  bear  upon  either 
situation  as  the  business  conditions  in  his  opin- 
ion seem  to  require,  or  as  the  need  for  extra 
training  of  personnel  seems  to  be  indicated. 

Use  More  Promotion  Abroad 

Exploitation  and  publicity  developed  in  the 
domestic  market  will  be  utilized  in  the  foreign 
field  to  a  greater  extent  than  heretofore,  accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Yates.  He  said  that  Mr.  Grainger 
would  coordinate  this  phase  of  company  activ- 
ity "to_  secure  the  maximum  results  by  the 
adaptation  to  the  foreign  fields  of  campaigns 
that  have  proved  successful  over  here."  The 
activity  of  personnel  concerned  with  this  func- 
tion in  all  fields  will  be  coordinated  under  the 
supervision  of  Mr.  Grainger. 

Republic's  expansion  plans  have  been  formu- 
lated. "Continued  progress  in  the  internation- 
al field  is  now  attendant  only  upon  clarification 
of  conditions  in  foreign  countries,"  Mr.  Yates 
said.   He  added  thi^.  as  soon  as  conditions  per- 


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mitted,  the  company  would  hold  its  first  inter- 
national sales  meeting. 

Mr.  Grainger  will  tour  abroad  as  soon  as 
travel  conditions  and  company  plans  permit. 
His  first  trip,  scheduled  for  August,  will  be  to 
Mexico  City  and  to  several  South  American 
capitals. 

Post-war  conditions  in  Europe  will  be  as 
favorable  for'  American  producers  as  they  were 
during  the  five  years  preceding  the  war,  "pro- 
vided we  can  operate  in  businesslike  fashion," 
Morris  Goodman,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
foreign  sales,  said  last  week  on  his  return  from 
a  10-week  trip  to  Europe.  His  tour  took  him 
to  England,  France,  Spain  and  Portugal.  In 
his  opinion,  there  is  not  enough  native  produc- 
tion at  present  to  provide  any  serious  competi- 
tion for  American  producers.  He  added  that 
American  films  still  predominate  in  all  Euro- 
pean countries  that  are  free  to  exercise  a  choice 
in  their  entertainment  fare;  that  theatre  busi- 
ness is  greater  than  before  the  war,  with  all 
theatres  in  England  now  operating. 

Hold  Luncheon  for  Wayne 

Republic  gave  a  luncheon  June  28  at  the  As- 
tor  Hotel  in  New  York  for  John  Wayne,  star 
of  the  10th  Anniversary  picture,  "Flame  of  the 
Barbary  Coast."  Other  guests  of  honor  were 
Joseph  Kane,  who  produced  and  directed  the 
film ;  Paul  Fix,  writer,  and  Lawrence  Hazard, 
writer.  Mr.  Yates  and  Mr.  Grainger  headed 
the  company  guests,  which  included  William 
Saal,  executive  assistant  to  Mr.  Yates ;  Edward 
L.  Walton,  assistant  general  sales  manager ; 
H.  J.  Yates,  Jr. ;  Steve  Edwards,  director  of 
publicity ;  Richard  Altschuler,  Evelyn  Koleman, 
and  Beatrice  Ross.  Lieut.  Steve  Dorsey,  form- 
er special  secretary  to  Mr.  Grainger,  now  on 
leave  following  his  liberation  from  a  German 
prison  camp,  also  was  a  guest. 

Meanwhile,  a  change  in  management  of  the 
San  Francisco  exchange  was  announced  by 
Francis  Bateman,  western  district  sales  man- 
ager. S.  D.  Weisbaum  resigned  as  manager 
to  enter  business  for  himself  after  an  associa- 
tion of  10  years  with  Republic.  Mr.  Bateman 
announced  the  appointment  of  S.  C.  Marten- 
stein,  salesman  at  San  Francisco  for  the  past 
10  years,  to  succeed  Mr.  Weisbaum. 


German  and  Jap  Patents 
To  Be  Retained  by  U.  S. 

Thousands  of  patents  on  motion  pictures,  radio 
and  television  filed  in  this  country  by  German  in- 
terests will  remain  in  the  hands  of  the  American 
companies  to  which  they  are  being  licensed,  it 
was  learned  last  week.  Senator  Harley  M.  Kil- 
gore,  chairman  of  the  War  Mobilization  sub-com- 
mittee of  the  Senate  Military  Affairs  Committee, 
disclosed  that  German  and  Japanese  property 
seized  by  the  United  States  will  not  be  returned  to 
its  original  owners  at  the  end  of  the  war.  Senator 
Kilgore  announced  that  James  E.  Markham,  the 
Alien  Property  Custodian,  had  reported  that 
Treasury  officials  were  agreed  that  the  patents 
will  not  be  returned.  Among  the  larger  properties 
thus  lost  to  the  Germans  is  the  General  Aniline 
and  Film  Corporation. 


Plans  Manila  Theatre 

Dan  Greenhouse,  Republic  production  executive, 
will  operate  a  theatre  in  Manila  in  partnership 
with  a  resident  exhibitor.  It  was  learned  that 
Mr.  Greenhouse  had  obtained  an  export  license  for 
theatre  equipment  which  is  to  be  shipped  to  Manila 
as  soon  as  possible  for  installation  in  a  new  or 
rebuilt  theatre. 


Tom  C.  Clark,  former  Assistant  Attorney  Gen- 
eral in  charge  of  the  criminal  division,  took  over 
his  new  Cabinet  post  of  U.  S.  Attorney  General 
last  Saturday,  succeeding  Francis  Biddle.  Wash- 
ington observers  believe  that  under  Mr.  Clark,  the 
Department  of  Justice  will  undergo  a  change  of 
management. 

The  retiring  Attorney  General  is  the  fourth  toi 
leave  the  Cabinet  since  the  Government's  anti-trust 
suit  was  initiated  against  the  distributors.  It  ] 
was  Mr.  Biddle's  decision  not  to  negotiate  further 'i 
with  the  companies  on  revision  of  the  Consent  De-' 
cree  that  returned  the  case  to  the  Federal  Court, 
where  it  will  be  tried  in  October. 

Mr.  Clark  has  been  closely  associated  with  pro- 
ceedings of  the  case  since  its  inception.  He  served, 
at  one  time  as  first  assistant  to  Thurman  Arnold, 
who  handled  the  original  Government  suit,  and  fol- 
lowed Mr.  Arnold  as  head  of  the  anti-trust  divis-  j 
ion.  Mr.  Arnold  administered  the  oath  of  office  j 
to  the  new  Attorney  General. 


Federal  Court  Dismisses 
Rosewelt  Complaint 

Federal  Judge  Goddard  dismissed  without  prejv 
dice  the  motion  in  New  York  of  the  RoseweJ 
Realty  Company  to  adjudge  Paramount,  Loew's^| 
and  RKO  in  contempt  of  the  Consent  Decree. 

The  court  suggested  that  since  the  motion 
stemmed  from  an  arbitration  case,  the  action  be 
taken  to  the  U.  S.  Attorney  General  because  if  any 
award  in  arbitration  is  violated,  an  exhibitor  must 
first  appeal  to  the  Attorney  General,  the  judge  said. 
In  the  event  the  Attorney  General's  office  takes  no 
action,  the  motion  can  be  resubmitted  to  the  court 

Rosewelt,  which  operates  the  Orient  theatre, 
Jersey  City,  has  alleged  that  the  New  York  ar- 
bitration tribunal  in  1942  reduced  the  Orient's 
clearance  over  the  Cameo,  operated  by  the  Rosyll 
Amusement  Company,  from  seven  to  three  days. 
Subsequently,  the  plaintiff  charged,  the  three 
distributors  asked  the  Orient  to  waive  its  clear- 
ance, and  when  it  refused,  abolished  all  clearance. 


All  Paramount  Officers 
Reelected  by  Board 

At  a  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  of  Para- 
mount Pictures,  Inc.,  last  Thursday,  all  officers 
of  the  company  were  reelected  unanimously.  The 
officers  are  Adolph  Zukor,  chairman  of  the  board; 
Barney  Balaban,  president;  Stanton  Griffis,  chair 
man  of  the  executive  committee ;  Y.  Frank  Free 
man,  vice-president ;  Austin  C.  Keough,  vice-presi 
dent ;  Charles  M.  Reagan,  vice-president ;  Henry 
Ginsberg,  vice-president ;  Leonard  H.  Goldenson, 
vice-president ;  Walter  B.  Cokell,  treasurer ;  Fred 
Mohrhardt,  comptroller;  Mr.  Keough,  secretary; 
Norman  Collyer,  assistant  secretary ;  Jacob  H 
Karp,  assistant  secretary,  and  Frank  Meyer,  as- 
sistant secretary. 


Trade  Screening  Postponed 
For  "Anchors  Aweigh" 

With  the  exception  of  New  York  and  Los  An 
geles,  trade  screenings  on  "Anchors  Aweigh,"  star 
ring  Frank  Sinatra,  Kathryn  Grayson  and  Gem 
Kelly,  have  been  postponed  from  July  10  to  Jul; 
17.  It  was  originally  planned  to  have  all  exchangi 
centers  screen  the  Technicolor  attraction  July  10, 
but  was  unable  to  obtain  prints  on  time. 

Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Eleven  New  Productions 

The  National  Legion  of  Decency  this  week  re- 
viewed 11  new  films,  approving  all  but  one.  In 
Class  A-1,  unobjectionable  for  general  patronage 
are :  "Arson  Squad,"  "Boston  Blackie's  Rendez- 
vous." "Colorado  Pioneers"  and  "Trail  of  Kit  Car- 
son." In  Class  A-2,  unobjectionable  for  adults, 
are:  "An  Angel  from  Brooklyn,"  "The  Beautiful 
Cheat,"  "Girls  of  the  Big  House,"  "Johnny  Angel,"! 
"Mama  Loves  Papa"  and  "Why  Girls  Leavei 
Home."  "Jealousy"  was  placed  in  Class  B  be- 
Home."    "Jealousy"  was  placed  in  Class  B. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


(ALL  PERCENTAGE  FIGURES  ARE  BASED  UPON  COMPARISON  WITH  THE  BOXOFFICE 
GROSSES  OF  GAGNEY'S  PREVIOUS  MONEY-MAKING  SUCCESS,  "JOHNNY  COME  UTELY".) 


AKRON  •  Loew's  +26% 

BALTIMORE  •  Century  +38%  (Holdover) 

BOSTON  •  State  and  Orpheum  +26% 

CINCINNATI  •  Albee  to  Lyric  +21%  (Now  in  2nd  week  at  Lyric) 
CLEVELAND  •  State  +49%  (Moveover  to  Stillman) 

COLUMBUS  •  Ohio  +22% 

DENVER  •  Esquire^  Weber  and  Denver  +29%  (Moveover  to  Alladin) 
HARRISBURG  •  Regent  +12% 
INDIANAPOLIS  •  Palace  +33% 
KANSAS  CITY  •  Midland  +31% 

LOS  ANGELES  •  Chinese,  Uptown  State  and  Carthay  Circle  +33% 
LOUISVILLE  •  Loew's  U.  A.  +33%  (Moveover  to  Brown) 
NASHVILLE  •  Loew's  Vendome  +21% 
NEW  ORLEANS  •  Loew's  State  +29%  (Holdover) 


NORFOLK  •  Loew's  State  +18%  (Holdover) 
READING  •  Loew's  Colonial  +29%  ' 
RICHMOND  •  Loew's  +24%  (Moveover  to  National) 
SAN  DIEGO  •  Fox,  State  and  Loma  +36% 
SAN  FRANCISCO  •  U.  A.  +28%  (Now  in  lOth  week) 
SPRINGFIELD  •  Poli  Palace  +33% 
SYRACUSE  •  Loew^s  +31%  (Moveover  to  Strand) 
WILMINGTON  •  Loew's  Aldine  +11% 
WORCESTER  •  Poli  +45%  (Moveover  to  Elm  Street) 


A 


...AND  AT  THE  CAPITOL,  NEW  YORK, 
BUSINESS  IS  PLUS  21%! 


-  James 

Cagney 

Sylvia  Sidney 

BLOOD SUN 


PORTER  HALL  ' 
WALLACE  FORD 


with 

JOHN  EMERY  •  ROBERT  ARMSTRONG 
ROSEMARY  DE  CAMP  •  JOHN  HALLORAN 


A  WILLIAM  CAGNEY  Production 

Directed  by  FRANK  LLOYD 
Screenplay  by  Lester  Cole  •  Additional  Scenes  by 
Nathaniel  Curtis  •  From  a  Story  by  Garrett  Ford 

Based  Upon  An  Idea  by  Frank  Melford 

Released  thru 
\c  UNITED  ARTISTS  ^ 


ALTER  LOS  ANGELES 
FIRST  RUN  PATTERN 


Blumenfeld  Acquires  Four 
Units;  Fox  West  Coast  to 
Increase  Setup 

by  WILLIAM  R.  WEAVER 
in  Hollywood 

Los  Angeles'  long  static  first  run  situation, 
dominated  by  Fox  West  Coast  Theatres  with 
its  160  theatres  in  Southern  California  and 
sometimes  regarded  as  constituting  a  bottle- 
neck with  respect  to  release  of  backlogged 
product,  is  to  undergo  radical  and  possibly  far- 
reaching  change  within  the  month,  according 
to  plans  revealed  last  week  and  others  not  yet 
far  enough  along  for  official  confirmation. 

To  Los  Angeles  last  week  came  San  Fran- 
cisco's Joseph  Blumenfeld,  operator  of  32  thea- 
tres in  that  city  and  the  Bay  Area,  to  particu- 
larize a  previous  announcement  concerning  ac- 
quisition of  four  first  run  houses  in  Los  An- 
geles. 

The  Blumenfeld  program,  to  be  implemented 
August  1  raises  the  number  of  first  run  setups 
from  six  to  seven. 

Los  Angeles  to  Have  Eight 

As  if  in  echo  to  the  Blumenfeld  announce- 
ment, made  on  Wednesday,  came  unofficial  but 
dependable  information  that  Fox  West  Coast 
would  increase  its  first  run  setups  from  three 
to  four  July  10,  raising  Los  Angeles'  total  to 
eight. 

Back  of  these  developments,  and  others  ex- 
pected to  follow,  are  many  stories,  each  inter- 
esting in  itself  but  all  of  them  adding  up  to 
the  unmistakable  indication  that  showmen  here 
do  not  anticipate  a  slump  in  box  office  pros- 
perity within  the  predictable  future. 

The  Blumenfeld  invasion  of  Los  Angeles,  as 
it  is  called  in  trade  circles,  is  in  fact  a  pooling 
of  interests  on  the  part  of  United  Artists,  Blum- 
enfeld, and  the  Hollywood  firm  of  Galston  & 
Sutton.  It  brings  into  the  Los  Angeles  pic- 
ture an  organization  to  be  known  as  Music 
Hall  Theatres,  Inc.,  in  which  the  three  parties, 
according  to  each  of  them,  are  partners.  Asked 
about  the  degree  of  participation  involved,  Mr. 
Blumenfeld  said  details  could  not  be  revealed, 
but  the  three  parties  "share  about  equally." 
The  fact  that  Cliff  Giesman,  city  manager  for 
the  Blumenfeld  theatres  in  San  Francisco,  is  to 
come  to  Los  Angeles  to  direct  the  operation 
of  the  Music  Hall  Theatres  may  be  significant 
as  regards  control. 

Blumenfeld  Has  Two 

The  Blumenfeld  contribution  to  the  four- 
theatre  setup  consists  of  the  Tower  theatre  in 
downtown  Los  Angeles,  on  which  he  recently 
acquired  a  lease  which  became  effective  this 
week,  and  the  Colony,  a  small  house  on  Holly- 
wood Boulevard,  which  passed  to  his  control 
last  week.  The  former,  which  has  been  re- 
garded somewhat  as  a  problem  property  in  view 
of  location  and  other  circumstances,  is  to  be 
refurbished  in  conformity  with  the  elaborate 
plan  of  the  deluxe  operation  outlined.  The  lat- 
ter, a  500-seat  house,  also  will  be  remodeled  for 
the  August  opening,  and  will  be  partially  re- 
built, when  this  is  practical,  to  add  90O  seats. 

The  Galston  &  Sutton  contribution  likewise 
consists  of  two  theatres.  These  are  the  Hawaii, 
a  de  luxe  theatre  which  has  made  a  national 
reputation  by  its  presentation  of  double-horror 

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bills  under  class  policy  veneer,  and  the  Elite, 
in  Beverly  Hills,  acquired  by  G  &  S  about  a 
year  ago  and  operated  on  a  somewhat  special- 
ized policy  at  top  admission  prices.  The  Elite 
is  to  be  redocorated  for  the  August  opening. 
The  Hawaii  doesn't  require  it.  The  Tower, 
Colony  and  Elite  are  to  be  known,  after  the 
changeover,  as  the  Downtown  Music  Hall,  the 
Hollywood  Music  Hall  and  the  Beverly  Music 
Hall,  respectively,  but  the  Hawaii  is  to  retain 
its  present  identity. 

First  Runs  for  United  Artists 

The  United  Artists  contribution,  in  addition 
to  whatever  else  may  be  included,  is  the  fran- 
chise for  first  run  privileges  on  United  Artists 
pictures  in  the  Los  Angeles  area.  It  is  planned 
to  present  United  Artists  pictures  exclusively, 
single  billing  them  at  top  admissions  and  giving 
them  intensive  exploitation  for  extended  runs. 
Mr.  Blumenfeld,  who  was  seconded  by  United 
Artists'  vice-president,  George  L.  Bagnall,  on 
this  point,  said  there  was  enough  United  Artists 
product  available  or  in  production  now  to  main- 
tain the  theatres  on  this  policy  until  June  of 
1946.  It  is  not  a  corollary  of  this  assertion, 
however,  that  Music  Hall  Theatres  is  assured 
of  first  run  on  all  United  Artists  pictures,  both 
speakers  confirming  that  Selznick  product,  for 
instance,  can  be  sold  away  from  Music  Hall 
Theatres  if  that  is  held  to  be  desirable,  so  far 
as  present  agreements  are  concerned.  Mr. 
Bagnall  said  it  had  not  been  necessary  for 
United  Artists  to  obtain  the  consent  of  individu- 
al U.A.  producers  to  enter  into  the  Music  Hall 
Theatres  combination. 

It  is  possible,  Mr.  Blumenfeld  said,  that  one 
or  two  theatres  may  be  added  to  the  Music 
Hall  setup,  possibly  before  the  August  open- 
ing, but  more  probably  afterward.  Location 
rather  than  style  of  house  will  determine  this, 
he  said,  citing  the  organization's  general  policy 
of  establishing  theatres  at  or  near  vital  arterial 
intersections.  Any  additional  theatres  will  be 
operated  on  the  same  policy  as  the  four  now 
in  hand,  playing  the  same  pictures  day  and 
date  and  at  the  same  prices.  There  will  be  no 
moveover  houses,  according  to  Mr.  Blumenfeld, 
who  added,  "We'll  keep  them  running  until 
there's  no  moveover  money  left  in  them."  The 
first  Music  Hall  Theatres  offering  will  be 
United  Artists'  "Story  of  G.I.  Joe,"  the  Lester 
Cowan  production  of  Ernie  Pyle's  book. 

Until  now.  United  Artists  product  has  been 
going  to  Fox  West  Coast  Theatres  for  first 
run,  usually  to  the  Chinese-Loew's  State-Car- 
thay  Circle-Uptown  setup,  one  of  three  com- 
binations in  use  since  a  reshuffling  some  18 
months  ago  which  raised  the  number  of  Fox 
West  Coast  first  run  setups  from  two  to  three. 
The  other  two  are  the  Egyptian-Los  Angeles- 
Ritz  and  the  Guild-United  Artists-Guild. 

Orpheum  and  Vogue  to  Be  Added 

To  these  three  FWC  first  run  setups  is  to  be 
added,  January  10,  unless  unforeseen  develop- 
ments intervene,  the  Orpheum,  a  downtown 
house  combining  vaudeville  and  pictures,  and 
the  Vogue,  in  process  of  acquisition  from  Har- 
ry Popkin  with  both  parties  to  the  transaction 
confident  the  deal  will  be  consummated  and 
with  the  opening  attraction — "Dillinger" — al- 
ready booked  by  FWC  for  both  houses.  There 
is  plenty  of  indication,  given  in  confidence,  that 
one  or  more  houses  may  be  added  to  this  set- 


up.  Creation  of  this  type  of  first  run,  to  es- 
tablish an  outlet  for  pictures  in  the  categor) 
indicated  by  the  first  booking,  has  beer 
planned  by  FWC  for  some  time. 

Sale  of  the  Vogue  by  Mr.  Popkin,  who  ha; 
linked  it  with  his  Pan-Pacific  and  Million  Dol- 
lar at  various  times  as  a  fi*^t  run  for  timelj 
or  spectacular  attractions,  has  been  in  negotia- 
tion for  several  months.  The  Million  Dollar 
it  is  understood,  passes  into  FWC  control  thv. 
week,  on  expiration  of  the  Popkin  lease,  fron 
which  circumstance  it  is  generally  deduced  tha 
the  Pan-Pacific  is  to  go  to  FWC  likewise,  soor 
or  late,  since  retention  of  a  single  first  run 
theatre  by  Mr.  Popkin,  whose  40  other  theatre 
interests  do  not  include  houses  of  this  caliber  ;  [ 
is  not  figured  a  logical  eventuation. 

Queried  along  this  line,  Mr.  Popkin  said! 
"There  are  a  number  of  negotiations  in  various 
stages  of  progress  now,  with  various  parties 
and  I  expect  to  be  able  to  reveal  some  transfers  j 
in  a  few  days,  but  to  discuss  them  at  this  time  i 
might  influence  the  picture  unfavorably  froir 
my  point  of  view."  He  confirmed  earlier  re- 
ports that  he  is  disposed  to  continue  his  pro-| 
duction  activities,  which  began  with  produc- 
tion of  "And  Then  There  Were  None,"  which 
20th  Century-Fox  is  to  release,  and  indicated 
willingness  to  divest  himself  of  some  of  hi; 
theatres  by  way  of  simplifying  his  interests.  He 
has  two  more  picture  properties  in  preparation 
and  has  releasing  arrangements  for  them  com- 
pleted, he  said,  but  declined  to  name  the  distrib- 
utor, j 

Popkin  Houses  Mentioned 

The  Popkin  houses  were  uppermost  in  men- 
tion during  early  rumoring  of  the  Blumenfeld' 
intention  to  "invade"  Los  Angeles,  which  be- 
gan last  February  following  a  switch  of  book- 
ings, which  took  United  Artists'  "I'll  Be  See- 
ing You"  away  from  the  United  Artists  thea- 
tre in  San  Francisco,  which  Mr.  Blumenfeldl 
owns  in  50-50  partnership  with  United  Artists,, 
and  gave  it  to  a  Fox  West  Coast  house  in  that 
city.  Talk  about  law  suits  came  to  nothing,  but 
the  reports  of  Mr.  Blumenfeld's  determination 
to  obtain  a  first  run  foothold  in  Los  Angeles  be- 
came current  shortly  afterward. 

Crystal-gazers  in  the  local  trade  were  specu- 
lating last  weekend  regarding  such  superficially 
unrelated  matters  as  the  United  Artists  part- 
nership in  the  Blumenfeld  theatre  setup,  the 
FWC  acquisition  of  the  Popkin  Vogue  and  the 
20th  Century-Fox  distribution  of  the  Popkin 
pictures. 

The  Music  Hall  Theatres  first  run  and  the 
Fox  West  Coast  first  runs  are  in  competition 
with  three  other  established  setups. 

The  Warner  first  run  consists  of  the  Warner 
downtown,  the  Warner  in  Hollywood,  and  the 
Wiltern,  midway  between,  all  single  billing  and 
presenting  Warner  product  exclusively. 

The  Paramount  first  run  consists  of  the 
Paramount  downtown,  operating  on  a  double 
bill  policy,  and  the  Paramount  in  Hollywood, 
single  billing,  both  houses  using  Paramount 
product  most  of  the  time. 

The  Pantages  in  Hollywood  and  the  RKO 
Hillstreet  downtown  operate  as  a  tandem,  some- 
times single  billing,  sometimes  doubling,  with 
RKO  Radio,  Columbia  and  Universal  supplying 
the  greater  share  of  product. 

Agree  on  New  Contract  for 
Film  Home  Office  Workers 

Loew's,  Paramount,  20th  Century-Fox,  RKO 
and  Columbia  and  the  Screen  Office  and  Profes- 
sional Employees  Guild,  Local  1,  UOPWA,  joint- 
ly announced  last  Friday  that  they  had  reached  an 
agreement  for  the  basis  of  a  new  contract  covering 
approximately  2,000  home  office  workers.  The 
new  contract  will  run  until  July,  1946.  The  ne- 
gotiations have  been  under  way  in  New  York  for 
many  weeks. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  7,  1945 


(THE  HOLL  YWOOD  SCENE 


COMPLETED 

X)LUMBIA 

ialloping  Thunder 
(formerly  "Bronco 
^  Busters") 

jirl  of  the  Limberlost 

larly  to  Wed 

IKO  RADIO 

Dick  Tracy 

!OTH  CENTURY- FOX 

fallen  Angel 
Sitten  on  the  Keys 


WARNERS 

Two  Mrs.  Carrolls 

STARTED 

MGM 

Hoodlum  Saint 

MONOGRAM 

Lost  Trail 

REPUBLIC 

Cherokee  Flash 

RKO  RADIO 

Riverboat  Rhythm 


UNITED  ARTISTS 

Whistle  Stop 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (re- 
sumed production) 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Crime  Doctor's  Warn- 
ing (formerly  "Paper 
Doll  Murders") 

Snafu 

The  Kansan 

She  Wouldn't  Say  Yes 

MGM 

Two  Sisters  from  Bos- 
ton 


Postman  Always  Rings 

Twice 
Letter  from  Evie 
The  Strange  Adventure 

MONOGRAM 

Allotment  Wives,  Inc. 

PARAMOUNT 

Calcutta 

To  Each  His  Own 
They  Made  Me  a  Killer 

(Pine-Thomas) 
Trouble  with  Women 

PRC 

Detour 


REPUBLIC 

Guy  Could  Change 
Sunset  in  El  Dorado 
Mexicana 

RKO  RADIO 

Cornered 

Deadline  at  Dawn 
Kid     from  Brooklyn 
(Goldwyn) 

20TH  CENTURY- FOX 

The  Spider 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 
Now  It  Can  Be  Told 


UNITED  ARTISTS 

Getting  Gertie's  Garter 
(Small) 

Young  Widow  (Strom- 
berg) 

UNIVERSAL 

As  It  Was  Before 
Alibi  in  Ermine 
Once  Upon  a  Dream 
Frontier  Gal 

WARNERS 

Night  and  Day 
Confidential  Agent 
Stolen  Life 


Weather  Delays  Production; 
''Duel  in  Sun"  Resumed 


Hollywood  Bureau 

A  week  of  cold,  foggy  weather — quite  usual 
n  Hollywood  in  June,  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
nerce  notwithstanding — served  to  delay  the 
start  of  several  scheduled  action  pictures.  Five 
lew  films  were  brought  before  the  cameras, 
ind  production  was  resumed  on  David  O.  Selz- 
lick's  "Duel  in  the  Sun,"  on  which  work  was 
lalted  two  months  ago,  due  to  difficulties  stem- 
ning  from  the  current  studio  strike.  Seven 
ilms  went  to  the  cutting  rooms,  and  at  the 
Areekend  the  total  number  in  work  was  39,  as 
:ompared  to  40  the  preceding  week. 

Seymour  Nebenzal  started  his  latest  produc- 
:ion  for  United  Artists,  "Whistle  Stop,"  based 
3n  the  prize-winning  novel  by  Maritta  Wolff. 
The  picture  is  being  filmed  under  the  banner 
3f  Nero  Productions,  with  Leonide  Moguy  di- 
recting. George  Raft  is  starred,  with  Ava 
Gardner  in  the  feminine  lead  opposite  him,  and 
Victor  McLaglen,  Tom  Conway,  Florence 
Bates,  Charles  Judel,  Charles  Drake  and  Jim- 
my Ames  in  supporting  roles. 

"The  Hoodlum  Sainf  Is 
Put  Into  Work  at  MGM 

MGM  began  work  on  "The  Hoodlum  Saint," 
the  story  of  a  business  executive  who  institutes 
a.  number  of  charities  in  the  name  of  St.  Dis- 
mas,  the  repentant  thief.  William  Powell,  Es- 
ther Williams,  Angela  Lansbury  and  James 
Gleason  head  the  cast.  Clif¥  Reid  is  producing ; 
Norman  Taurog  directing. 

RKO  started  "Riverboat  Rhythm,"  a  come- 
dy with  music,  featuring  Leon  Errol,  Glenn 
Vernon,  Joan  Newton,  Frankie  Carlo  and  his 
band.  Nat  Holt  produces,  with  Jack  Gross  as 
associate  producer,  and  Leslie  Goodwins  di- 
recting. 

Republic's  new  venture  is  "The  Cherokee 
Flash,"  with  Sunset  Carson,  Linda  Stirling  and 
Tom  London.  Bennett  Cohen  is  producing, 
and  Thomas  Carr  directing. 

Monogram  also  started  a  Western,  titled  "The 
Lost  Trail."  The  cast  includes  Johnny  Mack 
Brown,  Raymond  Hatton,  Riley  Hill,  Ed  Park- 
er, Steve  Clark  and  Dick  Dickinson.  Charles 
J.  Bigelow  is  the  producer ;  Lambert  Hillyer 
the  director. 

V 

Arrangements  have  been  completed  whereby 
Mervyn  LeRoy  will  direct  "Thanks,  God,  I'll 
Take  It  from  Here,"  starring  Claudette  Col- 


bert and  John  Wayne,  as  a  Jesse  L.  Lasky- 
Mervyn  LeRoy  Production  for  RKO  Radio  re- 
lease. .  .  .  Robert  Golden,  producer  of  Tom 
Breneman's  "Breakfast  in  Hollywood,"  has 
engaged  Harold  Schuster  to  direct  the  film 
based  on  that  radio  show.  The  picture  will  be 
released  through  United  Artists.  .  .  .  Alan  Ladd 
and  Betty  Hutton  will  co-star  in  "California," 
which  Seton  I.  Miller  will  produce  in  Techni- 
color for  Paramount. 

Alfred  E.  Green  has  been  signed  by  Colum- 
bia to  direct  "Tars  and  Spars,"  a  musical  based 
on  the  Coast  Guard  revue  of  the  same  name. 
.  .  .  Tom  Drake  has  been  awarded  the  role  of 
the  young  hero  in  MGM's  "The  Green  Years," 
a  dramatization  of  the  A.  J.  Cronin  novel.  .  .  . 
John  M.  Stahl,  who  is  currently  directing 
"Leave  Her  to  Heaven"  for  20th  Century-Fox, 
has  been  signed  to  a  seven-year  contract  by 
that  studio. 

RKO  Exercises  Option  on 
Harriet  Parsons,  Producer 

RKO  has  exercised  its  option  on  the  services 
of  Harriet  Parsons.  She  will  produce  "The 
Prodigal  Women"  as  her  next  assignment.  .  .  . 
"Faithful  in  My  Fashion,"  a  romantic  comedy 
whose  background  is  a  department  store,  will  be 
produced  for  MGM  by  Lionel  Houser,  who 
also  wrote  the  screenplay.  Fred  Zinneman  will 
direct.  .  .  .  Hal  Wallis  has  signed  Lewis  Mile- 
stone to  direct,  and  Robert  Rossen  to  write 
the  screenplay  for  "Love  Lies  Bleeding,"  a  psy- 
chological melodrama. 

Charles  L.  Glett  has  been  appointed  general 
studio  manager  for  Selznick  International  Pic- 
tures, a  new  post  involving  supervision  of  all 
physical  phases  of  the  company's  activities.  .  .  . 
Ann  Dvorak  has  been  engaged  by  Jules  Levey 
to  co-star  with  Randolph  Scott  and  Barbara 
Britton  in  his  production  of  the  Ernest  Hay- 
cox  novel,  "Trail  Town,"  which  Edwin  L.  Ma- 
rin will  direct,  and  which  will  be  released 
through  United  Artists.  .  .  .  Fred  Brannon  has 
been  signed  to  a  seven  year  contract  as  director 
at  Republic. 

Leon  D.  Britton,  sales  representative  for 
RKO  in  the  Far  East  prior  to  the  war,  and  for 
the  past  three  years  sales  manager  for  the  com- 
pany in  Argentina,  has  arrived  in  Hollywood 
for  studio  conferences  .  .  .  Little  Elizabeth 
Taylor,  who  scored  in  "National  Velvet,"  is  to 
be  starred  in  "Now  That  April's  There,"  a 
novel  by  Daisy  Neumann,  recently  purchased 


by  MGM.  .  .  .  Monogram  has  acquired  the 
screen  rights  to  Jack  London's  story,  "North 
of  Nome."  Scott  Dunlap  has  been  assigned  to 
produce  it. 

Eleanor  Parker  has  been  assigned  the  co- 
starring  role  opposite  Errol  Flynn  in  "Don't 
Ever  Leave  Me,"  which  William  Jacobs  will 
produce,  and  James  Kern  direct  for  Warners. 
.  .  .  .  Lawrence  Tierney,  who  attracted  atten- 
tion with  his  portrayal  of  the  title  role  in  Mono- 
gram's "Dillinger,"  has  had  his  contract  ex- 
tended by  RKO  Radio.  .  .  .  George  Murphy  has 
been  selected  to  star  in  MGM's  "Up  Goes 
Maisie,"  opposite  Ann  Sothern. 

Paramount  Assigns  Jones  to 
Produce  Next  Hope  Film 

Paul  Jones  has  been  assigned  to  produce  Bob 
Hope's  next  picture  for  Paramount,  an  adapta- 
tion of  Booth  Tarkington's  "Monsieur  Beau- 
caire."  .  .  .  Jinx  Falkenburg  has  had  her  Co- 
lumbia contract  extended,  and  her  next  assign- 
ment will  be  the  starring  role  in  "Duchess  of 
Broadway,"  a  musical  which  Michel  Kraike 
will  produce.  .  .  .  George  Coulouris,  who  is  cur- 
rently working  in  Warner's  "Confidential 
Agent,"  has  been  signed  to  a  long  term  contract 
by  that  studio. 

Roy  Rogers  will  be  starred  in  "Don't  Fence 
Me  In,"  a  musical  Western  which  Armand 
Schaefer  will  produce  and  John  English  direct 
for  Republic.  .  .  .  Rosalind  Ivan,  English  char- 
acter actress,  has  been  signed  for  a  top  role  in 
"Scarlet  Street,"  which  will  be  made  for  Uni- 
versal release  by  the  newly-formed  company, 
Diana  Productions.  Fritz  Lang  will  function 
as  producer-director.  .  .  .  Monogram  has  exer- 
cised its  option  on  the  services  of  Lee  "Lasses" 
White. 

Goodwins  Signed  by  RKO  to 
Producer-Director  Contract 

Leslie  Goodwins  has  been  signed  to  a  pro- 
ducer-director contract  by  RKO  Radio  .  .  .  "A 
Kiss  for  Luck,"  an  original  comedy  by  Robert 
Wyler,  has  been  purchased  by  Columbia,  and 
assigned  by  Leonard  Picker  for  production.  .  .  . 
Fuzzy  Knight  is  set  for  the  top  featured  role 
in  support  of  Kirby  Grant  in  Universal's  next 
four  Westerns.  .  .  .  Claire  Windsor  has  been 
signed  by  PRC  for  a  top  role  in  "How  Do  You 
Do?" 

Patricia  White,  Broadway  actress,  has 
signed  a  long  term  contract  at  Warners.  .  .  . 
.Walter  Abbott,  playwright,  has  been  signed  to 
a  writing  contract  by  Hal  Wallis  Productions, 
and  is  preparing  the  screenplay  for  "The  Life 
of  Tchaikovsky."  .  .  .  Bobby  lilake,  child  star 
of  Republic's  "Red  Ryder"  series,  has  been 
added  to  the  cast  of  "A  Guy  Could  Change," 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  7.  1945 


53 


"Robe^^  an  Undertaking 
Of  Many  Problems 


I  /  ullyioood  Bu  reau 

rillRTY  months  after  purchasing  the  screen 
I  iKlit>  to  Lloyd  C.  Douglas'  "The  Robe"  in  un- 
completed manuscript  for  $100,000,  a  figure  he's 
been  offered  10-fold  by  more  than  one  produc- 
ing company  since  then,  producer  Frank  Ross 
is  K)oking  forward  hopefully  rather  than  con- 
tidently,  to  the  start  of  shooting  in  January, 

1^'46.  and  beyond  that  to  release  ni  tlie  autumn 
of  1947. 

"It  will  represent  four  years  of  my  life  be- 
fore it's  finished,"  Mr.  Ross  told  Motion  Pic- 
ture Her.\ld,  "but  if  1  can  do  the  job  in  the 
way  it  deserves  to  be  done,  I  will  be  well 
pleased." 

Problems  Are  of  Two  Kinds 

Faced  with  more  problems  than  confront 
most  producers  in  a  lifetime,  Mr.  Ross  has  had 
to  postpone  shooting  several  times,  most  re- 
cently from  November  to  January.  The  prob- 
lems have  been  of  at  least  two  kinds,  both 
still  present,  inclusive  of  story  problems,  now 
boiled  down  largely  to  questions  of  elimination, 
and  of  practical  problems,  aggravated  first  by 
wartime  shortages  and  latterly  by  strike  condi- 
tions ali'ecting  all  production  impartially. 

"I'm  working  hardest  on  the  script  at  this 
point,"  Mr.  Ross  said,  "trying  to  get  it  down 
from  six  hours — the  length  in  which  I've  sub- 
mitted it  to  the  Catholic  Church  for  reading — 
to  three  and  a  half  hours,  logical  exhibition 
lengfth.  There  are  no  problems  of  a  religious 
nature — it's  a  story  in  which  every  denomina- 
tion finds  its  own  doctrine — but  there  are  so 
many  secondary  or  interior  stories  inside  the 
main  story  that  it's  difficult  to  decide  which 
ones  can  be  left  out." 

The  necessary  first  procedure,  according  to 
Mr.  Ross,  was  to  prepare  a  full  script  from 
the  work.  Ernest  Vadja  worked  with  Mr. 
Ross  on  this  undertaking.  Albert  Maltz  is 
working  with  him  in  the  present  phase  of  writ- 
ing. The  script  has  not  yet  been  submitted 
to  the  Production  Code  Administration  in  any 
form.  It  is  felt  there  is  no  need  for  this  until 
reduction  has  been  accomplished. 

Practical  problems  impeding  the  start  of  the 
shooting  are  more  tangible  than  the  story  prob- 
lems. For  instance,  it  is  estimated  that  it  will 
take  40  draftsmen  six  months  to  complete  the 
designing  of  sets.  Sixteen  draftsmen  tax  RKO 
Radio  studio  departmental  capacity  to  the  limit, 
and  today  draftsmen  are  in  such  acute  demand 
in  other  industries  that  enough  good  ones 
simply  are  not  to  be  had. 

Set  Building  Stumbling  Block 

It  is  figured  this  problem  can  be  whipped, 
one  way  or  another,  but  it  leads  directly  to  the 
next,  which  has  to  do  with  the  construction  of 
more,  bigger  and  more  specialized  sets  than 
can  be  built  under  present  conditions.  Under 
strike  conditions,  as  has  been  confirmed  but  not 
shouted,  producers  have  resorted  freely  to  the 
practice  of  trading  sets  according  to  need,  in- 
cluding the  hauling  of  old  ones  out  of  scenery 
docks  and  refurnishing  them  for  use  in  new  pic- 
tures, but  no  studio  has  in  storage  such  items 
as  the  courtyard  of  Tiberius  or  the  palace  of 
Caligula. 

These  and  many  of  similarly  rare  usage  are 
required  to  be  built  on  vast  scale  for  "The 
Robe,"  which  is  to  be  shot  in  Technicolor  and 


cannot  be  tricked  out  with  miniatures  without 
disastrous  consequences. 

.•\.s  in  the  matter  of  sets,  "The  Robe"  re- 
quires props  which  almost  without  exception 
have  to  be  designed  and  built  with  fidelity  to 
historical  text.  There  is  a  shortage  of  skilled 
craftsmen — it's  one  of  the  crafts  affected  by  the 
strike — equivalent  to  the  strike-made  shortage 
of  carpenters,  painters  and  plasterers  account- 
able for  the  set  problem. 

Casting  No  Longer  a  Problem 

Costuming,  a  formidable  detail  in  production 
of  the  picture  that  will  require  5,000  extras  in 
some  sequences,  is  not  yet  the  simple  matter  it 
was  before  war  needs  drained  textile  inven- 
tories— and  it  also  is  a  fact  that,  due  firstly  to 
war  employment  and  secondly  to  the  strike  be- 
tweeen  the  Screen  Actors  Guild  and  the 
Screen  Players  Union,  Hollywood's  once  over- 
adequate  supply  of  7,000  extras  has  dwindled 
to  something  like  2,500. 

Casting,  on  the  other  hand,  is  no  longer  a 
problem,  according  to  Mr.  Ross.  There  is  some 
tendency  now  to  withdraw  from  the  original 
position  that  no  name  players  are  to  be  used  in 
the  picture.  After  two  journeys  to  New  York 
to  survey  talent,  plus  numerous  lesser  excur- 
sions, Mr.  Ross  says  he  has  not  one  but  several 
suitable  candidates  for  every  role  in  the  picture, 
but  he's  decided  it  will  be  advisable  to  use  two 
or  three  players  in  the  younger  category  who 
have  established  themselves  on  the  screen.  All 
character  roles,  however,  will  be  played  by  un- 
knowns. None  has  been  signed  definitely. 

By  present  estimate,  "The  Robe"  will  cO'St 
$5,000,000  to  produce.  Actual  shooting  is  ex- 
pected to  take  from  six  to  eight  months,  with 
four  to  six  months  more  going  into  editing, 
which  will  take  the  project  into  mid-1947.  After 
that,  audience  tests,  with  revisions  as  indicated, 
will  carry  the  property  over  into  the  autumn  of 
1947  before  it  is  ready  for  release. 

May  Have  to  Extend  Program 

That  is  the  Ross  program  of  procedure  as 
of  today.  He  has  had  to  extend  it  before,  and 
that  may  happen  again.  Like  every  other  pro- 
ducer in  Hollywood,  he  is  hopeful  of  improve- 
ment in  several  quarters — in  manpower,  in  ma- 
terials, most  especially  in  the  supply  of  those 
specialized  skills  now  walking  picket  lineu  or 
observing  them.  His  is  not  the  first  big  picture 
to  be  shunted  back  on  a  production  schedule 
due  to  these  conditions,  but  his  are  among  the 
biggest  and  best  reasons  for  the  shunting. 

When  it  became  evident  "The  Robe"  could 
not  be  prepared  for  shooting  by  November, 
RKO  Radio  studio  chief,  Charles  Koerner, 
asked  for  the  services  of  Mervyn  LeRoy,  di- 
rector, on  "Thanks,  God,  I'll  Take  It  from 
Here,"  first  undertaking  of  the  newly  formed 
Jesse  Lasky-Walter  MacEwen  producing  unit. 
Mr.  LeRoy's  commitment  to  take  "The  Robe" 
from  the  point  where  Mr.  Ross  and  his  crafts- 
men leave  off  in  their  preparation  still  stands. 

Roach  and  Wilson  File  Suit 
Against  Filnn  Classics 

Hal  Roach  and  Maurice  Wilson  have  filed  suit 
in  the  New  York  Federal  District  Court  against 
Film_  Classics.  _Mr.  Roach  seeks  $50,000  and  the 
termination  of  a  1944  contract  he  has  with  the 
company  for  the  distribution  of  his  "Topper"  re- 
issue. He  claims  breach  of  contract. 


Western  Circuit 
Plans  Expansion 

An  expansion  program  which  it  is  anticipated 
(.'ventually  will  include  ownership  and  operation  of 
theatres  throughout  California,  Oregon  and  Arizona 
was  announced  Monday  by  Ted  Jones,  president 
and  general  manager  of  the  Western  Amusement 
Company,  Inc.,  of  Los  Angeles.  Mr.  Jones  made 
the  announcement  from  his  headquarters  in  Ros- 
well,  N.  M.,  where  he  is  state  manager  in  New 
Mexico  and  West  Texas  for  R.  E.  Griffith  The- 
atres, Inc. 

Western  Amusement  Company  was  organized 
late  in  1944  by  Mr.  Jones,  and  since  has  acquired 
the  Glendora  theatre,  Glendora ;  Upland  theatre. 
Upland;  Brea  theatre,  Brea;  LaHabra  theatre, 
LaHabra,  and  the  Orange  and  Plaza  theatres  in 
Orange,  all  in  California.  Most  of  the  stockhold- 
ers are  managers  of  houses  in  the  circuit  of  the 
late  R.  E.  Griffith.  The  stock,  authorized  at  400,- 
000  shares  of  common  and  100,000  of  preferred,  is 
not  offered  on  the  open  market.  The  stockholders 
retain  their  present  position  with  the  Griffith 
circuit. 

Other  officers  are  Tom  P.  Blair,  first  vice-pres- 
ident ;  Frank  Maxey,  second  vice-president ; 
Wayne  W.  Patterson,  secretary  and  assistant 
treasurer;  and  W.  G.  McKinney,  treasurer  and 
assistant  secretary.  Mr.  McKinney  maintains  an 
office  in  Los  Angeles  where  he  does  the  film  buy- 
ing and  booking. 

"It  is  our  plan,"  said  Mr.  Jones,  "to  set  up  the 
new  company  and  not  only  provide  a  personal  in- 
vestment for  the  good  managers  who  have  been 
with  us  for  a  period  of  many  years,  but  also  in  the 
hope  of  providing  jobs  for  the  men  who  have 
left  for  the  war."  He  declared  that  H.  J.  Griffith, 
president  of  R.  E.  Griffith  Theatres,  Inc.,  and 
Westex  Theatres,  "is  offering  his  personal  assist- 
ance in  seeing  that  the  new  company  is  a  suc- 
cess." 

United  Artists  Sets  Release 
Dates  for  Seven  Films 

National  release  dates,  ranging  from  the  middle 
of  July  to  the  end  of  September,  on  seven  ma- 
jor United  Artists  feature  productions  were  an- 
nounced this  week  by  Carl  Leserman,  general 
sales  manager.  These  are  : 

July  13 — Ernie  Pyle's  "Story  of  G.  I.  Joe,"  a 
Lester  Cowan  production  with  Burgess  Meredith 
portraying  Ernie  Pyle. 

July  27— "Guest  Wife,"  Jack  H.  Skirball  pro- 
duction, starring  Claudette  Colbert  and  Don 
Ameche,  with  Dick  Foran. 

August  10 — "The  Southerner,"  Loew-Hakim 
production  starring  Zachary  Scott  and  Betty  Field, 
with  J.  Carrol  Naish. 

August  24 — "Captain  Kidd,"  a  Benedict  Bogeaus 
production  starring  Charles  Laughton,  Randolph 
Scott  and  Barbara  Britton. 

August  31 — ^"The  Outlaw,"  a  Howard  Hughes 
production  with  Jane  Russell,  Walter  Huston  and 
Thomas  Mitchell. 

September  14 — "Paris — -Underground,"  the  Con- 
stance Bennett  production,  starring  Constance  Ben- 
nett and  Grade  Fields,  with  Kurt  Kreuger. 

September  28 — "Spellbound,"  a  Selznick  Inter- 
national picture,  starring  Ingrid  Bergman  and 
Gregory  Peck,  with  Jean  Archer. 

Daff  Realigns  Universal 
European  Branches 

Al  Daff,  vice-president  of  Universal  Interna- 
tional Corporation,  who  has  been  abroad  for  the 
past  two  months  and  is  now  in  Lisbon,  will  re- 
establish Universal  branches  and  representation 
in  all  reopened  European  territories  during  the 
next  month,  it  was  learned  in  New  York  this 
week.  Mr.  Daff  is  expected  to  return  to  the 
U.  S.  in  August, 


United  Screen's  First  Set 

Irving  Shapiro,  general  manager  of  United 
Screen  Attractions,  has  announced  that  the  first 
feature  which  his  company  has  released  is  "Africa 
Speaks"  which  opened  at  the  World  theatre.  New 
Yo'rk,  June  29. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


K.  Dawson  •  Edward  Fielding  •  Original  Screenplay  by  BRUCE  MANNING 
JOHN  KLORER  •  Produced  by  JACK  H.  SKIRBALL  •  Directed  by  SAM  WOOD 


Industry  Impetus  IN  NEWSREELS  May  Heavy  Month 
Helps  Bond  Drive 


Go  Over  Quota 

Backed  by  the  widest  and  most  energetic  indus- 
try participation  in  a  now  lengthy  history  of  such 
drives,  the  Seventh  War  Loan,  a  smashing  suc- 
cess, ended  Saturday.  Exhibitors  were  informed 
however,  that  their  sales  this  week  would  be 
credited  to  the  Seventh  Loan. 

New  York  headquarters  of  the  national  indus- 
try participation  this  week  was  busy  tabulating 
exhibitor  reports.  It  is  known  the  national  drive 
netted  more  than  $21,000,000,000  of  Bonds.  The 
national  quota  was  $14,000,000,000.  What  the  in- 
dustry, mainly  through  theatres,  and  without  a 
quota,  contributed  will  be  known  when  reports 
are  in. 

The  New  York  area's  participation  ended  Tues- 
day night,  in  semi-official  fashion,  with  the  Army 
Ground  Forces'  presentation,  "Here's  Your  In- 
fantry," at  the  Yankee  Stadium.  Screen  stars  ap- 
peared, among  them  Edward  Arnold,  Judy  Canova 
and  Abbott  and  Costello.  Some  60,000  tickets 
were  sold. 

Utah's  campaign  ended  last  week  with  selection 
in  Salt  Lake  City  of  two  Utah  County  War 
Bond  queens,  winners  in  a  contest  arranged  by 
state  theatres  and  the  Salt  Lake  City  Tribune. 

The  Loew  circuit  through  June  24  sold  $16,249,- 
920  in  Bonds,  it  announced  last  week  in  New 
York.  Leader  in  the  New  York  circuit  sales  was 
the  Pitkin,  New  York,  managed  by  Al  Weis* ; 
leader  in  out-of-town  sales  was  the  Capitol,  Wash- 
ington. 

A  "Gold  Book  of  Honor,"  bearing  the  names  of 
industry  employees  in  the  Seventh  War  Loan  will 
be  presented  soon  to  Secretary  of  the  Treasury 
Henry  Morganthau,  Jr. 

The  presentation  was  to  be  in  Washington,  by 
Irving  Lesser,  general  chairman  of  the  New  York 
area  drive. 

New  York  home  office  employees  of  Universal 
last  week  over-subscribed  their  $100,000  quota  by 
$25,000. 


American  Television  Society 
Committee  Chairmen  Named 

George  T.  Shupert,  newly  elected  president  of 
the  American  Television  Society,  last  weekend  an- 
nounced the  appointment  of  many  of  the  organiza- 
tion's committee  chairmen  for  1945-46.  The  rest 
of  the  committee  chairmen  will  be  announced  later, 
he  said.  Committees  and  their  chairmen  follow : 
education.  Dr.  Leonard  F.  Powers ;  finance  and 
budget,  Archibald  U.  Braunfeld;  library.  Myrtle 
Ilsley;  membership,  Joseph  Doughney;  motion 
pictures,  Don  Widlund,  panel  discussion  groups, 
Richard  Manville,  general  chairman;  programs, 
Herbert  E.  Taylor,  Jr. ;  program  laboratory,  Ray- 
mond E.  Nelson,  publications,  A.  W.  Bernsohn, 
editor  ATS  News;  reception.  Sterling  Norcross. 


Columbia  Extends  Its 
"Montague  Campaign" 

Columbia's  "Montague  Twentieth  Anniversary 
Campaign,"  current  sales  and  billings  drive,  has 
been  extended  for  an  additional  two  months.  The 
drive,  originally  scheduled  to  run  from  March  16 
through  June  28,  will  now  conclude  August  30. 
The  company^s  purpose  in  prolonging  the  drive 
was  to  include  in  the  campaign  period  new  pro- 
ductions coming  up  for  release.  These  are  "A 
Thousand  and  One  Nights"  and  "Over  21,"  both 
of  which  will  be  released  prior  to  August  30. 


MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  87— Charter  signed 
for  world  peace.  .  .  .  President  Truman  visits  the 
folks   in   home  town. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  88— President  Truman 
says  we  must  lead  the  way  to  peace.  .  .  .  New  Cabinet 
members.  .  .  .  Santa  Anita  handicap.  .  .  .  Destruction 
of  the  Japs  from  the  air;  grand  slam  bomb.  .  .  .  Blasting 
the  Carolines.  .  .  .  Big  "Liz"  arrives  in  New  York. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  285— Dawn  of  a  new 
world.  .  .  .  Home-coming  for  the  President.  .  .  .  Pacific 
war  spotUght  on  General  MacArthur. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  28«-Last  fight  on 
Okinawa.  .  .  .  Truman  warns  on  isolation.  .  .  One  of 
our  bombers  is  missing.  .  .  .  Washington  spotlight.  .  .  . 
14,000  more  G.I.'s  home.  .  .  .  Santa  Anita  handicap. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  88— Citizen  Truman  comes 
home.  .  .  .  First  step  to  peace. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  89— "Thumbs  Up"   wins  at 

Santa  Anita.  .  .  .  War  planes  for  sale.  .  .  .  Fire  razes 

oil  plants  in  Miami.  .  .  .  Memo  to  Japan.  .  .  .  Elizabeth 
returns — liner  sets  proud  record. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  90— World  charter 
signed;  Truman  in  San  Francisco;  end  of  the  con- 
ference. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  Nou  91— Truman  takes 
world  charter  to  Senate.  .  .  .  Mop  up  last  Japs  on  U.  S. 
won  Okinawa.  .  .  .  Four  new  Cabinet  members  take 
oath.  .  .  .  B-24  shot  down  in  Caroline  raid.  .  .  .  Eliza- 
beth carries  15,000  home. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— VoU  18,  No.  411---San  Francisco 
parley  ends.  .  .  .  MacArthur  visits  Philippines. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  412-Sea  queen  home 
with  15,000  vets.  .  .  .  Okinawa  mop-up.  .  .  .  Bombers 
rip  Jap  outpost.  .  .  .  World's  biggest  bomber.  .  .  .  New 
Cabinet  members  sworn  in.  .  .  .  Santa  Anita  handicap. 


Johnson^  General 
Register^  Dies 

Services  were  held  Monday  afternoon  in  New 
York  City  for  E.  Bruce  Johnson,  60,  executive 
vice-president  of  the  General  Register  Corporation, 

who  died  of  a  heart  at- 
tack last  Friday  in  his 
New  York  office. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  First 
National  Pictures  in  1917. 
Three  years  later  he  be- 
came that  company's  vice- 
president  and;  foreign 
manager,  holding  those 
positions  until  1929. 

Thereafter  he  operated 
his  own  film  import  and 
export  business  in  New 
York  for  a  period  of  five 
years  and  then  engaged 
in  the  film  exchange  busi- 
ness in  San  Francisco. 

In  1937,  Mr.  Johnson 
became     Pacific  Coast 
manager     for  General 
Registrar  Corporation. 
He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Genevieve,  and  a 
daughter,  Eleanor. 


Honor  Watterson  Rothacker 
At  Independents  Dinner 

Watterson  Rothacker,  chairman  of  the  Los  An- 
geles Board  of  Review  until  abolition  of  that 
agency,  was  honored  at  a  dinner  held  in  Wash- 
ington last  week  by  the  Independent  Motion  Pic- 
ture Producers  Association.  Joseph  I.  Breen 
and  John  C.  Flinn  were  the  guest  speakers.  Mr. 
Rothacker  was  presented  with  a  gold  pen  and 
pencil  set  by  Trem  Carr. 


For  Stock  Deals 
By  Film  Officers 

Washington  Bureau 

A  considerable  number  of  transactions  by  officers 
and  directors  of  motion  picture  companies  in  the 
stocks  of  their  own  corporations  in  May  were  dis- 
closed last  week  by  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission  in  its  monthly  summary. 

The  largest  single  transaction  reported  was  the 
sale  of  1,500  shares  of  Consolidated  Film  Indus- 
tries preferred  stock  by  Herbert  J.  Yates,  Jr., 
leaving  him  with  82  shares  at  the  close  of  the 
month. 

Other  transactions  reported  in  summary,  all  in 
May  except  where  otherwise  noted,  included  the 
following : 

Columbia  Pictures :  Disposition  by  gift  of  71 
shares  of  common  stock  by  Jack  Cohn,  leaving 
him  with  32,425  shares. 

Loew's  Boston  Theatres :  Purchase  of  302  shares 
of  common  stock  by  Loew's,  Inc.,  giving  it  a  total 
of  121,757  shares. 

Loew's,  Inc. :  Sale  of  100  shares  of  common 
stock  in  June,  1944,  by  Al  Lichtman,  wiping  out 
his  holdings,  and  receipt  of  800  shares  of  common 
stock  in  April,  1945,  by  Edward  A.  Schiller,  in 
the  stock  split-up  of  the  company,  increasing  his 
holdings  to  1,200  shares. 

Monogram  Pictures :  Sale  of  20O  shares  of  com- 
mon stock  by  George  D.  Burrows,  reducing  his 
interest  to  633  shares;  and  purchase  of  1,349 
shares  of  common  stock  in  November,  1944,  and 
sale  of  1,100  shares  in  May,  1945,  by  Howard  W. 
Stubbins,  through  Monogram  Pictures  of  Cali- 
fornia, holder  of  7,772  shares  at  the  close  of  May. 

Trans  Lux  Corporation :  Reports  covering  13 
months  showed  that  direct  holdings  of  Harry 
Brandt,  director,  increased  from  32,000  to  58,915 
of  common  stock  between  April  1,  1944,  and  April 
30,  1945,  in  which  period  his  holdings  through 
Helbel,  Inc.,  increased  from  2,000  to  2,500  shares, 
and  through  his  wife  from  14,400  to  14,700  shares, 
while  holdings  through  Broadyork,  Inc.,  and 
Harday  Operating  Company  remained  static  at 
1,000  and  1,400  shares,  respectively. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox :  Sale  of  500  shares  of 
common  stock  by  William  P.  Philips,  reducing  his 
holdings  to  1,001  shares. 

Universal  Pictures :  Disposition  by  gift  of  400 
shares  of  common  stock  by  Charles  D.  Prutzman, 
reducing  his  holdings  to  6,600  shares,  and  sale  of 
1,000  shares  by  Daniel  M.  Sheaffer,  leaving  him 
with  23,265  shares. 


f.  BRUCE  JOHNSON, 
when   he    was  with 
First  National. 


Nelson  S.  Burruss 

Flight  Officer  Nelson  S.  Burruss,  formerly  head 
booker  for  Warner  Brothers  at  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
is  reported  to  have  lost  his  life  June  8  in  Europe 
while  serving  as  a  glider  pilot  with  the  airborne 
forces.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  a  brother,  and 
his  parents  of  Kansas  City. 

Davis  and  Blankfort 
Writing  for  OWI 

Frank  Davis  and  Henry  Blankfort,  Hollywood 
screen  writers,  are  now  in  Washington  doing  re- 
search and  preparing  scripts  for  two  new  shorts 
to  be  released  on  the  War  Activities  Committee- 
Office  of  War  Information  program.  Mr.  Davis  is 
working  on  a  black  market  meat  report  and  Mr. 
Blankfort  is  doing  a  subject  on  War  Bonds.  The 
scripts  will  be  completed  in  Hollywood,  where  the 
subjects  are  to  be  produced. 


"Great  John  L."  Premiere 
Gets  Extensive  Campaign 

The  world  premiere  of  Bing  Crosby  Produc- 
tions' first  independent  release  through  United 
Artists,  "The  Great  John  L,"  was  ushered  in  at 
Boston's  Majestic  theatre  June  27  with  an  ex- 
ploitation campaign  that  included  newspaper  and 
radio  publicity  and  promotion  from  the  leading 
merchants. 

The  campaign  got  under  way  a  few  days  prior 
to  the  opening  with  a  series  of  newspaper  and 
radio  interviews  on  Lee  Sullivan,  one  of  the  princi- 
pal players.  More  than  100  merchants  arranged 
window  displays  featuring  scene  stills.  Through 
the  cooperation  of  the  Retail  Board  of  Trade,  the 
railroad  permitted  the  posting  of  special  "welcome 
banners"  advertising  the  opening. 

Two  banners  were  strung  across  important  city 
intersections  and  a  sound  truck  was  used  for  a 
street  ballyhoo  three  days  prior  to  the  openings. 
For  the  first  time  in  Boston,  a  sidewalk  inter- 
view was  arranged  on  a  picture  opening. 


Warner  Nannes  Wechsler 

Jerry  Wechsler,  formerly  city  sales  manager  in 
Boston  for  Warner  Brothers,  has  been  appointed 
branch  manager  in  Cleveland.  He  succeeds  Jo- 
seph Kaliski.  Mr.  Wechsler's  film  career  goes 
back  to  1914,  when  he  joined  Vitagraph  as  a  sales- 
man in  Pittsburgh. 


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57 


'/what  the 

PICTURE  DID  FOR  MEn 


Columbia 


HEY  ROOKIE:  Joe  Besser,  Ann  Miller— Just  a  picture. 
We  doubled  with  "Ridinfi:  West"  to  below  average  busi- 
ness. Played  Monday,  Tuesday.  June  II,  12.— K.  John, 
Legion  Theatre,  Bienfait,  Sask.,  Canada.  Small  town  pat- 
ronage 

RIDING  WEST:  Charles  Starrett— Not  so  good.  Doubled 
with  "Hev  Rookie"  to  below  average  business.  Played 
Monday,  Tuesday.  June  11,  12.— K.  John,  Legion  Thea- 
tre, Bienfait.  Sask.,  Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 


Metro-Gold  wyn-Mayer 

BLONDE  FEVER:  Philip  Dorn,  Mary  Astor— Tliis  is 
the  first  time  in  a  long  time  that  I  have  known  MGM 
to  throw  away  any  film,  but  this  is  definitely  thrown 
away.  Richard  Whorf  had  better  get  back  in  pictures 
himself  if  this  is  a  good  sample  of  his  directing. — J.  N. 
Wells.  Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland,  Ga. 

BROADWAY  RHYTHM:  George  Murphy,  Ginny 
Simms— This  is  a  dilly  of  a  Technicolor  film  that  pro- 
duced good  results  to  above  average  business.  Good  for 
any  time.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  June  8,  9.— K.  John, 
Legion  Theatre,  Bienfait,  Sask.,  Canada..  Small  town  pat- 
ronage. 

MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
O'Brien— Another  grand  picture  spoiled  by  religious  adver- 
tising. Our  patrons  don't  hesitate  to  tell  us  about  it, 
and  I  don't  blame  them.  Played  Sunday -Tuesday,  June 
lS-17.— E.  H.  Malone,  Alma  Theatre,  Alma,  Wis. 

SHADOWS  IN  THE  NIGHT:  Warner  Baxter— This 
keeps  the  patrons  guessing,  and  that  is  what  they  like. 
Warner  Baxter  really  plays  his  part  well.  Played  Satur- 
day. June  23.— Garland  C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

SONG  OF  RUSSIA:  Robert  Taylor,  Susan  Peters— 
We  did  well  on  this  one.  A  good  picture  receiving  many 
favorable  comments.  Did  above  average  business.  Played 
Saturday,  Sunday.  May  25,  26. — K.  John,  Legion  Thea- 
tre, Bienfait,  Sask..  Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 

THE  SULLIVANS:  Anne  Baxter,  Thomas  Mitchell— 
A  dandy  picture  well  liked  by  -ill.  Did  above  averaue 
business.  Played  Saturday,  Sunday.  May  18,  19. — K. 
John.  Legion  Theatre,  Bienfait,  Sask..  Canada.  Small 
town  patronage. 

SWING  SHIFT  MAISIE:  Ann  Sothern,  James  Craig— 
Our  patrons  liked  this  one,  the  first  Maisie  picture  we 
have  shown.  Average  business.  Played  Friday,  Satur- 
day, June  1,  2. — K.  John,  Legion  Theatre,  Bienfait,  Sask., 
Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 

THIS  MAN'S  NAVY:  Wallace  Beery,  James  Gleason 
— Business  very  good  and  everyone  went  away  happy. 
Wally  is  very  popular  here  and  we  hope  he  will  be  able 
to  make  many  more  of  his  interesting  films.  Played 
Sunday.  Monday,  June  10,  11. — A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif. 

THIS  MAN'S  NAVY:  Wallace  Beery,  James  Gleason 
— This  was  well  liked  by  all  and  did  good  business.  In- 
teresting all  the  way  through,  although,  of  course,  very 
far  fetched.  However,  it  was  entertainment,  which  is 
more  than  one  can  say  for  many  of  the  current  pictures. 
— B.  R.  Johnson,  Ro.xy  Theatre,  Nipawin,  Sask.,  Canada. 
Rural  patronage. 

TWO  GIRLS  AND  A  SAILOR:  June  Allyson.  Van 
Johnson — Very  good.  Everyone  happy  and  that's  all  we 
want.  Played  Saturday.  Sunday,  April  28-29.— Fred  Flan- 
agan, Moon  Theatre,  Stratton,  Col.  Small  town  patron- 
age. 


.  .  .  the  original  exhibitors'  reports  department,  established  October  14,  1916.  In  it 
theatremen  serve  one  another  with  information  about  the  box  office  performance  of 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me,  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  Hevt  York  20. 


Monogram 


ALASKA:  Kent  Taylor,  Margaret  Lindsay — The  best 
Monogram  picture  that  we  have  had  so  far,  which  did  av- 
erage business.  Our  audience  got  a  great  kick  out  of  the 
fight  in  the  closing  scenes.  Played  Friday.  Saturday, 
June  15.  16.— K.  John,  Legion  Theatre,  Bienfait,  Sask., 
Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 

ARMY  WIVES:  Elyse  Knox.  Rick  Vallin— Played  this 
in  conjunction  with  Renublic's  "Cheyenne  Wildcat"  and 
secured  a  good  house.  Both  of  the  films  were  verv  good. 
Played  Thuresday,  Friday,  May  30-31.— M.  W.  Hughes, 
Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

THE  NAVAJO  TRAIL:  Johnny  Mack  Brown— Just  an- 
other Western  of  the  ordinary  type.  Mack  seems  to  be 
in  the  same  predicament  in  all  his  pictures.  Doubled 
with  "When  Strangers  Marry"  to  average  house. 
Played  Monday.  Tuesday.  June  18.  19. — K.  John.  Legion 
Theatre.  Bienfait,  Sask.,  Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 

W^EN    STRANGERS    MARRY:    Dean    Jagger,  Kim 


Hunter— A  good  yarn  that  pleased  most  all,  with  Kim 
Hunter  really  doing  a  job,  and  in  our  estimation  she  will 
go  places.  Doubled  with  "The  Navajo  Trail"  to  average 
business.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  June  18,  19.— K.  John, 
Legion  Tlieatre,  Bienfait,  Sask.,  Canada  Small  town 
patronage. 

THREE  OF  A  KIND:  Billy  Gilbert,  Shemp  Howard, 
Maxie  Rosenbloom— Started  out  with  a  bang  thdt  petered 
out.  Double  billed  with  "Nevada."  Howard  and  Gilbert 
are  a  fair  double  act.  No  laughs  at  all.  Will  do  for  a 
double  bill,  if  you  don't  care.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
June  1,  2.— W.  J.  Haney,  Milan  Theatre,  Milan,  Ind. 


Paramount 

AFFAIRS  OF  SUSAN:  Joan  Fontaine,  George  Brent- 
Reaction  mixed.  Some  ladies  like  it.  Many  men  walked 
out.  By  no  stretch  of  the  imagination  can  it  be  classed 
as  a  super  special.  Tlie  theme  is  unusual  and  interesting 
and  there  is  some  sophisticated  humor,  but  the  picture 
drags  in  too  many  spots. — B.  R.  Johnson,  Roxy  Theatre, 
Nipawin,  Sask.,  Canada.    Rural  patronage. 

AND  NOW  TOMORROW:  Alan  Ladd,  Loretta  Young— 
This  is  a  honey,  and  you  will  hear  plenty  of  good  word  for 
it  from  the  public,  the  best  from  Paramount  in  quite  a 
while.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre.  Kingsland,  Ga. 

BRING  ON  THE  GIRLS:  Veronica  Lake,  Sonny  Tufts 
—Grab  it  quick.  It's  in  a  special  class  and  sure  to  please 
everyone.  Not  a  walkout  in  three  nights,  so  it  pleased 
all.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday,  June  17-19.— M. 
W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

DANGEROUS  PASSAGE:.  Robert  Lowery,  Phlllis 
Brook — Tried  playing  this  sea  picture  on  a  Friday  and 
Saturday,  but  it  did  not  draw  and  please  like  a  Western 
drama  at  a  lower  price.  Tliis  is  routine  stuff  and  you 
haven't  missed  anything  if  you  skip  it.  Played  Friday, 
Saturday,  June  15-16. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount 
Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

FOR  WHOM  THE  BELL  TOLLS:  Gary  Cooper,  Ingrid 
Bergman — Full  house  first  night  and  a  flop  the  balance  of 
the  run.  Too  much  war  for  our  customers.  Beautiful 
scenery  and  good  story  but  no  ring  for  the  box  office. 
Complaints  mostly  were  too  much  war. — J.  N.  Wells, 
Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland,  Ga. 

HERE  COME  THE  WAVES:  Bing  Crosby,  Betty  Hut- 
ton — Very  good  attendance  at  the  three  showings  of  this 
picture.  Bing  Crosby's  popularity  as  a  singer  will  never 
die  out.  Despite  rainy  weather  the  crowds  came  to  see 
this  picture.  Played  Sunday-Tuesday,  June  17-19. — Har- 
land  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ontario,  Canada. 


PRC 


SECRET  EVIDENCE:  Marjorie  Reynolds,  Charles  Quig- 
ley — Had  good  attendance  on  this  picture.  Well  liked. 
Played  Sunday,  June  10. — Harland  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre, 
Tilbury,  Ontario,  Canada. 


RKO  Radio 


AROUND  THE  WORLD:  Kay  Kyser— Averge  business. 
Kyser  is  liked  by  our  audience.  Played  Tuesdy,  Wednes- 
day, May  21,  22.— K.  John,  Legion  Theatre,  Bienfait,  Sask., 
Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 

CASANOVA  BROWN:  Gary  Cooper,  Teresa  Wright— A 
complete  turnabout  for  Cooper,  but  we  were  more  than 
pleased  as  it  got  a  lot  of  laughs.  He  is  a  little  old, 
however,  for  the  part.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday, 
June  24-26.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

CHINA  SKYi_  Randolph  Scott,  Ruth  Warwick— Inter- 
esting picture  that  drew  some  good  comments.  On  the 
whole  it  justifies  "A"  grouping  but  it  is  unlikely  that  it 
will  draw  more  than  average  business. — B.  R.  Johnson, 
Roxy  Theatre,  Nipawin,  Sask.,  Canada.    Rural  patronage. 

EXPERIMENT  PERILOUS:  Hedy  Lamarr.  George 
Brent— No  good  for  a  small  town.  Too  long,  too  draggy 
and  too  talkie.  Had  complaints  and  walkouts,  so  pulled  it 
on  Sunday  night  and  changed  to  "Hangover  Square" 
f20th-Fox'),  which  was  not  much  better.  Played  Sunday, 
Monday,  June  10-11.— E.  M.  Freiburger.  Paramount  Thea- 
tre. Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

GOIN;  TO  TOWN:  Lum  and  Abner— Lum  and  Abner 
and  their  style  used  to  go  better  than  they  do  now.  They 


seem  to  be  slipping.  Not  too  funny.  Played  Friday,  Sat- 
urday, June  22-23.  M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  As- 
toria, 111. 

THE  MASTER  RACE:  George  Coulouris,  Stanley 
Ridges — Disappointing  and  could  be  passed  up  to  advari- 
tage.  The  trailer  builds  up  and  the  picture  lets  down. — B. 
R.  Johnson,  Roxy  Theatre,  Nipawin,  Sask.,  Canada.  Rural 
patronage. 


Republic 


BIG  BONANZA:  Richard  Arlen  and  Jane  Frazee— 
ular  attendance  of  children  in  the  afternoon.  It  is  the  type 
of  pictures  they  enjoy  most.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
June  22,  23.— Harland  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Oii- 
tario,  Canada. 

'  THE  BIG  BONANZA:  Richard  Arlen,  Jane  Frazee- 
Used  this  on  second  half  of  double  bill  with  negligible  re- 
sults. Played  Friday,  Saturday,  June  15,  16.— A.  G.  Ed- 
wards, Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif.  Small  lumber  town 
patronage. 

BRAZIL:  Virginia  Bruce,  Tito  Guizar — Sold  as  a  special, 
but  a  very  ordinary  picture.  I  boosted  it  and  am  sorry 
to  say  it  was  a  disappointment  and  hurt  the  house  morals. 
If  I  pay  special  prices  and  advertise  it  as  special,  it  should 
be  just  that.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  June  15-16.— M. 
W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

BRAZIL:  Virginia  Bruce,  Tito  Guizar — This  was  not 
worth  anything  at  all  to  us.  We  doubt  very  much  if  a 
good  house  could  have  been  obtained  had  there  been  no 
admission  charge.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  June  13, 
14.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif.  Small 
lumber  town  patronage. 

EARL  CARROLL'S  VANITIES:  Dennis  CKeefe,  Con- 
stance Moore — Everyone  was  well  pleased  with  this  and 
we  had  a  house  full.  It  played  a  Bond  Premiere  perform- 
ance only.  Tuesday,  June  19.  Passes  issued  with  each  "E" 
Bond.  During  this  drive  "E"  Bond  sales  amounted  to 
more  than  $39,000  and  other  bonds,  $91,000.— Garland  C 
Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

FLAME  OF  THE  BARBARY  COAST:  John  Wayne* 
Ann  Dvorak — This  one  is  much  better  than  most  of  the 
Republic  pictures  of  this  kind.  It  was  enjoyed  by  all  wht 
saw  it.  Played  Sunday,  Monday  and  Tuesday,  June  17,  18j 
19.— Garland  C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

SONG  OF  NEVADA:  Roy  Rogers— As  usual  a  good 
show  with  Roy  and  Trigger.  I  believe  I  am  the  first  ex- 
hibitor to  play  Gene  Autry's  pictures  on  Sunday  and  they 
went  over  big.  How  I  wish  Gene  were  back.  Roy  is  O.K. 
but  we  could  use  both  of  them.  Played  Saturday,  May  5. 
—Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre,  Stratton,  Col.  Small 
town  patronage. 


Twentieth  Century- Fox 

DANGEROUS    JOURNEY:    Burma    travelogue  —  wL 
played  this  late.    This  picture  was  something  we  haven't* 
had  for  some  time— a  jungle  expedition.    Business  above 
average  and  held  the  interest  of  our  audience.— Played 
Tuesday-Thursday,   June   12.   13,    14.— H.    Goldson,  Plaza 
Theatre,  Chicago,  111. 

IN  THE  MEANTIME  DARLING:  Jeanne  Grain,  Frank 
Latimore— Here's  where  Fox  wasted  a  bunch  of  film  it 
seems  that  each  producer  has  to  waste  more  and  more 
film  when  it  is  so  short.  They  could  put  this  in  good 
shorts  or  newsreels  and  do  better  with  the  same  amount 
of  film.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre.  Kingsland.  Ga. 

KEYS  OF  THE  KINGDOM:  Gregory  Peck,  Thomas 
Mitchell— 20th-Fox  has  a  wonderful  picture  of  its  kind,! 
but  it  is  no  small  town  attraction.  It  fell  down  here.  AJ 
waste  of  time,  except  for  a  very  few.  Played  Sunday,! 
Monday,  Tuesday.  June  3-5.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Coloniall 
Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

KEYS  OF  THE  KINGDOM:  Gregory  Peck-This  would! 
have  been  enjoyed  very  much  if  it  had  been  an  hour? 
shorter.     Every  one  said  it  was  too  long  and  too  slow. 
Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,   Friday,  June  20-22 —Gar- 
land C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

.r^^Jn  ™^  KINGDOM:   Gregory  Peck.  Thomas 

Mitchell— This    picture    did    outstanding   business     as  it 
leans  toward  the  religion  of  the  people  in  this  district. 
(Continued  on  paqe  60) 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


WARNER  BROS.'  TRADE  SHOWINGS  OF 

"CHRISTMAS  IN  CONNECTICUT" 

Starring 

BARBARA  STANWYCK  •  BENNIS  MORGAN 

SYBNEY  GREENSTREET 

MONDAY,  JULY  16th,  1945 


CITY 

PLACE  OF  SHOWING 

ADDRESS 

TIME 

Albany 

Warner  Screening  Room 

79  N.  Pearl  St. 

12:30  P.M. 

Atlanta 

RKO  Screening  Room 

191  Walton  St.  N.W. 

2:00  P.M. 

Boston 

RKO  Screening  Room 

122  Arlington  St. 

2:30  P.M. 

Buffalo 

Paramount  Sc.  Room 

464  Franklin  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

Charlotte 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

308  S.  Church  St. 

10:00  A.M. 

Chicago 

Warner  Screening  Room 

1307  So.  Wabash  Ave. 

1:30  P.M. 

Cincinnati 

RKO  Screening  Room 

Palace  Th.  Bldg.  E.  6th 

8:00  P.M. 

Cleveland 

Warner  Screening  Room 

2300  Payne  Ave. 

8:00  P.M. 

Dallas 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1803  Wood  St. 

10:00  A.M. 

Denver 

Paramount  Sc.  Room 

2100  Stout  St. 

2:30  P.M. 

Des  Moines 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1300  High  St. 

12:45  P.M. 

Detroit 

Film  Exchange  Bldg. 

2310  Cass  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

Indianapolis 

Paramount  Sc.  Room 

116  W.  Michigan 

1:00  P.M. 

Kansas  City 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1720  Wyandotte  St. 

1:30  P.M. 

Los  Angeles 

Warner  Screenmg  Room 

2025  S.  Vermont  Ave. 

ZlUv  Ir. IVl. 

Memphis 

Paramount  Sc.  Room 

362  S.  Second  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

Milwaukee 

Warner  Th.  Sc.  Rm. 

212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

Minneapolis 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1015  Currie  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

New  Haven 

Warner  Th.  Proj.  Room 

70  College  St. 

11:00  A.M. 

New  Orleans 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

200  S.  Liberty  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

New  York 

Home  Office 

321  W.  44th  St. 

2:30  P.M. 

Oklahoma 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

10  North  Lee  Ave. 

1:30  P.M. 

Omaha 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1502  Davenport  St. 

1:00  P.M. 

Philadelphia 

Vine  St.  Sc.  Room 

1220  Vine  St. 

11:00  A.M. 

Pittsburgh 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1715  Blvd.  of  Allies 

1:30  P.M. 

Portland 

Jewel  Box  Sc.  Room 

1947  N.W.  Kearney 

2:00  P.M. 

Salt  Lake 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

216  East  1st  South 

2:00  P.M. 

San  Francisco 

Republic  Sc.  Room 

221  Golden  Gate  Ave. 

1:30  P.M. 

Seattle 

Jewel  Box  Sc.  Rm. 

2318  Second  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

St.  Louis 

S'renco  Sc.  Room 

3143  Olive  St. 

1:00  P.M. 

Washington 

Earle  Th.  Bldg. 

13th  &  E  Sts.  N.W. 

10:30  A.M. 

Wkk  All  Your  Might!  The  Mighty  7th  War  Loan! 


iContinued  from  page  S8) 

I'i.ocu  \\  (.aiKsaay,  Thursday.  June  li,  14.— Harland  Ran- 
kin, Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ontario,  Canada. 

UVURA:  Dana  Andrews,  Gene  Ticrney— Played  it  on 
my  best  time  to  a  small  crowd.  It  just  didn't  take.  'Ihiuk 
the  preview  killed  it.— J.  .N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kings- 
land,  Ga. 

SOMETHING  FOR  THE  BOYS:  Carmen  Miranda, 
Michael  O'Shca— Very,  very  tjood  (or  small  town  situa- 
tions. Everyone  enjoyed  it.  i\'o  walkouts,  so  it  pleased. 
I'laycd  Friday,  Saturday,  June  8-9.- M.  W.  Hughes,  Co- 
lonial Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

SUNDAY  DINNER  FOR  A  SOLDIER:  Anne  Baxter, 
John  Hodiak— Many  favorable  comments,  pleased  young 
and  old  alike.— Played  Sunday,  Monday,  June  10,  11.— H. 
Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  III. 

SUNDAY  DINNEUR  FOR  A  SOLDIER:  Anne  Baxter, 
John  Hodiak— Don't  be  afraid  to  use  this  on  your  best 
nights.  It  is  just  what  the  small  towns  like.  Played  Fri- 
day, Saturday,  June  1-2.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Thea- 
tre, Astoria,  III. 

WHERE  DO  WE  GO  FROM  HERE?  Fred  MacMurray, 
Joan  Leslie- A  grand  cast,  gorgeous  coloring,  superb  act- 
ing. Catchy  music  and  very  pleasing  to  our  patrons. 
College  closed,  but  did  well  in  spite  ot  it.  Worthy  of  your 
best  playing  time  1  would  say.  Played  Sunday -Tuesday, 
June  24-26.— Ken  Gorham,  Town  Hall  Theatre,  Middle- 
bury,  Vt. 

WINGED  VICTORY:  Edmond  O'Brien,  Jeanne  Grain- 
Tins  was  in  a  special  class  and  everyone  here  liked  it. 
Buy  it  and  boost  it.  Shown  Sunday,  Monday,  Tuesday, 
June  10-12.— M.  VV.  Hughes,  Colonial  nieatre,  Astoria,  III. 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


Universal 


ENTER  ARSENE  LUPIN:  Ella  Raines,  George  Korvin 
—Very  small  attendance.  No  box  office  appeal.  Played 
Friday,  Saturday,  June  15,  16.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif.    Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

FOLLOW  THE  BOYS:  George  Raft,  Vera  Zorina— We 
followed  the  boys  for  four  nights  on  this  to  just  expenses 
and  that  was  all.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Tlieatre,  Kings- 
land,  Ga. 

FRISCO  SAL:  Susanne  Foster,  Alan  Curtis— A  run  of 
the  mild  drama  that  appealed  to  the  action-loving  patrons 
but  it  should  have  been  played  on  Friday  and  Saturday 
for  best  results.  For  those  dates  it  is  perfect.  Flayed 
Sunday-Tuesday,  June  10-12.— Ken  Gorham,  Town  Hall 
Theatre,  Middlebury,  Vt. 

NIGHT  CLUB  GIRL:  Vivian  Austin,  Edward  Norris— 
Good  little  musical  show  which  pleased  all  who  came  on 
Pal  (two  for  one)  Night.  Not  a  big  Sunday  picture,  but 
a  very  satisfactory  program  picture.  Played  Tuesday, 
June  1?.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey, 
Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

SALOME  WHERE  SHE  DANCED:  Yvonne  De  Carlo, 
David  Bruce — A  very  fine  picture,  excellent  coloring  and 
orchids  to  Universal's  new  star  Yvonne  De  Carlo,  who 
»hould  go  far  in  her  pictures  to  come — congratulations. 
Played  Sunday-Tuesday,  June  17-19. — Ken  Gorham,  Town 
Hall  Tlieatre,  Middlebury,  Vt. 

SUDAN:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall— Good  picture  and 
good  business.  Fine  Technicolor  production  with  plenty 
of  action.  A  swell  show  for  a  small  town.  Played 
Wednesday,  Thursday,  June  13-14. — E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

SUSPECT,  THE:  Charles  Laughton,  Ella  Raines— The 
attendance  dropped  oK  the  second  night  the  picture  was 
played.  Can't  understand  this  as  we  have  had  good  thea- 
tre weather.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  June  11,  12. — Har- 
land Rankin.  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ontario,  Canada. 


Warner  Brothers 


ARSENIC  AND  OLD  LACE:  Gary  Grant,  Raymond 
Massey — Some  said  the  best  show  they  ever  saw.  All 
seemed  pleased.  Played  Saturday,  Sunday,  June  2-3. — 
Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre,  Stratton,  Col.  Small  town 
patronage. 

DOUGHGIRLS,  THE:  Ann  Sheridan,  Alexis  Smith— I 
could  have  paid  Warner  to  keep  this  one  and  been  in 
money,  a  waste  of  star  power  if  there  ever  was. — J.  N. 
Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland,  Ga. 

GOD  IS  MY  CO-PILOT:  Dennis  Morgan,  Dane  Oarke 
— Good  picture,  lots  of  action  and  comedy.  We  had  many 
comments  on  the  picture.  It's  a  war  picture  that  will 
take.  Played  Monday- Wednesday,  May  28-30. — M.  Bailey, 
Strand  Theatre,  Dryden,  Ont.,  Canada. 

HOLLYWOOD  CANTEEN:  Bette  Davis,  Jack  Benny— 
"This  one  has  the  pull  and  keeps  them  coming.  It's  a  spe- 
cial, but  we  have  had  enough  canteen  stuff.  Played  Thurs- 
day-Saturday, June  14-16.— M.  Bailey,  Strand  Theatre, 
Dryden,  Ont.,  Canada. 

HOLLYWOOD  CANTEEN:  All-Star  cast  — Tops  in 
everything.  Bette  Davis  was  wonderful.  If  Warner 
Brothers  would  put  Bette  in  a  good  comedy  and  let  her 
be  herself  she  would  soon  have  a  large  following  in  the 
small  towns.  Joe  E.  Brown  was  great  also.  Played  Sat- 
urday, Sunday.  June  16,  17.— Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Thea- 
Ire,  Stratton,  Col.    Small  town  patronage. 

HOTEL  BERLIN:  Helmut  Dantine,  Faye  Emerson- 
There  was  a  good  attendance  at  the  showing  of  this  pic- 
ture. TTie  crowds  seem  to  like  this  type  of  picture  once 
in  a  while.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday.  June  20,  21. — 
Harland  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ontario,  Canada. 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  July  2 

ASTOR:  Dog  Watch  RKO 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Jerky  Turkey  MGM 

Screen  Snapshots   Columbia 

Feature:  Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 

CRITERION:  Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Hi  Ho  Rodeo  Columbia 

Feature:  Naughty  Nineties,  The  Universal 

GLOBE:  Cuba  Calling  Vifapfione 

Ain't  That  Ducky  Vitaphone 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Feature:  Murder,  He  Says  Parannount 

HOLLYWOOD:  Water  Babies  Vitaphone 

Hare  Trigger   Vitaphone 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Feature:  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSfC  HALL:  Teen  Age  Girls  (March  of  Time) 

20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Valley  of  Decision  MGM 

PARAMOUNT:  Something  You  Didn't  Eat.  .WAC 
Hunky  and  Spunky  Paromounf 

Feature:  Out  of  This  World  Paramount 

RIALTO:  Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

First  Aiders  RKO 

Feature:  Crime,  Inc  PRC 

R(VOL(:  Gypsy  Life  20f/i  Cent.-Fox 

Somefhing  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Feature:  Junior  Miss   20th  Cent.-Fox 


ROXf:  The  Silver  Streak  20f b  Cent ..Foi  <ji 

Spotlight  On  Congress  (March  of  Time) 

20th  Cenf.-Fei 

Feature:  Where  Do  We  Go  Prom  Here?. 20th  Cent.-Foi 

STRAND:  Swimcapades   V/fapbone 

Coney  Island  Honeymoon  V/fapbone 

Gruesome  Twosome  Vifapbone 

Somefbing  ITou  Didn't  Eat  WAd 

Feature:  Conflict   Warner  Brot, 

CHICAGO— Week  of  July  2 

APOLLO:  Rippling  Romance  Co/umbio 

Feature:  A  Song  to  Remember  Columbia 

G>IRR(CK.-  Tbe  Last  Installment  MGM 

Feature:  Counter-Attacic   Columbia 

GRAND:  Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Features:  That's  the  Spirit  Universal 

Tarzan  and  the  Amazons  RKO 


PALACE:  Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Features:  Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 

Betrayal  from  the  East  RKO 

ROOSEVELT:  In  a  Musical  Way  Poramounf 

Sometbing  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Spotlighting  Congress  f March  of  Timel 

20th  Cenf.-Foi 

ST>tT£  LAKE:  The  Returning  Veteran  tMarch  ol 
Time)  20fh  Cenf.-Foi 

Feature:  Salty  O'Rourke  Paramount 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Springtime  for  Pluto  RKO 

Bands  >1cross  the  Sea  Vitaphone 

Feature:  The  Clock  MGM 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapsbofs,  No.  9  Columbia 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 


JANIE:  Joyce  Reynolds,  kobert  Hutton.  A  nice  little 
show  that  will  go  over  O.K.  Played  Saturday,  Sunday, 
May  26-27.— Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre,  Stratton,  Col. 
Small  town  patronage. 

MASK  OF  DIMITRIUS:  Sydney  Greenstreet,  Peter 
Lorre — Did  not  do  so  well  on  this  picture.  Did  not  think 
it  up  to  the  standard  of  Warners'  similar  product.  Played 
Tuesday,  Wednesday,  May  28,  29.— K.  John,  Legion  Thea- 
tre, Bienfait,  Sask.,  Canada.    Small  town  patronage. 

OBJECTIVE  BURMA:  Errol  Flynn,  Henry  Hull— This 
picture  is  good  but  could  have  been  considerably  shorter 
and  still  hit  the  point.  My  patrons  wore  the  seat  of  their 
pants  out  sitting  this  one  out.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Thea- 
tre, Kingsland,  Ga. 

TO  HAVE  AND  HAVE  NOT:  Humphrey  Bogart, 
Lauren  Bacall — Why  this  was  sold  as  a  percentage  picture 
with  preferred  playing  time,  I'll  never  know.  It  did  only 
average  business  and  that  is  all  it  deserved.— Played  Sun- 
day, Monday,  June  17,  18.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre, 
Chicago,  111. 

TO  HAVE  AND  HAVE  NOT:  Humphrey  Bogart, 
Lauren  Becall — This  is  a  very  good  picture  from  Warner, 
but  I  still  don't  think  Humphrey  rates  top  price;  however, 
I  did  do  better  business  in  the  middle  of  the  week  than  I 
did  with  Universal's  "Follow  the  Boys."— J.  N.  Wells 
Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland,  Ga. 

Short  Features 
Columbia 

BACHELOR  DAZE:  Slim  Summerville  —  Here  is  a 
scream.  Play  it  by  all  means.  Two  reels  of  real  comedy. 
—Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre,  Stratton,  Colorado.  Small 
town  patronage. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

BIG  HEEL-WATHA:  Good  color  cartoon.— E.  M.  Frei- 
burger, Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town 
patronage. 

Paramount 

BOMBALEJIA:  Musical  Parade,  color— Tops  in  enter- 
i'J™x,"r*-  TT  stands  out  and  is  just  what  the  public  wants. 
— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre.  Astoria.  HI. 


RKO  Radio 

ALIBI  BABY:  Edgar  Kennedy.— Very  good  two-reel 
comedy.  It  kept  my  crowd  in  laughter.  Play  it.— E.  M. 
Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small 
town  patronage. 

BOOT  AND  SPUR:  Good  sports  reel.  —  E.  M.  Frei- 
burger, Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town 
patronage. 

TRIPLE  TROUBLE:  Leon  Errol— Good  two-reel  com 
edy.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 
Small  town  patronage. 

Universal 

BROADWAY  FARMER:  Person— Oddities— Entertain 
ing  variety  reel.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatrt, 
Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

WINGMEN  OF  TOMORROW:  Good  one-reeler  showing 
children  from  five  to  12  years  of  age  learning  to  fly  air- 
planes.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey 
Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 


Warner- Vitaphone 


CONEY  ISLAND  HONEYMOON:  Oh,  Boy— Everyone 
surely  praised  this.  There  ought  to  be  more  of  this  class. 
Better  than  some  features.  In  Technicolor.  —  M.  W, 
Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  HI. 


WAC 

FURY  IN  THE  PACIFIC:  Entertaining  two-reel  WAC 
release— Worth  showing.— K  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount 
Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 


Takes  Spokane  Theatre  • 

Mrs.  R.  J.  Zell,  former  cashier  at  the  Nu-Rex 
and  Empress  theatres,  Spokane,  Wash.,  has  be- 
come owner-manager  of  the  Empress.  Mrs.  Zell 
formerly  operated  theatres  in  Genesee  and  Kend' 
rick,  Ida.  and  Rosalia,  Wash.,  with  her  husban' 
who  is  now  with  the  U.  S.  Army  Engineer 
stationed  at  Spokane  army  airfield. 


60 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7.  1945 


BULLETIN 


U.  S.  TO  SEE  ECLIPSE 
OF  THE  SUN 


PICTURE 
CROSSES 


A  gtatiatical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-OMce  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


Protest  Mexican 
Union    Plan  to 


-  Produce  Films 


Figures  direc+ly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
tive percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945. 

SYMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
appear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


TOMORROW  THE  WORLD  (UA) 

Final  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $324,200 

Comparative  Average  Gross  291,300 

Over-all  Performance  111.2% 

CHICAGO— Oriental,  1st  week   120.6% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

CHICAGO— Oriental,  2nd  week   lOiA/o 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Palace  

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  1st  week    .   .   .  96.1% 

INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's    72.57o 

(DB)  Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  (Col.) 

KANSAS   CITY-Midland    71.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Four    Star    'iS'^^" 

LOS  ANGELES-Fox  Wilshire    127.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Guild    105.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— United  Artists   91.4% 

MILWAUKEE-Riverside   ,89-7% 

DENVER -Paramount   

OMAHA— Omaha    88.2% 

(DB)  Blonde  Ransom  (Univ.) 

PHILADELPHIA— Boyd,  1st  week   ^^^-^ 

PHILADELPHIA— Boyd,  2nd  week   77.5% 

PHIL.\DELPHIA— Keith's,  MO  1st  week     .    .   .  100.0% 

PirrSBURGH— Harris   75.8% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists.  1st  week    .   .  146.8% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  2nd  week    .    .  95.2% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  3rd  week    .   .  95.2% 

SAN  FRANCISCX)— United  Artists,  4th  week    .   .  71.4% 

SEATTLE— Liberty    145.5% 

(DB)  Let's  Go  Steady  (Col.)  ^ 

ST.   LOUIS— Loew's  State    70.0% 

(DB)  A  Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal  (Col.) 

TORONTO— Uptown   92.2% 

(DB)  My  Gal  Loves  Music  (Univ.) 

BLOOD  ON  THE  SUN  (UA) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $278,300 

Comparative  Average  Gross  236,300 

Over-all  Performance  1  17.7% 


BALTIMORE— Century    99.4% 

CTNCINNATI-RKO  Albee   114.5% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  1st  week     .    .    .  134.6% 

CLEVELAND-Loew's  State   105.9% 

KANSAS  CITY— Midland   84.7% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  (Cd.) 

LOS  ANGELES— Carthay  Circle   147.7% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Chinese   100.6% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Loew's  State    103.37o 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Uptown   108.2% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRO 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  1st  week    .    .  238.0% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  2nd  week    .    .  150.7% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  3rd  week    .    .  134.9% 

SAN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  4th  week    .   .  119.0% 

SAN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  5th  week    .    .  110.3% 

SAN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  6th  week    .    .  lll.l7o 

SAN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  7th  week    .    .  105.5% 

SAN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  8th  week    .    .  103.1% 


THE  CLOCK  (MGM) 

Intermediate  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $579,100 
Comparative  Average  Gross  598,900 
Over-all  Performance  96.6% 

BUFFALO— Buffalo    111.2% 

(DB)  Stranpe  Illusion  (PRC) 

BUFFALO— Hippodrome.  MO  1st  week    ....  97.9% 

(DB)  Strange  Illusion  (PRC) 

CHIC.-\GO— United  Artists,  1st  week   100.0% 

CHICAGO— United  Artists,  2nd  week   108.7% 

CINaiN'NATI— RKO  Albee   137.4% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Grand,  MO  1st  week    .    .    .  73.1% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  1st  week   119.0% 


LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  2nd  week   74.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  3rd  week   60.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  1st  week     .    .    .  126.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  2nd  week    ....  77.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  3rd  week    ....  56.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  1st  week   119.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  2nd  week   73.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  3rd  week    .......  63.8% 

MINNEAPOUS— Radio  City   138.4% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Century,  MO  1st  week    ....  120.6% 

NEW  YORK- Capitol.  1st  week   115.17o 

(DB)  George  Paxton's  Orchestra,  Willie  Howard 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  2nd  week   84.5% 

(DB")  George  Paxton's  Orchestra,  Willie  Howard 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  3rd  week   87.4% 

(DB)  George  Paxton's  Orchestra,  Willie  Howard 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley.  1st  week   120.1% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,  2nd  week   /0.0% 

SAN   FRANCISCO— Fox    87.8% 

(DB)  Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  (Col.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO^Slate,  MO  1st  week    ....  103.5% 

(DB)  Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  (Col.) 

SEATTLE— Fifth  Ave   109.8% 

(DB)  Song  for  Miss  Julie  (Rep.) 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  State   115.8% 

(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 


THE  UNSEEN  (Para.) 

Intermediate  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $237,800 
Comparative  Average  Gross  170,700 
Over-all  Performance  139.3% 

BALTIMORE— Keith's   102.7% 

BOSTON— Paramount    97.4% 

BOSTON— Fenway   101.1% 

(DB)  The  Man  Who  Walked  Alone  (PRC) 

BUFFALO^Buffalo    131.4% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

CHICAGO^(3iicago    85.4% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Capitol   85.3% 

CLEVELANI>-Loew's  Stilhnan   114.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Hawaii.  1st  week   173.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Hawaii,  2nd  week   142.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Hawaii,  3rd  week   65.3% 

MONTREAL   114.0% 

(DB)  One  Body  Too  Many  (Para.) 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanton,  1st  week   149.5% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanton,  2nd  week   70.0% 

PHILADELPHIA— Keith's,  MO  1st  week  ....  61.5% 

PITTSBURGH— Stanley    168.3% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

SEATTLE— Blue  Mouse,  1st  week   94.3% 

(DB)  Having  Wonderful  Crime  (RKO) 

SEATTLE— Blue  Mouse,  2nd  week   101.8% 

(DB)  Having  Wonderful  Crime  (RKO) 

ST.   LOUIS— Missouri    119.7% 

(DB)  Molly  and  Me  (20th-Fox) 


PILLOW  TO  POST  (WB) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $286,100 
Comparative  Average  Gross  28 1 ,600 

Over-all  Performance  101.6% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Palace   92.8% 

aNCINNATT— RKO  Shubert,  MO  1st  week   .   .  85.1% 

CLEVELANIX-Warner's  Hippodrome   107.9% 

CLEVELAND— RKO  Allen,  MO  1st  week   .   .   .  107.1% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Lake,  MO  2nd  week   .  100.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown   127.8% 

LOS  ANGELES^Warner's  Hollywood   103.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern   115.9% 

MINNEAPOLIS— State   100.9% 

NEW  YORK— Strand,   1st  week   105.07o 

(SA)  Shep  Field's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK-Strand,  2nd  week   101.1% 

(SA)  Shep  Field's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK-Strand,  3rd  week   81.3% 

(SA)  Shep  Field's  Orchestra,  others 

PROVIDENCE— Majestic    97.2% 

(DB)  Fog  Island  (PRQ 

SAN  FRANaSCO— Paramount   121.3% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 


by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 

in   Mexico  City 

A  number  of  Mexican  producers  have  protested 
vigorously  the  announced  intention  of  the  National  i 
Cinematographic  Industry  Workers  Union  to  proVi 
duce  a  series  of  20  features.  The  protesting  group,, 
has  been  joined  by  the  Motion  Picture  Productionj 
Workers  Union,  formed  recently  by  six  sections} 
of  the  original  union,  which  broke  away  after  a: 
controversy  and  which  is  dominated  by  players. 

Salvador  Carrillo,  secretary  general  of  National 
had  described  the  production  plan  as  ushering  in  a 
"new  era  in  motion  picture  production  in  Mexico.' 
The  first  film,  he  said,  was  to  start  shortly.  The 
plan,  Mr.  Carrillo  said  further,  was  for  the  pur- 
pose of  "saving  the  Mexican  industry  from  dying 
because  of  distressing  internal  strife." 

President  Manuel  Avila  Camacho  promised  a 
delegation  of  the  Production  Workers  Union  thaij 
the  National  would  not  be  allowed  any  more  raw] 
stock,  when  it  waited  upon  him  to  protest  against; 
the  Ministry  of  the  Interior  allowing  the  National' 
raw  stock  for  its  novel  enterprise. 

The  President's  statement  has  prompted  mud. 
speculation :  whether  or  not  the  Chief  Executive 
meant  that  the  National  is  to  have  only  enough 
raw  stock  to  make  the  first  of  the  20  pictures,  or 
if  it  is  to  have  material  enough  to  make  all  20,| 
and  that  when  these  20  are  made,  no  more  raw 
stock  will  be  allowed  the  National.  Some  industry 
sources  hold  that  the  raw  stock  shortage  situation 
for  Mexico,  a  factor  in  the  allotment  for  the 
National,  will  only  last  during  this  year;  and  that 
it  is  about  impossible  for  the  National  to  produce 
20  first  class  pictures  in  six  months. 

Another  angle  is  that  deep  mystery  surrounds  I 
the  players  the  National  can  hire  for  even  its  first 
picture,  as  the  Production  Workers  Union  counts 
among  its  members  all  the  Mexican  players  worthy 
of  the  name.  Some  in  the  industry  see  another 
deadlock  in  production  with  this  move  of  the 
National.  Others,  however,  believe  that  the  Na- 
tional going  in  for  production  will  break  the  quar- 
rel in  the  labor  phase  of  the  business,  and  place  the 
industry  on  a  firmer  footing. 

A 

The  Banco  Cinematografico,  S.  A.,  the  industry's 
own  bank  that  was  started  here  in  1939  by  the 
Government  and  the  business,  made  loans,  credits 
and  discounts  totaling  $2,565,000  during  the  first 
five  months  of  this  year. 

A 

Although  Mexico's  organized  directors,  number- 
ing 53,  succeeded  in  banning  Pierre  Chenal,  French 
director,  from  working  in  Mexico,  largely  on  the 
ground  that  there  already  were  too  many  direc- 
tors in  this  country  and  only  about  one-third  were 
assured  steady  jobs  this  year  because  of  the  raw 
stock  situation,  they  approved  the  right  to  work 
in  Mexico  of  Alberto  Ratti,  Argentinian  who  has 
directed  some  12  productions  in  his  homeland,  be- 
cause they  held,  admitting  him  is  an  act  of  "good 
Pan  Americanism." 

Norman  Foster,  who  has  become  one  of  Mexico's 
leading  directors,  has  filed  suit  in  a  local  court 
against  Producciones  Calderon,  important  pro- 
ducer, and  Clasa  Films,  its  associate,  for  $100,000, 
Mr.  Foster  contends  that  he  was  contracted  by 
both  to  direct  several  pictures,  but  after  directing 
two,  "Santa"  ("Saintess")  and  "La  Fuga" 
("Flight"),  both  box  office  successes,  his  services 
have  been  not  used  for  the  other  films,  and  he  con- 
tends that  Clasa  and  Calderon  have  violated  his 
contract. 

Clasa  also  is  being  sued  here  for  $60,000  by 
Alargarita  Parla,  Cuban  actress,  who  says  that 
though  she  was  contracted  to  play  in  various  pic- 
tures, she  was  only  employed  in  one,  and  thai 
Clasa  has  refused  to  use  her  in  other  productions. 
The  actress  added  that  she  had  accepted  Clasa's 
offer  to  do  some  publicity  work  for  its  pictures, 
but  that  she  was  disgruntled  because  it  refused  to 
give  her  picture  roles.  Clasa,  answering  Miss 
Parla's  complaint,  said  that  it  had  found  her  work 
in  the  one  picture  unsatisfactory. 


62 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


M-G-M  TRADE  SHOWIN 


DAY,  DATE  AND  HOURS  OF  SCREENING 


CITY 

PLACE 
ADDRESS 

ANCHORS 

AWEIGH 

THE 

HIDDEN  EYE 

ALBANY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1052  Broadway 

TUES.  7/17 

8  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

8  P.M. 

ATLANTA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
197  Walton  St.,  N.W. 

TUES.  7/17 

10:30  A.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

10:30  A.M. 

BOSTON 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
46  Church  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

10:30  A.M. 

Al<:n  9-7  *>  P  M 

TUES. 

7/24 

10:30  A.M. 
Also  215  P  M 

BUFFALO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
290  Franklin  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

2:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

2:30  P.M. 

CHARLOTTE 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
308  South  Church  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

1:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1:30  P.M. 

CHICAGO 

H.  C.  Igel's  Screen  Room 
1301  South  Wabash  Ave. 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

CINCINNATI 

RKO  Screen  Room 
16  East  Sixth  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

8  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

8  P.M. 

CLEVELAND 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
2219  Payne  Avenue 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

7  P.M. 

DALLAS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1 803  Wood  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

2:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

2:30  P.M. 

DENVER 

Paramount  Screen  Room 
2100  Stout  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

3  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

3  P.M. 

DES  MOINES 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
1300  High  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

DETROIT 

Max  Blumenthal's  Sc.  Rm. 
2310  Cass  Avenue 

TUES.  7/17 

1:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

7:30  P.M. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
326  No.  Illinois  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

9  A.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

9  A.M. 

KANSAS  CITY 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
1720  Wyandotte  St. 

TUES.  7/17 

1:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1:30  P.M. 

LOS  ANGELES 

Ambassador  Theatre 
Ambassador  Hotel 

TUES.  7/10 

2:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

MEMPHIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
151  Vonce  Avenue 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

MILWAUKEE 

Warner  Screen  Room 
212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

TUES.  7/17 

1:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1:30  P.M. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
1015  Currie  Avenue 

TUES.  7/17 

2  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

2  P.M. 

NEW  HAVEN 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
40  Whiting  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

2:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

2:30  P.M. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
200  South  Liberty 

TUES.  7/17 

1:30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1:30  P.M. 

NEW  YORK  I 
NEW  JERSEY ) 

OKLA'MA  CITY 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
630  Ninth  Avenue 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
10  North  Lee  Street 

TUES.  7/10 
TUES.  7/17 

9:30  A.M. 
Also  1:30  P.M. 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 
TUES. 

7/24 
7/24 

70:30  A.M. 
Also  2.30  P.M. 
1  P.M. 

OMAHA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1502  Davenport 

TUES.  7/17 

1.30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1:30  P.M. 

PHILADELPHIA 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
1233  Summer  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

11  A.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

11  A.M. 

PinSBURGH 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
1623  Blvd.  of  Allies 

TUES.  7/17 

2  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

2  P.M. 

PORTLAND 

B.  F.  Shearer  Screen  Room 
1947  N.W.  Kearney  St. 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

ST.  LOUIS 

S'Renco  Screen  Room 
3143  Olive  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
216  East  First  Street,  So. 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

S.  FRANCISCO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
245  Hyde  Street 

TUES.  7/17 

1.30  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

7:30  P.M. 

SEATTLE 

Jewel  Box  Preview  Theatre 
2318  Second  Ave. 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

WASHINGTON 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
932  New  Jersey,  N.W. 

TUES.  7/17 

1  P.M. 

TUES. 

7/24 

1  P.M. 

"ANCHORS  AWEIGH"— Frani:  Sinatra,  Kathryn  Grayson,  Gene  Kelly,  Jose  Iturbi 
"THE  HIDDEN  lE.Y'S.''— Edward  Arnold,  Frances  Ralferty,  Ray  Collins,  Paul  Langton 


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ROUND  TAB 

zA'?2  international  association  of  showmen  meeting  weekly 
in  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  for  mutual  aid  and  progress 


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CHESTER  FRIEDMAN,  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM,  Associate  Editor 


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Let's  Not  Keep  It  Secret 

Doing  a  bit  of  research  last  week  we  ran  across  an  article  in  one 
of  the  1921  issues  of  the  Exhibitor's  Herald  in  which  the  writer 
expressed  the  opinion  that  almost  5,000  theatres  would  close  for 
the  sumnner. 

Inadequate  nneans  of  cooling  the  theatres  at  the  time  was  the 
greatest  obstacle  owners  had  to  contend  with  each  year. 

Since  then,  the  advent  of  the  cooling  system  has  reduced  the 
number  of  theatres  forced  to  darken  each  summer.  The  modern 
cooling  system  has  been  a  boon  to  the  exhibitor  because  thousands 
of  movie  goers  now  find  escape  from  the  heat. 

For  many  years  the  showman  looked  forward  to  the  summer  as 
an  opportunity  to  exploit  the  cooling  plant.  And  what  a  grand 
job  he  did. 

The  campaign  included  trailers,  lobbies,  fronts,  teaser  ads,  classi- 
fied ads,  regular  ads,  special  ads,  programs,  mailing  pieces,  a 
veritable  circus  showing  with  one-sheets,  three-sheets,  window  cards, 
street  ballyhoos,  and  sidewalk  thermometers.  Every  showman's  trick 
was  employed  and  every  conceivable  type  of  publicity  and  ex- 
ploitation was  called  into  play  to  ballyhoo  the  cooling  plant. 

These  comprehensive  campaigns  had  a  definite  effect  in  educat- 
ing the  patron  to  the  fact  that  air  conditioning  made  it  possible 
for  him  to  enjoy  his  favorite  stars  and  attractions  regardless  of 
weather  conditions. 

But  it  now  appears  that  the  manager  has  fallen  victim  to  his 
own  propaganda,  hie  has  come  to  accept  the  cooling  system  as 
one  of  the  fixtures.  There  Is  no  sign  that  he  himself  is  conscious 
of  the  necessity  to'  continue  the  selling  of  previous  years. 

Today  we  can  find  all  of  the  newspaper  promotion  embodied  in 
an  insignificant  and  inconspicuous  wording  which  Is  rather  cleverly 
concealed  within  the  theatre  signature.  A  few  theatres  consider  it 
unimportant  to  make  any  mention  of  the  cooling  system  In  news- 
paper ads.  All  remaining  promotion  is  contained  within  the 
theatre,  on  the  screen  or  In  last  year's  40x60,  displayed  In  the  lobby 
or  out  front. 

Rather  ironically,  but  essentially  true,  a  report  in  the  Motion 
Picture  Daily  last  week,  said,  "the  heat  played  havoc  with  grosses 
In  Boston,  in  spite  of  the  lure  of  signs  reading  '20  degrees  cooler 
Inside'." 

That  same  device  was  available  back  In  1921,  but  it  could  not 
prevent  the  closing  of  several  thousand  theatres.  As  long  as  we 
have  air  conditioning  today,  why  not  continue  to  plug  it? 

The  showman's  creed  has  been  to  hoot  and  holler  whenever  he 
has  something  to  sell.  Right  now  while  the  summer  is  just  beginning 
he'll  have  to  do  a  lot  of  hooting  and  hollering  to  make  up  for  the 
oversight.  Just  putting  a  sign  outside  will  not  suffice. 


Extending  the  Clad  Hand 

On  various  occasions,  we  have  received  requests  from  former 
theatremen  who  are  now  in  military  service  for  some  form  of 
identification  which  would  connect  them  with  the  motion  picture 
Industry. 

"There  are  many  of  us  managers",  one  writes,  "who  still  fee! 
that  we  are  part  of  the  Industry  and  still  showmen  regardless  of 
our  present  duties. 

"I  know  .  .  .  that  one  of  the  things  that  eases  my  homesickness, 
is  to  sit  in  and  chat  with  the  local  theatre  manager,  wherever  I  may 
be  stationed. 

"I  would  like  to  suggest  .  .  .  identification  .  .  .  that  would  serve 
to  identify  us  and  possibly  permit  us  the  same  courtesy  that  we 
ourselves  were  accustomed  to  grant  visiting  showmen." 

The  main  difficulty  with  such  a  project  is  the  abuse  which  might 
follow  If  such  a  plan  were  adopted  universally.  We  have  yet  to 
hear  from  a  single  manager  who  Is  now  in  uniform  who  was  declined 
such  courtesy  as  the  writer  suggests  by  any  manager  at  home, 
or  abroad. 

As  a  matter  of  fact,  there  has  been  more  than  ample  evidence 
to  indicate  that  many  showmen  are  delighted  to  welcome  and 
entertain  those  former  managers  who  are  now  in  uniform.  More- 
over, many  cordial  and  permanent  friendships  have  thus  been 
created. 


Milestone 


AAA 


Next  week,  a  committee  of  the  Awards  Judges  will  decide  the 
winner  of  the  second  quarter  Plaque  in  the  1945  Quigley  Show- 
manship Competitions. 

The  thrill  of  receiving  an  unprecedented  number  of  entries  dur- 
ing this  period  is  heightened  by  the  quality  of  showmanship 
exhibited. 

The  numerous  campaigns  attest  to  the  sincerity  and  enthusiasm 
of  the  senders  In  spite  of  the  fact  that  the  Seventh  War  Loan  Drive 
has  made  urgent  demands  upon  the  time  of  managers  and  pub- 
licity men  during  this  period. 

That  the  contributors  are  located  in  small  towns  as  well  as  the 
big  cities  indicates  once  again  that  showmanship  Is  not  a  matter 
of  location,  but  rather  of  native  ability. 

Another  quarter  of  the  Annual  Competitions  is  just  beginning. 
Here  is  your  opportunity  to  gain  recognition,  everlasting  fame,  and 
high  accomplishment  In  your  chosen  field  of  endeavor.  Start  send- 
ing us  those  campaigns,  today. 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN  f 


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BOX-OFFICE 


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today  .  •  •         'T;;;rWiU  estahw^^j^bers 

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presents 


with    EVELYN  PHIL  ADELE  M 

KEYES  •  SILVERS  •  JERGENS 

ond  CORNEL  WILDE 

Scr«*nplay  by  Wilfrid  H.  Pettirt,  Richard  English,  Jack  KanUy 
Produced  by  SAMUEL  BtSCHOFF  •  Directed  by  ALFRED  E.  GREEH 


Sam  George,  manager  of  the  Paramount  theatre  in  Aflanta, 
attracted  plenty  of  attention  to  his  date  on  "hHorn  Blows  at 
Midnight"  by  stringing  various  types  of  musical  horns  across 
the  lobby,  Interspersed  with  pennants  bearing  catch  copy. 


Bill  Sears,  manager  of  the  Orpheum,  Minneapolis,  used  this  clever  deviJ 
to  promote  "China  Sky"  and  War  Bond  sales.  Chinese  girls  attend:] 
Bond  booth  and   permitted  purchasers  to  strike  Chinese  temple  bt; 


At  left  is  one  of 
the  striking  window 
displays  featuring 
music  and  records 
from  "Diamond 
hlorseshoe"  ar- 
ranged by  manager 
Mike  Weiss  for 
the  engagement  of 
the  picture  at  the 
Fox  theatre  in 
Philadelphia.  More 
than  50  such  dis- 
plays were  set  by 
the  aggressive 
theatreman  with 
the  assistance  of 
Irv.  Blumberg,  War- 
ner theatre  ad  head 
in  that  territory. 
Blowup  of  the  stars 
In  the  picture 
topped  the  dis- 
plays, which  were 
flanked  by 
scene  stills. 


ni  BE  sum  toe 

lOEWS  STATl 


This  effective  display  on  "I'll  Be  Seeing  You"  was  promote 
by  Ann  Bontempo,  assistant  of  Loew's  State,  Newark,  N. 


Cosmetic  tieup  arranged  by  manager  C.  T.  Spencer  to  publicize  "Keep  Your 
Powder  Dry"  at  the  Capitol,  Hamilton,  Ont.,  Canada. 


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Model  cottage  occupied  the  foyer  of  the  Palac( 
Cleveland,  prior  to  date  on  "Enchanted  Co- 
tage".  Manager  Bill  Heiss  also  set  a  tieup  wit 
May  Co.  for  display  of  real  cottage  on  store  premise: 

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^ond  Promotions 
lead  Showmen 
War  Activities 


War  Showmanship  Contenders 


The  showmen  listed  below 
effort.  Their  material  is  e 
manship  Award. 

JOSEPH  BOYLE 
Broadway,  Norwich,  Conn. 

CHRIS  CHAMALES 
Roxy,  Delphi,  Ind. 

HOWARD  COHEN 
Midwood,  Brooklyn,  N.Y. 

HAROLD  DEGRAW 
Oneonta,  Oneonta,  N.Y. 

MILDRED  FITZGIBBONS 
Roosevelt,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 

VOGEL  GEHIER 
Pekin,  Pekin,  III. 


have  contributed  and  reported  on  their  campaigns  to  aid  the  War 
igible  -for  consideration  by  the  Judges  for  the  Quigley  War  Show- 


GUY  GRAVES 

Fabian,  Schenectady,  N.Y. 

L.  J.  HARTMAN 

Park,  New  Hyde  Park,  N.Y. 

LEO  HENDERSON 
Grand,  Salem,  Ore. 

MELVIN  KATZ 
Hippodrome,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

BERT  LEIGHTON 
Grand,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

LARRY  LEVY 
Colonial,  Reading,  Pa. 


JOHN  M.  LEVITT 
Court,  Newark,  N.J. 

P.  E.  McCOY 
Miller,  Augusta,  Ga. 

CYRIL  MEE 

Opera  House,  Frederick,  Md. 

EMIL  RUBERTI 
State,  Gary,  Ind". 

GERTRUDE  TRACY 

Loew's  Ohio,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

NATHAN  WISE 
RKO,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 


Vogel  Gettier,  city  manager  for  the  Publix 
reat  States  Theatres  in  Pekin,  111.,  arranged 
"Here's  Your  Navy"  stage  show  instead  of  a 
reen  attraction  for  his  7th  War  Bond  pre- 
iere  at  the  Pekin  theatre. 
Supplementing  the  regular  newspaper  cam- 
lign,  Vogel  had  several  window  tieups  show- 
g  souvenirs  sent  home  by  the  boys  on  the 
irious  fighting  fronts,  a  special  75  foot  trailer, 
hich  was  on  the  screen  daily,  tied  into  the 
;wspaper  campaign,  and  there  were  appropri- 
e  lobby  and  foyer  announcements. 
In  addition  to  the  local  paper,  Gettier  also 
;ed  the  Star  and  Journal-Transcript  suburban 
ipers.  The  opening  gun  was  fired  on  June 
h  and  the  barrage  was  kept  up  daily  through 
e  15th,  with  the  final  story  on  the  16th,  which 
as  an  excellent  showing  with  the  conditions 
ere,  says  Vogel.  The  premiere  itself  was  for 
ose  only  that  bought  Bonds  between  the  8th 
id  the  15th;  in  other  words,  it  was  a  whip  to 
it  more  activity  in  "E"  sales. 
A.  A.  Adams,  of  the  Adams  Theatres,  New- 
k,  special  events  chairman  of  the  Newark 
^ar  Finance  Committee,  officially  opened  the 
)wntown  theatres'  mobile  War  Bond  booth 
ith  the  purchase  of  series  "E"  Bonds  worth 
.,000.  Jay  Wren,  advertising  and  publicity 
;ad  for  the  Adams  Theatres,  forwards  sou- 
;nir  program  of  the  War  Bond  salute  to  Ma- 
ir  Glenn  Miller.  The  back  cover  of  the  pro- 
-am  was  taken  over  by  the  American  Shops, 
hich  defrayed  cost  of  printing  and  distribu- 
3n. 

Vomen's  Marine  Band  Concert 
arranged  by  Leighton 

Highlighting  Bert  Leighton's  activities  for 
e  Drive  at  the  Grand  theatre,  Lancaster,  Pa., 
as  a  Women's  Marine  concert  from  the  thea- 
e  stage.  Admission  to  the  show  was  by  Bond 
irchase  only.  The  local  daily  came  through 
ith  stories  and  three-column  art. 
In  addition,  one  of  the  big  features  and  out- 
Dor  demonstration  of  actual  fighting,  "Here's 
bur  Infantry"  was  presented  on  Williamson 
ield.  Among  those  who  appeared  was  Sgt. 
harles  E.  Kelly,  war  hero,  winner  of  the  Con- 
ressional  Medal  of  Honor.  One  of  the  other 
ighlights  of  Bert's  activities  included  an  Elk's 
irade  with  a  unit  of  40  overseas  veterans  par- 
cipating  in  the  show  at  the  Field,  simulating 
1  attack  on  a  Jap  pillbox,  and  other  maneu- 
srs. 

For  the  War  Bond  premiere  at  the  Grand 
leatre  in  Salem,  Ore.,  Leo  Henderson  used 

publicity  stunt  which  proved  highly  success- 
:1  for  his  drive. 

Through  the  aid  and  courtesy  of  J.  Edward 
hugrue  of  the  War  Finance  Division  of  the 
'reasury  Department,  Leo  got  the  travel  route 
)r,  the  Iwo  Jima  survivors.  Earl  Shackelford 
f  the  WFC  in  St.  Louis  had  the  two  survivors 
utograph  a  number  of  copies  of  the  Flag-Rais- 
ig,  17x21  inches,  in  color,  which  Henderson 
ad  secured  from  a  local  newspaper  and  air- 
lailed  to  him. 

Upon  arrival  in  Salem,  three  of  these  pictures 
^ere  mounted  in  frames  donated  by  the  local 
/Tontgomery-Ward  store  and  later  auctioned 
rem  the  stage  the  night  of  the  premiere.  Two 
f  the  pictures  brought  $1,500  each  and  the 
ther  $1,000  in  series  "E"  Bonds.  The  three 
ramed  pictures  were  on  display  in  as  many 
vindows  of  downtown  stores,  and  the  papers 


came  through  with  excellent  stories  and  art. 

For  his  special  show  at  the  Park  theatre, 
New  Hyde  Park,  N.  Y.,  L.  J.  Hartman  reports 
realizing  a  total  of  $100,000  in  Bond  sales. 
Ladies  Auxiliary  of  the  N.H.P.  Fire  Depart- 
ment and  the  Harmony  Canteen  girls  acted  as 
hostesses.  Among  the  stars  who  appeared  at 
the  show  were  James  Barton  and  Lulu  Mc- 
Connell. 

Louis  E.  Mayer,  manager  of  the  RKO  Pal- 
ace, and  Milt  Woodward,  RKO  Theatres  pub- 
licity director  in  Chicago,  report  on  their  Bond 
show  in  cooperation  with  the  local  Hearst  Her- 
ald American,  Chinese  group.  Treasury  De- 
partment and  the  Palace  theatre,  which  result- 
ed in  sales  of  $3,983,675,  plus  a  sale  of  over 
the  counter  that  night  of  an  additional  $17,000. 

Chinese  girls  in  native  costume  with  Drum 
and  Bugle  Corps  paraded  to  the  theatre  to  see 
"China  Sky."  Also  present  at  the  present  show 
were  the  local  Chinese  Consul  General  and  the 
Vice  Chairman  of  the  War  Loan  Drive  for 
Cook  County. 

Some  time  ago  the  local  WAC  Recruitmg 
Office  built  a  temporary  recruiting  building  on 
the  wide  sidewalk  in  front  of  the  courthouse  in 


Animation  was  used  by  Charles  Demma  at  the 
Apex,  Washington,  D.C.,  for  his  War  Bond 
display.  As  sales  increased,  the  figure  of  the 
soldier  mounted  the  cliff  and,  when  the  quota 
was  reached,  a  bayonet  stabbed  the  Jap  at  top. 


Harrisburg,  Pa.  When  the  Army  did  away 
with  this  office  recently,  Sam  Oilman  of  Loew's 
theatre  and  chairman  of  the  Dauphin  County 
Theatres  immediately  made  arrangements  to 
take  over  the  building  for  the  theatre's  head- 
quarters during  the  Drive.  Inasmuch  as  this 
building  is  right  next  door  to  the  War  Finance 
Committee'  Bond  House,  Sam  also  made  ar- 
rangements for  the  theatres  to  be  their  sole  is- 
suing agent  during  the  last  four  weeks  of  the 
drive. 

Bond  Auction,  Co-op  Ads 
Promoted  by  DeGraiv 

Harold  DeGraw  at  Schine's  Oneonta  theatre, 
Oneonta,  N.  Y.,  for  his  Bond  premiere  was  able 
to  promote  the  equivalent  of  two  full  pages  of 
advertising  in  the  Daily  Star.  At  least  50  per 
cent  of  this  space  was  devoted  to  his  feature, 
"A  Medal  for  Benny."  Harold  says  this  ac- 
complished a  double  purpose,  selling  Bond  buy- 
ers to  buy  Bonds  to  see  the  picture  and  pre- 
selling  others  for  the  regular  engagement  of 
the  picture  later.  In  all  the  ads,  the  theatre 
was  prominently  mentioned  as  an  issuing  agent 
in  an  effort  to  secure  the  sales. 

Excellent  newspaper  breaks  were  had  from 
both  the  Oneonta  Star  and  the  Binghamton 
Press.  Several  stories  appeared  prior  to  the 
premiere  and  the  morning  following  the  event  a 
three-quarter  column  story  and  three-column 
picture  appeared. 

In  addition  to  the  newspapers,  DeGraw  se- 
cured the  cooperation  of  all  city  schools  for 
announcements  in  classes.  75  window  cards 
were  spotted  in  the  best  locations,  including 
banks  and  postoffice.  The  cost  of  printing  the 
premiere  tickets  and  other  advertising  were 
promoted. 

For  hib  stage  activity,  Hal  secured  the  man- 
aging editor  of  the  Oneonta  Star,  recently  re- 
turned from  the  Pacific  after  two  years  as  a 
war  correspondent.  Hard-to-get  items  such  as 
hams,  cigarettes,  golf  balls,  nylons,  etc.,  were 
auctioned  off  to  the  highest  bidder  and  for  this 
part  of  the  show,  Hal  had  the  assistance  of  20 
N.  Y.  Guardsmen  in  uniform  for  audience  can- 
vass and  to  pick  up  bids.  The  City  School 
Band  of  60  pieces  furnished  music. 

The  premiere  resulted  in  $448,025  in  1,076 
individual  sales,  and  an  additional  $29,475  came 
from  the  Bond  auction. 

Additional  passes  were  awarded  to  run- 
ners-up. 


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67 


financial  n" 

with  the 

Pidgeon  family 


He'll  perform 
a  financial  miracle 


WILLIS  . 


^  '  by  e„  ^  •  Ocr«>«_  . 


'BLic 


Exploiting  the  New  Pictures 


How  the  recent  pictures  are  being  sold  at 
the  first  run  and  pre-release  date  showings 


Foster  Photos 


George  Pappas,  manager  of  the  Circle,  Indianapolis  had  two  girls,  dressed  in  period  costume, 
ballybooing  "Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here?"  by  distributing  doughnuts  tuith  appropriate 
tiein  copy  to  pedestrians  at  busy  intersections. 


WHERE  DO  WE  CO 
FROM  HERE? 

Two  excellent  promotions  augmented  the 
regular  advertising  campaign  lor  the  engage- 
ment of  "Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here"  at 
the  Poli  theatre  in  Hartford,  Conn.,  by  man- 
ager Lou  Cohen. 

Lou  broke  into  the  "Hartford  Speaks"  pro- 
,t;ram  of  WTHT  for  three- days,  with  the  an- 
nouncer asking  the  man  on  the  street  what  he 
would  wish  for  if  he  were  granted  three  wishes. 
I'.ach  person  who  was  interviewed  was  given 
an  admission  ticket  to  the  Poli  to  see  what 
Fred  MacMurray  did  with  the  three  wishes  he 
is  granted  in  the  film  production. 

The  other  stunt  was  a  doughnut  eating  con- 
test which  was  put  on  at  the  local  USO  can- 
teen. A  bakery  supplied  the  doughnuts  and 
l)ought  space  in  the  newspapers  to  publicize 
the  event  along  with  full  credits  to  the  theatre 
and  picture  playdates.  War  Stamps  were 
awarded  to  the  champion  doughnut  eaters  and 
the  Hartford  Times  broke  a  picture  and  story 
on  the  contest  the  day  before  opening. 

Lou  also  landed  a  full  page  art  break  on  the 
front  cover  of  the  Conrant  Magazine  Sunday 
before  opening,  featuring  June  Haver,  star  of 
the  picture,  with  theatre  mention. 

SON  OF  LASSIE 

Joe  Samartano,  manager  of  Loew's  State 
theatre  in  Providence,  put  on  a  comprehensive 
exploitation  campaign  to  promote  his  date  on 
"Son  of  Lassie,"  which  started  well  in  advance 
with  a  "name"  contest  for  a  collie  pup  he  pro- 
moted from  a  nearby  kennel. 

The  contest  was  promoted  with  the  coopera- 
tion of  radio  station  WFCI,  through  the  media 
of  screen  and  lobby  advertising  and  the  dis- 
tribution of  15,000  entry  blanks.    The  pup  was 


displayed  in  the  theatre  lobby  and  won  the  ad- 
miration of  lookerson,  adding  to  the  interest 
in  the  contest. 

Public  libraries  displayed  copies  of  the  book 
as  well  as  scene  stills  from  the  picture.  Tieups 
were  made  with  book  shops  featuring  window 
displays  of  stills  and  books. 

Numerous  tieups  were  consummated  with  pet 
shops,  involving  displays  in  connection  with 
the  dog  food,  Friskies.    Bookmarks  were  dis- 


tributed by  book  stores  and  libraries  and  as  a 
special  gag,  a  dog  biscuit  was  delivered  to  each 
newspaper  feature  writer  and  radio  announcer 
with  an  invitation  tagged,  "  'Son  of  Lassie'  in- 
vites you  to  lunch — Bring  your  own  biscuit." 

Mollie  Stickles,  manager  of  the  Poli  Palace 
theatre,  Meriden,  Conn.,  also  gave  away  a  collie 
pup  to  promote  the  film's  engagement.  Miss 
Stickles,  however,  tied  the  device  to  her  War 
Bond  sales  drive  and  landed  publicity  in  the 
local  papers  by  giving  every  Bond  buyer  an 
opportunity  to  gain  possession  of  the  coveted 
dog. 

Publicist  Nate  Wise,  and  Joe  Alexander, 
manager  of  the  RKO  Albee  theatre  in  Cincin- 
nati, arranged  with  the  Friskies  distributors 
for  extensive  publicity  for  the  picture  with 
posters,  photos,  and  other  display  material.  In 
addition,  the  distributor  bought  a  300  line  ad 
in  the  Times  Star,  with  generous  theatre 
credits,  playdates,  etc. 

For  the  opening  of  the  picture  in  Indianapo- 
lis, Boyd  Sparrow,  manager  of  the  State  thea- 
tre, made  a  tieup  with  the  Indiana  Collie  Club 
and  arranged  for  a  daily  exhibit  of  registered 
dogs  and  puppies  in  the  theatre  lobby  for  a 
week  in  advance. 

All  of  the  Indianapolis  newspapers  gave  the 
show  excellent  publicity  breaks,  and  the  Star 
came  through  with  art  photos  and  pictures  of 
the  prize  winning  dogs  at  the  theatre. 

BEDSIDE  MANNER 

Highlighting  an  effective  exploitation  cam- 
paign for  "Bedside  Manner"  at  the  Keith  thea- 
tre in  Cincinnati  was  a  six-day  radio  contest 
promoted  by  station  WCKY. 

Maurice  White,  manager  of  the  Keith,  and 
Ed  Zeltner,  eastern  publicity  representative  for 
Andrew  Stone  Productions,  arranged  the  tieup 

{Continued  on  follo'jnng  page) 


Joe  Samartano,  manager  of  Loew's  State,  Providence,  promoted  this  thoroughbred  collie  piip 
which  was  awarded  to  the  person  who  submitted  the  best  name  for  the  pet.  Contest  was 
used  to  exploit  "Son  of  Lassie"  and  was  publicized  through  radio  tieup. 


70 


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Nob  Hill/'    Blood  on  the  Sun"  open  with  fanfare 


(Continued  from  preceding  page) 

in  which  listeners  were  invited  to  answer  the 
question,  "Should  a  woman  doctor  marry." 

Over  8,000  replies  were  received  by  the  co- 
perating  station,  War  Bonds  and  theatre  tickets 
were  awarded  to  winners. 

A  tieup  was  also  arranged  in  conjunction 
with  the  Old  Gold  broadcast,  "Detect  and  Col- 
lect." A  complete  bedroom  suite  was  awarded 
to  one  of  the  contestants  by  the  film  distribu- 
tor with  the  picture  coming  in  for  several  men- 
tions on  the  154  stations  coast-to-coast  program. 

NOB  HILL 

Spearheaded  by  heavy  advance  newspaper 
and  radio  advertising,  "Nob  Hill"  made  its 
world  premiere  at  the  Fox  theatre  in  San 
Francisco.  The  campaign  was  augmented  by 
street  decorations  on  main  thoroughfares,  win- 
dow and  other  tieups  and  a  generous  amount  of 
outdoor  sniping  including  500  six-sheets  which 
were  posted  in  and  around  the  city. 

George  Raft  and  Vivian  Blaine,  co-stars  in 
the  film  production,  made  their  appearance  in 
San  Francisco  four  days  in  advance  of  the  open- 
ing. More  than  a  dozen  newspaper  and  radio 
interviews  were  arranged  for  them  by  Ed  Yar- 
brough,  field  exploiteer  for  20th  Century-Fox, 
and  Fay  Reeder,  publicity  head  for  the  local 
Fox  West  Coast  theatres.  The  radio  promo- 
tions included  a  Blue  network  appearance  by 
Miss  Blaine. 

San  Francisco  newspapers  -  recognized  the 
premiere  with  unusual  amounts  of  publicity 
breaks  including  full-page  stories  and  pictures 
in  the  Chronicle,  Examiner,  Call-Bulletin  and 
News. 

Highlight  of  the  exploitation  campaign  was 
a  "Nob  Hill  Goes  to  the  Barbary  Coast"  cos- 


"Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here?"  tied  in  per- 
fectly with  Martha  Washington  candies.  Here 
Joe  Alexander,  manager  of  the  RKO  Albee, 
Cincinnati,  took  full  advantage  by  tying  in 
locally  for  this  attractive  downtown  window 
display. 


\ 

Bob  Cox,  publicity  head  for  the  Schine  theatres  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  thought  so  much  of  the 
supplementary  newspaper  ads  on  "Don  Quilligan",  created  by  Hal  Home,  director  of  adver- 
tising, publicity  and  exploitation  for  20th-Fox,  that  he  used  the  slick  proofs  mounted  on  a 
board  to  herald  the  film's  engagement  at  the  Ben  Ali  theatre.  Bob  and  other  theatremen  have 
written  to  voice  their  opinion  of  the  unique  ads  ivhich  they  think  are  terrific. 


tume  party  at  a  prominent  restaurant.  With 
the  screen  stars  as  guests  of  honor.  Mayor  R. 
D.  Lapham  of  San  Francisco,  and  prominent 
business  men  and  socialites  in  attendance,  the 
afifair  received  complete  coverage  from  the 
newspapers. 

BLOOD  ON  THE  SUN 

Joe  Alexander,  manager  of  the  Albee  theatre, 
Cincinnati,  and  Nate  Wise,  publicity  director 
for  the  local  RKO  theatres,  did  an  excellent 
job  promoting  the  date  of  "Blood  on  the  Sun." 

One  idea  which  resulted  in  a  front  page  story 
in  the  Times  Star  was  a  classified  ad  for  a 
Hari  Kiri  knife  to  be  sent  to  Admiral  Halsey 
for  delivery  to  Hirohito.  The  newspaper  liked 
the  oddity  and  ran  a  story  with  credit  to  the 
picture  and  theatre. 

A  neat  fashion  break  was  landed  on  the  wom- 
en's page  of  the  Times  Star.  The  Bond  Pier, 
in  the  heart  of  Cincinnati ;  the  Bond  booth  at 
Gibson's,  and  restaurant  menus,  carried  this  tie- 
in  line  with  the  War  Bond  drive :  "There'll  Be 
'Blood  on  the  Sun'  tomorrow  if  you  will  buy 
a  Bond  today." 

Cross  trailers  were  used  in  all  RKO  theatres 
as  well  as  40x60  displays  in  the  lobbies.  Street 
car  cards,  window  displays  and  extensive  use 
of  radio  spot  announcements  rounded  out  the 
campaign. 


Military  Invited 
To  "Clock'' Party 

Some  excellent  publicity  was  garnered  by 
Bill  Kemp  in  connection  with  "The  Clock"  en- 
gagement at  Loew's  State,  Memphis,  when  2,- 
000  servicemen  and  700  junior  hostesses  par- 
ticipated in  a  big  USO  promotion  to  select 
three  couples  to  attend  the  Hotel  Peabody 
"Sweetheart  Party,"  dinner  and  theatre  party, 
as  guests  of  Judy  Garland  and  Robert  Walker. 
The  stunt  fearned  wide  publicity  throughout  all 
military  media,  on  radio  and  in  both  newspapers. 

Two  thousand  blotters  were  distributed  in 
office  buildings,  10,000  napkins  overprinted  and 
distributed  to  Drive-ins  and  restaurants,  while 
displays  were  landed  in  numerous  stores.  Radio 
coverage  included  breaks  on  Stations  WMPS, 
WREC,  WHBQ  and  WMC,  with  a  contest  in 
which  guest  tickets  were  awarded. 

For  lobby  attention,  a  12  by  five  foot  over- 
head display  with  cutout  heads  of  Judy  Gar- 
land and  Robert  Taylor  were  used  in  addition 
to  large  cutout  letters  of  the  cast  and  title. 

Reported  as  a  first-timer  for  a  film  attraction. 
Bill  promoted  space  on  the  huge  four-faced 
clock  on  Main  Street  to  plug  the  booking. 


Premiere  Sells  4,696  "E"  Bonds 

Reportedly  one  of  the  most  successful  War 
Bond  premieres  ever  held  at  the  Skouras 
Roosevelt  theatre  in  Flushing,  N.  Y.,  sold  a 
total  of  4,696  "E"  Bonds  with  a  maturity  value 
of  $415,300.  The  special  War  Bond  show  was 
arranged  by  manager  Mildred  A.  FitzGibbons. 
in  cooperation  with  Miss  Daphne  Skouras,  of 
the  Skouras  Theatre  Corporatin.  Allyn  Joslyn, 
from  the  current  movie  hit,  "Junior  Miss," 
headed  the  stage  show. 


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't^all  for  Special  Trailersi 


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A  wealth  of  superior  acting  and 
unusual  drama.   Has  a  bang-up 

climax/' _SAN  FRANCISCO  EXAMINER 


"Ably  acted  and  smartly  pro- 
duced."       _sAN  FRANCISCO  NEWS 


"Exploitation  picture  spelled  with 
a  capital  'E.'  Emphasis  on  box- 
office."         -HOLLYWOOD  REPORTER 


"Has  action  and  patriotic  appeal. 

-SAN  FRANCISCO  CHRONICLE 


"The  entire  family  should  be  inter- 
ested in  this  highly  exploitable 
film."      -SHOWMEN'S  TRADE  REVIEW 


"One  of  Monogram's  most  impres- 
sive offerings.  Has  its  foundation 


in  fact. 


II 


-MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY 


This 


Produced  by 
GRANT  WITHERS 

Directed  by 
MONTA  BELL 


Originol  Story  ond  Screenploy  by 
SAM  ORNITZ       Baied  upon  on  idea 
by  DAVID  DIAMOND 


Purcell's  Clothing  Drive  Gets 
Aid  from  Rotary  Club 

In  connection  with  the  clothing  drive,  Ed 
Purcell  at  the  Strand  theatre,  Staunton,  Va., 
tied  in  with  the  Rotary  Club  and  staged  a  spe- 
cial clothing-  matinee  at  his  theatre,  selling  the 
local  merchants  on  a  three-column  ad  which  ran 
in  the  local  dailies.  With  this  opening  stunt, 
the  Kiwanis  Club,  not  to  be  outdone,  also  got 
to  work  and  sold  several  local  cleaning  and 
pressing  establishments  on  coming  along  and 
working  tor  the  campaign,  as  a  result  of  which, 
the  total  amount  of  clothes  received  was  swelled 
to  over  a  freight-car  load  of  old  clothes. 

For  the  7th  War  Loan  Drive,  Purcell  had  a 
special  WAC  program  on  his  stage  the  night  of 
the  first  auction  when  he  went  over  the  top  in 
his  quota.  This  program  was  arranged  through 
the  Woodrow  Wilson  Army  General  Hospital 
and  resulted  in  plenty  of  newspaper  publicity. 


Hynes  Scores  Front  Page  Break 

Winding  up  a  six-week  advance  campaign  on 
"Wilson"  at  the  Community  theatre,  Conde, 
S.  D.,  Johnnie  Hynes  landed  a  break  on  the 
front  page  of  the  Conde  News  with  banner  line 
reading:  "Wilson  Is  Coming  to  the  Conde 
Theatre."  This  was  followed  by  a  two-column 
story  on  the  attraction.  A  full  page  of  coopera- 
tive ads  was  also  promoted  from  merchants. 


Tayk 


lor  Promoted  Co-op  Ad 

A  very  effective  full  page  cooperative  ad  was 
promoted  from  the  J.  N.  Adam's  Co.,  in  Buffalo, 
by  Charles  B.  Taylor  for  his  date  on  "Affairs 
of  Susan"  at  Shea's  Hippodrome  theatre.  The 
center  of  the  page  bore  copy :  "If  you  knew 
Susie  like  we  know  Susie,  you'd  like  to  take  a 
peep  into  her  secret  diary."  Surrounding  this 
were  cuts  of  models  wearing  the  latest  fashions, 
with  copy  from  Susie's  diary  alongside  pertain- 
ins:  to  the  clothes. 


Don't  get  caught  short  on 
popcorn  this  season  .  .  .  con- 
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your  requirements!  We  have 
thousands  of  acres  under 
contract  in  the  nation's  best 
popcorn  growing  area  and 
are  increasing  this  acreage 
as  rapidly  as  possible.  Plan 
now  for  a  full  popcorn  sell- 
ing season  by  having  us  set 
aside  your  1945-46  supply. 


Millions  of  pounds  more  popcorn  could  have  been  sold  thar  were 
produced  in  recent  years.  Farm  labor  shortages  and  the  great  demand 
for  more  critical  crops  will  make  the  situation  the  same,  or  worse,  this 
year  and  next.  Here  is  your  opportunity  to  protect  your  popcorn  profits 
against  shortages  or  higher  wholesale  prices.  Estimate  your  require- 
ments and  place  your  order  now! 

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Showmen 
Personals 


In  New  Posts:  Eloisa  Colon,  Art  theatre,  Bronx, 
N.  Y.  Joseph  R.  Bronson  is  now  out  of  service 
and  managing  the  Yorktown  theatre.  New  York 
City.  Ronald  Hart,  formerly  with  Odeon  Thea- 
tres, Scovil,  Somerset,  England,  is  now  managing 
the  Rosum  theatre,  Leamore,  Walsall,  England. 

Jack  Sheriff,  Quilna  and  Rialto  theatres,  Lima, 
Ohio.  Frank  W.  Hall,  Trenton  theatre,  Trenton, 
Mich.  Rudy  C.  Schroeder,  Irving  theatre,  Detroit. 
Andy  Schechtman,  Astor,  Philadelphia.  Charles 
Coman,  manager  of  the  Stran,  Pittsburgh,  to  the 
Etna,  succeeding  Eddie  Selette,  resigned  because 
of  ill  health. 

Happy  Birthday:  John  Newkirk,  Harry  Clif- 
ford, Beryl  Davis,  George  W.  Eckerd,  John  J. 
Medford,  George  L.  Bannan,  Ralph  B.  Ketchum, 
Frank  Blocker,  Charles  I.  Nygaard,  Ben  Engel, 
Ben  Goldman,  Earl  S.  St.  John,  Robert  Gibbs, 
Melville  Galliart,  Charles  E.  Phelps,  Frank  Gor- 
don Dudley. 

Sam  S.  Schwarzchild,  Forrest  M.  Swiger,  B.  F. 
Adcock,  Felix  Tisdale,  Nat  Blank,  Ernest  W.  Hat- 
field, Ty  Grasiano,  George  O.  Allen,  E.  L.  Dilley, 
Robert  Schmidt,  Harry  A.  Pappas,  Herbert  Muel- 
ler, Joseph  S.  Mahoney,  Thomas  C.  Grace,  Jacob 
Vidumsky,  John  Revels. 

Roy  Liebman,  Arnold  Rubin,  Ben  Mindlin, 
Charles  S.  Hoge,  Emerson  M.  Barrett,  Richard 
Feldman,  De  Witt  Haley,  Morrie  G.  Nimmer, 
Lawrence  Cleary,  Sid  Shane,  Charles  G.  Randolph, 
Thomas  W.  Hagen. 


Boesel  Star+ed  in  Showbuslness 
At  Tender  Age  of  Fifteen 

Harry  G.  Boesel,  w^ho  manages  the  Fox 
Palace  theatre  in  Milwaukee,  one  of  the  Fox 
Wisconsin  Amusement  Co.  houses,  was  born 
March  2,  1911,  in  Sheboygan. 

Boesel  first  started  his  career  carrying  ban- 
ners around  picnics  and  ball  games  when  he 
was  fifteen.  He  also  ushered  at  the  Aurora 
theatre,  Sheboygan  and  later  worked  stock  com- 
panies when  Winninger  Bros,  were  touring 
throughout  Wisconsin. 

Our  new  Round  Tabler  has  been  in  show 
business  continuously  since  boyhood  and  has 
been  located  in  Sheboygan,  Appleton,  Kenosha, 
and  Milwaukee.  Circuits  he  has  worked  for  in- 
clude Saxe  Amusement  Management,  Inc.,  and 
Fox  Wisconsin. 


School  Children  Win  Tickets 
For  Paper  Salvage 

To  stimulate  further  interest  in  his  waste 
paper  salvage  matinees  at  the  Great  States  thea- 
tres in  Pekin,  111.,  Vogel  Gettier  suggested  to 
the  city  superintendent  of  schools  that  the 
children  gather  their  paper  one  day  a  week 
and  bring  it  to  the  school.  The  theatre  in  turn 
ofifered  as  a  prize  a  free  ticket  to  the  child  ini 
each  room  bringing  in  the  most  paper  each 
week  and  a  grand  prize  of  a  ticket  to  each  child 
in  the  room  in  each  school  bringing  in  the 
most  paper.  Vogel  reports  that  today  his  week- 
ly salvage  amounts  to  approximately  seven  tons 
per  week. 


Rose  Lands  Co-op  Ad 
In  Bridgeport  Paper 

For  "Guest  in  the  House"  at  the  Poli  Ma- 
jestic, Bridgeport,  Conn.,  Harry  Rose  promot- 
ed a  cooperative  ad  with  Royal  Crown  Cola 
which  ran  the  day  before  and  opening  day  of 
the  picture.  The  bottlers  also  bannered  their 
trucks  on  the  attraction. 


74 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


i  \ 


Thafs  our  promise  to 

What  a  world  of  difference  there  is  between  the 
first  sound  in  pictures  and  today's  sound!  Continuing 
research  has  made  that  difference. 

Continuing  research  in  the  three  famous  laborato- 
ries above  has  led  to  a  major  share  of  the  improve- 
ments in  equipment  for  recording  and  reproducing 
sound. 

Continuing  research  in  the  studios  of  the  industry 
has  led  to  improvement  after  improvement  in  the 
techniques  of  using  this  equipment. 


you 


Continuing  research  must  be  carried  on  in  the 
future.  No  one  realizes  this  better  than  Western 
Electric.  Count  on  us  to  utilize  every  bit  of  knowledge 
gained  in  these  three  great  laboratories  which  can 
be  applied  to  making  sound  in  pictures  even  finer 
tomorrow. 

Etectrkat  Research  Products  Dwtston 

OF 

Western  Electric  Company 

INCORPORATED  *  ^ 

233  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK  7,  N.  Y. 


*  S?W  THE  DAY  OF  VICTORY  BY  BUYING  WAR  BONDS  -  MORE  WAR  BONDS  -  AND  STILL  MORE  lie 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISINGI 

Ten  cents  per  word,  money-order  or  check  with  copy.     Count  initials,  box  number  and 
address.    Minimum  insertion,  $1.    Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.    Contract  rates  on  , 
application.    No  borders  or  cuts.    Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.    Publisher  reserves  , 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.    Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.    ClassI-  ' 
fied  advertising  not  subject  to  agency  commission.     Address  copy  and  checks: 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  Classified  Dept.,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  (20) 


RCA  to  Continue  Licensing 
Under  Philips  Patents 

A  iK-w  :igrciiiKiU  giantiiiR  the  Radio  Corpora- 
tion of  Aiiurica  the  right  to  continue  licc-nsing 
other  manufacturers  under  United  States  patents 
of  the  N.  V.  Philips'  Gloeilampenfabrieken 
(Philips  Incandescent  Lamp  Works  Company) 
formerly  of  Eindhoven,  Holland,  was  announced 
this  week  in  a  joint  statement  by  Dr.  Charles  B. 
JollilTee,  vice-president  in  charge  of  RCA  Lab- 
oratories, and  Maynard  T.  Hazcn,  vice-president 
and  a  director  of  tiie  Hartford  National  Hank  and 
Trust  Company,  Hartford.  The  agreement,  signed 
by  RCA  and  the  Hartford  Bank,  as  trustee  under 
indenture  with  Philips,  became  effective  July  1  and 
remains  in  force  until  December  31,  1954.  The 
rights  acquired  by  RCA  are  non-exclusive. 


Zint  to  Mexico  for  W.E. 

Karl  E.  Zint,  until  recently  special  engineering 
advisor  to  the  21st  Bomber  Command  in  the  Pa- 
cific, has  been  appointed  vice-president  of  Western 
Electric  Company  of  Mexico. 


More  than 

20  Portlands 

in  the  U.S. A.! 

WHICH  Portland  do  you  have 
in  mind?  The  item  you  want  to 
Express  is  valuahle,  to  you  and 
its  consignee.  Pause  a  moment! 
Take  another  look  at  the  ad- 
dress and  ask  yourself— "Is  this 
shipment  clearly  and  securely 
marked?"  A  few  moments 
spent  in  making  sure  can  pre- 
vent unavoidable  delays  —  and 
even  loss.  It  is  the  address  which 
guides  the  shipment  to  its  des- 
tination. For  further  informa- 
tion, inquire  of  your  local 
Railway  Expressman.  He  is  a 
good  man  to  know. 


POSITIONS  WANTED 


YOUNG  MARRIED  THEATRE  EXECUTIVE  DE- 
sires  position  with  progressive  independent.  Experienced 
ill  all  phases  of  theatre  operation  and  a  specialist  in  expense 
control.  Capable  of  supervising  small  chain.  Minimum 
salary  $6,500.  with  assurance  of  increases  upon  proving 
abiHty.    BOX  1874,  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


MANAGER,  THIRTY-THREE,  SIXTEEN  YEARS 
show  business,  two  years  army  theatre,  discharged,  non- 
drinker,  prefer  South  but  not  necessarily.  References. 
D    G.   BRADFORD,  Box  561,  Lakeland,  Fla. 


STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 


BLUE  SEAL  aNEGLOW  SOUND  FILM  RECORD- 
ing  amplifier  with  Jenkins  Adair  condenser  microphone, 
cables  and  trunks,  $125.;  Newman  Sinclair  35mm.  camera, 
three  lenses,  6  magazines,  tripod,  16V  motor,  leather  cases, 
all  accessories,  $1,250;  Akeley  Western  Electric  Newsreel 
Sound  Camera,  $6,995;  continuous  contact  16mm.  Printers, 
Picture,  Track  or  both,  $1,375;  Miles  16mm.  Recorder  Re- 
producer, $195.  Send  for  Summer  Catalog.  S.  O.  S. 
CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 


IMMEDIATE  DELIVERIES  SOME  SIZE  BLOWERS 
— Maybe  yours  among  them — new  Air  Washers,  rotary 
spray  mat  type,  work  with  any  blower — easily  installed. 
5,000  cfra.,  $115;  7,000  cfm.,  $140;  10,000  cfm,  $170;  15,000 
cfm.,  $200  ;  20,000  cfm.,  $230;  Diffuser  grilles  from  $21.80. 
AA-S  MRO  Priority  required.  Send  for  Air  Conditioning 
Bulletins.  S.  O.  S.  CAMERA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New 
York  18. 


USED  EQUIPMENT 


COMPLETE  BOOTH  EQUIPMENT  TWO  MA- 
chines,  Al  condition  $600.  In  booth  to  try  out.  A. 
KELSO,  Orland,  Ind. 


SEVERAL  SELECTIONS  BEAUTIFUL  CHAIRS  FOR 
large  houses — 1,100  American  rebuilt  metal  lined  reuphol- 
stered  red  striped  velour  padded  backs,  dark  green  plastic 
leatherette  box  spring  cushions,  $9.50;  900  Irwin  rebuilt, 
reupholstered  panel  baA,  box  spring  cushions,  $7.50;  410 
Stafford  rebuilt,  reupholstered  panel  back,  box  spring 
cushions,  $6.95;  242  AraericMui  ball-bearing  (in  two  lots) 
heavy  reupholstered  panel  back,  reupholstered  box  spring 
cushion  chairs,  $6.50;  300  solid  Oak  Auditorium  Chairs,  re- 
finished,  $3.95.  Wire  now  for  stock  list.  600  pieces  heavy 
green  Pullman  velour,  22"  x  36",  dry-cleaned,  $1.25 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


ALL  YOU  NEED  IS  THE  THEATRE— COMPLETE 
Simplex  Booth  Outfits  consisting  rebuilt  projectors,  lamp- 
houses,  lens,  new  soundheads,  motors,  amplifier,  new 
speakers  and  sound  screen.  Guaranteed  one  year — $1,500; 
why  pay  more?  S.  O.  S.  CTNEMA  SUPPLY  CORP., 
New  York  18. 


BOOKS 


RICHARDSON'S  BLUEBOOK  OF  PROJECTION. 
Best  seller  since  1911.  Now  in  7th  edition.  Revised  to 
present  last  word  in  Sound  Trouble  Shooting  Charts.  Ex- 
pert information  on  all  phases  of  projection  and  equipment. 
Special  new  section  on  television.  Invaluable  to  beginner 
and  expert.  $7.25  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOKSHOP,  1270 
Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


MOTION  PICTURE  SOUND  ENGINEERING.  A 
"must"  to  all  those  working  with  sound  equipment.  Writ- 
ten by  top-flight  engineering  experts  of  Hollywood  studios 
and  research  laboratories.  Covers  all  phases  of  sound 
engineering  and  equipment.  Readable  diagrams;  charts, 
tables,  and  graphs.  $6.50  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


SOUND  -  TROUBLE  -  SHOOTING  -  CHARTS,  THE 
little  book,  with  the  blue  cover  all  good  operators  reach 
for  when  troubles  starts.  Will  clear  up  that  "puzzler"  on 
all  types  of  sound  equipment  in  a  jiflfy.  No  booth  com- 
plete without  one.  $1.00  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


POPCORN 


HYBRID_  YELLOW  VARIETY  FOR  BEST  POPPING 
volume.  Yearly  supply  guaranteed.  Immediate  delivery. 
LOUIS  D.  HARRIS,  Greenville,  Ohio. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT 


KOLLMORGEN  SNAPLITE  LARGE  DIAMETER 
coated  lenses,  $65;  Automaticket  Machines,  immediate 
shipment,  ceiling  prices;  24"  pedestal  Air  Circulators,  $75; 
electric  Water  Coolers,  10  gpm  bubbler  type,  $220.;  Rear 
Shutters  for  Simplex.  $69.75;  Flextone  washable  sound 
screens,  30^c  ft..  Beaded,  4454c.  Summer  Catalog  ready. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


KELP  WANTED 


MANAGER— THEATRE  IN  SMALL  TOWN,  ADIR- 
ondack  Mountains,  New  York  State.  Year  around  job. 
State  salary  and  full  particulars.  BOX  1867,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


ASSISTANT  MANAGER  WANTEr^-SOUTHERN 
Indiana  city.  Draft  exempt.  State  salary,  age  and  ref- 
erences.    BOX  1872.  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


WANTED:  TWO  MANAGERS.  PERMANENT  Po- 
sitions, small  towns,  rapid  promotion  to  experienced,  ener- 
getic and  aggressive  men.  State  draft  status,  qualifications, 
experience,  references,  salary  expected.  Drinkers,  drifters, 
chasers  and  malcontents  need  not  reply.  CHEROKEE 
AMUSEMENTS.   Inc.,  Erwin,  Tenn. 


MANAGER.     DOWNTOWN    THEATRE.  START- 

ing  salary  $60.     Advancement  proper  party.  Permanent  . 

position  with  well  known  circuit.     State  age,  references.  I 

send   photograph.     KENTUCKY   THEATRE,  Louisville.  I 

Ky. 


WANTED  3  THEATRE  MANAGERS.  ONLY  THOSE 
of  proven  ability  and  character  need  apply.  We  have 
splendid  situations  to  offer  if  you  qualify.  Give  complete 
information  regarding  experience,  salary,  etc.  Write  JACK 
ARMSTRONG,  Clazel  Theatre,  Bowling  Green,  Ohio. 


WANTED:  VVO'RKING  THEATRE  MANAGER  FOR 
small  town.  Executive  tyoe  will  not  suit.  Write  ANDER-  i 
SON  THEATRE  CIRCUIT.  Morris,  111. 


SIGN  PAINTING 


SIGN  PAINTING;  EASY  WAY  TO  PAINT  SIGNS. 
Lfse  letter  patterns.  Avoid  sloppy  work,  wasted  time.  No 
experience  needed  for  expert  work.  Free  sample.  JOHN 
RAHN,  1329  Central  Ave.,  Chicago  51. 


BUSINESS  BOOSTERS 


BINGO  CARDS,  DIE  CUTS,  1  TO  100  OR  1  TO  75, 
$2.25  per  thousand,  $20.00  for  10,000.  S.  KLOUS,  care  of 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


TRAINING  SCHOOLS 


THEATRE  EMPLOYEES:  TRAIN  FOR  BETTER 
position.  Learn  modern  theatre  management  and  adver- 
tising. Big  opportunity  for  trained  men.  Established  since 
1927.  Write  now  for  free  catalog.  THEATltE  MANAGERS 
SCHOOL,  Elmira.  New  York. 


SERVICES 


FIRE  EXTINGUISHER  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
types  and  sizes  repaired.  Mail  to:  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave.,  St.  Paul  4, 
Minn. 


THEATRES 


EXPERIENCED  INDEPENDENT  THEATRE  MAN; 
wants  to  buy  or  lease  theatre  in  town  up  to  5,000  popu- 
lation, no  nearby  opposition.  Send  picture,  complete  de- 
tails, reason  for  selling  first  letter.  A.  HOLLAND,  P.  O. 
Box  703,  Marion,  Ind. 


DESIRE  TO  LEASE  THEATRE  IN  NEW  YORK 
City  or  vicinity.    Box  1864.  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


BRICK  BUILDING.  THEATRE,  SIX  STORES. 
Sacrifice  to  settle  estate.  MACK,  125  Emery  St.,  Port- 
land, Me. 


WILL  BUY  OR  LEASE  SMALL  THEATRE  IN 
Oregon  or  Washington.  Ready  to  do  business.  Address 
H.  S.  HARTSON,  1879  S.W.  10th  St.,  Portland  1,  Ore.  m 


FOR  SALE  THEATRE  CIRCUIT.  INCLUDING 
building  and  equipment  in  town  of  1,500.  Also  two  other 
sets  equipment.  One  portable  and  one  stationary.  Truck 
and  established  business.  Price  $35,000.  BOX  454,  Parrish, 
Ala.  Phone  2592  or  2171. 


WANT  TO  LEASE  OR  BUY  NEIGHBORHOOD 
or  small  town  theatre  in  central  states.  BOX  1877.  MO- 
TION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


76 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


SHOWMEN'S  REVIEWS 

SHORT  SUBJECTS 

RELEASE  CHART 
BY  COMPANIES 

THE  RELEASE  CHART 


This  department  deals  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


You  Came  Along 

Paramount-Wallis  Prod. — Gay  and  Sad 

Hal  B.  Wallis's  second  release  through  Para- 
mount is  a  first-rate  job  of  commercial  picture- 
making.  It  should  do  a  representative  job  at  the 
box-office. 

Robert  Smith  wrote  the  story.  He  and  Ayn 
Rand  did  a  combination  job  on  the  screenplay,  and 
both  come  of¥.  What  happens  here  is  an  adroit 
combination  of  story  elements  used  before  in  one 
guise  or  another.  But  the  combining  processes 
look  different  from  predecessors  because  of  twists 
applied  and  treatment  added. 

Robert  Cummings,  Dan  De  Fore  and  Charles 
Drake — major,  captain  and  lieutenant  in  the  Air 
Corps — are  returned  from  a  notable  flying  record 
overseas  to  tour  on  behalf  of  the  7th  War  Loan. 
Assigned  to  them  by  the  Treasury  Department  is 
Lizabeth  Scott  as  mentor,  nurse  and  general  ar- 
ranger of  their  official  duties.  Name  confusion 
leads  the  aces  to  believe  she  is  a  he  and  by  that  de- 
vice, of  course,  there  opens  a  line  of  comedy  which 
is  played  to  its  hilt  while  it  lasts. 

The  fliers  are  slap-happy,  carefree  and  girl- 
crazy.  They  are  hard  to  handle,  yet  they  are 
handled  and,  of  course,  they  do  a  job  on  behalf  of 
the  drive.  Tragic  undertones  are  emphasized  in 
the  camaraderie  of  the  three  men.  Cummings  is 
suffering  from  an  incurable  blood  disease  and  has 
about  two  years,  outside,  to  go.  De  Fore  and 
Drake  know  it  and  become  silent  members  of  a 
never-discussed  pact  to  remain  slap-happy,  carefree 
and  girl-crazy  to  match  Cummings'  approach  to  his 
final  24  months  or  thereabouts. 

However,  the  plan  goes  awry  because  he  falls  in 
love  with  Miss  Scott,  who  learns  what  goes  on,  but 
never  lets  Cummings  know  that  she  knows.  They 
marry,  are  deliriously  happy.  Comes  the  flight 
surgeon,  checking  on  the  major  and  ordering  him 
to  a  military  hospital.  Cummings  professes  to  have 
gotten  overseas  orders,  takes  his  leave  and  sets  up 
a  system  of  re-routing  mail  from  England  so  that 
the  postmarks  support  his  deception.  Finally,  he 
dies  on  the  approaching  eve  of  fatherhood.  In  the 
friendship  bond  with  the  two  remaining  pals.  Miss 
Scott  is  marked  for  whatever  happiness  and  con- 
tentment the  future  may  hold  in  store. 

For  most  of  its  way,  "You  Came  Along" — the 
title  is  drawn  from  a  popular  tune,  "You  Came 
Along  Out  of  Nowhere" — is  keyed  to  fast-moving 
comedy  byplay.  Then,  it  goes  suddenly  into  its 
dramatic  switch.  It  is  a  complete  change  of  pace, 
yet  the  changeover  is  accomplished  with  intelli- 
gence and  eflfectiveness.  The  combination  makes 
for  a  strong  attraction,  somewhat  handicapped  by 
lack  of  strong  cast  names,  although  all  perform- 
ances are  better-than-average. 

"You  Came  Along"  also  serves  to  introduce  Miss 
Scott.  She  is  interesting  and  attractive,  not  in  the 
usual  pretty-pretty  Hollywood  way.  Photographi- 
cally, she  appears  subject  to  different  shadings 
and  lights  so  that  a  final  resolution  about  her 
carnera  appearance  must  be  left  to  succeeding  films. 
This  newcomer  operates  under  one  of  those  low- 
pitched  voices,  catalogued  as  "tawny"  if  this  is 
possible  in  describing  a  speaking  voice.  Under 
John  Farrow's  direction,  she  is  made  to  under- 
play. The  impression  also  is  that  Wallis,  the  pro- 
ducer, was  feeling  his  way  on  the  cautious  side  in 

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this  maiden  effort  for  his  new  player.  The  throttle, 
if  it  has  any  additional  give,  evidently  will  be 
pulled  out  full  later  on.  Miss  Scott,  also,  requires 
a  greater  familiarity  with  the  medium,  but  for  a 
first  job  the  end  result  is  much  in  her  favor. 

Seen  at  a  preview  at  the  Paramount  Theatre, 
New  York,  where  audience  laughter  frequently 
blotted  out  dialogue.  Reviezver' s  Rating  :  Good. — ■ 
Red  Kann. 

Release  date,  September  14,  1945.    Running  time,  103  min. 


PCA  No.  10775.     General  audience  classification. 

Bob  Collins  Robert  Cumfnings 

Ivy  Hotchkiss  Lizabeth  Scott 

Shakespeare   Don  De  Fore 

Handsome   Charles  Drake 


Julie  Bishop,  Kim  Hunter,  Robert  Sully,  Helen  Forrest 
(in  a  singing  specialty),  Rhys  Williams,  Frankhn  Pang- 
born,  Minor  Watson,  Howard  Freeman,  Andrew  Tombes. 

The  Cisco  Kid  Returns 

Monogram — Western  Drama 

Since  their  inception  in  the  early  days  of  talking 
pictures,  the  Cisco  Kid  films  always  have  spelled 
outdoor  adventure  and  romance,  blending  with  re- 
lieving touches  of  slapstick  comedy.  The  latest 
installment  in  the  series,  which  Monogram  is  now 
producing,  spins  out  a  well-knit  outdoor  mystery 
story  which  offers  satisfying  entertainment  of  its 
kind. 

In  this  one,  Duncan  Renaldo,  the  present  inheri- 
tor of  the  role  of  the  carefree,  happy-go-lucky 
Cisco  Kid,  finds  himself  the  guardian  of  a  four- 
year-old  girl  whose  father  has  been  shot  to  death. 
When  Vicky  Lane  comes  to  town  posing  as  the 
child's  mother,  the  Kid's  suspicions  are  aroused. 
His  investigations  uncover  the  plot  of  a  crooked 
attorney  and  collaborators  to  rob  the  girl  of  the 
inheritance  left  by  her  murdered  parent.  Before 
the  conspirators  are  finally  in  the  hands  of  the  law, 
and  the  Kid,  with  a  nonchalant  "adios"  rides  off  to 
new  adventures,  a  good  deal  of  suspense  and  action 
pulses  before  the  screen. 

Martin  Garralaga  is  happily  cast  as  Pancho, 
obtuse  but  devoted  comrade  to  the  poetry-reciting 
Kid ;  with  good  supporting  performances  all 
around. 

Philip  N.  Krasne  produced,  with  John  P.  Mc- 
Carthy directing  from  an  original  screenplay  by 
Betty  Burbridge.    Dick  L'Estrange  was  associate 


producer. 

Seen  at  a  New  York  neighborhood  theatre  where 
an  afternoon  audience  gave  the  film  audible  ap- 
proval. Reviewer's  Rating  :  Fair. — Mandel 
Herbstman. 

Release  date,  April  3,  1945.  Running  time,  64  min. 
PCA   No.    10659.     General   audience  classification. 

Cisco   Duncan  Renaldo 

Pancho   Martin  Garralaga 


Cecilia  Callejo,  Roger  Pryor,  Anthony  Warde,  Fritz  Leiber, 
Vicky  Lane,  Jan  Wiley,  Sharon  Smith,  Cy  Kendall,  Eva 
Puig,  Emmett  Lynn. 

The  Cheaters 

Republic — Christmas  Carol 

Emphasizing  humor  rather  than  guile,  this  lei- 
surely study  of  wealthy  irresponsibles  in  contem- 
porary New  York  brought  by  intervention  of  a 
Christmas  guest  to  realistic  comprehension  of 
fundamental  truths,  achieves  its  charm  by  clear-cijt 


characterizations,  convincing  performance  and 
showmanly  production.  Supplying  names  to  sell, 
and  suited  to  all  types  of  audiences,  it  ranks  with 
Republic's  best  attractions  to  date. 

The  screenplay  by  Frances  Hyland,  based  on 
story  by  Miss  Hyland  and  Albert  Ray,  centers 
around  a  spendthrift  family  facing  financial  ruin. 
The  sheriff  is  knocking  at  the  door,  and  only  the 
fortuitous  death  of  a  rich  uncle  can  prevent  his 
entrance.  The  uncle  dies.  That,  however,  solves 
no  problems,  for  the  will  ignores  the  legitimate 
heirs  and  leaves  everything  to  an  unknown  actress 
whom  the  uncle  once  saw  in  a  performance  of 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin."  Into  this  murky  situation 
intrudes  a  stranger,  a  ham  actor,  whom  the  family 
invites  to  share  their  Christmas  holiday.  He  over- 
hears their  plan  to  kidnap  the  actress  and  prevent 
her  from  collecting  the  money.  Thereafter  the 
actor  plays  deus  ex  machina,  first  locating  the  girl, 
and  later  persuading  the  family  to  abandon  the  pro- 
jected swindle.  He  is  aided  by  such  extraneous 
and  sentimental  trappings  as  a  Christmas  tree 
trimmed  with  popcorn  and  cranberries,  village  chil- 
dren singing  "Holy  Night,"  and  a  remarkable 
rendition  of  Dickens'  "Christmas  Carol." 

Joseph  Schildkraut's  portrayal  of  the  ham  actor 
is  so  convincing  that  it  is  difficult  to  tell  where  act- 
ing ends  and  ham  begins.  Billie  Burke,  as  usual, 
plays  Billie  Burke.  Eugene  Pallette  and  Ona 
Munson  give  sound  performances,  and  Anne  Gillis 
distinguishes  herself  as  the  season's  most  obnoxious 
brat. 

Joseph  Kane  was  associate  producer  and  director. 
Preznewed  in  the  Hollywood  studio.    Reviewer' s 
Rating:  Good. — ^Thalia  Bell. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  87  min.  PCA 
No.  10,817.    General  aiidience  classification. 

Mr.  M  Joseph  Schildkraut 

Mrs.  Pidgeon  Billie  Burke 

Eugene  Pallette,  Otia  Munson,  Raymond  Walburn,  Anne 
Gillis,  Ruth  Terry,  Robert  Livingston,  David  Holt,  Robert 
Greig,  St.  Luke's  Choristers. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 

WAGON  HEELS  (WB) 

Mcrrie  Melodies  (1708) 

Porky  Pig  is  back  in  the  oM  west  scouting  for  « 
train  of  covered  wagons.  When  the  pioneer  partj 
invades  the  territory  of  Injun  Joe,  that  desperado 
makes  his  objections  loud  and  violent.  Porky 
takes  him  on,  but  has  little  success  until  he  realizes 
that  the  Redskin  has  his  weakness,  too. 
Release  date,  July  28,  1945  7  minutes 

YANKEE  DOODLE'S  DAUGHTERS  (WB) 

Melody  Masters  (1610) 

This  is  a  salute  to  the  women's  services,  the 
Waves,  Wacs,  Spars  and  Marines.  Rudy  Vallee 
is  featured  singing  a  tribute  to  the  women  of  the 
Coast  Guard,  "The  Girl  of  the  Year  Is  a  Spar." 
Other  songs  in  the  spirit  of  the  occasion  are  "Yan- 
kee Doodle  Dandy's  Daughter,"  "Marine  Hymn," 
"March  of  the  Women  Marines,"  "Semper  Para- 
tus,"  "The  Wac  Is  a  Soldier,  Too,"  "Waves  of 
the  Navy,"  "Anchors  Aweigh"  and  "Marching 
Along  Together." 

Release  date,  July  21,  1945  10  minutes 

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THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews^  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


(•)  before  the  title  indicates  1943-44  product. 

Release  dates  and  running  time  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning tinnes  are  the  official  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2512-2513,  issue  of  June  23,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  page  2524,  issue  of  June  30,  1945. 


REVIEWED  -^ 


Title  Company 
ABROAD  with  Two  Yanb  UA 
Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day  Mono. 
Adventures  of  Rusty  Col. 

(formerly  Rusty) 
Affairs  of  Susan,  The  Para. 
Agitator,  Ths  (British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 
Alaska  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An  Rep. 
Animal  Kingdom,  The  (1945-46)  WB 


Apology  for  Murder 
Army  Wives 
Arrowsmith  (Reissue) 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lace 
Arson  Squad 


PRC 
Mono. 
Film  Classics 
WB 
PRC 


BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 
Back  to  Bataan  RKO 

(formerly  Invisible  Army) 
Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (col.)  Col. 
Barbary  Coast  (Reissue)    Film  Classics 
Barbary  Coast  Gent  MGM 
Beautiful  Cheat,  The  Univ. 

(formerly  It's  Never  Too  Late) 
Bedside  Manner  UA 
Behind  City  Lights  Rep. 
Belle  of  the  Bowery  Mono. 

(formerly  Sunbonnet  Sue) 
Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color)  RKO 
Bells  of  Rosarita  Rep. 
Bells  of  St.  Mary's,  The  ( 1945-46)  RKO 


Betrayal  from  the  East 
Between  Two  Women 
Bewitched 

(formerly  Alter  Ego) 
Beyond  the  Pecos 
Big  Bonanza,  The 
Big  Noise,  The 
Big  Show-Off,  The 
Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46) 
Blithe  Spirit  (British) 
Blonde  Fever 
Blonde  from  Brooklyn 
Blonde  Ransom  . 
Blood  on  the  Sun 
Bluebeard 

Body  Snatcher,  The 
Bon  Voyage  ( 1945-46) 
Bordertown  Trail 
Boston  Blackie  Booked  on 

Suspicion 
Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous 
Both  Barrels  Blazing 
Bowery  Champs 
Bowery  to  Broadway 
Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog 
Brazil 

Brewster's  Millions 
Brighton  Strangler,  The 
Bring  on  the  Girls  (color) 
Bulldog  Drummond  (R.) 
Bullfighters,  The 


RKO 
MGM 
MGM 

Univ. 
Rep. 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 
WB 

Two  Citles-GFD 
MGM 
Col. 
Univ. 
UA 
PRC 
RKO 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 


Col. 
Col. 
Col. 
Mono. 
Univ. 
Frank 
Rep. 
UA 
RKO 
Para. 
n  Classics 
20th.Fox 


Fill 


CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20th-Fox 
Can't  Help  Singi-ig  (color)  Univ. 
Canterbury  Tale  (British)  Eagle-Lion 

2534 


Prod. 
Number 


4421 


681 
510 

4406 


403 


9024 
523 


502 
9044 


601 
583 
442 

514 
518 
530 

9083 
407 
506 
410 


516 
6036 
9042 


SI7 

451 

6031 

6207 

9072 

405 

522 
4416 

525 

523 
907! 


Stars 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe 
Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson 
Ted  Donaldson-Conrad  Nagel 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent 
Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris 
Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay 
Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young 
Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards 
Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra 
Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd 
Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke 
Ann  Sheridan-Olivia  de  Havllland 
Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont 
Elyse  Knox-RIck  Vallln 
Ronald  Colman-Helen  Hayes 
Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey 
Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong 

Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth 
John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn 

Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise 
Ed.  G.  Robinson-Miriam  Hopkins 
Wallace  Beery-BInnie  Barnes 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville 

Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll 
Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry 
Gale  Storm-Phil  Reagan 

Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak 
Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee 
Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes 
Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman 
Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly 
Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore 
Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn 

Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew 
Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee 
Laurel  and  Hardy 
Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 
Rex  Harrison-Constance  Cummings 
Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor 
Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick 
Donald  Cook-Virginia  Grey 
James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney 
John  Carradlne-Jean  Parker 
Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lug.  si 
Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith 
Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick 
Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch 
Charles  Starrett 
East  Side  Kids 
Contract  Players 
Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett 
Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Gulzar 
Dennis  O'Keefe-Helen  Walker 
John  Loder-Rose  Hobart 
Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts 
Ronald  Colman-LIIIyan  Tashman 
Laurel  and  Hardy 

Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young 
Deanna  Durbin-Robert  Paige 
Eric  Portman-Sheila  Sim 


Not  Set 
Mar.  I5,'45 
Sept.,'44 
July  20,'45 

June  22,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 


M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

Keleaie 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Aug.  4, '44 

82m 

July  29,'44 

2018 

1889 

Jan.  I9,"45 

62m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2092 

Not  Set 

2467 

May  25,'45 

1 13m 

Mar.  3 1  ,'45 

2381 

2242 

2523 

Not  Set 

95ri^ 

Mar.  I7,'45 

236! 

Dec.  22,'44 

76m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1983 

2406 

Special 

90m 

June  23, '45 

2511 

2278 

Nov.,'44 

122m 

July  l,'44 

2095 

1457 

2302 

Not  Set 

2142 

Block  2 

84  m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2i49 

1715 

2342 

Not  Set 

2384 

Not  Set 

1431 

Not  Set 

2418 

Jan.  I2,'45 

67m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2071 

Apr.  I5,'45 

Nov.  21, '31 

1993 

Sept.  23,'44 

1 18m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1806 

2262 

Aug.  I,'45 

2467 

Oct,  I3,'44 

70m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

2242 

Block  5 

97m 

June  2, '45 

2477 

2242 

90m 
87m 


Oct. 
Aug. 


5,'35 
5,'44 


79m      June  I6,'45 


1993 
2095 


2498 


2434 

i849 
2384 

2250 
2418 
2454 


2523 


Aug.,'45 

103m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2242 

Special 

84m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

1835 

2406 

June  I9,'45 

68m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2403 

Not  Set 

2434 

Block  3 

82m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318- 

2230 

2455 

Mar..'45 

81m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2238 

2142 

2523 

July, '45 

66m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2310 

Apr.  27,'45 

59m 

2354 

Dec.  30,'44 

68m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2203 

Oct.,'44 

74m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2111 

2092 

Jan.  22,'45 

69m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2277 

2203 

Not  Set 

2230 

Not  Set 

96  m 

Apr,  28,'45 

2425 

Feb.,'45 

69m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2394 

2142 

2342 

June  21, '45 

65m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

2403 

June  15, '45 

68m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2310 

June  15, '45 

94m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2230 

Nov.  II, '44 

73m 

Oct,  14, '44 

2138 

2092 

Block  4 

77m 

Feb.  17, '45 

2318 

2310 

2342 

Not  Set 

2230 

Aug.  II, '44 

55  m 

Sept,  2,'44 

2083 

2032 

May  I0,'45 

67m 

May  I2.'45 

2445 

2368 

July  5,'45 

2467 

May  I7,'45 

58m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

2403 

Dec.  29,'44 

azm 

Nov.  I,'44 

2173 

2032 

Nov.  3,'44 

95m 

Oct.  21, "44 

2149 

1923 

Not  Set 

2230 

Nov.  30,'44 

Vim 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

1971 

2342 

Apr.  7,'45 

79m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2142 

Block  5 

67m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2142 

2523 

Block  4 

92  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

1763 

2523 

Oct.  I5,'44 

Apr,  I3,'29 

1993 

May,'45 

61m 

Apr.  1 4, '45 

2402 

2279 

June  15, '45 

aim 

May  4,'35 

2350 

Dec.  29,'44 

88m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2225 

2093 

2342 

Not  Set 

May  I3,'44 

1885 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  7,  1945 


Title  Company 
Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Captain  Kidd  UA 
Captain  Tugboat  Annie  Rep. 
Caribbean  Mystery  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Casanova  Brown  RKO 
Castle  of  Crimes  ( British)  PRC 
Cheaters,  The  Rep. 
Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 
Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 
China  Poblana  (color)  Clasa-Mohme 
China  Sky  RKO 
China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 
Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 
Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 
Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 
Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The  Mono. 
Climax,  The  (color)  Univ. 
Clock,  The  MGM 
Code  of  the  Prairie  Rep. 
Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
CoI.EfRngham's  Raid  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
Come  Out  Fighting  Mono. 
Conflict  WB 
Conspirators,  The  WB 
Corn  Is  Green,  The  WB 
Corpus  ChrlstI  Bandits  Rep. 
.Counter-Attack  Col. 
Cowboy  and  the  Lady  (R.)  Film  Classics 
Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Col. 
Crazy  Knights  Mono. 
Crime  by  Night  WB 
Crime  Doctor's  Courage,  The  Col. 
Crime,  Inc.  PRC 
Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46)  Para. 
Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers  Col. 


DANCING  In  Manhattan  Col. 

Dangerous  Intruder,  The  PRC 

Dangerous  Journey  20th-Fox 

Dangerous  Passage  Para. 

Dark  Mountain  Para. 

Dark  Waters  UA 
Dawn  Over  France  (French)  Famous  Int. 

Dead  Man's  Eyes  Univ. 

Dead  or  Alive  PRC 

Delightfully  Dangerous  UA 

Destiny  Univ. 

Devotion  (1945-46)  WB 

Diamond  Horseshoe  (color)  20th-Fox 

Dlllinger  Mono. 

Divorce  Mono. 

Dixie  Jamboree  PRC 

Docks  of  New  York  Mono. 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Don  Juan  Quilligan  20th-Fox 

Double  Exposure  Para. 

Doughgirls,  The  WB 

Dragon  Seed  MGM 
Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

Duel  in  the  Sun  (color)  UA 

Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46)  Para. 


Prod.  Release 

Number                Stars  Date 

■  ■  ■  ■  Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari  Sept.,'45 

•  ■  Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott  Aug.  24,'45 

■  •  ■  •  Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy  Not  Set 

■  .  ■  .  James  Dunn-Shella  Ryan  Sept.,'45 
581  Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright  Special 

  Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill  Dec.  22, '44 

Joseph  Schlldkraut-Billie  Burke  Not  Set 

3314  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Sept.  30,'44 

417  Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts  June  29,'45 

■  ■  ■  •  Mexican  feature  Not  Set 
519  Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick  Block  4 

Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly  May  I2,'45 

420  Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan  Aug.  II, '45 

  Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Feb.  23, '45 

519  Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan  Mar.,'45 

....  Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  Feb.  9, '45 

9009  Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff  Oct.  20,'44 

524  Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker  May,'45 

452  Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Oct.  6,'44 

•  ■  •  Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey  May  4, '45 
....  Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett  Nov.,'45 

Leo  Gorcey-Hunti  Hall  Sept.  I4,'45 

418  Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith  June  30,'45 
405  Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid  Oct.  2 1, '44 

419  Bette  Davis-John  Dall  July  21, '45 
465  Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot  Apr.  20,'45 

6006  Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman  Apr.  26,'45 

....  Gary  Cooper-Merle  Oberon  Sept.  I5,'44 

620!  Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens  Sept.  2 1, '44 

...  Gilbert-Howard-Rosenbloom  Dec.  8, '44 

402  Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan  Sept.  9, '44 

6017  Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke  Feb.27,'45 

....  Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal  Apr.  15, '45 

....  Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lols  Collier  Not  Set 

  Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts  Not  Set 

6202  Charles  Starrett-Dub  Taylor  Nov.  9,'44 


6038        Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady  Dec.  !4,'44 

....        Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg  Not  Set 

504  Burma  travelogue  Sept.,'44 
4412  Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks  Block  3 
4405        Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowery  Block  I 

Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone  Nov.  I0,'44 

Ralmu-Berval  Mar.  I5,'45 

9026        Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker  Nov.  10, '44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  Nov.  9, '44 

Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moore  Mar.  3 1, '45 

9023        Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis  Dec.  22,'44 

Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino  Nov.  24,'45 

524        Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes  May,'45 

Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney  Mar.  2, '45 

Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot  June  22, '45 

505  Frances  Langford-Guy  Kibbee  Aug.  15, '44 
Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids  Mar.  9,'45 

Betty  Grable-John  Payne  Nov.,'45 

527        William  Bendlx-Joan  Blondell  Juns,'45 

4415        Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly  Blocks 

407        Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith  Nov.  25, '44 

500        Kttharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston  Aug.,'44 

....        Gene  Tierney-VIncent  Price  Dec, '45 

....  Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten  Not  Set 
....        Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 


Running 
Time 
107m 


92m 
60m 
87m 
56m 
68m 
92m 
78m 
75m 
lOlm 

67m 
65m 
86m 
90m 
56m 
147m 


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Herald  Digest 
Issue  Page 
June  23,'45  2509 


Aug.  5,'44 
Dec.  I6,'44 
July  7,'45 
Sept.  23,'44 
Feb.  I7,'45 
Oct.  2 1, "44 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
May  5,'45 


Feb.  I7.'45 
July  7,'45 
Sept.  30,'44 
May  24, '45 
Oct.  I4,'44 
Mar.  24,'45 


2094 
2227 
2533 
21 10 
2319 
2150 
2413 
2433 


2317 
2533 
2121 
2374 
2138 
2373 


86m 

I II  n o  1  A 

7497 

101  m 
1  u  1  m 

Ort  14  '44 

7 1  ^7 

1  I4m 

Mar  3!  '45 

2381 

Mav  1?  '45 
ivi  ay  1 

89m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

T  J  in 

199? 

55m 

Nov.  1 1  ,'44 

2173 

o 

777ft 

72m 
/Am 

liilu  79  '44 
u uiy  ^7,  1  1 

70m 

K/tar  10 '45 

2350 

75m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

56m 

Dec.  2.'44 

2262 

60m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

73  m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2162 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

56m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2089 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

72m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2382 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

93m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

65  m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2215 

104  m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

72m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

71m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

72m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

62m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

75  m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

64m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

102m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

148m 

July  22,'44 

2094 

Advance 

Synopsis 
Page 
2259 
2353 
2403 
2366 
1806 

2454 

2279 

2216 
1994 
2142 
1746 
2242 
2242 
1786 
2142 
2131 

2259 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 

2007 
2093 
i09l 
2230 
2216 
2467 
2418 
2131 


2186 
2418 

2i86 
2032 
1983 

1983 
2166 
2250 
2131 
2216 
2092 
2166 
2353 
1835 
2279 

2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 


StTvice 
Data 
Page 


2302 


2218 
2523 


2523 
2262 


2455 


2455 


2455 


2523 


2523 
2455 


2262 
2262 


EADIE  Was  a  Lady  Col. 

Earl  Carroll  Vanities  Rep. 

Early  to  Wed  (color)  MGM 
East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 

Easy  to  Look  At  Univ. 

1812  (Russian)  Artkino 

Enchanted  Cottage,  The  RKO 

Enchanted  Forest  (color)  PRC 


The 


Enchanted  Voyage, 

(1945-46)  . 
End  of  the  Road 
Enemy  of  the  Law 
Enemy  of  Women 
Enter  Arsene  Lupin 
Escape  In  the  Desert 
Escape  in  the  Fog 
Eve  Knew  Her  Apples 
Experiment  Perilous 


(color) 

20th-Fox 
Rep. 
PRC 
Mono. 
Univ. 
WB 
Col. 
Col. 
RKO 


6014 

Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre 

Jan.23,'45 

67m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2203 

413 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore 

Apr.  5,'45 

91m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson 

Not  Set 

2366 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell 

June  I5,'45 

90m 

Apr.  8,'39 

9045 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant 

Aug.  i0,'45 

24i8 

War  feature 

Sept.  9.'44 

95  m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2111 

515 

Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young 

Block  3 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2242 

2523 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Set 

2279 

John  Payne-June  Haver 

Feb.,'46 

2499 

402 

Edward  Norris-June  Storey 

Nov.  I0,'44 

51m 

Nov.  I8.'44 

2182 

213! 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

May  7,'45 

59m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

PaulAndor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  10,'44 

86m 

Aug.  26,'44 

2103 

i599 

9018 

Ella  Raines-George  Kervin 

Nov.  24,'44 

72m 

Nov.  8,'44 

218! 

2166 

416 

Helmut  Dantlne-Philip  Dorn 

May  I9.'45 

79m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

6037 

William  Wright-Nina  Foch 

Apr.  5,'45 

62m 

May  I9.'45 

2453 

2310 

6026 

Ann  Miller-William  Wright 

Apr.  I2,'45 

64m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2007 

■  510 

Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent 

Block  2 

91m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep. 
Falcon  In  Hollywood,  The  RKO 
Falcon  In  San  Francisco,  The  RKO 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fanny  by  Gaslight  (Br.)  Gains.-GFD 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


404  Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly    .  Nov.  30,'44 

507  Tom  Conway- Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  2 

.  . .  .  Tom  Conway-RIta  Corday  Not  Set 

.  . .  .  Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews  Dec, '45 

  Phyllis  Calvert-James  Mason  Not  Set 

.  . . .  Robert  Lowery-Marjorle  Weaver  Mar.  2, '45 


71m 
67m 


108m 
61m 


Oct.  2 1. '44 
Dec  2,'44 


May  27,'44 
Apr.  7,'45 


2149 
2201 


1910 
2394 


2142 
2366 
2454 

2230 


2406 


2535 


Ti/le  Company 

Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 

Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 

Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 

Firebrands  of  Arizona  Rep. 

First  Man  Into  Tokyo  RKO 

Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 

Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 

Flight  from  Folly  (British)  WB 

Fog  Island  PRC 

Forever  Yours  Mono, 

(formerly  They  Shall  Have  Faith) 
•For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 

Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 

Frisco  Sal  Univ. 

Frozen  Ghost,  The  Univ. 


■M.  P. 

Prn/f 

Herald 

Digest 

Data 

OlffTi 

Date 

TtTHC 

Issue 

tvelyn  Ankers-Kichard  rraser 

INOT  jet 

.... 

0AA7 

^010 

Willard  Parker-Anita  Louise 

May  *n> 

o*rm 

ZZ/t) 

ZbZi 

515 

Naval  documentary 

Jan.,  *r!> 

0 1  m 

L/ec.  Zo,  *rT 

LLiI 

OACC 

453 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

UOC.     1 ,  *T*r 

55ni 

uec.    7,  t*r 

09  1  C 

9  1  OA 
Z  1  OO 

lom  Neal-Barbara  nale 

INOT  oeT 

7^AA 

z  joo 

415 

John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak 

May  zo,  'ro 

A— r   71  'AC 

Apr.  z  1 1  to 

OAI  ^ 

1  OOA 

ZoZi 

Johnny  Mack  brown-Kaymond  natton 

June   7,  *Tt> 

7  1  r*\ 

K>(       1  0  'AC 

May  1  T, 

9  AC? 

O^C? 
ZJdJ 

Pat  Kirkwood-Hugh  Sinclair 

Not  Set 

94m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco 

Feb.  I5,'45 

72m 

Feb.  17, '45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Ian    7A  *AR 

Jan.  zo,  *to 

O  J  m 

Vie^r-     I  A  'AA 

ZZZO 

zuvz 

zdzj 

44!  3 

Gary  Cooper-lngnd  Bergman 

DIOCK  0 

1  oom 

July  1  / , 

f  CAA 

QCC 

Z  j'rZ 

ln;4n   FnntAinA-Artum  rlA  Cqfoova 

../v^aii    I  viiiaii       fXi  lull./    \j  V        VI  w  v  v  a 

Block  2 

1  13m 

Sept.  23, '44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

9012 

Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster 

Feb.  23.'45 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

9032 

Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers 

June  29,'45 

61m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2259 

GAME  of  Death,  A  RKO 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Game) 

Gangs  of  the  Waterfront  Rep. 

Gangsters'  Den  PRC 

Gangsters  of  the  Frontier  PRC 

Gentle  Annie  MGM 

George  White's  Scandals  RKO 

Ghost  Guns  Mono. 

G.I.  Honeymoon  Mono. 

Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Girl  Rush  RKO 

Girls  of  the  Big  House  Rep, 
Give  Me  the  Stars  (Br.)  Br.  Nat'l-Anglo 

God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  WB 

Goin'  to  Town  RKO 
Goldwyn  Follies,  The  (R.)  Film  Classics 

Great  Day  (British)  RKO 

Great  Flamarion,  The  Rep. 

Great  John  L.,  The  UA 

Great  Mike,  The  PRC 

Great  Stagecoach  Robbery,  The  Rep. 

Greenwich  Village  (color)  20th-Fox 

Grissly's  Millions  Rep. 

Guest  in  the  House  UA 

Guest  Wife  UA 

Gun  Smoke  Mono. 

Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A  Col. 

Gypsy  Wildcat  (color)  Univ. 


....  John  Loder-Audrey  Long  Not  Set 

4^2  Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor     July  3/45 

....  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  June  14, '45 

551  Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  Sept.  2I,'44 

523  James  Craig-Donna  Reed  May,'45 

525  Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley  Blocks 

....  Johnny  Mack  Brown  Nov.  1 7, '44 

....  Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson  Apr.  6,'45 

....  Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker  Not  Set 

506  Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown  Block  2 

....  Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers  Not  Set 

  Leni  Lynn-Will  Fyffe  Not  Set 

414  Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey  Apr.  7,'45 

504  Lum  and  Abner  Block  I 
....  Adolphe  Menjou-Zorina  May  1 5, '45 
....  Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson  Not  Set 

412  Erich  Von  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes  Mar.  30,'45 

  Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClure  June  29,'45 

....  Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin  Nov.  1 5, '44 

3317  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Feb.  I5,'45 

505  Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda  Sept.,'44 
409  Virginia  Gray-Paul  Kelly  Jan.  I6,'45 

  Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy  Dec.  8,'44 

....  Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche  July  27, '45 

....  Johnny  Mack  Brown  Mar.  1 6, '45 

6034  Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter  Mar.  8,'45 

9005  Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall  Sept.   I, '44 


2384 


2403 


55m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2-1 II 

2092 

80m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2238 

2186 
2366 

2523 

60  m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2071. 

70m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2131 
2467 

65m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2150 

2032 
2467 

Vim 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

88m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2203 

2523 

69m 

Sep.  23, '44 

2111 

120m 

Jan.  29,'38 

1993 

80m 

May  I2.'45 

2445 

78m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2277 

2250 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

2523 

73m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

2342 

56m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2203 

82m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1676 

2218 

71m 

■Jan.  13, '45 

2169 

2259 

I2lm 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1983 
2259 

2406 

57  m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2186 

63m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2279 

77m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1675 

2262 

HANGOVER  Square  20th-Fox 

Harvey  Girls,  The  (color)  MGM 
Having  Wonderful  Crime  RKO 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color)  UA 
Here  Come  the  Co-Eds  Univ. 
Here  Come  the  Waves  Para. 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy  MGM 
Her  Lucky  Night  Univ. 
He  Snoops  to  Conquer  (British)  Col. 
Hi,  Beautiful  Univ. 
Hidden  Eye,  The  MGM 
High  Powered  Para. 
His  Brother's  Ghost  PRC 
Hitchhike  to  Happiness  Rep. 
Hold  High  the  Torch  (color)  MGM 
Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46)  Para. 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 
Hollywood  and  Vine  PRC 
Hollywood  Canteen  WB 
Honeymoon  Ahead  Univ. 
Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The  WB 
Hotel  Berlin  WB 
Hotel  Reserve  (British)  RKO 
House  of  Fear  Univ. 
House  of  Frankenstein  Univ. 
House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 


I  ACCUSE  My  Parents  PRC 
Identity  Unknown  Rep. 
I  Live  in  Grosvenor  Square  (Br.) 

ABC-Pathe 

I  Love  a  Mystery  Col. 
I'll  Be  Seeing  You  UA 
I'll  Remember  April  Univ. 
I'll  Tell  the  World  Univ. 
Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue)  Univ. 
I'm  from  Arkansas  PRC 
Incendiary  Blonde  (color)  Para. 
In  Old  New  Mexico  Mono. 
In  the  Meantime,  Darling  20th-Fox 
Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th-Fox 
Isle  of  the  Dead  RKO 


516 

513 

9002 
4411 

9021 

9031 

4419 

419 


409 
9028 
415 
413 

9025 
9013 


414 


6024 

9027 
9041 


4431 

507 
508 


Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders 
Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak 
Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy 
Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton 
Abbott  and  Costello 
Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts 
Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker 
Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Drlscoll 
George  Form  by 

Martha  O'Driscoil-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Edward  Arnold-Frances  Rafferty 

Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Al  Pearce-Dale  Evans 

Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn 

Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake 

James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay 
Warner  stars  revue 
Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald 
Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith 
Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson 
James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim 
Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 
Lon  Chaney-Boris  KarlofT 
William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan 


Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell 
Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker 


Feb.,'45 

77m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

2093 

2523 

Not  Set 

2354 

Block  3 

70m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i9 

1971 

Not  Set 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

Feb.  2,'45 

88m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2297 

2242 

2455 

Block  3 

99m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2238 

2093 

2406 

Not  Set 

2259 

Feb.  9,'45 

63m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2250 

Not  Set 

103m 

Dec.  30, '44 

2249 

Dec.  8,'44 

64m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

213  i 

Not  Set 

2353 

Block  4 

62  m 

Feb.  24.'45 

2330 

2279 

Feb.  3,'45 

54m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2186 

July  I6,'45 

72m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2250 

Not  Set 

2216 

Not  Set 

2259 

Apr.  25,'45 

58m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2142 

Dec.  30/44 

124m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1676 

2342 

May  1 1  ,'45 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2278 

Apr.  28,'45 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

2523 

Mar.  I7,'45 

98m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2250 

2455 

Not  Set 

89m 

June  17, '44 

1945 

Mar.  I6,'45 

69m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 

Feb.  I6,'45 

70m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

2007 

2302 

Oct.,'45 

2499 

Nov.  4,'44 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 

Apr.  2/45 

71m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2278 

Anna  Neagle-Rex  Harrison  Not  Set  1 14m 

Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch  Jan.  25,'45  69m 

Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cotten  Jan.  5/45  85m 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Apr.  13/45  63m 

Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce  June  8/45  61m 

Claudette  Colbert-Warren  William  June  I5,'45  1 09m 

Slim  Summerville-EI  Brehdel  Oct.  3 1, '44  70m 

Betty  Hutton-Arturo  de  Cordova  Aug.  31. '45  ii3m 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  May  15, '45  62m 

Jeanne  Crain-Frank  Latimore  Oct., '44  72m 

Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June  Haver  Oct.,'44  90m 

Boris  Karloff-Ellen  Drew  Not  Set   


June  23, '45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
Dec.  23, '44 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
May  26,'45 
Dec,  I. "34 
Oct.  7,'44 
June  I6,'45 

Sept.23,'44 
Oct.  7,'44 


2510 
2350 
2237 
2415 
2466 

2\36 
2497 

2ii6 

2129 


2203 
1913 
2230 
2310 


1675 
2354 
I860 
1835 
2216 


2455 


2262 


2536 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  JULY  7.  1945 


It's 
Ifs 


Title 

a  Pleasure 
in  the  Bag 


(color) 


Prod. 

Company  Number 
RKO  584 
UA 


Stars 

Sonja  Henie-Michael  O'Shea 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny 


Release 
Date 
Special 
Apr.  2 1, '45 


Running 
Time 
90m 
87m 


r- REVIEWED-^ 
M.  P.      Product  Advance 

Herald       Digest  Synopsis 
Issue  Pige  Page 

Mar.  3,'45  2337 


Feb.  I7,'45  2317 


2202 
2230 


Service 
Date 

Page 
2523 
2523 


JADE  Mask,  The  Mono. 

Janie  WB 

Jealousy  Rep. 

Johnny  Angel  RKO 

Jubilee  (Russian)  Artkino 

Jungle  Captive  Univ. 

Junior  Miss  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 


401 
424 


9038 
603 


Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland  Jan.  26,'45 

Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton  Sept.  2. '44 
John  Loder-Jane  Randolph  July  23, '45 

George  Raft-SIgne  Hasso  Not  Set 

Comedy  feature  Feb.  21,45 

Ot+o  Kruger-Amellta  Ward  June  29,'45 
Peggy  Ann  Sarner-Allyn  Joslyn  Aug.,'45 


66m 
102m 


40m 
63  m 
94m 


Jan.27,'45 
July  29.'44 


Mar.  I0,'45 
June  1 6, '45 
June  I6,'45 


2290 
2094 


2350 
2498 
2497 


2131 
1747 
2279 
2259 

2259 
2403 


2302 


KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry  MGM 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom  20th-Fox 

Kid  from  Spain  (Reissue)  Film  Classics 

Kid  Millions  (Reissue)  Film  Classics 

Kid  Sister,  The  PRC 

Kismet  (color)  MGM 

Kiss  and  Tell  Col. 
Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Kitty  (1945-46)  Para. 


520  Lana  Turner-Laralne  Day-Susan  Peters 

514  Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell 

.  . .  .  Eddie  Cantor-Lyda  Robert! 

.  .  .  .  Eddie  Cantor-Ann  Sothern 

.  . .  .  Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor 

506  Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich 

.  .  .  .  Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland 

.  .  .  .  Maureen  O'Hara-DIck  Haymes 

.  . .  .  Paulette  Goddard-Ray  Mllland 


Mar..'45 

93  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

Jan.,'45 

137m 

Dec.  !6,'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

Aug.  I5,'44 

90m 

Nov.  7.'32 

1993 

Jan.  I5,'45 

92m 

Oct.  27,'34 

1993 

Feb.  6,'45 

56m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2203 

Oct..'44 

lOOm 

Aug.  26.'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

Not  Sot 

2353 

Jan.,'46 

2499 

Not  Set 

2093 

LADIES  in  the  Green  Hats 

(French)  Brill 
Lady  Confesses,  The  PRC 
Lady  on  a  Train  Univ. 
Lake  Placid  Serenade  Rep. 
Land  of  Passion  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 
Last  Hill,  The  (Russian)  Artkino 
Last  Ride,  The  WB 
Laura  20th-Fox 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Leave  It  to  Blondle  Col. 
Let's  Go  Steady  Col. 
Little  Mother, The  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 
Lone  Texas  Ranger  Rep. 
Lost  in  a  Harem  MGM 
Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 
Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Rep. 
Love  Letters  (1945-46)  Para. 

MADONNA  of  the  Seven 

Moons  (Brit.)  Gains. 

Main  Street  After  Dark  MGM 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  MGM 

Mama  Loves  Papa  RKO 
Man  from  Morocco,  The 

(British)  ABPC-Pathe 

Man  from  Oklahoma  Rep. 
Man  in  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para. 

Man  Who  Walked  Alone,  The  PRC 

Marked  for  Murder  PRC 

Mark  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Marriage  (Russian)  Artkino 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  MGM 

Marshal  of  Laredo  Rep. 

Master  Race,  The  RKO 
Marthe  Richard  (Fr.)  Brill-Rosner 

Medal  for  Benny,  A  Para. 

Meet  Me  In  St.  Louis  (color)  MGM 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks  Col. 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release)  Rep. 

Men  In  Her  Diary  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Merry  Monohans,  The  Univ. 

Mexicana  Rep. 

Midnight  Manhunt  Para. 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting  Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46)  WB 

Ministry  of  Fear  Para. 

Missing  Corpse,  The  PRC 

Missing  Juror,  The  Col. 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46)  Para. 

Molly  and  Mo  20th-Fox 

Moonlight  and  Cactus  Univ. 

Moscow  Skies  (Russian)  Artkino 

Moulin  Rougo  (French)  Brill 

Mr.  Emmanuel  (British)  UA 

Mrs.  Parklngton  MGM 

Muggs  Rides  Again  Mono. 

Mummy's  Curso,  The  Univ. 

Murder,  Ho  Says  Para. 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room  Univ. 

Murder,  My  Sweetl  RKO 

(formerly  Farewell,  My  Lovely) 

Music  for.  Millions  MGM 
Musicians  of  Heaven  (French)  English 

My  Buddy  Rep. 

My  Gal  Loves  Music  Univ. 

My  Reputation  (1945-46)  WB 

My  Pal,  Wolf  RKO 


406 


404 
509 


6019 
6039 

33i8 
509 


514 
504 


443 
4407 


6022 

505 

502 

4424 
512 
6028 
5301 

9008 

4427 

4410 

6040 

522 
9022 

507 

9036 
4422 
9034 
508 

515 

403 
9037 

505 


French  feature 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont 
Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy 
Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley 
Jorge  Negrete 

War  feature 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker 
Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews 

Gene  TIerney-Cornel  Wilde 
Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake 
Pat  Parrish-Jackle  Moran 
Mexican  feature 
Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming 
Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello 
Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman 
Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen 
Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotton 


Phyllis  Calvert-Stewart  Granger 
Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 
Ann  Sothern-John  Hodlak 
Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  RIsdon 

Anton  Walbrook-Margarotta  Scott 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker 

Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Richard  DIx-Janis  Carter 

Comedy  feature 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodlak 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

Erich  von  Stroheim 

Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  do  Cordova 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

Gene  Autry 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbrltton 
Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 
Constance  Moore-Tito  Guiiar 
William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson 
Ray  Milland-Marjorie  Reynolds 
J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks 
Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 
Sonny  Tufts- Veronica  Lake 
Monty  Woolloy-Graclo  Fields 
Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo 
War  feature 

Luclon  Barroux-Reno  Dary 
Felix  Aylmer-Greta  Gynt 
Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 
Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 
Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coo 
Fred  MacMurray-Marjorio  Main 
Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 
Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbl 
MIchele  Morgan-Reno  Lefevre 
Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 
Bob  Crosby-Graco  McDonald 
Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 
Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  Moffott 


Apr.  4,'45 
May  I6,'4S 
Aug.  I7,'45 
Dec.  23,'44 
Nov.  6,'44 
June  23, '45 
Oct.  7,'44 
Nov.,'44 

Mar.,'46 
Fob.  22,'45 
Jan.  4,'45 
Dec.  I8,'44 
May  20,'45 
Dec.,'44 
Not  Sot 
Net  Sat 
Not  Set 


93m  Apr.  28,'45  2426 

64m  Mar.  3 1. '45  238! 

85m  Dec.23.'44  2239 

lOlm  Nov.  I8.'44  2182 

84m   

56m  Sept.  I6,'44  2101 

88m  Oct.  I4.'44  2138 

72  m  Mar.' 3  i, '45  2381 

60m       Feb.  I0,'45  2309 

II  Om  Dec.30.'44,  2249 

56m  Juno  9,'45  2485 

89m  Sept.  2,'44  2081 


2354 
2403 
2142 


I  I  15 
1899 

2499 
2216 
2203 

2403 
1850 
2242 
2454 
2230 


Not  Sot 

lOOm 

Jan.  27,'45 

2290 

Jan.,'45 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

Sept.,'44 

90m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2102 

1971 

Not  Sot 

2403 

Not  Sot 

II  5m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

Aug.  {,'45 

2418 

Block  2 

92  m 

Oct.  21,44 

iiso 

1747 

Mar.  I5,'45 

74m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

2202 

Feb.  8,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

Nov.  2,'44 

61m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2130 

2071 

Fob.  21, '45 

47m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

Oct.,'44 

Il7m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2102 

1806 

Not  Sot 

2467 

Block  1 

96  m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2i69 

1983 

Nov.  8,'44 

80m 

Nov.  I8.'44 

2181 

June  29,'45 

80m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

2093 

Jan.,'45 

1 13m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1715 

Oct.  I2,'44 

68m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

Apr.  I5,'45 

84m 

Nov.  23, '40 

2477 

Not  Sot 

2467 

Sept.  I5,'44 

Vim 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2i63 

1786 

Not  Set 

2499 

July  27,'45 

64m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2354 

Not  Set 

2259 

Block  2 

85m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1816 

Juno  l,'45 

62m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2354 

Nov.  I6.'44 

66m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2131 

Not  Sot 

2216 

Apr..'45 

76  m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

Sept.  8,'44 

60m 

Aug.  26,'44 

2103 

1746 

Jan.  20,'45 

80m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

Nov.  22.'44 

65  m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

Jan.  I9.'45 

93m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2110 

Nov.,'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1835 

Juno  I6,'45 

63  m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

Feb.  I6,'45 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

June  8, '45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2041 

i983 

Dec.  I,'44 

61m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2166 

1971 

Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1971 

Feb.,'45 

1 17m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2142 

Feb.  28,'45 

94m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

Oct.  I2,'44 

69m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

Dec.  I5,'44 

61  m« 

Nov.  25.'44 

2193 

2131 

Not  Sot 

1695 

Block  1 

76  m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2ii6 

2032 

2342 


2262 


2406 

2262 
2302 


2455 
2262 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  7,  1945 


2455 


2406 
2342 


2455 
2465 

2218 

2537 


■  REVIEVED 


Title  Company 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance  Para. 
National  Velvet  (color)  MGM 
Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue)  MGM 
Naughty  Nineties,  The  Univ. 
Navajo  Trail,  The  Mono. 
Nevada  RKO 
New  Gulliver, The  (Rus.)  Mayer-Burstyn 
Night  Club  Girl  Univ. 
Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(1945-46)  Univ. 
Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 
Nobody  Lives  Forever  |'45-'46)  WB 
None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  RKO 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 
issue) (color)  Para. 
Nothing  But  Trouble  MGM 


frod. 

Number  Stars 

4403  Jean  Heather-Charles  Quigley 

521  Mickey  Rooney-Jackie  Jenkins 

508  Jeanette  MacDonald-Nelson  Eddy 
9003  Abbott  and  Costello 

...  Johnny  Mack  Brown 

509  Bob  Mitchum-Anne  Jeffreys 
....  Puppet  feature 

9035  Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris 

....  Merle  Oberon-Turhan  Bey 

529  Joan  Bennett-George  Raft 

....  John  Garfield-Geraldine  Fitzgerald 

501  Gary  Grant-Ethel  Barrynnore 

4433  Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll 

519  Laurel  and  Hardy 


M.P. 

Prodnct 

Advance 

Service 

n  r 

ReUtt* 

Kunning 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

Datt 

Thne 

htue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Block  1 

76m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2089 

1849 

2218 

Apr.,'45 

123m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2213 

1763 

2455 

Nov.,'44 

106m 

Mar.  2.'35 

2030 

2455 

July  6,'45 

76m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2310 

Jan.  5,'45 

56m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2186 

Block  2 

62m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2007 

Reissue 

Tim 

#  9|T1 

Or*  1 4  '44 

2n9 

Jan.  5, '45 

60m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2215 

2203 

Not  Set 

2279 

. , . 

July,"45 

95  m 

June  2,'45 

2477 

2131 



Not  Set 

2278 

Block  1 

1  13  m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2i29 

1826 

2406 

Aug.  26,'45 

126m 

Oct.  26,'40 

2486 

Mar..'45 

69m 

Dec.  2.'44 

2202 

2i86 

OATH  of  Vengeance  PRC 
Obiectlve  Burma  WB 
Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46)  WB 
Old  Texas  Trail,  The  Univ. 
On  Approval  (British)  English 
Once  Upon  a  Dream  (1945-46)  Univ. 
One  Body  Too  Many  Para. 
One  Heavenly  Night  (R.)  Film  Classics 
On  Stage,  Everybody  Univ. 
Oregon  Trail  Rep. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay  Para. 
Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes  MGM 
Outlaw,  The  UA 
Out  of  the  Night  PRC 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion) 
Out  of  This  World  Para. 
Over  21  Col. 


  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Dec.  9,'44 

411  Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull  Fob.  I7,'45 

....  Paul  Henreid-Eleanor  Parker  Not  Sol 

9082  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Dec.  I5,'44 

....  Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie  Not  Set 

....  Robert  Paige-Susanna  Foster  Not  Set 

4409  Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker  Block  2 

....  Evelyn  Laye-John  Boles  Feb.  I5,'45 

....  Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan  July  13, '45 

456  Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart  July  I4,'45 

4404  Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell  Block  I 

....  Margaret  O'Brien-Jackie  Jenkins  Not  Set 

  Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston  Aug.  3 1, '45 

....  Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers  Mar.  31/45 

4426  Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn  July  I3,'45 

....  Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox  Aug.  23, '45 


57m 
142m 

59  m 
80m 

75  m 


I2lm 
87m 


Jan.27,'45  2289 


May27.'44  1910 


Oct.  2 1. '44 
Oct.  25.'30 


81m     Sept.  2.'44 


Feb.  I3,'43 
Feb.  I7,'45 


96m      June  9,'45 


2150 
1993 


2082 

23i8 
2485 


2186 
1983 
2093 
2186 

2434 
1850 

2499 


1746 
2230 

2i86 

2093 
2279 


2523 


2218 
2406 


PAN-AMERICANA  RKO 

Paris — Underground            >  UA 

Party  Girl  Mono. 

(formerly  Main  Street  Girl) 

Passionate  Ghost,  The  RKO 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Patrick  the  Great  Univ. 

Pearl  of  Death  Univ. 

Penthouse  Rhythm  Univ. 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street,  The  PRC 

Phantom  Speaks,  The  Rep. 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The  MGM 

Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Pillow  to  Post  WB 

Pique  Dame  (French)  Brill 

Place  of  One's  Own,  A  (Br.)  Gains. 

Power  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Practically  Yours  Para. 
Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color)  RKO 

RAINBOW  Island  (color)  Para. 
Rainbow,  The  (Russian)  Artkino 
Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 
Rebel,  The  (Mexican)  Clasa-Mohme 
Reckless  Age 

Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande 
Return  of  the  Durango  Kid 
Return  of  the  Vikings  (Br.) 
Rhapsody  In  Blue  (1944-45) 
Rhythm  Roundup 
Riders  of  Santa  Fe 
River  Gang  (1945-46) 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder 
Road  to  Alcatraz 
Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46) 
Rockin'  in  the  Rockies 
Rogues'  Gallery 
Roughly  Speaking 
Rough  RIdin'  Justice 
Rough,  Tough  and  Ready 
Royal  Scandal,  A 
Rustlers  of  the  Badlands 

SADDLE  Leather  Law 
Saddle  Serenade 
Sagebrush  Heroes 


Salty  O'Rourke 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46) 


Univ. 

9029 

Univ. 

9084 

Col. 

6206 

Ealing 

WB 

Col. 

6223 

Univ. 

9081 

Univ. 

■) 

Rep. 

423 

Para. 

Col. 

6222 

PRC 

WB 

412 

Col. 

6205 

Col. 

6018 

20th-Fox 

521 

Col. 

Col. 

6203 

Mono. 

Col. 

6204 

1.)  Univ. 

9073 

Para. 

4418 

WB 


San  Demetrio  (British)  20th-Fox 

San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Univ. 

Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Rep. 

Saratoga  Trunk  M945-46)  WB 

2538 


512         Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long  Block  3 

....        Constance  Bennett-Grade  Fields  Sept.  I4,'45 

....         Doris  Merrlck-Eddie  Quillan  June    I, '45 

  Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew  Not  Sot 

9011         Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan  May  4, '45 

9019        Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  Sept.22.'44 

9043         Kirby  Grant-Lois  Collier  Juno  22,'45 

Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldridge  May  2, '45 

433        Richard  Arlen-Lynn  Roberts  May  I0,'45 

525        George  Sanders-Hurd  Hatfield  Juno, '45 

....         Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

417        Ida  Lupino-Sydney  Greenstreet  June  9, '45 

  Pierre  Blanchar  Oct.  I5,'44 

Margaret  Lockwood-James  Mason  Not  Sot 

6023         Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter  Apr.  I9,'45 

4414        Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray  Block  3 

....        John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker  Sept.    I, '45 

551         Bob  Hope-Virginia  K^ayo  Special 

4401        Dorothy  Lamour-Eddie  Bracken  Block  I 

War  feature  Oct.  2 1, '44 

....         Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding  Not  Set 

....        Jorge  Negrete  Mar.  9,'45 

Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson  Nov.  1 7, '44 

Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  June    I, '45 

Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens  Apr.  19, '45 

Norwegian  feature  Not  Set 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Sept.  29, '45 

Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker  June   7, '45 

Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Nov.  10, '44 

Gloria  Jean-John  O^alen  Not  Set 

Robert  Lowery-June  Storey  July  10, '45 

Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour  Not  Sot 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby  Apr.  I7,'45 

Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond  Dec.  6,'44 

Rosalind  Russell-Jack  Carson  Mar.  3, '45 
Charles  Starrett-Betty  Jane  Graham      Mar.  1 5, '45 

Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen  Mar.  22, '45 

Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter  Apr.,'45 

Charles  Starrett-Sally  Bliss  Aug.  1 6, '45 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens  Dec.  2 1, '44 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White  Not  Sot 

Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth  Feb.    I, '45 

Yvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce  Apr.  27,'45 

Alan  Ladd-Gall  Russell  Block  4 

  Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith  Oct.  27,'45 

  Walter  Fitzgerald-Ralph  Michael  Not  Set 

^9017        Louise  Allbrltton-Jon  Hall  Sept.  29,'44 

455        Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling  June  2, '45 

....        Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman  Jan.  26, '46 


84m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

2454 

2418 

2366 

89m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

1675 

2523 

69m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2083 

1983 

60m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2279 

58m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2279 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2354 

1 1  Im 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

1899 

2455 

2454 

92m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2216 

85m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2166 

97m 

Apr.  2 1 ,45 

2414 

66m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2279 

90m 

Doc.  23.'44 

2239 

1806 

2455 

2250 

94m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1889 

2342 

96m 

Sept.  2, '44 

2081 

1654 

2262 

93m 

Oct.  28, '44 

2157 

80m 

Sept.  I8.'43 

2362 

1 12m 

Mar.  24.'45 

2374 

63m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

1983 

2454 

57m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2366 

54m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2111 

139m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

1530 

2434 

63  m 

2166 

67m 

60m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

1 17m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

58m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

66m 

Mar.  31. '45 

2382 

94m 

Mar.  24.'45 

2373 

2279 

2418 
1715 
2354 
2186 
1983 
2354 
2250 
2131 
2418 


2455 
2455 


55m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2007 
2434 

54  m 

Feb.  1 7,'45 

2319 

2007 

90m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2230 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 
2216' 

2523 

105m 

Jan.  29,'44 

1734 

83m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

56m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2467 
1431 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  7.  1945 


Title 
Scared  Stiff 
Scarlet  Clue,  The 
Scotland  Yard  Investigator 
Secret  Mission  (British) 
See  My  Lawyer 
Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46) 
Sergeant  Mike 
Seventh  Cross,  The 
Shadow  of  Suspicion 
Shadow  of  Terror 

(formerly  Checkmate) 
Shadows  in  the  Night 
Shadows  of  Death 
Shanghai  Drama,  The  (French) 
She  Gets  Her  Man 
Sheriff  of  Cimarron 
Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas 
Sheriff  of  Sundown 
She's  a  Sweetheart 
Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue) 
Silver  City  Kid 
Silver  Fleet,  The 
Since  You  Went  Away 
Singing  Sheriff,  The 
Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas 
Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing 
Sing  Your  Way  Home 
Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color) 
Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 
Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A  Rep. 
•  Song  of  Bernadette,  The  20th-Fox 
Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 

(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 
Song  of  the  Ranee 
Song  of  the  Sarong 
Song  to  Remember,  A  (color) 
3on  of  Lassie  (color) 
Southerner,  The 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 
Spellbound 

(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 
Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 


Company 
Para. 
Mono. 

Rep. 
English 
Univ. 

Univ. 

Col. 
MGM 
Mono. 

PRC 


Col. 
PRC 

Brill 
Univ. 
Rep. 
Rep. 
Rep. 
Col. 
Para. 
Rep. 
PRC 

UA 
Univ. 
Col. 
Rep. 
RKO 

RKO 


Mono. 
Univ. 
Col. 
MGM 
UA 
RKO 
UA 


Spider.  The  (1945-46) 
Sporting  Chance,  A 
Springtime  in  Texas 
Stagecoach  to  Monterey 
State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46) 
Steppin'  in  Society 
Story  of  G.I.  Joe 
Strange  Affair 

Strange  Confession  (1945-46) 
Strange  Illusion 
Stranger  from  Santa  Fe 
Strawberry  Roan  (Br.)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 
Sudan  (color)  Univ. 
Summer  Storm  UA 
Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  20th-Fox 
Suspect,  The 
Sweet  and  Lowdown 
Swing  Hostess 
Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow 
Swing  Out,  Sister 


20th-Fox 
Rep. 
Mono. 
Rep. 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 
UA 
Col. 
Univ. 
PRC 
Mono. 


Univ. 
20th-Fox 
PRC 
Rep. 
Univ. 


TAHITI  Nights  Col. 
Take  It  or  Leave  It  20th-Fox 
Tall  in  the  Saddle  RKO 
Tarzan  and  the  Amazons  RKO 
Tell  It  to  a  Star  Rep. 
Ten  Cents  a  Dance  Col. 
Texas  Manhunt  Rep. 
That's  the  Spirit  Univ. 
There  Goes  Kelly  Mono. 
They  Came  to  a  City  (British)  Ealing 
They  Met  in  the  Dark  (British)  English 
They  Shall  Have  Music  (Re- 
issue) Film  Classics 
They  Were  Expendable  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 
Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  MGM 
32  Rue  de  Montmarte  (French)  Brill 
This  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue)  Para. 
This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.)  UA 
This  Man's  Navy  -  MGM 
Thoroughbreds  Rep. 
Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 
Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col. 
3  Is  a  Family  UA 
Three  Caballeros,  The  (color)  RKO 
Three  Hours  (French)  Hoffberg 
Three  in  the  Saddle  PRC 


Prod. 
Number 
4423 


9016 


6033 
501 


6021 


9020 
454 

3316 
463 

6032 

4432 
461 


9030 
6221 
401 


492 
510 
411 
520 


9040 
526 


420 
462 
418 
6016 

9006 

513 
9010 
503 
509 

9033 

6025 
501 
503 
518 

6029 


513 
511 

4434 

517 
408 
520 


591 


Release 
Date 
June22,'45 
May  5,'45 
Not  Set 
•Not  Set 
May  25,'45 

Not  Set 
Nov.  9,'44 
Sept.,'44 
Dec.  I5,'44 

Not  Set 


Stars 

Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage 

Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong 

Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Stroheim 

Hugh  Williams-Carla  Lehmann 

Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald 

Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville 
Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates 
Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso 
Marjorie  Weaver-Peter  Cookson 
Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall 

Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch 

Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John 

Louis  Jouvet 

Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol 

Sur.set  Carson-Linda  Stirling 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 

Larry  Parks-Jane  Darwell 

Fredric  March-Claudette  Colbert 

Allan  Lane 

Ralph  Richardson 

Colbert-Temple-Woolley-Cotten 

Bob  Crosby-Fay  McKenzie 

Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler 

Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty 

Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature 
Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea 
Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn 
Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Bickford 
Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt 

Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore 
Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan 
Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni 
Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp 
Zachary  Scott-Betty  Field 
Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara 
Ingrid  Bergman-Gregory  Peck 


Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsav 
Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe 

Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4, '45 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2, '45 
Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  1 5, '44 

Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-DIck  Haymes  Oct., '45 
Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George     July  29,'45 

July  13, '45 
Oct.  5,'44 
Not  Set 
Mar.  3 1, '45 
June  15, '45 
Not  Set 
Mar.  2,'45 
July  I4,'44 
Dec.,'44 
Jan.  26,'45 
Sept.,'44 
Sept.  8,'44 
Not  Set 
May  I8,'4S 


Running 
Time 
65m 
65m 

75m 
67m 


60m 
1 12m 
68m 


Burgess  Meredith-Robert  MItchum 
Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes 
Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 
Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers 
Johnny  Mack  Brown 
Billy  Hartnell-Carol  Raye 
Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 
George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell 
Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak 
Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton 
Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman 
Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian 
Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee 
Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher 

Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg 
Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers 
John  Wayne-Ella  Raines 
Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffield-B. 
Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry 
Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd 
Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 
Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay 
John  Clements-Googie  Withers 
James  Mason-Joyce  Howard 


Dec.  28,'44 
Aug.,'44 

Block  I 
Joyce      Block  4 

Not  Set 
June  7,'45 

Not  Set 
June  I, '45 
Feb.  I6,'45 

Not  Set 

Not  Set 


Jascha  Heifetz-Joel  McCrea  June  1 5, '45 

Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne  Not  Set 

James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert  Not  Set 

William  Powell-Myrna  Loy  Jan. ,'45 

Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy  Jan. ,'45 

Marcel  Simon-Gaby  Sylva  Sept.  25, '44 

Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake  Aug.  26,'45 

Robert  Newton-Celia  Johnson  Not  Set 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb.,'45 

Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec. 23, '44 

Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

Cornell  Wilde-Evelyn  Keyes  Not  Set 

Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23, '44 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 

Jean  Pierre  Aumont  Oct.  28, '44 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien                 '  June29,'45 


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Herald  Digest 
Issue  Page 
Apr.  7,'45  2393 
Apr.  28,'45  2425 


Sept.  26,'42 
Feb.  I0,'45 


Feb.  I0,'45 
July22,'44 
Oct.  7,'44 


2082 
2309 


2310 
2095 
2129 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
2354 
2354 
2467 

i899 

2418 
213! 
1715 
2032 
2467 


Servtce 
Date 
Page 


Oct.  19, '44 

67m 

Aug.  5, "44 

2031 

1899 

Apr.  I9,'45 

60m 

Jan.20,'45 

2278 

2230 

Jan.  I0,'45 

78m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

Jan.  I2,'45 

74m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2203 

Feb.  28,'45 

57m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

Dec.  31, '44 

55m 

Jan.  6, '45 

2257 

2142 

Nov.  7,'44 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 

Dec.  7,'44 

69m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2186 

Special 

II  8m 

Aug.  I9,'4I 

2103 

July20,'44 
June  I5,'45 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

62m 

Mar.  20,'43 

2401 

July  20,'44 
Oct.  6,'44 

174m 

July22,'44 

2095 

1635 

63  m 

Sept.  I6.'44 

2102 

1983 

Feb.  8,'45 

66m 

2250 

Aug.  I2,'44 

70m 

Aug.  i2,'44 

2103 

2032 

Not  Set 

2354 

55m 
55m 

72  m 
108m 
78m 

87  m 
56m 
78m 
76m 
106m 
86m 
85m 
75m 
76m 

60m 

63  m 
70m 
87m 
76m 


May  I9,'45 
Sept.  30, '44 

June  9,'45 
June  23, '45 
Nov.  I8,'44 

Feb.  i  7,'45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
Mar.  I7,'45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
May  20,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 
Dec.  30,'44 
Aug.  5,'44 
Oct.  28,'44 


2453 
2121 

2487 
2509 
2182 

2318 
2414 
2362 
2349 
1897 
2214 
2249 
2094 
2157 


May  5, '45  2434 


Jan.27,'45 
July  I5,'44 
Sept.  23,'44 
Mar.  24,'45 


60m      June  1 6, '45 


91m 
61m 
78m 
80m 


May26,'45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
Sept.  9,'44 
Sept.  4,'43 


2250 
2094 
21 10 
2374 

2498 

2466 
2350 
2090 
1522 


120m       Julyl5.'39  1993 


Il5m 
1 00m 
140m 
83m 
81m 
1 15m 
1 00m 
55m 
81m 
95m 
81m 
72m 
89m 
60m 


May  I2,'45 
Nov.  25.'44 
Nov.  I8,'44 
Oct.  7.'44 
Mar.  2 1, '42 
May  27,'44 
Jan.  6, '45 
Jan.27'45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
June  I6,'45 
Nov.  25,'44 
Dec.  I6,'44 
Nov.  4, '44 
June23,'45 


2445 
2193 
2181 
2129 
2486 
1909 
2257 
2290 
2413 
2499 
2193 
2225 
2166 
251 1 


2403 
2418 
2032 
2434 
2278 
2250 
2071 
2454 
2186 


2203 
1747 
2092 
2166 
1786 
2032 
2403 
2259 

2186 
!890 
1899 
2250 
2403 
2366 
2467 
2310 
2216 


2384 

2007 
1889 


2092 
2203 
2310 
2242 
2092 
2186 

2434 


2187 


2218 


Reissue 

83m 

Dec.  25,'37 

1782 

Nov., '44 

87m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

207! 

2342 

Feb.  I9,'45 

69m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2250 

Apr.,'45 

156m 

Dec.  25,'43 

1685 

1416 

1995 

Not  Set 

2454 

Dec.  I,'44 

55m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2166 

Apr.  20,'45 

65m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2278 

Mar.  I,'45 

Il2m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

1715 

2455 

June, '45 

lOOm 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2093 

2523 

Aug.  I0,'45 

91m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2216 

Not  Set 

2259 

Sept.  28,'45 

2093 

Feb.  i0,'45 

63m 

Feb.  17, '45 

2317 

Mar.,'46 

249.9 

2406 


2455 
2218 
2406 
2455 
2262 


2143 
2406 
2523 


2523 
2406 


2523 


2302 
2455 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  7.  1945 


2539 


Prod. 
Number 

416 

528 
518 


4402 
6003 
410 

6002 

464 

466 
517 


529 
521 


Title  Company 
Three  Strangers  (1945-46)  WB 
Three's  a  Crowd  *  Rep. 

Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color)  MGM 
Thunderhead  (color)  20th-Fox 
Thunder  Rock  (British)  English 
Tiger  Woman,  The  Rep. 
Till  We  Meet  Again  Para. 
Together  Again  Col. 
To  Have  and  Have  Not  WB 
Tomorrow  the  World  UA 
Tonight  and  Every  Night  (color)  Col. 
Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 
Topeka  Terror  Rep. 
Town  Went  Wild,  The  PRC 
Trail  of  Kit  Carson  Rep. 
Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A  20th-Fox 
Trouble  Chasers  Mono. 

(formerly  Here  Comes  Trouble) 
Twice  Blessed  MGM 
Two  O'clock  Courage  RKO 
Two  Orphans,  The  (Mox.)  Clasa-Mohme 
2,000  Women  (British)  UA 
Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 

(1945-46)  Para. 

UNCLE  Harry 
Under  Western  Skies 
Unseen,  The 
Unwritten  Code,  The 
Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 
Utah 

VALLEY  of  Decision,  The 
Vampire's  Ghost,  The 
Very  Thought  of  You,  The 
Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City 

Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para  

WAIT  for  Me  (Russian)         Artkino  .... 
Walk  in  the  Sun,  A  UA 
Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)         MGM  503 

Waterloo  Road  (British)  Gains.-GFD   

Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono.  .... 
Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox  511 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA   

Weekend  at  the  Waldorf  MGM   

Welcome,  Mr.  Washington  (Br.) 

Br.  Nat'l-Anglo 
We  Live  Again  (Reissue)  Film  Classics 
West  of  the  Pecos  RKO 
What  a  Blonde  RKO 
When  Strangers  Marry  Mono. 
Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color)  20th-Fox 
Whispering  Skull,  The  PRC 
White  Pongo  PRC 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 
Why  Girls  Leave  Home  PRC 
Wildfire  (color)  Screen  Guild 

Wildflower  (Mexican)  Clasa-Mohme 
Wild  Horse  Phantom  PRC 
Wilson  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Wing  and  a  Prayer  20th-Fox 
Winged  Victory  20th-Fox 
Within  These  Walls  20th-Fox 
Without  Love  MGM 
Woman  in  Green,  The  Univ. 
Woman  in  the  Window,  The  RKO 
Wonder  Man  (color)  RKO 
World  Owes  Mo  a  Living,  The 

(British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 

Wuthering  Heights  (R.)    Film  Classics 


Univ. 

Univ. 

9039 

Para. 

4417 

Col. 

6035 

Artkino 

Rep. 

441 

MGM 

527 

Rep. 

434 

WB 

406 

Rep. 

3315 

KeUase 
Date 

Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  13, '45 


May  23. '45 
July, '45 
Mar., '45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Block  I 
iDec.  22,"44 
Jan.  20,'45 
Dec.  29,'44 
Feb.  22,'45 
Not  Set 
Jan.26.'45 
Dec.  I5,'44 
July  1  I, '45 
Feb.,'45 
June  2, '45 


Gprtrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon 
Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson 
Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster 
Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave 
Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond 
Ray  Milland-Barbara  Brit+on 
Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 
Fredric  March-Betty  Field 
Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell 
Maxie  Rosenbloom-Billy  Gilbert 

Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig 
Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford 
Historical  feature 
Phyllis  Calverf-Flora  Robson 

Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy 

George  Sanders-Ella  Raines 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Joel  McCrea-Gail  Russell 

Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 

War  feature 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Greer  Garson-Gregory  Peck 
John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart 
Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Joel  McCrea-Brian  Donlevy 

Feature  dubbed  in  English 
Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hall 
Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh 
John  Mills-Stewart  Granger 
Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman 
David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway 


Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills 
Ginger  Rogers-Lana  Turner-Walter  Pidgeon  Not  Set 


Running- 
Time 

58m 
105m 
78m 
90m 


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June  16, '45 
May  26, '45 
Feb.  3,'45 
Sept.  I6,'44 


2498 
2465 
2297 
2101 


88m  Sept.  2,'44  2082 

1 00m  Nov.  I  I, '44  2173 

1 00m  Oct.  I4,'44  2137 

85m  Dec.  23, '44  2237 

92m  Feb.  I0.'45  2309 

55  m  jan.27,'45  2200 

79m  Nov.  II, "44  2173 

128m  Jan.27.'45  2289 

63m    .... 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
2366 
2353 
2203 
2092 

2467 
1676 
2131 
1850 
2007 
2092 
2384 
2279 
2131 

1923 
2418 


Richard  Fraser-Lionel  Royce  Not  Set 

. ...  Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard  Not  Set 

.  ...  Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway  July  1 8, '45 

  Dolores  Del  Rio  Jan.  I5,'45 

Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John  Oct.  28/44 

530  Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn  Aug. ,'45 

502  Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews  Aug. ,'44 

512  Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain  Dec, '44 

528  Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson  July,'45 

522  Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy  May,'45 

.  . .  .  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  July  27, '45 

582  Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett  Special 

552  Danny  Kaye-Virginia  Mayo  Special 

.  . .  .  David  Farrar-Judy  Campbell  Not  Set 

.  . .  .  Merle  Oberon-Lawrence  Olivier  Dec.  I5,'44 


2242 


Barbara  Mullen-Donald  Stewart 

Not  Set 

90m 

July  l,'44 

1969 

Fredric  March-Anna  Sten 

Nov.  I5,'44 

83  m 

Sept.  29,'34 

1993 

524 

Bob  Mitchum-Barbara  Hale 

Blocks 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

511 

Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg 

Blocks 

71m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2279 

Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter 

Nov.  24, '44 

67m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2103 

1971 

526 

Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie 

June, '45 

77m 

May  26, '45 

2465 

2131 

Dave  O'Brien-lex  Ritter 

Dec.  29,'44 

55m 

2186 

2418 


Servici 

Data 
Pagt 


2523 
2523 


2342 
2406 
2406 
2406 


2455 


July,'45 

77m 

June  2, '45 

2477 

2354 

Blocks 

66m 

Apr.  7,|45 

2393 

2259 

Dec.  2S,'44 

135m 

Jan.  6, '45 

2257 

INOT  0©T 

97m 
7  /  m 

9non 

Not  Sfft 

1923 

Aug.  3, '45 

2499 

Jan.  I9,'4S 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

Block  4 

81m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

Oct.  26,'44 

61m 

Dec.  I6.'44 

2226 

2093 

June  6,'45 

84m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

Mar.  21, '45 

78m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

June, '45 

120m 

Apr.  14, '45 

2401 

2230 

2523 

May  21, "45 

59m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2278 

Nov.  1 1  ,'44 

99m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1850 

2342 

Nov.  I5,'44 

54  m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

Not  Set 

2242 

Mar.  I7,'4S 

79m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

Not  Set 

2242 

Sept.,'44 

108m 

May  I8,'40 

2030 

2187 

Not  Set 

76m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2330 

Nov.  3, '44 

70m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

i899 

Jan.,'45 

1  15m 

June  17, '44 

2239 

2523 

Not  Set 

109m 

June30,'45 

2521 

2523 


69m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2366 

60m 

June  30,'45 

2522 

2250 

90m 

Jan.27,'45 

2289 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2131 

154m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

97m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

130m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

7Im 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2467 

1  1  Im 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2242 

2523 

68  m 

June23,'45 

2510 

2403 

99m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1923 

2342 

98m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2093 

2523 

90m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

105m 

Apr.  I,'39 

1993 

YOLANDA  and  the  Thief 

(color)  MGM 
You  Came  Along  Para.  4428 

You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col  

Young  Widow  UA 

Youth  on  Trial  CoL  6041 


Fred  Asiaire-Lucille  Bremer  Not  Set  .... 

Robert  Cummings-Lizabeth  Scott  Sept.  I4,'45  103m 

Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart  July  28, '45  .... 

Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward  Not  Set  .... 

Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair  Jan.  1 1, '45  59m 


July  7,'45  2533 


Feb.  24, '45  2330 


2354 
2354 
2418 
2454 
2203 


ZIESFELD  Follies  (color)  MGM 
Zombies  on  Broadway  RKO 
Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino 


.  ..        MGM  Contract  Stars  Not  Set   

516        Bela  Lugosi-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney  Block  4  68m 

.  ...        War  feature  Apr.  I4,'45  85m 


Apr.  2 1, '45  2414 
Apr.  2 1. '45  2415 


1913 
2259 


Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2524, 


2540 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  7,  1945 


...AND  MAKE  YOUR  NEXT  CARPET 

A  MOHAWK 

Step  into  the  deep-cushioned  luxury  of  a  Mohawk 
"Traffic -Tied."  Feel  the  springiness  of  its  thick  pile 
under  foot.  This  springiness  does  not  disappear  as  the 
carpet  hecomes  older  because  of  the  way  Mohawk  has 
huilt  it.  Due  to  the  exclusive  "Balanced  Construction" 
method  of  manufacture  lasting  color  beauty  .  .  .  lasting 
pile  resiliency  .  .  .  and  long  wear  are  woven  into  every 
square  inch  of  a  Mohawk  "Traffic -Tred"  carpet. 

If  you  are  considering  recarpeting,  put  your  foot  down 
and  make  your  next  carpet  a  Mohawk.  Get  more  carpel 
value  for  your  money.  Make  your  requirements  known 
to  the  nearest  Mohawk  Contract  Dealer.  Should  you 
visit  him  now,  please  bear  this  thought  in  mind  — the 
reason  his  stock  may  be  limited  is  because  Mohawk,  like 
all  carpet  mills,  is  engaged  in  vital  war  production.  As 
soon  as  conditions  will  permit,  he  will  once  again  have 
the  wide  assortment  of  beautiful  colors  and  patterns, for 
which  Mohaw  k  has  so  long  been  famed. 


»  '  .-1 


11 


WIS  IS  THE  MOHAm  "FIVE  POINT"  STAR  OF 
BALANCED  CONSTRUCTION 

Wool  Blend 
2**  Pitch 

3*'**  Rows  per  inch 
4****  Yarn  size 
5*****  Pile  Height 


CARPETS 


SflLAN 


CED  CON 


STRUCTION  FOR  LONGER  WfAR 


and  yow  piek  up 
the  marbles! 


COLUMBIA 


PICTURES  P 


resents 


1/1/1/ 


OVER  21  times  funnier 
than  the  play  that  roclied  Broadway! 


KEEP  SELLING  WAR  BONOS! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

:RALD 


KEVIEWS 

J?j  Product  Digest) 

Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy 

And  Then  There  Were  None 

On  Stage  Everybody 

White  Pongo 

I  Didn't  Dp  It 

Stagecoach  Outlaws 

The  Cisco  Kid  in 
Old  New  Mexico 

The  Last  Hill 

Road  to  Alcatrai 


THE  FIRST 

THIRTY 

YEARS 


RANK  READY  WITH  TELEVISION 
FOR  THEATRES  IN  BRITAIN 

NEW  COURT  TELLS  DECREE 
LAWYERS  TO  GET  GOING 

RADIO  ANSWER  TO  NEW  YORK 
NEWS  STRIKE-GROSSES  UP 


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THE 
BIG 
ONES 
COME 
FROM 


"VALLEY  OF  DECISION" 
"THRILL  OF  A  ROMANCE" 

(TECHNICOLOR) 

"SON  OF  LASSIE" 

(TECHNICOLOR) 

"WITHOUT  LOVE" 
"THE  CLOCK" 
"MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS" 

(TECHNICOLOR) 

"NATIONAL  VELVET" 

(TECHNICOLOR) 

'PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY' 
'30  SECONDS  OVER  TOKYO^ 
AND  MORE!   MORE.'  MORE! 


AND 
HERE'S 
THE 
NEXT 
M*G  M 
BIG 
ONE! 


M-6-M 

FRANK  SINATRA 
KATHRYN  GRil?!D 


PHOTOGRAPHED  IN  TECHNICOLOR 


'DEAN  STOCKWELL  •  PAMELA  BRITTON  "RAfiS"  RAGLAND  •  BILLY  GiLBEl 

HENRY  O'NEILL  •  Directed  by  GEORGE  SIDNEY  •  Produced  by  JOE  PASTERNif 


Watch  for  World  Premiere 
at  Capitol  Theatre,  N.Y. 


"Warner  Bros,  has  a  surefire  parlay  in  "Rhapsody  in  Blue"  .  .  .  Will  play  a  tuneful  boxoffice  barrage  at  any  exhibit 
wicket!  It  has  everything!"  Varietf^f^"  A  masterpiece  ...  a  miracle  ...  the  whole  has  been  put  together  so  brillia: 
and  with  so  much  entertainment  value,  so  many  laughs  and  so  many  tears,  that  I  have  no  hesitation  in  giving  it 
Academy  Oscar,  thus  far  in  advance  of  the  voting."  N.  Y.  MirroT^-  Superior  and  important  attraction  which  will  mffi 
its  sizeable  weight  felt!"  M.  P.  Daily  ^  "Not  to  be  missed!"  A^.  Y.  Herald  Tribune  "First  rate  entertainm 
and  thoroughly  rewarding!".  .  ]V.  Y.  World  TelegrarrOJ^  "Superb  musical  entertainment!"  N.  Y.  Journal-Amen!^ 


e 


ROBERT  ALDA 

as  George  Gershwm 

JOAN  LESLIE 

as  Julie  Adams 

ALEXIS  SMITH 

as  Christine  Gilbert 

CHARLES  COBURN 

OS  Max  Dreyfus 

JULIE  BISHOP 

as  Lee  Gershwin 

ALBERT  BASSERMAN 

ds  Professor  Frank 

MORRIS  CARNOVSKY 

OS  Mr.  Gershwin 

ROSEMARY  DE  CAMP 

as  Mrs.  Gershwin 

HERBERT  RUDLEY 

as  Ira  Gershwin 

EDDIE  MARR 

as  Buddy  De  Sylva 

OSCAR  LORAINE 

as  Ravel 

HUG&  KpHHOFFER 

as  Walter  Damrosch 
AS  THEMSELVES 

AL  JOLSON 

OSCAR  LEVANT 

PAUL  WHITEMAN 

GEORGE  WHITE 

HAZEL  SCOTT 

ANNE  BROWN 

TOM  PATRICOLA 

THE  WARNER 
CHORAL  SINGERS 

fOR  THE  PRODUCTION 
Produced  by 

JESSE  L.  LASKY 

Directed  by 

IRVING  RAPPER 

Original  Story  by 

SONYA  LEVIEN 

Screen  Ploy  by 

HOWARD  KOCH  and 
ELLIOT  PAUL 

Dances  erected  and 
directed  by 

LE  ROY  PRINZ 

Orchestral  arrange* 
ments  by 

RAY  HEINDORF 


noney  grabber  of  staggering  proportions!  Turns  on  the  full  power  of  the  screen!  An  entertainment  powerhouse! 
Id  prove  one  of  the  year's  B.  0.  champs  as  well  as  a  major  "ten  best"  contender.  Verily  a  miracle  of  entertainment! 

Daily-^j^  "Studded  with  brilliance  ...  a  beautiful  co-ordinated  blend  of  music  and  human  interest!"  N.  Y.  Daily 
"Ranks  with  the  best  from  Warners!  It's  picture-making  at  its  best!  .  .  The  Exhibitor  "A  resounding 
;ss!  The  music  would  be  well  worth  the  price  of  admission  to  this  lavish  Gershwin  feast!  Warner^ros.  can  be  justly 

of  their  production !"  .  .  Time  Magazine  '^'^ 


"JOHN  HERSEY'S 


IS  ONE  OF  THE 
SEASON^S  BIGGEST 
ATTRACTIONS!" 


-says  RED  KANN  in  Motion  Picture  Daily 


This  year's  Pulitzer  Prize  novel- 


a  box-office  prize  from 


Century-Foxi 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


COLVIN  BROWN,  Publisher 

MARTIN  QUIGLEY 
President  and  Editor-in-Chief 

TERRY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 

Vol.  160,  No.  2 

OP 

July  14,  1945 

WORLD  FRONT 

M 


1  UCH  has  been  said  of  the  desirability  of  unity  in  the 
common  interests  of  the  branches  and  diverse  sec- 
tors of  this  industry — this  in  the  face  of  much  con- 
troversy and  continuous  litigation.  Important  as  that 
is  at  home,  it  is  many  fold  more  important  abroad  in  the  world 
under  realignments  of  war  and  peace. 

There  is  substantial  unity  of  program  and  of  government 
support  in  that  program  in  all  of  the  nations  with  which  this 
industry  must  do  business. 

Grave  handicaps  and  invitation  to  defeats  will  be  had  if  the 
American  motion  picture  industry  does  not  present  a  genuinely 
united  front  to  the  world  market. 

Competition  is  one  thing,  and  maneuver  is  another. 
If  American  interests  can  be  played  against  each  other  in 
foreign  markets,  they  will  be.  The  consequences  of  that  could 
not  be  profitable  over  any  important  period  to  any  American 
interest. 

NATIONALISMS  are  stronger  today  than  at  any  prior 
period  in  this  century.  The  lines  between  governments 
and  industries  are  growing   narrower  and  narrower. 
In  the  totalitarian  lands  there  are  no  lines. 

In  Russia,  for  instance,  all  industry  is  a  function  of  the  state, 
including  of  course  the  motion  picture.  The  customers  get 
what  the  government  considers  best  for  them. 

That  is  why  the  motion  picture  industry  of  the  United  States 
is  likely  to  find  itself  last  among  American  industries  to  achieve 
an  important  market  among  the  Soviets.  There  are  several 
controlling  reasons. 

The  common  man  of  Russia  gets  what  we  would  consider  a 
painfully  meager  living.  American  motion  pictures  inevitably 
record,  in  even  the  presentation  of  the  most  humble  strata  of 
our  national  life,  what  seems  to  the  Russian  proletariat  fan- 
tastic luxury.  Revolution  could  be  born  of  that.  Additionally, 
there  is  a  problem  involved  in  the  experiences  of  war.  The 
Russian  soldier  has  been  fed  and  clothed  and  comforted  vastly, 
at  the  expense  of  the  civilians.  There  are  millions  of  him. 
When  he  goes  back  home  from  the  wars,  he  is  likely  to  find 
a  less  abundant,  even  if  safer,  life.  American  pictures  report- 
ing on  the  status  and  pleasures  of  the  common  man  under 
American  capitalism  would  presumably  be  no  help  to  the 
Russian  government.  Foreign  motion  pictures,  of  whatever 
origin,  which  find  their  way  into  Russian  theatres  will  be 
hand  picked  by  some  careful  pickers. 


PICTURES  for  YOUTH 

SELECTED  motion  pictures  are  to  constitute  a  principal 
factor  in  the  coming  three-year  program  of  the 
General  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs  addressed  at 
the  conservation  of  youth.  Function  of  the  program  will  be 
centered  at  motion  picture  theatres  when  cooperative  relations 
may  be  established. 

The  decision  to  engage  in  this  movement  has  arisen  from 
facts  pertaining  to  the  needs  of  youth  revealed  statistically 
and  otherwise  by  the  war. 

Mrs.  Martha  Ann  Burt,  chairman  of  the  motion  picture  com- 


mittee of  the  Federation,  and  honorary  president  of  the 
Better  Films  Council  of  St.  Louis,  is  on  her  annual  visit  to 
New  York,  and  is  concerned  now  with  the  plans  of  the 
new  movement. 

There  is  purposeful  design  in  the  plans  which  avoid  accent 
on  the  negative  phase  of  juvenile  delinquency  and  stress 
instead  the  conservation  of  interests  and  values.  There  have 
been  a  number  of  weighty  conferences,  by  various  august 
conferees  in  Washington,  on  the  subject  in  the  last  few  years, 
resulting  in  nothing  more  important  than  some  weighty  re- 
ports. It  has  been  indicated  in  the  judgment  of  some  observers 
that  little  can  be  accomplished  "from  the  top  down"  as  a 
nationalized  campaign.  This  one  is  to  start  in  the  local  com- 
munities in  the  hands  of  local  persons,  decentralized  and 
autonomous.  Judge  Anna  M.  Kross  of  the  Women's  Court 
of  New  York,  with  a  large  social  experience,  is  to  have  a  share 
of  leadership  in  the  movement. 

The  General  Federation  represents  16,500  clubs,  about  as 
many  as  there  are  theatres  in  the  land.  The  total  membership 
is  about  two  and  a  half  million. 

Cooperative  relations  have  long  been  maintained  by  the 
Hays  Office,  and  the  Federation  influences  have  ever  been 
considered  constructively  friendly  to  the  industry.  The  policy 
has  been  expressed  in  selection  and  approvals. 

The  movement  in  hand  is  likely  to  find  decided  exhibitor 
cooperation.  In  line  with  the  development,  previously  noted 
on  this  page,  of  an  increased  integration  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture theatre  with  its  community — a  fortunate  consequence  of 
the  wide  enlistment  of  the  exhibitor  in  the  war  causes. 

■  ■  ■ 

THE  passing  of  Mr.  A.  Charles  Hayman  of  Buffalo,  re- 
corded this  week,  removes  another  of  the  real  pioneers 
of  the  screen,  a  cameraman  and  an  actor,  appearing  in 
that  primitive  and  pregnant  classic,  "The  Great  Train  Robbery," 
in  1903.  As  with  many  another,  the  picture  carried  Mr.  Hay- 
man  into  itinerant  tent  showmanship  and  thence  to  the  screen 
theatre,  which  took  so  much  of  Its  nurture  from  that  produc- 
tion. Also  directly  in  the  pattern,  his  theatres  took  him  into 
exchange  distribution,  to  be  overtaken  at  last  by  the  Patents 
Company  and  its  General  Film  Company.  For  many  years  he 
has  been  in  exhibition  in  upstate  New  York.  He  lived  and 
worked  through  all  of  the  evolutions  of  the  motion  picture. 

■  ■  ■ 

■  I  Country  Note — When  the  day  is  done  and  the  scents  of 
^  woodland  and  garden  rise  in  the  gloaming,  It  is  a  time  for 
peaceful  reverie.  It  is  the  time,  too,  to  gather  the  fragrant 
tips  of  bright  young  mint,  growing  in  dark  damp  soil  by  the 
spring.  They  are  to  be  puddled  with  a  pinch  of  sugar  in  the 
bottom  of  a  tall  thin  glass,  which  is  then  to  be  packed  quite 
firmly  full  of  finely  cracked  ice.  Then  into  it  first  goes  a  pony 
of  cognac,  to  help  extract  the  flavour.  After  that  the  glass  is 
filled  with  a  mild  old  bourbon,  then  churned  with  a  long  spoon 
until  white  frost  stands  so  thick  that  one  might  write  a  name 
in  it.  A  few  sprigs  of  the  mint  and  a  tiny  rose  bud  may  deck 
the  top  and  perfume  the  approach.  It  is  for  sipping  and 
deliberation.  Toward  the  end  a  slender  Havana  is  appro- 
priate, especially  if  it  be  of  Vuelta  tobacco,  in  a  maduro 
wrapper,  rich  and  slow  burning  so  the  aroma  lingers  in  the 
still  night  air.  It  is  the  julep  hour,  honoured  through  all  the 
days  of  the  Republic.  — Terry  Ramsaye 


THIS  WEEK  IK  THE  NEWS! 


REPRESENTATIVE  summer  product— a  pic- 
torial feature  Page  10 

THE  First  Thirty  Years — a  special  section  on 
a  Quigley  anniversary  Pages  11-14 

RANK  looks  to  television  as  a  new  field  to 
conquer  Page  15 

ALLOCATIONS  in  spectrum  set  by  FCC  for 
television  industry  Page  16 

RODGERS  opens  MGM  executive  sales  meet- 
ing in  Chicago  Page  17 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENT 

Hollywood  Scene  Page  32 

In  the  Newsreels  Page  29 

Managers'  Round  Table  Page  41 

IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2541 

Advance  Synopses  Page  2543 


PARAMOUNT  stars  accompany  sales  staff  onij 
tour  of  exchanges  Page  I7?| 

TIME'S  a-wasting,  new  three-judge  court  tellsij 
Decree  litigants  Page  181 

RESORT  to  courts  slows  the  use  of  arbitra-i 

tion  by  exhibitors  Page  11^. 

i 

RADIO  gets  a  break  as  answer  for  companies: 
in  New  York  newspaper  strike        Page  24 

"HENRY  V"  goes  to  market — in  England,  but 
Americans  will  wait  a  while  Page  30 

] 

Picture  Grosses  Page  40fl 

Short  Product  at  First  Runs  Page  36i 

What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me  Page  34j 


Short  Subjects  Chart  Page  2544 

The  Release  Chart  Page  2546 


Mission  Accomplished 

STANTON  GRIFFIS  on  Sunday  ends  three 
and  one-half  years  of  war  work  and  returns  to 
Paramount  Pictures,  having  completed  his  as- 
signment of  reorganizing  the  American  Red 
Cross  units  in  the  Pacific. 

Accepting  a  six-month  appointment  as  Com- 
missioner for  the  Pacific  area  in  October,  1944, 
with  headquarters  in  Honolulu,  Mr.  Grifiis  pre- 
pared the  Red  Cross  units  there  for  the  ex- 
pansion of  military  activities  against  Japan. 
His  release  was  granted  reluctantly  by  Red 
Cross  headquarters  in  Washington,  where  after 
10  months  of  service  he  reported  that  his  job 
was  completed  and  there  was  nothing  further 
for  him  to  do. 

Mr.  Griffis  has  been  engaged  in  war  work 
almost  exclusively  since  early  in  1942.  As  spe- 
cial representative  of  President  Roosevelt,  he 
made  several  trips  to  England,  Finland,  Spain 
and  Portugal,  and  for  a  time  directed  the 
Motion  Picture  Bureau  of  the  Domestic  Branch 
of  the  Office  of  War  Information.  Leaving  that 
post,  he  made  a  trip  to  Sweden  for  the  Govern- 
ment, where  he  was  successful  in  shutting  off 
supplies  of  ball  bearings  fcr  Germany,  a  severe 
blow  to  Nazi  war  production.  In  1942,  he  was 
chairman  of  the  special  events  committee  of  the 
Navy  Relief  Drive,  which  raised  more  than 
$12,000,000. 


Goldwyn  and  General 

PERMISSION  to  produce  a  film  biography  of 
General  Dwight  D.  Eisenhower  had  been  grant- 
ed to  Samuel  Goldwyn  by  the  General  and  the 
War  Department,  it  was  announced  Monday  in 
Washington.  Shooting  will  start  January  2 
and  the  film  will  be  released  in  the  autumn  of 
1946,  according  to  Mr.  Goldwyn.  Milton  Eisen- 
hower, the  General's  brother,  will  be  technical 
director.  Robert  E.  Sherwood  will  do  the 
script,  his  first  screenplay  since  he  entered  Gov- 
ernment service  before  the  war. 

As  former  director  of  the  Office  of  War 
Information,  Mr.  Sherwood  served  under  Gen- 
eral Eisenhower's  command  in  the  Mediter- 
ranean and  European  Theatres.  All  profits 
accruing  from  the  production,  "will  be  paid  to 
non-profit  foundations  established  by  General 
Eisenhower  and  by  me,"  Mr.  Goldwyn  said. 

The  profits  will  be  "dedicated  to  the  per- 
petuation of  the  principles  for  which  General 
Eisenhower  and  the  millions  of  others  of  the 
Allied  Nations  have  fought  so  magnificently  in 
this  war,"  the  producer  said. 


Surplus 

NO  more  Army  training  and  orientation  film 
prints  that  have  any  civilian  use  would  be  de- 
stroyed, it  was  decided  last  Friday  in  Washing- 
ton at  a  meeting  of  Army  Signal  Corps,  Army 
Air  Forces,  Army  Service  Forces,  Navy,  Sur- 
plus Property  Board  and  Office  of  Education 
officials.  This  was  another  conclave  designed 
to  develop  ways  and  means  of  proper  disposal 
of  Army-Navy  16mm  projectors  and  films. 

It  was  agreed  that  a  committee  representing 
all  interests  would  be  formed  and  would  screen 
available  films  to  determine  which  pictures  are 
suitable  for  schools  and  other  civilian  groups 


and  which  subjects  are  obsolete.  Further  meet- 
ings will  be  required  to  settle  the  disposition  of 
projectors  and  films,  with  all  agencies  agreed 
that  it  should  be  done  through  a  single  disposal 
officer  rather  than  scattered  among  several  de- 
partments of  Government  agencies.  The  best 
Signal  Corps  films  would  be  stored  permanently 
in  the  National  Archives,  Washington,  it  was 
decided. 

Meanwhile,  in  New  York  last  Friday,  Otto 
Klitgord,  New  York  City  Board  of  Education 
official  assigned  to  acquire  surplus  Army  mate- 
rial for  use  in  the  city's  school  system,  reported 
that  about  $600,000  worth  of  Federal  surplus 
property  already  had  been  or  shortly  would  be 
acquired  for  instructional  use  in  classrooms. 
Mr.  Klitgord  said  that  motion  picture  films  and 
slides  were  among  the  many  materials  needed 
by  the  schools. 


Reminders 

THE  Germans  are  seeing  now  what  their  Gov- 
ernment did  to  dissenters.  They  are  seeing  it 
in  their  own  country,  as  citizens,  and  in  this 
country,  as  prisoners  of  war.  And  they  are  see- 
ing it  in  films.  The  films  are  the  newsreels  of 
the  Buchenwald,  Dachau  and  other  concentra- 
tion camps.  The  emaciated,  ruined  people  of 
those  camps,  and  the  bodies,  are  German.  The 
Germans  are  seeing  what  they  did  to  their  own 
people. 

Reaction  has  been  generally  one  of  sobriety. 
Reporters  watching  German  prisoners  here 
have  noted  some  severely  afTected.  Older 
men  and  women  in  Germany  decry  the  horrors, 
and  profess  ignorance  and  innocence.  In  one 
camp  here,  prisoners  after  a  screening  donated 
money  for  relief  of  war  refugees. 

There  also  have  been  instances  of  surliness 
and  defiance.  In  one  case  reported,  a  woman 
who  laughed  was  forced  to  sit  again  through 
the  showing. 


Chicken  Feed 

THE  TOTAL  assets  of  $1,012,571  in  the  treas- 
ury of  Actors  Equity  Association,  inclusive  o£ 
$625,338  in  cash  and  a  surplus  of  $581,839  aref 
"chicken  feed,"  says  Paul  Dullzell,  executive 
secretary.  It  is  "chicken  feed"  for  a  union,  he 
says,  pointing  to  the  stagehands'  and  musicians' 
unions,  with  treasuries  of  $10,000,000  and  $15,- 
000,000,  respectively.  Equity  has  a  member- 
ship in  good  standing  of  3,387,  presumably  in- 
cluding chickens.  i 


Shackles  Off 

CRAMPED  by  the  confined,  activities  of  a 
judge,  Thurman  W.  Arnold  resigned  last  week 
as  an  associate  justice  of  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia Court  of  Appeals  to  return  to  the  pri- 
vate practice  of  law. 

The  54-year-old  former  trust  buster  spent 
little  more  than  two  and  a  quarter  years  in  the 
court  to  which  he  was  appointed  by  the  late 
President  Roosevelt  from  the  anti-trust  division 
of  the  Department  of  Justice,  where  for  five 
years  he  had  spearheaded  the  Administration's 
drive  on  monopoly. 

Mr.  Arnold  negotiated  the  original  film  Con- 
sent Decree  of  1940.  He  returns  to  the  prac-< 
tice  of  law,  he  told  President  Truman  in  his 
letter  of  resignation,  at  a  time  when  it  is  more 
essential  than  ever  before  that  business  be  freed 
of  the  shackles  of  monopoly. 


Relaxation 

THE  Eastman  Kodak  Company  is  recognizing 
V-E  Day.  It  has  relighted  the  beacon  light 
and  the  KODAK  sign  atop  its  Eastman  Kodak 
Tower  in  Rochester.  They  had  been  dark  since 
our  entry  into  the  war.  The  company's  plants' 
closed  on  the  Fourth  of  July  for  the  first  time 
in  four  years. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


ESTA  SEMANA 

.OS  PRIMEROS  TREINTA  ANOS  — Un 
Aniversario   de   Quigley  Publications. 

Paginas  I  I  a  14 

>RODUCCION  DE  VERANO  —  Algunas 
escenas  de  las  peliculas  m^s  importantes 
de  la  iemporada   actual.         P^gina  10 

iANK  tiene  listo  un  plan  de  10  anos  para 
la  televisi6n  teatral;  tambien  proyecta  ren- 
dir  servicio  cabal  a  los  cines  ingleses. 

Pagina  1 5 

in  NUEVA  YORK  ascienden  las  entradas  de 
boleterfa  a  pesar  de  la  huelga  de  periodi- 
queros;  las  distribuidoras  y  las  cadenas  de 
teatros  multiplican  el  uso  del  radio  para 
anunciar  pelfculas.  Pagina  24 

;i  NUEVO  TRIBUNAL  neoyorquino  de  tres 
jueces,  en  donde  se  ventila  el  juicio  anti- 
monopolfstico,  indica  a  los  abogados  con- 
tendientes  "que  se  dejen  de  cosas"  y  que 
"sigan  adelante".  Pagina  18 

\  film  "HENRY  V"  pasa  a  los  cines  britani- 
cos;  la  produccion  congestionada  de  Tech- 
nicolor interrumpe  los  planes  de  su  estreno 
en  E.  U.  de  Annerica.  Pagina  30 


Truman  re  Radio 

•RESIDENT  TRUMAN  has  put  himself  on 
ecord  favoring  freedom  of  the  radio.  Writing 
9  Broadcasting  Magazine  last  week,  Mr.  Tru- 
lan  said:  "The  American  system  has  worked, 
nd  must  keep  working.  Regulation  by  natural 
3rces  of  competition,  even  with  the  obvious 
oncomitant  shortcomings,  is  to  be  preferred 
ver  rigid  governmental  regulation  of  a  medium 
lat  by  its  very  nature  must  be  maintained  as 
ree  as  the  press." 


illied  '^Suggests 

'ORMER  Postmaster  General  Frank  C. 
talker  has  been  selected  by  National  Allied 
States  Association  as  the  organization's  nomi- 
ee  for  the  post  of  president  of  the  Motion 
'icture  Producers  and  Distributors  of  Ameri- 
a.  The  Allied  bulletin  issued  in  Washington 
ist  week  said  that  although  "the  affiliated  pro- 
ucers  probably  will  not  relish  suggestions 
roni  Allied  in  this  matter,"  Allied  suggested 
/Ir.  Walker  for  several  reasons. 

"The  choice  of  a  Postmaster  General  and 
hairman  of  the  dominant  political  party  con- 
orms  to  a  pattern,"  the  bulletin  observed.  "Al- 
ied  leaders  who  participated  in  the  5-5-5  con- 
erence  remember  that  while  they  did  not  al- 
/ays  see  eye-to-eye  with  Mr.  Walker,  they  nev- 
r  lost  their  respect  for  him,  or  their  tempers." 

In  the  opinion  of  Allied,  Mr.  Walker  could 
arry  exhibitor  problems  to  the  MPPDA  "with 
ssurance  of  courteous  treatment  and  open- 
linded  consideration." 

Eric  Johnston,  president  of  the  U.  S.  Cham- 


ber of  Commerce,  was  expected  to  visit  Holly- 
wood this  week,  ostensibly  to  attend  a  Chamber 
of  Commerce  dinner,  but  reportedly  to  meet 
with  Will  H.  Hays,  president  of  the  MPPDA. 
Negotiations  designed  to  bring  Mr.  Johnston 
into  the  organization  have  been  reported  for 
some  time. 


Post-Suggestions 

FORMER  Postmaster  General  Frank  Comer- 
ford  Walker,  head  of  the  Comerford  circuit, 
and  during  his  Government  tenure  a  man  who 
put  the  postal  department  into  the  black,  left 
a  series  of  suggestions,  the  essence  of  which  is 
that  the  department  should  be  reorganized.  Said 
he,  in  a  report  covering  the  year  ended  June 
30,  1944: 

"Administration  of  the  postal  service  is  too 
highly  centralized  in  Washington,  and  there  is 
an  absence  of  that  continuity  of  tenure  in  office 
at  top  administrative  levels  which  is  highly 
essential  to  effective  operations." 

Mr.  Walker  suggests  creation  of  an  office  of 
director  of  postal  service,  with  long  tenure; 
and  also  that  assistant  postmasters  general,  a 
general  counsel,  a  purchasing  agent  and  a 
comptroller,  should  have  long  terms. 


Reasonable  Facsimile 

CREWS  of  American  superbombers  landing 
recently  at  the  port  of  Vera  Cruz  airport  got 
the  surprise  of  their  lives  when  they  saw  fly- 
ing about  what  looked  for  all  the  world  to  be 
Japanese  Zeros.  It  developed  that  the  suspi- 
cious planes  were  those  of  the  Mexican  Army 
Air  Force,  painted  like  Zeros,  to  play  in  "El 
Escuadron  201"  ("Squadron  201,"),  story  of 
the  Mexican  fighting  aviation  squadron. 


Covered 

PROBABLY  the  most  widely  seen  magazine 
cover  in  the  world  this  week  features  the  mo- 
tion picture  industry  in  its  greatest  war  service. 
The  cover  is  that  of  the  Saturday  Evening 
Post,  dated  July  14,  issued  Wednesday.  It 
carries  a  painting  by  Steven  Dohanos,  show- 
ing a  group  of  soldiers  watching  a  film  during 
heavy  rain  in  a  tropical  setting.  The  film,  of 
course,  would  be  one  of  the  many  thousands 
given  by  the  American  motion  picture  industry 
to  the  armed  services  without  charge. 

In  its  description  of  the  cover,  the  Post  says : 
"Most  South  Pacific  movies  are  now  first  run, 
sometimes  world  premieres.  .  .  .  GI's  bucket 
seats  are  really  magic  carpets  taking  them 
home  to  Main  Street  for  an  hour  or  two." 


25  Per  Cent 

WARNER  BROTHERS  has  contributed  to 
this  war  more  than  effort,  more  than  money, 
more  than  will ;  it  has  contributed  men  and 
women.  More  than  25  per  cent  of  the  company's 
employees,  some  4,045,  are  still  on  active  duty, 
of  4,364  who  joined  the  services.  Seven  hundred 
eighty-four  of  these  were  from  the  Burbank 
studio.    Sixty-one  were  killed  in  action. 


Poetry  and  Politics 

ARCHIBALD  MacLEISH,  assistant  Secre- 
tary of  State  in  charge  of  cultural  relations, 
whose  status  under  the  administration  of  James 
F.  Byrnes,  new  Secretary  of  State,  is  still  un- 
decided, made  another  radio  appearance  this 
week.  Friday  night  he  broadcast  from  Wash- 
ington for  the  National  Broadcasting  Company's 
University  of  the  Air  presentation  of  "The 
American  Story."  Mr.  MacLeish  is  the  author 
of  "American  Story."  Since  last  February, 
when  he  announced  the  State  Department 
would  conduct  an  intensive  publicity  campaign 
to  arouse  public  interest  in  the  San  Francisco 
Conference,  Mr.  MacLeish  has  been  busy  mak- 
ing radio  talks  and  speaking  publicly  on  the 
world  security  organization. 


Looking  Ahead 

RADIO  Corporation  of  America  looks  to  the 
young.  The  company  is  encouraging  promising 
young  students  in  science  by  scholarships.  The 
plan,  announced  this  week  by  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral David  Sarnoff,  president,  provides  for 
scholarships  for  as  many  as  10  students  dur- 
ing the  academic  year  1945-46,  30  during  1946- 
47,  50  during  1947-48,  and  60  thereafter. 

Each  scholarship  carries  a  cash  award  of 
$600.  The  eligible  are  students  enrolled  at  uni- 
versities selected  by  the  RCA  Education  Com- 
mittee. On  this  committee  are  Dr.  James  Row- 
land Angell,  Yale  University  president  emeri- 
tus, chairman;  Gano  Dunn,  president  of  the 
J.  G.  White  Engineering  Company,  and  of 
Cooper  Union,  and  an  RCA  director ;  Dr.  C.  B. 
Jolliffeem,  vice-president  of  RCA  Laboratories ; 
and  F.  H.  Kirkpatrick,  director  of  education 
and  training  for  the  RCA  Victor  division. 

Said  General  Sarnoff  this  week :  "America 
has  a  vast  reserve  of  young  men  and  women 
with  a  natural  interest  in  science.  They  repre- 
sent one  of  the  greatest  hopes  for  the  future 
of  America.  We  must  encourage  them  and  af- 
ford them  every  opportunity  to  make  the  most 
of  their  talents." 


Don  H  Like  It 

THE  CITY  COUNCIL  of  Napa,  Cal.,  has  re- 
pealed the  two-cent  amusement  tax,  effective 
in  60  days,  for  a  highly  novel  reason.  The 
owner  of  the  two  local  theatres  simply  refused 
to  pay  the  tax  on  the  ground  that  public  senti- 
ment appeared  to  be  against  the  tax.  The  levy 
became  effective  last  January,  but  Blumenthal 
Brothers,  owners  of  the  houses,  declined  to 
have  anything  to  do  with  it.  City  Attorney 
Nathan  Coombs  says  he  will  file  suit  against  the 
owners  for  the  tax  from  the  effective  date  to 
the  date  of  repeal,  for  an  estimated  $6,000. 

Posters  referring  to  a  new  proposed  10  per 
cent  State  tax  on  theatre  admissions  have  been 
placed  in  lobbies  of  all  theatres  in  Fall  River, 
Mass.  The  poster  explains  that  patrons  already 
are  paying  a  20  per  cent  Federal  tax  on  admis- 
sions and  that  this  new  tax,  if  enacted  into  law, 
will  increase  the  rate  to  30  per  cent.  At  the 
bottom  of  the  poster  are  given  the  names  of 
State  Representatives  and  Senators. 


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Summer 
Product 

/)K/l.\I/\ — cuiiud),  di  Diiniiuh,  and  in  the  war — 
Hill  he  filling  the  screen  these  days  in  a  flush  of  pic- 
tures bursting  with  action  and  human  interest.  Some 
of  the  distributors'  best  and  latest  are  shown  in  the 
scenes  on  this  page.  Typical  are  RKO's  "Back  to 
Bataan",  practically  on  the  heels  of  our  troops; 
United  Artists'  "Blood  on  the  Sun",  an  informative 
prelude  to  invasion  of  Japan,  and  Warners'  "Pride  of 
the  Marines",  while  in  a  different  metier  are  MGM's 
"Weekend  at  the  Waldorf"  and  20th-Fox's  "Don  fiian 
Quilligan".  Paramount  has  "Where  Do  We  Go  From 
Here?"  and  Republic  offers  "Flame  of  Barbary  Coast". 


THE  DELIVERY  of  our  men  by  American  Rangers, 
from  Cabanatuan  prison  camp,  Luzon,  is  a 
dramatic  moment  in  RKO's  "Back  to  Bataan", 
even  as  it  was  an  important  episode  in  military  history. 
The  film  stars  John  Wayne. 


IN  "A  THOUSAND 
AND  ONE  NIGHTS", 
Columbia's  Technicolor 
feature.  Cornel  Wilde 
appears  to  be  stand- 
ing off  his  opponents 
with  ease.  His  prize  here 
is  Adele  Jergens. 
Evelyn  Keyes  and 
Phil  Sil  vers  are  featured 
also,  and  Samuel  Bischoff 
was  the  producer. 


James  CASNEY  is  besting  the  wily,  burly,  bestial  Jap 
in  the  scene  above  from  "Blood  on  the  Sun",  UA  release. 
Mr.  Cagney  prefers  fists  to  ju-jutsu. 


DON  JUAN  QUILLIGAN  (yes,  it's 
William  Bendix)  is  practicing  on  Joan  Blondel' 
without  difficulty.  The  picture  was 
released  by  Twentieth  Century-Fox  in  June. 


A  TENSE  MOMENT,  from  MGM's 
"Weekend  at  the  Waldorf":  Edward  Arnold, 
Charles  Wilson  and  Walter  Pidgeon. 


JOHN  GARFIELD  and  Eleanor  Parke 
have  starring  roles  in  the  Warner  film, 
"Pride  of  the  Marines". 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  19' 

I 


THE  FIRST 
THIRTY 
YEARS 


QU/GLiY  PUBLIC  A  TIONS 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 
MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY 
BETTER  THEATRES  m  m 
MOTION  PICTURE  ALMANAC 

FAME  mm  mm  mm 


m 


Martin 
Quirky 


M  i  M  6  « 


HIS  IS  tKe  greatest  year  in  the  career  of  tFie  motion 
picture^  greatest  in  tHe  acliievements  down  tKe 
vista  of  its  Half  century  of  increasing  attainment^ 
greatest  in  its  ever  l>eckoning  anticipations  and 
promises  for  tKe  tomorrow. 


T 

■  We  nave  come  a  long  way  togetKer/  for  tliis  is 

tfce  year,  and  months  too,  of  tKe  tKirtietfi  annii* 
vcrsary  of  tfie  advent  of  Quigley  PuUications  in  tKe  world  of  tKe  screen. 
TKe  motion  picture  Kad  Kut  newly  found  itself  and  set  a  course  of 
destiny  wKen  in  Nineteen  Hundred  and  Fifteen  Martin  Quigley  launcKed 
tKe  Herald.  It  was  a  tKin,  ardent  little  book,  instinct  witK  tKe  vigour 
of  tKe  burgeoning  industry  witK  wKicK  it  Kad  cast  its  fortunes. 

TKat  was  a  great  year,  too.  TKe  camera  and  screen  Kad  just  joined  in 
tKe  causes  of  tKe  World  War,  prelude  to  tKe  war  continuing  now,  Ky 
wKicK  tKe  world  seeks  redemption  Ky  ordeal. 


Opportunity  was  caUing  the  American  motion  picture  to  the  stage  of 
world  performance^,  and  in  its  service  tKe  young  Herald  hopefully 
went  along. 

"The  Birth  of  a  Nation"  was  four  months  into  its  first  metropolitan 
first  run  at  the  Liberty  in  New  York  and  sweeping  the  screens  in  its 
triumphs  as  the  lights  of  the  Old  World  dimmed  in  the  debacle 
of  war.  The  feature  era  was  established.  The  screen  had  become  a 
major  medium. 

Exhibition  with  its  new  enrichment  of  commanding  material  was  grow  a 
ing  with  a  widening  screen.  Eighteen  thousand  theatres/  mostly  little 
oneS/  were  in  eager  need  of  information  of  Production^  of  Distribution^ 
and  of  each  other.  The  whole  industry  was  learning  a  business  and  an 
art  which  were  in  process  of  creation.  There  was  Martin  Quigley's 
task/  his  opportunity  and  his  career.  He  brought  to  it  the  xztX  of  his 
youth  and  the  equipment  of  strenuous  experience  in  daily  journalism  of 
the  lay  presS/  from  country  town  to  dynamic  Chicago/  then  the  pro» 
fessionally  fastest  and  most  demanding  newspaper  center  in  the  world. 

Many  of  the  readers  of  this  page  will  be  personally  remembering  the 
years  and  events  from  then  till  now.  Thousands  of  you  are  readers 
and  subscribers  who  began  away  back  then.  You  will  be  remembering 
how  then  as  now  the  Quigley  pages  were  pages  in  which  to  have  your 
say/  to  record  your  problems/  to  present  your  causeS/  to  record  pro* 
gress-— flowing  pages/  interpreting  between  Production/  Distribution 
and  Exhibition. 

You  will  be  remembering/  toO/  that  every  product  of  the  screen/  great 
and  small/  has  had  its  announcement  and  introduction  to  the  theatre 
in  the  pages  of  the  Quigley  journals/  going  around  the  world  ahead  of 
the  pictures,  ft  has  come  that  these  papers  and  their  annuals  have  all 
the  years  been  living  catalogues  and  heralds  of  the  vital  merchandise 
of  fact  and  fancy  by  which  we  all/  from  stage  to  box*office/  live  and 
prosper.  Files  of  Quigley  Publications  stand/  and  go  day  by  day  and 
week  by  week,  wherever  pictures  are  shown.  There  are  files  and  sub» 
scribers  in  the  outposts  of  Asia,  in  India/  in  Africa/  in  Oceania/  in  all 


tfie  Americiis  and  every  capital  of  Europe  where  mail  may  reacli/  and 
some  places  where  it  may  not.  Today  QP  journals  of  service  are  going 
also  everywhere  the  American  soldier  goes^  carried  hy  homher  dispatch 
along  with  the  films. 

This  honouring  function^  with  its  responsibility/  has  developed  with 
years  of  publication  in  that  singleness  of  purpose  in  journalistic  service 
with  which  these  papers  were  founded  those  thirty  years  ago.  That 
purpose  was  then  and  has  ever  since  heen  the  promotion  of  the  total 
interest  of  the  art  and  the  industry  of  the  screen  and  every  fair  cause 
within  the  institution. 

Incidental  to  this  labour  of  service  with  type  on  paper^  Martin  Quigley 
has  contributed  in  functions  of  public  relations  empowered  out  of  the 
fullness  of  experience  and  abiding  interest.  Notable  among  those  con** 
tributions  has  been  his  conception  of  the  Production  Code^  that  docu« 
ment  of  self^regulation  by  which  the  industry  has  charted  its  course 
through  mafty  difficulties  and  past  many  haxards/  external  and  internal. 
In  academic  recognition  of  these  efforts  American  universities  have 
conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degrees  of  Doctor  of  Literature  and 
Doctor  of  Laws. 

All  that  has  come  out  of  years  of  intimate  association  and  cooperative 
relation/  extending/  both  institutionally  and  personally/  into  Production/ 
Distribution  and  Exhibition.  This  industry  and  Quigley  Publications 
have  grown  up  together. 

Our  motion  picture  has  come  into  high  estate  in  the  complex  affairs 
of  the  world— a  world  beset  with  the  gravest  problems  and  the  highest 
hopes  in  all  history.  It  was  a  great  year  of  great  opportunity  when  thi^ 
institution  enlisted  with  the  screen.  Each  year  since  has  been  in  turn 
the  greatest  year  of  the  industry/  and  of  Quigley  Publications.  From 
this  thirtieth  milestone  the  road  ahead  leads  on.  *~-T.R. 


July  12,  1945 


RANK  LOOKS  TO  TELEVISION 
AS  NEW  FIELD  TO  CONQUER 


Technical  Emissary,  Here, 
Outlines  Extensive  Plan 
for  Theatre,  Home  Use 

J.  Arthur  Rank,  acknowledged  leader  of  the 
British  film  industry,  with  a  world  expansion 
plan  in  process  of  development,  has  put  in  mo- 
tion the  machinery  for  evolving  an  ambitious 
plan  for  theatre  and  home  television. 

To  that  end,  Captain  A.  G.  D.  West,  tech- 
nical director  of  Mr.  Rank's  British  television 
interests,  has  arrived  in  New  York,  and  this 
week  freely  and  confidently  outlined  to  repre- 
sentatives of  trade  journals  the  elaborate  tele- 
vision plans  of  Mr.  Rank,  himself  currently 
visiting  this  country.  The  elements  of  the  plan, 
for  which  unlimited  Rank  financing  appears 
ready,  are: 

1.  Within  five  years,  Mr.  Rank  will  manu- 
facture and  install  theatre  television  in  800 
units  of  his  Gaumont  British  and  Odeon  cir- 
cuits in  England.  An  independent  coaxial 
cable  system  wdll  carry  the  programs. 

2.  A  theatre  screen  15  feet  by  12  feet  vvill 
be  used  at  first  but  when  conditions  permit 
larger  screens  will  be  installed.  The  pre-war 
standard  of  405-line  definition  will  be  used  at 
first,  to  be  increased  to  800  lines,  and  eventu- 
ally to  1,000  lines. 

3.  Intensive  training  of  theatre  projec- 
tionists in  handling  the  new  medium  is  part 
of  the  long  range  plan. 

Meanwhile,  in  New  York  and  Washington, 
American  radio  and  film  interests  were  examin- 
ing with  reactions  varying  from  hope  to  pes- 
simism, the  final  allocations  of  television  chan- 
nels made  by  the  Federal  Communications  Com- 
mission. Most  were  hopeful  that  definition  of 
the  channels  would  clear  the  way  for  the  manu- 
facture of  equipment  in  the  near  future.  See 
following  page. 

Talking  to  the  trade  press  at  the  new  New 
York  headquarters  of  J.  Arthur  Rank  at  245 
West  52nd  Street,  Captain  West  said  he  and 
Mr.  Rank  were  interested  in  theatre  television 
mainly  because  "we  believe  the  cinema  needs  a 
new  sort  of  vitalized  view.  It  has  had  silent 
pictures  and  sound.  Now  we  are  ready  to  go 
ahead  with  television." 

Industry  Must  Keep  Pace 
With  Technical  Progress 

Captain  West  expressed  the  view  that  any 
industry,  in  order  to  survive  and  achieve  con- 
tmuous  success,  must  keep  pace  with  all  techni- 
cal and  scientific  discoveries  to  revitalize  its 
potential. 

He  came  to  the  U.  S.  to  study  American 
technical  developments  in  television  and  to  dis- 
cuss with  our  radio-television  experts  Britain's 
post-war  television  plans.  He  will  visit  RCA 
in  Camden,  General  Electric  in  Schenectady, 
Philco  in  Philadelphia,  the  Balaban  and  Katz 
television  station  in  Chicago  and  perhaps  the 
Crosley  television  station  in  Cincinnati. 

Mr.  Rank  controls  Cinema  Television,  Ltd., 
Bush  Radio,  which  he  recently  acquired ;  Baird 
Television,  Ltd.,  and  the  Societe  Internationale 
de  Television,  French  subsidiary. 

Captain  West  said  it  would  take  at  least  five 
years  for  the  Rank  organization  to  develop 
theatre  television  equipment  which  would  per- 
form good  service  and  to  provide  pictures  with 


Staff  Photo 

CAPTAIN  A.  G.  D.  WEST 


sufficient  clarity  and  brightness  to  be  accept- 
able to  film  theatre  patrons. 

"Our  theatre  equipment  must  be  made  'com- 
mercial', that  is  'serviceable',  to  the  theatre- 
owner.  Before  the  war,  the  television  equip- 
ment which  was  operated  in  six  London  thea- 
tres was  not  serviceable.  Only  technical  ex- 
perts could  run  the  machines.  The  cost  of  op- 
eration, therefore,  was  much  too  high. 

Equipment  Must  Be  Easily 
Handled  by  Projectionist 

"When  we  produce  a  television  projector-re- 
ceiver which  can  be  operated  by  the  ordinary 
British  theatre  projectionist  who  has  had  spe- 
cialized training,  then  theatre  television  will  be 
commeroial." 

Discussing  all  the  possible  difficulties  which 
would  arise  in  connection  with  theatre  and 
home  television.  Captain  West  said  the  "politi- 
cal and  program  aspects  of  television  present 
an  important  challenge." 

The  seemingly  unanswerable  questions  of 
how  television  is  to  be  financed,  how  to  pro- 
gram shows  so  that  people  will  be  interested, 
how  television  will  tie  in  with  films.  Captain 
West  said,  would  all  be  worked  out  satisfac- 
torily as  soon  as  the  proper  equipment  was  per- 
fected. ' 

In  the  matter  of  training  projectionists  so 
that  they  could  handle  the  new  equipment  with- 
out any  risks.  Captain  West  commented:  "Tele- 
vision will  demand  a  very  much  higher  stand- 
ard of  projection  operation.  The  new  televi- 
sion will  be  all  electronics.  Therefore  we 
must  teach  and  train  projectionists  to  under- 
stand the  theory  and  practice  of  electronics  as 
applied  to  theatre  television.  It  will  be  a  long 
pull,  but  we  can  do  it,"  he  said. 

He  described  the  10-year  plan  proposed  by 
the  British  Kinematograph  Society  for  the 
technical  development,  rehabilitation  and  re- 
education of  personnel  of  the  British  television 
industry. 

During  the  first  two  years  of  the  plan,  he 
said,  theatres  and  production  equipment  would 
be  replaced  with  the  latest  equipment  and  per- 
sonnel would  be  educated  in  the  best  use  of  this 
equipment. 

In  this  regard,  Captain  West  declared :  "I 


rather  feel  that  the  talking  picture  has  not  yet 
learned  to  talk.  There  are  too  many 
theatres  and  too  many  films  in  which  the  sound 
is  not  efficient." 

Equipment  suitable  to  provide  black-and- 
white  monochrome  television  for  theatres  with 
the  elimination  of  interference  would  be  the 
project  for  the  fifth  and  sixth  years.  Color 
television  would  be  advanced  during  the  next 
two  years,  with  three-dimensional  television 
pictures  being  made  available  in  the  tenth  year. 

In  connection  with  "interference"  which  in 
the  past  had  prevented  maximum  television  re- 
ception. Captain  West  said  that  the  British 
Government  would  order  compulsory  suppres- 
sion of  autombile  ignition  systems  to  avoid  this 
most  common  interference. 

Set  May  for  Development 
Of  Home  Television 

Development  by  Mr.  Rank  of  home  television 
equipment  should  start  next  May,  Captain  West 
said,  adding  that  wide-spread  distribution  of 
sets  for  the  British  and  perhaps  the  European 
market  could  be  expected  within  three  years. 

Approximately  80  per  cent  of  the  population 
in  the  British  Isles  will  be  able  to  receive  tele- 
vision entertainment  in  their  homes  in  three 
years'  time,  from  the  seven  main  transmitting 
centers  which  the  British  Broadcasting  Cor- 
poration will  establish  in  London,  Birmingh^n, 
Manchester,  Leeds,  Glasgow  and  Bristol. 

Cinema  Television,  through  Bush  Radio,  will 
produce  television  receivers  for  the  home  as 
well  as  for  theatres.  Compared  to  the  pre-war 
price  of  $180,  new  home  sets  will  cost  as  much 
as  $500,  Captain  West  explained,  due  to  the 
50  per  cent  increase  in  labor  and  material  costs 
and  to  the  high  purchase  tax  in  England. 

According  to  present  plans  of  the  BBC,  there 
will  be  one  hour  of  television  in  the  afternoon 
and  two  hours  each  evening  on  a  six-day-a- 
week  schedule.  Home  television  will  be  Gov- 
ernment-sponsored, as  is  radio,  and  theatres 
will  buy  copyright  to  programs  once  they  in- 
stall equipment.  It  is  entirely  possible,  how- 
ever, that  the  Rank  organization  will  establish 
its  own  television  programming,  Capt.  West 
indicated,  for  its  independent  theatre  television 
circuit. 

Consolidates  Interests  by 
Purchase  of  Bush  Radio 

Recently,  Mr.  Rank  consolidated  his  radio- 
television  interests  with  the  purchase  of  Bush 
Radio,  one  of  England's  foremost  pre-war  ra- 
dio manufacturers  and  set  distributors.  The 
purchase  was  made  by  increasing  the  capital 
of  Mr.  Rank's  Cinema-Television,  Ltd.,  from 
$1,552,000  to  $4,782,000,  with  the  acquisition 
arranged  by  the  issuance  of  new  stock. 

Before  the  war.  Cinema  Television  operated 
largely  as  an  experimental  organization.  Since 
the  war,  it  has  worked  exclusively  for  the  Brit- 
ish Government  in  connection  with  radar  and 
mine  detection  equipment.  Originally,  the 
company  was  Baird  Television,  Ltd.,  formed 
by  Isidore  Ostrer  to  exploit  the  patent  rights 
he  had  acquired  in  John  Logic  Baird's  televi- 
sion transmission  and  reception  systems. 

In  the  over-all  realignment  of  Gaumont-Brit- 
ish  subsidiaries,  which  followed  Ostrer's  resig- 
nation in  1941  from  the  G-B  chairmanship,  and 
the  subsequent  assumption,  in  1942,  of  control 
by  Mr.  Rank,  Baird  Television  became  Cinema- 
Television. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


15 


SPACE   IN   SPECTRUM  SMPE  Survey  to 

Report  Europe^s 
Television  Status 


SET  FOR  TELEVISION 


FCC  Announcement  Ends 
C ontroversy ;  Leaders 
Predict  Rapid  Strides 

Television,  which  is  approaching  but  has  not 
rounded  that  corner,  is  peering  around  it  with 
more  composure  than  it  has  been  able  to 
achieve  lor  many  months.  In  advancing  to  its 
new  status,  the  medium  treads  a  path  estab- 
lished with  due  process  by  the  Federal  Com- 
munications Commission  in  announcing  in 
Washington  final  allocations  for  television  and 
Frequency  Modulation  transmission. 

Ending  a  long  engineering  controversy,  the 
Federal  Communications  Commission  recently 
allocated  that  portion  of  the  spectrum  between 
42  and  108  megacycles,  as  follows: 

Non-Government,  fixed  and  mobile — 42  to  44 
megacycles. 

Television,  channel  No.  1 — 44  to  50. 
Amateur — 50  to  54. 
Television,  channel  No.  2 — 54  to  60. 
Television,  channel  No.  3 — 60  to  66. 
Television,  channel  No.  4 — 66  to  72. 
Non-Government,  fixed  and  mobile — 72  to  76. 
Television,  channel  No.  5 — 76  to  82. 
Television,  channel  No.  6 — 82  to  88. 
Non-commercial  educational  FM — 88  to  92. 
Frequency  Modulation — 92  to  106. 
Facsimile,  106  to  108. 

No  provision  has  been  made  for  allocation  of 
theatre  television. 

The  announcement  was  greeted  generally 
with  expressions  of  relief,  although  not  of 
complete  accord.  The  reaction  was  that  the 
industry  components  finally  had  been  advised  of 
their  status  in  the  spectrum  and  could  plan  ac- 
cordingly. 

The  decision  "gives  the  green  light  to  both 
television  and  frequency  modulation  radio  just 
as  soon  as  war  conditions  permit,"  John  Ballan- 
tyne,  president  of  the  Philco  Corporation,  de- 
clared. "It  is  now  a  fact  that  television  will  go 
ahead  rapidly  on  a  commercial  basis.  Hundreds 
of  new  stations  will  be  erected  in  the  next  five 
years.  High-quality  receiving  sets  will  be 
made  available  at  moderate  cost  so  that  every 
one  within  the  range  of  a  transmitter  can  share 
in  the  marvels  of  this  great  new  art." 

Opposes  Ballantyne  Opinion 

Mr.  Ballantyne's  opinion  was  opposed  sharp- 
ly by  Arthur  Freed,  vice-president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Freed  Radio  Corporation,  in 
New  York.  "As  conference  chairman  of  the 
Pioneer  FM  Radio  Manufacturers,  I  speak  for 
them  when  I  say  that  we  are  keenly  disap- 
pointed at  the  decision  of  the  Commission  and 
greatly  disturbed  that  the  FCC  would  wholly 
disregard  alternative  plan  No.  1  supported  by 
the  technical  and  economic  evidence  submitted 
to  it  by  an  overwhelming  majority  of  the  lead- 
ing radio  manufacturers,  as  well  as  the  major 
engineering  authorities  of  the  industry,"  Mr. 
Freed  said.  He  presented  the  case  of  the  fre- 
quency modulation  interests,  not  the  television 
branch. 

Although  opposed  to  the  shift  of  frequency 
modulation  from  the  42-to-50-megacycle  band 
up  into  the  higher  frequencies,  Major  Edwin 
H.  Armstrong,  inventor  of  that  method  of 
broadcasting,  said  in  Washington  that  the  med- 
ium could  "go  ahead  on  the  new  band  and  pro- 


TELEVISION  TO  HAVE 
ITS  DAY  IN  COURT 

Television  was  approved  as  an  avenue 
of  testimony  in  a  court  case  in  Los  An- 
geles last  week  when  Superior  Judge 
Samuel  R.  Blake  ordered  a  television 
trial.  A  two-way  system  will  enable  the 
bedridden  defendant  to  testify  and  see 
the  trial  from  her  bed,  and  enable  the 
court  to  see  the  defendant  as  she 
testifies.  Mrs.  Mathe  J.  Anderson,  38, 
ill  with  peritonitis,  is  a  defendant  in  a 
real  estate  suit  in  which  she  is  accused 
of  failing  to  keep  an  oral  agreement  to 
sell  her  home  after  the  plaintiff  charged 
he  had  paid  two-thirds  of  the  purchase 
price.  She  is  to  testify  August  8. 


vide  a  better  service  than  amplitude  modula- 
tion." He  said  that  "FM  will  start  going  for- 
ward immediately  after  licenses  are  issued  for 
the  400  or  more  applications  on  file.  The  Com- 
mission can  now  show  its  faith  in  its  statement 
that  the  same  or  greater  coverage  will  be  ob- 
tained in  the  new  band  by  processing  the  appli- 
cations as  filed  immediately." 

Agreement  with  the  Commission's  ruling  was 
expressed  by  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Television  Broadcasters  Association,  Inc.,  at  a 
meeting  in  New  York.  "The  directors  of  TBA 
believe  that  the  Commission's  decision  will  per- 
mit the  television  industry  to  provide  expedi- 
tiously a  national  television  service  for  the  pub- 
lic as  rapidly  as  War  Production  Board  re- 
strictions can  be  relaxed,"  the  Association  an- 
nounced. 

Sees  Countless  New  Jobs 
In  Television  Industry 

Mr.  Ballantyne  predicted  rapid  progress  by 
the  medium  following  the  FCC  allocation  an- 
nouncement. "All  the  evidence  now  at  hand," 
he  said,  "indicates  that  television  will  progress 
rapidly  to  become  one  of  the  nation's  important 
industries  in  the  post-war  years.  Television  is 
going  to  provide  a  new,  exciting  service  for  the 
public,  so  that  people  can  see  as  well  as  listen 
to  the  great  news  events  and  the  best  entertain- 
ment in  their  own  homes.  It  will  create  count- 
less new  jobs  in  research,  engineering,  produc- 
tion, sales,  service  and  program  creation. 

A  prediction  concerning  the  role  of  television 
in  the  post-war  world  came  from  John  F. 
Royal,  vice-president  in  charge  of  television 
for  the  National  Broadcasting  Company.  Ad- 
dressing a  dinner  marking  the  opening  of  the 
fourth  annual  NBC-Northwestern  University 
Summer  Radio  institute  in  Chicago,  Mr.  Royal 
said  that  television  would  be  a  force  for  peace 
during  the  coming  years.  "Through  televis- 
ion," he  said,  "as  a  medium  for  the  interchange 
of  ideas  and  customs,  we  will  better  understand 
the  thinking  of  other  peoples,  thereby  enhanc- 
ing the  cause  of  international  peace  and  solidar- 
ity." 

When  the  stations  are  built  for  which  appli- 
cations are  on  file,  television  will  be  available 
to  over  60.000,000  people,  Paul  E.  Carlson,  ex- 
ecutive of  the  Allen  B.  DuMont  Laboratories, 
said  last  week  in  New  York. 


A  comprehensive  survey  of  all  technical  develop- 
ments in  television  made  in  Europe  since  the  war 
will  be  presented  to  the  Society  of  Motion  Picture 
Engineers,  following  a  three-month  tour  of  England, 
France  and  Germany,  by  Dr.  D.  R.  White  of  E.  I. 
duPont  de  Nemours. 

Donald  M.  Hyndman,  president  of  the  SMPE, , 
announced  in  New  York  Monday  that  Dr.  White,, 
who  is  chairman  of  the  organization's  television ; 
committee,  would  leave  for  the  Continent  shortly ' 
to  undertake  this  special  study  for  the  SMPE. 

Dr.  White  will  survey  all  phases  of  television 
operation  and  development  during  the  war  period, 
since  duPont  is  interested  in  sight-sound  projection 
as  it  affects  the  possible  use  of  film  in  the  post-war 
period.  He  also  will  study  theatre  television  devel- 
opments, a  subject  of  considerable  interest  to 
SMPE  members. 

Paul  J.  Larsen,  chairman  of  the  SMPE  theatre 
television  practice  committee,  currently  is  making 
a  survey  of  what  theatres  can  expect  in  the  way  of 
television  equipment  and  it  is  understood  that  Dr. 
White's  findings  will  be  correlated  with  the  Larsen 
report. 

Mr.  Hyndman  has  stressed  that  although  the 
Federal  Communications  Commission  has  allocated 
channels  needed  to  experiment  with  television  trans- 
mission to  make  theatre  television  possible,  the 
SMPE  will  forfeit  these  channels  if  experimental 
activity  is  not  conducted  within  a  reasonable  period. 
He  pointed  out  that  thus  far  there  had  been  no 
requests  to  experiment  on  the  allocated  channels. 

The  SMPE  president  reported  the  organization 
now  required  three  times  its  previous  budget  for 
maintenance  and  therefore  was  going  to  the  indus- 
try for  financial  aid.  The  society's  budget  proposal 
would  be  presented  to  industry  executives  shortly, 
he  said. 


Project  in  Spokane  Will 
Include  New  Theatre 

Roy  L.  Bair  &  Company,  Spokane,  Wash.,  has! 
been  awarded  a  contract  for  the  $125,000  theatrej 
block  to  be  constructed  at  920-26  Garland  Avenue,! 
to  house  theatre,  stores  and  living  quarters.  Hej 
in  turn  has  let  11  sub-contracts  for  painting,  elec- 
trical fixtures,  fire  protection  and  glass  and  glaz-j 
ing.  The  theatre  and  store  building  was  designed] 
by  Funk  Molander  &  Johnson,  architects,  for] 
Lester  Johnson  &  Asssociates,  owner. 


Sp 


ringer  Joins  Universal  i^i 

Lester  Springer  has  been  appointed  office  man-j 


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ager  of  the  Universal  exchange  in  Philadelphia. 
He  succeeds  Stanley  Kositsky,  who  resigned  ear- 
lier this  month  to  become  a  salesman  at  the  Film 
Classics  exchange.  In  addition,  Morris  Lewis  «sr 
came  up  from  the  Washington  exchange  to  join 
Universal  here  as  a  booker,  succeeding  Williair 
Friedman,  resigned 


Plan  House  for  Television 

Plans  are  under  way  for  the  construction  ir 
Milwaukee  of  a  motion  picture  theatre  for  tde 
vision  newsreel  reception,  Harry  Hart,  operator 
of  the  Atlas  theatre  in  the  city,  has  announced 
The  project,  to  begin  as  soon  as  conditions  per 
mit,  will  seat  1,400,  with  estimated  cost  at  $200, 
000. 


I 


Mines  Resigns  Scophony  Post 

Earle  C.  Hines,  president  of  General  Precisioi' 
Equipment,  has  resigned  as  a  director  of  Scophom 
Corporation  of  America  with  the  result  that  Gen 
eral  Precision,  which  owns  two-thirds  of  Sco 
phony's  Class  B  common  stock,  is  no  longer  repre 
sented  on  the  board. 


hi 


Conway  Coe  Joins  RCA 

Conway  P.  Coe,  formerly  U,  S.  Commissioner  o 
Patents,  has  been  elected  vice-president  in  charg- 
of  the  patent  department  of  RCA  Laboratories.  . 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  194 


Paramount  Stars 

oin  Sales  Heads 
a  Branch  Visits 

n  preparation  for  "Paramount  Month,"  in  ob- 
vance  of  the  company's  "Third  of  a  Century" 
liversary  celebration,  to  be  held  August  26  to 
)tember  29,  Paramount  stars  including  Ray  Mil- 
d,  Sonny  Tufts,  Betty  Hutton  and  \yilliam 
marest  are  joining  company  sales  executives  on 
:our  of  Paramount  exchanges  in  all  the  key 
es.  The  tour  will  end  in  New  York  July  28. 
)0nny  Tufts,  accompanied  by  Allen  Usher,  Chi- 
o  district  manager  and  co-captain  of  the  drive 
h  M.  R.  "Duke"  Clark,  manager  of  the  Dallas 
:rict;  James  J.  Donohue,  general  sales  manager 
the  central  division,  Chicago,  and  Mr.  Clark, 
ned  the  exchange  meetings  in  Dallas  June  29 
h  salesmen,  bookers  and  other  employees  par- 
pating.  The  four  men  visited  Oklahoma  City 
y  2,  Memphis  July  4,  and  New  Orleans  July  5. 
^dolph  Zukor  will  accompany  Mr.  Usher  to  the 
iton,  New  Haven  and  New  York  meetings.  In 
ishington  and  Philadelphia  Mr.  Zukor  and  Son- 
Tufts  will  be  the  principal  speakers, 
dr.  Clark  headed  the  meeting  in  Chicago  last 
:k  and  will  go  to  Denver,  St.  Louis,  Salt  Lake 
y,  Seattle,  San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles, 
"he  company  held  a  two-day  sales  organizational 
sting  at  its  Chicago  exchange  last  Thursday 
[  Friday  at  which  plans  were  outlined  for  ob- 
vance  of  the  Paramount  anniversary.  Presiding 
the  meeting  were  Mr.  Clark  and  Mr.  Usher. 
;t  Saturday,  Mr.  Clark  visited  the  Paramount 
hanges  at  Milwaukee  to  discuss  the  company's 
ns  for  observance  of  the  anniversary, 
"hose  who  also  participated  at  the  Chicago  meet- 
included  J.  J.  Donohue,  central  division  man- 
:r ;  J.  H.  Stevens,  Chicago  branch  manager,  and 
■.  Demarest,  who  also  visited  Milwaukee  and 
nneapolis  for  scheduled  talks  to  company  per- 
nel,  and  Miss  Hutton. 

\.t  a  cocktail  reception  held  at  the  Ambassador 
itel,  the  company  honored  44  showmen  in  the 
icago  territory  who  had  been  Paramount  cus- 
lers  for  30  years  or  longer.  More  than  12  of 
se  exhibitors  have  been  doing  business  with  the 
^anization  since  1912,  the  year  that  Mr.  Zukor 
;nded  Famous  Players,  parent  of  the  present 
npany. 

Fo  insure  maximum  attention  to  Paramount 
)rt  subjects  and  Paramount  News  during  the 
liversary  month,  Oscar  Morgan,  short  subjects 
Dlicity  manager,  has  prepared  a  special  sales 
;sentation  for  use  by  the  company's  sales  organi- 
ion.  The  b»oklet,  containing  30  pages,  is  print- 
in  color. 


lonogram  Sets  Chicago 
leeting  for  July  21-22 

VTonogram's  regional  sales  conference  in  Chi- 
;o,  previously  announced  for  this  week,  will  be 
d  July  21-22,  one  week  following  the  New  York 
1  Los  Angeles  meetings,  Samuel  Broidy,  vice- 
isident  and  general  sales  manager,  announced  in 
)llywood  last  Friday.  Edward  Morey,  assistant 
es  manager,  and  Morey  Goldstein,  will  conduct 
:  New  York  session.  They  will  go  to  Chicago 
■  the  conference  there.  Midwest  exchanges  to 
represented  at  the  Chicago  meeting  include  De- 
lit,  Indianapolis,  Milwaukee,  Des  Moines,  Chi- 
Xo,  Minneapolis,  Omaha,  Kansas  City,  St.  Louis, 
:lahoma  City,  Dallas  and  Denver. 

ni+ed  Artists  Lists  Changes 
I  District  Manager  Setup 

Due  to  the  illness  of  district  manager  James 
inn.  United  Artists  has  revised  its  district 
mager  setup.  Sam  Lefkowitz,  New  York  dis- 
ct  manager,  will  handle  the  New  Haven  and 
iston  exchanges  in  addition  to  New  York, 
liladelphia  and  Washington.  District  manager 
:k  D.  Goldhar  will  supervise  the  Buffalo  ex- 
mge  in  addition  to  Cincinnati,  Cleveland,  De- 
lit  and  Pittsburgh,  according  to  an  announce- 
:nt  made  this  week  by  Carl  Leserman,  general 
es  manager. 


Honoring  Chicago  Showmen 
Of  30  Years'  Standing 


PARAMOUNT  execufives  and  exhibitors  in  the  Chicago  territory  active  tor  30  years  or 
more  posed  for  this  picture  in  the  Ambassador  East  Hotel,  Chicago,  during  the  company's 
party  honoring  those  oldtimers.  Betty  Hutton  and  William  Demarest  came  in  from  Holly- 
wood to  attend  the  affair.  Top  row,  left  to  right,  J.  J.  Donohue,  central  division  sales 
manager;  William  Hamm,  head  of  Chicago  exchange  booking  department  and  an  employee 
for  27  years;  Alex  Manta  of  Manta  and  Rose;  Lou  Harrison,  Goodman  and  Harrison  Cir- 
cuit, Chicago;  Jack  Rose,  l\'fanfa  and  Rose;  Herman  Busch,  heacf  of  Chicago  exchange  fifm 
department  and  an  employee  for  27  years;  J.  Harold  Stevens,  Chicago  exchange  manager; 
Duke  Clark,  Dallas  district  manager  and  "third  of  a  century"  drive  co-captain;  Sam 
Abrahams,  operator  of  the  Crest,  Chicago;  Max  Levine,  LaPort,  Ind.;  Arthur  Schoenstadt, 
Schoenstadt  and  Sons  Circuit,  Chicago;  M.  M.  Rubens,  Great  States  Circuit;  William  J. 
Mueller,  operator  Alamo,  Chicago;  Miss  Hutton;  Harry  Goldson,  operator  Gold  Coast, 
Chicago;  Mr.  Demarest;  Gus  Kerasotes,  Springfield,  III.,  circuit  operator;  I.  Levine,  La  Port, 
Ind.;  Joe  Pastor,  operator  Co-Ed,  Chicago,  and  Sam  Myers,  of  the  Myers  Circuit,  Chicago. 


Republic  Starts 
Sales  Meetings 

Republic's  first  series  of  sales  meetings  to  be  at- 
tended by  district  and  branch  managers  will  be 
held  next  Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  July  17-18,  at 
the  Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago,  with  James  R. 
Grainger,  president  and  general  sales  manager, 
presiding. 

Edward  L.  Walton,  executive  assistant  to  Mr. 
Grainger  and  assistant  general  sales  manager,  will 
accompany  him  to  Chicago.  They  will  be  joined 
by  the  midwestern  district  sales  manager,  Will 
Baker ;  Prairie  district  sales  manager,  Nat  E. 
Steinberg,  and  central  district  sales  manager,  Sam 
Seplowin.  Others  who  will  attend  include :  branch 
managers  E.  H.  Brauer,  Indianapolis ;  Jack  Frack- 
man,  Milwaukee ;  William  M.  Grant,  Minneapolis, 
and  Chicago  branch  sales  manager  William  Feld. 

To  comply  with  Office  of  Defense  Transportation 
requests,  the  company  will  call  similar  small  group 
meetings  during  the  balance  of  the  season. 

Kosiner  to  Survey  European 
Field  for  Edward  Small 

Edward  Small,  president  of  Edward  Small 
Productions,  Inc.,  announced  this  week  that  his 
New  York  representative,  Harry  Kosiner,  would 
leave  early  in  August  for  Europe,  where  he  will 
spend  several  weeks  making  a  complete  survey  of 
conditions.  With  the  end  of  hostilities  and  the 
expansion  of  foreign  markets,  Mr.  Small  is  now 
mapping  out  his  future  program. 


Pope  Receives  Martin  Quigley,  Jr. 

L'Osservatore  Romano,  official  Vatican  City 
newspaper,  reports  that  Martin  Quigley,  Jr.,  of 
the  editorial  stafT  of  Quigley  Publications,  was 
received  last  week  in  private  audience  by  Pope 
Pius  XII. 


Rodgers  Presides 
At  MGM  Chicago 
Staff  Meeting 

William  F.  Rodgers,  vice-president  and  general 
sales  manager  of  Loew's,  was  to  conduct  a  special 
meeting  of  the  company's  sales  managers  at  the 
Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago,  Thursday,  preliminary 
to  the  first  three-day  conference  of  district  and 
sales  managers  which  was  to  begin  later  that 
morning. 

Mr.  Rodgers  was  accompanied  from  New  York 
by  Edwin  W.  Aaron,  circuit  sales  head,  and  Ed- 
ward K.  O'Shea,  eastern  sales  manager.  John  J. 
Maloney,  central  sales  manager,  Pittsburgh ;  Ru- 
dolph Berger,  southern  sales  chief,  from  Kansas 
City ;  George  A.  Hickey,  west  coast  supervisor 
from  Los  Angeles  ;  John  E.  Flynn,  western  sales 
manager,  and  Sam  Shirley,  Chicago  district  man- 
ager, were  expected  to  attend. 

Under  current  transportation  restrictions,  the 
company  does  not  plan  any  general  meeting  of 
branch  managers.  A  company  executive  said, 
however,  the  field  force  will  be  kept  in  touch  with 
daily  developments  of  the  three-day  sessions  through 
the  trade  press  and  the  publication  of  two  special 
issues  of  The  Distributor.  M.  L.  Simons,  editor 
of  the  GM  sales  organ,  arrived  from  New  York 
Wednesday  to  make  advance  preparations  for  the 
printing  of  the  issues. 

Principal  topics  of  discussion  were  to  be  cur- 
rent distribution  problems  and  post-war  activities 
and  advance  plans  for  V-J  Day. 


William  Miskell  Elected 

William  Miskell,  Tri-State  Theatres  district 
manager  at  Omaha,  has  been  elected  to  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Omaha  Community  Playhouse. 


OTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


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TIME'S  a-WASTINC, 
DECREE  COURT  SAYS 


Three  Judges  Caution  on 
Delay,  Both  Sides  Start 
Pre-Trial  Exchange 

The  three  Federal  judges  assigned  last  month 
to  expedite  the  case  of  the  United  States  vs. 
Paramount,  et  al,  known  as  the  New  York  De- 
cree case,  started  expediting  Tuesday. 

Judge  Augustus  N.  Hand,  presiding  at  a 
hearing  on  pre-trial  motions  in  the  sedate  Fed- 
eral courtroom  facing  Foley  Square,  New 
York,  warned  attorneys  for  both  the  Govern- 
ment and  the  distributors  there  would  be  no 
further  delays  and  no  more  "foolish  motions." 

"We  don't  intend  to  spend  the  rest  of  our 
lives  hearing  this  case,"  he  said. 

The  attorneys,  about  20  of  them  representing 
the  distributors,  and  three,  including  Robert 
L.  Wright,  representing  the  Government,  im- 
mediately agreed  to  exchange  necessary  pre- 
trial information  and  started  conferences  to 
that  end  Tuesday  afternoon  and  Wednesday  of 
this  week. 

Sought  Complete  Answers 

The  hearing  Tuesday  specifically  was  on  a 
motion  by  the  distributor  defendants  seeking 
more  complete  answers  from  the  Department  of 
Justice  on  interrogatories  they  had  filed  previ- 
ously. It  had  been  expected  that  Federal  Judge 
Henry  W.  Goddard,  formerly  in  sole  charge  of 
the  case,  would  rule  alone  on  the  motion.  In- 
stead, the  three-judge  court  went  into  full  ses- 
sion for  the  first  time  since  their  appointment. 
\ssigned  to  the  case  with  Judges  Hand  and 
Goddard  is  Judge  John  Bright.  Start  of  the 
trial  is  scheduled  for  October  8. 

The  court  withheld  decision  on  the  motion 
after  Mr.  Wright,  assistant  attorney  general, 
explained  that  the  Government  planned  to  prove 
its  case  solely  with  documents  detailing  dis- 
tribution methods  and  practices  of  the  five  dis- 
tributor defendants  with  affiliated  circuits.  The 
Government's  object  is  divorcement  of  exhibi- 
tion interests  from  distributors. 

Cites  First  Run  Control 

Mr.  Wright  explained  that  the  Department 
of  Justice  would  attempt  to  show  that  the  five 
major  distributor  defendants,  through  cross- 
licensing,  restrictions  on  minimum  admission 
prices  and  availability  of  product  as  well  as 
other  trade  practices,  are  in  violation  of  the 
Sherman  Act  in  that  they  control  the  first- 
run  houses  in  92  cities  of  the  United  States 
with  populations  of  100,000  and  over  and  fur- 
thermore dominate  exhibition  in  432  situations 
in  the  country.  Because  of  these  facts,  the  De- 
partment alleges,  the  five  distributor  defendants 
have  a  monopoly  of  distribution  and  exhibition 
in  the  film  industry  per  se. 

The  Department  has  listed  some  850  com- 
plainants against  distributor  trade  practices  but, 
according  to  Mr.  Wright,  none  of  them  will  be 
called  to  testify,  according  to  plans  made  at  this 
time. 

Mr.  Wright  said  he  planned  to  present  a 
comprehensive  trial  brief  to  the  distributor  de- 
fendants before  the  trial.  He  was  directed  by 
Judge  Hand  to  supply  this  brief  to  distributor 
counsel  by  September  20.  Judge  Hand  further 
directed  counsel  for  the  distributor  defendants 
to  provide  the  Department  of  Justice  with  in- 
formation which  it  desires  by  August  1  and 

Mr.  Wright  was  directed  to  supply  distributor 


with  the  documents  upon  which  the  Govern- 
ment's case  will  rest  by  September  1. 

Included  in  the  information  the  Department 
of  Justice  seeks  is  all  data  relating  to  the  re- 
lease of  feature  pictures,  short  subjects  and 
newsreels  during  the  1943-44  selling  season; 
names  of  the  features  released  during  that  year ; 
the  total  number  of  domestic  billings  broken 
down  into  exchange  territories;  the  amount  of 
revenue  received  by  the  distributors  from  each 
of  the  affiliated  circuits;  the  circuit  paying  the 
next  largest  film  rental ;  the  total  number  of 
shorts  and  newsreels  released  and  the  total 
rentals ;  and  the  names  of  first-run  exhibitors  of 
1943-44  features.  The  Department  is  seeking 
complete  information  relating  to  the  playing- 
off  of  pictures  in  the  92  cities  with  100,000  or 
more  population  going  back  as  far  as  1936  and 
is  also  seeking  information  on  the  playing  of 
pictures  in  the  432  situations  in  which  it  alleges 
the  distributor-defendants  have  a  monoply. 

Mr.  Wright  in  an  interview  Wednesday  said 
the  Government  hoped  to  link  Columbia,  United 
Artists  and  Universal  to  the  five  other  defend- 
ants through  documentary  details  of  pooling 
arrangements,  franchise  deals  and  other  prac- 
tices. The  so  called  "Little  Three"  were  named 
in  the  original  bill  of  complaint  but  were  not 
parties  to  the  Consent  Decree. 

Whitney  N.  Seymour  of  Simpson,  Thacher 
and  Bartlett  argued  for  the  distributor  defend- 
ants aided  by  John  Caskey  of  Dwight,  Harris, 
Koegel  and  Caskey,  representing  Paramount 
and  20th  Century-Fox. 

Other  attorneys  present  included  Austin  C. 
Keough,  Paramount;  J.  Robert  Rubin,  Loew's; 
Robert  W.  Perkins  and  Howard  Levinson, 
Warner  Bros. ;  William  Zimmerman,  RKO  Ra- 
dio, representatives  of  "downtown"  counsel  and 
other  home  office  lawyers ;  Benjamin  Pepper, 
executive  co-ordinator  of  trial  preparations,  and 
Sidney  Schreiber  of  the  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
ducers and  Distributors  of  America. 


United  Artists  Regional 
Is  Held  in  St.  Louis 

United  Artists'  regional  sales  sessions  for  the 
western  territory,  immediately  following  the  south- 
ern division  conferences,  were  to  get  under  way 
Friday  and  Saturday,  July  13-14,  at  the  Park  Plaza 
Hotel  in  St.  Louis,  with  branch  managers  and 
salesmen  from  Omaha,  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City 
in  attendance.  The  second  meeting  is  scheduled  for 
the  Blackstone  Hotel  in  Chicago,  Sunday  and 
Monday,  July  15-16.  Branch  managers  and  sales- 
men from  Indianapolis,  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and 
Minneapolis  will  be  present.  J.  J.  Unger,  western 
sales  manager,  visited  the  exchanges  this  week  and 
will  preside  at  both  meetings,  assisted  by  district 
manager  Rud  Lohrenz. 


Spier  Gets  Observer's  Post 
On  Ticket  Tax  Hearing 

Richard  Spier,  general  manager  for  Fox  West 
Coast  Theatres  at  San  Francisco,  has  accepted 
an  appointment  as  an  observer  on  the  Citizens' 
Post- War  Planning  Committee  which  is  hear- 
ing proposals  concerning  a  four-cent  tax  on 
theatre  admissions  which  would  be  used  to  aid  in 
financing  the  city's  post-war  improvements.  ' 


General  Curtis  on  Leave 

Major  General  Edward  Peck  Curtis,  chief  of 
staff  of  the  U.  S.  Army  strategic  air  forces  in 
Europe,  is  home  in  Rochester  on  a  two-week  leave 
before  going  to  Washington  for  reassignment.  He 
is  on  leave  of  absence  as  motion  picture  sales  man- 
sager  of  Eastman  Kodak  Company. 


Griffith  Prepares 
To  Resume  Trial 


In  preparation  for  resumption  of  trial  of  the 
Government's  anti-trust  suit  against  the  Griffith 
Amusement  Company,  Henry  Griffing  and  C.  B. 
Cochrane,  Griffith  counsel,  arrived  in  New  York 
Monday  preparatory  to  taking  oral  depKDsitions  be- 
fore Judge  James  Maxwell  in  a  trial  room  of 
the  New  York  Bar  Association. 

Mr.  Griffing,  chief  Griffith  counsel,  said  he  had 
mailed  summonses  to  14  film  executives  who  will 
make  their  despositions  beginning  July  16.  Those 
summoned  include  Hugh  Owen  and  Oscar  Mor- 
gan, Paramount;  Neil  Agnew,  Vanguard;  Abe 
Montague  and  Rube  Jackter,  Columbia ;  James  R. 
Grainger,  Republic ;  W.  J.  Kupper,  Tom  J.  Con- 
nors and  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  20th  Century-Fox; 
Gradwell  L.  Sears  and  Carl  Leserman,  United 
Artists;  Ned  E.  Depinet,  RKO  Radio;  F.  J.  A. 
McCarthy,  Universal,  and  William  F.  Rodgers, 
Loew's. 

Trial  of  Griffith  Amusement  and  three  related 
companies  began  in  May  in  the  Western  Okla- 
homa Federal  District  Court.  After  three  weeks 
the  trial  was  adjourned  until  September  10. 


Albright  Named  Head  of 
20th-Fox  in  Australia 

Sidney  Albright  has  been  appointed  managing 
director  of  20th  Century-Fox  Film  Corporation 
in  Australia,  Murray  Silverstone,  president  of  20th 
Century-Fox  International  Corporation,  announced 
this  week.  The  appointment  was  made  on  the 
recommendation  of  Otto  Bolle,  20th-Fox  super- 
visor for  the  Far  East,  Australia  and  New 
Zealand,  according  to  Mr.  Silverstone.  Mr. 
Albright's  assignment  will  be  effective  in  Octo- 
ber. 


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Australia  Renews  Release 
Agreement  on  Funds 

Australia  has  renewed  its  monetary  agreement 
with  American  distributors  which  permits  the  dis- 
tributors to  receive  in  dollars  all  money  derived 
from  Australian  film  rentals  of  American  films, 
less  taxes  and  other  liabilities.  The  renewal  of 
the  release  of  funds  will  run  to  June  30,  1946,  at 
which  time  the  matter  again  will  be  reviewed. 


Smith  Named  Moderator  of 
Decree  Conference  Group 

Martin  G.  Smith,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  president  of 
Allied  States  Association,  has  been  chosen  tem- 
porary moderator  oi  the  Conference  of  Independent 
Exhibitors  on  the  Consent  Decree,  pending  the 
next  meeting  of  that  body,  which  will  be  held  in  the 
late  summer  or  early  autumn. 

Hugh   W.   Bruen,   of   California,   was  elected 
moderator  at  the  meeting  in  Bretton  Woods  last 
September.    For  personal  and  business  reasons  he 
was  not  able  to  devote  the  requisite  time  to  the  i 
office.    His  resignation  was  accepted  by  the  mem- 1 
bers  of  the  Conference  with  deep  regret  and  a  let- 
ter expressing  appreciation  of  his  services  was  sent  ] 
him  by  their  direction. 

The  Conference  is  composed  of  independent  ex- 
hibitor associations  and  was  formed  in  January, 
1944,  to  protect  the  interests  of  the  independent 
exhibitors  in  connection  with  the  Government's 
anti-trust  suit  against  the  major  distributors. 

The  choice  of  Mr.  Smith  as  temporary  head  of 
the  Conference  was  unanimous,  although  the  voting 
was  delayed  by  the  absence  from  headquarters  of 
some  of  the  leaders. 


Paramount  to  Hear  Report 
On  Spanish  Interests 

Robert  C.  Alexander,  resident  manager  for 
Paramount  Films  de  Espana,  S.  A.,  in  Madrid, 
and  Peter  Couret  of  Paramount-Mercurio  Films, 
S.  A.,  distributor  for  Paramount  in  Spain,  were 
to  arrive  in  New  York  this  week  by  Clipper,  ac-  | 
cording  to  George  Weltner,  Paramount  Interna-  ' 
tiortal  president.  Mr.  Alexander  and  Mr.  Couret 
are  to  report  to  Mr.  Weltner  on  recent  operations  j 
in  Spain. 


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Day  by  day  the  reports  on  M-G-M's  '  SON  OF  LASSIE" 
establish  it  as  an  audience  attraction  of  sensational  power! 

This  Technicolor  sequel  of  famed  'Tassie  Come  Home" 
builds  into  grosses  that  in  many  situations  exceed  the  top 
M-G-M  hits! 

We  sincerely  urge  our  customers  to  properly  appraise  the 
box-office  potentialities  of ''SON  OF  LASSIE"  in  their 
choice  of  playing  time  and  in  its  promotion.  It  pays  off! 


SON  OF 


LASSIE 


IN  TECHNICOLOR 


*  * 


Peter  LAWFORD  •  Donald  CRISP 

WITH 

JUNE  LOCKHART  -  NIGEL  BRUCE 

WILLIAM  "BILLY"  SEVERN  •  LEON  AMES  *  DONALD  CURTIS  •  NILS  ASTHER  •  ROBERT  LEWIS 

LASSIE  and  LADDIE 

Story  and  Screen  Play  by  Jeanne  Eartlett  •  Based  on  some  Characters  from  the  book  "Lassie 
Come  Home"  by  Eric  Knight  •  Directed  by  S.  SYLVAN  SIMON  .  Produced  by  SAMUEL  MARX 


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British  Retaining 
Ban  on  Foreign 
Raw  Stock  Use 

A  British  order  restricting  consumption  of  film 
by  foreign  companies,  including  American  dis- 
tributors, in  England  in  order  to  provide  raw 
stock  for  pictures  to  be  distributed  in  the  U.  S., 
still  stands  in  spite  of  efforts  by  the  U.  S.  State 
Department  to  have  it  rescinded. 

Washington  observers  indicate  that  American 
companies  will  have  to  put  up  with  the  situation 
until  the  35mm  supply  situation  improves  to  the 
point  where  all  War  Production  Board  restrictions 
can  be  removed  and  quantity  exports  permitted. 

Meanwhile,  the  Department  is  continuing  its 
efforts  to  settle  the  difficulty  but  has  been  unable 
to  make  headway  against  the  contention  of  the 
British  Board  of  Trade  that  there  is  no  discrimi- 
nation in  the  order  since  it  applies  to  all  foreigners 
alike,  although  the  American  distributors  are  the 
only  "foreigners"  with  a  stake  in  the  situation. 

The  controversy  has  been  stalemated  by  the 
British  attitude  and  the  position  taken  in  Wash- 
ington by  the  WPB  that  it  cannot  make  raw  stock 
available  for  British  pictures  beyond  the  quotas 
already  granted  on  the  basis  of  past  operations 
in  this  market.  WPB  officials  have  pointed  out 
that  the  domestic  industry  has  had  to  take  a  severe 
cut  in  film  supplies  and  contend  that  a  further 
cut  to  provide  additional  film  for  operations  of 
foreigners  could  not  be  justified. 

At  the  same  time  they  stressed  that  all  foreign 
countries  have  been  cut  proportionately  and  that 
England  has  suffered  to  no  greater  extent  than 
any  other  nation. 

If  domestic  allocations  are  abandoned  at  the 
:nd  of  this  quarter,  a  possibility  which  may  de- 
velop, there  is  no  indication  there  will  be  any 
additional  film  for  export  purposes,  although  it 
is  believed  that,  barring  unforseen  developments, 
she  raw  stock  situation  will  probably  clear  up  early 
n  1946. 

NBC  Honors  Radio 
Editor  at  Luncheon 

National  Broadcasting  Company  tendered  a 
luncheon  Monday  in  New  York  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel  to  Ben  Gross,  radio  editor  of  the 
New  York  Daily  News,  who  is  celebrating  his 
twentieth  year  in  the  radio  industry  and  with 
the  newspaper.  Mary  Margaret  McBride,  NBC's 
top  woman  program  conductor,  was  mistress  of 
ceremonies.  Her  customary  mid-day  broadcast 
was  held  at  the  Waldorf  for  the  occasion.  H.  V. 
Kaltenborn,  commentator,  former  New  York 
mayor  James  J.  Walker  and  Syd  Eiges,  director 
of  publicity  for  NBC,  participated  in  the  broad- 
cast in  honor  of  Mr.  Gross. 

Kirsch  Turn^  Down  Offer 
Fo  Head  Booking  Units 

Jack  Kirsch,  president  of  Allied  of  Illinois,  has 
turned  down  an  offer  to  serve  as  "overseer"  of 
booking  combines  representing  about  2,000  inde- 
pendent theatres  in  the  country,  it  was  learned 
Tuesday  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Kirsch  declined  to 
make  any  statement.  Executives  of  booking  com- 
bines in  Boston  and  Baltimore,  among  other  cities, 
reportedly  offered  Mr.  Kirsch  the  post  because 
of  his  experience  in  organizing  the  Allied  booking 
office  in  Chicago  which  is  now  buying  product 
for  83  theatres. 

"Thousand  and  One  Nights" 
Opens  at  Criterion 

Columbia's  "A  Thousand  and  One  Nights"  had 
its  premiere  Wednesday  night  at  the  Criterion 
theatre.  New  York.  To  mark  the  occasion,  the 
companv  held  a  party  in  the  theatre  lounge  at 
which  25  returning  servicemen,  each  from  a  dif- 
ferent state»  found  the  "things  they  missed  most 
from  their  native  states"  while  at  war.  A  special 
radio  broadcast  over  station  WHN  was  broad- 
cast from  the  theatre. 


FIRST  HOME  FROM 
EUROPEAN  TRIP 


Exclusive  QP  Photo 


Co/one/  Jack  L.  yNarner,  left,  executive  pro- 
ducer for  Warner  Brothers,  and  Sidney  Buch- 
man,  vice-president  and  assistant  head  of  pro- 
duction of  Columbia  Pictures,  are  pictured  on 
their  arrival  at  LaGuardia  Field,  New  York, 
early  Wednesday  morning.  Col.  Warner  and 
Mr.  Buchman,  with  Harry  Coftn,  Columbia  presi- 
dent and  production  chief,  left  the  group  of 
industry  executives  now  touring  the  war-torn 
areas  of  Europe  at  the  invitation  of  the  Army, 
because  business  commifmenfs  required  their 
presence  of  home.  The  resf  of  fhe  party,  in- 
cluding Clifford  Work,  S.  H.  Fabian,  Barney 
Balaban,  Francis  Harmon,  R.  B.  Wilby,  N.  Peter 
Rathvon,  Darryl  Zanuck,  Russell  Holman  and 
E.  J.  Mannix,  were  in  Italy  this  week.  They  are 
due  home  July  16. 


Newsreel  Editors 
To  Visit  Europe 

A  second  groiip  of  film  industry  executives 
shortly  will  visit  Europe.  Like  the  previous  group 
of  executives  of  major  film  companies,  the  new 
group,  comprising  newsreel  editors,  will  study 
business  and  social  conditions,  and  will  be  guests 
of  the  Army. 

The  tour  will  begin  in  approximately  two 
weeks.  In  the  group  will  be  Walton  Ament,  Pathe 
News;  M.  D.  Clofine,  News  of  the  Day;  Thomas 
Mead,  Universal ;  A.  J.  Richard,  Paramount,  arid 
Edmund  Reek,  Movietone.  Richard  de  Roche- 
mont,  producer  of  the  March  of  Time,  also  will 
make  the  trip. 

Primary  study  will  be  living  conditions  of  Amer- 
ican troops,  which  the  newsreels  will  convey  to 
the  American  public. 

The  newsreel  editors,  it  is  expected,  may  in 
some  instances  travel  and  visit  individually  where 
necessary  to  confer  with  representatives  in  certain 
cities. 


Chicago  Talks  of 
AFL  Units  Fail  to 
End  Coast  Strike 

Chicago  Bureau 

The  Chicago  meeting  of  all  representatives  of 
American  Federation  of  Labor  international  unions 
with  locals  in  Hollywood  held  at  the  Drake  Hotel 
last  Friday  and  Saturday  offered  no  solution  to 
the  17-week  old  studio  strike.  William  Hutcheson, 
AFL  vice-president  and  president  of  the  United 
Brothers  of  Carpenters  and  Joiners  of  America, 
made  several  fruitless  efforts  to  bring  together 
William  F.  Walsh,  lATSE  president,  and  Herbert 
Sorrell,  president  of  the  Conference  of  Studio 
Unions,  whose  unions  are  involved  in  the  jurisdic- 
tional dispute  over  77  set  decorators. 

When  the  general  conference  on  Friday  brought 
no  results,  Mr.  Hutcheson  appointed  a  sub-commit- 
tee, with  himself  as  chairman,  to  iron  out  the  dif- 
ficulties with  Mr.  Walsh  and  his  two  representa- 
tives, Eugene  Atkinson,  head  of  the  Chicago  pro- 
jectionists, and  Frank  Stickling,  special  lATSE 
representatives  from  Elgin,  111.  Late  Saturday 
afternoon,  the  three  walked  out  on  the  last  of 
several  sub-committee  conferences,  Mr.  Walsh 
stating,  "They  wanted  me  to  desert  the  members 
of  lA  and  I  refused  to  do  it."  Mr.  Hutcheson 
denied  that  such  a  request  was  made. 

Hutcheson  Outlines  Offer 

In  a  formal  statement,  Mr.  Hutcheson  said: 
"An  offer  was  made  by  the  committee  representing 
the  International  organizations  that  status  quo  date 
be  determined  as  of  the  date  the  strike  was  called, 
and  that  all  men  employed  by  the  studios  prior  to 
the  date  determined  would  be  returned  to  their 
former  positions. 

"This  proposal,  as  submitted  to  the  committee 
representing  the  Internationals  was  refused  by 
representatives  of  the  lATSE." 

The  sub-committee,  in  addition  to  Mr.  Hutche- 
son, included  Harvey  Brown,  president.  Interna- 
tional Association  of  Machinists ;  Ed  Brown,  presi- 
dent, International  Brotherhood  of  Electrical 
Workers ;  Martin  Durkin,  president.  United  As- 
sociation of  Plumbers  and  Steamfitters ;  William 
McFedridge,  president.  Building  Service  _  Em- 
ployees, and  L.  P.  Lindelof,  president.  Painters, 
Decorators  and  Paper  Hangers  of  America. 

Mr.  Sorrell  repeated  CSU's  intention  to  continue 
the  fight  indefinitely,  but  emphasized  the  organiza- 
tions' intention  of  remaining  with  AFL  and  not 
desert-'ng  to  join  the  Congress  of  Industrial  Or- 
ganization, regardless  of  CIO's  measure  of  sup- 
port. He  brought  this  out  when  it  was  pointed  out 
to  him  that  the  CIO  in  Los  Angeles  had  asked  the 
NLRB  in  Washington  to  render  an  early  decision 
on  eligibility  of  voters  in  the  decorators'  election. 

Promise  to  Support  CSV 

The  following  unions  pledged  continued  support 
to  CSU  at  the  Chicago  meeting :  Painters,  Decora- 
tors and  Paper  Hangers  of  America,  the  Interna- 
tional Association  of  Machinists,  the  International 
Brotherhood  of  Electrical  Workers,  the  Building 
Service  Employ^ees,  the  United  Brotherhood  of 
Carpenters  and  Joiners  of  America,  and  the  Unit- 
ed Association  of  Plumbers  and  Steamfitters. 

Among  those  who  attended  the  Chicago  confer- 
ence, in  addition  to  the  officials  mentioned,  were: 
D.  T.  Wayne  of  the  Machinists  Union,  Hollywood ; 
James  Skelton  and  Joe  Cambiano  of  the  Carpen- 
ters Union,  Hollywood;  John  Rooney,  president, 
Plasterers  International,  Cleveland ;  John  Marshall, 
president,  Hod  Carriers  and  Laborers,  Los  An- 
geles; John  Gillespie,  general  secretary.  Interna- 
tional Brotherhood  of  Teamsters,  Washington; 
Hugo  Ernst,  general  secretary.  Hotel  and  Res- 
taurant Employees  International,  Cincinnati ;  Roy 
Tindall,  of  the  International  Electricians,  Holly- 
wood, and  Buddy  Green,  Mr.  Hutcheson's  secre- 
tary. 


Buys  Theatre  in  Ohio 

Clay  Patterson,  of  New  Straitsville,  Ohio,  has 
purchased  the  Bremen  theatre,  at  Bremen,  Ohio, 
formerly  operated  by  John  Robinson. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  14,  1945 


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RESORT  TO  COURTS 
SLOWS  ARBITRATION 


Only  16  Complaints  Filed 
in  Six  Months  of  1945,  as 
Trust  Actions  Gain 

Arbitration  of  exliibitor  disputes  through  the 
motion  picture  tribunals  of  the  American  Arbi- 
tration Association,  under  Consent  Decree  pro- 
visions, is  last  disappearing-  while  resort  to  the 
courts  by  theatre  operators  is  increasing. 

The  associjidon  reported  last  week  that  for 
the  first  six  months  of  1945  only  16  complaints 
were  filed  compared  to  an  earlier  low  of  19 
filed  in  a  similar  period  last  year. 

Since  the  beginning  of  motion  picture  arbi- 
tration under  the  Decree  in  1941,  when  148 
complaints  were  filed,  fewer  than  expected,  the 
number  of  complaints  has  decreased  every  year. 
In  1942  there  were  116  cases  filed  with  tribu- 
nals; 83  in  1943  and  45  in  1944. 

Trust  Actions  Increase 

Although  the  number  of  arbitration  actions 
inder  the  system  established  by  the  Decree  has 
been  steadily  decreasing  each  year,  the  number 
of  anti-trust  actions  by  exhibitors  in  Federal 
courts  increased.  For  the  year  ending  last 
March,  for  example,  10  new  anti-trust  actions 
had  been  filed  in  various  jurisdictions. 

Recently,  an  arbitration  action  filed  by  an  ex- 
hibitor was  taken  to  the  Federal  Court  in  New 
York  for  adjudication.  This  action  was  seen 
as  a  forerunner  of  similar  court  complaints 
deriving  from  unsatisfactory  arbitration 
awards.  Some  time  ago,  the  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Company  sought  redress  in  the  courts 
against  an  unsatisfactory  award. 

Various  reasons  have  been  assigned  for  the 
decline  in  exhibitors'  recourse  to  arbitration. 
First,  that  cases  already  determined  have  cor- 
rected most  situations  which  needed  attention 
prior  to  establishment  of  the  tribunals,  with  the 
result  that  fewer  arbitrable  conditions  now 
exist. 

Good  Business  Cited  as  Reason 

Another  reason  cited  is  that  theatre  business 
during  the  war  years  has  been  so  good  that 
arbitrable  complaints  may  have  assumed  less 
significance  to  exhibitors  than  formerly.  Some 
theatre  operators,  it  has  been  pointed  out,  also 
feel  that  the  type  of  complaints  which  can  be 
arbitrated  and  the  possible  relief  are  not  worth 
the  time  and  expense  required  to  have  such 
complaints  resolved. 

A  significant  factor  in  the  sharp  decline  of 
arbitration  actions  is  the  fact  that  most  exhibi- 
tors are  awaiting  the  outcome  of  the  Govern- 
ment's anti-trust  suit  against  the  major  dis- 
tributors which  will  begin  in  October. 

Nevertheless,  the  action  of  the  Rosewelt 
Realty  Company,  which  took  a  complaint  out 
of  arbitration  and  placed  it  before  the  New 
York  Federal  Court,  is  cited  as  a  possible  fu- 
ture course  for  exhibitors  during  the  time  the 
Government  anti-trust  action  is  being  tried  at 
New  York. 

The  Rosewelt  company,  which  operates  the 
Orient  theatre,  Jersey  City,  charged  that  the 
New  York  arbitration  tribunal  in  1942  had  re- 
duced the  Orient's  clearance  over  the  Cameo, 
operated  by  the  Rosyl  Amusement  Company, 
from  seven  to  three  days.  Subsequently,  the 
plaintifT  charged,  Paramount,  Loew's  and  RKO 
asked  the  Orient  to  waive  its  clearance,  and 

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when  the  theatre  refused  abolished  all  clear- 
ance. 

Rosewelt  claimed  the  companies  acted  in  con- 
tempt of  the  Consent  Decree. 

Federal  Judge  Goddard  last  week  dismissed 
without  prejudice  the  motion  for  contempt,  sug- 
gesting that  since  the  motion  stemmed  from  an 
arbitration  case,  the  action  be  taken  to  the 
U.  S.  Attorney  General.  Under  the  terms  of 
the  Consent  Decree,  he  pointed  out,  when  an 
arbitration  award  is  violated,  the  exhibitor 
must  first  appeal  to  the  Attorney  General.  In 
the  event  that  office  takes  no  action,  the  motion 
can  then  be  resubmitted  to  the  court. 

Last  Friday,  Melvin  Albert,  attorney  for  the 
Rosewelt  Realty  Company,  said  in  New  York 
that  he  would  soon  refer  the  case  to  Tom  Clark, 
L^.  S.  Attorney  General,  as  suggested  by  Judge 
Goddard. 

In  Washington  last  week.  Department  of  Jus- 
tice officials  said  they  were  without  information 
regarding  details  of  the  dismissal,  but  said  the 
matter  involved  the  right  of  a  private  party  to 
seek  to  enforce  a  decree  in  a  Government  suit. 

Doubts  Right  of  Individual 

A  spokesman  for  the  Department  said  there 
was  considerable  doubt  whether  an  individual 
had  the  standing  to  institute  contempt  proceed- 
ings in  such  a  case.  Since  the  Government 
brought  the  suit  and  obtained  the  decree,  he 
explained,  it  was  up  to  the  Department  of  Jus- 
tice to  see  that  the  decree  was  complied  with 
and  if  any  private  interest  believed  the  decree 
was  being  violated,  the  complaint  should  be 
filed  with  the  Department. 

While  officials  pointed  out  they  could  make 
no  formal  comment  in  the  absence  of  definite 
information  regarding  the  Rosewelt  case,  they 
indicated  that  the  matter  had  not  yet  been 
brought  to  their  attention  prior  to  the  filing 
of  the  complainant's  motion  in  New  York  Fed- 
eral court. 

Monday,  however,  Mr.  Clark  notified  Mr. 
Albert  that  the  Department  would  decide  with- 
in a  week  or  10  days  whether  it  would  act 
on  the  Rosewelt  motion  to  hold  Paramount, 
Loew's  and  RKO  in  contempt  of  the  decree. 


Warner  Sets  Ad  Sales  Week 

The  week  of  July  15-21  has  been  set  by  Warner 
Brothers  for  this  year's  Ad  Sales  Week.  The 
drive  on  advertising  accessories  is  an  adjunct  of 
the  company's  sales  drive,  which  started  April  1. 
Ben  Goldman,  who  handles  accessory  sales,  will 
head  the  campaign. 

Philadelphia  Taxes  Rise 

Along  with  other  tax  receipts  in  Philadelphia, 
amusement  taxes  during  the  first  four  months  of 
1945  showed  an  increase  over  the  same  period  of 
last  year,  according  to  a  report  issued  by  the  city 
Receiver  of  Taxes.  The  amusement  tax  receipts 
were  $514,163,  or  a  $46,196  rise. 

Joins  Controller  Group 

Arvid  M.  Ahlskog.  vice-president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Evergreen  Theatres  Corporation,  Seattle, 
has  been  elected  to  membership  in  the  Controllers 
Institute  of  America.  The  Institute  is  a  technical 
and  professional  organization  of  controllers  devot- 
ed to  improvement  of  controller  procedure. 

Crescent  Leases  Huntsville  Site 

Crescent  Amusement  Company,  Nashville,  has 
taken  a  25-year  lease  on  a  building  in  Huntsville, 
Ala.,  which  later  may  serve  as  a  site  for  a  new 
film  house. 


Approves  $80,000  Payment  toj 
Momand  by  Paramount  j 

An  agreement  between  Paramount  and  A.  '} 
Alomand,  Oklahoma  theatre  operator,  which  cal 
for  Paramount  to  pay  $80,000  to  Mr.  Momand  Wi. ; 
approved  July  6  by  Federal  Judge  Alfred  C.  Co' 
The  payment  is  for  damages  claimed  in  theati 
operations  in  Wewoka,  Okla.  The  settlement  is  ; 
outgrowth  of  the  $4,960,000  anti-trust  actie^ 
brought  by  Mr.  Momand  against  the  Grirfil 
Amusement  Company  and  14  distributor  def  en  j 
ants  in  June,  1944.  Federal  Judge  Bower  Broa; 
dus  ruled  in  Oklahoma  City  that  most  of  the  dat' 
age  claims  were  untenable,  but  indicated,  hov 
ever,  that  there  was  a  basis  for  action  again! 
Paramount. 

Warner  "Pride  of  the  Marines^ 
Opening  on  August  10 

Warner  Brothers  plans  a  world  premiere  wi' 
civic  and  military  ceremonies  for  its  "Pride  of  t 
Marines,"  which  will  open  August  10  at  t 
Mastbaum  theatre  in  Philadelphia,  home  of  Si 
Al  Schmid,  Marine  hero  whose  story  forms  ti 
basis  for  the  film.  The  advance  campaign  h 
been  mapped  out  at  the  home  office  by  Mo 
Blumenstock,  eastern  director  of  advertising  a 
publicity,  while  Everett  Callow,  a  veteran  of  tvj 
years  with  the  Marine  Corps,  is  handling  the  cai 
paign  in  Philadelphia.  Celebrities  at  the  pi 
miere  will  include  John  Garfield,  who  plays  t 
film's  leading  role,  state  and  civic  leaders  a: 
Marine  Corps,  Navy  and  Army  officials. 

Taylor  in  Partnership  with 
Famous  Players  Canadian 

N.  A.  Taylor,  managing  director  of  20th  Ce 
tury  Theatres,  has  formed  a  partnership  with  F 
mous  Players  Canadian  in  eight  Ontario  houS' 
Mr.  Taylor  announced  last  week.  The  theati 
are  the  Circle,  Toronto ;  Center,  London ;  Rege 
Sudbury ;  Community,  Weland ;  Elgin,  Ottaw 
Century,  Trenton  and  Vanity,  Windsor.  Th( 
theatres  will  be  taken  over  by  a  new  firm,  Unit 
Century  Theatres  Company,  Ltd. 


Release  "House  of  Horrors" 

Albert  Bezel  and  Max  Rosenberg  of  Natioi 
Roadshows,  Inc.,  New  York,  have  announced  th 
first  picture  for  national  release  will  be  "Dr.  T 
ror's  House  of  Horrors."  It  will  be  handled  e; 
of  Pittsburgh  by  Classic  Pictures  and  in  the  I 
troit,  Cincinnati,  Cleveland  and  Chicago  areas 
Albert  Dezel  Roadshows.  M 


Forms  Booking  Agency  " 

Murray  Biskin,  who  operates  the  Riviera  thea 
in  Syracuse,  the  State  theatre,  Waterloo,  the  Ca 
tol.  Homer,  and  the  Corona  in  Groton,  all  N 
York,  has  formed  a  corporation  to  be  known 
Biskin  Enterprises,  Inc.,  to  act  as  exclusive  agi 
for  buying  and  booking  for  exhibitors  served  i 
of  Buffalo  exchanges. 


Plans  Mianni  Beach  Theatre 

Herb  Elisburg,  owner  of  the  Studio  theal 
Chicago,  has  bought  a  site  at  Miami  Beach 
which  he  intends  to  build  a  theatre  when  conditi( 
permit.  The  project,  besides  the  1.20O-seat  hou 
will  include  several  stores  and  will  represent ' 
investment  of  $300,000. 


Balaban  and  Morris  Named 

Barney  Balaban,  president  of  Paramount  P 
tures,  and  William  Morris,  president  of  the  Willi 
Morris  Agency,  have  joined  the  Business  and  '. 
dustry  Committee  for  Bretton  Woods,  Inc. 


New  House  at  Fayetteville 

A  new  motion  picture  theatre  will  be  C( 
structed  at  Fayetteville.  Tenn.,  by  the  Cumb 
land  Amusement  Company,  McMinnville  as  sc 
as  priorities  are  granted. 

Couston  Joins  Film  Classics 

Herman  Couston,  salesman  for  Columbia  in  C 
cago,  has  joined  the  local  office  of  Film  Class 
.  as  booker  and  office  manager. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  l<5 


M-e-M  TRADE  SHOW  OF 
"THE  GREAT  MORGAN" 


THE  GREAT  MORGAN" 

WITH 

FRANK  MORGAN 

LEON  AMES  •  CARLOS  RAMIREZ  .  LUCILLE  NORMAN 

and  Guest  Appeatances  of 

ELEANOR  VIRGINIA  THE  KING  JACQUELINE 

f>OWELL  •   *      O'BRIEN      '       SISTERS      *  WHITE 

-  Original  Story  and  Screen  Ploy  by  Not  Perrin 
Direcfed  by  NAT  PERRIN  •  Produced  by  JERRY  BRESLER 
A  METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER  PICTURE 


ALBANY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1052  Broadway 

FRI.  8/3 

8  P.M. 

ATLANTA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
197  Walton  St.,  N.  W. 

FRL  8/3 

10:30  A.M. 

BOSTON 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
46  Church  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

10:30  A.M. 
Also  2:15  P.M. 

BUFFALO 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
290  Franklin  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

2:30  P.M. 

CHARLOTTE 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
308  South  Church  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

CHICAGO 

H  C.  Igel's  Screen  Room 
1301  South  Wabash  Ave 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

CINCINNATI 

RKO  Screen  Room 
16  East  Sixth  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

8  P.M. 

CLEVELAND 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
2219  Payne  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

DALLAS 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
1803  Wood  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

7:30  P.M. 

DENVER 

Paramount  Screen  Room 
2100  Stout  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

3  P.M. 

DES  MOINES 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1300  High  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

DETROIT 

Max  Blumenthal's  Sc  Rm. 
2310  Cass  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P  M. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
326  North  Illinois  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

9  A.M. 

KANSAS  CITY 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
1720  Wyandotte  SI. 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

LOS  ANGELES 

Ambassador  Theatre 
Ambassador  Hotel 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

MEMPHIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
151  Vance  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

MILWAUKEE 

Warner  Screen  Room 
212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

FRI.  8/3 

1.30  P.M. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1015  Currie  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

2  P.M. 

NEW  HAVEN 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
40  Whiting  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

2,30  P.M. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
200  South  Liberty 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

NEW  YORK  I 
NEW  JERSEY  \ 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
630  Ninth  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

2.30  P.M. 

OKLA'MA  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
>0  North  Lee  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

OMAHA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
1502  Davenport 

FRL  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

PHILADELPHIA 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
1233  Summer  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

11  A.M. 

PITTSBURGH 

M-G-M  Screen  Room 
1623  Blvd.  of  Allies 

FRI.  8/3 

2  P.M. 

PORTLAND 

B.  F  Shearer  Screen  Room 
1947  N.W  Kearney  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

ST  LOUIS 

S'Renco  Screen  Room 
3143  Olive  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 
216  East  First  Street,  So. 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

S.  FRANCISCO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
245  Hyde  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

SEATTLE 

Jewel  Box  Preview  Theatre 
2318  Second  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

WASHINGTON 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 
932  New  Jersey,  N.W. 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

RADIO  GETS  BREAK 
IN  NEWS  STRIKE 


Companies  Spend  $100,000 
on  Spot  Announcements 
to  Offset  Ad  Loss 

Motion  picture  companies  spent  nearly  $100,- 
000  last  week,  in  a  rush  of  spot  radio  time  buy- 
ing on  all  New  York  radio  stations  to  counter- 
act the  effects  of  the  city's  newspaper  delivery- 
men's  strike. 

The  week  was  marked  by  exceptionally  heavy 
receipts  at  all  Broadway  box  offices,  due  mainly 
to  an  influx  of  tourists  for  the  Fourth  of  July 
holiday,  several  days  of  mild  weather,  and 
strong  attendance  of  school  children  on  vaca- 
tion. 

Film  company  spokesmen,  radio  sales  officials 
and  advertising  agency  executives  agreed  that 
the  first  three  days  of  the  strike  brought  an  un- 
precedented increase  in  the  use  of  radio  by  dis- 
tributors and  theatres. 

Claim  Radio  Responsible 

As  a  result  of  the  strike,  new  films  opening 
on  Broadway  last  week  and  others  currently 
playing  were  deprived  of  customary  advertising 
and  publicity  lineage  in  the  large  metroplitan 
daily  newspapers.  Several  radio  sales  execu- 
tives claimed  that  Broadway's  heavy  box  office 
receipts  during  the  week  were  the  direct  result 
of  the  widespread  radio  advertising. 

Donahue  and  Coe,  advertising  agency  which 
has  several  motion  picture  accounts,  warned  of 
the  strike  June  30,  a  day  before  the  delivery- 
men  actually  walked  out,  and  was  the  first 
agency  to  descend  upon  radio  row  with  furious 
bidding  for  available  spot  announcement  time. 
In  consequence,  the  agency  obtained  the  best 
and  the  most  spots  on  local  stations. 

The  spot  time  buying  for  the  full  week  was 
exclusive  of  the  regular  contractual  time  which 
the  major  companies  purchase  from  local  sta- 
tions to  promote  their  latest  releases. 

With  no  prospect  of  a  strike  settlement  Mon- 
day, it  was  learned  that  the  companies  had  pur- 
chased all  available  time  for  spot  announce- 
ments this  week  as  well. 

Up  to  Wednesday  of  last  week,  Paramount 
had  spent  $8,000  in  spot  time  announcements 
over  local  stations;  Loew's  circuit,  $15,000; 
Warners,  about  $10,000,  and  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, approximately  $10,000. 

All  Top  Pictures  Covered 

The  product  which  received  such  concentrat- 
ed radio  coverage  included:  "Bell  for  Adano," 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  at  the  Radio  City  Mu- 
sic Hall ;  "Those  Endearing  Young  Charms," 
RKO,  Palace;  "Blood  on  the  Sun,"  United 
Artists,  Capitol;  "Nob  Hill,"  Twentieth  Cen- 
tury-Fox, Roxy;  "Rhapsody  in  Blue,"  Warner, 
Hollywood;  "Conflict,"  Warners,  Strand; 
"Junior  Miss,"  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  Rivo- 
li;  "The  Great  John  L.,"  United  Artists, 
Globe;  "Wonder  Man,"  Goldwyn-RKO,  As- 
tor,  and  "You  Came  Along,"  Paramount,  Para- 
mount theatre. 

According  to  an  RKO  executive,  the  com- 
pany took  double  space  on  local  stations  for 
the  Palace  theatre;  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
doubled  its  spot  buying  for  "Nob  Hill,"  and 
"Bell  for  Adano." 

All  of  New  York's  morning  and  evening 
newspapers,  with  the  exception  of  PM,  were 
affected  by  the  strike  and  published  only  a 
sufficient  number  of  copies  for  over-the-counter 


sales.  Advertising  was  dropped  for  the  dura- 
tion of  the  strike. 

The  New  York  Herald  Tribune  published  on 
its  amusement  page  which  ordinarily  carries 
first  run  theatre  advertising,  a  list  of  plays 
currently  showing  in  Broadway's  legitimate 
theatres  and  a  list  of  motion  pictures  playing  in 
Broadway  and  neighborhood  theatres  of  the 
five  boroughs. 

Some  Have  Long  Contracts 

So  heavy  was  the  traffic  last  week  in  radio 
spot  time  buying  that  all  of  the  metropolitan 
stations  profited  from  the  film  company  reve- 
nue. Even  local  stations  of  the  principal  net- 
works, National  Broadcasting  Company's  New 
York  outlet,  WEAF;  Columbia  Broadcasting 
System's  WABC ;  American  Broadcasting's 
WJZ,  and  Mutual  network's  WOR  were  used 
for  available  spot  time. 

WNEW,  WHN,  WQXR,  WINS,  WHOM, 
WOV,  among  other  local  stations,  handled  the 
greatest  volume  of  the  film  company  billing. 

At  WNEW,  an  executive  reported  that  ordi- 
narily, about  12  per  cent  of  the  station's  gross 
billing  was  represented  by  distributors'  ac- 
counts. MGM,  Paramount,  RKO,  Warners  and 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  have  52-week  contracts 
with  several  New  York  stations  which  provide 
that  each  company  spend  not  less  than  a  fixed 
minimum  sum  for  total  annual  spot  time  billing. 
In  turn,  the  companies  are  guaranteed  the  best 
available  time  to  advertise  their  pictures  prior 
to  and  during  first  run  releases  in  New  York. 

Among  the  top  attractions  on  Broadway  last 
week  "Bell  for  Adano,"  which  opened  last 
Thursday  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  regis- 
tered $80,000  for  its  first  four  days,  ending 
Sunday  night,  according  to  the  theatre,  and  was 
expected  to  take  $130,000  in  its  first  week. 
"Nob  Hill,"  at  the  Roxy,  grossed  $16,000  last 
Tuesday,  its  opening  day,  and  an  additional 
$95,000  for  the  next  five  days,  with  $121,000 
expected  for  the  first  week. 

"Rhapsody  in  Blue"  at  the  Hollywood  was 
expected  to  draw  $50,000  for  its  second  week. 
Its  first  week  receipts  set  a  new  all-time  high 
for  the  theatre  at  $54,000.  "Blood  on  the  Sun" 
at  the  Capitol  set  a  new  record  at  that  house 
with  first  week  receipts  of  $95,000  and  an  esti- 
mated $83,000  gross  expected  for  the  second. 

"Wonder  Man"  at  the  Astor  drew  nearly 
$50,000  in  its  fourth  week  and  was  headed  for 
a  $40,000  fifth  week.  "You  Came  Along,"  at 
the  Paramount,  showed  a  $70,000  take  for  the 
first  week,  according  to  reports. 

Grosses  High  Nationally 

Distributors  indicated  attendance  nationally 
for  the  Fourth  of  July  holiday  was  strong,  in- 
dicating receipts  were  topping  those  of  last 
year  at  the  same  time. 

MGM's  "Valley  of  Decision"'  brought  an  out- 
standing gross  of  $133,000  in  seven  theatres  in 
five  cities  where  the  total  par  is  $121,000,  ac- 
cording to  reports.  It  was  a  leader  in  its  ini- 
tial week  at  San  Francisco  and  as  a  double  bill 
in  Buffalo.  It  drew  strongly  in  fourth  weeks 
at  three  Los  Angeles  houses  and  in  a  fifth  week 
in  Cincinnati. 

"Call  of  the  Wild,"  the  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  Clark  Gable  reissue  which  has  been  re- 
ported strong  at  the  Victoria,  New  York,  did 
outstanding  business  in  three  Kansas  City  thea- 
tres and  in  three  Denver  houses  on  a  double 
bill,  the  company  reported.    On  a  dual  pro- 


gram with  "Don  Juan  Quilligan"  in  three  Li 
Angeles  theatres,  all  for  first  week,  $100,3( 
was  reported. 

"Blood  on  the  Sun"  rolled  up  a  strong  $10f 
800  in  reports  from  nine  theatres  in  six  citie 
all  of  them  holdovers.  It  was  still  heavy  in  i 
ninth  week  at  San  Francisco. 

Other  current  releases  reported  to  be  dra^ 
ing  heavily  at  national  box  offices  last  wei 
were:  "Those  Endearing  Young  Charm< 
"Conflict,"  "The  Great  John  L.,"  "Wond 
Man,"  "Thrill  of  a  Romance,"  "Dillinger"  ai 
the  Universal  double  bill,  "Imitation  of  Lifl 
and  "East  Side  of  Heaven." 


New  Theatres  Open 
In  Dallas  Suburbs 

The  Stevens,  new  Robb  and  Rowley  $100,01 
theatre,  located  in  Stevens  Park,  Dallas  suburb,  w; 
scheduled  to  open  early  in  July.  Plans  for  the  tK 
atre  were  drawn  in  1940,  but  delayed  because 
wartime  scarcity  of  material.  The  Interstate  Ci 
cuit  has  plans  for  a  new  suburban  theatre,  t 
Preston,  to  be  located  near  Preston  Hollow,  Ds 
las.  Building  will  start  soon  as  materials  a 
available,  according  to  R.  J.  O'Donnell,  genei 
manager. 


ill 


Eire's  1944  Filnn  Program 
Included  909  Imports 

Eire  imported  and  exhibited  a  total  of  909  filt 
during  1944,  it  was  reported  recently  in  Foreiii 
Commerce  Weekly,  publication  of  the  U.  S.  D 
partment  of  Commerce.  Of  those  shown,  312  we 
films  of  over  2,000  feet,  253  were  of  2,000  feet 
less,  there  were  205  trailers,  187  topical  films  a 
42  educational  films.  An  additional  90  films  we 
shipped  into  Eire,  but  were  rejected  by  the  cense 


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Plan  Oregon  Theatres 

Charles  Gilmore,  of  Portland,  Ore.,  has  a 
nounced  the  start  of  work  on  a  theatre  at  Sane 
Ore.  The  theatre's  seating  capacity  will  be  abo 
600,  according  to  J.  A.  DeYoung,  architect.  Har 
Moyer,  operating  theatres  in  Portland,  Greshs 
and  Milwaukie,  Ore.,  announces  that  he  also  w 
start  construction  of  a  theatre  at  Sandy. 


Monogram's  Spanish  Dubbing 

Six  Monogram  pictures  are  now  being  dubbed 
Spanish.  The  films  are  "Lady,  Let's  Dance," 
which  dubbing  has  already  been  completed;  "T 
Unknown  Guest,"  "Return  of  the  Ape  Man,"  "Li 
of  the  Valley,"  "The  Chinese  Cat"  and  "Detecti 
Kitty  O'Day." 


Yolen  Heads  Publicity  Club 

Will  Yolen,  director  of  special  events  for  Wa 
ner  Brothers,  has  been  elected  president  of  t< 
Publicity  Club  of  New  York,  Inc.,  succeedii 
William  P.  Maloney,  publicity  director  of  Battt 
Barton,  Durstine  and  Osborn,  Inc. 


"Great  Morgan"  Tradeshow  Set 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  will  tradeshow  "T 
Great  Morgan"  in  all  exchange  centers  Augi 
3.  No  release  date  has  been  set.  The  pictu 
features  Frank  Morgan,  Leon  Ames.  Carlos  Rat 
irez  and  Lucille  Norman. 


Trotta  on  USO  Tour 

Vincent  Trotta,  art  director  of  National  Sere 
Service,  is  on  a  USO  camp  tour  of  Army  hosi 
tals  sketching  the  patients.     He  will  return 
New  York  July  16. 


39 


Nichols  Nanned  Ad  Manager 

M.  W.  Nichols  has  been  appointed  advertisii 
manager  for  Ideal  Women's  Group,  published  1 
W.  M.  Cotton.  The  group  includes  Movie  Li. 
Movie  Stars,  Parade  Movies  and  Personal  R 
malices. 


"Cheaters"  Opens  July  20 

"The  Cheaters,"  a  Republic  production,  w 
have  its  Broadway  opening  at  the  Gotham  the 
tre.  New  York,  Friday,  July  20.  The  pictu 
stars  Joseph  Schildkraut. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  19 


VPB  Eases  Ban 
)n  Projection  and 
Hher  Equipment 

'he  War  Production  Board  has  eased  its  ban  on 
jection  equipment.  It  was  announced  in  Wash- 
ton  this  week  that  practically  all  types  of  pro- 
ion  equipment  and  accessories  manufactured  on 
authorized  production  schedule  might  be  sold  to 
all  orders  received,  whether  rated  or  unrated, 
[ong  as  all  rated  orders  were  filled.  Projection 
ipment  is  listed  as  Class  B  product  along  with 
)den  furniture,  including  wooden  theatre  seats. 
Lated  orders  must  continue  to  be  given  prece- 
ce  required  by  WPB  Priorities  Regulations 
.  1  or  other  applicable  regulations  unless  a  par- 
ilar  WPB  order  provides  otherwise, 
n  a  second  directive,  the  WPB  restated  its  pol- 
on  the  cancellation  of  war  contracts.  This 
;ctive  effects  the  industry  since  many  motion 
:ure  companies  hold  war  contracts, 
'he  directive  states :  War  contracts  will  be  can- 
ed as  rapidly  as  is  mechanically  possible  after 
declaration  of  V-J  Day.  Procedures  for  clear- 
e  and  consultation  on  cutbacks  will  cease  to  be 
:ctive  at  V-J  Day.  Procurement  agencies  will 
ort,  by  program,  to  the  Production  Readjust- 
it  Committee  those  programs  which  are  ex- 
ted  to  continue  after  V-J  Day. 


5W  Reciprocal  Tariff  Bill 
Signed  by  Truman 

'resident  Truman  signed  the  three-year  exten- 
1  of  the  reciprocal  trade  program  July  5.  This 

includes  new  executive  authority  to  cut  tariffs 
igreement  with  other  nations, 
"his  could  mean  that  the  treatment  of  American 
is  in  foreign  markets  could  be  affected  since  the 
te  Department  will  be  in  a  position  to  offer 
ff  concessions  on  films  in  return  for  the  lifting 
ariffs,  taxes  and  regulations  which,  prior  to  the 
■,  were  making  it  difficult  for  American  com- 
ies  to  exhibit  in  European  markets. 
rtDvernment  officials  interested  in  the  industry 

in  the  authority  to  reduce  tariff  duties  the  only 
ument  effective  in  obtaining  concessions  for 
lerican  films.  The  law  permits  the  reduction 
some  duties  as  much  as  75  per  cent  below  the 
;s  of  the  last  tariff. 


Reissue  Cody  Westerns 

'he  Sack  Amusement  Enterprises,  Dallas,  has 
uired  negatives  and  world  rights  in  both  16mm 
35mm  to  four  Bill  Cody  Westerns  produced  by 
than  Hirsh  under  his  Aywon  banner.  Sack  will 
sue  nationally  with  new  prints  and  new  ac- 
sories.  Titles  are  "Border  Guns,"  "Border 
nace,"  "Phantom  Cowboy"  and  "Western 
;keteer." 


na  Theatres  Sold 

'loyd  C.  Focht,  Lima,  Ohio,  has  sold  his  1,000- 
t  first  run  Quilma  theatre  and  the  300-seat 
ilto,  subsequent  run  house  in  Lima,  to  Nate  and 
n  Schultz  of  Cleveland.  The  purchase  price 
;  reported  as  $125,000.  Jack  Sheriff,  Cleveland, 
been  appointed  manager  of  both  houses,  which 
1  be  redecorated. 


•rter  to  National  Screen 

Tenry  Porter,  for  the  past  five  years  head  of  the 
ter  department  for  National  Screen  Service  in 
icago,  has  been  named  country  salesman  suc- 
ding  Bernard  Cobb,  who  joined  the  sales  force 
the  local  RKO  exchange.  Mr.  Cobb  replaced 
rumour  Borde,  who  became  RKO's  exchange 
nager  in  Des  Moines. 


lys  Four  Westerns 

World  rights  to  four  "Smith  Ballew"  musical 
esterns  have  been  acquired  by  Guaranteed  Pic- 
es, according  to  Mort  Sackett,  president.  The 
les  are  "Roll  Along  Cowboy,"  "Panamint's  Bad 
in,"  "Hawaiian  Buckaroo"  and  "Rawhide."  They 
11  be  released  immediately  with  new  prints  and 
w  accessories. 


Skouras  Shows  Models  of 
Prefabricated  Theatres 


CHARLES  SKOURAS,  left,  president  of  National  Theaires,  explains  details  of  the  prefabri- 
cated theatres  which  will  be  manufactured  on  a  mass  production  basis  by  a  company  to 
be  organized  in  the  near  future.  The  group  examining  a  model  of  the  800-seat  unit,  one 
of  five  different  types  to  be  built,  includes,  after  Mr.  Skouras,  Ann  Lewis,  Ernest  Turnbull, 
managing  director  of  Hoyt's  theatres  of  Australia;  R.  H.  McCullough,  Fox  West  Coast 
executive  who  heads  the  staff  wbicft  developed  the  prefabricated  unit  plans;  William  R. 
Weaver,   Hollywood  editor  of   Quigley   Pub/icafions,    and  Ralph  Wilk. 


Report  Philadelphia  Theatre 
Planned  by  William  Goldman 

Real  estate  circles  in  Philadelphia  reported  last 
week  that  William  Goldman,  independent  circuit 
head  there,  had  purchased  the  former  Kugler's 
restaurant  site  on  15th  Street,  between  Market  and 
Chestnut  Streets,  in  the  center  of  the  city,  and 
would  erect  a  theatre  and  two  stores.  The  rental 
of  the  project  was  said  to  be  $35,000  annually,  in 
addition  to  taxes.  Mr.  Goldman  now  operates  the 
Karlton,  News  and  Keith's  theatres  in  Philadelphia 
in  addition  to  the  Erlanger,  which  remains  dark. 


Olivia  de  Havilland  in  action  against  Warner 
Brothers  which  recently  was  upheld  by  the  State 
Supreme  Court.  The  contention  in  both  cases  is 
that  the  State  Labor  Code  limits  the  application 
of  any  employment  contract  to  seven  years  by 
calendar  and  allows  no  extension,  even  if  sought 
by  both  parties. 


Hellman  to  Build  New 
Drive-In  Theatre 

Neil  Hellman,  general  manager  of  the  Hellman 
Theatres  of  Albany,  will  build  a  7S0-car  drive-in 
theatre  between  Binghamton  and  Endicott.  The 
theatre  will  service  the  so-called  triple  cities,  Bing- 
hamton, Johnson  City  and  Endicott,  New  York. 
The  land  for  the  theatre  has  been  acquired  and 
construction  will  start  whenever  possible.  This 
will  be  the  third  drive-in  to  be  operated  by  the 
Hellmans. 


Snider  Takes  Hotel  and 
Opens  Lobby  Theatre 

Ralph  Snider,  owner  of  21  theatres  and  many 
hotels  in  the  Boston  area,  has  taken  over  the 
Oceanside  Hotel  in  Magnolia,  North  Shore  sub- 
urb, and  has  opened  a  300-seat  theatre  directly  off 
the  dining  room  of  the  hotel.  Motion  pictures  will 
be  shown  four  times  weekly  with  a  stock  company 
presenting  dramatic  and  musical  shows  twice  a 
week.    Concerts  will  be  given  on  Sundays. 


Opens  Missouri  House 

The  Siloam  theatre.  Excelsior  Springs,  Mo.,  has 
been  opened  by  Fox  Midwest.  T.  S.  Wilson,  man- 
ager of  the  Fox  Alidwest's  Beyer  theatre  at  Ex- 
celsior Springs,  has  supervision  of  the  Siloam, 
with  Matthew  Bills  as  house  manager. 


Autry  Seeks  Relief  from 
His  Republic  Contract 

Gene  Autry  has  brought  acfion  in  the  California 
Superior  Court,  Los  Angeles,  seeking  declaratory 
relief  from  his  Republic  contract  on  the  ground 
that  it  has  run  its  full  course  of  seven  years,  ac- 
cording to  the  calendar,  and  expired  July  1.  Autry 
recently  was  honorably  discharged  from  the 
Ferrying  Division  of  the  Air  Transport  Command. 
His   claim   parallels   that   made   successfully  by 


Reop€ 


)en  Cincinnati  Theatre 

The  150-seat  Terminal  theatre,  located  in  the 
Union  Railroad  Terminal  at  Cincinnati,  has  re- 
opened with  a  daily  showing  of  features,  shorts 
and  newsreels.  Edward  H.  Williams  is  manager. 


Tulupan  Buys  Chicago  House 

The  Fox  theatre,  Chicago,  neighborhood  house, 
was  sold  by  Morris  A.  Sommers  of  Los  Angeles  to 
Dr.  Ansel  H.  Tulupan  for  $35,500.  Dr.  Tulupan 
will  operate  the  house. 


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PEORIA,  ILL.,  PALACE 


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LANSING,  MICH.,  GLADMER 

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DAVENPORT,  IOWA,  ESQUIRE  -  OMaha 

KAicH  FRANKLIN 
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SIOUX  CITY.  IOWA,  PRINCESS 


DES  MOINES,  IOWA,  PARAMOUNT 


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ONE  OF  THE  BEST 
EXPLOITATION  PICTURES  IN  YEARS! 


talent  to  appear  in  its  motion  picture, 
"On  Stage  Everybody/' 


Over  $500,000.00  worth  of  actual 
radio  time  was  spent  in  punching 
across  the  title  and  screen  show. 

Over  5,000,000  newspaper  readers 
have  been  pre-sold  on  the  picture  by 
Danton  Walker,  nationally  known  col- 
umnist, who  was  master  of  ceremonies. 


Rank  Completes 
Visits  Ready  to 
Return  Home 

Following  a  three-week  trip  to  Hollywood,  with 
topovers  in  Chicago  and  Minneapolis,  J.  Arthur 
lank  returned  to  New  York  Wednesday,  to  re- 
nain  for  five  days  before  leaving  for  London. 

Executives  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox  were  hosts 
;o  Mr.  Rank  at  a  luncheon  Wednesday  at  the  St. 
M[oritz  Hotel. 

Accompanying  Mr.  Rank  on  his  return  to  New 
i^ork  were  Barrington  Gain  and  John  Davis.  G.  I. 
Woodham-Smith  arrived  earlier  in  the  week. 

Mr.  Rank's  final  statement  as  he  prepared  to 
depart  for  home  summed  up  his  policy  as  expressed 
n  New  York,  Chicago  and  Hollywood.  "The 
United  States  and  Great  Britain  both  will  profit 
by  cooperation  rather  than  competition  in  the  post- 
war motion  picture  industry,"  he  said.  Britain 
planned  to  go  into  the  business  of  making  films 
for  the  international  market,  he  emphasized,  adding 
that  English  directors  would  study  American  tech- 
nique in  Hollywood  with  the  aim  of  introducing 
more  American  appeal  in  British  pictures. 

Mr.  Rank's  visit  to  the  west  coast  was  marked 
Dy  official  and  unofficial  greetings  as  well  as  some 
jehind-the-scenes  conversations  with  executives. 

Although  Mr.  Rank's  stay  resulted  in  private 
conferences  with  executives  in  prodjuction,  the 
British  film  leader  said  in  Hollywood  last  week 
the  meetings  were  primarily  social  and  without 
commercial  implication.  Rank  representatives  in 
New  York  and  Hollywood  repeatedly  have  asserted 
that  no  alliances  or  affiliations  have  been  made  but 
that  the  normal  exchange  of  information  and  of 
viewpoint  obviously  affords  background  knowledge 
which  could  be  expected  to  figure  in  whatever 
commercial  links  Mr.  Rank  might  ultimately  forge. 

During  his  visit,  Mr.  Rank  discussed  with 
Charles  P.  Skouras,  president  of  National  Thea- 
tres, comparison  of  British  and  American  circuit 
operational  problems.  He  spent  four  hours  with 
Mr.  Skouras  and  inspected  the  Fox  West  Coast 
Theatres'  headquarters.  Spyros  Skouras,  presi- 
dent of  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  George  Skouras, 
Murray  Silverstone,  Ernest  Turnbull,  George 
Bowser,  Andy  Krappman  and  FWC  department 
heads  were  present. 

The  Jock  Lawrence  Organization,  public  rela- 
tions representative  for  Mr.  Rank,  announced  in 
New  York  Monday  that  Anthony  Havelock-Allan, 
David  Lean  and  Ronald  Neame  had  formed  Cine- 
guild,  a  British  production  company  working 
at  the  Denham  studios.  The  new  unit  is  handling 
all  of  the  Noel  Coward  productions  in  addition  to 
stories  from  other  authors.  Cineguild  will  pro- 
duce "Great  Expectations,"  adapted  from  the 
Dickens  novel,  and  "The  Gay  Galliard,"  in  Tech- 
nicolor. 

Replacing  chief  cutter  Jack  Harris  of  Mr. 
Rank's  British  production  units,  Fergus  McDon- 
nell arrived  in  New  York  last  week  to  take  up 
the  study  of  American  production  methods  which 
Mr.  Harris  has  been  surveying  for  several  months 
in  New  York  and  Hollywood.  Both  men  were 
sent  to  America  by  Mr.  Rank. 

Solomon  Named  New  York 
Manager  for  Toddy 

Emanuel  Solomon,  former  Atlanta  branch  man- 
ager of  the  Toddy  Picture  Company,  is  now  the 
company's  branch  manager  in  New  York  and  has 
been  placed  in  charge  of  circuit  accounts  of  the 
eastern  territory  for  "The  Bronze  Venus,"  released 
by  Toddy  Pictures.  Nat  Kempner  of  Atlanta  has 
taken  charge  of  the  Atlanta  exchange. 


Sudekum  Buys  Church  Property 

The  Nashville,  Tenn.,  site  of  the  First  Lutheran 
church  recently  purchased  by  Tony  Sudekum  of 
the  Crescent  Amusement  Company  for  $100,000, 
may  later  be  used  for  a  motion  picture  theatre  or 
recreation  center,  but  the  church  congregation 
will  be  allowed  to  continue  to  use  the  building  for 
some  months.  Mr.  Sudekum  is  a  membei*  of  the 
church  which  is  the  oldest  in  continuous  service 
in  Nashville. 


IN  NEWSREELS 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  8»— Mass  surrender  of 
Jap  troops  on  Okinawa.  .  .  .  Philippines  liberated.  .  .  . 
Famed  Timberwolf  Division  arrives  on  way  to  Pacific. 
.  .  .  Names  in  the  news.  .  .  .  U.  S.  warns  on  fuel  for 
winter.  .  .  .  Devastating  types  of  army  weapons  used 
against  Japs.  .  .  .  GIs  enjoy  beauty  in  Tyrolean  Alps. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— VoU  27,  No.  9«— Revolt  in  Prague 
during  last  days  of  Nazi  occupation.  .  .  .  France  hails 
Allied  victory  in  Europe  with  Paris  parade.  .  .  .  British 
now  reveal  wall  of  flame  to  stop  Nazi  invasion.  .  .  . 
Bathing  suit  fashions.  .  .  .  New  York's  Mayor  LaGuar- 
dia  solves  newspaper  strike  for  kiddies. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  287— Japs  in  mass 
surrender.  .  .  .  Final  tribute  to  General  Buckner.  .  .  . 
MacArthur  visits  Filipino  sultan.  .  .  .  Fighting  "timber 
wolves"  with  General  Terry.  .  .  .  Prepare  for  winter. 

.  Personalities  in  the  news.  .  .  .  No  fraternizing  for 
GIs,  but  they  can  look. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  28«-Mayor  La- 
Guardia  reads  the  funnies.  .  .  .  Britain  reveals  wall  of 
fire.  .  .  .  Spirit  of  France  reborn  on  the  march  in  Paris. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  90— Army  reveals  latest 
weapons.  .  .  .  Vacation  after  victory.  .  .  .  Prepare  for 
winter.  .  .  .  Pacific  dragnet;  Philippines  freed;  Okinawa 
harvest. 

PARAMOiUNT  NEWS— No.  91— Paris  honors  de  Gaulle. 
.  .  .  Revolt  in  Prague.  .  .  .  England's  war  secret.  .  .  . 
Bad  news — no  news. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  92— Mass  surrender 
of  Japs  in  Pacific.  .  .  .  Blast  out  Luzon  foe  on  Sante 
Fe  trail.  .  .  .  Byrnes  new  Secretary  of  State.  .  .  .  Gen. 
Wedemeyer  and  Chiang  confer.  .  .  .  Hull  signs  United 
Nations  pact.  .  .  .  U.  S.  warned  to  prepare  for  winter. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  93^Walls  of  flame 
guarded  England.  .  .  .  Prague  liberated  after  V-E  Day. 
.  .  .  Crisis  flares  over  Belgium's  King.  .  .  .  Last  bomber, 
first  car  off  line.  .  .  .  Parade  hails  rebirth  of  France. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  413— Japanese  pris- 
oners on  Okinawa.  .  .  .  Liquid  fire  for  the  Japs.  .  .  . 
New  tiger  cat.  .  .  .  "Timber  wolves"  come  home.  .  .  . 
Helicopter  fleet.  .  .  .  Prepare  for  winter.  .  .  .  Tyrolean 
beauties. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  414— Czechs  fight  for 
freedom.  .  .  .  Britain's  wall  of  fire.  .  .  .  LaGuardia  reads 
the  funnies. 


Ohio  Education  Director 
Scores  Crime  Pictures 

Kenneth  C.  Ray,  Ohio  State  Director  of  Ed- 
ucation, expressed  concern  at  Columbus  recently 
over  what  he  described  as  an  excess  of  crime  and 
horror  picture.  He  said  that  a  shortage  of  qual- 
ity product  was  forcing  exhibitors  to  book  any- 
thing available  but  that  there  was  "no  excuse  for 
many  trashy  pictures."  Mr.  Ray  was  cited  re- 
cently by  a  national  magazine  as  one  of  the  two 
liberal  state  censor  heads  in  the  country.  His 
state  education  post  carries  with  it  the  duties  of 
state  film  censor. 


Sales  Personnel  Shifted 

William  Cohen,  office  manager  of  the  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox exchange  in  Philadelphia,  has  been  ap- 
pointed sales  manager  for  the  March  of  Time  in 
the  local  branch.  Also  at  20th  Century-Fox,  Al 
Silvers  has  been  shifted  from  the  Warner  theatres 
publicity  department  to  the  advertising  sales  de- 
partment, succeeding  William  Solomon,  who  left 
to  join  PRC  in  Philadelphia  as  a  salesman.  Also, 
Sy  Freedman,  who  shared  exploitation  duties  with 
Mike  Weiss  at  20th  Century-Fox,  left  for  a  mid- 
west assignment  for  the  company. 


Circuit  Buys  Kansas  House 

Dan  Payton,  who  has  owned  and  operated  the 
Cozy  Theatre  at  Girard,  Kan.,  for  a  year  has 
sold  it  to  Allied  Theatres,  Inc.,  St.  Louis,  as  an- 
nounced recently  by  Max  P.  Shelton,  president 
of  Allied.  This  concern  owns  also  the  Linn,  at 
Linn,  Mo.,  and  the  Plaza  at  Poplar  Bluff,  Mo. 
Mrs.  Evelyn  Bowers  continues  as  manager  of 
the  Cozy,  as  she  had  been  while  Mr.  Payton,  whose 
home  is  at  Lamar,  Mo.,  owned  the  property. 


Film  Unit  Holds  Elections 

At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Greater  Seattle  Mo- 
tion Picture  Council,  Mrs.  Charles  G.  Miller,  who 
founded  the  organization,  was  elected  to  serve  a 
fifth  term  as  president.  Other  officers  chosen  are : 
Mrs.  B.  A.  Ross,  first  vice-president ;  Mrs.  Edith 
A.  Moritz,  second  vice-president ;  Mrs.  Kirk  Lan- 
caster, recording  secretary ;  Mrs.  Sigurd  Wallstedt, 
corresponding  secretary,  and  Alice  Miller, 
treasurer. 


"San  Pietro'' Tells 
Graphically  How  ll 
Town  Was  Taken 

In  connection  with  the  first  New  York  run  of 
"San  Pietro,"  the  War  Department's  film  tribute  | 
to  the  infantrymen.  Major  John  Huston,  who 
wrote,  directed  and  narrated  the  picture,  dis-  i 
cussed  the  production  of  a  battle  film  under  actual  i 
combat  conditions  at  a  press  interview  in  New  : 
York  this  week.  The  three-reel  film  opened  at  ! 
the  5Sth  Street  Playhouse  July  11. 

Attached  to  the  143rd  Infantry,  the  first  outfit 
to   reach   the   Leri   Valley   leading   to  Cassino, 
Major  Huston  spent  four  months,  from  Septem- 
ber to  December,  1943,  filming  the  picture,  the  I 
principal  action  of  which  concerns  the  capture  of  i 
San  Pietro,  a  small  mountain  village  in  Italy. 

Two  out  of  the  14  cameramen  concerned  with 
the  picture  were  killed  in  action ;  all  but  two  were 
wounded. 

The  cameramen,  with  only  two  exceptions,  were 
Army-trained,  not  previonsly  with  the  industry. 
Major  Huston  pointed  out  that  while  a  Holly- 
wood cameraman  must  be  technically  minded  in 
order  to  turn  out  good  product,  the  sign  of  a 
good  combat  cameraman  is  his  ability  to  jump  for 
his  camera  at  the  right  moment. 

The  general  story  line  for  the  film  was  mapped 
before  the  march  on  San  Pietro  began.  The  story 
was  to  symbolize  the  struggle  of  the  infantrymen 
on  all  fronts.  The  only  thing  important  about  the 
town  of  San  Pietro  was  that  it,  and  the  action 
that  conquered  it,  was  typical  of  a  hundred  other 
small  towns. 

Major  Huston  was  briefed  each  day  with  the 
other  officers  so  that  he  would  know  what  action 
would  be  taken  the  next  day.  He  would  then  as- 
sign his  cameramen  to  specific  points.  These  men 
would  go  out  ahead  of  the  front  lines  each  night 
and  film  the  infantrymen  as  they  advanced  the 
next  morning.  This  eventually  resulted  in  the 
camera  crew  occupying  San  Pietro  alone  for 
more  than  24  hours  before  the  Army  marched  into 
the  town. 

From  the  vantage  point  of  Hill  1250  and  from 
other  positions,  45,000  feet  of  film  were  ex- 
posed, about  three  times  as  much  as  would  eventual- 
ly be  used.  This  footage  was  eventually  edited  to 
three-reel  length. 

Not  sure  how  long  he  will  remain  in  the  Army, 
Major  Huston  is  now  writing  a  script  for  a 
feature  length  film  he  will  direct  concerning  the 
rehabilitation  of  the  Army's  psychiatric  cases.  This 
film,  which  will  be  made  at  the  Mason  General 
Hospital,  New  York,  is  to  be  a  factual  account 
of  actual  case  histories. 


General  Electric  Plant  to 
Concentrate  on  Conditioning 

The  Bloomfield,  N.  J.  works  of  the  General 
Electric  Company  will  manufacture  air  condition- 
ing equipment  exclusively  after  the  war,  Charles 
E.  Wilson,  president,  has  announced.  George  R. 
Prout,  general  manager  of  the  General  Electric 
air  conditioning  department,  has  estimated  that  the 
demand  for  automatic  heating,  air  conditioning  and 
commercial  refrigeration  products  will  triple  in 
the  post-war  period. 


Republic  Shifts  Two 

Republic  Pictures  has  transferred  Charles  H. 
Cahill  from  the  New  Orleans  branch  to  Tampa 
as  office  manager  and  booker,  replacing  Marion 
Neeld".  Mr.  Cahill  was  a  member  of  the  Coast 
Guard  for  four  years.  Paul  Stephens,  for  the  past 
year  office  manager  for  Republic  in  Atlanta,  has 
resigned,  and  been  replaced  by  Charles  Roebuck. 


Fanning  Named  Postmaster  - 

Michael  D.  Fanning,  chairman  of  the  Los  An- 
geles County  Democratic  Central  Committee  and 
20th  Century-Fox  labor  relations  contact,  has  been 
sworn  in  as  postmaster  for  Los  Angeles  on  au- 
thorization from  First  Assistant  Postmaster  Gen- 
eral Tom  Cargill.  . 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


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If 


HENRY  V  "  GOES  TO 
MARKET-IN  BRITAIN 


Dated  Into  Odeon  Circuit 
in  September;  500,000 
See  It  in  London 

by  PETER  BURNUP 

/;/  London 

It's  make  or  break  now  with  "'Henry  V,"  J. 
Arthur  Rank  having  decided  to  put  fortune  to 
the  test  witli  a  general  release  of  the  picture 
through  his  Odeon  circuit  September  10  next. 

To  date,  "Henry"  has  been  seen  during  its 
West  End  pre-release  by  about  half  a  million 
paying  and,  reportedly,  satisfied  customers.  It 
opened  at  Paramount's  Carlton  on  Haymarket 
—the  theatre  seats  1,100  people— November  27, 
1944,  playing  to  263,902  persons  before  it  was 
moved  in  March,  1945,  to  the  Marble  Arch 
Pavilion.  At  the  last  precise  count  in  the  latter 
place — June  10 — it  has  been  seen  there  by  164,- 
107  people;  the  theatre's  capacity  being  1,200. 

Ad  Campaign  Extensive 

As  previously  reported  here,  the  picture's 
showing  was  preceded  by  a  national  advertis- 
ing campaign  of  unusual  dimensions  and  de- 
sign ;  which  campaign  has  continued  in  the  na- 
tional press  throughout  the  run.  It  is  rein- 
forced now  by  a  spectacularly  elaborate  cam- 
paign book — there  are  those  who  ask  how  such 
a  production  was  possible  in  the  currently  se- 
vere restrictions  on  paper  and  printing?" — in 
which  Odeon's  publicity  department  ordains 
precisely  what  the  circuit's  local  managers  may 
or  may  not  do  in  exploiting  the  film. 

Says  tiiis  beautifully-pictured  work  by  way 
of  introduction :  "Managers  must  remember 
that  they  are  handling  a  booking  of  tremend- 
ous box  bfiice  possibilities  to  the  circuit.  .  .  . 
Other  pictures  will  be  filling  your  programmes 
in  the  next  12  months,  but  it  is  unlikely  that 
there  will  be  anything  bigger  than  'Henry  V.' 
so  far  as  box  office  prospects  are  concerned." 

And,  more  significantly  as  it  may  be  thought, 
the  book  proceeds : 

"For  a  long  time  now  pictures  have  been 
sold  to  Britain  on  the  basis  of  their  success 
elsewhere.  The  same  process  but  in  reverse 
must  now  be  established  for  British  production. 
We  have  to  show  the  world  what  can  be  done 
at  British  box  offices  with  'Henry  V.'  Ours  is 
to  be  the  example.  Britain  will  be  the  testing 
ground.  .  .  ." 

Fighting  Words  Called  Justified 

Allowing  for  the  well  known  euphemistic 
idiom  of  publicity  departments  the  world  over, 
those  are  fighting  words.  But  they  appear 
herein  to  be  entirely  justified.  For  here  is  a 
film  whose  cost  to  date,  including  advertising- 
expenditure,  is  well  in  excess  of  £500,000 
(about  $2,000,000).  Films  of  such  dimension 
invariably  hitherto  have  had  the  benefit  here 
of  previous  American  showing  and  such  re- 
clame as  accrues  this  side  to  previous  Amer- 
ican ballyhoo. 

Mr.  Rank  addresses  from  America  a  per- 
sonal message  to  all  his  managers  in  this  re- 
gard.   Declares  Odeon's  chief : 

"Personally  I  am  convinced  that  an  enor- 
mous public  awaitr  the  showing  of  'Henry  V.' 
throughout  the  country.    In  sending  you  this 

30 


message  of  good  wishes  I  would  say  you  have 
two  opportunities :  ( 1 )  Of  giving  a  large  num- 
ber of  the  public  much  enjoyment,  and  thus  en- 
hancing the  goodwill  of  your  theatre.  (2)  Of 
setting  an  example  to  the  world  of  the  high 
grosses  that  can  be  obtained." 

Filling  the  latter  desideratum  is  the  target 
which  Odeon's  managers  currently  are  having 
htjrne  in  upon  them  with  all  possible  emphasis ; 
the  intention  being  that  American  showmen 
shall  be  presented,  in  due  course,  with  an  over- 
whelming barrage  of  fiscal  facts. 

Seen  Breaking  British  Records 

Present  portents  are  that  "Henry"  on  its  re- 
lease will  come  near  to  breaking  all  known  Brit- 
ish records.  Its  quite  adept  propagandists  are 
going  after  that  elusive  "unusual"  audience.  For 
several  months  past  Mr.  John  Jarratt — he  is 
brother  to  the  well  known  Commander  Jarratt. 
booking  manager  of  Associated  British — has 
been  wooing  sedulously  the  country's  local  ed- 
ucational authorities. 

The  plan  is  to  have  school  children  come  to 
their  local  theatre  in  organized  parties  for  spe- 
cial performances  of  the  film.  Reports  to  date 
reveal  that  considerable  success  is  already  en- 
sured the  scheme. 

Local  educationists  and  men  of  letters,  more- 
over, are  bidden  to  special  showings ;  theatre 
managers  being  ordered  on  no  account  to  stifle 
any  criticism  they  may  make  but,  on  the  con- 
trary, to  use  every  endeavour  to  see  that  such 
opinions — no  matter  how  adverse — get  as  wide 
as  possible  ventilation  in  neighborhood  news- 
papers. 

In  this  connection  Odeon's  publicity  depart- 
ment currently  gives  itself  laurels  for  the 
adroitness  with  which  it  seized  on  the  reported 
banning  in  America  of  Shakesperian  infringe- 
ments of  the  Production  Code.  Admittedly 
minor  though  those  disputed  words  be  and  in 
spite  of  election  controversies  filling  almost 
every  available  inch  of  newspaper  space,  the 
occasion  was  skillfully  beaten  up  to  the  diinen- 
sions  almost  of  an  international  incident. 

John  Davis  will  be  relieved  to  learn  that  his 
staff  is  going  all  out  and  with  major  success  on 
the  task  he  set  them  before  leaving  these 
shores ;    namely,    that    never    has    a  picture 


U.  S.  MUST  WAIT  TO 
SEE  "HENRY  V" 

J.  Arthur  Rank's  Technicolor  excur- 
sion in  Shakespeare,  "Henry  V",  to  be 
released  in  Annerica  by  United  Artists, 
will  not  be  ready  for  distribution  for 
some  time,  a  Rank  representative  made 
known  in  New  York,  Monday.  The  sole 
print  of  the  film  is  still  on  the  UA  shelf. 
With  the  negative  still  in  England, 
required  for  print-making,  and  the  fact 
that  no  raw  stock  is  available  for  prints 
for  American  release,  plus  an  additional 
barrier  of  Technicolor  laboratory  bottle- 
neck, the  Rank  spokesman  said  It  would 
be  a  long  while  before  the  American 
public  sees  the  picture,  certainly  not 
this  year. 


From  a  color  still 

HENRY  THE  FIFTH  and  Princess  Katherine-I  | 
Lawrence   O/i'v/er  and  Renee  >lsfierson — in  «j|[n 
scene  from  the  much  heralded  and  heraldii 
picture,   "Henry   V",   produced,   directed  oni 
starred  in  by  Mr.  O/ivier,  for  Mr.  J.  ^rfhu 
Rank's  Two  Cities  Fi/ms. 

grossed  so  much  in  his  Odeon  theatres  a: 
"Henry  V." 

Mr.  Davis,  incidentally,  has  promoted  a  com 
petition  among  his  managers.  There  will  b( 
29  prizes  allocated  on  a  national  basis.  Tota 
value  of  the  prizes  to  be  won  is  £1,491  (abou 
$6,000).  The  competition  in  any  given  are: 
will  be  won  by  the  manager  of  the  theatn 
which  shows  the  greatest  increase  in  "paid  ad 
missions"  during  the  exhibition  of  "Henry  V.' 
over  the  "average  paid  admissions."  Odeon 
hitherto,  has  frowned  on  such  special  induce 
ments  to  its  managers,  but  this  appears  to  b 
very  much  a  special  case. 

In  order  that  no  available  box  office  duca 
might  fail  to  be  attracted  to  the  box  office,  tb 
picture  is  having  a  provincial  pre-release  rui 
around  crowded  seaside  holiday  towns  com 
mencing  with  Brighton — London's  counterpa^ 
tn  Atlantic  City — July  10. 

International  Purchases  9 
Mauldin's  "Up  Front" 

William  Goetz  has  purchased  the  screen  right 
to  William  Mauldin's  Pulitzer  prize  winner,  "U| 
Front,"  for  International  Pictures.  The  forme 
sergeant's  cartoon  characters,  Willie  and  Jw 
will  be  featured  in  a  story  concerning  the  post 
war  world.  According  to  present  plans,  "U 
Front"  will  enter  production  before  the  end  of  th 
year.  International  plans  a  nationwide  search  fo 
two  infantry  veterans  to  play  the  roles  of  Mi 
Mauldin's  heroes. 


Plan  Kentucky  Theatre 

The  Ludlow  Amusement  Company,  Ludlow,  Ky 
will  build  a  600-seat  one-floor  theatre  at  Ludlov 
adjacent  to  Cincinnati,  as  soon  as  materials  becom 
available.  A  site  has  been  acquired  and  plans  an 
specifications  have  been  drawn.  Plans  calj  fo 
orovisions  for  installation  of  television  facilitic 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  194 


IROSSES^OP^ING 

IS  FIRST  RELEASE  ! 

;ning  day  at  loews  state,  Memphis,  beat  opening  day  of  origi- 
.  run  at  same  theatre!  •  sensational  business  at  the  current 
)adway  engagement-victoria,  new  york  city!  •  held  over 
ladelphia!  •  held  over  cincinnati!  •  every  date  is  phenomenal! 


THE  HOLI.YWOOD  SCENE 


COMPLETED 

COLUMBIA 

Crime  Doctor's 

Warnino 

MONOGRAM 

Allotment  Wives,  Inc. 

PARAMOUNT 

They  Made  Ml-  a  Killer 
( Piiie-Tlioiiias ) 

PRC 

Detour 


REPUBLIC 

Guy  Could  Change 
Sunset  in  the  El  Dorado 

RKO  RADIO 

Deadline  at  1  )a\vn 

20TH  CENTURY- FOX 

The  Spider 

Now  It  Can  Be  Told 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Young  Widows 
(Stromberg) 


STARTED 

COLUMBIA 

Song  of  the  Prairie 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Snafu 

She  Wouldn't  Say  Yes 
Renegades  (formerly 
"The  Kansas") 
MGM 

Hoodlum  Saint 
Two  Sisters  from 
Boston 


Postman  Always  Rings 

Twice 
Letter  for  Evie 
This  Strange  Adventure 

MONOGRAM 

Lost  Trail 
PARAMOUNT 

Calcutta 

To  Each  His  Own 
Trouble  with  Women 
REPUBLIC 
Cherokee  Flash 
Mexicana 


RKO  RADIO 

Riverboat  Rhythm 
Cornered 

Kid  from  Brooklyn 
(Goldwyn) 

20TH  CENTURY -FOX 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Whistle  Stop  (Nero) 
Duel  in  the  Sun 
(Selznick) 


Getting  Gertie's  Garter 
(Small)  j 

UNIVERSAL 

As  It  Was  Before 
Once  Upon  a  Dream 
Frontier  Gal 
Shady  Lady  (formerly 
"Alibi  in  Ermine") 

WARNERS 

Confidential  Agent 
Night  and  Day 
Stolen  Life 


30  Pictures  in  Production 
With  One  Film  Started 


Hollywood  Bureau 

Preoccupation  with  distinguished  visitors,  in- 
cluding J.  Arthur  Rank,  Donald  M.  Nelson  and 
500  delegates  from  the  United  Nations  Confer- 
ence, as  well  as  the  Fourth  of  July  holiday,  con- 
spired to  keep  production  at  an  unusually  low 
level  last  week. 

Only  one  new  picture  went  before  the  cam- 
eras, a  Western  titled  "Song  of  the  Prairie," 
which  is  shooting  at  Columbia.  Colbert  Clark 
is  producing,  Ray  Nazarro  directing,  and  the 
cast  includes  Ken  Curtis,  June  Storey,  Robert 
Scott,  the  Hoosier  Hot  Shots  and  Jef?  Donnell. 
Ten  pictures  were  completed  during  the  week. 
The  shooting  index  fell  to  30,  as  compared 
with  the  previous  week's  level  of  39. 

Personnel  Intelligence 
About  Hollywood 

William  W'yler,  who  won  an  Academy 
award  for  his  direction  of  "Mrs.  Miniver,"  has 
acquired  an  interest  in  Liberty  Films,  Inc. 
Others  associated  with  him  in  the  new  enter- 
prise are  Frank  Capra  and  Sam  Briskin.  Cap- 
ra  and  Wyler  will  function  as  producer-direc- 
tors, and  each  will  make  for  Liberty  a  minimum 
of  one  picture  a  year.  No  distribution  plans 
have  been  announced  as  yet. 

Benedict  Bogeaus  has  concluded  an  agree- 
ment whereby  he  will  produce  "The  Diary  of  a 
Chambermaid,"  for  United  Artists  release.  The 
picture  originally  was  to  have  gone  on  Charles 
Koerner's  production  slate  at  RKO.  Jean 
Renoir  will  direct  the  film,  Paulette  Goddard 
will  be  starred,  and  Burgess  Meredith  will  play 
a  leading  role  as  well  as  function  as  co-pro- 
ducer. Robert  Newton,  Judith  Anderson  and 
Reginald  Owen  will  also  be  in  the  cast. 

RKO  Signs  Myrna  Loy  to 
Three-Year  Contract 

Myrna  Loy  has  been  signed  by  RKO  Radio 
to  a  contract  calling  for  her  appearance  in  one 
picture  a  year  for  three  years.  The: -first  filni 
in  which  she  will  star  under  the  new  deal  is 
"I  Am  Thinking  of  My  Darling,"  which  Rob- 
ert Fellows  will  produce.  .  .  .  Director  Robert 
Z.  Leonard  has  signed  a  new  seven-year  con- 
tract with  MGM,  and  starts  his  twenty-third 
year  with  the  company. 

Daniel  C.  Hickson,  former  Western  Elec- 
tric executive,  has  signed  a  long  term  contract 
to  act  as  general  manager  for  Hunt  Stromberg 
Productions  .  .  .  Maxwell  Wilkinson,  formerly 


managing  editor  of  Good  Housekeeping  maga- 
zine has  assumed  the  post  of  story  editor  for 
Samuel  Goldwyn. . . .  John  Houseman  has  signed 
an  agreement  with  RKO  Radio  to  produce  one 
picture  annually  for  that  studio.  Under  the 
terms  of  the  contract,  before  undertaking  his 
first  production  assignment  Houseman  will  go 
to  Europe  to  act  as  head  of  films,  theatre  and 
music  for  the  Psychological  Warfare  Division 
of  Shaef. 

Mary  Pickford  has  purchased  the  screenplay, 
"There  Goes  Lona  Henry,"  from  Benedict 
Bogeaus,  and  personally  will  supervise  its  pro- 
duction. .  .  .  Jules  Levey  has  borrowed  Rhonda 
Fleming  from  David  O.  Selznick  for  a  top  role 
in  "Trail  Town."  She  joins  a  cast  composed 
of  Randolph  Scott,  Ann  Dvorak,  Edgar  Bu- 
chanan and  Lloyd  Bridges.  . .  .  Jesse  L.  Lasky 
has  acquired  the  screen  rights  to  an  original 
story,  "The  Man  Who  Couldn't  Lose,"  and 
plans  to  use  it  as  a  starring  vehicle  for  John 
Wayne. 

John  W.  Considine,  Jr.  has  rejoined  MGM, 
and  will  produce  "The  Gripsholm,"  a  story  of 
the  famed  exchange  ship.  .  .  .  Universal  has  ex- 
ercised its  option  on  the  services  of  Michael 
Fessier  and  Ernest  Pagano  for  another  year. 
The  writer-producer  team  has  two  pictures  cur- 
rently in  production,  "Once  Upon  a  Dream," 
and  "Frontier  Gal."  .  .  .  "The  Mandarin  Mys- 
tery," an  original  story  by  George  Callahan, 
has  been  purchased  by  Monogram  as  the  first  of 
the  1945-46  "Charlie  Chan"  series. 

Wheelwrighfs  First  for  MGM 
To  Star  Margaret  O'Brien 

Little  Margaret  O'Brien  will  star  in  "Tenth 
Avenue  Angel,"  Ralph  Wheelwright's  first  pic- 
ture as  a  producer  for  MGM.  .  .  .  Paramount 
has  closed  a  pre-publication  deal  for  the  screen 
rights  to  the  forthcoming  novel,  "The  Life  and 
Times  of  Uncle  Jan  Horak,"  by  Audrey 
Wurdemann. 

Monogram  has  exercised  its  option  on  the 
services  of  Gale  Storm,  who  recently  completed 
a  starring  role  in  "Belle  of  the  Bowery."  .  .  . 
•  Ray  Enright  has  been  signed  to  direct  "Hail  to 
the  Chief"  for  Columbia.  Anita  Louise-  and 
Janis  Carter  wilt  -have  the  top  feminine  Toles 
opposite  Dennis  O'Keefe. 

Bruce  Humberstone  has  been  signed  by  20th 
Century-Fox  to  direct  "An  American  Guerilla 
in  the  Philippines."  .  .  .  William  Wilder  has 
engaged  Brenda  Marshall  and  William  Gargan 
for  the  top  roles  in  "You'll  Remember  Me," 
his  next  production  for  Republic.  .  .  .  Jerry 


Bresler,  formerly  in  charge  of  shorts  produc- 
tion at  MGM,  has  been  appointed  to  the  post 
of  associate  of  M.  J.  Siegel. 

William  Bendix  will  have  an  important  role 
in  "The  Dark  Corner,"  which  Fred  Kohlman! 
will  produce  for  20th  Century-Fox.  .  .  .  Ann 
Richards  has  signed  a  contract  with  RKO! 
whereby  she  will  make  two  pictures  a  year  ati 
that  studio.  Her  first  assignment  is  "None  Soi 
Blind,"  which  will  co-star  Joan  Bennett  andi 
Charles  Bickford. 

PRC  Purchases  Two  |! 
Original  Stories  i 

PRC  has  purchased  two  original  stories, 
"The  Mummy's  Daughter,"  and  "Prison; 
Farm."  .  .  .  Ruth  McKenney  and  Richard! 
Bransten  will  write  one  story  annually  for  Par- 
amount. .  .  .  Phil  Karlson  has  been  signed  toi 
direct  "Swing  Parade,"  which  Harry  Rommi 
will  produce  for  Monogram.  .  .  .  Dave  O'Brieni 
has  been  signed  to  a  writer-actor  contract  byi 
MGM. 

Joseph  H.  Lewis  has  been  signed  by  Colum- 
bia to  direct  a  psychological  mystery  titled 
"The  Woman  in  Red."  .  .  .  20th  Century-Fox 
has  exercised  its  option  on  the  services  of 
William  Eythe.  He  recently  completed  a  role 
in  "The  House  on  92nd  Street."  .  .  .  Vera 
Hruba  Ralston  will  co-star  with  John  Wayne 
in  Republic's  super- Western,  "Dakota." 

Kaufman  Will  Produce 
Pictures  on  "Shadow" 

Joe  Kaufman  has  been  assigned  to  produce 
Monogram's  two  scheduled  films  dealing  with 
the  adventures  of  "The  Shadow,"  radio  and 
comic-strip  character.  .  .  .  Harry  Carey  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  David  O.  Selznick's 
current  Technicolor  production,  "Duel  in  the 
Sun."  .  .  .  Columbia  has  exercised  its  option 
on  the  services  of  Willard  Parker,  who  is  now 
playing  the  male  lead  opposite  Evelyn  Keyes  in 
"Renegades." 

"International  Revue,"  a  Republic  musical, 
has  been  assigned  to  Harry  Grey  for  super-, 
vision.  ...  J.  Carroll  Naish,  who  scored  in 
Paramount's  "A  Medal  for  Benny,"  has  been 
signed  by  MGM  for  a  top  role  in  "Bad  Bas- 
comb."  .  .  .  Edgar  Barrier  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Cornered,"  now  in  work  at  RKO. 
.  .  .  Helen  Boice  has  been  signed  by  Jules 
Levey  for  a  role  in  "Trail  Town." 


Riskin  Sets  First  Film 

Robert  Riskin,  writer-producer,  announced  this 
week  that  "The  Magic  City"  would  be  the  first 
picture  produced  by  his  newly-formed  independ- 
ent organization,  Robert  Riskin  Productions.  Mr. 
Riskin  has  completed  the  first  draft  of  the  story 
which  evolved  out  of  his  experiences  while  serving 
as  chief  of  the  Overseas  Motion  Picture  Bureau  of 
the  Office  of  War  Information.  No  production 
date  has  been  set. 


I 


32 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


MINNEAPOLIS,  MINN, 

ST.  PAUL,  MINN  

ATLANTA,  GA  

NASHVILLE,  TENN  

SYRACUSE.  N.  Y  

BUFFALO,  N.  Y  

DAYTON,  OHIO   

AKRON,  OHIO   

CLEVELAND,  OHIO  .... 

CANTON,  OHIO   

TOLEDO.  OHIO  

HOUSTON,  TEXAS  

LOUISVILLE,  KY  

KANSAS  CITY,  MO  

HARRISBURG,  PA  

READING,  PA  

WILMINGTON,  DEL.  .. 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO  

RICHMOND,  VA  

NORFOLK,  VA  

BALTIMORE.  MD  

CINCINNATI,  OHIO  .. 

NEW  ORLEANS,  LA  

ALBANY,  N.  Y  

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.  .. 

DETROIT,  MICH  

TROY,  N.  Y  


..Radio  City   July  27 

..  Paramount   Aug.  2 

..Grand   Aug.  1 

..Vendome   lAug.  1 

,.  State  July  25 

.Buffalo   Aug.  8 

..Loew's  Aug.  1 

..Loew's   July  25 

..  State   Aug.  1 

.  Loew's  Aug.  1 

.Valentine  Aug.  1 

.State   Aug.  1 

.U.  A  July  25 

.Midland   July  25 

.Regent   July  2  5 

.Colonial   .j  July  25 

.  Aldine   Aug.  1 

.State   I  Aug.  1 

.  Loew's   July  25 

.  State   Aug.  1 

.Century   Aug.  1 

Albee   July  25 

.State   July  25 

.  Strand   July  26 

.Mastbaum   July  27 

.Michigan   Aug.  3 

.  Troy   Aug.  2 


So  HaJ  42,000,000  Readers 
of  Tl  so  Magazines! 


AMERICAN  WEEKLY   July  29 

LIFE   Aug.  6 

TIME   Aug.  13 

MOVIE  STORY   Sept. 

MOTION  PICTURES  Sept. 

MOVIES   Sept. 

MOVIE  LIFE   Sept. 

MOVIE  STARS  PARADE   Sept. 

PERSONAL  ROMANCES   Sept. 

SILVER  SCREEN   Sept. 

SCREENLAND   Sept. 

MOVIE  SHOW   Sept. 

MODERN  SCREEN   Sept. 

MOVIELAND  Sept. 

PHOTOPLAY   Sept. 

SCREEN  ROMANCES   :...Sept. 

SCREEN  GUIDE   Sept. 

SCREEN  STARS   Sept. 


//what  the 

PICTURE  DID  FOB  MEn 


Columbia 


CRIME  DOCTOR'S  COURAGE:  Warner  Baxter,  Hill- 
ary Hrookf  riiis  picture  i-  surprisingly  Kcxxl  for  its  type, 
and  Warner  Biixter  puts  it  across  in  his  old-time  masterly 
manner.  Nobody  guessed  the  solution.  Of  all  the  various 
detective  mysteries  we  have  played  lately,  this  one  was 
the  best  and  didn't  cost  a  fortune.  Played  Friday,  Sat- 
urday, May  U,  12.— N.  W.  Huston,  Liberty  Tlieatre,  Co- 
lumbus, Kans.    General  family  patronage. 

TONIGHT  AND  EVERY  NIGHT:  Rita  Hayworth,  Lee 
Bowman— This  is  an  excellent  picture  enjoyed  by  every- 
one. "The  acting,  story  and  color  were  fine.  Played 
Sunday-Tuesday,  June  24-26.— Garland  C.  Lamb,  Rex 
Theatre,  Minden,  Ga. 

Metro-Gold  wyn-Mayer 

KEEP  YOUR  POWDER  DRY:  Lana  Turner,  Laraine 
Day,  Susan  Peters— Wasted  film  and  playing  time  as  far 
as  I'm  concerned.  No  business — definitely  not  entertain- 
ment for  action  house. — Phil  Schwartz,  Parkway  Thea- 
tre, Bridgeport,  Conn. 

KISMET:  Marlenc  Dietrich,  Ronald  Colnian — This  ap- 
peared to  me  to  be  a  big  waste  of  color  film  and  talent, 
not  to  say  anything  of  the  money  spent  on  the  picture. 
Played  Saturday-Monday,  June  9-11. — Melville  Danner, 
Kozy  Tlieatre.  Granite,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

LOST  IN  A  HAREM:  Bud  Abbott,  Lou  Costello— This 
seemed  to  please  those  seeking  this  kind  of  recreation. 
Got  many  laughs.  Business  average.  Played  Wednesday, 
Thursday.  June  13.  14. — Melville  Danner,  Kozy  Theatre, 
Granite,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

MAISIE  GOES  TO  RENO:  Ann  Sothern,  John  Hodiak 
— One  of  the  best  Maisie  pictures  yet.  Pleased  all  and 
did  well  at  the  box  office.  Plenty  good  for  a  single  bill 
in  the  small  locations.  If  this  series  has  a  good  fol- 
lowing, it  will  do  better  than  usual.  Played  Wednesday, 
Thursday,  June  27.  28.— F.  W.  Hamilton,  Shelby  Theatre, 
Shelbyville,  Mo.    Rural  and  city  patronage. 

MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland.  Margaret 
O'Brien — Enjoyed  by  young  and  old.  But  why  does  MGM 
make  all  the  better  pictures?  Be  nice  if  we  had  a  few 
bucks  left  over  for  the  "rainy  season."  Played  Friday, 
Saturday.  June  22  .  23. — Phil  Schwartz.  Parkway  Theatre, 
Bridgeport,  Conn. 

MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
O'Brien — E.xcellent  entertainment,  beautiful  'Technicolor. 
Judy  Garland  charming.  Only  criticism  heard  was  un- 
suitable part  given  Margaret  O'Brien,  who  was  a  little 
liar  and  trouble  maker  throughout,  instead  of  a  little  angel 
Played  Sunday- Wednesday,  June  24-27.— H.  W.  Huston, 
Liberty  Theatre,  Columbus,  Kansas.  General  family  pat- 
ronag^e. 

TOPPER:  Constance  Bennett,  Cary  Grant— A  very  good 
comedy  that  did  terrible  business  due  to  its  trailer.  I 
didn't  expect  to  make  what  I  did.  The  trailer  looked  like 
it  was  made  a  century  ago.  Sound  was  terrible,  and  ad- 
vertisements made  it  look  out  of  date,  but  it  wasn't. 
The  show  was  tops.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  March 
6.  ".—Ralph  Raspa.  State  Theatre,  Rivesville.  W.  Va. 


.  .  .  the  original  exiiibiters'  reports  deportment,  established  October  14,  1916.  In  H 
theotremen  serve  one  another  with  information  about  the  box  office  performance  ef 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me,  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  20. 


Monogram 


SPRINGTIME  IN  TEXAS:  Jimmy  Wakely.  Leo  White 
—It  looks  like  Monogram  has  in  Wakely  what  Republic 
had  in  Gene  Autry  several  years  ago.  The  boy  has  a  good 
singing  voice.  He  needs  a  little  more  acting  experience, 
but  given  the  kind  of  music  and  supporting  cast  he  had 
in  this  picture,  he  should  go  to  town.  T  noticed  the 
photography  was  a  little  below  par  but  the  sound  was 
OK  and  the  picture  did  good  business.  More  power  to 
Jimmy.  Played  Friday,  Saturday.  June  22,  23.— Melville 
Danner.  Kozy  Theatre.  Granite.  Okla.  Small  town  pat- 
ronage. 


Paramount 

AND  NOW  TOMORROW:  Alan  Ladd,  Loretta  Young 
—Good  pictures  and  good  performance  by  entire  cast. 
Played  Saturda  v-Mondav.  June  2-4.— Melville  Danner 
Kozy  Theatre,  Granite,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

CHEROKEE  STRIP:  Richard  Dix,  Florence  Rice— Too 
bad  all  W^esterns  aren't  like  this  one.  Plenty  of  action 
and  Foran's  singing  is  tops.  Plaved  Friday.  Saturday 
Feb.  2.  3.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

FRENCHMAN'S  CREEK:  Joan  Fontaine,  Arturo  de 
Cordova— This  was  a  good  picture.  Most  of  the  compa- 
nies. It  seems,  are  trying  to  place  a  big  percentage  of 
their  pictures  in  the  top  bracket  with  percentage.  Played 
Saturday-Monday,  June  16-18.— Melville  Danner,  Kozy 
Theatre.  Granite,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 


HERE  COME  THE  WAVES:  Betty  Hutton,  Bing 
Crosby— Not  another  "Going  My  Way"  but  plenty  good. 
Betty  Hutton  really  stood  out  in  this  picture.  She  can 
act  and,  of  course,  Bing  was  good.  Sonny  Tufts  is  on  the 
way  up.  Played  Saturday-Monday,  Jime  23-25.— Melville 
Danner,  Kozy  Theatre,  Granite,  Okla.  Small  town  pat- 
ronage. 

HERE  COME  THE  WAVES:  Bing  Crosby,  Betty  Hut- 
ton—They  sold  this  to  us  as  something  above  the  average 
but  the  public  must  have  means  of  knowing  otherwise. 
They  stayed  away  and  we  got  stuck.  Played  Sunday, 
Monday,  June  24,  25.— E.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago, 
111.    General  patronage. 

HIGH  POWERED:  Robert  Lowery,  Phyllis  Brooks- 
Just  another  case  of  wasted  film.  It  is  crude  and  trite. 
It  is  not  helping  business  any  with  these  weak  little  pic- 
tures that  have  been  so  prevalent  this  season.  It  may 
be  the  contrast  with  the  really  good  pictures  that  is  mili- 
tating against  such  as  this  one.— A.  E.  Hancock,  Columbia 
Theatre.  Columbia  City,  Ind 

MAN  IN  HALF  MOON  STREET,  THE:  Nils  Asther, 
Helen  Walker— Business  definitely  off.  I  couldn't  blame 
it  on  anything  but  the  picture.  This  type  does  not  click 
in  my  situation.  Played  Tuesday-Thursday,  Jime  19-21.— 
Melville  Danner,  Kozy  Theatre.  Granite,  Okla.  Small 
town  patronage. 

MINISTRY  OF  FEAR:  Ray  Milland,  Marjorie  Rey- 
nolds— It  doesn't  make  much  difference  whether  you  play 
this  one  or  not.  Just  another  picture.  Played  'Tuesday- 
Thursday,  Jur*  5-7.— Melville  Danner,  Kozy  TTheatre, 
Granite.  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

RAINBOW  ISLAND:  Dorothy  Lamour,  Eddie  Bracken 
—This  was  really  OK  and  business  was  good.  Plenty 
of  laughs  and  Eddie  Bracken  was  at  his  best.  Gil  Lamb 
is  a  sensation.  Played  Saturday-Monday,  May  12-14. — 
Melville  Danner,  Kozy  Theatre,  Granite,  Okla.  Small 
town  patronage. 

SALTY  O'ROURKE:  Alan  Ladd.  Gail  Russell— Salty 
O'Rourke  is  top  entertainment.  Alan  Ladd  satisfies  99 
per  cent  of  my  customers.  This  Stanley  Clements  is  plen- 
ty good.  Needed  this  to  pay  up  for  loss  on  "Practically 
Yours."  a  dud  from  same  company. — Phil  Schwartz,  Park- 
way Theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

SALTY  O'ROURKE:  Alan  Ladd,  Gail  Russell— A  good 
program  picture  which  did  average  business.  Ladd  has 
never  done  any  extra  business  in  this  spot.  Played 
Thursday,  Friday,  June  27-28. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Fara- 
moimt  'Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

SALTY  O'ROURKE:  Alan  Ladd.  Gail  Russell— A  pro- 
duction that  my  patrons  enjoyed.  I  was  lucky  to  get  this 
one  early  and  with  a  good  print  and  good  sound.  I  en- 
joyed it  myself.  Not  as  much  racing  as  might  have  been 
shown,  but  above  average  entertainment  for  a  small  town 
audience.  Played  Monday,  June  24. — A.  L.  Dove,  Ben- 
gough  ITieatre.  Bengough,  Sask..  Canada.  Rural  and 
small  town  patronage. 


PRC 


DIXIE  JAMBOREE:  Frances  Langford,  Guy  Kibbee— 
An  average  musical  that  was  priced  too  high.  Business 
bad  even  if  the  weather  was  better  than  we  had  been 
having  for  the  past  weeks.  Played  Tuesday.  Wednesday, 
Feb.  6,  7.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

REG'LAR  FELLARS:  Billy  Lee,  Carl  "Alfalfa"  Swit- 
zer — A  nice  little  show.  Has  plenty  of  appeal  for  the 
children.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednesday.  Feb.  27,  28.— 
Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre.  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 


RKO  Radio 


BRIDE  BY  MISTAKE:  Laraine  Day,  Alan  Marshal— 
A  swell  little  comedy  that  did  average  business  for  Sun- 
day, Monday.  You  mav  have  a  little  trouble  setting  them 
in.  Played  Sunday.  Monday.  Feb.  11,  12.— Ralph  Raspa, 
State  Theatre,  Rivesville,   W.  Va. 

CASANOVA  BROWN:  Gary  Cooper,  Teresa  Wright— 
A  strange  role  for  a  guy  like  Cooper.  Lately  the  people 
have  expected  the  pictures  that  Cooper  makes  to  be  some- 
thing spcial,  so  many  of  my  patrons  were  displeased  with 
this  comedy.  It  did  only  average  business.  The  picture 
concerns  a  baby  so  it  should  appeal  to  the  women.  Played 
Sunday,  Monday.  Feb.  18.  19.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Thea- 
tre. Rivesville,  W.  Va. 


EXPERIMENT  PERILOUS:  Hedy  Lamarr,  George 
Brent — This  title  was  no  asset  to  the  picture.  If  we  had 
put  a  smallpox  sign  in  the  ticket  office,  I  don't  believe 
business  could  have  been  much  worse.  Played  Friday, 
Saturday,  June  29,  30.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

FALCON  IN  MEXICO:  Tom  Conway,  Mona  Maris- 
A  very  good  mystery  show.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
Feb.  16,  17.— Ralph  Raspa.  .State  Theatre.  Rivesville.  W. 
Va. 

MUSIC  IN  MANHATTAN:  Anne  Shirley,  Dennis  Day 
— I  can  always  depend  on  RKO  for  good  musical  come- 
dies. RKO  should  try  to  sell  the  picture  to  the  public 
instead  of  the  exhibitor  and  maybe  they  will  do  good ! 
business.  They  never  seem  to  do  better  than  average  ;j 
business.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  Mar.  11,  12.— Ralph 
Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

PRINCESS  AND  THE  PIRATE,  THE:  Bob  Hope, 
Virginia  Mayo — This  show  has  everything — Technicolor, 
music,  beautiful  girls,  laughs,  laughs,  laughs,  and  Bob 
Hope.  Weather  was  bad  but  business  was  above  average. 
Miss  Mayo  is  very  beautiful  and  has  plenty  of  appeal. 
Bob  Hope  was  so  funny  many  of  my  patrons  said  that 
the  show  was  too  silly.  Only  one  complaint — percentage 
much  too  high.  Played  Sunday,  Monday.  Feb.  25  ,  26.— 
Ralph  Raspa,  State  "Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

SING  YOUR  WORRIES  AWAY:  Bert  Lahr,  June 
Havoc — Picked  up  this  "oldie"  and  played  to  good  busi- 
ness. It's  a  grand  musical  comedy  with  plenty  of  appeal, 
and  rates  high  above  the  average  musicals  that  are  now 
being  played.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  Feb.  23  .  24.— 
Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

WOMAN  IN  THE  WINDOW:  Edward  G.  Robinson. 
Joan  Bennett — In  spite  of  all  the  money  spent  over  radio. 
I  died  with  this  one.  I  personally  think  ending  ruined 
business  for  subsequents — not  helped  them.  —  Phil 
Schwartz.  Parkway  Theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 


Republic 


BRAZIL:  Virginia  Bruce,  Tito  Guizar — As  nice  a  pro 
duction  as  Hollywood  makes.  Business  O.K.  Not  too 
much  plot.  Needs  good  action  picture  to  balance  show 
Played  Wednesday,  Thursday.  May  30,  31. — Phil  Schwart?.. 
Parkway  Theatre.  Bridgeport.  Conn. 

GRISSLY'S  MILLIONS:  Virginia  Gray,  Paul  Kelly- 
This  did  not  register  either  at  the  box  ofitice  or  with  light 
weekend  attendance.  Played  Saturday.  Sunday.  June  22-23 
—A.  C.  Edwards.  Winema  Theatre.  Scotia.  Calif.  Small 
lumber  town  patronage. 

LAKE  PLACID  SERENADE:  Vera  Hruba  Ralston 
William  Frawley — The  skating  scenes  were  splendid  and 
created  much  favorable  comment.  Business  ofif,  however. 
Played  Thursday,  Friday,  June  20-21.— A.  C.  Edwards. 
Winema  Theatre,  Scotia.  Calif.  Small  lumber  town 
patronage. 

MARSHAL   OF   LAREDO:    Wild   Bill   Elliott.  Bobby 
Blake — Used  on  double  bill  with  "Grissly's  Millions''  to 
small  business.    Played  Saturday,  Sunday,  June  22-23.   A.  | 
C.  Edwards.  Winema  Theatre.  Scotia.    Small  lumber  town 
business. 

SHERIFF  OF  CIMARRON:  Sunset  Carson,  Linda  Stir- 
ling — I  believe  Sunset  Carson  has  possibilities  for  makinfi 
a  Western  star.  He  is  new  but  this  one  was  one  of  his 
best  pictures.  Played  Friday,  Saturday.  June  8.  9. — Mel- 
ville Danner.  Kozy  Theatre.  Granite.  Okla.  Small  town 
patronage. 

STRANGERS  IN  THE  NIGHT:  Virginia  Grey,  William 
Terry — There  is  nothing  to  this  show  and  business  wa- 
terrible.  This  needs  strong  support.  Flayed  Friday.  Sat- 
urday, Feb.  2.  3.— Ralph  Raspa.  State  Theatre.  Rivesville 
W.  Va. 

THREE  LITTLE  SISTERS:  Ruth  "Terry.  Mary  Lee^ 
Here  is  a  fine  one -day  picture,  well  liked  by  all.  It  li 
much  better  than  the  other  Republic  pictures  we  havf 
been  getting.  Played  Saturday.  June  30. — Garland  C 
Lamb,  Rex  Tlieatre.  Minden,  La. 

t 

YELOW  ROSE  OF  TEXAS:  Roy  Rodgers— As  usua' 
Rodgers  fetched  them  to  town  even  in  the  first  rain  of  thf 
season.  But  as  mentioned  in  previous  reports.  Republic 
seems  to  forget  that  the  rodeo  and  the  singing  of  Bot| 
Nolan  and  his  Pioneers  are  what  really  counts.  They  an, 
getting  away  from  the  cowboy  idea  to  the  more  sophisti- 
cated idea  which  will  kill  this  class  of  picture.  Give  their, 
{Continued  on  page  36""  ' 


34 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  I94J 


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RUNYON'S  got  something  that  gets  people.  The  same 
goes  for  the  top-notch  talent  that  produces  the  pictorial- 
ized  news,  the  sophisticated  cartoons,  the  amusing  col- 
umns and  the  news  of  stage  and  screen  in  Sunday 
Pictorial  Review.  E.  V.  Durling,  George  Dixon,  Barbara 
Shermund!  They  draw  crowds  to  the  tune  of  over  5,000,000 
families  every  Sunday,  in  nine  major  markets— represent- 
ing one-third  of  the  nation's  sales  potential.  When  you  ad- 
vertise in  Sunday  Pictorial  Review  your  product  shares  this 
box  office  appeal.  Always  draws  a  crowd. 


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more  hillbilly  singing  and  keep  this  star  popular.  Tlie 
same    gave    Gene    Autry    popularity.     Played  Saturday, 
June  29.— A.  L.  Dove,  Bcngough,  Sask.,  Canada.  Rural 
and  small  town  patronage. 

Twentieth  Century- Fox 

HANGOVER  SQUARE:  Laird  Cregar,  George  Sanders— 
If  every  exiiibitor  had  seen  this  previewed  first,  it  would 
have  gone  into  the  ashcan.  A  horror  show  which  didn  t 
click.  Dark  scenes  in  London  streets  and  a  skulking  mur- 
derer striking  in  the  gloora.  Nothing  pleasant  about  this/ 
and  the  box  office  was  idle  both  nights.  Not  the  type  for 
small  towns  especially.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  May  18, 
19._N.  \v.  Huston,  Liberty  Theatre,  Columbus,  Kansas. 
General  family  patronage. 

KEYS  OF  THE  KINGDOM:  Gregory  Peck,  Thomas 
Mitchell— A  good  e-xample  of  the  drawing  power  of  a  fine 
story,  capably  directed  and  played  by  a  strong  cast.  Greg- 
ory Peck  is  the  sensation  in  this  one.  Luckily  we  played 
this  on  a  Sunday  opening,  where  it  belongs.  Too  l'j"gt"y 
for  a  weekend  run.  Comments  all  good  on  this  one.  Played  . 
Sunday-Tuesday.  June  10-12.— N.  W.  Huston,  Liberty 
Theatre,  Columbus,  Kan.    General  family  patronage. 

