Scanned from the collections of The Library of Congress AUDIO-VISUAL CONSERVATION |M t ^TT \ The LIBRARY :< CONORESS ttU ^ 1 t? V Jt ai&i Br 4 * --* Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation www.loc.gov/avconservation Motion Picture and Television Reading Room www.loc.gov/rr/mopic Recorded Sound Reference Center www.loc.gov/rr/record Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought FILE COPY DO NOT REMOVE The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY vq: 93, NO. 1 NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1948 1948 LOOMS AS V€flR Of DftlSIO See Blocked Funds Expanding Int'l Production Full 1948 Activity Due If Currencies Continue In Deep Freeze State From concrete results and from plausible indications for the future, the American film industry in 1948 is expected to become a world-wide producing- factor due to the economic confusion of monetary exchange in the post war world. Utilizing blocked currencies, Amer- ican companies which in the past merely dabbled in theater operation and production abroad view the im- mediate future with prospective (Continued on Page 4) Slate Censor Board Sought for Mass. Boston — A petition calling for a state censor board, to examine and approve or disapprove all types of entertainment, including films, radio programs, stage shows and floor shows, has been hoppered in the Mas- sachusetts Legislature. Proposal, filed bv Thomas Scanlan and Jere- miah Brennan of Boston and Daniel (Continued on Page 2) Second E-L Regional Meet Opens in Dallas Tomorrow Second in Eagle Lion's current ser- ies of regional sales meetings will be held in Dallas tomorrow and Sun- day, A. W. Schwalberg, vice-presi- dent and general sales chief, an- nounced Wednesday. Meetings, devoted to discussions (Continued on Page 4) Griff is May Be Head Of Aeronautics Board Washington — Stanton Griffis, Para- mount executive committee chair- man and present ambassador to Poland, is being considered as a possible choice to head the Civil Aeronautics Board, according to in- formed sources here. Griffis, who re- turned to this country from Poland last week, would succeed James M. Landis, whose term expired at the year's end. Detroit Carrier Installs Mobile Telephone Service in Move to Expedite Film Shipments Detroit — A mobile unit to allow constant telephonic control of film shipping — believed to be the first in use in film carrier service in the industry — has been installed by Charles Simpson, new owner of Exhibitors Service, who is also manager of Central Shipping Bureau. Unit has been placed in the truck which Simpson drives himself and uses for all personal transportation around the territory as well, in order to be available for emergency film shipment. Exhibitors, film exchanges, bookers, and other agencies all have Simpson's special number, so that he can be reached at any time on the road. Emergency calls covering lost or delayed prints, missouts, and special problems arising in film shipment are being handled expeditiously by the new system which also allows prompt dispatching of assignments to other drivers for the company. No New Slate Taxes Planned in New York Albany — Sources close to Gov- ernor Dewey revealed that no new taxes are expected to be imposed this year. The Governor is said to be strongly opposed to new taxes for the following- reasons: 1. There are not many new sources of revenue left and the State needs to have a reserve taxing power in case of business decline; 2. Imposi- (Continued on Page 4) Reade to Test Foreign Films in Jersey House "Well-Digger's Daughter," a Si- ritzky release will play Reade's Jer- sey Theater in Morristown, Jan. 21, as a test to see whether it is worth extending foreign film showings to other theaters. So far Skouras, Century, Rand- (Continued on Page 4) KATO Will Attempt to Repeal Kentucky Tax Louisville — Guthrie F. Crowe, president of KATO said his organiza- tion will attempt to repeal the state admissions tax at this month's ses- sion of the Kentucky Legislature. KATO will also attempt to secure passage of an act to set up a board composed of Kentucky exhibitors to regulate checking. Admission tax issue became con- (Continued on Page 4) M-G-M Field Auditors Meet Jan. 6-8 at Astor Annual meeting of M-G-M field auditors will be held Jan. 6-8 in the Hotel Astor, it was announced Wednesday. Presided over by Charles K. Stern, Loew's assistant treasurer, and Alan F. Cummings, exchange operations and maintenance chief, the sessions (Continued on Page 4t Limited Video Effect On Gross Te/e, Theater to Find Own Places — Reagan Alexander Field Force In Three-Day Meeting Colorado Springs, Colo. — Some 50 Alexander Film Co. field officials and district managers concluded the final session of a sales meet last Wednes- day where they mapped out sales plans for the new year. Three-day meeting was climaxed by a New (Continued on Page 4) Television may have a perceptible effect upon theater grosses in its early stages of public response, but its attraction will become less com- petitive as the two mediums find their respective roles as entertain- ment, in the opinion of Charles M. Reagan, Paramount vice-president and distribution chief. Pointing out that there seems to be no substitute for the ever-present (Continued on Page 4) Supreme Court Decisions On N. Y. Eguity, Crescent And Griffith Cases Due Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — This year is bound to be, for the pix industiw, the year of decision. Not alone will it be the year in which the future of the in- dustry's foreign market will be de- termined and very possibly the year of decision so far as studio labor dis- putes and the industry's relations with television are worked out, but in the Supreme Court it will be the year in which the most important decisions of all are to come down. Already argued are the Schine and Griffith cases which are of vital im- < Continued on Page 4) CEA to Claim Britain Can Make Only 40 Pix London (By Cable)— CEA repre- sentatives in their meeting with Har- old Wilson, president of the Board of Trade, will strongly dissent from Wilson's estimate that British stu- dios will produce. 75 features this year," and will claim that 40 is nearer the actual probability. Group will stress the urgency of the exhibitor's (Continued on Page 4i U. K. Pix House Tax Bite Reaches £41,390,000 London (By Cable) — Extent to which British Government revenue is threatened by the suspension of U. S. film imports as a result of the duty impasse is pointed up by the latest annual report of the Commis- sioners of Customs and Excise on entertainments tax receipts. Of the £46,300.000 collected from (Continued on Page 4' Balcon is Knighted fit Ye it* Honours List London i By Cable' — It's Sir Michael Balcon now. Veteran Brit- ish producer received a knighthood of the King's New Year list, joining Sir Alexander Korda and other mo- tion picture men to be so honored. 0*\ DAILY Friday, January 2, 1948 Vol. 93, N 0. Fri Jan. 2, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor White Completes Revise On Child-Aid-Child Film Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, M. Y., by Wid's Films and ' Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President-; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older. Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler. Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St.. W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco Virtudes 'ill. BOMBAY — Bam L. Gagtay Kitab Mahal, 100 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL GIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafric. 8 Rue Charras MONTHFAI^— Ray Carmichael, Room 9, 464 Francl; Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyrli Theater Bldg. SYDNEY— Bnwden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone, TJY 2110. BRUS- SELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes COPENHAGEN- John Lindhorc. Jernbanealle No. 3 Copenhagen -Van Loese. ROME — John Perdicari, Via Ludovisi 16. Phone, 42758. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service. Humboldt 49. Phones: Mexicana 35-79-87. Ericsson, 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andor Lajtn, Fllniiiiiivcszi'l i I'Mmnvv. Thokoly-llt 75, Budapest. XIV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert Gei«. Erstagaten 18 (III). "Children of Tragedy," document- ary made by Save the Children Foundation, has been revised and re- edited into an 18-minute short by Gordon S. White, ad code administra- tor of the MPAA, entitled, "Restora- cion Begins." At least half of the reel consists of new material depicting the way in which American children have col- lected food and clothing to help their less fortunate friends in Greece, Hol- land, France and Finland. Film is free to interested groups through regional offices of the Federation in Boston. Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and from the national office in New York at 1 Madison Ave- nue, New York. Canada Kills U.K. Duty Priority Under New Pact Toronto — Film trade here busy revising tariff code on film imports which changed effective yesterday under the Geneva trade pact an- nounced last November. British preference of fifty per cent was wiped out but tariff on positive prints from all countries has been reduced from 21A to 1% cents while that for negatives cut from 27% to straight ten per cent. Result is slightly higher import charge on British films entering Canada. Anti-Discrimination Bill Filed in Boston Boston — An anti - discrimination bill, calling for fine or imprisonment of theater managers for "wrongful refusal of admission to and ejection from a theater or place of public amusement," has been filed with the Massachusetts Legislature by Gabriel F. Piermonte of Boston. Bill was assigned to the committee on legal affairs. Tampa Manager Puts Out Own Amusement Mag. Tampa, Fla. — George W. Leonard, manager of the Cinema Theater, has developed a popular amusement magazine of his own to promote his theater and screen attractions. It Is a 16-page weekly called Movie News, which also includes the week's radio station programs and a shopping guide. News of the screen is obtained from columns syndicated by Western Newspaper Union. A large portion of the space is devoted to stills of cur- rent and coming attractions, aug- mented by theater ads. Theater plays Warner, Paramount and other prod- uct. Stale Censor Board Sought for Mass. (Continued from Page 1) Sullivan of Lowell, is assigned to the State Administration Committee. Under the measure, board would comprise six members, including resentatives of American Guii A Variety Artists, theaters or night clubs, theatrical booking agents and clergy of the three major faiths, Members would serve six year terms without compensation, except for ex- penses, and could deny a permit for any presentation seen as immoral tending to corrupt morals. At present only Sunday films are subject to State censorship. Army Signal Association To Cover Armed Forces Army Signal Association has been reconstituted as the Armed Forces Communications Association, Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff has announced. Sarnoff will continue as presi- dent of the new organization which seeks members engaged in the fields of communication or photography in its principal mission: "to ensure that the Armed Forces — Army, Navy, Air Force — shall have communications superior to those of the military es- tablishment of any other nation." Wechsler Attachment Discharged New York State Supreme Count Justice Thomas A. Aurelio Wednes- day signed an order discharging Moritz Hamburger's attachment against Lazar Wechsler, prexy of the Swiss Praesens Films. Bond for $9,800 was -posted by defendant. This is the sum for which Wechsler is be- ing sued by Hamburger. Rodgers to Speak at Luncheon William Rodgers, Metroes sales chief, will be the guest speaker Mon- day when the Motion Picture Associ- ates hold its installation luncheon at the Hotel Astor. Sam Rinzler will Lippert's Redwood Buy Seen Finished This Month San Francisco — Reported negotia- tions by Robert L. Lippert, looking to the purchase of George Mann's Redwood Theaters, were seen as almost completed at the end of the year. Only hitch appears to be Mann's unwillingness to sell his houses outright instead of remaining as landlord in many instances. If concluded, deal would put Lip- pert in control of some 50 theaters, plus several Drive-In spots under construction. Redwood circuit com- prises 24 houses in Northern Cali- fornia. Dezel Acquires "Rex and Rinty" Thirty-five mm. rights to "The Ad- ventures of Rex and Rinty," have been acquired by Albert Dezel Prods. Inc., of Detroit, from George Hirli- man, ITAT. Serial will be condensed to provide a feature version. Johnston on Coast Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — MPAA president Eric Johnston arrives in Hollywood Jan. 7 for a series of conferences with studio toppers. He will speak on the Marshall Plan at Los Angeles Town Hall on Jan. 16 after which he will return to Washington. Drafting of Pix Standards Postponed Indefinitely Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Press of other prob- lems has forced indefinite postpone- ment of drafting standards of prac- tice for the pix industry, it was re- vealed over the holidays. James F. Byrnes, former Secretary of State and now MPAA counsel, was to as- sist in drafting standards for the industry. Little work has been done on the standards, however, with the chances slim that much headway will be made until well into 1948. Pre- liminary talks have been had with the Department of Justice, but , no concrete recommendations have been made. Mary Pickford to Launch Can. Children's Appeal Canadian-born Mary Pickford will be her native country's guest of honor to launch the campaign of the! Canadian Appeal for Children, spon- sored jointly by the Canadian Coun- cil for Reconstruction through UNESCO and the United Nations Appeal for Children. She will set in motion a world-wide drive for $100,- 000,000 toward assisting the UN agencies in their work. ML Van Praag Dead Chicago — Morton Van Praag, vet- eran distribution official, died in his hotel room here. He is survived by his wife. Alson Heads Minn. V. C. Minneapolis — William Alson, Min- neapolis indie exhibitor, is the new chief barker of the Northwest Vari- ety Club (Tent 12) and Ted Bolnick, Ben Berger partner in Berger Am- usement Co., is the new first vice- prexy for 1948. Other officers are Joe Loeffler, Republic branch man- ager, second vee-pee; Abe Kaplan, treasurer and Pat Halloran, secre- tary. USE OUR FREE COPY- WRITING SERVICE SPECIAL TRAILERS BETTER We'll Write Your Trailer Copy . . . Or Send Suggested Copy For Your Approval 1 and Quicker! LMACK TRAILER! Grovas Gets Cinecolor For Mexican Feature West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILYX Hollywood — Cinecolor has given Grovas Prods, a commitment for its high-budget picture "Alle En El Rancho Grande," which will be filmed entirely in Mexico. Cinecolor techni- cians left Bnrbank for Mexico City last week for a meeting with Pro- ducer Fernando Fuentes on produc- tion plans. Picture is scheduled toi start shortly. Federal Exhibitors Group Ts Formed in Australia Sydney (By Air Mail)— T. C. Hal bert of Queensland was elected pres ident of the Federal Cinema Exhib itors Council of Australia, formec here recently with representatives from all states. Ewen Waterman was named vice-president; Vaughai Marshall, treasurer, and J. E. Gra ham, secretary. ft YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY BY MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-3129 ;; / They'll break open the Piggy Bank' to buy tickets! BEATS THE BLIZZARD! S.R.O. biz at N.Y.Capitol World Premiere! '"HIGH WALL' punches all the way ... sturdy melodramatic film ...strong cast and production." -variety 1 1 Hi Do- Ben Kalmenson Herbert L. Smith Bill Ornstein John Loder Buddy Kaye Futter W. Ray Johnston Mae Silver Jan. 3 Paul Benjamin Marion Davies Eddie Gribbon Dorothy Arzner Anna May Wong Sam Dembow Virg John Thye a Colleen Alicoate E. B. Price 1948 Seen a Year of Decision Technicolor, Scophony Action on Docket (Continued from Page 1) portance to all exhibs. because of cneir strong bearing upon the opera- tions of unaffiliated circuits. .The Court is faced with a choice of ad- vancing along the lines it laid down in the Crescent Amusement case last year or of rejecting the Government charges against these circuits. Re- jection will mean either a statement chat the cases are too dissimilar from the Crescent case, or a reversal of the principles laid down in that case. To be argued this Winter is the biggest case in the industry's history — the 10-year-old Government anti- trust case against Paramount and the other major distributors. Most law- yers here do not look for decisions on the Schine and Griffith cases before the Court is ready to hand down its decision in the Paramount case; this means that the Supreme Court will, in effect, study the entire system of distributor-exhibitor relations and determine just how it believes they must be altered — if at all. Indications are that the future re- lationships within the industry will be mapped out by a group of seven scholarly jurists whose business training has been entirely in legal terms. Also on the agenda here are anti- trust complaints against Technicolor and the group of companies and in- dividuals involved in the control of the Scophony process for theater television. The Technicolor suit, in which Eastman Kodak is a co-defendant, has been filed in the Los Angeles District Court, and is still in its early stages. Eastman Kodak has filed an answer brief, with Techni coior presently directed to file by January 10. The defendants are charged with blocking competitive color systems from the commercial screen and keeping color costs up. There was no activity in 1947 on the Scophony case until the very final week. At that time the Govern- menc, preparing for oral argument in mid-January, sent its appeal brief to the Supreme Court asking the nigh tribunal to reverse a lower court decision excluding Scophony, Ltd., from the case. Scophony, Ltd., a British company, was among the original defendants named in the case, but the New York District Court held in October, 1946 that the company was not within its jurisdiction. The Department of Justice was uncertain lor some time whether to appeal, but has now defi- nitely made the decision to go ahead. Discussion of a possible consent decree has fallen flat, and it seems likely that a government victory in the Supreme Court this winter will be followed by swift moves to bring the case to trial in the lower court. If the Supreme Court refuses to re- verse the lower court on the matter of including Scophony, Ltd., the Gov- ernment will be more willing to talk consent decree in compromise terms, it is believed here. The anti-trust division of the De- partment of Justice has been asked, too, to help in .the industry battle against the increased ASCAP seat tax — but thus far the answer has been in the negative. There is little chance that this answer will be changed in 1948. KATO Will Attempt lo Repeal Kentucky Tax (Continued from Page 1) fused when the Mayor's legislative committee of Louisville announced that a bill will be presented to the Legislature asking that cities be al- lowed to impose a tax on admissions within the limit set by the state. This bill would include a provision that enterprises paying a tax to cities will be credited by that amount on their state levy. No New State Taxes Planned in New York M-G-M Field Auditors Meet Jan. 6-8 at Astor i) (Continued from will be attended by the following men from the field: Harry A. Simons, John J. Ash, Edward Urschel, Charles Bell, H. C. Centzel, Oliver C. Broughton, Willard Gillihan, Charles Fogle and Arthur Sklar. Harold Postman, assistant to Cummings in the home office, will also be present. Appointment of former auditor Charles School as office manager of the Boston branch was announced by Cummings, effective immediately. (Continued from Page 1) aon of new taxes would be detri- mental to the business economy. It would stop new business being formed and deter expansions of present business. Even a slight business recession confined to the State might cost $100 million in revenue, it was said. Second E-L Regional Meet Opens in Dallas Tomorrow (Continued from Page 1) of forthcoming company product will be presided over by Harold S. Dunn, assistant sales head; Max E. Young- stein, ad-publicity-exploitation direc- tor, and Frank Soule, branch opera- tions chief. Branch managers and sales per- sonnel from the New Orleans, Mem- phis, Oklahoma City, Atlanta, Char- lotte and Dallas exchanges will be present, headed by Herman Beiers- dorf newly appointed Western sales manager. Tele to Have Limited Effect on Grosses (Continued from Page lJ desire of people to get away from the confines of home and mingle with others, Reagan expressed the belief that first-rate motion pictures b e theater would always prove ai. traction. In addition, the Paramount sales chief stated, theaters will undoubt- edly provide video showings of spot news and sporting events in con- junction with their regular feature, an added attraction which could very possibly lead to even greater attend- ance figures than have been hereto- fore achieved. He dismissed the idea of higW budgeted films being televised over a, national network as too costly for any individual or group of sponsors, although conceding the possibility of late-run sales for such purposes. CEA to Claim Britain Can Produce Only 40 Films (Continued from Page 1) plight in view of the coming short- age of product. At the meeting, now set for Jan. 7, CEA spokesmen will ridicule the BOT trade belief that the American market can yield millions of dollars for British films. Alexander Field Force In Three-Day Meeting (Continued from Page 1) Year's Eve banquet and birthday j party in honor of J. Don Alexander. During 1947, Alexander shipped over 35 million feet of advertising films for more than 21,000 theater screen advertisers in the U. S. and abroad, U. K. Pix Houses Tax Bite Reaches £41,390.000 (Continued from Page 1) theaters, film houses accounted for £41,390,000. Legit and vaude houses yielded £4,930,000, and sports, £7,- 100,695. new posts SAM LAMBERT, manager Hanson 16 mm. ex- change, Vancouver. FRANK MARSHALL, manager, Odeon, Honey, B. C. MAC SMEE, assistant manager. Strand, Van- couver. CLAVIN COUNCIL, Griffith Theaters manager, Frederick, Okla. HOWARD JAGGERS, manager, Griffith Theaters, Claremore, Okla. DAVE ROSS, Warner salesman, St. Louis. TONY TEDESSO, United Artists salesman, Mem- phis. GIL SHEPPARD, salesman, Columbia, Cincinnati. E. GERALD WOLLASTON, Fabian Theaters city manager, Harrisburg, Pa. 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F™ «-e P,ay fay Arthur MM/ern- " CHEST£R £RSKIN£ A CHESTER Erq^ Mr hdb,wmGBE« 'tRERSKlNE PRODUCTION ^ £/<£ /p4£ 8>% ir/w /rr Utrtu BIGON& F*BIC nun MN DURYFA f0*» OB«fN a"" MAI BLYTH «5S5 'OHNO,tLCEJLD^DGE ""CHAEL GORDON ft HI ■;;-- ""r;>: NOT Intimate in Character Ip*ernational in Scope In> pendent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY VOL. 93, NO. 2 NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1948 TEN CENTS HEV COnSTRUCTlOn MATERIALS STILL SHV 47 Film Stock Sales Down 3,646,390 Shares Virtually All Issues on Jig Board and Curb Show Decreases in Valuations New York Stock and Curb Ex- change sales of film company stock issues decreased 3,646,390 shares in 1947 when compared with the 1946 total, a survey indicates. During the past year New York Stock Exchange sales of 19 issues of 12 companies totaled 8,352,310 shares, compared with a total of 9,786,200 shares in 1946, represent- ing 18 issues of the same 12 com- panies. Decrease on the Curb Ex- change was from 3,718,600 shares turned over in 1946 to 1,506,100 last (Continued on Page 7) MPAA BACKS 'EYES OF CHURCH' SERIES First Two of Non-Sectarian Series Made by RKO Patbe Released for Use in Church Discussion Groups Spokane, Wash. — Release of the first two of a new non-profit series of pictures, known as "In the Eyes of the Church," was announced Fri- day by Eric A. Johnston, president of the MPAA. Designed to meet a need for applying basic religious concepts, common to all faiths, to contempo- rary situations and national and in- ternational importance, subjects are "The Nuremberg Trials, the Church- es, and International Justice" and "The People in the Atomic Age." Former runs 29 minutes, latter, 18 minutes. Produced in 16 mm., subjects were made by RKO Pathe, with the co- operation of MPAA officials, espe- cially Arthur H. DeBra, director of the community relations department. Production was financed by a gift from Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Jewett of Spokane. Idea of using factual topical ma- terial to present great moral and (Continued on Page 7) Eagle Lion 50-50 on Added Theater Adv. Dallas — Max E. Youngstein, Eagle Lion ad-publicity-exploitation chief, renewed the company's pledge not to j cut promotion budgets in an address before a regional sales meeting here over the weekend. Declaring that E-L would continue I its policy of sharing advertising costs, dollar for dollar, with all the- aters over normal house budgets on every major release, Youngstein (Continued on Page 5) Urges Self Regulation of Canadian Theater Industry i Toronto — Urging self regulation of the film theater industry in the Dominion, in view of shortages of materials and dollars, J. E. Lawson, president of Odeon of Canada warned Friday that otherwise there will be (Continued on Page 6) Cost of Living Bonus Extended by Studios West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Cost of living bonus of 11.17 per cent of contract wage rates has been extended by major studios pending outcome of current negotiations with the IATSE. Orig- inal agreement expired with the end of 1947. Italy to Make Film Hungarian Finance On Friendship Train Decree is Protested Rome (By Wireless) — Distribution of America's Friendship Train food gifts to Italy will be the subject of a documentary film, financed by popu- lar subscription, it was announced here Friday. The picture vail be shot in the (Continued on Page 4) Budapest (By Air Mail) — Hun- garian industry is protesting the form of censorship implied in a new Government decree. Under the rul- ing, a loan of 150,000 guilders is al- located to every picture produced (Continued on Page 7) USP Shuttering N. Y. Offices Two Months Bernhard Off to Coast For Producers Huddles United States Pictures has closed Joseph Bernhard, prexy of Film its New York office for a two-month Classics, leaves today for Hollywood period, it was announced at the week- end by Elizabeth Carver, who heads the unit here. Department, which concentrates on (Continued on Page 7) to confer with indie producers who will release their product through FC. Of the 14 new features skedded for (Continued on Page 7) $780,000 Loss for Theaters Snow Storm Hits Suburban Houses Hardest Bell & Howell Earnings Estimated at $2,300,000 Chicago — With sales for 1947 hit- ting a new high for peacetime oper- ations, Bell & Howell's earnings are expected to approximate $2,300,000 as against $442,945 in 1946. This (Continued on Page 7) It was neither a Merry Christmas nor a Happy New Year for Metro- politan area exhibitors, with the worst weather in manv a memory dealing a $600,000 blow to the box*- office. The figure headed toward the three-quarter million mark as the storm continued at the weekend. Hardest hit of the three key groups (Continued on Page 4 1 "Not for just a day, not for just a year, but always, THE FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK leads." ' advt. : Production High, But the Supply Continues to Run Well Behind the Demand Despite record or near record pro- duction of key building materials, many essential construction items will continue in short supply during the first half of 1948, a national sur- vey discloses. While production vol- ume is high, activity on the part of builders keeps the supply behind de- mands. Construction materials output last year ran about nine per cent ahead of 1946, and two per cent ahead of (Continued on Page 6i Hollywood Hearings Resumption Dubious Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAIL\Y Washington — Early resumption of the Hollywood probe by the House Committee on Un-American Activi- ties appeared dubious yesterday when Chairman J. Parnell Thomas listed Committee activities for 1948. Representative Thomas listed the (Continued on Page 5) Dr. Clinchy to Address NCCJ Luncheon Tomorrow Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, president of the National Conference of Chris- tians and Jews, will be the principal speaker at a luncheon of the Amuse- ment Division of the Conference to- (Continued on Page 5) 5- 1/oriii Fire Heralds j Screening of "Flame" Republic employes were unable to 1 get into their 1790 Broadway head- i quarters Friday because of a five- alarm blaze which raged through the building at 1780 Broadway and in I buildings on W. 57th and W. 58th | Sts. While the structure containing the Republic home office was not fire damaged, danger from smoke caused the building to be closed by | fire officials. P. S. — Company is tradescreening "The Flame" at 11 o'clock this morning. Wfc Monday, January 5, 1948 Metro's Louis Johnson Dead; Rites Tomorrow Mon., Jan. 5, 1948 JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice • President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120. 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI- NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. 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He had been in ill health for several months and succumbed to a heart at- tack Friday at 4 a.m. at his home in Astoria. Born May 22, 1888, Johnson joined the Goldwyn company 28 years ago and moved over to M-G-M with the merger in 1924. For 10 years he had been president of the Film Employes Exchange, Local B-51, IATSE, re- signing last October due to poor health. Johnson is survived by his widow, Adele; two daughters, Mrs. Peter Di Napoli of Forest Hills and Mrs. George Cervenko of Astoria, and a son, Louis Johnson, Jr. His body will remain at the Thomas Quinn Funeral Home, 36-10 Broadway, in Astoria, until the services tomorrow. Bradley Lauds Industry For USO-Camp Shows Job West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Leaders of the indus- try and stars of screen, radio and stage on Friday witnessed the pres- entation by Gen. Omar Bradley, Army Chief of Staff, of a joint War- Navy Departments citation to the entertainment industry for USO- Camp Shows' service in entertaining members of the armed forces during and since the war. General Bradley especially com- mended the setting up of Veterans Hospital Camp Shows, to provide en- tertainment to men in hospitals, un- der the supervision of the armed forces and the Veterans Administra- tion. After the presentation, he thanked the film industry for donat- ing films shown all over the globe, and stars of screen and radio who contributed time, talent or material to maintain the Armed Forces Radio service. Gus Schlesinger Rites Conducted in Newark Funeral services were held yester- day for Gus Schlesinger at the Gold- sticker Funeral Parlor in Newark. Forced into retirement in 1933 be- cause of illness, Schlesinger had at that time been general manager of foreign sales for Warner Bros. Schlesinger is survived by two broth- ers, Leon and Mayer, and a sister, Flora. THERE'S ONLY ONE MIAMI BEACH OCEAN FRONT . 40lh to 41ft Stf. Roeruotlonj Invited . Walter Jacobf Mills Industries Seeks More Time to Pay Debts Chicago — A petition seeking fur- ther time for payment of debts was filed in Federal Court by Mills In- dustries. Petition stated that all debts would be paid in full, but that the company was having difficulties in meeting obligations. Petition lists assets in excess of $9,000,000 and liabilities in excess of $13 million, with unpaid Federal and local taxes of $285,632 and wages due employes, $163,400. Australia, New Zealand To Decide on Color Tele Canberra (By Wireless) — Question of whether television in Australia and New Zealand will be in color or | black and white is expected to be de- j termined next month at a conference j of Government and radio experts, Federal Postmaster-General Donald Cameron said. Wavelengths between Australia I and New Zealand also must be set- | tied, as well as the power and loca- I tion of transmitters. 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TOMORROW JANUARY 6th j Monday, January 5, 1948 j Theaters Lose 750 Gs Because of Weather (Continued from Page 1) of houses — Broadway, neighborhood and suburban — were the latter, with uncleared snow drifts and icy roads eliminating vehicular traffic and minimizing the number of patrons on foot. Downed power lines and the lack of fuel oil forced complete shut- downs of scattered houses in West- chester, Long Island and northern New Jersey. Estimates of the blow to Broadway business ranged from 25-60 per cent, with the sleet and ice of the New Year period proving an even greater obstacle than the heavy snow after Christmas. All theaters on the Main Stem felt the pinch somewhat, al- though the oft repeated adage — "The public will come out in any weather to see a good show" — proved itself in some instances. In this category were "The Fugitive" (Victoria), "Good News" (Music Hall), "Where There's Life" (Paramount), "Cap- tain From Castile" (Rivoli), "Vol- pone" (Ambassador) and "Beauty and the Beast" (Bijou). Manhattan nabe houses were the least hurt by the elements. Efficient snow removing activities opened the street to pedestrian passage and many patrons sought entertainment in theaters near their homes rather than make the hazardous trek to midtown. The mayor's ban on pas- senger cars confined movement by auto and was another factor in chan- neling business to the neighborhood spots. Weather Slows Chi. BO Chicago — Snow and sleet storm caused heavy drop in theater attend- ance here. The new three per cent amusement tax has been accepted by patrons without too noticeable grum- bling. Home Offices Close Early What with the gloomy weather and snarled communications, most of the major companies dismissed their home office employes at 3 p. m., others at 4 p. m., last Friday after- noon. Quite a number, too, in the industry didn't come to work at all, because of the weather conditions. UA Acquires "Angry God" Rights World wide distribution rights to "The Angry God," produced in Full- color by Edward J. Peskay, have been acquired by United Artists, Grad- well L. Sears, UA president, an- nounced Friday. J^end (15 it tit da a ttinad J o~ Jan. 5 Wright Edward Sutherland mmmm u>< PHIL M. DALY Monday Morning Memos • • • THE PERSONAL TOUCH: Nate Manheim. former Universal foreign chief, has been pronounced out of danger after a severe heart attack, suffered three weeks ago at his home in Beverly Hills His condition is reported as improving satisfactorily. ... • Didja know that Life Magazine is doing a picture story in Britain on Sir Alexander Korda? . . .• Basil O'Connor, no stranger to many in film biz, in recog- nition of his "humanitarian work of great proportions" has been desig- nated by Britain's King George VI as an associate knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. ... • John Ford will receive Redbook Maga- zine's Motion Picture Award for 1947 during tonight's Screen Guild Play- ers broadcast over CBS when scenes from his latest RKO pic, "The Fugitive," will be broadcast. ... • Daniel J. MacNamara, head of ASCAP'S public relations department, is the editor of "The ASCAP Bio- graphical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers," which Crowell will publish shortly Volume lists 2,092 biogs. ... • Maurice N. Wolf, assistant to H. M. Richey, has 50 speaking engage- ments lined up from now until the middle of March in Term., Ala., La., and Fla Tomorrow, he will talk before the Civitan Club, Atlanta; Thursday, Rotary Club, Chattanooga; Friday, Lion's Club, Montgomery, Ala. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT DEP'T: It seems that the M-G-Movie Memo, subject of comment here some pillars back as a swell new publication, actually is a reprint of Loew's Movie Memo, a twice-monthly publication originating in the Loew Theater press dept. Ernie Emerling, who should know if any one does, points out that it was established some two years back by Oscar A. Doob Taken over by Ernie and Dan Terrell, it has since been going to a list of 143 motion picture editors in Loew cities Now re-dressed as the M-G-Movie Memo, it goes to film critics in nearly 500 additional non- Loew situations. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • HOLLYWOOD MAY SOON find itself beset by a panel of psychiatrists to help script writers in the preparation of psychological dramas The disclosure was brought into the open following a spe- cial showing of "Sleep My Love" at the UA screening room attended by leading psychiatrists Dr. C. Charles Burlingame, speaking for the Committee on Public Education of the American Psychiatric Association, said that a move in that direction was already under way Now, the question is, will Binford ban Freud in Memphis? T T ▼ • • • TELEVISION-MARCHES-ON DEP'T: An historic television advertisement, comparable to the 1926 announcement of the formation of the National Broadcasting Company by RCA, has been released as a full-page advertisement in 37 newspapers throughout the country Based on the theme, "1948 — Television's Year," the advertisement out- lines the present status and future prospects of NBC's tele web Copy will be run for one day in 37 newspapers in 18 cities and will reach over 14,000,000 readers. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • "WARNERS PLAN weather station on Burbank Lot," reads a caption on a Warner Bros. Coast publicity release Hell's bells, it's New York that has urgent need of it, not Burbank. T ▼ ▼ • • • HELPING HAND DEP'T: Patrick E. T. Whittington, 45, Fair- way, Raynes Park, Wimbledon, London SW 20, who Is penning a history of Hollywood in general and of Universal Pictures In particular, would be grateful for film material for the years 1920-1940 Much oi his source material was destroyed during the blitz. Italy to Make Film On Friendship TK.in (Continued from Page 1) principal cities of the country, and will thoroughly cover the enthusias- tic reaction of Italy to the generosity of the American people. The documentary, it is stated, will be turned over to Warners and Twentieth-Fox for release, with the stipulation that the profits go to charitable organizations in the U. S. Italy Will Not Impose Restrictions on Imports Rome (By Wireless)— The Italian Government has decreed that there will be no import restrictions upon American films in 1948, although funds will continue to be blocked. American distributors will, how- ever, be able to use the frozen funds for limited purposes here, with the permission of the Foreign Trade Minister. Among the purposes for which the money will be released are the reconstruction or improvement of Italian studios, co-production of Italian films and production by American or other foreign com- panies. Lightman Trust Action Settled Out of Court Memphis — Anti-trust action brought against M. A. Lightman and associ- ates and the major distributors by a b group of neighborhood houses has ) been settled out of court and dis- missed from the Federal Court cal- ft endar with prejudice, meaning it cannot be brought again. Suit, it is understood was settled i for $200,000 plus an agreement on availabilities, under which four- theater groups of nabe stands will be able to play product 38 days after first run, the same as the Lightman houses. FTC Handling E-L Shipping Omaha — Film Transport Co. will handle shipping operations for Eagle Lion in this territory, under an agreement effective Jan. 1. CHARTERED JUDSON, O'NEILL & JUDD, INC., New York; musical agency, capital $1,000 in $10 shores; three shares subscribed. ALBERT M. CHAMBERS ENTERPRISES, INC., New York; produce theatrical, musical and mov- ing pictures; capital 200 shares no par value stock; three shares subscribed; by Marion Picoirilli, Florence L. Levy, Doris Cohen. MULTIPLAY PRODUCERS, INC., New York; theatrical presentations, agents; capital 200 shares no par value stock; three shares sub- scribed; by Norman W. Schur David, Bertram H. Schur, Lillian Halpern. LYNTRE, INC., New York; with capital of 100 shares no par value stock; 30 shares subscribed; theatrical and amusement devices; by Antonio Rossi, Margarite Kuelling, Helen Wahl. CULLER THEATERS, INC., North, S. C; to operate motion picture theaters at North, Springfield, Swonseo, St. Matthews and other places; capital stock $75,000; Clarence Culler, fea January 5, 1948 ollywood Hearings sumption Dubious (Continued from Page 1) Ollywood hearing as one of a b-point program for "immediate" mmittee consideration. He listed ler probes ahead of the Hollywood estigation, however, and stated It the film hearing resumption will )end on other developments. 'CBS-TV Establishes 00 Per Hour Rate Effective with the arrival of the w Year, CBS established a $400 r hour rate for use of air time on tele station, WCBS-TV. This marks the first time that the stem has imposed a fee for video Dgramming, although a small arge has been levied since 1945 " use of facilities. The new rate schedule, according George L. Moskovics, commercial inager, is based on realistic calcu- ;ions of current television values idenced in a steadily mounting I'culation" and proved impact of 6 medium as an advertising factor. Use of film facilities, other than e during actual air time, is priced hjl $125 per hour. This is for sound m and includes the cost of pre- oadcast run-through involved in rmal procedure. PC Video Subsidiary /ill Have No U. S. Tie Toronto — The introduction of video .:o Canadian theaters is contingent i|]on action by the CBC which con }ls television in this country and s not as yet announced specific ins for its appearance, J. J. Fitz- obons declared at the weekend. Fitzgibbons, Famous Players Ca- dian Corp. president, disclosed wever, that in anticipation of that y he will organize a video produc >n company which will bear no re lionship to Paramount's U. S. sub r^liary, Television Productions, Inc. 'C is a Paramount circuit affiliate. Fitzgibbons, who visited New York fortnight ago for conferences with I la-amount officials, was assured by " ;ul Raibourn, vice-president in arge of television operations, that e Paramount developed intermedi- e video system was ready now for mmercial use and would be made ailable to Canadian theaters. COfniRG ADD GGinC LEON J. BAMBERGER, RKO sales promotion manager, will address the United Theater Own- i of Illinois meeting in Springfield, Jan. 8-9. HERB DRAKE, vice-president and director of promotion for MacFadden Publications, left for lywood Friday to spend 10 days making ar- rangements for the Photoplay Gold Medal ban- quet on Feb. 16. CHARLIE SCHLAIFER, 20th-Fox director of advertising-publicity, left Miami Beach Thurs- day, following the premiere of "Gentleman's Agreement." BRUTUS BISHOP, division manager for M-G-M, has returned to Chicago from a South- ern vacation. RAY MILLAND leaves Hollywood Jan. 19 for Sun Valley on a skiing jaunt. After two weeks there he and his wife plan a vacation at Acapulco, Mexico. WILLIAM RODGERS, M-G-M vice-president and general sales manager, leaves Wednesday for a Florida vacation. CAROL BRANDT, head of M-G-M's editorial activities, and OLIN H. CLARK, story editor, leave the end of the week for Culver City and two weeks of conferences with studio executives. MEL HEYMANN, of M-G-M's publicity de- partment, is due back today from a Miami vacation. JOEL BEZAHLER, assistant to William F. Rodgers, JAY EISENBERG and BEN MELNIKER nave returned from a brief visit to Chicago. UUEDDinC BELLS Higgins-Strauss Edna Higgins, secretary to C. N. lell, head of Paramount's press de- rtment, became the bride of Fred rauss this week. The newlyweds e on a wedding trip in the South. WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, M-G-M exploitation head, returns today from Oqunquit, Maine. BEN GOETZ, M-G-M production chief in Eng- land, is due shortly from London for a visit to the company's Culver City studios. H. M. RICHEY, exhibitor relations head for M-G-M, leaves tomorrow for Springfield, III., to attend the convention of United Theater Own- ers of III. on Jan. 8-9. CHARLES R. HANSON, New York music pub- lisher, is in Hollywood to confer with the Allied Artists exploitation department. ELIZABETH CARVER, U. S. Pictures Eastern story and talent head, has left on a Caribbean JOHN DOERR, chief film buyer for the Alliance circuit, has returned to Chicago from a Winter vacation in Ottawa, III. Eagle Lion 50-50 on Added Theater Adv. (Continued from Page II added that allocated sums would be increased wherever suitable. Two day meeting was also ad- dressed by Harold S. Dunn, assistant general sales manager, and Frank Soule, branch operations chief. Spe- cial emphasis was directed at "T- Men," for which the greatest promo- tion budget in the company's his- tory has been allocated. "Bohemian Ecstasy" to Arlkino U. S. distribution rights to "Bo- hemian Ecstasy," produced in Czecho- slovakia, have been acquired by Art- kino. Dr. Clinchy to Address NCCJ Luncheon Tomorrow (Continued from Page 1) morrow at the Waldorf-Astoria, it was announced by Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th-Fox and chairman of the motion picture committee for Brotherhood Week, which is being observed Feb. 22-29. Dr. Clinchy, recently returned from a European tour, will discuss his ex- periences in the American Zone in Germany and other countries where he was engaged in furthering the work of the International Council of Christians and Jews. Skouras will tell the film execs how they can do their part in supporting Brotherhood Week. J. Robert Rubin, vice-president of Loew's, is chairman of the Amuse- ment Division of the Conference, David Weinstock, of Raybond Thea- ters, is campaign chairman. Adolph Wittmann Rites St. Louis — Services were held Wednesday for Adolph H. (Dad) Wittman, 57, veteran member of the local Operators Union. He died after an illness of several months. WANTED: $100 from 2000 People To establish The SAMPLIZING Plan, Ine., and participate and share in the tremen- dous potential profits of the new and revolutionary national SAMPLIZING Plan. Original investment uncondition- ally guaranteed and repaid in ten years. \ ou cannot lose. These securities are believed to be exempt and therefore have not been registered -with SEC; and con- sequently SEC has not approved or dis- approved these securities or considered the accuracy or completeness of this statement. Total fund raising expenses not to exceed S5000 or S2.50 per unit. CHARLES W. CURRAN 33-15 80th Street Jackson Heights, L. I., N. Y. How is Hollywood Going to Survive? ... a first-hand report by screen-critic Howard Barnes starting in TUESDAY'S NEW YORK Keralb ^Tribune Panic in Hollywood? Right! Production virtually at a standstill? Right again! Film workers laid off by the hundreds? Salary cuts imminent? That's the story. Was the Congressional investigation what started it? No — says film critic Howard Barnes, following an on-the- spot check of studio executives, directors and producers. There are tough facts behind the West Coast velvet curtain. Hollywood, says Barnes, has taken a terrible jolt both economically and artistically. But the outcome? "It is hard to find any veteran mem- ber of the craft who does not think the current cataclysm will do more good than evil." That's Barnes' report. Why he thinks so — what changes in Hollywood think- ing are underway — will be told in a series of 4 reports, starting in Tuesday's HERALD TRIBUNE. (t*\ DAILY Monday, January 5, IS Key Construction Materials Still Shy (Continued from Page 1) the previous peak year of 1925, ac- cording to Douglas Whitlock, chair- man of the Building Products Insti- tute. Figures are 37 per cent of 1939, the base year in the Depart- ment of Commerce index. He pre- dicted that the list of building mate- rials in short supply will be smaller this year than at any time since the war. "In recent weeks," Whitlock observed, "the supply of materials has become steadily better." That building costs this year will remain at 1947 levels was predicted by James W. Follin, assistant Federal Works Agency administrator. Follin forecast more materials, faster construc- tion rates, better apprentices and more efficient labor, to keep prices from rising further this year. Both Follin and Whitlock pointed out that demands of the European aid program may be a factor in tightening the supply of available building materials. Scheduled heavy construction may be cut into, Follin warned, particularly if there is any allo- cation of steel. Transportation, or the lack of it, provides another problem for equip- ment suppliers. Freight cars and shipping space from the West Coast and the South, to the East are re- ported "acutely scarce," and the box car shortage is also impeding the flow of lumber to millwork factories. Lumber shortage is pointed up by a Department of Commerce survey which indicates builders will require 26,500,000,000 board feet in 1948, about 1,400,000,000 more than was used this year. On top of this is a Government forecast that lumber production next year will drop 1,000,000,000 board feet from the 36,- 500,000,000 used in 1947. Whether there are enough nails next year is said to depend on whether the steel industry steps up its nail production. Estimated de- mand is put at 900,000 tons, or 100,- 000 tons more than was used in the current 12 months. Most other steel items are expected to remain tight. Steel pipe will be in short supply, along with rigid steel conduit, web joists and concrete reinforcing bars. Cast iron soil pipe is expected to be in fairly good sup- ply in 1948. _ Cement, in growing demand for theater construction, is expected to be plentiful, barring only the possi- bility that overworked plants need to be closed for protracted repairs. REVIEWS Of DEW flUIIS "The Paradine Case" with Gregory Peck, Charles Laughton, Ethel Barrymore, Ann Todd, Valli, Charles Coburn, Louis Jourdan, Joan Tetzel, Leo G. Carroll Selznick Releasing Organization 132 Mins. TOP BRACKET IN EVERY DIVISION: CREDIT SELZNICK WITH ONE OF THE PEAK EVENTS OF AN EVENTFUL SEASON: IT HAS EVERYTHING THAT GOES INTO THE FINEST PRODUCT. Now, at year's end and for good purpose the good ones come fast and furious. "The Paradine Case" at once becomes one of the keenest contenders for acclaim at this midway but vitally important time when the academicians call the deadline and then don their robes of office to ultimately give the fabricator of statuettes a little metallurgic business. But even if the deadline were months hence, this one would still stand high among the season's dramatic entertainments. It is as complete and finely contrived a piece of film making, in every department, that the industry, by, large and internationally can proudly display as an achievement. It is easy to conjure up a series of adjectives like spellbinding, hypnotic and suspense- ful for this one. Latter is a must for any effort from the hand of Alfred Hitchcock. They can be piled on at length until they eventually shape up into one — fine. It is a lengthy opus, running over two hours, but every foot of the way is clearly imprinted with know how, and the materials of the craft are utilized with accomplished craftsmanship by seasoned hands. The combination of Hitchcock and Lee Garmes makes the cameras tell a story that will go on the shelves as a masterwork. It is an optical pleasure to observe the lens move about the players sensuously, starkly, probingly, fluid ly and capture fully a long strung out series of points, counterpoints, light and shadow effects. By virtue of its camera work alone the film delivers pointed emotional stimulus. The nine leads under the Hitchcock baton transmute to the emulsion and soundtrack that is film making varieties of performance which are top drawer displays of these times. Already boomed considerably for snatching at the interest of the filmgoing public, the performances of Valli and Louis Jourdan are the stuff that film in its best day has always purveyed to an eager, ultimately satisfied public. Whetting the spectators desire for more by their delivery in "The Paradine Case," these two imported players have tooled themselves in solidly if this is any exhibit of their talents. Peck, Laughton, Coburn, the Misses Barrymore, Todd and Joan Tetzel and Leo G. Carroll render their roles well fairly flawlessly. British jurisprudence as detailed in this "Case" is no circus affair with hooligan journalists dashing for phones and johnnyonthespot photographers clicking away. It is a serious, dramatically compelling delineation of human insight into criminal justice with acid interjection of subtle wit, sardonic verbal byplay. It is not all of the above which might sound rather dull but is definitely not. It focusses attention on a woman, arrested and tried for the murder of her war blinded husband. This is Valli. She engages Peck for the trial and he believes her innocent. As he prepares his case he falls under the spell of her persuasiveness, even in love with her. Peck is happily married to Miss Todd. Lurking in their immediate circle of friends is Coburn, his daughter, Miss Tetzel, and Laughton and Miss Barrymore. Laughton is the trial judge. Miss Barrymore, his wife. The motivation of the story becomes apparent when Valli causes emotional upsets among these people whenever her case is mentioned. The plot moves into the court- room and all the ingredients that would normally be found under a volcano erupt in the dramatic slices that ensue. It comes out, after Jourdan testifies and admits more than he had planned due to skillful scalpel work by Peck in his cross examination, that Valli and he had an' illicit affair. Dismissed, Jourdan is a suicide. Miss Valli undergoes a session before Peck on the stand. Word is brought of Jourdan's death. She admits she poisoned her husband. Peck indicates his career is done with but Miss Todd is on hand to give compassion and reassurance. This story as it unfolds is superb subdivision, cross-section, and detail stripping of motives, emotions, feelings, told with insight and understanding. By all means, "The Paradine Case." CAST: Gregory Peck, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore, Louis Jourdan, Valli, Joan Tetzel, Leo G. Carroll, Ann Todd. CREDITS: David O. Selznick Production; Director, Alfred Hitchcock; From the novel by Robert Hichens; Adapted by Alma Reville, in consultation with James Bridie; Photography, Lee Garmes; Music, Franz Waxman; Production design, J. McMillan Johnson; Art director, Thomas Morahan; Supervising film editpr, Hal C. Kern; Associate film editor, John Faure; Scenario assistant, Lydia Schiller; Sound director, James Stewart; Recorded by Richard Van Hessen; Interiors, Joseph B. Piatt; Set decoration, Emile Kuri; Assistant director, Lowell J. Farrell; Special effects, Clarence Slifer; Screenplay, David O. Selznick. DIRECTION, The Best. PHOTOGRAPHY, Superb. Domestic Files Stock Issue Chicago — Domestic Credit Corp., headed by Arthur Greene, has filed with the SEC a new stock issue of 150,000 $1 par shares to be sold to employes of the company. Greene has been a factor in the financing of a number of Hollywood productions in recent years. Loew's Board Up Foi Election On Jan. 30 Annual meeting of Loew's, hi stockholders is set for Jan. 30 ' which time all present members I the board of directors will stand 1 re-election. Board includes Nicholas 1 Schenck, president; Joseph R. Vom vice-president; William F. Rodge ! distribution vice-president; J. Rob , Rubin, vice-president and couns] Charles C. Moskowitz, vice-presid< , and treasurer; Leopold Friedm. vice-president, secretary and coi sel; David Warfield, William Parker, Henry Rogers Winthrop a j Eugene W. Leake. According to the proxy not j mailed to stockholders last week, Loew executives received remunei tion in excess of $100,000 during t fiscal year ending Aug. 31, 19 Ninety-three were in the $50,0* $100,000 group and 223 receiv more than $20,000 for the year t I less than $50,000. Eight officers who received reir neration increases during the ye follow, with the amount of increa and their total pay from the co: pany: Howard Dietz, $22,500— $10 285; Friedman, $20,000— $130,3E Moskowitz, $28,000— $156,428; Mt vin H. Schenck, $22,000— $104,28 Vogel, $40,000— $156,428; Jesse Mills, $2,300— $31,285; Parker, $2 —$8,600 and Winthrop, $100— $6,4f Other officers' and directors' rem neration for the year: Leake, $25,00 Alexander Lichtman, $200,000; E gar J. Mannix, $202,607; Louis Mayer $500,000; Rodgers, $114,71 Rubin, $215,642; N. M. Schenc $224,767; Benjamin Thau, $200,0C Pursuant to Rodgers' employme contract, $79,000 was deposited escrow by the company during t): I year covered by the report. First a series of 180 monthly payments $1,738 each was made to the distribi| tion chief on July 29, 1947. Urges Self Regulation of Canadian Theater Industr FC to Release Four Jan. 15 Film Classics has set Jan. 15 as the release date of the first four of a group of new pictures acquired by the company, Joseph Bernhard, presi- dent, announced Friday. New films are "Furia," made in Italy; "Women in the Night," produced by Louis K. Ansell; "For You I Die," an ARPI production, and "Discovery." Dr. Samuel Sheppard Retires Rochester — Dr. Samuel E. Shep- pard retired Thursday as assistant director of research for Eastman Kodak. Dr. Sheppard is widely known for his research on the sensi- tivity of photographic materials. He had been associated with the Kodak Research Laboratories for approxi- mately 35 years. (Continued from Page 1) further controls by Government rej ulation. He observed that steps have a ready been taken to revise downwai the proposed use of construction mi terials for expansion purposes, no; ing that this expansion program we primarily larger than was practic; under present conditions. In another year-end statemen. J. J. Fitzgibbons, president of F«> mous Players Canadian, was conr dent of good business in 1948 be1 cause of an anticipated high level c c payrolls and steady employment i ". "Lil Abner" Rights to Astor Astor Pictures has acquired right | to "Li'l Abner" and will reissue it a a special, R. M. "Bob" Savini, an nounced. ;*iday, January 5, 1948 3fcfe d PAA Supports "Eyes i : Chcich" Series Continued from Page 1 1 itual problems in terms of pres- -day life originated with Dean ,; :irles E. McAllister of the Cathe- :: 1 of St. John the Evangelist in »kane. Started seven years ago, ject was interrupted by the war, •VTh the two pictures released "~nned as the first in a series to be 1947 N. Y. Stock Market Sales SAYS JOHNSTON "The Motion Picture Associa- -' 'ion is keenly aware of the need for the application of moral and religious principles to problems of contemporary life. The need iBto develop an intelligent religious opinion shared by members of all ' i'liths — Jewish, Roman Catholic. i nd Protestant — is apparent to all .hinking people. "This series is another evidence of the desire of the motion pic- I aire industry to contribute in a practical way to the ivelfare of humanity and to the preservation of the spiritual and moral values 7. upon which civilization depends. ..'. The encouragement of intelligent discussion is essential to the maintenance of democracy. I hope ■■- ihe series will meet a greut need o\ uhich I have long been aware." lilable to all churches to form the ;:s for discussion use, and by er groups. iach film is accompanied by a ders' manual with suggested out- ;s and questions to promote dis- sion. Distribution is through Re- ous Film Forum Foundation. 123 12th Ave., Spokane 10. Subjects. endorsed by the United Council Church Women. : - 'O from EK Win Fellowships lochester — Two members of Ko- c Research Laboratories' staff -e been elected to fellowships in New York Academy of Sciences, Cyril J. Staud, director of the oratories, revealed Saturday. Elec- s are Dr. Thomas H. James and Gertrude Kornfeld, who have iducted research in photographic •mistry. lilUJ POSTS :MAN PYLE, M-G-M promotion representa- tive, Des Moines and Omaha. . MEININGER, JR., assistant manager, Sen- jl|I ate, Chicago. N BINGEMER and JOE WILLENS, managerial staff, Uptown, Chicago. BAKER, assistant manager, Southtown, Chicago. HER RICHARDSON, assistant manager, Mary- land, Chicago. ENE DE GRAZIA, assistant manager, Marbro, Chicago. EPH BISHOP, manager, Kay Films, Charlotte. IS J. MITCHELL, general manager, Kilbride Circuit, Detroit. RGE WESTENFELT, operator, Echo, Detroit. IL JULIAN, manager, Beverly, Detroit. New York Stock Exchange Sales in 1947: 8,352,310 Net Stock Dividend Sales High Low Last Change American Seating S1.00 41,700 22*4 15'/4 19 —2% Bell & Howell 50' 60,700 24 Vi 1634 24''8 — Vi Bell & Howell pfd 4.25 1,960 10634 95 95 —8 Columbia l.OOt 130,100 22'/2 11% "% — 878 Columbia pfd 4.25 9,100 86 63 64 — 15'/2 Eastman Kodak 1.25 420,900 48% 42 !& 44% Eastman Kodak pfd 6.00 2,250 198'2 '&3 163 —31 General Precision Equip 1.00 172,100 26 135/g 1524 — 834 Loew's, Inc 1.50 928,700 27 18% 18% —7% Paramount 2.00 1,951,500 323,4 193,4 21 1/4 —11 RKO .60 985,700 1 53,4 8V4 8V4 — 7% Republic ..'. 387,100 8% 3'/2 3% — 358 Republic pfd ,...; 1.00 63,500 15% 9S/8 9% — 438 Twentieth Century-Fox 3.00 886,600 383,4 21'/2 21% — 1638 Twentieth-Fox pfd. .. ..„ 1.50 29,800 48 34% 34*4 — 14% Twentieth-Fox ppfd 4.50 11,600 104 93 93 — 9V2 Universal 2.00 238,100 29'/2 13V4 13% —12% Universal ofd 4.25 803,000 91 % 56% 59% — 2434 Warner Bros 1.50 1,227,900 1838 12 12% — 538 TOTAL SALES 8,352,310 ' Plus extras, t Plus stock. New York Curb Exchange Sales in 1947: 1,506,100 Monogram S .. 159,500 5% 3 3% — 134 RKO ootion warrants 844,500 5% 1% 2 —3% Sonotone 40* 269,400 434 2% 3% — 34 Technicolor 1.00 142,700 19% 10% 12% —2% Trans-Lux 25 90,000 5% 3% 5% — 1 % TOTAL SALES 1,506,100 '47 Film Stock Sales Hungarian Finance Down 3,646,390 Sh. Decree is Protested (Continued from Page I1 'Continued from Page 1) year. Five issues of the same num- here. If the finished product is rec- ber of companies are represented in ognized as artistically valuable, the the Curb figures. loan need not be repaid. Virtually all issues showed de- , H|lf the amount is to be repaid if creases in market valuations during the film 1S a medium success morally the year, with onlv Bell & Howell's and commercially, with the whole common, on the Stock Exchange, and amount due if the picture is consid- Spuotone and Trans-Lux, on' the ered to have no artistic merit at all. CurB, showing gains in quoted prices. A summary of 1947 exchange Bemhard Off to CodSt sales, including dividend rates; high, r n J u J ji low and last 1947 quotations, and net *" or Producers Huddles change for the year, is printed on this page. ' Continued from Page ]> I release by FC during 1948, more TTQD dliiiHfii'mn M V ! than half will be filmed in Cinecolor. X„. buttering «. I. ; Already set for national release are: Offices TWO Months | "Women in the Night," "For You I Die," "Discovery," and the Italian (Continued from Page 1) import, "Furia." None of this group story and talent activities, will shut- j is in color. ter until March 1 as an economy While on the West Coast, Bemhard measure during a slack period. Pro- will also inspect the Film Classics duction activities on the Coast con- Studio which is part of the recently tinue at full pace, it was pointed out. constructed Nassour Studios. Marie U. S. Pictures is a Milton Sperling Quigley, recently of Monogram, will organization, distributing through ! be FC's West Coast production rep. Warners. „ , , - Z Bell & Howell Earnings Sekely Group Forms Estimated at $2,300,000 Transocean Pictures I Continued from Page 1) West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY would be the equivalent of S4.80 per Hollywood — Transocean Pictures share of common stock compared has filed articles of incorporation at with 69 cents the year previous. Sacramento. Steve Sekely is presi- Tremendous increase in net is at- dent and Eric Morawsky and Louis tributed to the upped production of Vidor are vice-presidents. The com- essential parts plus an ever wider de- pany will first produce "Fascination," ■ mand for amateur motion picture which will be based upon a novel equipment. About 50 per cent of written by Guy de Maupassant, with , company sales are made to non- Sekely directing. professionals. THERE IS ONLY ONE YEAR BOOK of MOTION PICTURES and that is published annually by the FILM DAILY 1948 30th EDITION NOW IN WORK Through him • . .West meets East ACROSS his "front page" the world parades . . . before the eyes of movie- goers on Main Street. There, West and East do meet — through the high- ly specialized efforts of the newsreel editor. He sifts the facts and foibles of the world . . . and presents in one short reel the significant, the human, and the odd — the news that helps the world to know itself. To his objectivity . . . his sense of the newsworthy . . . his feeling for concise and graphic storytelling . . . the newsreel owes its unique place in American journalism. Yet the newsreel editor would be the first to give due credit to his staff of cameramen . . . and to the Eastman motion picture films which help them cover the news — and help him present it so effectively. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER 4, N. Y. J. E. BRULATOUR, INC., DISTRIBUTORS FORT LEE • CHICAGO • HOLLYWOOD Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought FDAILY- The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old Z>L. 93, NO. 3 NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1948 TEN CENTS OHflSTOn TO BBITBin fOB CBIPPS TALKS 7isney May Sell Foreign Distribution Rights *eks Immediate Dollar svenues to Offset Loss f Income from Abroad j 'est Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — In a move to gain im- I ;diate revenues from foreign dis- j bution, Walt Disney Productions considering a plan under which tributors abroad would be granted i right to distribute Disney films : a period of years, in return for immediate dollar consideration, y 0. Disney, president, revealed the annual report to stockholders. Terming the proposal "one of the »st likely solutions," Disney said Continued on Page 3) xforlionisls Parole aces House Inquiry ■ ashington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Rep. Clare Hoffman, , Mich., today will offer a resolu- •n in the House directing that the easury furnish his Committee on cpenditures in the Executive De- rtments all income tax information the four members of the Holly- 'Continued on Page 2) odgers Urges MPA Drive Dr Increased Membership Placing strong emphasis on need r increasing membership manifold, 3m present hundreds to thousands, illiam F. Rodgers, general sales mager of Loew's, Inc., yesterday at ?tallation ceremonies for incoming ntion Picture Associates President (Continued on Page 2) l.S.-L.K. Academies In Library Exchange West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and the British Film Academy yesterday in- itiated exchange of library facilities Academy will send American books and periodicals to the British group, on a reciprocal basis. First allotment, dealing with U. S. production, is to be shipped next week in exchange for an equal number of English trade papers. AUG to Open German Services to Limited Ise by I. S. Distribs. to Recoup Pix Coin Berlin 'By Cable1 — American film distributors will receive an opportunity to recover their net export costs by a limited use of German services, American Military Government officials stated. Nils C. Nilson, AMG film officer, said that MPEA companies had "a certain legitimate claim that they have invested money in providing film entertainment for German audiences and got nothing in return." On the other hand, he pointed out, "they have kept the market here open to profit in the future day when normal trade relations are restored and the German mark has value in foreign exchange." February Trip to Take Him To Paris, Rome, Vatican, New Delhi, Karachi as Well Silverslone to Fox House Will Probe Canada Division Post Retarding of Tele Eric A. Johnston. MPAA- MPEA president, who leaves his Spokane, Wash., home to- day for Hollywood, will fly to Lon- don, probably in early February, to personally confer with Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Britain's economic dictator, in j an effort to end the Anglo-American | film impasse. London's reaction to the announce- ment that Johnston himself would 'Continued on Page 8' Arthur Silverstone has been named 1 20th-Fox Canadian Division sales I manager, replacing Sydney Samson, it was announced yesterday by An- dy W. Smith, Jr., general sales manager. Appointment is effective immedi- ately. Silverstone was recalled last month from Lon- don where he was joint assistant managing direc- tor. Samson has taken an indeter- minate leave of absence due to ill- ness. Formerly a cameraman, Sil- verstone entered the industry in 1920. He joined UA in 1924 as salesman. In 1929 he was general sales chief for UA in Britain and in 1940 was i Continued on Page 8' Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — A full-dress investi- gation of the alleged retarding of television by the American Federa- tion of Musicians (AFL) and the union's president, James C. Petrillo, was promised yesterday by Chair- man Fred Hartley of the House La- bor Committee. Hartley set hearings for one week from today, with his office predicting that they will "run Continued on Page 3 1 SILVERSTONE Maxwell Cohn Funeral Rites to be Held Today Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Riverside Memo- rial Chapel, 76th St. and Amsterdam Ave. for Maxwell Cohn, Columbia short subjects producer who died in Xew York Saturday. Cohn is sur- vived by his wife, Rita, two daugh- ters, Mrs. Leonora Rosenstiel and Mrs. Judith Wolff, and three broth- ' Continued on Page 8' . U. S. Pix Re-Enter Scandinavia "Best Possible" 1 Yr. Deals— Johnston Hi Court Accepts MPTOA's Equity Brief; TOA Denied Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The Supreme Court yesterday agreed to accept the ami- cus curiae briefs offered last month by counsel Herman Levy for the MPTOA. Contents of the' brief , of- fered in the Paramount case, were (Continued on Page 8) Following receipt of a report that "the best possible deal under the present difficult economic conditions" has been reached, Eric A. Johnston, MPAA president, yesterday an- nounced major company ban on film shipments to Denmark, Norway and Sweden has been lifted. Johnston's statement came on the heels of a re- port from Gerald M. Mayer, chief of (Continued on Page S Olean Exhib. Sues Distribs. For $300,000 Buffalo — Trial of a suit for dam- ages which an Olean, Xew York, theater alleges it suffered during the last six years of a 17-year fight against the big film producers and distributors opened yesterday in Fed- eral Judge Harold P. Burke's court. The complaint set the amount of damages at S163,000, but at the opening of the trial attorney William A. Gray of Philadelphia asked that the plaintiffs, Bordonaro Bros. Thea- I Continued on Page 3) Thomas Group to List 30 More Film Names? Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Reports were current here yesterday that the Hollywood probe by the House Committee on Un-American Activities would be re- newed next month in the film capital. Word received here indicated that (Continued on Page 3) Portland, Ore., Exhibs Advance Admissions Portland, Ore. — This city's down- town first-runs have upped admis- sions to 85 cents to meet rising costs of operation. The advance puts the local houses on par with Seattle. Community theaters likewise raised admissions five cents to meet in- creased overhead. V** DAILY Tuesday, January 6, 19. H'wood Extortionists Parole Rodgers Urges MPA Drive Faces House Investigation For Increased Membership Vol. 93, No. 3 Tues., Jan 6, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU .: a Associate nd Genera Publisher Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18. iN. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address _".! communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older. 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STOCKHOLM — Gilbert Gel*. Erstagaten 18 (III). financial. {Jan. 5) High I8V2 NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Low Close _ 181/2 I8I/2 241/s 241/s 241/s 1134 US/, 121/8 445/8 441/g 445/g 63 163 163 16l/4 16 16 Am. Seat Bell 8. Howell Columbia Picts. vtc East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Prec. Eq I6V4 16 Loew's, Inc 18y8 18 Paramount 213/8 20% RKO 8V2 8 1/4 Republic Pict 4 3% 20th Century-Fox . . . 22S/8 22 1/4 20th Cent.-Fox pfd.. 36l/2 36'/4 36i/2' Universal Pict 141/2 13% 13% Universal Pict. pfd.. 61% 61% 61% Warner Bros 12% 12% 12% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 3V8 3 3 RKO 2% 2% 2% Sonotone Corp 4l/s 4 4 Technicolor 12% 12 Trans-Lux 5V2 Net Chg. - % - 1/8 - % 18% 203/4 8% 3% 5% OVER THE COUNTER 12 5% Warners Stockholders Meeting Set Feb. 17 Warners annual stockholders' meeting will be held in Wilmington, Del., on Feb. 17, not the preceding day as earlier published. (Continued from Page 1) wood extortion gang recently paroled and similar information concerning "any and all persons who the com- mittee determines were or are inter- ested in the granting of paroles to" the quartet. The resolution also calls upon the Attorney General and the FBI to turn over all documents bearing on the recent parole of the four — Paul Delucia (Ricca), Philip D' Andrea, Charles Gioe and Louis Campagna. Hoffman has promised a thorough examination of the parole and the alleged political influences which brought it about. Deny Postponement of Arraignment for "10" Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Hollywood's "un- friendly 10" yesterday were denied another request for postponement of their arraignment here on Friday. Justice David A. Pine refused a motion by defense counsel for re- consideration of his December 15 rul- ing that the 10 defendants would have to appear personally for ar- raignment Friday instead of on the day of the trial as they requested. Wilmington's Nabes Seek License Fee Cut Wilmington, Del. — City Council, in regular caucus, expressed some sym- pathy toward a request of spokes- men for the owners of four of the smaller film theaters that their an- nual licenses be reduced from the present $600 to about $450. The the- aters involved are A. Joseph De- Fiore's Park, Benjamin Shindler's Ace, Benjamin Seligman's Strand, and Warners' Ritz. Siritzky Int'l Leases ABC Radio Theater Leon Siritzky, president of Sir- itzky Int'l, yesterday announced that he had signed a 10-year lease for the former ABC Radio Theater on W. 58th St. between Broadway and Sev- enth Ave. After a few alterations, the theater will preem Marcel Pag- nol's "Fanny," Jan. 28. Acquisition of this house is the fourth in Siritz- ky's American chain. "name" Sets B. O. Afire San Francisco — World preeming of Republic's "The Flame" took place last night at Paramount's State The- ater here before a capacity audience. Entire proceeds of the performance went to CARE, the non-profit organi- zation that aids the needy in 14 European countries. Fund Gets Tix Hike Tel Aviv (By Air Mail)— Prices of cinema tickets have been increased five mils. The hike had been agreed to by exhibitors and will be diverted to the Emergency Jewish Fund. (Continued from Page 1) Arthur Mayer, declared the organi- zation will more fully command re- spect now enjoyed by the Motion Picture Foundation on the Coast. Sam Rinzler was toastmaster. A short 16 mm. color film was shown dealing with a children's camp which MPA assisted last year. Outgoing Prexy Fred J. Schwartz read a re- port of the MPA system of investi- gating requests for aid. He was presented a traveling case as a me- mento of tenure in office. Mayer stated he would like to see every member present obtain five memberships in MPA. "In the Metro- politan area," he said, "we must look after our own and MPA's lifeblood must be enriched by new member- ships." Luncheon, in the Hotel Astor, was attended by over 300. There were many reservations which could not be filled due to bad transporta- tion. On the dais were: Sol Trauner, Dave Weinstock, Chick Lewis, Wil- liam Heineman, Francis Harmon, Joe Vogel, Si Fabian, Bob Mochrie, George Skouras, Gus Eyssell, James Mulvey, Bill White, John O'Connor, Al Schwalberg, Milton Rugoff. Ray C. Hickman Rites In New Philadelphia New Philadelphia, O. — Funeral services were held here yesterday for Ray C. Hickman, theater operator who owned half of the Washington Theater Co. which operated theaters 'n Marietta. An industry veteran for more than 30 years, Hickman was forced into retirement five years ago as a result of serious injuries sustained in a near-fatal auto accident. Survivors of the deceased are: his widow, Florence Hickman, and a son and daughter by a previous marriage. Edna May Stricken Lausanne, Switzerland (By Cable) — Mrs. Edna May Petti Lewisohn, 69, who as Edna May starred on both the London and New York stage, died here of a heart attack. A native of Syracuse, N. Y., Mrs. Lewisohn starred in a film version of "The Belle of New York" in 1919. Juan Garza Dead San Antonio, Tex. — Juan R. Garza, 70, operator with Paul Garza of thea- ters for Spanish-speaking patrons, is dead. He had operated theaters here since 1911. cominc mid com EDDIE SEGUIN, Chicago theater publicity rector, and his wife VIRGINIA SEGJJ"J of 20th-Fox publicity department, C» , I gone to Florida for a Winter vacauH MAURICE DUKE, associate producer of M> gram's Teen-Agers series, is on a busi trip to New York. MacDOWELL GOODWIN, vice-president, C tinental Electric Co., Geneva, III., has retui from a Florida vacation. BERNARD MACK of Filmack, and his wife in New York City for a Winter vacation. BEN KALMENSON, Warners vice-presic and general sales manager, left yesterday fc trip to Chicago. He will be gone several d JOHNNY MACK BROWN, Monogram s leaves the Coast Feb. 1 on a six-week p. a. I which will take him into Texas, Georgia, Lo iana and the Carolinas. STEVE FITZGIBBON, Devonshire Film exc five, leaves Boston this week for an exten trip through the Midwest for distributor c ferences. ROSALIND KEITH, singer, who begins her gagement at rhe Maisonette Room of the Regis Hotel on Jan. 19, is skedded to ar here from the West Coast today. JACK LUSTBERG, Argentine exhibitor, for Buenos Aires over the week-end after prolonged vacation in his native New York. WALTER READE, JR., president of Reade T aters, returned from a Montreal vacati accompanied by his wife. PAUL WHITE, Selznick European rep., companied by his wife, is scheduled to ar tomorrow aboard the Mauretania. LEON J. BAMBERGER, RKO Radio sales pror tion manager, leaves today for Springfield, I to address the annual convention of the Uni Theater Owners of Illinois. Daff Anniversary Sales Drive Will Open Jan. 1 1 Sales and distribution forces Universal-Int'l Films will launch 20-week worldwide "Daff Annive sary Sales Drive," starting Jan. ] and concluding May 29, in honor Al Daff, vice-president and foreig sales supervisor, Joseph H. Seide man, president of U-IF announce yesterday. Ben Cohn, home office executivi will be captain of the drive which wi. mark Daff's 28 years with "U. Prizes will go to the leading distribu tion reps. Ryan, Wife, Children Missouri Wreck Victims West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — New Year's Day Mis souri train wreck's victims includec Frank M. Ryan, director, his wiff - and three children. g* STORAGE Film Storage ii proof Vaults Modern Fire- . . part of "BONDED'S 3-WAY SERVICE" Film Storage Film exchange Service Air Conditioned Screening Room BONDED "WT jesday, January 6, 1948 isney Likely to Sell Seas Distrib Rights (Continued from Page 1) iat """"Ngress is being made in this rec. J." It is expected, he con- 'nued, that this change in sales pol- iy will to a considerable extent off- ■t the loss of income from abroad. Net Profit Climbs 1 Net profit of Disney Productions Lr the year ended Sept. 27 was '507,075, an increase from the $199,- )2 earned in the 1946 fiscal year, arnings this year were equal, after -SHORTS TEST West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — In addition to the re-release of "Bambi" this year, Walt Disney Productions will make test releases of six selected shorts produced in previous years. Tests are seen as determining whether the re-issuance of old shorts adds to revenues, or whether it affects earnings of new shorts adversely, according to President Roy O. Disney's annual report, released today. 