WINGED  VICTORY:  Edmond  O'Brien,  Jeanne  Grain— 
Good  picture  and  good  business.  Should  please  in  any  size 
town.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  June  24-25.— E.  M.  Frei- 
burger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

United  Artists 

GUEST  IN  THE  HOUSE:  Anne  Baxter,  Ralph  Bellamy 
—This  is  a  good  picture  with  fine  acting  but  was  not  so 
good  for  me  in  a  small  town.  Most  of  the  patrons  liked 
it.  Played  Wednesday -Friday,  June  27-29.— Garland  C. 
Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

SINCE  YOU  WENT  AWAY:  Colbert,  Temple,  Woolley, 
Gotten— Picked  this  up  on  special  deal  and  it  hit  top  at 
the  box  office.  Even  as  long  as  it  has  been  out  it  pleased 
all  100  per  cent.  A  little  long,  but  the  interest  it  held  off- 
set tha,t  quite  a  bit.  Too  long  for  two  shows  in  the  smaller 
runs,  I  played  it  matinee— one  show  Sunday  evening  and 
Monday  evening.  All  well  pleased.  Play  it  if  you  have 
not.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  June  24,  25.— F.  W.  Hamil- 
ton, Shelby  Theatre.  Shelbyville,,  Mo.  Rural  and  city 
patronage. 

TOMORROW  THE  WORIJ>:  Frederic  March,  Betty 
Field— This  failed  to  draw  but  I  believe  this  was  mostly 
due  to  the  weather  rather  than  the  merit  of  the  picture. 
Propaganda  pictures  seldom  do  well  here.  Flayed  Friday, 
Saturday,  June  22,  23.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chi- 
cago, 111.    General  patronage. 


Universal 


BABES  ON  SWING  STREET:  Peggy  Ryan,  Ann  Blyth 
—A  liftle  on  the  boring  side.  Tlie  public  is  getting  tired 
of  Peggy  Ryan.  Concerns  teen-agers,  so  it  will  attract 
the  young  ones.  The  older  folks  will  take  it  or  leave  it. 
Mostly  the  latter.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  Mar.  13, 
14.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

CANT  HELP  SINGING:  Deanna  Durbin,  Robert  Paige 
— Super-duper  Western  with  music  and  beautiful  Deanna 
Durbin  in  color.  Nice  entertainment,  average  business. 
Played  Saturday,  Sunday,  June  1,  2.— Phil  Schwartz,  Park- 
way Theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

GUNG  HO:  Randolph  Scott,  Alan  Curtis— A  grand  war 
picture  that  failed  to  do  business  due  to  the  weather.  The 
trailer  is  excellent  and  should  do  well  where  war  pictures 
showing  the  real  stuff  are  liked.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednes- 
day, Feb.  20,  21.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville, 
W.  Va. 

HERE  COME  THE  CO-EDS:  Abbott  and  Costello— No 
plot,  no  comedy,  no  nothing,  but  business  O.K.  So  the 
bo-K  office  told  me  it  was  super-duper.  However,  with  all 
ilie  1942  traRs.  Abbott  and  Costello  are  on  the  down  grade. 
—Phil  Schwartz,  Parkway  Theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

I'LL  REMEMBER  APRIL:  Gloria  Jean,  Kirby  Grant- 
A  small  picture  that  pleased.  Flayed  Sunday,  Monday, 
July  1,  2. — Goldson.  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  III. 

JUNGLE  WOMAN:  Evelyn  Ankers,  J.  Carrol  Naish— 
This  picture  is  a  little  off  the  beaten  track  of  the  usual 
horror  picture  and  pleased  well  at  the  box  office.  Will  do 
better  if  exploited  as  an  extraordinary  mystery.  The 
spook-type  picture  is  no  good  here,  but  this  has  a  different 
:\ngle,  not  so  many  super-duper  horror  scenes  that  scares 
the  kids.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday.  June  20,  21. — F. 
W.  Hamilton,  Shelby  Theatre,  Shelbyville,  Mo.  Rural  and 
city  patronage. 

THE  MERRY  MONOHANS:  Donald  O'Connor,  Jack 
Oakie — A  good  musical  comedy.  Had  plenty  of  appeal  as 
expected  because  of  the  cast.  Played  Sunday,  Monday, 
Mar.  4,  5.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

MY  GAL  LOVES  MUSIC:  Bob  Crosby,  Grace  McDon- 
ald— This  rates  average  with  Universal's  steady  flow  of 
musical  comedies.  Business  was  just  average  for  Friday 
and  Saturday,  drawing  power  being  the  Crosby  name. 
Flayed  Friday,  Snturday,  March  9,  10.— Ralph  Raspa,  State 
Theatre,  Riversville.  W.  Va. 

SONG  OF  THE. SARONG:  Nancy  Kelly,  William  Gar- 
gan — Did  nice  business  on  Friday  and  Saturday  on  this 
musical  show,  which  pleased  all.  Play  it.  Played  Friday, 
Saturday,  June  29-30.  E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Thea- 
tre, Dewey,  Okla. 

SUDAN:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall— Customers  like  this 
hokum.     Doesn't   take   any  more   than   a  two-year-old's 


36 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  July  9 

ASTOR:  Dog  Wafeh  RKO 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Jerky  Turkey  MGM 

Screen  Snapshots   Columbia 

Feature:  Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 

CRITERION:  Hi  Ho  Rodeo  Columbia 

Dippy  Diplomat  Universal 

Broadway  Farmer  Universal 

Feature:  The  Naughty  Nineties  Universal 

GLOBE:  Hore  Trigger  Vltaphone 

Overseas  Roundup   Viiaphone 

Feature:  Murder,  He  Says  Paramount 

HOLLYWOOD:  Hare  Trigger  Vifaphone 

Water  Babies   Vitaphone 

Feature:  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSIC  HALL:  African  Diary  RKO 

Feature:  A  Bell  for  Adano  20th  Cent.-Fox 

PARAMOUNT:  Unusual  Occupations,  No.  5 

Paramount 

Magica-Lulu  Paramount 

Canine-Feline  Capers  Paramount 

Feature:  You  Came  Along  Paramount 

RMLTO:  How  to  Play  Football  RKO 

Popular  Science,  No.  3....  Paramount 

She-Sick  Sailors   Paramount 

Feature:  Jungle  Captive  Universal 

RIVOLI:  Gypsy  Life  20th  Cent.-Fox 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Feature:  Junior  Miss  20th  Cent.-Fox 


ROXr.-  The  Mosquito  20th  Cent.-Fox 

Novo  Scotio   20th  Cent.-^ox 

Feature:  Nob  Hill  20th  Cent.-Fox' 

STRAND:  Swimcapades  Vitaphon»i 

Coney  Island  Honeymoon  Vitaphoner 

Gruesome  Twosome   Vitaphone 

Feature:  Conflict   Warner  Bros., 


CHICAGO— Week  of  July  9 

APOLLO:  Rippling  Romance  Columbia 

Feature:  A  Song  to  Remember  Columbia 

G>4RR/CK:  Something  ITou  Didn't  Eat  WAC 

Flivver  Flying   Vitaphone 

Feature:  A  Royal  Scandal  20th  Cent.-Fox 

ORIENTAL:  Rhythm  of  the  Rhumba ..  .Vitaphone 
Science,  No.  6  General  E/ectric 

Feature:  The  Cheaters  Republic 

ROOSEVELT:  In  a  Musical  Way  Paramounfi 

Spotlight  On  Congress  (March  of  Timel 

20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Nob  Hill    20th  Cent.-Fox 

STATE  LAKE:  Teen-Age  Girls  (March  of  Timel 

20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  The  Corn  Is  Green  Warner  Bros. 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Mexican  Sea  Sports. Vitaphone 
Something  You  Didn't  Eat  WAC] 

Feature:  The  Clock  MGM 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapshots,  No.  9. . .  .Coiumbio 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 


brain  to  figure  out  the  plot,  but  as  I  say,  the  receipts  at 
the  box  office  are  my  only  criterion.  Phil  Schwartz,  Park- 
way Theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

SUDAN:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall— Taking  the  weather 
and  the  coming  holiday  into  consideration,  I  should  say 
this  picture  did  far  above  average.  Seemed  to  please  all. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  1,  2. — H.  Goldson,  Plaza 
Theatre,  Chicago,  111. 

UNDER  WESTERN  SKIES:  Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  Martha 
O'Driscoll — A  wonderful  musical  comedy  Western.  This 
had  much  more  appeal  than  Universal's  average  musical 
comedies.  Could  easily  replace  the  Western  which  played 
with  it.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  Mar.  2,  3.— Ralph 
Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 


iUDIl 


teresting,  we  did  very  little  business  with  it.  People  just 
won't  go  for  war  pictures  as  they  did.  Also  it  was  30 
minutes  too  long.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  June  17-18.— 
A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif.  Small 
lumber  town  patronage. 

SHINE  ON,  HARVEST  MOON:  Ann  Sheridan,  Dennis 
Morgan  —  A   reissue   that   pleased  the   majority  of  our 
patrons — worth  repeating  in  most  spots.    Played  Tuesday- 
Thursday,  June  26-28. — H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  I  ,5 
III.    General  patronage.  '" 

WALKING  DEAD:  Boris  Karlofif,  Marguerite  Churchill 
—The  trailer  alone  gave  the  people  chills.  Business  waa 
not  up  to  par  due  to  the  rain.  It's  rather  old  but  unusual 
among  the  horror  type  of  pictures.  Played  Friday,  Satur- 
day, Feb.  9,  10.— Ralph  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville, 
W.  Va. 


Warner  Bros. 


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DOUGHGIRLS,  THE:  Ann  Sheridan,  Alexis  Smith- 
Weather  was  bad  and  so  was  business.  Has  plenty  of 
laughs,  in  fact,  sometimes  they  come  too  fast  and  the 
talking  is  drowned  out  by  the  laughter.  It  has  plenty  of 
names  for  the  marquee  and  should  do  well  in  other  situa- 
tions due  to  the  fact  that  there  are  so  many  women  in  it. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  Feb.  4,  5.— Ralph  Raspa,  State 
Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

ESCAPE  IN  THE  DESERT:  Helmut  Dantine,  Philip 
Dorn — Nice  picture,  but  no  business.  No  stars  to  bring 
them  in.  I  can't  understand  why  they  stayed  away — 
maybe  because  temperature  hit  96  degrees.  Played  Fri- 
day, Saturday,  June  29,  30.— Phil  Schwartz,  Parkway  Thea- 
tre, Bridgeport,  Conn. 

GOD  IS  MY  CO-PILOT:  Dennis  Morgan,  Raymond 
Massey — Brought  in  the  customers.  I  think  it  was  the 
tricky  title  that  paid  off.  Enjoyed  by  all.— Phil  Schwartz, 
Parkway  Theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

GOD  IS  MY  CO-PILOT:  Dennis  Morgan,  Raymond 
Massey— Excellent.  It  is  a  really  fine  war  picture  with  a 
good  logical  story.  Gripping  throughout  without  the  grue- 
some scenes  that  have  marred  so  many  war  pictures  that 
have  grated  on  war-weary  nerves. — A.  E.  Hancock,  Colum- 
bia Theatre,  Columbia  City,  Ind. 

HOTEL  BERLIN:  Helmut  Dantine.  Faye  Emerson — 
This  opus  is  O.K.  as  far  as  story  and  acting  are  concerned, 
but  it  is  like  playing  a  baseball  picture  when  the  snow  is 
flying.  It  is  behind  the  gun  about  six  months.  Warners 
can  keep  the  next  one  about  the  Nazis  as  far  as  this  situa- 
tion is  concerned.  The  public  is  willing  to  forget  the 
European  war  to  concentrate  on  the  Pacific  where  the  lads 
are,  mine  among  them.  And  they  could  not  resist  a  little 
propaganda  at  the  end  of  the  picture.— A.  E.  Hancock. 
Columbia  Theatre,  Columbia  City.  Ind. 

MANPOWER:  Edward  G.  Robinson,  George  Raft— Did 
average  business  on  this  reissue.  All  who  came  were 
pleased.  Plaved  Wednesday.  Tune  26.— E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

OBJECTIVE  BURMA:  Errol  Flynn,  Henry  Hull-While 
this  was  an  exceptionally  well-made  picture  and  very  in- 


Short  Features 
Paramount 


TALK  OF  THE  TOWN:  Speaking  of  Animals.  An 
other  good  comedy  with  the  talking  animals. — E.  M.  Frd' 
burger.  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla 


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THE  EYES  HAVE  IT:   Disney  Cartoon— Good  coloJ 
cartoon  from  Disney.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  TTiea-fpst 
tre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

MUSIC  WILL  TELL:  Musical— This  is  terrible.    If  iA|j{| 

shows  up  on  your  booking  sheet  better  skip  it.  I  had  i( 
set  in  on  quick  notice  for  a  slapstick  comedy  and  I  felt 
like  ray  face  had  been  slapped  after  I  saw  the  first  run  01; 
it.  It  is  suitable  for  a  private  showing  for  the  upper  40t 
perhaps.— F.  W.  Hamilton,  Shelby  Theatre,  Shelbyville, 
Mo.    Rural  and  city  patronage. 


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BOOBY  HATCHED:  Color  cartoon.  A  very  good  car-j 
toon  in  color.  I  recommend  this  one.  A.  L.  Dove,  Ben-I 
gough,  Sask.,  Canada.    Rural  and  small  town  patronage.! 

MEXICAN  SEA  SPORTS:  Sports  Parade— EntertainingI 
sport  reel  in  color.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre| 
Dewey,  Okla. 


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TO  THE  SHORES  OF  IWO  JIMA:  Documentary-RunW"!  f 
it  as  soon  as  you  can.  It  is  one  of  the  best  20-minutejj 
shorts  that  has  been  released  yet.  Good  narration,  fineLuu| 
photography  in  color  and  a  ringside  seat  at  scenes  thafMj 
will  make  you  wonder  how  the  bovs  are  doing  this  iob  oljK  , " 
fighting.  Good  on  anv  program.— F.  W.  Hamilton,  ShelbjB'Spi: 
Theatre,  Shelbyville,  Mo.    Rural  and  city  patronage. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  19451 


hbulate  Final 
igures  in  7th 
ond  Campaign 

he  film  industry's  participation  in  the  Mighty 
wmen's  Seventh  War  Loan  is  being  measured 
he  New  York  headquarters  this  week  as  re- 
s  from  exhibitors  continue  to  come  in. 
he  Loew  circuit  sold  $18,046,670  in  Bonds  dur- 
the  drive.     The  amount  represents  204,671 
ds.    The  record  for  the  entire  circuit  was 
ed  by  Gene  Ford,  Capitol  theatre,  Washing- 
Mr.  Ford  sold  10,586  Bonds,  worth  $1,029,- 
In  New  York,  Al  Weiss,  manager  of  the 
:in,  was  in  second  place,  with  8,290  Bonds  sold 
th  $939,050.    Gil  Marbe,  the  American,  also 
^ew  York,  is  in  third  place,  with  $863,735  of 
ds  sold. 

he  Northern  California  division  of  the  Fox 
5t  Coast  circuit  sold  $10,671,600  of  Bonds,  Dick 
;r  reported.  According  to  Gus  Metzger,  his 
iion,  Southern  California,  accounted  for  $43,- 
500  in  Bonds. 

:ore  than  $2,144,000  of  Bonds  were  sold  at 
nieres  in  the  Schine  circuit  during  the  drive's 
two  weeks,  the  chain  announced  last  week, 
ng  that  after  final  tabulation,  it  will  be  seen 
the  circuit  sold  more  than  $1,000,000  worth. 


rsonnel  Changes  Set 
Bernstein  Theatres 

hanges  in  the  personnel  of  Bernstein  Thea- 
,  Hammond,  Ind.,  have  been  announced  by 
P.  Frank,  general  manager.  H.  C.  Rhyan, 
ing  been  discharged  from  the  service,  assumes 
former  post  as  manager  of  the  Times  theatre, 
ukegaa,  111. 

eonard  Hirsch  manages  the  Brandt  theatre, 
vey.  111.,  and  William  Sigerfoos  the  State 
tre,  Elkhart,  Ind.  Frank  Winsor  has  been 
isferred  from  the  Lake  theatre,  Gary,  Ind., 
he  Hohman  theatre,  Hammond,  Ind.  Vincent 
K^elski  has  been  placed  in  charge  of  the  re- 
ly remodeled  Lake  theatre,  Gary, 
egotiations  have  been  completed  by  the  Bern- 
1  circuit  for  the  construction  and  operation  of 
3st-war  theatre  project  in  Miami  Beach,  ac- 
ling  to  an  announcement  by  Nat  Bernstein, 
ident  of  the  circuit.  The  theatre  will  seat  1,100. 


jzak  Elects  Houghton 
Chairman  of  Board 

arry  E.  Houghton  has  been  elected  chairman  of 
board  of  Muzak  Corporation,  Associated  Pro- 
n  Service  and  Associated  Music  Publishers, 
,  which  are  the  operating  companies  of  the  As- 
ited-Muzak  enterprise,  it  was  announced  last 
i  by  James  Lawrence  Fly,  chairman  of  the 
d  of  Associated-Muzak.  Mr.  Houghton  will 
me  chief  administrative  officer  of  the  three 
panics  while  C.  M.  Finney  will  continue  as 
ident  of  the  companies. 


>rth  Central  Allied  Seeks 
Expand  Its  Membership 

orth  Central  Allied,  independent  exhibitor  or- 
zation,  has  intensified  its  membership  drive  to 
11  more  than  500  theatres  in  Minnesota,  North 
South  Dakota  and  Western  Wisconsin,  accord- 
to  an  announcement  by  Benjamin  H.  Berger, 
ident.  The  present  membership  is  more  than 
theatres.  Al  Steffes,  owner  of  the  World  thea- 
Minneapolis,  is  the  new  chairman  of  the  ad- 
ry  board,  and  Ernest  Peasley,  Stillwater,  Minn., 
Is  the  board  of  directors. 


ney  Names  Katcher 

alt  Disney  has  appointed  Leo  Katcher,  former- 
ith  Samuel  Goldwyn  and  David  O.  Selznick,  to 
I  the  eastern  story  and  talent  department  of 
t  Disney  Productions.  This  is  the  first  time 
the  Disney  organization  has  had  a  New  York 
e  dealing  solely  with  the  purchase  of  property 
he  signing  of  talent. 


New  Zealand  Film  Business 
Increased  by  Servicemen 

Servicemen  visiting  in  New  Zealand  increased 
that  country's  1944  motion  picture  business,  the 
New  Zealand  Motion  Picture  Exhibitors'  Associa- 
tion has  reported,  according  to  the  Foreign  Com- 
merce Weekly,  publication  of  the  U.  S.  Department 
of  Commerce.  A  total  of  525  theatres  were  in 
operation  last  year,  two  more  than  in  the  1942-43 
season,  and  there  was  an  increase  of  approximate- 
ly fNZ4,000,000  in  admissions  over  the  previous 
year.  The  increase  in  admissions,  the  association 
said,  reflected  the  large  number  of  visiting  service- 
men, rather  than  an  increase  in  theatre-going  on 
the  part  of  the  average  citizen,  and  the  fact  that 
15  theatres  conducted  by  the  Canteen  Board  in 
the  Army  and  Air  Force  camps  were  included  in 
the  totals  for  the  first  time. 


Connecticut  Law  Requires 
Outdoor  Show  Permits 

The  Connecticut  state  legislature  recently 
passed  a  bill  requiring  all  outdoor  shsws  to  obtain 
permits  from  the  state  police  and  to  file  proof 
of  financial  security  and  responsibility  with  the 
insurance  commissioner,  a  measure  inspired  by  the 
Hartford  circus  fire  last  July. 

Two  bills  of  interest  to  Connecticut  exhibitors 
were  killed  recently.  One  pertained  to  two  men 
in  a  booth  and  the  other  concerned  licensing  boiler 
room  operators. 

In  New  Haven,  the  Apollo  theatre,  operated  by 
John  Pasho,  was  closed  by  a  state  police  fire  regu- 
lation. A  six-foot  over-all  enlargement  of  the  booth 
is  required,  but  the  outook  for  a  permit  for  the 
alteration  is  not  considered  good  at  this  time. 


Hollywood  Study 
To  Be  Thorough^ 
Rankin  Pledges 

The  planned  inquiry  into  Hollywood  affairs  by 
the  House  Committee  on  Un-American  Activities 
will  be  "no  joy  ride,"  Representative  John  E. 
Rankin,  of  Mississippi,  a  committee  member,  told 
the  press  Monday  in  Washington. 

The  inquiry  would  be  thorough,  he  promised. 
"Charges"  would  be  studied  exhaustively,  he  said. 
"We  are  not  going  to  hound  legitimate  producers," 
he  said.  "We  are  not  going  to  hound  legitimate 
writers.  We  are  out  for  those  who  would  poison 
the  minds  of  your  children  and  encourage  sub- 
versive elements  to  overthrow  this  Government." 

The  committee  is  awaiting  appointment  of  a 
chairman.  If  the  House  orders  a  recess  for  the 
summer  shortly,  the  investigation  may  be  de- 
layed. Washington  observers  reported  a  feel- 
ing there  that  in  this  eventuality,  the  investiga- 
tion might  be  dropped. 

Mr.  Rankin,  often  under  liberal  and  northern 
newspaper  fire,  last  week  was  a  target  for  the  Chi- 
cago Sun,  which  suggested  his  committee  might 
"look  into  various  productive  topics"  in  Holly- 
wood, "such  as  the  matter  of  obvious  endings  for 
film  stories,  that  destroy  suspense;  and  garish 
jungle  settings  for  Lamour,  that  look  so  much 
like  the  Los  Angeles  Zoo." 


Theatre  Blast  Kills  One 

Carbon  dioxide  fumes  released  from  refrigera- 
tion apparatus  in  the  explosion  of  an  oil  pump 
in  the  basement  of  the  Capitol  theatre.  New  York, 
caused  the  death  Sunday  afternoon  of  Samuel 
McQuade,  52,  a  fireman  employed  by  the  theatre. 
Joseph  O'Day,  theatre  engineer,  and  two  city 
firemen  were  overcome  by  the  fumes  but  were  re- 
vived. The  4,000  patrons  in  the  theatre  were  not 
affected  bv  the  blast. 


Attendance  at  Ohio  Houses 
Decreases  by  16  Per  Cent 

Attendance  at  Ohio  film  theatres  for  the  first 
five  months  of  1945  dropped  16^  per  cent  below 
the  total  for  the  first  five  months  of  1944,  ac- 
cording to  figures  released  by  Don  H.  Ebright, 
State  Treasurer.  The  collection  of  the  three  per 
cent  excise  admission  tax  for  the  current  period 
amounted  to  $875,286  as  against  $1,039,368  for 
the  same  period  in  1944.  In  the  first  five  months 
of  1943,  $880,612  in  taxes  was  collected. 


★  THE 


BIGGEST  SHIP  IS  THE  QUEEN  ELIZABETH  ★ 


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BIGGEST  : 

MOTION  PICTURE  EVER  PRODUCED...  * 


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TION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


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Honored  for  20  Years  as 
A  Broadway  Manager 


Photo  hy  Staff  Photosranher 

TWENTY  YEARS  on  Broadway  were  marked  Monday  for  Mrs.  Louise  Leonard,  manager 
of  Loew's  Mayfair  theatre,  but  during  most  of  the  period  manager  of  the  Astor.  She  was 
guest  of  honor  at  a  celebration  tendered  by  her  associates,  the  Broadway  theatre  man- 
agers. At  /uncfieon  in  the  Hotel  Piccadilly  penthouse,  they  in  turn  praised  her  integrity, 
her  ruggedness,  and  her  cooperation,  and  gave  her,  in  the  ceremony  pictured  above, 
the  "keys"  to  their  theatres,  and  then  cut  the  anniversary  cake.  Above,  Edward  Dowden, 
Loew's  circuit;  Montague  Salmon,  Rivoli  theatre;  Mrs.  Leonard  ond  Irving  Lesser, 
Roxy  theatre. 


Lt.  Wrigley,  Cameraman, 
Honored  by  Navy 

Lt.  Dewey  Wrigley,  former  cameraman  for 
Cecil  B.  DeMille  and  now  a  fleet  photographic 
officer,  has  received  the  Bronze  Star  Medal  and  a 
letter  of  commendation  from  the  Secretary  of  the 
Navy  for  his  outstanding  performance  of  duty. 
Awarded  two  Purple  Hearts  for  wounds  received 
in  action  in  the  European  theatre,  Lieutenant 
Wrigley's  latest  duty  was  with  the  fleet  during  the 
air  and  sea  battle  for  Okinawa.  Many  of  the 
scenes  taken  by  Lieutenant  Wrigley  and  his  unit 
are  contained  in  the  Navy  Photograhic  Services' 
picture,  "The  Fleet  that  Came  to  Stay,"  which 
will  be  released  July  26  by  the  War  Activities 
Committee.  The  Bronze  Star  was  awarded  for 
his  pictorial  records  of  the  invasion  of  South- 
ern France  and  the  letter  of  commendation  was 
awarded  for  his  work  in  the  Attu,  Sicily  and  Ital- 
ian campaigns. 


tion  than  to  make  adjustments  later.  The  really 
modern  building  looks  to  the  not  too  distant  future 
when  a  library  of  visual  aids  will  be  as  common- 
place as  the  present  library  of  printed  material." 

The  contents  include  blueprints  of  two  types 
of  seating  area,  and  of  electrical  and  equipment 
installations. 


Bell  &  Howell  Sees  More 
Film  Use  in  Instruction 

Increased  use  of  the  motion  picture  for  instruc- 
tion in  both  education  and  industry  is  anticipated 
in  a  20-page  booklet  issued  by  Bell  &  Howell, 
Chicago.  Entitled  "Architects'  Visual  Equipment 
Handbook,"  the  publication  offers  specifications  and 
suggestions  for  seating  arrangements,  size  and  type 
of  screen,  location  of  equipment,  wiring,  projec- 
tion room,  etc. 

"Every  room,"  states  the  foreword,  "that  is  to 
serve  as  a  location  for  instruction  or  entertain- 
ment should  be  designed  to  make  it  possible  to  use 
motion  pictures  effectively  and  conveniently.  .  .  . 
It  is  more  economical  to  plan  for  the  proper  use  of 
audio-visual  equipment  during  original  construc- 


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Several  Theatres  Opened 
In  Southern  New  Jersey 

A  number  of  theatre  openings  have  been  record- 
ed in  the  southern  New  Jersey  area.  William 
Ford's  Lyric  theatre,  in  Atlantic  City,  which  was 
renovated,  had  its  opening  July  1.  At  Burlington, 
Atlantic  Theatres'  Fox  theatre  is  scheduled  to  re- 
open in  October.  James  Ferrera's  Lyric  theatre 
in  Landisville  has  closed  for  alterations.  The 
Runnemede  theatre,  in  Runnemede,  will  open  in 
the  autumn.  It  is  now  being  remodeled.  In  Tren- 
ton, Maurice  Ellis'  Center  theatre  will  reopen  late 
in  July.  In  Wildwood,  Hunt's  Blaker  and  Regent 
theatres  have  opened  for  the  summer.  William 
Hunt  also  started  exhibiting  motion  pictures  in 
the  auditorium  of  the  Convention  Hall  recently, 
the  municipal  auditorium  having  4,000  seats. 


Warner  Circuit  to  Build 
Philadelphia  Theatre 

A  L200-seat  theatre  will  be  constructed  by  the 
Warner  circuit  at  Torresdale  Avenue  and  Friend- 
ship Street,  Philadelphia,  as  soon  as  restrictions 
on  building  materials  are  lifted.  Also  to  be  built  in 
Philadelphia,  the  Warner  Brothers  Distributing 
Corporation  has  announced,  is  a  new  exchange  to 
be  built  after  the  war  at  13th  and  Florist  Streets. 
The  theatre  site  is  located  in  the  Mayfair  section 
of  the  city,  the  newest  neighborhood  development. 


Warner  Theatres 
Quit  MPTOA 

Warner  Brothers  Theatres  have  resigned  as  aij 
sociate  members  of  the  Motion  Picture  Theatil 
Owners  of  America  as  of  July  1,  it  was  announce,' 
this  week.  The  letter  of  resignation  was  signei 
by  Albert  Warner. 

Ed  Kuykendall,  president  of  the  MPTOA,  n 
ported  that  no  reason  was  given  for  the  resignatio: 
which  withdraws  their  support  and  cooperatic 
from  the  national  organization.  It  is  composed  i 
16  state  and  regional  associations  of  theatre  owi 
ers,  largerly  independent  exhibitors,  but  in  whio 
the  important  affiliated  circuits  have  a  special  ai 
sociate  membership. 

It  is  understood  that  no  such  action  is  conten 
plated  by  the  other  affiliated  circuits,  which  wi 
continue  to  collaborate  with  the  independent  e: 
hibitor  members  of  MPTOA  on  the  defense  of  ? 
theatres  against  excessive  and  discriminatory  tax 
tion  and  against  destructive  and  unreasonable  reg^ 
lation  of  theatre  operation  by  law.  No  change 
the  structure  or  policies  of  MPTOA  is  contempla 
ed,  it  is  learned. 

The  resignation  of  Warner  Brothers  from  tl 
Motion   Picture    Producers   and  Distributors 
America,  announced  last  winter,  became  effecti' 
June  1,  last. 


Schuman  Heads  Five 
Hartford  Theatres 

Five  new  theatre  companies  organized  in  Hat 
ford,  Conn.,  will  be  handled  by  the  same  office 
and  directors,  it  was  reported  recently.  Certii 
cates  of  organization  filed  with  the  Secretary 
State  for  the  Colonial  Theatre  Company,  Fran 
lin  Theatre  Company,  Lenox  Theatre  Compar 
Central  Theatre  Company  and  Lyric  Theatre  Cor 
pany,  all  at  492  Farmingham  Avenue,  show  th^ 
Albert  M.  Schuman,  former  operator  of  the  Blai 
Rock   theatre,   Bridgeport,   is   president ;  Isadil 
M.  Waxman,  Hartford,  is  treasurer,  and  I.  Letj 
Schuman,  West  Hartford,  is  secretary.  The 
corporations  will  begin  operation  July  1  of  t| 
Central,  Colonial,  Lenox,  Lyric  and  Regal  the 
tres,  all  of  which  formerly  were  operated  und 
lease  from  a   Schuman  corporation  by  Warn! 
Theatres.    A.  M.  Schuman,  general  manager  u| 
der  the  new  setup,  will  book  and  buy  for  the  thej 
tres. 


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New  York  Legion  Post  Planned 
For  Industry's  War  Veterans 

The  film  industry's  veterans  of  World  War 
may  have  an  American  Legion  post  of  their  own 
New  York  if  plans  now  being  worked  out  by' 
group  of  film  veterans  in  the  east  materialia 
Representatives  of  the  ex-service  men  are  col 
ferring  with  officials  of  the  American  Legion  al 
have  prepared  preliminary  plans  for  the  fonqj 
tion  of  a  motion  picture  post  which  will 
named  after  a  film  personality  killed  in  action.  ^ 


Warners  to  Launch  Poster 
Campaign  in  England 

A  sustained  poster  campaign  throughout  Grfl 
Britain  will  be  launched  shortly  by  Warner  Brotl 
ers  under  the  direction  of  Max  Milder,  who  heai| 
the  company's  activities  in  that  country.  Budg 
for  the  first  year  has  been  set  at  more  than  $lSlfi 
000.  Sites  ranging  from  24-sheets  to  48-she(l 
have  been  bought  in  all  exchange  territories  ai| 
most  of  the  key  cities  in  England. 


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Bell  Buys  New  York  Rights 
For  Three  Brown  Films 

Frances  Kulick  of  Bell  Pictures  Corporatic; 
New  York,  has  acquired  the  distribution  rigb| 
for  the  New  York  territory  for  three  Joe  • 
Brown  features  from  Jack  Reiger,  representi- 
Trinity  Pictures  Company.  The  three  featuT', 
produced  by  David  Loeiv.  are  "Riding  on  Ais 
"Fit  for  a  King"  and  "Wide  Open  Faces." 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  19*^ 


1,^ 


I'll  9 


I.  CharlesHayman 
Showman.  Dead 


A.  Charles  Hayman,  exhibitor,  and  one  of  the 
rly  personalities  of  the  motion  picture,  died 
iiesday  at  a  hospital  in  Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y., 
four  days  after  a  stroke. 
He  was  61. 

Mr.  Hayman  was  presi- 
dent of  the  Cataract  The- 
atre Corporation,  con- 
trolling the  Lafayette 
theatre  in  Buffalo,  and 
the  Strand  and  Cataract 
theatres,  Niagara  Falls. 
He  was  also  a  director 
of  the  Motion  Picture 
^  Theatre  Owners  of 
America. 

jpH  Born    in    New  York, 

D  Mr.     Hayman  began 

making  pictures   at  the 
HrJIU  .ii  age  of   15.     He  photo- 

graphed news  events  such 
as  fires,  ship  dockings 
and  the  like,  and  sold 
em  to  exhibitors  who  strung  thfe  scenes  to- 
ther  for  penny  arcade  showings. 
Mr.  Hayman  then  became  an  exhibitor,  with  a 
irtable  projector,  screening  in  tents  and  halls, 
e  was  also  a  photographer  for  the  film  com- 
nies,  and  then  an  actor.  In  one  picture,  "The 
reat  Train  Robbery,"  known  as  the  first  story 
iture,  he  was  photographer  during  the  first  part 
the  picture,  and  then  a  bandit  in  the  picture's 
ter  scenes. 

During  the  making  of  "The  Great  Train  Rob- 
ry,"  Mr.  Hayman  became  friendly  with  Max 
ronson,  later  Bronco  Billy  Anderson.  He  took 
print  of  the  picture  on  tour  through  the  south- 
;st  and  then  became  associated  with  Mr.  Ander- 
n  in  Essanay,  which  the  actor  had  organized 
ith  George  K.  Spoor. 

Later  Mr.  Hayman  operated  a  string  of  inde- 
ndent  exchanges  in  New  York  State,  acquired 
eatres,  then  devoted  himself  to  exhibition. 
In  his  early  film  industry  activities,  Mr.  Hay- 
an  was  an  associate  and  intimate  of  many  of 
e  screen's  great  personalities,  among  them 
dolph  Zukor,  Carl  Laemmle,  D.  W.  Griffith,  Jesse 
isky  and  Mary  Pickford. 


Charles  Hayman 


lerman  Garfield 

Funeral  services  for  Herman  Garfield,  57,  for- 
er  partner  of  Harry  Sherman  in  Harry  Sher- 
an  Productions,  producers  of  the  Hopalong  Cas- 
ly  series,  were  held  in  Cleveland  last  Sunday, 
llowing  his  death  in  New  York  July  4.  Asso- 
ated  with  the  industry  for  the  past  35  years,  Mr. 
arfield  had  been  an  independent  distributor  dur- 
g  recent  years.  He  is  survived  by  two  sis- 
rs  and  a  brother. 


ohn  G.  Bahn 

Funeral  services  were  held  July  6  for  John  G. 
ahn,  81,  father  of  Chester  Bahn,  editor  of 
Urn  Daily.  Mr.  Bahn  died  July  3  at  his  home  at 
aldwinsville,  N.  Y.  Also  surviving  are  his 
idow,  another  son,  three  brothers  and  four  sis- 
rs.    He  was  retired  from  the  New  York  Central. 


^a^^y  Walker 

Services  for  Harry  Walker,  37,  who,  with  his 
"Other,  operated  theatres  in  Crafton  and  Sharps- 
irg,  Pa.,  were  held  in  Pittsburgh  July  5.  Mr. 
/^alker  was  killed  in  an  automobile  accident  on  his 
ay  home  from  the  theatre. 


4ax  Heine 

Max  Heine,  one  time  salesman  for  United  Art- 
ts  in  New  Orleans  and  owner  and  manager  of 
vo  theatres  in  that  city,  died  in  Detroit  July  27. 
[e  is  survived  by  his  widow,  who  was  secretary 
ir  several  years  to  the  New  Orleans  Film  Board 
:  Trade. 


Metro  Will  Distribute  WAC's 
"Two  Down"  After  Revision 

"Two  Down  and  One  to  Go,"  the  controversial 
Army  release,  has  been  revised,  and  again  will  be 
distributed  by  MGM  for  the  War  Activity  Com- 
mittee. The  footage  has  been  cut  down  to  658  feet 
with  the  footage  dealing  with  the  Army's  point 
system  for  soldier  discharges  eliminated.  The  re- 
edited  version  will  consist  largely  of  the  address 
of  General  George  Marshall  concerning  the  Army's 
global  strategy.  The  film's  first  run  was  a  brief 
and  troublesome  one  with  the  Army  finally  with- 
drawing the  film  May  31  after  it  had  completed 
runs  in  the  key  cities.  Many  exhibitors  withdrew 
the  32-minute  Technicolor  film  earlier  than  that 
date,  however,  complaining  that  the  picture  was 
ill-timed  since  it  was  released  at  the  same  time 
the  newspapers  printed  the  corrected  point  system 
for  discharge. 


Brenkert  Company  Is 
Purchased  by  RCA 

Frank  M.  Folsom,  executive  vice-president  of 
RCA  in  charge  of  RCA  Victor,  announced  last 
week  the  purchase  of  the  Brenkert  Light  Projection 
Company,  Detroit.  Mr.  Folsom,  who  made  the 
announcement  at  Camden,  N.  J.,  said  that  RCA 
Victor  planned  to  expand  the  production  facilities 
for  Brenkert  motion  picture  projectors  and  Brenk- 
ert arc  lamps  and  accessories.  "RCA  Victor  has 
been  exclusive  distributor  of  Brenkert  products 
since  1941,"  Mr.  Folsom  said.  The  Brenkert 
company  would  continue  to  operate  as  a  separate 
company  under  its  existing  name,  it  was  reported, 
with  Karl  and  Wayne  Brenkert  remaining  active 
in  its  management. 

Fred  Quimby  Heads  All 
MGM  Short  Production 

Fred  C.  Quimby,  MGM  short  subject  executive, 
assumed  charge  of  all  short  subject  production  at 
MGM  July  2.  He  has  been  concerned  primarily 
with  cartoon  production  since  1942.  Jerry  Bres- 
ler,  who  has  been  producing  MGM's  60-minute 
features,  and  M.  J.  Siegel,  former  head  of  pro- 
duction for  Republic,  are  Mr.  Quimby's  associates. 


Seligsberg^  Film 
Attorney^  Dies 

Walter  N.  Seligsberg,  63,  senior  partner  of  the 
New  York  law  firm  of  Seligsberg,  Friedman  and 
Berliner,  and  attorney  for  film  interests  for  many 

years,  died  at  his  Park 
Avenue  home  July  5. 
Services  were  held  from 
the  Frank  E.  Campbell 
Funeral  Home,  New 
York,  the  following  day, 
with  burial  at  Ferncliffe 
Cemetery,  Westchester 
County. 

Mr.  Seligsberg  was 
connected  with  the  in- 
dustry from  1913  to  1929. 
He  was  associated  with 
the  Mutual  Film  Cor- 
poration, was  attorney 
and  general  counsel  for 
the  Triangle  Film  Cor- 
poration, was  attorney 
for  Charles  Ray  and  Ar- 
thur S.  Kane  productions 
and  represented  Harold  Lloyd.  He  also  had  been 
personal  attorney  for  William  F.  Rodgers,  vice- 
president  and  general  manager  of  sales  and  dis- 
tribution for  Loew's,  Inc. 

A  graduate  of  the  Columbia  University  Law 
School,  Mr.  Seligsberg  was  a  member  of  the  City, 
State  and  American  Bar  Associations  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Jewish  Child  Care  Association  of  New 
York. 

He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Mrs.  Minnie  B. 
Seligsberg;  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Ada  S.  Kaempfer, 
and  a  son,  Sgt.  Walter  L.  Selden,  formerly  on  the 
editorial  staff  of  Motion  Picture  Herald. 


W.  N.  Seligsberg 


Lt.  William  Webster 

Lt.  William  Webster,  26,  formerly  of  the  RKO 
Radio  home  office  publicity  department,  was  killed 
July  7  while  on  maneuvers  in  the  South.  Lieuten- 
ant Webster  had  only  recently  recovered  from  in- 
juries received  during  the  European  campaign. 


lans  New  Theatre 

Ross  Neilson,  South  Bend,  Wash.,  has  an- 
3unced  that  he  will  build  a  new  theatre  in  South 
end  early  this  summer. 


lOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


39 


PICTURE 
GROSSES 


A  statistical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-OfRce  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


Figures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
tive percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945. 

SYMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
appear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


SON  OF  LASSIE  (MCM) 

Final  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated 
Comparative  Average  Gross 
Over-all  Performance 


$338,300 
354,400 
95.4% 


BALTIMORE— Century   82.8% 

BUFFALO— Buffalo  84.6% 

(DB)  Twice  Blessed  (MGM) 

CINCINNATI-RKO  Albee  9L6% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Shubert  95.7% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  State  82.7% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  Stillman,  MO  1st  week    .    .  70.0% 

INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's   133.8% 

KANSAS    cm'— Midland  114.6% 

(DB)  Blonde  Fever  (MGM) 
MILWAUKEE— Wisconsin  97.2% 

(DB)  Scared  Stiff  (Para.) 

MINNEAPOLIS— Radio  City  92.3% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Century,  MO  1st  week   ....  103.4% 

NEW  YORK— Criterion  115.8% 

OMAHA— Paramount  84.0% 

OMAHA— Omaha,  MO  1st  week  95.2% 

PHILADELPHIA— Aldine,  1st  week  75.2% 

PHILADELPHIA— Aldine,  2nd  week  66.3% 

PITTSBURGH— Stanley  103.5% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Fo-K  91.3% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 
SAN  FRANCISCO— State,  MO  1st  week   ....  96.5% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 
SEATTLE— Paramount,  1st  week  118.5% 

(DB1  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 
SEATTLE— Paramount,  2nd  week  60.0% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 
SEATTLE— Blue  Mouse,  MO  1st  week   ....  111.1% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 

ST.  LOUTS— Loew's  State  89.4% 

ST.  LOUTS— Loew's  Orpheum.  MO  1st  week  .  .  78.5% 
WASHINGTON— Capitol  120.6% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

• 

NOB  HILL  (20th-Fox) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $151,000 
Comparative  Average  Gross  130,400 
Over-all  Performance  115.8% 


CHICAGO— Roosevelt  

CLEVELAND-Wamer's  Hippod  rome 

PHILADELPHIA- Fox  

PITTSBURGH-Harris  ...... 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Fox  

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th -Fox) 
SAN  FRANCISCO-St.  Francis,  MO  1st  week  . 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mvstery  (20th-Fox) 
SAN  FRANCISCO-St.  Francis,  MO  2nd  week 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th-Fox) 


.  112.1% 
.  110.8% 
.  125.0% 
.  125.0% 

.  m.7% 


136.6% 
107.9% 


THE  VALLEY  OF  DECISION  (MCM) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $1,476,200 

Comparative  Average  Gross  1,348,800 

Over-all  Performance  109.4% 

BUFFALO— Great  Lakes    140  4% 

CINaNNATI-RKO  Capitol,  1st  week  .  .  .  .  '  2W' Z% 
CINCTNNATI-RKO  Capitol,  2nd  week  ....  182  9% 
CINaNNATT-RKO  Capitol,  3rd  week  .  .  12l'9% 
CINONNATT-RKO  Capitol,  4th  week   .   .   .    '   "   97  6% 

CINCINN.\TT-RKO  Capitol,  5th  week  67'o% 

LOS  ANGELES— Etryptian,  1st  week   134  0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Eg-yptian,  2nd  week  11.5.6% 

LOS  ANGET.FS— Efiryptian,  3rd  week   102  7% 

LOS  ANGFT.E'>— Egyptian,  4th  week  !    70  0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Anjreles,  1st  week  ....  150.4% 
LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  2nd  week   ....  121.9% 


LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles.  3rd  week  ....  101.6% 
LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  4th  week   ....  77.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,   1st  week  124.6% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  2nd  week  119.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  3rd  week  103.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  4th  week  84.6% 

NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  1st  week  109.8% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  2nd  week  113.3% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  3rd  week   .  ,  110.2% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  4th  week  113.3% 

(SA)  Radio  City  MUsic  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  6th  week  103.5% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  6th  week  102.7% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  7th  week  99.1% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall,  8th  week  102.7% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall.  9th  week  99.1% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 

PHTLADKLPHTA— Stanley,  1st  week  143.8% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,   2nd  week  118.0% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Warfield  133.6% 

• 

THOSE  ENDEARING  YOUNG  CHARMS 

(RKO) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $153,300 

Comparative  Average  Gross  146,400 

Over-all  Performance  104.7% 


CHICAGO— Palace   

(DB)  Betrayal  from  the  East  (RKO) 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Albee  

CmaNNATT-RKO  Shubert,  MO  1st  week 
CLEVELAND— Warner's  Hippodrome 
CLEVELAND— Allen,  MO  1st  week  . 
NEW  YORK— Palace,  1st  week  .  .  . 
NEW  YORK— Palace,  2nd  week  .  .  . 
OMAHA— Brandeis,  1st  week  .... 

(DB)  Betrayal  from  the  East  (RKO) 
OMAHA— Brandeis,  2nd  week  .... 

(DB)  Betrayal  from  the  East  (RKO) 
ST    T  OTTTC^Ambassador  

(DB)  Hollywood  and  Vine  (PRC) 


CONFLICT  (WB) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated 
Comparative  Average  Gross 
Over-all  Performance 


115.7% 


152.6% 
159.5% 
110.8% 

77.2% 
100.0% 

72.0% 
110.5% 


84.9% 
106.6% 


$525,300 
428,500 
122.5% 


BOSTON— Metropolitan   96.6% 

(DB)  Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  (Rep.) 

CTNCINNATI-RKO  Albee  122.1% 

DENVER— Denver   70.0% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 
DENVER— Esquire  60.0% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 
DENVER— Aladdin,  MO  1st  week   106  3% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 
LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  1st  week  .  145.3% 
LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  2nd  week  .  109.2% 
LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  1st  week  .  133.7% 
LOS  ANGELES- Warner's  Hollywood,  2nd  week  .  82.8% 
LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  1st  week  .  .  123.1% 
LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  2nd  week  .  .  86  9% 
MILWAUKEE— Warner   1014% 

(DB)  Blonde  Ransom  (Univ.) 
NEW  YORK-Strand,  1st  week  180.2% 

(SA)  Loms  Prima's  Orch.,  Dane  Clark 

NEW  YORK-Strand,  2nd  week  167.0% 

„^?A)  Lo..is  Prima's  Orch.,  Dane  Qark 

NEW  YORK-Strand,  3rd  week  164.8% 

C^A)  T  n.iis  Prima's  Orch.,  Dane  CHark 
PHTLADELPHTA-Mastbaum,    1st   week    ....  113.2% 
P^IJ-ADT^-LPHTA-Mastbaum,  2nd  week    ....  898% 
??J,'^^"'''^''''^A-^^stbaum,  3rd  week    ....  70.0% 
SAN  FRANCISCO-Fox  ....  101  3% 


Mexican  Product  j 
Is  Criticized  by 
Civic  Association 

by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 

in  Mexico  City 

Mexican  pictures  are  harshly  criticized  by  tlii 
Confederation  of  Chambers  of  Commerce,  a  liv 
organization  that  frequently  lashes  out  againsi' 
what  it  considers  to  be  wrong  with  Mexico.  L': 
was  sorry  that  it  had  lost  the  hope  it  had  enteril 
tained  that  Mexico  had  become  the  center  of  no:' 
only  quantity  but  quality  motion  picture  production 
among  the  20  Latin  American  republics.    It  added ; 

"For  some  time,  we  have  believed  that  our  pro' 
ducers  and  composers  make  a  grave  error  in  con 
sidering  that  certain  manifestations  they  call  'foil 
loresque'  can  be  justified  as  the  most  plebian  ar 
that  can  be  conceived.    We  ■  do  not  agree  at  al 
with  those  who  hold  that  cinematographic  art  i 
sufficient  when  it  has  'naturalness',  a  faithful  transij 
lation  of  daily  life,  for  daily  life  is  not  always  ai 
apt  theme  of  art,  even  when  interpreted  by  suclj 
genial  men  as  Zola,  Balzac  and  other  realists. 

"At  least,  it  cannot  be  admitted  that  this  rav 
art,  eminently  apart  from  morals,  can  be  a  spec 
tacle  worthy  of  decent  people.  Naturally,  there  an 
always  different  classes  of  people,  not  only  in  th( 
matter  of  their  economic  position,  their  social  re: 
finement,  their  tastes  and  inclinations,  but  also  witi 
regard  to  their  morals.  The  creators  of  modes; 
art,  of  inferior  art,  are  delighted  when  a  sensua 
and  lax  public  acclaims  them,  and  they  mistakenly 
believe  that  their  production  is  elevated  to  higl 
artistic  merit.  But  once  their  work  comes  befon 
a  different  social  sector,  its  true  value  is  defined 
and  if  it  has  no  other  merit  than  that  of  its  facilit; 
to  fan  the  lower  passions,  its  failure  before  superio: 
1  ubiics  is  inevitable. 

"For  many  years,  the  leading  intellectuals  o: 
America  have  commented  upon  the  inexplicabll 
fact  that  the  multitude  of  Mexican,  songs  that  hav( 
a  very  agreeable  melody  on  their  popular  leve 
have  on  the  other  hand,  risque  and  silly  words 
pleasing  only  to  degenerate  or  uncultured  people 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  opposition  that  has  airsei 
in  South  America  to  the  invasion  of  our  cinemato 
graphic  and  musical  works  in  which  the  vulga; 
abounds,  will  provoke  in  us  an  edifying  reaction 
if  not  for  moral  or  intellectual  considerations,  a 
least  for  realistic  economic  considerations." 
V 

V  Supplying  the  National  Cinematographic  Indus 
try  Workers  Union,  the  original  Mexican  filn 
labor  organization,  with  raw  film  for  its  produc 
tion  program  of  20  films,  is  still  being  fought  b; 
the  Motion  Picture  Production  Workers  Union 
recently  formed  with  the  six  sections,  led  b] 
the  players,  that  quit  the  National.  The  nev 
union,  through  its  attorney,  Alfonso  Noriega,  Jr. 
who  is  also  counsel  for  the  Association  of  Produc: 
ers  and  Distributors  of  Mexican  Motion  Pictures 
which  has  joined  the  union  in  the  action,  has  askec 
the  first  district  court  here  for  an  injunction  t( 
restrain  the  National  Commission  on  CinematO' 
graphic  Affairs  from  carrying  out  its  raw  film  ap; 
proval  for  the  National. 

The  injunction  suit's  complaint  takes  particula; 
umbrage  at  the  Commission,  recently  organized  bj 
the  Government  and  which  has  three  members,  rep' 
resentatives  respectively  of  the  Government,  th( 
employers  and  film  labor,  allowing  the  Nationa 
enough  raw  film  for  the  first  picture  of  its  series 
The  complaint  alleges  that  the  Commission's  ac 
tion  was  partial  in  that  it  has  systematically  re 
fused  Association  members  raw  film.  The  com 
plaint  asks  that  raw  film  allowance  to  the  Na- 
tional be  voided,  unless  Association  members  anc 
the  Production  Union  are  also  allowed  the  sami 
amount  of  stock. 

V 

The  Mexicans,  demanding  that  instigators  o 
the  boycott  be  prosecuted,  deplored  this  gross  dis 
courtesy  to  a  foreigner,  asserting  that  it  harm.'g 
Mexico's  wide  reputation  for  hospitality  to  aliensl 
Mr.  d°I  Carril  is,  thus  far,  the  first  foreign  artisi 
to  be  affected  by  the  quarrel  between  the  twC 
rival  Mexican  picture  workers  organizations. 


40 


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HESTER  FRIEDMAN,  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM,  Associate  Editor 


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Summer  Problem 


An  upswing  is  noted  in  the  number  of  cartoon  shows  and  special 
programs  designed  to  attract  juvenile  trade  during  the  summer 
vacation. 

Although  theatregolng  has  developed  into  a  habit  with  the 
youngsters,  during  the  vacation  period  the  lure  of  the  outdoors 
presents  ■  strong  competition  which  must  be  overcome  if  we  are 
to  encourage  and  stimulate  our  juvenile  contacts. 

Since  these  children  are  admittedly  also  the  patrons  of  the 
future,  and  because  they  make  the  finest  salesmen  for  the 
box  office,  such  projects  are  readily  acceptable  and  wholly  com- 
mendable. 

Proper  organization  and  supervision  over  the  conduct  of  the 
youngsters  should  be  included  in  the  program  as  a  safeguard  for 
the  future  and  as  insurance  for  our  property. 

AAA 

Rules  Can  Be  Broken 

The  result  of  one  theatreman's  inelasticity  is  recorded  in  a 
letter  to  the  editor  of  a  Westchester  (New  York)  newspaper. 
Excerpts  follow: 

"I  am  writing  to  tell  you  of  an  incident  that  happened  to  me 
in  my  own  home  town  the  Fourth  of  July. 

"I  am  a  wounded  veteran  now  stationed  at  England  General 
Hospital,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  I  lost  my  leg  in  Germany  in 
February  and  am  now  home  on  furlough. 

"My  wife  and  I  decided  to  attend  .  .  .  theatre.  We  bought 
our  tickets  and  were  stopped  at  the  door  and  told  we  could  not 
enter  because  we  had  a  small  bag  of  popcorn.  We  were  told  the 
management  does  not  allow  patrons  to  bring  in  sweets. 

"Thinking  it  was  unfair,  as  they  sell  candy  and  peanuts  in  the 
theatre,  I  saw  the  manager,  who  sarcastically  told  me  if  I  did 
not  like  it  to  get  my  money  back,  which  I  did.  What  I'd  like  to 
know  is:  Is  that  the  way  ...  Is  receiving  the  homecoming  boys? 
If  so,  I  want  no  part  of  .  .  . 

"I  have  been  to  all  sorts  of  establishments  all  over  this  country 
and  in  Europe  and  have  been  treated  like  a  gentleman,  and  to 
think  I  have  to  come  home  to  suffer  such  humiliation  really  hurts. 

"Just  selling  war  bonds  and  waving  the  Flag  is  not  enough. 
Why  shouldn't  the  Service  boys  get  a  little  consideration,  too.  .  .  . 
After  eating  K-Rations  In  foxholes,  I  think  they  should  be  allowed 
a  few  privileges. 


"I  have  much  more  to  say,  but  to  tell  what  I  want  to  say  cannot 
be  put  into  words." 

That's  one  way  of  losing  patronage. 

AAA 

Rest  for  the  Weary 

The  Round  Table  has  been  on  the  receiving  end  of  considerable 
mail  in  the  form  of  picture  postcards  with  pleasant  expressions 
from  vacationing  members. 

Original — and  some  "corny" — gags  almost  make  us  regret  that 
our  own  vacation  does  not  start  for  a  few  weeks  yet.  Those  pic- 
turesque views  and  scenic  backgrounds  make  us  want  to  tear  off 
the  next  few  calendar  weeks. 

Nevertheless,  It  is  gratifying  to  know  that  so  many  of  the  men 
in  the  field  have  been  able  to  shake  off  the  tough  routine  to 
rest  mind  and  body  for  awhile. 

The  past  year,  what  with  several  major  Bond  drives  and  an 
assortment  of  other  patriotic  activities,  has  been  an  arduous  one. 
In  many  spots,  managers  have  had  to  do  without  the  services  of 
assistants,  a  situation  which  has  been  further  aggravated  by  the 
turnover  and  shortage  of  other  personnel. 

We  hope  that  executives  and  owners  will  realize  how  difficult 
and  trying  these  past  months  have  been  and  will  do  all  within 
their  power  to  forestall  the  possibility  of  any  manager  having  to 
postpone  or  delay  a  well  deserved  rest. 

AAA 


Hurry  Home  Boys 


Boris  Bernadi,  general  manager  of  the  Midwest  theatres  In 
Detroit,  was  visiting  us  last  week.  hHe  related  an  incident  which 
again  emphasizes  the  difficulties  experienced  by  independent 
theatre  owners  In  areas  where  the  high  salaries  offered  to  factory 
workers  have  affected  the  quality  of  theatre  personnel. 

One  of  the  theatres  under  Mr.  Bernadi's  supervision  operates 
on  a  round-the-clock  schedule,  with  employees  working  In  shifts. 

At  4:00  o'clock  one  morning  Mr.  Bernadi  was  aroused  by  the 
telephone.  "This  Is  the  manager,"  came  the  voice;  "my  doorman 
just  quit.  What  should  I  do?" 

"Just  a  minute,"  answered  the  sleepy  but  patient  executive; 
"I'll  look  under  the  bed  and  see  If  I  have  one  there." 

"Okay,"  came  the  reply,  "I'll  hold  on." 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


lOTlON  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14.  1945 


41 


WAR  EXHIBITION 
IN  CLEVELAND 

Patrons  of  the  State  theatre,  Cleveland,  were 
given  an  opportunity  to  view  an  amazing  exhibit 
of  war  equipnnent  as  a  result  of  a  tiein  with 
National  Marltinne  Week  and  the  7th  War  Loan. 
Manager  H.  Burkhardt  and  publicist  E.  J.  Fisher 
of  Loew's  arranged  the  exhibit  with  principal 
war  plants,  and  obtained  civic  cooperation 
to  exploit  the  promotion.  No  admission  was 
charged  to  view  the  displays  which  occupied 
the  entire  theatre  lobby.  Some  of  the  unusual 
devices  are  pictured  herewith,  in  addition  to 
shields  which  were  posted  on  light  poles  through- 
out the  downtown  area. 


Rocket  launcher  attracted  unusual  attention. 


Seven-ton  airborne  tank  proved  popular. 


Robot  bomb  display  by  Technical  Service  Command. 


COMPLETE  MARINE 
COMMUNICATfONS  R^UIPMENT 


Urn  rtCTBsfe  fm^STKy  SO)  kmriek  twsMte  asj  iwsrf 
ABlaarte  tejw  to  »d       frtsscsBi  !»f  fuswg  ssgrat 

^tmmo  mumiw  on  imimr  axd  vckxw  sww 

M  wjisss^.f?  ^ti^x^rm  Ca|Wfi(b»  Amrit^ 


Maritime  Commission  communications  equipment. 


Associated  manufacturers  provided  chain  show. 


Through  special  permission  obtained  from  city  officials,  placards  were  posted 
on  lampposts  throughout  the  downtown  and  shopping  sections  of  Cleveland. 


42 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


Spelling  Contest 
Sells  Serial 


The  Selling  Approach 

ON  NEW  PRODUCT 

[The  material  below  reflects  press  books  now  in  preparation  and  represents  the  point  of  view 
■)f  the  distributors'  exploiteers  about  the  selling  points  and  special  merit  of  these  pictures.'] 


BLOOD  ON  THE  SUN  (United  Artists):  News- 
paper ads  have  captured  plenty  of  excite- 
ment and  action  and  should  convey  this  to 
readers.  Lithographs  are  also  forceful  and 
could  be  used  for  sniping,  cutouts  and  special 
displays. 

Cagney's  portrayal  of  a  reporter  suggests 
a  screening  in  honor  of  the  newspapermen 
of  your  town.  The  timeliness  of  the  film 
should  also  be  excellent  for  editorial  comment 
Dn  the  subject  of  the  Tanaka  Memorial  or  on 
l-he  special  function  of  the  press  in  time  of 
crises  as  epitomized  in  the  film. 

An  effective  means  of  publicizing  the 
attraction  is  a  radio  forum,  with  prominent 
l-ownspeople,  jurists  and  clergymen  Invited  to 
oarticlpate,  on  the  question:  "What  to  do 
(vlth  Japan?".  Do  not  miss  the  opportunity 
\o  have  the  newspapers  cover  this  event,  and 
/ou  might  include  the  editor  or  publisher  to 
3ngage  in  the  discussion. 

An  essay  contest  might  be  arranged  with 
[■he  schools,  with  students  of  history  classes 
nvlted  to  submit  essays  on  the  topic:  "What 
state  documents  have  changed  the  course 
sf  human  history — and  why?".  Offer  guest 
Hckets  as  prizes  or  promote  a  War  Bond  from 
3  local  merchant  to  be  awarded  to  the  best 
etter  submitted. 

Judo,  the  Japanese  form  of  wrestling,  is 
Featured  prominently  in  the  picture.  You  can 
convert  the  interest  in  this  sport  to  some 
3xtra  publicity  through  the  sports  editor  of 
/our  newspaper.  Make  up  a  special  display 
Df  stills  highlighting  the  judo  demonstration 
depicted  in  the  film.  If  possible,  arrange  a 
demonstration  of  the  sport  between  locals 
vho  are  familiar  with  the  tactics,  before  or 


I^ooperative  Newspaper  Ads 
-anded  by  Bill  Clark 

Dayton,  Ohio,  was  made  "A  Song  to  Remem- 
ler"  consGious,  due  to  efforts  Bill  Clark,  man- 
ger of  Keith's,  put  forth  for  the  opening. 

Co-operative  ads  headlined  the  campaign, 
nth  four-column  and  half-page  ads  running  in 
he  local  papers  in  cooperation  with  the  Metro- 
politan Store,  Rike's  Home  Store,  Anderson, 
-yon  and  Healy,  Johnson  and  Elser,  and  the 
cores  of  local  Victor  and  Revlon  dealers.  In 
ddition,  twenty  of  the  city's  leading  stores  gave 
uU  windows  and  inside  displays. 

Working  with  the  city  school  system,  Clark 
rranged  to  have  the  Sigmund  Spaeth  tune 
racing  records  played  in  all  public  and  paro- 
hial  schools,  as  well  as  having  the  heads  of  the 
lusic  departments  and  principals  address  the 
tudents.  Following  along  the  same  lines,  Clark 
Iso  managed  to  obtain  a  library  display  similar 
D  the  one  used  in  the  New  York  Public  Library 
fhich  attracted  so  much  attention. 

Bulletin  boards  in  industrial  plants  in  the 
)ayton  and  surrounding  areas  were  plastered 
nt\i  advance  notices  of  the  opening,  and  com- 
ilete  window  and  counter  displays  in  depart- 
nent  stores,  chain  stores  and  drug  concerns  for 


during  some  event  at  the  local  sports  arena. 

If  there  Is  a  China  Relief  Agency  In  your 
town,  arrange  lobby  and  window  displays 
pointing  up  China's  needs  through  stills. 

There  are  some  excellent  stills  available  for 
women's  fashion  tieups  through  window  and 
counter  displays. 

A  MEDAL  FOR  BENNY  (Paramount):  The  dis- 
tributor, has  supplied  quite  a  number  of  ideas 
which,  if  followed  out  by  the  exhibitor,  can 
result  in  excellent  business. 

Use  cutout  hearts  to  symbolize  the  medal 
in  the  title  for  hangers,  throwaways  and  staff 
badges.  The  heart  should  contain  copy: 
"You'll  take  'A  Medal  for  Benny'  to  your 
heart".  A  lobby  display  of  photographs  of 
local  servicemen  who  have  won  medals  should 
make  an  excellent  lobby  or  window  display. 
The  newspaper  morgue  may  supply  you  with 
these  photographs.  Invite  all  decorated 
servicemen  to  be  your  guests  during  the 
engagement  of  the  picture. 

This  picture  can  stand  a  personal  endorse- 
ment from  you  as  the  manager.  Use  your 
mailing  list  for  personalized  appeal  in  addi- 
tion to  newspaper  endorsements. 

J.  Carroll  Nalsh  makes  a  strong  plea  in 
the  film  based  on  tolerance  which  is  a  splen- 
did opportunity  for  cooperation  from  schools, 
churches,  etc.  The  speech  Is  available  on  a 
special  mat  which  can  be  imprinted  and  dis- 
tributed through  veterans'  organizations,  tol- 
erance organizations,  schools,  libraries,  etc. 

Play  up  the  human  Interest  story  and 
romance  in  your  advertising  campaign,  and 
don't  neglect  merchant  tieups  and  window 
promotions. 


the  city  and  suburbs  were  secured  by  Bill. 

Radio  space  was  promoted,  not  only  for  the 
"George  Sand  Memorial  Talent  Search,"  which 
gave  an  added  impetus  to  the  showings,  but 
also  for  free  spot  announcements  and  the  play- 
ing of  the  Spaeth  records.  All  in  all,  it  was  a 
campaign  that  paid  off  handsomely  at  the  box 
office. 


Ads  in  Personal  Columns  Sell 
"Guest  in  the  House" 

As  a  teaser  ahead  of  his  opening  on  "Guest 
in  the  House,"  Arnold  Gates  at  Loew's  Still- 
man,  ran  ads  in  personal  columns  of  all  the  lo- 
cal dailies.  Plugs  throughout  the  day  were  had 
over  WHK  through  a  tieup  with  Burt's  De- 
partment Store,  with  copy :  "Do  you  wish  to 
be  a  Guest  in  the  House  at  our  Sunday  after- 
noon broadcast?"  etc. 

A  contest,  was  also  announced  on  the  air  and 
in  the  lobby  that  anyone  whose  initials  could 
be  made  out  of  the  letters  in  the  word  "Guest" 
would  be  admitted  as  the  theatre's  guest  to  see 
"guest,"  etc.  Special  art  and  readers  were 
run  in  all  papers.  In  addition,  a  local  mer- 
chant was  promoted  for  the  printing  and  dis- 
tribution of  a  special  herald. 


The  campaign  arranged  by  Phil  Katz,  War- 
ners' Kenyon,  Pittsburgh,  to  put  over  "Brenda 
Starr,  Reporter,"  Columbia's  serial,  got  under- 
way with  an  especially  appealing  trailer  three 
weeks  in  advance.  Featured  in  the  trailer  was 
the  theatre's  new  kiddie  klub;  the  fact  that 
four  cartoons,  a  chapter  of  the  serial,  two  fea- 
tures and  news  would  be  screened  every  Satur- 
day; 25  special  gifts  given  away  by  four  co- 
operating merchants  and  a  grand  award  of  a 
two-wheel  bicycle. 

Other  steps  in  the  campaign  were  the  dis- 
tribution of  1,000  "Who  Is  She"  circulars,  pro- 
moted and  costless,  and  the  distribution  of  1,000 
"How  Many  Words  Can  You  Spell"  cards,  also 
costless  to  Katz.  Passes  were  awarded  to  the 
originators  of  the  longest  lists  taken  or  mailed 
to  the  cooperating  merchants. 

Katz  also  used  three  lobby  teaser  stunts  con- 
sisting of  a  "lift  the  lid  and  see"  stunt.  An 
empty  print  labelled  "not  to  be  opened  until 
Brenda  Starr  Comes  to  the  Kenyon"  was  also 
used.  In  addition  a  youngster  paraded  the  side- 
walks with  blocks  labelled  with  individual  let- 
ters of  the  title.  The  boy  would  stop  frequent- 
ly to  manipulate  the  blocks  until  they  were  cor- 
rectly assembled  to  spell  "Brenda  Starr." 

The  opening  campaign  was  tied  directly  to 
various  stores  which  featured  "Brenda  Starr" 
sundaes,  etc.,  copy  on  menus,  etc.,  and  the  open- 
ing was  tied  directly  to  the  Red  Cross  cam- 
paign, the  kiddies  aiding  the  collections  and  dis- 
tributing special  booklets. 

Launches  Radio  Contest  for 
"Delightfully  Dangerous" 

One  of  the  highlights  of  Gertrude  Tracy's 
campaign  on  "Delightfully  Dangerous"  at 
Loew's  Ohio  theatre,  Cleveland,  was  a  contest 
over  Station  WJW  for  five  days.  A  War.  Bond 
went  to  the  winner  of  the  best  letter  on  "What 
I  Consider  a  Delightfully  Dangerous  Woman." 
Theatre  tickets  went  to  runners-up.  The  station 
invited  Gertrude  and  interviewed  her  as  guest. 

Woolworth's  devoted  an  entire  window  to  a 
display,  plus  counter  displays  inside,  and  ar- 
rangements were  made  for  them  to  distribute 
3,000  pinup  photos  of  Constance  Moore.  Tent 
cards  were  planted  in  restaurants,  bars  and 
grills  with  appropriate  tiein  copy,  numerous 
window  displays  promoted,  and  1,000  record 
bags  were  imprinted  through  a  tieup  with  the 
Cleveland  Record  Mart. 


Ruberti  Honors  Local 
Army  Nurse  on  Stage 

Since  NBC  has  a  radio  program  in  Gary, 
Ind.,  called  "Tin  Pan  Alley  of  the  Air,"  which 
names  a  "Service  Heroine"  of  the  week,  Emil 
Ruberti  of  the  State  theatre,  generously  per- 
mitted the  use  of  his  theatre  as  part  of  a  well 
deserved  tribute  to  a  girl  in  service.  In  this 
instance,  since  the  young  lady,  an  Army  Nurse, 
is  in  India,  her  Mother  was  presented  with 
gifts  and  a  floral  wreath  on  stage.  - 

The  value  of  this  presentation  went  beyond 
merely  honoring  a  local  girl  and  became  instead 
an  excellent  vehicle  to  further  promote  recruit- 
ment of  Army  Nurses. 


Chamales  Uses  Slogan 

Clicking  for  Chris  Chamales  at  the  Roxy 
theatre,  Delphi,  Ind.,  is  the  slogan  slug  he  uses 
in  his  ads;  the  copy  reads:  "Good  neighborhood 
policy.  It's  sweeping  the  world,  etc.  Invite  your 
neighbor  to  the  Roxy  theatre." 


MNAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE.  JULY  14,  1945 


43 


Exploiting  the  New  Pictures 


How  the  recent  pictures  are  being  sold  aj 
the  first  run  and  pre-release  date  showing 


STORY  OF  C.  I.  JOE 

The  entire  state  of  Indiana  gave  its  approval 
and  endorsement  to  the  world  premiere  of  Ernie 
Pyle's  "Story  of  G.  I.  Joe"  which  took  place  at 
Loew's  State  theatre  in  Indianapolis,  last  week. 

The  picture's  opening  was  heralded  by  an 
unusual  advance  publicity  campaign  supported 
by  every  newspaper  in  Indianapolis,  the  state  of 
Indiana,  and  the  national  wire  services.  Fur- 
ther support  was  given  by  state  and  local  offi- 
cials, business  men,  patriotic  and  service  groups 
and  organizations  to  the  opening  which  was 
sponsored  by  the  Indiana  University  Founda- 
tion and  University  Clubs  of  Indianapolis. 

Proceeds  from  the  premiere  at  which  seats 
were  scaled  from  $2  to  $100,  were  assigned  to 
an  Ernie  Pyle  Fund  for  a  scholarship  at  the 
School  of  Journalism  at  the  University  of  In- 
diana. 

For  more  than  two  months  prior  to  the  open- 
ing of  the  film  production  advance  stories  on 
every  possible  item  of  interest  relevant  to  the 
event  received  notices  in  the  press,  frequently 
occupying  choice  location  on  page  one. 

As  soon  as  the  announcement  was  made  that 
the  State  would  premiere  the  picture.  Governor 
Ralph  E.  Gates  appointed  a  premiere  committee 
and  issued  a  proclamation  establishing  July  6  as 
Ernie  Pyle  Day  throughout  the  state. 

A  unique  promotion  tied  in  with  the  Seventh 
War  Loan  Drive  centered  about  the  auction  of 
Pyle's  original  manuscript  of  the  story  which 
was  offered  by  the  Indianapolis  Times  to  the 
individual  or  corporation  purchasing  the  great- 
est amount  of  Bonds  during  the  Drive. 

The  newspapers  gave  an  unprecedented 
amount  of  space  to  publicizing  the  advance  sales 
of  tickets  and  L.  Strauss  and  Co.,  a  local  mer- 
chant, bought  large  display  ads  in  the  papers  to 
promote  the  sale  of  tickets. 

The  Freedom  of  Opportunity  radio  program 
(Mutual)  dramatized  the  life  story  of  the  jour- 
nalist-author and  many  other  nationally  heard 


Boyd  Sparrow,  Loew's,  Indianapolis,  plants 
tack  cards  on  light  poles  to  herald  world  pre- 
miere of  "G.I.  Joe". 


LOEUI'S 


OAU  WORLD  PWCMnatC  nUDAT  EVXrONC. 
JULTei  aCSntVtD  TICKETS  ON  SAU  NOW 
KT  L.  tnUIDSS  *  CO.  ItlGDUUI  ENGACE- 
KENT  STARTS  SATOKOAT,  JVLT  7. 


Now  00  the  iCTttfl  you  re-.Iive  (he  fuo,  < 
the  weariacss,  the  gripes  ud  the  ginrii 
of  yout  G.  I.  Spread  before  you  with 
•II  the  wa/m  uodrntmoding  «  bkh 
Eroic  Pyle  bid  for  the  Mldicn. 

B&sed  OD  hii  true  experiencti 
u  told  ill  "Br»ve  Meo"  wd 
"Here  b  Youi  Wif." 


ERNIE  PYLES 

"STORY  OF 

G.I.JOE 


BURGESS MEREBITH .ERNIE  PYLI 


Re/M«d  thru  UNITED  AfiTETS- 


WILtlAM  A.  WElLMAli 


Above  and  right  are  two  of  the  eye-attract- 
ing newspaper  ads  utilized  by  Boyd  Sparrow 
for  the  date  on  "G.I.  Joe"  at  Loew's  theatre, 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 

programs  paid  tribute  to  the  famous  war  cor- 
respondent by  dedicating  special  broadcasts. 

A  life-size  bronze  bust  of  Pyle  by  the  sculp- 
tor, Jo  Davidson,  was  presented  to  Indiana  Uni- 
versity from  the  theatre  stage  on  opening  night. 

Through  the  cooperation  of  the  Retail  Mer- 
chants Association,  buildings  and  streets  were 
decorated.  Unusual  window  tie-ups  were  ob- 
tained for  the  picture. 

Boyd  Sparrow,  manager  of  tlie  State,  scored 
two  important  breaks  by  obtaining  permission 
to  post  the  24-sheet  billboard  at  Monument  Cir- 
cle with  copy  on  the  premiere  and  also  for  the 
use  of  a  street  banner  across  Pennsylvania 
Street  in  front  of  the  theatre. 

THE  GREAT  JOHN  L 

A  newspaper  editorial,  stores  and  music  tie- 
ups  and  civic  cooperation  were  the  highlights 
of  the  exploitation  campaign  in  connection  with 
the  world  premiere  of  "The  Great  John  L." 
at  the  Majestic  theatre  in  Boston. 

Eddie  Allen,  manager  of  the  Majestic,  work- 
ing in  conjunction  with  United  Artists  field 
exploiteers  under  the  direction  of  Martin  Starr 
was  also  instrumental  in  arranging  a  radio 
hook-up  with  station  WCOP.  The  radio  tie- 
up  was  a  series  of  interviews  with  patrons  at- 
tending the  opening  performance,  who  were 
interviewed  both  before  and  immediately  fol- 
lowing the  first  showing. 

News  and  book  stands  of  the  Union  News 
Company  in  the  three  Boston  railroad  stations 
used  book  displays.  An  editorial  was  planted 
in  the  Boston  Post  and  local  news  men  and 
radio  commentators  who  knew  John  L.  Sulli- 
van featured  special  articles  on  the  former 
boxing  champion. 

Orchestrations  of  the  songs  heard  in  the  film 
production  were  plugged  by  leading  bands  in 
hotels,  night  clubs  and  radio  stations.  Numer- 


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ous  window  tie-ups  featuring  sheet  music  an 
record  displays  were  used  by  all  leading  depan 
ment  stores  and  music  shops. 

George  Carens,  sports  editor,  and  Doc  Aim] 
feature  writer  for  the  Post,  who  grew 'up  wit 
John  L.,  and  Si  Cohen  of  the  Hearst  paper; 
all  broke  special  stories  in  the  sports  pages. 

Outdoor  billing  included  complete  subwa 
coverage  with  two-sheets  and  sniping  througl: 
out  the  metropolitan  district.  Special  jumb 
heralds  were  imprinted  and  distributed  at  th 
city's  fight  arenas.  A  sound  truck  was  use 
throughout  the  business  section  and  suburbs 
and  two  street  banners  were  displayed,  one  of 
posite  the  theatre  and  one  facing  the  railroa 
station.  if 

Liggett's  drug  stores  featured  the  book  tieu 
at  all  local  stores  and  bought  newspaper  dis 
play  ads  promoting  the  novel  and  fhe  picture  .. 
with  theatre  credits.    Adams  hat  stores  als 
used  window  displays  and  newspaper  ads. 

Royal  Crown  Cola  bannered  twenty  truck 
and  provided  retail  outlets  for  the  display  c 
a  thousand  window  cards  with  picture  billin, 
and  theatre  play  dates. 

Mayor  John  Kerrigan  issued  a  proclamatia 
observing  opening  week  as  "The  Great  Joh: 
L.  Week"  in  honor  of  the  premiere. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  14.  194! 


MATLACK  SCORES  AGAIN,  WINS 
iND  QUARTER  QUIGLEY  AWARD 


econd  Quarter  Award  Is 
Closely  Contested  by 
Leading  Theatremen 

Once  again  in  the  van  of  contention  for 
i'uigley  Awards  consideration  comes  Jack 
'latlack,  publicity  manager  of  the  J.  J. 
arker  Broadway  theatre,  Portland,  Ore., 
343  Grand  Awards  winner  and  winner  of 
le  Ouigley-  War  Showmanship  Award  for 
le  past  three  years. 

The  following  contestants  for  the  Quigley 
vwards,  listed  alphabetically,  were  voted 
crolls  of  Honor  by  the  Judges  for  the 
xcellence  of  their  promotions  in  the 
econd  Quarter. 

ige  Brien,  Warner's  Enright,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
ames  King,  RKO  Boston,  Boston,  Mass. 
hil  Katz,  Kenyon  theatre,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 
,  E.  McCoy,  Miller  theatre,  Augusta,  Ga. 
,  L  Sorkin,  Keith's,  Washington,  D.  C. 
lollie  Stickles,  Palace,  Meriden,  Conn, 
lathan  Wise,  RKO  theatre,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

The  material  of  these  seven  runners-up, 
)gether  with  that  of  Jack  Matlack,  will  be 
mong  those  considered  for  the  Grand 
kwards  competition.  All  of  their  material 
jbmitted  for  the  balance  of  this  year  will 
e  entered  for  the  Grand  Awards  judging 
nd  considered  at  that  time. 

Phil  Katz  at  the  Warner  Kenyon, 
ittsburgh,  Pa.,  and  P.  E.  McCoy,  Miller 
leatre,  Augusta,  Ga.,  figured  closely  in  the 
idges'  estimation  for  top  honors.  The  ex- 
;llent  civic  projects  engaged  in  by  McCoy 
ited  bows  from  the  judges.  This  Quarter 
nly  one  woman  came  to  the  fore  as  a 
croU  of  Honor  winner,  MoUie  Stickles  at 
oew's  Poli  Palace,  Meriden,  Conn.,  rated 
Dws  for  her  exceptionally  fine  showman- 
lip. 

Lige  Brien,  Warner's  Enright,  Pitts- 
urgh,  Pa. ;  James  King,  RKO  Boston, 
ioston,  Mass. ;  S.  L.  Sorkin,  Keith's,  Wash- 
igton,  D.  C,  and  Nathan  Wise,  RKO 
leatres,  Cincinnati,  were  likewise  voted 
crolls  of  Honor  for  their  exceptional  work. 

Outstanding  among  the  Citation  Winners 
^ere  the  campaigns  submitted  by  Walter  H. 
ihrens,  RKO  Orpheum,  Des  Moines,  la. : 
,arry  Levy,  Loew's  Colonial  theatre,  Read- 
ig,  Pa.;  Boyd  Sparrow,  Loew's,  Indianap- 
lis,  Ind. ;  Charles  B.  Taylor,  Shea's,  Buf- 
ilo,  N.  Y.,  and  Helen  Wabbe,  RKO  Golden 
late,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

The  judges  for  the  Second  Quarter  were  : 
lharles  Reed  Jones,  advertising  manager, 
Republic  Pictures;  Murray  Straussberg, 
ice  president,  Interboro  Theatre  Circuit 
nd  Albert  Deane,  directoir  of  publicity, 
'aramount  International. 


By  Staff  Photographer 

The  Second  Quarter  Quigley  Awards  Judges  look  over  the  campaigns.  Left  to  right  are 
Charles  Reed  Jones,  advertising  manager,  Republic  Pictures;  Murray  Straussberg,  vice- 
president,  Interboro  Theatre  Circuit,  and  Albert  Deane,  director  of  publicity,  Paramount 
International.  ' 


Second  Quarter  Citation  Winners 

The  following  contestants  for  the  Quigley  Awards,  having  submitted  entries  of  merit,  will 
receive  Certificates  of  Citation.  '  The  list  Includes  some  past  Awards  winners  and  many 
newcomers  to  the  competition. 


WALTER  H.  AHRENS 

BOB  COX 

HARRY  A.  ROSE 

RKO  Orpheum,  Des  Moines,  la. 

Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky. 

Majestic,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

IRVING  BLUMBERG 

TOM  DELBRIDGE 

MORRIS  ROSENTHAL 

Warner's,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Loew's,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Poli,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

JOSEPH  BOYLE 

WILLIAM  EAGEN 

JOE  SAMARTANO 

Broadway,  Norwich,  Conn. 

Princess,  Sioux  City,  la. 

Loew's  State,  Providence,  R.  1. 

BILL  BRERETON 

JAMES  ESHELMAN 

MATT  SAUNDERS 

Lafayette,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Paramount,  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Poli,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

WILLIAM  BROWN 

DICK  FELDMAN 

CHUCK  SHANNON 

Bijou,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Paramount,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Columbia,  Sharon,  Pa. 

GERTRUDE  BUNCHEZ 

G.  E.  FREEMAN 

BOYD  SPARROW 

Century,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Poli,  Springfield,  Mass. 

Loew's,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

L.  V.  CAMPBELL 

ED  FISHER 

MICHAEL  STRANGER 

Strand,  Trail,  B.C.,  Canada 

Loew's,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Loew's  State,  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

LOU  COHEN 

ARNOLD  GATES 

CHARLES  B.  TAYLOR 

Poli,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Stillman,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Shea's,  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

LOUIS  CHARNINSKY 

EDGAR  GOTH 

GERTRUDE  TRACY 

Capitol,  Dallas,  Tex. 

Colonial,  Richmond,  Va. 

Loew's  Ohio,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

LOU  COLANTUONO 

WILLIAM  HOYLE 

HELEN  WABBE 

Stanton,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lichtman,  Washington,  D.  C. 

RKO  Golden  Gate,  San  Francisco,  Ca 

MARLOWE  CONNER 

LARRY  LEVY 

TED  WAGGONER 

Capital,  Madison,  Wis. 

Colonial,  Reading,  Pa. 

Rose,  Tahoka,  Tex. 

CLAYTON  CORNELL 

LESTER  POLLOCK 

CHARLES  A.  ZINN' 

Strand,  Amsterdam,  N.  Y. 

Loew's,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

State,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

lANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE.  JULY  14,  1945 


45 


SHOWMEN    PERSONALS  The  Quigley 

Awards  Rules 


In  New  Posts:  William  Alien,  city  manager, 
Sterling  Theatres,  Seattle,  Wash.  Paul  Morgan, 
Palace  theatre,  Peoria,  111.  F.  A.  Levitt,  Capitol, 
Lethbridge,  Can.  Chris  Hansen,  operator,  Graham 
theatre,  Shelton,  Wash.  E.  L.  Ornstein  has  just 
taken  over  the  Ace  theatre,  Marengo,  Ind.,  Mere- 
dith Jones  manages. 

George  Sexton,  Glen  theatre,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
Winfield  Thompson,  RKO  Palace  theatre,  Roches- 
ter, N.  Y.,  succeeding  Gradon  Hodges,  who  returns 
to  the  Drive  In.  Frank  Ramsey,  honorably  dis- 
charged from  the  Army,  is  back  at  his  old  post  as 
manager  of  Warner's  Lenox,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Clark  Field,  Cinderella  theatre ;  William  Ahrens, 
.\nnex  theatre;  C.  E.  O'Bryan,  Palms  State  thea- 
tre, and  Ray  Ledel,  relief  manager,  UDT,  all  in 
Detroit.  Harold  F.  Murphy,  art  director  for  Phil- 
lips and  Clark,  Detroit. 

Happy  Birthday:  H.  E.  Kelly,  J.  D.  Johnstone, 
Harry  Gray,  Redick  McC.  Hamer,  Leslie  W.  Pen- 


dleton, John  T.  Leverette,  Byron  McElligott,  Har- 
vey Kuhn,  A.  E.  Post,  Ed  Church,  John  R.  Scott, 
Louis  A.  Schaefer,  Lloyd  H.  Bridgham,  Edmond 
A.  Zetschke,  Edd  J.  Haas,  Lester  Booth,  George 
Jonas,  Lester  MacWatters,  Ed  Kennelly. 

Frank  P.  Collins,  Charles  K.  Long,  Joseph  E. 
McGonagle,  Richard  M.  Mills,  Harold  E.  Elley, 
John  Nahalka,  Harry  F.  Karasik,  Abe  Wasserman, 
Andy  M.  Samuels,  J.  H.  Ross,  E.  D.  Ardavany, 
Bert  Rhonheimer,  G.  O.  Lea,  Frank  Lewis,  C.  J. 
Remington,  Wallace  J.  Butler,  Conrad  Shunway, 
Frank  Vesley,  Jack  Davis,  Ray  Wilder,  Doug 
Avey. 

Joseph  Forster,  Hamilton  R.  Kupper,  Marty 
Finger,  W.  F.  Harris,  Russell  W.  Barrett,  W.  A. 
Johannsen,  Kenneth  K.  King,  William  Goodman, 
Albert  Kolagiovanni,  Nat  Rotshstein,  Cyril  Mee, 
J.  J.  McCarthy,  Leon  B.  Sternberger,  Sam  L.  Han- 
dler, William  J.  Tubbert,  Ken  Prickett,  Jack 
Bright,  Paul  H.  Butterfield,  Dick  Scaglione,  Free- 
man Spalding. 


Palace  Theatre  Sending 
Collies  to  French  Orphans 

Alex  Sayles,  managing  director  of  Fabian's 
Palace  theatre,  Albany,  tied  up  with  the  Lion's 
Club  and  the  American  Relief  for  France,  an 
agency  of  the  National  War  Fund,  with  the 
showing  of  "Son  of  Lassie." 

Sayles  promoted  two  champion  bred  collie 
pups,  a  male  and  a  female,  which  he  presented 
to  Mademoiselle  Sabine  Wormser,  a  repre- 
sentative of  American  Relief  for  France,  who 
spoke  before  the  Lion's  Club  last  week,  when 
she  decried  the  fact  that  no  dogs  were  left  in 
prostrated  France.  The  two  collie  puppies  will 
be  brought  back  to  France  by  Mademoiselle 
Wormser  and  will  be  presented  to  a  French 
War  Orphan  Asylum.  The  children  of  Albany 
will  name  the  dogs. 


children  selling  the  most  Bonds  for  the  show. 
As  admittance  to  this  show  is  by  Bond  only, 
Cowen  called  merchants  and  influential  peo- 
ple of  the  town  to  buy  blocks  of  tickets,  which 
are  valued  at  $25  a  Bond,  for  the  orphans'  ad- 
mittance to  the  theatre,  and  the  tickets  were 
presented  to  the  American  Legion,  who  escort- 
ed the  orphans  to  the  theatre.  The  Bond  Show 
was  a  complete  sell-out  and  $75,445  worth  of 
Bonds  were  sold. 


Kiddie  Bond  Premiere  Promoted 
By  Cowen  at  Troy 

Commander  Larry  Cowen,  managing  direc- 
tor of  Fabian's  Proctor,  Troy,  tied  up  with  the 
American  Legion,  the  Fashion  Fur  Shop  and 
the  Four  Orphan  Asylums  in  Rennselaer  Coun- 
ty, for  his  Kiddie  Bond  Premiere,  this  past 
Saturday.  The  Fashion  Fur  Shop  gave  a  white 
bunny  fur  coat  and  $100  in  War  Bonds  to  the 


Schenectady  Theatres  Break 
Record  for  War  Bond  Sales 

Guy  Graves,  city  manager  of  Fabian's  Sche- 
nectady Theatres,  the  Proctor,  Plaza,  State  and 
Strand,  has  broken  all  records  for  Bond  sales 
in  the  capital  district.  The  Bond  Premiere  held 
at  the  Proctor,  Schenectady,  netted  $177,552, 
the  midnight  show  at  the  Erie  theatre,  spon- 
sored by  the  Schenectady  Police  and  Firemen 
departments,  sold  $157,527,  actual  theatre  sales. 
The  Kiddie  Bond  Show  at  the  State  theatre 
was  a  complete  sell-out  and  the  theatre  actually 
sold  $42,225.  Other  box  office  theatre  sales 
amounted  to  $72,125,  making  a  grand  total  of 
$449,429.  The  managers  participating  under 
the  direction  of  Graves  are :  L.  Rapp,  Plaza ; 
P.  Rapp,  State,  and  Parker  Sherwood  of  the 
Strand. 


Entries  must  be  forwarded  as  soon  as  possibj  0 
after  exploitation  is  completed.  ' 


There  are  no  classifications  of  population  < 
situation.  Every  entrant  starts  from  scratch-, 
circuit  or  independent,  first-run  or  subsequen 
downtown  or  neighborhood,  big  city  or  sma 
town. 

• 

Consistency  of  effort  is  a  paramount  consid 
eration  in  the  Quigley  Awards.  One-shot  cao 
paigns  or  ideas  are  not  eligible  for  considei 
ation. 

Whole  campaigns  need  necessarily  not  b 
submitted  but  are,  of  course,  acceptable.  Sing] 
ideas  or  promotions  are  eligible  for  considers 
tion  if  the  entrant  is  a  consistent  contributa 

• 

Entrants  most  often  represented  in  eao 
Quarter  will  receive  first  consideration  for  tt 
Quarterly  Awards. 

A  single  promotion  may  include  more  th 
one  slant,  providing  all  slants  relate  to  the  orig^ 
inal  idea.  Thus,  a  single  contest  promotion  ma; 
be  carried  in  newspapers,  on  the  radio,  in  wir 
dows,  ads,  lobby,  etc. 

No  fancy  entries  are  necessary.  Costly 
time-using  "gingerbread"  decorations  are 
encouraged.  Showmanship  only  counts. 

• 

In  addition  to  exploitation  on  pictures — fea 
tures,  shorts  or  serials — entries  may  be  made  or 
institutional  promotion.  Exploitation  on  stag 
shows,  presentations,  etc.,  are  also  definite! 
eligible  for  consideration. 


A  single  idea  may  be  confined  to  a  window 
contest,  newspaper  or  program  publicity,  stree 
stunt,  lobby  display,  ad  or  ad  series,  newspape 
section,  radio  tiein,  etc. 

Evidence  proving  authenticity  of  each  entr 
must  be  submitted,  such  as  photos,  tear  sheet; 
programs,  heralds,  ads,  letters,  etc. 

• 

One  Plaque  and  seven  Scrolls  of  Honor  wil 
be  awarded  each  Quarter.  Those  winning  thesi 
honors  vnll  be  entered  jar  the  Grand  Award, 
competition.  In  addition,  entries  of  merit  wU 
be  awarded  Citations. 

A    War  Showmanship   Certificate  is  awardeil 
annually  to  Ike  theatreman  whose  activities  atui 
promotions  of  a  patriotic  nature  are  considerea 
by  the  judges  to  have  made  the  greatest  materia 
contribution  in  the  prosecution  of  the  war. 


Address  all  entries  to: 

Quigley  Awards  Committee 
Managers'  Round  Table 
1  270  Sixth  Avenue 
New  York  20,  N.  Y. 


By  Staff  Photographer 


ROUND  TABLE  VISITORS  from  San  Francisco  are  pictured  above:  Harry  Franklin  {left), 
general  manager,  and  L.  J.  Williams,  managing  editor  of  the  Aaron  Goldberg  Newsreel  Theatres. 


Lofthus  Mailed  Teaser  Cards 

In  advance  of  "Bride  by  Mistake"  at  the 
ifornia,  Santa  Barbara,  Norman  Lofthus  mailec 
government  postcards  to  his  theatre  list  at- 
tached to  each  of  which  was  a  bit  of  lace.  Cop} 
read :  "A  bit  of  lace  from  a  'Bride  by  Mistake. 
A  bit  of  trouble  for  a  'Bride  by  Mistake.'  A 
lot  of  fun  for  you.   See"  etc.  etc. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  14,  194! 


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k  Matlack  at  the  Broadway  theatre,  Port- 
{,  via  this  lobby  set  piece  invited  girls  to 
I  their  autograph  to  Van  Johnson. 

Concentrating  on  the  "bobby-sockers"  for  his 
of  "Between  Two  Women"  at  the  Broad- 
'  theatre  in  Portland,  Ore.,  Jack  "Matlack 
•ked  out  a  boys  and  girls  date  stunt,  aimed 
:he  highschool.  Numbered  tinted  cards  with 
mb  nail  cuts  of  Van  Johnson  were  distrib- 
1  to  the  youngsters,  the  girls  were  invited 
find  the  boy's  card  with  the  corresponding 
iber,  and  vice  versa.  When  both  were  pre- 
ted  at  the  boxoffice,  guest  admissions  were 
sn.  Corsages  were  promoted  and  given  to 
cy  holders. 

"or  street  attention,  Matlack  distributed  15,- 
paper  bags  in  which  candy  kisses  were  in- 
:ed.  Copy  on  the  bags  read:  "Here's  a  KISS 
n  Van  Johnson,  star  of  'Between  Two 
men,'  "  etc.,  etc.  A  giant  setpiece  was  erect- 
Eor  the  lobby  and  girls  were  invited  to  send 
Ir  autographs. 

i.nother  street  attention-attractor  was  a  lad 
li  blackened  eye,  who  covered  the  downtown 
a.  with  a  sign  on  his  back  reading:  "Take  a 
I's  advice.  Don't  get  caught  'Between  Two 
men,'  instead  see,"  etc.  An  entire  fleet  of 
isfer  trucks  was  appropriately  bannered  with 
cast  and  playdates ;  window  displays  were 
moted  from  Tommy  Luke,  florist ;  Ray  Bold- 
,  men's  wear ;  Unique  and  Adams  Hats ; 
)rge  Lowenson,  men's  wear  and  Olds  &  King 
jartment  store. 

?he  first  5,000  women  attending  the  opening 
sived  color  and  autographed  photos  of  the 
■  and  excellent  coverage  was  accorded  the 
e  in  the  local  dailies. 


ampbell  Uses  Armchairs 
ir  Picture  Plugs 

'urchasing  a  package  of  10-inch  paper  doilies 
m  his  local  five  and  dime  store,  Les  Camp- 
of  the  Strand  theatre.  Trail,  B.  C,  typed 
y  in  the  center  of  the  doilies  reading :  "Tues- 
•  and  Wednesday.  Laird  Cregar,  Linda 
rnell  and  George  Sanders  in  'Hangover 
lare.'  Don't  miss  this  show  of  thrills." 
ese  doilies  were  then  placed  on  the  arms  of 
irs  in  the  lobby  and  mezzanine. 


Novel  Contest  Arranged  by 
McCoy  with  Crown  Cola 

An  interesting  and  effective  contest  was 
sponsored  over  WRDW  by  Royal  Crown  Cola 
and  arranged  by  P.  E.  McCoy  on  behalf  of  the 
date  of  "Since  You  Went  Away"  at  the  Miller 
theatre,  Augusta,  Ga.  The  contest  was  "What 
have  I  done  most  to  aid  in  the  War  effort 
Since  You  Went  Away."  The  bottlers  gave 
War  Bonds  to  the  first,  second  and  third  win- 
ners and  a  pair  of  tickets  to  the  next  ten  best. 
The  contest  broke  over  the  air  seven  days  in 
advance  and  closed  opening  day. 

A  special  kiddie  matinee  was  held,  children 
under  13  years  old  were  admitted  free  wifh  25 
bottle  caps.  This  was  played  up  heavily  well 
in  advance  via  radio  and  newspaper.  An  at- 
tractive lobby  setpiece  made  up  of  cutout  heads 
of  stars'  names,  title,  etc.,  set  up  in  third,  fourth 
and  fifth  dimensions,  and  illuminated;  on  the 
opening  day  the  setpiece  was  moved  out  front. 

Royal  Crown  distributed  1,600  lithos  of  Shir- 
ley ;  400  three-foot  standees  were  prominently 
placed  in  stores,  bowling  alleys,  skating  rinks, 
hospitals,  mills  and  army  camps  in  the  vicinity, 
and  an  effective  window  display  was  placed  in 
40  different  locations.  The  company's  trucks 
were  appropriately  bannered  and  they  also  tied 
in  the  picture,  title,  etc.,  on  their  radio  time 
on  WRDW  and  WGAC,  in  which  they  had  10 
spots  per  day.  Fourteen  illuminated  24-sheet 
boards  carrying  Shirley's  endorsement  of  the 
beverage  were  sniped  with  theatre  credits  and 
play  dates. 


Wise's  Clock  TIeup  Strikes 

Since  one  of  the  local  tearooms  in  Cincinnati 
has  a  large  clock  in  the  street  out  front,  Nate 
Wise,  when  "The  Clock"  was  playing  at  the 
RKO  Albee,  promoted  the  store  for  a  three 
column  ad.  The  copy  read :  "The  Clock,  a 
McAlpin  Landmark  for  50  years.  Have  luncheon 
at  McAlpin's  and  then  see  'The  Clock'  at"  etc. 


Kessler's  "Guest"  Herald  Clicks 

For  his  engagement  of  "Guest  in  the  House" 
at  the  Roosevelt  theatre.  New  York  City,  Ny- 
man  Kessler  got  out  a  two  fold  herald  with 
sock  copy.  The  inside  spread  featured  cuts  of 
Anne  Baxter  with  notes  on  her  daily  diary. 


Department  Store 
Tieup  Set  by 
Charles  Taylor 

Expert  showmanship  by  Charles  E.  Taylor, 
advertising-publicity  director  of  the  Shea  cir- 
cuit in  Buffalo,  helped  break  the  boxoffice  ther- 
mometer when  "Billy  Rose's  Diamond  Horse- 
shoe" enjoyed  a  gala  Buffalo  premiere  at 
Shea's  Great  Lakes  theatre. 

One  of  the  promotions,  with  J.  N.  Adam, 
major  Buffalo  department  store,  assumed  pro- 
portions of  a  special  advertising  campaign  in 
itself,  with  the  store  taking  a  number  of  full- 
page  ads  in  local  papers. 

The  famous  Grable  legs^were  spotlighted  in 
another  department  store  tieup,  Hengerer's, 
which  took  quarter-page  newspaper  ads  featur- 
ing a  photo  of  Betty  Grable  costumed  for  her 
dancing  role  to  promote  leg  makeup. 

Taylor  next  tackled  the  Jahraus-Braun  Co., 
and  effected  a  "Lucky  7th  War  Loan"  tieup 
via  a  large  ad  in  the  Buffalo  Courier-Express, 
with  a  photograph  of  Betty  Grable  and  strong 
playdate  credits. 

Edwards  Beauty  Salon  took  a  large  display 
ad  in  local  papers  with  a  picture  of  pretty  Bet- 
ty Grable,  emphasizing  the  attractive  hair-do 
she  wears  in  the  picture.  Further  boxoffice 
bait  was  cast  via  Grable's  catch-eye  coiffure 
when  Taylor  captured  the  windows  of  beauty 
shops  for  Grable  coiffure  display  cards. 

One-sheet  snipe  space  was  secured  when  the 
theatre  tied  in  with  Silver  Screen  Magazine  to 
herald  that  screen  publication  and  the  film. 

Music,  Window  Tieups  Arranged 

Excellent  advantage  was  taken  of  the  radio 
tieups  with  Auto-Lite,  sponsoring  Dick  Haymes 
in  "Everything  for  the  Boys,"  and  Teel  Denti- 
frice, sponsoring  Beatrice  Kay  in  "Gaslight 
Gayeties."  Color  display  cards  pointing  up  the 
radio  program  and  the  engagement  were  plant- 
ed in  hundreds  of  city  store  windows. 

Coasters  were  distributed  to  bars  and  night 
clubs  throughout  the  city.  Special  table  cards 
were  displayed  in  three  leading  restaurant 
chains. 


ASSOCIATED  BRITISH  PICTURE  CORPORATION  LIMITED 


NIGHT  BOAT  TO  DUBLIN 


JAMES  MASON 

On  page  739  of  the  1944/1945  Edition  of  International  Motion  Picture 
Almanac  we  advertised  Mr.  JAMES  MASON  as  starring  in  the  pro- 
duction of  "NIGHT  BOAT  TO  DUBLIN." 

The  use  of  Mr.  Mason's  name  in  this  advertisement  was  without  his 
knowledge  and  he  had  NOT  consented  to  appear  in  the  film. 

That  the  public  should  have  been  misinformed  in  this  manner  has 
naturally  occasioned  to  Mr.  Mason  considerable  annoyance  and  he  has 
required  us  to  publish  this  correction. 

We  desire  to  express  our  regret  to  Mr.  Mason  and  to  the  public  in 
respect  of  this  incident. 


-NASERS'  ROUND  TABLE.  JULY  14.  1945 


Product  Jam  Hit 
UA  in  Chicago 

1 1 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING 

Ten  cents  per  word,  money-order  or  check  with  copy.  Count  initials,  box  nunnber  and 
address.  Minimunn  insertion,  $1.  Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.  Contract  rates  on 
application.  No  borders  or  cuts.  Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.  Publisher  reserves 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.  Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.  Classi-  BBB 
fled  advertising  not  subject  to  agency  commission.  Address  copy  and  checks:  IIWHI 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  Classified  Dept.,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  (20)  |ilyl 


POSITIONS  WANTED 


DISCHARGED  FROM  ARMY.  CITY  MANAGER 
with  top  chain.  E.xpericnced  film  buyer.  Booked  tliirty 
theatres  for  circuit.  Handled  exploitation  from  World 
Premiers  to  giveaways.  Thirty  years  old  with  ten  years 
experience  film  business.  Married,  with  children.  Can 
furnish  finest  references.  ARgressive,  resourceful,  good 
organizer  and  can  prove  it.  Familiar  with  tough  competi- 
tion. Connection  wanted  with  good  future.  State  salary. 
Who  needs  a  good  man  for  a  good  job?  BOX  1878, 
SrOTTON   PICTURE  HERAI-D. 


STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 


BACKGROUND  PROJECTION  OUTFIT  WORTH 
$10,000,  now  $4,990  latest  RCA  Photophone  dry  galvan- 
ometer V'ibrators,  $375  ;  RCA  ribbon  Microphones,  $54.50; 
complete  Recording  Truck  for  studio  or  location,  $7,975 ; 
Recording  Amplifier  with  condenser  microphone,  $125; 
Newman-Sinclair  35mm.  Camera,  lenses,  magazines,  tripod, 
motor,  cases,  accessories,  $1,250;  continuous  contact  16mm. 
Printers,  Picture,  Track  or  both,  $1,375.  Send  for  Sum- 
mer Catalog.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP., 
New  York  18. 


VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 


GOOD  NEWS  —  IMMEDIATE  SHIPMENT  ON 
new  mat  type  Air  Washers — drop  temperature  18° — Rotary 
.Sprays  work  with  any  blower — easily  installed.  5,000 
cfm,  $115;  7,000  cfm,  $140;  10,000  cfm,  $170;  15,000  efm, 
$200;  20,000  cfm,  $230.  Recirculating  pump  slightly  addi- 
tional. New  prewar  Blowers,  starting  at  $106.50  for 
5,500  cfm;  also  diffuser  grilles,  from  $21.80.  AA-5  MRO 
Priority  required.  Send  for  Air  Conditioning  Bulletin. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


USED  EQUIPMENT 


COMPLETE  BOOTH  EQUIPMENT  TWO  MA- 
chines,  Al  condition  $600.  In  booth  to  try  out.  A. 
KELSO,  Orland,  Ind. 


WANT  TO  OPEN  A  THEATRE?  COMPLETE 
Simplex  Booth  outfits  consisting  rebuilt  Projectors,  Lamp- 
houses,  Lens,  new  Soundheads,  Motors,  Amplifier,  new 
Speakers  and  Sound  Screen.  Guaranteed  one  year — 
$1,500.  Why  pay  more?  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY 
CORP.,  New  York  18. 


15,000  CHAIRS  TO  CHOOSE  FROM— HERE  ARE 
a  few  examples — 800  rebuilt  metal  lined  American  ball 
bearing  red  velour  fully  upholstered  padded  back,  reup- 
holslered  box  spring  cushions,  $9.50;  202  Hey  wood  Wake- 
field 7-ply  panel  back,  squab  cushions,  $4.95;  900  Irwin 
rebuilt,  reupholstered  panel  back,  box  spring  cushions,  $7.50; 
242  American  ball  bearing  (in  two  lots)  heavy  reupholstered 
panel  back,  reupholstered  box  spring  cushion  chairs,  $6.50; 
300  solid  Oak  Auditorium  Chairs,  refinished,  $3.95.  Wire 
now  for  stock  list.  600  pieces  heavy  green  Pullman  Velour, 
22"  X  36,"  dry-cleaned,  $1.25.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA 
SUPPLY  CORP.,   New  York  18. 


SERVICES 


FIRE  EXTINGUISHER  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
types  and  sizes  repaired.  Mail  to:  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave.,  St.  Paul  4, 
Minn. 


THEATRES 


WANT  TO  LEASE  OR  BUY  NEIGHBORHOOD 
or  small  town  theatre  in  central  states.  BOX  1877.  MO- 
TION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


WANTED  TO  LEASE  THEATRE  IN  SMALL  CITY 
or  town  within  200  miles  New  York  City.  BOX  1870, 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Canada  Expected  to 
Drop  Daylight  Time 

The  Canadian  Government  may  drop  Daylight 
Saving  Time  in  favor  of  Standard  Time  for  the 
Dominion,  it  was  reported  this  week.  Daylight 
Saving  Time  was  ordered  more  than  five  years 
ago  as  a  war  measure,  despite  many  protests.  The 
Government  has  now  promised  that  reversion  to 
Standard  Time  is  "in  prospect"  commencing  in 
September. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT 


NINE  FOOT  ADJUSTABLE  PEDESTAL  FANS,  24" 
blades,  $75;  Kollmorgen  snaplite  Oilsealed  Series  II  coated 
Lenses,  $65;  electric  bubbler  water  coolers,  $220;  Auto- 
matickct  Registers,  ceiling  prices;  1500W  Spotlights  on 
stands,  $36;  Rear  Shutters  for  Simplex,  $69.75;  Stage 
Drapery  Settings,  $95;  Flextone  washable  Sound  Screens, 
30y>c.  ft.,  beaded,  44'/2C.  Summer  Catalog  Ready. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


HELP  WANTED 


ASSISTANT  MANAGER  WANTEI>-SOUTHERN 
Indiana  city.  Draft  exempt.  State  salary,  age  and  ref- 
erences.    BOX  1872,  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


WANTED:  TWO  MANAGERS.  PERMANENT  Po- 
sitions, small  towns,  rapid  promotion  to  experienced,  ener- 
getic and  aggressive  men.  State  draft  status,  qualifications, 
experience,  references,  salary  expected.  Drinkers,  drifters, 
chasers  and  malcontents  need  not  reply.  CHEROKEE 
AMUSEMENTS,  Inc.,  Erwin,  Tenn. 


MANAGER.  DOWNTOWN  THEATRE.  START- 
ing  salary  $60.  Advancement  proper  party.  Permanent 
position  with  well  known  circuit.  State  age,  references, 
send  photograph.  KENTUCKY  THEATRE,  Louisville, 
Ky. 


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Hartford  Corporation  Formed 

The  Hartford,  Conn.,  Theatre  Operating  Com- 
pany, newly  formed  unit,  took  over  the  operation 
of  five  Hartford  theatres  July  1  when  the  leases, 
formerly  held  by  Warner  Brothers,  expired.  The 
theatres,  which  are  the  Lenox,  Colonia,  Lyric, 
Rialto  and  Central,  will  be  remodeled,  according 
to  A.  M.  Schuman,  principal  of  both  the  owner 
and  the  operating  corporation.  All  present  per- 
sonnel was  expected  to  remain,  with  Mr.  Schuman 
as  general  manager. 


United  Artists  product  is  in  an  acute  jam.i 
Chicago,  it  was  learned  this  week  when  it  was  l 
dicated  there  were  11  films  on  the  exchange  sheK; 
awaiting  release  dates,  among  them  "Coli  1 
Blimp,"  "Blood  on  the  Sun"  and  "Bedside  M  - 
ner."  J 

The  situation  shows  no  sign  of  clearing  at  pi'- 
ent,  since  the  six  Balaban  and  Katz  houses  in 
Loop  area,  which  have  been  releasing  most  of 
UA  product,  also  have  a  backlog  of  new  M( 
Paramount,  Warner  and  20th  Century-Fox  prorl 
While  UA  is  at  liberty  to  contract  with  the  ii 
pendent  Oriental  theatres  for  playing  time,  i 
house  has  a  policy  of  changing  its  programs  c 
week,  only  occasionally  holding  a  picture  foi 
second  week. 

Distributors  of  "Story  of  G.  L  Joe,"  "The  Gi  t 
John  L."  "Blood  on  the  Sun,"  "Guest  Wife"  , 
"Captain  Kidd,"  among  others,  are  demanding  I 
runs  in  the  Loop  even  at  the  expense  of  dehi 
releasing  schedules. 

UA  has  played  four  of  its  five  releases  a\ 
from  the  Balaban  and  Katz  houses.    "Mr.  1 
manuel"  was  sold  to  the  World  Playhouse,  wk 
"It's  in  the  Bag,"  "Delightfully  Dangerous"  :'l 
"Tomorrow  the  World"  opened  at  the  Orien 
David  O.  Selznick's  "I'll  Be  Seeing  You,"  an 
ception,  played  the  Roosevelt  theatre. 


Theatres  Fight  Proposed  I 
San  Francisco  Tax  ■ 

San  Francisco's  plan  to  finance  the  city's  pcB 
war  improvement,  in  part,  from  an  amusemB 
tax  has  been  declared  "unfair"  and  "discrimiiBj 
tory"  by  the  California  Theatres  Association  whB 
charges  that  theatres  have  been  singled  out  K 
unfair  taxation.  The  proposal,  advanced  recenB 
by  the  Citizens'  Post-war  Planning  CommitlB 
would  tax  theatre  tickets  an  average  of  four  cetB 
raising  an  estimated  $1,700,000  annually.  The  pB 
posal  is  under  consideration.  fl 

The  association's  statement  said :  "At  presB 
theatres  in  San  Francisco  pay  a  license  tax  riM 
upon  their  business  capacity  which  runs  into  th(fl 
sands  of  dollars  a  year  and  this  tax  is  not  pastB 
on  to  the  public.  The  proposed  tax  is  a  l(fl 
directed  against  the  public.  B 

"Theatre  owners  are  agreeable  to  paying  tt»B 
fair  burden  of  the  tax  load  in  San  Francisco,  ifl 
they  seriously  object  to  singling  out  the  theat™| 
going  public  as  the  only  portion  of  our  popuf- 
tion  to  pay  taxes  to  effect  improvements  over  : 
next  30  years  which  will  benefit  all  of  the  peoe 
of  this  area." 

Hickson  Signs  Contract 
With  Hunt  Stronnberg 

Daniel   C.   Hickson,   former  Western  ElectC  j 
executive,  entered  motion  picture  production  Jy  j 
3  when  he  signed  a  long  term  contract  as  g<-  ' 
eral  manager  for  Hunt  Stromberg  Productio.. 
He   takes   over   the   management   reins   on  J 
Stromberg's  current  production,  "Young  Wido^ 
and   three    other    pictures    now    in  preparati 
"Dishonored    Lady,"    "Glamour    Girl"  and 
Hedy  Lamarr  vehicle,  "Strange  Woman." 

Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Seven  New  Productions 

The  National  Legion  of  Decency  this  week  - 
viewed  seven  new  films,  approving  all.  In  Cls 
A-1,  unobjectionable  for  general  patronage,  a:i: 
"Nob  Hill,"  "Rustlers  of  the  Badlands,"  "The-  ! 
and  and  One  Nights,"  "You  Came  Along"  ii 
"White  Pongo."  In  Class  A-2,  unobjectionable  f 
adults,  are:  "A  Bell  for  Adano"  and  "The  Grt 
John  L." 


Ziehm  Honorably  Discharged 

Technical  Sergeant  Arthur  Ziehm,  Jr.,  has  ho 
honorably  discharged  from  the  Army  after  ; 
years  and  three  months  of  service,  five  of  which  ? 
served  overseas.  He  is  the  son  of  Arthur  Zie'b 
of  the  Cosmopolitan  Pictures  Corporation. 


48 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14.  IfJ 


SHOWMEN'S  REVIEWS 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 

RELEASE  CHART 
BY  COMPANIES 

THE  RELEASE  CHART 


This  department  deals  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


]er  Highness  and  the  Bellboy 

/G!li_Graustark,  U.S.A. 

As  usual,  the  foreword  to  "Her  Highness  and 
le  Bellboy"  reads:  "The  events,  characters  and 
ims  depicted  in  this  photoplay  are  fictitious." 
Fever  mtended,  this  holds  the  key  to  the  him  and 
■nat  it  attempts. 

Kichard  Connell  and  Gladys  Lehman  are  offi- 
ally  credited  with  the  original  screenplay,  which 
,  not  very  original  and  highly  fictitious.  They 
ave  fallen  back — and  quite  a  distance,  too — on 
lie  of  those  archaic  and  highly  romanticized  cen- 
al  characters  known  as  the  royal  princess  who  is 
i  lonely  as  she  is  beautiful  and  twice  as  un- 
appy.    In  her  native  land,  Hedy  Lamarr  fell  for 

I  American  newspaper  man,  only  affairs  of  state 
screed  she  had  better  get  hep.  She  has  to  let  him 
id  a  number  of  years  slide  by  before  she  picks  up 
ith  him  again  in  democratic  America.   This  time, 

turns  out  for  keeps  even  if  a  throne  must  be 
niounced,  which  it  is. 

Stardust  gets  in  the  way  of  Robert  Walker,  bell- 
ap  in  the  hotel  where  the  Princess  Veronica — 
lat's  Miss  Lamarr — puts  up  while  in  the  States, 
his  close  proximity  to  blue  blood  makes  his 
;d  blood  excited  and  likewise  makes  him  neglect 
:d-ridden  June  Allyson  and  those  stories  about 
lincess,  princes,  castles  et  al  which  he  was  ac- 
jstomed  to  read  her.  In  the  middle  is  "Rags" 
agland,  porter  to  Walker's  bellhopping.  He  likes 
lose  fairy  tales  also  and  has  trouble  believing 
le  real  thing  when  he  eventually  stumbles  into  its 
ith. 

In  any  event,  the  poor  little  girl  is  well  nigh 
)rgotten  while  Walker  serves  the  real  princess 
lyally  and  royally.  He  even  mistakes  her  gentil- 
y  for  love,  almost  converts  himself  into  the  com- 
lete  sap,  but  pulls  out  of  his  dizzy  spin  in  time, 
le  marries  Miss  Allyson,  all  cured  now,  and  the 
rincess  goes  morganatic  by  wedding  her  news- 
aper  columnist. 

Before  this  dreamy  finish  takes  place,  however, 
lere  is  much  incident  loosely  strung  together  in 

II  effort  at  persuading  the  whole  afTair  to  hold  up 
nder  its  paper-thin  footage.  This  turns  out  to  be 
lore  of  an  undertaking  than  the  material,  as  fabri- 
ited,  can  stand.  The  outcome  is  lame  and  halting 
id  the  comedy,  handed  chiefly  to  Ragland  to  pro- 
;ct,  more  sorry  than  otherwise.  "Her  Highness 
id  the  Bellboy,"  undoubtedly  born  of  good  inten- 
ons,  simply  fails  to  meet  them.  Had  the  decision 
;en  to  hold  down  on  footage,  the  results  might 
ave  created  an  entirely  different  impression.  But 
5  it  stands,  values  are  stretched  to  their  breaking 
oint  and,  consequently,  they  emerge  severely 
iluted. 

Nevertheless,  its  principals  represent  marquee 
alues  which  is  a  point  not  to  be  overlooked.  Where 
leir  popularity  rates  high,  their  regulars  per- 
aps  may  be  relied  upon  to  make  an  appearance. 

Joe  Pasternak  produced.  Richard  Thorpe  di- 
scted. 

Seen  in  home  office  p-rojcchon  room.  Rcinciver's 
'ating:  Average. — Red  Kann. 

Release  date  not  set.  Running-  time.  Ill  min.  PCA 
fo.  10873.     General  audience  classification. 

rincess  Veronica  Hedy  Lamarr 

Immy  Dobson  Robert  Walker 

une  Allyson,  Carl  Esmond,  Agnes  Moorehead,  "Rags" 
.agland. 


And  Then  There  Were  None 

20th  Century-Fox-Popkin — Multiple  Mur- 
der Mystery 

Loaded  with  names  that  mean  money  on  a  mar- 
quee, and  coming  to  an  audience  ready-made  by 
its  publication  as  a  Saturday  Evening  Post  serial 
and  by  its  production  as  a  stage  play,  Agatha 
Christie's  "And  Then  There  Were  None"  emerges 
from  the  camera  a  picture  rich  in  those  elements 
which  make  mystery  melodramas  popular,  yet  not 
in  the  precise  pattern  of  any  previously  made. 
Produced  and  directed  by  Rene  Clair  for  Harry 
Popkin's  Popular  Pictures  Corporation,  it  is  an 
auspicious  introduction  for  Exhibitor  Popkin  into 
the  field  of  production,  and  it  is  an  exhibitors' 
picture. 

Dudley  Nichols'  screenplay  is  a  tightly  drawn 
script,  getting  along  for  long  stretches  without 
dialogue.  It  opens  with  the  arrival  of  eight  week- 
end guests  at  an  island  where  they  arc  to  be  guests 
of  a  host  they  do  not  know.  A  palatial  residence 
is  the  single  edifice  on  the  island,  and  shortly  after 
the  arrival  of  the  guests  a  voice  on  a  gramaphone 
accuses  each  of  them  of  a  murder  and  announces 
that  justice  is  to  be  served  during  their  stay  here. 
It  is,  mysteriously,  with  death  coming  to  each  of 
them  in  sequence  (plus  two  servants)  until  only 
two  are  left  alive  and  in  possession  of  the  key  to 
the  mystery.  It's  fascinatingly  done  throughout 
and  presents  the  single  problem  of  how  to  keep 
customers  from  coming  into  the  theatre  in  mid-pic- 
ture, from  which  point  it  might  be  pretty  hard  to 
understand. 

Barry  Fitzgerald's  performance  is  in  his  fault- 
less manner,  and  he  is  closely  matched  by  the  oth- 
ers, Walter  Huston,  Roland  Young,  Judith  Ander- 
son, Louis  Hey  ward  and  June  Duprez  having  a 
shade  the  best  of  evenly  weighted  roles. 

Prei'iczved  at  studio.  Reviewer's  Rating :  Good. 
— W.  R.  W. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  99  min.  PCA 
No.  10876.     General  audience  classification. 

Judge  Quincannon   ..Barry  Fitzgerald 

Dr.   Armstrong   Walter  Huston 

Louis  Hayward,  Roland  Young,  June  Duprez,  C.  Aubrey 
Smith,  Judith  Anderson,  Mischa  Auer,  Richard  Haydn, 
Qiicenie   Leonard,   Harry  Tliurston. 

On  Stage  Everybody 

Universal — Exploitation  Musical 

Derived  from  the  radio  program  of  the  same 
name,  and  neatly  backgrounded  by  a  story  on  the 
same  theme,  this  co-starring  piece  for  Jack  Oakie, 
Peggy  Ryan  and  Johnny  Coy  presents  these  princi- 
pals in  peak  form  and  with  plenty  of  supporting 
talent  alongside.  The  radio"  exploitation  possibili- 
ties are  a  plus  value  for  an  attraction  that  would 
rate  with  Universal's  best  in  its  kind  on  even 
terms. 

Produced  with  Warren  Wilson  with  Lou  Gold- 
berg (originator  of  the  radio  program)  in  associa- 
tion, and  written  by  Wilson  with  Oscar  Bradley 
collaborating,  the  story  concerns  a  father-and- 
daughter  vaudeville  team  who,  faithful  to  their 
profession  beyond  its  tenure,  resent  radio  and  fall 
upon  lean  days.  After  vicissitudes,  the  daughter 
persuades  the  father  to  undertake  a  radio  program 
designed  to  air  idle  vaudeville  talents  and  he  does 


so,  making  a  success  of  it  and  a  fortune  out  of  it. 
Much  humor  and  some  pathos  are  extracted  from 
this  story  line  by  Oakie  and  Miss  Ryan,  although 
the  principal  content  of  the  picture  is  singing  and 
dancing  by  these  and  many  others. 

Miss  Ryan,  whose  agility  and  verve  have 
sparked  many  a  lesser  entertainment,  sings,  dances 
and  acts  above  her  previous  bests,  and  Oakie,  at 
home  in  this  setting,  turns  in  a  sparkling  perform- 
ance.   Coy's  dancing  is  terrific. 

Specialty  acts  which  score  individually  are  the 
King  Sisters,  Billy  Usher,  Georgiana  Bannister, 
Ilene  Woods,  Bob  Hopkins,  June  Grady,  Cyril 
Smith,  Ronnie  Gibson,  Jean  Hamilton,  Beatrice 
Fung  Oye  and  Ed  Russell. 

Jean  Yarborough's  direction  of  a  difficult  type  of 
picture  is  excellent. 

Preinewed  at  the  Alex  theatre,  Glendale,  Cal., 
zt'here  a  Friday  night  audience  applauded  individual 
bits  enthusiastically  and  enjoyed  the  luhole.  Re- 
I'icwer's  Rating :  Good. — William  R.  Weaver. 

Release  date,  July  13.  Running  time,  75  min.  PCA 
No.   1006,     General  audience  classification. 

Folly  Sullivan   Peggy  Ryan 

Michael   Sullivan   Jack  Oakie 

Danny  Rogers  Johnny  Coy 

Julie   London,   Otto   Kruger,   Esther   Dale,   Wally  Ford, 

Millburn  Stone,  Stephen  Wayne,  Jimmy  Clark,  Jean 
Richey. 


White  Pongo 

PRC — Safari  Seeks  Missing  Link 

In  search  of  a  white  gorilla,  (the  missing  link) 
a  safari  invades  the  West  African  jungle. 

The  party  includes  Sir  Harry  Bragdon,  an  En- 
glish scientiest,  his  daughter  Pamela,  his  secretary, 
Carswell,  Peter  Van  Doorn,  an  anthropologist,  and 
his  man  Baxter.  With  a  guide  and  three  riflemen 
they  locate  a  negroid  village  where  they  obtain 
further  clues  to  the  whereabouts  of  the  white  go- 
rilla. 

Pamela  obviously  prefers  the  attentions  of 
Bishop,  one  of  the  riflemen,  to  Carswell.  Carswell 
allies  himself  with  the  guide,  a  renegade  murderer 
and  two  of  the  riflemen  who  seize  the  guns,  food 
and  safari  to  launch  into  a  search  for  hidden 
gold. 

Bishop  reveals  himself  as  a  secret  service  man, 
produces  guns  and  the  party  set  out  to  hunt  down 
the  gang  who  have  taken  Pamela. 

The  white  gorilla  captures  Pamela,  kills  the 
guide,  fights  a  death  battle  with  a  black  gorilla 
and  is  himself  finally  captured  by  the  rescuing 
party.  With  the  missing  link  safe  within  a  cage 
Pamela  goes  with  Bishop. 

Characters  do  as  well  as  can  be  expected  under 
the  circumstances.  Familiar  comedy  is  injected 
by  George  Lloyd.  The  picture  should  go  well  with 
the  children  especially. 

Produced  by  Sigmund  Neufeld,  directed  by  Sam 
Newfield  and  based  on  an  original  story  by  Ray- 
mond L.  Schrock. 

Seen  in  the  home  office  projection  room.  Re- 
iner's Rating  :  Fair. — C.  F. 

Release  date.  Aug.  20,  1945.  Running  time,  73  minutes. 


PCA  No.  10869.     General  audience  classification. 

Bishop   ...Richard  Fraser 

Pamela   ...Marie  Wrixon 

Van  Doorn   Lionel  Royce 


Al  Eben,  Gordon  Richards,  Michael  Dyne,  George  Lloyd, 
Larry  Steers,  Milton  Kibbee,  Egon  Brecher,  Joel  Fluellen. 


10T10N  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


2541 


I  Didn't  Do  It 

Columbia — George  Formby  Again 

Ouota-huiigiy  provincial  bookers  will  ■welcome 
tliis  latest  exhibition  of  the  Formby  talents;  for 
Formby  is  still  the  favored  clown  of  Britain's 
screens.  Alaybe  tiie  formula  here  and  there  ap- 
pears a  little  threadbare,  for  Marcel  Varnel  and 
liis  co-concocters,  playing  for  safety  at  the  box 
otlice,  have  taken  all  the  well-tried  ingredients  and 
.sliutHcd  them  together  as  before.  But  any  sug- 
gestion of  undue  straining  after  elusive  effect  is 
dissipated  when  the  star  is  allowed  his  bent. 

I'^ormhy  this  time  is  an  aspirant  vaudeville  per- 
lornier  wiio  comes  to  London  in  search  of  fortune ; 
finds  himself  wrongfully  accused  of  murder ;  goes 
after  the  real  bad  man ;  is  vindicated  and  puts  his 
act  across  in  a  cabaret  climax.  His  bland  simple- 
ness,  assured  command  of  his  medium,  cheerful 
inconsequence,  would  redeem  a  much  more  slender 
theme.  There  are,  in  addition,  competent  con- 
tributions from  some  of  Britain's  well-known 
vaudeville  turns  like  Caryl  and  Mundy  and  Gaston 
Palmer. 

Formby  fans  will  throng — and  thrill  to  it. 

Seen  in  a  London  projection  room.  Revieiver's 
Rating  :  Average. — Peter  Burnup. 

Rcle.ise  date,  July  23,  1945.  Running  time,  97  min. 
Adult  audience  classification. 

George  Trotter  George  Formby 

Pa  Tubbs  Billy  Caryl 

Ma  Tubbs  ;  Hilda  Mundy 

Le  Grand  Gaston  Gaston  Palmer 

.Tack  Daly,  Carl  Jaffe,  Marjorie  Browne,  Wally  Patch, 
Ian  Fleming,  Vincent  Holman,  Dennis  Wyndham,  Gor- 
don McLeod,  Merle  Tottenham,  Georgina  Cookson,  Jack 
Raine,  The  Boswell  Twins. 


Stagecoach  Outlaws 

/'/JC— Western  with  Humor 

This  item  in  the  string  of  Westerns  produced  by 
Sigmund  Neufeld  and  directed  by  Sam  Newfield 
betters  the  average  of  the  series  by  reason  of  fre- 
quent resort  to  humor  as  an  offset  to  action,  and  by 
reason  of  acceleration  in  those  sequences  where 
action  is  the  requirement.  Al  St.  John,  in  charge 
of  comedy,  has  more  and  better  to  do  than  com- 
monly, and  Buster  Crabbe,  in  charge  of  action, 
pours  it  on. 

The  script,  by  Fred  Myton,  concerns  a  plot  to 
steal  a  stagecoach  line,  the  same  being  thwarted 
in  due  course  by  Crabbe  and  St.  John,  the  latter 
first  palming  himself  off  on  the  bad  men  as  a  des- 
perado in  his  own  right  and  thus  learning  their 
plans.  There's  nothing  new  about  it,  particularly, 
but  it's  adroitly  done  and  doesn't  take  too  long. 

Previewed  at  the  Hitching  Post  theatre,  on  Hol- 
lywood Boxdevard,  where  people  go  to  see  pre- 
cisely this  kind  of  entertainment  and  nothing  else. 
Reznewer's  Rating :  Average. — W.  R.  W. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  58  min.  PCA 
No.   10798.     General  audience  classification. 

Buster  Crabbe,  Al  St.  John.  Frances  Gladwin,  Ed  Cas- 
sidy,  Kermit  Maynard,  Stanford  Jolley,  Robert  Kortman, 
Steve  Clark. 

The  Cisco  Kid  in  Old 
New  Mexico 

Monogmni — Western  with  Comedy 

This  latest  in  the  Cisco  Kid  series  should  find 
wide  appeal  among  its  fans.  There  is  plenty  of 
comedy  in  it,  plus  action,  the  leads  competently 
acted  by  Duncan  Renaldo  in  the  title  role,  Martin 
Garralaga  as  Pancho,  the  Dr.  Watson  of  the  se- 
ries, and  Lee  White  as  a  harassed  sheriff. 

The  story  keeps  the  hero  honest  and  a  true  ad- 
mirer of  feminine  beauty.  It  is  that  admiration 
that  casts  him  in  the  role  of  detective  to  prove 
pretty  Gwen  Kenyon  innocent  of  the  murder  of  an 
old  lady.  Fearlessly,  and  with  a  sense  of  ingeni- 
ous humor,  our  hero  brings  the  real  murderer  to 
justice.  The  Cisco  Kid's  pursuit  this  time  brings 
him  in  contact  with  some  flashy  dance  hall  girls, 
and  typical  villainous  characters  of  the  old  west. 

Neighborhood  kids  and  loyal  Western  followers 
will  find  no  fault  with  this  one.  Producer  Philip 
Krasne  keeps  the  film's  entertainment  value  up, 
and  director  Phil  Rosen  manages  to  keep  the  story 
moving.   The  series  is  still  based  on  the  O.  Henry 

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UA  SETS  "OUTLAW" 
FOR  AUGUST  RELEASE 

United  Artists  announced  this  week 
that  "The  Outlaw",  the  Howard  Hughes 
Western  shown  in  San  Francisco  in 
February,  1943,  on  a  roadshow  basis, 
will  be  released  nationally  on  August  31. 
The  film  features  Jane  Russell,  Walter 
Huston,  Thomas  Mitchell  and  Jack 
Buetel  in  a  story  of  the  legendary 
Billy  the  Kid  and  his  exploits,  romantic 
and  otherwise.  The  review  in  Motion 
Picture  Herald,  issue  of  February  13, 
1943,  said  in  part:  "This  is  a  Western 
with  sex  appeal  conceived  in  defiance 
of  a  number  of  principles  and  standards 
established  by  the  industry  as  funda- 
mentals. It  violates  with  vigour  the 
Hart-Mix-Jones-Autry  tradition  that  sex 
has  no  place  in  a  Western  by  dramatiz- 
ing three  interludes  of  passion  with 
intensity  and  detail.  It  disregards  the 
conventions  of  exploitation  by  co- 
starring  unknowns.  Critics  evidenced 
admiration  for  the  early  passages, 
shock  when  the  sex  sequences  came 
along,  amusement  in  some  of  the  wrong 
places  as  the  picture  wore  on,  and 
weariness  toward  the  end." 


Road  to  Alcatraz 

Republic — Suspense 

Here  is  a  better  than  average  did-he-or-didn't 
he-kill-thc-man  film  that  has  a  goodly  amount  ol 
menace  and   mood  and  a  couple  of  nicely-doncj 
twists  of  suspense  that  will  make  your  more  sus- 
ceptible patrons  jump  nervously  in  their  seats. 

It  all  looks  black  for  the  young  attorney  at  tht 
opening  of  the  film.    He's  a  sleepwalker  and  during! 
one  of  his  nights  of  wandering,  his  business  partner 
is  killed.  Of  course  all  the  evidence  points  to  the! 
young  attorney.  In  fact,  the  evidence  is  so  over-i 
whelming  that  the  attorney  gets  to  thinking  that 
maybe  he  did  do  it.  His  gun  has  been  fired  recently;! 
he  was  seen  entering  his  partner's  apartment  and 
there  is  a  lot  of  other  evidence  equally  incriminat-i 
ing.  That  lump  on  his  head,  for  instance,  and  thei 
bookend  in  his  partner's  cold  hand.  The  police  start 
out  after  the  attorney,  but  he,  in  order  to  save  him- 
self that  trip  on  the  road  to  Alcatraz,  dodges  the 
police  until  he  uncovers  the  real  murderer  am 
proves  his  innocence. 

With  only  a  few  lapses,  Nick  Grinde  has  directed; 
this  little  formula  tightly.  Robert  Lowery  as  the' 
attorney,  and  June  Storey  as  his  wife,  do  all  the! 
right  things  in  the  way  of  acting  out  the  story 
which  was  written  by  Dwight  V.  Babcock  and  Jer- 
ry Sackheim.    Sidney  Picker  produced. 

Previewed  in  the  home  office.    Reviewer's  Rat- 
ing :  Good. — R.  L. 

Release  date,  July  10,  1945.  Running  time,  60  min; 
PCA  No.  10692.    General  audience  classification. 

John  Norton   Robert  Lowery 

Kit  Norton   June  Storey 

Inspector  Craven   Grant  Withers 

Philip  Angreet  Qarence  Kolb 

Charles    Gordon,    William    Forrest,    Iris    Adrian,  Lillian 
Bronson,  Harry  Depp,  Kenne  D'uncan. 


character,  with  this  screenplay  credited  to  Betty 
Burbridge. 

Seen  at  the  Rialto  theatre,  Chicago,  where  a 
predonnnantly  male  audience  enjoyed  it.  Review- 
er's Rating:  Good. — Sam  Honigberg. 

Release  date,  May  19,  1945.  Running  time,  62  min. 
PCA  No.  10413.  General  audience  classification. 

Cisco  Kid  Duncan  Renaldo 

Pancho    Martin  Garralaga 

Gwen  Kenyon,  Pedro  de  Cordoba,  Aurora  Roche,  Lee 
White,  Norman  Willis,  Edward  Earle,  Donna  Dax,  John 
Laurence,  Richard  Gordon,  Frank  Jaquet,  James  Far- 
ley, Car-Bert  Dancers. 

The  Last  Hill 

Artkino — Russian  War  Drama 

"The  Last  Hill,"  latest  in  the  Soviet  war  dramas 
to  be  imported,  is  a  stirring  and  well-made  study 
of  one  small  part  of  the  defense  of  the  city  of 
Sevastopol.  It  depicts  only  a  few  days  of  that 
city's  250-day  siege,  but  compressed  into  the  pic- 
ture are  all  the  terrors  of  the  city's  destruction  and 
all  the  bravery  and  valor  of  its  defenders. 

Alexander  Zarkhi  and  Josef  Heifitz,  the  direc- 
tors, chose  to  base  this  film  on  dispatches  written 
by  Boris  Voyetekhov,  who  was  Pravda  correspon- 
dent during  the  height  of  the  battle  for  Sevastopol. 
These  dispatches  have  been  published  in  book  form 
in  America  under  the  title  "The  Last  Days  of 
Sevastopol." 

The  story  thread  concerns  a  small  group  of  sur- 
vivors from  the  destroyer  "Grozny,"  who  salvage 
their  ship's  guns,  mount  them  on  the  city's  last  hill 
and  die  in  defense  of  the  city.  A  slight  romantic 
theme  is  interwoven  in  the  story. 

The  picture  is  easily  understandable  without  the 
English  subtitles,  but  these  are  more  than  ade- 
quate. All  roles  have  been  well  cast  and  are  well 
acted  with  particular  credit  going  to  the  five  men 
who  enact  the  roles  of  the  Grozny  survivors.  The 
film  is  an  absorbing  study  with  a  long  and  exciting 
climax  that  punches  ho'me  the  kind  of  courage  it 
took  to  stand  up  under  the  Sevastapol  siege. 

The  directors  collaborated  with  Mr.  Voyetekhov 
in  writing  the  scenario. 

Seen  at  the  Stanley  theatre.  New  York,  zvhere 
a  large  audience  wa^  attentive  aiid  responsive.  Re- 
znewer's Rating  :  Good. — Ray  Lanning. 

Release  date,  June  23.  1945.  Running  time,  84  min. 
General  audience  classification. 

Commander  Boris   Likhachev  Nikolai  Kriuchkov 

Maria  Perventseva  Marina  Pastukhova 

Major   Zhukovsky   Boris  Andreyev 

Anton  Khorava,  Nikolai  Dorokhin.  Feodor  I.echenko.  Niko- 
lai Gorlov,  Evegeni  Preov,  Yegor  Tkachuk,  Zurab  Lezhava. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 

WHERE'S  THE  MEAT?  (20th-Fox) 

March  of  Time 

Into  the  timely  topic  of  meat  scarcity,  March  of 
Time  editors  have  probed  gingerly,  unearthing 
some  revealing  facts.  With  the  nation  producing, 
more  meat  than  ever  before,  the  shortage  is  reach- 
ing critical  proportions.  The  enormous  need  of  the 
armed  forces  consumes  most  of  the  supply,  with 
the  awakened  hunger  of  a  war-prosperous  populace 
accounting  for  a  good  deal  more.  Another,  but  less 
savory  explanation  for  the  shortage  is  the  ravenous 
appetite  of  the  black  market.  The  subject,  curious- 
ly enough,  shows  that  in  certain  sections  there  ac- 
tually is  an  over-supply  of  meat  and  that  it  can 
be  bought  legally  without  points. '  What  Washing- 
ton is  doing  to  remedy  the  situation  is  shown,  with 
statements  from  OPA's  Chester  Bowles  and  Sec- 
retary of  Agriculture  Anderson. 

Like  its  predecessors,  the  subject  is  enhanced  by 
forceful,  informative  narration  and  graphic  pho- 
tography. At  this  juncture  when  the  question 
looms  very  important  the  film  is  sure  to  find  great 
audience  response.  M.  H. 

Release  date,  July  13,  1945  17  minutes 

CHINA  LIFE-LINE  (RKO-Pathe)  j 

This  Is  America  | 
One  of  the  most  pictorial  and  factually  interest-! 
ing  of  the  "This  Is  America"  series  to  be  produced] 
in  recent  months,  "China  Life-Line"  clearly  pre-J 
sents  the  incidents  in  the  battle  to  supply  gasolinel 
and  oil  for  the  tanks  of  China.  The  story  of  how| 
this  necessity  for  war  was  shipped  from  a  port  in.1 
Texas  to  Calcutta  and  then  to  Kunming  in  Chinajl 
is  an  exciting  one  for  the  problems  of  the  Army 
engineers  were  not  simple,  as  this  film  demon- 
strates. 

Combating  rugged  terrain,  Jap  snipers,  mon- 
soons, mud  and  illness,  engineers  laid  the  pine  line 
that  carried  gas  for  the  B-29's  and  jeeps.  Drums 
of  the  precious  fluid  were  flown  regularly  over 
"the  Hump.'"  Jeeps  were  transformed  to  locomo- 
tives to  haul  oil  into  the  interior  of  China.  The 
picture  reveals  and  reflects  American  ingenuity 
and  efficiency  at  its  best — the  kind  of  ingenuity  that 
is  winning  the  war. 

Larry  O'Reilly  has  done  a  splendid  job  with  the 
photography  and  direction  of  the  film  while  Ardis 
Smith  has  turned  out  a  top-notch  script. 
Release  date,  July  6,  1945  16  minutes 

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PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  14,  194 


LvDVANCE  SYNOPSES 

and  information 


FOLLOW  THAT  WOMAN 
Paramount — Pine-Thomas) 

PRODUCERS:  William  Pine  and  William 
rhomas.  DIRECTOR:  Lew  Landers.  PLAY- 
ERS: William  Gargan,  Nancy  Kelly,  Regis 
foomey,  Byron  Barr,  Edward  Gargan,  Audrey 
if  oung. 

COMEDY-MELODRAMA.  A  private  detec- 
ive  is  drafted,  and  his  wife  determines  to  carry  on 
lis  business  in  his  absence.  In  attempting  to  solve 
I  murder,  she  becomes  so  involved  that  her  hus- 
>and  obtains  a  furlough  in  order  to  help  her.  In 
;pite  of  many  complications  the  two  successfully 
;olve  the  crime. 

LIGHTING  BILL  CARSON 

PRC  -  Sigmund  Neufeld  Productions) 

PRODUCER:  Sigmund  Neufeld.  DIRECTOR: 
5am  Newfield.  PLAYERS:  Buster  Crabbe, 
k\  St.  John,  Lorraine  Miller. 

WESTERN.  The  two  cowboys  foil  an  at- 
empted  stage-coach  holdup  by  a  group  of  outlaws, 
nd  rescue  the  coach's  feminine  passenger.  Later 
hey  discover  that  she  is  a  member  of  the  out- 
aw  band.  Through  her,  the  cowboys  are  able  to 
inearth  sufficient  evidence  to  put  the  band  be- 
lind  bars. 

.AWLESS  EMPIRE 
Columbia) 

PRODUCER:  Colbert  Clark.  DIRECTOR: 
/ernon  Keays.  PLAYERS:  Charles  Starrett, 
Mildred  Law,  John  Calvert,  Bob  Wills  and  Band. 

WESTERN.  A  group  of  homesteaders  in  the 
3ld  West  become  the  target  for  powerful  range 
racketeers  who,  fearing  that  progress  will  bring 
law  and  order  and  end  their  reign,  spread  death 
ind  destruction  among  the  homesteaders.  The 
racketeers  are  finally  brought  to  book  through  the 
efforts  of  a  fearless  cowboy. 

OREGON  TRAIL 

|RepubiIc) 

\SSOCIATE  PRODUCER:  Bennett  Cohen. 
DIRECTOR:  Thomas  Carr.  PLAYERS:  Sun- 
set Carson,  Peggy  Stewart,  Frank  Jacquet,  John 
Morton. 

WESTERN.  Sunset  is  employed  by  the  Union 
Pacific  Railroad  to  round  up  a  gang  which  has 
Deen  robbing  the  railroad  of  shipments  of  gold 
bullion.  He  discovers  that  the  depredations  have 
leen  committed  by  the  notorious  Dawson  Gang, 
ind  rounds  the  all  up  in  a  small  western  town. 

TRAIL  OF  KIT  CARSON 
[Republic) 

PRODUCER:  Stephen  Auer.  DIRECTOR: 
Lesley  Selander.  PLAYERS:  Allan  Lane, 
rom  London,  Helen  Talbot,  Twinkle  Watts. 

WESTERN.  A  group  of  outlaws,  determined 
to  wrest  possession  of  a  valuable  mine  from  its 
rightful  owners,  kill  one  of  the  miners  in  such  a 
fashion  that  the  death  is  believed  to  be  accidental. 
An  inquisitive  cowboy,  not  content  with  the  ap- 
parent facts,  investigates,  exposes  the  murderers, 
and  restores  the  mine  to  its  owners. 

FLAMING  BULLETS 
[PRC  -  Alexander-Stern) 

PRODUCER:  Arthur  Alexander.  DIREC- 
TOR: Harry  Eraser.  PLAYERS:  Tex  Rit- 
ler,  Dave  O'Brien,  Patricia  Knox,  Guy  Wilker- 
3on,  Charles  King,  Jr.,  I.  Stanford  JoUey. 

WESTERN.  The  Texas  Rangers  uncover  a 
jlot  whereby  a  ring  of  outlaws  is  freeing  con- 
victed men  from  jail,  only  to  kill  them  later,  and 
collect  the  reward  for  their  apprehension. 


THE  GAY  SENORITA 
(Columbia) 

PRODUCER:  Jay  Gorney.  DIRECTOR: 
Arthur  Dreifuss.  PLAYERS:  Jinx  Falken- 
burg,  Jim  Bannon,  Steve  Cochran,  Thurston 
Hall,  Marguerita  Sylva. 

MUSICAL  COMEDY.  A  contractor  wants  to 
buy  property  in  the  Mexican  quarter  of  Los 
.Angeles,  tear  down  the  houses  and  build  a  ware- 
house. The  property-owners,  on  the-  other-  hand, 
want  to  rebuild  the  street  as  a  monument  to  the 
spirit  of  the  early  Mexican  settlers.  The  con- 
tractor's nephew,  having  fallen  in  love  with  the 
granddaughter  of  one  of  the  property-owners,  aids 
the  latter  with  their  plans.  When  the  rebuilding 
has  been  accomplished,  the  contractor  becomes  re- 
conciled to  it. 

SHADOW  OF  A  WOMAN 
(Warner) 

PRODUCER:  William  Jacobs.  DIRECTOR: 
Joseph  Santley.  PLAYERS:  Andrea  King, 
William  Prince,  Helmut  Dantine,  Craig  Stevens. 

MYSTERY-DRAMA.  A  young  bride,  rushed 
into  marriage  after  a  whirlwind  courtship  by  a 
man  she  barely  knows,  discovers  that  her  husband 
is  a  murderer.  After  many  complications,  he  is 
exposed  and  brought  to  book  by  another  man 
whom  the  heroine  meets  at  an  opportune  moment. 

CRIME  DOCTOR'S  WARNING 
(Columbia) 

PRODUCER:  Rudolph  Flothow.  DIRECTOR: 
William  Castle.  PLAYERS:  Warner  Baxter, 
Dusty  Anderson,  John  Litel,  John  Abbott. 

MELODRAMA.  Several  artists's  models  are 
killed  under  mysterious  circumstances,  and  suspi- 
cion falls  on  the  artist,  who  suffers  from  frequent 
lapses  of  memory.  Dr.  Ordway,  the  "Crime  Doc- 
tor," is  called  in  to  investigate.  He  tracks  down  the 
killer,  and  turns  the  latter  over  to  the  police. 

A  GUY  COULD  CHANGE 
(Republic) 

ASSOCIATE  PRODUCER  AND  DIREC- 
TOR: William  K.  Howard.  PLAYERS:  Al- 
lan Lane,  Jane  Frazee,  Twinkle  Watts,  Adele 
Mara,  Kenne  Duncan,  Eddie  Quillan. 

ROMANTIC  DRAMA.  A  man  whose  wife 
has  died  in  childbirth  takes  an  unreasonable  dis- 
like to  his  child,  whom  he  holds  responsible  for 
his  wife's  death.  Through  the  good  offices  of  a 
waitress,  he  overcomes  his  aversion.  He  marries 
the  waitress,  and  the  three  form  a  happy  family. 

FRONTIER  FUGITIVES 
(PRC  -  Alexander-Stern) 

PRODUCER:  Arthur  Alexander.  DIREC- 
TOR: Harry  Eraser.  PLAYERS:  Tex  Ritter, 
Dave  O'Brien,  Guy  Wilkerson,  Lorraine  Miller. 

WESTERN.  An  old  trader  who  has  cached  a 
stock  of  valuable  furs  is  murdered  by  two  out- 
laws. Some  cowboys  witness  the  murder,  and  im- 
mediately set  to  work  to  capture  the  _  murderers, 
which  they  eventually  succeed  in  doing.  They 
also  find  the  hiding-place  of  the  furs,  and  restore 
them  to  the  trader's  daughter. 

ROARING  RANGERS 
(Columbia) 

PRODUCER:  Colbert  Clark.  DIRECTOR: 
Ray  Nazarro.  PLAYERS:  Charles  Starrett, 
Smiley  Burnette,  Jack  Rickwell,  Mickey  Kuhn. 

WESTERN.  At  a  period  in  American  history 
when  the  railroads  were  advancing  westward,  a 
band  of  crooks  try  to  get  hold  of  the  land  along 
the  proposed  right-of-way  by  fair  means  or  foul. 
Their  efforts  are  defeated  by  the  "Durango  Kid" 
and  his  associates. 


SHADY  LADY 
(Universal) 

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR:  George  Waggner. 
PLAYERS:  Charles  Coburn,  Ginny  Simms, 
Robert  Paige,  Martha  O'Driscoll. 

MELODRAMA.  A  deputy  state's  attorney  falls 
in  love  with  a  singer  whose  uncle  is  a  cardsharp. 
A  night-club  owner  is  blackmailing  the  attorney,  , 
using  a  damaging  photograph  for  the  purpose.  The 
cardsharp  wins  the  photograph  in  a  poker-game, 
and  happiness  is  restored. 

BORDER  BAD  MEN 
(PRC) 

PRODUCER:  Sigmund  Neufeld.  DIREC- 
TOR: Sam  Newfield.  PLAYERS:  Buster 
Crabbe,  Al  St.  John,  Lorraine  Miller,  Charles 
King,  Ray  Bennett. 

WESTERN.  "Fuzzy"  learns  that  a  millionaire 
cousin  of  his  has  recently  died.  With  his  cowboy 
friend,  he  goes  to  the  small  town  where  the  cousin 
lived,  in  order  to  collect  his  inheritance.  He  finds 
that  a  gang  of  crooks  has  taken  possession  of  his 
late  cousin's  land  and  property,  but  with  the  help 
of  his  friend,  "Fuzzy"  runs  them  out  of  town. 

PARDON  MY  PAST 

(Columbia  -  Mutual  Productions) 

PRODUCER-DIRECTOR:  Leslie  Fenton. 
PLAYERS:  Fred  MacMurray,  Marguerite 
Chapman,  William  Demarest,  Akim  Tamiroff, 
Harry  Davenport,  Douglas  Dumbrille,  Charles 
Arnt,  Dewey  Robinson. 

COAIEDY-DRAMA.  Two  men,  having  been 
invalided  out  of  the  Merchant  Marine,  plan  to  use 
their  savings  to  buy  a  mink  farm.  Upon  their  ar- 
rival in  New  York,  one  of  them  is  mistaken  for  a 
notorious  playboy.  After  many  misadventures, 
during  the  course  of  which  he  resolves  the  tangled 
affairs  of  the  playboy's  family,  and  falls  in  love 
with  the  playboy's  secretary,  he  establishes  his 
identity,  and  continues  on  his  way  to  the  mink 
farm. 


BLAZING  THE  WESTERN  TRAIL 
(Columbia) 

DIRECTOR:  Vernon  Keayes.  PLAYERS: 
Charles  Starrett,  Tex  Harding,  Carole  Mathews. 

WESTERN  DRAMA.  Two  rival  stagecoach 
companies  are  vying  for  the  Government  mail  con- 
tract. It  is  finally  agreed  a  stagecoach  race  will 
decide  who  is  to  have  the  contract.  Owners  of 
one  of  the  companies  tries  to  win  by  foul  means, 
but  the  "Durango  Kid"  exposes  them  and  they 
are  brought  to  justice. 


DETOUR 
(PRC) 

PRODUCER:  Leon  Fromkess.  DIRECTOR: 
Edgar  Ulmer.  PLAYERS:  Ann  Savage,  Tom 
Neal,  Claudia  Drake,  Ed  MacDonald. 

MELODRAMA.  When  the  driver  of  a  car  in 
which  he  is  riding  accidentally  dies,  a  hitchhiker 
assumes  the  driver's  identity,  and  drives  on  toward 
California,  where  he  expects  to  nieet  and  marry  a 
waitress  whom  he  loves.  He  picks  up  a  girl 
hitchhiker  who  had  previously  been  given  a  lift  by 
the  dead  man.  Knowing  him  to  be  an  impostor, 
she  blackmails  the  hitchhiker,  and  insists  that  he 
go  with  her  to  her  apartment,  where  she  some- 
how becomes  entangled  in  a  telephone  cord  and 
is  accidentally  strangled.  The  hitchhiker  is  ap- 
prehended by  the  police,  just  as  the  waitress  fie 
loves  is  marrying  another  man. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


2543 


SHORT  SUBJECTS  CHART 

index  to  reviews,  synopses 


Numerals  In  parentheses 
next  to  titles  represent 
running  time.  This  in- 
formation is  from  the 
distributor  in  all  in- 
stances. 


COLUMBIA 

Prod.  Rtl.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Dati  Peg* 

6425  Wedded    Bliss    (17)  8-18-44  2130 

(Gilbert) 

6426  Gold  Is  Where  You 

Lose   It  (I61/2)  9-1-44  2150 

(Clyde) 

6401  Gents  Without  Cents  (19)  9-22-44  2122 

(Stooges) 

6421  Strife  of  the  Party  (16)  10- 13-44  2183 

(V.  Vague) 

6127    Open  Season  for 

Saps    (18)   10-27-44  2206 

(Howard) 

6428  Design  for  Loving    (-21)  .  1 1-3-44  2183 

(R.  Sinatra) 

6409  Knight  and  a 

Blonde    (14)   11-7-44  2206 

(Herbert) 

6402  No  Dough,  Boys  (17)  11-24-44  2215 

(Stooges) 

6429  Heather  and   Yon   ( 17) .  .  .  12-8-44  2240 

(Clyde) 

6422  She  Snoops  to 

Conquer    (18)   12-29-44  2298 

(V.  Vague) 

6410  Woo,   Woo!   (16)   1-5-45  2338 

(Herbert) 

6403  Three  Pests  in  a 

Mess   (15)   1-19-45  2330 

6430  Snooper  Service    (U'A)  2-2-45  2382 

(Brendel) 

6431  Off  Again.  On 

Again    (16)   2-16-45  2382 

(Howard) 

6404  Booby    Dupes    (17)  3-17-45  2382 

(Stooges) 

6432  Two  Local  Yokels   (171/2)  3-23-45  2454 

(Clyde) 

6433  Pistol  Packin' 

Nitwits    (17)   5-4-45  2402 

(Brendel) 

6411  Wife   Decoy   (17)   6-1-45   

(Herbert) 

6423  The  Jury  Goes  Round  'n' 

Round    (18)   6-15-46  .... 

(V.  Vague) 

6405  Idiots    Deluxe    (171/2)  7-20-45   

(Stooges) 

COLOR  RHAPSODIES 

6501  Dog,  Cat  and  Canary   (6).  I -5-45  2298 

6502  Ripping    Romance    (8) ..  .6-21-45  2426 

6503  Fiesta  Time    (71/2)  7-12-45   

PHANTASIES  CARTOONS 

6701  Mutt'n    Bones    (7)  8-25-44  2139 

6702  As  the  Fly  Flies  (6)  11-7-44  2215 

6703  Goofy  News  Views   (7) .  .  .4-27-45  2466 

6704  Booby    Socks    (7)  7-12-45   

FOX  &  CROW  (Color) 

6751  Be  Patient.   Patient   (7)  .  1 1 -30-44  2240 

6752  The   Egg   Yegg    (71/2)  5-4-45  2382 

6753  Kukunuts    (61/2)   7-26-45   

PANORAMICS 

6901    A   Harbor  Goes  to 

France    (10)   5-18-45  2454 

FILM  VODVIL 

6951  Kehoe's  Marimba 

Band   (II)   9-1-44  2130 

6952  Al  Trace's  Comedy 

Band    (II)   10-27-44  2206 

6953  Rootin'  Tootin'   Band(  1 1) .  12-8-44  220J 

6954  Korn    Kobblers    (II)  2-2-45  2382 

6955  Lowe,    Hite&   Stanleyd  I)  .5-1 1-45  2406 


For  information  on  short  subjects  turn  to  the  Product 
Digest  Section  pages  indicated  by  the  numbers  which 
follow  the  titles  and  release  dates  in  the  listing.  Product 
Digest  pages  are  numbered  consecutively  and  are  sepa- 
rate from  Motion  Picture  Herald  page  numbers.  For 
1943-44  short  subject  releases,  see  pages  2068  and  2069. 


Prod.                                   Rtl.  P.D. 

No.              Title               Date  Page 
COMMUNITY    SING    (Series  9) 

6651  No.    I   Love,  Love, 

Love    (91/2)   8-25-44  2150 

6652  No.  2  Ikky  Tikky 

Tambo    (9)   10-2-44  2183 

6653  No.  3  Swinging  on  a 

Star    (10)   11-10-44  2206 

6654  No.  4  Hot  Time  in 

Berlin    (9)   12-1-44  2330 

6655  No.  5  Tico,  Tico   (II)  1-1-45  2338 

5657    Christmas  Carols   (R)  (10). 12-8-44  2203 

6656  No.  6  Very  Thought  of" 

You   (10)   2-9-45  2351 

6657  No.  7  I'll  Walk  Alone(  1 1  )3- 15-45  2426 

6658  No.   8  Sweet  and 

Lovely   (9)   4-27-45  2454 

6659  No.   9   Confessin'    ( 10) .  .  . 5-25-45   

6660  No.   10  Rum  and  Coca 

Cola    (10)   6-29-45   

6663       No.  13  (Special) 

Victory    Reel    (11)  5-8-45  2466 

I  '  i 

SCREEN  SNAPSHOTS   (Series  24) 

6851  No.  I   (10)   8-25-44  2114 

6852  No.  2  (10)   9-22-44  2130 

6853  No.  3  (10)   10-19-44  2139 

6855    No.  4  (91/2)   11-22-44  2215 

6855  No.   5   (10)   12-28-45  2298 

6856  No.   6   (9)   1-26-45  2338 

6857  No.  7   (9)   2-25-45  2382 

:6858    No.  8  (10)   3-29-45  2426 

6859  No.   9   (9'/2)   5-17-45   

6860  No.   10  (10)   7-27-45   

SPORT  REELS 

6801  K-9    Kadets    (IO1/2)  9-8-44  2130 

6802  Hedge   Hoppers   (9)   10-20-44  2203 

6803  Aqua-Maids    (91/2)   11-24-44  2215 

6804  Striking   Champions    (10)12-22-44  2298 

6805  Kings  of  the  Fairway  (10). 2-2-45  2338 

6806  Rough   and   Tumble    (9) .  .  .3-2-45  2382 

6807  The    Iron    Masters    (91/2)  .4-27-45  2394 

6808  Hi    Ho   Rodeo    (10)  7-6-45   

6809  Chips  and   Putts   (10)  8-10-45   

LI'L  ABNER  (Color) 

6601  Porkuliar  Piggy   (7)    ...10-13-44  2167 

6602  Kickapoo  Juice    (7)   2-23-45  2382 


M-G-M 


TWO-REEL  SPECIALS 

A-505    Fall  Guy  (20)   4-14-45  2446 

A-503    The  Last  Installment  (19)5-5-45  2446 

A-504    Phantoms,    Inc.    (17)    ...6-9-45  2487 

FITZPATRICK  TRAVELTALKS  (Color) 

T-61  I    Shrines  of  Yucutan   (9). 2-24-45  2258 

T-612    Seeing   El   Salvador   (9). 3-31-45  2258 

PETE   SMITH  SPECIALTIES 

S-559    Track  &   Field  Quiz   (9)  3-3-45  2351 

S-560    Hollywood   Scout    (8) .  .  .4- 14-45  2446 


Prod.  JUL  PS>. 

No.  Title  Date  P*ge 

PASSING  PARADE 
K-573    It  Looks  Like  Rain  (10). 3-3-45  2351 
K-576    The  Seesaw  and  the 

Shoes    (II)   5-5-45  2446 

MINIATURES 
M-590    Little   White   Lie   (II)  .3-3-45  2351 

TECHNICOLOR  CARTOONS 
W-543    Screwy    Truant    (7) . .  .  .  I  - 13-45  2290 
W-544    Unwelcome    Guest    (7).. 2-17-45  2351 
W-545    Shooting  of  Dan 

McGhoo    (8)   3-3-45  2351 

W-546    Jerky   Turkey    (8)  4-7-45  2415 

1944-45 

W-631    The  Mouse  Comes  to 

Dinner    (8)   5-5-45   

W-632    Mouse  in  Manhattan  (8). 7-7-45   


PARAMOUNT 

UNUSUAL   OCCUPATIONS  (Color) 

L4-1     No.    I    (10)  11-3-44  2139 

L4-2    No.    2    (10)  1-2-45  2240 

L4-3    No.   3   (10)  3-9-45  2351 

L4-4    No.   4    (10)  5-11-45  2402 

L4-5    No.   5    (10)  7-15-45  .... 

L4-6    No.    6    (10)  9-14-45   

G'EORGE  pal  PUPPETOONS  (Color) 

U4-I    Jasper's   Paradise   (71/2) .  10- 13-44  2122 

U4-2    Two-Gun   Rusty   (7'/2)  12-1-44  2139 

U4-3    Hot  Lips  Jasper  (8)  1-5-45  2258 

U4-4    Jasper  Tell    (8)   3-23-45  2258 

U4-5    Jasper's   Minstrels    (9) ..  .5-25-45  2363 

U4-6    Hatful    of    Drea^is    (9). 4-28-45  2382 

U4-7    Jasper's  Booby  Traps  (9).. 8-3-45   

U4-8    Jasper's  Close  Shave   (8). 9-28-45   

POPEYE  THE  SAILOR  (Color) 

E4-1    She-Sick    Sailors    (8)  12-3-44  2363 

E4-2    Pop-Pie-Ala    Mode    (8).  1-26-45  2487 

E4-3    Tops  in  the  Big  Top  (8)  . 3-16-45   

E4-4    Shape   Ahw    (8)  4-27-45   

E4-5    For  Better  or  Nurse  (8)  . 6-8-45   

E4-6    Mess   Production    (8)  8-24-45   

POPULAR  SCIENCE  (Color) 

J4-I     No.    1    (10)  10-20-44  2130 

J4-2    No.  2   (10)  12-22-44  2182 

J4-3    No.  3   (10)  2-16-45  2282 

J4-4    No.  4  (10)  4-6-45  2402 

J4-5    No.  5   (10)  6-1-45  2511 

J4-6    No.  6   (10)  8-10-45   

SPEAKING   OF  ANIMALS 

Y4-1    As    Babies    (9)  1 1-24-44  2183 

Y4-2    Who's  Who  in  Animal 

Land    (9)   1-19-45  2240 

Y4-3    In  the  Public  Eye  (9) ..  .3-16-45  2351 

Y4-4    Talk  of  the  Town   (9) .  .  .5-18-45  2487 

Y4-5    A   Musical  Way   (9)  7-20-45   

Y4-6    Ballet  of  Ostriches   (9)  .9-21-45   


P'-od.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

SPORTLIGHTS 

R4-1    Rhythm   on   Wheels   (9)  .  10-6-44  2122 

R4-2  Brones  and  Brands  (91/2) .  1 1 -3-44  2183 
R4-3    Long  Shots  or 

Favorites   O'/j)   12-8-44  2227 

R4-4 — Out   Fishin'    (S'/j)  1-26-45  2298 

R4-5    Blue    Winners    (9)  2-23-45  2282 

R4-6    Game  Bag   (91/2)   3-30-45  2363 

R4-7    White    Rhaspody    (9)  5-4-45  2426 

R4-8    Fan   Fare   (6)   6-8-45  2511 

R4-9  Canine-Feline 

Capers  (9)   7-27-45   

R4-10  What  a  Picnic   (9)  9-7-45   

MUSICAL  PARADE  (Color) 

FF4-I    Bonnie    Lassie    (19)  10-6-44  2122 

FF4-2    Star  Bright   (20)  12-15-44  2182 

FF4-3    Bombalera    (20)   2-9-45  2240 

FF4-4    Isle  of  Tabu   (20)  4-13-45  2351 

FF4-5    Boogie  Wocgie   (20)  6-15-45  2511 

FF4-6    You  Hit  the  Spot  (20)  

LITTLE  LULU  (Color) 

D4-1    At  the  Zoo  (8)  11-17-44  2258 

D4-2    Birthday  Party  (7)   12-29-44  2338 

D4-3    Magica-Lulu    (8)   3-2-45  2402 

D4-4    Beau   Ties   (8)   4-20-45  2487 

D4-5    Snap    Happy    (8)  5-25-45   

D4-6    Daffydilly   Daddy   (8)  5-25-45   

D4-6    Snap   Happy   (8)   6-22-45   

NOVELTOON  (Color) 
P4-1    Yankee  Doodle 

Donkey   (8)    .-.  10-27-44  2174 

P4-2  Gabriel  Churchkitten  (8)12-15-44  2338 
P4-3    When  G.l.  Johnny  Comes 

Home    (8)   2-2-45  2402 

P4-4    Scrappily    Married    (8) .  .  .3-30-45  2363 

P4-5    A    Lamb   in   a  Jam    (7).. 5-4-45   

P4-6    A  Self-made  Mongrel  (7)  .6-29-45   

COLOR    CLASSICS   CARTOONS  (Color) 
(Reissues) 

C4-7    The   Little  Stranger   (7)   2351 

C4-8    Snubbed   by  a  Snob   (7)   2351 

C4-9    Kids  in  the  Shoe  (7)    2351 

C4-I0  Hunky  &  Spunky  (7)   2351 


RKO 


WALT   DISNEY   CARTOONS  (Color) 

54.101  Springtime  for  Pluto  (7)6-23-44  1959 

54.102  Plastics  Inventor  (7)  7-21-44  2054 

54.103  First  Aiders    (7)  9-22-44  2114 

54.104  How  to  Play 

Football    (8)   9-15-44  2114 

54.105  Donald's   Off   Day   (7)..  12-8-44  2215 

54.106  Tiger  Trouble  (7)   1-5-45  2258 

54.107  Clock  Watcher   (8)            1-26-45  2258 

54.108  Dog  Watch  (7)   3-6-45  2258 

54,169  The   Eyes   Have   It   (7).  3-30-4  5  23  9  4 

54.110  African    Diary    (7)   4-13-45  2428 

54.111  Donald's   Crime    (8)  5-11-45  2426 

54.112  Californy    Er   Bust  (8)  

SPORTSCOPE 

54.301  Harness    Racers    (8) ....  .9-8-44  2114 

54.302  School  for  Dogs   (C)  10-6-44  2183 

54.303  Saddle  Starlets   (8)  11-3-44  2194 

54.304  Parallel  Skiing   (8)  12-1-44  2240 

54.305  Five  Star  Bowlers  (8)  12-29-44  2319 

54.306  Court    Craft    (8)  1  -26-45  2362 

54.307  Ski   Gulls   (8)  2-23-45  23  82 

54.308  Athlete  of  the  Year  (8)  .  3-23-45  2394 

54.309  Timber   Doodles    (8)  4-20-45  2446 

54.310  West  Point  Winners  (8). 5-18-45  2511 


2544 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  14,  1945 


Prod. 

Rel. 

P.D. 

No. 

Title 

Dati 

Pagt 

HEADLINER  REVIVALS 

53,201 

Songs  of  the 

Colleges  (15)   

9-8-44 

21 14 

53,202 

Swing    It  (16)  

10-20-44 

2188 

53.203 

Swing  Vacation  (19)... 

.  12-1-44 

2240 

53,204 

3-16-45 

2382 

EDGAR  KENNEDY 

53,401 

Feather  Your  Nest  (18)10-23-44 

2183 

53,402 

Alibi    Baby  (18) 

1-5-45 

2358 

53.403 

Sleep!ess   Tuesday  (18) 

.2-23-45 

2363 

53.404 

What,   No  Cigarettes? 

(18).... 

LEON  ERROL 

53,701 

Triple   Trouble    ( 17) .  . 

9-1-44 

2130 

53,702 

He  Forgot  to 

Remember  (17)   

10-27-44 

2206 

53,703 

Birthday    Blues  (17). 

.2-16-45 

2319 

53,704 

Let's    Go   Stepping    (17).  5-4-45 

2446 

FLICKER   FLASH  BACKS 

54,201 

No.    1  (10)  

9-15-44 

2122 

54,202 

No.    2  (10)  

10-27-44 

2174 

54,203 

No.    3    (9) '.  

12-8-44 

2258 

54,204 

No.    4  (9)  

1-26-45 

2298 

54,205 

No.    5  (9)  

3-2-45 

2363 

54,206 

No.    6  (8)  

4-13-45 

2426 

54.207 

No.    7  (10)  

5-25-45 

2446 

THIS  IS  AMERICA 

53.101  West   Point-  (17)  11-17-44  2194 

53.102  New   Americana    (19) ..  12- 15-44  2227 

53.103  Power   Unlimited    (17) ..  1-19-45  2298 

53.104  On   Guard   (17)  2-9-45  2330 

53.105  Honorable  Discharge   (18)3-9-45  2363 

53.106  Guam — Salvaged 

Island    (17)   4-13-45  2426 

53.107  Dress    Parade    (16)  5-4-45  2446 

53.108  Battle  of  Supply   ( 17) . . .  6- 1 -45  2511 
Chine  Life-Line   (16) ... .7-6-45  2542 

20TH  CENTURY- FOX 


MOVIETONE  ADVENTURES  (Color) 


5251 

8-4 

44 

21 14 

5252 

Jewels   of   Iran  (8)  

8-25 

44 

21  14 

5253 

Mystic   India  (8)   

9-29 

44 

21  14 

5254 

Black  Gold  and 

Cactus  (8)   

l-IO 

44 

2183 

5255 

City  of   Paradox  (8) 

3-2 

45 

2240 

5256 

Alaskan   Grandeur   (8) . . . 

3-16 

45 

2282 

5257 

Canyons  of  the  Sun  (8) . 

1-19 

45 

2282 

5258 

Land  of  10,000  Lakes  (8) 

3-30 

45 

2282 

5259 

Isle  of   Romance  (8) 

5-4 

45 

2466 

5260 

Sikhs  of   Patiala  (8)... 

4-13 

45 

2426 

5261 

The  Empire  State   (8)  .  . 

7-27 

45 

(Black  and  White) 

5201 

What  It  Takes  to  Make 

a  Star  (8)  

7-6 

45 

SPORTS  REVIEWS 

(Color) 

5351 

Blue  Grass 

Gentlemen  (9)   

9-15 

44 

2139 

5352 

Trolling  for  Strikes   (8).  12-15 

44 

2262 

5353 

Nova  Scotia  (8)  

2-9 

45 

2282 

5354 

Down  the  Fairways  (8) . . 

.6-1 

45 

(Black  and  White) 

5301 

Girls   Preferred  (8)  

2258 

5302 

Steppin'   Pretty  (8)  

1-5 

■45 

2426 

TERRYTOONS  (Color) 

5501  The  Cat  Came  Back  (7). .8-18-44  2114 

5502  The  Two  Barbers   (7)  8-1-44  2114 

5503  Ghost   Town    (7)  9-22-44  2122 

5504  Sultan's   Birthday   (7) . . .  10- 13-44  2122 

5505  A  Wolf's  Tale  (7)  10-27-44  2206 

5506  At  the  Circus   (7)  11-17-44  2227 

5507  Candy's  Dream    Girl    (7).  12-8-44  2240 

5508  Dear  Old  Switzerland  (7) .  12-22-44  2240 

5509  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Pirate    (7)  1-12-45  2258 

5510  Port  of  Missing  Mice  (7). 2-2-45  2338 


5511  Ants  in  Your  Pantry  (7). 2-16-45  2351 

5512  Raiding  the  Raiders   (7).. 3-9-45  2402 

5513  Post  War   Inventions   (7). 3-23-45  2426 

5514  Fisherman's  Luck   (7)  4-6-45  2477 

5515  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Kilkenny   Cats   (7)  4-27-45   


Prod.                                   Rel.  P.O. 

No.              Title                Date  Page 

5516  Mother  Goose  Nightmare 

(7)   5-11-45  .... 

5517  Smoky    Joe    (7)  5-25-45   

5518  The   Silver  Streak    (7)  6-8-45   

5519  Aesops  Fable  — 

The  Mosquito   (7)  6-29-45  .... 

5520  Mighty   Mouse  and  the 

Wolf   (7)   7-20-45   

MARCH   OF  TIME 

VI  I- 1  Post- War  Farms  ( 17) ...  9-8-44  2083 
VII-2    What  to  Do  With 

Germany    (18)  10-6-44  2122 

VII-3    Uncle  Sam, 

Mariner?   (17)   11-3-44  2167 

VII-4    Inside  China  Today  (17)  .12-1-44  2194 

VII-5   The  Unknown 

Battle    (18)   12-28-44  2240 

VI I -6    Report  on   Italy  (17) ....  1-26-45  2290 

VI I -7    The  West  Coast 

Question    (17)  2-23-45  2330 

VII-8  Memo  from  Britain  (16). 3-23-45  2374 
VII-9    The  Returning 

Veteran     (17)  4-20-45  2402 

VII-IO  Spotlight  on 

Congress    (16)  5-18-45  2453 

Vll-ll  Tcen-Age   Girls   (17)  6-15-45  2499 

VII-12  Where's  the  Meat?  (17). 7-13-45  2542 

DRIBBLE   PUSS  PARADE 

5901  Sea  Food  Manias  (8)  10-20-44  2183 

5902  Do   You    Remember    (8)... 6-2-45  .... 

2-REEL  SPECIAL 

5601    Three  Sisters  of  the 

Moors    (20)  9-8-44  2114 

UNIVERSAL 

LANTZ    COLOR  CARTUNES 

9232  The  Beach   Nut   (7)  10-16-44  2139 

9233  Ski  for  Two   (71/2)  11-13-44  2183 

9235  Painter  and  Pointer  (7).  12-18-44  2240 

9236  Chew   Chew  Baby   (7/2)  .  .2-5-45  2338 

9238  Woody  Dines  Out  (71/2) .  .5-14-45  2446 

9239  Crow    Crazy    (7)  7-9-45   

SWING  SYMPHONIES 

9231    Abou  Ben   Boogie   (7) ...  .9-18-44  1970 

9234  Pied  Piper  of 

Basin    Street    (7)  1-15-45  2258 

9237  Sliphorn  King  of 

Polaroo   (7)   3-19-45  2351 

PERSON  —  ODDITIES 

9371  Idol  of  the  Crowd  (9)  .  .  .  9-18-44  2114 

9372  One  Man  Newspaper 

(91/2)   12-18-44  2227 

9373  ABC   Pin- Up   (9'/2)  1-15-45  2282 

9374  Pigtail  Pilot  (9)  1-22-45  2282 

9375  Author  in  Babyland   (10). 5- 1 4-45  2246 

9376  Broadway    Farmer   (9)  5-28-45   

VARIETY  NEWS 

9351  From   Spruce  to 

Bomber  (9)   9-25-44  2122 

9352  Dogs  for  Show  (91/2)  11-6-44  2183 

9353  Mr.  Chimp  at 

Coney    Island    (9)  12-11-44  2227 

9354  White  Treasure    (9)  1-29-45  2282 

9355  Your   National  Gallery 

( 101/2)   4-23-45  2258 

9356  Wingman  of  Tomorrow  (9)  6-4-45  2394 

NAME-BAND  MUSICALS 

9121  Swingtime  Holiday   (15) .  .9-20-44  2122 

9122  Harmony  Highway  (15) ..  1 1-22-44  2139 

9123  On  the  Mellow  Side  (15).  12-6-44  2183 

9124  Jive  Busters   (15)  1-17-45  2257 

9125  Melody    Parade    (15)  2-14-45  2338 

9126  Swing  Serenade   (15)  2-23-45  2363 

9127  Rockabye   Rhythm    (15)  5-7-45  2477 

9128  Artistry   in   Rhythm   (15) .  .7-18-45   

TWO-REEL  SPECIAL 

9112    Lili   Marlene  (2l'/2)  12-13-44  1946 

8110    World  Without 

Borders    (20   1-17-45  2269 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

WORLD    IN  ACTION 

  Zero    Hour    (22)  7-7-44  1970 

  Fortress    Japan    (IB)  8-11-44  2042 


Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

  Inside    France    (19)  10-15-44  2122 

  When  Asia  Speaks  (18) ..  1 1  - 17-44  2182 

  Now  the  Peace  (21)  5-18-45  2454 

DAFFY   DITTIES  (Color) 

....    The  Cross- Eyed   Bull   (9)   2167 

  The    Flying  Jeep  

  The  Lady  Says  No,  

  Pepito's  Serenade    

....    Choo    Choo  Amigo  

WARNER— VITAPHONE 

TECHNICOLOR  SPECIALS 

1001  Let's  Go  Fishing  ( le'/a) .  10-21 -44  2167 

1002  Beachhead  to  Berlin    (21).  1-6-45  2227 

1003  Pledge  to  Bataan   (20)  2-3-45  2290 

1004  Coney  Island 

Honeymoon     (20)  6-16-45  2487 

1005  America  the  Beautiful  

FEATURETTES 

1 101  I  Am  an  American  ( 16) .  12-26-44  2206 

1102  Proudly  We  Serve   ( 18)  .9-23-44  2130 

1103  Once  Over  Lightly  ( 17) ..  10- 14-44  2167 


1104  I    Won't   Play    (18)  11-11-44  2174 

1105  Nautical  but  Nice    ( 15'/;) .  12-2-44  2227 

1106  Congo    (I91/2)  2-17-45  2338 

1107  Navy    Nurse    (151/2)  3-3-45  2351 

1108  rt  Happened  in 

Springfield    (2O1/2)   4-28-45  2382 

1109  Are  Animals  Actors? 

(lei/z)   3-31-45  2363 

1110  Law  of  the  Badlands  (20)  .4-14-45  2394 
111!    Plantation  Melodies 

(I8I/2)   5-12-45  2446 

1112    Learn   and    Live  7-7-45   

SPORTS  PARADE  (Color) 

1501  California  Here  We 

Are    (91/2)  12-16-44  2227 

1502  Birds  and  Beasts 

Were  There  (10)  12-30-44  2240 

1503  Glamour  in  Sports   (9) . . .  1  - 13-45  2282 

1504  Bikes  and  Skis   (9)  2-10-45  2298 

1505  Cuba    Calling    (9)  3-10-45  2351 

1506  Swimcapades    (10)  4-7-45  2394 

1507  Water    Babies    (IO1/2)  5-19-45  2426 

1508  Mexican  Sea  Sports  (I01/2)  6-9-45  2466 

1509  Bahama  Sea  Sports  (10'/2)    6-23-45  2511 

1510  Flivver    Flying  6-30-45   

MELODY  MASTER  BANDS 

1601  Bob  Wills  &   His  Texas 

Playboys    (IO1/2)  9-2-44  2122 

1602  Listen  to  the  Bapds  (8)..  10-7-44  2167 

1603  Harry  Owens  &   His  Royal 

Hawaiians    (9)  11-4-44  2174 

1604  Sonny  Dunham  & 

Orchestra   (91/2)   11-25-44  2183 

1605  Jammin'  the  Blues  (10) .  12-16-44  2167 

1606  Rhythm  of  the 

Rhumba    (91/2)   1-27-45  2282 

1607  Musical    Mexico   (81/2)  3-24-45  2363 

1608  Circus    Band    (10)  5-5-45  2446 

1609  Bands  Across  the 

Sea   (10)   6-2-45  2511 

1610  Yankee  Doodle's  Daughters  (10) 

7-21-45  2533 

BLUE  RIBBON  HIT  PARADE  (Color) 

1301  Let  It  Be  Me  (8)  9-16-44  2122 

1302  September   in  the 

Rain   (6)   9-30-44  2130 

1303  Sunday  Go  to  Meeting 

Time   (7)   10-28-44  2167 

1304  I   Love  to  Singa  (8)  11-18-44  2174 

1305  Plenty  of   Money  and 

You    (7)   12-9-44  2183 

1306  Fella  With  a  Fiddle  (7).  1-20-45  2183 

1307  When  I   Yoo  Hoo  (7)  2-24-45  2298 

1308  I  Only  Have  Eyes 

for   You    (8)  3-17-45  2363 

1309  Ain't  We  Got  Fun  (8) ..  .4-21-45  2394 

1310  I'm  a  Big  Shot  Now  


1311    Speakin'   of  the  Weather. 7-21-45   

MERRIE   MELODIES  CARTOONS  (Color) 

1701    Draftee    Daffy    (7)  1-27-45  2282 

I7Q2    Trap   Happy  Porky  (6I/2)  .2-24-45  2208 


Prod.  Ret.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Pag* 


1703  Life  with  Feathers  (71/3)  .3-24-45  2363 

1704  Behind  the  Meatball  (71/2). 4-7-45  2382 

1705  Ain't  That    Ducky   (7) ..  .5-19-45  2446 

1706  Gruesome    Twosome    (7). 6-9-45  2446 

1707  Tale  of  Two   Mice  6-30-45  2487 

1708  Wagon   Heels   (7)  7-28-45  2533 

"BUGS    BUNNY"   SPECIALS  (Color) 

1721  Hen-  Meets  Hare  (7)  I-I3-45  2282 

1722  Unruly   Hare  (7)   2-10-45  2298 

1723  Hare   Trigger    (8)   5-5-45  2394 

1724  Hare   Conditioned   ^  

VITAPHONE  VARLETIES 

1401  Their    Dizzy    Day    (8I/2) .  .9-2-44  2114 

1402  Ski  Whizz  (9'/2)  10-7-44  2167 

1403  Outdoor  Living   (10)  11-4-44  2174 

1404  Overseas   Roundup  <10'/2)  .3-17-45  2363 


1724    Hare  Conditioned   

VITAPHONE  VARLETIES 


1405  Overseas  Roundup 

No.  2   (10)  ... 

1406  Overseas  Roundup 


OFFICIAL  WAC  FILMS 

Target   Japan    (10)   2167 

V.I  —  Robot  Bomb  (9)   2183 

Brought  to  Action   (20)    2269 

What's    Your   Name    (91/2)   2282 

Seeing  Them  Through   (8)   2351 

A  Story  With  Two  Endings  (91/2)   2363 

The  Enemy  Strikes   (10)   2374 

Fury  in  the  Pacific  (20)   2394 

Watchtower  Over  Tomorrow  (15)   2394 

All-Star  Bond   Rally   (19)   2415 

San    Pietro    (30)   2351 

^Golden   Glory    (H)   2446 

Target  Tokyo  (20)   2466 

Two  Down  and  One  to  Go  (32)...   2466 

On  to  Tokyo  (17)    2487 

To  the  Shores  of  I  wo  Jima  (19)   2487 

BRITISH  MINISTRY  OF 
INFORMATION 

The  Volunteer   (20)    2258 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Labor  Front  (Brandon  Films)    (10)   2206 

57.000  Nazis  in  Moscow  (Artkino)   (10)  2206 

Jobs  After  the  War  (7'/2)    2203 

(Newsreel  Dist.)   

Stars  of   Tomorrow   (Artkino)    (9)   2351 

Cap'n   Cub   (Film   Classics)    (10)   2415 

Peace  Builders  (Brandon  Films)   (10).  2446 

Marshal  Stalin's  Report  (Artkino)  (18)  2446 


SERIALS 
COLUMBIA 

6120    Black  Arrow   10-20-44  2167 

(15  episodes) 
6140    Brenda  Starr,   Reporter. ..  1-26-45  2282 

(13  episodes) 
6160    The  Monster  and  the  Ape. 4-20-45  2415 

(15  episodes) 

REPUBLIC 

481  Zorro's   Black  Whip  12-16-44  2174 

(12  episodes) 

482  Manhunt  of  Mystery  Island. 3-8-45  2363 

(15  episodes) 

483  Federal    Operator    99  7-7-45   

(12  episodes) 

UNIVERSAL 

9781    Raiders  of   Ghost  City. .  .7-25-44  2054 

(13  episodes) 
9681    Mystery  of  the  River  Boat.  10-24-44  2167 

(13  episodes) 
9581    Jungle  Queen   1-23-45  2227 

(13  episodes) 
9881    The   Master   Key  4-25-45  2415 

(13  episodes) 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


2545 


THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews,  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


{•)  before  the  title  indicates  1943-44  product. 

Release  dates  and  running  time  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning times  are  the  official  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2512-2513,  issue  of  June  23,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  page  2524,  issue  of  June  30,  1945. 


TitU 


Company 


ABROAD  with  Two  Yanks  UA 

Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day  Mono. 
Adventures  of  Rusty  CoL 

(formerly  Rusty) 
Affairs  of  Susan,  The  Para. 
Agitator,  Th«  (British)  Br.  Nati.-Anglo 
Alaska  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Then  There  Were  None  20th-Fox 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An  Rep. 
Animal  Kingdom.  The  (1945-46)  WB 


Apology  for  Murder 
Army  Wives 
Arrowsmith  (Reissue) 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lace 
Arson  Squad 


Filr 


PRC 
Mono. 
Classics 
WB 
PRC 


BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 

Back  to  Bataan  RKO 

(formerly  Invisible  Army) 
Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (col.)  Col. 
Barbary  Coast  (Reissue)    Film  Classics 

Barbary  Coast  Gent  MGM 

Beautiful  Cheat,  The  Univ. 

(formerly  It's  Never  Too  Late) 

Bedside  Manner  UA 

Behind  City  Lights  Rep. 

Belle  of  the  Bowery  Mono. 

(formerly  Sunbonnet  Sue) 

Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color)  RKO 

Bells  of  Rosarita  Rep. 
Bells  of  St.  Mary's,  The  (1945-46)  RKO 

Betrayal  from  the  East  RKO 

Between  Two  Women  MGM 

Bewitched  MGM 

(formerly  Alter  Ego) 

Beyond  the  Pecos  Univ. 

Big  Bonanza,  The  Rep. 

Big  Noise,  The  20th-Fox 

Big  Show-Off,  The  Rep. 

Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46)  WB 

Blazing  the  Western  Trail  Col. 
Blithe  Spirit  (British)    Two  Cities-GFD 

Blonde  Fever  MGM 

Blonde  from  Brooklyn  Col. 

Blonde  Ransom  Univ. 

Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 

Bluebeard  PRC 

Body  Snatcher,  The  RKO 

Bon  Voyage  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Border  Bad  Men  PRC 

Bordertown  Trail  Rep. 
Boston  Blackie  Booked  on 

Suspicion  Col. 

Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous  Col. 

Both  Barrels  Blazing  Col. 

Bowery  Champs  Mono. 

Bowery  to  Broadway  Univ. 

Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog  Frank 

Brazil  Rep. 

Brewster's  Millions  UA 

Brighton  Strangler,  The  RKO 

Bring  on  the  Girls  (color)  Para. 
Bulldog  Drummond  (R.)    Film  Classics 

Bullfighters,  Tht.  20th-Fox 


Prod. 

Number 


4421 


681 
510 


4406 


403 


9024 
523 


502 
9044 


601 
583 
442 

514 
518 
530 

9083 
407 
506 
410 


516 
6036 
9042 


517 

45i 
6031 
6207 
9072 

405 

522 
4416 

525 


Release  Running 
Stars  Date  Time 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe  Aug.  4, '44  82m 

Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson  Jan.  I9,'45  62m 
Ted  Donaldson-Conrad  Nagel  Not  Set  .... 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent  May25,'45 
Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris  Not  Set 

Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay  Dec.  22, '44 

Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young  '  Special 
Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards  Nov.,'44 
Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra  Not  Set 

Barry  Fitzgerald-Walter  Huston  Sept., '45 

Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd  Block  2 

Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke  Not  Set 

Ann  Sheridan-Olivia  do  Havilland  Not  Set 

Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont  Sept.  27, '45 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vallin  Jan.  I2.'45 

Ronald  Colman-Helen  Hayes  Apr.  1 5, '45 

Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey  Sept.  23, '44 

Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong  Aug.   I, '45 

Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth  Oct.  1 3, '44 
John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn  Block  5 

Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise  Not  Set 

Ed.  G.  Robinson-Miriam  Hopkins  Mar.  1 5, '45 
Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes  Sept., '44 

Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville  July  20,'45 

Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll  June  22, '45 
Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry  Not  Set 

Gale  Storm-Phil  Reagan  Not  Set 

Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak  Aug. ,'45 

Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee  Special 

Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes  June  1 9, '45 
Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman  Not  Set 

Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore  Mar., '45 

Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn  July,'45 

Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew  Apr.  27, '45 

Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee  Dec.  30,'44 
Laurel  and  Hardy  Oct.,'44 

Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans  Jan.  22, '45 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall  Not  Set 

Charles  Starrett-Tex  Harding  Not  Set 

Rex  Har-ison-Constance  Cummings  Not  Set 

Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor  Feb.,'45 

Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick  June  2 1, '45 

Donald  Cook-Virginia  Grey  June  1 5, '45 

James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney  June  1 5, '45 

John  Carradine-Jean  Parker  Nov.  I  I, '44 
Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lug  si  Block  4 

Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith  Not  Set  .... 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Oct.  I0,'45   

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Aug.  II, '44  55m 

Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick  May  10, '45  67m 

Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch  July  5, '45  .... 

Charles  Starrett  May  1 7, '45  58m 

East  Side  Kids  Dec.  29,'44  62m 

Contract  Players  Nov.  3, '44  95m 
Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett  Not  Set  .... 

Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Guizar  Nov.  30,'44  91m 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Helen  Walker  Apr.  7,'45  79m 
John  Loder-Rose  Hobart  Block  5  67m 

Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts  Block  4  92m 

Ronald  Colman-Lillyan  Tashman  Oct.  1 5, '44  .... 
Laurel  and  Hardy  May,'45  61m 


^  REVIEWED 

M.  P.  Product  Advance  Service 
Herald        Digest      S^nopsti  Data 


Issue 
July  29,'44 
Dec.  2,'44 


Sept.  2.'44 

May  I2,'45 

May26,'45 
Nov.  I, '44 
Oct.  2 1, '44 

6ct.'28,'44 
Mar.  I7,'45 
May  5,'45 
Feb.  I7,'45 
Apr.  I3.'29 
Apr.  1 4, '45 


Page 
2018 
2202 


1 13m  Mar.  3I,'45  2381 

95m  Mar.  I7.'45  2361 

76m  Oct.  14, '44  2138 

90m  June23,'45  2511 

122m  July   I, '44  2095 

99m  July  i4,'45  2541 

84m  Oct.  2 1, '44  2149 

67m  Nov.  25,'44  2194 

Nov.2l,'3l  1993 

1 1 8m  Sept.  2,'44  2081 

70m  Sept.  23, '44  2110 

97m  June  2,'45  2477 

90m  Oct.  5,'35  1993 

87m  Aug.  5,'44  2095 

79m  Junel6,'45  2498 

103m  June23,'45  2510 

84m  Dec.  2,'44  2201 

68m  May  I9,'45  2453 

82  m  Feb.i7,'45  23  i  8 

81m  Dec.  23,'44  2238 

66m  June23,'45  2510 

59m   

68m  Jan.  I3,'45  2269 

74m  Sept.23,'44  2111 

69m  Jan.  20. '45  2277 

96  m  Apr.28,'45  2425 

69m  Nov.  25.'44  2394 

65m  June30,'45  2521 

68m  June  9,'45  2486 

94m  May  5,'45  2433 

73m  Oct.  I4,'44  2138 

77m  Feb.  I7.'45  2318 


2083 

2445 

2465 
2173 
2149 

2157 
2361 
2433 
2317 
1993 
2402 


Page 
1889 
2092 
2467 

2242 

1983 
2278 
1457 
2142 

1715 
2384 
1431 
2418 
2071 

i806 
2467 

2242 
2242 

2434 

i849 
2384 

2250 
2418 
2454 

2242 
1835 
2403 
2434 
2230 
2142 
2310 

2354 
2203 
2092 
2203 
2230 
2543 

2142 
2403 
2310 
2230 
2092 
2310 
2230 
2543 
2032 

2368 
2467 
2403 
2032 
1923 
2230 
1971 
2142 
2142 
1763 

2279 


Pav 

2523 
2406 
2302 

2342 


2262 


2523 


2406 


2455 
2523 


2342 


2342 


2342 

2523 
2523 


2546 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  14,  1945 


REVIEWED  ■ 


Title  Company 
CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20th-Fox 
Can't  Help  Singing  (color)  Univ. 
Canterbury  Tale  (British)  Eagle-Lion 
Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Captain  Kidd  UA 
Captain  Tugboat  Annie  Rep. 
Caribbean  Mystery  (  1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Casanova  Brown  RKO 
Castle  of  Crimes  (British)  PRC 
Cheaters,  The  Rep. 
Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 
Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 
China  Poblana  (color)  Clasa-Mohme 
China  Sky  RKO 
China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 
Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 
Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 
Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 
Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico  Mono 
Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The  Mono. 
Climax,  The  (color)  Univ. 
Clock,  The  MGM 
Code  of  thd  Prairie  Rep. 
Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
Col.  Effingham's  Raid  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
Come  Out  Fighting  Mono. 
Conflict  WB 
Conspirators,  The  WB 
Corn  Is  Green,  The  WB 
Corpus  Christ!  Bandits  Rep 
Counter-Attack  Col. 
Cowboy  and  the  Lady  ( R.)  Film  Classics 
Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Col. 
Crazy  Knights  Mono. 
Crime  by  Night  WB 
Crime  Doctor'?  Courage.  The  Col. 
Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Col. 
Crime,  Inc.  PRC 
Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46)  Para. 
Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers  Col. 

DANCING  in  Manhattan  Col. 

Dangerous' Intruder,  The  PRC 

Dangerous  Journey  20th-Fox 

Dangerotis  Passage  Para. 

Dark  Mountain  Para. 

Dark  Waters  UA 
Dawn  Over  France  (French)  Famous  Int. 

Univ. 

PRC 
UA 

Univ. 

PRC 

WB 
20th-Fo« 
Mono. 
Mono. 

PRC 
Mono. 

20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
Para. 
WB 
MGM 
20th-Fox 
UA 
Para. 


Dead  Man's  Eyes 
Dead  or  Alive 
Delightfully  Dangerous 
Destiny 
Detour 

Devotion  (1945-46) 
Diamond  Horseshoe  (color) 
Dillinger 
Divorce 

Dixie  Jamboree 
Docks  of  New  York 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46) 
Don  Juan  Quilligan 
Double  Exposure 
Doughglrls,  The 
Dragon  Seed 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46) 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (color) 
Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46) 


EADIE  Was  a  Lady  Col. 

Earl  Carroll  Vanities  Rep. 

Early  to  Wed  (color)  MGM 
East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 

Easy  to  Look  At  Univ. 

1812  (Russian)  Artkino 

Enchanted  Cottage,  The  RKO 

Enchanted  Forest  (color)  PRC 
Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th- Fox 

End  of  the  Road  Rep. 

Enemy  of  the  Law  PRC 

Enemy  of  Women  Mono. 

Enter  Arsene  Lupin  Univ. 

Escape  in  the  Desert     -  WB 

escape  In  the  Fog  Col. 

Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  Col. 

Experiment  Perilous  RKO 

FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep. 

Falcon  in  Hollywood,  The  RKO 

Falcon  in  San  Francisco,  The  RKO 

Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 


Prod. 
Number 
523 
907! 


581 

3314 
417 

519 

420 

519 


9009 
524 
452 


418 
405 
419 
465 
6006 

620! 

402 
6017 


6202 

6038 

504 
4412 
4405 

9026 

9023 

524 

505 


527 
4415 
407 
500 


6014 
413 


9045 
515 

402 


9018 
416 
6037 
6026 
510 

404 
507 


Release 

Stars  Date 

Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young  June  15, '45 

Deanna  Durbln-Robert  Paige  Dec.  29, '44 

Eric  Portman-Sheila  Sim  Not  Set 

Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari  Sept., '45 

Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott  Aug.  24, '45 

Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy  Not  Set 

James  Dunn-Sheila  Ryan  Sept., '45 

Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright  Special 

Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill  Dec.  22, '44 

Joseph  Schlldkraut-Blllie  Burke  Not  Set 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Sept.  30, '44 

Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts  June  29, '45 

Mexican  feature  Not  Set 

Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick  Block  4 

Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly  July  14, '45 

Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan  Aug.  II, '45 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Feb.  23, '45 

Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan  Mar.,'45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  May  19, '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  Feb.  9, '45 

Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff  Oct.  20,'44 

Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker  May,'45 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Oct.  6,'44 

Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey  May  4, '45 

Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett  Nov.,'45 

Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall  Sept.  I4,'45 

Humphrey  Bogart-Alexls  Smith  June  30,'45 

Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid  Oct.  21, '44 

Bette  Davis-John  Dall  July  2 1, '45 

Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot  Apr.  20, '45 

Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman  Apr.  26, '45 

Gary  Cooper-Merle  Oberon  Sept.  1 5, '44 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens  Sept.  2 1, '44 

Gllbert-Howard-Rosenbloom  Dec.  8, '44 

Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan  Sept.  9, '44 

Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke  Feb.  27, '45 

Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson  Not  Set 

Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal  Apr.  1 5, '45 

Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lois  Collier  Not  Set 

Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts  Not  Set 

Charles  Starrett-Dub  Taylor  Nov.  9, '44 

Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady 
Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Burma  travelogue 
Robert  Lowery-Phyllls  Brooks 
Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowery 
Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone 
Raimu-Berval 
Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker 
Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 
Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moore 
Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis 
Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal 
Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino 
Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes 
Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney 
Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot 
Frances  Langford-Guy  Klbbee 
Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids 

Betty  Grable-John  Payne*  Nov.,'45 

William  Bendix-Joan  Blondell  June, '45 

Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith  Nov.  25, '44 

Kttharlne  Hepburn-Walter  Huston  Aug. ,'44 

Gene  TIerney-Vincent  Price  Dec. ,'45 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten  Not  Set 
Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 

Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre        Jan.  23, '45 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore  Apr.  5, '45 

Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson  Not  Set 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell  June  1 5, '45 

Gloria  Jean-KIrby  Grant  Aug.  10, '45 

War  feature  Sept.  9.'44 

Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young  Block  3 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Se* 

John  Payne-June  Haver  Feb.,'46 

Edward  Norrls-June  Storey  Nov.  10, '44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  May  7, '45 
Paul  Andor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  I0,'44 


Ella  Raines-George  Korvin 
Helmut  Dantine-Philip  Dorn 
William  Wright-Nina  Foch 
Ann  Miller-William  Wright 
Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent 

Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly 
Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Tom  Conway-RIta  Corday 
Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews 


Nov.  24,'44 
May  I9,'45 
Apr.  5.'45 
Apr,  I2,'45 
Block  2 

Nov.  30,'44 
Block  2 
Not  Set 
Dec, '45 


Running 
Time 
81m 
88m 

107m 


M  P. 
Herald 

Issue 
May  4,'35 
Dec.  I6,'44 
May  I3,'44 
June  23, '45 


Product 
Digest 
Pane 
2350 
2225 
1885 
2509 


Advance 
Synobsis 
Pane 

2093 

2259 
2353 
2403 
2366 


92  m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1806 

60m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2227 

87m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21  10 

68m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

92m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2150 

78m 

•   Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

75m 

May  5.'45 

2433 

1994 

lOlm 

2142 

1746 

67m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2317 

2242 

62m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

64m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  30, '-14 

212! 

1786 

90m 

May  24, '45 

2374 

2142 

56m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

2131 

147m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

86m 

June  I6,'45 

2497 

lOlm 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

f  14m 

Mar.  31, '45 

238! 

55m 

May  12, '45 

2445 

89m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

93  m 

Nov.  I2,'?8 

1993 

55m 

Nov.  1 1,'44 

2173 

63m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

72  m 

July  29.'44 

2095 

70m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

75m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

56m 


Dec.  2,'44 


2202 


75m 
64m 
102m 
148m 


Juno  9,'45 
Dec.  23,'44 
Sept.  2,'44 
July  22,'44 


2486 
2238 
2081 
2094 


2259 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 

2007 
2093 
109! 
2230 
2543 
2216 
2467 
2418 
2131 


2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 


Service 
Data 
Pone 


234: 


2302 


2218 
2523 


•2523 
2262 


2455 


2455 


Dec.  I4,'44 

60m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

2186 

Not  Set 

2418 

.... 

Sept.,'44 

73  m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

Block  3 

62m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2239 

2i86 

Block  1 

56m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

2032 

Nov.  I0,'44 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1983 

2455 

Mar.  I5,'45 

72m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2382 

Nov.  I0.'44 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

Nov.  9.'44 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2166 

Mar.  31, '45 

93  m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2338 

2250 

2523 

Dec.  22. '44 

65m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2131 

Aug.29,'45 

2543 

Nov.  24, '45 

2216 

May,'45 
Mar.  2,'45 

104m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

240! 

2092 

2523 

72m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2166 

2455 

June  22, '45 

71m 

May  26, '45 

2465 

2353 

Aug.  I5.'44 

72m 

July  I5.'44 

2094 

1835 

Mar.  9,'45 

62m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2329 

2279 

2262 
2262 


67m 

Feb.  3, '45 

2298 

2203 

91m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

2366 

90m 

Apr.  8,'39 

2418 

95  m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21  i  i 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2242 

2523 

2279 

2499 

51m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

213! 

59m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2350 

86m 

Aug.  26.'44 

2103 

1599 

72m 

Nov.  8,'44 

2181 

2166 

79m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

62m 

May  I9.'45 

2453 

2310 

64m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2007 

91m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

71m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

67m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

2142 

2406 

2366 
2454 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


2547 


■REVtBWB)- 


Title  Company 
Fanny  by  Gaslight  (Br.)  Gains.-SFD 

Fashion  Model  Mono. 

Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 

Fighting  Bill  Carson  PRC 

Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 

Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 

Firebrands  of  Ariiona  Rep. 

Pirst  Man  Into  Tokyo  RKO 

Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 

Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 

Flaming  Bullets  PRC 

Flight  from  Folly  (British)  WB 

Fog  Island  PRC 

Follow  That  Woman  Para. 

Forever  Yours  Mono, 

(formerly  Thsy  Shall  Have  Faith) 
•  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 

Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 

Frisco  Sal  Univ. 

Frontier  Fugitives  PRC 

Frozen  Ghost,  The  Univ. 

GAME  of  Death,  A  RKO 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Game) 

Gangs  of  the  Waterfront  Rep. 

Gangsters'  Den  PRC 

Gangsters  of  thn  Frontier  PRC 

Gay  Senorita,  The  Col. 

Gentle  Annie  MGM 

George  White's  Scandals  RKO 

Ghost  Guns  Mono. 

G.I.  Honeymoon  Mono. 

Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Girl  Rush  RKO 

Girls  of  the  Big  House  Rep. 
Give  Me  the  Stars  (Br.)  Br.  Nafl-Anglo 

God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  WB 

Goin'  to  Town  RKO 
Goldwyn  Follies,  The  (R.)  Film  Classics 

Great  Day  (British)  RKO 

Great  Flamarion,  The  ^  Rep. 

Great  John  L.,  The  UA 

Great  Mike.  The  PRC 

Great  Stagecoach  Robbery,  The  Rep. 

Greenwich  Village  (color)  20th-Fox 

Grissly's  Millions  Rep. 

Guest  in  the  House  UA 

Guest  Wife  UA 

Gun  Smoke  Mono. 

Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A   '  Col. 

Guy  Could  Change,  A  Rep. 

Gypsy  Wildcat  (color)  Univ. 

HANGOVER  Square  20th-Fox 

Harvey  Girls,  The  (color)  MGM 

Having  Wonderful  Crime  RKO 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color)  UA 

Here  Come  the  Co-Eds  Univ. 

Here  Come  the  Waves  Para. 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy  MGM 

Her  Lucky  Night  Univ. 
He  Snoops  to  Conquer  (Britith)  Col. 

Hi,  Beautiful  Univ. 

Hidden  Eye,  The  MGM 

High  Powered  Para. 

His  Brother's  Ghost  PRC 

Hitchhike  to  Happiness  Rep. 

Hold  High  the  Torch  (color)  MGM 

Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46)  Para. 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 

Hollywood  and  Vine  PRC 

Hollywood  Canteen  WB 

Honeymoon  Ahead  Univ. 

Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The  WB 

Hotel  Berlin  WB 

Hotel  Reserve  (British)  RKO 

House  of  Fear  Univ. 

House  of  Frankenstein  Univ. 

House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 

I  ACCUSE  My  Parents  PRC 

I   Didn't  Do   It  Col. 

Identity  Unknown  Rep. 
I  Live  in  Grosvenor  Square  (Br.) 

ABC-Pathe 

I  Love  a  Mystery  Col. 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You  UA 

I'll  Remember  April  Univ. 

I'll  Tell  the  World  Univ. 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue)  Univ. 

I'm  from  Arkansas  PRC 

Incendiary  Blonde  (color)  Para. 

In  Old  New  Mexico  Mono. 


Prod. 
Number 


}0I0 
515 
453 


415 


4413 
4408 
9012 

9032 


422 

551 

523 
525 

506 


414 
504 


412 


3317 
505 
409 


6034 

9005 

516 

513 

9002 
441  I 

9021 

9031 

4419 

419 


409 
9028 
415 
413 

9025 
9013 


414 


6024 

9027 
9041 


4431 


Stars 

Phyllis  Calvert-James  Mason 

Robert  Lowery-Marjorie  Weaver 

Evelyn  Ankers-Richard  Eraser 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Willard  Parker-Anita  Louise 

Naval  documentary 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

Tom  Neal-Barbara  Hale 

John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Pat  Kirkwood-Hugh  Sinclair 

Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco 

William  Gargan-Nancy  Kelly 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 
Joan  Fontaine-Arturo  de  Cordova 
Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster 
Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 
Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers 

John  Loder-Audrey  Long 

Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon 

James  Craig-Donna  Reed 

Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson 

Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker 

Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown 

Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers 

Leni  Lynn-Will  f^ffo 

Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey 

Lum  and  Abner 

Adolphe  Menjou-Zorina 

Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson 

Erich  Von  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes 

Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClure 

Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin 

Bill  EllioH-Bobby  Blake 

Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda 

Virginia  Gray-Paul  Kelly 

Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy 

Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter 

Allan  Lane-Jane  Fraiee 

Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 

Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders 

Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak 

Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy 

Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton 

Abbott  and  Costello 

Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts 

Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker 

Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll 

George  Formby  • 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Edward  Arnold-Frances  Rafferty 

Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Al  Pearce-Dale  Evans 

Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn 

Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake 

James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay 
Warner  stars  revue 
Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald 
Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith 
Helmut  Dantino-Faye  Emerson 
James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim 
Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 
Lon  Chaney-Boris  Karloff 
William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan 


M 


ary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell 
George  Formby-Billy  Caryl 
Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker 


Anna  Neagle-Rex  Harrison 
Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch 
Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Gotten 
Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant 
Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce 
Claudette  Colbert-Warren  William 
Slirn  Summerville-EI  Brendel 
Betty  Hutton-Arturo  do  Cordova 
Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 


July  3/45 

June  I4,'45 
Sept  2  I  . '44 
Aug.  9,'45 

May, '45 
Blocks 
Nov.  I7,'44 
Apr  6,'45 

Not  Set 
Block  2 

Not  Set 

Not  Set 
Apr.  7,'45 
Block  I 
May  I5,'45 

Not  Set 
Mar.  30,'45 
June29,'45 
Nov.  I5,'44 
Feb.  I5,'45 
Sept.,'44 
Jan.  I6,'45 
Dec.  8,'44 
July  27,'45 
Mar.  I6,'45 
Mar.  8,'45 

Not  Set 
Sept.    I, '44 

Feb.,'45 

Not  Set 
Block  3 

Not  Set 
Feb.  2.'45 
Block  3 

Not  Set 
Feb.  9,'45 

Not  Set 
Dec.  8,'44 

Not  Set 
Block  4 
Feb.  3, '45 
July  I6,'45 

Not  Set 

Not  Set 

Apr.  25,"45 
Dec.  30,'44 
May  1 1, '45 
Apr.28,'45 
Mar.  I7,'45 

Not  Set 
Mar.  I6,'45 
Feb.  I6,'45 

Oct..'45 

Nov.  4.'44 

July  23, '45 
Apr.  2,'45 

Not  Set 
Jan.  25,'45 
Jan.  5,'45 
Apr.  I3,'45 
June  8,'45 
June  I5.'45 
Oct.  3 1, "44 
Aug.  3 1, '45 
May  I5,'45 


Af .  P. 

/\u  Vance 

Herald 

Synopsis 

JJata 

Date 

rage 

irage 

INOT  09T 

1  Uom 

May  Z/,  44 

1  O  1  A 

Mar.    i,  *fD 

0 1  m 

A  _._      7  MC 

ZJt4 

liSM 

iNOT  jet 

2467 

2543 

May  Zt,  ho 

QAm 

2278 

2523 

Ian  'AC 

Jan.,  *tD 

0  1  m 

uec.  Z5,  44 

ZZo  / 

2455 

uec.    1 ,  *Mt 

CCm 

n«-      O  'AA 

Uec.  T,  44 

zz  15 

2186 

(Not  oet 

2366 

May  LO,  'to 

O  1  M 

V 1  m 

Apr.  Z  1 ,  4b 

z4I  3 

1994 

2523 

lima     <J  'AC 

jun6    7,  *td 

7  1  m 

kylaw  1  0  'AC 
may  i  t,  •td 

OAC? 
Z49J 

iioS 

Oct.  I5,'45 

2543 

Not  Set 

94  m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2330 

Feb.  I5,'45 

72m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

o  c  x  ^ 

1  _  _    *)L  'AC 

Jan.  zo,  'ro 

r\n~     XL  'AA 

Uec.  1  o,  44 

ILLo 

2092 

2523 

DIOCK  J 

I,,!.,  1  7  'AO 

1 1)4o 

oob 

Block  2 

1 13m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

Feb.  23,'45 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

Aug.  I,'45 

2543 

June  29,'45 

61m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2259 

Not  Set 

2384 

55m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

56m 

Sept.  23, '44 

2-1 1 1 

80m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2238 

60m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

70m 

Mar.  3.'45 

2338 

65m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2150 

7  1  m 

oepT.  oU,  *rn 

L\L\ 

88m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

69m 

Sep.23.'44 

2111 

120m 

Jan.  29.'38 

1993 

80m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

78m 

Jan.  20, '45 

2277 

96m 

June  9.'45 

2485 

73  m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

56m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

82m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

71m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2169 

i2lm 

Dec.  9.'44 

2213 

57m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

63m 

Mar.  I7,*45 

2361 

77m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2103 

77m 

Jan.20.'45 

2277 

70m 

r-eb.  17, '45 

23i9 

Dec.  2.'44 

2201 

88m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

99m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

1  1  Im 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

63  m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

103m 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

64m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

62  m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

54m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

72m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

58m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

124m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2213 

60m 

May  5.'45 

2433 

78m 

Apr.  7.'45 

2393 

98m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

89m 

June  17, '44 

1945 

69m 

Mar.  24.'45 

2374 

70m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2237 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

97m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

71m 

Apr.  7.'45 

2393 

1  14m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

69m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

85m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2237 

63  m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2415 

61m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

109m 

Dec.  I.'34 

70m 

Oct.  7,|44 

2i36 

1 13m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

62m 

2403 

2092 
2543 
2186 
2366 
2071 
2131 
2467 
2032 
2467 

2203 


2250 
2093 

2203 
1676 
2259 
1983 
2259 
2186 
2279 
2543 
1675 

2093 
2354 
1971 

2242 
2093 
2259 
2250 

2131 
2353 
2279 
2186 
2250 
2216 
2259 

2142 
1676 
2278 
1715 
2250 

2250 
2007 
2499 

2092 
2278 


2203 
1913 
2230 
2310 


1675 
2354 


2523 


2523 


2523 
2342 

22i8 

2406 


2262 
2523 


2455 
2406 


2342 

2523 
2455 


2302 


2455 


2548 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  14,  1945 


REVIEWED 


Title  Company 
In  the  Meantime,  Darling  20th-Fox 
Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th-Fox 


Isle  of  the  Dead 
It's  a  Pleasure  (color) 
It's  in  the  Bag 

JADE  Masic,  The 
Janie 
Jealousy 
.  Johnny  Angel 
Jubilee  (Russian) 
Jungle  Captive 
Junior  Miss  (1945-46) 


KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 
Keys  of  the  Kingdom 
Kid  from  Spain  (  Reissue) 
Kid 'Millions  (Reissue) 
Kid  Sister,  The 
Kismet  (color) 
Kiss  and  Tell 
Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 
Kitty  (1945-46) 


RKO 
RKO 
UA 

Mono. 
WB 
Rep. 
RKO 
Artltino 
Univ. 
20th-Fox 

MGM 
20th-Fox 
Film  Classics 
Film  Classics 
PRC 
MGM 
Col. 


20th-Fox 
Para. 


LADIES  in  the  Green  Hats 

(French)  Brill 

Lady  Confesses,  The  PRC 

Lady  on  a  Train  Univ. 

Lake  Placid  Serenade  Rep. 
Land  of  Passion  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 

Last  Hill,  The  (Russian)  Artltino 

Last  Ride,  The  WB 

Laura  20th-Fox 

Lawless  Empire  Col. 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Leave  It  to  Blondie  Col. 

Let's  Go  Steady  Col. 
Little  Mother, The  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 

Lone  Texas  Ranger  Rep. 

Lost  in  a  Harem  MGM 
Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 

Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Rep. 

Love  Letters  (1945-46)  Para. 

MADONNA  of  the  Seven 

Moons  (Brit.)  Gains. 

Main  Street  After  Dark  MGM 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  MGM 

Mama  Loves  Papa  RKO 
Man  from  Morocco,  The 

(British)  ABPC-Pathe 

Man  from  Oklahoma  Rep. 
Man  in  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para. 
Man  Who  Walked  Alone.  The       PRC  " 

Marked  for  Murder  PRC 

Mark  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Marriage  (Russian)  Artkino 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  MGM 

Marshal  of  Laredo  Rep. 

Master  Race,  The  RKO 
Marthe  Richard  (Fr.)  Brill-Rosner 

Medal  for  Benny,  A  Para. 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis  (color)  MGM 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks  Col. 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release)  Rep. 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Merry  Monohans,  The  Univ. 

Mexicana  Rep. 

Midnight  Manhunt  Para. 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting  Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46)  WB 

Ministry  of  Fear  Para. 

Missing  Corpse,  The  PRC 

Missing  Juror,  The  Col. 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46)  Para. 

Molly  and  Me  20th-Fox 

Moonlight  and  Cactus  Univ. 

Moscow  Skies  (Russian)  Artkino 

Moulin  Rouge  (French)  Brill 

Mr.  Emmanuel  (British)  UA 

Mrs.  Parkington  MGM 

Muggs  Rides  Again  Mono. 

Mummy's  Curse,  The  Univ. 

Murder,  He  Says  Para. 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room  Univ. 

Murder,  My  Sweet!  RKO 

(formerly  Farewell,  My  Lovely) 

Music  for  Millions  MGM 
Musicians  of  Heaven  (French)  English 

My  Buddy  Rep. 

My  Gal  Loves  Music  Univ. 

My  Reputation  (1945-46)  WB 

My  Pal,  Wolf  RKO 


Prod. 
Number 

507 
508 

584 


401 
424 


9038 
603 

520 
514 


506 


406 


404 
509 


6019 
6039 

siis 

509 


514 
504 


443 
4407 


6022 

505 

502 

4424 
512 
6028 
5301 

9008 

4427 

4410 

6040 

522 
9022 

507 

9036 
4422 
9034 
508 

515 

403 
9037 


505 


Release 

Stars  Date 
Jeanne  Crain-Frank  Latimore  Oct.,'44 
Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June  Haver  Oct.,'44 
Boris  Karloff-Ellen  Drew  Not  Set 

Sonja  Henie-Michael  O'Shea  Special 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny  Apr.  2 1, '45 

Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland  Jan.  26,'45 

Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton  Sept.  2. '44 

John  Loder-Jane  Randolph  July  23, '45 
George  Raft-Signe  Hasso  Not  Set 

Comedy  feature  Feb.  2 1, '45 

Otto  Kruger-Amelita  Ward  June  29,'45 
Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn  Aug. ,'45 

Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters  Mar.,'45 
Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell  Jan. ,'45 

Eddie  Cantor-Lyda  Robert!  Aug.  1 5, '44 

Eddie  Cantor-Ann  Sothern  Jan.  15, '45 

Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor  Feb.  6,'45 
Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich  Oct.,'44 
Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland  Not  Set 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes  Jan. ,'46 

Paulette  Goddard-Ray  Milland  Not  Set 


French  feature  Apr.  4,'45 
Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont       May  I6,'45 

Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy  Aug.  1 7, '45 
Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley      Dec.  23, '44 

Jorge  Negrete  Nov.  6,'44 

War  feature  June  23, '45 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker  Oct.   7, '44 

Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews  Nov. ,'44 

Charles  Starrett-Vernon  Keays  Not  Set 

Gene  Tierney-Corne!  Wilde  Mar., '46 

Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake  Feb.  22, '45 

Pat  Parrlsh-Jackie  Moran  Jan.  4,'45 

Mexican  feature  Dec.  1 8, '44 

Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming  May20,'45 

Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello  Dec.,'44 

Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman  Not  Set' 

Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen  Not  Sat 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten  Not  Set 

Phyllis  Calvert-Stewart  Granger  Not  Set 

Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle  Jan. ,'45 

Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak  Sept.,'44 

Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  Risdon  Not  Set 

Anton  Walbrook-Margaretta  Scott  Not  Set 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans  Aug.   I, '45 

Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker  Block  2 

Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien  Mar.  I5,'45 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Feb.  8,'45 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter  Nov.  2, '44 

Comedy  feature  Feb.  2 1, '45 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak  Oct.,'44 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Not  Set 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges  Block  I 

Erich  von  Stroheim  Nov.  8, '44 
Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  de  Cordova      June  29, '45 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien  Jan. ,'45 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick  Oct.  1 2, '44 

Gene  Autry  Apr.  1 5, '45 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbritton  Not  Set 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan  Sept.  1 5, '44 

Constance  Moore-Tito  Guizar  Not  Set 

William  Gargan-Ann  Savage  July27,'45 

Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson  Not  Set 

Ray  Milland-Marjorie  Reynolds  Block  2 

J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks  June   I, '45 

Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter  Nov.  I6,'44 

Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Lake  Not  Set 

Monty  Woolley-Gracie  Fields  Apr.,'45 

Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo  Sept.  8, '44 
War  feature                                ^       Jan.  20.|45 

Lucien  Barroux-Rene  Dary  Nov.  22, '44 

Felix  Aylmer-Greta  Gynt  Jan.  I9,'45 

Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon  Nov.,'44 

Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall  June  I6,'45 

Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coe  Feb.  I6,'45 

Fred  MacMurray-Marjorie  Main  June  8, '45 

Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook  Dec.   I, '44 

Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley  Block  2 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi  Feb. ,'45 

Michele  Morgan-Rene  Lefevre  Feb.  28, '45 

Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry  Oct.  I2,'44 

Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald  Dec.  1 5, '44 

Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent  Not  Set 

Jii:  Esmond-Sharyn  Moffett  Block  I 


M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

nnmg 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

"ime 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

72  m 

Sept.  23, '44 

2110 

1850 

VUm 

KJCT.    1,  44 

i  1  /V 

t  OTIC 

1 835 

LloL 

7716 

90m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2337 

2202 

2523 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2230 

2523 

66m 

Jan.  27.'45 

2290 

2131 

102m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1747 

2302 

2279 

40  m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

63  m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

94m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

2403 

93  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

137m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

90m 

Nov.  7,'32 

1993 

92  m 

Oct.  27,'34 

1993 

56m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2203 

lOOm 

Aug.  26.'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

93m 
64m 

85  m 

lOlm 
84m 
56m 
88m 


85m 
62m 
66m 

76m 
60m 
80m 
65  m 
93  m 
124m 
63m 
62m 
95m 
61m 
95m 

I  17m 
94m 
69m 
61m 


Apr.  28,'45 
Mar.  3 1. '45 

Dec.'23,'44 
Nov.  1 8,'44 
July  I4,'45 
Sept.  I6,'44 
Oct.  I4,'44 


2426 
2381 

2239 
2182 
2542 
2101 
2138 


2353 

2499 
2093 


2354 
2403 

2142  2342 


1 1 15 
1899 

2543 

2499 


64m      June  9,'45 


Oct.  2 1, '44 
Apr.  28,'45 
Dec.  30,'44 


Mar. 
Aug. 
Feb. 
Dec. 
Sept. 
Sept. 
June 
Dec. 
Apr. 
Nov. 
Dec. 


I0,'45 
26. '44 

3,  '45 
9.'44 

23.'44 
I6,'44 
9,'45 
23.'44 
I4.'45 

4,  '44 
9,'44 


Dec.  I6,'44 
Mar.  I7,'45 
Sept.  30,'44 
Nov.  25,'44 


2486 


2149 
2426 
2249 

2349 
2103 
2297 
2215 
21 10 
2101 
2487 
2238 
2041 
2166 
2214 

2226 
2362 
2121 
2193 


76m      Sept.23,'44  2110 


2354 

2259 
1816 
2354 
2131 
2216 
2242 
1746 


1835 
2366 

i983 
1971 
1971 

2142 


2131 
1695 
2032 


2262 


72m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2216 

60m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2309 

2203 

1  lOm 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

56m 

June  9. '45 

2485 

2403 

89m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1850 

2242 

2454 

2230 

lOOm 

Jan.  27.'45 

2290 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

90m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

1971 

2403 

115m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2362 

2418 

92  m 

Oct.  21.44 

iiso 

1747 

2406 

74m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

2202 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

61m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2130 

2071 

47m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2350 

1 17m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

2467 

96  m 

Sept.  23, '44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

80m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

80m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

2093 

1 13m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1715 

2455 

68m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

84m 

Nov.  23,'40 

2477 

2467 

91m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2103 

1786 

2499 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14,  1945 


2455 


2406 
2342 


2455 
2455 

22i8 

2549 


Title  Company 

NATIONAL  Barn  DancB  Para. 

National  Velvet  (color)  MGM 
Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue)  MGM 
Naughty  Nineties,  The  Univ. 
Navajo  Trail,  The  Mono. 
Nevada  RKO 
New  Gulliver,  The  (Ru$.)  Mayer-Burstyn 
Night  Club  Girl  Univ. 
Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(1945-46)  Univ. 
Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 
Nobody  Lives  Forever  ('45-'46)  WB 
None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  RKO 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 
issue) (color)  Para. 
Nothing  But  Trouble  MGM 

OATH  of  Vengeance  PRC 
Objective  Burma  WB 
Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46)  WB 
Old  Texas  Trail,  The  Univ. 
On  Approval  (British)  English 
Once  Upon  a  Dream  (1945-46)  Univ. 
One  Body  Too  Many  Para. 
One  Heavenly  Night  (R.)  Film  Classics 
On  Stage,  Everybody  Univ. 
Oregon  Trail  Rep. 
Our  Hearts  Wore  Young  and 

Gay  Para. 
Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes  MGM 
Outlaw,  The  UA 
Out  of  the  Night  PRC 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion) 
Out  of  This  World  Para. 
Over  21  Col. 

PAN-AMERICANA  RKO 

Pardon  My  Past  Col. 

Paris — Underground  UA 

Party  Girl  Mono. 

(formerly  Main  Street  Girl) 

Passionate  Ghost,  The  RKO 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Patrick  the  Great  Univ. 

Pearl  of  Death  Univ. 

Penthouse  Rhythm  Univ. 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street,  The  PRC 

Phantom  Speaks,  The  Rep. 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The  MGM 

Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Pillow  to  Post  WB 

Pique  Dame  (French)  Brill 

Place  of  One's  Own,  A  (Br.)  Gains. 

Power  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Practically  Yours  Para. 
Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color)  RKO 

RAINBOW  Island  (color)  Para. 
Rainbow,  The  (Russian)  Artlcino 
Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 
Rebel,  The  (Mexican)  Clasa-Mohme 
Reckless  Age  Univ. 
Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  Univ. 
Return  of  the  Durango  Kid  Col. 
Return  of  the  Vikings  (Br.)  Ealing 
Rhapsody  in  Blue  (1944-45)  WB 
Rhythm  Roundup  Col. 
Riders  of  Santa  Fe  Univ. 
River  Gang  (1945-46)  Univ. 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 
Road  to'Alcatraz  Rep. 
Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46)  Para. 
Roaring  Rangers  Col. 
Rockin'  in  the  Rockies  Col. 
Rogues'  Gallery  PRC 
Roughly  Speaking  WB 
Rough  Ridin'  Justice  Col. 
Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  Col. 
Royal  Scandal,  A  20th-Fox 
Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Col. 


Col. 
Mono. 
Col. 


SADDLE  Leather  Law 
Saddle  Serenade 
Sagebrush  Heroes 

Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col.)  Univ. 

Salty  O'Rourke  Para. 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46)  WB 
San  Demetrio  (British)  20th-Fox 

San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Univ. 

Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Rep. 

Saratoga  Trurk  (1945-46)  WB 

Scared  Stiff  Para. 

2550 


Prxni.  Release 

Number                Stars  Date 

4403  Jean  Heather-Charles  Quigley  Block  I 
521         Mickey  Rooney-Jackie  Jenkins  Apr., '45 

508  Jeanette  MacDonald-Nelson  Eddy  Nov.,'44 
9003  Abbott  and  Costello  July  6.'45 
...         Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.  5,'45 

509  Bob  Mitchum-Anne  Jeffreys  Block  2 
....  Puppet  feature  Reissue 
9035  Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris  Jan.  5, '45 

....         Merle  Oberon-Turhan  Bey  Not  Set 

529  Joan  Bennett-George  Raft  July, '45 

....         John  Garfieid-Geraldine  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

501         Gary  Grant-Ethel  Barrymore  Block  I 

4433  Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll  Aug.  26,'45 

519        Laurel  and  Hardy  Mar.,'45 

....  Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John  Dec.  9,'44 

411  Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull  Feb.  I7,'45 

....  Paul  Henreid-Eleanor  Parker  Not  Set 

9082  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Dec.  1 5, '44 

....  Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie  Not  Set 

....  Franchot  Tone-Susanna  Foster  Not  Set 

4409  Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker  Block  2 

....  Evelyn  Laye-John  Boles  Feb.  1 5, '45 

....  Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan  July  13, '45 

456  Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart  July  14, '45 

4404  Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell  Block  I 
....  Margaret  O'Brien-Jackie  Jenkins  Not  Set 
....  Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston  Aug.  3 1, '45 
....  Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers  Mar.  3 1, '45 

4426  Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn  July  13, '45 

Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox  Aug.  23, '45 

512  Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long  Block  3 

....  Fred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman       Not  Set 

....  Constance  Bennett-Gracie  Fields  Sept.  1 4, '45 

....  Doris  Merrick-Eddie  Quillan  June    I, '45 

  Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew  Not  Set 

901!  Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan  May  4,'45 

9019  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  Sept.  22, '44 

9043  Kirby  Grant-Lois  Collier  June  22, '45 

Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldridge  May   2, '45 

433  Richard  Arlen-Lynn  Roberts  May  I0,'45 

525  George  Sanders-Hurd  Hatfield  June, '45 

....  Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

417  Ida  Lupino-Sydney  Greenstreet  June  9, '45 

  Pierre  Blanchar  Oct.  I5,'44 

.  .  Margaret  Lockwood-James  Mason  Not  Set 

6023  Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter  Apr.  I9,'45 

4414  Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray  Block  3 

....  John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker  Sept.    I, '45 

551  Bob  Hope-Virginia  M>ayo  Special 

440!  Dorothy  Lamour-Eddie  Bracken  Block  I 

  War  feature  Oct.  2 1. '44 

....  Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding  Not  Set 

....  Jorge  Negrete  Mar.  9, '45 

9029  Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson  Nov.  17, '44 

9084  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  June    I, '45 

6206  Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens  Apr.  1 9, '45 

....  Norwegian  feature                    '  Not  Set 

....  Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Sept.  29,'45 

6223  Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker  June  7.'45 

9081  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Nov.  10, '44 

....  Gloria  Jean-John  Qualen  Not  Set 

423  Robert  Lowery-June  Storey  July  I0,'45 

....  Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour  Not  Set 

....  Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette  Not  Set 

6222  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby  Apr.  1 7, '45 

....  Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond  Dec.   6, '44 

412  Rosalind  Russe<l-Jack  Carson  Mar.   3, '45 

6205  Charles  Starrett- Betty  Jane  Graham      Mar.  I  5,'45 

6018  Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen  Mar.  22, '45 

521  Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter  Apr.,'45 
  Charles  Starrett-Sally  Bliss  Aug.  I6,'45 


Running 
Time 
76m 
123m 
106m 
76m 
56m 
62m 
75m 
60m 


95m 

nVm 

126m 
69m 

57m 
142m 

59m 
80m 

75rfi 

75m 


r-  REVIEWED  -y 
M.  P.  Product 
Herald  Digest 


I2lm 
87m 

96m 
84m 


89m 
69m 
60m 
58m 
68m 
lllm 

92  m 
85m 
97m 
66m 
90m 


96m 
93m 
80m 

1 12m 
63  m 

57  m 
54m 
139m 

63  m 


60  m 


Issut 
Sept.  9,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 
Mar.  2,'35 
June23,'45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
Dec.  9.'44 
Oct.  I4,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 


June  2,'45 

Oct.  7,'44 

Oct.  26,'40 
Dec.  2,'44 

Jan.  27/45 
May  27,'44 


Oct.  2 1, '44 
Oct.  25,'30 
July  I4,'45 


81m      Sept.  2,'44 


Feb.  1 3, '43 
Feb.  17,'45 

June  9,'45 
Feb.  I7,'45 


Apr.  2 1. '45 
Sept.  2.'44 
June  9,'45 
Apr.  7,'45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
Mar.  3,'45 

May  i9,'45 
Nov.  4.'44 
Apr.  21,45 
May  5,'45 
Dec.  23.'44 


94m       Oct.  I4,'44 


Sept.  2, '44 
Oct.  28,'44 
Sept.  I8,'43 

Mar.  24,'45 
Sept.  2, '44 

May  5, '45 
Sept.  23.'44 
June  30,'45 


Page 
2089 
2213 
2030 
2510 
2349 
2214 
2139 
2215 


2477 
2129 
2486 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
1849 
1763 

2310 
2186 
2007 

2203 

2279 
2131 
2278 
1826 


2202 

2186 

2186 

2289 

1983 

2093 

2186 

i9io 

2434 

2i50 

1850 

1993 

2541 

2499 

2543 

2082 

1746 

2230 

2542 

2318 

2186 

2485 

2093 

2279 

2318 

2216 

2543 

2454 

2418 

2366 

2414 

1675 

2083 

1983 

2486 

2279 

2394 

2279 

2414 

2354 

2337 

1899 

2454 

2453 

2216 

2166 

2414 

2434 

2279 

2239 

1806 

2250 

2137 

1889 

2081 

1654 

2157 

2362 

2374 

2083 

1983 

2454 

2434 

2366 

2111 

2521 


July  1 4, '45  2542 


67m 

60m 

Dec.  23.  44 

2239 

II  7m 

Feb.   3, '45 

2297 

58m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2382 

94m 

Mar.  24.'45 

2373 

1530 
2434 
2166 
2279 

2418 

17IS 

2543 

i!3b4 
2186 
1983 
2354 
2250 
2131 
2418 


Service 
Date 
Page 

2218 

2455 

2455 


2406 


2523 


2218 


2406 


2523 


2523 


2455 


2455 

2342 

2262 


2455 


2455 


6203 

Charles  Starrett-VI  Athens 

Dec.  21, '44 

55m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2007 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

July  28,'45 

2434 

6204 

Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 

Feb.  I,'45 

54m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2007 

9073 

Yvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce 

Apr.  27,'45 

90m 

Apr.  I4,'4S 

2402 

2230 

4418 

Alan  Ladd-Gall  Russell 

Block  4 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 

2523 

Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith 

Oct.  27.'45 

2216 

Walter  Fitzgerald-Ralph  Michaol 

Not  Set 

lOSm 

Jan.  29,'44 

1734 

9017 

Louise  Allbritton-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  29,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

455 

Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling 

June  2, '45 

56m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2467 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 

Jan.  26,'46 

1431 

4423 

Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage 

June  22, '45 

65m 

Apr.  7.'45 

2393 

2354 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  14,  1945 


Title 
Scarlet  Clue,  The 
Scofland  Yard  Invesfigator 
Secret  Mission  (British) 
See  My  Lawyer 
Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46) 
Sergeant  Mike 
Seventh  Cro*;^  The 
Shadow  of  a  Woman 
Shadow  of  Suspicion 
Shadow  of  Terror 

(formerly  Checkmate) 
Shadows  in  the  Night 
Shadows  of  Death 
Shady  Lady 

Shanghai  Drama,  The  (French) 
She  Gets  Her  Man 
Sheriff  of  Cimarron 
Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas 
Sheriff  of  Sundown 
She's  a  Sweetheart 
Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue) 
Silver  City  Kid 
Silver  Fleet,  The 
Since  You  Went  Away 
Singing  Sheriff,  The 
Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas 
Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing 
Sing  Your  Way  Home 
Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color) 
Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 
Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A  Rep. 
•  Song  of  Bernadette,  The  20th-Fox 
Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 

(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 
Song  of  the  Range 
Song  of  the  Sarong 
Song  to  Remember,  A  (color) 
Son  of  Lassie  (color) 
Southerner,  The 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 
Spellbound 

(formerly  hlouse  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 
Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 
Spider,  The  (1945-46) 
Sporting  Chance,  A 
Springtime  in  Texas 
Stage  Coach  Outlaws 
Stagecoach  to  Monterey 


Com  pan  > 
Mono. 

Rep. 
English 
Univ. 

Univ. 
Col. 
MGM 
WB 
Mono. 

PRC 


Col. 
PRC 

Univ. 

Brill 
Univ. 

Rep. 
Rep. 
Rep. 
Col. 
Para. 
Rep. 
PRC 
UA 
U  niv. 
Col. 
Rep. 
RKO 

RKO 


Mono. 
Univ. 
Col. 
MGM 
UA 
RKO 
UA 


20th-Fox 
Rep. 
Mono. 

PRC 
Rep. 


State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Steppin'  in  Society  Rep. 

Story  of  G.I.  Joe  UA 

Strange  Affair  Col. 
Strange  Confession  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Strange  illusion  PRC 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe  Mono. 
Strawberry  Roan  (Br.)    Br.  Natl.-Anglo 

Sudan  (color)  Univ. 

Summer  Storm  UA 

Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  20th-Fox 

Suspect,  The  Univ. 

Sweet  and  Lowdown  20th-Fox 

Swing  Hostess  PRC 

Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  Rep. 

Swing  Out,  Sister  Univ. 

TAHITI  Nights  Col. 
Tab  It  or  Leave  It  20th-Fox 
Tall  !n  the  Saddle  RKO 
Tanan  and  the  Amaions  RKO 
Tell  It  to  a  Star  Rep. 
Ten  Cents  a  Dance  Col. 
Texas  Manhunt  Rep. 
That's  the  Spirit  Univ. 
There  Goes  Kelly  Mono. 
They  Came  to  a  City  (British)  Ealing 
They  Met  in  the  Dark  (British)  English 
They  Shall  Have  Music  ( Re- 
issue) Film  Classics 
They  Were  Expendable  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 
Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  MGM 
32  Rue  de  Montmarte  (French)  Brill 
This  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue)  Para. 
This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.)  UA 
This  Man's  Navy  MGM 
Thoroughbreds  Rep. 
Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 
Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col. 
3  Is  a  Family  UA 
Three  Caballeros,  The  (color)  RKO 
Three  Hours  (French)  Hoffberg 


N  umher 


9016 


6033 

501 


6021 


9020 
454 

3316 
463 

6032 

4432 
461 


9030 
6221 
401 


492 
510 
41  I 
520 


9040 
526 


420 

462 
418 

6016 

9006 

513 
9010 
503 
509 

9033 

6025 
501 
503 
518 

6029 


513 
511 

4434 

517 
408 
520 


591 


Release 

Stars  Date 

Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong  May  5, '45 
Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Strohelm  Not  Set 

Hugh  Williams-Carla  Lehmann  Not  Set 

Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald      May  25, '45 

Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville  Not  Set 

Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates  Nov.  9, '44 
Spencer  Tracy-Siqne  Hasso  Sept., '44 

Andrea  King-Helmut-Dantine  Feb.   9, '46 

Marjorie  Weaver-Pe+er  Cookson  Dec.  I  5, '44 

Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall  Oct.  I4,'45 

Warner  Baiter-NIna  Foch  Oct.  19, '44 

Buster  Crflbbe-AI.  St.  John  Apr.  I9,'45 
Charles  Coburn-Ginny  Simms  Not  Set 

Louis  Jouvet  Jan.  10, '45 

Joan  Davis-Leon  frrol  Jan.  1 2, '45 

Sur.set  Carson-Linda  Stirling  Feb.  28, '45 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Dec.  3 1, '44 

Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling  Nov.   7, '44 

Larry  Parks-Jane  Darwell  Dec.  7, '44 
Fredric  March-Claudette  Colbert  Special 

Allan  Lane  July  20,'44 

Ralph  Richardson  June  1 5, '45 

Colbert-Temple-Woolley-Cotten  July  20, '44 

Bob  Crosby-Fay  McKenzie  Oct.  6, '44 

Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler  Feb.  8, '45 

Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty  Aug.  12, '44 
Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys  Not  Set 


Disney  Cartoon  Feature 
Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea 
Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn 
Jennifer  Jones-Charle;  Bickford 
Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt 

Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore 
Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan 
Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni 
Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp 
Zachary  Scott-Betty  Field 
Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara 
Ingrid  Bergman-Gregory  Peck 


Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsav 
Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe 

Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4, '45 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2, '45 
Buster  Crabbe-Ai  St.  John  Not  Set 

Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  1 5, '44 

Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-DIck  Haymes  Oct.,'45 
Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George      July  29,'45 

July  I3.'45 
Oct.  5,'44 
Not  Set 
Mar.  3  I, '45 
July  2 1, '45 
Not  Set 
Mar.  2,'45 
July  I4.'44 
Dec..'44 
Jan.  26,'45 
Sept..'44 
Sept.  8,'44 
Not  Set 
May  I8,'45 

Dec.  28,'44 
Aug.,'44 
Block  I 
Joyce      Block  4 
Not  Set 
June    7, '45 
Not  Sot 
June    I, '45 
Feb.  I6,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 


Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum 
Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes 
Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 
Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers 
Johnny  Mack  Brown 
Billy  Hartnell-Carol  Raye 
Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 
George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell 
Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak 
Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton 
Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman 
Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian 
Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee 
Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher 

Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg 
Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers 
John  Wayne-Ella  Raines 
Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffield-B. 
Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry 
Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd 
Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 
Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay 
John  Clements-Googio  Withers 
James  Mason-Joyce  Howard 


Jascha  Heifetz-Joel  McCrea  June  1 5, '45 

Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne  Not  Set 

James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert  Not  Set 

William  Powell-Myrna  Loy  Jan. ,'45 

Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy  Jan. ,'45 

Marcel  Simon-Gaby  Sylva  Sept.  25, '44 

Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake  Aug.  26, '45 

Robert  Newton-Celia  Johnson  Not  Set 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb., '45 

Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec.  23, '44 

Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

Cornell  Wilde-Evelyn  Keyes  Not  Set 

Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23, '44 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 

Jean  Pierre  Aumont  Oct.  28, '44 


KunninK 
Time 
65m 

75m 
67m 


60m 
I  12m 

68m 


^  KEVIE^XrED  -> 

M.  P.  Product  Advance 

Herald  Digest 

Issue  Page 

Apr.  28, '45  2425 


Sept.  26.'42 
Feb.  10, '45 


Feb.  I0,'45 
July  22, '44 

Oct.   7, '44 


Synnfsis 
Page 
2354 
2467 


Srrvtrr 
Date 

P^ne 


2082 
2309 


2310 
2095 

2129 


1899 

2418 
2131 
1715 
2543 
2032 
2467 


67m 

Aug.   5, '44 

2031 

1899 

60m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2230 

2543 

78m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2277 

74m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2269 

2203 

57m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

55m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2142 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 

69m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2186 

1  18m 

Aug.  19, 'It 

2103 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

62m 

Mar.  20,'43 

2401 

174m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

i635 

63  m 

Sept.  16, '44 

2102 

1983 

66m 

2250 

70m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

2032 

2354 


2403 


2187 


2218 


Reissue 

83m 

Dec.25,'37 

1782 

Nov.,'44 

87m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

2071 

2342 

Feb.  19,'45 

69  m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2250 

Apr.,'45 

156m 

Dec.  25,'43 

1685 

1416 

1995 

Not  Set 

2454 

Dec.  I,'44 

55m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2166 

Apr.  20,'45 

65m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2278 

Mar.  I.'45 

1  12m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

1715 

2455 

June, '45 

100m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2093 

2523 

Aug.  10, '45 

91m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2216 

Not  Set 

2259 

Sept.  28,'45 

2093 

Feb.  I0,'45 

63m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

Mar.,*46 

2499 

55m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2418 

58m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

55m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

2032 
2434 

72  m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2278 

108m 

June  23, '45 

2509 

2250 

78m 

Nov.  18,'44 

2182 

2071 
2454 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i8 

2186 

2406 

56m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

78m 

Mar.  17,'45 

2362 

76m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2203 

2455 

106m 

May  20,'44 

1897 

1747 

2218 

86m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2092 

2406 

85m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2166 

2455 

75m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1786 

2262 

76m 

Oct.  28. '44 

2157 

2032 
2403 

60m 

May  5.'45 

2434 

2259 

63m 

Jan.27,'45 

2250 

2186 

70m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

,'890 

2143 

87m 

Sept.  23.'44 

21 10 

1899 

2406 

76m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 
2403 

2523 

60m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2366 
2467 

91m 

May  26,'45 
Mar.  I0.'45 

2466 

2310 

61m 

2350 

2216 

78m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2090 

80m 

Sept.  4.'43 

1522 

120m 

July  I5.'39 

1993 

2384 

1  15  m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

lOOm 

Nov.25.'44 

2193 

2007 

2523 

140m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

1889 

2406 

83m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2129 

81m 

Mar.  21, '42 

2486 

1 15m 

May  27, '44 

1909 

lOOm 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2092 

2523 

55m 

Jan.27'45 

2290 

2203 

81m 

Apr.  21. "45 

2413 

2310 

95m 

June  I6,'45 

2499 

2242 

81m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2092 

2302 

72m 

Dec.  I6.'44 

2225 

2186 

2455 

89m 

Nov.  4. '44 

2166 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  14.  1945 


2551 


Throe  in  the  Saddle  PRC 
Three  Strangers  (1945-46)  WB 
Three's  a  Crowd  Rep. 
Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color)  MGM 
Thunderhead  (color)  20th-Fox 
Thunder  Rock  (British)  English 
Tiger  Woman,  The  Rep. 
Till  We  Meet  Again  Para. 
Together  Again  Col. 
To  Have  and  Have  Not  WB 
Tomorrow  the  World  UA 
Tonight  and  Every  Night  (color)  Col. 
Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 
Topeka  Terror  Rep. 
Town  Went  Wild,  The  PRC 
Trail  of  Kit  Carson  Rep. 
Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A  20th-Fox 
Trouble  Chasers  Mono. 

(formerly  Here  Comes  Trouble) 
Twice  Blessed  MGM 
Two  O'clock  Courage  RKO 
Two  Orphans,  The  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 
2,000  Women  (British)  UA 
Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 

(1945-46)  Para. 

UNCLE  Harry  Umv. 

Under  Western  Skies  Univ. 

Unseen,  The  Para. 

Unwritten  Code,  The  Col. 

Ural  Front,  The  (Russian)  Artklno 

Utah  Rep. 

VALLEY  of  Decision,  The  MGM 
Vampire's  Ghost,  The  Rep. 
Very  Thought  of  You,  The  WB 
Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City  Rep. 
Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para. 

WAIT  for  Me  (Russian)  Artkino 
Walk  in  the  Sun,  A  UA 
Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)  MGM 
Waterloo  Road  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono. 
Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA 
Weekend  at  the  Waldorf  MGM 
Welcome,  Mr.  Washington  (Br.) 

Br.  Nat'l-Anglo 
We  Live  Again  (Reissue)  Film  Classics 
West  of  the  Pecos  RKO 
What  a  Blonde  RKO 
When  Strangers  Marry  Mono. 
Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color) 
Whispering  Skull,  The 
White  Pongo 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 
Why  Girls  Leave  Home 
Wildfire  (color) 
Wildflower  (Mexican) 
Wild  Horse  Phantom 
Wilson  (color)  (1945-46) 
Wing  and  a  Prayer 
Winged  Victory 
Within  These  Walls 
Without  Love 
Woman  in  Green,  The 
Woman  in  the  Window,  The 
Wonder  Man  (color) 
World  Owes  Me  a  Living,  The 

(British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 

Wuthering  Heights  (R.)    Film  Classics 


20th-Fox 
PRC 
PRC 

PRC 

Screen  Guild 
Clasa-Mohmo 
PRC 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
MGM 
Univ. 
RKO 
RKO 


Prod. 
N  urn  be- 


416 

528 
518 


4402 

6003 
410 

6002 

464 


466 
517 


529 
521 


9039 
4417 
6035 

44! 

527 
434 
406 
3315 


503 


51 


YOLANDA  and  the  Thief 

(color)  MGM 
You  Came  Along  Para.  4428 

You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col  

Young  Widow  UA  .... 

Youth  on  Trial  Col.  6041 


Release 

Date 

June  29,'45 
Oct.  I  3, '45 
May  23, '45 
July,'45 
Mar., '45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Block  I 
Dec.  22,"44 
Jan.  20,'45 
Dec.  29,'44 
Feb.  22,'45 
Not  Set 
Jan.  26,'45 
Dec.  I5,'44 
July  I  I, '45 
Feb.,'45 
June  2, '45 


Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 
Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet 
Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon 
Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson 
Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster 
Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave 
Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond 
Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton 
Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 
Fredric  March-Betty  Field 
Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell 
Maxie  Rosenbloom-Billy  Gilbert- 
Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig 
Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford 
Historical  feature 
Phyllis  Calvert-Flora  Robson 

Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy 

George  Sanders-Ella  Raines 
Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 
Joel  McCrea-Gail  Russell 
Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 
War  feature 
Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Greer  Garson-Gregory  Peck 
John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart 
Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Joel  McCrea-Brian  Donlevy 

Feature  dubbed  in  English 
Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hall 
Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh 
John  Mills-Stewart  Granger 
Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman 
David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway 


Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills 

Ginger  Rogers-Lana  Turner-Walter  Pidgeon  Not  Set 


Running 

Time 
60m 

58m 
105m 
78m 
90m 

88m 

1 00m 
1 00m 
85m 
92m 

55m 
79m 

128m 
63  m 


r-  REVIEWED  -> 
M.  P.  Product 
Herald  Digest 

Usup  Page 
June  23, '45  2511 


June  1 6, '45 
May  26,'45 
Feb.  3,'45 
Sept.  I6,'44 

Sept.  2.'44 
Nov.  II, '44 
Oct.  I4,'44 
Dec.  23,'44 
Feb.  I0,'45 

Jan.27,'45 
Nov.  I  I, '44 

Jan.  27,'45 


2498 
2465 
2297 
2101 

2082 
2173 
2137 
2237 
2309 

2200 
2173 

2289 


Fred  Astaire-Lucilie  Bremer  Not  Set 

Robert  Cummings-Lizabeth  Scott  Sept.  I4,'45 

Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart  July  28, '45 

Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward  Not  Set 

Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair  Jan.  11, '45 


Advance 

Synopsis 
Pa  ge 
2434 
2366 
2353 
2203 
2092 

2467 
1676 
213! 
1850 
2007 
2092 
2384 
2279 
2131 
2543 
1923 
2418 


2242 


103m       July  7,'45 


59m       Feb.  24, "45 


2533 
2330 


2354 
2354 
2418 
2454 
2203 


Data 
Page 


2523 
2523 


2342 
2406 
2406 
2406 


2455 


July,'45 

77m 

June  2, '45 

2477 

2354 

Blocks 

66m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2259 

Dec.  ZO,  44 

1  jom 

Jan.  0,  4D 

Zzo/ 

Not  Set 

97m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2090 

Not  Set 

1923 

Aug.  3, '45 

2499 

Jan.  I9,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6, '45 

2257 

2203 

Block  4 

81m 

Feb.  24.'45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

Oct.  26,'44 

61m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2093 

June  6,'45 

84m 

June23,'45 

25!  1 

Mar.  21, '45 

78m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

June, '45 

120m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

2230 

2523 

May  21, '45 

59m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2278 

Nov.  II. '44 

99m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1850 

2342 

Nov.  I5,'44 

54m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

Not  Set 

2242 

Mar.  I7.'45 

79m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

Not  Set 

2242 

Sept.,'44 

108m 

May  I8,'40 

2030 

2i87 

Not  Set 

76m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

Nov.  3,'44 

70m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

i899 

Jan.,'45 

1  15m 

June  I7,'44 

2239 

2523 

Not  Set 

109m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

Barbara  Mullen-Donald  Stewart 

Not  Set 

90m 

July  {,'44 

1969 

Fredric  March-Anna  Sten 

Nov.  I5,'44 

83m 

Sept.  29,'34 

1993 

524 

Bob  Mitchum-Barbara  Hale 

Blocks 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

51 1 

Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg 

Block  3 

71m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2279 

Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter 

Nov.  24, '44 

67m 

Aug.  19,'44 

2103 

1971 

526 

Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie 

June, '45 

77m 

May  26, '45 

2465 

2131 

2523 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Dec.29,'44 

55m 

2186 

Richard  Fraser-LIonel  Royce 

Not  Set 

73m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2418 

Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard 

-    Not  Set 

69m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2366 

Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway 

July  I8,'45 

60m 

June  30, '45 

2522 

2250 

Dolores  Del  Rio 

Jan.  I5,'45 

90m 

Jan.27,'45 

2289 

Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John 

Oct.  28,'44 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2i3i 

530 

Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn 

Aug.,'45 

154m 

Aug.  5, "44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

502 

Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews 

Aug.,'44 

97m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

512 

Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain 

Dec.,'44 

130m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

528 

Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson 

July,'45 

71m 

June  9,'4S 

2486 

2467 

522 

Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy 

May,"45 

1  Mm 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2242 

2523 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

July  27,'45 

68m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2403 

582 

.Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett 

SpecK'^l 

99m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2137 

1923 

2342 

552 

Danny  Kaye-VIrginia  Mayo 

Special 

98m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2093 

2523 

David  Farrar-Judy  Campbell 

Not  Set 

90m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

Merle  Oberon-Lawrence  Olivier 

Dec.  I5,'44 

lOSm 

Apr.  I,'39 

1993 

ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color)  MGM 
Zombies  on  Broadway  RKO 
Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino 


.   ..         MGM  Contract  Stars  Not  Set   

516  Bela  Lugosl-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney  Block  4  68m 
  War  feature                                       Apr.  I4,'45  8Sm 


Apr.  2 1, '45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 


2414 
2415 


1913 
2259 


Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2524, 


2552 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  14,  1945 


Meet  the  Men  and  Women 

Who  Turn  Out  Many 
of  the  Navy's  Movies. 

...THE  TECHNICIANS 
AT  ANACOSTIA 


Th 


lHEY  were  in  the  industry  before  the  war ...  in 
the  processing  labs,  or  working  with  sound,  ani- 
mating, editing  ...  in  one  way  or  another  whipping 
exposed  film  into  finished  productions.  That's  what 
they're  doing  now  in  the  Photo  Science  Laboratory 
at  Anacostia,  D.  C.  Their  peacetime  productions  en- 
tertained or  sold.  Now,  their  Navy-made  movies 
inform,  inspire  and  instruct  the  officers  and  men  of 
our  fleets.  Anacostia's  technicians  are  an  important 
part  of  the  Navy's  never-ending  training  program; 
their  movies  help  make  and  keep  our  Navy  great. 


OFFICIAL  U.  S.  NAVY  PHOTOS 


Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester  4,  N.  Y. 

J.  E.  BRULATOUR,  INC.,  Distributors,  Fort  Lee,  Chicago,  Hollywood 


MOTION  PICTURE 

HERALD 


REVIEWS 

(Iti  Product  Digest) 

Anchors  Aweigh 

Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes 

Chrisfmas  in  Connecticut 

The  Beautiful  Cheat 

I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart 

The  Falcon  in  San  Francisco 

Caribbean  Mystery 

Oregon  Trail 

Frontier  Fugitives 

Arson  Squad 

{In  News  Section) 
Weekend  at  the  Waldorf 


in 


STATE  DEPARTMENT  WINS  NEW 
AGREEMENTS  FOR  INDUSTRY 
IN  ENGLAND  AND  ITALY 


MGM  ABANDONS  REISSUES  FOR 
NEW  SEASON;  HOLDS  SLIDING 
SCALE  POLICY  ON  SALES 


HOLLAND  OPEN  FOR  BUSINESS; 
HERALD  WRITER  REPORTS  AFTER 
EVADING  GESTAPO  FOUR  YEARS 


Making  Obsolete  Theatre  meet  Modern  Standards 


160,  NO.  3;  JULY  21,  1945 


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^sbg^^kly  by  Quigley  Publishiiui  Co..  U'c.  ,i'  1  !70  .S~M-f/i  Aveinie.  Roactcllcr  Croti 
)he  Americas,  $10.0h 


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cr.  .Vc«'  York  20.  .V.   V.     .  fbicnntioi)  pr:c<- 


The  artist  gives  his  impression 
of  Margaret  O'Brien  and  Jackie 
'  'Butch"  Jenkins  from  the  M-G-M 
true-tO'life  drama  "Our  Vines 
Have  Tender  Grapes." 


LIKE  A  DIAMOND  IN 
THE  SKY! 

Something  to 'sing  about  is  M-G-M's  "OUR  VINES  HAVE 
TENDER  GRAPES." 

We  screened  it  this  week  with  joy  in  our  hearts! 

Friendly  customers!  Watch  for  the  Trade  Show  so  that  you  will 
know  how  wonderful  it  is. 

Thank  you  Edward  G,  Robinson  for  your  stellar  performance. 
Bless  you  little  Margaret  O'Brien  for  yours.  And  Butch,  you  are 
terrific ! 

Yes,  the  BIG  ONES  come  from  M^G^M!  ,i 

EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON  •  MARGARET  O'BRIEN  in  "OUR  VINES  HAVE  TENDER  GRAPES"  with 
James  Craig,  Frances  GifFord,  Agnes  Moorehead,  Morris  Carnovsky  and  Jackie  "BUTCH"  Jenkins  •  Screen 
Play  by  Dalton  Trumbo  •  Based  on  the  Book  "For  Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes"  by  George  Victor  Martin 
Directed  by  Roy  Rowland    •    Produced  by  Robert  Sisk    •    A  Metro-Goldwyn -Mayer  Picture 


»ETTE  DAVIS 
rREMeNDOUS  IN 
FIRST  30  DATES 
>F  NATIONAL 
PLEASE  EC  AFTER 


WARMERS' 

IN 

Hits  all-time  high  at  N.  Y.  Holly- 
wood!  Beats  'Yankee  Doodle' 
and  'Th  is  is  the  Army'!  Hail  a 
new  star— Robert  Alda! 


GoHfueT 

Brings  highest  gross  ever  reg- 
istered at  Strand  N.  Y.I  Topping 
all  previous  Bogart  receipts  in 
practically  100%  of  engage- 
ments now  reported! 

(Also  stars  Alexis  Smith,  Sydney 

Greenstreet) 


t 

I 

t:; 


warmers' 


Wild  and  furious  six-gun  action 
in  the  midwest  —  and  a  beauti- 
fully timed  headline  story! 

{Philip  Dorn,  Helmut  Dantiney  Jean 
Sullivan^  A  Ian  Hale) 


Big  laughs  and  big  coin  in  key 
spots  and  small  spots  alike!  A 
honey! 

{Ida  Lufino,  Sydney  Greenstreety 
William  Prince) 


Easily  ranks  with  the  No.  1 
money-shows  on  the  boards 
this  entire  season! 

(Denms  Morgan,  Dane  Clark,  Ray- 
mond Massey,  Andrea  King) 


V 


/ 


Jock  L.Warner,  Executive  Proc/ucer 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


MARTIN  QUIGLEY,  Publisher  and  Editor-in-Chief 


Vol.  160,  No.  3 


TERRY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 


OP 


July  21,  1945 


LOOKING  ABROAD 

Now  that  he  got  misquoted,  or  at  least  misinterpreted, 
by  a  hit-and-run  reporter  and  thereupon  defensively 
decided  to  give  press  audience,  Mr.  Eric  Johnston  has 
given  indication,  somewhat  incidentally,  of  a  new  patterning 
of  function  in  the  making  for  the  industry's  principal  trade 
association.  It  tends  to  put  a  new  high  accent  on  external 
and  world  relations — meaning  foreign  trade. 

Mr.  Johnston  is  in  the  midst  of  a  Hollywood  sojourn  in 
•which  he  is  presumed  to  be  making  up  his  mind  about  the 
proffered  post  of  president  of  the  Motion  Picture  Producers 
and  Distributors  of  America,  Inc.,  a  move  which  would  be 
accompanied  by  Mr.  Will  H.  Hays  becoming  chairman  of 
the  board. 

Mr.  Johnston  has  for  months  surrounded  the  subject  with 
a  deal  of  tentativity,  but  as  time  wears  on  the  probabilities 
of  his  acceptance  of  the  post  increase.  As  will  be  discovered 
In  a  news  article  from  our  Hollywood  editor,  Mr.  William  R. 
Weaver,  In  this  issue,  Mr.  Johnston  is  looking  at  the  world 
scene,  from  Hollywood. 

For  twenty-and-odd  years  the  larger  and  most  vital  problems 
of  the  motion  picture  have  been  at  home  and  internal.  In 
that  period  the  business  has  become  an  industry,  and  a  world 
Industry.  With  a  new  world  forming,  or  an  old  world  trying 
+o  reform,  new  problems  loom  ahead.  In  that  field  it  would 
appear  that  Mr.  Johnston  has  some  special  equipment  and 
fitness  as  an  Industrial  diplomat. 

It  Is  the  apparent  program  of  the  MPPDA  to  retain  and 
conserve  in  Mr.  Hays  the  achievements  of  the  long  formative 
experience,  and  with  the  younger  Mr.  Johnston  to  arm  for 
international  commercial  adventure  in  this  era  when  politics 
and  commerce  will  often  be  Indistinguishable  from  each  other. 


INTERNATIONALIZATION 

THIS  weekend  was  to  find  Mr.  J.  Arthur  Rank  at  home  in 
Surrey  with  his  first  expedition  to  the  States  behind  him 
and  holding  deals  and  connections  of  sorts  with  four  prin- 
cipal American  companies,  perhaps  a  fifth  yet  to  be  disclosed, 
and  with  arrangements  under  way  to  use  some  American 
patents  and  designs  in  cinema  equipment  in  British  manu- 
facture. 

To  the  hour  of  his  sailing  for  five  days'  rest  at  sea  on  the 
S.S.  Queen  Mary,  Mr.  Rank,  in  the  face  of  much  controversial 
questioning,  maintained  his  suave  equanimity  and  diplomatic 
assertion  that  he  would  share  in  the  picture  markets  of  America 
and  the  world  by  cooperation  rather  than^  competition. 
Progress  appears. 

The  Rank-RKO  arrangement  for  production  in  Britain  in 
substantial  partnership  with  Hollywood,  and  with  RKO  taking 
distribution  for  the  United  Kingdom  and  all  of  the  Western 
Hemisphere  except  Canada — and  maybe  except  Mexico — 
leaving  most  of  the  rest  of  the  world  to  Mr.  Rank,  is  of  special 
interest  and  could  be  a  pattern  of  precedent.  A  few  regions 
are  yet  to  be  allocated.  However,  here  Is  positive  mapping 
of  the  world  market  for  one  line  of  product. 


AMERICAN  WAY 

THE  Brussels  radio,  overheard  by  the  Federal  Communica- 
tions Commission,  was  on  the  air  the  other  night  with  a 
complaint  about  the  Hollywood  pictures  exhibited  since 
the  Belgian  liberation,  contending  that  there  was  an  absence 
of  a  "spirit  of  renewal".  It  was  set  forth  that  developments 
in  the  art  to  be  noted  were  "simply  to  suit  box  office  and 
commercial  interests". 

There  is  a  lot  that  is  Red  and  Left  in  Belgium.  Demands  for 
"message"  pabulum  on  printed  page  and  stage  and  screen 
always  come  from  articulate  minorities  who  would  work  their 
will  on  the  people. 

In  this  America  It  is  held  a  process  of  democracy  to  attune 
the  entertainment  product  to  the  tastes  of  the  common  man. 
That  is  also  known  as  suiting  the  box  office,  a  commercial 
interest. 

Commerce  is  a  way  of  life,  a  process  of  service,  even  in 
Belgium.  Business  is  ever  a  process  ruled  by  the  "spirit  of 
renewal". 

■  ■  ■ 

ALLA  NAZIMOVA 

THE  passing  of  Alia  Nazlmova  takes  one  of  the  truly  great 
artists  of  this  century,  an  actress  of  surpassing  emotional 
capacity,  demonstrated  on  both  stage  and  screen.  She 
was  a  poignant  person  of  exotic  grace  and  sensitivity. 

Nazimova's  beginnings  were  humble,  obscure,  remote.  She 
was  born  at  Yalta  in  the  Crimea.  She  came  to  New  York  to 
appear  at  a  theatre  in  the  East  Side.  It  was  there  that  she 
was  discovered  for  the  Broadway  stage  by  the  Shuberts.  She 
rose  swiftly  to  fame.  For  the  screen  she  came  to  high  success 
under  the  attentions  of  Mr.  Richard  A.  Rowland  of  Metro 
Pictures  Corporation,  In  such  productions  as  "Revelation", 
"An  Eye  for  an  Eye"  and  "Camille." 

Nazimova,  unique  among  the  figures  of  the  screen,  made 
her  success  after  the  age  of  forty.  She  spent  with  elegance 
while  it  lasted.  She  was  playing  supporting  parts  at  the  end. 

■  ■  ■ 

MISSION  COMPLETED 

MR.  SAM  PINANSKI  of  Boston,  and  his  coordinators, 
can  look  with  a  certain  satisfaction  on  the  per- 
formance of  the  motion  picture's  Seventh  War  Loan 
campaign,  in  which  he  was  the  chairman.  His  report  issued  this 
week  gives  generous  credits  all  across  the  Industry  for  co- 
operative effort  which  really  functioned.  It  becomes  manifest 
that  the  drive  for  the  Seventh  achieved  a  high  degree  of 
exhibitor  cooperation,  especially  notable  in  the  face  of  the 
situation  created  by  the  fall  of  Germany  and  the  resultant 
lightening  of  public  tensions.  It  may  be  observed  that  In  this 
campaign  there  was  less  whoopla  and  demonstration  around 
the  national  headquarters  and  more  activity  out  across  the 
land  where  the  box  offices  beckon  the  people.  An  indicative 
detail  of  the  drive  was  the  booking  of  "All-Star  Bond  Rally", 
a  Twentieth  Century- Fox  promotional  short,  to  a  total  of 
15,723  theatres.  Distribution  had  a  large  share,  too,  in  the 
new  record  of  10,933  "Free  Movie  Days",  waiving  its  share 
in  admissions.  — Terry  Kamsaye 


1 


J  J- 


THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  NEW 


Not  Without  Honor 

IN  HOLLYWOOD  an  actress  achieves  suc- 
cess on  her  own  merits,  and  under  her  own 
name,  not  her  liusband's.  Witness  Ruth  Hus- 
se}%  who  ranked  third  in  Motion  Picture 
Herald's  "Stars  of  Tomorrow"  Poll  in  1941, 
and  has  since  appeared  'in  such  films  as  "Ten- 
der Comrade"  and  "The  Uninvited." 

In  Lititiz,  Pa.,  Miss  Hussey's  home  town,  the 
citizens  look  at  such  matters  in  a  different  light. 
When  one  of  Miss  Hussey's  pictures  played  at 
the  local  theatre,  the  billing  ran  as  follows : 
"Bob  Longnecker's  wife  in  'The  Philadelphia 
Story'." 


Rockettes  to  Europe 

SIXTEEN  of  Radio  City  Music  Hall's  f&med 
Rockettes  and  16  dancers  from  the  Music  Hall 
Corps  de  Ballet  left  New  York  last  Saturday 
bound  for  Europe  on  an  entertainment  mission 
arranged  by  USO-Camp  Shows.  A  total  of 
212  performers,  including  concert  and  popular 
singers,  a  dance  band,  comedians,  the  casts  of 
four  plays  and  one  revue,  sailed  aboard  the 
Army  Transport  James  Parker.  This  was  the 
largest  contingent  of  entertainers  ever  shipped 
overseas,  according  to  USO.  With  their  de- 
parture, the  organization  fulfilled  its  pledge  to 
the  Army  Special  Service  Division  to  have  100 
USO  units  in  the  European  area  by  August  1. 
The  troupes  will  entertain  soldiers  waiting  to 
return  home  and  occupation  troops  in  Germany. 
While  waiting  to  board  the  transport,  the  Rock- 
ettes, smartly  costumed  in  Army  regulation  uni- 
forms, staged  a  dance  routine  on  Pier  84,  Hud- 
son River,  for  the  benefit  of  the  photographers. 


No  Ceramics 

AN  ORDER  has  been  issued  by  J.  R.  Croft, 
Administrator  of  Service,  Wartime  Prices  and 
Trade  Board  of  Canada,  permitting  theatres 
there  to  use  premiums  as  patronage  boosters  or 
to  contract  for  Bank  Night.  One  exception  is 
that  theatres  are  not  allowed  to  use  dishes  or 
crockery  for  giveaways  because  of  the  short 
supply  of  ceramics  for  homes  and  restaurants. 


Okinawa  Action 

WHAT  tremendous  reliance  is  placed  by  the 
heads  of  the  armed  services  on  film  exposed  in 
the  fire  of  war,  was  stressed  anew  Wednesday 
morning  by  a  naval  officer  fresh  from  Okinawa, 
and  responsible  for  the  Navy's  record  of  that 
struggle,  "The  Fleet  that  Came  to  Stay."  He 
is  Lieutenant  Collier  Young,  producer  and 
writer  of  the  film.  He  was  interviewed  in  the 
New  York  office  of  the  War  Activities  Com- 
mittee, which  will  release  the  picture  through 
Paramount,  beginning  next  Tuesday. 

The  approximately  200,000  feet  of  Koda- 
chrome,  16  and  35mm,  exposed  at  Okinawa, 
was  rushed  to  Washington,  and  run  and  re-run 
there  in  roughest  form  for  "many,  many  inter- 
ested parties,  from  all  over  Washington."  The 
rushes  were  watched  especially  for  scenes  of 
ship  damages,  and  for  scenes  of  medical  officers 
in  action.  In  the  latter  instance,  scenes  were 
rushed  to  Bethesda  Naval  Hospital  for  inten- 
sive stud}'.    Aeronautics  officers  studied  the 


UNITED  STATES  goes  to  bat  and  scores  for 
screen  in  two  countries  Page  13 

MAJORS  disturbed  over  conditions  in  French 
and  Spanish  markets  Page  13 

WPB  allocates  raw  stock  for  year  to  inde- 
pendent producers  Page  14 

MGM   retains  sliding  scale  on   rentals;  to 
abandon  reissue  releases  Page  15 

POPE  sees  picture  chiefs;  commends  respon- 
sibility "  Page  18 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENT 

Hollywood  Scene  Page  35 

In  the  Newsreels  Page  34 

Late  Review  Page  31 


Managers'  Round  Table 


Page  43 


war  in  Europe 

Obituaries 

Picture  Grosses 

Short  Product  at  First  Runs 

What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


Showmen's  Reviews 
Advance  Synopses 


Page  2553 
Page  2555 


The  Release  Chart 


scenes  for  closeups  of  arresting  gear  action  on 
carriers  and  planes.  Special  officers  found  the 
shots  useful  for  recognition  charts.  Scenes 
were  rushed  back  to  ships  on  which  pictures 
were  made,  to  aid  captains  in  writing  their 
voluminous  reports.  Other  scenes  were  rushed 
to  Hollywood  studios  turning  out  war  pictures. 

"Planes  and  carriers  are  constantly  over- 
loaded with  all  sorts  of  new  devices  which  only 
the  camera  can  show  in  action.  I  think  the 
camera  has  helped,  as  no  other  device,  ship  cap- 
tains in  completing  their  reports,"  Lieutenant 
Young  said. 


Debate 

ACCORDING  to  one  of  the  numerous  Con- 
gressmen who've  been  visiting  Europe  and  the 
East,  the  Office  of  War  Information,  that  busy 
expositor  of  American  ways  to  the  patient,  and 
suffering  peoples  of  the  world,  finds  its  work 
possibly  made  harder  by  "erroneous"  impres- 
sions of  American  life  spread  by  American 
films.  Representative  Everett  M.  Dirksen,  Illi- 
nois, maintains,  for  instance,  that  the  people  of 
Ceylon,  seeing  the  Tarzan  films,  believe  "we 
are  still  flitting  from  tree  to  tree."  The  remark 
was  made  in  House  debate  on  OWI  funds. 


66 


F.  D.  R. " 


OFFICIAL  FILMS,  New  York,  will  release 
a  home  motion  picture  on  the  life  of  Franklin 
D.  Roosevelt  August  1.  Titled  "F.  D.  R.,"  the 
film  will  picture  the  late  President  from  1910, 
when  he  was  in  the  New  York  State  Senate, 
through  his  years  in  the  White  House.  The 
two-reel  film  will  be  available  in  eight  and 
16mm  silent  and  16mm  sound.  In  the  sound 
version,  selections  from  Mr.  Roosevelt's  speeches 
will  be  svnchronized  with  the  action. 


DUTCH  industry  goes  back  to  work  under  it; 
own  power  Pag6  23 

RANK  returns  home  with  full  briefcase  anc 
some  film  deals  Page  24| 

PINANSKI  reports  on  Seventh  War  Loan,  andl 
cites  record  Bond  sales  Page  26| 

JOHNSTON  looks  Hollywood  over— "If  I  canl 
fit,  I  want  to  do  it"  Page  27j 

EDIT  Allied  armies'  top  documentary  on  the'l 


Page  30;^ 

Page  54] 

Page  421 

Page  39i| 

Page  38j 


Page  2558!] 


Marines  Prefer 

AFTER  three  years  of  war  in  the  Pacific,  thej 
entertainment  tastes  of  Marines  have  notl 
changed,  according  to  Lt.  Everett  G.  Force,] 
motion  picture  officer  of  the  Third  Marine  Divi- 
sion. A  recent  survey  of  the  Leathernecks] 
who  were  in  the  battle  of  Iwo  Jima,  revealed] 
the  following  preferences  in  types  of  films:  first,] 
music  (with  girls)  ;  second,  comedies  (with] 
girls)  ;  third,  mysteries  (with  girls),  and] 
fourth,  dramas  (with  girls).  At  the  top  of  the] 
list  detailing  what  the  Marines  don't  want  toj 
see  on  the  screen  are  "flag  wavers,"  or  war! 
films.  Out-of-date  newsreels  "are  strictly  from  I 
hunger,"  as  well  as  second-rate  "quickie"  West-] 
erns. 

Bob  Hope  and  Bing  Crosby  are  the  men's  j 
first  choice  in  film  stars.    Betty  Grable,  Judy 
Garland  and  Gene  Tierney  are  their  feminine] 
favorites.    Technicolor  films,  especially  musi- 
cals, are  in  great  demand  among  the  Leather- 
necks and  reissues  of  former  years,  such  as  "It  j 
Happened  One  Night,"  "Lost  Horizon"  and 
"100  Men  and  a  Girl"  remain  popular  with  thej 
boys. 


Release  Chart  by  Companies        Page  2556«!'i" 


Philippine  Market 

THE  PROSPECTS  for  American  films  in  the 
post-war  Philippine  market  look  gOod,  accord-  j 
ing  to  Cliff  Almy,  Warner  Bros,  general  man- 
ager for  the  Islands,  who  has  recently  returned 
to  this  country  following  liberation  from  three  ^ 
years'  internment  in  the  Jap  prison  camp  ofip^ 
Santo  Tomas.  Mr.  Almy,  in  an  interview  in  ' 
New  York  Tuesday  said  that  before  the  war 
300  theatres  were  operated  in  the  Philippines 
but  most  of  those  were  dingy.  Now  44  theatres 
are  opened.  The  Filipinos  who  understand 
English  are  those  who  most  frequently  attend 
American  films,  according  to  Mr.  Almy. 


8 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


STA  SEMANA 


DEPTO.  DE  ESTADO  de  la  Union  Ameri- 
:ana,  celebra  nuevos  acuerdos  de  cine  con 
Inglaterra  e  Italia,  siendo  este  el  primer 
paso  de  su  nueva  poli+ica  de  coordinacion 
lomerciai.  Pagina  13 

s  PRODUCTORES  INDEPENDIENTES  ob- 
Henen  de  la  Junta  de  Produccion  de 
Suerra,  una  cuota  de  166  millones  de  pies 
de  pelfcula  virgen  para  el  periodo  que 
Rnaliza  el  1°  de  Abril  de  1946. 

Pagina  14 

METRO,  segun  declaraciones  del  Sr.  Rod- 
gers  en  asamblea  de  ventas,  seguira  ren- 
I'ando  pelfculas,  en  la  temporada  venidera, 
3  precios  progresivos.  Tambien  aban- 
donar^  todos  los  reestrenos,  y  de  acuerdo 
con  su  flamante  "plan  educativo",  inter- 
cambiara  su  personal  de  ventas  con  los 
de  sus  oficinas  Latino  Annericanas. 

Pagina  15 

gremio  HOLANDES  est^  listo  para  el 
negocio,  escribe  un  reporter  del  Herald 
despues  de  4  anos  de  eludir  a  la  Gestapo. 

Pagina  23 

ARTHUR  RANK  retorna  a  Londres  por- 
fando  nuevos  arreglos,  unos  ya  firmados  y 
jtros  por  firmar,  de  distribucion  de 
□elfculas  inglesas.  Pagina  24 

IC  JOHNSTON  ojea  a  Hollyv/ood;  dice 
que  aceptara  el  puesto  de  la  Oficina  de 
Hays  siempre  "que  este  disponible  y  lo 
pueda   hacer".  Pagina  27 


Im  Salesman  Goering 

^RMAN  GOERING,  Reich  leader,  may 
'e  succeeded  in  temporarily  building  up  the 
ver  of  his  Luftwaffe,  but  when  he  attempted 
do  that  for  the  German  film  industry,  he 
ed.  No  one  wanted  his  sales  talk  or  his 
tures. 

loering  kept  a  record  of  his  conversations 
:h  film  executives  in  a  leather  bound  note- 
)k,  parts  of  which  currently  are  being  pub- 
led  in  a  series  of  copyrighted  articles  in  the 
w  York  Herald  Tribune.  The  book  reveals 
t  in  1938,  before  the  outbreak  of  the  war, 
ering  was  particularly  interested  in  the  ex- 
t  of  films  made  by  UFA.  Always  anxious 
obtain  foreign  currency  which  would  aid 
rmany  in  buying  goods  abroad,  the  Nazi 
ef  hoped  to  obtain  such  funds  by  show- 
'  his  films  in  foreign  countries. 
5ut  there  were  two  reasons  why  he  did  not 
ceed  and  Goering,  as  a  film  critic,  put  his 
jer  on  one  of  the  reasons.  The  party  or- 
lization  was  concerned  only  with  the  propa- 
ida  the  films  contained  and  was  not  con- 
ned either  with  the  cost  or  the  commercial 
sibilities  of  the  films.  Paul  Joseph  Goeb- 
;,  Nazi  Propaganda  Minister,  believed  in  this 
icy.    The  second  reason  for  the  failure  of 


the  films  was  simple,  few  countries  were  inter- 
ested in  buying. 

Goering's  notes  revealed  that  films  made  for 
Italy  cost  Germany  more  than  she  made,  but 
that  for  political  purposes — Fascist  internation- 
al solidarity — Germany  had  to  continue. 

There  was  no  business  in  Poland.  Films 
made  jointly  by  France  and  Germany  under 
Goebbels'  auspices,  were  failures.  Yugoslavia 
did  not  warit  the  films.  Only  in  Scandinavia 
was  there  a  little  business. 

Goering's  notes  pose  an  interesting  question. 
Were  the  Balkans  invaded  only  to  create  a  mar- 
ket for  German  films?  In  Goering's  notebook 
was  found  this  memoranda : 

"Great  deficit  in  Italy. 

"Foreign  organization  of  party  working  too 
meanly  as  it  does  not  work  from  business  but 
only  from  party  angle.  Yugoslavia  refusal. 
Neuhausen  must  help.  Balkans  must  be  con- 
quered." 


Weather  Report 

FOLLOWING  a  record  Fourth  of  July  holi- 
day week  at  Broadway  box  offices.  New  York's 
first  run  downtown  theatres  reaped  the  benefit 
this  week  of  rainy  and  cloudy  weather,  particu- 
larly over  the  weekend,  which  kept  thousands 
of  New  Yorkers  away  from  the  city's  beaches 
and  sent  them  to  Broadway  in  search  of  film 
entertainment. 

Large  numbers  of  vacationing  tourists  also 
helped  Broadway  receipts  to  soar,  according  to 
theatre  managers.  Strong  holdover  records 
were  made  at  the  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  Roxy 
and  Strand.  The  Criterion's  new  bill  this  week, 
"A  Thousand  and  One  Nights,"  drew  the  larg- 
est receipts  among  new  film  arrivals.  It  scored 
$34,000  for  its  first  week. 

"A  Bell  for  Adano,"  at  the  Music  Hall,  was 
expected  to  hit  $124,000  during  its  second  week, 
following  $130,000  in  its  initial  week.  "Nob 
Hill"  at  the  Roxy,  grossed  nearly  $100,000  for 
the  week.  "Conflict"  at  the  Strand  was  expect- 
ed to  reach  more  than  $72,000, 


For  Morale 

HOLLYWOOD  stars  and  players  scored  a  rec- 
ord month  in  June  in  overseas  and  home  front 
appearances  in  behalf  of  servicemen.  Accord- 
ing to  a  report  received  Tuesday  in  New  York 
by  War  Activities  Committee  from  the  Holly- 
wood Victory  Committee,  32  players  were  over- 
seas during  the  month  and  26  played  a  total  of 
259  days  in  hospitals  in  the  U.  S.  During  June, 
383  stars  and  players  made  1,704  appearances 
in  188  events.  In  addition  to  the  overseas  and 
hospital  tours,  45  appearances  were  made  on 
four  extended  Bond  shows ;  337  appearances  in 
48  shows  at  California  embarkation  points  and 
hospitals ;  247  appearances  on  76  recorded  pro- 
grams, 64  of  which  were  for  entertainment  of 
the  armed  forces  overseas.  WAC  reported  the 
marked  increase  in  the  number  of  stars  who 
served  during  June  resulted  from  an  intensive 
effort  to  meet  the  War  Department  request  ask- 
ing USO-Camp  Shows  and  the  HVC  to  fill  the 
critical  entertainment  need  in  the  European 
area  after  V -E  Dav- 


Director  Bradley 

A  NEW  Library  of  Congress  motion  picture 
project  to  be  directed  by  John  G.  Bradley, 
chief  of  the  National  Archives  division  of  mo- 
tion pictures  and  sound  recordings,  was  an- 
nounced this  week  by  Luther  Evans,  Librarian 
of  Congress. 

"In  a  broader  sense,  our  plans  and  the  ap- 
pointment of  Mr.,  Bradley  represent  the  contin- 
uation of  a  movement  for  a  national  film  col- 
lection set  in  motion  many  years  ago  by  Will 
Hays,  Terry  Ramsaye,  Representative  Sol 
Bloom,  and  others,  and  which  the  Library  is 
now  trying  to  implement,"  Mr.  Evans  said. 

Legislation  for  the  project  is  now  before 
Congress  in  the  Lanham  Bill,  H.R.  1275,  au- 
thorizing construction  of  a  film  library  build- 
ing. The  project  crystallized  in  1942  when  pro- 
ducers agreed  to  deposit  certain  copyrighted 
films  with  the  Library.  Then  in  1943  Presi- 
dent Roosevelt  directed  the  Librarian  and  the 
Archivist  to  draw  plans  for  a  film  servicing 
building  and  vaults,  for  present  and  future 
photographic  acquisitions. 

In  drawing  the  plans,  Mr.  Bradley  was  con- 
sultant, qualified  by  more  than  10  years  at  the 
Archives,  during  which  he  coordinated  research 
on  the  stability  of  film,  also  aiding  many  for- 
eign film  institutes  in  this  type  of  research 
and  developing  a  Government-patented  film 
storage  cabinet. 

Mr.  Bradley  before  his  entry  into  Govern- 
ment service,  was  a  sales  executive,  a  research 
director,  a  college  instructor  in  English,  speech, 
and  journalism ;  and  he  was  a  captain  in  the 
'  Fifth  Texas  Cavalry.  He  has  written  mono- 
graphs on  the  film  as  archive,  and  is  privately 
interested  in  primitive  folk  lore  of  this  conti- 
nent. 


Award  for  Penicillin 

VARIETY  CLUBS  of  America  will  bestow  its 
Humanitarin  Award  for  1944  upon  Sir  Alex- 
ander Fleming,  the  discoverer  of  penicillin,  next 
Wednesday,  July  25,  at  the  Mayflower  Hotel  in 
Washington.  R.  J.  O'Donnell,  national  chief 
barker  of  the  organization,  announced  this 
week  that  the  award  to  Sir  Alexander  was  to 
be  made  for  his  "unusual  and  unselfish  service 
rendered  in  behalf  of  world-wide  humanity." 
Among  those  who  have  received  the  Variety 
Clubs'  award  are :  Father  Flanagan,  Mar- 
tha Berry,  George  Washington  Carver,  Sister 
Elizabeth  Kenny  and  Cordell  Hull.  Albert 
Kennedy  Rowswell,  chairman  of  the  awards 
committee  and  John  H.  Harris  of  Pittsburgh, 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  Variety  Clubs,  will 
make  the  presentation. 


Special 


SAM  MYERS'  exclusive  theatres  in  Chicago's 
exclusive  suburbs  are  suffering  a  special  type  of 
depression.  The  patrons  aren't  coming  in  the 
way  they  once  did.  It's  because  they're  not 
around  any  more.  They've  been  unable  to  hire 
household  help  for  their  mansions,  and  they've 
moved  into  the  city's  hotels,  Mr.  Myers  ex- 
plains to  his  own  bitter  satisfaction. 


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TION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21.  1945 


THIS  WEEK 


the  Camera  reports 


FOR  "maintenance  of  a  high  standard  of  discipline,  and 
outstanding   devotion   to   duty",   the   Army   Service  Forces' 
Meritorious  Service  Unit  Plaque  was  awarded  last  week  to  the 
Signal   Corps    Photographic   Center,   Astoria,    New  York. 
Above,  Brigadier  General  E.  L.  Munson,  Jr.,  chief  of  the 
Army  Pictorial  Service,  presents  the  plaque  to  Colonel  R.  C.  Barrett, 
right.  Center  commanding  officer.  The  Center's  officers  and  men 
may  now  wear  the  award  wreath  Insignia  on  their  uniforms. 


liv  Tlie  Herald 

HARRY  KOSINER,  Edward 
Small's  eastern  representative, 
who  will  leave  New  York 
August  15  for  approximately 
six  weeks'  study  of  European 
film  business.   He  will  visit 
London  and  Paris,  and  hopes 
to  visit  Italy  and  Belgium. 


Hy  The  Hera 

LACY   KASTNER,  Columbia 
Continental  sales  manager, 
left  New  York  this  week 
for  Paris,  his  headquarters. 
Mr.  Kastner,  once  a  produce 
and  until  the  war  European 
manager  for  United  Artists, 
has  served  with  the  OWL 


PARAMOUNT'S  "ONE-THIRD  OF  A  CENTURY"  celebrations  \ 
continue.   Above,  Betty  Hutton,  star  of  the  company's  Incendia/ 
feature,  "Incendiary  Blonde",  gives  a  sort  of  Incendiary  greeting  ! 
to  Sam  Abrahams  of  the  Crest  theatre,  Chicago,  one  of  j 
44  showmen  there  who  have  played  Paramount  pictures  j 
more  than  20  years.  A  participant  is  actor  William  Demarest; 
a  spectator,  showman  Gus  Kerasotes  of  the 
Kerasotes  circuit,  Springfield,  ill. 
At  the  left,  in  Milwaukee,  Mr.  Demarest,  seated,  second  from  uq\ 
was  the  guest  star  at  a  similar  celebration  at  the  Hotel  Schroeder. 
Seated  with  Mr."  Demarest  are  Max  Krofta,  Crown  theatre,  Racini] 
Norma  Puhlmann,  and  Jack  Yeo  of  the  Plaza  theatre, 
Burlington,  Wis.   Standing  are  Harold  Wlrthweln,  Milwaukee 
branch  manager;  Duke  Clark,  Milwaukee  district  manager; 
J.  J.  Donahu^,  central  division  manager,  and 
John  R.  Freuler,  Whitehouse  theatre,  Milwaukee. 


Ilo 


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|-his  week  celebrated  20  years  with  that  company.  "LADY  ON  A  TRAIN".  Deanna  Durbin,  the  lady,  reads  to  a  seemingly  uninterested 

He  began  as  assistant  theatre  manager.  David  Bruce,  in  a  scene  from  the  Universal  feature  scheduled  for  release  August  17. 


By  The  Herald 

MARTHA  ANN  BURT  of 
St.  Louis,   chairman  of  the 
motion  picture  committee  of  the 
Seneral   Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs  and  honorary 
president  of  the  Better  Films 
Council  of  her  city.   Mrs.  Burt 
las  been   in   New  York  in  con- 
nection with  the  Federation's 
Film  programs. 


RUDOLPH  BERGER,  new  MGM  southern 

division  sales  manager,  meets 

Fox  Midwest  chiefs  at  Kansas  City's 

Hotel  Muehlebach.    Left  to  right  are 

Sam  Lawler,  Fox  advertising-publicity 

head;  Burtus  Bishop,  MGM;  Mr.  Berger; 

Lon  Cox,  Fox  film  buyer;  James  Long 

and  Leon  Robertson,  Fox  district  managers; 

Frank  Hensler,  MGM,  and 

Ed  Haas,  Fox  district  manager. 


AS   RKO'S  "China  Sky"  opened  at  the 
Riviera  theatre,  Tonawanda,  New  York: 
Jeannine  Johns,  radio  singer;  Ellen  Drew, 
star  on  personal  appearance  tour,  and 
Carl  Cobernus,  theatre  manager. 


AT  THE  LONDON  opening  of 

"I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart",  a  film  about  the 

city's  music 'hails  of  50  years  back, 

Margaret  Lockwood,  star,  poses  with  93-year-old 

Charles  Coburn,  one  of  the  music  hall  favorites, 

known  best  for  his  version  of 

"The  Man  Who  Broke  the  Bank  at  Monte  Carlo' 


IN  NEW  YORK,  comedian  Lou  Costello  receives 

the  Abbott  and  Costello  pay  check  from 

A.  J.  Balaban,  right,  Roxy  theatre  manager, 

while  talent  director  Sam  Rauch  watches. 

The  check  went  to  the  Lou  Costello,  Jr., 

Youth    Foundation,    honoring    Lou's    boy    who  died 

In  an  accident  last  year. 


vIOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  21.  1945 


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HE  WON  HIS  lieutenant's  bars.  Charles  Moscovitz, 
right,  formerly  of  the  Warner  New  York  publicity 
department,  receives  his  bars  In  Czechoslovakia  field  of 
action  from  Lt.  General  Pierce,  16th  Armored  Division. 


SIDNEY  ALBRIGHT,  v/ho  has  been 
appointed  managing  director  for 
Twentieth  Century- Fox  In  Australia. 
Mr.  Albright  assumes  the  post 
in  October.   He  was  formerly 
with  United  Artists,  from  which 
he  recently  resigned. 


By  The  Heraldi 

EUGENE  ARNEEL  has  returned 
from  the  Army  to  the  editorial  staff' 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Daily  In 
New  York.    He  Is  the  first  of  a 
number  In  the  armed  services 
to  return  to  the  Quigley  Publications. 
Wounded,  he  received  a  discharge. 


ERNIE  PYLE'S  Aunt  Mary  meets  Lester  Cowan,  right,  producer  of  "Story  of  G.I.  Joe' 
and  guests  at  the  Indianapolis  premiere.  Watching  are  Hal  Boyle,  correspondent, 
Betty  French,  Akron  Beacon-Jottrnal,  and  Pyle  family  friends. 
The  opening  was  at  the  Loew's  theatre.   It  Is  a  United  Artists  release. 


SOMETHING  TO  REMEMBER,  and  recognize, 
when  it  is  on  a  lapel:  It  Is  the  honorable  discharge 
button  Issued  to  veterans  of  this  war.  With 
some  millions  of  our  service  men  and  women 
returning  to  civilian  life.  It  is  of 
Importance  to  them  that  their  service,  the 
highest  .one  renders  to  the  country,  be  deemed  of 
some  value  In  the  hearts  of  civilians. 


AT  THE  "STORY  OF  G.I.  JOE"  Pittsburgh  premiere:  AS  INTERNATIONAL'S  "Along  Came  Jones"  opened  in  Dallas: 

front,  William  R.  Wheat,  Bert  M.  Stearn,  I.  Roth;  Walter  Baroff,  Gary  Cooper,  James  O.  Cherry,  Robert  Kelley. 

rear,  William  Shartin,  and  Harry  and  Isaac  Browarsky.  It  was  a         Mr.  Cooper  Is  star  and  producer  of  the  film,  released  by  RKO. 
trade  showing  at  the  Shadyside  theatre.  The  opening  was  at  the  Majestic  theatre. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 

i 


U.  S.  GOES  TO  BAT,  SCORES  FOR 
FILMS  IN  ENGLAND  AND  ITALY 

« 


Wins  Settlement  of  British 
Raw  Stock  Problem  and 
Aids  Italian  Accord 

U.  S.  State  Department  attention  last  week 
:o  film  matters  abroad  afifecting  American  dis- 
.ributors  presaged  a  new  era  of  official  Govern- 
nent  support  and  aid  to  the  industry  in 
settlement  of  complicated  problems  deriving 
from  foreign  trade  relations. 

Specifically,  the  State  Department  inter- 
vened in  the  raw  stock  situation  in  England 
which  until  last  week  threatened  to  prevent 
American  companies  from  obtaining  suffi- 
cient stock  for  prints  for  the  European 
market. 

Additionally,  State  Department  vigilance 
in  Italy  helped  to  reach  an  accord  with  that 
country  in  the  matter  of  post-war  film 
trade.- 

I  According  to  reports,  the  State  Department 
[informed  the  British  Board  of  Trade  that 
America  would  cease  to  make  available  base 
cellulose  to  England,  thereby  preventing  the 
British  from  completing  raw  stock  manufac- 
ture, if  the  board  did  not  revoke  its  original 
order  limiting  raw  stock  allowed  American 
companies  in  England. 

In  France,  where  the  political  situation  is 
more  unstabl?,  American  distributors  are  at- 
tempting to  reach  satisfactory  agreement  with 
the  French  Government  for  release  of  Holly- 
wood product.  It  is  reported  that  American 
Embassy  officials  in  Paris  have  been  apprised 
of  tlie  industry's  position  with  regard  to  the 
situation  and  are  endeavoring  to  intervene  with 
French  Government  officials. 

In  Washington,  State  Department  experts 
are  making  exhaustive  studies  of  film  situa- 
tions in  various  foreign  countries  to  gather  in- 
formation in  the  negotiation  of  new  reciprocal 
trade  agreements. 

Film  trade  in  Yugoslavia  is  practically  a 
Government  monopoly.  Other  European  coun- 
tries are  tending  toward  similar  monopolistic 
policies,  it  is  indicated,  and  the  State  Depart- 
ment is  anxious  to  reverse  the  trend  before  it 
is  too  late. 

Original  Order  Cut 
Raw  Stock  15% 

Under  the  original  British  Board  of  Trade 
order,  now  rescinded,  the  exportation  of  mo- 
tion pictures  from  England  was  made  subject 
to  permit  and,  at  the  same  time,  a  cut  of  15 
per  cent  was  made  in  the  allocations  to  foreign 
companies  for  the  making  of  prints  from  nega- 
tives imported  into  England,  for  use  in  other 
European  markets.  The  film  stock  so  saved 
would  have  been  used  to  provide  J.  Arthur 
Rank  with  sufficient  stock  for  pictures  he  de- 
sires to  release  in  the  U.  S. 

Under  the  agreement  reached  last  week,  all 
restrictions  on  the  American  companies  have 
been  lifted  and  assurance  has  been  given  that 
if  any  cuts  in  raw  stock  allocations  are  re- 
quired in  the  future,  they  will  be  imposed 
equally  upon  British  and  American  companies. 

From  London,  the  American  Embassy  re- 
ported last  Friday  that  English  officials  had 
admitted  their  action  against  the  American 
companies  was  due  to  a  misunderstanding  of 
our  own  raw  stock  allocation  theory.  The  En- 
glish officials  had  contended  that  their  allo- 


cation cut  did  not  constitute  discrimination 
against  American  companies  because  it  was 
based  on  the  same  considerations  as  are  the 
allocations  of  the  War  Production  Board. 

In  Washington  Mr.  Rank  recently  con- 
ferred with  Stanley  B.  Adams,  chief  of  the 
consumers'  durable  goods  division  of  WPB, 
who  explained  the  workings  of  the  allocation 
system.  Mr.  Adams  pointed  out  that  the  quota 
for  England,  like  that  for  other  countries,  was 
based  on  past  operations  in  the  United  States 
market,  and  that  it  was  non-discriminatary  in 
that  all  countries  were  cut  proportionately  and 
the  domestic  industry  itself  was  working  on 
very  short  rations. 

Mr.  Adams'  forthright  presentation  of  the 
matter  is  held  in  some  quarters  to  have  gone 
far  toward  clarifying  the  English  viewpoint 
and  laying  the  basis  for  the  agreement  to  re- 
call the  cut  order. 

New  Deal  Set  Up  for 
Industry  in  Italy 

In  Italy,  State  Department  representatives, 
heading  a  United  Nations  committee,  succeeded 
in  eliminating  all  vestiges  of  the  Fascist  regu- 
lations which  were  so  onerous  as  to  drive  the 
American  companies  out  of  that  market. 

Italian  officials  were  reported  to  Washington 
to  be  100  percent  cooperative,  and  anxious  to 
meet  our  concept  of  free  competitive  enterprise 
in  new  regulations  governing  the  film  trade. 

A  final  draft  of  a  proposed  decree  is  now 
under  study,  it  was  reported,  with  expecta- 
tions that  it  would  be  adopted  in  the  near  fu- 
ture. Under  it,  none  of  the  disadvantages  im- 
posed by  the  Mussolini  regime  will  be  retained. 

In  some  quarters,  the  view  is  held  that  the 
Italian  accord  will  provide  a  springboard  for 
an  effort  to  secure  similar  arrangements  with 
other  European  countries,  some  of  which  al- 
ready are  showing  signs  of  continuing  and  even 
intensifying  the  barriers  which  they  raised 
against  American  pictures  before  the  war. 

President  Truman's  signature  last  week  to 
legislation  extending  authority  for  another 
three  years  to  make  reciprocal  trade  agree- 
ments has  encouraged  State  Department  ex- 
perts interested  in  film  trade  abroad. 

From  Washington  last  Wednesday  came  the 
report  that  among  the  first  countries  to  be  in- 
vited to  negotiate  treaties  will  be  Czechoslo- 
vakia and  Canada. 

Czech  Agreement  Will  Be 
First  Test  of  Program 

The  former  country  will  offer  the  firs^  test 
of  the  Department's  determination  to  protect 
the  American  industry  abroad.  The  original 
agreement  with  Czechoslovakia  included  spe- 
cial provisions  for  films,  developed  through  an 
interchange  of  notes  and  appended  to  the  treaty 
after  it  had  been  signed. 

Russia  is  expected  to  be  the  unknown  factor 
in  the  making  of  new  treaties  with  Czecho- 
slovakia and  other  nations  within  the  huge 
sphere  of  USSR  influence  since  the  war  with 
Germany  ended. 

Observers  in  Washington  indicated  the  ex- 
pectation that  the  Soviet  Government  would 
watch  closely  any  negotiations  between  the 
United  States  and  the  countries  of  Eastern 
Europe  and  that  suggestions  from  Moscow  as 
to  the  content  of  trade  agreements  would  carry 
considerable  weight. 


Majors  Disturbed 
Over  French  and 
Spanish  Release 

Concern  for  the  film  situation  in  France  and 
Spain  .was  expressed  this  week  by  home  office  for- 
eign department  managers. 

At  the  New  York  headquarters  of  the  Motion 
Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of  America, 
Carl  E.  Milliken,  secretary  and  head  of  the  foreign 
department,  said  Monday  that  American  companies 
were  attempting  to  reach  agreement  with  the 
French  Government  concerning  future  film  dis- 
tribution of  American  product  in  that  country. 

According  to  a  report  Monday,  it  was  said  that 
unless  the  French  Government  agreed  to  the  new 
trade  deal  suggested  by  the  distributors,  Ameri- 
can companies  would  withdraw  operations  in 
France  by  August  1.  Mr.  Milliken,  however,  ex- 
pressed the  view  that  this  action  would  be  unlikely 
and  added  that  every  effort  was  being  made  by 
distributor  representatives  working  closely  with 
American  Embassy  officials  to  effect  a  satisfactory 
agreement  with  the  French.  Several  foreign  de- 
partment executives  agreed  with  Mr.  Milliken. 

Made  New  Minimum  Demand 

Recently,  American  companies,  through  their 
representatives,  made  a  new  minimum  demand  in 
which  they  asked  for  the  admission  of  108  pictures 
a  year  into  France,  subject  to  the  Franco- American 
trade  agreement.  The  eight  major  companies 
asked  that  each  be  permitted  to  release  12  pictures 
a  year,  and  the  same  number  was  asked  by  a 
ninth  unit  consisting  of  three  established  indepen- 
dent companies. 

Although  conferences  have  been  held  in  Paris 
with  French  officials,  they  have  made  no  promises 
and  have  insisted  upon  a  screen  quota  system  to 
which  the  American  distributors  object.  Company 
presidents  who  made  the  recent  tour  of  Europe 
also  conferred  on  the  subject  with  Embassy  and 
French  Government  authorities. 

Currently,  only  those  Hollywood  films  originally 
made  available  to  the  film  division  of  the  Office  of 
War  Information  for  showing  to  liberated  coun- 
tries are  being  distributed  in  France,  plus  several 
pictures  secreted  from  the  Nazis  by  French  repre- 
sentatives of  the  distributors  at  the  time  Germany 
invaded  France. 

In  Spain,  cessation  of  film  production  during  the 
past  month  due  to  a  raw  stock  shortage,  was 
viewed  by  foreign  departments  here  as  causing  a 
stoppage  of  U.  S.  imports  by  the  end  of  1946. 

According  to  Robert  C.  Alexander,  executive 
manager  of  Paramount  Films  de  Espana,  S.  A.,  and 
Peter  Couret  of  Paramount-Mercurio  Films,  S.A., 
who  arrived  in  New  York  from  Madrid  last  Tues- 
day, cessation  of  Spanish  production  affects  Ameri- 
can product  in  Spain  because  producers  of  Spanish 
features  are  the  only  individuals  who  can  obtain 
legal  import  permits. 

American  Product  Affected 

American  companies,  thereby,  are  unable  to  buy 
permits  from  producers  who  are  not  making  pic- 
tures. The  sale  of  import  permits  is  legal,  Mr. 
.A.lexander  said,  but  the  buyer  is  required  to  obtain 
the  signature  of  the  Minister  of  Industry  and  Com- 
merce before  importation  based  on  ownership  of 
the  permit  is  allowed. 

Last  year  ISO  U.  S.  films  were  imported  into 
Spain  and  this  year,  to  date,  85  have  been  import- 
ed, with  another  90  waiting  to  go  through  the 
free  port  of  Bilboa.  During  the  war,  40  per  cent 
of  the  Spanish  industry's  raw  stock.  Mr.  Alexan- 
der explained,  was  obtained  from  Germany,  with 
the  rest  from  the  U.  S.  and  Great  Britain. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


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WPB  ASSIGNS  FILM 
TO  INDEPENDENTS 


166,027,000  Feet  for  Year 
Allocated ;  Producers 
Divided  in  Three  Groups 

by  FRANCIS  L  BURT 

iti  Washington 

The  War  Production  Board  this  week  made 
known  the  definite  allocations  of  35mm  raw 
stock  to  independent  producers  for  the  12 
months  ending  April  1,  1946,  covering  a  total 
of  166,027,000  feet  of  film. 

The  figures  were  released  b)'  Stanley  B. 
Adams  as  he  was  moved  up  from  director  of 
the  consumers'  durable  goods  division  to  chief 
of  a  new  consumers'  hard  goods  bureau  which 
was  created  by  merging  the  safety  and  techni- 
cal equipment  division  with  his  former  unit. 

The  allocations  for  independents,  which 
ranged  from'  848,000  feet  for  Morey  and  Suth- 
erland Productions  to  15,000,000  feet  each 
for  International  Pictures,  Inc.,  and  David 
Selznick,  included  5,200,000  feet  for  Eagle 
Lion  Films,  Inc.,  the  J.  Arthur  Rank  compafly. 

Divided  Into  Three  Groups 

The  independents'  allocations  were  broken 
down  into  three  groups  to  provide  a  priority 
system  in  the  event  of  a  film  shortage.  Group 
I,  which  would  have  a  priority  over  the  other 
groups  in  such  a  situation,  consists  of  produc- 
ers who  liave  been  in  continual  operation  from 
1941  to  1944,  inclusive;  Group  II,  which  would 
have  a  preference  over  Group  III,  is  made  up 
of  producers  who  have  produced  more  than 
one  picture  during  the  four-year  period  but 
not  one  every  year,  and  Group  III  consists  of 
producers  who  have  made  at  least  one  picture 
since  1941  or  have  produced  intermittently 
during  the  past  10  years,  who  can  qualify  on 
their  activities  within  the  definition  of  an  in- 
dependent producer. 

The  need  for  a  priority  arrangement  was  ex- 
plained by  Mr.  Adams  as  due  to  the  fact  that 
while  the  allocations  call  for  more  than  166,- 
000,000  linear  feet,  actual  stock  available  for 
independents  is  approximateh^  110,000,000  feet. 

"This  means,  therefore,"  he  explained  in  a 
letter  to  each  independent,  "that  if  all  others 
qualifying  require  film  for  production  or  dis- 
tribution within  the  next  12  months,  those  in- 
dependent producers  who  were  qualified  as 
producers  of  more  than  two  pictures  a  year 
will  be  required  to  take  a  reduction  in  their 
allotments  in  order  to  keep  within  the  allot- 
ment made  for  the  independent  group." 

Streamlining  WPB  Setup 

Mr.  Adams'  promotion  to  be  director  of  a 
bureau  was  made  in  the  course  of  another 
streamlining  of  the  War  Production  Board  de- 
signed to  conform  to  the  lessening  responsibili- 
ties that  the  individual  sections  have  as  the 
various  wartime  controls  are  lifted. 

While  his  bureau,  for  the  time  being,  will 
consist  of  only  two  divisions,  others  are  ex- 
pected to  be  added  from  time  to  time. 

IMr.  Adams  will  be  succeeded  as  director  of 
the  consumers  durable  goods  division  b}' 
Frederick  M.  Mitchell,  previously  chief  of  its 
electric  goods  branch,  but  is  expected  to  con- 
tinue to  supervise  the  motion  picture  alloca- 
tions. 

Meanwhile,  Mr.  Adams  made  it  known  this 


STOCK  ALLOCATIONS 
FOR  INDEPENDENTS 

Washington  Bureau 

■  Raw  stock  quotas  for  independent  producers, 
as  allocated  this  week  by  the  War  Production 
Board,  for  the  12  months  ending  April  1,  1946, 
arc  as  follows: 

GROUP  I  Linear  Feet 

Walt  Disney  Productions   12,000,000 

Samuel  Goldwyn   12,500,000 

Sol  Lesser    7,000,000 

Edward  Small    10,650,000 

Harry  Sherman    11,150,000 

Eagle-Lion  Films,  Inc.  (Rank)   5,200,000 

GROUP  II 

Edward  A.  Golden   3,000,000 

Charles  R.  Rogers   6,000,000 

Benedict  Bogeaus    3,450,000 

Walter  Colmes    3,200,000 

international  Pictures,  Inc.   15,000,000 

Andrew  Stone    3,000,000 

Lester  Cowan    4,000,000 

Cagney  Productions,  Inc   4,000,000 

David  Selznick  (Vanguard  Films)   15,000,000 

Hunt  Stromberg    5,150,000 

Seymour  Nebenzal    3,500,000 

Jack  Skirball   ,   7,600,000 

Arnold    Pressburger    (Arnold  Productions, 

Inc.)    4,150,000 

GROUP  III 

Constance  Bennett   2,575,000 

Charles  House    920,000 

Howard  Hughes  (Hughes  Productions  and 

California  Pictures  Corp.)   5,787,000 

Jules  Levey    4,000,000 

David  Loew    4,000,000 

Morey  &  Sutherland   Productions  (Plastic 

Cartoons)   848,000 

Mary  Pickford    5,000,000 

Producers  Corporation  of  America  (Sig. 

Schlager)   3,400,000 

Ripley  Monter  Productions   1,375,000 

William  Rowland  Productions   1,432,000 

William  Wilder    1,140,000 

166,027,000 


week  that  the  board's  decision  on  dropping 
allocations  at  the  close  of  this  quarter  would 
not  be  made  known  until  September. 

He  explained  that  while  the  several  inter- 
ested industry  advisory  committees  would  meet 
next  month  to  discuss  the  situation — the  film 

Colvin  Brown  Resigns  from 
Quigley  Publications  Post 

Colvin  W.  Brown  has  resigned  as  vice-president 
and  treasurer  and  director  of  Quigley  Publishing 
Company,  Inc.,  effective  July  17.  A  ten  per  cent 
stock  interest  which  he  held  has  been  acquired  by 
the  company. 

Mr.  Brown  joined  the  company  in  1931  and  has 
been  active  in  the  financial  and  business  manage- 
ment of  the  company  since  that  time.  Previous  to 
this  association  he  was  a  film  company  executive. 

During  wartime  he  has  served  as  special  con- 
sultant to  the  Publishing  Division  of  the  War  De- 
partment and  to  the  War  Production  Board.  In 
1932  he  was  assistant  secretary  of  the  Executive 
Council,  established  by  President  Roosevelt  as  an 
emergenc)''  agency.  He  is  a  director  of  the  General 
Aniline  and  Film  Corp.  He  plans  to  devote  his 
time  to  other  interests. 


manufactuers  August  13,  the  advertising  ani 
industrial  producers  the  following  day  and  th] 
motion  picture  companies  August  15 — ther| 
was  no  intention  of  attempting  to  reach  a  dt: 
cision  by  that  time,  nor  until  final  figures  o 
future  requirements  had  been  submitted  an  I 
checked.  ; 

Army  requirements  for  the  final  quarter  c 
the  year  are  due  to  be  submitted  in  prelimi' 
nary  form  before  the  end  of  the  month,  bu 
there  will  be  constant  revisions  during  th 
discussions  which  will  follow. 

All  chances  that  Army  surplus  35mm  fill 
will  be  returned  from  Europe  to  be  dumped  c 
the  domestic  market  were  set  at  rest  by  Mi 
Adams'  report  that  the  War  Department  har 
accepted  his  suggestion  that  all  such  surplus  b 
disposed  of  in  Europe,  where  the  Foreign  Eco 
nomic  Administration  is  expected  .to  arrange 
for  its  distribution,  largely  throughout  the  lib 
erated  countries.  Little  of  the  film  would  bi 
of  value  here,  he  said,  since  it  is  predominant!; 
negative  stock. 

The  WPB  has  made  arrangements  to  providJj 
all  supplies  necessary  to  operate  the  film  man 
ufacturing  plant  in  Paris,  and  that  at  Antwerp 
also  is  producing,  but  the  German  plant  a: 
Leipsic  was  damaged  in  the  final  days  of  th(i 
fighting  and  it  is  not  known  when  it  will  b«| 
able  to  get  into  quantity  production. 

Coast  Strike  Causing  Waste 

Strike  difficulties  in  Hollywood,  which  hav(I 
slowed  operations  at  the  Technicolor  labora-1 
tories,  have  increased  wastage  materially,  foil 
which  the  board  will  not  be  able  to  compensatjj 
producers,  it  was  announced  to  the  industrjj 
last  week. 

In  a  letter  to  all  producers  and  to  othersl 
interested,  Mr.  Adams  warned  that  no  addii[ 
tional  film  could  be  made  avswlable  to  take! 
care  of  current  increased  wastage  for  regulaij 
theatrical  releases,  but  that  wastage  incurrecl 
in  the  case  of  pictures  for  the  Army  and  Nav}l 
which  are  on  a  100  percent  credit  basis  woulcl 
be  covered. 

The  board's  position  was  made  known  in  re-l 
sponse  to  appeals  from  producers  for  additional! 
grants  to  cover  the  unanticipated  wastage. 

"In  the  case  of  Army  and  Navy  credits  foil 
all  pictures  that  are  on  a  100  per  cent  basis] 
we  will  make  available  out  of  the  reserve  thai! 
is  set  up  for  this  purpose,  sufficient  raw  stocls| 
to  take  care  of  the  increased  wastage  on  any! 
Technicolor  print,"  Mr.  Adams  explained.  "Iti 
is  also  anticipated  that  during  this  quarter  the! 
Navy  Motion  Picture  Exchange  will  shift  froir}| 
nitrate  to  acetate  raw  stock  which  again  in-jj 
volve  an  increased  wastage  both  in  Technicolor! 
and  black  and  white.  We  will  also  take  carel 
of  this  increased  wastage  out  of  the  Army  and| 
Navy  reserve." 

Mr.  Adams  said  that  credits  for  the  An- 
tilles Department  would  remain  unchanged  atl 
75  per  cent  but  that  credits  for  the  Army  Mo- 
tion Picture  Service  would  be  reduced  from  50| 
to  45  per  cent  "because  of  the  increased  demand] 
put  upon  the  reserve  by  the  increased  wastage] 
in  color  prints." 


Dual  Albuquerque  Premiere 
Is  Held  for  "G.I.  Joe" 

A  dual  premiere  of  Lester  Cowan's  "The  Story 
of  G.I.  Joe,"  United  Artists  release,  was  held 
July  12  at  the  Kimo  and  Sunshine  theatres  in 
Albuquerque,  N.  M.  This  Pyle  Memorial  Pre- 
rniere  followed  the  showing  sponsored  by  the  Na- 
tional Press  Club  in  Washington  as  well  as  the 
premiere  at  Indianapolis,  where  Mr.  Pyle  was 
born.  At  the  Indianapolis  opening,  audiences  con- 
tributed $22,000  toward  the  Pvle  Fund  for  Journal- 
ism at  the  University  of  Indiana.  Governor  John 
J.  Dempsey  of  New  Mexico  attended  the  Albu- 
querque premiere. 

Radio  tieups  with  at  least  25  top  network  pro- 
grams have  been  arranged  for  the  film. 


14 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


mcm  holds  sliding  scale; 
Ito  drop  reissue  releases 


Loop  Photo  Service 

Metro's  sales  cabinet  was  augmented  at  the  Chicago  sales  conference  last  week 
v/ifh  the  appointment  of  George  A.  H'ickey,  West  Coast  district  manager,  to  the  post  of 
West  Coast  division  manager.  Above  are  the  five  Metro  division  managers  v/ith  the 
company's  circuit  sales  head.  Left  to  right,  Edwin  W.  Aaron,  circuit  head;  E.  K.  O'Shea, 
Eastern;  Mr.  Hickey;  Rudolph  Berger,  Southern;  John  J.  Moloney,  Central,  and  Johii  E. 
Flynn,  Western. 


Rodger s  Tells  Sales  Staff 
Films  To  Be  Reclassified 
Wherever  Warranted 

William  F.  Rodgers,  MGM  vice-president  in 
charge  of  distribution,  told  company  sales  ex- 
ecutives at  a  general  sales  meeting  in  Chicago 
last  Saturday  that  MGM  would  abandon  the 
release  of  reissues  and  would  retain  its  sliding 
scale  policy  on  rentals. 

Mr.  Rodgers,  talking  at  a  session  in  the 
Blackstone  Hotel  which  preceded  a  series  of 
five  regional  sales  meetings,  said  that  MGM 
intended  to  continue  the  sliding  scale  of  prices 
because  it  was  a  method  which  the  company 
and  "thousands  of  its  customers  believes  to  be 
fair.  There  is  no  other  means  we  know  of  to 
price  our  merchandise  intelligently,"  he  said. 

The  sales  chief  told  the  delegates  the  com- 
pany would  reclassify  pictures  whenever 
supporting  facts  showing  the  reclassification 
to  be  warranted  were  brought  to  its  atten- 
tion. 

He  emphatically  cautioned  sales  executives  to 
do  everything  possible  to  resolve  exhibitor  com- 
plaints and  grievances  by  independent  action, 
not  permitting  them  to  progress  to  arbitration. 

He  stressed  that  proposed  new  accounts  are 
not  to  be  given  assurance  of  any  specific  avail- 
ability and  runs  or  accounts  are  not  to  be 
changed,  nor  applications  signed,  without  au- 
thorization from  the  general  sales  manager. 

Reissues  will  not"  be  included  in  any  of  the 
company's  forthcoming  releases,  Mr.  Rodgers 
announced,  pointing  out  that  while  the  two 
MGM  reissues,  "Naughty  Marietta"  and 
"Waterloo  Bridge,"  this  season  were  not  '*dis- 
pointing"  on  the  sales  charts,  they  conflicted 
with  new  product  and  with  MGM's  star-groom- 
ing plans. 

No  Release  Dates  Set 
Beyond  12th  Block 

No  definite  release  dates  of  any  MGM  prod- 
uct beyond  the  12th  block  would  be  announced 
at  any  of  the  company's  forthcoming  divisional 
meetings,  he  said,  indicating  that  the  company 
intends  to  do  a  thorough  selling  job  on  each 
block  before  the  next  one  is  announced. 

Mr.  Rodgers  also  said  that  no  other  two- 
a-day  road  show  dates  would  be  set  for  "Zieg- 
feld  Follies"  for  the  time  being,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  previously  announced  two-week 
engagements  in  Boston  and  Pittsburgh  next 
month.  He  added  that  "Week-End  at  the  Wal- 
dorf" and  "Anchors  Aweigh"  would  be  sold  as 
specials,  away  from  the  block. 

Discussion  of  MGM's  sales  policies,  post- 
war plans  and  advertising  and  exploitation 
campaigns  of  forthcoming  product  was  begun 
at  the  general  three-day  sales  conference  which 
closed  in  Chicago  last  Saturday.  It  was  at- 
tended by  division  and  district  managers  as 
well  as  key  home  office  personnel. 

The  first  of  the  MGM  two-day  regional 
meetings  was  held  in  Chicago  at  the  Black- 
stone  Hotel  Tuesday  and  Wednesday. 

At  the  preliminary  conference,  Mr.  Rodgers 
announced  the  promotion  of  George  A.  Hickey, 
West  Coast  district  manager,  to  West  Coast 
division  manager,  supervising  Los  Angeles, 
Seattle,  Portland  and  San  Francisco.  Mr. 
Hickey  will  appoint  a  district  manager  in  the 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


near  future.  The  promotion  brings  Mr.  Hickey 
into  the  MGM  sales  cabinet  which  lists  four 
other  division  managers:  E.  K.  (Ted)  O'Shea, 
Eastern ;  John  J.  Maloney,  Central ;  John  E. 
Flynn,  Western,  and  Rudolph  Berger,  South- 
ern. 

Mr.  Hickey  has  been  in  the  distribution  field 
for  27  years,  having  been  associated  with 
Lewis  J.  Selznick,  and  the  Fox  Film  Company 
in  Boston.  He  has  been  identified  with  the 
Sam  Goldwyn  Company  and  MGM  for  17 
years. 

Mr.  Rodgers,  who  presided  at  all  the  Chi- 
cago sales  sessions,  was  also  host  to  a  group 
of  leading  Chicago  exhibitors  at  a  luncheon 
last  Friday.  Among  those  who  attended  are 
Jack  Kirsch,  Harry  and  Elmer  Balaban,  Wal- 
ter Immerman,  William  Hollander,  Sam  Myers, 
Lou  Reinheimer,  S.  J.  Gregory,  Alex  Halperin, 
Arthur  and  Reuben  Schoenstadt,  J.  P.  Dromey, 


U.  S.  SALES  PERSONNEL  TO 
VISIT  SOUTH  AMERICA 

In  a  plan  to  promote  interchange  of 
distribution  methods  and  better  under- 
standing of  international  problems, 
MGM  will  select  personnel  from  its 
domestic  field  sales  staff  to  visit 
South  America  and  thereafter  select 
South  American  men  from  the  com- 
pany's distribution  organization  to  visit 
the  United  States.  The  project  was 
outlined  Monday  by  William  F.  Rodgers, 
vice-president  and  general  sales  man- 
ager of  MGM,  at  the  company's  district 
sales  meeting  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel, 
Chicago.  Invitations  to  field  men  In  the 
U.  S.  and  Latin  America  are  to  be 
extended  by  Mr.  Rodgers  and  Arthur 
M.  Loew,  president  of  Loew's  Inter- 
national. 

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Jules  J.  and  Maurice  M.  Rubens,  Henry 
Sticklemaier,  Alex  Manta,  Eddie  Brunell,  and 
Eddie  Zorn. 

Howard  Dietz,  vice-president  and  director  of 
advertising,  was  one  of  the  principal  speakers 
in  one  of  the  meetings,  discussing  some  of  the 
campaigns  being  mapped  for  forthcoming  prod- 
uct. William  R.  Ferguson,  director  of  exploi- 
tation, and  Silas  Seadler,  director  of  advertis- 
ing, analyzed  those  campaigns  from  the  stand- 
point of  their  respective  departments. 

A  large  advertising  budget  will  be  set  aside 
for  "Ziegfeld  Follies,"  which  will  be  tested  as 
a  two-a-day  road  show  for  two-week  runs  at 
the  Colonial  Theatre,  Boston,  August  13,  and 
at  the  Nixon  Theatre,  Pittsburgh,  August  26. 
Other  films  discussed  included  "Her  Highness 
and  the  Bellboy,"  scheduled  as  one  of  the  pic- 
tures in  the  13th  block;  "Week-End  at  the 
Waldorf,"  "Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes," 
"Hold  High  the  Torch,"  "Anchors  Aweigh," 
"The  Sailor  Takes  a  Wife,"  "They  Were  Ex- 
pendable," "Yolanda  and  the  Thief,"  "Early  to 
Wed,"  "The  Harvev  Girls,"  "The  Great  Mor- 
gan," "The  Hidden  .Eye,"  "The  Postman  Al- 
ways Rings  Twice,"  "The  Yearling,"  and 
"Two  Sisters  from  Boston." 

Exhibitor  Contact  Is 
Stressed  by  Richey 

The  importance  of  close  contact  with  the 
exhibitor  was  stressed  by  Henderson  M. 
Richey,  assistant  to  Mr.  Rodgers  in  charge  of 
exhibitor  relations. 

Locally,  where  an  acute  product  shortage 
exists,  MGM  will  prolong  the  life  of  its  re- 
leases, it  was  decided  at  the  meeting.  John 
E.  Flynn,  western  sales  manager,  who  presided 
at  the  regional  session,  said  the  shortage  of 
product  for  subsequent  theatres  in  Chicago 
forced  him  to  keep  MGM  pictures  on  the 
market  an  additional  six  months. 

The  second  regional  meeting  was  to  be  held 
in  New  York  July  19  and  20  at  the  Astor 
Hotel  with  E.  K.  O'Shea  presiding.  Meetings 
in  Cleveland,  New  Orleans  and  San  Francisco 
are  to  follow. 


Selznick  Sells 
Rights  on  Three 
To  RKO  Radio 

Following  months  of  varied  reports  colicerning 
new  distribution  tieups  between  David  O.  Selz- 
nick, Samuel  Goldwyn  and  RKO  Radio  Pictures, 
'  Vanguard  Films,  the  Selznick  organization,  an- 
nounced in  Hollywood  last  Thursday  that  RKO 
would  release  three  Vanguard  films  originally 
scheduled  for  distribution  through  United  Artists. 

The  three  film  properties  in  the  deal  negotiated 
by  Vanguard  with  Charles  W.  Koerner,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  production  for  RKO,  are :  "Some 
Must  Watch,"  "They  Dream  of  Home"  and  "No- 
torious." Alfred  Hitchcock  is  producing  and  di- 
recting "Notorious"  and  Dore  Schary  is  producing 
the  other  two  pictures. 

Mr.  Selznick  comes  into  full  possession  of  his 
United  Artists'  stock  upon  delivery  of  his  fifth  pro- 
duction under  his  UA  deal  of  10  pictures.  The 
stock,  representing  a  one-third  interest,  has  been 
held  in  escrow  pending  delivery  of  the  fifth  pro- 
duction under  his  UA  contract,  which  also  provides 
for  an  escape  after  delivery  of  the  five. 

Thus  far  Mr.  Selznick  delivered  to  UA  "Since 
^'ou  Went  Away"  and  "I'll  Be  Seeing  You." 
"Spellbound,"  completed,  is  still  to  be  delivered  to 
UA  for  release  and  "Duel  in  the  Sun,"  the  fourth 
picture,  is  still  in  production.  The  fifth  film  may 
be  "The  Scarlet  Lily,"  Technicolor  film  of  Father 
Edward  Murphy's  novel. 

Vanguard  representatives  in  Hollywood  said  last 
week  tnat  the  RKO  deal  with  Mr.  Selznick  did  not 
bear  on  his  relationship  with  UA.  They  pointed 
out  that  his  contract  with  UA  always  has  pro- 
vided a  "breathing  space"  between  pictures  and 
also  referred  to  his  deal  with  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  to  whom  he  sold  "Keys  of  the  Kingdom" 
and  "Jane  Eyre"  two  years  ago. 

In  New  York,  observers  linked  the  Selznick- 
RKO  deal  with  repeated  rumors  that  Mr.  Selznick 
and  Samuel  Goldwyn  would  form  with  RKO  a 
new  distribution  organization  which  also  would  in- 
clude J.  Arthur  Rank.  Mr.  Rank's  joint  produc- 
tion-distribution agreement  with  RKO  is  reported 
on  page  24. 

Under  terms  of  the  Vanguard-RKO  agree- 
ment, the  Selznick  players  previously  scheduled  to 
appear  in  the  three  pictures  acquired  by  RKO  also 
become  RKO  property  by  "purchase." 

PRC  Schedules  Sales  Meet 
In  Chicago,  August  4-5 

PRC  Pictures  will  hold  a  sales  meeting  in  Chi- 
cago at  the  Blackstone  Hotel,  August  4  and  5, 
the  company  announced  this  week.  Because  of 
travel  restrictions,  attendance  will  be  limited  to 
key  home  office  personnel,  exchange  managers  and 
franchise  owners.  .Leon  Fromkess,  president  of 
PRC,  is  expected  to  announce  additional  exchange 
purchases  at  the  meeting.  . 


Open  Atlantic  City  House 

The  Gay  Nineties,  a  new  150-seat  theatre  on 
Hamid's  Million  Dollar  Pier,  with  a  separate  en- 
trance to  the  Boardwalk,  brings  old-time  films  for 
the  first  time  to  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.  Jack  Stern, 
who  has  a  similar  operation  in  Coney  Island,  New 
York,  opened  the  playhouse,  specializing  in  Charlie 
Chaplin  and  Rudolph  Valentino  pictures  of  the 
"silent"  days. 


New  London  Theatre  Sold 

The  1117-seat  Empire  theatre  in  New  London, 
Conn.,  operated  for  the  past  20  years  by  Charles 
^lorse,  has  been  sold  to  Henry  R.  Tobin  of  Provi- 
dence, R.  I.  Mr.  Tobin  is  the  operator  of  the 
Keith  theatre.  Fair  Haven,  Mass.,  and  also  is  city 
manager  for  E.  M.  Loew  in  Providence. 


Saints  Reelect  Neilson 

Rutgers  Neilson,  RKO  Radio  publicity  man- 
ager, has  been  reelected  to  the  board  of  governors 
of  the  Circus  Saints  aiid  Sinners  Club  of  America. 


RKO  Radio  Announces  Four 
Regional  Sales  Meetings 

Complying  with  the  Government's  request  for 
limitation  of  travel,  RKO  Radio  Pictures  this  year 
will  forego  its  annual  sales  convention  in  favor  of 
four  small  regional  sales  meetings,  Ned  E.  Depinet, 
president,  announced  at  the  home  office  in  New 
York  Tuesday. 

The  meetings  will  be  held  between  August  6 
and  22  in  New  York,  Cincinnati,  Chicago  and  Los 
.•\ngclcs.  Robert  Mochrie,  general  sales  manager, 
will  head  the  small  home  office  delegation  attend- 
ing the  meetings. 

The  first  of  the  three-day  sessions  will  be  held 
at  the  Waldorf  Astoria  Hotel,  New  York,  August 
6th,  7th  and  8th.  The  others  will  be ;  Cincinnati, 
at  the  Netherland  Plaza,  August  10th,  11th  and 
12th ;  Chicago,  Blackstone  Hotel,  August  14th, 
15th  and  16th,  and  Los  Angeles,  Ambassador,  Au- 
gust 20th,  21st  and  22nd. 

The  company's  extensive  advertising  campaigns 
for  the  new  RKO  Radio  product  will  be  outlined 
by  S.  Barret  McCormick,  director  of  advertising 
and  publicity,  who  will  be  among  the  executives 
attending  the  meetings. 


U.  A.  Is  Holding 
Sa  les  Meetings 

United  Artists  has  been  holding  regional  sales 
conventions.  Sales  meetings  for  members  in  the 
eastern  territories  will  be  held  this  month  in  Bos- 
ton, Cleveland  and  Philadelphia.  Western  meet- 
ings occurred  last  week  in  St.  Louis,  this  week  in 
Chicago. 

The  first  of  the  three  eastern  meetings,  in  Bos- 
ton, was  held  Saturday,  and  Sunday  at  the  Hotel 
Statler,  attended  by  salesmen  from  Boston,  New 
Haven  and  Buffalo.  A  Cleveland  meeting  is  set 
for  Saturday  and  Sunday,  with  men  attending 
from  Cincinnati,  Cleveland,  Detroit  and  Pitsburgh. 
A  Philadelphia  convention  will  be  held  July  28- 
29,  with  men  from  that  city,  New  York  and  Wash- 
ington. 

The  St.  Louis  meeting,  first  of  the  western  meet- 
ings, was  held  Priday,  July  13,  at  the  Park  Plaza 
Hotel.  The  delegates  were  from  that  city,  Omaha 
and  Kansas  City.  The  Chicago  conference  was 
held  at  the  Hotel  Blackstone  Monday  and  Tuesday. 

J.  J.  Unger,  western  sales  manager,  presided  at 
the  latter  meetings ;  and  Harry  L.  Gold,  eastern 
sales  manager,  at  the  eastern  meetings. 

Newsreel  Editors  Leave 
August  4  for  Europe 

Newsreel-  editors  will  leave  Washington  August 
4  for  '^n  approximately  one  month's  study  of  Eu- 
ropean social  and  business  condiitons.  Like  heads 
of  the  major  distributing  companies,  returned  this 
week,  they  will  be  guests  of  the  Army.  The  edi- 
tors are  Walton  Ament,  Pathe  News ;  A.  J.  Rich- 
ard, Paramount :  M.  D.  Clofine,  News  of  the  Day ; 
Thomas  Mead,-  Universal ;  Edmund  Reek,  Movie- 
tone. Richard  de  Rochemont,  producer  of  the 
March  of  Time,  will  also  go. 

Goodman  Quits  Foreign  Post 
At  Republic  Pictures 

Morris  Goodman  has  resigned  as  foreign  general 
manager  of  Republic  Pictures,  James  R.  Grainger, 
president  and  general  sales  manager,  announced 
Wednesday  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Goodman's  resigna- 
tion will  be  effective  July  31.  Mr.  Grainger,  who 
recently  assumed  control  of  world-wide  sales,  will 
announce  the  names  of  his  assistants  in  the  com- 
pany's foreign  organization .  at  a  later  date. 


Take  New  Haven  Houses 

Joseph  and  Ted  Markoff,  Philip  Eisenberg  and 
Sidney  Cohen  have  acquired  the  stock  of  the  Lake- 
ville  Theatre  Company  and  the  Millerton  Amuse- 
ment Corporation,  operators  of  the  Stuart,  Lake- 
ville  and  Millerton  theatres.  New  Haven,  and  have 
taken  over  operation  from  Arthur  Lockwood  and 
Sam  Rosen.  The  Millerton,  closed  for  several 
years,  will  be  renovated  and  reopened  this  summer. 


Monogram  Sets 
Schedule  of  41 
For  New  Season 

A  Monogram  1945-46  schedule  of  41  features 
was  outlined  by  Samuel  Broidy,  vice-president  and 
general  sales  manager,  Tuesday,  at  Del  Mar,  Calif., 
at  the  company's  two-day  regional  sales  meeting. 
George  D.  Burrows,  vice-president  and  treasurer, 
told  the  west  coast  delegates  that  a  new  agreement 
had  been  made  assuring  $1,600,00  credit  facilities 
for  loans  direct  to  Monogram  or  covered  by  com- 
pany guarantee. 

Mr.  Broidy  discussed  the  company's  top-budget 
films  on  the  forthcoming  program,  including 
"Hunted,"  a  mystery ;  Jack  London's  "North  of 
Nome,"  "Old  New  York,"  musical,  and  "Swing 
Parade,"  musical. 

In  New  York,  at  the  Warwick  Hotel,  last  week- 
end, the  company  concluded  its  eastern  regional 
meeting. 

On  Saturday  Monogram's  product  and  sales 
policy  for  the  coming  season  were  outlined  and  dis- 
cussions were  held  concerning  the  balance  of  this 
year's  schedule. 

Individual  meetings  of  the  various  branch  man- 
agers with  their  own  personnel  were  held  last 
Sunday,  to  decide  a  definite  plan  of  procedure, 
with  direct  relation  to  the  previous  day's  activities. 

M.  Edward  Morey,  assistant  sales  manager,  and 
Morey  Goldstein,  eastern  sales  manager,  presided 
at  the  New  York  meeting.  Mr.  Morey  presented 
to  the  delegates  the  proposed  lineup  of  next  sea- 
son's program  and  Mr.  Goldstein  spoke  about  Mon- 
ogram's sales  policy  regarding  it. 

Arthur  Greenblatt,  central  district  manager,  pre- 
sented his  views  concerning  selling  angles  for  the 
remainder  of  the  current  season's  product.  Si  Bo- 
rus,  in  charge  of  Monogram's  contract  depart- 
ment, outlined  the  new  system  he  has  set  up  for 
handling  contracts  since  joining  the  company  re- 
cently. 

Mr.  Morey,  Mr.  Goldstein  and  Mr.  Greenblatt 
were  scheduled  to  leave  New  York  Thursday  to 
attend  the  Monogram  regioiial  meeting  at  the 
Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago,  this  Saturday  and 
Sunday,  July  21-22. 

Grainger  Discusses  Plans 
For  High  Budget  Filnns 

Republic's  plans  for  added  concentration  on  larg- 
er budget  pictures  were  discussed  with  the  mid- 
western  sales  staff  by  the  company  president,  James 
R.  Grainger,  at  a  two-day  meeting,  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday,  at  the  Hotel  Blackstone,  Chicago.  The 
company's  complete  1945-46  lineup  is  expected  to 
be  announced  shortly.  Mr.  Grainger  and  his  ex- 
ecutive assistant,  Edward  L.  Walton,  assistant  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  met  with  district  sales  man- 
agers Will  Baker,  Midwestern ;  Sam  Seplowin, 
Central ;  Nat  E.  Steinberg,  Prairie ;  and  branch 
managers  E.  H.  Brauer,  Indianapolis  ;  Jack  Frack- 
man,  Milwaukee ;  William  M.  Grant,  Minneapolis ; 
Ha  rry  Lefholtz,  Omaha ;  Dave  Nelson,  Des 
Moines ;  Robert  Withers,  Kansas  City ;  and  Chi- 
cago branch  sales  manager  William  Feld. 

Republic  Closes  Deal  with 
M.  &  P.  New  England  Circuit 

James  R.  Grainger,  president  and  general  sales 
manager  of  Republic  Pictures,  this  week  announced 
the  closing  of  the  company's  first  major  circuit  deal 
for  its  1945-46  product,  with  M  and  P  Theatres  in 
New  England.  Chester  Stoddard,  chief  film  buy- 
er, represented  the  circuit,  while  Mr.  Grainger  and 
Jack  Davis,  New  England  district  sales  manager, 
represented  Republic. 


Navy  Promotes  Finch 

Comdr.  W.  G.  H.  Finch,  radio  and  facsimile  ex- 
pert, has  been  promoted  to  captain  in  the  Navy. 
Captain  Finch  formerly  was  assistant  chief  engineer 
of  the  Federal  Communications  Commission.  He 
is  on  the  staff  of  Commodore  J.  B.  Dow,  U.  S.  N., 
in  the  research  and  design  branch  of  the  electronics 
division  of  the  Bureau  of  Ships. 


16 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


How  the  Navy  Met  the  Threat  of  Japan's  Suicidal 
"Secret  Weapon"  Off  Okinawa!  .  .  .  4,232  Sons  of 
Heaven  Blown  to  Hades— Man  by  Man  and  Plane  by 
Plane  — Scores  of  Them  Before  Your  Very  Eyes  — In 

The  Fleet  That  Came  To  Stay 

Presented  by  the  U,  S,  Navy 


^^^^^ 


^^^^ 


BOOK  THIS  MOST  SENSATIONALLY 
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FREE  AT  YOUR  PARAMOUNT  EX- 
CHANGE. RELEASED  JULY  26,  ONLY 
ONE  MONTH  AFTER  OKINAWA  WAS 
CAPTURED! 

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Released  by  Paramount  For  the  Office  of  War  Information, 
Through  the  War  Activities  Coinmittee, 
Motion  Picture  Industry 

SPACE  CONTRIBUTED  BY  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


POPE  SEES  PICTURE  CHIEFS; 
COMMENDS  RESPONSIBILITY 


Executives  Home  After  Tour 
of  War  Areas  of  Europe  as 
Guests  of  Army 

Filled  with  impressions  of  an  all  but  ruined 
Europe,  guests  of  the  Army  on  a  month-long 
survey  taking  them  from  London  through 
Rome  and  an  audience  with  Pope  Pius  XII, 
who  addressed  them  on  the  responsibilities  of 
the  film  industry,  leaders  of  the  American  film 
business  stepped  from  a  transatlantic  plane 
Wednesday  morning  at  LaGuardia  Airport, 
New  York. 

Pope  Pius'  statement  to  the  group,  at  tluiv 
audience  with  him  July  14,  follows: 

"We  see,  gentlemen,  that  you  are  mern- 
bers  of  the  motion  picture  industry,  and  in 
receiving  you  most  cordially  We  cannot 
repress  the  thought  that  comes  at  once  to 
Our  mind:  the  thought  of  the  special  re- 
sponsibility that  office  places  upon  you  in 
your  country,  and  in  fact  in  the  world.  For 
Hollywood  is  known  outside  America. 

"One  wonders  at  times  if  the  leaders  of 
the  motion  picture  industries  fully  appre- 
ciate the  vast  power  they  wield  in  affecting 
social  life,  whether  in  the  family  or  the 
larger  civic  groups.  The  eyes  and  ears 
are  hke  broad  avenues  that  lead  directly  to 
the  soul  of  man;  and  they  are  opened  wide, 
most  often  without  challenge,  by  the  specta- 
tors of  your  films. 

"What  is  it  that  enters  from  the  screen 
into  the  inner  recesses  of  the  mind,  where 
youth's  fund  of  knowledge  is  growing  and 
norms  and  motives  of  conduct  which  will 
mould  the  definite  character  are  being 
shaped  and  sharpened?  Is  it  sorriething  that 
will  make  for  a  better  citizen,  industrious, 
law-abiding,  God-fearing,  who  finds  his  joy 
and  recreation  in  wholesome  pleasure  and 
fun? 

"St.  Paul  was  quoting  Menander,  an  an- 
cient Greek  poet,  when  he  wrote  to  the 
faithful  of  his  church  in  Corinth,  that  'bad 
conversation  corrupts  good  manners.'  1 
Cor.  15,33.  What  was  true  then,  is  no  less 
true  today;  because  human  nature  changes 
little  with  the  centuries. 

"And  if  it  is  true,  as  it  is,  that  bad  conver- 
sation corrupts  morals,  how  much  more 
effectively  are  they  corrupted  by  bad  con- 
versation when  accompanied  by  conduct, 
vividly  depicted,  which  flouts  the  laws  of 
God  and  civilized  decency?  Oh,  the  im- 
mense amount  of  good  that  the  motion  pic- 
ture can  effect !  That  is  why  the  evil  spirit, 
always  so  active  in  this  world,  wishes  to  per- 
vert this  instrument  for  his  own  impious 
purposes ;  and  it  is  encouraging  to  know 
that  your  committee  is  aware  of  the  danger, 
and  more  and  more  conscious  of  its  grave 
responsibility  before  society  and  God.  It 
is  for  public  opinion  to  sustain  wholeheart- 
edly and  effectively  every  legitimate  effort 
made  by  men  of  integrity  and  honor  to 
purify  the  films  and  keep  them  clean,  to 
improve  them  and  increase  their  usefulness. 

"It  has  been  a  pleasure  for  Us  to  welcome 
you  here  this  morning  and  to  give  you  this 
assurance  of  Our  keen  interest  in  your  work. 
We  pray  that  God  may  prosper  it  for  the 
greater  good  of  young  and  old  everywhere, 
while  We  beg  Him  to  grant  you  and  your 


AT  VATICAN  CITY:  Left  to  right,  seated:  C/iff 
Work,  Barney  Balaban,  H.  C.  Gowen,  assistant 
to  Myron  C.  Taylor;  N.  Peter  Rathvon,  R.  B. 
Wilby.  Standing,  left  to  right:  Swiss  Guard, 
Vatican  functionary,  Capt.  Albritton,  Lt.  Komer, 
Lt.  LaBozetta,  Capt.  Charles  W.  Hoffman,  Flight 
Surgeon  who  accompanied  the  motion  picture 
group;  Lt.  Jackson,  Russell  Holman,  Francis  S. 


Harmon,  S.  H.  Fabian,  Ma/or  Stuart  Palmer, 
representative  of  War  Department  Bureau  of 
Public  Relations,  who  accompanied  the  group; 
Taylor  M.  Mills  of  the  OWI.  Capt.  Nowikowski. 
representative  of  the  Bureau  of  Public  Rela- 
tions, Mediterranean  Theatre,  under  wjiose 
auspices  the  visiting  motion  picture  group 
toured  Italy,  and  Swiss  guard. 


At  La  Quardia  Airport:  left  to  right,  Francis  S.  Harmon,  Barney  Balaban,  S.  H.  Fabian,  R.  B. 
Wilby,  Clifford  Work,  Russell  Holman,  N.  Peter  Rathvon.  Officers  in  background. 


dear  ones  at  home  an  abundance  of  heavenly 
blessings." 

The  men  who  arrived  Wednesday  were  Bar- 
ney Balaban,,  N.  Peter  Rathvon,  Clifford  Work, 
Russell  Holman,  S.  H.  Fabian  and  Francis 
Harmon. 

Other  executives  in  the  group  which  toured 


Europe  returned  to  this  country  last  week,  cut- 
ting short  their  tour  because  of  business  com- 
mitments at  home.  They  are  Jack  L.  Warner, 
vice-president  of  Warner  Brothers,  in  charge 
of  production ;  Harry  Cohn,  president  of  Co- 
lumbia Pictures ;  Sidney  Buchman,  Columbia, 
and  Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  20tli-Fox  vice-president. 


18 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


THE  BEST  NOVEL 
OF  1944 
BECOMES  THE 


GREATEST 
PICTURE 
OF  1945 . . . 


Century-Fox 


John  Mersey's  "A  BELL  FOR  ADANO"  Starring  GENE  TIERNEY 
JOHN  HODIAK  •  WILLIAM  BENDIX  with  Glenn  Langan 
Richard  Conte  •  Stanley  Prager  •  Henry  Morgan  •  Montague 
Banks  •  Reed  Hadley  •  Roy  Roberts  •  Hugo  Haas  •  Marcel 
Dalio  •  Fortunio  Bononova  •  Henry  Armetta  •  Roman  Bohnen 
Luis  Alberni  •  Eduardo  Ciannelli  •  Directed  by  HENRY  KING 
Produced  by  LOUIS  D.  LIGHTON  and  LAMAR  TROTTI 
Screen  Play  by  Lamar  Trotti  and  Norman  Reilly  Raine 


Produced  by 


Screen  PIdy  by 

lAMAII  TROTTI   lllMARIIIOni'»  NORMAN  il[IL[!RAIIIE 


No  other 

■  r;J  m  .  ^   -  .......   t....  m 

rings  the 
belUike 


KEEP 
SELLING 
BONDS! 


DUTCH  INDUSTRY  GOES  BACK 
TO  WORK  UNDER  OWN  STEAM 


JJ,  S.  Offices  Reopening  as 
Public  Clamors  for  Film 
Fare  in  Revived  Nation 

by  PHILIP  DESCHAAP 

in  Amsterdam 

Emerging  from  five  years  of  oppression  un- 
der the  Nazi  boot,  the  film  industry  of  Holland 
has  begun  to  function  again  under  its  own 
power. 

At  least  five  film  companies  have  partially 
resumed  their  activities,  or  have  personnel  in 
Holland  ready  to  begin  operations.  RKO  Ra- 
dio's office  in  Amsterdam  is  now  ready  for  dis- 
tribution. This  company  can  start  as  soon  as 
the  theatres  are  supplied  with  electricity.  Pic- 
ture stock,  as  well  as  office  furniture,  was  un- 
damaged. 

MGM  has  opened  a  new  office  in  the  former 
Tobis  office  under  the  management  of  Fritz 
Strengholt. 

Representatives  of  Warner  Brothers  and 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  are  in  Amsterdam  and 
will  reopen  their  exchanges  within  a  short 
time.  A  representative  of  Universal  Pictures 
is  in  southern  Holland. 

American  Product  Should 
Be  Sold  Readily  Now 

It  is  apparent  that  now,  more  than  ever, 
American  product  will  be  sold  here  easily.  It 
is  likely  that  German,  pictures  will  disappear 
from  the  Dutch  market  for  a  long  time  despite 
the  fact  that  German  is  the  foreign  language 
most  widely  understood.  Future  competitors 
will  be  only  France,  England  and  Italy,  togeth- 
er with  domestic  production. 

However,  the  American  companies  will  meet 
with  many  difficulties  in  re-establishing  them- 
selves. The  Germans  have  plundered  every- 
thing. There  is  no  paper,  coal,  gas  or  elec- 
tricity. There  is  little  office  space  and  all  types 
of  building  materials  are  scarce. 

Although  it  is  to  be  expected  that  the  Bio- 
scoop  Bond,  which  has  been  the  combined  or- 
ganization for  both  exhibitors  and  distributors 
in  Holland  before  the  war,  will  be  re-estab- 
lished in  accordance  with  its  former  principles, 
it  is  possible  that  film  business  in  the  future  will 
be  more  and  more  under  direct  control  of  the 
Government.  During  the  war  the  underground 
newspapers  insisted  that  the  future  Dutch  gov- 
ernment exert  more  influence  upon  the  industry 
in  connection  with  the  social,  cultural  and  edu- 
cational importance  of  pictures. 

Censorship  Situation  Is 
Expected  To  Be  Easier 

As  regards  censorship,  the  situation  will 
probably  be  easier  than  before  the  war.  In  pre- 
war times,  two  boards  of  censorship  existed: 
The  Government  Board  for  the  whole  country 
and  a  Roman  Catholic  one  for  the  two  special 
provinces  of  Brabant  and  Limburg.  The  Ger- 
mans eliminated  the  Catholic  board,  however, 
and  it  is  a  question  whether  it  will  return. 
During  the  war  the  Board  of  Censorship  was 
replaced  by  a  "Rijksfilmkeuring,"  Government- 
al Censorship,  by  order  of  the  Germans. 

A  problem  for  the  future  concerns  the  set- 
tlement of  pre-war  contracts  between  distribu- 
tors and  exhibitors.  The  total  amount  of  these 
contracts  has  been  estimated  at  2,500,000  flor- 
ins, approximately  $950,000  at  the  current  rate 


Herald  Correspondent  Evaded  Nazi 
Gestapo  in  Ancient  Cellar  Room 


PHILIP  DE  SCHAAP, 
for  many  years  prior 
to  the  Nazi  invasion 
Motion  Picture  Her- 
ald corres pondent  in 
Amsterdam,  this  week 
returned  to  duty.  He 
and  his  wife  lived  a 
dangerous,  Gestapo-rid- 
den life  from  May, 
1940,  until  the  liberation  of  his  country: 
"After  a  year  of  many  emotions,  during 
which  I  saw  many  of  my  friends  disappear, 
our  misery  started  in  April,  1942.  I  broke 
my  heel  and  had  to  be  brought  to  the  hos- 
pital. After  four  months  of  serious  illness, 
hardly  able  to  walk,  I  left  the  hospital  and 
my  wife  and  I  were  concealed  by  friends. 

"We  stayed  home  from  August  II  until 
September  10,  1942,  the  last  moment  to 
make  a  decision.  My  mother,  69,  and  unable 
to  walk,  was  carried  away  on  a  stretcher  by 
the  Germans.  I  don't  know  what  happened 
to  my  brother,  who  lives  with  her.  We  saw 


with  our  own  eyes  how  the  parents  of  my 
wife,  living  in  the  same  street  as  we  did,  were 
arrested  by  the  'green  police'  and  taken  away. 
We  were  powerless.  The  fate  of  our  whole 
family  is  unknown.  We  have  seen  how  babies 
were  taken  away  from  their  mothers.  Neigh- 
bors turned  traitors.  We  still  don't  under- 
stand how  our  nerves  have  survived  it. 

"Having  had  secret  warning  that  our 
arrest  was  a  question  of  time,  we  narrowly 
escaped  and  found  shelter  with  the  same 
people  who  helped  us  in  1941.  From  Septem- 
ber, 1942,  until  the  end  of  the  war,  we  lived 
in  a  cellar  fitted  up  as  a  small  room.  The 
house  was  built  in  1630  and  the  cellar  room 
was  well  concealed.  I  could  not  stand  upright, 
and  we  got  fresh  air  through  a  very  small 
window.  We  spoke  only  in  whispers.  In  that 
cellar  we  passed  our  lives  until  the  conclusion 
of  the  war. 

"We  should  never  have  believed  that  it 
could  happen  to  us.  That  we  survived  it  is 
as  a  dream  for  us.  Now  we  start  all  over 
again."  , 


of  exchange.  This  figure  includes  contracts 
with  both  American  and  non-American  firms. 

American  film  companies,  I  believe,  will  find 
that  our  five  years  of  war  were  more  or  less 
responsible  for  an  increased  interest  in  motion 
pictures.  Today  there  is  a  much  larger  market 
than  there  was  before  the  war,  for  despite  the 
bad  quality  of  the  German-controlled  releases, 
theatre  attendance  was  remarkably  high  dur- 
ing those  years. 

Immediately  after  the  occupation,  of  course, 
theatre  attendance  dropped  to  a  new  low  and 
remained  there  until  the  beginning  of  1941. 
But  since  then,  however,  and  until  the  Dutch 
theatres-  were  forced  to  close  in  September, 
1944,  due  to  the  lack  of  electric  power,  attend- 
ance soared  above  the  pre-war  level.  Net 
profits  were  excellent.  Many  exhibitors,  in  fact, 
saved  enough  money  to  make  improvements  in 
their  theatres  after  the  war. 

Interest  was  aroused  to  such  an  extent  that 
succesful  theatres  were  established  in  small 
towns  which  never  before  had  been  able  to 
support  them.  I  would  estimate  that  Holland's 
350  theatres  were  increased  by  70  during  the  • 
war.  Theatres  provided  about  the  only  form 
of  amusement  in  those  weary  years. 

However,  since  the  exhibition  of  American 
films  has  been  banned  for  so  long  it  will  be 
necessary  for  the  American  companies  to  de- 
velop an  exceptionally  strong  publicity  campaign 
in  order  that  they  may  revive  public  interest. 

It  is  impossible  to  estimate  at  this  time  how 
many  theatres  were  destroyed  during  the  war. 

Holland's  film  trade  was  one  of  the  first  to 
be  controlled  by  the  arbitrary  order  of  the  in- 
vaders. Shortly  after  the  Nazis  came  the 
Dutch  Motion  Picture  Federation,  the  Neder- 


landsche  Bioscoop  Bond,  was  replaced  by  the 
so-called  "Filmgilde"  under  Nazi  management 
and  the  exhibition  of  all  non-German  product 
was  gradually  forbidden.  Then  it  was  that  the 
Jews  were  first  forbidden  to  visit  the  theatre? 
under  the  pretext  that  they  created  disturb- 
ances during  the  screening  of  newsreels.  Jevvs 
were  also  forbidden  to  continue  either  in  exhibi- 
tion or  distribution. 

By  the  end  of  1942,  the  Dutch  market  was 
dominated  by  UFA  and  Tobis,  which  merged 
in  Germany  in  1943;  the  Nazi  Odeon-Film,  dis- 
tributing Czech,  Norwegian,  Finnish  and  Hun- 
garian pictures,  and  Centra-Film  with  pictures 
for  children  and  16mm  pictures.  Aafa-Film  got 
authorization  to  release  Belgiain  pictures.  Some 
German-language  French  pictures,  produced  by 
UFA-Tobis  appeared  on  the  Dutch  market  at 
the  beginning  of  1944. 

Some  German  Films  Were 
Made  in  Dutch  Studios 

Since  German  production  centers  were  lim- 
ited, some  having  been  bombed,  some  German 
pictures  were  produced  in  Dutch  studios  in 
Amsterdam. 

Although  a  resumption  of  normal  distribu- 
tion practice  is  still  a  matter  of  speculation, 
nine  Amsterdam  theatres  reopened  June  1,  us- 
ing generators  supplied  by  the  Allied  armies. 
Public  interest  in  the  reopenings  was  enor- 
mous, with  people  lining  up  before  the  box  office 
as  early  as  six  o'clock  in  the  morning  to  see 
such  films  as  "Action  in  the  North  Atlantic," 
"The  Human  Comedy,"  "I  Married  a  Witch" 
and  "Pride  and  Prejudice."  The  two  news- 
reel  theatres  were  overcrowded. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


23 


RANK  GOES  HOME  WITH  FUiq 
BRIEFCASE  AND  SOME  DEALS 


Closes  Producing  -  Release 
Pact  with  RKO;  Has  Bell 
&  Howell  Plan  on  Fire 

J.  Arthur  Rank  sailed  for  England  Tuesday 
on  the  Queen  Mary  with  new  arrangements 
made  and  several  pending  to  supplement  his 
present  distribution  arrangements  with  Ameri- 
can companies  and  to  consolidate  his  position 
in  the  American  and  world  markets. 

The  results: 

A  joint  production-distribution  deal  with 
RKO  Radio  for  two  pictures  which  may  de- 
velop into  "something  bigger  than  that." 

Preliminary  negotiations  with  Bell  & 
Howell  for  an  agreement  to  manufacture 
their  equipment  in  England  and  for  Bell 
&  Howell  to  acquire  16mm  rights  to  Rank 
pictures. 

A  report,  left  in  the  air  as  the  Queen 
Mary  sailed,  that  conversations  were  had 
with  David  O.  Selznick  and  Neil  Agnew,  his 
distribution  chief,  regarding  the  release  of 
top  Rank  productions  in  America,  specific- 
ally "Caesar  and  Cleopatra." 

Mr.  Rank's  prior  release  arrangements  and 
connections  with  American  companies  are: 

A  seven-picture  deal  with  United  Artists 
with  options  for  the  release  of  three  more. 

A  joint  production-distribution  agreement 
with  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  currently  dor- 
mant. 

Mr.  Rank  owns  25  per  cent  of  the  stock 
of  Universal  Pictures. 

Additionally,  Mr.  Rank  announced  Monday 
at  a  farewell  press  conference  in  the  Sherry- 
Netherlands,  New  York,  his  intention  to  use 
Hollywood  methods  of  publicizing  stars  to 
build  up  international  interest  in  British  screen 
players. 

Bell  &  Howell  Company  manufactures 
cameras  and  other  equipment  and  distributes 
16mm  pictures.  John  H.  McNabb  is  president 
of  the  company.  When  Mr.  Rank  first  visited 
Chicago  several  weeks  ago,  he  conferred  with 
Mr.  McNabb.  Last  week,  during  his  return 
trip  to  New  York  from  Hollywood,  Mr.  Rank 
stopped  over  in  Chicago  briefly  and  met  with 
Mr.  McNabb  again.  Bell  and  Howell  repre- 
sentatives are  to  continue  the  negotiations  in 
England. 

Denies  Intention  to  Buy 
An  Interest  in  RKO 

At  the-  press  interview  Monday  Mr.  Rank 
discussed  the  RKO  affiliation  in  particular  and 
emphatically  denied  persistent  reports  that  he 
was  buying  into  RKO  or  that  he  would  in- 
crease his  25  per  cent  stock  mterest  in  Univer- 
sal. 

Mr.  Rank  said  the  RKO  agreement  was  the 
only  one  he  made  during  his  visit. 

Under  terms  of  the  deal,  pictures  will  be 
produced  jointly  in  the  United  Kingdom  with 
RKO  handling  all  distribution  in  the  United 
States,  United  Kingdom,  Central  and  South 
America  and  "other  countries  to  be  deter- 
mined." Mr.  Rank,  through  Eagle-Lion  Films, 
Ltd..  his  own  distribution  organization,  will 
distribute  throughout  Europe,  Australia,  Can- 
ada and  "other  countries  to  be  determined." 

The  jointly-produced  and  financed  films  will 
be  high  budget  productions  and  in  no  sense 


By  the  Herald 

J.  ARTHUR  RANK  — the  home  town  paper 


the  usual  quota  pictures,  Mr.  Rank  empha- 
sized. They  will  be  attractions  aimed  primarily 
at  American  and  world  markets. 

The  deal  has  long  been  in  the  making,  ini- 
tiated last  year  by  Phil  Reisman,  vice-president 
in  charge  of  foreign  distribution  for  RKO, 
when  he  visited  England.  Recent  conferences 
between  Mr.  Rank  and  N.  Peter  Rathvon, 
president  of  Radio-Keith-Orpheum,  Ned  E. 
Depinet,  president  of  RKO  Radio,  and  Charles 
W.  Koerner,  vice-president  in  charge  of  pro- 
duction for  RKO,  completed  details  of  the 
agreement. 

Sought  Help  from  Aides 
In  Answering  Queries 

During  the  interview,  Mr.  Rank  frequently 
sought  help  in  replying  to  the  barrage  of  re- 
porters' questions  from  members  of  his  inner 
cabinet  who  had  journeyed  to  America  with 
him,  including  Barrington  Gain,  John  Davis  and 
G.  I.  Woodham-Smith.  Jock  Lawrence,  who 
heads  his  public  relations  organization  in  the 
U.  S. ;  Robert  Montgomery,  of  the  Lawrence 
unit,  who  returned  to  England  with  the  Rank 
party;  S.  Barret  McCormick,  director  of  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  for  RKO,  and  Rutgers 
Neilson,  director  of  publicity  for  RKO,  also 
were  present. 

The  British  executive  told  the  press  he  in- 
tended to  launch  worldwide  publicity  cam- 
paiarns,  utilizing  Hollywood  methods,  for  sev- 
eral important  British  players  so  that  in  "two 
or  three  years  we  shall  have  some  big  inter- 
national stars  who  are  properly  publicized." 

He  Indicated  his  organization  now  had  20 
young  men  and  women  British  players  imder 
long  term  contract,  this  for  the  first  time,  and 
that  he  now  could  offer  British  stars  salaries 
and  contracts  to  equal  any  from  Hollywood. 

Lender  contract  are  two  men  players  w^ho, 
he  believes,  are  the  British  equivalent  of  Clark 
Gable  or  James  Casrney. 

Mr.  Rank  clarified  the  seven-picture  deal 


with  United  Artists,  explaining  that  in  addii 
tion,  the  American  company  had  three  films 
on  option.  In  reply  to  a  query,  he  said  that. 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  currently  releasing  i 
"The  Way  Ahead"  for  Mr.  Rank,  had  no  deal! 
to  distribute  any  more  pictures.  There  are  four 
completed  British  productions  for  which  he 
had  not  yet  arranged  American  distribution; 
he  announced. 

He  said  that  the  British  industry  always 
would  be  able  to  make  quality  films  cheaper, 
than  Hollywood  because  labor  and  material  I 
costs  were  cheaper  in  England.  Hollywood,i 
however,  had  certain  "other  advantages  to  off- 
set this,"  he  added. 

Production  Costs  To  Be 
Lowered,  Says  Rank 

"Nevertheless,  our  pictures  are  costing  too] 
much.    We  are  going  to  make  them  for  muchij 
less  than  we  do  now.    Production  under  war- 
time conditions,  of  course,  increased  costs  tre- 
mendously," he  said. 

Both  "Henry  V"  and  "Caesar  and  Cleo- 
patra," two  high-budget  Technicolor  produc- 
tions, would  be  released  in  the  United  States 
by  United  Artists  on  a  roadshow  basis,  Mr. 
Rank  said,  denying  reports  that  any  other  dis- 
tribution plans  for  these  two  pictures  were  in 
the  making. 

Regarding  "Henry  V,"  Mr.  Rank  said  he  be- 
lieved the  film  would  do  well  in  America. 
"Your  film  people  here  haven't  got  a  very 
high  view  of  the  intelligence  of  the  American 
people,"  he  said.  "I  believe  if  Shakespeare  is 
done  properly  they  will  like  it." 

Asked  to  estimate  how  much  he  thought 
"Caesar  and  Cleopatra"  would  gross  in  the 
U.  S.,  he  replied,  "We  are  very  modest  people. 
I  really  don't  know.  But  one  of  your  experts 
on  distribution  told  me  last  week  that  it  would 
gross  $10,000,000."  The  film  reportedly  has 
cost  to  date  $4,500,000. 

In  reply  to  queries  concerning  the  broad, 
general  aspects  of  his  trip  to  America,  Mr. 
Rank  said  he  had  learned  "something  about 
the  tastes  of  the  American  public"  and  would 
be  guided  by  this  knowledge.  He  indicated 
he  intended  to  move  slowly  and  had  no  plans 
to  flood  the  American  market  with  his  pic- 
tures. 

Between  now  and  the  end  of  the  year,  only 
one  Rank  production,  "Blithe  Spirit,"  would 
be  released  here,  by  United  Artists,  he  an- 
nounced. 

Compliments  Hollywood  on 
Its  Technical  Skill 

Discussing  his  tour  of  Hollywood  studios, 
Mr.  Rank  observed  that  after  "seeing  what 
Hollywood  has  in  the  way  of  equipment,  I 
believe  our  boys  deserve  a  very  great  pat  on 
the  back  for  the  technical  job  they  have  done 
during  the  war  with  the  meagre  tools  thev 
had." 

In  the  opinion  of  the  British  leader,  Ameri- 
can producers  who  go  to  England  to  make 
pictures  eventually  will  be  able  to  join  the 
British  Producers  Association.  He  predicted 
that  the  objections  raised  by  Americans  to  the 
by-laws  of  the  association,  principally  those 
touching  on  quotas,  probably  would  be  altered. 
He  added  that  several  Hollywood  producers 
expressed  desire  to  make  films  in  London. 

Mr.  Rank  said  he  expected  to  return  to  this 
country  in  12  or  14  months. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


UNANIMOUS 
DECISION! 


WHEREAS  M'G'M^s  "VALLEY 
OF  DECISION^^  HAS  BEEN 
HELD  OVER  IN  25  OUT  OF 
ITS  FIRST  25  ENGAGEMENTS  - 

THEREFORE  M-G-M^s  ^^VALLEY 
OF  DECISION"  WINS  THE  VERDICT 
AS  THE  CHAMPION  HOLD-OVER 
ATTRACTION  OF  1945! 


GO  THOU  AND  DO  LIKEWISE! 


PINANSKI  PRAISES  RECORD 
7TH  LOAN  BOND  SALES 


Sam  Pinanski 


The  American  motion  picture  industry,  weld- 
ed into  an  effective  Bond  sales  unit  by  the 
experience  of  five  previous  drives,  by  patriot- 
ism, and  by  leaders  now 
become  accustomed  to 
public  service,  scored 
results  in  the  Seventh 
War  Loan  far  ahead  of 
those  in  other  cam- 
paigns, Samuel  Pinan- 
ski, national  campaign 
head,  reported  Monday. 

"I  am  convinced  that 
the  results  of  the  drive 
are  a  tribute  to  the  fun- 
damental scheme  and 
idea  of  handling  such  a 
campaign  on  a  'grass 
roots'  basis,"  Mr.  Pi- 
nanski reported  to  the 
industry,  and  especially 
to  exhibitors  on  whom  the  drive  depended. 

Mr.  Pinanski  also  cited  the  cooperation 
among  all  branches  of  the  industry,  a  coopera- 
tion born  of  practice.  "The  entire  industry 
worked  as  a  team,"  he  said,  "and  I  am  grate- 
iul  to  every  man  and  woman  in  the  business 
for  their  loyal  and  inspiring  efforts." 

To  the  trade  press,  donor  of  thousands  of 
■dollars  worth  of  free  advertising  space,  and 
of  columns  of  inspirational  editorial  space,  Mr. 
Pinanski  paid  special  tribute.  "As  magnificent 
as  have  been  the  results  obtained,  they  could 
not  have  been  accomplished  without  the  won- 
derful cooperation  of  the  trade  press — the  back- 
bone of  the  campaign,"  he  said. 

And  he  added :  "The  men  in  the  field  were 
particularly  impressed  by  the  trade  paper  em- 
phasis on  the  theatre  managers'  Bond  selling 
activities  as  against  the  glorification  of  the  na- 
tional committee.  This  was  truly  'grass  roots,' 
and  has,  I  believe,  brought  about  much  good 
will,  which  will  carry  on  to  future  drives." 

Treasury  Lauds  Industry 

Mr.  Pinanski  cited  evidence  of  Treasury  ap- 
preciation of  industry  aid  in  letters  from  Ted 
R.  Gamble,  director  of  the  Treasury's  War 
Finance  Division,  and  J.  Edward  Shugrue,  mo- 
tion pictures  and  special  events  director  for 
the  War  Finance  Division. 

Mr.  Gamble  wrote  Mr.  Pinanski  last  week, 
"It  would  require  pages  for  me  to  express  all 
of  my  sentiments  to  the  men  and  women  in  the 


show  business — who  have  given  so  generously 
of  their  time,  showmanship  and  resources  to 
the  Seventh  War  Loan." 

Mr.  Shugrue's  testimonial  observed,  in  part: 
"Never  has  the  Treasury  received  greater  co- 
operation. No  request  was  too  great,  and  none 
too  small.  We  of  the  Treasury  are  deeply 
grateful  to  you,  and  those  of  us  who  have  been 
connected  with  the  motion  picture  industry 
have  a  new  and  greater  reason  for  taking 
pride  in  the  wonderful  job  that  you,  your 
committee,  and  the  motion  picture  industry 
have  rendered  to  the  nation." 

Some  statistical  aspects  of  the  industry  par- 
ticipation were  recited  by  Mr.  Pinanski,  in  his 
report. 

5,159  Premieres  Held 

"There  were  5,159  Bond  Premieres  held 
throughout  the  country,  with  the  expenses  of 
film  distribution  involved  in  providing  new  pic- 
tures for  these  premieres  being  absorbed  by 
the  film  companies,"  he  said.  "This  is  a  new 
all-time  high  for  Bond  Premieres.  A  new 
record  was  also  established  in  the  1,888  Chil- 
dren's Shows  held.  Free  Movie  Days  had  like- 
wise established  a  new  record,  with  10,933,  in 
which  the  distributors  waived  their  share  of 
admissions,  made  for  Bond  purchase,  and  which 
otherwise,  normally,  they  might  have  had  from 
the  theatres. 

"  'All-Star  Bond  Rally,'  special  campaign 
short  subject  produced  by  20th  Century-Fox, 
in  the  eight  weeks  preceding  July  1,  played 
approximately  14,600  theatres  and  after  that 
date  was  booked  into  1,123  spots,"  Mr.  Pinan- 
ski said. 

After  praising  the  efforts  of  Tom  Connors, 
national  distributor  chairman,  and  other  mem- 
bers of  the  national  committee,  Mr.  Pinanski 
said:  "Great  credit  is  due  to  the  coordinators 
who  worked  with  me  in  supervising  the  na- 
tional committee's  work  regionally.  These  men 
are  Charles  M.  Thall  of  Fox  West  Coast_  The- 
atres, San  Francisco;  Dave  Wallerstein  of 
Balaban  &  Katz  Theatres,  San  Francisco;  Eu- 
gene W.  Street  of  Wilby-Kincey  Theatres, 
Knoxville ;  Ted  O'Shea,  of  Loew's ;  Harry  Bal- 
lance  of  20th  Century-Fox;  J.  E.  Flynn,  of 
Loew's ;  Herman  Wobber,  of  20th  Century- 
Fox;  also  Charles  P.  Skouras,  national  hon- 
orary chairman  and  supervisor  of  11  Western 
states,  and  all  state  exhibitor,  distributor  and 
publicity  chairmen." 


New  York  Houses 
Set  New  Records 
In  Bond  Sales 


New  records  for  War  Bond  sales  have  been 
tablished  for  New  York  theatres  and  circuits, 
cording  to  figures  released  this  week. 

More  than  $60,000,000  worth  of  Seventh  V 
Loan  Bonds  were  sold  by  the  700  film  theatres 
the  Greater  New  York  area,  according  to  p 
liminary  reports  furnished  to  Irving  Lesser,  g 
eral  chairman  of  the  New  York  area  for 
Seventh  War  Loan  drive.  This  is  the  largest 
tal  of  sales  ever  reported  in  any  of  the  war  h 
drives  and  is  64  per  cent  greater  than  the  rec( 
sales  of  the  Sixth  War  Loan. 

Five  of  New  York's  leading  circuits,  Locv 
RKO,  Skouras,  Century  and  Randforce,  represe 
ing  265  theatres,  or  40  per  cent  of  the  total  nu 
ber  participating  in  the  drive,  have  reported 
sale  of  $42,018,227  in  Bonds.    The  individual 
cuits  reports  are'  as  follows:  Loew's,  $11,426,8( 
Skouras,  $11,523,575;  RKO,  $7,076,925;  Centuiiil 
$9,000,000 ;  Randforce,  $2,990,925. 

Two  of  the  Skouras  theatres  sold  more  ttin 
$1,000,000  each  in  Bonds.    The  Academy  of  Mu  ■ 
in  Manhattan,  managed  by  Nate  Simons,  sold  $ 
256,650  worth  of  Bonds  to  8,330  purchasers,  wh 
the  Ogden  theatre  in  the  Bronx,  managed  by 
Jacobs,  sold  $1,019,425  worth  of  Bonds  to  9,4 
patrons. 

A  record  almost  300  per  cent  better  than  tl 
set  in  the  Sixth  War  Loan  was  established  in  1 
Seventh  War  Loan  by  the  16  Broadway  first  r 
houses,  which  sold  $10,414,173  in  Bonds  for  tl 
drive,  as  compared  to  $3,663,000  worth  in  the  p;'' 
vious  campaign,  according  to  Mr.  Lesser.  Wi 
a  cumulative  sale  of  75,214  individual  Bonds,  the; 
theatres  set  a  record  of  having  sold  almost  ti 
Bonds  for  every  theatre  seat.  Accounting  in  gre; 
measure  for  the  successful  results  were  the  fc: 
War  Bond  premieres  staged  by  the  Roxy,  Par 
mount,  Rivoli,  and  Palace  theatres. 


Government  Not  to  Act 
On  Rosewelt  Appeal 

No  action  will  be  taken  by  the  Department  ' 
Justice  on  the  appeal  of  the  Rosewelt  Realty  Coi 
pany,  operators  of  the  Orient  theatre,  Jersey  Cii 
to  have  Paramount,  Loew's  and  RKO  Radio  he 
in  contempt  of  the  New  York  Consent  Decree, 
was  reported  from  Washington  this  week.  The  coi 
pany  had  petitioned  the  New  York  Federal  Distri 
Court  to  hold  the  companies  in  contempt  becau 
of  alleged  violation  of  an  arbitration  decree.  Ho^ 
ever,  their  motion  was  dismissed  by  Judge  Hen 
W.  Goddard  on  the  ground  that  a  private  par 
could  not  seek  to  enforce  a  decree  in  a  Governme; 
suit.  A  Department  of  Justice  spokesman  report, 
that  the  Rosewelt  appeal  had  been  "exhaustive 
studied"  by  Robert  L.  Wright,  chief  of  the  fil 
unit,  who  decided  that  the  distributors'  action  d 
not  constitute  contempt. 


Griffis  Receives  Award  for 
Meritorious  Service 

Stanton  Griffis,  chairman  of  the  Paramount  Pic- 
tures executive  committee,  has  been  given  an  award 
for  meritorious  service  as  Pacific  Ocean  area  Red 
Cross  commissioner.  He  relinquished  this  post  July 
15  to  Vice- Admiral  Adolphus  Andrews.  The  award 
was  made  by  Lt.  Gen.  Robert  C.  Richardson,  who 
instituted  the  award  to  honor  civilians  who  have 
made  outstanding  contributions  to  the  war  effort  in 
the  Pacific  area.  Mr.  Griffis  had  had  his  head- 
quarters in  Honolulu. 


New  Murray  Case  Trial 
Date  To  Be  October  23 

October  23  has  been  set  as  the  date  for  the  new 
Chicago  trial  granted  to  the  remaining  defend- 
ants in  the  Thomas  A.  Murray  conspiracy  case. 
Federal  Court  Judge  William  H.  Campbell  will 
preside.     Mr.   Murray,   former   operator   of  the 


Thalia  theatre,  claims  he  was  forced  out  of  busi- 
ness by  conspiracy  on  the  part  of  the  operators  of 
the  Milo,  a  competitive  Chicago  house,  and  by 
others,  who  deprived  him  of  playable  product.  The 
defendants  are;.  Henri  Elman,  independent  distribu- 
tor;  Capitol  Film  Exchange,  Milo  Theatre  Cor- 
poration, Van  Nomikos,  Milo  Booker,  and  John  L. 
Manta,  owner  of  the  Milo.  In  April,  Judge  Wil- 
liam H.  Holly  reversed  a  jury's  verdict  which 
granted  Mr.  Murray  $105,000  damages  and  dis- 
missed the  major  distributors  as  defendants.  Les- 
ter Murray,  attorney,  and  son  of  the  plaintiff, 
reported  that  he  would  hold  his  notice  of  appeal 
to  the  U.  S.  District  Court  of  Appeals  until  after 
the  new  trial. 


20+h-Fox  Acquires  New  Book 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  purchased  the  film 
-I'grhts  to  "Those  Two  Hands"  by  the  Rev.  Edward 
J.  Edwards,  S.  V.  D.,  according  to  an  announce- 
ment by  the  Bruce  Publishing  Company,  Milwau- 
kee. Father  Edwards  has  served  as  a  missionary 
in  the  Philippine  Islands  and  China. 


20th-Fox  Seeks  Channel 
For  Television  Station 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  Film  Corporation 
seeking  permission  to  erect  a  commercial  televisi> 
station  to  operate  in  New  York  City.  The  cor 
pany  has  filed  the  necessary  papers  with  the  Fe 
eral  Communications  Commission  and  has  aski 
for  a  permit  to  operate  on  Channel  Five.  Twent 
eth-Fox  also  has  an  application  on  file  to  erect  : 
experimental  television  station  in  Boston. 

Captain  Rickenbacker  To 
Get  University  Degree 

Captain  Eddie  Rickenbacker  will  be  awarded  tl 
honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Humanities  froi 
Capital  University  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  July  31,  tl 
day  before  the  Eureka  Pictures  production,  "Caf 
tain  Eddie,"  has  its  world  premiere  at  the  Ohi 
theatre,  Columbus.  The  degree  will  be  conferred 
on  the  university's  campus  and  the  ceremonies  wi 
be  broadcast. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21.  194 


m  not  trying  to  be  evasive" 


"I'm  pist  a  babe  in  the  woods" 


"No  agency  .  .  .  has  so  much  influence" 


Johnston  Looks  Hollywood  Over— 
f  I  Can  Fit,  I  Want  to  Do  It" 


'  WILLIAM  R.  WEAVER 

Mywood  Editor 

RESIDENT  Eric  A.  Johnston  of  the  U.  S. 
amber  of  Commerce  said  last  week  he  would 
;  decide  about  accepting  a  post  with  the  Mo- 
ti  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of 
lerica  until  he  had  "looked  over"  the  matter 
m  many  angles  in  the  course  of  a  10-day 
it  in  Hollywood  during  which  he  would  talk 
:h  a  large  number  of  individuals  and  groups. 
3e  did  not  say  he  would  decide  immediately 
er  completing  his'  Hollywood  visit,  and  he 
say  it  was  much  more  likely  that  he  would 
:  decide  until  autumn,  a  word  he  used  inter- 
mgeably  with  October  in  recurrent  refer- 
:es  to  the  matter. 

rhere  was  no  reason  why  he  should  decide 
once,  he  said,  and  no  likelihood  that  the  of- 

of  the  post  would  be  withdrawn.  And  yes, 
was  the  presidency  which  had  been  offered 
1,  but  no,  it  wasn't  "Will  Hays'  job,"  as  had 
;n  reported  locally,  he  sought  to  make  clear 
reporters  who  asked  many  questions  about 

differentiation,  so  many  questions  that  he 
d  finally,  "Look  here,  I'm  not  trying  to  be 
.sive.   The  job  offered  me  is  the  presidency, 

the  job  I  would  do  if  I  undertook  to  do  any 
uld  be  a  job  which  has  not  been  done  and 
't  being  done — a  job  which  simply  doesn't 
St  at  this  time." 

rst  24  Hours  on  Scene 
id  Not  Been  Serene 

Phat  which  most  of  his  listeners  interpreted 
evasiveness  was  not  what  it  appeared  to  be. 
3  first  24  hours  on  the  scene  had  not  been 
ene.  He  had  come  to  Los  Angeles  and  Hol- 
rood,  in  that  order,  July  11  to  address  the 
3  Angeles  Chamber  of  Commerce  July  12. 

had  registered  at  the  Ambassador  Hotel  at 
)n  and  had  taken  his  family  immediately 
reafter  to  the  Pacific  off  Bel-Air  for  a  bit  of 
imming,  which  turned  out  unpleasantly  be- 
ise  the  wind  was  high,  the  waves  unhospita- 

and  the  bottom  overly  stony, 
le  returned  to  the  hotel  a  little  before  dinner 


time  and  answered  some  questions  put  to  him 
by  a  reporter  for  the  Los  Angeles  Times  who 
didn't  know  much  about  the  background  of  the 
MPPDA  offer  and  sprinted  into  print,  despite 
some  efforts  made  by  journalistic  colleagues  to 
fill  him  in,  with  a  blunt  quote  to  the  effect  that 
he  was  not  going  to  accept  "Will  Hays'  job." 
Exactly  what  followed  in  that  connection  was 
a  matter  between  the  interviewer  and  the  in- 
terviewee, but  the  upshot  of  it  was  that  Mr. 
Johnston  authorized  Arch  Reve,  of  the  Public 
Information  Committee,  to  set  up  a  trade  press 
conference  for  three  o'clock  the  following  after- 
noon. (The  Los  Angeles  Daily  Neivs,  which 
had  missed  out  the  night  before,  also  attended.) 

Invited  to  Conference  to 
Dispel  False  Impression 

The  president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce, 
slim,  cool  and  correct  in  a  slate-gray  suit  atop 
white  Oxfords  that  traced  geometrical  patterns 
as  he  talked  easily  in  a  straight-backed  chair 
backgrounded  by  a  floral  piece  which  may  have 
been  the  Ambassador  Hotel's  token  of  welcome, 
referred  indirectly  to  all  this  in  his  opening  re- 
marks to  the  trade  press  representatives. 

"I  had  not  intended  to  hold  this  conference 
this  soon,"  he  said,  "because  there  really  isn't 
much  I  can  say  as  yet.  But  I  answered  a  news- 
paperman's question  last  evening,  directly  apd 
frankly,  and  the  report  of  what  I  said  got  pretty 
well  garbled,  so  I  wanted  to  invite  you  here  to 
dispel  that  false  impression." 

With  that  preface,  he  continued,  "I  am  not 
interested  in  a  job.  I  have  too  many  jobs  now, 
and  would  like  to  get  rid  of  a  few  of  them.  But 
no  industry  has  more  influence  than  the  motion 
picture,  and  if  I  can  be  of  service  to  the  Amer- 
ican people  and  the  world  I  want  to  do  so.  No 
agency  of  communication  has  so  much  influence 
as  the  screen.  I  observed  this  in  Russia,  China, 
all  of  Asia,  everywhere  I  went.  It  is  an  instru- 
ment of  great  force  and  power,  greater  force 
and  power  than  has  always  been  recognized  by 
the  industry  itself,  and  it  will  have  a  greater 
influence  than  ever  in  the  post-war  world.  The 
industry  has  a  great  foreign  market  to  cultivate 


— I'm  told  virtually  all  its  profits  come  from 
there — but  there  are  obstacles,  serious  obstacles, 
to  be  overcome,  and  I  think  it  requires  a  united 
industry  to  overcome  them." 

When  he  was  asked  what  it  was  he  might  do 
for  the  industry  in  these  directions  that  is  not 
now  being  done,  he  said,  "I  don't  know.  I  am 
here  to  find  out,  if  I  can.  Maybe  there  is  noth- 
ing further  I  can  do,  or  that  the  industry  wants 
done,  and  in  that  case  I  will  not  take  the  job.  I 
don't  know  this  industry,  except  as  Joe  Doaks 
knows  it  when  he  goes  to  the  movies.  I  don't 
know  its  workings,  how  it  functions,  what  its 
problems  are,  its  o,bjectives.  I  do  know  the 
importance  of  the  industry,  which  I  think  has 
only  just  now  come  of  age,  and  if  I  find  there's 
a  job  to  be  done  that  I  can  do — if  I  can  fit  into 
the  picture — I  want  to  do  it." 

Because  he  had  been  speaking  in  over-all 
terms,  he  was  asked  whether  he  had  in  mind 
bringing  the  MPPDA,  the  Society  of  Indepen- 
dent Motion  Picture  Producers  and  the  Inde- 
pendent Motion  Picture  Producers  Association 
together  in  one  organization.  He  said-  it  was 
too  early  but  did  not  rule  out  the  possibility. 

"Coordinator"  Might  Be  the 
Word — with  Qualifications 

Questioning  kept  roving  back  to  the  matter 
of  the  seeming  differentiation  between  "Will 
Hays'  job"  and  the  presidency  of  the  MPPDA 
and  his  description  of  the  work  he  had  in  mind 
as  "a  job  which  simply  doesn't  exist  at  this 
time."  He  re-plied  to  questions  about  each  of 
these  separately,  but  did  not  wrap  up  the  three 
of  them  in  a  blanket  response.  There  was  par- 
tial agreement  with  one  of  the  questioners  who 
asked  if  "co-ordinator"  might  not  be  the  proper 
term  for  the  undertaking  he  had  in  mind,  but  he 
added  several  qualifications. 

While  in  Hollywood,  Mr.  Johnston  said,  he 
would  talk  with  craftsmen  as  well  as  executives, 
with  writers,  actors  and  directors  as  well  as 
producers,  in  order  to  find  out  the  viewpoints  of 
all.  "It's  like  the  situation  when  a  business 
calls  in  an  efficiency  expert — he  can't  tell  you, 
the  first  day,  what  he's  going  to  do  with  it." 


HON  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


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Uuijhterpiece! 


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FRANK  CAPRA'S 


lean  ARTHUR 

GEORGE  BMCMIT  •  Liom  STANDER 
DOUGLASS  DDMBRHIE  •  H.  B.  WARNER 


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Screen  Play  by 
Robert  Riskin 
Story  by  Clarence 
Budington  Kelland 

A  COLUMBIA  RE-RELEASE 


unions  Want  to  Sflg  Annin 


EDIT  ALLIED  ARMIES' 
TOP  DOCUMENTARY 


Reed  and  Kanin  Directed; 
Cutting  in  Britain  from 
Six  Million  to  8,000  Feet 

by  PETER  BURNUP 

in  Loudon 

At  Pinewood,  they're  completing  what  is 
claimed  to  be  one  of  the  world's  biggest  film 
editing  jobs.  It's  in  connection  with  the  Al- 
lied Armies'  hush-hush  documentary  "The  True 
Glory,"  and  entails  cutting  down  six  and  a 
half  million  feet  to  eight  thousand. 

Conceived  in  secrecy  and  nurtured  therein, 
there's  been  an  unconscionable  amount  of  dif- 
fidence about  the  picture's  making. 

So  that  a  nice  Anglo-American  balance  might 
be  preserved.  Englishman  Carol  Reed  (director 
of  "The  Way  Ahead"),  and  American  Garson 
Kanin  were  assigned  joint  directorial  responsi- 
bility for  the  piece.  The  two  Armies  laid  on 
everything  they  had  so  that  the  film  should 
faithfully  depict  the  glorious  adventure  which 
led  to  the  ultimate  capitulation  of  the  Nazis. 
But  Reed  and  Kanin  let  the  common  soldier — 
Tommy  Atkins  and  G.I.  Joe — tell  the  story. 
There's  no  mock  heroic  about  it.  "Men  who 
want  to  take  their  anti-seasick  pills  should  take 
them  now.  .  .  ."  Thus,  prosaically,  neverthe- 
less eloquently,  starts  the  picture. 

Made  Heroic  Contributions 

But  the  Film  Units  of  the  two  armies  made 
their  own  heroic  contribution.  In  all,  some 
1,400  cameramen  were  engaged  in  the  filming: 
32  of  that  number  were  killed,  16  reported 
missing,  101  wounded. 

General  of  the  Army  Eisenhower  insists  that 
he  should  see  the  finished  picture  before  its  pub- 
lic viewing.  There  has  been  talk  of  Reed  and 
Kanin  flying  a  print  to  America  for  the  Su- 
preme Commander's  inspection,  but  the  task  of 
editing  and  dubbing  being  so  protracted,  it  now 
seems  likely  that  General  Eisenhower  will  be 
back  in  Europe  first. 

Present  plans  are  for  a  joint  New  York- 
London  premiere  about  the  beginning  of  Au- 
gust. 

Then,  ever  incorrigible  optimists,  the  British 
Government  may  release  its  hold  on  more  of 
Pinewood's  avidly  sought  space.  Or  maybe  not. 
For  under  discussion  with  higher-ups  at  the 
Ministry  of  Information  are  other  considerable 
officially-sponsored  projects  which  will  require, 
in  the  event  of  their  being  sanctioned,  to  be 
made  at  Pinewood. 

Considerable  part  of  "The  True  Glory's" 
script  was  written  by  Gerald  Kersh,  ex-private 
in  the  Grenadier  Guards.  Mr.  Kersh  is  com- 
monly regarded  as  Britain's  wartime  novelist 
Number  One.    He  has  left  for  America. 

Optimistic  on  Raw  Stock 

There's  no  official  news  to  hand  on  the  raw 
stock  situation:  but  discernible  in  many  quar- 
ters is  a  feeling  of  optimism  that  a  happy  issue 
is  imminent  of  the  present  Anglo-American 
discussions  aimed  at  finding  stock  for  the 
American  release  of  Britain's  films. 

A  Board  of  Trade  official,  when  questioned 
in  regard  to  the  matter,  said:  "We  hope  to  be 
able  to  make  a  statement  very  shortly." 

Pleasant  if  not  plentiful  supplies  of  stock  are 


arriving  from  the  Gevaert  Antwerp  plant. 
There  are  hopes  also  of  early  assistance  from 
Munich,  which  organization  was  lately  looked 
over  by  John  A.  Ojerholm  of  Paramount's 
Olympic  laboratories. 

Mr.  Rank  will  be  gratified  to  learn  that  his 
G-B  Instructional  outfit  are  pursuing  vigorous- 
ly their  job  of  making  propaganda  pictures  for 
public  and  private  businesses. 

Here  are  details  of  their  latest  contracted 
films  and  the  amount  of  negative  raw  stock 
allotted  thereto: 

For  N.A.A.F.I. — British  equivalent  of  Amer- 
ican P.X.,  146,000  feet  to  a  four-reeler;  for 
the  British  Gillette  Razor  firm,  85,000  feet  to 
a  two-reeler;  for  the  Iron  &  Steel  Trades  Fed- 
eration, 85,000  feet  to  a  two-reeler. 

Through  Sir  William  Crawford's  well- 
known  advertising  agency,  G.B.  Instructional 
have  even  obtained  the  order  for  a  film  ex- 
tolling the  virtues  of  beer.  The  picture  will 
be  sponsored  by  the  Brewers'  Society ;  will 
ostensibly  show  one  of  those  Olde  Englishe 
Inns  through  the  eyes  of  a  G.I.  Joe. 

Propaganda  Films  Increase 

Propaganda  pictures  are  very  much  on  the 
up-and-up.  There's  a  quasi-official  body  here 
known  portentously  as  the  Travel  and  Indus- 
try Development  Association  of  Great  Britain 
and  Ireland.  The  Associaiton  believes — as  do 
many  persons — that  there's  a  future  in  Britain 
as  a  tourist  travel  center ;  has  hired  James 
A.  Fitzpatrick,  Travelogue  producer,  to  make  a 
series  of  Technicolor  transformations  of 
Britain's  countryside. 

Mr.  Fitzpatrick,  who  has  been  vouchsafed 
all  kinds  of  priorities  by  the  Ministry  of  In- 
formation, has  to  date  occupied  his  time  by 
running  to  and  from  the  Savoy  Hotel  roof, 
where  his  cameras  are  installed,  at  every  rumor 
of  the  sun  breaking  through  the  inevitable 
summer  rain  clouds. 

It's  a  pity  for  Mr.  Fitzpatrick's  sake,  but  we 
had  this  year's  English  summer  a  week  or  so 
ago. 


Universal  Sets 
ExploitationPlans 

Advertising  budgets  and  exploitation  plans  for 
three  Universal  pictures,  "Uncle  Harry,"  "Lady 
on  a  Train"  and  "Night  in  Paradise,"  were  con- 
cluded during  the  past  week  in  a  series  of  confer- 
ences conducted  by  John  Joseph,  national  director 
of  advertising  and  publicity,  who  left  for  the  west 
coast  immediately  after  the  conferences. 

Comprehensive  plans  were  made  with  relation  to 
the  new  season's  product.  Extra  appropriations  will 
be  allotted  for  all  media,  including  an  augmented 
budget  for  the  trade  press  advertising.  If  trans- 
portation permits-,  special  section  previews  for  the 
newspaper  critics  will  be  held  for  "Uncle  Harry." 

During  the  conferences,  changes  in  personnel 
were  made  for  the  home  office  publicity  department. 
Mr.  Joseph  said  that  Charles  Simonelli  had  been 
appointed  radio  contact  man ;  Harry  Keller  would 
be  field  contact  man  and  Robert  Ungerfeld  had 
been  transferred  from  the  exploitation  office  in 
Cincinnati  to  Boston  territory.  Additionally,  Jer- 
ome Evans  has  been  employed  to  contact  collegiate 
papers  through  the  country. 


Gerald  Kersh 


Best  Documentary 
On  War  Yet  to  Be 
Done^  Says  Kersh 

The  good  film  document  of  the  war  has  not  been 
made,  and  will  not  be  made  now  because  we  are 
too  close  to  the  war.    Many  of  our  documentarians 

are  new,  insincere,  in- 
experienced and  incom- 
petent. 

So  says  Gerald  Kersh, 
ex-theatre  manager,  ex- 
soldier  in  His  Majesty's 
Coldstream  Guards,  ex- 
British  Army  film  spe- 
cialist, and  now  a  war 
correspondent,  a  novel- 
ist, a  writer  under  part- 
time  contract  to  MG^il, 
and  part  author  of  the 
script  of  that  creation  of 
the  British  and  Ameri- 
can armies,  "The  True 
Glory,"  a  film  documen- 
tation of  the  battle  across 
France. 

Mr.  Kersh  arrived  last 
week  in  New  York  on  the  liner  Queen  Mary.  He 
is  in  this  country  under  auspices  of  the  British 
Ministry  of  Information.  He  will  lecture  in  and 
around  New  York,  in  Chicago,  San  Francisco  and 
Los  Angeles,  and  will  visit  Hollywood  on  personal 
business.    He  will  be  here  two  months. 

Mr.  Kersh,  who  has  been  war  correspondent  for 
The  Sunday  People,  a  London  newspaper  with  a  cir- 
culation of  5,000,000,  said  of  the  making  of  war  films  : 
"One  needs  the  emotion  remembered  in  tranquil- 
lity, as  it  were,  before  one  can  do  a  good  job.  W  e 
are  all  too  close  to  the  war  now.  Our  pictures  of 
the  war  have  been  hurried,  immature.  Many  of 
the  people  who  have  been  making  them  only  entered 
the  field  since  the  war  began.  They  don't  have  the 
popular  approach.  They  are  somewhat  overloaded 
with  the  small  potatoes  of  their  own  conceptions  of 
war  and  politics. 

"The  sort  of  pictures  they  have  been  making  are 
the  sort  people  have  to  sit  through  in  order  to  see 
the  big  picture.  These  documentarians  have  too 
much  self-conscious  artistry;  too  much  importance, 
and  not  enough  foresight. 

"If  you  want  to  do  a  good  job  of  propaganda," 
Mr.  Kersh  continued,  "you  must  remember  that 
propaganda  is  a  sort  of  medicine.  So  you  must 
wrap  it  up  in  sugar." 

Air.  Kersh,  who  went  through  the  African  cam- 
paign and  then  was  wounded  in  the  London  blitz,  is 
lecturing  in  this  country  on  the  general  subject 
"What  Makes  the  Average  Fighting  Man?" 

His  books  have  been  of  war,  and  not  of  war,  he 
said.  "An  Ape,  a  Dog,  and  a  Serpent,"  published 
three  months  ago  in  England,  is  of  the  screen  in- 
dustry there,  in  comic  vein.  "Clean,  Bright,  and 
Slightly  Oiled,"  his  memoirs,  he  is  writing  now. 
"Sergeant  Nelson  and  the  Guards,"  published  in 
England,  is  about  the  war,  and  is  a  book  about 
which  some  film  companies  are  dickering,  he  said. 
"The  Weak  and  the  Strong"  is  a  novel  he's  fin- 
ished, one  which,  in  his  words,  "is  going  to  be  a 
world  beater,"  and  one  on  which  MGM,  he  believes, 
will  exercise  its  option  on  his  writings. 

The  MGM  contract  is  for  five  years,  and  pro- 
vides that  three  months  of  every  year  be  given  to 
the  company  exclusively,  and  that  the  company 
have  an  option  on  all  other  writings  of  Mr.  Kersh. 
Mr.  Kersh  worked  briefly  with  Sir  Alexander 
Korda  and  the  MGAI  company  in  England. 


Rislcin  Is  OWI  Consultant 

Robert  Riskin  has  accepted  the  ex-officio  post 
■  of  special  consultant  to  the  Office  of  War  Informa- 
tion in  Hollywood.  He  recently  resigned  as  direc- 
tor of  OWI's  overseas  film  bureau  to  enter  inde- 
pendent production. 


O'Gara  Joins  Republic 

James  V.  O'Gara  has  joined  the  home  office  staff 
of  Republic  Pictures  International  Corporation. 


Weiner  Joins  PRC 

Abe  Weiner,  formerly  with  Republic  Pictures, 
was  appointed  district  manager  for  PRC,  Harry 
H.  Thomas,  vice-president  and  general  sales  man- 
ager, announced  this  week. 


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fritish  Building 
loating  Theatres 
or  War  Service 

fwo  former  around-the-world  luxury  liners  are 
ng  transformed  into  floating  theatres  for  the 
itish  Admiralty.  Now  being  remodeled  in  Brit- 
Columbia  shipyards,  the  ships  will  be  anchored 
tropical  isles  and  Asiatic  shores  for  the  use 
British  servicemen  fighting  in  the  Pacific  and 
the  Burma-India  front. 

5oth  of  the  ships,  the  Agememnon  and  the  Men- 
heus,  will  feature  theatres  fully  equipped  to  han- 
stage  and  screen  shows. 

rhe  theatres,  57  by  90  feet  over-all,  will  seat  363 
sons  each  in  tubular  steel  chairs.  There  will  be 
tandard  motion  picture  projection  unit,  now  be- 
manufactured  by  Northern  Electric  Company 
Montreal.  The  theatre  screen  will  be  16  feet  by 
feet,  six  inches.  The  projection  machine  will  be 
automatic  fireproofed  Simplex  model,  complete 
h  film  splicer  and  monitor  speaker  and  a  micro- 
ine  unit  for  the  stage. 

^olor  scheme  for  the  theatres  will  be  a  light  tone 
pink  beige,  picked  out  in  bright  hues.  There  will 
long  windows  looking  out  over  the  sea. 
itage  lighting  will  be  elaborate,  costing  more 
n  $5,000.  There  will  be  the  most  modern  in 
flights  and  spotlights  and  overhead  lighting 
/arious  colors.  Flanking  the  stage  will  be  dress- 
rooms  and  wardrobes.  The  orchestra  pit  will 
large  enough  for  a  score  of  musicians 
rhese  sea-going  theatres  will  be  convertible  and 
occasion  will  be  used  as  ballrooms,  with  hard- 
Dd  maple  floors.  When  the  servicemen  are 
tching  pictures,  however,  the  floors  will  be  cov- 
d  with  thick  pile  rugs. 

n  addition  to  the  theatres,  both  ships  will  have 
ss  and  lounges,  libraries,  barber  shops,  cocktail 
s  and  taverns,  veranda  restaurants  and  other 
ilities. 

spartment  of  Commerce 
^organization  Studied 

ilethods  and  means  of  reorganizing  the  Depart- 
nt  of  Commerce  are  being  studied,  it  was  re- 
ted  from  Washington  this  week.  The  studies 
being  made,  it  was  stated,  in  order  to  prepare 
Department  for  the  increased  responsibilities  it 
1  carry  after  the  war. 

"he  possible  reorganization  indicates  a  probable 
lansion  of  the  motion  picture  unit,  headed  by 
than  D.  Golden,  which  has  been  short  on  help 
ing  the  war  emergency.  It  was  indicated  that 
activities  of  all  department  agencies,  particular- 
those  of  the  commodity  units  of  the  Bureau  of 
■eign  and  Domestic  Commerce,  are  being 
died. 

'he  Department  officials  refused  to  disclose  any 
nges  they  had  in  mind,  reporting  that  no  plans 
1  reached  the  paper  stage  as  yet.  However,  it 
5  admitted  that  it  was  planned  to  bring  the  de- 
tment  closer  to  business  and  industrial  interests. 

3rmont  Heads  20th-Fox's 
>reign  Versions  Unit 

rhe  appointment  of  Boris  Vermont  as  head  of 
foreign  versions  department  of  20th  Century- 
>c  was  announced  this  week  by  Murray  Silver- 
ne,  vice-president  in  charge  of  foreign  distribu- 
1.  The  department  will  be  in  complete  charge 
dubbed  versions,  superimposed  versions  and 
ing  and  translating.  Prior  to  accepting  his  new 
t,  Mr.  Vermont  was  associated  with  the  Of- 
:  of  War  Information,  also  in  the  foreign  ver- 
"is  department.  Previously  he  was  an  indepen- 
t  producer  in  Europe. 


iir  Sets  AM  PA  Post 

larry  N.  Blair  has  been  appointed  chairman  of 
publicity  committee  for  the  Associated  Motion 
ture  Advertisers,  David  Bader,  president,  has 
lounced.  Members  of  the  committee  are : 
nche  Livingston,  Sam  Zimbalist,  Sally  Perle 
I  Jerry  Pickman. 


LATE  REVIEW 

Weekend  at  the  Waldorf 

MGM— Modern  edition  of  "Grand  Hotel" 

The  combined  followings  of  the  top  quartet  in 
this  all-star,  modernized  and  Americanized  edition 
of  "Grand  Hotel"  include  just  about  everybody 
who  goes  to  picture  shows,  and  showmen  can  invite 
all  these  to  inspect  the  production  with  complete 
confidence  that  none  will  be  let  down.  Like  its 
antecedent,  this  film  tells  several  stories  inside  the 
master  narrative  about  life  in  a  metropolitan  hos- 
telry, balancing  each  against  the  other  with  nicety 
of  judgment,  but  this  version  is  as  much  better  is 
the  cinema  of  today  is  better  than  that  of  1932.  For 
anybody's  theatre,  any  place  or  time,  it's  top  level 
merchandise. 

As  written  by  Sam  and  Bela  Spewack,  directed 
by  Robert  Z.  Leonard  and  produced  by  Arthur 
Hdrnblow,  Jr.,  Vicki  Baum's  play,  adapted  by  Guy 
Bolton,  makes  utmost  use  of  the  personalities  em- 
ployed without  penalizing  any  of  them  in  behalf  of 
the  others.  This  was  no  small  undertaking,  nor 
was  it  a  simple  matter  to  keep  three  principal 
stories  rolling  simultaneously  in  a  pattern  which 
links  them  only  coincidentally.  On  all  these  off- 
screen artisans  the  picture  bestows  distinction. 

Two  love  stories  make  the  principal  claim  upon 
interest,  and  either  of  them  would  have  sufficed 
independently  for  a  Grade-A  attraction.  They  are 
presented  here  on  even  terms. 

In  one.  Ginger  Rogers  and  Walter  Pidgeon,  as 
actress  and  war  correspondent,  meet  under  unique 
circumstances  and  work  out  their  romantic  equation 
largely  in  humorous  terms. 

In  the  other  story  Lana  Turner  and  Van  John- 
son meet  under  equally  novel  circumstances  and 
work  out  their  romance  in  terms  of  complete  and 
sometimes  touching  seriousness. 

In  a  third  story  Edward  Arnold  attempts  to  bilk 
a  visiting  potentate  in  an  oil  swindle  which  fails, 
and  in  still  another  Phyllis  Thaxter  weds  the  right 
man  after  doubting  him  somewhat. 

Shuttling  between  these  stories,  Robert  Benchley 
and  Keenan  Wynn  supply  spot  humor  which  sparks 
the  proceedings  at  appropriate  intervals,  the  former 
serving  also  as  off-screen  narrator  now  and  again. 

An  extremely  useful  extra  factor  is  Xavier 
Cugat  who  plays  not  only  his  violin  but  also  a  part, 
and  whose  orchestra  and  entertainers  figure  in  the 
single  musical  production  number. 

In  breadth  of  appeal,  the  picture  excels  most  top 
attractions  from  this  or  any  studio,  and  in  crafts- 
manship, polish  and  "know  how"  it's  got  every- 
thing in  the  book. 

Previewed  at  the  Village  theatre,  W cstzvood, 
ti'here  an  audience  present  to  see  "Valley  of  De- 
cision" manifested  solid  satisfaction.  Rcznczvers' 
Rating:  Excellent. — William  R.  Weaver. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running-  time,  130  min.  PCA  No. 
1O80OO.  General  audience  classification. 

Irene  Malvern  Ginger  Rogers 

Bunnv  Smith   Lana  Turner 

Chip  Collyer  Walter  Pidgeon 

Capt.  James  Hollis  Van  Johnson 

Martin  X.   Edley  Edward  Arnold 

Phyllis  Thaxter,  Keenan  Wynn,  Robert  Benchley,  Leon 
Ames.  Lina  Romay,  Samuel  S.  Hinds,  George  Zucco. 
Xavier  Cugat  and  his  orchestra. 

Eagie-Lion  Is  Reorganized 
After  Kelly  Resignation 

Following  the  resignation  last  week  of  Arthur 
W.  Kelly,  president  of  Eagle-Lion  Films,  Inc.,  Mr. 
Rank's  American  distribution  organization,  reor- 
ganization of  the  company  was  announced  Monday 
in  New  York. 

Mr.  Rank  became  president  of  Eagle-Lion  and 
chairman  of  the  board.  Captain  Harold  Auten 
was  elected  vice-president  and  vice-chairman  of  the 
board.  Jock  Lawrence  was  elected  a  vice-presi- 
dent and  a  member  of  the  board,  and  other  board 
members  are  Hugh  N.  W.  Ronalds  and  Ralph  E. 
Reynolds,  the  latter  also  serving  as  secretary  of 
Eagle-Lion. 

According  to  the  announcement,  an  amicable  set- 
tlement of  Mr.  Kelly's  contract  has  been  made.  It 
is  understood  that  Mr.  Kelly  had  a  five-year  con- 
tract with  Mr.  Rank  at  $1,600  per  week.  The  con- 
tract still  had  three  and  a  half  years  to  run. 

Mr.  Kelly  was  expected  to  leave  for  Hollywood 
this  week  in  connection  with  a  production-distribu- 
tion plan  in  which  he  is  interested.  He  will  make 
his  headquarters  in  New  York. 


Paramount  Films 
In  All  Houses  in 
Celebration  Week 

Practically  all  of  the  theatres  in  the  United 
States  will  screen  Paramount  product  during  the 
"One  Third  of  a  Century"  celebration,  according 
to  Charles  M.  Reagan,  vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution.  Several  thousand  theatres  already 
have  booked  Paramount  product  for  playing  during 
during  Paramount  Week,  September  2-8,  while 
several  thousand  other  theatres  will  screen  the 
product  during  Paramount  Month,  August  26  to 
September  29. 

Indicative  of  exhibitor  cooperation,  the  Loew  cir- 
cuit has  pledged  that  a  Paramount  feature,  short 
subject  or  newsreel  will  play  in  every  Loew  thea- 
tre during  Paramount  Week. 

With  emphasis  on  the  "One  Third  of  a  Cen- 
tury" release,  "Incendiary  Blonde,"  indications  are 
that  the  entire  anniversary  program  of  features, 
including  the  two  reissues,  "Northwest  Mounted 
Police"  and  "This  Gun  for  Hire,"  will  be  played  to 
the  limit  of  print  capacity. 

As  a  preliminary  to  Paramount  Week,  celebra- 
tion meetings  were  held  in  six  cities  this  week, 
Kansas  City,  St.  Louis,  Pittsburgh,  Des  Moines, 
Washington  and  Minneapolis. 

Zukor  Addresses  Meeting 

Adolph  Zukor,  founder  of  Paramount,  and  chair- 
man of  the  company's  board,  addressed  a  meeting 
of  Washington  exchange  personnel  July  10,  intro- 
ducing Margaret  Hannan,  film  inspector,  who  has 
been  employed  at  the  Washington  exchange  for 
30  years.  Sonny  Tufts,  Paramount  star,  was  a 
guest  speaker,  and  talks  also  were  made  by  Claude 
F.  Lee,  director  of  public  relations,  who  told  of 
the  reception  of  Paramount  pictures  at  the  United 
Nations  theatre  in  San  Francisco ;  William  Erbb, 
eastern  division  manager,  who  presided ;  and  Allen 
Usher,  Paramount  Month  co-captain,  who  dis- 
cussed "Incendiary  Blonde." 

In  Minneapolis,  a  two-day  meeting  was  climaxed 
by  a  reception  for  northwest  exhibitors  in  the 
Radisson  Hotel's  One  Third  of  a  Century  Room, 
which  was  named  in  honor  of  the  event.  The 
meetmgs  were  conducted  by  James  J.  Donohue, 
central  division  manager ;  Duke  Clark,  Paramount 
Month  co-captain,  and  William  Demarest,  star. 

Participation  by  Paramount  stars,  veteran  em- 
ployees and  pioneer  exhibitors  highlighted  the  cele- 
bration meeting  held  July  11  in  Des  Moines. 
George  Smith,  western  division  manager,  opened 
the  exchange  meeting.  Harry  Hamburg,  branch 
manager,  was  host  at  a  cocktail  reception  honor- 
ing exhibitors,  some  of  whom  have  played  Para- 
mount pictures  for  30  years  or  more. 

Honor  Veteran  Showmen 

Veteran  showmen  were  honored  by  Paramount 
during  its  Pittsburgh  meeting  on  July  13.  Dave 
Kimelman,  branch  manager,  was  host.  The  oldest 
Pittsburgh  employee  in  service  honored  was  Ed- 
ward M.  Stuve,  city  salesman,  with  Paramount  for 
28  years.  Mr.  Erbb,  Mr.  Usher  and  Mr.  Tufts 
also  attended  the  meeting. 

Exhibitors  of  St.  Louis,  eastern  Missouri  and 
southern  Illinois  were  guests  at  a  reception  in  St. 
Louis  July  12,  when  Mr.  Clark  introduced  John 
Koenig,  chief  accountant,  oldest  employee  in  service 
at  the  St.  Louis  exchange,  with  a  record  of  30  years. 

Arthur  H.  Cole,  Paramount  office  manager  in 
Kansas  City  and  "dean  of  the  local  industry,  was 
paid  a  tribute  when  a  celebration  meeting  was  held 
in  Kansas  City'  July  13.  Mr.  Cole,  one  of  the 
oldest  employees  in  service  in  the  entire  Paramount 
organization,  has  been  with  the  company  since  it 
established  its  Kansas  City  office  in  1914.  Para- 
mount executives  in  the  "One  Third  of  a  Century" 
touring  group  attended,  including  Mr.  Smith,  Mr. 
Clark  and  R.  C.  LiBeau,  district  manager. 


Reopen  Millerton  House 

The  Millerton  theatre,  Millerton,  N.  Y.,  recently 
acquired  by  MarkofT  Bros.,  has  been  reopened  af- 
ter complete  redecoration  and  renovation. 


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Union  Quits  NLRB 
Hearing;  Action 
On  Walsh  Blocked 

Last  week's  developments  in  the  Hollywood  stu- 
dio strike  were  highiiglited  by  the  withdrawal  of 
the  Set  Decorators  Local  1421  from  a  National 
Labor  Relations  Board  hearing  and  by  the  news 
that  action  against  Richard  F.  Walsh,  lATSE 
president,  had  been  blocked  by  the  cancellation  of 
the  American  Federation  of  Labor  convention. 

Local  1421,  key  unit  in  the  strike,  withdrew  July 
12  from  the  NLRB  hearing  on  the  eligibility  of 
voters  in  the  recent  decorator's  election.  The  ac- 
tion came  after  Robert  Denham,  trial  examiner, 
had  admonished  Frank  Pestana,  attorney  for  the 
Conference  of  Studio  Unions,  for  his  persistence 
in  introducing  evidence  which  Mr.  Denham  had 
ruled  irrelevant.  After  withdrawing,  the  local  re- 
quested the  NLRB  to  replace  Mr.  Denham  as  trial 
examiner.  This  request  resulted  in  a  recess  in 
the  hearing  July  13.  Mr.  Denham  was  to  have  re- 
ceived further  advice  from  Washington. 

Acting  on  orders  from  the  Office  of  Defense 
Transportation,  the  AFL  has  called  of?  its  annual 
convention,  scheduled  for  Chicago  in  October.  This 
action  makes  it  unlikely  that  any  action  can  be 
taken  in  the  near  future  against  Mr.  Walsh,  who 
had  defied  the  AFL  executive  council's  order  that 
he  dissolve  several  newly-chartered  lATSE  locals 
in  Hollywood.  Mr.  Walsh,  who  formed  the  coast 
organizations  to  help  keep  production  going  during 
the  strike,  has  pointed  out  that  the  council's  ac- 
tion is  subject  to  approval  at  the  general  con- 
vention. 


Contracts  Approved  Between 
SOPEG  and  Home  Offices 

New  contracts  between  the  Screen  Office  and 
■  Professional  Employes  Guild  of  the  United  Office 
and  Professional  Workers  of  America  and  five 
major  film  companies  have  been  approved  by  the 
SOPEG  members  employed  at  Loew's,  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox, Paramount,  RKO  Radio  and  Columbia. 

The  contracts  will  go  to  the  War  Labor  Board 
for  approval  while*  issues  still  in  dispute  on  job 
classifications  and  rates  are  due  to  be  submitted  to 
arbitration.  Approximately  2,000  workers  are  af- 
fected. 

Provisions  of  the  new  contracts  include :  A  five 
per  cent  wage  increase  retroactive  to  July  28,  1944 ; 
job  classifications  with  minimum  and  maximum 
wage  scales  established  at  minimums  of  $2  per 
week  above  standard  minimums  of  the  War  Labor 
Board  in  this  area  for  workers  in  the  lowest  classi- 
fications, $3  a  week  in  middle  classifications  and  $4 
a  week  in  higher  classifications ;  65  per  cent  main- 
tenance of  membership ;  grievance  and  arbitration 
machinery  and  severance  pay  provisions  of  up  to  12 
weeks  are  continued. 

Navy  to  Show  Filnns  of 
Jap  Suicide  Planes 

1      The  first  official  motion  picture  of  the  Navy's 

i!  fight  against  Japanese  suicide  planes  will  be  re- 
leased July  26,  the  War  Activities  Committee  has 
announced.  The  21-minute  film,  titled  "The  Fleet 
That  Came  to  Stay,"  will  be  distributed  by  Para- 

i  mount  Pictures.  The  film  reveals  the  new  pattern 
of  Pacific  warfare  that  will  become  more  intense 

i  as  we  strike  closer  to  Japan.  It  was  produced  by 
Navy  Photographic  Services,  headed  by  Captain 
Gene  Markey,  USNR.  The  footage  was  taken  by 
103  fleet  photographers  and  some  of  the  scenes 

I    were  filmed  under  direct  fire  of  the  Kamikazas. 


RKO  Protests  WLB  Decision 

Monroe  Goldwater,  counsel  for  RKO,  last  week 
filed  a  brief  with  the  War  Labor  Board  of  the 
Second  Region  protesting  against  the  recent  recom- 
mendations of  the  panel  to  which  the  board  had 
referred  to  the  dispute  between  the  company  and 
the  Managers  and  Assistant  Managers  Guild.  The 
guild  recently  won  a  decision  which  granted  wage 
increases  and  certain  other  benefits. 


IN  NEWS  REELS 

MOVIETONE  NEWS  —  Vol.  27,  No.  91  —  Invasion  of 
Borneo:  pre-invasion  bombing,  landing  in  Brunei  Bay, 
PT  boats  attack.  .  .  .  Victory  flafr  raised  on  Okinawa. 

.  Eisenhower  places  wreath  on  Roosevelt's  grave.  .  .  . 
Soldier  father  of  13  is  Army  champ.  .  .  .  Son  of  dare- 
devil rides  dad's  barrel  in  Niagara  Rapids.  .  .  .  35,000 
troops  arrive  in  New  York  in  one  day. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  92— Navy  heroism 
saves  Bunker  Hill  from  destruction.  .  .  .  Floating  dry- 
dock  repairs  damaged  ship  in  Pacific.  .  .  .  Air  weapons 
in  war:  Jap  Baka  bomb,  British  and  American  jet 
planes.  .  .  .  Women  in  the  war:  Col.  Westray  Battle 
Boyce  succeeds  Col.  Hobby,  Cpl.  Margaret  Hastings 
rescued  from  New  Guinea  jungle.  .  .  .  PGA  golf  finals. 
.  .  .  Women's  swimming  meet. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  289-Native  Pacific 
war  film.  .  .  .  Yank  torpedo  boats  blast  Borneo  as 
Aussies  advance.  .  .  .  Speeding  wounded  home.  .  .  . 
Gasoline  jelly  bombing.  .  .  .  Official  flag  raising  on 
Okinawa.  .  .  .  Tomorrow's  sky  jalopies.  .  .  .  Redeploy- 
ment in  full  swing  as  G.I.  tide  turns  to-  Pacific.  .  .  . 
Troop  ship  brings  Japs.  .  .  Daredevil  rides  Niagara. 
.  .  .  Personalities  in  the  news:  Churchill  winds  up  elec- 
tion ;  Eisenhower  pays  F.D'.R.  tribute. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  290'-Secrets  of  Jap 
suicide  plane.  .  .  .  WAC  returns  from  Shangri-La.  .  .  . 
King  George  and  Queen  Elizabeth  visit  the  islands  of 
Guernsey  and  Jersey.  .  .  .  Industrial  miracle,  American 
built  nickle  plant  on  Ctiban  land.  .  .  .  Hot  spell  release. 
.  .  .  Hula  dancers  against  snow-capped  Mount  Ranier. 
.  .  .  Nelson  wins  U.  S.  golf  crown. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS  —  No.  92  — Veterans'  homecoming 
hits  peak.  .  .  .  England  votes.  .  .  .  London  gains  Hope. 
.  .  .  Behind  Pacific  headlines,  Battle  for  oil  on  Borneo, 
battle  for  supply  in  China, 'and  battle  for  final  victory 
near   the   Japanese  mainland. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  93-Salute  to  Paratroopers. 
.  .  .  Tomorrow's  hairdo's.  .  .  .  New  TVA  dam  speeds 
war  power.  .  .  .  Reptile  rites  test  faith.  .  .  .  Latest 
weapons  reveal   Baka  battle. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS  — Vol.  16,  No.  94  — Victory  on 
Okinawa.  .  .  .  MacArthur  forces  drive  into  Borneo.  .  .  . 
Campaigns  under  way  in  England  election.  .  .  .  Eisen- 
hower at  Roosevelt's  grave.  .  .  .  Red  Hill  shoots  Niagara 
rapids. 

RKO'  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  9S— U.  S.  Destroyer 
survives  suicide  hits.  .  .  .  Huge  floating  drydocks  for 
war  damaged  ships.  .  .  .  UNRRA  relief  for  Czecho- 
slovakia. .  .  .  Demonstrate  first  civilian  jeep.  .  .  .  New 
Allied  jet  propelled  plane.  .  .  .  Biggest  camp  show  goes 
overseas. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  415— PT's  raid  Borneo. 
.  .  .  Georgia  peaches  help  harvest  record  peach  crop. 
.  .  .  Chinese  baby  beauty  contest.  .  .  .  Barrel  over 
Niagara.  .  .  .  Jap  captives  in  New  York.  .  .  .  Lehigh 
on  rampage.  .  .  .  35,000  troops  home.  .  .  .  Eisenhower 
at  F.D.R.'s  grave. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  Ho,  416— Destroyer  survives 
Jap  bomb  attack.  .  .  .  Huge  floating  drydock  at  Pacific 
base.  .  .  .  Kickless  army  gun.  .  .  .  Jet  planes  in  action. 
.  .  .  Post-war  jeep  for  civilians.  .  .  .  PGA  Golf  tourna- 
ment, .  ,  .  Arlington  classic. 


China  Relief  Releases 
"Report  on  China" 

The  new  United  China  Relief  film  for  1945-46, 
"Report  on  China,"  is  ready  for  national  release 
this  month.  The  film  tells  the  story  of  American 
collaboration  with  China  in  its  fight  for  freedom 
and  contains  an  historical  review  of  China's  strug-, 
gle  for  democracy  since  the  days  of  Sun  Yat-sen. 
Raymond  Massey  is  the  narrator.  Footage  was 
obtained  from  the  Army  Air  Forces,  Army  Signal 
Corps  and  from  captured  Japanese  film.  Produced 
by  Frank  Capra,  the  picture  emphasizes  the  peace- 
time side  of  Chinese  life  while  telling  some  of  the 
story  of  the  work  among  the  orphans,  the  refugees 
and  the  students  which  are  supported  by  funds 
reaching  United  China  Relief  through  the  National 
War  Fund. 


Poor  Richard  Club  Sees 
"Story  of  G.I.  Joe" 

A  special  screening  of  the  Lester  Cowan-United 
Artists  production  of  "Story  of  G.L  Joe"  was  held 
July  11  for  members  of  the  Poor  Richard  Club, 
meeting  in  Philadelphia.  More  than  300  newspa- 
oer  publishers,  editors  and  business  men  attended. 
Following  the  screening  the  guests  were  addressed 
by  three  war  correspondents  who  knew  Ernie 
Pyle :  George  Lait,  Hal  Boyle  and  Lee  Carson. 


Irene  Kuhn  Assigned  to  China 

Irene  Kuhn  is  to  leave  New  York  soon  for  an 
overseas  assignment  with  NBC  in  China.  She  is 
assistant  director  of  NBC's  information  depart- 
ment. 


Eastman  Planning 
1 6mmProfessional 
Film  Equipment 

The  Eastman  Kodak  Company  in  Rochester  is 
planning  to  manufacture  professional  16mm  equip- 
ment as  soon  as  material  is  available,  it  was 
learned  this  week  in  New  York.  The  equipment 
will  include  cameras  and  sound  projectors.  Plans 
are  in  the  discussion  stage  at  present.  Before  the 
war  Eastman  manufactured  only  amateur  equip- 
ment for  home  use.  Its  Cine  Kodak  camera  was 
the  nearest  to  a  professional  model. 

It  was  reported  that  the  16mm  sound  projectors 
would  be  built  according  to  American  War  Stand- 
ards specifications  drafted  last  year. 

Whether  professional  interests  will  demand 
16mm  sound  projectors  and  cameras  in  the  post- 
war period  is  a  matter  for  speculation.  Some  tele- 
vision interests  already  have  used  16mm  cameras 
to  record  newsworthy  events.  Yet  while  there  have 
been  some  proposals  to  use  16mm  film  instead  of 
35mm  to  make  films  for  television,  some  companies 
have  objected  that  its  use  posed  many  production 
difficulties. 

Few  manufacturers  anticipate  any  competition 
from  the  sale  of  16mm  projectors  which  have  been 
in  use  by  the  armed  forces. 


Rankin  Inquiry 
Gets  New  Head 

A  new  head  has  been  named  for  the  House  Com- 
mittee on  Un-American  Affairs,  the  committee  has 
voted  to  send  an  investigator  to  Hollywood  and  a 
California  legislative  committee  will  cooperate  with 
the  committee's  study. 

New  head  of  the  Congressional  committee,  con- 
cerned with  the  alleged  Hollywood  plot  to  over- 
throw the  Government,  is  6()-year-old  Represen- 
tative John  S.  Wood,  who  has  won  the  approval  of 
Representative  John  Rankin. 

Pledging  himself  to  a  policy  of  "fearless  but  fair", 
investigation  of  subversive  elements.  Representa- 
tive Wood  has  given  assurance  that  he  will  not 
engage  in  "witch  hunting." 

"In  my  book  all  Americans  are  good  ones  until 
they  are  proved  otherwise,"  he  said.  "But  I  be- 
lieve any  person  who  engages  in  activities  detri- 
mental to  the  Government  or  subversive  to  its 
principles  is  an  enemy  and  should  be  dealt  with 
as  such." 

With  the  new  chairman  set,  the  committee  has 
voted  to  send  an  investigator  to  Hollywood  to  see 
whether  it  will  be  necessary  for  any  committee 
members  to  do  their  own  investigating. 

The  committee  was  criticized  in  the  House  Tues- 
day when  Jerry  Voorhis,  California,  warned  Mr. 
Rankin  to  be  careful  the  study  did  not  become  the 
"tool  of  axe  grinders."    Samuel  Dickstein,  New 
York,  called  the  investigation  "ballyhoo"  and  said  ; 
the  industry's  volutary  censorship  prevents  the  use 
of  films  for  subversive  purposes.    In  reply,  Mr. 
Rankin  said  he  resented  any  attempt  of  House 
members  "to  interfere"  with  the  committee  plans.  , 
"We  are  going  through  with  this  investigation  as  ■ 
planned,"  he  said.  ■ 

State  Senator  Jack  B.  Tenney,  chairman  of  the 
California  legislative  committee  on  un-American 
activities,  announced  this  week  that  records  of  his 
committee  were  being  offered  to  the  Congressional  If 
committee. 

Warners  Promotes  Two 
On  Canadian  Staff 

Two  branch  promotions  in  the  Canadian  terri- 
tory have  been  announced  by  Ben  Kalmenson,  gen- 
eral sales  manager  for  Warner  Brothers,  follow-  |||| 
ing  the  recent  appointment  of  Haskell  M.  Masters  .  ■ 
as  district  manager  for  the  Dominion.  Sam  Pearl-  ifl 
man,  formerly  branch  manager  in  Calgary,  has  ■ 
succeeded  Joseph  Plottel  as  Toronto  branch  man-  fl 
ager.  Morris  Saifer,  salesman  in  the  Calgary  of-  9 
fice,  has  been  promoted  to  branch  manager  there.  H 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  21,  1945 


THE  HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


COMPLETED 

ViONOGRAM 

Lost  Trail 
REPUBLIC 

Cherokee  Flash 
VIexicana 

STARTED 

MONOGRAM 

Suspense 
Last  Outpost. 


REPUBLIC 

SheriiY  of  Redwood 

Valley 
Don't  Fence  Me  In 

RKO  RADIO 

Lie  Detector 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Diary  of  a  Chambermaid 

(Bogeaus) 
Abilene  (Levey) 


UNIVERSAL 

Law  for  Pecos 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Song  of  the  Prairie 
Snafu 

She  Wouldn't  Say  Yes 
Renegades 

MGM 

Hoodlum  Saint 


Two  Sisters  from 

Boston 
Postman  Always  Rings 

Twice 
Letter  for  Evie 
This  Strange  Adventure 

PARAMOUNT 

Calcutta 

To  Each  His  Own 
Trouble  with  Women 

RKO  RADIO 

Riverboat  Rhythm 


Cornered 

Kid  from  Brooklyn 
(Goldwyn) 

20TH  CENTURY- FOX 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Whistle  Stop  (Nero) 
Duel  in  the  Sun 
(Selznick) 


Getting  Gertie's  Garter 
(Small) 

UNIVERSAL 

As  It  Was  Before 
Once  Upon  a  Dream 
Frontier  Gal 
Shady  Lady 

WARNER  BROS. 

Confidential  Agent 
Night  and  Day 
Stolen  Life 


Hollywood  Sun  Comes  Out 
And  Shooting  index  Rises 


Hollywood  Bureau 

The  production  index  rose  from  30  to  35  last 
week^  as  the  return  of  sunny  weather  permitted 
shooting  to  start  on  several  outdoor  pictures. 
Eight'  features  went  before  the  cameras,  and 
three  to  the  cutting  rooms.  At  the  weekend,  the 
shooting  index  stood  at  35,  compared  with  30. 

Benedict  Bogeaus  launched  "Diary  of  a 
Chambermaid,"  with  Burgess  Meredith  as  co- 
producer,  and  Jean  Renoir  directing.  In  the 
:ast  are  Paulette  Goddard,  Burgess  Meredith, 
Hurd  Hatfield,  Judith  Anderson,  Francis  Led- 
erer,  Reginald  Owen  and  Irene  Ryan. 

Another  picture  which  United  Artists  will 
release  is  "Abilene,"  the  Jules  Levey  production 
which  was  formerjy  titled  "Ti-ail  Town,"  from 
the  novel  by  Ernest  Haycox.  Randolph  Scott, 
Ann  Dvorak,  Edgar  Buchanan,  Rhonda  Flem- 
ing and  Lloyd  Bridges  head  the  cast.  Edwin  L. 
Marin  is  directing,  and  Herbert  Biberman  is 
associate  producer. 

Monogram  Begins  Work 
On  Two  Productions 

Monogram  started  "Suspense,"  and  "The 
Last  Outpost."  The  former  is  a  psychological 
murder-mystery  with  Warren  William,  Peter 
Cookson,  James  Cardwell,  and  Lee  "Lasses" 
White  in  leading  roles.  Lindsley  Parsons  is  the 
producer ;  Alfred  Zeisler  the  director. 

"The  Last  Outpost"  is  a  Western  with  Johnny 
Mack  Brown,  Raymond  Hatton,  Dennis  Moore 
and  Christine  Mclntyre.  Charles  Bigelow  is 
the  supervisor,  Lambert  Hillyer  the  director. 

RKO  brought  "The  Lie  Detector"  before  the 
cameras.  It's  a  murder  mystery,  with  Bonita 
Granville,  Morgan  Conway,  Rita  Corday  and 
Michael  'St.  Angel  heading  the  cast.  Herman 
Schlom  produces,  with  Sid  Rogell  as  executive 
producer,  and  Lew  Landers  directs. 

Two  Westerns  went  into  work  at*  Republic : 
"Don't  Fence  Me  In,"  and  "Sheriff  of  Redwood 
Valley."  The  former  stars  Roy  Rogers,  with 
Dale  Evans,  George  "Gabby"  Hayes,  and  the 
Sons  of  the  Pioneers  in  supporting  roles.  Don 
Brown  is  the  associate  producer  and  director. 

Sidney  Picker  is  producing  "Sheriff  of  Red- 
wood Valley,"  with  R.  G.  Springsteen  directing. 
It's  another  in  the  studio's  "Red  Ryder"  series, 
and  features  Wild  Bill  Elliott,  Alice  Fleming. 

Universal's  new  venture  is  "Law  for  Pecos," 
a  Western  starring  Kirby  Grant  and  featuring 
Fuzzy  Knight,  with  Poni  Adams  as  the  feminine 
lead.  Wallace  Fox  is  the  associate  producer- 
director. 


David  O.  Selznick  has  purchased  ''Suddenly 
It's  Spring,"  an  original  by  Sidney  Sheldon, 
and  plans  to  use  it  as  a  vehicle  for  Joseph  Cot- 
ten,  Shirley  Temple,  and  a  feminine  star  as  yet 
undesignated.  The  story  revolves  around  the 
'teen-age  problem,  and  is  laid  in  a  modern  mid- 
western  city.  Dore  Schary  will  produce.  .  .  . 
Mary  Pickford  has  acquired  the  rights  to 
"Champagne  for  Everybody,"  a  stage  play  by 
Laszlo  Vadnay  and  Max  Lief.  The  producer 
plans  to  use  it  as  a  starring  vehicle  for  Armen 
Dariz,  which  is  the  new  name  for  the  Mexican 
film  actor,  Pedro  Armendariz,  whose  contract 
is  owned  jointly  by  Miss  Pickford  and  Hunt 
Stromberg. 

Hal  Wallis  has  purchased  "Desert  Town,"  a 
first  novel  by  Ramona  Stewart,  and  will  pro- 
duce it  for  Paramount  release,  with  Betsey 
Drake  in  the  starring  role.  .  .  .  20th  Century- 
Fox  has  acquired  "Honeyfogling  Street,"  a 
novel  by  Virginia  Dale,  and  assigned  it  to  Fred 
Kohlmar  for  production.  According  to  the  stu- 
dio, the  term  "honeyfogling"  carries  the  same 
connotation  as  "spooning." 

The  King  brothers  have  purchased  "The 
Hunted,"  by  Steve  Fisher,  for  a  reported  price 
of  $20,000,  and  have  engaged  the  author  to 
write  the  screenplay.  Monogram  will  release 
the  picture.  .  .  .  PRC  has  acquired  an  original 
by  Larry  Liskin,  titled  "I'm  from  Missouri." 
.  .  .  Republic  bought  "Crime  Passionelle,"  a  ro- 
mantic drama  by  Robert  Shannon,  laid  in  un- 
derground Paris  in  1910.  Joseph  Kane  will 
produce  and  direct. 

Personnel  Intelligence 
About  Hollywood 

Jules  Levey  is  querying  15,000  exhibitors  in 
a  survey  to  determine  the  public's  taste  in  mo- 
tion pictures.  Based  on  the  exhibitors'  reports, 
the  producer  will  plan  his  production  schedule 
for  the  1945-46  season.  .  .  .  Universal's  Victor 
Stoloff  plans  to  make  a  picture  in  Egypt.  Titled 
"Al  Bakar,"  or  "The  Cow,"  the  film  will  be  re- 
leased in  the  United  States.  .  .  .  Joe  Krumgold 
has  been  engaged  as  general  assistant  for  Rob- 
ert Riskin  Productions.  He  is  currently  pre- 
paring the  screenplay  for  the  first  Riskin  film, 
"The  Magic  City."  Mr.  Riskin  had  been  with 
the  Office  of  War  Information. 

Lew^is  Jacobs,  noted  film  authority  and  author 
of  "The  Rise  of  the  American  Film,"  has  been 
signed  by  Columbia  to  conduct  a  training 
school  for  writers.  ...  A  new  personnel  list  re- 
cently released  by  Warners  is  the  largest  in 
the  studio's  history.'    It  includes  26  stars  and 


50  featured  players  under  contract,  as  well  as 
18  directors  and  12  producers. 

RKO  Radio  has  announced  plans  for  a  big- 
budget  musical  based  on  Ferenc  Molnar's  play, 
"The  Lawyer."  Val  Lewton  will  produce  it, 
and  William  Cameron  Menzies  direct.  .  .  .  Ar- 
thur Dreifuss  has  been  engaged  by  Columbia  to 
direct  "Prison  Ship,"  a  film  based  on  authentic 
incidents  of  the  Pacific  war.  Alexis  Thurn- 
Taxis  will  produce.  .  .  .  Jess  Barker  and  Arthur 
Loft  have  been  signed  for  important  roles  in 
"Scarlet  Street,"  which  Fritz  Lang  will  pro- 
duce and  direct  for  Diana  Productions.  .  .  . 
Arnold  Pressburger  has  signed  Ray  Heinze  as 
production  manager  for  his  forthcoming  George 
Sanders-Signe  Hasso  film,  "Scandal  in  Paris." 

Robert  Alda  to  Play  Lead 

In  Warner  Picture  ,' 

Robert  Alda,  who  scored  with  his  portrayal 
of  George  Gershwin  in  Warners'  "Rhapsody 
in  Blue,"  has  been  assigned  the  male  lead  op- 
posite Ida  Lupine  in  the  same  studio's  "The 
Man  I  Love."  Arnold  Albert  will  produce  the 
film,  and  Raoul  Walsh  will  direct.  .  .  .  Little 
Sharon  McManus,  who  was  one  of  Gene  Kelly's 
dancing-partners  in  "Anchors  Aweigh,"  will 
play  James  Craig's  daughter- in  MGM's  "Boys' 
Ranch,"  which  Roy  Rowland  will  direct,  and 
Robert  Sisk  .produce; 

Ann  Richards  has  been  assigned  a  top  role 
with  Joan  Bennett  and  Charles  Bickford  in 
RKO's  "None  So  Blind."  .  .  .  Hugo  Haas  has 
been  cast  in  an  important  role  in  Republic's 
forthcoming  super-Western,  "Dakota."  .  .  .  Ac- 
quanetta  has  been  signed  by?  Barney  Briskin 
for  "Tarzan  and  the  Leopard  Man,"  which 
Kurt  Neumann  will  direct.  .  .  .  Fred  de  Cor- 
dova will  .  direct  "Dancing  with  Tears"  for 
Warners. 

Linda  Darnell  will  have  one  of  the  top  roles 
in  20th  Century-Fox's  "An  American  Gderrilla 
'in  the  Philippines."  .  .  .  Walter  Wanger  has 
borrowed  Jacques  Tourneur  from  RKO  to  di- 
rect "Canyon  Passage,"  which  will  be  filmed 
in  Technicolor  for  Universal.  .  .  .  John  Farrow 
is  to  direct  "California,"  forthcoming  Para- 
mount film  which  will  star  Alan  Ladd  and 
Betty  Hutton. 


King  Bros.  Buy  Mystery 

"The  Hunted,"  psychological  mystery  story  by 
Steve  Fisher,  which  originally  appeared  in  Detec- 
tive Story  Magazine  and  has  since  been  used  on 
the  air,  has  been  purchased  by  King  Bros.  for.  re- 
lease on  the  Monogram  program  for  1945-46:  This 
film  will  be  one  of  the  company's  top  releases  of 
the  season,  with  a  production  budget  of  $400,000. 


Mary  Pickford  Buys  Play 

Mary  Pickford,  owner-producer  member  of 
United  Artists,  has  announced  the  purchase  of  the 
screen  rights  to  the  Lasvlo  Vadnay-Max  play, 
"Champagne  for  Everybody,"  to  be  used  as  a  ve- 
hicle for  Armen  Dariz,  Mexican  film  star. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  21,  1945 


35 


All  these  "A''  theatres  have  played  it 
or  dated  it.  Hold-overs  everywhere! 


ST.  LOUIS,  MISSOURI 
DAYTON,  COLONIAL 
BALTIMORE,  KEITH 
PROVIDENCE,  ALBEE 
CINCINNATI,  GRAND 
SPRINGFIELD,  MASS.,  BIJOU 
COLUMBUS,  GRAND 
NEW  YORK,  REPUBLIC 
SYRACUSE,  PARAMOUNT 
ROCHESTER,  CENTURY 
TOLEDO,  RIVOLI 
AKRON,  PALACE 
WASHINGTON,  KEITH 
PITTSBURGH,  FULTON 
MILWAUKEE.  ALHAMBRA 
BAY  CITY,  WASHINGTON 


BRIDGEPORT,  MAJESTIC 
ERIE,  COLONIAL 
NIAGARA  FALLS,  STRAND 
LOUISVILLE,  STRAND 
INDIANAPOLIS,  CIRCLE 
FT.  WAYNE,  PALACE 
DETROIT,  ADAMS 
SPOKANE,  GRANADA 
SEATTLE,  METROPOLITAN 
MOBILE,  DOWNTOWN 
CHICAGO,  PALACE 
KANSAS  CITY,  ORPHEUM 
LOS  ANGELES,  HAWAII 
CLEVELAND,  ALLEN 
NEWARK,  PROCTORS 
BROOKLYN,  ALBEE 


BOOKED  ENTIRE  RKO  CIRCUIT,  NEW  YORK 


1 


"what  the 
pictvre  did  for 


Columbia 


EVER  SINCE  VENUS:  Ina  Ray  Hutton,  Hugh  Her- 
bert—Very ordinary.  Barely  got  by  with  our  weekend 
customers.  Double  billed  with  Western.  Played  Friday, 
Saturday,  June  15-16.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Tlieatre, 
Ozark,  Mo. 

LET'S  GO  STEADY:  Pat  Parrish,  Jackie  Moran— 
Double  billed  with  a  Gene  Autry  reissue  with  fine  re- 
sults. This  picture  was  very  weak,  especially  with  the 
grownups.  The  bobby  so.xers  seemed  to  like  it.  Played 
Friday,  Saturday,  June  22-23.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark 
Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

SECRET  COMMAND:  Pat  O'Brien,  Carole  Landis— 
Played  this  one  only  one  day  and  got  by  OK.  It's  a 
very  good  picture  but  fans  don't  like  war  pictures. 
Pat  O'Brien  gave  a  good  performance  as  usual.  Played 
Tuesday,  July  3.— A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.    Family  patronage. 

TONIGHT  AND  EVERY  NIGHT:  Rita  Hayworth,  Lee 
Bowman — Personally,  did  not  care  for  this  one.  But  it 
was  better  than  average  at  the  box  office.  We  had  to 
run  this  without  benefit  of  a  trailer  and  were  more  than 
pleased  with  the  results.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  June 
17-18.— Kyle  E.   Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,   Ozark,  Mo. 


Me+ro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

BLONDE  FEVER:  Philip  Dorn,  Mary  Astor— Tliis  was 
not  strong  enough  to  bring  in  any  midweek  business. 
It  might  have  been  all  right  for  a  weekend  double  bill. 
Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  June  27-28.— A.  C.  Ed- 
wards, Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif.  Small  town  pat- 
ronage. 

MAIN  STREET  AFTER  DARK:  Edward  Arnold,  Sel- 
ena Royle — One  of  the  Paramount's  best  pictures  of  the 
season,  but  regret  that  we  played  it  in  such  hot  weather, 
the  humidity,  also,  being  high.  Business  was  the  lowest 
of  the  year,  but  no  fault  of  this  picture.  Good  story, 
good  cast  and  certainly  should  meet  success.  Played 
Sunday,  Monday,  June  17,  18. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

PICTURE  OF  DORIAN  GRAY,  THE:  Kurd  Hatfield, 
George  Sanders — Tlie  problem  picture  of  the  year;  difTicult 
subject  for  the  screen;  expensively  produced;  tailor-made 
for  the  minority;  of  no  interest  to  the  majority.  A  com- 
plete failure  her?.  No  one  will  forget  the  catchy  tune, 
"Don't  Cry,  Little  Yellow  Bird,"  which  is  not  the  least 
of  the  fine  things  in  this  picture.  Played  Wednesday, 
Thursday,  June  27,  28.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz 
Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

THIRTY  SECONDS  OVER  TOKYO:  Van  Johnson, 
Spencer  Tracy — Pleased  100  per  cent.  Good  at  the  box 
office.  Plaved  Monday,  Tuesday.  June  4,  5. — Kyle  E. 
Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

WATERLOO  BRIDGE:  Vivian  Leigh,  Robert  Taylor 
— A  smart  reissue  We  used  it  to  advantage  in  mid- 
week and  it  pleased  all  who  saw  it.  A  picture  of  this 
type  helps  remind  audiences  of  some  of  our  stars  who 
are  on  leave.  Played  Wednesday,  June  13. — Thomas  di 
Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 


Paramount 


SIGN  OF  THE  CROSS:  Qaudette  Colbert,  Fredric 
March — After  reading  some  of  the  previous  reports  about 
this,  I  thought  our  crowd  would  be  small  and  very  dis- 
appointed, but  to  my  surprise  and  satisfaction,  our  pa- 
trons enjoyed  it  very  much  and  we  had  a  large  crowd. 
Played  Sunday,  June  24.— J.  B.  Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gray  Thea- 
tre, Gray,  Ga.    General  patronge. 


PRC 


FUZZY  SETTLES  DOWN:  Buster  Crabbe,  Al  St.  John 
— This  is  a  good  Western  thriller  with  lots  of  action  and 
gun  play,  that  our  Western  fans  enjoyed,  plus  the  come- 
dy by  Al  (Fuzzy)  St.  John.  Played  Saturday.  June  30.— 
A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

WATERFRONT:  J.  Carrol  Naish,  John  Carradine- 
Plenty  of  action.  Played  Tuesday,  June  26.— A.  H. 
Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


RKO  Radio 


GIRL  RUSH:  Frances  Langford,  Wally  Brown— Good 
Western  background  comedy.  Stormy  weather  kept  the 
"^ivin"?  customers  away,  but  still  a  goo^l  little  picture. 
Double  billed  with  "Nevada."  Played  Fridav.  Saturday 
June  29.  30.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,"  Ozark,  Mo. 


.  .  .  the  original  exhibitors'  reports  department,  established  October  14,  1916.  lai 
theatremen  serve  one  another  with  information  about  the  box  office  performance 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORT 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me,  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  : 


NEVADA:  Bob  Mitchum,  Anne  Jeflfreys— Just  average 
Western.  Used  on  double  bill  with  "Girl  Rush."  Played 
Friday,  Saturday,  June  29,  30.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark 
Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 


Republic 


LAKE  PLACID  SERENADE:  Vera  Hruba  Ralston, 
William  Frawley— A  right  fair  picture  of  the  type,  but  no 
business.  I  still  think  Republic  should  stay  in  the  pro- 
gram picture  business  and  leave  productions  of  this  type 
to  the  companies  with  the  stars  to  put  them  over.  Played 
Wednesday.  Thursday,  June  27,  28.— Kyle  E.  Keitner, 
Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

LIGHTS  ON  OLD  SANTA  FE:  Roy  Rogers,  Gabby 
Hayes— Another  good  Roy  Rogers  with  top  box  office  for 
midweek.  Played  Thursday,  Friday,  June  14,  15. — Kyle 
E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

• 

SCATTERBRAIN:  Judy  Canova,  Allan  Mowbry— Used 
on  double  bill  with  Western  with  good  results.  Played 
Saturday,  Sunday,  June  9,  10.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark 
Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

UTAH:  Roy  Rogers,  Dale  Evans— Roy's  pictures  have 
been  doing  good  business  for  ms  right  along;  we  played 
this  one  in  100  degrees  of  heat  and  it  just  had  to  suflFer 
under  such  circumstances.  Business  was  off  about  20 
per  cent  of  average  and  30  per  cent  of  recent  Rogers 
grosses.  This  one  is  splendid,  boasting  excellent  musical 
numbers  plus  some  action.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
June  29,  30.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre, 
New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 


Twentieth  Century- Fox 

KEYS  OF  THE  KINGDOM:  Gregory  Peck,  Thomas 
Mitchell — Business  off,  which  was  not  surprising  consid- 
ering the  nature  of  the  picture.  Mixed  audience  reaction. 
Some  thought  it  good.  Some  walked  out.  Played  Sun- 
day, Monday,  June  24-25. — A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Thea- 
tre, Scotia,  Calif.    Small  town  patronage. 

SOMETHING  FOR  THE  BOYS:  Carmen  Miranda, 
Michael  O'Shea — Very  good  picture,  but  for  some  reason 
it  really  fell  at  the  box  office.  Can't  figure  it  out.  Good 
picture,  good  stars,  good  weather,  but  still  no  business. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  June  24,  25.— Kyle  E,  Keltner, 
Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

SONG  OF  BERNADETTE,  THE:  Jennifer  Jones, 
Charles  Bickford — The  regular  price  engagement  of  this 
splendid  picture  was  a  complete  flop  here.  Evidently 
all  who  wanted  to  see  it  came  a  year  ago  and  paid  the 
higher  prices  for  the  privilege.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednes- 
day. June  19,  20. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Thea- 
tre, New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 


United  Artists 


I'LL  BE  SEEING  YOU:  Ginger  Rogers,  Joseph  Gotten 
— An  enjoyable  picture  for  our  people;  leisurely  told  with 
lots  of  sympathy  toward  its  characters.  Business  slight- 
ly below  average  in  torrid  weather.  We  need  more  pic- 
tures with  Gingers  Rogers  dancing  and  smiling.  Who 
will  make  them  for  us?  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  June 
24,  25. — Thomas  di  Dorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New 
Paltz,  N.  Y. 

I'LL  BE  SEEING  YOU:  Ginger  Rogers,  Joseph  Gotten 
— Why  not  give  the  public  more  like  this?  A  great  pic- 
ture with  excellent  acting.  Shirley  Temple  is  truly  superb. 
Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  June  20,  21.— J.  C.  Balkcom, 
Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.    General  patronage. 

TOMORROW  THE  WORLD:  Frederic  March,  Betty 
Field — A  gripping  stage  play  transformed  to  the  screen 
with  a  fine  cast  which  pleased  all  who  came.  Business 
was  slightly  under  '  average.  Played  Sunday,  Monday, 
June  10,  11. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New 
Paltz,  N.  Y. 


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BABES  ON  SWING  STREET:  Peggy  Ryan,  Ann  Blyth 
—This  is  a  very  good  comedy,  which  we  played  one  day 
only  (July  4).  Very  entertaining  and  should  be  .O.K.  for 
midweek  in  any  type  theatre.    Played  Wednesday.  July  4. 


— A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  I 
Family  patronage. 

DEAD  MAN'S  EYES:  Lon  Chaney,  Jean  Parker- 
some  reason  or  other,  chiller-diller  pictures  seem  to  h 
"petered  out"  in  our  theatre,  and  when  they  start  do 
that  in  an  action  house,  it's  time  the  producers  st 
changing  to  other  type  pictures.  They  have  been  flopp 
for  us  for  some  time,  and  while  this  is  the  first  day. 
the  engagement,  we  can  easily  see  that  we  should  h' 
passed  it  up  or  played  one  day.  It's  a  good  picture  of: 
kind.  Played  Thursday,  Friday,  July  5,  6.— A,  H.  Kz 
man.  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

GYPSY  WILDCAT:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall— Teci|l 
color  is  beautiful,  and  while  the  picture  has  some  act 
and  a  good  story,  didn't  draw  well  as  people  don't  like  c 
tume  pictures.  "These  stars  were  better  in  some  of  tl 
previous  pictures.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  June  24,  2. 
A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  Ind 

MOONLIGHT  AND  CACTUS:  Andrew  Sisters,  : 
Carrillo — This  is  a  good  Western  comedy  with  the  And: 
Sisters  and  our  patrons  liked  it  O.K.  Should  be  good 
any  house  on  midweek  showing.  Played  Thursday,  Fric 
June  28,  29.— A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  T( 
Haute,  Ind. 

PATRICK  THE  GREAT:  Donald  O'Connor,  Peggy  R; 
— A  good  program  picture  with  a  poor  title  which  did  ' 
than  average  business  doubled  with  "Main  Street  A 
Dark"  from  Metro.  The  terrific  heat  didn't  help.  Pla 
Friday,  Saturday,  June  IS,  16. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  > 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

SINGING  SHERIFF:  Bob  CroSby,  Fay  McKenzie— ! 
Crosby's  voice  seemed  to  be  better  in  this  picture  that 
some  of  his  previous  pictures.  Maybe  it  was  the  fact  1 
it  was  a  good  Western  comedy  helped  somewhat  in 
theatre,  where  patrons  like  Westerns.  Played  Sunc 
Monday,  July  1,  2. — A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Thea, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind.    Family  patronage. 


Warner  Bros. 


THE  DOUGHGIRLS:   Ann  Sheridan,   Alexis  Smij 
Right  good  entertainment.    Box  office  appeal  in  our  ti| 
not  so  good.    Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  June  6, 
Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

JANIE:  Joyce  Reynolds,  Robert  Hutton — Good  enl 
tainment.  Seemed  to  please  everyone.  Miss  Reynoldl 
tops.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  June  11,  12.— Kylef 
Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

OBJECTIVE  BURMA:  Errol  Flynn,  Henry  HuU-J 
spite  its  great  length  this  picture  was  thoroughly  enjff 
by  all  who  came.  Women  were  conspicuously  at 
Business  was  off  about  20  per  cent  with  moderate  we3 
prevailing.  It's  Flynn's  show  most  of  the  way.  It's  n| 
tifying  how  real  this  one  looked;  never  saw  such  real! 
settings.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  June  22,  23.— TTiol 
di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

THE  VERY  THOUGHT  OF  YOU:  Dennis  MorJ 
Eleanor  Parker — A  wonderful  show,  makes  you  feel  pil 
to  be  an  exhibitor.  Dane  Clarke's  performance  in 
show  and  "Hollywood  Canteen"  rates  him  as  a  star.- 
byword  "you  woman  you"  is  on  the  lips  of  all  the  patrl 
especially  the  "wolves."  Dennis  Morgan  has  become  al 
heart  throb  with  the  women.  Mark  this  show  as  af 
grosser.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  Jan.  28,  29.— B| 
Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 


Short  Features 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

HOLLYWOOD  SCOUT:  Pete  Smith  specialty— PicJ 
out  animal  actors  for  screen  work  makes  good  screen  J 
terial.  Went  over  big  here. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo, 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  New  York. 


Paramount 

SHE  SICK  SAILORS:  Fopeye  Cartoon— If  you  nS'C 
laugh-getter  with  a  little  action,  don't  overlook  thi^K, , 
which   went   over  well   here.— Thomas   di   Lorenzo,  iHI 
Paltz  Theatre.  New  Paltz.  New  York.  ^ptt's 
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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  IW 


(Continued  from  preceding  page) 


sntieth  Century- Fox 

PORT  ON  ITALY:  March  of  Time— An  excellent 
■ct  to  show  people  today.  There  are  a  few  scenes  of 
xecution  and  corpses  hanging  around.  More  like  this 
t  do  any  harm  at  all  and  may  help  make  for  better 
rstanding. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre, 
Paltz,  New  York. 

iversal 

■IP  HORN  KING  OF  POLAROO:  Swing  Symphony 
you  can  forget  the  title  on  this  one,  you'll  find  it  is  a 
Dughly  enjoyable  fairy   tale  with  trombone  solos  by 
Teagarden.     Well  liked  here. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo, 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  New  York. 

aphone 

pCICAN  SEA  SPORTS:  Sports  Parade— AH  outdoor 
■  with  lovely  color.     Mostly  about  fishing  off-shore, 
comrnentary  is  a  little  toO'  rapid  and  distracting. — 
nas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Tlieatre,  New  Paltz,  New 


HAPPENED  IN  SPRINGFIELD:  Featurette  —  A 
made  and  informative  two-reeler  which  will  appeal  to 
ire  audiences.  We  showed  it  mostly  to  teachers  and 
snts  to  good  advantage. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New 
z  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  New  York. 

Justry  To  Honor  Cohn 
September  Dinner 

idustry  leaders  will  sponsor  a  dinner  for  Jack 
n,  executive  vice-president  of  Columbia  Pic- 
s,  to  be  held  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel, 
f  York,  September  27,  to  spearhead  a  fund- 
ing drive  on  behalf  of  the  Anti-Defamation 
jue  and  the  American  Jewish  Committee, 
mong  those  who  are  sponsoring  the  dinner  are 
lolas  M.  Schenck,  Barney  Balaban,  Spyros 
uras,  Will  H.  Hays,  David  Bernstein,  Malcolm 
pberg,  Leonard  Goldenson,  Sam  Dembow,  Jr., 
ph  Bernhard  and  J.  Walter  Rubin. 
Iso,  J.  M.  Seidelman,  Charles  Moskowitz,  Abe 
leider,  Maurice  Silverstone,  Abe  Montague, 
S.  Moss,  Herman  Robbins,  Samuel  Rinzler, 
cus  Heiman,  Max  Gordon  and  Jules  Brulatour. 
Iso,  Max  A.  Cohen,  Emil  Friedlander,  Louis 
istein.  Red  Kann,  Charles  E.  Lewis,  William 
n.  Jack  Mills,  Leopold  Friedman,  George  T. 
ibow,  Budd  Rogers,  Manny  Sachs,  David 
nstock  and  Al  Senft. 

rSE  Studio  Contract 
mands  Expected 

iternational  Alliance  of  Theatrical  Stage  Em- 
ees'  locals  employed  in  Hollywood  studios  held 
tings  this  week  on  proposals  for  changes  in 
-  contract,  which  runs  until  August  10,  1949. 

studios  or  the  locals  may  submit  revision 
restioiis  until  July  15.  Although  the  unions 
;  received  all  wage  increases  permissible  under 
Little  Steel  formula,  certain  changes  in  hour 
dules  and  conditions  tantamount  to  an  in- 
se  can  be  made.  The  present  position  of  the 
'SE  in  the  studio  situation  suggests  that  de- 
ds  along  these  lines  will  be  considerable,  ac- 
ing  to  studio  executives. 


Iditional  Area  Prennieres 
I-  on  "Back  to  Bataan" 

jCO  Radio  Pictures  has  set  additional  area 
lieres  on  "Back  to  Bataan,"  starring  John 
ne.  The  Paramount,  Seattle  and  Orpheum 
:res  in  Portland  have  completed  plans  for  a 

premiere  July  31.  Other  premieres  include 
Brandeis,  Omaha,  August  1 ;  Fox,  Atlanta, 
Jst  2 :  Orpheum,  Des  Moines,  August  2,  and 

St.  Louis,  August  14.  The  film  opened  in 
eland  and  San  Francisco  this  week. 


jr-Year  Vanguard  Contract 
ned  by  Ethel  Barrymore 

hel  Barrymore  has  been  signed  to  a  four-year 
■act  to  do  one  picture  a  year  for  Vanguard 
s,  according  to  Daniel  T.  O'Shea,  president. 

Barrymore's  first  picture  under  the  new  deal 
be  a  co-starring  role  in  Dore  Schary's  "Some 
t  Watch,"  screen  adaptation  of  Ethel  Lina 
te's  mvstery  novel.    United  Artists  will  re- 

the  film. 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  July  16 


ASTOR:  Dog  Waich  RKO 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Jerky  Turkey  MGM 

Screen  Snapshots   Columbia 

Feature:  Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 

CRITERION:  Chips  and  Putts  Columbia 

The  Loose  Nut  Universaf 

Feature:  A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  Columbia 

GLOBE:  Hare  Trigger  Vifaphone 

Overseas  Roundup   Vifapbone 

Feature:  The  Great  John  L  UA 

HOLLYWOOD:  Water  Babies  Vifaphone 

Hare  Trigger   Vifaphone 

Feature:  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSIC  H4LL:  African  Diary  RKO 

Feature:  A  Bell  for  Adano  20th  Cent.- Fox 

PARAMOUNT:  Canine-Feline  Capers  .Paramount 
Unusual  Occupations,  No.  5  Paramount 

Feature:  You  Came  Along  Paramount 

RMLTO:  How  to  Play  Football  RKO 

She-Sick  Sailors   Paramount 

Popular  Science,  No.  3  Paramount 

Feature:  Jungle  Captive  Universal 

R/VOL/:  The  Empire  State  20th  Cent.-Fox 

Mighty  Mouse  20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Junior  Miss  20th  Cent.-Fox 


ROXY:  The  Mosquito  20th  Cent.-Fox 

Novo  Scotia   20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Nob  Hill  20th  Cent.-Fox 

STRAND:  Swimcapades  Vitaphone 

Coney  Island  Honeymoon  Vitaphone 

Gruesome  Twosome  Vitaphone 

Feature:  Conflict   Warner  Bros. 

CHICAGO— Week  of  July  16 

APOLLO:  Coney  Island  Honeymoon . .  .Vitaphone 

Feature:  God  Is  My  Co-Pilot.  .  :  Warner  Bros. 

G>1RR/CK:  Flivver  Flying  Vitaphone 

Feature:  A  Royal  Scandal  20th  Cent  Fox 

ORIENTAL:  Wife  Decoy  Columbia 

The  Egg  Yegg  Columbia 

Feature:  That  Uncertain  Feeling  United  Artists 

ROOSEVELT:  In  a  Musical  Way.  ....  .Paramount 

Spotlight  on  Congress  I  March  of  Time) 

20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Nob  Hill  20th  Cent.-Fox 

STATE  LAKE:  The  Mouse  Comes  to  Dinner. MGM 

Feature:  The  Corn  Is  Green  Warner  Bros. 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Beau  Ties  Paramount 

Feature:  Son  of  Lassie  MGM 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapshots,  No.  9  Columbia 

Feature:  Wonder  Man...  RKO 


Statewide  Openings  Set  for 
"Christmas  in  Connecticut" 

The  world  premiere  of  Warners'  "Christmas  in 
Connecticut"  will  be  held  simultaneously  August 
8  in  key  cities  throughout  Connecticut,  with  a 
celebration  for  the  Norwalk  opening. 

Mayor  Robert  Oliver  of  Norwalk  will  issue  a 
proclamation  designating  August  8  as  Christmas  in 
Connecticut,  and  the  highlight  of  the  event  will  be 
a  big  party  for  redeployed  soldiers  who  missed 
t  leir  Christmas  in  Connecticut  last  year  and  will 
miss  it  again  this  year  when  they  are  sent  to  the 
Pacific.  A  party  will  precede  the  opening  at  the 
Warner  Palace. 

Other  spots  where  the  picture  opens  simultane- 
ously include  the  Strand,  Hartford ;  Roger  Sher- 
man, New  Haven ;  Garde,  New  London ;  Palace, 
Norwich ;  State,  Waterbury ;  Warner  and  Merritt, 
Bridgeport,  and  Warner,  Tsrrington,  all  in  Con- 
necticut, and  the  Warner,  Worcester  and  Capitol, 
Springfield,  Mass. 


Warners'  "Conflict"  Gets 
Many  Extended  Runs 

Out  of  more  than  30  July  4  openings,  Warners' 
"Conflict"  has  been  given  extended  playing  time  in 
all  cases.  Spots  include  Akron,  Allentown,  Asbury 
Park,  two  houses  in  Bridgeport,  Canton,  Charleston, 
Cleveland,  Dayton,  Harrisburg,  Lancaster,  Law- 
rence, Louisville,  Passaic,  Norfolk,  New  Bruns- 
wick, Paterson,  Pittsburgh,  Springfield,  Stamford, 
Syracuse,  Wilmington,  Worcester,  York,  two 
houses  in  Washington,  Cedar  Rapids,  Des  Moines, 
Madison,  Memphis  and  Toledo.  In  addition, 
"Conflict"  has  gone  into  its  fifth  week  at  the  New 
York  Strand. 


Hollywood  Industry  Host 
To  Marshall  Field 

Marshall  Field,  HL  publisher  of  PM  and  the  Chi- 
cago  Sun,  was  guest  at  a  dinner  held  Wednesday 
in  Hollywood.  The  dinner  was  sponsored  by  the 
Association  of  Motion  Picture  Producers,  t-he  Soci- 
ety of  Independent  Motion  Picture  Producers,  the 
Screen  Actors  Guild,  Screen  Writers  Guild  and 
the  Screen  Directors  Guild.  Mr.  Field  arrived  in 
T^ollywood  on  completion  of  a  tour  of  Western 
n'tips  as  director  of  the  American  Council  on  Race 
Relations. 


20th'Fox  to  Take 
Wilcox  Picture 

Herbert  Wilcox,  British  producer  and  director, 
has  concluded  an  agreement  with  Spyros  Skouras, 
president  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  for  the  dis- 
tribution in  the  United  States  and  Canada  of  his 
latest  film,  "A  Yank  in  London,"  which  stars  Anna 
Neagle,  Rex  Harrison,  Dean  Jagger  and  Robert 
Morley.  In  addition,  negotiations  are  now  under 
way  for  Mr.  Wilcox  to  produce  a  series  of  films 
for  Twentieth  Century-Fox. 

Mr.  Wilcox  left  New  York  for  England  by 
Clipper  Thursday  to  attend  the  dual  London  pre- 
miere of  his  film,  titled  in  England,  "I  Live  in 
Grosvenor  Square." 

Before  leaving  the  city,  Mr.  Wilcox  said:  "The 
results  of  the  various  showings  of  my  film  in  New 
York  and  Hollywood  should  deal  a  knockout  blow 
to  the  threadbare  theory  that  any  hostility  or 
prejudice  exists  over  here  to  British  films.  I  have 
never  known  such  genuine  and  unrestrained  enthu- 
siasm and  I  am  sure  all  British  films,  if  the  sub- 
ject matter  is  acceptable  to  American  audiences, 
will  have  a  genuine  welcome  here." 

As  a  result  of  the  Hollywood  showing  of  the 
Wilcox  film,  Anna  Neagle  has  been  ofTered  a 
three-year  contract  with  Paramount,  calling  for 
one  picture  a  year.  Indications  are  that  the  first 
Paramount  film  will  co-star  Miss  Neagle  with 
Ray  Milland,  who  co-starred  with  her  in  the  1940 
musical,  "Irene." 

Secretary  of  Navy  Praises 
"Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay" 

The  importance  of  the  Navy  Photographic  Serv- 
ices' latest  action  picture,  "The  Fleet  That  Came 
to  Stay,"  was  stressed  this  week  by  James  For- 
restal.  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  who  hailed  the  film 
as  "the  finest  picture  the  Navy  has  produced." 
The  short  subject,  which  is  the  first  official  account 
of  the  air-sea  battle  for  Okinawa  against  Jap  sui- 
cide planes,  will  be  released  by  the  OiTice  of  War 
Information  through  the  War  Activities  Committee 
?nd  distributed  by  Paramount  Pictures  July  26. 
Former  industry  talent,  now  in  the  Navy,  produced 
the  picture  from  200,000  feet  of  combat  film  taken 
for  tactical  study. 


riON  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


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"Still  the  happiest  couple  in  town,  John  Payne  and 
Gloria  De  Haven  try  out  the  rhumba  band  at  the  Troc..." 

Says  ole  gossip  Movies,  which  dearly  loves 
romance;  keeps  readers  strictly  up-to-date  on 
love,  love,  love  affairs  that  make  Hollywood's 
world  go  'round  and  keep  fans  happily  agog! 


"Breakfast  is  no  coffee-on-the-run  affair  for  the  de  Toths  in 
their  new  home.  Wlw'd  blame  them  for  lingering  over  a  second 
cup  in  the  breakfast  nook  with  its  red  leather  booth  and  wide 
circular  window?  Fact  is . . ." 

From  latest  Private-Lives-Of-The-Stars  series  in 
Movies,  which  takes  readers  to  every  nook  and 
cranny  in  Hollywood;  snaps  Veronica  Lake,  hubby 
Andre  de  Toth,  in  their  own  new  breakfast  nook. 


ivalcade  of  Candida  from  August  Issue  of 
iree  Ideal  Magazines,  Devoted  to  a  Lively  Pic- 
re  Presentation  of  the  Best  Hollywood  News. 


Dreamy  Jeanne  Crain,  and  her  autograph. 

From  Movie  Stars  Parade,  of  course,  famous 
for  showing  more  autographed  portraits  than 
any  other  movie  book — month  after  month. 


1  L 


"Biirs  not  only  ex-pro  trick 
rider  and  plenty  good,  but  he 
knows  horses  and  how  to  pick 
'cm;  he  chose  frisky  but  good- 
natured  Smiling  Joe  for  Di . . ." 

Exclusive  Movie  Stars 
Parade  shot  of  Bill 
Edwards  and  Diana  Lvnn. 
MSP  knows  how  to  pick 
'em,  too.  First  to  play  up 
promising  starlets,  MSP's 
still  first  and  foremost 
discoverer,  and  champion, 
of  glamorous  newcomers. 


"Peg  Ryan  set-visits  Rod  Cameron  ivho^s  making  giant 
Western,  Frontier  Gal.  Peg^s  latest  is  Men  In  Her 
Diary,  man  in  hers  being  B-29  pilot... ""^ 

From  Movie  Stars  Parade,  unrivalled  expert  on  lingo  and 
favorites  of  the  jive  crowd  in  Hollywood  and  elsewhere. 


<  "High  in  every  New  York  visitor''s  list  of  things 
to  do  is  a  ride  in  a  hansom  cab.  Mr.  Dall  goes  for 
it,  too,  but  with  new  twist.  Instead  of  lolling  back 
among  the  cushions,  John  takes  over  the  driver^s 
seat — along  with  the  tall  silk  hat ..." 

Movie  Life,  candid  camera  in  hand,  tours  John  Dall  around  Man- 
hattan in  another  of  the  skylarking  series  with  which  ML,  Holly- 
wood's only  all-pic  magazine,  breaks  with  stuffy  tradition,  giving 
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PICTURE 
CROSSES 


A  statistical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-OMce  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


Figures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
tive percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945, 

SYMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
appear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


THE  CLOCK  (MCM) 

Final  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $742,600 
Comparative  Average  Gross  774,300 
Over-all  Performance  97.2% 

BALTIMORE-Century   102.2% 

BUFFALO-Buffalo    111.2% 

(DB)  Strange  lUusion  (PRC) 

BUFFALO— Hippodrome,  MO  1st  week    ....  97.9% 
(DB)  Strange  Blusion  (PRC) 

CHICAGO— United  Artists,   1st   week   100.0% 

CHICAGO^United  Artists,  2nd  week   108  7% 

CHICAGO— United  Artists,  3rd  week   95.6% 

CHICAGO— United  Artists,  4th   week   86.9% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Albee   137.4% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Grand,  MO'  1st  week   .   .   .  73.1% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  State                               .  74.7% 

INDIANAPOLIS— Loew.'s   137.0% 

(DB)  Main  Street  After  Dark  (MGM) 

KANSAS  CITY— Midland                                     .  92.8% 

(DB)  Mr.  Emmanuel  (UA) 

LOS  ANGELES^Eg-yptian,  1st  week   119.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  2nd  week   74.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,   3rd  week   60.0% 

LOS  ANGELE.S— Los    Angeles,    1st    week   .    .    .  126.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  2nd  week   ....  77.27o 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  3rd  week   ....  56.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,   1st  week   119.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  2nd  week   73.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  3rd  week   63.8% 

MINNEAPOI.IS-Radio  City   138.4% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Century,  MO'  1st  week   ....  120.6% 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  1st  week   115.1% 

(DB)  George  Paxton's  O'rrfiestra,  Willie  Howard 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  2nd  week   84.5% 

(DB)  George  Paxton's  Orchestra,  Willie  Howard 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  3rd  week   87.4% 

(DB)  George  Paxton's  Orchestra,  Willie  Howard 

OMAHA— Paramount   92.0% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,   1st   week   120.1% 

PHILADELPLIA— Stanley,  2nd  week   70.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Stanley   109.8% 

PITTSBURGH— Warner,  MO  1st  week   ....  108.4%, 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Fox   87.8% 

(DB)  Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  (Col.) 

SAN  FRANaSCO— State,  MO  1st  week   ....  103.5% 
(DB)  Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  (Col.) 

SEATTLE— Fifth  Ave   109.8% 

(DB)  Song  for  Miss  Julie  (Rep.) 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  State   IIS.8% 

(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  State   118.4% 

(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  Orpheum,  MO  1st  week    .    .  85.7% 
(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 


WHERE  DO  WE  CO  FROM  HERE? 

(20th- Fox) 

Final  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $549,300 
Comparative  Average  Gross  565,700 
Over-all  Performance  97.1% 

BALTIMORE— New,  1st  week   117  6% 

BALTIMORE— New,  2nd  week   88  '% 

BUFFALCK-Bufifalo  '  84'5% 

(DB)  The  Chicago  Kid  (Rep.) 

BUFFALO— Hippodrome,   MO  1st  week   ....  824% 

(DB)  The  Chicago  Kid  (Rep.) 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Albee   137  4% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Shubert,  MO'  1st  week   .    .  95.'7% 

CLEVELAND— RKO'  Palace   75  0% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Lake,  MO  1st  week    .    .  100.0% 

DENVER — Denver   102  2% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 

DENVER — Esquire   55  5% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 

DENVER— Aladdin,    MO   1st    week    .    .    .  82  2% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 


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DENVER— Rialto,  MO  2nd  week   78.6% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 

INDIANAPOLIS— Circle    94.0% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 

KANSAS  CITY— Esquire   103.6% 

KANSAS  CITY— Uptown   100.8% 

MILWAUKEE— Wisconsin   97.2% 

(DB)  Alaska  (Mono.) 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  1st  week   104.4% 

(SA)  De  Marcos,  John  Boles,  Jackie  Gleason 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  2nd  week   74.6% 

(SA)  De  Marcos,  John  Boles,  Jackie  Gleason 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  3rd  week   70.0% 

(SA)  De  Marcos,  John  Boles,  Jackie  Gleason 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  4th  week   '  65.2% 

(SA)  De  Marcos,  John  Boles,  Jackie  Gleason 

PHILADELPHIA— Fox,  1st  week   100.8% 

PHILADELPHIA— Fox,  2nd  week   63.5% 

PHILADELHIA— Karlton,  MO  1st  week    ....  81.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Harris   116.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Senator.  MO^st  week   114.3% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Fox                               •    •    .  94.5%, 

(DB)  West  of  the  Pecos  (RKO) 

SEATTLE— Music   Hall,    1st   week   129.0% 

(DB)  High  Powered  (Para.) 

SEATTLE— Music  Hall,  2nd  week   86.0% 

(DB)  High  Powered  (Para.) 

SEATTLE-Music  Box,  MO  1st  week   103.4% 

(DB)  High  Powered  (Para.) 

ST.  LO'UIS— Fox   74.0% 

(DB)  The  Phantom  of  42nd  St.  (PRC) 

ST.   LOUIS— Missouri,   MO'  1st   week   109.3% 

(DB)  Ths  Afifairs  of  Susan  (Para.) 


PILLOW  TO  POST  (WB) 

Final  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $522,300 
Comparative  Average  Gross  570,900 
Over-all  Performance  91.4% 

BALTIMORE— Stanley,  1st  week   106.4% 

BALTIMO'RE— Stanley,  2nd  week   62.1% 

BOSTON— Metropolitan  66.9% 

(DB)  EscaiDe  in  the  Desert  (WB) 

BUFFALO— 20th  Century   78.1% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 

CINCINNATI— RKO   Palace   92.8% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Shubert,  MO  1st  week   .   .  85.1% 

CLEVELAND^Warner's  Hippodrome  107.9 

CLEVELAND— RKO  Albee,  MO  1st  week   .  -.   .  107.1% 

CLEVELAJSTD- Warner's  Lake,  MO'  2nd  week    .  100.0% 

INDIANAPOLIS— Circle    94.0% 

(DB)  Let's  Go  Steady  (Col.) 

KANSAS  CITY— Orpheum,   1st   week   89.5% 

(DB)  Crime  Doctor's  Courage  (Col.) 

KANSAS  CITY— Orpheum,  2nd  week   74.6% 

(DB)  Crime  Doctor's  Courage  (Col.) 

LOS  ANGELE.S— Warner's  Downtown,  1st  week    .  127.8% 

LO'S  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  2nd  week    .  81.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  1st  week    .  103.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner-'s  Hollywood,  2nd  week    .  57.3% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  1st  week   .    .  115.9% 

LOS  ANGELE.S— Warner's  Wiltern,  2nd  week    .    .  65.2% 

MILWAUKEE— Alhambra   89.6% 

(DB)  Three  is  a  Crowd  (Rep.) 

MINNEAPOLIS— State   100.9% 

iHINNEAPOLIS-World,  MO  1st  week   ....  125.0% 

NEW   YORK— Strand,    1st   week   105.0% 

(SA)  Shep  Field's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Strand,  2nd  week   101.1% 

(SA)  Shep  Field's  O'rchestra,  others 

NEW   YORK— Strand,  3rd  week   81.3% 

(SA)  Shep  Field's  Orchestra,  others 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  1st  week    ....  103.5% 

PHILADELPHIA- Mastbaum,  2nd  week    ....  68.3% 

PHILADELPHIA— Arcadia,  MO  1st  week    .    .    .  83.8% 

PITTSBURGH— Stanley   89.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Ritz,  MO  1st  week   78.1% 

PROVIDENCE— Majestic    97.2% 

(DB)  Fog  Island  (PRC) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Paramount,  1st  week    ....  121.3% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO-Paramount,  2nd  week    .    .    .  82.3% 

(DB)  The  Scarlet  Clue  (Mono.) 

SEATTLE— Orpheum   83.3% 

(DB)  Blende  Ransom  (Univ.) 


Mexico  Planning 
Tax  Assistance 
To  Producers 

by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 

III   Mc\icu  City 

Further  Ft-deral  Government  aid  for  productit 
is  planned  by  the  Ministry  of  Finance,  which  h: 
assigned  the  chief  of  its  economic  studies  divisio 
Prof.  Jesus  Silva  Herzog,  prominent  economist, 
examine  the  ieasibihty  of  exempting  the  busine) 
from  income  tax  payments  on  its  profits.  The  ili 
come  tax  is  an  ail-I"  ederal  impost  in  Mexico.  j 

The  proposed  exemption  of  producers  from  tl! 
income  tax  on  profits  of  their  production  has  t'| 
stipulation  that  they  must  invest  these  profits 
other  productions.  The  plan  is  expected  to  enati 
Mexican  producers  to  meet  competition  fro 
abroad,  which  is  counted  upon  to  increase  as  fin 
peace  draws  nearer. 

V 

The  industry  is  suffering  new  labor  trouble.  T 
National  Cinematographic  Industry  Workers  Unio! 
which  controls  all  their  employees,  has  inform  i 
Mexico's  two  largest  studios,  Clasa  and  Aztec' 
that  it  will  call  a  strike  that  will  close  all  sectio: 
of  their  services,  if  they  do  not  agree  to  a  revisi; 
of  the  work  contract.  This  revision  features 
wage  increase  and  some  other  money  advantagii 
which  the  studios  declare  they  cannot  afiford  ' 
meet,  but  which  the  union  claims  are  reasonabj 
because  of  the  increased  costs  of  living  in  this  cii 

The  union  also  has  informed  the  theatre  circv 
here,  headed  by  the  Cine  Palacio,  first  run,  and  : 
14  second  and  subsequent  run  houses,  that  unless 
grants  pay  rises  averaging  IS  per  cent,  it  will  c; 
a  strike.  The  exhibitors  contend  the  demand 
wage  increases  are  exorbitant. 

The  Federal  Board  of  Conciliation  and  Arbitr 
tion  is  striving  to  head  ofif  both  strikes. 

V 

The  directors  union,  which  claims  a  membersf 
of  53,  has  been  harshly  criticized  by  the  local  pre 
for  what  the  newspapers  call  a  very  queer  actic, 
that  of  voting  to  prevent  Pierre  Chanel,  not 
French  director,  from  working  in  Mexico,  but 
granting  work  approval  in  this  country  to  A.  Ra1 
the  Argentinian  director,  who  has  made  12  pictui 
in  his  homeland. 

The  newspapers   particularly  criticize  the  r 
very  clear  reasons  the  union  gave  for  rejecting 
Chanel,  while  it  declared  that  admitting  Mr.  Raj 
was  "a  gesture  of  great  Pan  Americanism." 

V 

Dolores  del  Rio  announces  that  she  will  play  1 
lead  in  "La  Selva  de  Fuego"  ("Forest  of  Fire! 
that  Antonio  Momplet  will  direct.  It  had  tx, 
rumored  that  Miss  del  Rio  would  not  accept  t* 
role  because  of  certain  difficulties  in  connection  wi 
production  of  the  picture.  She  said,  "Difficult: 
iDeset  the  production  of  every  important  picture.' 

V 

Protest  to  the  Argentinian  embassy  here  by  p- 
ture  players  and  directors  about  an  alleged  insf 
ing  article  against  "Cantinflas,"  leading  Mexici 
comedian,  and  Mexican  pictures  in  Cine  Argenti;\ 
Buenos  Aires  cinematographic  magazine,  prompili 
Adolfo  N.  Calvo,  the  Argentinian  Charge  A'i 
faires,  to  make  direct  complaint  to  the  publicati 

V 

Mexican  picture,  stage,  radio  and  other  play 
have  made  vigorous  protest  to  the  police  of  M( 
terrey,  the  northeastern  industrial  center,  sc« 
of  the  Roosevelt-Avila  Camacho  meeting  of  Ap), 
1943,  against  the  boycott,  alleged  to  have  been  (--, 
gineered  by  elements  of  the  National  Cinema^ . 
graphic  Industry  Workers  Union  because  he 
played  in  .some  Mexican  pictures  with  leaders  ; 
the  new  film  labor  union,  that  kept  Hugo  (! 
Carril,  Argentinian  actor  and  singer,  from  pc'i 
forming-  in  any  Monterrev  film  or  stage  theat 
radio  station  or  night  club. 


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Plan  Theatre  for  Oakland 

E.   H.   Randall,   owner   of  the   Rand  theat 
Sutherlin,  Ore.,  has  purchased  the  Oakland  Tribu'* 
Building,  Oakland,  Ore.,  and  plans  to  remodel 
structure  for  theatre  use.    It  will  seat  300. 


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ie  Stage  Wedding 

Dne  ambitious  manager  in  the  midwest  engineered  a  stage 
Jding  last  week.  The  bridegroom  was  a  returned  serviceman, 
ne  on  leave. 

he  value  of  stage  weddings,  of  questionable  benefit,  has  long 
m  the  subject  of  many  controversial  discussions  among  showmen, 
he  exploitation  of  such  a  sacred  institution  as  marriage  is 
ivned  upon  by  the  clergy,  educational  groups  and  all  of  those 
whom  marriage  represents  one  of  the  more  inviolable  precincts 
life. 

"here  is  doubt  whether  or  not  the  general  public  endorses  such 
)ropriety.  Certainly  the  principals  in  such  a  frivolous  display 
mot  comprehend  how  distasteful  it  can  be  to  others,  because 
ing  people  seldom  possess  the  balance  and  understanding 
ch  replace  the  recklessness  and  enthusiasm  of  youth  after 
rriage. 

During  these  war  years,  while  theatremen  have  been  developing 
inues  of  exploitation,  the  stage  wedding  fortunately  fell  into 
jse. 

'resently,  thousands  of  veterans  are  scheduled  to  return  home 
\  to  receive  discharges.  Absence  from  their  loved  ones,  low 
snces  and  the  desire  for  a  short  cut  to  a  home  and  family 
make  many  of  these  heroes  easily  susceptible  to  the  induce- 
nts  of  a  stage  wedding. 

fo  "exploit"  these  men  would  not  be  in  keeping  with  the  mean- 
of  the  word  as  accepted  in  this  business.    It  would  be  a 
ersion  to  the  dictionary  definition,  with  only  temporary  rather 
n  permanent  profits. 

-et  us  also  permit  marriage  to  remain  in  the  hands  of  the 
lained  agents. 

AAA 

accentuate  the  Positive 

Viore  reports  are  reaching  us  from  managers  who  have  been 
d  how  to  trim  their  advertising  budgets  for  the  balance  of  the 
nmer.  "Get  down  to  the  bare  minimum"  is  the  order,  "eliminate 
!  mailing  list,  cut  down  newspaper  space,  art  work,  posting, 
:essories,  cancel  radio  time." 

One  executive  even  quoted  the  oldie  about  "advertising  won't 
sp  the  people  off  the  beaches  during  the  hot  weather". 

That  defeatist  attitude  has  cost  the  industry  thousands  of  dollars 


in  the  past.  But  this  is  1945  and,  while  a  little  sail  trimming  may 
be  in  order,  we  fail  to  see  the  need  for  irrational  slashing. 

Possibly  every  m.anager  is  not  the  best  judge  of  how  much  or 
where  to  cut  but,  when  the  bossmen  revert  to  Indiscriminate  slash- 
ing, there  is  obvious  danger.  Usually,  when  the  advertising  stops, 
business  stops,  too. 

AAA 

Reaching  the  Customers 

One  of  the  better  examples  of  a  regular  theatre  program 
Is  edited  by  John  G.  Newkirk,  manager  of  the  Beach  Cliff  Theatre, 
Rocky  River,  Ohio. 

In  the  format  of  a  bulletin,  misnamed  slightly,  the  Beach  Cliff 
Theatre  Gossip  does  a  splendid  job  of  selling  the  theatre's  attrac- 
tions, contains  newsy  items  about  the  theatre  and  the  patrons, 
and  contains  entertaining  anecdotes  and  stories  calculated  to 
Inspire  the  Interest  of  readers. 

The  program  is  worthy  of  special  commendation  for  i|-s  refresh- 
ing brightness  and  thoroughness.  And,  as  M,r.  Newkirk  points  out, 
"we  started  with  500,  now  our  mailing  list  is  over  1,000. 

"Since  gas  rationing  forced  us  to  discontinue  the  use  of  win- 
dow cards  and  other  outside  advertising  In  the  surrounding  rural' 
communities,  it  serves  a  useful  purpose;  the  patrons  know  me  by 
name,  and  business  has  Incceased." 


AAA 


Bouquets 


Ted  R.  Gamble,  exhibitor  and  Round  Tabler,  in  his  capacity 
as  national  director  of  the  War  Finance  Division,  last  week 
acknowledged  the  fine  performance  of  theatremen  during  the 
recent  War  Loan  drive  in  a  letter  to  Sam  PinanskI,  national 
Industry  drive  chairman. 

"I  am  proud,"  he  wrote,  "to  be  a  member  of  the  Industry  and 
proud  of  the  fine  national  committee  that  was  able  to  Inspire 
every  man  and  woman  in  exhibition,  distribution,  production, 
advertising.  ..." 

And  the  industry  is  mighty  proud  of  Mr.  Gamble  as  a  theatre 
manager  who  has  risen  to  the  stature  of  his  post  in  th^ 
nation's  service. 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


HON  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


EXPLOITATION  OVERSEA 


IN  LONDON,  Edmund  S.  Luke,  manager  of  the  Leicester  Square  theatre, 
put  up  this  mammoth  display  on  the  facade  to  exploit  the  engagement  of 
"Princess  and  the  Pirate".  At  right,  ballyhoo  Included  streamers  on 
J  50  downtown  buses. 


Sydney  M  .  I n- 
man',  manager  of 
the  New  Gallery 
in  London,  used 
this  engaging 
method  to  pub- 
licize his  date  on 
"Cabelleros". 
Stairways  lead- 
ing to  the  the- 
atre presented  a 
preview  of  the 
film  by  means  of 
giant  cutouts  set 
against  colorful 
backgrounds.  The 
unique  display 
ran  completely 
around  the  audi- 
torium, required 
weeks  to  manu- 
facture and  three 
nights  to  erect. 


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INDIA:  In  Bom- 
bay, window  tie- 
ups  arranged 
by  J.  J.  Unwalla 
aided  the  pro- 
motion of  "Song 
of  Bernadette". 
At  left  is  a  pho- 
tographic supply 
store  window 
announcing  the 
picture's  date  at 
the  Globe  the- 
atre.  An  exten- 
sive outdoor 
campaign  her- 
alded the  local 
film  premiere. 


ARGENTINA  also  was  accorded  the  benefit  of  windovjJ 
promotions  In  connection  with  "Bernadette".    hiere  i  ' 
a   prominent  bookshop  plugging  the  premiere  at  the 
Cine  Astral  In  Rosarlo. 


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Smart  Fronts 


At  left,  Bi 
Kemp,  manager 
of  the  State, 
Memphis,  is  sti 
taking  bows  for 
this  swell  over- 
head display 
which  helped 
the  "Diamond 
hlorseshoe"  ad- 
vance publicity 
campaign. 


S.  A.  Gross,  manager  of  the  Rio,  Appleton,  Wi 
hired  this  trick  horse  and  trainer  to  ballyhoo  "Nationii 
Velvet".   Stunt  proved  effective  exploitation  devic 
attracting  unusual  attention. 


Left,  this  striking  street  bal- 
lyhoo, depicting  a  Japanese 
prison  camp,  was  erected  by 
manager  Erwin  Bock,  of  the 
RKO  Palace,  Cincinnati,  for 
the  engagement  of  "Back  to 
Bataan". 


Above,  special  fro' 
created  by  public' 
Bill  Hoyle  at  the  LI' 
coin,  Washingto 
D.  C,  helped  to  luj 
patrons  to  the  box  c! 
flee  for  "Hotel  Berlin, 


og 


Right,  Hugh  Flan 
nery,  manager,  de 
signed  this  attrac 
tlve  front  at  thf 
Orpheum,  Madison 
Wis.,  for  "Lassie' 
with  cutout  d 
figures  enhancing 
the  attraction  sign. 

Left,  "Delightfully 
Dangerous",  which 
recently  opened  at  the 
Gotham,   New  York, 
had  this  colorful  front 
to  attract  patronage 
from  passersby. 


46 


MANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  JULY  21,  19 


RESERVE  TOP  BILLING 

for  the  gradation 
fine  grain,  speed 
and  quality  of 

SUPREME 


NEGATIVE  FILM 


An 


SCO 


A  DIVISION  OF  GENERAL  ANILINE 
&  FILM  CORPORATION 

BINGHAMTON  •  HOLLYWOOD  •  NEW  YORK; 


KEEP  YOUR  EYE  ON  ANSCO— FIRST  WITH  THE  FINEST 


QUIGLEY  AWARDS  CONTENDERS 


The  men  and  women  listed  be 
fortnight,  which  justified  their 

JOE  ALEXANDER 

Albee,  Cincinnati,  O. 

DAVE  ARLEN 
Apollo,  Chicago,  III. 

JOSEPH  BOYLE 
Broadway,  Norwich,  Conn. 

WILLIAM  BROWN 
Poli-Bijou,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

LOU  COHEN 

Poli,  Hartford,  Conn. 

LOU  COLANTUONO 
Stanton,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

MARLOWE  CONNER 
Capital,  Madison,  Wis. 

BOB  COX 

Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky. 

TED  EMERSON 
Orpheum,  Omaha,  Neb. 

DICK  FELDMAN 
Paramount,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

HUGH  FLANNERY 
Orpheum,  Madison,  Wis. 

BILL  KEMP 

Loew's  State,  Memphis,  Tenn. 
ED  KIDWELL 

Standard  Theatres,  Okla.  City,  Okia, 


low  have  submitted  evidence 
names  being  placed  on  the 

RED  KING 

RKO,  Boston,  Mass. 

GEORGE  KRASKA 
Loew's,  Boston,  Mass. 

HAROLD  B.  LYON 

Des  Moines,  Des  Moines,  la. 

CYRIL  MEE 

Opera  House,  Frederick,  Md. 

RITA  MORTON 

RKO  Albee,  Providence,  R.  I. 

ARNOLD  PAINTER 
Carolina,  High  Point,  N.  C. 

LES  POLLOCK 

Loew's,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

JOE  SAMARTANO 
State,  Providence,  R.  I. 

JIMMY  SAVAGE 

State  Lake,  Chicago,  III. 

JUDY  SCOTT 

Ogden,  Baton  Rouge,  La. 

FREEMAN  SKINNER 
Orpheum,  Halifax,  N.  S. 

BOYD  SPARROW 
Loew's,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

MOLLIE  STICKLES 
Palace,  Meriden,  Conn. 


of  showmanship  within  the  past 
list  of  outstanding  showmen. 

CHARLES  B.  TAYLOR 
Shea's,  Buffalo,  N.Y. 

HERB  THACHER 
Hamilton,  Lancaster,  Pa. 

DALE  THORNHILL 

Fox  Atchison  Theatres,  Atchison,  Kans. 

RALPH  TIEDE 

Community,  Welland,  Ont.,  Canada 

CHICK  TOMPKINS 
EIco,  Elkhart,  Ind; 

HELEN  WABBE 

Golden  Gate,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

TED  WAGGONER 
Wallace,  Tahoka,  Tex. 

KATHLEEN  LAMB  WHALEN 
Grand,  Macon,  Ga. 

BROCK  WHITLOCK 
Loew's,  Richmond,  Va. 

NATE  WISE 

RKO,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

LEN  WORLEY 
Madison,  Peoria,  III. 

JAY  WREN 

Paramount,  Newark,  N.J. 

CHARLES  ZINN 

State,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


Annual  Baby  Photo  Contest 
Successful  for  Katz 

Phil  Katz  at  Warner's  Keyon  theatre,  Pitts- 
burgh, reports  on  his  first  annual  baby  photo 
contest,  which  he  says  has  gone  over  with  a 
Ij  bang.  The  entire  picture  giveaway  setup  was 
costless  to  Phil ;  each  entrant  getting  a  card 
which  entitled  them  to  a  five  by  seven  free 
photo  of  themselves  through  a  tieup  with  the 
Kenyon  Photo  Studio. 

Each  week  certain  winners  receive  oil  por- 
traits which  are  mounted  on  a  special  large 
board  in  the  mezzanine  together  with  a  ballot 
box.  The  official  entry  blanks  and  ballots  are 
issued  to  adults  only.  The  grand  prize  is  a  $25 
War  Bond,  also  promoted. 

A  special  house  trailer  announced  the  contest 
and  it  was  also  spotted  on  the  program  enough 
to  keep  the  public  aware  of  the  contest,  in  addi- 
tion to  plugging  it  on  the  stage  programs.  Phil 
plans  to  keep  this  contest  running  for  two 
months. 


paid  twelve  cents  admission  in  order  to  get  ex- 
cused from  school  to  attend  the  showing.  Pas- 
tors were  invited  as  guests  of  the  management 
and  those  who  attended  gave  the  picture  addi- 
tional publicity  by  speaking  of  the  playdates  at 
church  gatherings. 


Sells  Double  Horror  Bill 
With  Lobby  Device 

For  his  double  bill  of  "Murder  My  Sweet" 
'Hangover  Square"  at  the  Warner  Egyptian 
heatre,  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  Al  Meskis  planted  a 
•egular  theatre  seat  in  his  lobby  attached  to 
vhich  was  a  40  by  60  with  copy  lettered  on  the 
!dge  of  the  seat  reading:  "Even  though  you 
nay  use  only  the  edge  of  your  seat,  there  will 
)e  no  reduction  in  admission  price  when  you 
ee,"  etc. 

When  Meskis  played  "Keys  of  the  Kingdom," 
le  arranged  with  St.  Agnes  and  Holy  Angels, 
wo  local  elementary  schools  to  have  a  screen- 
ng  of  the  picture  on  the  opening  day  at  1 :30 
i.m.  Six  hundred  children  attended  and  every 
Tatholic  home  that  could  be  reached  through 
he  schools  knew  of  the  playdates.  Children 


THANKS  R.K.O.! 

Thanks  lo  CHARLES  B.  McDONALD,  RKO  Zone  Executive  .  .  . 

For  the  privilege  of  seeing  "THE  ElVCHAIVTED  COTTAGE**— 

ihe  finest  picture  I  ever  enjoyed! 

Imagine  me,  Brooklyn's  favorite  fur  merchant,  going  overboard  for 
a  motion  picture. 

Ordinarily,  BEIV  TVCKEWS  nVDSOJV  BAY  FX/R  COM' 
PAIW  can  find  the  finest  superlatives  to  describe  our  fine  furs,  and 
I've  never  been  wrong  in  the  many  yearrs  of  catering  to  the  best 
people  of  Brooklyn. 

Now,  Fm  stumped!  I  can't  find  enough  words  to  describe  the 
beauty  and  enchantment  of  "THE  EIVCHAIVTED  COTTAGE,** 
the  rapturous  story  which  captured  my  heart  Completely. 

So,  lake  my  word  for  it— don't  miss  "THE  ElVCHAlSTED 
COTTAGE**  now  showing  at  the  RKO  ALBEE  THEATRE. 

I  know  every  woman  will  enjoy  this  picture  about  a  thrilling 
adventurer. 

And  to  make  sure  some  of  my  customers  see  this  outstanding  picture, 
I  will  personally  give  twenty  tickets  to  the  first  twenty  women  who 
visit  my  store  Tuesday  'morning,  June  26th,  where  they  will  also  be 
first  lo  see  the  new  Ben  Tucker  "EiVCHAJVTED  PERStAK 
LAMB'*  inspired  by  the  film  "THE  EI^CHAlVTED  COT- 
TAGE," 

sincerely 

BEN  TUCKER  FUR  SALON 
Hudson  Bay  Fur  Co. 

Foiton  Sc  DcKalb 
(In  the  heart  of  downtown  Brooktvn) 


Under  the  supervision  of  Charles  McDonald, 
RKO  zone  head,  Al  Zimbalist  of  the  theatre 
publicity  department  and  Larry  Greib  of  the 
Albee,  Brooklyn,  promoted  this  free  ad  as  part 
of  an  elaborate  campaign  put  on  for  the  date 
of  "Enchanted  Cottage". 


Lands  Art  Breaks 
For  Promotion  of 
Star  Appearance 


The  King  Sisters  visit  local  music  store  to 
autograph  their  records  during  their  personal 
appearance  at  the  RKO  Golden  Gate  theatre, 
San  Francisco.  The  tieup  was  effected  by 
Helen  Wabbe,  publicity  head  at  the  theatre. 

Since  the  King  Sisters  are  local  favorites, 
having  started  at  the  RKO  Golden  Gate  theatre, 
San  Francisco,  with  Horace  Heidt  and  his 
band,  Helen  Wabbe  landed  excellent  art  breaks 
and  publicity  stories  on  them  in  advance  and 
during  their  personal  appearance  at  the  Gol- 
den Gate. 

The  girls  appeared  at  one  of  the  local  music 
stores  on  a  Saturday  and  autographed  their  rec- 
ords. The  store  also  came  through  with  an 
effective  window  to  advertise  the  King  Sisters'" 
latest  Victor  record  and  an  ad  in  the  local  paper 
plugging  the  team.  Numerous  window  displays 
were  also  promoted. 

For  the  feature  attraction,  "Betrayal,"  Helen 
changed  the  copy  on  the  ads  so  that  the  action 
was  localized  on  the  Pacific  Coast  with  "Jap 
Spy  Hunt  On  Pacific  Coast"  the  theme  of  the 
ad  campaign. 

In  connection  with  her  date  on  "China  Sky," 
Miss  Wabbe  spearheaded  her  opening  by  a 
gigantic  radio  campaign  which  thoroughly  cov- 
ered the  city  and  more  than  half  the  state. 
Large  newspaper  ads,  numerous  publicity 
breaks  including  huge  art  spreads  in  the  Sun- 
day Examiner  and  Daily  News  were  landed  to- 
gether with  window  tieups  with  book  stores  and 
the  distribution  of  bookmarks  in  the  entire  21 
public  library  branches.  The  campaign  was 
climaxed  by  the  attendance  of  the  Chinese  dele- 
gation together  with  other  prominent  Chinese 
of  San  Francisco's  Chinatown  at  the  premiere. 
Joe  Longo,  RKO  field  exploiteer,  assisted 
Helen. 


WE  SAY 
You  Can't  Beat 


ESPECIAL  TRAILERS 


1 


On  Your  Next  Order  and  See 


8 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  21.  1945 


Cracks  Page  One 
With  War  Bond 
Activities 

Lieut.  Commander  Larry  Cowen,  USNR, 
publicity  director  for  Fabian  Upstate  Theatres, 
and  co-publicity  chairman  for  the  WAC  7th 
War  Loan  Drive  in  upstate  New  York,  made 
the  front  page  of  the  Troy  Record  in  a  pub- 
licity stunt  for  the  7th  War  Loan  Drive.  The 
Troy  Record  is  noted  for  its  policy  of  no  pub- 
licity for  theatres  or  theatre  individuals  and 
Cowen  was  the  first  theatre  man  who  has  ever 
hit  the  front  page. 

Commander  Cowen,  who  has  just  completed 
four  years  of  active  duty  with  the  United  States 
Navy,  took  advantage  of  his  friendship  with 
the  officers  of  the  Watervliet  Arsenal,  and  bor- 
rowed a  General  Sherman  tank  from  them, 
which  he  plastered  with  banners,  with  copy  sell- 
ing the  7th  War  Loan  and  Fabian's  Theatres, 
and  led  the  Decoration  Day  parade,  driving 
the  tank  himself  in  Naval  officer's  uniform. 
The  tank  then  dropped  anchor  in  front  of  Proc- 
tor's theatre  and  bonds  were  sold  from  the 
tank.  The  Troy  Legion  bought  $1,000  worth 
of  Bonds  from  Cowen  on  Decoration  Day,  dur- 
ing the  tank's  sales  campaign. 

Guy  Graves,  city  manager  of  Fabian's  Sche- 
nectady Theatres,  completely  sold  out  the  Bond 
Kiddie  Show  at  Fabian's  State  theatre.  The 
program  consisted  of  "Son  of  Lassie"  on  the 
screen  and  on  the  stage  National  Broadcasting 
Station  WGY,  Schenectady,  presented  its  popu- 
lar children's  story  program  at  9 :30  A.M.  Each 
seat  was  sold  for  a  $25  Bond.  Carl  &  Co.  of 
Schenectady  bought  $5,000  worth  of  Bonds  and 
received  40  tickets  for  each  $1,000'  worth  of 
Bonds.  Other  merchants  bought  $1,000  Bonds 
and  distributed  tickets  to  their  customers. 
Every  merchant  using  newspaper  advertising, 
is  advertising  the  show.  Graves  has  announced 
that  $45,000  worth  of  bonds  has  been  sold  for 
the  show. 

Bond  Premiere  in  New  Haven 

Morris  Rosenthal's  Bond  premiere  at  the  Poll 
theatre.  New  Haven,  opened  with  a  special  ad- 
vance showing  of  "The  Clock,"  and  a  giant  stage 
show  was  also  booked  for  the  night.  Through 
arrangement  with  MCA,  Rose  Marie,  singing 
star,  topped  the  bill,  along  with  other  big  name 


Eye-catching  street  display  utilized  by  Abe 
Ltidacer  of  Loew's  Park,  Cleveland,  in  con- 
nection with  the  7th  War  Loan  Drive. 


acts,  and  the  local  papers  came  through  with 
abundant  publicity  on  the  special  show. 
Through  the  cooperation  of  six  local  merchants, 
Morris  promoted  a  full  page  cooperative  ad 
page,  which  plugged  the  sale  of  Bonds,  stage 
and  screen  attractions. 

Through  the  efforts  of  Melvin  Katz  at  the 
Hippodrome  theatre,  Pottstown,  Pa.,  arrange- 
ments were  made  with  the  Borough  of  Potts- 
town School  Superintendent  to  conduct  a  bor- 
ough-wide contest  among  the  various  classes 
in  the  schools  on  the  sale  of  War  Bonds  and 
Stamps.  The  winning  class  in  each  school  was 
the  guest  of  the  theatre  management  at  one  of 
the  matinees. 

Starting  on  his  campaign  two  weeks  in  ad- 
vance of  the  drive's  opening,  John  Levitt  at  the 
Court  theatre,  Newark,  N.  J.,  distributed  200 
7th  War  Loan  window  cards  throughout  his 
section.  John  opened  with  a  rally  with  prom- 
inent speakers  and  the  American  Legion,  Boy 
Scouts  and  Air  Raid  Wardens  participating. 

The  marquee  was  well  decorated  for  the 
occasion  and  the  theatre  man  utilized  his  mail- 
ing program  to  further  plug  the  sale  of  tickets. 
A  Free  Movie  Day  and  free  children's  show 
was  also  arranged  by  Levitt. 

Century  Theatres  Score  Kiddie  Shows 

Spear-headed  by  the  record  of  the  Elm  and 
Nostrand  theatres.  Century's  36  theatres  in 
Brooklyn  and  Long  Island  amassed  a  total  of 
over  $9,000,000  for  the  7th  War  Loan  Drive. 

Bond  premieres  totaled  well  over  $2,000,000, 
and  kiddie  Bond  shows  which  were  held  at  five 
Century  theatres,  were  also  highly  successful. 
Novel  stunts  used -by  the  circuit  during  the  7th 
War  Loan  included  a  standee  for  display  in 
stores  where  Bond  applicants  could  take  appli- 
cation blanks  to  the  nearest  Century  theatre  and 
receive  a  Bond  immediately. 

The  circuit  also  made  a  tie-up  with  Station 
WNEW  to  have  five  Bond  spot  announcements 
a  day  for  the  length  of  the  drive. 


Matlack  Garners 
Record  Publicity 
For  "Brewster  ^  ^ 

Newspaper  breaks  of  no  mean  proportions 
were  garnered  by  Jack  "Matlack  of  the  J.  J. 
Parker  Broadway  theatre,  Portland,  Ore.,  when 
he  launched  a  gigantic  teaser  campaign  in  con- 
nection with  "Brewster's  Millions"  opening  at 
the  theatre. 

Opening  gun  of  the  publicity  barrage  which 
broke  in  the  Sunday  Oregonian  advised  readers 
that  a  returned  local  veteran  of  the  ETO  had 
been  chosen  to  play  the  part  of  a  Monty  Brew- 
ster for  twenty-fours,  during  which  time  he 
would  have  to  spend  $250,  which  was  present- 
ed to  him  by  the  theatre  with  certain  restric- 
tions. The  restrictions  being  that  no  more  than 
$10  could  be  spent  at  any  one  place  at  any  one 
time. 

In  advance,  Matlack  had  arranged  with  vari- 
ous night  spots,  restaurants,  amusement  places, 
etc.,  for  admissions  which  were  promoted  for 
the  G.I.  Thus,  the  veteran  experienced  great 
difficulty  in  spending  the  money  he  had  re- 
ceived. His  daily  thwarted  attempts  at  expen- 
ditures were  duly  recorded  by  the  cooperating 
newspaper  —  this,  in  accordance  with  Jack's 
well  made  plans  in  advance.  The  enterprising 
theatreman  had  the  whole  thing  arranged  so 
that  the  soldier  wound  up  by  purchasing  War 
Bonds  for  the  7th  War  Loan  Drive. 

G.  I.  "Brewster"  was  presented  with  the 
keys  to  the  city  by  the  Mayor ;  headed  a  parade 
in  the  7th  War  Bond  Rally;  was  introduced 
to  14,000  fans  at  the  dog  races ;  had  a  jeep  as- 
signed to  him  during  his  tour  of  the  city ;  pilot- 
ed a  train  and,  in  short,  did  all  the  things  he 
most  wanted  to. 


MANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  JULY  21,  1945 


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INDIVIDUALITY 

expressed  in  terms  of  advertising  display  layout  by  shownnen  in  the 
field,  is  represented  on  this  page.  Sonne  of  the  layouts  are  par- 
tially revamped  from  press  book  material,  others  are  v/holly  original. 


IF  "OSCARS"  VJERB  AVIARDBD  FOR  OUTSTANDING  VAUDEVILLE  SHOWS— 
Vt=.^/      HERE'S  A  STAGE  SHOW  THAT  WOULD  WIN  THE  "ACADEMY  AWARD"! 

'E.  M.  LOEWS 


m  nr:-!  IDURT  SOUARE 


ON  THE  STAGE! 
6  BIG  TIME  ACTSI 


lOB  NELSON  I 


June  LORRAINE 

"Topi  In  Mimicry" 


3  CKOCOLATEERS I  FIELDS  &  GEORGE 

■THm  Harltm  Ariitacratt"  H      "Wifi  and  Holfwifi" 


And  On  Our  Screen.' 

GENE  AUTRY  <^s^ 


MIDNIGHT  show; 


Wcifern  Romance- Acfion-Songa 

"SPRINGTIME  ,'„",  ROCKIES" 

With  SMILEY  BURNETT 


FRIDAY  NIGHT! 


Springfield  Union 

Ed  Harrhoii,  manager,  Court  Square  theatre,  Springfield,  Mass. 


Starts  TOMORROW 


Newark  Ledger 

fay  Wren,  publicity  director,  Paramount  Adams,  Newark,  N.  J. 


KISSING 
ONE  MAN 

WHILE 
DREAMING 
^  OF 

another/ 


Dorothy       '  llrturo 

ifldnyii.DtcofiDovfl 

in  Parpmount's 


CHICAGO'S  STAMP  OF  APPROVAL 
GOES  TO  TWO-GUN,  ONE-GAl 

LADD! 


Fighting  or  T 
loving— he's  dangerous 

. . .  qukic  on  the 
trigger,  rough,  tough 

and  render! 


Alan  LADD  ^ 

GAILRUSSELL 


amouM't  punih-poiked  drama 

Wm.  Demarest  -  Brute  Cabot 

And  t^oF  r>rlovi  raug*  n^L 
ol  •^oi'-g  .My  Wo/" 

STANLEY  "STASH" 
CLEMENTS 


Chicago  Herald  American 

]immy    Savage,    publicity    manager.    State  Lake, 


Chicago,  III. 


TOMORROW 


iM.I:IJIUll!J 


New  Haven  Register 

P.  D.  Robinson,  art  director.  Par- 
amount, New  Haven,  Conn. 


COMFORTABLY  COOL 

RKO  PALACE 


•77/  •'"//■»/'■  '/iLm—-^ 


W  T'yrone  Moureen 

POWER. O'HARA 

in  Rafael  Sabatini's 

IBmck 

in  TECHNJCOK 

lAIRD  CREGAR-TdOMAS 
_3kG[0RG[  SANDERS  •  ANIH 


Detroit  Tree  Press 

Alice  Gorham,  publicity  director,  U.  D.  T.,  De- 
troit, Mich. 


OK 

MIICHEll 


/ 


LDEIV'S 


St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch 


Chicago  Times 

Lou  Mayer,  manager,  RKO  Palace,  Chi-  Ted  Barker,  advertising  manager,  Loew's, 
\ '  cago,  III.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


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Rochester  Times-Union 

Les  Pollock,  manager,  Loew's  State  theatre, 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  21,  1945 


Tieups  Proclaim 
Buffalo  Date  On 
"Without  Love'' 

So  effectively  sold  was  "Without  Love"  at 
Shea's  Great  Lakes  theatre  in  Buffalo,  reports 
Charlie  Taylor,  that  it  was  held  over  for  a 
second  week. 

One  of  the  outstanding  events  in  the  news- 
paper publicity  was  the  entire  pictorial  page  in 
the  Polish  Everybody's  Daily  week-end  edition 
which  is  circulated  locally  and  nationally.  The 
page  was  made  up  of  photos  and  cutlines  told 
the  story. 

Arrangements  were  made  to  tie  in  with  the 
Cresta  Blanca  Wine  radio  program  thrsugh  the 
distribution  of  cards  by  the  local  jobbers  for 
this  product. 

Special  heralds  were  placed  in  all  the  stations 
in  towns  covered  by  the  New  York  Central 
railroad.  The  copy  on  these  said:  "If  you  are 
going  to  Buffalo  see,"  etc.,  etc.  Beauty  stores 
had  cards  in  windows  reading:  "Enjoy  the 
glamour  of  the  movie  stars — with  a  new  beauty 
treatment."  These  cards  carried  a  two  column 
mat  of  Hepburn  and  copy  on  the  attraction. 

One  of  the  outdoor  exploitation  stunts  was 
the  tie-up  with  Royal  Crown  Cola  through 
which  the  local  jobbers  used  signs  on  trucks 
heralding  the  film's  date. 

Tents  (cardboard)  were  placed  on  the  tables 
of  the  biggest  downtown  restaurants,  reading : 
"Enjoy  your  dinner  daily  at  CHILD's  .  .  .  then 
see  Spencer  Tracy*  and  Katharine  Hepburn  in 
'Without  Love'," 

Downtown  night  clubs  used  coasters,  and 
several  restaurants  distributed  napkins  with 
"Without  Love"  copy. 

Charlie  imprinted  a  large  ad  on  the  bags 
furnished  by  the  big  Beck  shoe  store.  Shoes 
purchased  went  into  the  bags  and  the  bags  and 
the  theatre  message  went  into  the  homes. 

The  Edwards  department  store  used  a 
splendid  hair-do  ad  in  the  Courier-Express  fea- 
turing Katharine  Hepburn  and  an  upsweep  bob 
with  full  credits. 


Vaster,  measuring  5  feet  by  W  inches,  which 
was  landed  by  Bill  Kemp  on  all  four  sides  of 
a  clock  on  the  main  street  of  Memphis,  as  part 
of  his  advance  exploitation  on  "The  Clock" 
at  Loew's  State. 


Air  Express 


IN  A  RUSH  to  get  something  somewhere  fast?  Specify  Air 
Express.  More  planes  are  back  in  service  —  more  space  available  these 
days  for  all  kinds  of  important  traffic. 

YOUR  SHIPMENT  gets  special  pick-up  and  special  delivery  in 
major  U.  S.  towns  and  cities  —  and  between  airports  it  travels  at  a 
speed  of  three  miles  a  minute. 

THAT'S  WHY  same-day  delivery  is  possible  in  many  cases.  If 
your  shipment  is  going  to  an  off-airline  point,  rapid  air-rail  schedules 
serve  23,000  such  points  in  the  United  States.  Direct  schedules  serve 
scores  of  foreign  countries. 

COST?  When  you  consider  the  im- 
portance of  your  shipment  in  terms  of 
money  made  or  saved  or  customers  served, 
you  will  find  that  Air  Express  "earns  its 
weight  in  gold." 

WRITE  TODAY  for  interesting  "Map  of  Postwar  Town"  pictur- 
ing advantages  of  Air  Express  to  community,  business  and  industry. 
Air  Express  Division,  Railway  Express  Agency,  230  Park  Avenue, 
New  York  17.  Or  ask  for  it  at  any  Airline  or  Express  office. 


AIR 
MILES 

2  lbs. 

5  lbs. 

10  lbs. 

25  lbs. 

250 

$1.04 

$1.25 

$1.57 

$2.63 

500 

$M1 

$1.52 

$2.19 

$4.38 

1000 

$1.26 

$2.19 

$3.74 

$8.75 

2500 

$1  68 

$4.20 

$8.40 

$21.00 

Phone  AIR  EXPRESS  DIVISION,  RAILWAY  EXPRESS  AGENCY 
Representing  the  AIRLINES  of  the  United  States 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21.  1945 


51 


SHOWMEN  PERSONALS 


DICK  FELDMAN,  imnager  of  Schine's.  Para- 
monnt  theatre,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  is  shown  visit- 
ing the  Round  Table  office  during  a  recent  visit 
to  New  York. 

Strong  Promotion 
Highlights  Fox 
Campaign 

The  Philadelphia  premiere  of  "Diamond 
Horseshoe"  was  made  a  major  event  through 
an  exploitation  campaign  at  the  Fox  theatre.  In 
addition  to  heavy  newspaper  advertising,  backed 
up  by  effective  publicity  breaks,  radio  spot  an- 
nouncements figured  heavily  in  the  campaign 
which  was  engineered  by  Irving  Blumberg, 
publicity  and  advertising  director  of  the  Warner 
theatres  in  Philadelphia. 

For  ten  days  in  advance  of  the  engagement, 
the  city  was  literally  blanketed  with  paper. 
1,100  11x42  cards  and  100  three-sheets  were 
posted  in  suburban,  subway  and  elevated  trains ; 
400  21  X  27  dash  cards  were  used  on  the  ex- 
teriors of  400  urban  trolley  cars  and  over  50 
twenty-four  sheets  posted  in  prominent  loca- 
tions throughout  metropolitan  Philadelphia. 
There  was  a  city-wide  gallery  of  window  cards 
as  well. 

'  Special  tieups  resulted  in  sixty  full  window 
displays,  forcefully  focusing  attention  on  the 

I    show  to  be  seen  at  the  Fox. 

'  Following  through  on  the  music  and  record 
tieups  created  for  national  exploitation  by  the 
New  York  exploitation  department,  Blumberg 

I  grabbed  off  a  total  of  40  full  music  windows 
throughout  the  metropolitan  district.  A  tieup 
with  Westmore  products  brought  about  another 
eight  drugstore  windows.  A  dozen  miscellane- 
ous window  displays  in  the  shopping  center  of 
the  city  included  several  5  and  10c  stores. 


Special  Screenings  Sell 
"Mr.  Emnnanuel"  Date 

In  advance  of  the  opening  of  "Mr.  Emmanuel" 
at  Warners'  Aldine  theatre,  Philadelphia,  a 
very  effective  campaign  was  launched  by  house 
manager  Frank  Castello,  working  with  Dave 
PoUand,  United  Artists  exploiteer,  and  Irving 
Blumberg,  the  circuit's  publicity  chief. 

Special  screenings  were  staged  for  officers 


In  New  Posts:  Nick  Brickates,  formerly  at 
the  Commodore  Hull,  Derby,  Conn.,  has  been 
transferred  to  the  Garde,  New  London,  replacing 
Jack  O'Sullivan.  Thomas  Mailer,  formerly  at  the 
Lyric,  Hartford,  has  been  transferred  to  the  War- 
ner Newark  zone.  Frank  Ramsey  succeeds  Joe 
Stanwood  as  manager  of  the  Premiere,  New- 
buryport.  Conn. 

Joseph  Kane,  former  manager  of  the  Parkside 
theatre,  Camden,  N.  J.,  has  returned  from  the 
Army  after  three  and  a  half  years'  service  and  is 
managing  the  Star  theatre  there,  replacing  Ray  Lip- 
schultz.   William  Rose,  Lee  theatre,  Ft.  Myers,  Fla. 

John  S.  Colbath,  Scenic  and  Colonial  theatres, 
Rochester,  N.  H.  William  B.  Beckley,  Palmer  Park 
theatre,  Highland  Park,  Mich.  Edward  Yarnell, 
Tuxedo  theatre,  Highland  Park,  Mich.  Arthur 
Frost,  co-manager,  Avalon,  Detroit. 


Happy  Birthday:     Sol  Strauss,  Roland  Dou-  ! 

chette,  Julien  E.  Campbell,  Tom  Arthur,  Russell  i 

Allen,  Jack  GoUaday,  Maurice  F.  Magen,  George  ' 

Rice,  Wilson  H.  MacDonald,  Edgar  Jones,  Max  ' 

Keizerstein,  David  Ginsberg,  Russ  McKibbon,  ' 
Charles  J.  Oliver,  William  F.  Burke. 

L.   Hayes   Garborino,   George  J.   Recktenwald,  ' 

Carl  Benson,  Robert  O.  Miller,  Leslie  F.  Larsen,  ; 
Milton  O.  Field,  Charles  L.  Oswald,  Corwin  C. 

Collins,  Roy  Gingell,  Charles  L.  Clarke,  Robert  i 

Cox,  James  Barnes,  Charles  E.  Lockhard,  Ram  ; 

Krishna  Sharma,  Roland  H.  Ruden,  E.  Crabtree.  ' 

Everette  R.  Erickson,  Edmund  Harrison,  Evan 

Thompson,  Charles  A.  Sanford,  John  Watt,  Wil-  ' 
Ham  S.  Briscoe,  Glynn  E.  Gau,  Mel  E.  Scott,  Her- 
man Shulgold,  C.  Morelock,  Joseph  P.  Avila,  Jr., 

Jerome  Adelman,  Frank  E.  Case,  Alfred  Skigen,  ^ 
James  Skrake. 


and  directors  of  the  Philadelphia  Jewish  Com- 
munity Relations  Council,  representing  25 
groups  of  organizations  in  the  city ;  for  the 
membership  of  the  Philadelphia  Board  of  Jew- 
ish Ministers;  and  for  the  British  Consul's 
staff. 

A  carnpaign  was  also  worked  out  for  the 
Anglo-Jewish  and  Yiddish  newspapers,  and  for 
the  foreign-language  radio  commentators.  In 
addition,  the  trailer  was  run  off  at  a  War  Bond 
movie  premiere  staged  by  the  Philadelphia 
Chapter  of  Hadassah  at  the  theatre  for  "The 
Valley  of  Decision." 


Promotes  Pony  Giveaway 
For  "National  Velvet" 

Al  Kopulos,  manager  of  the  Venetian  thea- 
tre, Racine,  Wisconsin,  put  on  a  highly  success- 
ful and  effective  campaign  to  publicize  his  date 
on  "National  Velvet"  by  promoting  a  beautiful 
Shetland  pony  from  a  local  merchant,  which 
was  given  away  on  opening  day  of  the  picture. 

Thousands  of  coupons,  with  theatre  and  pic- 
ture credits,  were  distributed  weeks  in  ad- 
vance at  the  store,  in  schools  and  at  the  thea- 
tre. The  pony,  named  "Pi,  Jr.,"  after  the  horse 
in  the  film,  was  presented  on  stage  a  week  in 
advance  and  displayed  at  all  the  schools  in 
Racine. 

Every  avenue  of  exploitation  was  used  to 
promote  the  pony  giveaway,  including  window 
tie-ups,  street  ballyhoo,  cooperative  newspaper 
ads,  teaser  trailers,  radio  announcements  and 
lobby  display. 


Worked  at  Theatre  in  Exchange 
For  Free  Adnnissions 

Walter  J.  Matekaitis,  manager  of  the  Naper- 
theatre,  Naperville,  111.,  was  born  in  DeKalb, 
111.,  October  18,  1915,  and  started  in  show- 
business  in  1931  by  changing  lobby  paper  at  the 
Fargo  theatre,  DeKalb,  thus  gaining  free  ad- 
mission to  the  shows. 

From  1932  to  1936,  Walt  worked  as  extra 
usher  on  up  to  doorman  and  during  the  day 
sold  merchant  ads  to  put  on  the  screen.  The 
following  year,  our  Round  Tabler  became  man- 
ager of  the  Sycainore  theatre,  at  which  post  he 
remained  for  a  year  and  when  the  theatre  closed 
he  left  showbusiness  for  four  years. 

Returning  to  theatre  management  in  1943, 
Matekaitis  started  to  work  for  the  Anderson 
Theatre  Circuit  and  was  given, the  Naper  thea- 
tre to  manage.  Walter  says  he  intends  some 
da)'  to  own  a  house  of  his  own. 


Advertised  "Co-Pilot"  in  Chinese 

Placing  emphasis  on  the  Chinese  angle  for 
his  campaign  on  "God  Is  My  Co-Pilot,"  Ivan 
Ackerey,  manager  of  the  Orpheum  theatre, 
Vancouver,  did  a  great  job  in  that  community, 
which  has  a  large  Chinese  population.  Special 
ads  were  prepared  in  Chinese  for  the  Vancou- 
ver Chinese  Times,  and  heralds,  printed  in  the 
same  language,  were  well  distributed.  Radio 
time  paid  off  well,  Ackerey  using  a  special 
transcription  narrated  by  Don  Wilson,  well- 
known  local  radio  announcer. 


By  the  Herald 

RECENT  VISITORS  to  the  Round  Table  pictured,  are: 
left  to  right,  Yeoman  1/c  Bill  Katzky,  formerly  at  the 
Paramount  and  Orpheum  theatres,  Portland,  and  the 
Mission  and  Palamar,  Seattle;  Boris  Bernadi,  general  man- 
ager. Midwest  theatres,  Detroit;  Sam  and  Lou  Fordhan, 
both  with  Warners,  the  former  in  Pittsburgh,  the  latter 
in  McKeesport,  Pennsylvania. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


House  Restores 
Funds  for  OWI 

Washington  Bureau 


Despite  the  opposition  of  Republican  members 
vho  charged  gross  wastefulness  existed  in  the  or- 
ganization, the  House  last  week  generously  gave 
he  Office  of  War  Information  $35,000,000  for  op- 
:rations  during  the  current  fiscal  year — generously 
)ecause  originally  it  had  cut  the  agency  to  $18,- 
)00,000  and  was  raising  the  ante  as  a  concession  to 
he  Senate,  which  had  voted  $39,670,215. 

Thus  the  appropriation  for  OWI,  and  funds  for 
line  other  agencies  which  had  been  knocked  ,  out  of 
he  measure  a  week  earlier  during  a  political  fight 
)ver  continuance  of  the  Fair  Employment  Practice 
~ommittee,  was  restored  to  the  bill,  giving  as- 
urance  to  employees  that  they  would  be  paid  on 
ime. 

Other  agencies  whose  appropriations  were  tem- 
lorarily  up  in  the  air — there  never  was  any  very 
;rave  danger  that  the  money  would  be  refused  per- 
nanently — included  the  War  Production  Board, 
Dffice  of  Inter-American  Affairs,  and  Office  of 
economic  Stabilization. 

At  the  other  end  of  the  Capitol  last  week,  the 
jenate  spent  a  few  minutes  in  confirming  various 
lominations  sent  up  by  President  Truman,  and 
pproved  William  Henry  Wills,  former  Governor 
f  Vermont,  for  a  seven-year  term  as  a  member  of 
he  Federal  Communications  Commission. 


^ilk  Names  Tod  Capital 
>tory  Representative 

As  the  first  step  in  a  worldwide  expansion,  of  the 
Varner  story  department,  Ted  Tod  has  been  ap- 
ointed  story  scout  in  Washington,  working  under 
acob  Wilk,  eastern  production  manager,  with 
eadquarters  in  New  York.  Mr.  Tod  was  field 
epresentative  for  Warners  in  the  midwest  for  four 
ears  until  his  recent  transfer  to  Washington, 
iefore  that,  he  was  a  Chicago  newspaperman  for 
5  years. 

In  addition  to  serving  as  story  scout  in  Wash- 
igton,  Mr.  Tod  will  represent  the  studio  in  such 
latters  as  may  arise  from  time  to  time  relating  to 
roduction. 

Mr.  Wilk  leaves  shortly  for  Chicago,  and  then 
/ill  visit  Canada,  England  and  other  countries 
5  appoint  additional  representatives  in  the  enlarged 
tory-hunting  staff.  The  move  is  in  recognition  of 
le  public's  expanding  interest  in  global  matters, 
ailing  for  more  international  themes  in  screen 
tories,  as  well  as  an  effort  to  achieve  maximum 
iversification  in  screen  material,  the  company  said. 


Jniversal  to  Produce  All 
\bbott  and  Costello  Films 

Universal  has  completed  negotiations  said  to  in- 
olve  more  than  |1 ,000,000  with  Metro-Goldwyn- 
layer  whereby  Abbott  and  Costello  are  released 
rem  a  contract  which  called  for  one  picture  a  year 
t  MGM  for  the  next  four  years.  The  recently 
ompleted,  but  unreleased,  "Abbott  and  Costello 
1  Hollywood,"  will  be  their  last  at  Metro.  In 
le  future  all  Abbott  and  Costello  pictures  will  be 
reduced  and  released  by  Universal.  A  full  pro- 
ram  of  properties  has  been  lined  up  for  the  pair  at 
Jniversal.  Their  first,  "The  Goose  Hangs  High," 
;  scheduled  to  go  into  production  as  soon  as  they 
eturn  from  their  current  personal  appearance  tour 
1  the  East. 


^KO  Announces  Trade  Shows 
Dn  New  Block  of  Films 

RKO  Radio  has  announced  trade  showings  on  its 
ew  block  of  pictures  as  follows :  "Mama  Loves 
'apa"  and  "George  White's  Scandals,"  Monday, 
uly  30 ;  "The  Falcon  in  San  Francisco"  and 
Johnny  Angel,"  Tuesday,  July  31,  and  "First 
rank  in  Tokyo,"  Wednesday,  August  1.  Excep- 
ions  to  this  schedule  will  be  in  St.  Louis,  where 
Mama  Loves  Papa"  and  "George  White's  Scan- 
als"  will  be  shown  July  31 ;  "Falcon  in  San 
"rancisco"  and  Johnny  Angel,"  August  1,  and 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo,"  August  2. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  21.  1945 


Arbitrator  Awards  120-Day 
Clearance  in  Missouri 

Joseph  T.  Davis,  arbitrator  of  the  St.  Louis 
motion  picture  tribunal,  last  Saturday  settled 
the  clearance  complaint  of  G.  Carey,  operator 
of  the  Stadium  theatre,  Caruthersville,  Mo.  The 
complainant  had  asked  clearance  from  all  five  ma- 
jor distributors  and  some  run  relief  from  Loew's. 
He  claimed  clearance  between  the  Rogers  and  Gem 
theatres  in  Caruthersville  was  "unreasonable  and 
unduly  long."  The  arbitrator's  award  set  120  days 
maximum  clearance  for  the  Stadium  after  territori- 
al release,  except  if  the  Stadium  is  offered  second 
run,  it  shall  have  60  day  clearance  after  first  run 
and  if  it  is  given  only  third  ruq  pictures,  it  should 
have  30  days  after  second  run.  He  dismissed  the 
some  run  complaint  against  Loew's.  Costs  were 
divided  equally  among  all  five  companies.  I.  W. 
Rodgers  &  Company,  operating  the  Rodgers  and 
Gem,  was  the  intervenor.  This  was  the  tribunal's 
20th  case. 


"Teen-Age  Girls"  Publicized 
By  Department  Store  Tieup 

"Teen-Age  Girls,"  March  of  Time  subject,  has 
a  nationwide  department  store  tieup,  set  by  the 
publicity  director,  Phil  Williams,  with  Associated 
Merchandising  Corporation,  Life  Merchandising, 
Tobe  Fashions  and  Kirby,  Block  and  Pagano. 
These  are  to  cover  500  stores  throughout  the  coun- 
try. Tieups  have  been  arranged  in  more  than  50 
cities,  including  Richmond,  Boston,  Baltimore,  De- 
troit, Milwaukee,  Hartford,  San  Antonio,  Louis- 
ville and  Little  Rock. 

Many  of  the  department  stores  have  their  own 
radio  programs  on  which  exhibitors  have  been  able 
to  get  free  time.  Mention  in  department  store 
newspaper  advertisements  has  been  obtained. 

Besides  the  department  store  tieup,  magazine 
readers  will  be  reached  during  the  next  three 
months  through  tieups  with  magazines,  including 
This  Week,  Seventeen  and  Calling  All  Girls. 


Columhia39-  Week 
Profit  $1,380,000 

For.  the  39-week  period  ending  March  31,  1945, 
Columbia  Pictures  Corporation  reported  a  net 
profit  of  $1,380,000,  whch  is  $110,000  less  than 
the  profit  made  in  a  similar  period  for  1944.  when 
$1,490,000  was  reported. 

In  a  financial  statement  issued  last  week  by 
Harry  Cohn,  president,  it  was  reported  that  earn- 
ings per  share  of  common  stock  for  the  1945  pe- 
riod were  |3.20  as  compared  with  $3.65  for  the 
1944  period.  Operating  profit  for  the  1945  period 
was  listed  as  $2,885,000  as  against  $4,685,000  for 
the  previous  period. 

In  a  second  announcement,  Columbia  announced 
that  the  board  of  directors  at  its  meeting  held 
July  12  declared  a  quarterly  dividend  of  68%  cents 
per  share  on  the  $2.75  convertible  preferred  stock 
of  the  company,  payable  August  15  to  stockholders 
of  record  August  1,  1945. 


Connecticut  Theatre  Opens 

The  Salem  theatre,  Naugatuck,  Conn.,  a  new  511- 
seat  theatre,  opened  July  13.  Ralph  Pasho  is  the 
manager. 


Western  Amusement  Purchases 
Three  Hollywood  Theatres 

The  Western  Amusement  Company,  Inc.,  Rose- 
well,  N.  M.,  has  purchased  three  Hollywood  thea- 
tres, the  Campus  on  Vermont  Street  and  the  Hun- 
ley  and  Vista  on  Hollywood  Boulevard,  Ted  Jones, 
president,  announced  this  week.  The  purchase 
price  was  not  announced.  The  deal  goes  in  escrow 
immediately  and  is  due  to  come  out  in  time  for  the 
new  owners  to  take  over  the  operation  of  the  three 
theatres  at  the  close  of  business  August  4. 

Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Six  New  Productions 

The  National  Legion  of  Decency  this  week  re- 
viewed six  new  films,  approving  all.  In  Class  A-1, 
unobjectionable  for  general  patronage,  are:  "Ad- 
ventures of  Rusty,"  "Anchors  Aweigh,"  "The  Hid- 
den Eye"  and  "On  Stage,  Everybody."  In  Class 
A-2,  unobjectionable  for  adults,  are:  "George 
White's  Scandals"  and  "First  Man  Into  Tokyo." 


53 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING 

Ten  cents  per  word,  money-order  or  check  with  copy.  Count  initials,  box  number  and 
address.  Minimum  insertion,  $1.  Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.  Contract  rates  on 
application.  No  borders  or  cuts.  Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.  Publisher  reserves 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.  Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.  Classi- 
fied advertising  not  subject  to  agency  commission.  Address  copy  and  checks: 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  Classified  Dept.,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  (20) 


POSITIONS  WANTED 


AVAILABLE  SEPTEMBER  1ST,  YOUNG  MAN  AGE 
32,  married.  8  ye.irs'  theatre  manager,  16  years'  theatre 
business,  wishes  position  in  booking  and  buying  office, 
or  assistant  to  busy  executive  in  Metropolitan  area.  At 
present  employed  as  executive  manager.  BOX  1879. 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  

STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 

BACKGROUND  PROJECTION  OUTFIT  WORTH 
$10,000,  now  $4,990  latest  RCA  Photophone  dry  galvan- 
ometer Vibrators,  $375;  RCA  ribbon  Microphones,  $54.50; 
complete  Recording  Truck  for  studio  or  location,  $7,975; 
Recording  Amplifier  with  condenser  microphone,  $125; 
Newman-Sinclair  35mm.  Camera,  lenses,  magazines,  tripod, 
motor,  cases,  accessories,  $1,250;  continuous  contact  16mm. 
Printers,  Picture,  Track  or  both,  $1,375.  Send  for  Sum- 
mer Catalog.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP., 
New  York  18. 

VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 

GOOD  NEWS  —  IMMEDIATE  SHIPMENT  ON 
new  mat  type  Air  Washers — drop  temperature  18° — Rotary 
Sprays  work  with  any  blower — easily  installed.  5,000 
cfm,  $115;  7,000  cfm,  $140;  10,000  cfm,  $170;  15,000  cfm, 
$200;  20,000  cfm,  $230.  Recirculating  pump  slightly  addi- 
tional. New  prewar  Blowers,  starting  at  $106.50  for 
5,500  cfm;  also  difFuser  grilles,  from  $21.80.  AA-5  MRO 
Priority  required.  Send  for  Air  Conditioning  Bulletin. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


USED  EQUIPMENT 


WANT  TO  OPEN  A  THEATRE?  COMPLETE 
Simplex  Booth  outfits  consisting  rebuilt  Projectors,  Lamp- 
houses,  Lens,  new  Soundheads,  Motors,  Amplifier,  new 
Speakers  and  Sound  Screen.  Guaranteed  one  year — 
$1,500.  Why  pay  more?  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY 
CORP.,  New  York  18. 

15,000  CHAIRS  TO  CHOOSE  FROM— HERE  ARE 
a  few  examples — 800  rebuilt  metal  lined  American  ball 
bearing  red  velour  fully  upholstered  padded  bade,  reup- 
holstered  box  spring  cushions,  $9.50;  202  Heywood  Wake- 
field 7-ply  panel  back,  squab  cushions,  $4.95;  900  Irwin 
rebuilt,  reupholstered  panel  back,  box  spring  cushions,  $7.50; 
242  American  ball  bearing  (in  two  lots)  heavy  reupholstered 
panel  back,  reupholstered  box  spring  cushion  chairs,  $6.50; 
300  solid  Oak  Auditorium  Chairs,  refinished,  $3.95.  Wire 
now  for  stock  list.  600  pieces  heavy  green  Pullman  Velour, 
22"  X  36,"  dry-cleaned,  $1.25.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA 
SUPPLY  CORP.,   New  York  18. 

FOR  SALE— TWO  MOTTOGRAPH  MODEL  K  ME- 
ch  anisms.  with  deluxe  bases,  with  complete  Western 
Electric  Model  M-10  Mirrophonic  Sound  System,  Strong 
Model  M  Changeover  and  Cyclex  Arc  Lamps  with  fre- 
quency changer.  Equipment  used  little  over  a  year  and 
is  in  good  condition.  Some  extra  parts  and  supplies. 
For  details  write:  MRS.  KATIE  MELLINGER.  705  S. 
Randolph  St.,  Champaign,  111. 


SERVICES 


FIRE  EXTINGUISHER  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
types  and  sizes  repaired.  Mail  to:  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave.,  St.  Paul  4, 
Minn. 

CLEANED  ON  LOCATION:  RUGS,  TACKED  DOWN 
carpet,  old  .  stuffed  furniture.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
Midwest  Carpet  Cleaners  covering,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Michi- 
gan, Ohio,  Kentucky.  BOX  1880,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 


POPCORN 


H\'BRID  YELLOW  VARIETY  FOR  BEST  POPPING 
volume.  Yearly  supply  guaranteed.  Immediate  delivery. 
LOUIS  D.  HARRIS,  Greenville,  Ohio. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT 

NINE  FOOT  ADJUSTABLE  PEDESTAL  FANS,  24" 
blades,  $75;  Kollmorgen  snaplite  Oilsealed  Series  II  coated 
Lenses,  $65;  electric  bubbler  water  coolers,  $220;  Auto- 
maticket  Registers,  ceiling  prices;  1500W  Spotlights  on 
stands,  $36;  Rear  Shutters  for  Simplex,  $69.75;  Stage 
Drapery  Settings,  $95;  Flextone  washable  Sound  Screens, 
30y.c.  ft.,  beaded,  44^c.  Summer  Catalog  Ready. 
S.  6.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 

THEATRES 

WANT  TO  LEASE  OR  BUY  NEIGHBORHOOD 
or  small  town  theatre  in  central  states.  BOX  1877,  MO- 
TION  PICTURE  HERALD.  

WANTED  TO  LEASE  THEATRE  ^N  SMALL  CITY 
or  town  within  200  miles  New  York  City.  BOX  1870, 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 

FOR  SALE:  NEW  STEEL  AND  CONCRETE  THEA- 
tre,  colored  section.  Fort  Lauderdale,  Florida.  No  opposi- 
tion. Excellent  business.  Reason  for  selling,  ill  health. 
F.  J.  CASE,  P.  O.  Box  478,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla. 

HELP  WANTED 

WANTED:  TWO  MANAGERS.  PERMANENT  Po- 
sitions, small  towns,  rapid  promotion  to  experienced,  ener- 
getic and  aggressive  men.  State  draft  status,  qualifications, 
experience,  references,  salary  expected.  Drinkers,  drifters, 
chasers  and  malcontents  need  not  reply.  CHEROKEE 
AMUSEMENTS,   Inc.,  Erwin,  Tenn. 

BOOKS 

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Best  seller  since  1911.  Now  in  7th  edition.  Revised  to 
present  last  word  in  Sound  Trouble  Shooting  Charts.  E/x- 
pert  information  on  all  phases  of  projection  and  equipment. 
Special  new  section  on  television.  Invaluable  to  beginner 
and  expert.  $7.25  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOKSHOP,  1270 
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engineering  and  equipment.  Readable  diagrams;  charts, 
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for  when  troubles  starts.  Will  clear  up  that  "puzzler"  on 
all  types  of  sound  equipment  in  a  jiffy.  No  booth  com- 
plete without  one.  $1.00  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
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SIGN  PAINTING;  EASY  WAY  TO  PAINT  SIGNS. 
Use  letter  patterns.  Avoid  sloppy  work,  wasted  time.  No 
experience  needed  for  expert  work.  Free  sample.  JOHN 
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A  lla  Nazimova^  66^ 
Dies  on  Coast 

Alia  Nazimova,  one  of  the  most  famous  stars  of 
the  stage,  and  a  well-known  character  actress  of 
the  screen,  died  July  13  of  a  heart  attack  at  the 

Good  Samaritan  Hospital 
in  Los  Angeles. 

Born  June  4,  1879,  in 
Yalta,  Nazimova,  as  she 
preferred  to  be  billed, 
made  her  New  York 
stage  debut  in  1905  in 
"The  Chosen  People." 
Eleven  years  later,  in 
1916,  she  made  her 
screen  debut  in  "War 
Brides." 

She  reached  the  top  of 
her  profession  and  the 
height  of  her  career 
when  she  appeared  in 
Eugene  O '  Neill's 
"Mourning  Becomes 
Electra,"  a  revival  of  the 
traditions  of  classic 
Greek  tragedy.  During  her  career  she  earned  for 
herself  the  title  of  one  of  the  all-time  "greats"  of 
the  American  stage. 

Among  the  films  in  which  she  appeared  were  the 
silent  films  "Revelation,"  "An  Eye  for  an  Eye," 
"The  Redeeming  Sin,"  "The  Heart  of  a  Child," 
"The  Madonna  of  the  Streets,"  "The  Brat,"  "Ca- 
mille"  and  'My  Son."  With  the  advent  of  sound 
she  appeared  in  "Escape."  "Blood  and  Sand,"  "The 
Bridge  of  San  Luis  Rey,"  "In  Our  Time"  and 
"Since  You  Went  Away." 

She  claimed  credit  for  the  discovery  of  Rudolph 
Valentino,  who  appeared  with  her  in  "Camille," 
and  Richard  Barthelmess. 

She  was  married  for  14  years  to  Charles  Bryant, 
who  directed  her  in  many  of  her  successes. 


Trade  Screenings  Revised 
For  RKO  Radio  Films 

"Radio  Stars  on  Parade"  replaces  "First  Yank 
Into  Tokyo"  on  the  next  group  of  RKO  Radio 
trade  showings.  "Radio  Stars"  will  be  shown  in 
all  RKO  exchange  centers  Wednesday,  August  1, 
with  the  exception  of  St.  Louis,  where  it  will  be 
shown  the  following  day.  Screenings  on  the  bal- 
ance of  the  group  will  be  as  follows :  "Mama  Loves 
Papa"  and  "George  White's  Scandals,"  July  30, 
the  exception  being  St.  Louis,  where  both  pictures 


will  be  shown  the  following  day ;  "The  Falcon  in 
San  Francisco"  and  "Johnny  Angel,"  July  31,  ex- 
cept St.  Louis,  where  it  will  be  shown  August  1 
and  New  York  and  Los  Angeles,  where  it  has,  al- 
ready been  shown. 


Technicolor  Votes  Dividend 

Dr.  Herbert  T.  Kalmus,  president  and  general 
manager  of  Technicolor,  Inc.,  announced  July  11 
that  the  board  of  directors  had  declared  a  dividend 
of  25  cents  per  share  payable  September  1  to 
stockholders  of  record  August  15,  1945. 


Alia  Nazimova 


Addison  Randall  Killed 
In  Fall  from  Horse 

Addison  Randall,  stage  and  screen  actor,  was 
killed  July  16  in  Hollywood  when  he  fell  from  a 
horse  during  his  first  day's  work  on  a  new  serial 
at  Universal  Studios.  He  was  the  husband  of 
Barbara  Bennett. 

Studio  officials  reported  that  Mr.  Randall,  who 
was  an  expert  rider,  grabbed  at  his  hat  while  he 
was  riding  fast  and  then  fell  from  his  horse,  strik- 
ing a  tree.    He  died  almost  instantly. 

Mr.  Randall  acted,  under  the  names  of  both  Ad- 
dison Randall  and  Jack  Randall.  As  Jack  Randall 
he  starred  in  a  number  of  Westerns,  among  them 
"Riders  of  the  Dawn,"  "Blazing  Barriers,"  "The 
Mexicali  Kid,"  "Overland  Mail"  and  "Wild  Horse 
Canyon."  As  Addison  Randall  he  appeared  in 
"Love  on  a  Bet,"  "His  Family  Tree,"  "Two  in  the 
Dark"  and  "Navy  Born,"  among  others.  He  had 
appeared  in  motion  pictures  since  about  1935,  acting 
for  a  number  of  companies. 


Lafayette  G.  Wareham 

Lafayette  G.  Wareham,  47,  a  projectionist  at 
Loew's  Ohio  theatre,  in  Columbus,  for  17  years, 
died  at  Mt.  Carmel  Hospital  there,  July  12,  after 
a  six  months'  illnes.    His  widow  and  a  son  sur- 


vive. 


William  F.  Reilly 

William  F.  Reilly,  55,  in  charge  of  War  Bond 
accounting  for  Loew's  Theatres,  died  July  10  in 
New  York  after  a  brief  illness.  Services  were 
held  July  13  from  St.  Anne's  Church,  Garden 
City,  L.  I. 


Warners  Sell  Decca  Shares 
To  Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Company 

Warner  Brothers  announced  last  week  that  it 
had  sold  its  entire  holdings  of  43,759  shares  in 
Decca  Records,  Inc.,  to  Kuhn,  Loeb  &  Companyfi 
and  associates  for  a  surh  in  excess  of  $1,800,000. 
This  sale,  it  was  announced,  was  in  line  with  the 
company's  policy  to  divest  itself  of  holdings  not  di- 
rectly connected  with  the  production,  distribution 
or  exhibition  of  motion  pictures. 


54 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21.  19451 


EQUIPMENT  •  FURNISHINCS  •  DESIGN 


Making  Obsolete 
Theatres  Meet 
Modern  Standards 


■I 


Prefabricated  Theatres 

MODELS  AND  METHODS  OF  THE  NATIONAL 
THEATRES  AMUSEMENT  COMPANY  SCHEMES 


PHYSICAL  OPERATION -MAINTENANCE 


JULY    21,  1945 


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ANNOUNCES 


Century-Roth 
ACr^ECTORS 


Century-Roth  motor-generators 
supply  a 
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of  direct  current. 


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FEATURE  ILEX  PROJECTION  LENSES 


Through  years  of  use  in  the  theaters  of  the  nation.  Ilex  Projection  Lenses  have 
acquired  an  enviable  reputation  for  dependabiHty.  These  lenses  have  excep- 
tional definition  and  sharpness. 

Today,  on  fighting  fronts  all  over  the  world.  Ilex  precision  optical  instru- 
ments are  demonstrating  outstanding  qualities  and  showing  an  amazing  abiUty 
to  take  rough  and  tough  punishment  without  alteration  of  optical  characteristics. 

The  experience  and  knowledge  gained  from  wartime  research,  production 
and  service  promise  even  finer  Ilex  Projection  Lenses  in  the  future.  So,  "Look 
to  Ilex"  for  precision  optical  equipment. 

Inquiries  invited  on  precision  optical  equipment. 


Pictured  above  is  the 
famous  Ilex f  .2,5  Pro- 
jection Lens.  Made 
in  a  variety  of  focal 
lengths. 


BUY  WAR  BOXDS 


ILEX  OPTICAL  CO.,  ROCHESTER  5,  NEW  YORK 


SHUTTERS  AND  LENSES 


OPTICAL  INSTRUMENTS 


TER  THEATRES.  JULY  21.  1945 


3 


WHAT'S  HE  GOT . 


•  •  • 


THAT  YOU  HAVEN'T? 


Look!  In  times  like  these  you  both  have  good 
audiences,  films  and  other  things  that  spell  good 
box  office! 

Bz//-if  you  are  one  of  the  4,000  to  5,000  U.S. 
theaters  still  using  low  intensity  carbons,  one  of 
the  most  important  points  to  consider  is  the  im- 
provement of  the  quality  and  quantity  of  your 
screen  illumination. 

There  never  was  a  better  time  than  right  now 
to  prepare  for  postwar  business.  And  you  can  do 
it ...  by  switching  over  to  High  Intensity  lamps. 

For  example,  compared  with  the  old  low  in- 
tensity arcs,  "National"  One-Kilowatt  High  In- 
tensity Projector  Carbons  increase  the  brilliance 
of  your  screen  by  50  to  100  per  cent.  Their  light  is 
snow-white  .  .  .  especially  adapted  for  color  pic- 


tures. Actual  operating  cost  per  hour,  for  carbons 
and  current,  will  show  but  little  increase  ...  or 
none  at  all.  And  your  atidience  will  have  the  finest 
screen  light  obtainable. 

Consult  your  supply  house  on  the  availability 
of  High  Intensity  Lamps. 

The  word  "National"  is  a  registered  trade-mark  of 
National  Carbon  Company,  Inc. 

LET'S  GfT  THF  JAP- 

AtiO  GET  IT  OVER! 


NATIONAL  CARBON  COMPANY,  INC. 

Unit  of  Union  Carbide  and  Carbon  Corporation 

General  Ojfices: 
30  East  42nd  Street,  New  York  17,  N.  Y. 

Division  Sales  Offices:  Atlanta,  Chicago,  Dallas, 
Kansas  City,  New  York,  Pittsburgh,  San  Francisco 


BEHER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  I'S 


JONES 


SAVED  MONEY 


by  buying  Air  Conditioning 
cheap 


Jones  pinched  pennies  when  he  bought  air  conditioning. 
Now,  his  patrons  have  to  dodge  chilling  drafts.  Or  mop 
up  perspiration.  Or  endure  odors  and  stale  air.  They  don't 
come  back  often.  Don't  boost  the  theatre.  And  Mr.  Jones 
is  in  for  high  operating,  high  maintenance  costs.  He  got 
what  he  paid  for ! 

But,  Mr.  Smith  bought  GOOD  air  conditioning.  Paid 
more— got  more.  GOOD  air  conditioning  that  included  all 
the  Jive  fundamental functions — cooling,  circulation,  dehumid- 
ification,  ventilating  and  filtering  carefully  balanced  and 
controlled.  So,  Mr.  Smith  increased  his  business,  and  to 
top  it  off,  enjoys  low  operating  and  maintenance  costs!  Yes 
.  .  .  Mr.  Smith  turned  to  G.  E  ! 

GOOD  air  conditioning  calls  for  skilled,  experienced 
engineering  know-how  and  know-why.  And  that's  another 


SMITH 


MAKES  MONEY 

by  paying  more  to  get 
GOOD  air  conditioning 


reason  why  it  will  pay  you ...  in  lowered  long-time  costs 
and  increased  business  ...  to  let  G-E  engineers  and  G-E 
distributors  design  and  install  your  postwar  air  condition- 
ing system !  G-E  distributors  not  only  offer  the  high  q^lality 
General  Electric  equipment,  they  also  have  behind  them 
General  Electric  engineering  experience  and  skill  in  the  air 
conditioning  field. 

Write  for  facts  today.  General  Electric  Company,  Air 
Conditioning  Deft. ,  Section  5577 ,  Bloomfield,  New  Jersey. 

BUY. ..and    hold  ...  WAR  BONDS 

GENERAL  %  ELECTRIC 

Air  Conditioning 


Tune  in:  The  "G-E  HOUSE  PARTY,"  every  afternoon,  Monday  through  Friday,  4  p.  m.,  E  W T,  C  B  S  . .  .The  "G-E  ALL-GIRL  ORCHESTRA,"  Sundays.  10  p.  m.,  E  W T,  N  B  C  . .  ."THE  WORLD  TODAY" 

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lETTER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  1945 


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Soon,  u;e  /lope,  there  will  be  a  new  "U.S."  Naugahyde  available 
to  you.  All  our  facilities  are  now  occupied  in  coating  millions 
of  yards  of  rayon,  nylon  and  glass  cloth  for  the  Armed  Forces. 

UNITED  STATES  RUBBER  COMPANY 

Serving  Through  Science  coated  fabrics  division  .  AWsHowako,  Miano 


A  Canadian  Program 
For  "Localized"  Theatres 

In  announcing  the  Odeon 
theatre  project  in  Toronto  as  the  first  con- 
struction in  a  program  of  Odeon  Theatres  of 
Canada,  Ltd.,  to  eliminate  obsolete  houses 
from  the  circuit,  Paul  L.  Nathanson,  presi- 
dent, said : 

"In  post-war  theatre  construction,  designs 
must  now  take  into  account  the  over-all  city 
and  town  planning  programs  which  are  being 
worked  out  in  most  communities.  Theatres 
cannot  be  considered  merely  as  commercial 
structures,  but  as  community  centers,  essential 
facilities  in  every  modern  area  of  population 
which  fill  a  definite  social  need.  They  must 
be  planned  as  part  of  the  post-war  develop- 
ment and  improvement  programs  in  such  com- 
munities and  designed  to  be  in  keeping  with 
the  character,  atmosphere  and  architecture  of 
each  muncipality  or  district." 

This  is  authoritative  affirmation  of  the  idea 
that  each  motion  picture  theatre  should  be 
integrated  ph^'sically  as  well  as  in  operating 
policy  with  the  community  it  serves.  It  is  not 
a  new  idea;  its  expression,  however,  has  tended 
in  the  past  to  be  more  vocal  than  practical. 
Its  argument  is  that  the  theatre  should  inter- 
pret, not  invade,  its  community. 

Mr.  Nathanson  relates  this  idea  of  physical 
harmony  with  local  environment,  to  that  of 
the  community  center  representing  "essential 
facilities"  filling  a  "definite  social  need".  This 
rejects  those  characteristics  of  design  and  con- 
struction which  express  the  interests  of  fly- 
by-night  commercialism — the  tent  show  of  the 
screen  art's  infancy. 

THE  FIRST  NEW  ODEON  IN  TORONTO 

The  first  of  these  new  Odeon  theatres  has 
been  designed  for  the  central  business  district 
of  a  modern  metropolis.  It  will  be  located 
in  the  northern  section  of  downtown  Toronto, 
opposite  a  proposed  terminal  of  the  city's  pro- 
jected subway  system.  With  the  building  hous- 
ing also  the  main  offices  of  the  Odeon  circuit, 
the  theatre  will  provide  Canadian  premiere 
facilities  to  the  British  production  companies 
of  J.  Arthur  Rank,  who  is  associated  with 
Mr.  Nathanson.  Plans  for  the  theatre,  which 
were  approved  during  Mr.  Rank's  recent  trip 
to  Canada,  were  developed  by  the  circuit's 
engineering  and  maintenance  division  headed 
by  Jay  I.  English,  architect. 

The  entire  front,  including  a  sign  tower, 
will  be  faced  with  Indiana  limestone.  The 
tower  structure  (see  accompanying  sketch)  is 
integrated  with  the  exterior  design  as  a  central 
architectural  mass  rather  than  as  a  mere  pro- 
motional device.  The  entrance  area,  including 
the  lobby^  will  be  fully  visible  from  the  street, 
with  the  lobby  rising  two  stories  high,  over- 
looked by  a  mezzanine. 

The  Toronto  Odeon,  and  perhaps  other  it 


BETTER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  1945 


WESTINGHOUSE  OFFERS 

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complete  lists  of  all  the  various  kinds  and  sizes  of 
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Rendering  of  the  front  elevation  of  the  Odeon  theatre  to  be  built  in  dov/ntown  Toronto 
by  Odeon  Theatres  of  Canada,  Ltd.,  as  a  product  "show-window"  and  national  head- 
quarters of  the  circuit.    It  will  be  faced  with  Indiana  limestone  (see  accompanying  text). 


theatres  to  follow,  will  have  a  tea  lounge  in 
a  balconj'  overlooking  both  the  lobby  and 
foyer.  It  is  planned  to  make  this  lounge  avail- 
able for  musical  programs,  art  exhibits,  etc. 
Modern  woods  and  marble  will  be  used  to 
finish  the  lobby  and  foyer. 

Design  specifications  for  the  auditorium 
eliminate  the  conventional  proscenium  arch 
borrowed  from  the  stage  theatre.  It  is  pointed 
out  that  all  other  theatres  in  the  circuit  were 
built  for  stage  presentations;  in  the  Toronto 
house  only  motion  picture  exhibition  has 
determined  the  design  of  the  screen  area  and 
acoustical  treatment.  Auditorium  decoration 
will  depend  on  illumination  rather  than 
finishes  and  hangings.  Seating  will  be  spaced 
36  inches  back-to-back. 

The  general  building  program  will  follow, 
it  is  stated,  as  soon  after  completion  of  the 
Toronto  Odeon  as  government  regulations 
permit.  Mr.  Nathanson  added  that,  by  begin- 
ning in  Toronto  without  delay,  "it  is  hoped 
that  the  general  program  can  be  timed  to  be 
of  maximum  employment  value  across  the 
Dominion". 

Theatre  Radiant  Heating 

Called  the  "first  motion  picture  house  in 
the  United  States  to  install  radiant  heating 


for  its  auditorium"  (and  we  can't  recall  any 
other),  the  Jewell  Valley  theatre,  operated 
for  Jewell  Valley,  Va.,  by  the  Jewell  Ridge 
Coal  Corporation,  came  through  last  winter, 
"one  of  the  most  severe  in  the  region  in  many 
years",  without  a  shiver.  So,  at  any  rate,  it 
is  reported  by  those  who  supplied  the  equip- 
ment. 

Radiant  heating,  in  which  floors  or  walls, 
not  radiators  or  spot  outlets,  are  the  sources 
of  heat,  is  a  development  which  the  heating 
and  ventilating  industry  expects  to  be  widely 
applied  after  the  war.  It  was  chosen  for  this 
coal  company  theatre,  which  serves  its  em- 
ployees and  their  families,  to  eliminate  the 
possibility  of  cold  floors.  The  building  has 
no  basement. 

The  system  is  concealed  beneath  the  floor, 
It  consists  in  1^-inch  wrought  iron  pipe 
formed  into  a  grid  through  which  hot  water 
is  circulated  by  a  3-inch  pump.  The  grid  coils 
Avere  fabricated  on  the  job  and  were  gas- 
welded.  They  are  placed  on  1-inch  strips  of 
semi-rigid  insulation  board,  which  rests  on  a 
bed  of  crushed  stone.  Over  the  grid,  which  is 
fed  from  a  2^-inch  pipe  main,  and  2-inch 
manifolds,  a  5-inch  concrete  slab  was  poured. 
The  coils  are  pitched  so  as  to  provide  sufficient 
drainage. 

The  report  points  out  that  radiant  heating 
is  based  on  the  "scientific  fact"  that  the  human 
body  generates  enough  heat  to  keep  it  com- 
fortable, provided  the  body's  heat  loss  to  sur 
rounding  colder  surfaces  is  under  control 
and  it  adds  that  radiant  heating  is  being  used 
in  more  than  a  thousand  structures  in  the 
LInited  States.  The  installation  in  the  Jewell 
theatre,  which  seats  350,  was  made  in  the 
fall  of  1944. 


Designs  for  Complete 
Theatre  Prefabrication 


I 


Pipe  grid  coils  which  heat  floor  of  the  Jewell  Valley 
theatre,    shown    before    laying    of    concrete  slab. 


The  material  thus  far  issued  by  National 
Theatres  on  the  prefabricated  theatres  de 
veloped  under  its  auspices — consisting  in  pho- 
tographs of  four  models  and  a  statement  oi 
general  specifications — is  too  limited  to  per- 


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BEHER  THEATRES.  JULY  21,  i94|lf! 


No  Other  Marquee  Frame 
Affords  These  Advantages 

WAGNER'S 

WINDOW-TYPE 
MARQUEE  FRAME 

(PAT.  PENDING) 

•  Allows  openings  of  any  height  and 
length  .  .  .  Affords  unlimited  billing 
space .  .  .  Accommodates  larger  letters 
and  lifesize  colored  photo  transpar- 
encies .  .  .  Installed  separately  and  be- 
fore the  glass . . .  Lamps,  neon  and  glass 
can  be  cleaned  or  easily  removed  and 
replaced  without  removing  frames. 
. .  .  No  flimsy  soldered  parts  in  the 
structure  .  .  .  No  shopwork  necessary 
in  the  event  of  glass  breakage. 


Wagner  Translucent  Colored  Plastic  Change- 
able Letters  combined  with  this  sensational 
frame  result  in  a  dynamic  display  of  smash 


proportions.  See  your  theatre  supply  dealer. 
Literature  and  name  of  nearest  dealer  will  be 
sent  upon  request. 


WAGNER    PLASTIC  LETTERS 


Replace  your  old  fashioned  opaque 
letters  with  this  modern  means  of 
attracting  attention  and  business. 
Afford  a  vivid,  colorful  display — 
impossible  with  other  letters. 

Gorgeously  brilliant  when  light 


shines  through  them,  they  assume 
sharply  silhouetted  third  dimen- 
sional effect  by  day. 

Available  without  priorities  in  4" 
and  10"  sizes  in  fonts  of  assorted, 
beautiful,  non-fading,  colors  (red, 


green, blue,amber  and  opaque  black  ) 
from  76  letters  up.  New  sizes  up  to 
1 7  inches  in  height  available  shortly. 
The  colors  go  all  the  way  through, 
hence  cannot  chip  or  scale.  Never 
require  painting.  Strong.  Durable. 


WAGNER    LOBBY    DISPLAY  UNITS 

Available  in  any  length.  Quality  constructed  of  sheet  steel,  with  attractive  white  enamel  finish.  Easily  installed. 
Wagner  Plastic  Letters  are  mounted  on  the  bars  in  the  middle  or  firmly  held  by  clips  at  the  top  or  bottom. 


■  S.    Hoyne  Avenue 

CHICAGO    12,  ILL. 


iR  THEATRES,  JULY  21.  1945 


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mit  intelligent  analysis.  Some  questions  hav 
been  asked,  but  the  answers  to  most  of  ther 
have  been  deferred.  The  models  are  then 
fore  pictured  (pages  22-23  of  Better  Thi 
.ATREs)  with  only  the  explanations  supplie' 
at  the  source. 

The  plan  to  place  on  the  market  motio 
picture  theatres  prefabricated  from  wall  ti 
wall,  and  floor  to  roof,  with  decorations  am 
equipment,  complete,  goes  far  and  away  bt 
yond  anything  that  developments  within  th 
building  industry  itself  would  lead  one  t 
expect.    It  has  been  anticipated  that,  whe- 
manufacturers  in  that  industry  could  sufS 
ciently  resume  regular  operations,  prefabr: 
cation  would  play  a  larger  part  than  it  ha  i 
in  building  construction,  but  how  much  ha  I 
had  to  be  left  to  the  future.  In  the  Nationa  [ 
Theatres  schemes  we  have,  however,  such  a 
elaborate  and  highly  specialized  structural  an  I 
functional  unit  as  a  motion  picture  theatn  i 
designed  for  production  in  so  many  piece;  | 
to  be  put  up  or  pulled  down  with  a  facilit  I 
approaching  that  of  a  circus. 

Although  the  statement  containing  sped 
fications  indicates  no  such  limitation  of  objec 
tives,  an  impression  was  got  by  some  person 
attending  a  press  conference  concerning  thl 
project,  that  foreign  countries,  such  as  devas 
tated  areas  of  Europe,  but  more  particularl 
remote  regions  of  Latin  America,  were  to  b: 
emphasized  as  the  potential  market.  Sucl 
locations,  of  course,  would  not  present  thi 
problems  offered  where  motion  picture  exhibi 
tion  is  on  a  permanent  basis,  with  standard 
in  accordance  with  that  basis,  and  with  ; 
highly  organized  system  for  regulating  thii 
availability  of  film  product. 

A  field  peculiarly  adapted  to  the  advantage! 
and  the  limitations  of  prefabrication  would  bl 
that  of  16-mm.  motion  pictures  as  a  mediuni 
of  amusement  for  special  purposes  and  condi  i 
tions.  And  the  post-war  industry  may  well  sei ' 
such  a  field  develop.  i 

Protecting  Electrical 
Equipment  from  Fire  I 

Special  measures  for  the  protection  of  elec  j 
trical  equipment  are  suggested  in  a  bulletir  j 
just  issued  by  the  Safety  Research  Institutilj 
of  New  York.  Precautions  of  specific  in|, 
terest  in  theatre  operation  are  as  follows:  ' 

"For    protecting   small    open    and  semi 
enclosed  rotating  units,  switches,  appliances 
and  other  commonly-used  electrical  devices 
portable  vaporizing  liquid  or  carbon  dioxidf 
fire  extinguishers  may  be  employed.  Thesf 
extinguishers  discharge  non-conducting  extin 
guishing  agents  that  may  be  used  on  livf! 
equipment  without  danger  of  subjecting  the! 
operator  to  shock,  causing  short  circuits,  oi  i 
damaging  the  equipment.    In  addition,  they 
are  effective  on  fires  in  the  oil  often  used  if. 
transformers,  circuit  breakers,  etc.  ...  i 

"Most  small  electrical  fires  may  be  quickly:: 
extinguished  by  applying  vaporizing  liquid  or 
carbon  dioxide  and  cutting  off  the  apparatus 
involved.  If  deep-seated  fires  resist  these 
extinguishants,  water  may  be  used,  but  noh 
on  live  apparatus. 

"As  the  gases  given  off  by  burning  insula- 
tion are  poisonous,  vaults  and  other  enclosuresj 
containing  electrical  equipment  on  fire  should] 
not  be  entered  without  suitable  gas  masks.i 
When  such  protection  is  lacking,  it  is  desir-, 
able  to  stay  outside  the  enclosure  in  the  open| 
air  while  fighting  the  fire."  ■  j 


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BETTER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  1945(1 


^  ^    HeYWOOD  theatre  chairs,  Uke 
the  famous  Cameo,  have  always  been  noted 
for  restful  construction  and  luxurious  comfort. 
Postwar,  Heywood  will  re-issue  more  of  this 
same  comforf  and  luxury  in  its  new  designs. 
Every  new  design,  each  new  engineering  fea- 
ture must  first  of  all,  contribute  to.restfulness 
and  seating  enjoyment! 

•  We  are  putting  all  this  emphasis  on  comloit 
and  luxury  because  these  two  attributes  pay 
off  at  the  box  office  ...  heip  you  to  build  good- 
will for  your  theatre.    When  wartime  restric- 
tions are  relaxed,  Heywood  will  be  ready  to 
turn  out  comfortable,  luxurious  theatre  chairs 
in  ever-increasing  numbers.    We  invite  you  to 
ask  now  about  your  share  in  that  production! 


:nER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  1945 


II 


That  colorful  plastic  panelling  that  has  glorified  the  eii 
trance  of  the  smartest  new  theatres  completed  in  the 
last  decade  is,  of  course,  Formica  laminated  plastic. 

Even  more  Formica  colors  will  be  available  after  the 
war  and  your  architect  and  decorator  can  give  your  lobby 
new,  exciting  and  inviting  colorful  beauty  the  like  of 
which  was  never  possible  before  the  age  of  plastic. 


Let's  not  forget  that  the  colorful  beauty  of  a  Formica 
entrance  is  permanent  color  freshness — easily  maintained. 


Your  regular  porter  can  restore  the  original  beauty  of  a 
front  or  a  lobby  with  soap  flakes  and  a  sponge.  The 
hard  satiny  Formica  surface  never  spots  or  stains  or 
fades.  It  will  look  just  as  new  after  its  bath  in  1955 
as  after  its  1945  bath. 


THE   FORMICA   INSULATION  COMPANY 

4654  Spring  Grove  Avenue,  Cincinnati  32,  Ohio 


BETTER  THEATRES.  JULY  21,  1945 


GEORGE  SCHUTZ,  Editor 


Measuring  Obsolescence  and 
Determining  What  to  Do  About  It 


CjAn  examination  of  the  tests  that  tell  if  and  how 
our  older  theatres  may  be  effectively  modernized 


By  BEN  SCHLANGER 


NEW  THEATRES  will  be  built 
after  the  war,  as  in  the  past,  for  the  most  part 
to  provide  the  needed  seating  capacity  in  areas 
of  new  population.  Some,  but  comparatively 
a  small  proportion  of  the  new  theatre  con- 
struction is  likely  to  be  attributed,  except  over 
a  period  of  many  years,  to  complete  replace- 
ment of  obsolete  theatres,  where  the  new  the- 
atre would  be  built  on  or  close  to  the  site  of 
the  existing  theatre.  And  until  the  existing 
practices  regarding  film  rentals  are  revised, 
it  is  unlikely  that  new  theatres  can  be  built 
to  compete  directly  M'ith  established  theatres, 
even  though  the  established  theatres  may  in 
a  large  sense  be  obsolete  in  the  light  of  present 
and  developing  standards.  If  these  observa- 
tions are  correct,  the  tendency  to  prolong  the 
life  of  existing  theatres  will  prevail. 

In  the  long  run  the  total  number  of  theatres 
in  operation  does  not  change  much  because 
the  new  theatres  that  are  constructed  more 
or  less  balance  the  makeshift  small  theatres 
and  the  abandoned  theatres  in  deteriorated 
areas,  all  of  which  go  out  of  operation.  A 
certain  amount  of  theatres  are  always  com- 
pletely rebuilt  to  allow  for  enlarged  capacity, 
when  it  is  more  economical  to  build  entirely 
new  than  it  is  to  make  additions  to  a  structure. 

New  theatre  construction  is  also  brought 
about  when  the  existing  structure  is  of  such 
materials  as  will  constitute  a  fire  hazard,  and 
even  in  these  instances  it  is  the  governing 
authorities  and  not  the-  exhibitor  that  de- 
termines the  need  for  the  reconstruction.  Al- 
though the  saving  in  insurance  premiums  for 
fireproof  buildings  over  non-fireproof  buildings 
is  appreciable,  this  incentive  does  not  usually 
encourage  new  construction. 


Now  the  war  period  has  created  an  appre- 
ciable backlog  of  needed  new  theatre  construc- 
tion, and  a  greater  need  for  theatre  remodel- 
ing. There  will  be  some  remodeling  jobs  where 
the  cost  per  seat  may  well  be  almost  as  much 
as  it  would  be  for  a  completely  new  theatre, 
yet  be  justified  because  of  the  value  of  the 
particular  location  and  the  vested  rights  which 
may  go  with  it. 

REMODEL  — BUT  WHAT? 


The  most  important  question  that  faces  the 
exhibitor  with  an  obsolete  theatre  today,  is 
just  how  much  remodeling  he  will  have  to  do 
to  bring  his  theatre  up  to  present-day  stand- 
ards. He  also  should  know  definitely  how  close 
his  theatre  comes  to  being  obsolete.  The  ex- 
hibitor is  likely  to  guide 
himself  by  the  stand- 
ards set  up  in  a  terri- 
tory fairly  close  to  his 
theatres.  This  may  be 
a  dangerous  approach 
at  a  time  like  the  pres- 
ent when  a  large  pro- 
portion of  exhibitors 
are  contemplating  im- 
provements. The  con- 
siderations here  given 
are  therefore  intended 
as  a  basic  guide  to  help 
the  exhibitor  to  evalu- 
ate the  condition  of  his 
theatre. 

A  very  important 
factor  in  determining 
the  amount  of  remodel- 
ing advisable  is  the 
money  that  will  have 
to  be  spent  on  equip- 
ment, including  re- 
seating. The  exhibitor 


will  realize  that  it  would  be  rather  incon- 
sistent to  spend  considerable  money  on  new 
equipment,  needed  as  it  may  be,  when  the 
entire  fixed  conditions  of  the  propery  may  be 
as  obsolete  as,  or  even  more  obsolete  than,  the 
existing  equipment. 

The  sturdiness  of  a  theatre  structure  is  not 
at  all  a  complete  guide  to  use  in  determining 
obsolescence.  A  sturdy  structure  in  this  case 
is  only  an  advantage  if  the  basic  form  of  the 
structural  envelope  is  suitable  for  the  function 
of  viewing  the  motion  picture. 

It  is  interesting  to  give  thought  to  the  cost 
of  the  structural  part  of  the  theatre  in  rela- 
tion to  the  remaining  parts  that  go  to  make  it 
a  modern,  properly  functioning  motion  picture 
theatre.  Consider  the  structural  part  of  the 
theatre  as  merely  the  walls  and  roof  which 
keep  out  the  elements.  This  part  of  the  theatre 
has  come  to  represent  a  much  smaller  item  of  the 
total  cost  of  a  theatre,  since  air-conditioning, 
lighting,  acoustics,  equipment  wiring  and  other 
similar  items  have  taken  on  great  importance, 
so  that  in  terms  of  present  standards  a  theatre 
may  have  a  sound  and  tight  structural  envelope 


o 


VIlOTH 

Batlo  of  Seatl&e  ffldth 
to  Seating  Length 


Seating  plan  factors.  At  left  is  indicated 
the  usable  shapes  for  the  seating  plan; 
depths  greater  than  the  maximunn,  and 
less  than  the  minimum,  produce  too  many 
undesirable  viewing  locations,  hence  an 
obsolete  plan.  Below  is  a  diagrammatic 
guide  in  determining  proper  picture  size; 
the  average  given  is  close  to  the  ideal 
size;  dimensions  above  the  figures  for 
the  maximum,  and  below  those  for  the 
minimum,  should   be  avoided. 

—THE  AUTHOR. 


MiN. 


jr8«-  - 


aatlo  of  Viewing  Distance  to  Soreen  Widtt 


13 


and  yet  be  in  need  of  considerable  expenditure 
to  take  it  out  of  tbe  obsolete  class. 

It  is  also  true  then  tbat  it  would  pa\  to  tear 
down  an  old  theatre  if  the  basic  structure, 
even  though  it  were  sturdy,  or  undesirable 
in  its  form  for  viewing  motion  pictures.  It 
would  not  pay  to  make  all  the  expenditures 
necessary  to  make  it  into  a  modern  exhibition 
plant  if  the  basic  form  w^ere  undesirable.  In 
some  instances  it  might  be  possible  to  modify 
the  form  of  the  structure,  if  the  real  estate 
situation  warranted  that. 

An  exhibitor  n.a>  make  the  serious  mistake 
of  thinking  that  modernization  consists  chiefl\' 
in  rendering  the  theatre  attractive  and  up-to- 
date  in  style  of  decoration.  With  that  point 
of  view,  he  will  find  himself  spending  money 
every  time  a  new  vogue  of  decoration  comes 
along,  and  they  come  too  often ;  then  he 
wonders  what  is  lacking  in  his  theatre  despite 
its  possession  of  an  acceptable  external  appear- 
ance. The  motion  picture  patron  is  now  edu- 
cated to  appreciate  more  than  the  superficial 
front.  He  wants  to  be  able  to  see  and  hear  a 
dramatic  creation  to  the  full  extent  of  its  origi- 
nal possibilities;  he  recognizes,  and  he  expects, 
good  acoustical  quality,  he  knows  that  it  is  not 
necessary  to  have  to  shift  his  body  continually 
into  tiring  postures  so  as  to  gain  an  un- 
obstructed view  of  the  picture;  and  he  also 
knows  that  today  it  is  possible  to  provide  air 
that  allows  him  to  be  otherwise  comfortable. 
He  is  entitled  to  auditorium  lighting  during 
projection  that  is  complementary  to,  not  an 
interference  with,  the  picture. 

Thus  the  exhibitor  should  lend  emphasis 
first  to  those  things  which  w-ill  provide  the 
enduring,  fundamentally  desirable  conditions. 
To  have  these  things  may  mean  building  a  new 
theatre,  but  often  they  are  obtainable,  at  least 
in  large  degree,  through  remodeling.  In  any 
c'ase,  they  ought  to  be  considered  as  founda- 


tions  of  the  motion  picture  theatre,  as  impor- 
tant as  the  concrete  foundations  upon  which 
the  main  walls  of  the  structure  rest. 

THE  MAIN  REQUIREMENTS 

The  type  or  st\  le  of  decoration,  the  presence 
or  absence  of  decoration,  are  matters  of  taste 
and  local  conditions.  But  all  theatre  patrons, 
evcr\ where,  are  equally  concerned  with  the 
conditions  that  contribute  to  a  full  enjoyment 
of  the  performance.  The  theatre  that  does  not 
have  them  is  obsolete.  These  conditions  are: 

1.  A  viewing  position  from  which  the  pic- 
ture can  be  seen  without  distortion.  Steep 
balconies  and  seating  plans  that  are  too  wide 
relative  to  depth  contain  too  many  seats  that 
per/nit  only  a  distorted  view  of  the  picture. 

2.  An  unobstructed  view  of  the  picture. 
Floor  slope  design  and  seating  arrangement 
may  place  other  patrons  in  the  line  of  vision; 
overhanding  balconies  and  structure  elements 
also  may  cause  obstruction. 

3.  A  comfortably  sized  chair  with  sufficient 
leg  room  allowance.  Chairs  should  be  at  least 
20  inches  wide  and  be  placed  no  closer  than 
34  inches  back-to-back  in  the  rows. 

4.  A  clear,  well  illuminated  screen  image 
of  a  size  neither  too  large  for  the  forward 
seats  nor  too  small  for  the  last  row.  (See  the 
accompanying  diagrams  which  supply  a  guide 
in  determining  proper  screen  image  size.) 

5.  Delivery  of  faithful  sound  to  all  viewing 
positions.  As  the  Research  Council  of  the 
Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  &  Sciences 
found  in  a  survey  conducted  a  few  years  before 
the  war,  most  theatres  have  faulty  acoustical 
conditions.  Why  not?  Most  of  them  were  built 
without  thought  of  acoustics.  A  competent 
check  of  auditorium  acoustics,  and  of  noise 
interference,  is  really  indispensable  to  a  serious 
investigation  of  just  what  needs  to  be  done 
to  get  rid  of  obsolescence.  In  many  instances 
a  theatre  can  be  effectively  revised  acoustically 
with  a  relatively  small  expenditure  of  money. 
It  is  a  point  to  be  definitely  determined  in 
measuring  a  theatre's  obsolescence. 

6.  Auditorium  illumination  during  projec- 
tion which  does  not  compete  with  the  screen 
in  the  patron's  visual  attention.  Lighting  fix- 
tures as  used  in  an  earlier  period  of  motion 
picture  theatre  design,  and  highly  reflective 
surfaces,  are  sources  of  such  interference. 

7.  Comfortable,  healthful  atmospheric  con- 


ditions. Many  of  the  older  theatres  are  in- 
adequately ventilated  ;  some  still  have  radiators 
for  heating  and  little  or  no  means  of  changing 
the  air.  Some  provision  for  cooling  the  air  in 
summer  may  be  necessary  (there  are  few 
parts  of  the  United  States  in  which  this  would 
not  be  really  warranted  because  of  the  short- 
ness or  moderation  of  the  warmer  months); 
but  no  theatre,  anywhere,  could  be  otherwise" 
than  obsolete  if  it  did  not  provide  clean,  fresh 
air,  summer  and  winter,  at  a  temperature  and\ 
rate  of  relative  humidity  allowing  an  assembly\ 
of  people  to  be  comfortable.  The  requirements; 
of  a  theatre  for  the  supply  of  air  to  an  audi-' 
torium,  which  is  almost  sealed  off  from  the: 
outdoors,  are  definite,  and  what  any  individual 
theatre  should  have  can  be  readily  determined 
by  a  person  competent  in  the  methods  of  mod- 
ern heating,  ventilating  and  air-conditioning. 

8.  A  set  of  toilet  rooms  adequate  in  capacity, 
easily  accessible,  and  finished  and  equipped  so 
that  they  can  be  kept  clean  and  perfectly 
serviceable  with  a  minimum  of  maintenance.. 
(This  requirement  puts  many  of  our  older 
theatres  to  a  hard  test;  fortunately,  remodel- 
ing can  usually  correct  the  bad  conditions — 
if  planned  expertly  and  carried  out  sincerely,, 
not  as  a  makeshift.) 

SUBORDINATE  FACTORS 

These  things  I  think  must  be  set  down  aS' 
basic.  I  would  use  them  before  any  other 
factors  to  determine  whether  a  certain  theatre 
was  obsolete  beyond  redemption  or  not.  But 
there  are  some  other  factors,  too.  For  ex- 
ample, I  think  the  motion  picture's  public  in 
all  but  the  more  remote  localities  of  the  United 
States  and  nations  of  comparable  culture,  ex- 
pect : 

1.  Carpeting  on  all  floors  where  footsteps 
should  be  silenced  and  where  such  "luxuries" 
have  become  rather  common. 

2.  A  really  sanitary  drinking  fountain,  one 
that  is  attractive,  not  a  device  adapted  to  a 
business  office  or  factory. 

3.  A  telephone  booth  (except,  possibly,  in 
the  smallest  towns). 

4.  Lounging  space  giving  immediate  access 
to  toilet  rooms. 

5.  A  women's  "powder  room"  separate  from 
the  toilet  room,  though  adjoining  it. 

6.  Provisions  for  selling  tickets  that  do  not 
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"No  other  art  or  industry  in  the  world  narrows  down  its  success  to  quite  such  a 
needle's  eye  as  that  through  ivhich  the  motion  picture  has  to  pass  —  an  optical 
aperture  —  in  the  continuous  miracle  of  the  screen  by  a  man  and  his  machine,  the 
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Contacts— Little  Things 
That  Make  Lots  of  Trouble 

ONE  OF  THE  boys  asked  me 
the  other  day  what  one  thing  had  caused  me 
the  most  trouble  in  the  years  I've  been  taking 
care  of  sound  equipment.  The  answer,  be- 
lieve it  or  not,  is  simple — contacts. 

Yep,  just  contacts.  By  contacts,  of  course, 
I  mean  a  great  many  different  kinds.  Switch 
contacts,  wiping  contacts  in  faders  and  gain 
controls,  tube  socket  contacts — I  guess  there 
are  several  dozen  contacts  in  every  booth.  Just 
a  couple  of  pieces  of  copper,  which,  because 
they  have  to  move,  can't  be  soldered  together. 

The  contacts  that  give  the  real  trouble  are 
the  ones  you  use  the  least.  Say,  for  example, 
that  you  have  a  turntable  in  the  booth  for 
playing  records,  but  you  haven't  used  it  for 
a  long  time.  Then,  all  of  a  sudden,  the  boss 
decides  he'd  like  a  record.  Okay,  you  throw 
the  switch  over  to  the  phono  position,  play  the 
record,  but  when  you  put  the  switch  back  to 
its  normal  position  you  get  no  sound  from 
your  projector.  What  happened?  Just  a 
bum  contact.  Working  the  switch  back  and 
forth  a  few  times  will  usually  get  you  back 
in  action. 

Or,  maybe,  you  have  a  "regular  emergency" 
switch  on  your  amplifier.  Just  for  curiosity 
one  day  you  decide  to  see  if  the  "emergency" 
side  works.  So  you  throw  it  over  to  "emer- 
gency" and  maybe  it  works  and  maybe  it 
doesn't. 

We  all  have  learned  from  experience  that 
faders  and  gain  controls  have  to  be  kept  well 
cleaned  to  avoid  noise.  Since  we  use  these  con- 
tacts frequently  we  keep  after  them.  It's  the 
ones  we  don't  use  or  use  seldom  that  we 
neglect.  The  best  way  to  avoid  trouble  with 
these  little  used  contacting  devices  is-  to  use 
them.  If  you  use  them  you  will  take  care  of 
them. 

If  you  have  a  record  player  in  your  booth 
and  the  house  doesn't  use  it  much,  get  your- 
self a  record  and  next  time  you're  making  up 
a  show  before  the  house  opens  play  yourself 
a  record.  If  you  have  any  kind  of  emergency 
equipment,  plan  to  use  it  regularly — once  a 
week  or  once  a  month.  Pick  a  day  like  a 
Monday  matinee  when  the  house  is  not  apt 
to  be  so  full.  Then  some  day  when  you  need 
it  you'll  know  it's  in  working  condition. 

I  have  a  little  trick  of  cleaning  wiping  con- 
tacts that  you  may  or  may  not  be  using.  After 
I've  done  all  the  usual  cleaning  on  a  fader  or 
gain  control,  I  take  a  stiff  piece  of  writing 


paper,  lay  it  on  the  fixed  contacts  and  rui 
the  wiping  contacts  over  the  paper  a  fev 
times.  You'll  be  surprised  how  much  blacl 
stulif  }'ou  pick  up  this  way. 

I  also  have  a  burnishing  tool  I  acquire! 
from  the  Bell  System  way  back  in  1917.  Thi 
tool  is  fine,  but  it  should  be  used  very  span 
ingly  on  copper,  for  if  used  too  often  it  causei 
undue  wear.  Paper  is  safer  for  this  purpos 
and  can't  be  used  too  often. 

I  don't  believe  in  using  vaseline  on  metalli 
surfaces  that  are  exposed  to  the  air  as  it  tend 
to  collect  dust.  Carbona  is  good  for  cleaninj 
the  surfaces,  but  it  leaves  them  too  dry.  Th 
best  thing  is  a  very  thin  oil.  The  kind  of  oi 
typewriter  repairmen  use  is  good.  Special  oil 
for  this  purpose  are  also  available.  Put  a  littl  , 
oil  on  the  contacts,  operate  the  device  severa. 
times,  wipe  the  oil  off  carefully,  then  put  oi 
just  a  very  small  amount  of  oil.  Do  this  evei 
if  you  use  Carbona  first. 

Vaseline  is  swell  on  tungar  bulb  bases.  Pu 
a  little  on  the  threads  of  the  base  and  a  littl 
on  the  bottom  contact  before  you  screw  th 
bulb  in  its  socket.    It  will  prevent  corrosion 

Tube  contacts  are  a  little  tougher  to  handle 
I  put  just  a  little  smear  of  light  oil  on  eacl 
contact,  put  the  tube  in  its  socket  and  pull  i 
out  and  push  it  in  a  few  times,  wipe  off  th^ 
tube  contacts,  then  put  just  a  tiny' drop  of  oil 
again  on  each  contact  and  put  the  tube  bad 
in  its  socket.  Where  you  are  using  a  tube  witi 
a  top  grid  connection  handle  it  the  same  wa; 
— but  use  very  little  oil ;  that's  important. 

Contacts  can  cause  a  lot  of  trouble,  but  . 
little  attention  can  help  a  lot. 

Wiring  Headsets  So  They 
Serve  the  Most  Purposes 

ONE  OF  THE  most  importan, 
pieces  of  auxiliary  equipment  for  a  really  wet 
run  projection  room  is  a  good  telephone  head 
set.  However,  a  pair  of  headphones  is  not  o' 
much  help  unless  the  sound  system  wiring  i 
arranged  in  such  a  manner  that  the  phone 
may  be  used  at  convenient  locations. 

The  wiring  should  be  laid  out  so  that  yoi 
can  connect  the  headset  at  each  machine  am' 
at  the  main  amplifier.  You  know  how  ofteiji 
it's  necessary  to  make  a  little  adjustment  o  ' 
the  lateral  guide  rollers ;  it  is  certainly  well  t( 
do  this  with  the  phones  on  your  head  and  thi 
sound  right  in  your  ear.  The  noise  of  the  pro 
jector  is  cut  out  and  you  can  pay  close  atten 
tion  to  what  you  are  doing. 

I  have  usually  tried  to  include  wiring  fo: 
headphones  at  the  time  I  was  making  th 


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sound  equipment  installation.  If  you  plan  it 
that  way  it's  a  very  simple  matter  to  add  one 
pair  of  shielded  wires  from  the  main  amplifier 
|to  the  front  wall,  and  from  there  to  a  point 
in  front  of  each  projector.  A  telephone  jack 
'to  plug  the  phones  into  takes  up  very  little 
space  and  can  usually  be  mounted  in  one  of 
the  pull  boxes  or  junction  boxes  on  the  front 
wall.  Doing  the  job  this  way  it  is  absolutely 
necessary  to  use  shielded  wire  so  that  there 
jwill  be  no  chance  of  the  signal  on  the  phone 
'circuit  being  picked  up  by  any  of  the  other 
sound  wires. 

Although  the  neatest  way  to  do  this  job  is, 
as  I  said,  at  the  time  of  the  installation  of  the 
'rest  of  the  equipment,  it  can  always  be  added 
■at  any  time.  Since  the  wires  only  carry  sound 
at  very  low  voltage,  the  wiring  does  not  have 
to  be  in  conduit  or  BX.  Use  a  good  grade  of 
wire  to  avoid  any  chance  of  a  short  circuit, 
[however. 

I  If  you  are  running  this  line  outside  of  the 
conduit  carrying  other  sound  wires,  it  doesn't 
need  to  be  shielded  wire,  but  it  should  have  a 
good  tough  outer  insulation. 
'  The  best  place  from  which  to  feed  the 
iphone  circuit  is  the  monitor  amplifier,  if  one 
is  included  in  your  sound  system ;  if  you  don't 
have  a  monitor  amplifier,  connect  the  circuit 
across  the  speech  terminals  of  your  monitor 
speaker.  In  this  way  you  can  control  the 
volume  on  the  headphones  with  your  monitor 
ivolume  control.  Since  a  headset  has  usually 
[an  impedance  of  2,000  ohms  or  more,  there  is 
;no  chance  that  the  addition  of  the  phones  will 
'disturb  the  output  impedance  of  the  sound 
system. 

You'll  find  this  addition  one  of  the  handiest 
■gadgets  you've  ever  had.  Headsets  are  avail- 
able through  most  any  fair-sized  radio  store, 
or  your  theatre  supply  dealer  can  get  them 
for  you.  The  jacks  and  the  plug'  are  also 
easily  obtained. 

A  job  of  this  kind  adds  up  to  very  little  in 
'money,  but  will  pay  big  dividends  in  con- 


;venience.  ^ 

• 

How  Many  of  You  Find 
Volume  Needs  Adjustment? 

]  A  letter  here  from  L.  W.  Payne,  who  runs 
I  the  Capitol  theatre  in  Listowel,  Ont.,  dis- 
agrees, but  definitely,  with  what  I  had  to  say 
last  month  about  present-day  recording.  He 
asserts  that  in  spite  of  what  I  said,  if  he  left 
the  fader  alone  during  a  feature  his  customers 
would  run  him  out  of  town.  The  difference 
in  level,  according  to  Mr.  Payne,  between 
music  and  dialogue,  is  much  too  great  now, 
and  that  the  recordings  of  ten  years  ago  were 
a  lot  more  to  his  liking. 

Having  gone  on  record  in  the  opposite 
direction,  I  of  course  differ  with  what  he  says. 
I  get  to  listen  to  a  lot  of  pictures  in  various 
theatres  and  it's  my  experience  that  things  are 
as  I  pointed  out  last  month — we  hardly  ever 
find  occasion  to  adjust  the  fader  once  we  get 
over  the  first  show. 

Now  maybe  things  are  different  in  different 
regions.  I  would  surely  like  to  get  the  reac- 
tions of  other  sections;  perhaps  then  we  can 
go  a  little  deeper  into  the  matter.  If  I  had 
some  more  letters  on  this  matter,  giving  me 
the  name  of  actual  pictures  in  which  the  vol- 
ume did  vary,  we  could  check  them  and  pos- 
sibly get  the  situation  some  attention. 

Next  time  you  get  a  print  for  which  you 
have  to  change  your  volume  several  times. 


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just  make  a  special  note  of  the  name  of  thei  ijj 
film,  and  the  print  number,  if  possible,  and  f 
let  me  have  the  dope.    I  think  I  can  promise 
you  that  your  time  won't  be  entirely  wasted. 
• 

Why  Projection  Standards 
Must  Be  Pushed  Even  Higher^ 

MANY  OF  THE  inquiries  sent;: 
to  me,  as  the  conductor  of  this  department,,' 
have  been  of  the  sort  requiring  answ^ers  oti: 
interest  almost  exclusively  to  the  persons  pre- 
senting the  problem.  These  I  answer  by  mail,,; 
and  that  I  am  glad  to  do.  At  the  same  time,, 
when  I  come  to  select  subjects  to  write  about: 
in  these  columns,  from  the  many  that  might 
be  dealt  with,  1  wish  I  had  a  lot  of  indications- 
in  my  mail  file  of  just  what  would  be  most 
timely. 

Wartime  conditions  may  account  for  the 
fewer  number  of  problems  in  projection  and 
sound  that  represent  more  than  certain  indi 
vidual  cases.  The  stuff  we  are  working  witbi 
has  been  around  a  long  time,  and  we  don't 
have  too  much  trouble  with  it  (at  least,  trou- 
ble that  we  can  do  anything  about  under  war- 
time restrictions).  If  that  is  true,  does  it 
mean  that  we  are  getting  into  habits  of  re 
garding  our  responsibilities  as  routine?  I 
don't  think  we  should.  That's  a  damn  bad 
habit  for  any  of  us  to  get  into. 

Motion  picture  projection  has  not,  in  my 
opinion,  reached  the  point  where  we  can  con- 
sider it  perfect.  There  are  going  to  be  a  lot 
of  new  ideas  to  apply  after  this  war  is  over, 
and  I  think  it's  up  to  us  to  keep  up  with 
what's  cooking.  When  the  new  radio  and 
television  stuff  starts  coming  along,  we  in  the 
theatre  business  are  going  to  have  to  compete 
with  it  on  a  quality  basis.  Stay  with  me  for  . 
a  few  more  paragraphs  and  I'll  try  to  tell  you  jj 
what  I  mean. 

Up  to  now  the  quality  of  sound  in  most  of 
our  theatres  has  been  so  far  ahead  of  the  aver-  i 
age  home  radio  that  there  has  been  no  com-  1 
parison.  This  has,  of  course,  been  due  to  the  ')>. 
fact  that  theatre  equipment  has  cost  so  much  | 
more  that  the  manufacturers  have  been  able  fli 
to  use  materials  of  a  much  better  grade.  Also,  i 
because  they  haven't  had  to  build  their  equip-  | 
ment  to  fit  on  top  of  the  mantelpiece  or  in  a 
bookcase,  they  could  use  larger  transformers, 
more  tubes  and  bigger  speakers. 

Those  conditions  will  not  necessarily  con- 
tinue to  be  true.  Take  the  case  of  vacuum 
tubes.  In  order  to  get  large  amounts  of  un- 
distorted  power  output  in  theatre  equipment, 
the  manufacturers  have  had  to  use  transmitter 
type  tubes  of  large  size,  requiring  large 
amounts  of  heater  current  with  correspond- 
ingly large  transformers.  They  have  had  to 
use  very  high  plate  voltages,  requiring  big 
plate  transformers,  chokes  and  condensers. 
Unless  you  built  an  addition  on  to  your  house 
you  could  never  use  that  kind  of  equipment  at 
home. 

The  new  tubes,  developed  during  the  war, 
will  be  of  standard  size,  which  will  mean  that 
for  a  large  amount  of  good  clean  watts  you 
won't  need  a  five-foot  rack  and  a  power  house 
to  run  it.  The  radio  you  buy  for  home  use 
will  be  built  to  sound  so  well  that  our  theatre 
equipment,  if  not  improved  considerably,  will 
sound  poor  by  comparison. 

Speaker  equipment  in  the  theatres  has  al- 
ways been  considerably  better  than  anything 
that  could  be  conveniently  used  in  the  home. 


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Theatre  speakers,  of  course,  will  always  be 
irger  in  size  because  of  the  area  that  the 
Dund  from  them  has  to  cover ;  but  for  quality 
-well,  the  new  speakers  for  home  radio  and 
elevision  sets  are  going  to  give  sound  quality 
s  good  as  the  best  theatre  setups,  and  much 
etter  than  some  of  the  poorer  jobs. 

We  used  to  think  that  we  could  always 
eat  radio  quality  because  of  that  old  devil 
tatic,  and  because  our  frequency  response 
ange  was  so  much  greater.    Well,  you've  all 
leard  of  F.M.    Static  is  thereby  eliminated, 
jnd  frequency  response?    It's  there  all  right. 
'\  1947  model  F.M.  set  is  going  to  give  you 
luality  and  quiet  reception  that  will  be  darn 
lard  to  equal. 

Let's  think  for  a  minute  about  home  tele- 
ision.  Sure  that  has  been  just  around  the 
orner  for  a  long,  long  time.  But  it's  ready 
low.  People  are  already  pretty  sound  con- 
cious,  by  which  I  mean  most  all  more  or  less 
;now  good  and  bad  sound  when  they  hear  it. 
With  television  they  are  going  to  get  "picture- 
mart."  They  are  going  to  get  wise  to  things 
ike  sharp  focus,  definition,  screen  brightness 
uid  contrast.  Your  picture  on  the  screen  at 
our  theatre  is  going  to  have  to  be  pretty  darn 
[ood  because  a  lot  people  in  the  audience  are 
joing  to  be  judging  picture  quality. 

All  in  all,  we  are  going  to  have  to  do  an  in- 
'reasingly  better  job  in  the  future.  The  man- 
ifacturers  are  wise  to  this  and  are  going  hell- 
)ent-for-election  to  make  better  equipment. 
Consequently,  I  don't  think  this  is  any  time 
:or  us  to  sit  back  and  figure  we  are  doing 
r)kay. 

.  I'll  throw  in  another  little  curve  while  I'm 
on  the  subject.  We  will  be  hard  after  some- 
hing  more  that  television  won't  have.  Tele- 
vision will  eventually  have  color.  But  maybe 
he  theatre  will  have  third-dimension  pictures 
ome  day.  The  third-dimension  picture  idea 
las  been  kicking  around  as  long  as,  or  longer 
:han,  the  idea  of  making  the  pictures  talk. 
V"ou  and  I  know  that  the  talking  idea  was 
Dooted  about  for  years  and  years  before  some 
/ery  smart  boys  took  a  real  long  shot  and 
A^ent  at  it  in  a  serious  way,  with  some  serious 
Tioney.  Before  anybody  knew  what  was  hap- 
pening, the  panic  was  on.  A  lot  of  people 
(including  myself)  didn't  think  the  picture 
leeded  sound;  but  the  public,  once  they  heard 
t,  decided  otherwise. 

I  think  the  third  dimension  idea  will  follow 
:hrough  in  much  the  same  way.  In  a  more 
orderly  manner,  I  hope.  I  think  it  should 
;tart  with  the  camera,  then  follow  up  with 
ipecial  projection  equipment.  I  imagine, 
:hough,  that  what  will  happen  is  that  it  will 
itart  with  some  form  of  special  projection  or 
;creen  equipment,  and  that  when  the  illusion 
)f  the  depth  takes  hold,  the  camera  will  be 
ised  to  take  full  advantage  of  the  projection 
reatures. 

We  cannot  expect  that  the  sound  we  use 
tor  our  present  flat  picture  is  going  to  do  for 
I  picture  that  has  three  dimensions.  Walt 
Disney  gave  us  a  swell  show  with  his  "Fan- 
tasia" setup,  and  those  of  you  who  saw  or 
read  descriptions  of  this  stuff  know  that  it 
wasn't  so  very  simple.  But  that,  after  all, 
Dnly  shifted  the  sound  across  the  screen  from 
)ne  side  to  the  other — it  didn't  have  to  go 
)ack  of  the  screen  for  maybe  30  of  40  feet. ' 

What  all  this  has  been  leading  up  to  is  just 
this — motion  picture  projection  is  not  a  fin- 
shed  job.  There  are  still  a  lot  of  new  tricks 
to  be  learned.   We  have  come  a  long  way  in 


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loose  cog  there  — the  tiniest  slip  due  to 
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SOME  TIME  ago  I  had  a  letter 
rom  Wendel  Jacob  of  Davis,  Calif.,  who  had 

1  little  problem  in  ventilating  his  lamphouses. 
)ince  the  matter  was  not  of  a  nature  that 
eemed  to  have  a  great  deal  of  general  interest, 
[  wrote  him  my  suggestions  directly.  I  would 
ike  to  hear  if  he  adopted  my  idea  and  how 
le  made  out.  Perhaps  then  we  could  pass 
he  information  on  to  some  of  you  boys  who 
ire  operating  under  conditions  similar  to  his. 

From  time  to  time  I  get  letters  from  men 
irt  ho  want  to  know  how  they  can  get  into  the 
llATSE.  My  advice  to  them  is  to  apply 
Jirectly  to  the  local  union  having  jurisdiction 
in  their  locality.  The  national  headquarters 
.)f  the  IATSE  can  give  the  address  of  the 
proper  local.  The  address  of  the  national 
headquarters  is  630  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York 
City. 

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OBSOLESCENCE-AND 
WHAT  TO  DO  ABOUT  IT 

{Continued  from  page  14) 

make  it  necessary  to  wait  in  line  outdoors. 

So  far  we  have  considered  the  interests  of 
the  exhibitor  as  those  of  the  public,  which  they 
most  emphatically  are.  Here  are  some  that 
concern  the  economics  of  operation : 

1.  All  lighting  devices  should  be  easily  ac- 
cessible for  servicing,  and  be  of  a  kind  that 
does  not  aggravate  the  problem  of  maintaining 
their  efficiency. 

2.  Interior  appearance  should  not  depend 
upon  the  use  of  draperies  of  a  kind  that  quickly 
become  dirty,  or  in  an  amount  representing 
substantial  servicing  and  replacement  charges. 
(The  significance  of  draperies  as  a  fire  hazard 
is  reduced  by  the  availability  of  really  effective 
fireproofing  treatment,  and  also  of  glass 
fabrics.) 

3.  A  dumbwaiter  for  carrying  film  directly 
from  the  street  to  the  projection  room.  (Such 
a  device  is  not  costly,  and  it  can  save  much 
time  and  labor  over  the  years.) 

4.  Interior  surface  materials  highly  resistant 
to  abuse  where  they  are  accessible  to  patrons. 

5.  Bonded  roofing  of  best  quality  should  be 
installed  as  a  guarantee  against  refinishing  in- 
terior surfaces  that  can  be  reached  only  with 
scaffolding. 

6.  Strategically  located  rooms  for  keeping 
cleaning,  advertising  and  similar  operating 
supplies. 

7.  Combination  checking  and  first-aid  room. 
Now  after  all  of  the  important  practical 

factors  have  been  investigated,  considerations 
of  appearance,  styling,  etc.,  are  in  order.  Per- 
haps by  the  time  these  matters  are  arrived  at, 
the  estimate  of  alteration  costs  has  badly 
dented  the  budget.  But  if  the  theatre  has 
appeared  capable  of  being  modernized  in  the 
fundamental  requirements  of  picture  presenta- 
tion, patron  comfort,  and  adequately  eco- 
nomical operation,  it  is  not  obsolete  beyond  sal- 
vage even  though  out-of-date  in  style. 

[Mr.  Schlanger,  a  regular  contributor  to  these 
pages  for  many  years,  is  a  Neiu  York  architect 
specializing  in  theatre  design  and  consultation  ivork 
in  that  fieldJ] 


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The  800-seat  plan  —  an  interior  view 
of  the  model  below,  showing  the  floor 
plan;  and  at  right  the  front  design. 


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Designs  for 
Prefabricated 
Film  Theatres 


[The  idea  of  reducing  building  construction 
to  the  relative  simplicities  of  prefabricatioi 
has  been  applied  to  an  extraordinarily  ambi 
tious  degree  in  the  scheme  announced  thh 
month  in  Los  Angeles  by  Charles  Skourasj. 
president   of  National   Theatres  Ainusemen^^ 
Company.    Industrial  engineering  striving  ti\ 
meet  the  peculiar  needs  of  war  has  applied  h 
to  such  structures  as  storage  buildings  of  thi 
armed  forces;  among  structures  less  simple 
theatres,  and  especially  motion  picture  theatres 
probably  stand  among  those  at  the  extremi 
of  complexity.     In  the  models  exhibited  bi 
Mr.  SkouraSj  however,  pre  fabrication  is  em' 
ployed,  except  for  the  foundation,  throughout 
the  structure  and  its  interior  divisions,  includh 
ing  decorative  elements;  even  equipment,  somi\ 
of  which  would  have  to  be  of  special  design! 
would  be  specified  and  installed  as  integral 
components  of  the  physical  facilties  purchased) ! 
Four  models  have  been  exhibited — one  for  £ 
seating  capacity  of  800,  one  for  1,000  seats^^ 
\one  for  1,200  seats  on  a  single  floor,  and  a 
stadium  type  seating  1,200.    Photographs  oj 
these  models  are  reproduced  in  adjoining  col 
umns;  below  are  specifications  released  with 
them. — The  Editor.] 


DESIGNED  TO  BE  shipped  "by 
boat,  rail  or  truck,"  any  of  the  four  sizes  of 
theatres  could  be  erected,  it  is  estimated  in 
the  statement  giving  general  specifications 
within  three  weeks  after  delivery.  The  weight 
is  indicated  by  figures  given  for  the  1,200-seat 
stadium  type  —  steel  for  structural  frames,  1 
filler  walls,  roof,  ceilings,  tower  and  remain- 
ing steel  elements  would  total  350  tons. 

Each  type  of  theatre  would  have  a  decora- 
tive tower  not  only  for  the  name  sign,  but  for 
a  television  antenna. 

Construction  would  be  of  steel  throughout 
on  foundations  and  footings  of  reinforced 
concrete.  The  entire  floor  would  be  of  con 
Crete,  with  terrazzo  and  tile  added  where  de- 
sired. Specifications  call  for  side  wall  sup 
porting  columns  and  roof  trusses  of  structural 
steel  having  exposed  areas  fireproofed  with 
pre-cast  tile. 

Side  and  rear  exterior  wall  structures 
would  be  prefabricated  of  two  fluted  (corru- 
gated) metal  sheets  containing  three  layers  of 
lj4-inch  asbestos  or  gypsum  or  similar  fire- 
proof material,  and  would  be  constructed  in 
varying  lengths  with  interlocking  sections. 
These  sections  would  be  fastened  together  and 
attached  to  the  foundation  and  structural 
members  with  bolts. 

The  entire  roof  would  also  be  constructed 
of  fluted  metal  and  be  covered  with  insulation 
and  composition  roofing.  Fluted  metal  would 
also  be  used  for  ceilings. 

Interior  partitions  would  be  of  metal  and 
of  curved  design — "to  provide  ease  of  public 
passage."  The  partitions  would  be  bolted  to 
the  floor  and  ceiling. 

Regarding  interior  finish   and  decorative 
treatment,  the  specifications  provide : 

"All  metal  surfaces  of  interior  and  exterior 


BEHER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  1945 


Scheme  for  a  theatre  seating  1200 
on  a  single  floor — above,  the  exterior 
design;   at  left  the  interior  plan. 


A  stadium  plan  for  1200  seats;  interior  view  shows  the  stadium;  at  right  is  foyer  area  beneath  the  stadium. 


are  baked  enamel,  which  eliminates  corrosion. 
The  interior  decorations  are  applied  on  can- 
vas at  a  studio,  in  many  varying  designs,  and 
are  applied  over  the  acoustical  treatment  with 
a  snap-on  attachment  so  that  the  theatre  can 
be  decorated  in  a  very  short  time.  When  it  is 
desired  to  change  the  decorations,  they  can  be 
ordered  according  to  the  owner's  selection, 
and  seasonal  decorations  can  be  obtained." 

Auditorium  seating  would  be  spaced  36 
inches  back-to-back,  and  the  minimum  width 
of  chairs  would  be  20  inches.  In  installing 
the  seating  the  rear  of  the  standard  would 


engage  in  a  slot,  the  front  be  held  by  a  clamp. 
Sponge  rubber  cushions  instead  of  springs  are 
specified  for  the  chairs.  A  raceway  for  wiring 
the  full  length  of  each  aisle  would  be  pro- 
vided to  permit  as  many  aisle  lights  as  desired. 

Projection  rooms  include  space  "for  pro- 
jectors, spot  lamp  and  effect  machine"  and 
also  "television  equipment."  Projection  and 
sound  equipment  would  be  "composite  units 
with  portable  plugs  allowing  connection  im- 
mediately upon  delivery." 

Lighting  fixtures  would  be  recessed,  em- 
ploying plastic  instead  of  glass;  wiring  and 


plumbing  would  be  built  in  at  the  factory. 

In  the  auditorium  air  supply  system  air  re- 
turn is  provided  in  the  fluted  metal  side  walls. 
Air-conditioning  will  be  installed  where  neces- 
sary, using  "composite  units"  removable  "at 
will."  Heating  equipment  would  also  be 
"portable,"  similarly  using  "composite  units." 
Special  ventilation  is  planned  for  other  areas. 


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RESEATING  WILL  be  one  of 
the  biggest  jobs  to  be  undertaken  by  the  mo- 
tion picture  business  after  the  war.  The 
longer  the  ability  to  get  new  seating  is  de- 
ferred, the  bigger  the  job  becomes.  In  some 
ways  reseating  calls  for  more  planning  and 
organization  than  the  seating  of  a  new  theatre. 
With  a  new  theatre  one  is  starting  from 
scratch,  there  are  no  existing  conditions  to 
bother  about.  In  reseating,  however,  we  are 
limited  in  what  we  can  do  (without  going  to 
unwarranted  expense). 

Despite  the  limitations  imposed  by  existing 
physical  conditions,  a  good  job,  probably  one 
better  than  before,  can  be  done  if  the  man- 
agement plans  it  well  and  sees  that  those  who 
make  the  installation  take  proper  precautions, 
use  proper  methods. 

It  is  necessary,  first  of  all,  to  make  a  thor- 
ough and  accurate  survey  of  conditions  related 
to  the  seating.  There  should  be  no  guess- 
work ;  a  difference  of  as  little  as  half  an  inch 
will  mean  that  the  chairs  will  not  fit  the  floor 
slope  properly,  that  back-to-back  spacings  will 
be  irregular,  that  the  chairs  will  not  fill  out 
a  row  where  it  butts  against  a  wall,  or  won't 
fit  into  space  between  recessed  aisles  or  bal- 
cony steps. 

CHARTING  CONDITIONS 

In  making  the  chair  survey,  all  information 
pertaining  to  the  existing  installation  should 
be  put  down  on  paper  in  a  sort  of  pilot  dia- 
gram on  which  changes,  revisions  or  additions 
can  be  worked  out  until  the  best  possible  seat- 
ing arrangement  is  arrived  at — this  before  the 
chairs  are  purchased.  The  exact  floor  inclines 
(inch  or  fractional  drop  to  the  foot)  should 
be  taken  by  means  of  a  standard  carpenter's 
spirit-level — one  12  inches  long,  preferably — 
with  the  length  between  the  various  inclines 
or  pitches  measured  accurately. 

Noting  of  breaks  in  the  floor  incline  is  very 
important  as  the  chair  standards  will  be  cut 
and  fabricated  at  the  factory  according  to  this 
information.  It  should  be  noted  if  the  present 
floor  i-  a  bowled-inclined,  straight-inclined  or 
bowled-reverse  inclined  type;  and  the  radius 
or  curvature  of  the  standee  rail  be  determined 
accurately.  Any  protrusions  or  offsets  of  the 
side  walls  should  be  shown  in  the  layout,  as 
well  as  aisle  lights,  hearing  aid  conduits,  and 
floor  vents  so  that  they  will  not  interfere  with 
the  chair  standards. 

Extreme  care  should  be  taken  in  checking 
the  condition  of  the  floor  when  it  is  of  con- 


crete to  see  if  there  are  any  breaks,  bellying' 
up  or  sinking.  When  the  floor  is  of  wood, 
note  any  splintering,  warping  or  rotting  that 
may  be  present.  Such  faults  should  be  cor- 
rected well  before  the  new  chairs  are  to  be 
installed. 

A  separate  plot  diagram  should  be  made 
showing  the  exact  size  of  each  chair  in  the 
existing  chair  installation.  Graph  paper  with 
;^-inch  squares  is  excellent  for  this  purpose. 
Each  bank  of  chairs  in  the  existing  layout 
should  be  outlined  heavily  with  a  pencil,  so 
that  each  chair  is  represented  by  a  square. 
The  width  of  the  aisles  should  also  be  shown 
in  the  spaces  between  each  bank  of  chairs. 

MEASURING  CHAIR  WIDTHS 


In  measuring  the  width  of  each  chair,  it  is 
better  to  start  at  the  last  row  in  the  extreme 
left  bank,  continuing  the  measuring  down  to 
the  last  chair  in  the  first  row,  then  going  over 
to  the  next  bank  of  chairs  and  proceeding 
similarly.  As  each  chair  is  measured  for  width, 
from  the  side  of  one  arm  rest  to  the  center 
line  of  the  adjoining  arm  rest,  the  size  should 
be  noted  in  the  appropriate  square.  The  num- 
ber 9  could  represent  a  19-inch  chair;  0  a  20- 
inch  chair;  1  a  21-inch,  and  2  a  22-inch  chair. 

For  a  thorough  check  of  the  old  chairs, 
the  condition  of  each  should  be  determined; 
this  would  be  most  convenient  at  the  time  of 
measuring  the  widths.  Writing  in  the  proper 
square,  alongside  the  width  number,  "G"  for 
good,  "F"  for  fair,  'T"  for  poor.  Each  square| 
would  then  contain  such  symbols  as  G-2,  F-1,1 
P-9,  etc.    In  this  way  a  quick  tabulation  can  } 
be  made  for  ready  reference  later  on,  showing  f 
exactly  the  total  amount  of  chairs  in  the  old 
layout,  how  many  are  19-inch  chairs,  20-inch 
chairs,  etc.,  how  many  of  any  such  sizes  are  in 
a  particular  row  and  bank,  and  how  many  are 
in  good,  fair  or  poor  condition. 

Such  a  record  of  the  old  chair  layout  should 
be  used  in  making  the  new  layout,  as  from  it 
one  can  learn  at  a  glance  just  how  any  im- 
provements or  alterations  ought  to  be  made  in 
the  new  chair  installation.  '  j 

On  the  plan  of  the  new  chair  layout  to  be  | 
sent  with  the  order  to  the  factory,  all  informa-  if 
tion  should  be  given  down  to  the  smallest  i 
detail  so  that  the  chairs  can  be  fabricated  pre- 
cisely to  suit  the  condition  of  the  seating  area. 
A  tabulation  should  be  made  on  the  plan  , 
showing  how  many   19-inch,   20-inch,  etc., 
chairs  will  be  required.  In  this  way  the  fac- 
tory will  have  a  cross-reference  to  check  the 


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umber  of  chairs  in  the  layout  against  the 
uantity  specified  on  the  order, 
i  It  is  a  good  idea,  whenever  possible,  to  send 
plan  of  the  old  chair  layout  along  with  the 
ew  layout,  for  the  chair  manufacturer  has 
>;perts  on  his  staff  who  catch  mistakes. 

EEKINC  A  BETTER  PLAN 

In  making  the  new  chair  layout,  a  check 
lould  be  made  of  the  old  plan  to  see  where 
•nprovements  could  be  made,  especially  if 
le  present  sightlines  are  relatively  poor.  In 
jme  cases  making  the  radius  a  little  sharper 
r  shorter  on  the  side  bank  of  chairs — leaving 
he  radius  in  the  center  sections  the  same — 
/ill  make  the  viewing  better  (although  it  will 
aean  losing  several  chairs  at  the  end  of  the 
jirst  two  rows).  However,  extreme  care 
Should  be  exercised  that  the  curving  is  not  too 
i;reat,  for  then  the  viewing  angles. might  be 
joo  critical.  Staggering  the  chairs  in  the  cen- 
ter banks,  especially  where  the  floor  inclines 
re  too  "flat,"  can  improve  viewing  conditions, 
sometimes  by  moving  the  screen  a  little  back- 
irards  or  upwards,  or  even  making  the  picture 
lize  a  little  smaller,  will  compensate  for  seat- 
jig  plan  and  floor  slope  deficiencies, 
l'  In  all  new  layouts,  the  back-to-back  spacing 
'if  the  chairs  should  never  be  less  than  32 
nches,  and  34  inches  are  greatly  to  be  desired 
xcept  possibly  in  a  few  front  rows.  Some 
obs  may  require  a  completely  different  ar- 
angement  of  the  chairs  to  improve  the  view- 
ng  of  the  picture.  This  may  happen,  for 
xample,  in  extremely  wide  auditoriums  where 
here  are  side  banks  tight  up  against  the  walls, 
ilacing  many  chairs  in  areas  of  intolerable 
listortion.  In  such  cases,  aisles  are  definitely 
0  be  recommended.  It  is  altogether  a  good 
dea  to  "play  around"  with  the  seating  plan 
»n  paper  to  see  if  any  worthwhile  improve- 
nents  can  be  made  over  the  old  layout;  in 
nany  cases,  where  there  is  a  really  serious 
ffort,  improvements  can  be  made  and  at  very 
ittle  additional  expense. 

STORAGE  PROVISIONS 

In  planning  for  the  actual  installation  of 
he  reseating,  the  chair  man  and  the  theatre 
)wner  or  his  representative  should  definitely 
lecide  just  how  and  when  the  job  will  be 
lone  before  the  arrival  of  the  chairs.  Where 
he  theatre  will  have  to  be  operated  every  day 
is  well  as  nights,  an  installation  schedule 
hould  be  worked  out  so  that  there  will  be  no 
nterference  with  the  normal  running  of  the 
how  schedule.  The  chair  man  should  be 
easonably  sure  that  he  will  be  able  to  com- 
)lete  a  certain  section  of  work  before  the 
lext  day's  show.  There  will  be  the  matter  of 
torage  facilities  for  the  removed  chairs  to 
onsider,  with  the  chairs  segregated  as  to  the 
'arious  seat  widths  and  standard  specifications. 
Similar  provisions  also  have  to  be  made  for 
toring  of  the  new  chairs. 

Care  should  be  taken  that  crates  are  not 
)pened  without  thought  that  these  crates  are 
narked  according  to  floor  slope  pitches  and 
eat  and  back  sizes.  Also,  extreme  care  should 
)e  taken  in  the  opening  of  the  cartons  that 
lold  the  seats  or  backs,  as  a  sharp  tool  can 
■asily  cut  into  the  fabrics.  The  seats  should 
ilways  be  laid  flat  in  stacks  so  as  not  to  force 
he  springs  out  of  shape,  and  the  backs  and 
tandards  be  stood  upright  in  sections  to  pre- 
'ent  breakage. 

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care  should  be  exercised  that  the  threads  on 
the  fastening  bolts  are  not  stripped  or  marred. 
However,  not  all  of  the  old  Hoor  bolts  can 
be  used  because  tlie  new  chair  standards  may 
be  of  a  different  design,  the  chairs  may  be  laid 
out  on  a  new  radius,  and  the  concrete  around 
these  bolts  may  be  chipped  away.  Where  the 
old  floor  bolts  are  loose  or  cannot  be  used 
again,  rather  than  to  attempt  to  fasten  new 
chair  standards  to  them  it  is  best  to  clip  them 
as  close  to  the  floor  as  possible  with  bolt  cut- 
ters and  hammer  flat  any  extension  beyond  the 
level  of  the  floor.  This  will  leave  the  floor 
smooth  and  sound  with  no  obstruction  for 
patrons  to  trip  on. 

REMOVING  OLD  CHAIRS 

Reckless  picking  up  of  the  old  chairs  should 
always  be  avoided  as  such  practice  can  cause 
the  theatre  owner  or  lessee  serious  trouble 
and  expense  due  to  ruined  floors  and  in  broken 
or  bent  chair  standards.  Old  chairs  that  have 
bolt  threads  stripped  or  nuts  rusted  should 
never  be  forcibly  pulled  off  the  floor.  A  chair 
removed  by  rocking  it  to  and  fro  may  come 
off  the  floor  easier,  but  also  with  it  will  come 
out  the  entire  expansion  bolt  plus  a  chunk  of 
concrete,  making  it  difficult  to  fasten  a  new 
chair  standard  in  the  same  place. 

When  a  standard  cannot  be  removed  readily 
from  the  floor,  use  a  cold  chisel  and  hammer 
and  split  the  nut  or  shear  the  bolt.  This  will 
take  a  little  longer,  but  it  will  save  trouble 
and  expense. 

FLOOR  REPAIRS 

A  very  thorough  check  should  be  made  of 
the  floor  after  the  chairs  are  picked  up  to 
see  vyhere  faults  must  be  corrected.  When 
the  floor  is  of  concrete  any  large  crack,  espe- 
cially at  the  expansion  joints  that  run  across 
the  width  of  the  theatre,  should  be  filled  with 
new  concrete  or  patent  cement,  then  left  to 
set  properly.  All  new  holes  should  be  drilled 
as  far  as  practicable  from  the  old  holes  so  as 
to  give  the  new  expansion  bolt  a  solid  founda- 
tion. If  the  floor  is  concrete  slab  over  a 
cinder  fill,  and  the  concrete  tends  to  chip  away 
from  the  underside  when  holes  are  drilled,  hot 
lead  should  be  poured  around  the  expansion 
bolts  so  that  they  will  not  work  loose  in  a 
short  time. 

After  the  old  chairs  are  picked  up  off  the 
floor,  and  the  floor  is  properly  prepared  for 
the  reseating  job,  the  surface  should  be  scraped 
clean  of  all  gum,  candy,  etc.,  and  then  painted. 
Painting  the  floor  is  a  quick,  easy  job  when 
there  are  no  chairs  to  contend  with. 

When  the  floor  is  of  wood  construction,  the 
old  holes  should  not  be  used,  especially  if  the 
wood  is  chewed  quite  a  bit  by  the  screws.  If 
practicable,  it  is  better  that  all  the  chairs  be 
shifted  a  little  to  the  right  or  left,  or  behind 
or  in  front  of  the  original  holes.  If  the  Avood 
is  badly  warped  or  splintered,  or  has  large 
cracks,  the  best  thing  to  do  is  to  lay  a  new 
wood  floor,  or  one  of  cement  transite  or  mar- 
bloid,  in  order  to  have  a  rigid  fastening  foun- 
dation for  the  chairs. 

ANCHORING  NEW  CHAIRS 

When  installing  the  new  chairs  care  should 
be  taken  that  when  they  are  to  be  fastened 
to  the  old  bolts  a  tight  and  lasting  job  is  done. 
Using  the  old  bolts  may  save  the  cost  of  re- 
drilling  holes  and  inserting  new  bolt  fasteners, 
but  if  the  threads  are  crossed  or  the  bolts  are 


loose,  trouble  is  sure  to  result  in  a  very  short  > 
time  after  the  installation.     The  old  bolts  j 
may  look  pretty  good,  but  later  on  they  may  i 
prove  to  have  been  otherwise.     When  tht  | 
chairs  are  installed,  the  standards  are  first] 
slipped  over  bolts  embedded  in  the  floor,  theni 
the  nuts  are  put  on  and  given  a  few  turns  by: 
hand;  then  an  electric  tool  should  be  used  to: 
drive  them  on  tight.    If  the  electric  driver  isj 
used  carelessly,  there  are  bound  to  be  crossed 
threads  left  on  many  a  bolt.  When  the  stand- 
ards are  removed  in  a  reseating  job  and  the  nuti 
taken  off  the  bolt,  it  often  will  be  found  that 
the  bolt  is  threadless  and  useless  for  further 
fastening  of  chairs.   This  is  one  of  the  reasons' 
that  even  when  new  chair  standards  and  bolt« 
are  installed,  some  chairs  will  become  lose 
after  a  little  usage.    So  to  try  to  put  new 
standards  on  old  bolts  really  proves  to  be  not; 
worth  the  trouble. 

Another  reason  that  new  standards  should 
never  be  expected  to  fit  old  bolts  well  is  that 
in  many  cases  the  chair  purchased  is  of  an 
entirely  different  type  than  the  old  one  and 
the  holes  in  the  standard  are  dif¥erently 
spaced.  Even  so,  we  have  seen  installations  in 
which  the  chair  standards  were  forced  on  to 
the  floor  by  bending  the  bolts.  In  such  a  case 
the  chairs  must  be  either  "squeezed"  oi 
"stretched"  to  keep  the  backs  on  a  true  radius 
to  the  rest  of  the  installation,  causing 
hinges  to  work  too  freely  or  too  hard,  ano 
the  possibility  of  seat  hinges  or  brackets  oi 
the  standards  being  fractured  at  some  futurt 
time. 

Where  the  aisle  light  or  hearing-aid  con^ 
duits  and  wiring  will  not  fit  properly  to  th<  , 
new  standards,  they  should  never  be  stretchec  ; 
or  spliced ;  instead,  new  wiring  and  conduit: 
should  be  installed. 

BALCONY  FACTORS 

The  same  precautions  noted  above  shoulc 
of  course  be  taken  in  the  balcony.  In  addi 
tion,  a  very  important  item  to  consider  ii 
a  balcony  installation  is  that  the  angle  of  eacl 
back  is  determined  carefully  in  relation  to  thi  i 
viewing  angle,  riser  height  and  tread  width 
In  some  cases,  the  normal  20°  pitch  back  cai 
be  used  safely,  while  in  others  it  will  cu 
down  the  knee  space  between  the  rows  o 
chairs  and  at  the  same  time  throw  the  patron' 
body  backward  too  much.  Also,  this  20 
back  may  interfere  with  the  riser  if  it  happen 
to  be  very  high.  It  should  be  determined  ac 
curatelv,  before  the  chairs  are  ordered  for  th 
balcony,  if  20°,  16°,  or  14°  backs  are  bes  . 
suited  to  the  sightlines,  or  if  a  combinatioi  I 
of  those  back  angles  will  have  to  be  used  fo 
proper  viewing  conditions. 


AVOIDING  DELAYS 

When  reseating  is  to  be  done  together  witlj 
a  general  remodeling  job  of  the  theatre,  ar 
rangements  should  be  made  with  the  difieren 
trades  involved  so  as  to  have  no  interferenc 
with  the  progress  of  the  reseating.  If  th 
chair  man  must  work  around  scaffolding 
painting  equipment  and  miscellaneous  lumbe 
and  rubbish,  valuable  time  will  be  lost  and  th 
finished  job  may  be  affected ;  it  will  mean  tha: 
in  laying  out  the  floor  and  drilling  holes  fo 
the  chairs  he  must  constantly  move  his  ma 
terial  around  from  place  to  place.  The  progres 
of  his  work  will,  therefore,  be  slow,  if  no 
entirely  stopped  for  certain  periods  of  tim 
while  other  work  is  going  on. 


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BETTER  THEATRES,  JULY  21,  194 


^aethods  in 
Management 

I  A  Department  for 

Nlewcomers  to  Theatre  Operation 

■low  Air  Comfort 
s  Achieved  By 
Mechanical  Means 

[The  second  of  a  series  of  condensations  of 
rticles  which  appeared  in  Better  Theatres 
'uring  1939  and  1940,  to  explain,  in  the 
implest  possible  terms  for  the  layman,  why 
heatres  need  air-conditioning,  and  how  air- 
onditioning  and  related  ventilating  equipment 
ccompUshes  their  purposes. — The  Editor.] 


the  treatment  of  air,  in 
rder  that  it  may  truly  be  called  air-condition- 
ng,  consists  of  four  steps,  controlled  simul- 
aneously.  In  this  latter  statement  the  word 
imultaneously  is  essential.  Unless  the  func- 
ions  of  purifying,  circulating  (air-motion), 
eating  or  cooling,  and  humidifying  or  de- 
lumidifying  (depending  upon  the  season  of 
he  year)  are  accomplished  simultaneously, 
he  air  is  not  really  conditioned. 

MR-CLEANSING 

Air  purity  can  be  broken  up  into  two  classi- 
ications :  ( 1 )  Removal  of  dust  and  similar 
oreign  material  in  the  air;  and  (2)  Removal 
f  objectionable  odors. 

In  order  to  keep  objectionable  odors  down 
3  a  minimum  it  is  essential  that  approximately 
5%  of  the  total  air  being  circulated  and 
istributed  to  the  theatre  by  the  air-condition- 
ig  equipment  is  fresh  outside  air.  If  smok- 
ig  is  permitted,  this  quantity  must  be  in- 
reased  to  a  minimum  ratio  of  at  least  50%, 
nd  maybe  all  outside  air  will  be  necessary. 

The  other  important  matter  relating  to  air 
urity  is  that  of  filtering  out  dust  and  similar 
oreign  matter.  The  usual  method  of  filtering 
!  that  of  using  standard  type  filters.  Many 
Iters  are  made  of  spun  glass  fibers  held  in 
lace  by  metal  or  cardboard  frames.  Some- 
imes  other  materials  such  as  cardboard,  hog's 
air,  wood  shavings,  etc.,  are  used  for  filter- 
ig.  Such  filters  are  known  as  the  "throw- 
way"  type — after  they  have  accumulated  a 
uantity  of  dust,  they  are  discarded  and  re- 
laced. 

There  are  also  filters  of  the  same  general 
haracteristics  which  are  known  as  "perma- 
ent"  or  "cleanable"  type;  this  type  is  mount- 
d  in  a  rugged  metal  frame  and  is  intended 
0  be  cleaned  as  frequently  as  necessary  by 
cashing  in  a  light  oil  bath.  The  slight  film 
f  oil  remaining  on  the  screen  wire  after  such 

bath  assists  in  the  trapping  and  holding  of 
ust  particles.  While  the  initial  cost  is  several 
imes  greater  than  that  of  the  throw-away 
ype,  they  last  indefinitely. 

There  is  a  third  type  of  filter  which  is  of 
ermanent  and  cleanable  type,  but  has  the 


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additional  feature  of  being  self-cleaning.  This 
type  is  usually  too  expensive  except  for  a  very 
large  theatre. 

It  is  not  necessary  to  clean  filters  daily,  but 
they  should  be  inspected  at  least  twice  a  week, 
and  in  most  cases  it  is  desirable  to  clean  them 
once  a  week. 

AIR-DISTRIBUTION 

Distribution  of  air  is  accomplished  by  fans, 
usuall\  powered  by  electric  motors.  There  are 
certain  requirements  for  successful  results  that 
make  only  one  type — the  multi-blade  or 
squirrel  cage — desirable  in  air-conditioning. 

First  of  all,  the  air  must  be  moved  silently; 
therefore,  the  device  for  moving  it  must  be 
quiet  in  operation.  The  fan  must  also  be 
capable  of  moving  the  air  against  resistance, 
at  the  least  power  expenditure,  and  with  the 
greatest  possible  efficiency.  This  resistance  is 
encountered  in  the  pipes  or  ducts  through 
which  the  flow  of  air,  from  the  auditorium 
to  the  conditioning  equipment  and  back  to  the 
auditorium,  is  confined.  Such  ducts  are  natu- 
rally limited  in  size  and  often  have  numerous 
turns  in  them ;  the  fan  must  be  capable  of 
efficiently  overcoming  the  friction  thus  caused. 
In  order  that  the  air  be  delivered  to  the  proper 
areas  in  the  theatre,  the  fan  must  be  capable 
of  propelling  the  air  the  required  distances  in 
order  to  provide  even  temperatures  in  all  parts 
of  the  auditorium,  and  to  keep  the  air  in  mo- 
tion at  all  times. 

REMOVING  MOISTURE 

There  are  three  factors  which  govern  ex- 
traction of  excess  air  moisture.    These  are : 
1.  Time — as  related  to  the  speed  at  which 


the  air  moves  through  the  conditioning  equip- 
ment. The  longer  the  air  is  in  contact  with 
the  cooling  equipment,  the  more  time  it  has 
to  surrender  its  heat  to  that  eejuipment.  If  a 
given  quantity  of  air  is  moved  rapidly  through 
the  conditioning  equipment,  only  a  portion  of 
its  total  heat  can  be  surrendered  ;  if  it  is  moved 
slowly,  more  of  the  heat  will  be  absorbed  by 
the  conditioning  equipment. 

2.  Temperature:  First  the  temperature  of 
the  air  entering  the  conditioning  unit  must  be 
determined,  then  the  temperature  of  the  cool- 
ing medium  in  the  conditioning  unit.  Heat 
always  flows  from  a  warmer  medium  to  a 
cooler  medium.  The  greater  the  temperature 
difference  between  the  two  mediums,  the  faster 
the  heat  passes  from  one  to  the  other. 

3.  Surface:  The  required  heat  transfer 
surface  may  be  in  the  form  of  fin  coils  placed 
in  the  conditioning  unit,  or.  the  surface  may 
be  in  the  form  of  spray  water  in  an  air  washer. 

By  changing  any  one  of  these  three  factors, 
we  can  control  the  amount  of  air  cooling  and 
of  air-moisture  removal.  To  maintain  a  de- 
sired Eiiective  Temperature  it  is  necessary  to 
have  a  definite  balance  between  ( 1 )  the  speed 
with  which  the  air  moves,  (2)  the  temperature 
dii?erence  between  the  air  and  the  cooling 
medium,  and  (3)  the  amount  of  cold  surface, 
with  which  the  air  is  brought  into  contact. 

For  instance,  if  we  have  lots  of  cold  water 
and  an  ample  amount  of  surface  in  the  form 
of  a  finned  coil  in  the  conditioning  unit,  yet 
we  move  the  air  too  rapidly  through  the  con- 
ditioning equipment,  we  create  too  high  ^  an 
air-speed  and  therefore  a  defect  in  the  time- 
factor,  so  that  the  desired  heat  transfer  does 
not  take  place  and  we  do  not  accomplish  the 
desired  Effective  Temperature. 


On  the  other  hand,  if  the  air  is  moving 
slowly  enough  through  the  equipment,  but  the 
temperature  difference  between  the  air  and 
the  cooling  medium  is  not  great  enough  be- 
cause the  latter  is  not  low  enough  in  tempera-  I 
ture,  even  adequate  surface  will  not  properly  ! 
cool  the  air.  Hence  the  necessity  for  properly 
sized  equipment,  and  for  control  of  the  time, 
temperature  and  surface  factors. 

Let  us  assume  that  we  are  using  water  as 
the  cooling  medium  to  which  the  heat  of  the 
air  is  finally  surrendered.    This  may  be  cold  | 
water  obtained  from  a  well,  or  water  from  I 
the  melting  of  manufactured  ice,  or  water 
from  a  shell  and  tube  cooler,  chilled  by  a  con-  i 
ventional  refrigerating  machine.  |' 

A  fin  coil  is  one  much-used  type  of  surface  [ 
in  transferring  airheat.  The  cold  water  is  cir-  l| 
culated  through  the  fin  coil,  usually  made  of  'I 
copper  tubes  on  which  are  placed  metal  fins  j 
for  increasing  available  surface  on  the  coil, 
What  takes  place  is  this :  ; 

The  cold  water  within  the  coil  cools  the  | 
coil  surface  and  brings  down  the  temperature  | 
of  the  fin  coil  to  that  of  the  water.    The  air  ! 
in  passing  over  this  coil  surface  surrenders  its  j 
heat.   At  the  same  time  the  excess  air-moisture  f 
condenses  on  the  cold  tubes  and  fins  and  drains 
off  through  a  sewer.    The  heat  that  supported  i 
the  moisture  in  the  air  (known  as  latent,  or | 
hidden,  heat)  is  changed  to  sensible  heat  (heat  j 
as  we  usually  speak  of  it)  when  the  moisture  j 
is  condensed  out  of  the  air.    The  heat  of  the 
air  thus  passes  successively  ( 1 )  from  the  air, 
(2)  to  the  surface  of  the  coil,   (3)  to  the 
water  within  the  coil.  | 

The  coil  water  becomes  warm  from  the  ab- '/ 
sorption  of  this  heat  and  must  be  replaced  in  v 
the  coil  with  a  fresh  supply  of  cold  water  in 
the  quantity  and  at  the  rate  required  to  carry  ' 
off  the  heat  as  fast  as  it  is  surrendered  by  the 
air.  If  this  water  is  well  or  ice  water,  it  is 
thrown  away ;  if  it  is  mechanically  cooled 
water,  it  is  returned  to  the  water  chilling 
equipment,  where  the  heat  is  taken  out  and 
the  same  water  returned  for  further  work  in 
the  absorption  of  air  heat. 

AIR  WASHER  TRANSFER  | 

The  fin  coil  is  the  best  method  of  air-heat  j 
transfer,  for  with  such  an  arrangement  it  is 
possible  to  cool  the  greatest  amount  of  air  with 
the  smallest  equipment,  at  the  lowest  first  net 
cost  and  minimum  operating  cost.  However,  we  i 
can  do  the  same  amount  of  work  by  passing 
the  same  quantity  of  air  through  the  sprays 
of  an  air  washer,  in  which  case  the  air  comes 
directly  in  contact  with  the  water  and  sur- 
renders its  heat  to  the  water  that  way. 

Because  of  the  characteristics  of  air  washers, 
the  velocity  of  the  air  moving  through  it  is 
much  slower,  therefore  the  washer  must  be 
larger  in  face  area  and  thereby  larger  in  over- 
all physical  dimensions  than  a  cabinet  contain- 
ing a  fin  coil  of  comparable  capacity.  Now 
surface  is  a  difficult  factor  to  control  in  an; 
air  washer.  We  get  the  required  surface  by!' 
breaking  up  the  water  into  millions  of  smalll 
drops.  A  large  drop  of  water,  as  you  can  ' 
readily  see,  will  not  furnish  as  much  surface; 
as  the  same  drop  broken  up  into  many  small 
drops,  as  it  is  only  the  outside  of  the  drop  that 
furnishes  surface,  on  which  the  heat  transfer 
takes  place.  .  \ 

{Honu  a'lr-coni'itioning  methods  use  means  others 
than  luater  to  change  the  heat  and  moisture  content, 
of  air  ivill  be  explained  in  the  next  installment  of 
this  seriesJ]  i 

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ABOUT  THEATRE  EQUIPMENT, 
MATERIALS  AND  SERVICES 
AND  THOSE  WHO  SELL  THEM 

Brenkert  Company  Bought 

The  Brenkert  Light  Projection  Company, 
Detroit,  established  more  than  25  years  ago 
and  since  headed  by  Karl  Brenkert,  has  been 
purchased  by  Radio  Corporation  of  America. 
Announcement  of  the  acquisition  was  made 
by  Frank  M.  Folsom,  executive  vice-president 
of  RCA  in  charge  of  the  RCA  Victor  Divi- 
sion, through  whose  theatre  equipment  section 
Brenkert  projectors  and  projection  lamps  have 
been  distributed  since  1941. 

Production  facilities  of  the  Brenkert  plant 
will  be  expanded,  Mr.  Folsom  said.  He  also 
stated  that  Karl  and  Wayne  Brenkert  would 
remain  active  in  the  management. 

Allan  G.  Smith,  who  recently  resigned  as 
chief  of  the  Theatre  Equipment  Section  of 
the  WPB,  has  rejoined  the  National  Theatre 
Supply  organization,  according  to  Walter 
E.  Green,  president.  Mr.  Smith  represented 
National  in  the  Southwest  when  in  1942  he 
took  the  WPB  post;  on  his  return  to  the 
company,  which  he  first  joined  in  1926,  he 
has  been  assigned  to  W ashington,  D.  C. 

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Confer  on  Post-War  Products 

A  conference  of  National  Theatre  Supply 
executives  and  branch  managers,  and  sev- 
eral representatives  of  manufacturers  making 
products  distributed  by  National,  \vas  held 
in  St.  Louis  recently  to  discuss  posi-war 
products  and  service  to  exhibitors  when  war- 


First  installation  of  the  window-type  attraction  sign 
frame  recently  added  to  the  line  of  the  Wagner  Sign 
Service,  Chicago,  at  the  Woods  theatre  in  that  city. 
This  type,  according  to  the  manufacturer,  allows  open- 
ing of  any  height  and  length  for  changeable  letters 
and  colored  photographic  transparencies.  The  frame 
is  installed  separately,  before  the  glass.  Light  sources 
and  glass  panel  can  be  cleaned  without  removing 
the  frames. 


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CATALOG  BUREAU 

Aatbantlc  InformailoB  on  •qulpmsnt,  furnishings  and  materials  will  b«  seat 
thaatr*  executives,  arciiltects  and  projectionists  indicating  tiieir  interests  In 
the  coupon  below.  Refer  to  Item  by  number  from  following  list  whenever  pes- 
■ibU:   otherwise  explain   in  the   space   indicated   for   numbers   in   the  coupon. 


ADVERTISING 

101 —  Advertifing  projector! 

102 —  Cutout  devices 

103 —  Display  frames 

104 —  Flashers 

105 —  Lamps,  incand.  reflector 

106—  Lamps,  incand.  flood 

107 —  Letteri,  changeable 

108 —  Marquees 

109 —  Reflectors,  roundel  type 

110 —  Signs,  theatre  name 

111 —  Neon  transformers 

AIR  SUPPLY 

201 —  Air  Cleaners,  electrical 

202 —  Air  washers 

203 —  Blowers  &  fans 

2M — Coils  (heat  transfer) 

205 —  Compresiors 

206 —  Control  equipment 

207 —  Cooling  towers 

208—  Diffusers 

209—  Filters 

210 —  Furnaces  &  boilers 

211 —  Grilles,  ornamental 

212 —  Heaters,  gas  unit 

213 —  Humidifiers 

214 —  Insulation 

215 —  Motors 

216—  Oil  burners 

217 —  Oione  generators 

218 —  Radiators 

219—  Stokers 

220 —  Temperature  indicators 

221 —  Well  water  pumps 

ARCHIT'RE  &  DECORATION 

301 —  Decorating  service 

302 —  Drapes 

303 —  Fabric,  wall 

304 —  Rbre  boards  &  tiles 

305 —  Glass  bleclis  &  tiles 

306—  Glass  murals 

307 —  Leatherette  for  walls 

308 —  Luminescent  paints 

309 —  Mirrors 

310 —  Paint,  lacquers,  etc. 

311 —  Porcelain  enamel 

312 —  Roofing 

3 1 3 —  Terrano 

314 —  ^Wood  veneer 

GENERAL  MAINTENANCE 

401 —  Brooms  &  brushes 

402 —  Carpet  shampoo 

403 —  Cleaning  compound* 

404 —  Detergents 

405—  Disinfectants 

406—  Gum  remover 

407 —  Ladders,  safety 

408 —  Perfumes 

409—  Polishes 

410 —  Sand  urns 


41 1 —  Snow  melting  crystals 

412 —  Soap,  liquid 

413 —  Vacuum  cleaners 

FLOOR  COVERINGS 

501—  Asphalt  tile 

502 —  Carpeting 

503 —  Carpet,  fluorescent 

504 —  Carpet  lining 

505 —  Concrete  paint 

506—  Linoleum 

507 —  Mats,  rubber 

LIGHTING 

601 —  Black-light  equipment 

602 —  Cove  strips  &  reflectors 

603 —  Dimmers 

604 —  Downlighting  equipment 

605 —  Fluorescent  lamps 

606—  Lumiline  lamps 

607 —  Luminalres 

[See  also  Advertising,  Stage) 

LOUNGE  FURNISHINGS 

701—  Ash  trays 

702 —  Chairi,  sofas,  tables 

703 —  Cosmetic  tables,  chairs 

704 —  Mirrors 

705 —  Statuary 

OFFICE 

801 —  Accounting  systems 

802 —  Communicating  systems 

PROJECTION 

901 —  Acoustic  materials 

902 —  Acoustic  service 

903 —  Amplifiers 

904 —  Amplifier  tubes 

905 —  Cabinets,  accessory 

906 —  Cabinets,  carbon 

907—  Cabinets,  film 

908 —  Changeovers 

909 —  Condenser  lenses 

910 —  Effect  projectors 

91 1 —  Exciter  lamps 

912 —  Fire  extinguishers 

913—  Fire  shuHers 

914 —  Hearing  aids 

915 —  Lamps,  projection  are 

916 —  Microphoties 

917 —  Mirror  guards 

9 1 8 —  Motor-generatorr 

919 —  Photoelectric  cells 

920 —  Projectors,  standard 

921 —  Projectors,  16-mm. 

922 —  Projector  parts 

923 —  Projection,  rear 

924 —  Public  address  systems 

925—  Rectifiers 

926 —  Reel  end  alarms 

927—  Reels 


928 —  Reflectors  (arc) 

929 —  Renovators,  film 

930 —  Rewinders 

931—  Rheostats 

932 —  Safety  devices,  projector 

933 —  Screens 

934 —  Speakers  &  horns 

935 —  Splicers 

936—  Soundheads 

937 —  Stereopticons 

938—  Tables 

939 —  Voltages  regulators 

940 —  Waste  cans,  self-closing 

SEATING 

1001 —  Ash  trays  [chair  back) 

1002—  Chairs 

1003 —  Chair  covers 

1004 —  Chair  refinishing 

1005 —  Expansion  bolts 

1006 —  Fastening  cement 

1007 —  Latex  cushions 

1008 —  Upholstering  fabrics 

SERVICE  &  TRAFFIC 

1 101 —  Directional  signs 

1102 —  Drinking  cups 

1103 —  Drinking  fountains 

1 104 —  Uniforms 

STAGE 

1201 —  Curtains  &  drapes 

1202 —  Curtain  controls 

1203 —  Curtain  tracks 

1204 —  Lighting  equipment 

1205 —  Rigging  &  hardware 

1206 —  Scenery 

1207—  Switchboards 

TICKET  SALES 

1301—  Box  offices 

1 302 —  Changemakers 

1303 —  Signs,  price 

1304 —  Speaking  tubes 

1305—  Tickets 

1306 —  Ticket  choppers 

1307—  Ticket  holders 

1308 —  ^Ticket  registers 

TOILET 

1401 —  Fixtures 

1402 —  Paper  dispensers 

1403 —  Paper  towels 

1404 —  Soap  dispensers 
[See  also  Maintenance) 

VENDING 

1501 —  Beverage  Dispensers 

1502 —  Candy  counters 

1503 —  Candy  machines 

1504 —  Popcorn  machines 

1505 —  Phonographs,  automatic 


BETTER  THEATRES  CATALOG  BUREAU  COUPON 

Mail  to  Better  Theatres.  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York.  Write  in  numbers. 


Neme    Theatre 

AMnu  :  


time  restrictions  are  removed.  Attending  were: 
Walter  E.  Green,  president ;  O.  S.  Old-i 
know,  vice-president;  J.  W.  Servies,  sales  pro- 
motion department ;  W.  G.  Boling,  Charlotte, 
N.  C. ;  J.  F.  Bommerscheim,  Indianapolis; 
R.  L.  Bostick,  Dallas  and  Memphis;  J.  C. 
Brown,  Atlanta;  R.  W.  Dassow,  Chicago; 
Arthur  de  Stefano  and  F.  W.  Keilhack; 
Kansas  City ;  W.  C.  Earle,  St.  Louis ;  J.  H. 
Kelley,  Cincinnati;  C.  Williamson,  Detroit; 
T.  W.  Neely,  New  Orleans;  R.  W.  Pries; 
Des  Moines;  J.  I.  Watkins,  Oklahoma  City; 
G.  C.  Atkins,  Atkins  Popcorn  Companyj 
Dallas;  W.  H.  Rademacher,  General  Elec- 
tric, and  J.  M.  Ver  Meulen,  general  sales 
manager,  Keith  Dickinson,  and  Al  Hover 
of  the  American  Seating  Company. 


A  second  Army-Navy  "E"  Award  has  beer,; 
received  by  the  American  Seating  Company\ 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  adding  a  white  star  to 
the  firm's  "E"  pennant. 


Post-War  Model  Popcorn  Machine 

The  design  thus  far  developed  by  the  Sta?! 
Manufacturing  Company,  St.  Louis,  for 
new  popcorn  machine  to  be  manufactured  a:i 
soon  as  materials  become  available,  provide- 
for  the  use  of  either  gas  or  electricity,  am 
for  an  automatic  thermostat  for  the  purposi' 
of  allowing  maximum  volume  without  waste 
This  unit  will  be  of  large  capacity,  more  thar 
50  pounds  of  corn  per  hour. 

The  company  also  announces  that  a  nev 
line  of  cabinet  model  popcorn  machines  wil 
be  brought  out  as  soon  as  restrictions  an  > 
lifted.  One  of  these  will  be  for  theatres. 


INDEX  OF  ADVERTISERS 
IN   BETTER  THEATRES 

Pac 

Adams  &  Brooks   2 

Adler  Silhouette  Letter  Co   2 

Altec  Service  Corp   1 

American  Mat  Corp   2 

American  Pop  Corn  Co   2 

Automatic  Devices  Co   2 

Ballantyne  Co.,  The  

DeVry  Corp   1 

Essannay  Electric  Mfg.  Co   I 

Fensin  Seating  Co  

Forest  Mfg.  Corp   2i 

Formica  Insulation  Co.,  The   1 

General  Electric  Co  

Goldberg  Bros  8,  16,  1 

GoldE  Mfg.  Co   •  •  ; 

Hertner  Electric  Co.,  The   2 

Heywood-Wakefield  Co  

Ilex  Optical  Co  

LaVezzi  Machine  Works  

Motiograph  

National  Carbon  Co.,  Inc  

National  Theatre  Supply  18,  25,  5 

Projection  Optics  Co.,  Inc   ] 

Radio  Corp.  of  America  

RCA  Service  Co.,  Inc  

Robin,  Inc.,  J.  E   ^ 

S.  O.  S.  Cinema  Supply  Corp   ' 

Star  Mfg.  Co   ; 

Strong  Electric  Corp.,  The  15,  24,  I 

Theatre  Managers  Institute  

Union  Carbide  &  Carbon  Co  

U.  S.  Rubber  Co..  

Wagner  Sign  Service,  Inc  

Walker  Screen  Corp  

Weber  Machine  Corp  

Wenzel  Projector  Corp  

Westinghouse  Electric  Corp  


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BETTER  THEATRES  is  published  every  four  weeb  a;i 
section  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  .  .  .  Geor^ 
Schutz,  Editor  .  .  .  Ray  Sallo,  Advertising  Manag- 


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SHOWMEN'S  REVIEWS 

ADVANCE  SYNOPSES 

RELEASE  CHART  BY 
COMPANIES 

THE  RELEASE  CHART 


This  department  deals  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of,  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


Anchors  Aweigh 

MGM — Musical  Masterpiece 

When  better  musicals  are  made,  Joe  Pasternak  will  make  them.  His  current  production 
is  the  crowning  achievement  of  his  years  of  experience  in  the  musical  field.  Maybe  an- 
other musical  will  come  along  to  top  this  one  as  this  one  tops  the  same  producer's  record- 
breaking  "Thousands  Cheer,"  but  it  won't  be  this  year.  "Anchors  Aweigh"  is  manifestly 
destined  to  reap  a  golden  harvest  at  the  box  office. 

It's  a  long  picture — running  time,  143  min- 
utes— but  every  one  of  those  minutes  is  a  >^       »  r.           ij           T  J 
treat,  and  few  could  well  have  been  spared.  \JUV  VJIieS  rlaVe  lender 
The  superb  dances  which  Gene  Kelly  creates 
and  executes  are  perhaps  the  most  memorable  OrOpeS 
moments  of  a  memorable  evening.  All  the  luiriihT    o     \  I't       j  n 
world  knows  that  Frank  Sinatra  can  sing:  MG-M— Kural  Lite  and  Urama 
now  it  turns  out  that  he  can  act,  too.  His  char-  Tender  is  the  word  for  this  picture  of  life  in  a 
acterization  of  Kelly's  shipmate  is  delightful.  Wisconsin  farming  town.    It  speaks  softly  of  love 
Kathryn  Grayson  has  made  remarkable  strides  a^id  work  and  neighborlmess  in  a  community  of 
since  her  screen  debut  four  years  ago.    Jose  Americans  whose  forebears  had  been  drawn  to  the 
,  .,                J     r  ^,       •        •       r  region  of  lakes  and  hills  because  it  reminded  them 
Iturbi  s  command  of  the  piano  is,  of  course,  Norway.    Centering  chiefly  in  the  reactions  of 
masterly  beyond  comment.  a  seven-year-old  girl  to  the  shape  of  the  world 

The  outstanding  production  number  in  a  picture  ^bout  her,  it  is  warm  in  sentiment,  rather  slow  in 

chockful  of  them  is  a  cartoon-live  action  sequence  pace  and  rich  in  scenic  beauty, 

in  which  Kelly's  dancing  partner  is  an  animated  The  youngster,  Selma  Jacobson,  is  played  by 

mouse.      Flawless    synchronization    and    timing,  Margaret  O'Brien,  whose  excellent  performance 

achieved  by  Fred  Quimby's  cartoon  department,  sets  the  pace  for  a  cast  of  skilled  veterans,  among 

make  this  sequence  the  industry's  finest  accomp-  them  Edward  G.  Robinson,  Agnes  Moorehead  and 

lishment  to  date  in  the  difficult  art  of  combining  Morris  Carnovsky.    Neither  quaint  nor, knowing, 

cartoons  with  living  actors   without  losing  the  she  is  again  the  appealing  child  of  "Journey  for 

illusion  of  reality.     It  will  be  talked  about  in  Margaret."    As  a  foil  for  her  simple  charm,  there 

technical  and  other  circles  for  many  moons.  is  Jackie   "Butch"  Jenkins,  an  adventurous  but 

Other  notable  numbers  include  a  dance  in  which  somewhat    less   virtuous    five-year-old.     And  to 

Kelly  shares  honors  with  little  Sharon  McManus ;  round  out  the  picture  with  a  love  story  are  James 

a  spectacular  piano  performance  whose  background  Craig  and  Frances  Gifford,  as  the  local  editor  and 

is  the  famed  Hollywood  Bowl;   Miss   Grayson  the  school  teacher  who  thinks  she  prefers  life  in 

singing  in  a  Mexican  cafe;  and  a  breathtaking  Milwaukee  but  changes  her  mind, 

sequence  involving  Kelly,  Sinatra,  and  what  looks  ■  The   screenplay    Dalton   Trumbo   wrote  from 

Uke  the-  greater  part  of  the  United  States  Fleet.  the  novel,  "For  Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes," 

The  story — which  doesn't  amount  to  much—was  by  George  Victor -Martin,  is  not  a  plot  structure 

suggested  by  Natalie  Marcin,  and  the  screenplay  but  a  loose  compounding  of  incidents  not  unlike 

developed  by  Isobel  Lennart.  It's  about  two  sailors  "The  Human  Comedy"  of  a  few  years  back.  It 

Dn  shore  leave  in  Hollywood.    They  meet  a  girl  tells  of  one  year  from  spring  to  spring  in  Fuller 

—naturally — and  the  wrong  boy  falls  in  love  with  Junction :  the  year  that  Selma  got  a  calf  of  her 

her — naturally — but  the  right  one  wins  her  in  the  own,  the  new  teacher  came,  the  Bjornsons'  barn 

2nd.    Naturally.  burned  down  and  the  children  almost  drowned  in  a 

It  isn't  the  story  that  counts.  What  counts  is  tub  in  the  spring  flood.  Of  these  incidents,  and  a 
the  dancing,  the  singing,  the  solid  entertainment  host  of  other,  briefer  ones,  the  burning  of  the 'barn 
values  that  make  the  picture  the  outstanding  mu-  is  the  impressive  climax.  Its  purchase  earlier  that 
sical  of  the  year.  What  counts  is  the  expert  care,  year  was  the  crowning  achievement  of  an  old  farm- 
the  "know  how"  that  went  into  its  making.  George  er  and  bought  with  his  life  savings.  But  its  de- 
Sidney's  splendid  direction,  fine  performances  by  struction  in  a  blaze  that  takes  the  prize  cattle  with 
supporting  players  as  well  as  principals — and  right  it  brings  out  the  true  spirit  of  his  neighbors.  Selma 
here  it  should  be  noted  that  Pamela  Britton  and  offers  her  pet  calf  to  start  them  off. 
1  youngster  named  Dean  Stockwell  make  distin-  Roy  Rowland's  direction  is  usually  sensitive  to 
guished  contributions — amazing  photography  by  the  beauty  of  the  scene  and  characters,  and  per- 
Robert  Planck  and  Charles  Boyle:  all  these  com-  formances  are  in  keeping  with  the  atmosphere  he 
bine  to  make  a  picture  worth  many  times  its  helped  to  create.  The  production,  marked  by  fine 
weight  in  gold.  photography  and  a  harmonious  musical  score,  was 

Previewed  at  the   Westwood   Village  theatre,  the  hands  of  Robert  Sisk. 

•Mhose  hobhy-sox  audience  went  wild  with  delight.  Seen  in  the  home  office  projection  room.  Re- 

Reviezver's  Rating:  Excellent. — Thalia  Bell.  viewer's  Rating:  Good. — E.  A.  Cunningham. 

Release  date,  not  set.     Running  time.  143  min.     PCA  Release  date,  not  set.     Running  time,   105  min.  PCA 

No.  10433.     General  audience  classification.  No.  10713.     General  audience  classification. 

C:iarence   Frank  Sinatra      Selma  Jacobson   Margaret  0''Brien 

Susan   Kathryn  Grayson      Martinius  Jacobson   Edward  G.  Robinson 

foseph   i  Gene  Kelly  James   Craig,   Frances   Gififord.   Agnes   Moorehead.  Mor- 

lose   Iturbi,    Dean    Stockwell,    Pamela    Britton,    "Rags"  ris    Carnovsky,    Jackie    "Butch"    Jenkins,    Sara  Haden, 

Ragland.  Greta  Granstadt,  Dorothy  Morris. 


Christmas  in  Connecticut 

Warner — Comedy 

With  the  names  of  Barbara  Stanwyck,  Dennis 
Morgan,  Sydney  Greenstreet,  Reginald  Gardiner 
and  S.  Z.  Sakall  for  marquee  and  newspaper 
copy,  the  exploiting  of  this  picture  to  a  profit 
would  appear  to  be  simplicity  itself.  Showmen 
who  rely  upon  this  material,  adding  the '  informa- 
tion that  the  picture  is  a  comedy,  rather  than 
any  of  the  other  things  the  title  might  suggest, 
will  have  remained  within  the  boundaries  of  fact 
and  met  the  routine  requirements  of  the  occa- 
sion. 

It  would  be  a  less  simple  matter  to  convey 
to  the  public  at  large,  without  waxing  verbose 
about  it,  a  complete  and  detailed  impression  of 
the  production  which  William  Jacobs  has  pro- 
duced and  Peter  Godfrey  has  directed  from  a 
script  by  Lionel  Houser  and  Adele  Commandini 
based  on  an  original  story  by  Aileen  Hamilton, 
for  it  is  by  no  means  the  gently  sentimental  item 
of  Americana  that  the  title  indicates.  On  the  con- 
trary, it  is  a  venture  into  that  field  of  entertain- 
ment which  used  to  be  caled  "sophisticated  com- 
edy," and  it  underscores  the  first  half  of  that 
phrase  heavily  in  two  sequences  that  would  occa- 
sion no  comment  if  occurring  in  a  stageplay  but 
have  not  often  been  paralleled  lately  on  the  screen. 

Miss  Stanwyck  plays  a  girl  who's  been  writ- 
ing smart-housekeeping  articles  for  a  magazine, 
owned  by  a  millionaire  played  by  Mr.  Green- 
street,  and  has  built  up  for  herself  a  fictional 
background  of  husband,  child  and  country  home 
which  exists  only  in  her  imagination.  When  the 
publisher,  who  doesn't  know  she's  been  dreaming 
up  this  background,  arranges  for  her  to  enter- 
tain a  war  hero  (Mr.  Morgan)  at  her  estate  - 
over  the  Christmas  holiday,  she  agrees  to  marry 
a  suitor  (Mr.  Gardiner)  who  owns  such  a  place. 
The  story  moves  then  to  the  estate,  and  a  welter 
of  complications,  in  the  parlor-bedroom-and-bath 
pattern  of  yesteryear's  Broadway,  ensue.  So  far 
as  story  needs  are  concerned,  it  could  have  been 
"Thanksgiving  in  Georgia"  or  "Sunday  Dinner 
on  Long  Island,"  and  people  who  attach  more 
than  calendar  significance  to  Christmas  might 
have  been  happier  in  either  of  those  circumstances. 

Many  of  the  numerous  incidents  fashioned  for 
laughs  succeed  completely,  netting  a  substantial 
total  score  for  the  picture,  but  two  of  them— the 
two  mentioned  above— get  laughs  of  the  kind  that 
are  accompanied,  particularly  in  the  presence  of 
a  family  audience,  by  blushes. 

Mr.  Morgan  sings  a  song  in  the  course  of  the 
picture,  a  good  one  entitled  "The  Wish  That  I 
Wish  Tonight,"  by  Jack  Scholl  and  M.  K.  Jerome, 
and  Mr.  Sakall,  portraying  a  chef,  carries  off 
the  lion's  share  of  the  laughs. 

Previewed  at  Warners'  Hollywood  theatre, 
where  a  Thursday  night  audience  attracted  by 
"Conflict,"  _  the  picture  in  engagement,  laughed 
often  and,  in  the  instances  noted,  excessively.  Re- 
viewer's Rating:  Average— William  R.  Weaver. 

Release  date    August  11,  1945.    Running  time,  101  min. 
PLA  No.  10197.    Adult  audience  classification. 

Elizabeth  Lane   Barbara  Stanwyck 

Jefferson  Jones     Dennis  Morgan 

Sydney  Greenstreet,  Reginald  Gardiner,  S.  Z.  Sakall 
Robert  Shayne,  Una  O'Connor,  Frank  Jenks,  Joyce 
Compton,  Dick  Elliott,   Charles  Arnt. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21.  1945 


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The  Beautiful  Cheat 

Universal — Comedy  with  Music 

An  ontcrtainiiiM  little  action  comedy  that  moves 
along  gail)',  abounding  in  songs  and  situations,  has 
been  turned  out  by  Universal.  Although  slender 
in  plot,  the  film  aims  mainly  at  lighthearted  mirth 
and  easily  achieves  its  end. 

As  the  story  opens,  Noah  Beery,  Jr.,  a  staid 
professor  of  sociology,  is  prevailed  upon  by  educa- 
tors to  study  at  close  quarters  the  problem  of  juve- 
nile delinquency.  Unable  to  find  a  proper  delin- 
quent in  time,  arrangements  are  made  to  have 
Bonita  Granville  masquerade  as  a  wayward,  flame- 
spirited  adolescent.  Upon  her  entrance  into  Beery's 
decorous  household,  one  hilarious  upset  tumbles' 
headlong  upon  another  as  she  thoroughly  dislocates 
his  timid,  professorial  existence  and  succeeds  in 
outraging  his  stuffy  sister.  Complications  mount, 
until  Miss  Granville  finally  reveals  her  real  iden- 
tity, dazzling  Beery  into  the  realization  that  she  is 
just  the  woman  to  be  his  wife. 

A  number  of  vocals  round  out  the  interludes 
with  Miss  Granville  rendering  "Is  You  Is,  Or  Is 
You  Ain't,"  and  Carol  Hughes,  as  a  dim-witted, 
man-hunting  night  club  entertainer  handling  two 
songs  ably. 

To  Charles  Barton  went  the  dual  job  of  produc- 
ing and  directing,  bringing  out  the  best  efiforts 
of  the  supporting  players,  who  handle  their  assign- 
ments capably.  Ben  Markson's  screenplay  was 
from  an  original  story  by  Manny  Seflf  and  Fritz 
Rotter. 

Previewed  at  the  home  office  projection  room. 
Rcz'iezver's  Rating  :  Good. — Mandel  Herbstman. 

Release  date,  July  20,  1945.  Running  time,  59  min.  PCA 
No.   10653.       General  audience  classification. 

Alice   Bonita  Granville 

Professor  Haven   Noah   Beery,  Jr. 

Margaret  Irving,  Sarah  Selby,  Irene  Ryan,  Carol  Hughes, 
Milbum  St&ne,  Tom  Dillon.  Edward  Gargan,  Lester  Mat- 
thews, Edward  Fielding,  Tommy  Bond. 


Oregon  Trail 

Republic — Western 

Nothing  can  stop  Sunset  Carson  when  he  sets 
out  to  establish  law  and  order.  A  bullet  in  the 
back,  which  might  deter  a  frailer  man,  lays  Sun- 
set low  for  less  than  three  minutes'  running  time. 
After  that,  he  rounds  up  the  renegades  with  his 
customary  vim  and  vigor.  There's  plenty  of  pistol- 
packing  action  while  he  does  it,  too. 

Bennett  Cohen,  who  was  associate  producer  for 
Betty  Burbridge's  screenplay,  has  a  sound  sense  of 
Western  values.  Thomas  Carr,  who  directed, 
knows  how  to  keep  things  moving.  Between  them, 
they've  made  a  superior  Western  film  of  Frank 
Gruber's  novel. 

At  the  start  of  the  story,  Sunset,  posing  as  an 
outlaw,  eliminates  a  robber  who  attempts  to  hold  up 
a  stagecoach.  Later  he  takes  on  the  job  of  sheriff 
of  the  town  of  Gunsight,  exposes  the  crooks  who 
plan  to  take  over  the  town,  and  sends  them  where 
they  belong — to  the  territorial  prison. 

Previewed  at  Hollywood's  Hitching  Post  thea- 
tre, zvhere  the  audience  expressed  enjoyment.  Re- 
znew'er's  Rating  :  Good. — T.  B. 

Release  date,  July  14,  1945.  Running  time,  55  min. 
PCA  No.  10875.    General  audience  classification. 

Mr.  Smith  Sunset  Carson 

Andy   George  "Gabby"  Hayes 

Jill   Peggy  Stewart 

Frank  Jacquet,  John  Merton,  Mary  Carr,  Si  "Rawhide" 
Jenks. 


HI  Be  Your  Sweetheart 

Gainsborough  -  G.  F.  D. — Vaudeville  Hul- 
labaloo 

Without  benefit  of  Technicolor,  contrived  more- 
over to  their  customary  modest  budget,  Gainsbor- 
ough comes  across  here  with  a  musical  which  will 
rocket  Britain's  box  offices  just  as  its  immediate 
predecessors,  "Madonna  of  the  Seven  Moons"  and 
"Waterloo  Road,"  have  done. 

Gainsborough's  resources  don't  run  to  massed 
dance  bands  or  other  gargantuan  grotesqueries,  but 
their  henchmen — in  this  instance  skilled  practition- 
ers Louis  Levy  and  Val  Guest — know  well  how  to 
warm  the  hearts  of  the  multitude. 

Levy  and  Guest  go  back  to  those  allegedly  dear 
old  Edwardian  days  —  all  too  familiar  stumping 
ground  of  recent  English  pictures — for  their  story. 

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But  this  time  it's  a  justifiable  device,  for  those 
were  the  heydays  of  London's  riotous,  robust,  ripe- 
ly vulgar,  vaudeville — music-hall  to  all  good 
Cockneys — with  which  the  piece  concerns  itself. 

Richly,  vividly,  those  times  and  the  attendant 
scenes  come  back  to  life.  There's  a  cavalcade  of 
the  cocky  little  ditties  of  the  era — folk-songs  of 
a  day — some  of  which,  like  "Honeysuckle  and  the 
Bee,"  "Oh !  Mr.  Porter"  et  al,  undoubtedly  sur- 
vived the  Transatlantic  crossing.  There's  also  a 
coherent,  closely-knit,  authentic,  story  of  the  period 
climaxing  in  a  glorious  hullabaloo  of  fighting  be- 
tween rival  factions  of  Tin  Pan  Alley.  That  scrap 
alone  will  be  voted  by  many  customers  well  worth 
the  money.  Additionally,  the  proceedings  are 
graced  by  Margaret  Lockwood,  who  reveals  an 
unexpected,  none-the-less  gratifying,  command  of 
vaudeville  talent,  and  by  Peter  Graves,  rapidly 
hereabouts  climbing  to  the  top  as  the  epitome  of 
good-lookiilg,  nicely-mannered  naughtiness. 

But  chiefly  there'll  be  glad  vivas,  loud  huzzas, 
for  a  complete  newcomer,  Michael  Rennie.  This 
actor,  in  the  view  of  a  loudly-cheering  first  night 
audience,  has  got  everything.  Hollywood  may  well 
wish  to  learn  of  that  circumstance.  For  Mr.  Ren- 
nie's  sake  alone,  the  film  is  commended  for  early 
New  York  showing. 

Seen  at  the  Gaumont  theatre,  Haymarket,  open- 
ing.   Reviezver's  Rating  :  Good. — -Peter  Burnup. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  104  min.  Adult 
audience  classification  (British). 

Edie  Story   Margaret  Lockwood 

Sam  Kahn   Vic  Oliver 

Bob  Fielding   Michael  Rennie 

Jim  Knight   Peter  Graves 

George  Le  Brunn   Moore  Marriott 

Frederick  Burtwell.  Maudie  Edwards,  Garry  Marsh, 
George  Merritt,  Muriel  George,  Jonathan  Field,  Eliot 
Makehan.  Ella  Retford,  David  Crowley,  Alf  Goddard, 
Joss  Ambler. 


The  Falcon  in  San  Francisco 

RKO  Radio — Murder  Mystery 

Tom  Conway  and  Edward  S.  Brophy,  portraying 
respectively  "The  Falcon"  and  his  friend  "Goldie," 
have  their  hands  full  in  trying  to  find  the  motives 
for  three  mysterious  murders.  This  latest  in  the 
Falcon  series  carries  on  the  standard  previously  set 
for  fast  action  and  credibility. 

The  screenplay  by  Robert  Kent  and  Ben  Mark- 
son,  from  an  original  by  the  former,  and  based  on 
a  character  created  by  Michael  Arlen,  opens  aboard 
a  train,  on  which  "The  Falcon"  and  his  friend  are 
traveling.  Their  plans  for  a  quiet  vacation  are 
blasted,  however,  when  a  nursemaid  is  found  mur- 
dered in  her  berth.  "The  Falcon"  takes  over,  un- 
dertaking* to  solve  the  crime,  and  to  return  the 
nursemaid's  charge,  a  little  girl,  to  her  home  in 
San  Francisco. 

It's  not  as  simple  as  it  sounds  and  before  he's 
through  "The  Falcon"  is  charged  with  kidnapping 
and  stumbles  upon  two  more  murders.  An  excit- 
ing climax  aboard  a  fire-swept  ship  provides  the 
sleuth  with  the  evidence  he  needs,  and  the  male- 
factors are  brought  to  justice. 

Joseph  H.  Lewis  directed  and  Maurice  Geraghty 
produced.    Sid  Rogell  was  executive  producer. 

Seen  at  the  Larchmont  theatre,  Hollyivood, 
zvhere  the  audience  approved.  Reznewer's  Rating : 
Average. — T.  B. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  65  min.  PCA 
No.  10774.     General  audience  classification. 

Tom   Lawrence   Tom  Conway 

Joan  Marshall   Rita  Corday 

Goldie  Edward  S.  Brophy 

Sharyn  Moffett,  Faye  Helm.  Robert  Armstrong,  Carl 
Kent,  George  Holmes,  John  Mylong. 

Frontier  Fugitives 

P72C— Western  with  Songs 

Indians  and  fur  traders  and  blood  on  the  cactus 
bushes  are  the  main  ingredients  of  this  latest  Tex 
Ritter  Western  release.  Mixed  in  with  the  story, 
of  course,  are  a  couple  of  Al  Dexter  songs  for 
Tex  to  sing  over  his  guitar. 

This  is  an  out  and  out,  no  bones  about  it,  pure 
bred  Western  that  tells  once  more  of  how  Mr. 
Ritter  bests  a  whole  desert  full  of  murderers.  This 
time  the  murderers  dress  like  Indians,  under  the 
friendly  auspices  of  a  fake  Indian  agent,  in  order 
to  steal  caches  of  furs  from  soon-to-be-killed  trad- 
ers. One  of  the  murderers  orphans  a  little  blonde 
girl,  played  by  Lorraine  Miller,  and  then  Mr.  Rit- 
ter goes  into  action — and  there  is  a  lot  of  action — 


accompanied  by  his  straight  man,  Dave  O'Brien, 
and  his  low-comedy  relief,  Guy  Wilkerson. 

The  story  was  contrived  by  Elmert  Clifton  and 
directed  by  Harry  b'raser.  Arthur  Alexander  pro- 
duced. 

Seen  in  the  home  office  projection  room.  Re- 
viewer's Rating  :  Average. — Ray  Lanning. 

Release  date,  September  1,  1945.  Running  time,  55  min. 
PCA   No.    10947.     General   audience  classification. 

Tex  Haines   Tex  Ritter 

Dave  Wyatt   Dave  O'Brien 

Panhandle  Perkins   Guy  Wilkerson 

Lorraine  Miller,  I.  Stanford  Jolley,  Jack  Ingram,  Frank 


Arson  Squad 


PRC — Sleuth  Traps  Arson  Gang 

Standard  performances  by  Frank  Albertson  and 
Robert  Armstrong  and  rapid  paced  action  should 
make  this  an  acceptable  offering  despite  the  famil- 
iar pattern  of  the  plot. 

Albertson  as  an  insurance  salesman,  and  Arm- 
strong, chief  of  the  arson  squad,  attempt  to  uncover 
an  ingenious  gang  who  are  collecting  premiums  on 
made-to-order  warehouse  fires.  Most  of  the  action 
centers  around  Albertson's  efforts  to  apprehend  the 
gang. 

Romance  is  injected  in  the  person  of  Grace  Gill- 
ern,  who  finally  surrenders  to  the  charm  and  wit  of 
Albertsori  after  supplying  him  with  severel  clue'' 
on  how  the  gang  works.  This  is  not,  however,  un- 
til the  arsonists  are  all  captured  and  the  insurance 
adjuster  of  Albertson's  firm  is  revealed  as  th*" 
ringleader. 

Produced  by  Arthur  Alexander,  directed  by  Lew, 
Landers,  the  film  is  based  on  an  original  story  by 
Arthur  St.  Claire. 

Seen  in  the  home  office  projection  room.  Re- 
znewer's Rating :  Fair. — C.  F. 

Release  date,  September  11,  1945.  Running  time,  64  min. 
PCA  No.  10923.    General  audience  classification. 

Tom  Mitchell   Frank  Albertson 

Capt.  Joe  Dugan   Robert  Armstrong 

Judy  Mason   Grace  Gillern 

Byron  Foulger,  Chester  Cole,  Arthur  Loft,  Jerry  Jerome, 
Stewart   Garner,   Edward  Cassidy,  Casey  MacGregor. 


Caribbean  Mystery 

20th  Century-Fox — Secret  of  the  Swamp 

A  minor  effort  in  the  mystery  field,  William 
Girard's  production  compares  with  others  of  its 
class,  but  is  scarcely  distinguishable  from  them. 
The  tropical  atmosphere  is  perhaps  its  most  in- 
teresting feature. 

James  Dunn  and  Sheila  Ryan  head  the  cast, 
with  Dunn  portraying  a  stupid,  though  resource- 
ful, private  investigator.  He  is  engaged  by  an  oil 
company  to  solve  the  mysterious  disappearance  of 
eight  scientists  who  have  ventured  into  the  swamp 
in  the  center  of  a  tropical  isle,  and  have  not  been 
heard  of  again.  Local  politics  make  Dunn's  task 
more  difficult,  since  the  Governor  of  the  island  fur- 
thers his  investigation,  while  others  in  the  admin- 
istration seek  to  prevent  it.  Bullets  and  knives 
whiz  through  the  night,  but  Dunn  comes  out  un- 
scathed, with  proof  of  the  true  culprit's  guilt. 

Sheila  Ryan  and  Edward  Ryan  supply  the  love 
interest,  which  remains  always  a  minor  considera- 
tion. Robert  Webb  directed.  The  screenplay  is  by 
Jack  Andrews  and  Leonard  Praskins,  adapted  by 
W.  Scott  Darling  from  a  novel  by  John  W.  Van- 
dercook. 

Seen  at  the  studio.  Reviewer's  Rating :  Aver- 
age.— T.  B. 

Release  date,  September,  1945.  Running  time,  65  min. 
PCA  No.  10S28.    General  audience  classification. 

Mr.  Smith   James  Dunn 

Jean  Gilbert   Sheila  Ryan 

Edward  Ryan,  Jackie  Paley,  Reed  Hadley,  Roy  Roberts, 
Roy   Gordon,   William   Forrest,   Lucien  Littlefield. 


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TEE  TRICKS  (RKO) 

Sportscope  (5431 1) 

Joe  Kirkwood,  one  of  the  ranking  golf  pros 
America,  is  the  subject  of  this  newly-released 
Sportscope.  It  should  interest  all  who  have  any 
knowledge  of  golf.  At  Pinehurst,  Calif.,  three  top 
flight  golfers  take  off  on  a  trouble  shooting  demon- 
stration. They  include  Betty  Lee  Boren  of  Dayton, 
Ohio;  Jeanne  Cline,  another  amateur  from  Bloom- 
ington.  111.,  and  Kirkwood.  All  types  of  trick  shots 
are  demonstrated,  with  many  of  them  presented  in 
slow  motion.  _  i 

Release  date,  June  15,  1945  8  minutes' 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  21,  1945 


ADVANCE  SYNOPSES 

and  information 


TOMORROW  IS  FOREVER 
(RKO  -  International) 

PRODUCER:  David  Lewis.  DIRECTOR: 
Irving  Pichel.  PLAYERS:  Claudette  Colbert, 
Orson  Welles,  George  Brent,  Joyce  MacKenzie. 

POST-WAR  DRAMA.  Believing  that  her  hus- 
band has  been  killed  in  World  War  I,  the  heroine 
of  this  story  is  happily  remarried.  Her  husband 
returns,  but  she  fails  to  recognize  him.  He  exerts 
considerable  influence  over  her  son,  and  prevents 
the  boy  from  running  away  from  home.  At  the 
climax,  the  wife  and  the  second  husband  find  the 
first  husband  dead,  but  refrain  from,  reading  let- 
ters lying  by  his  body,  which  would  have  revealed 
his  true  identity. 

THE  SAILOR  TAKES  A  WIFE 
(MGM) 

PRODUCER:  Edwin  Knopf.  DIRECTOR: 
Richard  Whorf.  PLAYERS:  Robert  Walker, 
June  Allyson,  Audrey  Totter,  Hume  Cronyn, 
Eddie  (Rochester)  Anderson. 

COMEDY-DRAMA.  A  girl  meets  a  sailor  at 
a  USD  canteen.  They  fall  in  love  at  first  sight, 
and  they  are  married  within  a  few  hours.  The 
husband  returns  to  his  post,  but  is  later  discharged 
from  the  Navy  because  of  physical  disabilities. 
Subsequently,  he  and  his  young  wife  must  ad- 
just themselves  both  to  marriage  and  to  civil  life, 
in  the  face  of  various  complications. 

DANGER  SIGNAL 
(Warners) 

PRODUCER:  William  Jacobs.  DIRECTOR: 
Robert  Florey.  PLAYERS:  Faye  Emerson, 
Zachary  Scott,  Rosemary  DeCamp,  Bruce  Ben- 
nett, Ann  Blyth,  Mary  Servoss,  Dick  Erdman, 
Angela  Greene,  John  Ridgely,  Janet  Barrett. 

MELODRAMA.  A  public  stenographer  and 
her  younger  sister  are  both  in  love  with  the  same 
man,  an  unscrupulous  fellow  who  is  seeking  a 
wealthy  wife.  The  stenographer  eventually  dis- 
covers his  true  nature.  He  is  subsequently  shot 
and  killed  by  a  vengeful  husband. 

ALLOTMENT  WIVES,  INC. 
(Monogram) 

PRODUCERS:  Kay  Francis  and  Jeffrey  Ber- 
nerd.  DIRECTOR:  William  Nigh.  PLAYERS: 
Kay  Francis,  Paul  Kelly,  Otto  Kruger,  Ger- 
trude Michael,  Teala  Loring,  Bernard  Nedell. 

MELODRAMA.  An  Army  officer  is  sent  to 
the  Pacific  Coast  to  investigate  the  bigamy  racket 
of  women  who  marry  soldiers  and  sailors  for  their 
allotment  checks.  He  discovers  that  the  ring  is 
headed  by  a  prominent  society  woman.  In  the 
course  of  events  the  woman's  daughter  is  tricked 
into  becoming  an  "allotment  wife,"  and  eventually 
is  caught  by  the  police,  who  kill  the  society  woman 
as  she  tries  to  make  her  escape. 


THE  LOST  TRAIL 
(Monogram) 

PRODUCER:  Charles  J.  Bigelow.  DIREC- 
TOR: Lambert  Hillyer.  PLAYERS:  Johnny 
Mack  Brovm,  Raymond  Hatton,  Riley  Hill,  Ed 
Parker,  Steve  Clark,  Dick  Dickinson. 

WESTERN.  A  United  States  marshal  is  sent 
to  track  down  a  gang  of  outlaws.  Prior  to  his 
arrival  at  the  town  which  is  the  gang's  headquar- 
ters, a  stagecoach  is  robbed,  and  its  driver  mur- 
dered. The  circumstances  are  such  that  the  mar- 
shal is  suspected  of  the  crime.  He  manages  to  clear 
his  name,  however,  and  to  uncover  sufficient  evi- 
dence to  convict  the  gang  responsible  for  the  crime. 


DANGEROUS  PARTNERS 
(MGM) 

PRODUCER:  Arthur  Field.  DIRECTOR; 
Edward  Cahn.  PLAYERS:  James  Craig,  Signe 
Hasso,  Edmund  Gwenn,  Audrey  Totter,  John 
Warburton,  Felix  Bressart,  Warner  Anderson- 

MELODRAMA.  A  man  and  his  wife  who  live 
by  their  wits  are  travelling  on  a  plane  which 
crashes.  They  find  a  steel  brief-case  locked  to  the 
wrist  of  an  unconscious  fellow-passenger.  Upon 
investigation,  they  find  it  contains  four  wills,  signed 
by  four  different  tfestators,  each  leaving  a  million 
dollars  to  the  unconscious  man.  Further  investi- 
gation by  the  adventurous  pair  leads  to  a  trail 
of  murder  and  sudden  death,  and  the  man  is 
killed.  The  girl  falls  in  love  with  another  rascal, 
but  at  the  end  of  their  strange  adventures  the  two 
reform. 

COLORADO  PIONEERS 
(Republic) 

ASSOCIATE  PRODUCER:  Sidney  Picker. 
DIRECTOR:  R.  C.  Springsteen.  PLAYERS: 
Wild  Bill  Elliott,  Bobby  Blake,  AUce  Fleming. 

WESTERN.  Fourteen  boys,  who  have  been 
organized  into  a  gang  by  a  thug,  are  brought  by 
Red  Ryder  to  a  ranch,  where  he  hopes  to  re- 
habilitate them.  One  of  the  boys  proves  unco- 
operative, and  gives  aid  to  a  group  of  unscrupulous 
characters  who  are  trying  to  gain  possession  of 
the  ranch.  Eventually  the  influence  of  Red  Ryder 
changes  the  boy's  attitude,  and  he  reforms,  after 
saving  Red's  life. 

WAGON  WHEELS  WESTWARD 
(Republic) 

ASSOCIATE  PRODUCER:  Sidney  Picker. 
DIRECTOR:  R.  G.  Springsteen.  PLAYERS: 
Bill  Elliott,  Bobby  Blake,  Alice  Fleming. 

WESTERN.  The  "Duchess,"  having  purchased 
a  stage-coach  line,  goes  out  to  a  small  western 
town  to  take  possession.  The  town  is  deserted  by 
its  inhabitants,  who  have  gone  off^  at  news  of  a 
gold  strike  nearby.  Meanwhile,  unscrupulous  char- 
acters impersonate  the  townspeople.  They  try  to 
get  the  stage-coach  line  away  from  the  "Duchess," 
but  are  prevented  by  her  cowboy  friends. 

THE  TIME,  THE  PLACE  AND  THE  GIRL 

(Warners) 

PRODUCER:  Alex  Gottlieb.  DIRECTOR: 
David  Butler.  PLAYERS:  Dennis  Morgan, 
Jack  Carson,  Janis  Paige,  Carmen  Cavallaro 
and  orchestra,  Martha  Vickers,  S.  Z.  Sakall. 

COMEDY  WITH  MUSIC.  An  Oklahoma  oil 
magnate  is  persuaded  by  two  young  men  to 
"angel"  a  nightclub.  The  club  is  opened  next  door 
to  the  residence  of  a  family  of  lovers  of  classical 
music.  The  daughter  of  the  family  falls  in  love 
with  one  of  the  nightclub  owners,  and  succeeds  in 
reconciling  her  family's  tastes  to  his.  When  the 
club  proves  a  success,  the  two  are  married. 

THE  STORK  CLUB 

(Paramount  -  B.  G.  DeSylva) 

PRODUCER:  B.  G.  De  Sylva.  DIRECTOR.- 
Hal  Walker.  PLAYERS:  Betty  Hutton,  Barry 
Fitzgerald,  Don  De  Fore,  Andy  Russell,  Rob- 
ert Benchley,  Iris  Adrian,  Bill  Goodwin,  Mary 
Currier. 

MUSICAL  COMEDY.  A  hat-check  girl,  em- 
ployed at  New  York's  'Stork  Club,'  rescues  a 
multi-millionaire  from  drowning.  Thereupon  he 
rewards  her  by  opening  unlimited  charge  accounts 
in  her  name  at  all  the  city's  best  shops.  She  finds 
it  difficult  to  explain  the  source  of  her  sudden 
wealth  to  the  bandleader  with  whom  she  is  in 
love.  They  are  estranged  only  temporarily,  how- 
ever, and  all  is  resolved  in  the  last  reel. 


THE  WOMAN  WHO  CAME  BACK 

(Republic  -  Walter  Coimes) 

PRODUCER  AND  DIRECTOR:  Walter 
Coimes.  PLAYERS:  Nancy  KeUy,  John  Lo- 
der,  Otto  Kruger,  Ruth  Ford,  Harry  Tyler, 
Almira  Sessions,  J.  Farrell  McDonald,  Elspeth 
Dudgeon,  Marjorie  Manners. 

MELODRAMA.  The  inhabitants  of  a  small 
New  England  village  become  convinced  that  a 
certain  young  woman  is  a  witch,  since  mysterious 
misadventures  overtake  all  those  with  whom  she 
quarrels.  The  indignant  townspeople  are  about  to 
lynch  her  when  a  discovery  made  in  the  crypt  of 
the  village  church  casts  a  new  light  on  the  whole 
matter. 


FRONTIER  GAL 
(Universal) 

PRODUCERS:  Michael  Fessier  and  Ernest 
Pagano.  DIRECTOR:  Charles  Lamont. 
PLAYERS:  Rod  Cameron,  Yvonne  De  Carlo, 
Peter  Coe,  Andy  Devine. 

WESTERN.  Soon  after  entering  into  a  mar- 
riage of  convenience  with  a  woman  he  does  not 
love,  a  cowboy  is  sent  to  prison  for  shooting  his 
partner's  murderer.  Upon  his  return,  his  wife 
tries  to  persuade  him  to  help  her  make  a  home 
for  their  child.  Because  of  his  fondness  for  a  for- 
mer sweetheart,  the  cowboy  is  reluctant  to  do  so. 
Not  until  the  child  is  kidnapped  and  later  rescued 
does  he  become  reconciled  to  his  wife. 

CLUB  HAVANA 
(PRC) 

PRODUCER:  Leon  Fromkess.  DIRECTOR: 
Edgar  UUmer.  PLAYERS:  Tom  Neal,  Mar- 
garet Lindsay,  Don  Douglas,  Pamela  Blake, 
Marc  Lawrence,  Paul  Cavanaugh,  Pedro  de 
Cordoba,  Carlos  Mohnas  and  his  Band. 

MUSICAL.  Six  couples,  unacquainted  with 
each  other,  go  to  spend  an  evening  at  a  well- 
known  nightclub,  the  'Club  Havana.'  Various 
events  which  take  place  there  alter  the  lives  of 
each  of  the  couples. 

SUNSET  IN  EL  DORADO 
(Republic) 

ASSOCIATE  PRODUCER:  Lou  Gray  DI- 
RECTOR: Frank  McDonald.  PLAYERS:  Roy 
Rogers,  Dale  Evans,  George  'Gabby'  Hayes, 
Roy  Barcroft,  Rom  London,  Margaret  Du- 
Mont,  Sons  of  the  Pioneers. 

WESTERN  WITH  MUSIC.  An  office  girl, 
seeking  adventure  in  the  old  West,  goes  to  the 
ghost  town  of  El  Dorado.  While  there,  she  falls 
asleep  and  dreams  that  she  is  her  own  grand- 
mother, living  in  the  time  when  the  town  flour- 
ished. She  meets  and  falls  in  love  with  a  cow- 
boy, and  finds  the  adventures  she  had  been  seek- 
ing. 

OUR  HEARTS  WERE  GROWING  UP 
(Paramount)  ■ 

PRODUCER:  Danny  Dare.  DIRECTOR: 
William  Russell.  PLAYERS:  Gail  Russell, 
Diana  Lynn,  Brian  Donlevy,  James  Brown,  Bill 
Edwards,  Wilham  Demarest,  BiUy  De  Wolfe. 

COMEDY-DRAMA.  This  picture  takes  up 
the  further  adventures  of  the  two  heroines  of 
"Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and  Gay,"  this  time  in 
Greenwich  Village  during  the  speakeasy  era.  They 
become  involved  with  a  bootle?srer  and  various 
bohemian  characters.  Eventually  the  two  girls 
adopt  careers :  one  becomes  an  actress,  the  other 
a  writer. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


2455 


RELEASE  CHART 

By  Companies 


For  Stars,  Running  Time,  Review  and  other 
Service  Data  references,  turn  to  the  alphabetical 
Release  Chart  starting  on  page  2558.  Complete 
listing  of  1943-44  Features,  by  Company,.  In 
order  of  release,  may  be  found  on  pages  2070 
and  2077  ot  the  Product  Digest  Section  in  tiie 
August  26,  1944  issue. 


Prfd. 

No. 


Title 


RtUati 

Date 


Prod. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Date 


Prod. 
No. 


TMe 


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Date 


Prod. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Date 


COLUMBIA 


6201  Cowboy  from  Lonasoms  River. Sep.  21, '44 
60f6  Strange  Affair   Oct.  5.'44 

6028  Meet  MIse  Bobby  Socki  Oct   12, '44 

6021  Shadow!   In   the    Night  Oct.  I9,'44 

6035  The   Unwritten   Code  Oct.  26, '44 

6022  Mark  of  the  Wblstler  Nov.  2,'44 

6033  Sergeant  Mike   Nov.  9,'44 

6202  Cyclone  Prairie  RanBer«  Nov.    9, '44 

6040  The  MIsiIng  Juror  Nov.  I6,'44 

6032  She's  a  Sweetheart  Dee.  7/44 

6038  Dancing  In  Manhattan  Dec.  I4,'44 

6203  Saddle  Leather  Law  Dec.  21, '44 

6003  Together  Again   Dee.  22,'44 

6025  Tahiti    Nights   Dec.  28,'44 

6039  Let's  Go  Steady  Jan.    4, '45 

8041  Youth  On  Trial  Jan.  1 1, '45 

6014  Eadle  Was  ■  Lady  Jan.  23,'45 

6024  I  Love  a  Mystery  Jan.  25,'45 

6204  Sagebrush  Heroes   Feb.    I, '45 

6221  Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Feb.  8,'45 

6002  Tonight  and  Every  Night  Feb.  22,'45 

6010  Leave  It  to  Blondia  Feb.  22, '45 

6017  The  Crime  Doctor't  Courage. .  Feb.  27,'45 

6034  A  Buy,  A  Gal,  A  Pal  Mar.  8,'45 

6205  Rough   RIdin'   Justice  Mar.  I5,'45 

6018  Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  IVIar.  22,'45 

1037  Escap*  In  th«  Fag  Apr.  B.'45 

9026  Eve  Knew  Her  Apple*  Apr.  I2,'45 

6222  RockiR'  In  tka  RMkiM  Apr.  I7,'4S 

S023  Power  cf  th»  Whistler  Apr.  I9.'45 

6206  Return  tf  the  Durangt  Kid. ..Apr.  I9,'45 

6006  Counter- Attack   Apr.  26,'45 

6031  Bostea  BlaekIa  Boekrf 

on  Suspicion   May.10,'45 

6207  Both   Barrels   Blading  May  I7,'45 

6010  The  Fighting  Guardsman  May  24,'45 

6029  Ten  Cents  a  Dance  June  7,'45 

6223  Rhythm   Roundup   June  7,'45 

6036  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  June  21, '45 

Boston  Blaokle's  Rendezvous. .July  6, '45 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love.. July  28,'45 

Gay  Senorita   Aug.  9,'45 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Aug.  16, '45 

Over  21   Aug.  23,'45 

SPECIAL 

A  Song  to  Remember  Mar.  I,'45 

Prairie  Raider*   Not  Set 

Blazing  the  Western  Trail ...  Not  Set 

Lawless  Empir*   Not  Set 

KIst  and  Tell  Not  Set 

Bandit  of  Sherwood   Forest. .  Not  Set 

Adventures  of  Rusty  Not  Set 

Outlaws  of  the  Rockies  Not  Set 

I   Love  a  Bandleader  Not  Set 

Texas  Panhandle   Not  Set 

Pardon    My   Past  Not  Set 

She  Wouldn't  Say  Yes  Not  Set 

Roaring    Rangers   Not  Set 

Renegades   Not  Set 

Snafu   Not  Set 

Gunning  for  Vengeance  Not  Set 

Song  of  the  Prairie  Not  Set 

Girl   of  the  Limberiost  Not  Set 

Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Not  Set 

Galloping  Thunder   Not  Set 

A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  Not  Set 


MGM 


505  Marriage  It  a  Private  Affair  Oct, '44 

606  Kismet   Oct., '44 

507  Mrs.  Parklngton   Nov., '44 

508  Naughty  Marietta  (R)  Nov., '44 

510  An  American  Romanes  Nov., '44 

509  Lost   In  a  Harem  Deo., '44 


SPECIAL 


500  Dragon    Seed   Aug. ,'44 

611  Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  Jan. ,'45 

512  Meet  Me  In  St.  Louis  Jan. ,'45 

521  National    Velvet   Apr., '45 

527  Valley   of    Decision  June, '45 


Blotk  10 


618  The  Thin  Man  Goes  Homo  Jan.,'45 

514  Main  Street  After  Dark  Jan.,'45 

515  Music  for  Milliont  Feb., '45 

516  Blonde  Fever   Feb. ,'45 

517  This    Man'a    Navy  Feb., '45 

518  Between  Two  Women  Mar., '45 

519  Nothing  But  Trouble  Mar., '45 

520  Keep  Your  Powder  Dry  Mar., '45 

BiMk  II 

522  Without   Love   May,'45 

523  Gentle    Annie   May,'45 

524  The  Clock   May,'45 

525  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  June,'45 

526  Son  of  Lassie  June.'45 

Block  12 

530  Bewitched   July,'45 

528  Thrill  of  a  Romance  July, '45 

529  Twice    Blessed  July,'45 

..  Zlegfeld   Follln   Not  Set 

..  Anchors  Aweigh   Not  Set 

..  Hold  High  the  Torch  Not  Set 

..  Our  Vines  Have  Tender 

Grapes   Not  Set 

..  Weekend  at  the  Waldorf  Not. Set 

..  Hidden  Eye   Not  Set 

..  Her  Highness  and  the  Bellbey.Not  Set 

..  Yolanda  and  the  Thief  Not  Set 

..  The  Harvey  Girls  Not  Set 

..  Early  to  Wed  Not  Set 

..  Dangerous  Partners   Not  Set 

..  They  Were  Expendable  Not  Set 

..  Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  Not  Set 

..  Abbott  &  Costeilo 

In  Hollywood   Not  Set 

..  She  Went  to  the  Races  Not  Set 

..  This  Strange  Adventure  Not  Set 

..  Letter   for    Evie  Not  Set 

..  Postman  Always  Rings  Twice. Not  Set 

..  Two  Sisters  from  Boston  Not  Set 

..  Hoodlum    Saint   Not  Set 

..  The  Great  Morgan  Not  Set 


MONOGRAM 


Block  9 

501  The  Seventh  Cross  Sep., '44 

502  Barbary   Coast    Gent  Sep., '44 

504  Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  Sep. ,'44 

503  Waterloo  Bridge  (R)  Sep., '44 


A  Wave,  A  Wae  end  a 

Marine   Nov. 

Enemy  of  Women  Nov. 

Ghost  Guns   Nov. 

When   Strangers   Marry  Nov. 

Song  of  the  Range  Dec. 

Crazy  Knights   Dee. 

Shadow  of  Suspicion  Dec. 

Alaska   Dec. 

Bowery  Champs   Dec. 

The  Navajo  Trail   Jan. 

Army  Wives   Jan. 

Adventures  of  Kitty  0'Day..Jan. 


8. '44 
10, '44 
I7,'44 
24, '44 

I, '44 

8,'44 
1 5, '44 
22, '44 
29,'44 

5,'45 
I2,'45 
I9,'45 


The  Jid*   Mask  Jan.  26,'45 

Forever  Yours   Jan.  26,'45 

The  Cisco  Kid  Returns  Fsb.  9,'45 

Gun  Smoke   Feb.  I6,'45 

There  Goss  Kelly   Feb.  16, '45 

DIIMnger   Mar.  2,'45 

Fashion   Model   Mar.  2, '45 

Docks  of  New  York  Mar.  9,'45 

■Q.   I.   Honeymoan  Apr.    6, '45 

The  Scarlet  Clus  May   5, '45 

In  Old   New   Mexico  May  15, '45 

Party  Girl   June    I, '45 

Springtime  In  Texas  June  2,'45 

Trouble   Chasers   June  2,'45 

Flame  of  the   West  June  9,'45 

Muggs  Rides  Again  June  16, '45 

Divorce   June  22,'45 

China's    Little    Devils  July  I4,'45 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe  July  2I,'45 

Saddle   Serenade   July  28,'45 

Come  Out  Fighting  Sep.  I4,'45 

Belle  of  the  Bowery  Not  Set 

South  of  the  Rio  Grande  Not  Set 

The  Great  Mystic  Not  Set 

Shanghai    Cobra  Not  Set 

Allotment  Wives,  Inc  Not  Set 

The   Lost  Trail  Not  Set 

Suspense   ..Not  Set 

The  Last  Outpost  Not  Set 


PARAMOUNT 


Block  I 

4401  Rainbow  Island   

4402  Till  We  Meet  Again  

4403  National    Barn  Dance  

4404  Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and  Gay. 

4405  Dark  Mountain   


Bla«k  2 


4406  And   Now  Tomorrow  

4407  Man  In  Half  Moon  Street  

4408  Frenchman's  Creek   

4409  One  Body  Too  Many  

44in  Ministry  of  Fear  

Block  3 

4411  Here  Come  the  Waves  

4412  Dangerous  Passage  

4413  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  

4414  Practically  Yours   

4415  Double  Exposure   

Block  4 

4416  Bring  On  the  Girls  

4417  The  Unseen   

4418  Salty  O'Rourke   

4419  High  Powered   

Block  5 

4421  Affairs  of  Susan  May  25, '45 

4422  Murder,  He  Says  June  8,'45 

4423  Scared  Stiff   June  22, '45 

4424  A  Medal  for  Benny  Jun*  29,'45 

BJock  6 

4426  Out  of  This  World  July  I3,'45 

4427  Midnight    Manhunt   July  27,'45 

4428  You   Came  Along  Sep.  14, '45 


SPECIAL 

4431  Incendiary    Blonde  Aug.  3I,'45 

REISSUES 

4432  Sign  of  the  Cross  

4433  Northwest   Mounted   Police. .  .Aug.  26,'4S 

4434  This   Gun  for   Hire  Aug.  26, '45 

1945-46 

.  Road  to  Utopia  Not  Set 

.  Two  Years  Before  the  Mast.. Not  Set 

.  Kitty   Not  Set 

.  Miss  Susie  Slagle's  Not  Set 

.  Duffy's  Tavern   Not  Set 

.  Love  Letters   Not  Set 

.  The   Lost   Weekend  Not  Set 

.  The  Virginian   Not  Set 

.  Hold  That  Blondel  Net  Set 

.  Masquerade  In   Mexico  Not  Set 

.  Follow  That  Woman  Not  Set 

.  The  Weil-Groomed  Bride  Not  Set 

.  Blue  Dahlia   Not  Set 

.  Our  Hjorts  Were  Growing  Up.NotSet 

.  People  Are  Funny  Not  Set 

,  Stork  Cluk   Net  Set 

.  The  Trouble  with  Women  Not  Set 

.  Calcutta   Not  Set 

.  To  Each  His  Own  Not  Set 

.  They  Made  Me  a  Killer  Not  Set 


PRC  PICTURES 


50S  Dixie  Jambere*   Aug.  I5,'44 

509  Swing  Hostess   Sep.  8,'44 

551  Gangster*  of  the  Frontier..,. Sep.  2I,'44 

....  Wild  Horse  Phantom  Oct.  28, '44 

  I'm   from  Arkansas  Oct.  81, '44 

  I  Accuse  My  Parents  Nov.   4, '44 

....  Dead  or  Alive  Nov.   8, '44 

....  Bluebeard   Nov.  1 1, '44 

....  The  Great  Mike  Nov.  I5,'44 

  Rogues'  Gallery   Deo.  6,'45 

  Oath  of  Vengeance  Dee.  9,'44 

..  .The  Town  Went  Wild  Deo.  IS, '44 

  Castle  of  Crimes.  „  Dee.  22,'44 

....  Whispering  Skull   Dee.  29,'44 

....  His   Brother's  Ghost  Feb.  3,'45 

....  Kid  Sister   Feb.  e,'45 

....  Marked  for  Murder  Feb.  8,'4S 

....  Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  Feb.  I0,'45 

....  Fog  Island   Feb.  I5,'4S 

....  The  Man  Who  Walked  Alone.Mar.  16, '45 

....  Out  of  the  Night  Mar.  Sl,'45 

  Crime,  Ine  Apr.  I5,'45 

  Shadows  of  Death  Apr.  I9,'45 

. ...  Hollywood  and  Vine  Apr.  2S,'45 

. ...  Phantom  of  42nd  St  May  2,'4S 

....  Enemy  of  the  Law  May  7, '45 

. ...  The  Lady  Confesses  May  16, '45 

  The   Missing  Corpse  June    I, '45 

  Gangsters'  Den   June  14, '45 

  The  Silver  Fleet  July  l,'45 

  Three  in  the  Saddle  July  26, '45 

  Stage   Coach    Outlaws  Aug.  I7,'45 

. ...  Frontier   Fugitives   Sep.    I, '45 

  Arson   Squad     Sep.  II, '45 

. ...  Dangerous    Intruder   Sep.  21, '45 

  Apology   for    Murder  Sep.  27. '45 

. ...  Border   Badmen   Oct.  10, '45 

  Shadow  of  Terror  Oct.  14, '45 

  Flaming    Bullets   Oct.  15,'45 

  Fighting    Bill    Carson  Oct.  31, '45 

  Enchanted    Forest  Not  Set 

  Why  Girls  Leave  Home  Not  Set 

White   Ponie   Not  Set 

  Song  of  Old  Wyoming  Not  Set 

  Detour   Not  Set 

  Club  Havana   Not  Set 


2556 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  21,  1945 


Pred.  Release 
No.  Title  X>*»* 

RKO  "  ^ 

Black  I 

501  None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  

502  The  Master  Race  

503  Tall  In  the  Saddle  

504  Goln'  to  Town  

505  My  Pal,  Wolf  

SPECIAL 

581  Casanova   Brewn   -. 

582  The  Woman  In  the  Window  

533  Belle  of  the  Yukon  

584  It's  a  Pleasure  

551  The  Princess  and  the  Pirate  

591  The  Three  Caballeros  

552  Wonder  Man  

l94€-46 

681  Along  Came  Jones  


Bhick  2 

506  Girl  Rush   

507  Falcon  In  Hollywood  

SOS  Murder,  My  Sweet  

509  Nevada   , 

510  Experiment  Perilous  

Bloek  8 

511  What  a  Blonde  

512  Pan-Americana   

513  Having  Wonderful  Crime  

614  Betrayal  from  the  East  

515  The  Enchanted  Cottage  

BkMk  4 

519  China  Sky  , 

516  Zombies  on  Broadway  

518  Tarzan  and  the  Amazons  

517  The  Body  Snatcher  , 

520  Those  Endearing  Young  Charms 

Block  5 

521  Two  O'clock  Courage  

522  The   Brighton  Strangler  

523  Back   to  Bataan  

524  West  of  the  Pecos  


  George  White's  Scandals  Not  Set 

  Isle  of  the  Dead  Net  Set 

  Hotel  Reserve   Not  Set 

 Spanish  Main   Not  Set 

  Johnny  Angel   Not  Set 

  Sing  Your  Way  Home  Not  Set 

  The  Amorous  Ghost  Not  Set 

  A  Game  of  Death  Not  Set 

.  . ..  First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  Not  Set 

  Mama  Loves  Papa  Not  Set 

  Falcon  In  San  Francisco  Not  Set 

  Bells  of  St.  Mary's  Not  Set 

  Tomorrow  Is  Forever  Not  Set 

...  Radio  Stars  on  Parade  Not  Set 

  Ding  Dong  Williams  Not  Set 

  Deadline  at   Dawn  Not  Set 

  Wanderer  of  the  Wasteland. .  Not  Set 

  Dick    Tracy  Not  Set 

 Cornered   Not  Set 

....  The  Kid  from   Brooklyn  Not  Set 

  Riverboat  Rhythm   Not  Set 

  Lie  Detector   Net  Set 


REPUBLIC 


461  Silver  City   Kid  July  20,'44 

451  Bordertown  Trail   Aug.  1 1. '44 

401  Sing.   Neighbor,  Sing  Aug.  I2,'44 

462  Stagecoach  to   Monterey  Sep.  15, '44 

3314  Cheyenne  Wildcat   Sep.  30,'44 

452  Code  of  the  Prairie  Oct.  6,'44 

403  My   Buddy   Oct  I2,'44 

463  Sheriff  of  Sundown  Nov.  7,'44 


Prod.  '  '  Release 

No.  Title       !  Date 

402  End  of  the  Road  Nov.  I0,'44 

3315  Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City  Nov.  I5,'44 

404  Faces  in  the  Fog  Nov.  30,'44 

405  Brazil   Nov.  30.'44 

453  Firebrands  of  Arizona  Dec.    I, '44 

408  Thoroughbreds   Dec  23,'44 

406  Lake   Placid    Serenade  Dee.  23.'44 

407  The  Big  Bonanza  Dec.  30.'44 

3316  Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas  Dec.  31, '44 

409  Grissly's  Millions   Jan.  I6.'45 

410  The  Big  Show-Off  Jan.  22.'45 

464  The  Topeka  Terror  Jan.  26,'45 

3317  Great  Stagecoach  Robbery  Feb.  I5,'45 

411  Song  for  Miss  Julie  Feb.  I9,'49 

454  Sheriff  of  Cimarron  Feb.  28,'45 

441  Utah   Mar.  21, '45 

412  The  Great  Flamarlon  Mar.30,'45 

414  Identity  Unknown   Apr.  2,'45 

413  Earl  Carroll   Vanities  Apr.  6,'45 

465  Corpus  ChrlstI    Bandits  Apr.  20,>45 

433  The  Phantom  Speaks  May  10, '45 

3318  Lone  Texas   Ranger  May  20,'45 

434  Vampire's  Ghost   May  21, '45 

416  Three's   A    Crowd  May  23,'45 

415  Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  May  28,'45 

455  Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Jun*  2,'4i5 

420  A  Sporting  Chance  Jun*  4,'45 

442  Bells  of  Rosarlta  June  I9,'45 

417  Chicago  Kid   r  June  29,'45 

422  Gangs   of  the   Waterfront  July  3,'45 

423  Road  to   Alcatraz  July  10, '45 

466  Trail   of   Kit  Carson  July  II, '45 

456  Orejon   Trail   July  14, '43 

421  The  Cheaters   July  I5,'45 

419  Hitchhike  to   Happiness  July  I6,'45 

424  Jealousy   July  23, '45 

418  Steppin'    In   Society  July  29, '45 

443  Man  from  Oklahoma  Aug.  I,'45 

 Swingin'  on  «  Rainbow  Not  Set 

....  Tell  It  to  a  Star  Not  Set 

  Captain  Tugboat  Annie  Not  Set 

 An  Angel  Cemea  to  Brooklyn. Not  Set 

....  Behind  City  Lights  Not  Set 

....  Fatal  WItneu   Not  Set 

 Texao    Manhunt   Not  Set 

 Scotland  Yard  Investigator  Not  Set 

  Girls  of  the  Big  House  Not  Set 

  Marshal  of  Laredo  Not  Set 

  The  Tiger  Woman  Not  Set 

  Colorado  Pioneers   Not  Set 

  The  Woman  Who  Game  Back  Not  Set 

  Wagon  Wheels  Westward  Not  Set 

  Bandits  of  the  Badlands  Not  Set 

  California  Gold   Rush  Not  Set 

  Song  of  Mexico  Not  Sot 

....  Mexicana   Not  Set 

  Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Not  Set 

  Rough  Riders  of  Cheyenne  Not  Set 

  Sunset  in  El  Dorado  Not  Set 

 A  Guy  Could  Change  Not  Set 

....  Cherokee  Flash   Not  Set 

  Sheriff  of  Redwood  Valley ....  Not  Set 

  Dakota   Not  Set 

....  Slieriff  of  Redwood  Valley  Not  Set 

....  Don't  Fence  Ma  In  Not  Set 


20TH-FOX 


501  Take  It  or  Leave  it  Aug.,'44 

502  Wing  and  a  Prayer  Auff.,'44 

503  Sweet  and  Lowdown  Sep., '44 

504  Dangerous   Journey   Sep.,'44 

505  Greenwich  Village   Sep.,'44 

506  The   Big   Nols*  Oet,'44 

507  In  thi  Meantime,   Darling  OcL,'44 

508  Irish   Eyes  Are  Smiling  Oct., '44 

509  Laura   Nov.,'44 

510  Something  for  th«  Boys  Nov.,'44 

512  Winged  Victory   De«.,'44 

513  Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  Deo.,'44 

514  Keys  of  the  Kingdom  Jan.,'45 

.515  Th*  Fighting   Lady  Jan.,'45 

516  Hangover  Square   F*b.,'4S 

517  A  Tra*  Grow*  In  Brooklys  Ftb.,'45 

518  Thunderheed — Son  of   Fllska. . . .Mar.,'4S 

519  Circumstantial    Evidtnc*   Mar., '45 

520  Song  of  Bernadetta  Apr., '46 

521  A  Royal  Seandal  Apr.,'4& 

522  Molly  and  Me  Apr., '45 

524  Diamond   Horseshoe   May,'45 

525  The  Bullfighters   May, '45 


526  Where  Do  W*  Go  From  Her*?. .  June,'45 


Prod.  Release 
No.  Title  Date 

527  Don   Juan    Quilligan  Juno.'45 

523  Call    of  the   Wild    (R)  June  I5,'45 

528  Within  These  Walls  July,'45 

529  Nob    Hill  July,'45 

1945-46 
SPECIAL 

602  Wilson   Aug. ,'45 

601  A  Bell  for  Adano  Aug.'45 

603  Junior    Miss   Aug. ,'45 

606  The  Way  Ahead   Aug. ,'45 

604  Captain  Eddie   Sep. ,'45 

603  Caribbean   Mystery   Sep. ,'45 

(Tentative) 

....  And  Then  There  Were  None. ..  .Sep. ,'45 

....  State    Fair  Oct., '45 

 The  House  On  92nd  Street  Oct., '45 

  Colonel    Effingham's    Raid  Nov., '45 

  Dolly    Sisters  Nov., '45 

  Fallen    Angel  Dec. ,'45 

  Dragonwyck   Dec. ,'45 

  Kitten  on  the  Keys  Jan., '46 

  Enchanted  Voyage   Feb., '46 

  Leave  Her  to  Heaven  Mar., '46 

 The  Spider   Mar., '46 

....  Bon  Voyage   Not  Set 

....  San  Oemetrlo   Not  8*t 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

 Summer  Storm   July  I4,'44 

 Since  You  Went  Away  July  20,'44 

...  Abroad  with  Two  Yanks  Aug  4,'44 

....  Dark  Waters   Nov.  10, '44 

....  S  Is  a  Family  Na*.  28,'44 

....  Guest  In  tli*  Hem  ....Da*.  8,'44 

 Tomorrow  tha  World  Da*.  29, '44 

....  I'M  Be  Seeing  You  Jam  e,'4S 

  Mr.   Emmanuel   .'  Jan.  I9,'45 

  Delightfully  Dangerous   Mar.  SI, '45 

  Brewster's  Millions   Apr.  7,'45 

  It's  In  the  Bag  Apr.  2 1, '45 

  Colonel  Blimp   May  4,'45 

  Blood   On  the  Sun  June  15, '45 

....  Bedside   Manner   June  22, '45 

 The   Great  John   L  June  29, '45 

  Story  of  G.   I.   Joe  July  13, '45 

....  Guest  Wife   July  27,'45 

 The  Southerner   Aug.  10. '45 

  Captain   Kidd   Aug.  24, '45 

 The   Outlaw   Aug.  31. '45 

  Paris-Underground   Sep.  I4,'45 

 Spellbound   Sep.  28,'4S 

....  A  Walk  In  th*  Sun  Net  Set 

....  Young  Widow   Net  Sot 

  This  Happy  Breed  Not  Set 

  2.000  Women   Not  Set 

  Blithe  Spirit   Net  Set 

  Henry  V   Not  Set 

  Caesar  &  Cleopatra  Not  Set 

  Duel  In  the  Sun  Not  Set 

  Getting  Gertie's  Garter  Not  Set 

  Whistle  Stop   Not  Set 

....  Diary  of  a  Chambermaid  Not  Set 

....  Abilene   Not  Sat 

UNIVERSAL 

9005  Gypsy  Wildcat   Sap.  I,'44 

9022  Moonlight  and  Cactus  Sep.  8,'44 

9008  The  Merry  Monahans  Sop.  15, '44 

9019  Pearl  of  Death  Sep.  22, '44 

9017  San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Sep.  29,'44 

9030  Tha  Singing  Sheriff  Oct.  e,'44 

9024  Babes  en  Swing  Street  Oct  I3,'44 

9009  The  Climax   Oct  20, '44 

9072  Bowery  to  Broadway  Nov.  3,'44 

9025  Dead  Man's  Eyaa  Nov.  I0.'44 

9081  Riders  of  Santa  Fa  Nov.  I0,'44 

9029  Reckless  Aga   Nov.  I7,'44 

9018  Enter  Artana  Lupin  Nov.  24,'44 

9034  Murder  Id  tha  Blue  Rood  Da*.    I, '44 

9031  HI,  Beautiful   De*.  8.'44 

9037  My  Gal  Love*  Musi*  D**.  I5,'44 

9082  The  Old  Texas  Trail  Deo.  I5,'44 

9023  Destiny   Deo.  22, '44 

9071  Can't  Help  Singing  Deo.  29,'44 

9035  Night  Club  Girl  Jan.  5,'45 

9020  She  Gets  Her  Man  Jan.  I2,'45 


Prod.  Releast  \ 

No.  Title  Dt* 

9039  Under  Western  Skies  Jan.  I0,'49 

9010  The  Suspect   Jan.  2e,'48 

9002  Here  Come  the  Co-eds  Feb.   2, '49  : 

9021  Her  Lucky  Night  Feb.  e,'4« 

9013  House  of  Frankenstein  Feb.  16, '45 

9036  Th*  Mummy'*  Curs*  Feb.  10, '46 

9012  Frisco  Sal   F*k.  23, '45 

9006  Sudan   Mar.  2,'45  I 

9025  House  of  Fear  Mv.  10, '4t  I 

9027  I'll    Remember   April  Apr.  I3,'4B  I 

9040  Song  of  th*  Sarong  Apr.  20,'45  \ 

9083  Beyond   the   Pecos  Apr.  27,'45 


9073  Salome,  Where  She  Danced. .  .Apr.  27, '45 

9011  Patrick  the  Great  May   4, '45 

9028  Honeymoon  Ahead   May  1 1, '45 

9033  Swing  Out  Sister  May  18, '45 

9016  See    My   Lawyer  May  25,'45 

9014  That's  the  SplHt  June  I,'4S 

9084  Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  June..  I, '45  I 

9041  I'll  Tell  the  World  June   8, '45  | 

9042  Blonde    Ransom   June  I5,'45  l{i 

9043  Penthouse    Rhythm   June  22,'45  !  l 

9032  The   Frozen   Ghost  June  29, '45  I 

9038  Jungle    Captive   June  29, '45  1 

9003  The    Naughty    Nineties  July    6, '45 

  On    Stage,    Everybody  July  13, '45  ! 

9044  The   Beautiful    Cheat  July  20, '45 

:9025A  The  Woman  in  Green  July  27,'45 

  Uncle    Harry  Aug.    3,'45  j 

9045  Easy  to  Look  At  Aug.  I0,'45 

  Lady  on  a  Train  Aug.  I7,'45  ] 

■ 

1945-40  I 


  River  Gang   Not  Set 

  NIgbt  In  Paradise  Not  Set 

  Senorlta  from  th*  West  Not  Set 

  Strange  Confession   Net  Set 

  Men  In  Her  Diary  Not  Set 

  Girl  On  the  Spot  Not  Set 

...  Pillow  of  Death  Not  Set 

  The  Crimson  Canary  Not  Set 

  Once  Upon  a  Dream  Not  Set 

  Frontier  Gal   Not  Set 

  Shady  Lady   Not  Set 

  As  It  Was  Before  Not  Set 

  Law  for  the  Pecos  Not  Set 


WARNER  BROTHERS  jj 

401  JanIa   Sep.   2,'44  \i 

402  Crime  by  Night  Sep.  9,'44 

403  Arsenle  and  Old  Lace  Sep.  23,'44  | 

404  The  Last  Ride  Oct.    7,'44  it 

405  The  Conspirators   Oct.  21, '44  | 

406  The  Very  Thought  of  You  Nov.  1 1, '44 


407  The  Doughglrls   Nov.  25, '44 

409  The  Hollywood  Canteen  Dee.  30,'44 

410  To  Have  and  Have  Not  Jan.  20. '45 

411  Objective  Burma   Feb.  I7,'45 

412  Roughly  Speaking   Mar.  3,45 

413  Hotel   Berlin   Mar.  I7,'45 

414  God  Is  My  Co-PIIet  Apr.  7,'45 


415  The  Horn  Blows  at  Midnight. Apr.  28. '45 


416  Escape  In  the  Desert  May  19, '45  i 

417  Pillow  to  Post  June    9,'45  i 

418  Conflict   June  30.'45  | 

419  The  Corn  Is  Green  July  21, '45  ' 

420  Christmas  In  Connecticut  Aug,  ll,'45  : 

1945-46 

....  Pride  of  the  Marines  Sep.    I, '45 

....  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Sep.  29, '45 

....  Three  Strangers   Oct.  13, '45 

  San  Antonio   Oct.  27, '45  | 

  Devotion   Nov.  24, '45 

  Time,  Place  and  Girl  Dec.  29, '45  j 

....  Danger  Signal   Jan.  I2,'46 

....  Saratoga  Trunk   Jan.  26,'46 

  Shadow  of  a  Woman  Feb.    9, '46 

....  Cinderella  Janes   Feb.  23,'46 

 Tha  Animal  Kingdom  Net  Set 

  My  Reputation   Not  Set 

  Of  Human  Bondage  Not  Set  \ 

  Nobody  Lives  Forever  Not  Set 

 The  Big  Sleep  Not  Set 

....  Mildred  Plerc*   Not  Set 

 Toe  Young  to  Know  Not  Set 

 Stolen  LIf*   Not  Set 

  JanI*  G*ta  Married  Not  Set 

 Th*  Two  Mrs.  Carrolls  Not  Set 

  Confidential    Agent  Not  Set 

  Night  and  Day  Not  Set 


2557 


THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews,  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


{•)  before  the  title  Indicates  1943-44  product. 

Release  dates  and  running  time  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning times  are  the  official  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2544-2545,  issue  of  July  14,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  page  2556,  issue  of  July  21,  1945. 


Title  Company 
ABROAD  with  Two  Yanks  UA 
Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day  Mono. 
Adventures  of  Rusty  Col. 

(formerly  Rusty) 
Affairs  of  Suian,  The  Para. 
Agitator,  The  (British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 
Alaska  Mono. 
Allotment  Wives,  inc.  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Then  There  Were  None  20th-Fox 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An  Rep. 
Animal  Kingdom,  The  (1945-46)  WB 
Apology  for  Murder  PRC 
Army  Wives  Mono. 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lace  WB 
Arson  Squad  PRC 


Prod. 
Number 


4421 


681 
510 


4406 


403 


Stars 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe 
Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson 
Ted  Donaldson-Conrad  Nagel 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent 

Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris 

Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay 

Kay  Francis-Paul  Kelly 

Gary  Coopor-Loretta  Young 

Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards 

Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra 

Barry  Fitzgerald-Walter  Huston 

Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd 

Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke 

Ann  Slisridan-Olivia  de  Havilland 

Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vallin 

Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey 

Frank'  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong 


r-  REVIEWED 

M.P. 

Product 

Advance 

Servic 

Kunnhtg 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

"  Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Aug,  4,'44 

82m 

July  29,'44 

2018 

1889 

Jan.  I9.'45 

62m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2092 

Not  Set 

2467 

May  2S,'45 

113m 

Mar.  3 1  ,'45 

2381 

2242 

2523 

Not  Set 

95m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

Dec.  22.'44 

76m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

i983 

2406 

Not  Set 

2555 

Special 

90m 

June  23, '45 

2511 

2278 

Nov..'44 

122m 

July  l.'44 

2095 

1457 

2302 

Not  Set 

140m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 

Sept.,'45 

99m 

July  14, '45 

2541 

Block  2 

84m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1715 

2342 

Not  Set 

2384 

Not  Set 

1431 

Sept.  27,'45 

2418 

Jan.  I2,'45 

67m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2071 

Sept.  23,'44 

1 18m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1806 

2262 

Sept.  1 1,'45 

64m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2467 

BABES  on  Swing  Street 

Univ. 

9024 

Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth 

Oct.  I3,'44 

70m 

Sept.  23.'44 

2110 

2242 

Back  to  Bataan 

RKO 

523 

John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn 

Block  5 

97m 

June  2.'45 

2477 

2242 

Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  ( 

col.)  Col. 

Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise 

Not  Set 

2434 

Barbary  Coast  Gent 

MGM 

502 

Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes 

Sept.,'44 

87m 

Aug.  5,'44 

2095 

1849 

Beautiful  Cheat,  The 

Univ. 

9044 

Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville 

July  20,'45 

59m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2384 

Bedside  Manner 

UA 

Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll 

June  22,'45 

79m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2250 

2523 

Behind  City  Lights 

Rep. 

Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry 

Not  Set 

2418 

Belle  of  the  Bowery 

Mono. 

Gale  Storm-Phil  Reagan 

Not  Set 

2454 

Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

60  i 

Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak 

Aug. ,'45 

103  m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2242 

Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color) 

RKO 

583 

Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee 

Special 
June  I9,'45 

84m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

1835 

2406 

Bells  of  Rosarita 

Rep. 

442 

Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes 

68m 

May  I9.'45 

2453 

2403 

Bells  of  St.  Mary's,  The  ( 1945-46  RKO 

Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman 

Not  Set 

2434 

Betrayal  from  the  East 

RKO 

514 

Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly 

Block  3 

82m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

23i8 

2230 

2455 

Between  Two  Women 

MGM 

518 

Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore 

Mar.,'45 

81m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2238 

2142 

2523 

Bewitched 

MGM 

530 

Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn 

July,'45 
Apr.  27,'45 

66  m 

June  23.'45 

2510 

2310 

Beyond  the  Pecos 

Univ. 

9083 

Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew 

59m 

2354 

Big  Bonanza,  The 

Rep. 

407 

Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee 

Dec.  30,'44 

68m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2203 

Big  Noise,  The 

20th-Fox 

506 

Laurel  and  Hardy 

Oct.,'44 

74m 

Sept.  23.*44 

2111 

2092 

Big  Show-Off,  The 

Rep. 

410 

Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans 

Jan.  22,'45 

69m 

Jan.  20.'4S 

2277 

2203 

Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46) 

WB 

Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 

Not  Set 

2230 

Blazing  the  Western  Trail 

Col. 

Charles  Starrett-Tex  Harding 

Not  Set 

2543 

Blithe  Spirit  (British)    Two  Citles-GFD 

Rex  Harrison-Constance  Cummings 

Not  Set 

96  m 

Apr.  28.'45 

2425 

Blonde  Fever 

MGM 

5i6 

Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor 

Feb..'45 

69m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2394 

2i42 

2342 

Blonde  from  Brooklyn 

Col. 

6036 

Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick 

June  21, '45 

65  m 

June  30.'45 

2521 

2403 

Blonde  Ransom 

Univ. 

9042 

Donald  Cook-Virginia  Grey 

June  I5,'45 

68m 

June  9.'45 

2486 

2310 

Blood  on  the  Sun 

UA 

James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney 

June  I5,'45 

94m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2230 

Bluebeard 

PRC 

John  Carradine-Jean  Parker 

Nov.  1 1  ,'44 

73m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2138 

2092 

Body  Snatcher,  The 
Bon  Voyage  (1945-46) 

RKO 

517 

Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lug.  si 

Block  4 

77m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2318 

2310 

2342 

20th-Fox 

Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith 

Not  Set 

2230 

Border  Bad  Men 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Oct.  I0,'45 

2543 

Bordertown  Trail 

Rep. 

451 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

Aug.  II. '44 

55m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

2032 

Boston  Blackie  Booked  on 

Suspicion 

Col. 

6031 

Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick 

May  I0,'45 

67m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

2368 

Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous 

Col. 

Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch 

July  5.'45 

2467 

Both  Barrels  Blazing 

Col. 

6207 

Charles  Starrett 

May  I7.'45 

58m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

2403 

Bowery  Champs 

Mono. 

East  Side  Kids 

Dec.  29.'44 

62m 

Nov.  I.'44 

2173 

2032 

Bowery  to  Broadway 

Univ. 

9072 

Contract  Players 

Nav.  3.'44 

95m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1923 

Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog 

Frank 

Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett 

Not  Set 

2230 

Brazil 

Rep. 

405 

Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Guizar  ^ 

Nov.  30,'44 

Vim 

Oct.  28,'44 

2i57 

1971 

2342 

Brewster's  Millions 

UA 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Helen  Walker 

Apr.  7.'45 

79m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2142 

Brighton  Strangler,  The 

RKO 

522 

John  Loder-Rose  Hobart 

Block  5 

67m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2142 

2523 

Bring  on  the  Girl,  (color) 

Para. 

4416 

Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts 

Block  4 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

1763 

2523 

Bullfighters,  The 

20th-Fox 

525 

Laurel  and  Hardy 

May.'45 

61m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2279 

2558 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  21,  1945 


REVIEWED  • 


Title  Cnmhiiny 

CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20th-Fox 

Can't  Help  Singing  (color)  Univ. 
Capfain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Captain  Kidd  UA 

Captain  Tugboat  Annie  Rep. 
Caribbean  Mystery  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Casanova  Brown  RKO 

Castle  of  Crimes  (British)  PRC 

Cheaters,  The  Rep. 

Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 

Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 

China  Sky  RKO 

China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 

Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 

Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 
Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 

Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico  Mono 

Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The  Mono. 

Climax,  The  (color)  Univ. 

Clock,  The  MGM 

Club  Havana  PRC 

Code  of  the  Prairie  Rep. 

Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
Col.  Effingham's  Raid  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

Colorado  Pioneers  Rep. 

Come  Out  Fighting  Mono. 

Conflict  WB 

Conspirators,  The  WB 

Corn  Is  Green,  The  WB 

Corpus  Christ!  Bandits  Rep. 

Counter-Attack  Col. 

Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Col. 

Crazy  Knights  Mono. 

Crinw  by  Night  WB 

Crime  Doctor's  Courage,  The  Col. 

Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Col. 

Crime,  Inc.  PRC 

Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46)  Para. 

Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers  Col. 


Prod.  ReUase  Running 

N  urn  be  I                 Stars  Date  Time 

523  Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young  June  I5,'45  81m 
9071  Deanna  Durbin-Robert  Paige  Dec.  29.'44  88m 
....  Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari  Sept., '45  107m 
....  Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott  Aug.  2't,'45  .... 
....  Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy  Not  Set 
....  James  Dunn-Sheila  Ryan  Sept., '45 

581  Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright  Special 

Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill  Dec.  22. '44 

42!  Joseph  Schildkraut-Biliie  Burke  July  5, '45 

3314  Bill  ElIIott-Bobby  Blake  Sept.  30,'44 

417  Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts  June  29, '45 
519  Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick  Block  4 

....  Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly  July  I4,'45 

420  Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan  Aug.  1 1, '45 

  Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Feb.  23, '45 

519  Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan  Mar.,'45 

.  ...  Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  May  1 5, '45 

....  Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  Feb.  9,'45 

9009  Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff  Oct.  2C,'44 

524  Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker  May,'45 
....  Tom  Neai-Margaret  Lindsay  Not  Set 

452  Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Oct.  6,'44 

.   .  .  Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey  May  4,'45 

....  Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett  Nov.,'45          •  • .  . 

  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Not  Set   

  Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall  Sept.  14, '45   

418  Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith  June  30,'45  86m 
405  Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid  Oct.  21, '44  lOlm 

419  Bette  Davis-John  Dall  July2l,'45  I  14m 
•465  Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot  Apr.  20.'45  55m 
6006  Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman  Apr.  26,'45  89m 

6201  Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens  Sept.  2 1, '44  55m 
,  Gilbert-Howard-Rosenbloom  Dec.  8, '44  63m 

402  Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan  Sept.  9, '44  72m 
6017  Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke  Feb.  27,'45  70m 
....  Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson  Not  Set  .... 
....  Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal  Apr.  1 5, '45  76m 
....  Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lois  Collier  Not  Set  .... 
  Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts                             Not  Set   

6202  Charles  Starrett-Dub  Taylor  Nov.  9,'44  56m 


M.  P. 

Herald 
Issue 
May  4,'35 
Dec.  I6,'44 
June  23, '45 


Product 
Digest 
Page 
2350 
2225 
2509 


June  I6,'45 
Oct.  I4,'44 
Mar.  3 1, '45 
May  I2,'45 
Apr.  7,'45 
Nov.  1 1  ,'44 
Jan.  20,'45 
July  29,'44 
Mar.  I0,'45 


2497 
2137 
2381 
2445 
2393 
2173 
2278 
2095 
2350 


Feb.  I0,'45  2309 


Advance 

Synopsis 
Page 

2093 
2259 
2353 
2403 


65  m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

92m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1806 

60m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2227 

87m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

68m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

78m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

75m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

1994 

lOlm 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 

1746 

67  m 

Feb.  1 7.'45 

2317 

2242 

62  m 

July  14, '45 

2542 

64m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

1786 

90m 

May  24,'45 

2374 

2142 

2555 

56m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

2131 

147m 

Mar.  24, '45 

2373 

Dec.  2,'44 


2202 


2259 
2555 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 
2007 
2093 
1091 
2230 
2543 
2216 
2467 
2418 
213! 


Strvke 
Data 

Ptgt 

2342 


2302 


2218 
2523 


2523 
2262 


2455 


2455 


DANCING  in  Manhattan 

Danger  Signal  (1945-46) 
Dangerous  Intruder,  The 
Dangerous  Journey 
Dangerous  Passage 
Dangerous  Partners 
Dark  Mountain 
Dark  Waters 
Dead  Man's  Eyev 
Dead  or  Alive 
Delightfully  Dangerous 
Destiny 
Detour 

Devotion  (1945-46) 
Diamond  Horseshoe  (color) 
Dillinger 
Divorce 

Dixie  Jamboree 
Docks  of  New  York 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46) 
Don  Juan  Quilligan 
Double  Exposure 
Doughgirls,  The 
Dragon  Seed 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46) 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (color) 
Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46) 


Col.  6038  Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady 

WB  ....  Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 

PRC  ....  Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg 

20th-Fox  504  Burma  travelogue 

Para.  4412  Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 

MGM  ....  James  Craig-Signe  Hasso 

Para.  4405  Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowery 

UA  ....  Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone 

Univ.  9026  Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker 

PRC    Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

UA  ....  Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moore 

Univ.  9023  Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis 

PRC  ....  Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal 

WB  ....  Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino 

20th-Fox  524  Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes 

Mono.  Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney 

Mono.  ....  Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot 

PRC  505  Frances  Langford-Guy  Kibbee 

Mono   Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids 

20th-Fox  ....  Betty  Grable-John  Payne 

20th-Fox  527  William  Bendix-Joan  Blondell 

Para.  4415  Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly 

WB  407  Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith 

MGM  500  Kctharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston 

20th-Fox  ....  Gene  Tierney-Vincent  Price 

UA  ....  Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Gotten 

Para.  ....  Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 


Nov.,'45 
June,'45 
Block  3 
Nov.  25,'44 
Aug.,'44 
Dec.,'45 
Not  Set 


Dec.  I4,'44 

60m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2186 

Jan.  12, '46 

2555 

Sept.  2 1  ,'45 

2418 

Sept..'44 

73  m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2102 

Block  3 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2i86 

Not  Set 

2555 

Block  1 

56m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

2032 

Nov.  I0,'44 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1983 

2455 

Nov.  I0,'44 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

Nov.  9,'44 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2166 

Mar.  31, '45 

93  m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2250 

2523 

Dec.  22,'44 

65m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2131 

Aug.  29,'45 

2543 

Nov.  24,'45 

2216 

May,'45 
Mar.  2,|45 

1 04  m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

2092 

2523 

72m 

Mar.  17.'45 

236! 

2166 

2455 

June  22, '45 

71m 

May26,'45 

2465 

2353 

Aug.  I5.'44 

72m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

1835 

Mar.  9,'45 

62m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2279 

75m 
64m 
102m 
148m 


June  9,'45 
Dec.  23,'44 
Sept.  2,'44 
July  22,'44 


2486 
2238 
2081 
2094 


2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 


2262 
2262 


EADIE  Was  a  Lady                   Col.  6014 

Earl  Carroll  Vanities                    Rep.  413 
Early  to  Wed  (color)  MGM 
East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 

Easy  to  Look  At                        U  niv.  9045 

Enchanted  Cottage,  The              RKO  515 
Enchanted  Forest  (color)  ( 1945-46)  PRC 
Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

End  of  the  Road                         Rep.  402 

Enemy  of  the  Law                       PRC  .... 

Enemy  of  Women                     Mono.  .... 

Enter  Arsene  Lupin                    Univ.  9018 

Escape  in  the  Desert                   WB  416 

Escape  in  the  Fog                      Col.  6037 

Eve  Knew  Her  Apples                  Col.  6026 

Experiment  Perilous                     RKO  510 


FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep.  404 

Falcon  in  Hollywood,  The  RKO  507 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945 


Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre  Jan.  23, '45 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore  Apr.  5, '45 
Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson  Not  Set 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell  June  1 5, '45 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Aug.  10, '45 
Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young  Block  3 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce  "        Not  Set 

John  Payne-June  Haver  Feb.,'46 

Edward  Norris-June  Storey  Nov.  10, '44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  May  7,'45 
PaulAndor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  I0,'44 

Ella  Raines-George  Korvin  Nov,  24, '44 

Helmut  Dantine-Philip  Dorn  May  I9,'45 

William  Wright-Nina  Foch  Apr.  5,'45 

Ann  Miller-William  Wright  Apr.  I2,'45 
Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent  Block  2 


Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly  Nov.  30,'44 

Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  2 


67m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2203 

91m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

2366 

90  m 

Apr.  8,'39 

2418 

92  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i7 

2242 

2523 

2279 

2499 

Sim 

Nov.  I8.'44 

2182 

2131 

63m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

86m 

Aug.  26,'44 

2103 

1599 

72m 

Nov.  8,'44 

2181 

2166 

79m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

62m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2310 

64m 

Apr.  28.'45 

2426 

2007 

91m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

71m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

67m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

2i42 

2406 

2559 


Title  Company 
Falcon  in  San  Francisco,  The  RKO 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fanny  by  Gaslight  (Br.)  Gains.-GFD 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 
Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 
Fighting  Bill  Carson  PRC 
Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 
Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  201h-Fox 
Firebrands  of  Arizona  Rep. 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  RKO 

(formerly  First  Man  Into  Tokyo) 
Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 
Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 
Flaming  Bullets  PRC 
Fog  Island  PRC 
Follow  That  Woman  Para. 
Forever  Yours  Mono. 

(formerly  They  Shall  Have  Faith) 
•  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 
Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 
Frisco  Sal  Univ. 
Frontier  Fugitives  PRC 
Frontier  Gal  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Frozen  Ghost,  The  Univ. 


Prod. 
Number 


3010 
515 
453 


Stars 

Tom  Conway-Rita  Corday 
Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews 
Phyllis  Calvert-James  Mason 
Robert  Lowery-Marjorie  Weaver 
Evelyn  Ankers-Richard  Fraser 
Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 
Wlllard  Parker-Anita  Louise 
Naval  documentary 
Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 
Tom  Neal-Barbara  Hale 


Release 

Date 

Not  Set 

Dec.,'45 

Not  Set 
Mar.  2,'45 

Not  Set 
Oct.  3  I, '45 
May  24, '45 

Jan.,'45 
Dec.   I, "44 

Not  Set 


Time 
65m 

108  m 
61m 


84m 
61m 
55m 


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Herald  Digest 
Issu€  Page 
July  2 1, '45  2554 


May27,*44  1910 
Apr.  7,'45  2394 


Dec.  23,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 


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2215 


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Synopsis 
Page 
2366 
2454 

2230 
2467 
2543 
2278 

2i86 
2366 


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Data 
Page 


2523 
2455 


415 

John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak 

May  28,'45 

91m 

Apr.  21, "45 

2413 

1994 

2523 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

June  9,'45 

71m 

May  19, '45 

2453 

2353 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Oct.  I5,'45 

2543 

Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco 

Feb.  I5,'45 

72  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

William  Gargan-Nancy  Kelly 

2543 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Jan.26,'45 

83m 

Dec.  16,  "44 

2226 

2092 

2523 

4413 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 

Block  3 

158m 

July  I7,'43 

1546 

855 

2342 

4408 

Joan  Fontaine-Arturo  de  Cordova 

Block  2 

1 13m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

9012 

Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster 

Feb.  23, '45 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Sept.  I,'45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

Rod  Cameron-Yvonne  De  Carlo 

Not  Set 

2555 

9032 

Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers 

June  29,'45 

61m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2259 

GAME  of  Death,  A  RKO 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Game) 

Gangs  of  the  Waterfront  Rep. 

Gangsters'  Den  PRC 

Gangsters  of  the  Frontier  PRC 

Gay  Senorita,  The  Col. 

Gentle  Annie  MGM 

George  White's  Scandals  RKO 

Ghost  Guns  Mono. 

G.I.  Honeymoon  Mono. 

Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Girl  Rush  RKO 

Girls  of  the  Big  House  Rep. 

God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  WB 

Goin'  to  Town  RKO 
Goldwyn  Follies,  The  (R.)  Film  Classics 

Great  Day  (British)  RKO 

Great  Flamarion,  The  Rep. 

Great  John  L.,  The  UA 

Great  Mike,  The  PRC 
Great  Stagecoach  Robbery,  The  Rep. 

Greenwich  Village  (color)  20th-Fox 

Grissly's  Millions  Rep. 

Guest  in  the  House  UA 

Guest  Wife  UA 

Gun  Smoke  Mono. 

Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A  Col. 

Guy  Could  Change,  A  Rep. 

Gypsy  Wildcat  (color)  Univ. 


....  John  Loder-Audrey  Long 

422  Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor 

....  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

551  Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

....  Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon 

523  James  Craig-Donna  Reed 

525  Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley 

....  Johnny  Mack  Brown 

....  Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson 

....  Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker 

506  Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown 

....  Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers 

414  Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey 

504  Lum  and  Abner 

....  Adolphe  Menjou-Zorina 

....  Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson 
412    .    Erich  Vop  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes 

....  Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClure 

....  Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin 

3317  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

505  Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda 
409  Virginia  Gray-Paul  Kelly 

....  Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy 

....  Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche 

....  Johnny  Mack  Brown 

6034  Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter 

....  Allan  Lane-Jane  Frazee 

9005  Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 


Not  Set 

  : 

2384 

July  3,'45 

2403 

June  14, '45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

Sept.  21. '44 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2.1  II 

2092 

Aug.  9,'45 

2543 

May,"45 

80m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2186 

2523 

Blocks 

2366 

Nov.  I7,'44 

60m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2071 

Apr.  6, '45 

70m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

213! 

Not  Set 

2467 

Block  2 

65m 

Oct.  2 {,'44 

2150 

2032 

Not  Set 

2467 

Apr.  7,'45 

88m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2203 

2523 

Block  1 

69m 

Sep.23,'44 

21 1 1 

May  I5,'45 

120m 

Jan.  29,"38 

1993 

Not  Set 

80m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

Mar.  30,'45 

78m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

2250 

June  29,'45 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

2523 

Nov.  I5,'44 

73m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

2342 

Feb.  I5,'45 

56m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2203 

Sept.,'44 

82m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2103 

1676 

2218 

Jan.  I6,'45 

71m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2169 

2259 

Dec.  8,'44 

I2lm 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1983 

2406 

July27,'45 

2259 

Mar.  I6,'45 

57m 

Jan.20,'45 

2278 

2186 

Mar.  8,'45 

63m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2279 

Not  Set 

2543 

Sept.  I,'44 

77  m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1675 

2262 

HANGOVER  Square  20th-Fox 
Harvey  Girls,  The  (color)  MGM 
Having  Wonderful  Crime  RKO 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color)  UA 

Univ. 
Para. 
MGM 
Univ. 
Univ. 
MGM 
Para. 
PRC 
Rep. 
MGM 
Para. 

PRC 
WB 
Univ. 
WB 
WB 
RKO 
Univ. 
Univ. 
20th-Fox 


Here  Come  the  Co-Eds 
Here  Come  the  Waves 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy 
Her  Lucky  Night 
Hi,  Beautiful 
Hidden  Eye,  The 
High  Powered 
His  Brother's  Ghost 
Hitchhike  to  Happiness 
Hold  High  the  Torch  (color) 
Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46) 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 
Hollywood  and  Vine 
Hollywood  Canteen 
Honeymoon  Ahead 
Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The 
Hotel  Berlin 
Hotel  Reserve  (British) 
House  of  Fear 
House  of  Frankenstein 
House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46) 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 

I  ACCUSE  My  Parents  PRC 

I  Didn't  Do  It  Col. 

Identity  Unknown  Rep. 

I  Love  a  Mystery  Col. 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You  UA 
I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart 

(Br.)  Gains.-GFD 

I'll  Remembei  April  Univ. 

I'll  Tell  the  World  Univ. 

2560 


516  Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders 

....  Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak 

513  Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy 

....  Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton 

9002  Abbott  and  Costello 

441 1  Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts 

....  Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker 

9021  Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll 

9031  Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

....  Edward  Arnold-Frances  Rafferty 

4419  Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 

....  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

419  Al  Pearce-Dale  Evans 

....  Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn 

....  Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake 

....  James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay 

409  Warner  stars  revue 

9028  Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald 

415  Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith 

413  Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson 

....  James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim 

9025  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

9013  Lon  Chaney-Boris  Karloff 

....  William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan 


....  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell 

....  George  Formby-Billy  Caryl 

414  Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker 

6024  Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch 

....  Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cotten 

....  Margaret  Lockwood-VIc  Oliver 

9027  Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant 

9041  Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce 


Feb.,'45 

77m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

2093 

2523 

Not  Set 

2354 

Block  3 

70m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i9 

1971 

Not  Set 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

Feb.  2,'45 

88m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2242 

2455 

Block  3 

99m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2093 

2406 

Not  Set 

1 1  Im 

July  14, '45 

2541 

2259 

Feb.  9,'45 

63  m 

Feb.  3,'4S 

2298 

2250 

Dec.  8,'44 

64m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2131 

Not  Set 

2353 

Block  4 

62  m 

Feb.  24,"45 

2330 

2279 

Feb.  3.'45 

54m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2186 

July  I6,'45 

72m 

Apr.  2 {,'45 

2414 

2250 

Not  Set 

2216 

Not  Set 

2259 

Apr.25,'45 

60m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2142 

Dec.  30,'44 

124m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1676 

2342 

May  1 1,'45 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2278 

Apr.  28,'45 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

2523 

Mar.  I7.'45 

98m 

Mar,  3,'45 

2337 

2250 

2455 

Not  Set 

89m 

June  17, '44 

1945 

Mar.  I6,'45 

69m 

Mar.  24, "45 

2374 

2250 

Feb.  16. '45 

70m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

2007 

2302 

Oct.,'45 

2499 

Nov.  4.'44 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 

July  23,'45 

97m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

Apr.  2,'45 

71m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2278 

Jan.25,'45 

69m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

2203 

Jan.  5, '45 

85m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

1913 

2455 

Not  Set 

104m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

Apr.  I3,'45 

63  m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2415 

2230 

June  8,'45 

61m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

2310 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  21,  1945 


REVIEWED 


Title  Company 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue]  Univ. 

I'm  from  Arkansas  PRC 

Incendiary  Blonde  (color)  Para. 

In  Old  New  Mexico  Mono. 

In  the  Meantime,  Darling  20th-Fox 

Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th-Fox 

isle  of  the  Dead  RKO 

It's  a  Pleasure  (color)  RKO 

It's  in  the  Bag  UA 


Prod. 
Number 


4431 


507 
508 

584 


Stars 


Claudette  Colbert-Warren  William 
Slim  Summerville-EI  Brendel 
Betty  Hutton-Arturo  de  Cordova 
Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 
Jeanne  Crain-Frank  Latimore 

Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June  Haver  Oct., '44 

Boris  Karloff-Ellen  Drew  Not  Set 

Sonja  Henie-Michael  O'Shea  Special 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny  Apr.  2 1, '45 


Release 
Date 
June  I5,'45 
Oct.  3 1, '44 
Aug.  3  I, '45 
May  I5,'45 
Oct.,'44 


Running 
Time 
109m 
70m 
Ii3m 
62m 
72  m 
90m 

90m 
87m 


M.  f. 

Herald 
Issue 
Dec.  I. '34 
Oct.  7,'44 
June  I6,'45 
July  I4,'45 
Sept.  23,'44 
Oct.  7.'44 


Product 

Digest 
Page 


Mar.  3,'45 
Feb.  I7,'45 


Advance  Service 
Synopsis  Date 
Page  Page 


2130 

2497 

1675 

2542 

2354 

21 10 

1850 

2129 

1835 

2262 

2216 

2337 

22&2 

2523 

2317 

2230 

2523 

JADE  Mask,  The 

Mono. 

Janie 

WB 

4oi 

Jealousy 

Rep. 

424 

Johnny  Angel 

RKO 

Jungle  Captive 

Univ. 

9038 

Junior  Miss  (1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

603 

KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 

MGM 

520 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom 

20th-Fox 

514 

Kid  Sister,  The 

PRC 

Kismet  (color) 

MGM 

506 

Kiss  and  Tell 

Col. 

Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Kitty  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland  Jan.  26,'45 

Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton  Sept.  2, '44 

John  Loder-Jane  Randolph  July  23, '45 

George  Raft-Signe  Hasso  Not  Set 

Otto  Kruger-Amelita  Ward  June  29, '45 

Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn  Aug. ,'45 


Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters  Mar.,'45 

Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell  Jan.,'45 

Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor  Feb.  6,'45 

Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich  Oct.,'44 

Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland  Not  Set 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes  Jan. ,'46 

Pauletta  Goddard-Ray  Milland  Not  Set 


66m 

Jan.27,'45 

2290 

2131 

102m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1747 

2302 

2279 

2259 

63  m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2259 

94m 

June  I6,'45 

2497 

2403 

93m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

137m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

56m 

Feb.  10, '45 

2309 

2203 

lOOm 

Aug.  26.'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

2353 

2499 

2093 

LADIES  in  the  Green  Hats 

(French)  Brill 

Lady  Confesses,  The  PRC 

Lady  on  a  Train  Univ. 

Lake  Placid  Serenade  Rep. 

Last  Hill,  The  (Russian)  Artkino 

Last  Ride,  The  WB 

Laura  20th- Fox 

Lawless  Empire  Col. 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Leave  It  to  Blondie  Col. 

Let's  Go  Steady  Col. 
Little  Mother, The  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 

Lone  Texas  Ranger  Rep. 

Lost  in  a  Harem  MGM 

Lost  Trail,  The  Mono 
Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 

Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Rep. 

Love  LeHers  (1945-46)  Para. 


406 

404 
509 


6019 
6039 

33i8 
509 


French  feature 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont 
Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy 
Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley 
War  feature 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker 
Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews 
Charles  Starrett-Vernon  Keays 

Gene  Tierney-Cornei  Wilde 

Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake 

Pat  Parrish-Jackie  Moran 

Mexican  feature 

Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming 

Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman 

Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten 


Apr.  4,'45 

93m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

May  I6,'45 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2354 

Aug.  I7,'45 

2403 

Dec.  23,'44 

85m 

Dec.23,'44 

2239 

2142 

June  23, '45 

84m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

Oct.  7,'44 

56m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1 1 15 

Nov.,'44 

88m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1899 

Not  Set 

2543 

Mar.,'46 

2499 

Feb.  22,'45 

72  m 

Mar.  31, '45 

238i 

2216 

Jan.  4,'45 

60m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2203 

Dec.  I8,'44 

llOm 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

May  20,'45 

56m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2403 

Dec.,'44 

89m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1850 

N  otSet 

2555 

Not  Set 

2242 

Not  Set 

2454 

Not  Set 

2230 

2342 


2262 


MAIN  Street  After  Dark 

MGM 

514 

Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 

Jan.,'45 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno 

MGM 

504 

Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak 

Sept.,*44 

90m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

1971 

Mama  Loves  Papa 

RKO 

Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  Risdon 

Not  Set 

2403 

Man  from  Oklahoma 

Rep. 

443 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evqns 

Aug.  I,'45 

2418 

Man  In  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para. 

4407 

Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker 

Block  2 

92  m 

Oct.  21,44 

2150 

1747 

2406 

Man  Who  Walked  Alone,  The 

PRC 

Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien 

Mar.  I5,'45 

74m 

Feb.  10, '45 

2310 

2202 

Marked  for  Murder 

PRC 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Feb.  8,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

Mark  of  the  Whistler 

Col. 

6022 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Nov.  2,'44 

61m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2130 

2071 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair 

MGM 

505 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak 

Oct.,'44 

1 17m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

Marshal  of  Laredo 

Rep. 

.  Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

2467 

Master  Race,  The 

RKO 

502 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

Block  1 

96  m 

Sept.23,'44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

Medal  for  Benny,  A 

Para. 

4424 

Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  de  Cordova 

June  29,'45 

80m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

Meet  Mo  in  St.  Louis  (color) 

MGM 

512 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien 

Jan.,'45 

1 13m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

i7i5 

2455 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks 

CoL 

6028 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

Oct.  I2,'44 

68m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release) 

Rep. 

5301 

Gene  Autry 

Apr.  I5,'45 

84m 

Nov.  23,'40 

2477 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbritton 

Not  Set 

2467 

Merry  Monohans,  The 

Univ. 

9008 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

Sept.  I5,'44 

Vim 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2\03 

1786 

Mexicana 

Rep. 

Constance  Moore-Tito  Guizar 

Not  Set 

2499 

Midnight  Manhunt 

Para. 

4427 

William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

July27,'45 

64  m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2354 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting 

Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46) 

WB 

Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson 

Not  Set 

2259 

Ministry  of  Fear 

Para. 

4410 

Ray  Milland-Marjorie  Reynolds 

Block  2 

85m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1816 

Missing  Corpse,  The 

PRC 

J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks 

June  l,'45 

63  m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2354 

Missing  Juror,  The 

Col. 

6040 

Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 

Nov.  I6,'44 

66m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2131 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Lake 

Not  Set 

2216 

Molly  and  Ma 

20th-Fox 

522 

Monty  Woolley-Gracio  Fields 

Apr.,'45 

76m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Moonlight  and  Cactus 

Univ. 

9022 

Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo 

Sept.  8,'44 

60m 

Aug.  26,'44 

2103 

1746 

Mrs.  Parkington 

MGM 

507 

Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 

Nov.,'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1835 

2342 

Muggs  Rides  Again 

Mono. 

Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 

June  I6,'45 

63m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

Mummy's  Curse,  The 

Univ. 

9036 

Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coe 

Feb.  I6,'45 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

Murder,  He  Says 

Para. 

4422 

Fred  MacMurray-Marjorie  Main 

June  8, '45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2041 

i983 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room 

Univ. 

9034 

Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 

Dec.  I,'44 

61m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2166 

1971 

Murder,  My  Sweetl 

RKO 

508 

Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 

Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

1971 

2455 

(formerly  Farewell,  My  Lovely) 

Music  for  Millions 

MGM 

515 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi 

Feb.,'45 

1  17m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2142 

2455 

My  Buddy 

Rep. 

403 

Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 

Oct.  I2,'44 

69m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

My  Gal  Loves  Music 

Univ. 

9037 

Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald 

Dec.  I5,'44 

61m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2131 

My  Reputation  (1945-46) 

WB 

Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 

Not  Set 

1695 

My  P.I.  Wolf 

RKO 

505 

Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  Moffett 

Block  1 

76m 

Sept.  23,'44 

iiio 

2032 

2218 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  21,  1945  2561 


M.P. 

Prodnct 

Advance 

Service 

frod. 

ReUsse 

Running 

Hertli 

Digett 

Synopils 

Date 

Title  Company 

Number 

Stars 

Datf 

Time 

Ittue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance 

Para. 

4403 

Block  1 

76  m 

^Ant    9  '44 

70RQ 

Ifl49 

^i,  1  o 

National  Velvet  (color) 

MGM 

521 

K^i^rAu   RnnnAu-  lAfriA  lAnrinc 

Apr./45 

123m 

D«r    4  '44 

77  n 

1761 

1  t  V3 

Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue) 

MGM 

508 

lAAHAf^A        Ai^lJnn  Airl-M  Alcnn  EHHu 

Nov.,'44 

106m 

Mxr     7  '3R 

7030 

Naughty  Nineties,  The 

Univ. 

9003 

Abbott  and  Costello 

July  6i'45 

76  m 

liinn  73  '4>> 
w  un  o  £  J,  ^9 

7110 

Navajo  Trail,  The 

Mono. 

1  n n n n u   nA a clr  Rmwn 

Jan    5  '45 

56m 

iviar.  1  u,  *t3 

7  1  RA 

Nevada 

RKO 

509 

n   nA  i4f*n II m> m  n n A  .Inwr a vc 
o\JiJ   ivi  1 1  ^11  u lii^^ii II o  voiiioys 

Block  2 

7714 

7007 

Night  Club  Girl 

Univ. 

903  S 

V  ivi  A  n    A II  c4i  n»  HnwA  fn  Nnrric 
T  1 V 1  a n        91  III       w aru   i ^urr la 

Jan    5  '45 

oum 

Dec.  9.'44 

77  1  K 

7701 

Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

( 1945-46) 

Univ. 

atIa  O  nArnn-TurriAn  dau 

1 V J  w  1  1  w                         1  Ul  ivQii  1/wy 

Not  Set 

5779 

Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 

529 

.InAn  R An n aI^-G^ Anra A  Rat4 

July,'45 

9Rm 

liinA    7  '4S 

7477 
x^  #  / 

Nobody  Lives  Forever  ('45-'46) 

WB 

(John  GdrfiGld-Gorflldino  Flfz^orflld 

Not  Set 

2278 

None  But  the  Lonely  Heart 

RKO 

501 

Gary  Grant-Ethel  Barrymore 

Block  1 

1 13m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2i29 

1826 

2406 

Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 

issue) (color) 

Para. 

4433 

Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll 

Aug.  26,*45 

126m 

Oct.  26.'40 

2486 

Nothing  But  Trouble 

MGM 

519 

Laurel  and  Hardy 

Mar..'45 

69m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2i86 

OATH  of  Vengeance  PRC 

Objective  Burma  WB 

Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46)  WB 

Old  Texas  Trail,  The  Univ. 

On  Approval  (British)  English 

Once  Upon  a  Dream  (1945-46)  Univ. 

One  Body  Too  Many  Para. 

On  Stage,  Everybody  Univ. 

Oregon  Trail  Rep. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up 

(1945-46)  Para. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay  Para. 

Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes  MGM 

Outlaw,  The  UA 

Out  of  the  Night  PRC 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion) 

Out  of  This  World  Para. 

Over  21  Col. 


Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Dec.  9,'44 

57m 

2186 

411 

Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull 

Feb.  I7,'45 

142m 

Jan.27,'45 

2289 

1983 

2523 

Paul  Henreid-Eleanor  Parker 

Not  Set 

2093 

9082 

Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

Dec.  I5.'44 

59  m 

2186 

Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie 

Not  Set 

80m 

May  27.'44 

i9i6 

Franchot  Tone-Susanna  Foster 

Not  Set 

2434 

4409 

Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker 

Block  2 

75  m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2150 

1850 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 

July  I3,'45 

75m 

July  I4;45 

2541 

2499 

456 

Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart 

July  I4.'45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

Gail  Russell-Diana  Lynn 

Not  Set 

2555 

4404 

Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell 

Block  1 

81m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2082 

1746 

2218 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jackie  Jenkins 

Not  Set 

103m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2230 

Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston 

Aug.  31, '45 

I2lm 

Feb.  I3,'43 

2542 

Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers 

Mar.  31, '45 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2186 

2406 

4426 

Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn 

July  I3,'45 

96m 

June  9.'45 

2485 

2093 

Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox 

Aug.23.'45 

2279 

PAN-AMERICANA 

RKO 

512 

Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long 

Block  3 

84m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

Pardon  My  Past 

Col. 

Fred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman 

Not  Set 

2543 

Paris — Underground 

UA 

Constance  Bennett-Gracie  Fields 

Sept.  I4,'45 

2454 

Party  Girl 

Mono. 

Doris  Merrick-Eddie  Quillan 

June  l,'45 

2418 

(formerly  Main  Street  Girl) 

Passionate  Ghost,  The 

RKO 

Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew 

Not  Set 

2366 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Patrick  the  Great 

Univ. 

9011 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

May  4,'45 

89m 

Apr.  21. '45 

2414 

1675 

2523 

Pearl  of  Death 

Univ. 

9019 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

Sept.  22,'44  - 

69m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2083 

1983 

Penthouse  Rhythm 

Univ. 

9043 

KIrby  Grant-Loii  Collier 

June  22, '45 

60m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2279 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street,  The 

PRC 

Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldridge 

May  2.'45 

60m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2279 

Phantom  of  the  Plains 

Rep. 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

2467 

(formerly  Texas  Manhunt) 

Phantom  Speaks,  The 

Rep. 

433 

Richard  Arien-Lynn  Roberts 

May  I0,'45 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2354 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The 

MGM 

525 

George  Sanders-Hurd  Hatfield 

June, '45 

lllm 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

1899 

2455 

Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Set 

2454 

Pillow  to  Post 

WB 

417 

Ida  Lupino-Sydney  Greenstreet 

June  9,'45 

92  m 

May  I9.'45 

2453 

2216 

Power  of  the  Whistler 

Col. 

6023 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Apr.  I9,'45 

66m 

May  5.'45 

2434 

2279 

Practically  Yours 

Para. 

4414 

Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray 

Block  3 

90m 

Dec,  23.*44 

2239 

1806 

2455 

Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46) 

WB 

John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker 

Sept.  I,'45 

2250 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color) 

RKO 

551 

Bob  Hope-Virginia  Mayo 

Special 

94m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1889 

2342 

RAINBOW  Island  (color)  Para. 

Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 

Reckless  Age  Univ. 

Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  Univ. 

Return  of  the  Durango  Kid  Col. 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (1944-45)  WB 

Rhythm  Roundup  Col. 

Riders  of  Santa  Fe  Univ. 

River  Gang  (1945-46)  Univ. 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 

Road  to  Alcatraz  Rep. 

Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46)  Para. 

Roaring  Rangers  Col. 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies  Col. 

Rogues'  Gallery  PRC 

Roughly  Speaking  WB 

Rough  Ridin'  Justice  Col. 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  Col. 
Royal  Scandal,  A  20th-Fox 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Col. 

SADDLE  Leather  Law  Col. 

Saddle  Serenade  Mono. 

Sagebrush  Heroes  Col. 

Sailor  Takes  a  Wife,  The  MGM 
Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col.)  Univ. 

Salty  O'Rourke  Para. 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46)  WB 
San  Demetrio  (British)  20th-Fox 

San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Univ. 

Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Rep. 

Saratoga  Tru.:k  (1945-46)  WB 


4401  Dorothy  Lamour-Eddie  Bracken  Block  I 

Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding  Not  Set 

9029  Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson  Nov.  I7,'44 

9084  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  June   I, '45 

6206  Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens  Apr.  1 9, '45 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Sept.  29, '45 

6223  Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker  June  7,'45 

9081  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Nov.  I0,'44 

....  Gloria  Jean-John  Qualen  Not  Set 

423  Robert  Lowery-June  Storey  July  I0,'45 

....  Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour  Not  Set 

....  Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette  Not  Set 

6222  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby  Apr.  I7,'45 

....  Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond  Dec.  6, '44 

412  Rosalind  Russell-Jack  Carson  Mar.   3, '45 

6205  Charles  Starrett-Betty  Jane  Graham  Mar.  1 5, '45 

6018  Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen  Mar.  22, '45 

521  Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter  Apr., '45 
  Charles  Starretf-Sally  Bliss  Aug.  I6,'45 


96m  Sept.  2,'44  2081 

80m  Sept.  I8,'43  2362 

63m  Sept.  2,'44  2083 

57m  May  5,'45  2434 

139m  June30,'45  2521 

63  m   

60m  July  I4,'45  2542 

67  m   

60m  Dec.  23,'44  2239 

1 17m  Feb.  3, '45  2297 

58m  Mar.  I7,'45  2362 

66m  Mar.  3 1, '45  2382 

94m  Mar.  24.'45  2373 


1654  2262 


1983 
2454 

2366 
1530 
2434 
2166 
2279 

2418 
1715 
2543 
2354 
2186 
1983 
2354 
2250 
2131 
2418 


2455 
2455 


6203 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 

Dec.  21, '44 

55m 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

2007 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

July  28,'45 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2434 

6204 

Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 

Feb.  I,'45 

54  m 

2319 

2007 

Robert  Walker-June  Allyson 

Not  Set 

2555 

9073 

Yvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce 

Apr.27,'45 

90m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2230 

4418 

Alan  Ladd-Gail  Russell 

Block  4 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 

2523 

Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith 

Oct.  27,'45 

2216 

Walter  Fitzgerald-Ralph  Michael 

Not  Set 

105  m 

Jan.  29,'44 

i734 

96i7 

Louise  Allbritton-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  29,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2089 

i983 

2302 

455 

Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling 

June  2, '45 

56m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2467 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 

Jan.  26,'46 

1431 

2562 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  JULY  21,  1945 


I—  RBVIEVBD  — N 
M.  P.      Product    Advance  Servkt 
Prod.  Release         Running         Herald       Digest      Synoptit  Bate 


Tito 

T>ate 

7  ime 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Pagi 

Scared  St!fF 

Para. 

4423 

Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage 

June  22, '45 

65  m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2354 

Scarlet  Clue,  The 

Mono. 

Sidney  loler-Benson  Fong 

May  5, '45 

65m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2354 

Scotland  Yard  Investigator 

Rep. 

C;_A..I              C     "xLC'L              Ci  L» 

Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Ench  von  Stroheim 

Not  Set 

2467 

secret  Mission  (British) 

bnglisn 

Hugh  Wilhams-Carla  Lehmann 

Not  Set 

75m 

Sept.  26,'42 

2082 

see  My  Lawyer 

Univ. 

9016 

Ulsen  and  Johnson-&raco  McDonald 

May  25,'45 

67m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2309 

1899 

Senorita  from  the  West 

( 1945-46) 

Univ. 

All           1               D       ■  ■       ^  'It 

Allan  Jones-Donita  Granville 

Not  Set 

2418 

. . . . 

bergeant  Mike 

Col. 

6033 

1            nil               n  1 

Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates 

Nov.  9,'44 

60m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2310 

2131 

Seventh  Cross.  The 

MGM 

501 

C  ^                    T              C*              L  J 

Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso 

Sept.,'44 

1 12m 

July  22, '44 

2095 

1715 

2187 

Shadow  of  a  Woman 

WB 

AJ            !/■         Ill         \   r\  t* 

Andrea  King-Helmut-Dantine 

Feb.  9,'46 

2543 

Shadow  of  Suspicion 

Mono. 

Marjorie  Weaver-refer  Cookson 

Dec.  15, '44 

68m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2129 

2032 

Shadow  of  Terror 

PRC 

Uick  hraser-Cy  Kendall 

Oct.  14, '45 

2467 

(tormerly  CheckmaTe) 

CL      J               •        aL         k  !•  Li 

Shadows  in  the  Night 

Col. 

6021 

Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch 

Oct.  19, '44 

67m 

Aug.  5,'44 

2031 

1899 

CL     1             f  n  ii 

Shadows  of  Death 

PRC 

/-^      1  L       At     Cj.      1  L 

ouster  Orabbe-AI.  St.  John 

Apr.  19, '45 

61m 

Jan.  20, '45 

2278 

2230 

CI        1        1  1 

Shady  Lady 

Univ. 

OI  I   _         L         ^  •  r. 

Onarles  Uoburn-Ginny  Simms 

Not  Set 

2543 

'  She  Gets  Her  Man 

Univ. 

9020 

Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol 

Jan.  12, '45 

74m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2269 

2203 

Sheriff  of  Cimarron 

Rep. 

454 

bur.set  Carson-Lmda  Stirling 

Feb.  28, '45 

57m 

Feb.  10, '45 

2310 

Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas 

Rep. 

3316 

D:M    Cllt-AA  D    LL      Dl  1 

Dill  tlliott-Dobby  Blake 

Dec.  3!, '44 

55m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2142 

Sheriff  of  Sundown 

Rep. 

463 

Alfa-    1             1  !.J       CA*  I* 

/\llan  Lane-Linda  Mirling 

Nov.  7,'44 

65m 

Oct.  28, '44 

2157 

2142 

She's  a  Sweetheart 

Col. 

6032 

Larry  rarxs-Jane  Darwell 

Dec.  7, '44 

69m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2186 

Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue)  Para. 

4432 

rredric  March-Claudette  Colbert 

Special 

1 18m 

Aug.  I9,'4t 

2103 

Silver  City  Kid 

Rep. 

461 

Allan  Lane 

July  20, '44 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

Silver  Fleet,  The 

PRC 

Kalph  Kicnardson 

July  l,'45 

81m 

Mar.  20,'43 

2401 

Since  You  Went  Away 

UA 

0_ll  A  T              1       \A/        11          O  11 

Q^olbert-Temple-Woolley-Cotten 

July  20,'44 

174m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1635 

2218 

Singing  SherifF,  The 

Univ. 

9030 

Bob  t^rosby-Fay  McKenzie 

Oct.  6,  "44 

63m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas 

Col. 

6221 

Kosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler 

Feb.  8, '45 

66m 

2250 



Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing 

Rep. 

401 

D..AL   T_ __. .  1  ..l..i  II           J   c  xA 

KuTh  lerry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty 

Aug.  12, '44 

70m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

2032 

Sing  Your  Way  Home 

RKO 

I....LLJ_I.      A  Iff 

Jack  naley-Anne  Jeffreys 

,  Not  Set 

2354 



Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color) 

RKO 

492 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature 

Reissue 

83m 

Dec.  25,  37 

1782 

Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 

510 

t^armen  Miranda-Micnael  O  Shea 

Nov., "44 

87m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

2071 

2342 

Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A 

Rep. 

41 1 

CLl_|_.,   D—--  D_  J.         Li  L 

dnirley  Koss-Barton  Hepburn 

Feb.  19, '45 

69m 

Feb.  24,  45 

2329 

2250 

*Song  of  Bernadette,  The 

20th-Fox 

520 

1  •  r        1           OL     1       n.   1  f  1 

Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Bickford 

Apr.,'45 

156m 

Dec.  25, '43 

1685 

1416 

1995 

Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 

tddie  Uew-Jenniter  Holt 

( 1945-46) 



2454 



(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 

l!_-_..  \A/.I     1      ft         •  AA 

Jimmy  Waxely-Uennis  Moore 

Seng  of  the  Range 

Mono. 

Dec.  I,'44 

55m 

Dec.  !6,'44 

2226 

2166 

Song  of  the  Sarong 

Univ. 

9040 

Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan 

Apr.  20,'45 

65m 

Apr.  14, '45 

2402 

2278 

Song  to  Remember,  A  (color 

)  Col. 

k  i  1       /^L              D       1    k  i  • 

Merle  Uberon-Paul  Mum 

Mar.  I,'45 

1 12m 

Jan.  20, '45 

2277 

1715 

2455 

Son  of  Lassie  (color) 

MGM 

526 

refer  Lawford-Donald  Crisp 

June, '45 

lOOm 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2093 

2523 

Southerner,  The 

UA 

7^..L.«_..     C__AA    D    AA  .     C*  IJ 

Z,acnary  bcott-Betty  rield 

Aug.  I0,'45 

91m 

May  5.'45 

2433 

2216 

Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 

RKO 

raul  rIenreid-Maureen  U  Mara 

Not  Set 

.... 

2259 

Spellbound 

UA 

Ingrid  Bergman-Gregory  Peck 

Sept.  28|'45 

2093 

(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 

Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 

PI     IP     \/      1  .  I 
Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsav 

Feb.  I0,'45 

* 

00  m 

C    L     i  "7  '  jic 

reb.  1 7,  45 

2317 

Spider,  The  (1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe 

Mar.,'46 

2499 

Sporting  Chance,  A 

Rep. 

420 

Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley 

June  4, '45 

•  •  • 

2403 

Springtime  in  Texas 

Mono. 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore 

June  2,'45 

bom 

ki.  .  in*jie 

May  19,  45 

2453 

2418 

Stage  Coach  Outlaws 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Aug.  I7,'45 

CO 

oom 

1.   t       I  A    '  AC 

July  14,  45 

2542 

Stagecoach  to  Monterey 

Rep. 

462 

Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart 

Sept.  I5,'44 

9om 

C  _  _A    ^ft  *  A  A 

bept.  30,  44 

2121 

2032 

State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-Dick  Haymes  Oct.,'45 

2434 

Steppin'  in  Society 

Rep. 

418 

Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George 

July  29.'45 

■70  

llm 

1.. _      n  ' Ar 

June  V,  45 

2487 

2278 

Stork  Club,  The  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Betty  Hutton-Barry  Fitzgerald 

Not  Set 

2555 

Story  of  G.I.  Joe 

UA 

Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum 

July  I3,'45 

i  AO 

1 08m 

1          0 1  1  jl  c 

June  23,  45 

2509 

2250 

Strange  AfFair 

Col. 

6016 

Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes 

Oct.  5,'44 

TO 

/8m 

Nov.  18, '44 

2182 

2071 

Strange  Confession  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Set 

2454 

Strange  Illusion 

PRC 

Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers 

Mar.  31, '45 

OT 

87m 

C     L      1  T  1  AP 

Feb.  1 7,  45 

23 18 

2186 

2406 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe 

Mono. 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

July  21. '45 

bom 

A  0  i  *AC 

Apr.  2 1 ,  45 

2414 

Sudan  (color) 

Univ. 

9006 

Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 

Mar.  2.'45 

76m 

k  i            1  A  )  A  P 

Mar.  10,  45 

2349 

2203 

2455 

Summer  Storm 

UA 

George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell 

July  I4,'44 

lUom 

k  A          OA  I  A  A 

May  20,  44 

1897 

1747 

2218 

Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier 

20th-Fox  ■ 

513 

Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak 

Dec..'44 

86m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2092 

2406 

Sunset  in  El  Dorado 

Rep. 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Not  Set 

2555 

Suspect,  The 

Univ. 

9oio 

Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton 

Jan.26,'45 

85m 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

2166 

2455 

Sweet  and  Lowdown 

20th-Fox 

503 

Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman 

Sept.,'44 

75m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1786 

2262 

Swing  Hostess 

PRC 

509 

Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian 

Sept.  8.'44 

76m 

Oct.  28.'44 

2157 

2032 

Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow 

Rep. 

Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee 

Not  Set 

Swing  Out,  Sister 

Univ. 

Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher 

May  I8,'45 

Mxu  R 

ZZOt 

TAHITI  Nights 

Col. 

6025 

Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg 

Dec.  28.;44 

63m 

1        AT  1  Ac 

Jan.  27,  45 

2250 

2186 

Take  It  or  Leave  It 

20th-Fox 

501 

Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers 

Aug.,'44 

/Om 

I..I..  1  C  *AA 

July  15,  44. 

AftAA 

2094 

1890 

2143 

Tall  In  the  Saddle 

RKO 

503 

John  Wayne-Ella  Raines 

Block  1 

8/m 

C    _A    AT  *AA 

bept.  23,  44 

2!  10 

1899 

2406 

Tarzan  and  the  Amazons 

RKO 

518 

Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffield-B.  Joyce      Block  4 

76m 

ki  Ail  'AC 

Mar.  24,  45 

2374 

2250 

2523 

Tell  It  to  a  Star 

Rep. 

Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry 

Not  Set 

2403 

.... 

Ten  Cents  a  Dance 

Col. 

6029 

Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd 

June  7,'45 

A.  ft  

60m 

■  lA'AC 

June  16,  45 

2498 

2366 

That's  the  Spirit 

Univ. 

9014 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 

June  l,'45 

A  1 

Vim 

k  A  -      A A  ■  AC 

May  26,  45 

2466 

2310 

There  Goes  Kelly 

Mono. 

Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay 

Feb.  I6,'45 

olm 

kj  Ift'AC 

Mar.  10,  4b 

2350 

2216 

They  Met  in  the  Dark  (British)  English 

James  Mason-Joyce  Howard 

Not  Set 

Oft  

80m 

C    _A       A  'AA 

dept.  4,  43 

1522 



They  Shall  Have  Music  (Re- 

issue) Film 

Classics 

Jascha  Heifetz-Joel  McCrea 

June  I5,'45 

120m 

II       1  C  lAA 

July  15,  39 

1993 

.... 

They  Were  Expendable 

MGM 



Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne 

Not  Set 

2384 



They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 

James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert 

Not  Set 

1  1  c 

1  Ibm 

k  A          1  A  *AC 

May  12,  45 

2445 

Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The 

MGM 

513 

William  Powell-Myrna  Loy 

Jan.,'45 

1  ftft.... 
lOUm 

M_  .    AC  ^A  A 

Nov.  25,  44 

A  1  AT 

2193 

2007 

2523 

Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo 

•MGM 

51 1 

Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy 

Jan.,'45 

1  jift  

140m 

KI            10  *AA 

Nov.  18,  44 

2181 

1889 

2406 

This  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue) 

Para. 

4434 

Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake 

Aug.  26.'45 

0 1 

81m 

Mar.  2  {,'42 

2486 

This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.) 

UA 

Robert  Newton-Celia  Johnson 

Not  Set 

lie 

1  Ibm 

k  A  .      AT  'A  A 

May  27,  44 

1909 

This  Man's  Navy 

MGM 

0 1  / 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason 

Feb„'45 

1  vvm 

Ian    k  '4>> 

9R91 
Z0Z4 

Thoroughbreds 

Rep. 

408 

Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara 

Dec.  23.'44 

55m 

Jan.  27'45 

2290 

2203 

Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 

520 

Robert  Young-Laraine  Day 

Block  4 

81m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2310 

Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col. 

Cornell  Wilde-Evelyn  Keyes 

Not  Set 

95m 

June  16, '45 

2499 

2242 

3  Is  a  Family 

UA 

Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles 

Nov.  23.'44 

81m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2092 

2302 

Three  Caballeros,  The  (color) 

RKO 

591 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature 

Special 

72m 

Dec.  I6.'44 

2225 

'  2186 

2455 

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2563 


r-  RBVIEXTBD  -^ 
M.  P.       ProJucl    Advance  Strvlci 
Prod.  Release         Running         Herald       Digest      Synopsis  Data 


Title 

Company 

Number 

Stars 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Three  In  the  Saddle 

PRC 

Tex  RItter-Dave  O'Brien 

July  26,'45 

61m 

June  23, '45 

251  1 

2434 

Three  Strangers  (1945-46) 

WB 

Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  13, '45 

2366 

Three's  a  Crowd 

Rep. 

416 

Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon 

May  23, '45 

58m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2353 

Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color) 

MGM 

528 

Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson 

July,'45 

105m 

May  26,'45 

^465 

2203 

2523 

Thunderhead  (color) 

20th-Fox 

518 

Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster 

Mar.,'45 

78m 

Feb.  3, '45 

2297 

2092 

2523 

Thunder  Rock  (British) 

English 

Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave 

Not  Set 

90m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

Tiger  Woman,  The 

Rep. 

Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond 

Not  Set 

.... 

2467 

Time,  the  Place,  the  Girl,  The 

( 1945-46) 

WB 

Dennis  Morgan-Jack  Carson 

Dec.  29,'45 

2555 

Till  We  Meet  Again 

Para. 

4402 

Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton 

Block  1 

flfim 

Sept.  2.'44 

2082 

I67A 

Together  Again 

Col. 

6003 

Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer 

Dec.  22,'44 

lOOm 

Nov.  1 1,'44 

2173 

2131 

2342 

To  Have  and  Have  Not 

WB 

410 

Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 

Jan.  20,'45 

lOOm 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1850 

2406 

Tomorrow  Is  Forever 

RKO 

Claudette  Colbert-Orson  Welles 

Not  Set 

2555 

Tomorrow  the  World 

UA 

Fredric  March-Betty  Field 

Dec.29,'44 

85m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2237 

2007 

2406 

Tonight  and  Every  Night  (col 

or)  Col. 

6002 

Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 

Feb.  22,'45 

92m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2092 

2406 

Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 

Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 

Not  Set 

2384  • 

Topeka  Terror 

Rep. 

464 

Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 

Jan.26,'45 

55m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2200 

2279 

Town  Went  Wild,  The 

PRC 

Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 

Dec.  I5,'44 

79m 

Nov.  1  {.'44 

2173 

2131 

Trail  of  Kit  Carson 

Rep. 

466 

Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 

July  1  l,'45 

2543 

Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A 

20th- Fox 

517 

Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell 

Feb. ,'45 

128m 

Jan.  27.'45 

2289 

1923 

2455 

Trouble  Chasers 

Mono. 

Maxie  Rosenbloom-BIIIy  Gilbert 

June  2.'45 

63  m 

2418 

(formerly  Here  Comos  Trouble) 

Twice  Blessed 

MGM 

coo 
ozv 

\          ff    1            \A/"IJ      1          -  • 

Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Oraig 

July,  45 

77m 

Juno  2,  45 

Z.'tt  / 

Two  O'clock  Courage 

RKO 

521 

T  AD    xL      t  J 

lorn  Oonway-Ann  Rutherford 

Block  5 

66m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2259 

2,000  Women  (British) 

UA 

rnyllis  Ualvert-rlora  Robson 

Not  Set 

97m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2090 

Two  Years  Before  the  Masf 

(1945-46) 

Para. 

Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy 

Not  Set 

1923 

.... 

UNCLE  Harry 

Univ. 

George  Sanders-Ella  Raines 

Aug.  3.'45 

2499 

.... 

Under  Western  Skies 

Univ. 

9039 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Jan.  I9,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6, '45 

2257 

2203 

Unseen,  The 

Para. 

4417 

Joel  McCrea-Gall  Russell 

Block  4 

81m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

Unwritten  Code,  The 

Col. 

6035 

Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 

Oct.  26,'44 

61m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2093 

Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

War  feature 

June  6,'45 

84m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

Utah 

Rep. 

441 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Mar.2l,*45 

78m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

VALLEY  of  Decision.  The 

MGM 

527 

Greer  Garson-Gregory  Peck 

June, '45 

120m 

Apr.  14,  45 

2401 

2230 

2523 

Vampire's  Ghost,  The 

Rep. 

434 

John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart 

May  21, '45 

59m 

Ap/.2I,'45 

2414 

2278 

Very  Thought  of  You,  The 

WB 

406 

Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 

Nov.  1 1  ,'44 

Y9m 

Oct.  2 1 ,  44 

2 149 

1850 

2342 

Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City 

Rep. 

3315 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Nov.  I5,'44 

54m 

k  1                A   *  A  A 

Nov.  4,  44 

2165 

Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para. 

Joel  McCrea-Brian  Donlevy 

Not  Set 

.... 

2242 

.... 

WAGON  Wheels  Westward  Rep. 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

2555 

Walk  In  the  Sun,  A 

UA 

Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hall 

Not  Set 

2242 

Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue) 

MGM 

503 

Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh 

Sept.,'44 

108m 

May  18, '40 

2030 

2187 

Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A 

Mono. 

Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman 

Nov.  3,'44 

70m 

July  29.'44 

2094 

1899 

Way  Ahead,  The  (British) 

20th-Fox 

51 1 

David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway 

Aug..'45 

1 15m 

June  I7,'44 

2239 

2523 

Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA 

Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills 

Not  Set 

109m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

Week-end  at  the  Waldorf 

MGM 

Ginger  Rogers-Lana  Turner-Walter  Pidg 

eon  Not  Set 

130m 

2242 

West  of  the  Pecos 

RKO 

524 

Bob  MItchum-Barbara  Hale 

Block  5 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

What  a  Blonde 

RKO 

51 1 

Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg 

Block  3 

71m 

Feb.  3, '45 

2298 

2279 

When  Strangers  Marry 

Mono. 

Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter 

Nov.  24. '44 

67m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2103 

1971 

Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color) 

20th-Fox 

526 

Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie 

June, '45 

77m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

213! 

2523 

Whispering  Skull,  The 

PRC 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Dec.  29,'44 

55m 

2186 

.... 

White  Pongo 

PRC 

Richard  Eraser-Lionel  Royce 

Not  Set 

73m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2418 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 

Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard 

Why  Girls  Leave  Home 

PRC 

Not  Set 

69m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2366 

.... 

Wildfire  (color)  Sere 

en  Guild 

Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway 

July  I8,'45 

60m 

June  30,'45 

2522 

2250 

Wild  Horse  Phantom 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Oct.  28,'44 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2131 

Wilson  (color)  (1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

530 

Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn 

Aug..'45 

154m 

Aug.  5,'44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

Wing  and  a  Prayer 

20th-Fox 

502 

Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews 

Aug.,'44 

97m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

Winged  Victory 

20th-Fox 

512 

Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain 

Dec..'44 

130m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

Within  These  Walls 

20th-Fox 

528 

Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson 

July.'45 

71m 

Juno  9, '45 

2486 

2467 

Without  Love 

MGM 

522 

Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy 

May.'45 

1 1  Im 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2242 

2523 

Woman  in  Green,  The 

Univ. 

9025A 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

July  27,'45 

68m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2403 

Woman  in  the  Window,  The 

RKO 

582 

Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett 

Speci<il 

99m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1923 

234/ 

Woman  Who  Came  Back,  Th 

e  Rep. 

Nancy  Kelly-John  Loder 

Not  Set 

2555 

Wonder  Man  (color) 

RKO 

552 

Danny  Kaye-VIrginia  Mayo 

Special 

98m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2093 

2520 

YOLANDA  and  the  Thief 

(color) 

MGM 

Fred  Astalre-Lucllle  Bremer 

Not  Set 

2354 

You  Came  Along 

Para. 

4428 

Robert  Cummings-Lizabeth  Scott 

Sept.  I4.'45 

103  m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2354 

.... 

.You  Can't  Do  V/Ithout  Love  (Br.)  Col. 

Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart 

July  28,'45 

2418 

.... 

Young  Widow 

UA 

Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward 

Not  Sot 

2454 

Youth  on  Trial 

Col. 

Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair 

Jan.  1 1,'45 

9903 

ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color) 

MGM 

MGM  Contract  Stars 

Not  Set 

1913 

Zombies  on  Broadway 

RKO 

sii 

Bela  Lugosl-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney 

Block  4 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2259 

Zoya  (Russian) 

Artkino 

War  feature 

Apr.  I4,'45 

85m 

Apr.  21. '45 

2415 

Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2556, 


2564 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  JULY  21.  1945 


Stat  of  "WILSON"  - 


(jSatgga   mr  snum  war  bonds! 


MOTION  PICTURE 

HERALD 


REVIEWS 

(In  Product  Digest) 

Over  21 
Guest  Wife 
The  Hidden  Eye 
Jealousy 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies 
Waltz  Time 


OP 


WIN  FIELD  R.  SHEEHAN,  Producer, 
Dies;    The    Story   of   His  Career 

—By  TERRY  RAMSAY E 

PRODUCT  upturn,  designated  releases 
40  per  cent  ahead  of  1944  period 

SALES  policies   taken   into   the  field 
by  executives   at   regional  sessions 

THEATRE  construction  plans  in  work 
forecast    vast  post- war  program 

FRANCE  finds   nationalism   bans  are 
no    help    to  nation^ s    box  office 

RANK,   home,   says   he   will  establish 
own   distribution   in    United  States 

REPUBLIC  PLANS  64  FILMS  FOR  NEW  SEASON 


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TAKE  OFF 

HAT  TO  THE 
fRADE  PRESS ! 

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verboard  in  the  reviews!  But 
)ok  at  the  Capitol  Theatre  business! 
loys,  you  certainly  called  the  turn! 


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20th  Century-Fox  presents 


A  Eureka  Pictures,  Inc.  Production 


20th  Century-Fox  Presents  A  Eureka  Pictures,  Inc.  Production  •  FRED  MacMURRAY  in  "CAPTAIN  EDDIE"  (The 
Story  of  Rickenbacker)  with  LYNN  BARI  •  CHARLES  BICKFORD  •  THOMAS  MITCHELL  •  LLOYD  NpLAN  •  JAMES 
GLEASON  and  Mary  Philips  •  Darryl  Hickman  •  Spring  Byington  •  Richard  Conte  •  Directed  by  LLOYD  BACON 
Produced  by  WINFIELD  R.  SHEEHAN  •  Associate  Producer  Christy  Walsh  •  Screen  Play  by  John  Tucker  Battle 


KEEP  SELLING  BONDS! 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


MARTIN  OUIGLEY,  Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 


TERRY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 


Vol.  160,  No.  4 


OP 


July  28,  1945 


NINETEEN  POINTS 

THE  nineteen-point  MGM  policy,  announced  by  Mr. 
William  F.  Rodgers,  is  a  signally  forthright  declaration  on 
trade  practises  coming  at  a  sigificant  phase  in  the  evolu- 
tion of  distributor-exhibitor  relations— so  much  and  so  long 
the  subject  of  controversy,  litigations  and  governmental  con- 
cern. 

"We  are  not  looking  for  plaudits  for  conducting  our  busi- 
ness in  a  businesslike  way.  ...  All  we  ask  ...  is  a  fair  treatment 
at  the  hands  of  our  customers  as  they  expect  us  to  give 
them.  .  .  ." 

Apart  from  the  details  of  the  policy  enunciated,  and  to  be 
found  recorded  in  the  news  pages  of  this  issue,  the  over-all 
communication  is  a  recognition  of  the  complete  mutuality  of 
interest,  that  production,  distribution  and  exhibition  must  each 
share  in  terms  of  performance  and  service  rendered  if  there 
is  to  be  health  and  prosperity  in  movieland. 

The  fact  is  that  the  mining  camp  days  of  the  screen  are  over. 
It  has  come  of  age  as  an  industry.  Order  and  disciplines 
which  mark  those  mutualities  of  interest  are  of  obvious  neces- 
sity. It  chances,  however,  that  there  remain  areas  where  such 
declarations  are  not  obvious.  That  makes  many  of  the  continu- 
ing problems. 


DOWN  in  the  Fifty-first  Street  canyon  of  Rockefeller 
Center  a  little  knot  of  observers  gathered  about  a 
shiny  new  and  small  automobile.  They  were  impressed. 
It  was  an  Austin,  just  off  the  boat  from  Britain,  part  of  a  first 
shipment  since  the  pall  of  war  lifted  over  there.  Detroit  is 
talking  post-war  automobiles.  Britain  has  shipped  the  first  one. 
Ever  alert  in  the  consciousness  that  her  survival  depends  as 
much  on  trade  as  on  victory  in  war,  the  English  so  demonstrate 
a  policy  of  swift  aggressiveness.  It  is  a  policy  to  be  found 
expressed  and  applied,  from  that  isle  of  trade  and  manufac- 
ture, in  everything  that  Britain  can  produce,  from  films  to 
fiddlesticks,  wherever  a  customer  may  be  reached. 

■  ■  ■ 

GOVERNMENT  FILM  LIBRARY 

THE  appointment  of  Mr.  John  G.  Bradley  as  director  of 
"Motion  Picture  Project",  working  title  for  the  new  pro- 
gram of  the  Library  of  Congress,  announced  by  Dr.  Luther 
Evans,  librarian,  at  last  aligns  a  long  debated  and  highly 
debatable  program  of  Government  attention  to  the  films. 

The  program,  by  this  step,  promises  to  hold  a  course  of  con- 
sideration for  the  motion  picture  directly  identical,  or  certainly 
parallel  to,  the  functioning  of  the  Library  with  relation  to 
the  printed  word.  That  means  competent  custodianship, 
cataloguing,  availability,  election  and  selection — a  new  order 
of  recognition  of  the  status  and  function  of  the  screen. 

All  that  is  interestingly  divergent  from  the  Administration 
movement  of  some  years  past,  and  ancestral  to  this  develop- 
ment, which  contemplated  the  construction  of  a  complex 
national  federal  propaganda  machine  centralized  in  Washing- 
ton in  various  institutional  guises. 


Mr.  Bradley  has  been  for  some  ten  years  head  of  motion 
picture  activities  for  the  National  Archives,  which  curiously 
is  considerably  more  exclusively  concerned  with  things  on 
paper  than  the  Library.  The  Library's  film  interest,  originally 
developed  because  the  former  librarian,  Mr.  Archibald 
MacLelsh,  was  enthusiastically  interested  in  and  available  to 
the  programs  of  the  New  Deal  and  assorted  programing  advis- 
ers. That  tended  to  open  the  Library  to  film  projects.  Mean- 
while the  National  Archives  did  not  seem  to  be  quite  so  ideo- 
logically available,  even  if  equipped  to  deal  with  film.  Mean- 
while, too,  there  was  the  slight  precedent  fact  that  the  Library 
of  Congress  had  ever  held  a  certain  formal  functioning  with 
the  motion  picture  in  the  matter  of  copyright. 

Now  by  evolutionary  steps  the  film  archive  becomes  library 
archive — which  is  where  it  began  when  the  producers  filed 
paper  prints  in  the  dawn  years.  Now,  however,  the  pictures  on 
file  will  be  workable  prints  and  film  will  have  a  parity  with 
the  printed  page. 

■  ■  ■  . 

PARLANCE 

A  DISPATCH  to  the  New  York  Herald  Tribune  com- 
XJk  ing  out  of  Mr.  J.  Arthur  Rank's  press  audience  on 
#  \  his  return  home  quotes  him:  "Since  they  have  banned 
the  use  of  the  word  bastard  In  'Henry  V,  I  certainly  shall  sub- 
mit scripts  of  Shakespeare  films  to  the  Hays  censors  before 
production  in  the  future." 

In  view  of  the  classic  fervour  of  British  protest  about  the 
sacrosanctity  of  Shakespeare  it  just  may  be  that  there  was 
a  tint  of  Irony  in  Mr.  Rank's  remark. 

Nonetheless  he  has  announced  a  sound  decision.  He  would 
not  ask  his  picture  makers  to  "follow  the  copy  out  the  window" 
on  any  matter  of  dramatic  construction  or  "business"  which 
would  not  fit  Into  the  making  of  a  picture  addressed  at  the 
market.  That  would  be  considered  stupid.  Every  presentation 
of  any  Shakespearean  play  is  to  be  considered  a  version,  in 
which  the  artists  adjust  various  matters  to  suit  their  purpose. 
Precisely  the  same  condition  applies  to  elements  of  taste  and 
language.  There  is  rather  a  lot  of  English  literature  of  various 
periods  which  is  not  appropriate  for  public  reading  before 
popular  audiences  in  entertainment  halls. 

Specifically,  judgment  on  the  use  of  the  word  bastard  must 
depend  on  how  used,  and  who  the  bastard  is. 

■  ■  ■ 

LONG  COURTSHIP 

BACK  in  Washington  after  a  Hollywood  sojourn,  Mr.  Eric 
Johnston  still  dallies  with  decision  about  his  contem- 
plated acceptance  of  the  presidency  of  the  industry's 
principal  trade  association.  This  has  been  going  on  for  months 
on  end.  The  tentativity  gets  thicker  and  thicker  while  Mr. 
Johnston  appears  to  be  in  the  process  of  making  up  his  mind 
in  public.  The  deliberation  and  suspense  imply  questions  and 
may  suggest  some  to  the  audience,  all  of  which  is  not  good 
for  Mr.  Johnston  or  this  industry.  "Shoot,  Luke,  or  pass  the 
fowling  piece."  — Terry  Ramsaye 


THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  NEWS 


No  Film  Fires 


THE  INDUSTRY  has  a  new  citation  now: 
"The  nation's  outstanding  example  of  the  ef- 
fectiveness of  fire  prevention."  So  says  the 
National  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters.  Reason 
for  this  citation  is  that  not  a  single  fire  oc- 
curred last  year  in  the  industry's  241  film  ex- 
changes. They  are  subject  to  fire  inspection 
once  a  month.  During  the  past  10  years  there 
have  been  only  six  small  blazes  costing  $275  in 
the  exchanges,  the  board  said. 


Paying  the  Paper 

NEW  YORK  CITY'S  17-day  newspaper  de- 
liverymen's  strike,  from  July  1  to  17,  has  all 
concerned  with  the  money  end  of  amusement 
advertising  still  up  in  the  air.  The  question : 
How  much  will  the  newspapers  charge  for  mo- 
tion picture  theatre  and  film  company  advertis- 
ing published  during  the  strike,  while  circula- 
tions were  sharply  reduced? 

That  there  are  a  lot  of  answers  to  that  ques- 
tion is  evidenced  in  the  value  that  the  Daily 
News  and  the  Mirror  put  on  their  services.  The 
Mirror,  which  ran  motion  picture  advertising 
every  day  during  the  strike,  will  charge  40  per 
cent  of  normal  cost  for  July  1  only  and  will 
make  no  charge  for  the  advertisements  carried 
from  July  2  through  17.  The  News,  however, 
which  ran  film  advertising  July  1,  2,  3  and  17, 
will  make  no  charge  for  the  first  three  days  of 
the  strike,  but  will  charge  50  per  cent  of  nor- 
mal rates  for  July  17. 

Further  variance  is  shown  in  reports  on  the 
Times  and  the  Sun.  The  Sun  is  reported  as 
making  no  charge  whatever  for  the  strike-day 
ads  it  carried,  while  the  Times  is  reported  plan- 
ning to  charge  full  rates  for  the  advertising  it 
pubHshed  all  during  the  strike,  but  at  the  same 
time  it  has  worked  out  an  arrangement  to  per- 
mit doubling  of  advance  advertising  campaigns 
space  at  50  per  cent  of  the  cost  on  picture  open- 
ings between  July  19  and  August  31,  providing 
an  advertiser  had  a  space  opening  during  the 
strike. 


Junket  Preview  Back 

IN  A  REVIVAL,  with  improvements,  of  the 
quaint  institution  known  in  Hollywood  as  the 
preview  junket.  Lieut.  Gen.  Holland  M. 
("Howlin'  Mad")  Smith,  commandant  of 
Camp  Pendleton,  California,  was  host  last  week 
to  the  press  and  to  picture  personalities — 100 
souls  net — and  to  10,000  of  his  Marines  at  a 
previewing,  under  a  crescent  moon,  of  Jack 
Skirball's  "Guest  Wife,"  a  Claudette  Colbert- 
Don  Ameche  comedy  reviewed  in  this  edition, 
and  which  United  Artists  distributes. 

To  the  press,  long  anchored  to  its  Hollywood 
base,  the  journey,  a  19-hour  interlude,  inclusive 
of  the  film's  90  minutes  of  running  time,  was 
a  reminder  of  pre-war  arrangements  in  kind, 
plus  a  feature  which  was  tagged,  forthwith, 
post-war  and  pretty.  The  first  stop  was  at 
the  Del  Mar  Hotel,  where  the  commandant  and 
his  staff  entertained  at  luncheon,  and  the  sec- 
ond was  at  Del  Mar  race  course,  where  four 
races  were  covered  in  thorough  style  by  all 
present.  The  post-war  fixture  was  a  sealed 
envelope  marked  "not  to  be  opened  until  just 


DISTRIBUTORS  designate  59  so  far  for  1945- 
46  release  Page  I  3 

REPUBLIC  plans  to  offer  sixty-four  filnns  in 
new  season  Page  14 

PRODUCT  and  sales  policies  taken  to  the 
field  in  relays  Page  19 

RANK   states   design   to   be   distributor  in 
America  Page  20 

WINFIELD  SHEEHAN.  famed  producer,  dies 
in  Hollywood  at  6!  Page  2! 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS 


ANTI-TRUST  action  defense  studies  exhibi- 
tion in  92  U.  S.  towns  Page  22 

EXHIBITION  blueprints  vast  theatre  changes 
in  post-war  period  Page  25 

FRENCH  becoming  cooperative  as  need  for 
U.  S.  product  increases  Page  28 

BOX  OFFICE  Champions  for  the  month  of 
June  Page  30 

FILMS  to  be  used  as  weapon  in  Allied  control 
of  German  nation  Page  32 


Hollywood  Scene 
In  the  Newsreels 
Managers'  Round  Table 


Page  37 
Page  36 
Page  46 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2565 

Service  Data  Page  2567 


Picture  Grosses  Page  55 

Short  Product  at  First  Runs  Page  42 

What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me  Page  40 

Short  Subjects  Chart  Page  2568 

The  Release  Chart              -  Page  2570 


before  the  third  race,"  and  which  contained  a 
pleasantly  commiserative  sentiment  about  the 
losses  sustained  on  the  first  two  events,  plus 
the  price  of  a  two-dollar  mutuel  ticket  on  the 
third.  Ancient  humor  to  the  contrary  notwith- 
standing, the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the  press, 
amiably  and  entertainingly  escorted  by  Skirball 
publicist  George  Glass,  agreed  in  informal  cau- 
cus that  this  was  the  first  time  real  coin  of  the 
realm  had  been  dispensed  by  a  producer  who 
attached  no  strings. 

To  the  10,000  Marines — and  this  is  the  nub 
of  the  story — the  arrival  of  the  players,  who 
ran  off  an  impromptu  program  in  person  be- 
fore the  screening,  and  the  entertainment  pro- 
vided was  an  event  of  importance,  for  the 
drift  of  entertainment-for-morale  has  been 
toward  hospitals  and  overseas  these  past  several 
months.  That's  how  come  the  commandant, 
"Howlin'  Mad"  by  reputation,  but  quite  the 
reverse  under  these  conditions,  commandeered 
the  buses  and  the  gasoline  to  make  the  junket 
possible.  It's  figured  there'll  me  more  of  this 
sort  of  thing  from  here  on  out. 


Biding  His  Time 

ERIC  JOHNSTON,  president  of  the  U.  S. 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  returned  to  Washing- 
ton Tuesday  from  his  10-day  visit  to  Holly- 
wood, but  indicated  some  time  might  elapse  be- 
fore he  made  any  announcement  regarding  his 
joining  the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Dis- 
tributors of  America.  Joyce  O'Hara,  special 
assistant  to  Mr.  Johnston,  told  reporters  no 
statement  would  be  issued  this  week  and  that 
it  might  be  some  time  before  Mr.  Johnston  had 
reached  a  definite  decision.  While  in  Holly- 
wood, Mr.  Johnston  talked  with  industry  exec- 
utives about  the  work  of  the  MPPDA,  the 
potential  duties  he  would  assume  if  he  joined 
the  organization  and  conditions  that  would  have 
to  be  met  by  the  MPPDA,  but  there  was  no 
indication  of  any  final  decision  on  his  part. 


Quiz  for  Product 

JULES  LEVEY,  independent  producer  releas- 
ing through  United  Artists,  isn't  taking  any 
chances.  Before  setting  up  his  1945-46  produc- 
tion schedule,  he  is  querying  15,000  exhibitors 
in  an  effort  to  survey  the  public's  taste  in  mo- 
tion pictures.  Based  on  results  of  this  study, 
Mr.  Levey  will  examine  the  field  of  available 
properties  and  select  his  product  for  next  sea- 
son. His  questionnaire,  inviting  suggestions 
from  the  nation's  showmen  as  to  the  type  of 
films  he  should  make,  lists  12  backgrounds  for 
films  which  are  of  proven  dramatic  and  box 
office  value,  according  to  the  UA  announcement. 
The  list  includes  types  of  stories  as  follows: 
war,  gangster,  love,  domestic  drama,  mystery, 
light  musical.  Western,  sea,  costume,  family 
comedy  and  sports. 


Yes  and  No 

THE  SOUTH  has  not  yet  been  able  to  make 
up  its  mind  about  "The  Southerner,"  the  David 
Loew  production  distributed  by  United  Artists. 
The  censor  board  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  has 
banned  the  film,  but  five  chapters  of  the  United 
Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  in  Atlanta,  Ga., 
have  endorsed  it. 

While  the  Memphis  board  cited  no  reasons 
for  banning  the  film,  the  Daughters  of  the  Con- 
federacy in  the  Atlanta  area  endorsed  the  film 
"in  the  belief  that  it  portrays  the  courage,  stout- 
heartedness and  love  of  our  land  which  is  an 
outstanding  characteristic  of  the  South." 

Gradwell   L.    Sears,   UA  vice-president  in 
charge  of  distribution,  said  in  regard  to  the^ 
Memphis  action :  "Any  individual  or  groups  0% 
individuals  will  have  to  prove  that  conditionsl 
in  the  South  as  depicted  in  'The  Southerner^ 
are  completely  false  before  United  Artists  eveill 
will  consider  any  change  in  its  plan  to  provide| 
this  production  with  the  widest  box  office  mar- 
ket available." 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  28,  1945 


ESTA  SEMANA 

Ya  en  Londres,  J.  ARTHUR  RANK,  a  su  re- 
greso  de  EE,  UU.,  declara  su  intenclon  de 
es+ablecer  una  organizacion  distribuidora 
en  la  Union  Americana,  y  dice  que  nos 
enviara  de  8  a  15  peliculas  en  los  proximos 
tres  anos  Pagina  20 

MAS  COLABORACION  hacia  la  industria 
cinematografica  de  EE.  UU.  se  hace  sentir 
en  Francia  al  notarse  una  escasez  de  peli- 
culas de  Hollywood.  Durante  la  guerra  se 
destruyeron  166  cines  en  Francia. 

Pagina  28 

La  REPUBLIC  producira  en  Mexico  seis  de  su 
programa  de  64  peliculas  de  1945-46,  16 
de  las  cuales  seran  de  vaqueros  del  Oeste. 

Pagina  14 

Los  empleados  de  las  connpanfas  americanas 
de  cine  en  MEXICO  no+ifican  a  sus  jefes 
que  se  declararan  en  huelga  para  el  31  de 
Julio  si  no  se  les  aunnenfan  bien  los  sueldos. 
La  produccion  mexicana  en  paro  debido 
a  un  conflicto  interno  de  sindica+os. 

Pagina  36 

Las  distribuidoras  AMERICANAS  anuncian, 
al  comienzo  de  la  tennporada,  59  peliculas 
para  estreno  en  1945-46,  comparadas  con 
4!  que  se  anunciaron  cuando  principio  la 
temporada  pasada.  Pagina  13 


New  Money 

THE  FILM  industry  as  a  sound  investment- 
financing  proposition,  has  finally  made  an  im- 
pression on  America's  insurance  companies, 
long  experienced  in  re-financing  and  probably 
the  nation's  largest  investors. 

Last  week  several  important  insurance  com- 
panies of  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Chi- 
cago and  Canada,  joined  with  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Boston  to  put  forward  one  of  the 
largest  single  financing  deals  in  industry  his- 
tory, a  $40,000,000  financing  program  for 
Loew's,  Inc. 

Under  terms  of  the  deal,  Loew's  will  refund 
most  of  its  present  debt  and  raise  $16,000,000 
of  new  money.  The  company  sold  $28,000,000 
of  20-year  three  per  cent  debentures  at  a  pre- 
mium of  two  and  80  one-hundredths  per  cent 
basis  to  the  group  of  insurance  firms.  Amorti- 
zation of  the  debentures  will  begin  January, 
1954. 

Loew's  also  sold  a  $12,000,000  note,  two  per 
cent  serial,  to  the  First  National  of  Boston 
which  will  retain  the  bulk  of  that  amount.  The 
note  will  be  amortized  at  a  rate  of  $1,500,000 
annually  and  will  thus  be  fully  retired  at  the 
end  of  eight  years. 

With  the  proceeds  of  the  new  debentures 
and  notes,  Loew's  will  pay  off  the  $13,000,000 
of  three  per  cent  debentures,  due  in  1945,  which 
also  has  been  sold  privately  to  the  insurance 
companies,   and   the   $10,850,000  guaranteed 


three  per  cent  first  mortgage  bonds  due  in  1945 
of  Loew's  Theatre  and  Realty  Company,  a  sub- 
sidiary. 

The  film  company  will  derive  some  $16,000,- 
000  of  new  money  which  will  be  available  for 
post-war  requirements  and  improvements  in 
this  country  and  abroad.  Remaining  outstand- 
ing will  be  about  $4,500,000  of  mortgages  on 
various  theatres  and  a  $1,500,000  note  due  the 
First  National  and  issued  in  connection  with 
two  previous  financing  deals. 

Serge  Semenko,  president  of  the  First  Na- 
tional, is  credited  with  having  arranged  most 
of  the  terms  of  the  deal.  The  Boston  bank 
has  figured  prominently  in  previous  financing 
arrangements  for  film  companies,  including  the 
$25,000,000  deal  for  Warner  Bros,  two  years 
ago,  and  financing  of  Universal,  Paramount, 
Columbia  and  RKO. 


Iivo  to  Paree 

AMERICAN  films— films  about  the  Pacific 
war,  far  away  to  Frenchmen — invaded  the 
famed  Paris  Opera  House  Tuesday,  together 
with  slick  paper  programs  which  were  bought 
eagerly  at  $6  per  copy. 

The  showing  was  of  "Fighting  Lady"  and 
"To  the  Shores  of  Iwo  Jima,"  an  activity  of 
Franco-American  cooperation  designed  to  in- 
terest the  French  in  our  Pacific  war  effort. 
French  and  American  military  and  political 
figures  attended,  and  thousands  of  Parisians 
and  American  soldiers  jammed  Opera  Square 
outside. 

Grace  Moore,  for  the  first  time  in  five  years, 
sang  in  the  theatre  between  films  and  led  the 
thousands  outside  in  singing  of  "The  Mar- 
seillaise." Miss  Moore,  a  motion  picture  as 
well  as  opera  star,  sang  the  anthem  from  the 
Opera  House  balcony,  the  first  time  it  has  been 
sung  from  there  since  Marthe  Chenal  did  so  in 
1918. 

The  programs  were  sold  by  smiling  and  ap- 
propriately garbed  Red  Cross  girls.  Parisians, 
beset  by  the  worries  of  everyday  living,  bought 
without  stint. 


Theo.  J.  Sullivan  has  been  appointed 
Treasurer  and  Business  Manager  of 
Quigley  Publishing  Company,  Inc. 

Mr.  Sullivan  first  joined  the  staff  of 
Quigley  Publications  in  1924.  In  1925 
he  took  a  leave  of  absence  to  follow 
a  course  of  studies  at  the  University  of 
Illinois.  He  rejoined  the  staff  in  1927 
and  since  then  has  been  Secretary  of 
the  Company  and  associated  with  its 
financial  and  business  management. 

Capt.  Leo  J.  Brady  has  been  appointed 
to  succeed  Mr.  Sullivan  as  Secretary  of 
the  Company.  Capt.  Brady  was  Assist- 
ant to  the  President  from  1931  until 
commissioned  in  the  Army  of  the  United 
States,  In  1942.  Upon  his  recent  return 
to  inactive  military  status  he  resumed 
his  association  with  the  Company. 


Tax  Revenue  Soars 

ADMISSION  tax  collections  for  the  nation  in 
the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  compared  with 
the  preceding  12  months  shows  a  150  per  cent 
increase,  the  Bureau  of  Internal  Revenue  re- 
ported in  Washington  Wednesday. 

Revenue  from  the  amusement  industries,  in- 
cluding film  theatres,  during  the  fiscal  year  of 
1945  hit  an  all  time  high  of  $357,466,115,  com- 
pared with  $205,289,026  for  the  fiscal  year  of 
1944.  The  increase  reflected  the  higher  admis- 
sion tax  rates  which  went  into  effect  April, 
1944. 

Collections  for  the  first  six  months  of  the 
current  calendar  year  reached  $170,447,525, 
compared  with  $113,497,321  for  the  correspond- 
ing period  in  1944. 

Collections  for  June,  1945,  fell  slightly  below 
the  monthly  average  with  receipts  of  $28,157,- 
974  reported,  compared  with  $31,923,365  for 
May.  The  bureau  pointed  out,  however,  that 
May  business,  on  which  the  June  collections 
were  based,  like  that  of  the  previous  month,  was 
better  than  in  the  corresponding  months  last 
year,  the  only  two  in  which  the  present  rates 
were  effective.  June,  1944,  receipts  were 
$26,240,195. 


Kennedy  Buys  Acreage 

JOSEPH  P.  KENNEDY,  financier,  onetime 
motion  picture  producer,  reorganizer  of  Para- 
mount and  RKO,  chairman  of  the  Securities 
and  Exchange  Commission,  chief  of  the  U.  S. 
Maritime  Commission,  and  Ambassador  to  the 
Court  of  St.  James's,  is  putting  his  American 
dollars — or  a  considerable  portion  thereof — into 
American  real  estate. 

Shortly  after  announcing  the  purchase  of  the 
Standard  Oil  Building,  largest  in  Albany,  Mr. 
Kennedy  has  dwarfed  that  outlay  of  a  few  mil- 
lions by  disclosing  the  acquisition  of  the 
world's  largest  building  under  private  owner- 
ship. His  agents  announced  last  Thursday  the 
conclusion  of  a  deal  for  the  Merchandise  Mart 
in  Chicago. 

Built  by  Marshall  Field,  a  person  of  varied 
talents  and  wide  travel,  the  project  cost  more 
than  $30,000,000.  It  was  indicated,  but  not  of- 
ficially, that  the  Kennedy  interests  paid  $19,- 
000,000.  It  contains  93  acres  of  floor  space, 
covers  two  city  blocks,  with  a  frontage  of  724 
feet  on  Kinzie  Street,  577  feet  on  the  Chicago 
River,  324  feet  on  Wells  Street,  and  a  diagonal 
frontage  of  356  feet  on  Orleans  Street.  There 
is  also  a  fourth  dimension  which  controls  Mr. 
Kennedy's  decision. 

Mr.  Kennedy  for  some  years  has  been  indi- 
cating that  he  has  more  expectancy  of  continu- 
ing value  in  equities  than  in  dollars.  That  be- 
came evident  a  long  time  ago  when  he  astutely 
converted  a  lot  of  dollars  into  a  lot  of  Scotch 
whiskey  about  a  time  when  the  people  with  the 
dollars  wanted  the  Scotch.  He  also  has  been 
acquiring  large  holdings  in  New  York  business 
real  estate.  What  with  his  background  in  Ad- 
ministration relations  and  such  affairs  as  the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  the 
Maritime  Commission  and  the  British  Ambas- 
sadorship, he  is  considered  well  informed. 


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York."  Martin  Quigley,  President;  Red  Kann,  Vice-President;  Theo.  J.  Sullivan,  Treasurer;  Leo  J.  Brady,  Secretary;  Terry  Ramsaye,  Editor;  James  D.  Ivers,  News  Editor;  Charles  S.  Aoronson, 
Production  Editor;  Williann  G.  Fornnby,  Field  Editor;  Ray  Gallagher,  Advertising  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau,  624  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  5,  Sam  Honigberg,  representative;  Hollywood 
Bureau,  Postal  Union  Life  Building,  Hollywood,  28,  Williann  R.  Weaver,  editor;  Toronto  Bureau,  242  Millwood  Road,  loronto,  Ontario,  Canada,  W.  M.  Gladish,  correspondent,  Montreal 
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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


9 


THIS  WEEK 


the  Camera  reports: 


Official  U.  S.  Navy  Photo 


KEEPING  THE  CUSTOMERS— Where  the  fighting  men  go  the  pictures  go,  too.  Here  is  an 
audience  "top  side"  on  one  of  those  big  battle  wagons,  now  probably  somewhere  in 
the  Pacific  and  presumably  attending  to  the  delivery  of  certain  matters  pertaining  to 
international  relations  of  an  urgent  nature.     The  Navy  Exchange  endeavours  to  give 
every  ship  with  screen  equipment  a  new  show  for  every  night.   The  choice  Is:  musical 
girls  and  mystery,  in  that  order.   Social  problems  are  no  good.   War  films  are 
worth  less  than  that. 


AT  PARAMOUNT'S  "One  Third  of  a  Centu  ry"  celebration  in  Denver- — customers  and 
employees  of  long  service:  seated,  Mrs.  A.  F.  Kehr,  Prairie  Theatre,  Ogallala,  Neb.; 
Mrs.  F.  B.  Allen,  Aliens  Theatre,  Farmlngton,  N.  M.,  and  Mrs.  Lee  Mote, 
30  years  a  customer. 

Standing:  George  Smith,  western  division   manager,   C.  J.   Bell,    Denver  exchange   manager,    Duke  Clark, 
Dallas  division  manager,  Tillie  Chalk,  chief  accountant,  William  Demarest,  star,  Edna  Ahlers,  contract  clerk, 
Hugh  Braly,  Denver  district  manager,  and  A.  F.  Kehr. 


WHAT  THEY  ARE  DOING  NOW— The 
motion  picture  Industry  has  thousands  of  men 
In  service.  Here  is  a  report  on  two  of  them — 
right — Lieutenant  Edward  A.  Kimpel,  Jr., 
USNR,  in  charge  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Sub-Exchange,  Norfolk,  Va.,  who  until  1942 
was  assistant  general  manager  of 
Rome  Theatres,  Baltimore,  and  M 
his  assistant,  Gregory  S.  Vojae,  storekeeper  ■ 
first  class,  formerly  office  manager  and 
booker  for  Columbia  in  Cleveland. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


ON  THE  JOB  and  ON  THE  SET— 
Donald  M.  Nelson,  left,  formerly  of 
Chicago,  Washington  and  now  of 
Hollywood,  newly  elected  president  of  the 
Society  of  Independent  Motion  Picture 
Producers,  with  Ann  Dvorak,  player, 
and  Jules  Levey,  producer,  on  a  set  of 
"Abilene",  currently  in  the  making. 
This  is  Mr.  Nelson's  first  appearance 
at  a  studio  in  operation.    Last  week 
Mr.  Nelson  sold  his  home,  complete  with 
riparian  right,  fronting  on  Lake  Michigan, 
at  Glencoe,  Illinois,  for,  it  is  said,  $75,000. 
Apparently  California  is  to  be  home. 


JOHN  G.  BRADLEY,  director  of 
Motion  Picture  Project,  Library  of 
Congress.  His  appointment  was  announced 
at  the  end  of  last  week  by 
Luther  Evans,  librarian,  in  Washington. 
Mr.  Bradley  has  long  been  known  within 
the  industry,  especially  for  his  work  as 
chairman  of  the  committee  on  film 
preservation  of  the  Society  of  Motion 
Picture  Engineers.  He  entered  governmen+ 
service  more  than  ten  years  ago  as 
head  of  motion  picture  activities  for  the 
National  Archives.  Before  that  he  was 
journalist,  sales  executive,  professor 
of  English,  a  captain  of  Texas  cavalry, 
student  of  folklore. 


By  the  Herald 

PRESS  CONFERENCE,  In  New  York: 
Lt.  Collier  Young,  producer  of 
"The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay"  answers 
questions  before  screening  the  WAC  release. 


WITH  "ON  TO  RIO"  the  keynote,  MGM's  eastern  district  and  branch  managers  conferred 
In  New  York  last  week  under  direction  of  E.  K.  O'Shea,  Eastern  sales  manager.  In  the 
picture  above  are  Herman  Ripps,  Albany;  Ben  Abner,  New  Jersey;  Lou  Formato,  and 
Bob  Lynch,  Philadelphia;  Jack  Bowen,  New  York;  M.  N.  Wolf,  and  Tom  Donaldson,  Boston; 
Jack  Mundstuk,  Buffalo;  Harry  Rosenblatt,  New  Haven;  Ralph  Plelow,  New  York;  Paul  Rich- 
rath,  Mr.  O'Shea,  Edwin  W.  Aaron,  Leonard  Hirsch,  and  Irving  Helfton,  home  office. 


IN  BOSTON,  United  Artists'  sales  meeting,  showing  Dave  Leff,  Burt  Freeze, 
Matt  Sullivan,  John  Bykowski,  Sherman  Germalne,  Phil  Trent,  Ray  Wilye,  Phil  Engel, 
Sam  Lefkowitz,  Harry  Gold,  Phil  Dow,  Jack  Goldhar,  John  Dervin, Joseph  Cronin, 
George  Hager,  Herb  Schaffer,  Irving  Mendelson,  Agnes  Donohue,  and  Nat  Ross. 


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A  QUARTER  OF  A  MILLION  dollars  worth  of  effects,  and  no  pro- 
duction value,  went  up  in  fire  and  smoke  last  week  when  six  acres 
of  Universal's  back  lot  were  swept  by  a  fire  which  started  in  the  old 


©  rj45  Universal  Pictures  Co.,  Inc. 

Tom  Mix  barn  set.  A  property  museum  of  vehicles  from  ancient  stage 
coaches  to  modern  traps  and  sulkies  was  consumed,  along  with  a  deal 
of  old  Universal  history. 


ON  THE  SET  of  Warners'  "Janie  Gets  Married",  hierman  Silverman, 
right,  Wometco  circuit  general  manager,  visits  with  director 
Vincent  Sherman,  and  stars  Robert  Hutton,  left,  and  Joan  Leslie. 


FROM  FAR  PLACES— "1  have  received 
Motion  Picture  Almanac,  which  I  ordered  through 
the  Belgian  consulate  and  it  makes  me  feel  like 
back  in  New  York  again",  writes  Andre  Heyman, 
chef  de  la  Section  Cine-Photo,  Service  de  I' Informa- 
tion, Leopoldville,  Congo  Beige.  "I  am  still  at 
it  under  hard  conditions",  he  records,  making 
information  shorts  about  equatorial  Africa. 
The  picture  shows  a  photographic  camion. 
"It  has  covered  18,000  kilometers,  but  everyone 
and  everything  came  back".  Mr.  Heyman  is  in 
fielmet,  an  assistant  barefoot. 


STANTON  GRIFFIS,  center,  retiring  Red  Cross  Pacific  commissioner, 
recently  received  the  Army's  Award  of  Merit,  in  the  Pacific, 
from  Lt.  Gen.  Robert  C.  Richardson,  right, 

"for  exceptional  and  meritorious  service".  Mrs.  Margaret  Emerson, 
Mr.  Griffls'  assistant,  watches. 


DISCLOSING  plans  for  French  produc- 
tion and  European  expansion, 
PRC  has  appointed  Edmund  Tenoudji, 
left.  Continental  European  manager. 
He  is  seen  at  the  New  York  office  with 
Leon  Fromkess,  seated,  president,  and 
Roberto  Socas,  foreign  sales  manager. 


WARNER  PRO- 
MOTIONS: 
Morris  Saifer, 
above,  to  Cal- 
gary manager; 
J.  M.  "Jerry" 
Wechsler,  above 
right,  to  Cleve- 
land manager, 
and  Sam 
Pearlman,  right, 
from  Calgary 
to  Toronto 
manager. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


DISTRIBUTORS  DESIGNATE  59 
FOR  1945-46  RELEASE 


Compared  to  41  Last  Year 
Means  More  Product  at 
Start  of  Season 

The  distributors  at  this  point  have  scheduled 
entatively  a  total  of  59  pictures  for  release  in 
he  new  season,  compared  to  41  films  set  at  this 
ime  last  year  for  new  season  distribution — an 
ncrease  of  more  than  40  per  cent. 

Analysis  of  release  schedules  of  the  11 
:ompames  shows  that  more  product  is  being 
made  available  to  exhibitors  for  the  start  of 
■he  1945-46  season  than  was  designated  last 
yrear,  up  to  July.  This  does  not  mean,  how- 
;ver,  that  there  will  be  more  films  released 
luring  1945-46  than  there  were  in  1944-45. 
On  the  contrary,  the  total  number  of  pic- 
tvu-es  distributed  next  year  probably  will  fall 
slightly  below  this  season. 

Thus  far,  a  total  of  353  films  have  been  re- 
eased  during  1944-45,  compared  to  397  in  1943- 
14,  as  of  July.  For  August  and  September  of 
:his  year,  25  productions  already  have  been 
scheduled,  compared  with  23  set  last  year  for 
:he  two-month  period.  More  specials  and  fewer 
•eissues  have  been  distributed  this  season. 

Line  Marking  Seasons 
Gradually  Disappearing 

Comparative  analysis  further  shows  that  the 
line  of  demarkation  between  seasons  has  gradu- 
illy  diminished  under  boom-market  selling  con- 
ditions. It  also  means  that  the  distributors  are 
setting  new  product  dates  earlier  this  year  than 
last. 

Company  schedules  at  this  time  further  re- 
veal that  at  feast  129  pictures  are  on  the  back- 
logs, some  of  which  will  be  released  in  1945-46, 
and  the  rest  the  following  season.  In  July  of 
1944,  148  pictures  were  listed  as  backlog  prod- 
uct. 

Exhibitors  can  look  forward  to  delivery  of  a 
large  number  of  top-budget  productions  with 
heavy  cast  and  production  values  marking  the 
first  half  of  the  new  selling  season. 

Although  MGM  has  not  announced  its  next 
block  of  pictures  and  will  not  do  so  until  the 
twelfth  block  is  completely  sold,  as  announced 
last  week  by  William  F.  Rodgers,  vice-presi- 
dent in  charge  of  distribution,  at  the  Metro 
Chicago  sales  meeting,  it  is  understood  that 
three  specials  are  to  come  from  the  company 
during  the  early  part  of  the  new  season.  The 
films  are  "Ziegfeld  Follies,"  for  which  several 
pre-release  dates  already  have  been  set ;  "An- 
:hors  Aweigh,"  now  playing  at  the  Capitol  in 
New  York,  and  "Weekend  at  the  Waldorf," 
scheduled  for  opening  in  the  near  future  at  the 
tladio  City  Music  Hall,  New  York. 

MGM  Backlog  Includes 
18,  Same  as  Last  Year 

MGM  finishes  the  1944-45  season  with  31 
pictures,  with  its  12th  block  of  three  for  July, 
icompared  to  34  films  released  in  1943-44.  The 
company  has  18  pictures  on  the  backlog,  the 
same  number  as  last  year  this  time. 

Ten  top  productions  have  been  designated  by 
Paramount  for  release  during  the  first  half  of 
1945-46,  compared  to  seven  set  last  year.  Para- 
mount concludes  this  season  with  30  releases, 
two  less  than  last  season. 

Among  the  10  films  set  for  1945-46  are: 
"Road  to  Utopia,"  "Two  Years  Before  the 


WARNERS  SET  25  FOR 
FOREIGN  MARKET 

Warner  Bros,  will  distribute  25  pic- 
tures in  the  foreign  field  during  1945-46, 
compared  with  19  releases  in  1944-45, 
the  company  announced  in  New  York 
last  week.  Warner  foreign  branches 
have  been  advised  of  this  number,  the 
same  as  scheduled  for  domestic  distribu- 
tion at  the  present  rate,  it  was  said. 
Foreign  operations  for  the  fiscal  year 
just  ending  are  understood  to  have  been 
the  best  to  date.  In  addition  to  the 
boom  in  England,  North  Afirca  and  other 
parts  of  the  European  area  where 
American  film  distribution  has  been 
possible,  substantial  increases  in  billing 
were  recorded  in  Argentina,  Brazil, 
Chile,  Panama,  Uruguay,  Australia  and 
New  Zealand. 


Mast,"  "Kitty,"  "Miss  Susie  Slagle's,"  "Duffy's 
Tavern,"  "Love  Letters,"  "The  Lost  Weekend," 
"The  Virginian,"  "Our  Hearts  Were  Growing 
Up"  and  "The  Stork  Club." 

Additionally,  Paramount  has  10  on  its  back- 
log, compared  to  16  last  year. 

Although  RKO  Radio  has  not  yet  set  its  next 
block  of  five  pictures,  it  is  expected  that  the 
block  will  begin  the  new  season.  Thus  far,  the 
company  has  released  31  pictures,  compared 
to  34  last  season. 

It  is  indicated  that  "George  White's  Scan- 
dals," "Johnny  Angel,"  "First  Yank  Into 
Tokyo,"  "Mama  Loves  Papa"  and  "Falcon  in 
San  Francisco"  will  be  released  by  RKO  for 
the  beginning  of  1945-46.  "Along-  Came 
Jones,"  produced  by  International  for  RKO  re- 
lease and  starring  Gary  Cooper,  is  the  first 
RKO  special  of  the  new  season. 

The  company  has  17  pictures  on  the  backlog 
compared  to  22  last  year. 

20th-Fox  Designates  19 
For  Start  of  Season 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  designated  a  to- 
tal of  19  pictures  for  1945-46,  including  six  spe- 
cials with  release  dates  set  through  August 
and  September.  Last  year,  during  July,  14  pic- 
tures were  set  for  the  new  season  selling. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  will  end  1944-45 
with  28  pictures  compared  to  33  for  1943-44. 

Pictures  and  dates  for  the  company's  new 
product  are:  "And  Then  There  Were  None," 
September;  "State  Fair,"  October;  "The  House 
on  92nd  Street,"  October;  "Colonel  El¥ing- 
ham's  Raid,"  November;  "Dolly  Sisters," 
November;  "Fallen  Angel,"  December;  "Drag- 
onwyck,"  December;  "Kitten  on  the  Keys," 
January;  "Enchanted  Voyage,"  February; 
"Leave  Her  to  Heaven,"  March ;  "The  Spider," 
March.  Dates  for  "Bon  Voyage"  and  "San 
Demetrio"  have  not  yet  been  set. 

Warner  Bros,  has  made  tentative  release 
plans  for  10  pictures  for  the  new  season,  com- 
pared to  two  films  last  year,  which  were  set 
ahead.  The  company  released  19  films  during 
the  past  season  as  against  21  in  1943-44.  Only 
12  productions  are  on  the  backlog  at  this  time. 

Dates   for  the   following  Warner  pictures 


have  been  scheduled:  "Pride  of  the  Marines," 
September;  "Rhapsody  in  Blue,"  September; 
"Three  Strangers,"  October;  "San  Antonio," 
October ;  "Devotion,"  November ;  "Time,  Place 
and  Girl,"  December;  "Danger  Signal,"  Janu- 
ary; "Saratoga  Trunk,"  January;  "Shadow  of 
a  Woman,"  February,  and  "Cinderella  Jones," 
February. 

Columbia  Seen  Finishing 
Season  with  45  Films 

Although  no  date  has  been  set  by  Columbia 
for  "A  Thousand  and  One  Nights,"  the  pic- 
ture already  has  opened  in  several  key  cities 
and  may  finally  be  designated  as  a  new  season 
production. 

Columbia  will  probably  finish  the  1944-45 
season  with  45  releases,  the  same  as  last  year. 
The  company  scheduled  release  dates  in  August 
for  only  three  pictures :  "Gay  Senorita," 
"Rustlers  of  the  Badlands"  and  "Over  21." 
Additionally,  there  are  19  pictures  on  the  back- 
log, the  same  number  as  last  year. 

Twenty-five  features  have  been  distributed  to 
date  by  Republic  this  season,  with  seven  more 
to  come  before  the  end  of  1944-45  selling.  Only 
one  picture  has  an  August  release  date,  "Man 
from  Oklahoma,"  and  27  films  are  on  the  back- 
log, compared  to  17  last  year.  Of  the  27,  it  is 
understood  that  seven  features  and  probably  a 
few  Westerns  are  to  be  sold  as  1944-45  product. 

United  Artists  will  complete  this  season  with 
23  features,  compared  to  27  last  year.  The  23 
includes  "Spellbound,"  the  David  O.  Selznick 
production  which  has  a  tentative  release  date 
of  September  28.  UA  has  a  backlog  of  12  pic- 
tures, compared  to  nine  at  this  time  last  season. 

Universal  Designates  13 
For  1945-46  Release 

Universal  has  designated  13  pictures  for 
1945-46  release,  including  "River  Gang," 
"Night  in  Paradise,"  "Senorita  from  the  West," 
"Strange  Confession,"  "Men  in  Her  Diary," 
"Girl  on  the  Spot,"  "Pillow  of  Death,"  "The 
Crimson  Canary,"  "Once  Upon  a  Dream," 
"Frontier  Gal,"  Shady  Lady,"  "As  It  Was 
Before"  and  "Law  of  the  Pecos." 

For  the  1944-45  season.  Universal  has  re- 
leased to  date  49  pictures,  compared  to  53  at 
this  time  last  year.  Three  films  have  August 
release  dates :  "Uncle  Harry,"  "Easy  to  Look 
At"  and  "Lady  on  a  Train." 

Thus  far  this  season,  Monogram  has  released 
32  films,  and  has  one  picture  designated  for 
September,  compared  to  30  distributed  up  to 
this  time  last  season.  Eight  pictures  are  on 
this  year's  backlog,  as  against  seven  last  year. 

PRC  Pictures  has  distributed  31  pictures  to 
date  for  1944-45,  compared  to  32  last  year.  The 
companji-  also  set  dates  for  nine  more  through 
August,  September  and  October  and  has  six 
pictures  on  the  backlog. 


Independents  Named  Aides 
To  Assist  Donald  Nelson 

Members  of  the  Society  of  Independent  Motion 
Picture  Producers  in  Hollywood  last  week  named 
seven  of  their  organization  to  an  executive  com- 
mittee to  act  with  Donald  Nelson,  new  president, 
on  all  matters  concerning  the .  organization.  The 
seven  are :  George  Bagnall,  Roy  Disney,  Samuel 
Goldwyn,  Leo  Spitz,  Sol  Lesser,  Daniel  T.  O'Shea 
and  Edward  Small. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


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REPUBLIC  PLANS  64 
FOR  NEW  SEASON 


Includes  16  Westerns,  with 
Budget  at  $20,000,000;  To 
Do  Six  in  Mexico 


Republic  Pictures  plans  64  features  and 
Westerns  and  four  serials  in  1945-46,  with  a 
$20,000,000  production  budget,  it  was  an- 
nounced in  New  York  last  Friday  by  H.  J. 
Yates,  Sr.,  president  of  Republic  Productions, 
and  James  R.  Grainger,  president  of  Republic 
Pictures. 

In  outlining  the  company's  complete  product 
schedule  for  the  new  season,  Mr.  Yates  and 
Mr.  Grainger  made  known  that  additionally 
$2,000,000  had  been  allotted  for  studio  expan- 
sion, $3,000,000  for  promotion,  and  $1,800,000 
for  the  production  of  six  Spanish-English  pro- 
ductions in  Mexico  City  during  1945-46. 

It  was  indicated  that  during  the  new  season 
a  number  of  important  deals  for  production 
and  star  talent  now  in  negotiation  would  be 
closed. 

Signs  Ben  Hecht  to  Deal 

Last  week  Mr.  Yates  made  known  that  Re- 
public had  signed  Ben  Hecht  to  a  three-year 
deal  under  which  he  is  to  write  and  produce  one 
or  more  pictures  annually,  selecting  his  own 
director  and  cameraman.  The  trend  at  the 
studio  is  toward  more  such  autonomous  produc- 
tion units,  Mr.  Yates  said. 

Among  the  top-budget  1945-46  films  sched- 
uled are  to  be  two  Frank  Borzage  specials  and 
several  Alfred  Santell  productions. 

Referring  to  the  Hecht  agreement,  Mr.  Yates 
said:  "In  my  opinion,  theatre  divorcement  is 
sure  to  come.  By  offering  producers,  directors, 
writers  and  stars  more  independence  of  action, 
Republic  can  and  will  attract  top  talent  in  all 
fields." 

He  announced  that  the  Government  had  ap- 
proved the  company's  plans  to  build  two  new 
stages  and  additional  office  buildings  in  Holly- 
wood, on  which  work  would  start  as  soon  as 
materials  and  labor  are  available. 

According  to  the  announcement,  "the  con- 
stant reopening  of  world  markets  as  war  con- 
ditions permit,  has  activated  an  international- 
mindedness  on  the  part  of  Republic  executives 
to  the  extent  of  training  both  technicians  and 
sales  personnel  for  foreign  film  production  and 
distribution.  These  men  will  be  assigned  to 
foreign  posts  as  quickly  as  individual  markets 
become  available,"  it  was  said. 

Borzage  Films  Head  List 

Heading  the  1945-46  schedule  are  the  two 
Borzage  productions,  "Concerto"  and  "That 
Man  Malone."  "Concerto"  is  Republic's  first 
venture  in  Technicolor  and  Mr.  Yates  indicat- 
ed the  film  had  been  budgeted  at  $1,500,000. 
"That  Man  Malone"  will  star  John  Wayne  and 
will  have  a  similar  budget. 

The  company  has  established  a  "de  luxe" 
group -of  10  films,  for  which  the  studio  plans 
to  use  outstanding  production  and  star  talent. 
The  10  pictures  will  be: 

"Hit  Parade  of  1946,"  a  musical,  on  the  style 
of  previous  Republic  films  in  the  series,  to  be 
directed  by  Al  Rogell,  with  Constance  Moore 
as  star. 

"A  Fabulous  Texan,"  with  Victor  McLaglen, 
Tom  London,  Grant  Withers  and  Dale  Evans 


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HERBERT  J.  YATES.  Republic  Productions  bead. 
at  a  /uncheon  last  week  in  Ho//ywood,  one  of 
a  series  of  trade  press  affairs.  At  right  is  Sam 
Smith,  of  British  Lion  Film  Corporation,  London. 

in  the  cast,  William  J.  O'SuUivan,  producer ; 
William  K.  Howard,  director. 

"Rio  de  Janeiro,"  a  big-budget  musical ;  to 
star  Tito  Guizar,  produced  by  Harry  Grey. 

"That  Man  of  Mine,"  to  co-star  Ann  Dvorak 
and  Michael  O'Shea,  with  John  English  as  di- 
rector and  Armand  Schaefer,  associate  pro- 
ducer. 

"Dakota,"  starring  John  Wayne,  will  be  pro- 
duced and  directed  by  Joseph  Kane,  with  Vera 
Hruba  Ralston  and  Walter  Brennan  in  the  cast. 

"Murder  in  the  Music  Hall,"  a  murder  mys- 
tery, to  be  produced  by  Herman  Millakowsky, 
with  Vera  Hruba  Ralston  as  star. 

"In  Old  Sacramento,"  to  be  produced  and 
directed  by  Joseph  Kane,  will  star  John  Wayne. 

"Calendar  Girl,"  a  musical,  to  be  produced  by 
Harry  Grey,  will  star  Constance  Moore. 

"Earl  Carroll's  Sketchbook,"  a  musical  revue, 
also  will  star  Constance  Moore,  with  Harry 
Grey  as  associate  producer. 

"That  Brennan  Girl,"  to  be  produced  and 
directed  by  Alfred  Santell. 

"The  Plainsman  and  the  Lady,"  to  be  pro- 
duced and  directed  by  Joseph  Kane,  an  out- 
door adventure  story  co-starring  John  Wayne 
and  Ann  Dvorak. 

Schedules  24  Others 

In  addition  to  these  top-budget  productions, 
Republic  has  scheduled  24  features,  including: 

"An  Angel  Comes  to  Broadway,"  musical, 
introducing,  several  new  players  including : 
Kaye  Dowd,  Robert  Duke  and  David  Street. 

"Scotland  Yard  Investigator,"  mystery,  with 
C.  Aubrey  Smith,  Erich  von  Stroheim,  Ste- 
phanie Bachelor. 

"The  Affairs  of  Geraldine,"  romance  with 
music,  with  Jimmy  Lydon  and  Jane  Withers. 

"Gay  Blades,"  with  Ruth  Terry,  Pinky  Lee, 
Robert  Livingston. 

"Melody  and  Mystery,"  starring  Joseph 
Scliildkraut. 

"The  Ghost  Goes  Wild,"  with  Edward  Ash- 
ley and  Lynne  Roberts. 

"Lightnin'  Strikes  Twice,"  comedy-drama, 
with  Al  Pearce  and  Lynne  Roberts. 

"One  Exciting  Week,"  melodrama,  Al 
Pearce,  Stephanie  Bachelor  and  Jane  Frazee. 


"Captain  Tugboat  Annie,"  comedy  with  Jane 
Darwell  and  Edgar  Kennedy,  produced  hy>.. 
James  S.  Burkett. 

"Girls  of  the  Big  House,"  melodrama,  with' 
Lynne  Roberts  and  Virginia  Christine. 

"Down  Tahiti  Way,"  melodrama,  with  Jane 
Frazee,  Wally  Vernon  and  Chic  Chandler. 

"A  Guy  Could  Change,"  drama,  with  Allan 
Lane,  Jane  Frazee  and  Twinkle  Watts. 

"The  Gentlemn  from  Missouri,"  comedy  with 
Roy  Acuff  and  Ruth  Terry. 

"Night  Train  to  Memphis,"  melodrama,  with 
Roy  Acuff  starring. 

"The  Inner  Circle,"  comedy. 

"The  Woman  Who  Came  Back,"  melodrama, 
featuring  John  Loder,  Nancy  Kelly  and  Otto 
Kruger,  to  be  produced  and  directed  by  Walter' 
Colmes. 

"Song  of  Mexico,"  comedy  with  music,  to  be 
made  in  Mexico,  with  Adele  Mara,  Edgar  Bar- 
rier and  George  Lewis ;  produced  and  directed 
by  James  A.  Fitzpatrick. 

Also:  "The  Twisted  Circle,"  melodrama; 
"Passkey  to  Danger,"  murder  mystery ;  "The 
Invisible  Informer,"  melodrama;  "Traffic  in 
Crime,"  melodrama;  "The  Mysterious  Mr. 
Valentine,"  mystery ;  "Undercover  Woman," 
melodrama,  and  "Crime  of  the  Century,"  melo- 
drama. 

Two  Roy  Rogers  Specials 

Republic  will  release  two  Roy  Rogers'  spe- 
cial outdoor  productions,  budgeted  at  $500,000 
each,  during  the  1945-46  season,  Mr.  Grainger! 
told  delegates  at  the  closing  session  of  the  com- 
pany's two-days  sales  meeting  last  Wednesday 
at  the  Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago.    See  page  — . 

The  two  Rogers'  films,  "Don't  Fence  me  In," 
and  "My  Pal,  Trigger,"  will  receive  top  pro- 
duction attention  and  will  be  sold  individually,, 
apart  from  the  other  outdoor  musicals  featuring 
Rogers,  Mr.  Grainger  said. 

Republic  will  support  the  two  pictures  with 
the  biggest  advertising-publicity-exploitation 
campaign  ever  utilized  on  any  Rogers  film. 

These  two  pictures  are  to  be  in  addition  to 
the  company's  "premiere"  group  of  eight: 
"Shine  On,  Texas  Moon,"  "Grand  Canyon 
Serenade,"  "Rose  of  Juarez,"  "Song  of  the 
Golden  West,"  "Heart  of  Old  Mexico,"  "Cali- 
fornia Fiesta,"  "Trail  Winds"  and  "Beyond  the 
Great  Divide." 

"Valley  of  the  Zombies"  and  "Cat  Man  of 
Paris"  are  to  be  the  two  horror  pictures  sched- 
uled. 

16  Westerns  Included  i 

Sixteen  Westerns  are  included  in  the  1945- 
46  program,  eight  starring  Bill  Elliott  and 
eight  starring  Sunset  Carson.  The  company 
also  plans  to  start  its  latest  Western  discovery, 
Monte  Hale,  in  a  series  of  outdoor  films. 

Titles  for  the  Bill  Elliott  pictures  are:  "Cali- 
fornia Gold  Rush,"  "Phantom  of  the  Plains," 
"Conquest  of  Cheyenne,"  "Sheriff  of  Redwood 
Valley,"    "Sun    Valley    Cyclone,"  "Wagon 
Wheels  Westward,"  "Marshal  of  Laredo"  andl 
"Colorado  Pioneers."   The  Carson  pictures  in- 
elude :  "Bandits  of  the  Badlands,"  "Rough  Rid-  j 
ers   of   Cheyenne,"    "The   Cherokee   Flash,"  j 
"Alias  Billy  the  Kid,"  "Red  River  Renegades," 
"Days  of  Buffalo  Bill,"  "The  El  Paso  Kid"  and  • 
"Rio  Grande  Raiders." 

During  the  season  Republic  also  will  reissue  ' 
a  third  group  of  eight  Gene  Autry  productions,  \ 
including :  "Melody  Ranch,"  "Springtime  in  the  [ 
Rockies,"  "Man  from  Music  Mountain,"  i 
"Rancho  Grande,"  "Under  Fiesta  Stars,"  "Sing-  i 
ing  Vagabond,"  "Guns  and  Guitars"  and  "The  j 
Old  Corral."  j 

The  four  serials  which  complete  the  program 
are :  "Daughter  of  Don  Q,"  "The  Phantom  j 
Rider,"  "King  of  the  Forest  Rangers,"  and  j 
"The  Scarlet  Shadow."  | 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


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Directed  by 


HNICOUOR 


Written  by 

LAMAR  IROTTI 


OF  BBACADEMY 


STANDING!  At  its  second  engagement,  ROXY,  New  York  City! 


'ular- appeal  selling  campaign  from 


One  of  the  great^  motion  pictures  for 
which  Darryl^^F.Zanuck  won 

the  IRVING  THALBERG  AWARD 
for  the  highest  consistent  standard 
of  achievement! 


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DRAMATIC! 


POP 


PRICES 


-The  Box-office  Event  of  the  Century  from 


PRODUCT  AND  SALES  POLICIES 
TO  THE  FIELD  IN  RELAYS 


MGM,  UA,  Republic  and 
Monogram  Hold  Series  of 
Regional  Meetings 

Sales  strategy  and  selling  policies  of  the  dis- 
tributors are  being  relayed  from  the  home  of- 
1  hces  out  into  the  field  where  the  sales  are  made 
'as  a  combination  of  wartime  restrictions  makes 
it  advisable  for  distribution  executives  to  take 
their  messages  to  regional  gatherings  through- 
out the  country. 

To  small  groups  of  district  and  branch  man- 
;igers  gathered  in  locations  near  home  base,  the 
bales  chieftains  from  New  York  have  been 
carrying  the  gospel  of  company  product  and 
plans  for  channeling  down  through  the  sales- 
men in  the  exchanges  to  the  far  corners  of  the 
exhibition  field.  In  short,  the  sales  executives 
are  going  to  the  field  because  under  the  exist- 
ing travel  and  hotel  conditions  it  is  impracti- 
cable for  the  field  to  come  to  them. 

Short  in  Attendance, 
But  Long  in  Interest 

Although  the  meetings  often  have  been  small 
in  personnel  and  concentrated  in  area  com- 
pared with  pre-war  national  conventions,  they 
have  been  long  in  interest  to  exhibitors  as  well 
as  the  individual  companies.  An  illustration 
was  had  in  the  first  of  a  series  of  regional  meet- 
ings initiated  in  Chicago  July  14  by  MGM. 
There  William  F.  Rodgers,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  distribution,  outlined  a  19-point  com- 
pany sales  plan  to  division  and  district  man- 
agers gathered  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel.  The 
plan  is  presented  in  the  adjoining  columns 
abridged  from  The  Distributor,  the  company's 
sales  house  organ. 

Present  at  the  Chicago  meetings  were  Ralph 
W.  Maw,  Minneapolis ;  Sam  A.  Shirley,  Chi- 
cago; Henry  A.  Friedel,  Denver,  district  man- 
agers, and  the  following  branch  managers:  W. 
E.  Banford,  Chicago;  D.  C.  Kennedy,  Des 
Moines;  Carl  Nedley,  Salt  Lake  City;  Robert 
Workman,  Minneapolis;  J.  G.  Kemptgen,  Mil- 
waukee, and  Gerald  McGlynn,  Omaha.  Joel 
Bezahler,  home  office  assistant  to  John  E. 
Flynn,  western  sales  manager,  also  sat  in,  as 
did  Mike  Kramer,  Denver  office  and  sales 
manager. 

Policy  Is  Reaffirmed  at 
Conferences  in  East 

The  MGM  policy  was  reaffirmed  by  E.  K. 
O'Shea,  eastern  sales  manager,  at  the  two- 
day  eastern  conference  which  began  at  the 
Aster  Hotel  in  New  York  July  19.  Attending 
also  were  H.  M.  Richey,  Director  of  exhibitor 
relations ;  E.  W.  Aaron,  circuit  sales  manager ; 
Paul  Richrath,  assistant  to  Mr.  O'Shea; 
Charles  Deesen,  assistant  to  J.  J.  Maloney,  cen- 
tral sales  manager;  Leonard  Hirsch,  assistant 
to  Rudolph  Berger,  southern  sales  manager, 
and  Irving  Helfont,  assistant  to  George  A. 
Hickey,  west  coast  sales  manager. 

Mr.  O'Shea  announced  that  henceforth  all 
checkers  for  percentage  playdates  will  be  as- 
signed from  the  home  office  and  will  be  put 
on  a  straight  salary  basis.  Willmark  Service 
System,  a  national  reporting  service  used  by 
large  retail  companies,  has  been  employed  to 
augment  the  service. 

"Anchors  Aweigh,"  now  playing  the  Capi- 


Can  Get  Help  If  the  Need  Is  Real, 
Rodgers  Tells  Metro  Customers 


William  F.  Rodgers 


A  \9 -point  sales  pro- 
gram designed  to  cover 
the  relations  of  the 
company  with  its  ex- 
hibitor customers  is  an- 
nounced officially  by 
William  F.  Rodgers, 
Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer 
vice-president  in  charge 
of  distribution,  in 
The  Distributor,  sales 
hoiise  organ.  Point  by 
point,  the  announce- 
ment may  be  interpreted 
as  follows: 

1 .  When  a  picture  is 
designated  in  a  bracket  higher  than  results 
justify,  adjustnnents  when  supported  by  facts 
will  move  the  picture  into  its  rightful  bracket. 

2.  Top  pictures  will  be  dropped  into  lower 
brackets  for  individual  theatres  where  results 
justify  such  action. 

3.  The  right  of  designation  will  be  retained 
"as  there  is  no  other  way  we  know  of  to  in- 
telligently price  our  merchandise." 

4.  The  sliding  scale  method  of  selling  will 
be  continued. 

5.  The  unit  figures  will  be  changed  if  results 
of  record  disclose  a  real  hardship. 

6.  Terms  will  be  adjusted  in  small  localities 
hard  hit  by  population  shifts  to  meet  present 
business  levels.  The  company  will  forego  pre- 
ferred playing  time  in  individual  cases  ap- 
proved by  exchange  managers  for  its  equiv- 
alent in  midweek  time. 

7.  Point  six  is  to  be  a  matter  of  negotiation, 
and  does  not  mean  the  company  is  to  forego 
preferred  time  entirely. 

8.  The  company  is  prepared  to  make  indi- 
vidual adjustments  on  unprofitable  flat  rental 
deals  by  re-classifying  pictures  when  authentic 
facts  justifying  such  action  are  presented. 

9.  The  branch  and  district  managers  have 
authority  to  adjudicate  what  appear  to  be 


unintentional  errors;  they  can  when  justified 
adjudicate  any  business  contract. 

10.  "We  do  not  want,  much  less  expect, 
any  unfair  terms  or  advantages." 

11.  "Our  policy  of  fair  dealing  will  be  car- 
ried out  in  the  future  as  in  the  past." 

12.  Home  office  approval  of  re-classifica- 
tion or  adjustment  in  terms  is  not  exacted  as 
a  policy  when  the  facts  presented  warrant 
action. 

13.  Exhibitors  who  fail  to  get  relief  in  the 
field  are  invited  to  present  meritorious  cases 
for  home  office  consideration. 

14.  For  sub-subsequent  runs,  the  company 
will  offer  pictures  at  flat  rental  Instead  of 
percentage.  This  category  is  defined  as  "a 
theatre  following  the  key  runs  in  a  zone  located 
generally  within  the  corporate  limits  of  a  met- 
ropolitan city,  not  necessarily  the  second  run 
In  a  city  but  those  which  follow  the  key  or  first 
runs  In  individual  zones." 

15.  Tieing  in  of  shorts  and  newsreels  with 
features  will  not  be  permitted.  Each  unit  must 
be  offered  and  negotiated  for  Independently 
of  the  other.  Weekly  payment  plans  are  not 
acceptable. 

16.  "Proposed  new  theatres  are  not  to  be 
given  assurance  of  any  specific  availability, 
and  we  will  not  negotiate  for  representation 
In  such  theatres  until  they  become  a  reality, 
and  then  only  for  such  run  and  product  as  Is 
then  available." 

17.  Every  effort  will  be  made  to  avoid 
arbitration  by  adjusting  differences  before 
they  reach  that  stage. 

18.  Runs  or  accounts  are  to  be  changed 
and  applications  to  be  signed  only  after  they 
have  been  cleared  through  the  general  sales 
manager. 

19.  Complete  support  is  to  be  given  to  the 
War  Activities  Committee,  and  gratis  pictures 
or  participation  In  wartime  activity  Is  to  be 
given  only  when  It  has  the  committee's  en- 
dorsement or  home  office  approval. 


tol  theatre  in  New  York  in  its  world  premiere, 
will  be  sold  as  a  special  on  a  separate  contract, 
it  was  announced  July  20  by  MGM. 

Mr.  Maloney  held  his  two-day  conference 
July  18  and  19  at  the  Statler  Hotel  in  Cleve- 
land. The  southern  district  conference,  super- 
vised by  Mr.  Berger,  met  at  the  Roosevelt 
Hotel  in  New  Orleans,  July  20  and  21.  The 
meeting  originally  planned  for  the  west  coast 
was  called  off  in  favor  of  individual  discussions 
at  the  company's  exchanges  in  Los  Angeles, 
San  Francisco,  Portland  and  Seattle. 

Members  of  the  United  Artists  sales  staff 
from  New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Washing- 
ton will  meet  at  the  Hotel  Waldorf-Astoria 
July  28  and  29  in  the  last  of  three  eastern  re- 
gional conferences  to  be  conducted  by  Harry 


L.  Gold,  eastern  sales  manager,  and  Sam  Lef- 
kowitz.  New  York  district  manager.  The  first 
session  was  held  in  Boston  and  the  second  in 
Cleveland. 

Monogram  also  concluded  a  series  of  three 
regional  conferences  in  Chicago  this  week. 
This  'meeting,  presided  over  by  M.  Edward 
Morey,  assistant  general  sales  manager,  and 
Morey  Gojdstein,  eastern  sales  manager,  fol- 
lowed the  pattern  of  the  New  York  and  Los 
Angeles  meetings  earlier  this  month. 

Republic  Pictures  concluded  a  two-day  sales 
meeting  in  Chicago  July  18,  as  James  R. 
Grainger,  president,  announced  product  plans. 

Harry  Thomas,  PRC  Pictures  general  sales 
manager,  will  conduct  a  two-day  national  sales 
meeting  in  Chicago,  starting  August  3. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  28,  1945 


RANK  STATES  DESIGN  TO  BE 
DISTRIBUTOR  IN  AMERICA 


Back  Homey  British  Leader 
Plans  to  Send  8  to  15  to 
U.  S.  in  Next  Three  Years 

by  PETER  BURNUP 

in  London 

J.  Arthur  Rank  came  home  this  week  after 
two  months  in  America  and  discussed  plans  for 
extending  his  operations  in  the  United  States. 
This  was  at  a  press  audience  at  his  Mayfair 
offices  Tuesda)'.    He  announced  : 

1.  He  would  establish  a  new  distribution 
organization  in  the  U.  S.  as  soon  as  raw 
stock  was  available,  to  release  American- 
made  films  as  well  as  British  productions. 

2.  He  plans  to  send  eight  to  15  British 
films  annually  to  America  within  the  next 
three  years. 

3.  He  intends  to  uphold  the  requirements 
of  the  Production  Code  in  the  production  of 
his  films. 

4.  He  is  now  negotiating  an  agreement  for 
the  exchange  of  American  and"  British  ed- 
ucational pictures. 

5.  He  is  arranging  a  deal  with  Bell  & 
Howell  Company,  Chicago,  manufacturers  of 
16mm  projectors  and  distributors  of  16mm 
films,  with  a  view  to  protecting  his  own 
16mm  interests  in  England. 

6.  He  denied  he  had  acquired  any  stock 
interest  in  RKO  Radio. 

7.  He  asserted  he  is  making  arrangements 
to  import  Hollywood  stars,  first,  possibly 
Gary  Cooper  and  Ingrid  Bergman. 

All  of  these  plans,  he  said,  were  contingent 
upon  the  raw  stock  situation. 

In  discussing  the  Production  Code,  Mr. 
Rank  denied  the  suggestion  that  American  pro- 
ducers were  "sinisterly"  using  the  code  to  "bull- 
doze" the  British  industry.  He  observed  that 
the  code  had  achieved  a  great  deal  to  improve 
the  status  of  motion  pictures  and  also  had  pro- 
tected England  from  undesirable  American 
product. 

Said  Conferences  Cleared 
Code  Difficulties 

The  British  film  executive  admitted  that 
minor  details  of  the  code  had  disturbed  him 
but  that  following  talks  he  had  during  his  U.  S. 
visit  with  Will  H.  Hays  and  Martin  Quigley, 
he  would  support  the  adoption  of  an  adaptation 
of  the  code  in  England. 

Mr.  Rank  added  that  he  had  understood  the 
Hays  office  had  been  prepared  from  time  to 
time  to  amend  the  code  with  a  view  to  meeting 
changed  social  concepts. 

"British  pictures  undoubtedly  will  get  play- 
ing time  in  America  as  soon  as  the  raw  stock 
situation  is  eased,"  he  observed,  and  added  that 
"the  British  industry  will  make  films  acceptable 
to  the  American  viewpoint  without  losing  any 
characteristic  British  qualities." 

Regarding  the  importation  of  Hollywood 
stars,  Mr.  Rank  said  he  would  make  arrange- 
ments for  their  appearance  in  British  films  only 
if  he  were  satisfied  that  production  could  be 
prepared  which  would  guarantee  undoubted  suc- 
cess in  the  American  and  world  markets. 

That  he  intended  to  open  a  New  York  show- 
case theatre,  Mr.  Rank  admitted,  but  remarked 
that,  too,  would  be  held  in  abeyance  until  raw 
stock  was  eased. 


Repeating  the  charge  he  made  during  his  Chi- 
cago stopover,  Mr.  Rank  told  the  British  press 
tliat  American  motion  pictures  show  American 
cities  and  life  in  an  "unfair  light"  and  that  he 
would  endeavor  to  remedy  this  in  his  British 
productions. 

He  predicted  that  three  British  stars,  Mi- 
chael Rennie,  Stewart  Granger  and  John  Mills 
were  players  potentially  equal  to  any  Holly- 
wood stars. 

In  addition  to  these  three  men,  it  is  under- 
stood that  Mr.  Rank  intends  to  utilize  Holly- 
wood publicity  methods  to  build  up  internation- 
ally such  players  as  Patricia  Roc,  James  Mason, 
Margaret  Lockwood,  Phyllis  Calvert,  Rennie 
Asherson  and  Jean  Kent,  among  others. 

Concerning  his  views  regarding  American 
production  methods,  he  said  that  having  seen 
Hollywood's  technical  equipment  he  was 
astounded  at  the  excellence  of  British  film 
achievement  with  outworn  wartime  equipment 
and  felt  satisfied  now  that  his  producing  units 
ultimately  would  make  pictures  without  fear  of 
competition. 


Completely  Sold  on  U.  S., 
AP  Reports  on  Ranlc 

An  Associated  Press  report  in  American 
newspapers  Tuesday  quoted  Mr.  Rank  as  saying- 
he  had  returned  from  his  American  visit, 
"completely  sold  on  that  vast  country  and  its 
great  people,"  and  convinced  that  British  films 
could  gain  greater  distribution  there. 

"Everywhere  in  America,  in  our  discussions 
with  industrialists  and  bankers  in  New  York, 
Hollywood  and  elsewhere,  we  found  a  feeling 
that  the  United  States  and  Britain  must  work 
together  to  give  our  best  for  the  world,"  he 
said. 

The  fa:ilure  of  British  films  so  far  to  gain 
a  really  wide  showing  in  America  was  not  the 
result  of  discrimination,  Mr.  Rank  observed, 
but  was  due  partly  to  lack  of  technical  advan- 
tages and  partly  to  lack  of  knowledge  as  to 
what  sells  in  the  American  market.  "If  we 
make  films  that  will  entertain  the  American 
public,  we  will  get  playing  time,"  he  told  the 
British  press. 

"Their  emotional  extremes  are  greater  than 
ours,"  he  remarked.  "They  like  more  glamour 
— ^especially  glamorizing  of  their  women  stars. 
We  will  have  to  meet  that.  It  doesn't  mean  we 
will  have  to  Americanize  our  pictures  so  they 
will  no  longer  be  recognizable  as  British.  But 
we  will  have  to  choose  more  international  sub- 
jects," he  said. 


Rank  Establishes 
Canadian  Setup 

Toronto  Bureau 

In  another  distribution  agreement  which 
would  further  consolidate  his  position  in  the 
North  American  market,  J.  Arthur  Rank  was 
reported  to  have  acquired  a  large  block  of  stock 
of  Monogram  Pictures  of  Canada.  This  stock 
previously  had  been  controlled  by  Oscar  Han- 
son, president  of  the  company,  and  Paul  L.  Na- 
thanson,  president  of  Odeon  Theatres  of  Can- 
ada, in  which  Mr.  Rank  owns  a  half  interest. 

Mr.  Nathanson  announced  the  conclusion  of 


the  arrangement  in  Toronto  Wednesday.  The 
deal  had  been  negotiated  during  Mr.  Rank's 
recent  visit  to  the  Dominion. 

Mr.  Nathanson  announced  the  formation  of 
Eagle-Lion  Films  of  Canada,  Ltd.,  which  will? 
maintain  headquarters  in  Toronto.  Archie  ].„, 
Laurie,  formerly  with  Empire-Universal  ini 
Canada,  and  more  recently  sales  manager  for' 
Republic  in  Canada,  has  been  appointed  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Eagle-Lion  Canadian  or- 
ganization, and  will  take  over  his  new  post' 
August  1.  Other  appointments  will  be  made 
during  August. 

Laurie  Also  Manager  of 
Monogram  of  Canada 

• 

Mr.  Laurie  also  will  be  general  manager  of 
Monogram  Pictures  of  Canada,  Ltd.  It  was: 
explained  from  Toronto  Wednesday  that  Mon- 
ogram branches  throughout  the  Dominion 
would  cooperate  in  the  distribution  of  the  forth- 
coming product  under  the  new  arrangement,;' 
but  that  at  the  same  time  they  would  retain 
their  separate  entities. 

The  announcement  indicated  that  Eagle-* 
Lion  of  Canada  would  offer  in  distribution  20 
or  more  features,  from  the  combined  British 
studios  under  Mr.  Rank's  control,  and  from  the 
French  Gaumont  company,  with  which  Mr. 
Rank  has  an  arrangement.  Apparently  the  in- 
tention is  to  bring  over  product  which  might 
be  expected  to  find  a  ready  market  among  the 
large  French-speaking  population  of  Canada. 
Monogram  product  would  continue  to  be 
handled  for  distribution  as  it  has  been  in  the 
past,  the  Nathanson  announcement  made  clear. 

The  previous  Rank  distribution  franchise  for 
Canada  was  signed  one  year  ago  by  Empire- 
Universal  Films,  Ltd.,  also  a  Nathanson-owned 
company. 

Acquisition  of  Monogram  of  Canada  and  its' 
consolidation  with  Eagle-Lion  in  Canada  ex-' 
plains  Mr.  Rank's  reluctance  to  disclose  the^ 
method  of  distribution  in  Canada  for  the  Rank- 
RKO  films.  At  the  press  interview  the  British 
leader  held  prior  to  his  departure  last  week  for 
England,  he  said  that  Canada  was  not  to  be  in- 
cluded in  the  RKO  agreement,  but  did  not  say 
who  would  distribute  the  jointly  produced  films 
in  that  territorv. 