1 Referred dividends, to 43 cents per bmmon share, compared to 26 cents Lst year on the same basis. 'I ' Increase in earnings was said to be due "f.bstantially to a change in accounting meth- ;is, under which a portion of income from i.ch production is reflected immediately as I'ofit or loss, instead of waiting- until a pro- liction has cleared its costs before charging Ijofits. Policy went into effect with the re- ase of "Make Mine Music." 'Company retired $317,760 principal amount Ventures during the fiscal year, leaving 046,440 outstanding. Bank indebtedness ,as reduced during 1947 from $4,258,783 to J.Q78.884. ' The $1,000,000 loan obtained on Oct. 15, j)46, from its distributor, RKO Radio, stood $856,644 on Sept. 27. Loan is repayable lit of film earnings from blocked currency untries, as such earnings become available { TJ. S. dollars. A minimum of $450,000 of jocked currencies is not reflected in the nancial statement. $8,671,264 Inventory During the last financial year, company fbstantially accomplished its program start- [ two years ago to repair inventory deple- on caused by concentration on war training ms for the Government. Inventory value at pt. 27 is put at $8,671,264. Disney is striving to offset at least a por- on of the rising trend in production costs, port points out, by more careful planning id attention to detail during the pre-produc- on stage of a picture's development. During ke past year, company's staff was reduced iid reorganized to provide greater strength id flexibility in production and selling. • Disney plans to release two new features Siring 1948, in addition to a reissue of ambi," which still has a small unrecovered it. New films are "Melody Time," to be eased in mid-Summer, and "So Dear to My art," primarily live action, for release by ristmas. "Two Fabulous Characters" is mned for 1949 release, to be followed in 50 by "Alice in Wonderland." J^end (JSirthda Cv re 1 1 inad Jo Jan. 6 Loretta Young Ludwig Berger Stanley Smith Ben H. Serkowich Diana King David Bruce Fred Niblo Ruth Hiatt ALONG /lIJLTHE RIALTO t ▼ ▼ Tuesday's Tidings • • • SURPRISE! SURPRISE!!: Upon reading it here. Ernie Reda will learn that he's Brother Don's choice to manage the Pastime Theater in Vicco, Ky.. The Reda Brothers, there are three of 'em. Mose be- ing the third, have been in theater business for some 20 years In addition to the Pastime in Vicco. they have been operating the Reda in Pineville, Ky Now, the new Reda in London, Ky., is about to open. Don, in requesting that Phil M break the news to Ernie, his kid brother, comments that "In The Film Daily, you print all the trade news Ernie reads the paper all the time I want to surprise him" It's a pleasure to be of service, natch Congratulations, Ernie, and happy reading! T ▼ ▼ • • • FIRST PIC TO GO into the ace B & K Chicago Theater as the house adopts a straight film policy will be "Captain from Castle" . . . •Dick Goggin is homeward bound on the S. S. Mauretania after spending six months in England. France. Switzerland and Italy studying both television and radio Writes Dick, former producer-director- writer for both CBS and ABC: "I'm impressed with the strides the French are making technically in television, but particularly with the immense and efficient organization that BBC television has developed" Goggin presently is working on a book. ... • Parents Maga- zine's first special award of merit goes to Eagle Lion's "T-Men." . . . • U. S. Rubber Company's video plans for its "U. S. Royal Sports Time" program in '48 will include an all-film sports series, emphasizing film's role in television. ▼ TV • • • ADOLPH ZUKOR. board chairman of Paramount and indus- try founding father, who, to many a filmgoer around the world personi- fies Mr. Motion Picture, tomorrow marks his 75th birthday The day will find the Nestor of the trade at his desk in the Paramount home of- fice while the evening will be given over to his family On Satur- day, the Zukors will observe their 51st wedding anniversary. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • TED GAMBLE. TOA president, will represent the theaters of the country in the newly established Veterans Hospital Camp Shows organization. ... • Warners are entering "Power Behind the Nation." MPAA-sponsored short, in the documentary classification for "Oscar" consideration. ... • Two large theater circuits are interested in ac- quiring the Chicago Auditorium theater, now owned by Roosevelt Col- lege, for films. ... • Renaissance Films expect to start production in its new Montreal studios in March Canadian Government has okayed the importation of necessary equipment from the U. S. and Bri- tain. ... • Write Your Own Comment Dep't: The National Convention of Methodist Evangelists, in session in Louisville, Ky., condemned Sunday pix and women's toeless shoes! ... • Second entry in the same dep't: Boone. la., exhib. for his midnight New Year's Eve show co-fea- tured a highly touted current pic and a championship milkmaid contest on the stage! ... • It's the guess of Mitchell Wolfson, co-owner of the Florida Wometco circuit, that film biz in 1948 will be off from 10 to 20 per cent in his bailiwick. T T ▼ • • • YESTERDAY'S LUNCHTIME NIFTY came from Rialto Oper- ator Arthur Mayer as he was installed President of Motion Picture As- sociates: "If I did not switch from a murder and horror policy to foreign pictures. I would be here as a client instead of as president " And before that Sam Rinzler expressed surprise that "patron of arts Mayer" spoke in English. T ▼ ▼ House Will Probe Retarding of Tele (Continued from Page 1) through the month" on various as- pects of "the Petrillo problem." These hearings will be legislative in character, Hartley said. "Officials of the AFM and organizations con- cerned will be given the opportunity to present all the issues involved in this interruption of service so im- portant to the general public." Amendments to the anti-trust act have been mentioned by Hartley as a possible means of moving against Petrillo, with amendments to the Taft-Hartley Act also under study. Olean Exhibitor Sues Distributors for $300,000 (Continued from Page 1 ) ters Inc., of Olean, be permitted to raise the amount to $300,000. Judge Burke reserved decision. Gray asserted that he will show that Bor- donaro Bros, were compelled to compete with theaters controlled by Warner Bros., one of the 12 companies identified with the produc- tion and distribution of motion pictures named as defendants. Gray said the Bordonaros have operated the Palace in Olean since 1930 in competi- tion with the Haven and State theaters. "The gist of this case," Gray told the jury, "is that the defendants have entered into a conspiracy to prevent the plaintiff from getting- enough films to carry on his business. The conspiracy was for the purpose of com- pelling the plaintiff to sell out." Attorney Clayton M. Smith, representing Warner Bros., declared, "We are defending this suit because we believe there is no merit to the case. We will show you that pictures are like any other commodity. They are sold without any regulation by a public body." Thomas Group to List 30 More Film Names? (Continued from Page 1) a staff of investigators is now in Hollywood preparatory to the arrival of a House sub-committee. Spokes- men for the committee would not comment on the reports. There was an indication, however, that the committee soon will again "name names." It was said the com- mittee has a new list of about 30 other Hollywood personalities which the House group will claim are communists. STORKS Houston, Tex.— John Ellis of the Texan Theater announced the ar- rival of a baby girl. Houston, Tex. — George Patillo of the Alabama Theater has a new baby son. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Dinah Shore and her husband, George Montgomery, be- came parents of a daughter, their first child, at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. THE NEW YEAR BRINGS THE The First Issue of 1948 shows you how new a Newsreel can be! toWB* i Wasted TW ™ ■■?! The kind of a picture von make money on because it's got everything your audiences want including a title that is sparked with showman ship. CARROLL RALSTON PAIGE RALSTON ISlwfl&licJk, The story j I.IP life and a double love! _ .,..,,! c . Rased on a Story 5 ^ JOHN B. Mia, UWENCEKIMBIE. Based on W5S? Tuesday, January 6, 1945 Johnston to Britain For Talks with Cripps (Continued from Page 1) come over for frank man-to-man ne- gotiations with the No. 2 man in the Attlee Labor Government was re- ceptive and speedy. A London cable to The Film Daily last night re- ported the British trade saw it as reviving hopes for an ultimate settle- ment of the impasse, perhaps along lines suggested by the pre-Christmas statement of Harold Wilson, presi- dent of the Board of Trade. Whether Johnston will be accom- panied by other industry toppers — the suggestion has been made that several company presidents accom- pany him on such a mission — prob- ably will not be determined until he returns to Washington from the Coast about Jan. 16. Johnston on the overseas trip will seek the solution to other problems confronting the U. S. industry both in Europe and Asia, it was learned yesterday. His tentative itinerary includes Paris, Rome, Vatican City, New Delhi and Karachi, the latter the capital of the new state of Pakistan. In Paris, the MPAA prexy is ex- pected to confer with Premier Robert Schuman of France, while in Rome, he will meet with Premier Alcide De Gasperi of Italy. Johnston also will have an audience with Pope Pius XII in Vatican City. Flying to New Delhi from Rome, the industry'^ No. One exec, will con- fer with Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of the Dominion of India, and with Mohandas Gandhi. Con- tinuing to Pakistan, he will confer with Ali Jinnah, who heads the Gov- ernment there. Del Giudice Due Thursday To Press His Barter Plan London (By Cable) — Filippo del Giudice, erstwhile head of J. Arthur Rank's Two Cities Films, will arrive in New York Thursday on the S. S. Queen Elizabeth to propose a settle- ment of the Anglo-American film im- passe via a film-for-film barter plan. While the London press, particularly the Daily Mail, yesterday gave the del Giudice story splash treatment, Time Table Revealed For Academy Voting West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Nomination ballots for the annual Academy Awards selec- tions will be mailed Jan. 16 with nominations polls closing Jan. 27. Award nominations will be announced Feb. 16, with screening of nomin- ated films running from Feb. 23 to March 7 in the Academy Theater. Final awards ballots will be mailed March 1, with the polls closing on March 13, and awards presented -at the Shrine Auditorium on March 20. reviews of new nuns 'A Double Life' with Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso Kanin-U-I 104'/2 mins. ANOTHER HIGH SPOT OF THE SEASON; THIS ONE IS LOADED WITH KNOW- HOW. SHOULD TAKE ITS PLACE WITH THE BIG MONEY GETTERS OF THE SEASON. CUKOR'S DIRECTION TOPS, SUPERB SCRIPTING AND MASTERFUL ACT- ING WITH COLMAN. Another mid-season peak number is offered in "A Double Life." This is a sock drama treatment with a number of fine roles solidly cementing the story content. Ronald Colman, always a box office draw through these years, has a role here that any actor would give his right arm for and he does masterfully by it too. This, also, is one of the first of the major numbers to be given that New York Look. Much of the story was shot on actual locales in and about the city. What comes up for comparative viewing when the synthetic realism of the Hollywood set is introduced at once gives the film a new distinction that, happily, is becoming more and more a practice rather than an innovation. This "Double Life" is a brand new treatment of the Jekyll and Hyde theme with the leading characters being actors on the legitimate stage and their immediate circle of co-workers. Also, it is the study of an actor, a rakehell and general heel whose intensive application to the role of "Othello" in the Shakespeare work causes him to assume a positive homicidal identity with the Venetian figure and go out and commit murder. He is a mental case. Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon in writing their screenplay evince keen understanding of the characters they have peopled their work with and there is never a false theatrical note. It is a powerful and knowing job they have fashioned replete with some of the best lines and situations of a rather notable season. In the cash exchange sense as far as the filmgoer is concerned, "A Double Life" will easily take its place with the finest dramatic pieces of the past few months — and there have been some fine ones which are racking up large gross figures. A celebrated player of light roles, Colman essays "Othello" with Signe Hasso, also playing his ex-wife, in the role of "Desdemona." He applies himself intensively. Opening night his performance is acclaimed one of the masterworks of the contemporary stage. But the acclaim is too much for him. He returns to a night of love in the Lower East Side slum area and what with one contributing factor and another he strangles her with "The Love Kiss," his big moment in the stage play. A press agent, played by Edmond O'Brien, who is in love with Miss Hasso in a remote sense, begins to add up the details and facts after a brief talk with one of the reporters who was on the spot when the body was found. Identifying witnesses are rounded up. They are brought to watch Colman. In his last scene Colman, realizing his number is up, stabs himself to death. It is not a pretty story but it is some of the best miming of these times. Miss Hasso is superb in a brand new role aptly fitted for her talents. As ?n actor who becomes wholly the man of the role he is portraying, Colman delivers up another profoundly telling performance. In support there is a fine cast that adheres strictly to the intent and purpose of the story. In directing George Cukor bidded high, achieved results. The exhibitor will do well to encircle "A Double Life" as another one of the really good ones of this season. CAST: Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Ray Collins, Phillip Loeb, Millard Mitchell, Joe Sawve'r, Charles La Torre, Whir Bissell) John Drew Colt, Peter Thompson, Elizabeth Dunne, Alan Edmiston, Art Smith, Sid Tomack, Wilton Greff, Harlan Briggs, Claire Carleton, Betsy Blair, Janet Warren, Marjory Woodworth. CREDITS: A Kanin Production; Written by Ruth Gordon, Garson Kanin; Produced by Michael Kanin; Director, George Cukor; Photography, Milton Krasner; Art direction, Bernard Herzbrun, Harvey Gillett; Film editor, Robert Parrish; Sound, John Austin; Special photography, David S. Horsley; Advisor, "Othello" sequence, Walter Hampden; Music, Miklos Rosza. DIRECTION, Splendid. PHOTOGRAPHY, The Best. U. S. Pix to Re-enter Scandinavian Nations ! I) will -f>e r (Continued from Page the international division It was learned there dollars from Denmark until afte March. For the five-month perio after Mar. 1 $150,000 has been agree upon. Swedish remittances will bl frozen to the extent of 66 2/3 p> cent. Norwegian plan was not vealed. The problem in the Scandinavia countries has been met, it was dis closed, without one of the three coun tries resorting to taxes. Agreement do not exceed one year, are effectiv at once. It was pointed out by Maye^ the trio of countries are optimisti about 1948 and are encouraged b the Marshall Plan. Danish deal re- opens that country closed since las October. Danish stand then demand ed outright sale of prints. New dea calls for rentals and remittances. :; Hi Court Accepts MPTOAV Equity Brief; TOA Denied (Continued from Page 1 1 described in this paper when pre sented the Court. At the same time, the Court re J fused to accept the proposal of TOr that the organization be permitted t< participate in the oral argument iiljj the case next month. This had beei the aim of ATA prior to the merge of ATA and MPTOA, and forme; trust-buster Thurman Arnold was t( represent ATA in the event interven tion were permitted. Maxwell Cohn Funeral Rites to be Held Today (Continued from Page 1 ) ers, Harry Cohn, president of Co- lumbia; Jack Cohn, executive vice- president of the company, and Nat Cohn, Columbia's New York division manager. the British trade generally ridiculed the plan. (The United Press quoted official sources as saying that the producer, now head of Pilgrim Pictures, had informed both the Treasury and Board of Trade of his intentions "and was told that he could not negotiate with American producers, but that he could guarantee British accept- ance of such a "plan.") Del Giudice recently announced the withdrawal of his financial backer »here, ait'd followed that with a state- ment that he would make pix in both Britain and the U. S., presumably with American coin.. \ N Silverstone To 20th-Fox Canadian Division Post (Continued from Page 1) named eastern district manager. Following year he joined Sam Bron- ston Prod. Joining 20th-Fox later, Silverstone returned to London. Smith left yesterday for Toronto where Silverstone will be introduced today to the Canadian industry and press at a luncheon in the Royal Park Hotel. Dezel Signs Deal for Masterpiece's Program Albert Dezel, president of Albert Dezel Prod., yesterday announced the acquisition of distribution rights to all releases from Masterpiece Prod, for territories covered by his offices in Chicago, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland and Cincinnati. I Paris Film Worhers In V. S. Film Protest Paris (By Cable) — A Communist- organized parade marched along the Grand Boulevards over the week-end protesting competition of U. S. films. Participating were almost 1,000 technicians, players and photog- raphers. Demonstration reportedly stems from Leftists denunciation of the Blum-Byrnes Accord of 1946 which permits annual import of 120 U. S. pix. It has been pointed out in the Parisian press that most Paris exhibitors find it cheaper to show American films due to inflated pro- duction cost of home product. Washington Bu*., THE FILM DAILY Washington — MPAA yesterday termed statements of French Com- munists that American film com- panies were taking $20,000,000 in profits out of France each month "another example of faking and lying" by reds. Officials of the Association point- ed out that American companies haven't taken any money out of France since March, when token payments were made on remittances blocked since 1939. FILE COPY DO NOT Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY m 93, NO. 4 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7. 1948 TEN CENTS JJBRPERS IIET PROFIT AT RECORD $22,094,979 industry Adopts "Waiting Out" Policy tot U.K. 7iear Government Advises 4PAA Not to Budge Till Jritish Drop 75% Duty ^ Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY ■f J Washington — American film indus- try "definitely" is following a policy f "waiting out" the British in the resent pix impasse, authoritative ources admitted yesterday. U. S. Government "advice" to IPAA is not to budge an inch un- ;ss the British agree to drop the 75 (Continued on Page 61 WB SETSVOTE ON CAPITAL REDUCTION Holders to Act on Proposal at Feb. 1 7 Annual Meeting; Six Present Board Members Up for Re-election But Profits Off in Last Three Quarters, Warner States to Stockholders our Exhib. Meetings all TOA Executives Warner stockholders will act on a proposed reduction of capital and elect six members of the board of i directors at the annual meeting in Wilmington, Feb. 17, according to ■ the notice of annual meeting and j proxy statement. Capital reduction proposed would cancel 107,180 shares of common ! stock acquired at a cost of $1,632,743, j and would reduce capital stock by $535,900 and capital surplus by $1,- 096,843.28. Board of director nominees for election to the board for two-year terms include the following, all mem- bers of the board: John E. Bierwirth, president of trustees of the New York Trust Co.; Waddill Catchings, president, Rayshow, Inc.; Robert W. Perkins, Warner vice-president, sec- (Continued on Page 8) Net profit of Warner Bros, for the year ended Aug. 31, 1947 was a rec- ord $22,094,979, company reported yesterday, compared with $19,424,650 earned in the previous year. Last year's net is equal to $3.02 per com- mon share, compared with $2.62 per share earned in the earlier 12 months. While no statement for the quarter ended Nov. 29, 1947 was issued yes- (Continued on Page 5l Top execs, of the TOA will attend our exhibitor unit conventions, two ]f which are expected to act favor- bly on TOA affiliation, during the ext five weeks. " Fred Wehrenberg, TOA president; [erman Levy, general counsel, and (Continued on Page 8) Warners Schedules Court Asks Briefs in Its Biggest Program \ Liberty Theater Suit Initiate Plans (or Brotherhood Week ack Goldstein Leaving IEO Studio Berth Here Jack Goldstein, RKO Radio East- m studio rep. for the last two years, 3 leaving the organization. The de- artment he has headed will be abol- (Continued on Page 8) Exhibs. Pledge Scale Cuts on Tax Removal Toronto — A majority of Ontario theaters have already agreed to re- duce admission prices for a one-year period if the Canadian Government will abolish the 20 per cent war tax on theater grosses. Personal guaran- tees came as the result of a letter from the Motion Picture Theaters Association of Ontario to all ex- hibitors in the Province, and is part of the industry's campaign to con- vince the Government that patrons will receive full benefits if the Fed- eral tax is eliminated. Theater policy has been to pass the levy on to patrons as a war tax on admissions. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A capacity produc- tion schedule, described as the most ambitious in its history, has been started at Warners, with 12 pro- ductions due to go before the cam- eras in the first three months of the j (Continued on Page 61 Chicago — Judge John Barnes gave attorneys for Paramount, Warners, Universal, Columbia, Republic, Dun- lake Corp. and Lido Amusement Corp. 20 days to file answers in mo- tion to dismiss their request for im- proper venue, claiming case could (Continued on Page 6) With millions of people smacked down by the boomerang of hate, "no popular movement of anti-Semitism is possible in Europe in 1948," pre- dicted Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, presi- dent of the National Conference of (Continued on Page 51 Uncertain If Barton To be Heard in Appeal U. S. Pictures Dominate London's Holiday Offerings Choice of Intervention Vindicated, Says Coyne London (By Air Mail)— Only one j Action of the Supreme Court in new British film was offered here to [ granting the ATA's request for oral the lucrative New Year's trade in \ argument on its plea for intervention the city's top 12 film houses. Bal- j in the N. Y. Equity appeal, to oppose ance of the offerings comprised two competitive bidding, justifies the (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 8) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — It was uncertain here yesterday whether Robert Barton, attorney for the Confederation of Southern Exhibitors, would be heard (Continued on Page 2) Enterprise's "Arch" to UA Sears to Personally Supervise Distribution Claim Refusal of Para. Offer Brought on Bias . Buffalo — Testimony was presented yesterday in Federal Court here to show that Paramount consistently re- fused to sell first run pictures to the Palace Theater in Olean, when its owners turned down Paramount's of- (Continued on Page 6' West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Enterprise's $5,000,000 Bergman - Boyer - Laughton starrer, "Arch of Triumph," will be distrib- uted domestically by UA, with En- terprise delivering the negative next week, it was announced yesterday. Decision came after a series of meetings between Enterprise execs and Grad Sears, UA president, dur- ing which Sears outlined his market- (Continued on Page 8 Quakers Will Use U. S. Pix for D. P.'s Washington Bur., THE FILM DAILY Washington — MPAA President Eric A. Johnston yesterday announced that American pix will be used in educational program conducted by the American Friends Service Com- mittee for displaced persons sched- uled to enter this country from the U. S. zone in Germany. The films will be used in the committee's pre- entry and educational program for D. P.'s. First of the pix made avail- able to the committee is "Land of Liberty," a pictorial history of this country woven from excerpts of numerous theatrical films. **©£ A0£ *|XO£ *a& tTdK &*\ DAILY Wednesday, January 7, 194! Vol. 93, N o. 4 Wed., Jc n. 7, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publishei and General Manager i or Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York IS, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; b'atti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address _'.'. communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler. Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briar-gate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco Vlrtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gagtay. Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafrir, 8 Rue Charms. MONTREAL— Rav Carmlehael. Room 9, 464 Franris Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyri. Theater BldE. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxof Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone. TJY 2110. BRl'S SELS — Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettos COPENHAGEN — John Llndberg, Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. BOME — John Perdlcari, Vln Llidovisl 16. Phone. 42758. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service. Humboldt 49. Phones' Mexicans 35-79-87. Ericsson. 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andor Lajta. Fllinniuvi'szeli Evknnyv. Thokoly-ul 75, Budapest. XIV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert Oei» Erstagaten 18 (III). nnnnciRL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Net High Low Close Chg. 81/2 18'/;. I8I/2 ... Am. Seat Bell & Howell 24 V8 24 Columbia Picts. vtc. 11% Columbia Picts. pfd. 66% East. Kodak 44$ Gen. Prec. Eq 153/4 Loew's, Inc 18V8 Paramount RKO Republic Pict 4 Republic Pict. pfd.. . 10 20th Century-Fox ... 22 Universal Pict 14 Universal Pict. pfd... 63 Vi 62 Vi 63 Vi + 2 Warner Bros 12% 12 121/4 .... NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 3 3 3 .... RKO 2% 2 2% — Sonotone Corp 4 4 4 .... Technicolor 12 12 12 .... Trans-Lux 5Vi 53/8 5l/2 .... 667/8 667/8 + 435/8 433/4 ~ 153/4 153/4 — 17% 173/4 — 20 Vi 19% 20l/4 _ 83/8 8% 8Vs — 3% 4 + 93/4 93/4 — 211/2 215/8 _ " 137/s Uncertain If Barton To be Heard in Appeal (Continued from Page II in appeal for the right to intervene when the Supreme Court hears argu- ment on the question next month. The appellants — including the ATA represented by Thurman Arnold, and the Southern California Theater Owners Association represented by Paul Williams — will be granted 45 minutes to argue their right to inter- vene in the case. Another 45 minutes will be offered to opponents on the intervention move. Barton, Richmond attorney, ap- peared along with Arnold and Wil- liams to argue the question before the district court in New York. The argument on this question will probably follow — although it could precede — the eight hours of argu- ments allowed on the merits of the Paramount case. OVER THE COUNTER Asknd 5% 33/4 Goldman's Erlanger to Reopen with "Timberlane' Philadelphia — Metro's "Cass Tim- berlane" will reopen Goldman's Er- langer, dark since the withdrawal of "The Outlaw," MPF Spokesman Asserts NCA "Misunderstands" "There must be a complete mis- understanding on the part of North Central Allied as to the purpose'and objective of the Foundation," a spokesman of the Motion Picture Foundation said yesterday, following publication of NCA's unanimous de- cision not to join the MPF. "There couldn't possibly be a more representative group within the in- dustry than those men and women throughout the country who are working actively to make it a real- ity," the spokesman added. He emphasized: "Up to now there has not been a dissenting voice. Everyone has been most enthusiastic. We are confident that when the full story is presented to the North Cen- tral Allied, that that group will join with the rest of us." Reiner Will Establish SRO Sales Down Under Manny Reiner left yesterday by airplane for London enroute to Syd- ney, Australia, which he will use as headquarters to establish SRO sales organizations in Australia and New Zealand. Reiner will spend two months in Australia, then return to Mexico City where he will resume his regular du- ties in charge of Latin and South American sales for SRO. Four 20th-Fox Films Dominate Chi.'s Loop Chicago — Starting tomorrow, 20th- Fox will dominate the Loop with four of its top productions in simultaneous first-runs. Quartet is "Captain from Castile" at the Chicago; "Gentle- man's Agreement" at the Apollo; "Daisy Kenyon" at the United Art- ists, and "Forever Amber" at the Rialto. M-G-M Sets 3 for March; Eight for First Quarter Release by M-G-M of three new pictures in March will bring the total to seven new films and one reprint for the first quarter of 1948. March releases will include "Three Daring Daughters," "Alias a Gentleman" and "The Bride Goes Wild." January releases are "Cass Tim- berlane" and "If Winter Comes," while February will see release of "Tenth Avenue Angel," "High Wall," and a reissue of "Gone With the Wind." cominc nno Gome New York SPG Installs New Officers Tomorrow Installation of officers elected at last Monday's annual elections of the Screen Publicists Guild will be held tomorrow night at the Hotel Diplo- mat. Jeff Livingston of U-I heads the new roster. Paul Kamey of Metro and Ed Aaronoff of Warners' are the new first and second veepees, respec- tively. Frances Simon of Paramount is the secretary, and Dick Lederer of Columbia, the treasurer. Sherover to Survey S. A. Distribution Chances Miles Sherover, head of Sherover Enterprises, will look over the pos- sibility of opening distribution out- lets, and arrange outright sales of indie product and reissues on his trip to South America. Sherover, who is a partner with Jacques Grineff on the rights in most European coun- tries of "The Great Dictator" and "Monsieur Verdoux," left yesterday on a trip below the border. VFW Sets Up 16mm Film Distribution Service Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Formation of a film distribution service to serve 10,000 Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and 3,500 chapters of the Ladies Aux- iliary, is announced. Service em- bodies the plan for controlled dis- tribution of 16 mm sponsored films conceived by Al Sherman. A basic feature of the service provides official approval by a preview committee set up by national headquarters. MAX MENDEL, in charge of sales for Fill Classics of the Americas, leaves today for Me> ico, South and Central America, where he w set up a sales policy for Film Classics' firs group of new releases. MERVYN LeROY, M-G-M director, arrives frc the Coast tomorrow and after a brief v:„\,her will head for Florida and a vacation. al_*il be accompanied by his wife. per' JOSE ITURBI will complete his concert tour t Feb. 1 when he is due to report back at th Metro studios for a new picture assignment. AUDREY TOTTER leaves the Coast Jan. 1 for a series of p. a.'s in connection with "Hig Wall." Her first stop will be Kansas City. NORMAN STUART, dialogue director of Co lumbia's "The Eternal Melody" leaves for Holly wood today to prepare for his next film assign ment, "Sorry, Wrong Number" at Paramount FRED WEHRENBERG, TOA board chairmar will come in from St. Louis to attend the Jar 14 meeting of the Motion Picture Foundation finance committee. MAX E. YOUNGSTEIN, Eagle Lion Films di rector of advertising, publicity and exploitatior returned to New York yesterday from Dallas an Chicago. ZOLTAN KORDA, producer, is scheduled t arrive today aboard the S.S. Mauretania. Strock to Coast Today For W. E. Conferences Reeve O. Strock, recording chien of Westrex Corp., will leave for Hol-I lywood today where he will discussl recent developments with Western! Electric Research Products Labora-I tories. Later he will go to San DiegoJ to observe the Fonda Division on Solar Aircraft Corp. Strock returns! late this month. Dezel Tours Offices Chicago — Albert Dezel, president] of Albert Dezel Prod., arrived in] Chicago yesterday on the first leg of] a trip through his branch offices fori the purpose of setting up first runs] on Masterpiece product to which he has recently acquired distribution) rights. Dezel's tour will take him through Chicago, Milwaukee, Indian- apolis, Cincinnati and Cleveland of- fices, after which he will return to] Detroit. Price Hikes in St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Fla. — Price in- creases in four theaters are an- nounced, with the explanation that j they are caused by increases in op- erating costs. Florida goes from 50 to 60 cents; Plaza from 40 to 44 cents; Pheil to 50 cents, and the I Drive-In from 30 to 35 cents. Swiss "Marked" via Metro Metro will release Lazar Wechs- ler's "Marked," 'Grosses Go Higher With Devonshire' EDMUND GWENN— ANN TODD— EDNA BEST "SOUTH RIDING" Tfie 'Miracle' Man Does It Again Your Devonshire Man in New York is Harry Goldsrone DEVONSHIRE FILM COMPANY 185 jbet'ondlre Street Boston, Vlllati. JL&t <* >Jf, ^K /" /rlahu UcXjWict presents CLAUDETTE COLBERT ROBERT CUMMINGS DON AMECHE *•? w* ,he most terrifying to a ujoinan with RITA JOHNSON • GEORGE COULOURIS RALPH MORGAN and Produced by Chas. Buddy Rogers and Ralph Cohn fltt Associate Producer Harold Greene • Directed by Douglas Sirk pP Screenplay by St. Clair McKelway and Leo Rosten Director of Photography Joseph Valentine, A. S.C. A Triangle Production • Released thru United Artists HAZEL BROOKS WIDE-AWAKE EXHIBITORS WILL BOOK "SLEEP". .. thru [JJ ; '•' Wednesday, January 7, 1948 m DAILY Warners Net Profit at Record $22,094,979 (Continued from Page 1 1 jerday, Harry M. Warner, president, :a:d in his statement to stockholders i- g*e net for the quarter is esti- natcU to be approximately half the nofit for the corresponding 1946 marter. This net was estimated last /ear at $7,203,000 after Federal tax novision. Warner also pointed out that profit before Federal taxes was higher in ;he first two quarters of the last iiscal year than in corresponding quarters, but decreased in compari- son in the quarters ended May 31, md Aug. 31, 1947. "Box office re- ceipts at Warner theaters and film Rentals received by your company, ■ joth in the United States and in for- _..gn countries, have declined since I :.ast Spring as compared with the same period one year ago," Warner nated. He said that pictures now being released, as well as those to be re- eased during the balance of this pear were produced at a high cost and during a period when Warners ooked forward for favorable world wide revenues. Many economies have jeen effected, he continued, but most of the pictures now being "produced will not be released until after the :-lose of the present fiscal year. Company's income for the fiscal year totaled 8172,004,197, compared I with 8165,533,006 in the year ended Aug. 31, 1946. Costs and expenses were 8132,494,353, compared with il26,058,356, while provision for Fed- eral taxes was 815,300,000, compared with 818,500,000; provision for con- tingent liabilities, .8500,000, compared with 81,500,000, and the equity in undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries, $1,614,865. Company paid dividends totaling £11,059,775, compared with 88,327,454 in the previous year. Funded and other long term debt as of Aug. 31 amounted to $21,592,- J000, compared with 824,692,000 at the end of the previous year. On Nov. 28, 1947, Warners prepaid the $1,- 1 591,000 installment of the two per Icent bank loan which would have be- lt ome due Nov. 1, 1948. Next instal- ment is payable May 1, 1949. Funded and other long term debt of foreign " ubsidiaries was 82,682,000 at the close of the fiscal year, S636,000 less han the year before. :: O end (J3 1 f t ltd a ia % |: d ;.♦ I /? ,. 7 I Helen F. Bohn Adolph Zukor Grace Hartman Ernest L Robbin Mariorie Hoshelle »>™ PHIL M. DALY Primarily to Entertain 9 • . • BARNEY BALABAN. president of Paramount, was telling his company's stockholders not so long ago that "the quality of our pic- tures currently in release and those which we will release over the next year is very good" Good news, that And not to the stock- holders alone, but to those who give screen time to Paramount product Taking a 1947 backward glance, there are four Paramount fea- tures which clicked unusually well at the country's box offices — "Wel- come Stranger," "Perils of Pauline," "Dear Ruth" and "Va;iety Girl" In current release, and doing exceptional business for Mr. Exhibi- tor are "Unconquered," "Wild Harvest," "Golden Earrings" and 'Whe.e There's Life" Coming up are the very promising "Dream Girl" with Betty Hution and Macdonald Carey, "Emperor Waltz," with Bing Crosby and Joan Fontaine; "My Own True Love," with Phyllis Calvert and Melvyn Douglas; "The Big Clock," with Ray Milland, and "Road to Rio," with Bing, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour And still further in the offing is the Crosby starrer, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Ar- thur's Court," just completed The grapevine heralds it as a sure winner in the 1948 box office sweeps. T ▼ ▼ 9 9 • ALL OF WHICH sorta points up that the Paramount stu- dios, where Henry J. Ginsberg holds the production reins, are doing a swell job in turning out features made primarily to entertain You might read over the last four words a couple of times For, in times like these, it's the entertainment picture that counts so importantly Not alone to the theaters throughout the country but to the large Para- mount theater holdings whose success, in the final analysis, depends on the product they play. ▼ TV • • • "MR. NEW YORK," documentary short depicting highlights in the career of the late Jimmy Walker, will be premiered at the Jan. 14 Waldorf-Astoria memorial dinner which will signalize the launching of a campaign to establish a permanent tribute to the former Mayor. . . . • Didja know that Henry Fonda is now on the screens of 463 Met. area theaters via three different features? Could be something of a rec- ord. ... 9 Sam Geison, ex-Columbia, has joined Maurice Bergman's Universal staff and will handle column and syndicate contacts. . . . • Add Sign-o'-the-Times Dep't: Stromberg-Carlson will devote a third of its capacity to making tele receivers this year. ... • The London lay press can go off the beam on film matters, too Witness the fact that the Daily Mail — and Reuters, too — referred to Filippo del Giudice on Monday as a Rank "top producer." ▼ ▼ ▼ « • • RKOITES ARE THROWING a gala luncheon today in the Pink Elephant Room of the Hotel B.istol in honor of Gertrude Sternbach, who has been handing out the paychecks there for many years and who recently became Mrs. S. William Green Gertie is leaving at the end of the week to assume her domestic duties and will reside in Atlan- tic City where Green is in business. . . . • When an exhibitor excitedly wires the home office of a film company that a British-made pic has broken his Saturday house record, that's news Bernie Lust who manages the Hippodrome in Washington for Sidney Lust, did just that on Rank's "I Know Where I'm Going," being released by U-I's Prestige unit And it was during the second week too. ▼ ▼ T • • • "MOSES DIDN'T Cross the Red Sea, Explorers Say"— Head- line in yesterday's N. Y. Herald-Tribune Come, come, boys, you can't do that to Cecil B. De Mille. T ▼ ▼ Initiate Plans (or Brotherhood Week (Continued from Page 1 1 Christians and Jews at yesterday's luncheon of the Amusement Division of the Conference. Luncheon was this year's first or- ganizational meeting for Brother- hood Week scheduled for Feb. 22-29. Committees, to be announced later, were also lined up, not only to put Brotherhood Week across, but also to enlist wider financial support from the industry for the NCCJ. Just back from an organizational tour of the Continent, Dr. Clinchy re- ported how the NCCJ is working on all fronts through divers channels toward the strengthening of the Judeo-Christian tradition in Western civilization, a tradition which is sore- ly tested in these times. Spyros P. Skouras, chairman of the motion picture committee for Brotherhood Week sponsored annu- ally by the Conference, paid special tribute to the trade papers and to the newsreels for their assistance in the aims of the NCCJ. Former Gov. Herbert H. Lehman enunciated the need for sacrifice to ensure the continuation of freedom from all manner of tyranny. J. Rob- ert Rubin, chairman of the Amuse- ment Division, envisioned the enor- mous benefits accruing to humankind in the event the NCCJ idea catches on all over the world. Other speakers were Dr. Henry Noble McCracken, NCCJ general sec- retary, who outlined the various means the Conference uses to foster deeper understanding between neigh- bors, and David Weinstock, campaign chairman, who emphasized the neces- sity for supporting NCCJ. AVC Tax Reduction Program Sent to Truman Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — National Command- er Chat Patterson of the American Veterans Committee has sent Presi- dent Truman tax proposals by AVC which call for immediate reduction and eventual elimination of the ad- missions and other excise levies. WPA1 'Bishop's W ife' Brochure to Clergy A special mailing-piece, in the form of a Christmas brochure, has been sent out by the Motion Picture Association to leading Protestant clergymen throughout the country, calling their attention to Samuel Goldwyn's production of "The Bishop's Wife," and reprinting the Christmas sermon delivered by David Niven in the film. In a preface, signed by Arthur H. DeBra, director of the Association's community serv- ice department, Goldwyn is congratu- lated for "having again achieved the best in entertainment." Wednesday, January 7, 194 REVIEWS "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" with Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett Warners 126 Mins. FULL BLOWN ADVENTURE YARN; HE MAN STUFF; SHOULD PILE UP A LOT OF COIN FOR THE EXHIBITOR. When this full blown adventure yarn moves from Tampico into the hills after gold, the trio of main characters devote a good deal of conversation to what they are going to do with their "goods," as they call the valuable yellow stuff. From that point on the takings are always described as "goods." Like prospectors Bogart, Huston and Holt, the exhibitor playing this one should be con- cerned with "goods." Gold coin being con- trary to established law, the silver and green stuff should mount up into quite a sizeable pile and it is quite likely the show- man's chief concern will be its transporta- tion to local safekeeping. Given what seems to be a helluva lot of raw stock, Director John Huston took his cast, including Father Walter, and crew down Mexico way and made himself a fine film. It runs long but interestingly. It is he man stuff with a lot of raw realism. Huston, the son, wetted down his plot with much acid dissertation on human nature and he mounts his climax to a peak note that cinematically brings down the wrath of God on the feeble scrabbling of the human straw in the wind. That wind turns out to be the highly fickle finger of fate. Already having demonstrated his flair for sound direction, Huston again delivers up a compelling yarn with realistic trimmings. Some of these trimmings are raw, brutal and might tend to cause patrons to squirm. But withal it is a plot that is imaginative, sustains interest to the very end. In the beginning Bogart is on the bum in Tampico, cadging pesos from local Amer- icans. He meets Tim Holt on a park bench. Later they go to work for Barton MacLane at a construction camp. After weeks of toil MacLane makes off with their wages. Bogart, previously, bought a piece of a lot- tery ticket. Later it proves a winner. Then the pair encounter MacLane in a saloon and give him a fistic going over that is one of the most brutal things ever shown. The two get their moola, meet up with Walter Hus- ton, a babbling philosophical prospector down to his uppers. Locale is a flophouse. Pooling their money the three make up an expedition and head for the Sierra Madre Range. At first it is tough going for the tenderfeet. Huston leads them a fast pace until they are ready to throw up the project. At that point Huston shows them the "goods" right under their feet. In short order the three have caches of "goods" in raw form stowed about their primitive camp. There is a bandit attack. Bruce Bennett, a wandering Texan, aids them in driving the criminals off. Bennett is killed. At length the vein is exhausted, the crew head back. En route a series of stark adventures beset their paths. Bogart goes berserk. Huston is detained by na- tives. Kept in line by Holt, Bogart slips the noose and gets the drop on his captor, also a gun. He wounds Holt, leaves him for dead. Bogart makes off with mule loads of "goods." Same bandits as before waylay him and he gets his due — in the neck with a machete. Later Holt and Huston come up Industry Adopts New Policy in Pix Impasse (Continued from Page 1) per cent tax. Meanwhile, the State Department has again instructed U. S. Ambassador Lewis Douglas in London to give all assistance possible to MPAA in attempts to break the stalemate. MPAA here denied that president Eric Johnston has any present plans to go to London. Spokesmen for the Association said that Johnston long has planned another world trip, but emphasized there is no tie-in with the British situation. No date has been set for the projected world trip, it was said. Chicago Court Asks Briefs In Liberty Theater Action (Continued from Page 1) not be tried here, as transactions af- fected Indiana theaters. Attorney Seymour Simon for Lib- erty Theater, plaintiff, also secured an order to take depositions Friday from Sam Gorelick, RKO manager, Tom Gillian, 20th-Fox division man- ager, and Doc Bamford, M-G-M divi- sion manager, concerning Liberty bookings. Simon also filed yesterday in Judge William Campbell's Court interroga- tions relating to Calumet Theater, Hammond, Indiana, bookings, as they relate to B & K and Warner Theaters clearances in that territory. Attor- ney A. Brussel of Deluxe Theater here okayed granting B & K and Paramount attorneys 20 days more to file their answers in that anti-trust case. I Claim Refusal of Para. j Offer Brought on Bias (Continued from Page 1) I f er to buy a part interest in the movie I house in 1931. Benedict A. Bordonaro, who oper- ates the theater with his brother Anthony X. Bordonaro, was the first witness in the $300;000 damage suit brought by them against 12 motion picture producers and distributors. The witness said that when he be- came manager of the Palace in 1930 and showing product from Para- mount, M-G-M, Universal, Columbia, United Artists and other major dis- tributors, a second theater, The Ha- ven, was taken over by Warner Bros. Attorney William A. Gray, repre- senting the Bordonaros, introduced in evidence correspondence between the plaintiffs and Paramount relative to the latter's acquisition of a part interest in the Palace. Since the time of the correspond- ence in January and February 1931, testified Bordonaro, the Palace has had no first run pictures from Para- mount. He said that he asked Para.'s Eastern district manager for films but was told that Warners and Para- mount had a national agreement and that it would be impossible to sell him pictures. United Artists also refused to sell its pictures to the Palace, Bordonaro testified. He quoted a branch man- ager of UA as advising him to "get out of the theater business while you have a chance." Rites for M. J. Meehan Funeral services were held at St. Vincent Ferrer Church for M. J. Mee- han, 56, former Wall St. broker, who for years owned a majority of the preferred stock of Keith-Albee-Or- pheum Corp. hot on the trail. The ignorant bandits have slashed open and discarded the gold bags, left them exposed to the weather. A wind- storm comes up, the treasure is wafted back to the mountains leaving Holt and Huston in a high state of distracted, maniacal glee at their meeting with fate. At times the narrative is brought up short with photographic moments and snatches of dialogue that strike powerful in- sights into human frailty. It is a fine job that Huston has handed over and the same can be said for the entire cast including players recruited on location. CAST: Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, Tim Holt, Bruce Bennett, Barton MacLane, Alfonso Bcdoya, A. Soto Rangel, Manuel Donde, Jose Torvay, Margarito Luna, Jacqueline Dalya, Bobby Blake. CREDITS: Producer, Henry Blanke; Director, John Huston; Screenplay, John Huston; Based on a novel by B. Traven; Photography, Ted Mc- Cord; Art director, John Hughes; Film editor, Owen Marks; Sound, Robert B. Lee; Technical advisors, Ernesto A. Romero, Antonio Arriaga; Set decorations, Fred M. McLean; Music, Max Steiner; Special effects, William McGann, H. F. Koenekamp; Orchestral arrangements, Murray Cutter; Musical director, Leo F. Forbstein; As- sistant director, Dick Mayberry. DIRECTION, Fine. PHOTOGRAPHY, Excellent. U. S. Pictures Dominate London's Holiday Offerings (Continued from Page 11 holdover British pix, three English reissues and six first runs of Ameri- can-made pictures from the rapidly dwindling backlog of unplayed U. S. product. Top London film hit was "Road to Rio," closely followed by a double bill comprising "Merton of the Movies" and "Lost in a Harem." Other U. S. film openings included "Possessed," "Build My Gallows High" and "Monsieur Verdoux." "The Best Years of Our Lives" is in its eleventh month at the Odeon. The trade understands that there are some 10 Hollywood features yet to be released; they will go out in the next two months. W. R. Fuller, CEA general secre- tary, taking a dim view of the situ- ation, said yesterday that the U. S. film embargo may force a number of theaters to shutter, and that this in turn would shut off financing for indie production. Fuller noted that there already is substantial studio unemployment. While the London MPAA office de- nied yesterday that a visit by Eric A. Johnston has been set, trade circles generally believe that circumstances will require a trip over before 1948 is very old. Warners Schedules Its Biggest Program (Continued from Page 1) year, Jack L. Warner, productio chief, announced yesterday. More than 40 pictures ar ^\o- in various stages of preparaoer/ a ] the Burbank studio, Warner rej vealed, in emphasizing: "We ar going all-out to meet today's chal lenge with the most important pro j gram of quality motion pictures wJ have ever undertaken. Solid enter tainment will be the watchword o that program." Pictures scheduled for shooting ii the first 1948 quarter include "Ke> Largo," Transatlantic's "Rope," Michael Curtiz' "The 49'ers," "Unti Proven Guilty," "Autumn Crocus,' "The Fountainhead," "Ethan Frome,' "The Story of Seabiscuit," "The Tur- quoise," "Copper Hill," "Girl froBfl Jones Beach" and "June Bride." After completing "Rope" at Bur- bank, Alfred Hitchcock will direct "Under Capricorn" for Transatlantic at the Warner British studios. First two James Cagney films to be made for Warners are "The Stray Lamb' and "A Lion is in the Streets." War- ners will also handle the recently completed "Time of Your Life," ac- cording to William Cagney. Following "The 49'ers," Curtiz will make "Forever and Always," in Technicolor. United States Pictures* has "My Girl Tisa" completed and is preparing "The Long Way Home," "Dream Street," "Distant Guns," "The Apple Orchard" and "Sister Act." Other films in various stages of preparation on the Warner lot in- clude: "Winter Meeting," "The Two Worlds of Johnny Truro," "Return of the Soldier," "The Story of Will Rogers," "The Gay Nineties," "One Last Fling," "April Showers," "Mon- tana," "When Old New York Was Young," "Cleopatra Arms," "Bright Leaf," "Colt .45," "The Adventures of Don Juan," "Johnny Belinda," "To the Victor," "One Sunday After- noon," "Silver Lining," "John Loves Mary," "Happy Times," "Flamingo Road," "The Decision of Christopher Blake" and "Sunburst." Others completed and awaiting re- lease are: "Treasure of Sierra Ma- dre," "Silver River," "My Wild Irish Rose," "Night Unto Night," "Two Guys from Texas," "Romance on the High Seas," "The Woman in White," j "Wallflower," "Whiplash," "Always! Together," "Voice of the Turtle" and "Life With Father" which this year ! goes into general release. CHARTERED Fall Kills Hernandez West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Albert Hernandez, 49, j silent screen actor, died following a fall. FOX REALTY OF MISSOURI, INC., Dover, Del. Purpose, deal in real estate and securities; cap- ital $1,000. Principal office, U. S. Corporation Company. COLUMBUS FILM DISTRIBUTORS, INC., New York; capital, 200 no par shares; by Benjamin Asian, Sara Kaye, Lillie Brodsky. WllM* 93 *>**£& ''A Double Life" [U niver sal-Inter national-Ratlin) Distinguished Entertainment Hollywood, Dec. 23 THE GREATEST performance in Ronald Colman's long career would be in itself enough to carry this Michael Kanin production to impressive grosses, but is not required to do so, since produc- tion, direction, script, and matching performances by Signe Hasso, Edmund O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Ray Collins, Philip Loeb and sup- porting players round out a powerful, fascinating, innately theatrical attraction which is sure to make its mark in any market. Strictly adult in subject and treatment, it is at once a character study, a literary work and a melodrama, and, in the aggregate, distinguished entertainment. Colman portrays a famous stage actor, beloved by some who know him and despised by others, who co-stars in "Othello" with Miss Hasso, from whom he has been divorced for two years but with whom he is still in love. He concentrates on his characterization so profoundly that his own personality and conduct become indistinguishable by him from those to the insanely jealous Shakespearean nobleman who slays his wife in the play. His suspicion that Miss Hasso is in love with the play's press agent, O'Brien, leads him to the point of murdering her, but his own personality intervenes to the extent of diverting his murderous impulse to another girl with whom he has had a secret affair. When, by interesting complications and develop- ments, the crime is traced to him and he is about to be arrested in mid- performance, he makes Othello's onstage suicide his own real one. The script by Ruth Gordon and producer Kanin is an extremely well balanced and effective presentation of cause and effect, and George Cukor's masterly direction makes every scene and sentence of dialogue count impor- tantly in the sum total. Scenes from Shakespeare's "Othello" figure vitally and substantially in the film, but do not shunt the picture into the "arty" classification. By no means for children, the film is a quality job in every respect and a fine cinema experience for adults. Running time, 103 minutes. Adult audience classification. Release date not se*- William R. Weaver CW DAILY Wednesday, January 7, 194< Warners Sets Vote on Capital Reduction (Continued from Page 1) retary and general counsel; Albert Warner, vice-president; Harry M. Warner, president, and Jack L. War- ner, vice-president. Other board members are Samuel Carlisle, controller and assistant treasurer; Stanleigh P. Friedman, vice-president; Charles S. Guggen- heimer, of Guggenheimer & Unter- myer, attorneys; Samuel Schneider, vice-president, and Morris Wolf, of the law firm, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen. Proxy statement indicates that Bierwirth and Catchings owned no Warner securities at Dec. 1, while Perkins had 1,000 common shares on that date; Albert Warner, 453,000 shares; Harry Warner, 311,000 shares; Jack Warner, 448,500 shares; Carlisle, 400 shares; Friedman, 1,200 shares; Guggenheimer, 500 shares; Schneider, 500 shares, and Wolf, 3,232 shares. Aggregate remuneration paid di- rectors and officers of the company receiving more than $20,000 in the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 1947 is listed as follows: Bierwirth, $400; Mort Blumenstock, $69,200, $6,950 more than 1946; Carlisle, $50,620; Catchings, $300; Herbert Freston, none, but his firm Freston & Files of Los Angeles was paid $67,600 and $5,200 by subsidiaries; Friedman, $65,700, and $3,900 to the firm of Friedman and Bareford; Guggen- heimer, $700, and $9,167 to the firm of Guggenheimer & Untermyer, and $3,000 to the firm of Guggenheimer, Untermyer, Goodrich and Amram of Washington; Benjamin Kalmenson, $112,700, $15,100 more than 1946; Harry Kalmine, $112,700, $5,356 more than 1946; Perkins, $87,300, $12,550 more than 1946; Schneider, $91,700, $4,050 more than 1946; Herman Starr, $78,000; Albert Warner, $104,- 600; Harry Warner, $182,100; Jack Warner, $182,150, $50 more than 1946; Wolf, $400, and $2,500 to Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, plus $19,800 by subsidiaries. Aggregate remuneration paid to directors and officers totaled $1,138,- 570, excluding $111,167 paid to the legal firms. During the fiscal year, 130 em- ployes received remuneration of be- tween $20,000 and $50,000, totaling $3,838,302; 45 received between $50,- 000 and $100,000, totaling $2,980,716, while 23 received in excess of $100,- 000, totaling $4,011,462. Others who received in excess of $20,000 included: Price, Waterhouse & Co., auditors, $102,900; Hal Wallis, $100,000; Freston & Files, $67,600; James Cagney, $63,221; Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelson, $50,000, and Baker, Selby & Ravenel, tax counsel, $28,200. Frank Cook Dead Milwaukee — Frank Cook, veteran theater manager, is dead. He man- aged theaters here from 1901 until his death. Enterprise's "Arch" to UA Sears to Personally Supervise Distribution (Continued from Page 1) ing plans for the pic. (UA on Dec. ! Joseph Calleia; and the Screen Plays' 10 served a summons on Enterprise of "So This Is New York," starring in a move for "Arch"; action now Henry Morgan. will be dropped.) I Schaefer paid high tribute to UA's Sears to Supervise Sales j handling of "Body and Soul" when Sears personally will supervise the i he addressed the second annual En- sales and marketing of "Arch," ere- terprise Planning sessions. Schaefer ating a special division which will j termed UA "the bulwark of inde- pendent production," and said it is important to all exhibitors and the public alike that the company be given every possible support. Enterprise Free to Deal While Enterprise is now free to negotiate a new distribution deal and to make pictures for delivery else- where, it has promised to deliver ad- ditional pix to UA on a non-exclusive basis. The Enterprise statement said it always wants at least a part of its product on the UA schedule. Foreign concentrate on the film exclusively. Following huddles with Enterprise distribution head, George J. Schae- fer, details of the picture's release will be announced at a special sales convention which Sears will conduct in New York shortly. An additional $400,000 will be ex- pended immediately in national ad- vertising, swelling the "Arch" cam- paign to more than $1,000,000. In addition to "Arch of Triumph," Enterprise will deliver to UA Eugene Manlove Rhode's saga, "They Passed distribution on those named above is This Way," starring Joel McCrea, ! handled by M-G-M — Loew's Inter- Frances Dee, Charles Bickford and national. Chicago Territory Has 718 Theaters Of Chicago territory's 718 theaters 702 are operating, with 16 dark, it i. reported in the sixteenth theater di rectory released by the MPAA y the- aters include 604,626 seats, of ( 1; 595,179 are in operating housesP^Tnc 9,447 are in the closed theaters. Chicago, Gary, Peoria and Soutl Bend, the area's four largest cities embrace 337 theaters with 358,66' seats. Chicago alone has 302 the- aters, seating 324,409, averaging 1,074 seats per house, in comparisor with a 345 seat average for 121 the- aters in 114 towns with a population of 2,500 and under. Choice of Intervention Vindicated, Says Coyne (Continued from Page 1) choice of intervention as an approach to the case for exhibitors rather than some other remedy, Robert W. Coyne, former executive director of ATA and now executive director of TOA, stated yesterday. "This at least assures that the voice of exhibition will be heard by the high court," Coyne said, "and this should be a source of gratifica- tion to all exhibitors." The Confederacy of Southern As- sociations, which adopted a parallel position and collaborated with ATA on strategy, also has been granted time for oral argument. ATA, fol- lowing the formation of TOA, re- mained in corporate existence for the sole purpose of pursuing its plea for intervention. Jack Goldstein Leaving RKO Studio Berth Here Mark Fisher Stricken Chicago — Mark Fisher, ork leader, composer and singer, died of a heart attack at his Round Lake home. Fisher's bands played B & K houses. (Continued from Page 1) ished, and such specialized duties as are necessary will be split up among the various branches of the studio's New York offices. Goldstein, industry ad-publicity- exploitation veteran whose special assignments connected with talent and execs, has won him wide trade recognition, was channelled into his RKO berth by the late Charles Koer- ner, then RKO production head, after serving as ad-publicity chief for the David O. Selznick Enterprises. The new studio regime, headed by Dore Schary, decided to continue Goldstein in the spot at RKO but general intra-organization economies have made necessary the elimination of the department. Sherman Leaves Eagle Lion St. Louis — Bill Sherman has re- signed as Eagle Lion branch manager to devote his entire time to his thea- ters in Sherman and Bloomfield. Four Exhibitor Meetings Call TOA Executives (Continued from Page 1) Robert Coyne, executive director, will \ attend the Springfield, 111., conven- 1 tion of the Illinois UTO tomorrow and Friday. Coyne and Levy leave today for St. Louis where they will join Wehrenberg and proceed to Springfield. The Illinois UTO is one of the two organizations expected to ratify TOA affiliation. On Jan. 27, Coyne will attend the Tri State MPTO convention in Mem- phis. This group already is in the TOA fold. Coyne, Levy and Ted Gamble, TOA president, will go to Charlotte on Feb. 1-2 for the meeting there of the TO of North and South Carolina, an affiliated unit, and from Charlotte will fly to Dallas for a meeting of the Texas Theater Owners on Feb. 3-4. Latter is expected to formally vote for TOA affiliation at that time. Robber Shoots Bohannon West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Robert W. Bohannon, 24, film actor, was shot and critically wounded by a hitch hiker who held him up. Boone Hikes License Rates Boone, la. — Theater license fees were increased from $50 to $200 an- nually by the City Council. Chicago Territory Statistical Summary Seating Capacity 595,179 9,447 Seating Number Capacity 351 395,294 367 209,332 718 604,626 Seating: capacity of theaters now in operation, according tc owns with Cumulative No. of Theaters Cumulative Population^ 1,000,000 and over 250,000-100.001 300,000- 50,001 50,000- 25,001 25.000- 10,001 10,000- 5,001 5.000- 2,501 2,500 and under * Excluding two Drive-In theaters, total capacity 1,450 automobiles. ** Excluding: two Drive-In theaters, total capacity 2,030 automobiles. t A circuit is defined as "four or more" theaters operated by the same management. t There are no towns with theaters in this exchange territory ranging in population from 250.001-1,000,000. (a) Chicago: (b) Gary, Peoria, South Bend. Operating Total 302 35 337 40 377 47 424 67 491 44 535 46 581 121 702 population groupings* : Number of Cumulative Average Seats Seats Total Per Theater 324.409 34,258 358,667 979 40,882 399,549 1.022 43,545 443,094 55.775 498,869 32,392 531,261 22,128 553,389 481 41,790 695.179 345 i la Eagle Lion Films presents \«» l\\M .""" ISOBEL ELSOM ERNEST COSSARI- PHILIP TONGE • ANITA SHARP-BOLSTER • FREDERIC WORLOCK Streenp!;, by Philip MatDonold • From a ploy by Frank Vosper • Based on a Slary by Agalha Christie DIRECTED BY PRODUCED BY RICHARD WHORF JAMES J. GELLER - \ dfcQi W ti "^ I J ! "A hit • . . a sock show." "Action plus -FILM DAILY C tint spells boxoffice." "Payees should -HOLLYWOOD REPORTER pile in." "Has what it takes to start -VARIETY that merry jingle at boxoffice." "Wide -DAILY VARIETY audience appeal." "Calculated to -BOXOFFICE fill the till!' "First rate.. .11 -M. P. DAILY chockful of swashbuckle." a -M. P. HERALD **&& "Excellent for all audiences." ^gf* -SHOWMEN'S TR. REV. Xf*«* *creei lDlay ^t'^::^RBU^ *A*C pUTT ntimate in Character International in Scope 'independent in Thought FiLE COPY DO NOT" REMOVE The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILV C 9333. NO. 5 NEW YORK. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8. 1948 TEN CENTS FRCnCH WOULD CUT imPORTS, FIX QUOTAS J>raft Approved by Senate Committee Contains Need- id State Dept. Authority By ANDREW H. OLDER Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Authority for the tate Department to aid the pix in- .istry in converting blocked cur- mcies into dollars is contained in le Mundt Bill as approved yester- ay by the Senate Foreign Relations (Continued on Page 6) ri-States Planning or Television Entry Des Moines, la. — Tri-State Theater orp. of Des Moines made a definite jove toward television operation lth the filing of articles of incor- i^ration here for the Tri-State Tele- sion and Broadcasting Co. Officers for the television company :e the same as for the Paramount- filiated theater corporation which (Continued on Page 7) distributors Show Olean xhib.'s Gross Increased Buffalo — Despite an alleged con- piracy to prevent the owners of the alace Theater in Olean, N. Y. from Dtaining enough first run films to irry on, the gross revenue of the (DUse increased substantially from (Continued on Page 7) Warner Pathe Issues Canadian Netvsreel A special edition of Warner Pathe News will be issued for distribution in Canada, it was announced yester- day by Norman Moray, president of Warner News, Inc. Containing news of special interest to Canada, new edition will be issued weekly as Warner Pathe Canadian News. First issue will be released tomorrow, and will include the new revolutionary color sequence of the Rose Bowl football classic and the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. Paves Way tor U. S- to Films Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds $375,000 Balm in First Goldman-Erlanger Trust Suit Philadelphia — Damages awarded in the first William Goldman-Erlanger Theater anti-trust case have been sustained in the U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Plain- tiffs were awarded $375,000 treble damages. Court earlier had rejected defend- ants' petition for a bill of review. Belter Profits By Summer Indicated Industry leaders believe that busi- ness now is encountering the worst of its troubles, providing domestic revenues hold around present levels, according to the Wall St. Journal. In an article by Sydney B. Self, publica- tion yesterday estimated that high cost films should be written off by next Summer, and domestic profit margins improved. Paper said that producers are ex- pected to have adjusted their budgets to new lower levels of income by that (Continued on Page 6) Detroit Police Censor Cuts "Summer Holiday" Detroit — Police censor Charles W. Snyder is making major deletions in "Summer Holiday" on account of the drinking scenes. In tightening up enforcement, Snyder is insisting on major cuts which may seriously af- fect the film story, instead of minor deletions customary in the past. Sny- der criticized especially "portraying Mickey Rooney as 17-year-old boy intoxicated in association with wom- an indicated as of easy virtue." Wilson Assures (EA Views lobe Weighed London (By Cable)— Harold Wil- son, president of the Board of Trade, yesterday assured a CEA deputation that he would give "careful consid- eration" to the exhibitor association's views on the impact of the 75 per cent duty on Hollywood films as re- gards its effect on the theater end of the British film industry. Wilson at the same time told the deputation that there would be equal- ly careful weighing of the views ex- pressed during the conference on (Continued on Page 6) 4,000 Theaters Pledge Collections for MOD More than 4,000 theaters have al- ready agreed to conduct audience collections for the March of Dimes during Motion Picture Theaters Week, Jan. 24-30, the National Foun- dation for Infantile Paralysis re- ported yesterday. Foundation re- vealed that Butterfield Theaters will take MOD collections in all of its Michigan houses, according to word from L. E. Gordon. Higher Corporate Tax Proposed Truman Plan Would Trim Individual Levies Walsh Installs Gelber; New Circuit Talks Near Richard F. Walsh, IATSE presi- dent, yesterday installed new officers of Local 306 at a membership meet- ing in Palm Gardens. Slate is headed by Herman Gelber, re-elected. Frank (Continued on Page 6) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — President Truman yesterday proposed to Congress that a $40 "cost of living" income tax cut for every taxpayer be offset by a $3,200,000,000 corporation levy. Indication that the President's program faces tough sledding came (Continued on Page 6) Government Proposes Only 272 Pix, 108 from U. S., Be Distributed This Year Paris (By Cable) —The French Government has pro- posed to restrict the number of feature films in distribution here this year to 272 from all sources. The proposal is designed to alleviate the situation which has resulted from a claimed flooding of the market. The Government plans would allo- cate the 272 as follows: American, (Continued on Page 7) Stewart to Leave Mich. Allied Post Detroit — Jack Stewart, general manager of Allied Theaters of Michi- gan for the past two years, resigned for purely personal reasons, his res- ignation being accepted by the board yesterday, effective May 31. Interval will give time to break in an un- selected successor. Stewart stressed the move was entirely amicable, and said he has made no future plans yet. Columbia Stockholders Meeting Set for March 9 Columbia will hold its annual stockholders' meeting at the home office on March 9, it was announced yesterday, with the meeting open to stockholders of record on Feb. 2. Columbia's board yesterday de- (Continued on Page 6) B & K Trying Early Buns in Subsequents Chicago — B b K is experimenting with early runs of Loop films in sub- sequent houses. Cine Theater, on the Northside, opens today with "Carnegie Hall" at an advanced price of 60 cents. Regular price is about 40 cents. Booking is for a full week in a theater which usually runs two changes a week of dual bill programs. Results of the FILM DAILY CRITICS POLL for the TEN BEST PICTURES OF THE YEAR will be announced to MILLIONS thru FILM DAILY, newspapers, syndicates, wire services, magazines and radio, Monday, January 72 Thursday, January 8, 194; Vol. 93, N o.5 Thurs., Jan. 8, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y„ by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. 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Via Ludovisi 16. Phone. 42758. MEXICO CITY — l.alin Ami'rir.'iii \(.,,, srrvi.-. IhhiihoMI ",[< iMiiiiit-s: Mexicans 35-79-87. Ericsson, 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andor Lajta, Filniiinivpszell Evkonyv. Thokolv-ut 75. Budapest, XIV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert GeU. Erstagaten 18 (III). FinanciAL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Am. Seat 183/4 Bell & Howell 24 Columbia Picts. vtc. 12'/2 East. Kodak 44 Gen. Prec. Eq. Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO Republic Pict Republic Pict. pfd.. 20th Century-Fox 20th Cent.-Fox pfd. Universal Pict Universal Pict. pfd.. Warner Bros I6I/4 181/s 21 8l/2 4 9V4 22 i/z 24 121/4 433/4 157/8 175/g 20 8'/8 3% 93/4 215/8 93 14 1/8 63i/2 123/8 Close 183/4 24 121/2 44 16 V8 17% 20V2 8l/4 4 93/4 21% 93 14% 63% Net Chg. - y4 NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts .... 314 3 3 RKO 2% 2 2 Sonotone Corp 4 37/8 3% Technicolor 12 11 1/2 12% Trans-Lux 51/2 Wx 5'/2 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 516 Pathe 3'/4 — % — i/s — 1/4 Asked 53/4 33/4 TUNE IN "STORM IN A TEACUP" NEXT SUNDAY JANUARY 11th FORD HOUR — N B C THEN CALL YOUR LOCAL DEVON- SHIRE MAN AND BOOK IT WITH REX HARRISON— VIVIEN LEIGH DEVONSHIRE FILM COMPANY J)<-'.ori-rii Streft Boston, Mass. Zoltan Korda to Talk Permanent Huxley Deal Producer Zoltan Korda would like to form a permanent partnership with writer Aldous Huxley, he re- vealed to the trade press yesterday upon his arrival here aboard the Mauretania. Korda plans to see Huxley within a fortnight on the West Coast to talk over plans to make a film on the lat- ter's 50-page short story, "Rest Cure." Exteriors would be shot in Italy, interiors in England, thus cir- cumventing the 75 per cent British ad valorem tax. Technicians and cast, of course, would be British. After that, Korda would like to film Huxley's "Point Counterpoint." Huxley has already told Korda that he would have to do a great deal of revising before "Counterpoint" would be ready. First Color News Shots In Current Warner Reel For the first time in the history of the American newsreel sequences in color have been included in a regular issue of the Warner Pathe Newsreel and will be distributed to all ac- counts. . The Warner reel offers Cinecolor shots of the Tournament of Roses and the Rose Bowl football game be- tween USC and Michigan, New Year's Day events at Pasadena. Other clips show scenes of the trial of General Tojo, in Tokyo; distribu- tion of Friendship Train food in France; primitive and modern styles compared in a museum exhibit. Reel, with color, runs eight and one-half minutes. Multiple French Runs For 3 Selznick Films Selznick films are being lined up for a series of multiple runs in France, Paul White, SRO European rep., disclosed to the press yesterday when he arrived here aboard the Mauretania for a few weeks' stay with Mrs. White. "Spellbound," "Since You Went Away" and "I'll Be Seeing You" will each get triple day-and-dates in Paris early this Spring. French and Italian dubbing have just been com- pleted on "Duel." ^^^ EXCHANGE SERVICE Physical Handling 0 Inspection — Receiving- BONDED " CO., INC. Artkino to Release Three Revise Release Schedule New German Pictures Here For AA's First 5 Films Artkino has acquired three Ger- man films made since war's end for North American distribution. Pix were produced by DEFA. Titles in- clude "Die Fledermaus," in color; "Razzia" and "A Killer Among Us." They will be released with English subtitles. Company also disclosed DEFA production plans for 1947-48 call for 20 features, three full length documentaries, 30 education reels, 48 weekly newsreels. New York SDG Will Elect Officers Jan. 17 Convention and election of the New York Screen Directors Guild will be held Jan. 17 at the Hotel As- tor. This is the first convention of the SDG following its affiliation with the Screen Directors Guild of Cali- fornia. Bud Pollard, president, will preside. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A revised schedule c Allied Artists releases was an nounced by Steve Broidy, president and Harold Mirisch, vice-president following studio conferences. Ne\ set-up includes the first five AA film for 1948. Under the revised schedule, ^er of My Heart" starts special engag. ments Jan. 31, followed on Feb. 2: by "Panhandle"; "The Hunter,' April 6; "Smart Woman," April 30 and "The Tenderfoot," May 30. Rites for Greenfield's Mother Funeral rites for Mrs. Mattic Greenfield of Warners home office publicity department, will be helc today at 2:00 p.m. at the Midwooc Memorial Chapel, 1625 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn. Mrs. Greenfield, whe died Tuesday leaves a husband Ben B.; a son, Felix; a daughter, Juliette, and two grandchildren. NEW YORK THEATERS g RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL — Rockefeller Center ■ Gregory Ann Charles ! PECK TQDD LAUGHTON , Charles COBURN Ethel BARRYMORE and Louis JOURDAN and VALLI in David O. Selznick's production of ttitchcock's "THE PARADINE CASE" SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION "A VERY FUNNY PICTURE"— Sun SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents CARY LORETTA DAVID GRANT. YOUNG • NIVEN "The Bishop's Wife" Doors Open KTrtD B'wayat 9 A.M. ASTOR 45th St. PALACE JOHN WAYNE • LARAINE DAY,„ TYCOON COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR X BOB HOPE/- ' Person SIGNE HASSO f *&$&*/ WM. BENDIX. ' Joan Dana Henry CRAWFORD ANDREWS FONDA "DAISY KENYON" A 20th Century-Fox Picture emm *- oisTiie TECHNICOLOR TYRONE POWER ■& Doors Open 8:30 A.M. t fiUX/Xf MO**91' m // /xtf^"'^ mwemun nternation REVIEWS Of DEW flLfllS "A Double Life" with Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso Kanin-U-I ANOTHER HIGH SPOT OF THE SEASON; HOW. SHOULD TAKE ITS PLACE WITH 104'/2 mins. THIS ONE IS LOADED WITH KNOW- THE BIG MONEY GETTERS OF THE SEASON. CUKOR'S DIRECTION TOPS, SUPERB SCRIPTING AND MASTERFUL ACT- ING WITH COLMAN. Another mid-season peak number is offered in "A Double Life." This is a sock drama treatment with a number of fine roles solidly cementing the story content. Ronald Colman, always a box office draw through these years, has a role here that any actor would give his right arm for and he does masterfully by it too. This, also, is one of the first of the major numbers to be given that New York Look. Much of the story was shot on actual locales in and about the city. What comes up for comparative viewing when the synthetic realism of the Hollywood set is introduced at once gives the film a new distinction that, happily, is becoming more and more a practice rather than an innovation. This "Double Life" is a brand new treatment of the Jekyll and Hyde theme with the leading characters being actors on the legitimate stage and their immediate circle of co-workers. Also, it is the study of an actor, a rakehell and general heel whose intensive application to the role of "Othello" in the Shakespeare work causes him to assume a positive homicidal identity with the Venetian figure and go out and commit murder. He is a mental case. Garson Kanin and Ruth Gordon in writing their screenplay evince keen understanding of the characters they have peopled their work with and there is never a false theatrical note. It is a powerful and knowing job they have fashioned replete with some of the best lines and situations of a rather notable season. In the cash exchange sense as far as the filmgoer is concerned, "A Double Life" will easily take its place with the finest dramatic pieces of the past few months — and there have been some fine ones which are racking up large gross figures. A celebrated player of light roles, Colman essays "Othello" with Signe Hasso, also playing his ex-wife, in the role of "Desdemona." He applies himself intensively. Opening night his performance is acclaimed one of the masterworks of the contemporary stage. But the acclaim is too much for him. He returns to a night of love in the Lower East Side slum area and what with one contributing factor and another he strangles her with "The Love Kiss," his big moment in the stage play. A press agent, played by Edmond O'Brien, who is in love with Miss Hasso in a remote sense, begins to add up the details and facts after a brief talk with one of the reporters who was on the spot when the body was found. Identifying witnesses are rounded up. They are brought to watch Colman. In his last scene Colman, realizing his number is up, stabs himself to death. It is not a pretty story but it is some of the best miming of these times. Miss Hasso is superb in a brand new role aptly fitted for her talents. As an actor who becomes wholly the man of the role he is portraying, Colman delivers up another profoundly telling performance. In support there is a fine cast that adheres strictly to the intent and purpose of the story. In directing George Cukor bidded high, achieved results. The exhibitor will do well to encircle "A Double Life" as another one of the really good ones of this season. CAST: Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Edmond O'Brien, Shelley Winters, Ray Collins, Phillip Loeb, Millard Mitchell, Joe Sawyer, Charles La Torre, Whit Bissell, John Drew Colt, Peter Thompson, Elizabeth Dunne, Alan Edmiston, Art Smith, Sid Tomack, Wilton Greff, Harlan Briggs, Claire Carleton, Betsy Blair, Janet Warren, Marjory Wocdworth. CREDITS: A Kanin Production; Written by Ruth Gordon, Gorson Kanin; Produced by Michael Kanin; Director, George Cukor; Photography, Milton Krasner; Art direction, Bernard Herzbrun, Harvey Gillett; Film editor, Robert Parrish; Sound, John Austin; Special photography, David S. Horslcy; Advisor, "Othello" sequence, Walter Hampden; Music, Miklos Rosza. DIRECTION, Splendid. PHOTOGRAPHY, The Best. FILE COPY itimate in Character iternational in Scope dependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY' L 93. NO. 6 NEW YORK, FRIDAY. JANUARY 9, 1948 TEN CENTS J.S. VS U.K. TO FINISH ON TAX fo Pix While 75% Duty Stands, Says Johnston clares U. S. Industry fen No Other Choice the British Government Bv RALPH WILK irrf Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY I ollywood — Eric A. John- i, MPEA-MPAA president, a statement on the Anglo- arican tax impasse, issued here erday, with simultaneous release in Washington, New York and don, declared that "the British ernment, as a result of the dis- continued on Page 3) •geaus Delivers s 'Miracle' to UA latly disavowing rumors that he ever contemplated withholding Miracle Can Happen" from UA, iucer Benedict Bogeaus told the istry press yesterday that he had (Continued on Page 3) ale Lion Sales Toppers i Coast for Huddles est Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY os Angeles — Top Eagle Lion sales sonnel of this area will convene e tomorrow and Sunday for a dis- continued on Page 3) tinecolor Set Record With 705 News Print West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Cinecolor employes ;et a new speed record for process- ng and making prints of the Tourna- nent of Roses parade and Rose Bowl ootball game used in Warner-Pathe News. Film was put into production i. Jan. 1 and by Jan. 4 a total of '05 color prints had been shipped East, William T. Crespinel, Cinecolor president, announced. Crespinel Tailed the achievement as proving he practicability of color news 2vents and said his company is ex- acted to be called on to handle jther events in color within the iear future. Deal Pooling Detroit Circuits in WorU Detroit — Major deal involving par- tial pooling of interests of Asso- ciated Theaters, Bernard and Leon- ard Brooks and Adolph and Irving Goldberg of Community Circuit is pending, with the 12 theaters under negotiation possibly simmering down to eight. Partial withdrawal of Alex Schreiber from some houses and transfer of interests among his as- sociates is a basic factor. Serkowich Resigns; Schmidt to Replace Resignation of Benjamin H. Ser- kowich as Columbia's advertising, publicity and exploitation director, a post he has filled since 1946, was an- nounced "with regret" by the com- pany yesterday. At the same time, Columbia dis- continued on Page 3) General Cinema Finance Top Berth to John Davis London (By Cable) — John Davis, J. Arthur Rank's right-hand man, has been named managing director of General Cinema Finance, just pur- chased by Rank's Odeon Theater Cir- cuit, and which controls the Rank Organization major production. The new G.C.F. board includes: (Continued on Page 3) Trial of Strength Between Two Governments, and Britain is Not Yielding on 75 Per Cent Impost on Hollywood Films, Declares Wilson, BOT President It's John Bull vs Uncle Sam to a finish insofar as the Anglo- American film duty situation is concerned. This became per- fectly clear yesterday in the wake of Wednesday's London meet- ing at the Board of Trade between a CEA deputation and Harold Wilson, the BOT president. The CEA deputation, which pressed the plight of the British theater op- erator as a result of the shut-off of the flow of Hollywood product upon Wilson, frankly got nowhere, in- (Continued on Page 3) Universal's Assets Ratio Now 8 to 1 Universal is in a strong financial condition with a ratio of current and working assets to current liabilities of approximately eight to one, board of directors reported yesterday in announcing that the quarterly divi- dend payable this month will be halved to 25 cents per share, com- pared with 50 cents per share de- clared quarterly during the past sev- eral years. Board said that the dividend cut (Continued on Page 2) Reciprocal Plan Only for Own Films — Del Guidice Disavowing reports that he is here as a representative either of the Government or the film industry of Great Britain, Producer Filippo Del Giudice, managing director of Pil- grim Pictures, said yesterday on ar- riving here aboard the Queen Eliza- beth that he is here representing himself only. He asserted that he came here to (Continued on Page 3) Execs. Called to Labor Confab Kearns Hopes to Solve Coast Dispute Coyne Stresses Theater's Position of Influence Springfield, 111.— The theater is the most powerful instrument of persua- sion in the world, and must be used for the enlightenment of the world if we are to have peace, Robert Coyne, executive secretary of the TOA, told (Continued on Page 3) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — A new attempt to iron out the tangled Hollywood labor picture with the aid of top men in all the various conflicting factions will be made in Washington next month, Rep. Carroll D. Kearns, chairman of a special House Labor sub-committee, announced yesterday. Subpoenas have already been is- (Continued on Page 2) 20th-Fox Sets 8 Top Films for 2 Months With eight features on the sched- ule for January and February, 20th- Fox will have more top product in release at one time during the two months than at any time in the his- tory of the industry, Andy W. Smith, Jr., general sales manager, declared yesterday. Schedule for 1948 has (Continued on Page 3) Sell Entertainment, Not Dishes, Says Com. Meehan "The exhibitor's job is to sell en- tertainment, not dishes," Patrick J. Meehan, acting city license commis- sioner, told the ITOA membership at a meeting in the Hotel Astor yester- day. Preceding Meehan's talk, discus- sions were held concerning current industry problems. Governors, Solons Urge Tax Reduction Washington Bur., THE FILM DAILY Washington — A joint committee of State Governors and Congressmen yesterday unanimously recommended a five-point program which included lowering of Federal excise taxes. Results of the FILM DAILY CRITICS POLL for the TEN BEST PICTURES OF THE YEAR will be announced to MILLIONS thru FILM DAILY, newspapers, syndicates, wire services, magazines and radio, Monday, January 72 fer iSsp^Hya " Vol. 93, No. 5 Fri., J an. 9, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address J.\ communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older. Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler. Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Jjoulse Blanco, VirtuuVs 'Jl-I. I'.OMRAT — Ram L. Gogtay. Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby ltd.. Fort, Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafrlc, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL — Ray Carmlchael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy. 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl. N. S. Phone, UY 2110. BRUS- SELS— Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Llndberg, Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME — John Perdlcarl. Via Ludovlsl 16. Phone, 42758. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service, Humboldt 49. Phones: Mexicana 35-79-87. Ericsson, 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andor Lajta, Filmrauveszeti Evkonyv. Thokoly-ut 75, Budapest, XIV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert GeU. Erstagaten 18 (III). finonciQL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat M% 18% 18% Bell & Howell 24 24 24 Columbia Picts. vtc. 12% 1 2 V2 12% East. Kodak 44% 437/8 44% Gen. Prec. Eq 16V8 16% 16% Loew's, Inc 177/8 175/8 17% Paramount 21 % 20 V4 21 % RKO 85/8 8% 8% Republic Pict 4% 4 4% Republic Pict. pfd... 10V4 10l/4 101/4 20th Century-Fox . . 223/8 22 223/8 Universal Pict 143/4 145/8 14% Universal Pict. pfd... 64 64 64 Warner Bros 13l/4 12% 13% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. .3 3 3 RKO 2% 2 2% Sonotone Corp 4 4 4 Technicolor 12 11 % 1 1 % Trans-Lux 5% 5% 5% OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 5% Pathe 33/8 + V4 + % + % + % 7 8 Asked 6l/2 3% Trumbo May Sue M-G-M West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Writer Dalton Trum- bo, one of fllmites indicted for con- tempt of Congress during the hear- ings of the House Un-American Ac- tivities Committee, is expected to file suit against M-G-M for $500,000. Barnes Sees Recovery On Coast Due Shortly Feeling that the industry is facing the worst of the crisis caused by the cutting off of British markets is shared in Hollywood, according to Howard Barnes, Herald- Tribune the- ater and film critic, who has been running a series of articles on pro- duction conditions. "The motion picture industry," Barnes states in this morning's Herald-Tribune, "is too powerful and resilient to be dismayed for long by international economic complications or a Congressional investigation." He observes that Hollywood has taken a jolt but, he points out, "it would be hard to find any veteran member of the film-making craft who does not think that the current cataclysm will do more good than evil to the screen in the long run." In yesterday's article, Barnes ob- served: "The discomfiture of the film capital is acute, but there is no rea- son to believe that it will be pro- tracted." Universal's Assets Ratio Reported at 8 to 1 (Continued from Page 1) was made to conserve company cash resources until such time as inter- national problems are clarified. A full discussion of the problems and the company's position will be mailed to stockholders this month. Universal, statement emphasized, has 15 pictures available for release or in the final editing stages, and will maintain its full quota of pro- duction with 25 top quality films scheduled to be made during 1948. Substantial reductions in production and operating costs have been effect- ed, it was said. Dividend is payable Jan. 31, to holders of record on Jan. 19. RKO-Rank Will Make "Captain Was a Lady" "Captain Was a Lady" will be made on similar basis as "So Well Remembered," which was a joint production between RKO and J. Ar- thur Rank, reported William Pereira, RKO producer who returned yester- day, after a month in England, aboard the Queen Elizabeth. Film, which relates a sea yarn about racing clippers in the 1860's, will be shot at the Denham Studios and aboard the Cutty Sark, sailing ship which the British Admiralty okayed for use in the film. C. P. A. or Auditor wanted by Distribu- tor in Middlewest. Permanent posi- tion. Must be able to assume full responsibility. Experience in filing all Government reports necessary. Write full details and salary required. Box No. 170, THE FILM DAILY Friday, January 9, 1 Film Execs. Called to Capitol Labor Confab (Continued from Page 1) sued for "the presidents and other officers of the major motion picture producing companies," returnable Feb. 17, Kearns said. He also prom- ised subpoenas for "certain officials of those companies who reside in Hollywood." Heads of the various labor unions involved will be invited he said. The Pennsylvania GOP Congressman said he hopes "these wit- nesses will help to clarify conflicting' testi- mony heretofore received, and that the hear- ings will result in the satisfactory settlement of existing- jurisdictional disputes in Holly- wood. "If these results are not obtained, the Kearns sub-committee will do all in its power to fix the responsibility for tins catas- trophe, and recommend remedial legislation to the Congress." Brewer Sets Condition For Film Studio Peace West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Referring to a published state- ment, Roy M. Brewer, international repre- sentative of IATSE, yesterday said: "From time to time there have been discussions be- tween representatives of IATSE and Painters International regarding a possible settlement. First condition in any discussions which were ever held was that a complete under- standing must be had between Internationa] presidents and IATSE and Painters Brother- hood so that Painters Union could never again be used as a vehicle to destroy bona fide unions in motion picture studios. This morning I conferred by telephone with president Richard F. Walsh and no such con- versation had been held between Walsh and Lindelof looking toward such an understand- ing. IATSE does not now, nor has ever de- sired jurisdiction over painters as such. How- ever, we will not make a settlement which would jeopardize employment of men who have been loyal to IATSE in its bitter strug-- gie with Conference of Studio Unions as im- posed on studio workers." Allen Named Head of State Dept.'s Info Program Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — George V. Allen, Ambassador to Iran, has been named successor to William B. Benton as Assistant Secretary of State in charge of the Dept.'s Foreign Infor- mation program, it was officially an- nounced yesterday. Sioux Center Nixes Theater Sioux Center, la. — A proposal to li- cense a film theater was defeated 488 to 427 to climax a heated cam- paign in which the Ministerial Asso- ciation opposed the American Legion Post's application for a license. Le- gion had operated a theater in this 1,700-population community for the past several months, using the Town Hall. FOR THE BEST IN^ ^SPECIAL TRAILERS QUALITY \ PLUS } SERVICE / i 1 lii 1-1 m k 1327S.Wobash Chicago 5 k You'll Get } SPEED! commc odd coir JOHN CALVERT, will fly prints or "D. Cargo," in which he stars, to Film Classics changes in all key cities in connection screenings late this month. Calvert will his new 20-passenger Douglas plane on junket. JOSEPH BERNHARD, Film Classics' presic will plane out from Hollywood for Manho tomorrow. WILLIAM F. RODGERS, M-G-M vee-pee general sales manager, left yesterday fc Miami vacation. RUDY BERGER, M-G-M Southern sales r ager, is in Atlanta, from Charlotte. ALBERT MARGOLIES, Alfred Hitchcock-Si. Bernstein public relations head, left for Hi wood for conferences on "Rope," being duced by Transatlantic for Warner release. HARRIET PARSONS will leave for New from Hollywood after "I Remember Mama' out of the RKO Radio cutting rooms and music is scored. SAM GALANTY, Columbia mid-East divi manager, is on a trip from Washington Pittsburgh, to visit his branch manager then GEORGES DE LA GRANDIERE, head of Catholic Artistic Organization in Lyon, Fra is en route from Paris with a print of "N I sieur Vincent," based on the life of St. Vim j De Paul. NOEL COWARD, actor-playwright-produ arrived here yesterday from London aboard S.S. Queen Elizabeth. PAULETTE GODDARD and BURGESS MERED sail today aboard the Queen Elizabeth Europe, where they will personally supervise I tribution of food and clothing packages CARE. WALTER E. BANFORD, Metro district m I ager, and EDWARD DEVANEY, Metro Chi. bra I head, are in Springfield, III., for the III. U| convention. Report Curt Mitchell to Join Berkshire Enterprises I Springfield, Mass. — Curtis Mite ell, recently resigned as advertisin publicity director of Paramount Pi tures, is slated to join Berkshi Enterprises, according to current i ports. Berkshire was organized sor months ago with a plan to give aw; records as a theater attendance hyp Mitchell's resignation from Par mount is effective this month. Efforts to reach Mitchell yesterdc for a statement were unavailing Skouras to Premiere "Springtime Four Continents' "Springtime produced in England, will have i American premiere Monday at t Skouras Academy of Music, on a b with "Open City," Italian productio Following a five-day run, pictur will play all Skouras theaters. YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY BIT MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-3129 iday, January 9, 1948 ^*S? Uvs U.K. Fight to nish on 75% Tax ""'(Continued from Page 1) med London sources told The m Daily yesterday. Wilson, who took over the JOT spot from Sir Stafford ripps, now Chancellor of the Exchequer, told the deputation n so many words that the Att- ee Labor Government was not ielding on the 75 per cent ad alorem impost and that it is "a rial of strength between the two Governments." The Labor Government, Wilson d, was awaiting a move from the lerican side. The Film Daily exclusively re- I -ted from Washington on Wed- jday that the U. S. industry, upon i "advice" of the Government, had jpted a "waiting out" policy in the try impasse.) ' .Vilson, while indicating sympathy ' ■ the unhappy position of the Brit- theater operators, definitely gave indication Wednesday that any- j ; ng in the nature of a compromise I ' s likely, further making the point t it no alternative plan had been ad- :iced. The CEA deputation left the meet- r with the impression that the Gov- iment was standing fast on the 75 r cent duty and that anything in 3 nature of a compromise must ginate with the American Govern- mt. Olympic Video Films 2 Days After Events CBS Television plans to broad- cast a series of 15 minute films of the Winter Olympics 48 hours after the events occur, it is announced, with the signing of John Jay, photog- rapher-lecturer, to handle coverage. Jay leaves shortly for Europe where, during the Olympics, he will photo- graph the games and ship each day's footage by air. Films will be pro- cessed, edited and telecast over WCBS-TV as soon as two days after the actual competition. 20th-Fox Sets 8 Top Pix For Release in 2 Months agle Lion Sales Toppers n Coast for Huddles Bogeaus Delivers His 'Miracle' to UA 'Continued from Page 1) delivered the picture to the distribut- ing company this week in fulfillment of his contract. Gradwell Sears, UA president, will personally supervise the "special handling" to be accorded the $2,500,- 000 film, Bogeaus declared, with pre- release engagements to be set fol- iate February or early March. A de- cision will be made later regarding the question of advanced admission prices. Following conferences here with Sears, Bogeaus will return to the Coast next week with plans for two productions, both of which will "prob- ably" be delivered to UA in 1948. He is now in the midst of negotiations for a current Broadway play and a bestseller. (Continued from Page 1) ^ssion of forthcoming releases with ecial emphasis upon "T-Men." Heading the Eastern contingent is W. Schwalberg, vice-president and stribution chief; Max E. Young- sin, ad-publieity-exploitation direc- r; Harold Dunn, assistant general les manager, and Frank Soule, I anch operations chief. Following weekend meetings, artet will convene with Arthur B. :im, E-L president; Bryan E. Foy, oduction head, and Sam Israel, ' adio publicity chief, for a discus- m and preview of recently com- L-ted product. Serkowich Resigns Col. Post; Schmidt to Replace (Continued from Page 1 1 closed that Arthur Schmidt, now ad- vertising counsel in Hollywood, will succeed Serkowich, who has been ill for some weeks, on Feb. 15. Before joining Columbia, Serko- wich was the Capitol's p.a. Schmidt joined Columbia after war service; previously, he was last with Loew's- Metro. J^end (JSirthdcuj % Lj reetln^d ^J o | Jan. 9 Harry M. Goefz Professor Lamberti $ Vilma Banky Anita Louise J* Gracie Fields Gordon Hollingshead ».♦ George Barcheller, Jr. ».♦ Andrew W. Smith, Jr. J.J Jan. 10 Douglas MacLean Paui Henried Jf{ Dan Silbert Hugh Owen J.j Jan. 11 j.j Dave Davidson Ernest Pascal H Donald Barry Earl Baldwin J-i Harry H. Hass General Cinema Finance Top Berth to John Davis (Continued from Page 1) Rank, chairman; Leslie Farrow, Capt. the Rt. Hon. Viscount Marges- son, P.C.; J. A. Callum, H. R. Moore, the Rt. Hon. Earl Winterton, P.C., M.P.; G. I. Woodham Smith, and Davis. Goldberg Signs Shcrindlin Jack Goldberg, of Herald Pictures, producers of the all-colored cast fea- ture "Miracle in Harlem," has signed Jack Shaindlin to direct 40 minutes of background music. "Mir- acle in Harlem" is reported to be the costliest colored feature made in the East to date and sets a precedent in signing a major scorer. The pic- ture has been directed by Jack Kemp and a 25-piece orchestra will record at RCA studios. (Continued from Page 1) been stepped up to 48 pictures, he said. Leading off the new year's roster are Darryl F. Zanuck's "Gentleman's Agreement," "Captain from Castile," "Forever Amber" and "Daisy Ken- yon," all currently in special pre- release or first run engagements. Following will be Sir Alexander Kor- da's British production, "An Ideal Husband," "Call Northside 777," "You Were Meant for Me" and "The Tender Years," latter the first of the Alson productions made by Edward L. Alperson. Company has eight more completed productions being edited for release including "Sitting Pretty," "Summer Lightning," "Fury at Furnace Creek," "Escape," "Green Grass of Wyoming," "Deep Waters," "The Snake Pit" and "Give My Regards to Broadway." Six more now before the cameras are "That Lady in Ermine," "The Walls of Jericho," "The Iron Cur- tain," "Street With No Name," "The Chair for Martin Rome," and "Apart- ment for Peggy." Reciprocal Plan Only for Own Film — Del Guidice (Continued from Page 1) set up a reciprocal arrangement on his pictures. He insisted he had no barter deals in mind, as the press in London reported. "They put in my mouth," bemoaned Del Giudice, "a lot of things I never said." Producer's first production under the Pilgrim banner will be "Guinea Pig," scheduled for Jan. 25 produc- tion, with John Boulting producing and Roy Boulting as director. Second is an untitled Noel Coward vehicle, with the third to be "Private An- gelo," with Peter Ustinov directing and playing the title role. Del Giudice revealed he hopes to make a series of participation deals with top talent. In doing so he fig- ures to be able to turn out top prod- uct at an average cost of £200,000 to £300,000. He will not produce more than four or five pix a year. Pickman to Washington On Premiere of T-Men' No Pix While 75 P. C. Stands, Says Johnston (Continued from Page 1) cussions in London, has given us no choice except to continue our policy of withholding shipment of pictures to Great Britain until an alternative to the confiscatory tax is worked out." "On behalf of members of the Ex- port Association, I now reaffirm this policy," said Johnston. The policy was authorized on Aug. 8 last, two days after the 75 per cent ad valorem tax was imposed by the then Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Hugh Dal- ton. Johnston's statement charged that during the recent discussions between Harold Wil- son. D. K. BOT president, and Fayette W. Allport. U. S. industry rep. in London, "the U. S. POSITION i "\A/E have offered, as evidence ™ ^ of our desire to aid the British people in their struggle for recovery, to leave a substantial part of our revenues there. This has been our position from the first. It is our position now." — ERIC A. JOHNSTON British stood firm on the tax . . . summarily rejected in principle any alternative to it . . . declined even to receive or consider mutually beneficial proposals we were pre- pared to ofier." '"In these circumstances, the discussions have come to a standstill," said the state- ment, "The present British position affords no basis for detailed negotiations to work out a satisfactory arrangement to replace this prohibitive tax. "However, we are prepared, as we al- ways have been, to negotiate at any time with the British Government on tax alterna- tives." Johnston declared it was "impossible to operate in Britain under the harsh terms of the tax," noting that it would leave a net deficit to the industry and would entail paying "millions of dollars in taxes in ad- vance of earnings." Johnston said the TJ. S. industry "cannot understand how any responsible ofiicials of the British Government could expect us to do business under the tax" and said the industry was "baffled by the British attitude." Coyne Stresses Theater's Position of Influence Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Final details of the Treasury Department tieup with the premiere here of Eagle Lion's "T- Men" are being set up by Jerry Pick- man, E-L assistant ad-publicity- exploitation director, and Frank La- Falce, Warner Theaters ad-publicity head. Pic will open in late January or early February day and date at ! the Ambassador and Warner thea- ters. Columbia, SOPEG Jan. 19 | Arbitration of wage dispute be- tween SOPEG and Columbia, set for j yesterday, has been postponed until Jan. 19. Columbia requested the postponement in order to more ade- quately prepare its argument. (Continued from Page 1) members of the Illinois UTO in ses- sion here yesterday. Coyne, in discussing the problems of taxation, ASCAP relations, 16 mm competition and television told the Illinois theater men that "negoti- ation" was the best way to solve their problems and was the most used in- strument of his organization. In discussing the problems of taxation he told the group that the current problem of poor attendance made it imperative that the 20 per cent Federal tax must be cut. He spoke hopefully of a reduction to 10 per cent. In dealing with governmental groups he cited the need of statistics on the industry, which he said his group was gathering. He said that television was growing up fast and that it could be a boon or a threat to the movie industry. Home-type television was developing faster than theater-type ac- cording to Coyne. He made a prediction of 650.000-750.000 sets in 194S. "The industry must protect what has been built up." he warned. Edward G. Zorn. president of the Illinois group, gave the keynote address in which he told the 200 attending that greater co-opera- tion among theater owners of the nation was necessary. He urged that the Illinois UTO join the TOA. This may come to a vole in today's session. THE BRILLIANT crater in the positive carbon of a "National" High Intensity Carbon arc, regardless of size or type, con- tains all the elements of an invisible rainbow. Direct this white light through a prism and you can see! The beam breaks up into a vivid spectrum — bands of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet — with approxi- mately equal values in all bands. This "spot rainbow" insures the projec- tion of your color pictures on the screen in the full rich colors your patrons want and expect. The best film ever made is worthless without a light of the proper color balance. No other light source for film projection can match the almost perfect color distribu- tion found in "National" High Intensity Carbon arcs. 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Today one of ie leading or- anizations of its ind in the coun- y, International icket started 50 ears ago in a mall basement tint shop. It was perated as a art-time venture sr Manshel who ecided it was est to hold on to is full-time job MANSHEL 3 foreman in a rubber shoe factory atil he could determine whether it ould be printing — or rubber shoes. By 1902, Manshel's printing busi- ess had made sufficient progress to mvince him that printing was his all-time occupation. Now Interna- (Continued on Page 6) Packaged" Powerstat Hmmer from Superior Bristol, Conn. — The Superior Elec- •ic Co. announces the newest unit of s theater dimmer equipment, the oackaged" Powerstat dimmer. This Jto-transformer type of lighting mtrol offers three individual con- nuously adjustable auto-transform- • type dimmers in self-contained dbinet with the mechanical means E interlocking each unit to a master mtrol for group operation. Rapid langes in intensity are achieved irough lever action. 