Ontario  Court  to  Inspect 
Rank-Nathanson  Contract 

Ruling  that  the  document  is  relevant  to  the  case, 
the  Supreme  Court  of  Ontario  has  directed  that  the 
signed  agreement  between  J.  Arthur  Rank  and  Paul 
Nathanson  for  the  operation  of  Canadian  Odeon 
Theatres  be  produced  in  court  in  connection  with 
the  suit  brought  by  Mrs.  Jean  Gregory  against 
Nathanson  Andwell  Theatres,  Ltd.,  claiming  $55,- 
000  damages  for  alleged  violation  of  a  partner- 
ship contract  for  joint  operation  of  three  theatres 
in  Hamilton,  Ont.,  previously  owned  by  her  hus- 
band, now  dead.  The  plaintiff  alleged  that  Mr. 
Nathanson  sold  his  interest  in  the  three  theatres 
without  her  knowledge  and  asked  for  dissolu- 
tion of  the  partnership  between  herself  and  the  de- 
fendants. 


Rank's  Daughter  to  Marry  n 

Within  an  hour  after  arriving  in  London  from 
America  July  23,  J.  Arthur  Rank  announced  the 
engagement  of  his  youngest  daughter,  Shelagh,  to 
a  26-year-old  American  lieutenant,  Fred  Packard, 
stationed  with  the  Signal  Corps  in  London.  Lieu- 
tenant Packard  was  formerly  with  RKO  Radio 
as  a  script  writer. 


X 


20 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JUI^  28,  19451 


IWINFIELD  R.  SHEEH AN,  FAMED 
PRODUCER.  DIES  ON  COAST 


Was  Leader  of  Developing 
Industry;  Studio  Head  for 
Fox  Many  Years 

Hollywood  Bureau 

I  Winfield  R.  Sheehan,  famed  producer, 
died  at  1:15,  Wednesday  afternoon,  in  Hol- 
Ijrwood  Hospital,  where  he  had  returned 
for  treatment  following  an  operation  per- 
formed several  months  ago.  He  was  61.  His 
wife,  Mme.  Jeritza,  was  at  his  bedside. 
Three  brothers,  Howard,  Clayton  and  Nor- 
man, and  a  sister,  Mrs.  Gallagher,  also  sur- 
vive. A  rosary  service  was  to  be  held  Friday, 
and  a  mass  Saturday. 

High  tribute  was  paid  Mr.  Sheehan 
Wednesday  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck  and 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  production  heads  of 
Twentieth  Century-Fox. 


by  TERRY  RAMSAYE 

"Winnie"  Sheehan  drove  through  to  fame 
ind  fortune  across  the  picaresque  years  in 
livhich  the  motion  picture  became  an  art  and 
in  industry.  He  was  adventurer,  explorer  and 
inotivator  through  both  of  the  inter-linked  evo- 
j!utions. 

He  emerged  upon  the  New  York  scene  as  a 
reporter  for  the  New  York  World,  assigned  to 
Dolice  matters.  He  had  been  for  a  year  before 
serving  his  novitiate  in  journalism  with  the 
^Buffalo  Courier  in  1901.  Buffalo  was  the  city 
of  his  birth,  September  24,  1883,  son  of  Jere- 
miah F.  and  Angeline  M.  Hens  Sheehan.  There 
Jie  had  completed  his  formal  education  at  St. 
Canisius  College. 

The  young  man  came  to  New  York  equipped 
iivith  that  special  sort  of  capacity  for  insight, 
iaring  and  dexterity  with  men  and  facts  which 
;;xists  rarely  but  stands  in  the  story  books  as 
;he  characteristic  of  the  reporter.  Julian 
tlalph  and  Richard  Harding  Davis  made  fame 
ijf  it;  Mr.  Sheehan  made  a  career  of  it. 
i_  It  was  the  New  York  of  1902  that  the  boy 
irom  Buffalo  found  before  him.  He  was  a 
;ongenital  Democrat.  The  working  capital  of 
New  York  was  Fourteenth  Street,  site  of  Tam- 
many Hall,  and  just  incidentally  a  center  of  the 
iimusement  business,  with  the  Academy  of  Mu- 
sic, the  Keith  theatre  where  Lumiere's  Cine- 
Tiatographe  had  been  introduced  by  J.  Austin 
Fynes,  and  the  City  Theatre  in  which  "Big 
Tim"  Sullivan  of  Tammany  had  a  substantial 
:  nterest. 

Jn  the  Spectacular  Decade 
When  "Tenderloin"  Flourished 

Also  uptown  there  was  that  nebulously  defined 
;ocial  and  political  area  known  as  "The  Ten- 
ierloin,"  a  region  where  the  underworld  rubbed 
;lbows  with  art  in  the  growing  theatre  zone. 
Tammany  was  a  power  up  there,  too.  There 
vere  unofficial  headquarters  like  Joel's  and  the 
|Hotel  Metropole.  It  was  a  spectacular  decade 
'or  the  town-between-the-rivers.  Harry  Thaw, 
Diamond  Jim  Brady,  Lillian  Russell,  W.  E.  D. 
5tokes,  Stanford  White,  Anna  Held  and  John 
Orew  were  names  of  that  decade.  Some  of  the 
)etter  places  were  Bustanoby's,  Shanley's,  Rog- 
irs'  and  Mouquin's. 

;  Into  this  effulgent  world  the  dynamic,  square 
ihouldered  young  man  on  the  World  came  with 
)bserving  eyes.  The  eyes  were  wide  and  blue 
md  long-lashed  in  a  cherubic  face.    They  saw 


WINFIELD  R.  SHEEHAN 

more  than  many  realized,  then.  He  spoke  softly, 
thought  hard. 

In  1910,  he  became  secretary  to  the  fire  com- 
missioner of  New  York,  who  had  a  deal  of  traf- 
fic with  Fourteenth  Street,  and  theatres,  and 
the  next  year  he  went  to  the  post  of  secretary 
of  the  police  commissioner,  Rhinelander  Waldo, 
a  position  the  rising  journalist  was  to  hold  un- 
til 1914. 

The  while  the  motion  picture  was  rising 
through  arcade  peep  show  and  nickelodeon,  and 
with  it  the  one  time  cloth-sponger,  William 
Fox  of  Fox,  Moss  &  Brill.  Mr.  Fox  was  add- 
ing stature  and  shedding  partners,  emerging 
presently  into  Fourteenth  Street  theatre  inter- 
est and  a  Sullivan  partnership — or  at  least  some 
important  leases.  The  issues  of  the  Motion 
Picture  Patents  Company  and  the  "indepen- 
dents" were  getting  sharp.  Mr.  Fox  had  gone 
into  distribution  with  the  Greater  New  York 
Film  Rental  Company,  supplied  with  Patents- 
licensed  film.  He  refused  to  sell  to  General 
Film,  the  Patents'  newly  formed  distribution 
arm,  and  he  insisted,  in  court,  that  he  continue 
to  get  licensed  service  while  building  competi- 
tion for  "the  trust."  He  and  others  had  a  deal 
of  trouble,  of  a  rather  direct  sort.  Entirely 
apart  from  courts  and  injunctions  the  boss  of 
the  Patents  Company,  Jeremiah  J.  Kennedy, 
who  often  bit  a  cigar  in  two  while  making  up 
his  mind,  made  arrangements  of  his  own  for 
enforcing  his  rul§s.  There  was  for  instance 
that  supervisory  squad  presided  over  by  a  foot- 
ball star  from  Yale,  and  just  coincidentally  son 
of  a  U.  S.  Patents  examiner. 

Fox  Needed  Standing  Army 
And  Came  to  Sheehan 

"Anyway,"  observed  Mr.  Sheehan  to  this 
writer  one  day  twenty-five  years  ago  at  Del- 
monico's  across  the  lunch  table,  "about  then 
Bill  Fox  needed  a  standing  army  and  he  came 
to  me  to  raise  it." 

In  1914  the  dextrous  and  vigorous  Mr.  Shee- 
han, established  in  the  Fox  organization,  began 
a  career  of  expanding  functions  and  authority. 
He  was  into  production  in  no  time  at  all,  with 
the  founding  of  studios  in  Hollywood  and  the 


establishment  of  offices  across  the  map  of  Eu- 
rope. The  Fox  institution  was  under  way  on 
a  program  of  entire  independence  of  not  alone 
the  Patents  Company  but  of  all  contemporaries. 
It  may  be  interpolated  that  there  is  a  deal  of 
unwritten  history  of  the  trust  battle  behind  the 
scenes,  in  the  years  just  before  when  George 
Woodward  Wickersham  was  President  Taft's 
Attorney  General — to  be  remembered  by  this 
generation  as  member  of  Cadwalader,  Wicker- 
sham and  Taft,  law  firm  of  '14.  A  lot  of  the 
heat  on  the  Attorney  General's  office  was  gen- 
erated by  Winfield  Sheehan.  It  did  not  decide 
the  film  war,  but  it  helped  Fox. 

A  Formidable  Array  of 
Guards  on  Duty 

The  aura  of  the  tension  of  the  warring  days 
lingered  long  about  the  Fox  offices  over  in  New 
York's  Tenth  Avenue,  where  a  formidable  ar- 
ray of  guards  was  ever  on  duty — grim  old  re- 
tired policemen  who  viewed  every  caller  with 
a  challenging  look.  Once  past  that  gauntlet 
the  visitor  was  looked  over  by  a  firm  recep- 
tionist, who  subsequently  produced  a  key  for 
the  tumbler  locks  which  protected  access  to 
executives. 

The  Sheehan  influence  on  Fox  production  be- 
gan _  there  at  the  beginning  with  an  approach 
reminiscent  of  the  New  York  World's  Sunday  sup- 
plement. The  pictures  were  addressed  at  the 
masses  with  alarming  and  successful  precision 
from  the  vampiring  roles  of  Theda  Bara  and  Vir- 
ginia Pearson  to  such  classics  as  "Bertha  the 
Sewing  Machine  Girl."  Theda  Bara  was  especial- 
ly a  Sheehan  creation.  Her  name  was  Theodosia 
Goodman,  a  nice  girl  with  a  slight  stage  expe- 
rience under  the  name  of  De  Coppett,  but  he  made 
the  new  name  Bara,  which  was  Arab  spelled 
backwards,  and  endowe'd  her  with  a  fictional 
oriental  background  with  much  incense.  It  was 
a  police  reporter's  dream  and  millions  of  the 
commonality  bought  it  by  the  yard  at  ten  cents  a 
seat  at  the  box  office.  When  the  ambitious  Famous 
Players  Lasky  company  presented  Geraldine  Far- 
rar  in  "Carmen,"  Essanay  made  one  with  Charles 
Chaplin  and  Fox  brought  forth  Theda  Bara  under 
the  same  title.  Lasky  got  kudos;  Essanay  got  into 
a  law  suit ;  but  Mr.  Sheehan's  version  got  money. 
The  customers  had  not  heard  much  about  "Car- 
men" but  they  did  know  Bara.  The  flow  of  pro- 
duct through  that  era  was  gutty  stuff,  with  such 
stars  as  William  Farnum,  who  got  his  fame  from 
that  fight  scene  in  Selig's  "The  Spoilers,"  and 
Tom  Mix,  the  plain  people's  Bill  Hart. 

Affected  Both  by  Marlcet 
And  by  William  Fox 

That  did  not,  however,  represent  Mr.  Sheehan's 
ceiling  of  taste  or  capacity.  He  was  affected  both 
by  the  market  and  by  William  Fox,  who  was  able 
to  cry  at  his  own  emotions  in  the  making  of  "Over 
the  Hill,"  his  own  version  of  Will  Carleton's  sad 
fifth  reader  poem  of  "Over  the  Hill  to  the  Poor 
House." 

While  the  Fox  empire  was  a-building  there  was 
financing  to  be  done  and  some  of  those  remoter 
connections  running  back  to  the  City  Hall  and 
Fourteenth  Street  became  pregnantly  important. 
That  is  how  it  is  said  that  long  threads  led  to 
insurance  money  becoming  interested  in  the  Fox 
Film  Corporation. 

As  the  general  standards  of  production  rose  and 
the  merchandising-  scene  changed  it  became  ap- 
parent that  the  Fox  concern  would  be  having  need 
of  a  line  of  product  at  higher  level.  Mr.  Sheehan 
took  off  for  Hollywood  to  establish  a  new  order 
and  acquire  new  talent  at  the  studios.  It  was  to 
be  a  six  months'  assignment,  but  it  became  a  new 
career.  From  that  came  "Seventh  Heaven,"  "Sun- 
rise," and  preeminently  "What  Price  Glory."  Other 

(Continued  on  following  page,  column  3) 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


21 


ANTI-TRUST  DEFENSE 
STUDIES  92  TOWNS 


Sending  Agents  to  Analyze 
Situations  Under  Attack 
in  Government  Action 

by  WILLIAM  G.  FORMBY 

The  anti-trust  case  this  week  became  a  law- 
suit, positively  going  to  be  tried  in  court.  It 
has  been  a  decade  on  the  way. 

Last  week  the  Government  declared  its  policy 
by  announcing  it  would  present  a  prima  facie 
case  in  documents.  This  week  the  defendants 
engaged  in  a  new  strategy  of  program  starting 
with  a  field  study  to  accumulate  answers  to  the 
charges  of  national  monopoly. 

Forthwith  film  offices,  and  some  exhibitors 
maybe,  in  92  cities,  containing  432  situations 
where  the  Government  charges  trust  practices, 
are  to  be  visited  by  investigators.  Distribution 
is  studying  distribution,  legalistically — and 
where  the  Government  has  questioned  it. 

The  case  at  issue  is  the  case  in  Equity  No. 
87-273,  the  United  States  of  America,  Peti- 
tioner, vs  Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  et  al.  De- 
fendants, filed  July  20,  1938,  in  the  District 
Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  Southern 
District  of  New  York.  It  is  the  one  which  went 
to  trial  after  two  years  of  approach  and  after 
one  day  armisticed  in  a  three-year  Consent  De- 
cree. Now  the  court  instructions  are  to  be  ready 
for  trial  next  October  8. 

On  Coordinating  Committee 

Tke  authors  of  the  field  study  are  the  mem- 
bers of  the  coordinating  committee  of  lawyers 
for  the  five  theatre-affiliated  major  distributors. 
This  committee  will  send  investigators  into  each 
city  and  town  where  the  Government  specifies 
monopoly.  The  agents  will  analyze  each  situa- 
tion, talk  with  exchange  men  and  exhibitors 
and  report  their  findings  to  the  coordinating 
committee. 

The  reports  will  not  be  compiled  with  a  view 
to  using  them  directly  as  evidence  or  documents 
for  court  presentation,  according  to  Benjamin 
Pepper,  head  of  the  coordinating  committee. 
They  will  be  studied  by  the  company  lawyers, 
and  will  be  utilized  in  building  the  defense. 
They  will  consist  of  copies  of  correspondence, 
records  of  bookings,  conversations  with  exhibi- 
tors and  other  data  designed  to  counter  the 
Government's  charges  of  monopoly. 

The  decision  of  the  Deparment  of  Justice  to 
rest  its  case  at  its  beginning  and  rely  solely  on 
documentary  presentation  widened  the  scope  of 
the  field  study  originally  planned,  but  not  an- 
nounced, by  the  committee.  It  was  first  intended 
to  query  only  the  850  exhibitors  the  Department 
of  Justice  had  listed  as  potential  witnesses,  but 
the  new  strategy  plunged  the  defendants  into  a 
complete  study  of  each  local  situation  involved. 

Five  Majors  Represented 

Studying  the  material  and  preparing  the  de- 
fense with  Mr.  Pepper  as  members  of  the  com- 
mittee are  John  Caskey  of  Dwight,  Harris, 
Kogel  and  Caskey,  for  20th  Century-Fox ; 
Howard  Levinson,  for  Warner  Brothers ;  Stan- 
ley Thompson,  for  Loew's ;  Albert  Bickford  of 
Simpson,  Thacher  and  Bartlett,  and  Louis  Phil- 
lips, for  Paramount,  and  Granville  Whittlesey 
of  Donovan,  Leisure,  Newton  and  Lumbard, 
and  William  Zimmerman  for  RKO  Radio. 

Mr.  Pepper  explained  that  the  course  of  the 
defense  would  be  determined  largely  by  what 


NEW  YORK  TRUST  SUIT 
TOPIC  FOR  ALLIED 

The  forthcoming  trial  of  the  Govern- 
ment's anti-trust  suit  against  the  eight 
major  distributors  is  expected  to  consti- 
tute the  chief  topic  of  discussion  at  the 
joint  meeting  of  the  Allied  States  Asso- 
ciation board  and  the  Conference  of 
Independent  Exhibitors,  sponsored  by 
that  organization,  August  21-23  at  the 
William  Penn  Hotel  in  Pittsburgh.  Rep- 
resentatives of  the  various  unaffiliated 
exhibitor  organizations  have  been  in- 
vited to  attend,  as  has  Robert  L 
Wright,  special  assistant  attorney  gen- 
eral in  charge  of  the  film  case,  who  was 
present  at  the  joint  meeting  last  year  at 
Bretton  Woods,  N.  H. 


the  Government  forced  it  to  face.  He  pointed 
out  that  when  the  Department  of  Justice  pre- 
sents its  documents  and  asks  for  a  decision  on 
the  merits  of  the  case  so  posed  the  defendants 
will  have  the  opportunity  and  the  time  to  pursue 
whatever  policy  then  seems  indicated.  Mean- 
while, the  material  is  being  gathered  from  all 
parts  of  the  country  to  form  the  basis  for  the 
defense,  and  other  preparations  are  proceeding. 

In  short,  the  maneuver  by  the  Government 
seems  to  advise  the  distributors  when  they  ap- 
pear in  court  that  "here  is  what  we  say  you  did, 
with  what  we  consider  ample  proof  that  you 
did  it.  Now  prove  you  didn't  do  it." 

Tom  C.  Clark,  United  States  Attorney  Gen- 
eral, indicated  to  Motion  Picture  Herald 
Tuesday  in  Washington  that  the  documentary 
prima  facie  approach  adopted  by  the  Govern- 
ment would  speed  action  in  the  case  appreciably. 
He  confirmed  the  plans  of  the  Department  to 
press  for  early  trial. 

Robert  L.  Wright,  special  assistant  attorney 
general  in  charge  of  the  film  litigation,  reiter- 
ated the  determination  of  the  Department  to 
push  for  divorcement  of  exhibition  from  dis- 
tribution. He  felt  that  this  integration  of  trade 
interests  was  the  chief  instrument  of  monopoly 
and  pointed  out  that  the  Government's  case 
swung  mainly  on  this  pivot. 

"Little  Three"  Included 

The  other  companies,  known  as  the  "Little 
Three,"  definitely  would  be  defendants  in  the 
case,  Mr.  Wright  said.  He  charged  they  were 
involved  in  franchise  deals  and  in  other  ways 
in  the  alleged  monopoly.  The  three,  Columbia, 
United  Artists  and  Universal,  were  not  parties 
to  the  Consent  Decree.  They  do  not  own  the- 
atres, and  therefore  are  not  involved  in  the  issue 
of  divorcement. 

Meanwhile,  distributor  executives  are  dig- 
ging up  information  requested  by  the  Govern- 
ment, which  will  constitute  part  of  the  evidence 
in  the  documents.  Included  are  data  on  feature 
releases,  short  subjects  and  newsreels  during 
1943  and  1944,  total  number  of  billings  in  terms 
of  territories,  amount  of  revenue  received  by 
the  distributors  from  each  of  the  affiliated  cir- 
cuits, names  of  circuits  paying  the  next  largest 
film  rental,  and  the  names  of  all  first-run  theatre 
owners  playing  the  1943  and  1944  product.  In 
addition,  information  is  sought  on  the  exhibi- 


tion of  pictures  in  the  92  cities,  going  as  far 
back  as  1936,  and  on  franchise  agreements  and  ' 
pooling  deals  as  far  back  as  1930.  j 
Add  to  the  pressure  of  the  Department  the  | 
attitude  of  the  three-judge  statutory  court  ap-  I 
pointed  to  hear  the  case,  and  the  situation  sums 
up  to  something  closely  approaching  finality.  ' 
At  the  first  hearing  before  the  new  court  July  ■ 
10,  the  litigants  were  ordered  by  Judge  Augus- 
tus N.  Hand,  circuit  judge,  to  stop  the  delay  ! 
and  get  going.  The  three  judges  "do  not  intend 
to  spend  the  rest  of  their  lives  hearing  the 
case,"  he  warned.  The  other  two  are  Judge  \ 
Henry  Warren  Goddard,  who  received  the  case 
originally  and  who  approved  the  Consent  De-  j 
cree,  and  Judge  John  Bright. 


Win  field  Sheehan^ 
Famed  Producer^, 
Dies  in  Hollywood 

(.Continued  from  preceding  page) 

titles  of  the  period  were  "Carolina"  and  "David 
Harum." 

Established  in  Hollywood  more  remote  from  the 
hectic  environments  ot  New  York  where  he 
lived  in  apartments,  clubs  and  hotel,  Mr.  Sheehan 
for  the  first  time  set  about  making  a  home. 

He  was,  to  be  sure,  a  decided  expert  in  the  art 
of  living.  He  knew  about  the  best  to  be  had  at 
Cavanaugh's,  Luchow's  and  Castle  Cave,  along 
with  Simpson's  in  London,  Sacher's  in  Vienna  and 
other  assorted  places  on  the  Continent.  He  was, 
incidentally,  decidedly  a  pioneer  in  air  condition-  j 
ing,  back  in  1917  when  he  astonished  the  Santa  Fe 
with  a  device  of  cooling  Drawing  Room  A  on 
the  California  Limited  with  400  pounds  of  ice  in  a 
tub  as  he  took  ofif  for  the  East  one  summer's  day. 

So  now,  up  in  Beverly  Hills  he  started  a  mod-  ' 
est  project  which  grew  into  a  million  dollar  man- 
sion. He  was  home-making  a  plenty,  and  expan- 
sively went  on  to  the  erection  of  a  ranch  home  for 
half  another  million  out  in  Hidden  Valley.  In  this  I 
latter  phase  too  came  abiding  romance,  and  mar- 
riage to  Mme.  Maria  Jeritza,  the  internationally 
famous  star  of  opera. 

When  financial  crisis  and  issues  fell  across  the 
Fox  Film  Corporation  and  the  empire  design  of 
Mr.  Fox,  with  banking  interests  moving  into  con- 
trol against  the  fevered  resistance  of  the  founder, 
Mr.  Sheehan  held  his  course  with  the  corpora- 
tion. This  annoyed  Mr.  Fox  considerably,  it  will 
be  remembered,  and  there  is  a  deal  about  it  in  a 
book  published  in  1933  under  the  title  of  "Upton 
Sinclair  Presents  William  Fox,"  a  document  pro- 
duced under  subsidy.  However  Mr.  Sheehan  was 
still  in,  and  Mr.  Fox  was  still  out. 

Mr.  Sheehan  continued  in  charge  of  production 
in  Hollywood,  through  the  successive  administra- 
tions of  Harley  L.  Clarke,  E.  R.  Tinker  and  Sid- 
ney Kent.  His  most  notable  production  of  the 
period  was  "Cavalcade,"  held  by  this  reviewer  and 
many  others  to  be  one  of  the  greater  pictures  of 
all  time.  It  was  markedly  successful  at  the  box 
office.  Also  it  was  prophetic  of  the  chaos  of  the 
world  today. 

Not  long  after  the  merger  of  Twentieth  Century  , 
Pictures,  Inc.,  with  the  Fox  Film  Corporation  he 
resigned  and  for  a  period  became  inactive.  That  < 
was  in  1935.  In  1939  he  produced  a  feature  en- 
titled "Florian,"  under  the  auspices  of  MGM.  It 
was  long  in  the  making  and  acquired  more  over- 
head costs  than  dramatic  velocity. 

Now  some  two  years  ago,  Mr.  Sheehan  became 
enthusiastically  interested  in  the  screen  possibili- 
ties of  the  career  and  story  of  Captain  Eddie  Rick- 
enbacker,  who  had  just  been  acclaimed  as  the  hero 
of  a  plane  wreck  adventure  in  the  Pacific.  Mr. 
Sheehan,  by  the  whim  of  destiny,  found  himself 
on  the  Fox  lot  again,  making  that  picture — to  be 
his  last  in  the  long  ardent  career  that  started  way 
back  there  with  Theda  Bara. 

But  at  the  end  he  could  remember  that  he  had 
been  places,  and  that  at  the  top  of  his  career  he 
had  drawn  one  of  the  world's  greatest  salaries,  in 
those  last  years  at  Fox  when  he  was  second  only 
to  Charles  Schwab's  half  million,  with  $450,000  a 
year  for  making  movies. 

The  reporter  from  Buffalo  made  good. 


22 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


Variety  reports  it  "Strong!"  "Lusty!"  "Brisk!"  "Hefty!"  "Juicy!" 


its  hit  EXTENDED  PLAYING  TIME!  in 

Denver  -  Cincinnati  -  Pittsburgli  -  New  Yorl^  -  Piiiladelphia  - 
Cleveland -Worcester -Wilmington  and  a  score  of  other  spots! 


fred  MicMW- Joan  IBSUE  June  HAVE 


GENE  SHELDON -ANTHONY  QUINN -CARLOS  RAMIREZ -ALAN  MOWBRAY 
FORTUNIO  BONONOVA  -  HERMAN  BING  •  HOWARD  FREEMAN 
Directed  by  GREGORY  RATOFF  •  Produced  by  WILLIAM  PERLBERG 

Screen  Play  by  MORRIE  RYSKIND  •  Story  by  Morrie  Ryskind  and  Sig  Herzig 


KEEP  SELLING  BONE 


Printed  in  U.S.A 


EXHIBITION  BLUEPRINTS  VAST 
POST-WAR  THEATRE  CHANCES 

\ 


Operators  Acquire  Many 
Sites  for  New  Houses,  Plan 
Wide  Renovation 

Circuit  and  independent  exhibitors  are  speed- 
ig  plans  for  new  theatre  construction  and  ex- 
:nsive  remodeling  as  soon  as  materials  are 
vailable,  despite  the  uncertainties  involved  in 
le  future  exhibition  map  of  the  United  States. 

For  the  past  two  years,  theatre  operators 
ave  reported  acquisition  of  sites  for  post-war 
ouses.  Since  V-E  Day  activity  in  this  direc- 
on  has  increased. 

In  the  opinion  of  circuit  executives,  theatre 
jpply  company  officials,  theatre  architects  and 
;al  estate  investors  in  New  York,  several  fac- 
)rs  are  significant  in  the  current  planning  to 
Iter  and  improve  the  exhibition  map. 

ee  Most  Construction  in 
Vest  and  Midwest 

1.  New  construction  will  be  heavy  on  the 
est  coast,  in  the  midwest  and  possibly  the 
)uth,  with  very  little  planned  for  the  east  and 
lid-Atlantic  states. 

2.  Re-shifting  of  populations  from  war  plant 
reas  back  to  home  cities  and  states  will  influ- 
ice  the  major  portion  of  new  theatre  building. 

3.  Labor  and  materials  costs  are  expected  to 
icrease  at  least  40  to  50  per  cent  above  pre- 
ar  levels. 

4.  The  theatre  divorcement  aspect  of  the 
rovernment's  anti-trust  suit  against  the  major 
3mpanies,  with  the  trial  to  start  in  October, 
as  tended  to  slow  down  the  process  of  theatre 
,te  acquisition  on  the  part  of  the  major 
ircuits. 

5.  The  problem  of  over-seating  in  the  east, 
articularly  the  mid-Atlantic  states,  against 
hich  exhibition  leaders  have  been  warning  for 
)me  time,  requires  unceasing  vigilance. 

6.  Expenditures  for  remodeling  and  renovat- 
ig  theatres,  both  inside  and  outside,  will  run 
ito  millions  of  dollars.  With  only  4.000 
leatres  in  the  U.  S.,  equipped  with. the  most 
lodern  projection  equipment,  it  is  estimated 
lat  at  least  8,000  film  houses  will  need  to  bring 
leir  equipment 'up  to  date. 

Ixpect  No  Sensational  New 
[rchitectural  Changes 

7.  There  is  "nothing  sensationally  new"  in 
leatre  architecture  impending.  Safety  and 
3mfort  plus  luxurious  surroundings  are  the  re- 
uirements  which  will  apply. 

8.  In  addition  to  new  theatres,  there  may  be 
undreds  of  drive-ins  and  scores  of  16mm 
leatres,  the  latter  to  be  established  in  theatre- 
ss  towns,  according  to  some  predictions. 

9.  More  "community  centers"  are  to  be 
•ected,  with  theatres  surrounded  by  shops, 
irking  lots  and  other  needed  community  ser- 
ices,  especially  for  new  residential  sections 
id  business  areas  of  the  newly  created  war 
idustry  sectors.  These  centers  are  to  be  fi- 
anced  by  theatre  interests  as  well  as  invest- 
lent  companies. 

10.  Television  at  this  point  remains  the  "X" 
1  current  blue-printing. 

Among  the  circuits  reportedly  undertaking 
ew  theatre  projects  are  Balaban  and  Katz, 
utterfield,  Interstate,  Fox  West  Coast,  Lucas 
nd  Jenkins,  Minnesota  Amusement  Company 
tid  Wilby-Kincey. 

While  some  of  the  major  circuits  steadily 


have  refused  to  comment  on  their  post-war 
theatre  planning,  it  is  known  that  nearly  every 
one  of  them  has  had  field  men  touring  the 
country,  reporting  on  possible  sites  and  recom- 
mending renovations  for  existing  houses. 

From  Atlanta  recently,  it  was  reported  that 
new  houses  were  planned  by  the  Lam  Amuse- 
ment Company,  Baily  Theatres,  Bijou  Amuse- 
ment Company,  Crescent  circuit  and  Cumber- 
land Amusement  Company.  A  new  theatre,  to 
seat  1,200,  was  announced  several  weeks  ago 
by  Fred  G.  Weis  of  Savannah,  Ga. 

In  Atlanta,  a  $1,000,000  sports  palace,  with 
accommodations  for  ice  carnivals,  hockey,  bas- 
ketball, tennis,  wrestling  matches  and  special 
film  shows,  is  said  to  be  awaiting  the  approval 
of  the  War  Production  Board. 

Expansion  plans  of  the  H  &  E  Balaban  Cor- 
poration, Chicago,  call  for  the  acquisition  of 
the  Downtown  theatre,  Detroit,  from  Howard 
Hughes,  now  in  the  final  stages  of  negotiation, 
and  the  post-war  building  of  a  drive-in  theatre 
in  the  northwest  neighborhood.  Elmer  Balaban, 
vice-president  of  the  circuit,  said  recently  that 
the  company  had  acquired  88  acres  to  be  used 
for  a  business  project. 

At  Least  3  New  Houses 
Planned  for  Denver 

According  to  present  plans,  Denver  will  get 
at  least  three  new  theatres  when  materials  are 
made  available.  Harry  Huffman,  city  manager 
for  Fox  Theatres,  has  had  plans  drawn  for  a 
1,200-seat  house  as  part  of  a  retail  develop- 
ment to  include  stores. 

P.  G.  Dikeou,  wholesale  tobacco  and  candy 
dealer  of  Denver,  has  purchased  lots  on  Welton 
Street  and  will  build  a  theatre  there  after  the 
war.  His  total  investment,  it  is  estimated,  will 
be  about  $250,000. 

The  third  Denver  house  is  planned  as  a  part 
of  a  development  to  be  erected  on  the  old  court- 
house square  in  the  city.  This  downtown  block 
has  been  purchased  by  New  York  interests,  ac- 
cording to  reports,  who  plan  to  spend  from 
$2,000,000  to  $3,000,000  in  buildings  which  will 
include  a  department  store,  specialty  shops, 
theatre  and  possibly  facilities  for  radio  stations. 

Two  more  post-war  theatres  were  announced 
recently  for  Philadelphia.  Albert  M.  Cohen, 
attorney  for  the  A.  M.  Ellis  Theatres  Company, 
operating  a  circuit  of  independent  houses  in 
Philadelphia  and  southern  New  Jersey,  said  the 
company  had  purchased  two  sites  for  city 
houses.  One  theatre  will  be  located  in,  the  West 
Oak  Lane  section  and  the  other  in  the  East 
Germantown  area,  each  to  seat  800. 

Mayor  William  Mortensen  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  announced  last  week  that  a  stadium,  suit- 
able for  entertainment  features  of  all  kinds,  in- 
cluding motion  pictures,  and  seating  15,000  per- 
sons, would  be  erected  as  a  war  memorial. 

Several  Companies  Planning 
New  Exchange  Buildings 

In  addition  to  new  theatres,  major  compa- 
nies are  going  ahead  with  plans  for  construc- 
tion of  new  film  exchanges.  Warner  Bros,  al- 
ready has  blueprints  for  exchanges  in  New 
Haven,  Philadelphia,  Minneapolis,  Seattle, 
Cleveland,  Dallas  and  New  Orleans,  with  a 
possible  site  expected  for  Boston.  The  com- 
pany completed  a  new  exchange  building  in 
Atlanta  and  also  will  erect  one  in  Toronto. 

In  the  opinion  of  a  major  circuit  executive 
who,  recently  returned  from  a  tour  of  the  coun- 


try, in  connection  with  circuit  post-war  plan- 
ning, there  are  hundreds  of  projects  in  work 
on  the  part  of  independent  and  circuit  operators. 

"Everywhere  I  traveled  in  the  west,  north- 
west and  midwest,  I  came  upon  theatre  men  who 
were  doing  more  than  talking  about  property 
acquisitions.  They've  put  cold  cash  on  the  line. 
There's  been  a  tremendous  amount  of  building- 
and-land  purchase  in  the  last  six  months,"  he 
said. 

A  significant  factor  in  post-war  construction 
is  the  re-shifting  of  populations  from  war  plant 
areas  back  to  home  cities  and  states. 

Industry  Centers  to  Retain 
Large  Part  of  Population 

From  recent  reports  of  Government  and  in- 
dustrial statisticians,  it  would  appear  certain 
that  the  west  coast  plane  and  shipbuilding  cities 
in  California  and  Washington,  as  well  as  the 
heavy  industry  plants  in  Detroit,  Toledo,  Cin- 
cinnati, Cleveland  and  other  midwest  cities,  will 
retain  a  large  portion  of  their  current  popula- 
tion. 

"Face-lifting"  of  existing  theatres,  in  the 
opinion  of  John  Eberson,  theatre  architect,  will 
go  forward  on  a  large  scale  as  soon  as  the 
Government  releases  building  materials. 

Mr.  Eberson  traveled  around  the  country  this 
spring  and  said  in  New  York  recently  that  in 
his  travels  he  found  the  "smart  theatre  opera- 
tor is  trying  to  protect  himself  against  a  slump 
in  business  after  the  war  by  making  arrange- 
ments immediately  to  bring  his  property  up  to 
date.  He  is  investing  money  way  beyond  his 
renewal  accounts  accumulated  during  the  pros- 
perous war  period." 

The  architect  said  he  believed  16mm  pre- 
fabricated theatres  seating  from  200  to  300  per- 
sons would  spring  up  in  small  towns,  particu- 
larly the  south,  in  sufficient  number  to  present 
formidable  competition  to  established  theatres 
five  and  10  miles  away. 

He  predicted  a  tremendous  increase  in  the 
numbers  of  drive-ins  after  the  war,  especially 
those  which  will  combine  restaurant-road- 
houses,  parking  lots  and  other  facilities.  These 
theatres  would  be  especially  successful  in  Cali- 
fornia and  other  places  where  climatic  condi- 
tions warranted  a  more  stable  annual  intake, 
he  said. 

Say  Small  Theatre  Must 
Remodel  to  Regain  Patrons 

Several  circuit  executives  believe  the  neigh- 
borhood and  small  town  theatre  operator  who 
lost  most  of  his  customers  to  the  deluxe  first 
run  theatres  during  the  war  boom  period  will 
never  regain  this  patronage  unless  he  remodels 
his  theatre. 

One  executive  observed :  "These  patrons 
have  become  accustomed  to  the  luxury  and 
comfort  of  the  big  downtown  house.  They'll 
never  go  back  to  the  'shooting  gallery'  of  their 
neighborhoods. 

According  to  theatre  supply  companies  in 
New  York,  there  already  are  millions  of  dol- 
lars worth  of  supplies  on  order,  awaiting  the 
green  light  of  the  WPB. 

Insofar  as  projection  equipment  is  concerned, 
Lester  B.  Isaac,  of  Loew's  theatre  department, 
and  Herman  Maier,  of  the  Warner  circuit,  esti- 
mate that  not  more  than  4,000  houses  in  the 
U.  S.  have  up-to-date  projectors.  Both  Loew's 
and  Warners  installed  modern  equipment  in 
their  circuit  houses  early  in  1941. 


10TION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  28,  1945 


25 


With  the  exception  of 
'Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis" 

TOPS  ALL  IN 
LOS  ANGELES 


Best  in  Years! 


— HTWaf^T^Ewy^ 'WTT^g^*'  <r^<'''0^#1 


«amii 


FRENCH  GET  COOPERATIVE  Af\ 
NEED  FOR  U.  S.  FILMS  CROWS 


U.  S.  Threats  to  Withdraw 
Bring  Better  Attitude;  166 
Houses  Destroyed 

by  PETER  BURNUP 

in  London 

Jiulicjitions  are  to  hand  at  this  i-eporting  of  a 
behited  softening  in  the  French  attitude  of 
stubborn  hostiUty  towards  American  fihns,  fol- 
lowing-  on  the  suggestion  that  Hollywood  dis- 
tributors might  pull  out  of  France  altogether. 

This  department  warned  months  since  of  the 
fever  of  nationalism  which  afflicted  the  French 
people.  You  have  to  go  to  Paris  to  appreciate 
that  fever  to  the  full.  It's  not  so  gay  Paree 
these  days  witli  gallic  fervour  at  full  bent, 
stridently  demanding  France  for  the  French 
and  the  French  alone. 

The  fever  expressed  itself  first  in  the  pro- 
posed Quota  edict  which  would  have  restricted 
■'foreign"  films  to  one-third  only  of  a  cinema's 
playing  time.  It  became  more  evident  in  the 
law  enacted  by  the  de  Gaulle  Government  un- 
der which  no  film  more  than  two  years  old 
may  be  screened  in  France  "unless  it  can  be 
proved  to  have  unusual  technical  qualities  or 
have  outstanding  merit." 

Americans  and  British  Subject 
To  Restrictive  Irritations 

Also,  American  and  British  distributors 
wishing  to  engage  in  trade  with  the  French 
have  had  to  support  a  succession  of  irritating — 
and,  as  it  is  alleged,  deliberate — pin-pricks.  The 
conduct  of  the  '"viewing-committee,"  before 
whom  every  film  intended  for  French  screen- 
ing requires  to  be  taken,  has  frequently  been 
impugned;  the  assertion  being  made  that  the 
committee  had  been  fashioned,  under  a  settled 
plan,  into  an  instrument  for  rendering  im- 
portation of  films  completely  unprofitable. 

But,  in  recent  days,  it  has  been  borne  in 
upon  the  hot-heads  that  they  threaten  in  their 
excess  of  Chauvinism  to  destroy  the  exhibition 
side  of  the  native  industry.  British  producers 
are  as  much  concerned  over  the  impasse  as  are 
Americans,  for  only  lately  Edward  T.  Carr,  in 
behalf  of  J.  Arthur  Rank,  having  concluded  in 
Paris  an  over-all  agreement  with  considerable 
French  interests,  set  up  a  large  Eagle-Lion 
contingent  in  Paris. 

Assured  Government  Plans 
Adjustment  of  Situation 

Calling  at  the  French  Embassy  here,  we  were 
assured  that  de  Gaulle's  ambassador  to  the 
Court  of  St.  James's  had  every  sympathy  with 
the  Anglo-American  attitude;  had,  moreover, 
every  intention  of  achieving  an  accommodation 
in  the  dispute.  Philip  L.  Saltonstall  of  the 
Hays  Office  is  momentarily  standing  by  to  leave 
for  Paris  immediately  the  appropriate  moment 
arrives. 

Portents  are  definitely  more  propitious  than 
they  were  a  week  ago. 

Meanwhile,  La  Cinematographie  Francaise, 
motion  picture  trade  journal  published  in  Paris, 
has  completed  a  statistical  roundup  of  French 
wartime  production. 

This  shows  that  during  the  six  years  of  war 
354  feature  films  were  made  in  France.  The 
total  for  1939  was  83,  but  in  1940  the  number 
dropped  to  28.  Sixtv  were  made  in  1941,  7S 
in  1942,  60  in  1943.  20  in  1944 :  the  consider- 


able decline  in  the  1944  figure  being  accounted 
for  by  the  fact  that  studio  work  virtually  ceased 
from  D-Day  onward.  In  the  first  five  months 
of  1945,  25  subjects  were  completed. 

Upward  of  250  documentary  shorts  were 
made  during  the  war  years. 

Thirty-eight  separate  production  companies 
functioned  from  time  to  time  during  the  period. 

Forty  feature  films  are  now  in  course  of  pro- 
duction or  preparation  and  20  subjects  are  in 
contemplation. 

Down  to  the  end  of  last  year,  166  theatres 
were  known  to  have  been  partially  destroyed 
and  another  156  totally  destroyed,  but  to  these 
figures  will  require  to  be  added  many  cinemas 
damaged,  particularly  in  Normandy,  during  the 
Allies'  attack. 

Recent  French  Films  Leave 
Much  to  Be  Desired 

La  Cinematographie' s  editor  makes  great 
play  with  the  unique  contribution  France  has 
made  in  the  past  to  the  motion  picture,  citing 
particularly  "Kermesse  Heroique,"  "Quatorze 
Juillet,"  "Quai  des  Brumes,"  "Lac  aux  Dames," 
"Mayerling,"  "La  Bete  Humaine,"  "Carnet  de 
Bal."  He  claims'  that  his  country's  recent  pro- 
duction, "forgee" — as  he  says — "dans  de  chaos 
et  la  misere  de  I'occupation  et  de  la  guerre 
totale,"  make  an  equally  notable  contribution. 
("Made  in  the  chaos  and  misery  of  the  occupa- 
tion and  total  war." — Ed.) 

Churlish  it  would  be  to  dispute  that  dictum, 
for  it  is  not  necessary  to  exhibit  extreme 
Francophile  sentiment  in  order  to  appreciate 
the  travail  which  was  endured  during  the  Ger- 
man occupation  or  to  realize  the  inordinate  dif- 
ficulties under  which  production  then  proceeded. 

But,  in  one  circumstance  at  least,  faithful 
criticism  is  fain  to  confess  that  France's  re- 
cent production,  as  evidenced  by  those  exhibits 
this  department  has  to  date  been  able  to  ex- 
amine, falls  lamentably  short;  that  is,  in  the 
acting.  The  same  old  faces  are  on  view.  The 
youth  of  France  grew  old  in  this  war  but  those 
middle-aged  youths  cling  desperately  and  tena- 
ciously to  their  niches  on  the  country's  screens. 

Which  is  another  of  those  reasons  why  Paris 
audiences  are  crying  out  so  lustily  for  Amer- 
ican films:  that  chorus  now  being  joined  by 
the  exhibitors  who  appreciate  that  the  volume 
of  the  native  output,  as  given  above,  simply 
isn't  sufficient  to  go  round. 


French  Film  Pool  to  Send 
Representative  to  U.  S. 

Georges  Lourau,  representative  of  the  20  French 
producers  who  recently  formed  an  export  pool  for 
film  distribution  in  the  U.  S.,  is  expected  to  arrive 
in  New  York  from  Paris  in  August  to  establish 
offices,  according  to  a  report  Tuesday.  Mr.  Lourau 
is  now  in  London  establishing  a  similar  distribution 
office  for  the  marketing  of  French  films  of  the  pool. 
He  is  expected  to  return  to  Paris  before  going  to 
New  York.  It  is  understood  he  will  bring  with 
him  12  French  pictures  to  add  to  the  six  previously^.- 
\sent  to  the  U.  S.  by  the  pool.  y''' 


Hoffberg  Acquires  French  Film 

J.  H.  Hoffberg  has  concluded  a  deal  with  Ray 
Ventura  for  the  distribution  in  the  United  States 
and  Latin  America  of  his  picture,  "Tourbillion  de 
Paris,"  or  "Whirlwind  of  Paris,"  which  features 
Mr.  Ventura  and  his  orchestra.  English  titles  are 
being  prepared  by  Herman  Weinberg.  Spanish 
titles  will  be  prepared  for  Latin  America. 


Japs  Had  to  Show 
U.  S.  Films  to  Draw 
Manila  Audience 


When  the  Japanese  were  in  control  of  the 
Philippines,  they  tried  to  promote  Japanese 
films  in  Manila  theatres.  But  they  found  that 
the  conquered  people  refused  to  patronize  the 
theatres.  The  only  way  to  remedy  this  situa- 
tion, the  enemy  discovered,  was  to  resume  the 
showing  of  American  films.  Then  the  audi- 
ences re-entered  the  theatres. 

This  situation  was  viewed  at  first  hand  by 
Henry  C.  Lolliot,  RCA  International  Division 
representative,  who  recently  returned  from 
Manila  to  his  headquarters  in  Camden,  N.  J. 
He  had  been  unable  to  contact  his  company 
since  the  Japanese  occupation  of  Manila. 

Japs  Took  Over  All 
American  Facilities 

"When  the  Japs  came  to  Manila,"  Mr.  Lol- 
liot said,  "a  Japanese  cinematographic  firm;  the 
Eiga,  took  over  all  the  American  distributing 
companies  as  well  as  all  the  stock  of  theatre 
supplies,  and  started  doing  business.  The  per- 
centages paid  by  the  exhibitors  were  pretty 
much  the  same  as  pre-war  rates,  but  one  thing 
I  never  discovered  was  how  much  the  Japanese 
Army,  who  in  the  first  place  had  stolen  all  the 
film  and  equipment,  received  as  'commission.' 

"For  two  years,  American  pictures,  partly 
censored,  ran  and  attracted  to  the  theatres  great 
crowds  of  people,  who  flocked  in  to  get  a 
glimpse  of  the  ways  of  American  life,  which 
had  been  their  own,  and  which  the  Japanese  in 
their  propaganda  were  trying  to  describe  as 
decadent  and  barbarous. 

"It  was  a  long  time  before  the  Japanese  got 
wise  to  the  fact  that  there  was  no  substitute  for 
a  well  garnished  table,  which,  when  seen  on  the 
screen,  brought  sighs  of  envy. 

"Attempts  to  show  Japanese  productions  were 
then  ma-de.  I  sa\v  some  of  them.  They  were 
poor,  pitiable  attempts  at  grandeur  with  fairly 
good  photography  but  poor  sound.  In  one  pic- 
ture most  of  the  scoring  was  stolen  from  'Snow 
White.'  The  exhibitors  tore  their  hair — so  did 
the  Japanese  company — with  the  result  that 
American  pictures  came  back." 

Use  of  American  Prisoners 
Stunt  That  Backfired 

One  of  the  more  amusing  incidents  Mr.  Lol- 
liot had  to  relate  dealt  with  local  production  in 
the  islands. 

"The  Japanese  decided  to  shoot  a  picture  re- 
enacting  the  fall  of  Bataan,"  Mr.  Lolliot  re- 
called. "In  one  scene,  showing  the  retreat  of 
the  American  forces  through  Manila,  they 
brought  in  hundreds  of  American  prisoners  in 
full  combat  equipment,  less  ammunition  natur- 
ally. The  sight  of  these  American  soldiers 
went  through  the  city  like  wildfire  and  many 
Filipinos  really  believed  for  a  while  that  the 
Americans  were  back.  Together  with  Span- 
iards, Swiss  and  other  neutrals,  the  Filipinos 
rushed  the  Japanese  guards  and  managed  to 
pass  out  cigarettes  and  candy  to  the  Americans. 
There  was  no  shooting  that  day." 


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r'OilOM  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28.  1945 


THEY  WERE  EXPENDABLE 


Box  Office  Champions  for 
The  Month  of  June 


BLOOD  ON  THE  SUN 
(United  Artists) 

Produced  by  William  Cagney.  Directed  by 
Frank  Lloyd.  Screenplay  by  Lester  Cole,  with 
additional  scenes  by  Nathaniel  Curtis,  from 
a  story  by  Garrett  Fort.  Director  of  pho- 
tography, Theodor  Sparkuhl.  Music  by  Miklos 
Rozsa.  Cast:  James  Cagney,  Sylvia  Sidney, 
Wallace  Ford,  Rosemary  De  Camp.  Release 
date,  June  15,  1945. 

THE  AFFAIRS  OF  SUSAN 

(Paramount) 

Produced  by  Hal  B.  Wallis.  Directed  by 
William  A.  Selter.  Screenplay  by  Thomas 
Monroe,  Laszio  Gorog  and  Richard  Flourney 
from  an  original  story  by  Thomas  Monroe 
and  Mr.  Gorog.  Director  of  photography, 
David  Abel.  Musical  score  by  Frederick  Hol- 
lander. Cast:  Joan  Fontaine,  George  Brent, 
Dennis  O'Keefe,  Don  DeFore,  Rita  Johnson, 
Walter  Abel.   Release  date,  May  25.  1945. 

THE  ENCHANTED  COTTAGE 
(RKO  Radio) 

Directed  by  John  Cromwell.  Produced  by 
Harriet  Parsons.  Screenplay  by  DeWItt 
Bodeen  and  Herman  J.  Mankiewicz,  based 
on  the  play  by  Sir  Arthur  Wing  Pinero. 
Director  of  photography,  Ted  Tetzlaff.  Musi- 
cal director,  C.  Bakaleinikoff.  Music  by  Roy 
Webb.  Cast:  Dorothy  McGuire,  Robert- 
Young,  Herbert  Marshall,  Mildred  Natwick. 
Release,  Block  3. 

Independents  to 
Get  120,000,000 
Feet  of  Stock 

Distribution  of  raw  stock  to  independent  pro- 
ducers during  the  12-montFi  period  ending  next 
April  1,  will  be  limited  to  120,000,000  feet,  it  was 
indicated  by  the  War  Production  Board  in  Wash- 
ington July  19. 

Despite  the  fact  that  earlier  in  the  week  the 
WPB  had  announced  individual  quotas  for  inde- 
pendents amounting  to  166,027,000  feet,  it  is  ex- 
pected that  120,000,000  feet  will  be  delivered.  The 
166,027,000  figure  was  cited  by  WPB  officials  as 
"maximum  usage"  which  few  producers  are  ex- 
pected to  attain. 

According  to  Stanley  B.  Adams,  director  of  the 
Consumers  Hard  Goods  Bureau  of  the  WPB, 
figures  submitted  by  the  independents  to  the  board 
showed  their  total  demand  always  had  been  less 
than  100,000,000  feet  per  year. 

Mr.  Adams  said  the  board  believed  an  allotment 
of  approximately  120,000,000  feet  annually  would 
more  than  suffice,  since  this  figure  is  about  75 
per  cent  more  film  than  independents  used  prior 
to  the  war.  He  explained  that  the  supply  would 
be  stretched  by  allocating  film  to  individual  pro- 
ducers only  as  it  is  required  and  allocating  any 
surplus  to  others. 

Meanwhile,  it  was  reported  in  London  that  the 
British  Board  of  Trade's  raw  stock  allocations, 

30 


THE  VALLEY  OF  DECISION 
(  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) 

Directed  by  Tay  Garnett.  Produced  by 
Edwin  H.  Knopf.  Screenplay  by  John  Meehan 
and  Sonya  Levien,  based  on  the  novel  by 
Marcia  Davenport.  Director  of  photography, 
Joseph  Ruttenberg.  Musical  score  by  Her- 
bert Stothart.  Cast:  Greer  Garson,  Gregory 
Peck,  Donald  Crisp,  Lionel  Barrymore.  Re- 
lease date,  June,  1945. 

THUNDERHEAD 

(Twentieth  Century -Fox) 

Directed  by  Louis  King.  Produced  by 
Robert  Bassler.  Screenplay  by  Dwight  Cum- 
mins and  Dorothy  Yost,  based  on  the  novel 
by  Mary  O'Hara.  Director  of  photography, 
Charles  Clarke.  Natalie  Kalmus,  Technicolor 
director.  Musical  direction,  Emil  Newman. 
Cast:  Roddy  McDowall,  Preston  Foster,  Rita 
Johnson.   Release  date,  March,  1945. 

WITHOUT  LOVE 

(  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) 

Produced  by  Lawrence  A.  Weingarten. 
Directed  by  Harold  S.  Bucquet.  Screenplay 
by  Donald  Ogden  Stewart.  Based  on  the  play 
by  Philip  Barry,  as  produced  by  the  Theatre 
Guild,  Inc.  Director  of  photography,  Karl 
Freund.  Musical  score,  Bronislau  Kaper. 
Cast:  Spencer  Tracy,  Katharine  Hepburn, 
Lucille  Ball,  Keenan  Wynn.  Release  date. 
May,  1945. 


reduced  in  March,  1945,  to  85  per  cent  of  1944 
consumption,  would  be  eased  to  90  per  cent  dur- 
ing August  and  95  per  cent  during  September. 

This  followed  the  WPB's  grant  of  5,200,000  feet 
of  stock  to  Eagle-Lion  Films,  Inc.,  for  American 
distribution  during  the  12  months  ending  next 
April  1,  of  pictures  made  by  J.  Arthur  Rank's 
British  producing  companies. 

It  is  understood  that  American  distributors  will 
make  available  sufficient  stock  to  meet  a  release 
schedule  of  one  British  film  per  month  in  the 
United  States. 

Appeal  Board  Reduces 
Theatre  Clearance 

An  arbitrator's  award  on  clearance  was  modi- 
fied by  the  Appeal  Board  of  the  American  Ar- 
bitration Association,  it  was  announced  in  New 
York  last  Friday. 

The  board  modified  the  award  of  the  Boston 
tribunal  arbitrator  and  granted  Hollis  G.  Reed, 
operator  of  the  Neptune  theatre  at  McKinley,  on 
Mt.  Desert  Island,  off  the  coast  of  Maine,  reduced 
clearance  against  the  Criterion  theatre,  operated 
by  United  Enterprises  at  Bar  Harbor. 

The  board  ruled  that  the  maximum  clearance 
which  might  be  granted  the  Criterion  over  the 
Neptune  in  licenses  hereafter  entered  into  by  Para- 
mount and  Warner  Bros,  should  be  one  day  on 
such  features  only  as  the  Criterion  shall  play  with- 
in 14  days  of  availability. 

In  all  other  respects,  the  arbitrator's  award 
abolishing  all  clearance  of  the  Criterion  over  the 
Neptune  was  affirmed.  United  Enterprises  was  the 
intervenor.  Costs  were  divided  equally  between 
all  parties.    This  was  Boston's  41st  case. 


Paramount  Has  i 
600  Customers 
For  30  Years 

Nearly  600  exhibitors  have  been  customers  of 
Paramount  Pictures  for  30  years  or  more,  Charles 
M.  Reagan,  vice-president  in  charge  of  distribu- 
tion, made  known  in  New  York  last  Friday.  Ofi 
that  number,  237  theatre  operators  have  been 
customers  for  33  years,  since  the  inception  o£. 
Paramount  in  1912. 

Mr.  Reagan  made  the  announcement  in  connec- 
tion with  Paramount's  One  Third  of  a  Century 
celebration  between  August  26  and  September  29. 
As  a  prelude  to  the  anniversary  month,  Paramount! 
production  and  sales  executives  joined  by  studio 
stars  are  touring  key  cities  throughout  the  coun-^ 
try  presiding  at  receptions  honoring  pioneer  ex-; 
hibitors  and  third-of-a-century  Paramount  em-! 
ployees. 

According  to  Mr.  Reagan,  Philadelphia  tops  the 
exchange  territories  in  the  number  of  33-year  Par- 
amount customers.  The  city  has  32.  Boston  is. 
second  with  25  and  Minneapolis  third  with  22. 

Last  Saturday,  Cecil  B.  DeMille  was  host  at  ai 
reception  at  the  Paramount  exchange  in  Seattle., 
George  A.  Smith,  western  division  manager; 
Duke  Clark,  Paramount  Month  co-captain,  and  I 
Del  Goodman  district  manager,  also  attended  the: 
meeting. 

Prior  to  the  Seattle  event,  the  group  had  vis- 
ited Portland,  Ore.  Mr.  DeMille_  and  Paramount, 
sales  officials  began  a  five-city  tour  last  Wednes- 
day in  Salt  Lake  City. 

Other  exchange  meetings  held  last  week  were 
in  Denver,  Omaha,  Detroit  and  Indianapolis. 
Sonny  Tufts  and  Ray  Milland  were  two  Para- 
mount stars  participating  in  the  week's  anniversary 
celebrations. 

"Incendiary  Blonde"  Has 
New  York  Premiere 

"Incendiary  Blonde,"  Paramount's  One-Third- 
of-a-Century  picture,  had  its  world  premiere  at 
the  New  York  Paramount  Wednesday,  July  25. 
With  Betty  Hutton  playing  the  role  of  Texas 
Cuinan,  the  film  lists  these  actors :  Arturo  de 
Cordova,  Barry  Fitzgerald,  Charles  Ruggles,  Al- 
bert Dekker,  Mary  Phillips  and  Bill  Goodwin. 
The  Paramount  stage  show  was  headed  by  Phil 
Spitalny's  all-girl  orchestra  with  the  Mack  Trip- 
lets, the  All-American  Glee  Club  and  Imogene 
Coca  assisting. 

Twentieth  Century- Fox  I 
Announces  Dividends  i 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  Twentieth  Century-^ 
Fox  Film  Corporation  announced  this  week  a 
quarterly  cash  dividend  of  $1.12^  per  share  on  the 
outstanding  prior  preferred  stock  payable  Septem- 
ber 15  to  stockholders  of  record  August  31.  A 
quarterly  cash  dividend  of  37 >4  cents  per  share  on 
the  outstanding  convertible  preferred  stock  and  a 
quarterly  cash  dividend  of  50  cents  per  share  on  the 
outstanding  common  stock  have  been  declared 
payable  October  1  to  stockholders  of  record 
August  31. 

Exhibitors  Asked  to  Observe 
Air  Forces  Day,  August  I 

Exhibitors  have  been  called  upon  by  Herman 
Gluckman  of  the  War  Activities  Committee,  Dis- 
tribution Division,  to  aid  in  the  observance  of  Air 
Forces  Day,  August  1,  by  showing  Air  Forces 
short  subjects.  Two  such  films,  "Target  Tokyo" 
and  "Fight  for  the  Sky,"  are  currently  in  distribu- 
tion by  the  Wx\C,  the  first,  a  pledged  short, 
through  RKO,  the  second  spot-booked  by  local 
WAC  distribution  chairmen. 


Bolton  New  PIC  Chairman 

Whitney  Bolton  of  Columbia  has  succeeded  Job 
Joseph  of  Universal  as  chairman  of  the  western 
division   of  the   Public   Information  Committee, 
Hollywood.    Mr.  _  Joseph  will  continue  with  the 
organization  as  executive  committee  head. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  28.  1945 


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WARNER  BROS.'  TRADE  SHOWINGS  OF 

"PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES" 

Starring 

JOHN  GARFIELD 

ELEANOR  PARKER -DANE  CLARK 

MONDAY;  AUGUST  6th,  1945 


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Ransas  City 

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Los  Angeles 

Warner  Screening  Room 

2025  S.  Vermont  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

Memphis 

Paramount  Sc.  Room 

362  S.  Second  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

Milwaukee 

Warner  Th.  Sc.  Rm. 

212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

Minneapolis 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1015  Currie  Ave.  N. 

2:00  P.M. 

New  Haven 

Warner  Th.  Proj.  Room 

70  College  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

New  Orleans 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

200  S.  Liberty  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

New  York 

Home  Office 

321  W.  44th  St. 

2:30  P.M. 

Oklahoma 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

10  North  Lee  Ave. 

1:30  P.M. 

Omaha 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1502  Davenport  St. 

1:00  P.M. 

Philadelphia 

Vine  St.  Sc.  Room 

1220  Vine  St. 

11:00  A.M. 

Pittsburgh 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

1715  Blvd.  of  Allies 

1:30  P.M. 

Portland 

Jewel  Box  Sc.  Room 

1947  N.W.  Kearney  St. 

2:00  P.M. 

Salt  Lake 

20th  Century-Fox  Sc.  Rm. 

216  East  1st  South 

2:00  P.M. 

San  Francisco 

Republic  Sc.  Room 

221  Golden  Gate  Ave. 

1:30  P.M. 

Seattle 

Jewel  Box  Sc.  Rm. 

2318  Second  Ave. 

2:00  P.M. 

St.  Louis 

S'renco  Sc.  Room 

3143  Olive  St. 

1:00  P.M. 

Washington 

Earle  Th.  Bldg. 

13th  &  E  Sts.  N.W. 

10:30  A.M. 

Screen  a  Weapon 
In  Allied  Plans 
To  Control  Reich 


Washington  Bureau 

German  efforts  during  the  war  to  spHt  the  Allied 
nations  have  been  reversed  in  the  peace  and  the 
Allies  are  seen  engaging  in  activities  to  split  Ger- 
many through  the  use  of  motion  pictures  and  other 
media. 

The  Russians  reportedly  already  are  showing 
motion  pictures  in  that  part  of  Germany  under 
their  control,  with  indications  that  the  United 
States  will  not  be  far  behind  in  its  zone  and  that 
England  and  France,  which  occupy  the  remainder 
of  the  country,  also  will  send  in  films. 

The  Russian  pictures,  naturally,  will  carry  the 
message  of  Communism  as  an  antidote  to  Nazism, 
but  the  films  of  the  other  three  powers  are  expected 
to  lay  less  stress  upon  propaganda  except  in  in- 
formational shorts  planned  to  educate  the  Germans 
in  the  principles  of  democracy. 

Since  each  of  the  four  powers  is  supreme  in  that 
zone  which  it  occupies,  it  is  not  likely  that  the  Rus- 
sian films  will  penetrate  into  the  other  three  areas 
to  any  considerable  extent,  or  that  the  pictures  of 
the  three  democracies  will  get  much  play  in  the 
Russian-occupied  section. 

Films  Keyed  to  Audiences 

In  line  with  the  principles  which  they  have  long 
found  effective,  the  Russian  pictures  will  be  de- 
signed specially  for  the  character  of  audience  to 
which  they  are  to  be  shown — special  pictures  for 
children,  workers  and  other  groups — although  it  is 
probable  that  some  of  the  Red  "entertainment"  films 
used  domestically  will  be  re-edited  for  Germany. 

Whatever  procedures  are  followed,  one  thing  is 
sure — every  Russian  film  shown  in  Germany  will 
carry  its  anti-Nazi  message,  and  it  is  to  be  ex- 
pected they  will  show  the  virtues  of  Communism 
in  contrast  to  the  evils  of  Hitlerism. 

Meanwhile,  U.  S.  Army  and  Office  of  War  In- 
formation officials  have  been  working  on  plans  to 
lift  the  ban  against  sending  entertainment  pictures 
to  Germany,  and  it  is  expected  the  American  indus- 
try will  be  able  to  get  into  that  rharket  soon. 

20  Scheduled  for  Germany 

About  20  feature  pictures  selected  from  the  group 
of  forty  chosen  by  the  OWI  for  showing  in  liber- 
ated countries  have  been  earmarked  for  Germany 
as  the  first  to  be  shown  under  a  plan  which  calls 
for  eventual  distribution  of  such  former  and  cur- 
rent features  as  meet  Army  requirements. 

During  the  period  of  occupation,  the  military 
government  will  exercise  censorship  over  films 
entering  Germany,  to  insure  that  nothing  gets  in 
that  may  be  misinterpreted.  A  balanced  film  diet 
is  planned,  which  will  provide  news  pictures  and 
shorts  as  well  as  entertainment  features. 

Germany  must  be  re-educated  through  the  use 
of  the  feature  film,  not  the  propaganda  film,  ac- 
cording to  Representative  Ellis  E.  Patterson, 
California.  He  told  the  House  last  week  he  be- 
lieved the  "German  people  are  immune  to  the  infor- 
mational film  and  must  be  re-educated  more  subtly 
through  the  medium  of  the  feature  motion  picture." 
Mr.  Patterson  believes  the  Germans  will  ignore 
fact  films  because  for  10  years  they  saw  Nazi 
propaganda  subjects. 

He  urged  the  War  Department  take  advantage 
of  the  industry's  offer  to  make  special  sequences 
for  entertainment  films  to  show  in  Germany  and 
pointed  out  that  the  Russians  already  were  show- 
ing entertainment  films  in  that  part  of  Germany 
under  their  control. 

"Our  American  producers,"  Mr.  Patterson  said, 
"whose  economic  well-being  depends  to  a  great 
extent  on  the  volume  of  their  foreign  markets,  are 
properly  concerned  about  this  divergence  in  pol- 
icy between  the  Soviet  and  American  authorities. 

"But  it  is  not  because  of  trade  advantages  that 
I  urge  that  Hollywood  motion  pictures  be  per- 
mitted in  Germany.  It  is  because  of  their  proved 
value  in  winning  friends  for  us  that  I  recommend 
that  the  United  States  Army  abandon  its  policy 
of  keeping  Hollywood  feature  films  from  the 
screen  of  conquered  Germany." 


George  Pal  Puppetoon  Series 
To  Be  Produced  in  Holland 

George  Pal,  originator  of  Puppetoons,  was  to 
have  left  New  York  this  week  for  Holland  to  con- 
fer with  Stanlat  Kag,  his  Holland  studio  man- 
ager, on  the  production  of  a  new  series  of  Pup- 
petoons, color  cartoons  using  stringless  puppets. 
The  Holland  series,  it  is  understood,  will  not  con- 
flict with  Mr.  Pal's  Hollywood  series  which  is  re- 
leased by  Paramount.  The  Holland  series  will  be 
dubbed  in  English  in  the  Hollywood  studios  after 
production  abroad. 


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House  Adjourns; 
See  Rankin  Study 
Of f  for  Summer 

Washington  Bureau 

Congressional  activities  came  to  an  11 -week 
halt  last  Saturday  as  the  House  adjourned  for  the 
longest  summer  vacation  it  has  had  since  1938,  not 
to  return,  barring  an  emergency,  until  October  8. 
The  Senate,  which  began  consideration  of  the  San 
Francisco  security  agreement  this  week,  will  fol- 
low as  soon  as  it  is  ratified,  probably  before  the 
middle  of  August. 

As  the  House  quit  for  the  session,  members 
were  wrangling  over  the  Rankin  investigation  of 
alleged  subversive  activities  among  the  film  colony 
in  Hollywood,  and  aside  from  the  "studies"  which 
staff  members  of  the  Committee  on  un-American 
Activities  are  to  make  it  is  unlikely  that  anything 
new  will  develop  until  autumn. 

Similarly,  the  film  inquiry  of  the  Senate  Small 
Business  Committee,  which  dropped  out  of  sight 
several  months  ago  after  a  big  fanfare  of  pub- 
licity as  to  what  it  was  proposed  to  accomplish, 
will  probably  go  into  a  permanent  coma. 

One  of  the  last  actions  of  the  House  before  ad- 
journment was  to  put  the  finishing  touches  on  the 
first  tax-relief  bill  enacted  in  a  number  of  years, 
providing  for  an  increase  in  the  exemption  from 
the  excess  profits  tax  from  $10,000  to  $25,000,  ef- 
fective January  1. 

This  provision  will  be  of  greatest  benefit  to 
the  small  corporations  in  the  motion  picture  and 
other  industries,  many  of  which  will  be  removed 
entirely  from  the  excess-profits  tax  list. 

The  measure  also  will  enable  corporations  to 
apply  their  10  per  cent  post-war  credits  on  ex- 
cess profits  tax  payments  to  their  September  15 
instalment  on  1944  taxes,  and  will  speed  the  han- 
dling of  excess  profits  tax  refunds  and  credits. 

The  final  days  of  the  session  brought  a  recom- 
mendation from  the  Office  of  Scientific  Research 
and  Development  for  the  establishment  of  a  Na- 
tional Research  Foundation  to  spur  post-war  in- 
dustrial, medical  and  abstract  scientific  research 
and  education. 

Prepared  by  Dr.  Vannevar  Bush,  director  of  the 
office,  at  the  request  of  the  late  President  Roose- 
velt,  a  report  carrying  the  recommendation  pointed 
to  the  great  contribution  which  industry  has  made 
to  the  prosecution  of  the  war  and  stressed  the  na- 
tional security  benefits  of  indusrial  research,  as 
well  as  the  new  jobs  and  increased  prosperity 
which  it  develops. 

Legislation  based  on  the  report  is  expected  to 
be  considered  in  Congress  this  autumn,  and  it 
will  contain  provisions  carrying  out  two  very  im- 
portant recommendations  which  Dr.  Bush  said 
will  be  necessary  if  industry  is  to  be  induced  to 
enter  the  field  of  research  in  a  big  way. 

Those  recommendations  called  for  amendment  of 
the  tax  laws  to  provide  specifically  that  expendi- 
tures on  research  and  development  are  appropriate 
for  deduction  from  current  income,  and  revision 
of  the  patent  laws  to  eliminate  present  abuses  and 
reduce  the  difficulty  and  expense  of  obtaining  pat- 
ents. 


Federal  Agencies 
Work  to  Smooth 
Foreign  Trade 


Washington  Bureau 

A  number  of  Federal  agencies,  working  inc 
pendently,  currently  are  engaged  in  prograii 
which  will  eliminate  dangerous  barriers  to  po; 
war  foreign  trade. 

While  State  Department  representatives  abra 
are  discussing  with  officials  of  the  countries  ] 
which  they  are  accredited  the  elimination  of  dij 
criminatory  regulations  and  taxes  which  will  a 
versely  affect  motion  picture  exporters,  other  agel 
cies  are  working  in  Washington  on  plans  to  smoo 
the  way  of  the  American  businessman  abroad.  . 

The  Foreign  Economic  Administration  shortl 
is  expected  to  transfer  a  number  of  commoditlr| 
from  individual  to  general  1  icense,  paving  the  w.1 
to  send  motion  picture  equipment  and  other  pr| 
ducts  to  a  number  of  countries  with  a  minimum 
formality. 

Such  an  action  would  be  complemented  by  tl 
program  for  the  disposition  of  Army  and  Nai 
surpluses  located  abroad  in  such  a  way  as  to  i 
jure  neither  our  domestic  nor  foreign  market. 

Plans  for  the  handling  of  these  surpluses  wei, 
disclosed  last  week  by  Thomas  B.  McCabe,  Arm'l 
Navy   liquidation   commissioner,   in  a  report 
Chairman  W.  Stuart  Symington  of  the  Surplij 
Property  Board. 

May  Buy  Products  Back 

As  a  first  step  to  protect  American  oversejl 
business,  Mr.  McCabe  said,  manufacturers  will  I 
permitted  to  buy  their  products  back — for  resa! 
abroad — if  the  necessary  arrangements  for  suo 
resales  can  be  worked  out  with  foreign  goverrj 
ments. 

Mr.  McCabe  pointed  out  that  this  would  perm] 
such  manufacturers  to  protect  their  trade  mark 
and  repair,  service  and  distribute  their  merchandis] 
in  an  orderly  fashion. 

Under  this  plan,  it  would  appear  that  recent  ell 
forts  of  the  Office  of  Education  to  obtain  motio| 
picture  and  broadcasting  equipment  held  by  th' 
Army  in  the  Mediterranean  and  European  thea 
tres,  for  distribution  among  the  schools  of  thi 
country,  would  not  be  possible  of  accomplishmen' 
and  only  such  equipment  as  may  become  surplu 
in  this  country  would  be  available. 

Aside  from  providing  for  the  re-purchase  o 
goods  by  the  original  manufacturer,  the  policie 
worked  out  for  the  disposal  of  foreign  surpluse 
give  first  priority  on  purchases  to  agencies  assist' 
ing  in  the  rehabilitation  and  recovery  of  the  occul 
pied  countries,  with  next  preference  going  t< 
American  religious,  educational  and  philanthropMj 
institutions  operating  abroad. 

To  Return  Exports  to  Industry 

Under  the  FEA  program,  the  handling  of  ex- 
port business  would  be  returned  to  industry  ai 
rapidly  as  possible,  although  officials  emphasize 
that  the  mere  relaxation  of  domestic  restrictions 
on  exports  will  solve  only  one — and  a  verj^  minoi 
one — of  the  many  problems  which  will  arise  ic 
the  development  of  post-war  foreign  trade. 

They  listed  a  number  of  problems  which  are; 
seen  likelj'  to  make  export  trade  hazardous,  amongj 
them  the  shortage  of  cargo  space  and  uncertaintj 
of  ocean  shipping ;  requirements  of  export  licenses; 
here  and  import  licenses  abroad;  "black  list"  and 
Trading-With-the-Enemy  Act  restrictions  ;  -  finan- 
cial and  credit  risks,  including  the  blocking  of 
funds  and  the  "sterling  area;"  domestic  price  con- 
trols applying  to  foreign  shipments ;  difficulties  of 
obtaining  supplies,  and  diversion  of  business 
through  lend-lease  and  Government  trading. 

Meanwhile,  however,  exporters  have  told  FEA 
that  industry  is  prepared  to  face  the  hazards  and 
have  urged  reopening  of  the  foreign  markets. 


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Mrs.  Luce  to  Play  "Candida" 

Clare  Booth  Luce,  playwright  and  Republican 
Representative  from  Connecticut,  is  scheduled  to 
appear  in  the  title  role  of  George  Barnard  Shaw's 
Candida"  at  the  Stamford,  Conn.,  Summer  thea- 
tre beginning  August  6,  for  a  week's  run. 


Eps+ein  on  Leave 


Philip  G.  Epstein,  Warner  Brothers  producer,  |j 
was  to  have  arrived  in  New  York  this  week  from  i 
the  coast  on  indefinite  leave  to  accept  a  Govern- 1 

ment  assignment. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945]. 


Fleming  Receives 
Humanity  Award 
From  Variety  Club 

In  the  Sapphire  Room  of  the  Mayflower  Hotel 
in  Washington  Wednesday  night  the  Variety 
Clubs  of  America  presented  the  annual  Humani- 
tarian Award  to  Sir  Alexander  Fleming,  discov- 
erer of  penicillin,  as  the  person  whose  work  in 
1945  "contributed  most  to.  the  welfare  of  man- 
kind." Attending  the  dinner  were  members  of 
the  Cabinet,  Army  and  Navy  officials,  the  diplo- 
matic corps  and  high  Government  officials. 

The  presentation  was  made  by  R.  J.  O'Donnell, 
Dallas,  Tex.,  chief  barker  of  the  Club.  Other 
officials  present  were  Carter  T.  Barron,  first  as- 
sistant chief  barker,  and  Charles  E.  Lewis,  pub- 
licity director.  The  arrangements  committee  con- 
sisted of  Commissioner  J.  Russell  Young,  John 
H.  Harris,  Mr.  O'Donnell,  Mr.  Barron,  Earle 
Sweigert,  Marc  Wolfe,  Fred  S.  Kogod,  William 
K.  Jenkins,  James  G.  Balmer,  Mr.  Lewis,  Sam 
A.  Galenty,  Frank  La  Fake,  Tom  Baldridge, 
Gene  Ford,  Harry  Lohmeyer,  John  J.  Payette, 
Sam  Wheeler  and  Herbert  Sauber. 


First  Canada  Variety  Club 
To  Be  Formed  in  Toronto 

R.  J.  O'Donnell,  national  chief  barker  of  the 
Variety  Clubs  of  America,  announced  this  week 
that  Toronto  film  men  had  applied  for  a  charter 
for  a  Variety  Club  of  Toronto,  the  first  Canadian 
unit  in  the  club. 

The  following  men  signed  the  application  for  the 
charter :  W.  P.  Covert,  second  Liternational  vice- 
president  of  lATSE  ;  L.  M.  Deveney,  Canadian  gen- 
eral manager  for  RKO ;  J.  J.  Fitzgibbons,  president. 
Famous  Players  Canadian  Corporation;  Bernard 
Freedman,  president,  Independent  Motion  Pictures 
Exhibitors  Association;  Oscar  R.  Hanson,  pres- 
ident, Monogram  Pictures  of  Canada ;  Gordon 
Lightstone,  Canadian  general  manager,  Paramount 
Film  Service,  Ltd. ;  H.  L.  Nathanson,  president, 
Regal  Films  Corporation,  Ltd. ;  Paul  L.  Nathan- 
son,  president,  Odeon  Theatre  of  Canada,  Ltd. ; 
B.  S.  Okum,  director  and  general  manager,  Bilt- 
more  Theatres ;  Edward  Rawley,  managing  direc- 
tor. Royal  Alexander  theatre,  and  N.  A.  Taylor, 
president,  Twinex  Century  Theatres  Corporation, 
Ltd.    Mr.  Fitzgibbons  will  be  first  chief  booker. 


Chicago  Exchange  Borrows 
Prints  to  Meet  Dates 

Chicago  distributors,  despite  the  general  print 
shortage,  have  been  able  to  meet  local  general 
release  schedules  by  cooperating  with  other  ex- 
changes, according  to  John  E.  Flynn,  MGM  west- 
ern division  manager.  Mr.  Flynn  stated  this  week 
in  Chicago  that  his  local  exchange  "has  been  able 
to  set  up  a  plan  of  borrowing  which  so  far  has 
worked  out  well."  By  such  cooperation,  general 
release  schedules  have  been  met  which  called  for 
an  average  of  50  to  60  prints  for  every  key  pic- 
ture. 

Prints  were  arranged  for  all  MGM's  July  re- 
leases which  included  "Keep  Your  Powder  Dry," 
"National  Velvet,"  "This  Man's  Navy,"  "Music 
for  Millions,"  "Main  Street  After  Dark"  and  "Be- 
tween Two  Women." 

When  the  print  situation  first  became  acute, 
heads  of  local  distributors  suggested  a  plan  which 
would  have  altered  the  neighborhood  releasing 
schedules  by  playing  a  picture  in  one  neighbor- 
hood at  a  time  rather  than  city-wide.  This  plan, 
however,  was  not  approved  by  the  distributors. 


20th  Century- Fox  Announces 
August,  September  Titles 

Tom  Connors,  vice-president  in  charge  of  dis- 
tribution for  20th  Century-Fox,  announced  this 
week  the  titles  of  six  productions  to  be  released 
during  August  and  September.  During  August 
the  company  will  release  "A  Bell  for  Adano," 
"Wilson"  at  popular  prices,  "Junior  Miss"  and 
"The  Way  Ahead."  "Captain  Eddie"  and  "Carib- 
bean Mystery"  will  be  released  in  September. 


Harris  Evving 

President  Truman 


THE  PRESIDENT  PRAISES 
VARIETY  CLUB  WORK 

From  Potsdam,  Germany,  last  Saturday 
President  Harry  S.  Truman  conveyed  a  mes- 
sage to  R.  J.  O'Donnell,  national  chief  barker 

of  the  Variety  Clubs  of 
America,  commending 
the  Variety  Clubs  "for 
their  unwearied  efforts 
in  support  of  the  war 
and  in  aiding  all  good 
causes  both  in  peace 
and  war".  Said  Presi- 
dent Truman:  "I  deeply 
regret  that  circum- 
stances will  not  permit 
me  to  be  with  you  and 
with  other  admirers  of 
Sir  Alexander  Fleming 
next  Wednesday  eve- 
ning when  the  Variety 
Clubs  of  America  honor  that  great  humani- 
tarian and  benefactor  of  mankind. 

"For  all  that  Sir  Alexander  has  done  to 
alleviate  pain  and  suffering  through  the  great 
discovery  which  will  ever  bear  his  name,  the 
world  owes  a  debt  of  gratitude  difficult  to 
estimate,  it  is  particularly  fitting,  therefore, 
that  Variety  should  give  him  its  award  for 
1944  in  recognition  of  unusual  ,and  unselfish 
service  in  behalf  of  all  humanity. 

"From  afar  I  welcome  him  to  the  Capital 
of  the  Nation  and  hail  him  as  "one  who  in 
our  day  and  generation  is  going  forward  in 
the  noble  tradition  of  Lord  Lister,  William 
Harvey  and  that  other  great  old  Briton,  Sir 
Thomas  Browne. 

"I  cannot  close"  this  note  without  adding 
a  word  of  heartfelt  appreciation  to  the 
Variety  Clubs  of  America  for  their  unwearied 
efforts  in  support  of  the  war  and  in  aiding 
all  good  causes  both  in  peace  and  war." 


Moviepix  Acquires  Rights 
To  24  Pathe  Features 

Moviepix,  Inc.,  New  York,  has  acquired  world 
rights,  in  35mm  and  16mm,  to  24  Pathe  features, 
according  to  Alan  E.  Starr,  president.  They  are: 
"Big  Money,"  Captain  Swagger,"  "Mother's  Boy," 
"Officer  O'Brien,"  "Red  Hot  Rhythm,"  "Marked 
Money,"  "The  Spieler,"  "Strange  Cargo,"  "Sail- 
ors Holiday,"  "Pardon  My  Gun,"  "Grand  Parade," 
"Flying  Fool,"  "Big  News,"  "Lucky  in  Love," 
"Night  Work,"  "Oh,  Yeah!",  "Rich  People," 
"Swing  High,"  "Sophomore,"  "Racketeer," 
"Square  Shoulders,"  "High  Voltage,"  "His  First 
Command"  and  "Her  Private  Affair." 


Rubin  a  Sponsor 

J.  Robert  Rubin,  vice-president  and  general 
counsel  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  is  one  of  the  industry  fig- 
ures who  will  sponsor  a  dinner  for  Jack  Cohn, 
executive  vice-president  of  Columbia  Pictures,  at 
the  Waldorf-Astoria  in  New  York  September  27. 
The  dinner  will  begin  a  fund-raising  drive  on  be- 
half of  the  Anti-Defamation  League  and  the 
American  Jewish  Committee. 


Joins  National  Screen  Service 

Sam  Kestenbaum,  formerly  eastern  publicity 
manager  for  PRC,  has  joined  National  Screen 
Service  as  a  member  of  the  advertising  and  pub- 
licity staff.  Mr.  Kestenbaum  formerly  was  .asso- 
ciated with  Skouras  Theatres. 


Showmen  Score 
In  Seventh  Loan 
New  York  Total 


Sixty  per  cent  of  the  War  Bond  sales  of  the  New 
York  War  Finance  Committee  commerce  and  in- 
dustry section  during  the  Seventh  War  Loan 
were  achieved  by  the  stage,  screen,  and  radio  divi- 
sion. The  report  was  made  last  week  to  the 
Treasury  by  Seton  Porter,  director  of  the  sec- 
tion. 

Meanwhile,  from  sectors  of  the  film  industry 
come  individual  reports  of  achievements  "during 
the  loan  drive. 

Warners'  Philadelphia  theatres  sold  a  record 
$42,501,469,  Ted  Schlanger,  zone  manager,  re- 
ported. 

The  Century  Circuit's  36  New  York  area  houses 
sold  $9,116,000  of  Bonds,  J.  R.  Springer,  general 
manager,  announced.  The  Midwood,  of  vv'hich 
Howard  Cohn  is  manager,  led  the  circuit.  It 
sold  $1,154,550  worth. 

Virginia  theatres,  under  exhibitor  chairmen 
Hunter  Perry  and  Frank  O'Brien,  ran  137  spe- 
cial shows,  comprising  105  Bond  premieres  in  the 
evening,  and  32  Children's  Shows.  The  state  led 
the  Washington  exchange  territory. 

For  the  Eighth  War  Loan,  and  for  Canada's 
Ninth  Victory  Loan,  Paramount  will  produce 
"Hollywood  Bond  Caravan."  Filming  begins  Aug- 
ust 1.    All  studios  will  cooperate. 

Samuel  Pinanski,  national  chairman  of  the  in- 
dustry's participation  in  the  Mighty  Seventh  War 
Loan,  returned  home  to  Boston  last  week,  where 
he  heads  the  Mullin  and  Pinanski  circuit  of  New 
England  theatres.  Circuit  associates  tendered  him 
a  dinner  at  the  Statler  Hotel  there  Friday  eve- 
ning, July  20.    Martin  J.  Mullin  was  toastniaster. 


Mayer  Says  Europe's  Horror 
Offers  Army  Morale  Problem 

Arthur  L.  Mayer,  operator  of  the  Rialto  theatre, 
Times  Square,  New  York,  reports  that  the  "in- 
credible horror"  he  witnessed  in  Germany  has 
created  the  greatest  problem  confronting  the  Amer- 
ican Red  Cross  in  Europe  today :  the  maintenance 
of  our  soldier's  morale  in  the  face  of  widespread 
destruction.  Mr.  Mayer  returned  to  New  York 
July  17  after  a  tour  of  Europe  as  special  assist- 
ant to  Basil  O'Connor,  national  chairman  of  the 
American  Red  Cross. 

He  said  "the  greatest  horror  is  not  bloodshed, 
but  the  people  along  the  roads,  the  displaced  per- 
sons, the  refugees  with  their  fen"  belongings  piled 
in  a  wheelbarrow." 

"I  don't  care,"  he  said,  "how  much  you  hate  the 
Germans.  When  you  see  a  little  flaxen-haired  girl 
holding  a  doll  to  her  breast  or  a  blind  woman 
stumbling  along,  it  does  something  to  your  heart." 

Mr.  Meyer  indicated  that  he  was  pleased  with 
the  recent  Army  modification  of  the  non-fraterniza- 
tion policy. 


Schless  Reports  on  Survey 
Of  European  Conditions 

A  report  on  European  business  conditions  as  he 
found  them  in  the  first  few  weeks  following  V-E 
Day,  was  delivered  to  the  Paramount  home  office 
in  New  York  this  week  by  Robert  Schless,  Euro- 
pean manager.  Mr.  Schless  flew  from  his  head- 
quarters in  Paris.  He  was  in  conference 
Monday  with  George  Weltner,  Paramount  Inter- 
national president,  and  other  executives.  He  will 
remain  several  weeks,  and  plans  to  return  to  Paris 
in  August. 


"Marines"  Tradeshow  Set 

"Pride  of  the  Marines,"  starring  John  Garfield 
with  Eleanor  Parker  and  Dane  Clark,  will  be 
tradeshown  nationally  by  Warners  August  6. 


Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Six  New  Productions 

The  National  Legion  of  Decency  this  week  re- 
viewed six  films,  approving  all.  In  Class  A-1, 
unobjectionable  for  general  patronage,  are:  "Easy 
to  Look  At,"  "Frontier  Fugitives,"  "Her  High- 
ness and  the  Bellboy"  and  "Stagecoach  Outlaws." 
Tn  Class  A-2,  unobjectionable  for  adults,  are:  "The 
Falcon  in  San  Francisco"  and  "Within  These 
Walls." 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


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NItKNAMUNAL  miUU 

latest  box-office  sensation  sets  new  high  marks  in 
CINCINNATI  -  NEW  ORLEANS  -  WASHINGTON 


DENVER  -  BALTIMORE  -  DALLAS  -  KANSAS  CITY 
HOUSTON  -  PROVIDENCE  -  SAN  ANTONIO 
OKLAHOMA  CITY  -  FT.  WORTH  -  OMAHA  -  TULSA 
DES  MOINES  -  CEDAR  RAPIDS  -  SIOUX  CITY. . .  with 
the  same  kind  of  smash  business  rolling  up  in  scores 
of  openings  all  over  the  country! 


INHDNtllOUl  PICIUKES 

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GARY  COOPER  *  LOREHA  YOUNG 

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WILLIAM  DEMAREST  •  DAN  DURYEA«». 

A  aNEMA  AmiSrS  coop.  Production  ^Ui«»^.^^^^^^  DncM  by  SIUAitl  MB 
SGKEN  m  tY  NUNNALii  JOHNSON .  NOVEL  BY  AUN  It  MAt  •  AN  INTEiaiATIOIIAL  PffilURE  'Relmed  by  IIK8  RADII)  PjCfORES. 


Mexican  Studio 
Inter- Union  Fight 
Halts  Production 


by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 
in  Mexico  City 

The  Mexican  industry's  labor  troubles  reached 
a  new  high  last  weekend  with  fresh  flareups  of 
the  quarrel  between  the  National  Cinematographic 
Industry  Workers  Union  and  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
duction Union.  The  latter  union,  which  recently 
quit  National,  is  dominated  by  the  players.  Na- 
tional is  striking  against  Clasa  and  Azteca,  Mex- 
ico's two  largest  studios.  Production  was  prac- 
tically at  a  standstill. 

The  quarrel  reached  such  a  fever  pitch  that  both 
unions  maintained  approximately  750  members 
armed  as  studio  guards.  It  was  only  with  great 
difficulty  that  the  police  averted  clashes. 

The  Federal  Board  of  Conciliation  and  Arbi- 
tration finally  arranged  a  sort  of  armed  truce  in 
the  situation  by  inducing  the  National  Cine- 
matographic union  to  postpone  its  strike  until  July 
30. 

Cantinflas,  Mexico's  Charlie  Chaplin,  in  real  life 
Mario  Moreno,  and  Jorge  Negrette,  leading  actor, 
both  of  whom  led  the  Production  Workers' 
guards,  said  in  a  studio  press  interview : 

"We  are  armed  with  neither  machine  guns,  rifles 
or  pistols.  Our  true  and  only  arm  is  justice  and 
with  it  we  defend  our  only  patrimony — our  right 
to  work  for  Mexico's  good." 

By  last  weekend,  both  unions  were  continuing 
to  maintain  their  studio  guards  day  and  night  with 
police  closely  watching  the  situation. 

V 

The  10  American  film  companies  operating  in 
Mexico  have  been  notified  by  their  employees  that 
they  will  strike  if,  by  July  31,  their  wages  are  not 
substantially  increased.  The  companies  involved 
are  Paramount,  MGM,  20th  Century-Fox,  Univer- 
sal, United  Artists,  Columbia,  Warners,  Republic, 
Monogram  and  RKO. 

The  American  firms  consider  excessive  the  pay 
increase  demand,  35  per  cent,  contending  that  their 
present  volume  of  business  does  not  warrant  such 
a  large  increase  in  overhead. 

The  threatened  strike  will  be  the  first  the  Ameri- 
cans have  had  since  the  autumn  of  1941,  when  five 
of  them  were  afTected  for  several  weeks.  That 
strike  was  ended  with  victory  for  the  workers  and 
the  signing  of  a  contract  that  guaranteed  labor 
peace  for  two  years. 

The  Federal  Board  of  Conciliation  and  Arbitra- 
tion is  seeking  to  avert  this  strike,  which  would 
deprive  Mexico  again  of  the  American  pictures 
that  are  so  popular,  dominating  this  field  by  at 
least  90  per  cent. 

V 

Stage  players  who  work  in  pictures  as  members 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Production  Union,  which 
the  players  dominate,  or  are  in  any  way  sympathe- 
tic with  it,  continue  to  sufTer  at  the  alleged  hands 
of  the  National  Cinematographic  Workers  Union, 
Mexico's  pioneer  film  labor  organization,  from 
which  the  Production  recently  separated. 

Roberto  Soto,  veteran  comedian,  who  has  fre- 
quently played  in  pictures,  sufifered  such  interfer- 
ence, allegedly  from  members  of  the  National,  and 
he  and  his  company  were  obliged  to  cancel  their 
stage  engagement  at  Orizaba,  Vera  Cruz  state  in- 
dustrial center. 

V 

Construction  of  30  theatres,  10  here  and  the  rest 
in  the  provinces,  is  reportedly  planned  by  the  Cia. 
Financiera  Industrial  Cinematografica,  S.A.,  the 
financing  society  for  the  industry  that  is  a  subsidi- 
ary of  Filmex,  S.A.,  important  producer.  The  work 
is  expected  to  start  in  the  autumn. 

V 

Exhibition  of  Mexican  pictures  in  Mexico  dur- 
ing the  first  half  of  this  year,  just  23  up  to  June 
30,  was  far  behind  that  during  the  same  period  of 
1944,  when  32  had  been  screened.  However,  al- 
though fewer  pictures  were  exhibited  during  the 
first  six  months  of  1945,  they  had  much  better  re- 
sults than  had  most  of  the  larger  number  exhibited 
durino-  the  first  half  of  last  year. 


36 


IN  NEWSREELS 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  93— President  Truman 
crcssiiiR  Atlantic  for  Big  lliree  parley.  .  .  .  Sinking 
British  warship  explodes.  .  .  .  U.  S.  forces  secure 
Okinawa  as  base  apainst  Japan.  .  .  .  U.  S.  War  ecpiip- 
mcnt  in  Europe  shipped  to  Pacific  front.  .  .  .  Water 
Sports:  Los  Angeles,  diving  exhiljition;  Australia,  surf 
thrills  at  Bondi  Beach. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No^  94 -Big  Three  meet 
at  Potsdam  conference.  .  .  .  Halsey's  fleet  attacking 
Japan  battles  typhoon.  .  .  .  Navy  flying  boat.  Hawaii 
Mars,  is  world's  largest.  .  .  .  Aqua-follies  carnival.  .  .  . 
Entire  44th  Division  brought  home  on  the  Queen  Eliza- 
beth. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No^  291— With  the  Pres- 
ident en  route  to  Berlin.  .  .  .  Spectacular  films:  War 
ship  explodes.  .  .  .  Marines  seize  island  off  Okinawa. 
.  .  .  Diving  stars  in  aquatic  thriller. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  292— Truman  in  par- 
ley in  Berlin.  .  .  .  Pacific  typhoon  rips  fleet.  .  .  . 
W'orld's  biggest  flying  boat.  .  .  .  G.  I.  tide  keeps  rolling 
home.  .  .  .  Diving  carnival  thrills. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  94— Jap  rnorale  cracking?  .  .  . 
"What's  cookin'?  Prefabricated  meals!"  .  .  .  Now  it  can 
be  told!  Remember  1941!  .  .  .  The  President's  transat- 
lantic journey. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  95-First  showing  of  Navy 
flying  giant.  .  .  .  Spectacular  film:  typhoon  at  sea.  .  .  . 
First  picture  Potsdam  Big  Three  meeting. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  9C-Truman  on  way 
to  Big  Three  parley.  .  .  .  859  die  in  Barham  sinking.  .  .  . 
Round  up  Japs  on  three  Ryukyu  Isles.  .  .  .  First  British 
Troops  march  into  Berlin. 

RKO'  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  97-Big  Three  meet 
in  Berlin.  .  .  .  Typhoon  rips  bow  oflf  U.  S.  S.  Pittsburgh. 
.  .  .  Show  new  air  giants,  Hawaii  Mars  and  H-4. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  417— Truman  en  route 
to  Potsdam.  .  .  .  Marines  advance  in  the  Ryukyus.  .  .  . 
Occupation  of  Berlin.  .  .  .  Ship  explodes  and  sinks.  .  .  . 
Okinawa  mop  up.  ,  .  .  Beautiful  legs  in  Jersey. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  418— Cruiser's  bow 
ripped  off  by  typhoon.  .  .  .  44th  Division  comes  home. 
.  .  .  Fire  destroys  lake  steamer.  .  .  .  Aviation  in  the 
news:  Hawaii  Mars,  Howard  Hughes  fiying  boat  H-4. 
.  .  .  Big  Three  open  parley  near  Berlin. 


Fight  Argentine 
Official  Newsreel 

by  NATALIO  BRUSKI 

in  Buenos  Aires 

A  decree  is  awaited  here  which  will  annul  the 
current  decree  protecting  the  official  Argentine 
newsreel,  which  is  claimed  to  be  insubstantial  and 
of  little  interest,  from  competition  with  independ- 
ently produced  product. 

The  purpose  of  the  protection  has  not  been  ful- 
filled in  its  original  scheme  and  the  value  of  the 
documentaries  produced  under  the  original  decree 
is  questionable,  its  opponents  contend. 

V 

Investigations  are  still  under  way  into  the  dis- 
tribution of  raw  stock  imported  from  the  United 
States.  Certain  Government  officials  have  claimed 
that  a  whole  shipment  of  raw  stock  received  from 
the  United  States  went  into  the  hands  of  one 
producer  who  then  resold  part  of  the  stock  to  other 
studios.  Although  the  name  of  the  producer  was 
not  revealed,  it  is  freely  reported  in  industry  circles 
that  the  producer  is  the  one  who  released  the  car- 
toon ridiculing  Cordell  Hull,  former  U.  S.  Secre- 
tary of  State,  some  time  ago. 

V 

The  controversy  over  the  practice  of  dubbing", 
v^hich  was  introduced  here  two  months  ago  with 
"Gaslight,"  is  still  going  strong. 

Long  before  the  introduction  of  the  first  picture, 
the  press,  in  general,  started  a  strong  campaign 
against  the  practice  of  dubbing  and  pointed  fa- 
^'orably  to  the  Spanish-language  pictures.  Exhib- 
itors already  have  stated  flatly  that  they  dislike 
the  dubbing  system,  claiming  that  they  have  suf- 
fered large  box  office  losses.  Clemente  Lococo, 
operator  of  a  large  Argentine  circuit,  said  he  was 
greatly  disappointed  in  the  cash  returns  on  dubbed 
films. 

The  Argentine  Government  has  authorized  Mar- 
tin Tow  to  install  an  experimental  television  station 
in  the  Buenos  Aires  area.  It  will  be  ready  .for 
operation  during  the  first  year  after  the  end  of  the 
Japanese  war. 


Monogram  Headl^ 
Study  Future  of 
Dubbing  Prograi 


Conflicting    reports   concerning  Spanish-du 
American  films  from  Latin  America  are  being  < 
ied  by  Monogram  Pictures  executives  to  dl 
mine  whether  its  dubbing  program  should  be 
tinued. 

Hundreds  of  letters  from  the  general  publi 
South  American  countries,  90  per  cent  of  w 
are  in  favor  of  dubbing,  have  been  received, 
company  reports.  On  the  other  hand,  it  was 
a  number  of  articles  against  dubbing  had  appe 
in  local  newspapers  and  magazines. 

According  to  the  company  announcement 
seems  to  be  the  mistaken  impression  that; 
American  motion  picture  industry  is  dubbing 
product  into  Spanish  to  create  competition  fori 
South  American  producers,  which  in  our  cas 
far  from  the  facts." 

Monogram  decided  on  a  dubbing  program 
year,  it  was  said,  in  order  to  provide  better 
tertainment  for   Spanish  speaking  audiences 
also  to  eliminate  the  nuisance  of  super-impi 
titles. 

Although  it  is  generally  admitted  that  the 
bing  process  permits  plot  development  to  be  n 
easily  understood,  it  was  pointed  out  that  si 
South  American  patrons  could  not  become  re< 
ciled  to  hearing  strange  voices  issuing  from 
mouths  of  well  known  actors  and  would  pr 
to  miss  part  of  the  story  in  order  to  hear 
original  voices. 

Bernard  J.  Gates,  Monogram's  special  repre: 
tative  in  Latin  America,  is  making  an  exten 
tour  of  his  territory,  and  has  been  conductin 
survey  on  reactions  to  dubbing. 

Six  of   Monogram's   pictures  dubbed  in 
York  last  year  were :  "Lady  Let's  Dance, 
known  Guest,"  "Return  of  the  Ape  Man,"  Cha 
Chan   in   "The   Chinese   Cat,"   "Detective  K 
O'Day"  and  "Law  of  the  Valley." 

Meanwhile,  United  Artists  announced  last  w 
that  five  current  UA  releases  were  being  dub 
into  Spanish,  including  "Since  You  Went  Aw; 
"Guest  in  the  House,"  "Delightfully  Dangerojj 
"The  Southerner"  and  "Guest  Wife." 

Although  the  Selznick  production  "Since 
Went  Away"  was  tested  in  Mexico  City 
it  played  nre-released  engagements  simultane; 
at   the   Magerit   and   Insurgentes  theatres 
moved  over  to  the  Lido  and  Savoy,  its  geni 
release  has  been  set  for  sometime  this  month. 


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Operators  Close  Theatres  in 
Havana  and  3  Other  Cities 

Theatres  closed  July  20,  in  Havana,  Cuba, 
the  nearby  towns  of  Marianao,  Guanabacoa 
Regla  because  of  a  protest  made  by  the  ow! 
at  "the  failure  of  the  Government  to  prov 
guarantees  for  normal  operation."  According 
a  dispatch  to  the  New  York  Times,  the  own 
charged  that  actors  and  actresses  were  picketi 
the  theatres.  The  Actors  Union  has  been  demai 
ing  that  the  Government  order  film  houses 
present  daily  stage  shows. 


Alban-Mestanza  Resigns 
From  PRC  Foreign  Post 

H.  Alban-Mestanza  has  resigned  as  Latin  Ai 
ican  sales  supervisor  for  PRC  to  take  over] 
active  management  of  Foreign  Screen  and 
Service,   which   he   recently   organized  with  1 
wife  for  the  production  and  distribution  of  coi* 
mercial  shorts  abroad.     Mrs.  Elaine  Henno  i 
Alban-Mestanza    is    the    organization's  assocjalj. 
managing  director. 


Join  Independent  Group 

The  Community,  Warren  and  Star  theatres  i(n 
Hudson,  N.  Y.,  owned  and  operated  by  Friedj 
and  Grossman,  have  joined  the  Independent  Thj  ; 
,atre  Service.  Inc.,  effective  August  1.  accordii./' 
to  an  announcement  by  Lee  W.  Newbury,  pres.p 
dent  of  the  organization. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  19'! 


90 


HE  HOLL  YWOOD  SCENE 


IPLETED 
JMBIA 

of  the  Prairie 
^Vouldn't  Say  Yes 
?ades 

I 

r  for  Evie 
MOUNT 

jle  with  Women 

RADIO 

boat  Rhythm 

ERSAL 

for  Pecos 
ier  Gal 


STARTED 

COLUMBIA 

Woman  in  Red 

MGM 

Yearling- 

What  Next,  Corporal 

Hargrove  ? 
Boys'  Ranch 
Bad  Bascomb- 

PARAMOUNT 

Blue  Skies 

Bride  Wore  Boots 

PRC 

Romance  of  the  West 


REPUBLIC 

Dakota 

You'll  Remember  Me 
(William  Wilder) 

RKO  RADIO 

Chamber  of  Horrors 

Heartbeat  (Hakim- 
Wood) 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

Smoky 

WARNERS 

Never  Say  Goodbye 

Man  I  Love 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Snafu 


MGM 

Hoodlum  Saint 
Two  Sisters  from 

Boston 
Postman  Always  Rings 

Twice 
The  Strange  Adventure 


MONOGRAM 

Suspense 

Frontier  Feud  (former- 
ly "Last  Outpost") 

PARAMOUNT 

Calcutta 


To  Each  His  Own 
REPUBLIC 

Sheriff  of  Redwood 

Valley 
Don't  Fence  Me  In 

RKO  RADIO 

Cornered 

Men  Are  Such  Liars 
(formerly    "The  Lie 
Detector") 

Kid  from  Brooklyn 
(Goldwyn) 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 


UNITED  ARTISTS 

Diary  of   a  Chamber- 
maid (Bogeaus) 
Abilene  (Levey) 
Whistle  Stop  (Nero) 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (Selz- 
nick) 

Getting  Gertie's  Garter 

(  Small) 
UNIVERSAL 

As  It  Was  Before 
Once  Upon  a  Dream 
Shady  Lady 
WARNERS 
Confidential  Agent 
Night  and  Day 
Stolen  Life 


hudios  Have  42  in  Work; 
l-art  Irving  Berlin  Story 


lywood  Bureau 

e  expected  summer  slump  failed  to  mate- 
e  last  week,  as  production  activity  con- 
d  to  increase.  Fifteen  new  films  went  be- 
:ameras,  and  work  was  completed  on  eight 
s.  At  the  weekend,  the  total  number  of 
res  in  work  was  42,  a  substantial  rise  over 
veek's  35. 

Paramount,  shooting  started  on  "Blue 
,"  which  Sol  C.  Siegel  is  producing  in 
nicolor.  Based  on  the  career  of  Irving 
n,  the  film  features  Bing  Crosby,  Joan 
ield,  Paul   Draper,  Billy  de  Wolfe  and 

San  Juan.    Stuart  Heisler  is  directing, 
other  new  Paramount  venture   is  "The 
;  Wore  Boots,"  co-starring  Barbara  Stan- 

and  Robert  Cummings.  It's  a  comedy 
:rned  with  Virginia's  hunting  set.  Seton 
iller  is  the  producer;  Irving  Pichel  the 
tor. 

jM  had  four  films  starting,  three  of  them 
ing  on  location.  "The  Yearling,"  based 
larjorie  Kinnan  Rawlings'  best  seller  of 
seasons  back,  is  before  cameras  at  Ocala, 
da.  The  cast  includes  Gregory  Peck,  Jac- 
le  White  and  Claude  Jarman,  Jr.  Sidney 
klin  is  producing;  Clarence  Brown  direct- 

d  Bascomb"  on  Location 
Jackson  Hole,  Wyoming 

ad  Bascomb"  is  shooting  at  Jackson  Hole, 
Tiing.  Margaret  O'Brien  and  Wallace 
{  are  co-starred,  with  Marjorie  Main, 
:es  Rafferty,  Marshall  Thompson  and  J. 
)11  Naish  in  supporting  roles.  S.  Sylvan 
n  directs;  O.  O.  Dull  produces, 
oys'  Ranch,"  the  story  of  Cal  Farley's 
L  for  homeless  boys,  went  before  the  came- 
1  Texas,  with  Roy  Rowland  directing  and 
rt  Sisk  producing.  In  the  cast  are  James 
r,  Skippy  Homeier,  Butch  Jenkins  and 
thy  Patrick. 

the  studio,  work  started  on  "What  Next, 
oral  Hargrove?"  a  comedy  of  Army  life 
ing  Robert  Walker,  and  featuring  Jean 
!r,  Keenan  Wynn,  Chill  Wills  and  Arthur 
ht.  George  Haight  is  the  producer ;  Rich- 
rhorpe  the  director. 

public  launched  a  super-western,  "Dako- 
which  stars  John  Wayne.    Vera  Hruba 
on  has  the  leading  feminine  role,  and  fea- 
in  the  cast  are  Walter  Brennan.  Ward 


Bond,  Hugo  Haas,  Paul  Fix,  Mike  Mazurki, 
Grant  Withers  and  Nicodemus.  Joseph  Kane 
is  the  producer-director. 

William  Wilder  is  producing  "You'll  Remem- 
ber Me,"  which  will  be  released  by  Republic. 
Anthony  Mann  is  the  director,  and  the  cast  in- 
cludes Brenda  Marshall,  William  Gargan,  Ruth 
Ford,  Hillary  Broke,  H.  B.  Warner,  Lyle  Tal- 
bot and  Mary  Treen. 

At  20th  Century-Fox,  work  started  on 
"Smoky,"  the  story  of  a  wild  horse.  Fred  Mac- 
Murray,  Anne  Baxter,  Burl  Ives,  Esther  Dale, 
Brad  Russell  and  Jay  Farrol  MacDonald  head 
the  cast.  Robert  Bassler  is  the  producer ;  Louis 
King  the  director. 


RKO  Radio  launched  "Chamber  of  Hor- 
rors," a  story  laid  in  Bedlam,  the  notorious 
18th-century  insane  asylum.  The  cast  includes 
Boris  Karlofif,  Anna  Lee,  Richard  Fraser,  Joan 
Newton  and  Billy  House.  Val  Lewton  pro- 
duces ;  Mark  Robson  directs. 

RKO  also  will  release  the  Hakim- Wood  pro- 
duction, "Heartbeat."  Robert  and  Raymond 
Hakim  are  the  producers ;  Sam  Wood  is  the  di- 
rector. Heading  the  cast  are  Ginger  Rogers, 
Jean  Pierre  Aumont,  Adolphe  Menjou,  Basil 
Rathbone,  Melville  Cooper  and  Mikhail  Ra- 
sumny. 

Warners  trained  cameras  on  two:  "Never 
Say  Goodbye"  and  "The  Man  I  Love."  The 
first  stars  Errol  Flynn  and  Eleanor  Parker, 
with  Lucille  Watson,  Hattie  McDaniel  and  S. 
Z.  Sakall  in  supporting  roles.  William  Jacobs 
is  producing;  Jerome  Kern  directing. 

"The  Man  I  Love"  co-stars  Ida  Lupino  and 
Robert  Alda,  with  Dolores  Moran  and  Martha 
Vickers  featured.  Raoul  Walsh  directs ;  Arnold 
Albert  produces. 

Columbia  launched  "The  Woman  in  Red," 
with  Nina  Foch,  George  Macready,  Dame  May 
Whitty  and  Roland  Varno.  Wallace  Macdon- 
ald  is  the  producer,  Joseph  H.  Lewis  the  direc- 
tor. 

PRC's  new  venture  is  "Romance  of  the 
West,"  which  Robert  Emmett  is  producing. 

V 

Republic  has  signed  Ben  Hecht  to  a  three- 
year  contract  under  the  terms  of  which  he  will 
write  and  produce  two  pictures  annually.  Hecht 
will  select  his  own  director,  and  his  own  cam- 


eraman. The  first  picture  he  will  make  will  be 
"The  Specter  and  the  Rose,"  based  on  one  of 
his  own  short  stories.  .  .  .  June  AUyson  has 
been  given  a  new  long  term  contract  by  MGM. 
.  .  .  "The  Iron  Gate,"  a  psychological  mystery 
by  Margaret  Millar,  has  been  purchased  by 
Warners,  and  assigned  to  Henry  Blanke  for 
production. 

Arturo  de  Cordova  is  set  for  one  of  the  top 
roles  in  "Take  This  Woman,"  soon  to  go  into 
production  at  Paramount.  .  .  .  Jules  James, 
formerly  associated  with  Walter  Colmes  Pro- 
ductions, will  enter  production  independently, 
and  has  bought  "Bumped  Off,"  by  Stanley  Kali- 
man,  for  use  as  his  first  picture.  .  .  .  Peter 
Cookson  has  been  signed  to  a  new  contract  by 
Monogram.  The  agreement  calls  for  him  to 
appear  in  at  least  two  pictures  annually  for  the 
next  three  years. 

Walter  Wanger  has  arranged  with  Samuel 
Goldwyn  to  borrow  Dana  Andrews  for  the 
leading  male  role  in  the  Technicolor  Western, 
"Canyon  Passage,"  which  is  scheduled  to  start 
next  month  at  Universal.  Jacques  Tourneur 
will  direct.  .  .  .  "Our  Street,"  a  screenplay  by 
Arnold  Manoff  from  an  original  story  by 
George  Auerbach,  has  been  acquired  by  MGM. 
Irving  Starr  will  produce  it  in  the  autumn.  .  .  . 
Johnny  Sheffield  has  been  signed  to  a  new  con- 
tract by  Sol  Lesser.  His  next  picture  will  be 
"Tarzan  and  the  Leopard  Men,"  in  which  he 
will  be  co-starred  with  Johnny  Weissmuller 
and  Brenda  Joyce. 

Pine-Thomas  Get  Rights 
To  Dramatic  Air  Show 

Paramount  producers  William  Pine  and  Wil- 
liam Thomas  have  acquired  the  screen  rights  to 
the  dramatic  radio  show,  "Big  Town."  They 
will  make  a  series  of  films  based  on  the  prop- 
erty. .  .  .  William  Castle  has  been  assigned  to 
direct  "Checkmate  for  Murder."  one  of  Colum- 
bia's "Whistler"  series,  starring  Richard  Dix. 
.  .  .  "Major  Muscle,"  an  original  comedy  by 
Lynn  Perkins,  Leo  Rifkin  and  Ted  Udall,  has 
been  purchased  by  Republic.  George  Blair  will 
produce  and  direct  it.  .  .  .  Cecil  Kellaway  has 
had  his  Paramount  contract  renewed. 

Hugh  Beaumont  will  direct  the  next  in 
MGM's  "Maisie"  series,  titled  "Up  Goes  Mai- 
sie."  Ann  Sothern  and  George  Murphy  head 
the  cast.  .  .  .  Howard  Freeman  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  Jules  Levev's  current  production, 
"Abilene." 


Warners  Making  Scout  Short 

"Men  of  Tomorrow,"  a  two-reel  Technicolor 
subject  based  on  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America,  has 
been  scheduled  for  immediate  production  by  War- 
ner Brothers.  Full  cooperation  of  the  Boy  Scouts 
has  been  obtained. 


RKO's  "Chamber  of  Horrors" 
Based  on  Notorious  Asylum 


ON  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28.  1945 


37 


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PRESS 


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^  ST  L  TYPES  OF  A 

AN  ABSORBING  COMEDY  DRAMA 

tones  with  \ch'lfkraut  s  Perlorm  ^j^^^,^ 
Srrf*v'^rosSsC.he.ev  spots  •• 


PLENTY  OF  LAUGHS  AND  ENTERTAINING 
MOMENTS 

SHOWMEN'S  TRADE  REVIEW -  This  picture  has  plenty 
of  laughs  and  entertaining  rnoments  to  offer  the  over- 
age patron  it  has  a  good  story,  fine  performances, 
and  lots  of  laughs  .  Production  and  direction  by 
Joseph  Kane  are  very  well  handled  and  the  cast, 
headed  by  Schildkraut,  all  give  clear  and  concise  inter- 
pretations of  the  characters  they  portray." 

JO^fj'of''  ^^^^^y  ENTEHTAWMENT 

"de  Thinos  ot  S  ^^^^'^^  comedy  ent^rt!^  ^^P^^^' 
as  fine  as  Th  Republic  are  all  Lj?  ^oy- 
t^e  exce^Jenl     Cheaters'  makes  Us  °  P'^'^  'e 


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Columbia 


SING  ME  A  SONG  OF  TEXAS:  Rosemary  Lane,  Tom 
Tyler— Etoubled  with  "Rough,  Tough  and  Ready."  Busi- 
ness O.K.  Played  Friday.  Saturday,  June  29,  30.— Har- 
land   Rankin,   Plaza   Theatre,   Tilbury,   Ont.,  Can. 

SONG  TO  REMEMBER,  A:  Merle  Oberon,  Paul  Muni 
—While  this  picture  didn't  break  any  box  office  records 
we  didn't  have  to  hide  as  the  customers  came  out.  It 
is  a  picture  that  Columbia  can  be  proud  of.  I  didn't 
know  that  they  could  do  it.  Played  Tuesday.  Wednesday, 
July  3,  4.— M.  L.  DuBose,  Majestic  Theatre,  Cotulla, 
Texas. 


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

AMERICAN  ROMANCE,  AN:  Brian  Donlevy,  Ann 
Richards— No  draw  for  small  towns.  Good  direction. 
Donlevv's  acting  is  superb.  This  film  should  do  well 
in  larger  situations.  The  Technicolor  is  grand.  Played 
Wednesday,  Thursday.  July  11,  12.— L.  G.  Renfro,  Jr., 
Grove  Tlteatre.  Holly  Grove,  Ark. 

ASSIGNMENT  IN  BRITTANY:  Pierre  Aumont,  Su- 
san Peters — Played  second  run  to  capacity  house.  The 
students  at  Middlebury  Summer  School  turned  out  100 
per  cent.  They  applauded  throughout  the  picture.  Played 
Wednesday,  Thursday.  June  13.  14.— Ken  Gorham.  Town 
Hall   Theatre.    Middlebury,   Vt.     General  patronage. 

MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
O'Brien— Right  down  our  alley.  Give  us  pictures  like 
this  and  we  will  do  all  right.  Played  Sunday,  Monday. 
July  1,  2.— M.  L.  DuBose.  Majestic  Theatre,  Cotulla, 
Texas. 

MRS.  PARKINGTON:  Greer  Garson,  Walter  Pidgeon— 
This  was  an  excellent  production  but  not  suited  for  our 
trade.  We  were  surprised  that  it  went  over  at  all. 
Plaved  Sunday.  Monday,  July  1,  2.— A.  C.  Edwards, 
Winema  Theatre.  Scotia,  Cal.  Small  lumber  town  pat- 
ronage. 

NATIONAL  VEL'VET:  Mickey  Rooney,  Elizabeth  Tay- 
lor—There is  no  use  of  gilding  the  lily.  It  is  a  perfect 
audience  picture.  Ann  Revere,  you  were  great  as  the 
mother.  No  one  recently  has  depicted  the  role  with 
the  *ui-e  to"ch  she  did.— A.  E.  Hancock,  Columbia  Theatre, 
Columbia  City,  Ind. 


Paramount 

HE:RE  COME  THE  WAVES:  Bing  Crosby,  Sonny 
Tufts— Not  up  to  Bing's  standard.  It  is  too  long  and 
in  the  latter  part  becomes  draggy.  Business  was  fair. 
Played  Sunday.  Monday,  July  1,  2.— E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre.  Dewey,  Okla. 

HIGH  POWERED:  Robert  Lowery.  Phyllis  Brooks- 
Good  action  feature.  Satisfactory  for  double  bill.  It  will 
please.  Played  Friday.  Saturday.  July  6.  7. — L.  G.  Ren- 
fro, Jr.,  Grove  Theatre,  Holly  Grove,  Ark. 

HIGH  POWERED:  Robert  Lowery,  Phyllis  Brooks— 
This  is  routine  stuff  and  it  won't  stand  alone.  I  failed 
to  take  in  film  rental.  Played  Tuesday,  July  3. — E.  M. 
Freiburger,   Paramount  Theatre,   Dewey,  Okla. 

MINISTRY  OF  FEAR:  Ray  Milland,  Marjorie  Rey- 
tiolds— Tliere  is  very  little  interest  among  the  people  here 
in  this  type  of  picture.  Germany  is  finished  and  they 
do  not  apparently  care  to  pay  for  pictures  relating  to 
Nazi  espionage.  iPlayed  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  4,  5, 
—A.  C.  Edwards.  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.  Small 
lumber  town  patronage. 


PRC 


SHADOWS  OF  DEATH:  Buster  Crabbe,  Al  St.  John- 
Above  average  Western.  Give  us  more  of  Al  (Fuzzy) 
St.  John.  He  is  the  best  comedian  on  anybody's  screen. 
Crabbe  has  a  good  following  here.  Played  Friday,  Sat- 
urday, July  6.  7.— L.  G.  Renfro.  Jr..  Grove  Theatre, 
Hollv  Grove,  Ark. 


RKO  Radio 


EXPERIMENT  PERILOUS:  Hedy  Lamarr,  George 
Brent — Did  mediocre  business.  Farmers  pretty  busy.  Not 
a  big  draw.  Flayed  Wednesday.  Thursday,  June  27, 
28. — Harland  Rankin.  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont.,  Can. 

MURDER,  MY  SWEET:  Dick  Powell.  Anne  Shirley- 
It  is  a  passable  program  picture.  But  I'll  dislike  run- 
ning many   of  these   when    this   easy   money   era  ends. 


.  .  .  the  original  exhibitors'  reports  department,  established  October  14,  1916.  la  H 
theatremen  serve  one  another  with  information  about  the  box  office  performance  of 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me,  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  Nevir  York  20. 


FATHER  AND  SON 


Frank  Raspa 


Ralph  Raspa 


Frank  Raspa  and  his  sons,  Ralph  and  Nick, 
operate  the  State  theatre  at  Rivesville, 
West  Virginia,  opened  by  Frank  in  1922 
and  run  by  the  family  ever  since.  Ralph,  the 
manager,  joined  the  armed  forces  this  month, 
leaving  his  father  and  brother  to  carry  on. 
He  writes  that  for  several  years  now  the 
What  the  Picture  Did  For  Me  Department 
has  been  a  favorite  family  pastime. 

"The  fellows  who  contribute  are  strangers," 
he  says,  "but  they  have  helped  me  a  great 
deal  with  booking  and  putting  over  a  number 
of  pictures.  Please  give  them  my  thanks. 

"Nick  and  I  read  the  current  reviews  of 
features  and  the  'What  the  Picture'  first, 
while  my  Dad  goes  for  Better  Theatres  and 
This  Week.  The  only  complaint  I  have  about 
the  Herald  is  that  it  should  be  released  daily. 
Maybe  it's  because  you  pay  more  attention 
to  us  'little  guys'.  .  .  . 

"These  are  our  biggest  complaints  against 
show  business:  The  prices  on  shows  are  too 
high;  some  of  the  pictures  are  too  long  or 
too  short,  instead  of  the  ideal  80-  to  90- 
minute  length;  there  are  too  many  poor  per- 
formances, even  by  good  actors. 

"Theatre  is  in  my  blood,  so  I  will  be  back 
after  the  war." 


and  it  is  in  the  offing.- A.  E.  Hancock,  Columbia  Thea- 
tre,  Columbia   City,  Ind. 

WOMAN  IN  THE  WINDOW,  THE:  Edward  G.  Rob- 
inson, Joan  Bennett — This  is  one  picture  that  came  up  to 
expectations.  TTie  trailer  was  good  and  the  picture  was 
full  of  suspense.  Perfect  direction.  A  picture  that 
people  can't  help  talking  about  after  they  have  seen  it. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  8.  9.— M.  L.  DuBose. 
Majestic  Theatre,  Cotulla,  Texas. 


Republic 


The  non-critical  called  this  funny;  others  were  not  so 
kind.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  6,  7. — A.  C.  Ed-' 
wards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.  Small  lumber  town 
patronage. 

CHICAGO  KID,  THE:  Bill  Elliott,  Bobby  Blake- 
Good  little  gangster  picture  which  pleased  average  busi- 
ness. Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  6,  7. — E.  M.  Frei- 
burger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

LIGHTS  OF  OLD  SANTA  FE:  Roy  Rogers,  Dale 
Evans — Roy  Rogers  doesn't  mean  any  more  to  us  than 
any  singing  cowboy.  When  they  made  Westerns  he  was 
O.K.,  but  now  since  they  have  started  making  pictures 
with  either  a  radio  or  vaudeville  background,  there  isn't 
a  dime  difference  in  any  of  them.  I  give  my  Saturday 
night  serial  credit  for  bringing  in  90  per  cent  of  the 
crowd.  Played  June  23.— M.  L.  DuBose,  Majestic  Thea- 
tre, Cotulla,  Texas. 

MY  BEST  GAL:  Jane  Withers,  Jimmy  Lydon — I  should 
have  stood  in  bed.  Just  a  bunch  of  teen-agers  doing 
nothing.  It  is  a  waste  of  time  and  film  but  no  waste 
of  talent.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  June  26,  27.— 
F.   L.   DuBose,   Majestic  "Theatre,  Cotulla,  Texas. 


Twenfielh  Century- Fox 

CALL  OF  THE  WILD:  Clark  Gable,  Loretta  Young- 
Picture  excellent.  My  patrons  were  very  anxious  to  see 
Clark  Gable  again.  Business  was  better  than  for  many 
top  first  run  pictures.  It  deserves  good  playing  time. 
Played  Sunday-Tuesday,  July  1-3. — Ken  Gorham,  Town 
Hall  Theatre,  Middlebury,  Vt.    General  patronage. 

NOB  HILL:  Joan  Bennett,  George  Raft— Twentieth 
Century -Fox  has  made  a  star  out  of  Vivian  Blaine.  She 
might  even  surpass  Alice  Faye.  Her  voice  is  mellow  and 
perfect.  She  is  smart  looking  and  what  a  figure  to  ad- 
mire. This  picture  is  tops.  Business  excellent.  Played 
Sunday-Tuesday,  July  15-17. — Ken  Gorham,  Town  Hall 
Theatre.   Middlebury,  Vt.     General  patronage. 

WINGED  VICTORY:  Edmund  O'Brien,  Jeanne  Grain 
—It's  tops.  The  best  entertainment  of  the  year.'  Play  it 
by  all  means.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  1,  2. — L.  G. 
Renfro,  Jr.,  Grove  Theatre,  Holly  Grove,  Ark. 


Universal 


HERE  COME  THE  CO-EDS:  Abbott   and  Costello— ). 
They  didn't  set  the  world  on  fire.     '    'jctt  and  Costello 
did   not   draw   as   well   as   previa  Tlayed  Sunday- 

Tuesday,    June    24-26. — Harland  .n,    Plaza  Theatre, 

Tilbury,  Ont.,  Can. 

PATRICK  THE  GREAT:  Donald  O'Connor,  Peggy  Ry- 
an— Good  musical  show  and  business  good  here.  It  pleased 
the  younger  set  ICX)  per  cent.  Played  Wednesday,  ITiurs- 
day,  July  4,  5. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre, 
Dewey,  Okla. 

SALOME,  WHERE  SHE  DANCED:  Yvonne  De  Carlo, 
David  Bruce— Coloring  gorgeous.  My  crowd  was  im- 
mensely pleased.  Miss  De  Carlo's  acting  is  superb.  She 
will  be  a  star  from  now  on.  In  my  judgment  this  pic- 
ture deserves  your  best  playing  time.  Played  Sunday- 
Tuesday,  June  17-19.— Ken  Gorham,  Town  Hall  Theatre, 
Middlebury,  Vt.     General  patronage. 

SONG  OF  THE  SARONG:  Nancy  Kelly,  William  Gar- 
gan — Used  on  the  weak  end  of  a  double  bill  with  nega- 
tive results.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  6,  7. — A.  C. 
Edwards.  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.  Small  lumber 
town  patronage. 

SUDAN:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall— This  fantasy  stuff 
seems  to  be  wearing  a  little  thin.  The  picture  is  well 
produced  but  the  story  is  trite.  It  is  the  old  one  of  the 
slave  girl,  who  you  know  will  turn  out  to  be  either  a 
fairy  princess  or  a  queen.  Andy  Devine's  comedy  helps 
some.— A.  E.  Hancock,  Columbia  Theatre,  Columbia  Citv, 
Ind. 


BIG  SHOW-OFF,  THE:   Arthur  Lake,  Dale  Evans- 


Warner  Bros. 

HORN  BLOWS  AT  MIDNIGHT,  THE:  Jack  Benny, 
Alexis  Smith— If  you  leave  this  to  the  audience  reaction. 
.  this  is  a  first  class  "turkey."   I  knew  that  it  was  Roches- 
ter that  held  Benny  up,  and  that  shows  in  this  one. 

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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  28.  1945 


*He's  so  lovable — 
you'll  just  hate  him! 


Everybody  loves 

Uncle  Harry*- 
the  rat! 


"Uncle  Harry"  is  a  fine  box-ofifice  picture  from  Universal 


(Continued  from  page  40) 
Benny  has  not  enough  on  the  ball  by  himself  and  Alexis 
Smith  was  stiff  and  wooden.  'Hiis  was  unusual  for  her 
because  she  has  been  good  in  her  other  pictures.  1  just 
wonder  if  she  didn't  sense  the  odor  when  they  were  mak- 
ing it.  Could  be.— A.  E.  Hancock,  Columbia  nieatre,  Co- 
lumbia City,  Ind. 


Short  Features 
Columbia 

BOOBY  DUPES:  All  Star  Comedies— Wonderful.  This 
is  their  best.— L.  G.  Renfro,  Jr.,  Grove  Theatre,  Holly 
Grove,  Ark. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

SAFETY  SLEUTH:  Pete  Smith  Specialties— A  Pete 
Smi<h  short  with  plenty  of  laughs.— E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Tlieatre.  Dewey,  Okla. 

Twentieth  Century -Fox 

SPOTLIGHT  ON  CONGRESS:  March  of  Time— Rou- 
tine March  of  Time.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Thea- 
tre, Dewey,  Okla. 

Parannount 

POPULAR  SCIENCE:  No.  5— Good  reel  in  Technicolor. 
— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

WHO'S  WHO  IN  ANIMAL  LAND:  Speaking  of  Ani- 
mals— This  series  is  very  good.  Play  this  one  by  all 
means.— L.  G.  Renfro,  Jr..  Grove  Theatre,  Holly  Grove, 
Ark. 


Victory  Films 


TWO  WAY  STREET:  A  War  Activities  short  which 
is  average  and  will  serve  as  a  filler.— E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Tlieatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 


Warner- Vita  phone 


GRUESOME  TWOSOME:  Merrie  Melodies  Cartoons- 
Entertaining  Technicolor  cartoon. — E.  F.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 


U.S.  Seeks  to  End 
Exchange  Control 

It  was  reported  Monday  from  Washington  that 
the  State  Department  would  seek  the  elimination 
of  all  t3'pes  of  exchange  controls  now  applied  by 
England  and  other  foreign  countries.  The  De- 
partment will  take  action  as  soon  as  practicable 
after  the  war. 

The  Department,  it  was  disclosed,  has  received 
a  number  of  communications  from  manufacturers 
who  have  learned  that  the  British  authorities  de- 
cline to  issue  import  licenses  for  certain  American 
products.  Department  officials,  in  their  replies, 
take  the  position  that  the  general  form  and  pur- 
pose of  these  exchange  controls  are  appropriate 
and  necessary  to  the  successful  prosecution  of  the 
war  but  are  not  necessary  in  peacetime. 

The  Department  has  as  its  object,  it  was  ex- 
plained, to  restore  the  right  of  foreign  buyers  to 
select  their  sources  of  supply  "so  that  private  in- 
dustry can  thrive  and  American  goods  and  Ameri- 
can exporters  can  compete  around  the  world  on 
the  basis  of  the  excellence  and  price  of  their 
goods." 


Equipment  Surplus  May  Be 
Bought  by  Manufacturers 

Film  manufacturers  may  be  permitted  to  pur- 
chase that  part  of  their  product  which  has  been 
declared  surplus  by  the  Navy  and  Army  in  the 
Mediterranean,  European  and  other  theatres  of 
war,  it  was  reported  last  week  from  Washington. 
If  necessary  agreements  can  be  worked  out,  the 
manufacturers  may  be  permitted  to  re-sell  their 
product  abroad,  it  was  disclosed  by  Thomas  B. 
McCabe,  Army-Navy  Liquidation  Commissioner. 
Mr.  McCabe  pointed  out  that  first  priority  on 
purchases  was  held  by  agencies  assisting  in  the  re- 
covery and  rehabilitation  of  the  devastated  coun- 
tries, with  second  preference  to  religious  and  phil- 
anthropic organizations. 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  July  23 

ASTOR:  Dog  Watch  RKO 

Feature:   Wonder    Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Mouse  in  Manhaftan  MGM 

Tee  Tricks   ilKO 

Feature:  Anchors  Aweig  h  MGM 

CRITERION:  C/iips  and  Puffs  Coiumbia 

The  Loose  Nut  Universe/ 

Feature:  A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  Columbia 

GLOBE:  Hare  Trigger  Vitaphone 

Overseas  Roundup   Vifaphone 

Feature:  The  Great  John  L  UA 

HOLLYWOOD:  Wafer  Babies  ...Vifaphone 

Here  Trigger   Vifaphone 

Feature:  Rhap'.ody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSIC  HALL:  African  Diary  RKO 

Feature:  A  Bell  for  Adano  20th  Cent.-Fox 

Rf>lLTO:  Jasper  Tell  Poramounf 

The  Eyes  Have  If  Vifaphone 

Fan  Fare   Paromounf 

Feature:  Falcon  in  San  Francisco  RKO 

RIVOLI:  Gypsy  Life  20fh  Cenf.-Fox 

Empire  Sfafe  20fh  Cenf.-Fox 

Feature:  Junior  Miss   20th  Cent.-Fox 


ROXIT:  The  Mosquifo  20fh  Cenf.-Fi 

Nova  Scofia   20fh  Cenf.-Fiii 

Feature:   Nob   Hill  20th  Cenf.-lfi' 

STRAND:  Swimcapades   Vifophoii 

Coney  Island  Honeymoon  Vifaphoii 

Gruesome  Twosome   Vifaphoii 

Feature:  Conflict  Warner  Bre: 

CHICAGO— Week  of  July  23 

APOLLO:  Coney  is/and  Honeymoon. ..  Vifaphow 

Feature:  God  Is  My  Co-Pilo+  Warner  Broi  i 

GARRICK:  Jasper's  Close  Shave ....  Paramouri 

Feature:  The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  M&f 

ORIENT>tL:  Bands  Across  fhe  Sea .  . .  .  Vifaphon 

Flicker  Flash  Backs  No.  6  R 

Speakin'  of  the   Weather  Vifapho, 

Feature:  Ten  Cents  a  Dance  Republi 

ROOSEVELT:  Teen  Age  Oirls  I  March  of  Time! 

20fh  Cenf.-Fdl 

Feature:  Conflict  Warner  Bros 

STATE  LAKE:  The  Mouse  Comes  to  Dinner.  .HlGtii 

Feature:  The  Corn  Is  Green  Warner  Brosi 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Beau  Ties  Paramounl 

Feature:  Son  of  Lassie  MGHI 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapshots  No.  9 .  . .  .  Coiumbii 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  R.KO 


United  Artists  Realigns 
Publicity  Department 

A  realignment  of  the  United  Artists  publicity 
department  was  announced  this  week  by  Barry 
Buchanan,  director  of  advertising  and  publicity. 

Mori  Krushen,  industry  reporter  for  20  years 
for  Variety,  will  manage  the  newly-created  Ex- 
hibitor Service  Department,  which  includes  exploi- 
tation, according  to  Mr.  Buchanan.  Martin  Starr 
resigned  last  week  as  exploitation  manager. 

In  the  publicity  department,  Tom  Waller,  pub- 
licity manager,  has  promoted  Herbert  Berg,  pub- 
licist, to  the  position  of  aide.  Lew  Barasch,  for- 
mer newspaperman  and  film  publicist,  succeeds  Mr. 
Berg  as  trade  paper  contact.  Frank  Vreeland, 
writer  and  publicity  man,  joins  the  staff  this  week 
as  New  York  newspaper  contact.  John  Ingram, 
former  New  York  newsman  and  lately  a  research- 
er for  the  National  Association  of  Manufacturers, 
is  on  the  United  Artists  staff  as  a  feature  writer. 
Ralph  Ober  remains  as  syndicate  contact,  while 
Tess  Michaels  will  continue  to  handle  magazine 
outlets. 


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Ruling  Is  Reversed 

The  New  York  Court  of  Appeals,  by  a  six  to 
one  decision,  last  week  reversed  the  ruling  of  the 
Appellate  Division  in  the  suit  of  Cornelia  Otis 
Skinner  and  Emily  Kimbrough  against  Paramount 
Pictures  and  remitted  the  case  to  special  term  for 
further  proceedings. 

Miss  Skinner  and  Miss  Kimbrough  are  seeking 
to  restrain  Paramount  from  making  a  sequal  to 
"Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and  Gay,"  the  sequal 
being  "Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up." 

Last  February,  the  Appellate  Division  of  the 
First  Judicial  Department  dismissed  the  action, 
but  the  reversal  by  the  Court  of  Appeals  indicates 
that  the  plaintiffs'  suit  will  be  tried. 


Ease  Middle  East 
Eq  uipment  Export 

Restrictions  on  the  export  of  motion  picture 
equipment  to  Middle  East  markets  had  been  liftec 
in  part,  it  was  announced  in  Washington  this  week 
when  the  Foreign  Economic  Administration  re- 
voked the  requirement  for  individual  export  licen- 
ses for  a  long  list  of  commodities. 

Exporters  may  now  make  shipments  under  gen- 
eral license  of  eight  and  16mm  equipment,  parts 
of  35mm  projection  and  studio  apparatus,  projec- 
tion arc  lamps  and  motion  picture  screens. 

The  areas  covered  by  the  order  include  Aden 
and  Aden  Protectorate,  Anglo-Egyptian  Sudan, 
British  Somaliland,  Cyprus,  Egypt,  Eritrea,  Ethi- 
opia, French  Somaliland,  Iran,  Iraq,  Libya, 
Palestine,  Saudi  Arabia,  Syria  and  Lebanon, 
Trans-Jordan  and  Yemen. 

Restrictions  on  3Smm  cameras,  projectors  and 
sound  equipment  still  apply. 

In  making  shipments  of  the  specified  equipment 
to  the  designated  markets,  the  exporter  need  only 
indicate  the  general  license  symbol  "G"  plus  the 
appropriate  country  number  on  his  export 
declarations. 

FEA  has  warned  exporters,  however,  that  cargo 
space  for  general  license  shipments  to  the  Mid- 
dle East  may  be  curtailed  because  of  the  current : 
shipping  situation. 


Midnight  Previews  Set  for 
"Christmas  in  Connecticut" 

Midnight  previews  in  nine  situations  were  set 
this  week  by  Warner  Brothers  for  "Christmas  in 
Connecticut,"  which  opened  Friday  at  the  New 
York  Strand.  The  Warner,  Atlantic  City,  and 
the  Ritz,  Clarksburg,  had  midnight  previews  Fri- 
day and  Saturday,  respectively.  Others  set  in- 
clude :  Latonia,  Oil  City,  August  3 ;  La  Roy,  Ports- 
mouth, August  11;  Troy,  August  15;  Family, 
Batavia,  August  18 ;  gnd  the  Havens,  Olean ; 
Capitol,  Dunkirk  and  Babcock,  Wellsville,  August 
25. 


"Joe  Palooka"  Film  Rights 
Are  Bought  by  Monogram 

Film  rights  to  the  comic  strip,  "Joe  Paloka, 
have  been  purchased  by  Monogram  from  its  ere 
ator.  Ham  Fisher,  according  to  an  announcement 
by  Trem  Carr,  executive  director.  Negotiations 
between  McNaught  Syndicate  and  Monogram 
were  handled  by  Hal  E.  Chester,  who  will  pro- 
duce a  series  of  comedies  based  on  the  adventures 
of  the  character.  The  first  film  will  be  included 
in  the  1945-46  schedule. 


Disney  Plans  New  Feature 

Walt  Disney  Studios  announced  this  week  th; 
the  next  Technicolor  feature  on  its  production 
schedule  would  be  "Make  Mine  Music,"  to  be 
released  through  RKO  early  in  1946.  With  the 
exception  of  one  section  of  the  picture,  the  fea- 
ture will  be  all  cartoon.  All  cartoon  characters 
in  the  production  will  be  created  especially  for  the 
film. 


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ou  never  really  know  anybody! 
Take  Uncle  Harry ^  for  instance... 


He  was  kind,  charming,  respected.  He  lived  an 
apparently  conventional  life. 


Suddenly  the  bottom  dropped  out  of  his  well- 
ordered  existence.  He  became  a  man  driven 
beyond  endurance  by  two  desperate  women . .  . 
to  MURDER! 

"Uncle  Harry''  is  the  play  that  shocked 
Broadway.  Everyone  said  it  couldn't 
be  filmed!  Universal  takes  pride  in 
I  having  made  it  into  a  fine  motion 
picture.  Screen  it.  Date  it  fast. 


New  York  Union 
Seeks  to  Assign 
Pro jection  ists 

Major  film  companies  in  New  York  this  week 
were  studying  the  proposal  by  the  city's  projection- 
ists' union,  Local  306,  International  Alliance  of 
Theatrical  Stage  Employees,  that  the  union  here- 
after be  allowed  to  choose  from  availability  lists 
the  projectionists  to  be  employed  at  home  offices 
and  exchanges. 

The  union  is  said  to  be  amending  its  constitu- 
tion so  that  future  contracts  will  not  permit  a 
company  to  request  certain  individuals  from  the 
lists.  The  union  also  is  asking  that  the  provision 
be  included  in  a  two-year  contract  recently 
negotiated. 

New  York  film  circles  believe  the  local  will  de- 
mand the  same  of  the  Loew  and  RKO  circuits, 
with  whom  it  is  now  negotiating,  and  from  other 
circuits,  when  contracts  expire. 

In  1937,  dealing  with  the  Independent  Theatre 
Owners  Association,  the  union  obtained  this  hir- 
ing" condition,  but  did  not  insist  upon  assigning 
projectionists  over  an  exhibitor's  objection,  if  the 
latter  after  a  trial  period  found  an  employee  un- 
satisfactory. 

The  union,  Tuesday,  was  reported  offering  to 
allow  the  companies  the  right  to  discharge  a 
new  projectionist  after  one  week,  without  explana- 
tion. 

Meanwhile,  an  agreement  between  the  union 
and  the  Century  Circuit  may  be  reached  soon. 
The  circuit  has  a  contract  with  the  Empire  State 
Motion  Picture  Operators  Union,  the  members 
of  which  were  absorbed  in  a  merger  with  Local 
306,  but  the  corporate  entity  of  which  remains ; 
and  the  contract  runs  six  and  one-half  years. 

The  union  has  attempted  to  have  the  National 
Labor  Relations  Board  declare  it  the  bargaining- 
representative  for  Century  projectionists.  A  union 
committee  several  months  ago  drew  up  with  Cen- 
tury representatives  a  compromise  which  would 
have  reduced  the  length  of  the  old  contract  and 
raised  wages  and  provided  recognition  for  Local 
306  at  the  contract  expiration.  This  compromise 
was  rejected,  however,  by  the  union. 

Begin  Hearings  in  Union 
Reinstatement  Case 

Hearings  began  July  18  in  the  Court  of  Com- 
mon Pleas  of  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  in  the  suit 
brought  by  Philip  L.  Trainer,  Chester,  Pa.,  project- 
ionist, against  Local  516,  lATSE.  Mr.  Trainer, 
who  was  expelled  from  the  local  June  21  for  al- 
leged non-payment  of  his  financial  obligations,  seeks 
reinstatement  and  a  financial  settlement  for  his 
period  of  unemployment. 

This  action  is  the  second  taken  by  Mr.  Trainer 
against  the  local.  On  April  23  he  won  his  suit 
to  regain  his  vote  in  the  union.  Concerning  the 
history  of  this  first  action,  these  facts  were 
presented:  In  October,  1937,  Mr.  Trainer  was 
expelled  from  the  local  for  certain  violations  of 
the  local's  constitution.  He  appealed  the  decision 
and  Richard  F.  Walsh,  at  that  time  a  vice-pres  - 
ident of  lATSE,  referred  the  matter  back  to  the 
local. 

Following  this,  Mr.  Trainer  was  readmitted  to 
the  local  after  signing,  in  January,  1938,  a  waiver 
relinquishing  his  right  to  have  a  vote  and  voice 
in  the  union's  activities.  That  waiver  was  de- 
clared null  and  void  by  Judge  Henry  G.  Sweeney, 
who  is  hearing  the  current  case. 

Stanley  Higginson  Is  Named 
Warner  Australian  Manager 

Wolfe  Cohen,  vice-president  of  Warner  Interna- 
tional, has  promoted  Stanley  W.  Higginson,  sales 
manager  in  Australia  for  the  past  several  years, 
to  the  post  of  general  manager  for  that  country. 
Mr.  Higginson  has  been  connected  with  the  War- 
ner Brothers  organization  in  Australia  since  1928. 
He  was  in  charge  of  advertising  and  sales  pro- 
motion before  taking  over  the  duties  of  sales  mana- 
ger. He  will  continue  to  make  his  headquarters 
in  Sydney. 


Studio  Wage  Negotiations 
May  Shift  to  New  York 

If  film  company  executives  and  representatives 
of  lATSE  studio  unions  disagree  on  new  wage 
negotiations  scheduled  to  begin  in  Hollywood  after 
Labor  Day,  the  negotiations  will  be  shifted  to 
New  York  in  the  latter  part  of  October,  it  is 
learned. 

The  lATSE  has  submitted  new  demands  under 
terms  of  the  contracts  negotiated  in  New  York 
last  year.  These  demands,  which,  it  is  estimated, 
would  cost  the  studios  $5,000,000  annually,  include 
bids  for  new  classifications  and  other  benefits 
which  would  raise  wage  scales  by  20  to  25  per 
cent. 

The  War  Labor  Board  has  approved  all  of  the 
contracts  with  the  exception  of  that  of  the  cam- 
eramen, which  has  not  been  submitted  as  yet  be- 
cause of  a  dispute  over  the  wording. 

SOPEG  Denied  Closed  Shop 
At  Republic  Home  Office 

The  American  Arbitration  Association  has 
handed  down  a  decision  in  favor  of  Republic 
against  the  claim  of  the  Screen  Office  and  Pro- 
fessional Employees  Guild  that  it  -  was  entitled  to 
a  closed  shop  under  its  contract  covering  Repub- 
lic's home  office  employees.  The  Guild  now  has 
a  70  per  cent  union  shop,  but  claimed  a  closed 
shop  on  the  ground  that  Republic  later  signed  a 
closed  shop  agreement  with  the  lATSE  cover- 
ing front  office  employees  at  some  of  the  Repub- 
lic branches. 

Alexander  and  Stearn  Merge 
Booking  Organizations 

James  H.  Alexander  of  Pennsylvania  Enter- 
prises, a  buying  and  booking  organization  repre- 
senting 45  out-of-town  houses,  and  Bert  M.  Stearn 
of  Cooperative  Theatre  Service,  a  buying  and 
booking  organization'  representing  approximately 
80  city  and  suburban  theatres,  announced  this 
week  the  merger  of  the  two  organizations,  both 
of  which  are  in  Pittsburgh.  Mr.  Alexander  will 
continue  in  an  executive  capacity,  handling  and 
assisting  in  the  administrative  affairs  of  the  com- 
bined companies.  ■ 

May  Sees  Vital  Role  for 
Screen  in  Education 

The  time  will  come  when  "every  school  house 
will  have  its  own  motion  picture  projector  and  its 
own  film  library,"  according  to  Professor  Mark  A. 
May  of  Yale  University.  Mr.  May  is  chairman  of 
the  Committee  on  the  Use  of  Motion  Pictures  in 
Education,  advisory  board  to  Teaching  Films  Cus- 
todian, Inc. 

Mr.  May  sees  a  vital  role  in  education  for  mo- 
tion pictures.  He  believes  that  films  can  be  geared 
to  school  programs  along  the  same  lines  in  which 
they  were  used  by  the  armed  forces  to  speed  up 
training  programs. 

"Returning  service  men  who  have  been  trained 
with  motion  pictures,"  he  said,  "will  be  ready  to 
urge  their  more  extensive  use  in  schools,  factories, 
public  discussion  forums  and  lecture  halls." 

Rogovin  Heads  Columbia 
New  England  Division 

Harry  Rogovin,  Columbia's  Boston  branch  man- 
ager, has  been  promoted  to  the  newly-created  post 
of  New  England  division  manager,  Abe  Montague, 
general  sales  manager  of  the  company,  announced 
in  New  York  Wednesday.  Mr.  Rogovin  will  make 
his  headquarters  in  Boston.  He  joined  Columbia 
in  1929  as  salesman  in  the  Boston  territory.  In 
1933  he  was  named  manager  of  the  New  Haven 
exchange.  He  became  branch  manager  at  Boston 
in  1937,  which  post  he  held  until  his  new  assign- 
ment. 


Reissue  Distribution  Set 

Distribution  has  been  arranged  for  three  Joe  E. 
Brown  reissues  with  12  independent  exchanges 
throughout  the  country,  according  to  Jack  Rieger, 
president  of  Trinity  Pictures  in  New  York.  The 
pictures  are  "Fit  for  a  King,"  "Wide  Open  Faces" 
and  "Riding  on  Air."  The  last-named  release  has 
been  sold  by  Albert  Dezel  Roadshows  of  Detroit 
to  the  Butterfield  circuit  in  Michigan. 


Guilds  Consider 
Lindelof  Plea  to  ' 
Join  Coast  Strike 

Whether  to  join  the  Conference  of  Studio 
Unions'  strike  against  major  Hollywood  studios 
was  the  question  before  Hollywood  guilds  this 
week.  Representing  office  employees,  publicists, 
story  analysts  and  cartoonists,  they  were  asked  to  | 
join  last  week  by  American  Federation  of  Labor 
international  vice-president  L.  P.  Lindelof.  Herb-.  < 
ert  Sorrell,  CSU  leader,  predicted  Monday  the 
guilds  would  join. 

Tuesday  the  producers  obtained  a  temporary  re- 
straining order  to  prevent  Screen  Office  Employees 
Guild  members  from  violating  the  non-strike  clause  • 
in  their  contract  by  leaving  their  jobs  in  compliance  : 
with  Mr.  Lindelof's  instructions  to  observe  picket  , 
lines,  but  the  Screen  Cartoonists  Guild  withdrew  ' 
21  workers  from  MGM  and  73  from  Warners  when  i 
the  membership  decided  not  to  cross  the  lines.  Car-  ji 
toonists  working  on  Government  films  were  ex-  | 
empted.    How  the  producers'  action  would  change  | 
the  situation  was  not  immediately  apparent,  al- 
though an  SOEG  official  said:  "We  were  aware  \ 
when  we  took  this  action  that  it  would  make  us 
liable  to  injunction  proceedings."  A 

In  New  York  last  week  Richard  F.  Walsh,  pres-J 
ident  of  the  International  Alliance  of  TheatricaU 
Stage   Employees,   whose   members   continue  t<M 
work,  and  which  has  issued  charters  to  categories 
of  workers  represented  by  the  CSU,  denied  that! 
these  actions  represented  defiance  of  the  AFLJ 
Mr.  Walsh  added  he  had  asked  the  AFL  Council 
pertinent  questions,  one  of  which  was  what  would' 
happen    if    the    lATSE    withdrew    its  charters. 
Other  questions,  he  said,  were,  would  the  CSU 
end  its  strike,  and  would  the  studios  continue  func- 
tioning as  they  are  now.    The  AFL  Council  prob-  , 
ably  had  no  authority  to  evict  the  lATSE,  and  the  \ 
union  did  not  intend  to  leave,  Mr.  Walsh  said.  ! 

Mr.  Lindelof,  who  warned  the  guilds  not  to 
pass  the  picket  lines,  is  president  of  the  Painters, 
Paperhangers  and  Decorators  Union,  with  which 
the  office  employees  and  publicists  guilds  are  af- 
filiated. 

Screen  Actors  Guild  Plans 
For  Demobilized  Actors 

The  Screen  Actors  Guild  is  expected  to  reveal  ' 
shortly  details  of  its  long-studied  plan  for  the  re- 
employment of  discharged  actors.  Indications  are  , 
that  the  studios  will  cooperate  with  the  Guild  to  j 
guarantee  reasonable  minimum  employment,  be-  j 
lieved  to  be  90  days,  to  every  player  discharged  j 
from  military  service. 

Republic  Names  Feld  as 
Pittsburgh  Manager 

James  R.  Grainger,  president  and  general  sales 
manager  of  Republic  Pictures,  announced  last 
week  the  appointment  of  William  Feld  as  Pitts- 
burgh branch  manager.  Mr.  Feld  moves  from 
Chicago  where  he  was  branch  sales  manager.  He 
has  been  with  the  company  five  years. 

Universal  Bottleneck  Eased 
By  Week  Runs  in  Chicago 

To  relieve  the  Universal  product  bottleneck,  the 
RKO  Palace  in  Chicago,  the  company's  first  run 
outlet,  is  speeding  up  its  commitments  this  month 
by  holding  pictures  one  rather  than  the  usual  two 
weeks.  "On  Stage  Everybody"  and  "The  Woman 
in  Green"  will  be  shown  at  the  RKO  Grand  to 
ease  the  situation. 

General  Precision  Profit 
$341,034  for  Quarter 

A  net  profit  of  $341,034  for  the  three  months 
ended  June  30,  1945,  was  reported  Wednesday  by 
General  Precision  Equipment  Corporation  and  its 
subsidiary  companies.  The  figure  was  after  pro- 
vision for  Federal  income  and  excess  profits 
taxes,  renegotiation  and  contingencies,  subject  to 
year-end  adjustments. 


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^i^tri^lH>J^  jI(H^  7{/i^ciL  ^^^A/^  .  • - 

Xijdt  "y^O^  nlcJU^  ky^&U^  4iiryi  ! 

He's  everybody's  friend.  People  think  they  have  him 
down  pat.  But  they  really  don't  know  what  makes 
him  tick,  nor  do  they  know  what  women  do  to  him. 

How  shocking  that  he  should  be  a  murderer! 

The  sensational  Broadway  play  Universal  dared  to 
film  is  engrossing  entertainment.  See  it  as  soon  as 
you  can.  Date  it  fast. 


CHARLES  K.  FELDAAAN  presents 


starring  GEORGE  SANDERS  •  GERALDINE  FITZGERALD  •  ELLA  RAINES 

^  »«.  MOYNA  MACGIU  •  SARA  ALLGOOD  •  HARRY  VON  ZELL  •  Directed  by  Robert  siodmak 

Produced  by  JOAN  HARRISON .  Executive  Producer:  MILTON  H.  FELD  •  Screen  Play  by  Stephen  Longstreet  ■  Adap- 
tation by  Keith  Winter  •  From  the  Play  by  Thomas  Job  •  As  Produced  on  the  Stage  by  Clifford  Hayman  ■  A  UNIVERSAL  RELEASE 


f|  ^df^         ■■HMMW  ^^^^^^ 

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CHESTER  FRIEDMAN.  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM.  Associate  Ed»or 


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Give  the  Manager  a  Pass 

Since  last  November  when  the  compulsory  trade  show  clause 
expired  at  the  end  of  the  three  year  trial  period  the  distributors 
have  continued  these  trade  shows  as  a  matter  of  record. 

Exchanges  throughout  the  country  have  nevertheless  continued 
to  complain  about  the  poor  attendance  at  these  trade  screenings. 

It  seems  that  one  of  the  benefits  which  might  have  accrued 
as  a  result  of  these  screenings  has  been  lost  because  theatre  man- 
agers rarely  have  been  able  to  attend. 

When  a  theatre  man  finds  himself  with  a  worthy  attraction  he 
will  often  go  to  a  distance  to  promote  the  picture. 

And  if  a  manager  has  an  opportunity  to  see  an  advance  screen- 
ing he  comes  away  uplifted  by  what  he  has  seen.  He  knows  just 
how  the  picture  affects  him  and  how  best  it  can  be  sold  to  his  pub- 
lic in  understandable  terms.  He  frequently  spots  angles  with  local 
appeal  which  are  overlooked  by  the  distributor  in  the  press  sheet. 

It's  very  doubtful  whether  anyone  could  deny  how  much  more 
sales  promotion  would  be  generated  by  the  manager  could  he  see 
advance  screenings  on  all  his  attractions. 

Despite  this  obvious  advantage  there  has  been  no  opportunity 
for  the  manager  to  attend  the  trade  showings,  mainly  because 
the  circuit  heads  have  been  unable  to  arrange  the  manager's 
schedule  to  permit  his  attendance. 

Since  most  of  the  exchange  centers  where  the  trade  shows  take 
place  are  in  large  cities  there  should  be  no  lack  of  attendance 
since  there  is  a  sufficient  number  of  Interested  managers  to  over- 
flow the  capacity  of  the  screening  room.  The  managers,  we  are 
sure,  would  have  no  objection  to  attending  these  shows.  What  is 
needed  is  encoura'gement  from  circuit  heads  to  permit  this. 

AAA 

Come  Up  and  See  Me 

Forbes,  a  Wall  Street  publication,  recently  counseled  Its  readers 
to  make  friends  with  legislators.  It  pointed  out  that  business  and 
industry  long  ago  acknowledged  the  need  for  cultivating  prospects 
and  customers  through  friendly  acts  and  overtures.  During  war 
times,  the  article  stated,  wide  awake  organizations  have  continued 
these  contacts  through  personal  calls,  by  correspondence  and 
advertising  through  public  relations  departments. 

One  very  important  field  has  been  badly  neglected  by  business 
executives,  it  continued,  mainly  making  friends  with  legislators. 


It  quoted  from  a  recent  address  by  Congressman  Fred  L.  Craw- 
ford (Michigan),  In  which  the  legislator  called  upon  the  listeners, 
a  group  of  business  men  and  investors,  to  come  to  Washington 
and  make  friends. 

"Show  me  bulletins  that  you  have  issued",  said  the  Congress- 
man, "and  I  will  use  them  on  the  Floor  and  try  to  advertise  them 
for  you". 

Your  Round  Table  editor  will  present  a  special  Plaque  to  the 
first  theatre  man  who  succeeds  in  having  the  Hon.  Mr.  Crawford 
promote  a  coming  attraction  from  the  Floor  of  the  House. 

AAA 

Through  the  Window 

One  recent  visitor  remarked  on  the  frequency  with  which  we 
published  pictures  of  window  displays.  "I  wonder,"  he  said,  "just 
how  much  good  window  tieups  mean  to  the  average  theatre?" 

From  our  observation,  windows  are  as  important  a  part  of  the 
over-all  theatre  campaign  as  any  other  medium  of  advertising. 

The  value  of  any  specific  window  depends  on  Its  location  and 
the  number  of  people  who  pass  It.  Each  window  has  a  circulation, 
like  that  of  a  newspaper,  and  each  passerby  who  stops  to  look 
at  a  display  Is  like  a  newspaper  reader  who  stops,  reads  and 
digests  a  newspaper  advertisement. 

AAA 

Van  of  Contentment 

One  of  our  good  friends,  a  liaison  man  between  one  of  the  major 
distributing  companies  and  the  trade  press,  Is  vacationing  in  a  dis- 
tant spot  which  lacks  many  of  the  normal  accommodations  found 
in  most  cities. 

"Please  rush  me  by  air  mail",  he  wrote,  "a  dozen  or  more  photo- 
graphs of  Van  Johnson,  even  if  you  have  to  buy  them  but  please 
do  it  today  as  we  may  be  able  to  get  a  little  service  around  here 
in  exchange  for  Van's  picture". 

It  wasn't  until  after  we  had  complied  with  the  request  that  we 
suddenly  realized  the  press  agent  and  Van  Johnson  work  for  dif- 
ferent companies. 

We  can  sympathize  with  our  friend's  desperate  desire  for  ser- 
vice, but  at  such  a  price? 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


Kraska  Arranges 
Window  Tieups 
On  ^^PowderDrf^  ON  NEW  PRODUCT 


The  Selling  Approach 


Window  display  promoted  by  George  Kraska 
for  the  date  on  "Keep  Your  Powder  Dry"  at 
loew's  State  and  Orpheum,  Boston. 

George  Kraska,  publicist  for  Loew's  State 
md  Orpheum  theatres,  Boston,  aided  by  Joe 
DiPesa,  made  an  unusually  effective  campaign 
or  "Keep  Your  Powder  Dry,"  among  which 
vas  the  promotion  of  a  window  display  in  Jor- 
lan  Marsh's  department  store,  located  on  a 
'ery  busy  corner. 

Kraska  also  arranged  for  the  use  of  Army 
eeps  promoted  from  the  WACs  on  their  re- 
quiting drive  and  had  a  cavalcade  of  these  on 
listoric  Boston  Common,  then  at  the  famous 
'Bondstand"  on  the  common  he  had  several 
tars  from  the  floor  show  at  the  Hotel  Statler, 
ncluding  Johnny  Johnston,  radio,  stage  and 
creen  star,  Garwood  Van  and  his  orchestra 
rom  the  Terrace  Room,  Ruth  Carey,  film  and 
tage  songstress,  whose  native  city  is  Boston, 
md  others  of  note. 

Two  hundred  thousand  throwaways  were  cir- 
;ulated  throughout  the  city,  and  the  Mayor, 
ion.  John  E.  Kerrigan,  appeared  as  sponsor 
or  the  picture  and  as  a  speaker  at  the  "Bond- 
tand,"  in  its  behalf.  George  also  aided  in  the 
■ecruiting  drive  for  the  WACs. 


Jshere+te  Endorses  Picture 

For  his  date  on  "Between  Two  Women"  at 
he  Colonial  theatre,  Belfast,  Maine,  Bill  Muir 
ent  government  postcards  to  his  special  mail- 
ng  ladies'  list.  Copy,  which  was  signed  by 
me  of  the  usherettes,  read:  "Confidentially, 
ve  see  all  the  pictures  that  come  to  the  Coloni- 
.1  and  just  between  two  women  we've  decided 
hat  Van  Johnson  in  'Between  Two  Women'  is. 
itc,  etc." 


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For  Anierieo's 
Leading 
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[The  material  below  reflects  press  books  now  in  preparation  and  represents  the  point  of  view 
of  the  distributors'  exploiteers  about  the  selling  points  and  special  merit  of  these  pictures.] 


WONDER  MAN  (RKO  Radio):  Danny  Kaye's 
rising  popularity  and  the  appearance,  how- 
ever brief,  of  the  Goldwyn  girls  in  this  tech- 
nicolor production  is  worthy  of  special 
attention  from  the  showman  with  aspirations 
for  large  box  office  receipts. 

Danny  Kaye  plays  twin  brothers  in  the  pic- 
ture. Find  the  outstanding  twins  in  your  town. 
You  might  work  this  idea  in  cooperation  with 
your  newspaper,  also  using  photographs  for 
display  in  your  lobby.  Servicemen  twins 
could  be  top  featured.  Present  your  con- 
testants from  the  stage,  announcing  the  win- 
ners at  that  time  and  presenting  them  with 
special  awards  promoted  from  merchants. 

Title  suggests  a  search  for  the  local  won- 
der man  In  defense  work,  business,  etc. 
Allow  the  public  to  cast  votes  through  news- 
paper cooperation  or  at  the  theatre.  Lobby 
board  can  be  used  showing  a  day-by-day 
standing  of  the  contestants. 

Several  street  ballyhoos  are  suggested. 
The  old  device  with  the  man  dressed  in 
tails  and  white  tie,  with  transparent  shirt  front 
and  illuminated  billing,  should  be  effective  at 
night.  Some  attractive  girls,  representing  the 
famous  Goldwyn  girls,  should  also  attract 
plenty  of  attention.  There  is  plenty  of  oppor- 


tunity for  window  tie-ups  and  fashion  displays 
featuring  sportswear  and  playsults. 

STORY  OF  G.I.  JOE  (United  Artists):  This 
picture  has  already  made  Its  world  premiere 
and  was  accorded  an  outstanding  publicity 
campaign  by  the  newspaper  press. 

You  will  undoubtedly  find  your  local  news- 
papers will  lend  you  every  assistance  in  pro- 
moting this  film  because  of  the  general  popu- 
larity the  correspondent,  Ernie  Pyle,  enjoyed. 
Dig  up  reference  in  the  book  to  any  local 
persons  who  are  mentioned  by  Pyle.  If  these 
people  who  met  the  correspondent  overseas 
happen  to  be  in  town,  you  have  ready-made 
interviews  for  the  press  and  radio.  Tie  up  with 
newsstands,  book  shops,  department  stores 
and  libraries  on  the  book.  Several  popular 
song  hits  from  the  picture  have  been  pub- 
lished by  Crawford  Music  and  Include 
"Linda",  "Infantry  March"  and  "Ten  Thou- 
sand Miles".  This  should  be  perfect  for  tie- 
ups  at  music  counters  everywhere.  Of  course, 
you  can  arrange  special  screenings  for  the 
press  and  radio  representatives,  with  perhaps 
special  invitations  to  selected  G.l.'s  home  on 
furlough.  Veterans'  organizations  and  other 
community  groups  should  give  you  support. 


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47 


Premiere^  Rally 
Highlight  Tabor 
Bond  Promotions 


War  Showmanship  Contenders 


The  showmen  listed  below 
effort.  Their  material  is  e 
manship  Award. 

JAMES  C.  BALKIOM,  JR. 
Gray,  Gray,  Ga. 

HARRY  BOTWICK 
State,  Portland,  Maine 

H.  SPENCER  BREGOFF 
Palace,  Pt.  Richmond,  L.  I. 

LIGE  BRIEN 

Enright,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

LARRY  COWEN 
Proctor's,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

JAMES  J.  DEMPSEY 
Paramount,  Lynn,  Mass. 

ARNOLD  GATES 

Loew's  Stillman,  Cleveland 


have  contributed  and  reported  on  their  campaigns  to  aid  the  Wai 

'igible  for  consideration  by  the  Judges  for  the  Quigley  War  Show4 


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EDGAR  GOTH 
Colonial,  Richmond,  Va. 

ROSA  HART 

Paramount,  Lake  Charles,  La. 
PHIL  KATZ 

Kenyon,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

P.  E.  McCOY 
Miller,  Augusta,  Ga. 

JACK  MATLACK 
Broadway,  Portland,  Ore. 

HAROLD  S.  MORTIN 
Loew's  State,  Syracuse 

FRED  PERRY 

Olympic,  Watertown,  N.  Y. 


LESTER  POLLOCK 
Loew's,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

SYDNEY  J.  POPPAY 
Majestic,  Gettysburg,  Pa. 

EDWARD  RICHARDSON 
Granada,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

GEORGE  STOVES 
Fairfield,  Fairfield,  Ala. 

EVAN  THOMPSON 
Strand,  Plainfield,  N.  J. 

GERTRUDE  TRACY 
Loew's  Ohio,  Cleveland 

CHARLES  A.  ZINN 
State,  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


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As  part  of  their  activities  on  behalf  of  the 
7th  War  Loan  Drive,  T.  O.  Tabor,  general 
manager  of  the  Augusta  Amusements,  and  P. 
E.  McCoy,  at  the  Miller  theatre,  Augusta,  Ga., 
held  a  Bond  premiere,  which  was  sponsored  by 
the  Infantry  Replacement  Training  Center  of 
Camp  Gordon. 

A  special  show  in  which  the  servicemen  and 
women  participated  was  held  at  the  theatre, 
which  had  for  its  screen  attraction  "The  Fight- 
ing Lady."  Admission  was  by  Bond  purchase 
only. 

The  first  400  Bond  purchasers  from  the  thea- 
tre booth  on  "Infantry  Day"  were  taken  on  a 
tour  of  the  battle  courses  at  Camp  Gordon,  and 
Richard  Waring  was  made  available  to  handle 
the  sales. 

Stations  WRDW  and  WGAC,  the  Chronicle 
Herald  and  Labor  Review,  and  the  theatre 
screen,  lobby  and  marquee  were  the  outlets  for 
an  abundance  of  publicity.  Veterans  from  al- 
most every  theatre  of  war  appeared  on  stage 
nightly  for  the  first  15  days  of  the  drive,  each 
urging  the  audience  to  purchase  Bonds. 

Brien  Nets  $300,000 

Camp  Gordon  and  the  Miller  theatre  worked 
in  close  coordination  to  help  boost  the  sale  of 
Bonds  on  Infantry  Day.  A  special  War  Bond 
Booth  was  set  up  on  the  street  directly  in  front 
of  the  theatre  for  a  week  in  advance  and  was 
manned  by  Richard  Waring  and  two  of  the 
city's  debutantes.  Near  the  closing  of  the  drive 
at  the  Oliver  General  Hospital,  the  Special 
Service  Officer  enlisted  the  aid  of  the  theatre- 
men  to  solicit  prizes,  etc.,  to  help  pull  a  final 
rally  to  fill  the  hospital  quota.  As  a  result,  the 
quota  went  well  over  the  top. 

The  highlight  of  Lige  Brien's  War  Loan 
Drive  at  the  Warner  Enright  theatre  in  Pitts- 
burgh, was  a  "Famous  book  and  author"  rally 
and  auction,  at  which  books  autographed  by 


their  authors  were  auctioned  off  on  stage. 
Carlson's  "Under  Cover"  went  for  $10,000, 
the  entire  premiere  and  auction  selling  $300,000 
in  Bonds.  The  stunt  was  widely  advertised  by 
the  theatre  and  picked  up  by  the  papers.  Spe- 
cial hard  tickets  were  printed  for  the  pre- 
miere. 

Radio  coverage  included  spot  announce- 
ments on  KDKA  and  WCAE  for  a  week 
ahead;  and  10  days  in  advance  spots  were 
landed  on  WWSW,  direct  from  the  theatre 
stage.  The  special  show  included  stage  acts, 
quartette,  community  sing.  Bond  auction,  Book 
and  Author  rally  and  the  feature  picture. 

Five  authors  autographed  their  books  at  a 
Bond  breakfast  and  in  order  to  attend,  a  $500 
Bond  had  to  be  purchased  for  admission.  The 
authors  were  John  Roy  Carlson ;  Lt.  Col.  Bo- 
vert  Henriques;  Esther  Forbes;  Albert  Q. 
Maisel  and  S.  J.  Perelman.  Forty  books  to  be 
autographed  were  donated  by  Sears,  Roebuck 
&  Co.  Gifts  were  also  promoted  from  local 
merchants  for  the  stage  auction. 


Personalized  Ads 
Helped  Kautzer 

Highlighting  Robert  Kautzer's  campaign  on 
"Music  for  Millions"  at  the  Korrodgo  theatre, 
Hancock,  Michigan,  were  some  very  unusua 
newspaper  ads.  These  featured  the  star,  Mar-i 
garet  O'Brien,  and  included  a  cut  showing  her 
standing  with  her  suitcase  on  the  railroad 
tracks,  presumably  waiting  to  board  a  train, 
with  copy  calling  attention  to  her  return  to 
Hancock  and  urging  them  to  see  her  in  her 
greatest  picture. 

Other  display  ads  featured  a  telegram  sup- 
posedly sent  by  the  manager  to  her,  congratu- 
lating her  on  winning  the  Academy  Award. 

Another  unique  ad  showed  a  man  holding  a 
ribbon  award  with  copy  reading:  "This  Is 
Number  One  on  Your  Entertainment  Hit  Par- 
ade." Still  another  depicted  Margaret  O'Brien 
sitting  on  top  of  an  electric  sign  looking  down 
at  all  the  people  coming  from  all  directions  to 
the  theatre,  and  saying,  "Gee  whiz !  I'm  glad 
all  those  people  are  coming  to  see  me." 

A  radio  contest  tie-up  was  arranged  with 
WHDF  whereby  the  station  requested  people  to 
bring  in  all  of  their  old  records,  which  were 
used  to  provide  "Music  for  Millions."  Later 
the  records  were  distributed  among  the  Coast 
Guard  Station  and  to  the  local  USO. 

Arrangements  were  made  with  Mrs.  Lenore 
Lang,  prominent  music  teacher,  to  have  the 
pick  of  her  students  to  play  a  recital  each  night 
on  the  stage  of  the  theatre  during  the  run  of 
the  picture,  and  Mrs.  Fred  Stoyle,  local  chair- 
man of  the  American  Federation  of  Music 
Clubs  cooperated  with  Mr.  Kautzer  by  sending 
out  letters  endorsing  the  picture  and  urging 
all  the  people  of  the  Copper  Country  to  see  the 
picture. 

Extensive  window  displays  and  a  number  of 
standard  14x22  window  cards  were  posted  in 
the  most  prominent  windows  in  and  around 
Hancock. 


Sparrow  Lands  Co-op  Ad 

As  part  of  his  advance  campaign  on  "With- 
out Love"  at  Loew's  theatre,  Indianapolis,  Ind., 
Boyd  Sparrow  promoted  Rost,  local  jeweler, 
for  a  three-column  cooperative  ad  which  in- 
cluded cut  of  Katharine  Hepburn  together  with 
playdates,  etc. 


RKO  RADIO  PICTURES,  Inc., 

TRADE  SHOWINGS  CORRECTION 

Through  the  printer's  error,  it  was  erroneously  stated  in  RKO 
Radio  Pictures'  advertisement  on  page  45  of  last  week's  Motion 
Picture  Herald  that 

"FIRST  YANK  INTO  TOKYO" 

would  be  trade  shown  nationally  on  August  1st  and  2nd.  The 
advertisement  should  have  stated  that  all  of  the  dates,  times 
and  places  listed  apply  to  the  trade  showings  of 

"RADIO  STARS  ON  PARADE" 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  JULY  28,  1945 


"Nubian  Theatres 
Jsing  Summer 
booster  Devices 

The  Fabian  operated  Wilmer  &  Vincent  Na- 
mal  theatre  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  has  sched- 
ed  an  Army  vs.  Navy  Jitterbug  Contest  as  the 
St  of  a  series  of  summer  attendance  stunts, 
his  unique  dance  competition  will  have  the 
rmy  and  its  hepcat  partners  battle  it  out  on 
e  stage  with  the  Navy  and  its  rug-cutting 
irtners. 

A  tie-up  has  been  made  with  the  local  USO, 
[lereby  a  series  of  seven  eliminations  will  be 
:ld  in  the  giant  outdoor  parking  lot  USO  Can- 
en,  with  winning  teams  selected  each  night, 
represent  both  the  Army  and  Navy.  Win- 
;rs  will  compete  in  the  grand  finals  on  the 
ational  theatre  stage. 

The  Climax  Beverage  Company  has  been  se- 
red  to  sponsor  the  event.  Large  cash  prizes 
ill  be  awarded  the  first,  second,  third  and 
urth  place  teams  at  the  finals,  with  other  pro- 
Dted  prizes  to  be  given  the  winning  teams  at 
e  eliminations. 

The  Army  vs.  Navy  Jitterbug  Contest  will 
rry  out  the  theme  of  the  traditional  rivalry 
tween  the  Army  and  Navy  as  epitomized  on 
e  football  field.  A  cheering  section  will  be 
t  aside  for  the  Army  and  another  for  the 
avy,  with  comely  cheer-leaders  on  the  stage. 
Harvey  Hudson,  WRVA  announcer,  and 
inductor  of  that  station's  Juke  Box  Program, 
ill  handle  the  master  of  ceremonies  assignment 
the  contest. 

Edgar  Goth,  Director  of  Advertising  and 
ublicity  for  the  Fabian  Wilmer  &  Vincent 
heatres,  arranged  the  stunt,  and  promoted  the 
;al. 


romo+es  Newspaper  Contest 
or  "Son  of  Lassie" 

An  exceptional  amount  of  free  newspaper 
)ace  was  secured  by  P.  E.  McCoy,  manager 
:  the  Miller  theatre,  Augusta,  Ga.,  for  his  date 
:  "Son  of  Lassie"  through  a  contest  on  "Why 
Like  Dogs,"  sponsored  by  the  Augusta 
hronicle. 

The  contest  was  open  to  boys  and  girls  be- 
veen  the  ages  of  6  and  15,  and  the  first  prize, 
pedigri'^."  <>up,  named  "Roddie"  (after 

oddie  McDowell),  was  awarded  to  the  child 
riting  the  best  essay  titled  "Why  I  Like 
'ogs." 

The  paper  carried  art  and  feature  stories 
lily,  including  photos  of  "Roddie"  visiting 
ounded  war  veterans  at  Oliver  General  Hos- 
ital,  three  of  whom  were  appointed  judges 
i  the  contest. 

The  contest  winner,  ten  year  old  Hubert 
mith,  was  announced  on  the  second  day  the 
icture  opened  and  the  pup  awarded  to  the  boy 
om  the  theatre  stage. 

Other  devices  were  used  to  further  the  cam- 
lign  on  this  picture,  one  of  which  was  a  large 
Dghouse  erected  in  the  lobby  weeks  in  advance 
ith  teaser  copy  reading,  "Reserved  for  the 
)0n  of  Lassie'." 


Itein  Holds  Private  Screening  for 
It  Happened  in  Springfield" 

Following  the  private  screening  of  "It  Hap- 
sned  in  Springfield"  at  the  Branford  theatre, 
Newark,  N.  J.,  Louis  Stein  formed  a  sponsor- 
ig  committee  comprised  of  Mayor  Vincent  J. 
lurphy,  Supt.  of  Schools  John  S.  Herron,  rwin- 


isters,  and  the  Director  of  the  N.  J.  Good  Will 
Commission. 

A  special  kit  containing  a  one-sheet,  stills, 
Woman's  Home  Companion  reprints,  News- 
week leaflets,  etc.,  was  presented  to  each  guest 
for  bulletin  board  and  discussion  use.  One-min- 
ute daily  spots  were  had  over  WAAT  for  two 
weeks  in  advance  and  one  week  during  the  run. 
Prominent  display  space  was  allotted  in  regular 
theatre  ads  in  the  Newark  Evening  News  and 
Star  Ledger. 

The  picture  title  was  given  feature  promi- 
nence on  the  marquee;  special  displays  were 
used  in  the  inner  and  outer  lobbies  and  3,000 
reprints  of  "Your  Town  Could  Do  It"  carrying 
theatre  sticker  announcing  playdates,  were  dis- 
tributed in  high  schools. 

Teaser  Card  Angle  Sells 
"Ronnance"  for  Boyle 

More  than  1,000  small  teaser  calling  cards 
left  at  hotels  and  city-wide  mail  boxes ;  5,000 
pin-up  booklets  featuring  Van  Johnson  and  Es- 
ther Williams  sent  to  the  Coast  Guard  Acade- 
my and  the  Submarine  Base ;  and  5,000  color 
photos,  8  X  10,  of  Van  Johnson  distributed  by  a 
local  news  dealer  were  part  of  a  ballyhoo  used 
by  Manager  Joseph  Boyle,  Loew's  Poli-Broad- 
way  theatre,  Norwich,  Conn.,  to  plug  his  cur- 
rent screening  of  "Thrill  of  a  Romance." 

In  addition,  Boyle  obtained  city-wide  bus 
card  coverage  and  this  time  the  cards  were  pre- 
pared to  allow  for  insertion  of  one  of  the  color 
photos  of  the  star  as  a  special  attention-getter. 
Ried  and  Hughes  Company  were  promoted  for 
full  page  bathing  suit  and  beauty  co-ops  in  the 
local  press  for  this  film  and  a  full  music  win- 
dow on  the  song  hits  from  the  film  was  landed 
at  the  Tepper  Co.  Department  store.  Ameri- 
can Express  trucks  were  bannered  with  copy 
on  the  film  and  also  classified  ad  contests  were 
planted  by  Joe  in  the  N onmch  Record  and  Bid- 
Ictin  on  the  Sunday  and  Monday  of  the  film's 
playdate. 


Radio  and  Book 
Tieups  Aid  Date 
For  "Valley'' 

An  ambitious  campaign  for  "The  Valley  of 
Decision"  was  conducted  by  Larry  Levy,  man- 
ager of  Loew's  theatre,  Reading,  Pa.,  with  the 
assistance  of  Harold  A.  Gangloff,  relief  man- 
ager, and  Ed  Gallner,  Metro  exploiteer.  The 
elaborate  campaign  began  with  a  special  screen- 
ing for  the  Reading  Motion  Picture  Forum, 
passing  out  comment  cards  among  the  guests. 
The  radio  stations  plugged  the  picture  in  ad- 
vance with  one-sheets  spotted  in  the  theatre  lob- 
by for  weeks  in  advance. 

Then  the  Sunday  newspapers  carried  teaser 
ads,  heading :  "It's  No  Secret !  A  Preview 
Audience  of  Prominent  Reading  Folks  Agree 
That  It's  the  'Best'  Since  'Mrs.  Miniver'."  This 
was  followed  by  a  column  of  comments  gleaned 
from  the  comment  cards. 

Bus  and  Street  Car  Cards 

Seventy-five  cards  in  summery  colors  were 
placed  in  street  cars  and  buses  which  covered 
all  transportation  facilities  for  a  12-day  period 
in  advance.  Seven-foot  blowups  of  Garson  and 
Peck  were  placed  on  each  outside  corner  over 
the  theatre  marquee  with  the  tag  line :  "A  New 
Romantic  Team  You'll  Never  Forget"  at  the 
bottom  of  each  blowup.  Two  thousand  photo- 
graphs of  each  of  the  two  stars  were  also  dis- 
tributed to  patrons. 

Book  displays  were  arranged  with  posters  an- 
nouncing the  film.  One  thousand  book  marks 
were  also  distributed.  Announcement  cards 
and  stills  were  placed  on  counters,  in  windows 
and  in  attractive  positions  in  drug  stores,  res- 
taurants, cleaning  establishments  and  beauty 
parlor*. 


*   THE  BIGGEST  FLOWER  IS  THE  SUNFLOWER...  ★ 


BIGGEST 

MOTION   PICTURE   EVER  PRODUCED... 


lANAGERS"  ROUND  TABLE.  JULY  28,  1945 


49 


Novel  "Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn"  promofion  by  manager 
Geoffrey  Foster  at  the  Regent  Cinema,  Brighton,  England, 
had  city's  Mayor  presenting  a  tree  to  three  Brooklyn 
G.l.'s.  The  tree  will  be  shipped  to  Brooklyn  for  planting 
on  a  selected  site  with  suitable  inscription.  The  device 
attracted  widespread  attention. 


^r-ry—  ;:-!/i;^vr  _____ 


To  publicize  the  opening  of  "Along  Came  Jones"  at  the  RKO  Albee,  Providence, 
R.  i.,  manager  David  Levin  and  publicist  Rita  Morton,  used  this  effective  street' 
ballyhoo. 


Bill  Eagan's  attractive  front  at  the  Princess  theatre,  Sioux  City,  Iowa, 
for  "Sign  of  the  Cross"  shows  skillful  utilization  of  lithographs  and 
stills.  Bill  reports  unusual  attention  was  attracted  to  this  fine  ballyhoo. 


Here  is  an  effective  tie-up  with  one  of  the  leading  art  shops  in 
Harrisburg,  Pa.,  by  which  Sam  Gilman,  manager  of  Loew's  Regent, 
promoted  "Son  of  Lassie". 


Right,  Fred  E.  Wag- 
goner of  the  Wal- 
lace theatre,  Tahoka, 
Texas,  reinforced  his 
usual  theatre  front 
economicaPly 
through  the  use  of 
three-sheets  and 
other  accessories. 


Pictured  at  left,  in 
connection  with  his 
date  of  "The  Great 
John  L."  at  the 
Majestic  theatre  iri 
Boston,  manager  Ed 
Allen  secured  this 
fine  window  display 
in  the  R.  W.  White 
store. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28.  1945 


he  Quigley 
Inwards  Rules 

Entries  must  be  forwarded  as  soon  as  possible 
ter  exploitation  is  completed. 

• 

There  are  no  classifications  of  population  or 
:uation.  Every  entrant  starts  from  scratch— 
rcuit  or  independent,  first-run  or  subsequent, 
wntown  or  neighborhood,  big  city  or  small 
wn. 

• 

Consistency  of  effort  is  a  paramount  consid- 
ation  in  the  Quigley  Awards.  One-shot  cam- 
igns  or  ideas  are  not  eligible  for  consider- 
ion. 

Whole  campaigns  need  necessarily  not  be 
bmitted  but  are,  of  course,  acceptable.  Single 
sas  or  promotions  are  eligible  for  considera- 
)n  if  the  entrant  is  a  consistent  contributor 

Entrants  most  often  represented  in  each 
uarter  will  receive  first  consideration  for  the 
iiarterly  Awards. 

• 

A  single  promotion  may  include  more  than 
le  slant,  providing  all  slants  relate  to  the  orig- 
al  idea.  Thus,  a  single  contest  promotion  may 
carried  in  newspapers,  on  the  radio,  in  win- 
iws,  ads,  lobby,  etc. 

No  fancy  entries  are  necessary.  Costly  and 
ne-using  "gingerbread"  decorations  are  not 
couraged.  Showmanship  only  counts. 
• 

In  addition  to  exploitation  on  pictures — fea- 
res,  shorts  or  serials — entries  may  be  made  on 
stitutional  promotion.  Exploitation  on  stage 
ows,  presentations,  etc.,  are  also  definitely 
igible  for  consideration. 

A  single  idea  may  be  confined  to  a  window, 
ntest,  newspaper  or  program  publicity,  street 
unt,  lobby  display,  ad  or  ad  series,  newspapei 
ction,  radio  tiein,  etc. 

Evidence  proving  authenticity  of  each  entry 
ust  be  submitted,  such  as  photos,  tear  sheets, 
ograms,  heralds,  ads,  letters,  etc. 

• 

One  Plaque  and  seven  Scrolls  of  Honor  tvill 
'  awarded  each  Quarter.  Those  winning  these 
tnors  will  be  entered  for  the  Grand  Awards 
mpetition.  In  addition,  entries  of  merit  wUl 
•  awarded  Citations. 

• 

A  War  Showmanship  Certificate  is  awarded 
mnaUy  to  the  theatreman  whose  activities  and 
■amotions  of  a  patriotic  nature  are  considered 
I  the  judges  to  have  made  the  greatest  material 
mtribution  in  the  prosecution  of  the  war. 
m 

Address  all  entries  to: 

Quigley  Awards  Committee 
Managers'  Round  Table 
1270  Sixth  Avenue 
New  York  20,  N.  Y. 


iee  Uses  Question  Box 

Proving  popular  with  his  patrons  at  the 
pera  House,  Frederick,  Md.,  is  the  question 
)x  installed  in  the  lobby  by  Cyril  Mee.  Folks 
e  asked  to  drop  their  requests  into  the  box  as 
what  pictures  they  would  like  to  see  returned 
I  the  theatre. 


Dunking  Contest  Set  by  Cohen 

Manager  Lou  Cohen,  Loew's  Poll,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  together  with  Ralph  Stitt,  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox exploiteer  from  New  York,  arranged 
for  a  "Doughnut  Dunking  Contest"  at  the  lead- 
ing servicemen's  canteen  on  Hartford's  main 
stem  this  week  to  plug  "Where  Do  We  Go 
from  Here,"  using  an  angle  from  the  film.  The 
stunt,  which  awarded  War  Bond  and  free 
theatre  passes  to  winners,  netted  plenty  of  pho- 
tos and  feature  material  in  both  the  Hartford 
Times  and  Courant  and  good  crowds  at  the 
theatre's  box  office. 


Lands  Co-op  Ad 

In  advance  of  "Valley  of  Decision"  at 
Loew's  theatre,  Richmond,  Va.,  Brock  Whit- 
lock  promoted  a  two-column  full  ad  through 
the  book  department  of  one  of  the  leading 
stores.  The  ad  carried  picture  copy  and  play- 
dates. 


"Bell  of  Adano"  Book  Auction 
Instituted  by  Wise 

The  War  Bond  premiere  at  the  RKO  Shu- 
bert  theatre,  Cincinnati,  turned  out  to  be  a  suc- 
cess in  every  way,  reports  Nate  Wise,  publicity 
director.  The  total  returns  from  both  the  sale 
of  Bonds  and  the  auction  was  over  a  million 
and  a  quarter.  The  newspapers  were  very 
generous  with  the  publicity,  giving  innumerable 
breaks,  including  many  on  the  front  pages. 
Practically  all  of  them  mentioned  the  screen  at- 
traction, "Conflict."  The  local  radio  stations 
devoted  90  spot  announcements,  and  the  major- 
ity of  these  carried  picture  plugs.  Auction  of 
the  "Bell  for  Adano"  books  brought  bids  of 
$3,000  and  $2,500. 

Jay  Solomon  at  the  Grand  theatre,  Knox- 
ville,  held  a  Bond  show  for  all  school  children, 
and  as  an  extra  stimulant,  gave  two  children 
who  sold  the  largest  number  of  Bonds  and  the 
largest  Bond  a  six-month's  pass  to  the  theatre. 


M-G-M  TRADE  SHOW  OF 
DANGEROUS  PARTNERS 


ALBANY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

1052  Broadway 

FRI.  8/3 

8  P.M. 

ATLANTA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

197  Walton  St.,  N.W. 

FRI.  8/3 

10:30  A.M. 

BOSTON 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  46  Church  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

10:30  A.M.,  Also  2:15  P.M. 

BUFFALO 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room 

290  Franklin  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

2:30  P.M. 

CHARLOTTE 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

308  South  Church  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

CHICAGO 

H.  C.  Igel's  Screen  Roo 

m,  1301  South  Wabash  Ave. 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

CINCINNATI 

RKO  Screen  Room,  16  East  Sixth  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

8  P.M. 

CLEVELAND 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

2219  Payne  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

DALLAS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

1803  Wood  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

2:30  P.M. 

DENVER 

Paramount  Screen  Roo 

m,  2100  Stout  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

3  P.M. 

DES  MOINES 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

1300  High  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

DETROIT 

Max  Blumenthal's  Sc. 

Km.,  2310  Cass  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

326  North  Illinois  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

9  A.M. 

KANSAS  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

1720  Wyandotte  St. 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

LOS  ANGELES 

Ambassador  Theatre,  Ambassador  Hotel 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

MEMPHIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

151  Vance  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

MILWAUKEE 

Warner  Screen  Room,  212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

,  1015  Currie  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

2  P.M. 

NEW  HAVEN 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

40  Whiting  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

2:30  P.M. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

200  South  Liberty 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

NEW  YORK  / 
NEW  JERSEY  \ 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  630  Ninth  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

2:30  P.M. 

OKLA'MA  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

,  10  North  Lee  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

OMAHA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

,  1502  Davenport 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

PHILADELPHIA 

M-G-M  Screen  Room, 

1233  Summer  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

11  A.M. 

PITTSBURGH 

M-G-M  Screen  Room, 

1623  Blvd.  of  Allies 

FRI.  8/3 

2  P.M. 

PORTLAND 

B.  F.  Shearer  Screen  Room,  1947  N.W.  Kearney  St. 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

ST.  LOUIS 

S'Renco  Screen  Room, 

3143  Olive  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

,  216  East  First  Street,  So. 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

S.  FRANCISCO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

,  245  Hyde  Street 

FRI.  8/3 

1:30  P.M. 

SEATTLE 

Jewel  Box  Preview  Theatre,  2318  Second  Avenue 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

WASHINGTON 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room 

,  932  New  Jersey,  N.W. 

FRI.  8/3 

1  P.M. 

"DANGEROUS  PARTNERS"  with  James  Craig,  Signe  Hasso,  Edmund  Gwenn,  Audrey  Totter, 
Mabel  Paige,  John  Warburton,  Henry  O'Neill,  Grant  Withers  •  Screen  Play  by  Marion  Parsonnet 
^Adaptation  by  Edmund  L.  Hartmann  •  Directed  by  Edward  L.  Cahn  .  Produced  by  Arthur  L.  Field 

A  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Picture 


NOTE:  TRADE  SHOW  OF  '  THE  GREAT  MORGAN'' 

ORIGINALLY  SCHEDULED  FOR  AUGUST  3rd  HAS  BEEN  POSTPONED! 

WATCH  FOR  NEV/  DATE! 


lANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  JULY  28,  1945 


51 


Recent  Displays 


HfK  RfUUf  ^  '^'^^'^  P/ff  HOWt  OF  A  HtT  t 

kmmh'i'  MH  E\Jim  AT  /H/DiH/ftW 


Louie  Charninsky  is  still  hard  at  work  building  fronts  at  the  Rialto  in  Dallas. 
This  is  his  latest  effort  to  promote  "The  hlorn  Blows  at  Midnight". 


With  the  assistance  of  his  electrician,  manager  Gil  Marde  j 
Loew's  American  theatre,  Bronx,  New  York,  constructed  tK 
replica  of  the  Pullman  car  scene  to  promote  his  date  ( 
"Without  Love".  ' 


lOOLPH  SCOTT 
H  WARRICK 
EN  DREW 


Chinese  patrons  attending  "China  Sky"  at  the  RKO 

Palace,  New  York,  were  greeted  by  an  attractive 

Chinese  girl  selling  War  Bonds.  Credit  manager 
Ray  Conners. 


Triple  header  tie-in 
promoting  two  holiday 
attractions  and  the  4th 
of  July  was  put  over 
by  Phil  Katz,  manager 
of  the  Kenyon,  Pitts- 
burgh, who  gave  away 
American  flags  to  the 
first  500  kiddies. 


In  Spokane,  Wash.,  Al  Baker,  manager  of  th 
Orpheum  theatre,  tied  in  with  local  music  shops  t 
promote  "Guest  in  the  House"  by  tying  ij 
"Liebestraum",  featured  in  the  film  production. 


P.  E.  McCoy,  manager  of  the  Miller  theatre,  Augusta,  Ga.,  tied  in  with 
Royal  Cola  and  obtained  free  billing  for  his  date  on  "It's  a  Pleasure". 


52 


Here's  an  attractive  lobby  display  by  which  Lou  Cohen, 
manager  of  the  Poli,  Hartford,  publicizes  his  attractions. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28.  I94J 


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ire  Being  Sold 


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FLEAGLES 

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PICTUfiE  CAN  MbKE 
THAT  ST«(M€Hr; 


FRED'S  fEUDIH.FI6HTIN  > 
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fE    BUT  NOW!  THE  MIGHTT  7th  WAR  LOAN 


Omaha  World-Herald 

Kozal,     ad     man    for  the 
heum,  Omaha,  drew  this  lay- 
for   manager   Ted  Emerson. 


Des  Moines  Register 

This  layout  was  prepared  for  Walter 
Ahrens,  manager  of  the  RKO  Orpheum 
in  Des  Moines,  by  Rol  Gelatt,  staff  artist. 


Newark  Ledger 


hiere  is  a  splendid  method  of  promoting  air  condition- 
ing and  the  theatre  attractions  very  effectively.  Credit 
Jay  Wren  of  Paramount  Adams,  Newark,  N.J. 


The  Picture  that 
mny  change  Your  Life! 

It's  the  most  unusual  stor>  of  love 
and  laughter  you've  seen  in  yearst 


Winnipeg  Free  Press 

E.  L.  Fisher,  manager  of  the  Garrick  theatre, 
inipeg,  Canada,  devised  this  smart  layout  for 
ewster's  Millions". 


New  York  Dally  News 


New  York  Dally  Mirror 


Current  display  ads  used  to  advertise 
"The  Great  John  L."  at  the  Globe 
theatre  in  New  York. 


Advance  advertising  heralding  the  open- 
ing of  "The  Cheaters"  at  the  Gotham 
theatre,  New  York. 


PAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  JULY  28,  1945 


53 


TedEmersonMade  SHOWMEN  PERSONAL! 

Omaha  Patrons 
Fleagle  Conscious 


Tliroiifjh  the  efforts  of  Ted  Emerson  at  the 
Orpheum  in  Omaha,  folks  were  made  fleagle- 
conscious  as  part  of  his  campaign  for  "Murder 
He  Says."  Ted  kept  hammering  away  at  this 
angle,  flooding  the  town  with  teaser  cards, 
which  were  followed  by  8  by  10  cards  printed 
backwards  and  placed  in  barber  shops  so  that 
they  could  be  read  correctly  in  the  back  mir- 
rors. 

The  old  string  gag  was  utilized,  usherettes 
giving  each  patron  a  piece  of  string  about  six 
inches  long  as  they  entered  the  theatre.  A 
frame  was  used  on  the  screen  with  copy : 
"Ladies  and  gentlemen,  as  you  entered  the  the- 
atre you  were  handed  a  piece  of  string  by  the 
attendant.  Now  get  the  string  out  and  hold 
it  between  the  thumb  and  forefinger  of  your 
right  hand.  Are  you  ready  ?  Now  tie  it  around 
the  thumb  of  your  left  hand  in  a  nice  big  knot. 
Have  you  finished?  Well,  that  is  just  a  re- 
minder to  be  here  next  week  and  see  the 
Fleagles  Fleagle  Fred  MacMurray",  etc. 

The  cover  of  the  pressbook  was  blown  up 
to  a  30  by  60  and  placed  in  an  easel  together 
with  a  large  old  fashioned  picture  of  a  family 
group,  with  the  picture  of  MacMurray  in  the 
center.  The  mountaineer  and  hillbilly  at- 
mosphere was  carried  out  in  all  displays 
throughout  the  theatre.  In  the  lobby  a  live 
tame  squirrel  in  a  revolving  cage  on  a  table 
attracted  attention.  A  card  alongside  read : 
"If  you  think  I'm  nutty  just  see,"  etc.,  etc. 


In  New  Posts:  Marshall  Spauffcr,  Park  City 
theatre,  Bridgeport,  Conn.  Henry  Tobin  has  pur- 
chased the  Empire  theatre.  New  London,  Conn. 
Kate  Treske,  Lenox  theatre,  Hartford,  Conn.,  re- 
places Frank  Ramsey,  who  has  been  transferred  to 
the  Warner  Premiere,  Newburyport,  Mass. 

Joe  Ruggero  has  been  promoted  from  assistant 
manager  to  manager  of  the  Lyric,  Hartford,  replac- 
ing Thomas  Mailer,  who  goes  to  the  Warner 
United  States  theatre,  Hoboken,  N.  J.  Milt  Young, 
Columbia  exploiteer,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lew  Breyer,  former  manager  of  the  Bijou  thea- 
tre, Holyok'e,  Mass.,  has  been  promoted  to  the 
Broadway  in  Springfield.  Harold  Brason,  out  of 
the  Army,  returns  to  his  former  post  at  Warner's 
Diamond  theatre,  Philadelphia.  William  Huffman, 
Warner's  Nixon,  Philadelphia. 

Robert  Define,  Lane,  Philadelphia.  Walter 
Potamkin,  Harrowgate,  Philadelphia.  Iz  Perlin, 
Stanley,  Camden,  N.  J.  Harry  Sullivan,  Grand, 
Camden.  Jack  Van,  Warner,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Harry  Bakeley,  formerly  at  Warner's  Princess 
theatre,  Camden,  N.  J.,  has  become  manager  of 
Varbalow's  Savar  theatre  there.  Irving  Conn,  Ken- 


more,  Boston.  Alfred  Wohl,  Royal  theatre,  Bloo 
field,  N.  J.  Phil  Zeller,  assistant  to  Glenn  Dick 
son,  Dickinson  Theatres,  Kansas  City.  ( 


Assistant  Managers:  Frank  Anderson,  RE 
Palace,  Chicago.  Pete  Kelty,  Orpheum,  Kan 
City. 

Happy  Birthday:  Arthur  R.  Zinsmeister,  W 
bur  B.  Grant,  Walter  E.  Jancke,  Howard  Ralst 
L.  Stanley  Felch,  Emerson  Long,  Harry  Hin 
Harold  Friary,  Hudson  Edwards,  Jack  Campb 
J.  W.  Hill,  David  Kaplan,  Arthur  L.  Reuter,  Hai 
Hofman,  Kenneth  Taylor,  Jack  Fields. 

David  A.  Titleman,  W.  F.  Borns,  Edward 
Ornstein,  James  Estes,  Juanita  Jones,  Larry  Gre 
Waldo  Chandler,  Samuel  Goldman,  Forrest  Just 
Peter  Panagos,  Harry  Margolesky,  Bud  Kornbl; 
Verne  E.  Mclntyre,  John  J.  Madden,  Mrs.  Leone 
Pierce,  Ralph  N.  Goodoll. 

Harold  M.  Lissner,  Robert  H.  Page,  L. 
Lampo,  James  W.  Dooley,  Paul  Frost,  George 
Messer,  John  Heggie,  Ralph  L.  Tully,  Benjamini 
DeDici,  Herman  Clayton,  Jack  Eugene,  James 
Taylor,  Frank  S.  Mickley,  C.  Ervine  Stone.  Fr^ 
erick  D.  King,  Vaughn  Harmon,  Jae  Rollins. 


morrow  for  a  special  announcement."  The  fol- 
lowing day  the  complete  details  of  the  special 
show  were  given.  Three  thousand  tinted  eerie 
heralds  were  distributed  as  were  "faint  cards." 


Double  Horror  Show  Proves 
Successful  for  Shannon 

To  usher  in  his  double  horror  show  of  "Asy- 
lum of  Horrors"  on  the  stage  and  for  his  screen 
fare,  "Frankenstein  the  Monster,"  Chuck  Shan- 
non at  the  Columbia,  Sharon,  Pa.,  started  his 
campaign  with  a  two-column  teaser  ad  with 
copy:  "Can  you  take  it?   Watch  this  space  to- 


Zinn  Uses  Teaser  Ads 
For  "Murder"  Date 

As  part  of  his  advance  ad  campaign  on 
"Murder  He  Says,"  Charlie  Zinn  at  the  State 
theatre,  Minneapolis,  ran  teaser  ads  on  pages 
preceding  his  regular  ads.  Zinn  then  ended 
up  each  teaser  with  ad  copy  instructing  the 
reader  to  look  on  a  certain  page,  which  carried 
the  key  ad. 

For  "Tomorrow  the  World,"  Charlie  dis- 
tributed 4,500  comic  books  at  playgrounds,  to 
children  and  homes.  A  contest  was  landed 
over  Station  WLOL,  listeners  being  ofYered 
War  Bonds  and  Stamps  for  the  best  essays  on 
"What  Are  We  Going  To  Do  With  the  Last 
Nazi  ?" 


ROUND  TABLE  VISITORS:  At  left,  Cpl.  andMrs.  Guy  Hevia.  Guy,  home  on  furlough  from 
the  ETO,  where  he  was  Special  Service  Officer  attached  to  the  first  Army.  Before  going  into 
service,  Cpl.  Hevia  managed  Schine's  theatre,  in  Salamanca,  N.  Y.  Right,  above,  Sid  Hol- 
land, manager.  Palace  theatre,  Akron;  below.  Jack  Rose  of  Manta  and  Rose  theatres,  Chicago. 


Promotes  Co-op  Ad  Page 

In  advance  of  his  date  on  "Since  You  W< 
Away"  at  the  Bradley  theatre,  Columbus,  G 
W.  D.  Hendley  landed  a  full  cooperative  pa 
of  ads  which  featured  large  cuts  of  the  sta 
The  Nehi  Company  decorated  their  windo 
with  Shirley  Temple  photos  along  with  tl 
atre  credits,  banners  were  put  on  their  true 
and  they  set  up  a  Royal  Crown  display  in  1 
theatre  lobby. 


Hirohito  Display  Attracts 

As  an  eye-attractor  ahead  of  his  run  of  "i- 
trayal  from  the  East"  at  the  Rialto  theat , 
Dallas,  Tex.,  Louie  Charninsky  planted  a  gul 
cut-out  of  Hirohito  out  front  of  his  theatre  al 
invited  patrons  to  "kick  his  teeth  in."  Twen  - 
four  sheets  were  posted  on  the  main  streets,  £• 
nouncements  made  on  the  radio  and  a  sped 
large  front  was  constructed  for  the  engag- 
ment. 


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MANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  JULY  28,  I* 


PICTURE 
CROSSES 


A  statistical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-OMce  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


■igures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
ive  percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

'igures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
lusiness  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945. 

YMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
lun;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

NDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
ppear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


iLOOD  ON  THE  SUN  (UA) 

Intermediate  Report: 

otal  Gross  Tabulated  $750,100 
Comparative  Average  Gross  665,700 
5ver-all  Performance  112.6% 

ALTIMORE— Century.  1st  week   99.4% 

ALTIMORE— Century,  2nd  week   80.1% 

OSTON— State   76.5% 

lOSTON— Orpheum   108.27o 

UFFALO^-Buflfalo    108.5% 

(DB)  Steppin'  In  Society  l,Rep)  • 

INCINNA'TI— RKO   Albee   114.5% 

INCINNATI— RKO'  Lvric,  MO'  1st  week    .    .    .  134.6% 

INCINNATI— RKO'  Lvric,  MO'  2nd  week    .    .    .  96.1% 

LEVEI-AND— Loew's    State   105.9% 

LEVELAND— Loew's  Stillman,  MO'  1st  week    .  96.1% 

LEVELAND— Loew's  Ohio,   MO  2nd  week    .    .  112.0% 

ENVER— Denver   86.3% 

(DB)  Swing  Out,  Sister  (Univ.) 

ENVER— Esquire   55.5% 

(DB)   Swing  Out,  Sister  (Univ.) 

ENVER— Aladdin,    MO    1st   week  88.6% 

ENVER— Rialto,  MO  2nd  week   122.9% 

sTDIANAPOUS^Loew's  ,  122.5% 

(DB)  Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  (Col.) 

ANSAS  CITY— Midland   84.7% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklvn  (Col.) 

OS  ANGELES— Carthay  (Circle,  1st  week  .  .  .  147.7% 
(DB)-The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES— Carthay  Circle,  2nd  week  .  .  108.9% 
(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES— (Chinese,  1st  week   100.6% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES— Chinese,    2nd   week   89.4% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES— Loew's  State.  1st  week  ....  103.3% 
(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES— Loew's  State,  2nd  week  .  .  .  99.6% 
(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES— Uptown.  1st  week   108.2% 

(DB)   The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

OS  ANGELES-Uptown,   2nd   week   87.1% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

EW  YORK— Capitol,   1st   week   .    .       .....  138.4% 

(SA)  Mark  Warnow's  Orchestra,  others 

EW  YORK— CapitoL  2iid  week    112.2% 

(SA)  Mark  Warnow's  Orchestra,  others 

EW  YORK— Capitol,   3rd  week   99.1% 

(SA)  Mark  Warnow's  Orchestra,  others 

ITTSBURGH— Stanley   114.9% 

ITTSBURGH— Warner,   MO   1st   week   ....  108.3% 

AN  FRANaSCO^United  Artists,   1st  week    .    .  238.0% 

AN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  2nd  week    .    .  150.7% 

AN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  3rd  week    .    .  134.9% 

AN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  4th  week    .    .  119.0% 

AN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists.  5th  week    .    .  110.3% 

AN  FRANCnSCO— United  Artists,  6th  week    .    .  111.1% 

AN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  7th  week    .    .  105.5% 

AN  FRANCISCO'-United  Artists,  8th  week    .    .  103.1% 

AN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  9th  week    .    .  100.7% 

AN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  10th  week  .    .  99.2% 

AN  FRANCISCO-United  Artists,  Uth  week  .    .  87.3% 

EATTLE— Liberty,    1st   week   224.0% 

(DB)   Boston   Blackie  Booked  on  Suspicion  (Col.) 

EATTLE— Liberty,  2nd  week   189.8% 

(DB).  Boston  Blackie  Book  on  Suspicion  (Col.) 

:OUNTER-ATTACK  (Col.) 

Intermediate  Report: 

otal  Gross  Tabulated  $294,900 
'Omparative  Average  Gross  316,200 
)ver-all  Performance  93.2% 

ALTIMORE— Hippodrome    100.5% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

HICAGO^Garrick,  1st  week   107.8% 

HICAGO— Garrick,  2nd  week   102.9% 

fIICA(X)--Garrick,  3rd  week   122.5% 

[NCINNATI--RKO  Palace   78.5% 

LEVELAND— Warner  Hippodrome   79.5% 

LEVELANI>-Wamer  Lake,  MO  1st  week  .   .   .  100.0% 

ANSAS  aXY- Midland   73.2% 

OS  ANGELES— Hillstreet,  1st  week   102.5% 

(DB)  Song  of  the  Sarong  (Univ.) 


LOS  ANGELES^Hillstreet,  2nd  week   66.6% 

(DB)   Song  of  the  Sarong  (Univ.) 

LOS  ANGELES— Pantages,   1st   week   101.1% 

(DB)  Song  of  the  Sarong  (Univ.) 

LOS  ANGELES— Pantages,  2nd  week   62.1% 

(DB)  Song  of  the  Sarong  (Univ.) 

NEW  YORK- Criterion.    1st    week   123.5% 

NEW  YORK— Criterion,   2nd   week   77.2% 

OMAHA— Brandcis   83.5% 

(DB)  Zombies  on  Broadway  (RKO) 

PITTSBURGH— Harris    82.1% 

SAN   FRANCISCO— Orpheum,   1st  week   ....  136.9% 

(DB)  Leave  It  to  Blondie  (Col.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Orpheum.  2nd  week    ....  74.5% 

(DB)  Leave  It  to  Blondie  (Col.) 

SEATTLE— Liberty.  1st  week    131.6% 

(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.)  v 

SEATTLE— Liberty,  2nd  week    82.1% 

(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 

WASHINGTON— Earle   94.7% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

THE  CORN  IS  GREEN  (WB) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $454,100 
Comparative  Average  Gross  431,400 
Over-all  Performance  105.3% 

CHICAGO— State  Lake,  1st  week   IOS.7% 

CHICAGO— State  Lake.  2nd  week   105.2% 

CINCINNATI— RKO'  Albee  145.0% 

CINCINNATI-RKO'  Grand,  MO  1st  week    .    .    .  103.6% 

CLEVELAND^Warner's  Hippodrome   125.0% 

DENVER— Denver   112.2% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Esquire   117.2% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhvthm  (Univ.) 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner    Hollvwood   133.7% 

LOS  ANGELES-  Warner    Downtown   158.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner    Wiltern   130.4% 

NEW  YO'RK— Hollvwood,  1st  week   150.0% 

NEW  YO'RK— Hollvwood,  2nd  week   148.6% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  3rd  week   83.3% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  4th  week   72.0% 

NEW  YORK— Hollvwood,  5th  week   76.5% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood.  6th  week  '  .  74.3% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  7th  week   65.7% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  8th  week   67.5% 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  1st  week    ....  130.7% 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  2nd  week    ....  74.2%- 

SAN    FRANCISCO— Fox   104.6% 

(DB)A   Sporting   Chance  (Rep.) 

• 

THRILL  OF  A  ROMANCE  (MOM) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $609,400 
Comparative  Average  Gross  507,900 
Over-all  Performance  119.9% 

CINCINNATI-RKO  Capitol,  1st  week   256.1% 

CINCINNATI-RKO  Capitol,  2nd  week   182.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,   1st  week   159.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  2nd  week   86.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  1st  week   ....  162.6% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  2nd  week    ....  113.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,   1st  week   146.1% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,    2nd    week   100.0% 

MILWAUKEE— Palace,  1st  week   103.4% 

(DB)  Strange  Illusion  (PRC) 

MILWAUKEE— Palace,  2nd  week   99.1% 

(DB)  Strange  Illusion,  (PRC) 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  1st  week   130.7% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  2nd  week   116.0% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  3rd  week   104.9% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  4th  week   92.2% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW    YORK— Capitol,    5th    week   96.2% 

(SA)  Guv  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others  • 

PHILADELPHIA— Boyd,  1st  week   150.0% 

PHILADELPHIA— Bovd,  2nd  week   110.0%. 

PHILADELPHIA— Boyd,  3rd  week   82.5% 


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Ogden  Appointed  20th-Fox 
London  Story  Editor 

Joseph  H.  Moskowitz,  vice-president  and  east- 
ern studio  representative  of  20th  Century-Fox 
Film  Corporation,  has  appointed  Archibald  G. 
Ogden  as  London  story  editor  with  headquar- 
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Edward  Knoblock  Dies 

•Edward  Knoblock,  playwright  and  author  of 
"Kismet,"  died  at  his  home  in  London  July  19 
at  the  age  of  71.  He  was  in  Hollywood  for  a 
brief  period  in  1920  and  wrote,  with  Mary  Pickford 
and  Douglas  Fairbj;nks,  the  scenarios  for  "The 
Three  Musketeers,"  "Rosita"  and  "The  Thief  of 
Bagdad." 


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Cancel  "Morgan"  Tradeshow 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  cancelled  national 
tradeshowings  of  "The  Great  Morgan,"  originally 
scheduled  for  August  3  in  all  branches.  A  new 
screening  date  will  be  set  later.  In  its  stead,  the 
company  will  tradeshow  "Dangerous  Partners," 
with  James  Craig  and  Signe  Hasso,  August  3. 


Change  "Southerner"  Opening 

The  New  York  premiere  of  "The  Southerner," 
the  David  Loew-Robert  Hakim  United  Artists 
release,  is  tentatively  scheduled  for  the  Globe 
theatre,  New  York,  August  4,  instead  of  July  28, 
as  previously  announced. 


Savini  Names  Arias 

R.  M.  Savini,  president  of  Astor  Pictures,  has 
appointed  Henry  Arias  of  New  York  as  exclusive 
foreign  sales  agent  for  Astor  and  its  affiliated  com- 
panies. 


Premiere  Set 

A  full  day  of  intensive  celebrating  will  mark  tW 
world  premiere  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  August  1  c 
"Captain  Eddie,"  Winfield  Sheehan's  Eureka  Pic 
tures  production  released  by  20th  Century-Fox. 

Military  units  and  civic  organizations,  led  b' 
Capt.  Eddie  Rickenbacker,  hero  of  the  film,  wii 
highlight  the  day  with  a  parade  through  the  Cap! 
itol  Square  district  of  the  city  where  the  gov' 
ernment  buildings  are  to  be  decorated  with  20-foo: 
photographs  of  Captain  Rickenbacker  and  Fre' 
MacMurray,  star  of  the  film.  Atop  the  Capitc 
building  will  be  a  20-foot  Hat-in-the-Ring  insignia 
the  emblem  of  the  94th  Pursuit  Squadron  whic. 
Captain  Rickenbacker  led  during  World  War  .' 

The  parade  will  halt  twice  so  that  the  Captai  i 
can  receive  the  key  to  the  state  from  Governor 
Frank  J.  Lausche  and  the  key  to  the  city  fror' 
Mayor  James  A.  Rhodes.  Other  ceremonies  foj 
the  day  include  the  honoring  of  Columbus'  nativji. 
son  with  an  award  of  the  honorary  degree  of  Doc' 
tor  of  Humanities  from  Capital  University  and  th: 
naming  of  a  city  park  for  him. 

August  1  has  been  declared  "Captain  Eddi;' 
Day"  by  official  proclamations  of  Governo 
Lausche  and  Mayor  Rhodes  and  as  a  result  a!: 
city  and  state  personnel  will  be  given  a  holida.,' 
beginning  at  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon. 

Among  the  more  spectacular  premiere  day  event 
will  be  the  scattering  of  one  million  "Captai' 
Eddie"  souvenier  cards  from  several  planes  ove' 
Columbus  and  vicinity. 

On  the  stage  of  the  Ohio  theatre  opening  night 
Captain  Rickenbacker  will  be  presented  with  ; 
bound  volume  containing  the  signatures  of  Colum 
bus  citizens.  ,, 

Simultaneously  with  the  Columbus  premiere 
"Captain  Eddie"  will  be  shown  to  the  21st  Bombe 
Command  on  Guam  and  to  units  based  at  the  Lock 
bourne  Army  Air  Base  in  Columbus. 

The  exploitation  done  in  Columbus  was  handlei 
by  James  Keefe,  assisted  by  James  Gillespie  an(  • 
Zach  Harris.  All  have  been  under  the  supervisior 
of  Rodney  Bush,  20th-Fox  exploitation  manager 
and  Sid  Blumenstock,  assistant. 

George  Barbier,  Screen  , 
Veteran,  Dies  on  Coast 

George  Barbier,  80,  veteran  of  approximatel;! 
75  feature  screen  roles,  died  July  19,  at  his  hom 
in  Hollywood.  During  his  lifetime  he  appearei  ' 
in  more  than  750  roles,  noted  on  the  screen  chiefl; 
for  his  portrayal  of  businessmen  and  fathers 
After  playing  several  hundred  stage  roles,  amonj 
them  the  lead  in  "The  Hunchback  of  Notr 
Dame,"  he  went  to  Hollywood  in  1930  and  ap 
peared  in  many  films  for  all  the  major  companies 
Some  of  his  more  recent  films  included :  "New 
Is  Made  at  Night,"  "The  Return  of  Frank  James,' 
"Million  Dollar  Baby,"  "Marry  the  Boss'  Daugh 
ter,"  "Weekend  in  Havana,"  "Thunder  Birds"  an( 
"Song  of  the  Islands."  Mr.  Barbier  was  pre 
paring  for  the  ministry  when  he  took  a  small  rol 
in  a  seminary  pageant.  This  experience  turn© 
him  toward  a  stage  career.  Services  were  hel( 
Tuesday  from  the  McKinely  Chapel  in  Holly- 
wood.  : 


Orastus  E.  Belles 

Orastus  E.  Belles,  father  of  Frank  E.  Belles' 
RKO  salesman,  died  July  18  in  Cleveland.  H( 
formerly  owned  the  Main  theatre  in  Cleveland  an( 
at  one  time  was  president  of  the  Cleveland  Motioi' 
Picture  Exhibitors  Association.  For  the  pas; 
several  years  Mr.  Belles  has  been  retired. 


Mrs.  Fannie  Burton 

Funeral  services  for  Mrs.  Fannie  Burton,  mothei 
of  Jay  Burton  of  Loew's  publicity  stafi^,  Nev; 
York,   were   held  July   18   from   the  Riversid! 
Memorial  Chapel,  New  York.    She  is  survived  b;  \ 
two  other  sons,  Joseph  and  Marvin  Burton. 


William  M.  Gulick 

William  M.  Gulick,  75,  auditor  at  the  Metro 
Goldwyn-Mayer  studios,  died  July  19  in  Holly' 
wood  of  a  heart  ailment.  He  had  been  with  th 
company  since  1919.    He  is  sun^ived  by  his  widows 
a  daughter  and  a  son. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  I9« 


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This  department  deals  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


3uesf  Wife 

J A-Skirball — Triangular  Merriment 

That  age  old  triangle — wife,  husband  and  best 
riend — hasn't  had  this  kind  of  treatment  for  years, 
t  ever,  and  it  yields  90  minutes  of  good,  clean  fun 
hat  every  wife,  husband  and  best  friend  can  en- 
oy,  even  in  each  other's  company,  with  nary  a 
ilush  or  embarrassment.  The  three  are  played  by 
;iaudette  Colbert,  Don  Ameche  and  Richard 
"■oran,  all  in  peak  form,  and  the  script  by  Bruce 
/fanning  and  John  Klorer  delightfully  utilizes  all 
hat  is  best  in  the  triangular  relationship,  scrap- 
ing the  hackneyed  residue  without  reference.  It's 

fine  piece  of  writing,  brilliantly  conceived,  and 
t  makes  a  fine  picture  as  produced  by  Jack  Skir- 
all  and  directed  by  Sam  Wood. 

The  story,  an  idea  by  Klorer  worked  out  by 
/[anning,  opens  with  Miss  Colbert  and  Foran, 
larried  some  time,  about  to  take  off  on  a  second 
oneymoon.  Ameche,  war  correspondent  and  life- 
Dng  pal  of  Foran,  arrives  home  from  India  on 
ummons  by  his  employer  and  confesses  to  the 
appy  couple  that  he's  told  his  boss  he  is  married, 
nd  has  supplied  a  photograph  of  Foran's  wife  as 
vidence.  Reluctantly,  she  consents  to  go  to  New 
fork  with  Ameche  and  pose  briefly  as  his  wife, 
nd  from  this  start  the  story  rolls  on  through 
musing  complications  which  give  these  three  and 
"harles  Dingle,  cast  as  Ameche's  boss,  plenty  of 
pportunity  to  display  their  best,  which  was  never 
etter,  in  the  field  of  comedy. 

The  picture  is  splendidly  mounted,  highly  pol- 
shed,  fast,  funny  and  an  achievement  for  all  par- 
ies concerned. 

Previewed  at  Camp  Pendleton,  Calijorma, 
•nder  the  stars  and  zvith  some  5.000  Marines  in  at- 
endance  who  left  no  room  for  the  slightest  doubt 
j  their  complete  satisfaction  with  the  picttire.  Re- 
Hewer's  Rating  :  Excellent. — William  R.  Weaver. 

Release  date,  July  27,  1945:  Running  time,  SO  min. 
'CA  No."  10760.    General  audience  classification. 

tiary   Claudette  Colbert 

oe   Don  Ameche 

Jhris   Richard  Foran 

-harles  Dingle,  Grant  Mitchell,  Wilma  Francis,  Chester 
:;iute,  Irving  Bacon,  Hal  K.  Dawson,  Edward  Fielding. 

Dver  21 

Columbia — Sophisticated  Comedy 

Sidney  Buchman's  gift  for  crackling  comedy  is 
mphasized  in  his  latest  production,  an  adapta- 
ion  of  Ruth  Gordon's  stage  play,  for  which 
5uchman  himself  supplied  the  script.  It's  full  of 
lughs  from  start  to  finish,  and  the  cast,  headed  by 
rene  Dunne,  Alexander  Knox  and  Charles  Co- 
urn,  apparently  had  as  much  fun  in  the  filming 
f  the  picture  as  audiences  will  on  viewing  it. 

In  his  first  appearance  since  "Wilson,"  Knox 
istinguishes  himself  in  an  entirely  different  type  of 
ole.  The  editor  of  a  liberal  metropolitan  news- 
aper,  he  resigns  his  position  and  enlists  in  the 
rmy.  Two  major  fears  harass  him  thereafter: 
hat  he  will  not,  because  of  his  age,  be  able  to 
raduate  from  Officer  Candidate  School,  and  that 
lie  paper,  in  his  absence,  will  fail. 

The  paper's  publisher  shares  the  latter  fear,  and 
dHows  Knox  to  an  Army  post  in  order  to  persu- 
de  him  to  return  to  his  job.  Irene  Dunne,  cast 
s  a  Hollywood  scenarist  and  Knox's  wife,  turns 


up  at  the  camp,  too,  and  adds  considerably  to  the 
confusion  by  contributing  editorials — under  her 
husband's  signature — to  the  moribund  paper.  The 
various  mishaps  and  misunderstandings  which  re- 
sult provide  the  gayest  kind  of  comedy,  and  Di- 
rector Charles  Vidor  keeps  the  laughs  coming  one 
right  after  the  other. 

The  picture  ends  on  a  serious  note.  Indeed,  there 
are  serious  moments  throughout,  but  these  are  so 
ably  presented  that  they  provide  a  welcome  con- 
trast to  the  comedy,  and  do  not  detract  from  the 
mood  of  the  whole. 

Prcvicived  at  the  Pantages  theatre,  Hollyivood, 
where  the  audience  laughed  lond  and  long.  Re- 
vieiver's  Rating:  Good. — Thalia  Bell. 

Release  date,  August  23,  1945.  Running  time,  103  min. 


PCA  No.  10485.     General  audience  classification. 

Paula  Wharton  Irene  Dunne 

Max  Wharton  Alexander  Knox 

Robert  Gow  Charles  Coburn 


Jeff  Donnell,  Loren  Tindall,  Lee  Patrick,  Phil  Brown, 
Cora  Witherspoon,  Charles  Evans,  Pierre  Watkin,  Anne 
Loos,  Nanette  Parks,  Adelle  Roberts,  Jean  Stevens. 

The  Hidden  Eye 

MG^M— Detective  and  Dog 

Back  in  1942,  MGM  made  "Eyes  in  the  Night," 
a  murder  mystery  which  featured  Edward  Arnold 
as  a  blind  detective,  and  the  remarkable  canine, 
Friday,  as  his  seeing-eye  dog. 

Now  the  pair  is  back  again,  in  an  exciting  little 
melodrama  which  allows  plenty  of  scope  for  the 
talents  of  both.  Friday  opens  doors  with  his 
teeth,  pounces  upon  criminals  from  above,  retrieves 
guns — does  everything  but  talk.  As  a  matter  of 
fact,  he  talks,  too,  though  his  conversation  is  lim- 
ited to  one  bark  for  "No,"  and  two  barks  for 
"Yes." 

Arnold,  relying  upon  deductive  reasoning  and  a 
knowledge  of  the  fine  points  of  wrestling,  rounds 
up  those  renegades  who  manage  to  escape  Friday. 
Between  the  two  of  them,  they  provide  a  thrilling 
evening's  entertainment  which  all  but  the  most 
sophisticated  fans  should  enjoy. 

Robert  Sisk  gave  his  material  the  benefit  of 
painstaking  production.    Richard  Whorf  directed. 

The  screenplay  is  by  George  Harmon  Coxe  and 
Harry  Ruskin,  from  a  story  by  the  former,  and  is 
based  upon  characters  created  by  Raynard  Kend- 
rick.    It's  a  smooth  job  in  the  traditional  manner. 

Among  the  cast,  William  Phillips'  characteriza- 
tion is  particularly  enjoyable. 

Seen  at  the  studio.  Reviciver's  Rating :  Good. — 
T.  B. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  70  min.  PCA  No. 
10784.     General   audience  classification. 

Duncan  MacLain  Edward  Arnold 

Jean  Plampton   Frances  RafFerty 

Phillip  Treadwav    Ray  Collins 

Paul  Langton,  William  Phillips,  Thomas  Jackson,  Mor- 
ris Ankrum,  Robert  Lewis,  Francis  Pierlot. 

Jealousy 

Republic — Murder  Story 

The  thread  of  this  story  concerns  two  women  and 
one  man  who  fight  their  way  into  the  conventional 
love-triangle  pattern  and  then,  finding  that  they 
ruffle  one  another's  nerves,  blast  that  pattern  apart 
by  one  of  the  women  pinning  a  murder  charge  on 


the  other.    You  can  see  now  where  Republic  got 
that  title. 

With  John  Loder,  Jane  Randolph  and  Karen  I ' 
Morley  enacting  the  top  three  roles,  "Jealousy"  \ 
adds  up  to  a  fair  enough,  melodramatic  sort  of  a 
picture  with  a  few  moments  of  tautness  and  sus- 
pense. Gustav  Machaty,  producer-director,  was  at 
his  best  when  Jie  established  the  mood  of  his  har- 
rassed  heroine  by  the  use  of  an  excellently  done 
"prologue"  to  the  film. 

There  are  a  number  of  dark  moments  in  the 
story  at  the  beginning,  moodily  acted  by  Nils  As- 
ther,  who  plays  the  role  of  the  suicide-minded  hus- 
band of  Miss  Randolph.  And  then  the  story  gets 
darker  when  Miss  Morley,  the  doctor's  assistant, 
murders  Mr.  Asther  and  throws  the  blame  else- 
where. Love,  of  course,  is  triumphant  for  the 
fadeout,  what  with  the  doctor  marrying  Miss  Ran- 
dolph in  prison  the  day  before  her  trial  for  murder. 

The  screenplay  was  written  by  Arnold  Phillips 
and  Mr.  Machaty.  Rudolph  Friml  provided  the 
theme  song,  "Jealousy." 

Previewed  at  the  home  office.    Reviewer's  Rat- 
ing :  Average. — Ray  Lanning. 

Release   date,    July   23,    1945.    Running   time,    71  min. 
PCA  No.  10578.  General  audience  classification. 

Dir.  David  Brent  John  Loder 

Janet   Urban  Jane  Randolph 

Dr.  Monica  Anderson  Karen  Morley 

Peter  Urban  Nils  Asther 

Huga    Haas,    Herbert   Holmes,    Michael    Mark,  Mauritz 
Hugo,  Peggy  Leon,  Mary  Arden,  Noble  "Kid"  Chissel. 

Weekend  at  the  Waldorf  ^ 

MGM— Modern  Edition  of  "Grand  Hotel" 

The  combined  folio  wings  of  the  top  quartet  in  ,;i 
this  all-star,  modernized  and  Americanized  edition 
of  "Grand  Hotel"  include  just  about  everybody  j 
who  goes  to  picture  shows,  and  showmen  can  invite 
all  these  to  inspect  the  production  with  complete 
confidence  that  none  will  be  let  down.    Like  its 
antecedent,  this  film  tells  several  stories  inside  the 
master  narrative  about  life  in  a  metropolitan  hos-  i 
telry,  balancing  each  against  the  other  with  nicety  r 
of  judgment,  but  this  version  is  as  much  better  as 
the  cinema  of  today  is  better  than  that  of  1932.  For 
anybody's  theatre,  any  place  or  time,  it's  top  level  j 
merchandise. 

As  written  by  Sam  and  Bela  Spewack,  directed 
by  Robert  Z.  Leonard  and  produced  by  Arthur 
Hornblow,  Jr.,  Vicki  Baum's  play,  adapted  by  Guy 
Bolton,  makes  utmost  use  of  the  personalities  em-  ! 
ployed  without  penalizing  any  of  them  in  behalf  of  t|' 
the  others. ,  This  was  no  small  undertaking,  nor  I 
was  it  a  simple  matter  to  keep  three  principal  ' 
stories  rolling  simultaneously  in  a  pattern  which  h 
links  them  only  coincidentally.    On  all  these  off-  i 
screen  artisans  the  picture  bestows  distinction.  I 

Two  love  stories  make*  the  principal  claim  upon 
interest,  and  either  of  them  would  have  sufficed 
independently  for  a  Grade-A  attraction.  They  are 
presented  here  on  even  terms. 

In  one.  Ginger  Rogers  and  Walter  Pidgeon,  as 
actress  and  war  correspondent,  meet  under  unique 
circumstances  and  work  out  their  romantic  equation 
largely  in  humorous  terms. 

In  the  other  story  Lana  Turner  and  Van  John- 
son meet  under  equally  novel  circumstances  and  . 
work  out  their  romance  in  terms  of  complete  and 
sometimes  touching  seriousness.  .  j 

In  a  third  story  Edward  Arnold  attempts  to  bilk 


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SHORT  SUBJECTS 

reviews  and  synopses 

(Running  times  are  those  quoted  by  the  distributors.) 


a  visiting  potentate  in  an  oil  swindle  which  fails, 
and  in  still  another  Phyllis  Thaxter  weds  the  right 
man  after  doubting  him  somewhat. 

Shuttling  between  these  stories,  Robert  Benchley 
and  Kccnan  VVynn  supply  spot  humor  which  sparks 
the  proceedings  at  appropriate  intervals,  the  former 
serving  also  as  off-screen  narrator  now  and  again. 

An  extremely  useful  extra  factor  is  Xavier 
Cugat  who  plays  not  only  his  violin  but  also  a  part, 
and  whose  orchestra  and  entertainers  figure  in  the 
single  musical  iiroduction  number. 

In  breadtii  of  appeal,  the  picture  excels  most  top 
attractions  from  this  or  any  studio,  and  in  crafts- 
manship, polish  and  "know  how"  it's  got  every- 
tliing  in  the  book. 

Previewed  at  the  Village  theatre,  Westwood, 
where  an  audience  present  to  see  "Valley  of  De- 
cision" nuniifcslcd  solid  satisfaction.  Rci'icwer's 
Rating :  Excellent. — William  R.  Weaver. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time.  130  min.  PCA  No. 
lOSOtX).  General  audience  classification. 

Irene  Malvern  Ginger  Rogers 

Bunnv  Smith   Lana  Turner 

Chip  Collyer.  .   Walter  Pidgeon 

Capt.  James  HoUis  Van  Johnson 

Martin  X.   Edley  Edward  Arnold 

Phyllis  Thaxter,  Keenan  Wynn,  Robert  Benchley,  Leon 
Ames.  Lina  Roniay,  Samuel  S.  Hinds,  George  Zucco. 
Kavier  Cugat  and  his  orchestra. 

(Rcvicu'  reprinted  from  last  wccl;'s  Herald) 

Waltz  Time 

British  National  -  Anglo-American  — 
Strauss  in  the  Wind 

Friendliness  and  warm-heartedness  are  the  char- 
acteristics of  the  piece  which  must  inevitably  com- 
mend it  to  the  family  class  of  house ;  may  even,  in 
the  current  easily-to-be-discerned  reaction  from  jiv- 
ing jitterburg  and  like  survivals  of  the  jungle, 
win  for  it  considerable  ducats  in  more  sophisticated 
quarters. 

Difficult  it  may  be  to  credit  that  the  fabulous 
Vienna  herein  depicted  ever,  in  the  light  of  recent 
events,  existed ;  that  ever  was  there  such  a  city 
where  the  almond  so  persistently  bloomed,  where 
royal  ladies  donning  the  domino  slipped  away  to 
dubious  night  spots,  where  the  local  peasantry  had 
nothing  better  to  do  than  while  away  the  hours 
with  merry,  jocund  song  and  dance. 

But  director  Paul  L.  Stein  enchants  the  eye  with 
stately  grace,  peoples  his  screen  incessantly  with 
charming  folk ;  so  that  hj^per-criticism  perforce  is  " 
dissipated.  Which  same  fate  overtakes  the  jaun- 
diced who  would  pronounce  Mr.  Hans  May's  music 
just  plain  Johann  Strauss  and  water.  Pseudo- 
Strauss,  that  music  may  be.  But  it's  lilting,  titil- 
lating, melodious,  ample  to  its  job. 

Entwined  in  the  progress  of  lovely  ladies  and 
gallant  captains  "of  the  Guard  is  a  naively-told, 
naive  little  story  which  no  one  will  remember,  or 
want  to. 

But  the  whole  threatens  to  set  you  dancing ; 
which  is  as  it  should  be. 

Leading  parts  were  taken  by  some  young  people 
• — notably  Carol  Raye  and  Patricia  Medina  and 
Peter  Graves — all  of  whom  sang  and  danced  quite 
prettily.  Also  around  were  accomplished  perform- 
ers like  Webster  Booth,  Anne  Ziegler,  George 
Robey  and  famed  Richard  Tauber. 

"Waltz  Time"  will  rate  big  time  in  the  neigh- 
borhood cinema. 

Seen  at  the  Palace  theatre,  London,  frade-shozv. 
Reviewer's  Rating  :  Good. — Peter  Burnup. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  not  given.  Gen- 
eral audience  classification. 

Empres  Maria   Carol  Raye 

Count  Franz  Von  Hofer  Peter  Graves 

Cenci   Prohaska   Patricia  Medina 

Vogel   George  Robey 

Gypsy  Troubadours   Webster  Booth  and  Anne  Ziegler 

The  Shepherd   Richard  Tauber 

John  Ruddock,  Harry  Welchman,  Thorley  Walters,  Hugh 
Dempster,  Brefni  O'Rourke,  Albert  Sandler,  May  Petrie, 
Cecil  Sevan,  David  Kier,  Billy  Matthews,  Charles  Paton. 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies 

Columbia — Western  Musical 

The  Three  Stooges  and  Mary  Beth  Hughes  join 
forces  in  a  formula  musical  Western  that  has  all 
the  buried  treasure,  cattle  rustlers,  guitars  and  mu- 
sical washboards  in  it  that  you  might  expect. 

Curly  and  Larry  are  slapped  into  joining  with 
Shorty  in  a  get-rich-quick  scheme  that  involves  a 
gold  mine.  Before  the  trio  starts  traveling  for  the 
wide  open  spaces,  they  pick  up  Miss  Hughes  and 
Gladys  Blake,  a  couple  of  singers  who  have  been 

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THE  FLEET  THAT  CAME  TO  STAY 
(WAC-Paramount) 

War  I nforination  Film 

The  full  story  of  the  role  that  the  Kamikazas, 
Jap  suicide  planes,  played  in  the  defense  of 
Okinawa  is  tensely  and  brutally  told  in  the  Navy 
Photographic  Services'  latest  motion  picture,  "The 
Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay."  More  exciting  than 
the  majority  of  war  documentaries  released,  this 
film  gives  a  factual  account  of  the  great  air-sea 
battle  for  Okinawa  against  the  Jap  suicide  planes, 
pointing  out  that  a  fleet  can  stand  up  under  large- 
scale  attacks  from  land-based  planes.  It  is  esti- 
mated that  between  six  and  seven  thousand  suicide 
planes  were  thrown  into  action  during  the  bat- 
tle. The  full  fury  of  the  attacks,  which  lasted 
for  almost  three  months,  is  shown  in  a  tightly- 
edited  series  of  shots  that  are  calculated  to  draw 
gasps  from  any  theatre  audience.  There  are  a 
great  many  sequences  showing  our  carriers,  among 
them  the  Bunker  Hill  and  the  Nevada,  receiving 
direct  hits  from'  the  planes.  But  there  are  many 
more  which  show  the  near  misses  and  the  burning, 
broken  planes  spiraling  into  the  sea. 

"The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay"  was  written  and 
produced  by  Lt.  Collier  Young,  who  was  with  the 
fleet  at  Okinawa.  It  features  combat  photography 
by  the  Navy,  the  Marine  Corps  and  the  Coast 
Guard.  Paramount  is  distributing  for  the  WAC. 
A  total  of  103  Navy  cameramen  were  engaged  in 
filming  this  most  savage  of  air-sea  battles. 
Release  date,  July  26,  1945  20  minutes 

IT  SHOULDN'T  HAPPEN  TO  A  DOG  (RKO) 

Leon  Errol  Comedy  (53705) 

After  observing  his  wife's  suspicious  behavior 
with  a  milkman,  Leon  Errol  is  convinced  the  two 
are  plotting  to  murder  him.  Actually  the  two  are 
planning  to  get  rid  of  Errol's  dog.  A  private  de- 
tective, Tom  Kennedy,  is  hired  to  stop  the  sup- 
posed murder  but  he  is  removed  from  the  scene  by 
an  escaped  convict  who  wanders  into  the  Errol 
home.  After' the  usual  complications,  the  dog,  who 
has  been  the  cause  of  all  the  trouble,  pushes  all 
the  actors  into  the  ocean  for  a  wet  finale. 
Release  date,  June  15,  1945  18  minutes 

MIGHTY  MOUSE  AND  THE 
KILKENNY  CATS  (20th-Fox) 

Tcrrytoon  (5515) 

The  Kilkenny  Kats  are  plenty  tough ;  so  the 
young  mice  band  together  to  plan  their  strategy. 
They  decide  to  steal  the  initiative  by  attacking 
first,  but  the  cats  are  smart  too.  Things  are  going 
against  the  little  rodents  until  Mighty  Mouse 
rushes  in  on  the  scene  to  save  the  day. 
Release  date,  April  27,  1945  minutes 


stranded  in  the  middle  of  the  sage  brush.  Once  all 
five  finally  arrive  in  the  wild  and  woolly,  the  inale 
romantic  lead,  Jay  Kirby,  gets  his  first  footage, 
and  the  Hoosier  Hotshots  bring  out  their  first  tin 
whistle.  From  then  on  the  action  consists  of  the 
girls  and  the  Hotshots  meeting  a  Broadway  pro- 
ducer, the  Stooges  meeting  trouble  as  they  pan  for 
gold,  and  Miss  Hughes  meeting  Mr.  Kirby  more 
and  more  frequently. 

The  film  was  directed  by  Vernon  Keays  from  a 
screenplay  by  J.  Benton  Cheney  and  John  Grey. 

Seen  at  New  York's  Lajf movie,  zvhere  a  large 
croivd  audibly  appreciated  the  Stooges  and  the  hill- 
billy music.  Reznezuer's  Rating  :  Fair. — R.  L. 

Release  date,  April  17,  1945.  Running  time,  67  min. 
PCA  No.  10701.    General  audience  classification. 

June  McGuire   Mary  Beth  Hughes 

Kusty   Tav  Kirby 

Betty   Gladys  Blake 

Moe  Howard,  Jerry  Howard,  Larry  Fine,  Jack  Clifford, 
Forrest  Taylor,  Tim  Ryan,  Vernon  Dent,  Hoosier  Hot- 
shots,  Cappy  Barra  Boys,  Spade  Cooley. 


WIFE  DECOY  (Col.) 

.-///  Star  Comedy  (0411 ) 

Hugh  Herbert  learns  (as  usual,  the  hard  way) 
that  married  men  should  never  go  to  night  clubs 
without  their  wives,  even  to  please  the  boss.  Her- 
bert agrees  to  act  as  a  decoy  at  a  night  club  for 
his  employer,  provided  he  gets  a  raise.  The  boss 
doesn't  want  a  wealthy  customer  to  see  him  playing 
around,  hence  the  need  for  Hugh.  However,  mat- 
ters become  highly  complicated  when  Hugh's  wife, 
with  her  newly-dyed  hairdo,  comes  unrecognized 
into  the  club  only  to  catch  her  spouse  becoming 
amorous.  Vamping  him  away  from  his  boss'  lady 
friend,  she  tricks  him  into  taking  her  home.  After 
keeping  him  confused  with  a  series  of  very  comical 
quick  changes  she  forgives  him  for  straying  from 
the  straight  and  narrow.  Produced  by  Hugh  Mc- 
Collum ;  written  and  directed  by  Harry  Edwards. 
Relcasge  date,  June  1,  1945  17  minutes 

LAMB  IN  A  JAM  (Para.) 

Novcltoons  (P4-5) 

Blackie  and  The  Wolf  are  back  after  their  first 
collaboration  in  "No  Mutton  for  Nuttin',"  with 
Blackie  taking  advantage  of  the  winter  weather 
for  a  bit  of  fancy  skating.  The  Wolf  takes  a 
fancy  to  the  black  lamb  coat  and  sets  off  after  him 
with  skates  and  shears.  But  the  Persian  lamb 
coat  never  comes  off,  and  the  Wolf  winds  up  in  an 
ice  cube. 

Release  date.  May  4,  1945  8  minutes 

COMMUNITY  SING.  NO.  9  (Col.) 

Nciv  Tunes  (6659) 

Don  Baker  at  the  organ  with  vocal  assistance 
from  the  Song  Spinners,  gives  a  polished  treat- 
ment to  some  of  today's  top  hits  including  "There 
Goes  That  Song  Again,"  "One  Meat  Ball,"  "I'm 
Confessin'  That  I  Love  You,"  "I'm  Making  Be- 
lieve" and  "Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis."  Produced  by 
B.  K.  Blake. 

Release  date.  May  25,  1945  10  minutes 

SOMETHING  YOU  DIDN'T  EAT 
(OWI-WAC) 

This  factual  film  is  a  Walt  Disney  color  short 
pointing  out  facts  of  nutrition.  It  is  distributed  by 
Warner  Brothers  for  the  War  Food  Administra- 
tion. Designed  to  acquaint  the  public  with  the 
necessity  for  maintaining  a  varied  diet  for  good 
health,  the  film  contains  a  number  of  historical 
episodes  dealing  with  the  combating  of  beri-beri 
and  scurvy.  All  is  presented  in  simple  terms,  com- 
plete with  a  few  touches  of  humor,  so  that  the  lay- 
man may  understand  the  facts  of  diet  and  health. 
James  Algar  directed. 

Release  date,  June  28,  1945  9  minutes 

TOPS  IN  THE  BIG  TOP  (Para.) 

Popeye  (£4-3) 

Popeye's  in  the  circus,  the  man  who  puts  his 
head  in  the  lion'.--  mouth  and  the  end  man  in  a  fly- 
ing trapeze  act.  Bluto  is  still  trying  to  make  off 
with  Olive  Oyl.  First  he  drops  a  steak  on  Pop- 
eye  just  as  he's  encouraging  the  lion,  but  he  just 
loses  his  points.  Popeye  comes  back  with  spinach 
and  a  battle  on  the  trapeze. 

Release  date,  March  16,  1945  7  minutes 

COMMUNITY  SING,  NO.  10  (Col.) 

Comedy  and  Romance  (6660) 

Don  Baker  at  the  organ  and  the  Song  Spinners 
combine  forces  to  offer  a  group  of  songs  ranging 
from  tender  romance  to  straight  comedy.  Numbers 
heard  in  the  reel  are:  "I  Dream  of  You,"  "Oh,  i 
Moytle,"  "My  Dreams  Are  Getting  Better  All  the  ' 
Time,"  "Saturday  Night  Is  the  Loneliest  Night 
in  the  Week"  and  "Rum  and  Coca  Cola."  Pro-  j 
duced  by  B.  K.  Blake. 

Release  date,  June  29,  1945  10  minutes 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  28,  1945 


SERVICE  DATA 

on  features 


Back  to  Bataan  (RKO) 

\udience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

:iound  Table  Exploitation— July  21,  '45,  p.  46. 

Bedside  Manner  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— June  23,  '45,  p.  48; 

ruly  7,  '45,  p.  70. 

Betrayal  from  the  East  (RKO) 

'Kudience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— May  5,  '45,  p.  50 ;  June 

16,  '45,  p.  49;  July  2,  '45,  p.  48. 

Between  Two  Women  (MGM) 

A.udience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 115.4% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— Apr.  7,  '45,  p.  50 ;  May 
19,  '45,  p.  64,  70;  May  26,  '45,  p.  44;  June  2,  '45, 
X  48;  June  16,  '45,  p.  51 ;  June  23,  '45,  p.  48;  July 
14,  '45,  p.  47. 

Blood  on  the  Sun  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July  7,  '45,  p.  71 ;  July 

14,  '45,  p.  43. 

The  Body  Snatcher  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — Adult 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation— Feb.  24,  '45,  p.  72; 

June  30,  '45,  p.  49. 

Brewster's  Millions  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  21,  '45,  p.  49. 

China  Sky  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July  7,  '45,  p.  66. 

The  Clock  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 97.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— May  26,  '45,  p.  46; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  71 ;  July  21,  '45,  p.  51. 

Delightfully  Dangerous  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation— Apr.  7,  '45,  p.  50 ;  Apr. 

21,  '45,  p.  52;  June  2,  '45,  p.  49;  June  9,  '45,  p.  52; 

July  14,  '45,  p.  43;  July  21,  '45,  p.  46. 

Diamond  Horseshoe  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 102.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— May  26,  '45,  p.  46; 
June  16,  '45,  p.  49;  July  7,  '45,  p.  66;  July  14,  '45, 
p.  47;  July  21,  '45,  p.  46,  52. 

The  Enchanted  Cottage  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 105.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— May  5,  '45,  p.  52 ;  May 
12,  '45,  p.  52 ;  May  26,  '45,  p.  45 ;  June  2,  '45,  p.  49 ; 
June  23,  '45,  p.  46 ;  June  30,  '45,  p.  48 ;  July  7,  '45, 
p.  66. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


Flame  of  the  Barbary  Coast  (Rep.) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 93.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  9,  '45,  p.  55 ;  June 
16,  45,  p.  48 ;  June  23,  '45,  p.  48. 

The  Great  John  L.  (UA ) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  2,  '45,  p.  52 ;  July 

14,  '45,  p.  44. 

Guest  in  the  House  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 94.9% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — Mar.  3,  '45,  p.  44 ;  Mar. 
10,  '45,  p.  62;  Apr.a4,  '45,  p.  55;  May  19,  '45,  p. 
74;  May  26,  '45,  p.  45;  June  2,  '45,  p.  48;  June 
16,  '45,  p.  49;  July  14,  '45,  p.  43. 

The  Horn  Blows  at  Midnight  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  23,  '45,  p.  46 ;  July 

7,  '45,  p.  66. 

Hotel  Berlin  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 104.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — Apr.  7,  '45,  p.  52 ;  Apr. 
28,  '45,  p.  56;  May  19,  '45,  p.  64;  June  16,  '45,  p. 
48;  July  21,  '45,  p.  46. 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 121.8% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — Feb.  3,  '45,  p.  50;  Feb. 
10,  '45,  p.  49;  Mar.  3,  '45,  p.  49;  Mar.  10,  '45,  p. 
71 ;  Apr.  14,  '45,  p.  44,  48,  54;  Apr.  21,  '45,  p.  50; 
May  12,  '45,  p.  57;  May  19,  '45,  p.  68;  May  26,  '45, 
p.  45,  47 ;  June  2,  '45,  p.  54 ;  June  16,  '45,  p.  53. 

Keep  Your  Powder  Dry  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 98.3% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— Mar.  10,  '45,  p.  69; 
Apr.  21,  '45,  p.  53;  June  9,  '45,  p.  57;  June  16, 
'45,  p.  51 ;  June  23,  '45,  p.  47 ;  July  7,  '45,  p.  66. 

A  Medal  for  Benny  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  14,  '45,  p.  43. 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 130.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— Dec.  9,  '44,  p.  50 ;  Feb. 
3,  '45,  p.  48;  Mar.  3,  '45,  p.  44,  50,  51 ;  Mar.  10,  '45, 
p.  64;  Mar.  17,  '45,  p.  64:  Mar.  17,  '45,  p.  52,  57; 
Mar.  24,  '45.  p.  64,  75 ;  Apr.  14,  '45,  p.  44,  52 ;  Apr. 
21,  '45,  p.  54;  Apr.  28,  '45,  p.  60;  June  30,  '45,  p.  49. 


LEGION  of  DECENCY  Ratings 

class  A-1  Unobjectionable 

Class  A-2  Unobjectionable  for  Adults 

Class  B  Objectionable  in  Part 

Class  C  Condemned 


Service  Dafa  appearing  In  fhls  Issue  of 
Product  Digest  include  tite  overall  performance 
percentage  figure  from  final  reports  previously 
published  in  PICTURE  GROSSES.  Reference  to 
Round  Table  Exploitation  and  Legion  of  Decency 
ratings  with  audience  classification  are  aiso 
listed.  Index  to  Service  Data  may  be  found  in 
the  Release  Chart  starting  on  page  2570. 


Nob  Hill  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Round  Table  Exploitation — July  7,  '45,  p.  71. 

Objective,  Burma  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — Mar.  3,  '45,  p.  49 ; 

Mar.  17,  '45,  p.  56;  May  12,  '45,  p.  50;  May  26,  '45, 

p.  44,  45 ;  June  2,  '45,  p.  S3  ;  June  9,  '45,  p.  54 ;  June 

23,  '45,  p.  50 ;  June  30,  '45,  p.  53. 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — Adult 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 98.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — Apr.  28,  '45,  p.  58 ; 
May  5,  '45,  p.  50. 

Pillow  to  Post  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 91.4% 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General  , 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  30,  '45,  p.  SO. 

Son  of  Lassie  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 95.4% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  SO ; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  70;  June  15,  '45,  p.  46. 

A  Song  to  Remember  (Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 108.3% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — Feb.  3,  '45,  p.  50;  Feb. 

24,  '45,  p.  74;  Mar.  17,  '45,  p.  54,  55;  Apr.  21,  '45, 
p.  50,  54 ;  Apr.  28,  '45,  p.  60,  61 ;  May  26,  '45,  p. 
47,  50;  June  9,  '45,  p.  54;  July  14,  '45,  p.  43. 

The  Story  of  G.L  Joe  (UA ) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Not  Given 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July  14,  '45,  p.  44. 

The  Three  Caballeros  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 115.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— Mar.  17,  '45,  p.  52; 
Apr.  14,  '45,  p.  48;  May  19,  '45,  p.  70;  May  26,  '45, 
p.  48;  July  21,  '45,  p.  44. 

Tomorrow  the  World  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 111.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— Feb.  10,  '45,  p.  58; 
Mar.  10,  '45,  p.  70. 

Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here? 
(20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 97.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  50 ; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  70. 

Without  Love  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 106.4% 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  48 ; 

July  21,  '45,  p.  51. 

2567 


SHORT  SUBJECTS  CHART 

index  to  reviews,  synopses 


Numerals  In  parentheses 
next  to  titles  represent 
running  time.  This  in- 
formation is  from  the 
distributor  in  all  in- 
stances. 


COLUMBIA 

Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Pt.ge 

ALL  STAR  COMEDIES 

6425  Wedded    Bliss    (17)  8-18-44  2130 

(Gilbert) 

6426  Gold  Is  Where  You 

Lose   It   (1 61/2 )  9-1-44  2150 

(Clyde) 

6401  Gents  Without  Cents  (19). 9-22-44  2122 

(Stooges) 

6421  Strife  of  the  Party  (16). 10-13-44  2183 

(V.  Vague) 

6427  Open  Season  for 

Saps    (18)   10-27-44  2206 

(Howard) 

6428  Design  for  Loving    (21) ..  1 1-3-44  2183 

(R.  Sinatra) 

6409  Knight  and  a 

Blonde    (14)   11-7-44  2206 

(Herbert) 

6402  No  Dough,  Boys  (17)  11-24-44  2215 

(Stooges) 

6429  Heather  and   Yon    (17) ...  12-8-44  2240 

(Clyde) 

6422  She  Snoops  to 

Conquer   (18)   12-29-44  2298 

(V.  Vague) 

6410  Woo.   Woo!   (16)   1-5-45  2338 

(Herbert) 

6403  Three  Pests  in  a 

Mess   (15)   1-19-45  2330 

6430  Snooper  Service    (141/2)  2-2-45  2382 

(Brendel) 

6431  Off  Again.  On 

Again    (16)   2-16-45  2382 

(Howard) 

6404  Booby    Dupes    (17)  3-17-45  2382 

(Stooges) 

6432  Two  Local  Yokels  (171/2)  .3-23-45  2454 

(Clyde) 

6433  Pistol  Packin' 

Nitwits    (17)   5-4-45  2402 

(Brendel) 

6411  Wife  Decoy  (17)  6-1-45  2566 

(Herbert) 

6423  The  Jury  Goes  Round  'n' 

Round    (18)   6-15-46   

(V.  Vague) 

j405    Idiots    Deluxe    (17V2)  7-20-45   

(Stooges) 

(1945-46) 

7409    Vine  Women  and  Song  8-23-45   

(Billy  Vine) 

7401    If  a  Body  Meets  a  Body  8-30-45   

(Stooges) 

COLOR  RHAPSODIES 

6501  Dog,  Cat  and  Canary   (6).  1-5-45  2298 

6502  Ripping    Romance    (8) ..  .6-21-45  2426 

6503  Fiesta  Time    (71/2)  7-12-45  2522 

(1945-1946) 

7501    River  Ribber   9-27-45   

PHANTASIES  CARTOONS 

6701  Mutt'n    Bones    (7)  8-25-44  2139 

6702  As  the   Fly  Flies  (6)  11-7-44  2215 

6703  Goofy   News  Views   (7) ..  .4-27-45  2466 

6704  Booby    Socks    (7)  7-12-45   

(1945-1946) 

7701    Simple   Siren   9-20-45   

FOX  &  CROW  (Color) 

6751  Be  Patient,   Patient  (7)  .  1 1 -30-44  2240 

6752  The    Egg   Yegg    (71/2)  5-4-45  2382 

6753  Kukunuts   (6I/2)   7-26-45  2566 

(1945-1946) 

7751    Phoney  Baloney   9-13-45   

PANORAMICS 

6901    A   Harbor  Goes  to 

France    (10)   5-18-45  2454 

FILM  VODVIL 

6951  Kehoe's  Marimba 

Band   (II)   9-1-44  2130 

6952  Al   Trace's  Comedy 

Band    (II)   10-27-44  2206 

6953  Rootin'  Tootin'   Band(l  1) .  12-8-44  2208 

6954  Korn    Kobblers    (II)  2-2-45  2382 

6955  Lowe,    Hite&   Stanleyd  I)  .5-1 1-45  2406 

(1945-1946) 

7951    Milt  Britton   &   Band  8-30-45   


For  information  on  short  subjects  turn  to  the  Product 
Digest  Section  pages  indicated  by  the  numbers  which 
follow  the  titles  and  release  dates  in  the  listing.  Product 
Digest  pages  are  numbered  consecutively  and  are  sepa- 
rate from  Motion  Picture  Herald  page  numbers.  For 
1943-44  short  subject  releases,  see  pages  2068  and  2069. 


Prod.                                   Rel.  P.D 

No.                Title                 Date  Page 
COMMUNITY    SING    (Series  9) 

6651  No.    I   Love,  Love, 

Love    (9'/2)   8-25-44  2150 

6652  No.  2  Ikky  Tikky 

Tambo    (9)   10-2-44  2183 

6653  No.  3  Swinging  on  a 

Star    (10)   11-10-44  2206 

6654  No.  4  Hot  Time  in 

Berlin    (9)   12-1-44  2330 

6655  No.  5  Tico,  Tico  (II)  1-1-45  2338 

5657    Christmas  Carols  (R)  ( 10).  12-8-44  2206 

6656  No.  6  Very  Thought  of 

You   (10)   2-9-45  2351 

6657  No.  7  I'll  Walk  Alone(  1 1  )3-i5-45  2426 

6658  No.   8  Sweet  and 

Lovely  (9)   4-27-45  2454 

6659  No.  9  Confessin'    (10)  5-25-45  2566 

6660  No.   10  Rum  and  Coca 

Cola    (10)   6-29-45  2563 

6661  No.    II    Candy   7-26-45   

6663    No.   13  (Special) 

Victory  Reel   (II)  5-8-45  2466 

(1945-1946) 

7651    Cowboy  Hit  Tunes  9-20-45   

SCREEN  SNAPSHOTS  (Series  24) 

6851  No.  I  (10)   8-25-44  2114 

6852  No.  2  (10)   9-22-44  2139 

6853  No.  3  (10)   10-19-44  2139 

6855    No.  4  (91/2)   11-22-44  2215 

6855  No.   5    (10)   12-28-45  2298 

6856  No.  6   (9)  1-26-45  2338 

6857  No.  7   (9)   2-25-45  2382 

6858  No.  8  (10)  3-29-45  2426 

6859  No.   9   (91/2)   5-17-45   

6860  No.    10   (10)   7-27-45   

(1945-1946) 

7851     No.    1   9-7-45   

SPORT  REELS 

6801  K-9    Kadets    (lO'A)  9-8-44  2130 

6802  Hedge   Hoppers   (9)   10-20-44  2203 

6803  Aqua-Maids    (91/2)   11-24-44  2215 

6804  Striking   Champions    (10)12-22-44  2298 

6805  Kings  of  the  Fairway  (10). 2-2-45  2338 

6806  Rough   and   Tumble    (9)... 3-2-45  2382 

6807  The    Iron    Masters    (91/2)  .4-27-45  2394 

6808  Hi    Ho    Rodeo    (10)  7-6-45   

6809  Chips  and   Putts   (10)  8-10-45   

(1945-1946) 

7801    Champion  of  the  Cue  9-27-45  .... 

LI'L  ABNER  (Color) 

6601  Porkuliar  Piggy   (7)    ...10-13-44  2167 

6602  Kickapoo  Juice    (7)   2-23-45  2382 

FLIPPY  (Color) 

7691     Catnipped   9-20-45  ... 

M-G-M 

TWO-REEL  SPECIALS 

A-502    Fall  Guy  (20)  4-14-45  2446 

A-503    The  Last  Installment  (19)5-5-45  2446 

A-504    Phantoms,    Inc.    (17)    ...6-9-45  2487 

FITZPATRICK  TRAVELTALKS  (Color) 

T-611    Shrines  of  Yucutan    (9)  2-24-45  2258 

T-612    Seeing   El   Salvador   (9). 3-31-45  2258 


Prod.                                      Ret  P.D. 

No.               Title                 Date  Ptye 
PETE   SMITH  SPECIALTIES 

S-559    Track  &.   Field  auiz  (9). 3-3-45  2351 

S-560    Hollywood   Scout    (8)  4-14-45  2446 

PASSING  PARADE 

K-575    It  Looks  Like  Rain  (10)  .3-3-45  2351 

K-576    The  Seesaw  and  the 

Shoes  (II)   5-5-45  2446 

MINIATURES 

M-590    Little   White   Lie   (11)  . 3-3-45  2351 

TECHNICOLOR  CARTOONS 

W-544    Unwelcome    Guest    (7). 2-17-45  2351 

W-545    Shooting  of  Dan 

McGoo  (8)   3-3-45  2351 

W-546    Jerky   Turkey    (8)  4-7-45  2415 

1944-45 

W-631    The  Mouse  Comes  to 

Dinner   (8)   5-5-45  2415 

W-632    Mouse  in  Manhattan  (8). 7-7-45  2522 

PARAMOUNT 

UNUSUAL  OCCUPATIONS  (Color) 

L4-1  No.  I  (10)  11-3-44  2139 

L4-2  No.  2  (10)  1-2-45  2240 

L4-3  No.  3  (10)  3-9-45  2351 

L4-4  No.  4  (10)..  5-11-45  2402 

L4-5  No.  5  (10)  7-15-45  .... 

L4-6  No.  6  (10)  9-14-45   

GEORGE  PAL  PUPPETOONS  (Color) 

U4-I  Jasper's   Paradise   (71/2) .  10- 13-44  2122 

U4-2  Two-Gun   Rusty   (71/2)  12-1-44  2139 

U4-3  Hot  Lips  Jasper  (8)  1-5-45  2258 

U4-4  Jasper  Tell    (8)   3-23-45  2258 

U4-5  Jasper's    Minstrels    (9) ..  .5-25-45  2363 

U4-6  Hatful    of    Dreams    (9). 4-28-45  2382 

U4-7  Jasper's  Booby  Traps  (9).. 8-3-45  2522 

U4-8  Jasper's  Close  Shave  (8)  .9-28-45   

POPEYE  THE  SAILOR  (Color) 

E4-I    She-Sick    Sailors    (8)  12-3-44  2363 

E4-2    Pop-Pie-Ala    Mode    (8).  1-26-45  2487 

E4-3    Tops  in  the  Big  Top   (8). 3-16-45  2566 

E4-4    Shape   Ahoy    (8)  4-27-45   

E4-5    For  Better  or  Nurse  (8).. 6-8-45   

E4-6    Mess   Production    (8)  8-24-45   

POPULAR  SCIENCE  (Color) 

J4-I    No.   I   (10)  10-20-44  2130 

J4-2    No.  2   (10)  ..12-22-44  2182 

J4-3    No.  3   (10)  2-16-45  2282 

J4-4    No.  4  (10)  4-6-45  2402 

J4-5    No.  5  (10)  6-1-45  251  I 

J4-6    No.  6  (10)  8-10-45  .... 

SPEAKING   OF  ANIMALS 

Y4-1    As    Babies    (9)  11-24-44  2183 

Y4-2    Who's  Who  in  Animal 

Land    (9)   1-19-45  2240 

Y4-3    In  the  Public  Eye  (9) ..  .3- 1 6-45  2351 

Y4-4    Talk  of  the  Town   (9) . . .  5- 18-45  2487 

Y4-5    A   Musical   Way   (9)  7-20-45  .... 

Y4-6    Ballet  of  Ostriches   (9). .9-21-45   


P''od.                                   Rel.  P.D. 

No.               Title                Date  Page 

SPORTLIGHTS 

R41    Rhythm   on   Wheels   (9)..  10-6-44  2122 

R4-2    Brones  and  Brands  (91/2) .  1 1-3-44  2183 

R4-3    Long  Shots  or 

Favorites   (9/2)   12-8-44  2227 

R4-4    Out  Fishin'  (91/2)  1-26-45  2298 

R4-5    Blue   Winners    (9)  2-23-45  2282 

R4-6    Game  Bag   (91/2)   3-30-45  2363 

R4-7    White    Rhaspody    (9)  5-4-45  2426 

R4-8    Fan   Fare   (6)   6-8-45  2511 

R4-9  Canine-Feline 

Capers  (9)   7-27-45   

R4-I0  What  a   Picnic    (9)  9-7-45   

MUSICAL  PARADE  (Color) 

FF4-I    Bonnie    Lassie    (19)  10-6-44  2122 

FF4-2    Star  Bright   (20)  12-15-44  2182 

FF4-3    Bombalera   (20)   2-9-45  2240 

FF4-4    Isle  of  Tabu   (20)  4-13-45  2351 

FF4-5    Boogie  Wocale  (20)  6-15-45  2511 

FF4-6    You   Hit  the  Spot  (20)  8-17-45   

LITTLE  LULU  (Color) 

D4-I    At  the  200  (8)  11-17-44  2258 

D4-2    Birthday  Party  (7)   12-29-44  2338 

D4-3    Magica-Lulu    (8)   3-2-45  2402 

D4-4    Beau   Ties   (8)   4-20-45  2487 

D4-5    Daffydilly   Daddy   (8)  5-25-45   

D4-6    Snap   Happy   (8)   6-22-45   

NOVELTOON  (Color) 

P4-I    Yankee  Doodle 

Donkey   (8)   10-27-44  2174 

P4-2    Gabriel  Churchkitten   (8)12-15-44  2338 

P4-3    When  G.I.  Johnny  Comes 

Home    (8)   2-2-45  2402 

P4-4    Scrappily    Married    (8) ..  .3-30-45  2363 

P4-5    A    Lamb   in   a  Jam    (7)  . 5-4-45  2566 

P4-6    A  Self-made  Mongrel  (7)  .6-29-45   

COLOR    CLASSICS   CARTOONS  (Color) 
(Reissues) 

C4-7    The  Little  Stranger  (7)   2351 

C4-8   Snubbed  by  a  Snob  (7)   2351 

C4-9    Kids  in  the  SJioe  (7)   2351 

C4-1C  Hunky  &  Spunky  (7)   2351 


RKO 

WALT   DISNEY   CARTOONS  (Color) 

54.101  Springtime  for  Pluto  (7)6-23-44  1959 

54.102  Plastics  Inventor  (7)  7-21-44  2054 

54.103  First  Aiders   (7)  9-22-44  2114 

54.104  How  to  Play 

Football    (8)   9-15-44  2114 

54.105  Donald's   Off   Day   (7)..  12-8-44  2215 

54.106  .Tiger  Trouble  (7)   1-5-45  2258 

54.107  Clock   Watcher   (8)   1-26-45  2258 

54.108  Dog  Watch  (7)   3-6-45  2258 

54.109  The   Eyes   Have   It   (7).  3-30-45  2394 

54.110  African    Diary    (7)   4-13-45  2426 

54.111  Donald's   Crime    (8)  5-11-45  2426 

5(,112    Californy   Er   Bust   (8)   2522 

54.113  Canine    Casanova    (71/2)   2522 

54.114  Hockey   Homicide  (71/2)   2522 

54.115  Duck    Pimples    (7V2)   2522 

54.116  Legend  of  Coyote  Rock   (71/2)..  2522 

54.117  No  Sail    (7)    2566 

SPORTSCOPE 

54.301  Harness    Racers    (8)  9-8-44  2114 

54.302  School  for  Dogs   (8)  10-6-44  2183 

54.303  Saddle  Starlets  (8)  11-3-44  2194 

54.304  Parallel  Skiing  (8)  12-1-44  2240 

54.305  Five  Star  Bowlers   (8).  12-29-44  2319 

54.306  Court   Craft    (8)  1-26-45  2362 

54.307  Ski    Gulls    (8)  2-23-45  23  82 

54.308  Athlete  of  the  Year  (8)  . 3-23-45  2394 

54.309  Timber    Doodles    (8) ...  .4-20-45  2446 

54.310  West  Point  Winners  (8). 5-18-45  2511 

54.311  Tee    Tricks    (8)  6-15-45  2554 


2568 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  28,  1945 


rroa. 

Ret.  P.D. 

No. 

Title 

Date  Page 

HEADLINER  REVIVALS 

53,201 

Songs  of  the 

9-8-44 

2114 

53,202 

Swing    It  (16)  

10-20-44 

2188 

53,203 

Swing  Vacation  (19)... 

.  12-1-44 

2240 

53.204 

3-16-45 

2382 

EDGAR  KENNEDY 

53,401 

Feather  Your  Nest  (18)10-23-44 

2183 

53,402 

Alibi    Baby  (18)   

1-5-45 

2358 

53,403 

Sleepless   Tuesday  (18) 

.2-23-45 

2363 

53,404 

What,  No  Cigarettes? 
(18)   

7- 13-45 

2522 

LEON  ERROL 

53,701 

Triple  Trouble  (17)... 

9-1-44 

2130 

53,702 

He  Forgot  to 

10-27-44 

2206 

53,703 

Birthday    Blues  (17). 

.2-16-45 

2319 

53.704 

Let's   Go   Stepping    (17). 5-4-45 

2446 

53,705 

It  Shouldn't  Happen  to 
Dog  (18)   

a 

6-15-45 

2566 

FLICKER   FLASH  BACKS 

54,201 

No.    1  (10)  

.9-15-44 

2122 

54  202 

No.    2  (10)  

10-27-44 

2174 

54,203 

No.    3  (9)  

.12-8-44 

2258 

54.204 

No.    4  (9)  

1-26-45 

2298 

54,205 

No.    5  (9)  

,  3-2-45 

2363 

54,206 

No.    6  (8)  

.4-13-45 

2426 

54,207 

No.    7  (10)  

.5-25-45 

2446 

THIS  IS  AMERICA 

53,101 

West    Point  (17)  

11-17-44 

21 94 

53,102 

New  Americana  (19).. 

12-15-44 

2227 

53,103 

Power   Unlimited  (17). 

.1-19-45 

2298 

53,104 

On  Guard  (17)  

2-9-45 

2330 

53,105 

Honorable  Discharge  (18)3-9-45 

2363 

53,106 

Guam — Salvaged 

Island  (17)   

4-13-45 

2426 

53,107 

Dress   Parade  (16)  

5-4-45 

2446 

53,108 

Battle  of  Supply  (17). 

.6-1-45 

2511 

53,109 

China  Life-Line  (16).. 

. .7-6-45 

2542 

20TH  CENTURY- FOX 

MOVIETONE  ADVENTURES  (Color) 

5251  Mexican   Majesty   (8)  8-4-44  2114 

5252  Jewels   of    Iran    (8)  8-25-44  2114 

5253  Mystic   India   (8)   9-29-44  2114 

5254  Black  Gold  and 

Cactus    (8)   11-10-44  2183 

5255  City  of  Paradox   (8)  3-2-45  2240 

5256  Alaskan   Grandeur   (8)  3-16-45  2282 

5257  Canyons  of  the  Sun  (8).. I- 19-45  2282 

5258  Land  of  10.000  Lakes  (8). 3-30-45  2282 

5259  Isle  of   Romance   (8)  5-4-45  2466 

5280    Sikhs   of    Patiala    (8)  4-13-45  2426 

5261    The  Empire  State  (8) ...  .7-27-45  .... 

(Black  and  White) 
5201    What  It  Takes  to  Make 

a  Star    (8)  7-6-45   

(1945-1946) 

6251  Memories  of  Columbus  8-17-45  .... 

6252  Magic  of  Youth  8-31-45   

6253  China  Carries  On  10-12-45   

6254  Bountiful  Alaska   10-26-45   

6255  Song   of  Sunshine  12-7-45   

6256  Louisiana    Springtime  12-21-45  .... 

SPORTS  REVIEWS 

(Color) 

5351  Blue  Grass 

Gentlemen   (9)   9-15-44  2139 

5352  Trolling  for  Strikes  (8).  12-15-44  2282 

5353  Nova  Scotia   (8)  2-9-45  2282 

5354  Down  the  Fairways  (8)  6-1-45  .... 

(Black  and  White) 

5301  Girls  Preferred   (8)   2258 

5302  Steppin'    Pretty   (8)  1-5-45  2426 

(1945-1946) 

6351    Ski  Aces   9-21-45   

S352    Time  Out  for  Play  11-16-45   

TERRYTOONS  (Color) 

5501  The  Cat  Came  Back  (7). .8-18-44  2114 

5502  The  Two  Barbers  (7)  8-1-44  2114 

5503  Ghost   Town    (7)  9-22-44  2122 

5504  Sultan's   Birthday   (7) . . .  10- 13-44  2122 

5505  A  Wolf's  Tale  (7)  10-27-44  2206 

5506  At  the  Circus   (7)  11-17-44  2227 

5507  Gaudy's   Dream    Girl    (7).  12-8-44  2240 

5508  Dear  Old  Switzerland  (7) .  12-22-44  2240 

5509  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Pirate    (7)  1-12-45  2258 

5510  Port  of  Missing  Mice  (7). 2-2-45  2338 

5511  Ants  in  Your  Pantry  (7). 2-18-45  2351 

5512  Raiding  the  Raiders  (7).. 3-9-45  2402 


Prod.  Rel.  PJ). 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

5513  Post  War  Inventions  (7). 3-23-45  2426 

5514  Fisherman's   Luck   (7)  4-6-45  2477 

5515  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Kilkenny   Cats    (7)  4-27-45  2566 

5516  Mother  Goose  Nightmare 

(7)   5-11-45  .... 

5517  Smoky  Joe  (7)   5-25-45  2522 

5518  The  Silver  Streak    (7)  6-8-45   

5519  Aesops   Fable  — 

The   Mosquito   (7)  6-29-45  .... 

5520  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Wolf   (7)   7-20-45  .... 

(1945-1946) 

6501  Mighty  Mouse  in  Gypsy 

Life  (6)   8-3-45   

6502  The   Fox  and  the   Duck.  .8-24-45   

6503  Swooning  the  Swooners. ..  .9-14-45  .... 

6504  The  Watch   Dog  9-28-45  .... 

6505  Gandy  Goose  in  Who's  Who 

in  the  Jungle  10-19-45   

6506  Mighty  Mouse  Meets  Bad 

Bill    Bunion   ll-9-4b   

MARCH   OF  TIME 

Vll-1    Post-War    Farms    (17) ..  .9-8-44  2083 

VI 1-2    What  to  Do  With 

Germany    (18)  10-6-44  2122 

VI 1-3    Uncle  Sam, 

Mariner?   (17)   11-3-44  2167 

VII-4    Inside  China  Today  (17) .  12-1-44  2194 

VI 1-5    The  Unknown 

Battle    (18)   12-28-44  2240 

VII-6    Report  on  Italy  (17) ....  1-26-45  2290 

VI I -7    The   West  Coast 

Question    (17)  ..2-23-45  2330 

VII-8  Memo  from  Britain  (16). 3-23-45  2374 
VI 1-9    The  Returning 

Veteran    (17)  4-20-45  2402 

VI I- 10  Spotlight  on 

Congress    (16)  5-18-45  2453 

Vll-ll  Teen-Age   Girls   (17)  6-15-45  2499 

Vll-12  Where's  the  Meat?  (17)  .7-13-45  2542 

DRIBBLE  PUSS  PARADE 

5901  Sea  Food  Mamas  (8)  10-20-44  2183 

5902  Do   You    Remember    (8)...  6-2-45   

2-REEL  SPECIAL 

5601    Three  Sisters  of  the 

Moors    (20)  9-8-44  2114 


UNIVERSAL 

LANTZ    COLOR  CARTUNES 

9232  The  Beach   Nut   (7)  10-16-44  2139 

9233  Ski  for  Two   (71/2)  11-13-44  2183 

9235  Painter  and  Pointer  (7).  12-18-44  2240 

9236  Chew  Chew  Baby   (7'/2) ..  .2-5-45  2338 

9238  Woody  Dines  Out  (71/2) .  .5-14-45  2446 

9239  Crow    Crazy    (7)  7-9-45   

SWING  SYMPHONIES 
9231    Abou  Ben  Boogie  (7) ...  .9-18-44  1970 

9234  Pied  Piper  of 

Basin  Street   (7)   1-15-45  2258 

9237  Sliphorn  King  of 

Polaroo  (7)   3-19-45  2351 

PERSON  —  ODDITIES 

9371  Idol  of  the  Crowd  (9)  9-18-44  2114 

9372  One  Man  Newspaper 

(91/2)   12-18-44  2227 

9373  ABC   Pin-Up   (9'/2)  1-15-45  2282 

9374  Pigtail  Pilot  (9)  1-22-45  2282 

9375  Author  in  Babyland   (10). 5-14-45  2246 

9376  Broadway   Farmer   (9)  5-28-45   

VARIETY  NEWS 

9351  From   Spruce  to 

Bomber  (9)   9-25-44  2122 

9352  Dogs  for  Show  (91/2)  11-6-44  2183 

9353  Mr.  Chimn  at 

Coney    Island    (9)  12-11-44  2227 

9354  White  Treasure    (9)  1-29-45  2282 

9355  Your   National  Gallery 

(101/2)   4-23-45  2258 

9356  Wingman  of  Tomorrow  (9)  6-4-45  2394 

NAME-BAND  MUSICALS 


9121  Swingtime  Holiday   (15) .  .9-20-44  2122 

9122  Harmony  Highway  (15) .  .  1 1-22-44  2139 

9123  On  the  Mellow  Side  (15). 12-6-44  2183 

9124  Jive   Busters    (15)  1-17-45  2257 

9125  Melody    Parade    (15)  2-14-45  2338 

9126  Swing  Serenade  (15)  2-23-45  2363 

9127  Rockabye   Rhythm    (15)  5-7-45  2477 

9128  Artistry  in  Rhythm  ( 15) .  .7- 18-45   

9129  Waikiki   Melody  (15)  8-29-45   

TWO-REEL  SPECIAL 

9112  Lili   Marlene  (2l'/2)  12-13-44  1946 


Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

WORLD    IN  ACTION 

  Zero    Hour    (22)  7-7-44  1970 

  Fortress    Japan    (18)  8-11-44  2042 

  Inside    France    (19)  10-15-44  2122 

....    When  Asia  Speaks  (18)..  1 1-17-44  2182 

  Now  the  Peace   (21)  5-18-45  2454 

DAFFY   DITTIES  (Color) 

  The  Cross-Eyed   Bull    (9)   2167 

  The    Flying  Jeep  

Th«  Lady  Says  No  

  Pepito's  Serenade   

....    Choo    Choo  Amigo  

WARNER— VITAPHONE 

TECHNICOLOR  SPECIALS 

1001  Let's  Go  Fishing  ( l6'/2) .  10-21-44  2167 

1002  Beachhead  to  Berlin   (21).  1-6-45  2227 


1003  Pledge  to  Bataan   (20)  2-3-45  2290 

1004  Coney  Island 

Honeymoon     (20)  6-16-45  2487 

1005  America    the    Beautiful  8-4-45   

1006  Orders  from  Tokyo  8-18-45   

FEATURETTES 

1101  I  Am  an  American  ( 16) .  12-26-44  2206 

1102  Proudly  We  Serve   ( 18) .  .9-23-44  2130 

1103  Once  Over  Lightly  ( 17) ..  10- 14-44  2167 

1104  1    Won't   Play    (18)  11-11-44  2174 


1105  Nautical  but  Nice    ( I51/2) .  12-2-44  2227 

1106  Congo    (191/2)  2-17-45  2338 

1107  Navy    Nurse    (I51/2)  3-3-45  2351 

1108  It  Happened  in 

Springfield    (2O1/2)   4-28-45  2382 

1109  Are  Animals  Actors? 

(I6I/2)   3-31-45  2363 

11 10  Law  of  the  Badlands  (20). 4- 14-45  2394 

1111  Plantation  Melodies 

(18'/2)   5-12-45  2446 

1112  Learn  and  Live   (20)  7-7-45   

SPORTS  PARADE  (Color) 

1501  California  Here  We 

Are    (91/2)  12-16-44  2227 

1502  Birds  and  Beasts 

Were  There  (10)  12-30-44  2240 

1503  Glamour  in  Sports   (9) . . .  I- 13-45  2282 

1504  Bikes  and  Skis  (9)  2-10-45  2298 

1505  Cuba   Calling    (9)  3-10-45  2351 

1506  Swimcapades    (10)  4-7-45  2394 

1507  Water    Babies    (IOI/2)  5-19-45  2426 

1508  Mexican  Sea  Sports  (I01/2)  6-9-45  2466 

1509  Bahama  Sea  Sports  (10'/2)    6-23-45  2311 

1510  Fliwer   Flying   6-30-45  2522 

1511  Arabians  in  the  Rockies.  .8-25-45  .... 

MELODY  MASTER  BANDS 

1601  Bob  Wills  &  His  Texas 

Playboys    (10/2)  9-2-44  2122 

1602  Listen  to  the  Bapds  (8). .10-7-44  2167 

1603  Harry  Owens  &  His  Royal 

Hawaiians    (9)  11-4-44  2174 

1604  Sonny  Dunham  &- 

Orchestra  (91/2)   11-25-44  2183 

1605  Jammin'  the  Blues  ( 10) .  12- 16-44  2167 

1606  Rhythm  of  the 

Rhumba    (9/2)   1-27-45  2282 

1607  Musical    Mexico   (81/2)  3-24-45  2363 

1608  Circus    Band    (10)  5-5-45  2446 

1609  Bands  Across  the 

Sea   (10)   6-2-45  2511 

1610  Yankee  Doodle's  Daughters  (10) 

7-21-45  2533 

BLUE  RIBBON  HIT  PARADE  (Color) 

1301  Let  It  Be  Me  (8)  9-16-44  2122 

1302  September  in  the 

Rain   (6)   9-30-44  2130 

1303  Sunday  Go  to  Meeting 

Time  (7)   10-28-44  2167 

1304  I  Love  to  Singa  (8)  11-18-44  2174 

1305  Plenty  of  Money  and 

You    (7)   12-9-44  2183 

1306  Fella  With  a  Fiddle  (7).  1-20-45  2183 

1307  When  I   Yoo  Hoo  (7) ...  .2-24-45    2  298 

1308  I  Only  Have  Eyes 

for   You    (8)  3-17-45  2363 


Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

1309  Ain't  We  Got  Fun  (8) ..  .4-21-45  2394 

1310  I'm  a  Big  Shot  Now  

1311  Speakin'   of  the  Weather. 7-21 -45  2522 

1312  Old    Glory   8-25-45  .... 

MERRIE    MELODIES  CARTOONS  (Color) 

1701  Draftee    Daffy    (7)  1-27-45  2282 

1702  Trap  Happy  Porky  (61/2)  .2-24-45  2208 

1703  Life  with  Feathers  (71/2)  .3-24-45  2363 


1704  Behind  the  Meatball  (71/2)  4-7-45  2382 

1705  Ain't  That    Ducky   (7) ..  .5-19-45  2446 

1706  Gruesome    Twosemo    (7).. 6-9-45  2446 

1707  Tale  of   Two   Mice  6-30-45  2487 

1708  Wagon   Heels   (7)  7-28-4S  2533 

1709  Fresh  Airdale   8-25-45   

"BUGS    BUNNY"   SPECIALS  (Color) 

1721  Herr  Meets  Hare  (7)  I-I3-45  2282 

1722  Unruly   Hare   (7)   2-10-45  2298 

1723  Hare  Trigger   (8)   5-5-45  2394 

1724  Hare  Conditioned   

VITAPHONE  VARIETIES 

1401  Their    Dizzy   Day    (31/2) .  .9-2-44  2114 

1402  Ski  Whizz  (9'/2)  10-7-44  2167 

1403  Outdoor  LiVing   (10)  11-4-44  2174 

1404  Overseas  Roundup  CIO1/2)  3-17-45  2363 

1405  Overseas  Roundup 

No.  2   (10)   5-26-45  2446 

1406  Overseas  Roundup 

No.   3   7-14-45  2466 


OFFICIAL  WAC  FILMS 

Seeing  Them  Through  (8)   2351 

A  Story  With  Two  Endings  (O'/j)   2363 

The  Enemy  Strikes  (10)   2374 

Fury  in  the  Pacific  (20)   2394 

Watchtower  Over  Tomorrow  (15)   2394 

All-star  Bond  Rally  (19)   2415 

San   Pietro   (30)   2351 

Golden   Glory   (II)   2446 

Target  Tokyo  (20)   2466 

Two  Down  and  One  to  Go  (32)   2466 

On  to  Tokyo  (17)    2487 

To  the  Shores  of  I  wo  Jima  (19)   2487 

The  Fight  for  the  Sky  (20)   2522 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  (9)   2566 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  (20)   2566 

MISCELLANEOUS 

stars  of  Tomorrow  (Artkino)    (9)   2351 

Cap'n  Cub   (Film  Classics)    (10)   2415 

Peace  Builders  (Brandon  Films)   (10).  2446 

Marshal  Stalin's  Report  (Artkino)  (18)  2446 

Maidenek  (Artkino)   (10)   2522 

SERIALS 

COLUMBIA 

6120    Black  Arrow   10-20-44  2167 

(15  episodes) 

6140    Brenda  Starr,   Reporter. ..  1-26-45  2282 


(13  episodes) 
6160    The  Monster  and  the  Ape. 4-20-45  2415 
(15  episodes) 

(1945-46) 

7120    Jungle  Raiders   9-7-45   

(15  episodes) 

REPUBLIC 

481  Zorro's   Black   Whip  12-16-44  2174 

(12  episodes) 

482  Manhunt  of  Mystery  Island. 3-8-45  2363 

(15  episodes) 

483  Federal    Operator    99  7-7-45   

(12  episodes) 


UNIVERSAL 

9781    Raiders   of   Ghost   City, .  .7-25-44  2054 

(13  episodes) 
9681    Mystery  of  the  River  Boat.  10-24-44  2167 

(13  episodes) 
9581    Jungle   Queen   1-23-45  2227 

(13  episodes) 
9881    The    Master   Key  4-25-45  2415 

(13  episodes) 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


2569 


THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews,  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


{•)  before  the  tii^k  Indicates  1943-44  product- 
Release  dates  an(   unning  time  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning times  are  the  official  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2568-2569,  issue  of  July  28,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  page  2556,  issue  of  July  21,  1945. 


Title  Company 
ABROAD  with  Two  Yanks  UA 
Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day  Mono. 
Adventures  of  Rusty  Col. 

(formerly  Rusty) 
AfFairs  of  Susan,  The  Para. 
Agitator,  The  (British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 
Alaska  Mono. 
Allotment  Wives,  Inc.  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Then  There  Were  None  20th-Fox 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An  Rep. 


Apology  for  Murder 
Army  Wives 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lace 
Arson  Squad 


PRC 
Mono. 
WB 
PRC 


t 


r-  REVIEWED  -^ 

Prod. 

M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Servic 

ReUtte 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Number 

Stars 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe 

Aug.  4, "44 

82m 

July  29,'44 

2018 

1889 

Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson 

Jan.  I9.'45 

62  m 

Dec.  2,"44 

2202 

2092 

Ted  Donaldson-Conrad  Nagel 

Not  Set 

2467 

4421 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent 

May  25.'45 

1 13m 

Mar.  31, "45 

2381 

2242 

2523 

Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris 

Not  Set 

95  m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay 

Dec.  22.'44 

76m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2138 

1983 

2406 

Kay  Francis-Paul  Kelly 

Not  Set 

2555 

681 

Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young 

Special 

90m 

June  23, '45 

25  ii 

2278 

510 

Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards 

Nov..'44 

122m 

July  l,'44 

2095 

1457 

2302 

Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra 

Not  Set 

140m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 

Barry  Fitzgerald-Waiter  Huston 

Not  Set 

99m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

4406 

Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd 

Block  2 

84m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1715 

2342 

Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke 

Not  Set 

2384 

Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont 

Sept.  27,'45 

2418 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vailin 

Jan.  I2.'45 

67  m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2071 

403 

Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey 

Sept.  23.'44 

II  8m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1806 

2262 

Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong 

Sept.  II. "45 

64m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2467 

BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 
Back  to  Bataan  RKO 
Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (col.)  Col. 
Barbary  Coast  Gent  MGM 
Beautiful  Cheat,  The  Univ. 
Bedside  Manner  UA 
Behind  City  Lights  Rep. 
Belle  of  the  Bowery  Mono. 
Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color)  RKO 
Bells  of  Rosarita  Rep. 
Bells  of  St.  Mary's,  The  (1945-46)  RKO 
Betrayal  from  the  East 
Between  Two  Women 
Bewitched 
Beyond  the  Pecos 
Big  Bonanza.  The 
Big  Noise,  The 
Big  Show-Off.  The 
Big  Sleep.  The  (1945-46) 
Blazing  the  Western  Trail 
Blithe  Spirit  (British) 
Blonde  Fever 
Blonde  from  Brooklyn 
Blonde  Ransom 
Blood  on  the  Sun 
Bluebeard 

Body  Snatcher,  The 
Bon  Voyage  ( 1945-46) 
Border  Bad  Men 
Bordertown  Trail 
Boston  Blackib  Booked  on 

Suspicion 
Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous 
Both  Barrels  Blazing 
Bowery  Champs 
Bowery  to  Broadway 
Boy.  a  Girl  and  a  Dog 
Brazil 

Brewster's  Millions 
Brighton  Strangler,  The 
Bring  on  the  Girls  (color) 
Bullfighters.  The 

2570 


RKO 
MGM 
MGM 
Univ. 
Rep. 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 
WB 
Col. 
Two  Cities-GFD 
MGM 
Col. 
Univ. 

UA 
PRC 
RKO 
20th-Fox 
PRC 
Rep. 

Col. 
Col. 
Col. 
Mono. 
Univ. 
Frank 
Rep. 

UA 
RKO 
Para. 
20th-Fox 


9024  Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth  Oct.  I3,'44 

523  John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn  Block  5 

....  Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise  Not  Set 

502  Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes  Sept., '44 

9044  Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville  July20,'45 

....  Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll  Juno  22. '45 

....  Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry  Not  Set 

....  Gale  Storm-Phil  Reagan  Not  Sot 

601  Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak  Aug. ,'45 

583  Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee  Special 

442  Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes  Juno  I9.'45 

....  Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman  Not  Set 

514  Leo  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

518  Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore  Mar., '45 

530  Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn  July,'45 

9083  Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew  Apr.  27,'45 

407  Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee  Dec.  30,'44 

506  Laurel  and  Hardy  Oct.,'44 

410  Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans  Jan.22,'45 

....  Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall  Not  Sot 

....  Charles  Starrett-Tex  Harding  Not  Set 

....  Rex  Harrison-Constance  Cummings  Not  Sot 

516  Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor  Fob..'45 
6036  Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick  June  2 1, '45 
9042  Donald  Cook- Virginia  Grey  Juno  I5,'45 
....  James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney  June  1 5. '45 

John  Carradine-Jean  Parker  Nov.  I  I, '44 

517  Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lugosi  Block  4 
....  Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith  Not  Set 
  Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John  Oct.  10, '45 

451  Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Aug.  1 1. '44 

6031  Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick  May  10, '45 

....  Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch  July  5,'45 

6207  Charles  Starrett  May  I7.'45 

East  Side  Kid*  Dec.  29.'44 

9072  Contract  Players  Nov.  3. '44 

....  Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett  Not  Set 

405  Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Guizar  Nov.  30.'44 

Dennis  O'Keofo-Holon  Walker  Apr.  7,'45 

522  John  Lodor-Roso  Hobart  Block  5 

4416  Veronica  Lako-Sonny  Tufts  Block4 

525  Laurel  and  Hardy  May.'45 


70m  Sept.23,'44  2110 

97m  June  2,'45  2477 

87m  Aug.  5.'44  2095 

59m  July  2 1, '45  2554 

79m  June  I6,'45  2498 

103  m  June23,'45  2510 

84m  Dec.  2,'44  2201 

68m  May  I9.'45  2453 

82m  Feb.i7,'45  2318 

81m  Dec.  23,'44  2238 

66m  Juno  23, '45  2510 

59m   

68m  Jan.  1 3, '45  2269 

74m  Sept.23.'44  2111 

69m  Jan.  20,'45  2277 

96  m  Apr.28.'45  2425 

69m  Nov.  25.'44  2394 

65m  Juno30,'45  2521 

68m  June  9,'45  2486 

94m  May  5,'45  2433 

73m  Oct.  1 4, '44  2138 

77m  Feb.  I7,'45  2318 


55m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

67m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

58m 
62m 
95m 

May  26, '45 
Nov.  I.'44 
Oct.  21. '44 

2465 
2173 
2149 

Vim 
79m 
67m 
92  m 
61m 

Oct.  28,'44 
Mar.  I7,'45 
May  5,'45 
Feb.  I7.'45 
Apr.  I4.'45 

2i57 
2361 
2433 
2317 
2402 

2242 
2242 
2434 
1849 
2384 
2250 
2418 
2454 
2242 
1835 
2403 
2434 
2230 
2142 
2310 
2354 
2203 
2092 
2203 
2230 
2543 

2142 
2403 
2310 
2230 
2092 
2310 
2230 
2543 
2032 

2368 
2467 
2403 
2032 
1923 
2230 
1971 
2142 
2142 
1763 
2279 


2567 


2567 


2406 


2567 
2523 


2342 

2567 
2567 


2342 
2567 
2523 
2523 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  JULY  28,  1945 


Prod. 

Title                                Company  Numbei 

CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20+h-Fox  523 

Can't  Help  Singing  (color)         Univ.  9071 
Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Captain  Kidd  UA   

Captain  Tugboat  Annie                Rep.  .... 
Caribbean  Mystery  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Casanova  Brown                          RKO  581 

Castle  of  Crimes  (Britiih)  PRC   

Cheaters,  The                              Rep.  421 

Cheyenne  Wildcat                       Rep.  3314 

Chicago  Kid.  The                       Rep.  417 

China  Sly                                 RKO  519 

China's  Little  Devils                   Mono.  ... 

Christmas  in  Connecticut              WB  420 
Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 

Circumstantial  Evidence         20th-Fox  519 

Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico     Mono  ... 

Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The             Mono.  .... 

Climax,  The  (color)                    Univ.  9009 

Clock.  The                               MGM  524 

Club  Havana  PRC   

Code  of  thj  Prairie                     Rep.  452 

Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)      UA  .   .  . 

Col.  Effingham's  Raid  ('45- '46)  20th-Fox   

Colorado  Pioneers                       Rep.  .... 

Come  Out  Fighting                    Mono.  .... 

Conflict                               ,      WB  418 

Conspirators.  The                         WB  405 

Corn  Is  Green.  The                       WB  419 

Corpus  Christ!  Bandits                 Rep.  465 

Counter-Attack                           Col.  6006 

Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River       Col.  6201 

Crazy  Knights                           Mono.  .... 

Crime  by  Night                          WB  402 

Crime  Doctor's  Courage.  The       Col.  6017 

Crime  Doctor's  Warning              Col.  .... 

Crime.  Inc.                                PRC  .... 

Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46)    Univ.  .... 

Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46)  Para  

Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers               Col.  6202 


r-  REVIEWED  -> 
M.  P.  Product 


Release 

Stars  Date 

Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young  June  1 5. '45 

Deanna  Durbin-Robert  Paige  Dec.  29.'44 

Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari  Sept., '45 

Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott  Aug.  24, '45 

Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy  Not  Set 

James  Dunn-Sheila  Ryan  Sept., '45 

Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright  Special 

Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill  Dec.  22, "44 

Joseph  Schrldkraut-Billie  Burke  July  5, '45 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Sept.  30,'44 

Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts  June  29. '45 

Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick  Block  4 

Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly  July  I4,'45 

Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan  Aug.  II, '45 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Feb.  23, "45 

Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan  Mar., '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  May  I  5, '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  Feb.  9, '45 

Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff  Oct.  20, '44 

Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker  May, '45 

Tom  Neal-Margaret  Lindsay  Not  Set 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Oct.  6, '44 

Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey  May  4,'45 

Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett  Nov.,'45 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Not  Set 

Leo  Gorcey-Hunti  Hall  Sept.  14. '45 

Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith  June  30. '45 

Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid  Oct.  2 1, '44 

Bette  Davis-John  Dall  July  2 1, '45 

Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot  Apr.  20, '45 

Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman  Apr.  26, '45 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens  Sept.  2 1, '44 

Gilbert-Howard-Rosenbloom  Dec.  8, '44 

Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan  Sept.  9, '44 

Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke  Feb.  27,'45 

Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson  Not  Set 

Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal  Apr.  15, '45 

Noah  Beery.  Jr.-Lois  Collier  Not  Set 

Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts  Not  Set 

Charles  Starrett-Dub  Taylor  Nov.  9, '44 


Runninn 
Time 
81m 
88m 
107m 


86m 
lOlm 
I  14m 
55m 
89m 
55m 
63  m 
72m 
70m 


Herald 
Issue 
May  4,'35 
Dec.  I6,'44 
June  23. '45 


Digest 
Page 
2350 
2225 
2509 


Advance 

Synopsis 
Page 

2093 
2259 
2353 
2403 


June  I6.'45 
Oct.  I4,'44 
Mar.  3  I, '45 
May  I2,'45 
Apr.  7, '45 
Nov.  II, '44 
Jan.  20,'45 
July  29.'44 
Mar.  I0,'4S 


76m       Feb.  I0,'45 


56m       Dec.  2.'44 


2497 
2137 
2381 
2445 
2393 
2173 
2278 
2095 
2350 

2309 


2202 


2259 
2555 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 
2007 
2093 
1091 
2230 
2543 
2216 
2467 
2418 
2131 


Service 
Data 

Page 

2341 


65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

92  m 

Aug.  5, "44 

2094 

1806 

2302 

60m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2227 

87m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

68m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

78m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

2567 

75m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

1994 

lOlm 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 
1746 

67m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i7 

2242 

62  m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

64m 

July  7.'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

1786 

2218 

90m 

May  24, '45 

2374 

2142 

2567 

2555 

56m 

Oct.  I4.'44 

2138 

2131 

147m 

Mar.  24.'45 

2373 

2523 
2262 


2455 


2455 


DANCING  in  ManhaHan 

Col. 

6038 

Danger  Signal  (1945-46) 

WB 

Dangerous  Intruder,  The 

PRC 

Dangerous  Journey 

20th-Fox 

504 

Dangerous  Passage 

Para. 

4412 

Dangerous  Partners 

MGM 

Dark  Mountain 

Para. 

4405 

Dark  Waters 

UA 

Dead  Man's  Eyev 

Univ. 

9026 

Dead  or  Alive 

PRC 

Delightfully  Dangerous 

UA 

Destiny 

Univ. 

9023 

Detour 

PRC 

Devotion  (1945-46) 

WB 

Diamond  Horseshoe  (color) 

20th-Fox 

524 

Dillinger 

Mono. 

Divorce 

Mono. 

Dixie  Jamboree 

PRC 

505 

Docks  of  New  York 

Mono. 

Dolly  Sisters.  The  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Don  Juan  Quilllgan 

20th-Fox 

527 

Double  Exposure 

Para. 

4415 

Doughgirls.  The 

WB 

407 

Dragon  Seed 

MGM 

500 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46) 

20th-Fox 

Duel  in  the  Sun  (color) 

UA 

Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Burma  travelogue 
Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 
James  Craig-Signe  Hasso 
Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowery 
Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone 
Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker 
Dave  O'Brien-Tex  RItter 
Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moore 
Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis 
Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal 
Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino 
Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes 
Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney 
Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot 
Frances  Langford-Guy  Kibbee 
Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids 

Betty  Grable-John  Payne  ^ 
William  Bendix-Joan  Blondell 
Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly 
Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith  , 
Kctharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston 
Gene  Tierney-Vincent  Price 
Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Gotten 
Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 


Nov.,'45 
June. '45 
Block  3 
Nov.  25,'44 
Aug..'44 
Dec.,'45 
Not  Set 


75m 
64m 
102m 
148m 


June  9,'45 
Dec.  23,'44 
Sept.  2,'44 
July  22,'44 


2486 
2238 
2081 
2094 


2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 


Dec.  I4,'44 

60m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

2186 

Jan.  I2,'46 

2555 

Sept.  21, '45 

2418 

Sept.,'44 

73m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

Block  3 

62  m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2186 

Not  Set 

2555 

Block  1 

56m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

2032 

Nov.  I0,'44 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1983 

2455 

Nov.  I0,'44 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

Nov.  9, '44 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2166 

Mar.  31. '45 

93m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2338 

2250 

2567 

Dec.  22,'44 

65  m 

Dec.  9. '44 

2215 

2131 

Not  Set 

2543 

Nov.  24,'45 

2216 

May,'45 

104m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

•2401 

2092 

2567 

Mar.  2,'45 

72m 

Mar.  17,'45 

2361 

2166 

2455 

June  22, '45 

71m 

May  26.'45 

2465 

2353 

Aug.  I5,'44 

72m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

1835 

Mar.  9.'45 

62m 

Feb.  24.'4S 

2329 

2279 

2262 
2262 


EADIE  Was  a  Lady                    Col.  6014 

Earl  Carroll  Vanities                     Rep.  413 

Early  to  Wed  (color)  MGM   

East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 

Easy  to  Look  At                        Univ.  9045 

Enchanted  Cottage.  The               RKO  515 

Enchanted  Forest  (color)  (1945-46)  PRC   

Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

End  of  the  Road                         Rep.  402 

Enemy  of  the  Law                       PRC  .... 

Enemy  of  Women                      Mono.  .... 

Enter  Arsene  Lupin                    Univ.  9018 

Escape  In  the  Desert                   WB  416 

escape  in  the  Fog                      Col.  6037 

Eve  Knew  Her  Apples                  Col.  6026 

Experiment  Perilous                     RKO  510 


FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep.  404 

Falcon  In  Hollywood.  The  RKO  507 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre  Jan.  23. '45 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore  Apr.  5. '45 

Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson            ^  Not  Set 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell  June  15, '45 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Aug.  10, '45 

Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young  Block  3 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

John  Payne-June  Haver  Feb. .'46 

Edward  Norris-June  Storey  Nov.  I0,'44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  RItter  May  7,'45 
Paul  Andor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  I0,'44 

Ella  Raines-George  Korvin  Nov.  24, '44 

Helmut  Dantlne-Phllip  Dorn  May  I9,'45 

William  Wright-Nina  Foch  Apr.  5,'45 

Ann  Miller-William  Wright  Apr.  I2.'45 

Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent  Block  2 


Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly  Nov.  30,'44 

Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  2 


67m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2298 

2203 

91m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

2366 

90m 

Apr.  8.'39 

2418 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2242 

2567 

2279 

2499 

51m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2131 

63m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

86m 

Aug.  26,'44 

2103 

i599 

72m 

Nov.  8,'44 

2181 

2166 

79m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

62m 

May  I9.'45 

2453 

2310 

64m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2007 

91m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

71m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

67m 

Dec.  2.'44 

2201 

2i42 

2406 

2571 


Title  Company 
The  Falcon  in  San  Francisco,  The 

(1945-46)  RKO 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 
Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 
Fighting  Bill  Carson  PRC 
Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 
Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 
Firebrands  of  Arizona  Rep. 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  (1945-46)  RKO 
Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 
Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 
Flaming  Bullets  PRC 
Fog  Island  PRC 
Follow  That  Woman  (1945-46)  Para. 
Forever  Yours  Mono. 

(formerly  They  Shall  Have  Faith) 
•For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 
Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 
Frisco  Sal  Univ. 
Frontier  Fugitives  PRC 
Frontier  Gal  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Frozen  Ghost,  The  Un!v. 


Prod.  KrhM 
Number  Stan  Date 


Tom  Conway-Rita  Corday  Block  I 

Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews  Dec, '45 

Robert  Lowerv-Marjorie  Weaver  Mar.    2, '45 

Evelyn  Ankers-Richard  Fraser  Not  Set 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Oct.  3  I, '45 

6010'      Willard  Parker-Anita  Louise  May  24, '45 

515         Naval  documentary  Jan. ,'45 

453         Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Dec,    I, '44 

....         Tom  Neal-Barbara  Hale  Not  Set 

415        John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak  May  28, '45 
Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton    June   9, '45 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Oct.  1 5, '45 

Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco  Feb.  1 5. '45 

William  Gargan-Nancy  Kelly  Not  Set 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.  26,'45 

4413         Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman  Block  3 

4408        Joan  Fontaine-Arturo  de  Cordova  Block  2 

9012        Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster  Feb.  23, '45 

  Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Sept.    I, "45 

....         Rod  Cameron-Yvonne  De  Carlo  Not  Set 

9032        Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers  June  29,'45 


GAME  of  Death,  A  (1945- 
(formerly  Most  Dangerous 

Gangs  of  the  Waterfront 

Gangsters'  Den 

Gangsters  of  the  Frontier 

Gay  Senorlta,  The 

Gentle  Annie  ' 

George  White's  Scandals 
( 1945-46) 

Ghost  Guns 

G.I.  Honeymoon 

Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46) 

Girl  Rush 

Girls  of  the  Big  House 
God  Is  My  Co-Pilot 
Goin'  to  Town 
Great  Day  (British) 
Great  Flamarion,  The 
Great  John  L.,  The 
Great  Mike,  The 
Great  Stagecoach  Robbery, 
Greenwich  Village  (color) 
Grissly's  Millions 
Guest  in  the  House 
Guest  Wife 
Gun  Smoke 
Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A 
Guy  Could  Change,  A 
Gypsy  Wildcat  (color) 


46)  RKO 

Game) 


John  Loder-Audrey  Long 


l^ep. 

422 

Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

PRC 

551 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Col. 

Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon 

MGM 

523 

James  Craig-Donna  Reed 

RKO 

525 

Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley 

Mono. 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Mono. 

Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson 

Univ. 

Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker 

RKO 

506 

Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown 

Rep. 

Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers 

WB 

4i4 

Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey 

RKO 

504 

Lum  and  Abner 

RKO 

Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson 

Rep. 

'4i2 

Erich  Vop  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes 

UA 

Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClure 

PRC 

Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin 

The  Rep. 

3317 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

20th-Fox 

505 

Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda 

Rep. 

409 

Virginia  Gray-Paul  Kelly 

UA 

Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy 

UA 

Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche 

Mono. 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Col. 

6034 

Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter 

Rep. 

Allan  Lane-Jane  Frazee 

Univ. 

9005 

Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 

Not  Set 
July  3.'45 

June  l4,'45 
Sept.  2 1. '44 
Aug.  9,'45 
May,'45 

Block  I 
Nov.  1 7,  44 
Apr.  6,'45 
Not  Set 
Block  2 
Not  Set 
Apr.  7,'45 
Block  I 
Not  Set 
Mar.  30.'45 
June  29.'45 
Nov.  I5,'44 
Feb.  I5,'45 
Sept.,'44 
Jan.  1 6, '45 
Dec.  8,'44 
July27.'45 
Feb.  I6,'45 
Mar.  8,'45 
Not  Set 
Sept.   I, '44 


HANGOVER  Square  20th-Fox 

Harvey  Girls,  The  (color)  MGM 

Having  Wonderful  Crime  RKO 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color)  UA 

Here  Come  the  Co-Eds  Univ. 

Here  Come  the  Waves  Para. 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy  MGM 

Her  Lucky  Night  Univ. 

Hi,  Beautiful  Univ. 

Hidden  Eye,  The  MGM 

High  Powered  Para. 

His  Brother's  Ghost  PRC 

Hitchhike  to  Happiness  Rep.- 

Hold  High  the  Torch  (color)  MGM 

Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46)  Para. 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 

Hollywood  and  Vine  PRC 

Hollywood  Canteen  WB 

Honeymoon  Ahead  Univ. 

Horn  Blows  at  Midnight.  The  WB 

Hotel  Berlin  WB 

Hotel  Reserve  (British)  RKO 

House  of  Fear  Univ. 

House  of  Franlronsteln  Univ. 

House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 


516  Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders  Feb., '45 

....  Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak  Not  Set 

513  Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy  Block  3 

....  Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton  Not  Set 

9002  Abbott  and  Costello  Feb.  2,'45 

441 1  BIng  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts  Block  3 

....  Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker  Not  Set 

9021  Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll  Feb.  9,'45 

9031  Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr.  Dec.  8,'44 

....  Edward  Arnold-f-rances  RafFerty  Not  Set 

4419  Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks  Block  4 

....  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Feb.  3, '45 

419  Al  Pearce-Dale  Evans  July  I6,'45 

....  Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn        Not  Set 

....  Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake  Not  Set 

....  James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay  Apr.  25, '45 

409  Warner  stars  revue  Dec.  30,'44 

9028  Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald  May  1 1, '45 

415  Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith  Apr.  28, '45 

413  Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson  Mar.  17, '45 

....  James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim  Not  Set 

9025  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  Mar.  I6,'45 

9013  Lon  Chaney-Boris  Karloff  Feb.  I6,'45 
William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan  Oct.,'45 


I  ACCUSE  Mv  Parents  PRC 

I  Didn't  Do  It  (British)  Col  

Identity  Unknown  Rep.  414 

I  Love  a  Mystery  Col.  6024 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You  UA  .... 
I'll  Be  Your  Sv-eetheart 
^  (Br.)  Gains.-GFD 

I'll  Remember  April  Univ.  9027 

I'll  Tell  the  World  Univ.  9041 

2572  % 


Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell  Nov.  4, '44 

George  Formby-Billy  Caryl  July  23, '45 

Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker  Apr.  2, '45 

Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch  Jan.  25, '45 

Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cotten  Jan.  5, '45 

Margaret  Lockwood-Vic  Oliver  Not  Set 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Apr.  1 3, '45 

Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce  June  8, '45 


REVIEWED  —s 


M.  i". 

Product 

Advance 

^trvict 

unntti). 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

2454 

61m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2230 

2467 

2543 

84  m 

2278 

2523 

61m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

2455 

55m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2i86 

2366 

91m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

1994 

2567 

71m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2353 

2543 

72m 

Feb.  17,'45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

2543 

83m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2092 

2523 

158m 

July  I7,'43 

1546 

855 

2342 

1  13m 

Sept.  23, '44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

2555 

61m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

2384 

54m 

2403 

bom 

July  z  1 ,  43 

/bo4 

zb43 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2-III 

2092 

2543 

80m 

Dec.23,'44 

2238 

2186 

2523 

2366 

60m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2071 

70m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2131 

2467 

65m 

Oct.  21,  "44 

2150 

2032 

2467 

88m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2338 

2203 

2523 

69m 

Sep.  23,'44 

21 1 1 

80m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

78m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

2250 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

2567 

.73m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

2342 

56m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2203 

82  m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1676 

2218 

71m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2169 

2259 

I2lm 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1983 

2567 

90m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2259 

57m 

Jan.20,'45 

2278 

2186 

63m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2279 

2543 

77  m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2103 

1675 

2262 

77m 

Jan.  20.'45 

2277 

2093 

2523 

2354 

70m 

r-eb.  I7,'45 

23i9 

1971 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

88m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2242 

2455 

99m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2093 

2406 

1  1  Im 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2259 

63  m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2250 

64m 

Nov.  25  '44 

2194 

2131 

70m 

July  28, '45 

2565 

2353  . 

62  m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2279 

54m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2/69 

1 1  o6 

72m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2250 

2216 

2259 

60m 

Mar.  10, '45 

2349 

2142 

124m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1676 

2342 

60m 

May   5, '45 

2433 

2278 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

2567 

98m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2250 

2567 

89m 

June  I7,'44 

1945 

69  m 

k  i          'iA   *  AC 

Mar.  24,  45 

IS  /4 

ZzbU 

70m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

2007 

2302 

2499 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 



97m 

1    I       t  A  '  AC 

July  1 4,  4b 

OCAO 

/b4Z 

71m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2278 

69m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2350 

2203 

85m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

1913 

2567 

104m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

63m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2415 

2230 

61m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

2310 

a 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  28,  1945 


REVIEWED 


Title  Company 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue)  Univ. 

I'm  from  Arkansas  PRC 

Incendiary  Blonde  (color)  Para. 

In  Old  New  Mexico  Mono. 

In  the  Meantime,  Darling  20th-Fox 

Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th-Fox 

Isle  of  the  Dead  (1945-46)  RKO 

It's  a  Pleasure  (color)  RKO 

It's  in  the  Bag  UA 


Prod. 

Number 


4431 


507 
508 

584 


M.  P. 

A  I  lit*  U^i  t 

Release 

/?  W  M  W  O 
l\lt  ft  fH  ft 

Herald 

Digest 

Ljatc 

Stars 

Date 

Page 

Page 

Page 

CUudn-f'fA  CnlkArl-.WArrAn  WillUm 

liinA  1  R  'AR 

1  no« 
1  UVm 

Uec.    1 ,  34 

S 1 1  m   Sii  m        rvi  IIa-PI  Rranriol 
wiiiii         1 1 1 1 1  ici  V  n  ic;  L.1  uicrliut?) 

Or+  ^  1  '44 

/Um 

vJct.    /,  44 

ueiiy  1  1  uTTon~A\riuro  o©  v^oruova 

Ann   ^1  *AK 

1  1  Jm 

June  16, '45 

2497 

1675 

Duncdn  Rsnaldo-M^rf in  6drrald^d 

May  1  0,  *rO 

62m 

1     1       t  A    '  JIC 

July  14,  45 

2542 

2354 

^oallllc  Vi'refl  n~  1  Id  n  K  LaTimvrO 

Oct.,'44 

/zm 

aept.  a,  44 

21 10 

1850 

Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June  H 

aver  Oct.,  44 

90m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2 1 29 

1  flm 

Boris  KarlofF-EIIen  Drew 

Not  Set 

2216 

Sonja  Henie-MIchael  O'Shea 

Special 
Apr.  21, '45 

90m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2202 

2523 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2230 

2523 

JADE  Mask,  The 

Mono. 

Janie 

WB 

4oi 

Jealousy 

Rep. 

424 

Johnny  Angel  (1945-46) 

RKO 

Jungle  Captive 

Univ. 

9038 

Junior  Miss  (  1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

603 

KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 

MGM 

520 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom 

20th- Fox 

514 

Kid  Sister,  The 

PRC 

•Kismet  (color) 

MGM 

506 

Kiss  and  Tell 

Col. 

Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Kitty  (1945-46) 

Para., 

Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland 
Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton 
John  Loder-Jane  Randolph 
George  Raft-Signe  Hasso 
Otto  Kruger-Amelita  Ward 
Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn 


Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters 
Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell 
Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor 
Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich 
Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes 
Paulette  Goddard-Ray  Milland 


Jan. ,'46 
Not  Set 


Jan.26,'45 

66m 

Jan.  27, '45 

2290 

2131 

Sept.  2.'44 

102m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1747 

2302 

July  23,'45 

71m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2279 

Block  1 

2259 

June  29,'45 

63  m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

Aug.,'45 

94m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

2403 

Mar.,'45 

93  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2567 

Jan.,'45 

137m 

Dec.  I6.'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

Feb.  6,'45 

56m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2203 

Oct..'44 

lOOm 

Aug.  26,'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

Not  Set 

2353 

2499 
2093 


LADIES  in  the  Green  Hats 

( French) 

Brill 

Lady  Confesses,  The 

PRC 

Lady  on  a  Train 

Univ. 

Lake  Placid  Serenade 

Rep. 

406 

Last  Hill,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

Last  Ride,  The 

WB 

404 

Laura 

20th-Fox 

509 

Lawless  Empire 

Col. 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Leave  It  to  Blondie 

Col. 

66i9 

Let's  Go  Steady 

Col. 

6039 

Little  Mother,  The  (Mex.)  Clasa 

-Mohme 

Lone  Texas  Ranger 

Rep. 

3318 

Lost  in  a  Harem 

MGM 

509 

Lost  Trail,  The 

Mono 

Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye 

Rep. 

Love  Letters  (1945-46) 

Para. 

French  feature 

Apr.  4,'45 

93  m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont 

May  I6,'45 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2354 

Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy 

Aug.  I7,'45 

2403 

Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley 

Dec.  23,'44 

85m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2142 

War  feature 

June  23, '45 

84m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker 

Oct.  7.'44 

56m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1 1 15 

Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews 

Nov.,'44 

88m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1899 

Charles  Starrett-Vernon  Keays 

Not  Set 

2543 

Gene  Tierney-Cornel  Wilde 

Mar.,'46 

2499 

Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake 

Feb.  22,'45 

72  m 

Mar.  31. '45 

2381 

2216 

Pat  Parrish-Jackie  Moran 

Jan.  4,'45 

60m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2203 

Mexican  feature 

Dec.  I8,'44 

1  lOm 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming 

May  20.'45 

56m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2403 

Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello 

Dec.,'44 

89m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1850 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

Not  Set 

2555 

Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman 

Not  Set 

2242 

Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen 

Not  Set 

2454 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten 

Not  Set 

2230 

2342 


2262 


MAIN  Street  After  Dark  MGM  514 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  MGM  504 

Mama  Loves  Papa  (1945-46)  RKO 

Man  from  Oklahoma  Rep.  443 

Man  in  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para.  4407 
Man  Who  Walked  Alone,  The  PRC 

Marked  for  Murder  PRC  .... 

Mark  of  the  Whistler  Col.  6022 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  MGM  505 

Marshal  of  Laredo  Rep.  ...» 

Master  Race.  The  RKO  502 

Medal  for  Benny.  A  Para.  4424 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis  (color)  MGM  512 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks  Col.  6028 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release)  Rep.  5301 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Merry  Monohans.  The  Univ.  9008 

Mexicana  Rep.  .... 

Midnight  Manhunt  Para.  4427 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting  Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46)  WB 

Ministry  of  Fear  Para.  4410 

Missing  Corpse.  The  PRC  .... 

Missing  Juror.  The  Col.  6040 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46)  Para  

Molly  and  Me                       20th-Fox  522 

Moonlight  and  Cactus  Univ.  9022 

Mrs.  Parkington  MGM  507 

Muggs  Rides  Again  Mono.  .... 

Mummy's  Curse.  The  Univ.  9036 

Murder,  He  Says  Para.  4422 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room  Univ.  9034 

Murder.  My  Sweetl  RKO  508 

(formerly  Farewell,  My  Lovely) 

Music  for  Millions  MGM  515 

My  Buddy  Rep.  403 

My  Gal  Loves  Music  Univ.  9037 

My  Reputation  (1945-46)  WB   

My  Pal.  Wolf  RKO  505 

.MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 

Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak 

Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  Risdon 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker 

Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  de  Cordova 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

Gene  Autry 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbritton 
Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 
Constance  Moore-Tito  Guizar 
William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson 
Ray  Milland-Marjorie  Reynolds 
J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks 
Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 
Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Lake 
Monty  Woolley-Gracie  Fields 
Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo 
Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 
Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 
Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coe 
Fred  MacMurray-Marjorie  Main 
Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 
Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi 
Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 
Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald 
Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 
Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  Moffett 


Jan..'45 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

Sept..'44 

90m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

1971 

Block  1 

2403 

Aug.  I.'45 

2418 

Block  2 

92  m 

Oct.  21.44 

2150 

1747 

2406 

Mar.  I5,'45 

74m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

2202 

Feb.  8.'45 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

Nov.  2.'44 

61m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2130 

2071 

Oct..'44 

1  17m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

Not  Set 

2467 

Block  1 

96  m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

June  29.'45 

80m 

Nov.  I8.'44 

2181 

2567 

Jan.,'45 

1  13m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1715 

2567 

Oct.  I2.'44 

68  m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

Apr.  I5.'45 

84m 

Nov.23.'40 

2477 

Not  Set 

2467 

Sept.  I5.'44 

9rm 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2i63 

1786 

Not  Set 

2499 

July  27.'45 

64  m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2354 

Not  Set 

2259 

Block  2 

85m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1816 

June  l,'45 

63m 

Apr.  28.'45 

2426 

2354 

Nov.  I6,'44 

66m 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

213! 

Not  Set 

2216 

Apr.,'45 

76  m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Sept.  8.'44 

60m 

A4jg.  26, '44 

2103 

1746 

Nov.,'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1835 

2342 

June  I6.'45 

63m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

Feb.  I6.'45 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

June  8. '45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

204! 

i983 

Dec.  I.'44 

61m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2166 

1971 

-Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

1971 

2455 

Feb.,'45 

1 17m 

Dec.  I6.'44 

2226 

2142 

2455 

Oct.  I2.'44 

69m 

Sept.  30.'44 

2121 

Dec.  I5,'44 

61m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2i3i 

Not  Set 

1695 

Block  1 

76  m 

Sept.  23.'44 

2\\6 

2032 

22i8 

2573 


Title  Company 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance  Para. 

National  Velvet  (color)  MGM 

Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue)  MGM 

Naughty  Nineties,  The  Univ. 

Navajo  Trail,  Th»  Mono. 

Nevada  RKO 

Night  Club  Girl  Univ. 
Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(1945-46)  Univ. 
Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 
Nobody  Lives  Forever  {'45-'46)  WB 
None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  RKO 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 
issue) (color)  Para. 
Nothing  But  Trouble  MGM 

OATH  of  Vengeance  PRC 

Objective  Burma  WB 

Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46)  WB 

Old  Texas  Trail,  The  Univ. 
On  Approval  (British)  English 

Once  Upon  a  Dream  (1945-46)  Univ. 

One  Body  Too  Many  Para. 
One  More  Tomorrow   (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  (Animal  Kingdom) 

On  Stage,  Everybody  Univ. 

Oregon  Trail  Rep. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up 

(1945-46)  Para. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay  Para. 

Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes  MGM 

Outlaw,  The  UA 

Out  of  the  Night  PRC 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion) 

Out  of  This  World  Para. 

Over  2!  Col. 

PAN-AMERICANA  RKO 

Pardon  My  Past  Col. 

Paris — Underground  UA 

Party  Girl  Mono. 

(formerly  Main  Street  Girl) 

Passionate  Ghost,  The  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Patrick  the  Great  Univ. 

Pearl  of  Death  Univ. 

Penthouse  Rhythm  Univ. 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street.  The  PRC 
Phantom  of  the  Plains 

(formerly  Texas  Manhunt) 
Phantom  Speaks,  The 
Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The 
Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46) 
Pillow  to  Post 
Power  of  the  Whistler 
Practically  Yours 
Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46) 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 
Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color) 


Rep. 

Rep. 
MGM 
Univ. 
WB 
Col. 
Para. 
WB 

RKO 


RADIO  Stars  on  Parade 

(1945-46)  RKO 

Rainbow   Island    (color)  Para. 

Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 

Reckless  Age  Univ. 

Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  Univ. 

Return  of  the  Durango  Kid  Col. 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (1944-45)  WB 

Rhythm  Roundup  Col. 

Riders  of  Santa  Fe  Univ. 

River  Gang  (1945-46)  Univ. 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 

Road  to  Aicatraz  Rep. 

Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46)  Para. 

Roaring  Rangers  Col. 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies  Col. 

Rogues'  Gallery  PRC 

Roughly  Speaking  WB 

Rough  Ridin"  Justice  Col. 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  Col. 
Royal  Scandal,  A  20th-Fox 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Col. 

SADDLE  Leather  Law  Col. 

Saddle  Serenade  Mono. 

Sagebrush  Heroes  Col. 

Sailor  Takes  a  Wife,  The  MGM 
Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col.)  Univ. 

Salty  O'Rourke  Para. 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46)  WB 

San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Univ. 

Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Rep. 


frod.  Reletse 

Number               Stars  Datt 

4403  Jean  Heather-Charles  Quigley  Block  I 

521  Mickey  Rooney-Jackie  Jenkins  Apr., '45 

508  Jeanette  MacDonald-Nelson  Eddy  Nov.,'44 
9003  Abbott  and  Costello  July  6.'45 
....  Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.  5,'45 

509  Bob  MitchunvAnne  Jeffreys  Block  2 
9035  Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris  Jan.  5, '45 

....  Merle  Oberon-Turhan  Bey  Not  Set 

529  Joan  Bennett-George  Raft  July, '45 

....  John  Garfield-Geraldine  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

501  Cary  Grant-Ethel  Barrymore  Block  I 

4433  Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll  Aug.26,'45 

519  Laurel  and  Hardy  Mar.,'45 

  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Dec.  9,'44 

411  Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull  Feb.  17, '45 

....  Paul  Henreid-Eleanor  Parker  Not  Set 

9082  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Dec.  I5,'44 

....  Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie  Not  Set 

....  Franchot  Tone-Susanna  Foster  Not  Set 

4409  Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker  Block  2 

....  Ann  Sheridan-Olivia  de  Havllland  Not  Set 

....  Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan  July  13, '45 

456  Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart  July  14, '45 

....  Gail  Russell-Diana  Lynn  Not  Set 


4404  Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell 

....  Margaret  O'Brien-Jackie  Jenkins 

....  Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston 

....  Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Filers 

4426  Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn 

....  Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox 


512  Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long 

....  Fred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman        Not  Set 

....  Constance  Bennett-Gracie  Fields  Sept.  1 4, '45 

....  Doris  Merrick-Eddie  Quillan  June    I, '45 

  Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew  Not  Set 

9011  Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan  May  4, '45 
9019  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  Sept.  22, '44 
9043  Kirby  Grant-Lois  Collier  June  22,'45 
Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldridge  May  2, '45 
 Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Not  Set 

433  Richard  Arlen-Lynn  Roberts  May  10, '45 

525  George  Sanders-Hurd  Hatfield  June, '45 

....  Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

417  Ida  Lupino-Sydney  Greenstreet  June  9, '45 

6023  Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter  Apr.  1 9, '45 

4414  Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray  Block  3 

....  John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker  Sept.  t,'45 

551  Bob  Hope-Virginia  Mayo  Special 


....  Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney  Block  I 
4401  Dorothy  Lamour-Eddie  Bracken  Block  I 
  Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding  Not  Set 

9029  Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson  Nov.  17, '44 

9084  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  June    I  ,'45 

6206  Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens  Apr.  1 9, '45 

....  Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Sept.  29,'45 

6223  Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker  June  7,'45 

9081  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Nov.  t0,'44 

....  Gloria  Jean-John  O^alen  Not  Set 

423  Robert  Lowery-June  Storey  July  10, '45 

....  Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour  Not  Set 

....  Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette  Not  Set 

6222  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby  Apr.  I7,'45 

....  Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond  Dec.  6,'44 

412  Rosalind  Russell-Jack  Carson  Mar.   3, '45 

6205  Charles  Starrett-Betty  Jane  Graham      Mar.  1 5, '45 

6018  Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen  Mar.  22, '45 

521  Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter  Apr., "45 
  Charles  Starrett-Sally  Bliss  Aug.  I6,'45 


r-  REVIEWED  -\ 
M.  P.  Product 


Running 
Time 
76m 
123m 
106m 
76m 
56m 
62m 
60m 


95m 

II  3  m 

126m 
69  m 

57m 
142m 

59m 
80m 

75m 


Hertld 

Issue 
Sept.  9,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 
Mar.  2,'35 
June23,'45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
Dec.  9.*44 
Dec.  9,'44 


June  2, '45 

Oct.  7.'44 

Oct.  26,'40 
Dec.  2,'44 


Digest 
Page 
2089 
2213 
2030 
2510 
2349 
2214 
2215 


2477 

2i29 

2486 
2202 


Jan.27,'45  2289 


75m 
55m 


May  27.'44 
Oct."  2  i. "'44 


July  1 4, '45 
July  2 1, '45 


1910 
2150 


2541 
2554 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
1849 
1763 

iiio 

2186 
2007 
2203 

2279 
213! 
2278 
1826 


2186 

2186 
1983 
2093 
2186 

2434 
1850 

1431 

2499 
2543 

2555 


89m 
69m 
60m 
60m 


68m 
I  I  Im 


Apr.  2 1, '45 
Sept.  2,'44 
June  9,'45 

Apr.  7,'45 


Apr.  2 1, "45 

Mar.   3, '45 


2414 
2083 
2486 
2394 


2414 

2337 


92m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

66  m 

May  5.'45 

2434 

90m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

94m 

Oct.  14. '44 

2137 

96m 

Sept.  2.*44 

2081 

•  80m 

Sept.  !8,'43 

2362 

63  m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

56m 

57m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

139  m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

66m 

63m 

60m 


July  I4,'45  2542 


67m 

July  28, '45 
Dec.  23, '44 

2566 

60m 

2239 

1  17m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

58m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

66m 

Mar.  31, "45 

2382 

94m 

Mar.  24.'45 

2373 

2543 
2454 
2418 

2366 

1675 
1983 
2279 
2279 
2467 

2354 
1899 
2454 
2216 
2279 
1806 
2250 

1889 


1654 


1983 

2454 
2366 
1530 
2434 
2166 
2279 

2418 
1715 
2543 
2354 
2186 
1983 
2354 
2250 
2131 
2418 


Service 
Date 
Page 

2218 

2455 

2455 


2567 
2406 


2567 


Block  1 

81m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

1746 

2218 

Not  Set 

103m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2230 

Aug.  31, "45 

I2lm 

Feb.  13, '43 

2542 

Mar.  31, '45 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2186 

2406 

July  I3,'45 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

Aug.23,'45 

103m 

July  28, '45 

2565 

2279 

Block  3 

84m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

2523 


2567 
2567 
2455 

2342 
2262 


2567 


2455 
2455 


6203 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 

Dec.  21, '44 

55m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2007 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

July28,'45 
Feb.  I,'45 
Not  Set 

2434 

6204 

Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 
Robert  Walker-June  Allyson 

54m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2007 
2555 

9073 

Yvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce 

Apr.  27.'45 

90m 

Apr.  14,  "45 

2402 

2230 

4418 

Alan  Ladd-Gail  Russell 
Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith 

Block  4 
Oct.  27,'45 

lOOm 

Feb.  24, '45 

2329 

2216 
2216 

2523 

9017 

Louise  Allbritton-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  29,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9, '44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

455 

Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling  , 

June  2. '45 

56m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2467 

2574 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  28,  1945 


Title  Company 

Sarafoga  Trunk  (1945-46)  WB 

Scared  Stiff  Para. 

Scarlet  Clue,  The  Mono. 

Scotland  Yard  Investigator  Rep. 

Secret  Mission  (British)  English 

See  My  Lawyer  Univ. 
Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46)  Univ. 

Sergeant  Mike  Col. 

Seventh  Cross,  The  MGM 

Shadow  of  a  Woman  WB 

Shadow  of  Suspicion  Mono. 

Shadow  of  Terror  PRC 

(formerly  Checkmate) 

Shadows  in  the  Night  Col. 

Shadows  of  Death  PRC 

Shady  Lady  (1945-46)  Univ. 

She  Gets  Her  Man  Univ. 

Sheriff  of  Cimarron  Rep. 

Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas  Rep. 

Sheriff  of  Sundown  Rep. 

She's  a  Sweetheart  Col. 
Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue)  Para. 

Silver  City  Kid  Rep. 

Silver  Fleet,  The  PRC 

Since  You  Went  Away  UA 

Singing  Sheriff,  The  Univ. 

Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Col. 

Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing  Rep. 
Sing  Your  Way  Home  (1945-46)  RKO 
Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color)  RKO 
Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 

Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A  Rep. 

•  Song  of  Bernadette,  The  20th-Fox 
Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 

(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 

Seng  of  the  Range  Mono. 

Song  of  the  Sarong  Univ. 
Song  to  Remember,  A  (color)  Col. 

Son  of  Lassie  (color)  MGM 

Southerner,  The  UA 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  RKO 

Spellbound  UA 

(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 
Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 

Spider,  The  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Sporting  Chance,  A  Rep. 

Springtime  !n  Texas  Mono. 
Springtime  in  the  Rockies  (R.)  Rep. 

Stage  Coach  Outlaws  PRC 

Stagecoach  to  Monterey  Rep. 

State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Steppin'  In  Society  Rep. 

Stork  Club,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 

Story  of  G.i.  Joe  UA 

Strange  Affair  Col. 
Strange  Confession  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Strange  Illusion  PRC 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe  Mono. 

Sudan  (color)  Univ. 

Summer  Storm  UA 

Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  20th-Fox 

Sunset  in  El  Dorado  Rep. 

Suspect,  The  Univ. 

Sweet  and  Lowdown  20th-Fox 

Swing  Hostess  PRC 

Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  Rep. 

Swing  Out,  Sister  Univ. 


Release 
Date 
Jan.  26, '46 
June  22, '45 
May  5,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
May  25,'45 

Not  Set 
Nov.  9,'44 
Sept.,'44 
Feb.  9,'46 
Dec.  I5,'44 
Oct.  1 4, '45 


Prod. 

Number  Stars 

....  Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 

4423  Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage 

....  Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong 

....  Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Stroheim 

...  Hugh  Wiliiams-Caria  Lehmann 

9016  Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald 

....  Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville 

6033  Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates 

501  Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso 

....  Andrea  King-Helmut-Dantlne 

....  Marjorie  Weaver-Peter  Cookson 

....  Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall 

6021         Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch 
Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John 
Charles  Coburn-Ginny  Simms 
9020        Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol 

454        Sur.set  Carson-Linda  Stirling 
3316        Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
463        Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
6032         Larry  Parks-Jane  Darwell 
4432         Fredric  March-Claudette  Colbert 
46!        Allan  Lane 

Ralph  Richardson 
Colbert-Temple-Woolley-Cotten 
9030        Bob  Crosby-Fay  McKenzie 
6221         Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler 
401         Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty 
Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys 

492        Disney  Cartoon  Feature 
510        Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea 
41  I         Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn 
520        Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Bickford 
Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt 

Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore 
9040        Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan 
Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni 
526        Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp 
Zachary  Scott-Betty  Field 

Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara 
Ingrid  Bergman-Gregory  Peck 


Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsav  Feb.  I0,'45 

Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe  Mar., '46 

420        Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4,'45 
Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2, '45 

5302        Gene  Autry  June  3, '45 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Aug.  I7,'45 

462        Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  1 5, '44 
Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-Dick  Haymes  Oct., '45 
418        Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George     July  29, '45 

Betty  Hutton-Barry  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum  July  1 3, '45 

6016        Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes  Oct.  5,'44 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Filers  Mar.  3 1, '45 

Johnny  Mack  Brown  July  2 1, '45 

9006        Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall  Mar.  2, '45 

George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell  July  I4,'44 

513        Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak  Dec, '44 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans  Not  Set 

9010        Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton  Jan.  26, '45 

503        Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman  Sept.,'44 

509        Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian  Sept.  8,'44 

Brad  Taylor-Jane  Fraiee  Not  Set 

9033        Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher  May  I8,'45 


Running 
Time 

65m 
65m 

75m 
67m 


60m 
1 12m 

68m 


f—  REVIBTBD  — V 

M.  P.  Product 
Herald  Digest 
Issue  Page 


Apr.  7,'45 
Apr.  28,'45 

Sept.26,'42 
Feb.  10, '45 


Feb.  I0,'45 
July22,'44 


2393 
2425 

2082 
2309 


2310 
2095 


Oct.  7,'44  2129 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
1431 
2354 
2354 
2467 

i899 

2418 
2131 
1715 
2543 
2032 
2467 


Servict 
Date 
Page 


Oct.  I9,'44 

67m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2031 

1899 

Apr.  I9,'45 

61m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2230 

Not  Set 

2543 

Jan.  I2,'45 

74m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2203 

Feb.  28,'45 

57m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

Dec.  31, '44 

55m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2142 

Nov.  7,'44 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 

Dec.  7,'44 

69  m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2186 

Special 

1 18m 

Aug.  I9,*4t 

2103 

July  20,'44 
July  l,'45 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

81m 

Mar.  20, '43 

240! 

July  20, '44 

174m 

July  22,'44 
Sept.  I6,'44 

2095 

i635 

Oct.  6,'44 

63m 

2102 

1983 

Feb.  8,'45 

66m 

2250 

Aug.  I2,'44 

70m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

2032 

Not  Set 

2354 

2187 


Reissue 

83m 

Dec.  25,'37 

1782 

Nov.,'44 

87m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

2071 

2342 

Feb.  I9,'45 

69m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2250 

Apr.,'45 

156m 

Dec.  25,'43 

1685 

1416 

1995 

(1945-46) 

2454 

Dec.  I,'44 

55m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2166 

Apr.  20,'45 

65  m 

Apr.  14, '45 

2402 

2278 

Mar.  I.'45 

1  12m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

1715 

2567 

June, '45 

lOOm 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2093 

2567 

Aug.  I0,'45 

91m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2216 

Not  Set 

2259 

Sept.  28,'45 

2093 

2218 


63m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2317 

2499 

59m 

2403 

55m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2418 

60m 

58m 

July  14, '45 

2542 

55m 

Sept.  30, '44 

2121 

2032 
2434 

72m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2278 
2555 

108m 

June  23, '45 

2509 

2250 

2567 

78m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2071 
2454 

87  m 

Feb.  1 7,'45 

23i8 

2186 

2406 

56m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

76m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2203 

2455 

106m 

May  20,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 

1897 

1747 

2218 

86m 

2214 

2092 
2555 

2406 

85m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2166 

2455 

75m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1786 

2262 

76m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2032 
2403 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2259 

TAHITI  Nights 
Take  It  or  Leave  It 
Tall  in  the  Saddle 
Tarzan  and  the  Amazons 
Tell  It  to  a  Star 
Ten  Cents  a  Dance 
That's  the  Spirit 
There  Goes  Kelly 
They  Met  in  the  Dark  (British)  English 
They  Were  Expendable  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 
Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo 
This  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue) 
This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.) 
This  Man's  Navy 
Thoroughbreds 

Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 
Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col. 
3  Is  a  Family  UA 
Three  Caballeros,  The  (color)  RKO 


Col. 
20th-Fox 
RKO 
RKO 
Rep. 
Col. 
Univ. 
Mono. 


MGM 
Para. 
UA 

MGM 
Rep. 


6025 
501 
503 
518 

6029 

9014 


513 
51 1 
4434 

517 
408 
520 


591 


Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg  Dec.  28,'44 

Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers  Aug.,'44 

John  Wayne-Ella  Raines  Block  I 
Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffield-B.  Joyce     Block  4 

Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry  Not  Set 

Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd  June  7,'45 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan  June   I, '45 

Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay  Feb.  I6,'45 

James  Mason-Joyce  Howard  Not  Set 

Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne  Not  Set 

James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert  Not  Set 

William  Powell-Myrna  Loy  Jan.,'45 

Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy  Jan.,'45 

Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake  Aug.  26,'45 

Robert  Newton-Celia  Johnson  Not  Set 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb.,'45 

Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec.  23, '44 

Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

Cornel  Wilde-Evelyn   Keyes  Not  Set 

Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23, '44 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 


63  m 

Jan.  27.'45 

2250 

2186 

70m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

1890 

2143 

87m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

1899 

2406 

76m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 
2403 

2523 

60m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2366 

91m 

May  26,'45 
Mar.  I0,'45 

2466 

2310 

61m 

2350 

2216 

80m 

Sept.  4.'43 

1522 

2384 

1  ISr^ 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

lOOm 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2007 

2523 

140m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

1889 

2406 

81m 

Mar.  21, '42 

2486 

1 15m 

May  27,'44 
Jan.  6,'45 

1909 

lOOm 

2257 

2092 

2523 

55m 

Jan.27'45 

2290 

2203 

81m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2310 

95m 

June  I6,'45 

2499 

2242 

81m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2092 

2302 

72m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2225 

2186 

2567 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  JULY  28,  1945 


2575 


KJSVIEVED 


Title  Company 
Three  In  fhe  Saddle  PRC 
Three  Strangers  (1945-46)  WB 
Three's  a  Crowd  Rep. 
Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color)  MGM 
Thunderhead  (color)  20+h-Fox 
Thunder  Rock  (British)  English 
Tiger  Woman,  The  Rep. 
Time,  the  Place,  the  Girl,  The 

(1945-46)  WB 
Till  We  Meet  Again  Para. 
Together  Again  Col. 
To  Have  and  Have  Not  WB 
Tomorrow  Is  Forever  (1945-46)  RKO 
Tomorrow  the  World  UA 
Tonight  and  Every  Night  (color)  Col. 
Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 
Topeka  Terror  Rep. 
Town  Went  Wild,  The  PRC 
Trail  of  Kit  Carson  Rep. 
Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A  20th-Fox 
Trouble  Chasers  Mono. 

(formerly  Hero  Comes  Trouble) 
Twice  Blessed  MGM 
Two  O'clock  Courage  RKO 
2,000  Women  (British)  UA 
Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 

(1945-46)  Para. 


Prod.  Release  Running 

Number  Stan  Dale  Time 

....  Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  July  26,'45  61m 

....  Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  1 3, '45 

416  Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon  May  23, "45  58m 

528  Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson  July, '45  105m 
518  Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster                 Mar., '45  78m 

....  Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave  Not  Set  90m 

....  Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond  Not  Set  .... 

....  Dennis  Morgan-Jack  Carson 

4402  Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton 

6003  Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer 

410  Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 

  Claudette  Colbert-Orson  Welles 

....  Fredric  March-Betty  Field 

6002  Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 

....  Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 

464  Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 

....  Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 

466  Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 

517  Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell 

....  Maxie  Rosenbloom-Billy  Gilbert 

529  Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig 
521  Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford 
....  Phyllis  Calvert-Flora  Robson 

....  Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy  Not  Set 


M  P. 
Herald 

U^ue 
June  23, '45 


Product  Advance  Servici 
Digest      Synopsis  Data 


June  16, '45 
May  26,'45 
Feb.  3,'45 

Sept.  I6,'44 


Pare 
251  I 

2498 
2465 
2297 
2101 


Pave 
2434 
2366 
2353 
2203 
2092 

2467 


Page 


2523 
2523 


Dor  79  '4"; 

Block  1 

RRm 

jhD".  Z. 

£  Uo  / 

1  o  /  O 

Dec.  22, '44 

lOOm 

Nov.  1 1,'44 

2173 

2131 

2342 

Jan.  20,'45 

lOOm 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1850 

2406 

Not  Set 

2555 

Dec.  29,'44 

85m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2237 

2007 

2567 

Feb.  22,'45 

92m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2092 

2406 

Not  Set 

2384 

Jan.26,'45 

55m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2200 

2279 

Dec.  I5,'44 

79m 

Nov.  1  l,'44 

2173 

2131 

July  II, '45 

2543 

Feb.,'45 

128m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2289 

1923 

2455 

June  2, '45 

63  m 

2418 

July,'45 

77m 

June  2,'45 

2477 

2354 

Block  5 

66m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2259 

Not  Set 

97m 

Sept.  9,' 44 

2090 

1923 


UNCLE  Harry 

Univ. 

George  Sanders-Ella  Raines 

Aug.  3.'45 

2499 

Under  Western  Skies 

Univ. 

9039 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Jan.  I9,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6.'45 

2257 

2203 

Unseen,  The 

Para. 

4417 

Joel  McCrea-Gail  Russell 

Block  4 

81m 

Feb.  24.'45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

Unwritten  Code,  The 

Col. 

6035 

Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 

Oct.  26,'44 

61m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2093 

Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

War  feature 

June  6,'45 

84m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

Utah 

Rep. 

44i 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Mar.  21, '45 

78m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

VALLEY  of  Decision.  The  MGM  527 
Vampire's  Ghost,  The  Rep.  434 
Very  Thought  of  You,  The  WB  406 
Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City  Rep.  3315 
Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para  


Greer  Garson-Gregory  Peck 
John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart 
Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Joel  McCrea-Brian  Donlevy 


June, '45 
May  2 1, "45 
Nov.  I  I  .'44 
Nov,  I5.'44 
Not  Set 


120m 
59m 
99m 
54m 


Apr.  1 4, '45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
Oct.  2 1, '44 
Nov.  4, '44 


2401 
2414 
2149 
2165 


2230 
2278 
1850 

2242 


2523 
2342 


WAGON  Wheels  Westward  Rep. 
Walk  in  the  Sun,  A  UA 
Waltz  Time  (British)  Brit.  Nat'l-Anglo 
Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)  MGM 
Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono. 
Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA 
Week-end  at  the  Waldorf  MGM 
West  of  the  Pecos  RKO 
What  a  Blonde  RKO 
When  Strangers  Marry  Mono. 
Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color)  20th-Fox 
Whispering  Skull,  The  PRC 
White  Pongo  '  PRC 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 
Why  Girls  Leave  Home  PRC 
Wildfwe  (color)  Screen  Guild 

Wild  Horse  Phantom  PRC 
Wilson  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Wing  and  a  Prayer  20th-Fox 
Winged  Victory  20th-Fox 
Within  These  Walls  20th-Fox 
Without  Love  MGM 
Woman  in  Green,  The  Univ. 
Woman  in  the  Window,  The  RKO 
Woman  Who  Came  Back,  The  Rep. 
Wonder  Man  (color)  RKO 


Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hall 
Carol  Raye-Peter  Graves 
503        Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh 

Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman 
511         David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway 

Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills 
Ginger  Rogers-Lana  Turner-Walter 
524        Bob  Mitchum-Barbara  Hale 

511  Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter 

526        Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie 

Dave  O'Brien-lex  Ritter 
....         Richard  Fraser-Llonel  Royce 

....  Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard 

....  Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway 

....  Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John 

530  Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn 

502  Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews 

512  Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain 
528  Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson 
522  Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy 

9025A  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

582  Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett 

....  Nancy  Kelly-John  Loder 

552  Danny  Kaye-Virginia  Mayo 


Not  Set 
Not  Set 


2555 
2242 


Not  Set 

July  28, '45 

2566 

Sept..'44 

108m 

May  I8,'40 

2030 

2187 

Nov.  3,'44 

70m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1899 

Aug.,'45 

1  15m 

June  1 7, '44 

2239 

2523 

Not  Set 

109m 

June  30  '45 

2521 

Pidgeon  Not  Set 

130m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2242 

Block  5 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

Blocks 

71m 

Feb.  3, '45 

2298- 

2279 

Nov.  24. '44 

67m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2103 

1971 

June, '45 

77m 

May26,'45 

2465 

2131 

2567 

Dec.  29.'44 

55m 

2186 

Not  Set 

73m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2418 

Not  Set 

69m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2366 

July  I8,'45 

60m 

June  30, '45 

2522 

2250 

Oct.  28,'44 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2131  • 

Aug..'45 

154m 

Aug.  5. '44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

Aug..'44 

97m' 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

Dec.,'44 

130m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

July,'45 

71m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2467 

May,'45 

1 1  Im 

Mar.  24, '45 

2373 

2242 

2567 

July  27.'45 

68m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2403 

Speci.-^l 

99m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1923 

2342 

Not  Set 

2555 

Special 

98m 

Apr.  28.'45 

2425* 

2093 

2523 

YOLANDA  and  the  Thief 

(color)  MGM 
You  Came  Along  Para. 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col. 
Young  Widow  UA 
Youth  on  Trial  Col. 


ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color)  MGM 
Zombies  on  Broadway  RKO 
Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino 


....  Fred  Astaire-Lucille  Bremer 

4428  Robert  Cummings-Lizabeth  Scott 

....  Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart 

....  Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward 

6041  Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair 


.  .  .        MGM  Contract  Stars 
516        Bela  Lugosi-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney 
.  . . .        War  feature 


Not  Set 
Sept.  I4.'45 
July  28.'45 
Not  Set 
Jan.  1 1. '45 


Not  Set 
Block  4 
Apr.  I4.'45 


  2354 

103m       July  7.'45       2533  2354 

  2418 

  2454 

59m       Feb.24.'45       2330  2203 

  1913 

68m  Apr.  2 1. "45  2414  2259 
85m      Apr.2l.'45  2415 


Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2556. 


2576 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  JULY  28.  1945 


Official  U.  S.  Army  Signal  Corps  Photo 


free  showings  of  Hollywood  features  extend  to  every  fighting  front 


One  of  a  series  of 
advertisements  by 
KODAK  testifying  to 
the  achievements  of 
the  movies  at  war 


THERE'S  a  swell  show  featured  on 
Main  Street  tonight,  but  "Main 
Street"  now  takes  in  a  lot  of  strange 
territory.  Through  military  and  naval 
showings,  current  Hollywood  suc- 
cesses "hit  the  screen"  in  the  Philip- 
pines, New  Guinea,  India  . . .  on  scores 
of  tiny  islands  .  .  .  aboard  our  fighting 
naval  vessels  .  .  .  wherever  an  eager 


crowd  can  gather.  Orders  from  the 
armed  forces  for  prints — in  l6mm. 
size — run  into  the  hundreds  for  each 
subject,  and  each  print  is  shown  hun- 
dreds of  times.  This  vast  "circuit" 
gives  an  idea  of  the  movies'  contribu- 
tion to  morale  ...  a  responsibility 
which  the  motion  picture  industry 
has  proudly  accepted. 


Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester  4,  K  Y. 

J.  E.  BRULATOUR,  INC.,  Distributors,  Fort  Lee,  Chicago,  Hollywood 


Cuts  Quite  A 

FIGURE 


When  it  comes  to  rendering  SERVICE  your 
Prize  Baby  certainly  lives  up  to  his  name 

*  *  *  84,020  shipments  is  his  weekly 
AVERAGE. ..and  that  doesn't  even  include 
the  THOUSANDS  of  shipments  involved 
in  the  distribution  of  trailers  for  War 
Bond  Drives,  Red  Cross,  March  of  Dimes 
and  similar  war-supporting  activities 

*  *  *  We're  mighty  proud  of  that 
precocious  youngster. ..and  it's  easy  to 
understand  why. ..  because  84,020  ship- 
ments a  week ...  is  positive  proof  that  he'6 
making  good  at  SERVICING  the  Industry 
...in  a  BIG  way  ★  *  ★  You  can't  beat 
a  kid  who's  in  thereSHIPPING  all  the  tim©!^ 


MOTION  PICTURE 

HERALD 


REVIEWS 

(In  Product  Digest ) 

Johnny  Angel 
Man  from  Oklahoma 
Trail  of  Kif  Carson 
George  White's  Scandals 
Captain  Kidd 
Johnny  Frenchman 
Dangerous  Partners 
Mama  Loves  Papa 
Dangerous  Intruder 
Radio  Stars  on  Parade 


OP 


GOVERNMENT  TO  AID  INDUSTRY 
IN  FOREIGN  TROUBLE  SPOTS 

UA  AND  PRC  HOLD  REGIONAL 
MEETINGS;  RKO  NEXT  WEEK 

FACE  1946  RAW  STOCK  CUT  AS 
ARMY  PACIFIC  NEED  GROWS 

COLOR  AND  MUSIC  DOMINATE 
NEW  SEASON  SHORT  SUBJECTS 

20th-Fox  Lists  28  for  1945-46  Release 


VOL.  m,  NO.  S;  AUGUST  /,  ms 


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GREAT  NEWS! 


THE  BIG  3 
MEET  AT 
POTSDAM! 


—but  wait! 


THE  BIG  4 
WEEK-END 

AT  THE 
WALDORF! 


M-G-M  BRINGS  YOU  FULL  PRESS  COVERAGE  ON  PAGE  14 


THIS  IS  THE  TRUTH  AMERICA! 


THIS  MUST  BE  SEEN  AMERICA! 


*hotographed  and  narrated  by  Captain  David  C.  GrifFm,  USMC  •  Produced  in  cooperation  with  the  Common- 
vealth  Government  of  the  Philippines  and  the  Office  of  Strategic  Services  •   Supervised  by  Gordon  Hotlingshead. 


it?"""', 
'"yours," 


TWrooUBlE-TfiooBif 


DAME 


OPENED  IN  N.  Y.li 
Great!  Great!  Great! 
Watch    for    newspaper  I 
stories  on  Xmas  Party 
in  Connecticut  next  week! 


1 


''Sure -fire  comedy,  abounds  in 
credits,  should  jingle  b.o.  bells  •  •  . 
it's  an  audience  winner  from  away 
back  in  the  balcony  T' 

DAILY  VAR/ETY: 


''Strictly  for  fun  and  looks  like 
surefire  box-office  bait  wherever 
there  are  customers  with  troubles 
to  forget!  Got  belly  laughs  from 
preview  audience!" 

"A  titillating  comedy ...  Crowded 
with  amusing  situations  and  per- 
formed by  a  cast  that  takes  full 
advantage  of  possibilities... A  hit!" 

"Preview  audience  laughed  often 
and  long.  With  its  marquee  names, 
exploiting  of  this  picture  is  a  cinch!" 

"Laugh-paced  farce  that  does  an 
excellent  job!  Strong  names  for 
the  marquee  point  to  gratifying 
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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


MARTIN  QUIGLEY,  Editor-in-Chief  and  Vitblisher 

TERRY  KAUSAYE,  Editor 

Vol.  160,  No.  5 

OP 

August  4,  1945 

POLITICS  and  MARKET 

AN  example  of  what  can  happen,  in  pursuit  of  political 
expediency,  to  the  general  detrinnent  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture, both  as  art  and  industry,  is  afforded  now  in  the 
^current  state  of  affairs  in  France  where  a  de  facto 
government  is  trying  to  become  a  fact,  and  to  become  again 
a  world  power. 

Under  the  Franco-American  trade  agreement  of  1936  the 
American  companies  were  assigned  150  of  the  188  foreign 
film  licenses  issued  by  the  French  each  year.  That  still  stands, 
as  far  as  anything  about  1936  may  stand,  but  now  the  sug- 
gestion from  French  sources  is  that  the  American  allotment 
be  cut  to  sixty,  because,  says  Mr.  William  J.  Humphreys 
in  the  New  York  Herald  Tribune,  "the  local  industry  .  .  . 
already  victimized  by  the  liberal  American  pre-war  quota, 
would  now  more  than  ever  be  at  the  mercy  of  Hollywood." 

The  French  proposal,  says  Mr.  Humphreys,  "provides  for 
the  British  and  Russians  to  have  sixty  licenses  a  year,  like  the 
Americans." 

That  would  appear  to  be  an  election  to  enjoy  three 
"mercies",  London,  Moscow  and  Hollywood— and  to  have 
really  no  relevancy  to  the  possible  decisions  of  choice  at  the 
box  office  by  the  free  people  of  a  free  France.  That  is  how 
the  prior  ratio  was  evolved  in  the  first  place. 

The  customers  decided  all  that.  The  French  motion  picture 
industry  has  been  in  operation  since  1895.  If  it  has  not  got 
so  far  with  the  French  box  office,  that  perhaps  has  some 
relevancy  to  the  product. 

I  ET  us  suppose  for  the  moment  that  it  was  decided  that 
I  in  view  of  the  fact  that  California,  which  makes  motion 
Lb  pictures  also  makes  some  excellent  wines  and  brandies, 
should  demand  a  quota  which  would  debar  from  our  luxury 
market  more  than  a  certain  small  ratio  of  Cognac  and 
Champagne,  and  maybe  such  items  as  Cointreau  and  Pernod. 
Suppose  we  should  say  that  since  their  other  tobacco  is  so 
inferior  we  will  let  them  beg  for  what  they  call  "Maryland". 
Then  there  is  the  matter  of  their  styles  and  pornographically 
advertised  perfumes.  Maybe  that  is  Paris,  rather  than  France, 
but,  to  this  America,  Paris  is  France. 

For  revenue  purposes  France  has  been  a  dubious  motion 
picture  market.  Owing  to  the  painful  infiltration  of  the  risque 
picture,  at  the  last  occasion  on  which  this  journal  was  able  to 
make  an  examination,  the  patronage  of  the  French  theatre 
amounted  to  about  fifteen  per  cent  of  the  per  capita  possi- 
bilities. That  was  attributed  to  the  asserted  fact  that  the 
French  screen  was  not  on  the  average  considered  decent  by 
the  best  French  standards.  The  better  people  did  not  attend 
or  send  their  children  to  the  French  cinema  generally.  They 
saw  pictures,  many  American  pictures,  at  their  parochial  shows. 

It  was  stated  by  competent  authorities  at  about  that  time 
that  the  American  industry  was  doing  business  in  France  at 
a  cost  of  about  103  per  cent.  That  was,  aside  from  the  pro- 
tection of  a  sector,  a  favour  to  the  French. 

This  is  written  with  no  spirit  of  denial  of  the  important  real 
contributions  which  th^  French  have  made  to  the  development 


of  the  screen.  The  Lumiere  C tnematographe  was  the  first 
really  portable  camera.  It  was  coincidentally  also  convertible 
Into  a  film  printer  and  film  projector.  It  did  much  to  dis- 
seminate the  motion  picture  in  Europe.  The  contributions  of 
M.  George  Melies  with  his  magic  picture  techniques  were  im- 
portant in  the  first  decade.  M.  Charles  Pathe  gave  us  the 
newsreels  and  important  scientific  pictures.  From  Mme.  Sarah 
Bernhardt  to  M.  Maurice  Chevalier  the  French  have  given  the 
screen  great  actors.  Also  there  have  been  contributions  of 
important  directorial  skill,  currently  represented  by  such  able 
men  as  M.  Julien  Duvivier  and  M.  Rene  Clair. 

Meanwhile,  the  American  motion  picture  has  not  been 
forced  upon  the  French  market.  The  French  exhibitor  has 
bought  it  for  his  patrons. 


THE  National  Association  of  Broadcasters  has  been  invited 
to  organize  one  of  those  indoctrination  and  educational 
survey  tours  of  European  war  lands,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  War  Department.  Among  those  invited  by  the  broad- 
casters are  Mr.  Jack  Alicoate,  publisher  of  Film  Daily  and 
Radio  Daily,  and  Mr.  Abel  Green  of  Variety,  concerned  • 
with  the  show  business  generally,  including  motion  pictures 
and  the  radio.  This  contrasts  markedly  with  the  motion 
picture  expedition  organized  under  the  attentions  of  the 
War  Activities  Committee  of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry, 
which  flew  away  to  Europe  with  no  recognition  of,  or  invita- 
tion to,  the  motion  picture  press,  and  with  four  empty  seats 
in  the  plane.  This  despite  the  fact  that  the  press  of  this 
industry  has  rendered  service  to  war  causes  which  has  not 
been  surpassed  elsewhere.  There  is  official  word  for  that. 


WINFIELD  R.  SHEEHAN 

Now  amidst  this  period  of  anniversaries  and  remember- 
ings, Mr.  Winfield  R.  Sheehan  is  gone,  from  a  career 
of  high  adventure  into  the  great  adventure.  He 
enjoyed  one  of  the  real  successes  of  the  fabled  land  of  cinema. 
He  was  a  personified  enrichment  of  the  picaresque  scene  of 
screen  development.  There  was  the  quality  of  genius  in  him, 
along  with  the  dynamics  of  that  world  of  Tammany  politics, 
newspaperdom  and  flamboyant  enterprise  which  brought  him 
to  the  motion  picture.  The  pagan  grace  of  the  leprechauns 
and  the  humble  piety  of  the  blue-eyed  Irish  were  mingled  in 
the  blood  of  him.  He  was  usually  aggressive,  sometimes 
militant,  sometimes  meek.  He  was  filled  with  practicality,  but 
always  he  heard  the  fairy  pipers  beckoning  him  to  a  tomorrow 
which  was  to  be  brighter  by  far.  The  boy  reporter  came  from 
Buffalo  to  the  big  city  and  became  a  world  figure  in  the 
industry  he  helped  to  build.  He  lived  in  splendour  and  sur- 
rounded himself  with  grandeur  and  beauty  as  part  of  the 
tapestry  of  the  motion  picture  that  he  lived  and  purveyed. 
Swiftly  as  the  end  came,  he  had  foreseen  and  had  made  his 
peace,  as  independently,  personally,  as  he  had  lived.  He  died 
anticipating  the  big  premiere  of  his  next  picture,  a  man  of 
courage  and  faith.  : — Terry  Ramsaye 


THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  NEWS 


Why  Shakespeare? 


U.  S.  to  guide  Industry  in  foreign  market 
tangle  Page  13 

THREE  companies  hold  regional  sales  meet- 
ings in  key  cities  Page  16 

FACTORY  vacations  and  Army  needs  seen 
cutting  raw  stock  Page  17 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX  schedules  28  features 
for  new  season  release  Page  20 

RANK  and  Selznick  complete  arrangements 
for  production  in  England  Page  22 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENT 

Hollywood  Scene  Page  35 

In  the  Newsreels  Page  42 

Managers  Round  Table  Page  47 


"TRUE  GLORY,"  Allied  documentary,  is  pre- 
viewed In  London  Page  22 

COLOR  and  music  dominate  short  subjects 
for  the  1945-46  season  Page  29 

WINNING  party  expected  to  cooperate  with 
British  film  industry  Page  32 

RANK  tackles  serious  problem  of  studio  space 
on  return  to  England  Page  36 

ARCTIC  camera  unit  learns  some  tricks  in 


sub-zero  temperatures 

Picture  Grosses 

Short  Product  at  First  Runs 

What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2577     Release  Chart  by  Companies 

Short  Subjects  Page  2579     The  Release  Chart 


Page  40 

Page  53 
Page  46* 
Page  M\ 

Page  2580 
Page  2582 


PETER  BURNUP,  Motion  Picture  Her- 
ald's London  editor,  reports  that  he  attended 
an  excessively  hush-hush  viewing  with  George 
Bernard  Shaw  of  "Henry  V,''  sitting  "alone 
with  the  aged  sage — he  is  89  this  week — in  a 
Wardour  Street  projection  room.  Sole  com- 
ment from  Mr.  Shaw,  celebrated  for  years  for 
his  Bardolatry,  at  the  proceeding's  close  :'Why 
on  earth  do  they  film  Shakespeare  when  they've 
all  my  plays  to  pick  from  ?'  " 


Newsreel  Editors  Tour 

NOT  INCLUDED  in  the  original  party  of 
motion  picture  industry  executives  who  toured 
the  European  war  zones,  five  newsreel  editors 
and  the  March  of  Time  producer  are  away  by 
air  to  study  the  area  under  Army  sponsorship. 
They  were  to  leave  Washington  Friday  morn- 
ing, having  been  cleared  by  the  Army,  fitted 
with  new  uniforms  and  briefed  on  details  of 
the  tour.  Making  the  trip  were  to  be  Walter 
Ament,  RKO's  Pathe  News;  M.  D.  Clofine, 
MGM's  News  of  the  Day ;  Thomas  Mead,  Uni- 
veral  Newsreel ;  Edmund  Reek,  20th-Fox 
Movietonews ;  A.  J.  Richard,  Paramount  News, 
and  Richard  de  Rochemont,  March  of  Time. 


What  the  industry  executives  in  the  first  part 
saw  on  their  European  tour,  and  the  conclu- 
sions therefrom,  were  reported  this  week  to  the 
War  Department  by  Francis  Harmon,  War 
Activities  Committee  vice-chairman.  The  re- 
port is  said  to  be  only  for  the  War  Department. 
However,  Mr.  Harmon  later  in  the  week  was 
expected  to  issue  a  summary  for  the  benefit  of 
the  industry. 


Seek  Nazi  Secrets 

THE  SECRETS  of  Germany's  industrial  de- 
velopments are  to  be  ferretted  out  by  more 
than  200  technical  experts  from  various  indus- 
tries who  have  gone  or  will  go  to  Germany  to 
obtain  those  secrets  for  their  possible  use  in 
the  war  against  Japan.  This  was  reported  in 
Washington  by  the  Foreign  Economic  Admin- 
istration. The  200  experts,  from  nearly  as 
many  different  countries,  are  operating  under 
the  joint  Chiefs  of  Staff.  Among  those  who 
have  already  gone  to  Germany,  it  was  reported, 
are  James  A.  Banca  and  C.  W.  Hansell  of 
RCA,  who  will  search  for  Nazi  developments 
in  the  field  of  communications,  electronics  and 
related  subjects. 


What  Next? 

TELEVISION  appears  to  offer  varied  enter- 
tainment to  the  viewer  these  days,  including 
comic  s'.ips  and  a  life-size  fire. 

Rer  ntly,  the  Balaban  and  Katz  television 
stat'jn  WBKB  in  Chicago  televised  for  the  first 
tinie  a  fire  in  that  city.  Its  chief  engineer.  Arch 
Brolly,  trained  his  studio  cameras  on  a  fire 
raging  in  a  building  across  the  street  from 
WBKB.  For  the  benefit  of  the  station  engi- 
neers, the  fire  was  in  perfect  photographic 
range.  The  televised  fire  program  lasted  from 
10:20  to  11  A.M.  but  WBKB  officials  said  it 


was  not  known  how  many  of  the  200  television 
set  owners  in  Chicago  saw  the  event. 

On  the  west  coast,  meanwhile,  Klaus  Lands- 
berg,  director  of  station  W6XYZ,  announced 
that  he  had  completed  negotiations  with  NEA 
Service  to  show  several  popular  comic  strips 
each  week,  with  synchronized  music  and  char- 
acter voices. 

Add  television  notes  of  the  week :  National 
Broadcasting  Company  will  use  a  new  tele- 
vision transmitter  capable  of  developing  five 
kilowatts  of  output  power  at  288  megacycles,  a 
somewhat  higher  frequency  than  that  assigned 
at  the  present  time  by  the  Federal  Communica- 
tions Commission  for  commercial  television. 
The  experimental  transmitter  will  be  built  at 
the  top  of  the  Empire  State  Building,  New 
York. 


Now  a  Publisher 

COL.  KENNETH  COLLINS,  commanding 
officer  of  the  eastern  district,  Air  Technical 
Service  Command,  New  York,  has  been  ap- 
pointed general  manager  and  publisher  of  the 
European  edition  of  the  New  York  Herald 
Tribune,  it  was  announced  this  week.  Colonel 
Collins  is  well  known  to  the  motion  picture 
community  in  New  York  as  a  frequent  critic 
of  motion  picture  advertising.  He  once  spoke 
before  the  Associated  Motion  Picture  Adver- 
tisers. Colonel  Collins  is  expected  to  take  over 
his  publishing  duties  in  August  upon  his  re- 
lease from  the  Army.  He  joined  the  R.  H. 
Macy  Company  in  1925,  as  assistant  advertis- 
ing manager,  and  eventually  became  vice-presi- 
dent and  publicity  director.  In  1932  he  became 
assistant  to  the  president  of  Gimbel  Brothers 
and  in  1939  he  joined  the  New  York  Times  as 
assistant  to  the  general  manager.  Before  en- 
tering service,  he  joined  the  advertising  agen- 
cy of  Arthur  Kudner,  Inc.,  as  vice-president 
in  charge  of  merchandising. 


Around  the  Corner 

SOME  solid  background  to  the  current  specu- 
lation anent  post-war  building  and  production 
is  provided  this  week  by  the  Department  of 
Commerce,  which  reports  that  even  during  the 
next  12  months  more  than  $9,000,000,000  will 
be  spent  by  manufacturers  for  new  equipment 
and  plants.  Additionallv,  railroads  and  utilities 
will  spend  $1,500,000,000  for  the  same. 


More  British 

MORE  British  films  will  be  seen  by  American 
audiences.  They  will  be  distributed  here  by  a 
new  British  releasing  company,  incorporated  in 
New  York  last  week.  The  firm  is  Four  Conti- 
nents Films,  Inc.,  the  principals  of  which  are 
Lou  Jackson,  of  London,  founder  of  Anglo- 
American  Film  Corporation,  Ltd.,  who  on  a 
recent  visit  brought  30  pictures ;  Daniel 
Frankel,  vice-president  and  executive  director, 
and  Sam  Spring,  director.  i 
Among  the  pictures  the  company  probably 
will  release  are  "Love  On  the  Dole"  and 
"Waltz  Time."  United  Artists  had  been  ex-j 
pected  to  release  the  first;  Twentieth  Century-j 
Fox,  the  second.  | 

Vendetta  ^ 

WILLIAM  RANDOLPH  HEARST,  pub- 
lisher, still  remembers  the  1941  epic  opus  of 
producer  Orson  Welles,  the  picture  "Citizen 
Kane,"  the  story  of  which,  people  say,  had  some 
reference  to  Mr.  Hearst's  rather  unusual  career. 
Mr.  Hearst  banned  remarks  about  the  picture  in 
his  newspapers.  That  was  in  1941.  The  ban 
still  holds.  James  Jovan,  operator  of  the  Mon- 
roe theatre,  Chicago,  booked  the  picture  the 
other  day.  The  only  advertising  copy  permitted 
in  Mr.  Hearst's  Herald- American  was : 
"Orson  Welles  in  a  Surprise  Hit." 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  194 


ESTA  SEMANA 

1  GOBIERNO  AMERICANO  guiara  a  la 
industria  cinematografica  en  sus  dificultades 
foraneas;  el  Dep+o.  de  Estado  entra  en 
accion  para  resolver  el  problema  frances. 

Pagina  13 

I.  ARTHUR  RANK  y  David  Selznick  fornnan 
socledad  para  produclr  en  Ingla+erra;  tres 
peliculas  de  largo  metraje  en  proyec+o, 
incluyendo  "Magdalena",  para  el  primer 
programa  anual.  Pagina  22 

y4USICA  Y  COLORIDO  predominan  en  los 
cortos  de  la  nueva  temporada;  habra  nne- 
nos,  pero  mas  costosas,  peliculas  cortas  en 
los  programas  de  las  disfribuidoras. 

Pagina  29 

:i  problema  de  la  PELICULA  VIRGEN  nueva- 
mente  en  crisis;  mayores  demandas  del 
Ejercito,  y  escasez  de  brazos  por  vaca- 
ciones,  disminuyen  la  produccion. 

Pagina  17 

:i  nuevo  GOBIERNO  BRITANICO  parece 
estar  dispuesfo  a  ayudar  a  la  indusfria 
inglesa;  el  jefe  del  Comi+e  de  Comercio 
indica  la  necesidad  de  adopfar  una  fuerte 
polftica  de  expor+acion.  Pagina  32 

lUNTAS  REGIONALES  de  Ven+as  celebradas 
por  Ar+istas  Unidos  y  la  RKO.     Pagina  16 


Where  the  Money  Goes 

"HERE  may  be  little  enough  left  for  distribu- 
or  and  exhibitor  after  taxes  are  taken  from  ad- 
lissions  in  America,  but  consider  the  case  of 
he  Chinese  admissions  and  the  taxes  attached 
hereto.  Say  the  admission  is  80  Chinese  dol- 
irs,  for  example.  (There  is  inflation  in  China, 
emember.)  Out  of  that  $80  comes  $14.03  for 
musement  tax;  $30,  charity  tax;  $5,  postal  sav- 
ags ;  $2.90,  revenue  stamp,  making  a  total  of 
151.93  out  of  each  $80.  But  the  deductions  do 
lot  stop  there.  There  are  further  assessments 
or  village  improvement,  for  victory  bonds  and 
or  victory  tax  until  finally  there  is  $23.80  left 
ut  of  that  $80  to  be  split  with  the  exhibitor, 
f  a  house  takes  in  $5,503,000  there  is  $1,600,- 
00  left  after  taxes  and  compulsory  deductions. 


The  Ears  Have  It 

5ECAUSE  we  hear  with  two  ears,  one  on  each 
ide  of  our  head,  and  because  our  eyes  are  in 
he  front  of  our  heads,  that  makes  a  lot  of  work 
or  the  sound  engineer,  according  to  Michael 
Hettinger,  RCA  Victor  engineer.  His  idea  is 
hat  in  the  building  and  filming  of  sets,  advan- 
age  is  made  of  the  fact  that  our  vision  is  Uni- 
ted to  an  angle  comparable  to  that  of  the  cam- 
ra  lens,  but  the  character  of  sound  is  affected 
iy  our  complete  environment,  including  those 


parts  of  our  surroundings  which  we  do  not  see. 
There  are  no  "camera  lines"  for  the  micro- 
phone. One  of  the  most  effective  techniques 
developed  by  acoustics  engineers  to  meet  this 
problem,  according  to  Mr.  Rettinger,  is  the  re- 
recording  of  the  original  sound  by  reproducing 
it  in  a  so-called  "reverberation  chamber."  Thus 
an  actress  speaking  in  the  safety  of  a  sound 
stage,  among  trappings  fashioned  by  the  studio 
carpenter  to  simulate  the  bottom  of  a  mine 
shaft  or  the  hold  of  a  ship,  can  be  made  to 
sound  as  though  her  voice  really  came  from 
"way  down  there." 


More  Manpower 

RELAXATION  of  war  manpower  controls 
came  Tuesday  from  William  Parkinson,  Omaha 
area  director  of  the  War  Manpower  Commis- 
sion, when  he  ruled  that  film  exchanges  and 
theatres  in  the  area  now  might  increase  their 
employment  total  10  per  cent.  The  10  per  cent 
cut,  in  ceilings  on  "less-essential"  establish- 
ments, which  went  into  effect  last  January,  was 
restored  because  an  ample  number  of  office 
workers  and  salesmen  were  now  available,  Mr. 
Parkinson  said.  He  also  expressed  the  hope 
that  the  ceilings  might  be  removed  entirely  be- 
fore October  1,  the  original  date  on  which  they 
were  scheduled  to  be  lifted. 


Writers^  Salaries 

LESS  THAN  half  of  the  649  members  active 
during  the  year  ended  April  30  earned  more 
than  $15,000  from  Hollywood  studios,  the 
Screen  Writers'  Guild  report  on  that  period 
points  out.  Only  six  earned  more  than  $100,- 
000,  while  97  were  paid  less  than  $2,500  for 
the  year's  work.  The  figures  further  show 
that  11  earned  between  $75,000  and  $100,000; 
37  between  $50,000  and  $75,000;  28  between 
$40,000  and  $50,000;  32  between  $30,000  and 
$40,000  ;  22  between  $20,000  and  $30,000;  and 
61  between  $15,000  and  $20,000.  Of  the  re- 
mainder, 101  earned  between  $5,000  and  $10,- 
000,  and  66  were  paid  between  $10,000  and 
$15,000. 


Inadequate 

REPORTERS  assigned  to  the  Treasury  De- 
partment in  Washington  are  having  difficulty 
with  the  adding  machines  at  their  disposal, 
according  to  the  Associated  Press.  They  have 
requested  that  their  old  machines,  installed 
during  President  Coolidge's  administration,  be 
replaced.   They  only  add  up  to  the  millions. 


ERIC  JOHNSTON  is  now  expected  to  an- 
nounce his  decision  to  take  the  presidency  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors 
of  America  sometime  between  the  end  of 
August  and  the  end  of  September.  He  is  spend- 
ing the  month  at  home  in  Spokane,  Washing- 
ton. Last  week  he  was  in  New  York  again  for 
conferences  on  motion  picture  problems  and 
movements  ahead.  The  announcement  presum- 
ably will  be  made  in  New  York. 


Camouflage  Experts 

NOW  it  can  be  told.  Officials  of  the  Douglas 
Aircraft  Company  of  Santa  Monica,  Cal.,  made 
known  Tuesday  that  Hollywood's  make-believe 
experts  worked  with  Douglas  engineers  to  cam- 
ouflage the  big  Santa  Monica  plant  so  that  it 
looks  like  a  war  housing  project  on  washday. 
A  camouflage  netting  of  nearly  5,000,000  feet 
has  covered  the  factory  since  Pearl  Harbor. 
According  to  the  aircraft  company,  it  was  so 
effective  that  pilots  often  landed  at  near-by 
fields  because  they  could  not  find  the  plant.  The 
camouflage  was  built  by  Douglas  engineers  in 
cooperation  with  Warner  studio  technicians.  It 
consists  of  burlap  and  light  wood  panels,  sus- 
pended over  the  factory  on  400  90-foot  wooden 
poles.  A  dummy  aircraft  plant  and  airfield 
were  built  nearby  to  fool  possible  Japanese 
pilots.  The>  make-believe  "housing  project" 
was  complete  in  every  detail,  down  to  laundry 
hanging  on  the  line,  and  fake  trees. 


United  Cultures 

A  UNITED  NATIQNS  conference  will 
meet  November  1  in  London  for  the  purpose 
of  establishing  an  international  cultural  and 
educational  organization  to  promote  interna- 
tional exchange  of  ideas  in  the  fields  of  arts, 
science,  education  and  the  social  sciences.  State 
Department  officials  have  disclosed.  "In  a 
world  of  modern  radio,  press  and  electrical 
communication,"  said  Archibald  MacLeish,  As- 
sistant Secretary  of  State,  "peoples  can  no 
longer  remain  ignorant  of  each  other." 


Expansion 

AMERICAN  Film  Center,  the  educational  film 
organization  which  operates  under  a  grant 
from  the  Rockefeller  Foundation,  is  going  into 
the  magazine  publishing  business.  It  was 
learned  in  New  York  this  week  that  the  Center 
is  expanding  its  four-page  Film  News  bulletin 
to  a  32-page  monthly  magazine,  beginning  Sep- 
tember, for  the  non-theatrical  educational  film 
field.  Advertising  will  be  accepted.  Thomas 
Baird,  director  of  the  film  division  of  British 
Information  Services,  New  York,  will  edit  the 
publication,  having  received  permission  from 
the  British  Government  to  take  an  additional 
post. 


Return  to  Normal 

CHICAGO'S  first  run  theatres  have  abandoned 
midnight  shows,  following  the  example  of  other 
exhibitors  operating  in  war  plant  areas  where 
sharp  decreases  in  24-hour  war  work  schedules 
have  eliminated  the  need  for  late  film  show- 
ings. Midnight  programs  at  the  Balaban  and 
Katz  United  Artists  and  Garrick  theatres  and 
at  the  RKO  Grand,  Loop  houses,  have  been 
dropped.  The  only  first  run  in  Chicago  still 
operating  on  a  late-hour  schedule  is  the  Woods 
theatre. 

Other  "owl"  operations  in  War  boom  centers 
are  watching  cutback  effects. 


10TI0N  PICTURE  HERALD,  published  every  Saturday  by  Qulgley  Publishing  Company,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  City,  20.  Telephone  Circle  7-3100;  Cable  address  "Quigpubco,  New 
ork."  Martin  Quigley,  President;  Red  Kann,  Vice-President;  Theo.  J.  Sullivan,  Treasurer;  Leo  J.  Brady,  Secretary;  Terry  Ramsoye,  Editor;  James  D.  Ivers,  News  Editor;  Charles  S.  Aoronson, 
reduction  Editor;  William  G.  Formby,  Field  Editor;  Ray  Gallagher,  Advertising  Manager;  Chicago  Bureau,  624  South  Michigan  Avenue,  Chicago,  5,  Sam  Honigberg,  representative;  Hollywood 
ureau,  Postal  Union  Life  Building,  Hollywood,  28,  William  R.  Weaver,  editor;  Toronto  Bureau,  242  Millwood  Road,  Toronto,  Ontario,  Canada,  W.  M.  Gladish,  correspondent,  Montreal 
ureau,  265  Vitre  St.,  West,  Montreal,  Canada,  Pat  Donovan,  correspondent;  London  Bureau,  4  Golden  Square,  London  W.  I,  Hope  Williams  Burnup,  manager;  Peter  Burnup,  editor;  cable 
)uiqpubco  London;  Amsterdam  Bureau,  25  Binnenhant,  Amsterdam,  Holland,  Philip  de  Schaap,  correspondent;  Melbourne  Bureau,  The  Regent  Theatre.  191  Collins  St.,  Melbourne,  Australia, 
iliff  Holt,  correspondent;  Sydney  Bureau,  17  Archbold  Rd.,  Roseville,  Sydney,  N.S.W.,  Australia,  Lin  Endean,  correspondent;  Mexico  City  Bureau,  Dr.  Carmona  y  VaUe  6,  Mexico  City,  Luis 
ecerra  Cells,  correspondent;  Buenos  Aires  Bureau,  J.  E.  Uriburi  126,  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina,  Natalio  Bruski,  correspondent;  Rio  de  Janeiro  Bureau,  R.  Sao  Jose,  61  C.  Postal  834,  Rio  de 
aneiro,  Brazil,  Alfredo  C.  Machado,  correspondent;  Montevideo  Bureau,  P.  O.  Box  664,  Montevideo,  Uruguay,  Paul  Bodo,  correspondent;  cable  Argus  Montevideo.  Member  Audit  Bureau  of 
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THIS  WEEK 


the  Camera  reports: 


"CAPTAIN  EDDIE",  afloat  with  his'brave    companions,  in  the  Pacific  ordeal  which  became 
a  tale  to  tell  of  endurance  and  deliverance;   became  then  a  picture — the  last 
Winfield  Sheehan  production.   Mr.  Rickenbacker,  heroic  figure  in  two  wars 
and  of  industry,  returned  Wednesday  to  his  home,  Columbus,  Ohio,  there  to 
lead  a  parade  and  attend  the  world  premiere   of  the  20th-Fox  picture. 


STANLEY  W.  HIGGINSON,  whom 
Warner  Brothers  has  promoted 
from  sales  manager  of  the 
Australian  territory  to  general  manager. 
Mr.  Higginson  will  use  Sydney 
as  headquarters.  The  move  is  part  of 
the  increased  interest  in  that  area. 


RETURN  from  the  wars. 
Sonja  hienie,  International  star, 
in   New  York,   following  her 
European   USO  tour. 


V 


TRIBUTE  to  the  New  York  motion  picture  industry's 
Bond  selling  in  the  Seventh  War  Loan  was  paid  by 
former  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  hienry  Morgenthau,  Jr., 
luncheon  in  New  York  last  week.   With  Mr.  Mor- 
genthau, center,  are,  left,  to  right,  James  Sauter, 
United  Theatrical  WAC;  Irving  Lesser,  general  chairman. 
New  York  War  Activities  Committee;  Morris  Kinzler, 
local  campaign  director;  Theodore  R.  Qamble, 
national  director.  War  Finance  Committee. 


at 


REPUBLIC  PLAYS  HOST  to  a  Chinese  general, 
Lt.  General  Chien-Shi-Tu,  counselor  for  the  Chinese  delegates 
to  the  recent  World  Security  Conference  at  San  Francisco. 
Around  the  luncheon  table,  left,  are  hlerbert  J.  Yates, 
president  of  Republic  Productions;  player  Jane  Frazee; 
the  general,  and  star  Vera  hiruba  Ralston. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


UCHARD  W.  ALTSCHULER,  whose 

ippoin+ment  as  Republic's  foreign 

ales  manager  was  announced  last  week 

)y  James  R.  Grainger,  Republic  Pictures 

)resident.   The  move  was  part  of 

*/1r.  Grainger's  sales  realignment. 

v/lr.  Altschuler  succeeds  Morris  Goodman. 


By  the  Hcralii 


ARAMOUNT  on  Monday  in  New  York  completed  its  round  of 
One-Third  of  a  Century"  celebrations,  following  a  New  York  sales  staff  meeting, 
vs  in  other  cities,  long-time  customers  of  the  company  were  guests.   Above,  at 
ie  Pierre  h^otel  party:  Edmund  C.  Grainger,  S.  hi.  Fabian,  Leonard  Goldenson, 
arney  Balaban  and  Claude  Lee. 


\|  hlOLLYWOOD,  actress  Gloria  Warren,  now  in  Latin  America, 

xplains  her  tour  to  chairman  Y.  Frank  Freeman  and  president  Harold  hlopper 

f  the  Motion  Picture  Society  for  the  Americas. 


TO  THE  DISCOVERER  of  miracle-working 
penicillin.  Sir  Alexander  Fleming,  left,  last  week 
went  the  Variety  Clubs  of  America  annual 
Humanitarian  Award,  presented  in  Washington. 
Robert  J.  O'Donnell,  national  chief  barker, 
presents  the  1944  award  plaque.  Watching  are 
Carter  Barron,  first  assistant  chief  barker, 
Secretary  of  the  Treasury  Fred  Vinson  and 
George  Jessel. 


"PINOCCHIO"  Is  returning,  the  youngsters 
will  be  glad  to  know.    Mr.  Disney  is 
bringing  him  back,  through  RKO,  in  the  reissue, 
"The  Wonderful  Adventures  of  Pinocchio".  • 


10TI0N  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  4,  1945      S.'..  'Z-.  '  ■  F    ~        ^  II 


JOHN  E.  FLYNN,  MGM's  Western 
sales  manager,  is  marking  30  years 
with  the  company.    A  well-known  and 
popular  figure  in  the  Midwest, 
Mr.  Flynn  joined  the  Goldwyn  Distri- 
buting Corporation,  after  being  with  the 
Mutual  Film  and  General  Film  companies. 
After  the  formation  of  MGM,  he  became 
west  coast  district  manager  and 
later  manager  in  Chicago,  taking  over 
his  present  post  in  February,  1943. 


CONFERENCE— Tom  Connors,  Twen- 
tieth Century- Fox  distribution  vice-president, 
right,  with  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  left, 
production  executive  head,  and 
Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  production  vice-president. 
The  scene  was  during  Mr.  Connors' 
studio  visit,  from  which  he  returned  to 
New  York  Thursday. 


IN  NEW  YORK,  at  the  United  Artists'  eastern   meeting.  Seated: 

Jack  Ellis,  New  York  manager;  Sam  Lefkowitz,  district   manager;  Harry  Gold,  eastern  sales  manager; 
Edward  Schnitzer,  home  office;  Mark  Silver,  Washington    manager;   Mort  Magill,   Philadelphia  manager. 
Standing:    Charles   Goetz,    William    Schuster,    Sam    Rifkin,    Richard    Perry,    Edward    Mullin,   George  Jeffrey, 
Abe  Dickstein,  Elmer  McKinley,  Gerry  Price,  Mike    Segal,  Budd  Rose,  Samson  Pike,  Mel  Koff, 
Harry  Tyson,   Ralph   Peckham  and   Maurice  Sherman. 


WILBUR  B.  ENGLAND,  RKO  Theatres 
personnel  director,  has  been  nam  ed 
president  of  the  national  Harvard  Business 
School  Alumni  Association. 


IN  LONDON,  a  press  conference,  given  by   J.  Arthur  Rank,  British  film  magnate, 

following  his  return  from  visiting  the  United  States  and  Canada.   Mr.  Rank's  advisers 

are*  seated  behind  him:  Right  to  left,  John  Davis,  G.  I.  Woodham-Smith  and  Leslie  Farrow. 


COMING  regional  sales  meetings  are 
discussed  in  New  York  by  Ned  E.  Depinet, 
RKO  Radio  Pictures  president,  and 
Robert  Mochrie,  general  sales  manager. 
The   New  York  meeting  starts  Monday. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


U.S.  TO  GUIDE  INDUSTRY  IN 
FOREIGN  MARKET  TANGLE 


State  Department  Acts  to 
Clear  French  Problem 
and  Aid  Elsewhere 

In  a  spirit  of  cooperation  new  to  film  in- 
dustry-Government relations,  American  compa- 
nies have  agreed  to  follow  the  lead  of  the  U.  S. 
State  Department  in  the  settlement  of  foreign 
trading  problems,  specifically  with  respect  to 
France,  which  forecasts  stronger  U.  S.  Govern- 
ment support  of  industry  interests  abroad. 

There  is  every  indication  that  the  industry 
will  move  to  have  President  Truman  and  Sec- 
retary of  State  James  F.  Byrnes  instruct 
American  ambassadors  abroad  to  intervene 
when  American  film  distribution  is  threatened. 

State  Department  action  this  week,  indica- 
tive of  increasing  Government  assistance,  was 
evidenced  in  several  European  trouble  spots : 

In  France,  the  Department  ordered  its 
representative  "to  leave  no  stone  unturned" 
to  insure  that  the  DeGaulle  Government  live 
up  to  its  pre-war  film  trade  treaty.  The 
French  attitude  toward  restitution  of  the 
pre-war  quota  of  American  films  resulted  in 
reports  of  American  company  withdrawal  by 
September  from  France. 

Regarding  the  Dutch  Government  film 
monopoly,  the  Department  has  directed  Dr. 
Stanley  K.  Hornbeck,  U.  S.  Ambassador  to 
the  Netherlands,  "to  do  everything  possible" 
to  protect  the  U.  S.  industry  in  Holland.  Dr. 
Hornbeck  has  opened  discussion  with  Dutch 
Government  officials  in  London  with  a  view 
to  a  compromise  trade  agreement. 

In  Spain,  the  Franco  Government  decree 
limiting  import  permits  to  American  com- 
panies reportedly  is  being  studied  by  the 
U.  S.  Embassy  in  Madrid  and  American  of- 
ficials are  awaiting  arrival  in  Spain  of  United 
Artists  foreign  manager  Walter  Gould,  now 
on  the  Continent,  to  discuss  the  Spanish 
problem. 

In  Greece,  the  British  and  Russian  race  to 
gain  a  foothold  through  commercial  deals 
caused  an  American  foreign  manager,  Al 
Daff,  vice-president  of  Universal  Interna- 
tional, to  declare  that  it  was  imperative  that 
the  U.  S.  Government  help  the  industry  re- 
gain its  position  in  foreign  markets. 

Following  State  Department  support  given 
American  companies  recently  in  Italy,  with  re- 
gard to  new  film  regulations  favorable  to  Hol- 
lywood product,  and  in  England,  with  respect 
to  the  raw  stock  situation,  company  presidents 
and  foreign  department  heads  met  with  officials 
of  the  Hays  Office  at  luncheon  last  Wednesday 
at  the  Harvard  Club,  New  York,  and  decided 
to  follow  the  lead  of  the  State  Department,  for 
the  present,  in  settling  French  problems. 

It  was  indicated  that  if  the  American  Em- 
bassy officials  in  Paris  did  not  reach  accord 
with  DeGaulle  representatives,  company  presi- 
dents would  call  upon  President  Truman  and 
Mr.  Byrnes  to  suggest  an  industry  tiein  with 
American-French  lend-lease  or  reciprocal  deals. 

Meanwhile,  it  was  reported  in  New  York 
Monday  that  the  British  and  French  had  re- 
cently concluded  a  reciprocal  trade  agreement 
which  includes  films  and  provides  for  British 
distributors  to  take  out  their  accumulated  reve- 
nues earned  in  France,  while  U.  S.  company 
funds  are  still  frozen. 

In  view  of  the  British  and  Russian  encroach- 


By  the  Herald 

AL  DAFF 


ment  in  European  countries  since  V-E  Day, 
particularly  in  Greece,  the  U.  S.  Government 
must  pursue  a  "vigorous"  foreign  policy  to 
protect  American  films,  Mr.  Dafif  told  the  trade 
press  in  New  York  last  Friday. 

The  Universal  foreign  sales  supervisor,  just 
returned  from  a  four-month  trip  to  Egypt, 
Greece,  Italy,  Portugal,  Spain,  France  and  En- 
gland, said  our  State  Department  should  make 
it  possible  for  American  companies  to  import 
and  trade  "without  the  imposition  of  onerous 
conditions  by  foreign  governments,"  through 
the  implementing  of  favorable  trade  pacts. 

"In  view  of  the  enormous  amount  of  help 
rendered  by  the  United  States  to  foreign 
countries,  in  finance  and  material,  it  should  not 
be  difficult  to  incorporate  agreements  for  the 
adequate  supply  of  American  films,  which  are 
in  greater  demand  in  Europe  than  ever  before," 
Mr.  Daff  said. 

To  support  his  view,  he  cited  the  strong  hold 
British  films  are  achieving  in  the  foreign  mar- 
ket through  the  large  pound  sterling  credits 
established  in  London  by  European  countries. 

Russia  En  joys  Prominence 
In  Greek  Market 

Mr.  Daff  made  known  that  Russian  distribu- 
tion in  Greece,  arranged  through  commercial 
deals  of  an  "unorthodox"  fashion,  gave  Russia 
film  prominence  in  that  market.  He  said  that 
Russia  already  exported  to  Greece,  freely,  eight 
pictures,  four  of  which  had  first-run  release  in 
Athens,  and  another  25  are  on  the  way.  The 
British  have  sold  22  films  in  Greece  thus  far, 
and  17  more  are  to  be  released  shortly.  Ameri- 
can companies  have  40  pictures  in  release. 

In  Spain,  the  two  major  problems  confront- 
ing American  distributors,  Mr.  Daff  explained, 
were  lack  of  raw  stock  and  quality  of  produc- 
tion, with  the  Spanish  Government  attempting 
to  "legislate  quality." 

The  French  Government  has  proposed  to 
reduce  the  number  of  American  films  distribut- 
ed by  requiring  that  55  per  cent  of  exhibitors' 
screen  time  be  devoted  to  domestic  product. 
The  effect  of  this  move  would  be  to  cut  in  half 
the  number  of  American  pictures  shown  in 
France. 

Under  the  present  pre-war  trade  agreement 


with  France,  American  distributors  are  per- 
mitted to  send  in  and  dub  188  features  a  year. 
As  a  compromise,  the  industry  voluntarily  cut 
that  number  to  108  a  year.  Officially,  the  pro-  , 
posed  DeGaulle  decree  is  for  the  protection  of 
the  French  producing  industry,  but  American 
distributors  have  charged  it  is  an  effort  by  the 
French  to  placate  the  British  and  Russians, 
who  have  complained  of  inability  to  get  their 
product  into  the  French  market  because  the 
Americans  have  tied  up  screen  time. 

40  Released  by  OWI  Only 
Films  in  France  Since  1940 

The  only  new  American  pictures  which 
entered  France  since  1940  were  the  40  features 
distributed  by  the  OWI  since  the  invasion,  and 
"The  Great  Dictator,"  which  entered  on  a  spe- 
cial permit. 

Negotiations  are  now  being  conducted  on 
the  basis  of  the  108-picture  compromise,  which 
would  permit  12  pictures  annually  per  company  i 
to  go  into  France,  but  there  has  been  no  indi-  [ 
cation  as  to  the  position  of  the  DeGaulle  offi- 
cials. 

It  is  believed,  however,  that  France  would 
prefer  a  screen  time  quota  to  any  cut  in  specific 
number,  since  the  French  then  could  leave 
American,  British  and  Russian  films  to  scram- 
ble for  the  market,  whereas  with  specific  num- 
bers involved,  France  would  have  to  assign  i 
figures  to  England  and  Russia  with  good 
chances  that  however  the  quotas  were  set  one 
or  both  countries  would  be  dissatisfied. 

The  Embassy  at  London  was  asked  to  prose- 
cute the  matter  "vigorously"  because  the  State 
Department  believes  the  projected  monopoly 
would  raise  a  definite  foreign  trade  barrier  of 
a  type  which  the  Department  is  attempting  to  I 
eliminate. 

With  the  foreign  office  of  the  Dutch  Govern- 
ment still  in  London,  discussions  of  the  Dutch 
film  monopoly  are  being  carried  on  in  the  Brit- 
ish capital,  but  will  be  taken  over  on  a  higher 
level,  it  is  said,  when  Dr.  Hornbeck  reaches  The 
Hague  as  U.  S.  Ambassador. 

Seen  as  Dutch  Exhibitor 
Move  to  Lower  Rentals 

Since  Holland  has  no  production  of  films, 
the  monopoly  is  viewed  in  Washington  and 
New  York  as  part  of  a  plan  the  Dutch  exhibi- 
tors set  in  motion  before  the  war  to  beat  down 
rentals. 

While  American-Dutch  conferences  continue 
on  the  situation  in  Holland,  American  com- 
panies made  plans  this  week  to  establish  the 
industry  foreign  trade  association.  Motion  Pic- 
ture Export  Association,  in  Holland  as  its  first 
undertaking.  The  association  was  chartered  in 
Wilmington,  Del.,  June  6,  with  seven  film  com-  ,1 
panics  as  initial  participants.  | 

Currently,  American  films  are  being  dis- 
tributed in  Holland  through  the  Army  Psy-  t 
chological  Warfare  Bureau. 
.  The  OWI  is  still  acting  for  American  dis- 
tributors  in  Italy,  until  such  time  as  the  com- 
panies can  establish  their  own  organizations  in 
that  country.  Following  the  new  accord  on 
film  trading  in  Italy,  American  companies  were 
permitted  to  go  in  on  their  own  on  August  1, 
but  it  is  doubtful  whether  they  have  complete- 
ly assembled  their  personnel  for  that  territory.  , 

Within  recent  weeks,  the  OWI  turned  back 
distribution  to  the  companies  in  Greece,  Nor- 
way, Denmark  and  Belgium. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


13 


SEE  YOU 
AT  THE 
TRADE 

SHOWS! 


ALBANY 

20lh-Fox  Scraen  Room,  1052  Broadway 

FRI. 

8/10 

8  P.M. 

ATLANTA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  197  Walton  St.,  N.W. 

FRI. 

8/10 

10:30  A.M. 

BOSTON 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  46  Church  Street 

FRI. 

8/10  10:30  A.M.,  Also  2:15  P.M.  , 

BUFFALO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  290  Franklin  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

2:30  P.M. 

CHARLOTTE 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  308  South  Church  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

1:30  P.M. 

CHICAGO 

H.  C.  Igel's  Screen  Room,  1301  South  Wabash  Ave. 

FRI. 

8/10 

1  P.M. 

CINCINNATI 

RKO  Screen  Room,  16  East  Sixth  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

8  P.M. 

CLEVELAND 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  2219  Payne  Avenue 

FRI. 

8/10 

1  P.M. 

DALLAS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1803  Wood  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

2:30  P.M. 

DENVER 

Paramount  Screen  Room,  2100  Stout  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

3  P.M. 

DES  MOINES 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1300  High  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

1  P.M. 

DETROIT 

Max  Blumenthal's  Sc.  Rm.,  2310  Cass  Avenue 

FRI. 

8/10 

1:30  P.M. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  326  North  Illinois  Street 

FRI. 

8/10 

9  A.M. 

KANSAS  CITY 

Vogue  Theatre,  3444  Broadway 

FRI. 

8/10 

1:30  P.M. 

LOS  ANGELES 

Trade  Shown) 

MEMPHIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  151  Vance  Avenue 

FRI.  8/10 

7  P.M. 

MILWAUKEE 

Warner  Screen  Room,  212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

FRI.  8/10 

7:30  P.M. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1015  Currie  Avenue 

FRI.  8/10 

2  P.M. 

NEW  HAVEN 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  40  Whiting  Street 

FRI.  8/10 

2:30  P.M. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  200  South  Liberty 

FRI.  8/10 

1:30  P.M. 

NEW  YORK  I 
NEW  JERSEY  \ 

OKLA'MA  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  10  North  Lee  Street 

FRI.  8/10 

7  P.M. 

OMAHA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1502  Davenport 

FRI.  8/10 

1:30  P.M. 

PHILADELPHIA 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  1233  Summer  Street 

FRI.  8/10 

11  A.M.  ' 

PITTSBURGH 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  1623  Blvd.  of  Allies 

FRI.  8/10 

2  P.M.  j 

PORTLAND 

B.  F.  Shearer  Screen  Room,  1947  N.W.  Kearney  St. 

FRI.  8/10 

7  P.M.  \ 

ST.  LOUIS 

S'Renco  Screen  Room,  3143  Olive  Street 

FRI.  8/10 

1P.M. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  216  East  First  Street,  So. 

FRI.  8/10 

1P.M.  1 

S.  FRANCISCO 

20th-Fox  JScreen  Room,  246  Hyde  Street 

FRI.  8/10 

7:30  P.M.  1 

SEATTLE 

Jewel  Box  Preview  Theatre,  2318  Second  Avenue 

FRI.  8/10 

7  P.M. 

WASHINGTON 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  932  New  Jersey,  N.W. 

MON.  8/13 

7  P.M.  [ 

IT'S  IN  THE  BAG! 


"Grand  boxoffice  picture 
loaded  with  entertain- 
ment ...  a  triumph." 

—FILM  DAILY 


"Will  make  the  boxoffice 
ring  up  big  receipts." 

—HOLLYWOOD  REPORTER 


'Big  boxoffice." 

—  VARIETY 


A  surefire  attraction  .  .  . 
has  what  it  takes  to  please 
audiences  everywhere." 

—MOTION  PICTURE  DAILY 

J 


"Gripping  entertainment 
to  satisfy  young  and  old 
everywhere  ...  an  im- 
portant 'A'  attraction." 


—  BOXOFF/CE 


"Potent  boxoffice  ...  a 
big,  star-packed  show 
that  can't  miss." 

—DAILY  VARIETY 


"For  anybody's  theatre, 
any  place  or  time,  it's  top 
merchandise  .  .  .  excels 
most  top  attractions  from 
this  or  any  studio  .  .  .  it's 
got  everything." 

—MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


'Extra  money  in  the  bank 
for  every  theatre  that 
plays  it . . .  will  be  one  of 
the  top  boxoffice  grossers 
of  the  coming  season.' 

-SHOWMEN'S  TRADE  REVIEW 


"This  will  get  the  dough 
.  .  .  the  kind  of  show  for 
which  theatres  and  thea- 
tre goers  have  been  wait- 
ing. 

—  THE  EXHIBITOR 


INGER  ROGERS  •  WALTER  PIDGEON  •  LANA  TURNER  •  VAN  JOHNSON 


DWARD  ARNOLD  •  PHYLLIS  THAXTER  •  KEENAN  WYNN  •  ROBERT  BENCHLEY  •  leon  ames  •  unaromay  •  samueis  hinds 
AND  XAVIER  CUGAT  and  his  ORCHESTRA  *  A  ROBERT  Z.  LEONARD  PRODUCTION 

AN  M-G-M  BIG  ONE! 


Seraan  Ploy  by  Sam  and  Bella  Spewack  •  Adaptation  by  Ouy  Bolton  •  Suggetlod  by  a  Play 
by  VIckl  Bourn  •  Dimtod  by  ROBERT  Z.  LEONARe  *  Praducod  by  ARTHUR  HORNBIOW,  JR. 


3  COMPANIES  HOLD 
REGIONAL  SESSIONS 


UA  Holds  Three  Meetings; 
RKO  Schedules  Four  in 
Next  Two  Weeks 

Continuing-  the  series  of  regional  sales  con- 
ferences that  this  year  are  being  held  in  lieu  of 
national  conventions,  one  company  concluded 
three  such  gatherings  during  the  week  and  an- 
other completed  arrangements  for  a  series  of 
four  regionals  to  be  held  in  the  next  two  weeks. 
A  third  went  into  session  Friday  with  division 
and  branch  managers  attending  from  all  its 
exchanges. 

Sales  plans  for  17  features  to  be  released 
between  early  autumn  and  February,  1946,  and 
the  $100,000  Grad  Sears  sales  drive  were  dis- 
cussed at  the  United  Artists  meeting  July  27-28 
at  the  Blackstone  Hotel  in  Chicago.  J.  J. 
Unger,  western  division  manager,  and  Rud 
Lohrenz,  midwest  district  manager,  presided. 

Three  in  One  Week  for  UA 

The  Chicago  UA  meeting  ran  concurrently 
with  a  conference  held  July  27-28  at  the  Wal- 
dorf-Astoria in  New  York  under  the  super- 
vision of  Harry  L.  Gold,  eastern  sales  manager, 
and  Sam  Lefkowitz,  district  manager.  Details 
of  the  Sears  drive,  a  discussion  of  current  and 
forthcoming  product  and  an  analysis  on  sales 
policy  were  the  highlights  of  this  gathering. 
Barry  Buchanan,  advertising  and  publicity 
director,  outlined  campaigns  which  already  have 
been  set  up  for  future  releases. 

United  Artists  also  held  a  meeting  Monday, 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday  in  Toronto,  with  Ed- 
ward M.  Schnitzer,  home  office  executive,  in 
charge.  He  was  assisted  by  <Charles  S.  Chap- 
lin, Canadian  sales  manager,  and  the  meeting 
was  attended  by  exchange  managers  and  sales- 
men from  Calgary,  Montreal,  St.  John,  To- 
ronto, Vancouver  and  Winnipeg.  Mr.  Schnit- 
zer visited  Montreal  before  returning  to  New 
York. 

The  concluding  conference  in  the  UA  series 
was  held  Wednesday,  Thursday  and  Friday  at 
the  Roosevelt  Hotel  in  Los  Angeles.  Mr.  Unger 
also  presided  at  this  meeting,  assisted  by  W.  E. 
Calloway,  district  manager.  Carl  Leserman, 
general  sales  manager,  delivered  an  address  the 
final  day. 

Four  in  a  Fortnight 

RKO  Radio  had  completed  plans  Friday  for 
the  opening  Monday  of  the  eastern  regional 
sales  meeting  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel  in 
New  York.  It  will  run  three  days,  attended  by 
home  office  executives  and  members  of  the  field 
force  from  the  eastern  area.  Three  other  RKO 
meetings  will  be  held:  Cincinnati,  Netherland 
Plaza  Hotel,  August  10-12;  Chicago,  Black- 
stone  Hotel,  August  14-16,  and  Los  Angeles, 
Ambassador  Hotel,  August  20-22. 

PRC  Pictures  started  its  national  sales  con- 
ference Friday  at  the  Blackstone  Hotel  in  Chi- 
cago. Harry  H.  Thomas,  vice-president  and 
general  sales  manager,  is  presiding.  Among 
executives  attending  are  Leon  Fromkess,  presi- 
dent, from  Hollywood;  Lloyd  Lind,  assistant 
general  sales  manager,  and  Arnold  Stoltz,  east- 
ern publicity  manager.  District  managers  in- 
clude Jack  Adams,  Joe  Miller,  Fred  A.  Rohrs, 
Max  Roth  and  Abe  Weiner. 

Members  of  the  United  Artists  field  staff  at- 
tending the  New  York  meeting  were: 

New  York — Jack  Ellis,  manager;  Edward 


Mullen,  assistant  branch  manager ;  Abe  Dick- 
stein,  office  manager,  and  salesmen  Dave  Bur- 
kan,  Richard  Perry,  Sam  Rifkin,  George  Jef- 
frey, William  Schuster  and  Charles  Goetz. 

Philadelphia —  Mort  Magill,  manager,  and 
salesmen  Maurice  Sherman,  Ralph  Peckham, 
Melvin  Koff,  and  Harry  Tyson. 

Washington — Mark  Silver,  manager ;  Elmer 
McKinley,  office  manager,  and  salesmen  Samp- 
son Pike,  Mike  Siegel,  Budd  Rose  and  Gerry 
Price. 

Central  Area  Covered 

The  UA  meeting  in  Chicago  was  attended  by 
the  following  from  the  field : 

Chicago — Nat  Nathanson,  manager,  and  salesmen 
Jack  Armgardt,  Oscar  Bernstein,  Morris  Hellmaw, 
and  Walter  McVay. 

Indianapolis — Elmer  Donnelly,  manager,  and 
salesmen  Harry  Hays,  Guy  Hancock,  and  Morton 
Krueger. 

Milwaukee — Robert  Allen,  manager,  and  sales- 
men Edward  Krofta,  William  Young,  and  Noe 
Provecher. 

Minneapolis — Ralph  Cramblet,  manager,  and 
salesmen  Edward  Stoller,  Frank  Eisenberg,  Ernest 
Frace,  Claude  Dickinson,  Charles  Weiner,  and  Cas- 
per Chouinard. 

St.  Louis — Bernard  McCarthy,  manager,  and 
salesmen  Harry  Barker,  Albert  Mendenhall,  Carl 
Reese,  and  Edward  Rostermundt. 

Kansas  City — William  E.  Troug,  manager,  and 
salesmen  Guy  Bradford,  Paul  Hannon,  and  Joe 
Manfre. 

Attending  the  United  Artists  three-day  regional 
in  Los  Angeles  were : 

Denver — Clarence  Olson,  manager,  and  salesmen 
Homer  Hisey,  William  Riddle  and  Fred  Brown. 

Los  Angeles — Sid  Rose,  manager,  and  salesmen 
William  Warner,  John  Drum,  Henry  Shields  and 
Lou  Fink. 

Salt  Lake  City — Carroll  Trowbridge,  manager, 
and  salesmen  Ollie  Wog,  Joe  Solomon,  and  Wil- 
fred McKendrick. 

San  Francisco  —  John  J.  O'Loughlin,  manager, 
and  salesmen  Thad  Sheridon  and  Ernest  Gibson. 

Seattle — A.  J.  Sullivan,  manager,  and  salesmen 
Morris  Segal,  J.  Edward  Miller,  Paul  Hull,  and 
Jack  O'Bryan. 

Executives  to  Attend 

Scheduled  to  attend  the  RKO  conference  in  New 
York  from  the  home  office  are : 

N.  Peter  Rathvon,  RKO  president;  Ned  E.  De- 
pinet,  president  of  RKO  Radio ;  Robert  Mochrie, 
general  sales  manager ;  Robert  Wolff,  managing 
director  in  England ;  Walter  Branson,  western 
division  sales  manager ;  Nat  Levy,  eastern  division 
sales  manager;  Harry  Michalson,  short  subjects 
sales  manager ;  M.  J.  Poller,  assistant  to  Mr. 
Mochrie;  Frank  Drumm,  assistant  to  Mr.  Levy; 
Harry  Gittleson,  assistant  to  Mr.  Branson ;  Gus 
Schaefer,  northern  district  manager,  Boston ;  R.  J. 
Folliard,  eastern  district  manager,  Philadelphia ; 
Charles  Boasberg,  Metropolitan  district  manager, 
and  S.  Barret  McCormick,  director  of  advertising 
and  publicity.  From  Hollywood  will  come  Charles 
W.  Koerner,  president  in  charge  of  production,  and 
Perry  Lieber,  studio  advertising  and  publicity 
director. 

Representing  International  Pictures  at  the  RKO 
conference  will  be  A.  W.  Schwalberg,  general  sales 
manager  ;  Robert  Goldstein,  eastern  representative  ; 
Arthur  Jeffrey,  eastern  publicity,  and  Ben  Schect- 
man,  manager  of  the  contract  department.  Repre- 
senting Samuel  Goldwyn  will  be  James  Mulvey, 
general  manager ;  William  J.  Heineman,  sales  man- 
ager, and  Ben  Washer,  eastern  publicity.  Exchange 
managers  will  attend  from  New  York,  Boston, 
New  Haven,  Philadelphia,  Buffalo  and  Washing- 
ton. 

Franchise  holders  present  at  the  PRC  Pictures 
national  sales  conference  in  Chicago  included  J.  H. 


Ashby,  Joseph  W.  Bohn,  B.  F.  Busby,  Armam 
Cohn,  Andy  Dietz,  Henri  Elman,  George  Gil 
Harry  Ka,tz,  Ike  Katz,  Lloyd  V.  Lamb,  H.  E.  Md 
Kenna,  Ben  Marcus,  Beverly  Miller,  M.  S.  Schu: 
ter,  Philip  A.  Sliman,  Sam  Sobel,  Joe  Strothei 
Abbott  Swartz,  Don  Swartz,  E.  L.  Walker,  ani 
Len  Brown,  exhibitor  of  Racine,  Wis. 

Branch  managers  included  William  Benjamii 
Edwin  A.  Bergman,  Harry  Bugie,  Harry  Gibb: 
Harry  Goldman,  Frank  Hamernian,  J.  E.  Mitchel; 
James  Handel,  Sol  Reif,  Harry  Stern,  Clair  Town 
send,  and  John  Wenisch.  Canada  was  represente 
by  Harry  Allen,  president  of  PRC  of  Canada,  am 
Uave  Griesdorf,  general  manager  of  distribution  fo 
ihe  Dominion. 

Ben  Kalmenson,  general  sales  manager  for  War 
ner  Brothers,  left  Monday  for  Hollywood  to  dis 
cuss  policy  matters  with  Jack  L.  Warner,  execu 
five  producer.  While  on  the  coast  he  attended  , 
regional  meeting  called  Wednesday  and  Thursda;,  „ 
at  the  San  Francisco  exchange  by  Henry  Herbei 
west  coast  district  manager.  Attending  wer 
branch  managers  Fred  Greenberg,  Los  Angeles 
Earl  A.  Bell,  Denver;  Al  Oxtoby,  Portland;  Wil 
Ham  F.  Gordon,  Salt  Lake  City ;  Al  Shmitken,  Sai 
Francisco,  and  Vete  Stewart,  Seattle. 


U.  A.  Sales  Drive 
To  Honor  Sears 


A  total  of  30  features  from  12  independent 
producers  will  receive  the  major  attention  of  th(' 
United  Artists  sales  force  in  the  Grad  Sears  Sales 

Drive  to  be  conducted  foi 
an  18-week  period  froir 
August  4  to  December  1 
Termed  by  the  company 
as  the  largest  amount  ol 
prize  money  for  any  sales 
contest  ever  offered  by  a 
film  company,  the  drive 
will  offer  $100,000  in  cash 
prizes. 

Contributed  by  inde- 
pendent producers  releas 
ing  through  UA,  and  by 
the  company,  the  money 
will  go  for  performances 
as  a  tribute  to  the  return 
to  active  duty  of  Gradwell 
L.  Sears,  vice-president  in 
charge  ©f  distribution.  Of 
the  total  sum,  approximately  65  percent  will  be 
awarded  to  winning  district  and  branch  managers, 
and  to  salesmen  and  bookers  for  sales  performance 
on  the  product  of  individual  producers.  The  other 
35  per  cent  will  be  distributed  to  the  sales  staff 
for  the  best  over-all  performance  on  all  UA 
product.  Final  details  are  being  worked  out  by 
Carl  Leserman,  general  sales  manager,  now  in 
Hollywood. 

The  major  portion  of  the  prize  money  will  go 
for  sales  efforts  on  the  product  from  the  following 
producers : 

David  O.  Selznick,  "Since  You  Went  Away," 
"I'll  Be  Seeing  You"  and  "Spellbound";  Hunt 
Stromberg,  "Guest  in  the  House" ;  Bing  Crosby, 
"The  Great  John  L." ;  Edward  Small,  "Abroad 
With  Two  Yanks"  and  "Brewster's  Millions"; 
Benedict  Bogeaus,  "Dark  Waters"  and  "Captain 
Kidd";  William  Cagney,  "Blood  on  the  Sun"; 
Andrew  Stone,  "Bedside  Manner" ;  Lester  Cowan, 
"Tomorrow  the  World"  and  "Story  of  G.  I.  Joe"  ; 
Jack  Skirball,  "It's  in  the  Bag"  and  "Guest  Wife" ; 
Charles  R.  Rogers,  "Delightfully  Dangerous" ; 
J.  Arthur  Rank,  "Mr.  Emanuel"  and  "Colonel 
Blimp"  ;  David  L.  Loew,  "The  Southerner." 

Also  to  be  emphasized  are  the  World  in  Action 
and  the  Daffy  Ditty  short  subjects  series. 


til 


Gradwell  L.  Sears 


Nicaragua  Cuts  Film 
Duties  in  Half 

The  Nicaraguan  Government  has  decreed  a  re- 
duction of  SO  per  cent  in  duties  and  charges  on 
films  imported  into  the  country  for  a  period  of  one 
year,  it  was  reported  Monday  in  Washington  by 
the  Department  of  Commerce,  upon  advices  from 
Jule  B.  Smith,  acting  American  commercial  at- 
tache in  Nicaragua. 


16 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


FACTORY  VACATIONS  &  ARMY 
NEEDS  CUTTING  RAW  STOCK 


Manufacturers  Oppose  Move 
to  Relax  WPB  Controls; 
No  Reserve  on  Hand 

Distributors,  already  reported  holding  back 
feature  and  short  subject  releases  because  of 
;he  stringency  of  the  raw  film  stock  shortage, 
this  week  faced  a  still  further  dwindling  of 
supply  and  the  prospects  that  demands  of  the 
military  would  be  increased  sharply  during  the 
first  quarter  of  1946  if  the  war  in  the  Pacific 

i still  should  be  in  progress  then. 
Raw  stock  manufacturers  were  reported  as 
concerned  over  the  supply,  which  had  dropped 
considerably  during  the  customary  summer  va- 
cation period.  They  were  said  to  be-  barely 
managing  to  supply  eligible  users  with  their 
allotments  under  the  War  Production  Board 
quota.  Opposition,  therefore,  to  any  movement 
for  the  relaxation  by  the  board  of  its  stock 
Icontrols  was  expected  on  the  ground  that  it 
would  lead  to  confusion. 

Fear  Even  Less  Footage 
ff  Controls  Abolished 

Removal  of  the  controls,  reportedy  being 
planned  by  the  War  Production  Board  for  an- 
nouncement early  in  September,  might  result 
'in  even  less  film  for  the  industry  during  the 
fourth  quarter  beginning  October  1,  according 
to  the  report  from  the  manufacturers.  It  was 
pointed  out  that  a  scramble  for  the  reduced 
supply  might  ensue,  with  the  manufacturers 
obliged  to  sell  film  to  all  buyers  who  might 
not  currently  be  eligible. 

There  are  presently  no  reserves  of  stock  in 
the  hands  of  manufacturers,  it  was  said,  and 
'there  reportedly  appears  to  be  no  hope  of 
building  any  backlog  before  the  start  of  the 
,;final  quarter. 

I  It  was  indicated  that  the  allocation  method 
'might  be  dropped  at  the  beginning  of  the 
fourth  quarter,  following  the  meeting  called 
by  the  War  Production  Board  for  August  15 
to  discuss  the  new  period  quota  in  Washington 
with  industry  representatives  who  will  list  their 
tneeds. 

[  The  War  Production  Board  recently  que- 
ried industry  users  on  whether  they  wanted 
that  Government  agency  to  withdraw  its  con- 
trol of  the  raw  stock  supply.  WPB  executives 
in  Washington  subsequently  said  that  the  ma- 
jority of  replies  favored  retention  of  the  regu- 
lations for  the  present.  The  major  distributors 
were  said  to  feel  that  non-industry  users  might 
compete  for  the  reduced  footage  with  the  result 
that  less  stock  would  be  available.  The  inde- 
pendent producers  and  distributors  were  re- 
ported as  unwilling  to  face  the  prospect  of 
supplies  in  a  short  market  being  bought  up  by 
the  large  companies,  a  condition  that  would 
deprive  them  of  needed  materials.  They  were, 
they  reportedly  argued,  getting  enough  stock 
to  stay  in  business  and  didn't  want  to  jeopar- 
dize it. 

Military  Need  to  Rise 
First  Part  of  Next  Year 

Although  it  had  been  indicated  that  the  re- 
quirements of  the  Army  for  the  fourth  quarter 
of  this  year  would  be  "substantially  below" 
!  previous  levels,  a  War  Department  spokesman 
1  in  Washington  declared  Monday  that  the  need 
'  would  be  increased  sharply  in  the  first  quarter 


of  next  year  unless  Japan  was  defeated  before 
that  time. 

The  War  Department  executive  explained 
that  the  reduced  requirements  for  the  next 
quarter  were  due  to  the  redeployment  of  the 
armed  forces,  and  that  once  that  job  had  been 
accomplished  the  figure  would  rise  rapidly  to 
earlier  consumption.  This  explanation  came 
as  military  estimates  for  the  last  three  months 
of,  this  year  to  the  WPB  came  close  to  the 
requirements  established  by  Stanley  B.  Adams, 
director  of  the  Consumers  Durable  Division, 
for  the  abandonment  of  controls. 

Independents  Represented 
On  the  Committee 

A  series  of  three  meetings  with  WPB  offi- 
cial in  Washington  will  set  up  the  allocations 
for  the  fourth  quarter  and  take  up  related  prob- 
lems with  activities  of  the  industry  and  other 
film  users.  Raw  stock  manufacturers  will  meet 
August  13,  at  which  time  they  are  expected 
to  oppose  early  abolition  of  controls.  Producers 
of  advertising  and  industrial  motion  pictures 
will  meet  August  14  to  go  over  details  of  sup- 
ply in  their  field.  This  gathering  will  be  fol- 
lowed August  15  by  a  meeting  of  WPB  offi- 
cials with  the  Advisory  Committee  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Industry. 

On  the  Advisory  Committee  are  representa- 
tives of  the  independent  producers  and  distrib- 
utors. The  board  recently  alloted  166,027,000 
feet  of  raw  stock  to  30  independent  producers 
for  the  12  months  ending  April  1,  1946.  In  an- 
nouncing the  grant,  Mr.  Adams  reminded  that 
the  WPB  had  placed  the  producers  in  three 
groups,  as  follows : 

1.  Producers  who  were  in  continual  opera- 
tion from  1941  to  1944,  inclusive. 

2.  Those  who  have  produced  at  least  one 
picture  since  1941,-  or  have  produced  pictures 
intermittently  during  the  last  10'  years. 

3.  Those  who  have  produced  more  than  one 
picture  from  1941  to  1944,  inclusive,  but  have 
not  produced  pictures  every  year  during  the 
four-year  period. 

Unless  the  producer  can  qualify  in  one  of 
the  three  groups,  he  must  rely  on  the  distribu- 
tors for  his  product.  Mr.  Adams  applied  the 
following  test  to  the  "independence"  of  the 
producers : 

"Any  person,  corporation  or  partnership 
generally  recognized  as  an  independent  pro- 
ducer by  the  motion  picture  industry.  The 
independent  producer  bears  an  autonomous 
relationship  to  the  producer-distributor  as  dis- 
tinguished from  the  employee  of  a  producer- 
distributor  or  the  employee  of  another  pro- 
ducer, although  employment  might  provide  for 
a  division  of  profits  of  production  through  a 
corporation." 

Conditions  Announced  to 
Determine  Autonomy 

He  announced  the  following  conditions,  with 
1  and  3  as  the  minimum  determination  of  what 
constituted  autonomy : 

"1.  Complete  financial  responsibility  for  pro- 
duction. 

"2.  Ownership  or  operation  of  a  separate 
studio. 

"3.  Legal  ownership  of  all  rights  (except 
distribution  and  exhibition)  and  repossession 
of  all  risrhts  after  a  specified  period. 

"4.  Some  degree  of  contractual  authority 


over  distribution  practices  and  exhibition 
rights. 

"5.  Ownership  of  literary  material  and  tal- 
ent contracts. 

"6.  Full  freedom  over  material,  talent  and 
budget." 

Mr.  Adams  recently  announced  that  the  foot- 
age credit  of  50  per  cent  allowed  producers 
for  prints  supplied  the  Army  Motion  Picture 
Service  would  be  reduced  temporarily  to  45 
per  cent. 


Prof  it  Factors  and 
Levels  Are  Set  for 
Reconversion 

Statements  affecting  the  reconversion  of  film 
industry  activity  were  released  in  Washington 
July  25  by  the  War  Production  Board,  in  a  report 
on  progress  toward  industrial  reconversion,  and 
the  Office  of  Price  Administration,  which  an- 
nounced profit  factors  for  reconverting  manufac- 
turers. 

The  WPB  revealed  that  manufacturers  of  3Smm 
projection  booth  equipment  currently  are  producing 
at  the  rate  of  $1,369,000  worth  a  quarter,  of  which 
$593,000  represents  military  orders.  However,  the 
manufacturers  will  have  to  double  their  civilian 
output  to  reach  a  peacetime  minimum,  or  "break- 
even," rate  of  $1,652,000  a  quarter.  The  maximum 
capacity  of  the  35mm  industry  was  set  at  $2,419,000 
a  quarter. 

The  carbon  steel  requirements  of  the  industry  for 
the  first  quarter  at  the  minimum  rate  of  production 
were  placed  by  WPB  at  248  tons,  with  348  tons 
required  for  maximum  output. 

For  the  photographic  equipment  industry,  other 
tlian  booth  equipment,  the  Board  reported  current 
production  at  $35,000,000  a  quarter. 

In  announcing  profit  factors  for  the  film  and  film 
equipment  manufacturers  to  use  in  working  out 
individual  adjustments  in  ceiling  prices  of  civilian 
products,  which  the  manufacturers  are  again  begin- 
ning to  make,  the  CPA  said  that  the  profit  factor 
would  equal  one-half  of  the  average  percentage 
margin  of  profit  over  total  costs  for  the  industry 
or  industry  group  in  a  1936-39  base  period.  For 
manufacturers  of  photographic  accessories  and 
equipment  it  is  set  at  8.1  and  for  radios  and 
phonographs  at  three. 

Recommend  Unification  of 
Government  Agencies 

A  report  by  the  Senate  War  Investigating  Com- 
mittee Monday  recommended  one-man  control  over 
the  War  Production  Board,  Office  of  Price  Ad- 
ministration and  War  Manpower  Commission  to 
be  vested  in  the  Director  of  War  Mobilization. 
Need  for  strong  control  will  be  marked  particu- 
larly in  the  reconversion  period,  it  was  declared, 
and,  the  report  added,  the  Government  should  "get 
a  move  on"  in  preparing  for  the  transition. 

Hughes  Productions  Files 
For  Two  FM  Stations 

Hughes  Productions  filed  incomplete  applications 
July  12  with  the  Federal  Communications  Commis- 
sion for  two  Frequency  Modulation  stations.  One 
is  to  broadcast  in  Los  Angeles  with  a  coverage 
of  7,315  square  miles,  and  the  other  in  San  Mateo 
County,  Cal.,  with  a  coverage  of  10,790  square 
miles.  It  was  learned  in  Washington  that  the 
applications  had  been  returned  for  completion. 


1  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


ANEW 


RECORD 
AT  THE 
CAPITOL! 


{Biggest  non-holiday  week  since  stage  policy  resumed) 

Overnight  it  has  become  the 
No.  1  Box-OfFice  Hit  of  1945! 


PREDICTIONS  COMING  TRUE! 


''Will  doubtless  outlast  the  summer  at  the  Capitol." 

—ARCHER  WINSTEN  in  POST 

"It  will  be  a  long  time  before  the  Capitol  makes  a  change/' 

—WANDA  HALE  in  DAILY  NEWS 

"Should  be  around  the  Capitol  for  many  weeks." 

—ROSE  PELSWICK  in  JOURNAL-AMERICAN 

AND  THE  RAVES  GO  ON! 

"Another  humdinger  of  a  musical  for  M-G-M. 
'Anchors  Aweigh'  is  hard  to  beat."  -BOSLEY  CROWTHER  in  TIMES. 


"Swoonful .  .  .  elaborate  . 


entertaining  .  .  .  delightful." 

—LEE  MORTIMER  in  MIRROR 


"A  bountiful  screen  musical  has  come  to  the  Capitol." 

—HOWARD  BARNES  in  HERALD  TRIBUNE 

*'Capitol  audiences  ate  up  every  inch  of 'Anchors  Aweigh'." 

—JOHN  McMANUS  in  PM 

"  Among  ranking  box-office  attractions  of  the  season." 

—LEO  MISHKIN  in  MORNING  TELEGRAPH 

"Brightest  highlights  of  Technicolor  musical  season." 

—ALTON  COOK  in  WORLD-TELEGRAM 

"Top  of  the  basket  .  .  .  movie  musical  comedy  at  its 
gayest  and  best .. .  a  hit  picture."— EILEEN  CREELMAN  in  SUN 

"You  will  be  spellbound  by  M-G-M's  'Anchors  Aweigh'." 

—WALTER  WINCHELL 

"The  greatest  entertainment  on  Broadway." 

-DOROTHY  KILGALLEN  in  JOURNAL-AMERICAN 


6C 


f^f^oud  of 


20TH-FOX  SCHEDULES  28  FOR 
1945-46  SELLING  SEASON 


Tentative  List  Announced 
by  Connors  Includes  Nine 
Pictures  in  Technicolor 

Twenty-eight  features  will  be  released  during 
1945-46  by  20th  Century-Fox  Film  Corpora- 
tion, it  was  announced  Wednesday  by  Tom 
Connors,  vice-president  in  charge  of  distribu- 
tion, before  he  returned  to  New  York  following 
conferences  at  the  studio  with  Darryl  F. 
Zanuck,  vice-president  in  charge  of  production. 

The  schedule  will  have  nine  films  in  Techni- 
color,'  including  Darryl  F.  Zanuck's  "Wilson," 
which  is  being  generally  released  in  August. 

The  tentative  list  of  feature  productions 
scheduled  for  1945-46  release,  from  August, 
1945,  through  July,  1946,  follows.  Release  dates 
after  September  are  listed  as  tentative : 

A  Bexl  for  Adano,  drama,  based  on  John  Ker- 
sey's PuHtzer  Prize-winning  bestseller,  was  directed 
by  Henry  King  and  produced  by  Louis  D.  Lighten 
and  Lamar  Trotti.  John  Hodiak,'Gene  Tierney 
and  William  Bendix  head  -the  cast.  August,  1945, 
release. 

^'Wilson"  Is  Scheduled 
As  1945-6  Release 

Wilson,  a  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  Technicolor  pro- 
duction, directed  by  Henry  King.  Screen  play  by 
Lamar  Trotti.  Starring  Alexander  Knox,  supported 
by  a  cast  of  149  players  including  Geraldine  Fitz- 
gerald, Charles  Coburn,  Thomas  Mitchell,  William 
Eythe,  Ruth  Nelson,  Mary  Anderson,  Sir  Cedric 
Hardwicke  and  numerous  others.  August,  1945, 
release. 

Junior  Miss,  comedy,  from  the  Broadway  stage 
hit,  was  directed  by  George  Seaton  and  produced 
by  William  Perlberg,  with  Peggy  Ann  Garner  in 
her  first  starring  vehicle.  The  cast  includes  Allyn 
Joslyn,  Faye  Marlowe,  Michael  Dunne,  Sylvia 
Field,  Mona  Freeman  and  Barbara  Whiting. 
August,  1945,  release. 

The  Way  Ahead,  British-made  Two  Cities 
Film,  was  directed  by  Carol  Reed  and  produced 
by  Norman  Walker  and  John  Sutro.  The  cast  is 
headed  by  David  Niven,  Raymond  Huntley,  Billy 
Hartnell  and  Stanley  Holloway.  August,  1945, 
release. 

Captain  Eddie,  Eureka  Pictures  production, 
based  on  the  life  of  Captain  Eddie  Rickenbacker, 
■  was  directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon  and  produced  by  the 
late  Winfield  R.  Sheehan.  The  cast  includes  Fred 
MacMurray,  who  portrays  Rickenbacker,  Lynn 
Bari,  Charles  Bickford,  Thomas  Mitchell,  Lloyd 
Nolan  and  many  other.  The  picture  is  scheduled 
for  September,  1945,  release. 

Murder  and  Music 
In  New  Productions 

Caribbean  Mystery,  adapted  from  the  novel 
"Murder  in  Trinidad"  by  John  W.  Vandercook. 
Directed  by  Robert  Webb  and  produced  by  William 
Girard.  Screenplay  by  Jack  Andrews  and  Leonard 
Praskins.  Cast  includes  James  Dunn,  Sheila  Ryan, 
Edward  Ryan,  Jackie  Paley,  Reed  Hadley  and 
others.  September,  1945,  release. 

State  Fair,  a  Technicolor  musical  by  Richard 
Rodgers  and  Oscar  Hammerstein  II,  from  the 
Phil  Stong  novel  of  the  same  name,  was  directed 
by  Walter  Lang  and  produced  by  William  Perl- 
berg. Co-starring  Dana  Andrews,  Jeanne  Grain, 
Dick  Haymes  and  Vivian  Blaine,  the  cast  also 
includes  Charles  Winninger,  Fay  Bainter,  Donald 
Meek,  Frank  McHugh,  Henry  Morgan  and  others. 
October,  1945,  release. 

House  on  92nd  Street,  a  mystery,  directed  by 
Henry  Hathaway  and  produced  by  Louis  de  Roche- 
mont.  Cast  includes  William  Eythe,  Lloyd  Nolan, 
Leo  G.  Carroll  and  Lydia  St.  Clair.  October,  1945, 
release. 


WAR  AND  DAILY  LIFE 
DRAMAS  LEAD  LIST 

Dramas  and  topical  drama  lead  the 
Twentieth  Century-Fox  roster  for  the 
1945-46  season.  Of  the  28  pictures  an- 
nounced this  week,  seven  will  be  con- 
cerned with  events  of  the  day,  with  the 
war  and  its  figures,  and  with  the  great 
drama  necessarily  its  by-product.  Six 
more  will  be  dramas  from  novels  and 
plays.  The  company  also  has  diversified 
the  list  with  five  musicals,  five  comedies, 
and  five  mysteries.  Nine  of  the  pic- 
tures will  be  in  Technicolor. 


And  Then  There  Were  None,  a  Popular  Pic- 
tures production,  produced  and  directed  by  Rene 
Clair,  based  on  Agatha  Christie's  mystery  novel. 
The  cast  includes  Barry  Fitzgerald,  Walter  Huston, 
Louis  Hayward,  Roland  Young,  June  Duprez, 
C.  Aubrey  Smith,  Judith  Anderson  and  Mischa 
Auer.  October,  1945,  release,  special. 

The  Dolly  Sisters,  a  musical  romance,  in 
Technicolor,  is  the  history  of  the  two  dancing  stars. 
Rosy  and  Jenny  Dolly,  who  were  the  toast  of  Paris 
and  New  York.  Irving  Cummings  directed  and 
George  Jessel  produced.  Starring  Betty  Grable  and 
June  Haver,  including  John  Payne,  Reginald 
Gardiner,  Trudy  Marshall,  S.  Z.  Sakall,  Gene 
Sheldon,  Sig  Ruman  and  others.  November,  1945, 
release. 

Colonel  Effingham's  Raid,  is  a  comedy  drama, 
of  a  small  town  Southern  newspaperman's  uncle 
who  retires  from  the  Army  and  comes  back  to  clean 
up  the  town's  political  corruption.  Based  on  the 
novel  by  Barry  Fleming.  Produced  by  Lamar 
Trotti  and  directed  by  Irving  Pichel.  Cast  includes 
Charles  Coburn,  Joan  Bennett,  William  Eythe, 
Allyn  Joslyn,  Donald  Meek  and  Frank  Craven 
Noveruber,  1945,  release. 

Novels  and  Stage  Plays 
Are  Given  Emphasis 

Dragonwyck,  romantic  drama,  based  on  the 
"novel  by  Anya  Seton,  is  an  Ernst  Lubitsch  produc- 
tion, directed  by  Joseph  Mankiewicz.  Cast  includes 
Gene  Tierney,  Vincent  Price,  Walter  Huston, 
Glenn  Langan,  Anne  Revere,  Spring  Byington, 
Henry  Morgan,  Ruth  Ford  and  others.  December, 
1945,  release. 

Fallen  Angel,  based  on  the  murder  mystery 
novel  by  Marty  Holland,  was  produced  and  directed 
by  Otto  Preminger.  Cast  includes  Alice  Faye, 
Linda  Darnell,  Anne  Revere,  Charles  Bickford  and 
Bruce  Cabot.  December,  1945,  release. 

The  Spider,  based  on  the  stage  play  of  the  same 
name,  was  directed  by  Robert  Webb  and  produced 
by  Ben  Silvey.  Cast  includes  Fave  Marlowe, 
Richard  Conte,  Charles  Tannen  and  Martin  Koslek. 
January,  1946,  release. 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven,  based  on  the  best-seller 
by  Ben  Ames  Williams,  is  a  drama  of  two  sisters 
clashing  for  the  love  of  one  man.  Filmed  in 
Technicolor,  it  was  directed  by  John  Stahl  and 
produced  by  William  Bacher.  The  cast  includes 
Gene  Tierney,  Cornel  Wilde,  Vincent  Price,  Jeanne 
Grain,  Reed  Hadley  and  others.  January,  1946, 
release. 

Walk  in  the  Sun,  with  Dana  Andrews  and 
Richard  Conte,  was  produced  by  Lewis  Milestone. 
January,  1946,  release. 

Doll  Face,  based  on  the  Broadway  musical 
"The  Naked  Genius,"  was  produced  by  Brvan  Foy. 
The  screenplay  is  by  Leonard  Praskins.  The  cast 
includes  Carole  Landis,  William  Eythe,  Carmen 
Miranda,  Vivian  Blaine,  Allyn  Joslyn,  Perry  Como, 
Jackie  Gleason  and  others.  February,  1946,  release. 


Enchanted  Voyage  based  on  the  novel  by 
Robert  Nathan,  was  produced  by  Walter  Morosco 
and  directed  by  Lloyd  Bacon,  Filmed  in  Techni- 
color, the  cast  includes  June  Haver,  John  Payne, 
Charlotte  Greenwood,  Lee  Patrick,  Connie  Mar- 
shall, Charles  Russell,  John  Ireland,  Clem  Bevans. 
February,  1946,  release. 

Kitten  on  the  Keys,  a  Technicolor  musical, 
was  produced  by  George  Jessel  and  directed  by 
Gregory  Ratoff.  The  cast  includes  Dick  Haymes, 
Maureen  O'Hara,  Harry  James  and  his  orchestra, 
Stanley  Prager,  B.  S.  PuUy,  Reginald  Gardiner, 
Chick  Chandler  and  others.  March,  1946,  release. 

American  Guerrilla  in  the  Philippines,  based  on 
the  Ira  Wolfert  Book-of-the-Month  Club  selection 
for  May,  was  produced  by  Lamar  Trotti  and 
directed  by  Bruce  Humberstone,  co-starring  John 
Payne  and  Linda  Darnell.  It  is  about  the  menj 
whom  Gen.  MacArthur  left  behind  after  Bataani 
fell,  to  pave  the  way  for  the  return  of  the  Ameri- 
cans to  the  Philippines.  March,  1946,  release. 

Cluny  Brown,  a  comedy,  in  Technicolor,  based] 
on  the  book  by  Margery  Sharp,  was  produced  and] 
directed  by  Ernst  Lubitsch.  The  screenplay  is  by| 
Samuel  Hoffenstein  and  Betty  Reinhardt.  Co-stars 
are  Jennifer  Jones  and  Charles  Boyer.  April,  1946, 
release.  , 

Original  and  Established 
Stories  Announced 

Chicken  Every  Sunday,  is  based  on  the  Broad- 
way stage  hit  of  the  same  name.  Details  will  be 
announced.  April,  1946,  release. 

Smoky,  in  Technicolor,  based  on  Will  James' 
novel  of  the  same  name,  is  the  story  of  a  wild 
horse,  and  was  produced  by  Robert  Bassler  and 
directed  by  Louis  King.  The  cast  includes  Fred 
MacMurray,  Anne  Baxter,  Lynn  Bari,  Randolph 
Scott,  Bruce  Cabot  and  John  Russell.  May,  1946, 
release. 

Claudia  and  David,  based  on  another  novel  by 
Rose  Franken,  sequel  to  "Claudia."  It  was  pro- 
duced by  William  Perlberg,  and  co-stars  Dorothy 
McGuire  and  Robert  Young.  May,  1946,  release. 

The  Razor's  Edge,  based  on  the  novel  by  W. 
Somerset  Maugham,  is  a  Darryl  F.  Zanuck  produc- 
tion, directed  by  Henry  King.  The  cast  includes 
Alice  Faye,  Maureen  O'Hara,  Gregory  Peck  and 
Clifton  Webb.  June,  1946,  release. 

Shock,  an  original  story  of  today,  was  produced 
by  Aubrey  Schenck.  The  screen  play  is  by  Eugene 
Ling.  Details  will  be  announced  later.  June,  1946. 
release. 

Centennial  Summer,  a  Technicolor  musical, 
based  on  the  book  by  Albert  E.  Idell,  was  produced 
by  Otto  Preminger.  The  cast  is  headed  by  Linda 
Darnell,  William  Eythe,  Jeanne  Grain  and  Cornel 
Wilde.  July,  1946,  release. 

Dark  Corner,  an  original  by  Leo  Rosten.  The 
story  concerns  a  private  detective  forced  to  clear 
a  murder  in  which  he  is  the  suspect.  July,  1946, 
release. 


Bloom  Leaves  Columbia 

Oscar  Bloom  has  resigned  as  Cleveland  sales- 
man for  Columbia  Pictures.  William  Gross,  head 
booker  with  the  company  for  20  years,  is  taking 
over  Mr.  Bloom's  post.  Leonard  Steffens,  assist- 
ant booker,  is  taking  over  the  top  booking  post. 


Named  Reports  Manager 

Thomas  F.  Holland  has  arrived  from  San  Fran- 
cisco to  take  9ver  the  management  of  the  Cleve- 
land Confidential  Reports  office.  He  succeeds  Her- 
man Spachner,  who  has  been  called  to  the  home 
office.  .  i 


Louis  J.  Allemann  Dies 

Louis  J.  Allemann,  RKO  exploitation  man,  died 
in  Los  Angeles  Friday,  July  27,  at  the  age  of  54. 
Mr.  Allemann  is  survived  by  his  widow,  a  son  and 
a  daughter. 


20 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


HELD  OVER  FOR 
ALMOST  ONE  YEAR 


AT  THE  MUSIC  HALL ! 


QUEEN    OF   THE    WORLD'S    LARGEST  THEATRE! 
A  record  tliat  may  never  a^ain  Le  equalled! 

GREER  GARSON  in  "VALLEY  OF  DECISION"   9  weeks 

GREER  GARSON  in  "MRS.  PARKINGTON"   6  weeks 

GREER  GARSON  in  "RANDOM  HARVEST"   11  weeks 

GREER  GARSON  in  "MRS.  MINIVER"   10  weeks 

GREER  GARSON  in  "MADAME  CURIE"   7  weeks 

GREER  GARSON  in  "PRIDE  AND  PREJUDICE"   4  weeks 

GREER  GARSON  in  "BLOSSOMS  IN  THE  DUST"   3  weeks 

Total  50  weeKS 

* 

AND  HERE'S  A  PREDICTION: 

Tlie  Bid  dest  Hit  of  Greer's  entire  career  is  comind.  It  IS 
Glark  gable  •  Greer  GARSON  in  ^The  STRANGE  ADVENTURE" 


RANK  AND  SELZNICK  '^rue  GUrf  Goe, 

To  Columbia  For 

October  Release 


FORM  BRITISH  FIRM 


To  Make  Three  in  England 
First  Year;  Magdalene'' 
Will  Be  First  Film 

J.  Arthur  Rank  concluded  a  tieup  with 
Hollywood  and  David  O.  Selznick  moved  into 
the  British  production  scene  in  the  establish- 
ment of  a  new  British  producing  company 
which  was  announced  Wednesday  in  New 
York  in  a  joint  statement  by  the  two  princi- 
pals. 

Arrangements  for  the  new  company,  known 
as  Selznick  International  Pictures  of  England, 
Ltd.,  which  had  been  pending  for  a  long  time 
and  developed  during  Mr.  Rank's  visit  to 
Hollywood,  were  concluded  by  cable  this  week. 
Mr.  Rank  will  be  chairman  of  the  board,  with 
Mr.  Selznick  in  charge  of  production  activi- 
ties. 

Three  the  First  Year 

It  is  planned  to  produce  three  pictures  in 
England  the  first  year,  the  first  one  to  go 
before  the  cameras  in  1946.  Mr.  Selznick  will 
go  abroad  to  produce  the  first  feature,  "Mary 
Magdalene,"  which  he  will  film  partly  in  the 
Holy  Land.  Other  producers  will  be  designated 
for  the  succeeding  films.  Announced  as  a 
Technicolor  feature  to  cost  approximately 
$5,000,000,  "Mary  Magdalene"  will  have  an 
all-star  cast  including  Ingrid  Bergman  and 
Joseph  Gotten. 

Selznick  International  will  build  up  an 
Anglo-American  organization,  drawing  per- 
sonnel from  both  the  Selznick  and  Rank  com- 
panies. It  is  planned,  according  to  the  state- 
ment, to  use  British  technicians,  with  Mr.  Selz- 
nick sending  to  England  many  American  direc- 
tors and  stars  from  the  free-lance  field  and 
from  his  own  contract  rolls. 

"The  creation  of  the  new  company  will  in 
no  way  af¥ect  Mr.  Selznick's  production  activi- 
ties or  interests  in  the  United  States  including 
Vanguard  Films,  the  Selznick  Studio,  and 
.Selznick's  interest  in  United  Artists,  and  these 
will  continue  to  function  as  completely  separate 
entities,"  the  announcement  read. 

Auten  Is  U.  S.  Head 

Meanwhile,  it  was  reported  from  London  that 
Captain  Harold  Auten,  recently  named  by  Mr. 
Rank  as  vice-president  of  his  reorganized 
Eagle-Lion  Films  in  the  United  States,  would 
have  charge  of  all  Mr.  Rank's  interests  in  the 
U.  S.,  including  the  new  national  distribution 
company  to  be  set  up  when  raw  stock  becomes 
available. 

Captain  Auten,  who  has  been  handling  En- 
glish imports  in  America  since  he  was  ap- 
pointed U.  S.  representative  of  New  Era  Films 
in  1928,  was  in  London  last  week  for  confer- 
ences with  Mr.  Rank  and  his  associates,  and 
to  obtain  his  release  from  the  Royal  Navy, 
for  which  he  has  been  a  representative  in  New 
York  since  the  war  began.  Mr.  Auten  at  one 
time  was  American  representative  for  British 
Instructional  Films  and  for  BIP,  Ltd.,  and  for 
a  time  was  European  representative  for  RKO 
Pathe,  returning  later  to  New  York  to  rep- 
resent several  British  and  European  producers. 

Somewhat  similar  deals,  perhaps  for  single 
pictures,  were  considered  likely  in  London.  Mr. 
Rank  admitted  that  he  also  talked  with  Frank 
Capra  and  other  producers  when  he  was  in 
Hollywood,  with  a  view  to  building  up  sources 


THE  MARCH  OF  RANK  INTO 
THE  AMERICAN  SCENE 

A  glance  at  the  entrance  of  J.  Arthur 
Rank  into  the  Annerican  scene  points  up 
the  burgeoning  of  his  interests  in  this 
country's  market.  Some  of  the  deals: 

Organization  of  Eagle-Lion  Films  in 
America  with  the  announced  intention 
to  establish  exchanges.  Recently  re- 
organized. 

Negotiation  of  a  contract  for  the 
distribution  by  Twentieth  Century- Fox 
of  two  pictures,  and  a  now-dormant 
tieup  for  the  production  of  two  more 
features. 

A  distribution  deal  with  United  Artists 
for  seven  productions,  with  an  option 
for  three  more. 

Announcement  of  intention  to  set  up 
a  new  distribution  organization  as  soon 
as  raw  stock  became  available. 

A  joint  production  -  distribution  ar- 
rangement with  RKO  Radio  for  two 
pictures. 

The  announcement  of  the  new  Rank- 
Selznick  tieup. 


of  Hollywood  product  to  be  distributed  in 
England. 

In  Toronto,  Paul  L.  Nathanson  confirmed  the 
formation  of  Eagle-Lion  Films  of  Canada,  Ltd., 
and  the  appointment  of  Archie  J.  Laurie  as 
general  manager.  He  said  that  the  new  or- 
ganization was  completed.  It  was  reported 
that  Mr.  Rank  had  bought  into  Monogram  of 
Canada,  and  that  the  Monog'ram  branches 
would  operate  in  conjunction  with  the  new 
company,  but  would  maintain  separate  corpo- 
rate identities. 

At  the  United  Artists  regional  sales  meeting 
which  closed  last  Sunday  in  Chicago,  Mr. 
Rank's  "Blithe  Spirit"  and  "A  Walk  in  the 
Sun,"  although  listed  as  forthcoming  UA  re- 
leases, were  not  discussed  in  the  conference 
attention  to  new  features.  J.  J.  Unger,  west- 
ern division  manager,  who  conducted  the  meet- 
ing, said  nothing  definite  had  been  scheduled 
for  "Blithe  Spirit."  Mr.  Rank  told  reporters 
during  his  Chicago  visit  that  the  production 
would  be  released  in  this  country  in  1945. 

It  was  indicated  in  Toronto  Tuesday  that  first 
steps  had  been  taken  in  the  establishment  of  a 
new  studio  for  the  Nathanson-Rank  Instruc- 
tional and  Sales  Productions,  Ltd.,  the  main 
office  of  which  is  under  Frank  O'Byrne's 
direction. 


Report  Hanson  Continues 
With  Other  Companies 

Oscar  R.  Hanson,  retiring  president  of  Mono- 
gram Pictures  of  Canada,  intimated  this  week  from 
Toronto  that  the  purchase  by  J.  Arthur  Rank  of 
his  interest  in  that  company,  would  not  influence 
his  continuing  with  his  several  other  film  com- 
panies. However,  he  made  no  definite  announce- 
ment, reporting  that  he  would  issue  a  statement  at 
the  end  of  a  vacation.  Mr.  Hanson  has  appointed 
Harry  J.  Kaufman,  former  general  manager  of 
Canadian  Monogram,  to  a  similar  post  with  Foto- 
nite  Distributors,  Ltd.,  effective  August  22. 


"The  True  Glory,"  84-minute  documentary^ 
which  is  General  Dwight  D.  Eisenhower's  reporti 
of  the  conquest  of  fortress  Europe,  will  be  released 
in  the  United  States  by  Columbia  Pictures  for  the:] 
War  Activities  Committee,  it  was  officially  an- 
nounced Wednesday  at  WAC  headquarters  in  New^ 
York.  The  release  date  will  be  approximately 
October  1. 

Committees  of  industry  executives  have  been 
named  promoting  and  booking  the  film.  Execu- 
tives of  the  distributing  company,  the  Army  and 
the  Office  of  War  Information  met  Wednesday  at 
WAC  headquarters  to  determine  procedure  to  be 
followed  in  distributing  and  booking  the  picture. 

Following  the  meeting,  Col.  Curtis  Mitchell, 
Chief  of  the  Pictorial  Section  of  the  Army's  Bu- 
reau of  Public  Relations,  said : 

"Reports  that  the  release  of  'The  True  Glory' 
in  the  United  States  would  be  delayed  because  of 
certain  expressions  in  the  commentary  are  without 
foundation.  Films  made  by  the  Government  and! 
released  through  the  WAC  are  not  subject  to  the: 
Production  Code  Administration.  The  Army,  of: 
course,  conforms  to  the  tenets  of  good  taste  iti' 
the  editing  of  motion  pictures  of  documentary  im- 
portance." 

Spikes  London  Renort  w 

Colonel  Mitchell  was  referring  to  a  United  Preffii 
cable  from  Paris  carried  in  New  York  papers 
Wednesday  morning  which  said  that  according  to 
an  unnamed  source,  said  to  be  an  industry  figure 
connected  with  the  production,  the  picture  might  be 
held  up  "indefinitely"  because  of  objections  by  "the 
Hays  office  in  Hollywood." 

The  picture  was  tradeshown  in  London  Wednes- 
day preparatory  to  a  premiere  Friday  at  the! 
Warner  theatre. 

Peter  Burnup,  London  editor  of  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Herald,  in  a  cabled  review  of  the  picture, 
says : 

"This  is  a  magnificent  testament,  forged  in 
flames,  of  men  of  many  lands.  It  lends  glory  to 
the  cinema.  Made  from  the  work  of  the  Army 
cameramen  of  all  the  Allied  Nations,  it  tells  its 
story  very  simply,  as  though  the  soldiers  them- 
selves were  telling  the  story,  recounting  it  modest- 
ly and  in  asides.  The  tales  of  their  doing  make 
for  an  overwhelming  cumulative  effect.  The  pic- 
ture is  a  tremendous  achievement,  showing  the  as- 
sault upon  Europe  and  the  ultimate  casting  down 
into  the  dust  of  Hitler's  fantastic  and  fabulous 
empire. 

Background  of  Depression  jg 

"The  picture  opens  against  the  background  of 
the  crudest  depression  through  which  democratic 
peoples  have  ever  lived.  It  shows  the  arrival  of 
American  soldiers  in  Britain ;  the  Teheran  con- 
ference ;  General  Eisenhower's  staff  planning  in 
small,  secret  rooms.  The  Nazi  General  Staff  is 
shown  mocking  the  Allies'  frail  hopes  of  breaching 
the  Western  wall  of  defense.  The  ordinary  G.I. 
Joes  and  the  Tommy  Atkinses  are  developed  under 
grim,  hitherto  unbelievable,  arduous  training  into 
fierce  eagles,  awaiting  the  final  summons  to  fight 
through  the  Cherbourg  Peninsula,  Paris,  Arnheim, 
Eindhover,  the  Rhine  crossing  and  into  Berlin. 

"Although  the  picture's  directors  are  known  to 
be  Carol  Reed  and  Garson  Kanin,  they  remain 
anonymous.  Theirs  was  a  cutting  rather  than  a 
directorial  job.  But  so  tactfully,  so  impressively, 
was  this  achieved  that  they  have  produced  a  docu- 
mentary to  end  all  documentaries. 

"General  Eisenhower  appears  in  the  picture,  pay- 
ing tribute  to  the  teamwork  of  the  Allied  Nations' 
armies  and  workers.  He  pleads  eloquently  for 
continuance  of  this  teamwork,  stating  that  other- 
wise the  world  may  perish  by  a  sword  of  its  own 
fashioning. 

"This  picture  should  be  seen  by  all  mothers  and 
fathers  mourning  their  sons,  for  here  is  the  justi- 
fication for  their  sacrifice. 

"Tribute  must  also  be  paid  to  the  32  cameramen 
of  the  1,400  involved  in  the  filming  who  gave  their 
lives  that  this  picture  might  be  made." 


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MUSIC  AND  COLOR  HIGHLIGHT 
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Smaller  Schedules 

Color  and  music,  the  dominant  themes  of  the 
1944-45  and  1943-44  short  subjects  programs, 
again  will  be  offered  to  exhibitors  next  season, 
with  slightly  higher  production  budgets  geared 
to  deliver  the  best  in  short  subject  entertain- 
ment. 

According  to  tentative  schedules  set  and 
those  indicated,  there  -will  be  a  slight  reduc- 
tion in  the  total  number  of  shorts  released 
during  1945-46  compared  to  the  current  sea- 
son, but  concentration  is  to  be  on  quality 
Technicolor  cartoons  and  subjects.  The  trend 
is  to  fewer  two-reel  black-and-white  shorts, 
and  more  color  single  reels. 

To  support  the  quality  product,  distributors 
again  plan  elaborate  advertising,  publicity  and 
exploitation  programs,  and  apparently  there 
will  be  repeated  cooperative  newspaper  adver- 
tising of  features  and  shorts,  particularly  in 
single  feature  territories. 

Will  Stress  Cartoons  in 
Technicolor  in  1945-46 

On  the  basis  of  sales  experience  with  color 
shorts  in  the  past  two  seasons,  it  is  expected 
that  the  major  companies  will  stress  Techni- 
color cartoons  for  the  coming  season.  Thus 
far,  several  distributors  have  reported  that  pro- 
duction on  many  1945-46  color  subjects  has 
been  completed  and  that  those  shorts  are  now 
awaiting  printing  at  the  laboratories.  A  back- 
log has  been  acquired  to  start  the  new  season 
in  September. 

Short  subject  sales  managers,  including  Her- 
bert Morgan  of  MGM,  Harry  Michalson  of 
RKO,  M.  J.  Weisfeldt  of  Columbia,  and  E.  L. 
McEvoy  of  Universal  report  that  single  reel 
color  subjects  have  been  in  greater  demand 
this  season  than  ever  before.  It  is  understood 
that  nationally,  the  sales  on  this  product  in- 
creased approximately  10  per  cent,  with  region- 
al sales  rising  in  some  instances  as  high  as 
20  and  30  per  cent. 

Nearly  every  distributor  has  reported  that 
1944-45  schedules  will  be  delivered  at  the  end 
of  August  or  September,  this  despite  the  slow- 
down of  releasing  which  occurred  this  season, 
due  to  raw  stock  shortages  and  the  printing 
bottleneck  at  the  Technicolor  laboratories. 

Called  for  Popular  Shorts 
Of  Past  Seasons 

The  demands  for  shorts,  especially  color  car- 
toons, has  been  so  heavy  this  past  season  that 
many  exhibitors,  particularly  those  in  single 
feature  territories,  called  upon  exchanges  to 
supply  popular  color  subjects  of  past  seasons. 
Several  companies  made  known  they  still  were 
bookings  cartoons  120  weeks  old. 

Repeat  bookings  of  the  Disney  shorts.  Para- 
mount's  color  musicals,  and  MGM's  "Red  Hot 
Riding  Hood,"  among  other  exhibitor  favor- 
ites, are  still  recorded  by  company  exchanges. 

In  the  opinion  of  one  short  subject  sales 
manager,  if  the  raw  stock  situation  does  not 
ease  by  the  end  of  this  year  to  allow  distribu- 
tors increased  allocations  for  1946,  it  can  be 
expected  that  releasing  of  subjects  next  sea- 
son again  will  fall  behind  two  and  three  months. 
Fewer  shorts,  on  an  over-all  basis,  he  pointed 
out,  could  prevent  release  staggering. 


According  to  tentative  programs  for  the  new 
season,  the  short  subject  product  to  be  deliv- 
ered will  be  as  follows : 

Columbia  plans  28  double-reel  subjects  and 
84  single-reel.  This  compares  with  28-90  for 
1944-45,  a  reduction  of  six  single-reels.  The 
company  also  will  deliver  four  serials,  one  of 
which  is  titled  "Jungle  Raiders." 

According  to  present  plans,  there  will  be 
about  the  same  number  of  "Phantasy  Car- 
toons," "All  Star"  comedies,  "Fox  and  Crow" 
color  subjects,  "Panoramics,"  "Film  Vodvil," 
"Community  Sings,"  "Screen  Snapshots," 
"Li'l  Abner"  and  "Flippy,"  the  latter  two  color 
cartoons. 

MGM  to  Produce  Same  Total 
As  Released  Currently 

MGM  will  produce  approximately  the  same 
number  of  shorts  next  season  as  were  made 
available  this  season,  Mr.  Morgan  reported  this 
week.  The  company  has  not  yet.  set  its  pro- 
gram, however,  he  added,  pending  the  raw 
stock  meeting  in  Washington  scheduled  for 
August  15. 

Apparently,  MGM  is  to  offer  exhibitors  ap- 
proximately the  same  number  of  "Fitzpatrick 
Traveltalks,"  "Pete  Smith  Specialties,"  "Pass- 
ing Parade,"  "Miniatures"  subjects  and  Tech- 
nicolor cartoons. 

Paramount  will  produce  62  subjects  next  sea- 
son, compared  to  64  in  1944-45,  a  reduction  of 
two  subjects.  There  will  be  eight  Puppe- 
toons" ;  six  "Musical  Parades" ;  eight  "Pop- 
eyes"; six  "Little  Lulus";  six  "Noveltoons" ; 
six  "Speaking  of  Animals" ;  six  "Popular  Sci- 
ence" ;  six  "Unusual  Occupations"  and  10 
"Sportlights." 

RKO  will  have  the  same  program  as  last 
year,  according  to  Mr.  Michalson.  "Our  shorts 
schedule  is  tailored  pretty  much  to  the  present 
needs  of  our  customers  and,  of  course,  we  are 
preparing  to  augment  the  program  if  there  ap- 
pears to  be  any  need  to  warrant  this,"  he  said. 
"There  are  many  individual  situations  that  are 
finding  it  difficult  to  book  enough  subjects  but 
they  are  not  in  sufficient  number  around  the 
country,  in  my  opinion,  to  cause  any  substantial 
change,  at  least  in  our  plans,"  he  observed. 

Mr.  Michalson  said  that  RKO  would  fin- 
ish delivery  of  1944-45  subjects  by  August  31, 
except  for  two  Walt  Disney  shorts  which  will 
be  released  in  September. 

In  addition  to  Disney  subjects,  there  will  be 
approximately  the  same  number  of  Edgar  Ken- 
nedy and  Leon  Errol  two-reel  comedies ; 
"Flicker  Flash  Backs,"-  "Headliner  Revivals" 
and  "This  Is  America,"  special  two-reel  sub- 
jects. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  not  yet  made 
any  announcement  of  its  program  for  the  com- 
ing season,  but  it  is  indicated  there  will  be 
about  the  same  number  of  "Movietone  Adven- 
tures," in  Technicolor ;  color  "Sports  Re- 
views" ;  "Terrytoon"  color  cartoons  and 
"March  of  Time"  releases. 

Four  Serials  Included  in 
Universal  Schedule 

Universal  will  deliver,  according  to  present 
plans  made  known  by  Mr.  McEvoy,  four  seri- 
als, 13  "Name  Band"  musicals,  13  color  car- 
toons, 15  "Person-Oddities"  and  two  two-reel 
specials. 

Ten  of  the  13  color  cartoons  on  the  1944- 
45  schedule  already  have  been  released  and 


three  subjects  will  not  be  delivered  as  this  sea- 
son's product.  Universal  has  completed  pro- 
duction on  10  color  cartoons  for  the  1945-46 
program,  which  are  awaiting  printing  at  the 
Technicolor  laboratory. 

United  Artists  will  release  six  "Daffy  Dit- 
ties," the  Technicolor  subjects  produced  by- 
Morey  and  Sutherland,  compared  to  five  shorts 
made  this  year  for  UA  release.  The  company 
also  will  offer  a  number  of  "World  in  Action" 
two-reel  subjects,  produced  by  the  National 
Film  Board  of  Canada. 

Warner  Bros,  will  deliver  approximately  the 
same  number  of  shorts  in  1945-46  as  this  sea- 
son, Norman  Moray,  short  subject  sales  man- 
ager, announced  this  week.  The  program  is  to 
include  two-reel  "Featurettes,"  one-reel  "Sport 
Parade,"  "Melody  Master  Bands,"  "Blue  Rib- 
bon Hit  Parade"  color  shorts,  "Merrie  Melody" 
color  cartoons,  "Bugs  Bunny"  specials  and 
"Vitaphone  Varieties." 

Cagney  and  Nugent  Join  *  i 
Radio  Producing  Firm 

James  Cagney  and  Elliot  Nugent  have  become 
members  of  the  board  of  Marshall-More,  Inc.,  new- 
ly-organized radio  producing  company  in  Holly- 
wood. Officers  of  the  company  are :  John  Mar- 
shall, president;  John  More,  vice-president  and 
general  manager,  and  Donald  Montgomery,  treas- 
urer. Both  Mr.  Marshall  and  Mr.  More  are 
known  in  the  radio  industry,  having  acted  in  ex- 
ecutive capacities  on  such  shows  as  "Silver  Thea- 
tre," "Screen  Guild,"  "Bob  Burns  Show,"  "Jack 
Carson  Show"  and  others.  The  company  plans  to 
"package"  programs,  and  has  formats  for  10  shows. 

Massachusetts  to  Have 
Four  Fairs  in  Autumn 

Four  large  fairs  will  operate  in  Massachusetts 
this  autumn,  in  addition  to  several  smaller  ones. 
They  are  the  Brockton,  Marshfield,  Northampton 
and  Great  Barrington  fairs,  all  of  which  will  fea- 
ture horse  racing.  Theatres  in  these  areas  always 
play  to  top  business  during  fair  weeks.  Because  of 
Office  of  Defense  Transportation  rulings,  none  of 
the  fairs  are  permitted  to  advertise  in  a  radius 
greater  than  10  miles.  However,  because  of  the 
races  to  be  held,  the  publicity  is  expected  to  extend 
much  further  and  draw  large  crowds. 

Industrial  Films  Renamed 
And  Facilities  Expanded 

Industrial  Films,  organized  in  Hollywood  a 
year  ago  by  Stephen  Bosutow,  David  Hilberman 
and  Zachary  Schwartz  for  the  production  of  ani- 
mated films  for  the  non-commercial  field,  has  been 
renamed  United  Film  Productions.  The  organiza- 
tion has  expanded  its  facilities  to  accommodate 
live-action  film  and  is  preparing  to  enter  the  com- 
mercial field. 


Pal  Plans  New  Series 

George  Pal,  producer  of  Puppetoons  for  Para- 
mount, is  mapping  plans  for  his  1946-47  schedule 
for  release  through  Paramount.  He  has  four 
"Jaspers"  awaiting  release.  These  are  "Jasper's 
Boobytraps,"  "Jasper's  Close  Shave,"  "Jasper  and 
the  Beanstalk"  and  "My  Man  Jasper." 


MGM  Sets  Trade  Showings 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  set  national  trade 
showings  for  two  pictures,  "Weekend  at  the  Wal- 
dorf," August  10  in  all  exchange  areas  except 
Washington,  where  the  screening  will  be  held  Au- 
gust 13,  and  "Bud  Abbott  and  Lou  Costello  in 
Hollywood"  in  all  territories  August  21. 


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Film  Head,  Cites  Need  of 
Strong  Export  Position 

by  PETER  BURNUP 

in  London 

Confident  prophesy  that  whichever  Par- 
Hamentary  party  emerged  in  power  in  the 
recent  general  election  would  want  to  ensure 
a  prosperous,  flourishing  British  film  industry 
was  made,  prior  to  disclosure  of  the  election 
results,  by  Hugh  Gaitskell,  lately  chief  of  the 
British  Board  of  Trade's  Films  Division.  He 
was  elected  to  Parliament  as  the  Labour  can- 
didate in  South  Leeds,  leaving  the  Government 
service  to  campaign  for  the  office. 

Hugh  Dalton,  former  president  of  the  Board 
of  Trade  who  had  been  highly  cooperative  with 
the  British  film  industry,  was  named  Chancel- 
lor of  the  Exchequer  in  the  new  Labour 
Cabinet. 

Speaks  with  Authority 

It  was  a  reassuring  declaration,  for  Mr. 
Gaitskell  speaks  with  authority.  Throughout 
the  European  war  he  has  been  in  the  most 
immediate  touch  with  the  views  on  motion 
picture  matters  of  Winston  Churchill's  Govern- 
ment, He  stands  equally  high  in  the  councils 
of  the  Labour  Party. 

His  prophesies  were  uttered  at  a  meeting 
of  the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors  Association, 
Leeds  Branch,  which  he  attended  at  the  bidding 
of  astute  North-country  exhibitor  Charles  Met- 
calfe. 

Said  Mr.  Gaitskell :  "Britain  is  far  from  be- 
ing in  a  strong  position  in  the  balance  of  in- 
ternational trade.  To  finance  the  war  a  large 
number  of  foreign  investments  have  been  sold. 
Exports  are  down  a  very  great  deal  and  will 
need  to  go  up  to  more  than  they  were  before 
the  war.  The  situation  in  which  Britain  pays 
20  million  pounds  a  year  for  importing  films, 
in  exchange  for  a  very  small  revenue,  is  a  very 
pronounced  reason  why  we  have  to  build  up  a 
strong  film  industry." 

Mr.  Gaitskell  added  that  the  export  of  films 
was  of  paramount  importance  because  of  its 
reaction  on  other  British  exports.  Following 
the  familiar  line  that  trade  follows  the  film,  he 
claimed  that  British  films  were  an  advertise- 
ment of  British  goods.  The  British  had  the 
right  to  feel,  in  view  of  what  the  country  has 
■stood  for  the  last  five  years,  that  their  way  of 
life,  not  in  an  obtrusive  sense  but  just  natural- 
ly, should  be  shown  on  the  screen. 

Require  Large  Scale  Production 

Mr.  Gaitskell's  own  view — shared  by  many 

■forward-looking  persons  including  J.  Arthur 
Rank — is  that  the  way  toward  that  desired  ob- 
jective is  not  through  the  Quota  system;  but 

"he  warns  it  is  unlikely  any  Government  will 
seek  to  abandon  that  artificial  stimulant.  Quota, 

■nevertheless,  won't  give  Britons  the  export 
films  they  need.  Such  pictures  must  be  intrinsi- 
cally worthwhile :  be  possessed  of  their  own  in- 
dividual merit. 

The  Board  of  Trade's  sometime  film  chief 

•claims  that  haphazard  production  methods  nev- 
er will  enable  Britain  to  compete  with  Holly- 
wood.   Units  of  production,  he  says,  must  be 

■  on  a  large  scale.    No  small  company  can  hope 


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to  produce  a  programme — that  is  to  say,  a  suf- 
ficently  important  series  of  films — which  condi- 
tions of  the  export  market  demand. 

That  pronouncement  sounded  to  Yorkshire 
exhibitors  suspiciously  like  a  plea  of  justifica- 
tion of  the  activities  of  their  brother  Yorkshire- 
man,  Joseph  Arthur  Rank,  but  Mr.  Gaitskell 
was  swift  to  disabuse  them.  He  didn't  want, 
he  declared,  to  see  a  single  giant  producer.  In 
his  own  view,  there  is  plenty  of  room  at  the 
top  for  more  than  one  large-scale  producer; 
provision  must  be  found,  moreover,  for  a  lad- 
der— a  sort  of  way  in — for  smaller  companies 
producing  less  pretentious  films.  Maybe,  he 
said,  people  who  set  off  as  directors  with  large 
companies  would  then  start  on  their  own;  but 
it  must  not  be  overlooked  that,  in  the  long  run, 
responsibility  for  export  must  rest  on  the  larger 
producers. 

Skilfully,  the  adept  Mr.  Gaitskell  skated  over 
any  commitment  of  official  policy  on  that  vexed, 
acrimoniously  discussed,  question  of  monopoly. 
For  he  is  widefy  tipped  for  Governmental  office 
if  and  when  the  Labour  Party  comes  into  pow- 
er. But  said  he  nevertheless :  "It  is  pretty 
plain  that  in  order  to  provide  for  healthy  com- 
petition among  our  own  producers,  you  cannot 
have  monopoly.  Still  less  can  you  have  monop- 
oly on  the  exhibiting  side." 

See  Divorcement  Possibility 

Making  what  they  could  of  that  dictum,  the 
consensus  of  opinion  among  Yorkshire  exhibi- 
tors at  the  meeting  was  that  the  Labour  Party 
at  least,  guided  by  their  motion  picture  coun- 
sellor, Mr.  Hugh  Gaitskell,  had  notions  of  di- 
vorcing exhibition  from  production. 

It  becomes  clear,  however,  from  the  evidence 
of  this  statement  that  the  more  revolutionary 
of  the  doctrinaire  proposals  of  the  Monopoly 
Report — state  control  of  the  industry's  finances 
and  structure  and  its  wholesale  reorganization 
— are  destined  for  polite  removal  to  the  dis- 
card even  if  the  Socialists  are  called  upon  to 
form  a  Government. 

Said  Mr.  Gaitskell  specifically :  "The  indus- 
try, as  far  as  possible,  must  settle  its  own 
problems." 

The  fulfillment  of  that  ideal  of .  self-govern- 
ment and  self-regulation  has  been  the  precise 
aim  of  eVeryone  of  the  industry's  statesmen  this 
long  while.  It  might  have  been  hoped  that 
Mr.  Gaitskell,  candidate  for  the  electorate's 
franchises  in  the  Labour  Party's  interest, 
might  have  added  a  word  in  this  regard  con- 
cerning the  recalcitrant  attitude  of  the  Labour 
Party's  adherents  among  studio  work  people ; 
they  being  the  notoriously  primary  obstructive 
element  in  any  scheme  of  self-government  of 
the  motion  picture  industry. 

Public  Should  See  What  It  Wants 

But  this  —  and  significantly  —  Mr.  Gaits- 
kell did  say:  "My  first  major  point  is  that  the 
people  who  pay  for  entertainment  have  the 
right  to  see  what  they  want.  Producers  can't 
make  successful  films  otherwise." 

In  the  opinion  of  many,  never  were  truer 
words  spoken  than  those. 

It  is  time  some  of  this  country's  more  ex- 
pansive producers,  they  say,  were  compelled  by 
Mr.  Rank,  or  whoever  else  it  ma)'  be,  to  get 
out  among  the  people  for  whom  they  purport  to 
cater ;  in  other  words,  to  bring  theur  self-im- 
portant heads  out  of  cloud-cuckoo  land. 


Charles  W.  Koerner 


Veteran  Problems^ 
Dominant  Theme^ 
Says  Koerner 

The   dominant   theme   in  post-war  productioni 
will  be  the  problems  of  the  returning  veteran,if 
Charles  W.  Koerner,  vice-president  in  charge  of 

production  for  RKO  Ra- 
dio Pictures,  said  Mon- 
day in  Chicago  en  route 
to  the  regional  sales  con- 
ference that  opens  next 
Monday  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel  in  New 
York. 

Declaring  that  this  re- 
action was  based  on  an 
RKO  Gallup  poll,  Mr. 
Koerner  said  that  RKO 
would  curtail  production 
of  Westerns.  It  will  con- 
tinue, however,  to  pro- 
duce medium  -  budgeted 
mystery  and  horror  pic-: 
tures. 

Neither  Sam  Goldwyn 
nor  David  O.  Selznick  were  buying  into  RKO,  Mr. 
Koerner  said.  Mr.  Goldwyn's  distribution  deal  will 
continue  until  June,  1946.  The  deal  with  Mr. 
Selznick  also  includes  the  use  of  stars  and  directors, 
among  them  Ingrid  Bergman  for  "Notorious,"  to 
be  directed  by  Alfred  Hitchcock,  and  Dorothy 
McGuire  and  Alan  Marshall  for  "Some  Must 
Watch." 

"The  Spanish  Main"  will  be  released  in  mid-; 
September,  in  the  first  1945-46  block,  the  producer 
said,  and  "Bells  of  St.  Mary's"  will  be  released  in 
mid-October. 

Pointing  out  that  10  of  14  stages  already  have 
been  completed  in  Mexico  City  for  the  production 
of  pictures  in  Spanish  and  English  for  release  in 
the  Spanish-speaking  countries  and  in  the  United 
States,  Mr.  Koerner  said  that  RKO  would  continue 
its  program  of  international  expansion.  In  thai 
connection,  he  said  that  production  would  begin  in 
London  before  next  March  on  the  first  of  two 
pictures  to  be  made  jointly  with  J.  Arthur  Rank 
RKO  will  supply  producers,  directors  and  whatever' 
other  production  and  acting  talent  might  be  neceS' 
sary  to  complete  the  features. 

Plays  will  continue  to  be  purchased  before  they 
are  produced,  Mr.  Koerner  said.  He  cited  the  pic- 
ture rights  that  the  company  held  to  "The  Play's 
the  Thing,"  to  be  produced  by  Jed  Harris ;  "The 
Legend  of  Sleepy,"  by  Oscar  Serlin,  and  "Any- 
thing Can  Happen,"  which  Max  Gordon  wil 
produce. 


Connecticut  Cities  May 
Extend  Sunday  Shows 

Connecticut  cities  have  been  given  the  option 
of  voting  whether  to  extend  operating  time  of  thea- 
tres on  Sunday  one  additional  hour  and  a  half. 
Operating  time  currently  allowed  is  two  o'clock  in 
the  afternoon  to  11  o'clock  at  night.  A  bill  signed 
by  Governor  Raymond  Baldwin  allows  the  perior 
to  be  one  o'clock  in  the  afternoon  to  11 :30  a 
night.  The  new  schedule  would  allow  exhibitors 
to  run  three  full  shows  Sundays. 


New  Bonesteele  Theatre 

Bonesteele,  S.  D..  will  have  a  new  4S0-seat  tht- 
atre  ready  for  operation  in  mid-August,  according 
to  Al  Blakkalb,  owner  of  the  present  house,  the 
Bonesteele.  The  Western  Theatre  Supply  Com- 
pany  at  Omaha  will  design,  build  and  equip  the 
new  theatre. 


Ohio  Censor  to  Resign 

Kenneth  C.  Ray,  Ohio  director  of  education  aw 
chief  film  censor  for  the  state,  will  resign  August 
15  when  his  term  expires.  His  educational  post 
carries  with  it  the  duties  of  censor.  Mr.  Ray 
will  become  director  of  education  of  the  Grolier 
Society,  Inc.  t 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  194! 


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The  eye-and-earful  show 
sensation  of  the  season!... 
A  dazzling  musical  merry- 
go-round  spinning  with 
reckless  rhythm,  thrill- 
styled  stepping,  top 
tunes  and  romance 
on  the  riotous 
side!... 


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RA\DIO 


Produced  by  GEORGE  WHITE  .  Directed  by  FELIX  E.  FEIST 

Screen  Play  by  HUGH  WEDLOCK,  HOWARD  SNYDER,  PARKE  LEVY  and  HOWARD  GREEN 
Dance  Numbers  Created  and  Staged  by  ERNST  MATRAY 


PHILLIP 


MARTHA 


GLENN 


BETTEJANE 


R  ;<  o  TERRY  .  HOLLIDAY  .  TRYON  .  GREER 


GENE 


^  KRl/PA- 


and 

His  Band 


ETHEL 

SMITH-HZ 


LITU 

'Jb: 


THE  BOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


COMPLETED 

/10NOGRAM 

^'rentier  Feud 
'RC 

iomance  of  the  West 
tEPUBLIC 

sheriff  of  Redwood 
Valley 

JNITED  ARTISTS 

Setting  Gertie's  Garter 
(Small) 

EARNERS 

jtolen  Life 


STARTED 

COLUMBIA 

Tars  and  Spars 
Voice  of  the  Whistler 

MONOGRAM 

Swing  Parade 
Rainbow  Valley 

PRC 

Wife  of  Monte  Cristo 
How  Do  You  Do? 
Danny  Boy 
RKO  RADIO 

Tarzan  and  the  Leop- 
ard Men  (Sol  Lesser) 


UNIVERSAL 

Scarlet  Street 

Bad  Men  of  the  Border 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Snafu 

Woman  in  Red 
MGM 

The  Yearling 

What  Next,  Corporal 

Hargrove? 
Boys'  Ranch 
Bad  Bascomb 
Hoodlum  Saint 


Two  Sisters  from  Bos- 
ton 

Postman  Always  Rings 

Twice 
This  Strange  Adventure 

MONOGRAM 

Suspense 

PARAMOUNT 

Blue  Skies 

Bride  Wore  Boots 

Calcutta 

To  Each  His  Own 
REPUBLIC 

Dakota 


Don't  Fence  Me  In 
You'll  Remember  Me 
(William  Wilder) 

RKO  RADIO 

Chamber  of  Horrors 
Cornered 

Men  Are  Such  Liars 
Kid  from  Brooklyn 

(Goldwyn) 
Heartbeat  (Hakim- 
Wood) 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

Smoky 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 


UNITED  ARTISTS 

Diary  of  a  Chamber- 
maid (Bogeaus) 
Abilene  (Levey) 
Whistle  Stop  (Nero) 
Duel  in  the  Sun 
(Selznick) 

UNIVERSAL 

As  It  Was  Before 
Once  Upon  a  Dream 
Shady  Lady 
WARNERS 

Never  Say  Goodbye 
Man  I  Love 
Confidential  Agent 
Night  and  Day 


47  Features  Are  Shooting; 
Fixe  Finished^  10  Started 


Hollywood  Bureau 

Despite  increasing  tension  in  the  studio 
;trike  situation,  the  shooting  index  rose  to  47 
ast  week,  compared  to  42  the  previous  week. 
Mve  features  were  completed,  and  10  went  be- 
bre  the  cameras. 

Most  active  among  the  studios  to  start  new 
ilms  during  the  week  was  PRC,  which 
aunched  three:  "The  Wife  of  Monte  Cristo," 
'How  Do  You  Do?"  and  "Danny  Boy." 

"The  Wife  of  Monte  Cristo"  is  a  Leon 
^"romkess  production,  directed  by  Edgar  Ul- 
ner.  The  large  cast  includes  John  Loder,  Le- 
lore  Aubert,  Charles  Dingle,  Fritz  Kortner, 
iduardo  Cianelli,  Martin  Kosleck,  Eva  Gabor 
md  Fritz  Feld. 

Harry  Sauber  is  producing  "How  Do  You 
Do?"  and  Ralph  Murphy  is  directing.  In  the 
:ast  are  Bert  Gordon,  Harry  Von  Zell,  Cheryl 
kValker,  Ella  Mae  Morse,  Frank  Albertson, 
riaire  Windsor,  Charles  Middleton,  Matt  Mc- 
iiugh,  Francis  Pierlot,  Sidney  Marien,  Eddie 
JCane,  Keye  Luke,  and  James  Burke. 

"Danny  Boy"  is  a  Martin  Mooney  produc- 
;ion  which  Terry  Morse  is  directing.  "Buz" 
ilenry  and  Eva  March  head  the  cast. 

New  Diana  Productions 
Starts  "Scarlet  Street" 

The  recently-formed  Diana  Productions 
aunched  "Scarlet  Street,"  which  Universal  will 
•elease.  The  cast  includes  Edward  G.  Robin- 
son, Joan  Bennett,  Dan  Duryea,  Jess  Barker, 
Rosalind  Ivan,  Arthur  Loft,  Samuel  S.  Hinds 
md  Charles  Kemper.  Fritz  Lang  is  the  pro- 
lucer-director. 

Another  Universal  film  started  is  "Bad  Men 
)f  the  Border,"  a  Western  presenting  Kirby 
jrant,  Armida  and  Fuzzy  Knight.  Wallace 
Fox  is  the  producer-director. 

Columbia  launched  a  musical  based  on  the 
"oast  Guard  show,  "Tars  and  Spars,"  under 
:hat  same  title.  Commander  Milton  Bren  is 
;he  project  supervisor,  and  Alfred  E.  Green  is 
directing.  The  cast  is  headed  by  Alfred  Drake, 
Janet  Blair,  Marc  Piatt,  Jeff  Donnell  and  Sid- 
ney Caesar. 

Also  at  Columbia,  work  started  on  the  fourth 
3f  the  studio's  "Whistler"  series,  titled  "Voice 
Df  the  Whistler."  Richard  Dix  and  Lynn  Mer- 
rick play  the  leads,  with  Rhys  Williams  cast 
in  the  role  of  the  "heavy."  Rudolph  Flothow 
produces ;  William  Castle  directs. 

Sol  Lesser  launched  "Tarzan  and  the  Leop- 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


ard  Men,"  which  will  be  released  by  RKO  Ra- 
dio. The  picture  stars  Johnny  Weissmuller, 
Brenda  Joyce  and  Johnny  Sheffield,  with  Ac- 
quanetta  in  a  featured  role.  Kurt  Neumann  is 
the  director. 

Monogram  trained  cameras  on  two :  "Swing 
Parade"  and  "Rainbow  Valley."  The  first  is 'a 
musical  starring  Gale  Storm  and  Phil  Regan, 
with  the  Three  Stooges,  Will  Osborne  and  his 
band  in  support.  Harry  Romm  is  producing ; 
Phil  Karlson  directing. 

"Rainbow  Valley"  is  a  Western  featuring 
Jimmy  Wakely,  Lee  "Lasses"  White,  and' John 
James.  Charles  Bigelow  is  the  associate  pro- 
ducer ;  Oliver  Drake  the  director. 

Incidental  News  of 
Pictures-to-Come 

David  L.  Loew  and  Albert  Lewin  are  plan- 
ning to  follow  up  their  production  of  Guy  de 
Maupassant's  "Bel  Ami"  with  a  series  of  films 
based  on  that  author's  works.  It  is  expected 
that  George  Sanders,  who  is  to  play  the  title 
role  in  "Bel  Ami,"  will  star  in  the  series,  to  be 
released  through  United  Artists  at  the  rate  of 
one  a  year.  .  .  .  20th  Century-Fox  has  signed 
Moss  Hart,  New  York  stage  producer,  to  a 
contract  under  the  terms  of  which  he  will  de- 
velop, write  and  direct  a  feature  which  Darryl 
Zanuck  will  produce. 

Abbott  and  Costello  will  don  uniforms  once 
more  in  a  sequel  to  "Buck  Privates."  The  film, 
which  Milton  H.  Feld  will  produce  for  Uni- 
versal, is  to  be  titled  "The  Return  of  the  Buck 
Privates."  .  .  .  Lloyd  Bacon  will  produce  and 
direct  "Barnstorming,"  an  original  screenplay 
based  on  the  life  of  his  father,  Frank  Bacon,  as 
his  next  independent  film  production.  Shooting 
will  start  as  soon  as  Bacon  has  completed  his 
assignment  on  "The  Enchanted  Voyage,"  cur- 
rently in  production  at  the  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  studio. 

James  S.  Burkett  has  signed  Phil  Karlsdn  to 
direct  his  next  Monogram  mystery,  "Charlie 
Chan  in  Mexico."  Sidney  Toler  will  portray 
the  title  role.  .  .  .  Universal  has  exercised  its 
option  on  the  services  of  Yvonne  de  Carlo,  who 
is  currently  co-starring  with  Rod  Cameron  in 
the  Technicolor  Western,  "Frontier  Gal."  .  .  . 
LeRoy  Mason  has  been  signed  to  a  term  con- 
tract by  Republic. 

Henry  King  has  been  signed  to  a  new  con- 
tract, said  to  be  the  longest  term  contract  ever 
given  a  director  by  20th  Century-Fox.  .  .  . 
Charles  Hoffman  has  been  assigned  to  produce 


"Happiness"  for  Warners.  .  .  .  Hume  Cronyn 
and  Selena  Royle  are  set  for  important  roles  in 
A.  J.  Cronin's  "The  Green  Years,"  which  Leon 
Gordon  will  produce  and  Harold  S.  Bucquet 
direct  for  MGM. 

Hal  Hall,  who  handles  public  relations  for 
the  Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  and  Sci- 
ences, has  been  signed  by  the  Ward  Wheelock 
advertising  agency  to  handle  national  publicity 
on  the  Masquers  Club's  new  radio  progralm. 
.  .  .  Same  Levene  has  been  selected  for  a  fea- 
tured role  in  "They  Dream  of  Home,"  which 
Dore  Schary  will  make  at  RKO  Radio.  .  .  . 
Republic  has  exercised  its  option  on  the  ser- 
vices of  cowboy  star  Monte  Hale. 

De  Mille  Buys  Rights  to 
Neil  Swanson  Novel 

Cecil  B.  de  Mille  has  acqtiired  the  screen 
rights  to  "Unconquered,"  a  novel  by  Neil 
Swanson,  and  will  make  it  in  Technicolor  for 
Paramount  release.  .  .  .  Brian  Donlevy  has 
been  selected  for  one  of  the  two  top  male  roles 
in  the  Universal-Walter  Wanger  production, 
"Canyon  Passage."  Jacques  Tourneur  will 
direct.  .  .  .  Van  Johnson  will  jportray  the  cen- 
tral character  in  "The  Common  Sin"  at  MGM. 

"The  Iron  Gate,"  a  murder  mystery  by 
Margaret  Millar,  has  been  purchased  by  War- 
ners, and  assigned  to  Henry  Blanke  to  produce. 
.  .  .  Arturo  de  Cordova  has  been  chosen  for  an 
important  role  in  Paramount's  forthcoming 
"Take  This  Woman."  .  .  .  Monogram  has 
signed  Peter  Cookson  to  a  new  term  contract. 
.  .  .  Rita  Corday  and  Jane  Greer  are  set  for 
the  leading  feminine  roles  opposite  Tom  Con- 
way in  RKO's  "The  Falcon's  Alibi." 

James  B.  Cassidy  has  signed  Richard  Col- 
lins and  Anne  Green  to  write  the  screenplay 
for  his  production  of  Lewis  Browne's  best- 
selling  novel,  "See  What  I  Mean."  .  .  .  Dinii- 
tri  Tiomkin  has  been  signed  by  the  King  Broth- 
ers to  create  the  musical  score  for  "The  Hunt- 
ed," their  next  melodrama  for  Monogram 
release.  .  .  .  Samuel  Goldwyn  has  erieaged  Fay 
Bainter  for  a  featured  role  in  his  current  pro- 
duction, "The  Kid  from  Brooklyn." 

Riskin  Aiding  Hollywood 
On  Films  for  OWI  Overseas 

Robert  Riskin,  who  recently  resigned  as  di- 
rector of  the  overseas  film  division  of  the  Office 
of  War  Information,  is  working  on  three  pictures 
currently  being  produced  for  the  OWI  for  over- 
seas distribution,  it  was  announced  in  Hollywood 
last  week.  Mr.  Riskin  is  consultant  on  three  films 
which  are  under  the  supervision  of  Sidney  Buchman 
of  Columbia ;  John  Houseman  of  Paramount  and 
Lamar  Trotti  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox.  Since 
his  resignation  from  the  OWI  post,  Mr.  Riskin 
has  been  setting  up  his  independent  producing  or- 
ganization in  Hollywood.  His  first  production  will 
be  "The  Magic  City." 

35, 


RANK  TACKLES  BIG 
STUDIO  PROBLEM 


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Clears  Decks  to  Insure 
''Steady  Product  Flow"; 
Ostrer  May  Be  Chief 

London  Bureau 

Allotted  top  priority  in  the  many  consulta- 
tions which  claimed  the  attention  of  returned 
voyager  J.  Arthur  Rank  was  a  sorting  out  of 
studio  space  allocation.  Certainly  a  salutory 
clearing-up  process  was  called  for;  else  the 
Rank  "steady  production  flow"  plan  appeared 
doomed  to  the  discard. 

Also,  there  is  a  feeling  of  considerable  touchi- 
ness about  the  various  Rank  producers,  which 
has  evidenced  itself  in  the  private  periodical 
production  meetings  which  are  a  feature  of  the 
Rank  setup.  Trouble  arose  some  time  since 
over  a  sudden  breakdown  in  Phyllis  Calvert's 
health.  Miss  Calvert  is  contracted  to  Maurice 
Ostrer's  Gainsborough,  by  whom  she  was 
"loaned"  to  play  the  feminine  lead  in  Two 
Cities'  "Men  of  Two  Worlds." 

Forced  to  Shelve  Film 

The  actress's  illness  set  back  the  production 
several  weeks  over  the  allotted  time  and  Mau- 
rice Ostrer  was  compelled,  in  consequence,  to 
put  his  projected  "Magic  Bow"  film  tempora- 
rily on  the  shelf.  This  is  the  Paganini  screen 
life  for  which  Yehudi  Menuhin  came  here  to 
record  the  sound  track  and  in  which  Miss  Cal- 
vert was  scheduled  to  star.  Mr.  Ostrer  refused, 
in  the  meantime,  to  accept  any  other  woman  in 
his  leading  role. 

Delay  in  finishing  "Men  of  Two  Worlds"  has 
resulted,  also,  in  another  studio  switch.  It  had 
been  planned  that  Wesley  Ruggles'  Technicolor 
film,  "London  Town,"  should  start  work  at 
Denham  this  August.  But  Denham's  present 
tenuous  facilities  are  such  that  the  studio  can- 
not possibly  cope  with  two  color  productions 
simultaneously. 

Accordingly,  the  lately  derequisitioned  Sound 
City  plant  is  being  hurriedly  reconditioned.  Mr. 
Ruggles  must  make  do  there  while  Sound  City's 
previously  arranged  incumbent — George  King 
with  his  black-and-white  film  "Gaiety  George" 
— takes  over  at  Denham. 

There  is  also  the  problem  of  finding  house 
room  for  the  first  of  the  RKO  Radio  films 
which  Mr.  Rank  arranged  in  America  to  make, 
though  this  will  probably  be  allotted  space  pro- 
visionally arranged  months  ago  for  Victor 
Hanbury  and  Lance  Comfort. 

There  are  those  on  the  inside  who  declare 
that  Maurice  Ostrer  is  slated  to  be  studio  dic- 
tator. 

Fifteen  Films  in  Work 

A  quick  studio  roundup  reveals  that  15  major 
films  are  in  active  production  with  approxi- 
mately the  same  number  either  awaiting  sho\v- 
ing,  or  in  various  stages  preparatory  to  public 
screening. 

Here  scheduled  are  the  first  mentioned  15: 
To  be  distributed  by  J.  Arthur  Rank's  Eagle- 
Lion  or  General  Film  Distributors  are  :  Thorold 
Dickinson's  "Men  of  Two  Worlds,"  in  work  at 
Denham;  Stanley  Haynes'  "Carnival,"'  at  Den- 
ham; Cineguild's  "Brief  Encounter,"  at  Den- 
ham; Launder  and  Gilliat's  "I  See  a  Dark 
Stranger,"  at  Denham;  Gabriel  Pascal's 
"Caesar  and  Cleopatra,"  at  Denham;  Maurice 
Elvey's  "Beware  of  Pity,"  at  Islington ;  Arthur 
Crabtree's   "Caravan,"   at   Shepherd's  Bush; 


Leslie  Arliss'  "Wicked  Lady,"  at  Shepherd's 
Bush ;  Sydney  Box's  "The  Years  Between,"  at 
Riverside,  and  Michael  Balcon's  "Pink  String 
and  Sealing  Wax,"  at  Ealing. 

To  be  distributed  by  Anglo-American  are 
Vernon  Sewell's  "Latin  Quarter,"  at  Elstree, 
and  Oswald  Mitchell's  "Loyal  Heart,"  on  loca- 
tion. 

Associated  British  is  the  distributor  for  Law- 
rence Huntington's  "Night  Boat  to  Dublin,"  at 
Welwyn,  and  Harold  French's  "Quiet  Week- 
end," on  location.  Columbia  will  distribute 
George  Formby's  "Remember  the  Unicorn,"  at 
Denham. 

Six  Others  Ready  to  Shoot 

At  least  six  others  are  ready  for  the  studio- 
floor  ;  are  scheduled,  in  fact,  to  commence  work 
before  this  year's  end.  They  include  the  Rug- 
gles' musical,  George  King's  "Life"  of  George 
Edwardes  (legendary  musical  comedy  impre- 
sario of  the  Nineties),  John  Corfield's  version 
•of  Vera  Caspary's  "Bedelia"  and  Michael  Bal- 
con's "Nicholas  Nickleby." 

The  Pascal-Bernard  Shaw  marathon  effort 
on  "Caesar  and  Cleopatra" — to  date  more  than 
£900,000  (about  $3,600,000)  of  the  Rank  money 
has  been  spent  on  the . venture — appears  to  be 
drawing  to  a  close. 

We  reported  some  time  since  that  the  turbu- 
lent ex-Hungarian  planned  to  have  a  French 
composer  do  his  Caesar  music.  Our  disclosure 
excited  indignation  among  Pascal  critics  this 
side ;  it  being  said  that  surely  there  were  enough 
English  musicians  capable  of  taking  on  the  job. 

But  Mr.  Pascal  had  his  way  and  hired  Georges 
Aurec,  famed  leader  20  years  since  of  the  Paris 
group  known  as  Les  Sixe,  composer  of  music 
for  the  celebrated  Diaghilev  Russian  Ballet. 

Smartly,  Mr.  Pascal  called  the  turn  on  his 
critics,  bidding  them  meet  M.  Aurec  at  a  wel- 
coming party,  whereat  Britain's  two  best  known 
composers,  Benjamin  Britten  and  William 
Walton,  both  declared  that  M.  Aurec  was  the 
ideal  selection  for  the  task. 

The  film  runs  now  for  two  hours  eight  min- 
utes ;  Mr.  Pascal  declaring  loudly,  definitely, 
indubitably  and  by  all  his  gods  that  it  will  be 
seen  before  next  Christmas. 

Equipment  Plan  Set 

In  one  respect,  acceptable  reports  awaited  the 
returning  Mr.  Rank ;  namely  equipment  for  his 
studios.  In  secrecy,  some  months  ago,  the 
Rank  technical  and  engineering  forces  were 
mobilized.  Based  on  the  investigations  Ronald 
Neame  and  others  made  in  Hollywood  and  on  a 
census  of  studio  demands,  a  long  term  manufac- 
turing program  was  devised. 

The  investigation  was  quite  distinct  from 
that  undertaken  officially  by  the  Board  of  Trade 
Films  Division  but  it  undoubtedly  will  rate  offi- 
cial blessing,  in  view  of  the  Board's  publicly 
announced  policy  of  refusing  import  licenses 
for  any  equipment  which  can  efficiently  be  man- 
ufactured here. 

Blueprints  of  several  kinds  of  equipment  were 
made,  notably  cameras,  synchronizers,  anima- 
tors and  projectors.  A  prototype  of  the  Rank 
camera  has  been  produced  and  orders  given  to 
a  precision-engineering  firm  in  Slough,  hitherto 
engaged  on  aircraft  component  production,  for 
the  manufacture,  as  speedily  as  possible,  of  50 
examples  of  the  type.  Experts  declare  that  the 
camera,  which  embodies  novel  devices,  is  the 
equal  at  least  of  any  produced  elsewhere. 

As  this  dispatch  goes  comes  news  of  an  excit- 


ing project  thought  up  by  the  energetic  Sydney 
Box,  who  already  this  year  has  made  two  com- 
paratively modest,  but  effective  films.  Mr.  Box 
announces  he  will  start  production  at  the  end  oij  I 
the  year  of  a  Technicolor  .screen  version  ofi;| 
"The  Three  Cornered  Hat,"  one  of  the  best' 
known  numbers  in  any  ballet  repertoire..' 1 1 
De  Falla — composer  of  the  original — hasjj 
agreed  to  do  the  music  for  the  piece.  Mr.  Boxj. 
has  obtained  facilities  from  the  Spanish  Gov-iJ ; 
ernment  to  shoot  his  exteriors  in  Spain. 

Sir  Alexander  Korda  began  studio  work  on'j|\;i 
his  "Perfect  Strangers"  April  23,  1944.  By  all^j, 
accounts  it  was  not  an  inordinately  ambitiousl-ti] 
project.  But  none  (other  than  the  Korda  staf¥)i^ft 
has  seen  up  to  this  month  of  July  1945  the  fin- 
ished article.  '  Nor  to  date  has  diligent  inquiryi 
of  the  Korda  envoys  elicited  any  informationi 
relevant  to  the  date  of  its  showing.  Neverthe- 
less, it  will  be  sneak  previewed  this  month. 


is 


A  Itsch u ler  Named 
Republic  Foreign 
Sales  Manager 


James  R.  Grainger,  president  of  Republic  Pic- 
tures Corporation  and  worldwide  sales  head,  an- 
nounced  last  week  the  expansion  of  his  executive  'f 
staff  to  implement  the  recently  established  policy  of  { 
consolidating  domestic  and  foreign  sales  and  dis-  | 
tribution. 

The  coordination  of  all  Republic  sales  under 
Mr.  Grainger,  now  also  president  of  Republic  Pic- 
tures International  Corporation,  will  increase  the 
activities  of  his  two  executive  assistants.  Edward 
L.  Walton,  assistant  general  sales  manager  in  the 
domestic  market,  will  function  as  Mr.  Grainger's 
aide  in  the  international  field  and  Walter  L.  Titus, 
Jr.,  in  charge  of  domestic  branch  operations,  be- 
comes general  manager  of  worldwide  branch  opera- 
tions. 

Richard  W.  Altschuler,  formerly  sales  manager 
for  Consolidated  Film  Industries,  Inc.,  has  been 
appointed  foreign  sales  manager.  He  took  over  his 
new  post  Wednesday. 

James  V.  O'Gara,  whose  appointment  to  Republic 
Pictures  International  Corporation's  staff  was  an- 
nounced recently,  has  been  appointed  assistant 
foreign  sales  manager. 

Integration  of  domestic  and  foreign  sales  activi- 
ties is  regarded  by  the  company,  it  is  understood, 
as  a  step  which  will  establish  a  worldwide  opera- 
tion in  keeping  with  Republic's  anticipated  plans 
for  the  international  market.  Mr.  Grainger  pointed 
out  that  the  merger  allowed  for  exchange  of  ideas 
and  personnel  trained  for  both  markets. 


Navy  Prepares  Four  Films 
For  Incentive  Showings 

The  Navy's  Industrial  Incentive  Division  now 
has  available  four  films  for  war  plants  and  labor 
union  showings.  They  are  "Advance  Base,"  the 
story  of  the  Seabees  who  "built  their  way" 
through  every  major  amphibious  invasion  since 
Pearl  Harbor ;  "Okinawa,"  a  picturization  of  the 
early  phases  of  the  campaign  to  win  the  island; 
"Your  Mistake,  Tokyo,"  and  "The  Battle  Ahead," 
which  features  a  message  from  the  Secretary  of 
the  Navy  and  Admirals  King  and  Nimitz.  All 
subjects,  with  the  exception  of  "Advance  Base," 
are  available  in  16  and  35mm.  "Advance  Base" 
can  be  obtained  only  in  16mm. 


s 


Plan  to  Rebuild  Theatre 

M.  A.  Lightman  of  the  Malco  Theatres  Inc., 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  has  applied  to  the  War  Pro- 
duction Board  for  a  permit  to  rebuild  a  theatre  re- 
cently destroyed  by  fire  at  Hope,  Ark. 


Portland  Houses  Sold 

The  Highway  theatre,  Portland  Ore.,  has  been 
sold  to  W.  J.  Jensen.  Bob  White,  veteran  ex- 
hibitor of  Portland,  has  sold  his  30th  Avenue  the- 
atre to  J.  W.  Ross. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4.  1945 


Paramount  Host  to 
Local  Showmen  at 
New  York  Party 

Exhibitors  of  the  Metropolitan  New  York  area 
i^ere  honored  at  a  reception  held  last  Monday  in 
^ew  York  by  Paramount.  Held  following  a  meet- 
ng  of  the  New  York  exchange  personnel,  the  re- 
eption  climaxed  a  series  of  similar  receptions 
/hich  have  been  held  in  all  31  exchange  centers  as 

prelude  to  Paramount's  One  Third  of  a  Century 
elebration. 

Hugh  Owen,  New  York  and  southern  division 
nanager,  presided  at  the  New  York  exchange 
neeting,  at  which  Allen  Usher,  Chicago  district 
nanager  and  Paramount  Month  co-captain,  gave 
,n  outline  of  outstanding  product  and  told  of  the 
nthusiasm  he  had  found  during  his  tour  of  ex- 
hange  centers. 

Adolph  Zukor,  founder  and  chairman  of  the 
loard  of  Paramount  Pictures,  and  Ray  Milland, 
'aramount  star,  headed  the  reception  honoring 
^^ew  England  exhibitors  held  in  Boston  July  25. 
•"ollowing  the  reception,  Mr.  Zukor  and  Mr.  Mil- 
and  were  honored  at  a  dinner  given  by  Martin 
iCullin  and  Sam  Pinanski  of  the  M.  and  P.  circuit. 

The  receptions  were  concluded  in  the  western 
rea  with  a  meeting  held  in  Los  Angeles  July  26. 
recil  B.  DeMille,  veteran  Paramount  producer- 
lirector,  attended,  with  Duke  Clark,  Paramount 
ilonth  co-captain ;  George  A.  Smith,  western  divi- 
ion  manager,  and  Del  Goodman,  district  manager. 

R.  Taylor,  branch  manager,  was  host  at  the 
eception,  held  at  the  Variety  Club  quarters  in  the 
^.mbassador  Hotel. 

Practically  all  of  Connecticut's  independent  ex- 
libitors  and  circuit  executives  attended  the  One 
rhird  of  a  Century  reception  held  July  27  at  the 
faft  Hotel  in  New  Haven.  The  reception  was  ad- 
Iressed  by  Mr.  Zukor,  Mr.  Usher,  William  H. 
irbb,  eastern  division  manager;  Claude  Lee,  di- 
ector  of  public  relations,  and  A.  M.  Kane,  district 
nanager. 

Examination  To  Be  Held 
For  New  York  Censor 

An  open  statewide  examination  for  the  position 
)f  director  of  the  motion  picture  division.  New 
i^ork  State  Education  Department,  will  be  held 
lome  time  in  the  autumn,  according  to  the  Civil 
service  Commission.  The  division  reviews  and 
icenses  all  motion  pictures,  except  newsreels, 
icreened  in  New  York  State  theatres.  The  position 
)f  director  has  been  filled  on  a  temporary  basis 
lince  March  1  by  Dr.  Irwin  Conroe,  assistant  com- 
nissioner  in  the  Education  Department.  There 
lad  been  a  report  that  the  directors'  post  might 
)e  filled  by  an  examination  open  only  to  Education 
Department  employees,  but  this  is  not  correct.  The 
■equirements,  point  rating  system,  and  date  of  ex- 
imination  will  be  announced  later. 

Many  Warner  Bookings 
Given  Extended  Time 

More  than  90  per  cent  of  current  Warner 
Brothers  bookings  are  giving  the  pictures  extended 
playing  time,  the  company  said  recent  play- 
date  records  indicated.  Among  the  high-bracket 
holdover  releases  in  first  runs  is  the  current  "Con- 
flict" which  went  into  general  release  June  20. 
Pre-release  openings  of  "The  Corn  Is  Green," 
which  had  a  14-week  run  on  Broadway  and  started 
general  distribution  last  week,  also  has  been  held 
over  in  more  than  90  per  cent  of  the  houses. 
"God  Is  My  Co-Pilot"  leads  the  list  of  subsequent 
runs  from  Warners,  the  company  said. 


I.T.&T.  Buys  Mexican  Film 

International  Theatrical  and  Television  Corpo- 
ration has  closed  a  deal  with  Alvin  Gordon  of 
Contemporary  Films  for  16  and  35mm  world  rights 
to  a  seven-reel  Kodachrome  feature,  "My  Friend 
PoUito,"  recently  completed  in  Mexico.  Lupita 
Tovar  will  appear  in  added  sequences  to  be  made 
in  Hollywood,  and  she  will  do  both  the  Spanish 
and  English  narration  for  the  dual  version  film. 


FLAMES  DESTROY  U.  S. 
FILMS  IN  BARCELONA 

Fire  of  undetermined  origin,  July  24, 
in  the  Barcelona  Free  Port  destroyed 
approximately  600  prints  of  motion  pic- 
tures housed  in  a  special  film  store- 
house, it  was  learned  in  New  York  this 
week.  Properties  of  all  American  com- 
panies were  said  to  have  been  included. 


Report  Stock  Sale 
By  Albert  Warner 

Washington  Bureau 

Only  a  few  transactions,  and  those  mostly  on 
the  selling  side,  were  reported  for  motion  picture 
company  officers  or  directors  in  the  June  summary 
of  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission,  re- 
leased Tuesday. 

Two  of  the  largest  transactions  reported  were 
made  in  May,  the  sale  of  9,000  shares  of  Warner 
Brothers  common  stock  by  Albert  Warner,  vice- 
president,  leaving  him  with  210,000  shares,  and 
the  sale  of  1,500  shares  of  Monogram  Pictures 
common  stock  by  W.  Ray  Johnston,  president, 
leaving  him  with  18,991  shares. 

Transactions  actually  completed  in  June  were 
shown  in  the  summary  as  follows : 

Columbia  Pictures :  Disposition  by  gift  of  29 
shares  of  common  stock  by  Jack  Cohn,  vice-presi- 
dent, leaving  him  with  38,396  shares  held  direct 
and  10,871  shares  held  through  trusts. 

Loew's,  Inc. :  Sale  of  2,000  shares  of  common 
stock  held  through  a  corporation  by  David  Bern- 
stein, vice-president,  leaving  55,150  shares  so  held, 
and  sale  of  800  shares  by  William  A.  Parker,  direc- 
tor, leaving  him  with  1,000  shares. 

Monogram  Pictures :  Sale  of  600  shares  of  com- 
mon stock  by  George  D.  Burrows,  leaving  him  with 
33  shares ;  purchase  of  1,000  shares  by  Paul  Por- 
zelt,  who  held  no  Monogram  securities  when  he 
became  a  director  May  22. 

Universal  Pictures:  Exchange  of  311  warrants 
for  311  shares  of  common  stock  by  Preston  Davie, 
director,  who  held  4,000  shares  of  stock  and  2,409 
warrants  at  the  close  of  the  month. 

Hilton  Promises  Better 
Equipment  After  War 

Better  cameras  and  better  equipment  for  projec- 
tion machines,  including  both  amateur  and  pro- 
fessional as  well  as  better  lenses  for  cameras  of 
all  types  will  be  assured  following  the  end  of  the 
war,  according  to  Homer  Hilton,  general  sales 
manager  of  Argus,  Inc.,  who  spoke  before  about 
300  exhibitors  and  distributors  in  Boston  recently. 

"World  War  II  has  definitely  exploded  the  myth 
that  the  finest  cameras,  lens  and  projection  instru- 
ments were  made  in  Germany,"  said  Mr.  Hilton. 
He  gave  Army  ordnance  officials  as  authority  for 
his  statement  that  material  now  produced  in  vast 
quantities  by  American  manufacturers  is  far  super- 
ior to  any  made  in  Europe. 

New  camera  lenses  will  be  coated,  said  Mr. 
Hilton,  to  assure  greater  speed  and  a  reduction  of 
glare.  He  warned  against  purchasing  surplus 
material  in  camera  supplies  from  the  Govern- 
ment, saying  much  of  it  was  outdated  film  by 
from  six  months  to  two  years  and  that  some  of 
the  film  had  been  to  Australia  and  returned. 

Columbia  Signs  Jacobs  to 
Train  Film  Writers 

Lewis  Jacobs,  author  of  "The  Rise  of  the 
American  Film,"  has  been  signed  by  Columbia 
Pictures  to  conduct  a  training  school  for  motion 
picture  writers.  The  division,  which  will  be  under 
the  supervision  of  Eve  Ettinger,  will  recruit  writ- 
ers from  colleges,  the  theatre,  the  novel  and  short 
story  fields,  and  train  them  in  the  technique  of 
motion  picture  writing.  Writers  will  be  given 
instruction  in  a  school  setup  similar  to  that  in- 
stituted for  actors. 


Films  Big  Factor 
In  Re-education 
Of  War  Prisoners 

The  Army  indicated  this  week  in  Washington 
that  motion  pictures  were  playing  an  important  part 
in  the  re-education  of  German  prisoners  of  war  in 
camps  in  this  country. 

The  re-education  program  began  in  secret  before 
the  end  of  the  war  in  Europe.  Now  it  is  revealed 
that  the  War  Department  publishes  a  daily  paper 
for  German  prisoners  and  German  translations  of 
American  books,  formerly  banned  by  the  Nazis,  in 
a  "workshop"  camp  in  Rhode  Island. 

By  arrangement  with  Hollywood  producers, 
16mm  prints  of  selected  pictures  have  been  prepared 
and  exhibited  in  the  150  main  prison  bases  and  the 
approximately  300  branch  camps  in  the  United 
States.  German  prisoners  are  charged  15  cents 
admission.  Attendance  is  voluntary.  The  only  com- 
pulsory show  was  the  exhibition  of  the  German 
atrocity  films. 

Among  the  films  already  selected  for  the  prison- 
ers are :  "Captains  Courageous,"  "Gomg  My  Way," 
"Here  Comes  Mr.  Lincoln,"  "Ttie  Sullivans,"  "His 
Butler's  Sister,"  "Kitty  Foyle,"  "Stagecoach"  and 
"The  Westerner." 

It  is  also  planned  to  show  several  films  based  on 
the  war  against  the  Japanese.  These  will  include: 
"A  Guy  Named  Joe,"  "Thirty  Seconds  Over 
Tokyo,"  "Guadalcanal  Diary,'-  "Purple  Heart," 
"Gung  Ho"  and  "Marine  Raiders." 
■  The  War  Department  is  also  exhibiting  a  few 
German  pictures  showing  Germany  before  the  war 
and  several  Office  of  War  Information  documen- 
taries. 

Officers  in  charge  of  the  re-education  program 
say  that  attendance  at  the  films  is  very  good. 
Neither  the  films  nor  the  books  are  used  for 
propaganda  purposes. 

Summer  Theatres  Again 
l-lourish  in  New  England 

Summer  theatres,  most  of  which  were  closed  for 
the  past  three  years,  are  flourishing  again  in  New 
England. 

Among  the  most  important  now  operating  near 
Boston  are :  Bass  Rocks  theatre  at  Gloucester ; 
Ogunquit  Playhouse  at  Ogunquit,  Me. ;  Forbes 
theatre  at  Rockport,  Mass. ;  the  Valley  Players  at 
Holyoke ;  Lakewood  theatre,  Lakewood,  Me. ; 
Emerson  College  Playhouse  in  the  heart  of  Bos- 
ton's Back  Bay  district ;  Cambridge  Summer 
Playhouse,  Cambridge,  Mass. ;  Newport  Casino 
theatre,  Newport,  R.  I. ;  The  Quincy  Players, 
Quincy,  Mass.,  and  the  Worcester  Playhouse  at 
Worcester,  Mass. 

Legitimate  theatre  openings  scheduled  for  Bos- 
ton in  the  near  future  are:  "For  Pete's  Sake"  at 
the  Plymouth  theatre,  August  27;  "Devils  Galore" 
at  the  Wilber,  August  27;  "Life  With  Father," 
return  engagement  at  the  Colonial,  also  August 
27 ;  "Therese"  at  the  Plymouth,  September  10 ; 
"Mr.  Strauss  Goes  to  Boston,"  at  the  Shubert 
August  13,  world  premiere ;  "The  Spider"  at  the 
Cambridge  Summer  Playhouse,  July  29.  "Spring- 
time in  Brazil"  and  a  return  of  the  "Tempest"  are 
booked  for  early  engagements  at  the  Boston  Opera 
House. 

Photographic  Society  Plans 
Exhibition  in  Rochester 

Photographers  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
have  been  invited  to  take  part  in  the  1945  exhibi- 
tion_  of  photography  arranged  by  the  Photographic 
Society  of  America.  The  exhibition  will  take  place 
in  Rochester  beginning  November  4.  All  prints 
must  be  received  by  George  Scott,  Rochester 
Museum  of  Arts  and  Sciences,  by  October  14.  The 
four  sections  of  the  exhibition  are :  pictorial  sec- 
tion for  black  and  white  pictorial  prints,  color 
section  for  color  slides  and  color  prints,  nature 
section  for  all  types  of  photography  of  nature  sub- 
jects and  a  technical  section  for  black  and  white 
and  coloi;  photographs  showing  technical  applica- 
tions of  photography. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1946 


37 


A I  Lowe 


Strong  Rivals  in 
Foreign  Market 
Seen  by  Lowe 

American  film  companies  can  look  after  the  war 
for  competition  in  the  foreign  sales  field  from  such 
sources  as  Russia  and  the  snialKr  European  and 
Middle  East  countries, 
according-  to  Al  Lowe, 
general  manager  in 
South  Africa  for  United 
Artists. 

Having  recently  com- 
pleted a  50,000-mile  trip 
by  air,  Mr.  Lowe  is  now 
in  New  York  after  visit- 
ing India,  China,  Pales- 
tine, Egypt,  Iran  and 
Iraq. 

During  his  trip,  Mr. 
Lowe  learned  that  Rus- 
sia was  considering  go- 
ing in  for  distribution  on 
a  worldwide  basis.  He 
learned  unofiicially  that 
Russia  was  so  anxious  to 
enlarge  its  markets  that 

it  was  willing  not  only  to  moderate  the  political 
propaganda  found  in  many  Russian  films,  but  was 
willing  to  finance  the  building  of  new  houses.  Ac- 
cording to  Mr.  Lowe,  Russian  interests  will  lend 
money,  for  long  terms  and  at  low  interest  rates, 
for  the  construction  of  new  theatres,  the  only  pro- 
viso being  that  the  houses  devote  15  per  cent  of- 
their  playing  time  to  Russian  product.  Mr.  Lowe 
said  that  Russia  was  trying  to  enter  both  the 
Western  and  Eastern  Hemispheres. 

Russian  product,  he  pointed  out,  already  was 
popular  in  Palestine. 

In  regard  to  the  production  activity  of  those 
countries  which  heretofore  have  had  little  or  none, 
Mr.  Lowe  said  that  American  interests  could  ex- 
pect many  difficulties  from  various  governments 
which  are  expecting  to  make  their  own  pictures. 

Many  countries,  he  said,  had  learned  during  tlft 
war  that  they  were  capable  of  turning  out  their 
own  product.  During  the  war  they  made  propa- 
ganda pictures  and  now  they  feel  that  they  can 
e.xpand. 

Egypt,  for  example,  he  said,  is  producing  a  great 
many  local  features  and  shorts  for  native  consump- 
tion. Production  has  reached  a  new  peak  in  In- 
dia, with  producers  widely  distributing  a  newsreel- 
documentary  combination  type  of  film  over  wide 
areas.  Production  soon  may  start  in  South  Africa 
because  of  the  large-scale  agitation  for  Afrikaans- 
speaking  films.  Mr.  Lowe  indicated  that  because 
of  this  increase  in  production,  many  new  govern- 
mental controls  could  be  expected  in  the  future. 
He  complained  that  these  controls  could  not  be 
combated  if  the  American  companies  did  not  co- 
operate more  closely  than  at  present. 

Mr.  Lowe  praised  the  public  relations  offices  of 
the  U.  S.  Army  and  the  information  offices  of  both 
the  British  and  Americans  for  their  help  to  the  in- 
dustry in  the  foreign  field. 


The  Fox  and  the  Grapes 


Expect  Further  Relaxation 
Of  Export  Restrictions 

Further  relaxation  of  wartime  restrictions  on  the 
export  of  motion  picture  equipment  is  expected  to 
be  announced  in  the  near  future  by  the  Foreign 
Economic  Administration  in  Washington  in  line 
with  the  recent  announcement  of  the  revocation  of 
the  requirement  for  individual  licenses  for  the  ex- 
port of  certain  commodities  to  the  Middle  East. 

It  is  expected  that  within  the  next  few  months 
most  commodities  will  be  made  freely  exportable 
to  practically  all  except  enemy  and  enemy-influ- 
enced destinations,  subject,  of  course,  to  shipping 
limitations  and  other  restrictions  of  foreign  coun- 
tries. 

In  its  order  opening  the  Middle  East  market,  the 
FE.\  continued  the  controls  on  the  export  of  3Smm 
cameras  and  projection  and  sound  equipment,  but 
provided  for  general  licenses  for  the  shipment  of 
repair  parts,  projection  arc  lamps,  motiqn  picture 
screens  and  eight  and  16mm  equipment. 


From  the  New  York  Times,  July  19,  1945: 

London,  Thursday,  July  19. — The  Times  of 
London  said  today  that  Hollywood  during  the 
war  had  failed  to  understand  what  German 
occupation  meant  in  the  countries  overrun  by 
the  Nazis.  In  a  lengthy  editorial  on  American 
movie-making,  the  paper  said: 

"George  Moore  once  compiled  an  anthology 
of  what  he  considered  to  be  'pure'  poetry,  and 
'pure'  cinema,  always  rare  and  becoming  rarer, 
has  been — Mr.  Walt  Disney  and  Mr.  Orson 
Welles  apart — almost  entirely  the  product  of 
Continental  studios,  French,  Russian  and  pre- 
Nazi  German. 

"Hollywood  likes  to  get  her  material  at  sec- 
ond hand  from  books  and  plays,  and  while  occa- 
sionally condescending  to  portray  the  American 
scene  shows  an  insatiable  desire  to  attempt  to 
interpret  Europe  according  to  her  own  peculiar 
ideas.  Her  efforts  are  generous  in  intention, 
and  perhaps  effective,  but  as  propaganda,  to 
show  the  countries  of  Europe  under  German 
occupation,  were  pitiful  not  only  in  their  lack 
of  insight  into  the  meaning  of  occupation  but 
also  of  the  power  to  create  the  feel  and  flavor 
of  the  cities,  Brussels,  Prague,  Oslo  and  Paris, 
where  the  action  was  supposed  to  be  taking 
place. 

"England  has  an  irresistible  attraction  for 
her,  but  Mrs.  Miniver  is  a  rose  which  does  not 
easily  transplant,  and  England,  as  Hollywood 
is  accustomed  to  present  her,  is  little  more  than 
a  quaint  affair  of  lath  plaster  and  misconcep- 
tion." 


^1  A  hungry  fox  stole  one  day 
into  a  vineyard  where  many 
bunches  of  grapes  hung  ripe  and 
ready  for  eating.  But,  as  luck 
would  have  it,  they  were  fastened 
upon  a  tall  trellis,  just  too  high 
for  Reynard  to  reach.  He  jumped, 
and  paused,  and  jumped  again  in 
the  attempt  to  get  at  them.  But 
it  was  all  in  vain.  At  last  he  was 
fairly  tired  out,  and  thereupon, 
"Take  them  who  will,"  he  cried, 
"the  grapes  are  sour."  —  Aesop's 
Fables,  Oxford  University  Edition,  1925. 


HOWEVER—  I 

From  the  New  York  Sun,  July  19,  1945: 

Potsdam,  July  19  (A.P.).— Capt.  Chester  ! 
Parker  of  Emporia,  Kan.,  is  making  a  namei! 
for  himself  in  Potsdam  as  salesman  of  Ameri-  ' 
can  goodwill  to  the  Red  Army. 

Parker,  a  Special  Services  officer  for  the 
American  garrison,  invited  Russian  guards  to 
see  American  films,  with  a  Russian-speaking 
master  of  ceremonies  translating  the  dialogue. 

After  the  first  showing  the  Russians  asked  , 
for  more.  Now  it's  a  nightly  affair,  and  willl; 
continue  to  be,  the  captain  said,  unless  the  mas-'U 
ter  of  ceremonies  loses  his  voice.  - 


Warner  Connecticut  Circuit 
Awaiting  Action  by  MPTO 

The  Warner  theatres  headquarters  for  the 
Connecticut  zone  is  awaiting  word  of  committee 
action  on  the  application  of  the  circuit  for  member- 
ship reinstatement  in  the  Motion  Picture  Theatre 
Owners  of  Connecticut  at  New  Haven.  The  state 
theatres  withdrew  from  the  exhibitor  organization 
last  year  when  the  national  circuit  pulled  out  of 
the  Motion  Picture  Theatre  Owners  of  America, 
with  which  the  Connecticut  unit  was  affiliated. 

Confirming  the  application,  Warner  home  office 
executives  said  Monday  in  New  York  the  action 
was  in  line  with  the  policy  of  the  Warner  Broth- 
ers Circuit  Management.  When  the  national  circuit 
withdrew  from  the  MPTOA,  each  zone  operation 
was  given  the  right  to  rejoin  its  local  or  state 
organization. 

Operating  under  the  supervision  of  I.  J.  Hoff- 
man, zone  manager  headquartering  at  the  Roger 
Sherman  theatre  in  New  Haven,  the  Connecticut 
circuit  comprises  31  theatres. 

Herman  M.  Levy,  .executive  secretary  of  the 
exhibitor  association,  with  headquarters  in  New 
Haven,  declined  Monday  to  confirm  or  deny  the 
report  that  the  circuit  had  applied  for  member- 
ship. 


Harman  Making  Feature 

Flugh  Harman  is  proceeding  with  his  first 
feature  length  film,  combining  cartoon  and  live 
action  under  a  process  which  he  calls  "Animaction." 
The  subject  is  "Man,  the  Builder"  which  entered 
the  sketching  rooms  in  Hollywood  this  week.  Em- 
ploying the  same  method,  Mr.  Harman  has  com- 
pleted a  series  of  shipbuilding  films  for  the  Office 
of  Education  under  direction  of  Robert  Y.  Allen. 
Next  will  be  a  series  of  medical  subjects. 


Honor  Loew  Veterans 

Honorary  discharge ,  emblems  have  been  placed 
on  the  Loew's-MGM-WHN  honor  roll,  in  the 
lobby  of  Loew's  State  building,  on  Broadway,  New 
York,  opposite  the  names  of  the  172  men  and 
women  who  have  been  discharged  with  honor  from 
the  armed  services. 


Disney  Proposes 
Recapitalization 

As  the  first  step  in  its  plan  of  recapitalization, 
Walt  Disney  Productions  has  called  a  special 
meeting  of  stockholders  for  August  23  in  Holly- 
wood to  pass  on  proposals  to  amend  its  articles 
of  incorporation,  the  company  announced  last 
week. 

The  recapitalization  plan  involves  an  offer  to  all 
preferred  stockholders  to  exchange  each  share  of 
preferred  stock  for  $10  principal  amount  of  the 
company's  four  per  cent  debentures.  Series  A,  due 
July  1,  1960,  and  two  shares  of  the  company's 
common  stock. 

In  a  letter  to  stockholders,  Walter  E.  Disney, 
president,  disclosed  the  following  proposals,  among 
others  for  amending  the  articles  of  incorporation: 

1.  To  increase  the  authorized  number  of  shares  ' 
af  the  company's  common  stock  from  600,000  shares 
to  1,000,000  shares. 

2.  To  increase  the  authorized  number  of  direc- 
tors from  six  to  seven. 

3.  To  permit  the  issuance  of  $2,500,000  princi-  , 
pal  amount   of  debentures,   of  which  $1,550,000 
principal  amount  will  be  offered  to  the  preferred 
stockholders. 

4.  To  eliminate  the  fixed  sinking  fund  payments 
required  after  April  1,  1945,  for  the  retirement  of 
the  preferred  stock. 

5.  To  change  the  voting  rights  of  preferred 
stockholders  to  provide  that  they  may  elect  one 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  so  long  as  10,000 
or  more  shares  of  preferred  stock  are  outstanding. 

No  members  of  the  Disney  family,  it  is  reported, 
have  sold  or  propose  to  sell  any  of  their  common 
stock.  Since  the  common  stock  is  closely  held,  it 
has  not  quoted  market  value.  However,  in  May, 
1945,  Atlas  Corporation,  a  large  preferred  stock- 
holder, purchased  from  the  company  for  invest- 
ment at  $10  a  share,  25,000  shares  of  the  company's 
common  stock  and  took  an  option  on  25,000  addi- 
tional shares  exercisable  at  $12.50  per  share  on  or 
before  Decembei  31,  1949. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HER^LD.  AUGUST  4,  19451 


with  Love! 


10*  Jii  »i 


Suspicion . .  .distrust . .  • 
and  then  something 
worse  in  this  psycho- 
logical thriller  packed 
with  suspense  I 


Starring 

JOHN  LODER-JANE  RANDOLPH 

with 

KAREN  MORLEY  •  NILS  ASTHER 

Produced  and  Directed  by  GUSTAV  MACHATY 

Screen  Ploy  by  ARNOLD  PHILLIPS  and  GUSTAV  MACHATY 
Based  on  an  original  idea  by  DALTON  TRUMBO. 


REPUBLIC 


PICTURE 


Arctic  Unit  Learns  Some 
Sub-Zero  Camera  Tricks 


by  W.  M.  SLADISH 

in  Toronto 

With  the  war  in  Europe  concluded,  the  film 
industry  in  Canada  has  one  of  those  "Now  It 
Can  Be  Told"  stories  regarding  semi-technical 
wartime  developments  to  be  added  to  the  recent 
revelations  in  other  fields. 

The  particular  angle  of  this  story  deals  with 
the  experience  of  a  motion  picture  camera  unit 
which  was  assigned  to  sub-Arctic  training  ex- 
ercises of  Canadian  troops  not  only  to  obtain  a 
visual  record  of  military  operations,  but  to  gain 
knowledge  through  actual  use  of  photographic 
equipment  in  extremely  cold  conditions  and  un- 
der light  and  atmospheric  peculiarities  of  the 
North  Country.  The  operations  were  of  vast 
proportion  over  periods  as  long  as  five  months 
during  the  winter  of  1944-45  while  the  area 
comprised  an  expanse  in  Northwestern  Canada, 
details  of  which  have  just  been  lifted  by  an 
official  source. 

Production  and  technical  problems  encoun- 
tered by  the  unit  have  been  unfolded  by  Joseph 
Gibson,  veteran  cinematographer  of  the  Nation- 
al Film  Board,  Ottawa,  who  was  in  charge  of 
the  filming  expedition  in  cooperation  with  the 
Canadian  Eskimo  Force.  Many  of  his  findings 
were  of  interest  to  technical  specialists  of  the 
film  producing  companies  as  well  as  laymen 
within  the  business. 

Had  to  Start  from  Scratch 

The  party  had  to  start  from  scratch,  he  re- 
ported, because  there  were  variances  from  pre- 
liminary study  of  technical  and  mechanical  sub- 
jects, such  as  metallic  contraction  in  extreme 
cold,  moisture  absorption  of  emulsion,  light  ra- 
tios under  the  Arctic  sun  and  snow  reflection, 
and  lens  elements  below  zero  Fahrenheit. 

As  a  first  precaution  cameras  had  been 
"winterized,"  but  it  was  soon  found  they  would 
not  run  up  to  speed.  The  original  grease  was 
replaced  by  the  new  aviation  "Hi-Lo"  product 
which  had  been  developed  for  variable-pitch 
propellers  in  extreme  conditions.  This  grease 
does  not  run  at  200  degrees  above  zero  and  re- 
mains soft  at  70  degrees  below  the  mark. 

Regular  zero  oil  stiffened  the  camera  mechan- 
ism at  very  low  temperatures  and  the  best 
substitute  proved  to  be  kerosene  with  10  per 
cent  of  refrigerant  oil.  This  had  to  be  re- 
newed frequently  because  of  evaporation. 

Mr.  Gibson  says  it  was  found  necessary  to 
oil  the  diaphragms  frequently,  otherwise  they 
would  freeze  solid,  while  strips  of  felt  had  to 
be  placed  in  nooks  and  corners  within  the 
camera  to  prevent  the  spread  of  thin  oil 
throughout  the  camera  and  into  the  film.  The 
absorbing  elements  had  to  be  replaced  at  fre- 
quent intervals. 

The  lenses  had  to  be  cleaned  occasionally 
with  gasoline  to  remove  oil  creepage. 

Lenses  Useless  in  Extreme  Cold 

With  the  mercury  at  35  degrees  below  zero 
or  lower,  the  large-diameter  fast  lenses  became 
useless,  Mr.  Gibson  said,  because  the  cement 
in  the  lens  parts  broke  down  and  sometimes 
crystallized,  giving  the  efifect  of  rainbows  or 
fine  cobwebs.  These  lenses  were  the  4  in.  F2, 
6  in.  F2.9  and  8  in.  F3.5.  The  solution  here 
was  the  use  of  similar  focal  lengths  with  F4.5 
and  F5.6  lenses.  Being  of  smaller  diameter, 
they  were  not  subject  to  so  great  contraction. 

Difficulties  encountered  in  the  strong  north- 
ern light,  sometimes  attaining  1,400  foot-can- 


dles, resulted  in  the  adoption  of  a  plan  to  have 
the  exposure  meters  half  covered  and  readings 
doubled  to  obtain  correct  exposures.  A  G-filter 
was  superimposed  over  a  5N5  to  reduce  light 
values  to  normal  without  excessive  over-cor- 
rection of  color  values.  Mr.  Gibson  said  this 
combination  gave  a  very  good  texture  to  the 
snow  shadows. 

Spring-wound  hand  cameras  were  a  source 
of  trouble,  motor-driven  camera  batteries  froze 
and  stalled,  and  the  old  hand-cranked  Field 
Akeley  camera  stood  up  best  of  all. 

There  was  another  problem  in  the  loading 
and  unloading  of  magazines  at  40  below.  All 
equipment  was  kept  at  outside  temperature  con- 
tinuously to  avoid  frosting  and  sweating  when 
brought  into  a  warm  tent.  For  the  changing 
of  magazines,  nylon  gloves  issued  to  the  Medi- 
cal Corps  were  found  to  be  the  answer  but  the 
cameramen  had  to  work  fast  in  a  changing  bag 
even  with  these  gloves.  After  unloading,  the 
hands  had  to  be  withdrawn  from  the  bag  to  be 
warmed  before  proceeding  with  the  loading. 

Cold  Chipped  Off  Fingernails 

Because  of  extreme  temperature,  Mr.  Gibson 
reported,  fingernails  chipped  off  to  the  quick 
and  the  resulting  tenderness  made  hard  work  of 
the  necessarily  quick  loading  procedure.  The 
nylon  gloves  were  worn  under  heavy  outer 
gloves  for  comfort  and  facility. 

With  rubber  latex  on  the  fingertips  of  the 
nylon  gloves,  they  were  also  practical  in  the 
adjusting  of  the  lens  focus  and  diaphragm.  An- 
other important  adaptation  was  the  chamois 
face-mask  which  was  issued  by  stores  to  the 
troops  generally.  The  mask  was  very  useful 
in  preventing  the  freezing  of  the  operator's  face 
to  the  camera. 

Such  were  some  of  the  significant  details  on 
camera  problems  and  shooting  technique  which 
were  added  to  existing  knowledge  through  the 
extensive  operations  in  the  northern  clime.  The 
information  has  been  passed  on  by  Mr.  Gibson 
for  the  benefit  of  all. 

Despite  difficulties,  120,000  feet  of  film  were 
shot  during  the  winter  months  Down  North 
and  Mr.  Gibson  said  a  surprisingly  high  per- 
centage of  this  footage  was  most  valuable  as 
a  matter  of  record. 

Jenkins  Raises  Record  Sunn 
For  Georgia  Paralysis  Fund 

William  K.  Jenkins,  president  of  the  Georgia 
Theatre  Company,  has  been  commended  by  the 
Georgia  State  Chapter  of  the  National  Foundation 
for  Infantile  Paralysis  for  his  work  as  state  chair- 
man of  the  1945  Appeal  to  Fight  Infantile  Paraly- 
sis. Under  Mr.  Jenkins'  leadership,  the  state  chap- 
ter pointed  out,  the  1945  appeal  brought  into  the 
treasury  of  the  chapter  the  largest  sum  of  money 
ever  raised  in  the  state.  Mr.  Jenkins  agreed  to 
serve  as  chairman  at  the  request  of  Governor 
Ellis  Arnall. 


Dillinger's  Sister  Sues 

Mrs.  Audrey  Hancock,  sister  of  the  late  John 
Dillinger,  has  filed  suit  in  the  Indianapolis  Circuit 
Court  to  enjoin  Monogram  from  exhibiting  the 
film,  "Dillinger."  She  asks  $500,000  damages  for 
"mental  anguish." 


Reopen  Atlantic  City  House 

S.  William  Ford,  who  has  operated  the  Lyric 
theatre,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  for  the  past  25 
years,  has  reopened  the  house  after  six  months 
of  inactivity  caused  by  a  fire  in  the  furnace  room. 


Foresees  Boom  ini 
Mexican  Building 

The  expansion  of  the  Mexican  industry,  for  i 
generation  to  come,  will  be  concerned  principal!) 
with  the  building  of  theatres  in  new  locations, 
cording  to  Gustav  Mohme,  president  of  Class 
Mohme,  Inc.,  New  York,  distributors  of  Mexican 
films. 

Recently  returned  to  his  New  York  offices  froir 
Mexico,  Mr.  Mohme  said  that  the  Mexican  indus-, 
try  customarily  had  been  very  active  in  contacting 
and  developing  new  outlets.  After  the  war  he  seei 
a  much  more  intense  program  of  theatre  building 
since,  he  pointed  out  in  an  interview  last  week 
there  was  a  potential  audience  of  approximately 
a  hundred  million  people  in  Mexico  and  South 
America  still  to  be  reached.  Much  of  the  builds 
ing  program,,  he  believes,  will  be  carried  out  ii 
locations  which  previously  had  not  supported  thea^ 
tres. 

Mexican  product,  he  observed,  had  made  tre- 
mendous strides  in  quality  of  production  during  \U 
past  year.  He  believes  the  reason  for  this  to  be  tW 
increased  salaries  for  both  actors  and  directors- 
"It's  a  psychological  thing,"  he  explained,  "if  tW 
director  persuades  the  producer  he's  worth  more 
then  he  has  to  make  a  better  picture  to  persuadt 
himself  that  he's  worth  more."  Production  cost) 
have  risen  to  between  a  million  and  a  million  ano 
a  half  pesos  for  each  feature,  but  the  results  meri 
the  added  expense,  he  believes. 

Production  was  resuming  at  Mexican  studio! 
last  week  and  was  nearing  pre-strike  productioi 
levels,  according  to  Mr.  Mohme.  He  pointed  ou 
that  the  National  Cinematographic  union's  decisioi 
to  postpone  its  strike,  as  requested  by  the  Federa 
Board  of  Conciliation  and  Arbitration,  meant  ai 
most  the  same  thing  as  a  settlement  of  the  strike 
He  looks  for  an  early  solution  to  the  difficultiei 
between  the  National  union  and  the  Motion  Pic! 
ture  Production  Union,  which  the  players  domij 
nate.  j 

Asked  his  opinion  of  the  value  of  dubbing.  Mi 
Mohme  replied  with :  "I  don't  believe  it's  wortli 
anything.    It's  value  as  a  sales  factor  is  zero." 

He  said  that  Mexican  audiences  went  to  th 
theatre  to  see  a  certain  star  or  a  certain  type  0 
picture  and  disregarded  dubbing.  i 

Warners  Add  Two  Men  to 
Field  Exploitation  "Staff 

Mort  Blumenstock,  eastern  director  of  adver 
tising  and  publicity  for  Warner  Brothers,  haj 
added  two  more  men  to  the  field  exploitation  stafl  j 
bringing  the  number  to  22,  highest  in  the  histor| 
of  the  department.  George  L.  Bannan,  formerl  I 
a  theatre  manager  and  publicity  man,  has  been  en  ( 
gaged  to  work  out  of  Denver.  Edward  L.  Schoeri 
former  Chicago  newspaperman  and  advertisinrj 
executive,  is  the  other  new  addition,  with  his  asj 
signment  not  definitely  set  as  yet.  Both  Mil 
Bannan  and  Mr.  Schoen  are  now  in  New  Yor 
conferring  with  William  Brumberg,  who  super 
vises  the  field  staff. 


Foreign  Company  Formed 

Foreign  Screen  and  Radio  Service  has  been  cij 
ganized  with  headquarters  in  New  York  and  plan 
production  and  distribution  of  commercial  shorti 
trailers  and  radio  transcriptions  abroad,  accordini 
to  Eliane  Henne  de  Alban-Mestanza,  who  heatl'i 
the  new  organization.  With  production  facilitifji, 
in  New  York  and  outlets  in  all  Latin  America| 
countries,  Foreign  Screen  and  Radio  Service  wi  i 
offer  export  advertisers  a  complete  service,  ttj' 
company  has  announced. 


Rivers  Sells  Theatre  j 

The  Plaza  theatre,  Waitsburg,  Wash.,  has  bee! 
sold  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Earl  Crossler  by  Edwarif 
Rivers,  who  has  moved  to  Portland,  Ore.,  to  bi 
come  resident  manager  of  PRC  Productions. 


Buys  Cincinnati  Site  *  ! 

Charles  Ackerman,  operator  of  the  suburbai 
Glenway  and  Sunset  theatres  in  Cincinnati,  h^,| 
acquired  a  suburban  site  on  which  he  will  build ;( 
new  house  as  soon  as  conditions  permit. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4.  19^ 


^'Such  cyclonic  drama 


may  well  start  a  cycle'^ 


There  is  always  a  big  market  for  something  unusual  on  the  screen, 
especially  when  the  unusual  material  is  so  well  produced. 

Universal  is  quite  proud  of  the  picture  "Uncle  Harry"  which  is  made 
from  the  play  that  shocked  Broadway. 

There  hasn't  been  a  picture  like  "Uncle  Harry,"  but  we  have  no  doubt 
its  success  will  encourage  the  making  of  similar  ones.  Pictures  like  "Uncle  Harry" 
create  cycles. 


CHARLES  K.  FELDMAN  presents 

GEORGE  GERALDINe"    ,^!^  ELLA 

SANDERS'^  FITZGERALD^i  RAINES 

wifft  MOYNA  MACGflL  •  SARA  ALLGOOD  •  HARRY  VON  ZELL  •  Screenplay  by  Stephen  Longstreet 

Adaptation  by  Keith  Winter  •    From  the  Play  by  Thomas  Job    ♦    As  Produced  on  the  Stage  by  Clifford  Hayman 

Directed  by  ROBERT  SIODMAK 
Produced  by  JOAN  HARRISON  Executive  Producer:  MILTON  H,  FELD 

A  UNIVERSAL  RELEASE 


George  Promises 
Tax  Reduction 
After  Jap  Defeat 

Senator  Walter  F.  George  of  Georgia,  chairman 
of  the  Senate  Finance  Committee,  predicted  this 
week  tax  reductions  of  from  $18,000,000,000  to 
$27,000,000,000  in  the  first  year  after  the  defeat  of 
Japan. 

Stating  that  tax  relief  must  first  be  granted  to 
corporations,  Senator  George  indicated  that  indi- 
viduals would  benefit  under  the  first  post-war  tax 
legislation. 

Indications  in  government  circles  are  that  excise 
taxes  paid  by  the  public  directly,  such  as  the 
theatre  admissions  levy,  will  be  reduced  in  line  with 
the  expected  lower  national  income. 

Senator  George  revealed  that  studies  were  under 
way  of  the  post-war  tax  situation.  The  Joint 
Committee  on  Internal  Revenue  Taxation  will  con- 
tinue its  studies  through  the  Congressional  recess. 
When  Congress  reconvenes,  he  said,  both  the 
Senate  and  House  Tax  Committees  would  hold 
hearings. 

Federal  internal  revenue  collections  from  all 
sources  during  the  fiscal  year  ended  June  30,  1945, 
were  $43,793,339,387,  or  $3,674,519,579  more  than 
the  previous  year,  a  preliminary  statement  of  the 
Internal  Revenue  Bureau  disclosed. 

Says  Government  Ready 
For  Griffith  Trial 

Denying  reports  that  he  had  ever  intended  to 
seek  a  delay  in  the  case  to  prepare  for  the  New 
York  Consent  Decree  case  scheduled  to  go  to  trial 
.October  8,  Robert  L.  Wright,  assistant  attorney 
general,  said  Monday  in  Washington  that  the  Gov- 
ernment would  be  ready  to  proceed  with  the  Grif- 
fith anti-trust  case  in  Oklahoma  City  when  it  came 
before  the  court  there  September  10.  Mr.  Wright 
will  attend  a  portion  of  the  Oklahoma  City  trial, 
which  will  be  handled  for  the  Department  of  Jus- 
tice by  Posey  Kime  and  Milt  Kallis  when  he  has 
to  leave  for  other  activity. 

Hillside  Anti-Trust  Suit 
Settled  Out  of  Court 

The  Hillside  Amusement  Corporation's  anti- 
trust suit  against  eight  film  companies  was  settled 
out  of  court  in  New  York  July  26  when  papers 
were  signed  which  reportedly  involved  a  six-figure 
settlement.  The  company  originally  had  asked  for 
$900,000.  The  action,  originally  filed  in  1941, 
charged  conspiracy  to  restrain  trade  in  the  dis- 
tribution of  film  to  the  corporation's  Mayfair  the- 
atre, Hillside,  N.  J. 

Filmedia  Has  Documentary 
On  "Greater  Victory" 

United  Specialists,  Inc.,  have  prepared  in  co- 
operation with  the  National  Conference  of  Chris- 
tians and  Jews  a  documentary  film  in  narrative 
form  concerning  the  evils  in  totalitarian  doctrines. 
Designed  for  showing  in  theatres  and  by  private 
groups,  the  picture  will  be  released  in  16mm  and 
35mm  by  Filmedia  Corporation.  No  release  date 
has  as  yet  been  set.  Written  by  Oscar  Ray,  the 
story  concerns  the  interdependency  of  a  priest,  a 
rabbi  and  a  pastor.    The  film  runs  22  minutes. 


Joins  Chicago  Circuit 

Carl  Goodman  has  entered  into  partnership  with 
the  Harrison  and  Goodman  Circuit,  Chicago.  The 
son  of  the  late  Julius  Goodman,  he  was  a  civilian 
vvorker  for  the  Navy  until  his  father's  death.  The 
circuit  operates  five  theatres  on  the  West  Side. 


To  Reopen  Charlotte  House 

The  Savoy  theatre,  a  Negro  house  in  Charlotte, 
N.  C,  which  has  been  closed  for  several  years, 
will  reopen  September  1.  The  Bijou  Amusement 
Company,  Nashville,  Tenn.,  which  operates  the 
theatre,  will  remodel  it. 


IN  NEWSREELS 

MO'VIETO'NE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No..  95— MacArthur  leads 
Australian  troops  invading  Balikpapan.  .  .  .  Churchill 
beaten;  Britain  goes  left  in  labor  landslide.  .  .  .  Names 
in  the  news.  .  .  .  Sports. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  96— Bomber  crashes 
into  Empire  State  Building.  .  .  .  Saga  of  warships  in 
fight  against  Jap  Kamikazes.  .  .  .  America  facing  crisis 
in  railroad  transportation.  .  .  .  Keeping  fit.  .  .  .G.I.'s 
on  French  Riviera.  .  .  .  Newsette. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  293— Exit  Churchill. 
.  .  .  Yanks  in  Germany  execute  Nazi  civilian  war 
criminals.  ...  Home  canning  urged  in  U.  S.  food  short- 
age. .  .  .  Borneo  aflame.  .  .  .  Balikpapan  taken.  .  .  . 
Veterans  relax  with  art. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— VoJ.  16,  No.  294— Plane  crashes 
Empire  State.  .  .  .  Jap  suicide  planes  hit  battleship 
and  carrier.  .  .  .  G.I.'s  head  from  Europe  to  Pacific. 
.  .  .  Railroads  need  men  to  help  speed  victory.  .  .  . 
Yanks  find  Riviera  a  paradise.  .  .  .  Canadian  women 
keep  figures. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— Noy  9«— Attlee  Becomes  Prime 
Minister.  .  .  .  More  home  canning  needed.  .  .  .  Churchill 
—  hail  and  farewell.  .  .  .  Battle  for  Balikpapen. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No-.  97— New  stamp  honors 
F.D'.R.  .  .  .  Railroads  need  your  help.  .  .  .  Skyscraper 
tragedy,  bomber  hits  Empire  State  Building. 

RKOi  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  9S— Invasion  of  Balik- 
papan. .  .  .  Churchill  defeated;  Attlee  and  labor  win. 
.  .  .  Latest  films  on  Big  Three  meeting  in  Berlin.  .  .  . 
A  Nazi  war  criminal  meets  death.  .  .  .  Secretary  Ander- 
son asks  home  canning. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  sa^Kamikazes  hit 
Nevada  and  Ticonderoga.  .  .  .  Plane  crashes  into  Empire 
State  Building.  .  .  .  Millions  of  displaced  persons 
migrate  home.  .  .  .  France  base  feeds  men  to  the  Pacific. 

.  .  .  Railroad  men  needed  for  war  job. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWSk-VoII  18,  No.  419— Churchill  de- 
feated by  Attlee.  .  .  .  MacArthur  invades  BorneO'.  .  .  . 
Vinson,  Secretary  of  Treasury.  .  .  .  Anderson  urges 
canning.  .  .  .  John  W.  Snyder  sworn  in.  .  .  .  Executing 
a  Nazi.  .  .  .  Floods  in  New  Jersey. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  42fl^Bomber  hits  sky- 
scraper in  heavy  fog.  .  .  .  GI  Joe  is  millicmaire  for  a 
day.  .  .  .  Help  wanted  on  railroads.  .  .  .  U.  S.  ships 
fight  of?  Jap  planes.  .  .  .  Try  this  on  your  bike. 

Majors  File  Suit 
On  Percentages 

Five  major  companies  have  filed  suit  in  the  U.  S. 
District  Court,  Boston,  against  Irving  Green  and 
four  corporations  operating  the  Collidge  theatre, 
Watertown  ;  Melrose,  Melrose  ;  Park,  Everett,  and 
Fellsway,  Medford,  all  in  Massachusetts. 

Each  of  the  plaintiff  companies — Warner  Broth- 
ers, RKO  Radio,  20th  Century-Fox,  Loew's  and 
Paramount — charges  the  defendants  made  fraud- 
ulent box  office  reports  on  grosses  received  on 
percentage  pictures  exhibited  at  the  defendants' 
theatres. 

It  is  charged  in  each  complaint  that  the  de- 
fendants carried  out  "a  plan  and  design"  of  fur- 
nishing "intentionally  false  and  inaccurate  state- 
ments" of  gross  receipts  obtained  on  many  per- 
centage pictures  and  the  companies  further  allege 
that  the  exhibitors  "induced  checkers  to  join  with 
them  in  the  falsification  of-  percentage  reports." 

Among  other  charges  the  plaintiff  companies 
make  are  these :  the  exhibitor  allegedly  misrepre- 
sented receipts  on  percentage  pictures  to  obtain 
lower  terms  of  payment  on  future  deals ;  books  and 
records  submitted  by  the  exhibitors  to  the  com- 
panies allegedly  did  not  contain  a  full  and  ac- 
curate statement  of  the  number  of  admissions  and 
the  gross  receipts. 

Each  distributor  asks  that  the  court  restrain  the 
defendants  from  disposing  of  or  altering  any  of  the 
theatre  records  pending  audit  and  accounting  and 
that  the  court  order  the  exhibitors  to  permit  an 
examination  of  the  books  and  records. 

Gloria  Anti-Trust  Action 
Is  Ended  by  Settlement 

The  Gloria  theatre.  New  York,  anti-trust  action 
against  20th  Century-Fox,  RKO,  Universal,  Par- 
amount, Warner  Brothers  and  the  Randforce  cir- 
cuit, was  terminated  last  week  with  a  settlement. 
The  action  was  filed  in  1942  by  the  395  Amuse- 
ment Corporation,  in  Brooklyn,  charging  that  the 
distributors  had  transferred  first  runs  from  the 
Gloria  to  the  Clinton. 


No  Adverse  State  I 
Legislation  in 
44  Sessions 

There  was  no  legislation  adopted  in  44  statet 
legislatures  which  met  this  year  that  was  of  a 
discriminatory  nature  affecting  the  industry,  il 
was  reported  this  week  from  Washington.  Only 
one  other  legislature  is  still  in  session. 

During  the  sessions  in  the  44  states  there  were 
more  than  50  bills  introduced  which  dealt  with' 
admission  taxes,  divorcement,  reel  taxes  and 
various  other  regulations,  but  in  every  instance 
the  bills  were  blocked  by  representatives  of  thf 
industry. 

Probably  the  most  definite  victory  was  gained 
in  Colorado,  when  an  admission  tax,  which  had; 
been  in  force,  was  repealed. 

The  Missouri  legislature,  which  is  the  last  to 
remain  in  session,  is  concerned  primarily  with  the 
revision  of  the  state  constitution.  It  has  recessed 
until  September. 

Massachusetts  was  the  last  state  in  which  action 
was  pending  of  interest  to  the  industry.  This 
state  proposes  to  grant  a  bonus  of  $100  to  return- 
ing servicemen  and  hopes  to  finance  the  measure, 
in  part,  by  taxing  admissions.  However,  the 
legislature  adjourned  July  15  before  the  commit- 
tee in  charge  of  the  bill  was  able  to  report. 

Exploitation  Contest  for 
New  International  Film 

To  augment  the  sales  and  merchandising  cam- 
paign of  "Tomorrow  Is  Forever,"  William  Goetz, 
president  of  International  Pictures,  has  called  for 
suggestions  from  pT--l"'ibiiors,  buyers,  bookers,  ad- 
vertising managers  and  circuit  heads  throughout 
the  country.  One  hundred  prizes  have  been  set  up, 
including  a  total  of  $2,500  in  cash  for  the  best 
ideas.  A  special  section  of  the  press  book  for  the 
film,  which  stars  Claudette  Colbert  and  Orson 
Welles,  will  be  reserved  for  showmen's  ideas  and 
special  credit  given  those  submitting  acceptable 
suggestions. 

Mr.  Goetz  said  he  hoped  the  contest  would  help 
stimulate  a  return  to  post-war  showmanship  which 
could  be  an  important  factor  in  maintaining  present 
high  box  office  levels  during  the  coming  post-war 
business  adjustment. 

The  film,  scheduled  for  late  autumn  release,  was 
directed  by  Irving  Pichel  and  adapted  from  Gwen 
Bristow's  novel  which  ran  in  The  Ladies  Home' 
Journal. 

Finestone  to  Hollywood 
Paramount  Publicity 

Alfred  L.  Finestone,  former  motion  picture  busi- 
ness journal  editor  and  writer,  for  the  past  three 
years  in  charge  of  Paramount  trade  journal  pub- 
licity at  the  New  York  home  office,  has  been  as- 
signed by  Robert  M.  Gillham,  director  of  adver- 
tising and  publicity,  to  the  staff  of  George  Brown, 
studio  publicity  director.  Scheduled  to  leave  New 
York  Friday,  he  reports  in  Hollywood  for  assign- 
ment August  13.  Mr.  Finestone  joined  Quigley 
Publications  as  correspondent  in  Kansas  City  in 
1931,  moving  to  the  staff  in  New  York  in  1935. 
He  resigned  as  managing  editor  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily  in  1940  to  join  Paramount.  He  was  assist- 
ant director  of  publicity  for  the  industry  campaign 
committee  in  the  Seventh  War  Loan. 


Launch  U.S.S.  Kennedy,  Jr. 

The  U.S.S.  Joseph  P.  Kennedy,  Jr.,  was  launched 
at  Quincy,  Mass.,  July  26.  The  2,200-ton  destroyer 
was  named  in  honor  of  the  eldest  son  of  the  former 
Ambassador  to  the  Court  of  St.  James's  and  one 
time  film  executive.  Joseph  Kennedy,  Jr.,  was  killed 
in  action  in  the  European  theatre. 


Plan  Knoxville  Theatre 

The    City    Planning    Commission,  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  has  granted  a  zoning  permit  to  Jack  Comer 
and  William  Dunbar  for  the  construction  of  a  \ 
1,000-seat  theatre,  to  be  built  as  soon  as  possible. ' 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


'Eddie  Premiere 
{eld  in  Columbus 

iVith  the  "Captain  Eddie"  premiere  held  in  Co- 
nbus  Wednesday,  two  other  premieres  are  sched- 
:d  for  next  week :  Warners'  "Christmas  in  Con- 
:ticut"  will  have  its  Connecticut  statewide  open- 
f  August  8,  and  Warners'  "Pride  of  the 
irines"  will  open  in  Philadelphia  on  the  same 
te. 

rhe  two  leading  American  aces  in  the  European 
leatre  of  World  War  I  and  II  met  in  Columbus 
•  the  "Captian  Eddie"  premiere,  a  20th  Century- 
X  release.  The  fliers  were  Captain  Eddie  Rick- 
3acker,  World  War  I  ace,  whose  life  is  drama- 
ed  in  the  film,  and  Lt.  Col.  John  C.  Meyers, 
ose  37^  planes  record  in  this  war  tops  Captain 
:kenbacker's  by  11^.  Prior  to  the  screening, 
bute  was  paid  to  Captain  Rickenbacker  for  his 
itributions  to  the  nation  and  aviation,  in  a  mes- 
re  from  General  Henry  H.  "Hap"  Arnold,  com- 
.nding  General  of  the  Army  Air  Forces, 
[n  a  coast-to-coast  radio  address  carried  on 
:  "We,  the  People"  show,  broadcast  over  CBS, 
ivernor  Frank  J.  Lausche,  of  Ohio,  Sunday  night 
jclaimed  Wednesday  "Captain  Eddie  Day." 
rhe  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws  was  granted  July 
to  Captain  Rickenbacker  by  Capital  University, 
lumbus,  Ohio. 

A^ppearing  nationally  on  the  nation's  newsstands 
igust  3,  the  American  Magazine  was  to  feature 
five-page  story  signed  by  Capt.  Rickenbacker, 
led  "I  Live  for  Tomorrow." 
Sunday,  Governor  Raymond  Baldwin  of  Connec- 
ut  is  to  appear  as  guest  on  the  "We,  the  People" 
Dadcast  on  the  CBS  network.   The  program  will 

devoted  to  the  yuletide  party  for  redeployed 
diers  to  be  staged  in  Norfolk,  Conn.,  on  August 

Barbara  Stanwyck,  star  of  the  film,  will  speak 

the  program  from  Hollywood. 
The  Northeast  Chamber  of  Commerce,  the 
nerican  Legion  and  seven  newspapers  embracing 
;  northeast  section  of  Philadelphia  and  covering 
population  of  1,000,000  have  joined  in  the  pro- 
am  marking  the  world  premiere  of  Warners' 
'ride  of  the  Marines"  at  the  Mastbaum  theatre 
igust  8.    This  is  the  section  of  the  city  where 

Schmid,  hero  of  the  film,  was  born  and  worked 
fore  joining  the  Marines.   In  his  honor,  the  sev- 

newspapers  will  carry  special  Al  Schmid  Day 
:tions,  and  will  also  distribute  several  thousand 
If-sheets  for  window  display. 


KO  and  Mutual  Arrange 
oint  "Falcon"  Pronno+ion 

A  nationwide  tieup  has  been  made  by  RKO 
adio  Pictures  with  officials  of  the  American 
ifety  Razor  Company  and  the  Mutual  Broad- 
isting  System  on  behalf  of  the  RKO  "Falcon" 
ries  and  the  radio  program,  "The  Adventures 
:  the  Falcon,"  to  provide  for  mutual  promotion 
r  theatres  and  radio  stations.  RKO  now  an- 
)unces  an  exhibitor  contest  with  prizes  to  be 
varded  for  the  best  promotion  campaigns  to  be 
lared  by  theatre  managers  and  the  publicity  and 
erchandising  departments  of  participating  radio 
ations.  The  contest  started  with  the  premiere 
:  "The  Falcon  in  San  Francisco"  at  the  Rialto 
leatre.  New  York,  July  20  and  will  continue  to 
ecember  31.  War  Bonds  will  be  awarded  as 
rizes. 


ell  Acquires  Six  Films 

Bell  Pictures  Corporation  has  acquired  for  the 
uffalo  and  Albany  territories  the  Selznick  pic- 
ires,  "Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  "Tom  Sawyer,"  "Gar- 
m  of  Allah"  and  three  Joe  E.  Brown  pictures 
■oduced  by  David  E.  Loew.  Bell  will  open  an 
cchange  in  Buffalo,  but  will  serve  the  Albany 
:rritory  out  of  the  New  York  exchange. 


Closing  Albany  Theatre 

The  Capitol  theatre,  Albany,  which  during  its 
5  years  has  played  films  and  offered  other  forms 
t  entertainment,  will  be  converted  into  a  public 
arage.  W.  W.  Farley,  owner  of  theatres  in 
chenectady  and  Albany,  has  applied  for  the  build- 
ng  permit  to  make  the  change. 


Butcher  Resigns  CBS  Post; 
Katz  Gets  Research  Job 

The  Columbia  Broadcasting  System  announced 
last  week  a  resignation  and  a  promotion  within  the 
company.  Captain  Harry  C.  Butcher,  USNR, 
vice-president  of  CBS,  has  resigned  his  post  and 
Oscar  Katz  has  been  named  associate  director  of 
research  for  the  network. 

Captain  Butcher,  who  has  been  on  leave  serving 
as  naval  aide  to  General  Dwight  D.  Eisenhower, 
has  resigned  to  write  a  book  on  his  experiences 
under  the  General,  with  whom  he  served  from 
the  invasion  of  North  Africa  through  the  final 
German  surrender.  He  has  been  with  CBS  since 
1930  as  director  of  the  network's  Washington 
office.  Under  an  interim  arrangement.  Captain 
Butcher  will  act  as  consultant  to  CBS-  on  public 
relations  and  related  matters. 

Mr.  Katz,  formerly  assistant  director  of  research 
for  the  network,  has  been  with  CBS  since  1930 
except  for  a  lO-month  period  with  the  Office  of 
War  Information  and  the  Office  of  Facts  and 
Figures.  He  has  written  extensively  on  television 
and  the  educational  aspects  of  radio. 

PRC  Appoints  Miller 
District  Manager 

Joseph  J.  Miller  has  resigned  as  Albany^branch 
manager  of  Columbia  to  become  district  manager 
for  PRC,  supervising  Albany,  where  an  office  is  to 
be  opened,  Buffalo,  Cleveland,  Cincinnati.  He 
assumed  his  new  post  Tuesday.  Holbrook  Bis- 
sell,  Albany  territory  salesman  for  the  past  18 
months,  succeeds  Mr.  Miller  at  Columbia.  Mr. 
Bissell  worked  in  the  Albany  zone  once  before.  A 
second  Columbia  salesman,  Edward  Hochstim,  is 
scheduled  for  promotion  and  transfer  to  St.  Louis. 
For  the  time,  Mr.  Miller  will  have  headquarters  in 
Albany. 


Universal  Names  Blaice 

William  B.  Blake  has  been  appointed  eastern 
story  and  talent  head  of  Universal  Pictures,  it 
was  announced  last  week.  Mr.  Blake  was  a  reader 
with  Universal  from  1935  to  1936,  then  was  asso- 
ciated with  the  Federal  Theatre,  radio  station 
WFAS  and  with  MGM  as  a  reader. 


Radio  Moves  to 
Reconvert  Soon 

Despite  the  continuance  of  heavy  war  orders,  the 
radio  industry  is  soon  to  enter  its  first  phase  of 
reconversion,  according  to  the  Radio  Manufacturers 
Association.  No  great  flow  of  radio  receivers  to 
consumers  was  expected,  however,  before  late 
autumn  or  winter,  the  association  said. 

War  Production  Board  rules,  under  which  radio 
manufacturers  who  have  experienced  heavy  cut- 
backs in  military  contracts  may  resume  civilian 
production  on  a  "spot"  basis  are  not  expected  to 
qualify  many  manufacturers  for  two  to  three 
months.  After  that  time  the  "spot"  plan  may  be 
discarded  in  favor  of  revocation  of  the  WPB  limi- 
tation order  barring  civilian  radio  production,  RMA 
reports. 

Radio  and  electronic  equipment  war  orders  for 
the  third  quarter  (begun  July  1)  are  expected  to 
run  only  about  $12,000,000  a  month  under  the 
1945  requirements  for  a  two-front  war,  according 
to  information  given  RMA.  However,  the  outlook 
for  autumn  and  winter  is  still  uncertain  because  of 
changing  military  requirements.  There  is  general 
agreement  that  the  radio  industry  will  get  into 
civilian  production  quickly  once  given  the  "green 
light,"  and  enough  components  to  fill  war  orders 
and  make  home  sets  as  well. 


Brown  Back  on  Job 

Edmund  Brown,  first  member  of  the  New  York 
Strand's  executive  staff  to  enlist  for  military  serv- 
ice, also  is  the  first  to  return  to  the  theatre  fol- 
lowing his  discharge.  He  has  been  appointed  as- 
sistant manager  by  Zeb  Epstin,  managing  director 
of  Warners'  two  Broadway  theatres,  the  Strand 
and  Hollywood. 


Koegel's  Daughter  Marries 

Ruth  Ann  Koegel,  daughter  of  Otto  E.  Koegel, 
20th  Century-Fox  counsel,  was  married  July  26  to 
Lt.  John  B.  MacCreery,  AAF,  at  the  Koegel  home, 
Granite  Springs,  N.  Y. 


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BIGGEST 

MOTION  PICTURE  EVER  PRODUCED... 


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PICTURE  DID  FOR  MEn 


Columbia 


COUNTER-ATTACK:  Paul  Muni,  Marguerite  Chapman 
— A  good  plot  with  good  acting  but  the  people  here  are 
tired  of  this  kind  of  picture.  Played  Thursday,  Friday, 
July  19,  20— Garland  C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

COWBOY  FROM  LONESOME  RIVER:  Charles  Star- 
rett,  Vi  Athens— With  Burnette  to  help,  Starrett  will  soon 
be  tops  in  cowboy  stars.  Good  Western.— S.  T.  Jack- 
son, Jackson  Tlieatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

ROUNG,  TOUGH  AND  READY:  Chester  Morris,  Vic- 
tor McLaglen — This  was  enjoyed  by  all  who  came.  Al- 
most everyone  likes  Victor  and  Chester  and  their  names 
out  front  have  good  drawing  power.  Why  don't  they 
make  a  few  more.  Played  Saturday,  July  21. — Garland 
C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

SHADOWS  IN  THE  NIGHT:  Warner  Baxter,  Nina 
Foch — Played  one  day  only.  The  picture  is  O.K.,  but 
there  is  not  enough  action.  Our  patrons  don't  care  much 
for  detective  stories  such  as  Sherlock  Holmes,  Ellery 
Queen,  Lone  Wolf,  etc.  Too  much  conversation.  Played 
Tuesday,  July  17. — A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre, 
Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

MAIN  STREET  AFTER  DARK:  Edward  Arnold,  Sel- 
ena Royle — Very  good.  Used  on  second  half  of  double 
bill  with  surprisingly  strong  audience  reaction.  Played 
Friday,  Saturday,  July  13,  14.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.    Small  limiber  town  patronage. 

MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
O'Brien — The  Lion  certainly  did  not  roar  on  this  one. 
Leo  had  a  bad  attack  of  laryngitis.  The  only  redeeming 
feature  in  this  was  the  color.  The  cast  is  good  but  the 
story  is  very  poor.  I  cannot  recommend  it  above  ordi- 
nary entertainment.  More  of  the  old  time  songs  and 
less  of  the  raving  of  family  quarrels  would  make  it  a 
better  picture.  No  one  could  tell  how  the  Hallowe'en 
scenes  were  introduced.  This  was  Judy  Garland  at  her 
poorest.  Lucille  Bremner  steals  the  picture.  Mixed  com- 
ments on  this  one.  Played  Saturday,  July  14. — A.  L. 
Dove,  Bengough  Theatre,  Bengough,  Sask.,  Can.  Rural 
and  small  town  patronage. 

MRS.  PARKINGTON:  Greer  Garson,  Walter  Pidgeon— 
Not  good  for  my  town.  I  doubt  if  it  would  have  held  up 
on  a  Giveaway  Night.  The  picture  is  definitely  a  class 
picture,  which  is  poison  here.  Played  Sunday-Monday, 
July  15,  16.— C.  W.  Ritenour,  Milford  Theatre,  Milford, 
111. 

MRS.  PARKINGTON:  Greer  Garson,  Walter  Pidgeon 
— A  splendid  production.  It  has  a  good  story  and  a  good 
cast.  I  had  many  favorable  comments  on  this  production 
from  my  adult  patrons.  I  can  fully  recommend  this  as  an 
evening's  good  entertainment.  I  thought  perhaps  this 
would  be  too  heavy  for  my  rural  patronage,  but  they 
seemed  to  enjoy  it.  I  would  recommend  that  you  play 
this  if  you  have  not  done  so  already.  Played  Saturday, 
July  7. — A.  L.  Dove,  Bengough  Theatre,  Bengough,  Sask., 
Can.    Rural  and  small  town  patronage. 

NATIONAL  VELVET:  Mickey  Rooney,  Elizabeth  Tay- 
lor— Plenty  good.  The  only  trouble  I  had  was  to  get 
the  crowd  out  so  another  group  could  get  the  seats. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  8,  9.— C.  W.  Ritenour,  Mil- 
ford Theatre,  Milford,  111. 

SON  OF  LASSIE:  Peter  Lawford,  Donald  Crisp— An 
excellent  picture  that  pleased  lOO  per  cent.  This  is  the 
kind  of  picture  that  makes  us  happy.  Played  Thursday, 
Friday,  July  5,  6.— Ira  Smith,  Breeze  Theatre,  Beaufort, 
S.  C. 

THIRTY  SECONDS  OVER  TOKYO:  Van  Johnson, 
Spencer  Tracy — Business  fair,  but  not  up  to  expectations. 
The  picture  was  almost  perfect  in  every  respect  except 
that  many  parents  and  wives  with  husbands  overseas  do 
not  care  to  see  such  pictures.  Plaved  Sunday,  Monday,  July 
8,  9.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.  Small 
lumber  town  patronage. 


Paramount 

BRING  ON  THE  GIRLS:  Veronica  Lake,  Sonny  Tufts 
—Nice  picture.  It  satisfied  the  patrons  and  business  was 
O.  K.  Good  for  your  best  time.  Played  Sunday,  Mon- 
day, July  1,  2.— C.  W.  Ritenour,  Milford  Theatre,  Mil- 
ford, 111. 

GREAT  MOMENT,  THE:  Joel  McCrea,  Betty  Field- 
In  these  days  of  raw  stock  shortage  it  seems  a  shame 
to  waste  so  much  of  it.  Incidentally,  I  hate  to  waste 
my  playing  time.  Played  Tuesday-Thursday,  July  10-12. 
— C.  W.  Ritenour,  Milford  Theatre,  Milford,  III. 

MINISTRY  OF  FEAR:  Ray  Milland,  Marjorie  Reyn- 


.  .  .  the  original  exhibitors'  reports  department,  established  October  14,  1916.  In  HI 
theatremen  serve  one  another  with  information  about  the  box  office  performance  ofl 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me,  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  Hew  Yoric  20. 


olds — Played  it  late,  but  shouldn't  have  played  it  at  aU. 
The  few  who  came  were  disappointed.  It  is  a  program 
feature  for  which  we  had  to  give  "A"  playing  time. 
Played  Thursday,  Friday,  July  19,  20.— Ira  Smith,  Breeze 
Theatre,  Beaufort,  S.  C. 

ONE  BODY  TOO  MANY:  Jack  Haley,  Jean  Parker— 
We  have  certainly  had  our  share  of  this  type  of  picture. 
Business  below  average.  Played  Tuesday-'Thursday,  July 
17-19.— Melville  Danner,  Kozy  Theatre,  Granite,  Okla. 
Small  town  patronage. 

PRACTICALLY  YOURS:  Claudette  Colbert,  Fred  Mac- 
Murray— This  picture  did  not  have  much  draw  but  seemed 
to  please.  Business  just  fair.  Played  Saturday -Monday, 
July  14-16.  —  Melville  Danner,  Kozy  Theatre,  Granite, 
Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

PRACTICALLY  YOURS:  Claudette  Colbert,  Fred  Mac- 
Murray — This  sophisticated  comedy  had  a  few  laughs,  but 
business  was  poor.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July 
11,  12. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey, 
Okla. 

SIGN  OF  THE  CROSS,  THE:  Fredric  March,  Claudette 
Colbert — A  great  picture,  yes,  but  not  for  small  towns. 
Too  long  and  too  much  Bible  story.  Played  Tuesday, 
July  10. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey, 
Okla. 


PRC 


SHADOWS  OF  DEATH:  Buster  Crabbe,  Al  St.  John- 
Good  Western  with  plenty  of  action  and  comedy  by  Al 
(Fuzzy)  St.  John.  Played  Saturday,  July  21.— A.  H. 
Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


RKO  Radio 


GIRL  RUSH:  Frances  Langford,  Wally  Brown- 
Doubled  with  "The  Fighting  Lady."  Nothing  outstand- 
ing about  these  features.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July 
20,  21.— Harland  Rankin,  PJaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont., 
Can. 


Republic 


ATLANTIC  CITY:  Constance  Moore,  Bradford  Taylor 
— This  was  real  good  in  spots.  The  picture  as  a  whole 
was  not  too  bad. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flo- 
maton, Ala. 

BRAZIL:  Virginia  Bruce,  Tito  Guizar — Fair  picture. 
Did  below  average  business. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson 
Theatre,   Flomaton,  Ala. 

FLAME  OF  BARBARY  COAST:  John  Wayne,  Ann 
Dvorak — Good  action  picture  of  San  Francisco  and  the 
earthquake.  Business  was  good.  Played  Sunday,  Mon- 
day, July  8,  9. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  TTieatre, 
Dewey,  Okla. 

GRISSLY'S  MILLIONS:  Virginia  Gray,  Paul  Kelly- 
Played  this  on  Friday  and  Saturday  to  average  business. 
Virginia  Gray  played  her  part  well.  The  rest  of  the  cast 
was  good,  also.  Played  July  13,  14. — Melville  Danner, 
Kozy  Theatre,  Granite,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

YELLOW  ROSE  OF  TEXAS:  Roy  Rogers,  Dale  Evans 
— Best  picture  Rogers  ever  made. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jack- 
son Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 


Twentieth  Century- Fox 

DIAMOND  HORSESHOE:  Betty  Grable,  Dick  Haymes 
— A  beautiful  picture  with  a  good  story  which  pleased 
everyone.  Had  good  crowds  all  four  days.  Played  Sun- 
day-Wednesday, July  15-18.— Garland  C.  Lamb,  Rex  Thea- 
tre, Minden,  La. 

FIGHTING  LADY,  THE:  Naval  documentary  —  The 
usual  run  of  business  for  Saturday.  Doubled  with  "Girl 
Rush."  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  20,  21. — Harland 
Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont.,  Can. 

SUNDAY  DINNER  FOR  A  SOLDIER:  Anne  Baxter, 
John  Hodiak — An  enjoyable  picture  that  satisfied  a  holi- 
day audience.  Not  a  big  special  but  one  that  enables  you 
to  greet  the  customers  as  they  are  leaving  the  theatre. 


Played  Tuesday -Thursday,  July  3,  5. — C.  W.  RitenouS 
Milford  Theatre,   Milford,  111. 


United  Artists 


FORTY  THIEVES:  William  Boyd,  Andy  Clyde-These:; 
Westerns  always  please.     Sorry  they  have  been  discon- 
tinued.— S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

HAIRY  APE,  THE:  William  Bendix,  Susan  Haywardi: 
— My  personal  opinion  of  this  picture  is  that  it  is  poor. — 
S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

SONG  OF  THE  OPEN  ROAD:  Edgar  Bergen,  "Char- 
lie," Bonita  Granville — Fairly  good.  I  played  it  on'  Sun- 
day to  below  average  business. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson) 
Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 


Universal 


BEYOND  THE  PECOS:  Rod  Cameron,  Eddie  Drew- 
Universal  never  delivers  a  bad  Western. — S.  T.  Jackson, 
Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

BOWERY  TO  BROADWAY:  Contract  Players— Too 
much  singing,  especially  by  La  Foster.  Why  does  Uni- 
versal have  to  stick  her  in  every  one  of  their  so-called 
better  films?  The  rest  of  the  cast  was  O.K.,  but  Miss 
Foster  walks  them  out  with  her  screeching.  And  I  do 
mean  screeching.  Played  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  July  17- 
19.— C.  W.  Ritenour,  Milford  Theatre,  Milford,  111, 

BOWERY  TO  BROADWAY:   Contract  Players— This 
show  was  well  liked  by  our  patrons.    Donald  O'Connor  is 
always  popular.     The  second  night  dropped  of?  a  little. 
Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  July  16,  17.— Harland  Rankin,  ' 
Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont.,  Can. 

CLIMAX,  THE:   Susanna  Foster,  Boris  KarlofJ— Tliis 
picture  failed  to  go  over  here. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  ' 
Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

FRISCO  SAL:  Turhan  Bey,  Susanna  Foster — ^Used  on 
midweek  with  fair  success.  Turhan  Bey  did  not  fit  in 
with  this  type  of  picture.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday, 
July  11,  12.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal. 
Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

SAN  DIEGO,  I  LOVE  YOU:  Louise  AUbritton,  Jon  , 
Hall— Very  good  little  picture.— S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  ' 
Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

SHE  GETS  HER  MAN:  Joan  Davis,  Leon  Errol— This  i 

is  a  typical  Joan  Davis  slapstick  comedy  with  plenty  of 
laughs  for  our  customers.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July 
15,  16. — A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute, 
Ind. 

SHE  GETS  HER  MAN:  Joan  Davis,  Leon  Errol— Used 
on  top  half  of  double  bill  with  fair  results.  Much  laugh- 
ter from  the  audience.  Flayed  Friday,  Saturday,  July 
13.  14.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal. 
Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

SINGING  SHERIFF,  THE:  Bob  Crosby,  Fay  McKen- 
zie — Every  once  in  a  while  a  picture  comes  along  that  is 
a  pleasant  surprise  and  this  was  it.  Good  comedy  and 
good  singing  numbers  and  just  what  the  patrons  want. 
Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  July  20,  21.— Melville  Danner, 
Kozy  Theatre,  Granite,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

SUSPECT,  THE:  Ella  Raines,  Charles  Laughton— Uni- 
versal can  beat  this,  I  hope.— S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson 
Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

THE  SUSPECT:  Ella  Raines,  Charles  Laughton— No 
draw.  Lacking  in  box  office  appeal  for  our  locality.  Played 
Friday,  Saturday,  June  29-30.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Calif.    Small  town  patronage. 


Warner  Bros. 


LAST  RIDE,  THE:  Richard  Travis,  Eleanor  Parker— 
This  is  the  kind  of  action  picture  our  patrons  like.  "TTiere 
are  plenty  of  thrills  and  a  minimum  of  conversation.  As 
mentioned  in  another  report,  our  customers  don't  care 
much  for  those  conversational  type  detective  stories,  but 
they  like  pictures  like  "The  Last  Ride."  Played  Thurs- 
day, Friday,  July  19,  20.— A.  H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Thea- 
tre, Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

OBJECTIVE,   BURMA:   Errol   Flynn,   Henry  Hull— A 

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ry  good  picture.    It  held  the  audience  tense  during  most 
the  picture.    This  is  a  good  type  of  picture  for  Errol 
y-nn.    Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  18,  19. — Har- 
id  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont.,  Can. 

ro  HAVE  AND  HAVE  NOT:  Humphrey  Bogart, 
uren  Bacall — Guess  we  should  have  let  Warners  "have 

and  we  would  "have  it  not."  There  was  a  time  when 
imphrey   Bogart  meant   good  business  with  us,  when 

made  red  hot  gangster  pictures,  but  since  he  is  de- 
ted  to  war  pictures  and  psychological  studies  of  char- 
ier acting,  he  has  slipped  badly.  There  is  little  action 
this  picture.    It  may  be  O.K.  for  first  run,  but  it  was 

G.  for  us  on  Sunday  and  Monday.    Played  July  22,  23. — 

H.  Kaufman,  Fountain  Theatre,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 


hort  Features 
ifRcial  WAC  Films 

AN  PIE.TRO:  Good  subject.  Play  it,— S.  T.  Jackson, 
:kson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

■O  THE  SHORES  OF  IWO  JIMA:  Excellent.  Don't 
to  play  this  outstanding  war  short. — S.  T.  Jackson, 
:kson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 


iramount 

;IRTHDAY  PARTY:  Little  Lulu— Good  entertaining 
toon  in  Technicolor. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount 
satre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

"AN  FARE:  Sportlights— Good  sport  reel.— E.  M.  Frei- 

■ger.  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

fNUSUAL  OCCUPATIONS:  No.  4— This  is  a  good 
;hnicolor  reel,  and  a  better  than  average  subject. — 
M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

V^HEN  G.I.  JOHNNY  COMES  HOME:  Noveltoon— 
d  as  a  cartoon.  It  gomes  nearer  being  a  song  reel 
h  a  bouncing  ball.  The  song  used  is  "When  Johnny 
nes  Marching  Home  Again." — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Para- 
unt  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 


ventie+h  Century- Fox 

IIGHTY    MOUSE    AND    THE    KILKENNY  CATS: 

rrytooons — A  good  carton  in  Technicolor  which  pleased 
— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

POTLIGHT  ON  CONGRESS:  March  of  Time— This 
le  was  very  good. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre, 
imaton,  Ala. 

'HE  TWO  BARBERS:  Terrytoons— This  Mighty 
use  cartoon  was  only  fair. — S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson 
eatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 


nited  Artists 

low  THE  PEACE:  World  in  Action— Good  two-reel 
)ject.  All  of  these  seem  to  be  very  good. — S.  T.  Jack- 
I,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

Alliam  Hedges  Will  Head 
BC  Planning  Department 

The  creation  of  a  planning  and  development  de- 
rtment  of  the  National  Broadcasting  Company  to 
;et  changing  conditions  in  radio  broadcasting  and 
;  introduction  of  new  services  made  possible  by 
;hnical  developments  has  been  announced  by 
iles  Trammell,  NBC  president.  William  S. 
edges  has  been  transferred  from  his  position  as 
:e-president  in  charge  of  stations  to  the  new 
sition  of  vice-president  in  charge  of  the  planning 
d  development  department.  Easton  Woolley, 
sistant  to  the  vice-president  of  the  stations  de- 
rtment,  has  been  appointed  director  of  that  de- 
rtment. 

Dew's  Theatres  Announce 
tie  Contest  Winners 

A.  total  of  21,565  entries  were  received  in  the 
lew's  New  York  theatres'  "Movie  Title  Con- 
t."  The  contestants  were  asked  to  make  a  sen- 
ice  out  of  any  three  or  more  picture  titles  listed 
a  24-page  booklet  issued  by  Loew's,  which  con- 
ned the  titles  and  stars  of  the  pictures  shown 
ring  July  and  August.  The  first  prize,  a  $100 
md,  was  awarded  to  Irma  Brown,  929  West  End 
renue,  New  York. 


Ire  Damages  House 

A  projection  booth  fire  in  the  lone  theatre,  lone, 
ash.,  July  28,  destroyed  1,000  feet  of  film  and 
med  George  Mae,  operator.  The  loss  was  esti- 
ited  at  $5,000.  The  theatre  has  been  closed  in- 
finitely. 


Salary  Stabilization  Unit 
Relaxes  Bonus  Rules 

The  salary  stabilization  unit  of  the  Internal  Rev- 
enue Bureau  last  week  issued  a  new  ruling  which 
may  clarify  the  industry's  paying  of  bonuses  to  key 
personnel. 

Under  previous  regulations  the  payment  of  bo- 
nuses out  of  a  fund  based  on  a  fixed  percentage 
of  profits  or  sales,  where  the  amount  to  be  dis- 
tributed to  the  individual  was  at  the  discretion 
of  the  employer,  was  governed  by  the  rules  relat- 
ing to  bonuses  paid  on  other  than  a  fixed  percent- 
age basis. 

Now,  under  the  new  ruling,  if  the  employer, 
prior  to  October  3,  1942,  customarily  paid  such  a 
bonus,  he  may  again  do  so  provided  no  changes 
have  been  made  in  the  percentage  or  other  factors. 
The  modified  regulations,  the  Internal  Revenue 
Bureau  explained,  would  permit  a  company  to  dis- 
tribute such  bonuses  for  1945,  and  succeeding 
years,  and  also  might  adjust  bonuses  paid  with 
respect  to  1944  in  order  that  the  distributions  to 
the  key  employees  for  that  year  might  accord  with 
the  provisions  of  the  plan. 

Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Three  New  Productions 

The  Legion  of  Decency  reviewed  three  new  films 
this  week,  approving  of  two  of  them.  In  Class  A-II, 
unobjectionable  for  adults,  were  "Over  21"  and 
"Ziegfeld  Follies."  "Christmas  in  Connecticut"  was 
placed  in  Class  B,  objectionable  in  part,  because  of 
"suggestive  references  and  remarks ;  light  treatment 
of  marriage." 


More  Sponsor  Cohn  Dinner 

More  names  have  been  added  to  the  list  of  spon- 
sors of  the  dinner  in  honor  of  Jack  Cohn,  execu- 
tive vice-president  of  Columbia  Pictures,  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel,  New  York,  September  27. 
The  event  will  serve  as  a  springboard  of  an  Anti- 
Defamation  League-American  Jewish  Committee 
fund-raising  campaign.  Among  those  added  to  the 
sponsors'  roll  are :  N.  J.  Blumberg,  Harry  Brandt, 
Billy  Rose,  Charles  Schwartz,  Harry  Thomas,  S. 
H.  Fabian  and  Harry  Kalmine. 


Memphis  Censor 
Hits  Advertising 

Lloyd  Binford,  chairman  of  the  Memphis  Board 
of  Motion  Picture  Censors,  last  week  struck  at 
"misrepresentation  in  motion  picture  advertising," 
and  indicated  he  was  going  to  ask  the  city  for  an 
ordinance  to  control  the  situation  he  says  exists. 

"Repeatedly,"  Mr.  Binford  said,  "you  see  paid 
advertisements  with  art  which  implies  that  the  art 
represents  some  scene  from  the  picture.  You  go 
to  see  the  picture  and  find  there  is  no  such  scene. 
Often  these  pictures  are  suggestive  and  even  sala- 
cious." 

Mr.  Binford's  view  on  film  advertising  came  out 
in  a  discussion  of  why  he  banned  United  Artists' 
"The  Southerner." 

"I  banned  'The  Southerner'  because  it  repre- 
sents southerners  as  illiterate  mendicants  and  the 
picture  is  a  reflection  upon  the  south,"  he  said. 

After  the  film  was  banned,  Gradwell  Sears,  dis- 
tribution vice-president  of  LIA,  distributor  of  the 
David  Loew  production,  declared  in  New  York 
that  despite  the  ban,  UA  v  luld  press  to  provide 
the  production  with  the  widest  market  available. 
Hitting  the  ban,  Mr.  Sears  said  that  in  his  opinion 
the  film  paid  tribute  "to  the  dauntless  man  of  the 
southern  soil  who  tries  to  make  something  out  of 
little." 

Ohio  Censor  Warns  Against 
Filnns  Lacking  Approval 

In  a  letter  addressed  to  theatre  owners  of 
Ohio,  Kenneth  C.  Ray,  chief  censor  of  the  state, 
reports  that  some  of  the  film  distributing  compa- 
nies "are  not  carefully  checking  their  films  to  see 
that  all  of  them  have  attached  thereto  the  official 
leader  of  approval  provided  for  in  the  Ohio  mo- 
tion picture  censorship  law,  under  which  both  the 
distributor  and  exhibitor  are  liable."  The  office 
urges  that  in  the  event  that  theatre  owners  re- 
ceive any  film  violating  the  edict,  it  be  advised 
immediately. 


:  BIGGEST  : 


★        MOTION  PICTURE  EVER  PRODUCED...  ★ 


OTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4.  1945 


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Trusteeship  for 
Office  Guild  Is 
New  Strike  Move 


Following  several  days  of  indecision  over  observ- 
ing the  picket  lines  in  the  Hollywood  strike,  mem- 
bers of  the  Screen  Office  Employees  Guild  found 
that  their  organization  had  been  piaced  in  trustee- 
ship by  L.  F.  Lindelot,  American  Federation  of 
Labor  international  vice-president. 

This,  coupled  with  the  decision  of  the  Screen 
Story  Analysts  to  respect  the  lines,  was  the  ma- 
jor development  in  the  strike  situation  last  week. 

SOEG's  indecision  reached  its  high  point  Thurs- 
day, July  26,  when  the  organization's  counsel  ap- 
peared in  Superior  Court  to  argue  against  a  pro- 
ducers' petition  to  make  permanent  a  temporary  in- 
junction restraining  SOEG  members  from  leaving 
their  jobs  under  instructions  from  Mr.  Lindelof, 
who  requested  the  members  to  observe  the  lines. 

Superior  Judge  Emmett  H.  Wilson  ruled  that 
the  restraining  order  should  be  left  technically  in 
effect  "pending  further  consideration." 

He  said:  "The  court  has  no  power  to  prevent 
the  union  from  holding  a  membership  meeting  or 
voting  and  cannot  prevent  members  from  declining 
to  pass  picket  lines."  He  indicated,  however,  that 
collective  action  of  that  sort  could  be  construed  as 
work  stoppage  and  proceeded  against. 

This  left  the  3,000  SOEG  members  between  two 
fires.  The  guild  was  empowered  to  discipline  them 
if  they  returned  to  their  jobs,  and  Judge  Wilson 
had  warned  them  that  if  they  did  not  return  they 
would  be  subject  to  contempt  charges. 

Following  the  court  decision  the  SOEG  met  and 
by  a  vote  of  891  to  666  rejected  Mr.  Lindelofs 
order  to  strike.  However,  on  Friday,  July  27, 
about  40  per  cent  of  the  SOEG  membership  failed 
to  report  for  work.  (The  figure  was  estimated 
at  30  per  cent  by  the  producers.) 

Then,  over  last  weekend,  Mr.  Lindelof  placed 
the  SOEG  in  trusteeship  with  Glenn  Pratt,  busi- 
ness manager,  in  authority.  Monday,  the  members 
were  notified  that  their  vote  against  respecting  the 
lines  was  without  standing  and  that  violators  were 
subject  to  union  penalties.  Monday  SOEG  report- 
ed 70  per  cent  of  its  members  off  the  job. 

At  the  same  time  the  110  members  of  the  story 
analysts  guild  voted  to  strike.  The  Screen  Pub- 
licists Guild  membership  voted  Tuesday  night  to 
defy  the  Lindelof  order.  However,  its  executive 
committee  declared  the  union  officially  complying 
and  publicists  of  Paramount  and  Columbia  then 
voted  to  comply. 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses  II 


Labor  Board  Reopens  lA 
Photographers  Negotiations 

The  10th  Regional  War  Labor  Board,  San  Fran- 
cisco, July  25  ordered  reopening  of  negotiations 
between  the  producers  and  lATSE  Photographers 
Local  659  on  the  ground  that  a  proper  contract  does 
not  exist.  At  the  root  of  the  trouble  is  the  re- 
fusal of  the  local's  officers  to  initial  a  so  called 
"cover  sheet"  prepared  in  New  York  last  year.  By 
so  doing,  they  claim,  they  would  have  relinquished 
control  of  the  organization  to  LA^TSE's  interna- 
tional officers.  Local  659  is  among  the  lATSE 
groups  in  the  studios  dedicated  to  a  policy  of  local 
autonomy.  The  matter  has  no  bearing  on  the 
current  studi»  strike. 


Ear!  Allvine  Returning 

Lt.  Earl  Allvine,  who  has  received  his  honor- 
able discharge  from  the  Navy,  will  return  to  the 
industry  after  several  weeks'  vacation.  Prior  to 
entering  the  Navy  he  was  one  of  the  editors  of 
Movietone  News  in  London,  Paris,  Berlin,  Wash- 
ington and  Chicago.  For  the  past  three  years  he 
has  been  editing  battle  film  for  the  Navy. 


Soecials  Not  Included 

In  the  Her.^ld's  summarization  of  Point  No.  14 
in  the  19-point  sales  program  last  week  announced 
bv  MGM  it  was  not  made  clear  that  the  flat  rental 
offer  to  sub-subsequent  runs  was  restricted  to 
oictures  sold  in  groups.  Specials,  or  pictures 
released  singly,  will  not  be  included  in  the  offer. 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  July  30 

ASTOR:  Dog  Wafch  RKO 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Mouse  in  Manhaftan  MGM 

Tee  Tricks   RKO 

Feature:  Anchors  Aweigh  MGM 

CRITERION:  Chips  and  Puffs  Columbia 

The  Loose  Nut  Universal 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Feature:  A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  Columbia 

GLOBE:  Hare  Trigger  Vifaphone 

Overseas  Roundup  Vitaphone 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Feature:  The  Great  John  L  UA 

HOLLYWOOD:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay 

WAC 

Feature:  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSIC  HALL:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay 

WAC 

Feature:  A  Bell  for  Adano  20-Cent.-Fox 

RMLTO:  Gabriel  Churchkitten  Paramount 

Clock  Watcher   RKO 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Feature:  The  Frozen  Ghost    Universal 

RIVOLI:  Gypsy  Life  20th  Cenf.-Fox 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 


Feature:  Junior  Miss  20  Cent-For; 

STRAND:  Tale  of  Two  Mice  Vifaphone 

Mexican  Sea  Sports  Vifaphone 

America  the  Beautiful  Vifaphone 

Feature:  Christmas  in  Connecticut  Warner  Bros 

CHICAGO— Week  of  July  30 

APOLLO:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAo\ 

Feature:  God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  Warner  Brosj 

G>tRRfCK:  Jasper's  Close  Shave ...  .Paramount^ 

ORIENTAL:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay. WAC 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Idiots  DeLuxe  Cofumbio 

Rippling  Romance   Cofumbio 

Feature:  I'll  Tell  the  World  Universal 

ROOSEVELT:  Tale  of  Two  Mice  Vifaphone 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Feature:  Conflict  Warner  Bros. 

STATE  LAKE:  Plastics  Inventor  RKO: 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Feature:  The  Corn  Is  Green  Warner  Bros.l 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay, 

WAC 

Feature:  Thrill  of  a  Romance  M-S-M 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapshofs  No.  9  Cofumbio 

The  Ffeef  Thaf  Come  fo  Sfay  WAC 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 


Loew's  Grosses  Drive 
On  Parannount  Filnns 

Loew's  Metropolitan  theatres  in  Greater  New 
York  currently  are  engaged  in  a  box  office  drive  on 
a  group  of  Paramount  pictures.  The  drive,  called 
a  "Summer  Box  Office  Bulge,"  is  extending  over 
a  three-month  period  at  63  neighborhood  theatres. 
With  Paramount's  cooperation,  Loew's  prepared  a 
24-page  booklet  on  a  title  contest,  400,000  copies  of 
which  have  been  distributed  to  the  public. 

Prizes  of  $500  War  Bonds  and  100  guest  tickets 
will  be  awarded  patrons.  Increased  newspaper  ad- 
vertising, special  radio  time  on  seven  local  stations, 
special  trailers,  lobby  material  and  other  acces- 
sories, and  publicity  of  all  kinds  were  included  for 
all  theatres. 

The  drive  was  launched  with  "Here  Come  the 
Waves,"  and  includes  such  films  as  "Frenchman's 
Creek,"  "And  Now  Tomorrow,"  "Our  Hearts 
Were  Young  and  Gay,"  "Practically  Yours,"  "Till 
We  Meet  Again,"  "Ministry  of  Fear,"  "Rainbow 
Island,"  "The  Affairs  of  Susan,"  "Salty  O'Rourke," 
"A  Medal  for  Bennv,"  "Murder,  He  Sa.vs,"  "Bring 
on  the  Girls"  and  "Out  of  This  World." 


Chartered  Extras  Unit 
Seeking  Recognition 

The  new  Screen  Extras  Guild  received  its  char- 
ter from  the  Four-A's  in  a  ceremony  in  Holly- 
wood Sunday  night  addressed  by  John  B.  Hughes 
and  Robert  Montgomery.  The  unit  now  plans  to 
seek  an  open-shop  policy  from  the  Independent 
Motion  Picture  Producers  Association,  which  has 
a  closed-shop  agreement  with  the  Screen  Players 
Union.  Also,  SEG  will  petition  the  National 
Labor  Relations  Board  to  vacate  its  certification 
of  SPU  as  the  bargaining  agent  for  extras  with 
respect  to  the  major  studios. 


35mm  Newsreels 
To  Men  Overseas 


In  reply  to  an  Army  request,  the  five  newsreel 
companies  have  begun  to  ship  3Smm  prints  of  their 
semi-weekly  issues  to  the  European  theatre  of 
operations.  Soldiers  still  overseas,  their  interest 
sharpened  in  the  war  with  Japan,  will  receive  20 
newsreel  prints  weekly,  10  each  of  the  semi-weekly 
issues.  The  companies  are  supplying  the  reels  on  a 
rotation  basis.  Paramount  News  supplies  the  film 
one  week,  with  News  of  the  Day,  Movietone,  Pathe 
and  Universal  following  in  turn. 

The  Army  previously  had  been  showing  16mm 
clips  from  the  newsreels.  Now  the  Army,  which  is 
operating  an  estimated  125  theatres  and  other  in- 
stallations where  35mm  films  are  shown,  will 
exhibit  full  reels. 

It  is  understood  the  prints  will  be  flown  to  Army 
Overseas  Motion  Picture  exchanges  from  New 
York  so  that  the  soldiers  may  see  the  films  at 
approximately  the  same  time  as  audiences  here. 

Companies  will  receive  Army  credits  for  the  raw 
stock  used. 


Fred  Lewis  Named  Receiver 
For  Two  Spokane  Houses 

Fred  Lewis,  formerly  acting  attorney  general 
for  the  state  of  Washington,  has  been  named  gen- 
eral receiver  of  the  Nu-Rex  and  Empress  thea- 
tres in  Spokane  by  Superior  Judge  Ralph  Foley. 
He  succeeds  Glen  E.  Cunningham,  who  had  asked 
to  be  relieved  as  temporary  receiver.  The  receiv- 
ership for  the  theatres  began  in  June  at  the  request 
of  James  A.  Pike,  owner  of  three-fourths  of  the 
property,  in  a  suit  he  started  to  dissolve  a  partner- 
ship with  Edwin  F.  Bramel,  who  purchased  a  one- 
fourth  interest  in  the  business  a  year  ago. 


Publicity  Committee  Set  ^ 
For  SIMPP  Membership 

A  publicity  organization  is  being  set  up  for  the 
Society  of  Independent  Motion  Picture  Producers, 
it  was  reported  from  Hollywood  last  week  fol- 
lowing meetings  of  the  organization  at  which 
Donald  Nelson,  newly-elected  'president,  presided. 
The  organization  is  expected  to  parallel  in  a  num- 
ber of  respects  the  Public  Information  Committee 
of  the  Association  of  Motion  Picture  Producers  in 
Hollywood.  It  also  will  handle  the  job  of  placing 
returning  servicemen.  The  publicity  directors  of 
SIMPP  members  will  be  members  of  the  publicity 
organization,  not  yet  named.  Charles  Daggett  was 
appointed  chairman  of  a  temporary  steering  com- 
mittee which  is  to  report  on  the  problems  of  the 
independent  producer.  David  M.  Noyes  has  been 
mentioned  to  head  the  veterans'  unit. 


Wolff  Gets  Promotion 

Lothar  Wolff,  former  chief  film  editpr  for  March 
of  Time,  has  been  promoted  to  the  rank  of  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Coast  Guard.  He  is  at  present  in  charge 
of  the  U.  S.  Coast  Guard  Motion  Picture  Unit  in 
New  York. 


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:HESTER  FRIEDMAN,  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM,  Associate  Editor 


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The  Censors  Get  Riled 

In  Memphis,  the  Motion  Picture  Board  of  Censors,  last  week 
declared  open  war  on  "nnisrepresentation  in  motion  picture  adver- 
tising". 

Lloyd  Binford,  chairman  of  the  board,  intimating  that  he  in- 
tended to  seek  special  legislation  to  control  the  situation,  said: 
"Repeatedly,  you  see  paid  advertisements  with  art  which  implies 
that  the  art  represents  some  scene  from  the  picture.  You  go  to 
see  the  picture  and  find  there  is  no  such  scene.  Often  these  pic- 
tures are  suggestive  and  even  salacious". 

Although  the  board's  stand  may  be  generally  construed  as  an 
outcropping  of  the  present  controversy  over  the  banning  of  "The 
Southerner"  in' that  city,  it  is  another  indication  that  where  theatre- 
men  have  resorted  to  advertising  which  either  distorts  or  misrepre- 
sents, opposition  is  sure  to  follow. 

Where  the  situation  is  aggravated  by  antagonizing  the  authori- 
ties, however  unintentional,  the  consequences  are  swift  and  harm- 
ful to  all  within  that  sphere  of  influence. 


AAA 


No  Nothing 


Theatre  men  are  generally  distinguished  by  their  showmanship. 
At  least  one  however  deserves  commendation  for  his  sense  of 
humor,  evinced  by  the  following  letter: 

"1  read  with  much  interest  your  report  on  'Rules  Can  Be  Broken', 
in  the  July  14th  issue.  My  interest  stems  from  the  fact  that  we 
sell  popcorn,  also  candy,  also  drinks,  in  the  lobby;  and  we  get  com- 
plaints about  it  along  with  other  things  that  displease  patrons, 
and  about  which  we  could  make  up  a  rule. 

"So,  we  made  up  some  rules.  To  wit:  No  popcorn,  no  drinks, 
no  candy,  no  double  features,  no  babies,  no  passes  in  or  out, 
no  rest  rooms,  no  refunds  for  any  reason,  no  one  could  be  looked 
for,  no  smoking,  no  talking,  and  so  on  until  we  had  devised  a  rule 
which  would  keep  out  everybody  except  one  person  and  since  he 
didn't  like  that  particular  show,  he  wouldn't  be  there  anyway. 

"Seriously,  we  have  one  rule:  'Patrons  must  not  be  bothered'. 
It  is  our  guide.  We  try  to  control  anything  that  is  disturbing  and 
we  are  trying  to  run. our  house  just  as  if  we  had  equivalent  oppo- 
sition right  next  door.  We  want  the  largest  number  of  people 
pleased.  This  is  already  too  long.  Yours  very  truly.  W.  Mow- 
bray, Royal  theatre,  Blue  Ridge,  Ga." 


Service— c  la  Carte 

Service  has  come  to  be  a  misused  word  during  these  past  war 
years  in  all  business.  In  our  business  it  has  come  to  be  accepted 
as  a  label  for  what  formerly  passed  as  courtesy  in  patron  handling 
and  efficient  operation. 

The  patron  through  his  contacts  with  theatre  personnel  evalu- 
ates the  service  efficiency  as  part  of  the  program  and  frequently 
it  is  this  standard  by  which  he  decides  to  attend  one  theatre  or 
another. 

There  are  still  those  managers  and  exhibitors  who  are  convinced 
that  as  long  as  they  have  the  shows,  the  people  will  attend  their 
theatres. 

Daily,  however,  we  become  more  conscious  of  the  friendliness 
and  desire  of  Individuals  for  the  old  standards  of  courtesy,  passing 
up  quality  in  restaurant  fare  for  the  limited  culinary  artistry  of 
more  congenial  and  sincere  devotees  to  service. 


AAA 


On  the  Ball 


Two  more  instances  where  fast  thinking  theatre  managers 
averted  what  might  have  been  serious  panic  are  reported  in  this 
week's  news  reports. 

In  Philadelphia,  Artie  Cohen,  manager  of  the  Roosevelt  theatre, 
plugged  a  microphone  and  announced  that  there  was  no  trouble 
in  the  theatre  when  the  house  suddenly  filled  with  smoke.  About 
a  thousand  people  were  poised  and  ready  for  flight  with  exit  doors 
already  popping  when  Mr.  Cohen's  voice  came  through  the 
amplifier. 

In  Staunton,  Virginia,  a  small  fire,  originating  In  the  basement  of 
the  Strand  theatre,  was  quickly  brought  under  control  by  the  local 
fire  department.  The  first  to  discover  the  flames  was  manager 
Edward  Purcell,  who  immediately  began  vacating  the  theatre  in 
an  orderly  manner.  The  Staunton  Neius  Leader,  reporting  the  inci- 
dent, quoted  Mr.  Purcell  as  follows:  "Fireproof  flooring  prevented 
the  flames  from  reaching  the  upper  portion  of  the  theatre.  Con- 
crete wall  and  floors  make  the  theatre  practically  proof  against 
any  fire  originating  in  the  basement". 

Which  also  serves  to  jend  confidence  and  a  feeling  of  security 
among  parents  of  the  community  towards  the  theatre. 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


OTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  4,  1945 


47 


BALLYHOO  AND  EXPLOITATION 


Typical  of  the  many  cards  placed  on  lamp-posts  around  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  by  manager  Sol  Sorkin  of  the  RKO  Keith  theatre, 
is  the  one  shown  above  with  Washington  Monument  in  the 
background. 


Lester  Pollock,  manager  of  Loew's  theatre  in  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
went  to  town  for  his  date  on  "Son  Of  Lassie".  Pollock  made 
numerous  tieups  similar  to  the  one  above  and  promoted  cir- 
culars and  co-op  ads  from  dealers  of  Friskies  Dogfood. 


Bill  Brown,  manager  of  the  Poli-Bijou  in  New  hiaven,  used  this  novel  street 
ballyhoo  to  promote  his  date  on  "Twice  Blessed". 


At  right,  Ed  Kid- 
well  used  this 
novel  Santa 
Claus  ballyhoo 
to  promote  the 
engagement  of 
'"Murder  hie 
Says"  at  the  Cri- 
terion theatre. 
Santa  distributed 
Fleagle  cards  to 
passersby  at  im- 
portant down 
town  intersec- 
tions and  at- 
tracted  unusual 
attention  to  the 
theatre. 


Manager  Joe  Simon  drew  city-wide  attention  to  his  date  on  "Bedside 
Manner"  at  the  Warner,  Memphis,  with  a  huge  parade  of  Cadet  Nurses 
who  marched  through  the  main  streets  headed  by  ushers  carrying  banners 
announcing  the  film. 


Music  tie-ups,  counter  and  window  displays  were  promoted  by 
George  Freeman  publicizing  the  engagement  of  "Diamond 
Horseshoe"  at  the  Poli,  Springfield,  Mass. 


48 


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i 


Magazine  Helps 
Sell  'Romance^ 


Nate  Wise,  publicist  for  RKO  Theatres  in 
"incinnati,  working  with  Elwood  Jones,  man- 
ger, on  "Thrill  of  a  Romance"  at  the  Palace 
[leatre,  effected  an  extensive  tieup  with 
le  Saturday  Evening  Post  around  the  Van 
ohnson  article  appearing  in  that  publication, 
he  theatre  prepared  22  by  28  photostat  posters 
hich  were  used  on  the  fleet  of  12  SEP  trucks, 
5  well  as  in  18  different  windows.  These 
ere  enhanced  with  stills  and  theatre  and  play- 
ite  plug. 

A  tieup  was  also  made  with  a  local  music 
:ore,  whereby  the  picture  received  several  100 
ne  ads  tieing  in  with  Lauritz  Melchior  record- 
igs.  The  store  also  gave  a  few  Van  Johnson 
hotos  with  the  Melchior  albums.  5,000  duo- 
)ne  Johnson  photos  were  given  away  at  the 
ore  and  theatre,  1,000  daily  from  opening 
irough  Saturday. 

Royal  Crown  Cola  was  also  used,  featuring 
rge  posters  covering  the  entire  backs  of  their 
eet  of  trucks.  These  also  carried  film,  theatre 
id  date  credits.  Specially  prepared  40  by  60 
owup  was  used  both  in  advance  and  current 
1  all  downtown  RKO  theatres.  Special  cross 
ailers  were  also  used. 


»ets  Tieup  With  Royal  Cola 
or  "It's  a  Pleasure" 

An  effective  campaign  was  worked  out  with 
le  local  Royal  Crown  Bottling  Company,  mer- 
lants,  stations  WRDW  and  WGAC  as  part 
:  P.  E.  McCoy's  campaign  on  "It's  a  Pleasure" 
:  the  Miller  theatre,  Augusta,  Ga. 

The  bottling  company  distributed  1,200  col- 
red  lithographed  Sonja  Henie  cards  approxi- 
lately  26  by  40,  carrying  the  title,  theatre  and 
aydates.  500  four -foot  standees  were  promi- 
;ntly  placed  in  various  stores,  billiard  parlors, 
rating  rinks,  bowling  alleys,  etc.,  and  an  atrac- 
ve  window  display  set  in  20  drugstore  win- 

)WS. 

Royal  Crown  gave  its  radio  time,  which 
as   10   spots   per   day,   over   WRDW  and 


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QH!JS  TO 

Ghmtiims 

Connecticut 


Do  your  Chrife 
Shopping  and 
Early  for  f    '  ' 
and  Wome 


QUICLEY  AWARDS  CONTENDERS 

The  men  and  women  listed  below  have  submitted  evidence  of  showmanship  within  the  past 
fortnight,  which  justified  their  names  being  placed  on  the  list  of  outstanding  showmen. 


IVAN  ACKERY 

SID  HOLLAND 

ED  PURCELL 

Orpheum,  Vancouver,  B.  C. 

Palace,  Akron,  Ohio 

Strand,  Staunton,  Va. 

WALTER  AHRENS  . 

A.  J.  KALBERER 

HARRY  ROSE 

Orpheum,  Des  Moines,  la. 

Indiana,  Washington,  Ind. 

Majestic,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

TED  BARKER 

MELVIN  KATZ 

J.  G.  SAMARTANO 

Loew's  State,  St.  Louis 

Hippodrome,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

Loew's,  Providence,  R.  1. 

JOSEPH  BOYLE 

PHIL  KATZ 

MATT  SAUNDERS 

Broadway,  Norwich,  Conn. 

Kenyon,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Poli,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

LIGE  BRIEN 

JAMES  KING 

ALEX  SAYLES 

Enright,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

RKO,  Boston,  Mass. 

Palace,  Albany,  N.  Y. 

VV'ILLIAM  BROV/N 

GEORGE  KRASKA 

GLENN  SCHRADER 

Poli-Bijou,  New  Haven 

Loew's,  Boston,  Mass. 

Columbia,  Paducah,  Ky. 

LOUIS  CHARNINSKY 

LARRY  LEVY 

GEORGE  SEED 

Capitol,  Dallas,  Tex. 

Loew's,  Reading,  Pa. 

Cohoes,  Cohoes,  N.  Y. 

LOU  COHEN 

P  E.  McCOY 

CHUCK  SHANNON 

Poli,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Miller,  Augusta,  Ga. 

Columbia,  Sharon,  Pa. 

ARTHUR  COHN 

JACK  MATLACK 

SOL  SORKIN 

Roosevelt,  Philadelphia 

Mayfair,  Portland,  Ore. 

Keith's,  Washington,  D.  C. 

LARRY  COV/EN 

CYRIL  MEE 

BOYD  SPARROW 

Proctor's,  Troy,  N.  Y. 

Opera  House,  Frederick,  Md. 

Loew's,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

J.  J.  DEMPSEY 

HAROLD  S.  MORTIN 

MOLLIE  STICKLES 

Paramount,  Lynn,  Mass. 

Loew's  State,  Syracuse 

Palace,  Meriden,  Conn. 

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U.  M.  UiLLklNDt^lv 

MARRY  lulllRRAY 
n/M\i\i  iviui\i\/\i 

Rialto,  Bushnell.  III. 

Odeon,  Yorkshire,  England 

Loew's  State.  White  Plains,  N.  Y. 

ARNOLD  GATES 

JOHN  G.  NEWKIRK 

DALE  THORNHILL 

Stillman,  Cleveland 

Beachcliff,  Rocky  River,  Ohio 

Fox  Midwest,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

ALICE  GORHAM 

A.  G.  PAINTER 

HELEN  WABBE 

United  Detroit,  Detroit 

Carolina,  High  Point,  N.  C. 

Golden  Gate,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

EDGAR  GOTH 

EDWIN  PETTETT 

NATE  WISE 

Colonial,  Richmond,  Va. 

Paris,  Greenville,  S.  C. 

RKO,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

JOHN  HELFLINGER 

LESTER  POLLOCK 

BROCK  WHITLOCK 

Park,  Pasadena,  Cal. 

Loew's,  Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Loew's,  Richmond,  Va. 

WGAC,  the  announcements  to  the  effect  that    K^arine  Recruitinq  Drive  Ge+s 

the  beverage  was  endorsed  by  Miss  Henie;  in  ^ 
addi'iion  they  ran  two  ads  in  both  local  papers. 


Help  from  McCoy 

Several  weeks  in  advance  .of  the  actual 
Marine  Recruiting  Week,  Lt.  Hatcher,  of  the 
Women  Marine  Recruiting  Corps,  came  down 
from  Atlanta  and  asked  the  assistance  of  the 
Miller  theatre  in  Augusta  to  aid  in  her  local 
recruiting  drive.  Therefore,  P.  E.  McCoy 
agreed  to  help  by  running  a  special  trailer  a 
week  in  advance  and  currently  during  the  cam- 
paign, to  erect  a  booth  in  the  lobby  and  to  aid 
in  various  publicity  ideas,  etc. 

The  trailer  was  prepared  showing  the  vari- 
ous activities  of  the  Women  Marines,  the  lobby 
booth  was  draped  in  the  Marine  colors,  with 
appropriate  copy  and  a  woman  Marine  manned 
the  booth  for  a  full  week. 

Each  night  for  the  week,  Lt.  Hatcher  spoke 
from  the  stage  stressing  the  opportunities  of- 
fered by  the  Corps,  and  newspapers  plugged 
the  campaign  with  daily  features. 


Showmen's  Choice 
From  Coast  to  Coast 


yrmer  Postmaster  General  James  A.  Farley  helps  decorate  the  first  tree  in  preparation  for 
re  "Christmas  in  Connecticut"  celebration  to  be  staged  next  week,  in  Norwalk,  Conn.  Promotion 
as  arranged  by  Manager  M.  B.  Howard  in  connection  with  the  picture's  premiere  at  the  Palace 
reatre.   The  huge  sign  is  located  against  the  City  Hall  Imilding. 


We  Never  Disappoint 

SAME  DAY  SiaVICE 
TOY  US  AND  SEE  i 


FILMACK  TRAILER  CO. 

1327  S.  WABASH  AVE. 
CHICAGO,  ILLINOIS 


lANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


49 


Exploiting  the  New  Pictures 

How  the  recent  pictures  are  being  sold  ott 
the  first  run  and  pre-release  date  showings  i 


A  THOUSAND  AND 
ONE  NIGHTS 

Placing  strong  emphasis  on  ideas  suggested 
in  the  press  book  on  "A  Thousand  and  One 
Nights"  manager  Charlie  Moss  of  Loew's  Cri- 
terion theatre,  and  publicity  manager  Jerry 
Sager  succeeded  in  putting  over  no  less  than 
twenty-six  separate  promotions  in  connection 
with  the  picture's  Chicago  opening. 

High  point  of  the  campaign  was  the  "A 
Thousand  and  One  Nights"  G.I.  party  held 
in  the  lounge  of  the  theatre  opening  night. 
Twenty-five  returning  servicemen,  each  from 
a  different  state  in  the  union,  were  treated 
to  a  party  which  gave  them  the  things  they 
missed  most  from  their  native  states.  Gifts  for 
the  men  were  selected  by  residents  of  the  states, 
and  to  make  sure  each  would  have  a  good  time, 
twenty-five  Powers  models,  pinch-hitting  for 
the  "girl  back  home"  acted  as  "dates"  for  the 
men.  The  festivities  were  broadcast  over 
WHN,  and  newspaper  attention  was  generous. 

Radio  played  an  important  part  in  the  Cri- 
terion campaign.  Mutual's  "Queen  for  a  Day" 
show,  broadcast  over  the  entire  260-station  net- 
work, was  devoted  to  ,"A  Thousand  and  One 
Nights"  on  opening  day.  The  winner  was 
given  a  number  of  presents  tied-in  with  the 
film,  and  made  an  appearance  at  the  service- 
men's party  in  the  evening.  In  addition,  the 
"Man  in  the  Street"  broadcast  over  WHOM 
was  devoted  to  the  picture  during  the  run.  The 
master  of  ceremonies  interviewed  the  two  street 
ballys  used  by  Sager,  and  plugs  for  the  film 
were  fast  and  furious. 

Window  displays  on  the  film  were  manifold. 
Most  impressive  of  the  displays  were  the  Bon- 
wit-Teller  windows — eight  of  them  on  the  Fifth 


Avenue  front — which  were  installed  opening 
day  and  continued  for  the  run  of  the  picture. 
There  were  forty-three  other  window  displays 
arranged,  ranging  from  Woolworth's  on 
Broadway  to  the  exclusive  F.  A.  O.  Schwartz 
on  Fifth  Avenue.  Tied  in  with  the  film  in  the 
window  displays  were  such  popular  products 
as  Trigere  negligees  and  1,001  perfumes.  In 
addition,  150  Nedick  stands  in  the  city  dis- 
played cards  calling  attention  to  the  film  and 
giving  opening  date. 

Sager  made  good  use  of  the  street  ballyhoo, 
taking  an  enormously  tall  man,  dressing  him  as 
an  Arabian  giant  and  having  him  lead  a  pretty 
girl,  dressed  as  a  slave  girl,  through  the  crowd- 
ed Times  Square  area.  Both  carried  credits 
for  the  film,  and  the  amount  of  attention  they 
attracted  in  the  busy  city  was  outstanding. 

Public  Libraries  Cooperate 

The  more  studious  of  the  city  had  their  at- 
tention drawn  to  "A  Thousand  and  One 
Nights"  at  the  Tompkins  Square  Branch  of  the 
Public  Library,  where  not  only  was  there  an 
eye-catching  display  arranged  in  the  entrance, 
but  the  children's  librarian  devoted  her  weekly 
reading  session  to  the  Arabian  Nights,  using 
the  lamp  from  the  film  as  part  of  her  display, 
and  generally  creating  interest  among  the 
children. 

Probably  one  of  the  most  unusual  stunts 
worked  by  Moss  and  Sager,  but  one  that  can 
be  easily  duplicated,  was  used  in  the  main  Post 
Office.  A  young  man  put  in  an  appearance, 
liberally  covered  with  the  necessary  postage  to 
mail  a  package  his  weight,  and  asked  that  he  be 
mailed  to  Adele  Jergens,  Hollywood,  who  plays 
the  Princess  in  the  film.  Much  argument  with 
the  postmaster  ensued,  and  in  the  end  the  post- 


This  street  ballyhoo  attracted  widespread  at- 
tention in  New  York  and  served  to  publicize 
the  opening  of  "A  Thousand  and  One  Nights" 
at  the  Criterion  theatre. 

master  won,  but  both  newspapers  and  the  wire 
services  went  for  the  gag  and  gave  it  liberal 
space. 

Radio,  Newspapers,  Aid  in  Dayton 

Bill  Clark,  manager  of  Keith's  in  Dayton, 
concentrated  heavily  on  cooperative  radio  and 
newspaper  advertising  for  a  bang-up  campaign 
on  the  picture. 

Working  with  Bud  Baldwin,  master  of  cere- 
monies o^  station  WHIO,  Clark  set  a  contest 
to  run  for  two  days  before  the  playdate.  Idea 
behind  the  contest  was  for  the  various  con- 
testants to  write  in  a  short  sentence  what  they 
most  wanted  if  any  wish  could  be  granted,  as 
it  was  to  Aladdin  in  the  film.  The  winners 
had  their  ideas  read  over  the  radio  and  in  ad- 
dition received  free  passes  to  the  theatre. 

Capitalizing  on  the  number  of  dairy  farms  in 
the  area,  Clark  arranged  with  the  local  dairy 
council  to  run  an  ad,  paid  for  by  them,  show- 
ing Adele  Jergens  drinking  milk.  Copy  ran 
along  the  lines  that  milk  is  the  most  healthful 
of  all  beverages  and.  is  the  favorite  drink  of 
movie  stars. 

In  addition,  he  promoted  cooperative  ads 
with  Royal  Crown  Cola  and  Wesley-Simpson 
Store.  Royal  Crown  also  used  their  trucks  for 
some  very  eye-catching  display  matter.  Wes- 
ley-Simpson, one  of  the  city's  leading  stylists 
and  department  stores,  set  up  numerous  window 
and  counter  displays. 

The  Helene  Curtis  tie-up  was  used  by  Rike- 
Kulmer,  department  store,  who  also  used  co- 
operative advertising  and  an  unusual  number 
of  counter  and  window  displays.  Jewelry,  cos- 
tume and  department  stores  in  the  city,  many 
of  whom  have  steadfastly  refused  to  tie  in  with 

(Continued  on  following  page) 


Here's  a  stunt  that  landed  in  the  New  York  dailies.  This  young  man,  bearing  sufficient  post- 
age to  insure  his  delivery  in  California,  presented  himself  at  the  New  York  Post  Office  and  asked 
to  be  shipped  to  Adele  Jergens,  star  of  "A  Thousandand  One  Nights".  Device  helped  picture's 
opening  at  the  Criterion. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


The  Selling  Approach 

ON  NEW  PRODUCT 

\The  material  below  reflects  press  books  now  in  preparation  and  represents  the  point  of  view 
of  the  distributors'  exploiteers  about  the  selling  points  and  special  merit  of  these  pictures. 1^ 


;CORE  WITH  "THOUSAND 
\HD  ONE  NIGHTS" 


(Continued  from  preceding  page) 

theatre  on  exploitation,  were  prevailed  upon 
3  feature  the  players  from  the  picture  in  their 
tore  and  window  displays  and  in  their  adver- 
ising. 

Erwin  Bock,  manager,  and  Nate  Wise,  pub- 
■city  manager  of  the  RKO  Palace,  Cincinnati, 
pened  their  exploitation  barrage  on  the  film 
roduction  with  a  radio  program  and  a  re- 
roadcast  that  supplied  the  picture  with  more 
lugs  than  are  usually  found  in  a  fifteen  minute 
how. 

The  program,  a  man-about-town  show  fea- 
uring  Paul  Hodges,  popular  radio  figure  in 
he  city,  was  devoted  entirely  to  the  film, 
iodges  telling  stories  of  the  production  and 
necdotes  concerning  the  stars.  Originally  on 
he  air  at  4:45  on  opening  day,  the  program 
/as  re-broadcast  at  6:45  to  catch  those  return- 
tig  from  work. 

For  two  weeks  before  the  opening  of  the 
ilm,  all  trolley  cars  in  the  city  carried  cards 
eralding  the  playdate  on  the  front  end  of  the 
ar. 

Window  and  Co-op  Ads  Landed 

Co-operative  ads  were  obtained  from  Lux 
nd  McAlpin's  Tea  Shop,  running  simultane- 
usly  with  the  playdate.  In  addition  to  the 
d,  McAlpin's  arranged  an  eye-arresting  dis- 
lay  in  the  shop  itself,  giving  full  credits  to  the 
heatre. 

Murray's  Beauty  Salon  used  a  number  of  30 
:  40's  on  the  Helene  Curtis  tie-up  featuring 
Lvelyn  Keyes.  Windows  were  numerous,  run- 
ling  from  Pogues  Department  Store,  which 
ied  in  with  Perfect  Negligees,  to  the  florist 
hop  in  the  same  building  of  the  theatre,  where 
he  unusual  floral  display  on  the  film  was  the 
alk  of  Cincinnati  for  the  run  of  the  film. 

A  Public  Library  display  was  placed  on  the 
nain  counter  at  the  entrance,  and  featured  most 
if  the  famous  Arabian  Nights  tales,  with  thea- 
re  credits. 

Royal  Crown  cooperated,  using  all  of  its 
rucks  in  the  area  for  cards  showing  Adele 
ergens  drinking  the  beverage.  In  addition, 
ooperative  ads  ran  in  local  newspapers  both 
lefore  and  during  the  playdate. 

Radio  Contest  Featured  in  Boston 

A  radio  contest  and  the  distribution  of  100,- 
100  heralds,  blanketing  the  most  densely  popu- 
ated  sections  of  the  city,  featured  the  cam- 
)aign  put  on  by  Joe  DiPisa  and  George  Kraska, 
state  and  Orpheum  theatres,  for  the  opening 
)f  the  picture  in  Boston. 

The  two  theatre  men  worked  out  the  con- 
est  with  station  WORL,  and  set  it  to  run  for 
our  days  preceding  the  picture's  opening.  In- 
;pired  by  the  magic  of  Aladdin's  lamp  as  de- 
)icted  in  the  film,  the  contestants  wrote  in  a 
hort  paragraph  on  their  greatest  wish.  Win- 
ters' letters  were  read  over  the  air,  and  passes 
o  the  theatre  were  awarded  as  prizes. 

DiPisa  and  Kraska  had  100,000  heralds,  im- 
)rinted  with  the  theatre's  name  and  playdate, 
listributed  in  all  department  stores,  at  the  race 
racks,  beaches,  dog  tracks,  ball  parks,  etc. 

Window  displays  as  well  as  cooperative  ad- 
vertising were  plentiful  Ads  ran  in  leading 
3oston  papers  for  several  days  before  the  open- 
ng  of  the  film,  and  continued  well  into  the  run. 

Sparked  by  the  "Queen  for  a  Day"  radio 
)rogram,  broadcast  opening  day  over  the  260- 
Mutual  network,  which  was  devoted  to  picture. 


OVER  21  (Columbia  Pictures):  Here  is  a  popu- 
lar cast,  some  excellent  ad  material  with  fine 
accessories  with  which  to  help  your  campaign 
along. 

On  the  exploitation  side  do  not  overlook 
.the  many  opportunities  to  tie  up  with  your 
Fashions  editors  of  local  newspapers,  also  the 
tie-up  possible  with  better  stores  featuring 
women's  wear,  jewelry,  etc. 

You  might  invite  all  people  in  your  town 
whose  twenty-first  birthday  coincides  with  the 
opening  of  the  picture  to  be  your  guests.  This 
might  be  used  as  a  newspaper  feature  with  a 
reporter  querying  the  guests  after  seeing  the 
picture. ,  "How  does  it  feel  be  over  twenty- 
one?"  Try  for  some  cooperative  advertising 
from  merchants  in  your  town  who  have  been 
established  over  twenty-one  years. 

An  over  twenty-one  beauty  contest  would 
be  appropriate  with  perhaps  a  committee  of 
twenty-one  or  more  service  men  invited  to  act 
as  judges.  You  might  promote  a  prize  for  the 
largest  family  in  your  town.  Entrants  would  be 
confined  to  families  of  over  twenty-one  mem- 
bers. 

An  interesting  round  table  discussion  might 
be.  arranged  over  your  radio  outlet  on  the 
topic  "Is  over  twenty-one  the  proper  voting 
age?"  This  will  have  timely  significance 
because  of  efforts  to  permit  service  men 
eighteen   and   over  the   right   of  suffrage. 


manager  Harold  Maloney  put  on  another  smart 
campaign  when  the  film  opened  at  the  Poll 
theatre  in  Worcester,  Mass. 

Maloney  made  good  use  of  the  3,500  heralds 
he  had  prepared,  getting  more  than  the  usual 
attention  from  them  due  to  the  manner  of  dis- 
tribution. In  addition  to  the  usual  hand  deliv- 
ery at  stations,  stores,  etc.,  he  had  the  majority 
of  them  slip-sheeted  into  the  Telegram-Gazette , 
thus  getting  wider  coverage  than  usual. 

Bus  stations  and  hotel  lobbies  were  plastered 
with  announcements  of  the  playdate,  and  the 
city  bus  system  was  supplied  with  cards  ad- 
vertising the  film',  all  of  which  were  used.  In 
addition,  100  window  cards  were  placed  in  the 
city's  most  popular  stores. 

Maloney  worked  closely  with  the  local  library 
and  had  an  impressive  display  set  in  its  main 
reading  room,  featuring  the  inystery  and  in- 
trigue of  the  Arabian  Nights  tale,  and  tying 
it  in  with  the  film  very  effectively.  Window 
displays  were  plentiful. 

WONDER  MAN 

An  extensive  citywide  campaign  utilizing 
cross  trailers  and  lobby  displays  in  twenty  asso- 
ciated theatres  highlighted  the  opening  of 
"Wonder  Man"  at  the  Woods  theatre,  Chicago. 
Norman  Kassel,  publicity  director  for  the 
Essaness  circuit,  devised  and  executed  the  cam- 
paign which  included  extensive  outdoor  posting 
and  coverage  on  all  elevated  trains  throughout 
Chicago. 

Radio  also  played  an  important  part  in  pub- 
licizing the  attraction  with  radio  spots  used 
over  five  local  stations  and  a  fifteen-minute 
broadcast  over  WGN  on  the  night  before  open- 


Another  appropriate  radio  tie-up  would  be  a 
name  guessing  contest  for  musical  hits  which 
have  been  popular  over  twenty-one  years. 

A  BELL  FOR  ADANO  (Twentieth  Century- 
Fox):  The  dramatic  Pulitzer  Prize  winning 
novel,  now  brought  to  the  screen,  offers  a 
perfect  promotion  with  book  shops,  depart- 
ment stores  and  libraries.  Go  after  the  news- 
paper cooperative  ads. 

For  your  lobby,  use  a  large  cut-out  bell 
as  a  background  for  a  special  display,  featur- 
ing stills  which  highlight  the  picture,  with 
catchlines:  "Glorious  Romance",  "Superb 
Drama",  "Matchless  Emotion",  "Unforget- 
table Spectacle". 

If  there  is  a  large  bell  obtainable,  this 
might  be  rigged  over  the  theatre  marquee 
or  beneath  it  and  tolled  on  the  hour  or  half 
hour.  You  might  perhaps  locate  a  large  bell 
that  has  some  historical  significance  in  your 
locality  for  this  purpose  which  might  lead 
to  special  newspaper  publicity. 

A  special  screening  of  the  picture  for 
book  reviewers,  editorial  and  feature  writers, 
radio  commentators,  the  clergy  and  heads  of 
literary  societies  could  be  arranged,  after 
which  you  might  be  able  to  promote  a  radio 
round  table  discussion,  with  each  guest  sub- 
mitting his  special  comment  relevant  to  the 
picture. 


ing.  A  transcription  with  audience  record  of 
applause  and  laughter  was  used  to  create  an 
impression  that  the  program  was  being  broad- 
cast from  the  theatre. 

Attractive  transparencies  of  the  stars  in  full 
colors  brightened  up  the  lobby  and  theatre  front 
during  the  current  engagement.  An  under- 
sling  was  used  underneath  the  marquee  depict- 
ing a  ten  foot  figure  of  Kaye  in  an  informal 
pose,  with  smart  copy. 

The  Chicago  Tribune  broke  a  full  page  color 
photo  of  the  two  stars  of  the  film  production 
a  week  in  advance,  with  theatre  mention. 

Cohen  Ties  "Teen  Age  Girls" 
To  Department  Store 

Manager  Lou  Cohen,  Loew's  Poli,  Hartford, 
Conn.,  and  his  assistants,  Sam  Horwitz  and 
Angella  Corrado,  used  some  new  angles  to  plug 
their  current  March  of  Time  short,  "Teen  Age 
Girls."  Representatives  of  the  Teen  Age  De- 
partment of  Sage-Allen's,  a  leading  department 
store  on  the  main  stem,  plus  press  and  radio 
representatives  were  invited  to  a  special  screen- 
ing of  the  film.  Then  arrangements  were  set 
for  full  counter  and  window  displays  at  Sage- 
Allen's,  plugging  the  film  in  tie-ins  with  their 
teen  age  fashions. 

The  store  also  boosted  the  film  considerably 
on  their  special  Teen  Age  radio  show  on  Sat- 
urday morning  over  WTHT,  Hartford,  and 
then  both  the  Hartford  Times  and  Hartford 
Coiirant  cooperated  fully  with  special  write- 
ups  on  the  film.  In  addition,  manager  Cohen 
used  a  40  X  60  tie-in  with  the  articles  used  in 
a  recent  issue  of  Life  Magazine  on  Teen  Age 
Girls  for  an  attention-getter  in  the  lobby." 


^HANAGERS■  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  4.  1945 


Eagen  Stresses 
Circus  Angle  on 
"Sign  of  Cross 

For  his  reissue  of  "Sign  of  the  Cross,"  Wil- 
liam Eagen  at  the  Princess  theatre,  Sioux  City, 
la.,  used  larger  than  usual  ads  in  the  dailies, 
slanting  all  of  them  to  the  circus  angle  of  the 
picture.  Spots  were  used  on  Stations  KSCJ 
and  KTRI  three  days  prior  to  the  opening  and 
the  week  of  the  run.  Outside  posting  included 
cards  on  50  trash  cans  planted  in  the  busiest 
downtown  sections. 

The  special  front  constructed  for  the  run  did 
a  complete  covering  job  of  the  street  area  in 
addition  to  all  cases  being  covered  as  well  as 
box  office  and  overhead.  The  box  office  carried 
a  picture  of  Colbert  in  her  milk  bath  plus  a  por- 
tion of  the  arena  panorama  from  the  24-sheet 
and  a  number  of  colored  stills.  Extra  art  work 
included  a  flittered  piece  about  14  feet  long 
which  carried  a  cutout,  title  and  cast. 


SHOWMEN  PERSONALS! 


Juvenile  Bathing  Beauty 
Contest  Held  by  Sayles 

For  the  third  consecutive  year,  Alex  Sayles, 
managing  director  of  Fabian's  Palace,  Albany, 
presented  his  juvenile  Bathing  Beauty  Con- 
test which  was  held  July  28th  at  Lincoln  Park 
Pool,  a  city  project.  The  contestants  were  from 
four  to  eight  years  old.  Sayles  had  a  tieup  with 
the  newspaper,  which  gave  it  a  very  large 
display.  Each  year  he  uses  this  stunt  to  sell 
an  appropriate  picture.  This  season  he  featured 
Esther  Williams'  "Thrill  of  a  Romance".  There 
were  over  $200  in  prizes  to  be  presented,  and 
there  were  500  contestants.  Judges  were  the 
local  WACS,  WAVES,  SPARS  and  Lady 
Marines. 


In  New  Posts:  Martha  B.  Warner  has  been 
named  manager  of  the  Star  theatre,  Camden, 
N.  J.  Frank  Pace,  Drve-In  theatre,  Kansas 
City,  Mo.  Ralph  Y.  Hopkins,  has  purchased 
the  Clarence  theatre,  Clarence,  Mo.  Mickey 
Gross,  discharged  from  the  Marines,  is  back  as 
manager  of  the  Orpheum,  Denver,  succeeding 
Mark  Allig,  who  returns  to  San  Francisco  to 
manage  an  RKO  house. 

Glen  B.  Wittstruck  has  purchased  the  Rio, 
Meeker,  Colo.,  from  H.  S.  Coulter,  Steinway 
theatre,  Astoria,  L.  L  Ken  Rockwell,  New 
Babcock  theatre,  Wellsville,  N.  Y.  Lockwood 
Jennings,  Barry  theatre,  Pittsburgh,  replaces 
Maury  Baker,  who  joins  the  Bert  Steam's  Co- 
operative Theatre  Service. 

Harold  S.  Knudsen,  city  manager  for  AUiance 
Theatres  in  Roseland,  111.  Ralph  Y.  Hopkins 
has  purchased  the  Clarence,  Clarence,  Mo.,  from 
E.  C.  Best.  Charles  Pilcher,  Park,  Highland 
Park;  Fred  Buckhout,  Iris;  Rudy  Schroeder, 
Irving  theatre,  all  in  Detroit.  Max  Schrieber, 
Rouge,  River  Rouge,  Mich. 

Happy  Birthday:  Robert  Sprowl,  Herman  H. 
Addison,  A.  H.  Cohn,  Benjamin  W.  Feldman,  J. 
G.  Haney,  James  Snyder,  C.  Hays  Foster,  David 
Schaefer,  Lee  Pugsley,  Albert  A.  Sack,  William 


G.  Serrao,  Gustav  Schumann,  Barney  Wiselmai., 
William  Sassul,  Jack  Foster,  Carl  B.  Sherred. 

Ralph   Armstrong,   E.   R.   Logan,   Edward  E. 
O'Donnell,    Foreman    Rogers,    Arthur  Charles 
Stock,  James  B.  Mason,  Ralph  C.  Yale,  E.  D.  Dor- 
rel,  Albert  T.  Johnson,  Paul  Barker,  W.  E.  Ad- ! 't 
ams,   James    Gamble,    Ben   Jacobson,    Frank  J..! 
Orlando,  Howard  Sweet,  John  T.  Floore.  i  f 

D.  M.  Dillenbeck,  Nathan  Wise,  Morton  Cole,,j  l 
Steve   Cokins,   Anna  J.   McKelvey,   Steven   M. , 
Farrar,  Jean  LaRoe,  Charles  R.  Burch,  Hermani'  < 
Weinberg,    Francis    Schlax,    Arthur    D.    Rabe, ,;  [ 
George  V.  Sweeney,  Harry  W.  Blackstone,  Leon-  i; 
ard  A.  Klafta,  Frank  McMullen.  f  | 

Showmen's  Calendar:    September  1:    1st  Air  !' 
Express  Service  under  auspices  of  American  Ex-  . 
press  Co.  1927.   2nd:  U.  S.  Treasury  Dept.  Estab-  1 
lished   1789.    4th :  Hendrick  Hudson  sailed  up  j 
Hudson  1609.    9th:  California  Admitted  to  Union  i, 
1850 ;  Colorado  Admitted  to  Union  1850.  | 

10th:  Perry's  Victory  on  Lake  Erie  1813.  13th:  h 
Star  Spangled  Banner  written  1814.  117th:  Con- 
stitution Day  (Constitution  of  U.  S.  Adopted 
1787).  21st:  First  Day  of  Autumn.  22nd:  Nathan 
Hale  Executed  1776;  Emancipation  Proclamation 
1862.  26th :  Pacific  Ocean  Discovered  by  Balboa 
1513. 


Saunders  and  Ralph  Stitt,  field  representative 
of  the  New  York  exploitation  department  of 
20th-Fox,  enlisted  the  sponsorship  of  the 
Bridgeport  Post  to' put  over  the  contest  which 
awarded  War  Bonds  to  wishful  Bridgeporters 
for  the  best  expositions  of  post-war  dreams. 

Double-column  stories  appeared  in  the  Post 
for  several  days  preceding  the  opening. 


Press  Book  Device  Helpful 
On  "Where  Do  We  Go?" 

When  "Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here?" 
made  its  bow  in  Bridgeport,  Conn.,  theatre 
manager  Matt  Saunders  hooked  on  to  the 
"Wish"  stunt  suggested  in  the  pressbook,  to 
help  boost  box  office  receipts  at  Loew's  Poli. 


Purcell  Holds  Annual 
July  4th  Parade 

Children  from  six  months  to  66  years  were 
again  guests  of  Ed  Purcell  as  part  of  his  an- 
nual Fourth  of  July  activities  at  the  Strand 
theatre  in  Staunton,  Va.  An  outstanding  pro- 
gram was  arranged,  which  included  two  car- 
toons, two  comedies  and  a  feature  picture. 

All  children  were  requested  to  line  up  at  the 
Fire  Department  parking  lot  for  a  street  parade 
to  the  theatre  at  9:30  in  the  morning.  The 
highlight  of  the  show  was  the  appearance  on 
stage  of  Lt.  Gen.  Alexander  M.  Patch,  a  native. 


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KKO  Palace  in  New  York  attracts  patronage  with  its  "Wonder  Sign"  which  gives  a  three- 
minute  show  of  animated  scenes  in  color.  Shown  above  is  display  now  current  in  connec- 
tion vnth  shau/ing  of  "Along  Came  Janes".  The  "Wander  Sign"  has  great  adaptability 
and  can  be  changed  completely  in  a  matter  of  20  minutes. 


52 


R.  Moore  Returns  to  Showbusiness 
When  Husband  Enters  the  Army 

Ruth  Moore,  who  was  born  in  Auburn,  Cal., 
February  2,  1910,  is  manager  of  the  Rio  thea- 
tre, Alameda,  Cal.,  a  Robert  L.  Lippert  house. 
Ruth  started  in  the  business  in  1929,  working 
as  secretary  to  Mert  Huslter  at  the  Capitol 
theatre,  Sacramento,  which  post  she  remained 
at  until  1932  when  she  married  Francis  Moore, 
and  retired  from  the  picture  business.  In  1943, 
when  her  husband  "was  summoned  by  Uncle 
Sam,"  Ruth  started  working  for  Bob  Lippert 
and  later  became  assistant  manager  of  the  Lib- 
erty in  Sacramento,  manager  of  the  Pablo,  San 
Pablo,  and  thence  to  her  present  post.  Miss 
Moore  says  she  has  always  read  the  Herald. 


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MANAGERS- 
ROUND  TABLE  « 

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Position  

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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  4,  I94S 


RCA  Expanding 
Theatre  Service 


I  1^  ^       A  statistical  compilation  and 

comparison  of  Box-OMce  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


CROSSES 


Rgures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
Kve  percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945. 

SYMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
appear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


NOB  HILL  (20th  Century-Fox) 

Final  Report: 


Total  Gross  Tabulated  $971,500 
Comparative  Average  Gross  829,900 
Over-all  Performance  117.0% 


BALTIMORE-New,  1st  week   117.6% 

BALTIMORE^New,  2nd  week   88.2% 

BALTIMORE— New.  3rd  week  .  83.3% 

BOSTON— Metropolitan   96.6% 

(DB)  Mr.  Mugs  Rides  Again  (Mon.) 

CHICAGO— Roosevelt,  1st  week   112.1% 

CHICAGO— Roosevelt.  2nd  week   93.8% 

CHICAGO— Roosevelt.  3rd  week   84.1% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Albee   145.0% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Hippodrome   110.8% 

CLEVELAND— Allen,  MO  1st  week   119.0% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Lake,  MO  1st  week  .    .  133.3% 

DENVER— Denver   125.0% 

(DB)  Crime,  Inc.  (PRC) 

DENVER— Esquire   131.7% 

(DB)  Crime,  Inc.  (PRC) 

DENVER— Aladdin,  MO  1st  week    106.3% 

(DB)  Crime,  Inc.  (PRC)  .  . 

INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana   113.8% 

(DB)  Within  These  Walls  (20th -Fox) 

KANSAS  CITY— Esquire   108.4% 

KANSAS  CITY— Uptown   108.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Chinese,  1st  week   108.5% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th -Fox) 

LOS  ANGELES— Chinese,  2hd  week   65.7% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th-Fox) 

LOS  ANGELES— Loew's  State   120.1% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th -Fox) 

LOS  ANGEL,ES— Loew's  State,  2nd  week   .    .    .  101.5% 
(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th- Fox) 

LOS  ANGELES— Uptown,  1st  week   95.3% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th-Fox) 

LOS  ANGELES— Uptown,  2nd  week   74.3% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th -Fox) 

MILWAUKEE— Wisconsin    97.9% 

(DB)  Within  These  Walls  (20th-Fox) 

MINNEAPOLIS— Radio  City   100.0% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Century,  MO  1st  week  ....  103.4% 

MINNEAPOLIS-Lyric,  MO',  2nd  week  90.0% 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  1st  week   150.4% 

(SA)  Abbott  &  Costello 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  2nd  week   154.2% 

(SA)  Abbott  &  Costello 

NEW  YORK— Roxy,  3rd  week   110.6% 

(SA)  Abbott  &  Costello 

OMAHA— Orpheum   70.8% 

OMAHA— Omaha,  MO  1st  week   94.1% 

PHILADELPHIA— Fox,  1st  week   125.0% 

PHILADELPHIA— Fox,  2nd  week   98.6% 

PHILADELPHIA— Fox,  3rd  week   75.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Harris,  1st  week   133.9% 

PITTSBURGH— Harris,  2nd  week   133.9% 

PITTSBURGH— Senator,  MO  1st  week   ....  142.8% 

PITTSBURGH— Senator,  MO  2nd  week   ....  100.0% 

PROVIDENCE— Majestic   105.8% 

SAN  FRANaSCO— Fox   104.7% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th-Fox) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— St.  Francis,  MO  1st  week    .  .136.6% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th -Fox) 

SAN  n?ANCISCO— St.  Francis,  MO  2nd  week   .  107.9% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th-Fox) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— St.  Francis,  MO  3rd  week    .  93.5% 

(DB)  Caribbean  Mystery  (20th-Fox) 

ST.  LOUIS— Missouri   125.0% 


(DB)  Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  (RKO) 


CHICAGO— Roosevelt    116.8% 

CINCINNATI-^RKO  Albee   122.1% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Grand,  MO  1st  week    .    .    .  73.1% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  2nd  week    .    .    .  86.5% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Hippodrome   136.3% 

CLEVELAND— Allen,   MO   1st   week   119.0% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Lake,  MO  2nd  week  .    .  106.6% 

DENVER— Denver   68.1% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 

DENVER— Esquire   55.5% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 

DENVER— Aladdin,   MO   1st   week   106.3% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 

DENVER— Rialto,  MO  2nd  week   101.7% 

(DB)  Hitchhike  to  Happiness  (Rep.) 

INDIANAPOLIS— Indiana   113.8% 

(DB)  Tahiti  Nights  (Col.) 

INDIANAPOLIS— Lyric,  MO  1st  week   94.8% 

(DB)  Tahiti  Nights  (Col.) 

KANSAS  CITY— Newman    89.7% 


LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  1st  week  .  145.3% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  2nd  week  .  109.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  3rd  week  87.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  1st  week  .  133.7% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  2nd  week  82.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  3rd  week  57.3% 


LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  1st  week    .    .  123.1% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  2nd  week  .    .  86.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  3rd  week  .    .  62.8% 

MILWAUKEE— Warner,  1st  week   101.4% 

(DB)  Blonde  Ransom  (Univ.) 

MILWAUKEE— Warner,  2nd  week   101.4% 

(DB)  Blonde  Ransom  (Univ.) 

MINNEAPOLIS— State,  1st  week   100.9% 

MINNEAPOLIS— State,    2nd   week   50.0% 

NEW  YORK— Strand,  1st  week   180.2% 

(SA)  Louis  Prima's  Band,  Dana  Clark 

NEW  YORK— Strand,  2nd  week   167.0% 

(SA)  Louis  Prima's  Band,  Dana  Clark 

NEW  YORK— Strand,  3rd  week   160.0% 

(SA)  Louis  Prima's  Band,  Dana  CHark 

NEW  YORK— Strand,  4th  week   153.8% 

(SA)  Louis  Prima's  Band,  Dana  Clark 

NEW  YORK— Strand,  5th  week   142.8% 

(SA)  Louis  Prima's  Band,  Dana  Clark 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  1st  week    ....  113.2% 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  2nd  week  ....  89.8% 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  3rd  week   ....  70.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Penn,  1st  week   119.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Penn,  2nd  week   66.6% 

PITTSBURGH— Ritz,  MO  1st  week   ir9.0% 

PROVIDENCE— Majestic   97.2% 

(DB")  Swing:in'  on  a  Rainbow  (Rep.) 

PROVIDENCE— Carlton,  MO  1st  week   70.0% 

(DB)  Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  (Rep.) 

SAN   FRANCTSCO— Fox   101.3% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— State,  MO  1st  week    .    .    .  120.6% 

(DB)  Scared  Stiff  fPara.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— State,  MO  2nd  week    ....  96.5% 
(DB)  Scared  Stiff  (Para.) 

ST.    LOUIS— Fox   89.9% 

WASHINGTON— Metropolitan,  1st  week   ....  259.7% 

WASHINGTON— Metropolitan,  2nd  week  ....  181.1% 

WASHINGTON— Metropolitan,  3rd  week   ....  123.1% 


BACK  TO  BATAAN  (RKO) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $215,900 

Comparative  Average  Gross  192,700 

Over-all  Performance  112.6% 


Plans  for  improving  and  expanding  its  service  in 
the  motion  picture  field  was  one  of  the  principal 
topics  of  discussion  at  the  recently  completed  10-day 
conference  of  RCA  Service  Company  officials  and 
district  managers. 

E.  C.  Cahill,  president,  and  W.  L.  Jones,  general 
manager,  told  the  conference  that  a  major  portion 
of  the  post-war  planning  of  their  organization  had 
been  directed  toward  service  operations  in  the 
film  industry.  Field  engineers,  they  said,  would  be 
equipped  with  new  test  units  which  would  mean 
more  accurate  and  thorough  checking  of  sound 
systems.  Orders  for  this  new  equipment  already 
have  been  placed  and  will  become  available  as  soon 
as  manufacturing  conditions  permit. 

Additional  personnel  is  being  added  to  provide 
more  complete  service  coverage  to  customers  and 
increased  field  supervision  is  being  set  up. 


A  shipment  is  guided  to  its  right 
destination,  or  the  wrong  one,  by  the 
address.  Experience  has  proved  the 
value  of  these  suggestions  for  mark- 
ing shipments: 

Show  name  of  both  shipper  and 
consignee  in  full  on  two  sides 
of  shipment,  and  place  dupli- 
cate address  or  invoice  inside. 

2  Street  address,  including  num- 
ber, building  name,  room  num- 
ber. 

^  The  state  name  in  full,  or  ap- 
proved abbreviation. 

^  If  old  container  is  used,  elimi- 
nate all  old  marks, tags  orlabels. 

For  further  information,  inquire  of 
your  local  Railway  Expressman.  He 
is  a  good  man  to  know. 

BUY  MORE  ^^^^    WAR  BONDS 


NATION-WIDE  ^^^^^^  AIR-RAIl  SERVICE 


CONFLICT  (WB) 

Final  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated 
Comparative  Average  Gross 
Over-all  Performance 


11,024,900 
881,100 
116.3% 


BALTIMORE— Stanley   118.3% 

BOSTON— Metropolitan   96.6% 

(DB)  Swingin'  an  a  Rainbow  (Rep.) 

BOSTON— Fenway,  MO  1st  week   78.6% 

(DB)  Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  (Rep.) 

BUFFALO— Great  Lakes    .   105.6% 


BOSTON— Keith  Memorial    120.3% 

BUFFALO— 20th  Century   100.7% 

(DB)  Zombies  on  Broadway  (RKO) 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Palace   74.7% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Shurbert,  MO  1st  week   .    .  85.1% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  2nd  week   .    .   .  96.1% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Hippodrome   122.1% 

INDIANAPOLIS— Circle    102.5% 

(DB)  Zombies  on  Broadway  (RKO) 

LOS  ANGELES— Guild   88-2% 

LOS  ANGELES— United  Artists   128.0% 

PROVIDENCE— Albee   133.3% 

(DB)  Honeymoon  Ahead  (Univ.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Golden  Gate   119.1% 

(SA)  Vaudeville   

SAN  FRANaSCO— Fox-Wilshire    127.3% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  4,  1945 


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Hold  Services  for 
Winfield  Sheehan 


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address.  Minimum  insertion,  $1.  Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.  Contract  rates  on 
application.  No  borders  or  cuts.  Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.  Publisher  reserves 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.  Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.  Classi-  ipHH 
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POSITIONS  WANTED 


WANTED  POSITION  AS  THEATRE  MANAGER 
and  cashier,  man  and  wife,  age  36  and  30,  former  owners, 
available  after  September  1st.  M.  STEPHENS,  Route  1, 
Tupelo,  Miss. 

MANAGER.  YOUNG  MAN  EXPERIENCED  IN  ALL 
phases  of  theatre  operation  desires  position.  Willing  to 
go  anywhere  in  U.  S.  Can  furnish  references.  Capable 
of  carrying  full  responsibility.  BOX  1844,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 


BACKGROUND  PROJECTION  OUTFIT  WORTH 
$10,000,  now  $4,990  latest  RCA  Photophone  dry  galvan- 
ometer Vibrators,  $375;  RCA  ribbon  Microphones,  $54.50; 
complete  Recording  Truck  for  studio  or  location,  $7,975; 
Recording  Amplifier  with  condenser  microphone,  $125; 
Newman-Sinclair  35mm.  Camera,  lenses,  magazines,  tripod, 
motor,  cases,  accessories,  $1,250;  continuous  contact  16mra. 
Printers,  Picture,  Track  or  both,  $1,375.  Send  for  Sum- 
mer Catalog.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP., 
New  York  18. 


VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 


GOOD  NEWS  —  IMMEDIATE  SHIPMENT  ON 
new  mat  type  Air  Washers — drop  temperature  18° — Rotary 
Sprays  work  with  any  blower — easily  installed.  5,000 
cfm,  $115;  7,000  cfm,  $140;  10,000  cfm,  $170;  15,000  cfm, 
$200;  20,000  cfm,  $230.  Recirculating  pump  slightly  addi- 
tional. New  prewar  Blowers,  starting  at  $106.50  for 
5,500  cfm;  also  diflfuser  grilles,  from  $21.80.  AA-5  MRO 
Priority  required.  Send  for  Air  Conditioning  Bulletin. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


USED  EQUIPMENT 


WANT  TO  OPEN  A  THEATRE?  COMPLETE 
Simplex  Booth  outfits  consisting  rebuilt  Projectors,  Lamp- 
houses,  Lens,  new  Soundheads,  Motors,  Amplifier,  new 
Speakers  and  Sound  Screen.  Guaranteed  one  year — 
$1,500.  Why  pay  more?  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY 
CORP.,  New  York  18. 


15,000  CHAIRS  TO  CHOOSE  FROM— HERE  ARE 
a  few  examples — 800  rebuilt  metal  lined  American  ball 
bearing  red  velour  fully  upholstered  padded  back,  reup- 
holstered  box  spring  cushions,  $9.50;  202  Heywood  Wake- 
field 7-ply  panel  back,  squab  cushions,  $4.95;  900  Irwin 
rebuilt,  reupholstered  panel  back,  box  spring  cushions,  $7.50; 
242  American  ball  bearing  (in  two  lots)  heavy  reupholstered 
panel  back,  reupholstered  box  spring  cushion  chairs,  $6.50; 
300  solid  Oak  Auditorium  Chairs,  refinished,  $3.95.  Wire 
now  for  stock  list.  600  pieces  heavy  green  Pullman  Velour, 
22"  X  36,"  dry-cleaned,  $1.25.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA 
SUPPLY  CORP.,   New   York  18. 


SERVICES 


FIRE  EXTINGUISHER  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
types  and  sizes  repaired.  Mail  to:  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave.,  St.  Paul  4, 
Minn. 


CLEANED  ON  LOCATION:  RUGS,  TACKED  DOWN 
carpet,  o'stuffed  furniture.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
Midwest  Carpet  Cleaners  covering  Indianapolis,  Michigan, 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Illinois.  BOX  1880,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 


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position.  Learn  modern  theatre  management  and  adver- 
tising. Big  opportunity  for  trained  men.  Estabhshed  since 
1927.  Write  now  for  free  catalog.  THEATRE  MANAGERS 
SCHOOL,  Elmira,  New  York. 


RFC  Makes  Few  Sales 
Of  Surplus  Equipment 

The  Reconstruction  Finance  Corporation  has 
made  only  a  few  sales  out  of  its  $90,000  stock  of 
cameras  and  parts,  other  than  lenses,  it  was  re- 
ported from  Washington  this  week.  However,  the 
RFC  has  sold  $12,937  worth  of  developing,  printing 
and  dark  room  apparatus  and  accessories,  of  which 
$9,335  worth  has  been  sold  for  $6,000.  Approxi- 
mately _  $1,000,000  worth  of  radio  broadcasting 
transmitting  apparatus  is  available  for  purchase  as 
surplus,  it  was  reported. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT 


NINE  FOOT  ADJUSTABLE  PEDESTAL  FANS,  24" 
blades,  $75;  Kollmorgen  snaplite  Oilsealed  Series  II  coated 
Lenses,  $65;  electric  bubbler  water  coolers,  $220;  Auto- 
maticket  Registers,  ceiling  prices;  ISOOW  Spotlights  on 
stands,  $36;  Rear  Shutters  for  Simplex,  $69.75;  Stage 
Drapery  Settings,  $95;  Flextone  washable  Sound  Screens, 
30%c.  ft.,  beaded,  44'/2C.  Summer  Catalog  Ready. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 

USHERS'  SEARCHLIGHTS,  METAL  CASE,  PRE- 
focus  bulb,  $1.25;  colored  GE  mazda  lamps;  lumilines; 
new  factory  sealed  tubes— 6SC7,  75c;  6L6,  $1;  5U4G,  75c. 
Consumer's  certificate  required.  BOX  1886,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


THEATRES 


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New  York  state.  State  all.  BOX  1885,  MOTION  PIC- 
TURE HERALD. 


WANTED  THEATRE  ANYWHERE  IN  NEW 
England.  Small  town  preferred.  M.  L.  SMITH,  Box 
669,   Newport,  Vt. 


HELP  WANTED 


OPERATOR-ASSISTANT  MANAGER  WANTED. 
Modern  small  town  theatre  in  Virginia  near  Richmond 
and  Washington.  Ideal  setup  for  electrician  or  radio 
repairman.  $25  for  23  hours,  6  days.  BOX  1883.  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


BOOKS 


RICHARDSON'S  BLUEBOOK  OF  PROJECTION. 
Best  seller  since  1911.  Now  in  7th  edition.  Revised  to 
present  last  word  in  Sound  Trouble  Shooting  Charts.  Ex- 
pert information  on  all  phases  of  projection  and  equipment. 
Special  new  section  on  television.  Invaluable  to  beginner 
and  expert.  $7.25  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOKSHOP,  1270 
Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


MOTION  PICTURE  SOUND  ENGINEERING.  A 
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ten by  top-flight  engineering  experts  of  Hollywood  studios 
and  research  laboratories.  Covers  all  phases  of  sound 
engineering  and  equipment.  Readable  diagrams;  charts, 
tables,  and  graphs.  $6.50  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


SOUND  -  "TROUBLE  -  SHOOTING  -  CHARTS,  THE 
little  book,  with  the  blue  cover  all  good  operators  reach 
for  when  troubles  starts.  Will  clear  up  that  "puzzler"  on 
all  types  of  sound  equipment  in  a  jifly.  No  booth  com- 
plete without  one.  $1.00  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


SIGN  PAINTING 


SIGN  PAINTING;  EASY  WAY  TO  PAINT  SIGNS. 
Use  letter  patterns.  Avoid  sloppy  work,  wasted  time.  No 
experience  needed  for  expert  work.  Free  sample.  JOHN 
RAHN,  1329  Central  Ave.,  Chicago  51. 


BUSINESS  BOOSTERS 


BINGO  CARDS.  DIE  CUTS,  1  TO  100  OR  1  TO  75, 
$2.25  per  thousand,  $20.00  for  10,000.  S.  KLOUS,  care  of 
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POPCORN 


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volume.  Yearly  supply  guaranteed.  Immediate  delivery. 
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Eastman  Overassessed 

A  $4,029,132  overassessment  of  income,  excess- 
profits  and  defense  taxes  in  favor  of  Eastman  Ko- 
dak and  Pan-American  Subsidiaries,  Rochester, 
was  determined  by  the  Treasury  Department,  it 
was  announced  last  week. 


Crosby  Heads  Kenny  Fund 

Bing  Crosby  last  week  accepted  the  chairman- 
ship of  the  1945  Elizabeth  Kenny  Institute  cam- 
paign. The  institute  is  in  Minneapolis.  The 
campaign  probably  will  be  conducted  in  October. 


A  high  solemn  mass  was  held  Saturday  at  the 
Church  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament,  Hollywood,  for 
Winfield  R.  Sheehan,  industry  pioneer,  who  died 
Wednesday  of  last  week  at  Hollywood  Hospital. 
Interment  was  in  Holy  Cross  Cemetery. 

Among  the  pallbearers  were :  David  Butler,  Jack 
Gardner,  Don  McElwaine,  Arthur  Ungar,  George 
Bagnall  and  Ted  Butcher.  Among  the  honorary 
pallbearers  were  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  Louis  B. 
Mayer,  Watterson  R.  Rothacker,  David  O.  Selz- 
nick,  Sol  Wurtzel,  Frank  Borzage,  Joseph  Scott,. 
Henry  King,  B.  G.  DeSylva,  Charles  P.  Skouras 
and  Loyd  Wright.  The  mass  was  celebrated  by 
the  Reverend  Edward  Whelan,  S.J.,  president  of 
Loyola  University. 

Commenting  on  Mr.  Sheehan's  death,  Samuel 
Goldwyn  said :  "Winfield  Sheehan  was  one  of  the 
industry's  most  colorful  figures,  a  man  of  great 
courage,  a  very  great  friend  and  one  who  has  left 
the  deep  impress  of  his  rich  personality  on  the 
history  of  motion  pictures." 

Joseph  M.  Schenck,  20th-Fox  executive  produc- 
tion head,  said,  "His  was  a  career  rich  in  accom- 
plishment and  in  contribution  to  progress." 

Darryl  F.  Zanuck,  20th-Fox  vice-president,  said, 
".  .  .  He  founded  studios  and  policies  and  he  left 
an  impress  on  the  screens  of  the  world's  theatres^ 
as  well  as  on  Hollywood.  .  .  ." 

Mme.  Maria  Jeritza,  Mr.  Sheehan's  widow,  is- 
sole  beneficiary  under  terms  of  the  will. 

Charles  G.  Norris  Dies; 
Novels  Were  Filmed 

Charles  G.  Norris,  64,  author  of  many  financially- 
successful  novels,  a  number  of  which  were  filmed, 
died  July  25  in  Palo  Alto,  Cal.,  of  a  heart  ailment. 
One  of  the  three  literary  Norrises,  he  was  the  hus- 
band of  Kathleen  Norris,  one  of  the  best  known 
names  in  the  fiction  field  today.  His  brother  was 
Frank  Norris,  a  novelist  of  the  1890's.  Charles 
Norris  customarily  wrote  books  which  dealt  with 
current  controversial  subjects,  some  of  which  of- 
fered striking  film  material.  His  first  novel,  "The 
Amateur,"  appeared  in  1915.  He  had  written  10 
other  novels  before  his  death.  His .  best  known 
works  are  "Brass,"  "Bread"  and  "Seed,"  which 
sold  70,000  copies  in  the  original  edition.  Besides 
his  widow,  Mr.  Norris  leaves  a  son.  Dr.  Frank 
Norris  of  California. 


John  Pollock 

John  Pollock,  64,  general  manager  for  John 
Golden,  theatrical  producer,  died  in  New  York 
July  29.  For  25  years  Mr.  Pollock  was  with  the 
B.  F.  Keith  circuit,  heading  its  photograph  and 
press  bureau  in  the  Palace  theatre  building,  New 
York.  He  joined  Mr.  Golden  shortly  after  the 
Keith-Orpheum  circuit  became  RKO. 


Harry  Silverstadt 

Harry  Silverstadt,  47,  for  18  years  musical  di- 
rector of  Loew's  Metropolitan  theatre  in  Brook- 
lyn and  associated  with  the  WHN  Artists  Bureau 
for  the  past  five  years,  died  July  25  at  Saranac, 
N.  Y.,  after  a  short  illness. 

Alfons  Wile  ~ 

Alfons  Wile,  73,  father  of  Bob  Wile  of  Univer- 
sal's  home  office  publicity  department,  died  in  New 
York  Monday.  He  was  technical  representative  of 
Schenley  Company.  Funeral  services  were  held 
Tuesday  at  the  Lexington  Avenue  Chapel. 

Chicago  Papers  Refuse 
Ad-Grouping  Plan 

Chicago  newspapers  have  turned  down  an  ad- 
grouping  plan  formulated  by  the  Allied  Theatres  of 
Illinois,  Jack  Kirsch,  president,  disclosed  last  week. 
The  plan  proposed  was  to  run  the  daily  ads  of 
approximately  150  Allied  theatre  members  under 
one  head.  The  idea  is  used  in  Pittsburgh  news- 
papers by  members  of  Allied  of  Western  Pennsyl- 
vania. The  papers  are  reluctant  to  accept  such  ads 
due  to  the  space  situation. 


54 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


SHOWMEN'S  REVIEWS 

SHORT  SUBJECTS 

RELEASE  CHART  BY 
COMPANIES 

THE  RELEASE  CHART 


This  department  deals  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


The  Man  from  Oklahoma 

Republic — 1945  Western 

There's  a  wealth  of  spirit  and  more  than  the 
standard  amount  of  story  in  this  Roy  Rogers  num- 
ber, a  tale  of  today  tricked  out,  and  plausibly,  with 
staple  Western  trimmings  which  include  a  rip- 
roaring  wagon  race  that  could  have  been  made 
the  big  sequence  in  a  super-special.  This  is  a  pic- 
ture made  to  order  for  the  Rogers  fans,  and  solid 
stuff  for  anyone  else  who  goes  in  for  prairie  enter- 
tainment. 

The  screenplay,  an  original  by  John  K.  Butler, 
opens  with  Rogers  and  his  orchestra  in  New  York, 
trying  out  for  radio.  They  are  summoned  back  to 
Cherokee  City,  Okla.,  when  a  feud  to  which  they 
are  party  threatens  to  break  into  gunfire,  and  mat- 
ters work  around  to  where  the  fortunes  of  every- 
body in  the  picture  are  wrapped  up  in  the  outcome 
of  a  wagon  race  commemorating  the  land  rush  of 
1898.    It's  a  hair-raiser. 

Songs  are  sprinkled  through  the  proceedings, 
likewise  production  numbers.  Rogers,  Dale  Evans, 
Bob  Nolan  and  the  Sons  of  the  Pionet^j-s  share 
the  singing  assignments,  all  to  advantage. 

Associate  producer  Louis  Gray  and  director 
Frank  McDonald  rate  special  credit  for  blending 
east  and  west,  today  and  yesterday,  song  and  melo- 
drama with  stimulating  consequence. 

Previewed  in  a  Hollyivood  projection  room.  Re- 
vieiver's  Rating:  Good. — -William  R.  Weaver. 

Release  date,  August  1,  1945.  Running  time,  69  min. 
PCA  No.   10856.     General  audience  classification. 

Roy   Rogers   Himself 

Gabby  Whittaker   Gabby  Hayes 

Dale  Evans,  Roger  Pryor,  Arthur  Loft,  Maude  Eburne, 
Sam  Flint,  Si  Jenks,  June  Bryde,  Elaine  Lange,  Charles 
Soldani,   Edmund  Cobb,   George   Sherwood,   Eddie  Kane. 

Johnny  Angel 

RKO  Radio — Melodrama 

This  film  exerts  a  curious  spell,  due  in  part 
to  the  relatively  unfamiliar  setting,  and  in  part  to 
the  fact  that  its  producer,  William  L.  Pereira,  and 
its  director,  Edwin  L.  Marin,  are  aware  of  the  fact 
that  the  camera  can  put  over  a  point  in  silence. 
There  is  none  of  the  reliance  on  dialogue  which 
makes  so  many  melodramas  resemble  a  high  school 
debate.  Instead,  its  makers  have  achieved  mood 
and  suspejise  through  carefully  accented  moments 
of  action,  photographed  in  low  key,  against  a  back- 
ground of  seascape,  fog,  and  Spanish  moss. 

George  Raft  and  Signe  Hasso  are  the  central 
characters  in  a  screenplay  reminiscent  of  "Casa- 
blanca" and  "To  Have  and  Have  Not."  Indeed, 
if  Miss  Hasso  were  a  blonde,  and  Raft's  features 
less  symmetrical,  the  pair  might  pass  for  Humph- 
rey Bogart  and  Lauren  Bacall.  As  it  is,  they 
make  an  interesting  change.  Hoagy  Carmichael's 
role,  also,  is  similar  to  his  part  in  "To  Have  and 
Have  Not."  He's  a  taxi-driver  this  time,  but  he 
manages  to  get  near  a  piano  a  couple  of  times,  and 
when  he's  not  playing,  he's  singing. 

Steve  Fisher,  who's  an  expert  at  adventure 
stories,  wrote  the  screenplay,  basing  it  on  the 
Charles  Gordon  Booth  serial,  "Mr.  Angel  Comes 
Aboard."  Frank  Gruber  did  the  adaptation.  The 
story's  opening  suggests  that  famous  mystery  of 
the  sea,  the  case  of  the  "Marie  Celeste."  Raft 


boards  a  freighter  drifting  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico, 
and  finds  the  cargo  safe,  th«»  ship  intact,  but  ap- 
parently deserted.  Bloodstains  and  a  woman's  shoe 
give  mute  testimony  to  some  form  of  foul  play. 

Raft,  whose  professional  interested  is  heightened 
by  the  fact  that  the  schooner's  missing  captain  was 
his  father,  picks  up  the  shoe  and  sets  out  to  find 
the  girl  it  fits.  His  search  takes  him  through  the 
French  Quarter  of  New  Orleans,  in  and  out  of 
bars  and  business  offices,  and  leads  at  last  to  a 
deserted  house  on  an  island  in  the  bay.  There  he 
learns  what  really  happened  aboard  the  freighter, 
why  it  happened,  and  who  killed  his  father. 

Claire  Trevor's  portrayal  of  the  wife  of  a  steam- 
ship magnate  is  convincing,  and  in  pleasing  con- 
trast to  Signe  Hasso's  role  of  a  wistful  French 
girl.  Lowell  Gilmore  is  a  suave  villain,  and  Mar- 
garet Wycherly  contributes  a  brief  but  notable 
bit  as  the  elderly  secretary-nurse. 

Leigh  Harline  and  C.  Bakaleinikoff  deserve 
praise  for  the  musical  score,  and  mention  must  be 
made  of  the  photography  by  Harry  J.  Wild  and 
the  special  effects  by  Vernon  L.  Walker. 

Previezved  at  the  Pantages  Theatre,  Hollywood, 
zvhere  the  audience  gave  audible  approval.  Re- 
vicivcr's  Rating  :  Good. — ^^Thalia  Bell. 

Release  date,  Block  1,  1945-46.  Running  time,  79  min. 
PCA  No.  10627.    General  audience  classification. 

Johnny  Angel   George  Raft 

Lilah  Claire  Trevor 

Paulette   Signe  Hasso 

Lowell  Gilmore,  Hoagy  Carmichael,  Marvin  Miller,  Mar- 
garet Wycherly,  J.  Farrell  MacDonald,  Mack  Gray. 

Johnny  Frenchman 

Ealing  -  Eagle-Lion —  French  Feuds 

Lanec  Florrie — redoubtable,  voluble,  Breton  fish  ■ 
erwoman — had  pursued  for  years  a  violent  ven- 
detta with  her  cross-Channel  friend,  Cornish  har- 
bour master  Nat  Pomeroy.  It's  a  sort  of  humble 
Montagu-Capulet  feud  traditionalized  by  genera- 
tions of  dispute.  The  rival  factions  fish  the  same 
waters,  but  a  miraculous  draught  of  fishes  is  as 
nothing  to  either  side  if  one  can  disconcert  the 
other.  With  war's  impact,  however,  the  disputants 
unite  in  discomforting  the  liated  Hun,  which  union 
has  a  symbolic  consummation  in  wedding  bells  for 
Florrie's  son  and  the  daughter  of  sturdy  Nat. 

Thus  the  pattern  of  this  latest  Michael  Balcon 
proffering,  first  to  be  offered  to  the  customers  un- 
der the  new  setup  with  Rank's  Eagle-Lion.  It's  a 
pattern  enlivened  by  some  exquisite  camera  work 
and  by  one  magnificent  acting  contribution  from 
Mme.  Francoise  Rosay.  Towering  as  the  Matter- 
horn  above  the  rest  of  the  cast.  La  Rosay  makes  of 
French  Florrie  a  virago  of  majesty.  She  is  im- 
mense, unshakable ;  reading  a  lesson  in  dramatic 
accomplishment  to  all  the  lesser  ones. 

It's  a  pity  that  Balcon — with  that  inveterate  de- 
termination of  his  to  linger  o'er  the  obvious  and 
his  feeling  that  any  picture,  no  matter  how  light, 
must  be  treated  with  the  solemnity  of  a  so-very- 
British  documentary — allows  the  film  to  run  for 
112  minutes.  -  But  that's  a  defect,  if  may  be  sur- 
mised, which  will  be  removed  with  the  inevitable 
pruning  which  is  coming  to  it. 

That  pruning  accomplished,  "Johnny  French- 
man" will  have  a  comfortable  passage  in  any 
neighborhood  theatre ;  may  be  commended  more- 
over to  a  trans-Atlantic  crossing. 


Pleasant  cameos,  it  should  be  added,  are  present- 
ed by  veteran  Tom  Walls,  as  the  Cornish  pro- 
tagonist, and  by  Miss  Patricia  Roc,  as  his  daugh- 
ter. 

Seen  at  the  Leicester.  Square  theatre,  London, 


trade   shozv.     Reviezver's   Rating :    Good. — Peter 

BURNUP. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  112  mins.  General 
audience  classification. 

Lanec  Florrie   Francoise  Rosay 

Nat  Pomeroy   Tom  Walls 

Sue  Pomeroy   '  Patricia  Roc 

Bob  Tremayne   Ralph  Michael 

Yan  Kervarec   Paul  Dupuis 


Frederick  Piper,  Bill  Blewett,  Stanley  Paskin,  Arthur 
Hambling,  James  Harcourt,  James  Knight,  Richard 
George,  Richard  Harrison,  Leslie  Harcourt. 

Trail  of  Kit  Carson 

Republic — Western 

Associate  producer  Stephen  Auer's  latest  con- 
tribution to  the  field  of  Western  drama  is  a  neat 
package  of  thrills,  chills  and  killings.  It  moves 
fast  from  start  to  finish,  a  quality  for  which  Les- 
ley Selander,  director,  deserves  the  credit. 

Alan  Lane,  the  star,  is  called  upon  to  use  not 
only  his  fists  and  his  six-shooter,  but  his  brains 
as  well.  He  excels  at  deductive  reasoning  just  as 
he  does  at  pistol-play,  and  by  piecing  together  a 
number  of  seemingly  unrelated  facts,  he  comes  up 
with  the  right  answer  and  pins  the  crime  on  the 
right  man. 

The  crime  in  the  screenplay  by  Jack  Natteford 
and  Albert  Demond,  based  on  a  story  by  the 
former,  is  the  murder  of  a  miner.  Lane's  partner. 
To  all  appearances  the  miner's  death  was  acci- 
dental, but  the  cowboy  isn't  satisfied  with  the  obvi- 
ous. His  subsequent  investigations  bring  him  peril- 
ously close  to  death,  and  only  his  quick  wits  and 
quicker  trigger-finger  save  him  from  an  early 
grave.  The  villain,  however,  is  eventually  ex- 
posed, and  hanged  by  his  neck  until  he  is  dead. 

Previezved  at  the  Hitching  Post  theatre,  Holly- 
zvood.  Rcviezver's  Rating  :  Good. — T.  B. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  55  min.  PCA 
No.  10840.     General  audience  classification. 

Bill  Harmon   Alan  Lane 

Betty   Helen  Talbot 

Tom  London,  Twinkle  Watts,  Roy  Barcroft,  Kenne  Dun- 
can, Jack  Kirk,  Bud  Geary,  Tom  D'ugan,  George  Chese- 
bro,  Bob  Wilke. 

Captain  Kidd 

UA-Bogeaus — Laughton  Plays  Cutthroat 

Benedict  Bogeaus  has  built  his  latest  production 
around  the  most  colorful  figure  in  the  annals  of 
piracy,  the  fabulous  Captain  Kidd,  blending  fact 
and  fable  in  the  familiar  manner  of  high-seas  ad- 
venture. The  captain  is  played  with  obvious  relish 
and  lusty  exaggeration  by  Charles  Laughton,  a 
portrayal  more  comic  than  bloodthirsty  and  per- 
haps more  entertaining  than  authentic.  He  has 
whole-hearted  support  from  John  Carradine  and 
Gilbert  Roland,  playing  fellow  cutthroats,  and 
Reginald  Owen  as  a  gentleman's  gentleman. 

The  screenplay  by  Norman  Reilly  Raine,  based 
on  an  original  story  by  Robert  N.  Lee,  uses  the 
expected  atmosphere  of  darkened  caves,  moonlit 
galleons,  swordplay  and  gunpowder  largely  as  a 


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background  for  tlic  live  character  study  of  Kidd. 
There  is  a  plot  in  which  the  son  of  a  King's  am- 
bassador turns  pirate  to  clear  his  father's  name. 
There  are  escapes  by  night,  buried  treasure,  duels 
j  in  the  ship's  hold  and  a  beautiful  noblewoman  cap- 
tured by  the  brigands.  But  interest  is  centered  in 
the  notorious  outlaw,  taken  into  His  Majesty's 
service  for  his  ruthlessness  and  living  up  to  his 
reputation  for  double-dealing. 

It's  his  last  adventure,  however,  and  from  the 
gallows  he  warns  of  the  wages  of  sin  and  the  evil 
of  greed.  He  hints  also  at  caches  of  treasure,  vari- 
ously reported  but  never  discovered,  along  the 
shores  of  the  Seven  Seas. 

Exhibitors  can  and  will  exploit  the  film  to  ad- 
vantage for  the  theme  is  perennially  attractive  and 
the  cast,  including  Randolph  Scott  and  Barbara 
Britton,  is  strong  support  for  the  star. 

Production  values  are  notable  for  some  artistic 
camera  shots,  effective  sets  and  rich  costumes. 
Rowland  V.  Lee  directed,  giving  Laughton  his 
head,  but  keeping  tighter  rein  on  the  rest  of  the 
cast. 

Seen  in  the  home  office  projection  room.  Re- 
vieiuer's  Rating:  Average.— E.  A.  Cunningham. 

Release  date,  August  24,  1945.  Running  time,  89  min. 
PCA  No.  10830.    General  audience  classification. 

Captain  Kidd   Charles  Laughton 

Adam  Mercy   Randolph  Scott 

Lady  Anne  Falconer   Barbara  Britton 

Reginald  Owen,  John  Carradine,  Gilbert  Roland,  John 
Qualen,  Sheldon  Leonard,  Abner  Biberman,  Ian .  Keith, 
William  Farnum,  Miles  Mander,  Ray  Teale. 

George  White's  Scandals 

RKO  Radio — Musical 

With  George  White's  reputation  what  it  is  for 
picking  pretty  girls,  and  Gene  Krupa's  and  Ethel 
Smith's  musical  specialties  known  by  all,  this  pic- 
ture should  sell  easily,  particularly  since  the  ex- 
hibitor has  a  chance  to  put  up  on  the  marquee  the 
names  of  Joan  Davis  and  Jack  Haley. 

True,  the  two  love  stories  that  the  film  carries, 
that  of  the  Davis-Haley  team  and  the  younger, 
more  conventional  pair,  Phillip  Terry  and  Martha 
Holliday,  do  keep  this  musical  from  offering  any 
musical  numbers  for  long  stretches  of  film,  but  by 
the  time  the  picture  runs  its  95-minute  length 
you've  run  the  gamut  from  classical  ballet  to 
boogie. 

Springboard  for  the  story  concerns  a  group  of 
ex-Scandals  girls  who  meet  yearly  to  reminisce. 
This  particular  year  they  get  a  glimpse  of  the 
daughter  of  one  of  their  members  who  married  into 
the  British  nobility.  This  daughter,  played  by  Miss 
Holliday,  works  her  way  into  the  current  Scandals, 
has  a  big  production  built  about  her  and  then,  for 
the  sake  of  a  little  interest  in  the  story,  vanishes 
on  the  night  of  the  opening. 

That's  the  usual  love  story.  The  unusual  story 
gets  a  workout  when  Haley  and  Miss  Davis  jump 
on  it  and  give  it  a  good  kicking  around — parts  of 
the  rough  treatment  being  quite  funny,  particularly 
when  Miss  Davis  apes  the  mannerisms  of  some  of 
the  more  grand-style  actresses. 

If  the  picture  does  not  quite  hold  together,  it  is 
because  there  is  too  much  of  the  usual  in  the  story. 
Ethel  Smith  at  the  electric  organ  and  Gene  Krupa 
at  half  a  dozen  kettle  drums  provide  much  the 
best  of  the  music. 

The  film  was  produced  by  George  White  and  di- 
rected by  Felix  E.  Feist  from  an  original  screen- 
play by  Hugh  Wedlock,  Howard  Snyder,  Parke 
Levy  and  Howard  Green.  Dance  numbers  were 
created  and  staged  by  Ernst  Matray. 

Previewed  at  the  home  office.  Revieiver's  Rat- 
ing: Average. — Ray  Lanning. 

Release  date,  Block  1,  1945-46.  Running  time,  95  min. 
PCA  No.   10722.     General  audience  classification. 

Joan  Mason   Joan  Davis 

Jack  Williams  Jack  Haley 

Tom  McGrath   Phillip  Terry 

Jill  Martin   Martha  Holliday 

Ethel  Smith,  Margaret  Hamilton,  Glenn  Tryon,  Bettejane 
Greer.  Audrey  Young,  Rose  Murphy.  Fritz  Feld,  Bever- 
ly Wills,  Gene  Krupa  and  his  band. 

Mamma  Loves  Papa 

RKO  Radio — Leon  Errol  Solo 

Showmen  whose  customers  line  up  for  Leon  Er- 
rol can  inform  them  with  accuracy  that  this  hour- 
long  comedy  gives  them  60  minutes  of  him.  Show- 
men whose  customer."  react  oppositely  to  him 
doubtless  should,  in  all  candor,  be  told  the  same 
thing.  The  picture  is  all  Errol  and  nothing  more. 
The  principal  scene  is  a  country  estate  where 

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the  star,  invited  as  weekend  guest,  becomes  intoxi- 
cated and  entertains,  for  something  like  half  the 
film's  running  time,  with  the  alcoholic  antics  for 
which  he's  become  almost  legendary.  The  rest  of 
the  cast,  in  this  sequence  and  in  the  others,  feed 
him  dialogue  and  lines  and  stand  about  watching 
him.  There's  a  thin  thread  of  story  about  a  mil- 
lionaire whose  plot  to  sell  faulty  playground  ap- 
paratus is  thwarted. 

The  script  is  by  Cliarles  Roberts  and  Monte 
Brice,  and  Ben  Stoloff^  produced  for  executive  pro- 
ducer Sid  Rogell,  with  Frank  Strayer  directing. 

Previewed  at  the  Filmarte  theatre,  Hollywood. 
Reviezver's  Rating :  Fair. — W.  R.  W. 

Release  date,-  Block  1,  1945-46.  Running  time,  60  min. 
PCA  No.  10740.    General  audience  classification. 

Wilbur  Todd   Leon  Errol 

Elizabeth  Risdon,  Edwin  Maxwell,  Emory  Parnell,  P'aul 
Harvey,  Charlotte  Wynters,  Ruth  Lee,  Lawrence  Tierney. 

Dangerous  Partners 

MGM— Mystery  Melodrama 

The  solution  to  this  tangled  mystery  may  be  a 
little  outdated  but  there  are  murders  and  intrigue 
enough  for  sustained  interest,  and  an  attractive  cast 
of  performers  for  exploitation.  James  Craig,  Signe 
Hasso  and  Edmund  Gwenn  share  billing  honors  in 
an  assortment  of  roles  ranging  from  the  slightly 
unethical  to  the  dastardly.  The  story,  however, 
turns  out  to  be  another  Nazi  plot. 

The  screenplay  by  Marion  Parsonnet,  from  Ed- 
mund L.  Hartmann's  adaptation  of  an  original 
story  by  Oliver  Weld  Bayer,  follows  the  trail  of 
four  wills  stolen  after  a  plane  crash  from  the  un- 
conscious but  hardly  legitimate  beneficiary.  A 
charming  but  penniless  couple,  living  by  their  wits, 
are  the  thieves.  Each  of  the  wills  leaves  $1,000,000 
to'  the  injured  man  for  no  apparent  reason. 

Two  murders  start  the  chase  off  in  earnest.  One 
victim  is  the  adventurer  whose  wife  takes  on  an- 
other partner  while  the  body  is  still  warm.  With 
her  new  accomplice,  a  lawyer  of  more  curiosity 
than  scruples,  she  traces  the  wills  to  their  source, 
closely  followed  by  the  now-recovered  plane  crash 
victim.  A  blaze  of  heavy  melodrama,  with  sudden 
bursts  of  patriotism  and  self-sacrifice,  lights  up  the 
finale. 

Arthur  L.  Field  mounted  the  production  in  a 
style  well  above  the  program  bracket.  Edward  L. 
Cahn  directed. 

Seen  in  a  New  York  projection  room.  Reviezv- 
er's Rating:  Average. — E.  A.  C. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  74  min.  PCA 
No.  10854.    General  audience  classification. 

Jefif  Caighn  James  Craig 

Carola  BalHster   Signe  Hasso 

Albert  Richard  Kingby   Edmund  Gwenn 

Audrey  Totter,  Mabel  Paige,  John  Warburton,  Henry 
O'Neill,  Grant  Withers. 

Radio  Stars  on  Parade 

RKO  Radio — Minor  Musical 

Song  numbers  and  slapstick  comedy  are  the  chief 
ingredients  of  Ben  Stoloff's  latest  production. 
Frances  Langford  and  Skinnay  Ennis  do  most  of 
the  singing ;  Wally  Brown  and  Alan  Carney  con- 
tribute most  of  the  comedy,  with  Rufe  Davis  add- 
ing his  share  in  a  minor  role.  Designed  as  a 
lightweight  offering,  the  picture  should  balance  its 
side  of  a  double-bill  scale. 

The  screenplay  is  by  Robert  E.  Kent  and  Monte 
Brice,  based  on  an  original  by  the  former.  It  pre- 
sents Miss  Langford  as  a  nightclub  singer  aspiring 
to  radio  work,  and  Brown  and  Carney  as  the  man- 
agers pro  tem  of  a  Hollywood  talent  agency.  This 
combination  of  circumstances  facilitates  the  intro- 
duction of  nine  song  numbers,  and  of  Ralph  Ed- 
wards and  his  "Truth  or  Consequences"  radio 
show.    Leslie  Goodwins  directed  the  melange. 

The  most  notable  songs  are  "I  Couldn't  Sleep  a 
Wink  Last  Night,"  and  "That  Old  Black  Magic." 
The  most  hilarious  comedj'  sequence  is  one  in 
which  Brown  and  Carney  don  women's  garb.  It's 
an  old  routine,  but  still  a  funny  one. 

Previetoed  at  the  Pontages  theatre,  flollyzvood, 
where  the  audience  laughed  frequently.  jReznezv- 
er's  Rating :  Average — T.  B. 

Release  date.  Block  1,  1945-46.  Running:  time,  69  min. 
PCA   No.    1087O.     General   audience  classification. 

Jerry  Miles   Wally  Brown 

Mike  Strager   Alan  Carney 

Sally  Baker   Frances  Langford 

"Truth  or  Consequences."  with  Ralph  Edwards  &  Co., 
Skinnay  Ennis  and  His  Band,  Don  Wilson.  Tony  Romano, 
Town  Criers,  Cappy  Barra  Boys. 


Dangerous  Intruders 

/>/JC— Melodrama 

This  film  is  of  the  murder  mystery  type.  Drama 
and  suspense  center  about  a  homicidal  maniac.  A 
competent  cast,  strange  situations  and  eerie  and 
startling  music  set  the  scene  for  this  mildly  excit- 
ing picture.  The  cast  is  headed  by  Charles  Arnt, 
Veda  Ann  Borg  and  Richard  Powers. 

Miss  Borg,  portraying  an  unemployed  actress, 
is  struck  by  a  car  driven  by  Maxwell  Ducane, 
played  by  Charles  Arnt,  and  is  taken  to  his  home 
to  recover.  The  Ducane  household  has  an  atmo- 
sphere of  strangeness  about  it  which  worries  the 
attractive  actress.  Mr.  Ducane  is  a  fanatic  about 
ancient  ceramics  and  employs  a  man  to  guard  his 
treasures.  Mrs.  Ducane's  brother  and  young  daugh- 
ter complete  the  family.  A  slight  romance  is  sup- 
plied by  Mrs.  Ducane's  brother  and  Miss  Borg. 
The  actress  discovers  that  Mr.  Ducane  is  responsi- 
ble for  the  death  of  his  wife  and  her  wealthy  aunt. 
The  madman  is  killed  in  an  automobile  smashup 
following  an  attempt  to  kill  Miss  Borg.  The  mo- 
tive for  the  killings  is  explained  by  Mr.  Ducane's 
desire  for  money  to  increase  his  museum  collection. 

Martin  Mooncy  is  the  associate  producer,  and 
Vernon  Keays  directed.  The  screenplay  is  by  Mar- 
tin M.  Goldsmith,  based  on  an  original  story  by 
Philip  AtacDonald  and  F.  Ruth  Howard.  The  story 
in  parts  is  hardly  plausible  but  there  is  sufficient 
excitement  and  enough  swift  action  to  hold  the 
attention  of  devotees  of  this  type  of  film. 


Seen  in  a  Nezv  York  projection  room.  Reznew- 
er's  Rating :  Average. — M.  R.  Y. 

Release  date,  September  21,  1945.  Running  time,  61 
min.    PCA  No.  10894.    General  audience  classification. 

Max  Ducane  Charles  Arnt 

Jenny   Veda  Ann  Borg 


Richard  Powers,  Fay  Helm,  John  Rogers,  Jo  Anne  Mar- 
lowe, Helena  P.  Evans,  Roberta  Smith. 


POPULAR  SCIENCE,  NO.  6  (Para.) 

J4-6 

The  first  subject  is  the  civilian  jeep,  a  reputable 
machine  suitable  for  tractor  farming  or  riding  the 
range.  Other  attractions  for  the  post-war  family 
are  a  guest  room  that  pops  up  when  you  press  a 
button  with  books,  lights  and  slumber  music.  The 
last  sequence  concerns  that  new  insecticide,  "DDT," 
which  has  been  cleaning  out  the  Pacific  swamps 
and  jungles,  and  is  now  in  home  use  for  Japanese 
beetles. 

Release  date,  August  10,  1945  10  minutes 


JASPER'S  CLOSE  SHAVE  (Para.) 

Puppctoons  (U4-8) 

The  great  moment  in  Jasper's  life  comes  with  his 
discovery  of  whiskers.  OfT  he  goes  with  15  cents 
for  a  shave,  but  in  some  fashion  the  Scarecrow 
lures  him  into  a  clip  joint  where,  to  the  tunes 
from  "Barber  of  Seville,"  he  gets  just  what  he 
doesn't  want.  Scarecrow  plays  Figaro  with  addi- 
tional appropriate  lyrics  and  with  great  flourishes 
shaves  the  hair  off  Jasper's  head. 
Release  date,  September  28,  1945  8  minutes 


THE  NEW  U.  S.  FRONTIER  (20th-Fox) 

March  of  Time 

The  current  issue  of  the  March  of  Time  deals 
adequately  with  an  important  and  vital  post-war 
problem,  the  problem  of  the  Pacific  islands.  "The 
New  U.  S.  Frontier"  is  presented  in  excellent  pic- 
tures with  a  terse  and  convincing  commentary.  The 
film  clearly  shows  that  by  the  war's  end  the  fron- 
tier of  the  United  States  will  have  crossed  the  full 
breadth  of  the  Pacific.  The  film  expresses  the  idea 
that  the  defeat  of  Japan  will  find  the  United  States 
with  new  commitments  as  a  Pacific  power  and  with 
additional  responsibilities. 

The  editors  of  the  March  of  Time  have  selected 
Guam  as  an  example  of  a  fortified  island.  The 
accomplishments  of  military  and  naval  engineers 
are  shown  by  roads,  harbors  and  airfields.  The 
modern  methods  our  troops  have  brought  to  the 
island  are  shown  in  contrast  to  colorful  island  life. 

"The  New  U.  S.  Frontier"  is  a  better  than  aver- 
age March  of  Time.    It  is  an  important  subject 
that  is  well  prepared  and  because  of  its  timeliness  it 
will  have  wide  appeal. — M.  R.  Y. 
Release  date,  August  10,  1945  17  minutes 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 

reviews  and  synopses 


DO  YOU  REMEMBER?  {20th-Fox) 

Dribble  Puss  Parade  (5902) 

Lew  Lehr  passes  up  the  peculiarities  of  the  ani- 
nal  kingdom  for  some  cHps  of  very  old  motion 
pictures.  His  shots  include  the  ladies  at  the  beach, 
:irca  1910,  the  opening  of  the  New  York  subway 
uid  a  spectacle  depicting  life  in  the  Colonies.  The 
:omments  are  in  the  usual  Lehr  style. 
'Release  date,  June  2,  1945  .  9  minutes 

HI  HO  RODEO  (Col.) 

'Vorld  of  Sports  (6808) 

One  of  the  year's  exciting  outdoor  events  is  the 
Pendleton,  Ore.,  Roundup,  a  fine  melee  of  Indians 
ind  cowboys,  bucking  broncs  and  wild  steers.  The 
participants  arrive  in  the  manner  of  the  old  wild 
vest  show  and  put  on  a  thrilling  act  for  thousands 
af  cheering  spectators,  and  the  camera  audience. 
'Release  date,  July  6,  1945  10  minutes 

rHE  EMPIRE  STATE  (20th-Fox) 

Movietone  Adventures  (5261) 

There's  a  good  deal  of  the  world's  largest  city 
in  this  tour  of  New  York  State — the  Statue  of 
Liberty,  the  rivers  and  bridges,  skyscrapers  and 
;enements.  Fifth  Avenue  and  Coney  Island — but 
:here  are  other  places  of  interest  as  well.  Going 
up  the  Hudson  you  see  West  Point,  the  apple 
orchards  and  grape  vineyards.  In  the  western 
portion  of  the  state  the  highlight  is  Niagara  Falls. 
Release  date,  July  27,  1945  8  minutes 

AMERICA  THE  BEAUTIFUL  (WB) 

Technicolor  Special  (1005) 

Here  is  a  colorful  tour  of  the  United  States  from 
:he  Atlantic  to  Pacific,  from  the  Canadian  to  the 
Mexican  borders.  Besides  the  main  geographical 
'eatures — the  mountains,  lakes  and  rivers — there 
ire  views  of  agriculture  and  industry,  of  the  na- 
:ional  parks  and  the  natural  beauties.  The  two- 
■eel  subject  closes  with  a  chorus  of  "America." 
Release  date,  August  4,  1945  20  minutes 

ARTISTRY  IN  RHYTHM  (Univ.) 

Wame  Band  Musical  (9128) 

Swing  is  king  in  these  musical  numbers,  although 
:he  tempo  varies  to  include  the  Latin  "Siboney," 
ind  a  waltz,  "Whispering."  Other  numbers  are 
"Artistry  in  Rhythm,"  "Eager  Beaver,"  "Tabby  the 
Cat,"  "Tabu,"  "She's  Funny  that  Way,"  "Mad  for 
1  Pad"  and  "Memphis  Lament."  The  featured 
3and  is  Stan  Kenton's  and  the  soloists  Anita 
O'Day,  Gene  Howard  and  The  Tailor  Maids. 
Release  date,  July  18,  1945  15  minutes 

CROW  CRAZY  (Univ.) 

Walter  Lants  Cartuncs  (9239) 

Andy  the  panda  is  guarding  the  corn  field  from 
;rows.  His  helper  is  a  willing  dog  who,  unfor- 
tunately, can  do  little  with  his  instructions  because 
he  has  no  idea  what  a  crow  is.  First  he  tries  a 
goat  and  then  a  bull,  finally  winding  up  iji  a  pud- 
dle when  the  crow  does  appear.  Andy's  there 
with  him,  while  the  crow  has  a  season's  supply  of 
:orn. 

Release  date,  July  9,  1945  7  minutes 

KUKUNUTS  (Col.) 

Fox  and  Croiv  Cartoon 

Cast  away  on  a  desert  island  for  20  years,  the 
Fox  is  pretty  sick  of  eating  nothing  but  coconuts. 
When  the  Crow  makes  his  appearance,  friend  Fox 
decides  he  is  in  for  a  meat  dinner — and  no  points 
required.  However,  he  reckons  without  the  ingen- 
uity of  the  Crow  who  not  only  saves  his  skin, 
hut  causes  the  Fox  great  discomfort  in  a  series  of 
mix-ups. 

Release  date,  July  26,  1945  6^  minutes 


THE  JURY  GOES  'ROUND  'N"  "ROUND 
(Col.) 

All  Star  Comedy  (6423) 

And  well  it  might  with  Vera  Vague  as  one  of 
the  twelve  good  men  and  true.  The  case  is  that 
of  Willie  Dye,  a  double-dyed  gangster,  up  for 
murder.  The  jury  has  heard  the  evidence  and 
stands  eleven  to  one  for  a  verdict  of  "guilty."  The 
twelfth  is  Vera,  who  can't  forget  his  soulful  look. 
In  typical  Vague  fashion  she  brings  them  round 
one  by  one  to  the  same  illogical  opinion  and  wins 
an  acquittal. 

Release  date,  June  15,  1945  18  minutes 

BROADWAY  FARMER  (Univ.) 

Person-Oddity  (9376) 

Chic  Johnson  of  Olsen  and  Johnson  fame  runs  a 
farm  in  Carmel,  N.  Y.,  named  after  the  Winter 
Garden  theatre  on  Broadway,  where  he  books  his 
shows.  A  shoe  salesman  in  Philadelphia  has  made 
a  collection  of  misfits  for  the  foot.  An  Eldred, 
Fla.,  woman  is  shown  making  novelties  from  sea 
shells.  The  last  of  Buffalo  Bill's  scouts  keeps  a 
tavern  in  Denver,  decorated  by  animal  heads 
mounted  on  the  walls  and  old  firearms.  The  last 
sequence  shows  a  Houston,  Texas,  girl  who  draws 
pin-up  pictures  on  order  for  servicemen. 
Release  date,  May  28,  1945  9  minutes 

DOWN  THE  FAIRWAYS  (20th-Fox) 

Sports  Reviews  (5354) 

This  is  a  golf  subject  with  a  varied  appeal.  Fea- 
tured are  Joe  Kirkwood,  the  expert  on  trick  shots  ; 
Dorothy  Germaine,  the  comely  woman  champion  ; 
Craig  Wood,  a  veteran  professional,  and  some  ex- 
citing shots  of  the  Tam  O'Shanter  tourney  in  Chi- 
cago. Ed  Thorgenson  is  the  commentator. 
Release  date,  June  1,  1945  9  minutes 

CANINE-FELINE  CAPERS  (Para.) 

Sportlights  (R4-9) 

There  are  dogs  and  cats  aplenty  in  this  reel  but 
they  are  kept  well  separated  and  in  good  order. 
The  first  feature  is  a  great  Dane  with  fourteen 
pups.  Then  follow  some  Dalmatian  puppies,  a 
Mexican  Chihuahua  that  plays  the  piano,  and  a 
glimpse  of  the  family  life  of  Daisy,  the  Hollywood 
star.  In  the  feline  division  there's  a  cat  show  and 
a  boxing  match  where  the  fur  really  flies. 
Release  date,  July  27.  1945  9  minutes 

WHAT  IT  TAKES  TO  MAKE  A  STAR 
(20th-Fox) 

Moinctone  Adz'entures  (5201) 

'  The  stars  in  this  case  are  star  models  who  may 
well  be  stars  of  Hollywood  and  Broadway.  The 
picture  shows  that  it's  not  all  fun  and  glamour. 
Some  of  it  is  tiring,  much  of  it  is  tedious  and  quite 
a  bit  of  it  luck.  A  model  needs  regular  physical 
exercise,  the  ability  to  pose  under  lights  for  hours 
at  a  time,  and  a  lot  of  publicity  in  addition  to  her 
good  looks  to  make  the  grade. 
Release  date.  July  6,  1945  11  minutes 

LEARN  AND  LIVE  (WB) 

Fcaturcttc  (1112) 

One  of  the  outstanding  contributions  of  the  mo- 
tion picture  to  the  war  is  presented  here  in  a  20- 
minute  subject  which  combines  battle  scenes  with 
battle  education.  The  army  training  films,  which 
have  given  servicemen  graphic  demonstrations  of 
the  emergencies  they  may  meet  and  the  way  to 
cope  with  them,  are  presented  here,  along  with 
glimpses  of  the  battlefield  application  of  the  lesson 
learned  through  pictures. 

Release  date.  July  7,  1945  20  minutes 


Reviews  and  synopses  of  short  sub/ecfs  printed 
in  Product  Digest  are  indexed  in  the  Short  Sub- 
jects Chart,  Product  Digest  Section,  pages 
2568-2569. 

Running  times  are  those  furnished  by  the  diS' 
tributor. 


IN  A  MUSICAL  WAY  (Para.) 

Speaking  of  Animals  (Y4-5) 

Taking  his  cue  from  "Swinging  on  a  Star,"  Jerry 
Fairbanks  has  gathered  a  group  of  mules,  pigs, 
fishes,  monkeys  and  star  trapezes.  There's  some 
fun  with  sheep,  bears,  tigers,  rhinos  and  love  birds 
in  case  you'd  rather  be  them,  and  the  whole  is 
enacted  against  a  background  of  swing  music  with 
a  boogie  beat. 

Release  date,  Jidy  20,  1945  9  miwutes 

MEXICAN  PLAYLAND  (RKO) 

Sportscope  (54,312) 

The  scene  is  Acapulco,  a  coastal  city  southwest 
of  Mexico,  which  has  become  a  popular  resort 
for  the  vacationist  who  likes  fishing,  bathing  and 
water  sports.  Sailfish  and  tuna  are  the  prize 
catches,  and  diving  for  coins  tossed  by  tourists  the 
favorite  native  sport.  There  are  glimpses  of  the 
quaint  city,  the  inland  lagoons  and  the  local  marine 
life. 

Release  date,  July  13,  1945  8  minutes 

IDIOTS  DE  LUXE  (Col.) 

Three  Stooges  (6405) 

Moe's  having  a  nervous  breakdown,  he  thinks, 
and  the  boys  decide  to  humor  him.  Hearing  of  the 
healthful  qualities  of  a  hunting  expedition,  they  set 
out  on  the  trail.  The  first  unwanted  excitement  is 
a  bear  with  one  eye  on  the  supplies  and  the  other 
on  Moe.  When  the  bear  is  finally  trapped  it  turns 
out  to  be  a  case  of  mistaken  identity.  Moe  decides 
on  another  treatment  for  overwrought  nerves. 
Release  date,  July  20,  1945  17^2  minutes 

GYPSY  LIFE  (20th-Fox) 

Terrytoon  (6501) 

Mice  have  their  vagabonds,  too,  as  is  shown  in 
a  peaceful  scene  of  gypsy  life  by  the  campfire  with 
fiddles  and  dancing.  The  only  disburbing  factor  is 
the  cat-bat  which  calls  out  its  family  and  friends 
for  a  quick  ambush  and  killing.  Just  in  time. 
Mighty  Mouse  hears  tell  of  the  danger  and  rushes 
to  the  scene  to  beat  them  ofi^. 
Release  date,  August  3,  1945  6  minutes 

MOTHER  GOOSE  NIGHTMARE  (20tli-Fox) 

Terrytoon  (5516) 

Gandy  Goose  and  the  Sergeant  are  having  sleep- 
ing trouble  again.  This  time  their  dreams  are  a 
hodge-podge  from  the  stories  and  nursery  rhymes, 
peopled  by  the  Three  Little  Pigs,  the  Big  Spider 
and  Miss  Muffet,  the  Cow  That  Jumped  Over  the 
Moon  and  finally  Jack  in  the  Beanstalk  to  chase 
them  all  away. 

Release  date.  May  11,  1945  6  minutes 

BOOBY  SOCKS  (Col.) 

Phantasies  (6704) 

There's  a  tom  with  a  bow  tie,  a  lean  and  hungry 
look  and  a  sweet  voice,  who  has  all  the  lady  cats 
agog.  The  younger  brigade  of  felines  follows  in 
his  train,  all  but  a  pert  miss  at  the  window,  who 
doesn't  give  him  a  tumble.  He  braves  the  growls 
of  the  bulldog  and  makes ,  his  way  to  her  apart- 
ment, only  to  find  that  she's  a  papier-mache  repro- 
duction. 

Release  date.  July  12,  1945  7^^  minutes 

COMMUNITY  SING,  NO.  1 1  (Col.) 

6661 

Led  by  the  popular  "Candy,"  this  group  of  songs 
includes  "A  Little  on  the  Lonely  Side,"  "Sweet 
Dreams,  Sweetheart,"  "I'm  Beginning  to  See  the 
Light"  and  "Chi,  Chi,  Hatcha,  Watchoo."  Dick 
Leibert  plays  the  organ  and  the  Song  Spinners 
carry  the  burden  of  the  vocal  choruses. 
Release  date,  July  26,  1945  10  minutes 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


2579 


RELEASE  CHART 

By  Companies 


For  Sfars,  Running  Time,  Review  and  other 
Service  Data  references,  turn  to  the  a/phabeticoi 
Re/ease  Chart  starting  on  page  2582.  Compiete 
listing  of  1943-44  Features,  by  Company,  in 
order  of  release,  may  be  found  on  pages  2070 
ancf  2077  ot  the  Product  Digest  Section  in  the 
>tugust  26,  1944  issue. 


Prtd. 

No. 


TUti 


Datt 


Prod. 


Title 


Raltatt 
Dat* 


Prod. 


lUUatt 
Date 


Pred. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Datt 


COLUMBIA 


6201 
6016 
6028 
6021 
603J 
6022 
6033 
6202 
6040 
6032 
6038 
62(» 
6003 
6025 
6039 
S04I 
6014 
6024 
6204 
6221 
6002 
6UI9 
6017 
6034 
6205 
6018 
3037 
i026 
6222 
S023 
6206 
6006 
6031 

6207 
6010 
6029 
6223 
6036 


6208 


Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Sep.  21, '44 

Strange  Affair   Oct.  5,'44 

M«st  MlH  Bobby  Socki  Oct  12/44 

Shadow!   In   th«    Night  Oct.  I»,'44 

The   Unwritten   Cod*  Oct.  26,'44 

Mark  of  th»  Whistlor  Nov.  2,'44 

Soroeant  Mike   Nov.  9.'44 

Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers  Nov.  9/44 

The  Missing  Juror  Nov.  16/44 

She's  a  Sweetheart  Dec.    7, '44 

Dancing  In  Manhattan  Dec.  14/44 

Saddle  Leather  Law  Dee.  21/44 

Together  Again   Dm.  22,'44 

Tahiti   Nights   Deo.  28/44 

Let's  Go  Steady  Jan.  4/45 

Youth  On  Trial...  Jan.  1 1, '45 

Eadle  Was  a  Lady  Jan.  23/45 

I  Love  a  Mystery  Jan.  25/45 

Sagebrush  Heroes   Feb.  1/45 

Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Feb.  8/45 

Tonight  and   Every  Night  Feb.  22/45 

Leave  It  to  Blondle  .Feb.  22, '45 

The  Crime  Doctor's  Courage. .  Feb.  27,'45 

A  Guy,  A  Gal,  A  Pal  Mar.  8,'45 

Rough   RIdIn'   Justice  Mar.  IS,'45 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  Mar.  22,'45 

Escape  In  the  Fog  Apr.  8.'45 

Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  Apr.  I2,'45 

ReckiD'  In  the  Roekln  Apr.  I7,'4S 

Power  of  the  Whistler  Apr.  I9,'45 

Return  of  the  Durangs  Kid... Apr.  19, '45 

Counter-Attaok   Apr.  26, '45 

Boston  Blaokle  Boekei 

on  Suspicion   May.  10, '45 

Both    Barrels    Blazing  May  I7,'45 

The  Fighting  Guardsman  May  24, '45 

Ten  Cents  a  Dance  June  7,'45 

Rhythm   Roundup   June   7, '45 

Blonde  from  Brooklyn  June  21, '45 

Boston  Blaekle's  Rendezvous. .July  5, '45 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love.. July  26,'45 
A  Thousand  and  One  Nights.. July  26,'45 

Gay  Senorita   Aug.  9, '45 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Aug.  16, '45 

Over  21   Aug.  23, '45 

Adventures  of   Rusty  Sep.    6, '45 

I  Love  a  Bandleader  Sep.  13, '45 

Song  of  the  Prairie  Sep.  27,'45 


SPECIAL 

A  Song  to  Remember.. 


.Mar.    I, '45 


1945-46 

  Blazing  the  Western  Trail  Sep.  20,'45 

'  SPECIAL 

  Kiss  and  Tell  SeB.,'45 


.  Prairie  Raider*   Not  Set 

.  Lawless  Empire   Not  Set 

.  Bandit  of  Sherwood   Forest. .  Not  Set 

.  Outlaws  of  the  Rockies  Not  Set 

.  Texas  Panhandle   Not  Set 

.  Pardon    My   Past  Not  Set 

.  She  Wouldn't  Say  Yes  Not  Set 

.  Roaring    Rangers   Not  Set 

.  Renegades   Not  Set 

.  Snafu   Not  Set 

.  Gunning  for  Vengeance  Not  Set 

.  Girl   of  the   LImberlost  Not  Set 

.  Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Not  Set 

.  Galloping  Thunder   Not  Set 

.  Woman  in  Red  Not  Set 

.  Tars  and  Spars  Not  Set 

.  Voice  of  the  Whistler  Not  Set 


MGM 


504  Malsle  Goes  to  Reno  Sep., '44 

503  Waterloo  Bridge  (R)  Sep., '44 

505  Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  Oct., '44 

506  Kismet   Oct.. '44 

507  Mrs.  Parklngton   Nov., '44 

508  Naughty  Marietta  (R)  Nov., '44 

510  An  American   Romance  Nov., '44 

509  Lost   In   a  Harem  Deo., '44 

SPECIAL 

500  Dragon    Seed   Aug. ,'44 

511  Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  Jan. ,'45 

512  Meet  Me  In  St.  Louis  Jan. ,'45 

521  National    Velvet   Apr., '45 

527  Valley   ot    Decision  June, '45 

531  Anchors  Aweigh   Aug. ,'45 

Bleek  10 

513  The  Thin  Man  Goes  Home  Jan. ,'45 

514  Main  Street  After  Dark  Jan. ,'45 

515  Music  for  Millions  Feb., '45 

516  Blonde  Fever   Feb., '45 

517  This    Man's    Navy  Feb., '45 

518  Between   Two  Women  Mar. ,'45 

519  Nothing  But  Trouble  Mar., '45 

520  Keep   Your  Powder   Dry  ...Mar.. '45 

Bletk  II 

522  Without    Love   May,'45 

523  Gentle    Annie   May,'45 

524  The  Clock   May. '45 

525  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  June,'45 

526  Son  of   Lassie  June.'45 


Block  12 

530  Bewitched   July,'45 

528  Thrill  of  a  Romance  July,'45 

529  Twice    Blessed  July,'45 

..  Zlegfeld  Folllm   Not  Set 

..  Hold  High  the  Torch  Not  Set 

,.  Our  Vines  Have  Tender 

Grapes   Not  Set 

..  Weekend  at  the  Waldorf  Not. Set 

..  Hidden  Eye   Not  Set 

..  Her  Highness  and  the  Bellbsy.Not  Set 

..  Yolanda  and  the  Thief  Not  Set 

..  The  Harvey  Girls  Not  Set 

..  Early  to  Wed  Not  Set 

..  Dangerous  Partners   Not  Set 

..  They  Were  Expendable  Not  Set 

..  Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  Not  Set 

..  Abbott  &  Costello 

In  Hollywood   Not  Set 

..  She  Went  to  the  Races  Not  Set 

..  This  Strange  Adventure  Not  Set 

..  AM  the  Things  You  Are  Not  Set 

..  Postman  Always  Rings  Twice. Not  Set 

..  Two  Sisters  from  Boston  Not  Set 

..  Hoodlum    Saint   Not  Set 

..  The  Great  Morgan  NotSet 

. .  The  Yearling   Not  Set 

. .  What  Next,  Corporal 

Hargrove?   NotSet 

. .  Boys'   Ranch   Not  Set 

..  Bad  Bascomb   NotSet 


MONOGRAM 


Block  6 


501  The  Seventh  Gross  Sep., "44 

502  Barbary  Coast   Gent  Sep., '44 


A  Wave,  A  Wao  and  a 

Marine   Nov. 

Enemy  ot  Women  Nov. 

Ghost  Guns   Nov. 

When  Strangers   Marry  Nov. 

Song  of  the  Range  Dec. 

Crazy  Knights   Dee. 

Shadow  of  Suspicion  Dec. 

Alaska   Dec. 

Bowery  Champs   ."  Deo. 

The  Navajo  Trail   Jan. 


8, '44 
I0,'44 
I7,'44 
24,'44 

I, '44 

8,'44 
1 5, '44 
22, '44 
29,'44 

5,'45 


Army  Wives   Jan.  I2,'45 

Adventures  of  Kitty  0'Day..Jan.  I9,'45 

The   Jade   Mask  Jan.  26, '45 

Forever  Yeurs   Jan.  26,'45 

The  CIsoo  Kid  Returns  Feb.    9, '43 

Gun  Smoke   Feb.  I6,'45 

There  Goes  Kelly   Feb.  16, '45 

Ollllnger   Mar.  2,'45 

Fashion   Model   Mar.  2,'45 

Docks  of  Now  York  Mar.  9,'45 

G.    I.   Honeymoon  Apr.    6, '45 

The  Scarlet  Clue  May   5, '45 

In   Old   New   Mexico  May  15, '45 

Springtime  In  Texas  June  2,'45 

Trouble  Chasers   June   2, '45 

Flame  of  the  West  June  9,'45 

Muggs  Rides  Again  June  I6,'45 

China's    Little    Devils  July  21. '45 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe  Aug.  4,'45 

Saddle  Serenade   Aug.  II, '45 

Divorce   Aug.  18, '45 

Shanghai  Cobra   Sep.  I.'45 

South  of  the  Rio  Grande  Sep.    8, '45 

Come  Out  Fighting  Sep.  29,'45 

Belle  of  the  Bowery  Oct.  6,'45 

Party  Girl   Oct.  13, '45 

The  Great  Mystic  Oct.  20, '45 

The  Lost  Trail  Oct.  27, '45 

Suspense   Nov.  3, '45 

Allotment   Wives.    Inc  Dec.    I, '45 

Frontier  Feud   NotSet 

Swing  Parade   ...NotSet 

Rainbow  Valley   NotSet 


REISSUES 

4432  Sign  of  the  Cross  

4433  Northwest    Mounted   Police. .  .Aug.  26, '45 

4434  This   Gun   for   Hire  Aug.  26, '45 


PARAMOUNT 


Block  I 

4401  Rainbow  Island   

4402  Till  We  Meet  Again  

4403  National    Barn  Dance  

4404  Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and  Gay  

4405  Dark  Mountain   

Block  2 

4406  And   Now  Tomorrow  

4407  Man  In  Half  Moon  Street  

4408  Frenchman's  Creek   

4409  One  Body  Too  Many  

441(1  Ministry  of  Fear  

Block  S 

441 1  Here  Come  the  Waves  

4412  Dangerous  Passage   

4413  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  

4414  Practically  Yours   

4415  Double  Exposure   

Block  4*^ 

4416  Bring  On  the  Girls  

4417  The  Unseen   

4418  Salty  O'Rourke   

4419  High  Powered   

Block  6 

4421  Affairs  of  Susan  May  25, '45 

4422  Murder,  He  Says  June   8, '45 

4423  Scared  Stiff   June  22,'45 

4424  A  Medal  for  Benny  June  29/45 

Block  6 

4426  Out  of  This  World  July  13, '45 

4427  Midnight    Manhunt   July  27, '45 

4428  You   Came  Along  Sep.  I4,'45 

SPECIAL 

4431  Incendiary    Blonde  Aug.  31, '45 


1945-46 

Road  to  Utopia  

Two  Years  Before  the  Mast. . 

Kitty   

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  

Duffy's  Tavern   

Love  Letters   

The   Lost  Weekend  

The  Virginian   

Hold  That  Blondel  

Masquerade  In  Mexico  

Follow  That  Woman  

The  Well-Groomed  Bride  

Blue  Dahlia   

Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up. 

People  Are  Funny  

Stork  Club   

The  Trouble  with  Women  

Calcutta   

To  Each  His  Own  

They  Made  Me  a  Killer  

Blue  Skies   

The  Bride  Wore  Boots  


Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Net  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Net  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Net  Set 
Not  Set 
NotSet 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 


PRC  PICTURES 


505  Dixie  Jamborea   Aug.  I5,'44 

509  Swing  Hostess   Sep.  8,'44 

551  Gangsters  ef  the  Frontier  Sep.  21, '44 

...  Wild  Horse  Phantom  Oct.  28, '44 

...  I'm    from    Arkansas  Oct.  SI, '44 

. . .  I  Accuse  My  Parents  Nov.   4, '44 

. ..  Dead  or  Alive  Nov.  9,'44 

...  Bluebeard   Nov.  1 1. '44 

. ..  The  Great  Mlks  Nov.  I5,'44 

...  Rogues'  Gallery   Deo.  6, '45 

. . .  Oath  of  Vengeance  Dee.  9,'44 

.  .  The  Town  Went  Wild  Dee.  I5,'44 

. ..  Castle  of  Crimes. .J  Dec.  22, '44 

. ..  Whispering  Skull   Dec.  2g,'44 

. ..  His   Brother's  Ghost  Feb.  S,'45 

...  Kid  Sister   Feb.    6, '45 

. ..  Marked  for  Murder  Feb.  8,'45 

. ..  Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  Feb.  10, '45 

...  Fog  Island   Feb.  IS,'45 

. ..  The  Man  Who  Walked  Alone. Mar.  I6,'45 

...  Out  of  the  Night  Mar.  Sl,'45 

. ..  Crime,  Ine  Apr.  I5,'45 

...  Shadows  of  Death  Apr.  19,'45 

. ..  Hollywood  and  Vine  Apr.  25,'45 

...  Phantom  of  42nd  St  May  2,'45 

...  Enemy  of  the  Law  May  7,'45 

...  The  Lady  Confesses  May  1 6, '45 

...  The   Missing  Corpse  June    I, '45 

...  Gangsters'  Den   Juno  I4,'45 

...  The  Silver  Fleet  July    I, '45 

...  Three  in  the  Saddle  July  26,'45 

...  Stage   Coach    Outlaws  Aug.  17,'45 

...  Frontier  Fugitives   Sep.    I, '45 

...  Arson   Squad   Sep.  II, '45 

...  Dangerous   Intruder   Sep.  21, '45 

...  Apology   for   Murder  Sep.  27,'45 

...  Border   Badmen   Oct.  10, '45 

...  Shadow  of  Terror  Oct.  I4,'45 

...  Flaming    Bullets   Oct.  I5,'45 

...  Fighting    Bill   Carson  Oct.  31, '45 

...  Enchanted    Forest  NotSet 

...  Why  Girls  Leave  Home  NotSet 

...  White    Ponge   NotSet 

...  Song  ot  Old  Wyoming  NotSet 

...  Detour   NotSet 

...  Club  Havana   Not  Set 

...  Romance  of  the  West  NotSet 

...  Wife  of  Monte  Cristo  NotSet 

...  How  Do  You  Do?  ^  NotSet 

...  Danny  Boy   NotSet 


2580 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


red.  Release 
Ve.  Title  Dale 


Black  I 

01  None  But  the  Lonely  Heart.. 

02  The  Master  Race  

03  Tall  in  the  Saddle  

04  Goin'  to  Town  , 

63  My  Pal,  Wolf  , 

SPECIAL 

SI  Casanova  Brawn   

82  The  Woman  In  the  Window. 

83  Belle  of  the  Yukon  

i84  It's  a  Pleasure  

51  The  Princess  and  the  Pirate 
91  The  Three  Caballeros  

52  Wonder  Man  

1945-46 

181  Along  Came  Jones  


Bfock  2 

106  Girl  Rush   

107  Falcon   In  Hollywood  

K)8  Murder,  My  Swe»t  

109  Nevada   

110  Experiment  Perlleus   

Blotk  8 

111  What  a  Blonds  

112  Pan-Americana   

113  Having  Wonderful  Crim*  

114  Betrayal  from  the  East  

115  The  Enchanttd  Cottag*  

Block  4 

ii9  China  Sky   

>I6  Zombies  on  Broadway  

lis  Tarzan  and  the  Amazons  

>I7  The  Body  Snatchar  

>20  Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  

Bloek  5 

321  Two  O'clock  Courage  

522  The   Brighton  Strangler  

523  Back   to  Bataan  

524  West  of  the  Pecos  

1945-46 
Block  I 

. . .  Radio  Stars  on  Parade  

, . .  Mama  Loves  Papa  *.  

...  Falcon  in  San  Francisco  

. . .  Johnny  Angel   

...  George  White's  Scandals  


...  Isle  of  the  Dead  Net  Set 

  Hotel  Reserve   Not  Set 

. . .  Spanish  Main   Not  Set 

  Sing   Your  Way   Home  Not  S«t 

. ...  Passionate   Ghost   Not  Set 

  A  Game  of  Death  Not  Set 

  First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  Not  Set 

...  Bells  of  St.  Mary's  Not  Set 

  Tomorrow  Is  Forever  Not  Set 

....  Ding  Dong  Williams  Not  Set 

—  Deadline  at  Dawn  Not  Set 

  Wanderer  of  the  Wasteland. .  Not  Set 

  Dick    Tracy  Not  Set 

  Cornered   Not  Set 

  The  Kid  from  Brooklyn  Not  Set 

  Riverboat   Rhythm   Not  Set 

....  Men  Are  Such  Liars  Not  Set 

. ...  Chamber  of  Horrors  Not  Set 

  Heartbeat   Not  Set 

....  Tarzan  and  the  Leopard  Man..  Not  Set 

REPUBLIC 

461  Sliver  City   Kid  July  20,'44 

451  Bordertown  Trail   Aug.  1 1, '44 

401  Sinn.  Neighbor.  Sing  Aug.  I2.'44 

462  Stagecoach  to   Monterey  Sep.  I5,'44 

3314  Cheyenne   Wildcat   Sep.  30,'44 

452  Code  of  the  l»rairle  Oct.  6,'44 

403  My   Buddy   Oct  I2.'44 

463  Sheriff  of  Sundown  Nov,  7,'44 


Prod.  Release 
No.  Title  Date 

402  End  of  the  Road  Nov.  I0,'44 

3315  Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City  Nov.  I5,'44 

404  Faces  in  the  Fog  Nov.  30,'44 

405  Brazil   Nov.  30,'44 

453  Firebrands  of  Arizona  Dec.    I, '44 

408  Thoroughbreds   Dec.  23,'44 

406  Lake    Placid    Serenade  Dec.  23,'44 

407  The  Big  Bonanza  Dec.  3D,'44 

3316  Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas  Dee.  31, '44 

409  Grissly's  Millions   Jan.  I6,'45 

410  The  Big  Show-Off  Jan.  22,'45 

464  The  Topeka  Terror  Jan.  26. '45 

3317  Great  Stagecoach  Robbery  Feb.  I5,'45 

411  Song  for  Miss  Julie  Feb.  19, '45 

454  Sheriff  of  Cimarron  Feb.  28,'45 

441  Utah   Mar.  21, '45 

412  The  Great  Flamarlon  Mar.  30,'45 

414  Identity  Unknown   Apr.  2,'45 

413  Earl  Carroll   Vanities  Apr.  5,'45 

465  Corpus   Chrlsti    Bandits  Apr.  20,'45 

433  The  Phantom  Speaks  May  I0.'45 

3318  Lone  Texas   Ranger  May  20,'45 

434  Vampire's  Ghost   May  21, '45 

416  Three's   A   Crowd  May  23. '45 

415  Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  May  28,'45 

455  Santa  Fe  Saddlematet  June  2,'4i5 

420  A  Sporting   Chance  June   4, '45 

442  Bells  of  Rosarlta  June  I9,'45 

417  Chicago  Kid   June  29, '45 

422  Gangs   of   the   Waterfront  July    3, '45 

423  Road   to    Alcatraz  July  10. '45 

466  Trail   of   Kit  Carson  July  1 1. '45 

456  Oregon   Trail   July  14, '45 

421  The  Cheaters   July  I5,'45 

419  Hitchhike  to    Happiness  July  16. '45 

424  Jealousy   July  23, '45 

4(8  Steppin'    in   Society  July  29,'45 

443  Man  from  Oklahoma  Aug.  I,'45 

425  Tell  It  to  a  Star  Aug.  16, '45 

.  ..  Swingin'   on   a    Rainbow  Not  Set 

  Behind  City  Lights  Not  Set 

  Fatal  Witness   Not  Set 

  The    Tiger    Woman  Not  Set 

....  Mexicana   Not  Set 

....  Love.  Honor  and  Goodbye.  ...  Not  Set 
  Sunset  in   Ei    Dorado  Not  Set 

1945-46 

  Captain  Tugboat  Annie  Not  Set 

  An  Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn .  Not  Set 

....  Phantom   of  the  Plains  Not  Set 

  Scotland  Yard  Investigator  Not  Set 

  Girls  of  the  Big  House  Not  Set 

  Marshal  of  Laredo  Not  Set 

...    Colorado  Pioneer*   Not  Set 

  The  Woman  Who  Came  Back  Not  Set 

  Wagon  Wheels  Westward  Not  Set 

  Bandits  of  the  Badlands  Not  Set 

  California  Gold   Rush  ...Not  Set 

....  Song  ef  Mexico  Not  Set 

  Rough  Riders  of  Cheyenne  Not  Set 

  A   Guy  Could  Change  Not  Set 

  Cherokee  Flash   Not  Set 

  Sheriff  of  Redwood  Valley  . ...  Not  Set 

  Dakota   Not  Set 

  Don't  Fence  Me  In  Not  Set 

....  You'll  Remember  Me  Not  Set 

20TH-FOX 

501  Take  It  or  Leave  It  Aug., '44 

502  Wing  and  a  Prayer  Aug.,'44 

503  Sweet  and  Lowdown  Sep., '44 

504  Dangerous   Journey   Sep. .'44 

505  Greenwich  Village   Sep.. '44 

506  The   Big    Noise  Oct., '44 

507  In  the   Meantime,   Darling  Oct.. '44 

508  Irish   Eyes  Are  Smiling  Oct.. '44 

509  Laura   Nov., '44 

510  Something  for  the  Boy*  Nov., '44 

512  Winged  Victory   Dec. .'44 

513  Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  Dec. '44 

514  Keys  of  the  Kingdom  Jan.. '45 

515  The   Fighting    Lady  Jan. .'45 

516  Hangover  Square    Feb. .'45 

517  A  Tree  Grows  In  Brooklyn  Feb., '45 

518  Thunderhead — Son  of   Fllcka  Mar., '45 

519  Circumstantial   Evidente   Mar., '45 

520  Song  of   Bernadette   Apr.. '45 

521  A  Royal  Scandal  Apr., '45 

522  Molly  and  Me  Apr..'45 

524  Diamond   Horseshoe   May.'45 

525  The   Bullflghters   May. '45 

526  Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here?.  .June, '45 

527  Don   Juan    Quilligan  June.'45 

523  Call    of  the   Wild    (R)  June  I5,'45 

528  Within  These  Walls  July,'45 

529  Nob    Hill  July,M5 


Prod.  Release 
No.  Title  Date 

1945-46 
SPECIAL 

602  Wilson   Aug. ,'45 

601  A  Bell  for  Adano  Aug.'45 

603  Junior    Miss   Aug. .'45 

606  The   Way  Ahead   Aug. ,'45 

604  Captain   Eddie   Sep. ,'45 

C05  Caribbean   Mystery   Sep. ,'45 

(Tentative) 

.  ...  And  Then  There  Were  None. ..  .Sep. ,'45 

  State    Fair  Oct., '45 

  The  House  On  92nd  Street  Oct. ,'45 

  Colonel    Effingham's    Raid  Nov., '45 

....  Dolly    Sisters  Nov., '45 

....  Fallen    Angel  Dec, '45 

....  Dragonwyck   Dec. ,'45 

  Kitten  on  the  Keys  Jan., '46 

  Enchanted  Voyage   Feb. ,'46 

....  Leave  Her  to  Heaven  Mar., '46 

  The  Spider   Mar., '46 

  Bon  Voyage   Not  Set 

....  San  Demetrlo   Not  Set 

....  Smoky   -. . .  Not  Set 


UNITED  ARTISTS 

...  Summer  Storm   July  I4,'44 

...  Since  You  Went  Away  July  20, '44 

Abroad  with  Two  Yanks  Aug  4, '44 

.    Dark  Waters   Nov.  I0.'44 

...    3  Is  a  Family  Nov.  23.'44 

...    Guest  In  the  House  Dec  B.'44 

..     Tomorrow  the  World  Dec.  29,'44  , 

  I'll  Be  Seeing  You  Jan.    5, '45 

..    Mr.   Emmanuel   Jan.  I9.'45 

  Delightfully  Dangerous   Mar.  31, '45 

  Brewster's  Millions   Apr.  7.'45 

....  It's  In  the  Bag  Apr.  21. '45 

  Colonel  Blimp   May  4.'45 

  Blood   On  the  Sun  June  15, '45 

  Bedside  Manner   June  22.'45 

  The  Great  John   L  June  29. '45 

  Story  of  G.   I.   Joe  July  13. '45 

.....  Guest  Wife   July  27,'45 

....  The  Southerner   Aug.  10. '45 

  Captain    Kidd   Aug.  24, '45 

  The   Outlaw   Aug.  31, '45 

....  Paris-Underground   Sep.  14, '45 

  Spellbound   Sep.  28, '45 

....  A  Walk  In  the  Sun  Not  Set 

  Young  Widow   Net  Set 

  This  Happy  Breed  Not  Set 

  2.000  Women   Not  Set 

....  Blithe  Spirit   Not  Set 

....  Henry  V   Not  Set 

.  ...  Caesar  &  Cleopatra  Not  Set 

  Duel  In  the  Sun  Not  Set 

  Getting  Gertie's  Garter  Not  Set 

  Whistle  Stop   Not  Set 

  Diary  of  a  Chambermaid  Not  Set 

....  Abilene   Not  Set 

UNIVERSAL 

9005  Gypsy  Wildcat   Sep.  I.'44 

9022  Moonlight  and  Cactus  Sep.  8,'44 

9008  The  Merry  Monahans  Sep.  I5,'44 

9019  Pearl  of  Death  Sep.  22,'44 

9017  San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Sep.  29,'44 

9030  The  Singing  Sheriff  Oct.  6,'44 

9024  Babes  an  Swing  Street  Oct.  I3,'44 

9009  The  Climax   Ost  20,'44 

9072  Bowery  to  Broadway  Nov.  3,'44 

9026  Dead  Man's  Eye«.  Nor.  I0.'44 

9081  Riders  of  Santa  Fs  Nov.  I0,'44 

9029  Reckless  Age   Nw.  I7,'44 

9018  Enter  Arssne  Lupin  Nov.  24,'44 

9034  Murder  In  the  Blue  Room  Dec  I, '44 

9031  HI,  Beautiful   Dee.  8.'44 

9037  My  Gal  Loves  Musi*  Dec  t5,'44 

9082  The  Old  Texas  Trail  Doe.  IS,'44 

9023  Destiny   Dec.  22,'44 

9071  Can't  Help  Singing  Dec  29,'44 

9035  Night  Club  Girl  Jan.  5,'4S 

9020  She  Gets  Her  Man  Jan.  I2,'45 

9039  Under  Western  Skies  Jan.  I9,'4S 

9010  The  Suspect   Jan.  26,'45 

9002  Here  Come  the  Co-eds  Feb.  2,'45 

9021  Her  Lucky  Night  Feb.  9,'45 


Prod.  Releasi 
No.  Title  Date 

9013  House  ef  Frankenstein  Feb.  16, '45 

9036  The  Mummy'*  Curs*  Fsb.  I6,'4S 

9012  Frisco  Sal   Feb.  23.'45 

9006  Sudan   Mar.  2,'49 

9025  House  ef  Fear  Mar.  1 8, '41 

9027  I'll    Remember   April  Apr.  t3.'45 

9040  Song  of  the  Sarong  Apr.  20, '45 

9083  Beyond  the   Pecos  Apr.  27,'45 

9073  Salome,  Where  She  Danced. ..  Apr.  27, '45 
9011  Patrick  the  Great  May  4, '45 

9028  Honeymoon  Ahead   May  ll,'4S 

9033  Swing  Out  Sister  May  18,'45 

9016  See    My   Lawyer  May  25,'45 

9014  That's  the  Spirit  June  l,'45 

9084  Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  June..  I, '45 

9041  I'll  Tell  the  World  June  8,'45 

9042  Blonde    Ransom   June  15, '45 

9043  Penthouse    Rhythm   June  22, '45 

9032  The    Frozen    Ghost  June  29, '45 

9038  Jungle    Captive   June  29, '45 

9003  The    Naughty    Nineties  July  6,'45 

  On    Stage,    Everybody  July  13, '45 

9044  The   Beautiful    Cheat  July  20, '45 

9025A  The  Woman  in  Green  July  27,'45 

9045  Easy  to   Look  At  Aug.  10,'45 

  Uncle  Harry   Aug.  17, '45 

....  Lady  on   a  Train  Aug.  24, '45 

REISSUES 

9096  Imitation  of   Life  June  15, '45 

9097  East  Side  of  Heaven  June  15, '45 

1945-46 

  River  Gang   Not  Set 

....  Night  In  Paradise  Not  Set 

  Senorlta  from  the  West  Not  Set 

  Strange  Confession   Not  Set 

  Men  In  Her  Diary  Not  Set 

. .  .  Girl  On  the  Spot  Not  Set 

...  Pillow  of  Death  Not  Set 

  The  Crimson  Canary  Not  Set 

  Once  Upon  a  Dream  Not  Set 

  Frontier  Gal   Not  Set 

  Shady  Lady   Not  Set 

....  A*  It  Was  Before  Not  Set 

....  Code  of  the  Lawless  Not  Set 

....  Down   by  the    Border  Not  Set 

  Scarlet  Street   ...Not  Set 

  Bad  Men  of  the  Border  Not  Set 

WARNER  BROTHERS 

401  Janle   Sep.  2,'44 

402  Crime  by  Night  Sep.  9.'44 

403  Arsenle  and  Old  Lace  Sep.  23,'44 

404  The  Last  Ride  Oct.  7,'44 

405  The  Conspirator*   Oct.  21, '44 

406  The  Very  Thought  of  You  Nov,  1 1, '44 

407  The  Doughglrl*   Nov.  25.'44 

409  Th*  Hollywood  Canteen  Dec.  30.'44 

410  To  Have  and  Have  Not  Jan.  20. '45 

411  Objective  Burma   FeD.  I7,'45 

412  Roughly  Speaking   Mar.  3,45 

413  Hotel   Berlin   Mar.  I7,'45 

414  God  I*  My  Ce-Pllot  Apr.    7. '45 

415  The  Horn  Blow*  at  Midnight. Apr.  28,'45 

416  Escape  In  th*  Desert  May  19,'4S 

417  Pillow  to  Post  June    9. '45 

418  Conflict   June  30. '45 

419  The  Corn   Is  Green  July  21, '45 

420  Christmas  In  Connecticut  Aug.  II, '45 

1945-46 

501  Pride    of   the    Marines  Sep.    I, '45 

  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Sep.  29. '45 

  Three   Strangers   Oct.  13, '45 

  San  Antonio   Oct.  27, '45 

....  Devotion   Nov.  24. '45 

....  Time,  Place  and  Girl  Dec.  29.'45 

  Danger  Signal   Jan.  I2,'46 

...    Saratoga  Trunk   Jan.  26,'46 

..    Shadow  of  a  Woman  Feb.  9,'46 

....  Cinderella    Jones   Feb.  23, '46 

....  One   More   Tomorrow  Not  Set 

  My  Reputation   Not  Set 

  Of  Human  Bondage  Not  Set 

  Nobody  Live*  Forever  Not  Set 

  The  Big  Sleep  Not  Set 

  Mildred   Plerc*   Not  Set 

  Toe  Young  te  Know  Not  Set 

  Stolen    Life   Not  Set 

.  ..  Janle  Gets  Married  Not  Set 

  The  Two  Mrc  Carroll*  Not  Set 

  Confidential    Agent  Not  Set 

  Night  and    Day  Not  Set 

....  Never  Say  Goodbye  Not  Set 

  The  Man  1  Love  Not  Set 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4.  1945 


2581 


THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews,  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


(•)  before  the  title  indicates  1943-44  product. 

Release  dates  and  running  tinne  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning tinnes  are  the  official  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2568-2569,  issue  of  July  28,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  page  2580,  issue  of  Aug.  4,  1945. 


Title  Company 
ABROAD  with  Two  Yanks  UA 
Adventures  of  K'rtty  O'Day  Mono. 
Adventures  of  Rusty  Col. 

(formerly  Rusty) 
Affairs  of  Susan,  The  Para. 
Agitator,  The  (British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 
Alaska  Mono. 
Allotment  Wives,  Inc.  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Then  There  Were  None  20th-Fox 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An 

(1945-46)  Rep. 
Apology  for  Murder  PRC 
Army  Wives  Mono. 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lace  WB 
Arson  Squad  PRC 

BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 
Back  to  Bataan  RKO 

Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (col.)  Col. 
Barbary  Coast  Gent  MGM 
Beautiful  Cheat,  The  Univ. 
Bedside  Manner  UA 
Behind  City  Lights  Rep. 
Belle  of  the  Bowery  Mono. 
Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color)  RKO 
Bells  of  Rosarita  Rep. 
Bells  of  St.  Mary's,  The  (1945-46)  RKO 


Betrayal  from  the  East 
Between  Two  Women 
Bewitched 
Beyond  the  Pecot 
Big  Bonanza,  The 
Big  Noise,  The 
Big  Show-Off,  The 
Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46) 
Blazing  the  Western  Trail 

( 1945-46) 
Blithe  Spirit  (British) 
Blonde  Fever 
Blonde  from  Brooklyn 
Blonde  Ransom 
Blood  on  the  Sun 
Bluebeard 

Body  Snatcher,  The 
Bon  Voyage  (1945-46) 
Border  Bad  Men 
Bordertown  Trail 
Boston  Blackie  Booked  on 

Suspicion 
Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous 
Both  Barrels  Blazing 
Bowery  Champs 
Bowery  to  Broadway 
Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog 
Brazil 

Brewster's  Millions 
Brighton  Strangles,  The 
Bring  on  the  Girls  (color) 
Bullfighters,  The 


RKO 
MGM 
MGM 
Univ. 
Rep. 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 
WB 

Col. 

Two  Cities-GFD 
MGM 
Col. 
Univ. 
UA 
PRC 
RKO 
20th-Fox 
PRC 
Rep. 

Col. 
Col. 
Col. 
Mono. 
Univ. 
Frank 
Rep. 
UA 
RKO 
Para. 
20th-Fox 


Prod. 
Number 


4421 


681 
510 

531 

4406 


403 


9024 
523 

502 
9044 


60! 
583 
442 

514 
518 
530 
9083 
407 
506 
410 


516 
6036 
9042 


517 

451 
6031 
6207 
9072 

405 

522 
4416 
525 


Stars 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe 
Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson 

Ted  Donald-Conrad  Nagel 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent 
Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris 
Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay 
Kay  Francis-Paul  Kelly 
Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young 
Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards 
Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra 
Barry  Fitzgerald-Walter  Huston 
Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd 

Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke 

Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vallin 

Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey 

Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong 

Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth 
John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn 
Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise 
Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville 
Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll 
Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry 
Gale  Storm-Phil  Reagan 
Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak 
Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee 
Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes 
Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman 
Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly 
Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore 
Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn 
Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew 
Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee 
Laurel  and  Hardy 
Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 

Charles  Starrett-Tex  Harding 
Rex  Har-ison-Constance  Cummings 
Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor 
Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick 
Donald  Cook-Virginia  Grey 
James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney 
John  Carradine-Jean  Parker 
Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lugosi 
Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith 
Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 
Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick 
Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch 
Charles  Starrett 
East  Side  Kids 
Contract  Players 
Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett 
Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Guizar 
Dennis  O'Keefe-Helen  Walker 
John  Loder-Rose  Hobart 
Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts 
Laurel  and  Hardy 


Relette 
Date 
Aug.  4, '44 
Jan.  I9,'45 

Sept.  6,'45 


Not  Set 
Sept.  27,'45 
Jan.  !2,'45 
Sept.  23.'44 
Sept.  1 1, '45 

Oct.  I3,'44 
Block  5 
Not  Set 
Sept.,'44 

July  20,'45 

June  22, '45 
Not  Set 

Oct.  6,'45 
Aug.,'45 
Special 

June  I9,'45 
Not  Set 
Block  3 
Mar..'45 
July,'45 

Apr.  27.'45 

Dec.  30,'44 
Oct.,'44 

Jan.  22.'45 
Not  Set 

Sept.  20,'45 
Not  Set 
Feb.,'45 
June  2 1, '45 
June  1 5, '45 
June  I5,'45 
Nov.  II. '44 
Block  4 
Not  Set 
Oct.  I0,'45 
Aug.  II, '44 

May  I0,'45 
July  S,'45 
May  I7.'45 
Dec.  29,'44 
Nov.  3,'44 
Not  Set 
Nov.  30,'44 
Apr.  7,'45 
Block  5 
Block  4 
May,'45 


Running 
Time 
82m 
62  m 


r-  REVIEWED  s 
M.  P.  Product 
Herald  Digest 
Issue  Page 
July29,'44  2018 
Dec.  2,'44  2202 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
1889 
2092 
2467 


Service 
Data 
Page 


May  25,'45 

1 13m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2242 

2523 

Not  Set 

95m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

.  2361 

Dec.  22.'44 

76m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1983 

2406 

Dec.  I,'45 

2555 

Special 
Nov.,'44 

90m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

2278 

122m 

July  l,'44 

2095 

1457 

2302 

Aug.,'45 

140m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 

Not  Set 

99m 

July  I4,'45 

-2541 

Block  2 

84m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1715 

2342 

67m 
II  8m 
64m 


Nov.  25.'44 
Sept.  2,'44 
July  2 1, '45 


2194 
2081 
2554 


2384 
2418 

2071 
1806 
2467 


2262 


70m 

Sept.  23,]44 

2110 

2242 

97m 

June  2, '45 

2477 

2242 

2567 

2434 

87m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2095 

1849 

59m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2384 

79m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2250 

256t 

2418 

2454 

03'm 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2242 

84m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

1835 

2406 

68m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2403 

2434 

82  m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2318 

2230 

2567 

81m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2238 

2142 

2523 

66m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2310 

59m 

2354 

68m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2203 

74m 

Sept.  23, '44 

2111 

2092 

69m 

Jan.  20, '45 

2277 

2203 

2230 

2543 

96  m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

69m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2394 

2142 

2342 

65m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

2403 

68m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2310 

94m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2230 

2567 

73m 

Oct.  14.  44 

2138 

2092 

77m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2310 

2567 

2230 

2543 

55m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

2032 

67m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

2368 

2467 

58m 

May26,''45 

2465 

2403 

62m 

Nov.  I,'44 

2173 

2032 

95m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1923 

2230 

91m 

Oct.  28.'44 

2157 

197! 

2342 

79m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2142 

2567 

67m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2142 

2523 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

1763 

2523 

61m 

Apr.  14, '45 

2402 

2279 

2582 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


Title  Company 

CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20+h-Fox 

Can't  Help  Singing  (color)  Univ. 

Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Captain  Kidd  UA 
Captain  Tugboat  Annie 

(1945-46)  Rep. 

Caribbean  Mystery  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Casanova  Brown  RKO 

Castle  of  Crimes  (Bri+iih)  PRC 

Cheaters,  The  Rep. 

Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 

Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 

China  Sky  RKO 

China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 

Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 

Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 

Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 
Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico  Mono 

Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The  Mono. 

Climax,  The  (color)  Univ. 

Clock.  The  MGM 

Club  Havana  PRC 

Code  of  the  Prairie  Rep. 
Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
Col.  Effingham's  Raid  ('45- '46)  20th-Fox 

Colorado  Pioneers  (1945-46)  Rep. 

Come  Out  Fighting  Mono. 

Conflict  WB 

Conspirators,  The  WB 

Corn  Is  Green,  The  WB 

Corpus  Christ!  Bandits  Rep. 

Counter-Attack  Col. 
Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Col. 

Crazy  Knights  Mono. 

Crime  by  Night  WB 
Crime  Doctor's  Courage,  The  Col. 

Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Col. 

Crime,  Inc.  PRC 
Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46)  Para. 

Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers  Col. 

DANCING  in  ManhaHan  Col. 

Danger  Signal  (1945-46)  WB 

Dangerous  Intruder  PRC 

Dangerous  Journey  20th-Fox 

Dangerous  Passage  Para. 

Dangerous  Partners  MGM 

Dark  Mountain  Para. 

Dark  Waters  UA 

Dead  Man's  Eyev  Univ. 

Dead  or  Alive  PRC 

Delightfully  Dangerous  UA 

Destiny  Univ. 

Detour  PRC 

Devotion  (1945-46)  WB 

Diamond  Horseshoe  (color)  20th-Fox 

Dillinger  Mono. 

Divorce  Mono. 

Dixie  Jamboree  PRC 

Docks  of  New  York  Mono. 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th.Fox 

Don  Juan  Quilligan  20th-Fox 

Double  Exposure  Para. 

Doughgirls,  The  WB 

Dragon  Seed  MGM 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

Duel  in  the  Sun  (color)  UA 

Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46)  Para. 

EADIE  Was  a  Lady  Col. 

Earl  Carroll  Vanities  Rep. 

Early  to  Wed  (color)  MGM 
East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 

Easy  to  Look  At  Univ. 

Enchanted  Cottage,  The  RKO 
Enchanted  Forest  (color)  (1945-46)  PRC 
Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

End  of  the  Road  Rep. 

Enemy  of  the  Law  PRC 

Enemy  of  Women  Mono. 

Enter  Arsene  Lupin  Univ. 

Escape  in  the  Desert  WB 

Escape  in  the  Fog  Col. 

Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  Col. 

Experiment  Perilous  RKO 


FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep. 
Falcon  in  Hollywood,  The  RKO 


Prod. 
Numhei 
523 
9071 

604 


605 
581 

421 
3314 
417 
519 


420 


519 


9009 
524 

452 


418 
405 
419 
465 
6006 
6201 

402 
6017 


6202 
6038 

504 
4412 

4405 

9026 

9023 

524 

505 


527 
4415 
407 
500 


6014 
413 

9097 
9045 
515 


402 


9018 
416 
6037 
6026 
510 


404 
507 


Release 

Stars  Date 

Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young  June  1 5, '45 

Deanna  Durbin-Robert  Paige  Dec.  29, '44 

Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari  Sept., '45 

Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott  Aug.  24, '45 

Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy  Not  Set 

James  Dunn-Sheila  Ryan  Sept., '45 

Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright  Special 

Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill  Dec.  22, '44 

Joseph  Schildkraut-Billie  Burke  July  I  5, '45 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Sept.  30, '44 

Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts  June  29, '45 

Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick  Block  4 

Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly  July  2  I, '45 

Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan  Aug.  II, '45 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda  Feb.  23, '45 

Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan  Mar.,'45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  May  I  5, '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  Feb.  9,'45 

Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff  Oct.  20, '44 

Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker  May,'45 

Tom  Neal-Margaret  Lindsay  Not  Set 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Oct.  6,'44 

Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey  May  4,'45 

Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett  Nov.,'45 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Not  Set 

Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall  Sept.  29,'45 

Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith  June  30,'45 

Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid  Oct.  2 1, '44 

Bette  Davis-John  Dall  July  2 1, '45 

Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot  Apr.  20,'45 

Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman  Apr.  26,'45 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens  Sept.  2 1, '44 

Gilbert-Howard-Rosenbloom  Dec.  8, '44 

Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan  Sept.  9,'44 

Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke  Feb.  27,'45 

Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson  Not  Set 

Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal  Apr.  1 5, '45 

Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lois  Collier  Not  Set 

Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts  Not  Set 

Charles  StarreH-Dub  Taylor  Nov.  9.'44 

Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady  Dec.  I4,'44 

Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott  Jan.  1 2, '46 

Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg  Sept.  2 1, '45 

Burma  travelogue  Sept. ,'44 

Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks  Block  3 

James  Craig-Signe  Hasso  Not  Set 

Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowery  Block  I 

Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone  Nov.  10, '44 

Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker  Nov.  10, '44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  Nov.  9,'44 

Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moore  Mar.  3 1, '45 

Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis  Dec.  22. '44 

Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal  Not  Set 

Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino  Nov.  24, '45 

Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes  May, '45 

Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney  Mar.   2  '45 

Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot  Aug.  1 8, '45 

Frances  Langford-Guy  Kibbee  Aug.  1 5. '44 

Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids  Mar.  9, '45 

Betty  Grable-John  Payne  Nov.,'45 

William  Bendix-Joan  Blondell  June, '45 

Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith  Nov.  25, '44 

Kttharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston  Aug.,'44 

Gene  Tierney-Vincent  Price  Dec, '45 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten  Not  Set 
Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 


Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre  Jan.  23, '45 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore  Apr.  5, '45 

Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson  Not  Set 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell              ^  June  1 5, '45 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Aug.  10, '45 

Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young  Block  3 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Se* 

John  Payne-June  Haver  Feb.,'46 

Edward  Norris-June  Storey  Nov.  I0,'44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  May  7,'45 

PaulAndor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  I0,'44 


Ella  Raines-George  Korvin 
Helmut  Dantine-Philip  Dorn 
William  Wright-Nina  Foch 
Ann  Miller-William  Wright 
Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent 


Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly 
Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg 


Nov.  24, '44 
May  I9,'45 
Apr.  5,'45 
Apr.  I2,'45 
Block  2 


Nov.30,'44 
Block  2 


^  REVIEWED 

M.  P.       Product  Advance 

Runntnx         Herald       Digest  Synopsis 

Time             Issue          Page  Page 
81m       May  4,'35  2350 

88m       Dec.  I6,'44       2225  2093 

107m       June  23, '45       2509  2259 

89m      Aug.   4, '45       2577  2353 

2403 


Strvice 
Data 
Page 

2341 


56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

60m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

61m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

73m 

Aug.  12, '44 

2102 

62  m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2239 

74m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2578 

56m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

89  m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

93m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2338 

65m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

104m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

72m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

71m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

72m 

July  15, '44 

2094 

62  m 

Feb.  24. '45 

2329 

75m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

64m 

Dec.23,'44 

2238 

102m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

148m 

July  22.'44 

2094 

67m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

91m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

90m 

Apr.  8.'39 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

51m 

Nov.  I8.'44 

2182 

63m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

86m 

Aug.  26.'44 

2103 

72m 

Nov.  8.'44 

2181 

79m 

Apr.28,'45 

2425 

62  m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

64m 

Apr.  28, '45 

2426 

91m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

71m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

67m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

2467 
2418 
2131 

2186 
2555 
2418 

2i86 
2555 
2032 
1983 
1983 
2166 
2250 
2131 
2543 
2216 
2092 
2166 
2353 
1835 
2279 

2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 


2203 
2242 
2366 

2418 
2242 
2279 

2499 
2131 

i599 
2166 
2092 
2310 
2007 
1994 


65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

92m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1806 

2302 

60m 

Dec.  16, '44 

2227 

87m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2110 

68m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

78m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

2567 

75m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

1994 

lOlm 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 
1746 

67m 

Feb.  1  7,'45 

2317 

2242 

62  m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

64  m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

1786 

2218 

90m 

May  24,'45 

2374 

2142 
2555 

2567 

56m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2138 

213! 

I47m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2259 
2555 
2366 

86m 

June  I6,'45 

2497 

1456 

2523 

lOlm 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1850 

2262 

1  14m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2007 

55m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

2353 

89m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2216 

2455 

55m 

Nov.  II, '44 

2173 

2007 

63m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2093 

72m 

July  29,'44 
Mar.  I0,'45 

2095 

1091 

70m 

2350 

2230 
2543 

76  m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2216 

2455 

2455 


2567 


2567 
2455 


2262 
2262 


2455 


2567 


2523 


2406 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


2 1 42  2406 

2583 


■  REVIEWED  ■ 


Title  Company 
The  Falcon  in  San  Francisco,  The 

(1945-46)  RKO 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 
Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 
Fighting  Bill  Carson  PRC 
Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 
Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 
Firebrands  of  Arizona  Rep. 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  (1945-46)  RKO 
Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 
Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 
Flaming  Bullets  PRC 
Fog  Island  PRC 
Follow  That  Woman  (1945-46)  Para. 
Forever  Yours  Mono. 

(formerly  They  Shall  Have  Faith) 
•For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 
Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 
Frisco  Sal  Univ. 
Frontier  Fugitives  PRC 
Frontier  Gal  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Frozen  Ghost,  The  Univ. 


M.  P. 

Product 

AdvtHC* 

Strtfiet 

Prod, 

Kttiate 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Number 

Start 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

In  m   C^ctTw/j  A\i  ~  R  I'f  ^   (In  rH  ax/ 

Block  1 

65m 

Julv  2 1  '45 

2554 

A  ii^A    P^v/A-lJAnA    Anri  r  a  wc 

Dec.  '45 

Ron  Art  Lnwnrv-Kn  Arinrin  NA/aavbt 

Mar.  2!'45 

61m 

Apr.  7, '45 

2394 

2230 

Pvplvn   A  n  rAPC-R  ifn  Arn  PrACAr 

^VCiyil          1 1        1  9    l\  1     1 1  u  1  u     1  lost?! 

Not  Set 

R 1 1     A  r   Km  ri  n  A.  A 1    St      Irt  n  n 

Ort  ^1  '4^ 

6010 

^VillArri  Pa r Itato A n  1  ^A  i  miico 
TT  iiiaivj   1  ai  ikoi   f\  J  Ilia        u  i  do 

Miiv  24  '45 

IVI  a  y 

84m 

977R 

515 

Nsval  cjocuni6ni'8ry 

Jan.,'45 

61m 

Dec  23  '44 

2237 

74i>>; 

453 

Smi l©y  6u rnof f 6-Su nsst  Ofl rson 

Dec.  l!'44 

55nri 

Dec.  9, '44 

2215 

7 1  RA 

Tom   NI  p  A 1- R  A  rn  A  TA  HaIa 

Not  Set 

^  JOO 

415 

Jnnn  NA/avh a- Ann  DvnrAlr 

Mav  28  '45 

91  m 

Apr.  2 1  ,'45 

2413 

1 994 

7RA7 

Johnny  Macic  Brown- Raymond  Hatton 

June  9, '45 

71m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2353 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Oct.  I5,'45 

2543 

Lionel  Atwill-Georgo  Zucco 

Feb.  I5,'45 

72m 

Feb.  I7."45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

^^illiam  Oargan-Nancy  Kelly 

Not  Set 

2543 

^7aIa  Sforin-  Innnnu  K^Ar*r  Rrrkwn 
aic    k^iVi/iii *  \/ VI 1 1 1 1 1  y    ivi av«K  wiuvrii 

Jan  26  '45 

waiii  I'J 

83m 

Dec  1 6  '44 

2226 

2092 

441  3 

A  r\y  (jon  n  Ar>lnfinH   Rnm  m  a  n 
w  a  1  y  v>^uu  ^  oi-iii^iiu  uoi^  i  ii  all 

Block  3 

1 58m 

July  I7,'43 

1546 

855 

2342 

4408 

1  n  A  n    Pnn  ^A  i  n  a  -  A  rt  iir/^   no   (Inr  n  n\/A 
•j\jt3\i    1  k.'iiiaii  lo  /^i  1  ui  o   u  «   ^/  \j  1  u  w  a 

Block  2 

1  13m 

Sent  23  '44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

9012 

Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster 

Feb.  23.'45 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Sept.  I,'45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

Rod  Cameron-Yvonne  De  Carlo 

Not  Set 

2555 

9032 

Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers 

,  June  29.'45 

61m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

GAME  of  Death,  A  (1945-46)  RKO 

John  Loder-Audrey  Long 

Not  Set 

2384 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Game) 

Gangs  of  the  Waterfront 

Rep. 

422 

R  n  K  A        A  rm  ctr<%n  n.S'^A  n  n  A  n  ia  Rji/*nAl/\p 
ixuDci  1   y^i iiibTi oii^-ijTo|Jiian le  DCicnoior 

Julv  3  '4S 
wuiy    ^1  ^9 

54m 

2403 

Gangsters'  Den 

PRC 

DUbier  v^raDDe-A\i  oT,  uonn 

(una   \A  'A^ 

June  It,  no 

55m 

liilv  7 1  '4'> 
uiy  ^  1 ,  "9 

2554 

2543 

Gangsters  of  the  Frontier 

PRC 

1 

99  1 

Dave  O  Bnen-Tex  Ritfer 

jepT.  £  1 ,  nn 

56m 

<;An+  7^  '44 

7.1  1  1 
Z'l  1  1 

2092 

Gay  Senorita,  The 

Col. 

Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon 

Aug.   7,  no 

t'iA'k 
zot^ 

Gentle  Annie 

MGM 

JdiTiob  Wraig-L^onna  1x660 

May,  *to 

ovm 

Dor  7^  '44 

2238 

2186 

2523 

George  White's  Scandals 

(  1945-46) 

RKO 

Joan  Uavis-Jack  rlaley 

DIOCK  1 

Mug .    o , n3 

Z3  /  0 

9'?AA 

Ghost  Guns 

Mono. 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

INOV.  1  /,  nn 

oum 

KJ          1  Q  >AA 
INOV,  1  o, 

9  1  R7 
z  1  oz 

707  1 

G.I.  Honeymoon 

Mono. 

Gal©  Storm-Peter  Oookson 

Apr.  0,  no 

7nm 

/  um 

Mar      ?  'Af\ 
iviar.    J)  tw 

Z  J  JO 

2131 

Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

Lois  Oollior-Jess  Barker 

iNot  oeT 

zto# 

Girl  Rush 

RKO 

3UO 

Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown 

Block  i 

oom 

O/.4.  71  'AA 

71  fin 

Z  1  Ov 

7017 

Girls  of  the  Big  House 

(  1945-46) 

Rep. 

Lynne  KODorTs-Kicnara  rowers 

INOT  oet 

94A7 

God  Is  My  Co-Pilot 

WB 

Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey 

Apr.   7,  4b 

oom 

Mar      ^  '/IC 

Mar.  J,  to 

7^1B 
ZO^O 

7701 

zozo 

Goin'  to  Town 

RKO 

Lum  and  Abner 

Block  1 

AOm 

07m 

C„_   01 '■AA 

oep.  zj,  tt 

7111 

Z  1  1  1 

Great  Day  (British) 

RKO 

trie  rortman-rlora  Kobson 

Kl.x  C-X 

Not  bet 

oum 

Mau  17  '4C 

May  1  z,  to 

ztto 

Great  Flamarion,  The 

Rep. 

A 1  7 

trich  Von  OTroneim-lvlary  Beth  nughes 

k J  'AC 
Mar.  45 

1  om 

1 70 'AC 
Jan.  zu,  to 

7777 

77R0 
zzou 

Great  John  L,  The 

UA 

Lmda  uarneli-oreg.  Mc^lure 

June  Z7,  45 

OAm 

70m 

1,,-.    0  'AC 
June   7,  to 

74.RC 
ztoo 

ZU7  J 

zoo/ 

Great  Mike,  The 

PRC 

Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin 

Nov.  1 5,  44 

77rr\ 

C«_f      9  'A  A 

oepT.  z,  tt 

zuoz 

7342 

Great  Stagecoach  Robbery, 

The  Rep. 

a  1  / 

D:l|  CIIt«iX  D.LL..  Dl^l  

Dill  tiiiott-Dobby  tflaxe 

reb.  1 5,  45 

C  A.*. 

90m 

C.L    'iA  'AC 

reD.  zt,  to 

zo  jVJ 

7701 
ZZU3 

Greenwich  Village  (color) 

20th-Fox 

OUD 

Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda 

oept.,  44 

ozm 

Ann   17  'AA 
Aug.  1  z,  tt 

7im 

Z  1  vo 

1  0  #  0 

zz  1 0 

Grissly's  Millions 

Rep. 

4Ut 

Virginia  Gray-raul  Kelly 

Jan.  I6,'45 

7   1  M 

/  l.m 

l^n    10  'AC 

Jan.  1 0,  tO 

9  1  AO 
Z  1  07 

77C0 
ZZ07 

Guest  in  the  House 

UA 

A  D_    i_      D    1    L    D  II 

Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy 

Dec.  8, '44 

10  1  — 

1  ^  1  m 

n..,.-    0  'AA 
Uec.   7,  tt 

ZZ  1  J 

1  0R1 
1  70  J 

7CA7 
ZOO/ 

Guest  Wife 

UA 

Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche 

July  27,  45 

OAm 

7Um 

liilw  7ft  'AC 

July  zo,  to 

9CAC 
zooo 

77C0 
ZZ07 

Gun  Smoke 

Mono. 

uonnny  iviaCK  Drown 

C^ik    1  A  'AC 

peo.  1  O,  *rO 

57m 

Jan  20  '45 

2278 

2186 

Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A 

Col. 

6034 

Lynn  Merrlck-Ross  Hunter 

Mar.  8,'45 

63m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2361 

2279 

Guy  Could  Change,  A 

(  1945-46) 

Rep. 

Allan  Lane-Jane  Frazee 

Not  Set 

2543 

Gypsy  Wildcat  (color) 

Univ. 

9005 

Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  I,'44 

77  m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2103 

1675 

2262 

HANGOVER  Square 

20th-Fox 

516 

Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders 

Feb.,'45 

77m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

2093 

2523 

Harvey  Girls,  The  (color) 

MGM 

Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak 

Not  Set 

2354 

Having  Wonderful  Crime 

RKO 

513 

Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy 

Block  3 

70m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2319 

1971 

Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color)  UA 

Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton 

Not  Set 

Dec.  2.'44 

2201 

Here  Come  the  Co-Eds 

Univ. 

9002 

Abbott  and  Costello 

Feb.  2,"45 

88m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2297 

2242 

2455 

Here  Come  the  Waves 

Para. 

441 1 

Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts 

Block  3 

99m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2238 

2093 

2406 

Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy  MGM 

Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker 

Not  Set 

1  Mm 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2259 

Her  Lucky  Night 

Univ. 

9021 

Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll 

Feb.  9.'45 

63  m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2298 

2250 

Hi,  Beautiful 

Univ. 

9031 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Dec.  8,'44 

64m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2194 

2131 

Hidden  Eye,  The 

MGM 

Edward  Arnold-Frances  RafFerty 

Not  Set 

70m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2353 

High  Powered 

Para. 

4419 

Robert  Lowery-Phyllls  Brooks 

Block  4 

62  m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2279 

His  Brother's  Ghost 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Feb.  3,'45 

54m 

Jan.  I3.'45 

2269 

2186 

Hitchhike  to  Happiness 

Rep. 

419 

'  Al  Pearce-Dale  Evans 

July  I6,'45 

72m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2250 

Hold  High  the  Torch  (color] 

MGM 

Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn 

Not  Set 

2216 

Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake 

Not  Set 

2259 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 

Hollywood  and  Vine 

PRC 

James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay 

Apr.  25,'45 

60m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2142 

Hollywood  Canteen 

WB 

409 

Warner  stars  revue 

Dec.  30.'44 

124m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1676 

2342 

Honeymoon  Ahead 

Univ. 

9028 

Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald 

May  1 1,'45 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2278 

Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The 

WB 

415 

Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith 

Apr.  28.'45 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

2567 

Hotel  Berlin 

WB 

413 

Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson 

Mar.  I7.'45 

98m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2250 

2567 

Hotel  Reserve  (British) 

RKO 

James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim 

Not  Set 

89  m 

June  I7,'44 

1945 

House  of  Fear 

Univ. 

9025 

Basil  Rathbone-NIgel  Bruce 

Mar.  I6,'45 

69  m 

Mar.  24, '45 

2374 

2250 

House  of  Frankenstein 

Univ. 

9013 

Lon  Chaney-Boris  KarlofT 

Feb.  I6,'45 

70m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2237 

2007 

2302 

House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46) 

20th-Fox 

William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan 

Oct.,'45 

2499 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be 

Told) 

1  ACCUSE  Mv  Parents 

PRC 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell 

Nov.  4,'44 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 

1  Didn't  Do  It  (British) 

Col. 

George  Formby-Billy  Caryl 

July  23,'45 
Apr.  2.'45 

97m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

2278 

Identity  Unknown 

Rep. 

414 

Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker 

71m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1  Love  a  Mystery 

Col. 

6024 

Jim  Bannon-NIna  Foch 

Jan.25,'45 

69  m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

2203 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You 

UA 

Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cotten 

Jan.  5,'45 

85m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2237 

1913  2567 

I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart 

(Br.) 

Galns.-GFD 

Margaret  Lockwood-Vic  Oliver 

Not  Set 

104m 

July  2 (.'45 

2554 

I'll  Remember  April 

Univ. 

9027 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant 

Apr.  I3,'45 

63m 

Apr.  21. '45 

2415 

2230  .... 

I'll  Tell  the  World 

Univ. 

9041 

Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce 

June  8, '45 

61m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

2310 

2584 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


■REVIEWED 


Title  Company 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue)  Univ. 

I'm  from  Arkansas  PRC 

Incendiary  Blonde  (color)  Para. 

In  Old  New  Mexico  Mono. 

In  the  Meantime,  Darling  20th-Fox 
Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th-Fox 

Isle  of  the  Dead  { 1945-46)  RKO 

It's  a  Pleasure  (color)  RKO 

It's  in  the  Bag  UA 


Prod 

Number 

9096 

4431 

507 
508 

584 


M,  F, 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

Stars 

R.ufintng 

rierala 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

7*hne 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

^laudGTte  v-'Olbort-Warren  William 

June  1 5,  45 

109m 

Dec.  I,*34 

Slim  Summerville-El  Brendol 

Oct.  0  1 ,  44 

70^ 

Oct.   7, '44 

2130 

DeTTy  nuTTon-Arturo  de  Oordova 

A  ^1    >  AC 

Aug.  3 1 ,  45 

1  13m 

June  1 6, '45 

2497 

1675 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 

May  1 5,  45 

62m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

2354 

Jeanne  Grain-Frank  Laflmore 

Oct., '44 

72m 

Sept.  23, "44 

2110 

1850 

Monty  Woolley-Uick  naymes-June  n 

X     *  A  A 

aver   Oct.,  44 

90m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2129 

1835 

2262 

Boris  KarlofF-Ellen  Drpw 

LL  1  0 

Sonja  Henie-Michael  O'Shea 

Special 

90m 

Mar.   3, '45 

2337 

2523 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny 

Apr.  21, '45 

87m 

Feb.  17, '45 

2317 

2230 

2523 

JADE  Mask.  The  Mono  

Janie  WB  401 

Jealousy  Rep.  424 

Johnny  Angel  (1945-46)  RKO 
Johnny  Frenchman 

(British)                 Ealing-Eagle-Lipn  .... 

Jungle  Captive  Univ.  9038 

Junior  Miss  (1945-46)  20th-Fox  603 


Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland 

Jan.  26,'45 

66m 

Jan.  27,"45 

2290 

2131 

Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton 

Sept.  2. '44 

IO?m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1747 

John  Loder-Jane  Randolph 

July  23,'45 

71m 

July  28, '45 

2565 

2279 

George  Raft-Signe  Hasso 

Block  1 

79m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2259 

Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Wall 

Not  Set 

1  12m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

Otto  Kruger-Amelita  Ward 

June  29,'45 

63m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn 

Aug.,'45 

94m 

June  1 6, '45 

2497 

2403 

2302 


KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 

MGM 

520 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom 

20th-Fox 

514 

Kid  Sister,  The 

PRC 

Kismet  (color) 

MGM 

506 

Kiss  and  Tell  ( 1945-46) 

Col. 

Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Kitty  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters 
Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell 
Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor 
Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich 

Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes 
Paulette  Goddard-Ray  Milland 


Mar.,'45 

93  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2567 

Jan. ,'45 

137m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

Feb.  6,'45 

56m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2203 

Oct.,'44 

lOOm 

Aug.  26,'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

Sept., '45 

2353 

Jan. ,'46 

2499 

Not  Sot 

2093 

LADIES  in  the  Groen  Hats 

(French) 

Brill 

Lady  Confesses,  The 

PRC 

Lady  on  a  Train 

Univ. 

Lake  Placid  Serenade 

Rep. 

406 

Last  Hill,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

Last  Ride,  The 

WB 

404 

Laura 

20th-Fox 

509 

Lawless  Empire 

Col. 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color] 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Leave  It  to  Blondie 

Col. 

6019 

Let's  Go  Steady 

Col. 

6039 

Little  Mother, The  (Mex.)  Clasa 

-Mohme 

Lone  Texas  Ranger 

Rep. 

33i8 

Lost  in  a  Harem 

MGM 

509 

Lost  Trail,  The 

Mono 

Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Love,  Honor  end  Goodbye 

Rep. 

Love  Letters  (1945-46) 

Para. 

French  feature  Apr.  4,'45 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont  May  16, '45 

Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy  Aug.  24, '45 

Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley  Dec.  23, '44 

War  feature  June  23, '45 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker  Oct.   7, '44 

Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews  Nov., '44 

Charles  Starrett- Vernon  Keays  Not  Set 

Gene  Tierney-Cornel  Wilde  Mar.,'46 

Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake  Feb.  22, '45 

Pat  Parrish-Jackie  Moran  Jan.  4,'45 

Mexican  feature  Dec.  1 8, '44 

Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming  May20,'45 

Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello  Dec.,*44 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton  Oct.  27, '45 

Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman  Not  Set 

Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen  Not  Set 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten  Not  Set 


93m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

66m 

Mar.  31. '45 

2381 

2354 
2403 

85m 

Dec.23,'44 

2239 

2142 

2342 

84m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

56m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1  1  15 

88m 

Oct.  I4.'44 

2138 

1899 

2262 

72m 

Mar.  31. "45 

2381 

60m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

1  lOm 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

56m 

June  9.'45 

2485 

89m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

2543 

2499 
2216 
2203 

2403 
1850 
2555 
2242 
2454 
2230 


MAIN  Street  After  Dark 

MGM 

514 

Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 

Jan..'45 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno 

MGM 

504 

Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak 

Sept.,'44 

90m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2102 

1971 

Mama  Loves  Papa  (1945-46) 

RKO 

Leon  Errol-Ellsabeth  Risdon 

Block  1 

60m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

2403 

Man  from  Music  Mountain  (R.)  Rep. 

5303 

Gene  Autry 

Aug.  5, '45 

58m 

Aug.  I3,'38 

Man  from  Oklahoma 

Rep. 

443 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Aug.  I,'45 

69m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2577 

2418 

Man  In  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para. 

4407 

Nils  Asther-Helon  Walker 

Block  2 

92m 

Oct.  21,44 

2150 

1747 

2406 

Man  Who  Walked  Alone,  The 

PRC 

Kay  Aldridgo-Davo  O'Brien 

Mar.  I5.'45 

74m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2310 

2202 

Marked  for  Murder 

PRC 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Fob.  8.'45 

56m 

Jan.  6.'45 

2257 

2203 

Mark  of  the  Whistler 

Col. 

6022 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Nov.  2.'44 

61m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2130 

2071 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair 

MGM 

505 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak 

Oct..'44 

1 17m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

Marshal  of  Laredo  (1945-46) 

Rep. 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

2467 

Master  Race,  The 

RKO 

502 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

Medal  for  Bonny,  A 

Para. 

4424 

Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  do  Cordova 

Juno  29.'45 

80m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

2567 

Meet  Mo  in  St.  Louis  (color) 

MGM 

512 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien 

Jan. ,'45 

1 13m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1715 

2567 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks 

Col. 

6028 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

Oct.  I2.'44 

68  m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release) 

Rep. 

5301 

Gene  Autry 

Apr.  I5.'45 

84m 

Nov.  23.'40 

2477 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbrltton 

Not  Sot 

2467 

Merry  Monohans,  The 

Univ. 

9008 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

Sept.  I5.'44 

91m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2i63 

1786 

Mexicana 

Rep. 

Constance  Moore-Tito  Guizar 

Not  Set 

2499 

Midnight  Manhunt 

Para. 

4427 

William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

July  27.'45 

64m 

Juno  9.'45 

2486 

2354 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting 

Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46) 

WB 

Joan  Crav^ord-Jack  Carson 

Not  Set 

2259 

Ministry  of  Fear 

Para. 

4410 

Ray  Milland-Marjorle  Reynolds 

Block  2 

85m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2i49 

1816 

Missing  Corpse.  The 

PRC 

J.  Edward  Bromborg-Frank  Jenks 

June  l,'45 

63m 

Apr.  28.'45 

2426 

2354 

Missing  Juror.  The 

Col. 

6040 

Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 

Nov.  16, '44 

66m 

Doc.  30.'44 

2249 

2131 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Lake 

Not  Set 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2216 

Molly  and  Mo 

20th-Fox 

522 

Monty  Woolloy-Gracio  Fields 

Apr..'45 

76  m 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Moonlight  and  Cactus 

Univ. 

9022 

Andrews  Sisters-Loo  Carrlllo 

Sept.  8,'44 

60m 

Aug.  26, '44 

2103 

1746 

Mrs.  Parkington 

MGM 

507 

Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 

Nov.,'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1835 

2342 

Muggs  Rides  Again 

Mono. 

Leo  Gorcoy-Huntz  Hall 

June  I6,'45 

63m 

Juno  9.'45 

2487 

2366 

Mummy's  Curse.  The 

Univ. 

9036 

Lon  Chaney-Potor  Coo 

Feb.  I6,'45 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

Murder.  Ho  Says 

Para. 

4422 

Fred  MacMurray-Marjorio  Main 

June  8, '45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2041 

i983 

Murder  In  the  Blue  Room 

Univ. 

9034 

Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 

Dec.  I.'44 

61m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2166 

1971 

Murder.  My  Sweetl 

RKO 

508 

Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 

Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

197! 

2455 

(formerly  Farewell,  My  Lovely) 

Dec.  I6.'44 

Music  for  Millions 

MGM 

515 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi 

Feb.,'45 

1 17m 

2226 

2142 

2455 

My  Buddy 

Rep. 

403 

Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 

Oct.  I2."44 

69m 

Sept.  30.'44 

2121 

My  Gal  Loves  Music 

Univ. 

9037 

Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald 

Dec.  I5,'44 

61m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2131 

My  Reputation  (1945-46) 

WB 

Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 

Not  Set 

Sept.  23.'44 

2ii6 

1695 

My  Pal.  Wolf 

RKO 

505 

Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  Moffott 

Block  1 

■  76m 

2032 

2218 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945  2585 


Title  Comfiany 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance  Para. 
National  Velvet  (color)  MGM 
Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue)  MGM 
Naughty  Nineties,  The  Univ. 
Navajo  Trail,  The  Mono. 
Nevada  RKO 
Night  Club  Girl  Univ. 
Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(1945-46)  Univ. 
Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 
Nobody  Lives  Forever  ('45-'46)  WB 
None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  RKO 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 
issue) (color)  Para. 
Nothing  But  Trouble  MGM 

OATH  of  Vengeance  PRC 

Obiective  Burma  WB 

Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46)  WB 

Old  Texas  Trail,  The  Univ. 
On  Approval  (British)  English 

Once  Upon  a  Dream  (1945-46)  Univ. 

One  Body  Too  Many  Para. 
One  More  Tomorrow    (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  (Animal  Kingdom) 

On  Stage,  Everybody  Univ. 

Oregon  Trail  Rep. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up 

(1945-46)  Para. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay  Para. 
Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes  MGM 

Outlaw,  The  UA 

Out  of  the  Night  PRC 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion) 

Out  of  This  World  Para. 

Over  21  Col. 

PAN-AMERICANA  RKO 

Pardon  My  Past  Col. 

Paris — Underground  UA 
Party  Girl  Mono. 

(formerly  Main.  Street  Girl) 
Passionate  Ghost,  The  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Patrick  the  Great  Univ. 

Pearl  of  Death  Univ. 

Penthouse  Rhythm  Univ. 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street,  The  PRC 

Phantom  of  the  Plains  Rep. 

(formerly  Texas  Manhunt) 

Phantom  Speaks,  The  Rep. 
Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The  MGM 

Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Pillow  to  Post  WB 

Power  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Practically  Yours  Para. 

Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  th©  Pirate  (color)  RKO 


RADIO  Stars  on  Parade 


(1945-46)  RKO 

Rainbow  Island    (color)  Para. 

Rancho  Grande  (Re-release)  Rep. 

Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus] 

Reckless  Age  Univ. 

Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  Univ. 

Return  of  the  Durango  Kid  Col. 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (1944-45)  WB 

Rhythm  Roundup  Col. 

Riders  of  Santa  Fe  Univ. 

River  Gang  (1945-46)  Univ. 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 

Road  to  Alcatraz  Rep. 

Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46)  Para. 

Roaring  Rangers  Col. 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies  Col. 

Rogues'  Gallery  PRC 

Roughly  Speaking  WB 

Rough  Ridin'  Justice  Col. 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  Col. 
Royal  Scandal,  A  20+h-Fox 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Col. 

SADDLE  Leather  Law  CoL 

Saddle  Serenade  Mono. 

Sagebrush  Heroes  Col. 

Sailor  Takes  a  Wife,  The  MGM 
Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col.)  Univ. 

Salty  O'Rourke  Para. 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46)  WB 

San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Univ. 

Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Rep. 


m.  r. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

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KeleMse 

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tieraia 

LflgeST 

Synopsis 

Uait 

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UQte 

Tifne 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

4403 

Jean  neather-Charles  c^uigley 

Dl  Li 

Block  1 

76m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

1849 

2218 

52 1 

k  J  *   1        n               1      1  *      1      1  * 
Mickey  Rooney-Jackie  Jenkins 

A        1  il  r 

Apr.,  45 

123m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1763 

2455 

508 

Jeanette  MaclJonald-Nelson  fcddy 

k  1            >  A  4 

Nov.,  44 

106m 

Mar.  2, '35 

2030 

2455 

9003 

A  L  L                  J    ^      X  II 

Abbott  and  Costello 

II       A  1 A  r 

July  6,  45 

76m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2310 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Jan.  5, '45 

56m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2186 

509 

Bob  Mitchuni-Anne  Jeffreys 

Block  2 

62m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2007 

9035 

Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris 

Jan.  5, "45 

60m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2203 

Merle  Oberon-Turhan  Bey 

Not  Set 

2279 

529 

Joan  Bennett-George  Raft 

July,'45 

95m 

June  2,'45 

2477 

2131 

2567 

John  Garfield-Geraldine  Fitzgerald 

Not  Set 

2278 

501 

Oary  fcrrant-bthel  barrymore 

Bl       i  1 

Block  1 

1  1  3m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2129 

1826 

2406 

4433 

Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll 

Aug.  26,'45 

126m 

Oct.  26,'40 

2486 

519 

Laurel  and  Hardy 

Mar.,'45 

69m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

n     t               11       A  1   ^  I  II 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Dec.  9, '44 

57m 

2186 

41 1 

r-       1    r"l          LJ            LJ  II 

Errol  Flynn-nenry  Hull 

Feb.  17, '45 

142m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2289 

1983 

2567 

raul  Henreid-bleanor  rarker 

Not  Set 

2093 

9082 

Kod  Cameron-rurry  Knight 

Dec.  I5,'44 

59m 

2186 

f-^  la         n        In      1*  I'll* 

Olive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie 

Not  Set 

80m 

May  27,'44 

1910 

Franchot  Tone-Susanna  Foster 

Not  Set 

2434 

4409 

Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker 

Block  2 

75m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2i50 

1850 

A            CL       'J       -  1^1*              1        1  1       .11  1 

Ann  bheridan-Ulivia  de  Havilland 

Not  Set 

1431 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 

July  13, '45 

75m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2499 

456 

Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart 

July  I4,'45 

55m 

July  21. '45 

2554 

2543 

.|  n         II  r\*  1 

Gail  Kussell-Uiana  Lynn 

Not  Set 

.... 

2555 

.... 

4404 

r^*          1               *l  D  II 

Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell 

Block  1 

81m 

Sept.  2, '44 

2082 

1746 

2218 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jackie  Jenkins 

Not  Set 

103m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2230 

Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston 

Aug.  31, "45 

I2lm 

Feb.  I3,'43 

2542 

■  ■                1       1          C    II  P*l 

Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers 

Mar.  31, '45 

87m 

Feb.  17, '45 

23 1 8 

2186 

1  AAA 

2406 

4426 

Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn 

July  I3,'45 

96m 

Juno  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox 

Aug.  23, '45 

103m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2279 

512 

nL'll*     T"          A     1  1 

Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long 

Block  3 

84m 

Feb.  17, '45 

23 1 8 

2216 

2523 

Fred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman 

Not  Set 

2543 

Constance  Bennett-Gracie  Fields 

Sept.  I4,'45 

2454 

Doris  Merrick-Eddie  Quillan 

Oct.  13, '45 

2418 

Pat  O  Brien-Ellen  Drew 

Not  Set 

.... 

2366 

901 1 

Donald  O  Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

May  4,'45 

89m 

Apr.  21. '45 

2414 

1675 

2523 

9019 

n     *in>li            ki*  In 

Basil  Kathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

Sept.  22, '44 

69m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2083 

1983 

9043 

Kirby  Grant-Lots  Collier 

June  22, '45 

60m 

Juno  9,*45 

2486 

2279 

Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldrldge 

May  2,'45 

60m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2279 

\A/*ti    rt*tl    fit*    11  n    1  1        ni  i 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

.... 

2467 

433 

Richard  Arien-Lynn  Roberts 

May  10,  45 

68m 

Apr.  2 1 ,  45 

Oil  1  A 

2414 

ZJ34 

525 

George  oanders-Hurd  Hatfield 

1              ■  AP 

June,  45 

II  1  m 

Mar.  3,  45 

2337 

1  000 

zoo/ 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Sot 

0  A  F  A 

2454 

417 

Ida  Lupino-Sydney  Greenstreet 

June  9,'45 

92m 

May  19, '45 

2453 

2216 

2567 

6023 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Apr.  I9,'45 

66m 

May   5, '45 

2434 

2279 

4414 

Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray 

Block  3 

90m 

Dec.  23. "44 

2239 

1806 

2455 

bU  1 

John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker 

C.-J.      1  '41: 
^epT.    1 ,  *to 

551 

Bob  Hope-Virginia  K^yo 

Special 

94m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2137 

1889 

2342 

.    .  Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney 

4401  Dorothy  Lamour-Eddie  Bracken 

5304  Gene  Autry 

....  Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding 

9029  Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson 

9084  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

6206  Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens 

....  Joan  Leslio-Robert  Alda 

6223  Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker 

9081  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

....  Gloria  Jean-John  Qualen 

423  Robert  Lowery-June  Storey 

....  Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour 

....  Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette 

6222  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby 

....  Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond 

412  Rosalind  Russell-Jack  Carson 

6205  Charles  Starrett-Betty  Jane  Graharn 

6018  Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen 

521  Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter 

6208  Charles  Starrett-Sally  Bliss 

6203  •  Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 
.  .  Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

6204  Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 
....  Robert  Walker-June  Allyson 
9073  Yvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce 
4418  Alan  Ladd-Gall  Russell 

....  Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith 

9017  Louise  Allbritton-Jon  Hall 

455  Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling 


Block  1 

69m 

Aug. 

4,'45 

2578 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept. 

2. '44 

2081 

1654 

Sept.  30, '45 

68m 

Mar. 

30,'40 

Not  Set 

80m 

Sept.  I8,'43 

2362 

Nov.  17. '44 

63m 

Sept. 

2.'44 

2083 

1983 

June  l,'45 

56m 

2454 

Apr.  I9,'45 

57m 

May 

5,'45 

2434 

2366 

Sept.  29,'45 

139m 

June 

30,'45 

2521 

1530 

June   7, '45 

66m 

2434 

Nov.  I0,'44 

63m 

2166 

Not  Set 

2279 

2262 


2567 


July  I0,'45 

60m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

2418 

Not  Set 

1715 

Not  Set 

2543 

Apr.  17, '45 

67m 

July  28,'45 

2566 

2354 

Dec.  6,'44 

60  m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2186 

Mar.  3,'45 

1  17m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

1983 

2455 

Mar.  I5,'45 

58m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2362 

2354 

Mar.  22, '45 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2382 

2250 

Apr.,'45 

94m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2131 

2455 

Aug.  I6,'45 

2418 

Dec.  21. '44 

55m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2007 

Aug.  1  l,'45 

2434 

Feb.  I.'45 

54  m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2319 

2007 

Not  Set 

2555 

Apr.  27, '45 

90m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2230 

Block  4 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 

2523 

Oct.  27,'45 

2216 

Sept.  29,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9, '44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

June  2, '45 

56m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2467 

2586 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


Title  Company 

Saratoga  Trunk  (1945-46)  WB 

Scared  Stiff  Para. 

Scarlet  Clue,  The  Mono. 

Scotland  Yard  Investigator 

(1945-46)  Rep. 

Secret  Mission  (British)  English 

See  My  Lawyer  Univ. 

Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46)  Univ. 

Sergeant  Mike  Col. 

Seventh  Cross,  The  MGM 

Shadov/  of  a  Woman  WB 

Shadow  of  Suspicion  Mono. 

Shadow  of  Terror  PRC 
(formerly  Checkmate) 

Shadows  in  the  Night  Col. 

Shadows  of  Death  PRC 

Shady  Lady  (1945-46)  Univ. 

She  Gets  Her  Man  Univ. 

Sheriff  of  Cimarron  Rep. 

Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas  Rep. 

Sheriff  of  Sundown  Rep. 

She's  a  Sweetheart  Col. 

Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue)  Para. 

Silver  City  Kid  Rep. 

Silver  Fleet,  The  PRC 

Since  You  Went  Away  UA 

Singing  Sheriff,  The  Univ. 

Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Col. 

Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing  Rep. 

Sing  Your  Way  Home  (1945-46)  RKO 

Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color)  RKO 

Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 

Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A  Rep. 

•Song  of  Bernadette,  The  20th-Fox 

Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 
(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 

Seng  of  the  Range  Mono. 

Song  of  the  Sarong  Univ. 

Song  to  Remember,  A  (color)  Col. 

Son  of  Lassie  (color)  MGM 

Southerner,  The  UA 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  RKO 

Spellbound  UA 

(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 
Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 

Spider,  The  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Sporting  Chance,  A  Rep. 

Springtime  in  Texas  Mono. 
Springtime  in  the  Rockies  (R.)  Rep. 

Stage  Coach  Outlaws  PRC 

Stagecoach  to  Monterey  Rep. 

State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Steppin'  in  Society  Rep. 

Stork  Club,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 

Story  of  S.I.  Joe  UA 

Strange  Affair  Col. 
Strange  Confession  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Strange  Illusion  PRC 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe  Mono. 

Sudan  (color)    -  Univ. 

Summer  Storm  UA 

Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  20th-Fox 

Sunset  in  El  Dorado  Rep. 

Suspect,  The  Univ. 

Sweet  and  Lowdown  20th-Fox 

Swing  Hostess  PRC 

Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  Rep. 

Swing  Out,  Sister  Univ. 


TAHITI  Nights 
Take  It  or  Leave  It 
Tall  in  the  Saddle 
Tarzan  and  the  Amazons 
Tell  It  to  a  Star 
Ten  Cents  a  Dance 
That's  the  Spirit 
There  Goes  Kelly 
They  Met  in  the  Dark  (British)  English 
They  Were  Expendable  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 
Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo 
This  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue) 
This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.) 
This  Man's  Navy 
Thoroughbreds 

Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 
Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col. 
3  is  a  Family  UA 
Three  Caballeros,  The  (color)  RKO 


Col. 
20th-Fox 
RKO 
RKO 
Rep. 
Col. 
Univ. 
Mono. 


MGM 
Para. 
UA 

MGM 
Rep. 


Prod.  Release 

Number               Start  Date 

....         Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman  Jan.  26, '46 

4423         Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage  June  22. "45 

....         Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong  May   5, '45 

....         Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Stroheim  Not  Set 

Hugh  Williams-Caria  Lehmann  Not  Set 
9016        Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald      May  25, '45 

....  Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville  Not  Set 
6033  Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates  Nov.  9, '44 
501  Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso  Sept. ,'44 
....  Andrea  Ki;ig-Helmut-Dantine  Feb.  9, '46 
....  Marjorie  Weaver-Peter  Cookson  Dec.  1 5, '44 
  Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall  Oct.  I4,'45 

6021        Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch  Oct.  I9,'44 

  Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John  Apr.  I9,'45 

....         Charles  Coburn-Ginny  Simms  Not  Set 

9020        Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol  Jan.  1 2, '45 

454        Sur.set  Carson-Linda  Stirling  Feb.  28, '45 

3316        Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Dec.  3 1, '44 

463        Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling  Nov.  7, '44 

6032        Larry  Parks-Jane  Darwell  Dec.  7,'44 

4432        Fredric  March-Claudette  Colbert  Special 

461  Allan  Lane  July  20.'44 

  Ralph  Richard  son  July   I, '45 

  Colbert-Temple-Woolley-Cotten  July  20,'44 

9030        Bob  Crosby-Fay  McKeniie  Oct.  6,'44 

6221        Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler  Feb.  8, '45 

401         Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty  Aug.  I2,'44 

....        Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys  Not  Set 

492  Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Reissue 
510  Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea  Nov., '44 
411  Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn  Feb.  I9,'45 
520  Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Bickford  Apr., '45 
  Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt  (1945-46) 

....  Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore  Dec.  I, '44 
9040  Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan  Apr.  20,'45 
....  Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni  Mar.  I, '45 
526  Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp  June,'45 
  Zachary  Scott-Betty  Field  Aug.  I0,'45 

....  Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara  Not  Set 

....         Ingrid  Bergman-Gregory  Peck  Sept.  28, '45 

....  Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsay  Feb.  10, '45 
....  Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe  Mar., '46 
420  Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4,'45 
Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2, '45 
5302  Gene  Autry  June  10, '45 
  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Aug.  1 7, '45 

462  Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  I5,'44 
....  Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-Dick  Haymes  Oct., '45 

418  Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George     July  29, '45 

  Betty  Hutton-Barry  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

....  Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum  July  1 3, '45 

6016  Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes  Oct.  5,'44 

....  Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

....  Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers  Mar.  3 1, '45 

....  Johnny  Mack  Brown  Aug.  4,'45 

9006  Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall  Mar.  2, '45 

....  George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell  July  1 4, '44 

513  Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak  Dec.,'44 

....  Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans  Not  Set 

9010  Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton  Jan.  26,'45 

503  Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman  Sept., '44 

509  Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian  Sept.  8,'44 

....  Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee  Not  Set 

9033  Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher  May  I8,'45 

6025  Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg  Dec.  28,'44 

50!  Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers  Aug..'44 

503  John  Wayne-Ella  Raines  Block  I 

518  Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffield-B.  Joyce     Block  4 

425  Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry  Aug.  1 6, '45 

6029  Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd  June   7, '45 

9014  Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan  June    I, '45 

....  Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay  Feb.  I6,'45 

....  James  Mason-Joyce  Howard  Not  Set 

....  Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne  Not  Set 

....  James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert  Not  Set 

513  William  Powell-Myrna  Loy  Jan.,'45 

51 1  Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy  Jan.,'45 

4434  Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake  Aug.  26,'45 

....  Robert  Newton-Celia  Johnson  Not  Set 

517  Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb., '45 

408  Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec.  23, '44 

520  Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

....  Cornel  Wilde-Evelyn  Keyes  July  26, '45 

....  Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23, '44 

591  Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 


Running 
Time 

65m 
65  m 


75m 
67m 


M.  P.  Product 

Herald  Digest 
Issue  Page 


83m 
87m 
69m 
156m 


55m 

65m 
I  12m 
1 00m 

91m 


72m 

108m 
78m 

87  m 
56m 
76m 
106m 
86m 

85m 
75m 
76m 


63m 
70m 
87m 
76m 

60m 
91m 
61m 
80m 

I  15  m 
1 00m 
140m 
81m 
Il5m 
1 00m 
55m 
81m 
95m 
81m 
72m 


Apr.  7,'45 
Apr.  28, '45 


Sept.  26,'42 
Feb.  I0,'45 


Dec.  25,'37 
Nov.  4,'44 
Feb.  24,'45 
Dec.  25,'43 


Dec.  I6,'44 
Apr.  I4,'45 
Jan.20,'45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
May  5.'45 


9, '45 


June23,'45 
Nov.  I8,'44 

Feb.  !7,'45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
May  20,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 

Dec.  36,'44 
Aug.  5, '44 
Oct.  28,'44 


2393 
2425 


2082 
2309 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
1431 
2354 
2354 

2467 

1899 

2418 


Servict 

Date 
Page 


60m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

2131 

1  12m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1715 

2543 

68m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2129 

2032 

2467 

67m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2031 

1899 

61m 

Jan.20,'45 

2278 

2230 

2543 

74m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2203 

57m 

Feb.  10, '45 

2310 

55m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2142 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 

69  m 

Dec.  16, '44 

2226 

2186 

1  18m 

Aug.  I9,'4t 

2103 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

81m 

Mar.  20,'43 

2401 

174m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

i635 

63m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

66m 

2250 

70m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2i03 

2032 

2354 

1782 
2165 
2329 
1685 


2226 
2402 
2277 
2413 
2433 


63m  Feb.  17,'45  2317 

59m 

55m  May  I9,'45  2453 

60m  Nov.  27, '37   

58m  July  I4,'45  2542 

55m  Sept.  30,'44  212! 


60m       May  5,'45 


Jan.  27,'45 
July  I5,'44 
Sept.  23,'44 
Mar.  24,'45 

June  i6,'45 
May  26,'45 
Mar.  I0.'45 
Sept.  4,'43 

May  i2,'45 
Nov.  25,'44 
Nov.  I8,'44 
Mar.  2 1, '42 
May27,'44 
Jan.  6,'45 
Jan.  27'45 
Apr.  2 1. '45 
June  I6,'45 
Nov.  25, '44 
Dec.  I6,'44 


2487 

2509 
2182 

2318 
2414 
2349 
1897 
2214 

2249 
2094 
2157 

2434 

2250 
2094 
21 10 
2374 

2498 
2466 
2350 
1522 

2445 
2193 
2181 
2486 
1909 
2257 
2290 
2413 
2499 
2193 
2225 


2187 


2218 


7Ci7  1 

^U/  1 

9T40 

1  *r  1  0 

1  OOI^ 
1  TT3 

Z  1  00 

2278 

1715 

2567 

2093 

2567 

2216 

2259 

9400 

94  1  R 

2032 

2434 

2278 

2555 

2250 

2567 

2071 

2454 

2186 

2406 

2203 

2455 

1747 

2218 

2092 

2406 

2555 

2166 

2455 

1786 

2262 

2032 

2403 

2259 

2186 

1890 

2143 

1899 

2406 

2250 

2523 

2403 

2366 

2310 

2216 

2384 

2007 

2523 

1889 

2406 

2092 

2523 

2203 

2310 

2242 

2092 

2302 

2186 

2567 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


2587 


REVIEWED 


Prod. 


TitU 

Company 

Numht 

Threa  In  the  Saddle 

PRC 

Three  Strangers  (1945-46) 

WB 

Three's  a  Crowd 

Rep. 

4i6 

Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color) 

MGM 

528 

Thunderhead  (color) 

20+h-Fox 

518 

Thunder  Rock  (British) 

English 

Tiger  Woman.  The 

Rep. 

Time,  the  Place,  the  Girl,  The 

( 1945-46) 

WB 

Till  We  Meet  Again 

Para. 

4402 

Together  Again 

Col. 

6003 

To  Have  and  Have  No* 

WB 

410 

Tomorrow  is  Forever  (1945-46)  RKO 

Tomorrow  the  World 

UA 

Tonight  and  Every  Night  (co 

or)  Col. 

6002 

Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 

Topeka  Terror 

Rep. 

464 

Town  Went  Wild,  The 

PRC 

Trail  of  Kit  Carson 

Rep. 

466 

Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A 

20th-Fox 

517 

Trouble  Chasers 

Mono. 

(formerly  Here  Comes  Trouble) 

Twice  Blessed 

MGM 

529 

Two  O'clock  Courage 

RKO 

521 

2,000  Women  (British) 

UA 

Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 

(1945-46) 

Para. 

UNCLE  Harry 

Univ. 

Under  Western  Skies 

Univ. 

9039 

Unseen,  The 

Para. 

4417 

Unwritten  Code,  The 

Col. 

6035 

Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

Utah 

Rep. 

441 

VALLEY  of  Decision.  The 

MGM 

527 

Vampire'»  Ghost,  Tho 

Rep. 

434 

Very  Thought  of  You,  The 

WB 

406 

Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City 

Rep. 

3315 

Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para. 

RtUsi* 

Start  Date 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  July  26, '45 

Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  1 3, '45 
Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon  May  23, '45 

Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson  July, '45 

Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster  Mar., '45 

Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave  Not  Set 

Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond  Not  Set 


Dennis  Morgan-Jack  Carson 
Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton 
Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 
Claudette  Colbert-Orson  Welles 
Fredric  March-Betty  Field 
Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell 
Maxie  Rosenbloom-Billy  Gilbert 

Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig 
Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford 
Phyllis  Caivert-Flora  Robson 

Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy 

George  Sanders-Ella  Raines 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Joel  McCrea-Gail  Russell 

Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 

War  feature 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Greer  Garson-Gregory  Peck 
John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart 
Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Joel  McCrea-Brian  Donlevy 


Not  Set 

Aug.  I7,'45 
Jan.  I9,'45 
Block  4 
Oct.  26,'44 
June  6,'45 
Mar.  2 1, '45 

June,'45 
May  2 1, '45 
Nov.  II. '44 
Nov.  IS.'44 

Not  Set 


M  P. 

Product 

AJvance 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Syrtoptis 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

61m 

June  23, '45 

251  1 

2434 

2366 

58m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2353 

105m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

2203 

78m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2092 

90m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

2467 


Dec.  29,'45 

2555 

Block  1 

88m 

Seot.  2. '44 

208? 

1676 

Dec.  22,'44 

lOOm 

Nov.  1 1,'44 

2173 

2131 

Jan.  20,'45 

lOOm 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1850 

Not  Set 

2555 

Dec.  29, '44 

85m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2237 

2007 

Feb.  22.'45 

92m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2092 

Not  Set 

2384 

Jan.26,'45 

55m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2200 

2279 

Dec.  !5,'44 

79m 

Nov.  II. '44 

2173 

2131 

July  1 1,'45 

55m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2543 

Feb.,'45 

128m 

Jan.27,"45 

2289 

1923 

June  2, '45 

63  m 

2418 

July,'45 

77m 

June  2,'45 

2477 

2354 

Blocks 

66m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2259 

Not  Set 

97m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2090 

1923 


Page 


2523 
2523 


2342 
2406 

2567 
2406 


2455 


2499 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

aim  - 

Feb.  24.'45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

61m 

Dec.  16,  "44 

2226 

2093 

84m 

June23,'45 

251 1 

78m 

Mar.  17, '45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

120m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

2230 

2523 

59m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2278 

99m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1850 

2342 

54m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

2242 

WAGON  Wheels  Westward 

(1945-46)  Rep. 

Walk  in  the  Sun,  A  UA 
Waltz  Time  (British)    Brit.  Nat'l-Anglo 

Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)  MGM 

Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono. 

Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA 

Week-end  at  the  Waldorf  MGM 

West  of  the  Pecos  RKO 

What  a  Blonde  RKO 

When  Strangers  Marry  Mono. 
Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color)  20th-Fox 

Whispering  Skull.  The  PRC 

White  Pongo  PRC 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 

Why  Girls  Leave  Home  PRC 
Wildfire  (color)               Screen  Guild 

Wild  Horse  Phantom  PRC 

Wilson  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox* 

Wing  and  a  Prayer  20th-Fox 

Winged  Victory  20th-Fox 

Within  These  Walls  20th-Fox 

Without  Love  MGM 

Woman  in  Green,  The  Univ. 

Woman  in  the  Window,  The  RKO 
Woman  Who  Came  Back,  The 

(1945-46)  Rep. 

Wonder  Man  (color)  RKO 

YOLANDA  and  the  Thief 

(color)  MGM 

You  Came  Along  Para. 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col. 

Young  Widow  UA 

Youth  on  Trial  Col. 


Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Not  Set 

.  ...        Dana  Andrews-Hunti  Hall  Not  Set 

.  .  .  .         Carol  Raye-Peter  Graves  Not  Set 

503        Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh  Sept.,'44 

.  .  .  .         Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman  Nov.  3, '44 

606        David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway  Aug. ,'45 

.  ...  Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills  Not  Set 
.  . .  .         Ginger  Rogers-Lana  Turner- Walter  Pidgeon  Not  Set 

524        Bob  Mitchum-Barbara  Hale  Blocks 

511        Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  3 

.  ...        Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter  Nov.  24, '44 

526        Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie  June, '45 

  Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  Dec.  29,'44 

.  . .  .         Richard  Fraser-Lionel  Royce  Not  Set 

.  ...        Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard  Not  Set 

.  ...        Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway  July  1 8, '45 

  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Oct.  28, '44 

Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn  Aug.,'45 

Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews  Aug.,'44 

Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain  Dec, '44 

Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson  July,'4S 

Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy  May,'4S 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  July27.'4S 

Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett  Spec^«^l 

Nancy  Kelly-John  Loder  Not  Set 

Danny  Kaye-Virginia  Mayo  Special 


2555 
2242 


602 
502 
512 
528 
522 
9025A 
582 


552 


....  Fred  Astaire-Lucille  Bremer  Not  Set 

4428  Robert  Cummings-Lizabeth  Scott  Sept.  1 4. '45 

....  Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart  July  26, '45 

....  Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward  Not  Set 

6041  Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair  Jan.  1 1. '45 


103m 
59  m 


July  28,'45 

2566 

108m 

May  I8,'40 

2030 

2187 

70m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1899 

1  15m 

June  I7,'44 

2239 

2523 

109m 

June30,'45 

2521 

130m 

July  28, '45 

2565 

2242 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

71m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2279 

67m 

Aug.  !9,'44 

2103 

1971 

77m 

May  26. '45 

2465 

2131 

2567 

55m 

2186 

73m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2418 

69m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2366 

60m 

June  30,'45 

2522 

2250 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2131 

154m 

Aug.  5,'44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

97m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

130m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

71m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2467 

II  Im 

Mar.  24, '45 

2373 

2242 

2567 

68  m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2403 

99m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1923 

2342 

2555 

98m 

Apr.  28,'4S 

2425 

2093 

2523 

July  7,'45 
Feb.24.'45 


2533 
2330 


2354 
2354 
2418 
2454 
2203 


ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color)  MGM 
Zombies  on  Broadway  RKO 
Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino 


.  ...        MGM  Contract  Stars  Not  Set   

516        Bela  Lugosi-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney  Block  4  68m 

.  . . .        War  feature  Apr.  I4.'45  8Sm 


Apr.  2 1. '45 
Apr.2l.'4S 


2414 
2415 


1913 
2259 


Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2580, 


2588 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  4,  1945 


Whatever  your 


, . .  carpet  it  with  a 
MOHAWK  "TRAFFIC -TRED" 

Doctor  .  .  .  Lawyer  .  . .  Merchant— what- 
ever business , you're  in— if  you  are  planning 
to  recarpet,  see  your  Mohawk  Contract  Deal- 
er before  you  buy. 

. .  .  Because  Mohawk  Carpets  are  made  to 
wear  beautifully  as  well  as  look  beautiful. 

Your  Mohawk  Contract  dealer  will  explain 
why  Mohawk's  "Balanced  Construction" 
method  of  manufacturing  gives  longer  life 
to  the  carpet  you  buy  from  him  — why  you 
will  get  more  carpet  in  a  Mohawk  "Traffic- 
Tred  "  for  your  money. 


Br 


WIS  IS  WE  MOHAWK  "FIVE  POINT"  STAR  OF 
BALANCED  CONSTRUCTION 

!★  Wool  Blend 
2**  Pitch 

3***  Rows  per  inch 
4****  Yarn  size 
5*****  Pile  Height 


CARPETS 


II 


Columbia 


Academy  Award  contender  in 
OVER  21.  It's  the  best  screen  comedy 
since  THE  MORE  THE  MERRIER! 


Hollywood  Citizen- News 


"OVER  21  is  hilarity  to  the  hilt!" 


COLUMBIA 

PICTURES 
prese 


Hollywood  Reporter 


mm 


41/ 


Adapted  from  the 
play  by  Ruth  Gordon 

Screenplay  by 
Sidney  Buchman 


MOTION  PICTURE 


HER 


REVIEWS 

(In  Product  Digest) 

Pride  of  fhe  Marines 
Lady  on  a  Train 
Easy  fo  Look  At 

(In  News  Section) 

The  Sf range  Affair  of 
Uncle  Harry 


At  Home: 

COURT  reverses  Goldman  rulings- 
charges  Philadelphia  monopoly 

CROSSES  at  key  first  runs  soar; 
tax  index  shows  general  increase 

PRODUCT  from  RKO  to  total  37  for" 
new  season,  soles  meeting  told 


OP 


Abroad: 


ENGLAND'S  industry  will  stay  in 
business— trade  yiew  on  election 

DENMARK  is  still  hungry  for  U.  S. 
films  after  five  years  of  Nazis 

GERMANY  stifled  as  competitor 
to  U.  S.  under  Potsdam  agreement 


VOL.  160,  NO.  6;  AUGUST  11,  1945 

Liutuit  ii  -  MLund-clasi  matter,  January  12,  19J1,  at  the  Post  Office,  at  .\ew  York  City,  U.S.A.,  under  tlu  lu:  ■/  .March  i,  1879.  Pub- 
lished weekly  by  Quigley  Publishing  Co.,  Inc.,  at  1270  Sixth  Avenue,  Rockefellet  Center,  New  York  20,  A^.  Y.  Subscription  prices:  $5.00 
a  year  in  the  Americas,  $10.00  a  year  Foreign.   Single  copy,  25  cents.    All  contents  copyright  1945  by  Quigley  Publishing  Company. 


Never  in  the  history  of  films  has  any  company 
had  so  many  hits!  More  on  the  way! 

I 


MM 


MM 


*  SUGAR! 

ANCHORS 
AWEIGH 

in  Technicolor 


NEW  CAPITOL,  N.  Y.  RECORD 
AS  2nd  WEEK  TOPS  1st. 
ONE  OF  THE  BIGGEST 
HITS  OF  ALL  TIME! 


MM 


DECISION 


THE  HOLD-OVER 
CHAMP  OF  1945! 
BIG  CITIES,  SMALL 
TOWNS -TERRIFIC! 


SUGAR! 


"THRILL  OF 
A  ROMANCE 

in  Technicolor 

SETTING  NEW  ALL- 
TIME  HOUSE  RECORDS. 
SENSATIONAL 
AUDIENCE  HIT! 


MM 


MM 


SUGAR ■ 


MM 


SON  OF 
LASSIE 

in  Technicolor 


ASTOUNDING  GROSSES! 
BEATS  "LASSIE  COME  HOME" 
AND  OTHER  TOP 
ATTRACTIONS! 


P.  S.  And  you  fiaven'f  seen  ax\y\\\\x\g  until  you  see  ''WEEK-END  AT  THE  WALDORF''! 


E  SWEET  ONES  GOME  FROM  M^G^M! 


AFTER  SIX  PHENOMENAL  WEEK 
THAT  TOPPED  EVERYTHINl 


GOODBYE  FOR  NOW 


IN  30  Yl 


"COI#LIC 


AD  TO 


tlDE  OF  THE  MARINES  *  SARATOGA  TRUNK  RHAPSODY  IN  BLUE  *  THREE  STRANGERS 
>IE  MORE  TOMORROW  *  DEVOTION  *  ★  TOO  YOUNG  TO  KNOW  *  IME  BIG  SIEEP 


JEANNE 


DANA 


DICK 


'  Fay  Bainter  • 

•  Lyrics  by  h(S  Mm\±\W 


VIVIAN 

'  BUI 

by  Walter  Lang  •  wuced  by  William  Perlerg 

1 1  Screen  Play  by  Oscar  Hammerstein  1 1 .  From  a  Novel  by 
II  •  Phil  Stong .  Adapted  by  Sonya  Levien  and  Paul  Green 


Great  show!  Great  showma^^&^eat  f  ^  O  J  Century-Fox! 


KEEP  SEUING  eONDS! 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


MARTIN  QUIGLEY,  Editor-in-Chief  ami  Publisher 

TERRY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 

Vol.  160,  No.  6 

August  11,  1945 

WAR  GAMES 

JUST  last  week,  the  Army  got  around  to  including  the 
newsreels  in  its  series  of  informational  and  indoctrination 
tours  of  the  British  and  continental  theatres  of  that  end 
of  the  war,  previously  exhibited  to  assorted  other  groups. 
The  party  of  American  newsreel  editors  took  off  last  Friday 
and  doubtless  will  be  vastly  informed  about  the  war  they  were 
trying  to  report  to  the  public  on  rationed  and  reduced  footage 
when  it  was  news.  That  was  while  the  Office  of  War  Informa- 
tion's ideologists  and  their  special  allies  were  using  abundant 
film  for  expressions  of  their  own  and  in  quest  of  channels  they 
might  control  or  -influence.  All  that  time  the  newsreels  were 
under  unending  pressure  to  devote  footage  to  "message"  jobs 
from  Washington — or  else.  Most  invasively  of  all,  one  entire 
issue  of  the  newsreels  was  cancelled  out  to  make  way  for  a 
war  documentary.  For  the  screen  that  was  equivalent  to  an 
order  to  the  newspapers  of  the  United  States  to  print  noth- 
ing save  a  single  story  and  that  one  a  "handout". 

There  is  now  a  Navy  project  afoot  to  take  the  newsreel 
editors  on  a  survey  of  Pacific  war  areas.  Also  radio  broad- 
casting and  its  press  are  represented  in  another  European 
battlefield  expedition.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  a  reporter 
for  the  oil  press  was  jeeped  into  France  along  with  the  build- 
ing of  pipe  lines  and  that  representatives  of  the  aviation  press 
were  flown  over  the  Pacific  months  ago. 

It  is  to  be  recalled  that  in  the  preparation  days,  while  the 
furnaces  and  factories  were  aflame  with  the  building  of  battle 
machines,  there  were  military  and  other  spokesmen  who  sought 
to  shout  that  we  the  people  did  not  know  there  was  a  war. 
Some  way  the  machines  to  do  the  job  have  been  built  and 
the  bonds  to  buy  them  have  been  sold.  Now,  again,  last  week 
some  military  person  mounted  the  rostrum  to  admonish 
America  that  the  war  with  Japan  was  yet  to  be  won.  Some 
of  us  had  read  that  in  the  papers  before  he  spoke. 


CARTOONS  AND  POLICY 

MR.  WALTER  LANTZ,  who  has  been  making  cartoon 
releases  for  Universal  for  seventeen  years,  has 
recently  come  to  a  decision  that  people  are  too 
much  trouble  and  that  he  will  cast  his  stories  entirely  with 
animals  again. 

Assorted  patriots,  propagandists  and  pressure  groups, 
experts  on  national  and  international  relations,  have  been 
giving  the  cartoonist  producer  so  much  advice,  so  much  heat, 
so  many  demands  that  he  is  taking  to  the  woods  and  the 
folk  of  fur  and  feathers. 

It  has  been  his  experience  that  required  changes  in  a  com- 
pleted cartoon  subject  cost  vastly  more  per  foot  than  the 
product  of  the  studio  stage.  Also,  costs  in  cartoon  making 
have  about  doubled  since  1942. 

The  adjustment  problems  concerned  are,  of  course,  other- 
wise identical  with  those  which  beset  the  studio  producer. 
No  villain  may  come  from  the  region  north  of  Punta  Arenas 
and  south  of  the  Rio  Grande.  No  defined  nationality,  except 
just  now  Jap  or  maybe  German,  can  be  aught  but  hero.  The 


negro's  representatives  objected,  for  instance,  to  showing  a 
Pullman  porter  as  a  black  man. 

"Animals,"  says  Mr.  Lantz,  "have  no  official  spokesman,  no 
prides  and  fetishes.  And  they  have  more  friends  than 
anybody." 

He  cannot  be  too  sure,  though.  The  dog  and  cat  people 
write  a  lot  of  letters. 

■  ■  ■ 

COFFIN  CUTENESS 

EVERY  now  and  then  we  get  clippings  and  campaign 
reports  from  some  subtle  genius  of  the  box  office  who 
has  contrived  to  use  a  coffin  in  a  ballyhoo  or  lobby  dis- 
play. Such  a  specimen  Is  just  now  annoyingly  at  hand.  In 
this  case  a  practical  joker  participated  and  a  frightened  patron 
called  the  police.  They  should  have  been  called  anyway. 

The  macabre  and  gruesome  have  no  place  in  invitation  to 
theatre  entertainment.  Not  much  is  to  be  said  of  the  "dime 
museum"  with  its  chamber  of  horrors,  but  that  is  where,  if 
anywhere,  such  methods  belong. 

The  stupidity  of  coffin  devices  in  theatre  promotion  is 
obvious  enough  at  any  time.  At  this  time,  when  the  lists  of 
war  dead  are  mounting  and  death  and  peril  of  death  are  in 
the  minds  of  nearly  every  American  family,  such  mementos 
mori  represent  stupidity  compounded. 

■        ■  ■ 

WITH  decided,  if  not  surprised,  interest,  Mr.  Robert 
E.  Sherwood  Is  found  saying  in   Hollywood  that 
American  producers  should  be  wary  of  propaganda 
content  in  pictures,  also  that: 

"Under  no  condition  should  motion  picture  produc- 
tion be  a  peacetime  function  of  the  Government." 

Mr.  Sherwood,  eminent  dramatist,  was  formerly  overseas 
director  of  the  Office  of  War  Information  and!  was  also 
credited  with  contribution  of  his  skill  to  important  expressions 
of  the  New  Deal. 

Says  the  playwright,  "Films  which  patently  carry  a  message 
abroad  will  be  resented  and  do  more  harm  than  good,  par- 
ticularly in  former  Axis  countries."  He  also  advised  Hollywood 
against  being  "too  obvious". 

Some  of  that  advice  will  do  for  the  home  market,  too. 


VACATION  NOTE  — White  sails  on  blue  water,  diamond 
flecked  with  sparkling  wavelets.  A  little  whispering  surf's  long 
fingers  reaching  up  the  beach  clutching  at  the  sand  as  the 
tide  recedes — lazy,  reluctant.  The  vague  geometry  of  shadows 
from  a  storm-gnarled  gnome  of  a  pine,  spread  across  a  great 
weather  rock.  ^  Up  on  the  hill  behind  the  foreshore  a  white 
steeple  above  the  elms  and  the  village  green.  God's  Acre 
with  its  row  on  row  of  stones,  leaning  with  the  years,  to 
remember  the  fathers:  "Ephraim — 1777,  died  in  battle";  "Abi- 
gail— 1690,  a  good  wife  and  kind  mother";  "Isaac — 1812, 
lost  at  sea";  "Prudence— 1798,  aged  16".  ^  Old  ladies  knit- 
ting, purling,  in  verandah  rockers,  while  their  cigarette  smoke 
gets  behind  the  bifocals.  The  provocative  lass  in  halter  bath- 
ing suit  and  cocktail  in  hand,  a  multicolour  cameo  against 
green  lawn.     ^  Same  country,  same  people,  another  day. 

— Terry  Ramsay e 


1 
I 

THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  NEWS 


EXHIBITION   finds   new   door   to   court  in 
Goldman  reversal  Page  13 

WEATHER,  cutback  and  veteran  return  push 
key  grosses  high  Page  14 

RKO  RADIO  plans  37  features  for  release  in 
the  new  season  Page  16 

ON  THE  MARCH— Red  Kann  discusses  the 
matter  of  reissued  films  Page  18 

BUSINESS  as  usual  is  British  industry's  reac- 
tion to  election  Page  23 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS 


DANISH  public  is  hungry  for  the  return  of. 
American  productions  Page  261» 

REPORT  U.  S.  film  program  is  striking  some: 
snags  in  Europe  Page  26;; 

POTSDAM  agreements  oust  Germany  as  com- 
petitor in  world  film  market  Page  28' 

WARNERS  report  net  profit  of  $6,564,192 
for  nine-month  period  Page  29  S 

MONTAGUE  named  to  supervise  conversion 
of  German  studio  at  Munich         Page  29 


Hollywood  Scene 
In  the  Newsreels 
Late  Review 
Managers'  Round  Table 


Page  33  Obituaries 

Page  32  Picture  Grosses 

Page  29  Short  Product  at  First  Runs 

Page  43  What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2589 


The  Release  Chart 


Page  50 
Page  42 
Page  36 
Page  37 

I 

Page  2590 


Clearing  the  Road 

Washington  Bureau 

THE  WAR  news  this  week,  from  atom  smash- 
ing to  the  declaration  of  war  on  Japan  by  Rus- 
sia, made  Washington  observers  p->sitive  that 
the  raw  stock  restrictions  would  be  lifted  by 
September  30  when  present  allocations  expire. 
Members  of  the  Industry  Advisory  Commit- 
tee are  to  meet  Stanley  Adams  and  Lincoln 
Burrows  of  the  War  Production  Board  early 
next  week,  following  discussions  by  WPB 
officials  with  raw  stock  manufacturers  and 
Army  and  Navy  officials.  Unofficially,  WPB 
spokesmen  are  of  the  opinion  that  the  outlook 
is  bright.  Mr.  Adams,  chief  of  the  Consum- 
ers Hard  Goods  Bureau  of  the  WPB,  said 
some  weeks  ago  that  controls  would  be  lifted 
as  soon  as  the  supply  of  30,000,000  feet  per 
quarter  -above  present  industry  requirements 
was  reached.  That  point  is  believed  to  be  at 
hand  as  a  result  of  potential  x\rmy  and  Navy 
cutbacks  and  increased  production. 


Spot  Film  News 

WARNER  BROTHERS'  short  subject,  "Mir- 
acle Workers,"  released  in  February,  1942,  ap- 
peared to  make  the  record  for  spot  film  news 
this  week,  following  closely  upon  the  news 
break  of  the  atomic  bomb.  The  10-minute 
short  presents,  for  the  first  time  on  any  screen, 
the  University  of  California's  famed  cyclotron, 
the  awesome  atom-busting  machine,  shown  at 
work.  In  view  of  the  spectacular  interest  in 
the  bomb,  Warners  made  known  Wednesday 
in  New  York  that  it  would  reissue  the  short 
immediately.  Prints  have  been  struck  and 
should  be  in  all  company  exchanges  by  the 
beginning  of  next  week,  a  Warner  short  sub- 
ject sales  executive  said.  Telenews  newsreel 
theatres  in  New  York  and  other  key  cities  will 
play  "Miracle  Workers"  as  soon  as  they  can 
get  the  prints.  Meanwhile,  RKO  Pathe's 
forthcoming  film  in  the  "This  Is  America" 
series,  dealing  with  the  Tennessee  Valley,  is 
to  include  shots  of  the  Oak  Ridge  plant  in  Ten- 
nessee, one  of  the  three  hidden  cities  where 
the  bomb  was  manufactured. 


Overlooked 


search  laboratories,  where  a  good  part  of  early 
experimentation  was  centered,  were  declared 
"verboten"  by  Army  officials. 

Newsreel  editors  expected  to  cover  the 
three  hidden  cities  where  the  bomb  was  made, 
at  Oak  Ridge,  Tenn.,  at  a  New  Mexico  mesa 
near  Santa  Fe,  and  at  Richland  Village,  Wash- 
ington, on  the  banks  of  the  Columbia  River. 
The  Army,  on  Tuesday,  gave  clearance  for 
newsreel  interviews  with  scientists  whose  re- 
search made  it  possible  for  the  atomic  bomb 
to  shatter  Hiroshima  in  Japan. 

Meanwhile,  no  arrangements  had  been  an- 
nounced by  the  Army  for  news  coverage  of  the 
tour  of  Europe  heads  of  the  newsreel  com- 
panies are  now  making  at  the  belated  invita- 
tion of  the  War  Department.  Presumably 
whatever  report  they  make  on  their  return  will 
be  subject  to  clearance  by  Army  officials. 

Among  the  many  industrial  firms  which 
played  important  roles  in  the  manufacture  of 
the  bomb  were  Tennessee  Eastman  Kodak, 


Show  Goes  on 

PRESS  SERVICES  prying  into  t^e  private 
affairs  of  comedians  Bud  Abbott  and  Lou  Cos- 
tello  during  recent  weeks  departed  from  formu- 
la for  news  handling  of  feuds  in  show  business 
and  missed  the  story  in  the  bargain. 

Under  the  formula  established  by  precedent, 
the  personal  differences  arising  between  two 
entertainers  of  long  and  conspicuous  associa- 
tion would  have  been  reported  with  the  gaiety 
and  charm  which  made  the  Ben  Bernie-Walter 
Wincnell  and  Fred  Allen-Jack  Benny  feuds  not 
only  more  interesting  but  entertaining  as  well, 
befitting  the  circumstances. 

The  story  the  press  services  missed  is  that 
the  comedians  skipped  nary  a  one  of  their 
scheduled  performances  on  the  tour  during 
which  the  differences  arose,  continuing  instead 
in  the  show-must-go-on  tradition  and  piling  up 
a  net  of  something  more  than  $50,000  for  the 
Lou  Costello,  Jr.,  Youth  Foundation. 


Beauty 

MEXICO'S  film  industry  could  all  but  wipe 
out  the  American  industry  in  Mexico  and  in  ■ 
the  Latin-American  countries  if  it  weren't  for 
one  rather  important  factor.  A  featured  article 
in  El  Nacional,  Mexico's  daily  morning  news- 
paper, the  organ  of  the  Mexican  Government, 
said  recently:  "We  can  prove  that  most  of  our 
pictures  beat,  in  90  per  cent  of  the  cities,  the 
records  of  American  pictures."  But,  continues 
the  article,  "In  human  material  it  is  impossible 
for  us  to  compete  with  the  Americans."  And 
here  you  get  into  that  important  factor  that 
is  saving  the  American  industry.  Here  is  the 
way  the  article  phrases  it :  "The  American  race 
is  much  more  beautiful  than  ours.  When  a 
Hollywood  director  needs  a  beautiful  girl,  he 
has  no  difficulty.  Our  directors  have  great  dif- 
ficulty in  that  regard." 


THE  NEWSREELS  this  weekend  will  carry 
stories  about  the  atomic  bomb  that  shook  Japan 
— and  the  world — last  Monday  but  they  will  be 
a  week  late  with  the  story  and  the  material 
they  carry  will  be  gotten  by  their  own  enter- 
prise without  tlie  aid  of  official  releases,  Army 
-or  otherwise.  Army  officials  who  supplied  the 
newspapers  of  the  country  with  yards  of  ad- 
vance material  on  the  bomb  story,  including 
photographs  of  the  ultra-secret  manufacturing 
plants,  didn't  even  warn  the  newsreels  anything 
was  going  to  happen. 

Newsreel  editors  in  New  York  offices  said 
Tuesday  that  there  was  a  mad  scramble  to  get 
"some  kind  of  coverage"  of  the  deadly  bomb 
1  for  weekend  release  to  American  theatres.  Each 
I  company  was  working  completely  on  its  own  to 
obtain  Army  permission  to  "shoot"  background 
scenes  of  the  bomb's  origin  and  development. 

No  shots  of  the  bomb  itself  were  permitted 
by  the  Army,  and  Columbia  University  re- 


subsidiary  of  Eastman  Kodak,  which  built  one 
of  the  plants  and  is  operating  it  at  Oak  Ridge, 
and  E.  I.  duPont  deNemours,  Inc.,  which  con- 
structed the  Hanford  Engineer  Works  at  Rich- 
land, where  the  raw  material  for  the  bomb  was 
processed. 


Interstate  Experiments 

THEATRE  television,  still  the  unknown  quan- 
tity in  relation  to  exhibitors'  post-war  planning, 
continues  to  bob  up  in  experimental  projects. 
Last  week,  the  Interstate  circuit  of  Texas  an- 
nounced preparations  for  a  television  theatre  in 
Galveston.  The  circuit  said  the  800-seat 
"show  place"  would  be  constructed  as  soon  as 
materials  became  available.  The  theatre  will 
serve  as  a  test  of  Interstate's  television  plans. 
Five  other  Galveston  sites  have  been  acquired 
by  the  circuit  for  film  houses  to  be  television- 
equipped. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


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ESTA  SEMANA 


Impulsadas  por  el  clima  benevolo,  suben  las 
ENTRADAS  en  teatros  de  estreno  de 
grandes  ciudades;  un  mdice  de  impues+os 
acusa  cuatro  anos  de  aumentos. 

Pagina  14 

37  peliculas  de  largo  metraje  ANUNCIA 
LA  RKO,  para  su  temporada  de  1945-46, 
en  la  primera  de  sus  juntas  regionales  de 
ven+as  celebrada  en  Nueva  York. 

Pagina  16 

El.  TRIBUNAL  DE  APELACION  revoca  el 
fallo  antimonopolistico  de  Philadelphia, 
acusando  a  las  distribuidoras  de  nnonopolio 
y  sentando  precedente  para  la  vista  del 
juicio  del  Decreto  de  New  York,  en 
Octubrc   proxinno.  Pagina  1 3 

Los  DANESES  ansfan  ver  peliculas  de 
Hollywood,  declara  el  corresponsal  del 
Motion  Picture  Herald  despues  de  cinco 

'  anos  bajo  la  tirania  nazista. 

Pagina  26 

^DELANTE  CON  EL  NEGOCIO,  opina  la 
industria  de  cine  inglesa  a  raiz  de  la 
eleccion  del  nuevo  Gabinete  del  Trabajo. 

Pagina  23 

El  acuerdo  de  los  TRES  GRANDES,  en 
Potsdam,  sobre  el  porvenir  de  Alemania, 
elimina  e  ese  pais  como  competidor  cine- 
matogrcifico.  Pagina  28 


Frailer  Tribute 

IKO  THEATRES  are  paying  screen  tribute 
3  the  returning  veteran  in  the  form  of  a  spe- 
ial  three-frame  trailer,  made  up  by  Milton 
I.  Woodward,  RKO  publicist  in  Chicago.  The 
railer  was  introduced  by  RKO  in  St.  Paul, 
linn.,  last  week  where  it  drew  editorial  com- 
lent  from  the  local  newspapers.  It  will  be 
sed  in  all  the  circuit's  theatres  for  an  indefi- 
ite  period. 


Lend'Lease 

"OTAL  export  of  raw  film  for  five  months, 
anuary  to  May,  1945,  showed  a  slight  increase 
ver  exports  for  the  same  period  last  year, 
ccording  to  figures  released  by  the  Depart- 
lent  of  Commerce  in  Washington  recently. 
A  total  of  26,583,829  linear  feet  was  exported 
lis  year  for  the  five  months,  compared  with 
1,584,666  in  1944  for  the  period.  For  the  12 
lonths  of  1944,  exports  of  raw  film  amounted 
)  120,545,243  linear  feet,  compared  with  174,- 
D0,885  in  pre-war  1938.  The  majority  of 
'.  S.  exports  of  35mm  raw  film  this  year  went 
)  Russia,  Mexico,  Spain,  Canada,  England, 


Brazil,  Argentina  and  Egypt,  arranged  by  the 
Lend-Lease  Administration  with  the  War 
Production  Board  and  resulting  in  less  foot- 
age for  the  industry. 

The  Department  made  known  that  Russia 
received  9,595,792  linear  feet,  of  which  4,806,- 
381  were  positive  and  4,789,792  negative,  for 
the  January-May  period  in  1945.  Mexico  ob- 
tained 5,211,578  feet,  4,547,635  'positive  and 
663,943,  negative,  almost  equalling  last  year's 
entire  -export  to  Mexico  of  5,238,899  feet. 
Spain  received  449,840  feet  in  1945,  compared 
with  1,500,000  for  the  same  period  in  1944. 
Canada,  515,974,  most  of  it  negative,  and 
England,  9,595,792  feet. 


Bargaining 


Sensitized 

FOR  THE  past  three  years  British  theatres 
have  been  unable  to  use  large  photographic 
blowups  in  front  of  their  theatres.  A  war 
measure  forbade  such  use  of  photographic 
paper.  Recently,  however,  the  front  of  the 
Warner  Theatre,  London,  playing  "To  Have 
and  Have  Not,"  blossomed  with  the  large-scale 
blowups.  There  was  one  diiYerence,  though, 
the  enlargements  had  been  made  directly  on 
the  display  boards  which  were  from  six  to 
seven  and  one  half  feet  high.  The  management 
is  sensitizing  the  boards. 


V'Mail 

T/5  MICKEY  ROONEY,  U.  S.  Army,  was  in 
Berlin  recently.  But  he  wasn't  able  to  meet 
President  Truman.  The  President  was  in  con- 
ference. Mickey,  former  MGM  ace  money- 
making  star,  now  part  of  a  "jeep  jamboree"  en- 
tertaining troops  in  Europe,  wrote  his  wife 
Betty : 

"We  had  a  swell  crowd  of  GI's  daily,  but  the 
President  of  the  United  States  had  a  lot  more 
important  things  to  do." 

However,  some  dignitaries  did  come  to  see 
Mickey.  They  were  Admirals  King  and  Leahy, 
General  Arnold,  as  well  as  General  Marshall. 
The  latter  sent  to  Mickey,  backstage,  a  note  of 
appreciation. 

While  in  Berlin,  Mickey  had  as  barracks 
mate  Bobby  Breen,  once  the  boy  wonder  tenor 
of  the  screen,  now  at  19,  in  his  own  words,  "an 
indefinite  tenor." 

Mickey's  been  overseas  10  months.  He  has 
entertained  1,500,000  soldiers,  he  estimates. 
The  15  jeep  units  have  covered  110,000  miles. 
And  Mickey  has  volunteered  for  further  service 
in  the  Pacific. 


FILLING  A  VOID 

"/  have  felt  for  many  years  that 
Managers'  Round  Table  filled  a 
void  in  the  scheme  of  things  and 
that  more  stress  should  be  laid  on 
showmanship.  .  .  .  " — WILLIAM  F. 
RODGERS,  Vice-President  of  Loew's, 
Inc. 


LATEST  development  in  American-French 
film  trading  discussions  came  this  week  when 
French  Government,  officials  made  a  bargain- 
ing oflfer  to  the  American  companies.  Accord- 
ing to  reports  from  Paris  and  New  York  Mon- 
day, the  French  authorities  toM  representatives 
of  American  distributors  in  Paris  that  France 
would  be  willing  to  admit  an  "important  quan- 
tity" of  Hollywood  films  providing  that  not  less 
than  25  French  pictures  were  purchased  an- 
nually by  American  companies  for  U.  S.  distri- 
bution. Wednesday,  a  representative  of  the 
Hays  Office  said  the  distributors  were  retain- 
ing their  position  "that  France  had  made  a 
commitment  and  that  the  American  companies 
expect  the  French  to  live  up  to  it."  The  pre- 
war quota  of  188  American  films  for  France 
was  reneged  by  the  DeGaulle  Government, 
with  the  result  that  the  distributors  offered  to 
cut  that  number  to  108  a  year.  The  French 
thus  far  have  refused  the  compromise  offer. 


No  Relief 


TELEVISION  will  bring  no  relief  to  the  tor- 
tured ears  of  radio  listeners.  Those  jingles  the 
song  writers  have  been  turning  out  for  Rinso 
White  and  Pepsi-Cola  are  going  to  be  available 
for  the  new  medium,  too.  Bond-Charteris  En- 
terprises and  Kent-Johnson,  New  York  radio 
advertising  agency  specializing  in  the  things, 
have  formed  Television  Trade-Mark,  Inc. 


Or  Else 


VAUDEVILLE  in  Cuba  is  returning — by 
ukase.  The  Government  there  has  "decreed" 
vaudeville,  thus  marking  a  new  turn  in  the 
medium's  decades-long  battle  against  other  en- 
tertainments. President  Ramon  Grau  San  Mar- 
tin last  week  ordered  first  run  houses  to  have 
vaudeville  twice  daily,  three  times  on  Sundays. 
Other  theatres  must  have  shows  one  day  for 
every  two  days  they  screen  films. 

Managers  and  owners  who  find  the  order  dif- 
ficult to  obey  must  explain  why  to  the  Minister 
of  Labor. 

President  San  Martin  pointed  out  last  week 
that  the  Cuban  constitution  states  that  the  duty 
of  government  is  to  provide  occupation  for  its 
citizens. 


Churchill  Biography 

A  WARNER  unit  in  England  is  ready  to  pro- 
duce a  film  biography  of  Winston  Churchill. 
Max  Milder,  managing  director  for  Warners 
in  England,  reports  that  Mr.  Churchill's  "My 
Early  Life"  has  been  acquired  as  the  basis  of 
the  biography  and  permission  has  been  obtained 
to  bring  the  book  up  to  date.  At  one  time, 
because  of  the  war,  it  was  intended  to  make 
the  picture  in  Hollywood,  using  British  actors. 
However,  this  plan  was  discarded.  Now  Mr. 
Milder  reports,  "We've  done  a  great  deal  of 
research  and  have  got  a  good  synopsis  and  once 
the  story  is  completed  we  could  make  the  film 
in  12  weeks." 


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9 


THIS  WEEK 


the  Camera  reports: 


By  Harris  &  Ewing 


TO  EUROPE,  over  the  weekend, 
went  six  newsreel  executives 
to  study  business  conditions 
and  future  operations.  They 
follow  in  the  wake  of 
distribution  company  heads 
who  returned  recently  and  were 
also  guests  of  the  War  Depart- 
ment. The  men  above  are, 
left  to  right,  Edmund  Reek, 
Movietonews;  Richard 
de  Rochemont,  March  of  Time; 
Captain  James  Aichmy  and 
Colonel  Curtis  Mitchell, 
Army  Public  Relations; 
Thomas  Meade,  Universal; 
M.  D.  Clofine,  News  of  the  Day; 
Albert  Richard,  Paramount, 
and  Walton  Ament,  Pathe. 


AT  THE  NEW  YORK  press  preview  of 
"Orders  from  Tokyo",  documenting  Japanese  offi- 
cial cruelty:  Norman  Moray,  short  subject  sales  manager 
for  Warners,  distributing;  General  Carlos  P.  Romulo, 
Philippines  Commissioner;  Captain  David  Griffin, 
Marine  Corps,  photographer  and  narrator. 


By  the  Herald 


MURRAY  SILVERSTONE,  top,  of  Twen- 
tieth Century- Fox,  and  Gordon  Young- 
man,  above,  of  RKO,  have  been  elected 
temporary  vice-president  and  tem- 
porary secretary,  respectively,  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Export  Association.  A 
president,  to  be  a  permanent, 
paid  officer,  and  a  board  chairman 
will  be  named  later. 

DELEGATES,  left.   RKO  branch  and  district 
managers  of  eight  eastern  territories 
met  in  New  York's  Waldorf  Astoria  Mon- 
day, Tuesday  and  Wednesday  of  this  week. 
At  the  left,  seated,  branch  managers 
Morris  Lefko,  Pittsburgh;  Elmer  Lux,  Buffalo; 
Phil  Modes,  New  York;  Charles  Zagrans, 
Philadelphia.   Standing,  Barney  Pitkin, 
New  Haven;  Joseph  Brecheen,  Washington; 
Ross  Cropper,  Boston,  and 
Max  Westebbe,  Albany.   See  page  16. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II,  1945 


[OMOTIONS.   I.  H.  Rogovin,  left,  has  been  named 
anager  of  Columbia's  new   New  England  division, 
arry  Weiner,  right,  has  been  named  manager  of  the 
impany's    Eastern    Pennsylvania   and   Southen    New  Jersey 
vision.   Mr.  Rogovin's  headquarters  will  be  Boston, 
lere  he  was  branch  manager;  Mr.  Weiner's,  Phila- 
ilphia,  where  he  held  a  similar  position. 


IN   hlOLLYWOOD,  at  a  discussion  of  foreign  distribution  prospects: 
William  Soetz,  International  Pictures  president;  Robert  Wolff, 
RKO  Great  Britain  managing  director;  Jack  Osserman,  RKO  Latin- 
American  supervisor,  and  Leo  Spitz,  International  board  chairman. 


I  CHICAGO,  at  the  United  Artists'  sales  meet- 
g:  J.  J.  Unger,  left,  western  sales  manager, 
id  Rud  Lohrenz,  district  manager. 


NEW  OFFICERS  of  Marshall-More,  Inc., 

Hollywood  radio  show  company: 

James  Cagney,  director;  Elliott  Nugent,  director; 

Donald  Montgomery,  secretary-treasurer; 

John  More,  vice-president; 

Robert  Montgomery,  director, 

and,  seated,  John  Marshall,  president. 


^ELYN  KEYES  and  Nat  Wolf, 
'arner  Theatres  Ohio  division  manager, 
a  Cleveland  dinner  in  the  actress'  honor. 


AS  HARRY  ROSE,  Loew-Poli  Majestic  theatre  manager, 
in  Bridgeport,  celebrated  25  wedded  years: 
Mrs.  Rose,  Mr.  Rose,  Mrs.  Ida  Shaw, 
Harry  Shaw  and  Mrs.  Harry  Shaw. 


HOME  FROM  THE  WARS, 
and  again  at  the  Strand  the- 
atre, New  York,  Edmund  Brown 
has  been  appointed  assistant 
manager.  Mr.  Brown  served 
36  months  in  the  Pacific. 


OTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II.  1945 


II 


"CAPTAIN  EDDIE",  fhe  saga  of  America's  air  war  ace,  was  given  to  the  people  last  Wednesday, 
August  I,  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  as  the  climax  of  a  two-day  celebration,  details  of  which 
will  be  found  on  page  46  of  the  Managers'  Round  Table  section.  Above,  at  the  premiere: 
Tom  Connors,  Twentieth  Century- Fox  distribution  vice-president;  Captain  Edward  Rickenbacker, 
Walter  Reck  and  Edward  Wolfe,  manager  and  publisher,  respectively,  of  the  Ohio  State  Journal; 
Milton  Livingston,  Motion  Picture  Daily;  Chester  Friedman,  Managers'  Round  Table  editor; 
Governor  Frank  Lausche,  and  Christy  Walsh,  associate  producer. 


AS  THE  ORDER  of  the  British  Empire 
was  awarded  to  Colonel  Kenneth  Clark, 
right,  by  Field  Marshal  Sir  Harold  Alex- 
ander. Col.  Clark  was  Hays  Office 
press  relations  director. 


AS  CLARENCE  KOLB,  70,  comic  and  character  actor, 
was  honored  by  producer  Samuel  Goldwyn,  at  a 
50th  anniversary  party:  Shirley  Ballard,  Vera-Ellen, 
Mr.  Kolb,  Virginia  Thorp,  Lionel  Stander, 
Virginia  Mayo  and  Mr.  Goldwyn. 


JACK  H.  SKIRBALL,  top,  and 
Bruce  Manning,  above,  will 
release  their  pictures  through 
Universal.   They  signed  the 
contract  last  week.  The  new 
unit's  first  production  will  be 
"Genius  in  the  Family".  It 
will  start  in  September,  and 
stars  Myrna  Loy  and  Don  Ameche. 
The  second  will  be  "Sunny  River". 


PRC's  sales  cabinet,  at  Its  first 
meeting,  in  Chicago,  with  Its  gen- 
eral sales  manager,  Harry  Thomas, 
and  assistant,  Lloyd  Lind.  At  the 
left.  In  usual  order,  Joseph  Miller, 
Albany,  Buffalo,  Cleveland  and 
Cincinnati;  Abraham  Welner,  Bos- 
ton, New  Haven,  Philadelphia  and 
Pittsburgh;  Mr.  Lind  and 
Mr.  Thomas;  Fred  Rohrs,  Washing- 
ton, Charlotte,  Atlanta  and 
New  Orleans;  Max  Roth,  the  Mid- 
west; Harry  Stern,  the  West  Coast, 
and  Jack  Adams,  the  South. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II,  1945 


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EXHIBITION  FINDS  NEW  DOOR  TO 
COURT  IN  GOLDMAN  VERDICT 


Philadelphia  and  Chicago 
Trust  Case  Decisions 
Reversed  on  Appeal 

Two  high  court  decisions  affecting  exhibi- 
on  were  handed  down  this  week  which  were 
cpected  to  spur  exhibitor  recourse  to  the  law 
id  also  to  influence  the  U.  S.  Government  in 
s  anti-trust  suit  against  the  major  dis- 
ibutors,  on  the  docket  in  New  York,  for  Oc- 
iber  8.  One  ruled  against  distributors,  the 
:her  in  their  favor. 

In  Philadelphia  last  Thursday,  the  U.  S.  Cir- 
lit  Court  of  Appeals  reversed  the  findings 
F  U.  S.  District  Court  Judge  William  H. 
itzpatrick  in  the  William  Goldman  $1,350,- 
X)  anti-trust  case  against  Warner  Bros, 
id  other  distributors.  The  lower  court  had 
lied  in  favor  of  the  distributors.  This  was 
le  case  in  which  the  Department  of  Justice 
itervened  as  "friend  of  the  court." 
In  Chicago  last  Friday,  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
curt  of  Appeals  reversed  a  lower  court's 
;cision,  following  a  trial  by  jury,  awarding 
treble  damage  judgment  of  $360,000  in  the 
ickson  Park  theatre  anti-trust  suit  against 
le  majors. 

Circuit  Court  Judges  John  P.  Parker  of 
harlotte,  N.  C,  John  Biggs,  Jr.,  senior  judge 
'  the  Court  of  Appeals,  and  Paul  Leahy,  of 
/^ilmington,  Del.,  ruled  that  Karner  Bros,  vio- 
ted  the  Sherman  anti-trust  laws  by  refusing 
[r.  Goldman  first  run  pictures  for  his 
rlanger  theatre  in  Philadelphia.  The  court 
;ld  that  distributor  defendants  aided  War- 
;rs  in  withholding  product  from  the  Erlanger. 
This  decision  follows  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
;tion  on  monopoly  suits  in  the  recent  Asso- 
ated  Press  case,  and  in  previous  decisions 
1  film  monopoly  including  the  Interstate  Cir- 
lit  and  Crescent  Amusement  Company  cases. 
The  court  directed  Judge  Kirkpatrick  to 
sue  an  injunction  against  the  defendants, 
icluding  Loew's  Paramount,  RKO-Radio, 
wentieth  Century-Fox,  Warner  Bros.  Pic- 
ires,  Vitagraph,  Inc.,  Warner  Bros.  Circuit 
[anagement  Corp.,  Stanley  Company  of 
merica,  Universal  Corp.,  Universal  Film 
xchange.  Inc.,  and  United  Artists. 

'laim  of  Business  Loss 
'o  Be  Supplemented 

The  statement  of  loss  of  business  by  the 
rlanger  for  the  period  1940  to  1942,  will  be 
ipplemented  by  a  claim  for  losses  suffered 
nee  the  suit  was  filed  three  years  ago. 

On  the  basis  of  the  two  claims,  the  lower 
3urt  has  been  directed  to  determine  the 
mount  of  damages  to  be  awarded,  which  may 
mount  to  approximately  $4,000,000  or  more, 
i'^illiam  Gray,  attorney  for  Mr.  Goldman,  said 
1  Philadelphia  Monday  that  the  supplemental 
!aim  would  have  to  be  determined  on  the 
asis  of  profits  which  would  have  accrued  since 
940,  had  first  run  pictures  been  playing  at  the 
Irlanger,  closed  for  five  years. 

The  decision,  written  by  Judge  Leahy, 
ointed  out  that  "Warner  Bros,  now  have  an 
ctual  100  per  cent  monopoly  in  the  business 
f  exhibiting  feature  motion  pictures  on  first 
un  in  Philadelphia,  because  of  substantially 
niform  action  by  each  of  the  seven  defendant 
istributors.  These  distributor-defendants  and 
'^itagraph  control  the  production  and  distribu- 


WRIGHT  SEES  PRECEDENT 
IN  GOLDMAN  CASE 

Robert  L.  Wright,  Special  Assistant  to 
the  Attorney  General,  said  in  Washing- 
ton Tuesday  that  the  decision  of  the 
U.  S,  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  in  Phila- 
delphia on  the  anti-trust  suit  brought 
against  the  majors  by  William  Gold- 
man, would  be  offered  in  the  Govern- 
ment's anti-trust  case  against  the  major 
distributors  which  comes  to  trial  Octo- 
ber 8  in  New  York.  The  decision  would 
be  offered  as  a  precedent,  Mr.  Wright 
said,  charging  that  Warners'  alleged 
first  run  monopoly  in  Philadelphia  was 
illegal  when  viewed  alone. 

"That  is  only  a  small  part  of  our  case, 
however,"  he  added.  "We  propose  to 
show  the  existence  of  monopolies  of  that 
sort  all  over  the  country." 

Last  February,  Mr.  Wright  told  the 
appellate  court  that  if  it  did  not  reverse 
the  decision  of  the  lower  court  on  the 
Goldman  case,  the  Government's  "whole 
power  of  prosecution"  under  the 
Sherman  Anti-Trust  Act  would  be  "im- 
perilled". 


tion  of  more  than  80  per  cent  of  the  feature 
pictures  available  for  exhibition  in  the  United 
States." 

The  high  court  held  that  the  lower  court 
"refused  to  find  that  the  successful  operation 
of  the  Mastbaum  theatre  by  Warner  Bros, 
(since  September,  1942),  was  evidence  that  the 
public  would  have  patronized  from  November, 
1940,  plaintiff's  Erlanger  theatre  for  the  exhi- 
bition of  first  run  pictures.  We  think  there 
was  ample  evidence  to  support  such  a  finding". 

Although  the  plaintiff  "has  no  right  to  de- 
mand defendants'  product,"  the  high  court 
said  he  does  "have  he  right  to  have  his  busi- 
ness protected  if  there  is  concert  of  action 
directed  at  plaintiff,  which  results  in  his  re- 
moval from  competition." 

The  court  further  declared  that  "Warners, 
controlling  all  the  theatres  involved,  enjoys 
monopoly  not  alone  by  the  fact  of  ownership 
but  also  as  a  result  of  the  concert  of  action  of 
the  distributors". 

Warners  operate  seven  first  runs  in  Phila- 
delphia, the  Mastbaum,  Earle,  Aldine,  Boyd, 
Fox,  Stanley  and  Stanton. 

"After  critical  re-examination  of  the  whole 
record,  we  conclude  that  from  plaintiff's  evi- 
dence it  has  been  shown  that  there  existed  an 
illegal  intent  to  restrain",  the  judges  said. 

Court  Sees  Action  as 
Violation  of  Statute 

They  held  that  elimination  from  competition 
of  an  owner  of  an  available  theatre  "constitutes 
violation  of  the  statutes." 

Warners  own  or  control  "all  of  the  theatres 
where  first  run  pictures  are  shown  in  the  cen- 
tralized theatre  district  of  Philadelphia",  the 
judges  held,  and  concluded  that  the  plaintiff 
"is  qualified  to  operate  a  first  run"  in  Phila- 
delphia.   They  again  pointed  out  that  the  "de- 


fendants control  the  production  and  distribution 
of  more  than  80  per  cent  of  feature  pictures 
in  this  country  and  no  exhibitor  can  success- 
fully operate  without  access  to  defendants' 
product". 

In  view  of  the  forthcoming  Government  suit 
against  the  major  distributors  in  October,  it 
was  especially  significant  that  twice  in  the  11- 
page  decision  this  statement  occurred. 

Myers  Calls  Court  Decision 
"Green  Light"  to  Others 

In  commenting  on  the  high  court's  decision 
in  the  Goldman  case,  Abram  F.  Myers,  general 
counsel  for  national  Allied  States  Association, 
in  this  week's  Allied  bulletin,  issued  in  Wash- 
ington, said,  the  decision  would  be  "a  green 
light"  to  a  number  of  independent  exhibitors 
"to  go  forward  with  suits  of  their  own".  The 
decision,  he  said,  "is  another  in  a  long  list 
of  developments  indicating  that  the  Govern- 
ment will  prevail  in  its  action  against  the  Big 
Eight  and  that  monopoly  and  monopolistic 
practices  will  be  driven  out  of  the  industry." 

The  high  court's  ruling,  however,  is  not 
necessarily  final.  Attorneys  for  Warner  Bros, 
and  other  defendants  may  file,  within  30  days, 
a  petition  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  to  hear 
their  case.  If  permission  is  denied,  or  if  none 
is  asked,  the  Appeal  Court's  ruling  will  stand 
and-  Mr.  Goldman  will  get  his  share  of  first 
run  pictures  as  well  as  receive  the  damages 
to  which  the  lower  court  decides  he  is  entitled. 

No  Tangible  Evidence  Found 
In  Jackson  Park  Case 

In  the  Jackson  Park  case  in  Chicago,  Circuit 
Court  Judges  William  M.  Sparks,  J.  Earl 
Minor  and  Sherman  Minton,  although  ad- 
miting  that  under  the  Chicago  system  of  release 
"some  form  of  conspiracy  exists,"  ruled  there 
was  no  tangible  evidence  to  prove  the  exact 
amount  of  damage  suffered  by  the  plaintiff. 
Plaintiffs  were  Mrs.  Florence  B.  Bigelow, 

'Mrs.  Martin  B.  Korber  of  Fort  Wayne,  Ind., 
John  E.  Bloom  of  Toledo  and  William  C. 
Bloom,  operators  of  the  Jackson  Park  theatre, 
Chicago.  They  brought  suit  against  Balaban 
and  Katz,  Warner  Theatres,  Paramount,  War- 
ners, Loew's,  RKO  and  20th-Fox,  seeking  treble 
anti-trust  damage  of  $360,000. 

Plaintiffs  alleged  that  receipts  from  the 
theatre  had  dropped  from  $50,000  a  year,  to 
a  loss,  as  a  result  of  the  alleged  conspiracy, 

•  and  that  the  theatre  had  been  forced  to  sign 
general  release  contracts  after  the  Chicago  cir- 
cuit runs  or  go  without  pictures. 

Dismisses  Harry  Arthur 
Suit  Against  Majors 

The  damage  suit  and  request  for  an  injunction 
filed  by  Harry  Arthur,  Jr.,  and  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Company  against  the  American  Arbi- 
tration Association  and  the  major  companies  on 
charges  of  anti-trust  law  violation,  was  dismissed 
by  U.  S.  District  Judge  Richard  M.  Duncan  at  St. 
Louis  Tuesday. 

Judge  Duncan  ruled  the  New  York  District 
Court  had  "coordinate  jurisdiction"  and  although 
its  Consent  Decree  setting  up  a  board  of  "arbitra- 
tion is  considerably  broader  than  any  case  I  find," 
the  decree  is  valid  and  the  suit  should  be  dismissed. 

Mr.  Arthur  and  the  circuit,  representing  32  the- 
atres in  St.  Louis,  had  asked  that  the  court  grant 
an  injunction  to  restrain  the  hearings  of  the  AAA 
and  sought  treble  damages  against  the  defendants 
amounting  to  $285,000. 


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on  admission  tax  coffecfions  from  all  theatres  of  the  country  by  the  U.  S.  Treasury. 
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Grosses  af  key  city  first  run  iheatres  week  by  week  since  Januory  ore  compared  here 
with  similar  average  key  run  grosses  for  a  comparable  period  last  year. 


July  Total  for  First  Runs 
Passes  May-June  and  Is 
Far  Ahead  of  1944 

Theatre  business  for  the  month  of  July,  ac- 
cording to  exhibitor  reports  from  135  key 
city  first  runs  across  the  nation,  reflected  a 
sharp  increase  over  July,  1944,  and  indicated 
that  the  slight  May-June  downward  trend  at 
the  box  office  was  picked  up  quickly  by  the 
first  week  of  July. 

Several  factors  have  been  cited  for  the  steady 
rise  of  July  box  office  performance. 

In  industrial  areas,  it  is  estimated  that  the 
recent  drop  in  war  plant  employment  offered 
opportunity  for  workers  to  seek  relaxation 
and  entertainment,  and  to  spend  accumulated 
savings  at  film  houses. 

Unseasonable  weather  in  certain  regions  of 
the  country,  particularly  in  the  New  York-New 
Jersey  area,  kept  vacationers  and  others  away 
from  nearby  beaches  and  resorts. 

The  return  of  servicemen,  plus  an  influx  of 
summer  tourists,  especially  in  New  York,  also 
helped  box  office  receipts  climb  during  July. 

An  index  to  theatre  grosses  for  the  nation,  is  the 
admission  tax  receipts  reported  by  the  Treasury 
Department  for  the  year  ended  June  30.  Revenue 
from  the  amusement  industries,  including  motion 
picture  theatres,  during  the  year  1944-45,  hit  an  all 
time  high  of  $357,466,115,  compared  with  .$205,- 
289,206  for  the  previous  year.  The  increase  re- 
flected the  higher  admission  tax  rates  which  went 
into  effect  April,  1944. 

Monthly  collections  for  the  fiscal  year  1945,  com- 
pared with  those  of  1944,  reported  by  the  Treasury, 
were  as  follows : 


1945  1944 

July    $31,343,729  $15,750,518 

August    34,168,1  18  16,178,305 

September   29,042,668  13,926,347 

October    31,097,641  16,499,395 

November    30,183,454  16,388,863 

December      31,182,977  13,048,274 

January    24,345,560  16,744,936 

February    26,298,41!  12,094,184 

March    30,645,244  14,893,007 

April    29,076,970  14,907,919 

May    31.923,364  28,617,078 

June    28,157,974  26,240,195 


Receipts  reported  for  June  were  based  on  col- 
lections for  May. 

Collections  for  the  first  six  months  of  1945 
reached  $170,447,525,  compared  with  $113,497,321 
for  the  same  period  the  preceding  year. 

Using  the  Treasury  Department's  estimate  that 
theatre  taxes  are  87  per  cent  of  the  total  amuse- 
ment tax  collections,  and  further,  that  the  rate  of 
tax  now  is  21  per  cent  and  before  April  1,  1944, 
was  at  11  per  cent,  the  gross  revenue  traced  in 
the  graph  above  has  been  computed.  For  April  of 
1945,  the  total  gross  for  U.  S.  theatres  was  $121,- 
158,805,  which  increased  to  $137,761,637  for  May 
and  then  dropped  to  $117,291,554  for  June. 

Total  revenue  for  1942  was  $1,167,210,700;  for 
1943,  $1,358,180,500  and  for  1944  $1,441,062,104. 
Total  theatre  taxes  were  $128,383,213  for  1942; 
$149,400,889  for  1943  and  $269,506,590  for  the  year 
1944. 

Key  City  Theatre  Average 
Gross  Higher  This  Year 

According  to  field  reports  of  Motion  Picture 
Daily,  the  average  weekly  grosses  per  theatre  in 
135  key  city  first  runs  was  higher  than  last  year 
at  the  same  time.  The  second  week  of  July  aver- 
aged $18,089  per  theatre,  the  highest  since  the 
week  ended  last  March  2-3.  Averages  during  the 
•other  weeks  of  July  were  all  above  the  $17,000 


mark  which  had  not  been  reached  once  during 
June. 

The  $17,000  average  per  house  was  hit  only  one 
week  in  May  and  one  in  April. 

July  averages  per  theatre  for  1945  ran  from  sev- 
eral hundreds  to  thousands  of  dollars  ahead  of 
July,  1944,  averages. 

MGM's  "The  Valley  of  Decision"  was  the  out- 
standing picture  in  point  of  grosses  for  the  month 
of  July,  according  to  the  Daily  report.  Warners' 
"The  Corn  Is  Green"  was  second  in  gross  re- 
ceipts. 

Other  films  with  record  performance  were: 
"The  Call  of  the  Wild,"  20th  Century-Fox  reissue 
of  Clark  Gable  film ;  "Nob  Hill,"  20th-Fox ;  "The 
Clock,"  MGM  ;  "Those  Endearing  Young  Charms," 
RKO  ;  "Along  Came  Jones,"  International-RKO ; 


"Thrill   of  a   Romance,"   MGM ;   "Out  of  This 
World,"  Paramount;  "A  Medal  for  Benny,"  Par-  f 
amount;  "Conflict,"  Warners;  "Back  to  Bataan," 
RKO,  and  "Where  Do  We  Go  from  Here,"  20th- 
Fox. 

Films  which  scored  better-than-average  busmess 
included:   "Blood  on  the  Sun,"  United  Artists; 
"The  Great  John  L.,"  UA ;  "Wonder  Man,"  RKO ; 
"A   Song  to   Remember,"   Columbia;  "Imitation 
of  Life"  and  "East  Side  of  Heaven,"  Universal's  f 
reissue    double-bill;    "Junior    Miss,"    20th-Fox ;  j 
"Son  of  Lassie,"  MGM ;  "A  Thousand  and  One 
Nights,"    Columbia;    "The    Naughty    Nineties,"  ^ 
Universal;  "Salty  O'Rourke,"  Paramount;  "China 
Sky,"  RKO;  "A  Bell  for  Adano,"  20th-Fox,  and  : 
"On  Stage,  Everybody,"  Universal.  Strong  product 
was  conspicuous  generally. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


ANOTHER  BIG  ONE  FROM  M-G-M 
OR  TRADE  SHOWING!  IT'S  A  HONEY! 


lt*s  your 
greatest  role, 
darling 
Margaret!" 


A  powerful  drawing  combination ! 
EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON  and  MARGARET  O'BRIEN 
(And  watch  Jackie  ''Butch''  Jenkins!) 


m  VINES  HAVE  TENDER  GRAPES 


Don't  miss  these 
Trade  Shows! 


EDWARD  G.  ROBINSON 
MARGARET  O'BRIEN 

IN 

"OUR  VINES  HAVE 
TENDER  CHAPES'' 

WITH 

JAMES  CRAIG  •  FRANCES  GIFFORD 
AGNES  MOOREHEAD  •  MORRIS  CARNOVSKY 

AND 

JACKIE  "butch'' JENKINS 

Screen  Ploy  by  Dalton  Trumbo 
Based  on  the  Book 
"For  Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes" 
by  George  Victor  Martin 

Directed  by  ROY  ROWLAND  •  Produced  by  ROBERT  SISK 
A  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Picture 


ALBANY 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  1052  Broadway 

WED.  8/22 

8  P.M. 

ATLANTA 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  197  Walton  St.,  N.  W. 

FRI.  8/17 

10:30  A.M. 

BOSTON 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  46  Church  Street 

FRI.  8/17  10:30  A.M.,Also  2:15  P.M. 

BUFFALO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  290  Franklin  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

2:30  P.M. 

CHARLOTTE 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  308  South  Church  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

1:30  P.M. 

CHICAGO 

H.  C.  Igel's  Screen  Room,  1301  South  Wabash  Ave. 

FRI.  8/17 

1  P.M. 

CINCINNATI 

RKO  Screen  Room,  16  East  Sixth  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

8  P.M. 

CLEVELAND 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  2219  Payne  Avenue 

FRI.  8/17 

7  P.M. 

DALLAS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1803  Wood  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

2:30  P.M. 

DENVER 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  2101  Champa  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

3  P.M. 

DES  MOINES 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1300  High  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

1  P.M. 

DETROIT 

Max  Blumenthal's  Sc.  Rm.,  2310  Cass  Avenue 

FRI.  8/17 

1.30  P.M. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  326  North  Illinois  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

9  A.M. 

KANSAS  CITY 

Vogue  Theatre,  3444  Broadv/oy 

FRI.  8/17 

1.30  P.M. 

LOS  ANGELES 

MEMPHIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  151  Vance  Avenue 

FRI.  8/17 

1  P.M. 

MILWAUKEE 

Warner  Screen  Room,  212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

FRI.  8/17 

1:30  P.M. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1015  Currie  Avenue 

FRI.  8/17 

2  P.M. 

NEW  HAVEN 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  40  Whiting  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

2:30  P.M. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  200  South  Liberty 

FRI.  8/17 

1:30  P.M. 

NEW  YORK  ; 
NEW  JERSEY  ) 

OKLA'MA  CITY 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  10  North  Lee  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

1  P.M. 

OMAHA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1502  Davenport 

FRI.  8/17 

1.30  P.M. 

PHILADELPHIA 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  1233  Summer  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

11  A.M. 

PITTSBURGH 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  1623  Blvd.  of  Allies 

TUES.  8/14 

2  P.M. 

PORTLAND 

B.  F.  Shearer  Screen  Room,  1947  N.W.  Kearney  St. 

FRI.  8/17 

1  P.M. 

ST.  LOUIS 

S'Renco  Screen  Room,  3143  Olive  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

11:30  A.M. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  216  East  First  Street,  So. 