'AA" PROJECTOR! and SOUND SYSTEMS mOTIOGRAPH. INC. ABOUT THE TRADE CRED MATTHEWS of Motiograph, Inc. ' has just returned from an extended West Coast business trip and reports heavy interest in outdoor theaters there, as well as in other parts of the country. The com- pany has orders for 50 outdoor installations during the coming Spring months, which include projection equipment and In-A-Car speakers. He also reported that Frazar Hansen, Motiograph export manager in San Francisco, just supervised one of the largest Motiograph shipments to India in the his- tory of the company. • • THEATER owners ordering new unU ' forms had better do it quickly for prices are going up, according to 0. J. Lavaty of the Maier Lavaty Co., uniform manufacturers. Labor costs and raw ma- terials are advancing, a new wage in- crease went into effect Jan. 1, and the American Woolen Co. and other mills predict higher prices for worsteds, so the rush to get orders in at present prices is on in full swing. ... • William Clau- sen has been named rice-president in charge of manufacturing for the Farns- worth Television Corp. ... • Indiana Popcorn Co., Muncie. is opening a Flor- ida office this month to take care of the business in that territory. e •' PJAVE WALLERSTEIN, Great States exec- "' utive. reports plans to build a 1,500- seat theater in Marion, Ind., are rapidly being developed. The Hohman Clinton Realty Co., Balaban & Katz subsidiary, has bought a quarter block of territory in Marion which will be used as the site for the new house. Wallerstein says the theater will be located at Fourth and Branson and the proj- ect will cost around $400,000 to complete with installations of the latest type equip- ment. ... • Elmer F. Pierson, president of the Vendo Co. was elected prexy of the National Automatic Merchandising Associ- ation. • • S. T. JACOBSON, of Krispy Kist Pop- corn Equipment Co., has returned from the West Coast where negotiations were undenvay with a large theater chain for commercial dry poppers. Export business of the company is reportedly larger all the time, with the latest air freight shipment being made to Bogota, Columbia, through Brenner Internation- al, export managers for the company. Jacobson says that Snack bars are prov- ing very popular in the West and theaters are taking additional space in adjoining buildings to put them in. • • I. A. TANNEY, president of the S.O.S. •* Cinema Supply Corp., reports that the past year has been one of definite progress for the company. This, their twentieth anniversary, has seen them branch into motion picture production equipment while still maintaining their usual diversified stock of theater supplies. Such items as (Continued on Page 6) Westinghouse 'Sterilamp' For Theater Installation "Sterilamp," a long, slender tube similar to fluorescent lamps, emitting special invisible ultraviolet rays which kill bacteria and germs, has been put on the market by Westing- house for theater installations in restrooms, lobbies, foyers, air-condi- tioning systems, etc. The complete ine includes eleven different sizes and wattages, most frequently in- stalled as wall mountings. International Seat's New Theater Chair Mellman Group Buys Gardiner Projection Co. Columbus, O. — L. J. Gardiner Co., manufacturer of projectors, has been sold to the Columbus Production Manufacturing Co. but production of projectors will be continued, an- nounced Harry L. Mellman, general manager of the purchasing company. Gardiner plans to retire and devote his time to his large farm northeast of Columbus. Mellman has two part- ners— Myer W. Mellman, office man- ager and Ralph G. Shroyer, produc- tion manager. Unveiled recently was Interna- tional Seat's new theater chair, which features advanced styling and a unique trouble-free gear-train sus- pension, entirely enclosed in the seat pan, thus eliminating the seat hinge of conventional design. The back of the chair extends well below the seat cushion to protect it from scuffing, yet permits ample clearance for floor maintenance. Vallen Controls Sent To Mexico and India Latest Vallen automatic curtain control exports have gone to Mexico and Bombay, India, E. J. Vallen, president of the Akron, O., company has announced. Most important of these installations was a Vallen light duty operator and Kirsch-Vallen track supplied to the President of Mexico's private Palace theater. New Posts in NTS For Smith and Rosser A. G. Smith, Jr., formerly man- ager of National Theater Supply Co.'s Chicago branch, will take over as head of the New York office Jan. 15, succeeding James Frank, Jr., re- signed. Ray Rosser, Jr., who recently com- pleted a round the world tour for the company, will succeed to Smith's Chicago post. New Super 60 Model Marketed by Cretors Built lower for easier operation, the new Super 60 Model is being mar- keted by C. Cretors and Co. Remov- able sliding doors, thermostatic con- trol, exhaust filtration and a double heating system are a few of its im- provements. Available in a natural walnut finish, it has quickly-remov- able parts for the utmost in cleanli- ness at all times. Automatic Devices Co. Offers Package Deals Automatic Devices Co., Allentown, Pa., has added contour curtain equip- ment to its line, and will take orders as of now, for package deals which include the necessary equipment, mechanism and accessories, as well as instructions for the fabrication of the curtain itself. Rustain Introduces Zud, New Cleaner A new aid in removing rust and stains from popper pans in popcorn machines, among others things, has been put on the market by Rustain Products, Inc. The new cleaner, Zud, has been tested and approved by leading theaters. PROJECTION ARC LAMPS RECTIFIERS • REFLECTORS Inc STRONG ELECTRIC CORP 87 City Park Ave. Toledo2,Ohio ayifeii Manufru EQUIPMENT NEWS O *V DAILY Friday, January 9, 1948 Inf'l Ticket Marks Golden Anniversary (Continued from Page 5) tional occupies 40,000 square feet of space serving all industries with tickets, tags and labels. It has one of the largest batteries of web and rotary presses and finishing equip- ment in the country, catering to these specialized fields. The complete plant includes a fully equipped composing department with Linotype and Ludlow casting ma- chines; foundry for producing plates; complete machine shop which designs special equipment for making new parts and maintaining old ones; a slitting and sheeting department which converts rolls of paper to any required size and dimension; textile printing department as well as spe- cialized printing for the garment trades; coupon books, Christmas club books; restaurant and hotel checks; numbered printing, continuous forms and many other items. International Ticket has sales of- fices in New York and principal cities. Manshel is assisted in the op- eration of the business by his two sons, Milton and Harold, as well as his son-in-law, Arthur Krieger, and a veteran staff. Visual Front Features New Peterborough Odeon Peterborough, Ont. — Fifth of J. Arthur Rank's new Canadian de- luxers, the 994-seat Odeon Theater, which recently opened, boasts a vis- ual front, including a large picture window through which the entire foyer is visible from the street. Leg-room between seats is 25 per cent greater than average. The cash- ier's cage is replaced by a ticket counter inside the lobby with both lobby and foyer doors of plate glass. The auditorium has "built-in accous- tics." The proscenium arch has been eliminated and both booth and audi- torium have been planned to provide for television. Ampro Will Exhibit At NEA Convention Chicago— Ampro Corp. will exhibit its line of projectors and other film equipment at the National Educa- tional Association convention Feb. 20-26, in Atlantic City, N. J., accord- ing to Will Scranton, in charge of advertising for the company. The Coin Changer for YOUR Box Office. ABOUT THE TRADE (Continued from Page 5) production cameras, blimps, rotoambulators, cranes, dollies, klieglites, background process projectors, and translucerit screens are now being handled by the company. • f A CONTAINER covered with a leather- *» like coated fabric that is oil and moisture proof has been adopted by the Kollmorgen Optical Co. for the shipment of all of its line of Sn,aplite projection lenses. Containing a vefour-lined trough, the receptacle is handy for clamping to the projection room wall where the lenses are secured with, clamping rings. A lower compartment Has also been pro- vided for storage of camels-hair brushes, lens cleaners and tissues. • * KIATIONAL CARBON'S High Intensity ' ^ Carbon Arc is being hailed as closest to almost perfect color distribution with equal values being stressed on all colors. . . . • The Ideal Seating Co., Grand Rapids, stresses its Slide- Back variety offers 100 per cent safety in emergencies. Unoc- cupied seats automatically slide back into position, and disengage automatically when lowered for seating. ... • With snow and freezing weather blanketing a good part of the country, the Wagner Sign Co. comes up with the fact that Wagner multi-size trans- lucent colored plastic letters afford freedom from freezing to the sign, as in the case of letters designed for mounting arrangements which employ channels. The exclusive slot- ted method of mounting provides more than six times the bearing surface of the lug-type letter. • • STRONG ELECTRIC CORP., Toledo, O., in view of increased drive-in and outdoor building, is pushing the Strong Mogul, especially built arc lamp for such uses. The Id-ampere id-volt Mogul delivers 15,000 lumens of light, the maxi- mum film will accept without damage, projecting on 48-foot and larger screens with all details clearly visible 500 feet or more from the screen. ... • US AirCo. is offering three different types of air conditioning at three different budget levels, designed to fit the budgets of any theater in the U. S. Each type is available in a variety of sizes to meet any requirement. • • DELL & HOWELL promotions include: ^ H. S. Monroe, industrial sales manager; Carl G. Schreyer, assistant treasurer; James 5®8B WAGNER CHANGEABLE LETTERS P. Smith, purchasing agent; Perry M. Thom- as, Chicago sales manager; Richard H. Pratt, Jr., Southern states sales director; Floyd L. Hansen, assistant purchasing agent, and Charles T. Marshall, Chicago display room manager. • • LI. R. HAYNES, sales manager of the ' * Pittsburgh Corning Corp., an- nounced at a Chicago meeting that the company has discontinued its allotment plan, which had been in effect the last two years, and is noiv shipping glass blocks from the new plant at Sedulia, Mo., recently opened for production. This factory, doubling output, will meet all demands from the amusement in- dustry for glass blocks. ... • Another drive-in is planned for Oaklawn, a Chi- cago suburb, by Nate Barger, who oper- ates the Waukegan Road outdoor theater on the north side and the Rialto theater in the loop. • • kjj. L. ROSS has taken over management '"' of Woods, Inc., Chicago, candy head- quarters. ... • Dearborn Popcorn Co. has opened offices at 203 East Chicago Ave., Chicago, under the management of Irwin S. Brody. ... • Krispy Kist Korn Machine Co. is now making deliveries of extra large capacity French fry units, large commercial dry poppers and complete candy corn equip- ment. ... • The Northwestern Co. is now offering a new dual nut vending ma- chine to the trade. Dealers to Handle Ace Reel, Alarms Distribution of Ace reel and alarm will hereafter be channelled through all theater equipment dealers, ac-if cording to Irving J. Merkur, presi- dent of Ace Electric Manufacturing Co., 1458 Shakespeare Ave., manu- facturers of cue markers, film scrap- ers, magazine door stops, splicers and reel and alarms. The Ace, the only ball-bearing reel alarm made, is easily installed and insures a smooth and continuous per- formance. The hammer, which strikes the bell signalling device, is con- trolled by a gravity actuated arm ar- ranged to ride on the film in a man- ner to signal at a predetermined point. The periphery of the roller' : bearing on the arm bears flatly against the surface of the film, pre- ; venting injury. Free removal and replacement of the reel is automati- cally provided. The Ace reel and alarm is avail- . able in two sizes, for 16 and 18 inch tore building at 115 S. Brevard St. ?. F. Hattem is president of the firm. EMBELLISH YOUR PRESENTATION AND TRACKS FREE CATALOG VAUEM,INC,%S75r EQUIPmiilT HELD ROTES THE ACADEMY THEATER SUPPLY CO., ' Chicago, is supplying complete DeVry sound system and booth equipment for the Atom Theater, Hayworrh, III., owned by William Fred • Barger Circuit's Rialto Theater recently installed new RCA booth equipment and an RCA screen. ... • The Rex Theater, Havana, has installed Kroehler "Push-Back" seats in auditorium and a dif- ferent Kroehler model in the lobby. • • CLEORGE H. FOX, of Chicago, has ^^ been appointed field rep. of the National Confectioners Association, and will work with candy manufacturers in the various states where special situ- ations warrant. ... • George W. Joyn- ter is planning a theater in Equality, 111., to take the place of the Strand, which was destroyed by fire some time ago. • • A HOT coffee slot machine, with a ca- pacity of 800 cups, has been developed by the Bert Mills Corp., and is seen holding theater possibilities. Coffee which is brewed in five seconds, can be had black, with sugar, cream or with both. ... • Neil Deimling, formerly manager of the Pop Corn Sez Chicago agency, has sold his inter- est and is on a trip through the West, checking on the business outlook. • • OADIANT Manufacturing Corp. has '^ announced an^utdition to the Ra- diant product family. *The newcomer is a new Baby Boom Utility Light, a device specifically designed to fulfill a long-felt need for a flexible, mobile light unit. • • A. K. VEACH'S new Twilite Drive-in The- ater located between New Philadelphia and Uhrichville, O., has all Motiograph equipment, installed by Ohio Theater Sup- ply Co. . . . • Akron's new 999-seat Lyn Theater, built by Guido Spayne, has RCA sound, Brenkert lamps and all booth equipment furnished by Oliver Theater Supply, operated by M. H. Fritchle, who has also completely equipped the booth of the new Wadsworth Drive-in built by John Selby and Dale Morrison. ... • McPhafl Candy Corporation of Chicago, III., has bought the Sierra Candy Co. of San Fran- cisco, from Theodore White of that city. White will remain, as vice-president and INTERNATIONAL TICKET CO. general manager of the West Coast com- pany, in the new setup. . . . • • A SELF-CURING, liquid, white rub- *» ber compound, odorless, which cures in less than an hour without ap- plication of heat has been put on the market by the United States Rubber Co. Known as "Rug-Sealz" one pint can "anti-skid" an 81 -square foot area of carpet backing. . . . • • "THE NETHERLANDS, long a stronghold ' for Philips motion picture projectors, has begun to use a few American-made Blue Seal Superior projectors shipped by K. Streuber & LaChicotte, a N. Y. export firm. Long pioneers in scientific and industrial research in Europe, the Philips organization seems to be running into no little compe- tition now that Blue Seal has obtained im- port licenses from the Dutch authorities. ■ • • A RADICALLY designed, lightweight *» wire recorder, which for the first I time completely eliminates the compli- cated handling of wire by utilizing a simple "plug-in" cartridge, has been developed and is now being marketed by the RCA Victor Division. Housed in a streamlined, black plastic cabinet with disappearing carrying handle, \ RCA's new wire recorder weighs less J than 25 pounds with cartridge and ' microphone. Superior Brochure Powerslat Dimmers A booklet issued by the Superior Electric Co., Bristol, Conn., describes and illustrates Powerstat theater dimmers to handle everything from an auditorium to a very large thea- ter. Community and school needs are also covered in the brochure which rates all types of dimmers shown and gives information as to the availabil- ity of custom built dimmers for un- usual needs. Alamo's New Owner Stewardson, 111. — Harlan E. Ren- shaw purchased the 200-seat Alamo here. Everything for Eastern Production • Lights • Cameras • Grip Equipment Charles Ross, Inc. 333 W. 52nd St. New York City You pay no more- of ten less NOW AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Why be satisfied with anything but the BEST? NATIONAL ■i:i mi i ■ cm EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FOR EVERY THEATRE NEED National Theatre Supply congratulates the A! tec Service Corporation on their tenth anniversary of service to the motion picture industry. > Gordon White KPPilJ 26 Vest 44th Street Bev TOTk, Hew York ■ evEBV RAVE (. '"T-Men/ the new Thrilluloid!' -Walter Winchell "The Pick of the Pictures. Best Picture of Week!" —Jimmy Fidler's Coast- to-Coast Broadcast "Exploitation natural should click heavily with audiences!" _. .. .. —Daily variety "Red-blooded, hard-boiled drama can be expected to deliver handsome returns!" —Boxoffice "Ranks with best, not excepting 'House on 92nd St.!'" -M. P. Daily "Unlimited possibilities for top exploitation . . . headed for top grosses everywhere!" —Showmen's Trade Review 'Box-office natural, equal if not superior to 'House on 92nd St.', 'Brute Force', and 'The Killers!'" c., _ „ ,. —film Bulletin 'Dynamic, smashing entertainment... a winner!' —Hollywood Reporter 'One of most interesting pictures of the kind I have ever seen!" —Louella Parsons 'What 'House on 92nd St.' d id for the FBI, 'T-Men' does for the Treasury agents!" —Variety 'Has what it takes to pull customers off streets!" —Independent 'Solid box-office click . . . not a dull foot of film!" —Film Daily EDWARD SMALL presents DEN Nib (J KlLLrL with MARY MEADE- ALFRED RYDER- WALLY FORD JUNE LOCKHART' CHARLES McGRAW* Produced by AUBREY SCHENCK- Directed by ANTHONY MANN Written by John C. Higgins • Suggested by a Story by Virginia Kellogg • An Eagle Lion Films Release i-^ MOT REMOVE Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY VOL. 93, NO. 7 & NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 12. 1948 TEN CENTS "BEST YEARS'7 TOPS 1947 POLL Brand French Films Proposals as Pact Violation State Dep't Protest Waits Because Industry Discuss- ions Lack Official Status By MANNING CLAGETT Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — French proposals to cut imports and restrict flow of films would be a clear violation of the Blum-Byrnes Agreement, if put into effect, it was learned on high author- ity over the weekend. Up to now, however, the U. S. State Department has made no pro- test, since present discussions be- tween the American industry and (Continued on Page 10) Fifzgibbons to Talk U. S. Producing Plan Toronto — J. J. Fitzgibbons, presi- dent of FPC, goes to Ottawa this week booked for discussions with Reconstruction Minister C. D. Howe to formulate plan for film production program in dominion by Hollywood companies to assist Canada's dollar saving requirements. At the suggestion of the Cabinet (Continued on Page 10) Kalmus Denies Federal Color Trust Charges West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood— Dr. Herbert T. Kal- mus, Technicolor president, has for- mally denied Federal anti-trust charges that the Technicolor process had attempted to create a monopoly in tinted film. Kalmus pointed out in answer that Technicolor has always recognized the field was spacious enough for (Continued on Page 2) 11 Video Applicants at FCC Swell Records Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Eleven applications for television station permits were filed with the FCC over the weekend, representing the largest group of filing in many months. High cost of construction and operation of (Continued on Page 2) "TEN BEST" of 1947 As Selected by 446 Representative American Critics, Reviewers and Commentators on Films The Best Years of Our Lives A Samuel Goldwyn production, distributed by RKO Radio The Jolson Story A Columbia picture Life With Father A Warner Bros, picture The Yearling A Metro picture Miracle on 34th Street A 20th-Fox picture Great Expectations A Rank picture, distributed by Universal-lnt'l Crossfire A RKO Radio picture Boomerang A 20th-Fox picture Brief Encounter A Rank picture, distributed by Universal-lnt'l Odd Man Out A Rank picture, distributed by Universal-lnt'l "Jolson Story" Second in 26th Annual Nation-Wide FILM DAILY Critics Poll By CHESTER B. BAHN Editor, THE FILM DAILY Samuel Goldwyn's Oscar-be- decked "The Best Years of Our Lives," an RKO Radio release, emerges as critical America's choice for the No. One picture of 1947 in the 26th annual "Ten Best Pic- tures" poll conducted by The Film Daily with 344 reviewers for news- papers, magazines, wire services and news syndicates and 102 film com- mentators for radio participating. The Goldwyn picture, for which Robert E. Sherwood wrote the (Continued on Page 7) D of J Plea fo Hold Scophony Due Today Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Department of Jus- tice attorney Sigmund Timberg will appear before the Supreme Court this afternoon to present the Gov- ernment's appeal for inclusion of Scophony, Ltd., among the defend- ants in the anti-trust case intended to force the Scophony tele patents into the open. The D of J claimed in a brief filed (Continued on Page 10) Scully, Bergman Leave For Studio, Sales Meets William A. Scully, Universal-lnt'l vice-president and general sales manager, accompanied by Maurice A. Bergman, Eastern ad-publicity director, left New York Friday for Hollywood for a series of studio con- ferences on forthcoming releases, to (Continued on Page 2) Lawson Contempt Trial Opens Feb. 9 in Capital Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — John Howard Law- son will be the first of the Hollywood "ten" cited for contempt of Congress to stand trial under the charges in (Continued on Page 2) Monday, January 12, 1948 Vol. 93, N o. 7 Mon. Ja n. 12, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate and General Publisher Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18. N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau. Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address _".! communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar. Filmafrlc, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Parmichael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy. 411 Lyric Theater Bids;. SYDNEY— Bnwden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl. N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUS- SELS— Jean Pierre Me.vs. 110 Rue des Panuerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Llndberg. Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME — John Perdicarl. Via Ludovlsl 16. Phone. 427:>8. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service, iTumboldt 49. Phones: Mexlcana 35-79-87. Ericsson. 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andor Lajta. Filmmuveszet! Evkonyv. Thokolv-ut 75, Budapest. XIV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert GeU. Erstagaten 18 (III). finnnciRL = {Jan. 9) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Am. Seat 185/8 Bell 8, Howell 24 Columbia Picts. vtc. 1234. East. Kodak 44VS 16 1/4 Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO Republic Pict Republic Pict. pfd. 20th Century-Fox . 20th Cent.-Fox ppf Universal Pict Warner Bros 177/s 21 V2 85/8 43/, 10 V4 22l/4 93 14'/s Low 18l/2 237/8 12V2 433/4 16 17V2 21 1/4 8i/2 4 10'/, 21% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. RKO Sonotone Corp. . Technicolor Trans-Lux 5'/2 KET Net Close -hq. 181/2 — Vd 24 12l/2 _ V4 44 — M, 16 — Vr 171/2 — v4 21 1/4 — % 8% .. 4 — % 10V8 — % 21% — V? 93 133/4 + 3/4 133/4 _ % (ET 3 2 — Vr 3% — % 11% .. 51/2 - Vs OVER THE COUNTER 53/r 63/8 Wallace Cross Dead Wallace E. Cross, 55, inventor of the Cross carbon saver, various spe- cial purpose spotlights and other theatrical equipment, is dead. He is survived by his widow, a son Wal- lace, Jr., who will carry on the busi- ness, and three daughters. Court Hears Arguments To Kill Pottstown Tax Norristown, Pa. — Argument was heard last week by Judge William F. Dannehauer, Quarter Sessions Court, on the petition of Stanley- Warner Theaters and William Gold- man Theaters to have the Borough of Pottstown increased license fee tax declared illegal. This tax was jumped from $100 per year for each house to five per cent of the gross for each house, and was in effect from Jan. 1, 1947 to Oct. 2, 1947, at which time the borough of Potts- 'town passed a 10 per cent amuse- ment tax. Pending outcome of litigation the tax was never paid; but both companies are willing to pay the old license fee of $100 per house and, of course, the new 10 per cent amusement tax, authorized by the state. Scully, Bergman Leave For Studio, Sales Meets (Continued from Page 1) be followed by three regional sales meetings. Distribution policies on these re- leases will be set: "Double Life," "Naked City," "All My Sons," "An- other Part of the Forest," "Up in Central Park," "Casbah," "Are You With It?", "Letter From an Un- known Woman," and "Black Bart." Following the studio conferences, Scully will hold a series of sales meetings in San Francisco, New Or- leans and Chicago. Bergman will accompany Scully to all these. 1 1 Video Applicants at FCC Swell Records (Continued from Page 1) video stations has been the cause for many of the applicants — those that filed soon after the end of the war — to withdraw from the flush ranks. However, the march of new appli- cants to the FCC has started once more. Kalmus Denies Federal Color Trust Charges (Continued from Page 1) more than one process. He added there were many ways of evolving a color process in chemical, optical and mechanical research. Set Liberty Hearing Date Chicago — Hearing of the Liberty Amusement Corp. action against Paramount, Warners, Universal, Co- lumbia, Republic and Manta Rose Circuit has been set for March 23, before Federal Judge W. H. Barne3. Seymour Simon is attorney for Lib- erty. WRITE US FOR BOOKING DATES OR STATE AND WORLD RIGHTS Eureka Productions Inc. 165 W. 46th St. Starring HEDT LAMARR N. Y. City EcsJasi Lawson Contempt Trial Opens Feb. 9 in Capital (Continued from Page 1) separate court proceedings begin- ning here Feb. 9. All ten, when arraigned before Federal District Judge Richmond B. Keech, pleaded innocent of the charges. Other trials are scheduled to run until March 24 as follows: Dalton Trumbo, Feb. 16; Albert Maltz, Feb. 23; Alva Bessie, Feb. 25; Samuel Ornitz, March 8; Herbert Biberman, March 10; Dmytryk, March 15; Scott, March 17; Ring Lardner, Jr., March 22; Cole, March 24. The court granted permission for defendants Adrian Scott and Edward Dmytryk to make a business trip to England pending their trials, leading to speculation that they might be signed by U. K. producers. SMPE Sets International Program in Weekend Meet West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — SMPE on Saturday set its international activities pro- gram for the year via simultaneous meetings of governors here and in New York. Two conferences were linked by telephone. Topics discussed at the meetings, first of four scheduled during the year, included reorganization of for- eign membership, international han- dling of theater television, standard- ization, and policy as it affects both film and theater television with re- gard to the SMPE's participation in the International Standards Organi- zation. UTO of Illinois Votes Affiliation With TOA Springfield, 111.— The UTO of Illi- nois voted affiliation with national TOA at the closing session of their convention Friday. George Kerasotes, of Springfield, was named to the TOA board, and State Senator G. L. Carpenter, of East Moline, state legislative rep. . NEW YORK THEATERS t RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ^, C Rockefeller Center Gregory Ann Charles ■ PECK TODD LAUGHTON i Charles COBURN Ethel BARRYMORE and Louis JOURDAN and VALLI in David O. Selznick's production o< ! Hitchcock's "THE PARADINE CASE ,r J SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION "A VERY FUNNY PICTURE"— Sun SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents CARY LORETTA DAVID GRANT. YOUNG- NIVEN "The Bishop's Wife" Doors Open A(TftD B 'way at 9 A.M. ASTOR 45fh'sf. PALACE JOHN WAYNE • LARAINE DAY, TYCOON, COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR * W BOB HOPE SIGNE HASSO WM, BENDIX ■ The THEATRE GUILD presents J ■ the RKO RADIO PICTURE , "MOURNING BECOMES ■ | ELECTRA" ■ TWICE DAILY 2:30 and 8:30 PM 3 PERFORMANCES SUNDAY ol 2:00, 5:15 ond 8:30 PM RESERVED SEATS ONLY GOLDEN THEATRE C John Ford ond Merion C Cooper present Argosy Pictures^ T«£r(tCiTiV£ HENRY DOLORES PEDRO FONDA -DEL RIO • ARMENDARjZj Directed by JOHN FORD/ VICTORIA i by RKO «=d» Wen,™, JJ! BroQdway „, 46,h 5, . ^ jNOWI, Gentleman's Agreement BRANDTS 20* "InTrMllf 7th Ave 4 47th St CENTURY-FOX -^ A /~^>-, Vw> A~l hat Wtfckk o£ x Ida tutuAjg/....... -ft UtftHjcuukulfr tfcfak ,etlnqd Jo' Jan. 12 Marvin Schenck Hortense Schorr Eddie Selzer E. K. Hessberg Henry Linet Evelyn Koleroan David A. Sorokin t^/\H^ ">** PHIL M. DALY 1947 Poll Sidelights • • • AS THE POLLS officially closed, the number of participants in THE FILM DAILY'S 26th annual "Ten Best Pictures" contest was 446. It may be noted that ballots continued to be received after the Dec. 31 deadline, and had the rules permitted their consideration, the to- tal would have exceeded the 500 mark. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • THIS WAS the sixth successive year that radio's commenta- tors on motion pictures were invited to join with the critics and reviewers of the press in Your Favorite Industry Newspaper's pioneer survey, runner of innumerable imitators. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • A TOTAL OF 122 FEATURES were nominated by the pro- ducer-distributors for critic and commentator consideration; The voters, however, were by no means bound by the list and were per- mitted to cast ballots for any other feature which they desired, subject only to the 12-month period Thus 64 additional features received one or more votes. T ▼ ▼ • • • IT IS ESTIMATED that the reading audience of the partici- pating press this year again approximated the 60,000,000 mark, while the radio audience reached by the commentators in the mass probably would be audio's tops This is based on available circulation re ports and on station audience reports. ▼ TV • • • COMPANY-WISE. Universal-Int'l placed three— all English imports — among the 1947 "Ten Best," RKO Radio and 20th-Fox two each, while Columbia, Warners and Metro accounted for one each A year ago. Paramount and Metro placed one apiece among the "Ten Best," with 20th-Fox, RKO, UA and Warners accounting for two each In 1945, 20th-Fox swept to the fore with four. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • IN THE CURRENT POLL, only one picture received 300-odd votes, five received 200 or more and eight were in the bracket between 100 and 200 In 1946, four pictures received 300 or more votes, one was in the 200-odd bracket, and 16 in the bracket between 100 and 200 In 1945, only two pictures received 200 or more ballots and there were 14 in the 100-vote category. T ▼ T • • • FOR A SECOND successive year, three of the "Ten Best" were in Technicolor — "The Jolson Story," "Life with Father" and "The Yearling." ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • MUSICALS, as such also again had a single representative, "The Jolson Story." ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • AS USUAL, there were many "Ten Best" local polls con- ducted across the country by voting critics to take the pulse, so to speak, of their fan readers Many critics reported the local contests as "the biggest ever" And there was keen interest in the national results, against which numerous local polls were checked to determine champion amateur critics. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • IN NOT A FEW CITIES where local polls were conducted, alert exhibitors this week will present a majority of the national "Ten Best," plus the top pictures on the Honor Roll, on their screens to cash in The AT&T and WU biz for January should show a healthy in- crease, thanks to the "Ten Best" calls and wires to Your Favorite Indus- try Newspaper from press and theater operators. ▼ T ▼ cominc firm come ADOLPH ZUKOR, Paramount board chairman, accompanied by MRS. ZUKOR, is due on the Coast Jan. 26. TERRY TURNER, RKO Radio national exploi- tation director, left Sunday for a tour of the company's exchanges in the United States and Canada. His first stop is Philadelphia. Film personalities planing to the Ce-' over the week-end include Y. FRANK FREEM/ ara- mount vice-president, EDWARD G. RL ,SON and JOAN CAULFIELD. LEON J. BAMBERGER, RKO sales promotion chief, returns to his desk today from Spring- field, III., where he attended the UTO of Illinois convention. IRVING KAHN, 20th-Fox radio manager, left over the week-end for Cincinnati. CHARLES C. MOSKOWITZ, Loew's vice-presi- dent and treasurer, arrives on the Coast today to spend a week at the studios. MERVYN LeROY arrives from Hollywood today, and after a short stay will head for a Florida vacation. H. M. RICHEY, head of M-G-M exhibitor re- lations, is due back today from Springfield, III. CLARENCE BROWN, M-G-M producer-director, returned at the week-end from Europe, en route to the Coast. MARY PICKFORD arrives in Ottawa today to launch UN's $100,000,000 world-wide appeal for children. Accompanying her are GRADWELL SEARS, J. J. UNGER, EDWARD M. SCHNITZER, PAUL N. LAZARUS, JR., RALPH COHN, SAM DEMBOW, JR. and JOSEPH CURTIS. D of J Plea to Hold Scophony Due Today (Continued from Page 1) Friday that various licensing ar- rangements and other agreements with domestic companies "constitute the doing of a substantial amount of business" for the company. The New York District Court had ruled that Scophony, Ltd., as a Brit- ish corporation, was not within the jurisdiction of the Court. The Government pointed out also that alien corporations in this coun- try are permitted to sue domestic corporations and recover "treble1 damages for anti-trust violations." Attorney Edwin Foster Blair will appear for Scophony. Independent to Handle Astor Minneapolis — Independent Film Exchange, headed by Don Swartz, will handle Wisconsin distribution of Astor's Sunset Carson series. STORKS A daughter, Margery Janet, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Morris at Doctor's Hospital. Father is gen- eral manager and film buyer for B. S. Moss Enterprises, and mother, Libby, was former private secretary to the late Russ Columbo and Con Conrad. A six-pound, 14-ounce daughter was born to Mrs. Murray Goldstein, wife of the Columbia artist, at Mt. Eden Hospital. This is the Gold- stein's first child and she will be named Susan Pearl. More praise for wgreat expectations" udd man out" and "brief encounter" Universal- International is very proud of the fact that the film critics of America have chosen no less than three of the J. Arthur Rank productions released by it during the past year as among the ten best pictures exhibited in America during 1947. Such recognition is gratifying to all the American exhibitors who sensed, as we did, the exceptional merits of these pictures and played them so successfully. This latest commendation will undoubtedly create further interest for "Great Expectations," "Odd Man Out" and "Brief Encounter," and will result in enlarged audiences for these pictures. We thank the critics who selected these pictures, and assure them that in 1948 there will be more of these pictures to compete for similar honors. ...The Year's MOST Honored Picture ... . . . The Year's BEST Boxoffice Attraction. SPamuel ^o/dwynb "The Best Years Of Our Lives" Distributed by RKO RADIO PICTURES. Inc. •loot.* PUg FILE COPY DO .NOT" REMOVE Intimate in Character } International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY- rOL. 93, NO. 8 NEW YORK. TUESDAY. JANUARY 13. 1948 TEN CENTS I. S. SEES NO DROP IN THEATER ATTENDANCE Para. Sues Brandts tor $563,265 Fraud Damages Charges False Pix Returns, Fraudulent Statements in State Supreme Court Suit \ Charging Harry Brandt, Bernard 3. Brandt, Louis Brandt and William 3randt, doing business under the lame of Brandt Theaters, in collab- oration with other defendants, con- spired to defraud Paramount by naking false and inaccurate state- nents on percentage pictures, dis- ributor has instituted a fraud action n New York Supreme Court seeking lamages of $563,265. Complaint, consisting of 33 sepa- rate causes of action, charges de- (Continued on Page 4) 12 New Pix Start; J1 Now Shooting West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Twelve new pictures :o before the cameras this week aaking a total of 31 pictures in roduction. Twentieth Century-Fox eads the list with five pictures hooting, including "Apartment for 'eggy." M-G-M is shooting three, Varners have three in work includ- ng "John Loves Mary," Paramount (Continued on Page 8) foung Buys Out Partners n Du-Art Laboratories Al Young became sole owner of )u-Art Film Laboratories, Inc., with he purchase of the interests of Jack loetz and Arthur Gottlieb, it is an- ounced. Young, who becomes presi- ent of Du-Art, also purchased a (Continued on Page 4) 13 Technicolor Films Via 20th-Fox in >48 West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Twentieth -Fox's 48 feature productions to be released during 1948 will include 23 high- budget, all-star pictures made on home lot, with 10 of them in Tech- nicolor. Four specials, three in Technicolor, will be made in England by Sir Alexander Korda, and in addi- tion there will be 21 independently made productions. "A DoIVs House," First Selznich European Pic, to be Produced in Norway and Sweden West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — David 0. Selznick will augment his American production with English language films to be made in Europe starting in April, the producer an- nounced. Initial European-made film will be the Henrik Ibsen classic, "A Doll's House," to start April 15 in Sweden and on locations in Norway. Dorothy McGuire has the co-starring role. Argyle Nelson, Selznick production manager, leaves immediately for Sweden to act as general manager of the enterprise. A successful play and three times a silent film. 'A Doll's House" has never been made as a sound film. Distribution will be via SRO. Parley at Ottawa On End of Tax on Gross Ottawa — Chairman J. J. Fitzgib- bons of the National Committee of Moving Picture Exhibitors Associa- tions of Canada and four committee- men arrived in Ottawa yesterday to press for abandonment of the fed- eral 20 per cent war tax on theater grosses and to bargain on film pro- duction in Canada. Fitzgibbons declined to discuss the (Continued on Page 6) Jack Stewart Considered For Mo.-Kans. ATO Post Kansas City — Directors of the newly organized Allied Theater Owners of Missouri and Kansas conferred here last weekend on the selection of an executive secretary but made no announcement. The position will pay up to $8,000 yearly. Unconfirmed reports were that Jack Stewart, executive secretary of (Continued on Page 8) Brotherhood Week's Chairmen Appointed The appointment of 24 leaders of the entertainment industry to key committee posts for American Broth- erhood Week was announced yester- day by J. Robert Rubin, Amusement Division national chairman, and Spyros P. Skouras, Film Division national chairman. Sponsored by the National Confer- ence of Christians and Jews, Brother- (Continued on Page 4) Treasury May Suggest Reviving Excess Taxes Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Excess profits taxes may be the means of increasing cor- porate tax rates under President Truman's proposal for a $40-per- person cut in 1948 individual income levies. Treasury Dept., it is under- stood, is still undecided whether to propose such a plan, or whether (Continued on Page 8) Feel Tele Patents Imperiled Legal Efforts in Vain Without Scophony N. J. Allied to Discuss Taxes, 16mm. ASCAP Newark— Taxes, ASCAP and 16 mm film will be discussed at a gen- eral meeting of the Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey in the New- ark AC here this afternoon. Presi- dent Ed Lachman will preside over the meeting. $392,873,383 Derived From Admissions Levy in '47; No Tax Cut Figured on Washington Bureau of THE FILM DA IL Y Washington — Uncle Sam's budget dopers do not look for a drop in the Federal intake from the nation's box office during the next year and a half. That is the impression created by the Federal revenue estimates included in the President's budget figures, sent Congress yesterday. Nor are they figuring on a reduc- tion in the tax rate. Actual receipts from the admis- (Continued on Page 8) Allied Attacks on MPF Unfounded— Richards Statements by units of National Allied critical of the Motion Picture Foundation are "entirely unfounded in fact," it was asserted last night by E..V. Richards, Jr., the Founda- tion's prexy. Commenting on the attacks origi- nating with North Central Allied and (Continued on Page 81 Allied of Illinois to Set Own Releasing Schedule Chicago — Allied Theaters of Illi- nois will be permitted to set its own release arrangements with its mem- bers, according to spokesmen for area exchanges. Hal Stevens, Para- ( Continued on Page 7) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The Government cannot effectively enforce any future judgment freeing supersonic and skiatronic tele patents unless the order is made binding upon Sco- phony, Ltd., anti-trust attorney Sig- mund Timberg told the Supreme Court yesterday. Attorney Edwin Foster Blair, for Scophony, Ltd., will address the court today. The Government has appealed the (Continued on Page 4) Industry Research Program Pondered Industry research program on a continuing basis is receiving serious consideration of trade toppers and MPAA execs. Program as envisioned would go well beyond a study of film audience factors and touch upon facets of industry public relations, it is understood. Yet to be decided is whether the program, if given the green light, will be carried out by the MPAA itself or by Gallup or another research organization. Gallup is said to have submitted a plan call ing for a $75,000 outlay the first year and from $35,000 t» $50,000 a year thereafter. V%te Tuesday, January 13, 1948 Vol. 93, K 0. 8 Tues., Ja n. 13, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU : Associate Publishei- and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address _".'. communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120. 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES WASHINGTON BUREAU Andre* H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU loseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay. Kitab Mahal. 100 Hornby Rd., Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar. Filmafric, 8 Rue Charras. MONTRF.AL— Ray Carmichael, Room 9. 464 Francis Xavicr St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater BldK. SVMXKY - Itnwden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl. N. S. Phone. UT 2110. BRUS- SELS—Jean Pierre Mevs, 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John I, in, II, ere. Jcrnbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loose. ROME— John Perdicari. Via Ludovlsi 16. Phone. 