FRI.  8/17 

1  P.M. 

S.  FRANCISCO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  245  Hyde  Street 

FRI.  8/17 

1.30  P.M. 

SEATTLE 

Jewel  Box  Preview  Theatre,  2318  Second  Avenue 

FRI.  8/17 

7  P.M. 

WASHINGTON 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  932  New  Jersey,  N.W. 

FRI.  8/17 

7  P.M. 

RKO  RADIO  PLANS  37  FILMS 
FOR  RELEASE  IN  1945-46 


CONVENTION.  As  the  RKO  convention  in  New  ITorllc,  first  of  its  regiona/s,  gof  under  way 
in  New  York,  resulting  in  the  announcement  of  new  season  product:  at  a  luncheon  table 
in  the  Waldorf  Astoria,  convention  site,  left  to  right,  Malcolm  Kingsberg,  RKO  vice-presi- 
dent and  treasurer;  Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of  RKO  Radio  Pictures;  N.  Peter  Rathvon, 
president   of   RKO,   and   Robert   Mochrie,    general  sales  manager  of  RKO  Radio  Pictures. 


71  Shorts  on  List;  Rathvon 
Warns  Against  Use  of 
Films  for  Propaganda 

RKO  Radio  Pictures  plans  37  features,  "or 
more,"  and  71  shorts,  for  the  1945-46  season, 
Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of  the  company,  an- 
nounced Tuesday  in  New  York  at  the  three- 
day  regional  sales  meeting  at  the  Waldorf- 
Astoria  Hotel. 

N.  Peter  Rathvon,  president  of  Radio-Keith- 
Orpheum  Corporation,  addressing  the  dele- 
gates Monday,  sounded  a  warning  against  the 
use  of  films  for  strictly  propaganda  purposes 
after  the  war.  Mr.  Rathvon,  who  recently 
returned  with  other  industry  leaders  from  a 
tour  of  Europe,  stressed  the  importance  of  the 
screen  in  the  morale  rehabilitation  of  Europe, 
and  said: 

"It  is  considered  a  vastly  important  medium 
for  the  accomplishment  of  important  world 
tasks.  Nothing  else  can  do  its  work  in  bring- 
ing understanding  to  all  people.  This  new 
significance  involves  great  responsibilities  on 
our  part.  One  of  these  is  to  see'that  feature 
entertainments  are  not  simply  channels  of 
propaganda,  for  in  that  case  they  will  fail  both 
as  an  entertainment  and  good  will  medium. 
It  is  something  against  which  we  must  con- 
stantly be  on  the  alert." 

Marks  Inauguration  of 
Company's  14th  Season 

The  meeting  opened  Monday  and  continued 
through  Wednesday,  marking  the  inauguration 
of  the  company's  14th  season.  Sessions  were 
attended  by  the  home  office  and  theatre  com- 
pany executives,  eastern  district  sales  mana- 
gers, personnel  of  the  New  York  exchange  and 
managers  and  salesmen  from  exchanges  in  Al- 
bany, Boston,  Buffalo,  New  Haven,  Philadel- 
phia, Pittsburgh  and  Washington. 

Mr.  Depinet  presided  at  all  the  sessions. 
Those  who  addressed  the  delegates'  Monday 
were,  in  addition  to  Mr.  Depinet  and  Mr. 
Rathvon :  Phil  Reisman,  vice-president  in 
charge  of  foreign  distribution ;  Robert  Moch- 
rie, general  sales  manager;  Major  L.  E. 
Thompson ;  Walter  Branson,  western  division 
sales  manager;  R.  J.  Folliard,  Ned  Depinet 
drive  captain ;  Frederic  Ullman,  Jr.,  president 
of  RKO  Pathe;  Robert  S.  Wolff,  manager  for 
the  United  Kingdom;  J.  S.  Osserman,  mana- 
ager  for  Latin  America,  and  Charles  Julian, 
manager  for  India. 

Five  Already  Designated 
For  Block  One  of  1945-46 

Five  of  the  1945-46  program  already  have 
been  designated  by  the  company  for  Block  One 
of  the  new  season.  They  are  "Radio  Stars 
on  Parade,"  "Mama  Loves  Papa,"  "Falcon  in 
San  Francisco,"  "Johnny  Angel"  and  "George 
White's  Scandals."  "Along  Came  Jones,"  In- 
ternational, Gary  Cooper'  first  production  ef- 
fort, is  a  special  on  the  1945-46  schedule. 
I  "Wonder  Man,"  Samuel  Goldwyn's  Techni- 
I  color  film  starring  Danny  Kaye,  now  being 
sold  as  a  special,  will  be  in  general  release 
sometime  next  season. 

Of  the  37  features,  six  will  be  in  Technicolor, 
in  addition  to  all  of  the  Walt  Disney  short  sub- 
jects, numbering  18. 

The  product  lineup  for  1945-46  is  as  follows : 

"The  Spanish  Main,"  in  Technicolor ;  starring 


Paul  Henreid,  Maureen  O'Hara  and  Walter  Sle- 
zak ;  produced  and  directed  by  Frank  Borzage. 

"The  Bells  of  St.  Mary's,"  produced  and  directed 
by  Leo  McCarey ;  starring  Bing  Crosby  and  In- 
grid  Bergman.  Screenplay  by  Dudley  Nichols. 

"The  Robe,"  Technicolor ;  Frank  Ross  produc- 
tion, directed  by  Mervyn  LeRoy. 

"The  Strange  Adventures  of  Sinbad,"  Techni- 
color spectacle ;  to  be  produced  by  Stephen  Ames. 

"Heartbeat,"  romantic  comedy,  directed  by  Sam 
Wood,  produced  by  Robert  and  Raymond  Hakim ; 
starring  Ginger  Rogers. 

"The  Great  Answer,"  tentative  title  for  another 
Ginger  Rogers  vehicle. 

"Notorious,"  mystery  melodrama,  produced  and 
directed  by  Alfred  Hitchcock ;  co-starring  Gary 
Grant  and  Ingrid  Bergman. 

"A  Very  Remarkable  Fellow,"  produced  by 
Harriet  Parsons ;  starring  Gary  Grant. 

"The  Kid  from  Brooklyn,"  Technicolor  comedy 
produced  by  Samuel  Goldwyn ;  co-starring  Danny 
Kaye,  Virginia  Mayo  and  Vera-Ellen. 

"Earth  and  High  Heaven"  to  Be 
Produced  by  Goldwyn 

"Earth  and  High  Heaven,"  from  the  Gwethalyn 
Graham  novel ;  produced  by  Samuel  Goldwyn. 

"The  Bishop's  Wife,"  based  on  the  Robert  Na- 
than novel,  to  be  produced  by  Samuel  Goldwyn. 

"Tomorrow  Is  Forever,"  based  on  Gwen  Bris- 
tow's  novel ;  produced  by  International ;  co-star- 
ring Glaudette  Colbert,  Orson  Welles  and  George 
Brent. 

"Up  Front  With  Mauldin,"  from  the  best  seller 
by  the  Army  cartoonist ;  produced  by  Interna- 
tional. 

"Make  Mine  Music,"  Technicolor  feature  to  be 
produced  by  Walt  Disney ;  to  feature  songs  by 
Dinah  Shore,  Nelson  Eddy,  the  Andrews  Sisters, 
Benny  Goodman  and  his  orchestra,  the  Pied  Pip- 
ers, the  King's  Men.  Music  and  lyrics  will  be 
written  by  Ray  Gilbert  and  Allie  Wrubel. 

"Pinocchio,"  Disney  feature,  will  be  reissued. 

"Cornered,"  melodrama,  to  be  produced  by 
Adrian  Scott,  directed  by  Edward  Dmytrk;  co- 
starring  Dick  Powell  and  Walter  Slezak. 

"If  This  Be  Known,"  melodrama  starring  Dick 
Powell. 

"Thanks,  God,  I'll  Take  It  from  Here,"  roman- 
tic comedy ;  Jesse  L.  Lasky  production,  Mervyn 
LeRoy  directing ;  co-starring  Glaudette  Colbert 
and  John  Wayne. 

"All  Kneeling,"  romance,  based  on  the  Ann  Par- 
rish  novel,  starring  Joan  Fontaine. 

"All  Brides  Are  Beautiful,"  from  the  Thomas 
Bell  novel,  starring  Joan  Fontaine. 

"Man    Alive,"    romantic    farce,    starring  Pat 


O'Brien,  Adolphe  and  Ellen  Drew,  with  Rudy 
Vallee  featured. 

"Galveston,"  drama,  co-starring  Pat  O'Brien  and 
Walter  Slezak. 

"Sing  Your  Way  Home,"  musical,  starring 
Jack  Haley. 

"The  Calico  Kid,"  musical  Western,  co-starring 
Eddie  Cantor  and  Joan  Davis. 

"Some  Must  Watch,"  drama,  produced  by  Dora 
Schary,  directed  by  Robert  Siodmak ;  co-starring 
Dorothy  McGuire,  George  Brent  and  Ethel  Barry- 
more. 

"Sister  Kennv,"  drama,  starring  Rosalind  Rus- 
sell. 

"Badman's  Territory,"  romantic  Western,  star- 
ring Randolph  Scott. 

"First  Yank  Into  Tokyo" 
To  Feature  Tom  Neal 

"First  Yank  into  Tokyo,"  war  melodrama,  with 
Tom  Neal,  Barbara  Hale  and  Marc  Cramer. 

"Desirable  Woman,"  mystery  drama,  produced 
by  Val  Lewton,  starring  Joan  Bennett  and  George 
Brent. 

"Deadline  at  Dawn,"  melodrama,  based  on  the 
William  Irish  novel ;  with  Susan  Hayward  and 
Paul  Lukas. 

"Lady  Luck,"  tentative  title ;  romantic  comedy, 
starring  Robert  Young,  Frank  Morgan  and  Bar- 
bara Hale. 

"Who  Is  My  Love,"  mystery,  co-starring  Myrna 
Loy  and  Paul  Henreid. 

"They  Dream  of  Home,"  romance,  with  post- 
war readjustment  as  background  for  story. 

"Meet  Dick  Tracy,"  with  Morgan  Conway. 

"Tarzan  and  the  Leopard  Man,"  starring  Johnny 
Weissmuller,  Brenda  Joyce  and  Johnny  Sheffield. 

"Riverboat  Rhythm,"  musical,  with  Leon  Er- 
rol,  Glenn  Vernon  and  Joan  Newton. 

"Wanderer  of  the  Wasteland,"  starring  James 
Warren,  new  RKO  Western  star. 

"Ding  Dong  Williams,"  comedy  with  music,  in- 
troducing Richard  Korbel.  ' 

"A  Game  of  Death,"  melodrama,  with  John 
Loder,  Audrey  Long  and  Edgar  Barrier. 

"Isle  of  the  Dead,"  horror  mystery,  starring 
Boris  Karlof¥,  with  Ellen  Drew  and  Marc  Cramer. 

"Hotel  Reserve,"  mystery  melodrama ;  British 
production ;  with  James  Mason,  Lucie  Mannheim. 

Of  the  71  shorts,  there  will  be  38  single  reels 
and  33  double  reels.  The  program  includes  18 
Walt  Disney  Technicolor  cartoons ;  13  "This  Is 
America"  subjects;  13  "Sportscopes" ;  seven 
"Flicker  Flash  Backs" ;  six  Leon  Errol  and  six 
Edgar  Kennedy  two-reel  comedies,  and  four 
"Headliner  Revivals."  In  addition  there  will  be 
the  104  issues  of  RKO  Pathe  News. 


16 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


A  BRAND  NEW 

IDEA  — AND 
THEIR  BEST  YET! 

BUD  LOU 

ABBOTT  and  COSTELLO 
IN  HOLLYWOOD 

with 

FRAIICES  RAFFERTY  •  ROBERT  STANTOM 

itAN  PORTER  •  WARNER  ANDERSON 
"RAGS"  RAGLAND   •  MIKE  MAZURKI 

Screen  Play  by  Nat  Perrin  and  Lou  Breslow 
Original  Story  by  Nat  Perrin  end  Martin  A.  Gosch 
DIRECTED  BY  S.  SYLVAN  SIMON 
PRODUCED  BY  MARTIN  A.  GOSCH 
A  Melro-Goldwyn- Mayer  Picture 


ALBANY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1052  Broadway 

TUES. 

8/21 

8 

P.M. 

ATLANTA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  197  Walton  SI.,  N.  W. 

TUES. 

8/21 

70:30 

A.M. 

BOSTON 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  46  Church  Street 

TUES. 

8/21  70:30 

A.M.,  &  2:15 

P.M. 

BUFFALO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  290  Franklin  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

2:30 

P.M. 

CHARLOTTE 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  308  South  Church  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

1:30 

P.M. 

CHICAGO 

H.  C.  Igel'*  Screen  Room,  1301  South  Wabash  Ave. 

TUES. 

8/21 

1 

P.M. 

CINCINNATI 

RKO  Screen  Room,  16  East  Sixth  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

8 

P.M. 

CLEVELAND 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  2219  Payne  Avenue 

TUES. 

8/21 

1 

P.M. 

DALLAS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1 803  Wood  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

2:30 

P.M. 

DENVER 

Paramount  Screen  Room,  2100  Stout  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

3 

P.M. 

DES  MOINES 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1 300  High  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

1 

P.M. 

DETROIT 

Mox  Blumenthal's  Sc.  Rm.,  2310  Cass  Avenue 

TUES. 

8/21 

7:30 

P.M. 

INDIANAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  326  North  Illinois  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

9 

A.M. 

KANSAS  CITY 

Vogue  Theatre,  3444  Broadway 

TUES. 

8/21 

7:30 

P.M. 

LOS  ANGELES 

Ambassador  Theatre,  Ambassador  Hotel 

TUES. 

8/2.1 

7 

P.M. 

MEMPHIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,^  151  Vance  Avenue 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

MILWAUKEE 

Warner  Screen  Room,  212  W.  Wisconsin  Ave. 

TUES. 

8/21 

7:30 

P.M. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1015  Currie  Avenue 

TUES. 

8/21 

2 

P.M. 

NEW  HAVEN 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  40  Whiting  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

2:30 

P.M. 

NEW  ORLEANS 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  200  South  Liberty 

TUES. 

8/21 

7:30 

P.M. 

NEW  YORK  } 
NEW  JERSEY  ) 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  630  Ninth  Avenue 

TUES. 

8/21  70:30 

A.M.  &  2:30 

P.M. 

OKLA'MA  CITY 

20lh-Fox  Screen  Room,  10  North  Lee  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

OMAHA 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  1502  Davenport 

TUES. 

8/21 

7:30 

P.M. 

PHILADELPHIA 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  1233  Summer  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

77 

A.M. 

PITTSBURGH 

M-G-M  Screen  Room,  1623  Blvd.  of  Allies 

TUES. 

8/21 

2 

P.M. 

PORTLAND 

B.  F.  Shearer  Screen  Room,  1947  N.W.  Kearney  St. 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

ST.  LOUIS 

S'Renco  Screen  Room,  3143  Olive  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

SALT  LAKE  CITY 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  216  East  First  Street,  So. 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

S.  FRANCISCO 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  245  Hyde  Street 

TUES. 

8/21 

7:30 

P.M. 

SEATTLE 

Jewel  Box  Preview  Theatre,  2318  Second  Avenue 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

WASHINGTON 

20th-Fox  Screen  Room,  932  New  Jersey,  N.W. 

TUES. 

8/21 

7 

P.M. 

ON  THE  MARCH 


REISSUES:  WHEN  AND  WHY? 


by  RED  KANN 


SOME  on  the  outside  and  some  on  the  in- 
side argue  with  varying  shades  of  fervor 
—    over   the  untapped  values  of  many  of 
yesteryear's  outstanding  attractions. 

It  is  common  in  a  circle  of  newspaper  critics 
to  bemoan  the  unrealized,  or  the  repeat,  en- 
tertainment potential  which  they  feel  the  in- 
dustry is  passing  by.  Their  attitude  is  always 
on  behalf  of  the  public,  of  course,  and  obviously 
there  is  much  to  it  under  certain  conditions. 

From  the  viewpoint  of  the  distributor, 
bothered  as  he  has  been  by  the  need  to  stagger 
prints  in  these  days  of  raw  stock  stringencies 
and  lured  by  the  usual  temptation  to  ease 
through  the  hot  weather  months  as  best  he 
can,  there  is  also  much  to  it.  Many  theatre- 
men,  their  eyes  forever  more  transfixed  on 
film  costs,  approve  the  idea  in  direct  ratio  to 
the  rentals  they  agree  to  pay.  No  one  can 
say  their  approach  is  at  fault,  either. 

But  this  is  oversimplification.  The  whole 
question,  or  the  problem,  of  reissues  is  not  so 
pat.  The  critic  thinks  in  terms  of  genuinely 
outstanding  attractions,  as  undimmed  by  time 
as  time  may  allow.  The  point  is  what  is  the 
distributor  thinking  beyond  a  chance  to  turn 
over  a  quick  dollar  ?  He  and  his  exhibitor 
account  ought  to  be  thinking  whether  they 
are  shortchanging  the  customer  by  selling  him 
a  package  of  outmoded  entertainment,  made 
ridiculous  and  archaic  by  the  years. 

To  revive  the  hit  of  another  day  is  not 
enough  because  what  was  a  wow  10  or  12 
years  ago  can  turn  out  to  be  today's  bust.  If 
acting  standards  have  not  improved,  they  ap- 
pear difYerent  now.  The  expressions  of  a  decade 
ago,  in  some  instances,  have  taken  on  an  en- 
tirely different  meaning.  Many  of  the  posturings 
and  mannerisms  of  the  mid-30's  are  not  what 
they  used  to  be.  What  was  comic  and  serious 
then  rates  derision  and  cat-calls  today. 

Reissues,  clearly,  have  to  be  measured 
against  the  stern  tides  of  the  years.  Other- 
wise, it  would  be  wiser  to  allow  them  the 
peace  of  the  vaults  of  their  commitment. 

United  He  Stands 

FOR  a  man  not  even  identified  with  this 
business,  Eric  Johnston's  scrapbook,  pro- 
vided he  thinks  about  preserving  one,  is 
doing  very  well  at  the  hands  of  the  industry 
trade  press.  He's  been  headline  copy  ever 
since  the  move  to  get  him  into  the  ranks  first 
began  percolating. 

Latest  was  that  several  weeks'  old  inter- 
view held  in  Los  Angeles,  neatly  arranged  by 
the  Public  Information  Committee  which  is 
acknowledged  to  be  part  of  the  industry  but 
never  part  of  the  Hays  organization.  Out  of 
it  came  a  few  observations  which  were  inter- 
esting on  two  counts.  One  was  for  what  they 
said.  The  other  was  for  what  has  been  read 
into  them. 

What  Johnston  said: 

"The  industry  has  a  great  foreign  market  to 
cultivate,  but  there  are  serious  obstacles  there 
to  be  overcome  and  I  think  it  requires  a  united 
industry  to  overcome  them." 

Reporters,  alive  to  the  angles,  immediately 
queried  if  this  indicated  an  ultimate  attempt 
to  combine  MPPDA,  SIMPP  and  the  Inde- 
pendent M.  P.  Producers  Association  into  one 
astonishing  whole.  Johnston  had  a  sort  of  re- 
ply to  that  one,  which  was :  "Overall  organiza- 
tion may  be  necessary  or  may  not,  I  don't 


know  yet.  But  all  have  common  objectives 
which  I  think  can  be  achieved  by  working  in 
common  interest.  .  .  .  Donald  Nelson  and  I  are 
old  friends.  I'm  sure  we  would  get  together 
in  anything  that  served  the  common  interest." 

What  has  been  read  into  the  area  bounded 
by  the  quotation  marks  is  a  definition  of  what 
Johnston  means  by  a  united  industry.  Warner 
has  kissed  the  Hays  office  a  farewell,  fond 
or  otherwise.  United  Artists'  six  months'  no- 
tification under  the  bylaws  becomes  effective 
in  September.  Before  dreaming  about  uniting 
SIMPP  and  IMPPA  with  MPPDA,  it  is  the 
latter  which  will  have  to  become  reunited. 
That's  apt  to  be  a  job. 

The  Warners  insist  they  do  not  want  to  be 
"members  of  any  club"  any  longer.  As  mem- 
bers of  the  Hays  organization,  they  have 
played  it  alone  before.  Now  they  intend  doing 
it  again,  only  more  so.    They  insist  they  like  it. 

As  to  United  Artists,  there  is  that  remem- 
bered remark  made  to  this  correspondent  in  the 
lobby  of  a  Beverly  Hills  theatre  one  evening 
many  months  ago. 

"Is  UA  about  to  resign  from  the  Hays  asso- 
ciation ?"  David  O.  Selznick  was  asked. 

"I  don't  know  why  UA  was  in,  in  the  first 
place,"  he  answered. 


RKO  Adds  19  to 
Field  Sales  Staff 

Important  promotions  and  additions  to  the 
domestic  and  foreign  sales  organization  of  RKO 
Radio  were  announced  at  the  company's  three-day 
regional  sales  meeting  in  New  York,  Monday, 
through  Wednesday,  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria  Hotel. 

Ned  E.  Depinet,  president  of  RKO  Radio,  made 
known  at  the  opening  session  that  19  new  em- 
ployees had  joined  the  domestic  sales  and  field  ex- 
ploitation staffs.  The  men  are :  L.  H.  Dunn  and 
H.  Rogers,  Atlanta;  R.  H.  Masterman,  Charlotte; 
B.  Cobb,  Chicago;  A.  L.  Sugarman,  Cincinnati; 
William  D.  Fultz  and  R.  Owens,  Des  Moines; 
Roy  Carrbw,  Detroit ;  G.  L.  Morche,  Kansas  City ; 
J.  L.  Powell,  Los  Angeles ;  D.  H.  Conley,  Minne- 
apolis ;  Carl  Peppercorn,  New  York ;  N.  N.  Gal- 
breath,  Omaha,  and  J.  P.  Hynes  and  W.  K. 
Hamburg,  St.  Louis. 

The  new  field  exploiteers  are:  Phil  Moran 
Indianapolis;  Charles  Shaw,  Memphis  and  New 
Orleans;  Joe  Longo,  San  Francisco,  and  Earl  H. 
Keats,  Seattle  and  Portland. 

Phil  Reisman,  vice-president  in  charge  of  foreign 
distribution,  announced  the  following  changes 
Jack  Osserman  has  been  promoted  from  man- 
aging director  for  RKO  in  Brazil  to  general  man- 
ager for  South  America.  Vladimir  Lissim,  until 
recently  adrainistrative  executive  in  the  foreign 
department,  has  been  promoted  to  the  post  of 
European  general  manager,  with  headquarters  in 
Paris.  B.  D.  Lyon,  returned  from  the  Army,  is 
now  an  administrative  executive  in  the  foreign  de- 
partment. E.  F.  Clarke  has  been  transferred  from 
his  post  in  South  America  and  is  now  an  adminis- 
trative executive  in  the  home  office. 


Against  the  Industry 

ON  the  day  the  War  Activities  Commit- 
tee received  from  Washington  a  print 
of  "The  True  Glory,"  the  United  Press 
"learned"  in  Paris  that  -Hays  office  objections 
to  inclusion  of  a  "hell"  or  a  "danm"  or  two 
may  postpone  indefinitely  the  opening  of  this 
Anglo-American  documentary  on  the  conquest 
of  Fortress  Europa. 

The  story  was  a  fake  from  prow  to  stern. 
Not  necessarily  a  fake  consciously  perpetrated 
by  United  Press,  but  a  phony  nevertheless. 
The  Hays  office,  at  this  juncture,  had  not  seen 
the  film.  At  any  juncture,  there  was  never  a 
need  for  it  to  see  it.    The  facts: 

"The  True  Glory"  was  submitted  to  WAG 
for  a  decision  on  domestic  distribution,  which 
goes  to  Columbia.  WAG  is  one  group,  the 
Hays  organization  another  and  neither  is  in- 
terchangeable. Moreover,  films  made  by  the 
Government  and  released  through  OWI  and 
WAG  are  not  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the 
production  code.  Colonel  Curtis  Mitchell, 
chief  of  the  Pictorial  Section  of  the  Army 
Bureau  of  Public  Relations,  so  declares.  He 
also  declares :  "The  Army,  of  course,  conforms 
to  the  tenets  of  good  taste  in  the  editing  of 
motion  pictures  of  documentary  importance." 

Thus,  the  Army  subscribes  without  the  com- 
pulsion to  do  so. 

The  incident  is  an  annoyance  in  that,  once 
again,  the  burning  coals  of  unwarranted  and 
unfair  criticism  are  heaped  on  the  head  of  the 
industry.  It  appears  to  boil  down  to  an  am- 
bitious somebody  seeking  a  publicity  break 
for  a  film,  already  reported  likely  to  make  its 
own  history,  at  the  expense  of  truth — and  the 
industry. 

United  Press  does  not  know,  or  declines  to 
name  its  source,  which  is  understandable.  "An 
industry  spokesman  in  Paris"  is  as  far  as  it 
will  go. 

He  could  be  any  one  of  several  individuals. 
He  also  could  be  Garson  Kanin  who  did  the 
editing  with  Carol  Reed. 

Kanin  is  in  Paris,  too. 


Atlas  Film  Holdings  Totaled 
$13.7 II. 933  on  June  30 

Film  company  stocks  and  warrants  in  the  port- 
folio of  Atlas  Corporation,  as  of  June  30,  had  a 
total  value  of  $13,711,933,  based  on  market  quota- 
tions of  that  day,  compared  with  $14,218,046  on 
June  30,  1944.  The  radio  securities  held  at  the  end 
of  the  first  half  of  this  year  totaled  $1,337,875 
against  $1,128,312  at  the  same  date  last  year,  ac- 
cording to  a  report  to  stockholders  from  Floyd 
B.  Odium,  president. 

The  total  assets  of  the  Atlas  Corporation  had 
risen  to  $74,394,255  at  the  close  of  the  first  six 
months  of  1945,  an  increase  of  $4,700,000  since  the 
first  of  the  year  and  of  $6,500,000  since  the  same 
date  a  year  ago.  The  appreciation  indicated  a 
value  of  $24.34  per  share  for  the  common  stock 
of  the  company,  compared  with  $21.98  at  the  end 
of  1944. 

Atlas  Corporation  acquired  8,000  shares  of  Walt 
Disney  Corporation  six  per  cent  cumulative  pre- 
ferred stock,  which  brought  the  total  from  22,850, 
valued  at  $354,175  on  June  30,  1944,  to  30,850, 
valued  at  $678,700,  12  months  later.  This  was  the 
only  change  in  the  volume  of  Atlas'  film  holdings 
for  the  year. 

RCA  Reports  Six  Months' 
Net  Profit  of  $5,677,190 

Net  income,  after  all  charges  and  taxes,  of  $5,- 
677,190  for  the  first  six  months  of  1945  was  re- 
ported last  week  by  Radio  Corporation  of  America 
in  a  financial  statement  issued  by  Brigadier  General 
David  Sarnoff,  president.  This  is  an  increase  of 
$1,236,976  over  the  $4,440,214  recorded  for  a  simi- 
lar period  in  1944.  The  portion  of  net  income  re- 
sulting from  war  production  contracts  is  subject 
to  renegotiation  by  the  Government. 

The  total  gross  income  from  all  sources  amount- 
ed to  $163,300,680,  compared  with  $156,166,006  for 
the  first  half  of  1944. 

Provision  for  Federal  income  taxes  amounted  to 
$13,725,100  for  the  first  half  of  li945,  compared 
with  $14,290,650  for  the  corresponding  1944  period. 

After  payment  of  preferred  dividends,  earnings 
applicable  to  the  common  stock  for  the  first  six 
months  of  1945  were  29.5  cents  per  share,  compared 
with  20.6  cents  per  share  for  the  first  half  of  1944. 

RCA  announced  a  dividend  of  87^  cents  per 
share  on  outstanding  shares  of  $3.50  cumulative  first 
preferred  stock  for  the  period  from  July  1,  1945  to 
September  30,  1945,  payable  October  1  to  holders 
of  record  September  7. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II,  1945 


times  more  hilarious  than  any 
omedy  you've  ever  laughed  at . . 


m 


OVER  21  TIMES  FUNNIER  THAI 


ITURES 

presents 


A  SIDNEY  BUCHMAN  Production 

Adapted  from  the  play  by  Ruth  Gordon 
Screenplay  by  Sidney  Buchman 

Directed  by  CHARLES  VIDOR 


KEEP  SELLING  WAR  BONDS! 


HE  BROADWAY  STA^E  PLAY ! 


. . . and  ^ou 

pick  up 
the 

marbles! 


BUSINESS  AS  USUAL,  BRITISH 
INDUSTRY  REACTION  TO  VOTE 


Sees  a  More  Prosperous 
Working  Class  Boon  to 
Nation's  Box  Office 

,by  PETER  BURNUP 

hi  London 

The  commonly  unanticipated  result  of  Brit- 
ain's General  Election  occasioned  vast  concern 
among-  certain  motion  picture  men.  But  sec- 
ond thoughts  came  quickly.  Things,  say  the 
majority  of  the  industry,  could  have  been  very 
much  worse.  At  least  the  size  of  the  Labour 
Party's  majority  appears  to  indicate  a  con- 
,  tinuity  of  official  policy  over  a  number  of 
years. 

I  That  sensitive  instrument,  the  London 
i  Stock  Exchange,  racted  swiftly  to  the  land- 
slide. There  are  those  (and  to  judge  from 
the  country's  electoral  hustings  they  are  in  a 
vast  majority)  who  hold  that  that  institution 
is  inordinately  and  unduly  sensitive.  Be  that 
as  it  may,  nervous  dealers,  seeing  in  the  first 
results  the  portent  of  bloody  revolution, 
marked  down  cinema  stocks  as  much  as  four 
shillings. 

Their  sensitiveness  suffered  a  sudden  jolt 
for  buyers  appeared  instanter.  Said  buyers' 
identity  was  not  officially  disclosed  although 
persons  on  the  inside  were  well  aware  of  it. 

Stocks  Resumed  Normal 
Prices  in  48  Hours 

Swiftly  swaying  across  the  graphs  of  the 
prices-board,  motion  picture  stocks  finished 
within  48  hours  in  a  comfortably  stable  posi- 
tion ;  which  position,  in  the  opinion  of  those 
best  qualified,  is  likely  soon  to  be  improved. 
Associated  British,  Gaumont-British  and  Ode- 
on  shares  dropped  sharply,  but  responded  read- 
ily to  buying  and  returned  almost  to  their  pre- 
election levels. 

Dislocation  occurred  toward  the  end  of  the 
period  under  review  by  the  action  of  the  banks 
seeking  additional  cover  on  advances  against 
collateral.  But  that  situation  was  quickly 
taken  care  of  by  the  stimulant  of  buyers  wait- 
ing continually  to  "get  in  on"  motion  picture 
shares. 

Stock  Exchange  judgment  indeed  was  once 
again  demonstrated  to  be  completely  at  fault. 

Maybe  the  best  early  appraisal  of  the  situ- 
ation came  from  the  Cinematograph  Ex- 
hibitors' Association  secretary,  shrewd  W.  R. 
Fuller.  Talking  to  your  London  Bureau,  Mr. 
Fuller — insisting,  of  course,  that  the  Associa- 
tion is  strictly  non-political — pointed  out  that 
one  of  the  invariable  characteristics  of  Labour 
Party  policy  is  an  insistence  on  a  ready  flow 
of  money  among  its  working  class  adherents 
and  a  demand  that  plentiful  diversion  is  their 
due. 

Worker  Prosperity  Seen 
Good  for  Box  Office 

In  other  words  and  putting  it  no  higher  than 
cynicism,  Britain's  workers  are  to  be  assured 
ample  bread  and  circuses  under  the  new  regime. 
All  of  which  adds  up  to  promise  of  box  office 
prosperity. 

Mr.  Fuller  reports  that  his  dossier  of  replies 
to  the  catechism  addressed  to  every  candidate 
on  the  question  of  entertainment  tax  shows  a 
refreshing  and  extremely  forthcoming  reac- 
tion from  Labour  men.    That  indeed  is  in  line 


with  their  leaders'  policy,  which  envisages  a 
considerable  adjustment  of  the  incidence  of  tax- 
ation aiming  at  the  relief  of  the  present  heavy 
imposts  on  poorer  people.  Substantial  remis- 
sion of  the  entertainment  tax  is  confidently  an- 
ticipated in  the  emergency  Budget  which  the 
Labour  Administration  will  present  to  the 
House  of  Commons  in  the  early  autumn. 

Informed  opinion,  as  we  pointed  out  some 
weeks  ago  on  the  authority  of  Hugh  Gaitskell, 
has  it  that  the  Labour  Ministry  —  pledged 
though  it  is  to  the  nationalisation  of  the  coun- 
try's railways  and  other  staple  industries — 
will  interfere  but  little  with  the  present  setup 
of  the  motion  picture  industry.  The  necessity 
of  an  early  adjustment  of  the  country's  adverse 
trade  balance  is  so  urgent  and  motion  pictures 
such  an  admirable  and  economic  form  of  ex- 
port, that  all  encouragement  will  be  given  to 
an  increase  in  production.  Hugh  Dalton,  Pres- 
ident of  the  Board  of  Trade  in  Churchill's 
wartime  Government  and  now  Chancellor  of 
the  Exchequer,  has  gone  on  the  record  with 
that  sentiment. 

Feeling  in  Party  Looks 
To  Divorcement  Policy 

A  feeling  is  to  be  discerned  in  certain  in- 
fluential Labour  quarters  in  favour  of  the  di- 
vorcement of  exhibition  from  production.  That 
might  disturb  the  present  equilibrium  of  those 
socalled  "vertically  integrated  combines,"  but 
in  the  opinion  of  the  general  body  of  exhibi- 
tors it  would  be  an  admirable  thing. 

Also,  we  can  disclose  authoritatively  that  the 
new  Government  will  continue  the  wartime 
Films  Division  of  the  Ministry  of  Information 
— in  other  words,  the  documentarians — under 
the  alias  of  the  National  Film  Office.  The 
makers  of  documentary  films  this  side,  as  this 
department  has  frequently  had  occasion  to 
show,  exhibit  a  complexion  strongly  tinged 
with  red.  It  is  their  opportune  moment  now 
to  establish  themselves.  Makers  of  commercial, 
entertainment  films  by  no  means  begrudge 
them  that  opportunity. 

These  are  early  days  to  reckon  up  the  status 
of  studio  labour  under  the  new  conditions.  But 
one  of  the  executives  of  the  Association  of 
Cinema  Technicians,  and  he  politically-minded, 
confessed  to  us  that  maybe  things  wouldn't  be 
so  easy  now  for  those  turbulent  studio  employ- 
ees. Said  this  authority:  "Labour  Ministers 
may  start  to  get  exceptionally  tough  with 
Labour's  people." 

V.'hich  sentiment,  although  it  occasion  mo- 
mentary eye-raising,  is  widely  held  in  informed 
circles. 

Industry  Men  on  Ballot 
Followed  Pattern 

Fate  of  motion  picture  aspirants  to  Parlia- 
mentary honour  followed  closely  the  pattern 
of  the  general  picture. 

Hugh  Gaitskell,  former  chief  of  the  Board 
of  Trade's  Films  Division,  went  in  with  an 
overwhelming  Labour  majority  at  South  Leeds. 
It  is  assumed  that  he  will  be  given  some  place 
in  the  Government.  Tom  O'Brien,  general  sec- 
retary of  the  National  Association  of  Theatri- 
cal and  Kine  Employees,  likewise  triumphed 
for  Labour  in  Nottingham.  His  opposite  num- 
ber, George  Elvin,  secretary  of  the  Association 
of  Cine-Technicians,  lost  the  day  at  Kingston- 
on-Thames.  Eric  Fletcher,  one  of  A.B.P.C.'s 
directors,  was  elected ;  he  also  is  a  Labour  man. 


Norman  Hulbert — he  founded  one  of  the  coun- 
try's first  newsreel  theatre  circuits — was  elected 
as  a  Conservative  at  Stockport.  J.  F.  Emery — 
proprietor  of  a  Manchester  circuit — and  Major 
H.  A.  Proctor,  president  of  the  Film  Artists' 
Association  and  director  of  several  motion  pic- 
ture companies,  both  lost  the  seats  they  held 
as  Conservatives  in  the  last  Parliament. 

Mrs.  D.  Archibald,  wife  of  George  Archibald, 
now  managing  director  of  Independent  Produc- 
ers, came  very  near  to  winning  the  tradition- 
ally Conservative  seat  of  Bath  in  the  Labour 
interest. 

Motion  picture  people  take  a  slightly  ma- 
licious joy  in  the  defeat  of  a  Tom  Magnay  at 
Gateshead.  Mr.  Magnay  is  a  staunch  supporter 
of  the  Lord's  Day  Observance  Society ;  has 
stumped  the  country  in  opposition  to  the  Sun- 
day opening  of  cinemas.  He  was  defeated  by 
a  Labour  majority  of  19,017. 

Industry  Committee  Set 
To  Handle  "True  Glory" 

special  industry  committees  have  been  set  up  to 
handle  "The  True  Glory,"  the  documentary  on  the 
conquest  of  Fortress  Europe,  to  be  released  about 
October  1,  through  the  War  Activities  Committee. 

The  committee  for  cooperation  and  policy  con- 
sists of  N.  Peter  Rathvon,  president  of  RKO  ;  Abe 
Montague,  general  sales  manager  for  Columbia, 
which  is  distributing  the  picture,  and  Francis  S. 
Harmon,  executive  vice-chairman  of  the  WAC. 

The  committee  on  promotion  is  made  up  of 
Frank  Rosenberg,  Columbia ;  Maurice  Bergman, 
Universal ;  Robert  Gillham,  Paramount ;  Silas  F. 
Seadler,  MGM-Loew's,  and  Glen  AUvine,  Public 
Information  Committee. 

Those  who  constitute  the  committee  on  bookings 
are  S.  H.  Fabian,  chairman,  theatres  division  of 
WAC ;  Leonard  Goldenson,  Paramount ;  Harry 
Kalmine,  Warners ;  C.  C.  Moskowitz,  Loew's ; 
Harry  Brandt,  Lee  Newberry,  William  White, 
Fox  Theatres,  and  Max  Weisfeldt,  Columbia. 

George  J.  Schaefer,  chairman  of  WAC,  pre- 
sided at  the  luncheon  meeting  held  last  week,  at 
which  details  of  the  film  were  discussed.  In  at- 
tendance were:  Barney  Balaban,  Mr.  Rathvon, 
William  C.  Michel,  William  Kupper,  Mr.  Brandt, 
Mr.  Kalmine,  Dan  Michalove,  Max  Cohen,  Mr. 
Newberry,  Mr.  Goldenson,  Charles  Reagan,  H.  M. 
Ritchey,  Mr.  Bergman,  Jack  Alicoate,  Mr.  Mon- 
tague, Frank  Rosenberg,  William  White,  Harold 
Merisch,  Sol  Schwartz,  Mr.  Weisfeldt,  Mr.  Fabian, 
Mr.  Harmon,  Walter  T.  Brown,  Herman  Gluck- 
man,  Mary  Nossaman,  J.  Robert  Rubin  and  Mr. 
Moskowitz. 


Five  Branch  Managers 
Named  for  Eagle-Lion 

The  appointment  of  five  branch  managers  of 
Eagle-Lion  Films  of  Canada,  Ltd.,  was  announced 
this  week  in  Toronto.  I.  H.  Allen  has  been  ap- 
pointed to  the  Toronto  branch ;  Irvin  Sourkes, 
Montreal ;  Sam  Jacobs,  St.  John,  N.  B. ;  David 
Brickman,  Winnipeg,  and  A.  E.  Rolston,  Van- 
couver, B.  C.  The  first  of  the  new  product  from 
the  J.  Arthur  Rank  studios  in  Britain  is  already 
reaching  Canada,  it  is  reported,  and  trade  show- 
ings are  scheduled  to  begin  shortly. 


WAC  Sets  War  Fund  Film 

The  War  Activities  Committee  announced  in 
New  York  Tuesday  that  "Furlough",  the  National 
War  Fund  short  subject  for  1945  would  be  re- 
leased through  RKO  Radio,  beginning  August  23. 
The  film  was  produced  by  RKO-Pathe  and  is  de- 
signed to  inform  theatre  audiences  on  the  objec- 
tives of  the  1945  fund  drive  in  October. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


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In  every  key  spot,  out-glittering 
"Diamond  Horseshoe"! 


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DANISH  PUBLIC  HUNGRY  FOR! 
RETURN  OF  U.  S.  PRODUCT 


Eliminated  Entirely  by  Nazis, 
American  Films  Will  Find 
Ready,  Eager  Market 

by  KRIS  WINTHER 

in  Copenhagen 

Having  been  deprived  of  any  appreciable 
amount  of  American  product  since  the  1939- 
40  season,  the  Danish  people  are  again  looking 
forward  to  American-made  pictures.  Although 
the  Danish  industry  doubled  its  domestic  pro- 
duction during  its  years  of  Nazi  occupation, 
it  is  evident  that  only  when  the  market  is  not 
overcrowded  with  first  rate  competition  is 
there  room  for  an  enlarged  production  of  pic- 
.  tures  based  upon  Danish  home  talent. 

Anyone  wishing  to  give  the  impression  that 
Danish  film  production  really  made  enormous 
strides  during  the  Nazi  occupation  of  the  coun- 
try could  do  so  merely  by  stating  that  whereas, 
in  normal  times,  Danish  releases  generally 
only  amounted  to  approximately  two  and  a 
half  to  three  per  cent  of  the  entire  number  of 
pictures  released  in  Denmark,  they  attained 
a  high  of  17  per  cent  of  the.  total  releases  dur- 
ing the  season  of  1943-44  and,  only  because 
of  wanton  wrecking  of  the  studios  by  Nazi- 
paid  terrorists,  dropped  to  16.7  per  cent  in  the 
succeeding  season. 

No  Reason  for  Enthusiasm 
Over  Danish  Production 

However  fascinating  these  figures  may  be 
for  a  Danish  film  enthusiast,  the  fact  still  re- 
mains that  Danish  motion  picture  producers 
only  very  little  better  than  doubled  their  out- 
put in  their  best  year,  the  season  of  1941-42, 
when  they  produced  19  pictures  as  against  nine 
in  the  last  pre-war  season  of  1938-39.  The 
case  against  the  three  big  studios  existing  be- 
fore the  occupation  becomes  still  worse  when 
it  is  taken  into  consideration  that  these  figures 
have  been  helped  by  six  upstart  producing 
companies  which  produced  a  total  of  nine  pic- 
tures during  the  war  years. 

The  normal  number  of  pictures  released  in 
pre-war  Denmark  totaled  about  330  pictures 
a  season  with  American  pictures  accounting 
for  a  little  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  total. 
For  instance,  in  the  last  normal  year,  1938-39, 
America  supplied  219  pictures  out  of  a  total  of 
323.  French,  German  and  British  interests,  in 
that  order,  supplied  the  majority  of  the  remain- 
ing films. 

When  American  pictures  were  dropped,  the 
total  number  of  releases  dropped  rapidly, 
despite  the  additional  number  of  German  pic- 
tures brought  into  the  country  and  despite  the 
increase  in  domestic  output. 

Only  One  American  Film 
Among  130  in  1941-42 

In  1939-40  there  was  a  total  of  252  releases, 
with  America  supplying  155;  in  1940-41,  186 
pictures,  only  37  of  which  were  American- 
made.  During  1941-42  there  was  one  Amer- 
ican firm  among  the  130  released.  For  the 
three  seasons  following  there  were  no  Ameri- 
can releases  and  the  total  number  of  releases 
dropped  to  117  in  1942-43,  to  100  in  1943-44 
and  to  78  in  1944-45. 

Despite  the  fact  that  the  invaders  pressed 
their  efforts  to  the  utmost,  partly  by  unloading 
'^'■odu'-t   refused   here   in   pre-war   days,  the 

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DANISH  CORRESPONDENT 
RESUMES  OPERATION 

In  1940,  and  for  some  years  before 
that,  Kris  Winther  was  Motion  Picture 
Herald's  correspondent  in  Copenhagen, 
Denmark,  operating  from  Rosengaar- 
den  14,  in  that  city.  In  the  spring  of 
that  year  the  Nazis  came  and,  like  the 
rest  of  Europe,  Denmark  was  shut  off 
from  the  world.  This  week  Mr.  Winther 
resumes  operation  of  the  Quigley  Pub- 
lications Bureau  in  Copenhagen.  His 
only  comment  on  the  war  years  was: 
"Please  note  the  change  of  address." 

He  is  the  second  Herald  correspon- 
dent to  report  from  Continental  Europe. 
Philip  de  Schaap,  correspondent  in  Hol- 
land, reported  on  conditions  in  that 
country  in  the  July  21  issue  of  the 
Herald. 


Nazis  never  reached  a  higher  total  than  70  re- 
leases in  any  one  season — and  this  despite  the 
fact  that  the  total  releases,  by  1943,  were  less 
than  30  per  cent  of  the  normal  demand. 

Since  we  have  been  deprived  of  our  normal 
quota  of  pictures  for  a  period  of  about  six 
years,  it  is  evident  that  Denmark  is  now  a 
wide-open  market.  If  the  country  follows  the 
pattern  which  seems  to  be  establishing  itself 
in  Europe  at  this  time,  it  may  be  found  that 
British  and  Russian  interests  will  be  bidding 
more  heavily  for  playing  time  than  they  ever 
did  before  the  war. 

Three  Companies  Dominate 
All  Danish  Production 

Practically  the  entire  Danish  motion  pic- 
ture production  is  in  the  hands  of  the  three 
old  companies,  Asa,  Nordisk  Film  and  Palla- 
dium, but  a  newcomer.  Saga  Studios,  may  be 
here  to  stay.  It  has  produced  three  films  dur- 
ing the  past  two  seasons. 

With  competition  at  so  low  an  ebb  it  was 
to  be  expected  that  the  Danish  product  would 
meet  with  better  success  than  at  a  time  when 
pictures  were  plentiful.  True,  the  average 
playing  time  rose  to  some  degree,  but  the 
patrons  still  demanded  quality. 

Three  releases  were  unable  to  draw  an  audi- 
ence for  a  full  week,  four  others  failed  to  reach 
the  two-week  mark.  On  the  other  hand  there 
were  also  enormous  successes:  13  releases 
passing  well  beyond  the  100th  day. 

Throughout  the  entire  period  of  occupation, 
with  the  exception  of  the  1943-44  season  when 
nine  dramas  were  released  as  against  six 
comedies,  most  stress  has  been  laid  on  the 
lighter  vein  in  production.  Of  the  total  Danish 
output  in  the  six  seasons  from  1938  to  1945, 
48  were  comedies,  31  were  dramas,  11  were 
action  pictures,  and  the  remaining  four  were 
documentaries. 

No  new  names  have  won  any  lasting  fame 
as  stars  of  any  of  the  pictures  made  during 
this  period  with  the  exception  of  the  singer. 
Axel  Schiotz,  whose  picture  played  for  212  con- 
secutive days. 

Among  directors  the  case  is  rather  differ- 
ent. About  six  of  the  22  directors  who 
worked  on  the  pictures  achieved  success. 

Beyond  having  given  a  number  of  directors 


a  chance  to  show  their  ability,  it  can,  however, 
hardly  be  claimed  that  the  Danish  industry, 
has  made  efficient  use  of  these  six  years  in 
which  all  keen  competition  from  outside  the 
country's  borders  had  been  excluded.  Hence: 
it  is  only  to  be  expected  that  when  the  Ameri- 
can product  once  more  comes  upon  the  mar- 
ket, the  Danish  production  companies  will  slip 
back  into  their  old  places  again. 


Report  JJ.  S.  Film\ 
Program  Strikes 
Snags  in  Europe 

America's  film  program  for  Europe  has  run  intc 
serious  difficulty  in  at  least  two  instances,  it  wa; 
reported  last  week.  Dispatches  printed  in  various 
New  York  newspapers  reveal  that  American  film; 
have  been  withdrawn  in  Prague  and  replacec 
with  Russian  pictures  and  that  widespread  dis- 
turbances have  marked  the  reopening  of  thre( 
Munich  theatres  in  the  American  zone  of  occu' 
pation. 

Although  several  showings  of  American  pic 
tures  attracted  huge  crowds  in  Prague,  those  pic- 
tures were  withdrawn.  According  to  a  dispatcl 
from  Prague  in  the  Herald  Tribune  authoritativi 
sources  have  said  that  American  films  cannot  b( 
indiscriminately  shown  in  Czechoslovakia  because 
of  that  nation's  relations  with  Russia.  The  week); 
newspaper,  Prace,  reportedly  asserted  that  som 
Hollywood  product  was  anti-Russian.  It  was  saic 
that  Czechoslovakians  were  anxious  to  see  soni< 
light  entertainment  films,  but  any  pictures  touch-' 
ing  upon  sociological  or  political  questions  ha3  t< 
be  carefully  studied  before  release. 

The  disturbances  in  Munch  have  centered  aboui 
the  showing  of  a  reel  depicting  in  detail  the  ex- 
ecution of  four  German  spies.  The  picture  hai 
been  greeted  by  stampedes,  boos  and  storms  of  pro- 
tests, according  to  a  dispatch  from  Munich  tc 
the  New  York  Times  by  Kathleen  McLaughlin. 

_  While  the  screening  was  called  "an  obvious  dis 
ciplinary  measure",  it  did  not  succeed  in  impress- 
ing the  Germans,  perhaps  because  the  film  failed 
to  show  any  scenes  of  the  crimes  committed  by  the 
spies. 

Although  the  spy  sequence  was  the  only  part  oi 
the  film  program  that  caused  much  obvious  reac- 
tion, it  was  reported  that  German  audience 
"yawned"  through  a  picture  showing  the  building 
of  the  Big  Inch  pipeline  and  the  Office  of  the  War 
Information  short  on  Toscanini. 

Members  of  the  occupational  forces  responsible 
for  the  operation  of  the  picture  program  have  re*' 
portedly  admitted  the  weaknesses  in  the  program' 
selection. 

Becaues  of  the  supply  situation,  no  full  length 
entertainment  films  are  expected  to  arrive  in 
Munich  for  at  least  another  month.  However, 
the  authorities  expect  to  exhibit  at  that  time  such 
pictures  as  "Young  Tom  Edison",  "Gold  Rush" 
and  "It  Started  With  Eve". 

The  theatre  performances  are  under  the  juris- 
diction of  Brig.  Gen.  Robert  A.  McClure,  who 
heads  the  Information  Control  Division  of  the 
United  States  Forces  in  the  European  Theatre. 


Trenton  Bans  Children  from 
Theatres  In  Paralysis  Move 

Because  of  the  spread  of  infantile  paralysis  in 
the  Trenton,  N.  J.,  area,  the  City  Commission  has 
passed  a  resolution  which  bars  children  under  16 
years  of  age  from  theatres  and  other  public  places 
in  Trenton.  The  action  was  taken  at  the  sug- 
gestion of  Dr.  William  E.  Mountford,  city  health 


ofifi 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


(FIRST  OF  A  SERIES  OF  EXHIBITOR  OPINIONS) 


"It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to 
witness  the  screening  of  the 
picture  selected  to  highlight 
Paramount ' s  Third  of  a  Century  ■ 
Drive--  '  INCENDIARY  BLONDE.  » 

"We  feel  that,  unquestionably, 
it  will  top  anything  that 
Paramount  has  had  of  its  type  in 
the  past  third  of  a  century. 

^^"In  our  opinion  the  work  of  Betty 
Hut ton  as  Texas  Guinan  is  the 
finest  thing  that  she  has  ever 
accomplished,  and  appeals  to  us 
as  one  of  the  finest  contribu- 
tions to  musical  comedy  motion 
pictures  that  it  has  been  our 
good  fortune  to  witness." 


BOB  0 ' DONHELL 

Interstate  Circuit 


INfiN 


IN  TECHNICOLOR 


REICH  DECREE  AIDS 
U.  S.  FILM  POSITION 


Potsdam  Decisions  Take 
Germany  Out  of  World 
Market  as  Competitor 

by  FRANCIS  L.  BURT 

///  Washington 

United  States  film  producers  and  motion 
picture  equipment  manufacturers  this  week 
foresee  themselves  in  a  more  favorable  posi- 
tion in  world  markets  under  the  program  for 
the  post-war  administration  of  Germany  as 
outlined  in  last  week's  report  on  the  "Big 
Three"  meeting  at  Postdam. 

Entirely  eliminated  will  be  the  political- 
economc  tieups  between  Geman  producers  and 
interests  in  other  countries,  particularly  in 
Latin  America,  which  made  post-war  export 
business  difficult  for  equipment  manufacturers 
and,  to  a  lesser  but  still  substantial  extent, 
motion  picture  distributors. 

Also  eliminated  will  be  the  cartel  and  other 
arrangements  by  which  the  Germans,  prior  to 
the  war,  succeeded  in  suppressing  production 
and  distribution  in  this  country  of  many  com- 
modities and  products,  some  of  which  might 
have  been  useful  to  the  film  industry. 

Germany  Out  of  Film  Market 

Study  of  the  "Big  Three"  report  indicates 
that  Germany  will  be  out  of  the  world  film 
market  and  will  be  able  to  play  but  a  small 
part,  if  any,  in  international  trade  in  equip- 
ment. 

This  is  seen  provided  for  in  the  nine  eco- 
nomic principles  laid  down  in  the  final  session 
of  the  Potsdam  meeting  by  President  Truman, 
Marshal  Stalin  and  Prime  Minister  Attlee, 
which  will  relegate  Germany  to  the  status  of 
a  country  of  agriculture  and  small  business  and 
strip  her  of  her  ability  to  produce  for  war  and 
of  her  great  monopolies  which  exerted  a  world- 
wide influence. 

Three  of  the  nine  principles  are  directly 
aimed  at  this  objective,  providing  for  control 
of  German  exports  and  imports,  surveillance 
over  scientific  bodies,  research  and  experi- 
mental institutions,  laboratories  and  other 
facilities  connected  with  economy  activities, 
and  suppressing  cartels,  syndidates,  trusts  and 
other  monopolistic  arrangements. 

That  American  motion  picture  equipment 
manufacturers  had  been  substantially  affected 
by  German  operations  before  the  war  was  de- 
veloped in  a  report  on  the  potential  market  for 
equipment  in  Switzerland,  released  Wednesday 
by  Nathan  D.  Golden,  chief  of  the  motion  pic- 
ture unit  of- the  Bureau  of  Foreign  and  Domestic 
Commerce. 

Details  To  Be  Worked  Out 

In  that  report,  Mr.  Golden  emphasized  a  re- 
view of  the  situation  submitted  by  Robert  T. 
Cowan,  vice-consul  at  Zurich,  in  which  it  was 
pointed  out  that  an  agreement  was  concluded 
in  1930  between  leading  United  States  and 
German  manufacturers  of  sound  equipment,  in 
which  the  Swiss  market  was  allocated  to  the 
latter.  That  agreement  was  to  have  run  until 
December  31,  1945. 

The  Potsdam  agreement  established  the  prin- 
ciples for  the  post-war  control  of  Germany. 
The  detailed  program  for  making  those  prin- 
ciples efifective  is  yet  to  be  worked  out. 

Accordingly,   it  is  not  apparent  yet  what 


products  Germany  will  be  permitted  to  export 
or  in  what  quantities,  but  there  is  implicit 
in  the  report  and  assurance  that  German  ex- 
ports.for  some  years  at  least,  will  not  be  suffi- 
cient in  variety  or  volume  to  permit  her  to  ex- 
ercise any  influence  over  world  trade. 

It  is  considered  highly  unlikely  that  any  ex- 
portation whatever  will  be  permitted  of  Ger- 
man-produced pictures,  at  least  until  the  coun- 
try has  been  thoroughly  democratized  and  the 
last  vestiges  of  Nazism  have  been  wiped  out. 
Such  production  as  may  be  permitted  for  ex- 
hibition within  Germany  will  be  strictly  cen- 
sored. 

American  Films  for  Germany 

American  films  will  be  permitted  importation 
for  showing  in  the  zone  under  the  control  of 
the  United  States,  but  whether  they  will  be 
allowed  to  enter  the  Russian,  British  and 
French  zones  remains  to  be  seen.  It  is  to  be 
expected  that  each  country  will  favor  its  own 
pictures  in  the  zone  it  occupies ;  whether  any 
interchange  of  films  between  zones  will  be 
allowed  will  have  to  be  worked  out  by  nego- 
tiation. 

With  the  German  industry  strictly  con- 
trolled, it  appears  probable  that  German  pro- 
duction of  raw  stock  and  of  equipment  may  be 
limited  to  the  needs  of  the  domestic  market, 
under  the  principle  that  so  far  as  possible  Ger- 
many shall  be  self-sufficient. 

Whether  any  raw  stock  or  equipment  will  be 
permitted  to  be  produced  for  export  was  not 
made  clear  specifically  in  the  report,  although 
some  signposts  are  seen  in  the  provisions  re- 
specting reparations  and  the  breaking  up  of 
Germany  industry. 

In  those  provisions,  Russia  is  given  a  free 
hand  to  take  industrial  equipment  from  its  own 
zone  of  occupation  as  reparations,  and  there  is 
little  doubt  in  the  minds  of  observers  in  Wash- 
ington that  that  section  of  the  country  will  be 
well  stripped  of  industrial  equipment  beyond 
that  required  to  meet  the  needs  of  the  popula- 
tion. 

Furthermore,  Russia  is  to  be  permitted  to 
obtain  15  per  cent  of  certain  equipment  from 
the  metallurgical,  chemical  and  machine  man- 
ufacturing industries  of  the  western  zones  con- 
trolled by  the  United  States,  France  and 
England,  paying  for  it  with  commodities  of 
which  the  population  is  in  need. 

Russia  to  Get  Equipment 

Beyond  that,  the  report  called  for  the  re- 
moval or  destruction  of  all  industrial  capital 
equipment  in  the  western  zones  which  is  con- 
sidered unnecessary  for  the  German  peace 
economy.  Russia  is  to  be  permitted  to  acquire 
10  per  cent  of  this  equipment,  the  other  powers 
are  to  take  what  they  desire  and  anything 
that  is  left  is  to  be  destroyed. 

The  net  effect  of  these  policies  will  be  to 
eliminate  Germany  as  a  factor  in  export  trade, 
easing  the  situation  for  the  American  industry 
not  only  in  those  areas  of  Europe  which  be- 
fore the  war  were  in  her  sphere  of  influence 
but  also  in  Latin  America,  where  for  years 
German  business  had  followed  a  well-marked 
path  of  infiltration.  Beyond  this,  German  in- 
fluence on  American  manufacturers  and  mar- 
kets will  be  eliminated  by  inability  to  enter 
into  cartel  or  similar  arrangements. 

The  intensity  of  Germany  pre-war  competi- 
tion in  the  equipment  field  was  evidenced  in 


Mr.  Cowan's  report  to  Mr.  Golden,  in  a  state 
ment  that  60  to  70  per  cent  of  all  projector; 
in  use  in  Swiss  theatres  are  Ernemann  prod 
uct,  with  the  remainder  split  between  two  othei 
German  and  one  Dutch  firms.  Although  mos 
of  this  apparatus  is  from  10  to  15  years  old;  j1 
its  condition  in  general  is  fairly  good.  '  |l 

Mr.  Golden  saw  only  limited  possibilitie: 
for  post-war  sales  of  new  projectors  or  othei 
equipment,  explaining  that  they  would  depeno 
on  the  volume  of  business,  which  currently  iii'il) 
reported  as  "rather  unsatisfactory",  and  thai!  jiti 
any  business  which  may  be  developed  will  bt,  »' 
replacement,  since  existing  agreements  prohibiiii* 
the  establishment  of  additional  picture  houses 


Sees  Potentialities  Moderate 


"Market  potentialities",  he  said,  "will,  there- 
fore,  probably  continue  to  be  rather  moderate;  f 
unless  outstanding  improvements  are  forth- 
coming which  will  induce  exhibitors  to  makej^ 
a  general  replacement  of  equipment,  as  was  the 
case  in  the  period  1929-34  when  the  transitior 
from  silent  to  sound  film  necessitated  an  almost 
complete  change  of  all  projectors  and  other 
equipment  in  use. 

"Indications  are  not  lacking  that  such  a  sit- 
uation could  arise  again  in  the  course  of  fur- 
ther developments.  In  this  connection,  a  lead- 
ing motion  picture  agent  is  reported  to  have 
stated  that  the  16mm  film,  as  a  result  of  its 
further  perfection,  will  soon  replace  the  stand- 
ard-sized film  in  the  theatres.  The  informant 
is  convinced  that  although  domestic  associa- 
tions of  cinema  owners  will  probably  oppose 
a  change  they  will  not  be  able  to  ignore  it  foi 
long". 

Little  use  has  been  made  so  far  of  16mnj 
equipment  in  schools. 

If  Germany  hereafter  is  able  to  supply  the 
Swiss  market,  prices  would  be  of  decisive  im- 
portance in  making  equipment  sales,  Mr, 
Golden  warned. 


Liberties  Union  Asks  Release 
Of  Seized  German  Films 

The  American  Civil  Liberties  Union  came  to  the 
aid  of  American  film  fans  last  week  with  a  de- 
mand that  the  Alien  Property  Custodian  release 
for  exhibition  the  pictures  of  German  origin  seized 
during  the  war.  Coming  only  a  few  weeks  after 
he  'had  withdrawn  an  offer  to  license  those  pic- 
tures, under  appropriate  censorship,  in  recognition 
of  a  decidedly  unfavorable  public  reaction,  the 
official  is  seen  in  Washington  as  reluctant  to  set 
himself  up  again  as  a  target. 

Deputy  Custodian  Francis  J.  McNamara  said 
the  union's  request  would  be  "considered"  in  the 
light  of  the  "facts  and  circumstances"  in  the  case, 
but  there  was  no  indication  that  the  office  would 
abandon  its  desire  to  get  rid  of  the  German  pic- 
tures by  turning  them  over  to  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress, which  it  was  disclosed  to  be  planning  when 
Congressional  and  public  criticism  caused  with- 
drawal of  the  oflfer  made  in  June  to  license  the 
pictures  for  domestic  showing. 

The  Union  said  such  German  pictures  as  "Bar- 
carolle" and  "Life  and  Love  of  Tchaikowski"  con- 
tained no  propaganda  and  that  90  per  cent  of  the 
films  were  entertainment  and  musical  features. 
Not  all  of  the  criticism  of  the  original  plan  to  re- 
lease the  pictures  was  based  on  propaganda,  how- 
ever ;  a  very  considerable  part  of  it  voiced  resent- 
ment that  relatives  of  men  killed  in  battle  or  as 
prisoners  should  be  asked  to  see  the  product  of  a 
nation  of  sadistic  murderers  and  torturers. 


Li+tle  Equipment  Classed 
As  Surplus  in  Europe 

Very  little  of  the  motion  picture  equipment  now 
held  by  the  Army  in  Europe  is  likely  to  be  classi- 
fied as  surplus  in  that  theatre,  it  was  indicated 
recently.  Because  of  the  fact  that  cameras  are 
considered  the  personal  equipment  of  the  men 
who  use  them,  it  is  believed  that  most  of  that  type 
of  equipment  will  come  back  to  the  United  States 
and  be  declared  surplus  when  turned  in  upon  the 
discharge  of  the  men. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


Warners  Report 
$6,364,192  Profit 
For  Nine  Months 


Warner  Bros.  Pictures,  Inc.,  and  subsidiary 
ompanies  for  the  nine  months  ending  May  26, 
945,  showed  an  operating  profit  of  $6,564,102 
fter  provision  of  $12,470,000  for  federal  income 
ixes  and  after  a  $420,000  provision  for  con- 
ingencies,  the  company  announced  in  New  York 
Vednesday. 

The  net  operating  profit  for  the  nine  months 
nding  May  27,  1944,  amounted  to  $5,048,951  after 
rovision  of  $14,200,000  for  federal  income  taxes 
nd  after  a  provision  of  $850,000  for  unrealized 
)sses  on  fixed  assets  less  the  estimated  tax  bene- 
ts  resutling  therefrom. 

The  company's  statement  of  consolidated  profit 
lid  loss  follows : 

icome: 

Film  rental,  theatre  admissions,  sales,  mis- 
cellaneous   $101,882,101 

Rents  and  royalties    3,555,778 

$105,437,879 

est  of  sales  and  expenses: 

Amortization  of  film  costs   $20,948,872 

Other    costs    4,517,826 

Operating   and   general    56,991,792 

82,458,490 

Net  income  before  items  shown  below. .  $  22,979,389 
Deduct: 

Amortization  and  depreciation 
of  properties  (other  than  $409,- 
417  in  respect  of  studio  prop- 
erties charged  to  film  costs) .  .  $  3,063,378 

Interest   1,338,761 

Provision   for   contingencies   420,000 

Foreign  exchange  loss  and  ex- 
change   adjustments    (net)   14,028 

Minority  interests'  share  of 
profit    25,774 

4,861,941 

Profit  before  items  shown  below   $  18,117.448 

Add: 

Interest  and  discount  earned...  $  226,010 

Dividends   received   '.   432,035 

Insurance  recovery  in  excess  of 
book  value  of  assets  destroyed 

by   fire   145,363 

Adjustment  of  provision  made 
in  prior  year  for  miscellane- 
ous  investment    124,999 

Miscellaneous   income    32,801 

Net  discount  on  bonds  redeemed  2,560 

963,768 

Profit  before  provision  for  net  losses  on 
fixed  assets  and  before  federal  in- 
come taxes    $  19,081,216 

Deduct — Losses  (net)  on  sales  of  fixed  as- 
sets   47,114 

Profit  before  providing  for  federal  in- 
come   taxes    $  19,034,102 

rovision  for  estimated  federal  income  taxes: — 

Excess  profits  tax    $  9,800,000 

Deduct: 
Credit    for    debt  re- 
tirement   $486,000 

Postwar  refund    495,0CO  980,000 

$  8,820,000 

Normal  and   surtax    3,650,000 

12,470,000 

Net  profit  for  the  nine  months  ending 
May  26,  1945  carried  to  earned  surplus   $  6,564,102 
arned  surplus,  August  31,   1944   28,871,802 

Earned  surplus,  May  26,  1945,  carried  to  bal- 
ance sheet  (Notes  E,  F  and  G)   $  35.435,904 

The  profit  for  the  nine  months  ending  May 
6,  1945,  is  equivalent  to  $1.77  per  share  on  the 
3,701,090  shares  of  common  stock  outstanding, 
s  compared  with  $1.36  per  share  for  the  cor- 
esponding  period  last  year. 

Subsequent  to  May  26,  1945,  the  company  sold 
:s  investment  in  the  stock  of  Decca  Records,  Inc., 
t  a.  net  profit  of  approximately  $1,350,000  after 
rovision  for  federal  income  taxes,  which  profit 
;  not  included  in  the  statement  of  profit  and  loss 
)r  the  nine  months  ending  May  26,  1945. 

The  gross  income  after  eliminating  intercompany 
■ansactions  for  the  nine  months  ending  May  26, 
345,  amounted  to  $105,437,879  as  compared  with 
105,939,366  for  the  corresponding  period  one  year 
go. 


LATE  REVIEW 

The  Strange  Affair  of 
Uncle  Harry 

Universal — Murder  Melodrama 

Excellent  performances  by  George  Sanders, 
Geraldine  Fitzgerald,  Ella  Raines  and  talented  cast 
associates  under  the  skilled  direction  of  Robert 
Siodmak,  will  remain  in  the  customers'  memory 
as  ample  dividends  on  their  entertainment  invest- 
ment after  they've  recovered  from  the  effect  of 
an  ending  which  differed  from  that  of  the  play 
on  which  this  picture  is  based  and  comes  as  a 
surprise  or  letdown  according  to  individual  reac- 
tion. 

Strictly  on  the  plus  side  also,  apart  from  this 
deviation  evidently  dictated  by  necessary  choice 
between  a  tragic  culmination  and  a  trick  device 
that  paid  off  in  "Woman  in  the  Window,"  are 
the  otherwise  airtight  script  by  Stephen  Longstreet 
and  Joan  Harrison's  polished  production.  On 
points,  the  film  is  top  level  merchandise. 

The  scene  of  Keith  Winter's  adaptation  of 
Thomas  Job's  play,  which  had  long  runs  on  Broad- 
way and  in  London,  is  a  small  town  in  New 
Hampshire  where  two  sisters  and  a  brother,  liv- 
ing together  in  neurotic  preoccupation  with  the 
reduced  state  of  their  once  ample  means,  find  their 
little  world  upset  when  the  brother  decides  to 
marry.  The  more  possessive  of  the  sisters  suc- 
ceeds by  emotional  appeals  based  on  deception,  in 
thwarting  the  marriage  plans,  and  when  the  brother 
learns  what  she  has  done — he  attempts  to  poison 
her  but  kills  the  other  sister  by  mistake,  but  under 
circumstances  which  lead  to  conviction  of  the  evil 
sister  as  her  murderess. 

The  brother's  attempt  to  confess  his  guilt  is  not 
credited  by  the  authorities,  and  he  finds  himself 
to  have  corhmitted  a  perfect  crime,  but  matters 
can't  be  left  like  that  in  motion  pictures,  for  ob- 
vious reasons,  so  the  studio  extricates  the  killer 
and  the  picture  by  use  of  a  dream  ending  which 
customers  are  asked  not  to  divulge. 

Miss  Fitzgerald's  portrayal  of  the  neurotic  sister 
is  effective  in  the  extreme,  and  Moyna  MacGill's 
performance  as  the  normal  sister  comes  under 
the  heading  of  distinguished  acting.  Miss  Raines 
is  capital  in  a  contrasting  role,  and  Harry  Von 
Zell,  in  a  character  assignment,  opens  a  screen 
career  for  himself. 

The  picture  is  a  Charles  K.  Feldman  production, 
and  Milton  Feld  is  designated  as  the  executive 
producer. 

Previewed  at  Warners'  Beverly  theatre,  Beverly 
Hills,  where  an  audience  drawn  by  "Dillinger," 
the  picture  in  run,  manifested  intense  interest 
throughout  hut  displayed  mixed  reaction  to  the 
surprise  ending.   Reviewer's  Rating :  Good. 

— William  R.  Weaver 

Release  date.  August  17,  1945.  Running  time,  80  min. 
PCA  No.  11021.  Genera!  audience  classification. 

Harry  Quincy...  George  Sanders 

Lettie  Quincy  Geraldine  Fitzgerald 

Deborah  Broon  Ella  Raines 

Nona  Sarah  Allgoo-d 

Moyna  Maggill,  Sam  S.  Hines,  Harry  von  Zell,  Ethel 
Griflfies,  Judy  Clark,  Craig  Reynolds,  Will  Wright,  Arthur 
Loft,  Irene  Tedrew,  Coulter  Irwin,  Dawn  Bender,  Ruth 
Cherrington,  Rodney  Bell 


Orson  Welles  to  Direct  and 
Star  for  International 

Orson  Welles  will  direct  and  star  in  the  next  In- 
ternational Picture,  Williatn  Goetz,  president,  an- 
nounced this  week.  S.  P.  Eagle  has  been  signed 
to  produce.  The  film  is  based  on  an  untitled  mys- 
tery melodrama  by  Victor  Trives  and  has  post- 
war New  England  for  its  background.  Major 
Anthony  Veiller  is  writing  the  screen  treatment. 
Production  is  scheduled  for  September  with  a  mid- 
winter release  through  RKO.  Mr.  Welles  has  just 
completed  an  acting  assignment  in  "Tomorrow  Is 
'Forever",  in  which  he  stars  with  Claudette  Col- 
bert and  George  Brent. 


Montague  to  Head 
Conversion  of 
Munich  Studio 


William  P.  Montague,  former  news  editor  for 
Paramount  News,  has  been  assigned  the  task  of 
supervising  the  conversion  of  a  Nazi  studio  into  a 

production  center  for 
American  newsreels  and 
documentaries. 

As  head  of  the  Office 
of  War  Information's 
Newsreel  Division,  -Mr. 
Montague  will  reorgan- 
ize the  Bavarian  Film- 
kunst,  located  in  Gruen- 
wald,  a  suburb  of 
Munich.  This  studio  is 
the  only  major  German 
studio  which  escaped 
Allied  bombing. 

In  a  dispatch  from 
Munich  to  the  New 
York  Times,  Kathleen 
McLaughlin  reported 
that  for  the  present,  at 
least,  there  would  be  no 
production  of  entertainment  pictures,  although  both 
outdoor  and  indoor  sets  remain  available  for  full- 
scale  narrative  features. 

Wolfgang  Wolf,  current  representative  in  the 
Munich  district  of  the  Information  Service's  Con- 
trol Command  of  the  United  States  Forces,  is 
in  charge  of  the  studio. 

Miss  McLaughlin  quotes  Mr.  Wolf  as  saying 
that  it  is  possible  that  arrangements  may  be  com- 
pleted for  the  rental  of  parts  of  the  studio  for  the 
producion  of  fictional  films  by  other  than  occupa- 
tion authorities.  However,  the  immediate  job  is 
the  cutting,  printing  and  distributing  of  newsreels 
intended  for  German  audiences  in  the  American 
territory. 

The  Bavarian  Filmkunst  property  would  not  be 
considered  large  by  Hollywood  standards,  accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Wolf,  who  was  trained  in  Hollywood. 
It  is  not  as  large  as  other  German  studios,  but  is 
the  only  undamaged  studio  of  any  consequence.  Mr. 
Wolf  also  said  that  its  machinery  was  inferior  to 
Hollywood's. 

The  production  center's  employees  were  care- 
fully screened  before  they  were  placed  on  Ameri- 
can payrolls,  but,  according  to  Mr.  Wolf,  prac- 
tically every  valuable  employee  was  classified  as 
"politically  clean",  apparently  being  much  more 
interested  in  his  work  than  in  politics. 


William  Montague 


Hellinger  Signs  Deal  for 
Release  by  Universal 

Mark  Hellinger,  the  writer  and  producer,  has 
signed  for  exclusive  release  by  Universal  under 
a  long  term  deal.  Mr.  Hellinger  started  in  pro- 
duction in  1937.  He  has  been  with  Warner 
Brothers  for  the  past  eight  years,  his  last  produc- 
tion at  that  studio  being  the  yet  unreleased,  "The 
Two  Mrs.  Carrolls".  His  first  production  for 
Universal  has  not  been  announced,  but  will  be 
from  among  several  story  properties  he  is  bringing 
to  the  studio. 

Mr.  Hellinger  will  continue  to  write  his  weekly 
short  story  feature,  syndicated  by  King  Features, 
and  also  will  continue  his  radio  work.  His  last  two 
radio  appearances  were  as  producer  of  the  Lux 
Theatre  show. 


Arthur  Howard  Resigns 

Arthur  K.  Howard  has  resigned  as  business 
manager  of  Independent  Exhibitors,  Inc.,  Boston, 
to  devote  all  his  time  to  Affiliated  Theatres  Corpo- 
ration, of  which  he  is  the  active  head.  He  will 
remain  as  a  director  of  Independent  Exhibitors. 
He  is  succeeded  by  Raymond  J.  Feeley  of  Frank- 
lin, Mass. 


Skirball-Manning  Company 
Signs  With  Universal 

Jack  H.  Skirball  and  Bruce  Manning,  as  the 
Skirball-Manning  Productions  Company,  have 
signed  a  contract  with  Universal  Pictures  under 
vvhich  Universal  will  release  their  future  produc- 
tions. The  unit's  first  picture,  scheduled  to  go  into 
production  early  in  September,  is  "Genius  in  the 
Family,"  starring  Myrna  Loy  and  Don  Ameche. 
The  second  production  will  be  a  Technicolor  musi- 
cal, "Sunny  River,"  based  on  the  New  York  stage 
play  by  Oscar  Hammerstein  II  and  Sigmund  Rom- 
berg. Claudette  Colbert  will  be  starred  in  a  third. 


10TI0N  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


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in  HAL  WALUS'  Production 

XOVE 

LETTERS''  . 


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Thomas  Cites  High 
Budget  for  PRC 
At  Sales  Meeting 

PRC  district  managers,  franchise  holders, 
branch  managers  and  others,  numbering  50,  were 
told  by  Harry  H.  Thomas,  general  sales  manager, 
at  the  company's  sixth  annual  convention  held  at 
the  Blackstone  Hotel,  Chicago,  August  3  to  5, 
that  budgets  for  most  of  the  50  pictures  on  the 
1945-46  schedule  would  be  the  highest  in  the  com- 
pany's history.  Product  details  were  announced  by 
Leon  Fromkess,  president,  in  New  York  last 
month.  In  addition  to  titles  already  mentioned, 
Mr.  Thomas  also  listed  two  Ellery  Queen  mys- 
teries, four  outdoor  pictures  in  color,  among  them 
"Song  of  Old  Wyoming"  and  "Romance  of  the 
West" ;  three  Michael  Shayne  detective  mysteries, 
two  juvenile  delinquency  features  with  the  Little 
Roughnecks  and  the  Bowery  Kids,  eight  Buster 
Crabbe-Al  St.  John  Westerns  and  four  All-Star 
Westerns. 

Other  titles  mentioned  include  "Enchanted  For- 
est," "Grand  Central,"  "Quebec,"  "Ladies  of  the 
Chorus,"  "Devil  Bat's  Daughter,"  "Sorority  Girls," 
"Flaming  Jungle,"  "Mtjsic  Hall  Varieties  of  1946," 
"I'm  From  Missouri,"  "Queen  of  Diamonds,"  "The 
Wife  of  Monte  Cristo,"  "Apology  for  Murder," 
"The  Flying  Serpent,"  "Detour,"  "Bombshell  from 
Brazil,"  "Strangler  of  the  Swamp,"  "I  Ring  Door- 
bells," "Valley  of  Lonely  Women,"  "The  Mum- 
my's Daughter,"  "The  Lost  Continent,"  "The  Van- 
ishing Gangster,"  "Heritage,"  "Once  and  For  All," 
"How  Do  You  Do"  and  "Club  Havana." 

No  PRC  reissues  would  be  sold  on  a  national 
basis,  Mr.  Thomas  said,  although  individual  ex- 
changes were  at  liberty  to  reissue  any  picture  they 
saw  fit. 

Mr.  Thomas  announced  the  promotion  of  Harry 
Stern,  PRC  exchange  manager  in  Los  Angeles, 
to  the  post  of  West  Coast  district  manager,  with 
Sidney  Lehman,  salesman,  succeeding  Mr.  Stern 
as  manager.  Mike  Lee,  former  branch  manager 
for  Monogram  in  Kansas  City,  was  appointed 
manager  of  the  newly-opened  branch  in  Des  Moines, 
with  supervision  over  Omaha  as  well.  Other  PRC 
offices  will  be  opened  in  Albany  and  New  Haven. 

The  ■  convention  also  was  addressed  by  Lloyd 
Lind,  assistant  general  sales  manager ;  George 
Gill,  Washington  franchise  holder ;  Arnold  Stolt^, 
eastern  publicity  director,  and  Len  Brown, 
Racine,  Wis.,  exhibitor  who  has  played  every  PRC 
picture  produced. 

Mr.  Fromkess  was  unable  to  attend  due  to  the 
studio  strike.  Mr.  Thomas  left  Chicago  for  Holly- 
wood Tuesday  on  his  first  visit  to  the  PRC  studios. 
On  his  way  back  he  will  visit  western  and  mid- 
west exchanges. 


Universal  to  Hold  Five 
Regional  Sales  Sessions 

Universal  will  hold  a  series  of  regional  sales 
meetings  this  month  in  Los  Angeles,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Chicago,  Cincinnati  and  New  York,  W.  A. 
Scully,  vice-president  and  general  sales  manager, 
announced  in  New  York  Tuesday. 

Division  sales  managers,  district  and  branch 
managers,  salesmen  and  field  men  of  the  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  department  will  attend  the  ses- 
sions. 

Mr.  Scully  will  preside  over  all  the  meetings. 
The  schedule  is  as  follows :  Los  Angeles,  August 
10-11;  Salt  Lake  City,  August  14-15;  Chicago, 
August  22-23 ;  Cincinnati,  August  25-26 ;  New 
York,  August  28-29. 


Wood  Plans  New  Series 

Expansion  of  New  World  Productions,  headed 
by  Sam  Wood,  is  forecast  in  negotiations  for  rights 
to  the  "Johnny  Fletcher"  detective  stories  by  Frank 
Gruber.  If  current  negotiations  are  closed,  Mr. 
Wood  will  make  six  annually,  but  will  not  produce 
or  direct  them  personally.  The  plan  would  not  in- 
terfere with  production  of  "Tatiana"  and  "The 
Land  Is  Bright"  which  he  will  direct  himself. 

32 


IN  NEWSREEIS 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  S7— Marshal  Petain 
on  trial.  .  .  .  World  events.  .  .  .  U.  S.  Army's  new 
jet  plane— the  P-80 — world's  fastest.  .  .  .  Byron  Nelson 
wins  again,  .      .  The  death  of  Berlin. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  98— U.  S.  fleet  blasts 
mainland  of  Japan.  .  .  .  Okinawa  air  fields  speeded  for 
final  assault  on  Japan.  .  .  .  Aviation.  .  .  .  Temporary 
homes  sought  for  war  needy  children.  .  .  .  Capt.  Eddie 
Rickenbacker  is  honored.  .  .  .  Wounded  G.I.'s  learn  to 
snap  their  own  pin-up  pictures. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  295— Marshal  Petain's 
treason  trial.  .  .  .  Britain's  new  leader  joins  Big  Three 
parley.  .  .  .  Captured  films  reveal  dying  days  of  Berlin. 
.  .  .  Gandhi  at  All-India  conference.  .  .  .  U.  S.  jet  plane 
makes  debut  at  anniversary  of  airport.  .  .  .  Little  sister 
beauty  contest. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  296— Air  and  sea 
fleets  blast  Japan.  .  .  .  Phony  city  built  on  top  of 
plane  plant.  .  .  .  Largest  heliocopter  tested.  .  .  .  Candid 
camera  therapy  aids  wounded  soldiers.  .  .  .  Penthouse 
cars  for  railroads.  .  .  .  Rodeo  thriUs  and  spills. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  98— World's  fastest  airplane. 
.  .  .  Wheat  crisis.  .  .  Biggest  forest  fire.  .  .  .  D«sign 
far  Europe — Big  Three  meetings  end.  .  .  .  The  trial  of 
Petain. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  99— World's  largest  helio- 
copter. .  .  .  War  moves  whole  village.  .  .  .  Showdown 
in  the  Pacific. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  100— Last  days  of 
Nazi  Berlin.  .  .  .  Marshal  Henri  Petain  tried  for  treason. 
.  .  .  Attlee  joins  Big  Three  as  parley  nears  end.  .  .  . 
Army  Air  Forces  mark  38th  year.  .  .  ,  India  leaders  .at 
Simla  meeting 

RKOi  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  Nou  101— Third  fleet  shells 
Japan.  .  .  .  Men  pour  into  Pacific  for  drive  on  Japan. 
.  .  Tito  reviews  victory  parade  in  Belgrade.  .  .  . 
Lay  telephone  line  from  the  air.  .  .  .  Royal  family  visits 
North  Ireland. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  421— Attlee  joins  Big 

Three  for  finale.  .  .   .  Trial  of  Marshal  Petain.  .   .  . 

Relatives  greet  wounded  G.I.'s.   .   .   .   Ruined  Berlin. 

.   .   .   Air   Force  day.   .   .   .   P-80  shooting  star.   .   .  . 

Nelson  wins  again. 
UNIVERSAL    NEWS— Vol.    18,    No.    42i-Europe's  GIs 

arrive  in  Pacific.  .  .  .  Ten-passenger  helicopter.   .  .  . 

Camouflage  guards  huge  plane  plant.  .  .  .  Dream  city  of 

future.  .  .  .  High  speed  wire  laying.  .  .  .  Sea  and  air 

IK>wer  hits  Jap  Islands. 


Dismisses  Yamins ' 


RKO  Complaint 

Ruling  that  the  Consent  Decree  does  not  per- 
mit an  arbitrator  to  order  a  distributor  to  grant 
a  license  for  a  particular  picture  to  be  shown  in 
a  particular  theatre,  Arthur  P.  Hardy,  arbitrator 
at  the  Boston  motion  picture  tribunal  of  American 
Arbitration  Association,  last  week  dismissed  the 
complaint  by  Nathan  Yamins  against  RKO. 

Mr.  Yamins  had  filed  a  complaint  against  the 
distributor,  charging  that  he  wanted  to  play  the 
company's  "It's  a  Pleasure"  at  his  Empire  theatre. 
Fall  River,  Mass.,  but  that  RKO  had  insisted  the 
film  play  the  Durfee,  a  large  theatre  of  the 
Yamins  circuit. 

Following  the  arbitrator's  dismissal,  Mr.  Yami-ns 
said  he  would  appeal  the  case. 

Mr.  Hardy  ruled  that  "the  most  which  could 
be  done  would  be  to  make  a  finding  that  RKO 
had  refused  to  licensfe  its  picture  for  exhibit  in 
the  complainant's  theatre  and  to  make  an  award 
ordering  it  to  license  its  pictures  for  exhibition 
in  the  complainant's  theatre. 

"Such  an  order,  however,  should  not  be  made", 
he  said,  "because  in  all  but  one  instance,  RKO 
licensed  its  product  for  exhibit  at  the  Empire  and 
was  continuing  to  do  so. 

"If  Mr.  Yamins'  contention  that  he  has  the  right 
to  designate  in  which  of  the  first  run  theatres  a 
picture  shall  be  exhibited  be  sound,  the  result 
would  be  that  by  reason  of  his  control  of  all  the 
first  run  theatres  in  Fall  River,  he  would  be  in 
a  position  to  dictate  to  any  distributor  the  theatre 
controlled  by  him  in  which  any  particular  picture 
must  be  exhibited",  the  arbitrator  said. 

Costs  were  divided  between  the  two  parties. 

Yovin  Cited  for  Newsreel 
Job  for  War  Department 

Jose  A.  Yovin,  former  production  director  of 
Vision  Educational  Productions,  New  York,  has 
been  presented  the  award  for  Meritorious  Civilian 
Service  by  the  War  Department.  He  is  currently 
in  Washington  serving  as  Assistant  Chief  of  the 
Overseas  Film  Section,  Pictorial  Branch,  War  De- 
partment Bureau  of  Public  Relations.  His  c't"^- 
tion  has  reference  to  the  review,  cutting,  captioning 
and  release  of  newsreel  footage. 


I 

Raftery  Tells  UA  U 
Staff  New  Produci\f 
Company's  Best  \l 

"United  Artists  never  before  had  the  production, 
strength  that  it  has  as  it  enters  the  1945-46  sea;)  5' 
son,"  said  Edward  C.  Raftery,  United  Artist  pres'i  j* 
ident,  in  addressing  the  final  session  of  the  con>'jJ|(' 
pany's  three-day  western  sales  meeting  last  FridajM' 
in  Los  Angeles.  "(  a 

At  that  meeting  it  was  revealed  that  Unitecj  (|(( 
Artists  would  add  new  short  subjects  to  its  1945  i 
46  release  schedule.    George  L.  Bagnall,  Unitec' 
Artists  vice-president,  disclosed  that  a  deal  ha';  if 
been  concluded  calling  for  12  "Dafify  Ditty"  short!'  ' 
a  year  for  five  years.  ■  3 

Mr.  Raftery  told  the  representatives,  "our  thre(;  ; 
owner-members  and  all  our  affiliated  producers  arr  _ 
active  and  the  product  they  are  delivefing  is  righ'^  ' 
out  of  the  top  drawer.  Our  American  product  has 
already  been  announced.  In  addition,  we  have  sever  I 
English  pictures.  These  are  headed  by  'Caesar  am  I 
Cleopatra,'  'Blithe  Spirit'  and  'Henry  V."  * 

Carl  Leserman,  general  sales  manager,  outlinec 
the  company's  policy  on  forthcoming  product  am  I 
discussed   the   $100,000   Grad   Sears   Drive  nov  | 
under  way.  f 

Five  exchanges  were  represented  at  the  meet'i' 
ing,  which  was  conducted  by  J.  J.  Unger,  westen 
sales  manager.    Attending  were:  Clarence  Olsorij  | 
manager,   and   salesmen  Homer   Hisey,  Willian 
Riddle  and  Fred  Brown,  Denver;  Sid  Rose,  man 
ager,  and  salesmen  William  Warner,  John  Drum 
Henry  Shields  and  Lou  Fink,  Los  Angeles;  Car- 
roll  Trowbridge,   manager,   and   salesmen   011i<  ^ 
Wog,  Joe  Solomon  and  Wilfred  McKendrick,  Sail 
Lake   City;   John  J.   O'Loughlin,   manager,  anc' 
salesmen  Thad  Sheridan  and  Ernest  Gibson,  Sar  ' 
Francisco,  and  A.  J.  Sullivan,  manager,  and  sales- 
men Morris  Segel,  J.  Edward  Miller,  Paul  Hul 
and  Jack  O'Bryan,  Seattle. 

Parannount  Announces  Four  h 
In  First  1945-46  Block 

Charles  M.  Reagen,  vice-president  in  charge  oi 
sales,  announced  this  week  that  Paramount's  first 
block  of  pictures  for  the  1945-46  season  would  con- 
sist of  the  following  four  productions  :  "Duffy's  Tav- 
ern", a  musical  comedy  based  on  the  radio  show- 
with  Bing  Crosby,  Betty  Hutton,  Paulette  God- 
dard,  Alan  Ladd,  Dorothy  Lamour  and  Ed  Gard- 
ner. "The  Lost  Weekend",  with  Ray  Milland, 
based  on  Charles  Jackson's  novel,  was  produced 
by  the  producer-director  team  of  Charles  Brackett 
and  Billy  Wilder. 

"Love  Letters"  is  produced  by  Hal  B.  Wallis 
with  Joseph  Gotten  and  Jennifer  Jones  starred. 
"Follow  That  Woman"  is  a  murder  mystery  with 
comedy  and  romance  starring  William  Gargan  and 
Nancy  Kelly. 

Mr.  Reagan  has  requested  branch  managers  to 
set  up  trade  screenings  for  "Dufify's  Tavern"  and 
"The  Lost  Weekend",  Thursday,  August  16,  and 
for  "Love  Letters"  and  "Follow  That  Woman", 
Friday,  August  17. 

Columbia  Promotes  Weiner  j 
To  Division  Manager  ] 

Harry  Weiner  has  been  promoted  to  division  . 
manager  in  charge  of  eastern  Pennsylvania  and  | 
southern  New  Jersey,  accordin?^  to  an  announce-  | 
ment  by  Abe  Montague,  general  sales  manager  of  li 
Columbia  Pictures.     Mr.  Weiner  will  make  his-B 
headquarters   in   Philadelphia.     In   assuming  hisB" 
new  position,  Mr.  Weiner  becomes  one  of  the  com-|l 
pany's  group  of  division  managers,  now  number-  ' 
ing  nine.     Mr.  Weiner  has  been  with  Columbia 
since  1926,  when  he  became  manager  of  the  Phila- 
delphia branch,  a  position  he  held  until  his  appoint- 
ment to  the  new  post.  ,. 


Film  Classics  Starts  Drive  ' 

Film  Classics  has  begun  a  special  playdate  drive ; 
in  celebration  of  the  company's  first  anniversary, 
Albert  Dezel,  president  and  general  manager,  has 
announced.    Heading  the  drive  is  Robert  Snyder, , 
Cleveland  manager,  and  Calvin  Leeder,  in  charge- 
of  the  Cincinnati  office.  |j 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  I945.P 


THE  HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


JOMPLETED 

/lONOGRAM 

iuspense 

:EPUBLIC 

itrange  Impersonation 
(formerly  "You'll  Re- 
member Me")  (Wild- 
er) 

IKO  RADIO 

Jen  Are  Such  Liars 

STARTED 

COLUMBIA 

iail  to  the  Chief 


Two-Fisted  Stranger 
MGM 

Up  Goes  Maisie 
MONOGRAM 
Border  Bandits 
REPUBLIC 

Concerto 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Tars  and  Spars 
Voice  of  the  Whistler 
Woman  in  Red 
Snafu 


MGM 

The  Yearling 

What  Next,  Corporal 
Hargrove  ? 

Boys'  Ranch 

Bad  Bascomb 

Hoodlum  Saint 

Two  Sisters  from  Bos- 
ton 

Postman  Always  Rings 
Twice 

This  Strange  Adventure 
MONOGRAM 

Swing  Parade 
Rainbow  Valley 


PARAMOUNT 

Blue  Skies 

Bride  Wore  Boots 

Calcutta 

To  Each  His  Own 
PRC 

Wife  of  Monte  Cristo 
Ho  Do  You  Do? 
Danny  Boy 

REPUBLIC 

Dakota 

Don't  Fence  Me  in 
RKO  RADIO 

Chamber  of  Horrors 


Cornered 

Kid  from  Brooklyn 
(Goldwyn) 

Heartbeat  (Hakim- 
Wood) 

Tarzan  and  the  Leop- 
ard Men  (Lesser) 

20TH  CENTURY- FOX 

Smoky 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Diary  of  a  Chamber 

Maid  (Bogeaus) 
Abilene  (Levey) 


Whistle  Stop  (Nero) 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (Selz- 
nick) 

UNIVERSAL 

Bad  Men  of  the  Border 
(formerly  "Down  by 
the  Border") 
As  It  Was  Before 
Once  Upon  a  Dream 
Shady  Lady 
Scarlet  Street  (Diana) 
WARNERS 
Never  Say  Goodbye 
Man  I  Love 
Confidential  Agent 
Night  and  Day 


Borzage  Starts  First  for 
Republic;  49  Shooting 


Hollywood  Bureau 

Five  features  were  started  during  the  week, 
and  only  three  were  completed,  so  that  the  total 
number  of  pictures  in  work  continued  to  show 
an  increase.  At  the  weekend,  the  shooting  in- 
dex stood  at  49,  compared  with  47  the  previous 
week. 

Frank  Borzage  launched  his  initial  produc- 
tion for  Republic.  It  will  be  made  in  Techni- 
;olor,  and  is  budgeted  at  $1,500,000.  In  cast- 
ng  "Concerto,"  producer-director  Borzage  is 
putting  into  practice  his  theory  that  pictures 
nake  stars,  rather  than  the  reverse.  An  un- 
known, William  Carter,  has  been  engaged  for 
jne  of  the  top  roles,  and  the  leading  feminine 
role  will  go  to  another  unknown,  still  unse- 
ected.  Philip  Dorn,  Maria  Ouspenskaya  and 
Pelix  Bressart  round  out  the  cast. 

At  MGM,  work  started  on  another  in  the 
:ompany's  "Maisie"  series,  this  one  titled  "Up 
joes  Maisie."  Ann  Sothern,  George  Murphy 
ind  Hillary  Brooke  head  the  cast.  George 
Haight  is  the  producer.  Harry  Beaumont  the 
iirector. 

Columbia  trained  cameras  on  two:  "Hail  to 
he  Chief,"  and  "Two-fisted  Stranger."  The 
ormer  is  a  comedy  about  railroad  life,  and 
eatures  Marguerite  Chapman,  Willard  Parker, 
■anis  Carter  and  Chester  Morris.  Bert  Kelly 
s  the  producer ;  Ray  Enright,  the  director. 

"Two-fisted  Stranger"  is  a  Western  starring 
I^harles  Starrett  with  Smiley  Burnette  and 
Doris  Hauck.  Colbert  Clark  produces;  Ray 
*Tazarro  directs. 

"Border  Bandits,"  also  a  Western,  went  into 
TOrk  at  Monogram.  It  features  Johnny  Mack 
?rown,  Raymond  Hattan  and  Rosa  del  Rosario. 
^ambert  Hillyer  is  directing,  and  Charles  Bige- 
ow  is  supervisor. 

incidental  News  of 
^ictures-to-Come 

Lucille  Ball  and  John  Hodiak  will  be  teamed 
n  MGM's  romantic  comedy,  "Time  for  Two." 
rhe  picture  will  be  Ralph  Wheelwright's  initial 
iroduction,  and  Jules  Dassin  is  slated  to  di- 
ect  .  .  .  Phil  Ford  has  been  signed  to  direct 
'Night  Train  to  Memphis,"  Republic  film  in 
vhich  Roy  AcufY  will  be  starred  .  .  .  20th 
"entury-Fox  has  purchased  "Dusty,"  one  of 
ohn  V.  A.  Weaver's  "Rocky  Ford"  stories, 
.nd  plans  to  use  it  as  a  starring  vehicle  for 
ames  Dunn. 

Samuel  Goldwyn  has  engaged  Colonel 
/Villiam  Wyler  to  direct  "Glory  for  Me,"  Rob- 


ert Sherwood  has  been  signed  to  write  the 
screenplay  from  a  forthcoming  novel  by  Mc- 
Kinlay  Kantor  which,  in  turn,  is  based  on  an 
idea  by  Mr.  Goldwyn  .  .  .  Rouben  Mamoulian 
has  been  signed  by  MGM  to  a  directing  con- 
tract, and  assigned  "Belle  of  New  York"  as 
his  first  picture  under  the  pact. 

RKO  Radio  has  arranged  to  borrow  John 
Berry  from  Paramount  to  direct  "Lady  Luck," 
screen  adaptation  of  "D-Day  in  Las  Vegas," 
an  original  story  by  Herbert  Clyde  Lewis  and 
M.  F.  Kohn  .  .  .  Universal  Producer  Walter 
Wanger  has  signed  Susan  Hayward  to  a  per- 
sonal seven-year  contract.  Her  first  assign- 
ment under  the  new  pact  will  be  the  feminine 
lead  opposite  Dana  Andrews  and  Brian  Don- 
levy  in  "Canyon  Passage,"  which  is  to  be 
filmed  in  Technicolor,  with  Jacques  Tourneur 
directing. 

"Some  Must  Watch"  First  RKO 
Property  from  Selznick  Set 

The  first  of  the  properties  recently  acquired 
from  David  O.  Selznick  by  RKO  Radio  to  go 
before  cameras  will  be  "Some  Must  Watch," 
which  Dore  Schary  will  produce  .  .  .  "Manila 
John,"  an  original  story  by  Julian  Arthur, 
based  on  conditions  in  Manila  before  and  after 
the  Japanese  invasion,  has  been  purchased  by 
Republic.  Allen  Wilson,  the  company's  vice- 
president,  will  produce  it  personally. 

Jeffrey  Bernerd  has  signed  William  Beau- 
dine  to  direct  "Black  Market  Babies"  for 
Monogram  .  .  .  Fred  Astaire  has  been  signed 
by  Paramount  to  replace  Paul  Draper  in  the 
cast  of  "Blue  Skies."  He  will  be  co-starred 
with  Bing  Crosby  and  Joan  Caulfield  .  .  .  James 
S.  Burkett  has  acquired  the  screen  rights  to 
"Motherhood,"  an  original  story  by  Arthur 
Hoerl.  Burkett  will  produce  the  feature  as 
an  exploitation  special. 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  and  Walter  MacEwen  have 
bought  the  film  rights  to  "Enrico  Caruso,  His 
Life  and  Death,"  by  Dorothy  Caruso.  Joan 
Fontaine  will  be  starred  in  the  film  .  .  .  20th 
Century-Fox  plans  to  remake  "Berkeley 
Square,"  with  Gregory  Peck  and  Maureen 
O'Hara  in  the  starring  roles.  Joseph  Man- 
kiewicz  will  direct  .  .  .  George  Sidney  is  sched- 
uled to  direct  the  MGM  musical,  "Holiday  in 
Mexico." 

Larry  Young,  a  newcomer  recently  signed 
by  Paramount  to  a  term  contract,  will  have 
his  first  featured  role  in  the  Pine-Thomas  pro- 
duction, "Hot  Cargo"  .  .   .  Howard  Smith, 


Broadway  player  who  scored  in  Norman  Kras- 
na's  "Dear  Ruth,"  has  been  signed  to  a  term 
contract  by  Warners,  and  assigned  an  impor- 
tant role  in  "Dancing  With  Tears,"  which 
Alex  Gottlieb  will  produce. 

Joseph  Schildkraut  has  been  selected  for  the 
starring  role  in  the  next  film  which  Joseph 
Kane  will  produce  and  direct  for  Republic, 
"In  Old  Sacramento"  .  .  .  Tommy  Cook,  13- 
year-old  radio  player,  has  been  signed  for  one 
of  the  principal  roles  in  "Tarzan  and  the  Leop- 
ard Men,"  a  Sol  Lesser  production  which  RKO 
Radio  will  release  .  .  .  Roman  Bohnen  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The  Hoodlum  Saint," 
now  shooting  at  MGM. 

Rogers  to  Star  in  Film 
From  Max  Brand  Story 

Roy  Rogers  will  be  starred  in  "Senor  Coy- 
ote," a  magazine  story  by  Max  Brand,  recently 
purchased  by  Republic.  Edward  J.  White  will 
produce  .  .  .  Luther  Davis  has  been  commis- 
sioned by  Paramount  to  develop  an  original 
musical  comedy  idea  for  a  future  picture  .  .  . 
Jane  Harker,  recently  signed  to  an  acting  con- 
tract by  Warners,  has  been  asigned  a  support- 
ing role  in  "Never  Say  Good-Bye." 

Edward  H.  Grif¥ith  has  been  signed  by  Phil 
Ryan  Productions  to  direct  "Perilous  Holiday," 
which  Columbia  will  release  .  .  .  John  Raitt, 
singing  star  of  the  New  York  stage  hit,  "Car- 
ousel," will  be  starred  by  PRC  in  an  operetta, 
"Night  Was  Made  for  Music,"  by  Clarence 
Greene  and  Russell  Rouse  .  .  .  Joan  Lorring, 
who  scored  in  "The  Corn  Is  Green,"  has  been 
assigned  an  important  role  in  "The  Verdict," 
which  William  Jacobs  will  produce  for 
Warners  .  .  .  Malrgaret  O'Brien,  Elizabeth 
Taylor  and  Jane  Powell  will  be  teamed  in 
MGM's  dramatization  of  the  i-adio  program, 
"A  Date  With  Judy." 

Wilder  Purchases  Original 
For  Early  Production 

William  Wilder  has  purchased  "The  Glass 
Alibi,"  an  original  by  Mindret  Lord,  and  will 
produce  and  direct  it  for  major  company  re- 
lease .  .  .  Cornel  Wilde  will  have  one  of  the  top 
roles  in  the  forthcoming  20th  Century-Fox 
production,  "Centennial  Summer". 

Seven-year-old  Patrick  Griffin  has  been 
signed  by  Warners  for  an  important  role  in 
"The  Man  I  Love"  .  .  .  Thomas  Mitchell  has 
had  his  20th  Century-Fox  contract  extended  . . . 
Hugo  Haas  has  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
MGM's  "What  Next,  Corporal  Hargrove?" 
.  .  .  Andy  Lawler,  special  talent  representative 
for  20th  Century-Fox,  has  been  promoted  to 
producer.  His  first  assignment  is  "Lonely 
Journey"  .  .  .  Arthur  Hornblow,  Jr.  next  will 
produce  "Cass  Timberlane"  for  MGM.  Either 
Spencer  Tracy  or  Walter  Pidgeon  will  be 
starred  in  Sinclair  Lewis'  best  seller. 


/lOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II.  1945 


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— i 

Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


Green  Reported 
Seeking  to  End 
Studio  Strike 

The  Hollywood  strike  became  even  more  com- 
plex last  week.  However,  the  jurisdictional  heads 
of  the  unions  involved  may  soon  settle  the  matter. 
It  is  reported  this  week  that  William  Green, 
American  Federation  of  Labor  president,  currently 
in  Chicago  attending  an  executive  council  meeting, 
was  anxious  to  discuss  the  strike  with  Richard 
Walsh,  lATSE  president. 

There  will  be  much  to  discuss,  for  15  unions  are 
now  involved.  Conflicting  reports  from  the  studios 
and  the  Screen  Office  and  Professional  Employees 
Guild  make  it  difficult  to  determine  exactly  just 
how  the  strike  is  affecting  production.  The  pro- 
ducers, however,  claimed  this  week  that  pro- 
duction was  at  a  higher  level  than  before  the 
strike  was  called. 

Publicists  at  Paramount  and  Columbia,  a  tot.il 
of  45,  joined  the  strike  August  1,  although  the 
Screen  Publicists  Guild  membership  voted  107  to 
99  to  ignore  the  picket  lines  in  defiance  of  interna- 
tional president  L.  P.  Lindelof's  orders.  After 
several  days  of  jockeying  the  SPG  picture  finally 
shaped  up,  the  first  of  the  week,  with  Paramount 
and  Columbia  publicists  remaining  away  from  the 
studios,  all  SPG  members  employed  by  20th  Cen- 
tury-Fox at  work,  and  a  majority  of  SPG  mem- 
bers returning  to  the  other  studios.  The  studios 
claim  123  members  at  work  with  84  remaining  out. 

A  possibility  that  the  strike  might  spread  to 
New  York  was  reported  August  3  when  it  was 
indicated  that  the  New  York  home  office  readers 
chapter  of  the  SOPEG,  Local  No.  1,  CIO,  had 
declared  their  dislike  of  handling  story  material 
routed  either  directly  or  indirectly  to  Hollywood. 
Since  the  New  York  chapter,  however,  is  not 
authorized  to  take  individual  action,  it  has  peti- 
tioned the  SOPEG  executive  board  to  support  its 
stand. 

There  were  two  other  developments  last  week 
which  centered  about  court  action.  The  National 
Labor  Relations  Board's  hearings  on  the  eligibil- 
ity of  voters  in  the  set  decorator's  election,  key  is- 
sue in  the  strike,  came  to  an  end  August  2  in 
Hollywood  when  Frank  Pestana,  attorney  for  the 
Conference  of  Studio  Unions,  entered  a  motion  for 
the  evidence  to  be  sent  to  Washington.  He  re- 
quested this  in  preference  to  accepting  the  findings 
of  the  trial  examiner,  Robert  Denham. 

On  August  3,  Superior  Judge  Emmet  H.  Wil- 
son issued  contempt  of  court  citations  against  a 
number  of  SOEG  leaders  charging  them  with 
violation  of  his  temporary  restraining  order  of 
July  24  which  enjoined  the  leaders  from  "calling 
or  inciting  a  strike."  Monday,  however,  Judge 
Wilson  converted  his  restraining  order  to  a  pre- 
liminary injunction.  This  will  stand  pending  a 
trial,  for  which  no  date  has  been  set. 

Chicago  Operator  Contract 
Discussions  Hit  Snag 

Negotiations  for  a  new  agreement  between  the 
Chicago  Moving  Picture  Operators  Union,  Local 
110,  and  circuit  and  independent  exhibitors  are 
encountering  difficulty.  The  present  agreement  ex- 
pires the  end  of  this  month.  A  spokesman  for  the 
circuits  said,  "We  are  a  long  way  from  closing 
a  deal".  It  is  reported  that  the  projectionists  are 
seeking  a  substantial  increase  from  the  present 
wage  scale,  which  ranges  from  $2  to  $3  per  hour. 
An  offer  of  a  raise  of  three  cents  per  hour  was 
turned  down  by  the  union. 

Negotiations  Connpleted 
By  Laboratory  Local 

Final  agreement  in  the  series  of  contracts  nego- 
tiated by  the  lATSE  Motion  Picture  Laboratory 
Technicians  Local  702  and  film  processing  lab- 
oratories in  the  east  was  signed  in  New  York 
August  6.  Producers'  Laboratory  was  the  final 
signer.  The  contracts,  which  provide  for  wage 
increases  and  other  benefits  for  about  1,800  lab- 
oratory workers,  have  been  submitted  to  the  War 
Labor  Board  for  approval. 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  August  6 


ASTOR:  Dog  Watch  RKO 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Mouse  in  Manhattan  MGM 

Tee  Tricks   RKO 

Feature:  Anchors  Aweigh  MGM 

CRITERION:  Chips  and  Putts  Columbia 

The  Loose  Nut  Universal 

Feature:  A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  Colunnbia 

GLOBE:  Hare  Trigger  Vitapiione 

Overseas  Roundup   Vitaphone 

Feature:  The  Great  John  L  UA 

HOLLrWOOO:  Water  Babies  Vitapiione 

Hare  Trigger   Vitaphone 

Feature:  Rhapsody  In  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSIC  HALL:  Where  Is  the  Meat?  IMarch  of 
Time)  20th  CenK-Fox 

Feature:  A  Belt  for  Adano  20th  Cent.-Fox 

PARAMOUNT:  Pop-Pie  a  la  Mode.  .  .Paramount 
A  Musical  Way  ISpeaking  of  Animalsl 

Paramount 

Popular  Science   Paramount 

Feature:  Incendiary  Blonde  Paramount 

RIALTO:  Booby  Dupes  Columbia 

Clock  Watcher    RKO 

Feature:  The  Frozen  Ghost  Universal 


Des  Moines  Gets  Premiere 
Of  "State  Fair"  Musical 

The  world  premiere  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox's 
Technicolor  musical,  "State  Fair,"  will  be  held  in 
Des  Moines  at  the  Des  Moines  theatre  August  29, 
it  was  announced  this  week  by  Tom  Connors,  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  distribution. 

"State  Fair"  was  adapted  by  Oscar  Hammer- 
stein  II  and  Richard  Rodgers  from  the  novel  by 
Phil  Stong.  Following  the  opening,  the  picture 
will  play  in  65  other  Iowa  cities.  The  committee 
sponsoring  the  activities  in  connection  with  the 
premiere  include  Robert  D.  Blue,  Governor  of 
Iowa ;  John  MacVicar,  Mayor  of  Des  Moines ; 
Gardner  Cowles,  Jr.,  president  of  the  Des  Moines 
Register  and  Tribune;  A.  H.  Blank,  president  of 
Tri- States  Theatres  Corporation,  and  G.  Ralph 
Branton,  general  manager  of  Tri-States. 

Leading  roles  in  the  picture  are  played  by  Dick 
Haymes,  Jeanne  Grain,  Dana  Andrews  and  Vivian 
Blaine.  It  is  scheduled  for  release  sometime  in 
October. 

Projectionists  on  Coast  Get 
lO-Cent  Hourly  Increase 

lATSE  projectionists  in  Southern  California 
will  receive  an  hourly  increase  of  about  10  cents 
and  vacations  with  pay  under  terms  of  the  new 
two-year  contract  agreed  upon  and  soon  to  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  War  Labor  Board.  The  raise  will 
bring  the  projectionists  up  to  the  ceiling  under  the 
Little  Steel  formula.  The  contract  is  retroactive 
to  July  1,  the  expiration  date  of  the  old  contract. 
Projectionists  employed  regularly  for  a  year  or 
more,  up  to  five  years,  will  receive  a  week's  paid 
vacation ;  over  five  years,  two  weeks'  vacation. 

Petrillo  Denied  Jurisdiction 
Over  "Plat+er  Turners" 

The  U.  S.  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals  in  New 
York  has  ruled  that  the  National  Broadcasting 
Company  and  American  Broadcasting  Company 
must  comply  with  an  order  of  the  National  Labor 
Relations  Board  to  bargain  collectively  at  all  their 
stations,  except  Chicago,  with  the  National  Asso- 
ciation of  Broadcast  Engineers  and  Technicians. 
Thus  James  C.  Petrillo,  president  of  the  American 
Feleration  of  Musicians,  has  lost  his  battle  for 
iurisdiction  over  the  "platter  turners",  men  who 
handle  the  records  on  recorded  musical  programs. 


RIVOLI:  Gypsy  Life  20*h  Cent.-Fo ' 

The  Empire  State  20th  Cent.-Fa' 

Feature:  Junior  Miss....  20th  Cent.-Fo 

STRAND:  Tale  of  Two  Mice  VifaphoJ 

Mexican  Sea  Sports  Vitaphone 

America  the  Beautiful  Vitap/ionir 

Feature:  Christmas  in  Connecticut  Warner  Bros 


CHICAGO— Week  of  August  6 

APOLLO:  Coney  Island  Honeymoon.  .  .Vitaphont 

Feature:  God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  Warner  Broi 

&ARRICK:  Jasper's  Close  Shave  Paramoun  ; 

Feature:  The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  MGIv 

ORIENTAL:  Capt'n  Cub  Coiumbic 

Feature:  Molly  and  Me  20th  Cent .-Fo;. 

ROOSEVELT;  Tale  of  Two  Mice  Vifapfiom 

Feature:  Conflict   Warner  Brost 

ST>1T£  LAKE:  Tea  for  Two  Paramouni 

Feature:  Valley  of  Decision  MGM 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Down  the  Fairways 

20th  Cent.-Fo» 

Feature:  Thrill  of  a  Romance  MGM 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapshots,  No.  9  Columbia 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 


"Marines  Opens 
In  Philadelphia 

A  full  day  of  varied  activities  marked  the  world 
premiere  of  Warners'  "Pride  of  the  Marines," 
held  Tuesday  in  Philadelphia. 

The  day  marked  the  observance  by  the  Marine 
Corps  of  "Guadalcanal  Day"  and  400  members  of 
the  First  Marine  Division  gathered  in  Philadel- 
phia for  the  event. 

A  group  of  approximately  25  Marines  were  wel- 
comed at  the  Mayor's  office  at  the  start  of  the  day. 
At  that  time  several  of  the  men  were  awarded 
decorations  in  the  Mayor's  reception  room  at  City 
Hall.  The  event  was  broadcast.  Al  Schmid, 
Marine  veteran  who  was  blinded  on  Guadalcanal, 
and  who  is  the  hero  of  the  picture,  with  the  Mayor 
was  official  host. 

In  the  afternoon,  a  group  of  50  First  Division 
Marines  participated  in  an  outdoor  celebration  with 
the  Northeast  Chamber  of  Commerce  and  the 
American  Legion  Post  of  Frankford.  Following 
this  a  cocktail  reception  was  held  preceding  the 
banquet  at  the  Bellevue-Stratford  Hotel. 

Among  the  notables  who  attended  the  ban- 
quet were :  James  Forrestal,  Secretary  of  the 
Navy ;  General  A.  A.  Vandergrift,  Colonel  Louis 
Puller,  Brig.  Gen.  R.  L.  Denig,  Governor  Martin 
of  Pennsylvania  and  Mayor  Samuel  of  Philadel- 
phia. 

A  half-hour  coast-to-coast  and  worldwide  broad- 
cast was  also  arranged  with  Philadelphia  and 
Okinawa  broadcasting  directly  to  each  other. 

Veterans  of  Guadalcanal  attended  regional  pre- 
views in  San  Diego,  Los  Angeles,  Portland,  San 
Francisco,  Seattle,  Chicago,  Salt  Lake  City,  Bos- 
ton, Memphis,  Atlanta,  Minneapolis,  Detroit,  Cin- 
cinnati, St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  Dallas,  Denver, 
Albany,  Buffalo,  Cleveland,  Pittsburgh  and  others. 
The  public  premiere  of  "Pride  of  the  Marines" 
took  place  at  the  Mastbaum  theatre  in  Philadelphia 
Wednesday.  The  film  is  reviewed  in  this  issue, 
in  the  Product  Digest  Section. 


Goetz  Resigns  in  Canada 

Jack  Goetz  has  resigned  his  position  as  vice- 
president  of  Film  Laboratory  of  Canada  due  to 
his  increased  activities  in  the  Du-Art  Laboratories, 
New  York,  of  which  he  is  vice-president.  Mr. 
Goetz  was  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  Canadian  company. 


36 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II,  1945 


^HAT  THE 
PICTURE  DID  FOR 


olumbia 

;OWBOY  CANTEEN:  Charles  Starrett,  Jane  Frazee— 
ry  good  weekend  attraction.  Will  use  it  again  later. 
5.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

:AD'IE  was  a  LADY:  Anne  Miller,  Joe  Besser,  Hal 
;Intyre — Good  program  picture.  Played  it  with  "Shad- 
s  in  the  Night."  Every  one  -  liked  the  variation  in 
;  progratn.  Weather  good.— T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenie, 
ir  Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo.  Small  town  and  minng 
:ronage. 

;UY,  A  GAL  AND  A  PAL,  A:  Lynn  Merrick,  Ross 
inter — It  did  O.K.  on  double  bill  for  Friday  and  Sat- 
iay  crowd.  Used  Western  on  other  half  and  did  aver- 
;  business.  Played  July  13,  14. — Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark 
eatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

■  LOVE  A  MYSTERY:  Jim  Bannon,  Nina  Foch— Fair 
stery  picture.  O.K.  for  double  bill.  P'layed  Friday, 
turday,  July  6,  7. — Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre, 
ark.  Mo. 

rONIGHT  AND  EVERY  NIGHT:  Rita  Hayworth,  Lee 
wman — This  is  a  good  picture.  If  all  companies  would 
this  type  of  work  on  pictures  the  Small  town  exhibi- 
would  not  have  to  worry  about  the  box  ofifice.  Played 
nday-Tuesday,  June  3-5. — T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star 
eatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo.   Small  town  and  mining  patron- 


(etro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

AMERICAN  ROMANCE,  AN:  Brian  Donlevy,  Ann 
:hards — ^Very  good  picture.  It  has  a  good  story  and 
)d  directing.  It  tells  what  the  American  people  really 
;  and  do  in  the  American  plan  of  life.  Weather  fair, 
lyed  Wednesday,  Thursday,  June  6,  7. — T.  Tomiska,  F. 
lenie,  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo.  Small  town  and 
ling  patronage. 

lMERICAN  romance,  AN:  Brian  Donlevy,  Ann 
:hards — Played  this  in  the  middle  of  the  week  to  fine 
iiness  for  two  days.  This  picture  carried  a  good  boost 
the  labor  unions. — J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kings- 
d,  Ga. 

tETWEEN  TWO  WOMEN:  Van  Johnson,  Lionel  Bar- 
nore — The  popularity  of  Van  Johnson  was  enough  to 
ng  out  a  better  than  average  midweek  crowd.  Played 
!dnesday,  Thursday,  July  15,  16. — A.  C.  Edwards,  Wine- 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.    Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

►RAGON  SEED:  Katharine  Hepburn,  Walter  Huston 
'icture  very  good.  Acting  good.  Direction  good.  This 
lly  gave  us  a  surprise  at  the  box  office.  We  thought 
)ad  when  we  bought  it,  but  it  turned  out  O.K.  Weather 
id.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  6,  7. — T.  Tomiska, 
lenie.  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo.  Small  town  and 
ling  patronage. 

LISMET:  Ronald  Colman,  Marlene  Dietrich— Metro 
lid  have  saved  the  price  of  the  film  used  on  this  pic- 
e  and  made  two  good  ones.  Had  many  walkouts. 
;ather  good.  Even  good  air  conditioning  on  a  hot  day 
)t  them  outside.  Played  Sunday-Tuesday,  July  1-3. — 
Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo. 
all  town  and  mining  patronage. 

lEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
3rien — Business  very  good.  Much  favorable  reaction. 
;  had  a  few  criticisms  from  those  who  prefer  modern 
losphere.  Personally  considered  this  superb.  Played 
iday,  Monday,  July  15,  16. — A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema 
eatre,  Scotia,  Cal.    Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

lEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
3rien— Very  good.    It  seemed  to  please  all.    We  did  bet- 
than  average  business.    Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July 
2.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

IRS.  PARKIN GTON:  Greer  Garson,  Walter  Pidgeon— 
5d  picture  for  a  large  city.  This  type  did  not  go  over  so 
1  with  our  type  of  patrons.  There  is  not  enough  action 
I  it  is  too  long.  Weather  fair.  Played  Sunday,  Mon- 
'. — T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey, 
ro.    Small  town  and  mining  patronage. 

rOTHING  BUT  TROUBLE:  Laurel  and  Hardy— These 
)  always  draw  well  in  this  town.  Their  comedy  is 
C.  It  is  not  too  dry.  There  is  good  acting  in  this 
1  we  did  g:ood  business.  It  is  a  reUef  from  some  of 
socalled  big  pictures  that  are  being  made  and  shoved 
the  public.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  20,  21.— 
Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo. 
all  town  and  mining  patronage. 

•HIN  MAN  GOES  HOME,  THE:  William  Powell, 
rna  Loy — Personally  I  thought  that  the  picture  was 
y  entertaining,  but  the  paying  customers  thought  dif- 
mtly.  They  never  came  out.  Played  Wednesday, 
ursday,  July  11,  12.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre, 
irk.  Mo. 


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theotremen  serve  one  onotiier  witli  information  about  the  box  office  performance  of 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  i«ie.  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  20. 


THIN  MAN  GOES  HOME,  THE:  William  Powell, 
Myrna  Loy — Fair  mystery  picture.  However,  the  stars 
will  draw  them  in.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kings- 
land,  Ga. 

THIN  MAN  GOES  HOME,  THE:  William  Powell, 
Myrna  Loy — These  "Thin  Man"  pictures  are  very  good 
for  the  entire  family.  They  seem  to  please  our  patrons. 
Played  Wednesday,  July  18. — J.  C.  Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gray 
Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.    General  patronage. 

THIRTY  SECONDS  OVER  TOKYO:  Van  Johnson, 
Spencer  Tracy — This  picture  hit  right  in  the  middle  of  a 
IS-day  rain  and  the  bottom  fell  out  at  every  performance, 
but  I  did  more  business  with  it  than  with  any  picture 
since  the  last  week  in  December,  1944.  MGM  stands  as 
one  of  the  best  money  making  companies,  as  far  as  I 
am  concerned. — J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland, 
Ga. 

WITHOUT  LOVE:  Katharine  Hepburn,  Spencer  Tracy 
— -"Without  Love"  is  without  an  interesting  story  for  a 
small  town  audience.  The  leading  performances  are  O.K. 
and  the  supporting  cast  couldn't  give  a  bad  performance. 
Business  was  very  good  but  many  were  dissatisfied. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  8,  9. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo, 
New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.  Small  town  pat- 
ronage. 

WITHOUT  LOVE:  Katharine  Hepburn,  Spencer  Tracy 
— A  very  entertaining  feature.  I  like  Tracy,  but  you  may 
have  Miss  Hepburn.  No  southern  talk  is  as  bad  as  hers. 
Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  July  16,  17.— J.  C.  Balkcom, 
Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.    General  patronage. 


Monogram 

ALASKA:  Kent  Taylor,  Margaret  Lindsay — Good  little 
picture  but  I  made  a  mistake  and  used  it  on  Sunday. — 
S.   T.   Jackson,  Jackson   Theatre,    Flomaton,  Ala. 


Paramount 

BRING  ON  THE  GIRLS:  Veronica  Lake,  Sonny  Tufts 
— Good  musical  show  which  pleased  above  average  busi- 
ness. Played  Wednesday,  Tliursday,  July  18,  19. — E.  M. 
Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

FOR  WHOM  THE  BELL  TOLLS:  Gary  Cooper,  Ingrid 
Bergman — This  is  a  wonderful  production  in  Technicolor. 
Some  people  raved  about  it  and  some  didn't.  Business 
was  good.  The  length  of  the  picture,  two  hours  and  38 
minutes,  compelled  us  to  change  poHcy  and  give  only  one 
show  a  night.  This  added  confusion  and  bewilderment 
to  our  patronage.  Played  Sunday-Tuesday,  July  1-3. — 
Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 
Small  town  patronage. 

FRENCHMAN'S  CREEK:  Joan  Fontaine,  Arturo  de 
Cordova — Paramount  comes  along  with  a  lulu  once  in  a 
while,  but  this  one  sure  takes  the  cake.  They  could  have 
let  the  French  have  this  one  free  and  I  am  sure  they 
would  not  have  accepted  it.  Why  they  don't  save  film 
on  this  type  and  make  some  good  American  pictures  I 
don't  know.  Weather  hot.  Played  Sunday -Tuesday,  July 
15-17. — T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey, 
Wyo.     Small  town  and  mining  patronage. 

HERE  COME  THE  WAVES:  Bing  Crosby,  Betty  Hut- 
ton,  Sonny  Tufts — Not  Crosby's  best.  But  it  did  ex- 
cellent business  and  pleased.  Perfect  title. — S.  T.  Jack- 
son, Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

MINISTRY  OF  FEAR:  Ray  Milland,  Marjorie  Reyn- 
olds— Here  comes  Paramount  again.  What  are  they  try- 
ing to  do  to  a  good  star.  They  sure  gave  Ray  a  bad  part 
this  time.  No  one  stayed  through  the  whole  show  to  see 
what  happened.  The  operator  went  to  sleep.  Boy,  what 
a  night  for  crime!  Weather  good.  Played  Wednesday, 
Thursday,  July  18,  19.— T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star 
Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyom.  Small  town  and  mining  pat- 
ronage. 

MINISTRY  OF  FEAR:  Ray  Milland,  Marjorie  Reyn- 
olds— Played  this  two  days  to  poor  business.  There  are 
too  many  Scotland  Yard  pictures  on  the  market  now.  It 
seems  that  the  producers  have  hit  another  rut. — J.  N. 
Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland,  Ga. 

UNSEEN,  THE:  Joel  McCrea,  Gail  Russell— Doubled 
with  "Sudan."  Tliis  made  an  excellent  program  for 
Friday  and  Saturday.  It  played  to  very  good  business 
and  pleased  all  who  came.  This  picture  has  a  kid  couple 
in    it    which    registered    very    well    with    our  audience. 


Played  July  6,  7.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Thea- 
tr»   New  Paltz,  N.  Y.    Small  town  patronage. 


RKO  Radio 

BETRAYAL  FROM  THE  EAST:  Lee  Tracy,  Nancy 
Kelly — This  is  a  propaganda  picture  that  pleased  an  aver- 
age crowd.  O'.K.  for  a  one -day  stand. — J.  C.  Balkcom, 
Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.     General  patronage. 

CHINA  SKY:  Randolph  Scott,  Ruth  Warrick— Enjoyed 
by  all.  This  is  really  a  swell  picture.  Played  Wednes- 
day-Friday, July  25-27.— Garland  C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre, 
Minden,  La. 

ENCHANTED  COTTAGE,  THE:  Dorothy  McGuire, 
Robert  Young— In  ray  estimation  this  is  an  excellent 
picture.  It  brought  mixed  comments  from  the  patrons. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  22,  23. — Garland  C.  Lamb, 
Rex  Theatre,  Minden  La. 

MASTER  RACE,  THE:  George  Coulouris,  Stanley 
Ridges — Played  to  better  than  average  business  on  a  very 
poor  show  date  for  us.  We  were  not  sold  on  this  our- 
selves but  the  paying  customers  came.  Played  Wednes- 
day, Thursday,  July  4,  5.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Thea- 
tre, Ozark,  Mo. 

SNOW  WHITE  AND  THE  SEVEN  DWARFS:  Disney 
Cartoon  Feature — Brought  this  back  after  six  years  and  it 
still  did  good  business.  It  is  good  for  the  children.  It 
is  good  for  anyone.  After  all,  we  were  all  kids  once. 
Weather  hot.  Played  Sunday-Tuesday,  July  22-24. — T. 
Tomiska,  F.  Benenie,  Star  Theatre,  Guernsey,  Wyo. 
Small  town  and  mining  patronage. 

WOMAN  IN  THE  WINDOW,  THE:  Edward  G.  Rob- 
inson, Joan  Bennett — Just  an  average  picture  that  played 
to  below  average  business.  Played  Sunday,  Monday, 
July  8,  9.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 


Republic 

ATLANTIC  CITY:  Constance  Moore,  Bradford  Tay- 
lor— Just  an  average  program  picture,  which  might  pay 
expenses. — J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  'Theatre,  Kingsland,  Ga. 

CORPUS  CHRISTI  BANDITS:  Allan  Lane,  Helen  Tal- 
bot— Routine  Western  which  pleased  the  Friday  and  Sat- 
urday trade.  Played  July  20,  21. — E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

GREAT  FLAMARION,  THE:  Erich  Von  Stroheinl, 
Mary  Beth  Hughes — This  one  brought  mixed  comments. 
Had  average  Saturday  business.  Played  July  28. — Gar- 
land C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

JAMBOREE:  George  Byron,  Ruth  Terry— Had  a  full 
house  two  nights  with  this  small  budget  picture.  If  it 
wasn't  for  pictures  like  this  and  Westerns,  I  would  have 
had  to  close  long  ago. — J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre, 
Kingsland,  Ga. 

JAMBOREE:  George  Byron,  Ruth  Terry— Did  good 
business.  This  is  a  good  attraction  of  its  kind. — S.  T. 
Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

STAGECOACH  TO  MONTEREY:  Allan  Lane,  Peggy 
Stewart — Good  Western.  Why  doesn't  some  producer 
sign  Max  Terhune.  He  was  liked  very  much  here.  He 
and  "Elmer"  always  went  over  in  a  big  way  on  Satur- 
days.— S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

STEPPIN'  IN  SOCIETY:  Edward  Everett  Horton, 
Gladys  George — This  is  a  fair  one-day  picture  but  it  did 
not  bring  them  out.  Played  Tuesday,  July  24. — Garland 
C.  Lamb,  Rex  Theatre,  Minden,  La. 

TUCSON  RAIDERS:  Bill  Elliott,  Bobby  Blake— Good 
Western.  Elliott  is  popular  with  the  Western  fans. — S.  T. 
Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 


Twentieth  Century- Fox 

DIAMOND  HORSESHOE:  Betty  Grable,  Dick  H^ymes 
— Tliis  is  one  of  the  best  musicals  we  have  had  in  a 
long  time.  Everyone  who  came  seemed  to  enjoy  it.  We 
had  the  best  business  for  any  20th -Fox  musical  played 
yet  this  year.  It  was  ahead  of  the  other  Grable  pictures. 
Women  commented  on  the  wonderful  clothes  worn  in  the 
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picture,  and  one  lady  asked  me  if  I  knew  where  she  could 
buy  some  like  them.     Played  Sunday.  Monday.  July  22, 
23.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz, 
N.  Y.    Small  town  patronage. 

FIGHTING  LADY,  THE:  Naval  Documentary— Used 
on  double  bill  with  Wistern.  We  had  more  walkouts 
on  this  than  any  other  picture  we  ever  played.  Per- 
sonally thought  it  was  good.  However,  box  office  re- 
sults were  bad.  Played  Friday.  Saturday.  July  20,  21.— 
Kyle  E,  Keltner,  Ozark  Theatre,  Ozark,  Mo. 

MOLLY  AND  ME:  Monty  WooUey,  Gracie  Fields— 
Tliis  is  a  half  and  half  feature.  Half  our  audience  en- 
joyed it  thoroughly  and  the  other  half  sat  through  it 
waiting  to  see  "To  the  Shores  of  Iwo  Jima."  Tlie  picture 
is  O.K.  for  its  type  of  audience,  but  in  small  towns  they 
don't  care  much  lor  such  a  story  or  cast.  Business  was 
good.  We  were  helped  by  the  summer-time  rainy  weath- 
er. Plaved  Wednesday,  July  18.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo, 
New  Paltz  Tlieatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.  Small  town  pat- 
ronage. 

ROYAL  SCANDAL,  A:  Tallulah  Bankhead,  Anne  Bax- 
ter— For  the  right  audience  this  is  tops.  Personally  I 
enjoyed  every  moment  of  it.  Tlie  direction  and  the  pro- 
duction, with  a  stellar  cast,  could  not  be  improved  upon. 
We  did  good  business,  but  I  know  many  went  out  of  the 
theatre  before  the  picture  was  through.  Small  town  audi- 
ences don't  go  for  this  classy  stuff.  Played  Wednesday, 
July  11.— Tliomas  di  Lorenzo.  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New 
Paltz.  N.  v.     Small  town  patronage. 

TAKE  IT  OR  LEAVE  IT:  Phil  Baker.  Phil  Silvers— 
Tlie  title  of  this  picture  sure  fits.  You  can  take  it  or 
leave  it.  20th-Fox  tnust  have  wanted  to  save  some  of 
their  sets  for  something  else.  It  had  too  many  old  shots 
and  the  story  was  weak.  It  was  not  run  according  to 
the  radio  show.  There  was  too  much  exaggeration  on 
the  $64  question.  Tlie  weather  was  good.  Played  Friday. 
Saturday.  July  13.  14. — T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenie.  Star 
Theatre.  Guernsey,  Wyo.  Small  town  and  mining  pat- 
ronage. 

TREE  GROWS  IN  BROOKLYN,  A:  Dorothy  McGuire, 
Joan  Blondell — Good  drama  which  pleased  average  busi- 
ness. Picture  is  well  made.  Played  Sunday.  Monday, 
Tulv  15.  16. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewev, 
bkia. 

WINGED  VICTORY:  Edmond  O'Brien,  Jeanne  Grain- 
Thev  did  not  turn  out  for  this  picture.  I  just  barely 
made  cost  with  it.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kings - 
land.  Ga. 

WINGED  VICTORY:  Edmond  O'Brien.  Jeanne  Grain- 
Good  show.  We  did  not  do  the  business  we  expected. 
Sunday  was  average  but  Monday's  business  fell  way 
down.  Played  July  15,  16.— Kyle  E.  Keltner,  Ozark  Thea- 
tre, Ozark,  Mo. 


United  Artists 

GUEST  IN  THE  HOUSE:  Anne  Baxter.  Ralph  Bel- 
lamy— A  very  good  picture  which  pleased  and  satisfied 
all  who  came.  Played  Wednesday,  July  4.— Thomas  di 
Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.  Small 
town  patronage. 

Universal 

FRISCO  SAL:  Turhan  Bey.  Susanna  Foster— This  is 
O.K.  except  for  the  cast.  Some  of  them  try  hard  to  be 
tough  with  angel  faces.  We  teamed  this  otie  with  "The 
Horn  Blows  at  Midnight"  for  good  Friday  and  Saturday 
business.  "Frisco  Sal"  pleased  them  of  the  two.  I 
never  knew  that  they  had  such  swing  music  in  Frisco 
at  the  turn  of  the  century.  Just  listen  to  it.  Played 
July  13.  14. — Tliomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre. 
New  Paltz,  N.  Y.    Small  town  patronage. 

HERE  COME  THE  CO-EDS:  Abbott  and  Gostello— 
Just  too  absurd  for  anv  comment.  Business  fair.  Played 
Friday.  Saturday.  July  20,  21.— A.  C.  Edwards.  W^nema 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Gal.    Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

SALOME  WHERE  SHE  DANCED:  Yvonne  De  Carlo, 
David  Bruce — This  proved  a  surprise  package  for  us.  We 
had  not  only  a  big  crowd  for  our  hamlet  but  a  complete- 
ly satisfied  one.  The  picture  held  up  both  days  and 
drew  a  good  crowd  the  second  day.  The  girl  is  a  hit. 
The  picture  has  everything  but  Napoleon  and  Indians 
but  It  probably  didn't  need  them.  Plaved  Friday,  Satur- 
day. July  20,  21.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre 
New  Paltz.  N.  Y.    Small  town  patronage 


SHE  GETS  HER  MAN:  Joan  Davis,  Leon  Errol— This 
went  over  with  a  bang  with  my  customers.  They  all 
seem  to  like  Joan  Davis.— J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre, 
Kingsland,  Ga. 

SUDAN:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall— I  think  everyone 
who  saw  this  enjoyed  it.  The  audience  seemed  inter- 
ested all  the  while  it  was  showing.  We  doubled  it  with 
"The  Unseen"  to  very  good  business.  Played  Friday, 
Saturday,  July  6,  7.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz 
Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.     Small  town  patronage. 

SUSPECT,  THE:  Ella  Raines,  Charles  Laughton— 
Laughton  does  not  hit  with  my  patrons.  This  was  just 
average  or  a  httle  less. — J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre, 
Kingsland,  Ga. 

TRIGGER  TRAIL:  Rod  Cameron,  Fuzzy  Knight— As 
usual,  this  is  a  good  Universal  Western.  I  wish  Uni- 
versal would  reissue  "Strawberry  Roan." — S.  T.  Jack- 
son, Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

UNDER  WESTERN  SKIES:  Martha  O'DriscoU,  Noah 
Beery,  Jr. — Used  on  second  half  of  double  bill.  Pleased 
Western  fans  and  children.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
July  20,  21.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Gal. 
Small  lumber  town  patronage. 


Warner  Bros. 

GOD  IS  MY  CO-PILOT:  Dennis  Morgan,  Raymond 
Massey — When  it  rains  in  the  summer  around  here,  the 
business  is  great.  It  rained,  and  how!  We  had  the  big- 
gest two-day  gross  of  194S  with  this  one  and  everyone 
who  came  was  highly  pleased.  There  is  never  a  dull  mo- 
ment in  it.  Dennis  Morgan  is  very  popular  here.  Played 
Sunday.  Monday.  July  15,  16. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New 
Paltz  Theatre.  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.    Small  town  patronage. 

HORN  BLOWS  AT  MIDNIGHT,  THE:  Jack  Benny. 
Alexis  Smith — We  doubled  this  with  "Frisco  Sal"  to 
make  a  pretty  good  show.  Business  was  good.  They 
said  they  did  not  like  the  "Horn"  at  all.  Played  Friday, 
Saturday,  July  13,  14. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz 
Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.    Small  town  patronage. 

MANPOWER:  Edward  G.  Robinson,  George  Raft— Good 
reissue.  Now  let's  have  a  reissue  of  "Pride  of  the  Yan- 
kees."— S.  T.  Jackson,  Jackson  Theatre,  Flomaton,  Ala. 

OKLAHOMA  KID:  James  Cagney,  Humphrey  Bogart— 
Picked  this  one  up  and  played  it  on  a  Sunday  opening. 
A  surprise  at  the  box  office.  This  is  good  any  time,  any- 
where. It  was  the  first  reissue  we  played  on  a  Sunday. 
Did  not  regret  it  one  bit.  Weather  fine.  Played  Sun- 
day-Tuesday, July  8-10. — T.  Tomiska,  F.  Benenis,  Star 
Theatre.  Guernsey,  W^yo.  Small  town  and  mining  pat- 
ronage. 

ROUGHLY  SPEAKING:  Rosalind  Russell,  Jack  Car- 
son— This  was  a  good  picture,  but  I  was  barely  able  to 
make  expenses. — J.  N.  Wells,  Wells  Theatre,  Kingsland, 
Ga. 


Short  Features 
Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer 

JERKY  TURKEY:  Technicolor  Cartoons— This  is  the 
kind  of  cartoon  which  keeps  the  audience  laughing.  They 
forget  their  troubles  and  feel  glad  they  came  to  the 
theatre.  We  highly  recommend  this  one. — Thomas  di 
Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y.  Small 
town  patronage. 

PUTTIN'  ON  THE  DOG:  Technicolor  Cartoon— Good 
Technicolor  cartoon.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Thea- 
tre, Dewey,  Okla. 

SOMEWHERE,  U.  S.  A.:  Miniatures— This  Techni- 
color reel  is  very  worth  while.  'We  ran  it  July  4  and 
it  made  a  very  noticeable  impression  on  all  who  saw  it. 
The  commentary  is  well  spoken  and  the  pictures  are  a 
delight. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo.  New  Paltz  Theatre.  New 
Paltz.  N.  Y. 


Paramount 

A  MUSICAL  WAY:  Speaking  of  Animals— Another 
good  reel  with  talking  animals.— E.  M.  Freiburger.  Para- 
mount Theatre.  Dewey,  Okla. 

AT  THE  ZOO:   Little   Lulu — The  young  people  went 


crazy  over  this  one. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Pa? 
Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

BOMBALERA:  Musical  Parade — This  is  very  good, 
is  mostly  Latin  music  with  a  lovely  little  girl  who  sini 
and   dances    very   well.     Everyone   liked   it. — Thomas 
Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

CATCH  'EM  AND  EAT  'EM:  Sportlights— An  ente . 
taining  reel  with  lots  of  pretty  girls.  It  registered  her- 
— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Palt 
N.  Y. 

JASPER'S  PARADISE:  George  Pal  Puppetoons— The: 
get  better  all  the  time,  and  this  one  deserves  praise, 
certainly   took  honors  on   a  program  with  a  not-so-hi 
feature  in  this  theatre. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Pal 
Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 

THE  LITTLE  STRANGER:  Color  Classics  Cartoons' 
Entertaining  Technicolor  cartoon. — E.  M.  Freiburge 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 


Twentieth  Century -Fox 

MIGHTY   MOUSE   AND   THE   KILKENNY  CAT5 

Terrytoons — A  cat  and  a  mouse  fight  from  start  to  finis!' 
Pleasing.— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  Ne 
Paltz,  N.  Y. 


United  Artists 

WHEN    ASIA    SPEAKS:    World    in  Action— AJmof 
everyone   enjoyed   this   subject   when  it  played  here. 
thoug:ht  a  lot  of  the  photography  could  have  been  bette:  ) 
especially  the  scenes  in  India. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  Ne"  ' 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 


Universal 

NATIONAL  GALLERY:  Person-Oddities— An  inter 
esting  and  entertaining  visit  to  the  National  Gallery  a 
Washington,  D.  C.  It  is  something  that  few  people  hav 
had  a  chance  to  see  because  of  the  travel  conditions 
Everyone  here  liked  this. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  Ne\ 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 


Warner- Vitaphone 

BEHIND  THE  MEATBALL:  Merrie  Melodies  Car 
toons — Dogs,  no  less,  dreaming  about  having  meat.  Ou 
people  laughed  and  laughed  at  this  one.  Very  timely 
— Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  New  Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz 
X.  Y. 

CONEY  ISLAND  HONEYMOON:  Technicolor  Special 
— This  is  just  about  one  of  the  best  two-reel  shorts  of  thi 
season.  Small  town  audiences  will  like  it.  The  Techni 
color  adds  a  lot  to  it.  This  was  booked  to  us  as  a  sul 
stitution  for  a  missout,  and  we  didn't  know  it  was  coming 
Deserves  billing  as  a  feature. — Thomas  di  Lorenzo,  Nev 
Paltz  Theatre,  New  Paltz,  N.  Y. 


Memphis  Ordinance  Proposed 
To  Censor  Advertising 

Lloyd  T.   Binford,  chairman  of  the  Memphis- 
Board    of   Motion    Picture    Censors,    has  askec 
Mayor  Walter  Chandler  for  the  passage  of  a  city 
ordinance  providing  censorship  of  motion  picture 
advertising  in  local  newspapers.  "Repeatedly  you 
see  paid  advertisements  with  art  which  implies  that 
it  represents  some  scenes  in  the  picture",  said  Mr. 
Binford.    He  continued,  "You  see  the  picture  and 
there  is  no  such  scene".    Mr.  Binford  has  beenj 
very  much  in  the  limelight  since  banning  a  show-j 
ing  of  "The  Southerner"  in  Memphis.    He  had 
banned  the  reissue  of  "Dead  End"  because  "m 
might  influence  boys  to  be  gangsters".  ■ 


Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Eleven  New  Features 

The  National  Legion  of  Decency  reviewed  11 
new  films  this  week.  In  Class  A-L  tmobjection- 
able  for  general  patronage,  were :  "Captain  Eddie", 
"The  Caribbean  Mystery",  "The  Gay  Senorita", 
"Man  from  Oklahoma"  and  "Radio  Stars  on 
Parade".  In  Class  A-H,  unobjectionable  for 
adults,  were:  "Dangerous  Intruder",  "Dangerous 
Partners",  "Divorce",  "Lady  on  a  Train"  and 
"Love  Letters".  In  Class  B,  objectionable  in  part, 
was  "The  Story  of  G.I.  Joe". 


Eastman  Kodak  Reopening 
Camera  Plant  in  Germany 

The  Eastman  Kodak  Company  is  reopening  its 
plant  in  Stuttgart,  Germany,  with  approval  of  the 
Army,  for  the  manufacture  of  cameras  for  occupa- 
tion troops  and  repair  of  fire  control  instruments, 
according  to  Thomas  J.  Hargrave,  president  of 
the  company. 


WANTED 

SALES  REPRESENTATIVES 

Discharged  veterans  with  former  motion  picture  distribution  or  theatre 
experience.  Must  own  car  and  be  free  to  travel  in  protected  territory.  Liberal 
commission  and  expense  allowance.  Leads  furnished.  For  complete  de- 
tails, write 

Box  261,  Motion  Picture  Herald,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  20,  N.  Y. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


Hritzky  Planning 
^irst  Run  Circuit 

Samuel  and  Joseph  Siritzky,  independent  exhibi- 
rs  who  operate  the  Squire  and  Majestic  theatres, 
ew  York,  have  leased  the  Ambassador  theatre, 
rmerly  a  legitimate  house,  from  the  Shuberts 
id  will  convert  it  into  a  first  run  house.  It  was 
;pected  that  the  alterations  would  be  completed 
time  for  opening  early  in  September,  the  broth- 
s  said. 

The  Ambassador,  located  on  49th  Street  west  of 
-oadway,  closed  its  last  legitimate  show,  "School 
r  Brides,"  last  June,  the  musical  having  run  for 
out  nine  months. 

The  selection  of  the  picture  for  the  opening  of 
z  1,200-seat  house  is  being  made  this  week,  the 
ritzky  brothers  reporting  that  they  are  discuss- 

I  "different  deals  with  several  major  companies." 
3  stage  shows  will  be  offered. 

According  to  present  plans,  the  Ambassador,  on 
lich  they  have  taken  a  long  term  lease,  will  be 
;  initial  first  run  theatre  in  a  circuit  which  the 
Dthers  hope  to  establish  in  New  York  and  out 
town.  They  are  awaiting  the  return  from 
ance  of  their  father,  Leon  Siritzky,  before  any 
finite  plans  are  made  for  the  circuit.  The  fam- 
's  French  theatres  at  present  are  in  the  hands  of 
;  French  Government. 

adio  Shows  Promote 
aramount  Anniversary 

^  dozen  coast-to-coast  network  radio  shows  are 
:  to  promote  Paramount's  One  Third  of  a  Cen- 
y  celebration  and  the  pictures  which  will  be 
eased  during  the  anniversary  period,  R.  M.  Gill- 
m.  Paramount  advertising,  and  publicity  director, 
s  announced. 

Heralding  the  nationwide  Labor  Day  week  re- 
,se  of  "Incendiary  Blonde,  "the  anniversary  fea- 
•e,  the  radio  promotion  will  be  launched  August 

and  will  continue  during  September, 
rhe  programs  that  are  cooperating  in  the  Para- 
lunt  celebration  are:  CBS's  "Vox  Pop",  "Quizz 

Two  Cities",  NBC;  "Duffy's  Tavern",  CBS; 
le  Rise  Stevens  broadcast,  NBC;  "People  Are 
mny",  NBC;  "Stars  Over  Hollywood",  CBS; 
estinghouse  program,  NBC ;  Tommy  Dorsey 
)gram,  NBC;  Lux  Radio  Theatre,  CBS; 
reakfast  in  Hollywood",  NBC ;  "House  Party", 
5S;  "Walkie-Talkie",  NBC. 

'Wl  Overseas  Filnns  Switch 
Tiphasis  to  Pacific  Area 

rhere  has  been  no  appreciable  letup  in  the  pro- 
:tion  of  films  for  the  Overseas  Motion  Picture 
reau  of  the  Office  of  War  Information,  accord- 
;  to  a  statement  made  by  Robert  Riskin,  its 
ently  resigned  head.  However,  the  major  effort 
the  bureau  is  now  directed  toward  the  Pacific 
:a,  where  this  method  of  psychological  warfare 
playing  an  important  role.  Mr.  Riskin,  who  still 
s  in  a  consultant  capacity  to  the  Government 
;ncy,  reports  that  films  currently  being  produced 
;  being  dubbed  in  27  different  languages. 

oyls,  Warner  British  Sound 
hief,  Here  on  Rebuilding 

iVarners'  British  studio,  at  Teddington,  England, 

II  be  rebuilt  when  materials  are  available.  This 
s  made  known  in  New  York  this  week,  with  the 
"ival  at  the  home  office  of  Ernest  Royls,  in 
irge  of  all  sound  activities  at  the  studio.  Mr. 
lyls  is  surveying  American  equipment  in  anticipa- 
n  of  the  rebuilding.  The  Teddington  studio  was 
;troyed  by  a  German  V-bomb.  Mr.  Royls  left 
;w  York  at  midweek  for  the  coast,  where  he  will 
ifer  with  Jack  L.  Warner,  executive  producer. 


Rhapsody"  Tradeshow  Set 

rhe  national  tradeshow  of  "Rhapsody  in  Blue," 
arner  Brothers  musical  based  on  the  life  of 
orge  Gershwin,  has  been  set  for  Monday,  Sep- 
nber  10.  The  picture  is  now  in  its  seventh  week 
its  pre-release  run  at  the  Hollywood  theatre, 
;w  York. 


"Orders  from  Tokyo"  Gets 
Special  Press  Screening 

A  special  showing  of  "Orders  from  Tokyo"  was 
held  last  week  in  New  York  for  the  trade  press, 
newspaper  and  magazine  editors  and  Government 
officials.  This  20-minute,  Technicolor  film  was 
produced  by  Warner  Brothers  in  cooperation  with 
the  Commonwealth  Government  of  the  Philippines 
and  the  Office  of  Strategic  Services.  It  is  a  fac- 
tual account  of  the  Japanese  destruction  of  Manila. 

This  destruction  was  premeditated  and  methodi- 
cal, according  to  Brig.  Gen.  Carlos  P.  Romulo,  resi- 
dent commissioner  of  the  Philippines  to  the  United 
States,  who  spoke  at  the  showing. 

"Today",  he  said,  "when  there  seems  to  be  an 
apparent  growth  of  apathy  of  the  American  peo- 
ple toward  the  war  against  Japan,  such  a  film  as 
this  will  serve  as  documentary  evidence  against  all 
the  Japanese  war  lords,  including  the  Emperor. 

"When  the  era  of  'One  World — One  Humanity' 
dawns",  he  continued,  "my  people  will  stand  strong 
and  proud  among  the  great  democracies". 

General  Romulo  appears  in  the  prologue  to  the 
picture,  while  General  Douglas  MacArthur  and 
the  President  of  the  Philippines,  Sergio  Osmena, 
also  appear.  The  film,  which  was  photographed 
and  narrated  by  Captain  David  C.  Griffin,  USMC, 
will  be  released  August  18. 

Army  Film  on  Japanese  Is 
Considered  for  Theatres 

The  Office  of  War  Information  is  expected  to 
turn  over  the  Army  orientation  film,  "Know  Your 
Enemy,  Japan,"  to  the  War  Activities  committee 
for  consideration  for  nationwide  showings.  The 
picture's  running  time  is  50  minutes.  It  was  pro- 
duced by  Col.  Frank  Capra.  "Know  Your  Enemy, 
Japan"  contains  considerable  Japanese  film  ob- 
tained from  the  Alien  Property  Custodian. 


Raibourn  Awards  Head 

Paul  Raibourn,  president  of  Television  Produc- 
tions and  an  economist  for  Paramount  Pictures, 
has  been  appointed  chairman  of  the  awards  commit- 
tee of  the  Television  Broadcasters  Association. 


Millions  See  Mine 
Pictures  in  Year 

The  United  States  Bureau  of  Mines  has  exhibit- 
ed sound  motion  pictures  to  more  than  seven  mil- 
lion people  during  the  last  12  months,  it  is  reported 
from  Washington. 

The  bureau's  vast  film  informational  program 
has  been  paid  for  almost  entirely  by  American  in- 
dustrial concerns  whose  contributions  have  enabled 
the  bureau  to  build  up  a  library  of  approximately 
10,000  reels  on  scores  of  subjects. 

To  defray  the  costs  of  producing  the  films,  the 
mineral  and  allied  industries  have  paid  out  more 
than  $2,250,000  during  the  last  25  years.  The  Gov- 
ernment has  provided  only  the  cost  of  maintaining 
a  small  staff  to  circulate  the  films  and  to  keep  them 
in  repair.  The  pictures  are  produced  through  a 
simple  agreement  which  provides  that  industry 
finance  the  production  and  that  the  production 
itself  be  supervised  by  the  Bureau  of  Mines.  There 
is  no  advertising  material  in  the  films ;  the  co- 
operating company's  name  is  acknowledged  only  at 
the  opening  and  close  of  each  picture,  the  bureau 
said. 

Last  year  alone,  the  bureau's  motion  pictures 
were  screened  on  94,000  occasions,  describing  to 
varied  audiences  the  part  that  metals,  fuels  and 
lubricants  play  in  the  war  and  in  everyday  life. 

Since  the  bureau  inaugurated  its  film  service,  the 
pictures  have  been  shown  nearly  1,300,000  times 
to  audiences  totaling  more  than  120,000,000  people. 


Wie+ing  Host  at  Party 

Frank  Wieting,  who  operates  the  Park  theatre, 
Cobleskill,  N.  Y.,  played  host  to  Albany  branch 
managers,  salesmen,  office  managers  and  head  book- 
ers at  an  outing  at  the  country  club  in  Cobleskill. 
It  is  an  annual  affair  for  Mr.  Wieting.  Managers 
present  were :  Ray  Smith,  Warners ;  Harry  Alex- 
ander, 20th-Fox ;  Moe  A.  Grassgreen,  Boston  man- 
ager for  20th-Fox  ;  Eugene  Vogel,  Universal ;  Gene 
Lowe,  Monogram  ;  Holbrook  Bisselle,  Columbia. 


*   BIGG  EST  THEATRE  IS  RADIO  CITY  MUSIC  HALL  * 


★ 


BIGGEST 

MOTION  PICTURE  EVER  PRODUCED... 


★ 
* 
★ 
★ 


★ 
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OTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


41 


PICTURE 
CROSSES 


A  statistical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-OMce  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


Rgures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
tive percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945. 

SYMBOLS:  (OB)  Double  Bill— assodate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
appear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


A  THOUSAND  AND  ONE  NIGHTS 

(Col.) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $313,000 

Comparative  Average  Gross  268,000 

Over-all  Performance  116.7% 

BOSTON— Orpheum  103.3% 

(DB)  Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous  (Col.) 
BOSTON— State   99.3% 

(DB)  Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous  (Col.) 
BUFFALO— Lafayette,  1st  week  118.8% 

(DB)  I  love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 
BUFFALO— Lafayette,  2nd  week  93.1% 

(DB)  I  Love  a  Mystery  (Col.) 

aNCINNATI— RKO  Palace   135.7% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Shubert,  MO  1st  week   .   .    .  180.8% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Hippodrome  136.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Hillstreet,  1st  week  151.2% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  (Col.) 
LOS  ANGELES— Hillstreet,  2nd  week  97.4% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  (Col.) 
LOS  ANGELES— Pantages,  1st  week  158.7% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  (Col.) 
LOS  ANGELES— Pantages,  2nd  week  98.8% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  (Col.) 

NEW  YORK— Criterion,  1st  week  123.5% 

NEW  YORK— Criterion,  2nd  week  100.3% 

NEW  YORK— Criterion,  3rd  week  92.6% 

PROVIDENCE— RKO  Albee  122.2% 

(DB)  Three's  a  Crowd  (Rep.) 

• 

THE  VALLEY  OF  DECISION  (MOM) 

Final  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $2,171,000 

Comparative  Average  Gross  1,991,300 

Over-all  Performance  109.0% 

BALTIMORE— Century,  1st  week  110  5% 

BALTIMORE— Century,  2nd  week   88  4% 

BALTIMORE— Century,  3rd  week   71  8% 

BOSTON— Orpheum   125  8% 

BOSTON— State   96.9% 

BUFFALO— Great  Lakes,  1st  week  140.4% 

BUFFALO— Great  Lakes.  2nd  week  102.8% 

BUFFALO^reat  Lakes.  3nd  week  70.2% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Capitol,  1st  week   207.3% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Capitol,  2nd  week  182.9% 

CmaNNATI-RKO  Capitol,  3rd  week  121.9% 

CINCINNATI- RKO  Capitol,  4th  week  97.6% 

aNCINNATT— RKO  Capitol,  5th  week  67.0% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  State,  1st  week  135.4% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  State,  2nd  week  120.6% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  State,  3nd  week  54.2% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  Ohio,  MO  1st  week  .  .  .  120.6% 
DENVER— Orpheum   150  3% 

(DB)  Let's  Go  Steady  (Col.) 

INDIANAPOLIS-Loew's    120  9% 

KANSAS  OTY— Midland.  1st  week  9o"l% 

KANSAS  CITY— Midland.  2nd  week  84.7% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian.  1st  week  134.0% 

LOS  ANGELE.S— Egyptian,  2nd  week  115.6% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  3rd  week  102.7% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  4th  week  70.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles.  1st  week  ....  150.4% 
LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  2nd  week  ....  121.9% 
LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  3rd  week  ....  101.6% 
LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  4th  week   ....   77  2% 

LOS  ANGELES-Ritz.   1st  week   124  6% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz.  2nd  week   119  2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  3rd  week   103  8% 

LOS  ANGELES-Ritz.  4th  week   846% 

MINNEAPOLIS— State      ....  '  174^° 

NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  1st  week  '.   ".  109;8% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  2nd  week  113.3% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK-Music  Hall.  3rd  week  110.2% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK-Music  Hall.  4th  week  113.3% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK— Music  Hall.  5th  week  103.5% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  6th  week   102  7% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK-Music  Hai',  7th  week   ......  99.1% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 


NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  8th  week  102.7% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 
NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  9th  week  99.1% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 

OMAHA— Paramount   123.0% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,  1st  week  143,8% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,  2nd  week  118.0% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanlev,  3rd  week  115.8% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,  4th  week  86.1% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,  5th  week  79.4% 

PHILADELPHIA— Stanley,  6th  week  66.9% 

PITTSBURGH— Penn  178.5% 

PROVIDENCE— State,  1st  week   .    ,  141.9% 

PROVIDENCE— State.  2nd  week  93.5% 

SAN  FRANCISCX>-Warfield,  1st  week  133.6% 

SAN  FRANCISCO-Warfield,  2nd  week  118.3% 

SAN  FRANCISCO-Warfield.  3rd  week  95.2% 

SAN  FRANCISCO^State,  MO'  1st  week   ....  103.4% 

(DB)  There  Goes  Kelly  (Mono.) 
SAN  FRANCISCO^State,  MO  2nd  week   ....  75.8% 

(DB)  There  Goes  Kelly  (Mono.) 

SEATTLE— Paramount,  1st  week  150.0% 

SEATTLE— Paramount,  2nd  week  133.3% 

SEATTLE— Music  Box,  MO  1st  week  122.4% 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  State.  1st  week  121.0% 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  State,  2nd  week  100.0% 

ST.  LOUIS— loew's  State,  3rd  week  76.3% 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  Orpheum,  MO  1st  week   .   .    .  135.7% 

WASHINGTON— Palace.  1st  week  155.0% 

WASHINGTON— Palace,  2nd  week  117.6% 

• 

A  BELL  FOR  ADANO  (20th-Fox) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $611,200 
Comparative  Average  Gross  534,900 
Over-all  Performance  I  14.2% 

aNCINNATI-RKO  Albee   129.8% 

DENVER— Denver   102.2% 

(DB)  The  Beautiful  Cheat  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Esquire   106.3% 

(DB)  The  Beautiful  C3ieat  (Univ.) 

NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  1st  week    116.6% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 

NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  2nd  week   110.6% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 

NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  3rd  week   IOS.3% 

(SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 

NEW  YORK-Music  Hall,  4th  week   105.3% 

(.SA)  Radio  City  Music  Hall  Stage  Presentation 

PHILADELPHIA— Boyd    125.0% 

SAN  FRANaSCO-Fox   126.6% 

(DB)  Steppin'  in  Society  (Rep.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— St.  Francis.  MO  1st  week  .   .  90.0% 

(DB)  Steppin'  in  Society  (Rep.) 

• 

ALONG  CAME  JONES  (RKO) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $239,400 

Comparative  Average  Gross  203,200 

Over-all  Performance  M2.9% 

BALTIMORE— Hippodrome,  1st  week   111.3% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

BALTIMORE— Hippodrome,  2nd  week   103.2% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

BOSTON— Memorial    85.6% 

CINCTNNATI— RKO  Albee   160.3% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Grand,  MO  1st  week   .   .   .  85.3% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  2nd  week   .   .   .  96.1% 

KANSAS  QTY- Orpheum,  1st  week   119.9% 

(DB)  Two  (yaock  Courage  (RKO) 

KANSAS  CTTY— Orpheum,  2nd  week   82.0% 

(DB)  Two  O'clock  Courage  (RKO) 

KANSAS  CITY— Orpheum,  3rd  week   78.3% 

(DB)  Two  O'Qock  Courage  (RKO) 

NEW  YORK— Palace,  1st  week    164.0% 

NEW  YORK— Palace,  2nd  week    148.0% 

OMAHA— Brandeis,  1st  week     .   .  _.   124.8% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.). 

OMAHA— Brandeis,  2nd  week   86.3% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 

PROVIDENCE— Albee    137.0% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 


10  U.S.  Companiesi^ 
In  Mexico  Face  I 
Employee  Strike  \ 

by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 

in  Mexico  City  ' 

Unless  the  Federal  Board  of  Conciliation  and 
Arbitration  succeeds  in  current  discussions  ii| 
averting  the  threatened  strike  in  Mexico,  1( 
American  companies  doing  business  in  Mexicc 
probably  will  be  closed  about  August  15,  as  thej 
have  refused  to  consider  the  employees'  demanc 
for  a  30  per  cent  pay  increase.  All  employee; 
are  members  of  Section  One  of  the  National  Cine 
matographic  Industry  Workers  Union,  Mexico': 
original  film  labor  organization. 

Leading  Mexican  producers  and  distributors  an 
also  included  in  the  demand  for  higher  wages. 

It  is  understood  that  the  American  companies' 
base  their  refusal  to  increase  wages  on  the  con; 
tention  that  their  business  in  Mexico  is  now  SC 
per  cent  less  than  formerly  because  of  the  in-.l 
crease  in  the  popularity  of  Mexican  pictures,  a  con- 
dition, it  is  said,  which  warrants  reducing  wages 
instead  of  raising  them. 

The  Mexican  producers  reportedly  are  incline( 
to  grant  certain  increases. 

The  American  companies  involved  in  the  disputi 
are  Paramount,  Warner  Brothers,  Universal 
United  Artists,  Republic,  Columbia,  RKO,  20tl 
Century-Fox,  MGM  and  Monogram.  The  Mexi 
cans  include  Pan  American  Films,  Film  Trust 
Espana-Mexico-Argentina,  Films  Mundiales,  Pro- 
ducciones  Raul  de  Anda  and  Rodriguez  Brothers 

•  V 

The  National  union  after  all,  is  to  get  raw  stock 
recently  allowed  it  by  the  Ministry  of  the  Interior, 
in  charge  of  distributing  the  material,  now  under 
close  rationing,  to  produce  the  20  pictures  it  an- 
nounced will  "be  of  great  artistic  value  and  her- 
ald a  new  era  of  motion  picture  making  in  Mex- 
ico". The  first  district  court  here  has  denied  the 
Association  of  Mexican  Motion  Picture  Produc- 
ers and  Distributors  the  injunction  it  asked  tc 
block  this  apportionment.  The  court,  in  disagree- 
ing with  the  Association's  contention  that  allowing 
the  National  raw  stock  was  an  act  of  discrimina- 
tion against  it  and  the  rest  of  the  industry,  held 
there  was  no  reason  why  the  Union  should  not 
be  allowed  the  material. 

V 

High  pay  for  players,  the  highest  in  the  14-year 
history  of  the  Mexican  industry,  has  been  rather 
accepted  by  producers  as  a  result  of  present  condi- 
tions in  Mexico,  where  there  is  a  deal  of  inflation 
and  where  high  prices  are  the  rule.  Only  in  the 
recent  past,  a  stellar  player  was  content  with  as 
little  as  $1,000  for  work  in  a  picture.  Now  no 
first  grade  player  can  be  had  for  less  than  $10,000 
per  production. 

V 

Theatres  here  are  among  the  biggest  businesses 
of  this  city  of  nearly  2,000,000,  according  to  a  re- 
port by  the  civic  Treasury  Department.  This  re- 
port shows  that  the  current  average  monthly  gross 
receipts  of  the  76  local  theatres  is  $1,250,000.  That 
compares  with  the  monthly  average  of  $400,000  in 
1941.  The  department  attributes  this  great  increase 
in  theatre  box  office  to  more  theatres  in  operation, 
greater  interest  on  the  part  of  the  public  in  cine- 
matographic entertainment  and  the  higher  admis- 
sion prices  now  charged.  Another  factor  is  more 
Mexican  pictures  in  exhibition,  and  their  great 
popularity,  particularly  in  the  second  and  subse- 
quent run  houses. 

V 

German  pictures  are  to  be  exhibited  in  Mexico 
before  long  after  an  absence  of  nearly  five  years, 
although  Mexico  has  been  at  war  with  the  Axis 
powers  a  little  more  than  three.  Naturally,  when 
Germany  was  fighting  and  when  Mexico  was  at 
war  with  her,  no  German  film  could  be  exhibited. 

Now,  it  is  learned  on  good  authority,  arrange- 
ments are  being  made  for  the  early  screening  of 
"The  Great  Operetta"  and  perhaps  some  other  old 
German  films,  all  featuring  high  grade  music,, 
which  has  a  great  appeal  to  Mexicans. 


42 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


An  international  association  of  showmen  meeting  weekly 
n  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  for  mutual  aid  and  progress 


HESTER  FRIEDMAN,  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM.  Associate  Editor 


advance  Showings 

Apropos  of  the  Round  Table's  editorial  on  compulsory  trade 
;howings,  issue  of  July  28,  Gerald  M.  Paulmier  at  the  Maplewood 
^heatre,  Maplewood,  N.  J.,  writes  us  as  follows: 

"You  hit  the  nail  on  the  head.  .  .  .  From  past  experience  with 
;ircult  operation,  I  can  say  that  none  of  the  managers  was  able 
\o  attend  a  trade  showing,  nor  were  they  even  encouraged  to  see 
any  screenings  on  their  own  time.  While  it  is  true  that  a  circuit 
nouse  has  its  product  presold  for  it  in  many  cases  and  true  also 
[•hat  a  manager's  opinion  on  product  is  not  wanted,  I  believe 
Dne  hundred  per  cent  in  advance  showings  of  every  picture  for 
3very  manager. 

"In  my  situation  here,  I  never  present  or  even  advertise  a  feature 
Dicture  until  I  have  seen  it  myself.  Short  subjects  are  just  as  impor- 
•ant — I  see  them  all  before  booking.  This  takes  a  whale  of  a  lot 
sf  time,  but  I  figure  that  it  is  very  much  a  part  of  my  job,  because 
f  I  am  to  sell  seats  intelligently  in  my  theatre  I  must  know  the 
merchandise  I  am  offering." 

Undoubtedly  there  are  other  managers  who  feel  and  emulate 
Ar.  Paulmier's  devotion.  The  limited  amount  of  personal  time  the 
nanager  has  at  his  disposal  would  indicate,  however,  that  these 
ire  the  rare  or  isolated  cases.  Then  again  most  of  the  trade  shows 
ire  scheduled  during  the  hours  when  the  theatre  is  operating. 

In  the  majority,  theatre  managers  are  not  permitted  sufficient 
reedom  of  action  to  allow  for  their  attendance  at  regular  trade 
bowings. 

Therefore,  the  matter  Is  one  for  general  adjustment  by  circuit 
eads  and  owners  throughout  the  industry. 

AAA 


.  .  Surprised  and  Pleased 


99 


^adio  Columnist 


Bob  Cox,  manager  of  the  Kentucky  theatre,  Lexington,  has  come 
ip  with  a  variation  of  the  manager-columnist  device  which  has  been 
larnering  both  him  and  the  theatre  some  swell  publicity. 

Mr.  Cox  put  over  a  deal  with  a  large  department  store  which 
ponsors  a  15  minute  daily  broadcast  from  the  theatre  lobby  called 
The  Movie  Man  on  the  Street".  The  theatre  manager  interviews 
)assers-by  and  patrons  in  quiz  fashion  using  questions  pertinent  to 
he  current  and  coming  attractions.  The  department  store  sup- 
)lies  merchandise  awards  for  correct  answers,  the  theatre  presents 


"Imagine  how  surprised  and  pleased  I  was  to  return  honne 
last  night  from  my  vacation  and  find  waiting  not  only  a  copy 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Herald,  carrying  my  winning  of 
the  Second  Quarter  Quigley  Award,  but  also  the  plaque  as 
well.  This  came  as  a  real  surprise,  believe  me. 

"I  wish  I  could  find  words  to  express  to  you  the  apprecia- 
tion I  hold  for  the  Quigley  Awards.  It  is  great  to  be  associated 
with  them.  You  might  be  surprised  to  know  that  dozens  of 
ex-theatre  managers,  now  in  the  armed  services,  have  come 
in,  purposely  to  meet  me  because  they  have  followed  my 
career  in  the  Managers'  Round  Table.  It  is  quite  a  thrill  and 
I'm  not  kidding."— /ACK  MATLACK,  J.  J.  Parker  Theatres, 
Portland,  Oregmt. 


a  guest  ticket  for  Incorrect  answers.  A  pass  is  also  awarded  to 
listeners  who  submit  questions  which  are  used. 

With  desirable  radio  time  always  at  a  premium,  the  tiein  is  a 
useful  one — and  all  for  free. 

AAA 

Marquee  Showmanship 

Theatre  men  with  their  ever  present  capacity  for  developing 
new  ideas  'indicate  an  increasing  acceptance  of  the  pulling  power 
a.nd  importance  of  the  theatre  marquee. 

The  advent  of  multiple  line  silhouette  letter  equipment  has  in 
recent  years  come  to  be  regarded  with  similar  typographical  con- 
sideration generally  devoted  to  newspaper  copy.  Now  showmen 
are  going  even  further,  with  cutout  and  transparent  star  heads 
being  used  to  further  enhance  the  usually  monotonous  marquee 
announcements. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  in  time  all  theatre  men  who  devote  so 
much  effort  and  time  In  the  fashioning  of  newspaper  ads  and  other 
displays  with  strong  eye  appeal,  will  be  as  concerned  over  the 
appearance  of  the  attraction  sign. 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


OTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  ir.  1945 


43 


Lobby  Displays 


At  left,  Rex 
Graham's  colorful 
lobby  display 
on  "Along  Came 
Jones"  at  the 
State,  Oklahofna 
City. 


[   meiR  FRAiSB  or 

!  THE  WORLD' 

1  r,~]  MOVIES 


f1 


N*«V  tMOWIMCa.'' 


MARCH 
^*«»V  FIELD 


DOST  MISS  IT/ 


.«S!OVWG' 


Plala  Dealer 
Critic 

tONORROW; 
THE  WORLD' 


Here's  manager  Arnold  Sates'  impressive  lobby  flash  on  'Tomorrow 
the  World"  at  the.  Stillman,  Cleveland.  Arnold  also  promoted  Ameri- 
can Airlines  for  several  thousand  circulars  publicizing  the  picture. 
The  heralds  were  distributed  house  to  house,  in  stores  and  at  busy' 
street  thoroughfares.  ! 


At  left,  Lester 
Stepner's  smart 
front  for  "Wild 
Fire"  at  the  La 
Salle,  Chicago. 


At  the  left,  easy 
on  the  eyes  is 
this  lobby  dis- 
play by  George 
Kraska  at  Loew's 
State,  Boston,  in 
advance  of  "The 
Clock". 


Lou  Cohen,  man- 
ager. Poll,  'Hart- 
ford, announces 
coming  summer 
hits  on  steps  lead- 
ing to  the  bal- 
cony. 


STJITe  FAlk 


\      mionMiss  V 

-  \: 

1  Aifcmkmm}^:. 

[  aPIAWEDDH 

At  right,  in  Eng- 
land, manager 
Harry  Murray  of 
the  Odeon,  York- 
shire, converted 
empty  store  win- 
dows into  effec- 
tive theatre  sales- 
men.  Change- 
able still  inserts 
and  title  card 
facilitated  h  a  n  - 
dllng. 


44 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  I945i 


I 


Merchant  Tieups 
lighlight  Katz^s 
'Beir^  Campaign 

lift 


reet  ballyhoo  titilized  by  Phil  Katz  in  advance 
d  during  the  run  of  his  date  on  "For  Whom 
e  Bell  Tolls"  at  Warners'  Kenyan,  Pittsburgh. 

To  carry  through  his  campaign  on  "For 
'horn  the  Bell  Tolls,"  Phil  Katz  at  the  Ken- 
in,  Pittsburgh,  leaned  heavily  to  outside  ex- 
sitation  and  tied  the  whole  showing  to  the 
h  War  Loan  Drive  by  adopting  a  little  phrase, 
"oil  Bells  for  the  Japs,"  and  conducting  three 
ific-sponsored  stage  programs  during  the  run. 
A  cooperative  and  costless  tiein  was  made 
ith  a  local  bowling  alley  proprietor,  who  al- 
wed  Phil  to  mount  three  four-foot  and  three-' 
ot  signs  at  the  head  of  the  alleys  with  strong 
:tering  on  "bells."  Also  arranged  was  a  high 
ore  contest  for  bowlers,  14  by  22  cards  had 
eminent  spaces  in  the  alleys  and  told  of  a 
ee  pass  offer  for  designated  scores. 
A  tieup  was  also  effected  with  the  toy  depart- 
ent  of  McCrory's  on  a  coloring  contest  based 
1  a  special  scene  from  the  picture.  By  turn- 
g  in  their  entries,  the  children  received  a 
n  photo  of  Ingrid  Bergman.  At  the  store's 
ncheonette  counter  a  "Bell"  sundae  was  pro- 
oted. 

Merchant  Tieups  Numerous 

A  third  costless  tieup  was  made  with  a  laun- 
■y,  which  was  timed  to  the  primary  election 
ere.  Distributed  at  the  theatre  and  stuffed 
to  outgoing  laundry  packages  were  "winning 
ckets."  Other  merchant  tieups  were  effected. 

The  Saturday  matinee  especially  planned  for 
le  children  featured  a  group  of  six  veteran 
[arines,  together  with  a  fully  equipped  jeep 
id  walkie-talkies,  who  took  the  children  for  a 
lort  ride  if  they  made  a  minimum  purchase  of 

10  cent  War  Stamp. 


SPE 


^  As  fou  Want  Them 

...And  When  You  Wont  Their. 


The  Selling  Approach 

ON  NEW  PRODUCT 


[The  material  below  reflects  press  books  now 
of  the  distributors'  exploiteers  about  the  selling 

ALONG   CAME   JONES  (International): 

Stress  the  romance  angle  heavily  in  this  one 
in  which  lovely  Loretta  Young  plays  opposite 
Gary  Cooper.  Launching  a  $5,000  prize  con- 
test on  Clara  hiarris  Cosmetics  and  their 
search  for  the  "loveliest  lips  in  the  land", 
that  outfit  has  come  through  with  full-page 
ads  announcing  the  rules.  A  feature  of  the 
contest  is  the  participation  of  Gary  Cooper 
as  one  of  the  judges. 

In  cooperation  with  your  local  newspaper, 
a  search  may  be  Instituted  for  the  largest 
Jones  family  in  town  and  invite  them  to  see 
the  picture.  Special  entertainment  might  be 
promoted  and  the  local  radio  station  brought 
into  the  deal  by  interviewing  members  of  the 
family.  Guest  admissions  could  be  offered 
to  a  certain  number  of  girls  who  come  to 
the  theatre  with  a  "Jones"  escort  during 
designated  hours. 

Designate  a  special  night  during  the  show- 
ing as  "Jones  Night"  and  offer  prizes  to  the 
following:  the  oldest  man  named  Jones,  the 
oldest  woman  whose  maiden  name  was  Jones, 
the  oldest  married  couple,  the  most  attrac- 
tive Jones  twins,  the  youngest  Jones,  and  the 
best  looking  Jones  girl  and  boy.  The  incen- 
tive for  their  attendance  would  be  War  Bonds 

Arrange  with  hotels,  bus  and  train  terminals 
to  page  "Mr.  Melody  Jones"  at  intervals  dur- 
ing the  run  of  the  picture.    Use  the  words: 


in  preparation  and  represents  the  point  of  view 
points  and  special  merit  of  these  pictures.] 

"Calling  Melody  Jones,  wanted  at  the  Palace 
theatre.  Gary  Cooper  and  Loretta  Young 
waiting."  Another  paging  stunt  would  be  to 
have  a  messenger  page  "Melody  Jones"  in 
the  theatre  audience  week  before  opening. 

CHRISTMAS  IN  CONNECTICUT  (Warners): 

An  excellent  cast,  featuring  Barbara  Stan- 
wyck, Dennis  Morgan  and  Sydney  Green- 
street,  together  with  effective  teaser  ads, 
offers  plenty  of  opportunity  for  enterprising 
theatremen  to  go  to  town. 

A  four-day  jingle  contest  with  mats  Is 
available,  each  featuring  a  scene  still  from 
the  picture.  In  this  connection.  War  Bonds 
or  cash  prizes  are  suggested.  Contestants 
are  to  be  invited  to  submit  their  entries  to 
the  cooperating  newspaper  jingle  editor. 

Since  Dennis  Morgan,  as  a  veteran  sailor 
hero.  Is  Invited  to  spend  Christmas  at  a 
Connecticut  farmhouse,  this  Idea  may  be 
used  as  the  basis  for  special  promotion, 
arranging  for  a  local  veteran  hero  to  have 
his  "Christmas  in  Connecticut"  dinner  at  a 
private  home  in  the  community.  For  lobby 
attention,  dress  the  place  with  mistletoe, 
wreaths  and  garlands  of  holly.  Add  to  the 
holiday  mood  by  placing  an  evergreen  tree 
under  the  marquee  with  all  the  trimmings  in 
the  form  of  large  stars  to  which  are  pasted 
still  heads  of  the  cast. 


MNAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


45 


Exploiting  the  New  Pictures 


CAPTAIN  EDDIE 

With  the  cooperation  of  local,  city,  state  and 
military  officials,  the  nianaj^ement  of  Loew's 
Ohio  theatre  in  Celumbus  and  20th  Century- 
Fox  cxploitecrs  under  the  direction  of  Sid 
Blumenstock,  assitsant  to  exploitation  manager 
Rodney  Bush,  put  on  one  of  the  outstanding 
promotion  campaigns  to  herald  the  world 
premiere  of  "Captain  Eddie". 

Beginning  many  weeks  in  advance  a  "Wel- 
come Captain  Eddie"  committee  was  organized 
in  Columbus  embracing  newspapers,  radio  sta- 
tions and  prominent  merchants  and  citizens, 
with  Congressman  Jerry  Vorys  as  chairman. 

With  August  1st  set  as  the  date  for  the  world 
premiere  at  the  Ohio  theatre,  the  committee 
launched  a  series  of  promotions  such  as  has 
never  been  seen  throughout  the  state  of  Ohio. 
A  month  in  advance  of  the  opening  all  citizens 
were  invited  to  sign  a  register  which  was 
presented  to  Capt.  Rickenbacker  from  the  the- 
atre stage  on  opening  night.  Almost  50,000 
signatures  in  the  book  testified  to  the  popu- 
larity of  the  Columbus  boy  who  became  the 
most  outstanding  ace  of  World  War  I. 

Motion  picture  stars,  including  Carole 
Landis,  Richard  Conte,  Peggy  Ann  Garner, 
Lloyd  Nolan  and  James  Dunn,  attended  the 
opening  and  were  hosted  by  the  premiere  com- 
mittee at  numerous  functions  of  nationwide 
interest. 

Each  function  was  given  complete  coverage 
by  the  press  with  photos  and  stories  dominat- 
ing the  front  pages  of  the  Dispatch,  Journal 
and  Citizen  days  in  advance  and  right  through 
the  current  showing  of  the  picture. 

On  opening  day  all  of  the  papers  used  head- 
line notices,  while  the  Citizen  featured  a  huge 
red  over-imprint  of  Captain  Rickenbacker's 
famous  "Hat  in  the  Ring"  insignia. 

Governor  Interviewed  "Capt.  Eddie" 

All  three  major  networks  carried  a  special 
fifteen  minute  interview  on  coast  to  coast  hook- 
ups from  the  state  capitol  during  which  the 
Governor  informally  interviewed  World  War  1 
"ace  of  aces".   The  day  before  opening  Gov- 


How  the  recent  pictures  are  being  sold  ai 
the  first  run  and  pre-release  date  showing; 


THE 

DESHLER- 
WALLICK 

HOTEL 

Joins  Crttombui  in  Saying 

"Welcome  Home,  Captain  Eddie" 

The  Spanish  Dining  Room 
Re-Opens  Mon.,  Aug.  6 

This  popular, ' cozy  room  is  again  ready  to  serve  yon  with  these  dellrhttnl 
foods  prepared  by  women  cooks. 

DINNER  .  .     IONIAN   ROOM    .  .  DANCING 

ron'II  find  no  friendlier,  mora  eemfortable  spot 
for  delightful  '  menns.  and  smooth  drinks  than 
In  this  popular  dinine  room. 


Large  size  newspaper  cooperative  advertising  by  local  business  concerns  gave  added  empha 
to  the  world  premiere  of  "Captain  Eddie"  in  Columbus. 


ernor  Lausche  appeared  on  the  "We  the  People" 
broadcast  and  officially  proclaimed  August  1st 
as  Captain  Eddie  Day  throughout  the  state. 

All  three  local  radio  stations,  WCOL, 
WBNS,  and  WHKC,  broadcast  in  toto  a  spe- 
cial luncheon  sponsored  by  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  which  was  attended  by  Captain 
Rickenbacker,  the  Hollywood  stars,  Governor 
Lausche,  Mayor  Rhodes,  former  Governor 
Bricker  and  some  six  hundred  prominent 
citizens  of  the  city  in  the  Grand  Ballroom  of 
the  Neil  House. 

Another  unusual  event  which  attracted  na- 
tional attention  emanated  from  Capital  Uni- 
versity, which  awarded  Captain  Rickenbacker 
an  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  Captain 

ddie's   acknowledgment   speech   made  every 


Fifty  thousand  Cohimbus  residents  affixed  their  signatures  to  a  mammoth  "Welcome"  book 
for  Captain  Eddie  Rickenbacker  which  was  presented  to  the  famous  flier  on  the  night  of  the 
premiere  of  "Captain  Eddie"  from  the  stage  of  the  Ohio  theatre.  For  weeks  in  advance, 
"headquarters"  was  besieged  with  signers. 


wire  service  in  the  nation,  in  many  cases  lau 
ing  on  page  one. 

Meanwhile  city  officials,  merchants  and  t 
premiere  committee  proceeded  to  decorate  t 
city  in  unusual  fashion.  Stores,  buildings  a 
lampposts  were  literally  covered  under  a 
rage  of  flags  and  bunting.  "Welcome  Capts 
Eddie"  banners  literally  flooded  the  enti 
downtown  district.  City  Hall  was  renam 
Captain  Eddie  Hall,  the  streets  surroundi; 
the  State  Capitol  were  renamed  Rickenback 
Square,  street  intersections  were  stencilled  wii 
huge  nine-foot  red  and  blue  "Hat  in  the  Rin 
emblems  on  white  circular  backgrounds  a:| 
attracted  considerable  attention.  j 

Exhibits  Held  on  Capitol  Lawn  [ 

Special  displays  appeared  in  almost  eve 
window  in  the  downtown  section.  Atop  t 
state  capitol  dome  a  forty-foot  illuminated  i 
signia  was  erected  which  was  visible  for  mil 
around.  On  the  lawn  of  the  state  capitol  bull 
ing  numerous  exhibits  attracted  attention  frc 
the  citizens.  These  included  a  display  of  c 
time  automobiles,  a  heliocopter,  a  huge  ta- 
in which  periodic  demonstrations  were  giv; 
by  army  officers  of  a  life  raft  similar  to  tl 
in  which  Captain  Rickenbacker  and  his  erf 
were  adrift  prior  to  their  rescue  after  twent 
two  days  at  sea. 

A  revolving  thirty-five-foot  "Hat  in  t 
Ring"  display  was  placed  at  the  intersect!' 
of  Broad  and  High  Streets.  Street  cars  a 
buses  carried  "Welcome"  cards  and  a  full  sho' 
ing  of  twenty-four  sheets  and  window  car 
blanketed  the  town. 

For  several  days  in  advance  local  merchan 
defense  plants  and  other  industries  paid  homa 
to  the  premiere. 

The  Ohio  theatre  was  represented  on  1 
promotion  campaign  by  Allen  Sparrow,  Lo- 
Division  Manager,  and  Manager  Bob  Gibbo 
Assisting  Sid  Blumenstock  for  20th  Centui 
Fox  were  Jim  Keefe,  Mike  Weiss,  Jim  G 
leFpie  and  Bernard  Lewis.  ! 


46 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II.  I<i 


'CAPTAIN  EDDIE 


99 


emiere  In  Columbus  met  with  enthusiastic  support  from 
f\c,  military  and  business  men's  groups.  Pictured  here  are 
me    of    the    promotional    highlights    of    the  campaign. 


NAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


47 


Novelty  display  ads 

pictured  on  this  page  are  reproductions,  submitted  by  Round  Tablers 
recently.  The  series  of  small  sketches  by  J.  J.  Dempsey  combines  an  insti- 
tutional idea  suitable  for  current  display  copy  which  is  adaptable  in  loca- 
tions where  economy  of  space  is  desirable. 


P>ARAMOUNTi 


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.  thtu  old  frrorttH' 
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N.  Y,  Daily  News 

Jack    Maclnerney,     publicity    director,  Paramount 
theatre,    New  York. 


James  J.  Dempsey,  Para- 
mount, Lynn,  Mass. 


DOORS  OPEN  10:45  A.  M. 


#RKO  KEITH'S 


GARY  COOPER  AS 
MELODY  JONES 
SAYS— 


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COOPER -YOUNG 
Afong  Came 

WUUN  DEMUEsT-  UHOnU 

t   I  Umil  (Mr  tOMTM. 


>llr--|ic>  TO  IITIU' 


—40  the  NEWSPAPERS! 
-to  the  RADIO  STATIONS! 
—and  to  the  PEOPLE  OF 
WASHINGTON  for 
jam-packing  RKO 
KEITH'S  THEATRE 

Because  of  a 
previous  com- 
mitment this 
is  tlie  THIRD 
&  final  weel< 


:f^;;^R'^W  MORNING 

ON  SCREEN 
WAIT  TECHNIMIO. 

10  CARTOOHS 

ON  STAOE 

A  SONG  &  DANCE  REVIEW 
FREE  ^ 

TO  EVERY  CHILD  ATTENDINO 

^HAURICE  ,*„\  OROAH 


OUR  NEXT 
ATTRACTIONSJ 


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"Bells  Of  Rosoritd  "  rlATliBl«*uiHi0«tAlE»NC(mK0H 


Newark  Le'  ■ 

Jay  Wren,  Paramount  Adams  ad  head,  Ne 
ark,  N.  J. 

TOMORROW 


o^aORPHEUM 


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His  joalout  wifol  %9t\»\^%  barriarsl 
A  sttooring  worldl  Nothingl  Nothing 
could  dgm  that  surging  flood  of  lovot 

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MAXSHA  HUNT-OtADYS  COOPII  -  REGINALD  OWfN 


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St.  Louts  Post  Disi 

Ted  Barker,  publicist,  Loew's,  St.  Louis. 


Washington  Times-Herald 

So!  Sorkin,  manager,  RKO  Keith's,  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 


I'rovidence  .lourna I 

J.  G.  Samartano,  manager.  State, 
Providence. 


Akron  Beacon  JourtiJ 

Sid  Holland,  manager,  Palace  theatre,  Akron.  \ 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  194! 


SHOWMEN  PERSONALS 


Happy  Birthday:  Barney  Gurnette,  W.  A. 
[eston,  Nick  Karl,  Bennie  Henning,  John  W. 
ripp,  Mike  Kirkhart,  Arthur  Egberts,  Marville 
[cAlexander,  Martin  J.  Shearn,  John  N.  Pend- 
y,  Norman  H.  Bailey,  Felton  G.  Mills. 

Albert  R.  Sunderland,  Lloyd  H.  Rollins,  Dale 
ugene  Medhurst,  Carl  B.  Sherred,  M.  A.  EUs- 
orth,  David  Sidman,  Harry  D.  Kreigsman,  Rich- 
-d  Miller,  W.  R.  Paara,  Fred  E.  McSpadden, 
.  T.  Mathes. 

Natalicio  Bruski,  James  S.  Biggers,  John  F. 
urhorn,  Lester  Lockwood,  Al  Vialardi,  John  W. 
ernard,  William  F.  Gerst,  R.  E.  Wanamaker, 
awrence  P.  Albanese,  John  T.  Krieger,  Leonard 
erkowitz,  Harry  J.  Nash. 

John  C.  Hartley,  Joel  H.  Dowdy,  Pete  M. 
icholas,  Henry  M.  Rogers,  H.  J.  Quartemont, 
.  F.  Benefiel,  Fred  Reeths,  Cecil  G.  Winstead, 
ern  Manning,  Charles  B.  King,  Mollie  Stickles. 
In  New  Posts:  Frank  B.  Hall,  manager  Tren- 
in,    Trenton,    Michigan,    Fred    Erickson,  relief 


manager,  Wyandotte,  Wyandotte,  Michigan. 

Al  Harris  has  purchased  the  Ridgemont,  Seattle, 
Washington.  H.  R.  Bisby  has  purchased  and  is 
operating  the  Plaza,  Garland,  Texas.  William 
O'Donnell  has  bought  the  Eagle,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Joe  Miller,  former  Columbia  manager,  has  t.aken 
on  position  of  district  manager  for  PRC  in  Albany, 
Buffalo,  Cincinnati  and  Cleveland.  George  Sexton, 
former  manager  of  the  Glen,  Kansas  City,  now  do- 
ing special  exploitation  for  Dickinson  Theatres, 
Inc. 

Harold  Metzinger,  manager,  Colony,  Winter 
Park,  Florida.  Cliff  R.  Hall,  Florida  State  Thea- 
tres, Inc.,  Tampa  and  St.  Petersburg.  Dick  Wren, 
manager,  Graystone,  Detroit.  Harry  A.  Jones, 
manager.  Liberty,  Center  Line,  Michigan. 

Frank  Doyle,  manager.  Motor  City,  Van  Dyke, 
Michigan. 

Assistant  Managers:  John  Ferger,  Adams,  De- 
troit, Joseph  A.  Newell,  Downtown,  Detroit. 


abloids  Herald  Opening  of 
Phantom  of  42nd  Street" 

For  his  date  on  "Phantom  of  42nd  Street," 
the. Poll  Strand,  Waterbury,  Conn.,  Paul  O. 
lingler  erected  a  false  front  with  blowups  of 
ills  from  the  picture,  cutout  letters  and  8  by 
)  mounted  stills.  8,000  four-page  tabloid  her- 
ds were  distributed  over  the  city  by  one  of 
le  paper's  carrier  boys  and  two  six  sheets 
ere  pasted  in  the  theatre  lobby  one  week  prior 
opening  date.  Displays  were  pasted  to  the 
)or  and  covered  with  water  glass. 
Through  a  tieup  with  an  amusement  arcade, 
1  pin  ball  and  shooting  gallery  machines  car- 
ed 22  by  28  cards  reading :  "See  if  you  can  hit 
is  target,  then  make  your  target  Loew's 
:rand,"  etc.,  etc.  The  theatre  lobbv  displav 
insisted  of  32  8  by  10  stills,  two  30  by  40's 
id  two  reader  boards. 


ervicemen's  Honor  Roll 
rected  by  Katz 

Because  the  Kenyon  theatre,  which  is  situ- 
ed  in  the  northside  section  of  Pittsburgh 
hich  is  vast  and  spread  out,  Phil  Katz,  instead 
having  a  large  servicemen's  honor  roll  in 
s  lobby,  had  erected  a  display  which  he  calls 
)0ns  and  Daughters  of  Northside  Serving 
r  Allied  Victory." 

The  overall  length  of  the  setpiece  is  12  feet 


Photo  by  the  Herald 

.  Sig.  Goldberg,  former  manager  of  the 
iiceuvi  theatre,  Dnliith,  now  attached  to 
dq.  Army  Ground  Forces,  Washington,  D.  C., 
sits  at  the  Round  Table. 


in  length  and  five  feet  in  depth.  A  few  photos 
and  a  small  card  inviting  others,  as  well  as 
clippings  and  articles,  etc.,  started  the  ball  roll- 
ing and  the  patrons  were  quick  to  bring  in  a 
large  number  of  photos  of  their  servicemen. 
In  the  center  of  the  display,  on  a  white  back- 
ground card  with  patriotic  -  motif,  Phil  pastes 
the  clippings  patrons  bring  in.  A  large  Ameri- 
can flag  is  highlighted  with  colored  spots. 


Tie-up  Boosts  Bookings  of 
Republic's  Rogers  Specials 

Promotion  tie-ins  between  the  Curtis  Pub- 
lishing Company  and  theatres  throughout  the 
L^nited  States  and  Canada  resulted  in  excellent 
publicity  for  bookings  of  Roy  Rogers  outdoor 
specials  and  for  a  recent  issue  of  the  Saturday 
Ez'ening  Post,  which  carried  a  feature  story. 

Delivery  trucks  carried  posters  calling  atten- 
tion to  the  magazine  and  to  theatres  and  play- 
dates.  Many  lobby  displays  attracted  attention 
to  Rogers'  pictures  through  the  use  of  a  blow- 
up of  the  Saturday  Evening  Post  story,  with 
copy  reading :  "Read  the  fascinating  story  of 
Roy  Rogers,  King  of  the  Cowboys,  and  Trig- 
ger .  .  .  the  Smartest  Horse  in  the  Movies. 
See  his  latest  picture  here." 

The  campaign  in  Cincinnati  was  particularly 
successful,  inasmuch  as  the  feature  was  titled 
"Cincinnati  Cowboys."  Both  the  Times-Star 
and  the  Enquirer  carried  stories  on  the  article. 
An  effective  lobby  display  in  the  Strand  thea- 
tre was  tied  into  the  booking  of  "Bells  of  Rosa- 
rita,"  which  was  also  boosted  by  the  window 
displays  and  the  use  of  pennants.  A.  J.  Mein- 
inger  is  manager  of  the  Strand. 


Builds  Gag  Lobby  Setpiece 
For  "Pillow  to  Post" 

To  create  interest  in  his  date  on  "Pillow  to 
Post"  at  the  Capital  theatre,  Madison,  Wis., 
Marlowe  Conner  injected  a  little  humor  into 
his  lobby  display.  A  compo  board  bed  was 
set  up  with  the  head  and  footboard  covered 
with  scene  stills  with  the  title  letters  on  the 
two  pillows.  Selling  copy  was  framed  and 
placed  over  the  bed  and  on  the  wall.  Copy 
read  as  follows:  "The  battle  of  the  bedroom. 
A  fight  that's  a  delight.  What  a  man.  What 
a  woman.   What  a  time." 


Seeks  "Miss  America  1962" 

Alex  Sayles,  managing  director  of  Fabian's 
Palace,  Albany,  is  conducting  his  junior  Bath- 
ing Beauty  contest  under  the  novel  selling  copy 
that  the  winner  will  be  named  Miss  1962.  The 
contestants  are  from  four  to  eight  years  old. 


Bathing  Beauty 
Contest  Held 
In  Cincinnati 


Nate  Wise,  publicity  head  RKO  Theatres, 
Cincinnati,  working  with  Joe  Alexander  at 
the  Albee  theatre,  just  successfully  completed 
the  engagement  of  their  bathing  beauty  con- 
test, which  is  an  annual  promotion  sponsored 
by  radio  station  WCKY.  The  winner  of  this 
contest  is  designated  Miss  WCKY-Cincinnati 
of  1945  and  will  compete  for  the  national 
award  at  Atlantic  City.  The  local  winner  will 
receive  an  abundance  of  top  prizes,  foremost 
being  a  $500  War  Bond  from  Yvonne  De- 
Carlo  ;  a  $500  diamond  ring  donated  by  a 
local  merchant;  an  elaborate  Wardrobe  and 
an  all-expense  trip  to  Atlantic  City. 

The  radio  station  has  assigned  a  special  rep- 
resentative to  contact  bathing  resorts,  colleges, 
music  schools  and  other  sources  to  enlist  girls 
to  enter  the  contest.  The  theatre  has  used  a 
series  of  trailers  plugging  its  participation  and 
lobby  photos  of  the  entrants.  A  three-column 
art  break  was  landed  in  the  Times  Star  in 
addition  to  breaks  in  weekly  newspapers. 

Alexander  created  a  handsome  production 
of  the  stage  presentation  with  a  colorful  beach 
set  for  the  parading  local  beauties. 


Rankin  Distributes  Two 
For  One  Tickets 

In  connection  with  small  town  theatre  activ- 
ities, Harland  Rankin  at  the  Plaza,  Tilbury, 
Ontario,  reports  on  a  tieup  he  recently  ef- 
fected with  one  of  the  local  manufacturing- 
firms.  Harland  sold  them  on  the  idea  of  their 
distributing  6,000  tickets  which  were  good  for 
one  free  admission  provided  another  adult 
ticket  was  purchased. 

Entire  cost  to  the  merchant  was  $18  for 
printing,  ads  in  the  paper,  etc.  The  front  of 
the  card  bore  list  of  garments  manufactured 
by  the  plant,  the  reverse  side  listing  pictures. 


Photo  bv  Platnlck 

On  a  recent  trip  to  New  York,  Helen  W abbe, 
publicity  director,  RKO  Golden  Gate  theatre, 
San  Francisco,  attended  the  races  at  the  Roose- 
I'elt  Raceway,  Wesfbiiry,  L.  I.  Above,  she 
is  shown  with  Red  Brew  and  his  driver, 
Lew  Floyd. 


ANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


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CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING 

Ten  cents  per  word,  money-order  or  check  with  copy.  Count  initials,  box  number  and 
address.  Minimum  insertion,  $1.  Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.  Contract  rates  on 
application.  No  borders  or  cuts.  Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.  Publisher  reserves 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.  Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.  Classi- 
fied advertising  not  subject  to  agency  commission.  Address  copy  and  checks: 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  Classified  Dept.,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  (20) 


POSITIONS  WANTED 


MANAGER.  YOUNG  MAN  EXPERIENCED  IN  ALL 
phases  of  theatre  operation  desires  position.  Willing  to 
Ro  anywhere  in  U.  S.  Can  furni.sh  references.  Capable 
of  carrying  full  responsibility.  BOX  1844,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

CONNECTION  DESIRED  AS  DISTRICT  MANAGER 
with  small  circuit  having  post-war  possibilities  of  ex- 
pansion. Now  employed.  Experienced  in  all  phases  of 
theatre  management  and  operation.  BOX  1887,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD.  

EXECUTIVE,  12  YEARS'  EXPERIENCE,  MOTION 
picture  industry — New  York  Representative — comptroller, 
auditor,  sales  statistics.  Presently  employed  elsewhere. 
Married.  Location  secondary.  BOX  1888.  MOTION  PIC- 
TURE HERALD. 

YOUNG  MAN,  AGE  24,  IN  THEATRE  BUSINESS 
since  age  of  3.  House  manager,  advertising  and  pub- 
licity director  for  five  theatres  since  1939.  Honorable 
Army  Discharge.  Single.  Want  position  as  manager  or 
assistant  manager.  Prefer  Southwest.  Best  of  refer- 
ences available.  BOX  1889,  MOTION  PICTURE  HER- 
ALD. 

AVAILABLE:  AMERICAN  COUPLE:  MAN  Al 
projectionist  and  manager,  thorough  knowledge  of  sound 
equiprnent.  Wife:  Capable  experienced  cashier,  booker, 
advertising.  Will  work  reasonable.  No  children.  De- 
pendable, steady  workers.  Go  anywhere.  BOX  1890, 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 

AT  LIBERTY— THEATRE  MANAGER  OR  EXECU- 
tive.  High  type,  mature  man.  Aggressive  showman 
thoroughly  experienced  and  capable,  exploitation,  pub- 
licity, advertising  and  all  angles  of  operation.  Sober  and 
reliable  every  respect.  Association  leading  independent 
or  major  circuit  desired.  Responsible  reference  ability 
and  integrity.  Address  BOX  1891,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 


STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 


STUDIO  RECORDER  COMPLETE  $1,250,  INCLUD- 
ing  Artreeves  Galvanometer;  synchronous  motor;  1000" 
magazine;  amplifier;  power  supply;  microphone;  cables; 
etc.  Quartz  slits,  $39.50.  Background  Projection  outfit 
worth  $10,000,  now  $4,990.  Recording  Amplifier  with  con- 
denser microphone,  $125.  Continuous  contact  16mm. 
printers,  picture,  track  or  both,  $1,375.  Send  for  Summer 
Catalog.  S.  O.  S.  aNEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York 
18. 


SERVICES 


FIRE  EXTINGUISHERS  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
types  and  sizes  repaired.  Mail  to:  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave..  St.  Paul  4, 
Minn. 


CLEANED  ON  LOCATION:  RUGS,  TACKED  DOWN 
carpet,  o'stufjed  furniture.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
Midwest  Carpet  Cleaners  covering  Indianapolis,  Michigan 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Illinois.  BOX  1880,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 


TRAINING  SCHOOLS 


THEATRE  EMPLOYEES:  TRAIN  FOR  BETTER 
position.  Learn  modern  theatre  management  and  adver- 
tising. Big  opportunity  for  trained  men.  Estabhshed  since 
]?E-.^^J''-^rP°'"  ^""^"^  catalog.  THEATRE  MANAGERS 
SCHOOL,  Elmira,  New  York. 


USED  EQUIPMENT 


t^^^tS§  ^  SOUND  SYSTEM,  $300.  VACHERIE 
THEATRE,  Vachene,  La. 


MANY  SMALL  HOUSES  GOT  GOING  WITH  THESE 
—Complete  Simplex  Booth  outfits;  Rebuilt  projectors,  lamp- 
houses,  lens,  new  soundheads,  motors,  amplifier,  new 
speakers,  soimd-screen.  Guaranteed  one  year— $1  500 — 
Why  pay  more?  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP 
New  York  18,  N.  Y. 


WHERE  DO  THEY  GET  THEM?  HERE'S  THE 
answer:  8/0  hardwood  portable  assembly  Chairs,  gangs 
of  two,  $3.60;  219  Irwin  5-ply  veneer  Chairs,  $4  50  -  230 
American  panel  back,  box  spring  cushions,  $6.50;  800  re- 
buih;  metal  lined  American  velour  padded  back  with  box 
spring  cushions,  $9.50;  202  Heywood- Wakefield  panel 
back,  squab  cushions,  $4.95;  242  American  ball  bearing 
(m  two  lots)  heavy  reupholstered  panel  back,  reuphol- 
stered  box  spring  cushion  chairs,  $6.50.  Wire  for  stock 
list.    S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18 


HELP  WANTED 


OPERATOR  -  ASSISTANT  MANAGER  WANTED. 
Modern  small  town  theatre  in  Virginia  near  Richmond 
and  Washington.  Ideal  setup  for  electrician  or  radio 
repairman.  $25  for  23  hours,  6  days.  BOX  1883,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

MANAGER— PERMANENT  POSTWAR  POSITION. 
Theatre  in  Northern  Illinois.  State  salary  and  full  par- 
ticulars.    BOX  1893,  MOTION  PICTLTRE  HERALD. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT 


ARMY  SURPLUS  RCA  PA  AMPLIFIERS,  30W  OUT- 
put,  $95;  lighting  Coinometers  with  pennies,  $110;  rayon 
plush  drapery  material,  $2.45  yd. ;  Ideal  Rechargeable 
Batteries,  $2.20;  electric  Bubler  Water  Coolers.  $220; 
Flextone  washable  soundscreens,  30^c  ft.,  beaded  W/ic. 
Summer  Catalog  ready.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY 
CORP.,  New  York  18. 

USHERS'  SEARCHLIGHTS,  METAL  CASE,  PRE- 
focus  bulb,  $1.25;  colored  GE  mazda  lamps;  lumilines; 
new  factory  sealed  tubes— 6SC7,  75c;  6L6,  $1;  5U4G,  75c. 
Consumer's  certificate  required.  BOX  1886,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


THEATRES 


WANTED— SMALL  CITY  OR  TOWN  MOVIE  THE- 
atre  anywhere.  Give  details.  BOX  1892,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

THEATRE  FOR  SALE,  TOWN  OF  1,500  IN  MICHI- 
gan.  Wonderful  opportunity.  BOX  1894,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

WANT  TO  LEASE  SMALL  TOWN  THEATRE  IN 
New  York  state.  State  all.  BOX  1885,  MOTION  PIC- 
TURE HERALD. 

VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 

GIANT  AIR  CIRCULATORS.  7,500  CFM  CAPAOTY, 
^Yz  stand,  24"  blades,  $75;  mat  type  Air  Washers  to 
work  with  any  blower,  easily  installed.  5,000  cfm,  $115; 
others  equally  reasonable.  Blowers,  from  $106.50  for 
5,500  cfm.  Diflfuser  grilles,  from  $21.80.  AA-5MRO 
Priority  required.  Send  for  Air  Conditioning  Bulletin. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 


BOOKS 


RICHARDSON'S  BLUEBOOK  OF  PROJECTION. 
Best  seller  since  1911.  Now  in  7th  edition.  Revised  to 
present  last  word  in  Sound  Trouble  Shooting  Charts.  Ex- 
pert information  on  all  phases  of  projection  and  equip- 
ment. Special  new  section  on  television.  Invaluable  to 
beginner  and  expert.  $7.25  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 

MOTION  PICTURE  SOUND  ENGINEERING.  A 
"must"  to  all  those  working  with  sound  equipment.  Writ- 
ten by  top- flight  engineering  experts  of  Hollywood  studios 
and  research  laboratories.  Covers  all  phases  of  sound 
engineering  and  equipment.  Readable  diagrams;  charts, 
tables,  and  graphs.  $6.50  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  SLxtb  Avenue,  New  York  20. 

SOUND  -  TROUBLE  -  SHOOTING  -  CHARTS,  THE 
little  book,  with  the  blue  cover  all  good  operators  reach 
for  when  troubles  start.  Will  clear  up  that  "puzzler"  on 
all  types  of  sound  equipment  in  a  jifTy.  No  booth  com- 
plete without  one.  $1.00  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 


SIGN  PAINTING 


SIGN  PAINTING;  EASY  WAY  TO  PAINT  SIGNS. 
Use  letter  patterns.  Avoid  sloppy  work,  wasted  time.  No 
experience  needed  for  expert  work.  Free  sample.  JOHN 
RAHN,  1329  Central  Ave.,  Chicago  51. 

BUSINESS  BOOSTERS 

BINGO  CARDS,  DIE  CUTS,  1  TO  100  OR  1  TO  75, 
$2.25  per  thousand,  $20.00  for  10,000.  S.  KLOUS,  care  of 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


POPCORN 


HYBRID  YELLOW  VARIETY  FOR  BEST  POPPING 
volume.  Yearly  supply  guaranteed.  Immediate  delivery. 
LOUIS  D.  HARRIS,  Greenville,  Ohio. 


Arthur  S.  Kane 
Dies  on  Coast 


Arthur    S.    Kane,    Sr.,    well    known  industr 
pioneer,  died  Saturday,  August  2,  at  the  Motio  j 
Picture  Country  Home  in  California,  following  a 
abdominal  operation.    He  was  72  years  old. 

Entering  the  amusement  industry  in  the  earl 
1900's,  Mr.  Kane  was  first  associated  with  Craw 
ford  Amusements,  leaving  that  company  to  go  tl 
New  York  to  serve  as  aide  to  Percy  Waters  c 
General  Films.  Later  he  joined  Famous  Player 
as  assistant  to  Al  Lichtman,  at  that  time  genera' 
manager  of  the  company.  When  Famous  Player 
changed  over  to  the  Select  Films  trademark,  Mr 
Kane  became  sales  manager  for  the  company. 

He  had  also  been  sales  manager  for  Realari 
for  Harold  Lloyd  films  at  Pathe  and  for  Charle' 
Ray's  productions.  In  1934  he  was  western  distric 
manager  for  United  Artists.  He  retired  the  fol 
lowing  year. 

Services  were  held  August  3  in  Hollywood.  H 
is  survived  by  his  widow  and  two  sons. 


Fred  DeLodder  Services  Held; 
Was  Michigan  Theatre  Head 

Services  were  held  August  2  in  Detroit  for  Free 
DeLodder,  president  of  Cooperative  Theatres  o 
Michigan  and  long  a  leader  in  Michigan  Allied 
Mr.  DeLodder  died  July  31  after  a  long  illness 
He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  a  daughter  and  ; 
son,  Stafif/Sgt.  Fred  DeLodder,  Jr.,  who  was  hi 
father's  assistant.  Cooperative  Theatres  booket 
approximately  100  theatres. 


Philadelphia  Theatres  Sold 
$80,000,000  in  Bonds 

A  record  total  of  §80,000,000  in  War  Bond; 
was  sold  by  the  theatres  in  the  Philadelphia  area 
it  was  reported  by  Sidney  E.  Samuelson,  exhibito 
co-chairman  for  the  Seventh  War  Loan.  In  addi- 
tion, special  commendation  came  to  the  theatres  o: 
the  area  from  the  War  Finance  Division  for  its 
"E"  Bond  effort.  The  $80,000,000  record  is  be- 
lieved to  be  the  best  turned  in  by  any  exchangt 
area  in  the  country.  Of  the  record  total,  the  War- 
ner theatres  in  the  Philadelphia  zone  reached  s 
record  sum  of  $42,501,469. 


Variety  Club  Unit  Founder  I 
Is  Honored  at  Banquet  \>. 

More  than  200  members  of  the  Los  Angelesi 
Variety  Club  honored  Duke  Clark,  one  of  its  found-; 
ers,  at  a  banquet  held  at  the  Ambassador  Hotel/. 
Los  Angeles,  July  30.  Mr.  Clark,  now  Paramount* 
district  manager  in  Dallas,  was  in  California  on  zi 
transcontinental  tour  of  Paramount  exchanges  in; 
connection  with  the  company's  One  Third  of  a' 
Century  celebration.  ^ 


Deny  St.  Louis  Writ 

A  temporary  injunction  was  denied  the  Con-d 
gress  Investment  Company  against  the  St.  Louisi; 
Amusement  Company,  by  Circuit  Judge  Waldoi 
Mayfield  in  St.  Louis,  July  26.  The  investments 
company,  which  owns  the  Congress  theatre,  soughtt 
to  restrain  the  defendant  from  refusing  its  agents-; 
admittance  and  from  removing  equipment.  Thej 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Company,  a  subsidiary  of 
Fanchon  &  Marco,  has  been  notified  that  its  leasei 
on  the  theatre,  which  expires  August  31,  will  not 
be  renewed. 


MGM  to  Show  "Tender  Grapes" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's  "Our  Vines  Have  Ten- 
der Grapes",  starring  Edward  G.  Robinson  and 
Margaret   O'Brien,   will   be   tradeshown  Friday,! 
August  17,  in  all  exchange  areas  except  New  Yorkj 
and  Los  Angeles,  where  it  was  screened  July  19. 
No  release  date  has  been  set. 


Dervin  Gets  Republic  Post 

Jack  Davis,  Republic's  New  England  district 
sales  manager,  announced  last  week  the  appoint- 
ment of  Frank  Dervin  as  sales  manager  of  the 
company's  Boston  branch.  ^ 


50 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  II,  1945 


'ride  of  the  Marines 

Varners — Post-war  Problems 

Based  on  the  true  story  of  the  life  of  Private  Al 
:hmid,  of  the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  this  soberly- 
•esented  film  touches,  by  means  of  many  digres- 
ons,  upon  such  subjects  as  post-war  unemploy- 
ent,  future  world  peace  and  racial  equality.  The 
■suit  is  not  particularly  cheerful,  but  for  those 
ns  who  don't  mind  a  little  straight  thinking  along 
ith  their  entertainment,  it  should  prove  satisfac- 
iry. 

John  Garfield,  as  Private  Schmid,  handles  a  dif- 
:ult  assignment  skillfully.  The  characterization 
rovided  him  by  Albert  Maltz,  who  wrote  the 
•reenplay,  is  curiously  twofold.  At  the  start  of 
le  picture,  and  during  the  battle  sequences, 
chmid  is  portrayed  as  a  hero.  In  his  reaction  to 
lindness,  however,  he  is  a  whining,  snivelling,  self- 
itying  coward. 

The  story,  adapted  by  Marvin  Borowsky  from 
book  by  Roger  Butterfield,  starts  just  before 
'earl  Harbor,  and  presents  Schmid  as  a  self-con- 
dent,  fun-loving  lad  who  works  in  a  Philadelphia 
ictory,  and  who  is  determined,  above  all  things, 
3  remain  a  bachelor.  Then  he  meets  Eleanor 
•arker,  cast  as  the  girl  who  makes  him  change  his 

lind.  ,  TT  1, 

The  news  of  the  sneak  attack  on  Pearl  Harbor 
5  received  by  the  principals,  as  well  as  by  John 
lidgely,  Ann  Doran  and  Ann  Todd,  portraying 
nembers  of  a  family  with  whom  Schmid  boards, 
vith  a  cheerful  unconcern  that  is  incredible. 

Subsequently  Schmid  enlists  in  the  Marine 
:orps,  distinguishes  himself  on  Guadalcanal,  and 
s  blinded  by  a  Jap  grenade.    He  is  shipped  back 

0  a  naval  hospital. 

Stubbornly  refusing  to  accept  his  disability,  he 
becomes  bitter,  surly  and  uncooperative.  Deter- 
nined  to  cut  himself  off  from  the  girl  he  loves, 
md  who  loves  him,  he  refuses  to  tell  her  of  his 
Dlindness.  Even  when  his  commanding  officer 
Drders  him  back  to  Philadelphia  to  receive  the 
Navy  Cross,  he  is  determined  not  to  meet  her 
again.  By  a  ruse,  however,  she  meets  him  at  the 
station,  and  takes  him  back  to  the  home  where  he 
has  boarded  for  so  many  years.  There  his  sullen, 
ungracious  attitude  continues,  and  it  is  only  in  the 
last  five  minutes  of  the  film  that  the  girl  manages 
to  convince  him  that  her  need  for  him  is  as  great 
as  his  f6r  her,  and  that  he  must  face  the  problem 
of  his  handicap  like  a  man. 

The  picture  was  given  careful  production  by 
Jerry  Wald,  and  Delmar  Daves'  direction  over- 
comes its  excessive  length.  Outstanding  in  the  cast 
are  Dane  Clark,  as  Schmid's  buddy,  and  Ann  Todd. 

Previewed  at  the  Warner  theatre,  Hollyzvood, 
where  the  audience  %ms  attentive  throughout, 
laughing  heartily  at  some  of  the  comedy  relief 
furnished  by  Dane  Clark,  and  applauding  patriotic 
scenes.  Reviewer's  Rating:  Good. — Thalia  Bell. 

Release  date,  September  1,  1945.  Runninpr  time,  120 
min.    PCA  No.  10661.    General  audience  classification 

Al  Schmid  --J*"  Garfield 

Ruth  Hartley  Eleanor  Parker 

Lee  Diamond  t^""""!,-?  i 

Jim  Merchant  *  Jo'^n  Ridgely 

Rosemary  DeCamp.  Ann  Doran,  Ann  Todd  Warren 
Douglas.  Don  McGuire,  Tom  D'Andrea,  Rory  MalUnson. 
Stephen  Richards,  Anthony  Caruso,  Maroni  Olsen,  Uave 

1  Willock,  John  Sheridan. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


SHOWMEN'S  REVIEWS 
SHORT  SUBJECTS 
THE  RELEASE  CHART 


This  department  dealt  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


"Half-Way  House",  the  British-made 
psychological  drama  dealing  with  the 
supernatural,  is  released  in  this  country 
by  A.F.E.  Corporation.  The  film  was 
reviewed  from  London  by  Peter  Burnup 
in  Motion  Picture  Herald,  March  4, 
1944.  The  review  said  in  part:  "it  is 
an  unusual,  a  disturbing  kind  of  film — 
one,  moreover,  which  demanded  vast 
courage  in  the  making.  .  .  .  There  is, 
too,  some  rare  and  ripe  comedy  in 
the  story's  unfolding."  Featured  are 
Francoise  Rosay,  Tom  Walls  and  Mer- 
vyn  Johns.  Running  time  is  88  minutes. 


Lady  on  a  Train 

Universal — Merriment  and  Murder 

This  diverting  film  is  comparable  to  such  suc- 
cesses as  "Theodora  Goes  Wild,"  and  "The  Awful 
Truth,"  although  it  parallels  them  in  spirit  rather 
than  in  substance.  Producer  Felix  Jackson  set 
out  to  make  what  is  known  as  a  "screwball"  corn- 
edy,  poking  good  humored  fun  the  while  at  big 
business,  detective  story  addicts,  and  those  sultry 
night  club  singers  whose  delivery  evokes  apprecia- 
tive whistles  from  the  patrons.  Add  Deanna  Dur- 
bin's  ■  lovely  voice,  her  ability  as  a  comedienne, 
and  skilled  performances  by  Ralph  Bellamy,  Ed- 
ward Everett  Horton,  Dan  Duryea  and  David 
Bruce,  and  the  result  is  solid  entertainment. 

The  original  story  is  one  of  Leslie  Charteris' 
best,  expertly  adapted  by  Edmund  Beloin  and  Rob- 
ert O'Brien.  Miss  Durbin,  so  the  story  goes,  is 
a  murder  mystery  addict.  From  a  train  window 
she  sees  a  murder  committed  in  a  shabby  room 
fronting  the  railroad  track.  Arriving  at  the  sta- ' 
tion,  she  reports  the  crime  to  the  police,  but  is 
not  believed.  Thereupon  the  determined  young  lady 
enlists  the  aid  of  a  writer  of  detective  fiction, 
and  sets  out  to  solve  the  mystery.  Her  sleuthing 
leads  her  to  the  country  home  of  the  wealthy  War- 
ing family,  in  and  out  of  a  New  York  night  club, 
and  at  last  to  a  warehouse  in  the  tenement  district, 
where  she  meets  the  murderer,  and  barely  escapes 
with  her  life.  . 

The  night  club  sequences  permit  Miss  JJurbm 
to  sing  several  songs.  Her  rendition  of  "Give  Me 
a  Little  Kiss,  Will  You,  Huh?"  is  a  masterpiece 
of  parody.  In  a  more  serious  mood  and  setting 
she  sings  "Silent  Night"  with  all  the  reverence, 
all  the  beauty  that  beloved  carol  commands. 

Among  the  supporting  performances,  Duryea's 
is  particularly  well-rounded.  Elizabeth  Patterson 
contributes  an  outstanding  bit,  and  the  inimitable 
Horton  is  cast  to  advantage. 

Charles  David's  direction  achieves  a  delicate  bal- 
ance between  comedy  and  melodrama,  as  well  as 
smooth  continuity. 

Previewed  at  the  Warner  theatre,  Beverly  Hills, 
where  the  audience  audibly  expressed  zvhole-hearted 


enjoyment.     Reviewer's   Rating:    Good.—T.  B. 

Release  date,  August  17,  1945.  Running  time,  94  min. 
PCA.  No.  10873.    General  audience  classification^^  ^^^^^.^ 

^'^S^ihan Ralph  BeHamy 

wTskell  '■  Edward  Everett  Horton 

George 'Couiouri;;' Allen  Jenkins,  David  Bruce  Patricia 
Morison,  Dan  Duryea,  Maria  Palnier,  Elizabeth  Patterson, 
Samuel  S.  Hinds,  William  Era wley,  Jacqueline  de  Wit, 
Thurston  Hall,  Clyde  Fillmore,  Ben  Carter,  Mary  Forbes, 
Sarah  Edwards,  Nora  Cecil,  Hobart  Cavanaugh. 

Easy  to  Look  At 

Universal — Musical 

Gloria  Jean  is  the  featured  player  in  this  film, 
and  sings  several  songs.  The  Delta  Rhythm  Boys 
also  contribute  a  musical  number,  a  rendition  of 
"Is  You  Is  or  Is  You  Ain't  My  Baby?'  Among 
the  supporting  cast  are  such  players  as  Kirby 
Grant,  George  Dolenz,  J.  Edward  Bromberg  and 
Eric  Blore. 

The  screenplay,  which  was  written  by  associate 
producer  Henry  Blankfort,  tells  of  a  young  girl 
who  comes  to  New  York  with  ambitions  to  be  a 
designer.  She  meets  a  night  watchman  employed 
by  a  firm  of  theatrical  designers.  He  is  sympathetic 
toward  the  young  lady's  aspirations,  having  been  a 
well  known  designer  himself  some  years  prior  to 
the  story's  opening.  After  a  series  of  trials  and 
tribulations,  the  young  woman's  talent  is  recog- 
nized. She  designs  the  costumes  for  a  Broadway 
production,  and  marries  the  head  of  the  firm  by 
which  she  is  employed. 

Ford  Beebe  directed. 

Seen  at  the  studio.  Reviewer's  Rating:  Average. 
— T.  B. 

Release  date,  August  10.    Running  time,  65  min.  PCA 
No.  10691.    General  audience  classification. 

Judy   •■  -Gloria  Jean 

^yier   Kirby  Grant 

George  Dolenz,  J.  Edward  Bromberg,  Eric  Blore,  Mil- 
dred Law.  Leon  Belasco,  Maurice  Cass,  the  Delta 
Rhythm  Boys. 

ORDERS  FROM  TOKYO  (WB) 

War  Documentary 

The  Japanese  were  on  the  verge  of  withdrawing 
from  Manila  proper  when  the  first  American  sol- 
diers entered  the  city's  suburbs.  Those  nationals 
first  freed  from  the  enemy  believed,  for  a  time, 
that  Manila  might  be  left  intact.  But  then,  on 
orders  from  Tokyo,  the  city  was  systematically  de- 
stroyed and  its  citizens  ruthlessly  killed.  "Orders 
from  Tokyo,"  a  two-reel  Technicolor  Warner 
Brothers  release,  tells  the  story  of  Manila's  de- 
struction; tells  it  factually,  listing  the _  bloody  acts 
of  atrocity,  showing  the  women  and  children  killed, 
showing  the  heart  of  a  city  reduced  to  rubble. 

Produced  in  cooperation  with  the  Commonwealth 
Government  of  the  Philippines  and  the  Office  of 
Strategic  Service,  "Orders  from  Tokyo"  opens 
with  a  talk  by  Brigadier  General  Carlos  Romulo, 
who  tells  the  audience  that  the  picture  will  be  used 
as  evidence  when  the  Japanese  are  brought  to  trial 
for  their  crimes. 

"Orders  from  Tokyo"  is  a  vivid  and  startling 
documentary;  one  that  most  eft'ectively  points  up 
the  Filipino's  role  in  America's  fight  in  the  Pacific. 

The  film  was  photographed  and  narrated  by 
Capt.  David  C.  Griffin  of  the  Marine  Corps. 
Release  date,  August  18,  1945  20  minutes 

2589 


THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews^  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


(•)  before  the  title  indicates  1943-44  product. 

Release  dates  and  running  time  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning times  are  the  official  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2568-2569,  issue  of  July  28,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  pages  2580-81,  issue  of  Aug.  4,  1945. 


■  REVIEWED  ■ 


Title          '  Company 

ABROAD  with  Two  Yanks  UA 

Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day  Mono. 

Adventures  of  Rusty  Col. 

(formerly  Rusty) 

Affairs  of  Susan,  The  Para. 
Agitator,  The  (British)    Br.  Natl.-Angio 

Alaska  Mono. 
Allotment  Wives,  Inc.  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 

American  Guerrilla  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 

Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MSM 
And  Then  There  Were  None 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An 

(1945-46)  Rep. 
Apology  for  Murder  (1945-46)  PRC 

Army  Wives  Mono. 

Arsenic  and  Old  Lace  WB 

Arson  Squad  (1945-46)  PRC 

BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 

Back  to  Bataan  RKO 
Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (col.)  Col. 

Barbary  Coast  Gent  MGM 

Beautiful  Cheat,  The  Univ. 

Bedside  Manner  UA 

Behind  City  Lights           -  Rep. 

Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color)  RKO 

Bells  of  Rosarita  Rep. 
Bells  of  St.  Mary's.  The  (1945-46)  RKO 

Betrayal  from  the  East  RKO 

Between  Two  Women  MGM 

Bewitched  MGM 

Beyond  the  Pecos  Univ. 

Big  Bonanza,  The  Rep. 

Big  Noise,  The  20th-Fox 

Big  Show-Off,  The  Rep. 

Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46)  WB 
Blazing  the  Western  Trail' 
Blithe  Spirit  (British)  (1945-46)  UA 

Blonde  Fever  MGM 

Blonde  from  Brooklyn  Col. 

Blonde  Ransom  Univ. 

Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 

Bluebeard  PRC 

Body  Snatcher,  The  RKO 

Bon  Voyage  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Border  Bad  Men  (1945-46)  PRC 

Bordertown  Trail  Rep. 
.  Boston  Blackie  Booked  on 

Suspicion  Col. 

Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous  Col. 

Both  Barrels  Blazing  Col. 

Bowery  Champs  Mono. 

Bowery  to  Broadway  Univ. 

Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog  Frank 

Brazil  Rep. 

Brewster's  Millions  UA 

Brighton  Strangler,  The  RKO 

Bring  on  the  Gir'j  (color)  Para. 

Bullfighters.  The  20th-Fox 

2590 


?rod. 
Number 


4421 


681 

510 

531 


4406 


403 


9024 
523 

502 
9044 


601 
583 
442 

514 
518 
530 
9083 
407 
506 
410 


516 
6036 
9042 


517 

'451' 

6031 

6207 

9072 

405 

522 
4416 
526 


Stars 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe 
Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson 
Ted  Donald-Conrad  Nagel 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent 
Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris 
Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay 
Kay  Francis-Paul  Kelly 
Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young 
John  Payne-Linda  Darnell 
Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards 
Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra 

Barry  Fitzgerald-Walter  Huston 
Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd 

Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke 

Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vallin 

Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey 

Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong^ 

Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth 
John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn 
Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise 
Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville 
Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll 
Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry 
Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak 
Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee 
Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes 
Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman 
Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly 
Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore 
Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn 
Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew 
Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee 
Laurel  and  Hardy 
Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 
Charles  Starrett-Tex  Harding 
Rex  Harrison-Constance  Cummings 
Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor 
Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick 
Donald  Cook-Virginia  Grey 
James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney 
John  Carradine-Jean  Parker 
Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lugosi 
Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith 
Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 
Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick 
Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch        ;~  ' 
Charles  Starrett 
East  Side  Kids 
Contract  Players 
Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett 
Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Guizar 
Dennis  O'Keefe-Helen  Walker 
John  Loder-Rose  Hobart 
Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts 
Laurel  and  Hardy  ^ 


Oct.  I3,'44 
Block  5 
1945-46 
Sept.,"44 
July  20,'45 
June  22,'45 
Not  Set 
Aug..'45 
Special 
June  I9,'45 
Not  Set 
Block  3 
Mar..'45 
July.'45 
Apr.  27.'45 
Dec.  30,'44 
Oct.,'44 
Jan.22,'45 
Not  Set 
Sept.  20,'45 
Not  Set 
Feb.,'45 
June  2 1. '45 
June  I5.'45 
June  I5,'45 
Nov.  II. '44 
Block  4 
Not  Set 
Oct.  I0,'45 
Aug.  II, '44 

May  I0.'45 
July  5,'4S 
May  I7.'45 
Dec.  29.'44 
Nov.  3.'44 
Not  Set 
Nov.  30,'44 
Apr.  7.'45 
Block  5 
Block  4 
May.'45 


M.P. 

"Product 

Advance 

Service 

Relesse 

Kunnhtg 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Aug.  4. '44 

82m 

July  29.'44 

.  2018 

1889 

Jan.  19.'45 

62m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2092 

Sept.  6.'45 

2467 

May25,'45 

!l3m 

Mar.  3 1  .'45 

2381 

2242 

2523 

Not  Set 

95m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

Dec.  22,'44 

76m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1983 

2406 

Dec.   I, '45 

2555 

Special 

90m 

June  23, '45 

2511 

2278 

Mar., '46 

Nov., '44 

122  m 

July  l.'44 

2095 

1457 

2302 

Aug. ,'45 

140m 

July  21, "45 

2553 

2142 

Oct.,'45 

99m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

Block  2 

84m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1715 

2342 

Not  Set 

2384 

Sept.  27,'45 

2418 

Jan.  I2,'45 

67m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2071 

Sept.  23,'44 

Il8m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1806 

2262 

Sept.  1 1,'45 

64m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2467 

70m      Sept.23,'44       2110  2242 

97m      June  2,'45       2477  2242 

  2434 

87m      Aug.  5,'44       2095  1849 

59m       July  2 1, '45       2554  2384 

79m      June  I6,'45       2498  2250 

2418 

103m      June23,'45       2510  2242 

84m      Dec.  2,'44       2201  1835 

68m      May  I9,'45       2453  2403 

  2434 

82m       Feb.  1 7, '45       2318  2230 

81m      Dec.23.'44      2238  2142 

66m      June23.'45       2510  2310 

59m    2354 

68m       Jan.  I3.'45      2269  2203 

74m      Sept.23.'44      2111  2092 

69m       Jan.20.'45       2277  2203 

  2230 

  2543 

96m      Apr.28.'45  2425 

69m      Nov.25.'44      2394  2142 

65m      June30,'45       2521  2403 

68m      June  9,'45       2486  2310 

94m       May  5,'45       2433  2230 

73m      Oct.  14, '44      2138  2092 

77m       Feb.  I7,'45       2318  2310 

  2230 

  2543 

55m      Sept.  2.'44      2083  2032 

67m      May  I2.'45       2445  2368 

  2467 

58m       May26,'45       2465  2403 

62m       Nov.  I. '44      2173  2032 

95m      Oct.  2 1. '44      2149  1923 

  2230 

91m      Oct.28,'44      2157  1971 

79m      Mar.  I7.'45       2361  "2142 

67m       May  5,'45       2433  2142 

92  m       Feb.  I7.'45       2317  1763 

61m      Apr.  1 4. '45      2402  2279 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST 


2567 

2567 
2406 


2567 
2523 


2342 

2567 
2567 


2342 
2567 
2523 
2523 


I,  1945 


REVIEWED  ■ 


Title  Company 

CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  2(Mh-Fox 

Can't  Help  Singing  (color)  Univ. 

Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Captain  Kidd  UA 
Captain  Tugboat  Annie  ('45-46)  Rep. 

Caribbean  Mystery  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Casanova  Brown  RKO 

Castle  of  Crimes  (British)  PRC 
Centennial  Summer  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Cheaters,  The  Rep. 

Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 

Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 
Chicken  Every  Sunday 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

China  Sky  RKO 

China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 

Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 

Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 

Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 
Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico  Mono 


Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The 
Claudia  and  David  ("45-46) 
Climax,  The  (color) 
Clock,  The 

Club  Havana  (1945-46) 
Cluny  Brown  (color)  ('45-46) 
Code  of  the  Prairie 
Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
Col.  Effingham's  Raid  (■45-'46)  20th-Fox 
Colorado  Pioneers  (1945-46)  Rep. 
Come  Out  Fighting  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Conflict 

Conspirators,  The 
Corn  Is  Green,  The 
Corpus  Christ!  Bandits 
Counter-Attack 
Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River 
Crazy  Knights 
Crime  by  Night 
Crime  Doctor's  Courage,  The 
Crime  Doctor's  Warning 
Crime,  Inc. 

Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46) 
Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46) 
Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers 


Mono. 
20th-Fox 
Univ. 
MGM 
PRC 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 


WB 
WB 
WB 
Rep. 
Col. 
Col. 
Mono. 
WB 
Col. 
Col. 
PRC 
Univ. 
Para. 
Col. 


DANCING  in  Manhattan  Col. 
Danger  Signal  (1945-46)  WB 
Dangerous  Intruder  (1945-46)  PRC 
Dangerous  Journey  20th-Fox 
Dangerous  Partners  (1945-46)  MGM 


Dangerous  Passage 
Dark  Corner  { 1945-46) 
Dark  Mountain 
Dark  Waters 
Dead  Man's  Eyei 
Dead  or  Alive 
Delightfully  Dangerous 
Destiny 

Detour  (1945-46) 
Devotion  (1945-46) 
Diamond  Horseshoe  (color) 
Dillinger 
Divorce 

Dixie  Jamboree 
Docks  of  New  York 
Doll  Face  (1945-46) 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46) 
Don  Juan  Qullligan 
Double  Exposure 
Doughgirls,  The 
Dragon  Seed 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46) 
Duel  In  the  Sun  (color)  ('45-46)  UA 
Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46)  Para. 

EADIE  Was  a  Lady 
Earl  Carroll  Vanities 
Early  to  Wed  (color)  ('45-46) 
East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue) 
Easy  to  Look  At 

Enchanted  Cottage,  The   

Enchanted  Forest  (color)  (1945-46)  PRC 
Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46) 
End  of  the  Road 
Enemy  of  the  Law 
Enemy  of  Women 
Enter  Arsene  Lupin 
Escape  In  the  Desert 
Escape  In  the  Fog 
Eve  Knew  Her  Apples 
Experiment  Perilous 


Para. 
20th-Fox 
Para. 

UA 
Univ. 
PRC 
UA 
Univ. 
PRC 
WB 
20th-Fox 
Mono. 
Mono. 

PRC 
Mono. 
20th-Fox 

20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
Para. 
WB 
MGM 
20th-Fox 


Col. 
Rep. 

MGM 
Univ. 
Univ. 
RKO 


20th-Fox 
Rep. 
PRC 
Mono. 
Univ. 
WB 
Col. 
Col. 
RKO 


Prod. 
Numbet 
523 
9071 
604 


605 
581 


421 
3314 
417 


519 
420 
519 


9009 
524 


452 


418 
405 
419 
465 
6006 
6201 

402 
6017 


6202 
6038 

504 
4412 
4405 
9026 

9023 

524 

505 


527 
4415 
407 
500 


6014 
413 

9097 
9045 
515 


402 


9018 
416 
6037 
6026 
510 


Stars 

Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young 
Deanna  Durbin-Robert  Paige 
Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari 
Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott 
Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy 
James  Dunn-Shella  Ryan 
Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright 
Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill 

Linda  Darnell-William  Eythe 
Joseph  Schildkraut-Billie  Burke 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts 


Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick 
Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly 
Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan 
Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda 
Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan 
Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 
Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 
Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young 
Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff 
Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker 
Tom  Neal-Margaret  Lindsay 
Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Boyer 
Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 
Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey 
Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 
Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith 
Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid 
Bette  Davis-John  Dall 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman 
Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 
Gilbert-Howard-Rosenbloom 
Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan 
Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke 
Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson 
Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lols  Collier 
Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts 
Charles  Starrett-Dub  Taylor 

Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Burma  travelogue 
James  Craig-Signe  Hasso 
Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 


Ellen  Drew- Robert  Lowery 

Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone 

Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moore 

Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis 

Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal 

Olivia  de  Havllland-lda  Lupino 

Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes 

Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney 

Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot 

Frances  Langford-Guy  KIbbee 

Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids 

Carol  Landis-William  Eythe 


Apr.,'46 
Block  4 
July  2 1, '45 
Aug.  II. '45 
Feb.  23,'45 
Mar.,'45 
May  I5,'45 
Feb.  9,'45 
May,'46 
Oct.  20,'44 
May,'45 
Not  Set 
Apr.,'46 
Oct.  6,'44 
May  4,'45 
Nov.,'45 
Not  Set 
Sept.  29,'45 
June  30,'45 
Oct.  2 1, '44 
July  2 1, '45 
Apr,  20,'45 
Apr.  26,'45 
Sept.  2 1, '44 
Dec.  8,'44 
Sept.  9,'44 
Feb.  27.'45 
Not  Set 
Apr.  I5,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Nov.  9,'44 

Dec.  I4,'44 
Jan.  I2,'46 
Sept.  2 1  ,'45 
Sept..'44 
Not  Set 
Block  3 
July,'46 
Block  I 
Nov.  I0,'44 
Nov.  I0,*44 
Nov.  9,'44 
Mar.  3 1. '45 
Dec.  22,'44 
Not  Set 
Nov.  24,'45 
May,'45 
Mar.  2,'45 
Aug.  I8,'45 
Aug.  I5,'44 
Mar.  9, '45 
Feb.,'46 


Betty  Grable-John  Payne  Nov.,'45 

William  Bendlx-Joan  Blondell  Jun«,'45 

Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith  Nov.  25,'44 

Kctharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston  Aug.,'44 

Gene  Tierney-Vincent  Price  Dec, '45 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Gotten  Not  Set 

Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 

Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre  Jan.  23, '45 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore  Apr.  5,'45 

Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson  Not  Set 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell  June  1 5, '45 

Gloria  Jean-KIrby  Grant  Aug.  10, '45 

Dorothy  McGuIre-Robert  Young  Block  3 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

John  Payne-June  Haver  Feb.,'46 

Edward  Norrls-June  Storey  Nov.  I0,'44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  May  7,'45 
PaulAndor-ClaudIa  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  10, '44 

Ella  Raines-George  Korvin  •      Nov.  24, '44 

Helmut  Dantine-Phlllp  Dorn  May  I9,'45 

William  Wright-Nina  Foch  Apr.  5,'45 

Ann  Mlller-WIIIIam  Wright  Apr.  I2,'45 

Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent  Block  2 


M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Servkt 

Release 

Rurtning 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

June  I5,'45 

81m 

May  4,'35 

2350 

Dec.  29, '44 

88m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2225 

2093 

2342 

Sept.,'45 

107m 

June  23,'45 

2509 

2259 

.... 

Aug.  24.'45 

89m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2353 

Not  Set 

2403 

Sept.,'45 

65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

Special 

92  m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1806 

2302 

Dec.  22,'44 

60m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2227 

July,  46 

July  I5,'45 

87  m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

Sept.  30,'44 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

June  29,'45 

68  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

56m 
147m 


75m 
64m 
102m 
148m 


67m 
91m 

90m 
65  m 
92m 


78m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

2567 

75m 

May  5.'45 

2433 

1994 

lOlm 

July  2], '45 

2553 

2142 

1746 

67  m 

Feb.  1 7,'45 

2317 

2242 

62  m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

64m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2l2i 

i786 

2218 

90m 

May  24, '45 

2374 

2142 

2567 

Oct.  I4.'44 
Mar.  24, '45 


2138 
2373 


86m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

lOlm 

Oct.  14,' 44 

2137 

1  14m 

Mar.  31, "45 

2381 

55m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

89m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

55m 

Nov.  1 1  ,'44 

2173 

63m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

72m 

July  29,'44 

2095 

70m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

76  m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

60m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

61m 

Aug.  4. '45 

2578 

73m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

74m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

56m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2089 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

64m 

Sept.  16, '44 

2102 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

93m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2338 

65m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2215 

104m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

72m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

71m 

May  26, '45 

2465 

72m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

62  m 

Feb.  24.'45 

2329 

June  9,'45 
Dec.  23,'44 
Sept.  2,'44 
July  22,'44 


Feb.  3,'45 
Mar.  I0,'4S 

Apr.  8,'39 

Aug.  II, '45 
Feb.  1 7, '45 


2486 
2238 
2081 
2094 


2298 
2349 


2589 
2317 


2555 

2131 

2259 
2555 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 
2007 
2093 
109! 
2230 
2543 
2216 
2467 
2418 
2131 

2186 
2555 
2418 

2555 
2186 

2032 
1983 
1983 
2166 
2250 
2131 
2543 
2216 
2092 
2166 
2353 
1835 
2279 


2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 

2203 
2242 
2366 

2418 
2242 
2279 

2499 


2523 
2262 


2455 


2455 


2455 
2567 


2567 
2455 


2262 
2262 


2455 


2567 


51m 

Nov,  I8,'44 

2182 

2131 

63m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

86m 

Aug.  26.'44 

2103 

i599 

72m 

Nov.  8,'44 

2181 

2166 

79m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

62m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2310 

64m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2007 

91m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II.  1945 


2591 


REVIB'WED  ■ 


Title  Company 

FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep. 
Falcon  in  Hollywood,  The  RKO 
Falcon  in  San  Francisco  ('45-46)  RKO 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 
Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 
Fighting  Bill  Carson  (1945-46)  PRC 
Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 
Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 
Firebrands  of  Arizona  Rep. 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  (1945-46)  RKO 
Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 
Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 
Flaming  Bullets  (1945-46)  PRC 
Fog  Island  PRC 
Follow  Thaf  Woman  ( 1945-46)  Para. 
Forever  Yours  Mono. 
•For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 
Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 
Frisco  Sal  Univ. 
Frontier  Fugitives  (1945-46)  PRC 
Frontier  Gal  (1945-46) 
Frozen  Ghost,  The 


Univ. 
Univ. 


GAME  of  Death,  A  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Game) 
Gangs  of  the  Waterfront 
Gangsters'  Den 
Gangsters  of  the  Frontier 
Gay  Senorita,  The 
Gentle  Annie 

Geo.  White's  Scandals  ('45-46) 
Ghost  Guns 
G.I.  Honeymoon 
Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46) 
Girl  Rush 

Girls  of  Big  House  ( 1945-46) 
God  Is  My  Co-Pilot 
Goin'  to  Town 
Great  Day  (Britiih) 
Great  Flamarlon,  The 
Great  John  L,  The 
Great  Mike,  The 

Great  Stagecoach  Robbery,  The  Rep. 
Greenwich  Village  (color) 
Grissly's  Millions 
Guest  in  the  House 
Guest  Wife 
Gun  Smoke 
Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A 
Guy  Could  Change,  A 

(  1945-46) 
Gypsy  Wildcat  (color) 


HALF-WAY  House  (Br.)  AFE 
Hangover  Square  20th-Fox 
Harvey  Girls  (color)  ('45-46)  MGM 
Having  Wonderful  Crime  RKO 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color) 

(1945-46)  UA 
Here  Come  the  Co-Eds  Univ. 
Here  Come  the  Waves  Para. 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy 

(1945-46)  MGM 
Her  Lucky  Night  Univ. 
Hi,  Beautiful  Univ. 
Hidden  Eye.  The  (1945-46)  MGM 
High  Powered  Para. 
His  Brother's  Ghost  PRC 
Hitchhike  to  Happiness  Rep. 
Hold  High  the  Torch  (color) 

(1945-46)  MGM 
Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46)  Para. 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 
Hollywood  and  Vine  PRC 
Hollywood  Canteen  WB 
Honeymoon  Ahead  Univ. 
Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The  WB 
Hotel  Berlin  WB 
Hotel  Reserve  (British)  ('45-'46)  RKO 
House  of  Fear  Univ. 
House  of  Frankenstein  Univ. 
House  on  92nd  St.  (■45-'46)  20th-Fox 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 


I  ACCUSE  My  Parents 

1  Didn't  Do  It  (British) 

Identity  Unknown 

I  Loive  a  Mystery 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You 

I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart  (Br. 

I'll  Remember  April 

I'll  Tell  the  World 

2592 


6010 
515 
453 

415 


4413 
4408 
9012 


9032 


PtoS.  Keleiie 

Number                StaYi  Date 

404        Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly  Nov.  30,'44 

507         Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  2 

....         Tom  Conway-Rita  Corday  Block  I 

....        Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews  Dec. ,'45 

....         Robert  Lowery-Marjorie  Weaver  Mar.   2, '45 

Evelyn  Ankers-Richard  Fraser  Not  Set 

  Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John  Oct.  3 1, '45 

Willard  Parker-Anita  Louise  May  24, '45 

Naval  documentary  Jan. ,'45 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Dec.    I, '44 

Tom  Neai-Barbara  Hale  Not  Set 

John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak  May  28, '45 
Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton    June  9, '45 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Oct.  1 5, '45 
Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco            •       Feb.  1 5, '45 

William  Gargan-Nancy  Kelly  Not  Set 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.  26,'45 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman  Blocks 

Joan  Fontaine-Arturo  de  Cordova  Block  2 

Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster  Feb.  23, '45 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Sept.   I, "45 

Rod  Cameron-Yvonne  De  Carlo  Not  Set 

Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers  June  29, '45 

John  Loder-Audrey  Long  Not  Set 

Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor    July  3/45 

Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John  June  14, '45 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  Sept.  2 1, '44 

Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon  Aug.  9, '45 

James  Craig-Donna  Reed  May,'45 

Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley  Block  I 

Johnny  Mack  Brown  Nov.  1 7, '44 

Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson  Apr.  6,'45 

Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker  Not  Set 

Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown  Block  2 

Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers  Not  Set 

Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey  Apr.  7, '45 

Lum  and  Abner  Block  I 

Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson  Not  Set 
Erich  Von  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes  Mar.  30, '45 

Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClure  June  29,'45 

Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin  Nov.  1 5, '44 

3317        Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Feb.  I5,'45 

20th-Fox        505        Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda  Sept.,'44 

Rep.        409        Virginia  Gray  Paul  Kelly  Jan.  I6,'45 

UA                      Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy  Dec.  8, '44 

UA                      Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche  July27,'45 

Mono.       ....        Johnny  Mack  Brown  Feb.  1 6, '45 

CoK      6034       Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter  Mar.  8,'45 

Rep                      Allan  Lane-Jane  Frazeo  Not  Set 

Univ.       9005        Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall  Sept.   I, '44 


Rep. 

422 

PRC 

PRC 

55! 

Col. 

MGM 

523 

RKO 

Mono. 

Mono. 

Univ. 

RKO 

506 

Rep. 

WB 

414 

RKO 

504 

RKO 

Rep. 

4i2 

UA 

PRC 

....  Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Walls  Aug.  11, '45 

516  Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders  Feb., '45 

....  Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak  Not  Set 

513  Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy  Block  3 

....  Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton  Not  Set 

9002  Abbott  and  Costeiio  Feb.  2,'45 

441 1  Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts  Block  3 

  Hedy.  Lamarr-Robert  Walker  Not  Set 

9021  Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll  Feb.  9,'45 

9031  Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr.  Dec.  8,'44 

....  Edward  Arnold-Frances  Rafferty  Not  Set 

4419  Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks  Block  4 

  Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John  Feb.  3,'4S 

419  Al  Pearce-Dale  Eyans  July  1 6, '45 

....  Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn        Not  Set 

....  Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake  Not  Set 

....  James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay  Apr.  25,'45 

409  Warner  stars  revue  Dec.  30,'44 

9028  Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald  May  I  I, '45 

415  Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith  ,  Apr.  28.'45 

413  Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson  Mar.  I7,'45 

....  James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim  Not  Set 

9025  Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  Mar.  I6,'45 

9013  Lon  Chaney-Boris  KarlofF  Feb.  I6,'45 
William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan           Z  Oct.,'45 


PRC  ....  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell  Nov.  4,'44 

Col.  ....  George  Formby-Billy  Caryl  July  23, '45 

Rep.  414  Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker  Apr.  2,'45 

Col.  6024  Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch  Jan.  25,'45 

UA  ....  Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cotten  Jan.  5,'45 

<SFD  ....  Margaret  Lockwood-Vic  Oliver  Not  Set 

Univ.  9027  Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Apr.  I3,'45 

Univ.  9041  Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce  June  8,'45 


M.  r. 

Product 

nerata 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

n  

71m 

Ocf.  21. '44 

2149 

67m 

9  1  4,9 

9AnA 

65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

2454 

61m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2230 

84m 
61m 
55m 

91m 
71m 


83m 
158m 
II  3m 
94m 
55m 


88m 
69m 
80m 
78m 
96m 
73  m 
56m 
82m 
71m 
I2lm 
90m 
57m 
63m 


Dec.  23,'"44 
Dec.  9,'44 

Apr.  2 i, '45 
May  I9,'45 


72m       Feb.  I7,'45 


Dec.  I6,'44 
July  I7,'43 
Sept.  23,'44 
Feb.  I7,'45 
July  2 1, '45 


65m      Oct.  21, '44 


Mar.  3,'45 
Sep.23.'44 
May  I2,'45 
Jan.  20,'45 

June  9,'45 

Sept.  2,'44 
Feb.  24.'45 

Aug.  I2,'44 
Jan.  I3,'45 
Dec.  9,'44 
July28,'45 
Jan.  20, '45 

Mar.  I7,'45 


2237 
2215 

2413 
2453 

2318 

2226 
1546 
2109 
2319 
2554 


6im  June  I6,'45  2498 

54m   

55m  July  2 1, '45  2554 

56m  Sept.  23,'44  2.|  1 1 

80m  Dec.  23, '44  2238 

95m  Aug.  5,'45  2578 

60m  Nov.  I8,'44  2182 

70m  Mar.  3,'45  2338 


2150 

2338 
21 1 1 
2445 
2277 
2485 
2082 
2330 
2103 
2169 
2213 
2565 
2278 
2361 


2467 
2543 
2278 

2186 
2366 
1994 
2353 
2543 
2203 
2543 
2092 
855 
1416 
2250 
2543 
2555 
2259 

2384 

2403 
2543 
2092 
2543 
2186 
2366 
2071 
2131 
2467 
2032 
2467 
2203 


2250 
2093 

2203 
1676 
2259 
1983 
2259 
2186 
2279 

2543 


77m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1675 

88m 

Aug.  II, '45 

2589 

77m 

Jan.20,'45 

2277 

2093 

2354 

70m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

1971 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

88m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2242 

99m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2238 

2093 

1  1  Im 

July  !4,'45 

2541 

2259 

63  m 

Feb.  3, '45 

2298 

2250 

64m 

Nov.  25,"44 

2194 

2131 

70m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2353 

62m 

Feb.24,'45 

2330 

2279 

54m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2186 

72  m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2250 

2216 

2259 

60m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2142 

124m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1676 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2278 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

98m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2250 

89m 

June  I7,'44 

1945 

69m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 

70m 

Dec.23,'44 

2237 

2007 

2499 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 

97m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

71m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2278 

69m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

2203 

85m 

Dec.23,'44 

2237 

1913 

104m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

63  m 

Apr.  2 1  ,'45 

2415 

2236 

61m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

2310 

2523 
2455 


2567 


2523 

2523 
2342 
2342 
2455 


2523 


2523 

2567 
2342 

22i8 

2567 


2262 


2523 


2455 
2406 


2342 

2567 
2567 


2302 


2567 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  AUGUST  II,  1945 


froi. 

M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

Release 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

title 

Company 

Number 

Stars 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue) 

Univ. 

9096 

Claudette  Colbert-Warren  William 

June  15, '45 

109m 

Dec.  I,'34 

I'm  from  Arkansas 

PRC 

Slim  Summerville-EI  Brendel 

Oct.  3 1  ,'44 

70m 

Oct.   7, '44 

2130 

Incendiary  Blonde  (color) 

Para. 

4431 

Betty  Hutton-Arturo  de  Cordova 

Aug.  31, '45 

1  13m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

1675 

In  Old  New  Mexico 

Mono. 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 

May  I5,'45 

62m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

2354 

In  the  Meantime,  Darling 

20th-Fox 

507 

Jeanne  Crain-Frank  Latimore 

Oct.,'44 

72m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

1850 

Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th-Fox 

508 

Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June 

Haver  Oct.,'44 

90m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2129 

1835 

2262 

Isle  of  the  Dead  (1945-46) 

RKO 

Boris  Karloff-Ellen  Drew 

Not  Set 

2216 

It's  a  Pleasure  (color) 

RKO 

584 

Sonia  Henie-Michael  O'Shea 

Special 

90m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2202 

2523 

It's  in  the  Bag 

UA 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny       Apr.  21, '45 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2230 

2523 

JADE  Mask.  The  Mono  

Janie  WB  401 

Jealousy  Rep.  424 

Johnny  Angel  (1945-46)  RKO 
Johnny  Frenchman 

(British)                Ealing-Eagle-Lion  .... 

Jungle  Captive  Univ.  9038 

Junior  Miss  (1945-46)  20th-Fox  603 


.Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland 

Jan.  26,'45 

66m 

Jan.27,'45 

2290 

2131 

Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton 

Sept.  2.'44 

102m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1747 

John  Loder-Jane  Randolph 

July23,'45 

71m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2279 

George  Raft-Signe  Hasso 

Block  1 

79m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2259 

Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Wall 

Not  Set 

1 12m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

Otto  Kruger-Ameiita  Ward 

June  29,'45 

63m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn 

Aug.,'45 

94m 

June  1 6, '45 

2497 

2403 

2302 


KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 

MGM 

520 

Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters 

Mar.,'45 

93m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2567 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom 

20th-Fox 

514 

Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell 

Jan.,'45 

137m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

Kid  Sister,  The 

PRC 

Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor 

Feb.  6.'45 

56m 

Feb.  10,'45 

2309 

2203 

Kismet  (color) 

MGM 

506 

Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich 

Oct.,'44 

lOOm 

Aug.  26,'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

Kiss  and  Tell  (1945-46) 

Col. 

Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland 

Sept., '45 

2353 

Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Pox 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes 

Mar.,'46 

2499 

Kitty  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Paulette  6oddard-Ray  Milland 

Not  Set 

2093 

LADIES  in  t^^e  Green  Hats 

(French) 
Lady  Confesses,  The 
Lady  on  a  Train 
Lake  Placid  Serenade 
Last  Hill,  The  (Russian) 
Last  Ride,  The 
Laura 

Lawless  Empire  (1945-46) 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Leave  It  to  Blondie  Col. 
Let's  Go  Steady  Col. 
Little  Mother,  The  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 
Lone  Texas  Ranger  Rep. 
Lost  in  a  Harem  MGM 
Lost  Trail,  The  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Lost  Weekend.  The  (1945-46)  Para. 
Love.  Honor  and  Goodbye 
Love  LeHers  (1945-46) 


Brill 

French  feature 

Apr.  4,'45 

93m 

Apr.28,'45 

2426 

PRC 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont 

May  I6,'45 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2354 

Univ. 

Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy 

Aug.  I7,'45 

94m 

Aug.  1 1,'45 

2589 

2403 

Rep. 

406 

Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley 

Dec.  23,'44 

85m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2142 

2342 

Artkino 

War  feature 

June  23, '45 

84m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

WB 

404 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker 

Oct.  7,'44 

56m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1 1 15 

20th-Fox 

509 

Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews 

Nov.,'44 

88m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1899 

2262 

Col. 

Charles  Starrett-Vernon  Keays 

Not  Set 

2543 

Rep. 
Para. 


MAIN  Street  After  Dark  MGM 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  MGM 

Mama  Loves  Papa  (1945-46)  RKO 
Man  from  Music  Mountain  (R.)  Rep. 

Man  from  Oklahoma  Rep. 
Man  in  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para. 
Man  Who  Walked  Alone,  The  PRC 

Marked  for  Murder  PRC 

Mark  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Marriage  is  a  Private  Affair  MGM 

Marshal  of  Laredo  (1945-46)  Rep. 

Master  Race,  The  RKO 

Medal  for  Benny,  A  Para. 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis  (color)  MGM 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks  Col. 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release)  Rep. 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Merry  Monohans.  The  Univ. 

Mexicana  Rep. 

Midnight  Manhunt  Para. 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting  Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46)  WB 

Ministry  of  Fear  Para. 

Missing  Corpse,  The  PRC 

Missing  Juror,  The  Col. 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46)  Para. 
Molly  and  Me  20th-Fox 

Moonlight  and  Cactus  Univ. 

Mrs.  Parkington  MGM 

Muggs  Rides  Again  Mono. 

Mummy's  Curse,  The  Univ. 

Murder.  Ho  Says  Para. 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room  Univ. 

Murder,  My  Sweet!  RKO 

Music  for  Millions  MGM 

My  Buddy  Rep. 

My  Gal  Loves  Music  Univ. 

My  Reputation  (1945-46)  WB 

My  Pal.  Wolf  RKO 


.  .  •  •  Gene  Tierney-Cornel  Wilde 

6019  Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake 

6039  Pat  Parrish-Jackie  Moran 

•  .  ■  ■  Mexican  feature 

3318  Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming 

509  Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello 

•  •  .  •  Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

•  ■  •  ■  Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman 
....  Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen 
.  -  -  •  Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten 

514  Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 

504  Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak 
Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  Risdon 

5303  Gene  Autry 

443  Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

4407  Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker 

....  Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien 

....  Tex  Ritter-Davo  O'Brien 

6022  Richard  Dfx-Janis  Carter 

505  Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak 
Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

502  George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

4424  Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  de  Cordova 

512  Judy  Garlapd-Margaret  O'Brien 

6028  Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

5301  Gene  Autry 

....  Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbritton 

9008  Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

....  Constance  Moore-Tito  Guizar 

4427  William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

....  Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson 

4410  Ray  Milland-Marjorie  Reynolds 

....  J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks 

6040  Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 
....  Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Lake 

522  Monty  Woolley-Gracie  Fields 

9022  Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo 

507  Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 
....  Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 

9036  Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coe 

4422  Fred  MacMurray-Mariorie  Main 

9034  Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 

508  Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 

515  Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi 
403  Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 

9037  Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald 
....  Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 

505  Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  MoffeH 


Jan. ,'46 
Feb.  22,'45 
Jan.  4,'45 
Dec.  I8,'44 
May  20,'45 
Dec..'44 
Oct.  27,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Sot 


72m 

Mar.  31, "45 

2381 

60m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

1  lOm 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

56m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

89m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

2499 
2216 
2203 

2403 
1850 
2555 
2242 
2454 
2230 


Jan.,'45 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

Sept..'44 

90m 

Aug.  12. '44 

2102 

1971 

Block  1 

60m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

2403 

Aug.  5. '45 

58m 

Aug.  I3,'38 

Aug.  I.'45 

69m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2418 

Block  2 

92  m 

Oct.  2 1 ,44 

2150 

1747 

2406 

Mar.  I5.'45 

74m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

2202 

Feb.  8,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

Nov.  2.'44 

61m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2130 

2071 

Oct.,'44 

II  7m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

Not  Set 

2467 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

June  29,'45 

80m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

2567 

Jan. .'45 

1 13m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

i7i5 

2567 

Oct.  I2.'44 

68  m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

Apr.  I5.'45 

84m 

Nov.  23,'40 

2477 

Not  Sot 

2467 

Sept.  I5,'44 

Vim 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2i63 

1786 

Not  Set 

2499 

July  27,'45 

64  m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2354 

Oct.  20.'45 

2259 

Block  2 

85  m 

Oct.  2 1, '44 

2149 

1816 

June  l,'45 

63m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2354 

Nov,  I6.'44 

66m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2131 

Not  Set 

2216 

Apr., '45 

76  m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Sept.  8.'44 

60m 

Aug.  26.'44 

2103 

1746 

Nov..'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1835 

2342 

June  I6.'45 

63m 

June  9.'45 

2487 

2366 

Feb.  I6.'45 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

June  8,'45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2041 

i983 

Dec.  I.'44 

61m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2166 

1971 

Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1971 

2455 

Feb.,'45 

1  17m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2142 

2455 

Oct.  I2,'44 

69m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

Dec.  I5.'44 

61m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2193 

2131 

Not  Set 

1695 

Block  1 

76  m 

Sept.23,'44 

2ii6 

2032 

2218 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance  Para.  4403 

National  Velvet  (color)  MGM  521 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


Jean  Heather-Charles  Quigley 
Mickey  Rooney-Jackie  Jenkins 


Block  I 
Apr..'45 


76m 
123m 


Sept.  9,'44 
Dec.  9,'44 


2089 
2213 


1849 
1763 


2218 
2455 

2593 


r-  REVIEWED  -n 
M.  P.      Product    Advance  Service 
froJ.  '       Rehtse         Running         Herald       Digeit     Synopsis  Date 


Title  Company 

Nunther 



biars 

Umfe 

Time 

Issue 

?age 

Vage 

Vage 

Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue) 

MGM 

508 

Jeanette  MacDonald-Nelson  eddy 

Nov.,  44 

106m 

Mar.  2, '35 

2030 

2455 

Naughty  Nineties,  The 

Univ. 

9003 

All        II                1                   1  II 

Abbott  and  Costello 

July  6,'45 

76m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2310 

Navajo  Trail,  Th» 

Mono. 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Jan.  5, '45 

56m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2186 

Nevada 

RKO 

509 

Bob  Mitchuni-Anne  Jeffreys 

Block  2 

62  m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2007 

Night  Club  Girl 

Univ. 

9035 

Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris 

Jan.  5, '45 

60m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2203 

Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(  1945-46) 

Univ. 

Li     1          1  Tin 

Merle  Oberon-Turnan  Bey 

k  1     A  C  A 

Not  Sot 

2279 

Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 

529 

Joan  Bennett-George  Raft 

July, '45 

95m 

June  2,'45 

.  2477 

2131 

2567 

Nobody  Lives  Forever  ('45-'46) 

WB 

Innn   (^Arfinln-^^ArAiHinA  Pi4mArAlri 

Not  Set 

■  ^  V  1     W  V  1 

None  But  the  Lonely  Heart 

RKO 

501 

Cary  Grant-Ethel  Barrymore 

Block  1 

1 13  m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2129 

1826 

2406 

Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 

issue) (color) 

Para. 

4433 

Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll 

Aug.  26,'45 

126m 

Oct.  26,'40 

2486 



Nothing  But  Troubl© 

MGM 

519 

Laurel  and  Hardy 

Mar.,'45 

69m 

Dec.  2, '44 

2202 

2186 

OATH  of  Vengeance 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  Jofln 

Dec.  9,*44 

57m 

2186 

Objective  Burma 

WB 

41 1 

r-        ir*l            II  till 

Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull 

Feb.  I7,'45 

142m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2289 

1983 

2567 

Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46) 

WB 

n      ill           *  1  r  1                n  t 

Paul  Henreid-tleanor  Parker 

Not  Set 

2093 

Old  Texas  Trail,  The 

Univ. 

9082 

Rod  Cameron-Fuziy  Knight 

Dec.  15, '44 

59m 

2186 

On  Approval  (British) 

English 

I*        D        Id      ±*  1*11* 

Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie 

Not  Set 

80m 

May  27,'44 

1910 

.... 

Once  Upon  a  Dream  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

rranchot  lone-busanna  roster 

kl      A  C  A 

Not  Set 

2434 

One  Body  Too  Many 

Para. 

4409 

1       1     LJ    1          1             D  1 

Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker 

Block  2 

75m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2150 

1850 

One  More  Tomorrow  (1945-46] 

WB 

A             CI         "J           i^l*     •           1         l_l        *ll  J 

Ann  iheridan-Olivia  de  Havilland 

k  1      A  C  A 

Not  Set 

1431 

.... 

(tormerly  (Animal  K.mgciom) 

• 

On  Stage,  Everybody 

Univ. 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 

July  13, '45 

75m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2499 

Oregon  Trail 

Rep. 

456 

Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart 

July  14, '45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up 

(  1945-46) 

Para. 

Gail  Russell-Diana  Lynn 

Not  Set 



.... 

2555 

.... 

Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay 

Para. 

4404 

Oiana  Lynn-&ail  Russell 

Dl      L  I 

Block  1 

81m 

Sept.  2,  44 

2082 

1746 

2218 

Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes 

( 1945-46) 

MGM 

hi                I    ^\  in*         1      I*       1  ■• 

Margaret  O  Brien-Jaokie  Jenkins 

Not  Set 

103m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2230 

Outlaw,  The 

UA 

Jane  Russell-^Valter  Huston 

Aua.  3!  '45 

I2lm 

Feb.  13, '43 

2542 

Out  of  the  Night 

PRC 

Jimmy  Lydon-Sally  Eilers 

Mar.  31, '45 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2186 

2406 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion 

Out  of  This  World 

Para. 

4426 

Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn 

July  I3.'45 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

Over  21 

Col. 

Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox 

Aug.  23,'45 

103m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2279 

PAN-AMERICANA 

RKO 

512 

Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long 

Block  3 

84m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

Pardon  My  Past  (1945-46) 

Col. 

mm            ILJ           VI                         k    A                            *l  ^N| 

rred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman 

Not  Set 

2543 

Paris — Underground  (1945-46) 

UA 

Constance  Bennett-Gracie  Fields 

Sept.  I4,'45 

.... 

2454 

Party  Girl  (1945-46) 

Mono. 

*     Li       *ir*ii*            *  1 1 

Dons  Merrick-cddie  Cpuillan 

Oct.  13, '45 

2418 

(formerly  Main  Street  Girl) 

Passionate  Ghost,  The  (1945-46) 

RKO 

Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew 

Not  Set 

2366 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Patrick  the  Great 

Univ. 

901 1 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

May  4, '45 

89m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

1675 

2523 

Pearl  of  Death 

Univ. 

9019 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

Sept.  22,'44 

69m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2083 

1983 



Penthouse  Rhythm 

Univ. 

9043 

IX*    1                             ■     1       *  II* 

Kirby  &rant-Lois  Collier 

June  22,'45 

60m 

Juno  9,'45 

2486 

2279 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street.  The 

PRC 

1^               In  *                   A  1  1  *  1 

Dave  O  Brien-Kay  Aldridge 

May  2,'45 

60m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2279 

Phantom  of  the  Plains  ('45-46) 

Rep. 

%  1 /■!  1     n*ll    ^11*           n     II         m  i 

Wild  Bill  Elhott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

.... 

2467 



(formerly  Texas  Manhunt) 

Phantom  Speaks,  The 

Rep. 

433 

Richard  Arlen-Lynn  Roberts 

May  I0,'45 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2354 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The 

MGM 

525 

^         1           II  llli^ll 

&eorga  5anders-nurd  naffield 

June, '45 

1 1  1  m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2337 

1899 

2567 

Pillow  of  Death  ( 1945-46) 

Univ. 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Sot 

2454 

Pillow  to  Post 

WB 

417 

III         *         ^1                                 I  1 

Ida  Lupinooydney  ©reenstreet 

June  9,'45 

92m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2216 

2567 

Power  of  the  Whistler 

Col. 

6023 

IXIwllO  1  U      L^  lA   W  UIII9               1  1  V  1 

Apr.  I9,'45 

66  m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2279 

Practically  Yours 

Para. 

4414 

Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray 

Block  3 

90m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

1806 

2455 

Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46) 

WB 

501 

John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker 

Sept.  I,'45 

120m 

Aug.  1  l,'44 

2589 

2250 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color) 

RKO 

551 

Bob  Hope-Virginia  Mayo 

Special 

94m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1889 

2342 

RADIO  Stars  on  Parade 

( 1945-46) 

RKO 

\A/II       n  At 

Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney 

Block  1 

69m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2578 

Rainbow  Island  (color) 

Para. 

4401 

n         il        I                   r"li*n  1 

Dorothy  Lamour-cddie  Bracken 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  2, '44 

208! 

1654 

2262 

Rancho  Grande  (Re-release) 

Rep. 

5304 

Gene  Autry 

Sept.  30,'45 

68m 

Mar.  30,  40 

Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

Li                        il            1                  ILi*l  iLAi'll* 

Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding 

Not  Set 

80m 

Sept.  18, '43 

2362 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 

June, '46 

Razor's  Edge,  The  ('45-46)  20th-Fox 

Alice  Faye-Gregory  Peck 

Reckless  Age 

Univ. 

9029 

1*1              11  #^al 

teloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson 

Nov.  I7,'44 

63  nr. 

Sept.  2, '44 

2083 

1983 

Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande 

Univ. 

9084 

Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

June  !,'45 

56m 

2454 

Return  of  the  Durango  Kid 

Col. 

6206 

Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens 

Apr.  I9,'45 

57m 

May  5, '45 

2434 

2366 

Rhapsody  In  Blue  (1945-46) 

WB 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda 

Sept.  22, '45 

139m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

1530 

2567 

Rhythm  Roundup 

Col. 

6223 

Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker 

Juno  7,'45 

66m 

2434 

Riders  of  Santa  Fe 

Univ. 

908! 

n     1                       f           ly   *    1  • 

Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  . 

Nov.  10, '44 

63m 

2166 

River  Gang  ( 1945-46) 

Univ. 

Gloria  Jean-John  Qualen 

Not  Set 

2279 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 

Road  to  Alcatraz 

Rep. 

423 

Robert  Lowery-June  Storey 

July  I0,'45 

60  m 

July  14, '45 

2542 

2418 

Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour 

Not  Set 

1715 

Roaring  Rangers  (1945-46) 

Col. 

Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette 

Not  Set 

.... 

2543 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies 

Col. 

6222 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby 

Apr.  I7,'45 

67  m 

July  28, '45 

2566 

'2354 

Rogues'  Gallery 

PRC 

Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond 

Dec.  6,*44 

60  m 

Dec.  23, '44 

2239 

2186 

Roughly  Speaking 

WB 

4 1  i 

Kosalind  Kussell-Jack  w^arson 

Mar.  3,  4t> 

1  1  7m 

1  1  /  m 

7797 

1 9R? 

1  TO  J 

Rough  Ridin'  Justice 

Col. 

6205 

C^n  A  rl  AC          rrA^-^aRA^^v     1  a  n  a   I-nr  ta  n  a  in 
^^iiaiios   w  1  a  1 1  o  i  1  u«7  L 1  y    woiio  ^^iallalll 

Mar  15 '45 

58m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2362 

2354 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready 

Col. 

6018 

Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen 

Mar.  22, '45 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2382 

2250 

Royal  Scandal,  A  20th-Fox 

521 

TAllijlAn  R A n rn A Arl- A nn A  Rav^ap 
luiiuiaii   L^a  1 1  Ki loau  r^ii  11  o  uqaici 

Apr., '45 

94m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2131 

2455 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands 

Col. 

6208 

Charles  Starrett-Sallv  Bliss 

Aua  1 6  '45 

2418 

SADDLE  Leather  Law 

Col. 

6203 

Charles  Starreft-Vi  Athens 

Dec.  21, '44 

55m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2007 

Saddle  Serenade 

Mono. 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

Aug.  II, '45 

2434 

Sagebrush  Heroes 

Col. 

6204 

Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 

Feb.  I,'45 

54m 

Feb.  17, '45 

2319 

2007 

Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  ( 1945-46) 

MGM 

Robert  Walker-June  Allyson 

Not  Set 

2555 

Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col.)  Univ. 

or»7^ 

Tvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce 

Apr.  il,  4b 

OHm 

7um 

Apr.  1  *T,  *rO 

7407 
L'tjL 

Salty  O  Rourke 

Para. 

4418 

Alan  Ladd-Gail  Russell 

Block  4 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 

2523 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46) 

WB 

Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith 

Oct.  27,'45 

2216 

San  Diego,  1  Love  You 

Univ. 

9017 

Louise  Allbritton-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  29,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

Santa  Fe  Saddlerr.stes 

Rep. 

455 

Sunset  Carson-LInda  Stirling 

June  2, '45 

56m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2467 

2594 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


Title  Company 
Saratoga  Trunk  (1945-46)  WB 
Scared  Stiff  Para. 
Scarlet  Clue,  The  Mono. 
Scotland  Yard  Investigator 

(1945-46)  Rep. 
Secret  Mission  (British)  English 
See  My  Lawyer  Univ. 
Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46)  Univ. 
Sergeant  Mike  Col. 
Seventh  Cross,  The  MSM 
Shadow  of  a  Woman  (1945-46)  WB 
Shadow  of  Suspicion  Mono. 
Shadow  of  Terror  (1945-46)  PRC 

(formerly  Checkmate) 
Shadows  in  the  Night  Col. 
Shadows  of  Death  PRC 
Shady  Lady  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Shanghai  Cobra,  The  ( 1945-46)  Mono. 
She  Gets  Her  Man  Univ. 
Sheriff  of  Cimarron  Rep. 
Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas  Rep. 
Sheriff  of  Sundown  Rep. 
She'»  a  Sweetheart  Col. 
Shock  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue)  Para. 
Silver  City  Kid  Rep. 
Silver  Fleet,  The  PRC 
Since  You  Went  Away  UA 
Singing  Sheriff,  The  Univ. 
Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Col. 
Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing  Rep. 
Sing  Your  Way  Home  (1945-46)  RKO 
Smoky  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color)  RKO 
Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 
Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A  Rep. 
•  Song  of  Bernadette,  The  20th-Fox 
Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 

(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 
Song  of  the  Range  Mono. 
Song  of  the  Sarong  Univ. 
Song  to  Remember,  A  (color)  Col. 
Son  of  Lassie  (color)  MGM 
South  of  Rio  Grande  ('45-46)  Mono. 
Southerner,  The  UA 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  RKO 
Spellbound  (1945-46)  UA 

(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 
Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 
Spider,  The  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Sporting  Chance,  A  Rep. 
Springtime  in  Texas  Mono. 
Springtime  in  the  Rockies  (R.)  Rep. 
Stage  Coach  Outlaws  PRC 
Stagecoach  to  Monterey  Rep. 
State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Steppin'  in  Society  Rep. 
Stork  Club,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 
Story  of  G.I.  Joe  UA 
Strange  Affair  Col. 
Strange  Confession  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Strange  Mr.  Gregory  ('45-46)  Mono. 
Stranger  from  Santa  Fo  Mono. 
Sudan  (color)  Univ. 
Summer  Storm  UA 
Sunbonnet  Sue  (1945-46)  Mono. 

(formerly  Belle  of  the  Bowery) 
Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  20th-Fox 
Sunset  In  El  Dorado  Rep. 
Suspect,  The  Univ. 
Suspense  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Sweet  and  Lowdown  20th-Fox 
Swing  Hostess  PRC 
Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow  Rep. 
Swing  Out,  Sister  Univ. 

TAHITI  Nights  Col. 
Take  It  or  Leave  It  20th-Fox 

Tall  in  the  Saddle  RKO 

Tarzan  and  the  Amazons  RKO 

Tell  It  to  a  Star  Rep. 

Ten  Cents  a  Dance  Col. 

That's  the  Spirit  Univ. 

There  Goes  Kelly  Mono. 

They  Met  In  the  Dark  (British)  English 

They  Were  Expendable  ( '45-46)  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 

Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 

Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  MGM 

Thit  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue)  Para. 

This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.)  UA 


Prod. 
Number 

4423 


9016 


6033 
501 


6021 


9020 
454 

3316 
463 

6032 

4432 
461 


9030 
6221 
401 


492 
510 
41! 
520 


9040 
526 


420 
5302 
462 

-iia 

6016 

9006 

513 

96i6 

'563 
509 

9033 

6025 
501 
503 
518 
425 
6029 
9014 


513 
511 
4434 


Release 

Stan  Date 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman  Jan.  26, '46 

Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage  June  22, '45 

Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong  May  5, '45 

Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Strohelm  Not  Set 

Hugh  Williams-Carla  Lehmann  Not  Set 
Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald      May  25, '45 

Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville  Not  Set 

Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates  Nov.  9, '44 

Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso  Sept.,'44 

Andrea  KIng-Helmut-Dantine  Feb.  9, '46 

Marjorle  Weaver-Peter  Cookson  Dec.  1 5, '44 

Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall  Oct.  I4,'45 

Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch  Oct.  !9,'44 

Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John  Apr.  I9,'45 

Charles  Coburn-GInny  Simms  Not  Set 

, Sidney  Toler-Joan  Barclay  Sept.    I, '45 

Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol  Jan.  1 2, '45 

Sur.set  Carson-Linda  Stirling  Feb.  28, '45 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Dec.  3 1, '44 

Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling  Nov.  7,'44 

Larry  Parks-Jane  Darwell  Dec.  7,'44 

  June,'46 

Fredric  March-Claudette  Colbert  Special 

Allan  Lane  July  20,'44 

Ralph  Richardson  July   I, '45 

Colbert-Temple-Woolley-Cotten  July  20,'44 

Bob  Ctosby-Fay  McKeniie  Oct.  6,'44 

Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler  Feb.  8, '45 

Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty  Aug.  I2,'44 

Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys  Not  Set 

Fred  MacMurray-Anne  Baxter  May,'46 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Reissue 

Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea  Nov.,'44 

Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn  Feb.  1 9, '45 

Jennifer  Jones-Charle;  Bickford  Apr., '45 

Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt  (1945-46): 

Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore  Dec.    I, '44 

Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan  Apr.  20, '45 

Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni  Mar.    I, '45 

Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp  June, '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Armida  Sept.  8, '45 

Zachary  Scott-Betty  Field  Aug.  I0,'45 

Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara  Not  Set 

Ingrld  Bergman-Gregory  Peck  Sept.  28, '45 

Derek  Farr-Vera  LIndsav  Feb.  10, '45 

Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe  Jan. ,'46 

Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4, '45 
Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2, '45 

Gene  Autry  June  10/45 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Aug.  1 7, '45 

Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  1 5, '44 
Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Craln-DIck  Haymes  Oct., '45 
Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George     July  29, '45 


Betty  Hutton-Barry  Fitzgerald 
Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum 
Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes 
Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 
Edmund  Lowe-Jean  Rogers 
Johnny  Mack  Brown 
Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 
George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell 
Gale  Storm-Phil  Regan 

Anne  Baxter-John  Hodlak 
Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 
Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton 
Warren  William-Lee  White 
Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman 
Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian 
Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee 
Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher 

Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg  . 
Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers 
John  Wayne-Ella  Raines 
Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffleld-B. 
Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry 
Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd 
Jack  Oakle-Peggy  Ryan 
Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay 
James  Mason-Joyce  Howard 
Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne 
James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert 
William  Powell-Myrna  Loy 
Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy 
Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake 
Robert  Newton-Cella  Johnson 


Not  Set 
July  I3,'45 
Oct.  5,'44 
Not  Set 
Oct.  20,'45 
Aug.  4, '45 
Mar.  2,'45 
July  I4,'44 
Oct.  6,'45 

Dec.,'44 
Not  Set 
Jan.  26, '45 
Nov.  3,'45 
Sept.,'44 
Sept.  8,'44 
Sept.   I, '45 
May  1 8.'45 

Dec.  28,'44 
Aug.,'44 
Block  I 
Joyce      Block  4 
Aug.  I6,'45 
June  7,'45 
June   I, '45 
Feb.  I6,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Jan.,'45 
Jan.,'45 
Aug.  26,'45 
Not  Set 


Running 
Time 

65m 
65m 


75m 

67hi 


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HerM  Digest 
Issue  Page 


60m 
I  12m 


67m 
61  m 


83m 
87m 
69m 
156m 


108m 
78m 


56m 
76m 
106m 


Apr.  7,'45 
Apr.  28,'45 


Sept.  26,'42 
Feb.  I0,'45 


Feb.  I0,'45 
July  22,'44 


68m      Oct.  7,'44 


Aug.  5,'44 
Jan.  20,'45 


Dec.  25,'37 
Nov.  4,'44 
Feb.  24,"45 
Dec.  25,'43 


72m      June  9,'45 


June  23,'45 
Nov.  I8,'44 


Apr.  2 1, '45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
May  20,'44 


2393 
2425 


2082 
2309 


2310 
2095 

2i29 


2031 
2278 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 
1431 
2354 
2354 

2467 

i899 

2418 
2131 
1715 
2543 
2032 
2467 

1899 
2230 
2543 


Servict 

Date 
Page 


74m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2269 

2203 

S7m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

55m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2142 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 

69m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2186 

nsm 

Aug.  I9,'4t 

2103 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

81m 

Mar.  20,'43 

2401 

174m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

i635 

63m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

66m 

2250 

70m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

2032 

2354 

1782 
2165 
2329 
1685 


55m  Dec.  I6,'44  2226 

65m  Apr.  I4,'45  2402 

Il2m  Jan.  20, '45  2277 

1 00m  Apr.  2 1, '45  2413 

91m  May  5,'45  2433 

63m  Feb.  I7,'45  2317 
59m 

55m  May  I9,'45  2453 

60m  Nov.  27, '37   

58m  July  14, '45  2542 

55m  Sept.  30, '44  2121 


2487 

2509 
2182 


2414 
2349 
1897 


2071 
2250 
i4l6 
2454 

2166 
2278 
1715 
2093 

2216 

2259 
2093 


2499 
2403 
2418 


2032 
2434 
2278 
2555 
2250 
2071 
2454 


2203 
1747 
2454 


86m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2092 

2555 

85m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2166 

75m 

Aug.  5.'44 

2094 

1786 

76m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2032 

2403 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2259 

63  m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2250 

2186 

70m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

1890 

87m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

1899 

76m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 

2403 

60m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2366 

91m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

2310 

61m 

Mar.  10, '45 

2350 

2216 

80m 

Sept.  4,'43 

1522 

2384 

iVsm 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

lOOm 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2007 

140m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

1889 

81m 

Mar.  21. '42 

2486 

Il5m 

May  27, '44 

1909 

2187 


2218 


2342 
i995 


2567 
2567 


2567 


2455 
2218 


2406 
2455 
2262 


2143 
2406 
2523 


2523 
2406 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


i  2595 


REVIEWED 


Prod. 
Numhet 
517 
408 
520 


591 


416 
528 
518 


4402 
6003 
410 


6002 

464 

466 
517 


529 
521 


Title  Company 
TKIs  Man's  Navy  MGM 
Thoroughbreds  Rep. 
Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 
Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col. 
3  Is  a  Family  UA 
Three  Caballeros.  The  (  color)  RKO 
Three  in  fhe  Saddle  PRC 
Three  Strangers  (1945-46)  WB 
Three's  a  Crowd  Rep. 
Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color)  MGM 
Thunderhead  (color)  20th-Fox 
Tnunder  Rock  (British)  English 
Tiger  Woman,  The  Rep. 
Time,  the  Place,  the  Girl,  The 

(1945-46)  WB 
Till  We  Meet  Again  Para. 
Together  Again  Col. 
To  Have  and  Have  Not  WB 
Tomorrow  Is  Forever  (1945-46)  RKO 
Tomorrow  the  World  UA 
Tonight  and  Every  Night  (color)  Col. 
Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 
Topeka  Terror  Rep- 
Town  Went  Wild,  The  PRC 
"Trail  of  Kit  Carson  Rep. 
Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A  20fh-Fox 
Troutle  Chasers  Mono. 

(formerly  Here  Comes  Trouble) 
Twice  Blessed  MGM 
Two  O'clock  Courage  RKO 
2,000  Women  (British)  ('45-46)  UA 
Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 

(1945-46) 

UNCLE  Harry 
Under  Western  Skies 
Unseen,  The 
Unwritten  Code,  The 
Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 
Utah 

VALLEY  of  Decision,  The 
Vampire's  Ghost,  The 
Very  Thought  of  You,  The 
Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City 
Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para. 

WAGON  Wheels  Westward  Rep. 
Walk  in  the  Sun,  A  20th-Fox 
Wal+r  Time  (British)  Brit.  Nat'l-Anglo 
Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)  MGM  503 
Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono, 
Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox  606 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA   

Weekend  at  the  Waldorf 

(1945-46)  MGM 
West  of  the  Pecos  RKO  524 

What  a  Blonde  RKO         51  I 

When  Strangers  Marry  Mono.  .... 

Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Hero?  (color)  20th-Fox  526 

Whispering  Skull,  The  PRC   

White  Pongo  PRC   

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 

Why  Girls  Leave  Home  PRC   

Wildfire  (color)  Screen  Guild  .... 

Wild  Horse  Phantom  PRC 
Wilson  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Wing  and  a  Prayer  20th-Fox 
Winged  Victory  20th-Fox 
Within  These  Walls  20th-Fox 
Without  Love  MGM 
Woman  in  Green,  The  Univ. 
Woman  in  the  Window,  The  RKO 
Woman  Who  Came  Back,  The 

(1945-46)  Rep. 
Wonder  Man  (color)  RKO 

YOLANDA  and  the  Thief 

(color)  (1945-46)  MGM 
You  Came  Along  Para. 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col. 
Young  Widow  (1945-46)  UA 
You+h  on  Trial  Col. 


Para. 

Univ. 

Univ. 

9039 

Para. 

4417 

Col. 

6035 

Artkino 

Rep. 

44! 

MGM 

527 

Rep: 

434 

WB 

406- 

Rep. 

3315 

602 
502 
512 
528 
522 
9025A 
582 


ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color)  MGM 
Zombies  on  Broadway  RKO 
Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino 


552 

■4428 

604  i 
516 


Release 

Stan  Date 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb. ,'45 

Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec.  23, '44 

Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

Cornel  Wllde-Evelyn  Keyes  July  26, '45 

Marjorle  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23, '44 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 

Tex  RItter-Dave  O'Brien  July  26,'45 
Geraldlne  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  1 3, '45 

Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon  May  23, '45 

Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson  July, '45 

Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster  Mar., '45 

Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave  Not  Set 

Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond  Not  Set 

Dennis  Morgan-Jack  Carson  Dec.  29, '45 

Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton  Block  I 

Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer  Dec.  22, '44 

Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall  Jan.  20, '45 

Claudette  Colbert-Orson  Welles  Not  Set 

Fredric  March-Betty  Field  Dec.  29.'44 

Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman  Feb.  22, '45 

Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott  Not  Set 

Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling  Jan.  26, '45 

Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon  Dec.  I5,'44 

Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot  July  II, '45 

Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell  Feb.,'45 

Maxie  Rosenbloom-Biliy  Gilbert  June  2, '45 

Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig  Jijly,'45 

Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford  Block  5 

Phyllis  Calvert-Flora  Robson  Not  Set 

Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy  Not  Set 

George  Sanders-Ella  Raines  Aug.  I7,'45 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr.  Jan.  I9,'45 

Joel  McCrea-Gail  Russell  Block  4 

'Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage  Oct.  26,'44 

War  feature  June  6,'45 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans  Mar.  2 1, '45 

Greer  Garson-Gregory  Peck  June, '45 

John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart  May  2 1, '45 

Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson  Nov.  1 1, '44 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  Nov.  I5,'44 

Joel  McCrea-Brian  Donlevy  Not  Set 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake  1945-46 

Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hail  Jan. ,'46 

Carol  Raye-Peter  Graves  Not  Set 

Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh  Sept.,'44 

Eiyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman  Nov.  3, '44 

David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway  Aug. ,'45 

Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills  Not  Set 

Ginger  Rogers-Lana  Turner- Walter  PIdgeon  Not  Set 

Bob  MItchum-Barbara  Hale  Block  5 

Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  3 

Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter  Nov.  24, '44 

Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie  June, '45 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  Dec.  29,'44 

Richard  Fraser-Lionel  Royce  Not  Set 

Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard  Not  Set 

Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway  July  1 8, '45 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Oct.  28,'44 

Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn  Aug.,'45 

Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews  Aug. ,'44 

Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain  Dec.,'44 

Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson  July,'45 

Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy  May, '45 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce  July  27, '45 

Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett  Speciol 

Nancy  Kelly-John  Loder  Not  Set" 

Danny  Kaye-VFrginia  Mayo  Special 

Fred  Astaire-Lucille  Bremer  Not  Set 

Robert  Cummings-Lizabeth  Scott  Sept.  1 4, '45 

Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart  July  26, '45 

Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward  Not  Set 

Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair  Jan.  1 1, '45 

MGM  Contract  Stars  1945-46 

Bela  Lugosi-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney  Block  4 

War  feature  Apr.  1 4, '45 


Running 

Time 
1 00m 
55m 
81m 
95m 
81m 
72m 
61m 

58m 
105m 
78m 
90m 


8flm 
1 00m 
1 00m 

85m 
92m 

55m 
79m 
55m 
128m 
63  m 


M.  P. 

Herald 
Issue 
Jan.  6,'45 
Jan.27'45 
Apr.  2 1, '45 
June  I6,'45 
Nov.  25,'44 
Dec.  I6,'44 
June  23, '45 


June  16, '45 
May  26,'45 
Feb.  3,'45 

Sept.  I6,'44 


Spot  2 '44 
Nov.  II, '44 
Oct.  I4,'44 

Dec.  23, '44 
Feb.  I0,'45 

jan.27,'45 
Nov.  1 1, '44 
Aug.  4, '45 
Jan.27,'45 


Product 
Digest 

Page 
2257 
2290 
2413 
2499 
2193 
2225 
251  I 

2498 
2465 
2297 
2101 


208? 
2173 
2137 

2237 
2309 

2200 
2173 
2577 
2289 


AJvance  Stn/ict 
Synopsis  Data 
Page  Page 


July28,'45 

2566 

108m 

May  I8,'40 

2030 

70m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

II  5m' 

June  I7,'44 

2239 

109m 

June30,'45 

2521 

130m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

71m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

67m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2103 

77m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

55m 

73m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

69m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

60m 

June  30, '45 

2522 

56  m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

154m 

Aug.  5, "44 

2094 

97m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

130m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

71m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

1  Mm 

Mar.  24, '45 

2373 

68  m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

99m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

98  m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

!03m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

59m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2330 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

24i4 

85m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2415 

2092 
2203 
2310 
2242 

2092 
2186 
2434 
2366 
2353 
2203 
2092 

2467 

2555 
1676 
2131 
1850 
2555 
2007 
2092 
2384 
2279 
2131 
2543 
1923 
2418 


1899 


2242 
2366 
2279 
1971 

2131 
2186 
2418 

2366 
2250 
2131 
1676 
1835 
2093 
2467 
2242 
2403 
1923 

2555 
2093 

2354 

2354 
2418 
2454 

2203 

1913 
2259 


2523 


2302 
2567 


2523 
2523 


2342 
2406 

2567 
2406 


2455 


77m 

June  2,'45 

2477 

2354 

66m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2259 

97m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2090 

1923 

2499 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

81m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

61m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2093 

84m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

78m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

120m 

Apr.  14, '45 

2401 

2230 

2523 

59m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2278 

99m 

Oct.  21, "44 

2149 

1850 

2342 

54m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

2242 

2555 

2242 

2187 
2523 


2567 


2342 
2143 
2342 

2567 

2342 

2523 


Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2580. 


2596 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  II,  1945 


OFFICIAL  U.  S. 


Movies  are  "good  medidne"... 

Movies,  in  generous  doses  repeated  frequently,  are 
valuable  therapy. . .  speed  many  a  wounded  man 
through  convalescence  to  recovery  by  taking  his  mind 
off  his  understandable  worries . . . 

In  hospitals  abroad,  and  here  at  home,  movies  are 
shown  as  often  as  possible . . .  are  flashed  on  ceilings  to 
entertain  bed  patients . . .  are  presented  in  lounges  for 
"ambulatory"  cases.  Literally,  movies  are  "just  what 
the  doctor  ordered" — another  noteworthy  contribution 
of  the  motion  picture  industry. 


Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester  4,  N.  Y 

J.  E.  BRULATOUR,  INC.,  Distributors 
FORT  LEE  CHICAGO  HOLLYWOOD 


I  do  know  tliat  One  Tfiifd  of  a 
Century  means . .  .THIRTY  THREE  YEARS  of  out* 
standing  screen  entertainment  from  PARAMOUNT 
THIRTY  THREE  YEARS  of  Serving  tKe  Industry 
♦  ..and  Entertaining  tlie  World  ♦♦*A  record  of 
wliicfi  any  company  could  well  te  proud ...  espe« 
cially,  wfien  its  studded  witfi  fiistory^malcing 
motion  picture  successes...  Academy  Award  win^* 
ning  films  and  Stars...and  tfie  good^will  of  exKit 
tors  and  mo vie=goers... producers  and  distributors 
...tfirougliout  tfie  world  *♦* TRat  record  adds  up 
to  SUCCESS. ..and  tlie  PRIZE  BABY  joins  tU 
Industry... in  wisliing  more  and  more  SUCCESS 
to  PARAAAOUNT  PICTURES ...  for  tKe  talancc  of 
tFie  Century ...  and  more  to  come  #  #  # 


SERVICE 


The  P  e  a  c 


Q  The  clash  of  arms  has  ceased,  around 
the  world.  The  greatest  peace  has  come  to 
end  the  greatest  war.  In  triumph  there  is 
an  hour  of  exulting,  a  time  of  celebration. 
We  have  won  in  a  struggle  of  desperations. 
The  taste  of  victory  is  sweet. 

€1  But  joy  must  be  tempered  by  a  remem- 
bering of  the  costs,  the  blood,  sweat  and 
tears,  the  years  of  travail  poured  into  the 
crucible  of  experience.  Gold  stars  gleam  in 
the  windows,  crosses  stand  row  on  row  from 
Normandy  to  Okinawa.  Human  hope  and 
the  world  have  been  waiting  for  that 
brighter  tomorrow,  while  ancient  hates 
have  fought  for  the  savage  selfishness  of 
the  yesterdays. 


€1  We  stand  today  on  the  threshold  of  that 
tomorrow.  The  dawn  of  it  has  been  born 
in  a  burst  of  destiny  piercing  the  very  sub- 
stance of  the  cosmos.  That  is  new.  But 
nineteen  hundred  and  forty-five  years  ago 
a  Man  born  of  woman  brought  renewed 
revelation  of  the  spirit  and  the  way  of  grace 
by  which  our  world  and  its  peoples  must 
live. 

C|  This  great  day  and  time  is  a  moment's 
pause  in  the  upward  course  of  striving 
humanity.  In  humble  faith,  let  us  be 
cheered  that  it  is  ordained  that  we  who  live 
may  carry  on. 


HE'S  JUST  SEEN  THE 
FIGURES  ON  M-G-M's 
"ANCHORS  AWEIGH" 
AT  THE  CAPITOL,  N.  Y.! 

First  Week  Sets  New  House  Record! 
Second  Week  Breaks  it! 

Three  Week  Gross  Hits  New  Terrific  TOP! 
Merrily  we  roll  along,  in  Technicolor! 


MAKE  RS 


ONE  REEL-TEN  MINUTES 


0t 


ElEANOI!  PARKER- DANE  ClARK 


Directed  by 

DELMER  DAVES 

Screen  Play  by  Albert  Maltz 
Adaptation  by  Marvin 
Borowsky 


Produced  by 

JERRY  WALD 

From  a  Book  by  Roge^ 
Butterfield  •  Musi^ 
by  Franz  Waxmagi ' 


T  NEVER  HAPPENED  BEFORE! 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 

MARTIN  QUIGLEY,  Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher  TERRY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 


Vol.  160,  No.  7  DnRI  August  18,  1945 


ATOMIC  PROMISES 

THE  great  fact  of  this  century  is  the  uranium  bomb.  By 
rule  of  thumb,  mostly,  we  have  been  juggling  molecules 
for  a  long  time,  and  for  rather  a  while  we  have  been 
playing  with  electrons  in  such  matters  as  x-ray,  telephony, 
radio,  sound  pictures  and  television.  Now  we  have  jimmied 
into  the  inside  of  the  atom  and  split  it  apart,  and  all  hell  is 
let  loose.  The  long  theoretical  interchangeability  between 
matter  and  energy,  their  identity  in  fact,  is  demonstrated — 
in  tools  of  destruction. 

The  devesting  demonstration  of  power  implies  a  capacity  for 
useful  work — mayhap  an  escape  from  the  curse  of  Cain  if  we 
have  wit  enough  to  handle  it. 

The  implication  is  more  work  for  the  machine  and  less  for 
man. 

That  means  more  leisure,  more  living  time,  more  playtime, 
more  entertainment,  probably.  The  process  has  been  long  on 
the  way,  by  horse,  waterwheel,  steam,  electricity  and  gasoline. 
Today's  motion  picture  audiences  of  millions  are  part  of  the 
development.  Before  the  industrial  age,  common  man  was 
too  busy  to  be  an  audience.  Two  centuries  ago  the  motion 
picture  would  have  been  a  king's  gadget,  and  no  more. 

THE  while  no  immediate  revolutions  in  this  or  any  other 
industry  are  to  be  anticipated.  To  consider  precedent  for 
a  moment,  gunpowder,  a  molecular  reaction,  came  Into 
use  in  war  in  the  thirteenth  century,  and  with  rather  a  big  bang 
for  then.  Almost  at  once  Inventors  set  about  trying  to  harness 
Its  power  in  internal  combustion  engines.  That  did  not  arrive 
until  the  end  of  the  nineteenth  century  and  the  gasoline  engine 
with  its  controlled  explosions — remember  the  Blitzen  Benz  car 
from  Germany?  Probably  it  will  be  also  a  while  before  the 
atom  splitters  build  an  engine  to  deliver  power  to  a  shaft. 

We  are  said  to  have  spent'  two  billions  of  dollars,  under 
the  desperate  demand  of  war,  to  achieve  the  uranium  bomb. 
Peace  and  private  enterprise  produce  no  such  fevered 
pressures. 

For  yet  a  while,  even  if  we  had  all  the  power  in  the  universe 
at  hand  and  free  we  would  not  know  what  to  do  with  it. 
Common  man  is  not  ready. 

H  ■  ■ 

EAGLE  and  LION 

THE  American  sojourn  of  Mr.  J.  Arthur  Rank  has  resulted 
happily  in  a  new  and  vastly  Improved  understanding  In 
cinema  between  Britain  and  the  United  States.  Mr.  Rank 
has  made  It  clear  enough  that  he  is  determined  to  have  a 
place  in  the  sun,  and  the  American  box  office,  for  his  English 
product.  But  shrewdly  enough  he  has  proceeded  to  make 
multilateral  arrangements,  as  they  say  In  the  patois  of 
diplomacy.  There  is  a  notable  array  of  diversifications  in  his 
contractual  connections  and  plans.  He  tends  to  play  the  field. 

An  interesting,  and  decidedly  significant,  development  is 
manifested  in  the  recordings  of  the  London  Industry  press  anent 
the  much  mooted,  hooted  and  debated  subject  of  the  American 
Production  Code. 

When  Mr.  Rank  took  off  for  these  shores  the  Code  was 


being  eyed  in  London,  by  trade  and  lay  press  alike,  very  much 
as  an  implement  addressed  at  the  hampering  of  the  British 
picture  in  this  markets  It  was  ridiculed  not  a  little,  by  devices 
familiar  enough  over  here.  Now  Mr.  Rank,  having  had  personal 
contact  and  experience  on  this  side,  has  returned  to  deliver  a 
new  understanding. 

One  finds  the  frequently  vociferous  Daily  Film  Renter 
quoting  Mr.  Rank,  on  July  25:  ".  .  .  There's  no  doubt  to  my 
mind  that  the  Code  has  done  a  great  deal  to  improve  the 
character  of  pictures."  And  saying  that  Mr.  Rank  had  said 
".  .  .  he  had  no  doubt  we  could  write  scripts  without  violat- 
ing it." 

In  another  line  of  comment  the  Daily  Film  Renter  re- 
marks: "Mr.  Rank  is  wise  enough  to  know  that  the  real  obstacles 
in  the  States  are  not  racial  or  cultural  but  economic  and  com- 
mercial. Are  our  pictures  calculated  to  appeal  to  American 
audiences  In  such  a  way  that  exhibitors  will  rush  to  book  them? 
That  Is  the  main  question." 

Again — The  Cinema,  London,  July  25,  observes,  concern- 
ing some  pother  that  has  been  had  over  the  American  Code 
objection  to  Shakespearian  words  in  "Henry  V":  "Whence 
comes  this  idea  that  every  word  that  Shakespeare  wrote  has 
to  be  uttered  just  as  he  wrote  It?"  ".  .  .  Almost  every  Shake- 
speare play  produced  on  the  stage  here  has  cuts  made  in  It. 
...  If  we  can  drop  whole  scenes  for  ourselves,  surely  we  might 
drop  one  word  for  America.  ..." 

All  this  represents  progress  in  behalf  of  the  screen.  It  takes 
a  while  for  understanding. 

B  ■  ■ 

ART  of  GARBLE 

CLICHES  exist  In  patterns  of  thought  as  well  as  In  phrase. 
A  conspicuous  one  Is  the  lay  editorial  state  of  mind  which 
Insists  that  the  Production  Code  Administration  is  a 
"Hays  Office  censorship"  superimposed  upon  Hollywood,  in  a 
refusal  to  recognize  the  principle  of  voluntary  self-regulation. 
By  the  same  reasoning  a  man  Is  submitting  to  censorship  when 
he  consults  doctor,  lawyer,  priest. 

Closely  akin  is  the  cliche  concept  that  the  Church  must 
always  frown  on  entertainment.  So  It  comes  that  Newsweek 
of  August  6  goes  a  conspicuous  distance  to  make  it  appear 
that  Pope  Pius  XII  made  an  occasion  of  rebuke  out  of  the 
recent  visit  of  an  American  motion  picture  delegation  to 
Vatican  City. 

"The  Pope's  little  lecture,"  says  Newsweek,  "may  be  read 
by  American  Catholics  as  an  exhortation  to  tighten  the  indirect 
censorship  which  they  exercise  over  Hollywood  productions 
through  the  Catholic  Legion  of  Decency.  .  .  ." 

What  Newsweek  so  thoughtfully  left  out  were  the  entirely 
laudatory  words  of  the  Pope  at  that  audience  when  he  said: 
".  .  .  and  it  Is  encouraging  to  know  that  your  committee  is 
aware  of  the  danger,  and  more  and  more  conscious  of  its 
[the  motion  picture]  grave  responsibility  before  society  and 
God.  It  is  for  public  opinion  to  sustain  wholeheartedly  and 
effectively  every  legitimate  effort  made  by  men  of  integrity 
and  honor  to  purify  the  films  and  keep  them  clean,  to  improve 
them  and  increase  their  usefulness.  .  .  ." 

We  quote  from  page  18  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  of 
July  21,  available  to  Newsweek.  — Terry  Ramsaye 


THIS  WEEK  IN  THE  NEWi 


INDUSTRY  HAILS  end  of  war.  looks  optimist- 
ically at  the  future  Page  12 

VICTORY  ANNOUNCEMENT  finds  screen 
geared  for  reconversion  Page  14 

PEACE  settles  everything  but  the  strike  for 
Hollywood  studios  Page  19 

WAR  EFFORT  by  the  industry  was  major  fac- 
tor in  gaining  the  victory  Page  22 

CONGRESSIONAL  committee  studying  for- 
eign market  will  pay  special  attention  to 
films  Page  29 

SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS 


EXHIBITORS  making  plans  for  new  thee  ji 
in  all  territories  Page  ? 

RANK  gives  new  impetus  to  educational  ni 
program  Page;(] 

LOEWS  INTERNATIONAL  announces  16, 
program  for  foreign  distribution    Page  I 

STRIKE  robs  Mexico  of  all  U.S.  films;  An  i. 
can  offices  closed  Page  2 

SETTLEMENT  ends  Danz  anti-trust  suit  ri 
a  new  one  threatens  Page  ( 


Hollywood  Scene 
In  the  Newsreels 
Late  Reviews 
Managers'  Round  Table 


Page  35 
Page  38 
Page  40 
Page  47 


Obituaries  P^g^j 

Picture  Grosses  Pagei 

What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me  Page  I 

BETTER  THEATRES  Pagel 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2597 

Service  Data  Page  2599 


Short  Subjects  Chart 
Release  Chart 


Page  2 
Page  2 


This  Was  How 

OPINIONS  varied  as  they  usually  do.  Some 
who  saw  "The  True  Glory,"  Anglo-American 
documentary  on  the  final  drive  in  western  Eu- 
rope, in  84  minutes,  agreed  it  was  a  fine  job. 
Others  were  reputedly  less  enthusiastic.  They 
seemed  to  think  some  of  the  footage,  of  nec- 
essity, was  repetitive  of  other  war  documen- 
taries already  shown  here. 

Practical  theatre  men  concluded  those  84 
minutes  of  running  time  would  interfere  with 
the  hard  practicalities  of  running  theatres. 
They  were  thinking  of  turn-over  and  how 
"True  Glory"  was  pretty  long  for  a  second 
feature,  and  in  their  opinion,  not  strong  enough 
for  top  spot. 

All  of  this  led  into  original  indecision  as  to 
whether  or  not  the  War  Activities  Committee 
ought  to  take  it  as  one  of  its  committed 
films  under  the  wartime  program.  What  the 
ponderers  here  in  New  York  did  not  know, 
however,  and  what  their  principals  had 
neglected  to  tell  them,  what  with  Army  planes, 
briefings  and  tours  of  the  western  Europe 
battle  fronts,  was  this :  that  the  film  had  been 
screened  for  them  in  London  and  that  they  had 
promised — with  willingness  and  enthusiasm,  it 
appears — to  give  the  documentary  wide  dis- 
tribution in  the  United  States.  They  had  seen 
it  while  guests  of  the  Army  on  an  Army  ar- 
ranged tour.  After  all,  it  isn't  nice  to  show 
lack  of  appreciation  to  one's  host. 


Costello^s  Peace 

LOU  COSTELLO's  attempt  to  play  reporter 
backfired  when  he  caused  a  near  riot  at  the 
Earle  theatre  in  Philadelphia  Thursday,  Aug- 
ust 9,  with  the  announcement  of  a  false  peace. 
The  report,  of  course,  was  untrue  at  that  time. 
The  relationship  between  the  comic  and  Bill 
Israel,  manager  of  the  house,  was  somewhat 
strained  for  a  while  with  Costello  being  told 
that  he  was  hired  as  a  "comic — not  as  a  news 
commentator."  Lou  came  on  stage  in  the 
middle  of  another  act  to  announce  that  the 
Japs  had  asked  for  a  six-hour  truce.  He  did 
qualify  by  adding  that  he  hoped  it  was  true. 
Nevertheless,  the  audience  immediately  went 
into  a  wild  demonstration  and  hundreds  left 
the  theatre  to  get  out  where  they  could  hear 
more.  The  source  of  Costello's  information, 
it  was  reported,  was  the  telephone  operator 
with  whom  he  was  placing  a  New  York  call. 


Buck  Rogers  World 

THERE  are  notes  about  the  great,  big  won- 
derful post-war  world  wherever  one  looks. 

Westinghouse  Electric  Corporation  and  the 
Glenn  L.  Martin  Company  say  that  stratovision, 
television  broadcasting  from  planes  flying  30,- 
000  feet  above  the  earth,  is  just  around  the 
corner. 

Herbert  J.  Yates,  Sr.,  president  of  Republic, 
is  going  to  purchase  a  six-passenger  helicopter 
to  look  for  location  sites  and  a  lot  of  other 
planes  for  less  startling  duities. 

But  not  always  do  the  post-war  promises 
mean  a  Buck  Rogers  world.  Sometimes  those 
promises  get  downright  homey.  Now  take 
the  case  of  a  scorched  shirt.    W^ell,  W^estin^"- 


house  Lamp  Division  has  the  answer  to  that. 
You  can  eliminate  that  scorch  by  the  use  of  an 
electric  sunlamp.  Here's  the  way  it  works, 
according  to  Eugene  W.  Beggs,  Westinghouse 
vapor  lamp  specialist :  "The  long-wave  ultra- 
violet rays  generated  by  the  lamp  administer 
a  water  transfusion  to  parched  fibres  of  shirts 
scorched  slightly  during  ironing.  Irradiating 
previously  dampened  singed  areas,  the  ultra- 
violet pumps  the  moisture  into  the  fibres,  re- 
storing the  shirts  to  their  original  whiteness 
in  10  minutes."  Or  is  the  helicopter  easier 
to  understand  ? 

And  then  there's  the  atomic  bomb  and  radar. 


The  Fans,  Bless  'Em 

THE  AMERICAN  film  industry  which,  ac- 
cording to  many  signs,  will  face  tough  competi- 
tion in  the  post-war  world  market,  has  an 
ace  up  its  sleeve,  according  to  Samuel  Cohen, 
foreign  publicity  director  for  United  Artists. 
And  that  "ace"  is  the  glamor  that  surrounds 
the  Hollywood  star.  According  to  Mr.  Cohen 
the  world  market  is  still  interested  in  glamor. 
To  prove  his  point,  Mr.  Cohen  pointed  out 
that  in  the  three  months  following  V-E  Day, 
requests  for  Hollywood  news  have  come  in 
from  foreign  publications  in  practically  every 
corner  of  the  globe.  On  a  typical  day  recently. 
Mr.  Cohen  received  an  urgent  cable  from  a 
Swiss  fan  magazine,  airmail  letters  from  a 
Turkish  publication,  a  Baghdad  department 
store  and  three  newspapers  in  Latin  America, 
"^lus  a  phone  call  from  a  British  correspondent 
in  New  York.  To  satisfy  the  demand  for 
Hollywood  information.  United  Artists  has 
resumed  publication  of  its  foreign  news  bulle- 
tin, "Behind  the  Screen  in  Hollywood,"  and 
at  present  is  servicing  186  newspapers  and 
magazine'?  in  27  countries. 


Brooklyn  ! 

NEW  YORK'S  Brooklyn  Eagle  has  a  gr  . 
Brooklyn  is  being  snubbed  by  not  a  few  :j 
writers  and  a  lot  of  press  agent  talent  ancl 
doesn't  like  it;  thinks,  in  fact,  that  "with  g- 
writing  and  press  agent  talent  selling  at  fa 
lous  sums,  it  would  seem  that  millions  of  ( 
lars  of   investment  made  by  the  produc 
should  not  be  endangered  by  the  gauche! 
of  people  who  seem  to  know  nothing  ab 
Brooklyn,  what  pleases  Brooklynites  or  w 
offends  them."  And  the  Eagle  offers  docume 
in  the  case:  Twentieth  Century-Fox  produ 
"A  Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn"  and  forgets  t 
Brooklyn  might  like  to  see  the  film  first;  tl 
Warners  produces  a  picture  about  Gersh^ 
and  doesn't  say  anything  about  the  fact  that 
was  born  in  Brooklyn;  and  now  MGM  ha: 
musical  starring  Frank  Sinatra  as  a  sai 
nicknamed  Brooklyn  and  the  film  indulges, 
such  "old  cliches"  as  "Greenpernt"  and  "goil 
The  Eagle  rests  its  case. 


Iowa's  Taste 

IF  YOU  can  believe  Iowa  in  the  matter,  peo 
who  live  in  cities  prefer  single  bills  over  dou 
bills  while  people  who  live  on  farms  and  sir 
towns  are  vice  versa  about  the  matter.  C 
people  can't  lose  that  hurried  feeling,  evide 
iy.  Anyway,  a  survey  conducted  by  the  I 
Moines  The  Register  and  Tribune  showed, 
addition  to  the  double-single  differentiatii 
that  77  per  cent  of  those  questioned  said  "Y< 
when  asked  "Do  you  like  the  movies?"  Io\ 
also,  likes  Bing  Crosby  better  than  any  otll 
male  star  and  Greer  Garson  better  than  a' 
actress.  "Going  My  Way"  was  selected 
the  favorite  picture. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18.  If 


STA  SEMANA 


CINEMATOGRAFIA  HOLLYWUDENSE 
clama  la  victoria  del  Padfico,  y  vislumbra 
n  porvenir  halagador  Pagina  12 

I  PRONTA  eliminacion  de  res+ricciones 
elicas  beneficiara  a  la  industria,  pero  la 
scasez  de  brazos  y  maferiales  de  cons- 
ruccion  sigue  siendo  fuerte  problema 

Pagina  14 

PAZ  lo  resuelve  todo  menos  la  huelga  en 
lollywood  altos  dirigentes  declaran  haber 
revisto  el  final  de  la  guerra  en  sus  planes 
e  produccion  Paginas  19-20 

INDUSTRIA  revisa  tres  y  medio  arios  de 
sfuerzos  belicos;  su  rol,  y  como  lo  desem- 
eno,  en  la  victoria  Pagina  22 

SINDICATO  MEXICANO  dedara  en 
ontra  de  las  empresas  norteamericanas 

Pagina  30 

EW'S  INTERNATIONAL  suplira  para  el 
xtranjero,  en  16  milimetros,  las  peliculas 
e  programa  M-G-M  y  un  nuevo  surtido  de 
ortos  educativos  Pagina  3 1 

egreso  del  Sr.  RANK  aninna  el  programa 
igles  de  pelfculas  educativas;  se  proyecta 
n  intercambio;  el  Ministerio  de  Educacton 
lemuestra  interes  Pagina  30 


are  Field  Ventures 

E  JOURNALISTIC  empire  of  Marshall 
Id  III,  started  June  iS,  1940,  with  the  birth 
?M,  continues  to  grow.  The  liberal-mind- 
Chicago  merchant,  also  the  progenitor  of 
Chicago  Sun,  now  has  announced  the  pur- 
se of  The  Southern  Farmer,  a  105-year-old 
ithly  farm  journal  with  a  circulation  of 
,000.  The  growth  doesn't  stop  there.  His 
t-war  journalistic  expansions  envisage,  it 
•eported,  the  buying  of  several  other  farm 
iodicals  in  the  south  and  midwest,  a  west 
St  newspaper  and  the  launching  of  a  na- 
lal  magazine  of  general  interest  which  al- 
dy  is  in  its  experimental  stages.  Probably 
most  ambitious  venture  of  all  is  the  report 
!■  Mr.  Field  and  associates  are  now  ponder- 
the  idea  of  a  news  wire  service  in  compe- 
Dn  with  AP,  UP  and  INS. 


^anila  Convention 

i.NILA  was  recently  the  site  of  an  exhibi- 
i'  convention  of  sorts  when  three  theatre 
aagers  formerly  in  the  employ  of  the  Minne- 
i  Amusement  Company  got  together  for  a 
)le  feature  gabfest  about  the  theatre  busi- 
s.  The  three  men,  all  of  whom  began  their 
eers  as  ushers  in  the  theatres  of  Duluth, 
:e  Captain  Woodrow  R.  Praught,  Lt.  Ever- 


ett M.  Olsen  and  Sgt.  Dan  Hudson.  They 
had  not  seen  each  other  for  three  years.  Also 
on  hand  at  the  convention  was  Sgt.  Milton 
Kutcher,  former  manager  of  the  Liberty 
theatre,  Liberty,  N.  Y. 


Eyes  on  Post-War 

MEETING  as  they  were  in  a  three-day  session 
when  the  war  against  Japan  ended,  members 
and  trustees  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Conference  of 
Independent  Theatre  Owners  earned  a  distinc- 
tion for  themselves  in  Portland,  Ore.,  on  Tues- 
day of  this  week.  The  post-war  world  loomed 
dominantly  in  their  discussions.  Their  plans 
were  not  announced  but  they  were  the  first  ex- 
hibitors to  discuss  peacetime  potentialities  or- 
ganizationally with  the  end  of  the  war  actually 
reached.  Those  attending  included:  William 
Graeper,  Jr.,  and  O.  J.  Miller,  Portland;  M.  M. 
Mattecheck,  McMindille,  Ore.;  Hugh  Bruen, 
Whittier,  Cal. ;  Robert  H.  Poole,  Los  Angeles; 
George  Diamos,  Phoenix,  Ariz.;  H.  V.  Harvey 
and  Ben  Levine,  San  Francisco;  L.  I.  Lukin, 
Leroy  Johnson  and  James  Hone,  Seattle.  In 
combination  they  represented  1,500  theatres  in 
the  Pacific  northwest  and  Alaska. 

It  appeared  likely  that  among  matters  and 
problems  discussed  were: 

1.  Theatre  construction  and  rehabilitation. 

2.  Over-seating,  growing  out  of  unbridled 
construction  programs  and,  inevitably, 

3.  The  price  of  film. 

The  latter  is  standard,  anyway. 


Producer  Skouras 

."THIS  Is  Greece  Today,"  a  film  produced  in 
Greece  under  the  supervision  of  Spyros 
Skouras,  president  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox, 
was  shown  for  the  first  time  at  the  Hotel 
Morrison  in  Chicago  on  Sunday,  August  12, 
at  the  opening  of  a  conference  of  Midwest 
officers  and  members  of  the  Greek  War  Re- 
lief Association.  Mr.  Skouras  is  national  pres- 
ident of  the  association.  The  picture  is  nar- 
rated by  Lowell  Thomas  and  illustrates  the 
damage  and  the  suffering  caused  in  Greece  by 
the  war. 


—in 


Three  Modern  Designs 
and  Prize  Scheme  for 
Recreation  Centers 


Praise  for  Legion 

"IN  the  post-war  period  American  films  may 
be  a  strong  force  for  good  and  an  example 
to  producers  in  other  countries  which  must  re- 
build their  picture  industries,"  Cardinal  Piz- 
zardo,  a  high  Vatican  official,  said  recently  in 
a  letter  addressed  to  the  National  Legion  of 
Decency  headquarters  in  New  York.  The 
Cardinal  wrote :  "We  have  followed  with  in- 
terest for  years  the  fine  work  you  and  all 
others  in  America  associated  in  the  activities 
of  the  Legion  of  Decency  have  been  doing. 
We  hope  that  the  continuing  vigilance  will 
maintain,  and  even  advance,  the  moral  stand- 
ards of  motion  pictures  produced  in  the  United 
States." 

Nice  Timing 

RKO  RADIO  has  accomplished  a  nice  bit 
of  timing.  The  studio  has  on  hand  a  feature 
called  "First  Yank  Into  Tokyo"  and  so  it  ap- 
pears to  be  the  studio  first  under  the  wire  to 
match  the  factual  headlines  with  screen  fiction. 
Needless  to  say,  RKO  has  contracted  for  a 
national  advertising  campaign  on  this  picture. 
The  campaign  will  start  breaking  during 'Labor 
Day  week  in  magazines  with  a  total  circula- 
tion of  11,500,000. 


Lincoln  to  Berlin 

"DON'T  put  on  the  dog  with  me,  Bud,  this 
is  your  brother,  Les." 

A  lieutenant  normally  doesn't  talk  back  to 
a  lieutenant-colonel  except  under  certain  con- 
ditions.   These  were  the  conditions : 

Les  Oldfield  is  a  shavetail  with  the  Troop 
Carrier  Command  stationed  at  Templehof  Air- 
drome, Berlin.  "Bud"  is  Lieut.  Colonel  Barney 
Oldfield,  public  relations  officer  with  the  First 
Allied  Airborne  Army  and,  Nebraska  will 
probably  be  proud  to  learn,  the  first  resident 
of  that  state  to  reach  the  German  capital. 

The  words,  reports  the  Associated  Press, 
came  spilling  through  the  colonel's  telephone 
and  so  it  came  about  the  Oldfield  brothers  met 
thousands  of  miles  away  from  their  native 
heath. 

Colonel  Oldfield  is  well  known  in  the  industry 
on  several  counts.  For  years,  he  was  a  motion 
picture  critic  and  trade  press  correspondent 
in  Lincoln,  Nebraska.  His  civilian  wardrobe, 
running  from  pastels  onward,  often  decorated 
the  Hollywood  scene.  When  there  seemed  to 
be  doubt  as  to  who  might  be  coming  down 
the  pike,  Hollywood  knew  it  was  Oldfield. 
By  his  dress  was  he  always  known. 


Memorial 

BLANCHARD,  Iowa,  has  completed  plans 
for  the  erection  of  a  memorial  theatre  to  honor 
the  war  dead  of  World  War  II.  The  town, 
which  has  a  population  of  only  250,  will  call 
the  motion  picture  house  the  "Memorial 
Theatre." 


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9 


Through  the  Years  of  War .  .  . 


OUTSTANDING  in  performance  of  the  many  services  which  e 
industry  performed  during  the  war  was  the  record  of  coordinad 
effort  achieved  by  showmen  and  women  in  every  branch  of  mo-  n 
picture  operation  for  the  common  good  of  the  embattled  nati 
Since  Pearl  Harbor,  industry  leaders  called  upon  to  serve,  gave  tl 
time  unselfishly,  whether  for  War  Bond  drives,  industry  gift  fi' 
Army  training  pictures.  Red  Cross  campaigns  or  any  other  endea 
directly  concerned  with  backing  the  G.I.  on  the  battle  front  or 
family  on  the  home  front.  Their  work  and  their  purpose  inspired 
men  and  women  in  the  film  world  towards  immediate  but  i 
reaching  goals. 


THE  WAR  ACTIVITIES  COMMITTEE,  burgeoning  as  the  wi 
began,  is  led  now  by  the  men  above:  S.  H.  Fabian,  head  of  th 
theatres  division;  Francis  Harmon,  coordinator,  and  George  . 
Schaefer,  chairman.  Like  others  who  served  the  WAC  continual!; 
their  war  jobs  took  precedence  over  their  own  businesses. 


By  the  Herald 


BOND  DRIVES 
were  led  by  ex- 
hibitors. S.H.Fabian 
headed  the  first  one. 


L.  C.  GRIFFITH, 
Oklahoma  City,  led 
the  Third  War  Loan 
campaign. 


CHARLES  P  . 
S  K  O  U  R  A  S  , 
Los  Angeles,  was 
Fourth   Loan  chief. 


ROBERT  J  . 
O'DONNELL, 
Dallas,  was  Fifth 
Loan  director. 


HARRY  BRANDT, 
New  York,  was 
chairman  of  the 
Sixth  Loan. 


By  the  Her: 

SAMUEL  PINAN 
SKI,  Boston,  di 
rected  the  SeventI 
(Victory)  Loan. 


10 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  19^ 


By  the  Henihi 

THE  GIGANTIC  cash  register 
erected  In  Times  Square, 
New  York,    by   the  WAG. 


By  the  Herald 

THE  INDUSTRY  led  the  publicizing,  in 
New  York,  of  Arnny  and  Navy  Emergency 
Relief.  In  this  parade,  executives  of  every 
branch  participated. 


Bv  the  Herald 

REPEATEDLY,  the  industry  rallied  the  public 
to  the  Red  Cross  banner.  N.  Peter  Rathvon, 
left,  RKO  president,  was  1945  industry  chairman. 
He  is  shown  with  Basil  O'Connor,  Red  Cross 
president. 


By  the  Herald 

MYRIAD  were  the  Industry  luncheons  in  key 
cities  in  preparation  and  support  of  the  Loans. 
Above,  Samuel  Pinanski  and  Morris  KInzler, 
WAG,  and  Ted  R.  Gamble  and  Frederick 
Gehle,  Treasury. 


1 1 


INDUSTRY  HAILS  WAR'S  END 
CONFIDENT  OF  THE  FUTURE 


Two-Day  Celebration  Finds 
Industry  Ready  for  New 
Reconversion  Problems 

News  of  peace,  ending  the  war  with  the 
Axis,  found  the  motion  picture  industry  pre- 
pared for  tlie  long-awaited  word  of  Victory. 

Hollywood  studios  and  New  York  distribu- 
tion and  exhibition  centers  took  the  Jap  sur- 
render with  the  same  calm  determination  to 
carry  on  service  to  the  nation  in  peacetime  as 
the  industry  did  in  wartime. 

In  marking  the  end  of  World  War  II,  the  in- 
dustry lost  no  time  in  settling  down  to  an  ap- 
praisal of  its  future,  in  terms  of  continuing  its 
responsibility  to  the  nation  and  the  world  as  an 
instrument  for  the  common  good.  Post-war 
problems  of  the  industry's  reconversion,  long  in 
planning,  were  to  proceed  with  telescoped 
speed,  in  view  of  the  shortened  war. 

Plans  Ready  for  Eighth, 
Victory  Bond  Drive 

Meanwhile,  industry  executives  were  pre- 
pared to  mobilize  all  showmanship  forces  for 
the  Treasury  Department's  forthcoming  Vic- 
tory Drive,  to  start  November  8,  the  Eighth 
W'ar  Loan,  and  presumably  the  last. 

President  Truman's  official  announcement 
Tuesday  at  7:00  P.M.  that  Japan  had  sur- 
rendered unconditionally  put  an  end  to  the 
prolonged  three-day  waiting  of  the  American 
people  and  touched  off  scores  of  spontaneous 
mass  demonstrations  of  the  people's  pent-up 
anxiety  finally  released  and  transferred  into 
joyous  celebrations. 

Perhaps  the  greatest  mass  gathering  ever 
witnessed  in  the  country  was  in  New  York, 
where  nearly  two  million  civilians  and  service- 
men jammed  Broadway  from  early  afternoon 
until  late  evening. 

When  the  news  flashed  through  the  crowds 
that  Japan  had  surrendered,  a  victory  roar  rose 
that  lasted  for  almost  20  minutes  as  wave  after 
wave  of  shouts  and  cries  from  the  happy 
throng  surged  forth. 

Officials  Report  Orderly 
New  York  Crowds 

Police  reported  that  huge  and  noisy  as  was 
the  crowd,  it  was,  by  and  large,  an  orderly 
one.  Impromptu  parades  streamed  up  and 
down  Broadway  and  in  surrounding  streets 
from  40th  Street  to  53rd.  Noise-makers,  horns, 
confetti,  even  occasional  fireworks  and  fire- 
arms, were  in  evidence. 

Times  Square  theatres  for  the  most  part  did 
not  bother  to  board  up  their  building  fronts. 
Attendance  was  at  a  low  ebb  for  several  hours 
following  the  President's  anouncement,  and  at 
the  neighborhood  theatres  the  box  office 
dropped  for  the  evening. 

News  of  the  Jap  surrender  was  received 
with  shouts  of  jubilation  by  audiences  in  film 
theatres  across  the  land  where  exhibitors  had 
arranged  to  flash  the  last-minute  official  word 
to  their  patrons.  In  New  York,  at  the  Radio 
City  Music  Hall,  the  news  was  flashed  on  the 
screen  during  the  stage  show  presentation  and 
the  audience  of  6,000  rose  as  one,  cheering. 

Special  Victory  issues  of  the  newsreels  were 
on  Broadway  screens  within  the  hour  follow- 
ing the  news  of  Japan's  surrender.  Paramount 


GASOLINE.  FUEL  AND 
MANPOWER  FREED 

First  immediate  effect  of  the  end  of 
war  upon  America's  national  life  came 
Wednesday  when  the  Office  of  Price 
Administration  and  the  War  Manpower 
Commission  announced  that  certain  war- 
time controls  were  lifted. 

The  OPA  ordered  an  end  to  gasoline 
and  fuel  oil  rationing.  The  WMC 
abolished  all  controls  over  employers 
and  workers,  enabling  employers  to  hire 
men  where  and  v/hen  they  pleased. 

Exhibitors  expected  that  unrestricted 
gas  and  oil  supplies  would  immediately 
increase  theatre  attendance,  as  well  as 
efficient  operation. 

Official  Washington's  interpretation 
of  the  peace  news,  in  terms  of  recon- 
version to  peace-time  economy,  as  re- 
ported by  Francis  L.  Burt,  will  be  found 
on  page  14. 

Hollywood's  reaction  to  the  end  of 
war  is  reported  by  William  R.  Weaver 
on  page  19. 


News'  special  release  was  on  Broadway  screens 
at  7:45  P.M. 

San  Francisco  theatres  suffered  considerable 
damage  from  the  victory  celebrants  Tuesday 
night.  War  Bond  booths  in  front  of  most  houses 
were  scrapped,  posters  torn  from  lobbies  and 
box  office  plate   glass   was  smashed 

Following  President  Truman's  granting  of  a 
two-day  holiday  to  Government  workers,  many 
businesfe  firms  and  retail  stores  closed  on 
Wednesday  or  Thursday  in  observance  of  V-J 
Day,  despite  the  absence  of  any  officially  pro- 
claimed V-J  Day.  Governor  Dewey  of  New 
York  and  Mayor  La  Guardia,  among  other 
governors  and  mayors,  proclaimed  two-day  holi- 
days for  state  and  city  employees. 

In  New  York,  many  film  companies  and  the- 
atre offices  were  closed  Wednesday  and  Thurs- 
day, operating  only  with  skeleton  staffs. 

Exhibitors  expected  the  unofficial  V-J  Days 
would  draw  large  crowds  to  film  shows  in  all 
key  cities. 

Early  in  the  week,  when  conflicting  reports 
of  the'  Jap  surrender  turned  millions  of  Ameri- 
cans into  city  streets  for  premature  peace  cele- 
brations, the  newsreels  stood  by  with  special 
issues.  One  was  planned  for  release  if  the  Japs 
continued  stalling  their  decision,  the  other 
when  official  word  of  surrender  was  flashed. 

Newsreels  Prepare 
Special  Issues 

On  Tuesday,  all  five  newsreels  had  "V-J"  is- 
sues already  printed  and  set  for  immediate  dis- 
tribution to  theatres,  awaiting  word  from 
President  Truman  that  the  Japs  had  at  last 
capitulated  to  the  Allies. 

Throughout  the  nation,  field  reports  from 
exhibitors  in  every  key  city,  on  Monday  and 
Tuesday,  brought  word  of  special  V-J  Day 
plans,  awaiting  only  President  Truman's 
proclamation  of  the  day. 

Exhibitors  also  reported  that  in  some  sec- 
tions of  the  country  the  premature  peace  news 


of  last  Friday  had  caused  a  drop  at  the  b( 
office,  but  that  business  resumed  at  normal  pa  i 
shortly  thereafter. 

In  Hollywood,  the  Hollywood  Victory  Coi 
mittee  announced  Monday  completion  of  plai 
for  a  two-hour  radio  program  offering  60 
the  "biggest  names  in  show  business"  to  ciro 
the  globe  via  the  Armed  Forces  radio  on  V 
Day. 

Generally,  exhibitors  prepared  to  keep  the 
theatres  open  and  anticipated  an  increased  vc 
ume  of  business  at  mid-week  as  a  result  of  tl 
holiday  closing  of  other  businesses.  In  mai 
instances  where  city  and  town  officials  prepar 
special  programs  for  the  unofficial  Peace  Day 
theatre  operators  were  included  as  participar 
in  the  plans  for  community  celebrations. 

First  Run  Theatres  Flash 
News  on  Screens 

In  New  York,  down-town  first  run  theatr 
and  neighborhood  houses  planned  to  rema 
open  on  V-J  Day  with  some  of  them  arrangii' 
to  bring  announcements  of  the  Jap  surrend 
to  their  patrons  from  the  stage. 

Early  Tuesday  morning.  Times  Square 
New  York  was  thronged  with  thousands 
workers  and  visitors  bent  on  impromptu  eel 
bration,  and  caused  Broadway  first-run  theatr 
and  merchants  to  take  precautions  to  gua 
against  property  damage. 

Reports  from  San  Francisco,  Denver,  CI 
cago,  Los  Angeles  and  other  key  cities  Tue 
day  made  known  that  exhibitors  as  well 
other  business  operators  were  hard  pressed 
keep  the  milling  crowds  from  destroying  pro 
erty  in  their  enthusiasm. 

For  the  most  part,  it  was  observed  that  the 
tres  were  to  be  alone  in  providing  entertai 
ment  for  the  nation's  V-J  celebrants.  The  or 
possible  "competition"  viewed  was  from  pa 
•  ades  or  general  civic  festivities  which,  in  a: 
event,  were  anticipated  to  draw  crowds  to  t 
theatre  districts. 

With  emphasis  upon  safety,  many  of  the  lar 
er  cities  made  arrangements  for  the  closing 
bars  and  liquor  stores  upon  official  announc 
ment  of  peace.  Local  police  in  many  citi( 
however,  were  prepared  for  any  emergenci 
and  pledged  their  cooperation  to  exhibitors. 

Wartime  Agencies  Ready 
To  Scrap  Controls  ' 

As  the  press  teletype  machines  and  the  radi 
broadcast  minute  by  minute  developmet; 
reaching  to  the  climax  of  the  long-waited  J' 
surrender,  officials  in  Washington,  representi ; 
Government  wartime  agencies  dealing  wi 
price  controls,  materials  restrictions  and  oth 
war  factors  impinging  on  the  civilian  popul 
tion,  blazed  with  speculation  as  to  an  early  e)| 
of  their  activities.  | 

Of  specific  and  direct  interest  to  the  indul 
try  was  the  anticipation  of  the  lifting  of  rs 
film  stock  allocations  and  building  material  r- 
strictions.  The  scheduled  August  15  meetir 
in  Washington  for  War  Production  Board  c- 
ficials  and  industry  executives  was  postpone, 
in  view  of  the  Jap  surrender  news.  Neverth- 
less,  Washington  observers  indicated  that  rs 
stock  allocations  would  come  to  an  end  probaf 
ly  in  September,  permitting  motion  pictuS 
companies  to  obtain  thereafter  as  much  fill 
stock  as  they  required.  i 


12 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  19! 


THEY'RE  HARD  TO 
GET  IN  BOSTON- 

Because  M-G-M's  "Ziegfeld 
Follies"  is  a  smashing  success  at 
$2.40  Top  with  the  Greatest  advance 
sale  in  all  Road-show  history! 


ZIEGFELD  FOLLIES 


QUICK  PEACE  FINDS  INDUSTRY 
GEARED  FOR  RECONVERSION 


Long  Term  Readjustment  on 
Construction,  Labor  and 
Fuel  May  Be  Problem 

i  by  FRANCIS  L.  BURT 

in  Washington 

Here  is  what  VJ-Day  means : 

Quick  lifting  of  the  allocation  control  of 
raw  stock ; 

Unrationed  gasoline  and  fuel  oil; 

Quick  acceleration  of  booth  equipment 
production ; 

Lower  taxes  next  year — corporate  and 
!  individual,  with  repeal  of  the  excess  profits 
tax  and  likely  a  reduction  in  the  rate  on 
admission ; 

I  Re-establishment  of  foreign  trade  through 
!  normal  channels; 

Reduced  demand  for  screen  time  for  Gov- 
ernment pictures; 

Lifting  of  controls  on  employment. 

'      But  it  also  means: 

A  probable  brief  delay  before  unrestricted 
construction  can  be  permitted; 

Disruption   of  audiences   in  areas  from 
which  excess  labor  will  migrate  and  those 
j  to  which  it  will  go ; 

A  shortage  of  coal  next  winter,  although 
I  not  as  bad  as  originally  feared; 
'      Some  delay  in  developing  adequate  pro- 
duction of  chairs,  carpets  and  other  "front 
of  the  house"  items; 

Labor  disturbances  due  to  war-peace  wage 
differentials. 

These  and  other  changes  are  due  to  occur 
in  a  revolution  of  American  industry  and  trade 
equally  as  great  as  and  much  faster  than  the 
regimenting  of  the  nation  for  war.  Whereas 
the  building  up  of  the  war  machine  was  con- 
stant throughout  the  four  years  and  two 
months  since  President  Roosevelt  declared  a 
state  of  national  emergency  in  1941,  its  tear- 
!  ing  down  will  be  a  matter  of  mere  months. 

From  the  standpoint  of  the  industry  as  a 
I  vt'hole,  the  major  change  will  be  a  return  to 
free  production  with  elimination  of  allocation 
of  raw  stock.    This  is  expected  to  be  one  of 
the  first  moves  of  the  War  Production  Board, 
and  in  contemplation  of  the  change  Stanley 
B.   Adams,  director  of  the  consumers'  hard 
I  goods  bureau,  postponed  for  at  least  two  weeks 
I  meetings  of  the  industry  advisory  committees 
I  which  had  been  called  for  August  13-15  to 
consider  abandonment  of  allocations. 

Conversion  Minor  Problem 
For  Equipment  Companies 

Curbs  on  the  production  of  booth  equipment 
I   previously  had  been  removed,  although  how 
mucli  additional  apparatus  would  be  turned  out 
for  theatres  was  to  depend  upon  the  availability 
of  materials.  The  end  of  the  war  will  ease  the 
materials  situation  all  along  the  line,  with  the 
exception  of  only  a  few  items.  The  halting  of 
w-ar   production   will   release   machinery  and 
labor  and,  since  the  equipment  industry  has 
been  making  the  same  things  throughout  the 
'   war  that  it  makes  in  peacetime,  it  has  no  re- 
\   conversion  problem  and  will  be  able  to  boost  its 
I   production  immediately. 

Less  favorable,  however,  is  the  outlook  for 
'   construction.      The   current   severe  shortage 


of  lumber  and  one  or  two  other  items  will  not 
be  overcome  immediately  and  it  is  not  expected 
that  unrestricted  building  will  be  permitted  un- 
til supplies  are  in  better  position.  Initially, 
it  is  believed,  such  materials  as  become  avail- 
able will  be  channeled  toward  the  most  essen- 
tial construction,  public  utility  facilities,  homes 
and  similar  projects,  but  it  is  not  expected  that 
the  delay  in  building  generally  will  be  lengthy. 

Employment  Shifts  Will 
Affect  Theatre  Audiences 

Labor,  too,  will  again  become  available  in 
plentiful  volume  as  the  closing  down  of  war 
plants  throws  millions  of  workers  into  the 
market.  The  War  Manpower  Commission  Tues- 
day announced  the  lifting  of  job  controls  in  all 
areas  where  critical  war  operations  had  kept 
them  in  effect. 

The  labor  situation  will  have  its  effect  upon 
audiences.  Both  unemployment  and  migra- 
tion will  be  factors,  the  latter  because  several 
million  workers  who  moved  from  their  homes 
to  new  locations  to  take  war  jobs  will  now 
return  to  their  homes  or  begin  a  trek  toward 
areas  where  they  think  jobs  may  be  available. 

While  film  and  booth-equipment  problems 
promise  to  be  worked  out  in  a  very  brief  pe- 
riod, the  situation  with  respect  to  chairs,  car- 
pets and  other  "front  of  the  house"  items  will 
require  a  somewhat  longer  time. 

Restrictions  on  domestic  railroad  travel,  in- 
cluding the  ban  on  conventions  and  trade  meet- 
ings, probably  will  not  be  lifted  for  some  weeks 
but  may  be  eliminated  before  winter.  The 
end  of  the  war  sees  the  railroads  with  peak 
traffic  levels  and  with  facilities  concentrated 
for  movement  toward  the  Pacific.  The  heavy 
volume  of  traffic,  both  passenger  and  freight, 
will  drop  only  gradually  and  it  will  be  neces- 
sary to  unscramble  the  pooled  equipment  to 
restore  normal  services. 

Foreign  Travelers  Will  Face 
Many  Restrictions 

So  far  as  foreign  travel  is  concerned  a  num- 
ber of  factors  enter  into  the  picture.  South 
American  services  are  expected  to  be  stepped 
up  quickly  but  trips  to  Europe  are  in  another 
category.  Throughout  much  of  the  continent, 
and  particularly  in  Germany,  communication 
lines  in  operating  condition  are  few  and  what 
there  are,  overloaded.  In  addition  travel  in 
allied-occupied  areas  will  be  restricted  by  the 
military  governments.  And  in  other  sections 
it  is  probable  the  present  governments,  many 
of  them  only  temporary,  will  restrict  visitors 
until  internal  conditions  are  cleared  up. 

Price  Administration  officials  believe  it  may 
be  close  to  a  year  before  the  last  of  the  price 
controls  can  be  lifted.  Workers  will  be  mi- 
grating from  war  centers  back  to  their  homes 
or  to  other  areas  in  search  of  new  jobs,  for 
many  months.  But  Administration  plans  call 
for  as  quick  a  return  to  normal  as  can  be 
accomplished  by  the  weight  of  the  government 
thrown  behind  business  and  industry  with  a 
minimum  of  confusion. 

This,  then,  is  the  situation  as  it  most  di- 
rectly affects  the  industry.  There  are  other 
sectors  in  which  any  action  taken  will  have 
its  influence  upon  one  or  more  branches. 

First,  taxes.  Already  long  engaged  in  stud- 
ies of  the  fields  in  which  tax  relief  can  be 
given  and  prepared  to  open  hearings  on  new 


legislation  in  October,  Congress  is  expected 
to  speed  its  consideration  of  the  revenue  situa- 
tion and  come  up  quickly  with  a  bill  repeal- 
ing the  excess  profits  tax,  reducing  corporation 
and  individual  income  taxes  and  probably,  but 
not  definitely,  cutting  some  of  the  excise  levies, 
such  as  that  on  admissions.  The  aim  will  be 
to  cut  the  revenue  coat  to  fit  the  cloth  of  re- 
duced national  income. 

With  the  war  program  halted,  the  Govern- 
ment will  have  fewer  "messages"  to  get  to  the 
people,  and  there  should,  accordingly,  be  a 
reduction  in  the  demand  for  screen  time.  How- 
ever, there  will  be  a  flow  of  war  pictures  for 
some  time  and  there  will  be  drives  on  such 
things  as  the  need  for  price  control  to  prevent 
"victory  inflation,"  and  the  need  for  the  pub- 
lic to  hold  on  to  the  Bonds  it  has  purchased 
during  the  war  so  as  not  to  impose  a  sudden 
heavy  burden  on  the  Treasury. 

See  Early  Dissolution  of 
Special  War  Agencies 

The  Office  of  War  Information,  the  Office  of 
Inter-American  Affairs  and  other  agencies 
which  have  engaged  in  operations  involving' 
films  will  be  dismantled  as  quickly  as  possible, 
with  such  of  their  activities  as  have  a  peace- 
time value  going  to  regular  Federal  depart- 
ments. Even  this  process,  however,  will  be  a 
matter  of  months. 

For  the  distributors,  the  return  of  peace 
means  a  reopening  of  foreign  markets.  Both 
film  and  equipment  exporters  will  benefit  from 
the  elimination  of  Germany  as  a  competitor, 
under  the  Allied  plan  to  keep  Germany  a  na- 
tion of  agriculture  and  small  business  and 
eradicate  its  ability  to  produce  products  which 
may  be  used  for  aggression — moral  or  physi- 
cal. 

To  aid  the  industry  in  regaining  its  posi- 
tion abroad,  the  State  Department  is  pre- 
pared'i,  in  fact  already  has  taken  steps  in 
several  countries,  to  initiate  discussions  with 
new  or  restored  governments  on  questions  of 
film  barriers.  Situations  in  England  and  Italy 
have  been  cleared  up,  and  discussions  are  now 
going  on  in  a  half-dozen  other  countries. 

The  film  unit  of  the  Bureau  of  Foreign  and 
Domestic  Commerce  will  be  more  active  in 
behalf  of  the  industry  at  home  and  abroad 
than  it  has  been  permitted  to  be  since  the 
Hoover  regime  stepped  out. 

Department  of  Justice 
Little  Affected 

There  will  be  no  change  in  Department  of 
Justice  attitude  toward  monopoly,  and  a  num- 
ber of  suits — none  in  the  film  industry — which 
were  held  up  so  as  not  to  interfere  with  the 
war  effort,  will  be  pressed. 

The  final  big  question  is  surplus.  The  Army 
and  Navy  have  millions  of  dollars  worth  of 
cameras,  laboratory  equipment  and  projection 
apparatus  which  will  have  to  be  disposed  of. 
Little  of  this  will  be  left  abroad  because  of 
Army  procedure  which  makes  a  camera  or  pro- 
jector the  personal  equipment  of  the  man  to- 
whom  it  is  issued,  to  be  taken  by  him  wherever 
he  goes  and,  finally,  to  be  turned  in  and  ac- 
counted for  when  he  is  discharged  or  trans- 
ferred to  different  work. 

Accordingly,  there  will  be  a  very  consider- 
able volume  of  photographic  equipment  to  be 
disposed  of  in  this  country. 


MOHON  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


THE  LION  TOUCH 
MEANS  MILLIONS! 


M-G-M  PRESENTS  A  GOLDMINE! 

FRANK  SINATRA 
KATHRYN  GRAYSON 
GENE  KELLY 

IN  THE  Technicolor  treasure 


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THAT 

PASTERNAK 
KNACK ! 

The  best  yet  from 
joe  Pasternak, 
hit  producer  of 
Thrill  of  a  Romance" 
"Music  for  Millions" 
Two  Girls  and  a  Sailor' 
As  Thousands  Cheer" 
;ind  others. 


JOSE  ITURBI 


and 

DEAN  STOCKWELL  •  PAMELA  BRITTON  •  "RAGS"  RAGLAND  •  BILLY  GILBERT  •  HENRY  O'NEII 

Screen  Play  by  Isobel  Lennart 
A  Metro -Goldwyn- Mayer  Picture 
Directed  by  hit-maker  GEORGE  SIDNEY 

(Another  smash  from  the  producer-director  com- 
bination that  made  "As  Thousands  Cheer"!) 


MOTrOM  PirTIIRF.  HERALD.  AUG.  18.  1945  UTHOiL 


PEACE  SETTLES  EVERYTHING 
BUT  STRIKE  FOR  HOLLYWOOD 


Few  War  Theme  Pictures  on  Hand 
Say  Studios  as  Peace  Comes 


IStudios  See  Better  Films 
After  Materials,  from 
Nails  to  Lenses,  Come 

oy  WILLIAM  R.  WEAVER 

'-iollywood  Editor 

What  peace  means  to  Hollywood  is  about 
)9  44/100%  good. 

The  other  56/100%  comes  under  the  general 
leading  of  peace  problems,  such  as  how  to  util- 
ze  manpower  suddenly  made  available,  and  a 
jrime  factor  in  this  and  all  of  Hollywood's  peace 
;  problems  is  the  continuing  state  of  strike-siege 
lot  disposed  of  by  the  Potsdam  Declaration  or 
jtherwise. 

But  materials  and  mobility  mean  more  to 
Hollywood  than  manpower  in  point  of  imme- 
iiacy  as  production  executives  prepare  to  adjust 
:heir  plans  and  operations  to  the  consequences 
jf  the  peace.  And  it  is  in  the  pattern  of  prece- 
dent, since  war  drag  on  manpower  was  some- 
low  coped  with  throughout  the  conflict,  that 
nanpower  will  be  fitted  into  the  picture  of  ex- 
Dansion  which  has  been  gathering  impatient 
dust  in  every  studio's  pigeon-hole  since  back 
when  V-E  Day  was  something  bright  and  shiny 
in  the  far  future. 

Lumber,  Steel  and  Stucco 
Needed  for  Construction 

The  list  of  materials  long  needed  and  now 
lopefully  expected  to  start  flowing  in  without 
undue  delay  is  long  and  more  or  less  academic. 
On  top  of  the  list  are  such  things  as  lumber, 
steel  and  stucco,  required  in  vast  amounts  for 
building  new  stages  on  every  studio  lot  and  cer- 
tain other  places.  Blueprints  for  something  like 

;  $20,000,000  of  these  are  on  file  and  are  of  record 

:in  past  editions  of  this  publication.  Doubt- 

:less  there  are  more  blueprints  than  that,  even 
some  overnight  ones  still  in  table-cloth  original. 
Lumber,  even  nails,  not  to  mention  techno- 

!  logical  mechanism,  have  been  on  Hollywood's 
scarcity  list  for  so  long  that  craftsmen  have  de- 
vised wondrous  ways  of  getting  along  without 

ithem.  A  table  cloth  is  as  good  a  place  as  any- 
where else  to  compute  the  probable  dollar  extent 
of  purchases  to  be  made  in  these  directions  be- 

ifore  production  facilities  are  restored  to  pre- 
war levels,  now  fondly  but  none  too  clearly 
remembered  as  characterizing  an  era  of  profes- 

jsional  paradise  soon  to  return  in  even  more 

!  effulgent  magnificence. 

I 

Travel  Eaaing  Will  Aid 
j  Location  Difficulties 

The  list  goes  on  indefinitely,  to  include  such 
"arities  as  special  lenses  only  a  cinematographer 
<nows  what  to  do  with,  recording  devices 
5  soundmen  have  been  dreaming  about  getting 
when  the  Army  is  through  with  them — even  the 
fabrics  and  fastenings  that  go  into  the  costum- 
jing  of  such  spectacles  as  "The  Robe." 

Mobility,  similarly,  promises  improvement. 
One  can  argue  until  weary  that  the  studio- 
:  created  simulations  of  far  places  used  during 
!the  transportation  stringency  have  served  their 
j  purpose  adequately,  but  no  one  will  convince  the 
!  production  executives  whose  job  it  is  to  decide 
whether  to  shoot  a  Florida  scene  on  the  back  lot 
or  at  Miami. 

Mobility  means  other  things,  too.  Actors 
ihave  been  able  to  get  around  fairly  well  during 


Questioned  by  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 
when  news  of  the  Japanese  capitulation  was 
flashed  to  Hollywood,  producers  without  ex- 
ception said  an  early  collapse  of  resistance 
had  been  anticipated  in  planning  production 
and  release  schedules,  with  the  result  that  no 
picture  now  shooting  or  in  studio  backlogs  is 
regarded  as  affected  in  point  of  timeliness, 
save  beneficially  in  one  or  two  instances. 

Neither  were  any  subjects  in  preparatory 
stage  considered  to  require  re-examination  or 
revision,  although  it  was  pointed  out  that 
scripts  are  always  subject  to  tailoring  to  the 
pattern  of  market  conditions  and  it  would  be 
normal  procedure  if  some  of  this  were  done. 
By  and  large,  Hollywood  production  heads 
declared,  pictures-to-come  based  on,  back- 
ground in  or  pertaining  to  the  war  in  the 
Pacific  will  be  enhanced  rather  than  depreci- 
ated by  the  coming  of  peace. 

Seven  pictures  related  more  or  less  directly 
to  the  war  were  in  shooting  stage  when  the 
peace  news  broke.  They  are: 

Tars  and  Spars  {Columbia) 

Prison  Ship  {Columbia) 

This  Strange  Adventure  (MGM) 

What  Next,  Corporal  Hargrove  (MGM) 

Calcutta  {Paramount) 


the  conflict,  if  they  were  on  missions  in  behalf 
of  the  Hollywood  Victory  Committee  and 
okayed  by  the  War  Department,  but  the  exploi- 
tation journey  per  se — the  use  of  personalities 
to  start  ofif  a  picture  with  a  bang  expected  to 
echo  throughout  its  exhibition  career — has  been 
out  for  the  duration.  And  the  field  exploitation 
man,  a  less  numerous  and  severely  cramped 
species  these  past  few  years,  can  and  unques- 
tionably will  tell  how  war  limitations  on  travel 
have  circumscribed  his  activities  in  behalf  of  the 
merchandise  Hollywood  makes. 

Location  trips — some  as  long  as  Sol  Lesser's 
expedition  to  Paris,  for  the  filming  of  "Paris 
Canteen"  —  are  on  every  studio's  thus  far 
thwarted  agenda.  It's  in  the  cards  that  many 
more  will  be  planned  forthwith.  It's  in  the  book 
of  Hollywood,  as  its  head  men  read  the  book, 
that  these  make  for  better  pictures. 

Manpower  Remains  Major 
Problem  for  Studios 

The  manpower  problem  persists,  however,  in 
any  consideration  of  the  advantages  to  be  had 
from  a  relaxation  of  controls  over  materials  and 
transportation. 

Hollywood  is  fringed  by  aircraft  factories 
which  nobody  expects  to  retain  their  thousands 
of  skilled  and  unskilled  workers  longer  than 
a  couple  of  minutes  after  production  of  war- 
planes  stops.  In  the  face  of  this  expected  flood 
of  labor  supply,  the  studios  have  been  and  are 
continuing  to  be  forced  to  limp  along  with  an 


To  Each  His  Own  (Paramount) 
Cornered  {RKO  Radio). 

Eleven  were  completed  and  awaiting  re- 
lease.   They  are: 

They  Were  Expendable  (MGM) 
A  Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  (MGM) 
Allotment  Wives,  Inc.  {Monogram) 
Love  Letters  {Paramount) 
Danny  Boy  (PRC) 

First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  {RKO  Radio) 
The  House  on  92nd  Street  {20th  Century- 
Fox) 

Paris  Underground  {UA-Constance  Bennett) 
A  Walk  in  the  Sun  {UA-Samuel  Bronston) 
Young  Widow  {UA-Hunt  Stromberg) 
Pride  of  the  Marines  {Warner). 

Among  the  pictures  in  preparation  which 
relate  directly  to  the  fact  of  war  are  these: 

Glory  for  Me  {Goldwyn) 

They  Dream  of  Home  {RKO  Radio) 

Manila  John  {Reptiblic) 

Return  of  the  Buck  Privates  {Universal) 

Paris  Canteen  {Sol  Lesser) . 

Studio  executives  said  it  was  too  early  for 
anyone  to  talk  about  numerical  curves,  change 
in  types,  or  other  trends. 


inadequate  supply  of  carpenters,  painters,  ma- 
chinists, electricians  and  other  craftsman  fur- 
nished by  the  embattled  International  Alliance 
of  Theatrical  Stage  Employees  from  the  ranks 
of  workers  not  averse  to  crossing  a  Conference 
of  Studio  Unions  picket  lines.  It  is  nobody's 
secret  that  there  have  not  been  enough  of  these 
to  make  every  producer  happy,  nor  that  some 
of  them  wouldn't  have  been  available  for  studio 
employment,  what  with  the  War  Manpower 
Commission  forcing  competent  workers  into 
warplants  if  they'd  been  good  enough  for  other 
employment. 

Early  Change  Seen 
In  Labor  Market 

Doubtless  a  way  will  be  found  around  this 
contradictory  state  of  affairs  to  enable  a  good 
carpenter  coming  off  the  production  line  at 
Lockheed  to  go  onto  the  production  line  at  a 
major  studio.  Latterly  warplant  workers  have 
been  allowed  to  leave  their  jobs  only  to  take 
jobs  on  the  railroads.  Labor  officials  predict 
early  change  in  this  whole  situation.  Pending 
such  change,  the  only  way  producers  can  avail 
themselves  of  a  labor  supply  dumped  at  their 
door  by  the  warplants  is  to  route  workers  in  via 
lATSE  membership  and  across  CSU  picket 
lines.  It  can  be  done,  but  it  isn't  simple. 

Among  the  complications,  and  itself  another 
of  Hollywood's  peace  problems,  is  the  presum- 
ably soon-to-be-returning  former  employee  who 
has  been  away  fighting  and  considers  himself 

(^Continued  on  following  page) 


IMOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  18.  1945 


19 


Production 


Executive  Reaction  to  the  News 


\  Cciitinui'd  from  f>rt\-t'dinii  ptuit  > 

(.■lUiUcd,  under  tlie  G.  I.  Bill  of  Kiylii-,  lu  lii.^ 
old  job.  His  employer  wants  him  to  have  it,  as 
each  and  every  one  of  them  has  declared  before 
now,  and  values  his  known  experience  particu- 
larly now,  having  had  experience  with  the  inex- 
perienced aplenty  these  past  years  and  months. 
If  the  returnee  happens  to  have  been  a  member 
of  the  lATSE,  or  of  one  of  the  unafYected 
unions,  doubtless  he's  in.  But  if  he  happens  to 
be  a  member  of  one  of  the  15  CSU  crafts,  where 
is  he?  And  if  an  lATSE  replacement  or  a  riv- 
eter fresh  from  Lockheed  is  occupying  his  pre- 
war job,  what's  he  going  to  say  and  do  about 
that? 

It  can  be  said  that  an  utterly  realistic  and 
just  slightly  pessimistic  view  of  Hollywood's 
labor  problem  in  peace  is  that  it's  worse  than  it 
was  w  hile  the  war  raged  on. 

Flans  for  Returned 
Veterans  in  Work 

Organizations  have  sought,  not  too  soon  nor 
too  successfully  as  yet,  to  make  special  provi- 
sions for  the  handling  of  the  returning  service- 
man. The  Society  of  Independent  Motion  Pic- 
ture Producers  only  a  fortnight  back  announced 
establishment  of  a  bureau- to  advise  and  counsel 
returnees  formerly  employed  by  producer  mem- 
bers of  that  organization.    This  followed  circu- 

'  larization  among  producers  of  proposals  made 
by  the  Screen  Writers  Guild,  which  was  fol- 
lowed in  turn  by  similar  steps  taken  by  the 

^  Screen  Actors  Guild.  Long  before  this  the 
Hollywood  Council  of  Guilds  and  Unions,  which 

'  includes  representation  of  virtually  every  labor 
organization  supplying  workers  to  the  studios, 

"    had  held  meetings  on  a  program  to  be  presented 

"  to  the  Association  of  Motion  Picture  Producers. 
Out  of  all  these  undertakings  promise  to  come 

•  arrangements  agreeable  to  all  and  equal  to  the 
emergency. 

i  Apart  from  expansion  in  studio  and  stage 
,  construction,  production  executives  have  had 
I  nothing  to  predict  with  respect  to  increased 
t  activity.  With  most  companies  amply  back- 
5  logged  as  to  features,  time  can  be  taken  in  the 
I  matter  of  planning  increase  of  production  rate 
5  against  the  possibility  of  dwindling  grosses,  a 
i  postwar  possibility  forecast  privately  by  execu- 
tives who  hope  they're  mistaken. 
,  On  the  other  hand,  cessation  of  production  of 
i  training  films,  a  quietly  conducted  Hollywood 
(  operation  occupying  considerable  place  in  the 
(  production  picture,  although  slacking  off  some 
;  in  recent  months,  is  expected  to  free  some  stu- 
]  dio  space  and  manpower  for  production  of  other 
J  films,  particularly  in  the  short  subjects  and  car- 
j    toon  brackets. 

^    Disney  Reconverting 
To  Peacetime  Outpost 

Walt  Disney,  for  instance,  whose  plant  was 
at  one  time  devoting  90%  of  its  production 
capacity  to  training  films  and  government  sub- 
1  jects,  expects  to  go  almost  at  once  to  a  basis  of 
1  100%  entertainment  production,  which  will  in- 
'  dude  two  feature-length  subjects  annually. 
"  Screen  Gems  faces  a  similar  prospect. 
1        Ultimately  the  availability  of  materials  and 

<  manpower  will  result  in  a  virtual  doubling  of 
Technicolor  activity,  long  limited  by  the  war. 

1  Plans  for  completion  of  a  new  studio  surpassing 

1  the  present  one  in  size  and  capacity  are  ready 

'  and  waiting.    But  the  company  sees  no  prospect 

'  of  immediate  easement  of  pressures  which  have 

]  pertained  since  ( 1 )  demands  for  its  services,  by 
trade  and  by  the  military,  increased  sharply  early 

<  in  the  war,  and  (2)  the  strike  aggravated  its 

20 


WILL  LL  HAYS,  president,  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
(tiwers  and  Distribii'tors  of  America: 
"With  tiic  rest  of  the  civilized  world,  the  motion 
picture  industry  joins  in  thanksgiving  and  re- 
joicing. .  .  .  This  industry,  which  dedicated  itself 
completely  to  helping  with  this  war  against  the 
forces  of  tyranny,  will  devote  itself  as  utterly  to 
fostering  peace  and  rehabilitation  in  the  ways  of 
peace." 

HARRY  M.  WARNER,  president,  Warner  Bros.- 
Pictures,  Inc.: 

"In  giving  thanks  for  the  return  of  peace,  we  can 
hope  and  pray  the  peoples  of  the  world  will  be 
able  to  live  together  peacefully  in  the  future.  .  .  . 
The  end  of  the  war  should  unleash  vast  amounts 
of  purchasing  power  which  during  the  war  have 
been  carefully  restricted  and  conserved.  The  con- 
version to  peacetime  use  of  many  technological 
advances  in  the  war  will  broaden  the  horizon  of 
the  people  and  will  widen  the  scope  of  the  motion 
picture." 

HENRY  GINSBERG,  vice-president  in  charge  of 
Paramount  production: 

"The  coming  of  peace  will  bring  the  importance 
of  ahowmanship  into  the  foreground  again,  as  ex- 
hibitors find  successful  theatre  operation  demand- 
ing more  energetic  promotion  than  has  been  re- 
qun  ed  under  war  conditions.  Paramount  ...  is  con- 
fronted with  no  reconversion  problem." 

KENNETH  THOMSON,  chairman,  Hollyzvood 
Victory  Committee : 

"Hollywood  is  conscious  that  its  work  cannot 
stop  with  the  end  of  fighting.  Americans  in  uni- 
form will  be  overseas  for  many  months  and  their 
need  for  entertainment  will  continue.  In  hospitals 
here  at  home,  the  need  for  the  cheer  our  people  can 
bring  will  exist  on  its  functions  as  long  as  use  for 
an  organized  program  continues." 


already  distressed  position  with  regard  to  ex- 
perts in  Technicolor  work. 

Product-wise,  all  studios  declare  they  are 
free  of  pictures  which  the  coming  of  peace  will 
affect  as  regards  box  office  potentials.  Just  as 
shelves  were  largely  cleared  of  films  with  Nazi 
themes  in  advance  of  V-E  Day,  so  have  pro- 
ducers anticipated  the  advent  of  V-J  Day.  This 
does  not  quite  mean  that  no  pictures  in  back- 
logs are  without  reference  to  the  Japanese  as 
an  enemy  people,  for  some  of  the  finished  and 
unreleased  pictures  do  contain  such  material, 
but  none  of  it  is  regarded  by  its  sponsors  as 
in  danger  of  being  deleteriously  dated  by  the 
collapse  of  Japan.  It  is  believed  the  references 
are  fairly  general  and  not  specific  enough  to 
be  outdated  six  months  hence. 

Expect  More  Controls 
Lifted  by  Government 

What  will  become  of  governmental  controls 
which  remain  in  force,  although  these  have 
been  largely  removed  since  V-E  Day,  is  not 
yet  precisely  known  by  Hollywood  representa- 
tives. 

William  Cunningham,  in  charge  of  the 
Hollywood  bureau  of  the  Office  of  War  Infor- 
mation, told  Motion  Picture  Herald  he  had 
received  no  orders  for  change  of  policy  or 
procedure  as  of  the  weekend. 

Mervin  Travis,  executive  secretary  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Society  for  the  Americas,  local 
branch  of  the  Co-ordinator  of  Inter-American 
Affairs,  said  plans  and  funds  have  been 
arranged  for  continuation  of  its  functions 
through  June  of  1946,  and  added  that  he  has 
been  assured  it  is  not  the  government's  inten- 
tion to  abandon  its  good-neighbor  policy  with 
respect  to  Latin-America  now  or  later.  On  the 
contrary,  expansion  of  those  plans  to  include 


HERBERT  J.  YATES,  president,  Republic  Prod., 
Inc.:  ' 

"It  is  difficult  to  take  such  a  piece  of  news  as 
this  and  apply  it  to  ourselves  as  individuals  or' 
companies.  However,  now  that  the  big  day 
actually  has  arrived,  it  will  mean  speed  ahead 
for  Republic — everything  we  have  planned  in  thei 
way  of  growth  and  physical  expansion  will  get: 
under  way  as  quickly  as  bars  are  let  down.  .  .  ." 

LEON  FROMKESS,  president,  PRC  Pictures,, 
Inc. : 

"The  return  of  our  men  and  women  in  the  armed! 
forces  will  only  step  up  our  plans  for  added  ex- 
pansion. .  .  .  Our  natural  growth  will  more  than 
take  care  of  the  reabsorption  of  those  to  whom  we 
pay  homage." 

JOSEPH  BERN  HARD,  general  manager  War-\ 
ner  Bros.  Circuit  Management  Corp.:  i 
"Now  we  have  to  solve  the  great  problems  of 
peace  and  prosperity.  ...  In  this  world,  the  Amer- 
ican motion  picture,  which  successfully  crossed  all 
national  boundaries  before  the  war  and  was  ac- 
cepted and  enjoyed  by  all  the  civilized  races  of 
mankind,  can  play  a  major  role." 

JACK  L.  WARNER,  executive  vice-president  in 
charge  of  Warner  production: 

"There  will  be  no  change  in  policy  at  Warner 
Bros.  .  .  .  Our  studio  is  prepared  to  welcome  back 
returning  service  men  and  we  are  ready  to  ex- 
pand production  as  rapidly  as  conditions  warrant." 

GEORGE  MURPHY,  president.  Screen  Actors 
Guild: 

"Victory  Day  marks  a  triumph  for  common  man 
and  democracy.  The  7,500  members  of  Screen 
Actors  Guild  are  humbly  grateful  to  have  a  small 
part  in  that  triumph." 


the  world  at  large  is  eminently  favored,  hej 
said,  mentioning  Donald  Nelson,  who  joined' 
the  MPSA  directorate  after  becoming  presi- 
dent of  the  Independent  Motion  Picture  Pro- 
ducers Association,  as  a  personality  energet- 
ically interested  in  such  expansion. 


National  Theatres  Honor 
Australian  Theatre  Head 

National  Theatres  Amusement  Company  hon 
ored  Ernest  Turnbull,  managing  director  of  Hoyt 
Theatres,  Australian  circuit,  at  a  luncheon  held 
Tuesday,  August  14,  at  the  St.  Moritz,  New  York. 
In  addition  to  members  of  National  and  Twentieth 
Century-Fox,  other  guests  included  heads  of  the 
foreign  departments  of  other  film  companies.  Those 
from  Twentieth  Century-Fox  included  W.  C.  Mi- 
chel, executive  vice-president;  Murray  Silver- 
stone,  president  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox  Inter- 
national Corporation;  Dan  Michalove,  vice-presi- 
dent of  National  Theatres;  Sam  Shain,  Leslie 
Whelan,  Otto  Bolle,  A.  S.  Gambee  and  Robert 
Sehg.  Others  included  Albert  Deane,  Paramount; 
Joseph  A.  McConville  and  Jack  Segal,  Columbia; 
Joseph  Seidelman  and  Alfred  Daff,  Universal ;  Ar-' 
thur  Loew  and  Mort  Spring,  Loew's ;  Harry- 
Schroeder,  Tom  Mulrooney,  Al  Loew,  United  Art-i 
ists;  Wolfe  Cohen  and  Karl  McDonald,  Warner 
Brothers,  and  R.  K.  Hawkinson,  RKO. 


"Pinocchio"  Opens  in  New  York 

Walt  Disney's  "Pinocchio,"  released  by  RKO 
Radio,  opened  its  Broadway  engagement  at  the 
Republic  theatre  on  Saturday,  August  18.  The. 
Technicolor  film  is  set  for  general  release  in  Oc-' 
^•H-  '^^'s  is  the  second  Disney  feature  which 
RKO  has  reissued  in  the  past  year,  "Snow  White 
and  the  Seven  Dwarfs"  was  the  first. 


Acquires  Russian  Filnn 

Danubia  Pictures  has  acquired  distribution  rights 
to  the  four-reel  Russian  subject,  "Capture  of  Buda- 
pest."   The  film  has  an  English  narration. 

* 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


/y 


CAN  THE  CHAMP 
KEEP  IT  UP? 


1  cilC^®' 


THE  QUESTION: 

(From  Dr.  ''Chick"  Lewis*  Editorial 
in  Showmen*s  Trade  Review) 

In  last  week's  issue  of  STR,  three  M-G-M  produc- 
Lons  were  reviewed — and  all  three  pictures  rated  raves 
•om  the  show-wise  reviewers  of  this  paper.  The  pic- 
ires  are  "Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes"  (we  ven- 
ire the  opinion  that  exhibitors  who  play  it  will  have 
mder  memories  of  business  this  one  racks  up  at  their 
leatres),  "Anchors  A  weigh"  (any  showman  who 
lils  to  sell  this  one — despite  its  potent  self-selling 
bilities — will  rate  a  permanent  membership  in  the  dog 
ouse),  and  "Week-End  at  the  Waldorf"  (which  cer- 
linly  should  provide  enough  profits  for  exhibitors  to 
3end  a  couple  of  week-ends  at  the  Waldorf). 

That's  a  brand  of  product  which  is  bound  to  be  re- 
ected  in  continuing  prosperity  for  theatres  and  the 
idustry.  It's  product  that  is  most  important  to  the 
welfare  of  the  industry  at  this  time  and  in  the  near 
iture,  because  as  business  volume  levels  off  in  the 
eriod  of  reconversion  it  will  require  very  potent  box- 
ffice  attractions  to  keep  theatre  attendance  up  there 
t  marks  that  mean  profits  for  exhibitors,  distributors 
nd  producers. 

Thus,  it  is  not  only  M-G-M  that  benefits  from  the 
reduction  of  such  outstanding  quality  pictures  as 
tiese  three  fine  attractions,  but  the  industry  as  a  whole. 

Apparently  Leo  has  hit  a  terrific  stride.  Can  he 
eep  it  up? 


THE  ANSWER: 

(From  the  Champ's  Treasure- 
House  of  M-G-M  Hits!) 

"ANCHORS  AWEIGH" 

(Technicolor) 

"WEEK-END  AT  THE  WALDORF' 
"OUR  VINES  HAVE  TENDER  GRAPES*^ 
"ZIEGFELD  FOLLIES*' 

(Technicolor) 

"THEY  WERE  EXPENDABLE" 
"THE  HARVEY  GIRLS'' 

(Technicolor) 

"YOLANDA  AND  THE  THIEF" 

(Technicolor) 

"THE  YEARLING" 

(Technicolor) 

"THE  BIG  SHORE  LEAVE" 

(Clark  Gable!  Greer  Gar  son!) 

In  addition  to  current  hits! 

"THRILL  OF  A  ROMANCE"  (Technicolor) 

"VALLEY  OF  DECISION" 

"SON  OF  LASSIE"  (Technicolor) 
And  More/ 


SCREEN  WAR  EFFORT  MAJOR 
CONTRIBUTION  TO  VICTORY 


Time,  Money y  Materials  and 
Manpower  Given  Freely 
To  Aid  the  Battle 

The  war  et¥ort  of  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try, continuous  and  intensive  during  the  three 
years  and  eight  months  of  armed  conilict  which 
ended  tliis  week,  involved  time,  money,  mate- 
rials, manpower  and  the  service  of  every  mem- 
ber of  the  industry  from  top  executives  to  part- 
time  employees. 

Its  greatest  contribution,  recognized  as  such 
by  the  Government  and  by  military  oflkials, 
was  in  the  maintenance  of  morale  on  the  home 
front  and  in  the  armed  services,  but  beyond 
that  there  were  material  contributions,  such  as 
the  production  of  training  films,  which  did  not 
receive  the  attention  given  the  more  public 
manifestations. 

Industry  war  activities  were  channelled 
through  the  War  Activities  Committee  which 
grew  out  of  the  Motion  Picture  Committee  Co- 
operating for  National  Defense,  organized  in 
October,  1940.  Immediately  following  Pearl 
Harbor,  the  industry  expanded  this  machinery 
to  help  the  Government  mobilize  its  men,  mate- 
rials and  morale  for  the  ensuing  global  war. 

At  the  moment  of  victory  over  Japan, 
there  continues  a  discussion  of  long  dura- 
tion as  to  whether  War  Activities  Commit- 
tee should  continue  to  function  after  the 
war.  On  the  basis  of  record  achievement 
during  the  war  period,  there  are  several  dis- 
tribution and  exhibition  leaders  who  believe 
WAC  can  serve  an  important  peace-time 
role  for  the  industry.  Contrariwise,  other 
industry  executives  are  of  the  opinion  that 
with  the  end  of  the  war,  WAC  will  have 
fulfilled  its  function.  Originally,  WAC  was 
set  up  as  a  war-time  industry  agency. 

War  Activities  Committee,  with  its  seven  na- 
tional divisions  and  its  31  exchange  area  com- 
mittees, hued  to  the  battle  line  through  the  dis- 
tribution of  industry  gift  films  for  servicemen 
and  women  abroad.  War  Bond  campaigns.  Red 
Cross  drives,  production  and  exhibition  of 
Government  war  films  at  home  and  the  drama- 
tization of  paper,  rubber  and  other  critical  ma- 
terials salvage  campaigns. 

Production  in  Hollywood 
Was  Major  War  Aid 

Joining  with  the  forces  of  distribution  and  ex- 
hibition, Hollywood  commandeered  all  its  re- 
sources to  give  service  to  the  nation  through  its 
Research  Council  of  the  Academy  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Arts  and  Sciences,  which  produced  training 
films  for  the  Army  at  the  beginning  of  the  war;  the 
Hollywood  Victory  Committee,  which  cooperated 
with  USQ-Camp  Shows  in  bringing  Hollywood 
stars  to  the  front  lines  of  combat  around  the  world, 
and  through  Hollywood  Writers  Mobilization. 

In  four  years,  Hollywood  studios  produced  167 
pictures  for  the  Army,  totaling  464  reels,  and  350 
films  for  the  Navy,  amounting  to  several  hundreds 
of  reels.  The  Walt  Disney  studio  alone  turned  out 
more  than  100  other  pictures  for  the  military  serv- 
ices, in  addition  to  the  series  of  films  produced 
by  the  Disney  studio  for  the  Office  of  Inter-Ameri- 
can Affairs. 

Perhaps  the  most  outstanding  contribution  of  the 
industry  to  the  nation  at  war  was  the  gift  films, 
given  free  to  the  Army  for  showing  to  G.I.'s  in 
every  combat  area  and  at  every  station  overseas. 

WAC  officials  estimate  that  the  distributing  com- 
panies contributed  S40,000,000  in  gift  films  to  men 
and  women  in  service.  Approximately  37,703  prints 


of  feature  pictures  and  31,231  prints  of  short  sub- 
jects were  made  available  up  to  August  7  of  this 
vcar.  These  were  distributed  by  the  Army  to  its 
21  separate  exchange  areas  throughout  the  world. 

.A.S  of  December  30,  1944,  WAC  reported  that 
24,867  prints  of  features  and  26,341  prints  of  shorts 
were  delivered  for  overseas  showing.  Approxi- 
mately 3,500  shows  were  held  daily,  viewed  by  an 
estimated  daily  attendance  of  1,450,000.  The  num- 
ber of  different  features  shipped  annually  amounted 
to  156. 

WAC  estimates  the  $40,000,000  figure  on  the 
basis  of  the  cost  of  the  film  stock  and  prints,  plus 
tiie  hypothetical  charge  of  five  cents  per  man  per 
exhibition.  The  shipment,  distribution  and  exhibi- 
tion overseas  are  handled  exclusively  by  the  armed 
forces. 

It  is  believed  that  the  industry  raised  $2,000,- 
000,000  during  each  of  the  seven  War  Bond  drives, 
achieved  between  $14,000,000,000  and  $15,000,0,00,- 
000  in  Bond  sales  through  industry  activity. 

War  Bond  Drive  Campaigns 
Continuous  and  Effective 

During  1944,  the  Treasury  Department  asked 
America's  showmen  and  women  three  times  to  sell 
War  Bonds.  In  every  community  theatre  opera- 
tors sponsored  Bond  shows  and  worked  with  local 
committees  to  promote  the  sale  of  Bonds.  During 
the  Bond  campaigns  of  1944,  101  screen  stars  made 
Bond  Tours.  In  the  six  War  Loans  since  Pearl 
Harbor,  233  stars  made  national  tours,  242  made 
individual  appearances  and  307  made  broadcasts 
and  transcriptions. 

The  American  Red  Cross,  which  conducted  a 
special,  national  war  fund  campaign  in  1944,  called 
upon  the  industry  to  help  dramatize  its  needs  to 
the  American  public.  War  Activities  Committee 
mobilized  showmanship  forces,  and  during  1944 
Red  Cross  collections  in  theatres  reached  $6,793,- 
000,  including  $1,291,610  in  corporate  gifts  and 
Hollywood  collections.  This  figure  topped  previ- 
.  ous  Red  Cross  drives  in  which  the  industry  par- 
ticipated. 

Throughout  the  war,  theatre  managers  never  re- 
laxed vigilance  in  their  communities  seeking  blood 
donors  for  the  Red  Cross  blood  plasma  banks. 

129  War  Information  Films 
Distributed  to  Theatres 

A  total  of  129  war  information  films,  including 
the  film  bulletins  attached  to  newsreels,  were  pro- 
duced by  the  film  companies  during  the  war  period. 
These  subjects  included  pictures  more  than  two- 
reels  in  length  as  well  as  regular  feature-length 
films.  Production  was  administered  with  the  co- 
operation of  the  Office  of  War  Information  domes- 
tic film  division. 

Of  the  16,948  theatres  operating  in  the  United 
States,  16,600  pledged  themselves  to  show  these 
Government  war  messages,  under  War  Activities 
Committee  sponsorship. 

Hollywood  Victory  Committee  reports  that  the 
total  number  of  personal  appearances  by  Holly- 
wood stars  and  players  during  the  war  years 
reached  48,986,  and  the  number  of  events  in  which 
these  men  and  women  participated  was  7,004. 
Overseas  and  off-shore  tours  numbered  672 ;  hospi- 
tal tours,  153.  A  total  of  3,584  stars  and  players 
appeared  for  the  Army;  919  for  the  Navy.  They 
played  365  benefit  tours,  121  hospital  tours  and  104 
overseas,  off-shore  tours. 

War  Activities  Committee  estimates  that  6,000 
Hollywood  employees,  one-third  of  its  entire  man- 
power force,  joined  the  armed  services  since  the 
war,  including  approximately  2,000  actors,  60  stars, 
50  executives  and  producers,  135  screen  directors 
and  about  250  writers. 

Men  and  women  from  the  exhibition  branch  of 
the  industry  in  the  armed  forces  totaled  approxi- 
mately 25,000. 

An  important  function  of  the  industry  during  the 
war  has  been  the  production  of  hundreds  of  fea- 
ture entertainment  films  which  helped  the  Ameri- 


can people  to  better  understand  their  Allies.  Films 
were  made  showing  the  war  effort  of  the  British 
Canadian,  Chinese  and  Russian  people.  Other  fea- 
tures dramatized  the  underground  movements  of 
France,  Belgium,  Norway,  Denmark,  Holland, 
Czechoslovakia,  Austria  and  even  Germany. 

These  feature  pictures  were  initiated  by  the  in- 
dustry, with  the  counsel  and  assistance  of  the; 
Office  of  War  Information  overseas  film  division. 

Additionally,  the  companies  made  available  to  the 
OWI  more  than  40  entertainment  features,  espe- 
cially selected,  for  showing  to  the  people  of  liberat- 
ed areas  of  Europe.  The  films  were  dubbed  in 
French,  Italian  and  German.  Distribution  was 
undertaken  by  the  OWI  in  conjunction  with  the 
Army  Psychological  Warfare  Bureau  until  military 
conditions  permitted  the  major  companies  to  re- 
sume tfiperation. 

To  present  the  American  way  of  life  and  the 
cause  of  the  United  Nations  in  this  war  to  the 
people  of  South  America  who  had  been  propagan- 
dized by  the  Nazis  and  Italians  long  before  Pearl 
Harbor,  the  Office  of  Inter-American  Affairs  em- 
barked upon  an  ambitious  film  program  as  part  of 
its  educational  activities  in  Latin  America.  As- 
sisting the  OIAA  program  has  been  the  industry's 
Motion  Picture  Society  for  the  Americas,  which 
has  headquarters  in  Hollywood. 

The  Society  reports  that  since  1941  more  than 
$100,000,000  has  been  invested  in  films  of  inter- 
American  significance  and  content.  This  includes 
77  full-length  features  and  50  shorts  dealing  with 
the  history,  customs  and  wartime  accomplishments 
of  the  other  Americas.  In  addition,  the  industry 
produced  over  100  shorts  on  the  United  States  ■ 
way  of  life  for  showing  in  Latin  America.  A  con- 
siderable part  of  the  society's  work  has  consisted 
in  helping  studio  research  departments  to  give  ac- 
curate treatment  to  inter-American  themes  and 
locales. 


OWI,  Foreign  Heads  Confer 
On  Films  for  Germany 

The  types  of  films  to  be  shown  in  Germany  was 
the  subject  of  discussion  at  a  meeting  held  in  New 
York  by  Charles  Goldsmith,  acting  head  of  the 
Office  of  War  Information's  overseas  motion  pic- 
ture bureau,  and  the  foreign  heads  of  the  major 
companies.  They  considered  the  possible  number 
and  kinds  of  films  to  be  shown  in  the  American 
occupation  zone  through  the  Information  Control 
Division. 

Louis  Lober,  chief  of  the  overseas  motion  pic- 
ture bureau,  is  expected  to  return  to  New  York 
this  week  '  jm  Paris  with  additional  information. 


Berlin  Has  Six  Theatres 
For  American  Soldiers 

Six  Berlin  film  theatres  are  in  daily  operation 
for  American  soldiers,  it  was  reported  this  week 
by  the  motion  picture  branch  of  the  Office  of  the 
Chief  of  Special  Service  of  the  Army.  Largest 
is  the  Titania  Palast,  which  seats  2,000.  Others 
are  the  Templehof  Korso,  Park,  Zeli,  Onkel  Tom 
and  the  Lumina.  All  are  serviced  by  Army  Spe- 
cial Service  which  handles  three  new  films  weekly. 
During  the  recent  "Big  Three"  conference  in 
Potsdam,  the  Coliseum  was  opened  temporarily 
for  conference  personnel. 


Rose  Plans  to  Produce 
Three  in  London 

David  Rose,  Paramount's  managing  director  of 
Great  Britain,  reported  this  week  from  London  that 
he  was  ready  to  start  work  on  three  films,  each 
budgeted  at  $800,000.  Work  will  begin  as  soon 
as  studio  space  can  be  procured.  Ray  Milland 
and  Olivia  De  Havilland,  and  possibly  Robert 
Cummings,  will  journey  to  London  to  work  in  the 
pictures,  two  of  which  are  titled  "Crying  Out 
Loud"  and  "Whenever  I  Remember." 


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Stresses  Films 

Washington  Bureau 

I  Eleven  members  of  a  special  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives committee  left  the  United  States  Tues- 
day to  investigate  economic  and  control  policies  of 
various  Allied  and  liberated  countries  in  Europe 
and  their  bearing  on  the  American  economy,  in 
which  special  attention  will  be  paid  to  policies  af- 
fecting American  motion  pictures. 

They  were  members  of  the  Special  Committee  on 
Postwar  Economic  Policy  and  Planning  headed  by 
Representative  William  M.  Colmer  of  Mississippi. 
Dr.  William  Y.  Elliott,  professor  of  government  at 
Harvard  University,  who  resigned  as  vice  chair- 
man of  the  War  Production  Board  for  civilian  re- 
quirements last  week,  is  a  staff  consultant  to  the 
committee. 

Study  of  the  specific  trade  barriers  raised 
against  American  motion  pictures  alone  was  incor- 
porated in  the  committee's  agenda  following  discus- 
sions between  Dr.  Elliott  and  officials  of  Federal 
departments  interested  in  the  subject  at  which  his 
attention  was  called  to  the  fact  that  this  commodity 
has  been  singled  out  in  many  countries  for  re- 
strictions unprecedented  in  world  commerce. 

Barriers  Aimed  at  U.  S.  Films 

American  film  exporters.  Dr.  Elliott  was  told, 
are  subjected  in  various  countries  to  trade  barriers 
raised  against  no  other  product,  often  designed  to 
hit  American  pictures  only. 

These  barriers  include  such  devices  as  language 
and  dubbing  requirements,  internal  taxes,  quotas 
and  unnecessary  censorship,  exchange  controls,  and 
limitations  on  distribution.  As  an  example,  the 
French  regulation  was  quoted,  limiting  the  showing 
of  English-dialogue  pictures  to  15  theatres  and  re- 
quiring pictures  shown  in  all  other  theatres  to  be 
dubbed  in  French. 

It  was  also  pointed  out  that  problems  affecting 
American  films  are  live  subjects  currently  in  more 
countries  at  one  time  than  has  been  the  case  for 
many  years.  While  diplomatic  representatives 
abroad  have  been  successful  in  straightening  out 
the  British  raw  stock  situation  and  have  been  as- 
sured that  fair  treatment  will  be  accorded  our  pic- 
tures in  an  Italian  decree  now  being  perfected,  en- 
abling the  distributors  to  return  to  that  market, 
from  which  they  were  driven  in  1938,  negotiations 
are  actively  going  on  with  the  Frehch,  Dutch, 
Jugoslav  and  other  governments  which  have  or 
propose  new  trade  barriers. 

State  Department  Interested 

It  was  represented  that  first-hand  information  on 
these  and  relative  problems  would  be  of  great 
value  to  Congress  in  its  consideration  of  appropri- 
ations, commercial  agreements  and  other  matters 
in  which  films  are  involved.  The  investigations 
by  the  committee  and  the  report  which  it  will  write 
upon  its  return  will  be  the  first  such  direct  in- 
formation to  be  available  at  the  Capitol.  A  sym- 
pathetic understanding  of  the  situation  also  will  be 
of  value  to  the  State  Department  in  its  negotiation 
of  new  postwar  reciprocal  trade  agreements,  in 
many  of  which  films  will  be  covered  by  specific 
provisions. 

The  group  making  the  trip  will  include  Chair- 
man Colmer,  Representative  Jere  Cooper  of  Ten- 
nessee, Francis  E.  Walter  of  Pennsylvania,  Orville 
Zimmerman  of  Missouri,  Charles  Wolverton  of 
New  Jersey,  Clifford  R.  Hope  of  Kansas,  Jesse  P. 
Wolcott  of  Michigan,  Jay  LeFevre  of  New  York, 
and  Sid  Simpson  of  Illinois,  Dr.  Elliott  and  R.  B. 
Folsom,  staff  director. 


"Great  DIc+afor"  in  Amsterdam 

Charles  Chaplin's  "The  Great  Dictator"  was 
shown  last  week  in  Amsterdam  as  a  memorial  trib- 
ute to  members  of  the  resistance  movement  who 
lost  their  lives  during  the  five  years  of  the  Ger- 
man occupation  of  Holland.  According  to  officials 
of  the  _  Office  of  War  Information,  Het  Parool, 
the  resistance  newspaper  which  sponsored  the  af- 
fair, requested  the  United  Artists  picture. 


CZECH  GOVERNMENT 
SETS  UP  MONOPOLY 

Czechoslovakia  has  established  a  gov- 
ernment monopoly  on  the  distribution 
and  exhibition  of  pictures,  possibly  as 
a  first  step  toward  the  nationalization 
of  the  industry,  it  was  disclosed  this 
week  in  Washington.  Although  there  is 
little  official  information  beyond  the 
bare  statement  of  fact,  it  may  be  that 
the  government  is  using  its  control  to 
"screen"  the  industry  of  any  collabora- 
tionists. There  are  no  American  dis- 
tributors in  Czechoslovakia. 


Academy  Units 
In  Army  Hold 
Reserve  Status 

Washington  Bureau 

Members  of  the  five  technical  units  sponsored  by 
the  Research  Council  of  the  Motion  Picture 
Academy  of  Arts  and  Sciences  will  not  be  entire- 
ly released  from  the  Army  at  the  conclusion  of 
the  war  but  will  be  placed  on  inactive  reserve 
status,  it  was  announced  by  the  War  Department 
Monday. 

The  five  units  sponsored  and  manned  by  the 
council  were  included  in  a  list  of  several  hundred 
similar  units  which  the  department  announced 
would  be  retained  in  the  postwar  Army.  These 
units  were  set  up  by  various  companies  and  or- 
ganizations, mostly  confined  to  a  few  major  fields 
— motion  pictures,  medicine,  motor  and  rail  trans- 
portation, motor  maintenance,  communications  and 
similar  fields. 

Decision  Is  Compliment  to  Men 

Paying  tribute  to  the  service  rendered  by  the 
members  of  these  units,  the  department  said  its 
decision  to  retain  them  in  an  inactive  reserve  status 
rather  than  disband  them  should  add  to  the  pride 
of  the  sponsoring  organizations  in  the  units  they 
established.  The  five  units  set  up  by  the  council 
are  the  164th  and  165th  Signal  Photo  Companies, 
under  the  Signal  Corps,  and  the  166th,  167th  and 
168th,  under  the  Army  Ground  Forces. 

These  units  will  be  inactivated  rather  than  dis- 
banded. 

The  program  which  granted  authority  to  civilian 
organizations  to  sponsor  military  units  which  re- 
quired personnel  with  a  high  degree  of  profes- 
sional or  specialized  training,  the  department  said, 
made  possible  the  orderly  conversion  of  the  nation's 
professional  and  technical  manpower  from  peace  to 
war  "at  a  time  when  the  requirements  of  both 
industry  and  the  Army  greatly  exceeded  the  avail- 
ability of  such  skills." 

Need  to  Preserve  Relationship 

"These  so-called  affiliated  units  have  rendered 
such  meritorious  service  that  many  of  the  sponsors 
have  expressed  the  hope  that  a  similar  relation- 
ship could  be  preserved  in  the  postwar  military  es- 
tablishment," it  was  explained.  "In  response  to 
these  suggestions,  the  War  Department  has  adopt- 
ed the  following  statement  of  policy: 

"  'It  will  be  the  policy  of  the  War  Department 
to  preserve  affiliated  units  and  sponsored  units  for 
possible  use  in  the  postwar  Army.  Continued  spon- 
sorship of  units  by  business  firms  and  institutions 
during  the  postwar  period  will  not  only  preserve 
interest  in  national  security,  but  will  also  speed 
the  reactivation  of  units  whenever  necessary.  More- 
over, the  historical  continuity  of  these  units  will 
be  assured  if  they  are  inactivated  rather  than  dis- 
banded. This  should  materially  enhance  the  pride 
of  the  sponsoring  organization  in  its  unit.  Affili- 
ated units  will  become  a  part  of  the  reserves." 


Post-War  Houses 
Are  Planned  for 
All  Territories 

Post-war  theatre  building  programs  are  being 
mapped  in  every  territory,  according  to  announce- 
ments from  the  field.   Motion  Picture  Herald  re- 
ported July  28  that  vast  post-war  changes  of  the  i 
exhibition  map  were  in  prospect. 

Producers'  Council  of  New  York,  a  national  or- 
ganization of  manufacturers  of  building  materials 
and  equipment,  observed  this  week  in  New  York 
that  the  volume  of  private  industry  construction 
after  the  war  was  expected  to  reach  a  peak  of 
$1,000,000,000  annually  in  1947  and  1948  and  then 
decline  to  an  average  of  $575,000,000  during  the 
three  following  years.  Many  new  film  theatres  are 
to  be  included  in  this  construction.  \ 

Anticipating  the  rise  in  theatre  building  during  \ 
the  next  few  years,  Maxon  Associates,  architects 
and  industrial  engineers,  announced  in  New  York 
Monday  that  Maurice  D.  Sornik,  expert  in  theatre 
construction,  had  been  retained  as  chief  consultant  \ 
and  designer  for  the  company's  projects  in  the  | 
amusement  field.    Mr.  Sornik's  first  job  for  Maxon  \ 
is  a  series  of  remodeling  projects  for  the  Rapf 
&  Ruden  circuit.  New  York. 

Friedl  Plans  Construction 

Recently  John  Friedl,  president  of  Minnesota 
Amusement  Company,  Paramount  affiliate,  an-  j 
nounced  his  circuit  would  begin  construction  of 
new  houses  in  Eau  Claire,  Wis.,  Minot,  N.  D., 
and  Rochester,  Minn.,  as  soon  as  materials  be- 
come available.  Theatres  also  are  planned  for 
Mankato  and  Austin,  Minn.,  and  possibly  neighbor- 
hood houses  at  Larpenteur  and  Snelling  suburban 
areas  north  of  the  Twin  Cities'  Midway  area.  ! 

Three  new  theatres  opened  within  recent  weeks,  ii 
the  Hays  in  St.  Cloud,  Minn.;  the  Urban,  1,000-  | 
seats,  in   Dallas,  and  the   Salem   Playhouse  at 
Naugatuck,  Conn.  j! 

W.   A.   Prewitt,   Jr.,  of   Associated   Theatres,  i| 
Kosciusko,    Mississippi,    is    constructing    a    new  I 
house,  the  Pix,  which  is  scheduled  to  open  about  1j 
September  1.    Mr.  Prewitt  also  will  remodel  and 
enlarge  his  Gay  theatre  in  Jackson. 

V.  B.  Fitzhugh  has  been  granted  a  building  per- 
mit to  erect  a  $75,000  suburban  house  for  the 
Maple  Springs  housing  project  outside  Dallas. 

Interstate  Circuit  has  started  to  break  ground 
for  its  new  suburban  theatre  to  be  located  in 
Dallas. 

Fred  C.  Coleman,  vice-president  of  East  Point 
Amusement    Company,    Atlanta,    has    announced  ! 
plans  for  two  community  theatres,  one  at  Hape-  P 
ville,  the  other  at  College  Park. 

Plan  Philadelphia  House 

In  Philadelphia,  the  Abbey  theatre'  is  planned  p 
for  the  northeast  section,  by  Benjamin  Rogosaltt-  ii 
sky  and  Morris  Katz,  new  to  the  industry.  i| 

Fanchon  and  Marco  and  the  St.  Louis  Amuse-  P 
ment  Company  will  build  the  Hampton,  a  new  i| 
neighborhood  unit,  to  be  constructed  at  St.  Louis 
Hills  at  an  estimated  cost  of  $500,000.     F&M  : 
first-runs,  including  the  Fox,  Ambassador,  Mis- 
souri and  St.  Louis,  are  to  be  redecorated. 

The  Stadium  at  Caldwell,  Idaho,  has  been  pur-  ^ 
chased  by  Fox  Theatres  and  will  be  torn  down.  |i 
A  new  house,  renamed  the  Ritz,  will  be  erected  |j 
on  the  site.  |, 

Strand  Theatres,   Inc.,   operating  a  circuit  in 
the  Charlotte,  N.  C,  area,  has  bought  a  lot  in 
the  Myers  Park  section  and  will  build  a  theatre  I 
there  as  soon  as  building  restrictions  are  lifted.  'i 

Red   Mercy,    Sr.,   theatre   owner   in  Yakima, 
Wash.,  announced  recently  he  plans  new  houses  ; 
at  Selah  and  Naches,  Wash.,  costing  about  $60,-  || 
000  each.    He  also  will  remodel  the  Capitol,  at 
Yakima,  at  a  cost  of  $25,000.  _        _  I 

Fox   Midwest,  according  to  its  executives,  is  .! 
planning  two  new  theatres,  one  in  Kansas  City,  ( 
Mo.,  and  one  in  the  Kansas  City  area  in  Johnson 
County,  Kan.,  subject  to  WPB  approval  and  avail-  j 
ability  of  materials  and  labor.    The  new  Kansas  ; 
City  theatre  is  to  be  a  de  luxe  house  for  Negroes, 
to  be  known  as  the  Carver.    The  Johnson  County 
theatre  will  be  at  Overland.    It  will  be  a  mod- 
ern structure  to  be  known  as  the  Trail  theatre. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


29 


RANK  GIVES  NEW  IMPETUS  TO! 
EDUCATIONAL  FILM  PLANS  I 


Set  American  Interchange 
While  Here;  Ministry  of 
Education  Interested 

by  PETER  BURNUP 

rn  London 

Disclused  by  j.  Arthur  Rank  is  the  signifi- 
cant circumstance  that  one  of  the  fruits  of  his 
American  journey  is  an  agreement  providing 
for  a  mutual  interchange  of  educational  films 
between  the  United  States  and  Britain. 

[At  the  time  of  Mr.  Rank's  departure 
from  the  United  States  it  was  indicated  he 
had  entered  into  preliminary  negotiations 
with  the  Bell  &  Howell  Company,  Chicago, 
for  an  agreement  on  an  interchange  of 
equipment  and  product.  Bell  &  Howell  is 
an  outstanding  producer  of  educational 
films  and  manufacturer  of  equipment  for 
use  in  visual  education.] 

Mr.  Rank  confesses  to  respect  for  the  wide 
development  in  America  of  the  use  of  motion 
pictures  in  education ;  claims  nevertheless  that 
the  instructional  films  produced  by  his  own  or- 
ganization are  in  no  way  inferior  to  those 
made  in  the  States.  He  visualizes  new  sound- 
tracks added :  in  order,  as  he  says,  children 
mav  feel  at  liome  with  their  own  native  idiom. 

Rank  Library  Includes  Full 
Range  of  School  Material 

The  disclosure  has  added  a  spur  to  the  ac- 
tivities of  G.  B.  Instructional  which  before  the 
war  had  expended  considerable  sums  in  ex- 
ploring the  potentialities  of  the  medium  and  in 
a  campaign  to  convince  the  Ministry  of  Edu- 
cation and  local  authorities  of  its  possibilities. 
The  Rank  company  has  a  large  library  of  sub- 
jects— made  before  1939 — and  virtually  cover- 
ing the  whole  of  the  scholastic  curriculum 
from  elementary  school  to  university ;  has 
lately  resumed  production  on  as  large  a  scale 
as  present  studio-accommodation  will  allow. 

Mr.  Rank's  rivals — the  Pathe  Associated- 
British  group — now  announce  that  they,  too, 
have  embarked  on  a  similar  plan. 

The  setup  of  the  motion  picture  in  the  edu- 
cation pattern  is  still  undecided.  A  year  ago, 
the  then  Education  Minister — R.  A.  Butler — 
drew  up  a  provisional  blueprint  of  what  he  con- 
ceived to  be  the  film's  function.  Necessarily, 
however,  in  view  of  the  impossibility  of  pro- 
curing projectors  during  the  war  no  practical 
progress  could  be  made. 

However,  the  Ministry  is  now — albeit  tenta- 
tively— revealing  its  intentions. 

Education  Ministry  Orders 
Ten  Experimental  Films 

Unobtrusivelyj  and  as  though  by  stealth,  it 
has  commissioned  through  the  Films  Division 
of  the  Ministry  of  Information  a  series  of  10 
experimental  teaching  films.  Believing  that 
school  teachers  require  not  only  to  be  con- 
verted to  the  potentialities  of  the  film  as  an  in- 
structional aid  but  to  be  instructed  themselves 
on  how  best  to  utilize  it,  the  first  two  of  the 
series  are  directed  at  teachers  only. 

One — a  three-reel  subject — is  concerned 
with  child  psychology ;  the  other  with  history 
and  geography  teaching  methods.  The  latter 
exhibit  takes  as  a  sort  of  microcosm  an  ancient 
Durham    town,    Bishop    Auckland;    aims  to 


show  the  teacher  how  to  bring  home  vividly  to 
tin-  juvenile  mind,  by  local  example,  the  prin- 
ciples of  histori-geography. 

.Ministry  officials  concede  that  the  remainder 
of  the  present  batch  are  tentative  in  design; 
claiming  that  considerable  experiment  is  de- 
manded before  the  ideal  film  form  is  arrived  at. 
But  back  of  all  the  currently  planned  pictures 
is  the  notion  of  instilling  in  the  children  a  sense 
of  their  country's  cultural  continuity  and  his- 
torical background. 

One  New  Subject  Deals 
With  Domestic  Housing 

One  of  the  group,  for  example,  deals  with 
domestic  housing.  It  is  being  made  in  part 
in  the  Gloucestershire  village  of  Ledbury 
where — as  so  many  visiting  GI's  have  discov- 
ered— are  to  be  found  some  of  Britain's  choicer 
mediaeval  dwellings.  They  may  lack  plumbing 
by  the  Manhattan  standard  but  they  possess 
other  virtues;  notably,  building  that  has 
weathered  three,  maybe  four,  hundred  winters 
and  a  measure  of  grace,  ease  and  poise  which 
— say  the  Ministry  of  Education's  academists 
— may  well  be  imported  into  modern  construc- 
tional processes  if  only  the  children  have  the 
say-so  ultimately.  That,  at  least,  is  the  argu- 
ment. 

Other  exhibits  have  greater  objectivity. 
There  is  one  which  outlines  the  origin  of  the 
alphabet,  another  dealing  with  the  various  in- 
struments in  the  symphony  orchestra.  Water 
and  water  supply  are  covered  and  there's  one 
— for  infants — telling  of  domestic  animals. 

The  panel  of  advisers  assembled  by  the  Min- 
istry proposes  a  close  watch  on  pedagogic  re- 
action to  these  experiments  before  embarking 
on  large-scale  production. 

Supply  of  Projectors 
Is  Major  Problem 

Enters  here  the  thorny  question  of  pro- 
jectors. Distributed  about  the  scores  of  thou- 
sands of  schools  in  the  country  are  a  maximum 
of  some  3,000  projectors,  many  of  them  capa- 
ble of  showing  silent  pictures  only.  The  Min- 
istry at  one  time  contemplated  garnisheeing 
the  equipment  used  by  the  Army  in  the  pro- 
jection of  its  training  films.  But  that  is  un- 
likely now  to  be  operative.  For  one  thing  un- 
skilled, ham-fisted,  military  operators  have 
done  sore  damage  to  the  majority  of  the  equip- 
ment ;  for  another,  the  Army  is  loth  to  part 
with  the  serviceable  remainder. 

Enthusiasts  for  motion  picture  within  the 
Ministry  are  now  pressing  upon  the  Govern- 
ment the  necessity  of  placing  a  bulk  order  for 
16  millimetre  projectors  as  soon  as  may  be 
and  of  leasing  them  to  local  authorities  on  a 
sort  of  hire-purchase  plan. 

That  would  suit  the  books  of  J.  Arthur  Rank 
and  the  Pathe  equipment  makers,  but  it  imme- 
diately brings  to  a  head  a  dispute  likely  at -any 
n\oment  to  develop  in  extreme  acrimony. 
.  There's  a  school  of  thought  here,  repre- 
sented by  the  newly-formed  Federation  of 
Documentary  Film  Units,  which  loudly  de- 
mands that  the  production  of  educational  films 
shall  be  completely  divorced  from  any  sug- 
gestion of  commercialism.  It  holds  that  the 
Education  Ministry  must  assume  direct  re- 
sponsibility, administrative  and  financial,  for 
the  supply  not  only  of  films  but  equipment. 

The  Federation  agitates  for  a  National  Film 


Office  which  will  carry  on  the  wartime  func-i 
tions  of  the  Films  Division  of  the  Ministry ] 
of  Information  and  which  should  work  in  co-l 
ordination  with  another  body  to  be  known  asj 
the  Advisory  Council  on  Visual  Aids.  It  pos-l 
tulates  that  all  films  should  be  prepared  on  a 
non-profit-making  basis  by  these  bodies.  '. 

Opponents    of    the    Federation's  viewpoint 
maintain,  with  considerable  justification  as  it- 
nvLV  be  thought,  that  the  Government  doesn't 
sponsor  text  books ;  so  why  should  it  sponsor 
films?    In  other  words,  that  the  production  of: 
the  films,  as  that  of  text  books,  should  be  left,; 
within  the  boundaries  of  a  defined  code,  to 
commercial  enterprise. 

It's  an  argument  which  requires  speedy  liqui-' 
dation.  r 
t   ■ 

RCA  Cinema  Vans  Supply 
Films  for  Aussies 

The  story  of  how  RCA  "Cinema  Vans,"  mobile 
motion  picture  units,  accompanied  the  Australian' 
Army  on  combat  duty  through  the  jungles  of  New' 
Guinea,  Burma  and  Borneo,  was  told  by  Kenneth 
F.  bidden,  managing  director  of  the  RCA  Photo- 1 
phone  of  Australia,  on  his  visit  this  week  to  the 
RCA  Victor  plant  at  Camden,  N.  J.  "Films  are 
more  and  more  becoming  part  of  the  modern  kit , 
of  tools  of  progressive  government,"  said  Mr.  Fid- 
den.  "I  think  you  will  find  that  Australia  will  be 
among  the  leaders  in  the  beneficial  use  of  the  mo- 
tion picture  by  governments." 

"The  Aussie  soldiers  have  their  own  system  ofi 
reserving  seats  at  the  jungle  cinema,"  according  to 
Mr.  Fidden.  "Seats  are  usually  on  rocks,  up-side- 
down  packing  cases  and  large  tins.  Hours  before 
the  scheduled  show  time,  soldiers  would  appear  in 
the  clearing  where  the  screen  and  projector  would 
be  set  up,  place  a  stone  or  some  other  small  identi- 
fiable object  on  the  seats  they  desired,  and  return, 
to  duty.  This  method  of  reserving  locations  was' 
respected  and  followed  by  the  entire  Aussie  army 
in  the  jungles." 

French  Studios  Finish  25; 
Are  Working  on  40 

A  review  of  French  production  for  the  past  six 
years  was  published  in  Le  CinemO'  Francaise,  1945, 
a  special  edition  of  the  French  trade  paper,  La 
Cinematographic  Francaise,  which  reached  the 
United  States  this  week  for  the  first  time  since 
1939. 

It  was  revealed  in  the  article  that  the  French 
have  completed  25  pictures  since  the  first  of  the 
year,  have  40  additional  features  in  the  making 
and  plan  19  others. 

The  article  stated  that  83  features  had  been 
f)roduced  in  Paris  in  1939,  28  in  1940,  60  in  1941, 
78  in  1942,  60  in  1943,  and  20  in  1944. 

As  of  the  end  of  1944,  and  with  only  incomplete 
reports  from  cities  within  active  battle  areas,  156 
French  theatres  were  completely  destroyed.  Addi- 
tionally, 166  theatres  were  partialU^  destroyed. 


RKO  Augments  Foreign  Staff 

Phil  Reisman,  RKO  Radio  vice-president  in 
charge  of  foreign  distribution,  announced  this  week 
two  appointments  to  the  company's  foreign  staff. 
A.  C.  Bothner-By  has  been  engaged  for  an  assign- 
ment in  the  Far  East  and  Chauncey  Rowe  is  to  be 
assigned  to  the  European  division  with  headquar- 
ters in  Paris. 


U.  S.  Sending  Prints  to  Sweden 

Prints  of  American  films  are  now  being  sent  di- 
rectly to  Sweden,  according  to  the  Massce-Barnett 
Company,  international  film  forwarders  for  dis- 
tributors. Previous  to  last  weekend,  prints  had  to 
be  sent  first  to  England  and  from  there  to  Sweden. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


LOEW  S  TO  SELL  FEATURES  IN 
16mm  FOR  FOREIGN  MARKET 


Production  of  School  Films 
Part  of  Plan  to  Supple- 
ment Foreign  Sales 

Profiting  from  the  experiences  gained  by 
irmies  of  the  United  Nations  in  showing  enter- 
:ainment  films  on  16mm  film  to  troops  sta- 
ioned  all  over  the  globe,  Loew's  International 
m  Tuesday,  announced  the  organization  of  a 
,pecial  division  to  distribute  its  features  and 
,horts  on  16mm  film  in  every  corner  of  the 
'oreign  market. 

Educational  and  documentary  films  to  be 
)roduced  by  MGM  will  be  part  of  the  pro- 
gram, according  to  Arthur  M.  Loew,  presi- 
ient  of  Loew's  International  Corporation 
vho  announced  the  plan.  MGM  for  some 
ime  has  had  plans  under  consideration  for 
;he  development  of  educational  films.  The 
'ducational  and  documentary  subjects  will 
)e  designed  for  training  and  classroom  use, 
)Jlr.  Loew  added,  citing  the  interest  of  the 
state  Department  and  "officials  of  many 
)ther  governments"  in  the  widespread  use 
)f  such  motion  pictures.  Release  of  the  edu- 
:ational  pictures  by  MGM  in  the  United 
states  was  not  specified,  but  is  considered 
ikely. 

Although  the  entertainment  features  and  the 
educational  pictures  are  to  be  released  only  in 
he  foreign  market,  Mr.  Loew  stressed  the  value 
)f  the  medium  for  reaching  audiences  not  now 
;erved  by  regular  theatres.  The  move  might 
'open  up  new  vistas  for  the  film_  industry  and 
3e  the  forerunner  of  fundamental  changes  in 
world  film  distribution,"  he  said. 

Development  of  Market 
Is  Anticipated 

Development  of  the  16mm  market  both  at 
lome  and  abroad  has  been  expected  ever  since 
the  narrow  gauge  prints  and  projectors  attained 
standards  approximating  those  of  35mm  sound 
ilms.  Although  there  is  a  very  extensive  field 
:overed  in  the  United  States  by  16mm  projec- 
:ion  of  entertainment  films,  only  a  few  major 
:ompanies  release  their  product  to  exhibitors 
using  the  medium,  and  then  only  with  extensive 
restrictions,  covering  the  date  of  release  and 
the  place  of  showing,  designed  to  protect  regu- 
lar 35mm  theatres. 

Other  major  companies,  including  Warner 
Brothers,  RKO  Radio  and  Paramount,  are 
<nown  to  be  studying  the  potentialities  of  edu- 
:ational  film  production  and  distribution  for 
30th  domestic  and  foreign  distribution,  but 
MGM  is  the  first  to  announce  definite  plans. 
Most  of  the  present  attention  to  the  educational 
field  resulted  from  Hollywood's  wartime  experi- 
ence in  the  production  of  training  films  for  the 
Army  and  for  war  factories.  Educators  have 
3een  excited  by  the  quick  results  obtained  by 
/isual  education  methods. 

Industry  Has  Long 
Worked  in  Field 

The  industry  itself,  through  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Producers  and  Distributors  of  America, 
bas  been  releasing  features  and  shorts,  previ- 
3usly  distributed  to  theatres,  for  use  in  schools. 

The  new  16mm  division  will  not  supplant, 
but  rather  supplement,  the  existing  MGM  over- 
seas distribution  setup,  Mr.  Loew  said. 

At  Loew's  International  headquarters  in  New 


York,  a  separate  staff  of  specialists  trained  in 
16mm  operations  has  been  established  to  de- 
velop the  new  market.  Where  MGM  operates 
abroad,  these  specialists  will  be  added  to  current 
personnel  under  supervision  of  the  territorial 
managers.  Overseas  distribution  is  expected  to 
begin  about  January  1  by  which  time  every 
MGM  release  will  have  its  counterpart  in  16mm 
prints,  the  company  declared. 

Sees  New  Audiences 
Ready  for  16mm 

"The  war  has  given  tremendous  impetus  to 
the  improvement  of  16mm  projectors,  sound 
and  film,  and  today  narrow  gauge  film  ap- 
proaches 35mm  quality  when  projected  before 
audiences  of  less  than  1,000,"  Mr.  Loew  de- 
clared. "I  do  not  believe  35mm  will  be  discarded 
in  favor  of  16mm ;  far  from  it.  What  will  hap- 
pen, in  my  opinion,  is  that  16mm  film  will  open 
up  a  new  audience  for  pictures. that  35mm  has 
either  never  reached  or  barely  touched.  These 
are  the  people  who  live  in  isolated  communities 
or  in  towns  too  small  to  support  a  regular  the- 
atre. Mobile  projector  units  will  be  used,  simi- 
lar to  the  mobile  units  that  have  followed  our 
soldiers  wherever  they  have  gone.  By  this 
means,  no  location  on  the  face  of  the  earth  is 
too  remote  to  be  reached  by  16mm  films." 

Mr.  Loew  stressed  the  fact  that  Hollywood 
would  not  be  an  exclusive  source  for  educa- 
tional films  designed  for  use  in  the  classrooms 
of  the  world  as  aids  in  teaching  such  subjects 
as  geography,  chemistry,  physics,  history  and 
other  regular  school  subjects  as  well  as  subjects 
of  educational  value  to  adults.  He  said  that 
MGM  would  enter  into  arrangements  with  spe- 
cialists in  modern  visual  education  to  produce 
the  films,  prepared  and  approved  by  the  world's 
foremost  educators. 


Grierson  Leaves 
Film  Board  to 
Form  Film  Unit 

John  Grierson,  commissioner  of  the  National 
Film  Board  of  Canada  since  1939,  announced  in 
Toronto  last  Friday  he  had  resigned  from  his  post 
to  organize  an  independent  company  to  produce 
and  distribute  world  wide  documentary  film. 

In  New  York  Monday,  it  was  learned  that  Mr. 
Grierson  has  been  seeking  a  distribution  alliance 
with  one  of  the  American  major  companies  and  has 
had  several  conferences  with  Warner  officials.  In 
view  of  Warner  Bros,  avowed  interest  in  the  future 
role  of  the  screen  for  world  education  and  United 
Nations'  unity,  the  reports  of  a  Grierson-Warner 
tieup  appeared  significant. 

Mr.  Grierson  announced  he  would  produce  for 
international  theatrical  showing  two  monthly  ser- 
ies of  films,  one  dealing  with  international  affairs 
and  the  other  with  scientific  and  technological  de- 
velopments in  various  parts  of  the  world.  It  is 
understood  that  Stuart  Legg,  director  of  pro- 
duction for  the  NFB  "World  in  Action"  series  of 
short  subjects,  released  in  the  U.  S.  by  United 
Artists,  will  join  Mr.  Grierson. 

In  his  formal  statement  of  resignation,  the  Cana- 
dian Film  Board  head  said  he  hoped  to  form  an 
organization  for  the  extension  of  documentary  pro- 
duction and  expressed  the  desire  to  maintain  asso- 


ciation with  the  Canada  Foundation  which  Was 
recently  formed  in  the  Dominion  with  a  proposed 
fund  of  $2,000,000  in  contributions  from  various 
unnamed  sources  to  promote  the  cultural  and  scien- 
tific life  of  Canadians. 

Qfticial  and  nonofficial  criticism  of  Mr.  Grier- 
son's  film  activities  has  long  been  voiced  in  Canada 
and  the  NFB  commissioner  admitted  as  much 
when  he  resigned  by  indicating  that  his  plans  and 
activities  had  been  cramped  by  officialdom. 

Referring  to  the  wartime  program  of  the  Cana- 
dian Film  Board,  "to  place  at  all  times  the  inter- 
national interest  on  a  level  with  the  national  one," 
he  observed  the  Film  Board  had  not  done  so 
"without  occasional  criticism  from  unimaginative 
and  isolationist  quarters  but  that  policy  has,  of 
course,  been  justified  in  the  increasing  prestige 
of  our  government  film  operation  at  home  and 
abroad  in  the  consequent  prestige — and  •!  think  it 
may  be  notable — which  has  accrued  to  Canada 
as  a  young,  progressive  and  unselfish  nation." 

He  added  he  had  taken  his  present  step  because 
"I  cannot,  however,  reasonably  ask  the  Board  to 
go  as  far  on  this  line  as  I,  myself,  wish  to  go, 
without  stringing  the  Board's  proper  term  of  ref- 
erence." 

No  successor  has  yet  been  named  to  the  Grier- 
son post,  but  there  is  a  possibility  that  Ross  Mc- 
Clean,  deputy  film  commissioner  may  become  act- 
ing commissioner.  A'nother  candidate  to  head  the 
film  board  is  Graham  Mclnnes,  information  editor 
of  NFB. 

Educational  Film  Producers 
Meet  to  Form  Association 

Documentary  and  educational  film  producers, 
directors,  writers  and  technicians  working  in  both 
35mm  and  16mm,  were  to  meet  in  New  York 
Thursday  night  at  the  Museum  of  Modern  Art  for 
the  purpose  of  forming  an  organization  which 
would  promote  the  best  interests  of  all  concerned 
with  the  post-war  educational  film. 

Several  men  prominent  in  the  16mm  production 
field  called  the  meeting,  aided  by  the  American 
Film  Center,  producer  and  distributor  of  educa- 
tional pictures,  which  operates  on  a  Rockefeller 
Foundation  grant. 

Among  those  on  the  organizing  committee  are: 
SP  3/c  John  Bright;  Dr.  Melvin  Broadchaug, 
Encyclopedia  Britannica  Films;  Rudolph  Carlson, 
American  Film  Center;  John  Flory,  of  Grant, 
Flory  and  Williams;  Sgt.  Richard  Griffiths; 
producer  Herbert  Kline;  Arthur  Loucks,  head  of 
Loucks  and  Norling  Studios;  Pfc.  Mark  Marvin; 
Major  Kenneth  McKenna ;  Victor  Roudin,  Inter- 
national Theatrical  and  Television  Company,  and 
Frank  Speidell,  Audio  Productions,  Inc. 

Others  who  were  invited  to  attend  included: 
Francis  Alstock,  Office  of  Inter-American  Affairs ; 
Floyd  Brooker,  U.  S.  Office  of  Education;  Rich- 
ard de  Rochemont,  March  of  Time;  Lt.  Comdr. 
Orville  Goldner ;  Gordon  Knox;  Irving  Lerner, 
Office  of  War  Information;  Frederick  Ullman, 
Pathe  News;  Richard  A.  Wilson,  Office  of  Strate- 
gic Services ;  Harry  Watt  of  Jam  Handy,  and 
Harold  Wondsel,  Soundmasters. 

$568,366  Consolidated  Film  Net 
For  Last  Three-Month  Period 

For  the  three-month  period  ended  June  30,  1945, 
Consolidated  Film  Industries,  Inc.,  reported  a  net 
profit  of  $568,366  before  federal  tax  provision.  Es- 
timated federal,  normal  and  surtax  amounted  to 
$238,713.72,  or  a  net  after  taxes  of  $329,652.28, 
which  compared  with  a  profit  for  the  same  period 
of  $253,770.75. 

Per  share  earnings  for  the  second  quarter  of 
1945  were  equivalent  to  50  cents  on  the  400,000 
shares  of  preferred  stock  outstanding  and  25  cents 
on  the  524,973  shares  of  common  stock  outstand- 
ing, compared  with  50  cents  per  share  earned  on 
the  preferred  and  10  cents  per  share  on  the  com- 
mon in  the  same  quarter  of  1944. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


31 


STRIKE  ROBS  MEXICO 
OF  U.  S.  FILMS 


Union  Walkout  Closes  Seven 
Annerican  Firms;  Reports  of 
Withdrawal  Grow 

by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 

in   Mexico  City 

Again,  for  the  second  time  in  1 1  years,  Mex- 
ico is  completely  without  pictures  from  the 
major  American  companies  due  to  tlie  strike 
against  Paramount,  Universal,  United  Artists, 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox,  Warner  Brothers  and  Columbia  called  by 
Section  One  of  the  National  Cinematographic 
Industry  Workers  Union,  Mexico's  original  film 
labor  organization.  The  strike  was  called  to 
enforce  the  union's  demands  for  salary  in- 
creases of  from  30  to  50  per  cent  and  for  a  two- 
year  work  contract. 

The  American  companies  have  taken  news- 
paper advertisements  in  which  they  assert  that 
the  union  is  entirely  to  blame  for  the  strike  be- 
cause the  Federal  Board  of  Conciliation  and 
Arbitration  tried  its  utmost  to  avert  the  strike. 

The  strikers  rejected  the  Americans'  offer 
of  a  20  per  cent  wage  increase  because  the  em- 
ployers, they  said,  refused  to  incorporate  the 
raise  into  the  new  contracts. 

Ask  Property  "Guard" 

The  strikers  further  demand  that  the  Con- 
ciliation Board  watch  over  American  property, 
mostly  office  equipment,  throughout  Mexico. 
This,  they  explained,  would  prevent  robberies 
and  prevent  the  equipment  from  being  spirited 
away  from  Mexico. 

The  Board  is  now  investigating,  as  the  labor 
law  demands,  whether  or  not  the  strike  is  legal. 
If  the  majority  of  the  employees  favor  the 
strike,  the  strike  is  legal,  but  if  only  a  minority 
support  the  strike,  then  it  is  illegal.  If  the 
strike  is  held  to  be  legal,  the  American  film 
companies  may  not  only  be  asked  to  meet  the 
demanded  salary  increases,  but  will  be  asked 
to  pay  full  wages  during  the  time  the  studios 
were  closed  and  the  cost  of  the  strike. 

The  strikers  began  to  close  the  American 
offices  by  placing  before  the  doors  the  only  too 
well-known  red  and  black  banner  of  organized 
labor.  This  was  accompanied  by  music,  sing- 
ing and  fireworks ;  the  strikers  seemingly  con- 
fident of  yet  another  victory  over  their  em- 
ployers. 

The  local  press  reports  that  the  American 
companies  intend  to  quit  Mexico  indefinitely, 
due  to  constant  labor  trouble.  However,  a 
spokesman  for  the  Americans  was  noncommit- 
tal concerning  the  published  report. 

Involves  Mexican  Fare 

The  strike  is  all  the  more  serious  because  it 
also  involves  leading  Mexican  producers  and 
distributors.  The  Mexicans  indicate  that  they 
intend  to  support  the  Americans  in  the  con- 
flict and  indicate  that  this  unity  is  expected  to 
permanently  end  their  joint  labor  difficulties. 

The  strike  has  deprived  Mexico's  approxi- 
mately 1,035  theatres  of  any  major  company's 
picture,  although  some  theatres  are  exhibiting 
the  product  of  the  minor  companies  and  inde- 
pendents. Oddly,  the  strike  does  not  prevent 
the  exhibition  of  Mexican  pictures. 

Theatres  featuring  the  pictures  of  the  Amer- 
ican  majors,   including   Columbia's  unforget- 


table "Song  to  Remember,"  now  in  its  seventh 
week  at  the  Cinealameda,  were  obliged  to  sub- 
stitute Mexican,  French  and  Argentine  films  at 
the  last  minute.  Theatre  business  is  generally 
good. 

This  is  the  first  strike  directed  against  all 
the  American  companies  since  1934,  when  the 
studios  were  closed  for  nearly  two  months.  In 
the  fall  of  1941,  five  American  companies 
were  involved  in  a  strike  which  lasted  for 
about  a  month.  Both  these  strikes,  called  first 
against  one  company  and  then  against  another, 
ended  in  sweeping  victories  for  labor. 

Picket  Relays  Sing 

The  American  offices  and  the  involved 
Mexican  offices  are  being  picketed  day  and 
night  by  relays  of  men  and  women.  All  strik- 
ing employees  are  in  high  spirits,  chatting, 
singing,  playing  their  guitars,  reading  and  play- 
ing chess.  All  are  orderly,  although  the  police 
are  watching  them. 

Conjectures  on  the  duration  of  the  strike 
vary.  Some  sources  see  a  quick  end  to  it  with 
government  intervention  seen  possible.  Others 
predict  a  long  strike  with  the  result  that  the 
American  companies  will  withdraw  from 
Mexico. 


Green  Orders 
Cancellation  of 
Union  Charters 


A  new  development  in  the  Hollywood  studio 
strike  came  Tuesday  when  William  Green,  presi- 
dent of  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  an- 
nounced in  Chicago  that  the  AFL  executive  council 
at  its  concluding  session  at  the  Drake  Hotel  had 
directed  the  International  Alliance  of  Theatrical 
and  Stage  Employees  to  revoke  the  charters  issued 
to  the  Painters,  Carpenters  and  Machinists  unions 
within  60  days. 

In  the  event  the  lATSE  refuses  to  take  such 
action,  the  AFL  executive  council  will  decide  what 
future  steps  should  be  taken,  Mr.  Green  explained. 

Richard  Walsh,  head  of  the  lATSE,  made  known 
earlier  Tuesday  in  Chicago  that  he  had  refused  to 
revoke  the  charters  and  that  the  council's  decision 
would  not  change  his  stand.  He  was  expected  to 
leave  for  New  York  Thursday. 

In  another  effort  to  settle  the  studio  strike,  the 
council  directed  Mr.  Green  to  meet  with  Mr. 
Walsh  and  heads  of  all  international  unions  involved 
in  the  strike.  The  meeting  will  be  held,  probably 
in  Chicago,  in  the  near  future. 

A  committee  consisting  of  two  or  three  council 
members  will  be  appointed  shortly  and  will  go  to 
Hollywood  to  study  the  strike  from  all  angles,  it 
was  said.  Their,  findings  will  be  revealed  at  the 
next  executive  council  meeting  to  be  held  October 
15,  at  the  Netherland  Plaza  Hotel,  Cincinnati. 

Felix  A.  Snow,  lATSE  vice-president  in  charge 
of  Hollywood  headquarters  during  the  absence  of 
Roy  M.  Brewer,  issued  a  four-point  statement  on 
the  west  coast  Tuesday  regarding  the  AFL  coun- 
cil's action. 

Mr.  Snow  claimed  the  AFL  had  not  yet  recog- 
nized the  strike  as  legal;  that  the  lATSE  does  not 
recognize  it  had  issued  any  charters  illegally  ;  that 
the  decision  of  the  council  would  not  change  the 
situation  with  regard  to  the  studios  because  even  if 
the  new  charters  were  revoked  it  would  not  mean 
that  studio  workers  who  held  out  would  go  back 
until  an  equitable  basis  of  settlement  is  found ;  and 
that  the  lATSE  is  not  leceding  from  its  position. 


Appeal  Board 
Affirms  Award 
In  Buffalo  Case 

The  Arbitration  Appeal  Board  last  Thursda; 
affirmed  the  award  of  the  arbitrator  in  the  Bufi 
falo  tribunal  in  reducing  clearance  of  the  Ken 
more  theatre.  Kenmore,  N.  Y.,  over  the  Colvin  ii 
the  same  town,  to  three  days,  and  that  of  the  Nortl 
Park  theatre,  Buffalo,  over  the  Colvin,  to  10  day? 
on  RKO  Radio  product. 

The  complaint  against  the  distributor  originally 
was  filed  by  Basil  Bros.  Theatres,  operator  oi 
the  Colvin,  seeking  clearance  reduction  of  1( 
days  of  the  Kenmore  over  the  Colvin  and  17  day; 
of  the  North  Park  over  the  Colvin. 

Basil  Bros,  had  asked  that  it  be  permitted  t( 
show  RKO  product  not  more  than  30  days  afte 
exhibition  at  first  run  in  Buffalo. 

In  its  decision,  the  Appeal  Board  said  that 
tonsiderable  portion  of  the  complainant's  endeavoi 
before  the  arbitrator  and  its  brief  on  appeal  havt 
been  directed  to  a  charge  that  clearances  com 
plained  of  result  from  a  policy  of  the  distribu 
tors  in  the  Buffalo  area  to  discriminate  in  favor 
of  circuits  or  producer-owned  theatres." 

Apart  from  the  inadequacy  of  proof  that  thert 
has  been  any  discrimination  or  that  Buffalo  The 
atres,  the  intervenor,  is  a  circuit  within  the  mean 
ing  of  the  Consent  Decree,  "such  issues  as  thi: 
are  excluded  by  the  express  language  of  the  de 
cree  from  consideration  in  proceedings  under  Sec 
tion  VIII,  which  are  of  a  strictly  limited  charac- 
ter," the  board  held.  It  further  declared  that  "re- 
criminatory charges  and  counter-charges  dealing 
with  questions  of  motive  are  wholly  irrelevant. 

"Complainant  also  contends  that  when  a  newer 
and  allegedly  better  theatre  enters  a  field,  the  pri- 
ority of  runs  of  existing  theatres  should  be  abol- 
ished in  the  interest  of  the  theatregoing  public 
This  is  likewise  a  matter  wholly  outside  the  powers 
of  arbitrators  under  the  decree,"  the  board  ruled. 

Introduction  of  "these  unwarranted  issues  in  this 
case"  has  resulted  in  unnecessary  expense  and 
waste  of  time  and  has  been  "an  imposition  upon 
the  arbitrator  and  other  parties,"  it  concluded. 

In  affirming  the  arbitrator's  award,  the  board 
ruled  that  costs  be  divided  equally  between  all 
parties.  In  addition  to  Buffalo  Theatres,  which 
operates  the  Kenmore  and  the  North  Park,  an- 
other intervenor  was  Dipson  Theatres,  operator 
of  the  Amherst,  in  Amherst,  N.  Y. 

Complaint  filed  at  the  Chicago  tribunal  by 
Charles  Lindau,  owner  of  the  Kedzie  Annex  thea- 
tre, against  distributors  for  alleged  inability  to  se- 
cure sufficient  product,  was  dismissed  last  week  by 
Albert  McCaleb,  arbitrator.  Prior  to  his  dismissal, 
the  arbitrator  inspected  the  neighboring  Senate  and 
Crawford  theatres  which  Mr.  Lindau  claimed  se- 
cured more  and  better  product. 


Yamins  Appeals  Boston 
Arbitration  Award 

Atlantic  Amusement  Company,  headed  by  Natlian 
Yamins,  New  England  exhibitor,  appealed  dis- 
missal of  its  complaint  to  the  Arbitration  appeal 
Board  last  week. 

The  Boston  arbitrator  had  dismissed  the  ex- 
hibitor's complaint  against  RKO  over  the  latter's 
insistence  that  "It's  a  Pleasure"  be  booked  into  the 
Durfee  theatre.  Fall  River,  Mass.,  instead  of  the 
Empire.  Both  theatres  are  in  the  Yamins  circuit. 

RKO  had  refused  to  book  the  picture  at  the  Em- 
pire, demanding  that  it  play  the  Durfee,  although 
the  two  houses  are  first-runs.  Mr.  Yamins  filed  an 
arbitration  complaint  at  the  Boston  tribunal  under 
Section  VI  of  the  Consent  Decree.  The  case  was 
dismissed  by  the  arbitrator  two  weeks  ago,  at 
which  time  Mr.  Yamins  made  known  he  would 
carry  his  fight  to  the  Appeal  Board  in  New  York. 


Acquire  Chicago  House 

Russ  Uswetsky  and  Dan  Quinn,  formerly  with 
the  H.  and  E.  Balaban  Circuit,  Chicago,  have  ac- 
quired  the   Revue   theatre   from   Harry  Helfet. 
This  is  their  third  neighborhood  house,  the  others, 
being  the  Lake  Shore  and  Webster.  ( 


32 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


It's  a  date  for  fun  —  witk  tkose  ten 
times  ten  tantali:?in^  scandalites  in 

GEORGE  WHITE'S  SCANDALS" 

An  RKO  Radio  Picture 


Dance  Numbers  Created  and  Staged  by  ERNS 


rHE  HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


OMPLETED 
^— — ^^^^ 

wo-fisted  Stranger 
oice  of  the  Whistler 
^oman  in  Red 
iiafu 

ONOSRAM 

ainbow  Valley 

\RAMOUNT 

alcutta 

\C 

anny  Boy 
EPUBLIC 

on't  Fence  Me  In 
NIVERSAL 

id  Men  of  the  Border 


Shady  Lady 

That  Night  With  You 
(formerly  "Once 
Upon  a  Dream") 

STARTED 

COLUMBIA 

Hayfoot,  Strawfoot 
Song  of  Broadway 
Prison  Ship 

RKO  RADIO 

Falcon's  Alibi 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

Doll  Face 

UNIVERSAL 

Outlaws  of  Twin  Forks 


WARNERS 

Dancing  With  Tears 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Hail  the  Chief 
Tars  and  Spars 

MGM 

Up  Goes  Maisie 

The  Yearling 

What  Next,  Corporal 

Hargrove? 
Boys'  Ranch 
Bad  Bascomb 
Hoodlum  Saint 
Two  Sisters  From 

Boston 


Postman  Always  Rings 

Twice 
This  Strange  Adventure 

MONOGRAM 

Border  Bandits 
Swing  Parade 

PARAMOUNT 

•Blue  Skies 
Bride  Wore  Boots 
To  Each  His  Own 

PRC 

Wife  of  Monte  Cristo  ■ 
How  Do  You  Do? 

REPUBILIC 

Concerto 
Dakota 


RKO  RADIO 

Tale  of  Bedlam 

(formerly  "Chamber 

of  Horrors") 
Cornered 

Kid  From  Brooklyn 

(Goldwyn) 
Heartbeat 

(Hakim- Wood) 
Tarzan  and  the  Leopard 

Men  (Lesser) 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

Smoky 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
Enchanted  Voyage 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Abilene  (Levey) 


Diary  of  a  Chambermaid 

(Bogeaus) 
Whistle  Stop 

(Nero) 
Duel  in  the  Sun 

(Selznick) 

UNIVERSAL 

As  It  Was  Before 
Scarlet  Street 
(Diana) 

V/ARNERS 

Never  Say  Goodbye 
Man  I  Love 
Confidential  Agent 
Night  and  Day 


Elexen  Completed,  Seyen 
Started;  45  in  Work 


ollywood  Bureau 

The  total  number  of  pictures  in  work  de- 
ined  slightly  last  week,  as  11  features  were 
mpleted  and  seven  started.  At  the  weekend, 
le  shooting  index  stood  at  45,  compared  with 
)  a  week  ago. 

Most  active  among  the  studios  was  Colum- 
a,  which  brought  three  new  films  before  the 
imeras.     "Song  of  Broadway,"  a  musical, 

being  produced  by  Bert  Kelly  and  directed 
r  Leigh  Jason.  The  cast  is  headed  by  Mar- 
)rie  Reynolds,  Fred  Brady  and  Jinx  Falken- 
irg. 

"Hayfoot,  Strawfoot"  is  a  comedy  which  fea- 
ires  Judy  Canova  and  Ross  Hunter.  Ted 
ichmond  is  the  producer ;  Del  Lord  the  direc- 
ir. 

Prison  Ship"  Ready  to  Go; 
Dancing"  at  Warners 

Alexander  Thurn  -  Taxis  is  producing 
Prison  Ship,"  and  Arthur  Dreifuss  is  direct- 
g.  Nina  Foch  and  Robert  Lowery  head  the 
ist. 

At  Warners,  work  started  on  "Dancing 
lith  Tears,"  which  Alex  Gottlieb  is  produc- 
ig  with  Fred  De  Cordova  directing.  The 
ist  includes  Zachary  Scott,  Janis  Paige,  Fay 
merson,  Harry  Lewis  and  Sheldon  Leonard. 
RKO  Radio  launched  "The  Falcon's  Alibi," 
mystery  drama  whose  cast  includes  Tom 
onway,  Rita  Corday,  Jane  Greer  and  Vince 
arnett.  William  Berke  produces ;  Ray  Mc- 
arey  directs. 

At  20th  Century-Fox,  shooting  began  on 
Doll  Face,"  which  features  Carmen  Miranda, 
erry  Como,  Vivian  Blaine,  Michael  Dunne 
id  Reed  Hadley.  Bryan  Foy  is  producing; 
ewis  Seiler  directing. 

Universal's  new  venture  is  "Outlaws  of  Twin 
orks,"  a  western  featuring  Kirby  Grant  and 
uzzy  Knight.  Wallace  Fox  is  the  producer- 
rector.  , 

*ersonnel  Intelligence 
[bout  Hollywood 

Joan  Crawford  will  be  starred  in  "For  Senti- 
lental  Reasons,"  which  Charles  Hofifman  is 
;heduled  to  produce  for  Warners.  Starr 
aret  is  currently  preparing  the  script  for  the 
Jmantic  comedy.  .  .  .  Victor  Saville  will  di- 


rect MGM's  film  version  of  the  A.  J.  Cronin 
novel,  "The  Green  Years."  Harold  S.  Bucquet, 
originally  assigned  to  the  picture,  has  been 
taken  ill.  .  .  .  Edward  Dmytryk  has  been  as- 
signed by  RKO  to  direct  "They  Dream  of 
Home,"  which  Dore  Schary  will  produce  from 
a  novel  by  Niven  Busch. 

Mark  Hellinger  has  signed  a  term  contract 
with  Universal,  whereby  that  studio  will  re- 
lease the  writer-producer's  pictures.  .  .  .  Charles 
Boyer  has  been  signed  by  20th  Century-Fox 
for  the  starring  role  in  "Any  Number  Can 
Play,"  which  Otto  Preminger  will  produce  and 
direct.  .  .  .  Charles  Hoffman  has  been  assigned 
by  Warners  to  produce  "The  Hasty  Heart." 

Robert  B.  Mclntyre,  for  many  years  casting 
director  and  production  manager  for  Samuel 
Goldwyn,  has  retired,  and  will  be  succeeded  by 
Edward  A.  Blatt,  formerly  talent  agent  for 
Paramount  in  New  York.  .  .  .  Harry  Von  Zell, 
radio  comedian,  has  been  signed  by  PRC  to 
appear  in  at  least  one  picture  annually.  .  .  . 
Olive  Blakeney  has  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
Republic's  "Dakota." 

Capra  Independent  Unit 
Purchases  Original 

Liberty  Films,  the  independent  production 
company  organized  by  Samuel  Briskin,  Frank 
Capra  and  William  Wyler,  has  purchased  "It 
Happened  on  Fifth  Avenue,"  an  original  story 
by  Frederick  Stephani  and  Herbert  Clyde 
Lewis.  .  .  .  Hugh  King,  formerly  with  Myron 
Selznick,  has  joined  the  Harold  Rose  agency 
as  an  associate,  and  will  establish  a  literary 
department  for  the  office. 

Franchot  Tone  has  been  signed  to  co-star 
with  Deanna  Durbin  and  Charles  Laughton 
in  Universal's  comedy-drama,  "Because  of 
Him,"  .  .  .  Irving  Yergin,  former  Hollywood 
trade  paper  editor,  will  join  International  Pic- 
tures as  executive  assistant  to  A.  W.  Schwal- 
berg,  sales  supervisor.  .  .  .  Pat  O'Brien  will  be 
starred  by  RKO  Radio  in  "Galveston,"  a  melo- 
drama revolving  around  events  in  that  city 
during  the  famous  flood.  Edwin  L.  Marin 
will  direct  the  film,  and  J.  Robert  Bren  will 
produce. 

Brenda  Marshall  is  set  to  star  in  "The  Glass 
Alibi,"  which  William  Wilder  will  produce  for 
major  company  release.  .  .  .  John  Garfield  has 
been  assigned  the  starring  role  in  Warners' 


"Patent  Leather  Kid,"  which  Arnold  Albert  is 
scheduled  to  produce.  .  .  .  Philip  Merivale  has 
been  signed  by  MGM  for  an  important  role  in 
"This  Strange  Adventure." 

Artur  Rubinstein  has  been  signed  to  a  con- 
tract by  Republic,  under  the  terms  of  which 
the  pianist  will  record  the  score  for  Frank 
Borzage's  production,  "Concerto,"  which  fea- 
tures Rachmaninoff's  second  piano  concerto  as 
its  musical  motif.  .  .  .  Warners  has  signed 
Ginny  Simms  for  a  top  role  in  "Night  and 
Day,"  which  stars  Gary  Grant.  .  .  .  PRC  has 
added  two  features  to  its  production,  schedule. 
"Beggar's  Gold"  will  be  produced  by  Harry 
Sauber;  "Kentucky  Mansion"  by  Martin 
Mooney. 

John  Berry  to  Direct 
For  RKO  Radio 

John  Berry  has  been  biorrowed  from  Para-- 
mount  by  RKO  to  direct  "All  Brides  Are 
Beautiful,"  which  will  star  Joan  Fontaine.  .  .  . 
"Great  Temptation,"  based  on  the  novel  "Carl 
and  Anna,"  by  Leonard  Frank,  will  be  pro- 
duced for  MGM  by  Arthur  Hornblow,  Jr.,  co- 
starring  Greer  Garson  and  Robert  Montgom- 
ery. .  .  .  Patrick  Michael  Cunning's  next 
Telecine  production  will .  be  "The  Glorious 
Whitewasher,"  based  on  Mark  Twain's  "Tom 
Sawyer."  Nestor  Paiva  has  been  signed  to  do 
the  narration. 

Edward  Dmytryk  is  set  to  direct  "They 
Dream  of  Home,"  which  Dore  Schary  will 
produce  for  RKO  Radio.  .  .  .  Margaret  Lind- 
say has  been  added  to  the  cast  of  the  Diana 
production,  "Scarlet  Street,"  which  is  currently 
shooting  at  Universal.  .  .  .  Samuel  Goldwyn 
has  engaged  Jerome  Cowan  for  an  important 
role  in  "The  Kid  from  Brooklyn."  .  .  .  Repub- 
lic has  purchased  the  currently  popular  song, 
"How're  You  Doing  in  the  Heart  Depart- 
ment," for  use  in  the  next  Roy  Rogers  musical 
western,  "Along  the  Navajo  Trail." 

Frank  Gruber's  "Detective  Johnny  Fletch- 
er" novels  will  be  brought  to  the  screen  by 
Walter  Colmes.  The  author  has  been  signed 
to  write  the  screenplays  for  the  projected  se- 
ries, and  Albert  Dekker  and  Mike  Mazurki 
have  been  engaged  to  play  the  two  principal 
parts.  .  .  .  Richard  Haydn  has  been  selected 
for  an  important  role  in  MGM's  "The  Green 
Years."  .  .  .  John  H.  Auer  has  been  assigned 
by  RKO  to  direct  "The  Calico  Kid,"  which 
will  star  Eddie  Cantor  and  Joan  Davis. 


Iva  Joins  Intermounfain 

Richard  J.  Iva  has  been  appointed  booker  for 
Intermounfain  Theatres  in  Utah  and  Idaho,  Tracy 
Barham,  vice-Dresident  and  general  manager,  has 
announced.    He  replaces  C.  Clare  Woods. 


tOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  IS,  1945 


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GEORGE  CLAIRE 


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Screen  Play  by  STEVE  FISHER 

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RADIO 


Companies  Face 
New  Anti-Trust 
Court  Action 

While  the  Dcparlinciit  of  Justice  proceeded  this 
week  with  preparations  lor  tlie  Government's  anti- 
trust suit  against  themajor  companies  which  comes 
to  trial  at  the  Federal  District  Court,  New  York, 
on  October  8,  one  more  anti-trust  case  entered 
the  distribution-exhibition  litigation  stage  and  an- 
other was  threatened  against  tiie  majors. 

Both  cases  were. viewed  by  industry  counsels  as 
the  immediate  results  of  the  recent  decision  in  favor 
of  exhibition  handed  down  by  the  U.  S.  Circuit 
Court  of  Appeals  at  Philadelphia  in  the  William 
Goldman  case  against  Warner  Bros,  and  other 
distributors. 

Danz  Files  Suit  for  Damages 

In  Seattle  Monday,  Joim  Danz  and  the  Granada 
Theatre  Corp.,  which  operates  the  Admiral  theatre 
in  that  city,  filed  an  anti-trust  suit  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  for  the  western  district  of  Washingon, 
against  Twentieth  Century-Fox,  Warners,  Loew's, 
Paramount,  RKO  Radio,  United  Artists,  Columbia, 
Universal,  National  Theatres,  Evergreen  Theatres 
and  Fox  Pacific  Theatres.  On  Wednesday,  the  case 
was  settled  out  of  court. 

Complainant  asked  $180,000  in  treble  damages 
and  $20,000  for  attorney  fees,  totaling  $200,000. 

Mr.  Danz  alleged  that  the  defendants  had  con- 
spired to  keep  first-run  product  from  his  Admiral 
theatre  in  favor  of  the  Egyptian  and  Neptune  thea- 
tres. He  sought  to  play  first  run  films  day-and- 
date  with  the  two  houses,  in  addition  to  the  dam- 
ages sought. 

The  threatened  suit  against  the  majors  came  to 
light  in  New  York  Monday  when  it  was  learned 
that  the  Department  of  Justice  reportedly  has  writ- 
ten to  several  distributors  asking  they  make  first- 
run  product  available  to  Don  Jacocks,  operator  of 
the  Strand  in  Taunton,  Mass. 

Theatre  Dark  Since  March 

Mr.  Jacocks  is  understood  to  be  planning  an 
anti-trust  action  unless  he  is  able  to  secure  product 
to  reopen  the  Strand,  which  has  b?en  dark  since 
last  March. 

Monroe  E.  Stein,  attorney  for  the  exhibitor,  has 
been  seeking  a  solution  for  the  past  several  months 
by  repeated  conferences  with  film  company  attor- 
neys and  sales  executives  in  behalf  of  the  Strand. 

Meanwhile,  industry  counsel  is  studying  the 
Goldman  case  with  a  view  to  appeal. 

In  Chicago,  Monday,  Thomas  C.  McConnell,  at- 
torney for  plaintiffs  in  the  Jackson  Park  anti-trust 
case,  made  known  he  would  delay  for  a  month  his 
appeal  to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court  of  the  recent 
U.  S.  Circuit  Court  decision  reversing  the  verdict 
of  the  Federal  Court  jury  which  awarded  the  thea- 
tre operators  damages  against  the  majors  totaling 
$360,000.  In  addition  to  the  distributing  compa- 
nies, defendants  in  the  case  are  the  Balaban  and 
Katz  and  Warner  circuits. 

Atlas  Corporation  Buys 
Liberty  Magazine,  Inc. 

Floyd  B.  Odium's  Atlas  Corporation  has  pur- 
chased Liberty  Magazine,  Inc.,  which  publishes 
Liberty,  Screenlmid,  Silver  Screen  and  Movie 
Shozu.  The  reported  purchase  price  was  near 
$2,000,000.  The  corporation  will  take  title  to  the 
magazines  August  20.  The  entire  capital  stock 
of  Liberty  Magazine,  Inc.,  was  acquired  from 
Paul  Hunter,  publisher  of  Liberty,  and  the  Cuneo 
Press  interests.  Atlas  Corporation  has  holdings 
in  motion  pictures,  utilities,  transportation  and 
other  industries. 


Air  Express  Increases 

Air  express  shipments  throughout  the  country 
during  June  rose  27.2  per  cent  over  the  same 
month  last  year,  the  Air  Express  Division  of  Rail- 
way Express  Agency  announced.  The  agency  han- 
dled more  than  176,700  air  express  shipments  for 
the  domestic  airlines  during  June  as  compared 
with  about  138,400  during  the  same  month  last 
year. 


IN  NEWSREELS 

MOViETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  99— Japan's  Doom, 
Russia  enters  war  against  the  Japs.  .  .  .  President 
Truman  visits  King  George.  .  .  .  President  Truman 
announces  atomic  Ixjmb. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  10«— Allied  might  in 
the  Pacific.  .  .  .  President  Truman  on  atomic  bomb.  .  .  . 
President  honors  Byrnes.  .  .  .  French  fleet  scuttled  at 
Toulon  is  salvaged  and  repaired.  .  .  .  Hawaii  Mars  is 
raised.  .  .  .  Snow  bird  regatta.  .  .  .  G.  I.  fishermen. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  lOO—Special  edition. 
A  review  of  the  Japanese  war. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  297— Truman  reveals 
atomic  bomb.  .  .  .  Nazi  U-boat  in  New  York  harbor. 
.  .  .  Titan  Hanover  wins  Hambletonian. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  297— Special  edition. 
A  Victory  special  reviewing  the  war. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  100— Japan's  last  hour.  .  .  . 
Russia  in  the  Pacific.  .  .  .  The  atomic  bomb.  .  .  .  Japan's 
"End  of  the  road." 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  101— The  last  hour  over  here. 
.  .  .  Events  leading  up  to  the  surrender.  .  .  .  Analysis 
of  problems  of  peace  and  war. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  102— A  fateful  week  in 
history.  .  .  .  Atomic  bomb.  .  .  .  Russia  wars  on  the 
Japanese. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  103— President  Truman 
reports  to  the  nation.  .  .  .  U.  S.,  Britain  join  in  blasting 
Japan.  .  .  .  Tanks  enter  II.  S.  section  of  Berlin.  .  .  . 
Fraternization  ban  lifted  in  Germany. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  423— The  atomic  bomb 
Russia  declares  war.  .  .  .  Big  Three  adjourn.  .  .  . 
President  Truman  speaks.  .  .  .  Major  Bong  killed.  .  .  . 
The  10th  celebrates. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  424— Social  life  in  Ber- 
lin. .  .  .  Secretary  Byrnes  decorated.  .  .  .  Mechanical 
eye  guards  U.  S.  property.  .  .  .  Days  of  Days  for 
orphans.  .  .  .  It's  a  green  Christmas.  .  .  .  British  join 
Pacific  fleet.  .  .  .  Larchmont  race  week. 

Breen  Tells  PRC 
Public  Frowns 
On  Gangsters 

PRC  has  dropped  production  plans  for  "Wanted 
for  Murder,"  "Johnny  Torrio"  and  two  other  un- 
titled films,  all  of  which  were  to  have  dealt  with 
gangster  subjects,  as  the  result  of  a  mounting  dis- 
approval of  this  type  of  film,  it  was  announced  by 
the  company  in  Hollywood  this  week. 

The  plans  were  dropped,  it  was  said,  after  Joseph 
I.  Breen,  administrator  of  the  Production  Code, 
informed  PRC  of  the  protests  received  concerning 
gangster-type  pictures  now  in  release. 

Parent-Teacher  Associations,  as  well  as  other 
civic  groups,  have  gone  on  record  as  disapproving 
of  Monogram's  "Dillinger"  and  similar  pictures. 

Mr.  Breen  told  reporters  that  he  had  merely  in- 
formed PRC  of  the  public's  attitude  so  that  the 
studio  would  know  what  to  expect.  He  added  that 
the  Production  Code  Administration  had  not 
banned  or  forbidden  this  type  of  production  since  it 
was  not  within  the  administration's  authority  to 
do  so. 

Martin  Mooney,  PRC  producer,  reported  that 
"other  types  of  pictures"  will  be  substituted  for 
the  gangster  films.  "But  this  attitude,"  he  con- 
tinued, "applied  generally,  will  further  handicap  all 
'B'  and  serial  productions,  which  depend  heavily 
on  criminal  background  for  stories  and  always 
show  that  crime  does  not  pay." 

Westinghouse  Completes  Film 
For  Lighting  Consultants 

The  Westinghouse  Lamp  Division,  Bloomfield, 
N.  J.,  ha.s  completed  a  16  mm  film  in  sound  and 
color  which  has  been  designed  to  assist  the  group 
of  home  lighting  consultants  which  the  nation's 
Electric  Service  companies  have  assigned  to  help 
achieve  better  lighting  in  American  homes.  The 
pictijre,  "The  Magic  Touch,"  contains  both  the 
man's  and  the  woman's  angle,  thus  being  adapted 
for  showing  to  women's  organizations  and  to  mixed 
groups.  Prints  of  the  30-minute  film  are  avail- 
able for  inspection  at  the  nine  Westinghouse  Lamp 
District  headquarters. 


SIMPP  Will  Aid  I 
Loew^s  Fight 
On  "Southerner^ 

The  Society  of  Independent  Motion  Picture  Pr 
ducers  will  come  to  the  aid  of  David  Loew  wh 
and  if  he  requires  support  in  his  fight  against  1 
Memphis  board  of  censorship's  banning  of  his  p] 
ture,  "The  Southerner." 

Last  week  Mr.  Loew  telegraphed  Donald  Nelsc 
president  of  SIMPP,  and  was  assured  that  the  .' 
ciety  would  stand  back  of  the  producer  with  leiH 
and  moral  aid  should  the  situation  warrant.  I 

Whether  the  organization  will  be  directly  il 
volved  in  the  case  depends,  however,  on  the  resul 
obtained  by  Edward  Kuhn,  Memphis  attorney,  al 
pointed  by  Mr.  Loew's  attorney,  David  Tannel 
baum,  to  obtain  ceurt  relief.  What  action  Itil 
Kuhn  will  take  was  not  immediately  apparent  til 
week,  but  it  appears  that  he  will  ask  for  an  il 
junction.  I 

A  representative  of  Mr.  Loew  reported  that  tl 
producer  will  conduct  his  case  on  the  basis  of  tl 
broader  principles  involved  and  not  on  the  meril 
of  the  particular  picture.  I 

On  August  9,  Mr.  Loew  began  a  mail  campail 
on  behalf  of  his  picture,  asking  newspaper  editol 
of  the  country  to  sign  a  petition  which  will  be  sul 
mitted  to  Walter  Chandler,  Mayor  of  MemphI 
protesting  the  banning.  The  petition  demands  thl 
the  Mayor  "take  immediate  action  toward  a  coil 
plete  investigation  of  censor  board  chairman  Llo;  ! 
Binford's  position."  4 

The  New  York  opening  of  the  film  has  been  si 
for  August  25  at  the  Globe  theatre.  i 

UA-Oriental  Chicago  Deal 
Reduces  Independent  Runs 

Independent  distributors  in  Chicago  will  sustai 
a  major  setback  in  the  Loop's  first-run  mark 
when  the  deal  concluded  between  United  Artis 
and  Harold  Costello,  operator  of  the  Oriental  th' 
atre,  begins  on  September  21  with  the  extende 
run  of  "Blood  on  the  Sun."  The  Oriental  h: 
been  about  the  only  first-run  outlet  for  Republi 
Monogram  and  PRC,  and  a  market  for  the  le 
important  releases  of  Columbia  and  Universa 
The  deal  was  submitted  to  the  UA  office  for  a) 
proval,  considered  only  a  technicality,  since  tc 
UA  sales  executives  have  been  kept  informed  c 
all  proceedings.  UA  will  share  expenses  in  e: 
ploiting  the  pictures  and  will  contribute  towan 
institutional  ads  which  will  inform  the  public  i 
the  Oriental's  new  picture  program. 

•  Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Six  New  Pictures  i 

The  Legion  of  Decency  reviewed  six  new  pil 
tures  this  w&ek,  approving  all  but  one.  Classed  ! 
A-I,  unobjectionable  for  general  patronage,  w: 
"Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes,"  "Springt' 
in  Texas"  and  "You  Can't  Do  Without  Lo" 
Classed  as  A-II,  unobjectionable  for  adults,  wei; 
"Paris  Underground"  and  "Uncle  Harry."  "Gue^ 
Wife"  was  placed  in  Class  B,  objectionable  in  pari 
.  because  of  "light  treatment  of  marriage."  | 


"Sunday  Movie  Bill"  Wins 
In  Connecticut 

The  Connecticut  State  Legislature  has  passa 
and  the  governor  has  signed  the  "Sunday  Movi 
Bill"  which  permits  all  towns  and  cities  aft^ 
October  1  to  exercise  local  option  and  perm! 
theatres  to  remain  open  from  1  o'clock  to  11 :3' 
o'clock  instead  of,  as  at  present,  from  2  o'cloc'j 
until  11  o'clock. 


PRC  Shifts  Anne  Greeley 

Anne  Greeley,  formerly  assistant  to  Arnplj 
Stoltz,  PRC's  eastern  publicity  and  advertisinj 
director,  has  been  appointed  fan  magazine  com 
tact  for  PRC.  Her  first  assignment  will  be  of 
the  special  production,  "The  Enchanted  Forest,' 
scheduled  for  release  in  the  1945-46  program.  I 


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THIS  IS  AMERICA 


Produced  by  FREDERIC  ULLMAN,  Jr. 
Distributed  by  RKO  RADIO  PICTURES 


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LATE  REVIEWS 


Ziegfeld  Follies 

MGM  ( 1945-46 )—Speciacu\ar  Revue 

MGM,  wliicli  has  a  habit  of  never  sparing  ex- 
pense, forgot  whatever  linal  hesitation  it  may  have 
had  and  pulled  out  all  corks  on  "Ziegfeld  hollies." 
The  end  result  is  a  magnificent  production,  breath- 
takingly  liimed,  tluctuatmg  in  values — the  fate  of 
most  revues — but  by  sheer  weight  in  starring  and 
visual  assets  an  unquestioned  box-oflice  success  of 
considerable  proportions. 

Revues  do  not  have  stories  and  "Ziegfeld  Fol- 
lies" stands  by  the  tradition.  The  closest  to  a 
connecting  thread  shows  William  Powell,  as  Flor- 
enz  Ziegleld,  in  an  imaginary  heaven  reliving  his 
Broadway  successes.  Once  the  excuse  is  provided 
through  a  clever  and  well-conceived  use  of  Bunin's 
Puppets  depicting  Ziegfeld  stars  such  as  Fanny 
Brice,  Marilyn  Miller,  Eddie  Cantor  and  some 
others,  the  revue  actually  sets  sail. 

One  number,  called  "Merry-Go-Round,"  has  Lu- 
cille Ball  serving  as  ballet  master  while  knockout 
girls  in  pink  ostrich  feathers  and  accessories  par- 
ade and  dance  to  a  burlesque  rendition  by  deadpan 
Virginia  O'Brien  of  "Bring  on  Those  Beautiful 
Girls,"  the  theme  song. 

A  water  ballet  featuring  Esther  Williams,  her 
figure,  her  bathing  suit  and  her  swimming,  is  ex- 
quisite to  behold.  Next  is  Keenan  Wynn,  indis- 
pensable Metro  comic  these  days,  in  a  telephone 
skit  called  "Number,  Please."  The  idea  here  is  he 
can  get  through  a  long  distance  call  in  a  couple  of 
minutes  flat,  but  can't  raise  a  friend  down  the 
street.    It's  an  old  gag,  but  Wynn  does  much  for  it. 

James  Melton  and  Marion  Bell  are  principals 
in  a  duet  from  "La  Traviata."  They  are  in  good 
voice,  but  the  surrounding  scenic  investiture  is 
overdone  in  elaborateness  and  may  prove  somewhat 
confusing.  Victor  Moore  and  Edward  Arnold  play 
off  "Pay  the  Two  Dollars,"  a  comedy  skit  with 
Moore  his  usual  pathetic  self  as  the  Casper  Milque- 
toast who  faces  jail  because  Arnold,  his  lawyer, 
refuses  to  appeal  a  small  fine. 

Fred  Astaire  and  Lucille  Bremer  appear  in  two 
numbers.  To  the  music  of  "This  Heart  of  Mine," 
a  sentimental  number  by  Harry  Warren,  they 
dance  against  a  background  of  a  gold  and  red  ball- 
room and  marble  steps.  Astaire  is  Astaire,  as 
usual.  Miss  Bremer  reflects  much  youthful  charm 
and  genuine  dancing  ability.  Their  second,  which 
comes  along  later,  is  a  pantomime  dealing  with 
London's  Limehouse. 

In  between  is  Fanny  Brice  making  her  sole  ap- 
pearance in  a  David  Freedman  sketch  called  "A 
Sweepstakes  Ticket."  Hume  Cronyn  and  William 
Frawley  are  her  assists  in  a  farcical  and  broadly 
comic  routine  which  could  have  been  funnier. 

Lena  Home,  photographed  beautifully,  sings 
"Love,"  a  ballad  by  Hugh  Martin  and  Ralph  Blane 
in  the  sultrv  mood  suitable  to  this  chanteuse.  Red 


Skelton  does  his  well  khONvli,  but  funny,  television 
sketch  showing  an  announcer  swiping  someone 
else's  gin  and  wearying  himself  in  the  doing. 

It  is  Judy  Garland  who  delivers  one  of  the  best 
sequences.  This  is  "An  Interview"  in  which  she 
pokes  fun,  through  satire,  at  one  of  the  grand 
ladies  of  the  screen  explaining  her  impending  epic 
to  a  group  of  reporters  and  photographers.  Music 
and  lyrics  by  Kay  Thompson  and  Roger  Edens 
are  excellent.  Dance  direction  by  Charles  Wal- 
ters for  this  number  is  tops. 

Astaire  also  does  a  dancing  duet  with  Gene  Kel- 
ly in  "The  Babbitt  and  the  Bromide,"  a  frothy 
number  by  George  and  Ira  Gershwin.  This  se- 
quence, on  its  own,  no  doubt  will  be  viewed  by 
many  as  worth  the  price  of  admission. 

The  attraction  terminates  on  a  somewhat  tame 
note — or  maybe  it's  only  by  comparison — with 
"Beauty,"  song  written  by  Harry  Warren  and  Ar- 
thur Freed.  Production  investiture  here  roams  the 
range  from  bubble  baths  to  Dali-like  poses  as 
Kathryn  Grayson  does  the  vocalizing. 

Vincente  Minnelli  directed  with  an  eye  to  beau- 
ty and  effect,  of  which  there  is  an  unending  quota. 
Freed  produced.  Technicolor  photography  and  the 
results  obtained  through  it  are  an  indispensable 
part  of  the  whole. 

Revieii'ed  at  the  Colonial  theatre,  Boston.  Re- 
znewer's  Rating :  Excellent. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  110  min.  PCA  No. 
10439.  General  audience  classification.  / 
William  Powell,  Judv  Garland,  Lucille  Ball,  Virginia 
O'Brien,  Esther  Williams,  Keenan  Wynn,  Gene  Kelly, 
Fred  Astaire,  James  Melton,  Victor  Moore,  Edward 
Arnold.  Lucille  Bremer,  Fanny  Brice,  Lena  Home,  Red 
Skelton,  Kathryn  Grayson,  William  Frawley,  Hume 
Cronyn,  Marion  Bell. 


Follow  That  Woman 

Paramount  (1945-46) — Melodrama 

Plotting  that  avoids  pitfalls  of  formula  and  con- 
venience is  combined  with  names  that  mean  busi- 
ness to  lift  this  melodrama  from  the  Pine-Thomas 
anvil  above  par  for  the  shop.  William  Gargan, 
Nancy  Kelly  and  Ed  Gargan,  directed  with  spirit 
by  Lew  Landers,  enhance  both  the  billing  and  the 
script  by  Winston  Miller  and  Maxwell  Shane  in 
a  manner  to  make  each  of  the  film's  69  minutes 
count. 

Gargan  portrays  the  head  of  a  private  detective 
agenc/  furloughed  for  a  week  to  find  out  why  his 
wife  is  being  shot  at  by  gangsters.  It  turns  out  she 
has  continued  in  his  absence  to  solve  the  mystery 
of  a  nightclub  murder  committed  within  earshot 
of  them  prior  to  his  induction.  Suspicion  rests 
impartially  on  four  suspects  until  Gargan,  with  his 
furlough  about  to  expire,  solves  the  mystery. 

William  Pine  and  William  Thomas  produced, 
with  Maxwell  Shane,  as  associate  producer  in  addi- 
tion to  his  writing  credit. 

Previeived  at  the  Paramount  Studio.  Reviewer's 
rating  :  Good. — William  R.  Weaver.  ' 

Release  date  not  set.  Running-  time,  69  min.  PCA.  No. 
10847.    General  audience  classification. 


MGM's  ''Ziegfeld 
Follies''  Opens 

The  world  premiere  of  MGM's  "Ziegfeld  Follies" 
was  held  Monday,  August  13,  at  the  Colonial  thea- 
tre in  Boston  with  all  of  the  fanfare  of  a  Holly- 
wood premiere. 

Judy  Garland,  one  of  the  stars  of  the  picture, 
and  her  hu§band,  Vkicente  ^innejli,  who  directed 
it,  were  amot%  the  Siot^bles^,  who  attended.  Gov- 
ernor Maurice  I.  Xobin  otMassachusetts  and  Mrs. 
Tobin  and  John  Ei-,,K,en^an,  Mayor  of  Boston, 
also  attended.  '         i^'         -    '  . 

The  Boston  engagement,  orT  a  two-a-day  policy, 
is  limited  to  two  weeks.  An  extensive  advance 
advertising  and  exploitation  campaign  preceded  the 
premiere  and  the  advance  sale  of  tickets  was  re- 
portedly one  of  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the 
company  for  a  roadsow  engagement.  Opening 
night  tickets,  priced  at  $2.40,  were  sold  out  two 
weeks  before  the  opening. 

The  Colonial  was  redecorated  and  equipped  with 
new  sound  devices  and  a  special  front  for  the 


A  second  similar  engagement  at  the  Nixon  thea- 
tre in  Pittsburgh  begins  August  26. 

Following  the  Boston  showing,  William  F. 
Rodgers,  MGM  vice-president  and  general  sales 
manager,  was  host  at  a  special  luncheon  for  ap- 
proximately SO  "in-town"  exhibitors  in  the  Bos- 
ton territory  on  Tuesday,  August  14. 


Washington  Premiere  Held 
For  "Silver  Fleet" 

A  special  invitation  premiere  of  the  PRC  pro- 
duction, "The  Silver  Fleet,"  was  held  August  9 
at  the  Hippodrome  theatre,  Washington,  D.'  C, 
for  government  and  military  officials.  Co-sponsors 
of  the  premiere  were,  the  Netherlands-American 
Foundation  and  Rear  Admiral  J.  E.  Meijer  Ran- 
neft.  Naval  attache  to  the  Royal  Netherlands 
Embassy.  The  performance  was  dedicated  to  the 
officers  and  personnel  of  the  Royal  Netherlands 
Navy  whose  cooperation  and  advice  were  sought 
in  making  the  picture. 


casion. 


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Joins  Universal  Staff 

Patricia  Goldman  has  been  added  to  the  home 
office  publicity  stafT  at  Universal.  She  attended 
the  Dalton  School  in  New  York  Citv  and  the  LEni- 
versity  of  Wisconsin. 


Warners  Stage 
Real  Christmas 
In  Connecticut 


"Christmas  in  Connecticut,"  Warner  Brothers' 
second  large-scale  premiere  in  two  days,  was  form- 
ally launched  Wednesday,  August  8,  at  Norwalk, 
Conn.,  with  a  Christmas  party  for  100  redeployedlif 
service  men.    The  day  previous,  Warners'  "Pride  ! 
of  the  Marines"  was  given  a  special  screening  in 
Philadelphia  for  veterans  of  Guadalcanal. 
-   The  Christmas  party,  in  fact  the  whole  publicity 
build-up  for  the  film,  was  noted  in  a  front-page  fea-  Ij 
ture  story  headed  "Noel!  Noel!"  in  a  Christmas  ' 
border  across  two  columns  ot  the  August  8  issue 
of  the  New  York  World-Telegram.    This  is  be- 
lieved to  be  one  of  the  first  times  an  out-of-town  t 
motion  picture  campaign  made  the  front  page  of  a|I 
New  York  newspaper.  1' 

The  Norwalk  festivities  got  into  their  stride  with 
a  Christmas  dinner  held  at  the  YMCA  with  Gov-  « 
ernor  Raymond  E.  Baldwin  of  Connecticut  and  hisl] 
StafT,  Mayor  Robert  B.  Oliver  of  Norwalk  and  20  1 
other  Mayors  attending. 

After  dinner  the  service  men  and  officials  assem-;|j 
bled  in  the  reviewing  stand  before  Mathews  Parkl 
to  watch  a  street  parade,  a  description  of  which  was  '' 
broadcast.  The  program  included  Lawrence  Tib-  V 
bett,  who  sang  two  numbers,  and  the  singing  of 
Christmas  carols  by  a  choral  group  of  100  voices. 

Red  Cross  workers  cooked  and  served  the  Christ- 
mas dinner,  in  addition  to  assisting  in  the  trans- i 
porting  of  soldiers.    A  giant  Christmas  tree  was  'f 
set  up  in  Mathews  Park  where  merchants  and  citi- 
zens brought  many  presents  for  distribution  to  the' 
service  men. 


RKO  Regionals 
In  Two  Cities 


RKO  Radio  completed  its  Cincinnati  and  Chi- 
cago regional  sales  meeting  this  week  after  wind- '  ' 
ing  up  its  New  York  meeting  Wednesday,  August  8. 

The  Cincinnati  meeting  opened  its  three-day  ses- 
sion, Friday,  August  10,  at  the  Netherland  Plaza 
Hotel.    The  meeting  was  attended  by  home  office 
and  Walt  Disney  Production  executives,  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  Cincinnati  exchange  and  managers 
and  salesmen  from  the  following  exchanges :  Cleve- 
land, Detroit,  Indianapolis,  Dallas,  Atlanta,  New 
Orleans,  Charlotte,  Oklahoma  City  and  Memphis. 
Ned  E.  Depinet,  RKO  Radio  president,  presided. 
«    Sol   Schwartz,  manager  of  out-of-town  RKO 
theatres,  was  host  at  a  cocktail-bufifet  to  delegates  . 
attending.  ■ 
The  Chicago  meeting  opened  August  14  in  the  ' 
Blackstone  Hotel  for  a  three-day  session.    In  ad- 
dition to  the  home,  office  executives  and  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  Chicago  exchange,  managers  and 
salesmen    from    Milwaukee,    Minneapolis,  Sioux 
Falls,    Des    Moines,    Kansas    City,    Omaha  and 
St.  Louis  attended  the  meeting.    Mr.  Depinet  again 
presided. 

Robert  Mochrie,  general  sales  manager ;  Harry 
Michalson,  short  subjects  sales  manager;  Walter 
E.  Branson,  western  division  sales  manager ;  M.  G. 
Poller,  assistant  to  Mr.  Mochrie ;  S.  Barret  Mc- 
Cormick,  director,  publicity  and  advertising,  and 
Terry  Turner,  exploitation  manager,  addressed  the 
Chicago  delegates.  S 

RKO's  foiirth  and  concluding  regional  sales 
tneeting  will  be  held  in  the  Ambassador  Hotel,  Los 
^  .Al^geles,  beginning  August  20  for  three  days. 

The  New  York  exchange  was  awarded  the  fourth 
capital  prize  in  the  Ned  Depinet  Sales  Drive  at  the 
concluding  session  of  the  company's  Eastern  re- 
gional sales  meeting  held  at  the  Waldorf-Astoria, 
August  6-8.  Phil  Hode,  branch  manager,  accepted 
the  award. 

Charles  Boasberg,  Metropolitan  district  manager, 
received  second  prize  among  the  10  sales  divisions. 

Other  Eastern  exchanges  receiving  awards  were 
Albany,  Boston,  Buffalo,  New  Haven,  Philadelphia, 
Pittsburgh,  and  Washington.  | 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18.  1945  " 


^/WHAT  THE 
PICTVRE  DID  FOR 


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product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  ivie.  Ivlotion  Picture  Herald,  Roclcefeller  Center.  New  Yorit  20. 


Columbia 

ROCKIN'  IN  THE  ROCKIES:  Mary  Beth  Hughes, 
Fay  Kirby — For  Action  Night  this  is  tops  and  it  doesn't 
:ost  a  fortune.  Everyone  well  pleased.  Played  Wednes- 
lay,  Thursday,  July  18,  19.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial 
rheatre,  Astoria,  111. 

TAHITI  NIGHTS:  Dave  O'Brien,  Jinx  Falkenberg— 
V  dandy  little  picture  to  go  with  "Sing  Me  a  Song  of 
Cexas."  A  good  combination  and  drew  well.  Played 
Vednesday,  Thursday,  July  4,  5. — M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial 
[Tieatre,  Astoria,  111. 

TOGETHER  AGAIN:  Irene  Dunne,  Charles  Boyer— A 
airly  good  comedy-drama.  Irene  Dunne  does  very  well 
lut  no  one  here  likes  Boyer.  So  it  did  not  do  much 
lusiness.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  20,  21. — M.  W. 
iughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

TONIGHT   AND   EVERY   NIGHT:    Rita  Hayworth, 
M   Bowman — This   is   O.K.   and   in   brilliant   color  but 
thought  "Cover  Girl"  was  better  a  year  ago.  Played 
lunday-Tuesday,    July    15-17. — M.    W.    Hughes,  Colonial 
'heatre,  Astoria,  111. 

-ilm  Classics 

COWBOY  AND  THE  LADY:  Gary  Cooper,  Merle 
>beron — This  is  a  good  picture  but  the  trailer  made  it 
jok  so  old  that  the  people  came  to  see  how  old  it  really 
'as  and  found  out  that  it  was  the  best  comedy  they 
ave  seen  in  a  long  time.  Below  average  business, 
'layed  Tuesday,  Wednesday. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre, 
iivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

v^etro-GoIdwyn-Mayer 

CLOCK,  THE:  Judy  Garland,  Robej-i  Walker— Defi- 
itely  this  did  not  please  the  Garland  fans.  When  they 
'alk  out  on  her  there  is  something  wrong.  That  is 
lat  she  is  not  a  dramatic  actress.  She  overacted.  From 
le  reaction  of  most  of  the  patrons  she  had  better  stay 
1  the  lighter  roles.  In  that  type  of  part  she  has  had 
xperience.  It  is  the  old  story  of  the  clown  wanting  to 
e  a  tragedian.  If  she  is  as  smart  as  I  think  she  is, 
le  will  stay  in  musicals  which  are  her  forte.  Other- 
■ise? — A.  E.  Hancock,  Columbia  Theatre,  Columbia  City, 
id. 

MEET  ME,  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
I'Brien — This  is  a  good  picture  for  any  situation.  Drew 
ell  and  pleased.  Little  Margaret  O'Brien  is  in  the  cast, 
layed  Sunday -Tuesday,  July  8,10.— M.  W.  Hughes, 
olonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

THIS  MAN'S  NAVY:  Wallace  Beery,  James  Gleason 
-Wallace  is  always  good  and  draws  a  good  crowd  here, 
his  picture  is  especially  good.  Played  Friday-Sunday, 
Illy  13-15.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria, 
1. 

•Sonogram 

DILLINGER:  Elisha  Cook,  Jr.,  Lawrence  Tierney— 
[onogram  has  a  winner  here.  'Will  get  you  extra  dough 
you  let  them  know  in  time  when  you  are  showing  it. 
layed  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  25,  26. — M.  W. 
ughes.  Colonial  'Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

Paramount 

AND  NOW  TOMORROW:  Loretta  Young,  Alan  Ladd 
■Very  good.  Business  was  above  average  midweek  and 
e  had  many  favorable  comments.  This  picture  pleased 
^eryone  and  that  is  something  to  be  happy  about, 
layed  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  25,  26.— A.  C.  Ed- 
ards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.  Small  lumber  town 
itronage. 

DANGEROUS  PASSAGE:  Robert  Lowery,  Phyllis 
rooks — A  nice  action  picture.  Doubled  with  a  Western 
id  did  O.K.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  Aug.  1,  2.— 
[.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

OUR  HEARTS  WERE  YOUNG  AND  GAY:  Diana 
ynn,  Gail  Russell — One  of  Paramount's  so-called  "spe- 
als."  It  is  just  a  fair  picture  that  will  go  over  O.K. 
layed  Friday,  Saturday,  Aug.  3,  4. — M.  W.  Hughes, 
olonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

PRACTICALLY  YOURS:  Claudette  Colbert,  Fred 
[cMurray — Failed  at  the  box  office  here.  Poor  title, 
guess.  The  failure  was  not  the  fault  of  Miss  Colbert 
>  she  is  one  of  the  best  bets  and  actresses  today, 
veryone  likes  her  but  something  killed  it.  Played  Sun- 
ly-Tuesday,  July  29-31.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Thea- 
e,  Astoria,  111. 

SALTY  CROURKE:  Alan  Ladd,  Gail  Russell— Made 
I  order  for  any  situation.  It  is  as  good  a  race  track 
cture  as  they  make.  Grab  it  and  play  it  quickly, 
layed  Sunday-Tuesday,  July  22-24.— M.  W.  Hughes, 
olonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

UNSEEN,  THE:  Joel  McCrea,  Gail  Russell— Outstand- 
g  mystery.  There  is  sustained  suspense.  It  is  one  of 
le  best  and  worth  playing  up.    Sell  it  and  get  results. 


Public  confidence  in  our  advertising  depends  on  how 
many  times  we  fool  them.  Overdoing  it  nullifies  many 
a  good  campaign.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July 
18,   19.— Frank   Vesley,   State  Theatre,   Hollister,  Cal. 

PRC 

HIS  BROTHER'S  GHOST:  Buster  Crabbe,  Al  St.  John 
- — -The  only  thing  that  put  this  over  was  Fuzzy  Q.  Jones. 
PRC  has  something  with  Fuzzy.  All  the  folks  like  him 
but  that  is  all.  There  was  no  action  or  good  fights  in 
this.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  27,  28.— Nick  Raspa, 
State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

TOWN  WENT  WILD,  THE:  Freddie  Bartholomew, 
James  Lydon — The  best  PRC  picture  yet.  It  has  a  good 
cast  and  lots  of  laughs.  But  it  failed  to  bring  in  the 
business.  No  draw  down  here,  but  a  good  picture. 
Played  Tuesday,  Wednesday,  July  24,  25.— Nick  Raspa, 
State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

WHISPERING  SKULL,  THE:  Dave  O'Brien,  Tex 
Ritter — If  it  wasn't  for  a  poor  sound  track  on  this,  it 
would  have  been  a  good  show.  Doubled  this  with  "The 
Mummy's  Curse."  Business  good.  Played  Friday,  Sat- 
urday, July  20,  21. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rives- 
ville,  W.   Va.     Small   town  patronage. 

RKO  Radio 

ENCHANTED  COTTAGE,  THE:  Dorothy  McGuire, 
Robert  Young — One  of  the  greatest  love  stories  of  the 
year.  Robert  Young  was  at  his  best  and  will  be  cer- 
tainly considered  when  this  year's  Oscars  are  passed 
out.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  July  23,  24.— J.  C.  Balk- 
com,  Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,   Ga.     General  patronage. 

FALCON  IN  HOLLYWOOD,  THE:  Tom  Conway, 
Veda  Ann  Borg — This  is  all  right  for  a  double  bill  and 
it  did  some  business  here.  They  had  lots  of  girls  in 
this.  They  had  gun  shooting  for  the  kids  and  Tom  Con- 
way for  the  women.  O.K.  for  a  small  town  like  this. 
Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July  27,  28.— Nick  Raspa,  State 
Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

COIN'  TO  TOWN:  Lum  and  Abner— Not  up  to  the 
usual  Lum  and  Abner  pictures.  It  brought  some  country 
people  that  we  haven't  seen  for  a  long  time.  Business 
was  about  average.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  8, 
9.— Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.  Small 
town  patronage. 

GIRL  RUSH:  Frances  Langford,  Wally  Brown-^Here 
is  a  show  that  has  everything  packed  into  it.  There  is 
music,  comedy,  romance  and  stars.  Too  bad  it  wasn't 
longer.  All  the  stars  were  good  in  this,  especially 
Frances  Langford.  About  average  business.  Played 
Tuesday,^  Wednesday,  July  10,  11. — Nick  Raspa,  State 
Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

HEAVENLY  DAYS:  Fibber  McGee  and  Molly-This 
was  a  good  show  but  too  much  political  economy  for  the 
people  and  they  didn't  understand  it  very  well.  The 
two  songs  in  this  were  good  and  some  of  the  jokes  were 
good  also.  Below  average  business  for  a  show  like  this. 
Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  22,  23.— Nick  Raspa,  State 
Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

NEVADA:  Bob  Mitchum,  Anne  Jeffreys — It  is  a  Zane 
Gray  story  but  the  picture  is  just  an  ordinary  western. 
Doubled  with  "What  a  Blonde."  Played  Wednesday, 
Thursday,  July  11,  12.— M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre, 
Astoria,  111. 

WHAT  A  BLONDE:  Leon  Errol,  Veda  Ann  Borg— It 
was  very  good.  Doubled  with  "Nevada."  Played 
Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  11,  12. — W.  M.  Hughes, 
Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  111. 

Republic 

GIT  ALONG,  LITTLE  DOGIES:  Gene  Autry,  Judith 
Allen — This  seemed  to  be  the  best  Autry  reissue  so  far. 
Business  was  above  average.  Autry  is  getting  popular 
again.— J.  C.  Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga. 
General  patronage. 

LAKE  PLACID  SERENADE:  Vera  Hruba  Ralston, 
William  Frawley — One  of  Republic's  proposed  specials 
but  it  was  very  ordinary.  What  a  picture  they  ought 
to  have  made  out  of  this.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  July 
6,  7.— W.  M.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre,  Astoria,  III. 

MAN  FROM  MUSIC  MOUNTAIN:  Roy  Rogers. 
Smiley  Bumette — We  played  this  because  of  a  mistake 
of  the  company.  We  were  supposed  to  get  a  Gene 
Autry  film.  From  this  picture  I  don't  see  what  the 
people  get  out  of  this  Rogers.  The  only  thing  that  puts 
him  over  are  "The  Sons  of  the  Pioneers."  tif  it  wasn't 


for  the  Pioneers  there  wouldn't  be  any  show.  Above 
average  business.  Played  Friday,  Saturday. — Nick  Raspa, 
State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

SONG  OF  TEXAS:  Roy  Rogers— A  good  Rogers  show. 
He  never  fails  to  draw  them  in  here.  Played  Wednes- 
day, July  4. — Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre,  Steatton, 
Colo. 

WOMEN  IN  WAR:  Elsie  Janis,  Wendy  Barrie— This 
sure  is  Republic's  "Big  Parade."  This  is  the  first 
English  picture  that  drew  here,  maybe  it  was  Roy  Rogers' 
name.  My  patrons  said  it  was  good.  Play  it,  if  you 
haven't.  Business  above  average.  Played  Friday,  Sat- 
urday, July,  13,  14. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rives- 
ville, W.  Va.     Small  town  patronage. 

Twentieth  Century- Fox 

BULLFIGHTERS,  THE:  Laurel  and  Hardy— Silly,  but 
what  do  I  care  as  long  as  my  Sunday  crowd  was 
pleased.  Only  complaint  was  that  it  was  too  short'. 
Hope  to  have  morf  of  this  comedy  team  soon. — J.  C. 
Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gr.ay  Theatre.  Gray.  Ga.  General  patron- 
age. 

KEYS  OF  THE  KINGDOM:  Gregory  Peck,  Thomas 
Mitchell — Mixed  comments  on  this.  Most  patrons  said  it 
was  too  long.  Great  acting.  Business  doubled  the  sec- 
ond night  after  a  rain  storm  the  night  before.  Plaved 
Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  25,  26.— J.  C.  Balkcom.  jr.. 
Gray  Theatre,  Gray  Ga.    General  patronage. 

SONG  OF  BERNADETTE,  THE:  Jennifer  Jones, 
Charles  Bickford — A  great  picture  but  no  draw  in  this 
town.  Not  a  small  town  picture.  Flayed  Sunday-Tues- 
day, July  1-3. — M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre.  As- 
toria, 111. 

Universal 

BEYOND  "THE  PECOS:  Entertaining  Western  which 
pleased  on  Friday  and  Saturday.  Business  was  average. 
Played  July  27,  28.  — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount 
Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town. 

HER  LUCKY  NIGHT:  Andrews  Sisters,  Martha 
O'Driscoll — Business  below  average  weekend,  but  no  com- 
plaints from  light  attendance.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
July  27,  28.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia, 
Cal.     Small   lumber   town  patronage. 

HER  PRIMITIVE  MAN:  Louise  AUbritton,  Robert 
Paige — Good  show.  Everyone  was  pleased.  Played  Sat- 
urday, Sunday,  July  7,  8. — Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre, 
Steatton,  Colo. 

MUMMY'S  CURSE,  THE:  Lon  Chaney,  Peter  Coe— 
We  haven't  had  one  of  these  for  a  long  time.  It  drew 
well  for  Friday  and  Saturday.  It  has  a  good  cast.  The 
scenes  with  the  mummy  are  good.  Well  liked  by  all. 
Business  was  good.  Played  July  20,  21. — Nick  Raspa,^ 
State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  'Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

MUMMY'S  CURSE,  THE:  Lon  Chaney,  Peter  Coe—  ' 
This  was  too  gruesome  for  children.    We  would  not  care 
to  use  another  similar  picture.    Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
July  27,   28.— A.   C.    Edwards,    Winema  Theatre.  Scotia, 
Cal.     Small   town  patronage. 

SALOME,  WHERE  SHE  DANCED:  Yvonne  De 
Carlo,  David  Bruce — Tops  as  an  attraction.  It  almost 
broke  all  records.  Audience  reaction  good.  Played  Sun- 
day-Tuesday, July  29-31.— Frank  Vesley,  State  Theatre, 
Hollister,  Cal. 

SEE  MY  LAWYER:  Olsen  and  Johnson,  Grace 
McDonald — Kept  the  audience  roaring.  Business  very 
good.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  25  ,  26. — Frank 
Vesley,  State  Theatre,  Hollister,  C^l. 

SWING  OUT,  SISTER:  Rod  Cameron,  Arthur  Treacher 
— This  small  budget  musical  pleased  average  business. 
Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  25,  26.— E.  M.  Frei- 
burger, Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town 
patronage. 

Warner  Bros. 

DOUGHGIRLSv  THE:  Ann  Sheridan,  Alexis  Smith— 
This  screwball  comedy  pleased  average  business.  Played 
Wednesday,  Thursday,  July  25,  26.— E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town  patron- 
age. 

FRISCO  KID:  James  Cagney,  Humphrey  Bogart— The 
Cagney  pictures   are  doing  well   although    they   are  re- 
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(.Coutinued  from  page  41) 
issues.     They   are   all   better   than   a   lot   of   new  ones. 
I'laycd   Saturday,   Sunday,   July   14.    15.— Fred  Flanagan, 
Moon  Tlieatre,  Steatton,  Colo. 

GOD  IS  MY  CO-PII-OT:  Dennis  Morgan,  Raymond 
Massev— This  is  the  show  of  shows.  It  is  not  too  long 
and  it'  is  not  too  short.  Morgan  is  great  as  the  pilot. 
Clork  is  great  as  the  person  dying,  but  they  don't  show 
enough  of  him.  Richard  Loo  takes  the  cup.  He  is  great 
as  a  Jap.  He  is  the  only  one  the  people  around  here  are 
talking  about.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  29,  30.— 
Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.  Small 
town  patronage. 

HOTEL  BERLIN:  Helmut  Dantine,  Faye  Emerson- 
Business  was  considerably  off  on  this  feature.  As  has 
been  reported  often  by  small  town  exhibitors,  our  patrons 
don't  go  for  this  type  of  picture.  Played  Monday,  Tues- 
day, July  22,  23.— A.  C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre, 
Scotia,    Cal.     Small   lumber  town  patronage. 

HOTEL  BERLIN:  Helmut  Dantine,  Faye  Emerson- 
No  draw  at  all.  What  the  people  now  want  to  see  around 
here  is  "Hotel  Tokyo."  They  have  had  enough  German 
pictures.  Now  they  want  to  see  how  the  boys  are  mak- 
ing out  in  the  Pacific.  Well  played  by  Helmut  Dantine. 
Just  average  Sunday  and  Monday  business.— Nick  Raspa, 
State  Tlieatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

OBJECTIVE  BURMA:  Errol  Flynn,  Henry  Hull— Did 
very  good  business  on  this  action  drama  which  shows 
our  boys  fighting  the  Japs.  Picture  is  a  little  too  long. 
It  is  two  hours  and  20  minutes.  But  it  pleased  all  who 
came.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  22,  23.— E.  M.  trei- 
burger.  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town 
patronage. 

OBJECTIVE  BURMA:  Errol  Flynn,  Henry  Hull— 
Don't  be  afraid  of  this  picture.  Although  it  has  a  war 
background,  it  is  a  good  action  story  and  above  aver- 
age in  production.  Did  well  here.  Played  Friday,  Sat- 
urday July  27,  28.  M.  W.  Hughes,  Colonial  Theatre, 
Astoria,  111. 


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$4,480,000  Net 
For  Paramount 

Paramount  Pictures,  Inc.,  estimates  its  earnings 
for  the  second  quarter  ended  June  30,  1945,  at  $4," 
480,000  after  interest  and  all  charges,  includmg 
estimated  provision  for  all  Federal  normal  and  ex- 
cess profits  taxes.  This  amount  includes  $759,000 
representing  Paramount's  direct  and  indirect  net 
interest  as  a  stockholder  in  the  combined  undis- 
tributed earnings  for  the  quarter  of  partially  owned 
non-consolidated  subsidiaries.  Earnings  for  the 
quarter  ended  July  1,  1944,  were  estmiated  at  $4,- 
081,000,  including  $693,000  share  of  undistributed 
earnings  of  partially  owned  non-consolidated  sub- 
sidiaries. 

Earnings  for  the  six  months  ended  June  30,  1945, 
on  the  same  basis  are  estimated  at  $8,487,000,  in- 
cluding $1,598,000  share  of  undistributed  earnings 
of  partially  owned  non-consolidated  subsidiaries, 
while  earnings  for  the  first  six  months  of  1944 
were  estimated  at  $7,895,000,  including  $1,536,000 
share  of  undistributed  earnings  of  partially  owned 
non-consolidated  subsidiaries. 

The  $4,480,000  of  estimated  combined  consoli- 
dated and  share  of  undistributed  earnings  for  the 
quarter  represent  $1.19  per  share  on  the  3,752,136 
shares  of  common  stock  outstanding  on  June  30, 
1945,  which  compares  with  $1.09  per  share  for  the 
quarter  ended  July  1,  1944. 


Gillham  Resigns  fronn  Paramount; 
Joins  Advertising  Agency 

Robert  M.  Gillham,  for  the  past  12  years  direc- 
tor of  publicity  and  advertising  for  Paramount,  has 
resigned  to  become  associated  with  the  New  York 
office  of  J.  Walter  Thompson  Company,  Charles 
M.  Reagan,  Paramount  vice-president  in  charge  of 
sales,  announced  last  weekend.  Mr.  Gillham  will 
leave  his  post  at  the  end  of  the  month. 

No  successor  will  be  appointed  at  this  time,  Mr. 
Reagan  said.  For  the  present  all  advertising  and 
publicity  department  heads  will  work  directly  with 
Mr.  Reagan. 

Mr.  Gillham  became  associated  with  Paramount 
in  1925  after  graduating  from  its  Theatre  Man- 
agers' School.  He  managed  the  Fenway  theatre, 
Boston,  for  a  year,  and  in  1936  he  handled  the 
Paramount  account  at  the  Hanff-Metzger  adver- 
tising agency,  later  transferring  to  Lord  and 
Thomas.  He  was  at  various  times  merchandising 
manager  for  Montgomery  Ward,  and  was  with 
Victor  Talking  Machine  Company,  was  vice-presi- 
dent of  Tiger  Oil  Company,  and  advertising  man- 
ager of  Brunswick. 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  August  13 

ASTOR:  Dog  Wafch   RKO 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Mouse  in  Manhattan  MGM 

Tee  Tricks   RKO 

Feature:  Anchors  Aweigh  MGM 

CRITERION:  Chips  and  Putts  Columbia 

The  Loose  Nut  Universal 

Feature:  A  Thousand  and  One  Nights.  .  .  .'  Columbia 

GLOBE:  Hare  Trigger  Vltaphone 

Overseas  Roundup   Vitaphone 

Feature:  The  Great  John  L  UA 

HOLLrWOOO:  Bahama  Sea  Sports ..  .Vitaphone 

Hare  Trigger   Vitaphone 

Feature:  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSiC  HALL:  Where  Is  the  Meat?  (March  of 

Time  J  20th  Cenf.-fox 

Feature:  A  Bell  for  Adano  20th  Cent.-Fox 

PARAMOUNT:  Popular  Science  Paramount 

A  Musical  Way  tSpeaking  of  >tnlma/si 

Paramount 

Feature:  Incendiary  Blonde  Paramount 

RI>tLTO:  Tiger  Troobie  RKO 

Canine- Feiine  Capers   Paramount 

Hunky  and  Spunky  Paramount 

Feature:  West  of  the  Pecos  RKO 

RIVOLI:  Gypsy  Life  20tfi  Cent.-Fox 

Tile  Empire  State  20tli  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Junior  Miss  20th  Cent.-Fox 


STRAND:  Tale  of  Two  Mice  VitapiioR 

Mexican  Sea  Sports  Vitaphor 

America  the  Beautiful  Vitapiiot! 

Feature:  Christmas  in  Connecticut  Warner  Brc 


CHICAGO— Week  of  August  13 

APOLLO:  Coney  Island  Honeymoon ...  Vitapiior 

Feature:  God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  Warner  Bro 

G>lRRiCK:  Jasper's  Close  Shave  Paramoui 

Feature:  The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  MGI 

GRAND:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WA\ 

Features:  Hurricane   U A  Reissi 

Raffles  UA  Reissi 

ORIENTAL:  Weapons  of  War  United  >lrtsi 

Plantation  Melodies   Vitaphor 

Feature:  Kickapoo  Juice  Columbi 

PALACE:  Athlete  of  the  Year.  RK( 

Features:  Along  Came  Jones  RK( 

Penthouse  Rhythm   Univers 

ROOSEVELT:  Tlie  First->liders   RK(  i 

Feature:  A  Bell  For  Adano  20th  Cent.-Fc  I 

ST>1TE  LAKE:  Tee  For  Two  MGt  i 

Feature:  The  Valley  of  Decision  MGUl 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Down  the  Fairways 

20th  Cent.-Fo  ; 

Feature:  Thrill  of  a  Romance  MG( 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapsfiots,  No.. 9  .  ..  .Coiumbii 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RK<' 


Foreign  News  on  Equipnnent 
Need  Is  Expected  Soon 

News  concerning  foreign  film  equipment  needs 
should  soon  be  reaching  American  film  interests 
in  greater  volume  and  more  rapidly  than  before 
as  a  result  of  orders  recently  issued  by  Henry  A. 
Wallace,  Secretary  of  Commerce. 

Previously,  much  information  from  abroad  has 
been  restricted  because  of  security  or  other  rea- 
sons. However,  Department  of  Commerce  officials 
believe  that  these  controls  should  be  released  and 
Mr.  Wallace  has  issued  orders  to  cut  the  red 
tape  which  has  been  holding  up  the  information. 
The  Department  of  Commerce  and  the  State 
Department,  it  is  understood,  are  working  to- 
gether to  lift  a  number  of  the  restrictions. 

Nathan  D.  Golden,  chief  of  the  motion  picture 
unit  of  the  Bureau  of  Foreign  and  Domestic  Com- 
merce, who  has  been  receiving  a  great  deal  of 
information,  stated  that  every  eflFort  is  being  made 
to  pass  along  the  information  quickly.  Mr.  Golden 
believes  that  the  elimination  of  Germany  as  a  com- 
petitor will  leave  the  American  industry  in  a  bet- 
ter position  in  foreign  trade  than  before  the  war. 
He  believes  that  England  will  be  our  major  com- 
petitor. 


Elizabeth  Howard  Wins  MGM 
Award  for  "Sun  Goes  Down" 

Elizabeth  Metzger  Howard,  author  of  "Befor 
the  Sun  Goes  Down"  to  be  published  by  Double 
day,  Doran,  is  winner  of  MGM's  second  annuj 
novel  award.  She  will  receive  a  minimum  sum  c 
$125,000  with  perhaps  an  additional  $50,000  cor 
tingent  upon  book  sales.  The  publisher  will  g< 
$25,000  while  MGM  gets  motion  picture  and  allie 
rights.  The  novel,  described  as  "a  many-people 
story  of  a  small  Pennsylvania  town  in  the  1880's, 
also  is  winner  of  the  publisher's  $20,000  novel  cor 
test. 

Harry  Hansen,  literary  critic  of  the  New  Yor 
World-Telegram;  Amy  Loveman,  associate  edito 
of  the  Saturday  Review  of  Literature,  and  Sidne 
A.  Franklin,  MGM  producer,  were  the  judges  c 
the  contest  which  Constance  Smith  directed. 

Last  year's  award  winner  was  "Dolphin  Street 
by  Elizabeth  Goudge.  So  far,  MGM  has  not  pro 
duced  it. 


Signal  Corps  Photographers 
Suffered  103  Casualties 

A  total  of  103  casualties  was  sutYered  by  the 
eight  photographic  units  of  the  Signal  Corps  op- 
erating in  Europe  from  June  1,  1944,  to  May,  1945, 
according  to  an  announcement  from  the  Signal 
Corps  photographic  center  at  Astoria,  L.  I.  Of  the 
total,  18  men  were  killed.  The  groups,  serving 
under  Col.  Kirke  B.  Lawton,  received  598  awards 
and  commendations,  with  the  163rd  Signal  Photo- 
graphic Company  listed  as  the  unit  most  often 
cited. 


RCA  Promotes  Glidewell,  Begin 

Appointments  of  Richard  A.  Glidewell  as  sound 
products  sales  manager  of  the  RCA  International 
Division,  and  Lucien  Begin  as  technical  consultant 
on  RCA  film  recording,  were  announced  this  week 
by  Karl  L.  Streuber,  manager  of  the  Theatre  and 
Sound  Equipment  Department  of  the  division.  Mr. 
Glidewell  joined  RCA  in  1938  as  sales  engineer 
for  sound  products.  Mr.  Begin  has  been  acting 
as  assistant  to  D.  W.  Lansing,  RCA  International 
recordmg  sales  manager. 


British  Information  Service 
Issues  I6nnm  Catalog 

A  new  catalog  of  films  for  the  16mm  field  ha  | 
been  issued  by  the  film  division  of  the  British  In  I 
formation  Services  in  New  York.  A  total  of  15(  ' 
pictures  is  listed  in  the  36-page  booklet,  includinf  i, 
"Operation  Pluto,"  which  tells  of  the  secret  methoc  i 
by  which  gasoline  was  supplied  to  the  Allied  fron  ) 
through  pliable  steel  pipelines  across  the  Englis'  » 
Channel.  For  the  first  time,  the  BIS  film  catalof  5 
includes  pictures  of  specialized  subjects,  such  a:  J 
"Chest    Surgery,"    "Psychiatry    in   Action"  an( 
"Malaria."    A   new   series,   "Warfront  Britain,' 
comprising  12  films  such  as  "Nylon,"  "Fiber  Glass,' 
"Paper  Tanks"  and  "Factory  to  Farm  and  Back,' 
is  made  available  to  the  non-theatrical  field.  Ii  j 
addition,  there  are  subjects  dealing  with  rehabilita-  t 
tion,  including  housing,  child  care,  health  and  agri 
culture. 


Hartman  Buys  Poster  Service 

Ed  Hartman,  operating  the  Motion  Pictur^ 
Booking  Agency  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  has  bough^ 
the  Midwest  Poster  Service,  an  independent  poste^ 
service  that  has  been  operating  at  Kansas  City  fof 
several  years,  as  the  nucleus  for  an  independenj 
poster  service.  I 


44 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18.  194! 


\i9 


(THIRD  OF  A  SfR/fS  OF  EXHIBITOR  OPINIONS) 

"I  8im  sure  our 
patrons  will  go  for 

*  Incendiary  Blonde  .  I 
Betty  Hut  ton  moves  up 
another  notch  as  one 
of  the  top  comediennes 
of  the  screen. 
Congratulations . " 

-CHARLES  C .  MOSCOWITZ 

Loew ' s  Inc  . 


THIRD  OF  A 
CENTURY 


one 


IN  TECHNICOLOR 


PICTURE 
CROSSES 


A  statistical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-Office  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


Rgures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
tive percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  April  30,  1945. 

SYMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports 
appear  in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


BLOOD  ON  THE  SUN  (UA) 

Final  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated 
Comparative  Average  Gross 
Over-all  Performance 


$875,900 
779.700 
112.3% 


BALTIMORE— Century,  1st  week   99.4% 

BALTIMORE— Century,  2nd  week  80.1% 

BOSTON— Orpheum   82.8% 

BOSTON— State   79.1% 

BUFFALO— Buffalo    108.5% 

(DB)   Steppin'  In   Society  (Rep.) 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Albee   114.5% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  1st  week  ....  134.6% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  2nd  week    .   .    .  96.1% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's   State    105.9% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  Stillraan,  MO  1st  week  .  96.1% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  Ohio,  MO  2nd  week    .   .  112.0% 

DENVER— Denver   86.3% 

(DB)  Swing  Out,  Sister  (UnivJ 

DENVER— Esquire   55.5% 

(DB)  Swing  Out,  Sister  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Aladdin,  MO  1st  week   88.6% 

(DB)  Swing  Out,  Sister  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Rialto,  MO  2nd  week   122.9% 

(DB)  Swing  Out,  Sister  (Univ.) 

INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's   122.57o 

(DB)  Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  (Col.) 

KANSAS  CITY— Midland   84.7% 

(DB)  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  (Cbl.) 

LOS  ANGELES— Carthay  Circle.  1st  week    .■  .    .  147.7% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  '(PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Carthay  Circle.  2nd  week    .    .    .  108.9% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Chinese.  1st  week   100.6% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  AWGELES— Chinese;  2nd  week   89.4% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Loew's  State,  1st  week   ....  103.3% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Loew's  State,  2nd  week   .    .    .  99.6% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Uptown,  1st  week   108.2% 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

LOS  ANGELES— Uptown,    2nd    week   87.1%, 

(DB)  The  Town  Went  Wild  (PRC) 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,    1st    week   138.4% 

(SA)  Mark  Warnow's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  2nd   week   112.2% 

(SA)  Mark  Warnow's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,   3rd   week   99.1% 

(SA)  Mark  Warnow's  Orchestra,  others 

OMAHA— Paramount   97.1% 

PITTSBURGH— Stanley   114.9% 

PITTSBURGH— Warner,  MO  1st  week   ....  108.3% 

PROVIDENCE— Loew's   State   140.6% 

(DB)   Naughty  Marietta  (MGM) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  1st    week    .    .  238.0% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  2nd  week    .    .  150.7% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  3rd    week    .    .  134.9% 

SAN  FRANaSCO— United  Artists,  4th    week    .    .  119.0% 

SAN  FRANCTSCO— UniteJ  Artists,  Sth    week    .    .  110.3% 

SAN  FRANaSCO— United  Artists,  6th   week    .    .  111.1% 

SAN  FRANOSCO-United  Artists,  7th    week    .    .  105.5% 

SAN  FRAN  aSCO— United  Artists,  8th    week    .    .  103.1% 

SAN  FRANaSCO— United  Artists,  9th    week    .    .  100.7% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  10th  week  .    .  99.2% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— United  Artists,  11th  week  .    .  87.3% 

SEATTLE— Liberty,    1st   week   224.0% 

(B)  Boston  Blacisie  Booked  on  Suspicion  (Col.) 

SEATTLE— Liberty.  2nd  week   189.8% 

(B)  Boston  Blackie  Booked  on  Suspicion  (Col.) 

ST.  LOUTCS— Loew's  State   108.5% 

ST.  LOLTIS— Loew's  Orpheum,  MO  1st  week  .    .    .  98.4% 


THE  CORN  IS  GREEN  (WB) 

Final  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $888,000 

Comparative  Average  Gross  898,900 

Over-all  Performance  98.7% 

BALTIMORE-Stanley   IIS.3% 

BOSTON— MctropoUtan  1C2.2% 

BUFFALO— Buffalo   111.7% 


BUFFALO— Hippodrome,   MO  1st  week    ....  78.2% 

CHICAGO— State  Lake,  1st  week   108.7% 

CHICAGO— State  Lake.  2nd  week   105.2% 

CHICAGO— State  Lake,  3rd  week   77.2% 

CHICAGO— State  Lake,  4th  week   73.5% 

CINCINNATI— RKO   Albee   145.0% 

CINCINNATI- RKO  Grand,  MO  1st' week   .   .    .  103.6% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Shubert,  MO  2nd  week    .    .  95.7% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's    Hippodrome   125.0% 

CLEVELAND— Allen,  MO'  1st  week   101.1% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Lake.  MO  2nd  week  .    .  90.9% 

DENVER— Denver   112.2% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Esquire   117.2% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Aladdin,  MO  1st  week   93.3% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

DENVER— Rialto,    MO    2nd    week   101.6% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

INDIANAPOLIS^Indiana    101.6% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  1st  week    .  158.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  2nd  week  .  95.5% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Downtown,  3rd  week  .  59.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  1st  week   .  133.7% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  2nd  week  .  83.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Hollywood,  3rd  week   .  52.4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  1st  week   .    .  130:4% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  2nd  week      .  97.5% 

LOS  ANGELES— Warner's  Wiltern,  3rd  week    .    .  52.8% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Radio  City   92.3% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  1st  week   150.0% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  2nd  week   148.6% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  3rd  week   .  91.3% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  4th    week   83.3% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  5th    week   72.0% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  6th    week   76.5% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  7th    week   74.3% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  Sth    week    ......  67.5% 

.VEW  YORK— Hollywood,  9th    week    ......  67.5% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  10th   week   65.7% 

NEW  YORK— Hollywood,  11th  week   60.8% 

OMAHA— Brandeis,  1st  week   120.0% 

(DB)  Boston  Blackie  Booked  on  Suspicion  (Col.) 

OMAHA— Brandeis,   2nd   week   100.0% 

(DB)  Boston  Blackie  Booked  on  Suspicion  (Col.) 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaura,  1st  week    ....  130.7% 

PHILADELPHIA— Mastbaum,  2nd  week    ....  74.2% 

PHILADELPHIA— Arcadia,  MO  1st  week    .    .    .  122.5% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Fox    104.6% 

(DB)  A  Sporting  Chance  (Rep.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Warfield,  MO  1st  week   .    .  151.3% 

(DB)  A  Sporting  Chance  (Rep.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Warfield.  MO  2nd  week   .    .  70.0% 

(DB)  A  Sporting  Chance  (Rep.) 

SEATTLE— Orpheum   97.6% 

ST.  LOUIS— Ambassador,   1st   week   101.8% 

(DB)  The  Beautiful  Cheat  (Univ.) 

ST.  LOUIS— Ambassador,  2nd  week   80.2% 

(DB)  The  Beautiful  Cheat  (Univ.) 

WASHINGTON— Metropolitan,  1st  week    ....  189.4% 

WASHINGTON— Metropolitan,  2nd  week    ....  147.3% 


THE  GREAT  JOHN  L.  (UA) 

First  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated 
Comparative  Average  Gross 
Over-all  Performance 


$169,000 
147,900 
1 14.2% 


BALTIMORE— Mayfair,  1st  week   118.6% 

BALTIMORE— Mayfair,    2nd    week   125.4% 

BOSTON— Majestic,    1st   week   141.1% 

BOSTON— Majestic,  2nd  week   129.4% 

BOSTON— Majestic,   3rd   week   82.3% 

BUFFALO— Lafayette   129.3% 

(DB)  Youth  on  Trial  (Col.) 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Palace   105.2% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  1st  week   .   .    .  96.1% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Orpheum   103.4% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric,  MO  1st  week   88.8% 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Orpheum,   1st   week   ....  136.6% 

(DB)  Sergeant  Mike  (Col.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO^-Orpheum.  2nd  week   ....  118.0% 

(DB)  Sergeant  Mike  (Col.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO— Orpheum.  3rd  week   ....  108.7% 

(DB)  Sergeant  Mike  (Col.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO^rpheum.  4th  week   ....  99.3% 

(DB)  Hollywood  Vine  (PRC) 


Says  India  Film 
Growth  Will  Aid 
American  Fare 

The  Indian  motion  picture  industry,  in  'produc- 
tion and  in  exhibition,  has  had  a  starthng  "mush- 
room" growth,  in  the  words  of  Charles  Julian, 
RKO  manager  there.  In  that  growth  it  has  cre- 
ated hundreds  of  thousands  of  avid  film  fans  who  ; 
are  becoming  aware  of  the  "outside  world,"  and  ' 
even  now  are  clamoring  for  American  pictures, 
he  declared.  In  some  houses  playing  Indian  pic- 
tures for  runs  as  long  as  40  and  50  weeks,  Ameri- 
can pictures  are  now  shown  between  such  runs. 

Mr.  Julian  is  in  this  country  for  the  first  time  in 
10  years.  He  has  been  in  Bombay  for  the  past 
four  years.  Before  being  with  RKO,  Mr.  Julian 
was  with  RCA  and  with  United  Artists.  He  has 
worked  in  China  and  ih  Japan.  He  went  from  the 
latter  country  to  India  in  1941.  A  native  of  Brit- 
ish Columbia,  he  will  visit  there  for  approximately 
three  months  before  receiving  a  reassignment,  the 
nature  of  which  he  would  not  reveal  this  week. 

Indians,  increasingly  nationalistic  under  a  read- 
justment of  their  status  with  the  British,  and  now 
associated  with  a  British  Labor  Government,  will 
continue  to  prefer  American  pictures  to  British, 
and  will  remain  friendly  to  Americans,  he  pre- 
dicted. Mr.  Julian  said  that  the  Indians  would 
play  fair  with  us  in  forthcoming  tax  programs. 

Studios  and  theatres  there  deeply  need  equip- 
ment, and  will  turn  to  American  industry  "100 
^r  cent,"  he  said.  "They  have  had  their  share 
of  a  lack  of  spare  parts,"  he  added.  Indian  the- 
atre builders,  who  plan  extensive  building,  all  will 
use  American  air  conditioning  equipment,  accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Julian. 

Mr.  Julian  found  an  interesting  aspect  of  Indian 
film  preference  in  acceptance  by  Indian  nationalists 
of  Russian  films,  which  are  now  making  an  ap- 
pearance. 

"All  in  all,"  he  said,  "I  do  not  view  with  any 
alarm  the  growth  of  Indian  production,  and  of 
individualism.  You  can  see  our  position  reflected 
in  our  returns.  Even  when  our  pictures  play 
fewer  houses  and  less  time  than  native  pictures, 
they  receive  more  money.  The  same  thing  hap- 
pened in  Japan,  when  that  country's  native  pro- 
duction crowded  our  pictures  on  Japanese  screens." 

Legitimate  Broadway  House 
Sought  by  UA  for  Films 

United  Artists  is  negotiating  for  use  of  the  Win- 
ter Garden,  legitimate  Broadway  theatre,  Lee  Shu- 
bert, who  controls  the  house,  confirmed  last  week- 
end. It  is  understood  that  UA  is  seeking  the 
house  on  a  year's  lease  to  be  used  as  an  outlet  for 
UA  products  and  for  J.  Arthur  Rank  productions. 
If  the  deal  is  consummated,  the  house  would  be 
taken  over  in  September  with  Rank's  "Henry  V" 
as  its  first  offering.  Mr.  Shubert  last  Saturday 
leased  the  Ambassador  theatre,  off  Broadway,  for 
a  period  of  not  less  than  five  years  to  Joseph  and 
Sam  Siritzsky.  Such  developments  are  viewed  in 
legitimate  theatre  circles  with  misgivings  because 
of  the  shortage  of  houses  for  the  forthcoming  sea-' 
7on's  stage  shows. 


Universal  Reports  Profits 
Of  $2,064,175 

Universal  Pictures  reports  consolidated  net 
profits  for  the  26  weeks  ended  April  28,  1945, 
totaled  $2,064,175  after  all  charges,  including  Fed- 
eral income  and  excess  profits  taxes.  This  com- 
pares with  $1,833,945  for  the  corresponding  period 
of  1944.  Before  providing  for  Federal  income  and 
excess  profits  taxes,  consolidated  net  profit 
amounted  to  $4,317,175  compared  with  $4,794,845 
for  the  same  period  in  1944. 


Walker  Named  Bank  Director 

Frank  C.  Walker,  president  of  the  Comerford- 
Publix  Theatres,  Pa.,  and  postmaster  general  from 
1940  to  last  June,  has  been  elected  a  director  of  the 
Grace  National  Bank,  N.  Y. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


/in  international  association  of  showmen  meeting  weekly 
I  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  for  mutual  aid  and  progress 


HESTER  FRIEDMAN.  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM.  Associate  Editor 


QP 


Vevention 


An  epidemic  of  recent  theatre  robberies  and  holdups  in  Phila- 
slphia  and  Chicago  recalls  that  the  manager's  duties  are  not 
holly  confined  to  the  promotion  of  the  theatre's  attractions.  Hlis 
ipervisory  capacity  also  includes  the  obligation  to  check  such  acts 
hich  might  encourage  burglaries  and  holdups.  This  is  best  done 
/  unobtrusively  removing  excess  currency  from  the  box  office  at 
equent  Intervals,  Instructing  cashiers  not  to  display  money  con- 
)icuously  and  a  personal  check  on  locks  and  exit  doors  before 
itiring  from  the  premises  of  night. 

AAA 


Iharleston  Clipper 


The  interesting  correspondence  we  carry  on  at  the  Round  Table 
not  all  of  serious  consequence.    Part  of  the  fascination  of  our 

)b  as  editor  comes  from  bright  moments  Illustrated  by  the  foilow- 

ig  report  from  Charleston,  W.  Va. 

One  of  the  local  theatre  men  there  has  been  using  an  idea 
'hich  makes  a  pack  of  cigarettes  last  longer. 

Briefly,  he  has  attached  a  pair  of  scissors,  secured  by  a  chain, 
ear  the  theatre  entrance  for  the  benefit  of  patrons  who  do  not 
'ish  to  sacrifice  a  freshly  lighted  cigarette.  A  nearby  sign  Invites, 
Don't  Be  Bashful— Clip  Your  Cigarette". 

AAA 


\  Job  of  Selling 


Vacation  for  us  was  a  real  busman's  holiday.  No  less  than  three 
)remleres  were  Included  In  our  schedule  which  took  us  to  Colum- 
lus,  C,  Philadelphia,  and  Norwalk,  Conn. 

Each  opening  testified  to  the  tremendous  Influence  the  Industry's 
)romotion  men  are  capable  of  effecting  with  business  men,  the 
)ress,  radio,  service  organizations,  city  and  state  executives  and 
he  military.  In  two  Instances  the  presence  of  state  governors 
mphasized  the  importance  of  these  projects. 

All  three  were  splendid  jobs  of  public  relations,  leaving  open 
Tiportant  points  of  contact  for  future  usage. 

America  never  presented  the  festive  appearance  to  Its  discoverer 
hat  the  city  of  Columbus  took  on  to  welcome  "Captain  Eddie", 
"estooned  and  bannered  from  end  to  end,  even  the  street  side- 
walks and  intersections  were  colorful  with  huge  red,  white  and  blue 
tenclls  of  the  famous  "Hat-fn-the-RIng"  Insignia,  while  aircraft 
rom  a  nearby  Army  base  disported  in  the  skies  overhead,  joining 
n  the  celebration. 


Although  hial  hHorne  of  Twentieth  Century-Fox  may  well  be 
proud  of  the  grand  job  performed  by  his  cohorts,  he  should  be 
doubly  pleased  with  the  splendid  cooperation  elicited  through 
Sid  Phillips,  general  manager  of  the  Ohio  State  Journal,  volunteer 
liaison  man  and  to  our  mind  a  great  showman. 

The  high  speed  with  which  Frank  E.  Lausche,  Governor  of  Ohio, 
cooperated  in  making  the  premiere  a  memorable  one  was  attested 
to  by  the  85-mIle-an-hour  ride  In  his  private  car  which  was  made 
to  accommodate  the  press  In  an  effort  to  overtake  a  military 
cavalcade  destined  for  Lockbourne  Army  Air  Base,  which  had  left 
us  behind.  As  one  of  the  citizens  remarked  about  the  Governor: 
"hHe's  a  real  nice  man,  even  If  he  is  a  Democrat". 

AAA 

Marines  of  the  First  Division,  who  Invaded  Guadalcanal,  cele- 
brated their  first  reunion  dinner  In  Philadelphia  coincident  with  the 
premiere  of  "Pride  of  the  Marines",  hiere  again  was  demonstrated 
unusual  cooperation  with  military  and  civic  officials  by  exploitation 
men,  this  time  from  Warner  Bros.,  under  the  guidance  of  Mort 
Blumenstock,  details  of  which  are  reported  on  another  page  of 
this  issue. 

AAA 

The  most  Important  objective  accomplished  by  the  "Christmas 
In  Connecticut"  opening  In  Norwalk  is  that  other  state  executives 
may  take  their  cue  from  Connecticut's  Governor,  Raymond  E.  Bald- 
win, and  emulate  his  effort  and  that  of  twenty  mayors  from  the 
state's  most  prominent  cities  to  provide  a  Christmas  for  those 
who  were  away  from  home  last  Yuletide.  Almost  every  community 
should  be  anxious  to  provide  some  assuagement  for  those  who 
missed  last  Christmas  at  home. 

Where  showmen  use  their  initiative  to  promote  their  dates,  this 
film  production  offers  another  method  of  creating  goodwill  for 
both  the  theatre  and  the  industry. 

AAA 

Strictly  Hush,  Hush 

Those  workers  who  have  been  occupied  on  Manhattan  Project 
these  many  months  certainly  had  no  idea  that  they  were  engaged 
In  a  revolutionary  development. 

Those  who  did  have  any  suspicion  of  what  Manhattan  Project 
represented  certainly  kept  their  secret  well.  One  theatre  manager, 
a  Round  Tabler  named  Walter  Morris,  visited  us  a  few  months  ago. 
Aside  from  informing  us  that  he  was  operating  several  brand  new 
theatres  as  part  of  a  tremendous  government  project,  he  could 
impart  no  further  Information. 

Now  his  secrecy  can  be  understood;  the  theatres  are  located 
at  Oak  Ridge,  Tennessee.  —CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


OTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


47 


DISPLAYS-INSIDE  AND  OUT 


Photo  by  J.  N.  Eriiai  I 


Hank  Shields,  Loew's  publicity  director,  Washington,  D.  C, 
promoted  this  window  display  on  behalf  of  MOT's  "Teen- 
Age  Girls"  when  it  played  Loew's  Capitol.  The  setplece  in 
the  window  was  flanked  by  scene  stills  from  the  picture.  The 
store  also  came  through  with  a  full  page  of  cooperative  ads. 
Bill  Michaelson  of  20th  Century- Fox  exploitation  department 
aided  in  the  promotion. 


A  40  by  60  backpiece  and  floral  display  was  arranged  by  Bill  Brereton, 
Lafayette  theatre,  Buffalo,  with  local  florist  for  his  date  on  "A  Thou- 
sand and  One  Nights". 


Mollie  Stickles 
during  the  run  of 
"Those  Endearing 
Young  Charms" 
at  the  Palace, 
Meriden,  Conn., 
Invited  patrons 
to  write  and  mail 
letters  to  service- 
men at  a  booth 
set  up  in  the 
lobby  with  the 
proper  parapher- 
nalia. The  cost  of 
mailing  was  also 
defrayed  by  the 
theatre.  Copy 
over  the  booth 
read  :  "Lest  he 
forget  Those  En- 
dearing Young 
•Cha  r  m  s ,  write 
him  a  letter  to- 
day. Do  It  now.  ' 


WAC  window  display  was  promoted  by  Harold  S.  Mor+in, 
Loew's  State,  Syracuse,  In  advance  of  "Keep  Your  Powder  Dry". 


This  show-selling  front  for  the  date  on  "Knob  Hill"  at  the  Esquire  theatre, 
Kansas  City,  was  created  by  Leon  Robertson,  publicity  head  for  Fpx  Mid- 
west Theatres  there,  and  Buss  Carroll,  manager  of  the  Esquire  theatre.  Note 
plug  on  the  box  office  for  the  special  "Swing  Shift"  late  show  which  is  featured 
regularly  at  the  house. 


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This  eye-arresting  window  display  was  planted  by  Bill 
Relsinger  for  "Valley  of  Decision"  at  Loew's,  Dayton. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


or  great  photography: 


SUPREME 

NEGATIVE  FILM 

-its  fine  grain,  smooth 
gradation,  and  high 
quality  make  the  most 
of  your  good  work. 


Ansco 

A  DIVISION  OF  GENERAL  ANILINE 
&  FILM  CORPORATION 

BINGHAMTON  •  HOLLYWOOD  •  NEW  YORK 


KEEP  YOUR  EYE  ON  ANSCO— 

FIRST  WITH  THE  FINEST 


Exploiting  the  New  Pictures 


PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES 

One  of  the  biggest  advance  sendoffs  ever 
given  a  motion  picture  was  accorded  "Pride  of 
the  Marines"  at  the  Mastbaum,  Philadelphia, 
when  more  than  1,500  veterans  of  Guadalcanal 
attended  special  previews  at  the  climax  of  the 
first  reunion  celebration  of  the  First  Marine 
Division. 

General  A.  A.  Vandegrift,  commandant  of 
the  Marine  Corps,  led  the  list  of  noted  guests 
at  the  celebration  in  the  Bellevue-Stratford 
Hotel,  and  was  the  principal  speaker  on  a  half- 
hour  broadcast. 

In  addition  to  the  banquet,  screening  and 
broadcast,  the  program  included  a  reception  at 
City  Hall,  where  Sgt.  Schmid  assisted  the 
Mayor  in  welcoming  the  veterans. 

C)ther  highlights  carried  out  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Mort  Blumenstock,  eastern  director  of 
advertising  and  publicity  for  Warner  Bros.,  in 
association  with  Harry  Goldberg,  head  of  the- 
atre advertising  and  publicity  and  Everett 
Callow,  advertising  and  publicity  chief  for  the 
Philadelphia  zone,  included  the  following: 

In  addition  to  extensive  publicity  in  all  daily 
and  Sunday  papers,  special  "Al  Schmid  Day" 
sections  were  arranged  with  seven  weekly 
papers. 

Strong  Outdoor  Campaign 

One  of  the  biggest  24-sheet,  3-sheet  and 
papering  campaigns  in  many  years  was  put 
on.  Seven  neighborhood  papers  also  distributed 
several  thousand  half-sheets  for  use  in  windows 
and  other  displays  calling  attention  to  Al 
Schmid  Day  and  "Pride  of  the  Marines"  at 
the  Mastbaum. 

Window  display  coverage  not  only  was 
thorough  all  ihrough  the  downtown  section, 
but  the  neighborhood  interest  in  Schmid  also 
resulted  in  hundreds  of  outlying  stores  putting 
on  displays.  One  of  the  most  unique  window 
layouts  was  devised  by  Bailey,  Banks  &  Biddle 
jewelry  store,  which  worked  out  a  display  using 
diamonds,  emeralds  and  other  precious  stones. 
The  store  gave  its  entire  window  to  this,  with 
the  title  prominently  set  forth  in  emeralds  in 
a  background  of  blue  precious  stones  and  a 
First  Division  designation  in  diamonds. 

In  addition  to  window  displays,  radio  tributes 
and  other  plugs,  practically  all  the  leading  de- 
partment stores  ran  newspaper  ads  saluting 
"Guadalcanal  Day"  and  "Pride  of  the  Marines." 

Across  the  city's  two  main  thoroughfares 
banners  were  strung,  reading:  "U.  S.  Marine 
Corps  Guadalcanal  Anniversary.  Reunion  Men 
of  the  First  Marine  Division.  World  Premiere 
'Pride  of  the  Marines.'  Mastbaum,  Wednesday, 
August  8th." 

Neighborhood  Houses  Cooperate 

An  extensive  trailer  campaign  was  put  on 
for  "Marines"  in  more  than  50  neighborhood 
houses.  In  addition  to  the  main  broadcast  from 
the  Bellevue-Stratford,  "Marines"  was  honored 
by  Fred  Waring's  program,  over  NBC  at  11 
a.m.  from  New  York ;  John  B.  Kennedy's  ABC 
broadcast  at  2  p.m.,  when  he  described  the  day's 
program  of  events  and  a  dramatization  of  Al 
Schmid's  life  on  Mutual  Network  at  9:15  p.m. 
At  least  a  dozen  dramatizations,  tributes  and 
other  honors  for  Schmid  and  "Marines"  also 
were  aired  over  various  local  stations  during 


How  the  recent  pictures  are  being  sold  ai<! 
tlie  first  run  and  pre-release  date  showing^i 


the  day,  with  still  other  broadcasts  taking  place 
throughout  the  week. 

Six  main  stores  of  the  Philadelphia  Electric 
Company,  which  supplies  electric  power  to 
the  entire  city,  put  on  elaborate  window  dis- 
plays, marking  the  first  time  the  company  has 
permitted  its  windows  to  carry  any  commercial 
advertising  except  its  own.  The  company's 
radio  program  over  KYW  also  paid  tribute  to 
Guadalcanal  Day  and  "Marines"  on  three 
different  days  during  the  week. 

Al  Schmid's  former  employers,  as  well  as  all 
the  local  service  clubs — Kiwanis,  Rotary,  Lions, 
etc.  —  also  participated  in  special  honors  to 
Schmid  and  his  screen  story. 

"CHRISTMAS  IN 
CONNECTICUT" 

Setting  a  campaign  pattern  that  will  be  du- 
plicated in  other  key  city  openings  of  the  pic- 
ture, Christmas  in  Connecticut"  was  launched 
throughout  the  Norwalk,  Conn.,  territory  with 
a  colorful  yuletide  party  for  100  redeployed 
servicemen,  with  the  Governor,  the  Mayors  of 
more  than  20  cities  and  many  other  celebrities 
participating. 

Following  a  series  of  informal  receptions, 
the  formal  festivities  went  into  high  at  4:30 
p.m.  with  a  dinner  in  the  Y.M.C.A.,  where 
Governor  Raymond  E.  Baldwin  and  his  staff, 
Mayor  Robert  B.  Oliver  of  Norwalk,  and  20 
other  Mayors  had  "Christmas  dinner"  with  the 
Connecticut  soldiers  who  are  on  their  way  from 
the  European  to  the  Pacific  war  theater. 

After  dinner,  the  entire  gathering  assembled 
in  the  reviewing  stand  before  Mathews  Park 
to  watch  the  street  parade.  A  description  of 
the  event  was  broadcast  over  the  Yankee  Net- 
work. The  program  included  Lawrence  Tib- 
bett,  who  sang  two  numbers,  brief  addresses 
of  welcome  by  Governor  Baldwin  and  Mayor 
Oliver;   singing  of   Christmas   Carols  by  a 


choral  group  of  100  voices;  some  comedy  in 
terludes  by  Colonel  Lemuel  Q.  Stoopnagle,  a 
master  of  ceremonies  for  the  entertainmen 
portion  of  the  day's  program;  four  Christ 
mas  tableau,  a  rocking  chair  contest,  an  old 
fashioned  square  dance,  numerous  game: 
dancing,  and  the  showing  of  the  picture  at  th 
Palace  theater. 

Red  Cross  workers  cooked  and  served  th 
dinner,  in  addition  to  assisting  in  the  trans 
porting  of  soldiers.  A  giant  Christmas  tre 
was  set  up  in  Mathews  Park,  where  merchant 
and  citizens  brought  many  presents  for  dis 
tribution  to  the  servicemen. 

Campaign  got  under  way  three  weeks  agt 
with  the  setting  up  of  a  preliminary  Christ 
mas  tree  and  the  erection  of  a  giant  billboan 
in  front  of  City  Hall  announcing  the  numbei 
of  ".  .  .  .  Days  to  Christmas  in  Connecticut. 
The  changeable  number  in  the  panel  of  tbi 
big  sign  was  brought  up  to  date  each  day 

Enthusiasm  for  the  celebration  spread  fast 
with  both  merchants  and  public  injecting  i 
practical  purpose  in  the  event  by  promoting  thi 
idea  of  early  Christmas  shopping — and  earlj 
mailing  of  gift  packages  to  soldiers  overseas 
Newspaper,  radio  and  other  promotional  co 
operation  also  was  readily  obtained  for  thi 
idea  of  giving  a  Christmas  dinner  now  t( 
soldiers  who  will  be  at  the  battlefront  whei 
the  official  yuletide  comes  around. 

The  Norwalk  Sentinel  carried  six  pages  o: 
merchant  advertising,  including  the  cente: 
double-truck,  featuring  "Christmas  in  Connec 
ticut." 

In  putting  on  the  highly  successful  cam 
paign,  Murray  Howard,  manager  of  the  Pal 
ace  theatre,  was  assisted  by  Mort  Blumen 
stock's  staff  from  the  Warner  Bros,  home 
office,  including  Larry  Golob,  Will  Yolen,  Ab 
Kronenberg  and  Franklin  Fisher. 


II 


Toledo  Also  Celebrates 


I 


Norwalk  merchants  in  confimction  with  the 
opening  of  "Christmas  in  Connecticut"  dis- 
played special  Yuletide  window. 


Marvin  Harris,  manager  of  the  Paramoun  ' 
theatre,  Toledo,  created  quite  a  stir  with  z 
Christmas  tree  and  a  jumbo  replica  of  th( 
greeting  card  set  up  in  the  lobby,  where  th(, 
display  attracted  much  attention.  Harris  alsc 
hired  a  Santa  Claus  to  visit  the  local  stores 
and  distribute  Christmas  cards,  and  a  tieuf 
was  made  with  merchants  to  promote  earl} 
Christmas  buying  and  early  mailing  of  gifts  tc 
boys  and  girls  overseas. 

At  the  Strand  theatre,  Albany,  Charles  A 
Smakwitz  lined  up  the  Albany  Times-Union 
to  sponsor  a  "Christmas  in  Albany"  party  al 
the  DeWitt  Clinton  Hotel.  Guests  of  honor  a^ 
the  party  were  the  winners  of  a  letter-writing 
contest  in  which  contestants  told  where  anci 
how  they  spent  last  Christmas.  On  the  open- 
ing day  merchants  contributed  a  full-page  ad 
and  the  Times-Union  used  a  page  of  pictures 
on  the  50  winners  in  the  contest. 

A  recipe  contest  conducted  over  the  radio, 
titled  "Christmas  Dinner  I  Would  Serve  a 
Returning  Soldier,"  was  a  highlight  of  the! 
campaign  for  the  Mary  Anderson  theatre, 
Louisville.  It  was  conducted  on  the  Ethel  Lee 
Show,  home-making  program  broadcast  five 
mornings  a  week,  and  a  daily  prize  of  two 
tickets  was  awarded  as  a  preliminary  to  the 
final  First  Prize,  a  $50  War  Bond.  A  Santa; 
Claus  street  bally  also  was  used  for  a  week, 
and  local  music  shops  were  tied  in  with  the 
song  hit  from  the  picture,  "The  Wish  That  L 
Wish  Tonight."  ; 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  18,  1945 


Loew  Managers 
Concentrate  on 
Summer  Angles 

That  the  Loew  theatremen  in  the  metropoli- 
in  area  have  been  very  active  in  summer  pro- 
lotions  is  evidenced  by  recent  reports  coming 
)  this  department.    One  of  the  stunts  was 

Dorothy  Lamour  Sarong  bathing  beauty  con- 
:st  which  was  put  over  in  advance  of  "Rain- 
ow  Island"  at  the  Kings,  Pitkin  and  Gates 
leatres  in  Brooklyn  with  prizes,  window  dis- 
lays  promoted,  etc.  Special  heralds  with  ap- 
lication  blanks  were  distributed. 

Al  Namerow,  in  New  Rochelle,  grabbed  off 
1  eight-column  streamer  at  the  top  of  a  de- 
artment  store  ad  in  the  Standard  Star  on  the 
iveaway  of  a  Bing  Crosby  still  from  "Here 
'ome  the  Waves"  to  $50  Bond  purchasers.  He 
Iso  planted  a  contest  in  the  paper  on  a  song 
latching  contest,  winners  receiving  guest  tick- 
ts,  while  in  Bay  Ridge,  Sam  Rose  promoted 
Var  Bonds  and  watches  from  merchants. 

On  "Frenchman's  Creek,"  a  scene  coloring 
jntest  was  held  in  several  of  the  theatres, 
ich  manager  giving  guest  tickets  to  the  first 
5  boys  and  girls  submitting  the  best  drawings, 
heatres  distributed  heralds  on  this  and  pro- 
loted  free  space  in  the  local  theatres. 

Idleman  Holds  "Blind  Date"  Party 

"Here  Come  the  Waves"  was  greeted  at  the 
75th  Street  theatre  with  a  "blind  date"  party 
irough  the  cooperation  of  the  AWVS  with 
rchie  Adleman,  manager,  hosting  25  combat 
jterans  from  Mitchel  Field  Hospital  and  as 
lany  girls,  who  were  permitted  to  act  as  the 
Dstesses  upon  the  purchase  of  a  War  Bond. 


iccords  "Iwo^^ 
Feature  Break 


Recently  when  "To  the  Shores  of  Iwo  Jima" 
'as  set  to  play  the  Miller  theatre,  Augusta, 
fa.,  P.  E.  McCoy,  manager,  contacted  the  edi- 
)rial  staff  of  the  two  local  newspapers,  the 
tafif  of  radio  stations  WRDW  and  WGAC. 
innouncements  were  made  in  all  civic  clubs, 
'otary,  Kiwanis,  Lions,  The  Exchange,  etc., 
lat  this  film  was  coming  to  Augusta  and  that 

special  preview  showing  would  be  held. 

The  short  was  given  equal  billing  with  the 
mature  picture  in  all  newspaper  ads.  Both  ra- 
io  stations  gave  many  spot  announcements 
uring  the  engagement.  An  attractive  setpiece 
dth  the  background  of  a  volcano  in  eruption, 
ppropriately  worded,  was  used  several  days 
1  advance  in  the  lobby  of  the  theatre  and  on 
le  theatre  front  during  the  engagement. 

A  special  shadow  box,  with  the  title  cut  out 
nd  backed  up  with  bright  gelatin  and  equipped 
Mth  a  heat-ray  unit,  giving  the  efifect  of  a 
laze  of  fire,  was  set  up  on  the  marquee. 

Events 


Many  Patrons  Take  Advantage  of 
Helen  Wabbe's  V-Mail  Tiein 


Working  with  the  Army  in  advance  of  her 
engagement  of  "Those  Endearing  Young 
Charms"  at  the  RKO  Golden  Gate  theatre, 
San  Francisco,  Calif.,  Helen  Wabbe,  pub- 
licist, promoted  a  V-Mail  display  on  the 
nnezzanine  of  the  theatre. 

Copy  overall  read:  "Lest  he  forget  'Those 
Endearing  Young  Charms',  write  that  service- 


man a  V-Mail  letter  now."  As  an  added 
incentive,  the  management  mailed  the  letters 
free  of  charge  to  the  patrons. 

To  further  direct  attention  to  the  display, 
Miss  Wabbe  had  a  trailer  on  the  screen,  with 
copy:  "Have  you  a  man  overseas  in  service? 
If  so,  we  have  an  important  message  for  you. 
Visit  our  mezzanine  floor." 


★       *       ★       ★       ★       ★      ★       *       -k      ★      *  * 

BIGGEST! 

I 

I 


THE  BIGGEST  BUILDING  IS  THE  EMPIRE  STATE  I 
THE  BIGGEST  MOTION  PICTURE  EVER  MADE  IS 


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53 


AIR  EXPRESS 


PHONE  FOR  PICK-UP  as  soon  as  shipment  is  ready  (Air 
Express  Division  of  your  local  Railway  Express  Agency).  Same- 
day  delivery  is  often  made,  on  shipments  sent  early  in  morning, 
between  airport  towns  and  cities. 

FOR  ALL  TRAFFIC  of  importance,  more  plane  space  is  avail- 
able these  days  since  more  planes  are  being  put  into  regular  service. 

SHIP  ANYWHERE  via  Air  Express.  Aside  from  hundreds  of 
airport  towns  and  cities,  23,000  off -airline  points  in  the  United  States 
are  served  by  rapid  air-rail  schedules. 
Shipments  go  direct  by  air  to  scores  of 
foreign  countries. 


SPECIFY  AIR  EXPRESS.  You  will 

learn  as  thousands  of  firms  have  learned 
—  when  time  and  money  are  at  stake, 
Air  Express  "earns  its  weight  in  gold." 


AIR 
MILES 

2  lbs. 

5  lbs. 

10  lbs. 

25  lbs. 

250 

$1.04 

$1.25 

$1.57 

$2.63 

500 

$1.11 

$1.52 

$2.19 

$4.38 

1000 

$1.26 

$2.19 

$3.74 

$8.75 

2500 

$1.68 

$4.20 

$S.40 

$21.00 

WRITE  TODAY  for  interesting  "Map  of  Postwar  Town"  pic- 
turing advantages  of  Air  Express  to  community,  business  and  indus- 
try. Air  Express  Division,  Railway  Express  Agency,  230  Park  Avenue, 
New  York  17.  Or  ask  for  it  at  any  Airline  or  Express  office. 


Phone  AIR  EXPRESS  DIVISION,  RAILWAY  EXPRESS  AGENCY 
Representing  the  AIRLINES  of  the  United  States 


Public  Library 
Display  Board 
Sells  "Wilson'' 


9^ 


Couple    on    tandem    bike    tour    streets  of) 
New  Haven  as  part  of  Bill  Brown's  advance 
exploitation  on  "Wilson"  at  the  Poli  Bijou. 

A  special  campaign  was  put  over  by  Bill 
Brown  of  the  Poli  Bijou  in  New  Haven  to 
sell  the  engagement  of  "Wilson"  at  popular 
prices.  With  the  cooperation  of  the  Public 
Library  and  its  six  branches,  Bill  used  their 
10-foot  display  board  with  special  11  by  14 
colored  stills  and  cards  with  theatre  and  play- ' 
date  plugs.  Three  thousand  bookmarks  were 
made  up  with  the  names  of  the  public  library, 
Malley's  book  department  and  lending  libraries, 
with  each  giving  the  theatre  a  counter  display 
on  which  stills  were  featured. 

A  gratis  tieup  was  effected  with  Station 
WHNC  playing  records  of  "Wilson"  period 
music ;  listeners  here  identifying  the  names  of 
the  songs  received  passes.  Station  WELI  also 
came  through  with  a'  gratis  tieup  in  connec- 
tion with  their  Man  on  the  Street  broadcast, 
quiz  questions  relating  to  the  life  of  Wilson; 
passes  were  given  here  too. 

Twelve  and  fourteen  cards  with  stills  were 
planted  at  Louise's  Restaurant;  Yale  Univer- 
sity; Everybody's  Radio  Shoppe;  Radio 
Centre  and  the  David  Dean  Smith  Music 
Shoppe. 


Worley  Distributes  Candy  Kisses 
For  "Between  Two  Women" 

As  part  of  his  teaser  campaign  in  advance 
of  "Between  Two  Women"  at  the  Madison 
theatre,  Peoria,  111.,  Le  Worley  distributed 
3,000  candy  kisses  in  imprinted  glassine  bags 
on  downtown  street  corners  and  at  four  war 
plants.  Copy  on  bags  read :  "A  kiss  from  Van 
Johnson,"  etc.,  etc. 

Two  thousand  heralds  were  promoted  from 
the  Empire  Jewelers  and  distributed  a  week 
ahead,  the  merchant  also  taking  display  space 
in  the  papers  and  plugging  the  show  on  their 
radio  program  over  WMBD. 

A  local  florist  devoted  a  window  display 
to  the  opening  using  stills  with  a  centerpiece 
showcard  bearing  copy:  "If  you're  ever  'Be- 
tween Two  Women'  better  get  them  flowers 
from,"  etc. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


Promotes  Dinners 
For  Servicemen 


As  Camp  Gordon  and  the  Oliver  General 
[ospital  are  located  in  and  near  the  city  of 
LUgusta,  Ga.,  P.  E.  McCoy,  manager  of  the 
liller  theatre,  tied  in  with  the  City  Recreation 
!ommission's  organized  "Home  Hospitality 
Committee"  to  seek  guest  invitations  into  homes 
ad  forms  of  recreation  and  entertainment  for 
le  returning  veterans.  McCoy  worked  out  an 
rrangement  whereby  six  veterans  and  their 
'ives  or  dates  are  entertained  each  Thursday 
ight  at  the  circuit's  four  theatres. 

As  another  gesture,  the  theatres  run  a  spe- 
ial  trailer  for  the  Home  Hospitality  Commit- 
!e,  encouraging  the  homes  of  the  city  and 
icinity  to  "Honor  a  Serviceman"  weekly  by 
aving  him  as  a  guest  in  their  home.  The  Com- 
littee  reports  that  this  encouragement  has  aid- 
1  greatly  in  getting  servicemen  into  homes. 

The  Augusta  Amusements,  Inc.,  of  which 
filler's  theatre  is  a  part,  also  extend  Lt.  James 
^.  Wimberly,  Information  and  Education  Of- 
cer,  the  courtesy  of  sending  down  two  veter- 
tis  from  the  hospital  wards  every  afternoon ; 
le  men  are  winners  of  a  quiz  contest  that  is 
3onsored  daily  by  the  educational  officer  in 
large. 


iolds  "Velvet"  Contest  for  Kiddies 

Directed  at  juvenile  patronage  was  the  con- 
;st  herald  distributed  by  Grant  Mitchell,  man- 
ger of  the  Virginia  theatre.  Champaign,  111., 
1  advance  of  his  date  on  "National  Velvet." 
Children  were  invited  to  give  the  names  of 
ve  different  horses  which  had  been  featured 
1  books  written  by  Zane  Grey,  Anna  Sewell, 
tc.  Guest  tickets  were  awarded  to  winners 
ad  run  in  the  local  dailies. 


•ports  Commentator  Plugs 
The  Great  John  L"  Date 

In  Hartford,  Conn.,  "The  Great  John  L." 
ot  full  promotion  from  manager  Walter  Lloyd, 
I&P  Allyn,  and  his  assistant.  Tommy  Alquist. 
oh  Steel,  WTIC  sports  commentator,  plugged 
le  film  on  his  program  while  WTHT's  "Quiz 
how"  featured  questions  on  the  life  of  "The 
Jreat  John  L."  Larry  Coulton's  "Hartford 
peaks"  over  WDRC  featured  a  Main  St.  in- 
;rview  of  the  Allyn  theatre's  assistant.  Tommy 
dquist,  and  resulted  in  plenty  of  free  bally  for 
le  film.  Spot  recordings  were  also  used  on 
^THD. 

Art  McGinley,  sports  editor  of  the  Hartford 
'imes,  gave  his  entire  column  on  July  16  to 
lanager  Lloyd  for  the  film,  while  theatre  edi- 
)rs  of  both  the  Times  and  Courant  went  all- 
ut  in  promotional  feature  stories. 

Billy  S.  Garvie,  Times  historian,  placed  a 
pecial  anecdote  on  the  Sullivan-Paddy  Ryan 
out  in  a  special  "box"  on  the  theatre  pages 
f  the  Hartford  Times  which  also  garnered 
lenty  of  attention  for  the  film  and  the  theatre. 


Catz  Scores  With  Comic  Books 
-or  "Tomorrow  the  World" 

Phil  Katz,  manager  of  the  Kenyon  theatre  in 
'ittsburgh,  introduced  a  novel  idea  for  his  cam- 
aign  on  "Tomorrow  the  World"  by  promoting 
nd  distributing,  in  advance  of  the  engagement, 
omic  cavalcade  books  carrying  a  story  of  the 
Im  in  cartoon  fashion. 

A  special  "A"  board  was  used  in  the  theatre 
ohhy  and  front  and  announcements  were  made 
rom  the  stage  advising  youngsters  of  the  free 
istribution  of  the  comic  books  during  the  Sat- 
rday  matinee  before  playdate. 


QUICLEY  AWARDS  CONTENDERS 

The  men  and  women  listed  below  have  submitted  evidence  of  showmanship  within  the  past 
fortnight,  which  justified  their  names  being  placed  on  the  list  of  outstanding  showmen. 


ANTONIO  C.  BALDUCCI 
Regent,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 

JAMES  S.  BELL 
Penn,  New  Casfle,  Pa. 

MORT  BERMAN 
Orpheum,  Springfield,  ML 

IRVING  BLUMBERG 
Stanley,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

IRWIN  BOCK 

RKO  Palace,  Cincinnati,  O. 

SPENCE  BREGOFF 
Palace,  Staten  Island,  N.Y. 

WILLIAM  BROWN 
Poli-Bijou,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

W.  J.  BURKE 

Broadway,  Timmins,  Ont.,  Canada 

LOUIS  CHARNINSKY 
Riaito,  Dallas,  Texas 

LOU  COHEN 

Loew's  Poli,  Hartford,  Conn. 
BOB  COX 

Kentucky,  Lexington,  Ky. 

TOM  DELBRIDGE 
Loew's,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

TED  EMERSON 
Orpheum,  Omaha,  Neb. 

DICK  FELDMAN 
Paramount,  Syracuse,  N.Y. 


ARNOLD  GATES 
Stillman,  Cleveland,  O. 

EDGAR  GOTH 
Colonial,  Richmond,  Va. 

ROSA  HART 

Paramount,  Lake  Charles,  La. 
BILL  HOYLE 

Lichtman,  Washington,  D.  C. 

E.  J.  KEARNEY 
Eckel,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

PAUL  D.  KLINGLER 

Poli  Strand,  Waterbury,  Conn. 

LARRY  LEVY 
Colonial,  Reading,  Pa. 

P.  E.  McCOY 
Miller,  Augusta,  Ga. 

ROY  MILLER 

Lincoln,  St.  Catherines,  Ont.,  Canada 

ROLLIE  MOORE 
Empire,  Dallas,  Texas 

RITA  MORTON 

RKO  Albee,  Providence,  R.  I. 

HARRY  MURRAY 
Odeon,  Yorkshire,  England 

FRANK  M.  PAUL 
Lyric,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

ED  REISENBECK 

RKO  Keith's,  Cincinnati,  O. 


BILL  REISINGER 
Loew's,  Dayton,  O. 

GEORGE  RIESTER 
Capitol,  Shamokin,  Pa. 

HARRY  ROSE 

Majestic,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

J.  G.  SAMARTANO  • 
State,  Providence,  R.  I. 

CHUCK  SHANNON 
Columbia,  Sharon,  Pa. 

CARL  B.  SHERRED 
Embassy,  Cumberland,  Md. 

L.  E.  SMITH 

Paramount,  Lake  Charles,  La. 
SOL  SORKIN 

RKO  Keith's,  Washington,  D.  C. 

MOLLIE  STICKLES 
Palace,  Meriden,  Conn. 

MIKE  STRANGER 

Loew's,  White  Plains,  N.Y. 

HELEN  WABBE 

Golden  Gate,  San  Francisco,  Calif. 

BROCK  WHITLOCK 
Loew's,  Richmond,  Va. 

H.  F.  WILSON 

Capitol,  Chatham,  Ont.,  Canada 

NATE  WISE 

RKO,  Cincinnati,  O. 


★  ★  ********** 

*  THE  BIGGEST  CITY  IN  U.  S.  A.  IS  NEW  YORK  * 


* 
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MANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


55 


NEWSPAPER  ADS 


STARTS 


TOMORROW 


oil  very  funny  .  •  •  ond  these  are 
the  girls  he  gets 


}  ItNIItNCIS 

••ilNroiiD  ri. 

o'^MllKIT  ST. 


starts  Friday! 


You  C-»'' If^'"* 


Amazing 
Adventures 
of  Under- 
!    Cover  agent 
and  a  G-GIrl 
without  fearl 


See  L — --^^ 


Mat'mee  Price  to  5 


2nd 


off* 

TRACY  •  Nancy  KELLY 

Richard  100  (Tolcyo  JOE) 
Regis  TOOMEY   ^ 


PATRICK  the  GREAT  a/so  FRISCO  SAL 


I A  United  Dttroit  Theatre  »  COMFORTABLY  COOC 


The  Love  Bug  Bites 
A  Surgeon  In  Skirts! 

RUTH  HUSSEY 
JOHN  CARROLL 

Bedside  Marnier  '' 

Released  Thru  United  Arlitli 

Detroit  Free  Press 


This  eye-arresting  ad  was  prepared  by  Alice  Gorham,  ad  head  for 
the  United  Detroit  Theatres,  Detroit. 


emmvm 


Newark  Ledger 

George  Kelly,  ad  head,  Warner  Theatres,  New  Jersey,  and 
artist  Ben  Adier  built  up  the  triangle  situation  in  "Horn 
Blows  at  Midnight"  from  stills. 


THE  5^Y  ISrtHE  THING! 


Only  the  screen 
could  bring  you  fhe 
rugged  beauty  and 
majesty  of  its  setting  . . 
fhe  surging  scope 
of  its  deep, 
emotional  drama  . . 


and  only  x 


could  fan  it  into  flame 


THAT  LADDrou  LOVE 


ALAN 

LADD 

G.aRUSSELL 


THE  CORN  l§ 


Worner'j  pnze  success 


John  DALl  .  Joan  LORRING 
Ehys  WILLIAMS  .  Nigel  BRUCE 

4th  and  FINAL  WEEK 


Exiro 

"THE  FLEET  THAT 
CAME  TO  STAY" 

Complete  bottle  story 

OKINAWA 


Chicago  American 

Prepared  by  Jimmy  Savage,  publicist  of  the  B.  &  K.  State  Lake  theatre, 
Chicago,  the  tag  line  at  top  may  be  applied  to  any  picture  adapted  from 
a  stage  play. 

56 


BufTalo  Courier-Express 


Charles  B.  Taylor,  advertising  head  for  Shea's  The- 
atres, Buffalo,  plugs  two  new  shorts  in  his  ads. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


SHOWMEN  PERSONALS 


Mortin  Promotes 
Tiein  on  ''Valley'' 


Harold  Mortin  at  Loew's  State,  Syracuse, 
tttilized  this  effective  walking  book  ballyhoo 
iuring  the  run  of  "Y alley  of  Decision". 


As  part  of  his  opening  campaign  for  "Val- 
ley of  Decision"  at  Loew's  State,  Syracuse, 
Harold  Mortin  promoted  the  Post  Standard  on 
a  contest  which  was  tied  in  with  three  of  his 
other  coming  attractions.  It  was  called  a 
"silly  sentence"  contest  and  readers  were  in- 
vited to  send  in  their  entries.  Additional 
breaks  were  had  when  winners'  names  were 
printed.  The  promotion  manager  of  the  paper 
also  came  through  with  a  complete  color  page 
and  story  on  Greer  Garson,  which  was  tied 
into  the  local  showing  of  the  picture. 

Radio  coverage  was  had  over  Stations 
WAGE,  WFBL  and  WSYR.  Regular  MGM 
local  spots,  local  theatre  spots  and  tieins  on 
the  morning  musical  programs.  Railway  Ex- 
press trucks  carried  postings  three  weeks  prior 
to  the  opening  and  five  local  book  stores  used 
14  by  30  cards  in  their  windows  during  the 
playdates  of  the  picture. 

Department  Store  Tiein  Aids 
Cohen  on  "Thrill  of  Romance" 

As  part  of  his  advance  publicity  on  "Thrill 
)f  a  Romance"  at  Loew's  Poll  in  Hartford, 
I!onn.,  Lou  Cohen  effected  a  tieup  with  Sage 
Mien's  department  store,  whereby  they  dis- 
ributed  and  printed  up  5,000  heralds.  A  con- 
:est  was  also  landed  in  the  Hartford  Times 
A'ith  readers  invited  to  write  in  telling  what 
:heir  biggest  thrill  of  a  romance  was.  Photos 
)f  Van  Johnson  were  awarded  winners. 

On  Sage  Allen's  radio  program  heard  five 
imes  a  week  at  9:30  a.m.  over  WTHT  and 
me  day  a  week  at  12  noon  on  WTIC,  Cohen 
■eceived  continual  plugs  on  the  contest  and 
m  the  film.  On  the  Radio  Music  Hall  pro- 
gram heard  every  afternoon  over  WTHT,  a 
■ecord  program  lasting  two  hours,  good  plugs 
ivere  also  had. 

Gangloff  Gives  "Romance" 
Well-Rounded  Campaign 

Recently  when  Harold  A.  Gangloff  was  re- 
ieving  vacationing  Sam  Gilman  at  Loew's  the- 
itre  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  for  his  date  on  "Thrill 
)f  a  Romance"  tied  up  the  D&H  Distribut- 
ng  Company,  exclusive  Harrisburg  distributer 


In  New  Posts:  Harold  Seidenberg,  out  of  the 
army,  takes  over  at  Warner's  Fox  theatre  in  Phila- 
delphia, with  former  manager,  Elmer  Pickard, 
moving  to  the  Boyd  and  Morris  Conners  going 
from  the  Boyd  to  the  Aldine. 

Frank  "Mickey"  Work,  Melrose,  Dallas,  Frank 
HoUiday,  Apollo,  Peoria,  111.  Paul  Morgan,  Pal- 
ace, Peoria. 

Assistant  Managers:  Paul  Woodruff,  Palace, 
Peoria,  111.  Edmund  Brown,  discharged  from  the 
army,  returning  to  Warner's  Strand  in  New  York 
City. 

Happy  Birthday:  Herbert  D.  Grove,  Gus  Kera- 
sotes,  Earle  Eveland,  M.  H.  Nicol,  Burgess  Walt- 
mon,  Ray  L.  Niles,  R.  B.  Diefenbacher,  Mike  Medi- 
govitch,  Woolf  Levy,  Roy  Gamel,  J.  J.  Kelly. 

Stephen  G.  Brenner,  Nyman  Kessler,  Ray  G. 
Stevens,  Randall  J.  Jerabek,  Herbert  Vitriol,  Law- 


for  Victor  records.  The  cooperating  com- 
pany distributed  advertising  matter,  records 
and  contest  heralds  to  10  of  their  best  known 
retailers  in  the  city.  Window  displays  were 
arranged  with  blowups,  stills  and  records  de- 
picting the  hit  tunes  in  the  picture.  In  addi- 
tion, a  record  player  and  records  were  used 
in  the  lobby  featuring  Victor  records  of  songs 
from  the  film. 

Bowman's  Department  store  took  3,000  col- 
ored photos  of  Van  Johnson  and  distributed 
them  in  their  "teen-age"  department.  The  store 
also  placed  a  large  ad  featuring  Van  and  pub- 
licizing the  fact  that  "swooners"  could  get 
their  photo  of  the  star  at  the  store. 

Station  WKBO  featured  Tommy  Dorsey 
and  Lauritz  Melchoir  in  a  15-minute  program, 
playing  tunes  from  the  picture.  The  first 
listener  to  call  in  the  correct  titles  of  the 
songs  received  $10  in  War  Stamps;  second 
pri'ze,  $5 ;  third  prize,  $3,  etc. 


rence  P.  Coe,  Abe  Frank,  Tikis  Valos,  Herbert  D. 
Cluley,  Daniel  Richetelli,  Leonard  V.  Casey,  Wil- 
liam G.  Van  Why. 

Leonard  V.  Casey,  J.  D.  Chaffin,  James  Fawns, 
Mrs.  Edith  M.  Fordyce,  Samuel  Bleiweiss,  Lillian 
Crawford,  Damon  Ireland  Thomas,  Charles  F. 
Burns,  Charles  F.  Feinhals,  Wesley  L.  Tefft,  Sol 
Greenberg. 

Ed  Moorman,  Melvin  A.  Rash,  Ed  J.  Cangley, 
Robert  M.  Weitman,  James  G.  Fair,  Walter  Mor- 
ris, Ira  W.  Thompson,  Harsukhray  L.  Raval,  Leo 
P.  Ryan,  W.  B.  Henderson,  Edward  H.  McBride, 
Gordon  E.  Carson. 

Jack  E.  Blatnick,  Herbert  Berman,  George  M. 
King,  Roy  C.  Bruder,  Henry  W.  Brown,  C.  O. 
Braun,  George  M.  Phillips,  Morton  Maius,  Philip 
H.  Hayward,  Edgar  A.  Weimer,  James  B.  Craw- 
ley, William  L.  McClain,  William  B.  Lininger. 


Chinese  Cooperation  Enlisted 
By  Pollock  for  "Sun" 

To  usher  in  his  date  on  "Blood  on  the  Sun" 
at  Loew's  theatre,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  Lester 
Pollock  arranged  for  Barbara  Hagman,  Chi- 
nese Representative,  to  be  interviewed  by  the 
Democrat  and  Chronicle,  which  resulted  in  a 
picture  and  story  about  China  today  and  a  dis- 
cussion of  Chinese  communists.  Numerous 
other  stories  were  landed  in  advance. 

Radio  coverage  included  10  special  one- 
minute  announcements  over  WHEC  and 
WHAM.  Miss  Hagman  was  also  interviewed 
over  both  stations.  The  Chinese  in  Rochester 
gave  her  a  luncheon  and  she  also  visited  the  Ki- 
wanis  and  Rotary  Club  meetings,  wearing  her 
native  costumes.  Pollock  promoted  22  dress 
shop  window  displays  which  featured  scene 
stills ;  Edward's  department  store  came  through 
with  a  coiffure  ad  with  Sylvia  Sidney. 


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Napping 


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napping  when  your  strong  points  ore  at  stake". 
That's  why  you  just  don't  take  chances  with 
theatre  equipment— not  when  the  strength  of  the 
whole  show  is  rooted  in  your  booth.  But  here's 
one  thing  you've  got  on  Samson— Altec  protection! 
When  that  breakdown  threatens  your  box-office 
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to  disabled  parts,  learn  how  Altec  cuts 
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CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING 


Ten  cents  per  word,  money-order  or  check  with  copy.  Count  initials,  box  nunnber  and 
address.  Minimum  insertion,  $1.  Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.  Contract  rates  on 
application.  No  borders  or  cuts.  Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.  Publisher  reserves 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.  Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.  Class!-  BBB 
fled  advertising  not  subject  to  agency  commission.  Address  copy  and  checks: 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  Classified  Dept.,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  (20)  11^1' 


POSITIONS  WANTED 

HELP  WANTED 

mNIKFrTTON  nFSIRFD  A<^  DISTRICT  MANAGER 
with    small   circuit   having   post-war   possibilities   of  ex- 
pansion.   Now  employed.     Experienced  in  all  phases  of 
theatre  management  and  operation.  BOX  1887,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

OPERATOR  -  ASSISTANT    MANAGER  WANTED. 
Modem  small  town  theatre  in  Virginia  near  Richmond 
and  Washington.      Ideal  setup  for  electrician  or  radio 
repairman.   $35  for  23  hours,  6  days.  BOX  1883,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

AVAILABLE:     AMERICAN    COUPLE:     MAN  Al 
projectionist  and  manager,  thorough  knowledge  of  sound 
CQUipmcnt.       w  lie .    v.^apaijie  cApcncm-cu   uclsiucii  uuukci, 
advertising.     Will  work  reasonable.     No  children.  De- 
pendable, steady  workers.      Go  anywhere.      BOX  1890, 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 

WANTED  — THEATRE    MANAGER    FOR  SMALL 
town  in  Adirondack  Mountains,  New  York  State.  Year 
'round  job.    BOX  1895,  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 

WANTED— EXPERIENCED  OPERATOR  FOR  SMALL 
theatre  operating  6  nights.    In  application  please  give  afi 
information,  including  any  experience  and  ability  in  man- 
agement and  general  maintenance.    BOX  1896,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

OPERATOR  -  ASSISTANT    MANAGER  WANTED. 
iViOQern   smaii   town   inctiire   in    virgiiiid  iictir  iviuiiziioiiu. 
Ideal   setup  for   electrician  or  radio  repairman.  Salary, 
$40  per  week.    H.  J.  LYON,  Box  538,  Franklin,  Va. 

NEW  EQUIPMENT 

ARMY  SURPLUS  RCA  PA  AMPUFIERS,  30W  OUT- 
put,  $95;  lighting  Coinometers  with  pennies,  $110;  rayon 
plush   drapery    material,    $2.45    yd.;    Ideal  Rechargeable 
Batteries,    $2.20;    electric   bubbler   Water   Coolers,  $220; 
Flextone  washable  soundscreens,  30}4c  ft.,  beaded  44}4c. 
Summer  Catalog  ready.     S.  O.  S.   CINEMA  SUPPLY 
CORP.,  New  York  18. 

USHERS'   SEARCHUGHTS,   METAL  CASE,  PRE- 
focus  bulb,  $1.25;  colored  GE  mazda  lamps;  lumilines; 
new  factory  sealed  tubes— 6SC7,  75c;  6L6,  $1;  5U4G,  75c. 
Consumer's  certificate  required.      BOX   1886,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

AT  LIBERTY— THEATRE  MANAGER  OR  EXECU- 
tive.      High  type,  mature  man.      Aggressive  showman 
thoroughly   experienced   and   capable,   exploitation,  pub- 
licity, advertising  and  all  angles  of  operation.    Sober  and 
reliable  every  respect.     Association  leading  independent 
or  major  circuit  desired.      Responsible  reference  ability 
and  integrity.    Address  BOX  1891,  MOTION  PICTURE 
riE^KALU. 

ATTENTION.   THEATRE   OWNERS:  MANAGERS, 
Assistant  Managers,  other  employees  available  at  short 
notice.    Write  or  wire  your  requirements.  THEATRE 
INSTITUTE,  315  Washmgton  St.,  Elmira,  N.  Y. 

STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 

STUDIO  RECORDER  COMPLETE  $1,250,  INCLUD- 

In  Of     A  rt  r****v#»c     (^a  1  vn  n  nmf*tpr  *     QvnpVirrvnnn  ft    Tt\t\\cw  •     1  flfKV 

magazine;  amplifier;  power  supply;  microphone;  cables; 
etc-    Quartz   slits,  $39.50.    Backgrotmd   Projection  outfit 
worth  $10,000,  now  $4,990.    Recording  Amplifier  with  eon- 
denser    microphone,    $125.     Continuous    contact  16min. 
printers,  picture,  track  or  both,  $1,375.    Send  for  Summer 
Catalog.   S.  O.  S.  ONEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York. 

SERVICES 

GLAMORIZE    AND    DIAMONDIZE    YOUR  SAND 
urns.  Crystalline  mineral  sand  for  your  urns.  A  Feldspar 
product  with  silver  flake  appearance,  producing  a  glit- 
tering and  dazzling  effect  under  artificial  or  natural  light, 
affording  the   same  practical  and  protective  results  as 
ordinary  sand  but  with  attractive  distinction.    Send  for 
100-pound    sample  bag— only    $2.75    F.O.B.  Remittance 
should   accompany   order   for  initial   shipment.  ORNA- 
MENTAL SAND  ENTERPRISES,  P.  O.  Box  100,  Erwin, 
Tenn.    Reference,  Erwin  National  Bank. 

THEATRES 

FIRE  EXTINGUISHERS  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
tvnes  and  sizes  reoaired      Mail  to-  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave.,  St.  Paul  4, 
Miim. 

CLEANED  ON  LOCATION:  RUGS,  TACKED  DOWN 
carpet,    o'stuflfed    furniture.       Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
Midwest  Carpet  Cleaners  covering  Indianapolis,  Michigan, 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Illinois.    BOX  1880,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 

TRAINING  SCHOOLS 

WANTED-SMALL  CTTY  OR  TOWN  MOVIE  THE- 
atre   anywhere.      Give  details.      BOX   1892,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 

THEATRE  WANTEDS-WILL  BUY  OR  LEASE  THE- 
atre  in  small  town.  DALE  CRITSELOUS,  342  East  Drive, 
Oak  Ridge,  Tenn. 

FOR  SALE— ONLY  THEATRE  IN  COUNTY  SEAT 
town.   Modern  equipment  and  building,  412  seats.  Lumber- 
mg,  mining,  agriculture.    rUKEbT  KOBB,  Cascade,  Idaho. 

THEATRE    EMPLOYEES:    TRAIN    FOR  BETTER 
position.    Learn  modem  theatre  management  and  adver- 
tising. Big  opportunity  for  trained  men.  Established  since 
1927.   Write  now  for  free  catatog.  THEATRE  MANAGERS 
SCHOOL,  Elmira,  New  York. 

USED  EQUIPMENT 

RCA   PG   30   SOUND   SYSTEM,   $300.  VACHERIE 
THEATRE.  Vacherie,  La. 

VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 

MANY  SMALL  HOUSES  GOT  GOING  WITH  THESE 
—Complete  Simplex  Booth  outfits;  Rebuilt  projectors,  lamp- 
houses,    lens,    new    soundheads,    motors,    amplifier,  new 
speakers,    sound-screen.     Guaranteed    one  year — $1,500. — 
Why  pay  more?    S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP., 
New  York  18,  N.  Y. 

WHERE  DO  THEY  GET  THEM?     HERE'S  THE 
answer:   870  hardwood  portable  assembly   Chairs,  gangs 
of  two,  $3.60;  219  Irwin  5 -ply  veneer  Chairs,  $4.50;  230 
American  panel  back,  box  spring  cushions,  $6.50;  800  re- 
built metal  lined  American  velour  padded  back  with  box 
spring    cushions,    $9.80;    202    Heywood-Wakefield  panel 
back,  squab  cushions,  $4.95;  242  American  ball  bearing 
(in  two  lots)  heavy  reupholstered  panel  back,  reuphol- 
stered  box  spring  cushion  chairs,  $6.50.   Wire  for  stock 
list.    S.  0.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP..  New  York  18. 

SIGN  PAINTING 

SIGN  PAINTING;  EASY  WAY  TO  PAINT  SIGNS. 
Use  letter  patterns.  Avoid  sloppy  work,  wasted  time.  No 
experience  needed  for  expert  work.    Free  sample.  JOHN 
RAHN,  1329  Central  Ave.,  Chicago  51. 

BUSINESS  BOOSTERS 

BINGO  CARDS,  DIE  CUTS,  1  TO  100  OR  1  TO  75 
$2.25  per  thousand,  $20.00  for  10,000.    S.  KLOUS,  care  of 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 

GIANT  AIR  CIRCULATORS,  7,500  CFM  CAPAaTY, 
fH/J  stand,  24"  blades,  $75;  mat  type  Air  Washers  to 
work  with  any  blower,  easily  installed.     5,000  cfm,  $115; 
others   equally   reasonable.      Blowers,   from   $106.50  for 
5,500  cfm.      Diffuser   grilles,    from  $21.80.  AA-5MRO 
Priority  required.     Send  for  Air  Conditioning  Bulletin. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 

8"  BOX  OFFICE  FANS,  $12.50;  12"  BOOTH,  $19.50; 
16",  $22.50.    Also  20",  24",  30"  hydraulic  variable  Speed 
Pulleys  for  blowers.    SOUTHERNAIRE,  P.  O.  Box  838, 
Atlanta,  Ga. 

BOOKS 

RICHARDSON'S    BLUEBOOK    OF  PROJECTION. 
Best  seller  since  1911.     Now  in  7th  edition.  Revised  to 
present  last  word  in  Sound  Trouble  Shooting  Charts.  Ex- 
pert iuf&rmation  on  all  phases  of  projection  and  equip- 
ment.   Special  new  section  on  television.    Invaluable  to 
beginner  and  expert.   $7.25  postpaid.    QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 

MOTION    PICTURE    SOUND    ENGINEERING.  A 
"must"  to  all  those  working  with  sound  equipment.  Writ- 
ten by  top-flight  engineering  experts  of  Hollywood  studios 
and  research  laboratories.    Covers  all  phases  of-  sound 
engineering  and  equipment.    Readable  diagrams;  charts, 
tables,  and  graphs.    $6.50  postpaid.    QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 

POPCORN 

HYBRID  YELLOW  VARIETY  FOR  BEST  POPPING 
volume.    Yearly  supply  guaranteed.    Immediate  delivery. 
LOUIS  D.  HARRIS.  Greenville,  Ohio. 

SOUND  -  TROUBLE  -  SHOOTING  -  CHARTS.  THE 
httle  book,  with  the  blue  cover  all  good  operators  reach 
for  when  troubles  start.   Will  clear  up  that  "puzzler"  on 
all  types  of  sound  equipment  in  a  jiffy.    No  booth  com- 
ElV^T,""'^""'           ^l-OO  postpaid.    QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20 

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OBITUARIES 

Merritt  Crawford,  UA 
Publicity  Man,  Dies 

Merritt  Crawford,  64,  member  of  the  staff  of  the 
United  Artists  publicity  staflF  in  New  York,  died 
Saturday  at  Long  Island  College  Hospital.  His 
home  was  at  37  King  Street,  Manhattan. 

Mr.  Crawford  was  a  soldier  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war,  and  subsequently  was  in  the  ecjS- 
torial  service  of  the  New  York  World  and  the 
Morning  Telegraph.   He  went  to  the  Mutual  Film  i 
Corporation  in  1914  to  edit  Reel  Life,  a  house  organ 
weekly.   Then  he  went  to  Metro  Pictures  Corpora- 
tion and  on  to  the  publicity  department  of  the  Fox 
Film  Corporation,  with  various  trade  journal  and 
other  activities  thereafter.    He  concerned  himself 
considerably  with  the  priority  claims  of  Jean  A.  i 
LeRoy  and  Eugene  Lauste,  early  employes  of  mo- 1 
tion  picture  projects.    In  the  First  World  war  he  ' 
was  a  captain  in  the  Army  intelligence  service.  i 

He  is  survived  by  his  widow,  Mrs.  Ethel  Done-  I 
van  Crawford,  and  two  daughters. 


Josepil  Simmons 

Funeral  services  for  Joseph  Simmons,  63,  were 
held  in  Hollywood  August  8  following  his  death 
from  a' heart  attack  at  the  Good  Samaritan  Hospi- 
tal, Los  Angeles.  Mr.  Simmons  was  long  a  pro- 
ducer and  latterly  had  been  associated  with  Sig 
Neufeld.  Surviving  are  his  widow ;  a  daughter, 
Muriel;  and  two  sons,  Lieut.  Melville  Simmons, 
USAAF  and  Dr.  Leslie  Simmons. 


Vernon  Hobbs 

Vernon  Hobbs,  former  employee  of  the  Cleve- 
land branch  of  the  National  Theatre  Supply  Com- 
pany, has  been  listed  as  dead  by  the  War  Depart- 
ment, according  to  word  received  by  his  parents. 
Mr.  Hobbs  was  taken  prisoner  of  the  Japs  at  the 
fall  of  Bataan. 


George  M.  Gilliam 

George  M.  Gilliam,  manager  over  a  long  period 
of  years  of  Loew's  State,  Park,  Cameo  and  Still- 
man  theatres,  Cleveland,  died  Friday,  August  10, 
at  St.  John's  Hospital,  Cleveland.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  associated  with  the  Fred  Harvey 
restaurants.  Surviving  are  his  wife  and  two  sons 


Christ  Rolandsen 

Services  were  held  August  13  in  Chicago  for 
Christ  Rolandsen,  90,  pioneer  exhibitor,  who  built 
the  Eagle  Theatre  in  Milwaukee  and  Chicago  as 
well  as  the  Crystal  Theatre  in  Chicago.  Born  in 
Denmark,  he  had  been  in  this  country  since  1887. 
He  is  survived  by  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Ellen  Darcy. 


Mrs.  Eleanor  Schwarz 

A  solemn  requiem  mass  was  celebrated  August 
16  at  St.  Catherine  of  Sienna  Church,  New  York, 
for  Mrs.  Eleanor  Marie  Schwarz,  wife  of  Edward 
Schwarz,  a  member  of  Columbia's  advertising  de- 
partment. Mrs.  Schwarz  died  at  her  home  Tuesday, 
August  4. 


To  Make  Eight  for  I.  T.  &  T. 

George  Hirliman,  head  of  International  Theatri- 
cal and  Television  Corporation,  announced  this 
week  a  deal  with  Ed  Finney  and  Lawson  Harris, 
heads  of  Video  Productions,  whereby  Video  will 
make  eight  Kodachrome  outdoor  features  annually 
for  International  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Com- 
pany. Stars  of  the  series  will  be  Stuart  Hamblen 
and  Perry  Ward. 


Coniglio  Buys  Chicago  House 

Anthony  Coniglio,  owner  of  the  C.  and  C.  Urn 
Bag  Manufacturers,  has  purchased  the  West  End 
theatre  building  in  Chicago  from  A.  C.  Duchos- 
sois,  trustee,  for  a  reported  $140,000.  The  Essaness 
Circuit  will  continue  to  operate  the  l,0S7-seat 
house  under  a  long  term  lease  signed  by  the  prin- 
cipals last  week. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  18,  1945 


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(names  on  request)  testify  to  the  popularity  and  practic- 
ability of  Marlite  paneling.  Owners  and  managers  alike 
know  the  patron-appeal  of  this  lustrously  beautiful  and 
sanitary  wall  and  ceiling  materials.  While  at  the  same  time, 
where  its  installed,  theater  employees  appreciate  the  smooth, 
easily  and  quickly  cleaned  Marlite  surface. 

But,  equally  important,  whether  your  operation  is  large  or 
small  .  .  .  whether  you  plan  to  remodel  or  rebuild  .  .  .  Mar- 
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installation  and  continue  through  the  years  in  reduced  clean- 
ing time  and  costs  and  the  elimination  of  costly,  business- 
interrupting  redecorating.  That's  why  Marlite  paneling  is 
playing  and  will  continue  to  play  the  "starring"  part  in  so 
many  theaters. 


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Overhead,  continuous  rows  of  G-E  fluores- 
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light  in  foyer  and  lobby. 

In  coves,  above  murals,  and  concealed 
along  the  edges  and  tops  of  signs,  G-E 
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There's  More  Than  Film 
To  Modern  Exhibition! 

THIS  BUSINESS  gets  less  lib 
it  used  to  be  every  day.  It  started  to  get  thai 
way  long  before  the  vi^ar;  apparently  it  is  go 
ing  to  continue  in  the  same  direction  after- 
ward— only  more  so.  ! 

Such  observations  are  not  made  to  sutij 
prise  anyone.  The  suspicion  is  pretty  well 
grounded  that  there  is  no  turning  back  tc 
the  simplicities  of  the  nickelodeon  (ah,  those 
halcyon  days,  when  you  got  a  half-dozen  reels 
for  not  many  more  dollars,  shipped  to  youi 
with  no  strings  attached,  like  a  consignment! 
of  more  or  less  fresh  eggs;  and  when  the  tech- 
nology incident  to  the  retailing  of  those  goods 
consisted  in  slipping  a  few  one-sheets  intc 
wooden  display  frames,  sweeping  out  the  joint, 
threading  a  projector  representing  the  dy-: 
namics  of  a  coffee  grinder,  and  squeezing  a| 
plump  cashier  into  the  ticket  booth)  ;  but,  alas,! 
the  invention  burst  those  modest  breeches  too| 
long  ago  for  some  of  us  to  remember  howj 
comfortable  they  were.  I, 

It  isn't  only  that  we  now  contemplate  thej 
uses  we  can  make  of  television,  the  effects  ofj 
16-mm.,  the  possibility  of  three-dimensional 
images.  The  business  is  getting  otherwise  more 
and  more  diversified.  The  theatre  operator,] 
having  already  begun  to  dispense  candy,  pop-] 
corn  and  cola-pop  in  a  small  way,  has  found 
this  "side-line"  too  profitable  to  ignore  ex-^ 
pansion  of  it  where  and  when  film  and  food 
can  be  fitted  nicely  together  (such  as  in  com-; 
munity  recreational  centers  like  those  sug-| 
gested  elsewhere  in  this  issue).  Bowling  alleys,! 
another  facility  suggested  in  these  schemes  for 
recreational  centers,  were  combined  with  mo- 
tion picture  exhibition  in  a  number  of  opera- 
tions before  the  war;  and  the  soda  fountain 
and  milk  bar  had  also  arrived.  The  new 
Odeon  theatre  in  Toronto,  according  to  its 
plans,  will  have  a  complete  restaurant.  Con- 
sider, too  the  popularity  of  dancing.  Well, 
perhaps  a  line  should  be  drawn  somewhere. 
Nevertheless,  there  already  is  a  theatre  pro- 
viding for  dancing,  to  a  juke  box,  in  a  second- 
floor  foyer. 

Centralization  of  community  trade  and 
and  recreation  along  the  lines  suggested  in  the 
Beaux  Arts  competition  described  in  this  issue 
is  much  on  the  minds  of  town  planners.  It  is 
a  kind  of  centralization  trend  within  the 
decentralization  movement ;  the  idea  is  to  com- 
bine suburban  advantages  with  urban  con- 
venience. Despite  the  efforts  of  our  large 
cities  to  replace  slums  with  attractive  apart- 
ment buildings  on  liveable  streets,  the  outly- 
ing areas  will  doubtless  remain  attractive.  And 
transportation  is  certain  to  continue  its  de- 
velopment in  the  direction  that  has  already 
brought  about  a  high  degree  of  metropolitan 
decentralization. 

Two  years  ago  it  did  not  seem  too  illogical 
for  this  publication  to  offer  a  scheme  for  a 


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rural  recreational  center,  developed  around  a 
motion  picture  theatre.  The  problem  of  the 
Beaux  Arts  competition  was  to  produce  a 
scheme  of  similar  facilities  (though  of  less 
definitely  rural  location),  and  it  was  written 
by  William  L.  Pereira,  an  architect  who  not 
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run  also  the  other  enterprises  therein ;  how-' 
ever,  recreation  is  his  business. 

Charles  E.  Shultz 

CHARLES     E.    SHULTZ  died 

August  8th  of  the  illness  which  removed  hi? 
columns  from  Better  Theatres  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  year.    Against  the  knowledge 

that  he  was  a  very 
n  ill  man,  the  hope  oi 
course  was  held,  a; 
always  .it  is,  that 
science  and  naturt 
would  collaborate  tc 
contrive  somehow  : 
miracle  of  healing 
but  even  this  faini 
hope  had  sputterec 
out  some  weeks  be 
fore  the  end  die 
come  at  his  home  ii 
the  woodland  r  e 
treat  of  Willeve 
Lake,  N.  J.  He  wa 
34  years  old  on  July  18th. 

Charlie  was  one  of  the  finest  minds  w 
have  known,  and  one  of  most  generou 
natures.  That  isn't  the  inevitable  combina 
tion  of  success,  dollar-wise ;  but  it  makes  fo 
consistent  and  valued  usefulness,  and  it  pro 
duces  strong  and  lasting  friendships. 

Charlie  early  became  interested  in  motioi 
picture  projection,  and  to  its  problems  ii 
practical  optics  he  diligently  applied  a  bril 
liant  capacity  for  abstract  thinking  whic 
promised  a  career  of  considerable  distinctio 
in  motion  picture  technology  and  elsewhen 
As  it  was,  in  the  brief  span  of  his  life  hj 
did  produce  the  first  successful  metallic  pn 
jection  arc  reflector — something  that  had  beej 
attemped  many  times  by  others  before  hinj 
He  was  president  of  Heyer-Shultz,  Inc.,  (j 
Montclair,  N.  J.,  who  manufactured  ths 
widely  used  device. 

In  writing  for  Better  Theatres  Charl 
was  doing  the  sort  of  work  he  thoroughl. 
enjoyed.  In  his  feature  articles,  then  lat(| 
in  his  regular  department,  "The  Light  ci 
Your  Screen,"  he  sought  to  put  his  specia' 
ized  knowledge  and  researches  to  work  f(' 
the  art  and  the  men  of  projection,  and  11 
liked  the  human  contact  which  his  lettcj 
from  readers  gave  him.  ' 

Charlie  was  born  in  Montclair  and  wei 
to  the  Montclair  Academy.  For  many  year 
along  with  this  other  work,  he  was  a  ted 
nical  consultant  to  the  St.  Cloud  Amusemei 
Company  circuit  in  New  Jersey.  He  he! 
an  honorary  life  membership  in  New  Jersej; 
Local  365  of  the  lATSE  &  MPMO.  Jj 
was  highly  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  Sociei 
of  Motion  Picture  Engineers. 

His  wife,  who  kept  the  lonely  vigil  at  Wil 
ever  Lake,  and  his  mother  survive  him. 

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Planning  to  remodel?  To  build?  Let  lighting  lead  the  way! 
Westinghouse  has  new  lamps,  to  show  you  how  light, 
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customers  to  your  ticket  window! 

The  new  Westinghouse  Slimlines  .  .  .  the  extra-slim 
fluorescents  that  are  extra  long  and  fit  neatly  into 
cramped  quarters,  will  help  you  make  your  theatre 
the  showplace  of  the  town!  Slimlines  may  also  light  your 
posters  more  effectively,  with  added  beauty. 

The  new  Westinghouse  Circhnes — circular  fluorescents — 
will  create  new  charm  in  imaginative  lighting  effects. 
These  unique  rings  of  light  are  sure  to  reach  the  theatre 
FIRST — because  the  theatre,  of  all  commercial 
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architecture  and  lighting. 

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How  the  design  and  construction  of  the 
new  "window-type"  attraction  board  frames 
manufactured  by  Wagner  Sign  Service, 
Chicago,  are  adapted  to  servicing  has  been 
demonstrated  in  actual  photographs  of  such 
servicing  at  the  Woods  theatre  in  Chicago. 
The  frame  allows  openings  15  feet  high  or 
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FIGURE  2 


FIGURE  3 


the  manufacturer  states,  of  providing  flexible 
display  area  and  accommodating  photo-trans- 
parencies. 

In  the  accompanying  pictures.  Figure  1 
shows  how  a  maintenance  man,  having  raised 
a  "window"  which  is  held  open  by  a  small 
hook,  can  service  the  area  immediately  behind 
with  both  hands  free  to  work. 

Figure  2  is  a  rear  view  of  one  window 
panel.  All  panels  except  the  top  one  slide  in 
narrow  guide  channels  placed  at  an  angle, 
permitting  each  glass  to  slide  behind  the  one 
above.  The  glass  is  removed  by  raising  the 
panel  above  the  top  of  the  channels. 

Figure  3  is  a  rear  view  of  the  top  panel, 
showing  short  channels  at  top  and  bottom. 
By  raising  this  panel  above  the  bottom  chan- 
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glass  may  be  removed.  Large  frames  may  be 
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Plan  Theatre  Service  Expansion 

A  principal  topic  of  a  ten-day  conference 
of  RCA  Service  Company  executives  at 
Absecon,  N.  J.,  was  plans  for  improving  and 
extending  the  company's  services  in  the 
motion  picture  field,  according  to  E.  C.  Cahill, 
president. 

It  was  disclosed  at  the  meeting  that  field 
engineers  will  be  equipped  with  new  test  units, 
while  the  staff  will  be  increased.  W.  L.  Jones, 
general  manager,  said  that  the  demand  for  the 
RCA  handbooks  on  projection  and  television 
had  exceeded  expectations. 

After  the  meeting,  district  managers  at- 
tending the  conference  were  taken  on  a  tour 
of  the  RCA  research  laboratories  at  Prince- 
ton, N.  J. 

• 

James  W.  Hunt,  u?itil  recently  a  major 
in  the  Radio  Teletype  section  of  the  Army, 
has  been  named  inspector  for  the  Altec 
Service  Corporation  with  headquarters  in 
W aco,  Tex. 

• 

Named    Manager  of  N.  Y.  Branch 

Henry  F.  Schaefer,  Jr.,  has  been  ap- 
pointed branch  manager  of  the  Empire  State 
division  of  the  American  Seating  Company, 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  it 
has  been  announced  by  J. 
M.   VerMeulen,  general 
sales    manager.  Mr. 
Schaefer  has  assumed  his 
post  at  Syracuse,  N.  Y., 
under    the    direction  of 
J.  J.  Thompson,  Eastern 
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Mr.    Schaefer    joined  ^ 
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graduating  from  the  Engineering  School  of 
the  University  of  Michigan,  where  he  received 
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An  Army-Navy  production  award  has  been 
won  for  the  fourth  time  by  the  Ilex  Optical 
Company,  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  for  continued 
excellence  in  the  production  of  optical  goods 
for  the  armed  services. 

• 

Lamp  Agreement  Terminated 

Announcement  of  the  cancellation  of  their 
license  agreements  has  been  made  by  the 
General  Electric  Company  and  the  Westing- 
house  Electric  Corporation. 

General  Electric,  according  to  that  com- 
pany's statement,  will  hereafter  mark  most 
of  its  lamps  with  the  company  name  but  will 
continue  the  use  of  the  trade-name  "Mazda" 
only  on  certain  types. 

• 

E.  T.  Brown,  for  many  years  a  theatre 
service  engineer  on  the  RCA  Service  Com- 
pany staff  in  the  New  Orleans  area,  has 
been  appointed  theatre  service  field  super- 
visor in  the  Chicago  district. 

e. 

Booklet  on  Export  Equipment 

A  twenty-page  booklet,  entitled  'At  Your 
Service",  has  been  issued  by  the  Western 
Electric  Export  Corporation  to  describe  its 
equipment  distribution  and  installation  service 
in  foreign  countries.  It  will  appear  in  Spanish, 
French  and  Portuguese,  as  well  as  English, 
for  distribution  throughout  the  world,  the 
company  announces. 


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None  of  us  wants  to  be  in  that 
situation  when  the  rush  to  build  and 
remodel  begins.  How,  then,  to  avoid 
it?  By  planning  now. 

q  Not  all  who  intend  to  build  a  new 
theatre,  or  to  modernize  their  present 
ones,  will  be  able  to  do  so  when  re- 
strictions are  removed.  The  demand 
for  men  and  materials  will  be  too 
great. 

Only  those  having  plans  completed 
and  approved  will  be  ready  to  take 
advantage  of  the  labor  and  materials 
market  immediately. 

q  It  is  a  simple  matter  to  be  ready 
if  you  use  F  &  Y  Building  Service's 
simple,  straightforward  plan.  First, 
you  employ  F  &  Y  Building  Services 
Architectural  Staff  to  make  full  En- 
gineering and  Architectural  Plans  and 
Specifications.  We  survey  your  needs 
and  interpret  them  correctly  because 
the  owners  of  this  business  are  active 
in  the  operating  side  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture exhibition. 

You  now  have  six  sets  of  plans  and 
specifications.  If,  at  that  time  you 
desire  us  to  complete  the  construction 
and  erection  of  the  building  including 
everything  in  the  Theatre  except  those 
things  normally  classified  as  Theatre 
Equipment,  we  are  in  a  position  and 
welcome  the  opportunity  to  build  the 
completed  structure  for  you. 

The  Undivided  Responsibility  which 
develops  when  the  total  and  complete 
responsibility  is  vested  in  one  firm  for 
planning,  engineering,  supervision,  and 
construction  in  Theatre  building  will 
benefit  you.  You  will  receive  the  finest 
materials  and  equipment  and  engineer- 
ing that  money  can  buy.  Most  especially 
is  this  Undivided  Responsibility  and 
centralized  authority  of  value  and  im- 
portance in  the  next  18  months  when 
tliere  is  going  to  be  a  scramble  for 
men  and  materials  and  when  the  posi- 
tive knowledge  and  authority  in  the 
hands  of  responsible  agents  will  enable 
you  to  complete  your  building  despite 
the  many  difficulties  which  are  bound 
to  arise  in  the  reconversion  period. 

^  Scores  of  fine,  successful  theatres 
have  been  built  under  the  F  &  Y  Un- 
divided Responsibility  Plan — hence  our 
slogan:  "The  Buildings  We  Build, 
Build  Our  Business." 

^  Our  Architectural  Department  is 
ready  and  eager  to  serve  you. 

Our  architects  and  engineers  are 
specialists  in  motion  picture  theatre 
design  and  construction.  They  are 
directed  by  executives  who  have  years 
of  experience  in  the  problems  of  actual 
theatre  operation. 

Let  us  tell  you  wliat  such  a  service 
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As  the  only  projection  lamps  manufactured  complete  within  one  fac- 
tory, they  can  be  so  engineered  as  to  guarantee  the  best  screen  results. 

Strong  High  Intensity  Lamps  deliver  double  the  light  of  the  low  intensity 

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that  people  prefer! 


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new  theatre  front  and  interior  NOW. 


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new  patrons,  widens  your  trading 
area,  boosts  box  office. 

Now  is  the  time  to  plan  your  mod- 
ernization. Be  ready  to  go  when 
building  restrictions  are  lifted.  Re- 
member that  a  big  backlog  of  mod- 
ernization work  has  been  built  up 
during  the  restricted  period  .  .  .  and 
it  will  probably  be  difficult  to  get 
alterations  done  promptly  if  you 


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that  means  better  business.  Plan  to  mod- 
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burgh, Pa.,  shows  how  Pittsburgh  Glass  can 
improve  a  theatre's  appearance.  Architect: 
Victor  A.  Rigaumont. 

wait  till  the  tast  minute. 

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planned,  economical  design.  Our 
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GEORGE  SCHUTZ,  Editor 


low  We  Can  Use  Our  New 
jjghting  Tools  to  Best  Advantage 

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>me  suggestions  on  the  application  of  both  the  older  and  the  more  recent  types  of  fluorescent  lamps 


i  BEN  SCHLANGER 


NEW  TOOLS  of  lighting  have 
me  pretty  swiftly  during  the  last  ten  years. 
uorescent  lamps  had  just  got  well  started 
use  when  the  war  interfered  with  further 
tension  of  their  civilian  applications.  Since 
:n  we  have  been  given  fluorescent  lamps 
the  type  sometimes  referred  to  as  "cold 
"hode"  (a  term  that  lighting  engineers  dis- 
arage  because  it  tends  to  be  misleading), 
le  "Slimline"  lamps  are  of  this  type.  Each 
s  brought  its  own  advantages  to  theatre 
hting  and  will  mean  much  to  both  exhibitor 
d  designer  after  the  war. 
Fluorescent  lighting  has  made  it  feasible  to 
I  direct  systems  of  lighting  both  for  decora- 
n  and  vision.  In  the  past  it  was  found 
:essary  to  develop  indirect  systems  of  light- 
l  because  the  exposed  filament  light  source 
rays  had  too  great  a  brilliance  for  a  very 
all  lamp  lighting  surface.  While  indirect 
hting  does  create  soft  and  decorative  illumi- 
tion,  yet  it  also  proves  to  be  an  inefficient 
tern  and  creates  a  maintenance  problem. 
It  is  necessary  to  explore  the  possibilities 
using  fluorescent  lighting  as  a  direct  light- 
;  system  which  can  be  exposed  to  view.  The 
IV  shapes  in  this  type  of  lighting  lend  them- 
ves  to  many  decorative  effects.  The  extra 
ig  tubes  such  as  the  "Slimline"  and  the  cir- 
ar-shape  being  manufactured  are  especially 
iptable,  and  even  the  housing  and  sockets 
■  these  new  tubes  can  prove  to  become  part 
the  decorative  scheme. 

It  is  more  practical  and  economical  to  make 
;  of  standard  units  such  as  can  be  purchased 
a  local  hardware  or  electrical  supply  store 
m  specially  made  tubes.  These  standard 
its  will  not  only  prove  to  be  less  expensive, 
t  their  availability  becomes  an  important 
tor.    The  other  kind  of  tube-type  lighting 


which  can  be  used  very  successfully,  but  Avith 
greater  cost  and  more  complications  in  replace- 
ment, is  that  which  must  be  custom-made, 
though  it  is  of  course  thus  available  in  almost 
any  desirable  shape.  Such  lighting  may  be 
used  for  special  eftects  are  important. 

USES  FOR  SLIM  TYPES 

The  new  types  of  fluorescent  lamps  can 
also  be  used  for  still  another  kind  of  light- 
ing, that  of  concealed  direct  illumination. 
In  this  system  the  light  source  is  placed  into 
pockets  recessed  into  the  ceiling  or  walls,  and 
the  source  of  illumination  is  not  seen  unless 
one  stands  directly  under  the  lighting  and 
looks  up,  or  stands  alongside  the  lighting  and 
looks  into  the  pocket.  From  almost  all  of 
the  normal  viewing  positions,  however,  the 
source  of  light  is  not  seen.  This  system  of 
lighting  has  some  of  the  quality  of  indirect 
lighting  since  the  light  source  is  not  visible, 
yet  it  is  more  efficient  than  indirect  lighting 
because  the  intensity  of  light  is  not  diminished 
by  absorption  losses  and  the  complete  stoppage 
of  direct  light. 

The  new  fluorescent  sources  are  also  going 
to  become  very  useful  for  the  illumination  of 
large  translucent  surfaces  where  an  evenness 
and  uniformity  of  light  is  desirable.  This 
is  especially  true  when  the  extremely  long 
tubes  can  be  used.  The  use  of  translucent 
plastics  in  this  connection  becomes  very  effec- 
tive. A  new  patented  plastic  system  which 
combines  the  use  of  a  specially  perforated 
plastic  background  and  plastic  ornaments, 
makes  it  possible  to  design  decorative  lighting 
effects  and  advertising  displays  of  beauty. 

FILAMENT  LAMPS  STILL  NEEDED 

Although  the  fluorescent  lighting  will  have 
great  use  in  the  motion  picture  theatre,  there 


will  still  be  considerable  need  for  the  fila- 
ment light  sources,  especially  where  high  con- 
centrations of  light  will  be  required.  For  ex- 
ample, we  might  say  that  fluorescent  lighting 
is  useful  for  creating  a  general  illumination; 
level  throughout  a  given  space.  Yet  within 
that  space  there  will  be  requirements  for  con- 
centrated intensity  of  lighting  for  a  compara- 
tively small  area,  such  as  displays  and  special, 
decorative  effects.  The  filament  light  sources 
having  the  reflectors  as  an  integral  part  of 
the  lamp  are  in  most  cases  most  useful  for  this 
purpose. 

The  greater  economy  in  the  use  of  ordinary 
filament  lamps  still  makes  it  very  tempting  to 
continue  their  use,  and  one  of  the  most  effec- 
tive methods  of  using  these  low  priced  lamps 
is  to  pocket  them  so  that  they  form  a  source 
of  direct  concealed  light  as  previously  ex- 
plained. The  exhibitor  must  remember  that 
the  patron  little  cares  about  what  sources  of 
illumination  are  used.  The  effect  is  all  that 
counts,  and  certainly  that  should  have  weight 
with  the  exhibitor;  so  long  as  public  interests 
are  satisfied,  the  exhibitor  should  choose  the 
most  economical  means  of  creating  good  light- 
ing. 

Probably  more  than  in  any  other  type  of 
structure,  the  motion  picture  theatre  requires 
that  maintenance  work  be  minimized.  It 
would  be  advisable  for  the  exhibitor  in  a  small 
community  that  is  not  too  close  to  manufac- 
turers of  special  fluorescent  tubing,  to  limit 
their  light  sources  to  standard  filament  and 
fluorescent  lamps.  It  is  also  possible  for  these 
exhibitors  to  have  on  hand  a  reserve  stock  of 
standard  lamps.  All  lighting  should  be 
easily  accessible,  therefore  lighting  in  high 
ceilings  and  the  higher  portion  of  walls  should 
be  avoided.  The  awkwardness  of  handling 
the  extra  long  fluorescent  tubes  indicates  that 
they  should  be  used,  in  general  circumstances, 
{Continued  on  page  20) 


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RENDERING  OF  THE  FRONT  OF  THE  MADISON  THEATRE,  COVINGTON,  KY. 


Liberally  taking  advs 
tage  of  developments  in  glass  and  plasti 
and  using  brick  and  terra  cotta  in  the  maj 
facing,  the  theatre  projects  illustrated  on  t 
and  the  opposite  page  represent  an  effort  i 
create  an  over-all  effect  fully  modern  in  fe' 
ing  without  denying,  however,  the  value  i 
the  traditional  architectural  aim  to  produ 
a  building  of  unity,  individuality  and 
manence.  Of  the  three,  one  is  now  unc 
construction ;  the  others  have  been  design, 
for  erection  when  wartime  restrictions  i 
removed ;  all  have  been  designed  by  1 
architectural  staff  of  the  F  &  Y  Buildi 
Service,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

The  Madison  is  being  constructed  I 
Covington,  Ky.,  to  replace  a  theatre  destroy 
by  fire.  It  is  being  built  for  Tom  Hill  a 
William  Macklin,  who  also  operate  t 
Liberty  and  Broadway  theatres  in  Covingt< 
The  Madison  will  seat  1,350  on  two  floo 

Measuring  54  feet  wide  and  46  feet  hij 
the  front  of  the  Madison  relies  on  color  a 
texture,  rather  than  massing,  for  interest; 
central  panel  of  12  x  12-inch  glass  brick 
flanked  by  stepped  narrower  panels  of  po 
der  blue  terra  cotta,  and  this  whole  cent 
piece  is  flanked  by  broader  panels  of  terra  co  j 
in  mottled  cream  and  tan  and  capped  by 
16-inch  fluted  terra  cotta  coping  in  greij 
The  vestibule,  except  for  a  central  sidew;; 
box  office,  will  be  enclosed  by  all-glass  doi 
having  white  transparent  plastic  hardware.j 

The  Cove  theatre  (which  may  be  renam 
the  Covedale)  will  be  built  in  the  Price  H 
section  of  Cincinnati  for  Ackerman  Ent 
prises,  which  now  operate  the  Glenway  a; 
Sunset  theatres  there.  The  Cove  will  S(j 
1,000  on  a  single  floor. 

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iNDERING  OF  THE  FRONT  OF  THE  LOOP  THEATRE  TO  BE  BUILT  IN  CINCINNATI. 


LOOP  THEATRE 
FLOOR  PLANS 


sidential  section,  the  front  of  the  Cove, 
lich  is  set  back  from  the  street  line,  com- 
ics terra  cotta  and  Ohio  rubble  limestone 
a  rural  classic  pattern  that  includes,  to 
Ice  advantage  of  the  absence  of  tall  build- 
gs,  restrained  use  of  a  tow^er.  The  limestone 
used  in  a  rustic  ashlar  pattern,  principally 


to  face  a  right-hand  corner  section  adjoining 
the  entrance.  This  section  and  the  tovv^er 
project  out  a  little  to  "clasp"  a  marquee  hav- 
ing a  soffit  continuous  vi^ith  the  vestibule 
ceiling.  The  tower,  which  provides  support 
for  a  name  sign,  is  faced  in  cream-colored 
terra  cotta  and  is  surmounted  (for  its  rustic 


suggestion)  by  a  metal  lantern  topped  by  a 
white  metal  weathervane.  Above  the  marquee, 
and  up  the  left  side  of  the  front,  are  terra  cotta 
panels  of  salmon  color  but  having,  in  cream, 
fluted  borders  which  provide  a  classical  ele- 
ment of  the  building  that  is  repeated  in  a 
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TIER  THEATRES,  AUGUST  18,  194b 


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FIRST  PRIZE:  Design  by, 
M.  Zambrano,  sfudenti 
at  the  University  of  I 
Illinois.  The  scheme  pro- 
vides for  the  followingi 
facilities,  as  numberedl 
on  the  plan  (left): 

1 .  Film  Theatre 

2.  Soda  Fountain 

3.  Parking  Lot 

4.  Outdoor  Amphitheatre 

5.  Dance  Pavillion 

6.  Restaurant 


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SECOND  AWARD: 
Design  by  W.  R.  Pesci. 
student  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Illinois.  The  plan 
provides  for: 

1.  Film  Theatre 

2.  Amphitheatre 

3.  Candy  Shop 

4.  Soda  Fountain 

5.  Restaurant 

6.  Exhibit  Area 

7.  Administration 

8.  Meeting  Hall 

9.  Bowling  Alleys 

10.  Bar 

H  I.  Dacing  Pavillion 
12.  Boating 


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BEHER  THEATRES,  AUGUST  18.  1945. 


COMMUNITY 
icENTERS  OF 

Amusement 

i 

\  THE  IDEA  OF  a  Compact,  co- 

ordinated center  of  shopping  or  of  recreation, 
*or  even  of  both,  is  expected  after  the  war 
to  direct  much  more  than  it  has  the  develop- 
ment of  outlying  communities.  It  is  the  basic 
idea  of  the  problem  submitted  in  the  com- 
petition represented  by  the  designs  reproduced 
on  the  opposite  page.    In  these  recreational 
jcenters  a  motion  picture  theatre  is  associated 
|with  an  outdoor  amphitheatre  for  concerts, 
iadd  resses  and  spectacles,  v\^ith  bowling  alleys 
land   a   restaurant,    and   with   facilities  for 
I  dancing  and  sports.   The  combination  is  not 
unlike  that  of  the  rural  theatre  suggested  in 
Better  Theatres  of  May  29,  1943. 

The  problem,  written  by  William  L. 
Pereira,  Los  Angeles  architect,  was  to  provide 
a  center  of  diversified  amusement,  to  be 
operated  commercially,  in  an  outlying  com- 
munity of  about  5,000  inhabitants.  In  making 
its  awards,  the  jury,  composed  of  C.  Dale 
Badgeley,  William  L.  Bottomley,  A.  F. 
Brinckerhoff,  William  Gehron,  Robert  S. 
Hutchins,  William  Leppin,  James  W.  O'- 
Connor and  Ben  Schlanger,  offered  the  follow- 
ing corriment  on  the  problem  and  the  solutions 
offered ; 

"The  Heeds  of  the  cornmunity  should  in- 
fluence the  choice  of  a  site.  Some  sites  were 
chosen  near  a  civic  center,  presumably  to 
attract  patronage  from  the  part  of  the  city 
having  the  greatest  population  density.  This 
was  not  considered  a  necessary  condition  or 
adequate  argument  for  the  choice  of  such  a 
site. 

"The  jary  discussed  at  great  length  the 
advisability  of  separating  parts  of  the  plan 
by  automobile  circulation.  In  the  solutions 
where  this  separation  occurred  it  was  evident 
that  the  traffic  problem  could  have  been  solved 
in  a  more  satisfactory  manner,  and  that  the 
designer  could  have  connected  all  units  of  his 
plan  without  the  undesirable  and  dangerous 
cross  traffic. 

"The  automobile  approach  to  buildings  for 
discharging  passengers  proceeding  to  and  from 
parking  areas  was,  in  some  cases,  cramped  or 
complicated.  Pedestrian  walks  crossing  lanes 
of  car  traffic  brought  considerable  adverse 
criticism  from  the  jury.  Adequate  and  well  de- 
fined service  drives  and  courts  were  presented 
in  the  best  solutions. 

"In  most  problems  not  enough  bowling 
alleys  were  provided  and  only  a  few  solutions 
allowed  for  expansion  of  this  popular  and 
profitable  form  of  recreation. 

"The  locations  of  tennis  courts  in  a  number 
of  cases  was  questioned  for  the  reason  that  a 
high  wire  or  chain-link  fence  around  the 
courts  would  not  only  obstruct  the  view  of 
spectators  seated  on  the  terraces,  but  would 
not  present  the  best  architectural  composi- 
tion. 

"The  program  did  not  mention  that  provi- 
sions were  to  be  made  for  a  nursery,  but  it 
was  gratifying  to  the  jury  to  note  that  many 
designs  included  this  feature,  indicating  that 
there  is  an  awareness  of  this  very  important 
(Continued  on  page  25) 


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The  best  means  of  avoiding  them  is  to  install  a 

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(Built  by  Imperial  Electric  Co.) 

Designed  specifically  for  use  with  direct  current  high  intensity 
arcs,  that  screen  light  source  which  is  essential  to  the  proper 
projection  of  Technicolor  pictures  and  a  safer,  higher  level  of 
auditorium  illumination. 

Not  just  a  motor-generator,  but  a  guarantee  of  service— a  power 
plant  with  5  5  years'  electrical  know-how  and  3  5  years'  theatre 
experience  "built  in".  Built  in  ail  ratings  and  combinations. 

Your  independent  theatre  supply  dealer  will  help  you  make 
application  for  a  Stedypower  it  yours  is  one  of  the  many  theatres 
now  qualifying. 

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The  double  bar  capacity  makes  it  possible 
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The  superior  construction  and  exclusive 
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trouble-free  operation. 

Plan  now  to  install  UNIVENDOR  just  as 
soon  as  these  fine  machines  are  again 
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How  to  Use  Our 
New  Lighting  Tools 

{Continued  from  page  15) 
at  levels  which  make  them  easily  accessible. 

LIGHTING  FOR  DECORATION 

Now  more  than  ever  we  can  rely  on  light- 
ing as  the  chief  source  of  decoration  for  mo- 
tion picture  threatres.  Patterns  created  in 
lighting  are  far  more  efiective  in  interior  work 
than  any  amount  of  superficial  decoration. 
This  is  not  intended  to  imply  that  decorative 
form  is  undesirable.  It  is  rather  to  suggest 
that  decorative  forms  in  larger  and  more  sim- 
ple masses  designed  with  the  thought  of  how 
they  would  respond  to  lighting,  becomes  the 
inspiration  for  interior  architecture.  Now 
that  these  fluorescent  sources  prove  to  consume 
comparatively  little  power  they  can  be  used 
more  freely  for  decorative  value,  even  if  they 
have  to  be  switched  on  for  long  periods. 

In  the  case  of  the  auditorium  proper,  a 
large  amount  of  fluorescent  lighting  of  the 
new  extra-long  lengths  can  be  used  because 
these  lights  are  on  only  for  comparatively 
short  periods  before  and  after  picture  presen- 
tations. (Fluorescent  or  filament  lamps 
should  not  be  used  in  the  auditorium  proper 
in  the  front  screen  half  in  any  case  during 
the  picture  projection  period.) 

DETERMINING  COLOR  VALUES 

The  color  characteristics  of  lighting  should 
always  be  considered  in  selecting  a  source  of 
lighting,  and  it  should  be  selected  by  noting 
the  reaction  of  the  particular  color  of  the  sur- 
face to  be  illuminated.  The  color  and  tex- 
ture of  a  surface  material  should  be  consid- 
ered from  the  standpoint  of  the  effect  of 
illumination  on  it.  If  materials  are  to  be 
used  which  have  a  high  gloss  finish,  it  is  ad- 
visable to  place  the  light  sources,  and  espe- 
cially the  exposed  ones,  so  that  a  reflection  of 
them  is  not  visible  from  normal  viewing  points. 
An  indiscriminate  series  of  reflections  coming 
from  wall  and  ceiling  surfaces  can  easily  up- 
set a  decorative  scheme  and  also  prove  annoy- 
ing. 

Fluorescent  tubes  placed  alongside  each 
other,  or  in  a  continuous  line,  can  produce  in- 
teresting decorative  effects,  but  care  must  be 
taken  in  these  instances  to  have  all  the  tubes 
of  equal  lighting  intensity.  Differences  in  a 
tube  age  may  cause  a  variation  in  light  in- 
tensity. It  is  therefore  advisable  to  create 
designs  in  which  the  distance  between  the 
tubes  is  not  too  little. 

Fluorescent  and  filament  lamps  can  be  used 
in  combination  provided  that  both  sources  of 
lighting  are  not  exposed.  If  at  least  one  of 
the  sources  is  concealed,  the  effect  is  desirable. 
The  exposure  of  both  types  of  light  presents 
an  undesirable  color  clash.  It  is  always  more 
desirable  to  conceal  the  filament  sources. 

As  with  anything  new,  there  will  be  a  ten- 
dency to  use  the  "Slimline"  lamps  in  too  great 
a  quantity.  It  is  therefore  well  first  to  de- 
termine the  level  of  illumination  desired,  and 
use  only  an  amount  of  lamps  necessary  to 
serve  that  purpose,  allowing,  of  course,  the 
use  of  additional  lighting  in  special  points  of 
interest  for  purely  decorative  value. 

[Mr.  Schlanger,  contributing  editor  on  planning 
and  construction  is  a  Nenv  York  architect  and  con- 
sultant specializing  in  theatre  design.^ 

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What  a  Theatre  Needs  for 
A  Good  Electrical  installation 


RECENTLY  we  have  been 
called  in  on  several  post-war  theatre  projects 
to  check  on  the  electrical  specifications.  What 
we  found  indicated  that  an  article  at  this 
time  on  what  constitutes  a  good  electrical  lay- 
out might  not  be  amiss.  It  is  not  our  intention 
here  to  go  into  detailed  electrical  specifications, 
which  is  what  the  electrical  contractor  on  a 
job  should  provide;  but  rather  to  give  the 
theatre  man  that  basis  understanding  of  what 
a  theatre  needs  which  will  enable  him  to  in- 
dicate to  his  architect  and  contractor  what  he 
wants,  and  to  judge,  in  some  effective  degree, 
whether  he  is  getting  it.  If  he  can't  do  that, 
he  is  helpless  should  he  get  his  project  in  the 
hands  of  persons  who,  however  competent 
they  may  be  in  general  matters  of  planning 
and  electrical  installations,  just  don't  know 
much  about  a  motion  picture  theatre. 

The  chief  idea  is  to  make  the  electrical  sup- 
ply mains  and  feeders  from  the  service  en- 
trance to  the  various  panels  over  the  theatre 
so  that  later  on  the  branch  circuits  can  be 
easily  installed  to  feed  the  equipment  or  ap- 
pliances purchased  {see  accompanying  draw- 
ing). Also,  the  electrical  specifications  should 
be  always  written  in  such  a  manner  that  the 
theatre  owner  is  properly  protected  and  as- 
sured of  redress  in  case  anything  does  go 
wrong  later  on. 

TOTAL  LOAD  ALLOWANCE 

In  making  the  electrical  layout  it  should  be 
made  very  certain  that  the  entire  electrical 
load  of  the  theatre  is  figured  closely,  with 
about  20%  allowance  for  safety  in  some 
cases,  so  that  the  electric  company  can  proper- 
ly figure  the  sizes  of  their  service  entrance 
wires.  It  should  be  remembered  that  this 
total  load  is  figured  by  allowing  a  certain 
proportion  of  voltage  drop  to  the  feeder  wires, 
certain  proportions  to  the  branch  circuit  wir- 
ing. As  the  allowable  voltage  drop  determines 
the  size  of  the  feeder  and  main  wiring,  it  is 
apparent  that  the  layout  of  the  feeders  and 
mains  for  any  given  job  will  in  a  measure 
depend  on  the  proper  voltage  drop  distribu- 
tion. This  drop  in  voltage  should  not  exceed 
2%  under  the  maximum  load,  at  the  farthest 
outlet  from  the  distribution  point. 

It  is  important  that  a  special  conduit  fit- 
ting be  installed  watertight  at  the  point  where 
the  service  wires  enter  the  building,  and  that 


drip  loops  be  formed  in  the  service  wires.  The 
main  cutout  switch  should  be  of  the  proper 
size  and  type  and  arranged  in  the  supply  lines 
to  disconnect  all  of  the  equipment  in  the 
theatre,  except  the  main  cutout  or  fuses,  from 
the  incoming  outside  wires. 

The  light  and  power  distribution  panels 
must  be  located  in  a  dry,  spacious  area  with 
the  cutouts  and  switches  mounted  on  slate, 
marble  or  heavy  transite  backboards.  Clear 
working  space  should  be  allowed  on  all  sides 
to  avoid  contact  with  combustible  materials  so 
as  to  reduce  the  danger  of  communicating  any 
electrical  fire  to  the  building. 

A  meter  mounting  board  should  be  speci- 
fied, one  of  sufficient  size  to  mount  properly 
the  recording  watt  meters.  Meters  loops 
should  be  provided  in  the  supply  mains  at  the 
most  accessible  point  and  be  so  located  rela- 
tive to  the  fuses  that  the  meter  will  be  pro- 
tected by  the  fuses.  These  loops  must  never 
be  placed  between  the  incoming  service  and 
the  main  service  switch. 

Three  different  types  of  electric  services 
should  be  specified  in  the  theatre.  One  service 
should  be  110-220-volt  single-phase  to  feed 
the  general  light  distribution  panel  in,  say, 
the  manager's  office,  as  well  as  the  projection 
room  general  purpose  panel  and  for  the  neces- 
sary circuit  wiring  for  the  marquee. 

Another  service  should  be  a  220-volt  3- 
phase  to  take  care  of  the  motor-generator  sets 
or  rectifiers  and  any  large  drive  motors,  such 
as  used  for  the  ventilating  or  air-conditioning 
equipment. 

The  third  service  should  be  a  110-volt 
single-phase  with  the  wires  tapped  before  the 
main  fuses  in  the  distribution  panelboards. 
This  emergency  service  should  be  of  ample 
size  to  feed  all  the  exit  lights,  directional 
signs,  aisle  lights  if  necessary,  and  the  projec- 
tion room  general  exhaust  fan.  The  emer- 
gency panel,  properly  fused  and  switched, 
should  always  be  located  in  the  most  accessible 
and  convenient  place  for  easy  use  in  an 
emergency. 

SCREEN  AREA  CONDUIT 

Conduit  wires  that  are  commonly  left  out 
in  the  planning  of  new  theatres  are  the  ones 
required  for  the  feeding  of  the  sound  horns 
and  curtain  control  equipment  on  the  stage. 
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should  be  run  from  the  projection  room  panel 
over  to  outlet  boxes  on  the  front  wall  of  the 
projection  room,  and  then  over  to  the  best 
possible  location  on  the  stage  where  the  cur- 
tain control  is  to  be  located  and  installed. 

In  the  actual  hookup  of  the  curtain  control, 
two  feed  wires  should  be  run  from  the  pro- 
jection room  panel,  properly  fused  and 
switched,  over  to  an  outlet  box  on  the  front 
wall  at  the  right  side  of  one  projector,  and 
then  three  wires  over  to  another  outlet  box 
•at  the  right  side  of  the  other  projector,  and 
then  three  wires  over  to  the  control  on  the 
stage. 

In  the  outlet  boxes  at  the  projectors, 
momentary  contact  switches  should  be  in- 
stalled and  connected  to  the  control  wiring. 

The  sound  horn  conduit  should  run  from 
"the  projection  room  panel  over  to  an  outlet 
box  where  the  sound  amplifier  is  to  be  in- 
stalled, and  then  over  to  the  stage  where  the 
sound  horns  are  to  be  located.  A  two-wire 
feed  properly  fused  and  switched  should  run 
from  the  projection  room  panel  over  to  the 
outlet  box  for  the  amplifier.  All  the  wiring 
and  conduits  required  for  the  installation  of 
the  sound  system  should  be  strictly  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  requirements  of  the  make 
■of  sound  system.  This  also  applies  to  the  in- 
stallation of  the  projectors  and  motor-genera- 
tor sets  or  rectifiers.  All  data  should  be  first 
■obtained  from  the  suppliers  or  an  engineer 
familiar  with  the  hookup  of  this  particular 
•equipment. 

The  specifications  for  the  electrical  work 
should  be  complete  in  every  detail  and  de- 
scribe the  equipment  to  be  installed  as  to  size 
and  type.  In  this  way  there  will  be  no  ques- 
tions as  to  just  what  type  of  equipment  the 
job  was  figured  on,  or  on  what  basis  the  job 
Avas  to  be  completed. 

CONTRACT  PROVISIONS 

It  should  be  specified  that  the  contractor 
shall  obtain  and  pay  for  all  permits  and  any 
licenses  (but  not  permanent  easements),  and 
■shall  give  all  notices,  pay  all  fees  and  comply 


with  all  local,  city  or  state  laws,  ordinances, 
rules  and  regulations  bearing  on  the  electrical 
installation ;  also,  that  the  contractor  shall 
maintain  such  insurance  as  will  protect  him 
from  claims  under  the  workmen's  compensa- 
tion acts  and  from  any  other  claims  for 
damages  for  personal  injury  and  for  death 
arising  from  operations  relative  to  his  par- 
ticular work.  Furthermore,  it  should  be 
stated  definitely  whether  the  contractor  will 
be  liable  for  any  union  jurisdictional  dispute 
arising  between  trades  on  the  job. 

The  contract  should  also  specify  that  only 
rigid  or  flexible  greenfield  conduits,  not  BX 
conduits,  are  to  be  installed;  that  the  con- 
tractor shall  deliver  to  the  theatre  owner,  or 
lessee,  a  complete  release,  if  required,  of  all 
liens  arising  out  of  his  contract. 


Wall  Fabric 
Installation 

QUITE  A  FEW  theatres  ha\ 
fabrics  on  their  auditorium  walls,  laid  ov( 
rock  wool  or  other  sound-absorbing  material 
We  encountered  one  a  short  time  ago  th; 
reminded  us  of  how  often  such  installatioi 
are  haphazardly  done,  resulting  in  excessi^ 
wear  and  the  necessity  to  use  makeshift  meai 
of  avoiding  a  downright  shabby  appearanc 
There  doubtless  will  be  quite  a  number  ( 
new  theatres  after  the  war  for  which  su( 
treatment  will  be  specified,  while  many  exis 
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theatres  it  will  be  easy  to  do  the  job  right, 
but  for  those  theatres  in  which  it  isn't  right, 
proper  provisions  will  have  to  be  made  for 
the  new  fabric  if  the  old  conditions  are  not 
to  be  repeated. 

In  the  case  of  new  theatres  it  is  best  to 
decide  on  the  kind  of  fabric  and  precisely 
where  it  is  going  before  construction  begins. 
Then  1  x  4-inch  wood  strips,  befelled  45°, 
on  which  the  fabric  is  to  be  tacked,  can  be 
built  into  the  walls. 

Where  this  has  not  or  cannot  be  done,  the 
strips  Avill  have  to  be  nailed  on.  If  the  strips 
are  to  be  nailed  directly  to  hard  masonry  walls, 
only  steel  cut  nails  should  be  used — enough 
for  a  strong,  lasting  job.  Ordinary  wire  nails 
bend  when  driven  into  a  hard  surface  and, 
as  a  result,  give  only  a  temporary,  weak 
fastening  of  the  strips  and  any  fabric  stretched 
on  them  will  work  loose  or  rip  the  strip 
from  the  wall. 

When  hollow  tile  or  block  walls  frame 
the  theatre,  toggle  bolts  should  be  used ;  or 
W'hen  only  a  2-inch  wire  lath  and  plaster 
furred  wall  is  used,  through-bolts  with  nuts 
and  washers  on  the  other  side  should  be 
installed  for  fastening  these  strips  rigidly 
and  solidly  in  place. 

It  must  be  remembered  that  these  wood 
strips  bear  a  heavy  strain  when  the  fabric 
is  stretched  upon  them,  especially  when  heavy 
acoustical  material  is  also  applied  as  a  backing. 
It  is  very  important  that  all  wood  strips, 
regardless  of  where  or  how  they  are  installed 
on  the  walls,  should  be  firm  and  straight  up 
and  down  and  level  horizontally,  even  though 
they  are  out  of  sight  after  the  material  is 
tacked  over  them. 

WOOD  FOR  STRIPS 

For  the  nailing  strips,  only  first-grade  Kiln- 
dried  wood  should  be  used  as  green  w^ood 
with  warps,  piths,  splits,  knot  holes,  etc.  will 
give  an  uneven  line  (especially  at  corners  of 
pilasters)  which  will  be  plainly  noticed  after 
the  drapery  material  is  stretched  and  tacked 
in  place.  A  carpenter's  spirit  level  should  be 
used  for  "plumbing"  the  strips  up  and  down  ; 
pilasters  and  walls  are  not  always  absolutely 
straight  up  and  down. 

From  experience,  it  has  been  found  that 
the  best  size  of  wood  to  use  is  a  1  x  3-inch 
strip ;  this  gives  ample  and  perfectly  level 
tacking  space  for  the  material.  Odd-sized 
strips  like  3^x2,  or  %  x  1,  and  very  short 
lengths,  should  never  be  used  in  conjunction 
with  the  1  X  3-inch  strips  as  that  makes  un- 
even lines. 

At  all  protruding  corners,  only  full-length 
1  x  3-inch  wood  strips  should  be  used  and 
nailed  together  so  that  these  strips  form  a 
solid  corner,  3-inches  on  each  side.  This  may 
mean  wasting  a  little  wood,  as  the  standard 
lengths  of  these  strips  run  from  14  to  16 
feet,  and  they  should  be  cut  to  make  the  least 
number  of  joints  in  a  given  height,  however, 
with  the  full-length  strips  it  will  be  easier 
to  "plumb"  for  straightness  up  and  down  and 
to  effect  a  rigid  base  for  tacking  the  material 
on  either  side  of  the  corners.  Also,  making 
the  corner  wood  strips  in  this  way  will 
prevent  any  warpage  later  on  (as  would  be 
the  case  if  one  used  short  strips,  especially 
of  uneven  width,  say  4-  or  5-foot  lengths, 
fastened  to  the  corner  with  1  x  3-inch  strips. 

In  tacking  the  drapery  material  on  the  wood 
strips,  care  should  be  taken  that  the  design 


that  in  decorating,  bright 
colors  should  be  used  for  best  advan- 
tage in  small  areas  or  well  proportioned 
places? 

that  strong  blue  colors 
over  large  areas  will  give  the  patron's 
eyes  the  sensation  of  near-sightedness? 

that  bright  or  strong  red 
colors  over  large  areas  will  give  the 
patron  the  feeling  of  being  farsighted? 

that  the  patron  will  be- 
come very  uneasy  and  his  eyes  tired  if 
experiencing  too  much  of  either  red  or 
blue  over  a  prolonged  period  of  time? 


of  the  fabric  runs  level  horizontally  and 
"plumb"  up  and  down  in  each  panel.  The  run 
of  the  design  or  pattern  should  never  be 
judged  by  the  eye;  instead  a  plumb-line  should 
be  used  for  up  and  down  checking,  and  a 
line  set  with  a  level  and  stretched  across  the 
width  of  the  panel  to  the  start  of  each  panel, 
for  the  horizontal  lineup.  Tacking  the  drapery 
material  by  this  method  will  take  more  time, 
but  it  will  give  assurance  that  the  fabric 
in  each  panel  and  the  run  of  the  design  will 
be  correct  after  the  installation. 

Another  important  thing  in  wall  drapery 
installation  is  to  be  certain  that  the  fabric 
is  not  laid  over  any  damp  area;  if  it  is,  it 
will  have  an  abnormal  stretch  or  will  wrinkle 
later  on.  By  the  same  token  the  fabric  should 
not  come  near  any  steam,  water  or  electric 
wiring  pipe  unless  these  pipes  are  well  in- 
sulated. Uninsulated  piping  will  condense 
moisture  on  the  outside,  and  after  the  drapery 
material  is  applied  over  them  a  heavy  dark 
streak  will  be  noticed  in  due  time  because  this 
moisture  will  tend  to  draw  dust  to  it  and 
cake  this  foreign  matter  on  the  fabric.  When- 
ever pipes  must  run  exposed  on  the  walls 
due  to  structural  limitations,  insulating  ma- 
terial should  be  applied  over  them  to  prevent 
sweating  while  the  drapery  material  should 
be  extended  a  little  from  the  wall  for  clear- 
ance (check  with  the  local  fire  authorities  or 
code;  in  some  cities  just  so  many  inches  are 
permitted  between  the  wall  and  the  fabric) . 
All  inflammable  fabrics  installed  in  a  theatre 
must,  of  course,  be  flameproofed  by  a  method 
of  flameproofing  acceptable  to  local  fire  author- 
ities. Also,  the  acoustic  material  should  have 
the  approval  of  these  officials.  Most  cities 
require  chicken  wire  reinforcing  on  one  side, 
and  heavy  gauge  wire  lath  on  the  other  side 
of  such  materials  as  rockwool. 

STRIP  INSTALLATION 

When  installing  wood  strips  for  the  fasten- 
ing of  acoustic  mats,  particular  care  should 
be  taken  that  they  are  spaced  properly  and 
anchored  solidly  to  the  wall.  With  the  acoustic 
material  made  up  in  mats  of,  say,  2x8  feet, 
the  1  x  3-inch  wood  strip  must  be  fastened  to 
the  wall  on  exactly  2-foot  centers  in  order 
to  have  the  mats  butt  evenly  and  reasonably 
tight  to  each  other. 

When  these  wood  strips  are  not  carefully 


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BEHER  THEATRES,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


|i)aced  or  "plumbed"  up  and  down,  the  mats 
ill  work  out,  overlapping  one  another  in 
lany  places  and  completely  missing  the  strips 
nderneath.  Trying  to  correct  this  by  push- 
ig  the  material  in  the  mat  from  the  edge 
oward  the  middle  in  order  to  have  an  even 
■ailing  line  will  belly-up  the  material  in  some 
ther  spot,  thus  showing  humps  on  the  drapery 
laterial  stretched  over  it.   Such  careless  in- 
tallation  of  the  wood  strips  and  mats  will  also 
saie  large  spaces  at  the  joints,  which  in  some 
ase  is  bound  to  cut  down  the  absorption 
fficiency  of  the  acoustic  material. 

Another  precaution  to  be  taken  before  the 
nstallation  is  to  make  sure  that  the  acoustics 
ind  drapery  materials  are  not  stored  or  laid 
n  a  place  where  moisture  or  dampness  can 
•each  them.  When  these  materials  are  installed 
)n  the  walls  with  some  dampness  in  them, 
:hey  will  act  like  a  sponge,  sucking  fine  par- 
:icles  of  dust  and  dirt  to  the  surface,  thus 
;ausing  unsightly  stains  in  due  time. 

The  drapery  material  should  never  be 
stretched  and  tacked  only  about  halfway  on 
the  panel,  then  left  overnight.  It  will  absorb 
moisture  and  when  the  unfinished  portion  of 
the  material  is  stretched  and  tacked  on  to 
the  nailing  strips,  uneven  stretching  and 
wrinkling  will  result  all  over  that  particular 
panel,  a  condition  that  will  persist  in  spite  of 
occasional  retacking  and  re-stretching. 

DESIGNS  FOR  COMMUNITY 
CENTERS  OF  AMUSEMENT 

{Continued  from  page  19) 

(or  necessary)  activity  in  most  communities." 

Concerning  the  design  winning  first  prize 
$50  awarded  by  the  Architectural  Forum — 
the  jury  commented: 

"The  jury  was  high  in  its  commendation 
of  the  form  of  the  theatre  (accoustical  ad- 
vantages inherent  in  the  plan  of  the  exterior 
walls)  and  the  ready  accessibility  of  the  soda 
fountain  to  the  theatre. 

"The  combination  and  placing  of  the 
restaurant,  soda  fountain  and  dance  hall  in 
one  location  and  presumably  under  one  con- 
cessionaire, was  thought  to  be  an  excellent 
arrangement.  However,  the  dance  hall  could 
have  been  larger  to  better  accommodate 
public  lectures  and  concerts. 

"It  was  thought  that  the  exterior  design 
showed  good  character.  Most  accessory  facil- 
ities were  well  studied  as  regards  location  and 
function ;  locker  rooms  for  swimmers  and 
other  outdoor  sports;  kitchen  facilities  and 
servicing;  and  provisions  for  the  nursery." 

Concerning  the  second  award  design,  the 
jury  report  commented : 

"There  was  no  question  that  this  design 
merited  its  award  but  there  were  a  number 
of  criticisms  that  provoked  considerable  discus- 
sion by  the  jury.  Even  though  the  approach 
by  automobile  traffic  was  fairly  well  worked 
out,  the  jury  thought  that  the  main  elements 
of  the  plan  were  too  far  apart,  necessitating 
large  roofed  circulation  areas  which  were 
out  of  proportion  to  the  whole  scheme.  The 
separation  of  the  cafe  unit  and  the  dancing 
unit  was  not  considered  as  well  planned  as  the 
prize  winning  solution.  More  bowling  alleys 
should  have  been  provided.  The  outdoor 
game  area  was  inadequate.  The  long  service 
drive  reached  the  kitchen  facilities  for  the 
soda  fountain  and  coffee  shop,  but  it  was  not 
clear  how  the  dancing  hall  and  bar  were  to 
be  serviced." 


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'Wo  other  art  or  industry  in  the  world  narrows  down  its  success  to  quite  such  a 
needle's  eye  as  that  tinough  which  the  motion  picture  has  to  pass  ■ —  an  optical 
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Two  Good  Sides  to  that 
Sound  Level  Question 

MY  ARTICLE  in  the  June  23rd 
issue,  in  which  I  praised  present  day  record- 
ing technique,  particularly  in  the  matter  of 
sound  level,  seems  to  have  aroused  considerable 
interest  judging  from  the  contents  of  the 
mail  bag. 

In  the  July  21st  issue  I  quoted  a  letter 
from  L.  W.  Payne  who  disagreed  with  my 
statements.  This  month  Earle  Rupple  of 
Missouri  complains  about  the  very  great  dif- 
ference in  level  in  a  recent  picture  between 
dialogue  and  plane  motors.  Earl  says  that 
with  a  fader  setting  which  gave  the  dialog 
normal  volume  the  planes  roared  in  so  loud 
they  just  about  blew  the  doors  ofi  the  thea- 
tre. .  .  .  And  here's  a  letter  from  L.  F.  Adams 
of  Local  150  on  the  West  Coast: 

"In  regard  to  your  remarks  in  the  July  21st 
issue  of  Better  Theatres,  I  would  like  to 
register  my  agreement  with  you  in  the  matter 
of  sound  levels  in  feature  prints.  I  handle 
practically  all  of  the  output  from  both  majors 
and  independents,  in  addition  to  seeing  (and 
hearing)  quite  a  lot  of  pictures  in  scattered 
locations,  and  I  have  found  that  one  can  run 
most  features  at  one  level,  with  the  trend 
toward  closer  standardization  among  various 
producers. 

"Recording  music  at  a  higher  level  than 
dialog  is  routine  practice  in  most  studios, 
and  the  difference  is  generally  about  3  db. 
On  rare  occasions  I  have  had  prints,  which, 
for  some  reasons,  required  higher  amplification 
than  the  average  for  the  particular  producer 
involved,  but  in  these  cases  the  level  through- 
out was  the  same. 

"If  any  action  at  all  can  be  taken  regarding 
further  standardization  of  volume,  it  would 
seem  that  short  subjects,  and  more  particular- 
ly, cartoons,  could  stand  attention  first.  The 
newsreels  improved  late  last  year,  but  they, 
too,  are  sometimes  pretty  loud. 

"Now  a  word  about  your  department  in 
the  magazine.  It  fills  a  real  need  and  covers 
many  of  the  ever-present  problems  fa,cing 
all  of  us,  and  your  manner  of  presentation, 
with  its  conversational  tone,  makes  for  good 
style." 

I  agree  with  everything  Mr.  Adams  says 
about  sound  level,  because  his  experience 
coincides  with  my  own  (and  many  thanks  for 
the  kind  words  about  these  columns). 

But  from  Ohio  comes  this  opposing  view: 
"The   complaint   about   excessive  volume 
range  in  film  recordings  is  probably  related 
to  acoustical  faults  of  the  auditorium  con- 


cerned. A  hall  poorly  constructed  acoustically 
cannot  handle  a  large  volume  of  sound  without 
discomfort  to  the  listener.  Consequently,  the 
volume  must  be  reduced  until  a  scene  comes 
along  with  low  voices  or  whispering,  and 
then  the  volume  must  be  turned  up  again  to 
make  the  speech  audible. 

"This  at  least  is  my  observation  in  our 
auditorium.  I  do  not  know  what  acoustical 
law  has  not  been  violated  in  its  design — hard 
plaster  walls,  curved  ceiling,  curved  back  wall, 
and  parallel  side  walls.  Of  course  we  now 
want  to  apply  accustical  treatment  to  correct 
the  unsatisfactory  condition,  but  that  is  ex- 
pensive and  until  funds  are  available  we 
must  get  along  the  best  we  can. 

"There  must  be  many  a  small  theatre 
operating  in  auditoriums  not  built  for  sound 
pictures  which  experience  this  trouble.  With 
a  small  operating  margin  the  problem  is  how 
to  finance  the  correction  of  the  trouble.  It 
cannot  always  be  done  just  by  applying 
acoustical  tile  to  the  walls,  as  in  some  cases 
the  structure  would  have  to  be  changed. 

"I  have  had  two  kinds  of  complaints,  il- 
lustrating the  difficulty  of  setting  the  sound 
satisfactorily.  Some  say  the  sound  is  occasion- 
ally too  loud,  and  others  say  that  they  cannot 
understand  the  low  voices  in  the  dialog.  And 
yet  with  the  latter  complaint  people  have  told 
me  that  the  same  thing  is  true  in  large  city 
theatres,  that  one  must  strain  to  understand 
low  talking  and  whispering. 

"With  poor  acoustics,  too,  there  will  be 
some  locations  in  the  house  which  seem  to  be 
'dead  spots,'  resulting  in  poor  intelligibility, 
while  elsewhere  the  sound  is  as  crisp  as  could 
be  desired.  May  this  not  be  the  answer  to  the 
problem  ?" 

ACOUSTICS  AN  IMPORTANT  FACTOR 

I  think  a  great  deal  in  what  Mr.  Under- 
wood says  is  undoubtedly  true.  Poor  acoustic 
conditions  could  very  well  produce  the  results 
that  many  of  the  boys  mention.  An  auditorium  _ 
with  a  high  reverberation  period  would  be 
particularly  objectionable  with  effects  such  as 
airplaine  motors,  etc.,  which  are  recorded  at  a 
high  level. 

The  picture  that  Earl  Rupple  referred  to, 
which  I  mentioned  in  the  earlier  part  of  this 
article,  played  for  five  weeks  in  one  of  the 
New  York  theatres  which  I  visit  at  least 
three  or  four  times  a  week.  We  had  no  cause 
for  complaint  at  all,  and  we  operated  with  no 
fader  changes,  other  than  those  required  for 
differences  in  the  number  of  people  in  the 
auditorium.  This  house  is  acoustically  treated 
and  I  consider  it  good. 

I  believe  with  Mr.  Underwood  that  if  you 


BETTER  THEATRES,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


ilind  trouble  with  the  difference  in  level  be- 
tween dialog  and  music  or  other  effects,  that 
^er}'  likely  the  acoustic  properties  of  the 
iiuditorium  may  have  considerable  bearing  on 
j:he  subject.  I  do  find,  though,  in  many  of  the 
■smaller  rural  theatres  that  the  tendency  is  to 
Irun  dialog  at  much  more  than  "comfortable" 
jVolume.  This  of  course  causes  music,  which 
is  recorded  about  3  db  higher,  to  come  in 
like  a  ton  of  bricks. 

What  are  some  of  you  other  fellows'  ex- 
periences? As  I  said  in  a  previous  article,  when 
you  write  in  on  this  matter,  I'd  like  to  know 
the  name  of  the  picture.  I  am  sure  we  can 
eet  some  help  if  we  built  up  a  good  case 
history. 

A  Projection  Room  That 
Its  Skipper  Colls  Ideal 

PROBABLY  NO  theatre  now 
existing  has  a  perfect  projection  room:  how- 
ever, Johnny  Martin  of  Local  277,  Bridge- 
port, Conn.,  thinks  his  particular  booth  in 
the  Merritt  theatre  just  about  measures  up 
to  such  a  standard.  He  writes  in  to  tell  me 
about  it,  sending  along  several  pictures  of  the 
theatre,  one  of  which,  showing  the  projection 
room,  is  reproduced  somewhere  in  the  vicinity 
of  these  paragraphs.  I  previously  knew  some- 
thing about  the  Merritt  projection  layout. 
Of  it  Johnny  now  writes : 

"I  don't  think  that,  you  have  forgotten 
very  much  about  our  projection  room,  but 
just  to  remind  you :  It  is  20  feet,  6  inches 
long  by  13  feet  deep,  with  a  9-foot,  6-inch 
ceiling.  We  have  Super-Simplex  mechanisms 
with  front  and  rear  shutters  mounted  on 
Wolk  Deluxe  pedestals  with  chain  take-ups, 
and  Thide  automatic  changeovers,  RCA 
1050-D  soundheads,  Ashcraft  Type-D  Suprex 
lamps,  two  Hertner  60-volt,  70-140-ampere 
generators,  Bausch  &  Lamb  Super-Cinephor 
f/2.0  lenses  (E.F.  4.50  inches).  The  projec- 
tion distance  is  103  feet  and  the  picture  is 
about  10  feet  6  inches  wide  on  21 -foot  screen. 

The  sound  system  is  an  RCA  PG140  using 
two  high-frequency  and  four  low-frequency 
speakers  on  the  standard  baffle. 

We  burn  about  60  amps  at  the  arc,  and 
the  average  burning  time  for  an  8mm  x  14- 
inch  positive  is  110  minutes,  and  for  a 
7mm  X  9-inch  negative  is  120  minutes.  We 
have  had  no  serious  trouble  with  any  of  this 
equipment  since  opening  on  April  15,  1942. 

"Here  are  a  few  of  the  features  that,  in 
my  opinion,  make  this  an  'ideal'  projection 
room : 

"It  is  cool  in  summer  (about  80°  when 
it  is  95°  outside),  and  we  have  plenty  of 
heat  in  the  winter.  There  is  plenty  of  fresh 
air,  but  the  room  is  not  drafty.  We  have 
heavy  linoleum  on  all  floor  space,  which  is 
easy  to  keep  clean,  and  easy  on  the  feet. 
There  is  an  emergency  exit  door.  Sound- 
deadening  plaster  is  used  on  the  walls  and 
ceiling.  We  have  a  toilet  and  a  wash  basin 
with  hot  water  all  the  time.  The  sound  system 
has  emergency  features.  There  are  two  arc 
generators.  And  we  also  have  a  large  electric 
clock  with  a  sweep  second  hand,  and  a.c. 
telephone  that  works  all  the  time.  All  panels 
and  outlets  are  flush-mounted  and  all  conduit 
is  concealed.  There  is  plenty  of  space  in  the 
closet  and  generator  room  to  store  everything 
so  as  not  to  clutter  up  the  projection  room." 

This  projection  room  that  Johnny  talks 
about  is  not,  in  any  sense,  fancy.  Nor  is  the 


Booth  Equipment  Needs  Attention,  too! 


You  make  certain  that  ushers  and 
other  theatre  attendants  are  spick 
and  span  and  on  their  toes — you  should 
be  as  concerned  about  youj  projection 
booth  equipment;  a  break-down  could 
mean  serious  loss  of  business.  Trouble  is 
prevented  when  you  contract  for  RCA 
Service  —  a  periodic  checkup  that  main- 
tains old  equipment  at  peak  performance 
and  keeps  new  equipment  in  top 
condition. 

RCA  offers  you  a  continuing  service 
that  means  getting  the  most  from  your 
equipment.  The  Service  Company  pro- 
vides the  same  engineering  skill  for  its 


theatre  program  that  goes  into  the  devel- 
opment and  manufacture  of  RCA  theatre, 
radio,  television  and  other  electronic 
products.  The  RCA  Service  and  Replace- 
ment Parts  Contract  is  your  assurance 
against  expensive  overhauling  and  costly 
replacements  —  and  at  a  cost  equivalent 
to  only  a  few  admissions  a  day.  For 
further  details  write:  Box  70-180  J,  RCA 
Service  Company,  Inc.,  Camden,  N.  J. 


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equipment  anything  "special."  It  is  purely 
regular  stock.  It  does  represent,  in  my  opinion 
about  the  minimum  required  to  run  a  good 
show  in  a  theatre  seating  about  1000.  Now 
let's  look  over  what  Johrmy  calls  the  features 
of  this  projection  room. 

The  fact  that  the  temperature  is  rel- 
atively comfortable  is  important,  very  im- 
portant, and  it  didn't  happen  to  be  that 
way  by  accident.  There  are  no  outside 
windows  in  this  room,  so  the  ventila- 
tion nnd  heating  were  carefully  planned.  I  am 
sure  that  everybody  will  agree  that  linoleum 
on  the  floor  is  a  good  investment,  although 
it  is  often  overlooked.  We  use  a  good  grade 
of  heavy  "battleship"  that  makes  a  good  ap- 
pearance and  lasts  for  many  years.  It  keeps 
dust  out  of  the  mechanism  and,  as  John  says, 
it  is  much  easier  to  keep  clean  than  a  concrete 
floor.  And  you  all  know  it  is  a  lot  easier  on 
the  feet. 

The  acoustic  plaster  on  the  walls  and  ceil- 
ings may  be  considered  by  a  few  people  an 
unnecessary  item,  but  it  makes  for  pleasant 
working  conditions  and  keeps  booth  noise 
out  of  the  theatre.  A  toilet  and  a  wash  basin 
are  necessary. 

A  sound  system  needs  emergency  features, 
no  matter  who  makes  it.  In  the  equipment 
Johnny  is  using  provision  has  been  made  for 
almost  any  contingency,  including  emergency 
exciting  lamp  supply  and  a  simple  switching 
arrangement  so  that,  if  required,  speaker  field 
supply  can  be  picked  up  from  either  arc 
generator. 

As  for  two  arc  generators,  aside  from  the 
emergency  features,  it  means  greatly  increased 
life  for  that  equipment  if  they  are  used  in 
rotation.  When  repairs  are  needed  they  can 
be  done  in  a  regular  way,  instead  of  as  a  rush 


emergency  Job  that  is  very  expensive  and  is 
apt  to  be  unsatisfactory. 

A  good  electric  clock  and  a  reliable  tele- 
phone system  don't  need  much  sales  talk. 
They  are  tools  that  are  needed.  Like  the 
linoleum,  though,  they  are  frequently  over- 
looked. 

Handling  the  electric  and  wiring  layout 


so  that  all  the  conduit  is  concealed  and  all 
the  outlet  boxes  are  flush  with  the  finished 
wall  take  a  little  forethought,  but  it  surely 
is  worth  it  from  an  appearance  standpoint, 
and  eliminates  a  lot  of  dust-catchers.  Of 
course,  that  job  can  be  done  only  on  new 
construction. 

The  size  of  the  room  we're  considering' 


Improved  Projection  Quality 
That's  worth  waiting  for  .  .  . 


There  are  many  B&L  Super  Cinephors 
in  service  now  with  *Balcote  surfaced 
elements  .  .  .  and  there  will  be  more, 
plenty  for  everyone  who  wants  the  superior  pro- 
jection quality  they  make  possible.  At  present 
though,  the  B&L  facilities  that  create  Super  Cine- 
phors are  producing  the  many  necessary  optical  in- 
struments of  war.  So,  don't  blame  your  dealer  if  he  is 
unable  to  make  deliveries  on  these  outstanding  pro- 
jection lenses.  If  you  can  make  your  present  equip- 
ment do  for  the  time  being  ...  it  will  be  well  worth 
while  to  wait  until  he  can  make  deliveries  on  B&L 
Super  Cinephors.  Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Co., 
Rochester  2,  N.  Y. 

*Balcote  is  the  revolutionary  new  Bausch  &  Lomb  lens  surface 
coating  which  minimizes  reflections  and  internal  ''flare"  and 
permits  the  transmission  0/^0%  more  light. 


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may  seem  a  little  large,  but  there  is  really 
very  little  waste  space.  Provision  was  made 
'  for  the  possible  future  addition  of  a  spotlight 
in  addition  to  two  projectors,  the  wiring 
t  being  installed  for  it  although  no  stage  attrac- 
'  tions  were  contemplated  at  the  time  the  house 
I  opened.  , 

Something  that  John  didn't  mention  is  that 
the  arc  lamps  are  ventilated  by  a  small  blower 
which  is  entirely  independent  of  the  main 
booth  exhaust  fan.  There  is  also  a  small 
emergency  lighting  supply  which  operates  from 
a  storage  battery.  In  the  event  of  a  complete 
power  failure  this  operates  an  automobile  type 
headlight  in  the  auditorium  and  a  small  light 
in  the  booth.  The  battery  has  a  little  trickle 
charger  which  keeps  it  up  to  charge.  There  is 
a  relay  so  arranged  that  when  the  power 
fails  the  emergency  lighting  goes  on  auto- 
matically. The  only  attention  this  unit  requires 
is  a  little  water  in  the  battery  once  in  a  Avhile. 

In  the  event  of  a  film  fire  on  either  pro- 
jector, the  booth  portholes  automatically  close 
and  as  they  close  they  operate  a  switch  which 
does  quite  a  number  of  things:  It  starts  the 
booth  exhaust  fan  (if  it  isn't  running  already), 
it  turns  on  the  lights  in  the  auditorium,  it 
shuts  down  the  air-conditioning  system.  Sounds 
complicated,  but  it  is  really  fairly  simple.  That 
happens  to  be  a  requirement  of  the  State 
Police  who  have  jurisdiction  over  the  motion 
picture  theatres  in  Connecticut. 

Projection  rooms,  once  invariably  a  cramped 
little  box  unfit  for  either  man  or  machine, 
have  been  improving  in  later  years,  like  the 
rest  of  the  theatre.  There  probably  are  quite  a 
few  others  than  Johnny  Martin  who  are 
proud  of  their  workshops  and  I  invite  them 
to  tell  us  about  their  layouts.  I  think  we 
all  are  interested  in  what  the  fellow  has  to 
work  in  and  with;  additionally,  such  descrip- 
tions are  bound  to  offer  suggestions  for  im- 
proving less  happy  conditions. 

Three  New  Designs 

{Continued  from  page  17) 

small  "Roman"  garden  plot  immediately  in 
front  of  the  lefthand  panel.  Entrance  doors 
will  be  entirely  of  glass. 

While  the  Madison  has  a  straight  axis 
floor  plan,  the  Cove  has  its  entrance  area 
off  center  and  laid  out  to  carry  traffic  in  a 
curve,  thus  simplifying  the  exclusion  of  light 
from  the  auditorium  without  sealing  off  the 
interior  with  doois — a  plan  that  is  even  more 
pronounced  in  the  Loop  theatre. 

The  Loop,  which  will  also  seat  1,000  on 
a  single  floor,  will  be  constructed  in  Cincin- 
nati for  Lena  and  Ike  Hyams.  The  Loop 
front  has  been  designed  to  achieve  a  purely 
modern  effect,  but  through  line  rather  than 
through  modernistic  decorative  devices.  Curves 
dominate  the  pattern,  including  the  marquee, 
which  follows  the  flow  of  the  structure.  The 
front  will  be  faced  largely  in  terra  cotta — a 
base  in  wine  color,  pale  blue-green  areas  above 
and  to  the  right  of  the  marquee,  flutings  at 
the  right  corner  in  burgundy.  In  the  curved 
turret-like  structure  forming  the  right  side 
will  be  set  a  window  of  glass  blocks ;  forming 
a  design  feature  outside,  it  will  provide  day- 
light for  the  manager's  office.  Immediately 
adjoining  the  office,  the  ticket  booth  is  at  the 
right  just  outside  all-glass  entrance  doors  and 
transoms,  through  which  the  marquee  soffit 
and  vestibule  ceiling  form  a  continuous  oval. 


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Fl  I    k^A     E  I  D  I"  Since  the  February  issue  of  Better  Theatres,  in  which  the  following  precautions  regarding  film  fire  orig- 

I  *■  1   I  K  C  inally  appeared,  requests  have  come  from  exhibitors  representing  thousands  of  theatres  for  reprints  to 

_  .  -  A    Q       I  ^  ^  post  in  projection  rooms.   In  the  belief  that  others  may  like  to  make  similar  use  of  this  material,  it  is 

jTw  AK  K  N  I  N  W  republished   below  in  the  form  in  which   reprints   have  been  made  available. 


Meeting  the  Danger  of  FILM  FIRE 

[Reprinted  from  BETTER  THEATRES] 


WHAT  TO  DO  IN  CASE  OF  FILM  FIRE 


URNING  nitrate  film  is  dangerous.  It  can  kill 
— it  has  killed.  The  slower  it  burns,  the  more 
dangerous  it  is. 


Burning  nitrate  film  produces  nitrous  oxide;  in  air 
this  gas  quickly  becomes  nitric  oxide;  breathed  into 
the  lungs,  nitric  oxide  is  compounded  with  the  water 
of  the  body  into  nitric  acid,  which  burns  the  lining 
of  the  lungs,  causing  injury  likely  to  endure  for  years 
if  it  does  not  soon  result  in  death. 

When  film  is  ignited  in  a  theatre  projection  room, 
only  one  proper  course  of  action  remains  for  the  pro- 
jectionist: TO  GET  OUi:— INSTANTLY  I 

WHAT  TO  DO  TO  PREVENT  FILM  FIRE 


URATE  film  is  always  a  potential  source  of  disaster 
when  not  handled  properly  both  in  equipment 
operation  and  in  storage. 


The  reels  on  which  the  film  is  to  be  wound  should  have  the 
sides  perfectly  straight,  with  no  sharp  edges.  Reels  that  are 
defective  will  cut  into  the  sides  of  the  film  during  rewinding, 
and  in  the  projector  cause  breaks  that  can  result  In  fires. 

Exchange  reels  used  for  shipping  the  film  should  never  be 
used  on  a  projector;  they  are  not  properly  aligned,  due  to 
rough  handling  of  them  during  shipment.  In  rewinding  film  one 
should  make  sure  that  it  is  started  slowly  and  evenly,  with  no 
excessive  loop  dragging  on  the  table  or  floor. 

Careful  inspection  should  be  given  the  film  while  it  is  being 
rewound,  so  as  to  spot  any  defect  which  might  cause  a  treak. 
Weakened  patches  or  sprocket  holes  that  do  not  look  right 
should  be  repaired  before  screening.  These  defects  have  a  way 
of  showing  themselves  up  while  in  the  projectors;  then  it  is  too 
late  to  remedy  them.  A  tricky  home-made  rewinder,  especially 
when  the  motor  pulleys  and  belts  have  been  picked  up  in  a  junk 
shop  and  adapted  to  rewinding  purposes,  should  be  looked 
upon  as  very  dangerous  and  a  potential  fire  hazard. 

SPLICING,  REWINDING,  HANDLING  FILM 

Film  splices  should  Invariably  be  clean  and  free  of  oil,  and 
the  sprocket  holes  should  match  perfectly,  with  the  sides  lined 
up  and  the  entire  patch  flat.  Only  sharp  scraping  blades,  and 
fresh  film  cement  of  the  best  quality  should  be  used  in  making 
splices.  Whenever  possible,  use  only  a  proven  type  of  mechan- 
ical splicer,  which  is  more  accurate  than  hand  splicing. 

Never  leave  any  film,  either  loose  or  on  reels,  laying  on  the 
bench  or  near  the  projector.  Film  not  in  immediate  use  should 
be  stored  in  approved  film  cabinets  having  tight-fitting  doors 
and  Individual  reel  compartments  that  are  properly  Insulated. 

When  changing  reels  on  the  projector  or  carrying  them  to 
the  rewind  table,  never  let  the  film  end  drag  on  the  floor.  In 
threading  the  film  in  the  projector  use  very  good  judgment  in 
allowing  the  proper  slack  to  reach  the  lower  magazine  without 
having  excessive  film  coiled  up  on  the  floor. 

Scrap  film  should  be  put  into  an  approved  film  scrap  can. 


and  no  other  material,  such  as  oily  rags,  paper,  etc.,  should  be 
thrown  into  this  receptacle. 

in  every  case,  the  lamphouse  arc  should  not  be  burning  when 
the  film  is  being  threaded  in  the  projector,  and  the  hand 
dowser  on  the  lamphouse  should  be  closed.  When  one  projector 
has  completed  its  run  it  should  not  be  threaded  immediately, 
but  only  after  the  head,  heat  shields,  aperture  plate,  etc.,  have 
had  a  reasonable  time  to  cool  off.  To  help  neat  dissipation, 
all  projector  doors  should  be  left  open  during  this  Interval. 

PROJECTOR  ADJUSTMENTS  AND  TESTS 

The  tension  on  the  lower  magazine  should  always  be  such 
that  the  last  few  feet  of  film  are  taken  up  evenly  and  without 
any  jerks.  The  magazine  doors  should  always  be  closed  with 
the  film  in  the  projector  and  they  should  have  firm  latches. 
These  latches  are  very  important,  for  In  case  of  fire  they  will 
tend  to  hold  the  burning  film  confined  long  enough  for  the 
projectionist  to  move  clear  of  the  machine. 

Defective  or  worn  sprockets,  strippers,  guide  rollers,  film 
guides,  tension  shoes  and  film  valve  rollers  should  be  immedi- 
ately repaired  or  replaced. 

Always  make  sure  that  the  automatic  fire  shutter  mechanism 
is  operating  properly  at  the  starting  and  stopping  of  the 
projector.  Where  the  projector  head  has  an  automatic  trip 
arm  at  the  first  film  loop  from  the  upper  magazine,  it  should 
never  be  tied  back  because  it  is  not  operating  properly.  In 
most  cases  in  which  this  trip  arm  is  giving  trouble  the  reason 
is  that  too  big  a  loop  is  made  In  the  film.  If  the  arm  trips  even 
after  shortening  the  film  loop,  the  only  thing  to  do  is  to  have 
It  repaired  immediately,  or  to  have  a  new  arm  installed.  In  no 
case  should  this  arm  be  tied  to  the  head  permanently. 

Make  sure  that  the  exhaust  fan  in  the  projection  room  always 
is  operating  properly  and  is  of  sufficient  capacity  to  carry  off 
all  the  smoke  and  gases  that  accumulate  in  case  of  fire. 

TEST  PORT  SHUTTERS  REGULARLY 

It  is  very  important  that  the  fire  shutter  apparatus  over  the 
port  holes  on  the  front  wall  be  operating  properly  and  that 
the  openings  are  sealed  off  air-tight  when  the  shutters  are 
dropped.  It  is  a  good  idea  to  drop  all  the  shutters  periodically, 
after  a  day's  run,  and  to  make  a  close  and  careful  inspection 
as  to  just  how  well  the  ports  are  closed.  Any  shutters  or  tracks 
loose,  warped  or  Ill-fitting  should  be  repaired  immediately. 

Check  carefully  the  master  trip  lines  to  see  that  they  are 
connected  properly  to  the  manual  trip  hook,  the  automatic 
switch  (if  one  is  installed)  controlling  the  room  exhaust  fan,  the 
hooks  on  the  upper  film  magazines,  and  also  the  hooks  on  the 
individual  shutters.  Make  sure  that  an  approved  type  of  fusible 
link  Is  inserted  in  this  trip  line  and  that  all  links  are  located 
at  the  proper  points,  such  as  in  the  chain  hangers  on  the  shut- 
ters, at  the  upper  film  magazines,  and  at  the  main  trip  hook. 
When  the  shutters  are  in  the  up  position,  and  the  projectors 
are  in  operation,  never  place  .an  oil  can,  pliers,  screw  driver, 
etc.,  inside  the  port  opening,  even  for  a  short  time;  such  things 
can  be  forgotten,  and  in  case  of  a  fire  they  will  prevent  the 
shutter  from  closing  the  port  opening  tightly.  Remember  that 
should  a  fire  occur,  the  shutters  must  drop  instantly  over  all  the 
port  openings  so  that  the  audience  will  not  see  any  flash  of 
flame  or  puff  of  smoke — tfiat  might  create  a  panic! 


BEHER  THEATRES,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


. . .  THAT  YOU  HAVEN'T? 


Look!  In  times  like  these  you  both  have  good 
audiences,  films  and  other  things  that  spell  good 
box  office! 

But— if  you  are  one  of  the  4,000  to  5,000  U.S. 
theaters  still  using  low  intensity  carbons,  one  of 
the  most  important  points  to  consider  is  the  im- 
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METHODS  IN  MANAGEMENT:  A  Department  for  Newcomers  to  Theatre  Operation  i 


How  Air  Is  Cooled  by  Freon,  etc. 


[The  fourth  of  a  series  of  condensations  of 
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LAST  month  we  discussed  in 
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coils  absorbs  heat  from  the  air.  Here  is  how 
a  refrigerant  in  coils  can  do  likewise. 

We  know  that  it  takes  heat  to  change 
water  to  vapor  (steam),  which  we  here  have 
termed  air-moisture;  and  we  have  seen  that 


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to  change  this  low-pressure  steam  back  into 
water  it  is  necessary  to  extract  the  heat, 
because  it  is  the  heat  that  supports  the  water 
in  the  air  as  air-moisture. 

Now  we  shall  understand  the  advantages 
of  refrigerants  other  than  water  if  we  look  at 
some  of  the  characteristics  of  water.  A  long 
time  ago  as  kids  in  school  we  learned  that 
water  boils  at  212°  Fahrenheit.  If  we  apply 
the  heat  of  a  flame  to  the  water  (sensible 
heat)  until  the  water  temperature  becomes 
212°,  the  water  boils. 

The  application  of  more  heat  does  not  make 
the  water  boil  any  harder.  The  additional 
heat  being  applied  must  be  going  somewhere, 
however;  and  it  is  in  the  evaporating,  or  boil- 
ing off,  of  some  of  the  water.  If  the  applica- 
tion of  heat  is  continued  long  enough,  all  of 
the  pan  of  water  will  be  evaporated.  Thus, 
after  a  temperature  of  212°  is  reached,  any 
additional  heat  that  is  applied  acts  to  sup- 
port the  water  in  the  air,  as  it  boils  off,  in 
the  form  of  air-moisture. 

Now  if  we  weld  an  air-tight  lid  on  the  pan 
of  water  and  thus  lower  the  pressure  of  the 
air  over  the  water  in  the  pan  to  less  than  or- 
dinary atmospheric  pressure,  the  water  will 
boil  at  a  much,  much  lower  temperature  than 
212°.  In  fact,  if  the  vacuum  were  great 
enough,  the  water  would  boil  at  a  tempera- 
ture of  only  50°  !  Therefore,  if  when  we  en- 
closed our  pan  of  water  with  an  air-tight  lid, 
the  temperature  of  the  water  in  the  pan  was 
70°  or  80°,  the  water  would  boil  itself  off  into 
vapor  until  its  temperature  was  50°. 

Now,  with  almost  a  vacuum  (extremely 
low  air  pressure)  over  our  tank  of  water  so 
that  the  water  boils  at  a  temperature  of  50°, 
it  becomes  easy  to  heat  up  this  water  to  a 
higher  temperature,  say  60°,  merely  by  apply- 
ing heat  from  air  at  a  temperature  of  from 
80°  to  90°  (instead  of  212°).  If  we  pump 
the  water  out  of  our  tank,  run  it  through  a 
fin  coil  and  then  back  to  the  tank  (or  if  we 
have  the  water  in  a  fin  coil  and  maintain 
sufficient  vacuum  in  the  coil  so  that  the  water 
will  always  boil  in  the  coil  at  a  temperature 
oi  50°,  and  will  continue  to  do  so  even 
though  the  heat  being  applied  is  only  that  of 
warm  80°  air  passing  over  the  coil)  we  have 
the  first  step  in  our  air  cooling  cycle. 

Heat  always  flows  from  a  warmer  area  to 
a  cooler  one.  The  heat  of  the  air  passes  to 
the  cooler  coil,  and  from  the  coil  to  the  still 
cooler  water.  The  heat  of  the  air,  when 
added  to  the  water,  raises  the  water  tempera- 
ture and  causes  it  to  boil,  and  the  water  vapor 
thus  boiled  off  into  vapor  (steam)  is  carried 
away  by  the  vacuum,  to  be  condensed  (when 
it  reached  cooler  area)  into  water  again.  The 
steam  becomes  water,  the  heat  in  the  steam 
is  given  up. 

COOLING  WITH  FREON 


Now  there  are  refrigerants,  such  as  am- 
monia and  Freon,  that  are  more  efficient  than 


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water  for  absorbing  heat.  And  so  these  sub- 
stances are  often  used  instead  of  water.  Let's 
trace  the  complete  refrigeration  cycle  with 
Freon  rather  than  water  in  the  fin  coil  over 
which  the  air  to  be  cooled  passes. 

We  maintain  a  vacuum  in  the  coil  so  that 
the  Freon  will  boil  at,  saj',  any  temperature 
over  40°.  (To  be  specific,  there  is  a  pressure 
in  our  coil  of  about  37.3  pounds,  for  one 
of  the  characteristics  of  Freon  is  that  it  boils 
I  at  a  temperature  of  21°  below  zero  at  at- 
mospheric pressure,  a  temperature  too  low 
for  air-conditioning  purposes ;  for  this  37.3- 
pound  pressure  in  our  coil,  the  boiling  point 
of  Freon  is  40°.)  Now  if  the  temperature 
of  the  room  to  be  cooled  is  80°,  and  we  pass 
this  air  over  the  coil,  the  80°  heat  is  more 
than  enough  to  cause  our  Freon  to  start  boil- 
ing and  evaporating  in  our  coil.  (That  is 
why  these  coils  are  also  called  "evaporators.") 

On  the  coil  we  have  two  connections — 
an  inlet,  and  an  outlet.  The  outlet  is  con- 
nected to  the  device  which  is  at  all  times 
striving  to  pull  a  vacuum  in  the  coil — just 
a  plain  pump,  referred  to  in  refrigeration  as 
a  "compressor."  Each  time  the  piston  of  the 
compressor  moves  down  in  the  compressor 
cylinder,  it  creates  a  vacuum,  and  the  vapor 
(corresponding  to  the  steam  of  the  water) 
vrhich  is  produced  by  the  boiling  of  the  re- 
frigerant due  to  the  heat  of  the  air  around 
the  coil,  rushes  into  the  empty  compressor 
cylinder  because  of  the  vacuum  created  there 
by  this  down  stroke. 

The  compressor  also  has  a  check,  or  intake, 
valve  which  makes  it  possible  for  the  vapor 
(boiled  refrigerant)  to  enter  the  cylinder,  but 
prevents  it  from  getting  back  into  the  coil. 
On  the  upstroke  of  the  piston,  the  refrigerant 
vapor,  which  has  entered  the  compressor,  is 
compressed  (squeezed)  so  that  its  pressure  is 
raised  many  times  above  its  entering  pressure. 

As  its  pressure  is  raised  by  compression,  its 
temperature  is  also  raised.  (We  might  de~ 
scribe  this  process  by  saying  that  heat  occupy- 
ing large  space  and  therefore  of  little  pressure, 
has  been  compressed  [concentrated]  into 
smaller  space  and  therefore  has  more  pres- 
sure.) There  is  still  the  same  amount  of 
heat  as  there  was  when  the  refrigerant  vapor 
entered  the  compressor  at  fairly  low  tempera- 
ture and  pressure;  the  difference  is  that  in 
compressing  our  refrigerant  vapor,  we  have 
raised  the  temperature  at  which  it  entered  the 
compressor  by  means  of  a  pump  pressure  of, 
say,  126  pounds  (whereas,  as  we  have  seen, 
the  normal  coil  pressure  is  37.3  pounds). 

WHERE  THE  HEAT  GOES 

The  Freon  gas,  at  this  temperature  and 
pressure,  is  then  discharged  by  the  compressor 
into  tubing  (called  a  "condensing  coil")  over 
which  cooler  water  is  flowing.  The  heat  taken 
from  the  air  by  the  Freon  has  to  be  disposed 
of.  This  heat  flows  from  the  warmer  com- 
pressed refrigerant  vapor,  to  the  tubing  over 
which  cooler  water  flows.  When  the  heat 
leaves  the  refrigerant  vapor  at  this  pressure, 
the  refrigerant  immediately  changes  from  a 
vapor  to  a  liquid,  and  we  again  have  liquid 
Freon,  now  relieved  of  the  heat  it  picked  up 
from  the  air. 

The  heat  which  was  originally  in  the  air 
that  was  cooled  has  now  been  finally  trans- 
ferred to  water,  which,  taken  from  city  mains 
or  a  cooling  tower,  flowed  over  the  condens- 
ing tubing.  The  final  disposition  of  that  heat 


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will  be  either  the  sewer,  if  we  use  city  water; 
or  the  outside  air,  if  we  use  a  cooling  tower. 

The  last  step  in  the  cycle  occurs  after  the 
liquid  Freon  leaves  this  condensing  tubing. 
The  Freon  then  drains  into  a  receiver,  where 
it  remains  until  the  fin  coil — the  evaporator 
or  cooling  coil  first  referred  to — needs  more 
Freon.  When  needed,  the  Freon  now  in  the 
receiver — which  is  still  at  the  126-pound 
pressure — enters  the  evaporator  or  cooling  coil 
through  a  valve  known  as  an  expansion  valve. 
This  valve  causes  the  pressure  of  the  refriger- 
ant to  drop  from  the  126  pounds  to  which 
it  was  raised  to  the  37.3  pounds  pressure  of 
the  coil. 

The  Freon  then  is  again  evaporated  into 
vapor  as  it  absorbs  the  heat  out  of  the  air, 
is  again  drawn  into  the  compressor  by  the 
vacuum,  where  its  heat  is  again  compressed  so 
that  the  refrigerant  vapor  is  "pushed"  into 
the  condensing  tubing,  and  again  recovers  its 
liquid  state.  And  that  goes  on  over  and  over. 

Incidentally,  moisture  can  be  extracted 
from  air  by  mere  absorption.  Air  is  passed 
over  certain  substances  which  soak  up  water 
readily;  such  substances  are  silica  gel,  acti- 
vated alumina,  activated  carbon,  and  certain 
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yet,  not  entirely  practical. 

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INDEX  OF  ADVERTISERS 
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Page 

Adams  &  Brooks   3+ 

Adler  Silhouette  Letter  Co   24 

American  Mat  Corp   24 

American  Pop  Corn  Co   24 

American  Seating  Co   8 

Automatic  Devices  Co   34 

Ballantyne  Co.,  The   25 

Bausch  &  Lomb  Optical  Co   28 

Century  Projector  Corp   10 

Chicago  Expansion  Bolt  Co   20 

DeVry  Corp   33 

Droll  Theatre  Supply  Co   26 

F  &  Y  Building  Service   12 

Fensin  Seating  Co   33 

Forest  Mfg.  Corp.   20 

General  Chair  Co   24 

General  Electric  Co.,  Lamp  Div   4-5 

Goldberg  Bros  22,  26,  27 

LaVezzi  Machine  Works   20 

Marsh  Wall  Products,  Inc   3 

Motiograph   7 

National  Carbon  Co.,  Inc   31 

National  Theatre  Supply                    19,  25,  32,  34 

Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass  Co   14 

Projection  Optics  Co.,  Inc.'   27 

Radio  Corp.  of  America   2 

RCA  S  ervice  Co.,  Inc   27 

Robin,  Inc.,  J.  E   19 

S.  O.  S.  Cinema  Supply  Corp  : .  22 

Star  Mfg.  Co   8 

Stoner  Corp.,  The   20 

Strong  Electric  Corp.,  The  13,  26,  34 

Theatre  Managers  Institute   34 

U.  S.  Air  Conditioning  Corp   6 

Vallen,  Inc   29 

Viking  Popcorn  Machines   11 

Wagner  Sign  Service,  Inc   21 

Walker  Screen  Corp   lo 

Weber  Machine  Corp   \2 

Wenzel  Projector  Corp   23 

Westinghouse  Electric  Corp.,  Lamp  Div..     ..9,  29 

BETTER  THEATRES  is  published  every  four  weeks  as  a 
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This  department  dealt  with 
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The  Lost  Weekend 

Paramount  (1945-46) — Dipsomania 

Charles  R.  Jackson's  provocative  novel  of  a 
dipsomaniac  was  not  pleasant.  Neither  is  the  pic- 
ture so  graphically  made  from  that  story  by  Billy 
Wilder,  the  accomplished  director  of  "Double  In- 
demnity," and  Charles  Brackett,  competent  pro- 
ducer and  his  ofttime  running  mate.  But  "The 
Lost  Weekend"  has  power,  suspense,  intelligence 
and  a  performance  by  Ray  Milland  which  unques- 
tionably will  rate  him  serious  consideration  for 
the  1945  Academy  award.  What  this  far-from- 
routine  film  also  has  is  an  uncertain  and  unpredic- 
table future  in  atomic  power  where  it  counts  most 
— the  box  office. 

Emerging  from  the  script  jointly  written  by  the 
director  and  producer  is  a  faithful  translation  of 
the  book  with  the  exception  of  the  ending.  Milland 
as  Don  Birnham,  congenital  drunk,  is  as  pitiful  a 
figure  on  the  screen  as  he  was  on  the  printed  page. 
He  is  as  likeable,  too,  and  alternately  as  despicable 
and  as  unprincipled.  His  is  an  inner  conflict  which 
sets  up  two  different  personalities.  One  is  the 
man  who  wants  to  be  a  writer  and  who,  in  his  sod- 
den moments,  shows  signs  of  an  ability  to  become 
a  great  one.  The  other  is  the  hopeless  Birnham, 
uncertain  of  himself  and  weak.  The  uncertainty 
and  the  weakness  find  refuge  in  liquor.  Yet,  as 
unfortunate  as  it  may  be  and  as  difficult  as  it  un- 
doubtedly will  be  for  many;  to  understand  it,  it  is 
hard  not  to  sympathize  with  the  degradation  and 
the  deterioration  of  character  which  follow. 

This  situation  finds  him  fighting  his  craving  in 
some  of  his  calmer  moments,  then  yielding.  When 
he  succumbs  nothing  stands  in  his  way.  He  pilfers 
money  left  for  the  housemaid,  tries  to  sell  his  type- 
writer, attempts  to  steal  a  pocketbook  in  a  cocktail 
bar.  Finally,  he  pawns  his  girl's  coat  to  re-pur- 
chase a  gun,  prepares  to  shoot  himself  and  is  per- 
suaded against  it  by  the  girl,  who  succeeds  in  mak- 
ing him  hit  the  sawdust  trail.  The  redemption  is 
not  altogether  convincing  and  cuts  into  the  struc- 
ure  of  stern  and  hard  realisms  of  all  that  goes 
before. 

Subject  matter,  moreover,  is  apt  to  create  dis- 
cussion and,  not  remotely,  protest.  Pros  may  argue 
"The  Lost  Weekend"  vividly  paints  the  folly  of 
drink ;  thus  a  lesson  is  taught.  Antis  may  argue 
the  unrelenting  downward  path  of  a  drunkard  does 
not  belong  in  any  of  the  categories  of  public  enter- 
tainment. It  is  likely,  however,  that  all  hands  will 
agree  the  film  packs  a  powerful  wallop,  accented 
by  Milland's  outstanding  performance  and  a  fine 
supporting  cast  in  which  Jane  Wyman,  Philip  Terry, 
Howard  da  Silva  and  Doris  Dowling  are  prominent. 

Seen  at  the  home  office  projection  room.  Re- 
viewer's Rating:  Excellent  for  its  drama;  uncer- 
tain for  its  box  office  draw. — Red  Kann. 

Release  date:  In  Paramount's  first  1945-46  block,  no 
date  set.  Running  time,  101  min.  Adult  audience  classi- 
fication. 

Don  Birnham   Ray  Milland 

Helen  St.  James  Jane  Wvman 

Wick  Birnham   Philip  Terry 

Nat   Howard  da  Silva 

Gloria   Doris  Dowling 

Frank  Faylen,  Mary  Young,  Anita  Bolster,  Lillian  Fon- 
taine, Lewis  L.  Russell,  Frank  Orth. 


Tell  It  to  a  Star 

Republic — Musical 

Supervising  Producer  Armand  L.  Schaefer  and 
Associate  Producer  Walter  Goetz  have  pooled  their 
skill  to  make  a  light-hearted  comedy  with  music, 
superior  to  the  general  run  of  films  in  this  field. 
It's  a  gay  tale  of  cardsharps  and  confidence  men, 
interspersed  with  songs  rendered  by  Ruth  Terry. 

The  background  for  all  this  is  a  luxurious  Flor- 
ida hotel,  where  Miss  Terry  is  employed  behind  the 
cigar-counter.  Her  heart,  however,  is  not  in  her 
work ;  she  wants  to  sing  with  the  hotel  band  under 
the  leadership  of  Robert  Livingston,  who  wields  a 
brisk  baton.  A  fairy  godfather  in  the  person  of 
Alan  Mowbray  appears  at  the  psychological  mo- 
ment. Although  his  financial  assets  are  precisely 
nil,  his  personality  is  such  that  he  is  received  with- 
out question  as  a  wealthy  financier.  He  smooths 
the  course  of  true  love,  and  advances  the  girl's 
career,  and  everything  looks  rosy  until  the  cops 
catch  up  with  him.  But  it  all  ends  happily.  Mow- 
bray gets  the  job  of  hotel  manager,  Ruth  gets  a 
contract  with  a  major  network,  and  Robert  Living- 
ston gets  Ruth  Terry. 

The  screenplay  is  by  John  K.  Butler,  based  on  an 
original  by  Gerald  Drayson  Adams  and  John  Kraft. 
Frank  MrDonald  directed. 

Previewed  at  the  studio.  Reviewer's  Rating: 
Good. — Thalia  Bell. 

Release  date,  August  16,  1945.  Running  time,  67  min. 
PCA  No.  10670.  General  audience  classification. 

Carol  Lambert  Ruth  Terry 

Gene  Ritchie  Robert  Livingston 

Alan  Mowbray,  Franklin  Pangborn,  Isabel  Randolph,  Ed- 
die Marr,  Adrian  Booth,  Frank  Orth,  Tom  Dugan,  George 
Chandler,  Mary  McCarty,  William  B.  Davidson,  Aurora 
Miranda. 

Song  of  Old  Wyoming 

P/SC— (1945-46)— Western  in  Color 

With  this  first  of  six  Westerns  to  be  produced  in 
Cinecolor  by  Robert  Emmett,  who  also  directed  it, 
PRC  places  in  exhibitors'  hands  an  exploitation 
item  which  progressives  may  be  expected  to  use  to 
advantage.  The  extent  to  which  billing  of  the  col- 
oration is  to  figure  in  box  office  yield  is  of  necessity 
a  matter  for  time  and  testing  to  determine,  but  there 
can  be  no  questioning  of  the  fact  that  a  step  ahead 
has  been  taken. 

Eddie  Dean  and  Al  La  Rue  are  the  players  given 
most  responsibility  in  point  of  story  interest,  the 
former  singing  three  songs  in  the  course  of  the  pic- 
ture. Jennifer  Holt  has  the  feminine  lead,  Sarah 
Padden  the  chief  character  role  and  Emmett  Lynn 
handles  the  comedy  with  proficiency. 

Frances  Kavanaugh's  original  screenplay  con- 
cerns efTorts  of  a  villainous  faction  in  Wyoming 
territory  to  thwart  that  region's  ultimately  success- 
ful achievement  of  Statehood. 

Previewed  at  studio.  Reviewer's  Rating:  Aver- 
age.— William  R.  Weaver.  _ 

Release  date  not  set.  Running  time,  65  min.  PCA  No. 
10948.    General  audience  classification. 

Eddie  Read  Eddie  Dean 

Sarah  Padden,  Al  La  Rue,  Jennifer  Holt,  Emmett  Lynn, 
Ray  Elder,  John  Carpenter,  Ian  Keith,  Lee  Bennett,  Bob 
Barron,  Horace  Murphy. 


I  Love  a  Bandleader 

Columbia — (1946) — Musical  Comedy 

An  entertaining  little  musical  has  been  turned 
out  by  Columbia,  with  Phil  Harris  and  Leslie 
Brooks  as  chief  song  dispensers  and  Edward 
"Rochester"  Anderson  handling  the  comedy  angles. 

When  Harris,  a  nightclub  design  painter,  liter- 
ally falls  head  over  heels  for  Miss  Brooks,  he 
winds  up  with  a  case  of  amnesia.  Unable  to  re- 
call his  past,  he  tries  bandleading  with  considerable 
success.  Miss.  Brooks  poses  as  his  fiancee  and 
through  the  resulting  publicity  gets  herself  a  job 
as  a  singer.  .  But  when  publicity  love  develops  into 
the  real  thing,  complications  result.  A  blow  on 
the  head  restores  Harris'  memory  with  everything 
ending  happily. 

The  film  abounds  in  songs  which  should  meet 
with  satisfaction  from  jive  fans.  Among  the  bet- 
ter ones  is  "Good,  Good,  Good !"  rendered  as  a  duet 
by  Harris  and  Miss  Brooks. 

Del  Lord  directed  from  Paul  Yawitz's  screen- 
play.  Michel  Kraike  produced. 

Seen  at  the  Strand  theatre,  Brooklyn,  where  an 
afternoon  audience  appeared  pleased.  Reviewer's 
Rating  :  Fair. — Mandel  Herbstman. 

Release  date,  September  13,  1945.      Running  time,  70 
min.    PCA  No.  11013.    General  audience  classification. 

Phil  Burton  Phil  Harris 

Newton  H.  Newton  Edward  "Rochester"  Anderson 

Leslie  Brooks,  Walter  Catlett,  Frank  Sully,  James  Burke, 
Pierre  Watkin,  The  Four  V's,  Robin  Short,  Philip  Van 
Zandt,  Nick  Stewart. 

Saddle  Serenade 

Monogram — Western 

One  advantage  of  a  Western  tailored  down  to  55 
minutes  is  that  it  gives  a  showman  an  extra  five 
minutes  of  program  time  in  which  to  use  up  some 
of  those  short  subjects  he  never  seems  able  to  find  : 
time  for,  but  this  Western  has  still  other  advan- 
tages. It's  dated  up  more  closely  than  most  to  the 
times  today's  customers  know  something  about — the 
dude  ranch  era  —  and  it  moves  more  and  faster 
within  its  55  minutes  than  most  Westerns  do  in  10 
or  15  more. 

Jimmy  Wakely,  in  good  voice  and  accompanied 
by  the  trusty  Lee  "Lasses"  White  and  Johnny 
James,  nominate  themselves  to  find  out  how  come 
a  make-believe  stagecoach  hold-up  arranged  for  the 
entertainment  of  some  dude  ranchers  eventuates  in 
the  not  at  all  make-believe  death  of  a  participant  in 
the  pretense.  It  takes  them  some  while,  what  with  . 
singing  between  deductions,  but  they  ferret  out  the 
facts  and  bring  justice  to  bear. 

Oliver  Drake  produced  and  directed  the  picture 
from  an  original  screenplay  by  Frances  Kavanaugh. 

Previezved  at  the  Hitching  Post  theatre,  Holly- 
wood, where  it  appeared  to  appease  the  adventure- 
lust  of  the  vicarious  Westerners  who  make  this 
house  their  hide-out.  Reviewer's  Rating:  Average. 
— W.  R.  W. 

Release  date,  August  11.  Running  time,  55  min.  PCA 
No.   10874.   General  audience  classification. 

Jimmy  Wakely,  Lee  "Lasses"  White,  Johnny  James, 
Nancy  Brinckman,  Alan  Foster,  Claire  James,  Jack  In- 
gram,  Pat   Gleason,   Roy  Butler. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


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The  Shanghai  Cobra 

Monogram— { 1 945-46)— Charlie  Chan 

Sidney  Toler,  Benson  Fong  and  Mantan  More- 
land  are  teamed  again  in  another  of  Monogram's 
entertaining  series  of  mystery-comedies,  with  Toler 
solving  the  mystery  and  Moreland  supplying  the 

comedy.  ^  ,,  , 

The  locale  of  the  screenplay  by  George  Callahan 
and  George  Wallace  Sayre  is  New  York,  the  tmie 
is  the  present.  A  quantity  of  radium,  owned  by 
the  government  and  stored  in  a  bank  vault,  proves 
irresistible  to  a  band  of  thieves,  who  commit  sev- 
eral murders  in  attempting  to  obtain  it.  Their  best 
laid  plans  go  wrong,  however,  when  the  Chinese 
detective  enters  the  scene.  The  killers  are  trapped, 
the  radium  saved,  and  Charlie  is  free  for  further 
adventures. 

James  S.  Burkett  gave  the  film  the  benefit  of 
meticulous  production.  Phil  Karlson  directed 
smoothly.  Performances  are  uniformly  satisfac- 
tory, with  James  Cardwell  turning  in  an  engaging 
portrayal  of  a  novice  sleuth. 

Previewed  at  studio.  Rezncwcr's  Rating:  Good. 
-.T.  B. 

Release  date,  Sept.  1.  1945.  Running  time,  64  min.  PCA 
No.  lOSW.    General  audience  classification. 

Charlie  Clian   Sidney  Toler 

Tommy  Chan   Benson  Fong 

Birmingham   Mantan  Moreland 

Joan  Barclay,  James  Flavin,  Addison  Richards,  Walter 
Fenner,  James  Cardwell,  Arthur  Loft,  "Gene  Stutenroth. 

Military  Secret 

Artkino — Russian  Spy  Drama 

Much  in  the  familiar  outlines  of  our  own  spy- 
thriller  melodramas,  the  Russian  film  makers,  in 
tribute  to  their  intelligence  officers,  have  created 
a  drama  of  suspense,  intrigue  and*  sudden  death. 
Since  the  picture  presumably  is  based  on  docu- 
mented facts,  most  surprising  is  the  disclosure  that 
at  tlie  very  height  of  tlie  war,  the  Gestapo  had 
its  operatives  working  in  the  heart  of  Russia. 

The  plot,  a  routine  though  entertaining  one, 
concerns  the  efforts  of  a  Nazi  spy  ring  to  kidnap 
a  noted  Soviet  engineer  and  the  Russian  counter- 
efforts  to  thwart  the  move.  Cold-blooded  and 
methodical,  one  of  the  more  effective  weapons  in 
the  Nazi  arsenal  was  their  ability  to  enlist  the 
help  of  Russians  by  the  threat  of  reprisals  upon 
loved  ones  in  German  war  prisons.  Fairly  well 
known  by  the  audience  in  advance,  however,  is  that 
the  Russians  will  ultimately  win  in  the  grim  duel 
of  wits. 

As  usual,  characterizations  are  effective,  with 
the  cast  including  Alexei  Gribov,  Sergei  Lukianov 
and  Natalia  Alisova.  Some  of  the  camera  work 
and  mood  music  is  excellent.  Devotees  of  Rus- 
sian films  should  be  pleased. 

Produced  by  Soyuzdetfilm  Motion  Picture  Stu- 
dios in  Moscow.    Vladimir  Legoshin  directed. 

Seen  at  the  Stanley  theatre,  New  York,  where 
regular  Russian  film  patrons  registered  audible  ap- 
proval. Reviewer's  Ra  ting  :  Fair. — M.  H. 

Release  date,  Augrust  1,  194S.  Running  time,  73  min. 
General   audience  classification. 

Colonel  Lartsev   Sergei  Lukianov 

Captain  Bakhemitiev   Ivan  Mahshevsky 

Alexei  Gribov,  Andrei  Tutishkin,  Victor  Byelokurov,  Omar 
Abdulov,  Natasha  Borskaya,  Natalia  Alisova. 

The  Strange  Affair  of 
Uncle  Harry 

Universal — Murder  Melodrama 

Excellent  performances  by  George  Sanders, 
Geraldine  Fitzgerald,  Ella  Raines  and  talented  cast 
associates  under  the  skilled  direction  of  Robert 
Siodmak,  will  remain  in  the  customers'  memory 
as  ample  dividends  on  their  entertainment  invest- 
ment after  they've  recovered  from  the  effect  of 
an  ending  which  differed  from  that  of  the  play 
on  which  this  picture  is  based  and  comes  as  a 
surprise  or  letdown  according  to  individual  reac- 
tion. 

Strictly  on  the  plus  side  also,  apart  from  this 
deviation  evidently  dictated  by  necessary  choice 
between  a  tragic  culmination  and  a  trick  device 
that  paid  off  in  "Woman  in  the  Window,"  are 
the  otherwise  airtight  script  by  Stephen  Longstreet 
and  Joan  Harrison's  polished  production.  On 
points,  the  film  is  top  level  merchandise. 

The   scene   of   Kei'h   Winter's    adaptation  of 

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Thomas  Job's  play,  which  had  long  runs  on  Broad- 
way and  in  London,  is  a  small  town  in  New 
Hampshire  where  two  sisters  and  a  brother,  liv- 
ing together  in  neurotic  preoccupation  with  the 
reduced  state  of  their  once  ample  means,  find  their 
little  world  upset  when  the  brother  decides  to 
marry.  The  more  possessive  of  the  sisters  suc- 
ceeds by  emotional  appeals  based  on  deception,  in 
thwarting  the  marriage  plans,  and  when  the  brother 
learns  what  she  has  done — he  attempts  to  poison 
her  but  kills  the  other  sister  by  mistake,  but  under 
circumstances  which  lead  to  conviction  of  the  evil 
sister  as  her  murderess. 

The  brother's  attempt  to  confess  his  guilt  is  not 
credited  by  the  authorities,  and  he  finds  hiinself 
to  have  committed  a  perfect  crime,  but  matters 
can't  be  left  like  that  in  motion  pictures,  for  ob- 
vious reasons,  so  the  studio  extricates  the  killer 
and  the  picture  by  use  of  a  dream  ending  which 
customers  are  asked  not  to  divulge. 

Miss  Fitzgerald's  portrayal  of  the  neurotic  sister 
is  effective  in  the  extreme,  and  Moyna  MacGill's 
performance  as  the  normal  sister  comes  under 
the  heading  of  distinguished  acting.  Miss  Raines 
is  capital  in  a  contrasting  role,  and  Harry  Von 
Zell,  in  a  character  assignment,  opens  a  screen 
career  for  hirhself. 

The  picture  is  a  Charles  K.  Feldman  production, 
and  Milton  Feld  is  designated  as  the  executive 
producer. 

Previewed  at  Warnersi  -Beverly  theatre,  Beverly 
Hills,  where  an  audience  drawn  by  "Dillinger," 
the  picture  in  run,  manifested  intense  interest 
throughout  but  displayed  mixed  reaction  to  the 
surprise  ending.  Reviewer's  Rating :  Good. 

— William  R.  Weaver 

Release  date.  August  17,  1945.  Running  time,  80  min. 
PCA  No.  11021.  General  audience  classification. 

Harry  Quincy  George  Sanders 

Lettie  Quincy  Geraldine  Fitzgerald 

Deborah  Broon  Ella  Raines 

Nona  Sarah  Allgood 

Moyna  Maggill,  Sam  S.  Hines,  Harry  von  Zell,  Ethel 
Griffies,  Judy  Oark,  Craig  Reynolds,  Will  Wright,  Arthur 
Loft,  Irene  Tedrew,  Coulter  Irwin,  Dawn  Bender,  Ruth 
Cherrington,  Rodney  Bell 

(Reprinied  from  last  week's  HERALD.) 


ADVANCE  SYNOPSES 


SUSPENSE 
(Monogram) 

PRODUCER:  Lindsley  Parsons.  DIREC- 
TOR: Alfred  Zeisler.  PLAYERS:  Warren 
William,  Peter  Cookson,  James  Cardwell,  Lee 
'Lasses'  White. 

MELODRAMA.  A  medical  student  kills  a 
college  professor  who,  in  league  with  the  owner 
of  a  pawn-shop,  has  been  swindling  him.  Through 
the  use  of  deductive  reasoning  and  psychological 
pressure,  a  detective  exposes  the  criminal  and 
brings  him  to  justice. 


SOUTH  OF  THE  RIO  GRANDE 
(Monogram) 

PRODUCER:  Lindsley  Parsons.  DIRECTOR: 
Lambert  Hillyer.  PLAYERS:  Duncan  Ren- 
aldo,  Martin  Garralaga,  Armida. 

WESTERN.  A  dishonest  Mexican  official  is 
burning  down  the  homes  ,  of  the  landlords,  and  tak- 
ing over  their  land,  after  falsely  accusing  the 
owners  of  cattle-rustling.  He  burns  down  the 
homes  of  the  foster-parents  of  the  "Cisco  Kid." 
The  latter  subsequently  kills  him,  and  exposes 
his  racket. 


STRANGE  MR.  GREGORY 
(Monogram) 

PRODUCER:  Louis  Berkoff.  DIRECTOR: 
Phil  Rosen.  PLAYERS:  Edmund  Lowe,  Jean 
Rogers,  Frank  Reicher,  Don  Douglas,  Marjorie 
Hoshelle,  Robert  Emmett  Kean. 

MELODRAMA.  A  theatrical  magician  who 
dabbles  in  psychic  matters  falls  in  love  with  a 
married  woman.  He  arranges  a  killing,  making 
It  aDDear  that  he  is  the  victim,  and  the  husband 
the  killer.  Later  the  magician  returns  from  the 
tomb  in  which  he  has  been  reposing  in  a  tranced 
state,  and  poses  as  his  own  brother.  He  commits 
another  murder,  and  when  he  is  about  to  be  ap- 
prehended, he  leaps  off  a  building. 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 


DOUBLE  HONEYMOON  (RKO) 

Leon  Errol  (510) 

Leon  Errol  and  his  wife  decide  to  go  to  a  sum- 
mer hotel  for  a  second  honeymoon.  Once  at  the 
hotel,  Mrs.  Errol  finds  her  husband's  name 
already  on  the  hotel  blotter  and  becomes  con- 
vinced that  he  is  living  a  double  life.  When  Leon 
becomes  involved  with  another  honeymooning 
couple,  a  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Post,  the  trouble  doubles. 
Errol  is  led  to  believe  that  he  married  Mrs.  Post 
after  he  had, one  too  many  and  seeks  the  services 
of  a  lawyer.  Unwittingly  he  asks  Mr.  Post  to 
get  him  out  of  his  difficulties.  From  there  on 
there  is  a  scramble  to  get  the  four  injured  parties 
straightened  out. 

Release  date,  August  3,  1945  17  minutes 

THE  SILVER  STREAK  (20th-Fox) 

Terrytoon  (5518) 

Mighty  Mouse  rescues  his  fellow  mice  in  this 
cartoon.  It  seems  that  there  are  several  mice  in  a 
deserted  house  which  is  surrounded  by  hungry  cats. 
The  only  way  the  hungry  mice  can  get  any  food  is 
to  have  their  pal,  a  dog,  bring  some  through  the 
cat  lines.  But  the  cats  lure  the  dog  into  a  box 
and  place  him  on  the  railroad  tracks.  Just  in  time, 
Mighty  Mouse  swoops  down,  rescues  the  dog, 
chases  the  cats  and  liberates  the  mice. 
Release  date,  June  8,  1945.  minutes 

VILLAGE  OF  THE  PAST  (Univ.) 

Variety  View  (9358) 

In  Greenfield  Village,  near  Detroit,  Henry  Ford 
has  recreated  a  part  of  America's  history.  Shown 
in  the  picture  is  the  100-year-old  Clinton  Inn  and 
the  general  store  with  its  bootjack-to-corset  mer- 
chandising of  a  hundred  years  ago.  The  im- 
pressive Lincoln  collection  at  the  recreated  Logan 
County  Court  House  includes  a  number  of  out- 
standing items.  Edison's  laboratory,  an  old  cov- 
ered bridge,  and  Stephen  Foster's  home  are  all 
included  in  the  film. 

Release  date,  August  20,  1945  9  minutes 

HARE  CONDITIONED  (WB) 

Bugs  Bunny  (1724) 

Bugs  Bunny  deals  with  a  dapper  department 
store  manager  in  this  one.  After  learning  he  is  to 
be  stuffed  and  used  as  a  display.  Bugs  gives  the 
manager  plenty  of  trouble  by  popping  up  at  all  un- 
expected moments  and  in  the  least  likely  places. 
The  finish  finds  Bugs  out  in  front  as  usual.  The 
short  has  been  filmed  in  Technicolor. 
Release  date,  August  11,  1945  7  minutes 

SCHOOL  FOR  MERMAIDS  (Univ.) 

Person  Oddity  (8277)  * 

The  reel  features  Texan  beauties  getting  in- 
struction in  deep  sea  diving.  Other  highlights  are 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  H.  Watson  who  have 
brought  to  their  home  all  types  of  curios  culled 
from  years  of  travel ;  a  former  stage  performer 
who  has  brought  some  of  his  tricks  into  the  Army 
.  .  .  Knife  throwing  has  its  uses  against  the  enemy, 
too;  a  cane  collection  ntimbering  to  287  specimens 
from  40  countries. 

Release  date,  August  13,  1945  9  minutes 

VICTORY  BOUND  (Univ.)  ' 

Variety  View  (9357) 

"Victory  Bound"  is  a  picturization  of  the  rivef 
journey  of  an  LST.  The  film  traces  the  inland 
journey  of  the  ship  from  its  launching  near  Pitts- 
burgh until  the  time  it  travels  down  the  Missis- 
sippi, past  New  Orleans,  and  is  there  taken  over 
by  a  Coast  Guard  combat  crew  which  will  take 
the  ship  and  her  cargo  towards  Japan.  _  Views  of 
all  the  major  cities  the  ship  passes  are  included  in 
the  picture. 

Release  date,  August  6,  1945  9  minutes 

OLD  GLORY  (WB) 

Blue  Ribbon  Hit  Parade  (1312) 

There  is  a  patriotic  motif  in  this  Technicolor 
short.  Porky  Pig  is  trying  to  inemorize  the  Pledge 
of  Allegiance  to  the  flag.  While  trying  to  concen- 
trate, he  falls  asleep.  The  figure  of  Uncle  Sam_ 
appears  and  explains  to  Porky  why  he  should  learn 
the  Pledge.  He  tells  Porky  how  America  won  its 
freedom  and  then  fought  to  retain  it. 
Release  date,  August  25,  1945  7  minutes 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


SERVICE  DATA 

on  features 


Service  Dafa  appearing  In  fh/s  Issue  of 
Product  Digest  Include  the  overall  performance 
percentage  figure  from  final  reports  previously 
published  in  PICTURE  GROSSES.  Reference  to 
Round  Table  Exploitation  and  Legion  of  Decency 
ratings  wifA  audience  classification  are  also 
listed.  Index  to  Service  Data  may  be  found  In 
the  Release  Chart  starting  on  page  2602, 


Along  Came  Jones  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  28,  '45,  p.  SO ;  Au- 
gust 4,  '45,  p.  52;  August  11,  '45,  pp.  44,  45,  48. 

Back  to  Bataan  (RKO) 

j  Audience  Classification — General 

1  Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

'  Round  Table  Exploitation— July  21,  '45,  p.  46. 

!  Bedside  Manner  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— June  23,  '45,  p.  48 ;  July 

7,  '45,  p.  70 ;  August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

A  Bell  for  Adano  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— June  28,  '45,  p.  51 ; 

August  4,  '45,  p.  51. 

Blood  on  the  Sun  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 112.3% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  7,  '45,  p.  71 ;  July 
14,  '45,  p.  43. 

Brewster's  Millions  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July  21,  '45,  p.  49; 

July  28,  '45,  p.  53. 

Captain  Eddie  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  46. 

China  Sky  (RKO) 

Audience  Qassification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — July  7,  '45,  p.  66 ;  July 

28,  '45,  p.  52. 

Christmas  in  Connecticut  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — Adult 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  4,  '45,  p.  49; 

August  11,  '45,  p.  45. 

The  Clock  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 97.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — May  26,  '45,  p.  46 ; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  71;  July  21,  '45,  p.  51;  Rugust  11, 
'45,  p.  44. 

Counter -Attack  (Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— April  21,  '45,  p.  52; 

May  26,  '45,  p.  46. 

Delightfully  Dangerous  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — April  7,  '45,  p.  50; 

April  21,  '45,  p.  52 ;  June  2,  '45,  p.  49 ;  June  9,  '45, 

p.  52 ;  July  14,  '45,  p.  43 ;  July  21  '45,  p.  46. 


Diamond  Horseshoe  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 102.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— May  26,  '45,  p.  46; 
June  16,  '45,  p.  49;  July  7,  '45,  p.  66;  July  14,  '45, 
p.  47;  July  21,  '45,  pp.  46,  52;  August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

The  Enchanted  Cottage  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 105.02% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — May  5,  '45,  p.  52 ;  May 
12,  '45,  p.  52;  May  26,  '45,  p.  45;  June  2,  '45,  p.  49 ; 
June  23,  '45,  p.  46 ;  June  30,  '45,  p.  48 ;  July  7,  '45, 
p.  66. 

Flame  of  the  Bar  bar  y  Coast  (Rep.) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 93.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  9,  '45,  p.  55 ;  June 
16,  45,  p.  48 ;  June  23,  '45,  p.  48. 

The  Great  John  L.  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  2,  '45,  p.  52 ;  July 

14,  '45,  p.  44;  July  28,  '45,  pp.  50,  53. 

The  Horn  Blows  at  Midnight  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  23,  '45,  p.  46; 

July  7,  '45,  p.  66;  July  28,  '45,  p.  52. 

Incendiary  Blonde  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  48. 

Murder,  He  Says  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — July  28,  '45,  pp.  53,  54 ; 

August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

Nob  Hill  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 117.0% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — July  7,  '45,  p.  71. 

Out  of  This  World  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  48. 

Over  21  (Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  4,  '45,  p.  51. 


LEGION  of  DECENCY  Ratings 

class  A-1  Unobjectionable 

Class  A-2  Unobjectionable  for  Adults 

Class  B  Objectionable  in  Part 

Class  C  Condemned 


Pillow  to  Post  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 91.4% 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation— -August  11,  '45,  p.  49. 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (WB) 

Audience  Classification— General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  30,  '45,  p.  50. 

Son  of  Lassie  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 95.4% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  50 ; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  70 ;  July  14,  '45,  p.  46 ;  July  28,  '45, 
pp.  49,  50;  August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

Story  of  G.  I.  Joe  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July,  14,  '45,  p.  44. 

Sudan  (Univ.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — May  5,  '45,  p.  50 ;  June 

16,  '45,  p.  49. 

Those  Endearing  Young  Charms 
(RKO) 

Audience  Classification— General 

Legion  of  Decency  Classification — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — July  28,  '45,  p.  S3. 

A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  (Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — A-1 
Round  Table  Exploitation — August -.4,  '45,  p.  50. 

The  Three  Caballeros  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Qass  A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation— March  17,  '45,  p.  52; 

April  14,  '45,  p.  48 ;  May  19,  '45,  p.  70 ;  May  26, 

'45,  p.  48 ;  July  21,  '45,  p.  44. 

Thrill  of  a  Romance  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  49 ; 

July  28,  '45,  p.  49;  August  4,  '45,  p.  49;  p.  52. 

Valley  of  Decision  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 109.0% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  2,  '45,  p.  52 ;  July 
28,  '45,  pp.  49,  51;  August  11,  '45,  p.  48. 

Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here? 
(20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 97.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  50 ; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  70;  July  28,  '45,  p.  51 ;  August  4, 
p.  52. 

Without  Love  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 106.4% 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  4S  ■ 

July  21,  '45,  p.  51 ;  July  28,  '45.  p.  52. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


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6951 

6952 

6953 
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Title 

ALL  STAR  COMEDIES 

Wedded    Bliss    (17)  8-18-44 

(Gilbert) 
Gold  Is  Wliere  You 

Lose   It   (161/2)  9-1-44 

(Clyde) 

Gents  Witlioirt  Cents  (19). 9-22-44 
(Stooges) 


Strife  of  the  Party 
(V.  Vague) 


(16).  10-13-44 


6127 


for 


6428 


6409 


6402 


Open  Season 

Saps  (18)   

(Howard) 

Design  for  Loviag 
(R.  Sinatra) 

Knight  and  a 

Blonde  (14)   

(Herbert) 

No  Dough,  Boys  (17). 

(Stooges) 


. 10-27-44 


(21). .11-3-44 


.  1 1-7-44 


.11-24-44 


Yon    (17) .. .12-8-44 


Heather  and 
(Clyde) 

She  Snoops  to 

Conquer    (18)   12-29-44 

(V.  Vague) 

Woo,   Woo!   (16)   1-5-45 

(Herbert) 

Three  Pests  in  a 

IVIess   (15)   1-19-45 

Snooper  Service    (UVi)  2-2-45 

(Brendel) 

Off  Again,  On 

Again    (16)   2-16-45 

(Howard) 

Booby    Dupes    (17)  3-17-45 

(Stooges) 

Two   Local   Yokels   ( 171/2) .  3-23-45 
(Clyde) 

Pistol  Packln' 

Nitwits    (17)   5-4-45 

(Brendel) 

Wife  Decoy   (17)  6-1-45 

(Herbert) 

The  Jury  Goes  Round  'n' 

Round  (18)   6-15-45 

(V.  Vague) 

Idiots  Deluxe  (l7'/2)  7-20-45 

(Stooges) 

(1945-46) 
Vine  Women  and  Song 
(Billy  Vine) 


It  a  Body  Meets 
(Stooges) 

COLOR  RHAPSODIES 
Dog,  Cat  and  Canary  (6).  1-5-45 
Ripping    Romance    (8) ..  .6-21 -45 
Fiesta  Time   (71/2)  7-12-45 

(1945-1946) 

River  Ribber   9-27-45 

PHANTASIES  CARTOONS 

8-25-44 
11-7-44 
4-27-45 
7-12-45 


.9-20-45 


Mutfn    Bones  (7)  

As  the  Fly  Flies  (6). 

Goofy  News  Views  (7) 

Booby  Socks  (7)  

(1945-1946) 
Simple  Siren   

FOX  &  CROW  (Color) 

Be  Patient,   Patient   (7).  1 1 -30-44 

The    Egg   Yegg    (7/2)  5-4-45 

Kukunuts  (61/2)   7-26-45 

(1945-1946) 

Phoney  Baloney   9-13-45 

PANORAMICS 

A   Harbor  Goes  to 
France    (10)  ... 


P.D. 
Ptige 

2130 

2150 
2122 
2183 

2206 
2183 

2206 
2215 

2240 

2298 
2338 

2330 
2382 

2382 
2382 
2454 

2402 
2566 

2579 
2579 


. .8-23-45 
Body  8-30-45 


2298 
2426 
2522 


2139 
2215 
2466 
2579 


2240 
2382 
2579 


..5-18-45  2454 


FILM  VODVIL 
Kehoe's  Marimba 
Band   (II)   9-1-44  2130 

Al  Trace's  Comedy 

Band    (II)   10-27-44  2206 

Rootin'  Tootin'   Band( II ).  12-8-44  2206 

Korn    Kobblers    (II)  2-2-45  2382 

Lowe,    Hite&  Stanleyd  i)  .5-1 1-45  2406 

(1945-1946) 

8-30-45   


For  information  on  short  subjects  turn  to  the  Product 
Digest  Section  pages  indicated  by  the  numbers  which 
follow  the  titles  and  release  dates  in  the  listing.  Product 
Digest  pages  are  numbered  consecutively  and  are  sepa- 
rate from  Motion  Picture  Herald  page  numbers.  For 
1943-44  short  subject  releases,  see  pages  2068  and  2069. 


7951    Milt  Britten   &  Band. 


Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

COMMUNITY    SING    (Series  9) 

6651  No.   I   Love,  Love, 

Love    (9'/2)   8-25-44  2150 

6652  No.  2  Ikky  Tikky 

Tambo    (9)   10-2-44  2183 

6653  No.  3  Swinging  on  a 

Star    (10)   11-10-44  2206 

6654  No.  4  Hot  Time  in 

Berlin    (9)   12-1-44  2330 

6655  No.  5  Tico,   Tico   (II)  1-1-45  2338 

5657    Christmas  Carols   ( R)  ( 10).  12-8-44  2203 

6656  No.  6  Very  Thought  of 

You   (10)   2-9-45  2351 

^  6657    No.  7  I'll  Walk  Alonfi(  1 1  )3- 1 5-45  2426 

6658  No.   8  Sweet  and 

Lovely   (9)   4-27-45  2454 

6659  No.  9  Confessin'    (10)        5-25-45  2535 

6660  No.   10  Rum  and  Coca 

Cola    (10)   6-29-45  256) 

6661  No.   II  Candy  (10)  7-26-45  2579 

6663    No.  13  (Special) 

Victory  Reel   (II)  5-8-45  2466 

(1945-1946) 

7651    Cowboy  Hit  Tunes  9-20-45   

SCREEN  SNAPSHOTS   (Series  24) 

6851  No.  I  (10)   8-25-44  2114 

6852  No.  2  (10)   9-22-44  2130 

6853  No.  3  (10)   10-19-44  2139 

6855    No.  4  (9'/2)   11-22-44  2215 

6855  No.   5   (10)   12-28-45  2298 

6856  No.  6   (9)   1-26-45  2338 

6857  No.   7    (9)   2-25-45  2382 

6858  No.  8  (10)  3-29-45  2426 

6859  No.   9   (91/2)   5-17-45   

6860  No.    10   (10)   7-27-45   

(1945-1946) 

7851     No.    I   9-7-45   

SPORT  REELS 

6801  K-9    Kadets    (ID1/2)  9-8-44  2130 

6802  Hedge   Hoppers   (9)   10-20-44  2203 

6803  Aqua-Maids    (91/2)   11-24-44  2215 

6804  Striking   Champions    (10)12-22-44  2298 

6805  Kings  of  the  Fairway  (10). 2-2-45  2338 

6806  Rough   and   Tumble    (9) .,  .3-2-45  2382 

6807  The    Iron    Masters    (9/2)  •  4-27-45  2394 

6808  Hi  Ho  Rodeo  (10)  7-6-45  2579 

6809  Chips  and  Putts   (10)  8-10-45   

(1945-1946) 

7801    Champion  of  the  Cue  9-27-45  .... 

LI'L  ABNER  (Color) 

6601  Porkuliar  Piggy   (7)    ...10-13-44  2167 

6602  Kickapoo  Juice    (7)   2-23-45  2382 

FLIPPY  (Color) 
7601    Catnipped   9-20-45  .... 

M-G-M 

TWO-REEL  SPECIALS 

A-502    Fall  Guy  (20)  4-14-45  2446 

A-503    The  Last  installment  (19)5-5-45  2446 

A-504    Phantoms,    Inc,    (17)    ...6-9-45  2487 

flTZPATRICK  TRAVELTALKS  (Color) 

T-6II    Shrines  of  Yucutan   (9). 2-24-45  2258 

T-612   Seeing  El  Salvador  (9). 3-31-45  2258 


Pr»i.                                   Rtl.  PJ). 

No.               Title                Date  Page 

PETE   SMITH  SPECIALTIES 

S-559    Track  &   Field  Quiz  (9). 3-3-45  2351 

S-560    Hollywood   Scout    (8)  4-14-45  2446 

PASSING  PARADE 

K-575    It  Looks  Like  Rain  (10)  .3-3-45  2351 

K-576    The  Seesaw  and  the 

Shoes  (II)   5-5-45  2446 

MINIATURES 

M-590    Little   White   Lie   (I  I).. 3-3-45  2351 

TECHNICOLOR  CARTOONS 

W-544    Unwelcome    Guest    (7).. 2-17-45  2351 

W-545    Shooting  of  Dan 

McGoo  (8)   3-3-45  2351 

W-546    Jerky   Turkey    (8)  4-7-45  2415 

1944-45 

W-631    The  Mouse  Comes  to 

Dinner   (8)   5-5-45  2415 

W-632    Mouse  in  Manhattan  (8). 7-7-45  2522 

W-633    Tee  For  Two  7-21-45   

PARAMOUNT 

UNUSUAL   OCCUPATIONS  (Color) 

L4-I  No.    I    (10)  11-3-44  2139 

L4-2  No.   2   (10)  1-2-45  2240 

L4-3  No.   3   (10)  3-9-45  2351 

L4-4  No.  4    (10)  5-11-45  2402 

L4-5  No.   5   (10)  7-15-45   

L4-6  No.   6   (10)  9-14-45   

GEORGE  PAL  PUPPETOONS  (Color) 

U4-i  Jasper's   Paradise   (7/2)  ■  10-13-44  2122 

U4-2  Two-Gun   Rusty   (7/2)  12-1-44  2139 

U4-3  Hot  Lips  Jasper  (8)  1-5-45  2258 

U4-4  Jasper  Tell    (8)   3-23-45  2258 

U4-5  Jasper's    Minstrels    (9) ..  .5-25-45  2363 

U4-6  Hatful    of    Dreams    (9).. 4-28-45  2382 

U4-7  Jasper's  Booby  Traps  (9).. 8-3-45  2522 

U4-8  Jasper's  Close  Shave  (8). 9-28-45  2578 

POPEYE  THE  SAILOR  (Color) 

E4-1    She-Sick   Sailors    (8)  12-3-44  2363 

E4-2    Pop-Pie-Ala    Mode    (8)..  I -26-45  2487 

E4-3    Tops  in  the  Big  Top  (8)  3-16-45  2566 

E4-4    Shape   Ahoy   (8)  4-27-45   

E4-5    For  Better  or  Nurse  (8).. 6-8-45   

E4-6    Mess   Production    (8)  8-24-45   

POPULAR  SCIENCE  (Color) 

J4-I    No.   I   (10)  10-20-44  2130 

J4-2    No.  2  (10)  12-22-44  2182 

J4-3    No.  3  (ITI)  2-16-45  2282 

J4-4    No.  4  (10)  ..4-6-45  2402 

J4-5    No.  5   (10)  6-1-45  2511 

J4-6    No.   6    (10)  8-10-45  2578 

SPEAKING  OF  ANIMALS 

Y4-I    As   Babies   (9)  11-24-44  2183 

Y4-2    Who's  Who  in  Animal 

Land    (9)   I- 19-45  2240 

Y4-3    In  the  Public  Eye  (9) ..  ,3-16-45  2351 

Y4-4    Talk  of  the  Town   (9) . . .  5- 18-45  2487 

Y4-5    A  Musical  Way  (9)  7-20-45  2579 

Y4-6    From  A  to  Zoo  (9)  9-21-45   


Pro^-  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

SPORTLIGHTS 
R4-I    Rhythm  on  Wheels  (9). .10-6-44  2122 
R4-2    Brones  and  Brands  (91/2) .  1 1 -3-44  2183 
R4-3    Long  Shots  or 

Favorites   (91/2)   12-8-44  2227 

R4-4    Out  FIshIn'  (91/2)  1-26-45  2298 

R4-5    Blue   Winners    (9)  2-23-45  2282 

R4-6    Game  Bag   (91/2)   3-30-45  2363 

R4-7    White    Rhaspody    (9)  5-4-45  2426 

R4-8    Fan  Fare  (6)   6-8-45  2511 

R4-9  Canine-Feline 

Capers  (9)   7-27-45  2579 

R4-10  Campus  Mermaid  (9)  9-7-45  .... 

MUSICAL  PARADE  (Color) 

FF4-I    Bonnie    Lassie    (19)  10-6-44  2122 

FF4-2   Star  Bright  (20)  12-15-44  2182 

FF4-3    Bombalera    (20)   2-9-45  2240 

FF4-4    Isle  of  Tabu   (20)  4-13-45  2351 

FF4-5    Boogie  Woogie  (20)  6-15-45  2511 

FF4-6    You  Hit  the  Spot  (20)  8-17-45   

LITTLE  LULU  (Color) 

D4-I    At  the  Zoo  (8)  11-17-44  2258 

D4-2    Birthday  Party  (7)   12-29-44  2338 

D4-3    Magica-Lulu    (8)   3-2-45  2402 

D4-4    Beau  Ties  (8)   4-20-45  2487 

D4-5    Daffydilly  Daddy  (8)  5-25-45   

D4-6    Snap   Happy  (8)   6-22-45   

NOVELTOON  (Color) 

P4-I    Yankee  Doodle 

Donkey   (8)   10-27-44  2174 

P4-2    Gabriel  Churchkitten  (8)12-15-44  2338 

P4-3   When  G.I.  Johnny  Comes 

Home   (8)   2-2-45  2402 

P4-4   Scrappily   Married    (8) ..  .3-30-45  2363 

P4-5   A   Lamb  in  a  Jam    (7).. 5-4-45  2566 

P4-6    A  Self-made  Mongrel  (7)  .6-29-45   

COLOR   CLASSICS  CARTOONS  (Color) 
(Reissues) 

C4-7   The  Little  Stranger  (7)   2351 

C4-8   Snubbed  by  a  Snob  (7)   2351 

C4-9    Kids  in  the  Shoe  (7)   2351 

C4-I0  Hunky  &  Spunky  (7)   2351 

RKO 

WALT  DISNEY  CARTOONS  (Color) 

54.101  Springtime  for  Pluto  (7)6-23-44  1959 

54.102  Plastics  Inventor  (7)  7-21-44  2054 

54.103  First  Alders  (7)  9-22-44  2114 

54.104  How  to  Play 

Football    (8)   9-15-44  2114 

54.105  Donald's  Off  Day  (7). ,12-8-44  2215 

54.106  Tiger  Trouble  (7)   1-5-45  2258 

54.107  Clock  Watcher  (8)   1-26-45  2258 

54.108  Dog  Watch  (7)   3-6-45  2258 

54.109  The  Eyes  Have  It  (7). 3-30-45  2394 

54.110  African  Diary   (7)   4-13-45  2426 

54.111  Donald's   Crime    (8)  5-11-45  2426 

54.112  Californy  Er  Bust  (8)   2522 

54.113  Canine  Casanova   (7/2)   2522 

54.114  Hockey  Homicide  (71/2)   2522 

54.115  Duck    Pimples    (7/2)   2522 

54.116  Legend  of  Coyote  Rock  (7'/2)..  2522 

54.117  No  Sail   (7)    2566 

SPORTSCOPES 

54.301  Harness    Racers    (8)  9-8-44  2114 

54.302  School  for  Dogs  (8)  10-6-44  2183 

54.303  Saddle  Starlets  (8)  11-3-44  2194 

54.304  Parallel  Skiing  (8)  12-1-44  2240 

54.305  Five  Star  Bowlers   (8).  12-29-44  2319 

54.306  Court   Craft    (8)  1-26-45  2362 

54.307  Ski   Gulls   (8)  2-23-45  2382 

54.308  Athlete  of  the  Year  (8). 3-23-45  2394 

54.309  Timber   Doodles    (8)  4-20-45  2446 

54.310  West  Point  Winners  (8). 5-18-45  2511 

54.311  Tee    Tricks    (8)  6-15-45  2554 

54.312  Mexican  Playland  (8) ..  .7-13-45  2579 


2600 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


Prod. 

Rel. 

P.D. 

No. 

Title 

Date 

Page 

HEADLINER  REVIVALS 

53.201 

Songs  of  the 

Colleges  (15)   

9-8-44 

2114 

53,202 

Swing    It  (16)  

. IO-20-44 

2188 

53.203 

Swing  Vacation  (19). 

..12-1-44 

2240 

53.204 

Swing  Fever  (19)  .. 

..3-16-45 

2382 

EDGAR  KENNEDY 

53.401  Feather  Your  Nest  (18)10-23-44  2183 

53.402  Alibi    Baby    (18)   l-S-43  2358 

53.403  Sleepless   Tuesday   (18). 2-23-45  2363 

53.404  What,  No  Cigarettes? 

(18)   7-13-45  2522 

LEON  ERROL 

53.701  Triple  Trouble   (17)  9-1-44  2130 

53.702  He  Forgot  to 

Remember   (17)   10-27-44  2206 

53.703  Birthday    Blues    (17) ..  .2-16-45  2319 


53,704 

Let's 

Go  Stepping 

(17). 5-4-45 

2446 

53,705 

It  Shouldn't 

Happen  to  a 

Dog 

(18) 

 6-15-45 

2566 

5(0 

Double 

Honeymoon 

(17).. 8-3-45 

2598 

FLICKER 

FLASH 

BACKS 

54,201 

No.  1 

(10) 

....9-15-44 

2122 

54.202 

No.  2 

(10) 

...  .10-27-44 

2174 

54.203 

No.  3 

(9). 

2258 

54,204 

No.  4 

(9). 

....1-26-45 

2298 

54,205 

No.  5 

(9). 

 3-2-45 

2363 

54.206 

No.  6 

(8). 

.4-13-45 

2426 

54.207 

No.  7 

(10) 

....5-25-45 

:!446 

THIS  IS  AJVIERICA 


53.101 

West   Point  (17)  

11-17-44 

2194 

53,102 

New  Americana  (19). 

12-15-44 

2227 

53,103 

Power  Unlimited  (17) 

.1-19-45 

2298 

53,104 

2330 

53,105 

Honorable  Discharge  (18)3-9-45 

2363 

53,106 

Guam — Salvaged 

Island  (17)   

.4-13-45 

2426 

53,107 

Dress   Parade  (16)... 

..5-4-45 

2446 

53,108 

Battle  of  Supply  (17). 

..6-1-45 

2511 

53,109 

China  Life-Line  (16). 

..7-6-45 

2542 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

MOVIETONE  ADVENTURES  (Color) 


5251 

Mexican  Majesty  (8) . , . . 

,  8-4-44 

2114 

5252 

Jewels   of   Iran  (8)  

.■8-25-44 

21 14 

5253 

Mystic   India  (8)   

.9-29-44 

2114 

5254 

Black  Gold  and 

11-10-44 

2183 

5255 

3-2-45 

2240 

5256 

Alaskan  Grandeur  (8)... 

.3-16-45 

2282 

5257 

Canyons  of  the  Sun  (8) . 

.1-19-45 

2282 

5258 

Land  of  10,000  Lakes  (8) 

3-30-45 

2282 

5259 

Isle  of   Romance  (8) 

5-4-45 

2466 

5260 

Sikhs  of   Patiala  (8)... 

4-13-45 

2426 

5261 

The  Empire  State  (8)... 

7-27-45 

2579 

(Black  and  White) 

5201 

What  It  Takes  to  Make 

2579 

(1945-1946) 

6251 

Memories  of  Columbus... 

.8-17-45 

6252 

Magic  of  Youth  

8-31-45 

6253 

China  Carries  On  

10-12-45 

6254 

Bountiful  Alaska  

10-26-45 

6255 

Song  of  Sunshine  

12-7-45 

6256 

Louisiana  Springtime.... 

12-21-45 

SPORTS  REVIEWS 

(Color) 

5351 

Blue  Grass 

9-15-44 

2139 

5352 

Trolling  for  Strikes  (8) . 

12-15-44 

2282 

5353 

2-9-45 

2282 

5354 

Down  the  Fairways  (8).. 

..6-1-45 

2579 

(Black  and  White) 

5301 

2258 

5302 

..1-5-45 

2426 

(1945-1946) 

6351 

5352 

11-16-45 

TERRYTOONS  (Color) 

5501 

The  Cat  Came  Back  (7). 

.8-18-44 

2114 

5502 

The  Two  Barbers  (7) . . . 

..8-1-44 

21 14 

5503 

9-22-44 

2122 

5504 

Sultan's  Birthday  (7)... 

10-13-44 

2122 

5505 

A  Wolf's  Tale  (7)  

10-27-44 

2206 

5506 

At  the  Circus  (7)  

11-17-44 

2227 

5507 

Candy's  Dream   Girl  (7) 

.  12-8-44 

2240 

5508 

Dear  Old  Switzerland  (7). 

12-22-44 

2240 

5509 

Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Pirate  (7)  

1-12-45 

2258 

5510 

Port  of  Missing  Mice  (7). 2-2-45 

2338 

5511 

Ants  in  Your  Pantry  (7) 

2-16-45 

2351 

5512 

Raiding  the  Raiders  (7) 

..3-9-45 

2402 

Prod.  Ret.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

5513  Post  War  Inventions  (7). 3-23-45  2426 

5514  Fisherman's  Luck   (7)  4-6-45  2477 

5515  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Kilkenny   Cats    (7)  4-27-45  2566 

5516  Mother  Goose  Nightmare 

(7)   5-11-45  2579 

5517  Smoky  Joe  (7)   5-25-45  2522 

5518  The  Silver  Streak  (61/2)  6-8-45  2598 

5519  Aesops   Fable  — 

The  Mosquito   (7)  6-29-45  .... 

5520  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Wolf   (7)   7-20-45  .... 

(1945-1946) 

6501  Mighty  Mouse  in  Gypsy 

Life  (6)   8-3-45  2579 

6502  The   Fox  and  the   Duck.  .8-24-45   

6503  Swooning  the  Swooners  9-14-45   

6504  The  Watch   Dog  9-28-45   

6505  Gandy  Goose  in  Who's  Who 

in  the  Jungle  10-19-45   

6506  Mighty  Mouse  Meets  Bad 

Bill   Bunion   11-9-45   

MARCH  OF  TIME 

Vll-I  Post-War  Farms  (17). .  .9-8-44  2083 
VI 1-2   What  to  Do  With 

Germany    (18)  10-6-44  2122 

VI 1-3    Uncle  Sam, 

Mariner?   (17)   11-3-44  2167 

VI 1-4  Inside  China  Today  (17). 12-1-44  2194 
VI 1-5    The  Unknown 

Battle    (18)   12-28-44  2240 

VI I -6    Report  on  Italy  (17) ....  1-26-45  2290 

VI I -7   The  West  Coast 

Question    (17)  2-23-45  2330 

VII-8  Memo  from  Britain  (16). 3-23-45  2374 
VI I -9   The  Returning 

Veteran    (17)  4-20-45  2402 

VII-IO  Spotlight  on 

Congress    (16)  5-18-45  2453 

Vll-ll  Teen-Age  Girls   (17)  6-15-45  2499 

VII-12  Where's  the  Meat?  (17). 7-13-45  2542 
VI I -12  The  New  U.  S.  Frontier 

(17)   8-10-45  2578 

DRIBBLE  PUSS  PARADE 

5901  Sea  Food  Mamas  (8)  10-20-44  2183 

5902  Do  You  Remember  (8)  6-2-45  2579 

2-REEL  SPECIAL 

5601    Three  Sisters  of  the 

Moors    (20)  9-8-44  2114 

UNIVERSAL 


LANTZ   COLOR  CARTUNES 


9232 

The  Beach  Nut  (7)  , 

10-16-44 

2139 

9233 

Ski  for  Two  (71/2)  

11-13-44 

2183 

9235 

Painter  and  Pointer  (7) . 

12-18-44 

2240 

9236 

Chew  Chew  Baby   (71/2) . 

..2-5-45 

2338 

9238 

Woody  Dines  Out  (T/z) . 

.5-14-45 

2446 

9239 

,  ,7-9-45 

2579 

9240 

8-27-45 

SWING  SYMPHONIES 

9231 

Abou  Ben  Boogie  (7)... 

.9-18-44 

1970 

9234 

Pied  Piper  of 

Basin  Street  (7)  

.1-15-45 

2258 

9237 

Sliphorn  King  of 

.3-19-45 

2351 

PERSON  —  ODDITIES 

9371 

Idol  of  the  Crowd  (9)... 

.9-18-44 

21 14 

9372 

One  Man  Newspaper 

(91/2)   

12-18-44 

2227 

9373 

ABC  Pin-Up  (9'/2)  

.1-15-45 

2282 

9374 

Pigtail  Pilot  (9)  

. 1-22-45 

2282 

9375 

Author  in  Babyland  (10) 

.5-14-45 

2246 

9376 

Broadway  Farmer  (9)^.. 

.5-28-45 

2579 

9377 

School  for  Mermaids  (9). 

.8-13-45 

2598 

9378 

Kanine  Aristocrats  

.8-27-45 

VARIETY  NEWS 

9351 

From  Spruce  to 

9-25-44 

2122 

9352 

Dogs  for  Show  O'/j)  

.11-6-44 

2183 

9353 

Mr.  Chimp  at 
Coney   Island  (9)  

12-11-44 

2227 

9354 

,  1-29-45 

2282 

9355 

Your  National  Gallery 
(IO'/2)   

.4-23-45 

2258 

9356 

Wingman  of  Tomorrow  (9)  6-4-45 

2394 

9357 

Victory  Bound  (9)  

8-6-45 

2598 

9358 

Village  of  the  Past  (9). . 

.8-20-45 

2598 

NAME-BAND  MUSICALS 

9121 

Swingtime  Holiday  (15). 

.9-20-44 

2122 

9122 

Harmony  Highway  (15).. 

11-22-44 

2139 

9123 

On  the  Mellow  Side  (15) 

.12-6-44 

2183 

9124 

Jive  Busters  (15)  

,1-17-45 

2257 

9125 

Melody    Parade  (15)  

.2-14-45 

2338 

9126 

Swing  Serenade  (15)  

.2-23-45 

2363 

9127 

Rockabye  Rhythm  (15).. 

..5-7-45 

2477 

9128 

Artistry  In  Rhythm  (15). 

.7-18-45 

2579 

9129 

Waikiki  Melody  (15)  

.8-29-45 

TWO-REEL  SPECIAL 

9112 

Lili  Marlene  (21 '/4)  

12-13-44 

1946 

Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

WORLD    IN  ACTION 

....    Zero    Hour    (22)  7-7-44  1970 

....    Fortress   Japan    (18)  8-11-44  2042 

  Inside    France    (19)  10-15-44  2122 

  When  Asia  Speaks  (18) ..  1 1-17-44  2182 

  Now  the  Peace   (21)  5-18-45  2454 


DAFFY   DITTIES  (Color) 

....    The  Cross-Eyed   Bull    (9)   2167 

  The    Flying  Jeep  

  The  Lady  Says  No  

  Pepito's  Serenade   

  Choo   Choo  Amigo  

WARNER— VITAPHONE 


TECHNICOLOR  SPECIALS 


1001 

Let's  Go  Fishing  (16/2) 

10-21-44 

2167 

1002 

Beachhead  to  Berlin   (21).  1-6-45 

2227 

1003 

Pledge  to  Bataan  (20). 

. .2-3-45 

2290 

1004 

Coney  Island 

Honeymoon  (20)  

6-16-45 

2487 

1005 

America  the  Beautiful. 

. .8-4-45 

2579 

1006 

FEATURETTES 

8-18-45 

2589 

IIOI 

1  Am  an  American  (16) 

12-26-44 

2205 

1 102 

Proudly  We  Serve  (18) 

.9-23-44 

2130 

1  103 

Once  Over  Lightly  (17) . 

10-14-44 

2167 

1 104 

1   Won't  Play  (18)  

11-11-44 

2174 

1105 

Nautical  but  Nice  (iS'/i) 

.12-2-44 

2227 

1106 

Congo  (I91/2)  

2-17-45 

2338 

1 107 

Navy   Nurse  (151/2)  

.  ,3-3-45 

2351 

1  108 

It  Happened  In 
Springfield    (20'/2)  ... 

.4-28-45 

2382 

1 109 

Are  Animals  Actors? 

(l6'/2)   

3-31-45 

2363 

IIIO 

Law  of  the  Badlands  (20) 

.4-14-45 

2394 

nil 

Plantation  Melodies 
(18/2)   

5-12-45 

2446 

1112 

Learn  and  Live  (20)  

..7-7-45 

2579 

SPORTS  PARADE  (Color) 

1501 

California  Here  We 
Are    (9'/2)  '  

12-16-44 

2227 

1502 

Birds  and  Beasts 
Were  There  (10)  

12-30-44 

2240 

1503 

Glamour  in  Sports  (9).. 

.1-13-45 

2282 

1504 

2-10-45 

2298 

1505 

Cuba   Calling  (9)  

3-10-45 

2351 

1506 

4-7-45 

2394 

1507 

Water    Babies  (lO'A)... 

.5-19-45 

2426 

1508 

Mexican  Sea  Sports  (lO'/i)  6-9-45 

2466 

1509 

Bahama  Sea  Sports  (lO'A) 

6-23-45 

251  1 

1510 

Flivver  Flying   

6-30-45 

2522 

1511 

Arabians  in  the  Rockies. 

.9-29-45 

MELODY  MASTER  BANDS 

1601 

Bob  Wills  &  His  Texas 
Playboys  (IO1/2)  

.  .9-2-44 

2122 

1602 

Listen  to  the  Baads  (8) . 

. 10-7-44 

2167 

1603 

Harry  Owens  &  His  Royal 

Hawaiians    (9)  11-4-44 

2174 

1604 

Sonny  Dunham  & 

Orchestra  (91/2)   

1 1-25-44 

2183 

1605 

Jammin'  the  Blues  (10). 

12-16-44 

2167 

1606 

Rhythm  of  the 
Rhumba  (91/2)   

.1-27-45 

2282 

1607 

Musical   Mexico  (8'/2)... 

.3-24-45 

2363 

1608 

Circus    Band  (10)  

5-5-45 

2446 

1609 

Bands  Across  the 
Sea  (10)   

6-2-45 

251 1 

1610    Yankee  Doodle's  Daughters  (10) 

7-21-45  2533 

BLUE  RIBBON  HIT  PARADE  (Color) 

1301  Let  It  Be  Me  (8)  9-16-44  2122 

1302  September  In  the 

Rain  (6)   9-30-44  2130 

1303  Sunday  Go  to  Meeting 

Time  (7)   10-28-44  2167 

1304  I   Love  to  SInga  (8) ....  1 1-18-44  2174 

1305  Plenty  of  Money  and 

You    (7)   12-9-44  2183 

1306  Fella  With  a  Fiddle  (7). 1-20-45  2183 

1307  When  1   Yoo  Hoo  (7) ...  .2-24-45  2298 

1308  I  Only  Have  Eyes 

for   You    (8)  3-17-45  2363 


Prod. 

No. 

Title 

Date 

Page 

1309 

Ain't  We  Got  Fun  (8).. 

.4-21-45 

2394 

1310 

I'm  a  Big  Shot  Now  

..8-4-45 

1311 

Speakin'  of  the  Weather 

.7-21-45 

252i 

1312 

Old  Glory  (7)  

.8-25-45 

2598 

MERRIE   MELODIES  CARTOONS  (Color) 

1701 

Draftee    Daffy  (7)  

.1-27-45 

2282 

1702 

Trap  Happy  Porky  (61/2) 

.2-24-45 

2208 

1703 

Life  with  Feathers  (7'/i) 

.3-24-45 

2363 

1704 

Behind  the  Meatball  (7'/2)  .4-7-45 

2382 

1705 

Ain't  That   Ducky  (7).. 

.5-19-45 

2446 

1706 

Gruesome    Twosome  (7) 

..6-9-45 

2446 

1707 

.6-30-45 

2487 

1708 

Wagon   Heels  (7)  

.7-28-46 

2533 

1709 

Fresh  Airdale   

8-25-45 

"BUGS    BUNNY"   SPECIALS  (Color) 

1721 

Herr  Meets  Hare  (7)  

.1-13-45 

2282 

1722 

2-10-45 

2298 

1723 

. .5-5-45 

2394 

1724 

Hare  Conditioned  (7),... 

8-11-45 

2598 

VITAPHONE  VARIETIES 

1401 

Their    Dizzy    Day  (81/2) 

..9-2-44 

21 14 

1402 

Ski  Whizz  (9'/j)  

. 10-7-44 

2167 

1403 

.11-4-44 

2174 

1404 

Overseas  Roundup  ClO'A) 

.3-17-45 

2363 

1405 

Overseas  Roundup 

No.  2  (10)   

.5-26-45 

2446 

1406 

Overseas  Roundup 

7-14-45 

2466 

OFFICIAL  WAC  FILMS 

Seeing  Them  Through  (8)   2351 

A  Story  With  Two  Endings  (9'/j)   2363 

The  Enemy  Strikes  (10)   2374 

Fury  in  the  Pacific  (20)   2394 

Watchtower  Over  Tomorrow  (15)   2394 

All-star  Bond  Rally  (19)   2415 

San   Pietro   (30)   2351 

Golden   Glory   (II)   2446 

Target  Tokyo  (20)   24S6 

Two  Down  and  One  to  Go  (32)   2466 

On  to  Tokyo  (17)    2487 

To  the  Shores  of  Iwo  JIma  (19)   24S7 

The  Fight  for  the  Sky  (20)   2522 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  (9)   2566 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  (20)   2566 

MISCELLANEOUS 

stars  of  Tomorrow  (Artkino)    (9)   2351 

Cap'n   Cub   (Film  Classics)    (10)   2415 

Peace  Builders  (Brandon   Films)    (10).  2446 

Marshal  Stalin's  Report  (Artkino)  (18)  2446 

Maidenek   (Artkino)    (10)   2522 

SERIALS 

COLUMBIA 

6120    Black  Arrow   10-20-44  2167 

(15  episodes) 

6140    Brenda  Starr,   Reporter. ..  1-26-45  2282 

(13  episodes) 

6160   The  Monster  and  the  Ape. 4-20-45  2415 


(15  episodes) 

(1945-46) 

7120    Jungle  Raiders   9-7-45   

(15  episodes) 

REPUBLIC 

481  Zorro's  Black  Whip  12-16-44  2174 

(12  episodes) 

482  Manhunt  of  Mystery  Island. 3-8-45  2363 

(15  episodes) 

483  Federal    Operator   99  7-7-45   

(12  episodes) 


484    Purple  Monster  Strikes. .  .9-29-43   

(15  episodes) 

UNIVERSAL 

9781    Raiders  of   Ghost  City. .  .7-25-44  2054 

( 13  episodes) 
9681    Mystery  of  the  River  Boat.  10-24-44  2167 


(13  episodes) 
9581    Jungle   Queen   1-23-45  2227 

(13  episodes) 
9881    The   Master   Key  4-25-45  2415 

(13  episodes) 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


2601 


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Index  to  Reviews^  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


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All  page  number?  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  In  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  with  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2600-2601,  issue  of  August  18,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  pages  2580-81,  issue  of  Aug.  4,  1945. 


Title  Company 
ABROAD  with  Two  Yanb  UA 
Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day  Mono. 
Adventures  of  Rusty  Col. 

(formerly  Rusty) 
Affairs  of  Susan,  Th«  Para. 
Agitator,  The  (British)  Br.  Natl.-Anglo 
Alaska  Mono. 
Allotment  Wives,  Inc.  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Guerrilla  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Then  There  Were  None 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An 

(1945-46)  Rep. 
Apology  for  Murder  (1945-46)  PRC 
Army  Wives  Mono. 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lac*  WB 
Arson  Squad  (1945-46)  PRC 

BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 
Back  to  Bataan  RKO 
Bdndit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (col.)  Col 
B<irbary  Coast  Gent 
Beautiful  Cheat,  The 
Bedside  Manner 
Behind  City  Lights 
Bell  for  Adano,  A  (1945-46) 
Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color) 
Bells  of  Rosarita 


MGM 
Univ. 
UA 
Rep. 
20th-Fox 
RKO 
Rep. 

Eells  of  St.  Mary's,  The  (1945-46)  RKO 
Betrayal  from  the  East  RKO 
Between  Two  Women  MGM 
Bewitched  MGM 
Beyond  the  Pecos  Univ. 
Big  Bonanza,  The  Rep. 
Big  Noise,  The  2Gth-Fox 
Big  Show-Off,  The  Rep. 
Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46)  WB 
Blazing  the  Western  Trail 
Blithe  Spirit  (British)  (1945-46)  UA 
Blonde  Fever  MGM 
Blonde  from  Brooklyn  Col. 
Blonde  Ransom  Univ. 
Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 
Bluebeard  PRC 
Body  Snatcher,  The  RKO 
Bon  Voyage  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Border  Bad  Men  (1945-46)  PRC 
Bordertown  Trail  Rep. 
Boston  Blackib  Booked  on 

Suspicion  Col. 
Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous  Col. 
Both  Barrels  Blazing  Col. 
Bowery  Champs  Mono. 
Bowery  to  Broadway  Univ. 
Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog  Frank 
Brazil  Rep. 
Brewster's  Millions  UA 
Brighton  Strangler,  The  RKO 
Bring  on  the  Girls  (color)  Para. 
Bullfighters,  The  20th-Fox 

CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20th-Fox 
Jan't  Help  Singing  (color)  Univ. 
Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Captain  Kidd  UA 


Prod. 
Number 


4421 


681 

sio 

531 


4406 


403 


9024 
523 

502 
9044 


60! 
583 
442 

514 
518 
530 
9083 
407 
506 
410 


516 
6036 
9042 


517 

451 
6031 
6207 
9072 

405 

522 
4416 
525 

523 
9071 
604 


Reletse 

Stars  Date 

William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe  Aug.  4, '44 

Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson  Jan.  1 9, '45 

Ted  Donald-Conrad  Nagel  Sept.  6, '45 

Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent  May25,'45 

Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris  Not  Set 

Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay  Dec.  22, '44 

Kay  Francis-Paul  Kelly  Dec.   I, '45 

Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young  Special 

John  Payne-Linda  Darnell  Mar., '46 

Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards  Nov.,'44 

Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra  Aug., '45 

Barry  Fitzgerald-Walter  Huston  Oct.,'45 

Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd  Block  2 

Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke  Not  Set 

Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont  Sept.  27, '45 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vallin  Jan.  I2,_'45 

Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey  Sept.  23, '44 

Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong  Sept.  1 1, '45 

Peggy  Ryan-Ann  Biyth  Oct.  1 3, '44 

John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn  Block  5 

Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise  1945-46 

Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes  Sept., '44 

Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville  July  20, '45 

Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll  June  22, '45 

Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry  Not  Set 

Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak  Aug.,'45 

Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee  Special 

Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes  June  1 9, '45 

Bing  Crosby-ingrid  Bergman  Not  Set 

Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore  Mar., '45 

Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn  July,'45 

Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew  Apr.  27, '45 

Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee  Dec.  30,'44 

Laurel  and  Hardy  Oct., '44 

Arthur  Lake-Dale  Evans  Jan.  22, '45 

Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall  Not  Set 

Charles  Starrett-Tex  Harding  Sept.  20,'45 

Rex  Harrison-Constance  Cummings  Not  Set 

Philip  Dorn-Mary  Astor  Feb.,'45 

Robert  Stanton-Lynn  Merrick  June  2 1, '45 

Donald  Cook-Virginia  Grey  Juno  I5,'45 

James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney  June  I5,'45 

John  Carradine-Jean  Parker  Nov.  1 1, '44 

Boris  Karloff-Bela  Lugosi  Block  4 

Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith  Not  Set 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Oct.  I0,'45 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Aug.  1 1, '44 

Chester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick  May  10, '45 

Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch  July  5, '45 

Charles  Starrett  May  1 7, '45 

East  Side  Kids  Dec.  29,'44 

Contract  Players  Nov.  3, '44 

Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett  Not  Set 

Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Guizar  Nov.  30, '44 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Helen  Walker  Apr.  7,'45 

John  Loder-Rose  Hobart  Block  5 

Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts  Block  4 

Laurel  and  Hardy  May,'45 

Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young  June  I5,'45 

Deanna  Durbin-Robert  Paige  Dec.  29, '44 

Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari  Sept., '45 

Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott  Aug.  24,'45 


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M.  P.       Product  Advanc*  Service 
Running         Herald       Digest  Synopsis  Data 
Time             Issue          Page  Page  Page 
82m       Ju!y29,'44       2018  1889 
62m       Dec.  2,'44       2202  2092 
  2467 

1 13m      Mar.  3 1, '45       2381  2242  2523 

95m      Mar.  I7.'45       2361  "   

76m      Oct.  I4,'44      2138  1983  2406 

  2555 

90m      June  23, '45       2511  2278  2599 

122m       July   I  ,'44       2095  1457  2302 

140m       July  21, '45       2553  2142 

99m       July  14, '45  2541   

84m      Oct.  21, '44       2149  1715  2342 


67m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

1 18m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

64m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

70m 

Sept.  23, '44 

21 10 

97m 

June  2, '45 

2477 

87m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2095 

59m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

79m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

103m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

84m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2201 

68m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

82  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i8 

81m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

66m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

59m 

68m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

74m 

Sept.  23.'44 

2111 

69m 

Jan.  20.'45 

2277 

96m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

69m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2394 

65  m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

68m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

94m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

73m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

77m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2318 

55m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

67m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

58  m 
62m 
95m 

May  26,'45 
Nov.  I.'44 
Oct.  21, '44 

2465 
2173 
2149 

91m 
79m 
67m 
92m 
61m 

Oct.28,'44 
Mar.  17,'45 
May  5,'45 
Feb.  I7,'45 
Apr.  14, '45 

2i57 
2361 
2433 
2317 
2402 

81m 
88m 
107m 
89m 

May  4,'35 
Dec.  i6,'44 
June  23, '45 
Aug.  4, '45 

2350 
2225 
2509 
2577 

2384 
2418 
2071 
1806 
2467 

2242 

2242 

2434 

1849 

2384 

2250 

2418 

2242 

1835 

2403 

2434 

2230 

2142 

2310 

2354 

2203 

2092 

2203 

2230 

2543 

2(42 
2403 
2310 
2230 
2092 
2310 
2230 
2543 
2032 

2368 
2467 
2403 
2032 
1923 
2230 
1971 
2142 
2142 
1763 
2279 


2093 
2259 
2353 


2262 


2599 


2599 

2599 
2406 


2567 
2523 


2342 

2599 
2567 


2342 
2599 
2523 
2523 


2342 
2599 


2602 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  AUGUST  18,  1945 


TitU  Com  party 

Caplain  Tugboat  Annie  ('45-46)  Rep. 
Caribbean  Mystery  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Casanova  Brown  RKO 
Castle  of  Crimes  (British)  PRC 
Centennial  Summer  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Cheaters,  The  Rep. 
Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 
Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 
Chicken  Every  Sunday 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
China  Sky  RKO 
China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 
Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 
Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 
Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 
Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico  Mono 
Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The  Mono. 
Claudia  and  David  ("45-46)  20th-Fox 
Ciimax,  The  (color)  Univ. 
Clock,  The  MGM 
Club  Havana  (1945-46)  PRC 
Cluny  Brown  (color)  ('45-46)  20th-Fox 
Code  of  the  Prairie  Rep. 
Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
CoI.EfRngham's  Raid  ('45- '46)  20th-Fox 
Colorado  Pioneers  (1945-46)  Rep. 
Come  Out  Fighting  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Conflict  WB 
Conspirators,  The  WB 
Corn  Is  Green,  The  WB 
Corpus  Christi  Bandits  Rep. 
Counter-Attack  Col. 
Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Col. 
Crazy  Knights  Mono. 
Crime  by  Night  WB 
Crime  Doctor's  Courage,  The  Col. 
Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Col. 
Crime,  Inc.  PRC 
Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46)  Para. 
Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers  Col. 

DANCING  in  Manhattan  Col. 

Danger  Signal  (1945-46)  WB 
Dangerous  Intruder  (1945-46)  PRC 

Dangerous  Journey  20th-Fox 
Dangerous  Partners  (1945-46)  MGM 

Dangerous  Passage  Para. 

Dark  Corner  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Dark  Mountain  Para. 

Dark  Waters                   ■  UA 

Dead  Man's  Eyev  Univ. 

Dead  or  Alive  PRC 

Delightfully  Dangerous  UA 

Destiny  Univ. 

Detour  (1945-46)  PRC 

Devotion  (1945-46)  WB 

Diamond  Horseshoe  (color)  20th-Fox 

Dillinger  Mono. 

Divorce  Mono. 

Dixie  Jamboree  PRC 

Docks  of  New  York  Mono. 

Doll  Face  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th.Fox 

Don  Juan  Quilligan  20th-Fox 

Double  Exposure  Para. 

Doughgirl?.  The  WB 

Dragon  Seed  MGM 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (color)  ('45-46)  UA 

Duffy's  Tavecn  (1945-46)  Para. 

EADIE  Was  a  Lady  Col. 

Earl  Carroll  Vanities  Rep. 

Early  to  Wed  (color)  {'45-46)  MGM 

East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 

Easy  to  Look  At  Univ. 

Enchanted  Cottage,  The  RKO 
Enchanted  Forest  (color)  ( 1945-46)  PRC 
Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

End  of  the  Road  Rep. 

Enemy  of  the  Law  PRC 

Enemy  of  Women  Mono. 

Enter  Arsene  Lupin  Univ. 

Escape  in  the  Desert  WB 

Escape  in  the  Fog  Col. 

Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  Col. 

Experiment  Perilous  RKO 


Prod. 

Number 

'605 
581 


421 
3314 
417 


519 
420 

519 


9009 
524 


452 


418 
405 
419 
465 
6006 
6201 

402 
6017 


6202 
6038 

504 
44i2 
4405 
9026 

9023 

524 

505 


527 
4415 
407 
500 


6014 
413 

9097 
9045 
515 


402 


9018 
416 
6037 
6026 
510 

404 
507 


Stars 

Jane  Darweil-Edgar  Kennedy 
James  Dunn-Sheila  Ryan 
Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright 
Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill 

Linda  Darnell-William  Eythe 
Joseph  Schildkraut-Billle  Burke 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts 


Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick 
Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly 
Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan 
Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda 
Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan 
Duncarr  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 
Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 
Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young 
Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff 
Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker 
Tom  Neal-Margaret  Lindsay 
Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Boyer 
Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 
Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey 
Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 
Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith 
Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid 
Bette  Davis-John  Dall 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman 
Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 
Gilbert-Howard- Rosenbloom 
Jane  Wyman-Jerome-  Cowan 
Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke 
Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson 
Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal 
Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lois  Collier 
Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts 
Charles  Starrett-Dub  Taylor 

Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Burma  travelogue 
James  Craig-Signe  Hasso 
Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 


Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowery 

Merle  Oberon-Franchot  Tone 

Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Ralph  Bellamy-Connis  Moore 

Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis 

Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal 

Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino 

Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes 

Eiisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney 

Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot 

Frances  Langford-Guy  Kibbee 

Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids 

Carol  Landis-William  Eythe 

Betty  Grable-John  Payne 
William  Bendix-Joan  Blondell 
Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly 
Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith 
Ketharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston 
Gene  Tierney-Vincent  Price 
Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten 


Release 
Date 
Not  Set 
Sept.,'45 
Special 
Dec.  22,'44 

July,'46 
July  I5,'45 
Sept.  30,'44 
June  29.'45 

Apr.,'46 
Block  4 
July  2 1, '45 
Aug.  1 1. '45 
Feb.  23,'45 
Mar.,'45 
May  I5,'45 
Feb.  9, '45 
May,'46 
Oct.  20,'44 
May,'45 
Not  Set 
Apr.,'46 
Oct.  6,'44 
May  4.'45 
Nov.,'45 
Not  Set 
Sept.  29,'45 
June  30,'45 
Oct.  2 1, '44 
July  21, '45 
Apr.  20,'45 
Apr.  26,'45 
Sept.  2 1, '44 
Dec.  8,'44 
Sept.  9,'44 
Feb.  27,'45 
Not  Set 
Apr.  I5,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Nov.  9.'44 

Dec.  I4,*44 
Jan.  I2,'46 
Sept.  21, '45 
Sept..'44 
Not  Set 
Block  3 
July,"46 
Block  I 
Nov.  I0,'44 
Nov.  I0,'44 
Nov.  9,'44 
Mar.  3 1, '45 
Dec.  22.'44 
Not  Set 
Nov.  24,'45 
May, '45 
Mar.  2.'45 
Aug.  I8,'45 
Aug.  I5,'44 
Mar.  9,'45 
Feb.,'46 

Nov.,'45 
June, '45 
Block  3 
Nov.  25, '44 
Aug. ,'44 
Dec.,'45 
Not  Set 


Running 


FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep. 
Palcon  in  Hollywood,  The  RKO 
Falcon  in  San  Francisco  ('45-46)    RKO  603 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests    Not  Set 

Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre        Jan.  23, '45 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore  Apr.  5, '45 
Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson  Not  Set 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell  June  1 5, '45 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant  Aug.  10, '45 
Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young  Block  3 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce  Not  Set 

John  Payne-June  Haver  Feb.,'46 

Edward  Norris-June  Storey  Nov.  10, '44 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter  May  7,'45 
PaulAndor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods  Nov.  I0,'44 

Ella  Raines-George  Korvln  Nov.  24,'44 

Helmut  Dantine-Philip  Dorn  May  I9,'45 

William  Wright-Nina  Foch  Apr.  5,'45 

Ann  Miller-William  Wright  Apr.  I2.'45 
Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent  Block  2 

Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly  Nov.  30,'44 
Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  2 

Tom  Conway-Rita  Corday  Block  I 


56m 
147m 


75m 
64m 
102m 
148m 


67m 
91m 

90m 
65  m 
92m 


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M.  P.       Product    Advance  Service 

Herald       Di/^est      Synopsis  Data 

Page 


2302 


Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

2403 

65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

92  m 

Aug.  5, '44 

2094 

1806 

60m 

Dec.  i6,'44 

2227 

87  m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

56m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

68m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

78ni 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

75m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

1994 

1 U 1  m 

July  /  1 ,  4s 

2553 

2  1 42 

1746 

67  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2242 

62  m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

64m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  30,"44 

212! 

1786 

90m 

May  24, '45 

2374 

2142 

Oct.  I4,'44 
Mar.  24,'45 


June  9,'45 
Dec.23,'44 
Sept.  2, '44 
July  22,'44 


Feb.  3, '45 
Mar.  I0.'45 


Apr.  8, '39 

Aug.  1 1, '45 
Feb.  I7,'45 


2138 
2373 


86m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

lOlm 

Oct.  14,' 44 

2137 

1  14m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

55m 

May  12, '45 

2445 

89m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

55m 

Nov.  II, '44 

2173 

63m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

72m 

July  29,'44 

2095 

70m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

76  m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

60m 

Dec!  23, '44 

V 

2239 

61m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2578 

73m 

Aug.  12, '44 

2102 

74m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

56m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

56m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

93m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2338 

65m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

104m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2401 

72m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

71m 

May  26, '45 

2465 

72m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

62m 

Feb.24,'45 

2329 

2486 
2238 
2081 
2094 


2298 
2349 


2589 
2317 


2555 

2\3\ 

2259 
2555 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 
2007 
2093 
1091 
2230 
2543 
2216 
2467 
2418 
213! 

2186 
2555 
2418 

2555 
2186 

2032 
1983 
1983 
2166 
2250 
2131 
2543 
2216 
2092 
2166 
2353 
1835 
2279 


2384 
2354 
2142 
1835 
1675 
2403 
2366 
2230 

2203 
2242 
2366 

2418 
2242 
2279 

2499 


2599 
2599 


2218 
2599 


2523 
2262 


2599 


2455 


2455 
2599 


2599 
2455 


2262 
2262 


2455 


2599 


51m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2131 

63  m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

86m 

Aug.  26,'44 

2103 

1599 

72m 

Nov.  8,'44 

2181 

2166 

79m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

62m 

May  19, '45 

2453 

2310 

64m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2007 

91m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

71m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

67m 

Dec.  2.'44 

2201 

2142 

2406 

65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

2603 


Ti/lf  Company 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 
Fatal  Witness,  The  Rep. 
Fighting  Bill  Carson  (1945-46)  PRC 
Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 
Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 
Firebrands  of  Ariiona  Rep. 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  (1945-46)  RKO 
Flame  of  Barbery  Coast  Rep. 
Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 
Flaming  Bullets  (1945-46)  PRC 
Fog  Island  PRC 
Follow  That  Woman  (  1945-46)  Para. 
Forever  Yours  Mono. 
•  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 
Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 
Frisco  Sal  Univ. 
Frontier  Fugitives  (1945-46)  PRC 
Frontier  Gal  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Frozen  Ghost,  The  Univ. 

GAME  of  Death,  A  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Gome) 

Gangs  of  the  Waterfront  Rep. 

Gangsters'  Den  PRC 

Gangsters  of  the  Frontier  PRC 

Gay  Senorita,  The  Col. 

Gentle  Annie  MGM 
Geo.  White's  Scandals  ('45-46)  RKO 

Ghost  Guns  Mono. 

G.I.  Honeymoon  Mono. 

Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Girl  Rush  RKO 
Girls  of  Big  House  (1945-46)  Rep. 

God  Is  My  Co-Pilot  WB 

Goin'  to  Town  RKO 

Great  Day  (British)  RKO 

Great  Flamarion,  The  Rep. 

Great  John  L.,  The  UA 

Great  Mike,  The  PRC 

Great  Stagecoach  Robbery,  The  Rep. 

Greenwich  Village  (color)  20th-Fox 

Grissly's  Millions  Rep. 

Guest  in  the  House  ,  UA 

Guest  Wife  UA 

Gun  Smoke  Mono. 

Guy,  fl  Gal,  a  Pal,  A  CoL 
Guy  Could  Change,  A 

(1945-46)  Rep. 

Gypsy  Wildcat  (color)  Univ, 

HALF-WAY  House  (Br.)  AFE 
Hangover  Square  20th-Fox 
Harvey  Girls  (color)  ('45-46)  MGM 
Having  Wonderful  Crime  RKO 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (color) 

(1945-46)  UA 
Here  Come  the  Co-Eds  Univ. 
Here  Come  the  Waves  Para. 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy 

(1945-46)  MGM 
Her  Lucky  Night  Univ. 
Hi,  Beautiful  Univ. 
Hidden  Eye.  The  (1945-46)  MGM 
High  Powered  Para. 
His  Brother's  Ghost  PRC 
Hitchhike  to  Happiness  Rep. 
Hold  High  the  Torch  (color) 

(1945-46)  MGM 
Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46)  Para. 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 
Hollywood  and  Vine  PRC 
Hollywood  Canteen  WB 
Honeymoon  Ahead  Univ. 
Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The  WB 
Hotel  Berlin  WB 
Hotel  Reserve  (British)  ('45-'46)  RKO 
House  of  Fear  Univ. 
House  of  Frankenstein  Univ. 
House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 

I  ACCUSE  My  Parents  PRC 

I  Didn't  Do  It  (British)  Col. 

Identity  Unknown  Rep. 

I  Love  a  Bandleader  Col. 

I  Love  a  Mystery  Col. 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You  UA 

I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart  (Br.)  GFD 

I'll  Remember  April  Univ. 

I'll  Tell  th*  World  Univ. 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue)  Univ. 

I'm  from  Arkansas  PRC 

Incendiary  Blondt  (color)  Para. 


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Release 

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Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Number 

Date 

Time 

Iss7ie 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews 

Dec.,'45 

2454 

Robert  Lowery-Marjorie  Weaver 

Mar.   2. '45 

61m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2230 

Evelyn  Ankers-Richard  Eraser 

Not  Set 

2467 

Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John 

Oct.  31, '45 

2543 

6010 

Willard  Parker-Anita  Louise 

May  24, '45 

84m 

2278 

2523 

515 

Naval  documentary 

Jan. ,'45 

61m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2237 

2455 

453 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

Dec.  I,'44 

55m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2186 

Tom  Neal-Barbara  Hale 

Not  Set 

2366 

415 

John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak 

May  28,'45 

91m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

1994 

2599 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

June  9,'45 

71m 

May  19, '45 

2453 

2353 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Oct.  I5,'45 

2543 

Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco 

Feb.  I5,'45 

72  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

William  Gargan-Nancy  Kelly 

Not  Set 

2543 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Jan.  26,'45 

83m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2092 

2523 

4413 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 

Block  3 

158m 

July  I7,'43 

1546 

855 

2342 

4408 

Joan  Fontaine-Arturo  do  Cordova 

Block  2 

II  3m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

9012 

Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster 

Feb.  23, '45 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

lex  Kitter-Uave  (J  brien 

oept.    1  ,  *rD 

Dom 

July  z  1 ,  43 

'ice  A 

2554 

2543 

Rod  Cameron-Yvonne  De  Carlo 

Not  Set 

2555 

9032 

Lon  Chaney-Evelyn  Ankers  , 

juno  Zt, 

o  1  m 

|,,_  _    1  £ 

June  1  o,  4t> 

2498 

2259 

John  Loder-Audrey  Long 

Not  Set 



2384 

422 

Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor 

July  3/45 

54m 

2403 

Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John 

June  I4,'45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

551 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Sept.  21, '44. 

56m 

Sept.  23, '44 

21 1 1 

2092 

Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon 

Aug.  9,'45 

2543 

523 

James  Craig-Donna  Reed 

May, '45 

80m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2186 

2523 

602 

Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley 

Block  1 

95m 

Aug.  4'45 

2578 

2366 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Nov.  17, '44 

60m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2071 

Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson 

Apr.  6,'45 

70m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2131 

Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker 

Not  Set 

2467 

506 

Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown 

Block  2 

65m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2150 

2032 

Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers 

Not  Set 

2467 

414 

Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey 

Apr.  7,'45 

88m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2203 

2523 

504 

Lum  and  Abner 

Block  1 

69m 

Sep.  23, '44 

2!  1 1 

Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson 

Not  Set 

80m 

May  I2,"45 

2445 

412 

Erich  Von  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes 

Mar.  30,'45 

78m 

Jan.  20.'45 

2277 

2250 

Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClure 

June  29,'45 

96m 

June  9, '45 

2485 

2093 

2599 

Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin 

Nov.  I5,'44 

73  m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

2342 

3317 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Feb.  15, '45 

56m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2203 

505 

Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda 

Sept.,'44 

82m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1676 

2218 

409 

Virginia  Gray-Paul  Kelly 

Jan.  I6,'45 

71m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2169 

2259 

Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy 

Dec.  8,'44 

I2lm 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1983 

2567 

.... 

J ..11...  ^..IL.  —  ^  r^  A_  1  

^laudette  t^olbert-Uon  Ameche 

1    1            'A  C 

July  27,  45 

July  its,  49 

Z0O9 

22bV 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Feb.  16,'45 

57m 

Jan.20,'45 

2278 

2186 

6034 

Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter 

Mar.  8,'45 

63m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2279 

Allan  Lane-Jane  Frazee 

Not  Set 

2543 

9005 

Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  I,'44 

77  m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1675 

2262 

Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Walls 

Aug.  II, '45 

88m  ' 

Aug.  1 1,'45 

2589 

O  1  O 

1  ^  •  1   ^  c  1 

Laird  Oregar-feeorge  banders 

Feb. ,'45 

/  /m 

Jan.  zu,  "to 

ZZ// 

ZUto 

ZOZ  J 

Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak 

Not  Set 

2354 

513 

Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy 

Block  3 

70m 

Feb.  I7,"45 

23i9 

1971 

Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton 

kl    1  C  1 

Not  bet 

Dec  z,  *f*t 

ZZU 1 

9002 

Abbott  and  Costello 

Feb.  2,'45 

88m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2242 

2455 

441 1 

Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts 

Block  3 

99m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2093 

2406 

Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker 

Not  Set 

1  Mm 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2259 

9021 

Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll 

Feb.  9,'45 

63  m 

Feb.  3, '45 

2298 

2250 

9031 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 

Dec.  8,'44 

64m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2131 

Edward  Arnold-Frances  Rafferty 

Not  Set 

70m 

July28,"45 

2565 

2353 

4419 

Kobert  Lowery-rriyllis  Drooks 

Dl  LA 

Block  4 

i.o_ 
ozm 

reb.  z4,  45 

ziHl 

2//T 

Buster  Crabbe-Al  St.  John 

Feb.  3,'45 

54m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2186 

419 

Al  Pearce-Daie  Evans 

July  I6,'45 

72m 

Apr.  21. "45 

2414 

2250 

Elizabeth  Taylor-Lassie-Edmund  Gwenn 

Not  Set 

2216 

Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake 

Not  Set 

2259  ^ 

James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay 

Apr.  25,'45 

60m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2142 

409 

Warner  stars  revue 

Dec.  30,'44 

124m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2213 

1676 

2342 

9028 

Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald 

May  1 1,'45 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2278 

415 

Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith 

Apr.  28,'45 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

2599 

413 

Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson 

Mar.  I7,'45 

98m 

Mar.  3.'45 

2337 

2250 

2567 

James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim 

Not  Set 

89m 

June  I7.'44 

1945 

.... 

9025 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

Mar.  16, '45 

69  m 

Mar.  24. '45 

2374 

2250 

9013 

Lon  Chaney-Boris  Karloff 

Feb.  I6,'45 

70m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2237 

2007 

2302 

William  Eythe-Lloyd  Nolan 

Oct.,'45 

2499 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell 

Nov.  4,'44 

70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 

George  Formby-Billy  Caryl 

July23,'45 
Apr.  2,'45 

97m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

414 

Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker 

71m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2278 

Phil  Harris-Leslie  Brooks 

Sept.  I3,'45 

70  m 

Aug.  18, '45 

2597 

6024 

Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch 

Jan.25,'45 

69m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

2203 

Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cotten 

Jan.  5, '45 

85m 

Dec.23.'44 

2237 

1913 

Margaret  Lockwood-Vic  Oliver 

Not  Set 

104m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

9027 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant 

Apr.  I3.'45 

63  m 

Apr.  21. "45 

2415 

2230 

9041 

Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce 

June   8. '45 

61m 

May  26,'45 
Dec.  I,'34 

2466 

2310 

9096 

Claudette  Colbert-Warren  William 

June  I5,'45 

109m 

Slim  Summerville-EI  Brendel 

Oct.  31, '44 

70m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2130 

4431 

Betty  Hutton-Arturo  de  Cordova 

Aug.  31. "45 

1  13m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

1675 

2604 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


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M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

frod. 

Release 

Runnm)> 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

Title 

Company 

Number 

Stars 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

In  Old  New  Mexico 

Mono. 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 

May  I5,'45 

62m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

2354 

In  the  Meantime,  Darling 

20th-Fox 

507 

Jeanne  Crain-Frank  Latimore 

Oct.,'44 

72m 

Sept.23,'44 

2110 

1850 

Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color)  20th. Fox 

C  AO 

Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June 

Haver  Oct.,'44 

90m 

Oct.  7. '44 

2129 

1835 

2262 

Isle  of  the  Dead  (1945-46) 

RKO 

Boris  Karloff-Ellen  Drew 

Not  Set 

2216 

It's  a  Pleasure  (color) 

RKO 

584 

Sonja  Henie-Michael  O'Shea 

Special 

90m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2202 

2523 

It's  in  the  Bag 

UA 

Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny       Apr.  21, '45 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2230 

2523 

JADE  Mask,  The 

Mono. 

Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland 

Jan.  26, '45 

66m 

Jan.27,'45 

2290 

2131 

Janie 

WB 

401 

Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Hutton 

Sept.  2,'44 

102m 

July  29,'44 

2094 

1747 

Jealousy 

Rep. 

424 

John  Loder-Jane  Randolph 

July  23,'45 

71m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2279 

Johnny  Angel  (1945-46) 

RKO 

604 

George  Raft-Signe  Hasso 

Block  1 

79m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2259 

Johnny  Frenchman 

(British)  Ealing-Eagle-Lion 

Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Wall 

Not  Set 

1  12m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

Jungle  Captive 

Univ. 

9038 

Otto  Kruger-Amelita  Ward 

June  29,'45 

63m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

Junior  Miss  (1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

603 

Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn 

Aug..'45 

94m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

2403 

KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 

MGM 

520 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom 

20th-Fox 

514 

Kid  Sister,  The 

PRC 

Kismet  (color) 

MGM 

506 

Kiss  and  Tell  (1945-46) 

Col. 

Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Kitty  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters  Mar., '45 

Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell  Jan.,'45 

Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor  Feb.  6, '45 

Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich  Oct.,'44 

Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland  '    Sept., '45 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes  Mar.,'46 

Paulette  Goddard-Ray  Milland  Not  Set 


93  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2567 

137m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

56m 

Feb.  10, '45 

2309 

2203 

lOOm 

Aug.  26,'44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

2353 

2499 

2093 

LADIES  in  the  Green  Hats 

(French)  Brill 

Lady  Confesses.  The  PRC 

Lady  on  a  Train  Univ. 

Lake  Placid  Serenade  Rep. 

Last  Hill,  The  (Russian)  Artkino 

Last  Ride,  The  WB 

Laura  20th-Fox 

Lawless  Empire  (1945-46)  Col. 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Leave  It  to  Blondie  Col. 

Let's  Go  Steady  Col. 
Little  Mother, The  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 

Lone  Texas  Ranger  Rep. 

Lost  in  a  Harem  MGM 

Lost  Trail,  The  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 

Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Rep. 

Love  Letters  (1945-46)  Para. 

MAIN  Street  After  Dark  MGM 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  MGM 

Mama  Loves  Papa  (1945-46)  RKO 

Man  Alive  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 
Man  from  Music  Mountain  (R.)  Rep. 

Man  from  Oklahoma  Rep. 
Man  in  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para. 
Man  Who  Walked  Alone.  The  PRC 

Marked  for  Murder  PRC 

Mark  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  MGM 

Marshal  of  Laredo  (1945-46)  Rep. 

Master  Race,  The  RKO 

Medal  for  Benny.  A  Para. 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis  (color)  MGM 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks  Col. 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release)  Rep. 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Merry  Monohans,  The  Univ. 

Mexicana  Rep. 

Midnight  Manhunt  Para. 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting  Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46)  WB 

Military  Secret  (Russian)  Artkino 

Ministry  of  Fear  Para. 

Missing  Corpse,  The  PRC 

Missing  Juror.  The  Col. 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46)  Para. 

Molly  and  Me  20th-Fox 

Moonlight  and  Cactus  Univ. 

Mrs.  Parkington  MGM 

Muggs  Rides  Again  Mono. 

Mummy's  Curse,  The  Univ. 

Murder,  He  Says  Para. 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room  Univ. 

Murder,  My  Sweetl  RKO 

Music  for  Millions  MGM 

My  Buddy  Rep. 

My  Gal  Loves  Music  Univ. 

My  Reputation  (1945-46)  WB 

My  Pal,  Wolf  RKO 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance  Para. 

National  Velvet  (color)  MGM 

Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue)  MGM 


5303 
443 
4407 


6022 
505 

502 
4424 

512 
6028 
5301 

502 
9008 

4427 


4410 

6040 

522 
9022 
507 

9036 
4422 
9034 
508 
515 
403 
9037 

505 

4403 
521 
508 


French  feature 

Apr.  4,"45 

93m 

Apr.28,"45 

2426 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-l-|ugh  Beaumont 

May  I6,'45 

66m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2354 

Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy 

Aug.  I7,'45 

94m 

Aug.  1  l,'45 

2589 

2403 

406 

Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley 

Dec.  23,'44 

85m 

Dec.23,'44 

2239 

2142 

War  feature 

June  23, '45 

84m 

July  14, '45 

2542 

404 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker 

Oct.  7.'44 

56m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1 1 15 

509 

Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews 
Charles  Starrett- Vernon  Keays 

Gene  TIerney-Cornel  Wilde 

Nov.,'44 
Not  Set 

Jan.,'46 

88m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1899 
2543 

2499 

6019 

Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake 

Feb.  22,"45 

72  m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2216 

6039 

Pat  Parrlsh-Jackie  Moran 

Jan.  4,'45 

60m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2309 

2203 

Mexican  feature 

Dec.  I8,'44 

1  lOm 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

33i8 

Bill  Elliott-Alice  Fleming 

May20,'45 
Dec.,'44 

56m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2403 

509 

Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello 

89m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2081 

1850 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton 

Oct.  27.'45 

2555 

Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman 

Not  Set 

lOlm 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2242 

Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen 

Not  Sot 

2454 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten 

Not  Set 

2230 

514 

Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 

Jan..'45 

56m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2186 

504 

Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak 

Sept..'44 

90m 

Aug.  I2.'44 

2102 

1971 

601 

Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  Risdon 

Block  1 

60m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

2403 

Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew 

Not  Set 

2366 

Gene  Autry 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker 

Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  de  Cordova 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

Gene  Autry 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbritton 
Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 
Constance  Moore-Tito  Guiiar 
William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson 
War  Feature 

Ray  Milland-Mar|orie  Reynolds 
J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks 
Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 
Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Lake 
Monty  Woolley-Gracie  Fields 
Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo 
Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 
Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 
Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coe 
Fred  MacMurray-Marjorie  Main 
Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 
Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 
Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi 
Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 
Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald 
Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 
Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  Moffett 

Jean  Heather-Charles  Quigley 
Mickey  Rooney-Jackle  Jenkins 
Jeanette  MacDonald-Nelson  Eddy 


2342 


2262 


Aug.  5, '45 

58m 

Aug.  I3,'38 

Aug.  I,'45 

69m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2577 

2418 

Block  2 

92  m 

Oct.  2 1 ,44 

2150 

1747 

2406 

Mar.  I5,'45 

74m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

2202 

Feb.  8,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6, '45 

2257 

2203 

Nov.  2,'44 

61m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2130 

2071 

Oct.,'44 

1 17m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

Not  Set 

2467 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

June  29,'45 

80m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

2567 

Jan.,'45 

1 13m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2165 

1715 

2567 

Oct.  I2,'44 

68  m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

Apr.  I5.'45 

84m 

Nov.  23.'40 

2477 

Sept.  I4,'45 

2467 

Sept.  I5,'44 

91m 

Aug.J9,'44 

2103 

1786 

Not  Set 

2499 

July  27.'45 

64m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2354 

Oct.  20,'45 

2259 

Aug.  I,'45 

73  m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2598 

Block  2 

85m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1816 

June  l,'45 

63m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2426 

2354 

Nov.  I6,'44 

66  m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2131 

Not  Set 

2216 

Apr..'45 

76  m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Sept.  8.'44 

60m 

Aug.26,'44 

2103 

1746 

Nov.,'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

1835 

2342 

June  I6.'45 

63  m 

June  9.'45 

2487 

2366 

Feb.  I6.'45 

62m 

Dec.23,'44 

2238 

June  8, '45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2041 

1983 

2599 

Dec.  I,'44 

61m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2166 

1971 

Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

1971 

2455 

Feb.,'45 

1 17m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2142 

2455 

Oct.  I2,'44 

69m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

Dec.  I5,'44 

61m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2131 

Not  Set 

1695 

Block  1 

76m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2110 

2032 

2218 

Block  1 

76m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

1849 

2218 

Apr..'45 

123m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2213 

1763 

2455 

Nov.,'44 

I06nn 

Mar.  2,'35 

2030 

2455 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


2605 


Title  Company 

Naughty  Nineties,  The  Univ. 

Navajo  Trail,  The  Mono. 

Nevada  RKO 

Night  Club  Girl  Univ. 
Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(1945-46)  Univ. 
Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox 
Nobody  Lives  Forever  ('45-'46)  WB 
None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  RKO 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 
issue) (color)  Para. 
Nothing  But  Trouble  MGM 

OATH  of  Vengeance  PRC 

Objective  Burma  WB 

Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46)  WB 

Old  Texas  Trail,  The  Univ. 

On  Approval  (British)  English 

One  Body  Too  Many  Para. 
One  More  Tomorrow  (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  (Animal  Kingdom) 

On  Stage,  Everybody  Univ. 

Oregon  Trail  Rep. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up 

(1945-46)  Para. 
Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay  Para. 
Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes 

(1945-46)  MGM 

Outlaw,  The  UA 

Out  of  the  Night  PRC 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion) 

Out  of  This  World  Para. 

Over  21  Col. 

PAN-AMERICANA  RKO 

Pardon  My  Past  (1945-46)  Col. 

Paris— Underground  (1945-46)  UA 

Party  Girl  (1945-46)  Mono. 

(formerly  Main  Street  Girl) 

Patrick  the  Great  Univ. 

Pearl  of  Death  Univ. 

Penthouse  Rhythm  Univ. 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street.  The  PRC 

Phantom  of  the  Plains  ("45-46)  '  Rep. 

(formerly  Texas  Manhunt) 

Phantom  Speaks,  The  Rep. 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The  MGM 

Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46)  Univ. 

Pillow  to  Post  WB 

Power  of  the  Whistler  Col. 

Practically  Yours  Para. 

Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46)  WB 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color)  RKO 

RADIO  Stars  on  Parade 

(1945-46)  RKO 

Rainbow  Island    (color)  Para. 

Rancho  Grande  (Re-release)  Rep. 

Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 
Razor's  Edge,  The  ('45-46)  20th-Fox 

RecJdess  Age  Univ. 

Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  Univ. 

Return  of  the  Durango  Kid  Col. 
Rhapsody  in  Blue  ( 1945-46) 
Rhythm  Roundup 
Riders  of  Santa  Fe 
River  Gang  (1945-46) 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 

Road  to  Alcatraz  Rep. 

Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46)  Para. 

Roaring  Rangers  (1945-46)  Col. 

Rockin'  in  the  Rockies  Col. 

Rogues'  Gallery  PRC 

Roughly  Speaking  WB 

Rough  Ridin'  Justice  Col. 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready  Col. 
Royal  Scandal,  A  20th-Fox 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Col. 

SADDLE  Leather  Law  Col. 

Saddle  Serenade  Mono. 

Sagebrush  Heroes  Col. 

Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  (1945-46)  MGM 
Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col.)  Univ. 

Salty  O'Rourke  Para. 

San  Antonio  (color)   (1945-46)  WB 

San  Diego,  I  Love  You  Univ. 

Santa  Fe  Saddlemates  Rep. 

Saratoga  Trunk  ( 1945-46)  WB 

scared  S+Iff  Para. 

Scarlet  Clue,  Tl>a  Mono. 

2606 


WB 
Col. 

Univ. 

Univ. 


frod.  Relesse 

Number               Stars  Date 

9003  Abbott  and  Costello  July  6,]45 

....  Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.   5,  45 

509  Bob  Mitchum-Anne  Jeffreys  Block  2 

9035  Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris  Jan.  5,'45 

504  Merle  Oberon-Turhan  Bey  Sept.  28, "45 

529  Joan  Bennett-George  Raft  July, '45 

....  John  Garfield-Geraldine  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

501  Cary  Grant-Ethel  Barrymore  Block  I 

4433  Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll  Aug.  26,'45 

519  Laurel  and  Hardy  Mar.,'45 

  Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Dec.  9,'44 

411  Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull  Feb.  I7.'45 

....  Paul  Henreid-Eleanor  Parker  Not  Set 

9082  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight  Dec.  I5,'44 

....  Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie  Not  Set 

4409  Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker  Block  2 

....  Ann  Sheridan-Olivia  de  Havilland  Not  Set 


Running 
Time 
76  m 
56m 
62m 
60m 


95m 
H3m 


r-  REVIEWED  — > 

M.  P.  Product  Advance 

Herald  Dignt  Synopsis 

Issue  Page  Page 

June23,'45  2510  2310 

Mar.  I0,'45  2349  2186 

Dec.  9.'44  2214  2007 

Dec.  9,'44  22 1 5  2203 


Strvice 
Date 

Page 


126m 
69m 


June  2, '45 

Oct.  7,'44 

Oct.  26.'40 
Dec.  2.'44 


2477 

2i29 

2486 
2202 


57m   

142m  Jan.27.'45  2289 

59m  .........  .... 

80m  May27,'44  1910 

75m  Oct.  2 1, '44  2150 


2279 
213! 
2278 
1826 


2186 

2186 
1983 
2093 
2186 

i850 
1431 


....  Alice  Faye-Gregory  Peck 

9029  Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson 

9084  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

6206  Charles  Starrett-Jean  Stevens 

502  Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda 
6223  Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker 
9081  Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

503  Gloria  Jean-John  Qualen 

423  Robert  Lowery-June  Storey 

....  Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour 

....  Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette 

6222  Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby 

....  Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond 

412  Rosalind  Russell-Jack  Carson 

6205  Charles  Starrett-Betty  Jane  Graham 

6018  Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen 

521  Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter 

6208  Charles  Starrett-Sally  Bliss 

6203  Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 
....  Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

6204  Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 
....  Robert  Walker-June  Allyson 
9073  Yvonne  De  Carlo-D  avid  Bruce 
4418  Alan  Ladd-Gail  Russell 

....  Errol  Flynn-Alexis  Smith 

9017  Louise  Allbritton-Jon  Hall 

455  Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling 

....  Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman 

4423  Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage 

....  Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong 


June, '46 
Nov.  I7,'44 
June  I, '45 
Apr.  I9,'45 
Sept.22,'45 
June  7, '45 
Nov.  I0,'44 
Sept.  2 1, '45 

July  I0.'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Apr.  I7,'45 
Dec.  6,'44 
Mar.  3,'45 
Msr.  I5,'45 
Mar.  22,'45 
Apr.,'45 
Aug.  I6,'45 


63rr  Sept.  2,'44  2083 

56m    .... 

57m  May  5,'45  2434 

139m  June30,'45  252! 

66m    .... 

63m   

60m  July  1 4. "45  2542 

67  m  july28,'45  2566 

60m  Dec.23,'44  2239 

1 17m  Feb.  3,'45  2297 

58m  Mar.  I7.'45  2362 

66m  Mar.  3 1, '45  2382 

94m  Mar.  24.'45  2373 


1983 
2454 
2366 

1530 
2434 
2166 
2279 

2418 
1715 
2543 
2354 
2186 
1983 
2354 
2250 
213! 
2418 


2599 
2406 


2567 


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75m 

lulu  14  '4>; 

74QQ 

AH  7  7 

*rOO 

ounsci  wor5on~reyyy  OTSWarr 

lulu  l<t  'AK 
J  uiy  1 1,  ^o 

55  m 

uiy  ^  1 1  ^3 

91) 'i4 

V7all   rxUaSeii'L/lana  Lynn 

INOT  oeT 

4404 

Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell 

Block  1 

81m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2082 

1746 

2218 

iviarydroT   \-y  i/i  i  c  ii-^  avKio   we  it  Kins 

INOT  OoT 

103m 

Julv  21  '45 

2553 

7930 

Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston  • 

Aug.  31, '45 

I2lm 

Feb.  13, '43 

2542 

jiTtmy  i.ya on~<ja iiy  ciicrs 

Mar   ^  1  'dK 

ivi  a  r.  J  1 ,  HO 

R7m 

o  /  in 

Fab   1  7  '4>> 

*r*TiO 

cjj-    Bin-  1 
bddie  Dra cken-L/ia na  Lynn 

July  13,  40 

70m 

June    7 , H3 

9noT 

ZU7  J 

Z  D  7  7 

Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox 

Aug.  23, '45 

103m 

July  28, '45 

2565 

2279 

2599 

512 

Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long 

Block  3 

84m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

Fred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman 

Not  Set 

2543 

Constance  Bennett-Grade  Fields 

Sept.  I4.'45 

2454 

Doris  Merrick-Eddie  Quillan 

Oct.  13, '45 

2418 

9011 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

May  4.'45 

89m 

Apr.  21. '45 

2414 

1675 

2523 

9019 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

Sept.  22,'44 

69m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2083 

1983 

9043 

Kirby  Grant-Lois  Collier 

June  22,'45 

60m 

Juno  9,'45 

2486 

2279 

Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldridge 

May  2,'45 

60m 

Apr.  7.'45 

2394 

2279 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

2467 

433 

Richard  Arlen-Lynn  Roberts 

May  I0.'45 

68  m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2354 

525 

George  Sanders-Hurd  Hatfield 

June,'45 

lllm 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

1899 

2567 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Set 

2454 

417 

Ida  Lupino-Sydney  Greenstreet 

June  9,'45 

92  m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2216 

2599 

6023 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Apr.  I9,'45 

66m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2279 

4414 

Claudette  Colbert-Fred  MacMurray 

Block  3 

90m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

1806 

2455 

501 

John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker 

Sept.  I,'45 

120m 

Aug.l  l,'45 

2589 

2250 

551 

Bob  Hope-Virginia  Kiayo 

Special 

94m 

Oct.  I4.'44 

2137 

1889 

2342 

605 

Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney 

Block  1 

69m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

4401 

Dorothy  Lamour-Eddie  Bracken 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  2, '44 

2081 

1654 

2262 

5304 

Gene  Autry 

Sept.  30,'45 

68m 

Mar.  30,'40 

Margaret  Lockwood-Michael  Wilding 

Not  Set 

80m 

Sept.  I8.'43 

2362 

2599 


2455 
2455 


Dec.  21, "44 

55m 

Dec.  30/44 

2249 

2007 

Aug.  II, '45 

55m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2434 

Feb.  I,'45 

54m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2007 

Not  Set 

2555 

Apr.  27.'45 

90  m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2230 

Block  4 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 

2523 

Oct.  27,'45 

2216 

Sept.  2^,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

Jiine  2,'45 

56m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2467 

Jan.26,'46 

1431 

June22,'45 

65m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2354 

May  5.'45 

65m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2354 

PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  AUGUST  18,  1945 


Title  Company 
Scotland  Yard  Investigator 

(1945-46) 
Secret  Mission  (British) 
See  My  Lawyer 
Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46) 
Sergeant  Mike 
Seventh  Cross,  The 
Shadow  of  a  Woman  (1945-46) 
Shadow  of  Suspicion 
Shadow  of  Terror  (1945-46) 

(formerly  Checkmate) 
Shadows  in  the  Night 
Shadows  of  Death 
Shady  Lady  (1945-46) 
Shanghai  Cobra,  The  (1945-46) 
She  Gets  Her  Man 
Sheriff  of  Cimarron 
Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas 
Sheriff  of  Sundown 
She't  a  Sweetheart 
Shock  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Sign  of  the  Cross,  The  (Reissue)  Para. 
Silver  City  Kid  Rep. 
Silver  Fleet,  The  PRC 
Since  You  Went  Away  UA 
Singing  Sheriff,  The  Univ. 
Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Col. 
Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing  Rep. 
Sing  Your  Way  Home  (1945-46)  RKO 
Smoky  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color)  RKO 
Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20th-Fox 
Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A  Rep. 
•  Song  of  Bernadette,  The  20th-Fox 
Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC 

(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 
Seng  of  the  Range 
Song  of  the  Sarong 
Song  to  Remember,  A  (color) 
Son  of  Lassie  (color) 
South  of  Rio  Grande  ('45-46) 
Southerner,  The 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 

(1945-46) 
Spellbound  (1945-46) 

(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 
Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC 
Spider,  The  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Sporting  Chance,  A  Rep. 
Springtime  in  Texas  Mono. 
Springtime  in  the  Rockies  (R.)  Rep. 
Stage  Coach  Outlaws 
Stagecoach  to  Monterey 
State  Fair  (color)  (1945-46) 
Steppin'  !n  Society 
Stork  Club,  The  (1945-46) 
Story  of  G.I.  Joe 
Strange  Affair 

Strange  Affair  of  Uncle  Harry 

(formerly  Uncle  Harry) 
Strange  Confession  (1945-46) 
Strange  Mr.  Gregory  ('45-46) 
Stranger  from  Santa  Fe 
Sudan  (color) 
Summer  Storm 
Sunbonnet  Sue  (1945-46) 

(formerly  Belle  of  the  Bowery) 
Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier  20th-Fox 

Rep. 
Univ. 
Mono. 
20th-Fox 
PRC 
Rep. 
Univ. 

Col. 
20th-Fox 
RKO 
RKO 
Rep. 
Col. 
Univ. 


Prod. 

Number 


Stan 


Release 
Date 


Rep. 

English 

U  niv. 

9016 

Univ. 

506 

Col. 

6033 

MGM 

501 

1  WB 

Mono. 

PRC 

.... 

Col. 

6021 

PRC 

Univ. 

5oi 

Mono. 

Univ. 

9020 

Rep. 

454 

Rep. 

3316 

Rep. 

463 

Col. 

6032 

Mono. 
Univ. 
Col. 
MGM 
Mono. 
UA 

RKO 
UA 


PRC 
Rep. 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 
Para. 
UA 
Col. 
Univ. 

Univ. 
Mono. 
Mono. 

Univ. 
UA 
Mono. 


Sunset  in  El  Dorado 
Suspect,  The 
Suspense  (1945-46) 
Sweet  and  Lowdown 
Swing  Hostess 
Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow 
Swing  Out,  Sister 

TAHITI  Nights 
Take  It  or  Leave  It 
Tall  in  the  Saddle 
Tarzan  and  the  Amazons 
Tell  It  to  a  Star 
Ten  Cants  a  Dance 
That  Night  With  You  ('45-46) 

(formerly  Once  Upon  a  Dream) 
That's  the  Spirit  Univ. 
There  Goes  Kelly  Mono. 
They  Met  In  the  Dark  (British)  English 
They  Were  Expendable  {'45-46)  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 
Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  MGM 
This  Gun  For  HIr*  (Reissue)  Para. 


4432 
461 


9030 
6221 
401 


492 
510 
411 
520 


9040 
526 


420 
5302 
462 
418 

6016 

505 

9006 

513 

9010 

503 
509 
426 
9033 

6025 
501 
503 
518 
425 

6029 

9014 


513 
51 
4434 


Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Stroheim  Not  Set 

Hugh  Williams-Carla  Lehmann  Not  Set 

Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald      May  25, '45 

Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville  Oct.  1 2, '45 

Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates  Nov.  9, '44 

Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso  Sept. ,'44 

Andrea  King-Helmut-Dantine  Feb.  9, '46 

Marjorie  Weaver-Peter  Cookson  .     Dec.  1 5, '44 

Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall  Oct.  I4,'45 

Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch 
Buster  Crabbe-AI.  St.  John 
Charles  Coburn-GInny  Simms 
Sidney  Toler-Joan  Barclay 
Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol 
Sur.set  Carson-Linda  Stirling 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
Larry  Parks-Jane  Darwell 

Fredric  March-Claudette  Colbert 
Allan  Lane 
Ralph  Richardson 
Colbert-Temple-Woolley-Cottep 
Bob  Crosby-Fay  McKenzie 
Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler 
Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty 
Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys 
Fred  MacMurray-Anne  Baxter 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature 
Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea 
Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn 
Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Bickford 
Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt 

Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore  Dec.    I, '44 

Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan  Apr.  20,'45 

Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni  Mar.    I, '45 

Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp  June, '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Armlda  Sept.  8, '45 

Zachary  Scott-Betty  Field  Aug.  10, '45 

Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara  Not  Set 

Ingrld  Bergman-Gregory  Peck  Sept.  28, '45 

Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsav  Feb.  I0,'45 

Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe  Jan. ,'46 

Jane  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4, '45 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2, '45 

Gene  Autry  June  10, '45 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Aug.  1 7, '45 

Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  1 5, '44 
Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-Dick  Haymes  Oct., '45 

Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George  July  29, '45 

Betty  Hutton-Barry  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum  July  1 3, '45 

Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes  Oct.  5, '44 

Geo.  Sanders-Ella  Raines  Aug.  1 7, '45 


Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 
Edmund  Lowe-Jean  Rogers 
Johnny  Mack  Brown 
Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 
George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell 
Gale  Storm-Phil  Regan 

Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak 
Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 
Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton 
Warren  William-Lee  White 
Lynn  Barl-Benny  Goodman 
Martha  Tllton-lris  Adrian 
Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee 
Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher 

Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg 
Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers 
John  Wayne-Ella  Raines 
Johnny  Welssmuller-J,  Sheffield-B. 
Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry 
Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd 
Franchot  Tone-Susanna  Foster 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 
Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay 
James  Mason-Joyce  Howard 
Robert  Montgomery-John  Wayne 
James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert 
William  Powell-Myrna  Loy 
Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy 
Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake 


Oct.  5,'45 
Oct.  20,'45 
Aug.  4,'45 
Mar.  2,'45 
July  !4,'44 
Oct.  6,'45 


Running 
Time 


75m 
67tii 


r- REVIEWED -\ 

M.  P.  Product  Advance 
Herald       Digest  Synopsis 


Issue 


60m 
Il2m 

68m 


Sept.  26,'42 
Feb.  I0,<45 


Feb.  I0,'45 
July  22,'44 

Oct.  7, '44 


72m      June  9,'45 


108m 
78m 
80m 


56m 
76m 
106m 


June  23, '45 
Nov.  I8,'44 
Aug.  I8,'45 


Apr.  2 1, '45 
Mar.  I0,'45 
May  20,'44 


Page 


2082 
2309 


2310 
2095 

2129 


2487 

2509 
2182 
2589 


2414 
2349 
1897 


Page 
2467 

1899 

2418 
2131 
1715 
2543 
2032 
2467 


Servict 

Date 
Page 


2187 


Oct.  19, '44 

67m 

Aug.   5, '44 

2031 

1899 

Apr.  I9,'45 

61m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2230 

Sept.  7,'45 

2543 

Sept.  I,'45 

64  m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2598 

Jan.  I2,'45 

74m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2269 

2203 

Feb.  28,'45 

57m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2310 

Dec.  31  ,'44 

55m 

Jan.  6,  45 

2257 

2142 

Nov.  7,'44 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 

Dec".  7,'44 

69m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2186 

June, '46 

Special 

1 18  m 

Aug.  I9,'4t 

2103 

July  20,'44 

54m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

July  l,'45 

81m 

Mar.  20,'43 

240! 

July  20,'44 

174m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1635 

Oct.  6,'44 

63m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

Feb.  8,'45 

66m 

2250 

Aug.  I2,'44 

70m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

2032 

Not  Set 

2354 

May,'46 

Reissue 

83m 

Dec.  25,'37 

1782 

Nov., '44 

87m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

2071 

Feb.  I9,'45 

69m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

?2S0 

Apr.,'45 

156m 

Dec.  25.'43 

1685 

i4l6 

(1945-46) 

65m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2454 

55m       Dec.  I6,'44       2226  2166 

65m       Apr.  I4,'45       2402  2278 

Il2m       Jan.  20,'45       2277  1715 

1 00m       Apr.  2 1, '45       2413  2093 

  2598 

91m       May  5,'45       2433  2216 

    2259 

  2093 

63m       Feb.  I7,'45       2317  • 

  2499 

59m    2403 

55m       May  I9,'45       2453  2418 

60m      Nov.  27, '37   

58m        July  14, '45       2542  .. 
55m      Sept.  30,'44  212! 


2032 
2434 
2278 
2555 
2250 
2071 


2454 
2598 

2203 
1747 
2454 


2218 


2342 
1995 


2567 
2599 


2599 


2599 
2218 


Dec.,'44 

86m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

2092 

2406 

Not  Set 

2555 

Jan.  26,'45 

85m 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

2166 

2455 

Nov.  3, '45 

2598 

Sept.,'44 

75m 

Aug.  5,'44 

2094 

1786 

2262 

Sept.  8,'44 

76m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2032 

Sept.  I,'45 

2403 

May  I8.'45 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2434 

2259 

Dec.  28,'44 

63  m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2250 

2186 

Aug.,'44 

70m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

1890 

2143 

Block  1 

87m 

Sept.  23,'44 

21 10 

1899 

2406 

Joyce     Block  4 

76m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 

2523 

Aug.  I6,'45 

67m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2403 

June  7,'45 

60m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2366 

Not  Set 

2434 

June  l,'45 

91m 

May26,'45 

2466 

2310 

Feb.  I6,'45 

61m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

2216 

Not  Set 

80m 

Sept.  4,'43 

1522 

Not  Set 

2384 

Not  Set 

1 15  m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

Jan.,'45 

lOOm 

Nov.  25. '44 

2193 

2007 

2523 

J  an., '45 

140m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

1889  • 

2406 

Aug.  26,'45 

81m 

Mar.  21, '42 

2486 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


2607 


REVIEWED  ■ 


Prod. 

Titlt                              Company  Number 

This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.)                UA  ... 

This  Man's  Navy                       MGM  517 

Thoroughbreds                               Rep.  408 

Those  Endearing  Young  Charms    RKO  520 

Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col.  .... 

3  Is  a  Family                                UA  .... 

Three  Caballeros.  The  (color)        RKO  591 

Three  in  the  Saddle  PRC   

Three  Strangers  (1945-46)  WB 

Three's  a  Crowd                            Rep.  416 

Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color)        MGM  528 

Thunderhead  (color)                20th-Fox  518 

rjiunder  Rod  (British)                English  .... 

Tiger  Woman,  The                        Rep.  .... 
Time,  the  Place,  the  Girl,  The 

(1945-46)  WB 

Till  We  Meet  Again                   Para.  4402 

Together  Again                            Col.  6003 

To  Have  and  Have  Not               WB  410 

Tomorrow  Is  Forever  ( 1945-46)     RKO  .... 

Tomorrow  the  World                      UA  .... 

Tonight  and  Every  Night  (color)    Col.  6002 
Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 

Topeka  Terror                                Rep.  464 
Town  Went  Wild.  The  PRC 

Trail  of  Kit  Carson                        Rep.  466 

Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A      20th-Fox  517 

Trouble  Chasers                        Mono.  .... 

(formerly  Here  Comes  Trouble) 

Twice  Blessed                           MGM  529 

Two  O'clock  Courage                RKO  521 

2.000  Women  (British)  ("45-46)  UA   

Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 


( 1945-46) 

Para. 

UNDER  Western  Skies 

Univ. 

9039 

Unseen,  The 

Para. 

4417 

Unwritten  Code,  The 

Col. 

6035 

Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

Utah 

Rep. 

44i 

VALLEY  of  Decision,  The 

MGM 

527 

Vampire's  Ghost,  The 

Rep. 

434 

Very  Thought  of  You,  The 

WB 

406 

Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City 

Rep. 

3315 

Virginian,  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para. 

WAGON  Wheels  Westward  Rep. 
Walk  in  the  Sun,  A  20th-Fox 
Waltz  Time  (British)  Brit.  Nat'l-Anglo 
Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)  MGM 
Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono. 
Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA 
Weekend  at  the  Waldorf 

( 1945-46) 
West  of  the  Pecos 
What  a  Blonde 
When  Strangers  Marry 
Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color) 
Whispering  Skull,  The 
White  Pongo 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 
Why  Girls  Leave  Home 
Wildfire  (color) 
Wild  Horse  Phantom 
Wilson  (color)  (1945-46) 
Wing  and  a  Prayer 
Winged  Victory 
Within  These  Wails 
Without  Love 
Woman  in  Green,  The 
Woman  in  the  Window,  The 
Woman  Who  Came  Back,  The 

(1945-46) 
Wonder  Man  (color) 

YANK  in  London,  A  .... 

(formerly  I  Live  in  Grosvenor  Square) 
Yolanda  and  the  Thief  (color) 

(1945-46)  MGM 
You  Came  Along  Para. 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col. 
Young  Widow  (1945-46)  UA 
Youth  on  Trial  Col. 

ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color)  MGM 
Zombies  on  Broadway  RKO 
Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino 


MGM 
RKO 
RKO 
Mono. 

20th-Fox 
PRC 
PRC 

PRC 

Screen  Guild 
PRC 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
MGM 
Univ. 
RKO 

Rep. 
RKO 


503 
606 


524 
51 1 


526 


602 
502 
512 
528 
522 
9025A 
582 


552 

4428 

604! 
516 


Releate 

S/ari  Date 
Robert  Newton-Cella  Johnson  Not  Set 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb.,'45 
Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec.  23, '44 
Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

Cornel  Wilde-Evelyn  Keyes  July  26, '45 

Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23, '44 
Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 
Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  July  26,'45 

Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  1 3, '45 


Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon 
Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson 
Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster 
Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave 
Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond 

Dennis  Morgan-Jack  Carson 
Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton 
Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer 
Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall 
Claudette  Colbert-Orson  Welles 
Fredric'  March-Betty  Field 
Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Dorothy  McGuIre-Joan  Blondell 
Maxie  Rosenbloom-Bllly  Gilbert 

Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig 
Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford 
Phyllis  Caivert-Flora  Robson 

Alan  Ladd-Brlan  Donlevy 

Martha  O'Drlscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr 
Joel  McCrea-Gall  Russell 
Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 
War  feature 
Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

(preer  Garson-Gregory  Peck 
John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewart 
Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Joel  McCrea-Brlan  Donlevy 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hall 
Carol  Raye-Peter  Graves 
Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh 
Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman 
David  NIven-Stanley  Holloway 

Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills 


Bob  MItchum-Barbara  Hale 
Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter 

Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie 
Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 
Richard  Fraser-LIonel  Royce 

Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard 
Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway 
Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 
Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn 
Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews 
Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Grain 
Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson 
Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy 
Basil  Rathbone-NIgel  Bruce 
Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett 

Nancy  Kelly-John  Loder 
Danny  Kaye-Virglnia  Mayo 

Anna  Neagle,  Dean  Jagger 


Fred  Astalre-Lucille  Bremer 
Robert  Cummlngs-LIzabeth  Scott 
Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart 
Jane  Russell-Louls  Hayward 
Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair 

MGM  Contract  Stars 

Bela  Lugosl-Wally  Brown-Alan  Ca 

War  feature 


May  23, '45 
July,'45 
Mar.,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 

Dec.  29,'45 
Block  I 
Dec.  22,'44 
Jan.  20,'45 

Not  Set 
Dec.  29,'44 
Feb.  22,'45 

Not  Set 
Jan.  26,'45 
Dec.  I5,'44 
July  II, '45 

Feb.,'45 
June  2, '45 


M.  P. 

Product 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Vase 

Pace 

1  15m 

May  27,'44 

1909 

lOOm 

Jan.  6, '45 

2257 

2092 

55m 

Jan.  27'45 

2290 

81m 

Apr.  2 1  ,'45 

24 1 3 

95m 

June  1 6,  '45 

2499 

2242 

9RQQ 

81m 

Nov.  25, '44 

2193 

2092 

7107 

72m 

Dpc  16  '44 

z  1  oo 

ZDYV 

61m 

June  23, '45 

251  1 

2434 

L  J  OO 

58m 

June  1 6, '45 

2498 

2353 

105m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

2203 

2599 

78m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2092 

2523 

90m 

Sept.  I6.'44 

2101 

88m 
1 00m 
1 00m 

85m 
92m 

55m 
79m 
55m 
128m 
63  m 


Sept.  2. '44 
Nov.  I  I  ,'44 
Oct.  1 4, '44 


Dec.  23,'44 
Feb.  I0,'45 

Jan.  27,'45 
Nov.  I  I  . '44 
Aug.  4, '45 
Jan.  27,'45 


2173 
2137 

2237 
2309 

2200 
2173 
2577 
2289 


2467 

2555 

2131 
1850 
2555 
2007 
2092 
2384 
2279 
2131 
2543 
1923 
2418 


2342 
2406 

2567 
2406 


2455 


July,'45 

77m 

June   2, '45 

2477 

2354 

Block  5 

66m 

Apr.   7. '45 

2393 

2259 

k  1    J.  C  i 

Not  Set 

97m 

Sept.   9, •44 

2090 

kl    J.  C  1. 

Not  Set 

1923 

Jan.  I9,'45 

56m 

Jan.    6. '45 

2257 

2203 

Block  4 

8lm 

Feb.  24. '45 

2329 

2093 

74'>R 

Oct.  26,'44 

61m 

Dec.  16, '44 

2226 

2093 

June  6, '45 

84m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

Mar.  21, '45 

78m 

Mar.  17, '45 

2361 

2259 

2455 

June, '45 

120m 

Apr.  14, '45 

2401 

2230 

2599 

Mav  2!  '45 

Apr.  /  1 ,  4b 

z4I4 

2278 

Nov.  II, '44 

99m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1850 

2342 

Nov.  I5,'44 

54  m 

Nov.  4,'44 

Not  Set 

2242 

1945-46 

2555 

Jan. ,'46 

2242 

Not  Set 

July  28,'45 

2566 

Sept.,'44 

108m 

May  18. '40 

2030 

2187 

Klnv     ^  '44 

INOV.     J,  "tt 

/Om 

July  ^V,  44 

2094 

1899 

Aug. ,'45 

1  15m 

June  I7,'44 

2239 

2523 

Not  Set 

109m 

June  30, '45 

2521 

Pidgeon  Not  Set 

130m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2242 

Blocks 

66m 

June   9, '45 

2487 

2366 

Blocks 

71m 

Feb.   3. '45 

2298 

2279 

Nov.  24, '44 

67m 

Aug.  I9,'44 

2103 

1971 

June, '45 

77m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

2131 

2599 

Dec.  29,'44 

55m 

2186 

Not  Set 

73  m 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2418 

Not  Set 

69m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2366 

July  I8,'45 

60  m 

June  30, '45 

2522 

2250 

Oct.  28,'44 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2131 

Aug., '45 

154m 

Aug.   5, '44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

Aug. ,'44 

97m 

July  22.'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

Dec.,'44 

i30m 

Nov.  25. '44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

July,'45 

71m 

June  9,'45 

2486 

2467 

May,'45 

1  1  Im 

Mar.  24,'45 

2373 

2242 

2599 

July  27,'45 

68  m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2403 

Speci">l 

99m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2137 

1923 

2342 

Not  Set 

2555 

Special 

98m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2093 

2523 

1 14m 

June  23,'45 

Not  Set 

2354 

Sept.  I4,'45 

103m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2354 

July  26,'45 

2418 

Not  Set 

2454 

Jan.  II, '45 

59m 

Feb.  24, '45 

2330 

2203 

1945-46 

1913 

ney          Block  4 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2259 

Apr.  I4.'45 

85m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2415 

Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  page  2580. 


2608 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  18,  1945 


YEAR 


QuiGLEY  PUBLICATIONS'  THIRTIETH  ANNIVERSARY  marks  a 

milestone  in  the  brilliant  career  of  its  founder,  Martin  Quigley.  *  *  *  Since 
Nineteen  Hundred  and  Fifteen,  when  Martin  Quigley  launched  the  Herald,  fore- 
runner of  the  present  Quigley  Publications,  bis  journalistic  efforts  and  public  relations 
activities  to  further  the  interests  of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry,  have  been  rife  with 
ethical  interpretation  of  our  industry's  destiny.  *  ★  *  Through  the  years,  readers  of 
Quigley  Publications  have  been  inspired  by  Martin  Quigley  s  courage  as  an  Editor 
and  Publisher.  We  have  experienced  a  feeling  of  keen  admiration  for  his  sincere, 

un-influenced  editorial  policy;  his  efforts  in 
behalf  of  clean  entertainment;  and  his  prolific 
contribution  to  the  cause  of  better  Showman- 
ship. *  Quigley  Publications'  Thirty 
years  of  growth  and  achievement  are  a  tribute 
to  Martin  Quigley,  whose  lofty  ideals  and 
practical  doctrines  have  contributed  so  much 
to  the  industry  he  serves.  *  *  *  The  rrize 
Baby  takes  great  pride  in  tendering  heart-felt 
felicitations  to  Martin  Quigley  and  his  fine 
organization,  on  this  Thirtieth  milestone  in  a 
notable  and  successful  career.  -  50  -  50  -  50 


V_y  pn/Zf  Sffey  of  Wf  /noc/srny 


MOTION  PICTURE^ 


REVIEWS 

(In  Product  Digest) 

Duffy's  Tavern 

Love  Letters 

State  Fair 

Gay  Senorita 

Abbott  and  Costello  in 
Hollywood 

Paris  Underground 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands 


r -  "iH» 


PEACE  and  the 

RECONVERSION 

Q  War  Activities  Committee  to  Disband 
Q  Government  Agencies  Dissolve 
CI  Industry  Plans  Victory  Bond  Drive 
IJ  Grosses  Hold  Up  Through  First  Days 
IJ  Tax  Relief  Becomes  a  Promise 


LIFTING  OF  CONTROLS  OPENS  WAY 
FOR  BUILDING  AND  REMODELING 

—by  CEORCE  SCHUTZ 

TELEVISION  MOVES  ITS  POST-WAR 
PROMISES  TO  THE  STRATOSPHERE 


VOL.  160.  NO.  8;  AUGUST  25.  1945 

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MORGAN 
ARE  THE  TEAM 
OF  THE  HOUR! 

Co-Starnug  Sydney  Greetistreet,  (It  makes  'The  Fat  Man'  a 
household  pet.)  Also  features  Reginald  Gardiner,  S.  Z.  Sakall 
Robert  Shayne.  Screen  play  by  Lionel  Houser  and  Adele  Com- 
wandun.  From  an  original  story  by  Aileen  Hamilton.  Directed 
by  Feter  Godfrey,  produced  by  WUliam  Jacobs. 


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Richmond,  va. 

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LOS  AM  SABLES,  C4t.  A 


4 


Variety  said  so  weeks  ago! 


20th  Century-Fox 


Breaking  records  in  first  148  spots! 
Big  cities!  Small  towns!  Everywhere! 


20th  Century-Fox  Presents  A  Eureka  Pictures,  Inc.  Production  •  FRED  MacMURRAY  in 
"CAPTAIN  EDDIE"  (The  story  ot  Ricl<enbacl<er)  with  LYNN  BAR!  •  CHARLES 
BICKFORD  .  THOMAS  MITCHELL  •  LLOYD  NOLAN  •  JAMES  GLEASON 
and  Mary  Philips  •  Darryl  Hickman  •  Spring  Byington  •  Richard  Conte 
Directed  by  LLOYD  BACON .  Produced  by  WIN  FIELD  R.  SHEEHAN 
Associate  Producer  Christy  Walsh  •  Screen  Play 
by  John  Tucker  Battle 


KEEP  SELLING  BONDS!  ift 


CENTURY-FO 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD 


MARTIN  QUIGLEY,  Editor-in-Chief  and  Publisher 

TERKY  RAMSAYE,  Editor 

Vol.  160.  No.  8 

OP 

August  25,  1945 

NEW  HORIZONS 

THE  announcement  of  the  plans  of  Loew's  International, 
Inc.,  for  distribution  and  exhibition  of  its  new  and  regular 
flow  of  entertainment  product  in  16mm  film  abroad  sig- 
nalizes the  opening  of  an  important  new  phase  of  the  indus- 
try's development. 

With  this  the  16mm  picture  is  officially  made  a  part  of  the 
major  operation.  It  has  stepped  across  the  borders  of  its  prior 
limitations  as  a  marginal  outlet  for  residual  entertainment 
values,  as  a  medium  for  the  amateur  and  industrial  and  class- 
room use. 

While  the  current  announcement  is  concerned  only  with  en- 
tertainment exploitation  abroad,  it  is  certain  to  accelerate 
parallel  16mm  development  in  the  United  States  and  Canada. 

For  years  on  end  it  has  been  observed  on  this  page  that 
there  was  a  manifest  destiny  for  the  16mm  picture  in  many 
areas  of  these  United  States  in  situations  which  could  be  best 
and  most  practically  so  served.  Also  the  news  page  of  The 
Herald  have  recorded  the  establishment  of  i6mm  theatres 
and  circuits,  with  every  widening  growth. 

Today's  development  must  be  understood,  too,  as  in  part 
a  result  of  wartime  experience  with  the  competence  and 
capacity  of  the  narrow  and  economical  film.  The  little  films 
have  been  proved  for  millions  around  the  world,  in  the  Pacific, 
in  Asia  and  up  to  the  battlefronts  of  Europe. 

The  evolution  now  underway  is  not  to  be  taken  as  a  promise 
of  invasive  competition  with  the  established  standard  motion 
picture  theatre,  integrated  with  and  serving  its  community  as 
an  institution. 

One  may  remember  a  decade  and  a  half  ago  when  some 
enthusiasts,  including  General  David  Sarnoff,  were  forecasting 
that  the  Trans-Lux,  rear  projection,  coin  in  the  turnstile,  type 
of  theatre  would  revolutionize  the  business  of  exhibition.  As 
can  be  seen  now,  nothing  of  the  sort  even  slightly  impended. 
The  lesser  theatre  found  a  place,  but  displaced  nothing. 

The  motion  picture  theatre  is  rooted  in  its  community  and 
the  sector  of  the  public  which  it  serves.  It  is  a  local  establish- 
ment, erected,  conducted  and  built  by  exhibition  and  the 
exhibitor.  The  motion  picture  is  the  highly  preponderant  com- 
ponent of  his  entertainment,  but  he  sells  much  else.  Americans 
are  ever  going  places  to  see  things.  The  best  showmen  are 
constantly  concerned  with  keeping  their  theatres  "some  place 
to  go." 


CREATING  THE  WISHES 

ANEW  and  higher  living  standard  for  post-war  America 
was  the  theme  of  an  official  broadcast  from  the 
White  House  the  other  night.  "We  are  shooting  at 
a  standard  of  living  for  our  people  as  a  whole  that  will  be  50 
per  cent  higher  than  we  or  any  other  people  have  ever  had," 
said  the  Reconversion  Director,  Mr.  John  W.  Snyder. 

That  makes  it  appropriate  about  now  to  remark  that  such 
a  program  may  well  be  accompanied  by  a  new  order  of  recog- 


nition from  both  Washington  authority  and  from  American 
industry  in  general  that  the  entertainment  motion  picture  for 
decades  has  been  a  powerful  factor  in  creating  demand  for 
the  stuff  of  better  living. 

"American  merchandising  and  manufacture  owe  the  motion 
picture  a  far  bigger  share  of  success  and  prosperity  in  the 
markets  than  they  know,"  observed  Mr.  George  Borthwick,  the 
canny  Hays  Office  auditor,  in  an  aside  at  a  luncheon  of  inter- 
national implication  last  week. 

It  is  perhaps  understood  and  appreciated  that  Mr.  Cecil  B. 
DeMille  made  the  bathtub  famous,  that  Miss  Gloria  Swanson 
accidentally  made  a  world  market  for  a  certain  French  per- 
fume, that  a  Paramount  picture  sold  the  sultan  of  an  Asian 
island  a  Cadillac  and  that  then  the  Dutch  had  to  build  him  a 
mile  of  American  cement  road  to  drive  it  on.  It  is  somewhat 
less  understood  that  the  screen  theatre,  once  called  "the 
movie  palace,"  has  sold  millions  of  Americans  notions  about 
good  housekeeping,  sleek  carpets,  vacuum  cleaning  that  can 
take  white  glove  inspection,  air  conditioning,  deodorizing, 
competent  lighting,  elegance  in  subdued  decor. 


THOSE  HELPFUL  CRITICS 

Two  departments  of  our  national  life  enjoy  an  amazing 
amount  of  lay  assistance  from  the  professional  journalists 
— politics,  the  business  of  government,  and  the  motion 
picture,  the  business  of  entertainment.  In  other  matters  of 
wide  public  concern  such  as  restaurants,  baseball  and  racing, 
the  markets,  knitting,  embroidery,  stamp  collecting,  antiques, 
gardening,  and  the  keeping  of  tropical  fish  the  attention  is 
reportorial.  In  matters  of  cinema,  specially,  it  is  pontifical 
generally,  frequently  querulous. 

One  is  moved  to  this  observation  by  some  Sunday  reading, 
New  York  and  London. 

In  the  New  York  Times  Mr.  Bosley  Crowther  demon- 
onstrated,  for  the  second  Sunday,  that  he  is  unhappy  about 
"Captain  Eddie"  because  that  production  has  nothing  to  say 
about  and  nothing  to  do  with  Mr.  Rickenbacker's  attitude  on 
the  subject  of  labour.  He  thinks  that  the  picture  is  a  biography 
of  Captain  Rickenbacker  and  that  something  vital  has  been 
left  out,  that  it  has  been  left  out  in  a  perhaps  purposeful  build- 
up of  The  Rickenbacker  for  reasons  unstated.  He  ventured  no 
denial  that  "Captain  Eddie"  is  a  motion  picture.  He  has  been 
annoyed  for  two  Sundays  in  a  row  that  the  picture  does  not 
involve  all  of  what  may  be  Mr.  Rickenbacker's  industrial  phi- 
losophy. 

One  may  submit  that  the  late  Mr.  Winfield  R.  Sheehan,  the 
person  fundamentally  responsible  for  the  making  of  "Captain 
Eddie,"  found  his  interest  challenged  by  a  poignant  story  of  a 
man  facing  death  on  a  raft,  and  faith,  deciding  thereupon  to 
bring  it  to  the  screen. 

What  may  have  been  Mr.  Rickenbacker's  attitude  on  the 
single  tax,  the  doctrine  of  transsubstantiation,  relativity,  tariff 
for  revenue  only,  the  gold  standard,  the  double  standard,  and 
a   number  of  other  matters   probably  had  small,   if  any, 

(Continued  on  following  page) 


'HIS  WEEK 


IN  THE  NEWS 


We  Are  Here  .  .  . 


WHEN  General  De  Gaulle  arrived  Wednesday 
in  Washington  for  conferences  with  President 
Truman  and  Secretary  of  State  James  F. 
Byrnes,  in  the  entourage  accompanying  him 
from  Paris  were  two  members  of  the  film  divi- 
sion of  the  French  Ministry  of  Information. 
Simon  ShifYrin,  American  representative  of  the 
division,  left  New  York  Tuesday  to  be  on  hand 
to  greet  the  Ministry  officials.  It  was  indicated 
Mr.  Shiffrin  would  guide  them  in  the  discus- 
sions with  the  State  Department  on  American- 
Frencii  film  trade  relations  which  reached  an 
impasse  several  weeks  ago  in  Paris.  A  repre- 
sentative of  the  Motion  Picture  Producers  and 
Distributors  of  America  was  scheduled  to  join 
Mr.  Shiffrin  and  the  ministry  officials  Thurs- 
day in  Washington,  in  attempting  to  work  out 
an  agreement  satisfactory  to  the  French  and  to 
the  American  distributors. 


Government  Films 

APPARENTLY  Elmer  Davis'  recent  plea  to 
perpetuate  the  Office  of  War  Information's 
film,  radio  and  press  activities  after  the  war 
through  private  agencies,  with  an  assist  from 
Congress,  has  struck  a  responsive  chord  among 
Government  film  production  units. 

In  Washington  Wednesday  Taylor  Mills,  di- 
rector of  the  domestic  film  division  of  the 
OWI,  called  a  meeting  of  those  working  in  mo- 
tion picture  departments  of  federal  agencies. 
Purpose  of  the  conference  was  to  survey  the 
possibility  of  developing  a  program  for  post- 
war centralization  of  production  and  distribu- 
tion activities  of  Government  agencies  which 
would  lead  to  increased  efficiency  and  better  pic- 
tures. Mr.  Mills  has  proposed  this  centraliza- 
tion in  some  agency  such  as  the  Library  of 
Congress. 

He  also  suggested  that  another  unit  should 
be  set  up  to  assist  the  Government  depart- 
ments in  the  production  of  pictures  by  offering 
competent  technical  advice  on  scripts  and  the 
making  of  contracts  with  commercial  pro- 
ducers. 

It  is  understood  that  Mr.  Mills  and  others 
interested  in  the  future  of  Government  film  pro- 
duction do  not  propose  any  special  agency  like 
the  old  U.  S.  Film  Service,  which  was  headed 
by  Lowell  Mellett.  Nevertheless,  Congress 
would  have  to  be  persuaded  to  authorize  funds 
to  establish  a  central  office  and  keep  it  going. 
Reportedly,  the  idea  has  been  submitted  to  the 
Budget  Bureau,  with  which  Mr.  Mills  was 
formerly  connected,  and  has  received  unofficial 
approval.  Those  departments  interested  in  the 
proposal  include  the  State  Department,  Office 
of  Education,  Bureau  of  Mines,  Department  of 
Agriculture,  Library  of  Congress  and  National 
Archives. 


Echoes 

GEORGE  GERSHWIN'S  musical  doodling 
will  become  public.  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
will  use,  in  "The  Shocking  Miss  Pilgrim,"  mel- 
odies collected  from  his  notebooks.  Mr.  Gersh- 
win presumably  might  have  used  them.  He 
died  in  1937.  His  brother,  Ira,  has  chosen  some 
of  the  best,  and  will  write  the  lyrics. 


GOVERNMENT  RETURNS  industry  to  film 
business  as  controls  drop         Pages  13-15 

ON  THE  MARCH,  Red  Kann  discusses  oppor- 
tunities in  the  days  ahead  Page  18 

THEATRE  BUILDING  PLANS.  George  Schutz 
discusses  effect  of  peace  in  the  field   Page  23 

TELEVISION  goes  into  the  stratosphere  in 
search  of  technological  answers     Page  25 


HANDS  ACROSS  the  sea  as  British  industry 
figure  sees  closer  Annerican  ties      Page  26 

I6MM  FILMS  getting  set  for  boom  as  indus- 
try prepares  for  activity  Page  29 

MEXICAN  STRIKE  declared  legal,  and  Ameri- 
can  firms  must  pay  costs  Page  30 

STATE  DEPARTMENT  criticized  In  charges  it 
does  not  aid  business  men  Page  32 


SERVICE  DEPARTMENTS 

Hollywood  Scene  Page  37     Picture  Grosses 

In  the  Newsreels  Page  32     What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me 


Managers'  Round  Table 


Page  45     Shorts  on  Broadway 


IN  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 

Showmen's  Reviews  Page  2609     Short  Subject  Chart 

Company  Chart  Page  2612     Release  Chart 


Page  42 

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norti 

Page  41  , 

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Page  2614  J^J 
Page  2617  dive 


THOSE  HELPFUL  CRITICS 


(Contimced  from  precedhig  page) 

relevancy  in  Mr.  Sheehan's  concept.  Ricken- 
backer  had  lived  a  story,  a  story  to  be  told. 

Now,  says  Mr.  Crowther,  Mr.  Rickenbacker 
is  a  tycoon  of  aviation,  a  baron  of  industry, 
one  would  assume.  So  the  critic  would  require 
that  a  motion  picture  made  for  the  entertain- 
ment screen  should  go  into  an  exposition  of 
Mr.  RIckenbacker's  economic  policy.  By  the 
same  reasoning  it  would  be  necessary  that  a 
presentation  of  "A  Week  on  the  Concord  and 
Merrimac  Rivers"  should  include  a  disquisition 
on  the  pencil  manufacturing  policies  of  Mr. 
Henry  David  Thoreau. 

when  Mr.  Rickenbacker  first  appeared  on 
the  public  horizon  he  was  behind  the  wheel 
of  a  racing  car.  By  Mr.  Crowther's  formula, 
".  .  .  It's  up  to  Hollywood  ...  If  they  mean 
to  make  biographical  films  of  living — and  con- 
troversial— characters,  let  them  do  so  with 
scrupulous  truth."  So  it  might  be  that  his  view 
of  the  truth  would  be  a  discussion  of  the  re- 
lation of  the  career  of  the  driver  and  aviator 
to  the  development  of  the  Internal  combustion 
engine  and  the  history  of  the  oil  business. 
A  conspiracy,  perhaps. 

Concurrently  In  a  dispatch  from  London, 
Miss  C.  A.  LeJeune,  in  the  same  paper,  seems 
to  be  in  a  not  entirely  happy  mood  over  the 
fact  that  Mr.  J.  Arthur  Rank  has  returned 
to  report  the  reaching  of  some  adjustments  of 
his  farflung  film  enterprises  to  the  American 
scene.  The  sacrosanctlty  of  Shakespeare  and 
"censorship,"  converting  the  bastard  of 
"Henry  V"  to  dastard  for  us,  is  her  motif. 
Lukewarmlshly  she  says:  ".  .  .  better  opinion  In 
this  country  holds  that  what  America  chooses 
to  show,  hear  and  delete  on  the  screen  is 
America's  own  affair.  .  .  .  On  the  other  hand 


there  is  a  not  irresponsible  body  that  feels 
that  a  British  cinema  controlled  from  the 
source  by  Hollywood  [she  refers  to  the  Selz- 
nick  deal]  will  not  be  of  very  much  use  to 
anybody,  either  British  or  American.  ..." 

It  could  be  observed  to  Miss  LeJeune  that 
the  British  box-office  has  had  considerable  ex- 
perience of  Hollywood  over  many  years  and 
It  seems  to  have  been  of  important  use  to  the 
customers. 

■  ■  ■ 

Better  theatres,  the  business  of  this  Indus- 
try, is  a  continuing  demonstration  in  behalf 
of  that  50  per  cent  higher  standard  for  which 
Mr.  Snyder  has  been  speaking.  Come  to  think 
of  It  there  is  a  QP  publication  dedicated  to 
It — Better  Theatres.  We  have  them.  That 
Is  one  reason  a  lot  of  the  customers  leave 
home.  They  want  to  look  and  enjoy. 


SALT  IN  THE  WIND— The  chill  wet  south- 
wester  drives  gusts  of  rain,  stippling  the  rollers 
as  they  race  to  crash  in  spume  against  the 
shore.  In  the  lull  between  onslaughts  a  stony 
tinkle,  half-hushed,  runs  through  the  shingle  of 
the  beach.  The  deepening  grey  of  another 
day's  end  settles.  Out  yonder  a  fisherman, 
close  reefed,  beats  to  windward.  Sea  birds 
poise  and  scream  over  the  rocks.  Around 
the  headland  the  harbor  looms  behind  the 
seawall,  dotted  with  swaying  riding  lights, 
pricked  out  like  stars  against  the  gathering 
murk.  A  bell-buoy  tolls  in  mournful  warning. 
There's  a  stair  of  footworn  stone  up  from  the 
wharf,  and  just  a  turn  around  the  corner  the 
glow  from  an  open  tavern  door  shafts  across 
the  wet  cobbles  of  the  dim  street.  Within  is 
the  aroma  of  strong  drink,  strong  tobacco  and 
strong  men.  There's  a  rollicking  chanty, 
"Whisky  for  My  Johnny." 

— Terry  Ramsaye 


I'" 


8 


ESTA  S  EM  AN  A 


^ROBLEMAS  DE  LA  PAZ:  El  gobierno  sus- 
pende  los  controles  de  guerra  para  facilitar 
la  restauracion  de  las  actividades  pacfflcas. 

Pagina  13 

let  COMITE  DE  ACTIVIDADES  DE  GUERRA 
sera  disuelto  antes  de  terminar  el  ano. 

Pagina  13 

\LVIO  EN  LOS  IMPUESTOS  se  indica  por 
\   ac+itud  del  Congreso.  Pagina  15 

.A  SUSPENSION  de  los  controles  permitir^ 
volver  a  emprender  en  la  construca6n  y 
renovacion  de  teatros,  obras  que  se  habian 
detenido  por  la  guerra.  Pagina  23 

:L  GOBIERNO  DE  MEXICO  declara  que  la 
huelga  contra  las  compafifas  distribuidores 
norteamericanas  es  legal.  Pagina  30 

.OS  PRODUCTORES  y  distribuidores  de 
pelfculas  de  16mm,  que  tan  rapida  y  activa- 
mente  vienen  progresando,  se  apresuran  a 
desarrollar  las  posibilidades  de  pelfculas 
instructivas,  de  propaganda  comercial  y  de 
'   diversion.  Pagina  29 


Field  Trip 

^:iOBERT  L.  WRIGHT,  special  assistant  to 
ihe  U.  S.  Attorney  General  and  in  charge  of 
he  Government  anti-trust  case  against  the 
najor  distributors,  left  Hollywood  last  Friday 
'or  Washington,  after  two  days  of  hard  work. 
^His  trip  to  the  coast  was  solely  for  the  purpose 
)f  examining  witnesses  and  to  gather  evidence 
"or  the  case  which  comes  to  trial  October  8,  in 
■^ew  York  Federal  Court.  His  examinations 
were  conducted  quietly.  He  checked  over  evi- 
dence collected  by  Frederick  Rarig,  Los  An- 
geles, head  of  the  anti-trust  division  of  the  De- 
partment of  Justice.  From  the  appearance  of 
[lis  brief  case  when  he  left  Hollywood,  it  would 
5eem  he  gathered  abundant  evidence. 


Predictions 

RECONVERSION  appeared  to  be  developing 
as  a  political  football  during  the  week.  Only 
two  days  after  the  war  with  Japan  ended,  large 
metropolitan  dailies  replaced  front  page  war 
news  with  reconversion  news. 

In  New  York  State,  the  football  was  kicked 
toward  a  goal  post  by  Governor  Thomas  E. 
Dewey,  who  over  the  weekend,  made  public  a 
voluminous  report  on  reconversion  prepared  by 
the  State  Department  of  Commerce  Commis- 
sioner M.  P.  Catherwood. 

New  York  newspapers  front-paged  Mr.  Cath- 
erwood's  report  which,  in  its  last  paragraphs, 
summarized  a  "seven-point  program  for  state- 
wide reconversion,"  touching  on  such  matters 
as  "preparation  of  publications  dealing  with 
business   opportunities ;   distribution  to  small 


businessmen  of  information  on  the  fruits  of 
wartime  technological  research ;  inauguration 
of  an  industrial  advertising  campaign  and  estab- 
lishment of  a  Bureau  of  Aviation." 

Through  this  program,  Mr.  Catherwood  said 
he  felt  confident  that  New  York  State  would 
have  Zy/i  per  cent  more  persons  employed  in 
the  post-war  period  than  in  1940. 

Confidence  in  the  ability  of  American  indus- 
try to  reconvert  to  peace-time  production  .also 
was  voiced  over  the  weekend  by  Ira  Mosher, 
president  of  the  National  Association  of  Manu- 
facturers. 

Mr.  Mosher  pointed  out  that  "fewer  than 
1,500,000  workers  might  be  unemployed  for 
more  than  30  days  as  industry  converted  to 
peace-time  production."  He  based  his  predic- 
tion upon  a  survey  made  among  1,700  of  the 
NAM'S  13,000  members. 

Like  Mr.  Mosher,  other  business  leaders  ob- 
served during  the  week  there  was  no  reason  for 
"public  fright"  or  "hysteria"  over  the  temporary 
unemployment  of  the  transition  period. 

Exhibitors  in  war  production  areas  which  are 
being  drained  daily  of  factory  employees,  are 
waiting  for  box  office  results. 


G.L  Quiz 

AIR  BASE  NEWS,  the  weekly  publication  of 
the  Lockbourne  Army  Air  Base  at  Columbus, 
Ohio,  tossed  a  challenging  query  to  its  readers 
last  week.  In  its  column,  "G-Eye  Vue,"  this 
question  was  asked  servicemen:  "How  do  you 
compare  the  present  day  movie  picture  with 
the  shows  before  the  war,  and  what  type  do  you 
like  best?  Why?"  Of  the  four  men  whose 
replies  were  printed  by  the  publication,  only 
one  said  he  preferred  "old  time  shows  better," 
because  they  had  "more  life  and  action  in  them 
and  the  acting  was  a  lot  better."  The  others 
preferred  present-day  films  mainly  because 
"they  have  more  musicals  and  comedies." 


Perils  of  the  Fans 

BULGARIANS  go  to  the  movies  at  the  peril 
of  their  liberty.  The  Bulgarian  police  the  other 
day  arrested  more  than  30  persons  in  a  Sofia 
theatre  movie  line.  They  were  waiting  to  see 
the  first  American  film,  "Ziegfeld  Girl,"  to 
enter  the  country's  capital  since  the  war's  end. 
Said  the  police: 

"If  you  have  time  to  stand  in  line  for  movie 
tickets,  you  have  time  for  work." 

And  with  that,  they  set  the  arrested  people  to 
cleaning  up  bomb  debris. 


Russian  to  Spanish 

NOW  RUSSIAN  pictures  are  being  dubbed  in 
Spanish.  In  what  is  believed  to  be  the  first 
switch  of  languages  of  its  kind,  the  Russian 
film,  "Wait  for  Me,"  is  to  be  dubbed  in  Span- 
ish at  the  Azteca  studios  in  Mexico,  it  was  re- 
ported this  week.  The  picture,  which  is  based 
on  a  poem  by  Simonov,  was  produced  by  Mos 
Films  in  Moscow  and  directed  by  Boris  G. 
Ivanoy,  now  the  representative  in  Mexico  of 
the   Soviet  motion  picture  industry. 


Commercial  Basis 

ONE  of  the  American  motion  picture  industry's 
greatest  war  efforts,  the  donation  of  16nim 
prints  to  the  Army,  may  soon  end.  The  Army 
may  pay  for  the  pictures.  The  decision.  War 
Activities  Committee  executives  said  in  New 
York  this  week,  awaits  an  official  V-J  Day. 

Through  August  7,  the  industry  had  con- 
tributed 37,703  feature  and  31,231  short  subject 
prints.  While  fighting  was  fiercest,  there  were 
an  estimated  3,500  daily  showings  to  an  esti- 
rhated  1,450,000  service  men  daily. 

If  the  Army  does  pay,  it  will  probably  be  on 
the  basis  of  attendance,  rather  than  by  footage. 


Se  If'  Teach  ing 

SALESMEN  and  exhibitor  customers  of  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  will  see  how  a  good  exploi- 
tation campaign  is  run.  The  company  this  week 
is  distributing  to  exchanges  ten  prints  of  1,000 
feet  of  film  showing  highlights  in  the  world  pre- 
miere of  "Captain  Eddie"  at  Columbus,  Ohio. 
The  film  is  for  training  purposes  only.  It  won't 
be  shown  in  theatres.  It  is  visual  training, 
adopted  by  the  motion  picture  industry  possibly 
for  the  first  time  for  its  own  field  staffs.  Twen- 
tieth Century-Fox  believes  the  "Captain  Eddie" 
campaign  was  "one  of  the  greatest  in  years." 


Defeat 

MEMPHIS  will  see  United  Artists'  "The 
Southerner."  The  city's  censors  have  rescinded 
their  ban.  There  will  be  no  legal  struggle. 
Lloyd  T.  Binford,  censorship  board  head,  said 
this  week  that  inasmuch  as  theatres  near  the 
city  were  showing  the  picture  the  ban  was 
vitiated.  He  added  that  the  only  thing  bad 
about  the  picture  is  "its  infamous  misrepresen- 
tation of  the  Southern  farmer." 

The  city's  newspapers  have  been  banging 
away  at  the  censors.  The  Memphis  Press 
Scimitar  reminded  its  readers  that  the  picture 
could  be  seen  at  a  nearby  drive-in  theatre,  and 
at  houses  in  West  Memphis,  Ark.,  and  at  Mil- 
lington,  Colliersville,  and  Covington,  Tenn. 

During  the  furor,  the  picture  was  actually 
shown  in  Memphis,  at  the  Fourth  Airforce  Fer- 
rying Group  Theatre.  There  the  G.  I.'s  didn't 
see  anything  to  ban. 

Meanwhile,  United  Artists,  in  New  York,  de- 
clared it  would  battle  in  the  courts  any  further 
censorship  by  southern  cities  or  states. 


Monkey  Talk 

A  MARINE  CORPS  combat  correspondent 
has  a  compliment  for  a  Hollywood  sound  man 
from  a  monkey.  Here's  the  story : 

"Objective  Burma"  was  showing  for  mem- 
bers of  the  First  Marine  Air  Wing  in  the 
Philippines.  The  Leathernecks  were  underes- 
timating when  they  thought  the  sound  effects 
were  good.  The  monkey  proved  that.  The 
monkey,  perched  on  the  shoulder  of  its  owner, 
answered  excitedly,  and  with  loud  chatter,  the 
animal  sounds  the  Hollywood  technician  had 
included  on  the  sound  track  for  a  jungle  scene. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


9 


THIS  WEEK 


the  Camera  reports: 


By  News  of  the  Day 


WHEN  IN  ROME,  etc  

Harry  Davis,  RKO's  manager 
■for  Peru,  is  seen  in  the  Peruvian 
mountains,  a  mining  region. 
Harry  has  donned  the  garb 
of  the  district,  possibly  still 
seeking  customers.    Harry  may 
be  reached  at  Lima,  Peru. 


THE  END  of  the  war,  hopefully  of  all  war, 

is  the  blurb  above — the  first,  successful  and  awful, 

explosion  of  the  atomic  bomb,  last  July, 

on  the  wastelands  of  New  Mexico.   Caught  by 

Army  cameramen  six  miles  away,  the  billowing 

epic  above  was  the  result  of  $2,000,000,000, 

some  125,000  workers,  and  an  official  gamble 

the  Axis  wouldn't  beat  us  to  the  secret 

of  elemental  cataclysm.   The  public  saw  some 

80  feet  of  the  above  in  last  week's  newsreels. 

The  Japs  have  seen  enough,  in  Hiroshima 

and  Nagasaki. 


TWENTY-FIVE  YEARS  for  Twentieth  Century-Fox 
is  signalized  for  Chicago  salesman  Harold  Loeb, 
center,  by  a  wrist  watch  presented  him  by 
Jack  Eckhardt,  head  booker,  at  a  Blackstone  Hotel 
dinner.    Esther  Bailie,  secretary,  looks  on. 


HONOR,  for  Texas'  Variety  Club  17.    The  Club  last  week,  at  a  dinner 
In  the  Hotel  Adolphus,   Dallas,   received  the  Citation  Trophy  from  the 
Variety  Clubs  of  America,  for  its  work  in  behalf  of  the  Boys'  Ranch,  Copperas  Cove, 
Texas.     Robert  J.  O'Donnell,   national   chief  barker,   holds  the  plaque. 
Others,  left  to  right:  Lt.  Governor  John  Lee  Smith;  E.  M.  Dealey,  president 
of  the  Dallas  Morning  News;  James  O.  Cherry,  Texas  Tent  Chief  barker; 
Tom  C.  Gooch,  president,  Daily  Times  Herald;  George  Cottingham,  publisher, 
the  Houston  Chronicle. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  25,  1945 


IN  CHICAGO,  at  the  "Pride  of  the  Marines"  press  preview, 
Warners  was  host  to  Guadalcanal  Marine  veterans.   Left  to  right, 
hienry  Murdock,  movie  editor,  Chicago  Sun;  Ann  Marsters, 
movie  editor,  Chicago  Herald-American;  Sgt.  Kenneth  de  Vilbiss, 
honored  guest;  Anna  Neagle,  movie  editor,  Chicago  Trilmne; 
Stanton  Kramer,  Warners;  Sylvia  Nycamp,  and  Sgt.  Francis  Coleman, 
honored  guest. 


By  ilie  Meiald 


THREE  AUSTRALIANS,  in 
New  York,  the  occasion  being  a 
welcoming  luncheon  by  National 
Theatres  for  Ernest  Turnbull,  left, 
managing   director  of  Hoyts 
Theatres,  Australia.  The  others 
are  Albert  Deane,  Paramount; 
and  Al  Daff,  Universal 
International  Corporation. 


FRANK   DAVIS,   former  Warner 
Montreal  salesman,  has  been 
appointed  Winnipeg  manager. 


IN  VIRGINIA,  as  War  Finance  Committee  theatres  division  leaders  met  with  WFC  officials  at 
Richmond,  Seated:    Henry  A.  Clark,  Virginia  Theatre,    Harrisonburg;   Hunter  Perry,   Dominion  Theatres,  Inc., 
Charlottesville;   Frank  O'Brien,    Fabian-Wilmer   &   Vincent    Theatres,    Richmond;    Brock   Whitlock,    Loew's  Theatre, 
Richmond;   Bob  Coulter,   Byrd  Theatre,   Richmond;  Tom   Baldridge,    M-G-M  Pictures,  of  Winchester,  Charlene  Harvey, 
Secretary,   Theatre   Division;   and    Ed   Goth,    Fabian-Wilmer  &  Vincent  Theatres,  Richmond.    Standing,  J.  Stuar+  White, 
Deputy   Manager,   WFC;   Charles   Grimes,   Warner   Dixie    Theatre,    Staunton;    W.    F.   Crockett,    Bayne  Theatre, 
Va.  Beach;  Morton  G.  Thalheimer,   President,   Neighborhood   Theatres,    Inc.,    Richmond;    Ben    Pittsi  President, 
Pitts  Theatres,  Fredericksburg;  T.  I.  Martin,  Pitts  Theatre,   Culpeper;  Sam  Bendheim,  Jr.,  Neighborhood  Theatres,  Inc.; 
John  S.  Alfriend,  Norfolk,  WFC;  and  Giles  H.  Miller,  Jr.,  Culpeper,  WFC. 


AWARD.    J.  H.  McNabb,  president. 
Bell  and  Howell  Company,  receives  a 
flag,  for  outstanding  employment, 
and  discharged  veteran  re-training 
records,  from  Wesley  Barton,  National 
Association  of  Personnel  Directors. 


\ 


IN  OREGON,  as  the  War  Finance  Committee   celebrated  the  state's  record  of  top  "E"  Bond 
sales,  at  the  Benson  Hotel,  Portland.    Left  to  right,   Wilbur  Carl,  metropolitan  director; 
Jack  Matlack,  director  of  advertising  for  the   J.  J.  Parker  Theatres  and  the  WFC  special 
events  staff;  Charles  Oling,  publicity;  Larry  Hilaire,   Multnomah  County  chairman; 
Chester  Duncan,  radio;  William  Bingham,  payroll  savings;  Kenneth  Martin,  executive  administrator. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


II 


OPENING,  of  MGM's  "Ziegfeld  Follies", 
at  the  Colonial,  Boston:  in  attendance 
were,  left  to  right,  Howard  Dietz,  MGM 
advertising-publicity  director;  Boston 
Police  Commissioner  Sullivan;  William  F. 
Rodgers,  MGM  general  sales  manager; 
Joseph  Vogel,  Loew  circuit  executive; 
Judy  Garland,  and  Vincent  Minnelli;  and 
E.  K.  O'Shea,  MGM  eastern  sales  manager. 


THE  ACQUISITION  of  famed  concert  pianis' 
Artur  Rubinstein  by  Republic,  to  record  the 
piano  score  for  Frank  Borzage's  "Concerto"  ■ 
was  announced  this  week  by  Herbert  J. 
Yates,  Republic  Productions  president,  showi> 
standing,  with  Mr.  Rubinstein. 


WILLIAM  B.  LEVY,  who  will  supervise 
world  distribution  for  Walt  Disney 
productions.    Mr.  Levy  will  return  from 
London  in  September,  to  New  York, 
his  headquarters. 


AS  UNITED  ARTISTS  held  its  Canadian  sales  meeting, 
at  Toronto;  seated,  Al  Iscove,  salesman;  Charles 
Chaplin,  Canadian  sales  manager;  Edward  Schnitzer, 
home  office  representative;  John  Grlerson,  recently 
resigned  Canadian  film  commissioner,  now  a  docu- 
mentary producer,  and  the  meeting's  honored  guest; 
and  George  Helber,  Montreal  manager.  Standing, 
Alex  Goldenberge,  Sam  Kunitzky,  Harry  Kohen, 
Jack  Reid,  Douglas  Rosen,  Harry  Woolfe,  and 
Abraham  Feinstein. 


RKO  THEATRES  executives  at  the  Chicago  product  session:  left  to  right,  Milton  Woodward, 
Lou  Mayer,  Solly  Schwartz,  supervising  out-of-New  York  houses;  Frank  Smith,  Harold  J.  Mirisch, 
chief  film  buyer,  and  William  Briscoe 


MARK  HELLINGER,  who  has  signeclj 

a  producing  contract  with  Universal. 
Mr.  Helllnger,  syndicated 
Broadway  columnist  and  short  stor^ 
writer,  has  been  producing  for 
Warner  Brothers. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1941 


SAW  STOCK  UNRATIONED;  WAC 
TO  QUIT;  IT'S  RECONVERSION 


Within  a  week  after  V-J  Day,  the  U.  S.  Government  began  to  go  out  of  the  motion  picture 
I  siness. 

Lifting  of  wartime  controls  on  raw  film  stock  by  the  War  Production  Board  came  Monday. 
Other  controls  exercised  during  the  three  years  of  war  which  directly  or  indirectly  affected 
eduction  and  distribution  operations  were  dropped  during  the  past  week,  including  censor- 
ip  and  transportation  limitations. 

The  only  area  in  which  Government  regulation  yet  impinges  on  industry  operations  is  that 
construction,  still  under  control  temporarily  because  of  the  lumber  shortage. 
Restrictions  on  production  and  on  the  acquisition  of  equipment  were  eliminated  after 
E  Day. 

A  discussion  of  the  immediate  possibilities  for  building,  remodeling  and  rehabilitation  of 

eatres,  by  George  Schutz,  editor  of  Better  Theatres,  appears  on  page  23. 

All  that  remains  of  Government  attention  to  the  industry  is  the  Department  of  Justice  anti- 

list  suit  against  the  major  distributors,  on  the  docket  for  October  8,  at  New  York  Federal 

ourt.  This  was  indicated  to  proceed,  war,  or  no  war. 


One  Government  department  is  expected  to 
ntinue  and  extend  its  cooperative  activity 
ith  the  industry.  That  is  the  State  Depart- 
ent.  Resignations  came  last  week  from  two 
the  secretariat,  Archibald  MacLeish  and 
ilius  C.  Holmes. 

Immediately  following  V-J  Day,  the  indus- 
y  and  the  nation  turned  its  attention  to  the 
rious  problems  of  reconversion.  War-  plant 
aployment  cutbacks  two  days  after  the  Jap 
!irrender  began  to  mount  and  during  the  first 
I  days  of  peace,  unemployed  numbers  rose  by 
e  thousands. 

Over  the  weekend,  President  Truman  made 
ear  that  all  Government  agencies  set  up  for 
e  nation's  war  economy  would  be  disbandef^ 
quickly  as  possible. 

The  two-day  "unofficial"  V-J  Day  celebra- 
pns  last  week  created  unprecedented  box  of- 
be  grosses  at  the  nation's  key  city  theatres, 
'hrongs  of  discharged  war  plant  workers,  bent 
1  entertainment  sprees,  helped  to  swell  theatre 
:ceipts  during  the  holidays. 

'tates  and  Cities  Moving 
'o  Bridge  the  Gap 

While  the  Federal  Governrnent  moved  quick- 
'  to  pave  the  way  for  restoration  of  normal 
idustry  and  business,  city  and  state  govern- 
lents  hastily  embarked  upon  their  own  meas- 
res  to  bridge  the  gap  between  war  and  peace 
'ithout  appreciable  employment  or  business 
)sses. 

In  New  York  state,  for  example,  the  State 
lepartment  of  Commerce  issued  a  report  last 
unday  giving  suggestions  for  wide  reconver- 
on  in  the  state. 

Nevertheless,  the  first  major  post-war  prob- 
:m  of  the  film  industry  already  is  upon  it — 
nemployment  and  migration  of  labor.  The 
:oppage  of  war  production  is  throwing  mil- 
ons  out  of  work. 

Thousands  of  war  workers  are  leaving  pro- 
uction  centers,  including  those  in  Los  An- 
eles,  Portland,  Seattle,  Detroit,  and  war  in- 
ustry  sections  in  Ohio,  Texas,  Louisiana, 
'ennessee  and  Florida.  This  migration  will 
jntinue  for  many  months,  it  is  estimated,  and 
nally  will  wind  up,  probably,  in  a  pattern  of 
opulation  different  from  both  the  war  and 
re-war  distribution,  with  a  consequent  shift- 
ig  of  theatre  audience  volume. 

Other  reconversion  problems  which  will  af- 
;ct  the  industry  include  Federal  admission  tax 
;ale  cutback  and  new  theatre  construction  plus 
^modelling  on  limited  materials. 

The  international  barometer  shows  portents 
f  some  stormy  weather  in  the  immediate  fu- 
jre,  particularly  for  American  motion  pictures. 


So  far,  not  a  single  one  of  the  many  situa- 
tions which  the  State  Department  has  been 
working  on  since  V-E  Day  has  been  finally 
and  definitely  settled,  although  in  one  or  iwo 
cases  the  groundwork  for  a  satisfactory  dispo- 
sition has  been  laid,  as  in  Italy,  where  a  new 
film  decree  will  reopen  to  American  film  com- 
panies a  market  from  which  they  withdrew  in 
1938. 


On  the  other  hand,  the  problems  which  faced 
the  department  at  the  end  of  the  European 
war  have  since  increased  in  number,  with  Yu- 
goslavia, Czechoslovakia  and  Holland  added  to 
the  list  of  countries  where  enactments  of  one 
sort  or  another  threaten  to  curtail  the  freedom 
of  operation  of  American  distributors.  France 
has  very  definite  ideas  along  that  line,  Switz- 
erland is  looking  that  way  and  Russian  influ- 
ence in  the  Balkans — and  it  is  a  very  real  in- 
fluence— may  lead  to  difficulties. 

Many  of  the  general  problems  which  now  are 
being  discussed  country  by  country  may  come 
up  for  consideration  at  an  international  trade 
meeting  which  the  Department  of  State  would 
like  to  hold  in  this  country  next  March  or 
April,  and  which  it  is  currently  discussing 
with  the  British  government.  Department 
plans  call  for  the  extension  to  trade  problems 
of  the  same  machinery  for  their  settlement 
which  were  set  up  at  San  Francisco  to  solve 
other  problems  which  confront  the  United  Na- 
tions. 

Meanwhile,  there  are  indications  that  ship 
cargo  space  will  be  adequate  for  all  needs  with- 
in a  period  of  a  few  months,  although  at  the 

(Continued  on  page  15) 


War  Activities  Committee 
Finishes  Job  December  31 


The  work  of  the  War  Activities  Committee 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  will  be  com- 
pleted by  the  end  of  this  year,  and  the  organi- 
zation devoted  these  four  years  to  coordination 
of  the  industry's  war  efforts  will  pass  from  the 
trade  scene,  it  was  announced  Wednesday  in 
New  York. 

"The  War  Activities  Committee  is  just  what 
its  name  implies,"  Francis  S.  Harmon,  execu- 
tive vice-chairman,  declared.  "The  war  job 
will  be  finished  not  later  than  December  31  and 
the  WAC  staff  is  on  notice  that  our  work  to- 
gether will  be  over  at  the  turn  of  the  year. 
The  motion  picture  industry  created  a  piece  of 
machinery  to  do  a  specific  job.  When  the  Vic- 
tory Loan  is  a  success  that  job  will  be  finished." 

As  the  industry's  attention  shifted  to  recon- 
version, the  Committee  released  Wednesday  a 
bulletin  from  New  York  headquarters  to  all 
WAC  distributor  and  exhibitor  chairmen  with- 
drawing nine  pledge  Office  of  War  Information 
films  from  theatrical  release. 

The  Committee  requested  that  eight  other 
releases  complete  their  runs,  and  announced 
that  only  five  additional  pledged  short  subjects 
were  scheduled,  including  two  already  complet- 
ed, two  in  work  and  one  in  the  initial  script 
stage. 

Meanwhile,  in  Washington  Monday,  Taylor 
Mills,  director  of  the  domestic  film  division 
of  OWI,  declared  that  OWI-WAC  release 
schedules  up  to  December  1  would  go  through 
as  planned.  No  preparations  are  being  made 
beyond  that  date,  he  said,  although  OWI  will 
have  at  least  two  months  more  to  operate  under 
present  legislation. 

A  day  after  the  Japs  capitulated  to  the  Allies, 
Elmer  Davis,  director  of  all  OWI  activities, 
urged  continuation  of  the  agency  as  a  peace- 


time organization.  Mr.  Davis  expressed  the 
hope  that  since  the  life  of  the  OWI  was  almost 
over,  the  Administration  and  Congress  would 
find  some  means  to  assist  and  supplement  pri- 
vate information  agencies  in  providing  the 
world  with  "a  balanced  picture"  of  America. 

According  to  WAC,  the  pledged  OWI-WAC 
films  to  be  released  between  now  and  the  end 
of  the  year  include  the  following: 

"Here  Come  the  Yanks,"  National  War  Fund 
film,  August  30,  release  date ;  "When  He  Comes 
Home,"  September  13,  Universal  to  distribute, 
a  subject  on  how  to  aid  veterans;  "Victory 
Bond  Caravan,"  November  1,  Paramount  to  re- 
lease, Treasury  Loan  film ;  a  picture  on  the 
food,  coal  and  transportation  crisis  in  Europe, 
to  be  made  by  RKO-Pathe,  no  date  set,  and 
"It's  Great  to  Be  an  American,"  Treasury  sub- 
ject asking  civilians  to  hold  their  War  Bonds, 
no  date  set. 

The  nine  previously  released  subjects  which 
theatres  are  requested  to  play  as  scheduled,  in- 
clude: "The  Fleet  that  Came  to  Stay,"  released 
by  Paramount;  "Something  You  Didn't  Eat," 
Warners ;  "On  to  Tokyo,"  Universal ;  "All  Star 
Bond  Rally,"  Twentieth  Century-Fox;  "The 
Two-Way  Street,"  Columbia;  "Watchtower 
Over  Tomorrow,"  WAC  chairmen;  "Story 
With  Two  Endings,"  20th-Fox ;  "Seeing  Them 
Through,"  RKO;  "To  the  Shores  of  Iwo 
Jima,"  United  Artists. 

The  nine  pledged  films,  withdrawn,  are: 
"Target— Tokyo,"  RKO;  "Fury  in  the  Pa- 
cific," Warners;  "What's  Your  Name,"  20th- 
Fox:  "Brought  to  Action,"  UA;  "V-1,  Robot 
Bomb,"  RKO;  "Target — Japan,"  Paramount; 
"It's  Murder,"  Columbia ;  "Battle  of  the  Mari- 
anas," Warners,  and  "The  War  Speeds  Up," 
Columbia. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25.  1945 


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of  your 

victory 
told  by 

your  guys 


IMMiirrr  mm 


Brought  to  the  Screen  by  Two  Great  Directors 

Capt.  GARSON  KANIN  •  CAROL  REED 

(for  the  United  States)  (for  Great  Britain) 

Distributed  by  COLUMBIA  PICTURES 

for  Office  of  War  Information  through  War  Activities  Committee 
—  Motion  Picture  Industry 


INTO  PROBLEMS  OF  THE  PEACE 


^Continued  from  page  13) 

moment  it  is  still  very  tight,  and  the  Foreign 
Economic  Administration  is  planning  to  lift 
its  controls  on  imports  and  exports  as  rapidly 
as  it  can,  and  probably  in  pace  with  the  grow- 
ing availability  of  shipping. 

When  Stanley  B.  Adams,  director  of  the 
^Consumers'  Hard  Goods  Bureau  of  the  WPB, 
announced  Monday  that  wartime  controls  on 
the  use  of  raw  stock  were  discarded,  the  board 
lended  a  three-year  regulation  of  film  produc- 
ition,  through  its  raw  stock  limitations. 

On  August  20,  1942,  the  WPB  order  L-178, 
providing  for  raw  stock  allocations,  and  order 
L-233,  requiring  scheduling  of  deliveries  of 
film  manufacturers,  were  issued.  Three  years 
(to  the  day,  these  decrees  were  among  more 
than  200  revoked  by  the  board  as  it  paved  the 
iway  for  reduction  of  up  to  50  per  cent  in  its 
[personnel  within  a  matter  of  a  few  weeks. 

Mr.  Adams  announced  the  photographic  sec- 
Ition  would  be  closed  after  October  1.  Lincoln 
jV.  Burrows,  chief  of  the  section,  is  planning 
ito  leave  Government  service  shortly  to  rejoin 
Eastman  Kodak  company  and  Mr.  Adams,  be- 
fore resigning  from  the  WPB,  may  go  to 
Europe  for  the  board  to  make  a  survey  there 
with  respect  to  consumers'  goods. 

Plan  to  Disband  Advisory 
Committees  to  Industry 

Meetings  of  film  manufacturers,  industry 
advisory  committees  and  the  advertising  film 
groups,  called  for  last  week  and  postponed  until 
August  27-29  because  of  the  imminence  of  the 
end  of  the  war,  have  been  called  off  entirely, 
and  the  committees  are  to  be  disbanded  shortly. 

Mr.  Adams  explained  the  Army  and  Navy 
already  had  cancelled  all  outstanding  orders 
for  raw  stock  and  are  going  to  check  their  in- 
ventory position  to  survey  what  they  have  on 
hand.  Future  needs  will  be  met  largely  from 
these  inventories,  he  said. 

The  result  of  the  cancellation  of  military  or- 
ders, Mr.  Adams  observed,  will  be  to  provide 
an  additional  25,000,000  to  30,000,000  feet  of 
35mm  film  through  the  rest  of  this  quarter  pe- 
riod, while  an  even  greater  amount  will  be 
available  in  the  fourth  quarter,  when,  on  top 
of  eliminated  military  requirements,  raw  stock 
production  may  be  as  much  as  15  per  cent 
greater  than  the  current  quarter. 

Lifting  of  raw  stock  control  will  not  result 
in  any  buying  spree  on  the  part  of  the  indus- 
try, Mr.  Adams  predicted,  pointing  out  that 
the  manufacturers  undoubtedly  would  continue 
their  own  rationing  of  customers  until  supplies 
are  adequate  to  meet  all  demands. 

Independent  Producer  Eligible 
For  WPB  Film  Priority 

Should  a  small  independent  producer  find 
himself  unable  to  secure  film,  however,  the 
WPB  can  and  will  give  him  a  priority  which 
would  require  the  manufacturer  to  fill  his 
order. 

The  WPB  bead  emphasized  that  safeguards 
already  had  been  set  up  against  over-buying  to 
freeze  out  small  competitors.  He  explained 
that  President  Truman's  instructions  to  WPB 
director  J.  A.  Krug,  called  for  maintenance 
of  strong  control  over  inventories  to  prevent 
such  hoarding. 

Any  confusion  which  might  prevail  as  a  re- 
sult of  revocation  of  controls,  Mr.  Adams  re- 
marked, will  be  purely  temporary. 


WAR  AGENCY  ROLL  CALL 
SHOWS  MANY  MISSING 

The  outlook  for  various  Government  war- 
time agencies  appeared  at  the  beginning  of  the 
week  to  line  up  as  follows: 

Office  of  Civilian  Defense,  a/ready  abolished; 

Office  of  Censorship,  ouf  of  business; 

Petroleum  Administration  for  War,  out  by  the 
end  of  the  year; 

Office  of  War  (nformafion,  has  six  months  to 
go  but  may  be  out  sooner; 

Office  of  Economc  Sfabi/izafion,  headed  for 
consolidation  soon  with  Office  of  War  Mobiliza- 
tion and  Reconversion; 

War  Labor  Board,  a  few  months,  at  most.  Its 
functions  will  be  taken  over  by  the  Department 
of  Labor. 

War  Production  Board,  assigned  an  important 
reconversion  role  by  the  President,  may  be  in 
business  several  months; 

Office  of  Price  >tcfniinisf ration,  fo  operate  un- 
til June  30,  7946,  buf  mosf  rationing  to  encf 
shortly; 

Office  of  Defense  Transportation,  already  cut- 
ting down;  will  close  as  soon  as  remaining 
travel  restrictions  are  lifted; 

War  Manpower  Commission,  out  of  business. 
Department  of  Labor  or  some  otiier  agency  fo 
take  over; 

Foreign  Economic  Administration,  may  be  ab- 
sorbed by  the  State  and  Commerce  Depart- 
ment within  a  few  weeks; 

Office  of  >tiien  Property  Custodian,  may  func- 
tion for  several  years  to  handle  seized  prop- 
erty and  patents  of  enemy  countries. 

Lend-Lease  Administration  came  to  a  halt 
Monday. 


Industry  Leaders 
Map  Victory  Loan 

While  the  nation  celebrated  the  Jap  sur- 
render last  week,  industry  executives  met 
Treasury  Department  officials  in  Washington 
last  Thursday  to  map  plans  for  the  eighth  and 
last  Treasury  War  Loan,  to  be  known  as  the 
Victory  Loan,  scheduled  for  November. 

Harold  J.  Fitzgerald,  president  of  Wisconsin 
Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc.,  of  Milwaukee, 
has  been  mentioned  as  the  chairman  for  the 
drive. 

Francis  S.  Harmon,  executive  vice-chairman 
and  industry  coordinator  of  War  Activities 
Committee,  announced  in  New  York  Wednes- 
day, following  the  meeting  in  Washington,  that 
the  drive  would  be  known  as  the  "Victory 
Campaign"  for  WAC. 

"The  industry's  war  services  will  end  with 
this  final  Treasury  drive,"  he  said.  "We  have 
gone  all  out  for  the  War  Loans  and  we  expect 
the  Victory  Loan  to  be  a  fitting  climax  to  all 
preceding  campaigns."  Specific  plans  for  the 
industry's  participation  will  be  announced  as 
soon  as  official  dates  are  set  and  the  goal  de- 
termined by  Secretary  Fred  Vinson  of  the 
Treasury.  The  Treasury  goal  will  be  between 
$10,000,000,000  and  $14,000,000,000. 

S.  H.  Fabian,  chairman  of  the  theatres  divi- 
sion of  WAC,  accompanied  Mr.  Harmon  to  the 
emergency  meeting  of  War  Finance  Committee 
officials,  called  by  Ted  R.  Gamble,  national 
director. 


Nation  ^s  Grosses 
Reach  New  High 
In  Victory  Spree 

Arherica's  unofficial  V-J  Day  celebrations 
last  Wednesday  and  Thursday  proved  to  be 
one  of  the  biggest  box  office  stimuli  exhibitors 
have  witnessed  in  years. 

From  key  cities  all  over  the  nation,  theatre 
managers  reported  record  grosses.  Box  of- 
fices jingled  with  the  coin  of  patrons  seeking 
release  from  the  pent-up  emotions  stirred  dur- 
ing the  long  vigil  awaiting  final  word  of  the 
Jap  surrender.  The  caravans  of  ration-free 
motorists  had  no  perceptible  effect  on  the 
grosses. 

Millions  of  servicemen  and  women  joined 
with  civilians  and  war  plant  workers,  those  dis- 
charged and  those  holiday-free,  to  jam  thea- 
tres in  downtown  sections  of  practically  every 
large  city  in  the  country. 

Compared  to  the  riotous  crowds  who  heard 
the  final  news  of  surrender  last  Tuesday  night, 
the  patrons  were  quiet  and  subdued,  but  never- 
theless in  holiday  mood.  Anent  that  Tuesday 
greeting  of  the  news  that  war  was  ended,  sev- 
eral theatres  suffered  heavy  damages,  particu- 
larly houses  in  San  Francisco  and  Denver. 

In  New  York,  first-run  theatres  reported  re- 
ceipts for  Thursday  in  excess  of  Wednesday, 
when  nearly  1,200,000  people  crowded  into 
Times  Square  in  the  evening  for  a  second  cele- 
bration. 

Long  lines  of  waiting  patrons  were  the  order 
of  the  day  last  Thursday  oh  Broadway.  Early 
in  the  morning,  Radio  City  Music  Hall,  the 
Capitol,  Strand,  Roxy  and  Paramount,  thea- 
tres with  stage  show  policy,  were  thronged 
with  holiday  entertainment  seekers.  Other 
houses,  including  the  Hollywood,  Astor,  Rivoli, 
Palace,  Criterion,  Globe,  Gotham  and  Rialto, 
benefited  likewise  from  the  overflow  crowds. 

Capacity  business  for  the  two  days  was  re- 
ported from  Omaha,  Nashville,  Chicago,  Al- 
bany, Hartford,  Kansas  City,  Los  Angeles  and 
St.  Louis,  among  other  cities. 

To  Seek  Ticket 
Tax  Abolition 

The  present  Federal  admission  tax  affecting 
theatres  as  well  as  night  clubs  and  cabarets 
and  other  amusement  places  comes  up  for  re- 
view by  Congress  when  it  reconvenes  Septem- 
ber 5. 

Exhibitors  are  casting  a  watchful  eye  on  this 
onerous  wartime  measure  and  are  hopeful  that 
the  Congress  will  act  to  restore  the  tax  existent 
in  the  period  before  April  1,  1944. 

Under  the  law,  which  imposed  the  present 
rates,  the  former  rate  of  one  cent  on  each  five 
cents  will  be  resumed  automatically  March  1, 
under  a  provision  that  the  wartime  scale  was  to 
be  abandoned  "on  the  first  day  of  the  first 
month  which  begins  six  months  or  more  after 
the  date  of  termination  of  hostilities  in  the 
present  war." 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25.  S945 


15 


A  %6r  CHAPTER  IN  THE  ] 


DANNY  KAYE  in  SAM 


^  ASTOR  THEATRE,  NEW  YORK 

•  .  .  showcase  of  show  business,  still  breaking 
records  in  its  11th  week! 

M  WOODS  THEATRE,  CHICAGO 

.  .  .  formerly  second -run,  becomes  a  nationally 
famous  theatre  with  "WONDER  MAN"  breaking 
every  known  record  in  its  9th  Week!  {"Wham"! 
says  VARIETY!) 


STORY  OF  SHOW  BUSINES 

L  GOLDWYN'S  "WONDER  MAN" 


>  M  MAYFAIR  THEATRE,  ASBURY  PARK,  N.  J. 

• . .  the  Danny  Kaye  picture  "WONDER  MAN" 
established  a  new  inseason  house  record,  doing 

I a  normal  week's  business  in  3  remarkable  days! 
M  HOLLYWOOD  THEATRE,  ATLANTIC  OTf 

...  on  Atlantic  Avenue,  away  from  the  fashionable 
Boardwalk,  taking  motion  picture  patronage 
;  with  it,  to  do  160%  of  the  theatre's  inseason 

record  for  3  solid  weeks! 

^  AND... 

...  in  Cincinnati,  New  Orleans,  Salt  Lake  City 
and  Columbus  the  "WONDER  MAN"  first 
week  grosses  are  far  in  excess  of  any  other 
Samuel  Goldwyn  production. 


Released  thru  KY^O-KAmO  PICTURES 


ON  THE  MARCH 


ON  THE  DAYS  AHEAD 


by  RED  KANN 


THEY  say  it's  going  to  be  a  cold  winter. 
Yes  or  no,  it's  going  to  be  a  realistic 
winter.  So,  too,  the  seasons  thereafter. 
Now  that  the  war  is  won,  those  in  the  high- 
est places  keep  on  repeating  in  familiar  and  de- 
liberate pattern  that  the  peace  must  be  won, 
also.  It  can  be,  if  reason  and  readjusted  think- 
ing prevail. 

The  influences  which  swirl  around  our  own 
industry,  of  course,  leave  their  mark  on  it.  If  a 
public  starved  out  of  new  automobiles,  refrige- 
rators, radios,  electric  washers,  etc.,  etc.,  breaks 
its  neck  in  a  nation-wide  rush  to  relieve  its 
hunger,  we  shall  have  no  right  to  complain 
about  the  undeniable  effect  on  the  box  office. 
We  can  deplore  it  and,  never  fear,  we  shall. 
But  that's  all. 

What  we  should  do,  and  hopefully  will  do,  is 
to  prepare  a  re-planning  blueprint  which  will 
make  the  unaccustomed  easier  to  take,  but  pre- 
pared to  take  it  at  all  costs. 

It  would  be  very  cozy  indeed  to  find  the  ab- 
normal prosperity  of  the  war  period  carried 
into  the  post-war  era.  But  it  would  be  far 
more  sensible  to  make  allowances  for  a  state  of 
affairs  not  quite  so  lush. 

This  industry,  after  all  these  years  so  in- 
divisibly  woven  into  the  warp  and  woof  of  the 
public's  esteem  as  well  as  its  pocketbook,  is 
facing  no  disaster  if  its  thinking  reconstitutes 
itself  in  tune  with  the  days  near  at  hand.  To 
pull  a  very  old  chromo,  surely  motion  pictures 
are  here  to  stay.  Yet  the  measure  of  their  stay- 
ing power  will  be  governed  in  direct  relation- 
ship to  external  economic  forces  and  internal 
economic  revisions. 

In  Hollywood  they  will  scoff  at  the  urgency 
of  any  suggestion,  such  as  this,  that  negative 
costs  had  better  be  trimmed  and  attractions 
made  better  at  less  money.  They  will  remark 
anyone  who  advances  this  sort  of  theory  is  in- 
dulging in  generalities,  is  not  familiar  with 
conditions,  knows  nothing  about  the  labor  mar- 
ket. In  short,  such  a  one  will  be  told  with 
much  bluntness  anything  under  a  million  is  not 
possible  while  anything  running  from  one  mil- 
lion to  a  breathless  three  or  four  is  probable. 

The  answer  is  that  the  pressure  which  may, 
and  in  all  likelihood  will  be,  felt  in  deflated 
grosses  will  compel  a  way.  Unpleasant  and 
never  to  be  desired,  but  indisputable  once  it 
comes. 

No  matter  how  it  may  be  sliced  and  no  mat- 
ter how  variable  the  route  leading  to  the  termi- 
nal, the  essential  answer  is  to  be  found  in 
Hollywood.  What  Hollywood  does,  how  well 
it  does  it  and  at  what  price — these  are  the  es- 
sential factors  in  the  essential  story.  When  the 
merchandise  is  good,  it  sells.  When  it  sells, 
the  complaint  department  takes  a  holiday. 
Practically,  everyone  stays  happy. 

And  These,  Too 

THERE  are  many  more  spokes  in  future's 
wheel,  of  course. 
Indifference  in  theatre  operation  and 
sharp  improvement  in  the  measure  of  service 
to  the  paying  public  will  call  for  attention. 

There  is  a  problem  looming  in  the  returning 
G.I.,  many  of  whose  eyes  are  turning  toward 


serious  foray  and  occasional  flier  into  this  in- 
dustry. 

Theatres  are  run  down  and  their  faces  must 
be  lifted. 

In  due  time,  an  accelerating  problem  no 
doubt  will  leap  to  the  vanguard  in  the  potential 
danger  of  overseating. 

Not  remotely,  Loew's  entry  into  the  16  mm. 
field  overseas  will  prove  general  forerunner  to 
a  stepup  in  narrow  gauge  distribution  in  this 
country  since  the  underlying  reasons — reaching 
remote  audiences  in  areas  or  communities  not 
sufficiently  constituted  to  support  a  theatre — 
are  identical  here  as  abroad.  A  whole  array 
of  situations  involving  the  constituted  theatre- 
man  versus  the  16  mm.  exhibitor  is  in  the  offing 
consequently. 

Although  remote  on  the  domestic  exhibitor's 
horizon,  the  total  industry  internationally  has 
an  executive-sized  problem  in  its  lap.  This  vi- 
tal segment  in  the  portraiture  of  overall  rela- 
tions involves  what  many  unfortunately  will  re- 
gard as  abstracts — the  United  Nations  charter, 
the  continued  maintenance  of  concord  among 
the  Allied  nations,  the  need  to  further  cement 
the  foundations  of  the  democratic  processes  and, 
finally,  the  hard  and  realistic  economics  of  a 
situation  under  which  a  nation  like  Great 
Britain  will  not  be  denied  a  reasonable  repre- 
sentation in  this  rich  market. 

In  due  time — and  from  time  to  time — these 
and  other  problems  will  enter  this  department. 
It  cannot  help  but  be  otherwise. 

They're  Bewildered 

JULES  VERNE  or  H.  G.  Wells  might  have 
done  it,  but  didn't.  It  is  Westinghouse  for 
electrical  research  and  the  Glenn  Martin 
Co.  for  aviation  who  envision  television  from 
planes  at  30,000  feet,  picking  up  shows  from  the 
ground,  "spraying"  them  over  areas  422  miles 
in  diameter,  using  only  14  planes  to  blanket  78 
per  cent  of  the  population  at  an  estimated  cost 
of  $1,000  an  hour  per  plane. 

They  call  it  "Stratovision"  and  all  that's 
needed — they  say — is  the  show  and  enough 
television  receivers  to  propel  the  project  toward 
commercial  realization. 

A  moment  of  pause,  please.  Those  dealing 
and  dabbling  in  television,  and  competitive  to 
"Stratovision"  sponsorship,  are  not  passing  off 
the  possibility  lightly.  They  do  not  talk  for 
publication,  but  they  are  talking  privately.  And 
what  they  say  acknowledges  that  the  idea  is  not 
something  out  of  a  dream  which  may  have  been 
whipped  up  by  a  Verne  or  a  Wells. 

They  believe  it  can  be  done  as  "Stratovision" 
insists  it  can  be  done.  The  truth  is  one  tele- 
vision group  admits  to  a  similar  idea,  but  em- 
ploying dirigibles,  and  failed  to  get  far  because 
of  vague  references  to  "the  Government,  poli- 
tics and  monopolies." 

Bell  Telephone  Laboratories,  moreover,  are 
not  very  happy.  They  do  not  concede  it,  but  the 
blame  goes  to  Westinghouse  and  Martin.  The 
telephone  company's  concept  of  practical  tele- 
vision calls  for  coaxial  cables. 

Coaxial  cables  cost  lots  of  money. 

Coaxial  cables  are  buried  in  the  ground  and 
run  between  two  given  points.  Planes,  or 
dirigibles,  get  along  without  them. 


Canadian  Circuit! 
Reinstates  Many 
Service  People 

by  W.  M.  GLADISH 

in  Toronto 


The  reinstating  of  former  employees  from 
the  war  forces  to  the  civilian  ranks  of  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corporation  is  becoming  a 
steady  stream  and  early  records  of  rehabilita- 
tion of  men  and  women  who  have  been  in  uni- 
form as  much  as  six  years  suggest  a  mixed 
trend. 

From  the  end  of  August,  1939,  when  Maj 
Ted  Doney  stepped  from  the  management  ol 
the  Capitol  theatre,  St.  Thomas,  Ont.,  as  the 
first  to  join  the  colors,  980  Famous  Players 
people  enlisted  in  the  armed  service  of  Canada, 
the  United  States  and  the  United  Kingdom: 
The  Honor  Roll  shows  the  names  of  58  who 
made  the  supreme  sacrifice  or  are  on  the  miss- 
ing list.  To  the  end  of  July,  105  former  work- 
ers had  been  discharged,  approximately  one- 
third  of  whom  were  back  on  the  company's  pay- 
roll. An  almost  sim.ilar  percentage  of  dis- 
chargees had  not  been  in  contact  with  the  com- 
pany or  had  not  made  known  their  intention? 
regarding  employment. 

Figures  May  Be  General 

The  experience  of  Famous  Players  thus  far 
may  be  a  sample  of  conditions  attending  the 
transition  period  generally — an  example  of  re- 
habilitation.   The  figures  are  thus : 

Returned  to  Famous  Players — 36;  resumed 
schooling  at  college  or  vocational  centre — 9: 
obtained  jobs  elsewhere — 14;  joined  the  civil 
service — 2;  taking  projectionist's  course — 1 ;  re- 
enlisted  in  permanent  force — 1 ;  married — 3 
(former  women  cashiers),  and  unreported- 
39 ;  total— 105. 

The  story  of  the  office  boy  who  enlisted  early  ir 
the  war  to  become  a  full-fledged  man  while  ir 
uniform  overseas  is  reflected  in  the  case  of  the 
14  Famous  Players  employees  who  have  secured 
employment  elsewhere.  The  majority  of  these 
fellows  were  ushers  before  they  went  to  war 
and  when  they  came  back  they  were  grown- 
ups and,  while  in  the  service,  had  managed  tc 
learn  a  trade  or  secure  higher  education.  Hence 
they  were  ready  for  a  career  elsewhere  and 
passed  up  the  invitation  to  return  to  the  thea- 
tre circuit.  Because  of  this  comparatively  early 
experience  in  rehabilitation,  there  is  a  view 
that  the  immediate  process  will  not  be  extreme- 
ly difficult,  although  many  more  Famous  Play- 
ers people  are  yet  to  return  to  civilian  life. 

The  wars  are  over,  but  the  film  industry  in 
Canada  finds  it  has  at  least  two  more  patriotic 
campaigns  on  its  hands  and  the  Canadian  Mo- 
tion Picture  War  Services  Committee,  headec 
by  J-  J-  Fitzgibbons,  president  of  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corporation,  and  comprising 
every  exhibitor  in  the  Dominion,  still  has  much 
work  to  do. 

The  committee  is  preparing  for  the  Ninth 
Canadian  Victory  Loan  Drive  early  in  October, 
for  which  a  full  program  of  cooperation  will  be 
extended  as  in  past  bond  campaigns.  While 
they  were  winding  up  the  Pacific  War  at 
Manila,  Paramount  Pictures  sent  word  tc 
Chairman  Fitzgibbons  that  the  many  prints  oi 
"Hollywood  Bond  Drive"  would  be  ready  ir 
September  for  early  distribution  to  all  Canadian 
theatres.  Posters,  streamers  and  other  printed 
material  will  be  used  by  the  theatre  managers 
and  there  will  be  stunts,  speeches  and  all  the 
rest  of  the  campaign  program. 


18 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  194," 


'Kiiir^^" 


.  .  .  1  he  picture  that  explores  new  horizons  of  lusty  romance,  bold  adventure, 
mighty  action  and  flaming  thrill !  ...  all  a  part  of  the  sweeping  story  of  a 
wild,  free  roamer  who  lived  by  the  sword  at  his  side  and  the  heart  on  his 
sleeve  -  until  he  met  his  match  in  a  red-headed  ball  of  feminine  fight  and  fire! 


PATJI       MAMEEJT  WALTER 

HE1EIDOMM0 


A  FRANK  mmi 

PRODUCTION 

with 

BINNIE  BARNES  •  JOHN  EMERY 

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IAN  KEITH 
Executive  Producer  ROBERT  FELLOWS 
Associate  Producer     STEPHEN  AMES 
Directed  by  PRANK  BORZAGE 

Screen  Play  by 
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LITHO  8 
t 


WPB  MOVES  SPEED  ACTION  ON 
THEATRE  BUILDING  PLANS 


THE  PRODUCTION  OUTLOOK  IN  MAJOR 
CLASSES  OF  THEATRE  EQUIPMENT 


Exhibitors  Get  Busy  with 
Drafting  Pencils  as  War 
Controls  Are  Lifted 

by  GEORGE  SCHUTZ 

Editor  of  Better  Theatres 

This  week's  flood  of  War  Production  Board 
orders  revoking  all  but  a  few  of  the  remaining 
wartime  controls  of  civilian  production  and 
purchasing,  took  the  industry's  immense  pro- 
gram of  post-war  theatre  rehabilitation  off  the 
shelf  and  put  it  on  the  desk  for  action.  Scarce- 
ly a  Government  restriction  remained  after 
Tuesday's  wholesale  cancellations,  returning 
210  kinds  of  products  to  peacetime  use.  De- 
livery of  new  equipment  and  supplies  to  thea- 
tres is  now  controlled  only  by  the  time  re- 
quired for  reconverting  some  industries,  and 
by  the  ability  of  manufacturers  to  meet  the  un- 
precedent'cd  demand.  Seating  fabrics  alone  may 
prove  a  bottleneck  for  a  while. 

That  time  lag  will  be  a  factor  for  a  long 
time  to  come,  of  course,  since  practically  all 
of  the  nation's  huge  exhibition  plant  is  in  the 
market  for  new  equipment  and  furnishings. 

Reconversion  of  production  facilities  from 
military  to  civilian  manufacture  will  be  a  ma- 
jor retardant  only  from  30  to  90  days. 

It  also  appears  that  similar  freedom  will 
soon  be  allowed  theatre  construction.  All 
restrictions  on  remodeling,  monetary  or 
otherwise,  are  expected  to  be  removed  short- 
ly, and  they  may  be  lifted  from  new  theatre 
construction  as  well,  if  not  as  quickly,  then 
soon  afterward,  unless  current  prospects  in 
residential  and  commercial  building  change 
radically. 

Equipment  replacement  in  many  lines  will 
not  be  retarded  by  inability  to  get  enough  ma- 
terials, but  this  will  be  a  factor  for  several 
months  in  some  of  the  major  items — projectors, 
for  example.  In  these  classes  of  equipment 
capacity  production  must  await  reconversion 
in  industries  from  which  certain  components 
are  procured.  Manufacturers  of  auditorium 
seating,  who  have  been  making  military  and 
naval  products  altogether,  now  have,  on  the 
other  hand,  their  own  reconversion  to  deal  with. 

Manufacturers  to  Increase 
Standard  Model  Production 

To  meet  the  extraordinary  demand  for  equip- 
ment, most  manufacturers  will  increase  the 
production  of  established  models  as  rapidly  as 
they  can,  rather  than  allow  the  introduction  of 
distinctly  new  models  to  hamper  production 
schedules.  Some  new  models  are  expected  to 
make  their  appearance  relatively  soon,  along 
with  types  already  known,  but  the  policy  now 
prevailing  generally — a  notable  exception  may 
prove  to  be  sound — indicates  that  no  funda- 
mental changes  will  characterize  most  classes 
of  equipment  at  least  until  production  ap- 
proaches normal  capacity  from  three  to  four 
months  hence. 

Approximately  600  new  theatre  projects  al- 
ready blueprinted  await  release  from  wartime 
restrictions.  Inquiry  among  WPB  officials 
specifically  as  to  how  much  theatre  construc- 
tion might  be  allowed,  has  been  answered  to 
the  effect  that  it  may  have  to  await  the  end  of 
the  shortage  in  lumber.  It  was  pointed  out  that 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


PROJECTORS:  Producfion  of  projector  mechan- 
isms, bases,  etc.,  manufacture  of  which  for  civilian 
use  continued  in  some  measure  during  the  war  un- 
der a  quota  system,  will  reach  or  approach  normal 
volume  in  from  three  to  four  months.  Reconversion 
of  contributing  industries  rather  than  of  the  pro- 
jector manufacturing  plants  themselves  is  the  prin- 
cipal factor  controlling  the  rate  of  increase.  Equip- 
ment available  from  quota  production  is  now  free 
of  priority  requirements. 

SOUND  EQUIPMENT:  Production  will  be  immedi- 
ately increased  over  the  rate  allowed  under  the  war- 
time quota  system  and  should  be  available  in  sub- 
stantial quantities  soon,  with  normal  production 
expected  in  60  days. 

ARC  LAMPS  AND  PROJECTION  ACCESSORIES: 
Substantial  increase  in  productioo  over  wartime 
schedules  is  expected  immediately,  with  continued 
acceleration  if  present  stocks  of  materials  can  be  re- 
plenished at  the  necessary  rate.  No  such  materials 
shortage  is  now  anticipated. 

AUDITORIUM  SEATING:  A  class  of  equipment 
of  critical  importance  in  the  rehabilitation  of  thou- 
sands of  theatres  and  needed  for  the  opening  of  a 
small  number  of  new  theatres  built  during  the  last 
year  of  the  war,  auditorium  seating  presents  some 
uncertainties  at  this  early  date  after  the  Japanese 
surrender.  Public  seating  manufacturers  supplying 
practically  all  of  the  theatre  market  were  devoted 
to  the  production  of  war  goods;  all  or  nearly  all  of 
the  Government  contracts  have  been  cancelled. 
Uncertainty  continues,  nevertheless,  because  the  in- 
dustry itself  is  not  sure  how  soon  the  necessary 
metals  will  be  available  in  substantial  quantity,  and 
because  the  textile  industry,  from  which  seating  fab- 
rics must  come,  is  still  operating  under  Government 
controls.  Indication  that  suitable  forms  of  iron  and 
steel  would  be  forthcoming  soon  came  this  week  in 
a  WPB  announcement  urging  immediate  diversion  of 
sheet  steel  and  iron  castings  to  civilian  markets. 
The  fabric  situation  is  complicated   by  two  factors: 

( 1 )  possible  continuance  of  large  Government  orders 
for  clothing,   etc.,  of  the  occupational  forces;  and 

(2)  the  need  to  replenish  stocks  of  civilian  clothing 


practically  every  other  kind  of  material  was 
available  in  sufficient  quantities  to  make  it  un- 
necessary to  retain  a  general  priority  system 
which  placed  an  arbitrary  ban  on  theatre  build- 
ing; continuance  of  the  prohibition  therefore 
was  placed  principally  on  the  necessity  to  divert 
all  available  supplies  of  lumber  to  "essential" 
construction. 

It  was  said,  however,  that  the  WPB  was 
anxious  to  release  construction  materials  from 
all  controls  because  the  building  industry  is  one 
of  the  major  factors  in  the  unemployment  prob- 
lem created  by  the  abrupt  end  of  the  Pacific 
war.  Efforts  are  being  made,  it  was  added, 
to  expand  lumber  output  and  to  switch  supplies 
from  military  uses  to  civilian  markets.  Offi- 
cials declared  it  their  belief  that  not  much  time 
would  be  required  to  remedy  the  situation. 

All  control  of  remodeling,  on  the  other  hand. 


and  household  goods.  It  is  believed  in  the  textile 
industry  that  in  a  few  weeks  the  Government  will 
modify  present  controls  in  a  manner  allowing  the 
production  of  fabrics  suitable  for  theatre  seating,  at 
least  in  limited  volume. 

CARPETING:  The  small  quantity  of  carpeting  that 
has  been  available  to  theatres  is  expected  to  increase 
as  reconversion  puts  more  and  more  looms  into  pro- 
duction for  the  civilian  market,  which  is  expected  to 
begin  immediately.  Relatively  little  carpet  has  been 
available  for  any  civilian  use  during  the  war,  hence 
carpeting  for  homes  will  claim  much  of  the  loom 
capacity  for  a  long  time  to  come,  while  hotels  wilt 
doubtless  be  a  stronger  contestant  for  the  contract 
carpeting  trade  than  theatres.  The  carpet  industry 
will  probably  follow  some  sort  of  rationing  systenr 
of  its  own  to  meet  the  extraordinary  needs  of  all 
of  its  markets,  and  the  total  supply  for  all  mar- 
kets Is  not  likely  to  reach  pre-war  volume  until  stocks 
of  materials  are  built  up  to  an  amount  approaching 
normal  inventory,  which  is  expected  to  take  from  one 
to  two  years.  Treated  paper  will  continue  to  be  sub- 
stituted for  jute  in  the  backing  throughout  the  post- 
war period;  however,  the  substitute  is  not  regarded 
as  inferior  to  jute — is  even  thought  to  have  some 
advantages — and  may  be  used  permanently,  at  least 
for  some  types  or  grades.  No  special  carpetings  are 
likely  to  be  made  for  a  long  time,  and  choice  of 
patterns  in  contract  grades  will  probably  be  severely 
limited  at  least  for  a  year. 

AIR-CONDITIONING,  HEATING,  VENTILATION: 
Although  some  manufacturers  made  military  and 
naval  goods  to  some  extent,  this  Industry  in  general 
contributed  to  the  war  effort  products  in  its  regular 
lines,  and  it  therefore  is  In  a  position  to  turn  to 
civilian  production  almost  immediately  and  probably 
with  little  dependence  on  reconversion  in  other  fields. 
No  shortage  of  metal  for  duct  work  Is  foreseen. 

ADVERTISING  EQUIPMENT:  Attraction  frames 
and  changeable  letters  are  available  in  substantial 
quantity  and  manufacturers  expect  to  be  able  to  step 
up  produtcion  to  meet  increased  demand  as  it  de- 
velops. Manpower  shortages  in  installation  lines  may 
be  a  retarding  factor  In  some  localities  while  do- 
mobilization  and  defense  factory  layoffs  progress. 


would  be  eliminated  "without  delay,"  it  was 
said.  This  would  end  the  present  limit  of  $5,- 
000  per  year  for  each  theatre  and  give  the 
green  light  to  a  program  of  modernization  that 
will  embrace,  during  the  immediate  post-war 
years,  close  a  quarter  or  more  of  the  country's 
16,000  theatres. 

Curiously,  the  end  of  war  has  made  it  im- 
possible to  build  any  theatres  at  all  in  the 
United  States.  During  the  war  some  few  thea- 
tres were  allowed  to  be  built  because  they  were 
deemed  essential  to  the  war  efifort.  This  week 
the  WPB  suspended  its  "Community  Facilities 
Program,"  through  which  recreational  facili- 
ties, including  theatres,  were  promoted  as  mor- 
ale builders  where  they  were  deficient.  Mean- 
while, the  original  ban  on  "non-essential"  thea- 
tres continues.  But,  the  WPB  indicates,  not 
for  long. 

23 


Theatre  Building 
Plans  Increase 
As  Reins  Relax 


As  almost  daily  announcements  come  out  of 
Washington  on  reconversion  plans  and  as  the  Gov- 
ernment gradually  begins  to  lift  its  restrictions  on 
building  materials,  more  and  more  plans  are  being 
made  in  the  field  to  build  new  theatres  and  to  reno- 
vate old  ones. 

A  rush  to  build  new  houses  in  Philadelphia  is 
anticipated  as  soon  as  materials  can  be  procured. 
Not  less  than  12  theatres  are  contemplated  for 
neighborhood  and  suburban  areas  by  various  in- 
dependent interests. 

William  Goldman  Theatres,  Inc.,  is  planning  to 
build  a  large-scale  house  in  downtown  Philadel- 
phia, the  first  addition  to  be  made  to  that  theatre 
district  in  almost  20  years.  Downtown  sites  are 
also  being  looked  over  by  other  independent  op- 
erators. 

A  newsreel  theatre  is  part  of  the  plan  listed  by 
a  combine  which  wants  to  lease  the  Northeast  Air- 
port from  the  city. 

Armand  Carroll,  theatre  designer  and  architect, 
is  doing  a  house  for  a  new  community  project  in 
Paoli,  Pa. 

Philadelphia  Area  Active 

Northeast  Philadelphia  will  be  the  locale  for  the 
majority  of  the  new  houses  because  of  the  rapid 
development  of  this  area  during  wartime  expan- 
sion. 

A  building  program  involving  the  construction 
of  theatres  in  six  Ohio  and  Kentucky  cities,  plus 
remodeling  of  theatres  in  Covington,  Ky.,  and 
Reading,  Pa.,  was  announced  this  week  by  the  F. 
and  Y.  Construction  Company,  Columbus. 

The  program  includes  the  1,200-seat  University 
theatre  on  North  High  Street,  opposite  the  Ohio 
State  University  campus,  Columbus,  and  the  1,000- 
seat  Esquire,  to  be  built  on  East  Broad  Street,  to 
serve  suburban  Bexley,  Eastmoor  and  East  Colum- 
bus. 

Other  theatres  include  the  1,350-seat  Madison, 
costing  $150,000,  at  Covington,  Ky. ;  the  Ludlow 
theatre  at  Ludlow,  Ky. ;  the  1,000-seat  house,  as 
yet  unnamed,  at  Troy,  Ohio ;  an  unnamed  theatre 
at  Greensburg,  Ky. ;  a  1,000-seat  house  to  be 
known  as  the  Loop  in  Cincinnati,  and  the  Covedale, 
also  in  Cincinnati.  Remodeling  is  proceeding  on 
the  Broadway,  Covington,  and  the  Reading,  Read- 
ing, Pa. 

Company  Announces  Fourth 

Fred  S.  Kogod,  president  of  K-B  Theatres, 
Washington,  D.  C,  announced  this  week  that  he 
will  build  a  theatre  in  the  vicinity  of  Takoma 
Park,  Md.,  which  will  seat  1,000.  This  will  be 
K-B's  first  venture  in  Maryland,  and  is  the  fourth 
new  theatre  the  company  has  announced  this  year. 
The  first,  the  Naylor,  will  be  ready  about  October 
1.  The  other  two  are  the  Southern  and  the  Mac- 
Arthur,  both  in  Washington.  The  company  hopes 
to  have  all  the  theatres  in  operation  early  in  1946. 

A  new  500-seat  theatre  will  be  erected  at  Col- 
lege Corner,  Ohio,  by  Charles  Williams,  it  has 
been  announced.  The  town  has  not  had  a  theatre 
since  the  silent  days.  The  site  has  already  been 
acquired. 

Fanchon  and  Marco  and  the  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Company  have  extensive  plans  for  remodel- 
ing and  improving  their  theatres  in  St.  Louis,  it 
is  announced  by  officials  of  both  companies.  Plans 
for  a  new  neighborhood  house,  the  Hampton,  to 
be  built  in  St.  Louis  Hills  at  an  estimated  cost 
of  $500,000,  have  also  been  announced. 

Meantime,  it  is  planned  to  carry  out  extensive 
improvements  in  the  Fanchon  and  Marco  first  run 
houses,  including  the  Fox,  the  Ambassador,  the 
Missouri  and  the  St.  Louis.  The  improvements 
will  include  redecorating,  new  seats  and  new  equip- 
ment. 

The  St.  Louis  Amusement  Company  plans  to 
install  air  conditioning  systems  in  all  its  neighbor- 
hood houses^  which  do  not  have  the  equipment  now. 

The  Auditorium  theatre  in  Newark,  Ohio,  is 
going  to  be  remodeled  extensively  by  the  Shea 
theatre  interests.    The  seating  capacity  will  be 


Box  Office  Champions  for 
The  Month  of  July 


THE  CLOCK 

(  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) 

Produced  by  Arthur  Freed.  Directed  by 
Vincente  Minnelli.  Screen  play  by  Robert- 
Nathan  and  Joseph  Schranic,  based  on  a  story 
by  Paul  Gallico  and  Pauline  Gallico.  Director 
of  photography,  George  Folsey.  Musical 
score,  George  Bassman.  Cast:  Judy  Garland, 
Robert  Walker,  James  Gleason,  Keenan 
Wynn.   Release  date,  May,  1945. 

CONFLICT 

(Warner  Brothers) 

Produced  by  William  Jacobs.  Directed  by 
Curtis  Bernhardt.  Screen  play  by  Arthur  T. 
Horman  and  Dwight  Taylor,  based  on  an 
original  story  by  Robert  Siodmak  and  Alfred 
Neumann.  Director  of  photography,  Mer- 
ritt  Gerstad.  Leo  F.  Forbstein,  musical  direc- 
tor. Music  by  Frederick  Hollander.  Cast: 
Humphrey  Bogart,  Alexis  Smith,  Sydney 
Greenstreet,  Rose  Hobart.  Release  date, 
June  30,  1945. 

DILLINGER 

( Monogram  ) 

Produced  by  the  King  Brothers.  Directed 
by  Max  Nosseck.  Original  screenplay  by 
Phil  Yordan.  Cameraman,  Jackson  Rose. 
Film  editor.  Otto  Levering.  Production 
manager,  Clarence  Bricker.  Special  effects, 
Robert  Clark.  Cast:  Edmund  Lowe,  Ann 
Jeffreys,  Lawrence  TIerney,  Eduardo  Cian- 
nelli.  Marc  Lawrence,  Elisha  Cook,  Jr.  Re- 
lease date,  March  2,  1945. 


NOB  HILL 

(Twentieth  Century -Fox) 

Produced  by  Andre  Daven.  Directed  by 
Henry  Hathaway.  Screen  play  by  Wanda 
Tuchock  and  Norman  Reilly  Raine  from  a 
story  by  Eleanore  Griffin.  Director  of  pho- 
tography, Edward  Cronjager.  Natalie  Kal- 
mus.  Technicolor  director.  Music  and  lyrics 
by  Jimmy  McHugh  and  Harold  Adamson. 
Musical  direction  by  Emil  Newman  and 
Charles  Henderson.  Cast:  George  Raft, 
Joan  Bennett,  Vivian  Blaine,  Peggy  Ann  Gar- 
ner, Alan  Reed.  Release  date,  July,  1945. 

THRILL  OF  A  ROMANCE 

(  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  ) 

Produced  by  Joe  Pasternak.  Directed  by 
Richard  Thorpe.  Screen  play  by  Richard  Con- 
nell  and  Gladys  Lehman.  Director  of  pho- 
tography, Harry  Stradling.  Natalie  Kalmus, 
Technicolor  director.  Musical  adaptation  and 
direction,  Georgie  Stoll.  Cast:  Van  Johnson, 
Esther  Williams,  Frances  Gifford,  Tommy  Dor- 
sey  and  orchestra.  Release  date,  July,  1945. 

THE  VALLEY  OF  DECISION 
(  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ) 

Produced  by  Edwin  H.  Knopf.  Directed 
by  Ray  Garnett.  Screenplay  by  John 
Meehan  and  Sonya  Levien,  based  on  the 
novel  by  Marcia  Davenport.  Director  of 
photography,  Joseph  Ruttenberg.  Musical 
score  by  Herbert  Stothart.  Cast:  Greer 
Garson,  Gregory  Peck,  Donald  Crisp,  Lionel 
Barrymore.   Release  date,  June,  1945. 


enlarged  to  accommodate  over  1,000  and  the  entire 
interior  will  be  redesigned  and  redecorated.  A  new 
marquee  and  box  office  will  be  installed. 

In  New  York  City,  theatre  interests  have  been 
advised  that  the  city  will  sell  at  public  auction  the 
parcel  of  property  on  Sixth  Avenue  extending 
from  52nd  to  53rd  Street.  This  adjoins  Radio 
City.  A  minimum  of  $675,000  has  been  placed  on 
the  property,  which  has  been  reported  as  being 
sought  for  a  first-run  theatre. 


UA  Wants  1st  Run 
In  New  Orleans 


United  Artists  may  soon  take  over  the  St. 
Charles  theatre  in  New  Orleans  as  a  first  run 
house.  A  spokesman  for  the  company  said  in  New 
York  this  week  that  negotiations  have  practically 
been  completed. 

This  is  the  third  house  to  be  reported  in  recent 
weeks  as  sought  by  United  Artists  to  use  as  an 
outlet  for  its  product.  The  company  is  also  re- 
portedly negotiating  for  the  Winter  Garden  in 
New  York  and  the  Oriental  theatre  in  Chicago. 
However,  plans  for  the  acquisition  of  these  houses 
have  not  advanced  as  far  as  the  plans  for  the  St. 
Charles. 


Los  Angeles  Tax 
Proposal  Is  Cut 

The  proposed  Los  Angeles  tax  on  theatre  admis- 
sions has  shifted  from  the  original  nickel-per-ticket 
basis  to  a  five  per  cent  tax  on  theatre  grosses. 

This  shift  followed  the  second  meeting  between 
exhibitor  leaders  and  several  members  of  the  Los 
Angeles  City  Council. 

Councilman  Meade  McClanahan,  chairman  of  the 
Council's  Revenue  and  Taxation  Committee,  intro- 
duced a  resolution  before  the  council,  on  August  16, 
recommending  an  amendment  to  the  Municipal 
Code,  which  would  place  a  five  per  cent  tax  on 
theatre  revenues. 

The  exact  language  of  the  resolution  calls  for 
"imposing  a  levy  of  five  per  cent  of  the  gross  an- 
nual receipts  of  any  theatre  or  airdrome  (outdoor 
theatre.)"    Taxes  would  be  paid  quarterly. 

The  resolution  has  been  referred  to  the  Reve- 
nue and  Taxation  Committee  for  hearings.  A  ma- 
jority vote  of  the  City  Council  is  needed  before 
the  amendment  is  adopted. 

The  measure  is  still  in  a  formative  stage,  it  was 
reported,  and  the  committee  has  agreed  to  hold 
more  meetings  with  exhibitors  before  drafting  an 
ordinance  for  submission  to  council. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  25,  1945 


FELEVISION,  CHAFES  AT  THAT 
CORNER,  TRIES  STRATOSPHERE 


Regular  Versus  Stratovision 


The  territory  covered  by  television  broadcasts  from  airplanes  circling  in  the  stratosphere,  as 
proposed  by  Westinghouse  Electric  and  the  Glenn  L.  Martin  Company,  is  compared  here 
with  the  territory  covered  by  a  hypotlietical  station  broadcasting  from  a  high  buiiding  in 
Pittsburgh.  The  color  circle  includes  all  the  area  where  the  airplane  broadcasts  could  be 
picked  up,  if  anybody  wanted  to  look. 


Mck  of  Equipment  Delays 
Post  -  War  Developments; 
Large  Screen  Not  Ready 

y  WILLIAM  G.  FORMBY 

Television,  its  peacetime  prospects  suddenly 
ighlighted  by  the  quick  end  of  the  war,  is 
oised  to  leap  or  walk  around  that  corner,  the 
ice  dependent  upon  the  speed  with  which  it 
m  solve  its  technical  and  economic  prob- 
ms. 

It  is  not,  its  experts  agree,  ready  yet  to 

jring  upon  the  public  as  a  full-blown  art  or 
usiness.  It  is,  in  short,  more  important  in 
romise  than  it  is  in  delivery.  There  rides  in 
iich  observation,  however,  the  threat  of  over- 

ight  developments  that  will  upset  present 
Dnceptions  and  force  the  medium  into  action 
t  a  headlong  gallop.  Westinghouse  and  the 
irlenn  L.  Martin  Company  thought  they  had 
:ch  a  development  in  a  joint  plan  announced 
ist  week  to  set  up  broadcasting  stations  in  air- 
lanes  circling  in  the  stratosphere. 

The  motion  picture  industry,  standing  to 
jain  or  lose  heavily  as  the  new  medium  devel- 
[ps,  is  watching  all  angles  to  be  on  the  top- 
lide  when  the  lights  flash  permanently  to  green, 
'heatre  owners,  for  the  most  part  unable  to 
0  anything  about  the  progress  of  television 
xcept  to  watch  that  progress,  are  seeking  in- 
jrmation  on  the  status  of  such  progress  as 
ley  enter  the  era  of  peace. 

The  status,  as  outlined  by  experts,  is  as  fol- 
Dws : 

1.  Television  broadcasting  will  be  ready  to 
jroceed  upon  a  national  basis  as  soon  as 
Tansmission  facilities  can  be  set  up  to  ac- 
:ommodate  it,  and  coverage  to  insure  rev- 
:nue  from  advertisers  with  which  to  pay  the 
ireight. 

2.  Only  very  limited  transmission  facilities  . 
low  are  available.  The  equipment  currently 
It  the  disposal  of  broadcasting  interests  is 
;onfined  to  the  nine  stations  now  operating; 
vhich  cover  a  relatively  small  proportion  of 
:he  population. 

3.  Although  technical  improvements  in 
;lectronics  during  the  war  may  simplify  tele- 
/ision  and  increase  the  quality  of  equipment, 
ixperts  say  there  are  no  revolutonary  devel- 
jpments  that  will  put  television  quickly  into 
he  nation's  homes  and  theatres. 

4.  The  suddenness  with  which  the  war 
;nded  has  caught  factories  and  radio  net- 
works with  television  plans  only  partly  com- 
jleted.  Programming  is  proceeding,  but 
leither  the  equipment  nor  the  manpower  is 
ivailable  at  the  present  moment  to  develop  it 
tully.  Most  authorities  believe  it  will  require 
[actories  at  least  six  months  to  provide  satis- 
factory basic  studio  equipment  in  volume. 

5.  The  production  of  home  television  sets, 
while  engaging  the  attention  of  manufactur- 
;rs,  cannot  reach  effective  volume  for  at 
least  a  year. 

Motion  picture  companies  are  keeping  posted 
)n  progress,  meanwhile.  Paramount,  through  its 
merest  in  Du  Mont  Laboratories,  believes  it  is 
ibreast  of  developments  and  will  have  theatre  tele- 
iHision  as  quickly  as  anyone  else.  The  company 
dso  has  a  considerable  stock  interest  in  Scophony 
Corporation  of  America,  which  specializes  in  the 
'Supersonic"  sy'stem  of  enlarging  television  im- 
iges.    Paul  Raibourn,  in  charge  of  television  for 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25.  1945 


Paramount,  declared  that  there  was  no  system  cur- 
rently for  large-screen  television  that  could  be 
presented  economically  enough  to  justify  use  by 
any  except  the  largest  theatres.  He  added,  how- 
ever, some  development  might  explode  into  sud- 
den recognition  to  change  that  situation. 

RKO  Television  Corporation,  a  subsidiary  of 
RKO  Radio  headed  by  Ralph  B.  Austrian,  is 
emphasizing  production  of  motion  pictures  espe- 
cially for  use  on  television  programs.  His  com- 
pany has  been  preparing  "package  shows"  for 
television  advertisers  for  the  past  six  months. 
It  now  has  ready  for  production  more  than  25 
properties,  some  of  which  are  live  talent  package 
shows,  some  film  productions  and  some  single 
subjects.  Others  are  in  series  of  13  or  26,  and 
all  will  be  available  to  television  stations  in  the 
various  markets  through  RKO  exchanges. 

RKO  also  is  kept  up  to  the  moment  on  televi- 
sion developments  through  its  tie  with  Radio 
Corporation  of  America,  and  RKO  executives  as- 
sume that  as  soon  as  RCA  develops  theatre-size 
television  the  equipment  therefor  will  be  available 
to  company  theatres. 

Companies  Seen  Investing 
In  Television  Experiments 

Warner  Brothers  Pictures,  Twentieth  Century- 
Fox  Film  Corporation  and  Loew's,  Inc.,  are  heav- 
ily invested  in  television  experiments,  looking  to 
programming,  broadcasting  and  theatre  reception 
at  the  earliest  practical  moment. 

Accentuating  the  confusion  of  the  war's  sudden 
end,  came  the  "six-mile-high"  antennas  proposed 
for  nation-wide  coverage,  thusly : 

A  method  of  providing  a  nation-wide  network 
more  quickly  and  at  an  assertedly  lower  cost  than 
that   requiring  coaxial   cables  or   relay  stations 


was  announced  August  9  by  the  Westinghouse 
Electric  Corporation  and  the  Glenn  L.  Martin 
Company,  manufacturer  of  airplanes.  The  plan, 
as  projected  by  Walter  Evans,  Westinghouse  vice- 
president  in  charge  of  radio  operations,  envisioned 
the  use  of  large  especially  equipped  airplanes, 
cruising  over  a  fixed  area  30,000  feet  above  the 
ground,  to  receive  programs  from  a  low-power 
station  on  the  ground  and  rebroadcast  these  over 
a  wide  area.  Each  plane  would  "spray"  the  pro- 
grams over  a  diameter  of  about  422  miles,  Mr. 
Evans  said. 

Named  "Stratovision,"  the  system  includes  pro- 
vision for  a  network  wherein  broadcasts  would 
be  relayed  from  plane  to  plane.  This  stratospheric 
relay,  it  was  claimed,  would  enable  14  planes  to 
cover  78  per  cent  of  the  country's  population  and 
eliminate  the  need  for  hundreds  of  ground  stations. 
Initial  flight  tests  of  the  system  were  expected  to 
be  made  this  autumn,  an  application  for  the  nec- 
essary permits  already  having  been  filed  with  the 
Federal  Communications  Commission  in  Washing- 
ton. 

To  provide  a  basic  national  system,  the  planes 
would  fly  over  New  York,  Pittsburgh,  Chicago, 
Kansas  City,  Curtis,  Neb. ;  Leadville,  Col. ;  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Los  Angeles.  The  addition  of 
units  over  Atlanta,  Memphis,  Dallas,  Sacramento 
and  Portland,  Ore.,  would  provide  the  maximum 
coverage  intended  for  the  full-blown  network. 

The  economic  aspects  of  the  system  were  out- 
lined in  the  announcement.  It  was  said  that  the 
operation  of  a  single  plane  would  cost  $1,000  an 
hour,  an  expense  contrasted  with  the  $13,000  per 
hour  estimated  for  a  sufficient  number  of  ground 
stations  to  cover  the  same  area.  The  planes  would 
be  equipped  to  stay  in  the  air  slightly  less  than  11 
hours.  Unofficial  estimates  nlaced  the  cost  of  the 
first  experimental  plane  at  $500,000. 

25 


SEES  ANGLO-AMERICAN' 
TIES  DRAWN  TIGHTER 


By  the  Heral 

At  the  welcome  luncheon  Augusf  77  in  the  Waldorf- Astoria  Hotel  in  New  York.  Reginald  Baker, 
speaking,  president  of  the  British  Kinematograph  Renters  Society,  is  Hanked  on  the  left  by 
Barney  Balaban,  president  of  Paramount   Pictures,  and  on  the  right  by  Car/  E.  Milliken, 


Mofion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of 
RKO  Corporation. 


The  war  which  almost  ruined  Great  Britain 
nevertheless  enabled  its  people  to  become  friend- 
ly with  millions  of  Americans,  both  personally 
through  the  American  soldier,  and  in  a  larger 
sense,  through  American  pictures  supplied  the- 
atres which  were  faithfully  and  almost  exclus- 
ively attended,  according  to  Reginald  Baker, 
president  of  the  British  Kinematograph  Rent- 
ers Society.  The  war  also"  enabled  Americans 
to  become  familiar  with,  and  fond  of,  the  Brit- 
on and  these  Americans  will  want  to  see  Brit- 
ish life  on  the  American  screen,  Major  Baker 
believes.  The  British  distribution  executive, 
visiting  the  United  States,  was  the  guest  of  the 
Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of 
America  at  a  welcome  luncheon  in  the  Hotel 
Waldorf-Astoria  Friday,  August  17.  Top  com- 
pany executives  attended. 

Theatre  attendance  in  Great  Britain  is  de- 
clining, Major  Baker  said.  Presumably,  it  is, 
or  will  be,  on  the  decline  in  this  country,  he 
added.  The  pressures  of  war  are  abolished ; 
people  do  not  need  the  theatre  as  much,  and 
also  may  attend  other  amusement  offerings, 
he  said. 

However,  Mr.  Baker  emphasized  the  in- 
creased importance  of  the  film  industry  to  the 
democratic  countries,  both  in  the  maintenance 
of  faith  domestically  and  in  its  presentation  to 
other  countries. 


America,  and  N.  Peter  Rathvon,  president  of 


This  importance  means  a  task  for  the  indus 
tries  of  both  countries;  it  furthermore  mean 
both  industries  must  cooperate,  and  reciprocate 
with  the  British  industry  now,  in  Mr.  Baker' 
words,  the  "junior  partner."  It  means,  toe 
the  British  expect  playing  time  on  America: 
screens.  But  they  expect  that  playing  time  t 
be  based  on  quality  pictures,  which,  he  assertec 
the  British  have  been  making. 

Mr.  Baker  was  introduced  by  Mr.  Milliker 
■  MPPDA  international  department  chief,  in  th 
absence  from  New  York  of  Will  H.  Hay; 
MPPDA  president. 

Among  those  present  were  Barney  Balabar. 
Martin  Quigley,  N.  Peter  Rathvon,  Jack  Cohr 
E.  W.  Hammons,  Maurice  Silverstone,  W.  C 
Michel,  George  J.  Schaefer,  Capt.  Harold  Au 
ten,  J.  H.  Seidelman,  George  Weltner,  Rei 
Kann,  Terry  Ramsaye,  Sherwin  Kane,  Williar 
German  and  Abe  Schneider. 

Also:  Al  Daff,  Tom  Mulrooney,  Mike  Wear 
Jack  Segal,  R.  K.  Hawkinson,  Walter  Titus 
Jr.,  Phil  Reisman,  Karl  G.  McDonald,  Nortoi 
Ritchey,  Francis  Harmon,  Harry  Schroedet 
George  Borthwick,  Leo  Samuels,  Arthu 
DeBra,  Fred  Croft,  Kenneth  Hargreave,  Pat 
Graetz,  Samuel  Berger,  R.  H.  O'Brien,  Eugen- 
Gregg,  Jock  Lawrence,  Roger  Albright,  ant 
L.  A.  Bonn. 


F-/  Day  Arrival 
Halts  Films  for 
Army-Navy 

V-J  Day  called  a  lialt  for  most  of  the  Army  and 
Navy's  film  production  and  distribution  activities, 
witli  contracts  tenninatiiig  along  many  fronts  at 
home. 

The  Army  incentive  films,  which  have  been  dis- 
tributed to  war  plants  for  the  past  two  years,  were 
terminated  last  week,  following  news  of  the  Japan 
surrender.  Castle  Films,  Inc.,  Walter  O.  Gutlohn, 
Inc.,  and  Modern  Talking  Pictures,  Inc.,  three  of 
the  commercial  distributors  who  had  been  handling 
incentive  films  for  the  Army  and  Navy,  made 
known  in  New  York  Monday  that  Army  contracts 
had  ended  and  that  the  Navy  would  shortly  follow 
suit.  Prints  outstanding  are  to  be  returned  to  the 
services. 

Eastern  film  processing  laboratories  received 
orders  from  the  military  services  last  week  to  stop 
work  on  present  orders  for  all  Army  Air  Forces, 
Army  Signal  Corps  and  Navy  training  films  and 
other  pictures,  pending  a  study  of  contract  can- 
cellations. Approximately  100  workers  in  the 
laboratories  have  been  discharged.  It  is  not  known 
whether  any  of  the  work  suspended  would  be 
ordered  completed. 

In  New  York,  laboratories  did  between  $1,000,- 
000  and  $2,000,000  worth  of  film  processing  annual- 
ly for  the  armed  forces  during  the  war.  Consoli- 
dated Film  Industries  handled  work  for  the  Army 
Air  Force  and  for  the  Navy ;  DeLuxe  Labora- 
tories processed  for  the  Army  Signal  Corps  and 
Navy,  and  Pathe  and  Producers  Laboratories  for 
the  Army  Air  Forces. 


20th-Fox  Starts 
District  Meetings 

Twentieth  Century-Fox  has  begun  a  series  of 
six  district  sales  meetings  to  be  known  as  Victory 
Year  business  conferences. 

Tom  Connors,  vice-president  in  charge  of  dis- 
tribution, held  the  first  meeting  Thursday  at  the 
home  office  in  New  York.  The  series  of  meetings 
will  be  concluded  by  September  7  and  will  be  held 
in  Atlanta,  Chicago,  Des  Moines,  Kansas  City  and 
San  Francisco. 

Conducting  the  meetings  with  Mr.  Connors  in  . 
New  York  were  W.  J.  Kupper,  general  sales  man- 
ager ;  A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  eastern  sales  manager ; 
W.  C.  Gehring,  western  sales  manager,  and  L.  J. 
Schlaifer,  central  sales  manager.  The  latter  three 
executives  will  assist  Mr.  Connors  in  conducting 
the_  meetings  planned  for  their  respective  terri- 
tories. Morris  Caplan,  branch  coordinator,  will 
accompany  the  sales  executives  and  will  attend  all 
of  the  Victory  Year  meetings. 

The  four-day  Atlanta  meeting  was  concluded 
Friday.  During  the  meeting,  Mr.  Connors  and  his 
aides  met  with  the  division,  district  and  branch 
managers  of  Atlanta,  Charlotte,  New  Orleans,  Dal- 
las, Memphis  and  Oklahoma  City. 

Those  in  attendance  included  Harry  G.  Ballance, 
division  manager;  Paul  S.  Wilson  and  Philip 
Longdon,  district  managers ;  and  Fred  R.  Dodson, 
John  E.  Holston,  E.  V.  Landaiche,  Cecil  E.  House, 
W.  T.  Young  and  M.  W.  Osborne,  branch  man- 
ager. 

The  third  sales  meeting  begins  Sunday,  August 
26,  in  Chicago. 

RKO  Radio  Opens  Fourth 
Regional  Sales  Meeting 

RKO  Radio  opened  the  fourth  in  its  series  of 
three-day  regional  sales  meetings  Monday  in  the 
Ambassador  Hotel,  Los  Angeles.  The  meeting 
marked  the  inauguration  of  the  company's  14th  sea- 
son. Meetings  have  already  been  completed  in 
New  York,  Cincinnati  and  Chicago. 

Delegates  from  exchanges  in  Denver,  Salt  Lake 


City,  Seattle,  Portland,  San  Francisco  and  Los 
Angeles  attended  the  meeting  which  was  presided 
over  by  Ned  E.  Depinet,  president,  RKO  Radio. 
Also  attending  were  representatives  of  Samuel 
Goldwyn  productions,  International  Pictures,  Inc., 
and  Walt  Disney  productions,  all  of  whose  product 
is  released  by  RKO  Radio. 

Home  office  executives  who  spoke  at  the  meet- 
ings included  Harry  Michalson,  short  subjects 
sales  manager;  Walter  Branson,  western  division 


sales  manager ;  M.  G.  Poller,  assistant  to  Mi 
Mochrie ;  S.  Barret  McCormick,  director  of  adver 
tising  and  publicity,  and  Terry  Turner,  exploitatio: 
manager. 

RKO  Radio's  San  Francisco  exchange  was  an 
nounced  as  winner  of  first  prize  in  the  recent!; 
concluded  Ned  Depinet  Sales  Drive. 

Herb  Mclntyre,  manager  of  the  Rocky  MountaLl 
and  Western  districts,  won  first  prize  among  th 
company's  nine  district  managers. 


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Broadway  name;  brilliant  with  sweet 
and  solid  songs  of  the  moment! . . . 
A  gay  and  gingerful  carnival  of 
laughs  and  love^  rhythm 
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WAR'S  END  BRINGS  RUSH  TO 
OPEN  MARKET  FOR  16MM 


Established  Companies  and 
Many  Outsiders  Planning 
Immediate  Production 

Producers  and  distributors  of  motion  pic- 
ures  for  the  non-theatrical  field  are  rapidly 
)utting  into  motion  expansion  plans  held  in 
ibeyance  pending  the  end  of  the  war  with 
[apan.  In  addition  to  these  film-makers,  inter- 
:sts  outside  the  field  are  racing  to  jump  on 
:he  16mm  band-wagon. 

With  assurances  of  unrestricted  raw  stock 
iupplies,  following  the  War  Production  Board's 
ifting  of  controls  Monday  in  Washington, 
ind  with  the  go-ahead  signal  from  the  War 
Production  Board  expected  to  follow  shortly 
:or  the  manufacture  of  16mm  projectors  and 
equipment,  everyone  with  a  post-war  eye  on 
:he  16mm  field  can  now  proceed  unimpeded 
mth  his  program. 

This  week  several  new  developments  in  the 
Seld  were  reported  in  New  York: 

1.  Loew's  International  Corporation  an- 
nounced organization  of  a  special  division  to 
distribute  its  features  and  shorts  in  16mm 
for  the  foreign  market.  The  company  plans 
to  offer  educational  and  documentary  pic- 
tures as  well,  but  these  are  to  be  farmed  out 
to  commercial  producers,  not  made  in  Holly- 
wood. 

2.  "Young  America,"  the  magazine  pub- 
lished for  youngsters  in  schools,  with  a  week- 
ly circulation  of  400,000,  announced  Monday 
it  would  produce  and  distribute  narrow- 
gauge  educational  films  to  schools. 

3.  Information  Film  Association,  a  nation- 
al organization  of  producers,  vvriters,  direc- 
tors, editors  and  technicians  in  the  docu- 
mentary, educational  and  industrial  film  field, 
was  formed  in  New  York  last  Thursday  at 
the  Museum  of  Modern  Art. 

4.  Advertising  agencies  reported  their  cli- 
ents were  speeding  production  of  advertis- 
ing-sales-promotion films,  institutional  in- 
dustrial pictures  and  straight  advertising 
films  for  theatrical  distribution  at  home  and 
abroad. 

With  the  advent  of  Loew's  International  to 
the  16mm  industry,  and  recently  the  entrance 
of  Ross  Federal  Service,  with  its  plans  to  es- 
tablish a  national  distribution  organization  for 
the  field,  it  is  indicated  that  other  35mm  inter- 
ests will  jump  on  the  band-wagon. 

Film  Companies  Expected 
To  Enter  the  Field 

Reports  for  sometime  have  been  circulating 
that  Warner  Bros,  planned  to  enter  educa- 
tional film  production  and  that  Paramount 
would  re-establish  its  industrial  department. 
In  New  York  Monday,  Barney  Balaban,  presi- 
dent of  Paramount,  denied  the  report. 

Loew's  International  overseas  distribution 
organization  expects  to  begin  operation  Janur 
ary  1.  A  director  for  the  Loew  unit  has  been 
secured.  Haven  Falconer,  until  recently  head 
of  the  educational  film  program  for  the  Army, 
here  and  Dr.  Ronald  Carroll,  formerly  with  the 
Office  of  Strategic  Services  will  head  the  unit 
until  January,  when  the  director  is  expected 
to  assume  his  post. 

Mr.  Falconer  will  be  in  charge  of  the  educa- 
tional film  program  and  Dr.  Carroll  will  have 
charge  of  the  mobile  units.  Arthur  Pincus,  in 
charge  of  radio  for  Loew's  International,  will 
head  publicity  for  the  16mm  division. 


Loew's  intends  to  set  up  16mm  men  in  every 
foreign  branch  of  the  company.  This  person- 
nel is  to  be  brought  to  the  United  States  for 
a  training  period  in  New  York  and  then  re- 
turned to  their  individual  foreign  posts. 

Wherever  possible,  the  company  expects  to 
encourage  local  private  operators  to  become 
part  of  the  organization,  presumably  offering 
the  individual  a  projector  or  caravan  plus  films. 

Each  Mobile  Unit  to  Carry 
Full  Equipment 

Dubbing  of  sound  tracks  for  the  16mm  prod- 
uct will  be  done  in  New  York,  or  in  foreign 
territories  where  local  laws  demand  dubbing 
within  the  country.  Each  16mm  mobile  cara- 
van will  carry  in  addition  to  a  projector, 
screen  and  other  equipment,  a  power  genera- 
tor. 

Since  the  Army  overseas  film  program  es- 
tablished hundreds  of  such  film  trucks  servicing 
members  of  the  armed  forces  with  films  all 
over  the  world,  it  is  indicated  that  Loew's 
may  have  arranged  to  purchase  them  from 
the  Army,  in  addition  to  hundreds  of  16mm 
projectors. 

The  plan  as  outlined  last  week  by  Arthur 
M.  Loew,  president  of  the  MGM  foreign 
corporation,  did  not  reveal  how  many  16mm 
projectors  were  on  order  nor  how  many  dif- 
ferent manufacturers  are  to  supply  them.  It 
is  understood  that  the  company  will  use  the 
Bell  &  Howell,  Victor  Animatograph,  Ampro 
and  other  high-quality  projectors  in  the  field. 

Mr.  Loew  said  Tuesday  that  the  plan  is  not 
designed  for  the  U.  S.  or  Canada  and  that  this 
16mm  distribution  overseas  will  not  compete 
with  35mm. 

By  January  1,  Loew's  expects  to  have  every 
current  MGM  release  reduced  to  16mm,  and 
necessary  prints  available. 

Not  to  Go  Into  Areas 
Where  Theatres  Operate 

The  company  has  made  it  clear  it  will  not 
go  into  cities  abroad  where  regular  theatres 
are  operating.  The  caravans  will  travel  to 
outlying  provinces  and  communities  in  the 
various  countries.  The  16mm  shows  given  in 
cities,  however,  will  be  shown  in  non-theatrical 
outlets,  such  as  schools,  universities,  churches, 
club  halls  and  other  community  centers. 

Young  America  plans  to  produce  100  or 
more  basic  educational  pictures,  Stuart  Schef- 
tel,  publisher  of  the  magazine,  announced  Mon- 
day. A  separate  corporation.  Young  America 
Films,  Inc.,  has  been  set  up  to  handle  the  proj- 
ect, with  Mr.  Scheftel  as  president. 

The  new  organization  also  will  make  avail- 
able a  complete  line  of  equipment,  including 
16mm  projectors.  It  is  serving  as  agent  for 
the  Natco  Company  of  Chicago,  manufacturers 
of  a  16mm  machine.  The  Natco  projector 
sells  for  $450. 

Educational  films  produced  by  Young  Amer- 
ica will  be  sold  for  $25  each  to  schools  and 
distributed  through  the  school  book  deposi- 
tories in  48  states,  Alaska  and  Hawaii.  The 
company  has  exclusive  contracts  with  these 
school  book  jobbers,  but  it  will  supplement  this 
distribution  with  its  own  sales  force.  Educa- 
tional films  to  serve  the  lowest  grade  to  the 
highest,  will  be  produced,  with  the  assistance 
of  experts  in  the  educational  field,  Mr.  Scheftel 
said. 

The  magazine  is  published  by  Eden  Publish- 


ing Company  of  which  Marshall  Field,  William 
S.  Paley,  Thomas  Lamont  and  members  of  the 
Harkness  and  duPont  families  are  stockholders. 
Mr.  Scheftel  is  the  brother  of  Herbert  Scheftel, 
head  of  the  Telenews  Newsreel  Theatres. 

Nearly  100  producers,  directors,  writers,  edi- 
tors and  technicians  in  the  documentary-edu- 
cational-industrial film  field  met  at  the  Museum 
of  Modern  Art,.  New  York,  August  16,  to  or- 
ganize the  Information  Film  Association. 
Major  Kenneth  MacKenna  of  the  Army  Signal 
Corps,  was  chairman.  The  meeting  was  held 
with  the  assistance  of  the  American  Fikn  Cen- 
ter. 

The  new  association  was  formed  "to  stimu- 
late the  use  of  factual  films  in  the  crucial  post- 
war years  and  to  promote  higher  standards  of 
production." 

Approval  Voted  at  Meeting 
For  Organizing  Committee 

Approval  was  voted  at  the  meeting  for  the 
organizing  committee,  of  which  Major  Mac- 
Kenna is  a  member,  to  establish  nominating, 
finance  and  administrative,  constitutional  and 
steering  committees. 

One  of  the  important  aims  of  the  association 
is  to  assist  veterans  of  the  photographic  ser- 
vices of  the  armed  forces  in  finding  placement. 
The  new  group  will  publish  a  registry  of  names, 
addresses  and  brief  biographies  of  all  workers,, 
including  those  now  in  the  armed  forces,  in 
the  educational,  industrial  and  documentary 
film  fields. 

Other  objectives  of  the  group,  as  outlined 
for  discussion  at  the  meeting,  include  ways 
and  means  to  increase  film  production  in  the 
field;  raising  of  production  standards;  facili- 
tation of  interchange  of  ideas  among  film-mak- 
ers in  America  and  abroad;  establishment  of 
a  system  of  awards  for  outstanding  accomp- 
lishments, and  protection  of  the  freedom  of  the 
screen. 


Disney  World  Distribution 
Headed  by  W.  B.  Levy 

Wniiam  B.  Levy,  now  in  London  on  a  speciaf 
mission  for  Walt  Disney  Productions,  has  been: 
placed  in  charge  of  the  supervision  of  world  dis- 
tribution for  Disney  products,  it  was  announced 
this  week  by  Roy  O.  Disney,  vice-president  and 
general  manager.  Mr.  Levy  will  return  from 
Europe  early  in  September  to  assume  his  new 
duties.  His  headquarters  will  be  in  New  York. 
He_  has  been  associated  with  the  Disney  organi- 
zation in  various  executive  capacities  for  more 
than  16  years. 


Kelly  and  Chaplin  to  Produce 
"Streamlined"  Features 

Arthur  W.  Kelly,  former  head  of  J.  Arthur 
Rank's  Eagle-Lion  Films,  is  to  join  with  Charles- 
Chaplin  in  the  production  of  a  number  of  so- 
called  "streamlined"  features.  Mr.  Kelly  said  in 
New  York  this  week,  after  he  had  arrived  from 
the  West  coast,  that  the  organization  was  now  in 
the  process  of  being  formed  and  that  production' 
details  would  be  announced  soon. 


Mrs.  Rathvon  Returns 

Mrs.  _N.  Peter  Rathvon,  wife  of  the  president- 
of  Radio  Keith  Orpheum  Corporation,  has  re- 
turned to  her  New  York  residence  following  five 
months  of  Red  Cross  activity  in  the  Pacific.  She 
has  been  stationed  in  Honolulu  where  her  assign- 
ment was  the  reconstruction  and  decoration  of  a 
Red  Cross  Club  for  enlisted  men  of  General  Rich- 
ardson's command. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


29- 


MEXICO  FILM  STRIKE 
IS  TERMED  LEGAL 


American  Companies  Must 
Pay  50%  Wage  Increase  to 
End  Extended  Walkout 

by  LUIS  BECERRA  CELIS 

in  Mexico  City 

The  strike  against  eight  American  film  com- 
panies in  Mexico  lias  been  declared  legal  by  the 
Federal  Board  of  Conciliation  and  Arbitration 
which  has  announced  that  it  has  found  that 
practically  all  of  the  American's  employees  vot- 
ed for  the  strike.  The  labor  law  demands  that 
strikes  can  only  be  declared  legal  when  a  ma- 
jority of  the  employees  favor  the  strike. 

The  legalization  of  the  strike  now  virtually 
means  that  the  American  companies  have  suf- 
fered another  defeat,  for  in  order  to  end  the 
strike  the  Americans  must  meet  the  50  per  cent 
pay  increase  demanded  by  the  strikers,  must 
pay  full  salaries  during  the  strike  and  must  pay 
the  cost  of  the  strike. 

Official  Is  Optimistic 

The  local  press  quotes  Fidel  Velazquez,  sec- 
retary general  of  the  General  Confederation  of 
Mexican  Workers,  Mexico's  strongest  labor  or- 
ganization, as  being  most  optimistic  about  an 
early  end  of  the  strike.  The  National  Cine- 
matographic Industry  Workers  Union,  which 
instigated  the  strike,  is  a  staunch  member  of  the 
-General  Confederation. 

Mr.  Velazquez  has  indicated  that  he  and  the 
Americans  are  fast  reaching  an  understanding 
and  he  hints  that  the  end  of  the  strike  might 
possibly  terminate  the  costly  labor  strife  in 
the  Mexican  picture  industry. 

However,  other  important  sources  are  not 
so  optimistic,  predicting  a  prolonged  strike 
with  several  embarrassing  complications,  in- 
cluding the  Americans  withdrawing  from 
Mexico. 

The  labor  peace  situation  is  already  compli- 
cated, as  major  Mexican  producers  have  sus- 
pended servicing  the  provinces.  This  is  a  hard 
blow  to  the  exhibitors  who  are  forced  to  con- 
tinue with  such  pictures  as  are  available,  these 
being  Mexican,  a  few  French  and  a  few  Ar- 
gentine pictures.  The  exhibition  of  such  films 
is  rapidly  reducing  theatre  patronage  and  some 
exhibitors  believe  that  the  situation  will  auto- 
matically force  most  theatres  in  Mexico  to 
close. 

Ads  Express  Loyalty 

In  a  full-page  newspaper  advertisement, 
Mexican  producers  and  distributors  have  ex- 
pressed their  loyalty  to  the  Americans  and  their 
appreciation  of  American  cooperation.  The 
same  advertisement  hooted  at  the  National 
Union's  charge  that  American  films  are  the 
product  of  "Yankee  imperialism"  and  asserted 
that  the  charge  was  ridiculous  because  Ameri- 
cans are  excellent  "good  neighbors"  and  in  no 
way  even  attempt  to  monopolize  the  Mexican 
market. 

As  the  strike  developed,  the  fight  in  the  press 
became  more  and  more  bitter.  The  Cinemato- 
graphic Union,  stating  that  "our  petitions  are 
just  and  equitable,"  advertised  that  "we  have 
heen  informed  that  there  are  certain  persons 
who  have  called  on  the  managers  of  distribut- 
ing houses,  offering  their  services  to  solve  this 
conflict  favorably  for  the  employers.  We  hast- 
en to  state  that  our  union  is  in  condition  to 


GOVERNMENT  DECREE  EASED; 
CUBAN  THEATRES  REOPEN 

More  than  100  motion  picture  thea- 
tres reopened  throughout  Cuba  Aug- 
ust 15  after  a  two-day  shutdown  brought 
on  as  a  protest  against  the  Govern- 
ment's blanket  decree  ordering  all  thea- 
tres to  present  stage  shows  with  film 
programs.  By  last  Monday  the  contro- 
versy had  apparently  been  settled  when 
an  agreement  was  reached  between  rep- 
resentatives of  artists  and  musicians,  on 
one  side  of  the  argument,  and  theatre- 
owners  and  operators,  on  the  other  side. 
The  decree  has  been  modified  so  that 
only  seven  Havana  theatres,  classified  as 
first-class  theatres,  will  offer  daily  stage 
shows.  Twelve  other  Havana  houses, 
designated  as  second-class,  will  give 
stage  shows  at  least  10  times  a  month. 
Problems  affecting  other  theatres  will  be 
arbitrated.  All  theatres  that  will  present 
stage  shows  will  have  absolute  freedom 
in  their  bookings.  The  original  decree 
touched  off  a  series  of  outbursts,  cli- 
maxed when  a  mob  attempted  to  burn 
the  Payret  theatre,  Havana. 


fight  with  whatever  weapons  are  necessary  to 
counteract  these  schemes  and  to  let  public 
opinion  know  the  criminal  intervention  of  min- 
isters, chiefs  or  mere  clerks,  as  well  as  of  any 
other  intruder,  either  official  or  private." 

The  eight  American  companies  also  took  to 
the  press  and  denied  the  union's  statement  con- 
cerning strikebreakers.  The  advertisement  was 
signed  by  United  Artists,  Columbia, 
Twentieth  Century-Fox,  Metro-Goldwyn-May- 
er.  Paramount,  RKO  Radio,  Universal  and 
Warner  Brothers. 

The  Americans,  scoffing  at  the  "Yankee  im- 
perialists" charge,  also  took  newspaper  space 
to  accuse  the  union  of  seeking  to  eliminate  an 
industry  that  "supports  thousands  of  Mexicans" 
and  which  "has  raised  their  standards  of  living." 
They  further  stated  that  the  American  indus- 
try aided  the  Mexican  industry  by  obtaining  a 
wider  exhibition  in  the  United  States  for 
Mexican  pictures. 

The  Mexican  Association  of  Producers  and 
Distributors  has  petitioned  President  Manuel 
Camacho  to  intervene  in  the  strike  and  the 
industry's  entire  labor  dispute,  asserting  that 
both  are  fast  killing  the  Mexican  industry. 

The  union  is  now  moving  to  prevent  any 
picture  player  from  performing  on  the  radio, 
an  important  by-product  for  the  actor  and  a 
vital  feature  of  air  programs. 

Unless  the  17  leading  Mexican  producers  and 
distributors  grant  the  union's  demand  for  a  50 
per  cent  wage  increase  by  September  10,  union 
strikes  against  them  will  also  be  called  which, 
it  is  believed,  will  leave  Mexico  totally  with- 
out pictures. 

The  National  Cinematographic  Workers 
Union  has  taken  production  matters  into  its 
own  hands  by  turing  itself  into  a  production 
unit  and  starting  on  an  ambitious  program.  The 
union  is  already  at  work  on  what  it  announces 
is  the  first  in  a  series  of  20  films. 


I 

Strike  Continues  lie 
In  24th  Week  As  |fi 
Problems  Mount  ll( 


Despite  widespread  reports  last  weekend  that, 
the  end  of  Hollywood's  labor  dispute  was  a  matter 
of  hours  or,  at  the  most,  days,  the  strike  continues  i 
in  its  24th  week.  However,  the  producers  have: 
announced  that  production  has  hit  a  new  high. 

As  has  been  the  case  every  week  since  the  strike; 
began,  there  were  new  problems  to  consider  this; 
week,  the  most  important  of  them  being  a  problem 
laid  in  the  lap  of  lATSE  by  the  American  Fed- 
eration of  Labor. 

The  lATSE  executive  board  is  to  meet  shortly, 
it  was  reported,  to  consider  the  AFL's  demand 
that  the  lATSE  revoke  charters  issued  to  paint- 
ers, carpenters  and  machinists.  This  according  to 
Richard  F.  Walsh,  lATSE  president.  It  is  be- 
lieved that  Mr.  Walsh's  organization  will  try  to  : 
retain  control  over  the  painters,  carpenters  and 
machinists  by  the  simple  expedient  of  incorporating 
them  into  lATSE  locals  which  existed  before  the 
strike.  The  AFL  council  had  directed  that  the 
charters  be  revoked  within  60  days,  but,  said  Mr. 
Walsh,  he  was  not  told  when  the  60  days  began  or 
ended. 

Donald  Nelson,  new  president  of  the  Society  of 
Independent  Motion  Picture  Producers,  has  vol- 
unteered his  services  as  mediator  in  the  dispute. 
It  is  understood  that  he  has  canvassed  the  princi- 
pals with  proposals  for  a  conference  or  series  of 
conferences.  What  effect  his  proposal  had  was  not 
immediately  made  known  last  week.  However,  it 
did  give  impetus  to  the  rumors  regarding  an  early 
settlement. 

The  same  rumors  were  then  squelched  when 
Roy  M.  Brewer,  lATSE  international  represen- 
tative, issued  a  statement  denying  "various  pub- 
lished articles  which  would  indicate  that  as  a  re- 
sult of  conferences  being  held  in  Chicago  in  which 
the  lATSE  is  supposed  to  be  participating,  an  early 
settlement  is  in  the  offing."  There  are  no  confer- 
ences being  held  in  which  the  lATSE  is  participat- 
ing. 

After  his  return  from  last  week's  AFL  executive 
council  meeting  in  Chicago,  Mr.  Brewer  issued 
this  statement : 

"We  are  completely  satisfied  with  what  was 
done  there.  We  put  our  cards  on  the  table,  in- 
clusive of  the  information  about  the  Communistic 
interest  in  gaining  influence  over  motion  pictures, 
and  we  are  confident  that  the  Communists  will  find 
the  AFL  and  the  industry  joined  firmly  together  to 
resist  their  attempts  to  invade  the  studio  field." 


Local  306  Ready 
For  N.  Y.  Strike 


New  York  projectionists,  members  of  Local  306 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Machine  Operators  Union, 
indicated  Tuesday  that  they  were  ready  to  strike 
against  downtown  New  York  and  Brooklyn  first- 
run  houses,  with  a  few  exceptions,  and  Loew's  and 
RKO  circuit  houses,  and  further  indicated  that  they 
were  ready  to  call  home  office  and  exchange  pro- 
jectionists out  on  strike. 

The  strike  was  threatened  after  Herman  Gelber, 
Local  306  president,  reported  a  "complete  rupture" 
in  contract  negotiations  between  the  union  and  the 
circuits.  Monday  was  the  first  time  that  the  two 
parties  had  met  together  to  discuss  contract  prob- 
lems since  May  24.  However,  following  the  meet- 
ing, Mr.  Gelbert  stated  that  "all  demand's"  pre- 
sented by  the  union  were  turned  down.  "We  see 
no  purpose  in  meeting  any  further  with  the  em- 
ployers. It's  either  going  to  be  peace  or  war.  It 
can't  be  anything  in  between,"  Mr.  Gelber  said. 

Richard  Walsh,  lATSE  president,  now  has  un- 
der advisement  the  local's  request  to  call  off  its 
American  Federation  of  Labor  "no  strike"  pledge. 
A  roll-call  meeting  of  Local  306  has  been  called  for 
August  29  at  which  time,  Mr.  Gelbert  reported,  the 
circuits'  rejections  of  the  union's  demand's  will  be 
placed  before  each  union  member. 


30 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


Says  Government 
Fails  to  Support 
Business  Abroad 

A  Europe  which  "is  out  to  get  everything  we 
lave,  including  the  shirt  on  our  back,"  and  a  State 
3epartnient  which  "sits  back  and  does  nothing  to 
lelp  the  motion  picture  industry"  were  criticized 
Tuesday  morning  in  New  York  by  Walter  Gould, 
oreign  sales  manager  of  United  Artists,  just  re- 
urned  from  three  and  one-half  months  of  travel 
md  living  in  Europe  made  more  difficult,  he 
:harged,  by  the  refusal 
jf  State  Department 
igents  to  aid  American 
lousiness  men  even  in  ob- 
taining food. 

Although  all  the  west- 
ern European  govern- 
nents  are  hampering  the 
Americans,  in  Mr.  {- 
Gould's  estimation,  his 
particular  criticism  was 
Df  the  French.  The 
French  Government  and 
French  film  interests 
jhave  been  "stalling"  for 
,11  months  on  a  deal  that 
jwould  permit  Americans 
to  do  business  in  that 
country,  he  charged.  The  ^^j^^^.  ^^^^ 
trench   people,   like  all 

Europeans,  Mr.  Gould  said,  want  American  pic- 
:ures. 

Raps  French  Proposal 

What  especially  has  aroused  his  ire  was  the 
atest  French  proposal,  which  he  termed  "absurd 
md  a  cheap  attempt  to  avoid  keeping  their  word." 
ft  came  after  the  French  had  asked  the  American 
jovernment  not  to  adhere  to  the  terms  of  a  1936 
;rade  treaty,  under  which  156  American  films 
ftfould  be  admitted  per  year.  The  French  divided 
Sims  into  two  types,  domestic  and  international. 
/American  films  have  been  classed  as  international, 
[nternational  films  must  be  charged  the  exhibitor 
It  the  rate  of  45  per  cent  of  the  gross. 

French  films  may  obtain  as  low  as  30  per  cent 
jf  the  gross.  The  proposals  followed  the  tenor  of 
laws  the  Germans  passed,  which  finally  abolished 
Bat  rentals  and  double  features. 

The  American  companies  would  welcome  45  per 
:ent  of  the  gross,  he  remarked,  except  that  the 
:ompanies  are  now  told  that  two  months  ago  the 
leading  French  exhibitors'  syndicate,  operating,  Mr. 
Gould  said,  under  Government  sanctions,  resolved 
that  no  member  could  book  a  film  at  more  than 
40  per  cent  of  the  gross. 

"In  the  light  of  this  knowledge,"  Mr.  Gould  said, 
"I  think  this  is  very  bad  faith.  The  other  foreign 
representatives  in  Paris  wired  the  Hays  office.  I 
determined  to  put  this  before  the  American  peo- 
ple." 

Mr.  Gould  cited  previous  unacceptable  proposals 
made  by  the  French  Government  to  the  American 
:ompani€s,  one  of  which  was  that  36  pictures  be 
admitted  per  half  year,  and  another  36  for  the 
second  half  year.  This  is  a  reduction  from  the 
imount  allowed  under  the  treaty,  he  pointed  out, 
!iut  its  more  important  feature  was  the  provision 
that  the  second  batch  of  36  be  contingent  upon  the 
first  batch  grossing  less  than  35  per  cent  of  the 
mtire  country's  box  office  receipts. 

Mr.  Gould  assailed  the  State  Department  in 
harsh  terms.  "It  is  not  that  we  need  a  picture 
nan  in  the  State  Department,"  he  said,  "we  need 
1  State  Department  which  will  tell  the  French 
we  have  the  things  they  need  and  won't  give  to 
:hem  unless  they  change." 

Critical  of  "Red  Tape" 

Citing  numerous  delays  from  the  "red  tape" 
ivhich  makes  traveling  between  European  coun- 
tries difficult,  Mr.  Gould  charged  that  the  State 
Department  representatives  virtually  ignored  him, 
ind  that  generally  the  American  business  man 
receives  less  consideration  than  the  British  busi- 
ness man  from  his  own  government.  He  cited  the 
difficulty  of  obtaining  a  letter  of  recognition  from 
the  American  Embassy  in  Paris  so  he  could  go 


Newspaper  Defends  Industry 
Against  "WitcK-Hunters 


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A  vigorous  defense  of  the  film  industry  was 
published  in  the  Hickory,  N.  C,  Daily  Record 
recently,  in  the  form  of  an  editorial  under  the 
headline,  "Old  Search  Starts  Anew".  The 
editorial  was  brought  to  the  attention  of  the 
Herald  by  Earle  M.  Holden,  of  North  Caro- 
lina Theatres,  Inc.,  at  Hickory,  subscriber  of 
long  standing.    The  editorial  follows,  in  full: 

"A  few  years  ago  when  the  movie-makers 
vvere  dipping  down  into  the  depths  of 
salaciousness  to  provide  a  super-abundance 
of  sex-appeal,  The  Record  tried  to  lift  its 
voice  in  protest. 

"Now  that  the  'witch-hunters'  who  must 
forever  be  stalking  Communists — imaginary 
or  otherwise — are  preparing  for  a  Con- 
gressional investigation  of  Hollywood's  film 
colony,  we  want  to  extend  our  sympathies 
and  warn  local  cinema  fans  not  to  be  taken 
for  'suckers'.  We  assure  you,  gentle  readers, 
the  search  for  a  Commie  in  every  swimming 
pool  of  the  film  colony  will,  as  James  Thrasher 
promises,  be  less  sensational  than  trying  to 
find  someone  to  play  Scarlett  O'Hara. 

"Inasmuch  as  Hollywood  producers  possess 
a  potent  propaganda  media,  it  would  seem 
silly  if  the  allegedly  subversive  moviemakers 
didn't  use  it  if  they  wanted  to  undermine 
capitalism  and  the  Constitution. 

"However,  Hollywood  still  glorifies  the 
capitalistic  way  of  life.  For  the  most  part, 
the  movie  characters  are  still  happy,  well  fed 


and  beautifully  groomed.  Even  the  humblest 
are  housed  in  surroundings  of  taste  and 
elegance  such  as  the  rest  of  us  can  only 
dream  about. 

"Various  embodiments  of  the  Horatio 
Alger  hero  are  still  popular,  and  over- 
worked. The  poor  but  beautiful  young  secre- 
tary still  lands  the  boss  or,  better  still,  the 
rich  young  man  whose  inherited  wealth  lets 
him  devote  his  full  time  to  being  an  utterly 
charming  wolf.  The  goal  of  movie  existence 
is  still  boy  gets  girl — or  vice  versa — not  social 
revolution. 

"Of  course,  all  this  may  be  part  of  a 
subtle  and  sinister  plot.  Perhaps  the  Marxist 
producers  are  trying  to  goad  the  proletariat 
to  action  by  these  views  of  the  happy,  pros- 
perous people  of  Never-Never  Land.  They 
may  be  secretly  arming  a  desperate  band  to 
seize  the  Hays  office,  take  over  the  studios, 
and  shoot  down  the  $  1 ,000-a-week  screen 
writers  like  dogs. 

"Nevertheless,  it  is  our  humble  opinion 
that  any  fair  investigation  would  disclose 
that  the  producers  have  done  a  bang-up, 
patriotic  job  under  handicaps  similar  to  those 
faced  by  other  industries.  They  certainly 
have  contributed  immeasurably  to  morale, 
both  in  and  out  of  the  service,  and  they 
have  been  a  powerful  force  in  helping 
Uncle  Sam  speed  up  and  energize  the 
war  effort." 


to  Belgium,  six  days  occupied  in  getting  permission 
to  go  to  Switzerland,  18  hours  in  a  day  coach  go- 
ing there,  and  some  25,000  francs  paid  hotel  clerks 
for  the  privilege  of  remaining  in  the  hotels.  He 
said  that  E.  W.  Carr,  representative  of  J.  Arthur 
Rank,  British  film  magnate,  received  a  car  when  he 
arrived  in  Paris,  and  when  he  went  to  Switzerland, 
was  driven  there  in  a  car  similarly  obtained  by  the 
British  Ministry  of  Information. 

The  State  Department  is  in  a  welter  of  unpre- 
dictable, fluctuating  politics,  favoring  one  country 
one  day,  another  the  second  day,  and  refusing  to 
recognize  the  film  industry  as  it  should  be  recog- 
nized, Mr.  Gould  charged.  "We  do  not  need  to 
go  to  them  with  our  hat  in  hand,"  he  said,  "we 
need  them  to  abolish  their  undemocratic  business 
of  dealing  with  'levels',  and  to  stand  up  to  other 
countries. 

Withdrawal  from  Europe  would  be  a  means  of 
ending  the  threat  of  Russian  and  British  film  in- 
dustries, Mr.  Gould  suggested,  "because  their  prod- 
uct would  not  fill  the  void."  He  agreed,  however, 
this  was  impractical  if  only  because  unity  in  such 
a  procedure  could  not  be  obtained.  He  cited  the 
visit  by  company  heads  to  Europe  recently,  as 
guests  of  the  War  Department.  They  all  agreed, 
he  said,  when  confronted  by  facts,  to  cease  opera- 
tions in  France.  Then,  two  weeks  later,  he  re- 
lated, a  Paris  agent  of  one  company  received  word 
of  his  quota  in  a  forthcoming  sales  drive.  Repre- 
sentatives of  two  other  companies  received  similar 
word,  indicating  they  would  continue  French  op- 
erations. "The  French  read  those  cables,"  Mr. 
Gould  declared. 

"And  so  they  know  we  are  bluffing,"  he  said. 


Monogram  to  Open  Offices 
In  Foreign  Fields 

Distributor  offices  will  be  set  up  in  most  all 
foreign  countries  for  the  handling  of  Monogram 
films,  it  was  announced  this  week  following  con- 
ferences in  Los  Angeles  between  W.  Ray  John- 
ston, Monogram  president,  and  Norton  V.  Ritchey, 
president  of  the  newly-formed  Monogram  Interna- 
tional Corporation.  Initial  offices  planned  are 
Buenos  Aires,  Cairo  and  Manila.  The  Interna- 
tional company  plans  to  send  special  sales  repre- 
sentatives to  London,  Paris,  Canada  and  Australia 
to  cooperate  with  the  local  franchise  holders  in  the 
distribution  of  the  Monogram  product. 


Legion  of  Decency  Reviews 
Five  New  Pictures 

The  Legion  of  Decency  reviewed  five  new  pic- 
tures this  week,  approving  of  all.  In  Class  A-I, 
unobjectionable  for  general  patronage,  were  "Bor- 
der Bad  Men,"  "Captain  Kidd,"  "Flaming  Bul- 
lets" and  "I  Love  a  Band  Leader."  "Tell  It  to  a 
Star"  was  placed  in  Class  A-II,  unobjectionable 
for  adults. 


Joseph  to  Assist  Montague 

George  Joseph,  manager  of  the  sales  accounting 
department  for  Columbia,  has  been  named  assist- 
ant to  the  general  sales  manager,  Abe  Montague. 
Mr.  Joseph  has  been  with  Columbia  since  1928.  He 
was  appointed  manager  of  the  sales  accounting  de- 
partment in  1937. 


Verne  R.  Day  Dies  at  75 

Verne  R.  Day,  one-time  general  manager  of  the 
Essenay  Company,  one  of  the  first  companies  to 
be  established  in  Culver  City,  died  Friday,  August 
18,  in  Hollywood.  He  was  75  years  old.  A  pio- 
neer in  the  field,  Mr.  Day  joined  Essenay  in  1917 
when  that  company  moved  from  Chicago  to  Cali- 
fornia. As  a  producer,  he  featured  such  stars 
as  Francis  X.  Bushman  and  William  F.  Cody. 
Prominent  in  Republican  circles,  he  was  the  first 
elected  Mayor  of  Culver  City.  He  is  survived 
by  a  sister.  Services  were  held  Wednesday  from 
the  Presbyterian  Church  in  Culver  City. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


31 


STERN,  YAMINS  HEAD 
EXHIBITOR  COUNCIL 


Conference  of  Independents 
Meets  at  Pittsburgh  with 
Allied  Officers 

The  nucleus  of  a  broad,  national  organization 
to  represent  independent  exhibitors  throughout 
the  country,  whether  affiliated  or  not  with  a 
national  body,  took  form  Tuesday  in  Pittsburgh 
at  the  convening  of  the  Conference  of  Inde- 
pendent Exhibitors,  at  the  William  Penn  Hotel. 

Officers  elected  were:  Jesse  Stern,  president 
of  Unaffiliated  Independent  Exhibitors  of  New 
York,  as  moderator  of  the  group;  Nathan  Ya- 
mins  of  Boston,  as  treasurer;  Abran  F.  Myers, 
general  counsel  for  National  Allied  States  As- 
sociation, as  general  counsel  for  the  Conference. 

A  three-point  trade  policy  plan  for  distribu- 
tors adopted  by  resolution  recommended  that 
percentage  deals  should  not  be  compulsory; 
that  "blind  pricing"  be  eliminated,  and  that 
practices  "depriving  an  exhibitor  of  control 
over  the  operating  policy  of  his  theatre"  be 
eliminated. 

The  meeting  was  held  on  Tuesday  and 
Wednesday,  the  days  on  which  National  Allied's 
board  of  directors  met  at  the  same  hotel.  Al- 
lied's sessions  were  devoted  to  discussions  of 
reconversion  problems.  Martin  G.  Smith,  pres- 
ident of  Allied,  presided. 

Taxation  and  Legislation  Topics 

The  new  group  originally  was  organized  by 
independent  exhibitors  as  a  united  front  in  con- 
nection with  the  New  York  Consent  Decree 
and  the  Department  of  Justice's  anti-trust  suit 
against  the  major  distributors.  It  also  will 
function,  now  that  organization  is  completed, 
in  other  matters  affecting  the  independent  ex- 
hibitor, especially  regarding  taxation  and  legis- 
lation. 

Among  the  units  represented  in  CIE  are: 
North  Central  Independent  Exhibitors,  Iowa- 
Nebraska  Association,  Unaffiliated  Independent 
Exhibitors  of  New  York,  Pacific  Coast  Confer- 
ence of  Independent  Theatre  Owners  and  the 
National  Allied  units.  Other  groups  have  been 
invited  to  join. 

Authorization  was  given  the  general  counsel 
to  form  an  advisory  committee  of  exhibitors  and 
to  enlist  cooperation  and  assistance  of  the  coun- 
sel for  other  exhibitor  organizations  included 
in  the  CIE.  A  resolution  was  adopted  unani- 
mously expressing  confidence  in  the  work 
achieved  by  the  U.  S.  Attorney  General,  Tom 
C.  Clark,  in  handling  the  anti-trust  suit. 

Those  who  attended  the  Conference  meeting 
included:  Hugh  Bruen  and  Robert  Poole, 
PCCITO ;  Mr.  Myers,  Mr.  Stern,  Mr.  Yamins ; 
Walter  Littlefield,  New  England;  Harry  H. 
Lowenstein,  Irving  Dollinger  and  E.  Thornton 
Kelley,  New  Jersey;  Sidney  E.  Samuelson  and 
Harry  Chertcofif,  Eastern  Pennsylvania;  Myer 
Leventhal,  Maryland;  Ray  Branch  and  Fred 
Pennell,  Michigan ;  Roy  Harrold,  Indiana ;  Jack 
Kirsch,  Illinois;  W.  L.  Ainsworth  and  Harry 
Perlewitz,  Wisconsin;  H.  A.  Cole,  Texas;  M. 
A.  Rosenberg,  Fred  Herrington  and  Morris 
Finkel,  Western  Pennsylvania. 

Urge  Rehabilitation  Now 

The  Allied  board  members  voted  to  encourage 
a  campaign  to  renovate  and  remodel  theatres 
during  the  period  of  unemployment  in  the  tran- 
sition stage  of  reconversion.  Allied's  intention 
to  sponsor  such  a  campaign  was  forwarded  to 
President  Truman  Tuesday. 


With  regard  to  checking.  Allied  of  Eastern - 
Pennsylvania  recommended  Tuesday  that  its 
members  prohibit  the  use  of  local  checkers. 
This  recommendation  was  reportedly  aimed  at 
Confidential  Reports,  Inc.  It  was  learned  that 
one  distributor  had  ordered  its  exchanges  to 
withdraw  prints  from  any  theatre  that  refused 
a  Confidential  checker.  Allied  directors  were 
to  survey  the  legal  aspects  of  such  an  order. 

Central  Allied 
Hits  MGM  ''Code'' 

North  Central  Allied  Independent  Theatre 
Owners,  in  a  bulletin  to  the  press  signed  by  Ben- 
jamin Berger,  president,  attacks  the  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer  19-point  sales  policy  as  "dictatorial" 
and  as  a  "trade  practice  code"  disguised  under  a 
"cloak  of  benevolent  despotism." 

The  release,  a  12  point  "indictment,"  charges 
that  the  MGM  outline  of  policy,  announced  to  its 
sales  executives  at  regional  meetings  last  month, 
was  "not  a  mutual  understanding,"  and  that  "quali- 
fications and  conditions  reduce  it  to  double  talk." 

The  major  complaint  in  the  attack  is  that  the 
company  substitutes  "its  own  'business  judgment' 
for  that  of  the  exhibitor." 

The  indictment  further  says  the  "code  fails  to 
relieve  in  any  degree  the  abuses  arising  out  of 
monopolistic  control,  but  rather  increases  and  in- 
tensifies them."  Further,  the  indictment  states, 
"the  Metro  document  falsely  refers  to  buyer-seller 
negotiations.  Actually  Metro  determines  the  terms 
and  conditions  of  a  deal — the  customer  to  take  it 
or  leave  it." 

Mr.  Berger  conferred  Friday  in  Washington 
with  members  of  Congress  and  the  Department  of 
Justice  on  North  Central's  complaints. 


IN  NEWSREELS 


MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  IM— America  re- 
joices: Japan's  surrender  and  end  of  war  brings  jubila- 
tion to  the  entire  nation.  .  .  .  President  Truman  plans 
control  of  the  atomic  bomb.  .  .  .  Atomic  bomb  explosion. 

MOVIETONE  NEWS— Vol.  27,  No.  102— Now  revealed: 
Secret  of  radar.  .  .  .  Model  airplane  fans  at  it  again 
in  Chicago  meet.  .  .  .  Dixie  Belles  pick  tobacco.  .  .  . 
Sports:  Sailboats,  G.  I.  fishermen,  speedboat  regatta. 
.  .  .  Newsette:  Lew  Lehr. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY— Vol.  16,  No.  299— U.  S.  hails 
peace:  Times  Sciuare,  Chicago's  Loop,  'Frisco's  Market 
Street.  .  .  .  Reconversion  director  reports.  .  .  .  Madame 
Chiang  Kai-shek  speaks.  .  .  .  Philippine  commissioner 
speaks.  .  .  .  First  films  of  atomic  bomb. 

NEWS  OF  THE  DAY- Vol.  16,  No.  30»-The  miracle  of 
radar.  .  .  .  First  outboard  speed  thriller. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  102- Victory,  America  re- 
joices. .  .  .  The  weapon  behind  victory.  .  .  .  First  films 
of  the  atomic  bomb. 

PARAMOUNT  NEWS— No.  ll»-England:  Victory  holi- 
day. .  .  .  Manila  sets  Japan  terms.  .  .  .  The  hidden 
weapon :  radar. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  16,  No.  104— Atom  bomb  ex- 
plosion. .  .  .  Nation  hails  victory.  .  .  .  Snyder  signals 
fast  reconversion.  .  .  .  Madame  Chiang  thanks  United 
States. 

RKO  PATHE  NEWS— Vol.  17,  No.  1— Nations  gives  vic- 
tory thanks.  .  .  .  China  premiere  in  United  States.  .  .  . 
Radar  revealed. 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol.  18,  No.  425-U.  S.  celebrates 
end  of  war.  .  .  .  Jobs  for  all.  .  .  .  ITie  atomic  bomb. 
.  .  .  Berlin  frolics.  .  .  .Gasoline  ban  lifted 

UNIVERSAL  NEWS— Vol  18,  No.  426— Radar  secrets  re- 
vealed. .  .  .  Governors  meet  Truman.  .  .  .  Day  of  days 
for  orphans.  .  .  .  Model  planes  fly  85  miles  per  hour. 
.  .  .  Gone  to  the  bow  wows. 


New  Anti-Trust 
Charges  Monopoly 
In  New  England 

The  Capans  Amusement  Co.,  of  which  Don  Ja- 
cocks  is  president,  Tuesday  filed  an  anti-trust  suit 
against  the  11  film  distributing  companies  and: 
seven  other  defendants  in  District  Court  of  tlie: 
United  States  for  the  Southern  District  of  NeWi 
York,  asking  $150,000  in  damages  and  costs  asi 
well  as  a  preliminary  and  permanent  injunction.^ 
The  motion  on  the  preliminary  injunction  is  re- 
turnable in  court  Sept.  4. 

The  defendants  are  Paramount  Pictures,  Inc., 
Loew's,  Inc.,  Twentieth  Century-Fox  Film  Ccrp., 
RKO  Radio  Pictures,  Inc.,  Warner  Bros.  Pic- 
tures Distributing  Corp.,  Universal  Pictures  Com- 
pany, Inc.,  Columbia  Pictures  Corp.,  United  Art- 
ists Corp.,  Republic  Pictures  Corp.,  Monogram 
Pictures  Corp.,  PRC  Pictures,  Inc.,  Paramount 
Theatres  Service  Corp.,  New  England  Theatres, 
Inc.,  M  &  P  Theatres  Corp.,  Barney  Balaban, 
Leonard  H.  Goldenson,  Martin  J.  Mullin  and  Sam- 
uel Pinanski. 

In  the  preliminary  injunction  sought,  Mr.  Ja- 
cocks  asks  that  during  the  duration  of  the  suit, 
half  of  the  product  of  each  of  the  11  film  compa- 
nies be  made  available  first-run  to  his  Strand 
Theatre  in  Taunton,  Mass.,  which  is  the  basis  for 
bringing  the  action.  He  also  seeks  to  compel 
Paramount  to  divest  itself  of  its  New  England 
theatre  holdings  and  asks  that  the  Mullin  and 
Pinanski  circuit  be  broken  up. 

The  Department  of  Justice  had  sought  to  in- 
tercede in  an  attempt  to  get  first-run  product  for 
the  defendant  from  the  companies  but  according 
to  Monroe  E.  Stein,  attorney  for  Mr.  Jacocks, 
these  efforts  failed. 

Mr.  Jacocks  acquired  the  1,100-seat  Strand  for 
$230,000  early  this  year  but  with  the  exception  of 
playing  "Song  to  Remember"  for  one  week  first- 
run,  he  charges  that  he  has  been  unable  to  secure 
product  since  March.  M.  and  P.,  who  previously 
operated  the  Strand  as  a  first-run  house  under 
lease,  transferred  product  to  the  670-seat  State 
which  it  leased,  according  to  Mr.  Stein.  The  com- 
plaint alleges  that  the  buying  power  exercised  by 
M.  and  P.  and  its  association  with  Paramount, 
with  the  resulting  influence  on  the  other  film,  dis- 
tribuors,  has  served  to  prevent  his  securing  ol 
first-run  product. 

Mr.  Jacocks  also  operates  several  other  houses 
in  Massachusetts,  which  were  formerly  the  Levin- 
son  circuit  and  prior  to  his  taking  over  the  houses, 
he  was  New  Jersey  zone  manager  for  Warner 
Bros.  Theatres  for  many  years. 

More  Sponsors  Added 
For  Cohn  Dinner 

Many  additional  amusement  industry  leaders 
are  continuing  to  join  the  list  of  sponsors  of  th( 
dinner  being  given  in  honor  of  Jack  Cohn,  exec- 
utive vice-president  of  Columbia  Pictures,  at  th( 
Hotel  Waldorf-Astoria,  New  York,  September  27 
The  affair  will  serve  to  spearhead  the  Anti 
Defamation  League- American  Jewish  Committee'' i 
fund-raising  campaign. 

Among  those  to  add  their  names  to  the  spon 
sors'  roll  over  the  weekend  were:  Lee  Shubert 
Lawrence  Langner,  Hal  Home,  Maurice  Berg 
man,  Abel  Green,  Charles  Prutzman,  Joe  Horn 
stein,  James  Stroock,  Monte  Proser,  Bill  Hardy 
Lou  Brecker,  Charles  Berns,  Abe  Lastfogel,  Her 
man  Starr,  Jack  Robbins,  William  Jaffe  am 
Meyer  Lavenstein.  This  brings  to  58  the  num 
ber  of  personalities  sponsoring  the  dinner. 


Hart  Back  At  Western  Electric 

Col.  Ralph  L.  Hart,  until  recently  director  o 
the  Procurement  Division,  Procurement  and  Dis 
tribution  Service,  Washington,  has  returned  to  th' 
Western  Electric  Company's  New  York  head 
Quarters  as  distribution  manager  of  the  telephon 
sales  division.  Colonel  Hart  has  received  thi 
Legion  of  Merit  award  for  his  service  in  facili 
tating  the  procurement  and  production  of  Signa 
Corps  supplies  and  equipment. 


32 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  »94! 


has  held  her  top  position  among  Hollywood  stars  because  her 
pictures  have  consistently  offered  new  and  exciting  forms  of 
entertainment.  "LADY  ON  A  TRAIN"  is  an  eminent  example. 
Deanna  plays  an  entirely  different  type  of  role— a  lovely  society 
girl  who  becomes  involved  in  a  murder  .  .  .  and  further  involved 
with  five  men,  one  of  whom  is  the  killer. 

The  tense  adventure  of  "LADY  ON  A  TRAIN"  is  punctu- 
^  ated  by  lots  of  comedy  to  make  this  a  delightful  movie.  A  little 

'  love  for  good  measure,  plus  Deanna's  singing  of  two  melodic 

songs -"Night  and  Day"  and  "Give  Me  a  Little  Kiss"- will  add 
'  to  audience  enjoyment. 

It  is  our  opinion  that  "LADY  ON  A  TRAIN"  will  be  one 
of  the  most  successful  Deanna  Durbin  pictures.  See  it  soon  and 
date  it  for  big  returns. 


HEADED 


FOR 


BIG  BUSINESS 


in 


ON  A  train" 


with 


RALPH  BELLAMY  •  DAVID  BRUCE 

GEORGE  COULOURIS  •  ALLEN  JENKINS  •  DAN  DURYEA  •  EDWARD  EVERETT  NORTON 
PATRICIA  MORISON  •  ELIZABETH  PATTERSON  •  MARIA  PALMER  •  JACQUELINE  deWIT 


Produced  by  FELIX  JACKSON  •  Directed  by  CHARLES  DAVID 
Associate  Producer:  HOWARD  CHRISTIE  •  Screenplay  by  EDMUND 
BELOIN  and  ROBERT  O  BRIEN  •  Original  Story  by  LESLIE  CHARTERIS 


THE  HOLLYWOOD  SCENE 


COMPLETED 

COLUMBIA 

Prison  Sliip 
MONOGRAM 
Border  Bandits 
PRC 

How  Do  You  Do? 
20TH  CENTURY-FOX 
Leave  Her  to  Heaven 
UNITED  ARTISTS 

Abilene 

(Levey) 
Whistle  Stop 

(Nero) 


Duel  in  the  Sun 
(Selznick) 

STARTED 

REPUBLIC 

Murder  in  the  Music 
Hall 

Along  the  Navajo 
Trail 

RKO  RADIO 

Some  Must  Watch 
Master  Minds 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

Breakfast  in 
Hollywood 


UNIVERSAL 

The  Fugitive 

SHOOTING 

COLUMBIA 

Song  of  Broadway 
Tars  and  Spars 
Hail  the  Chief 
Hit  the  Hay  (formerly 
"Hayfoot,  Strawfoot") 

MGM 

Up  Goes  Maisie 

The  Yearling 

What   Next,  Corporal 

Hargrove  ? 
Boys'  Ranch 


Bad  Bascomb 
Hoodlum  Saint 
Two  Sisters  from 

Boston 
Postman  Always 

Rings  Twice 
The  Big  bnore  Leave 

(formerly  This 

Strange  Adventure) 
MONOGRAM 
Swing  Parade 
PARAMOUNT 
Blue  Skies 
Bride  Wore  Boots 
To  Each  His  Own 
PRC 

Wife  of  Monte  Cristo 


REPUBLIC 

Concerto 
Dakota 

RKO  RADIO 

Falcon's  Alibi 
Tale  of  Bedlam 
Cornered 

Kid  from  Brooklyn 

(Goldwyn) 
Heartbeat 

(Hakim-Wood) 
Tarzan  and  the  Leopard 

Men  (Lesser) 

20TH  CENTURY-FOX 

Doll  Face 
Smoky 


Enchanted  Voyage 
UNITED  ARTISTS 
Diary   of   a  Chamber- 
maid (Bogeaus) 
UNIVERSAL 

Outlaws  of  Twin  Forks 
As  It  Was  Before 
Scarlet  Street 

(Diana) 
V/ARNERS 

Never  Say  Goodbye 

Man  I  Love 

Confidential  Agent 

Her  Kind  of  Man  (for- 
merly "Dancing  with 
Tears") 


Production  Pace  Steady; 
Shooting  Index  at  44 


Hollywood  Bitreau 

The  great  news  of  victory,  which  closed 
down  the  studios  for  a  day  and  a  half,  and 
sent  stars  and  extras  alike  swarming  down 
famed  Hollywood  Boulevard  for  an  impromptu 
celebration,  left  production  activity  relatively 
unchanged  at  the  weekend.  Seven  features 
were  started  during  the  week;  six  others  were 
completed.  The  shooting  index  fell  to  44,  com- 
pared with  last  week's  total  of  45  pictures  in 
work. 

"Some  Must  Watch,"  one  of  the  properties 
recently  acquired  from  David  O.  Selznick  by 
RKO  Radio,  went  before  the  cameras  at  that 
studio  with  Dore  Schary  producing.  The  cast 
includes  Dorothy  McGuire,  George  Brent, 
Ethel  Barrymore,  Elsa  Lanchester  and  Rhys 
Williams.    Robert  Siodmak  is  directing. 

"The  Master  Minds"  Is 
Another  RKO  Starter 

Another  RKO  starter  was  "The  Mas- 
ter Minds,"  starring  Wally  Brown  and  Alan 
Carney,  with  Leslie  Goodwins  directing  and 
Herbert  Schlom  producing  under  the  executive 
supervision  of  Sid  Rogell.  Anne  Jeffreys  has 
the  feminine  lead,  and  the  supporting  cast  in- 
cludes Marc  Cramer,  Lionel  Atwill  and  Bela 
Lugosi. 

Golden  Productions  launchced  "Breakfast  in 
Hollywood,"  which  will  be  released  through 
United  Artists.  Based  on  the  radio  program 
of  that  name,  cast  of  the  film  includes  Tom 
Breneman,  Bonita  Granville,  Edward  Ryan, 
Beulah  Bondi,  Raymond  Walburn,  Billie  Burke 
and  Zasu  Pitts.  Harold  Schuster  is  the  direc- 
tor. 

New  "Sherlock  Holmes"  Film 
Launched  by  Universal 

Universal  launched  another  in  the  studio's 
"Sherlock  Holmes"  series,  titled  "The  Fugi- 
tive." Roy  William  Neill  is  the  producer-di- 
rector; Basil  Rathbone,  Nigel  Bruce  and  Mar- 
jorie  Riordan  head  the  cast. 

Republic  trained  cameras  on  two :  "Murder 
in  the  Music  Hall,"  and  "Along  the  Navajo 
Trail."  The  first  is  a  melodrama  whose  cast 
includes  Vera  Hruba  Ralston  and  Ann  Ruther- 
ford. Herman  Millakowsky  is  the  associate 
producer ;  Jack  English  the  director.  "Along 
the  Navajo  Trail"  stars  Roy  Rogers,  with  Dale 


Evans,  George  "Gabby"  Hayes,  the  Sons  of 
the  Pioneers  and  Nestor  Paiva  in  the  support- 
ing cast.  Edward  J.  White  is  the  associate 
producer ;  Frank  McDonald  the  director. 

Clark  Gable  will  be  starred  by  MGM  in 
"Christian  of  the  Bounty,"  a  sequel  to  the  sea 
saga,  "Mutiny  on  the  Bounty."  Carey  Wilson 
will  produce  the  film,  and  James  Hall  is  cur- 
rently preparing  the  screenplay.  .  .  .  Mack  Gor- 
don, songwriter  at  20th  Century-Fox,  has  been 
promoted  to  a  producership,  and  will  make 
"Three  Little  Girls  in  Blue"  for  that  studio. 
.  .  .  John  Farrow,  who  recently  directed  "Cal- 
cutta" for  Paramount,  has  had  his  contract  ex- 
tended. 

George  Brent  has  been  signed  to  star  in  two 
of  RKO  Radio's  top-budget  films.  After  com- 
pleting "Some  Must  Watch,"  he  will  play  the 
romantic  lead  opposite  Joan  Bennett  in  "De- 
sirable Women."  .  .  .  Walter  Pidgeon  will  have 
a  starring  role  in  MGM's  "Holiday  in  Mexi- 
co." George  Sidney  will  direct  the  film,  which 
is  to  feature  Ilona  Massey,  Jane  Powell,  Rod- 
dy MacDowall,  Jose  Iturbi  and  Xayier  Cugat. 

Sekely  to  Produce  Two 
Films  for  Republic 

Stephen  Sekely  has  been  signed  to. a  contract 
by  Republic  under  the  terms  of  which  he  will 
produce  two  pictures  for  that  studio  during 
the  current  year.  He  is  organizing  his  own 
production  unit  for  this  purpose.  .  .  .  Mona 
Freeman  has  had  her  Paramount  contract  ex- 
tended. .  .  .  Knox  Manning  has  been  engaged 
by  Samuel  Goldwyn  for  a  role  in  "The  Kid 
from  Brooklyn." 

Leonard  Fields,  recently  released  from  the 
Navy,  will  join  Paramount  as  a  producer.  .  .  . 
Mary  Martin  has  been  signed  by  Warners  to 
appear  in  "Night  and  Day,"  and  will  sing  the 
Cole  Porter  tune  that  made  her  famous,  "My 
Heart  Belongs  to  Daddy."  .  .  .  Tim  Whelan 
has  been  signed  by  RKO  Radio  to  direct  "Bad- 
man's  Territory,"  which  is  planned  by  the  stu- 
dio as  its  most  spectacular  outdoor  picture  since 
"Cimarron." 

"The  Oklahomans,"  an  original  story  by 
Martin  Van  Laas,  has  been  purchased  by  Re- 
public. Bill  Elliott  will  have  the  leading  role 
in  the  picture.  .  .  .  Trudy  Marshall  has  been 
assigned  an  important  part  in  "Sentimental 
Journey,"  soon  to  start  at  20th  Century-Fox. 
.  .  .  The  first  of  Monogram's  "Shadow"  series. 


based  on  the  well-known  radio  character,  will 
be  titled  "Hands  in  the  Dark."  Joe  Kaufman 
is  slated  to  produce. 

S.  James  Andrews,  for  the  past  three  years 
vice-president  in  charge  of  radio  for  the  Len- 
nen  and  Mitchell  advertising  company,  will 
join  Paramount's  production  staff  next  month. 
.  .  .  Roy  Wolff,  executive  of  the  Fanchon  and 
Marco  organization,  has  been  signed  by  PRC 
to  produce  a  number  of  pictures  for  that  stu- 
dio. The  first  will  be  titled  "Music  Hall  Vari- 
eties of  1946."  In  addition  to  his  production 
plans,  Mr.  Wolff  will  retain  his  circuit  affilia- 
tion. 

Patric  Knowles  has  been  assigned  a  top  role 
with  Bob  Hope  in  Paramount's  comedy  ver- 
sion of  "Monsieur  Beaucaire."  .  .  .  Donald 
Meek  and  Stanley  Ridges  have  been  signed  by 
Universal  for  feature  roles  in  the  next  Deanna 
Durbin  picture,  "Because  of  Him,"  which 
Richard  Wallace  will  direct.  .  .  .  Clarissa,  danc- 
er who  scored  in  a  recent  stage  version  of  "The 
Desert  Song,"  has  been  signed  by  MGM  to  a 
long-term  contract,  and  assigned  the  feminine 
lead  in  "The, Kissing  Bandit,"  which  will  be* 
produced  by  Joe  Pasternak. 

New  York  Stage  Actress 
Signed  by  Warner 

Joan  Chandler,  New  York  stage  actress,  who 
played  the  lead  in  the  Broadway  production  of 
"The  Late  George  Apley,"  has  been  signed  to 
a  term  contract  by  Warners.  .  .  .  Mark  Stev- 
ens has  been  signed  for  the  top  male  role  op- 
posite Joan  Fontaine  in  "All  Brides  Are  Beau- 
tiful," soon  to  start  at  RKO  Radio.  .  .  .  Vir- 
ginia Field  will  resume  her  screen  career  as  the 
comedienne  in  "Take  This  Woman,"  which  will 
be  Ray  Milland's  next  starring  picture  at  Para- 
mount. 

Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns  has  been  signed  to 
a  writing  contract  by  MGM.  .  .  .  Barbara  Hale 
has  been  given  her  first  starring  role  in  RKO's 
"Lady  Luck."  She  will  share  stellar  honors 
with  Robert  Young  and  Frank  Morgan  in  the 
romantic  comedy  which  Robert  Fellows  will 
produce.  .  .  .  Craig  Stevens  has  been  signed 
for  a  role  in  "The  Man  I  Love,"  currently 
shooting  at  Warners. 


Gaumont-British  to  Film 
"Battle  of  Arnhem" 

Gaumont-British  has  begun  the  filming  in  Hol- 
land of  a  motion  picture  versions  of  the  battle 
of  Arnhem.  All  residents  of  the  area  will  take 
part  in  reproducing  the  10  days  of  the  allied  air- 
borne landings  in  that  region  last  September. 
The  battle  for  Arnhem  was  one  of  the  most 
vicious  campaigns  of  the  last  phases  of  the  war. 
A  fierce  Nazi  counterofFensive  methodically  blew 
up  each  street  of  Arnhem  until  almost  nothing 
remained  to  provide  shelter  for  the  invading  Brit- 
ish paratroopers. 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


37 


"Gentlemen,  Meet  the  Little  Girl 
Your  Boxoffice  a  Great  Big 


*i  Whof 


More,  and  More,  and  More 
Exhibitor  Leaders  Hail 

PARAMOUNT'S 
THIRD-OF-A-CENTURY 

HIT! 

(FIFTH  OF  A  SERIES  OF  EXHIBITOR  OPINIONS) 


"We  consider  'Incendiary  Blonde'  a 
'natural'  in  all  that  makes  for  out- 
standing boxoffice  value." 

E.J.  HUDSON,  United  Detroit  Theatres 


"Is  sure  to  please  all  who  see  it. 
Am  sure  it  will  do  "big  business." 

-J.  R.  VOGEL,  Loew's  Inc. 

"A  boxoffice  whopper. . .Will  set 
record  grosses." 

-HAROLD  J.  MIRISCH,  RKO  Theatres 

"Has  the  boxoffice  dollar  sign  stamped 
on  every  foot  of  its  112  minutes  of 
running  time . " 

-J".  J.  PAYETTE,  Warner  Bros.  Circuit 

"I  honestly  believe  that  it  will  estab- 
lish new  highs  in  the  Schine  Circuit.  " 

-GEORGE  V.  LYNCH,  Schine  Circuit 


oing  to  Give 

land,''  says 
Earl  Hudson 


Starring; 

BETTY  HUTTON 

ARTURO 

DE  CORDOVA 

wicli 

Charles  Rug^gles  •  Albert  Dekker 
Barry  Fitzgerald 

and  Mary  Phillips  •  Bill  Goodwin  .  Edward  Ciannt-lli 
The  Maxellos  •  Maurice  Rocco 

Directed  by  GEORGE  MARSHALL 

Original  Screen  Play  by  Claude  Biiiyou  and  Frank  Butler 


'''what  the 

PICTrRE  DID  FOR  ME^ 


Columbia 


FIGHTING  GUARDSMAN,  THE:  Willard  Parker, 
Anita  Louisi. — A  historical  tiim  with  little  popular  appeal. 
O.K.  for  one-day  stand.  Gate  receipts  about  average. — 
John  L.  Stillwell,  Vergennes  Theatre,  Vergennes,  Vt. 
Small  town  patronage. 


.  .  .  the  original  exiiibitors'  reports  department,  established  October  14,  1916.  la  It 
theatremen  serve  one  another  with  information  about  the  box  office  performance  of 
product  —  providing  a  service  of  the  exhibitor  for  the  exhibitor.  ADDRESS  REPORTS: 
What  the  Picture  Did  for  Me.  Motion  Picture  Herald.  Rockefeller  Center.  New  York  20. 


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

BETWEEN  TWO  WOMEN:  Van  Johnson,  Lionel  Bar- 
rymore — This  was  well  received.  It  brought  in  many 
new  customers.  Van  Johnson  is  the  answer  to  a  maid- 
en's prayer  and  e-xhibitor's  prayer.  Played  Tuesday- 
Thursday,  Aug.  7-9.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago, 
lU. 

BETWEEN  TWO  WOMEN:  Van  Johnson,  Lionel  Bar- 
rymore — On  the  opening  day  the  crowds  showed  the  popu- 
larity and  draw  of  Van  Johnson.  The  older  patronage 
denoted  the  firm  hold  of  Lionel  Barrymore.  The  new- 
comers, Gloria  DeHaven  and  Keenen  Wynn,  add  to  the 
picture.  The  cast  sold  the  picture  here.  Played  Mon- 
day-Wednesday, Aug.  13-15. — Gerald  E.  Finnegan,  Ply- 
mouth Theatre,  Worcester,  Mass. 

BETWEEN  TWO  WOMEN:  Van  Johnson,  Lionel  Bar- 
rymore— E.xcellent  picture.  Well  acted  by  those  stars. 
Story  carried  on  Kildare  series.  It  proved  interesting  to 
all,  men,  women  and  children.  Van  Johnson  is  a  good 
drawing  power  for  women  patrons.  Give  this  one  a  good 
run,  exiiibitors.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday,  Aug.  8, 
9.— George  O.  Wiggin,  Maplewood  Tlieatre,  Walden,  Mass. 

KEEP  YOUR  POWDER  DRY:  Lana  Turner,  Laraine 
Day,  Susan  Peters — Good  up  to  date  picture  concerning 
the  Wacs.  It  is  well  played  by  the  Misses  Turner, 
Day  and  Peters.  Business  was  excellent  considering 
two  hot  playing  days. — George  O.  Wiggin,  Maplewood 
Theatre,  Walden,  Mass. 

MEET  ME  IN  ST.  LOUIS:  Judy  Garland,  Margaret 
O'Brien — Very  good  business.  Played  Sunday,  Monday, 
Aug.  5,  6.— Victor  Wojtek,  Alamo  Theatre,  Robert  Lee, 
Texas.    Small  town  and  rural  patronage. 

MUSIC  FOR  MILUONS:  Margaret  O'Brien,  Jose 
Iturbi — The  music  in  this  one  is  good.  Margaret  O'Brien 
give  a  good  performance.  Jimmy  Durante  helps  take  the 
slow  part  out.  June  Allison  turns  in  some  good  acting. 
I  can  recommend  this  one  to  exhibitors  if  they  are  in- 
terested in  their  weekly  gross.  Played  Sunday-Tuesday, 
July  29-31.— George  O.  Wiggin,  Maplewood  Theatre,  Wal- 
den, Mass. 

MUSIC  FOR  MILLIONS:  Margaret  O'Brien,  Jose 
Iturbi— Again  a  superb  cast  rallies  to  make  a  picture  a 
real  entertainment  treat  for  all  ages  and  for  all  tastes. 
Everyone  was  pleased  whether  they  like  classical  or 
downright  hilarious  humor.  The  former  with  Jose  Iturbi 
and  the  latter  with  Jimmy  Durante.  Margaret  O'Brien 
holds  up  as  usual.  Played  Monday- Wednesday,  July  9-11. 
—Gerald  E.  Finnegan.  Plymouth  Theatre,  Worcester, 
Mass. 

MUSIC  FOR  MILLIONS:  Margaret  O'Brien,  Jose  Itur- 
bi—A  good  picture  that  was  enjoyed  by  the  major  part 
of  our  patrons.  The  hot  weather  kept  business  from  be- 
ing near  normal  but  we  know  it  was  not  the  fault  of 
the  picture.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  July  29,  30.— H 
Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  111. 

THIN  MAN  GOES  HOME,  THE:  William  Powell, 
Mvrna  Loy — The  "Thin  Man"  series  is  still  retaining 
interest.  It  has  a  sensible  theme  for  fun  loving  fans. 
It  is  a  well  rounded  picture  with  all  the  elements  for 
good  entertainment.  Played  Monday- Wednesday,  Aug. 
13-15.— Gerald  E.  Finnegan,  Plymouth  Theatre,  Worces- 
ter, Mass. 


Aug.  3,  4. — Harland  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont., 
Can. 

DILLINGER:  Elisha  Cook,  Jr.,  Lawrence  Tierney— 
This  is  truly  the  "sleeper"  picture  of  the  year.  Any- 
one playing  this  will  not  be  sorry.  Played  Wednesday, 
Thursday,  Aug.  8,  9. — J.  C.  Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gray  Theatre, 
Gray,  Ga.    General  patronage. 


Paramount 


AFFAIRS  OF  SUSAN,  THE:  Joan  Fontaine,  George 
Brent — Too  sophisticated  for  a  small  town.  Strictly  an 
adult  picture.  Just  fair  at  the  box  ofTice. — John  L.  Still- 
well,  Vergennes  Theatre,  Vergennes,  Vt.  Small  town 
patronage. 

FOR  WHOM  THE  BELL  TOLLS:  Gary  Cooper,  Ingrid 
Bergman — I  can  add  to  the  reports  of  other  exhibitors 
that  I  have  read  in  these  columns  that  this  production  is 
a  small  town  flop.  It  has  a  wonderful  cast,  lovely  color. 
Most  of  the  settings  are  inside  a  cave  with  a  cast  drink- 
ing out  of  old  wine  mugs.  It  is  too  long  drawn  out. 
This  could  be  made  into  a  60  minute  Saturday  night  out- 
door adventure  story.  I  would  not  recommend  this  for  a 
small  town.  Flayed  Saturday,  Aug.  11. — A.  L.  Dove, 
Bengough  Theatre,  Bengough,  Sask.,  Can.  Rural  and 
small  town  patronage. 

MAN  IN  HALF  MOON  STREET,  THE:  Nils  Asther, 
Helen  Walker — First  night  business  was  about  average 
for  midweek.  The  second  and  final  night  fell  of?  to 
practically  nothing.  Very  little  appeal  for  a  small  town 
audience.  Played  Wednesday,  Thursday.  Aug.  1,  2. — A. 
C.  Edwards,  Winema  Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.  Small  lum- 
ber town  patronage. 

PRACTICALLY  YOURS:  Claudette  Colbert,  Fred  Mac- 
Murray — This  picture  was  enjoyed  bv  those  who  attended. 
Business  was  far  below  par.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
Aug.  3,  4.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  111. 


RKO  Radio 


ENCHANTED  COTTAGE,  THE:  Dorothy  McGuire. 
Robert  Young— No  draw  at  the  box  ofTice.  Too  much 
dialogue.  There  is  no  action  and  it  is  long  drawn  out. 
We  thought  we  had  a  hit  and  so  did  RKO'.  Played  Sun- 
day, Monday,  Aug.  5,  6.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chi- 
cago, 111. 

HAVING  A  WONDERFUL  CRIME:  Pat  O'Brien, 
George  Murphy — Fairly  good  comedy -murder  story  but 
not  styled  for  Murphy,  O'Brien  or  the  starlette,  Carole 
Landis.  Business  fair,  better  than  I  expected.  It  could 
have  been  a  better  story  for  those  stars.  Played  Sunday- 
Tuesday.  Aug.  5-7.— George  O.  Wiggin,  Maplewood  Thea- 
tre, Walden,  Mass. 

THOSE  ENDEARING  YOUNG  CHARMS:  Robert 
Young,  Laraine  Dav — An  unusually  good  love  story  with 
strong  appeal,  esnecially  for  the  women.  Gate  receipts 
were  good  both  Sunday  and  Monday. — John  L.  Stillwell, 
Vergennes  Theatre,  Vergennes.  Vt.  Small  town  patron- 
age. 


THRILL   OF   A   ROMANCE:    Esther   Williams,    Van       n  I  !• 

Johnson- This  is  outstanding  and  will  do  big  at  the  box  KeDUbllC 
office.  _  No  star  has  captivated  the  public  as  did  Rudolph  ' 
Valentino  until  Van  Johnson  came  along.  Played  Wednes 
day,  Aug.  1.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  111 


TWO  GIRLS  AND  A  SAILOR:  Jimmy  Durante,  Van 
Johnson— I  thought  this  was  a  fairiy  good  production  but 
business  was  way  below  average  here.  Played  Friday 
Saturday,  Aug.  3,  4.— Victor  Wojtek.  Alamo  Theatre^ 
Robert  Lee,  Texas.    Small  town  and  rural  patronage. 

WITHOUT  LOVE:  Katharine  Hepburn,  Spencer  Tracy 
— Excellent  production  with  the  two  stars  at  their  very 
best.  Business  was  not  so  hot  but  no  fault  of  the  pic- 
ture.      Played      Saturday-Tuesday,      July     21-24  Ritz 

Amusements,  Inc.,  Park  Theatre,  North  Vernon  ind 


Monogram 


BOWERY  CHAMPS:  East  Side  Kids-The  usual  week- 
end run  of  business.  Do-ibled  with  "Cisco  Kid  Returns  " 
Both  pictures  were  well  liked.    Played  Friday,  Saturday, 


CORPUS  CHRISTI  BANDITS:  Allan  Lane.  Helen  Tal- 
bot— Played  this  one  on  our  rpgular  double  feature  days. 
Lane  has  hit  the  peak  in  Western  popularity  in  Gray. 
Played  Friday.  Saturday,  Aug.  10,  11.— J.  C.  Balkcom, 
Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.     General  patronage. 

VIGILANTES  OF  DODGE  CITY:  Bill  Elliott,  Bobby 
Blake — Outdrew  any  Rogers  picture  I've  had  and  that  is 
saying  nlptity.  Just  give  me  more'  Red  Ryder  pictures.— 
J.  C.  Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gray  Tlieatre,  Gray,  Ga.  General 
patronage. 


Twentieth  Century- Fox 

CIRCUMSTANTIAL  EVIDENCE:  Michael  O'Shea. 
Lloyd  Nolan— Used  on  second  half  of  doub'e  bill.  Good 
cnst  and  olenty  of  suspense  but  unpleasant  theme.  Plaved 
Friday.  Saturday,  Aug.  3,  4.— A.  C.  Edwards.  Winema 
Theatre,  Scotia,  Cal.     Small  lumber  town  patronage. 


NOB  HILL:  Joan  Bennett,  George  Raft — Good  musical 
with  strong  marquee  names.  It  pleased  most  patrons. 
About  average  at  the  box  office. — John  L.  Stillwell,  Ver- 
gennes Theatre,  Vergennes,  Vt.     Small  town  patronage. 

NOB  HILL:  Joan  Bennett,  George  Raft— Outside  of 
being  in  Technicolor  this  has  nothing  to  offer  that  we 
have  not  had  before  over  and  over  again.  It  is  another 
story  of  the  Barbary  Coast,  including  the  poor  girl  who 
Hved  on  the  other  side  of  the  tracks.  Played  Wednesday, 
Aug.  1.— H.  Goldson,  Plaza  Theatre,  Chicago,  111. 

RIGHT  TO  THE  HEART:  Brenda  Joyce,  Joseph  Allen, 
Jr. — An  old  picture  but  a  good  one.  This  had  something 
this  town  hasn't  seen  in  a  long  time,  boxing.  'Play  it, 
if  you  can.  Business  good.  Played  Friday,  Saturday, 
Aug.  3,  4.— Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 
Small  town  patronage. 

ROYAL  SCANDAL,  A:  Tallulah  Bankhead,  Anne  Bax- 
ter— Positively  not  a  small  town  picture.  It  is  way  over 
their  heads.  Many  walkouts  and  business  very  light. 
Played  Tuesday-Thursday,  July  7-9. — Ritz  Amusements, 
Inc.,  Park  Theatre,   North   Vernon,  Ind. 

SUNDAY  DINNER  FOR  A  SOLDIER:  Anne  Baxter, 
John  Hodiak— Swell  picture  for  the  entire  family.  Busi- 
ness above  average.  Played  Friday,  Saturday,  Aug.  10, 
11. — Victor  Wojtek,  Alamo  Theatre,  Robert  Lee,  Texas. 
Small  town  and  rural  patronage. 

THUNDERHEAD:  Roddy  McDowall,  Preston  Foster— 
An  excellent  horse  picture  in  Technicolor.  Business  was 
above  average  and  everyone  was  pleased.  Play  it.  Played 
Sunday,  Monday,  July  29,  30.— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Para- 
mount Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.    Small  town  patronage. 

TREE  GROWS  IN  BROOKLYN,  A:  Dorothy  McGuire, 
Joan  Blondell — Record  attendance  at  this  showing.  "The 
patrons  were  anxious  to  see  this  picture  after  it  has  been 
so  widely  advertised.  Played  Monday,  Tuesday,  July  30, 
31.— Harland  Rankin,  Plaza  Theatre,  Tilbury,  Ont.,  Can. 

TREE  GROWS  IN  BROOKLYN,  A:  Dorothy  McGuire, 
Joan  Blondell — Business  very  good.  It  played  to  capacity. 
A  few  walkouts  but  many  favorable  comments.  Played 
Sunday,  Monday,  July  29,  30. — A.  C.  Edwards.  Winema 
Theatre,   Scotia,  Cal.     Small  lumber  town  patronage. 


United  Artists 


BREWSTER'S  MILLIONS:  Dennis  O'Keefe,  Helen 
Walker — Just  as  good  as  the  original  made  several  years 
ago.  It  is  very  funny  and  played  to  good  business. 
Played  Saturday -Monday,  Aug.  4-6.— Ritz  Amusements, 
Inc.,  Park  Theatre,  North  Vernon,  Ind. 

DELIGHTFULLY  DANGEROUS:  Ralph  Bellamy,  Con 
nie  Moore — It  was  neither  delightful  nor  dangerous  from 
any  standpoint.  Just  about  the  worst  midweek  picture 
we  have  played  lately,  and  business  was  very  poor.  Flayed 
Tuesday-Thursday,  July  31-Aug.  2.— Ritz  Amusements, 
Inc.,  Park  Theatre,  North  Vernon,  Ind. 

GREAT  JOHN  L.,  THE:  Linda  Darnell,  Gregory  Mc- 
Clure — A  very  good  picture  with  great  acting  by  the 
new  star,  Greg  McClure.  Played  to  average  business.— 
J.  C.  Balkcom,  Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.  General 
patronage. 


Uni 


iversal 


BEYOND  THE  PECOS:  Rod  Cameron,  Eddie  Drew- 
Universal  always  puts  out  good  Westerns.  This  is  the 
best.  The  Cameron  and  Drew  fight  was  great.  Play 
this  at  your  best  time.  Business  good.  Plaved  Friday, 
Saturday,  Aug.  3,  4.— Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rives- 
ville, W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 


J 

o-? 


HERE  COME  THE  CO-EDS:  Abbott  and  Costell. 
This  pair  never  draws  for  me.  This  is  really  com.  Silly' 
does  not  describe  this  pair.  Plaved  Monday,  Tuesday,' 
Aug.  6.  7.— T.  C.  Balkcom.  Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga^ 
General  patronage. 

I'LL  REMEMBER  APRIL:  Gloria  Jean,  Kirby  Grant 
— Entertaining  little  musical  show  which  did  average 
business.  Played  Tuesday,  Julv  31.— E.  M.  Freiburger, 
Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town  patron- 
age. 

-lUNGLE   CAPTIVE:    Otto   Kruger,   Amelita  Ward- 
Just  the  usual  run  of  attendance.    Nothing  to  rave  about. 
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oubled    with    "Son   of    Dracula."     Played  Wednesday, 
lursday,   Aug.    1,   2. — Harland   Rankin,    Plaza  Theatre, 
Ibury,  Ont.,  Can. 

RENEGADES  OF  THE  RIO  GRANDE:  Rod  Cameron, 
jzzy  Knight — Good  entertaining  Western  picture  which 
leased  the  Friday  and  Saturday  trade.  Played  Aug.  3, 
i— E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 
inall  town  patronage. 

SALOME,  WHERE  SHE  DANCED:  Yvonne  De  Carlo, 
iavid  Bruce — Here  is  one  that  has  everything  including 
■tion,  romance,  music.  The  story  rambles  through 
'erything  from  the  Western  outdoors  to  duelling.  Yvonne 
e  Carlo  is  just  about  the  best  looking  newcomer  in 
lite  a  while.  The  picture  did  good  business.  Played 
jiturday-Mondav,  July  7-9.  —  Ritz  Amusements,  Inc., 
!orth  Vernon,  Ind. 

SUDAN:  Maria  Montez,  Jon  Hall — It  is  really  araaz- 
ig  how  any  producer  could  lavish  so  much  nice  color, 

enery  and  expense  on  such  a  foolish  picture  with  such 
poor  cast.  Business  about  average.  Played  Friday, 
kturday,  Aug.  3,  4. — A.  C.  Edwards.  Winema  Theatre, 
!;otia,  Cal.    Small  lumber  town  patronage. 

SUSPECT,  THE:  Ella  Raines,  Charles  Laughton— 
tiis  is  almost  like  Warner  Bros.  "Conflict"  except  the 
ne  is  way  back.  Too  far  back  for  me.  This  is  set  in 
,ngland,  maybe  that  is  why  it  didn't  draw.  My  patrons 
m't  like  Laughton  and  they  don't  like  Ella  Raines  in 
is  kind  of  show.  Business  very  bad.  Skip  this  if  you 
n.  Sound  on  this  print  was  low.  Played  Tuesday, 
I'ednesday,  Aug.  7,  8. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rives- 
lle,  W.  Va.    Small  town  patronage. 

iTHArS  THE  SPIRIT:  Jack  Oakie,  Peggy  Ryan— 
ght  musical  picture  with  an  unusual  story  that  seemed 
please.  Some  swell  dancing  and  several  good  musical 
imbers.  Business  average.  Played  Wednesday,  Thurs- 
ly,  July  18,  19. — Ritz  Amusements,  Inc.,  Park  Theatre, 
orth  Vernon,  Ind. 

I 

Varner  Bros. 


CONFLICT:  Humphrey  Bogart,  Alexis  Smith— This 
as  a  very  good  show,  but  not  for  this  town.  Bogart  was 
■eat,  but  the  people  here  want  to  see  him  fight  and 
11  as  he  did  in  previous  pictures.  This  is  no  show  for 
lexis  Smith.  Give  her  a  break,  Warners.  Business 
!low  average.  Played  Sunday,  Monday,  Aug.  5,  6. — 
ick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va.  Small 
wn  patronage. 

CONFLICT:  Humphrey  Bogart,  Alexis  Smith— Although 
liked  this  picture  myself,  it  was  poorly  received  by  the 
meral  public,  who  passed  such  comments  as  "too  deep" 
id  "Bogart  was  good,  but  there  wasn't  enough  action." 
elow  par  at  the  box  office  on  a  two-day  stand. — John 
.  Stillwell,  Vergennes  Theatre,  Vergennes,  Vt.  Small 
iwn  patronage. 

GOD  IS  MY  CO-PILOT:  Dennis  Morgan,  Raymond 
'assey — This  picture  held  one's  interest  throughout.  Mor- 
in  did  a  swell  job.  So  did  Massey  as  a  brass  hat. 
''e  did  exceptionally  well  with  this  one.  Flayed  Friday, 
iturday,  Aug.  3,  4. — George  O.  Wiggin,  Maplewood 
heatre,  Walden,  Mass. 

HOLLYWOOD;  CANTEEN:  Warner  Stars  Revue— An 
itstanding  musical  production  full  of  entertainment  and 
)od,  clean  fun.  I  played  this  late  and  can  recommend 
for  any  spot.  My  only  criticism  is  the  howling  repre- 
ntation  of  good  music  by  the  introduction  of  Tommy 
orsey's  Band.  No  one  understood  what  they  were  try- 
g  to  play  and  most  people  shut  their  ears  while  this 
imber  was  on  the  screen.  The  ordinary  person  in  the 
eatre  would  not  understand  what  it  was  all  about, 
owever,  play  this  one,  if  you  haven't  done  so.  Played 
Iturday,  Aug.  4. — A.  L.  D'ove,  Bengough  Theatre,  Ben- 
>ugh,  Sask.,  Can.    Rural  and  small  town  patronage. 

HORN  BLOWS  AT  MIDNIGHT,  THE:  Jack  Benny, 
lexis  Smith — One  of  the  worst  Sunday  crowds  I  have 
'er  had.  I  think  it  is  as  sorry  a  picture  as  ever  pro- 
iced.  You  may  take  Mr.  Benny  and  put  him  in  the 
lon't  want  dep't."  Played  Sunday,  Aug.  5. — J.  C.  Balk- 
im,  Jr.,  Gray  Theatre,  Gray,  Ga.    General  patronage. 

OBJECTIVE  BURMA:  Errol  Flynn,  Henry  Hull— Very 
Tiely  picture.  Flynn  portrays  a  paratrooper  captain  very 
sll.  It  has  enough  comedy  along  with  the  hardship  to 
ake  it  very  interesting.  Attendance  good.  Saturday 
isiness  was  better  than  usual.  Both  men  and  women 
ill  be  interested  in  this  picture.  Played  Friday,  Satur- 
ly.  July  27,  28— George  O.  Wiggin,  Maplewood  Theatre, 
'^alden,  Mass. 

TO  HAVE  AND  HAVE  NOT:  Humphrey  Bogart, 
luren  Bacall — Fair  picture  which  did  average  business. 
It  the  people  say  they  want  Bogart  in  those  red  hot 
mgster  roles  he  used  to  play.  Anyway  they  are  tired 
war  and  spy  pictures  no  matter  who  stars  in  them, 
layed  Wednesday,  Thursday.  Aug.  1.  2.— E.  M.  Frei- 
irger.  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla.  Small  town 
itronage. 

TO  HAVE  AND  HAVE  NOT:  Humphrey  Bogart, 
luren  Bacall — This  is  a  picttire  that  does  not  warrant 
he  in  Warner  Bros,  high  bracket.  It  is  a  good  story 
ith  plenty  of  action,  and  the  new  star,  Lauren  Bacall, 
ho  took  her  part  very  well.  I  had  some  good  comments 
I  this  production,  but  it  is  certainly  not  in  the  class 
ith  "Cassablanca."  It  is  a  good  picture  for  a  weekend 
ite.  Played  Saturday,  July  28.— A.  L.  Dove,  Bengough 
leatre.  Bengough,  Sask.,  Can.  Rural  and  small  town 
tronage. 


Short  Product  in  First  Run  Houses 


NEW  YORK— Week  of  August  20 

ASTOR:  Dog  Wafch  RKO 

Feature:   Wonder   Man  RKO 

CAPITOL:  Mouse  in  Manhatfan   MGM 

Tee  Tricks   RKO 

Feature:  Anchors  Aweigh  MGM 

CRITERION:  Idiots  Deluxe  Columbia 

Treasure  Jest  Columbia 

Star  Bright   Paramount 

Feehire:  Bewitched   MGM 

GLOBE:  Hare  Trigger  Vitaphone 

Overseas  Roundup   Vitaphone 

Feature:  The  Great  John  L  UA 

HOLLYWOOD:  Bahama  Sea  Sports.  .  .Vitaphone 
Hare  Trigger   Vitaphone 

Feature:  Rhapsody  in  Blue  Warner  Bros. 

MUSiC  HALL:  Donald's  Crime  RKO 

Tfie  New  American  Frontier  IMarch  of  Time) 

20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Over  21  Columbia 

PARAMOUNT:  Pop-Pie-Ala  Mode.  ..  .Paramount 
A  Musical  Way  {Speaking  of  Animals! 

Paramount 

Feature:  Incendiary  Blonde  Paramount 

RIALTO:  Unusual  Occupations  No.  2 .Paramount 

Lulu's  Birthday  Party  Paramount 

Contrary  Condor   RKO 

Feature:  Midnight  Manhunt  Paramount 


RIVOLI:  Gypsy  Life  20t/i  Cent.-Fox 

The  Empire  State  20t»i  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Junior  Miss  20th  Cent.-Fox 

STRAND:  Tale  of  Two  Mice  Vitaphone 

Mexican  Sea  Sports  Vitapiione 

America  the  Beautiful  Vitaphone 

Feature:  Christmas  in  Connecticut  Warner  Bros. 

CHICAGO— Week  of  August  20 

APOLLO:  Kukunuts   Columbia 

Feature:  Colonel  Blimp  United  Artists 

GRAND:  The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  WAC 

Features:  The  Frozen  Ghost  Universal 

Jungle  Captive   Universal 

ORIENTAL:  Tale  of  Two  Mice  Worner  Bros. 

Feature:  Jealousy   Republic 

ROOSEVELT:  The  First-Aiders  RKO 

Feature:  A  Bell  for  Adano  20th  Cent.-Fox 

ST>ITE  LAKE:  Tee  for  Two  M-G-M 

Feature:  The  Valley  of  Decision  M-G-M 

UNITED  ARTISTS:  Down  the  Fairways 

20th  Cent.-Fox 

Feature:  Thrill  of  a  Romance  M-G-M 

WOODS:  Screen  Snapshots  No.  9  Columbia 

Feature:  Wonder  Man  RKO 


Short  Features 
Columbia 

SHE  SNOOPS  TO  CONQUER:  Vera  Vague— Play  it 
and  hear  them  "laugh — Fred  Flanagan,  Moon  Theatre, 
Steatton,  Colo. 

Official  WAC  Films 

TO  THE  SHORES  OF  IWO  JIMA:  Inspiring,  re- 
vealing actual  combat  pictures  in  Technicolor.  Best  war 
film  to  date.  Properly  sold  will  prove  big  drawing  card. 
— Frank  Vesley,  State  Theatre,  Hollister,  Cal. 

Paramount 

SNUBBED  BY  A  MOB:  Color  Classics— A  reissue  from 
Paramount  which  no  one  remembered.  It  pleased. — E.  M. 
Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

TOPS  IN  THE  BIG  TOP:  Popeye  the  Sailor— This 
circus  cartoon  with  Popeye  and  Olive  pleased  all.  It  is 
in  fine  Technicolor. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Tlie- 
atre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

UNUSUAL  OCCUPATIONS:  No.  5— A  good  entertain- 
ing reel. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre.  Dewey, 
Okla. 

RKO  Radio 

CHAMPION  MAKER:  Sport  scope— This  one  is  good. 
It  is  all  about  swimming.  Play  it  before  it  is  too  late. — 
Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

HE  FORGOT  TO  REMEMBER:  Leon  Errol— Leon 
Errol  is  always  good  here.  RKO  built  him  up  in  shorts, 
and  Universal  collects  in  features. — Nick  Raspa,  State 
Theatre.  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

THE  KITCHEN  CYNIC:  Edgar  Kennedy— Edgar  Ken- 
nedy tries  hard  to  make  people  laugh  and  he  does.  Very 
good,  Kennedy,  and  keep  it  up. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Thea- 
tre, Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

Twentieth  Century- Fox 

FISHERMAN'S  LUCK:  Terrytoons— This  is  a  good 
cartoon  in  Technicolor. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramout 
Theatre,  Dewey.  Okla. 

MOTHER  GOOSE  NIGHTMARE:  Terrytoon«  —  This 
cartoon  in  Technicolor  will  please  the  kids. — E.  M. 
Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

TEEN-AGE  GIRLS:  March  of  Time— Routine  March 
of  Time. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount  Theatre,  Dewey, 
Okla. 


Universal 

ABC  PIN-UP:  Person-O'ddities— This  is  all  right,  if  you 
like  this  type  of  short. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rives- 
ville, W.  Va. 

ANIMAL  TRICKS:  Variety  Views— This  is  a  good  one. 
It  shows  different  kinds  of  animals  and  what  they  can 
do.  You  can  hardly  believe  what  you  see  with  your  own 
eyes. — Nick  Raspa,   State  Tlieatre,  Rivesville,   W.  Va. 

ARTISTRY  IN  RHYTHM:  Name -Band  Musicals- 
Good  two-reel  musical  act. — E.  M.  Freiburger,  Paramount 
Theatre,  Dewey,  Okla. 

CROW  CRAZY:  Lantz  Color  Cartunes— Too  crazy,  but 
it  will  do.  The  kids  and  the  adults  go  for  any  kind  of 
cartoon. — Nick  Raspa,  State  Theatre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

DOGS  FOR  SHOW:  Variety  Views— Here  is  a  show 
for  the  kids.  It  tells  the  story  of  a  dog  and  how  he  be- 
comes a  champion.  Good  short. — Nick  Raspa,  State  TTiea- 
tre,  Rivesville,  W.  Va. 

ULI  MARLENE,:  Two-Reel  Specials— This  is  the  worst 
short  this  theatre  has  ever  played.  It  is  all  about  a  Ger- 
man song.  Skip  it,  if  you  can.  I  couldn't. — Nick  Raspa, 
State  Theatre,  Rivesville,   W.  Va. 


RKO  Names  Exploitation 
Staff  for  Foreign  Field 

Phil  Reisman,  RKO  Radio  vice-president  in 
charge  of  foreign  distribtition,  jinnounced  Tuesday 
that  the  company  was  establishing-  a  permanent  field 
exploitation  staff  in  various  foreign  countries.  Se- 
lections have  already  been  made  from  the  domestic 
exploitation  staff,  headed  by  Terry  Turner  under 
the  supervision  of  S.  Barret  McCormick,  to  fill 
several  posts. 

Humbert  O'Camp,  formerly  in  charge  of  ex- 
ploitation at  RKO  Radio's  Los  Angeles  branch, 
has  been  appointed  to  cover  Latin  America,  under 
the  supervision  of  J.  C.  Osserman,  manager  of 
Latin  America.  Mr.  O'Camp  will  leave  shortly 
for  Brazil. 

Don  Prince,  for  the  past  six  years  with  the 
RKO  Radio  exploitation  department,  most  re- 
cently in  the  New  England  area,  reports  to  the 
home  office  for  preparatorv  training  before  tak- 
ing up  similar  duties  in  England  and  the  conti- 
nent, under  supervision  of  Robert  S.  Wolff,  gen- 
eral manager  for  the  United  Kingdom.  Mr.  Prince 
will  establish  headcjuarters  in  both  London  and 
Paris. 


lOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


41 


A  statistical  compilation  and 
comparison  of  Box-Office  Per- 
formance in  first-run  theatres 


Figures  directly  below  picture  title  compare  dollar  gross  with  average  gross  and  show  rela- 
tive percentage  of  all  engagements  tabulated. 

Figures  opposite  theatre  names  represent  percentage  of  tabulated  grosses  to  average  weekly 
business  based  on  the  six  months'  period  ending  July  31,  1945. 

SYMBOLS:  (DB)  Double  Bill— associate  feature  title;  (SA)  Stage  Attraction;  (MO)  Move-Over 
Run;  (AA)  Advance  Admission. 

INDEX:  Over-all  performance  percentage  figures  from  previously  published  final  reports  ap- 
pear in  Service  Data  section  of  Product  Digest.  See  last  column  of  Release  Chart  for  Index. 


PICTURE 


CROSSES 


THRILL  OF  A  ROMANCE  (MCM) 

Final  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated 
Comparative  Average  Gross 
Over-all  Performance 


$1,296,100 
1,077.200 


120.3% 


Capitol, 
Capitol, 
Capitol, 
Capitol, 


2nd 
3rd 
4th 
5th 


week 
week 
week 
week 


109.8% 
86.7% 
138.2% 
121.7% 
117.3% 
216.4% 
155.7% 
108.2% 
86.5% 
72.1% 
62.0% 
129.3% 
104.4% 
94.0% 
90.0% 
149.6% 


BALTIMORE— Century,  1st  week  .  . 
BALTIMORE— Century.   2nd   week  . 
CHICAGO— United  Artists,  1st  week 
CHICAGO— United  Artists,  2nd  week 
CHICAGO— United  Artists,  ord  Week 
CINCINNATI— RKO  Capitol,   1st  week 
CINCINNATI— RKO  " 
CINCINNATI— RKO 
CINCINNATI— RKO 
CINCINNATI— RKO 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  1st  week 
CLEVELAND -Loew's  State,  1st  week 
CLEVELAND— Loew's  State,  2nd  week 
CLEVELAND— Loew's  Stillman,  MO  1st  week 
CLEVELAND— Loew's  Stillman,  MO  2nd  week 

INDIANAPOLIS— Loew's   

KANSAS  CITY— Midland,  1st  week   94.4% 

KANSAS  CITY— Midland,  2nd  week   94.4% 

KANSAS  CITY— Midland,  3rd  week   83.3% 

LOS  ANGELE:S— Egyptian,  1st   week   159.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  2nd  week   86.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  3rd  week   67.7% 

LOS  ANGELES— Egyptian,  4th  week   50.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  1st  week   ....  162.6% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  2nd  week    ....  113.8% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  3rd  week   ....  77.2% 

LOS  ANGELES— Los  Angeles,  4th  week   ....  60.9% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,   1st  week   146.1% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  2nd  week   100.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  3rd  week   60.0% 

LOS  ANGELES— Ritz,  4th  week   50.0% 

MILWAUKEE— Palace,  1st  week   103.4% 

(DB)  Strange  Illusion  (PRC) 

MILWAUKEE— Palace,          week   99.1% 

(DB)  Strange  Illusion  (PRQ 

MINNEAPOLIS— Radio  City,  1st  week   167.9% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Radio  City,  2nd  week   76.3% 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  1st  week   130.7% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  2nd  week   116.0% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  3rd  week   104.9% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK— Capitol,  4th  week   92.2% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

NEW  YORK-Capitol,  5th  week   96.2% 

(SA)  Guy  Lombardo's  Orchestra,  others 

OMAHA — Paramount    ...  144  2% 

PHTLADELPHTA— Boyd,  1st  week .                '.  m.{0c 

PHILADELPHTA—Boyd,  2nd  week   110  0% 

PHILAEDLPHTA-Boyd.  3rd  week   82  5% 

PHILADELPHTA—Boyd,  4th  week   84  0% 

PHTLADELPHTA— Karlton,  MO  1st  week   ...  141  8% 

PHTLADKLPHTA-Karlton,  MO  2nd  week   .   .    .  128:3% 

PITTSBURGH- Stanley,  1st  week   162  0% 

PTTT^^BUT^GH-Stanley,  2nd  week   in'7% 

PTTTSBTTRGH-Stanley,   3rd   week   72  6% 

PROVTDENrE- State   1718% 

SAN  PT?ANrTccO-Fox,   1st  week   144  8% 

SAN  FRAVrrsrO- Fox.  2nd  week   ....  948% 

SAN  FRANCISCO- St.  Francis,  MO  1st  week  .    .  115  9% 

PT.  LOTTTS— Loew's  Stnte,  1st  week   167  5% 

ST.  LOUIS— Loew's  State,  2nd  week   ....  128  4% 


ALONG  CAME  JONES  (RKO) 

FiPal  Report: 

Total  Gross  Tabulated  $570,500 

Comparative  Average  Gross  498,400 

Over-all  Performance  I  14.4% 

BALTIMORE— Hippodrome,   1st   week  ...  m  •!% 

(SA)  Vaudeville  ' 

BALTIMORE^— Hippodrome,  2nd  week   ....  103  2% 

(SAI  Vaudeville 

BOSTON— Memorial,  1st  week   85  6% 

BOSTON— Memorial.  2nd  week   .   .  . 

(DB1  Easy  to  Look  at  (Univ.)              •   •   •   •  ^^-b/c 

BUFFALO— 20th  Century.  1st  week   .    .  116?% 

mR>  Three's  a  Crowd  (Rep.)                  ....  iio.^/o 

BITFFALO— 20th  Century.  2nd  week    ...  70  0% 

mRI  Three's  a  Crowd  (Rep.)  '    '  ' 

CHTCAGO-Palace.   1st  week   138  2% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.)  ' 


CHICAGO— Palace,  2nd  week   110.6% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

aNCINNATI-RKO   Albee   160.3% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Grand,  MO  1st  week   .    .    .  85.3% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Lyric,  MO  2nd  week   .    .    .  96.1% 

CLEVELAND— Warner's  Hippodrome   127.87o 

CLEVELAND— Allen,  MO  1st  week   95.2% 

KANSAS  CITY-Orpheum,    1st    week   119.9% 

(DB)  Two  O'clock  Courage  (RKO) 

KANSAS  CITY-Orpheum,  2nd  week   82.0% 

(DB)  Two  O'clock  Courage  (RKO) 

KANSAS  CITY— Orpheum,  3rd   week   78.3% 

(DB)  Two  O'clock  Courage  (RKO) 

MINNEAPOLIS— Orpheum,  Ist  week   120.6% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Orpheum,  2nd  week   77.5% 

MINNEAPOLIS— Lyric,  MO  1st  week   111.1% 

NEW  YORK— Palace,  1st  week    164.0% 

NEW  YORK— Palace,  2nd  week   148.0% 

NEW  YORK— Palace,  3rd  week    110.4% 

NEW  YORK— Palace,  4th  week    104.0%, 

OMAHA— Brandeis,  1st  week    124.8% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 

OMAHA— Brandeis,  2nd  week   86.3% 

(DB)  Forever  Yours  (Mono.) 

PROVIDENCE— Albee    137.0% 

(DB)  Penthouse  Rhythm  (Univ.) 

SAN  FRANCISCO-Golden  Gate   156.3% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 

ST.  LOUIS— Fox    110.2% 

(DB)  The  Missing  Corpse  (PRC) 

TORONTO— Imperial   86.4%, 

WASHINGTON— Keith's,  1st  week   158.2% 

WASHINGTON— Keith's.  2nd  week   115.1% 

WASHINGTON— Keith's,  3rd  week   82.7% 

• 

TWICE  BLESSED  (MCM) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $74,700 
Comparative  Average  Gross  68,800 
Over-all  Performance  108.7% 

CINCINNATI— RKO  Grand   83.3% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  Stillman   105.0% 

CLEVELAND— Loew's  Ohio,  MO  1st  week   .    .    .  114.8% 

PHILADELPHIA— Aldine   100.0% 

PITTSBURGH— Warner   109.7% 

(DB)  Bewitched  (MGM) 

WASHINGTON— Capitol    120.4% 

(SA)  Gene  Krupa's  Orchestra 

• 

ON  STAGE  EVERYBODY  (Univ.) 

First  Report: 
Total  Gross  Tabulated  $61,200 
Comparative  Average  Gross  56,900 
Over-all  Performance  107.5% 


CHICAGO— Palace   126  7% 

(DB)  The  Woman  in  Green  (Univ.) 

CINCINNATI-Keith's   122  7% 

MINNEAPOUS— Orpheum    775% 

(SA)  Vaudeville 
OMAHA— Omaha    97  6% 

(DB)  When  the  Lights  Go  On  Again  (PRC) 
TORONTO-Uptown   .  97.9% 

(DB)  See  My  Lawyer  (Univ.) 

• 


NEW  BASE  LINE 

Beginning  in  this  issue,  the  average, 
or  100  per  cent,  line  of  these  tabula- 
tions is  the  average  weekly  business 
of  the  theatres  concerned  for  the  six 
months  ending  July  31.  1945.  The 
previous  period  ended  April  30,  1945. 
This  brings  into  the  new  base  a  recog- 
nition of  current  economic  conditions  as 
they  affect  box-office  performance. 


LeRoy  Plans  for 
British  Filming 

Arnold  Grant,  president  and  legal  counsel  ( 
Mervyn  LeRoy's  newly-organized  ArrowheE 
Productions,  is  in  London  discussing  a  deal  fc 
production  of  high-budget  pictures  in  Englar 
cither  through  the  facilities  of  the  London  studic 
of  a  major  Hollywood  company  or  jointly  with 
.•\rthur  Rank. 

According  to  current  plans,  the  company  plai 
to  use  Hollywood  stars  in  at  least  one  of  tl 
major  roles  of  each  film,  and  British  personal 
ties  wherever  possible.  Although  the  first  pn 
duction  has  not  been  definitely  decided  upon,  thei 
is  a  possibility  that  it  will  be  a  musical  film  title 
after  David  Rose's  musical  composition,  "Holida 
for  Strings." 

Before  leaving  for  London,  Mr.  Grant  stated  thj 
Arrowhead's  first  Hollywood  picture  is  schedule 
for  February  production,  as  soon  as  Mr.  LeRc 
finishes  directing  "The  Robe."  The  company  hi 
a  12-picture  deal  with  Warner  Brothers. 


Two  Clearance  Cases 
Filed  at  Boston 

The  American  Arbitration  Association  reportei 
last  Friday  in  New  York  that  two  clearance  con 
plaints  were  filed  at  the  Boston  tribunal. 

One  complaint  was  the  Randolph  Theatres,  Im 
operating  the  Randolph  theatre,  at  Randolp 
Mass.  The  complaint  was  against  Loew's,  Pa 
amount,  RKO  Radio  and  Twentieth  Century-Fo. 

It  charged  that  the  Randolph  was  subject  to  tl 
following  clearances :  30  days  after  first  run  Brocl 
ton  and  one  day  after  first  run  Quincy;  but  in  r 
event  later  than  21  days  after  availability  to  fir: 
run  Quincy.  The  Randolph  further  alleges  it 
unfairly  subjected  to  double  clearance  throug 
both  the  Brockton  and  Quincy  sequences.  H 
asks  that  clearance  in  favor  of  both  theatres'  I 
eliminated  and  that  clearance  of  first  run  Brocl 
ton  over  the  Randolph  be  reduced  to  14  days. 

Newman  R.  Robinson,  operating  the  Town  Ha 
theatre,  West  Rutland,  Vt.,  also  filed  a  clearam 
complaint  against  the  five  major  companies.  M' 
Robinson  said  his  house  was  subject  to  90-da 
clearance  after  first  run  Rutland,  which  he  clain 
in  unreasonable.   He  asks  it  be  reduced  to  30  day 

One  Appeal  Board  decision  was  handed  dow 
August  16  affirming  the  arbitrator's  award  on  th 
Utopia  theatre  complaint  against  all  consentin 
companies,  at  the  New  York  tribunal.  Estal 
Theatres,  Inc.,  operator  of  the  Utopia,  Queens,  file 
a  clearance  complaint  against  the  distributors,  a 
leging  that  seven-day  clearance  to  Mayfair  i 
Queens  was  unreasonable  as  to  area.  The  arbitrs 
tor  said  it  was  not.  The  board  upheld  his  decisioi 
Utopia  Amusement  Corp.,  operator  of  the  Ma> 
fair,  intervened. 

Hissong  Appointed  Ohio 
Education  Director 

Clyde  Hissong,  head  of  the  education  depart 
ment  of  Bowling  Green  College,  Ohio,  has  bee 
appointed  State  director  of  education  for  Ohio.  B 
virtue  of  his  new  oflSce  he  becomes  head  of  th 
State  censor  board.  Mr.  Hissong  succeeds  W 
Kenneth  Ray,  who  recently  resigned  to  becom 
educational  director  of  the  Grollier  Society. 


New  CorporaHon 

Betty  Barrie  Enterprises  has  been  incorporatec 
for  the  operation  of  all  types  of  amusement  indus 
tries  in  New  York,  it  was  reported  from  Alban: 
this  week.  Elizabeth  Blount,  Morton  Slater  am 
H.  David  Frackman  were  the  incorporators.  Mr 
Frackman  was  the  incorporating  attorney. 


Kapit  Luncheon  for  Hiclcs 

Harry  A.  Kapit,  vice-president  of  International 
Theatrical  and  Television  Corporation,  tendered  a 
luncheon  Thursday,  August  9,  in  New  York,  in 
honor  of  the  promotion  of  Orton  A.  Hicks,  a  for- 
mer business  associate,  from  Major  to  Lieutenant 
Colonel. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  19451 


LIFE  MAGAZINE  devotes  5 

pages  to  the  nation's  most  shocking 
moral  problem . . . 


HEARST  NEWSPAPERS  from 

coast'tO'toast  feature  weekly  full- 
page  articles  by  Gertrude  Atherton 
on  the  subiect . . . 


And  while  a  storm  of  editorials^ 
magazine  stories  and  air  debates 
keep  the  topic  hot,  MONOGRAHH 
delivers  the  exploitation  smash  of 


the  year. . . 


'£/ 


TIMELY...  IMPRESSr 

-BOXOFFI 

"PLENTY  TO  EXPIO 

-MOTION  PICTURE  DAI 


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„e,RlNG'  DASHING,  DANGfp„ 
O^J,  A  MAN  OF  MANr  ,%'°^'^S 


A  MOMOGRAM  PiClUil 


with  HELEN  MACK 

JEROME  COWAN  •  CRAJG  REYNOLDS  •  JONATHAN  HALE 

Produced  by  JEFFREY  BERNERD  and  KAY  FRANCS 
Directed  by  WILLIAM  NIGH 


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Screepplay  by  Sidney  Sutherland  and  Harvey  Gates 

Original  Sfory  by  Sidney  Sutherland 


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in  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD  for  mutual  aid  and  progress 


CHESTER  FRIEDMAN,  Editor 


GERTRUDE  MERRIAM,  Associate  Editor 


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Servicemen  Preferred 

Two  years  ago  when  the  draft  boards  were  pressuring  theatre- 
men  into  defense  jobs  as  an  alternate  to  going  into  Service  we 
pointed  out  that  attractive  salaries  offered  by  defense  plants 
and  respite  from  the  Army  were  small  compensation  for  desert- 
ing theatre  posts. 

Now  the  wheel  has  completed  a  full  revolution.  With  conver- 
sion underway,  former  theatre  managers  who  did  go  into  defense 
plants  are  being  confronted  with  poor  prospects  of  being  wel- 
comed back  by  their  former  employers. 

In  one  such  case  which  has  already  come  to  our  attention,  cir- 
cuit heads  are  determined  to  give  preference  to  former  employees 
— ^or  at  least  to  some  one  who  left  the  business  to  serve  In  uniform. 

AAA 

You  Don't  Even  Get  Seasick 

We  like  Chuck  Shannon's  "Movie  Vacation"  idea  which  he  suc- 
cessfully put  over  recently  at  the  Columbia  theatre  in  Sharon,  Pa. 

Mr.  Shannon  dug  up  a  number  of  old  travel  reels,  booked  them 
at  his  theatre  and  promoted  an  extensive  campaign  inviting 
patrons  to  enjoy  an  extensive  vacation  cruise  to  faroff  lands 
aboard  the  S.S.  Columbia. 

Besides  cooperating  with  the  O.D.T.  request  to  the  public  to 
avoid  unnecessary  travel,  the  idea  paid  dividends  at  the  box  office 
for  the  ingenious  showman. 

AAA 


O006  Luck— Al 


Al  O'Camp  has  been  appointed  to  head  all  exploitation  for 
RKO  Radio  Pictures  in  Latin  American  countries  from  Mexico  to 
the  South  Pole. 

Mr.  O'Camp's  history  in  itself  is  comparable  with  any  success 
story  where  perseverance  and  personal  attainments  are  wholly 
responsible  in  the  achievement  thereof. 

After  beginning  his  education  in  France  and  Germany,  Mr. 
O'Camp  came  to  America  where  he  completed  his  higher  courses 
at  Boston  University,  Tufts  and  Middlesex  Medical  School  at  Cam- 
bridge. 

hHe  started  his  career  in  theatre  business  with  the  Fox  New 
England  Theatres.  In  1931,  during  the  most  difficult  period  of  the 


depression,  he  applied  to  the  writer  for  a  job  at  the  RKO  Regent 
theatre  in  New  York.  The  magnetism  theatre  business  had  for 
this  young  man  was  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  he  accepted  an 
arbitrary  post  as  maintenance  man  in  which  in  addition  to  his 
various  and  sundry  duties  he  built  some  fine  displays. 

Long  hours  and  hard  work  agreed  with  Mr.  O'Camp.  Before 
long  he  had  risen  to  manager  with  the  circuit.  After  other  mana- 
gerial experiences  he  joined  Terry  Turner's  exploitation  staff  at 
RKO  Radio  handling  Western  Canada  and  the  Northwest. 

RKO  will  be  enriched  through  the  new  association  and  Mr. 
O'Camp,  manager,  showman,  and  Round  Tabler,  will  continue  to 
pursue  his  course  of  high  attainment  with  the  good  wishes  of  all 
who  knew  him — when. 

AAA 

Good-Will  Gesture 

Taking  his  cue  from  newspapers  which  have  been  offering  free 
space  to  returned  veterans  seeking  employment,  Boris  Bernard!, 
general  manager  for  the  Midwest  theatres  in  Detroit,  has  been 
creating  plenty  of  good-will  for  his  organization. 

Mr.  Bernardi  has  made  his  theatre  screens  available  for  this 
valuable  service  with  one  of  the  local  Legion  Posts  paying  costs 
for  the  trailers.  A  special  message  to  prospective  employers  pre- 
cedes the  individual  listing  of  talent  with  names  of  the  appli- 
cants withheld  to  spare  embarrassment. 

Newspapers  and  veteran  agencies  have  been  high  in  their  praise 
of  the  project. 

AAA 


School  Doze 


Abruptly  we  realize  that  the  summer  school  recess  is  almost  at 
an  end.  Comes  the  annual  hustle  and  bustle  to  line  up  special 
attractions  to  lure  the  younger  trade  the  moment  school  Is  in  ses- 
sion. Serials  and  westerns  will  be  booked  for  special  Saturday 
matinee  shows,  school  supplies  will  be  offered,  games  and  novelties 
employed,  and  theatre  men  will  be  scurrying  about  town  seeking 
some  publicity-conscious  merchant  to  sponsor  the  program. 

During  the  past  two  months  it  has  been  comparatively  quiet 
with  the  juvenile  patronage  apportioned  throughout  the  week. 
Soon  we  will  have  them  all  in  under  our  roof  on  Saturday.  Let 
the  noise  and  the  din  begin.  Let  the  damage  to  our  seats  and 
walls  continue.    They  are  our  patrons  of  tomorrow. 

—CHESTER  FRIEDMAN 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD.  AUGUST  25.  1945 


45 


Here  are  the  print  order  figures  for  the  September 
issue  of  Modern  Screen: 


he  figures  speak  for  themselves. 


But  perhaps  we  should  remind  yoy 
that  this  makes  us  not  just  the 
biggest  movie  magazine — but  one 
of  the  leading  national  magazines, 

IVlAi}^/  '  When  you've  got  quo/if// 
f  r  J[*^  r\a  I.  •    you  get  quanfity! 


AlBERT  P.  DELACORTE,  UitOt 


Designed  to  Attract 
The  Customers '  Eye 


M.  Conner's  version  of  "Enchanted  Cottage"  at  the  Capital, 
Madison,  Wis.,  featured  transparent  windows  lighted  from 
behind  with  silhouette  of  lovers  in  the  large  window. 


Frank  Henson,  Loew's  Grand,  Atlanta,  secured  20  windows 
similar  to  one  above  for  his  date  on  "Keep  Your  Powder  Dry". 


r "   -  , 


One  of  the  numerous  window  displays  promoted  for  the  engagement 
of  "Rhapsody  in  Blue"  at  the  New  York  Hollywood  theatre. 


Bill  Hoyle's  "Sudan"  display  at  the  Lincoln,  Washington,   D.  C. 


The  entire  side  of  the  Odeon  theatre  in  Scarborough,  Yorkshire,   England,  was  utilized  to  advantage  by  manager  Harry  Murray 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  I94S 


WILD  BILL  ELLIOTT 

ALL-AMERICAN  COWBOY  * 


Another  of  those  top 

NOTCH  WESTERNS  which  have 
made  Wild  Bill  Elliott  a  bigger 
attraction  with  each  succeeding 
picture.  Jam-packed  with  action  and 
ready-made  pulling-power! 


MEA  SERVICE  INC. 
BASED  «N  ttlED  HARMAN'S  FAMOUS  COMIC  STRIP 
BY  SPECIAL  ARRANGEMENT  WITH  STEPHEN  StESlNGER 


Thacher's  '^^ Swoon 
Show''  Goes  Well 


Of  no  mean  proportions  was  the  "All  Swoon 
Show"  recently  put  on  by  Herb  Thacher  at  the 
Hamilton  theatre  in  Lancaster,  Pa.  Starting 
two  weeks  in  advance.  Herb  used  a  special  40 
by  80  in  his  outside  lobby  which  featured  a 
large  cutout  of  a  pair  of  "hep-cats"  in  a  hot 
dance.  A  special  trailer  was  used  two  weeks 
ahead  to  announce  the  stunt  and  the  public  ad- 
dress system  was  utilized  to  ask  for  entrants  for 
tiie  ''Swoon-Swing  Contest." 

Even  the  short  subjects  were  especially  se- 
lected for  the  occasion  and  included  a  Columbia 
Conununity  Sing:  "On  the  Mellow  Side,"  a 
Universal  Coleman  musical  hit,  and  Universal's 
cartoon  "Boogie  Woogie,"  a  hot  number  giving 
10  lessons  in  "boogie-woogie." 

The  cartoon  was  shown  on  the  screen  imme- 
diately following  the  feature,  then  it  was  re- 
peated but  only  with  the  music  and  interpolated 
with  recorded  swing  music  and  with  the  award 
of  prizes  to  the  bobbie  soxers  hep-cat  contest- 
ants. 

Thacher  tied  up  with  the  local  music  stores; 
co-ed  clubs  and  radio  station  and  placed  cards 
on  juke  boxes  in  many  important  spots  announc- 
ing the  show.  *  .1; 


Teaser  Ads  Highlight  McCoy's 
Campaign  on  "Wildfire" 

Several  days  in  advance  of  his  engagement 
of  "Wildfire"  at  the  Imperial  theatre,  Augusta, 
Ga.,  P.  E.  McCoy,  city  manager,  ran  a  series 
of  teaser  ads  in  the  local  paper.  The  ads  ap- 
pearing were  one-column  by  one  inch  with 
copy :  "Wildfire  Is  Headed  This  Way"  and 
"Watch  Out  for  Wildfire."  In  each  instance 
the  title  was  set  in  bold  type.  The  same  gag 
was  used  over  Station  WRDW,  using  live  spots 
with  the  effect  of  the  pounding  of  horses' 
hoofs. 

An  efifective  front  was  built  for  the  date 
using  large  cutout  letters  in  brilliant  red  for 
the  title  set  in  a  yellow  flame  effect  as  the 
background.  Large  cutouts  of  a  horse  were 
used  on  each  side  of  the  front  and  overhead. 
The  gag  line  used  throughout  the  campaign 
was  "The  most  unusual  wild  horse  story  ever 
told." 

As  a  promotion  stunt,  a  special  screening 
was  held  for  newsboys.  A  photo  was  taken  of 
the  entire  group  at  the  theatre  front,  the  art 
on  the  picture  serving  as  an  excellent  back- 
ground. The  newspapers  carried  the  photo  the 
following  day,  which  was  the  second  day  of  the 
run. 


Star's  Personal  Appearance 
Aids  "Thousand  Nights" 

"A  Thousand  and  One  Nights"  was  high- 
lighted in  Hartford,  Conn.,  by  the  personal 
appearance  of  Columbia  actress  Evelyn  Keyes 
at  Manager  George  Landers'  E.  M.  Loew's 
theatre.  Miss  Keyes  also  sold  War  Bonds  and 
entertained  at  the  Connecticut  Home  for  Crip- 
pled Children  and  Adults.  George  Ettinger 
and  Harry  Rice  of  Columbia's  New  York  ex- 
ploitation office  were  in  Hartford  for  this  cam- 
paign and  the  star  was  guested  at  a  theatre, 
press,  and  radio  dinner  party  held  at  a  club. 

Living  Trailer  Boosts  Albee 
Date  of  "Back  to  Bataan" 

The  personal  appearance  of  the  stars  of 
"Back  to  Bataan"  on  the  stage  of  the  Albee  in 
Providence,  R.  I.,  highlighted  Rita  Morton's 


The  Selling  Approach 

ON  NEW  PRODUCT 

\The  material  below  reflects  press  books  now  in  preparation  and  represents  the  point  of  view 
of  tke  distributors'  exploiteers  about  the  selling  points  and  special  merit  of  these  pictures.] 


CAPTAIN   EDDIE  {Twentieth  Century- Fox): 

Set  up  a  section  of  your  outer  lobby  as  a 
"Welcome,  Captain  Eddie"  headquarters.  A 
table,  a  book  for  signatures  and  show  cards 
inviting  the  public  to  sign  the  register  are 
all  the  paraphernalia  required.  Let  the  folks 
know  that  the  welcome  book,  when  filled  with 
signatures,  will  be  sent  to  Captain  Eddie 
Rickenbacker  as  a  token  of  your  town's 
esteem.  Arrange  for  local  automotive  and 
aeronautical  leaders,  as  well  as  civic  digni- 
taries, to  be  among  the  first  to  sign.  That 
will  start  the  ball  rolling,  with  a  story  and 
ph^to  in  the  newspapers. 
.'.^  Hold  a  local  premiere  with  a  "Salute  to 
Captain  Eddie"  as  the  theme.  Open  a  booth 
for  advance  sale  of  tickets,  attendance  at 
opening  night  being  by  advance  purchase  of 
tickets  only.  If  an  air  base  is  nearby,  invite 
veteran  combat  fliers  to  be  your  guests. 
Street  stencils  with  the  message,  "Welcome, 
Captain  Eddie",  could  be  used  a  week  ahead 
of  opening. 

Either  through  a  newspaper  story  or  con- 
tacting aero  clubs  at  youth  centers  and 
schools  arrange  to  get  the  best  model  plane 
builders  in  town  to  lend  their  models  for  dis- 
plays. These  could  be  set  up  in  the  lobby, 
in  windows  of  stores  selling  model-building 
equipment,  libraries,  etc. 

In  the  picture.  Captain  Eddie  takes  dancing 
lessons;  among  these  are  the  one-step,  waltz, 
polka,  etc.  Arrange  with  your  radio  station 
for  record  programs  which  feature  tunes  for 
these  dances,  and  invite  listeners  to  write  in 
what  the  proper  dance  would  be  for  each 
tune.  Cosmopolitan  magazine  is  behind  the 
picture,  since  it  featured  a  two-part  story  on 


"Captain  Eddie"  which  is  reaching  millions 
of  readers  in  the  July  and  August  issues.  All 
of  the  magazine's  ads  and  posters  tie  in 
prominently  with  the  picture  title. 

PRIDE  OF  THE  MARINES  (Warners):  De- 
signed to  sell  the  film's  gripping  story  and 
to  stimulate  early  interest  in  the  date,  four 
teaser  ads  have  been  prepared  for  getting 
the  campaign  under  way.  The  ads  may  be 
run  one  a  day  or  used  as  the  reverse  side  of 
a  direct  mail  postcard  with  a  special  message 
on  the  address  side  informing  patrons  of 
opening  date.  These  ads  might  also  be 
blown  up  and  spotted  for  lobby  display 
purpose. 

Also  available  is  a  large  size  cartoon 
feature  for  newspapers.  For  further  news- 
paper attention,  there  is  a  Marine  Slang 
contest,  with  readers  invited  to  decipher  the 
slang  terms.  Best  interpretations  get  prizes 
and  guest  tickets  to  the  opening;  prizes  also 
to  be  offered  in  connection  with  the  best 
50-word  letter  about  "The  Pride  of  the 
Marines",  in  which  the  contestants  use  as 
many  of  the  slang  terms  as  possible. 

Contact  your  local  book  dealers  and 
arrange  for  interesting  window  displays  com- 
bining the  book  with  stills  from  the  picture. 
Set  up  lobby  displays  by  blowing  up  the 
book  jack  which  features  a  cut  of  Al  Schmid, 
Marine,  and  surround  it  with  cutout  figures 
of  John  Garfield,  Eleanor  Parker  and  Dane 
Clark.  For  the  children  a  newspaper  contest 
may  be  set  in  which  contestants  are  invited 
to  color  the  uniforms  worn  by  Marines  in  a 
set  of  four  mats.  This  same  slant  might  be 
utilized  in  a  herald  form. 


campaign  on  the  film.  Guest  appearances  at 
the  local  Canteen  and  on  radio  station  WEAN 
were  also  arranged  for  them. 

A  living  trailer  was  promoted  in  the  person 
of  Sgt.  Winthrop  Pinkham,  a  survivor  of  the 
infamous  Bataan  "Death  March."  Pinkham 
talked  for  two  minutes  about  his  experiences  at 
each  showing  of  the  "Bataan"  trailer,  and  was 
interviewed  over  radio  station  WEAN. 

Two  weeks  in  advance  of  the  opening  a  Yan- 
kee network  tiein  was  effected  for  a  number  of 
daily  radio  spot  announcements.  Car  card 
posting,  window  posting  and  five  downtown 
restaurants  advertising"  the  picture  on  their 
menus  also  helped  to  boost  the  campaign. 


Seeing  Eye  Dog  Screening 
Held  on  "Son  of  Lassie" 

A  day  prior  to  the  opening  of  "Son  of  Las- 
sie" at  the  United  Artists  theatre  in  Chicago, 
Archie  Herzoff,  publicist  of  that  house,  held  a 
screening  for  a  group  of  guiding  eye  dogs  and 
their  blind  owners.  The  showing  was  arranged 
through  the  Chicago  Blind  Service  Association. 

Reporters  for  local  newspapers  and  pho- 
tographers were  invited  to  attend  to  observe  the 
reaction  of  the  spectator  dogs  to  dogs  perform- 
ing on  the  screen,  and  to  determine  if  the  re- 
action of  the  dogs  help  their  owners  to  under- 
stand the  picture  better. 


Goth  Promotes  Free  Broadcast 

Edgar  Goth,  Fabian  Wilmer  &  Vincent  pub- 
licist, has  effected  a  long-terra  tieup  with  Sta- 
tion WRVA  in  Norfolk,  whereby  their  top 
"Man  in  the  Street"  radio  interview  originates 
underneath  the  marquee  of  the  Colonial  theatre. 
Besides  its  institutional  value,  this  tieup  is  pro- 
ductive of  plugs  at  the  completion  of  the  broad- 
cast, three  times  weekly,  plus  other  good  spots 
throughout  the  week.  Harvey  Hudson,  WRVA 
staff  member,  conducts  the  program,  and 
handles  all  the  interviews. 


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ACTIO 


Trtdler  Makers 
For  America's 
Leading 
Skenmen! 


1327  S.  WABASH  AVE.  .  .  CHICAGO  5,  ILL. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25.  1945 


4th  Record  Breakittg  Week  at 
BROADWAY'S  Famous  "GOTHAM" 

(Not  even  the  radio's  every  minute 
on  the  minute  news  of  the  Atomic 
Bomb  — the  Russian  Invasion --the 
Japs'  Surrender  —  could  keep 
New  Yorkers  home!) 


PRC  Presents 


^   lOLA  LANE  _ 


^  ^  W.H  LOLA  LA^'^^L^  BLAKE 

SHELDON  LEONARD  CUILFOYLE 
EUSHA  COOK    R.  CLAUDIA  DRAKE 

CONSTANCE  WORTH  ^  ^^^^^^  ^^^^^ 

Director  of  Photography  _^  ^^^3 

Produced  by  SAM  SAX 


C.  I.  MANAGERS  WANT  QUICK 
RETURN  TO  THEATRES 


THEATRE  managers,  like  men  from  every  other  business,  have  done  their 
part  willingly  to  bring  the  Victory.  Hundreds  of  them  have  served  in  the 
armed  forces  during  the  last  four  years,  bringing  to  the  war  effort  a 
special  knowledge  and  ability  which  they  used  so  effectively  in  civilian  life  to 
bring  entertainment  to  the  general  public.  A  letter,  addressed  recently  by 
your  editor  to  many  of  these  men,  asked  their  personal  post-war  plans  and 
invited  them  to  tell  something  of  how  their  experience  had  been  of  value. 
Here  are  their  replies. 


9M3/C  HAROLD  F.  SLITER 

l-oniicr  Ohio  div.  mgr.,  Schinc  circuit 
••It  was  a  pleasure  to  hear  from  the  Man- 
agers' Round  Table.  Yours  truly  expects  to 
return  to  show  business,  God  willing.  After 
twenty-one  years  I  would  be  foolish  to  change. 
Besides  the  Schine  circuit  is  a  fine  organiza- 
tion. 

"I  have  found  the  older  fellows  plan  to 
continue  their  pre-war  endeavors,  the  younger 
lads  want  to  continue  their  education:  What 
one  learns  here,  navigation,  would  not  be  very 
valuable.  .  .  .  After  Iwo  Jima  and  Okinawa  it 
will  be  a  pleasure  to  return  to  Ohio. 

RFC.  SYDNEY  H.  KLEPER 

former  manager  the  Bijoii,  New  Haven, 
Conn. 

"I'll  get  to  the  point.  Show  business  in  gen- 
eral, managing  a  theatre  in  particular,  has  al- 
ways been  more  than  a  means  to  an  end  for 
me.  Theatres  specifically  typify  the  American 
way  of  life.  Freedom  of  expression  in  the 
arts  constitutes  and  will  exert  in  post  war 
America  a  motivating  force  of  education  and 
tolerance  through  the  eyes  of  entertainment. 
We've  only  scratched  the  surface  of  the  poten- 
tialities of  our  industry.    I  do  hope  to  return." 

CPL  HERBERT  S.  ALPERT 

Former  asst.  mgr.  Lyric,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 

"Your  letter  brings  to  light  some  very  perti- 
nent questions.  I  certainly  do  plan  to  return 
to  show  business.  Not  only  has  it  got  into  my 
blood  but  it  also  gives  me  that  extra  some- 
thing one  gets  only  from  doing  the  type  of 
work  that  you  enjoy.  I  would,  of  course,  love 
to  get  hold  of  my  own  small  house,  as  so  many 
others  desire ;  however,  it  is  more  likely  that 
I  will  return  with  Loews'.  I  have  been  in 
special  service,  running  a  camp  theatre.  It 
has  added  considerably  to  my  experience." 

CPL  J.  J.  HAMILTON 

Former  manager  Mollis  theatre,  L.  I.,  N.  Y. 

"Sure  was  nice  to  hear  from  you.  Have 
been  on  detached  service  as  an  instructor  in 
recreation.  For  a  while  I  was  entertainment 
director  at  an  advanced  base. 

"As  for  my  future  plans,  I  definitely  hope 
to  return  to  the  business,  if  possible,  with 
Interboro  circuit.  My  real  aim  is,  of  course, 
to  be  able  to  some  day  own  my  own  theatre  in 
Florida  if  possible." 

T/SGT.  DAVID  BACHNER 

Former  asst.  adv.  mgr.  Warner  theatres, 
Ohio 

"In  all  probability  I  will  return  to  some 
phase  of  the  industry. 

"Have  managed  to  keep  fairly  well  in  touch, 
receiving  publicity  material  from  studios  and 


trade  papers.  I  feel  well  acquainted  with  the 
changes  that  have  occurred  and  am  familiar 
with  difficulties  that  have  beset  theatre  people 
owing  to  war  conditions. 

"Have  traveled  extensively  throughout  the 
Southwest  Pacific  and  in  the  Far  East  and 
done  plenty  of  poking  into  theatre  business. 

"Would  like  to  represent  a  film  or  theatre 
company  out  here  or  perhaps  connect  with  one 
of  the  theatre  chains  in  Australia.  There  are 
vast  advantages  ...  at  any  rate  I  do  intend  to 
return  to  the  work  I  know  best." 

PFC.  ALBERT  A.  COHEN 

Former  manager  Senator,  Washington,  D.  C. 

"I  have  always  considered  that  the  last  prior 
organization  I  was  connected  with  was  small 
and  hoped  to  find  a  good  future  with  them. 
They  have  already  begun  to  expand  and  I 
believe  a  man  could  reach  the  top  with  such 
an  organization. 

"I  would  like  to  go  back  with  them  again 
and  I  hope  the  time  I  have  been  away  has  not 
hindered  my  chances  of  progressing." 

S/SGT.  WILLIAM  McCLAIN 

Former  manager  of  the  Virginia,  Carroll- 
ton,  O. 

"Thanks  so  much  for  your  interest  in  my 
post  war  plans.  Anything  I  learned  in  the 
army  will  never  have  enough  influence  to  deter 
my  return  to  show  business. 

"Some  have  been  fortunate  and  landed  in 
special  service  outfits  .  .  .  others  of  us  have 
been  in  combat  outfits.  You  could  count  the 
movies  we  saw  on  one  hand,  while  USO  shows 
were  conspicuous  by  their  absence. 

"Yes,  I  intend  to  go  back  to  my  old  job 
gladly  and  even  if  the  business  does  give  us  a 
slap  in  the  face  once  in  a  while  we  are  always 
glad  to  come  back  for  more. 

"Maybe  some  day  I'll  get  to  New  York  as  a 
manager.  That  is  my  ambition.  I  also  intend 
to  get  married." 

Sl/c  GEORGE  R.  PETERS 

Forrner  manager,  Loew's,  Richmond,  Ya. 

"Bet  your  sweet  life  I  intend  to  return  to 
show  business  .  .  .  and  I'll  return  with  a  fuller 
and  warmer  appreciation  of  a  great  industry 
than  I  had  when  I  left.  Anyone  who  has 
been  one  of  the  lonesome  men  in  the  pain 
filled  wards  of  a  hospital  or  in  a  hot,  smelly, 
below-decks  compartment  of  a  ship  watching  a 
motion  picture  and  seeing  the  pleasure  brought 
by  a  few  hours'  entertainment  cannot  help  but 
have  an  abiding  faith  in  an  industry  that  can 
do  so  much  for  so  many. 

"I  hope  before  manv  months  have  passed 
you  will  again  receive  exploitation  campaigns 
with  mv  name  among  those  where  it  savs  sub- 
mitted by." 


LT.|s.g.)  FRANK  BICKERSTAFF 

Former  city  manager,  Lucas-Jenkins,  Athens' 
Ga. 

"I  haven't  been  able  to  give  much  though; 
to  the  question;  maybe  I  should  have  before 
now  but  out  here  .  .  .  you  dont'  think  aboul 
what  you  plan  to  do  .  .  .  it's  what  you're  going 
to  do  about  getting  back  home  safely. 

"I  hope  to  work  for  my  old  company  afte: 
the  war,  as  I  have  found  the  business  fascinat 
ing.  Am  particularly  anxious  to  return  tc 
Athens.  I've  also  thought,  after  winning  tht 
annual  Bronze  Quigley  Award  in  1941, 
might  like  doing  publicity  work.  Time  wil 
tell." 

S/SGT.  CHARLES  BURNS 

Former  manager,  Kialto,  Kings  port,  Tenn. 

"If  I  could  increase  my  forty-five  points  .  . 
I  would  return  to  theatre  business  immediate- 
ly. I  left  college  to  continue  theatre  work  and 
four  years  in  the  Army  Air  Forces  certainly 
has  failed  to  lessen  my  enthusiasm  for  theatre 
business. 

"My  training  here  has  been  advantageous. 
It  has  given  me  insight  in  specializing  more 
in  public  relations  and  the  exploitation  field. 
Three  years  with  Army  public  relations  and 
one  year  in  Ground  Safety  work  will  enable 
me  to  stress  fire  prevention  and  locate  exist- 
ing hazards  when  I  return." 

LT.  (USNR)  SONNY  SHEPHERD 

Former  manager  Lincoln,  Miami  Beach,  Fla. 

"Miami  is  definitely  my  goal,  show  business 
my  vocation  after  the  war. 

"I  read  the  trade  journals  regularly  and  it 
keeps  me  from  getting  too  homesick.  Wometco 
is  willing  I  return,  so  the  boss  said,  and  I'm 
willing.  When  Uncle  Sam  is  willing  you'll  be 
hearins:  from  me." 


rien 

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the 
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civi 


"JUST  AN  INTERLUDE  " 

"My  time  in  the  service  has  been  a  neces- 
sary Interlude  in  my  life.  It  has  also  been  a 
definite  interruption  to  my  career  in  show 
business.     By    receiving    trade  publications, 

Loew's  house  organ 
and  correspondence 
with  my  friends  I  have 
been  able  in  great 
measure  to  keep  up 
with  the  tide  and 
trends  during  my  ab- 
sence. I  believe  I  have 
developed  new  ideas. 
The  use  of  films  for 
instruction  .  .  .  has  been 
vital  in  preparing  mil- 

 . — .  i-i  -     \\or\%  of  troops  for  their 

jobs,  and  the  immeasurable  amount  of  enter- 
tainment afforded  by  the  movies,  free  to  mil- 
lions of  men,  has  helped  many  of  us  to  carry 
on  in  the  face  of  discomfort  and  danger.  Of 
course,  I  am  going  back  to  my  job.  1  am 
proud  of  the  whole  industry." — SST.  A.  A. 
SIESEL,  former  manager.  Grand,  New  York. 


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MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


''gained  a  lot  of  valuable  experience  . . 

—  Sgt.  Pat  No+ario 


SGT.  PAT  R.  NOTARIO 

j    Former  manager  Columbia,  Sharon,  Pa. 

"I've  been  here  about  six  months  working 
in  special  services,  producing  shows,  bands  and 
booking  for  social  and  military  engagements  at 
this  post.  I've  gained  a  lot  of  valuable  expe- 
rience doing  these  jobs. 

"In  addition  I  am  handling  all  publicity  for 
the  USO  shows.  Yes,  I'm  doing  a  lot  of  things 
in  the  army  that  will  be  of  benefit  to  me  in 
civilian  life. 

"I  would  like  to  get  into  theatre  publicity, 
iiaturally  with  Warners.  The  foreign  market 
looks  mighty  fine  and  I  think  a  fellow  would 
really  have  an  opportunity  to  go  places  in  this 
field.  As  long  as  I  can  work  in  some  phase 
of  show  business  I'll  be  happy." 

CPL.  H.  M.  ADDISON 

Former  manager  Paramount,  Glen  Falls, 
N.  Y. 

"I  am  sorry  that  I  never  had  an  opportunity 
to  use  my  knowledge  ...  in  the  Army.  All  my 
efforts  to  be  assigned  to  special  service  were  to 
no  avail. 

"My  primary  desire  is  to  return  as  quickly 
as  possible  ...  to  work  at  my  former  profes- 
sion providing  there  is  a  place  for  me.  I  un- 
derstand my  return  is  desired  and  my  former 
employer  (Schine  circuit)  has  been  most  re- 
assuring." 

T/5  MURRAY  SPECTOR 

Former  manager  Sun  theatre,  Brooklyn 
"Although  I've  been  doing  x-ray  work  my 
ambitions  have  always  been  in  another  direc- 
tion, that  is  the  film  industry.  It  seems  that 
the  business  has  taken  hold  of  me  and  sort  of 
imbedded  itself  within. 

"I  visited  Brussels  on  numerous  occasions, 
spoke  with  some  of  the  theatre  men  ...  all 
have  the  same  answer.  Business  is  terrific  but 
pictures  are  scarce.  While  visiting  the  man- 
ager of  the  Universal  Exchange  he  showed 
me  many  of  the  films  deliberately  destroyed  by 
the  Gestapo." 

CPL  CECIL  A.  SKELLY 

Former  general  manager  Lamax,  Wilming- 
ton, O. 

"Yes,  I  will  return  to  the  business ;  I've 
pushed  too  much  water  under  the  bridge  in  it 
to  stop  now.  I  am  hoping  for  a  berth  where 
individuality  and  personal  aggressiveness  counts 
or  where  politics  are  unessential  and  where 
there  is  operation  that  smacks  of  brain  rather 
than  chain  operation. 

"My  former  employer  has  said  he  has  good 
plans  for  me,  as  I  imagine  he  has." 

CPL  JAMES  A.  CAREY 

Former  manager  Hi-way,  York,  Pa. 

"All  my  life  I  have  been  around  the  theatre 
business,  have  been  associated  with  it  ever 
since  I  came  of  age. 

"I  am  definitely  going  back  when  Uncle  Sam 
hands  me  my  discharge.  It  is  in  my  blood  and 
1  will  be  proud  to  be  accepted  back." 

S/SGT.  JOSEPH  P.  HOLLERAN 

Former  assistant  manager,  Loew's,  Indian- 
apolis 

"This  G.I.  definitely  intends  to  return  to 
theatre  business  at  the  end  of  hostilities. 

"True,  many  men  in  the  services  have 
changed  their  occupational  outlooks  since  be- 


Cp/.  »rv.  Canfor  S/Sgt.  W.  McC/oin 


T/S  M.  Spector  Pfc.  A.  A.  Cohen 

ing  in  the  services  because  of  valuable  and 
costly  specialized  training  they  have  been  re- 
ceiving. 

"The  air  forces  assigned  me  to  special  services 


QM3/C  H.  F.  S/iter  Cp/.  H.  S.  X/pert 


Li.  F.  Bickersfaff  T/Sgt.  D.  Bachner 


at  the  completion  of  my  three  years  basic  train- 
ing and  to  the  present  date  I  have  managed 
twelve  G.I.  theatres.  So  the  army  sez  I  am  a 
specialist — and  is  the  army  ever  wrong?" 


BIGGEST 


THE  BIGGESThOTEL  is  THE  STEVENS 
THE   BIGGESTmOTION  picture  EVER  MADE  IS 


MANAGERS'  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  25.  1945 


53 


NEWSPAPER 
LAYOUTS 


STHTS  TOMORROW 


KEITH'S 


Atl-CONOITIONED 


WALNUT  ST.  Nvar  fIFTH 


Cincinnati  Enquirer 

Nathan  Wise,  advertising  man- 
ager, RKO  theatres,  Cincinnati. 


Paterson  Morning  ("all 


LATE  SHOWS  FRIDW  NIGHT!  •  CONTINUOUS— LAST  FtATURl  3:15  A  M 


I'hiladelptlia  Inqul 

Irv  Blumberg,  advertising  manager,  Warner  the. 
tres,  Philadelphia. 


Jay  Wren,  publicity  director.  Paramount 
Aclams. 


FAMILY  WEEK  . 

Free  Monrh't  Poii  to  Loraeil 
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"WHO'S  AFRAID 
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Robert 
YOUNG 

Canterville 
Ghost" 


BRING 
TH6  WHOLC 
FAMrLYI 


Greenville  News 

Ed  win  Pettett,  manager,  Paris  the- 
atre, Greenville,  S.  C. 


"iVli)  Strang 

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kill  for 
love  / 


New  York  Dally  News  New  York  Si 

Fred  Lynch,  publicity  director,  Charles  Moss,  manager,  Criterlo 
Radio  City  Music  Hall.  theatre. 

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Detroit  Free  Press 

Alice  Gorham,  publicity  director, 
United  Detroit  Theatres. 


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Washington  Star 

Bill  hloyle,  publicity  direc- 
tor, Lichtreian  theatres. 


Dale  Thornhill,  manager.  Fox  theatres,  Atchison,  Kansas. 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  I94E|a 


SHOWMEN  PERSONALS 


in  New  Posts:  In  San  Francisco,  Roy  Young, 
rmerly  at  the  Paramount,  replaces  Jack  Blum- 
ield  at  the  Orpheum  as  Blumenfeld  becomes  city 
anager  for  the  Fox  West  Coast  circuit,  replac- 
g  Cliff  Giesseman,  who  has  gone  to  Los  Angeles 
general  manager. 

Also  in  San  Francisco,  L.  G.  Tavelara  has  been 
insferred  from  the  State  to  the  Paramount  and 
ml  Maladin  has  gone  from  the  St.  Francis  to  the 
ate.  Lou  Singer,  former  manager  of  the  St. 
■ancis  replaces  Dave  Richards  at  the  Warfield. 
Paul  Worthen,  Rialto,  Peoria,  111.  James  Mc- 
innold,  Delray,  Delray,  Fla.  A.  H.  Whedon, 
jyal,  Tampa,  Fla.  Stanley  A.  B.  Cooper  from 
SNR  to  resume  management  of  the  Lark  &  Sour- 
ine  circuit  in  Brazil,  S.  A. 

L.  K.  Lee  and  John  Jay  have  bought  the  Arvada, 
enver,   from   Florence   Tharpe.     The  Pioneer, 
^iglewood,  Denver  suburb,  is  being  reopened  by 
P.  Yaeger,  with  Robert  M.  Haga  managing. 
Commander   Larry   Cowen,   USNR.,   who  re- 

fitly  rejoined  Fabian  Theatres,  goes  to  Staten 
and  as  Assistant  General  Manager  and  Direc- 
r  of  Advertising  and  Publicity  while  Milton 
:hosberg  replaces  him  as  Managing  Director  of 
"octor's,  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  upstate  Publicity  and 
dvertising  Director. 

Assistant   Managers:     Moe   Greczyk,  Astor, 


Silly  Sentences  Contest" 
)pened  by  Boyle 

Manager  Joseph  Boyle,  Loew's  Poli-Broad- 
ay  theatre,  Norw^ich,  Conn.,  planted  a  "Silly 
;ntences  Contest"  with  the  Norwich  Bulletin 
;wspaper  and  has  hung  a  string  of  pennants 
his  theatre  lobby  as  part  of  an  extensive 
iblicity  campaign  to  plug  his  new  film  season. 
"The  Big  Ones  Come  to  Loew's"  is  the  slo- 
m  adopted  for  insertion  on  regular  daily  dis- 
ay  ads,  weekly  readers,  retail  store  window 
splay  cards,  screen  trailers,  and  rest  room 
asers.  Lapel  ribbons  are  being  worn  by  the 
eatre  staff  and  the  auditorium  entrance  doors 
ill  feature  display  cards  of  the  coming  hits, 
he  local  newspapers  are  cooperating  fully  with 
anager  Boyle  on  this  campaign. 


ervicemen  Get  Dinner  and 
ree  Tickets  to  "Nob  Hill" 

Pepped-up  publicity  that  conveyed  the  glamour 
■  "Nob  Hill,"  helped  spark  the  Detroit  open- 
g  at  the  Fox  theatre  recently  when  managing 
rector  David  M.  Idzal  and  publicity  manager 
etty  Smith  worked  the  "Angel  Table"  stunt 
iggested  in  the  pressbook. 
Tying  in  with  USO  headquarters,  the  Detroit 
imes,  and  a  local  restaurant,  22  service  men 
ere  invited  to  take  their  choice  of  22  silver 
)llars.   Drawers  of  "lucky  coins"  were  treated 

a  gala  night  out,  including  a  de  luxe  dinner 
id  choice  seats  at  the  Fox  theatre. 

The  Detroit  Times  ran  stories  that  centered 
•ound  "Nob  Hill,"  and  a  quarter-page  picture 
•eak  of  the  beaming  service-men  winners  and 
leir  gals. 


ohnny  Mack  Brown  Rangers 
:iub  Off  to  Good  Start 

Johnny  Heflinger,  manager  of  the  Park  thea- 
e  in  Pasadena,  Calif.,  has  devised  an  inter- 
sting  promotion  with  the  Lewis  Dog  Food 
ompany  by  inaugurating  a  "Johnny  Mack 
rown  Rangers  Club"  for  youngsters,  which 
leets  every  Saturday  at  his  theatre. 

The  kiddies  are  given  membership  cards 
■hich  are  punched  each  time  they  attend  a 


East  Hartford,  Conn.  Dean  Anderson,  Rialto, 
Peoria,  111.  Ray  Williams,  the  Warfield,  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Birthday  Greetings:  Carl  Rogers,  Albert 
Reynolds,  Herbert  P.  Haberstick,  Frank  Taylor, 
Dick  Peffley,  Raymond  T.  Zierman,  James  Lucas, 
S.  A.  Deuel,  John  E.  Manuel,  E.  M.  Tannenbaum, 
Edward  Shiddell,  Frank  Lineberger. 

John  R.  Schultz,  Malcolm  H.  Marshall,  Earle 
S.  Dorrelle,  Manolin  Quinones,  John  C.  Reno, 
William  Carbaugh,  Roy  Sterrett,  Ben  W.  Fischer, 
Don  Kelsey,  Ted  Shank,  Early  N.  Willey,  Arnold 
N.  Gates,  William  Harding. 

C.  W.  Kelly,  Ray  Laurie,  Frank  L.  Cost,  Thomas 
W.  Turner,  Pierce  Rawling,  Stan  Kreuger,  Ed- 
win Russell,  Alfons  Galwais,  Stewart  North,  Don- 
ald L.  Smith,  Orba  Myatt,  Randall  Jones,  Frank 
Soltice,  Edward  Shuker. 

George  M.  Dana,  Rossiter  J.  Hobkirk,  Nat  Al- 
lentuck,  Lewis  J.  Hartman,  Seymour  L.  Morris, 
Morty  Lightstone,  Samuel  Solomon,  Urban  R. 
Anderson,  S.  F.  Sutaria,  Ben  Broskie,  Carl  L. 
Kreuger,  J.  B.  Seager,  Morton  M.  Bratter. 

L.  0.  Robertson,  Walter  D.  Morgan,  Joseph  D. 
Frisco,  G.  C.  Ramsay,  William  Wrightsman,  Rosa 
Hart,  Vincent  Daniels,  Homer  B.  Fuller,  Eugene 
P.  Mock,  Randolph  L.  Hall,  Alf  Klokkevold,  Car- 
man A.  Mitchell. 


Saturday  matinee.  After  six  punchings  they 
receive,  free  of  charge,  a  cowboy  outfit  and  af- 
ter attending  seven  shows  they  are  entitled  to 
a  free  admission. 

The  Pasadena  Independent  has  given  the 
promotion  good  coverage,  stressing  Heflinger's 
efforts  to  help  juvenile  delinquency  and  build 
g^ood  citizenship,  and  effective  teaser  ads  have 
stimulated  a  growing  membership. 


Patterson's  Theatre  Career 
Spent  in  Ontario 

Harvey  James  Patterson,  manager  of  the 
Park  theatre  in  Sarnia,  Ontario,  for  Twentieth 
Century  Theatres  Ltd.,  was  born  there  October 
24,  1921.  Patterson  says  this  is  his  first  posi- 
tion as  manager  and  he  started  as  an  usher  at 
the  Imperial  theatre  in  his  home  town.  He 
also  ushered  at  the  Park  and  later  became  chief 
of  staff.  Since  then  he  has  held  the  post  of 
assistant  manager  at  houses  in  London  and 
Sudbury,  Ontario,  until  he  was  promoted  to 
relief  manager  prior  to  assuming  his  present 
assignment. 


Sweeney  Distributes  Johnson 
Photos  at  His  Matinee 

As  a  matinee  stimulant  in  advance  of  "Be- 
tween Two  Women,"  Wayne  Sweeney  at  the 
LaPorte  theatre,  LaPorte,  Ind.,  distributed 
150  colored  autographed  photos  of  Van  John- 
son to  the  first  150  women  attending  the  show. 
Theatre  ads  and  cooperating  merchant's  store 
window  plugged  the  giveaway.  Numerous 
other  merchants  came  through  with  displays  in- 
cluding that  of  a  florist  which  featured  scene 
stills  with  copy  reading:  "If  it  is  a  choice  be- 
tween two  women,  send  them  both  flowers  and 
then  see,"  etc. 


News  Board  Attracts  Patrons 

For  his  reissue  of  "Thunderhead,"  Cyril 
Mee,  manager  of  the  City  Opera  House,  Fred- 
erick, Md.,  has  devised  the  "Opera  House 
News,"  a  board  erected  in  the  theatre  lobby  . 
displaying  publicity  pictures  and  copy  from 
press  sheets.  It  has  considerably  helped  his 
business  on  the  film  and  attracted  so  tnuch  at- 
tention that  Cy  is  making  the  news  board  a 
permament  feature  at  his  house. 


★  ★ 


*     BIGGESTwORD  IN  THE  ENGLISH  LANGUAGE, 


Antidisestablishmentarianism 


BIGGEST 

MOTION  PICTURE  EVER  PRODUCED... 


lANAGERS"  ROUND  TABLE,  AUGUST  25.  1945 


55 


CLASSIFIED  ADVERTISING 


Ten  cenh  per  word,  money-order  or  check  with  copy.  Count  initials,  box  number  and 
address.  Minimum  insertion,  $1.  Four  insertions,  for  the  price  of  three.  Contract  rates  on 
application.  No  borders  or  cuts.  Forms  close  Mondays  at  5  P.  M.  Publisher  reserves 
the  right  to  reject  any  copy.  Film  and  trailer  advertising  not  accepted.  Classi- 
fied advertising  not  subject  to  agency  commission.  Address  copy  and  checks: 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  Classified  Dept.,  Rockefeller  Center,  New  York  (20) 


POSmONS  WANTED 


AT  LIBERTY— THEATRE  MANAGER  OR  EXECU- 
tive.  High  type,  mature  man.  Aggressive  showman 
thoroughly  experienced  and  capable,  exploitation,  pub- 
licity, advertising  and  all  angles  of  operation.  Sober  and 
reliable  every  respect.  Association  leading  independent 
or  major  circuit  desired.  Responsible  reference  ability 
and  integrity.  Address  BOX  1891,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 


MA.\AGER,  46,  MARRIED,  SOBER.  ABLE  TO  STEP 
into  any  type  theatre.  Twenty -five  years'  experience 
buying,  booking,  publicity  vaudeville,  and  supervision. 
Enviable  record  of  outstanding  achievements.  Limit  of 
opportunity  reached  in  present  location  in  city  of  600,000. 
Past  15  years  here  on  four  locations.  Previous  ten  years 
spent  on  publicity  in  New  York  and  New  England. 
Known  to  every  chain.  Best  trade  references.  Also  city 
and  civic  leaders.  Arrange  interview.  Can  start  after 
3  weeks  notice  to  present  employer.  Salary  or  per- 
centage. Trial  period  agreeable.  BOX  1897,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


PROJECTIONIST  WITH  4  YEARS'  EXPERIENCE, 
age  26,  married,  sober  habits,  do  not  hold  card,  have 
worked  on  permit,  will  either  way.  State  all  information 
first  letter,  will  answer  all  inquiries.  TO'NY  STEVENS, 
4.W  West  21st  St..  .Tacksonville,  Fla. 


PROJECTIONIST  WITH  FIFTEEN  YEARS'  Ex- 
perience. Non-union.  Will  furnish  references.  Will  go  any 
Iilace,  State  salary.  BOX  1898,  MOTION  PICTUPE 
HERALD. 

STUDIO  EQUIPMENT 

STUDIO  RECORDER  COMPLETE  $1,250,  INCLUD- 
ing  Artreeves  Galvanometer;  synchronous  motor;  JOOC 
magazine;  amplifier;  power  supply;  microphone;  cables; 
etc  Quartz  slits,  $39.50.  Background  Projection  outfit 
worth  $10,000,  now  $4,990.  Recording  Amplifier  with  con- 
denser microphone,  $125.  Continuous  contact  16mm. 
printers,  picture,  track  or  both,  $1,375.  Send  for  Summer 
Catalog.   S.  O.  S.  aNEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York. 

SERVICES 

FIRE  EXTINGUISHERS  AND  DOOR  CLOSERS.  ALL 
types  and  sizes  repaired.  Mail  to:  MINNESOTA  FIRE 
EXTINGUISHER  CO.,  2476  University  Ave.,  St.  Paul  4, 
Minn. 

CLEANED  ON  LOCATION:  RUGS.  TACKED  DOWN 
carpet,  o'stuffed  furniture.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 
Midwest  Carpet  Cleaners  covering  Indianapolis,  Michigan, 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Illinois.  BOX  1880,  MOTION  PICTURE 
HERALD. 

TRAINING  SCHOOLS 

THEATRE  EMPLOYEES:  TRAIN  FOR  BETTER 
position.  Learn  modem  theatre  management  and  adver- 
tising. Big  opportunity  for  trained  men.  Established  since 
1927.  Write  now  for  free  catalog.  THEATRE  MANAGERS 
SCHOOL.  Elmira.  New  York. 


USED  EQUIPMENT 


RCA  PG  30  SOUND  SYSTEM,  $300. 
THEATRE.  Vacherie,  La. 


VACHERIE 


MANY  SMALL  HOUSES  GOT  GOING  WITH  THESE 
—Complete  Simplex  Booth  outfits;  Rebuilt  projectors,  lamp- 
houses,  lens,  new  soundheads,  motors,  amplifier,  new 
speakers,  sound  -  screen.  Guaranteed  one  year — $1,500. — 
Why  pay  more?  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP., 
New  York  18,  N.  Y. 

WHERE  DO  THEY  GET  THEM?  HERE'S  THE 
answer:  870  hardwood  portable  assembly  Chairs,  gangs 
of  two,  $3.60;  219  Irwin  S-ply  veneer  Chairs,  $4.50;  230 
American  panel  back,  box  spring  cushions,  $6.50;  800  re- 
built metal  lined  American  velour  padded  back  with  box 
spring  cushions,  $9.50;  202  Heywood-Wakefield  panel 
back,  squab  cushions,  $4.95;  242  American  ball  bearing 
(in  two  lots)  heavy  reupholstered  panel  back,  reuphol- 
stered  box  spring  cushion  chairs,  $6.50.  Wire  for  stock 
list.    S.  O.  S.  QNEMA  SUPPLY  CORP..  New  York  18. 

575  REBUILT  VENEER  CHAIRS  $3.25  EACH.  ASH- 
craft  Suprex  arc  lamps,  $385  a  pair.  Rebuilt  Powers  6B 
Mechanisms,  $115  each.  BODELSO'N  &  CO.,  10-38  Jack- 
son Ave.,  Long  Island  City,  N.  Y. 


SIGN  PAINTING 


SIGN  PAINTING;  EASY  WAY  TO  PAINT  SIGNS. 
Use  letter  patterns.  Avoid  sloppy  work,  wasted  time.  No 
experience  needed  for  expert  work.  Free  sample.  JOHN 
RAHN,  1329  Central  Ave.,  Chicago  51. 

BUSINESS  BOOSTERS 

BINGO  CARDS,  DIE  CUTS,  1  TO  100  OR  1  TO  75, 
$2.25  per  thousand,  $20.00  for  10,000.  S.  KLOUS.  care  of 
MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


POPCORN 


HYBRID  YELLOW  VARIETY  FOR  BEST  POPPING 
volume.  Yearly  supply  guaranteed.  Immediate  deUvery 
LOUIS  D.  HARRIS.  Greenville,  Ohio. 


FINEST  QUALITY  PROCESSED  POPCORN 
Bo.xes,  salt,  seasoning.  CORN  POPPERS  SUPPLY,  1722 
Berkshire   Rd.,   Columbus,  Ohio. 


HELP  WANTED 


OPERATOR  -  ASSISTANT  MANAGER  WANTED. 
Modem  small  town  theatre  in  Virpnia  near  Richmond 
and  Washington.  Ideal  setup  for  electrician  or  radio 
repairman.  $35  for  23  hours,  6  days.  BOX  1883,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


WANTED  — THEATRE  MANAGER  FOR  SMALL 
town  in  Adirondack  Mountains,  New  York  State.  Year 
'round  job.    BOX  1895,  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


OPERATOR  -  ASSISTANT  MANAGER  WANTED. 
Modern  small  town  theatre  in  Virginia  near  Richmond. 
Ideal  setup  for  electrician  or  radio  repairman.  Salary, 
$40  per  week.    H.  J.  LYON,  Box  538,  FrankUn,  Va. 


NEW  EQUIPMENT 


ARMY  SURPLUS  RCA  PA  AMPLIFIERS.  30W  OUT- 
put,  $95;  lighting  Coinometers  with  pennies,  $110;  rayon 
plush  drapery  material,  $2.45  yd.;  Ideal  Rechargeable 
Batteries,  $2.20;  electric  bubbler  Water  Coolers,  $220; 
Flextone  washable  soundscreens,  30Kc  ft.,  beaded  4454c. 
Summer  Catalog  ready.  S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY 
CORP.,  New  York  18. 


USHERS'  SEARCHLIGHTS,  METAL  CASE,  PRE- 
focus  bulb,  $1.25;  colored  GE  mazda  lamps;  lumilines; 
new  factory  sealed  tubes— 6SC7,  75c;  6L6,  $1;  5U4G,  7Sc. 
Consumer's  certificate  required.  BOX  1886,  MOTION 
PICTURE  HERALD. 


GLAMORIZE  AND  DIAMONDIZE  YOUR  SAND 
urns.  Crystalline  mineral  sand  for  your  urns.  A  Feldspar 
product  with  silver  flake  appearance,  producing  a  gHt- 
tering  and  dazzling  eflfect  under  artificial  or  natural  Ught, 
affording  the  same  practical  and  protective  results  as 
ordinary  sand  but  with  attractive  distinction.  Send  for 
100-pound  sample  bag— only  $2.75  F.O.B.  Remittance 
should  accompany  order  for  initial  shipment.  ORNA- 
MENTAL SAND  ENTERPRISES,  P.  O.  Box  100,  Erwin, 
Tenn.    Reference,  Erwin  National  Bank. 


THEATRES 


WANTED  THEATRE  IN  TOWN  2,500  to  5,000  Pop- 
ulation. California  or  Middle  West.  HAROLD  L.  BUR- 
RIGHT,  2261  Diamond  St.,  San  Diego,  Calif. 


WANTED  TO'  BUY;  NAVAL  LIEUTENANT  RE- 
leased  from  active  duty  desires  complete  or  partial  inter- 
est in  a  smaller  town  theatre.  LT.  S.  W.  WALKER,  8 
Virginia  Ave.,  Greenville,  S.  C. 

 *  

VENTILATING  EQUIPMENT 

GIANT  AIR  CIRCULATORS,  7,500  CFM  CAPAQTY, 
|8W  stand,  24"  blades,  $75;  mat  type  Air  Washers  to 
work  with  any  blower,  easily  installed.  5,000  cfm,  $115; 
others  equally  reasonable.  Blowers,  from  $106.50  for 
5,500  cfm.  Diffuser  grilles,  from  $21.80.  AA-5MRO 
Priority  required.  Send  for  Air  Conditioning  Bulletin. 
S.  O.  S.  CINEMA  SUPPLY  CORP.,  New  York  18. 

8"  BOX  OFFICE  FANS,  $12.50;  12"  BOOTH,  $19.50; 
16",  $22.50.  Also  20",  24",  30"  hydraulic  variable  Speed 
Pulleys  for  blowers.  SOUTHERNAIRE,  P.  O.  Box  838, 
Atlanta,  Ga. 


BOOKS 


RICHARDSON'S  BLUEBOOK  OF  PROJECTION. 
Best  seller  since  1911.  Now  in  7th  edition.  Revised  to 
present  last  word  in  Sound  Trouble  Shooting  Charts.  Ex- 
pert information  on  all  phases  of  projection  and  equip- 
ment. Special  new  section  on  television.  Invaluable  to 
beginner  and  expert.  $7.25  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue.  New  York  20. 


MOTION  PICTURE  SOUND  ENGINEERING.  A 
"must"  to  all  those  working  with  sound  equipment.  Writ- 
ten by  top-flight  engineering  experts  of  Hollywood  studios 
and  research  laboratories.  Covers  all  phases  of  soimd 
engineering  and  equipment.  Readable  diagrams;  charts, 
tables,  and  graphs.  $6.50  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Sixth  Avenue,  New  York  20. 

SOUND  -  TROUBLE  -  SHOOTING  -  CHARTS.  THE 
little  book,  with  the  blue  cover  all  good  operators  reach 
for  when  troubles  start.  Will  clear  up  that  "puzzler"  on 
all  types  of  sound  equipment  in  a  jiffy.  No  booth  com- 
plete without  one.  $1.00  postpaid.  QUIGLEY  BOOK- 
SHOP, 1270  Kxth  Avenue.  New  York  20. 


Variety  Club  of  Twin  Cities 
To  Build  Heart  Hospital 

The  Variety  Club  of  the  Twin  Cities  will  build 
a  $325,000,  four  story,  100-bed  hospital  on  the 
University  of  Minnesota  Medical  School  campus 
for  the  treatment  of  heart  disease.  Construction  is 
to  start  as  soon  as  material  is  available,  the  club 
has  announced. 

In  addition  to  raising  the  money  to  construct  the 
hospital,  the  club  has  agreed  to  underwrite  it  to  the 
extent  of  $25,000  a  year.  The  first  hospital  of  its 
knid  ni  the  United  States,  the  hospital  will  deal 
primarily  with  treating  rheumatic  fever  in  children 
and  providing  clinical  and  out-patient  facilities  for 
all  types  of  heart  disease. 

Variety  Clubs  in  Minnesota,  North  and  South: 
Dakota  and  western  Wisconsin  will  be  asked  to 
aid  in  financing  the  hospital.  Previous  to  the  hos- 
pital project,  the  Twin  Cities  Variety  Club  was 
active  in  providing  milk  to  underprivileged  schooll 
children  and  in  aiding  the  Sister  Kenny  Institute 
for  poliomyelitis. 


Irving  Sochin,  general  chairman  of  the  golf  com- 
mittee of  the  Cincinnati  Variety  Club,  has  ap- 
pointed Rube  Shor,  Lev  Bugie  and  James  Am- 
brose as  committee  members  for  the  annual  tourn- 
ament to  be  held  August  27  at  the  Summit  Hills 
Country  Club,  Cincinnati. 


The  annual  golf  tournament  of  Variety  Club's 
Tent  No.  7  will  be  held  Monday,  August  27,  at 
the  Lancaster  Country  Club,  Lancaster,  N.  Y. 


Roy  Rogers  to  Tour 
East  with  Rodeo 

Following  completion  of  Republic's  "Along  the 
Navajo  Trail,"  Roy  Rogers  will  come  East  for 
a  rodeo  tour  which  will  take  him  to  Philadelphia, 
Montreal,  New  York  and  Boston.  He  will  open  at 
the  Arena  in  Philadelphia  on  September  13  and 
play  through  the  21st.  Other  dates  set  are: 
Montreal,  September  23-30 ;  New  York  City,  Octo- 
ber 3  to  November  4,  and  Boston,  November  8-18. 
Promotion  plans  are  now  being  outlined  for  these 
personal  appearances.  Mr.  Roger's  current  re- 
lease is  "Man  from  Oklahoma,"  and  the  star  has 
completed  "Sunset  in  Eldorado"  and  "Along  the 
Navajo  Trail"  as  well  as  "Don't  Fence  Me  In," 
the  first  of  two  special  productions  on  Republic's 
1945-46  program. 


Patricia  Roc  Lend-Leased 

The  first  step  in  the  development  of  a  post-war 
international  exchange  of  motion  picture  talent  was 
announced  this  week  by  Universal  Pictures  and 
J.  Arthur  Rank  of  London.  The  first  star  involved 
in  this  exchange  is  the  prominent  British  actress, 
Patricia  Roc,  who  arrived  in  New  York  Monday. 
She  has  been  assigned  by  Walter  Wanger,  Univer- 
sal producer,  to  join  Dana  Andrews,  Brian  Don- 
levy  and  Susan  Hayward  in  the  Technicolor  west- 
ern, "Canyon  Passage." 


Passes  Bar  Examination 

E.  C.  Grainger,  Jr.,  son  of  the  president  of  the 
Jamestown  Amusement  Co.,  has  passed  his  New 
York  bar  examinations  despite  the  fact  that  his 
course  at  Yale  will  not  be  completed  until  Septem- 
ber. Mr.  Grainger  graduated  from  Georgetown  in 
January,  1943  and  received  his  Army  discharge, 
after  enlistment,  five  months  later  at  which  time 
he  enrolled  at  Yale.  He  will  join  the  New  York 
law  firm  of  Simpson,  Thacher  and  Bartlett. 


Puppetoons  Go  Chaucerian 

"Canterbury  Tales"  by  Geoffrey  Chaucer,  will 
be  the  basis  of  a  series  of  Puppetoons  planned  by 
George  Pal.  "Chanticleer,  the  Cock,"  one  of  the 
famed  Chaucer's  characters,  will  provide  the 
framework  of  the  first. 


MANAGER 


AVAILABLE  SEPT.  1ST 
COMPETENT  EXECUTIVE 
EXPLOITATION  -  BUYING 
BOOKING -EXPERIENCED 
IN  CIRCUIT  OPERATION.  EXPANSION  AND 
DEVELOPMENT.  SMALL  GROWING  CIRCUIT 
WITH  POST  WAR  PROGRAM  DESIRED. 
Address  Box  262.  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 
ROCKEFELLER  CENTER,  N.  Y.  C. 


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SHOWMEN'S  REVIEWS 

SHORT  SUBJECTS 

RELEASE  CHART  BY 
COMPANIES 

SHORT  SUBJECTS  CHART 

SERVICE  DATA 

THE  RELEASE  CHART 

This  department  deals  with 
new  product  from  the  point  of 
view  of  the  exhibitor  who  is 
to  purvey  it  to  his  own  public. 


Duffy's  Tavern 

Paramount — (1945-46)  A  Natural,  Insured 

How  could  a  showman  fail  to  do  business  with  a  picture  that  puts  Ed  Gardner  and  his 
Duffy's  Tavern  radio  show  on  the  screen  in  front  of  the  millions  who  have  known  and 
relished  it  heretofore  only  by  ear  ? 

Don't  answer  that — because  there's  no  reason  to. 
Even  if  anybody  does  operate  a  show  shop 
in  some  sector  of  the  world  where  radio  doesn't     |_OV6  LGftSTS 


penetrate,  this  presentation  of  the  Gardner  pro- 
gram on  the  screen  comes  to  exhibitors  fully 
insured  by  the  presence  of  the  following  per- 
sonalities in  the  cast :  Bing  Crosby,  Betty  Hut- 
ton,  Paulette  Goddard,  Alan  Ladd,  Dorothy 
Lamour,  Eddie  Bracken,  Brian  Donlevy,  Son- 
ny Tufts,  Veronica  Lake,  Arturo  de  Cordova, 
Cass  Daley,  Victor  Moore,  Diana  Lynn,  Mar- 
jorie  Reynolds  and  Barry  Sullivan. 

Any  showmen  present  who  profess  to  believe 
they  can't  do  business  with  that  kind  of  billing  for 
their  marquees  are  invited  to  step  up  and  be  count- 
ed (out). 

Names  aside  (if  anybody  can  conceive  of  shunt- 
ing that  roster  aside),  the  picture — produced  by 
Danny  Dare  and  directed  by  Hal  Walker  from  an 
original  screenplay  by  Melvin  Frank  and  Nor- 
man Panama — stacks  up  as  98  minutes  of  informal 
fun  divided  roughly,  but  not  too  roughly,  into  two 
divisions. 

In  one  division  Gardner  (Archie  of  the  radio 
program)  carries  on  in  t)uf¥y's  Tavern  the 
tumbling  career  of  the  barkeep  who  knows  more 
words  than  syntax  and  fires  them  without  aiming. 
His  problem  this  time  is  to  explain  to  his  boss 
the  absence  of  funds  he  has  spent  in  feeding  un- 
employed ex-service  men  who  are  waiting  for  Vic- 
tor Moore  to  open  a  factory  they  used  to  work  in. 
He  does  it,  finally,  by  getting  a  bunch  of  Holly- 
wood entertainers  (here's  where  Crosby  and  the 
rest  come  in)  to  stage  a  block  party  that  makes 
possible,  a  little  unclearly,  but  no  matter,  the  re- 
opening of  the  factory. 

In  the  other  division  are  Crosby  and  the  others, 
putting  on  a  stage  show  which  couldn't  be  staged 
at  any  block  party  but  furnishes  completely  satisfy- 
ing entertainment  on  the  motion  picture  screen. 

Carpers  could  complain  that  the  picture  is  epi- 
sodic, and  they  would  be  right  about  it,  but  no- 
body would  care.  It's  not  a  picture  to  be  dissected 
on  grounds  of  artistic  polish.  It's  a  picture  to  be 
played  for  all  it's  worth,  and  it's  certainly  worth 
plenty. 

Tradeshown  at  the  Ambassador  theatre,  Los  An- 
geles, to  a  large  turnout  of  trade  people  zvho  ap- 
peared to  enjoy  it  just  as  though  they  had  paid  to 
get  in.  Reinewer's  rating,  commercially :  Excellent. 
— William  R.  Weaver. 


Paramount  (1945-46) — Psychological  Drama 

Hal  Wallis'  latest  production  gets  off  to  a  quiet 
start,  then  increases  in  pace  and  tension  to  reach  a 
highly  emotional  climax.  The  unusual  story  is  re- 
vealed slowly,  allowing  audience  curiosity  plenty 
of  time  to  develop  and  increase  to  fever-pitch.  The 
restrained  performances  of  Jennifer  Jones  and 
James  Gotten  contribute  in  large  part  to  the  ef- 
fectiveness of  this  device. 

There's  war  in  the  background,  but  so  far  in  the 
background  that  the  picture  cannot  rightly  be 
classed  as  a  war  film.    At  the  story's  start,  Cotten 


This  issue  contains  the  last  full 
listing  of  all  1944-45  feature 
product  in  sequence  of  release.  It 
carries,  in  addition,  the  last  com- 
plete Short  Subjects  Chart  cov- 
ering 1944-45  product. 

The  Release  Chart  this  week  is 
the  final  cumulative  index  of  all 

1944-  45  features  as  published  in 
Product  Digest  since  September 
2, 1944. 

The  first  issue  of  the  new  Prod- 
uct Digest  Section  covering  the 

1945-  46  season  product  will  appear 


Release  date  not  set.  Running  time,  98  min.  PCA  No. 
10483.    General  audience  classification. 

Archie  Ed  Gardner 

Eddie  Eddie  Green 

Finnegan  Charles  Cantor 

Miss  Duffy  Ann  Thomas 

Bing  Crosfjy,  etc.,  as  per  enumeration  in  third  paragraph 
above. 


in  MOTIONPICTURE  HERALD, 
issue  of  September  1, 1945. 


is  a  British  Army  officer  who  undertakes,  on  be- 
half of  his  buddy,  to  write  love  letters  to  a  girl 
he  has  never  seen.  He  falls  in  love  with  the 
stranger,  and  rightly  assumes  that  she  loves  him, 
the  author  of  the  letters,  and  not  the  man  who 
signed  them.  It  is  with  shock,  and  a  premonition 
of  disaster,  that  he  learns  she  has  married  his 
friend. 

More  than  a  year  later,  learning  of  his  friend's 
death,  and  still  haunted  by  the  memory  of  the  girl 
he  has  never  met,  he  sets  out  to  find  her.  By  a 
baffling  combination  of  circumstances  he  can  learn 
nothing:  neither  the  girl's  whereabouts,  nor  the 
cause  of  his  friend's  death.  He  does,  however, 
meet  one  woman  who  appears  to  hold  the  clue 
to  the  mystery.  Eventuallv  he  discovers,  through 
her,  that  his  friend's  death  was  murder ;  that  the 
young  wife  was  accused  and  convicted  of  the  crime, 
although  her  memory  had  been  wiped  out  by 
shock,  so  that  she  was  unable  to  remember  the 
circumstances  of  the  killing,  nor  her  marriage,  nor 
any  of  the  events  of  her  past  life. 

Cotten,  therefore,  is  confronted  with  a  difficult 
problem.  If  he  marries  the  girl,  as  his  heart 
prompts  him  to  do,  she  may  later  recover  her 
memory  and,  learning  that  he  wrote  the  letters 
which  led  to  her  first  husband's  death  and  her 
own  suffering,  turn  against  him  in  hatred.  How 
he  faces  this  problem,  and  succeeds  in  solving  it, 
constitutes  the  absorbing  climax  of  Ayn  Rand's 
screenplay,  based  on  the  novel  by  Chris  Massie. 

From  an  excellent  cast  of  supporting  players, 
Ann  Richards  and  Gladys  Cooper  must  be  singled 
out  for  special  mention.  William  Dieterle's  skill- 
ful direction  achieves  the  utmost  in  suspense. 

Previewed  at  the  studio.  Reviezver' s  Rating : 
Good. — Thalia  Bell. 

Release  date,  not  set.  Running  time,  101  min.  PCA  No. 
10827.    General  audience  classification. 

Singleton  Jennifer  Jones 

Alan  Quinton  Joseph  Cotten 

Dilly  Carson  Ann  Richards 

Anita  Louise,  Cecil  Kellaway.  Byron  Barr,  Robert  SuUly, 
Gladys  Cooper,  Reginald  Denny,  Ernest  Cossart. 

State  Fair 

20th  Century-Fox  (1945-46)— On  the  Farm 

"State  Fair"  comes  pretty  close  to  being  another 
"Oklahoma,"  only  its  locale  is  Iowa.  The  same 
music  men  who  created  the  lilting  "Oklahoma" 
songs,  Richard  Rodgers  and  Oscar  Hammerstein, 
wrote  the  score  for  "State  Fair."  They  turned  out 
six  songs,  only  two  of  which  probably  will  make 
the  Hit  Parade,  "It's  a  Grand  Night  for  Singing" 
and  "It  May  as  Well  Be  Spring."  The  other  bal- 
lards  are :  "Our  State  Fair,"  "That's  for  Me,"  "All 
I  Owe  Iowa"  and  "Isn't  It  Kind  of  Fun" 

For  film  audiences  who  have  not  yet  seen  the 
Theatre  Guild's  Broadway  musical  hit  and  may  not 
see  it  screened  for  another  year  or  so,  "State  Fair" 
will  hold  them,  until  some  film  company  gets  around 
to  buying  the  stage  musical. 

Twentieth  Century-Fox,  with  William  Perl- 
berg  producing  and  Walter  Lang  directing,  has 
fashioned  an  eye-and-ear  filling  musical  comedy 
based  on  Phil  Stong's  novel  of  Iowa  farm  life. 
This  is  a  remake  of  the  Fox  production  of  1933, 
starring  Janet  Gaynor  and  Will  Rogers. 

The  screen  story  line,  like  that  of  the  novel,  is 


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slight,  and  what  there  is  of  it  doesn't  seem  to  get 
very  far,  except  from  Abel  Frake's  farm  to  the 
state  fair.  But  the  audiences  won't  care  much. 
This  is  the  kind  of  picture  which  is  strong  on 
Technicolor  and  music  appeal.  It  stars  Jeanne 
Grain,  Dana  Andrews,  Dick  Haymes  and  Vivian 
Blaine. 

Charles  VVinninger  plays  an  lowan  farmer  bent 
on  winning  the  annual  state  fair  prize  for  the  best 
bred  boar.  He  is  father  to  Jeanne  and  Dick,  two 
youngsters  who  are  bored  with  farm  life  and  fall 
for  the  excitement  and  novelty  of  fair  week.  Jeanne 
meets  Dana,  a  roving  reporter  with  an  eye  for 
brunettes,  and  Dick  succumbs  to  Vivian,  a  night 
club  singer.  Fay  Bainter,  as  the  farmer's  wife,  also 
has  desires  on  the  fair.  She  yearns  to  win  first 
prize  for  her  pickles  and  mincemeat,  and  of  course, 
does.  Winninger's  curricombed  boar.  Blue  Boy, 
wins  his  laurels.  Jeanne  gets  her  man  and  Dick 
goes  back  to  his  childhood  sweetheart.  Percy  Kil- 
bride and  Frank  AlcHugh  provide  most  of  the 
laughs. 

Those  are  the  oversimplified  outlines  of  the  plot. 
But  the  plot  is  incidental.  It's  the  music  and  lyrics 
plus  the  decor  and  costuming  which  will  please  the 
patrons  most. 

Hammerstein  wrote  the  screen  play  from  the 
Stong  novel  which  was  adapted  by  Sonya  Levien 
and  Paul  Green. 

P.  S.  The  customers  will  walk  out  of  the  theatre 
whistling  "It's  a  Grand  Night  for  Singing." 

Seen  in  the  home  office  projection  room  before  a 
large  audience  of  neivspaper.  magazine  and  trade 
press  rewezvers.  Reviezver's  Rating :  Good.  — 
Jeannette  E.  Samuelson. 

Release  date,  October.  Running  time,  100  min.  PCA 
No.  607.    General  audience  classification. 

Margry  Frake   Jeanne  Grain 

Pat  Gilbert  Dana  Andrews 

Wayne  Frake  Dick  Haymes 

Vivian  Blaine,  Charles  Winninger,  Fay  Bainter,  Donald 
Meek,  Frank  McHugh,  Percy  Kilbride. 


The  Cay  Senorita 

Columbia — Good-Neighbor  Policy 

Maybe  the  producers  who,  a  while  back,  were 
trying  to  make  some  pictures  that  would  show  this 
country's  attitude  toward  the  Latin-American  coun- 
tries in  its  proper  light  were  trying  too  hard.  Here, 
with  music  and  dancing  more  important  to  the  core 
of  the  chore  than  plot  or  story,  Columbia  does  it  in 
69  minutes  without  strain. 

The  scene  of  Edward  Eliscu's  screenplay,  based 
on  a  story  by  J.  Robert  Bren,  is  a  California  city 
and  a  section  thereof  where  Mexican  residents  have 
preserved  the  appearances  and  customs  of  their 
homeland,  inclusive  of  songs  and  dances,  and  wish 
to  go  on  doing  so.  The  plot  concerns  an  attempt  to 
reconvert  the  section  to  factory  purposes,  and  a 
young  man  commissioned  to  do  something  about 
overcoming  popular  objection  to  that  idea  ends  by 
falling  in  love  with  the  gay  senorita  of  the  title  and 
doing  the  reverse. 

Jinx  Falkenberg  handles  the  title  role  nicely,  and 
Arthur  Dreifuss'  direction  keeps  events  flowing 
smoothly  and  pleasantly. 

Seen  at  Grauman's  Chinese  theatre,  Hollyzvood, 
where  it  got  second  hilling  and  bore  up  ivcll  under 
the  arrangement.  Rezneiver's  Rating:  Average. — ■ 
W.  R.  W. 

Release  date,  August  9.  Running  time,  69  min.  PCA 
No.  10976.    General  audience  classification. 

The  gay  senorita  Jinx  Falkenberg 

Jim  Bannon,  Corinna  Mura,  Steve  Cochran,  Thurston  Hall, 
Isabel  Withers,  Marguerita  Sylva,  Tommy  Cook. 


Abbott  and  Costello  in 
Hollywood 

MGM— (1945-46)  Fun  in  Filmland 

Hollywood  at  large  and  the  premises  of  the 
MGM  studio  in  particular  comprise  the  setting 
against  which  Comedians  Bud  Abbott  and  Lou  Cos- 
tello display  this  time  their  extremely  personalized 
proficiency  as  entertainers  in  the  field  of  gag-rou- 
tine. The  Hollywood  setting  is  a  factor  of  con- 
sequence to  be  mentioned  in  exploiting  the  film, 
what  with  the  same  background  in  high  favor  just 
now  as  utilized  for  the  same  studio's  "Anchors 
Aweigh,"  and  on  the  basis  of  a  singularly  ill-cir- 
cumstanced previewing  of  the  attraction  it  is  to  be 


set  down  that  plenty  of  exploiting  is  called  lor  m 
connection  with  this  item  in  the  A-C  album  of 
amusements. 

'Twas  the  evening  of  the  spot  holiday  that  fol- 
lowed the  receipt  of  news  that  Japan  had  tossed  in 
the  towel,  and  Hollywood  had  come  to  full  stop 
with  such  abruptness  that  MGM's  press-relations 
staff  couldn't  get  word  to  the  press  that  it  had 
called  off  the  previously  scheduled  preview — ^so 
they  had  to  let  the  screening  ride.  Ride  it  did, 
unreeling  in  front  of  an  audience  not  only  tired  with 
celebrating  but  present  to  witness  the  tragic  tale 
of  "The  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,"  a  set  of  condi- 
tions which  placed  Messrs.  Abbott  and  Costello 
under  more  handicap  than  comedians  can  be  ex- 
pected to  overcome.  Anyway,  the  picture  got 
walked  out  on  by  more  people,  young  and  old,  than 
can  possibly  be  accounted  for  by  anything  it  con- 
tains or  lacks. 

On  points,  the  film  compares  with  neither  the 
best  nor  the  least  of  the  A-C  offerings,  but  figures 
to  rate  somewhere  near  the  middle.  Some  of  the  boys' 
routines — notably  a  telephone  bit,  a  studio-stage 
routine  in  which  Costello  is  mistaken  for  a  dummy, 
and  a  roller-coaster  sequence  near  the  end — meas- 
ure up  with  their  funniest.  The  things  the  other 
people  in  the  picture  do  are  important  only  as  ma- 
terial with  which  to  give  the  comedians  an  occa- 
sional breather. 

Production  is  by  Martin  A.  Gosch,  direction  by 
S.  Sylvan  Simon,  and  the  script  is  by  Nat  Perrin 
and  Lou  Breslow  from  an  original  by  Messrs,  Per- 
rin and  Gosch. 

Prcz'iezved  at  the  Fairfax  theatre,  Hollyzi'ood, 
under  circumistances  and  to  reaction  noted  aboz'e. 
Reviezver's  rating  :  Average. — W.  R.  W. 

Release  date  not  set.  Running  time,  84  min.  PCA  No. 
10970.    General  audience  classification. 

Nuzz  Kurtiz  Bud  Abbott 

Albercrombie  Lou  Costello 

Frances  Raiiferty,  Robert  Stanton,  Jean  Porter,  Warner 
Anderson,  Rags  Ragland.  Mike  Mazurki.  Carleton  G. 
Young,  Donald  MacBride.  Edgar  Dearing,  Marion  Martin, 
Arthur  Space.  William  Phillips. 


Paris-Underground 

United  Artists — Constance  Bennett — 

(1945-46)— How  It  Was  Done 

Etta  Shiber's  best-seller  in  which  the  writer  re- 
lated her  experiences  in  aiding  Allied  aviators  shot 
down  over  France  to  elude  the  occupying  Nazis 
and  return  to  duty  has  undergone  a  few  changes 
and  a  lengthening  of  period  as  filmed  by  Constance 
Bennett  in  her  debut  as  a  producer,  but  it  is  essen- 
tially the  same  story  dealing  with  the  same  tre- 
mendously important  phases  of  the  Nazi  occupa- 
tion of  France.  Like  some  other  subjects  caught 
up  with  and  passed  in  the  swift  history  of  the  past 
five  years,  this  one  comes  along  at  a  time  when 
world  attention  is  focussed  more  intently  on  subse- 
quent and  current  events,  which  is  not  to  say  that 
it  will  or  will  not  encounter  apathy  for  that  reason 
— a  matter  to  be  determined  by  test  of  exhibition 
solely. 

In  common  with  the  Shiber  book,  the  picture 
opens  with  the  Germans  approaching  Paris  and 
with  the  principal  characters,  an  American  woman 
and  an  English  woman,  unable  to  escape.  They  are 
treated  thereafter  as  neutrals  and  utilize  the  limited 
liberty  thus  available  to  them  as  a  cover  for  opera- 
tions in  which  they  smuggle  some  259  Allied  fliers 
out  of  France.  The  picture  goes  on  to  show  their 
detection  and  subsequent  imprisonment,  and  on  be- 
yond that  to  show  their  rescue  by  the  Allied  forces 
when  Paris  is  retaken. 

Miss  Bennett  and  Gracie  Fields  portray  the 
American  woman  and  the  English  woman  respec- 
tively, and  the  cast  at  large  is  competent  under  the 
studied  direction  of  Gregory  Ratoft'. 

Boris  Ingster  and  Gertrude  Purcell  collaborated 
on  the  screenplay,  and  Carley  Harriman  func- 
tioned as  the  executive  assistant  producer  to  Miss 
Bennett. 

Prcz'iczved  at  the  Hazvaii  theatre,  Hollyzvood ,  on 
the  hottest  ez'ening  of  the  summer  (94,  the  zveather 
man  said)  to  an  audience  zahich  appeared  to  like  it 
very  zvell.  Reviezver' s  rating  :  Good. — W.  R.  W. 

Release  date,  Sept.  14.  Running  time,  97  min.  PCA  No. 
10821.    General  audience  classification. 

Kitty  De  Mornay  Constance  Bennett 

Emmy  Gracie  Fields 

George  Rigaud,  Kurt  Kreuger,  Charles  Andre,  Leslie  Viii- 
cent,  Eily  Malyou,  Gregory  Gaye,  Richard  Ryen,  Vladimir 
SokolofF.  Roland  Varno.  Andrew  McLaglen. 


Rustlers  of  the  Badlands 

Columbia —  Western 

There's  action  aplenty  in  the  latest  Colbert  Clark 
production,  which  features  Charles  Starrett  as  the 
"Durango  Kid,"  and  Tex  Harding  as  a  singing 
cowboy  with  an  eye  for  the  ladies.  Dub  "Cannon- 
ball"  Taylor  goes  along  for  the  ride,  and  furnishes 
most  of  the  comedy. 

The  screenplay  by  J.  Benton  Cheney,  based  on  a 
story  by  Richard  Hill  Wilkinson,  sticks  to  the 
tried-and-true  formula.  It's  the  one  about  the 
rustlers,  with  Starrett  cast  as  a  civilian  scout, 
assigned  by  the  U.  S.  Army  to  track  down  the 
thieves  and  round  them  up.  He  carries  out  his 
mission  in  true  cowboy  style,  though  not  without 
several  hairbreadth  escapes. 

Al-  Trace  and  his  Silly  Symphonists  contribute 
several  song  iiumbers. 

Derwin  Abrahams  directed. 

Previezjued  at  the  Hitching  Post  theatre,  Holly- 
wood. Reviezver's  Ratings  Average. — T.  B. 

Release  date,  August  16,  1945.  Running  time,  58  min. 
PCA  No.  10387.  ■  General  audience  classification. 

Steve  Charles  Starrett 

Tex  Tex  Harding 

Cannonball  Dub  Taylor 

Sally  Bliss,  George  Eldredge,  Edward  M.  Howard,  Ray 
Bennett,  Ted  Mapes,  Karl  Hackett,  James  T.  Nelson, 
Frank  McCarroll. 


Ziegfeld  Follies 

MGM  ( 1945-46 )—Spec\acu\ar  Revue 

MGM,  which  lias  a  habit  of  never  sparing  ex- 
pense, forgot  whatever  final  hesitation  it  may  have 
had  and  pulled  out  all  corks  on  "Ziegfeld  Follies." 
The  end  result  is  a  magnifkent  production,  breath- 
takingly  filmed,  fluctuating  in  values — the  fate  of 
most  revues — but  by  sheer  weight  in  starring  and 
visual  assets  an  unquestioned  box-office  success  of 
considerable  proportions. 

Revues  do  not  have  stories  and  "Ziegfeld  Fol- 
lies" stands  by  the  traditions.  The  closest  to  a 
connecting  thread  shows  William  Powell,  as  Flor- 
enz  Ziegfeld,  in  an  imaginary  heaven  reliving  his 
Broadway  successes.  Once  the  excuse  is  provided 
through  a  clever  and  well-conceived  use  of  Bunin's 
Puppets  depicting  Ziegfeld  stars  such  as  Fanny 
Brice,  Marilyn  Miller,  Eddie  Cantor  and  some 
others,  the  revue  actually  sets  sail. 

One  number,  called  "Merry-Go-Round,"  has  Lu- 
cille Ball  serving  as  a  ballet  master  while  knockout 
girls  in  pink  ostrich  feathers  and  accessories  par- 
ade and  dance  to  a  burlesque  rendition  by  deadpan 
Virginia  O'Brien  of  "Bring  On  Those  Beautiful 
Girls,"  the  theme  song. 

A  water  ballet  featuring  Esther  Williams,  her 
figure,  her  bathing  suit  and  her  swimming,  is  ex- 
quisite to  behold.  Next  is  Keenan  Wynn,  indis- 
pensable Metro  comic  these  days,  in  a  telephone 
skit  called  "Number,  Please."  The  idea  here  is  he 
can  get  through  a  long  distance  call  in  a  couple  of 
minutes  flat,  but  can't  raise  a  friend  down  the 
street.   It's  an  old  gag,  but  Wynn  does  much  for  it. 

James  Melton  and  Marion  Bell  are  principals 
in  a  duet  from  "La  Traviata."  They  are  in  good 
voice,  but  the  surrounding  scenic  investiture  is 
overdone  in  elaborateness  and  may  prove  somewhat 
confusing.  Victor  Moore  and  Edward  Arnold  play 
off  "Pay  the  Two  Dollars,"  a  comedy  skit  with 
Moore  his  usual  pathetic  self  as  the  Casper  Milque- 
toast who  faces  jail  because  Arnold,  his  lawyer, 
refuses  to  appeal  a  small  fine. 

Fred  Astaire  and  Lucille  Bremer  appear  in  two 
numbers.  To  the  music  of  "This  Heart  of  Mine," 
a  sentimental  number  by  Harry  Warren,  they 
dance  against  a  background  of  a  gold  and  red  ball- 
room and  marble  steps.  Astaire  is  Astaire,  as 
usual.  Miss  Bremer  reflects  much  youthful  charm 
and  genuine  dancing  ability.  Their  second,  which 
comes  along  later,  is  a  pantomime  dealing  with 
London's  Limehouse. 

In  between  is  Fanny  Brice  making  her  sole  ap- 
pearance in  a  David  Freedman  sketch  called  "A 
Sweepstakes  Ticket."  Hume  Cronyn  and  William 
Frawley  are  her  assists  in  a  farcical  and  broadly 
comic  routine  which  could  have  been  funnier. 

Lena  Home,  photographed  beautifully,  sings 
"Love,"  a  ballad  by  Hugh  Martin  and  Ralph  Blane 
in  the  sultry  mood  suitable  to  this  chanteuse.  Red 
Skelton  does  his  well  known,  but  funny,  television 
sketch    showing   an   announcer   swiping  someone 


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PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  25.  1945 


SHORT  SUBJECTS 

reviews  and  synopses 

{Running  times  are  those  quoted  by  the  distributors.) 


else's  gin  and  wearying  himself  in  the  doing. 

It  is  Judy  Garland  who  delivers  one  of  the  best 
sequences.  This  is  "An  Interview"  in  which  she 
pokes  fun.  through  satire,  at  one  of  the  grand 
ladies  of  the  screen  explaining  her  impending  epic 
to  a  group  of  reporters  and  photographers.  Music 
and  lyrics  by  Kay  Thompson  and  Roger  Edens 
are  excellent.  Dance  direction  by  Charles  Wal- 
ters for  this  number  is  tops. 

Astaire  also  does  a  dancing  duet  with  Gene 
Kelly  in  "The  Babbitt  and  the  Bromide,"  a  frothy 
number  by  George  and  Ira  Gershwin.  This  se- 
quence, on  its  own,  no  doubt  will  be  viewed  by 
many  as  worth  the  price  of  admission. 

The  attraction  terminates  on  a  somewhat  tame 
note — or  maybe  it's  only  by  comparison — with 
"Beauty,"  song  written  by  Harry  Warren  and  Ar- 
thur Freed.  Production  investiture  here  roams  the 
range  from  bubble  baths  to  Dali-like  poses  as 
Kathryn  Grayson  does  the  vocalizing. 

Vincent  Minnelli  directed  with  an  eye  to  beauty 
and  effect,  of  which  there  is  an  unending  quota. 
Freed  produced.  Technicolor  photography  and  the 
results  obtained  through  it  are  an  indispensable 
part  of  the  whole. 

Revieived  at  the  Colonial  theatre,  Boston.  Re- 
z'ieivcr's  Rating  :  Excellent. 

Release  date  not  set.  Running:  time,  110  min.  PCA  No. 
10439.  General  audience  classification. 

William  Powell,  Judy  Garland,  Lucille  Ball,  Virginia 
O'Brien,  Esther  Williams,  Keenan  Wynn,  Gene  Kelly, 
Fred  Astaire.  James  Melton,  Victor  Moore,  Edward 
Arnold.  Lucille  Bremer.  Fanny  Brice,  Lena  Home,  Red 
Skelton.  Kathryn  Grayson,  William  Frawley,  Hume 
Cronyn.  Marion  Bell. 

{Rcz'ieiv  reprinted  froni  last  week's  Herald) 


Follow  Thaf  Woman 

Paramount  (1945-46) — Melodrama 

Plotting  that  avoids  pitfalls  of  formula  and  con- 
venience is  combined  with  names  that  mean  busi- 
ness to  lift  this  melodrama  from  the  Pine-Thomas 
anvil  above  par  for  the  shop.  William  Gargan, 
Nancy  Kelly  and  Ed  Gargan,  directed  with  spirit 
by  Lew  Landers,  enhance  both  the  billing  and  the 
script  by  Winston  Miller  and  Maxwell  Shane  in 
a  manner  to  make  each  of  the  film's  69  minutes 
count. 

Gargan  portrays  the  head  of  a  private  detective 
agency  furloughed  for  a  week  to  find  out  why  his 
wife  is  being  shot  at  by  gangsters.  It  turns  out  she 
has  continued  in  his  absence  to  solve  the  mystery 
of  a  nightclub  murder  committed  within  earshot 
of  them  prior  to  his  induction.  Suspicion  rests 
impartially  on  four  suspects  until  Gargan,  with  his 
furlough  about  to  expire,  solves  the  mystery. 

William  Pine  and  William  Thomas  produced, 
with  Maxwell  Shane  as  associate  producer  in  addi- 
tion to  his  writing  credit. 

Previewed  at  the  Paramount  Studio.  Reviewer' s 
rating  :  Good. — W.  R.  W. 

Release  date  not  set.  Running  time,  69  min.  PCA  No. 
10847.    General  audience  classification. 

Sara  Boone   William  Gargan 

Nancy  Boone   Nancy  Kelly 

Ed  Gargan.  Regis  Toomey,  Don  Costello,  Byron  Barr, 
Pierre  Watkin.  Audrey  Young. 

(J?(-fiVii-  reprinted  from  last  z^'eek's  Her.^ld) 


THE  NINE  HUNDRED  (WB) 

IVar  Dociim-cntary  (2901) 

This  war  short  produced  by  the  British  Ministry 
of  Information  film  division,  is  packed  with  human 
interest,  even  though  the  subject  is  past  timeliness, 
in  view  of  the  current  headlines.  The  10-minute 
film  tells  the  story  of  the  evacuation  from  Yugo- 
slavia last  year  by  the  Allied  of  900  wounded 
partisans.  The  screen  record  of  the  actual  event 
while  it  was  in  progress  was  filmed  by  combat 
camera  units  of  the  Mediterranean  Allied  Air 
Forces,  R.A.F.  and  British  Army  film  units. 
W  arner  Bros,  will  release  the  subject. 

The  picture  deals  with  a  corps  of  the  Yugoslav 
Army  which,  surrounded  by  Germans,  is  imper- 
illed by  a  shortage  of  arms  and  munitions  and  the 
handicap  of  900  wounded  men,  women  and  children 
of  the  partisan  army  who  could  not  be  abandoned. 
An  S.O.S.  to  Allied  headquarters  in  Italy  brings 
relief  planes  which  drop  the  much-needed  arms  and 
medical  supplies.  The  planes  make  emergency 
landings  and  evacuate  the  wounded  while  fighting 
rages  between  the  Yugoslavs  and  the  Nazis. 
Release  date,  September  IS,  1945  9  minutes 


THE  FLYING  JEEP  (UA) 

Daffy  Ditties 

In  this  elegant  color  fable,  a  humble  little  jeep 
in  a  Pacific  island  outpost  grows  weary  of  its 
chores,  longs  to  soar  into  winged  flight.  Armed 
with  an  umbrella,  it  puffs  up  to  a  towering  peak 
to  try  its  improvised  wings.  The  immediate  con- 
sequence is  an  emergency  operation.  But  in  the  end 
the  plucky  jeep  acquits  itself  heroically  by  downing 
a  Jap  zero.  Color  and  comedy  are  excellently 
blended  with  musical  overtones. 
Release  date,  August  20,  1945  9  minutes 

COLORADO  RAINBOWS  (RKO) 

Sportscope  (54313) 

To  Wagon  Wheel  Gap  in  the  heart  of  the  rocky 
mountains  of  Colorado  come  two  anglers  with  but  a 
single  thought — rainbow  trout.  Starting  with  wet 
and  dry  flies,  they  present  the  technique  of  fishing 
for  the  gamey  rainbows.  They  leave  the  stream 
and  try  their  luck  in  the  cold  and  clear  Haypress 
Lake.'  Here  is  demonstrated  another  side  of  the 
fishing  question,  that  of  bait  casting.  There  is 
plenty  of  action  in  this  subject  plus  beautiful  scen- 
ery. 

Release  date,  August  10,  1945  8  minutes 

IT'S  YOUR  MOVE  (RKO) 

Edgar  Kennedy  (53405) 

Ordered  to  move,  Edgar  Kennedy  discovers  that 
his  wife  loaned  her  brother  the  money  intended  for 
a  down  payment  on  a  home.  Brother  has  used  the 
money  to  open  a  second  hand  furniture  store. 
Faced  with  the  necessity  of  getting  the  cash,  the 
entire  family  pitches  in  to  dispose  of  the  family 
stock.  All  along  the  way  hilarious  complications 
set  in.  In  the  end  when  the  money  is  regained,  it 
has  to  be  used  to  pay  a  fine  for  Mr.  Kennedy's  un- 
witting violation  of  ceiling  prices. 
Release  date,  August  10,  1945  17  minutes 

NO  SAIL  (RKO) 

Disney  Cartoon  (2320) 

Donald  and  Goofy,  singing  "Life  on  the  Ocean 
Wave,"  climb  into  a  nickel-in-the-slot  sail  boat  for 
an  ocean  trip  and  then  their  troubles  begin.  Don- 
ald runs  out  of  the  nickels  to  put  in  the  slot,  the 
sail  folds  up  and  the  ship  is  becalmed  for  days  while 
sharks  swim  about  the  boat.  The  boat  is  finally 
put  into  running  order  again  when  Donald's  beak 
is  inserted  in  the  slot  of  the  coin  box. 
Release  date,  September  7,  1945  7  minutes 

WAIKIKI  MELODY  (Univ.) 

Name  Band  Musical  (9129) 

Harry  Owens  and  his  Royal  Hawaiians  furnish 
all  the  musical  numbers  for  this  picture.  Fea- 
tured in  the  film  are  Hilo  Hattie,  who  sings  two 
of  her  most  popular  numbers ;  Ernest  Kawohi, 
guitar  specialist ;  Bob  Hamlin,  vocalist ;  the 
Three  Hawaiian  Sweethearts  and  Alma  Ross  and 
Leinaala  Reid,  hula  dancers. 

Release  date,  August  29,  1945  15  minutes 

ALICE  IN  JUNSLELAND  (WB) 

Vitaphone  Varieties  (2401) 

This  picture  tells  the  story  of  a  modern-day  Alice 
in  her  own  jungleland.  Alice  and  a  monkey  named 
Mickey  are  in  a  not  so  peaceful  garden  on  a  sum- 
mer's day  as  Alice  plays  with  her  doll  and  some 
pet  birds.  Then  she  falls  asleep  and  dreams  of  a 
lion  who  has  a  thorn  in  his  paw.  She  helps  the 
lion  and  then  gets  tangled  up  wth  various  other 
forms  of  jungle  life. 

Release  date,  September  15,  1945.  10  minutes 


POLICING  GERMANY  (RKO) 

This  Is  America,  No.  10,  Third  Series 

The  subject  matter  of  this  picture  concerns  the 
ways  and  means  of  re-educating  the  German  peo- 
ple. The  film  was  shot  in  a  typical  German  city 
under  American  Military  Occupation  and  answers 
many  of  the  questions  concerning  the  processes 
used  for  combatting  Nazi  propaganda.  The  film 
shows  the  organization  of  a  police  force  to  in- 
stitute law  and  order  and  to  make  the  city 
physically  safe  ;  it  shows  the  screening  of  the  Nazi 
Germans  from  the  "good"  Germans  and  tells  how 
a  communications  and  transportation  system  is  es- 
tablished. Also  discussed  in  the  film  are  food 
and  health  problems. 

Release  date,  July  27,  1945  20  Minutes 


BARBERSHOP  BALLADS  (WB) 

Featurette  (2101) 

The  Lady  Killers  quartet  are  featured  in  this 

picture  which  contains  14  old-time  songs,  including 
"Moonlight  Bay,"  "My  Mother  Was  a  Lady," 
"Sweet  Adeline,"  "Tenting  Tonight,"  "When 
Johnny  Comes  Marching  Home,"  "Sweet  Gene- 
vieve" and  "There's  A  Long  Long  Trail."  Various 
historical  backgrounds  are  shown  in  the  picture. 
Release  date,  September  8,  1945.  20  minutes 

FRESH  AIRDALE  (WB) 

Merrie  Melodies  (1709) 

Here  is  the  story  of  a  mutt  named  Shep,  who  is 
the  complete  contradiction  of  the  old  saw  that  a 
man's  best  friend  is  his  dog.  This  dog  gets  the  best 
of  everything,  with  a  patient  cat  taking  the  blame 
for  him  each  time.  The  dog  finally  becomes  a 
national  hero,  while  the  cat  stands  back  and  mar- 
vels. Produced  in  Technicolor. 
Release  date,  August  25,  1945  7  minutes 

I'M  A  BIG  SHOT  NOW  (WB) 

Blue  Ribbon  Hit  Parade  (1310) 

This  Technicolor  short  concerns  itself  with  Bird- 
ville's  leading  gangster  and  his  mob  who  decide  to 
hold  up  the  local  bank.  But  it  all  doesn't  go  well. 
During  the  robbery,  the  law  arrives  and  goes  after 
the  culprits.  After  a  furious  battle,  the  gang  leader 
is  captured  and  put  in  jail  where  he  soon  discovers 
he  is  really  not  so  tough  after  all. 
Release  date,  August  4,  1945  7  minutes 

ARABIANS  IN  THE  ROCKIES  (WB) 

Sports  Parade  (1511) 

This  is  a  film  record  of  one  of  the  largest  ranches 

for  breeding  Arabian  horses  in  the  country — Lynn 
Van  Vleet's  Lazy  VV  Ranch  in  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains. Included  in  the  picture  are  shots  of  the  daily 
activities  at  the  farm;  periodic  check-ups,  outdoor 
exercise,  morning  beauty  treatments,  regular  train- 
ing in  pacing  and  many  other  activities.  This  is  a 
Technicolor  short. 

Release  date,  September  29,  1945  10  minutes 

SPADE  COOLEY,  KING  OF 
WESTERN  SWING  (WB) 

Melody  Master  Bands  (2601) 

Opening  with  shots  of  the  way  the  roaring  west 
of  yesterday  compares  with  the  west  of  today,  the 
film  points  out  that  the  killers  of  a  century  ago 
have  become  the  killer  of  another  variety — musical 
killers.  This  introduces  Spade  and  his  boys  as 
they  play  "Who  Killed  the  Goose  That  Laid  the 
Golden  Egg."  Then  the  band  is  spotlighted  at  a 
rodeo  and  later  at  a  dude  rank.  The  picture  closes 
with  scenes  of  a  square  dance  in  swing  tempo. 
Release  date,  September  1,  1945  10  minutes 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


261  I 


RELEASE  CHART 

By  Companies 


For  Stars,  Running  Time,  Review  and  other 
Service  Data  references,  torn  to  the  alphabetical 
Release  Chart  starting  on  page  2677.  Compiete 
listing  of  1943-44  Features,  by  Company,  In 
order  ot  release,  may  be  tound  on  pages  2070 
and  2077  of  the  Product  Digest  Section  in  the 
August  26,  1944  issue. 


Prod. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Dale 


Prod. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Date 


Prod. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Date 


Prod. 
No. 


Title 


Release 
Date 


COLUMBIA 

6201  Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River  Sep.  21. '44 

6016  Strange  Affair   Oct.    5, '44 

6028  Meet  Mill  Bobby  Sockt  Oct  I2,'44 

6021  Shadow!    In   tl<s    Night  Oct.  I9,'44 

6035  The   Unwritten   Code  Oct.  26,'44 

i022  Mark  ef  the  Whittler  Nov.    2. '44 

6033  Sergeant  MIk*   Nov.  9.'44 

•102  Cyclone  Prairie  Rangen  Nov.  9.'44 

6040  The  Mining  Joror  Nov.  16.'44 

•032  She's  a  Sweetheart  Dee.    7, '44 

6038  Dancing  In  Manhattaii  Dee.  I4,'44 

6208  Saddle  Leather  Law  Dec  21, '44 

6003  Together  Again   Dee.  22,'44 

•OZS  Tahiti    NIghU   Dec.  28/44 

6038  Lat'a  Go  Staody  Jan.  4,'4S 

•041  Yauth  Ob  TrItI  Jan.  II.'4S 

1014  Eadia  Wa>  ■  Udy  Jan.  23.'45 

6024  I   Lev*  •  My»tery  Jan.  25/45 

6204  Sagabnnb  Horoet   Feb.  1/45 

6221  Sing  Me  a  Song  of  Texas  Feb.  8/45 

S002  Tonight  and  Every  Night  Feb.  22/45 

•Oil  Leave  It  t*  Blondia  Feb.  22/45 

6017  Th*  Crlm*  Dactor'a  Courage. .  Feb.  27/45 

•034  A  fiuy,  A  Qal,  A  Pal  Mar.  8/ 45 

•20}  Rough   RIdIn'   Jintlaa  Mar.  IS/45 

eolS  Rough,  Tough  and  Raady  Mar.  22,'45 

1037  Eaeap*  In  Um  Fat  Apr.  S/45 

I02«  Ev*  Knew  Htr  Apple*  Apr.  12, '45 

na  Rtakia'  Id  tka  RaaUaa  Am.  I7.'4S 

1*28  Power  af  th*  Whl>tl*r  Apr.  I9.'45 

•200  Rotum  af  th*  Durmng*  Kid... Apr.  I9,'45 

600S  Counter-Attaek   Apr.  26, '45 

•SSI  B**t*B  Blatkl*  BmM 

on  Suspicion   May.  10, '45 

6207  Both   Barrels   Blazing  May  I7,'45 

•010  Th*  Fighting  Guardtnan  May  24/4S 

•029  Ten  Cents  a  Dane*  June  7.'45 

£223  Rhythm    Roundup   Jun*  7,'45 

6036  Blonde  from  Brooklyn  June  21, '45 

  Boston  Blaekle't  Rendezvous.  .July  S,'45 

  You  Can't  Do  Without  Love.. July  26,'45 

  A  Thousand  and  One  Nights.. July  26,'45 

  Gay  Senorita   Aug.  9,'45 

6208  Rustlers  of  the  Badlands  Aug.  16. '45 

  Over  21   Aug.  23.'45 

....  Adventures  of   Rusty  Sep.  6/45 

  I  Love  a  Bandleader  Sep.  13, '45 

  Blazing  the  Western  Trail  Sep.  20, '45 

  Song  of  the  Prairie  Sep.  27,'45 

SPECIAL 

  A  Song  to  Remember...  .Mar.    I, '45 

SPECIAL 

  Kiss  and  Tell  Sen. ,'45 

1945-48 

..  ..  Pralrl*  Raider*   Not  Set 

  Lawless  Emplr*   Not  Set 

....  Bandit  of  Sherwood   Forest. .  Not  Set 

  Outlaws  of  th*  Rockies  Not  Set 

  Texas  Panhandle   Not  Set 

  Pardon    My   Past  Not  Set 

 She  Wouldn't  Say  Yes  Not  Set 

  Roaring    Rangers   Not  Set 

  Renegades   Not  Set 

....  Snafu   Not  Set 

  Gunning  for  Vengeance  Not  Set 

  Girl  of  the  LImberiost  Not  Set 

  Crime  Doctor's  Warning  Not  Set 

  Galloping  Thunder   Not  Set 

....  Woman  in  Red  Not  Set 

....  Tars  and  Spars  Not  Set 

....  Voice  of  the  Whistler  Not  Set 

...  Hit  the  Hay  Not  Set 

....  Song  of  Broadway  Not  Set 

  Prison  Ship   Not  Set 

  Hail  the  Chief  Not  Set 


MGM 

Block  9 

501  The  Seventh  Cross  Sep., '44  . 

502  Barbary   Coast    Gent  Sep., '44 

504  Malsie  Goes  to  Reno  Sep., '44 

503  Waterloo  Bridge  (R)  Sep., '44 

505  Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  Oct., '44 

606  Kismet   Oct., '44 

507  Mrs.  Parkington   Nov., '44 


508  Naughty  Marietta  (R)  Nov., '44 

510  An  American   Romance  Nov., '44 

509  Lost   In   a   Harem  Deo., '44 

SPECIAL 

500  Dragon    Seed   Aug. ,'44 

511  Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  Jan. ,'45 

512  Meet  Me  In  St.  Louis  Jan., '45 

521  National    Velvet   Apr., '45 

527  Valley    of    Decision  June/45 

531  Anchors  Aweigh   Aug. ,'45 

Block  10 

513  Th*  Thin  Man  Goes  Home  >an./45 

514  Main  Street  After  Dark  Jan., '45 

515  Music  for  Millions  Feb., '45 

516  Blonde  Fever   Feb., '46 

517  This    Man's    Navy...;  Feb., '45 

518  Between  Two  Women  Mar./45 

519  Nothing  But  Trouble  Mar., '45 

520  Keep  Your  Powder  Dry  Mar., '45 

Bi«a  II 

522  Without   Love   May,'45 

523  Gentle    Annie   May,'45 

524  The  Clock   May,'45 

525  Picture  of  Dorian  Gray  June, '45 

526  Son  of   LassI*  Jun*.'45 

Block  12 

530  Bewitched   July,'45 

528  Thrill  of  a  Romance  July,'45 

529  Twice    Blessed  Juiy,'45 

....  Zleffeld  Folli**   Not  Set 

....  Hold  High  the  Torch  Not  Set 

  Our  Vine*  Have  Tender 

Grapes   Not  Set 

...  Weekend  at  the  Waldorf  Net. Set 

  Hidden  Eye   Not  Set 

  Her  Highness  and  the  Bellbey.Not  Set 

  Yolanda  and  the  Thief  Not  Set 

 The  Harvey  Girls  Not  Set 

  Early  to  Wed  Not  Set 

  Dangerous  Partners   Not  Set 

...  They  Were  Expendable  Not  Set 

....  Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  Not  Set 

...  Abbott  &  Costello 

in  Hollywood   Not  Set 

 She  Went  to  the  Races  Not  Set 

  The  Big  Shore  Leave  Not  Set 

  Ail  the  Things  You  Are  Not  Set 

  Postman  Always  Rings  Twice. Not  Set 

....  Two  Sisters  from  Boston  Not  Set 

  Hoodlum    Saint   Not  Set 

 The  Great  Morgan  Not  Set 

  The  Yearling   Not  Set 

  What  Next,  Corporal 

Hargrove?   Not  Set 

  Boys'  Ranch   Not  Set 

  Bad  Bascomb   Not  Set 

  Up  Goes  Maisie  Not  Set 

MONOGRAM 

  A  Wave,  A  Wae  and  a 

Marine   Nov.  3,'44 

  Enemy  of  Women  Nov.  10, '44 

....  Ghost  Guns   Nov.  I7,'44 

  When   Strangers    Marry  Nov.  24. '44 

  Song  of  the  Range  Dec.    I, '44 

  Crazy  Knights   Dee.  8,'44 

....  Shadow  *t  Suspicion  Dec.  15, '44 

  Alaska   Dec.  22, '44 

  Bowery  Champs   Dec.  29,'44 

  Th*  NavaJ*  Trail   Jan.  5.'45 

  Army  Wive*   Jan.  I2.'45 

  Adventures  *f  Kitty  0'Day..Jan.  19, '45 

....  The   Jad*    Mask  jan.  28. '45 

  Forever  Your*   Jan.  26,'45 

  The  CIseo  Kid   Returns  Feb.    9.  45 

  Gun  Smoke   Feb.  I6.'45 

  There  Goas   Kelly   Feb.  16, '45 

....  Dillinger   Mar.  2,'45 

  Fashion   Model   Mar.  2,'45 

  Docks  of  New  York  Mar.  9,'45 

....  G.   I.   Honeymoon  Apr.    6. '45 

  The  Scarlet  Clue  May   5, '45 

  Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico.  May  26, '45 


Springtime  In  Texas  June  2,'4S 

Trouble   Chasers   June   2, '45 

Flame  of  the  West  June  9,'45 

Muggs  Rides  Again  June  I6,'45 

China's    Little    Devils  July  21, '45 

Stranger  from  Santa  Fa  Aug.  4,'45 

Saddle  Serenade   Aug.  1 1, '45 

Divorce   Aug.  i8,'45 

Shanghai  Cobra   Sep,    I, '45 

South  of  the  Rio  Grande  Sep.  8.'45 

Come  Out  Fighting  Sep.  29,'45 

Sunbonnet  Sue   Oct.  6,'43 

Party  Girl   Oct.  I3,'45 

Strange  Mr.  Gregory  Oct.  20, '45 

The  Lost  Trail  Sep.  15, '45 

Rainbow  Valley   ,  Sep.  22 

Suspense   Nov.  3,'45 

Allotment    Wives.    Inc  Dec.    I, '45 

Frontier  Feud   Oct.  27 

Swing  Parade   Not  Set 

Border  Bandits   Not  Set 


PARAMOUNT 

Sleek  I 

4401  Rainbow  Island   

4402  Till  We  Meet  Again  

4403  National    Bam  Dance  

4404  Our  Heart*  Were  Young  and  Gay  

4405  Dark  Mountain   

Btoek  2 

4406  And  Now  Tomorrow  

4407  Man  In  Half  Moon  Street..  

4408  Frenchmen'*  Cr*ek   

4409  One  Body  Too  Many  

44in  Ministry  of  Few  

Block  3 

4411  Here  Come  the  Waves  

4412  Dangerous  Passage   

4413  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  

4414  Practically  Yours  

4415  Double  Exposure   

Block  4 

4416  Bring  On  the  Girls  

4417  The  Unseen   

4418  Saity  O'Rourke   

4419  High  Powered   

Block  5 

4421  Affairs  of  Susan  May  23. '45 

4422  Murder,  He  Say*  June  8.'45 

4423  Scared  Stiff   Jun*  22.'4S 

4424  A  Medal  tor  Benny  June  29/45 

Block  6 

4426  Out  of   This   World  July  I3,'45 

.  4427  Midnight    Manhunt   July  27,'45 

4428  You    Came   Along  Sep.  I4.'45 

SPECIAL 

4431  Incendiary    Blonde  Aug.  31, '45 

REISSUES 

4432  Sign  of  the  Crox  

4433  Northwest   Mounted   Police. .  .Aug.  26. '45 

4434  This   Gun   for   Hire  Aug.  26, '45 

1945-46 
Block  I 

....  Duffy's  Tavern   Not  Set 

  The  Lost  Weekend  Not  Set 

....  Love    Letters   Not  Set 

....  Follow  That  Woman  Not  Set 

  Road  to  Utopia  Not  Set 

  Two  Years  Before  the  Mast..  Not  Set 

  Kitty   Not  Set 

  Miss   Susie   Slagle's  Not  Set 

  The  Virginian   Not  Set 

  Hold  That  Blonde!  Net  Set 

....  Masquerade   in   Mexico  Not  Set 

  The  Weil-Groomed  Bride  Not  Sot 

  Blue  Dahlia   Not  Set 

....  Our  Kearts  Were  Growing  Up. Not  Set 


  People  Are  Funny  Not  Set 

 Stork  Club   Net  Set 

 The  Trouble  with  Women  Not  Set 

  Calcutta   Not  Set 

  To  Each  His  Own  Not  Set 

 They  Made  Me  a  Killer  Not  Set 

  Blue  Skies   Not  Set 

 The  Bride  Wore  Boots  Not  Set 

  Cross  My  Heart  Not  Set 

PRC  PICTURES 

505  Dixie  Jambare*   Aug.  IS,'44 

509  Swing  He*t*ss   Sep.    8, '44 

351  Gangsters  *f  the  Frontier  Sep.  21, '44 

  Wild  Horse  Phantom  Oct.  28,'44 

  I'm   fron    Arkansas  , . , . .Oct.  3I,'44 

  I  Aeeus*  My  Parent*  Nov.   4, '44 

  Dead  *r  Allv*  Nov.    6, '44 

....  Bluebevd   Nov.  11/44 

  The  Great  MIk*  Nov.  15, '44 

  Rogue*'  Gallery   D*e.  6/45 

,           Oath   of   V*n(eane«  Dee.    9, '44 

...  The  Town  Went  Wild  Dec.  I5,'44 

  Castle  ef  Crimes.,^  Dec.  22,'44 

  Whispering  Skull   Dec.  20.'44 

  His   Brother's  Gho*t  Feb.  3,'4S 

....  Kid  Sister   Feb.  •,'4S 

  Marked  for  Murder  Feb.  >/45 

 Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  F*b.  10. '45 

  Fog  Island   Feb.  It,'45 

 The  Man  Who  Walked  Alons.Mar.  IB,'45 

  Out  «f  the  Night  Mar.  SI. '45 

  Crlm*,  In*.   Apr.  I3,'45 

  Shadow*  ef  Death  Apr.  IS,'4S 

  Hollywood  and  VIn*  Apr.  25,'45 

  Phantom  of  42nd  St  May   2, '45 

  Enemy  of  the   Law  May   7, '43 

  The  Lady  Confesses  May  I6,'45 

  The   Missing   Corpse  June  1/45 

  Gangsters'  Den   June  14, '45 

  The  Silver  Fleet  July    I, '45 

 Three  in  the  Saddle  July  26,'45 

 Stage   Coach    Outlaws  Aug.  I7,'45 

  Frontier  Fugitives   Sep.    I, '45 

 Arson  Squad   Sep.  1 1, '45 

  Dangerous   Intruder   Sep.  21, '45 

  Apology   for   Murder  Sep.  27,'45 

  Border  Badmen   Oct.  iO,'45 

  Shadow  of  Terror  Oct.  I4,'45 

  Flaming   Bullets   Oct  I5,'45 

  Fighting    Bill    Carson  Oct.  31, '45 

  Enchanted    Forest  Not  Set 

  Why   Girls  Leave  Home  Not  Set 

....  White   Pono*   Not  Set 

  Song  of  Old  Wyoming  Not  Set 

  Detour   Not  Set 

  Club  Havana   Not  Set 

  Romance  of  the  West  Not  Set 

  Wife  of  Monte  Cristo  Not  Set 

  How  Do  You  Do?  Not  Set 

  Danny  Boy   Not  Set 

....  Grand  Central   Not  Set 

  Quebec   Not  Set 

  Ladies  of  the  Chorus  Not  Set 

  Devil  Bat's  Daughter  Not  Set 

  Sorority  Girls   Not  Set 

  Flaming  Jungle    Not  Set 

  Music  Hail  Varieties  of  1946  Not  Set 

....  I'm  From  Missouri  Not  Set 

....  Queen  of  Diamonds  Not  Set 

...  The   Flying  Serpent  Not  Set 

  Bombshell  from  Brazil  Not  Set 

....  Strangier  of  the  Swamp  Not  Set 

  I  Ring  Doorbells   Not  Set 

  Valley  of  Lonley  Women  Not  Set 

....  The  Mummy's   Daughter  Not  Set 

  The  Lost  Continent   Not  Set 

  The  Vanishing  Gangster  Not  Set 

  Heritage   Not  Set 

  Once  and   For  Ail  Not  Set 

RKO 

Block  I 

501  None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  

502  The  Master  Race  

503  Tall  in  the  Saddle  

504  Goin'  to  Town  

565  My  Pal,  Wolf  


2612 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


4 


Prod.  Release 
Wo.  Title  Date 

SPECIAL 

381  Casanova  Brswn   

582  The  Woman  In  the  Window  

383  Belle  of  the  Yukon  

584  It's  a  Pleasure  

551  The  Princess  and  the  Pirate  

591  The  Three  Caballeros  

552  Wonder  Man  

l9fi-46 

681  Along   Came  Jone*  

Brock  2 

506  Girl  Rush   

307  Falcon   In  Hollywood  

508  Murder,  My  Sweet  

509  Nevada   •• 

510  Experiment  Perilous   

Bloek  a 

511  What  a  Blonde  

512  Pan-Americana   

513  Having  Wonderful  Crime  

514  Betrayal  from  the  East  

515  The  Enchanted  Cottage  

Bloell  4 

519  China  Sky   

516  Zombies  on  Broadway  

518  Tarzan  and  th*  Amazons  

517  The  Body  Snatcher  

520  Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  

Block  5 

521  Two  O'clock  Courage  

522  The   Brighton  Strangier  

523  Back    to  Bataan  

524  West  of  the  Pecos  

1945-46 
Block  I 

605  Radio  Stars  on  Parade  

601  IMama  Loves  Papa  

603  Falcon  in  San  Francisco  

604  Johnny  Angel   

602  George  White's  Scandals  


  Isle  of  the  Dead  Not  Set 

  Hotel  Reserve   Not  Set 

. . .  Spanish  Main   Not  Set 

  Sing   Your  Way   Home  Not  Set 

  Man  Alive   Not  Set 

  A  Game  of  Death  Not  Set 

  First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  Not  Set 

...  Bells  of  St.  Mary's  Not  Set 

  Tomorrow  Is  Forever  Not  Set 

  Ding  Dong  Williams  Not  Set 

...  Deadline  at  Dawn  Not  Set 

  Wanderer  of  the  Wasteland. .  Not  Set 

  Dick    Tracy  Not  Set 

  Cornered   Not  Set 

  The  Kid  from  Brooklyn  Not  Set 

  Riverboat  Rhythm   Not  Set 

  All  Men  Are  Liars  Not  Set 

  A  Tale  of  Bedlam  Not  Set 

....  Heartbeat   Not  Set 

 Tarzan  and  the  Leopard  Man..  Not  Set 

....  Falcon's   Alibi  Not  Set 

  The  Robe   Not  Set 

  Strange  Adventures  of  Sinbad. Not  Set 

  Great  Answer   Not  Set 

  Notorious   Not  Set 

  A  Very  Remarkable  Fellow. .  .  Not  Set 

  The  Bishop's  Wife  Not  Set 

  Earth  and  High  Heaven  Not  Set 

  Up  Front  With  Maudlin  Not  Set 

  Make  Mine  Music  Not  Set 

  If  This  Be  Known    Not  Set 

  Thanks,  God,   I'll  Take  It 

From  There   Not  Set 

  All  Kneeling   Not  Set 

  All  Brides  Are  Beautiful  Not  Se 

....  Galveston   Not  Set 

  The  Calico  Kid  Not  Set 

  Some   Must  Watch  Not  Set 

  Sister  Kenny  ...j  Not  Set 

. . .  Badman's  Territory   Not  Set 

  Desirable   Not  Set 

  Lady  Luck   Not  Set 

. . .  Who  Is  My  Love  Not  Set 

...  They  Dream  of  Home   Not  Set 

  Master  Minds   Not  Set 

REPUBLIC 

461  Silver  City   Kid  July  20,'44 

451  Bordertown  Trail   Aug.  1 1, '44 

401  Sing.   Neighbor.  Sing  Aug.  I2.'44 

462  Stagecoach  to   Monterey  Sep.  I5,'44 

3314  Cheyenne   Wildcat   Sep.  30,'44 

452  Code  of  the  Prairie  Oet.  6.'44 

403  My    Buddy   Oct.  I2,'44 

463  Sheriff  of  Sundown  Nov.  7,'44 

402  End  ef  the  Road  Nov.  I0.'44 

3315  Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City. ...Nov.  I5.'44 


Prod.  Release 
No.  Title  Date 

404  Faces  in  the  Fog  Nov.  30,'44 

405  Brazil   Nov.  30,'44 

453  Firebrands  of  Arizona  Dec.    I, '44 

408  Thoroughbreds   Dee.  23,'44 

406  Lake    Placid    Serenade  Dec.  23,'44 

407  The  Bio  Bonanza  Dec.  30,'44 

3316  Sheriff  of   Las  Vegas  Dee.  31. '44 

409  Grissly's  Millions   Jan.  I6,'45 

410  The  Big  Show-Off  Jan.  22,'45 

464  The  Tepeka  Terror  Jan.  26,'45 

3317  Great  Stagecoach  Robbery  Feb.  I5,'45 

411  Song  fer  Miss  Julie  Feb.  I9,'45 

454  Sheriff  of  Cimarron  Feb.  28. '45 

441  Utah   Mar.  21, '45 

4i;  The  Great  Flamarlon  Mar.  30,'45 

414  Identity  Unknown   Apr.    2, '45 

413  Earl  Carroll   Vanities  Apr.  5,'45 

5301  Melody  Ranch  (R.)  Apr.  I5.'45 

465  Corpus   ChrlstI    Bandits  Apr.  20, '45 

433  The  Phantom  Speaks  May  10, '45 

33 IS  Lone  Texas   Ranger  May  20,'45 

434  Vampire's  Ghost   May  21, '45 

416  Three's   A   Crowd  May  23. '45 

415  Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  May  28, '45 

455  Santa  Fe  Saddlsmate*  Juna  2,'45 

420  A  Sporting  Chance  Juna  4,'45 

5302  Springtime  in   Rockies  (R.) . .  June.  I0,'45 

442  Bells  of  Rosarlta  June  19, '45 

417  Chicago  Kid   June  29,'45 

422  Gangs   of  the   Waterfront  July  3, '45 

423  Road    to    Alcatraz  July  I0,'45 

466  Trail  of  Kit  Carson  July  1 1, '45 

456  Oregon   Trail   July  I4,'45 

421  The  Cheaters   July  I5,'45 

419  Hitchhike   to    Happiness  July  I6.'45 

424  Jealousy   July  23, '45 

418  Steppin'    In   Society  July  29.'45 

443  Man  from  Oklahoma  Aug.    I, '45 

5303  Man  from  Music  Mountain 

(R.)   Aug.    5. '45 

425  Tell  It  to  a  Star  Aug.  16, '45 

426  Swing'  on  a  Rainbow  Sep.    I, '45 

  Behind  City  Lights  ..Not  Set 

  Fatal  Witness   Not  Set 

....  The    Tiger    Woman  Not  Set 

  Mexicana   Not  Set 

  Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Not  Set 

  Sunset  in   El   Dorado  Not  Set 

...  The  Woman  Who  Came  Back  Not  Set 

1945-46 

  Captain  Tugboat  AnnI*  Net  Set 

  An  Anoet  Comes  to  Brooklyn. Not  Set 

....  Phantom  of  the  Plains  Not  Set 

....  Scotland  Yard  Investigator  Not  Set 

  Girls  of  the  Big  House  Not  Set 

  Marshal  of  Laredo  Not  Set 

  Colorado  Ploneera   Not  Set 

...  That  Man  of  Mine  Not  Set 

  Wagon  Wheels  Westward  Not  Set 

  Bandits  of  the  Badlands  Not  Set 

....  California  Gold  Rush  Not  Set 

....  Song  of  Mexico  Not  Set 

  Rough  Riders  of  Cheyenne  Not  Set 

....  A  Guy  Could  Change  Not  Set 

  Cherokee  Flash   Not  Set 

  Sheriff  of  Redwood  Valley  Not  Set 

  Dakota   Not  Set 

  Don't  Fence  Ma  In  Not  Set 

...  Strange  Impersonation  Not  Set 

  Concerto   Not  Set 

  Along  the  Navajo  Trail  Not  Set 

  Murder  In  the  Music  Hall  Not  Set 

20TH-FOX 

501  Tak*  It  «r  L««*t  It  Aui.,'44 

502  Wing  and  a  Prayer  Aus..'44 

303  Sweet  and  Lowdown....  Sep., '44 

504  Dangerous   Journey   Sep., '44 

503  Greenwich  Villas*   Sep., '44 

506  The   Big    Nols*  0«t.,'44 

507  In  the   Meantime.   Darling  0ct,'44 

308  Irish   Eyes  Arc  SmIIIni  Oet.,'44 

509  Laura   Nov..'44 

510  Somethlna  for  the  Boys  Nov.,'44 

512  Winged  Victory   De«.,'44 

513  Sunday  Dinner  for  ■  Soldier  Dse.,'44 

514  Keys  of  th*  Kingdom  Jan., '45 

515  The   Fighting    Lady  Jan..'45 

516  Hangover  Square   F*b.,'45 

517  A  Tree  Orowi  la  Brooklyn  Fob., '45 

518  Thunderhead— Son  of   Flleka  Mar.,'45 

519  Circumstantial   Evidsnc*   Mar.,'45 

320  Song  of  Bernadette  Apr.,'45 

521  A  Royal  Scandal  Apr.,'45 

322  Molly  and  M«  Apr..'45 

524  Diamond   Horsosheo   May, '45 

525  The  Bullfighters   May, '45 

526  Where  Do  We  Go  From  Her*?.  June, '45 

527  Don   Juan   Quilllgan  June.'43 

323  Call    of   the   Wild    (R)  June  15, '45 

528  Within  These  Walls  July,'45 

529  Nob    HIM  July,'45 


Prod.  Release 
No.  Title         '  Date 

1945-46 
SPECIAL 

602  Wilson  Aug. ,'45 

601  A   Bell  for  Adano  Aug.'45 

603  Junior    Miss   Aug., '45 

606  The  Way  Ahead   Aug. ,'43 

604  Captain  Eddie   Sep„'45 

605  Caribbean  Mystery   Sep. ,'45 

(Tentative) 

....  State    Fair  Oct., '45 

  The  House  On  92nd  Street  Oct., '45 

....  And  Then  There  Were  None  Oct., '45 

  Colonel    Efllngham's    Raid  Nov., '45 

  Dolly    Sisters  Nov.,'43 

  Fallen    Angel  Dec., '45 

  Dragonwyck   Dec, '45 

 The  Spider   Jan. ,'46 

  Leave  Her  to  Heaven  Jan., '46 

...  Walk  in  the  Sun  Jan. ,'46 

  Doll   Face   Feb., '46 

...  Enchanted  Voyage   Feb., '46 

....  Kitten   on  the   Keys  Mar. ,'46 

  American  Guerrilla   Mar., '46 

  Cluny  Brown   Apr., '46 

  Chicken  Every  Sunday  Apr., '46 

  Smoky   May, '46 

....  Claudia  and   David  May, '46 

....  The  Razor's  Edge  June, '46 

  Shock   June, '46 

....  Centennial  Summer   July, '46 

....  Dark  Corner  ;  July, '46 

  Walk  in  the  Sun  Not  Set 

  Bon  Voyage   Not  8*t 

  San  Demetrls   Not  Sot 

UNITED  ARTISTS 

....  Summer   Storm   July  14, '44 

  Since  You  Went  Away  July  20, '44 

...  Abroad  with  Two  Yanks  Aug  4,'44 

....  Dark  Waters   Nov.  I0,'44 

....  3  Is  8  Family  Nov.  23,'44 

  Guest  In  the  House  Dee.    8. '44 

  Tomorrow  the  World  Dee.  29,'44 

  I'll  Be  Seeing  You  Jan.    5, '45 

  Mr.   Emmanuel   Jan.  19, '45 

  Delightfully  Dangerous   Mar.  3 1, '45 

  Brewster's  Mllllens   Apr.  7,'43 

  It's  In  the  Bag  Apr.  21, '45 

  Colonel  Blimp   May  4,'43 

....  Blood   On  the  Sun  June  15. '45 

....  Bedside   Manner   June  22, '45 

  The   Great  John   L  June  29, '45 

 Story  of  G.   I.   Joe  July  13. '45 

....  Guest  Wife   July  27,'45 

 The  Southerner   Aug.  10, '45 

  Captain    Kidd   Aug.  24,'45 

  The  Outlaw   Aug.  31, '45 

....  Paris- Underground   Sep.  14. '45 

 Spellbound   Sep.  28,'45 

....  Young  Widow   Not  Set 

 This  Happy  Breed  Not  Sot 

....  2.000  Women   Not  Set 

....  Blltho  Spirit   Not  Set 

  Henry  V   Not  Set 

  Caesar  II  Cleopatra  Net  Set 

  Duel  In  th*  Sun  Not  Set 

  Getting  Gertie's  Garter  Not  Sat 

  Whistle  Stop   Not  Set 

  Diary  of  a  Chambermaid  Not  Set 

....  Abilene   Not  Sol 

  Breakfast  in  Hollywod  Not  Set 

UNIVERSAL 

900S  Gypsy  Wildcat   Sop.    I, '44 

9022  Moonlight  and  Cactus  Sop.   8, '44 

9008  The  Merry  Monahana  S*p.  IB,'44 

9019  Psarl  of  Death  Sep.  22,'44 

9017  San  DIODO,  I  Love  You  Sep.  29,'44 

9030  The  Singing  Sheriff  Oct.  6,'44 

9024  Babes  en  Swing  Street  Oct  I3,'44 

9009  The  Climax   Oet  20. '44 

9072  Bowery  to  Broadway  Nov.  3,'44 

9025  Dead  Man's  Eye*  No*.  I0.'44 

9081  Riders  of  Santa  F*  Nov.  I0.'44 

9029  Reckless  A  a*   Nov.  I7,'44 

9018  Enter  Arsen*  Lupin  Nov.  24,'44 

9034  Murder  In  the  Blue  Room  D*t.    I, '44 

9031  HI,  Beautiful   Dee.  S,'44 

9037  My  Gal  Loves  Music  Dee.  I5,'44 

9082  The  Old  Texaa  Trail  Dae.  IS, '44 

9023  Destiny   De*.  22,'44 

9071  Can't  Help  Singing  Dee.  29.'44 

9035  Night  Club  Girl  Jan.  S,'45 

9020  Sh«  Gets  Her  Man  Jan.  I2.'4S 

9039  Under  Western  Skies  Jan.  19, '45 

9010  The  Suspeet   Jan.  26,'45 

9002  Here  Come  the  Co-eds  Feb,    2, '45 

9021  Her  Lneky  Night  Feb.  9.'45 


Prod.  Releast 
No.  Title  Date 

9013  House  of  Frankenstein  Feb.  ie,'45 

9036  The  Mummy's  Curse  Feb.  I6,'4S 

9012  Frisco  Sal   Feb.  23,'4S 

9006  Sudan   Mar.  2,'49 

9025  House  of  Fear  Mar.  IS, '4* 

9027  I'll    Remember   April  Apr.  I3,'4S 

9040  Song  of  the  Sarong  Apr.  20,'45 

9083  Beyond   the   Pecos  Apr.  27,'4S 

9073  Salome,  Where  She  Danced. .  .Apr.  27,'45 
9011  Patrick  the  Great  May  4,'4S 

9028  Honeymoon  Ahead   May  ll,'4t 

9033  Swing   Out  Sister  May  I8,'45 

9016  See    My   Lawyer  May  25, '45 

9014  That's  the  Spirit  June  l.'45 

9084  Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande  June.  .1, '45 

9041  I'll  Tell  the  World  June  8,'4S 

9042  Blonde    Ransom   June  I5,'45 

9043  Penthouse    Rhythm   June  22,'45 

9032  The   Frozen    Ghost  June  29,'45 

9038  Jungle    Captive   June  29,'45 

9003  The    Naughty    Nineties  July  6,'45 

9015  On  Stage,   Everybody  July  I3,'45 

9044  The   Beautiful    Cheat  July  20. '45 

9023A  The  Woman  In  Green  July  27,'45 

9043  Easy  to   Look  At  Aug.  I0.'45 

  Sthangei  Alfarr  of  U^icle  Henry. Aug.  17, '45 

  Lady  on  a  Train  Aug.  24, '45 

REISSUES 

9096  imitation  of   Life  June  15, '45 

9097  East  Side  of  Heaven  June  I5,'45 

1945-46 

501  Shady  Lady   Sep.  7,'45 

502  Men  in  Her  Diary  Sep.  I4,'45 

303  River  Gang   Sep.  21, '45 

504  Night  in  Paradise  Sep.  28,'45 

505  Strange  Confession   Oct.    5. '45 

506  Senorita  from   West  Oct.  I2,'45 

507  That  Night  with  You  Oct.  19, '45 

..  .  Girl  On  the  Spot  Not  Set 

...  Pillow  of   Death  Not  Set 

  The  Crimson  Canary  Not  Set 

  Frontier  Gal   Not  Set 

....  As  It  Was  Before  Not  Set 

  Code  of  the  Lawless  Not  Set 

....  Down   by  the   Border  Not  Set 

. . .  Scarlet  Street   Not  Set 

...  Bad  Men  of  the  Border  Not  Set 

  Outlaws  of  Twin  Forks  Not  Set 

 The  Fugitive   Not  Set 

WARNER  BROTHERS 

401  Janle   Sep.  2, '44 

402  Crime  by  Night  Sep.  g,'44 

403  Arsenic  and  Old  Lace  Sep.  23,'44 

404  The  Last  Ride  Oct  7,'44 

405  Th*  Conspirators   Oet  2I,'44 

406  The  Very  Thought  of  You  Nov.  Il,'44 

407  The  Doughglrls   Nov.  25,'44 

409  The  Hollywood  Canteen  Dee.  30,'44 

410  To  Have  and  Have  Not  Jan.  20,'4S 

411  Objective  Burma   Feb.  I7,'4S 

412  Roughly  Speaking   Mar.  3,43 

413  Hotel   Berlin   Mar.  17.'4S 

414  God  la  My  Oo-Pllot  Apr.  7,'45 

415  The  Horn  Blows  at  Midnight. Apr.  28.'45 

416  Escape  In  th*  D*s*rt  May  I9.'45 

417  Pillow  to  Post  June  9,'45 

418  Conflict   June  30,'45 

419  The  Corn  Is  Green  July  2I,'45 

420  Christmas  In  Conne*tltut  Aug.  11/48 

1945-M 

501  Pride   of  the   Marines  Sep.  1,'4S 

502  Rhapsody  In  Blue  Sep.  22.'45 

  Three  Strangers   Oct.  13,'45 

  Mildred  Pierce   Oct  2D,'45 

....  San  Antonio   Oct,  27/45 

  Devotion   Nov.  24,'45 

  Time,  Place  and  Girl  Dee.  29, '45 

  Danger  Signal   Jan.  I2,'46 

  Saratoga  Trunk   Jan.  2S,'46 

  Shadow  of  a  Woman  Feb.   9, '46 

  Cinderella   Jones   Feb.  23,'46 

  One  More  Tomorrow  Not  Set 

  My  Reputation   Not  Set 

  Of  Human  Bondage  Net  Set 

  Nobody  Live*  Forever  Not  Set 

....  The  Big  Sleep  Net  Set 

  Too  Young  to  Know  Not  Set 

....  Stolen  Life   Not  Set 

.  ..  Janie  Oet*  Married  Not  Set 

..  .  Th*  Tw*  Mr*.  Carrell*  Net  Set 

  Confidential    Agent  Net  Set 

  Night  and   Day  Not  Set 

  Never  Say  Goodbye  Not  Set 

  The  Man  I  Love  Not  Sot 

  Her  Kind  of  Man  Not  Set 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


2613 


SHORT  SUBJECTS  CHART 

index  to  reviews,  synopses 


Numerals  In  parentheses 
next  to  titles  represent 
running  time.  This  In- 
formation Is  from  the 
distritiutor  In  all  in- 
stances. 


COLUMBIA 

Prod.  Rel. 
No.  Title  Datt 

ALL  STAR  COMEDIES 

e425    Wedded    Bliss    (17)  8-18-44 

(Gilbert) 

6426  Gold  It  Where  You 

Lose   It  (I61/2)  9-1-44 

(Clyde) 

640 1  Gents  Without  CenU  (19). 9-22-44 

(Stooges) 

6421  Strife  of  the  Party  (16) .  10- 13-44 

(V.  Vague) 

6427  Open  Season  for 

Saps    (18)   10-27-44 

(Howard) 

6428  Design  for  Loving    (21) ..  1 1-3-44 

(R.  Sinatra) 

6409  Knight  and  a 

Blonde    (14)   11-7-44 

(Herbert) 

6402  \a  Dough,  Boys  (17) ....  1 1-24-44 

(Stooges) 

6429  Heather  and   Yon   (17) ...  12-8-44 

(Clyde) 

6422  She  Snoops  to 

Conquer   (18)   12-29-44 

(V.  Vague) 

6410  Woo.  Woo!   (16)   1-5-45 

(Herbert) 

6403  Three  Pests  in  a 

Mess   (15)   1-19-45 

6430  Snooper  Service   (I41/2)  2-2-45 

(Brendel) 

6431  Off  Again.  On 

Again   (16)   2-16-45 

(Howard) 

6404  Booby    Dupes    (17)  3-17-45 

(Stooges) 

6432  Two  Local  Yokels  ( I7i/j) .  3-23-45 

(Clyde) 

6433  Pistol  Packin' 

Nitwits    (17)   5-4-45 

(Brendel) 

6411  Wife  Decoy  (17)  6-1-45 

(Herbert) 

6423  The  Jury  Goes  Round  'n' 

Round  (18)   6-15-45 

(V.  Vague) 

6405  Idiots  Deluxe  (171/2)  7-20-45 

(Stooges) 

(1945-46) 

7409    Vine  Women  and  Song  8-23-45 

(Billy  Vine) 

7401    If  a  Body  Meets  a  Body  8-30-45 
(Stooges) 

COLOR  RHAPSODIES 

6501  Dog,  Cat  and  Canary  (6).  1-5-45 

6502  Ripping    Romance    (8) .. .6-21-45 

6503  Fiesta  Time  U'h)  7-12-45 

(1945-1946) 

7501    River  Ribber   9-27-45 

PHANTASIES  CARTOONS 

6701  Mutt'n    Bones    (7)  8-25-44 

6702  As  the  Fly  Flies  (6) . . . .  1 1-7-44 

6703  Goofy  News  Views  (7) ..  .4-27-45 

6704  Booby  Socks  (7)  7-12-45 

(1945-1946) 
7701    Simple  Siren   9-20-45 

FOX  &  CROW  (Color) 

6751  Be  Patient,  Patient  (7).  1 1 -30-44 

6752  The   Egg   Yegg    (71/2)  5-4-45 

6753  Kukunuts  (6</2)   7-26-45 

6754  Treasure  Jist  (O'/j)  8-30-45 

(1945-1946) 
7751    Phoney  Baloney   9-13-45 

PANORAMICS 
6901    A  Harbor  Goes  to 

France    (10)   5-18-45 

FILM  VODVIL 

6951  Kehoe's  Marimba 

Band  (II)   9-1-44 

6952  Al  Trace's  Comedy 

Band    (II)   10-27-44 

6953  Roctin'  Tootin'   Band(l  I) .  12-8-44 

6954  Korn    KobMers    (M)  2-2-45 

6955  Lowe,  H ite  &  Stanley  ( 1 1 )  .5- 1 1-45 

(1945-1946) 
7951    Milt  Britton  &   Band  8-30-45 


P.D. 

2130 

2150 
2122 
2183 

2206 
2183 

2206 
2215 
2240 

2298 
2338 

2330 
2382 

2382 
2382 
2454 

2402 
2566 

2579 
2579 


For  information  on  short  subjects  turn  to  the  Product 
Digest  Section  pages  indicated  by  the  numbers  which 
follow  the  titles  and  release  dates  in  the  listing.  Product 
Digest  pages  are  numbered  consecutively  and  are  sepa- 
rate from  Motion  Picture  Herald  page  numbers.  For 
1943-44  short  subject  releases,  see  pages  2068  and  2069. 


2298 
2426 
2522 


2139 
2215 
2466 
2579 


2240 
2382 
2579 


2454 


2130 

2206 
2206 
2382 

2406 


Prod.                                 Rel.  P.D. 

No.               Title                Date  Pag* 
COMMUNITY   SING    (Series  9) 

6651  No.   I   Love,  Love, 

Love    (9'/2)   8-25-44  2150 

6652  No.  2  Ikky  Tikky 

Tambo    (9)   10-2-44  2183 

6653  No.  3  Swinging  o<i  a 

Star    (10)   M- 10-44  2206 

6654  No.  4  Hot  Time  in 

Berlin    (9)   12-1-44  2330 

6655  No.  5  Tico,  Tico  (II)  1-1-45  2338 

5657   Christmas  Carols  (R) (10).  12-8-44  2206 

6656  No.  6  Very  Thought  of 

You  (10)   2-9-45  2351 

6657  No.  7  I'll  Walk  AlonR(ll)3-l5-45  2426 

6658  No.   8  Sweet  and 

Lovely  (9)   4-27-45  2454 

6659  No.  9  Confessin'   (10)  5-25-45  2566 

6660  No.  10  Rum  and  Coca 

Cola    (10)   6-29-45  2566 

6661  No.  II  Candy  (ID)  7-26-45  2579 

6663    No.  13  (Special) 

Victory  Reel  (II)  5-8-45  2466 

(1945-1946) 

7651    Cowboy  Hit  Tunes  9-20-45   

SCREEN  SNAPSHOTS  (Series  24) 

6851  No.  1   (10)   8-25-44  2114 

6852  No.  2  (10)   9-22-44  2130 

6853  No.  3  (10)   10-19-44  2139 

6855    No.  4  (91/2)   11-22-44  2215 

6855  No.  5  (10)   12-28-45  2298 

6856  No.  6  (9)   1-26-45  2338 

6857  No.  7   (9)   2-25-45  2382 

6S5S    No.  8  (10)  3-29-45  2426 

6859  No.  9   (91/2)   5-17-45  .... 

6860  No.    10   (10)   7-27-45   

(1945-1946) 

7851     No.    1   9-7-45   

SPORT  REELS 

6801  K-9    Kadets    (lO'/z)  9-8-44  2130 

6802  Hedge   Hoppers   (9)   10-20-44  2206 

6803  Aqua-Maids    (91/j)   11-24-44  2215 

6804  Striking   Champions   (10)12-22-44  2298 

6805  Kings  of  the  Fairway  (10). 2-2-45  2338 

6806  Rough   and   Tumble    (9)... 3-2-45  2382 

6807  The    Iron    Masters    (O'A)  .4-27-45  2394 

6808  Hi  Ho  Rodeo  (10)  7-6-45  2579 

6809  Chips  and  Putts  (10) ...  .8-10-45  .... 

(1945-1946) 

7801    Champion  of  the  Cue  9-27-45   

LI'L  ABNER  (Color) 

6601  Porkuliar  Piggy   (7)    ...10-13-44  2167 

6602  Kickapoo  Juice   (7)   2-23-45  2382 

FLIPPY  (Color) 
7601    Catnipped   9-20-45   

M-G-M 

TWO-REEL  SPECIALS 

A-502    Fall  Guy  (20)  4-14-45  2446 

A-503    The  Last  Installment  (19)5-5-45  2446 

A-504    Phantoms,    Inc.    (17)    ...6-9-45  2487 

FITZPATRICK  TRAVELTALKS  (Color) 

T-611    Shrines  of  Yucutan   (9). 2-24-45  2258 

T-612   Seeing  El  Salvador  (9). 3-31-45  2258 


Pr»d.                                   Rel.  P.D. 

No.               Title                Date  Page 
PETE   SMITH  SPECIALTIES 

S-559    Track  &  Field  Quiz  (9). 3-3-45  2351 

S-560    Hollywood   Scout    (8)  4-14-45  2446 

PASSING  PARADE 

K-575    It  Looks  Like  Rain  (10)  .3-3-45  2351 

K-576    The  Seesaw  and  the 

Shoes  (II)   5-5-45  2446 

MINIATURES 

M-590    Little   White   Lie   (II).. 3-3-45  2351 

TECHNICOLOR  CARTOONS 

W-544    Unwelcome    Guest    (7).. 2-17-45  2351 

W-545    Shooting  of  Dan 

McGoo  (8)   3-3-45  2351 

W-546    Jerky   Turkey    (8)  4-7-45  2415 

1944-45 

W-631    The  Mouse  Comes  to 

Dinner  (8)   5-5-45  2415 

W-632    Mouse  in  Manhattan  (8). 7-7-45  2522 

W-633   Tee  For  Two  7-21-45   

PARAMOUNT 

UNUSUAL  OCCUPATIONS  (Color) 

L4-I    Ns.    I    (10)  11-3-44  2139 

L4-2    No.   2   (10)  1-2-45  2240 

L4-3    No.  3   (10)  3-9-45  2351 

L4-4    No.  4   (10)  5-11-45  2402 

L4-5    No.   5   (10)  7-15-45  .... 

L4-6    No.   6   (10)  9-14-45  .... 

GEORGE  PAL  PUPPETOONS  (Color) 

U4-1    Jasper's   Paradise   (7'/2) .  10- 13-44  2122 

U4-2    Two-Gun   Rusty   (71/2)  12-1-44  2139 

U4-3    Hot  Lips  Jasper  (8)  1-5-45  2258 

U4-4    Jasper  Tell    (8)   3-23-45  2258 

U4-5    Jasper's    Minstrels    (9) ..  .5-25-45  2363 

U4-6    Hatful    of    Dreams    (9).. 4-28-45  2382 

U4-7    Jasper's  Booby  Traps  (9).. 8-3-45  2522 

U4-8    Jasper's  Close  Shave  (8). 9-28-45  2578 

POPEYE  THE  SAILOR  (Color) 

E4-I    She-Sick   Sailors    (8) ....  12-3-44  2363 

E4-2    Pop-Pie-Afa    Mode    (8)..  I -26-45  2487 

E4-3    Tops  in  the  Big  Top  (8). 3-16-45  2566 

E4-4   Shape  Ahoy   (8)  4-27-45  .... 

E4-5    For  Better  or  Nurse  (8).. 6-8-45   

E4-6    Mess  Production   (8)  8-24-45   

POPULAR  SCIENCE  (Color) 

J4-I    No.   I   (10)  10-20-44  2130 

J4-2    No.  2  (10)  12-22-44  2182 

J4-3    No.  3  (10)  2-16-45  2282 

J4-4    No.  4  (10)  4-6-45  2402 

J4-5    No.  5  (10)  6-1-45  2511 

J4-6    No.   6   (10)  8-10-45  2578 

SPEAKING  OF  ANIMALS 

Y4-I    As    Babies    (9)  11-24-44  2183 

Y4-2    Who's  Who  in  Animal 

Land    (9)   1-19-45  2240 

Y4-3    In  the  Public  Eye  (9) ..  .3-16-45  2351 

Y4-4   Talk  of  the  Town  (9) ..  .5-18-45  2467 

Y4-5   A  Musical  Way  (9).  7-20-45  2579 

Y4-6    From  A  to  Zoo  (9)  9-21-45   


No.  Title  Date  Page 

SPORTLIGHTS 

R4-1    Rhythm   on   Wheels   (9)..  10-6-44  2122 

R4-2    Brones  and  Brands  (91/2) .  1 1 -3-44  2183 

R4-3    Long  Shots  or 

Favorites   (91/2)   12-8-44  2227 

R4-4    Out  FIshIn'  OVi)  1-26-45  2298 

R4-5    Blue   Winners    (9)  2-23-45  2282 

R4-6    Game  Bag  (91/2)   3-30-45  2363 

R4-7    White    Rhaspody    (9)  5-4-45  2426 

R4-8    Fan  Fare  (6)   6-8-45  2511 

R4-9  Canine-Feline 

Capers  (9)   7-27-45  2579 

R4-I0  Campus  Mermaid  (9)  9-7-45   

MUSICAL  PARADE  (Color) 

FF4-1    Bonnie    Lassie    (19)  10-6-44  2122 

FF4-2    Star  Bright   (20)  12-15-44  2182 

FF4-3    Bombalera    (20)   2-9-45  2240 

FF4-4    Isle  of  Tabu   (20)  4-13-45  2351 

FF4-5    Boogie  Wocgle  (20)  6-15-45  2511 

FF4-6    You  Hit  the  Spot  (20)  8-17-45  .... 

LITTLE  LULU  (Color) 

D4-I    At  the  Zoo  (8)  IJ-17-44  2258 

D4-2    Birthday  Party  (7)   12-29-44  2338 

D4-3    Magica-Lulu    (8)   3-2-45  2402 

D4-4    Beau  Ties   (8)   4-20-45  2487 

D4-5    Daffydilly  Daddy  (8)  5-25-45   

D4-6   Snap  Happy  (8)   6-22-45   

NOVELTOON  (Color) 

P4-I    Yankee  Doodle 

Donkey  (8)   10-27-44  2174 

P4-2    Gabriel  Churchkitten  (8)12-15-44  2338 

P4-3    When  G.I.  Johnny  Comes 

Home   (8)   2-2-45  2402 

P4-4   Scrapplly   Married    (8) ..  .3-30-45  2363 

P4-5    A   Lamb  in  a  Jam   (7).. 5-4-45  2566 

P4-6    A  Self-made  Mongrel  (7). 6-29-45   

COLOR    CLASSICS   CARTOONS  (Color) 
(Reissues) 

C4-7    The  Little  Stranger  (7)   2351 

C4-8   Snubbed  by  a  Snob  (7)   2351 

C4-9    Kids  in  the  SJioe  (7)   2351 

C4-10  Hunky  &  Spunky  (7)   2351 

RKO 

WALT   DISNEY  CARTOONS  (Color) 

54.101  Springtime  for  Pluto  (7)6-23-44  1959 

54.102  Plastics  Inventor  (7)  7-21-44  2054 

54.103  First  Alders  (7)  9-22-44  2114 

54.104  How  to  Play 

Football    (8)   9-15-44  2114 

54.105  Donald's  Off  Day  (7). .12-8-44  2215 

54.106  Tiger  Trouble  (7)   1-5-45  2258 

54.107  Clock  Watcher  (8)   1-26-45  2258 

54.108  Dog  Watch'  (7)   3-6-45  2258 

54.109  The  Eyes  Have  It  (7). 3-30-45  2394 

54.110  African   Diary  (7)   4-13-45  2426 

54.111  Donald's  Crime    (8) . . .  .5- 1 1-45  2426 

54.112  Californy  Er  Bust  (8)   2522 

54.113  Canine  Casanova   {7'A)   2522 

74.114  Duck  Pimples  (7'/2)   2522 

54.115  Hockey  Homicide  (71/2)   2522 

54.116  Legend  of  Coyote  Rock  (7'/2)..  2522 
2320       No  Sail   (7)   2611 

SPORTSCOPES 

54.301  Harness    Racers    (8)  9-8-44  2114 

54.302  School  for  Dogs  (8)  10-6-44  2183 

54.303  Saddle  StarleU  (8)  11-3-44  2194 

54.304  Parallel  Skilog  (8)  12-1-44  2240 

54.305  Five  Star  Bowlers  (8).  12-29-44  2319 

54.306  Court  Craft   (8)  1-26-45  2362 

54.307  Ski   Gulls   (8)  2-23-45  2382 

54.308  Athlete  of  the  Year  (8). 3-23-45  2394 

54.309  Timber   Doodles    (8)  4-20-45  2446 

54.310  West  Point  Winners  (8). 5-18-43  2811 

54.311  Tee    Tricks    (8)  6-15-45  2554 

54.312  Mexican  Playland  (8) ..  .7-13-45  2579 

54.313  Colorado  Rainbows  (8).. 8-10-45  2611 


2614 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


Prod. 

No. 

53,201 

53,202 
53,203 
53,204 


Title 
HEADLINER 


Rel. 
Date 
REVIVALS 


P.D. 
Page 


Songs  of  the 

Colleges   (15)   9-8-44  2114 

Swing    it    (16)  10-20-44  2188 

Swing  Vacation  (19) . . . .  12- 1-44  2240 

Swing  Fever  (19)   3-16-45  2382 


53,401 
53,402 
53,403 
53,404 

53,405 


53,701 
53,702 

53,703 
53,704 
53,705 

53,706 


54,201 
54,202 
54,203 
54,204 
54,205 
54,206 
54,207 


53,101 
53,102 
53.103 
53,104 
53,105 
53,106 

53,107 
53,108 
53,109 
53,110 


EDGAR  KENNEDY 

Feather  Your  Nest  (18)10-23-44  2183 

Alibi    Baby    (18)   1-5-45  2358 

Sleepless  Tuesday  (18). 2-23-45  2363 
What,  No  Cigarettes? 

(18)   7-13-45  2522 

It's  Your  IMove  (17)  8-10-45  2611 

LEON  ERROL 

Triple  Trouble   (17)  9-1-44  2130 

He  Forgot  to 

Remember   (17)   10-27-44  2206 

Birthday    Blues    (17) . . .  2- 16-45  2319 

Let's   Go   Stepping    (17). 5-4-45  2446 

It  Shouldn't  Happen  to  a 

Dog    (18)   6-15-45  2565 

Double  Honeymoon   (17).. 8-3-45  2598 

FLICKER  FLASH  BACKS 

No.    I    (10)  9-15-44  2122 

No.    2    (10)  10-27-44  2174 

No.    3    (9)  12-8-44  2258 

No.    4    (9)  1-26-45  2298 

No.    5    (9)  3-2-45  2363 

No.    6    (8)  4-13-45  2426 

No.    7    (10)  5-25-45  ^446 

THIS  IS  AMERICA 

West   Point   (17)  11-17-44  2194 

New   Americana    (19) ..  12- 15-44  2227 

Power   Unlimited    (17) ..  1-19-45  2298 

On  Guard  (17)  2-9-45  2330 

Honorable  Discharge  (18)3-9-45  2363 
Guam — Salvaged 

Island    (17)   4-13-45  2426 

Dress   Parade    (16)  5-4-45  2446 

Battle  of  Supply   ( 17) . .  .6- 1-45  2511 

China  Life-Line   (16)  7-6-45  2542 

Policing    Germany    (20). 7-27-45  2611 


20TH  CENTURY- FOX 

MOVIETONE  ADVENTURES  (Color) 

5251  Mexican  Majesty  (8)  8-4-44  2114 

5252  Jewels  of   Iran    (8)  8-25-44  2114 

5253  Mystic  India  (8)   9-29-44  2114 

5254  Black  Gold  and 

Cactus   (8)   11-10-44  2183 

5255  City  of  Paradox   (8)  3-2-45  2240 

5256  Alaskan   Grandeur  (8)  3-16-45  2282 

5257  Canyons  of  the  Sun  (8).. I -19-45  2282 

5258  Land  of  10.000  Lakes  (8)  . 3-30-45  2282 

5259  Isle  of   Romance    (8)  5-4-45  2466 

5260  Sikhs   of    Patiala    (8)  4-13-45  2426 

5261  The  Empire  State  (8)  7-27-45  2579 

(Black  and  White) 

5201    What  It  Takes  to  Make 

a  Star  (8)  7-6-45  2579 

(1945-1946) 

6251  Memories  of  Columbus  8-17-45 

6252  Magic  of  Youth  8-31-45 

6253  China  Carries  On  10-12-45 

6254  Bountiful  Alaska  10-26-45 

6255  Song  of  Sunshine  12-7-45 

6256  Louisiana   Springtime  12-21-45 

SPORTS  REVIEWS 
(Color) 

Blue  Grass 


5351 

5352 
S353 
5354 


Gentlemen   (9)   9-15-44  2139 

Trolling  for  Strikes  (8).  12-15-44  2282 

Nova  Scotia   (8)  2-9-45  2282 

Down  the  Fairways  (8)  6-1-45  2579 


(Black  and  White) 

5301  Girls  Preferred   (8)   2258 

5302  Steppin'   Pretty  (8)  1-5-45  2426 

(1945-1946) 

6351  Ski  Aces   9-21-45   

6352  Time  Out  for  Play  11-16-45   

TERRYTOONS  (Color) 
The  Cat  Came  Back  (7).. 8- 18-44 
The  Tw»  Barbers  (7).. 

Ghost  Town  (7)  

Sultan's  Birthday  (7) . . .  10- 13-44 

A  Wolf's  Tale  (7)  10-27-44 

At  the  Circus  (7)  11-17-44 

Candy's  Dream  Girl  (7).  12-8-44 
Dear  Old  Switzerland  (7) .  12-22-44 
Mighty  Mouse  and  the 


5501 
5502 
5503 
5504 
5505 
5506 
5507 
5508 
5509 

5510 
5511 
5512 


8-1-44 
9-22-44 


Pirate    (7) . . .    . . .'. ...  I  - 12-45 

Port  of  Missing  Mice  (7). 2-2-45 
Ants  In  Your  Pantry  (7). 2- 16-45 
Raiding  th«  Raider*  (7).. 3-9-45 


2114 
2114 
2122 
2122 
2206 
2227 
2240 
2240 

2258 
2338 
2351 
2402 


Prod.  Rel.  P.D. 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

5513  Post  War  Inventions   (7). 3-23-45  2426 

5514  Fisherman's   Luck   (7)  4-6-45  2477 

5515  Mighty  Mouse  and  the 

Kilkenny   Cats    (7)  4-27-45  2566 

5516  Mother  Goose  Nightmare 

(7)   5-11-45  2579 

5517  Smoky  Joe  (7)   5-25-45  2522 

5518  The  Silver  Streak  (61/2)  6-8-45  2598 

5519  Aesops   Fable  — 

The   Mosquito   (7)  6-29-45   

5520  Mighty   Mouse  and  the 

Wolf   (7)   7-20-45   

(1945-1946) 

6501  Mighty  Mouse  in  Gypsy 

Life  (6)   8-3-45  2579 

6502  The   Fox  and  the   Duck.  .8-24-45   

6503  Swooning'  the  Swooners. . .  .9- 14-45   

6504  The  Watch   Dog  9-28-45   

6505  Gandy  Goose  in  Who's  Who 

in  the  Jungle  10-19-45   

6506  Mighty  Mouse  Meets  Bad 

Bill    Bunion   1 1 -9-45  .... 

MARCH   OF  TIME 

Vll-I    Post-War    Farms    (17). .9-8-44  2083 

VI 1-2    What  to  Do  With 

Germany    (18)  10-6-44  2122 

VI 1-3    Uncle  Sam, 

Mariner?   (17)    11-3-44  2167 

VII-4  Inside  China  Today  (17). 12-1-44  2194 
VI I -5   The  Unknown 

Battle    (18)   12-28-44  2240 

VII-6    Report  on  Italy  (17) ....  1-26-45  2290 

VI 1-7    The   West  Coast 

Question    (17)  2-23-45  2330 

VII-8  Memo  from  Britain  (16). 3-23-45  2374 
VII-9    The  Returning 

Veteran    (17)  4-20-45  2402 

VII-IO  Spotlight  on 

Congress    (16)  5-18-45  2453 

Vll-ll  Teen-Age   Girls   (17)  6-15-45  2499 

VII-12  Where's  the  Meat?  (17). 7-13-45  2542 
VII-12  The  New  U.  S.  Frontier 

(17)   8-10-45  2578 

DRIBBLE   PUSS  PARADE 

5901  Sea  Food  Mamas  (8)  10-20-44  2183 

5902  Do  You  Remember  (8)  6-2-45  2579 

2-REEL  SPECIAL 

5601    Three  Sisters  of  the 

Moors    (20)  9-8-44  2114 


UNIVERSAL 

LANTZ   COLOR  CARTUNES 

9232  The  Beach  Nut   (7)  10-16-44  2139 

9233  Ski  for  Two   (7i/j)  11-13-44  2183 

9235  Painter  and  Pointer  (7).  12-18-44  2240 

9236  Chew   Chew   Baby   (71/2) ..  .2-5-45  2338 

9238  Woody  Dines  Out  (71/2) .  .5-14-45  2446 

9239  Crow  Crazy  (7)  7-9-45  2579 

9240  Dippy  Diplomat   8-27-45   

SWING  SYMPHONIES 

9231    Abou  Ben  Boogie  (7) ...  .9-18-44  1970 

9234  Pied  Piper  of 

Basin  Street   (7)  1-15-45  2258 

9237  Sliphorn  King  of 

Polaroo  (7)   3-19-45  2351 

PERSON  —  ODDITIES 

9371  Idol  of  the  Crowd  (9) ...  .9-18-44  2114 

9372  One  Man  Newspaper 

(91/2)    12-18-44  2227 

9373  ABC   Pln-Up   (9'/j)  1-15-45  2282 

9374  Pigtail  Pilot  (9)  1-22-45  2282 

9375  Author  in  Babyland   (10). 5-14-45  2246 

9376  Broadway  Farmer  (9)^ ..  .5-28-45  2579 

9377  School  for  Mermaids  (9).. 8- 13-45  2598 

9378  Kanine  Aristocrats   8-27-45   

VARIETY  NEWS 

9351  From   Spruce  to 

Bomber  (9)   9-25-44  2122 

9352  Dogs  for  Show  (9'/a)  11-6-44  2183 

9353  Mr.  Chimp  at 

Coney   Island    (9)  12-11-44  2227 

9354  White  Treasure   (9)  1-29-45  2282 

9355  Your  National  Gallery 

( 101/2)   4-23-45  2258 

9356  Wing  man  of  Tomorrow  (9)  6-4-45  2394 

9357  Victory  Bound  (9)  8-6-45  2598 

9358  Village  of  the  Past  (9) ..  .8-20-45  2598 

NAME-BAND  MUSICALS 

9121  Swinetlme  Holiday  (15) .  .9-20-44  2122 

9122  Harmony  Highway  (15) ..  1 1-22-44  2139 

9123  On  the  Mellow  Side  (15).  12-6-44  2183 

9124  Jive   Busters   (15)  1-17-45  2257 

9125  Melody    Parade    (15)  2-14-45  2338 

9126  Swing  Serenade  (15)  2-23-45  2363 

9127  Rockabye  Rhythm   (15)  5-7-45  2477 

9128  Artistry  In  Rhythm  (15) .  .7-18-45  2579 

9129  Waikiki   Melody   (15)  8-29-45  2611 

TWO-REEL  SPECIAL 

9112    Lili  Marlene  (2M/3)  12-13-44  1946 


Prod. 

No. 


Title 


Rel. 
Date 


P.D. 
Page 


UNITED  ARTISTS 


WORLD    IN  ACTION 

Zero    Hour    (22)  7-7-44  1970 

Fortress    Japan    (18)  8-11-44  2042 

Inside    France    (19)  10-15-44  2122 

When  Asia  Speaks  (18) ..  1 1-17-44  2182 

Now  the  Peace  (21)  5-18-45  2454 

DAFFY   DITTIES  (Color) 

The  Cross-Eyed   Bull    (9)   2167 

The  Flying  Jeep  (9)  8-20-45  2611 

The  Lady  Says  No  

Pepito's  Serenade   

Choo    Choo  Amigo  


WARNER— VITAPHONE 

TECHNICOLOR  SPECIALS 

1001  Let's  Go  Fishing  (lO'A) .  10-21-44  2167 

1002  Beachhead  to  Berlin   (21).  1-6-45  2227 

1003  Pledge  to  Bataan  (20)  2-3-45  2290 

1004  Coney  Island 

Honeymoon     (20)  6-16-45  2487 

1005  America  the   Beautiful  8-4-45  2579 

1006  Orders  from  Tokyo  8-18-45  2589 

SPECIALS 

2901    The  900  (9)  9-15-45  2611 

FEATURETTES 

1101  I  Am  an  American  (16) .  12-26-44  2206 

1102  Proudly  We  Serve   (18) .  .9-23-44  2130 

1103  Once  Over  Lightly  ( 17) ..  10-14-44  2167 

1104  I   Won't  Play   (18)  11-11-44  2174 

1105  Nautical  but  Nice   (IS'/i) .  12-2-44  2227 

1106  Congo    (19'/2)  2-17-45  2338 

1107  Navy   Nurse    (l5>/2)  3-3-45  2351 

1108  It  Happened  In 

Springfield    (2O1/2)    ....4-28-45  2382 

1109  Are  Animals  Actors? 

(l6'/a)   3-31-45  2363 

1110  Law  of  the  Badlands  (20)  .4-14-45  2394 

1 1 1 1  Plantation  Melodies 

(I81/2)   5-12-45  2446 

1112  Learn  and  Live  (20)  7-7-45  2579 

2101    Barbershop  Ballads  (20) ..  .9-8-45  2611 

SPORTS  PARADE  (Color) 

1501  California  Here  We 

Are    (9'/2)  12-16-44  2227 

1502  Birds  and  Beasts 

Were  There  (10)  12-30-44  2240 

1503  Glamour  in  Sports  (9) ...  1-13-45  2282 

1504  Bikes  and  Skis  (9)  2-10-45  2298 

1505  Cuba   Calling    (9)  3-10-45  2351 

1506  Swimcapades    (10)'  4-7-43  2394 

1507  Water    Babies    (lO'A)  5-19-45  2426 

1508  Mexican  Sea  Sports  (I01/2)  6-9-45  2466 

1509  Bahama  Sea  Sports  (IO'/2)   6-23-45  2511 

1510  Flivver  Flying   6-30-45  2522 

1511  Arabians  in  Rockies  (101)  9-29-45  2611 

MELODY  MASTER  BANDS 

1601  Bob  Wills  &.  His  Texas 

Playboys    (IO1/2)  9-2-44  2122 

1602  Listen  to  the  Bagds  (8)..  10-7-44  2167 

1603  Harry  Owens  &  His  Royal 

H  awal  ians    (9)  1 1  -4-44  2 1 74 

1604  Sonny  Dunham  & 

Orchestra  (91/2)   11-25-44  2183 

1605  Jammin'  the  Blues  (10) .  12-16-44  2167 

1606  Rhythm  of  the 

Rhumba    (91/2)   1-27-45  2282 

1607  Musical   Mexico  (B'/i)  3-24-45  2363 

1608  Circus    Band    (10)  5-5-45  2446 

1609  Bands  Across  the 

Sea   (10)   6-2-45  2511 

1610  Yankee  Doodle's  Daughters  (IS) 

7-21-45  2533 

2601    Spade  Colley,  King  of 

Western  Swing  (10)  9-1-45  2611 

BLUE  RIBBON  HIT  PARADE  (Color) 

1301  Let  It  Be  Me  (8)  9-16-44  2122 

1302  September  In  the 

Rain  (6)   9-30-44  2130 

1303  Sunday  Go  to  Meeting 

Time  (7)   10-28-44  2167 

1304  I  Love  to  Singa  (8)  11-18-44  2174 

1305  Plenty  of  Money  and 

You    (7)   12-9-44  2183 

1306  Fella  With  a  Fiddle  (7).  1-20-45  2183 

1307  When  I   Yoo  Hoo  (7) ...  .2-24-45  2298 

1308  I  Only  Have  Eyes 

for   You    (8)  3-17-45  2363 


Prod.  Rel.  P.D 

No.  Title  Date  Page 

1309  Ain't  We  Got  Fun  (8) ..  .4-21-45  2394 

1310  I'm  a  Big  Shot  Now  (7)... 8-4-45  2611 

1311  Speakin'   of  the  Weather. 7-21 -45  252'^ 

1312  Old  Glory  (7)  8-25-45  2598 

MERRIE   MELODIES  CARTOONS  (Color) 

1701  Draftee    Daffy    (7)  1-27-45  2282 

1702  Trap  Happy  Porky  (61/2)  2-24-45  2208 

1703  Life  with  Feathers  (71/2) -3-24-45  2363 

1704  Behind  the  Meatball  (7</2)  .4-7-45  2382 

1705  Ain't  That   Ducky   (7) ..  .5-19-45  2446 

1706  Gruesome    Twosome     (7).. 6-9-45  2446 

1707  Tale  of   Two   Mice  6-30-45  2487 

1708  Wagon   Heels   (7)  7-28-45  2533 

1709  Fresh    Airdale  8-25-45  2611 

"BUGS    BUNNY"   SPECIALS  (Color) 

1721  Herr  Meet»  Hare  (7)  1-13-45  2282 

1722  Unruly   Hare   (7)   2-10-45  2298 

1723  Hare   Trigger    (8)   5-5-45  2394 

1724  Hare  Conditioned  (7)  8-11-45  2598 

VITAPHONE  VARIETIES 

1401  Their    Dizzy    Day    (S'/j) .  .9-2-44  2114 

1402  Ski  Whizz  (9^2>  10-7-44  2167 

1403  Outdoor  Living   (10)  11-4-44  2174 

1404  Overseas   Roundup  <IO>/2)  .3-17-45  2363 

1405  Overseas  Roundup 

No.   2   (10)   5-26-45  2446 

1406  Overseas  Roundup 

No.   3   7-14-45  2466 

2401    Alice  in  Jungleiand  (10). .9-15-45  2611 

OFFICIAL  WAC  FILMS 

Seeing  Them  Through  (8)   2351 

A  Story  With  Two  Endings  (91/2)   2363 

The  Enemy  Strikes  (10)   2374 

Fury  In  the  Pacific  (20)   2394 

Watchtower  Over  Tomorrow  (15)   2394 

All-star  Bond  Rally  (19)   2415 

San   Pietro   (30)   2351 

Golden   Glory   (II)   2446 

Target  Tokyo  (20)   I486 

Two  Down  and  One  to  Go  (32)   2466 

On  to  Tokyo  (17)    2487 

To  the  Shores  of  I  wo  Jima  (19)   2487 

The  Fight  for  the  Sky  (20)   2522 

Something  You  Didn't  Eat  (9)   2566 

The  Fleet  That  Came  to  Stay  (20)   2566 

MISCELLANEOUS 

stars  of  Tomorrow  (Artkino)    (9)   2351 

Cap'n  Cub  (Film  Classics)   (10)   2415 

Peace  Builders  (Brandon  Films)   (10).  2446 

Marshal  Stalin's  Report  (Artkino)  (18)  2446 

Maidenek  (Artkino)   (10)   2522 


SERIALS 
COLUMBIA 


6120   Black  Arrow   10-20-44 

(15  episodes) 
6140    Brenda  Starr,  Reporter. ..  1-26-45 

(13  episodes) 
6160   The  Monster  and  the  Ape. 4-20-45 

(15  episodes) 

(I94S-46) 

7120    Jungle  Raiders   ....9-7-45 

(15  episodes) 

REPUBLIC 

481  Zorro's   Black   Whip  12-16-44 

(12  episodes) 

482  Manhunt  of  Mysteiy  Island. 3-8-45 

(15  episodes) 

483  Federal    Operator    99  7-7-45 

(12  episodes) 

484  Purple  Monster  Strikes. .  .9-29-45 

(15  episodes) 


2167 
2282 
2415 


2174 
2363 


UNIVERSAL 


9781    Raiders  of  Ghost  City. .  .7-25-44 

(13  episodesy 
9681    Mystery  of  the  River  Boat.  10-24-44 

(13  episodes) 
9581    Jungle  Queen   1-23-45 

(13  epltedet) 
9881    The   Master  Key  4-25-45 

(13  episodes) 


2054 
2167 
2227 
2415 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


2615 


SERVICE  DATA 

on  features 


Along  Came  Jones  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decencv  Rating— Class  A-1 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  28,  '45,  p.  50 ;  Au- 
gust 4,  '45,  p.  52;  August  11,  '45,  pp.  44,  45,  48. 

Back  to  Bataan  (RKO) 

.\udience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decencv  Rating — Class  A-2 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  21,  '45,  p.  46. 

Bedside  Manner  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— June  23,  '45,  p.  48 ;  July 

7,  '45,  p.  70 :  August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

A  Bell  for  Adano  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— June  28,  '45,  p.  51 ; 

August  4,  '45,  p.  51. 

Blood  on  the  Sun  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 112.3% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— July  7,  '45,  p.  71 ;  July 
14,  '45,  p.  43  ;  August  18,  '45,  p.  57. 

Brewster's  Millions  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decencv  Rating — Class  A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July  21,  '45,  p.  49; 

July  28,  '45,  p.  53. 

Captain  Eddie  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  46. 

China  Sky  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — July  7,  '45,  p.  66 ;  July 

28,  '45,  p.  52. 

Christmas  in  Connecticut  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — Adult 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  4,  '45,  p.  49; 

August  11,  '45,  p.  45  ;  August  18,  '45,  p.  52. 

The  Clock  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 97.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — May  26,  '45,  p.  46; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  71 ;  July  21,  '45,  p.  51 ;  August  11, 
'45,  p.  44. 

Counter -Attack  (Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— April  21,  '45,  p.  52; 

May  26,  '45,  p.  46. 

Delightfully  Dangerous  (UA) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — April  7,  '45,  p.  50 ; 

April  21,  '45.  p.  52;  June  2,  '45,  p.  49;  June  9,  '45, 

p.  52 ;  July  14,  '45,  p.  43 ;  July  21  '45,  p.  46. 


Diamond  Horseshoe  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 102.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — May  26,  '45,  p.  46 ; 
June  16,  '45,  p.  49;  July  7,  '45,  p.  66;  July  14,  '45, 
p.  47;  July  21,  '45,  pp:  46,  52;  August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

The  Enchanted  Cottage  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — -General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 105.02% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — May  5,  '45,  p.  52 ;  May 
12,  '45,  p.  52;  May  26,  '45,  p.  45;  June  2,  '45,  p.  49 ; 
June  23,  '45,  p.  46 ;  June  30,  '45,  p.  48 ;  July  7,  '45, 
p.  66. 

Flame  of  the  Barbary  Coast  (Rep.) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Overall  Performance — 93.2% 
Round  Table  Exploitation— June  9,  '45,  p.  55 ;  June 
16,  45,  p.  48 ;  June  23,  '45,  p.  48. 

The  Great  John  L.  (UA ) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  2,  '45,  p.  52 ;  July 

14,  '45,  p.  44 ;  July  28,  '45,  pp.  SO,  53  ;  August  18, 

•45,  p.  55. 

The  Horn  Blows  at  Midnight  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  23,  '45,  p.  46; 

July  7,  '45,  p.  66 ;  July  28,  '45,  p.  52. 

Incendiary  Blonde  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  48. 

Murder,  He  Says  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating— Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — July  28,  '45,  pp.  53,  54 ; 

August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

Nob  Hill  (20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Qass  A-1 

Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 117.0% 

Round   Table   Exploitation — July   7,   '45,  p.   71 ; 

August  18,  '45,  p.  50. 

Out  of  This  World  (Para.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  48. 

Over  21  (Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating— Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— August  4,  '45,  p.  51. 


LEGION  of  DECENCY  Ratings 

class  A-1  Unobiectionable 

Class  A-2  Unobjectionable  for  Adults 

Class  B  Objectionable  in  Part 

Class  C  Condemned 


Service  Data  appearing  In  this  Issue  of 
Product  Digest  Include  the  overall  performance 
percentage  figure  from  fino/  reports  previously 
published  In  PICTURE  GROSSES.  Reference  to 
Round  Table  Exploitation  and  Legion  of  Decency 
ratings  with  audience  classification  are  also 
listed.  Index  to  Service  Data  may  be  found  h 
the  Release  Chart  starting  on  page  2617. 


Pillow  to  Post  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 91.4% 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  11,  '45,  p.  49. 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (WB) 

Audience  Classification — -General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  30,  '45,  p.  50. 

Son  of  Lassie  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating— Class  A-1 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 95.4% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  50 ; 
July  7,  '45,  p.  70;  July  14,  '45,  p.  46;  July  28,  '45, 
pp.  49,  50 ;  August  4,  '45,  p.  48. 

Story  of  G.  I.  Joe  (UA ) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Round  Table  Exploitation — July,  14,  '45,  p.  44. 

Sudan  (Univ.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — May  5,  '45,  p.  50 ;  June 

16,  '45,  p.  49. 

Those  Endearing  Young  Charms 
(RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Classification — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation— July  28,  '45,  p.  53. 

A  Thousand  and  One  Nights  ( Col.) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation — August  4,  '45,  p.  50 ; 

August  18,  '45,  p.  SO. 

The  Three  Caballeros  (RKO) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-1 

Round  Table  Exploitation — March  17,  '45,  p.  52; 

April  14,  '45,  p.  48;  May  19,  '45,  p.  70;  May  26, 

'45,  p.  48;  July  21,  '45,  p.  44. 

Thrill  of  a  Romance  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  49 ; 

July  28,  '45,  p.  49;  August  4,  '45,  p.  49;  p.  52. 

Valley  of  Decision  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 109.0% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  2,  '45,  p.  52 ;  July 
28,  '45,  pp.  49,  51 ;  August  11,  '45,  p.  48;  August  18, 
'45  pp.  50,  57. 

Where  Do  We  Go  From  Here? 
(20th-Fox) 

Audience  Classification — General 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  A-2 
Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance — 97.1% 
Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  50; 
July  7,  '45,  p  70;  July  28,  '45,  p.  51;  August  4, 
p.  52. 

Without  Love  (MGM) 

Audience  Classification — General 

Legion  of  Decency  Rating — Class  B 

Picture  Gross,  Over-all  Performance— 106.4% 

Round  Table  Exploitation — June  16,  '45,  p.  48; 

July  21,  '45,  p.  51 ;  July  28,  '45,  p.  52. 


2616 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


THE  RELEASE  CHART 

Index  to  Reviews,  Advance  Synopses  and 
Service  Data  in  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION 


(•)  before  the  title  indicates  1943-44  product. 

Release  dates  and  running  time  are  furnished  as  soon  as  avail- 
able. Advance  dates  are  tentative  and  subject  to  change.  Run- 
ning times  are  the  ofRcial  times  supplied  by  the  distributor. 

All  page  numbers  on  this  chart  refer  to  pages  in  the 
PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  of  MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD. 


Consult  Service  Data  in  the  PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  for 
Legion  of  Decency  Rating,  Audience  Classification  and  Managers' 
Round  Table  Exploitation. 

Short  Subjects  Chart  v<ith  Synopsis  Index  can  be  found  on 
pages  2614-2615,  issue  of  August  25,  1945. 

Feature  product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  by  Com- 
pany, in  order  of  release,  on  pages  2612-13,  Issue  of  Aug.  25,  1 945. 


REVIEWED  ■ 


MGM 
UA 
Mono. 
Col. 


Para. 

Br.  NatL-Anglo 
Mono. 
945-46)  Mono. 


Title  Company 
ABBOTT  and  Cos+ello  in 

Hollywood  (1945-46) 
Abroad  with  Two  Yanks 
Adventures  of  Kitty  O'Day 
Adventures  of  Rusty 

(formerly  Rusty) 
Affairs  of  Susan,  The 
Agitator,  The  (British) 
Alaska 

Allotment  Wives,  Inc.  ^ .. 
Along  Came  Jones  (1945-46)  RKO 
American  Guerrilla  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
American  Romance,  An  (color)  MGM 
Anchors  Aweigh  (color)  MGM 
And  Then  There  Were  None 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
And  Now  Tomorrow  Para. 
Angel  Comes  to  Brooklyn,  An 

(1945-46)  Rep. 
Apology  for  Murder  (1945-46)  PRC 
Army  Wives  Mono. 
Arsenic  and  Old  Lac*  WB 
Arson  Squad  (1945-46)  PRC 

BABES  on  Swing  Street  Univ. 

Back  to  Bataan  RKO 
Bandit  of  Sherwood  Forest  (coL)  Col. 

Barbery  Coast  Gent  MGM 

Beautiful  Cheat,  The  Univ. 

Bedside  Manner  UA 

Behind  City  Lights  Rep. 

Bell  for  Adano,  A  ( 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Belle  of  the  Yukon  (color)  RKO 

Bells  of  Rosarita  Rep. 
Bells  of  St.  Mary's,  Tha  (1945-46)  RKO 

Betrayal  from  the  East  RKO 

Between  Two  Woman  MGM 

Bewitched  MGM 

Beyond  the  Pecos  Univ. 

Big  Bonanza,  The  Rep. 


frod.  Release 

Number                Stars  Date 

  Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello  Not  Set 

....  William  Bendix-Dennis  O'Keefe  Aug.  4, "44 

....  Jean  Parker-Peter  Cookson  Jan.  I9,'45 

....  Ted  Donald-Conrad  Nagel  Sept.  6, '45 

4421  Joan  Fontaine-George  Brent  May  25,'45 
  Billy  Hartnell-Mary  Morris  Not  Set 

...  Kent  Taylor-Margaret  Lindsay  Dec.  22, "44 
  Kay  Francis-Paul  Kelly  Dec.   I, '45 

681  Gary  Cooper-Loretta  Young  Special 

....  John  Payne-Linda  Darnell  Mar.,'46 

510  Brian  Donlevy-Ann  Richards  Nov.,'44 

531  Gene  Kelly-Frank  Sinatra  Aug. ,'45 

  Barry  Fitzgerald-Walter  Huston  Oct..'45 

4406  Loretta  Young-Alan  Ladd  Block  2 

....  Kaye  Dowd-Robert  Duke  Not  Set 

....  Ann  Savage-Hugh  Beaumont  Sept.  27, '45 

Elyse  Knox-Rick  Vallin  Jan.  I2,'45 

403  Cary  Grant-Raymond  Massey  Sept.  23, '44 

....  Frank  Albertson-Robert  Armstrong  Sept.  1 1, '45 

9024  Peggy  Ryan-Ann  BIyth  Oct.  1 3, "44 

523  John  Wayne-Philip  Ahn  Block  5 

  Cornel  Wilde-Anita  Louise  1945-46 

502  Wallace  Beery-Binnie  Barnes  Sept., '44 

9044  Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Bonita  Granville  July  20,'45 

  Ruth  Hussey-John  Carroll  June  22,'45 

....  Lynne  Roberts-William  Terry  Not  Set 

60!  Gene  Tierney-John  Hodiak  Aug.,'45 

583  Randolph  Scott-Gypsy  Rose  Lee  Special 

442  Roy  Rogers-Gabby  Hayes  June  I9,'45 

....  Bing  Crosby-lngrid  Bergman  Not  Set 

514  Lee  Tracy-Nancy  Kelly  Block  3 

518  Van  Johnson-Lionel  Barrymore  Mar., '45 

530  Phyllis  Thaxter-Edmund  Gwenn  July,'45 

9063  Rod  Cameron-Eddie  Dew  Apr.  27,'45 

407  Richard  Arlen-Jane  Frazee  Dec.  30,'44 


M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Strvict 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

84m 

Aug.  25, '45 

2610 

82m 

July  29.'44 

2018 

1889 

62m 

Dec.  2.'44 

2202 

2092 

2467 

Il3m 

Mar.  31, '45 

2381 

2242 

2523 

95m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

76m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2138 

1983 

2406 

2555 

90  m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

2278 

26i6 

12  2  m 

July  l,'44 

2095 

1457 

2302 

140m 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 

99m 

July  14, '45 

2541 

84m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2149 

1715 

2342 

2384 

2418 

6'7m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2071 

1 18m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2081 

1806 

2262 

64m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2467 

70m 

Sept.  23  '44 

21 10 

2242 

97m 

June  2, '45 

2477 

2242 

2616 

2434 

87m 

Aug.   5, '44 

2095 

1849 

59m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2384 

79m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2250 

2616 

2418 

103m 

June  23, '45 

2510 

2242 

2616 

84m 

Dec.   2. '44 

2201 

1835 

2406 

68m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2403 

2434 

82m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i8 

2230 

2567 

81m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2142 

2523 

66m 

June  23,'45 

2510 

2310 

59m 

2354 

68m 

Jan.  I3,'4S 

2269 

2203 

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2617 


REVIEWED 


licit  Company 

Big  Noise,  The  2(Hh-Fox 

Big  Show-Off,  The  Rep. 

Big  Sleep,  The  (1945-46)  WB 
Blazing  the  Western  Trail 
Blithe  Spirit  (British)  (1945-46)  UA 

Blonde  Fever  MGM 

Blonde  from  Brooklyn  Col. 

Blonde  Ransom  Univ. 

Blood  on  the  Sun  UA 

Bluebeard  PRC 

Body  Snatcher.  Th«  RKO 

Bon  Voyage  (1945-46)  20+h-Fox 

Border  Bad  Men  (1945-46)  PRC 

Bordertown  Trail  Rep. 
Boston  Blackie  Booked  on 

Suspicion  Col. 

Boston  Blackie's  Rendezvous  Col. 

Both  Barrels  Blazing  Col. 

Bowery  Champs  Mono. 

Bowery  to  Broadway  Univ. 

Boy,  a  Girl  and  a  Dog  Frank 

Brazil  Rep. 

Brewster's  Millions  UA 

Brighton  Strangler,  The  RKO 

Bring  on  the  Girls  (color)  Para. 

Bullfighters.  The  20th-Fox 


M.  P. 

Ptoduct 

Servict 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

nl  tt'tn  hp  ■ 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Pare 

Page 

506 

Laurel  and  Hardy 

Oct.,'44 

74m 

Sept.  23. '44 

21 1  1 

2092 

410 

Arthur  Lake-Uale  tvans 

J  d  M  .    £  A,  , 

69m 

Jan.  20, '45 

2277 

2203 

Humphrey  Bogar+- Lauren   Baca II 

Nnt  ^At 

2230 

Charles  otarreTT-iex  naraing 

Con*  90  *4*> 

2543 

Rex  H^r-ison -Con stance  Cummings 

l'<OT  JOT 

96m 

Aor  28  '45 

2425 

516 

r  mil  p  uorn-rviary  rtsior 

Feb., '45 

69m 

Nov.  25  '44 

2394 

2142 

2342 

6036 

1x0 Den  OTa nion-Ly n n  ivierricR 

lunA  71  '45 

65nfi 

June  30, '45 

2521 

2403 

9042 

Donald  Coolc-Virginia  Grey 

no  19,  ^3 

68m 

luna    9  '45 

2486 

2310 

James  Cagney-Sylvia  Sidney 

tiinA  1  5  '4S 

94m 

May  5, '45 

2433 

2230 

2616 

J  on  n   oa  rra  a  ine- jean   r  arRor 

Nov  1 1  '44 

73m 

Oct.  14, '44 

2138 

2092 

517 

Doris  i\drion-Deia  Lugosi 

Rinrt  4 

77m 

Feb  17  '45 

2318 

2310 

2567 

Jeanne  Crain-Sir  Aubrey  Smith 

Not  Set 

2230 

Bus+er  Crabbe-Al  St.  John 

Oct.  I0.'45 

2543 

451 

Smiley  Burnetfe-Sunset  Oarson 

Ann    1  1  '44 

55m 

Seot    2  '44 

2083 

2032 

6031 

Ohester  Morris-Lynn  Merrick 

Mau  in  '4R 
ivi fly  1 V, 

67m 

Mav  12  '45 

2445 

2368 

Chester  Morris-Nina  Foch 

liilu    R  '4R 
juiy  o, 

74A7 

6207 

Charles  Star  reft 

Mau  17  '4^ 
ivi  ay  1  / 1  *t9 

58m 

Mav  26  '45 

2465 

2403 

East  Side  Kids 

Da.-  79  '44 

62  m 

Nov.  I,'44 

2173 

2032 

9072 

v^ontracT  riayers 

Mrtv     ^  '44 

(NOV.  0, 

95m 

Oct.  21, '44 

2 149 

Jerry  Hunter-Sharyn  Moffett 

MOT  wOT 

405 

Virginia  Bruce-Tito  Ouizar 

KIrtw  '44 

9 1  m 

Ort  58  '44 

2 1 57 

1  97  1 

17/1 

7147 

Dennis  O  Keefe-Helen  N^alker 

79m 
/7m 

Mar   17  '4'5 

7  147 

7AI  A 
1  o 

522 

John  Loder-Rose  Hobart 

Block  5 

67m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2142 

2523 

4416 

Veronica  Lake-Sonny  Tufts 

Block  4 

92m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

1763 

2523 

526 

Laurel  and-  Hardy 

May,'45 

61m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2279 

CALL  of  the  Wild  (Reissue)  20th-Fox 

Jan't  Help  Singing  (color)  Univ. 

Captain  Eddie  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Captain  Kidd  UA 
Captain  Tugboat  Annie  {'45-46)  Rep. 

Caribbean  Mystery  { 1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Casanova  Brown  RKO 

Castle  of  Crimes  (British)  PRC 
Centennial  Summer  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Cheaters,  The  Rep. 

Cheyenne  Wildcat  Rep. 

Chicago  Kid,  The  Rep. 
Chicken  Every  Sunday 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

China  Sky  RKO 

China's  Little  Devils  Mono. 

Christmas  in  Connecticut  WB 

Cinderella  Jones  (1945-46)  WB 

Circumstantial  Evidence  20th-Fox 
Cisco  Kid  in  Old  New  Mexico  Mono 


Cisco  Kid  Returns,  The 
Claudia  and  David  {'45-46) 
Climax,  The  (color) 
Clock,  The 

Club  Havana  (1945-46) 
Cluny  Brown  (color)  ('45-46) 
Code  of  the  Prairie 
Colonel  Blimp  (British)  (color)  UA 
Col.  Effingham's  Raid  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
Colorado  Pioneers  (1945-46)  Rep. 
Come  Out  Fighting  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Conflict 

Conspirators,  The 
Corn  Is  Green,  The 
Corpus  Christ!  Bandits 
Counter-Attack 
Cowboy  from  Lonesome  River 
Crazy  Knights 
Crime  by  Night 
Crime  Doctor's  Courage,  The 
Crime  Doctor's  Warning 
Crime,  Inc. 

Crimson  Canary,  The  (1945-46) 
Cross  My  Heart  (1945-46) 
Cyclone  Prairie  Rangers 


Mono. 
20th-Fox 
Univ. 
MGM 
PRC 
20th-Fox 
Rep. 


WB 
WB 
WB 
Rep. 
Col. 
Col. 
Mono. 
WB 
Col. 
Col. 
PRC 
Univ. 
Para. 
Col. 


523  Clark  Gable-Loretta  Young 

9071  Dea  nna  Durbin-Robert  Paige 

604  Fred  MacMurray-Lynn  Bari 

....  Charles  Laughton-Randolph  Scott 

....  Jane  Darwell-Edgar  Kennedy 

605  James  Dunn-Sheila  Ryan 
581  Gary  Cooper-Teresa  Wright 

•  •  ■  •  Kenneth  Kent-Diana  Churchill 

•  •  •  .  Linda  Darnell-William  Eythe 
421  Joseph  Schildkraut-Billie  Burke 

3314  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

417  Don  Barry-Lynne  Roberts 


519  Randolph  Scott-Ruth  Warrick 

■  ■  ■  ■  Harry  Carey-Paul  Kelly 

420  Barbara  Stanwyck-Dennis  Morgan 

....  Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda 

519  Michael  O'Shea-Lloyd  Nolan 

....  Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 

....  Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga 

....  Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young 

9009  Susanna  Foster-Boris  Karloff 

524  Judy  Garland-Robert  Walker 

....  Tom  Neal-Margaret  Lindsay 

.  •  •  ■  Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Boyer 

452  Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson 

■  •  •  Anton  Walbrook-Roger  Livesey 
....  Charles  Coburn-Joan  Bennett 
  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

....  Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 

418  Humphrey  Bogart-Alexis  Smith 
405  Hedy  Lamarr-Paul  Henreid 

419  Bette  Davis-John  Dall 
465  Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 

6006  Paul  Muni-Marguerite  Chapman 

6201  Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 
....  Gilbert-Howard-Rosenbloom 
402  Jane  Wyman-Jerome  Cowan 

6017  Warner  Baxter-Hillary  Brooke 

....  Warner  Baxter-Dusty  Anderson 

....  Leo  Carrillo-Tom  Neal 

....  Noah  Beery,  Jr.-Lo!s  Collier 

....  Betty  Hutton-Sonny  Tufts 

6202  Charles  StarreH-Dub  Taylor 


June  1 5, '45 

Dec.  29,'44 
Sept.,'45 
Aug.  24,'45 
Not  Set 
Sept.,'45 
Special 
Dec.  22,'44 

July,'46 
July  I5,'45 
Sept.  30,'44 
June  29,'45 

Apr.,'46 
Block  4 
July  2 1, '45 
Aug.  1 1, '45 
Feb.23,'45 
Mar.,'45 
May  !5,'45 
Feb.  9,'45 
May,'46 
Oct.  20,'44 
May,'45 
Not  Set 
Apr.,'46 
Oct.  6.'44 
May  4,'45 
Nov., '45 
Not  Set 
Sept.  29,'45 
June  30.'45 
Oct.  2 1, '44 
July  2 1, '45 
Apr.  20,'45 
Apr.  26,'45 
Sept.  2 1. '44 
8,'44 
9  '44 
Feb.  27!'45 
Not  Set 
Apr.  I5,'45 
Not  Set 
Not  Set 
Nov.  9.'44 


Dec. 
Sept. 


90m 


56m 
147m 


86m 
lOlm 
I  14m 
55m 
89m 
55m 
63m 
72m 
70m 


81m 

May  4,'35 

2350 

88m 

Dec.  16, '44 

2225 

2093 

107m 

June  23, '45 

2509 

2259 

2616 

89m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2577 

2353 

2403 

65m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2366 

92  m 

Aug.   5, '44 

2094 

1806 

2302 

60m 

Dec.  16, '44 

2227 

87  m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2454 

56m 

Sept.23,'44 

21 10 

68m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2279 

78  m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2216 

2616 

75m 

May   5, '45 

2433 

1994 

lOlm 

July  21, '45 

2553 

2142 

2616 

1746 

67m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2242 

62m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

64m 

July  7,'45 

2533 

2242 

86m 

Sept.  2o:m 

2121 

i786 

22ie 

May24,'45  2374 


Oct.  I4,'44 
Mar.  24.'45 


June  1 6, '45 
Oct.  I4,'44 
Mar.  3 1, '45 
May  I2.'45 
Apr.  7,'45 
Nov.  II, '44 
Jan.  20,'45 
July  29,'44 
Mar.  I0,'45 


2138 
2373 


2497 
2137 
2381 
7445 
2393 
2173 
2278 
2095 
2350 


76m       Feb.  I0,'45  2309 


56m 


Dec.  2.'44 


2202 


2142 
2555 

2131 

2259 
2555 
2366 
1456 
1850 
2007 
2353 
2216 
2007 
2093 
1091 
2230 
2543 
2216 
2467 
2418 
2131 


2616 


2523 
2262 


2616 


2455 


DANCING  in  Manhattan  Col.  6038 

Danger  Signal  (1945-46)  WB 

Dangerous  Intruder  (1945-46)       PRC  .... 

Dangerous  Journey                 20th-Fox  504 

Dangerous  Partners  (1945-46)  MGM   

Dangerous  Passage  Para.  4412 

Dark  Corner  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Dark  Mountain  Para.  4405 

Dark  Waters  UA 

Dead  Man's  Eye*  Univ.  9026 

Dead  or  Alive  PRC  .... 

Delightfully  Dangerous  UA  .  . 

Destiny  Univ.  9023 

Detour  (1945-46)  PRC 

Devotion  (1945-46)  WB   


Jeff  Donnell-Fred  Brady 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Charles  Arnt-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Burma  travelogue 
James  Craig-Signe  Hasso 
Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 


Ellen  Drew-Robert  Lowerv 
Merle  Oboron-Franchot  Tone 
Lon  Chaney-Jean  Parker 
Dave  O'Brien-Tei  Ritter 
Ralph  Bellamy-Connie  Moor* 
Gloria  Jean-Alan  Curtis 
Ann  Savage-Tom  Neal 
Olivia  de  Havilland-lda  Lupino 


Dec.  I4,'44 

60m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2239 

2186 

Jan.  I2,'46 

2555 

Sept.  21, "45 

61m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

2418 

Sept..'44 

73  m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2102 

Not  Set 

74m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

2555 

Block  3 

62m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

2186 

July,'46 

Block  1 

56m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

2032 

Nov.  I0,'44 

89m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1983 

Nov.  I0.'44 

64m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2102 

1983 

Nov.  9,'44 

56m 

Nov.  25.'44 

?I94 

2166 

Mar.  31, '45 

93  m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2388 

2250 

Dec.  22,'44 

65m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2131 

Not  Set 

2543 

Nov.  24,'45 

2216 

2455 


2616 


2618 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


KEVIEWED 


Title  Company 

Diamond  Horseshos  (color)  2(Hh-Fox 

Dillinger  Mono. 

Divorce  Mono. 

Dixie  Jamboree  PRC 

Docks  of  New  York  Mono. 

Doll  Face  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Dolly  Sisters,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Don  Juan  Quilligan  20th-Fox 

Double  Exposure  Para. 

Doughgirls,  The  WB 

Dragon  Seed  MGM 

Dragonwyck  (color)  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 
Duel  in  the  Sun  (color)  ('45-46)  UA 

Duffy's  Tavern  (1945-46)  Para. 


Prod. 
Number 

524 


505 


527 
4415 
407 
500 


Stan 

Betty  Grable-Dick  Haymes 
Elisha  Cook,  Jr.-Lawrence  Tierney 
Kay  Francis-Bruce  Cabot 
Frances  Langford-Guy  Kibbee 
Gloria  Pope-East  Side  Kids 
Carol  Landis-William  Eythe 

Betty  Grable-John  Payne 
William  Bendix-Joan  Blondell 
Chester  Morris-Nancy  Kelly 
Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith 
Katharine  Hepburn-Walter  Huston 
Gene  Tierney-Vincent  Price 
Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Cotten 
Ed  Gardner-Marjorie  Reynolds  &  Guests 


M.  P. 

Herald 

Tt  t      e t 

Synopsis 

MJatm 

Date 

Tiffin 

PaHf 

Maw  'ar 
May,  'rO 

1  nAm 
1  UT-m 

Apr.  1 4,  4o 

2092 

2616 

Mar.  A, 

/Zm 

Mar.  17/45 

2361 

2166 

2455 

Aug.  I8,'45 

71m 

May  26/45 

2465 

2353 

Aug.  I5,'44 

72m 

July  15/44 

2094 

1835 

iviar.  T,  "TO 

o^m 

C*L    OA  'AC 

2279 

reo.,  *fO 

INOV.,  to 

2384 

June, 

/Om 

Juno   T,  n5> 

OAQ  L 

z4oo 

OOC  jl 

2354 

Dlock  i 

o*i'm 

00  *AA 

Uec.  zJ,  44 

2238 

2142 

INOV.  /D,  *f*r 

1  uzm 

C-i  — J.      0  *AA 

dept.  z,  44 

OAO  1 

zUol 

1  OOF 

1835 

2262 

Aug.,'44 

148m 

Julv  22  '44 

wuiy           •  < 

20Q4 

1  O/  9 

97A? 

Dec.,''45 

2403 

Not  Set 

2366 

ts    Not  Set 

98m 

Aug.  25,'45 

2609 

2230 

EADIE  Was  a  Lady  Col. 
Earl  Carroll  Vanities  Rep. 
Early  to  Wed  (color)  ('45-46)  MGM 
East  Side  of  Heaven  (Reissue)  Univ. 
Easy  to  Look  At  Univ. 
Enchanted  Cottage,  The  RKO 
Enchanted  Forest  (color)  (1945-46)  PRC 
Enchanted  Voyage,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  20th-Fox 
End  of  the  Road  Rep. 
Enemy  of  the  Law  '  PRC 

Enemy  of  Women  Mono. 
Enter  Arsene  Lupin  Univ. 
Escape  in  the  Desert  WB 
Escape  in  the  Fog  Col. 
Eve  Knew  Her  Apples  Col. 
Experiment  Perilous  RKO 


6014 

Ann  Miller-Joe  Besser-Hal  Mclntyre 

Jan.  23,'45 

67m 

Feb. 

3,'45 

2298 

2203 

413 

Dennis  O'Keefe-Constance  Moore 

Apr.  5,'45 

91m 

Mar. 

I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Lucille  Ball-Van  Johnson 

Not  Set 

2366 

9097 

Bing  Crosby-Joan  Blondell 

June  I5,'45 

90m 

Apr. 

8,'39 

9045 

Gloria  Jean-Kirby  Grant 

Aug.  I0,'45 

65m 

Aug. 

1 1,'45 

2589 

2418 

515 

Dorothy  McGuire-Robert  Young 

Block  3 

92m 

Feb. 

I7,'45 

2317 

2242 

2616 

Edmund  Lowe-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Set 

2279 

John  Payne-June  Haver 

Feb.,'46 

2499 

402 

Edward  Norris-June  Storey 

Nov.  I0,'44 

Sim 

Nov. 

I8,*44 

2182 

2131 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

May  7,'45 

63m 

Mar. 

10, '45 

2350 

Paul  Andor-Claudia  Drake-Donald  Woods 

Nov.  I0,'44 

86m 

Aug.  26,"44 

2103 

1599 

96i8 

Ella  Raines-George  Korvin 

Nov.  24,'44 

72m 

Nov. 

8,'44 

218! 

2166 

416 

Helmut  Dantine-Philip  Dorn 

May  I9,'45 

79m 

Apr. 

28,'45 

2425 

2092 

2523 

6037 

William  Wright-Nina  Foch 

Apr.  5,'45 

62m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2310 

6026 

Ann  Miller-William  Wright 

Apr.  I2.'45 

64m 

Apr. 

28,'45 

2426 

2007 

510 

Hedy  Lamarr-George  Brent 

Block  2 

91m 

Dec. 

9,'44 

2214 

1994 

2406 

FACES  in  the  Fog  Rep. 
Falcon  in  Hollywood,  The  RKO 
Falcon  in  San  Francisco  ("45-46)  RKO 
Fallen  Angel  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Fashion  Model  Mono. 
Fatal  Witness.  The  Rep. 
Fighting  Bill  Carson  (1945-46)  PRC 
Fighting  Guardsman,  The  Col. 
Fighting  Lady,  The  (color)  20th-Fox 
Firebrands  of  Arizona  Rep. 
First  Yank  Into  Tokyo  (1945-46)  RKO 
Flame  of  Barbary  Coast  Rep. 
Flame  of  the  West  Mono. 
Flaming  Bullets  (1945-46)  PRC 
Fog  Island  PRC 
Follow  That  Woman  (1945-46)  Para. 
Forever  Yours  Mono. 
►  For  Whom  the  Bell  Tolls  (color)  Para. 
Frenchman's  Creek  (color)  Para. 
Frisco  Sal  Univ. 
Frontier  Fugitives  (1945-46)  PRC 
Frontier  Gal  (1945-46)  Univ. 
Frozen  Ghost,  The  Univ. 


404 
507 
603 


6010 
515 
453 

415 


4413 
4408 
9012 


9032 


Jane  Withers-Paul  Kelly  Nov.  30,'44 

Tom  Conway-Veda  Ann  Borg  Block  2 

Tom  Conway-Rita  Corday  Block  I 

Alice  Faye-Dana  Andrews  Dec. ,'45 

Robert  Lowery-Marjorie  Weaver  Mar.  2, '45 

Evelyn  Ankers-Richard  Fraser  Not  Set 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Oct.  3 1, '45 

Willard  Parker-Anita  Louise  May  24,'45 

Naval  documentary  Jan.,'45 

Smiley  Burnette-Sunset  Carson  Dec.    I, '44 

Tom  Neal-Barbara  Hale  Not  Set 

John  Wayne-Ann  Dvorak  May  28. '45 
Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Hatton    June  9,'45 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Oct.  I5,'45 

Lionel  Atwill-George  Zucco  Feb.  1 5, '45 

William  Gargan-Nancy  Kelly  Not  Set 

Gale  Storm-Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.  26,'45 

Gary  Cooper-lngrid  Bergman  Block  3 

Joan  Fontaine-Arturo  da  Cordova  Block  2 

Turhan  Bey-Susanna  Foster  Feb.  23, '45 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  Sept.   I, "45 

Rod  Cameron-Yvonne  De  Carlo  Not  Set 

Lon  Chaney-Eveiyn  Ankers  Jun*  29,'45 


71m 
67m 
65m 


Oct.  2 1, "44 
Dec.  2.'44 
July  2 1, "45 


61m       Apr.  7, '45 


2149 
2201 
2554 

2394 


2142 
2366 
2454 
2230 
2467 
2543 


2406 


84m 

2278 

2523 

61m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2237 

2455 

55m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2186 
2366 

91m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2113 

1994 

2616 

71m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2353 

2543 

72m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2203 

2523 

69m 

Aug.  25,'45 

26!  1 

2543 

83m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2092 

2523 

58m 

July  I7,'43 

1546 

855 

2342 

13m 

Sept.23,'44 

2109 

1416 

2342 

94m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2319 

2250 

2455 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

2555 

61m 

June  I6,'45 

2498 

2259 

SAME  of  Death,  A  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  Most  Dangerous  Same) 
Gangs  of  the  Waterfront 
Gangsters'  Den 
Gangsters  of  the  Frontier 
Gay  Senorita,  The 
Gentle  Annie 

Geo.  White's  Scandals  ('45-46) 
Ghost  Guns 
G.I.  Honeymoon 
Girl  on  the  Spot  (1945-46) 
Girl  Rush 

Girls  of  Big  House  (1945-46) 
God  Is  My  Co-Pilot 
Goin'  to  Town 
Great  Day  (British) 
Great  Flamarion,  The 
Great  John  L.,  The 
Great  Mike,  The 
Great  Stagecoach  Robbery,  The  Rep. 
Greenwich  Village  (color)  20th-Fox 
Grissly't  Millions  Rep. 
Guest  in  the  House  UA 
Guest  Wife  UA 
Gun  Smoke  Mono. 
Guy,  a  Gal,  a  Pal,  A  Col. 
Guy  Could  Change,  A 

(1945-46)  -  Rep. 

Gypsy  Wildcat  (color)  Univ. 


Rep. 

422 

PRC 

PRC 

551 

Col. 

MGM 

523 

RKO 

602 

Mono. 

Mono. 

Univ. 

RKO 

506 

Rep. 

WB 

414 

RKO 

504 

RKO 

Rep. 

412 

UA 

PRC 

3317 
505 
409 


6034 


9005 


John  Loder-Audrey  Long 

Robert  Armstrong-Stephanie  Bachelor 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Dave  O'Brien-Tex  Ritter 

Jinx  Falkenburg-Jim  Bannon 

James  Craig-Donna  Reed 

Joan  Davis-Jack  Haley 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Gale  Storm-Peter  Cookson 

Lois  Collier-Jess  Barker 

Frances  Langford-Wally  Brown 

Lynne  Roberts-Richard  Powers 

Dennis  Morgan-Raymond  Massey 

Lum  and  Abner 

Eric  Portman-Flora  Robson 

Erich  Vop  Stroheim-Mary  Beth  Hughes 

Linda  Darnell-Greg.  McClura 

Robert  Henry-Stuart  Erwin 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Don  Ameche-Carmen  Miranda 

Virginia  Gray -Paul  Kelly 

Anne  Baxter-Ralph  Bellamy 

Claudette  Colbert-Don  Ameche 

Johnny  Mack  Brown 

Lynn  Merrick-Ross  Hunter 

Allan  Lane-Jane  Frazee 
Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall 


Not  Set 


2384 


July  S/M 

54m 

2403 

June  I4,'45 

55m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

2543 

Sept.  21, "44 

56m 

Sept  23.'44 

2.JII 

2092 

Aug.  9,'45 

69m 

Aug.  25,'45 

2610 

2543 

May. '45 

80m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2186 

2523 

Block  1 

95m 

Aug.  4'45 

2578 

2366 

Nov.  I7,'44 

60m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2182 

2071 

Apr.  6, '45 

70m 

Mar.  3.'45 

2338 

2131 

Not  Set 

2467 

Block  2 

65m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2150 

2032 

Not  Set 

2467 

Apr.  7.'45 

88m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2338 

2203 

2523 

Block  1 

69m 

Sep.  23,'44 

2111 

Not  Set 

80m 

May  I2,'45 

2445 

Mar.  30,'45 

78m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2277 

2250 

June  29,'45 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

2616 

Nov.  I5,'44 

73m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2082 

2342 

Feb.  I5,'45 

56m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2330 

2203 

Sept.,'44 

82m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1676 

2218 

Jan.  I6,'45 

71m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2169 

2259 

Dec.  8,'44 

I2lm 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1983 

2567 

July  27,'45 

90m 

July  28,'45 

2565 

2259 

Feb.  I6,'45 

57m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2186 

Mar.  8,'45 

63m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

2361 

2279 

Not  Sat 

2543 

Sept.  t,'44 

77  m 

Aug.  I2,'44 

2103 

1675 

2262 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


2619 


KEVIEWED 


Tittr  Company 
HALF-WAY  House  (Br.)  AFE 
Hangover  Square  20th-Fox 
Harvey  Girls  (color  )  ('45-46) 
Having  Wonderful  Crime 
Henry  the  Fifth  (British)  (colo 

( 1945-46) 
Here  Come  the  Co-Eds 
Here  Come  the  Waves 
Her  Highness  and  the  Bellboy 

(1945-46) 
Her  Lucky  Night 
Hi,  Beautiful 

Hidden  Eye,  The  (1945-46) 
High  Powered 
His  Brother's  Ghost 
Hitchhike  to  Happiness 
Hold  High  the  Torch  (color) 

(1945-46) 
Hold  That  Blonde  (1945-46) 

(formerly  Good  Intentions) 
Hollywood  and  Vine 
Hollywood  Canteen 
Honeymoon  Ahead 
Horn  Blows  at  Midnight,  The 
Hotel  Berlin 

Hotel  Reserve  (British)  ('45-'46) 
House  of  Fear 
House  of  Frankenstein 
House  on  92nd  St.  ('45-'46)  20th-Fox 

(formerly  Now  It  Can  Be  Told) 


Frod. 

Number 

516 


IVI  o  ivi 

Univ. 

Para. 

4411 

IVl  IVl 

Univ. 

9021 

Univ. 

9031 

MAM 

r  ara. 

441  9 

r  i\w 

D  A  n 

ivop. 

419 

Mf^M 

IVl  OlVl 

P-r* 

r  dro* 

.... 

PRC 

WB 

409 

Univ. 

9028 

WB 

415 

WB 

413 

RKO 

Univ. 

9025 

Univ. 

9013 

Start 

Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Walls 
Laird  Cregar-George  Sanders 
Judy  Garland-John  Hodiak 
Pat  O'Brien-George  Murphy 

Laurence  Olivier-Robert  Newton 

Abbott  and  Costello 

Bing  Crosby-Betty  Hutton-S.  Tufts 

Hedy  Lamarr-Robert  Walker 
Andrews  Sisters-Martha  O'Driscoll 
Martha  O'DriscoII-Noah  Beery,  Jr. 
Edward  Arnold-Frances  RafFerty 
Robert  Lowery-Phyllis  Brooks 
Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 
Al  Pearce-Dal*  Evant 

Elizabeth  Tayior-Lassie-Ednriund  Gwenn 
Eddie  Bracken-Veronica  Lake 

James  Ellison-Wanda  McKay 
Warner  stars  revue 
Allan  Jones-Grace  McDonald 
Jack  Benny-Alexis  Smith 
Helmut  Dantine-Faye  Emerson 
James  Mason-Lucie  Mannheim 
Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 
Lon  Chaney-Boris  KarlofF 
Willianrj  Ey+he-Lloyd  Nolan 


M.P. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

Release 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Aug.  II, '45 

88m 

Aug.  II, "45 

2589 

C-L.  'AC 

reD.,  *fD 

77m 

Jan.  zu,  'to 

LLl  1 

/Ut  J 

ocoo 
ZdZJ 

Not  Set 

2354 

Block  3 

70  m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

23i9 

1971 

.  •  ■  ■ 

KIa4  Ca^ 

L/OC.    Z,  *T*t 

Feb.  2.'45 

88m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2297 

2242 

2455 

Block  3 

99m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

2093 

2406 

Not  Set 

lllm 

July  I4,'45 

2541 

2259 

Feb.  9;45 

63  m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2298 

2250 

Dec.  8,'44 

64m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2194 

2131 

Not  Set 

70m 

July  28,"45 

2565 

2353 

DIOCK  ^ 

reb,  Zt',  *rD 

00  70 

.... 

Feb.  3;45 

54m 

Jan.  I3,'45 

2269 

2186 

July  I6,'45 

72m 

Apr.  21. "45 

2414 

2250 

Not  Set 

2216 

Not  Set 

.  •  .  . 

2259 

•  ■  • 

Apr.  25,'45 

60m 

Mar.  10, '45 

2349 

2142 

Dec.  30.'44 

124m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2213 

1676 

2342 

May  ll,*45 

60m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2278 

Apr.  28.'45 

78m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

1715 

2616 

Mar.  I7.'45 

98m 

Mar.  3,'45 

2337 

2250 

2567 

Not  Set 

89m 

June  I7,'44 

1945 

Mar.  I6,'45 

69m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 

Feb.  I6.'45 

70m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2237 

2007 

2302 

Oct..'45 

2499 

1  ACCUSE  My  Parents 

PRC 

1  Didn't  Do  It  (British) 

Col. 

Identity  Unknown 

Rep. 

414 

1  Love  a  Bandleader  (45-46) 

Col. 

1  Love  a  Mystery 

Col. 

6024 

I'll  Be  Seeing  You 

UA 

I'll  Be  Your  Sweetheart  (Br.) 

GFD 

I'll  Remember  April 

Univ. 

9027 

I'll  Tell  the  World 

Univ. 

9041 

Imitation  of  Life  (Reissue) 

Univ. 

9096 

I'm  from  Arkansas 

PRC 

Incendiary  Blonde  (color) 

Para. 

4431 

In  Old  New  Mexico 

Mono. 

In  the  Meantime,  Darling 

20th-Fox 

507 

Irish  Eyes  Are  Smiling  (color) 

20th-Fox 

508 

Isle  of  the  Dead  (1945-46) 

RKO 

H's  a  Pleasure  (color) 

RKO 

584 

it's  in  the  Bag 

UA 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Robert  Lowell  Nov.  4.'44 

George  Formby-Billy  Caryl  July  23, '45 

Richard  Arlen-Cheryl  Walker  Apr.  2,'45 

Phil  Harris-Leslie  Brooks  Sept.  I3,]45 

Jim  Bannon-Nina  Foch  Jan.  25, '45 

Ginger  Rogers-Joseph  Cot+en  Jan.  5. '45 

Margaret  Lockwood-Vic  Oliver  Not  Set 

Gloria  Jean-KIrby  Grant  Apr.  I3,'45 

Lee  Tracy-Brenda  Joyce  June  8, '45 

Claudette  Colbert- Warren  William  June  I5,'45 

Slim  Summerville-EI  Brendel  Oct.  3 1, '44 

Betty  Hutton-Arturo  de  Cordova  Aug.  31, '45 

Duncan  Renaldo-Martin  Garralaga  May  I5,'45 

Jeanne  Crain-Frank  Latimore  Oct., '44 
Monty  Woolley-Dick  Haymes-June  Haver  Oct., '44 

Boris  Karloff-Ellen  Drew  Not  Set 

Sonja  Henie-Michael  O'Shea  Special 
Fred  Allen-Bob  Benchley-Jack  Benny      Apr.  2 1, '45 


70m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2092 

97m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

71m 

Apr.  7.'45 

2393 

2278 

70m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

69m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2350 

2203 

85m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

1913 

2567 

104m 

July  21, '45 

2554 

63  m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2415 

2230 

61m 

May  26,'45 
Dec.  I.'34 

2466 

2310 

109m 

70m 

Oct.  7,'44 

2130 

1  13m 

June  1 6, '45 

2497 

1675 

2616 

62m 

July  14, '45 

2542 

2354 

72m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2110 

1850 

90m 

Oct.  7. '44 

2129 

1835 
2216 

2262 

90m 

Mar.  3, '45 

2337 

2202 

2523 

87m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2317 

2230 

2523 

JADE  Mask.  The  Mono. 

Janie  WB 

Jealousy  Rep. 

Johnny  Angel  (1945-46)  RKO 
Johnny  Frenchman 

(British)  Ealing-Eagle-Lion 

Jungle  Captive  Univ. 

Junior  Miss  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 


.     .  Sidney  Toler-Mantan  Moreland 

401  Joyce  Reynolds-Robert  Mutton 

424  John  Loder-Jane  Randolph 

604  George  Raft-Signe  Hasso 

....  Francoise  Rosay-Tom  Wall 

9038  Otto  Kruger-Amelita  Ward 

603  Peggy  Ann  Garner-Allyn  Joslyn 


Jan.  26.'45 

66m 

Jan.  27.'45 

2290 

2131 

Sept.  2.'44 

102m 

July  29.'44 

2094 

1747 

July23,'45 

71m 

July28,'45 

2565 

2279 

Block  1 

79m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2577 

2259 

Not  Set 

1 12m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2577 

June  29.'45 

63m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2259 

Aug.,'45 

94m 

June  16, '45 

2497 

2403 

2302 


KEEP  Your  Powder  Dry 

MGM 

520 

Keys  of  the  Kingdom 

20th-Fox 

514 

Kid  Sister,  The 

PRC 

Kismet  (color) 

MGM 

506 

Kiss  and  Tell  (1945-46) 

Col. 

Kitten  on  the  Keys  (color) 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Kitty  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Lana  Turner-Laraine  Day-Susan  Peters  Mar..'45 

Gregory  Peck-Thomas  Mitchell  Jan.,'45 

Judy  Clark-Roger  Pryor  Feb.  6, '45 

Ronald  Colman-Marlene  Dietrich  Oc+.,'44 

Shirley  Temple-Jerome  Courtland  Sept., '45 

Maureen  O'Hara-Dick  Haymes  Mar.,'46 

Paulette  Goddard-Ray  Milland  Not  Set 


93m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2567 

137m 

Dec.  I6.'44 

2226 

1806 

2455 

56m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2309 

2203 

lOOm 

Aug.  26.*44 

2095 

1635 

2342 

2353 

2499 

2093 

LADIES  in  the  Green  Hats 

(French) 

Brill 

Lady  Confesses,  The 

PRC 

Lady  on  a  Train 

Univ. 

Lake  Placid  Serenade 

Rep. 
Artkino 

406 

Last  Hill,  The  (Russian) 

Last  Ride,  The 

WB 

404 

Laura 

20th-Fox 

509 

Lawless  Empire  (1945-46) 

Col. 

Leave  Her  to  Heaven  [color] 

(1945-46) 

20th-Fox 

Leave  It  to  Blondie 

Col. 

66i9 

Let's  Go  Steady 

Col. 

6039 

French  feature 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Hugh  Beaumont 
Deanna  Durbin-Ralph  Bellamy 
Vera  Hruba  Ralston-William  Frawley 
War  feature 

Richard  Travis-Eleanor  Parker 
Gene  Tierney-Dana  Andrews 
Charles  Starrett-Vernon  Keays 

Gene  Tierney-Cornel  Wilde 
Penny  Singleton-Arthur  Lake 
Pat  Parrish-Jackie  Moran 


Apr.  4.'46 

93m 

Apr.28.'45 

2426 

May  I6.'45 

66m 

Mar.  31. '45 

2381 

2354 

Aug.  I7,'45 

94m 

Aug.  1 1  ,'45 

2589 

2403 

Dec.  23,'44 

85m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

2142 

Juno  23.'45 

84m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

Oct.  7.'44 

56m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

iiis 

Nov..'44 

88m 

Oct.  I4.'44 

2138 

1899 

Not  Set 

2543 

Jan.,'46 

2499 

Feb.  22,'45 

72  m 

Mar,  31, '45 

2381 

2216 

Jan.  4.'45 

60m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2309 

2203 

2342 
2262 


2620 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION.  AUGUST  25.  1945 


HMVIEWBD  ■ 


Title  Company 
Little  Mother, Th«  (Mex.)  Clasa-Mohme 
Lone  Texas  Ranger  Rep. 
Lost  in  a  Harem  MGM 
Lost  Trail.  The  (1945-46)  Mono. 
Lost  Weekend,  The  (1945-46)  Para. 
Love,  Honor  and  Goodbye  Rep. 
Love  Letters  (1945-46)  Para. 


M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Hervice 

Rttetse 

Running 

Hertld 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Date 

Start 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

fage 

Page 

Page 

Mexican  feature 

Dec.  I8,'44 

1  lOm 

Dec.  30,'44 

2249 

3318 

wall      ^11*               Ala             PBl  • 

Bill  Elliott-Ahce  Fleming 

May  20, '45 

56m 

June  9.'45 

2485 

2403 

509 

Bud  Abbott-Lou  Costello 

Dec..'44 

89m 

Sept.  2.'44 

2081 

1850 

Johnny  Mack  Brown-Raymond  Ha+ton 

CCT.  £/,  'to 

Ray  Milland-Jane  Wyman 

Not  Set 

101  m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2242 

Virginia  Bruce-Victor  McLaglen 

Not  Set 

2454 

Jennifer  Jones-Joseph  Gotten 

Not  Set 

loVm 

Aug.25,'45 

2609 

2230 

MAIN  Street  After  Dark  MGM  514 

Maisie  Goes  to  Reno  .  MGM  504 

Mama  Loves  Papa  (1945-46)  RKO  601 

Man  Alive  (1945-46)  RKO 

(formerly  The  Amorous  Ghost) 

Man  from  Music  Mountain  (R.)  Rep.  5303 

Man  from  Oklahoma  Rep.  443 

Man  in  Half  Moon  Street,  The  Para.  4407 
Man  Who  Walked  Alona,  The  PRC 

Marked  for  Murder  PRC   

Mark  of  the  Whistler  Col.  6022 

Marriage  Is  a  Private  Affair  MGM  505 

Marshal  of  Laredo  (1945-46)  Rep  

Master  Race,  The  RKO  502 

Medal  for  Benny.  A  Para.  4424 

Meet  Me  in  St.  Louis  (color)  MGM  512 

Meet  Miss  Bobby  Socks  Col.  6028 

Melody  Ranch  (Re-release)  Rep.  5301 

Men  in  Her  Diary  (1945-46)  Univ.  502 

Merry  Monohans.  The  Univ.  9008 

Mexicana  Rep.  .... 

Midnight  Manhunt  Para.  4427 

(reviewed  as  One  Exciting  Night) 

Mildred  Pierce  (1945-46)  WB 

Military  Secret  (Russian)  Artkino  .... 

Ministry  of  Fear  Para.  4410 

Missing  Corpse.  The  PRC  .... 

Missing  Juror,  The  Col.  6040 

Miss  Susie  Slagle's  (1945-46)  Para  

Molly  and  Me  20th-Fox  522 

Moonlight  and  Cactus  Univ.  9022 

Mrs.  Parkington  MGM  507 

Muggs  Rides  Again  Mono.  .... 

Mummy's  Curse.  The  Univ.  9036 

Murder,  He  Says  Para.  4422 

Murder  in  the  Blue  Room  Univ.  9034 

Murder.  My  Sweetl  RKO  508 

Music  for  Millions  MGM  515 

My  Buddy  Rep.  403 

My  Gal  Loves  Music  Univ.  9037 

My  Reputation  (1945-46)  WB 

My  Pal,  Wolf  RKO  505 


Edward  Arnold-Selena  Royle 
Ann  Sothern-John  Hodiak 
Leon  Errol-Elisabeth  Risdon 
Pat  O'Brien-Ellen  Drew 

Gene  Autry 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Nils  Asther-Helen  Walker 

Kay  Aldridge-Dave  O'Brien 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien 

Richard  Dix-Janis  Carter 

Lana  Turner-John  Hodiak 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

George  Coulouris-Stanley  Ridges 

Dorothy  Lamour-Arturo  de  Cordova 

Judy  Garland-Margaret  O'Brien 

Bob  Crosby-Lynn  Merrick 

Gene  Autry 

Jon  Hall-Louise  Allbritton 
Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 
Constance  Moore-Tito  Guizar 
William  Gargan-Ann  Savage 

Joan  Crawford-Jack  Carson 
War  Feature 

Ray  Milland-Marjorie  Reynolds 
J.  Edward  Bromberg-Frank  Jenks 
Jim  Bannon-Janis  Carter 
Sonny  Tufts-Veronica  Luke 
Monty  Woolley-Gracia  Fields 
Andrews  Sisters-Leo  Carrillo 
Greer  Garson-Walter  Pidgeon 
Leo  Gorcey-Huntz  Hall 
Lon  Chaney-Peter  Coe 
Fred  MacMurray-Marjorie  Main 
Anne  Gwynne-Donald  Cook 
Dick  Powell-Anne  Shirley 
Margaret  O'Brien-Jose  Iturbi 
Donald  Barry-Ruth  Terry 
Bob  Crosby-Grace  McDonald 
Barbara  Stanwyck-George  Brent 
Jill  Esmond-Sharyn  MofFatt 


J  an., '45 

56m 

Dec.  2.'44 

2202 

2186 

Sept.,'44 

90m 

Aug.  !2,'44 

2102 

197! 

Block  1 

60m 

Aug.  4, '45 

2578 

2403 

Not  Set 

2366 

Aug.  5,'45 

58m 

Aug.  I3,'38 

Aug.  I,'45 

69m 

Aug.  4.'45 

2577 

2418 

Block  2 

92m 

Oct.  21.44 

2150 

1747 

2406 

Mar.  I5,'45 

74m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2310 

2202 

Feb.  8,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6.'45 

2257 

2203 

Nov.  2,'44 

61m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2130 

2071 

Oct..'44 

Il7m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2102 

1806 

2262 

Not  Set 

2467 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  23.'44 

2109 

1983 

2302 

June  29,'45 

80m 

Nov.  I8,'44 

2181 

2567 

Jan. ,'45 

1 13m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

1715 

2567 

Oct.  I2,'44 

68  m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2214 

2071 

2262 

Apr.  I5,'45 

84m 

Nov.  23.*40 

2477 

Sept.  I4,'45 

2467 

Sept.  I5,'44 

Vim 

Aug.  I9.'44 

iioi 

1786 

Not  Set 

2499 

July  27,'45 

64m 

June  9.'45 

2486 

2354 

Oct.  20,'45 

2259 

Aug.  I,'45 

73  m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2598 

Block  2 

85m 

Oct.  21. '44 

2149 

1816 

June  l,'45 

63m 

Apr.  28.'45 

2426 

2354 

Nov.  I6,'44 

66m 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

2131 

Not  Set 

2216 

Apr., '45 

76  m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2242 

2455 

Sept.  8,'44 

60m 

Aug.  26. '44 

2103 

1746 

Nov.,'44 

124m 

Sept.  I6.'44 

2101 

1835 

2342 

June  I6,'45 

63m 

June  9.'45 

2487 

2366 

Feb.  I6,'45 

62m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2238 

June  8,'45 

95m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2041 

1983 

2616 

Dec.  {,'44 

61m 

Nov.  4, '44 

2166 

1971 

Block  2 

95m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

197! 

2455 

Feb.,'45 

1  17m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2142 

2455 

Oct.  I2,'44 

69m 

Sept.  30,'44 

2121 

Dec.  I5,'44 

61m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2131 

Not  Set 

1695 

Block  1 

76  m 

Sept.  23.'44 

21 10 

2032 

2218 

NATIONAL  Barn  Dance  Para.  4403 

National  Velvet  (color)  MGM  521 

Naughty  Marietta  (Reissue)  MGM  508 

Naughty  Nineties,  The  Univ.  9003 

Navajo  Trail,  The  Mono.  .... 

Nevada  RKO  509 

Night  Club  Girl  Univ.  9035 
Night  in  Paradise,  A  (color) 

(1945-46)  Univ.  504 
Nob  Hill  (color)  20th-Fox  529 
Nobody  Lives  Forever  {'45-'46)  WB 
None  But  the  Lonely  Heart  RKO  501 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  (Re- 
issue) (color)  Para.  4433 
Nothing  But  Trouble  MGM  519 


Jean  Heather-Charles  Quigiey  Block  I 

Mickey  Rooney-Jackie  Jenkins  Apr.,'45 

Jeanette  MacDonald-Nelson  Eddy  Nov.,'44 

Abbott  and  Costello  July  6, '45 

Johnny  Mack  Brown  Jan.  5, '45 

Bob  Mitchum-Anne  Jeffreys  Block  2 

Vivian  Austin-Edward  Norris  Jan.  5, '45 

Merle  Oberon-Turhan  Bey  Sept.  28, '45 

Joan  Bennett-George  Raft  July, '45 

John  Garfield-Geraldine  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

Cary  Grant-Ethel  Barrymore  Block  I 

Gary  Cooper-Madeleine  Carroll  Aug.  26,'45 

Laurel  and  Hardy  Mar.,'45 


76m 

Sept.  9,'44 

2089 

1849 

2218 

123m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2213 

1763 

2455 

106m 

Mar.  2.'35 

2030 

2455 

76m 

June  23. '45 

2510 

2310 

56m 

Mar.  I0.'45 

2349 

2186 

62  m 

Dec.  9.'44 

2214 

2007 

60m 

Dec.  9,'44 

2215 

2203 

2279 

95m 

June   2, '45 

2477 

2131 

2616 

2278 

1  13m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2129 

1826 

2406 

126m 

Oct.  26,'40 

2486 

69m 

Dec.  2,'44 

2202 

2i86 

OATH  of  Vengeance 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 

Dec.  9,'44 

57m 

Objective  Burma 

WB 

4ii 

Errol  Flynn-Henry  Hull 

Feb  17  "45 

142m 

Of  Human  Bondage  (1945-46) 

WB 

Paul  Henreid-Eleanor  Parker 

Not  Set 

Old  Texas  Trail,  The 

Univ. 

9082 

Rod  Cameron-Fuzzy  Knight 

Dec.  I5,'44 

59m 

On  Approval  (British)  English 

Clive  Brook-Beatrice  Lillie 

Not  Set 

80m 

One  Body  Too  Many 

Para. 

4409 

Jack  Haley-Jean  Parker 

Block  2 

75m 

One  More  Tomorrow  (1945-46) 

WB 

Ann  Sheridan-Alexis  Smith 

Not  Set 

(formerly  (Animal  Kingdom) 

On  Stage,  Everybody 

Univ. 

9015 

Jack  Oakie-Peggy  Ryan 

July  I3,'45 

75m 

Oregon  Trail 

Rep. 

456 

Sunset  Carson-Peggy  Stewart 

July  I4,'45 

55  m 

Our  Hearts  Were  Growing  Up 

(1945-46) 

Para. 

Gail  Russell-Diana  Lynn 

Not  Set 

Our  Hearts  Were  Young  and 

Gay 

Para. 

4404 

Diana  Lynn-Gail  Russell 

Block  1 

81m 

Our  Vines  Have  Tender  Grapes 

(1945-46) 

MGM 

Margaret  O'Brien-Jackie  Jenkins 

Not  Set 

103m 

Outlaw,  The 

UA 

Jane  Russell-Walter  Huston 

Aug.  31, '45 

I2lm 

Jan.27,'45  2289 


May  27,'44 
Oct.  2 1, '44 


July  I4,'45 
July  2 1, '45 


Sept.  2,'44 

July  2 1, '45 
Feb.  1 3, '43 


1910 
2150 


2541 
2554 


2082 

2553 
2542 


2186 
1983 
2093 
2186 

1850 
1431 

2499 
2543 

2555 

1746 

2230 


2567 


2218 


MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


2621 


f-  KJSVtEWBD  -y 


M.  P. 

Yroauct 

Advance 

Sfrvict 

Herald 

Digest 

Date 

Title  Company 

Number 

Stan 

Thne 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Out  of  the  Night 

PRC 

Jimmy  Lydon-Saliy  Eilers 

Mar.  3 1  ,'45 

87m 

Feb.  !7,'45 

2318 

2186 

2406 

(reviewed  as  Strange  Illusion 

Out  of  This  World 

Para. 

4426 

Eddie  Bracken-Diana  Lynn 

July  I3,'45 

96m 

June  9,'45 

2485 

2093 

2616 

Over  21 

Col. 

Irene  Dunne-Alexander  Knox 

Aug.  23.'45 

103m 

July  28, '45 

2565 

2279 

2616 

PAN-AMERICANA 

RKO 

512 

Phillip  Terry-Audrey  Long 

Block  3 

84m 

Feb.  I7,'45 

2318 

2216 

2523 

Pardon  My  Past  (1945-46) 

Col. 

Fred  MacMurray-Marguerite  Chapman 

Not  Sot 

2543 

Paris — Underground  (1945-46) 

UA 

Constance  Bennett-Gracie  Fields 

Sept.  I4,'45 

97m 

Aug.  25, '45 

2610 

2454 

Party  Girl  ( 1945-46) 

Mono. 

Dons  Merrick-cddie  (,;uillan 

Oct.  13/45 

2418 

(■fornneriy  Main  Street  Girl) 

Patrick  the  Groat 

Univ. 

901 1 

Donald  O'Connor-Peggy  Ryan 

May  4. "45 

89m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

1675 

2523 

Pearl  of  Death 

Univ. 

9019 

Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 

Sept.  22, '44 

69m 

Sept.  2,'44 

2083 

1983 

Penthouse  Rhythm 

Univ. 

9043 

Kirby  &rant-Lois  Collier 

June  22,'45 

60m 

June  9,  45 

2486 

2279 

Phantom  of  42nd  Street.  The 

PRC 

Dave  O'Brien-Kay  Aldridge 

May  2,'45 

60  m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2394 

2279 

Phantom  of  the  Plains  ('45-46) 

Rep. 

n^il    fit*    ■■  n    II        ni  i 

Wild  Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Not  Set 

.... 

2467 

.... 

(formerly  Texas  Manhunt) 

n*i       1    A   t       1           pii  I 

Richard  Arlen-Lynn  Kobem 

Phantom  Speaks,  The 

Rep. 

433 

May  I0,'45 

68m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

2354 

Picture  of  Dorian  Gray,  The 

MGM 

525 

George  Sanders-nurd  Hatfield 

June,'45 

1 1  Im 

Mar.  3. '45 

2337 

1899 

2567 

Pillow  of  Death  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce 

Not  Set 

2454 

Pillow  to  Post 

WB 

417 

Ida  Lupino-Sydnay  Greenstreet 

June  9,'45 

92m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2216 

2616 

rower  ot  the  Wnntler 

v.^01. 

6023 

Richard  Dix-Janit  Carter 

Apr.  I9,'45 

66  m 

May  5.'45 

2434 

2279 

.... 

Practically  Yours 

Para. 

4414 

Claudette  Colbert-rred  MacMurray 

Block  3 

90m 

Dec.  23.'44 

2239 

1806 

24BS 

Pride  of  the  Marines  (1945-46) 

WB 

501 

John  Garfield-Eleanor  Parker 

Sept.  I.'45 

120m 

Aug.!  I,'45 

2589 

2250 

(formerly  This  Love  of  Ours) 

Princess  and  the  Pirate  (color) 

RKO 

551 

Bob  Hope-Virginia  Kiiayo 

Special 

94m 

Oct.  14. '44 

2137 

1889 

2342 

RADIO  Stars  on  Parade 

( 1945-46) 

RKO 

605 

Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney 

Block  1 

69m 

Aug.  4,'45 

2578 

Rainbow  Island  (color) 

Para. 

4401 

Dorothy  Lamour-cddie  Bracken 

Block  1 

96m 

Sept.  2, '44 

2081 

1654 

2262 

Rancho  Grande  (Re-release) 

Rep. 

5304 

Gene  Autry 

Sept.  30,'45 

68m 

Mar.  30,'40 





Randolph  Family,  The  (British)  English 

Margaret  Lockwood-Micnaei  Wilding 

Not  Set 

80m 

Sept.  I8,'43 

2362 

(formerly  Dear  Octopus) 

Razor's  Edge,  The  ('45-46)  20th-Fox 

Alice  Faye-Gregory  Pocic 

June,'46 

.... 



.... 

Reckless  Age 

Univ. 

9029 

Gloria  Jean-Henry  Stephenson 

Nov.  I7.'44 

63  m 

Sept.  2,*44 

2083 

1983 



Renegades  of  the  Rio  Grande 

Univ. 

9084 

Rod  Cameron-Fuziy  Knight 

June  l,'45 

56m 

2454 

Return  of  the  Durango  Kid 

Col. 

6206 

^^1        1         ^1            ■■     ■  t 

Charles  5tarretT-Jean  Stevens 

Apr.  I9,'45 

57m 

May  5, '45 

2434 

2366 

Rhapsody  in  Blue  (1945-46) 

WB 

502 

Joan  Leslie-Robert  Alda 

Sept.  22,'45 

139m 

June  30, '45 

2521 

1530 

2616 

Rhythm  Roundup 

Col. 

6223 

■•     ^^1           1    \ti  II 

Ken  Curtis-Cheryl  Walker 

June  7,'45 

66m 

2434 

Riders  of  Santa  Fe 

Univ. 

9081 

Rod  Cameron-Funy  Knight 

Nov.  I0,'44 

63m 

2166 

River  Gang  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

503 

Gloria  Jean-John  Qualen 

Sept.  21, "45 

2279 

.... 

(formerly  Fairy  Tale  Murder) 

Road  to  Alcatraz 

Rep. 

423 

Robert  Lowery-June  Storey 

July  I0,'45 

60m 

July  I4,'45 

2542 

2418 

Road  to  Utopia  (1945-46) 

Para. 

Bing  Crosby-Bob  Hope-D.  Lamour 

Not  Set 

1715 

Roaring  Rangers  (1945-46) 
Rockin'  in  the  Rockies 

Col. 

Charles  Starrett-Smiley  Burnette 

Not  Set 



2543 

Col. 

6222 

Mary  Beth  Hughes-Jay  Kirby 

Apr.  I7,'45 

67m 

July  28,'45 
Dec.  23. '44 

2566 

2354 

Rogues'  Gallery 

PRC 

Frank  Jenks-Robin  Raymond 

Dec.  6,'44 

60m 

2239 

2186 

Roughly  Speaking 
Rough  Ridin'  Justice 

WB 

412 

Rosalind  Russell-Jack  Carson 

Mar.  3,'45 

1 17m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2297 

1983 

2455 

Col. 

6205 

Charles  Starrett-Betty  Jane  Graham 

Mar.  I5,'45 

58m 

Mar.  I7.'45 

2362 

2354 

Rough,  Tough  and  Ready 

Col. 

6018 

Chester  Morris-Victor  McLaglen 

Mar.  22,'45 

66m 

Mar.  3 {,'45 

2382 

2250 

Royal  Scandal,  A  20th-Fox 

521 

Tallulah  Bankhead-Anne  Baxter 

Apr.. '45 

94m 

Mar.  24  *45 

2373 

2131 

2455 

Rustlers  of  the  Badlands 

Col. 

6208 

Charles  Starrett-Sally  Bliss 

Aug.  I6,'45 

58  m 

Aug.  25,'45 

2610 

2418 

SADDLE  Leather  Law 

Col. 

6203 

Charles  Starrett-Vi  Athens 

Dec.  21, '44 

55m 

Dec.  30.'44 

2249 

2007 

Saddle  Serenade 

Mono. 

Jimmy  Wakely-Lee  White 

Aug.  1 1,'45 

55m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2434 

Sagebrush  Heroes 

Col, 

6204 

Charles  Starrett-Constance  Worth 

Feb.  I,'45 

54m 

Feb.  I7.'45 

2319 

2007 

Sailor  Takes  a  Wife  (1945-46) 

MGM 

Robert  Walker-June  Allyson 

Not  Set 

2555 

Salome,  Where  She  Danced  (col. 

)  Univ. 

9073 

Yvonne  De  Carlo-David  Bruce 

Apr.  27.'45 

90m 

Apr.  14. '45 

2402 

2230 

Salty  O'Rourke 

Para. 

4418 

Alan  Ladd-Gail  Russell 

Block  4 

lOOm 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

2216 

2523 

San  Antonio  (color)  (1945-46) 

WB 

Errol  Flynn-AIexis  Smith 

Oct.  27.'45 

2216 

San  Diego,  1  Love  You 

Univ. 

9017 

Louise  Allbntton-Jon  Hall 

Sept.  29,'44 

83m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2089 

1983 

2302 

Santa  Fe  Saddiematet 

Rep. 

455 

Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling 

June  2, '45 

56m 

June  I4,'45 

2491 

2467 

.... 

Saratoga  Trunk  (1945-46) 

WB 

Gary  Cooper-ingrid  Bergman 

Jan.  26.'46 

1431 

Scared  Stiff 

Para. 

4423 

Jack  Haley-Ann  Savage 

June  22, '45 

6Sm 

Apr.  7.'45 

2393 

2354 

Scarlet  Clue,  The 

Mono. 

Sidney  Toler-Benson  Fong 

May  5,'45 

65  m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2354 



Scotland  Yard  Investigator 

(1945-46) 

Rep. 

Sir  Aubrey  Smith-Erich  von  Stroheim 

Not  Set 

2467 

.... 

Secret  Mission  (British) 

English 

Hugh  Williams-Caria  Lehmann 

Not  Set 

75  m 

Sept.  26,'42 

2082 

See  My  Lawyer 

Univ. 

9016 

Olsen  and  Johnson-Grace  McDonald 

May  25,'45 

67hi 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

1899 

.... 

Senorita  from  the  West 

(1945-46) 

Univ. 

506 

Allan  Jones-Bonita  Granville 

Oct.  I2,"45 

2418 

Sergeant  Mike 

Col. 

6033 

Larry  Parks-Jeanne  Bates 

Nov.  9,'44 

60m 

Feb.  I0.'45 

2310 

2131 

Seventh  Cross,  The 

MGM 

501 

Spencer  Tracy-Signe  Hasso 

Sept.,'44 

1 12m 

July  22,'44 

2095 

1715 

2i87 

Shadow  of  a  Woman  (1945-46)  WB 

.... 

Andrea  King-Helmut-Dantine 

Feb.  9,'46 

2543 

Shadow  of  Suspicion 

Mono. 

Marjorie  Weaver-Peter  Cookson 

Dec.  I5,'44 

68m 

Oct.  7.'44 

2129 

2032 

.... 

Shadow  of  Terror  (1945-46) 

PRC 

Dick  Fraser-Cy  Kendall 

Oct.  I4,'45 

2467 

(formerly  Checkmate) 

Shadows  in  the  Night 

Col. 

6021 

Warner  Baxter-Nina  Foch 

Oct.  I9,'44 

67m 

Aug.  5.'44 

2031 

1899 

Shadows  of  Death 

PRC 

Buster  Crabbe-Al.  St.  John 

Apr.  I9,'45 

61m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2278 

2230 

Shady  Lady  (1945-46) 

Univ. 

501 

Charles  Coburn-Ginny  Simms 

Sept.  7,'45 

2543 

Shanghai  Cobra,  The  (1945-46) 

Mono. 

Sidney  Toler-Joan  Barclay 

Sept.  I,'45 

64  m 

Aug.  I8,"45 

2598 

She  Gets  Her  Man 

Univ. 

9020 

Joan  Davis-Leon  Errol 

Jan.  I2,'45 

74m 

Jan.  13, '45 

2269 

2203 

Sheriff  of  Cimarron 

Rep. 

454 

Sunset  Carson-Linda  Stirling 

Feb.  28,'45 

57m 

Feb.  !0,'45 

2310 

Sheriff  of  Las  Vegas 

Rep. 

3316 

Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 

Dec.  31, '44 

55  m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2142 

.... 

Sheriff  of  Sundown 

Rep. 

463 

Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 

Nov.  7.'44 

65m 

Oct.  28,'44 

2157 

2142 



She's  a  Sweetheart 

Col. 

Larry  rarks-Jana  Uarwell 

Dec.  7,  44 

69  m 

Dec.  16,  44 

2226 

2186 

Shock  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

June,'46 

Sign  of  the  Cross.  The  (Reissue 

1  Para. 

4432 

Fredric  Mjrch-ClaudeHe  Colberf 

Special 

H8m 

Aug.  I9,'4t 

2103 

2622 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


erod. 

Title                              Company  Number 

Silver  City  Kid                         Rep.  461 
Silver  Fleet,  The  PRC 

Since  You  Went  Away                 UA  .... 

Singing  Sheriff,  The                   Univ.  9030 

Sing  Me  e  Song  of  Texas            Col.  6221 

Sing,  Neighbor,  Sing                   Rep.  401 
Sing  Your  Way  Home  (1945-46)  RKO 
Smolcy  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 
Snow  White  and  the 

Seven  Dwarfs  (color)                RKO  492 

Something  for  the  Boys  (col.)  20fh-(-ox  510 

Son  of  Lassie  (color)                MSM  526 

Song  for  Miss  Julie,  A                Rep.  411 

•  Song  of  Bernadetta,  The        20th-Fox  520 

Song  of  Old  Wyoming  (color)  PRC   

(formerly  In  Old  Wyoming) 

Seng  of  the  Range                  Mono.  .... 

Song  of  the  Sarong                   Univ.  9040 

Song  to  Remember,  A  (color)      Col.  .... 

South  of  Rio  Grande  ('45-46)  Mono  

Southerner,  The                               UA  .... 
Spanish  Main,  The  (color) 

(1945-46)  RKO 
Spellbound  (1945-46)  UA 
(formerly  House  of  Dr.  Edwardes) 

Spell  of  Amy  Nugent  (British)  PRC   

Spider,  The  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Sporting  Chance,  A                   Rep.  420 
Springtime  in  Texas  Mono. 

Springtime  in  the  Rockies  (R.)     Rep.  5302 

Stage  Coach  Outlaws                 PRC  .... 

Stagecoach  to  Monterey             Rep.  462 
Stat*  Fair  (color)  (1945-46)  20th-Fox 

Steppin'  in  Society                    Rep.  418 

Stork  Club,  The  (1945-46)  Para  

Story  of  G.I.  Joe                        UA  . . . . 

Strange  Affair                            Col.  6016 

Strange  Affair  of  Uncle  Harry     Univ.  .... 

(formerly  Uncle  Harry) 

Strange  Confession  (1945-46)      Univ.  505 

Strange  Mr.  Gregory  ("45-46)  Mono  

Stranger  from  Santa  Fe             Mono.  ... 

Sudan  (color)                            Univ.  9006 

Summer  Storm                             UA  .... 

Sunbonnet  Sue  (1945-46)  Mono  

(formerly  Belle  of  the  Bowery) 

Sunday  Dinner  for  a  Soldier    20th-Fox  513 

Sunset  in  El  Dorado                  Rep.  .... 

Suspect,  The                             Univ.  9010 

Suspense  (1945-46)  Mono  

Sweet  and  Lowdown              20th-Fox  503 

Swing  Hostess                           PRC  509 

Swingin'  on  a  Rainbow                Rep.  426 

Swing  Out,  Sister                      Univ.  9033 


Release 
Date 
July  20,'44 
July   I, '45 
July  20,'44 
Oct.  6,'44 
Feb.  8,'45 
Aug.  I2,'44 
Not  Set 
May,'46 


Stars 
Allan  Lane 
Ralph  Richardson 
Colbort-Temple-Woolley-Cotten 
Bob  Crosby-Fay  McKenzie 
Rosemary  Lane-Tom  Tyler 
Ruth  Terry-Lulubelle  and  Scotty 
Jack  Haley-Anne  Jeffreys 
Fred  MacMurray-Anne  Baxter 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature 
Carmen  Miranda-Michael  O'Shea 
Peter  Lawford-Donald  Crisp 
Shirley  Ross-Barton  Hepburn 
Jennifer  Jones-Charles  Bickford 
Eddie  Dew-Jennifer  Holt 

Jimmy  Wakely-Dennis  Moore 
Nancy  Kelly-William  Gargan 
Merle  Oberon-Paul  Muni 
Duncan  Renaldo-Armida 
Zachary  Scott-Betty  Reld 

Paul  Henreid-Maureen  O'Hara 
Ingrid  Bergman-Gregory  Peck 


Derek  Farr-Vera  Lindsay  Feb.  10,'45 

Richard  Conte-Faye  Marlowe  Jan.,'46 

Jan*  Randolph-John  O'Malley  June  4, '45 

Jimmy  Wakely-Le*  White-Dennis  Moore  June  2,'45 

Gene  Autry  June  10,'45 

Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John  Aug.  I7,'45 

Allan  Lane-Peggy  Stewart  Sept.  15, '44 
Dana  Andrews-Jeanne  Crain-Dick  Haymes  Oct.,'45 
Edward  Everett  Horton-Gladys  George     July  29, '45 

Betty  Hutton-Barry  Fitzgerald  Not  Set 

Burgess  Meredith-Robert  Mitchum  July  13, '45 

Allyn  Joslyn-Evelyn  Keyes  Oct.  5,'44 

Geo.  Sanders-Ella  Raines  Aug.  1 7, "45 

Lon  Chaney-Brenda  Joyce  Oct.  5, '45 

Edmund  Lowe-Jean  Rogers  '          Oct.  20,'45 

Johnny  Mack  Brown  Aug.  4,'45 

Maria  Montez-Jon  Hall  Mar.  2, '45 

George  Sanders-Linda  Darnell  July  I4,'44 

Gale  Storm-Phil  Regan  Oct.  6,'45 

Anne  Baxter-John  Hodiak  Dec.,'44 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans  Not  Set 

Ella  Raines-Charles  Laughton  Jan.  26, '45 

Warren  William-Lee  White  Nov.  3,'45 

Lynn  Bari-Benny  Goodman  Sept.,'44 

Martha  Tilton-lris  Adrian  Sept.  8, '44 

Brad  Taylor-Jane  Frazee  Sept.   I, '45 

Rod  Cameron-Arthur  Treacher  May  I8,'45 


r-  REVIEWED 
M.  P.  Product 
Running         Herald  Digest 
Time  Issue  Pige 

54m      Sept.  9, '44  2089 
81m       Mar.20,'43  2401 
1 74m       July  22,'44  2095 
63m      Sept.  16. '44  2102 

66m    .... 

70m      Aug.  I2,'44  2103 


Advance 
Synopsis 
Page 


1635 
1983 
2250 
2032 
2354 


86m 

85  m 

75  m 
76m 


63m 

Feb.  17,'45 

2317 

2499 

59  m 

2403 

55m 

May  I9,'45 

2453 

2418 

60m 

Nov.  27.'37 

58m 

July  I4,*45 

2542 

55m 

Sept.  30, '44 

2121 

2032 

lOOm 

Aug.  25,'45 

2609 

2434 

72m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2278 

2555 

108  m 

June23,'45 

2509 

2250 

78m 

Nov.  I8.'44 

2182 

2071 

80m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2598 

2454 

2598 

56m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2414 

76m 

Mar.  I0,'45 

2349 

2203 

106m      May20,'44  1897 


Dec.  9.'44 

Dec.36,'44 

Aug.  5,'44 
Oct,  28,'44 


2214 

2249 

2094 
2157 


60m      May  5.'45  2434 


1747 
2454 

2092 
2555 
2166 
2598 
1786 
2032 
2403 
2259 


Service 
Date 
Page 


2218 


Reissue 

83m 

Dec.  25,'37 

1782 

Noy..'44 

87m 

Nov.  4,'44 

2165 

2071 

2342 

June, '45 

lOOm 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2093 

2616 

Feb.  I9,'45 

69m 

Feb.  24,'45 

2329 

?250 

Apr.,'45 

156m 

Dec.  25.'43 

1685 

i4l6 

1995 

(1945-46) 

65  m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2454 

Dec.  I.'44 

55m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2166 

Apr.  20,'45 

65  m 

Apr.  I4,'45 

2402 

2278 

Mar.  1,'45 

1 12m 

Jan.  20,'45 

2277 

1715 

2567 

Sept.  8,'45 

2598 

Aug.  I0,'45 

91m 

May  5,'45 

2433 

2216 

Not  Set 

2259 

Sept,  28.*45 

2093 

2616 


2616 
2218 


2406 
2455 
2262 


TAHITI  Nights  Col. 
Take  It  or  Leave  It  20th-Fox 
Tall  in  the  Saddle  RKO 
Tarzan  and  the  Amazons  RKO 
Tell  It  to  a  Star  Rep. 
Ten  Cents  a  Dance  Col. 
That  Night  With  You  ('45-46)  Univ. 

(formerly  Once  Upon  a  Dream) 
That's  the  Spirit  Univ. 
There  Goes  Kelly  Mono. 
They  Met  in  the  Dark  (British)  English 
They  Were  Expendable  ('45-46)  MGM 
They  Were  Sisters  (British)  Gains.-GFD 
Thin  Man  Goes  Home,  The  MGM 
Thirty  Seconds  Over  Tokyo  MGM 
This  Gun  For  Hire  (Reissue)  Pare, 
This  Happy  Breed  (Brit.)  UA 
This  Man's  Navy  MGM 
Thoroughbreds  Rep. 
Those  Endearing  Young  Charms  RKO 
Thousand  and  One  Nights,  A  (col.)  Col, 
3  Is  a  Family  UA 
Three  Caballeros,  The  (color)  RKO 
Three  in  the  Saddle  PRC 
Three  Strangers  (1945-46)  WB 
Three's  a  Crowd  Rep. 
Thrill  of  a  Romance  (color)  MGM 
Thunderhead  (color)  20th-Fox 
Thunder  Rock  (British)  English 
Tiger  Woman,  The  Rep, 
Time,  the  Place,  the  Girl,  The 

(1945-46)  WB 
Till  W*  Meet  Again  Para. 
Together  Again  Col, 
To  Have  and  Have  Not  WB 


6025 
501 
503 
518 
425 

6029 


9014 


513 
511 
4434 

5i7 
408 
520 


591 


416 

528 
518 


4402 
6003 
410 


Dave  O'Brien-Jinx  Falkenberg 
Phil  Baker-Phil  Silvers 
John  Wayne-Ella  Raines 


Dec.  28,'44 
Aug., '44 
Block  I 


Johnny  Weissmuller-J.  Sheffield-B.  Joyce     Block  4 

Robert  Livingston-Ruth  Terry  Aug.  16,'45 

Jane  Frazee-Jimmy  Lloyd  June  7, '45 

Franchot  Tone-Susanna  Foster  Not  Set 

Jack  Oakie-Paggy  Ryan  June  i,'45 

Jackie  Moran-Wanda  McKay  Feb.  16, '45 

James  Mason-Joyce  Howard  Not  Set 

Robert  Montgomery>Jokn  Wayne  Not  Set 

James  Mason-Phyllis  Calvert  Not  Set 

William  Powell-Myrna  Loy  Jan.,'45 

Van  Johnson-Spencer  Tracy  Jan.,'45 

Alan  Ladd-Veronica  Lake  Aug.  26, '45 

Robert  Newton-Celia  Johnson  Not  Set 

Wallace  Beery-James  Gleason  Feb.,'45 

Tom  Neal-Roger  Pryor-Adele  Mara  Dec.  23, '44 

Robert  Young-Laraine  Day  Block  4 

Cornel  Wilde-Evelyn  Keyes  July  26,'45 

Marjorie  Reynolds-Charles  Ruggles  Nov.  23,'44 

Disney  Cartoon  Feature  Special 

Tex  Ritter-Dave  O'Brien  July  26,'45 
Geraldine  Fitzgerald-Sydney  Greenstreet  Oct.  13, '45 

Gertrude  Michael-Charles  Gordon  May  23,'45 

Esther  Williams-Van  Johnson  July,'45 

Roddy  McDowall-Preston  Foster  Mar.,'45 

Barbara  Mullen-Michael  Redgrave  Not  Set 

Adele  Mara-Kane  Richmond  Not  Set 

Dennis  Morgan-Jack  Carson  Dec.  29,'45 

Ray  Milland-Barbara  Britton  Block  1 

Irene  Dunne-Charles  Boyer  Dec.  22, '44 

Humphrey  Bogart-Lauren  Bacall  Jan.  20,'45 


63m 

Jan.  27,'45 

2250 

2186 

70m 

July  I5,'44 

2094 

1890 

2143 

87m 

Sept.  23,'44 

2110 

1899 

2406 

76m 

Mar.  24,'45 

2374 

2250 

2523 

67m 

Aug.  I8,'45 

2597 

2403 

60m 

June  16,'45 

2498 

2366 

2434 

91m 

May  26,'45 

2466 

2310 

61m 

Mar.  10,'45 

2350 

2216 

80m 

Sept.  4, '43 

1522 

2384 

llSm 

May  12,'45 

2445 

lOOm 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2007 

2523 

140m 

Nov,  18,'44 

2181 

1889 

2406 

•  Im 

Mar,  21, '42 

2486 

115m 

May  27,'44 

1909 

lOOm 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2092 

2523 

55m 

Jan.  27'45 

2290 

2203 

81m 

Apr.  21, '45 

2413 

2310 

2616 

95m 

June  I6,'45 

2499 

2242 

2616 

81m 

Nov.  25,'44 

2193 

2092 

2302 

72m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2225 

2186 

2616 

61m 

June  23, '45 

251 1 

2434 

2366 

58m 

June  16, '45 

2498 

2353 

105m 

May  26,'45 

2465 

2203 

2616 

78m 

Feb.  3,'45 

2297 

2092 

2523 

90m 

Sept.  I6,'44 

2101 

2467 

2555 

88m 

Sept,  2,'44 

2082 

1676 

lOOm 

Nov.  11, '44 

2173 

2131 

2342 

100m 

Oct.  I4,'44 

2137 

1850 

2406 

MOTION  PICTURE  HERALD,  AUGUST  25,  1945 


2623 


REVIEWED 


Title  Combany 
Tomorrow  Is  Forever  (1945-46)  RKO 
Tomorrow  the  World  UA 
Tonight  and  Every  Night  (color)  Col. 
Too  Young  to  Know  (1945-46)  WB 
Topeka  Terror  Rep. 
Town  Went  Wild,  Th«  PRC 
Trail  of  Kit  Carson  Rep. 
Tree  Grows  in  Brooklyn,  A  20th-Fox 
Trouble  Chasers  Mono. 

(formerly  Here  Comes  Trouble) 
Twice  Blessed  MGM 
Two  O'clock  Courage  RKO 
2,000  Women  (British)  ('45-46)  UA 
Two  Years  Before  the  Mast 


Prod. 
Number 


6002 
464 


466 

517 


529 
521 


1945-46) 


Para. 


Stan 

Claudette  Colbert-Orson  Welles 
Fredric  March-Betty  Field 
Rita  Hayworth-Lee  Bowman 
Faye  Emerson-Zachary  Scott 
Allan  Lane-Linda  Stirling 
Freddie  Bartholomew-James  Lydon 
Allan  Lane-Helen  Talbot 
Dorothy  McGuire-Joan  Blondell 
Maxie  Rosenbloom-Billy  Gilbert 

Lee  &  Lynn  Wilde-James  Craig 
Tom  Conway-Ann  Rutherford 
Phyllis  Calvert-Flora  Robson 

Alan  Ladd-Brian  Donlevy 


M.  P. 

Product 

Advance 

Service 

Release 

Running 

Herald 

Digest 

Synopsis 

Data 

Date 

Time 

Issue 

Page 

Page 

Page 

Not  Set 

2555 

Dec.  29.'44 

85m 

Dec.  23,'44 

2237 

2007 

2567 

Feb.  22.'45 

92  m 

Feb.  I0,'45 

2309 

2092 

2406 

Not  Set 

2384 

Jan.  26.'45 

55  m 

Jan.  27.'45 

2200 

2279 

Dec.  I5.'44 

79m 

Nov.  1 1,'44 

2173 

2131 

tiilu  1  1  'd1 

juiy  1  1 ,  *tD 

DDfD 

Aug.  ^, 

zb/  / 

zb43 

Feb..'45 

I28m 

Jan.27.'45 

2289 

1923 

2455 

June  2, '45 

63m 

2418 

July.'45 

77m 

June  2,'45 

2477 

2354 

Blocks 

66m 

Apr.  7,'45 

2393 

2259 

Not  Set 

97m 

Sept.  9.'44 

2090 

Not  Set 


1923 


UNDER  Western  Skies 

Univ. 

9039 

Martha  O'Driscoll-Noah  Beery,  Jr, 

Jan.  I9,'45 

56m 

Jan.  6,'45 

2257 

2203 

Unseen,  The 

Para. 

4417 

Joel  McCrea-Gail  Russell 

Block  4 

aim 

Feb.  24. '45 

2329 

2093 

2455 

Unwritten  Code,  The 

Col. 

6035 

Tom  Neal-Ann  Savage 

Oct.  26/44 

61m 

Dec.  I6,'44 

2226 

2093 

Ural  Front,  The  (Russian) 

Artkino 

War  feature 

June  6, '45 

84m 

June23,'45 

2511 

Utah 

Rep. 

44i 

Roy  Rogers-Dale  Evans 

Mar.  21, '45 

78m 

Mar.  I7,'45 

236! 

2259 

2455 

VALLEY  of  Decision.  The  MGM  527 
Vampire's  Ghost.  The  Rep.  434 
Very  Thought  of  You.  The  WB  406 
Vigilantes  of  Dodge  City  Rep.  3315 
Virginian.  The  (color)  (1945-46)  Para  


Greer  Garton-Gregory  Peck 
John  Abbott-Peggy  Stewert 
Dennis  Morgan-Faye  Emerson 
Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Joel  McCrea-Brlan  Donlevy 


June,'45 
May  2 1, '49 
Nov.  II. '44 
Nov.  I5,'44 
Not  Sat 


120m 
59m 
99m 
54m 


Apr.  I4,'45 
Apr.  2 1. '45 
Oct.  2 1. '44 
Nov.  4.'44 


2401 
2414 
2149 
2165 


2230 
2278 
1850 

2242 


2616 
2342 


WAGON  Wheels  Westward  Rep. 
Walk  in  the  Sun.  A  20th-Fox 
Waltz  Time  (British)  Brit.  Nat'l-Anglo 
Waterloo  Bridge  (Reissue)  MGM 
Wave,  a  Wac,  a  Marine,  A  Mono. 
Way  Ahead,  The  (British)  20th-Fox 
Way  to  the  Stars,  The 

(Brit.)  TwoCities-UA 
Weekend  at  the  Waldorf 

( 1945-46) 
West  of  the  Pecos 
What  a  Blonde 
When  Strangers  Marry 
Where  Do  We  Go  from 

Here?  (color) 
Whispering  Skull,  The 
White  Pongo 

(formerly  Congo  Pongo) 
Why  Girls  Leave  Home 
Wildfire  (color) 
Wild  Horse  Phantom 
Wilson  (color)  (1945-46) 
Wing  and  a  Prayer 
Winged  Victory 
Within  These  Walls 
Without  Love 
Woman  in  Green,  The 
Woman  in  the  Window,  The 
Woman  Who  Came  Back,  The 

( 1945-46) 
Wonder  Man  (color) 


MGM 
RKO 
RKO 
Mono. 

20th-Fox 
PRC 
PRC 

PRC 

Screen  Guild 
PRC 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
20th-Fox 
MGM 
Univ. 
RKO 

Rep. 
RKO 


503 
606 


524 

511 


526 


602 
502 
512 
528 
522 
9025A 
582 


552 


Bill  Elliott-Bobby  Blake 
Dana  Andrews-Huntz  Hall 
Carol  Raye-Peter  Graves 
Robert  Taylor-Vivian  Leigh 
Elyse  Knox-Henny  Youngman 
David  Niven-Stanley  Holloway 

Michael  Redgrave-John  Mills 


Bob  Mitchum-Barbara  Hale 
Leon  Errol-Veda  Ann  Borg 
Dean  Jagger-Kim  Hunter 

Fred  MacMurray-Joan  Leslie 
Dave  O'Brien-lex  Ritier 
Richard  Fraser-Lionel  Royce 

Pamela  Blake-Sheldon  Leonard 
Bob  Steele-Sterling  Holloway 
Buster  Crabbe-AI  St.  John 
Alexander  Knox-Charles  Coburn 
Don  Ameche-Dana  Andrews 
Edmond  O'Brien-Jeanne  Crain 
Thomas  Mitchell-Mary  Anderson 
Katharine  Hepburn-Spencer  Tracy 
Basil  Rathbone-Nigel  Bruce 
Edward  G.  Robinson-Joan  Bennett 

Nancy  Kelly-John  Loder 
Danny  Kaye-Virginia  Mayo 


1945-46 

2555 

Jan.,'46 

2242 

Not  Set 

July  28.'45 

2566 

Sept..'44 

108m 

May  I8.'40 

2030 

2187 

Nov.  3,'44 

70m 

July  29.'44 

2094 

1899 

Aug..'45 

1 15m 

June  I7.'44 

2239 

2523 

Not  Set 

109m 

June  30,'45 

2521 

Pidgeon  Not  Set 

130m 

July  28.'45 

2565 

2242 

Block  5 

66m 

June  9,'45 

2487 

2366 

Block  3 

71m 

Feb.  3.'45 

2298 

2279 

Nov.  24.'44 

67m 

Aug.  I9.'44 

2103 

1971 

June. '45 

77m 

Ma¥26,'45 

2465 

2131 

2616 

Dec.  29,'44 

55m 

2186 

Not  Set 

73m 

July  I4.'45 

2541 

2418 

Not  Set 

69m 

June  I6.'45 

2498 

2366 

July  I8.'45 

60m 

June  30.'45 

2522 

2250 

Oct.  28.'44 

56m 

May  31, '45 

2381 

2131 

Aug.,'45 

154m 

Aug.  5.'44 

2094 

1676 

2342 

Aug..'44 

97m 

July  22.'44 

2095 

1835 

2143 

Dec..'44 

130m 

Nov.  25.'44 

2193 

2093 

2342 

July,'45 

71m 

June  9.'45 

2486 

2467 

May.'45 

1  Mm 

Mar.  24.'45 

2373 

2242 

2616 

July  27,'45 

68  m 

June  23.'45 

2510 

2403 

Special 

99m 

Oct.  I4.'44 

2137 

1923 

2342 

Not  Set 

2555 

Special 

98m 

Apr.  28,'45 

2425 

2093 

2523 

YANK  in  London.  A 

(formerly  I  Live  In  Grosvenor  Square) 
Yolanda  and  the  Thief  (color) 

(1945-46)  MGM 
You  Came  Along  Para. 
You  Can't  Do  Without  Love  (Br.)  Col. 
Young  Widow  (1945-46)  UA 
Youth  on  Trial  Col. 


4428 


6041 


Anna  Neagle.  Dean  Jagger 


Fred  Astaire-Lucille  Bremer 
Robert  Cummings-LIzabeth  Scott 
Vera  Lynn-Donald  Stewart 
Jane  Russell-Louis  Hayward 
Cora  Sue  Collins-Eric  Sinclair 


Not  Set 
Sept.  t4,'45 

July  26.'45 
Not  Set 
Jan.  II, '45 


1 14m  June23.'45 


2354 

103m       July  7,'45      2533  2354 

  2418 

  2454 


59m       Feb.24,'45       2330  2203 


ZIEGFELD  Follies  (color)        MGM       ....         MGM  Contract  Stars  1945-46         llOm      Aug.  25,'45       2611  1913 

Zombies  on  Broadway                 RKO        516        Bela  Lugosi-Wally  Brown-Alan  Carney  Block4  68m       Apr.  21, '45       2414  2259 

Zoya  (Russian)  Artkino    War  feature  Apr.  I4,'45  85m       Apr.21,'45  2415 


Feature  Product,  including  Coming  Attractions,  listed  Company  by  Company  in 
Order  of  Release  on  pages  2612-2613. 


2624 


PRODUCT  DIGEST  SECTION  AUGUST  25,  1945 


U,  5.  Army  Signal  Corps  Photo 

WORLD  PREMIERE 

-  in  Normandy 


of  a  series  of 
advertisements  by 
KODAK  testifying  fo 
the  achievements  of 
the  movies  at  war 


Overseas  troops  —  to  ease  the  inevitable 
waiting — now  see  more  and  more  movies 

No  "third-run"  shows  for  the  boys  in  Europe,  either .  They've 
been  getting  world  premieres  . . .  are  still  seeing  the  cream  of  the 
Hollywood  crop,  in  barns,  halls,  any  available  bit  of  space  ...  as  part 
of  a  vast  entertainment  program. 

Many  pictures  that  would  rate  brass  bands  and  floodlights  at  a 
Hollywood  opening  now  get  their  initial  showings  where  they'll  lift 
the  spirits  of  weary  fighting  men — men  waiting  for  redeployment  to 
the  Pacific — or  "standing  guard"  in  Europe. 

The  morale  value  of  movies  to  our  armed  forces  cannot  be  over- 
estimated. Motion  pictures  fill  an  important  prescription — during 
this  difficult  transition  period. 

Eastman  Kodak  Company,  Rochester  4,  n.  y. 

J.  E.  BRULATOUR,  INC.,  Distributors 
FORT  LEE  CHICAGO  HOLLYWOOD 


THE  PLAY  AND  THE  NATION 

ROARED  AT  FOR  OVER  2  YEARS 

/\/Ol/\/...k  Great  Columbia  Picture! 


Play  and  Screenplay  by  F. 


starring 


with 


KEEP  SELLING  WAR  BONDS! 


Mm II 

Jerome  COIIRM- Walter  ABEL- RotertBENCHLEy 

Porter  HALL- lomTOLLy 

Prodmrl  by  SOL  C.  SIEGEL-  Directed  by  RICHARD  WALUCE  4 


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