42758. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service. Humboldt 49. Phones: Mexlcana 35-79-87. Ericsson. 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andnr Lajta. Filmmuveszetl Evkonyv. Thokoly-ut 75. Budapest, XIV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert GeU. Krstagaten 18 (III). nnnnciRL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 19 18ublk 97 Mins. ias production values, a couple names; miss dowling an at- 4,ction to note; otherwise "hargic routine job with slow :e. fine production values stand out in this . It has plenty in the way of expen- : sets and emphasis on fine taste in jrior decoration which is admirably tographed. Vith perhaps the exception of Hattie Daniel and Victor Sen Yung the cast, vever, performs lethargically although the ce gets off to an accelerated start. Once initial impetus wears off it becomes gged out and there is clear indication :ould have been trimmed and edited for etter end result. t is New Year's Eve in New York. John roll kills a man, is himself mortally unded. He manages to get home, calls police. Then he pulls out a long letter 'm Vera Ralston and it takes him almost hour and a half to read it because the ducer figured this would be a new ver- i of the flashback treatment. What will audience think about this? Is it not a ain on their credulity? And at length the ts arrive. iVhat comes out of the letter reveals Erroll to be a playboy, once in clandestine te with Miss Ralston, who fell afoul of ckmailers in the form of Broderick Craw- fd and Constance Dowling. Robert Paige, rroll's brother, is supposed to be on the ge of death, yet he marries Miss Ralston i she quits seeing Carroll who then takes | where he left off with Miss Dowling d is Crawford's big moment, t was previously figured and plotted by evidence that each phase of the in- dustry has been willing to carry it? fair share of the responsibility. ] earnestly suggest to everyone thai we wait in all good faith until fina plans have been formulated before indulging in any premature or un- warranted criticism." Second National Allied Group Critical of MPF Denver — Allied Rocky Mountain Independent Theaters is the second! ; unit of National Allied to take a crack at the Motion Picture Founda- tion, expressing the belief that it|- "requires some good healthy prying into." Terming the statement that the Foundation will provide aid for indie theater men and distributors alike "ridiculous," the unit charges! f the benefits will "plainly go to the|[i cast-off employes of the distributing companies who end up half dead inl their harness." Shelton Is Commonwealth V-P Kansas City — Board of Common- wealth Amusement Corp. elected Robert M. Shelton, film buyer for ' five years, vice-president of the cir- cuit to succeed O. K. Mason, who retired recently. Board eliminated the position of general manager, also held by Mason. CHARTERED LANE ENTERPRISES, INC., New York; theat- rical business; capital 100 shares no par value stock; three shares subscribed; by Leon Samuels, George Fidel, Florence Kluger. ELMWOOD THEATER CORP., New Britain, Conn; by Peter Perakos, Sperie Perakos, Peter Perakos, Jr., John Perakos, Steve Perakos. ATLANTIC COURT THEATER, INC., Brooklyn; capital, 200 no par shares; by Ralph Losso, Boris Bekaris, Etta Pomerantz. MARTENS, PARMELEE & Brown, Inc., New York; musical agency; capital SI, 000 in $10 shares; three shares subscribed; by Jerome S. Plapinger, Wm. H. Ivler, Alvin Gallen. COLONY THEATER, Easley, S. C; to operate motion picture theater; capital stock $25,000; Nena Pearl Armistead, president. AVALON THEATER, Easley, S. C; to operate motion picture theater; capital stock $10,000; Harold E. Armistead, president. EAST ISLIP AMUSEMENT CORP., Islip, N. Y.; capital, 100 no par shares; by Louis Zim- merman, Maurice Goldberg, Alexander Teitler. TURNPIKE THEATER CORP., Newington, Conn.; by Robert Gloth, Philip L. Simon, Louis B. Rogow and Stanley J. Clark. LYONS DRIVE-IN THEATER CO., INC., Dover, Del.; capital, 250 no par shares. FILE COPY MOVi Intimate in Character | International in Scope Independent in Thought a The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY VOL 93, NO. 9 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1948 TEN CENTS consTRuaion cohtrol ektebsioh fought Blocked Coin for U. S. Production in 6 Lands Mayer Says Countries Glad To Participate Financially : In American Film Making Blocked dollars in at least six for- eign countries may be liquidated by American film companies by produc- I ing films or sending in location com- panies, Gerald M. Mayer, MPAA in- i :; ternational department chief, points | out in a report submitted today to :l.Eric A. Johnston, MPAA president. Countries include Italy, France, Hol- 3 2 land, Norway, Sweden and Australia. All of these countries, Mayer em- (Continued on Page 6) FAIRBANKS TO MAKE NBC TELE FIX Producer Signs 5-Year Deal; Large Percentage of Films to be Produced in New York "Discriminatory" Clause's Deletion from House Bill Sought by Theater Owners E-L Plans 60 Pix For Release in '48 Jerry Fairbanks Prods, has signed a five-year deal with NBC for the production of feature films of all types and lengths especially for tele- vision, joint announcement of the commitment being made simultane- ; ously in New York and Hollywood last night by Frank E. Mullen, NBC exec, vice-president, and Jerry Fair- banks. Fairbanks, in Hollywood, said that the agreement called for the produc- tion of "several hundred" films an- nually, and that immediate enlarge- ment of the company's New York offices and the establishment here of studios to accommodate a heavy pro- duction schedule is planned. Fairbanks added that "a large per- centage" of Fairbanks' filming would take place in this city. The Fair- banks New York office is in charge of Jack Pegler. Fairbanks is ex- (Continued on Page 7) The long-awaited program of new theater construction and the rehabili- tation of existing film houses is again threatened by Congressional action. H. R. 4677, already intro- duced and now in committee, would in effect extend the provisions of the National Housing Act for an additional year beyond its scheduled expiration date of March 31, 1948. The bill, debate upon which is ex- pected on the floor of the House within a month, vests in the Housing (Continued on Page 7) I Eagle Lion will release 55-60 pic- ;;t tures during the 1948 calendar year, I •y Max E. Youngstein, national ad- ' 3|j publicity-exploitation director, an- 5 nounced yesterday. Total budget for the program is approximated at :;:S30,000,000. Youngstein pointed out that the ambitious program gave assurance r!;to exhibitors that E-L, despite the (Continued on Page 7) Scophony Case Legal Points 'Night-marish' Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY ■ Washington — Even the "Philadel- phia lawyers" blanched yesterday as attorney Edwin Foster Blair, for Scophony, Ltd., and Justices Felix Frankfurter, Stanley Reed and Rob- ert Jackson attempted to clarify — to the legal mind — the fine points of law involved in the determination by (Continued on Page 7) Stern, Levy File Suit Against Dislribs., CR Answering the recent fraud ac- tions filed against them by Loew's, Paramount, 20th-Fox and Warners, Jesse, L. Stern and Abram H. Levy have filed a counter-claim against the distributors and Confidential Re- ports, alleging conspiracy to violate (Continued on Page 2) Suggests Goldwyn Could Break U. K. Tax Deadlock Better Vitacolor Claimed i ' In Development Program West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY , London (By Air Mail) — A sugges- Hollywood — An expansion and de- ' tion that Samuel Goldwyn be em- velopment program started six , powered to negotiate the tax impasse months ago has resulted in an im- , between the British Government and proved Vitacolor process for 35 mm American film producers is made by I prints, it is announced by Clyde A. Ewart Hodgson, writing in the Lon- ( Continued on Page 7) don News of the World. Referring (Continued on Page 7) UA Schedules Nine for Winter, Spring Release Bidding Disruptive, CSE Tells High Court Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Predicting complete disruption of the entire commercial pattern of the industry if competi- tive bidding should be upheld by the U. S. Supreme Court, the Confeder- acy of Southern Exhibitors yester- day filed a brief in support of its appeal from the New York Statutory (Continued on Page 6> Gering-Melchior Will Produce in Denmark First feature to be produced in Denmark by Americans will be "Life is a Fairy Tale," dramatization of the life of Hans Christian Andersen, which Marion Gering and lb Melchior will send before the cameras in June. Latter is a son of Lauritz Melchior. Gering said in New York yesterday that the title role will be filmed by a widely known Hollywood actor with whom negotiations are proceeding. Pic script will tie the fairy tales to incidents in the author's life. "Arch of Triumph" heads the list of nine films to be released by United Artists in the first few months of this year, it was announced yester- day. Schedule is the most ambitious in the company's history. Also scheduled for release this (Continued on Page 7) Exhibs. Ask Court to Find Ticket Tax Invalid Fox in lS-Zone Chicago Plan To Sell Films by Competitive Negotiations St. Louis — Eleven plaintiffs, own- ers and operators of about 50 motion picture theaters, yesterday filed suit in the Circuit Court to test validity of the St. Louis five per cent tax on amusement admissions. Their petition charges the tax is (Continued on Page 2) Anderson Heads TOA's Special Code Committee The appointment of Henry Ander- son, Paramount Theaters insurance department manager, as chairman of TOA's special committee on codes and ordinances was announced yes- (Continued on Page 2) Chicago — A new subsequent run availabilities plan under which the Chicago releasing area is divided into I 15 zones, including Gary and Ham- | mond, Ind., was inaugurated by 20th- Fox with the release of "Daisy Ken- yon." That the plan is experimental in nature and may be changed or modified from time to time or (Continued on Page 7) Ealing to Up Aussie Films to 4 Annually London (By Air MaiH — Ealing Studios plans up to four films a year to be produced in Australia, R. P. Baker revealed prior to re- turning to the Commonwealth. Baker said that while in Australia he would check on the progress of "Eureka Stockade," now being filmed there by the J. Arthur Rank company, and look into the prospects on a long- term basis. Wednesday, January 14, 1948 Wed., Jan. 14, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18. N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address _11 communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120. 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk. Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phono: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Bam L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal, 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar, Fllmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. financial. {Jan. 13) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Bell & Howell 23 y2 23]/2 231/2 Columbia Picts. vtc. 12% H7/s H7/s East. Kodak 43'/2 43 Vs 433/8 Gen. Prec. Eq 15y2 15l/4 15y2 Loew's, Inc 175/8 16% 16% Paramount 205/8 20 20 RKO 8'/4 8% 8'/4 Republic Pict 4 4 4 Republic Pict. pfd... 10 10 10 20th Century-Fox . . 21% 20% 20% 20th Cent.-Fox pfd... 36 35% 35% Universal Pict 13% 13% 13%- Universal Pict. pfd... 63 63 63 Warner Bros 12% 12% 12% ■ NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. ... 3 3 3 RKO 2 1% 17/8 Sonotone Corp 3y8 3% 3% Technicolor 12% 12% 12% Trans-Lux .-. 6% 5% 6 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 5% Pathe 33/8 Net Chg. - % - % - % \\ Asked 5% 3% SCREENING ROOM Our Air Conditioned Comfort- able Screening Room is part of "BONDED'S 3-WAY SERVICE" • Film Storage • Flint Exchange Service • Air Conditioned Screening Room NDED "M" Lachman Warns Members Against State Taxation Newark— Plans to hold the 1948 convention of the Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey at the Holly- wood Hotel, West End, N. J., June 28-30, were announced here yester- day by convention chairman Wilbur Snaper at a meeting of the member- ship in the Newark Athletic Club here. President Ed Lachman warned the association's members of impending taxation in the state, pointing out that moves to tax theater admissions had already been made in Camden and Ocean City. George Gold, legis- lative committee chairman, said that ATONJ was prepared to meet the problem and at his suggestion, Tren- ton was chosen as the site for next month's meeting. Also discussed was the threat posed by the utilization of 16 mm film in bars and taverns in conjunc- tion with television programs. It was reported that an organization known as Film Center, Inc., was pro- viding these outlets with pictures, equipment and operators at a fixed fee. Members were vehement in their denunciation of the practice and a further investigation will be made into the extent of these activities. Stern, Levy File Counter Suit Against Distribs., CR (Continued from Page 1) the New York anti-trust (Donnelly) act. On behalf of the plaintiffs, attor- ney Monroe E. Stein seeks injunc- tions against both checking by Con- fidential Reports in N. Y. State and the exchanging of information relat- ing to exhibitor operations between the checking organization and the distributors. In their answer to the recently in- stituted fraud actions, Stern and Levy denied all the material allega- tions of the complaint and alleged that the contracts of the film com- panies were in violation of both the Federal and state anti-trust laws. cominc ADD GOIM Walker Memorial Dinner Will be Held Tonight Exhibs. Ask Court to Find Ticket Tax Invalid (Continued from Page 1) "arbitrary, unreasonable, discrimina- tory and confiscatory" and the Court was asked to declare the ordinance invalid and enjoin the city and li- censed collector Frank A. Britton from collecting the tax which is in addition to the $150 a year license fee imposed on each theater. The plaintiffs included St. Louis Amusement Co. and the operators of the Ambassador, Fox, Missouri, St. Louis, Loew's State, Loew's Or- pheum, Clarence and Francis Kai- mann, owners of the O'Fallon and several other houses; Anritz Amuse- ment Co., Ansell Amusement Co., Movie Enterprises, Inc., and owners of the Palm and Pauline theaters. The petition also charged the tax ordinance violates several provisions of the state constitution. Lavery Files Another Suit West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A new action for $1,- 000,000 slander damages was filed against Mrs. Lela Rogers and sev- eral others by Emmett Lavery, play- wright. Suit results from a radio debate on communistic influences in Hollywood in which Mrs. Rogers and Lavery participated. Other defend- ants are Sam Wood and Morrie Rys- kind. Powers Rites Today Glen Cove — Solemn high requiem mass for Frank T. Powers, 67, in- ventor and founder of Powers Photo Engraving Co., will be held at 11 a.m. today in St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church. Mayor William O'Dwyer, scores of city officials and stars of the stage and screen will be among the more than 1,000 personages paying tribute tonight to the late Mayor James J. Walker at a memorial dinner in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Waldorf- Astoria. George Jessel will act as emcee. A feature of the commemorative dinner will be the initial showing of "Mr. New York," a documentary short dealing with Walker's public life. The film will be followed by a brief sketch in which actor Dan Healy will portray the late mayor. Anderson Heads TOA's Special Code Committee (Continued from Page 1) terday by Robert W. Coyne, TOA executive director. Anderson has been authorized to confer with the National Board of Fire Underwriters in connection with the preparation of a building code which, among other things, will in- clude provisions relating to theaters. Linet Speaks Tonight Henry A. Linet, Eastern advertis- ing director for U-I, lectures tonight at the American Theater Wing screen seminar. Linet will discuss advertising and promotion of motion pictures. DAVID NIVEN sails from London Saturday aboard the S.S. Queen Elizabeth for New York. Accompanying him will be his two son-- DAVID ond JAMES. MARTIN LEVINE, general monacal • Brandt Theaters, returned to New York yesterday fol- lowing a three-week vacation at Boca Raton, Fla. E. Z. WALTERS, Altec Service comptroller, with MRS. WALTERS, has returned to the Coast after a month's stay in New York. WALTER FORDE, director-producer of J. Ar- thur Rank's "Master of Bankdam," is en route to the Coast to enlist Hollywood's technical aid and experience in editing the film for American audiences. CAROL BRANDT, head of M-G-M's Eastern editorial activities, and OLIN H. CLARK, East- ern story head, have postponed their departure for the Coast until Jan. 18. JAY EISENBERG, liaison between M-G-M sales and legal departments, will be in Washington Jan. 19. BERNARD G. KRANZE returns Jan. 19 from a Miami Beach vacation to assume his duties as vice-president and general sales manager for Film Classics. Flying to the Coast yesterday via TWA were LARAINE DAY and her husband, LEO DUROCHER, and CONRAD JANIS, Paramount player. NATHAN L. HALPERN, assistant to Frank Stanton, CBS president, flies to Hollywood Sat- urday in connection with the network's proposal to make its radio scripts available for films. SISTER ROSETTA THARPE, spiritual singer, left for the Coast to do a picture for Mitchell J. Hamilburg. ROBERT VINING of MPAA returns from Europe tomorrow aboard the America. MARY PICKFORD left Montreal last night for Toronto on the third leg of her three-day trip in behalf of the $20,000,000 drive for the Canadian Council for Reconstruction, through UNESCO, and the United Nations Appeal for Children. FRANCES DEE and JOEL McCREA will arrive in New York tomorrow morning from Hollywood. KIRK DOUGLAS leaves Hollywood Jan. 16 for Albany, where he will stay a week before com- ing to New York for a short visit. MURVYN VYE will return to Hollywood today from New York. DAVID A. LIPTON, U-I studio co-ordinator of advertising-exploitation, has arrived for a home office visit. GODFREY WINN, British columnist and writer, has arrived in the United States for a four-month visit. ALLYN BUTTERFIELD is here from the Coast to arrange distribution on his picture, "One Brick Higher," combination documentary-musical feature, which was produced at Purdue University. SAM GALANTY, mid-East division manager for Columbia, is spending a few days at his Cleveland branch. Eyssell Party for Valli Gus S. Eyssell, president and man- aging director of Radio City Music Hall, will host a cocktail party for Valli, SRO's Italian star, tomorrow afternoon in the Music Hall's studio apartment. THE BANK OF THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY NATIONAL savings ASSOCIATION HEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION . MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SY5TEM THE MOST ACCLAIMED PICTURE IN SCREEN HISTORY! AND ONLY IN IE RELEASE 10 WEEKS! 5 WINNER OF THE N.Y. CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD @F l$47 99 10th WEEK, MAYFAIR, N.Y. • 10th WEEK, APOLLO, CHICAGO! and now being acclaimed in PITTSBURGH, MIAMI, BOSTON and LOS ANGELES! DaTWF.Zan. «ta 5y DARRYL F. ZAiVUCK ' *" °6kker " Jane WVatt ■ Dean » t Z™UCK • Screen P,ay by M0SS HART *°C'CWe" * S™ Jaffe ""*' * Directed by EL/A KAZAM CENTURY-FOX en a truly great knows it . • . the critics, the Here's what they're saying o "The year's only outstanding candidate for the Academy Award." - N. Y. SUN "A beautiful picture . . .a pure delight! An Acad- emy Award contender." — HEDDA HOPPER "Sam Goldwyn should harvest another crop of Academy Awards with his newest picture, 'The Bishop's Wife'." - LEONARD LYONS "All sunshine and moonbeams. Finds a home in the celluloid heavens." -WALTER WINCHELL "Pick of the pictures... Four Bells... if more such inspiring, delightful movies as this were pro- duced, the film industry would indeed be the greatest medium for spreading peace and con- tentment... Must-see." — JIMMIE FIDLER "High on the eligible list for 1948 Oscars." -COLLIER'S "I love every minute of 'The Bishop's Wife' and I guarantee you will, too. I glowingly give it the Cosmopolitan Citation." -LOUELLA PARSONS "Most appealing flicker I've seen recently: 'The Bishop's Wife,' in which Cary Grant gives an Academy Award performance." -ED SULLIVAN "Foremost contender for the Academy Award." -LOUIS SOBOL "Cary Grant's best." - N. Y. HERALD-TRIBUNE j 6 "First-class comedy -was made for mass appeal and hits it." -CECILIA AGER (PM) "One of the best movies of the year. A-1 enter- tainment for everyone in the family." -N. Y. DAILY MIRROR >ne comes along everybody public and the Box Office. nbou "The Bishop's Wife" "Congratulations to Producer Sam Goldwyn for another winner." — SHEILAH GRAHAM "Cary Grant is guilty of some of the most bril- liant acting of the year in 'The Bishop's Wife.' I hereby sentence him to an Academy Award. 'The Bishop's Wife' is a wonderful picture." -DOROTHY KILGALLEN "One of the most thoroughly satisfying films to come around in a long time. Heartwarming . . . extremely comic." -N.Y.SUNDAY MIRROR I "One of the very best pictures of the year." - BOSTON RECORD '"The Bishop's Wife' should rate the Academy Award." - WORCESTER DAILY TELEGRAM %, -^ Distributed by RKO RADIO PICTURES Blocked Coin for U.S. Production in 6 Lands (Continued from Page 1) phasized, also would welcome an op- portunity to participate financially in such American production activity within their boundaries. Trade observers last night were quick to note that the May- er report to the MPAA presi- dent referred to "countries" rather than to interests or indi- viduals in them, and drew the inference — not denied by an as- sociation spokesman — that as employed by Mayer, countries was synonymous with govern- ments. The Mayer report, incidentally, was construed in New York in- dustry circles as the first ray of optimism to break through the financial clouds hanging low on the international scene. Predicting that the U. S. industry may become definitely interested in production abroad, Mayer observed: "Wherever close scrutiny discloses production costs on location are not too high, it would be advantageous for American film producers to con- sider taking crews abroad." Aside from economic factors, May- er pointed out, international under- standing would be aided by produc- tion activities abroad. "I have found," he said, "that the American film industry was quick to realize it had to gear post-war production to changed conditions in countries that had experienced the war. There is gratifying evidence that this is being done." Millions of dollars are already blocked in the six countries and, under the recent Australian dollar cut and the one-year agreements just negotiated with Norway and Sweden, further film monies will accrue. It is estimated that France alone holds nearly $10,000,000 in frozen American coin. Several American companies dur- ing the past year produced films in France in association with domestic companies, and have plans to again do so this year. American participa- tion in Australian production thus far has been restricted to Columbia. The latter company and several indies, including Edward Small, are interested in Italian production. David O. Selznick this week an- nounced -plans to make one picture in Norway and Sweden, and reports have been current that other Ameri- can companies were weighing a simi- lar move. a ._) end (J-> irt hd a Wednesday, January 14, 194] i£ Vo—\ J* Jan. 14 J.J William Bendix Bebe Daniels ?.* Hal Roach Edward P. Curtis Louella 0. Parsons From The Hollywood Mail Bag 9 9 9 ROY DEL RUTH is heading what looks like is going to be a parade of pictures backgrounded in popular sports with his "The Babe Ruth Story." and admits to friends that he is having quite a time finding exactly the right player for the role of the Bambino He had hopes for awhile that Pat Flaherty, baseballer-turned-actor, was what the doc- tor ordered for the role, but no definite decision has been reached as yet. Meanwhile, Del Ruth has signed Flaherty to act as technical director for the Bambino biography, and in addition Pat will enact one of the baseball figures in the horsehide epic Flaherty used to pitch darned good baseball with the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Senators and the New York Giants, until, for better or for worse, he took to act- ing. His stint in Del Ruth's "The Babe Ruth Story" will be his 202nd movie role Whether or not Flaherty plays the Babe role, at least he'll certainly be able to give plenty of pointers on those little personal mannerisms that characterize the Bambino. The Sultan of Swat and Flaherty have been pals for 25 years Del Ruth has closed a deal to use some ol RKO-Pa!he's Eastern stage space in conjunction with the filming in the East of sequences at Yankee Stadium, Cooperstown, upstate and Baltimore, to be shot by a second unit headed by Ross Lederman Del Ruth himself will handle the megaphone on the first unit for this indie production for Allied Artists release. 7 7 7 • • • WORD COMES FROM HONOLULU that Harry Sherman, "enjoying" his first real vacation in years, is already getting tired of doing nothing and is champing at the bit to get back in the production harness "Tired of doing nothing," he says! Within 24 hours after he hit Hawaii, Sherman had reached an accord with Conrad Houston, Australian financier and film figure, under the terms of which Sherman will produce an outdoor epic in the Land of the Kangaroo and the Wal- laby Penciled in for the producer's chore Down Under is "The Val- ley of Fire," which is an original written by Graham Baker and Teddi Sherman and has all the galloping and leather-stretching that Sherman loves, plus an Australian background Under the deal agreed on with Houston, who is also a Hawaii visitor at the moment, Sherman will round up a couple of top Hollywood stars and the rest of the cast will be English and Aussie players. Release will be through an American major When the producer heads back for the States soon he'll have one of the important roles cast for "Tennessee's Partner," his next Sher- man Production for Enterprise. He has signed Doris Schrafft, Honolulu deb and Little Theater actress, for the part. • 9 © METRO'S TOP BRASS apparently were very gratified with George Sidney's megging of "Cass Timberlane" because they've handed him one of the directorial plums of the year with his assignment to "The Three Musketeers," Pandro Berman Production It'll be in Technicolor and will have a cast topped by Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, Van Heflin, June Allyson and Sidney Greenstreet Lana worked with Sidney in "Cass Timberlane," her most dramatic role, and she is en- thusiastic about her role in "The Three Musketeers" as Lady de Winter In the course of the story she bumps off two men and June Allyson, thus making the role one of the most lethal screen characters of the year Sidney reports that actors still love costumes. Almost every player he knows wants to get in the act! "No one," the director says, "can resist the idea of acting while carrying around yards of velvet, long wigs, swords, rhinestones and plumes. Show an actor a black velvet hat with a long red plume and he's a goner!" Bidding Disruptive, CSE Tells High Court (Continued from Page 1) Court's denial of its motion inte; vene in the Paramount ca° V"*1 Oral argument on this moilon wr be heard next month, along with th arguments on the Paramount cas itself. Claiming that the opposition t competitive bidding is practical! unanimous among independent? CSE told the court it feels that othe relief granted by the New Yori court "will terminate the restraint found to be unlawful." The competitive bidding re- quirement as laid down by the court is "pregnant with litiga- tion" and certain to throw the entire distributor-exhibitor rela- tionship into chaos, the court was told. Among the dangerous ques- tions are such things as the de- termination of a "competitive area," with a possibility that settling of this question in some cases might "result in the elim- ination of all clearances, despite the fact that reasonable clear- ance is necessary for the suc- cessful operation of a theater and was so found by the court in the June, 1946, opinion." "Complicated," "confused," anc! "impractical" are words used to del scribe the bidding system offered bjj the lower court. With the CSE in-, sisting that "the obvious result wil be that the producer can pick at wil', the offer he wants to accept withoulj fear that a disgruntled exhibitor car successfully seek court relief on theil ground that his offer should have been accepted, because there are toe many variables for even a court tcr formulate and apply a workable], yardstick for the purpose of making [ such a determination." CSE protested also against the de^Tj struction of established distributor-; " exhibitor relationships, the advan-yfl! tage large affiliated theaters will have over smaller independents in competitive bidding and against the increased rentals it is certain will .: result. Competitive bidding, the brief | declares, "is simply a court pro- I tected license to the producer to exact the highest possible price for his features from ex- j hibitors." STORKS i Abe Miller, RKO insurance de- partment, and his wife Mildred are'-> the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Joy, born at the French Hospital. Minneapolis — Arthur Zuelch, L M-G-M office manager, has ° ™<*™™ baby son. Hi le Minneapolis — A baby girl was born to the wife of Dean Lutz, r United Artists salesman. Wednesday, January 14, 1948 3fe Construction Control Extension Fought (Continued from Page 1) teJlxped^ -; authority to determine .-hen wjjrtage of building material Bufeists Ifn3 to require in such instance Id a permit as a condition of construct- i;Qg any building or facilities to be sed for amusement or recreational urposes." ;V Many exhibitors planning new ::? heaters or remodeling existing £ ouses are up in arms over the new ::; roposal and a movement is now :: nder way to force deletion of this discriminatory" clause from the r- ill. Letters are being dispatched to During the six-months' period * rom July 1, 1947, through Jan. 2, * 948, the office of the Housing Ex- ■ editor approved construction or re- air of a total of 302 theaters for a - alue of $11,436,131. During the ► ame period, OHE rejected 806 thea- « =r applications having a value of : 40,290,500. lembers of the House Committee on ■ .anking and Currency, now weigh- :" ig the bill, and to Congressional ?presentatives of those affected by :; le proposed law. * It is pointed out by these sources lat an insignificant portion of the -Materials used in theater construc- tion are involved in housing, since Wj le chief components of the former Jjfre structural steel and concrete. The _7J:eed for additional theater facilities -n many communities with a popula- ::T!on swollen by postwar migrations LT great and to deny showmen the ■privilege of adding to their seating 'T-ipacities when necessary, it is con- ■'■nded, is not only unfair and un- :;asonable, but deprives the masses ;e: people of an important source of -^lucation and entertainment. MM POSTS Legal Points in Scophony Case Held "Night-Marish' MA Schedules Nine for CVinter, Spring Release (Continued from Page 1) ::s inter and spring are: "A Miracle -Jan Happen," "Sleep My Love," "So his Is New York," "They Passed A 'his Way," "Atlantis," "Intrigue," :■ Red River," "The Time of Your to , ife," "Laff-Time" and "The Angry a od." Now being edited for distribu- $■ on this year are "Mad Wednesday," v'endetta." Currently in production /e "The Pitfall" and "Outpost in -] [j orocco." Shooting starts next week i "Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven." BUFORD STYLES, U-l office manager, Atlanta, Ga. HY VILINSKY, Skouras Circuit stock room, New York City. IRWIN NOYER, assistant manager, Covent, Chi- cago. MAX MEADOWS, Eagle Lion salesman, Indian- apolis. J. DeROSE, assistant manager, Harding Theater, Chicago. HAL KARIGER, country sales, Screen Guild, Chi- cago. WALTON HAMILTON, manager, State, Newton, S. C. WILLIAM HARTMAN, Great States city man- ager, Kewanee, III. R. VALENTINE, assistant manager, State, Chi- cago. SAM IRVIN, manager, Darlington Theater, Darlington, S. C. Fairbanks To Produce NBC Video Films (Continued from Page 1) pected here between Jan. 19 and 22, Pegler said last night. The films, to be produced on NBC's order, will be made primarily for television showing and will incor- porate special film techniques devel- oped by Fanrbanks for tele. The net will specify the types of films desired and will acquire all distribution rights. Fairbanks will be responsible for production under NBC's general supervision. An experienced staff will be maintained in New York for story and production conferences. Patterned after radio's usual for- mat, the video pix will be designed ■ to play individually or serially. An "open end" technique will be used, allowing space for the sponsor's mes- sage at the beginning and end of programs. The agreement closely follows NBC's recent announcement of plans to establish a coast to coast televi- sion network. NBC already operates a four-city East Coast network and will establish a new regional net- work in Chicago as well as one in Hollywood. (Continued from Page 1) the New York District Court that Scophony, Ltd., was not within its jurisdiction. The statutes involved, said Frank- furter at one point, are "night- marish" in their intricacy. Blair at one point held that even though his client was "transacting business" in New York, that did not necessarily mean it was "doing busi- ness." Blair referred to established precedent in support of his point. Scophony, Ltd., was party to two 1942 agreements with Scophony Corp. of America and other defend- ants in the Government suit. It had already discharged its obligations under the "master" agreement of 1942, Blair pointed out, and was still performing its obligations under a second agreement at the time the Government filed its case. These obligations consisted of sending technical information to Scophony Corp. of America, and sending 10 per cent of its net reve- nues from sale or rental of Scophony equipment in the Eastern hemisphere to SCA. Blair maintained that these are insufficient basis for a finding that the company is within the New York jurisdiction. Scophony, Ltd., he insisted, is pri- marily a manufacturing concern rather than a holding company or an investment house. E-L Plans 60 Pix For Release in '48 Suggests Goldwyn Could Break U. K. Tax Deadlock EDDIDG BELLS Tersmeden-Niven London (By Cable) — David Niven ill be married today to Mrs. Tjordis srsmeden, formerly of Stockholm, hey will sail for the U. S. Saturday 1 the S. S. Queen Elizabeth with iven's two children. His first wife ed in a Hollywood fall. (Continued from Page 1) to the 75 per cent Whitehall-Wash- ington tax impasse, Hodgson said: "A vast impenetrable black cloud of hopelessness seems to stretch everywhere. The present position amounts to a poker game with both players convinced they hold the master hand. "I've always nursed an idea ever since this battle was launched that there's one man who could find a settlement which would have both sides smiling and swopping drinks. I believe that, given full negotiating powers by Hollywood, Old Uncle Sam Goldwyn, for all his malapropism, could do a deal with Harold Wilson and Sir Stafford Cripps." 20th-Fox Sets Up 15-Zone Chicago Releasing Plan (Continued from Page 1) abandoned in its sole discretion, was pointed out by the company. Under the plan, comparable houses in each of the 15 zones will be of- fered 20th-Fox product on a com- petitive negotiative basis, as distin- guished from the bidding method outlined in the N. Y. Equity suit de- cree. Under this system, it was . pointed out, it will be possible for a 1 picture to play 15 day-and-date runs following a two-week first-run Loop showing. Clearances of Loop runs will vary, 1 it was said, probably ranging from ! about eight days up to three weeks, depending upon the deal negotiated. I There will be no clearance between J zones, but theaters will enjoy clear- ance over other houses in a zone. When a picture is sold for first sub- sequent run in a zone, company will | open negotiations for following sub- | sequent runs with the remaining the- aters in that zone. | New plan will become effective with "Kenyon" on Jan. 30 and the "Castile" offering will be available one week later. Allied theaters called a special meeting of members to discuss the situation and there is much agita- tion by both independents and cir- cuits over 20th-Fox's plan. Attorney Thomas McConnell is also studying plan, as it might affect the Jackson Park decree. (Continued from Page 1) fact that it celebrates only the first anniversary of its entry into distri- bution tomorrow, is a source for pic- tures of all types. Heading the year's product list is a top-budgeted bracket that is ex- pected to contain 21 features that will be budgeted at more than $1,- 000,000 each. Already completed in this category are "T-Men," "The Adventures of Casanova," "The Man From Texas," "Northwest Stam- pede," "The Noose Hangs High," "Prelude to Night," "Mickey" and "Corkscrew Alley" plus three from J. Arthur Rank — "The Smugglers," "Take My Life" and "October Man." Other high budgeters on the schedule include "Bastille," "Tulsa," "Lady Pirate" and "The Blank Wall" from Walter Wanger, three to five more from Rank, plus "The Hollow Triumph," "Let's Live a Little" and "The Spiritualist." Company will release 23-30 pix as exploitation specials. These will be tested in about six key spots before being assigned to rental bracket and prior to promotion budget allocation Already in the can from this group are "Heading For Heaven," "En- chanted Valley," "Linda Be Good," "Assigned to Danger," "The Cobra Strikes," "Open Secret," "Close-Up" and "Rampage." Approximately half of these features will be made by outside producers. Eight Westerns and six low- budgeters complete the 1948 pro- gram. Better Vitacolor Claimed In Development Program (Continued from Page 1) Warne, new president, in revealing a complete reorganization, including a new board of directors and an en- tire change of management, of Holly- wood Colorfilm Corp. Increased capacity is now possible, Warne stated, due to the additional equipment installed. Photographic method now employed is said to be essentially the same as for other bi- pack processes, except for a claimed extended color range and increased latitude and gradation. Vitacolor employs three primary colors in making prints, and solution controls are described as almost en- tirely automatic. In addition to 35 mm color, company is equipped for reduction of color film from 35 to 16 mm, and enlargement from 16 to 35 mm as well as 16 mm Koda- ehrome processing, and recording for 16 mm sound. Othsr new officers of the company are H. R. O'Neil, Jr., vice-president, and Roy W. Burton, secretary-treas- urer. New board includes Warne, O'Neil, Burton, B. A. Bannan, C. Harold Caulfield, Eugene Durand and William A. Aboussleman. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR... PATRON FOR PATRON... YOU CAN'T BEAT THE BOX-OFFICE VALUE ¥ OF A TRAILER! = * 'Trailers draw 31% of your Patrons' ...says Woman's Home Companion in authoritative 1947 Movie Survey! THE Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old ?DAILY- v'OL. 93, NO. 10 NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1948 TEN CENTS SENATE mflV STUDV OVERSEAS COIN PROBLEfll Greek Dollars for U.S. Films Being Considered $500,000 Allocation Depends on "Necessary" Ruling from U. S. Mission Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY \ Washington — The American mis- sion to Greece may soon rule on whether U. S. pix are a "necessary : import" into that country, thus open- j ing the door for allocation of nearly j 5500.000 annually for American films, it was learned yesterday. The American mission, it was learned, has been conferring with representatives of the Greek Govern- ment and U. S. pix companies. Preliminary discussions indicate that the U. S. Government recognizes the great importance of keeping (Continued on Page 8) Paramount Case, ASCAP Heads Agenda for Allied Board Meet Scheduled For Feb. 16-18 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Allied States annual board meeting and election of officers will be held at the Statler Hotel here Feb. 16-18, inclusive, Abram F. Myers, board chairman and general counsel, announced yesterday. ASCAP and the Paramount case are expected to head the agenda. Meanwhile, Myers declined to comment on criticisms of the Motion Picture Foundation by two Allied units. Myers pointed out that Allied units are autono- mous and therefore are free to act on their own. Old German Pix Pour Jersey TOA Protests Into Foreign Markets Delinquency Finding Union Restrictions Retard Tele— Geddes Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The entire develop- ment of television has "unquestion- ably" been retarded by union re- strictions on musicians, Bond Geddes, manager of the Radio Manufacturers Association, told the House Labor Committee yesterday. Continuance (Continued on Page 6) Para. Limits Clearance Settlements by 111. Allied Clarifying its position in respect to Chicago clearances among Allied Theaters of Illinois' members, a Paramount spokesman said that the company is walling to permit Allied members to work out a solution only (Continued on Page 8) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — A flood of old Ger- man films, apparently including many Nazi-made pix, has hit some foreign markets, it was revealed yes- terday. Although the United States has kept the lid on old German films as far as the U. S.-occupied zone of Germany is concerned, scores of the films are showing up in various parts of the world. According to word received here, (Continued on Page 8) Newark — Acting to protect the good will built up by exhibitors in New Jersey, the newly organized New Jersey Chapter of the TOA last night sent telegrams to editors of every daily newspaper in this state protesting the finding of a sur- vey which declared that New Jersey- ites feel movies contribute to juve- nile delinquency. Learning that The New Jersey Poll, an independent public opinion (Continued on Page 8) ACLU Reps. Will Protest Action on U-I's "Senator" 1/-I "A Double Life" Next at Music Hall Universal IntTs "A Double Life," company's Academy entry, follows "The Paradine Case" into Radio City Music Hall, where it will be the first U-l pic to play since "The Egg and I." Rank's "Great Expectations" which played there after "Egg," is counted as a U-l release but not pic. "Life" will get the largest ad cam- paign ever put behind any U-l at- traction locally. Iowa and Nebraska representa- tives of the National Council on Freedom from Censorship of the American Civil Liberties Union has been asked to protest the recent reso- lution of Allied Independent Theater Owners condemning U-I's "The Sen- ator Was Indiscreet." "Theater owners are quite evident- ly being intimidated by an atmo- (Continued on Page 7) UA Sales Heads in 2-Day Home Office Meetings A two-day meeting of United Art- ists district managers will be held in the home office today and tomorrow, with Gradwell L. Sears, president, and J. J. Unger, general sales man- ager, conducting the sessions. Sales heads will discuss plans for "A Mir- acle Can Happen," "Arch of Tri- umph" and "They Passed This Way," among other new product. Those attending include Edward (Continued on Page 8) Progress on MPF Financing Committee Will Meet Again in 3 Weeks Vermont In Old Post; Leggewie to Europe Boris Vermont, who recently com- pleted a special assignment for 20th- Int'l which included the production of a series of shorts, "The World Today," will return to his former (Continued on Page 7) Proposal to be Submitted By H. Alexander Smith, Senator from New Jersey Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Sen. H. Alexander Smith, R., N. J., will propose an early Senate study of the currency ex- change problems of the pix industry and of publishers, he said yesterday. Senate debate on the Mundt bill to establish a permanent U. S. informa- tion service will get under way to- morrow. The pix industry, said Smith, "has done a perfectly wonderful job" of spreading the story of America (Continued on Page 7) Sees Studio Economy Drive as "Healthy" "Hollywood budgets have very lit- tle to do with the actual quality of a picture," Jack Wrather, indie pro- ducer, told the industry press at an interview yesterday. Wrather, whose most recent film, "Perilous Waters," is nowT being dis- tributed by Monogram, declared that the Hollywood economy drive (Continued on Page 6) U. S. Companies Halt Flow of Pix to Burma Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — American companies have banned further shipment of films to Burma because of an exces- sive 80 per cent "entertainment" tax, it was learned yesterday. Ostensibly, the tax is aimed at all so-called "hard" currency countries, principally the United States and Canada. Since Canada is not export- ing films, however, in actual practice the tax hits United States pix. Terming the initial meeting of the Motion Picture Foundation's finance committee here yesterday "construc- tive," with "definite progress" made, Si Fabian and Leonard Goldenson, co-chairmen, announced last night that a second all-day session will be held in "about three weeks." Yesterday's meeting, called to for- (Continued on Page 7) Coyne to Washington On Steel Allocation Washington Bur., THE FILM DAILY Washington — Robert W. Coyne, TOA executive director, conferred here with Government officials yes- terday regarding the voluntary steel allocation program and its implica- tions for exhibitors. Vol. 93, No. 10 Thurs., Jan. 15, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : : : Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate and Genera Publisher Manager CHESTER B. BAHN : : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18. N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau. 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Universal Pict 135/8 Warner Bros 12l/2 NEW YORK CURB MARKET RKO 2 17/8 17/8 Technicolor 12V2 12% 12% Trans-Lux 6 6 6 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 5% Pathe 3% 10 10 20% 20 351/4 351/4 35Vi "3% 13% 21/4 12% Asked 6 1/2 3% Extend Universal Answer Period Universal and five of its directors yesterday were granted until Jan. 23 to file answers in the stockholder suit filed by Bertha T. Aine, under a stipulation filed in Federal Court. POSITION WANTED Young film man available immediately, full or part-time. Wide experience in publicity and advertising, public relations, journal- ism, film export/import sales, secretarial work. Box Number 152. THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, N. Y. 18 Claude Lee Leaves Para.; Department Abolished A further Paramount economy measure has eliminated the com- pany's exhibitor relations depart- ment, it was learned yesterday. Claude Lee, who headed the serv- ice, is said to be considering several possible new affiliations, among them a shift to Paramount's theater branch, an association with the MPAA and an executive position with an important theater circuit. Company public relations problems will now be handled by division man agers in their respective areas. Court Acquits Petrillo Of Lea Act Violation Chicago — Federal Judge Walter J. LaBuy dealt what may prove to be a lethal blow to the Lea Act yester day when he acquitted James C. Pe trillo, AFM prexy, of a charge that he violated the statute enacted by Congress to curb the music "czar's" powers. The Government contended that Petrillo violated the law by at- tempting to force a Chicago radio station, WAAF, to employ more union musicians than it said it needed. NBC Tele In Chi. Sept. 1 Chicago — NBC's television plans for Chicago have been moved ahead a full four months, and the network expects to be on the air with Station WNBY, its Mid-Western video out- let, by Sept. 1. To Examine Phillips Before Trial Fifth & Walnut Corp., plaintiff in a $2,100,000 anti-trust suit against the majors, yesterday filed notice in Federal Court for the examination before trial of William Phillips on Jan. 26. - Fanny Rice Leaves Loew's Fanny Rice is leaving Loew's pub- licity department at the end of the week to attend the American Acad- emy of Dramatic Arts. ENTIRE Building for Lease, 20,000 sq. *t. Modern former 1st Natl. Bank Bldg. at heavy traffic junction of Mamaroneck Ave. and Boston Post Road, in Mamaroneck. 3-story and full ter- razzo basement. 2 elevators. Owner, L. N. Rosenbaum & Son, 565 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 17. YOUR FILM DAILY DELIVERED TO YOU IN LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY Br* MANNING'S DELIVERY SERVICE A SPECIALIZED MESSENGER AND DELIVERY SERVICE HO-3129 Thursday, January 15, 194; New York SPG Seeks To Re-argue Fox Case Hyman Glickstein, attorney for the New York Screen Publicists Guild, yesterday petitioned Supreme Court Justice Henry Clay Greenberg for permission to re-argue the union's attempt to take to arbitra- tion the dispute with 20th-Fox in- volving layoffs of nine men. Greenberg issued an injunction last week restraining SPG from such action. In the event the re-hearing is de- nied, SPG representatives declared that they will appeal the decision to a higher court. Allvine Passes State's Exam, for Film Post Albany— The following have pass< an open competitive civil service e> amination for appointment to th position of Senior State/Ja6,blici1 Agent, Motion Pictures, d\..,e D< partment of Commerce: Patrick J. Gleason, Brooklyn; Hai old Martell, Brooklyn; Richard C McKay, Earlville, all veterans, an Clendon Allvine, Long Beach, a nor veteran. The position pays an annual salai ranging from $3,720 minimum t $4,620 maximum. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL — Rockefeller Center Gregory Ann Charles PECK TODD LAUGHTON Charles COBURN Ethel BARRYMORE and Louis JOURDAN and VALLI in David O. Selznick's production of Hitchcock's "THE PARADINE CASE" SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION BOB HOPE. SIGNE HASSO WM. BENDIX PALACE JOHN WAYNE • LARAINE DAY.. TYCOON COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR * ' "A VERY FUNNY PICTURE"— Sun SAMUEL GOLDWYN ^resents CARY LOR ETTA DAVID GRANT .YOUNG •NIVEN "The Bishop's Wiie" Doors Open 9 A.M. ASTOR B'way at 45th St. WAIT DISNEY'S ^^ Re-Relmsed 1 COLOR ev TECHNiCOLOR RKO RADIO Pictures 'NOW!™™ REPUBLICS ■ The THEATRE GUILD presents ■ the RKO RADIO PICTURE "MnilRNINr, RFPOMPti I MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA ■ TWICE DAILY 2:30 and 8:30 PM I 3 PERFORMANCES SUNDAY IjULDFN TWICE DAILY 2:30 and 8:30 PM 3 PERFORMANCES SUNDAY 2:00,5:15 and 8:30 PM m Theatre RESERVED SEATS ONLY III ««, Si. w ( John Ford and Merian C. Cooper present Argosy Pictures 'l tMr <; nve r n m cnt, ,attheNeth- II erlands Embassy, 1 the Netherlands I ambassador, Dr. I Van Kleffens, in- vested him with the Order of Or- ange Nassau with Swords — Degree of Commander. The award was made in recogni- tion and appreci- ation of Captain Auten's services AUTEN to *^e Nether- lands cause dur- ing the war. Captain Auten previ- ously was awarded the Legion of Merit (Degree of Officer) by Presi- dent Truman. Captain Auten was for six years (1939-45) British Routing Liaison Officer in New York, attached to the Port Director's Office of the United States 3rd Naval District. All of the Allied Foreign Flag Ships sail- ing from the Port of New York, either in convoy or independently, came under his jurisdiction for rout- ing and sailing instructions. Captain Auten was in World War I and served as one of the famous "Q" Ship commanders. Captain Auten has resided in the U. S. for the past 20 years. One of the leading executives of British pic- tures in this country, he is at the present time responsible for the showing throughout the U. S. and Canada of "Henry V." He has also represented Greater Union Theaters of Australia here for the past 16 years. Para. Limits Clearance Settlements by 111. Allied (Continued from Page 1) in specific instances when they are in competition for runs. Company, it was emphasized, will not allow Allied members to set their own play dates, as had been reported, and will not throw the entire clearance prob- lem over to Allied. Reiterate Britain's Adherence to Duty London (By Cable) — Intention of the Attlee Labor Government to re- tain the 75 per cent confiscatory duty on U. S. pix despite its impact on British theaters was reiterated here yesterday by a high Govern- ment source. British theaters, their supply of U. S. pix cut off, are ex- pected to face a film famine by the end of April. COmiSlG ADD GOMG RAY MILLAND will leave Hollywood today tor two weeks of skiing at Sun Valley, Idaho. ED HINCHY, head of Warners home office playdate department, arrives in Boston tonight. He returns to New York tomorrow night. MORT PFEFFER, of the American Display Corp., has returned to his desk from a Miami honeymoon stay. LENA HORNE will appear at the Latin Quar- ter, Boston, for three weeks starting Jan. 18, following which she will return to the Coast to start work in Metro's "Words and Music." A. BARR-SMITH, London actor-writer-pro- ducer-director, is in New York for an extended stay to complete a play, "Hitchhike to Heaven," which requires American research. PAUL HOLLISTER, RKO Radio's national direc- tor of publicity, is en route to the Hollywood studios by train for two weeks of conferences. MAX MILDER, president of Warners Int'l, and MRS. MILDER; COL. JACK W. VOTION, European reo. for RKO, and MRS. VOTION, and NED MANN and MRS. MANN arrive tomorrow from London on the S.S. Queen Mary. CHARLES SCHLAIFER is in Chicago for con- ferences and will return to New York Saturday. Old German Pix Pour Info Foreign Markets (Continued from Page 1) one distributor in Iran has 120 old German pix, another 60 and a third 15. In October, 1947, several theaters in Iran began showing German films, many of which were received before the war and held in distributors' stocks. Department of Commerce reported that distribs in Iran "expect to place as many of these German films on the market as the public will take and they predict that German films will have a real success." 25 Theaters Now Using Victor Record Giveaway- Plans for a system of "quality" merchandise giveaways in theaters throughout the country were an- nounced to the industry press yester- day by Curtis Mitchell, Paramount ad-publicity director who has re- signed from the company effective tomorrow, and his associates, Wil- liam T. Powell and James C. Fletch- er. Trio have formed Berkshire En- terprises, a Pittsfield, Mass., corpo- ration, and their initial premium plan has already teed off in more than 25 theaters. (Mitchell's associ- ation with Enterprise was exclusive- ly disclosed in The Film Daily on Jan. 9.) Operation with theaters is set up on a 12-week program, during which each patron attending on specified nights of the week is given a popular RCA Victor record. There is a serv- ice charge of 10c in addition to the regular evening admission price. Patrons are also eligible for weekly prize of RCA record player and a grand prize of an RCA Victor con- sole at the end of the 12-week period. Trailers, throwaways and lobby ma- terial are provided to the exhibitor. LOUIS NIZER is in Washington today and will be a caller on President Truman at the White House. EMERSON YORKE left last night for Detroit on a television project, returning to New York over the week-end. BEN GOETZ, head of M-G-M's production activities in England, will sail Jan. 28 on the Queen Mary for New York and Hollywood. He will be accompanied by MRS. GOETZ. VIVIEN LEIGH will leave London on Feb. 14 for a tour of Australia where she will appear with her husband LAURENCE OLIVIER, in reper- tory. HENRY MORGAN will arrive in New York to- day from Florida, where he has been vacationing for the past several weeks. MARY PICKFORD returns this morning from a three-day trip to Canada. She was accompanied on her trip by a United Artists contingent in- cluding PAUL N. LAZARUS, JR., JOSEPH UNGER, and ED SCHNITZER, as well as by RALPH COHN, co-producer of "Sleep, My Love," SAM DEM- BOW, JR., the film's sales rep., and JOSEPH CURTIS, its advertising rep. for Weiss and Geller. Greek Funds for U.S. Pix Being Considered * Jersey TOA Protests Delinquency Finding (Continued from Page 1) research organization of Princeton, N. J., had sent all Jersey dailies for release this morning an article which stated "Three out of every five New Jersey residents who believe movies influence the lives of children are of the opinion that the influence is bad," the New Jersey Chapter dispatched a rebuttal signed by Maurey Miller, president; Adam Adams, secretary, and Walter Reade, Jr., director. Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey also indicated they would join the TOA chapter in the protest. The telegram, prepared with the assistance of Robert Coyne, TOA executive director, attacked the value of the poll on the ground that the finding's appeared to be a compila- tion of "scattered opinions without reference to the qualifications or background of the persons interviewed." The Theater Owners cited theater coopera- tion with every organization seeking- to better children's entertainment, and declared that in as much as four-fifths of all children are regular attendants at movies, "a conclusion that three out of four parents consider movies a bad influence would lead to the inference that New Jersey parents pay scant attention to their children's welfare. This is a conclusion that the Theater Owners of New Jersey resent deeply on behalf of their pa- trons." UA Sales Heads in 2-Day Home Office Meetings (Continued from Page 1) M. Schnitzer, Eastern and Central sales manager; Maury Orr, Western sales manager; Paul N. Lazarus, Sr., contract manager; Paul N. Lazarus, Jr., advertising-publicity director, and Abe Dickstein and Jack Wrege of home office sales. District Managers Clayton Eastman, New England; Jack Ellis, New York; Moe Dudel- son, Central; Mark N. Silver, Penn- sylvania-Washington; Charles S. Chaplin, Canadian; Fred M. Jack, Southern, and W. E. Callaway, West- ern. Branch managers in attendance are Nat Nathanson of Chicago and Ralph Cramblet of Minneapolis. SI (Continued from Page J American films flowing infi"^ eecf I The critical political situs. V^i has underlined the continuing need for r. films showing the democratic way of ^ life in this country, it was said. With financial assistance, the Bank! j of Greece may be able to set aside &/ ! fixed sum to be allocated annually for j American films. The sum now being ( _ discussed is $500,000. Since normal _ remittances run under $1,000,000, i fl | this would be a substantial gain forkjl [ American pix companies. Key to the discussions is the im-; I portance placed on American films by •'- U. S. American companies have accumulated blocked funds in Grec but not to a considerable extent. The future, however, had looked dismal up to the time present discussions began. Harrisburg Council Votes 10% Tax, Effective Mar. 11 Harrisburg, Pa. • — City Council passed on first reading a 10 per cent tax on all amusements, effective March 11, despite vigorous protests which had been voiced by theater interests at hearings before the group. The tax levies one cent on each 10 cents charged to enter places of amusement. [# Each theater, or amusement estab-'VU lishment, will be required to take out. . a permit. The annual renewal fee U will be $2. The final vote will comeilV on Feb. 10, after the ordinance has been fully advertised. Council ex- pects the tax to raise $117,000 during 1948. Monogram Will Start Two More Features This Week West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Monogram will put two new films into production this week, bringing the total before the, cameras to three. "Jinx Money," K already underway, is to be joined' jy, by "Melody Range" and "Kilroy on Deck." Sokolove Leaving Para. West Coast Bureau, of THE FILM DAI Li . Los Angeles — By mutual agree- ment Richard Sokolove, Paramount story head, has terminated his con- tract with the studio. His future plans will be announced shortly. UlEDDinG BELLS Ross-Jacob Rosalie Ross of Rutgers Neilson's publicity contact staff at RKO Radio will be married to Alfred Jacob on Jan. 24 and will leave in mid-Febru- ary for Johannesburg, South Africa, where her intended husband is in business and where she will make her future home. *i ■ *a Sao* *3ss FILE COPY Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY VG-. 93, NO. 11 NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1948 TEN CENTS UK TUX EM SSSft TIED TO fllBRSHBLL PLjjn ASCAP Extends Current Rates Until March 15 No Date Set For Further Confabs But Resumption Of Talks Seen in 10 Days Agreement extending current AS- CAP rates from Feb. 1 to March 15 was reached yesterday by Robert W. Coyne, executive director of The- ater Owners of America, and the ASCAP board. Move stems from the recommendations of TOA officials made when it became apparent nego- tiations between the two organiza- tions, currently in progress, would not be completed by next month. Gratified, Coyne expressed the (Continued on Page 6) Confirm Hughes Move For Atlas RKO Stock West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Discussions, which do not fall into the category of negoti- ations, between Floyd Odium and Howard Hughes on the acquisition of RKO Radio shares held by Atlas Corp., were confirmed yesterday by Odium. Odium issued the following state- 'Continued on Page 6) "Rebecca" Plagiarism Suit j I Dismissed by Judge Bright Federal Judge John Blight yester- day dismissed the plagiarism suit brought by the late Edwina Levin ;i MacDonald against David 0. Selz- (Continued on Page 61 MBC Adding 15 to Video News Staff An expansion of NBC Television's news operations putting the full re- sources of the network's radio news organization behind its video cover- age and adding 15 of the network's top radio commentators and news- men to the television staff, was an- nounced yesterday. Under the new plan, NBC's entire foreign and domestic news-gathering staff will be integrated into the tele- vision news picture, providing world- wide coverage for the video network. Both film and live programming will be provided wherever possible. CANADIAN $$ SAVINGS IN MILLIONS Subsidiaries of U. S. Distribs. to Film Shorts, Feature Sequences and Increase Dominion Processing Johnston Supports Plan As "Middle Way" Between Extremes of Left, Right Ottawa — In Government quarters last night it was stated the film in- dustry has given assurance through J. J. Fitzgibbons of Toronto that there will be more production and processing work in the Dominion in support of the program to halt the flow of dollars to the United States. This declaration came after Fitz- gibbons, as special industry spokes- man, had conferred with Reconstruc- tion Minister C. D. Howe. It was stated an agreement had been reached on methods to cut "sev- eral million dollars" in Canadian annual payments to the U. S. indus- try. This means the production of shorts and some feature sequences in the Dominion by Canadian sub- sidiary companies and eventually may lead to feature production. Fitzgibbons also suggested cooper- ation for wider foreign distribution of National Film Board releases to gain American dollars. Walsh Hints IA May Take Over Decorators Detroit — IATSE President Rich- ard F. Walsh, principal speaker yes- terday at the fortieth anniversary banquet of Stagehands Local 38, said the IA might consider expansion of jurisdiction to include decorators. Walsh indicated considerable areas (Continued on Page 4) Canty Ends State Dep't Chore in Film Field $6rQ0Gr000 Musk Hall Designed for B'way Plans for invasion of the Main Stem with a $6,000,000 building of modernistic and Radio City design, including a 3,600 seat theater, res- taurants and office space, in the shape of blueprints was revealed vesrerday. Project is bordered by Broadway, (Continued on Page 4) Philadelphia Allied OK's Buying-Booking Proposal Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Philadelphia — Proposed booking Washington — George Canty yes- and buying service has been unani- terday closed his desk after four mously approved by the board of years' as State Department motion Allied Independent Theater Owners (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 3) Univ. Seeks Decree Exemption To Claim Right to Continue Practices Tightman Will Buv-Book For Some Flexer Houses Memphis — ■ M. A. Lightman and associates have taken over minor interests in the Flexer Tennessee and Mississippi theaters and assume buy- ing and booking responsibility. The deal includes the Ritz and Peabody here. According to Lightman, it is not a Malco deal. Get your advertising message into the office of the man who buys, use THE FILM DAILY, advt. I Exemption from virtually all of the provisions of the N. Y. Statutory Court's decree in the industry anti- trust suit will be sought by Universal in its appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court, according to the brief which will be exchanged with the Govern- ment today. Contending that the company has never been guilty of participation in (Continued on Page 4' BULLETIN! London (By Cable) — Settlement of the Anglo-American film tax im- passe is seen here as tied to Con- gressional approval of the Marshall Plan. Well informed trade sources takes this view: When Marshall aid comes to Britain, the U. S. will nat- urally expect a quid pro quo. Thus in return for the valuable financial aid, Britain may gracefully give way on the 75 per cent duty, probably allowing U. S. distribs. to take out (Continued on Page 3) Film Tele Shows for Editing is Proposed Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — It might be desirable "to make movies of productions," 'ntended for television in order that they can be edited before going out on the air, president J. R. Poppele of the Television Broadcasters Asso- ciation, told the House Labor Com- mittee yesterday. Appearing sup- (Continued on Page 3) RKO Queries Position of its Theaters Under Chi. Decree Chicago — Mvles Seelev, attornev for RKO in the Jackson Park Theater case, is filing a declaratory complaint in Judge Michael Igoe's court today, seeking correct position of RKO Grand and Palace theaters in decree. (Continued on Page 8) ill find it in THE FILM JfcCoiniell Will File Contempt Brief Today Chicago — Thomas McConnell. Jackson Park Theater attorney, will go into Federal Court today with a contempt of court br;ef expected to name a number of alleged violations of Judge Michael Igoe's injunction decree. McConnell has been dis- satisfied with a number of booking instances since the decree went into effect, and will take his complaints to the Court. 3fe Friday, January 16, 1' Vol. 93, No. 11 Fri. Jon 16, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address J.\ communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older. Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI.. NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 8241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Vlrtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Hay Carmlchael. Room 9. 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOirVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. SYDNEY— Bnwden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl. N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUS- SELS—Jean Pierre Mevs. 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAGEN— John Lindherg. .Ternbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen -Van Loese. ROME — John Perdlcarl. Via Ludovisl 16. Phone. 42758. MEXICO CITY — Financial. = (Jan. 15) — NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Bell & Howell 223,4 223^ 223/4 East. Kodak 43% 425/8 42% Gen. Prec. Eq 151/4 15 15 Loew's, Inc 16% 16% 163/, Paramount 20% 193^ 1934 RKO 83/8 8% 8% Republic Pict 4 3% 3% 20th Century-Fox . . . 20% 20 20 Universal Pict 13i/2 13 13 Universal Pict. pfd... 61 61- 61 Warner Bros 12% 12% 12% NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. . . . 3 3 3 RKO 2 17/, i7/8 Sonotone Corp 3% 13/4 334 Technicolor 12% 12% 12% Trans-Lux 6% 5% 6 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 5% Pathe 3% Net Chg. - % - % - % + % - % + % - % - % = 2% - % Asked 53/4 3% Levy to Address Meeting Of Carolinas TOA Group Charlotte — Herman Levy, TOA general counsel, will be a principal speaker at the first convention of the Theater Owners of North and South Carolina since its affiliation with TOA, Mrs. Pauline Griffith, secre- tary, announced. Some 500 exhibi- tors are expected at the meeting, to be held in the Hotel Charlotte, Feb. 1-3. A successor to Ben Strozier, who has served two terms as presi- dent of the group, will be elected during the meetings. 75c Top for Big Pix To Prevail in Canada? Toronto — The prediction has been made in Toronto film trade circles that few, if any, pictures will play any film theater in Canada during 1948 at advanced prices scaling up to $1.20. The top will be more like 75 cents, it is declared, for the re- maining productions which had been labeled as road shows — or they may be withheld until the period is reached for popular-price release. Last year four $1.20 features were presented at Toronto film theaters, these being "Best Years of Our Lives," "Forever Amber," Duel in the Sun" and "Life With Father." Eyssell Cocktail Party Honors Selznick's Valli Valli, Italian star introduced to American films by David O. Selznick in "The Paradine Case," was guest of honor at a cocktail party tendered by Gus S. Eyssell, president and managing director of Radio City Music Hall, in the show place's stu- dio apartments yesterday. The event brought out a distin- guished assembly. Among those noted were: Neil Agnew, Bob Ross, Milton Kusell, Nick Mamula, Robert Gillham, Mervyn LeRoy, Leo G. Car- roll, William Pine, Florence Pritch- ard, Jack Alicoate, Fred Lynch, Os- car De Mejo, husband of the guest of honor, and Patti Alicoate and mem- bers of the trade, metropolitan press and fan magazines. Harrisburg Managers Seek To Halt Admission Levy Harrisburg, Pa. — Theater Manag- ers Association has written to Claude R. Robins, who took office as mayor this week, requesting the right to appear before City Council to seek information on estimated city reve- nues and to "demonstrate the inad- visability and lack of necessity of any amusement tax" here. Mayor Robins has not indicated whether he favors an amusement tax, but Council is said to favor such a levy. An amusement tax was declared unnecessary by the retiring mayor, Howard A. Milliken, before he left office. To Seek Fraud Particulars Chicago — A motion for a bill of particulars in the fraud suits filed by Warners, Paramount, 20th-Fox, RKO, Loew's, Columbia, Universal and United Artists, is due to be filed today by attorneys for the LaSalle and Peru circuits. Motion will ask dates of alleged false percentage statements and titles of films played under the statements. Reade Bids For Hall Asbury Park — Walter Reade has submitted a bid for operation of Convention Hall as a dance pavilion this year with name bands a feature. Bid offers a $20,000 guarantee plus 15 per cent of gross receipts. Reade operated the Hall as a dance spot in 1937 and 1938. MOD to Open 10th Drive With Sub-Treasury Rally An open air rally on the steps of the Sub-Treasury Bldg. at 1:00 p.m. today will open the Greater New York 1948 March of Dimes. Peter Donald will emcee the program, to present a group of film, stage, radio and opera personalities. Ceremonies will mark the 10th anniversary of MOD. Cleveland, O.— Ernest Schwartz, president-secretary of The Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Associ- ation, has sent a bulletin to all asso- ciation members asking for their co- operation in making March of Dimes collections. While there is no uni- form association policy, Schwartz anticipates a 100 per cent participa- tion. McConnell, Simon Divide Defense in Alger Actions Chicago — Owing to his Jackson Park Theater connection, Thomas McConnell, attorney, has given up representation of the Majestic, La- Salle and Peru Theaters in the Alger Circuit percentage actions. Because Great States Circuit has a 50 per cent interest in the houses, Seymour Simon will represent the houses, while McConnell will represent the balance of the Alger theaters. McConnell has left for Dallas to take depositions in the Tri-States anti-trust case now before Judge Atwell in that city. No Financial Help from SWG for Indicted Members West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A resolution to extend financial and public relations support to members under indictment for contempt of Congress was defeated in a vote of Screen Writers Guild members. SWG support will be lim- ited to the presentation of amicus curiae briefs by the Guild in suits by indicted members against film com- panies which dismissed them because of the contempt issue. SWG has opened negotiations with Thurman Arnold to represent it in the amicus curiae actions, Sheridan Gibney, president, disclosed. Chamie Named Boren Aide In AMPP's Labor Relations West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Charles S. Boren, vice- president in charge of labor relations of AMPP, announced appointment as his assistant of Alfred T. Chamie. Simultaneously Chamie announced his resignation as assistant United States attorney in Los Angeles. National Manager to Meet West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Managerial personnel of National Theaters circuits, in- cluding Fox West Coast and Fox Midwestern Theaters, will meet here on Feb. 2-4. commc add coin HARRY MICHALSON, RKO Radio short subi sales manager and president of RKO Pathe, I left by the 20th Century yesterday for a 10- trip to Hollywood, stopping off in Chicago. MAURICE N. WOLF of M-G-M was >'ee&° gomery, Ala. to address the Lions Club, ^ RUBE JACKTER, Columbia's assistant sc manager, will be in Philadelphia Monday. Writer RICHARD BROOKS arrives in New Y from Los Angeles tomorrow. EDDIE ALBERT has arrived from the Coc He's at the Waldorf. MORRIS GOODMAN, president of Disc Int'l, left for Toronto yesterday to finalize Canadian distribution deal for its program v, Empire-Universal, Ltd. JOAN CAULFIELD, who has been vacation in New York for several weeks, will go to C cago Sunday. JAY RICHARD KENNEDY, who authored story and screenplay of "To the Ends of Earth," arrived in New York yesterday for I New York showings. ARTHUR M. LOEW, head of Loew's Int'l, a. HENRY F. KRECKE, also of the department, he returned from the Coast after a brief visit the studios. LEONARD HIRSCH, home office assistant Rudy Berger, Southern M-G-M sales manag will leave Sunday for Washington where he * spend a few days. EDWIN W. AARON, assistant general so manager, plans to visit the Coast and tour number of M-G-M Western exchanges early nc month. CHARLES C. MOSKOWITZ, Loew's vice-prc dent and treasurer, leaves Hollywood today 1 New York after a week's visit at the studio. AUDREY TOTTER arrives from Hollywood Su day to make a series of p.a.'s in Loew's Eastc theaters. She is accompanied by DOROTI BLANCHARD of the studio publicity departme. J. R. McPHERSON, co-managing director National Screen Services' London office, sails t morrow aboard the Queen Mary, following month of home office conferences. TOA's Coyne to Meet With Tri-States MPTO Memphis, Tenn. — Officers ar board of directors of the MPTO < Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessc will convene for a one-day meetin here in the Hotel Chisca on Frida; Jan. 30. Robert W. Coyne, TOA e\ j ecutive director, will meet with tin group, following which there will 1: an open meeting to which exhibitoi and industry people have been ir vited. Cagney Motion Adjourned N. Y. Supreme Court hearing on motion by Cagney Prods, to vacat service of a summons served b United Artists in connection with th distribution of Cagney films, yestei day was adjourned to Jan. 19. Cag ney claims it is a California corpora tion and does no business in Ne York State. ^Friday, January 16, 1948 4 ~Jfc !!. K. Tax End Tied o Marshall Plan (Continued from Page 1) 50 per cent and investing the re- ma* J 50 per cent in this country. 3 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — In a wholehearted en- 1 iorsement of basic principles of the European Recovery Program, Eric :a \. Johnston, MPAA president, yes- ;erday described the Marshall Plan ;:: is the "middle way" between the for- :." jign policies of the extreme left and :he extreme right in America, whose r n-ograms, he claimed, separately or C| :ombined would repeat the mistakes t Douglas Abbott, Canadian Minis- t'ter of Finance, believes that the Marshall Plan should hasten the day 3 vhen the Dominion can relax its • Dresent restrictions on theater equip- ment and other imports from the ' tj. S. Abbott said that Canada will 9J-elax its restrictions against Ameri- can imports as fast as possible. A ol.>tart was made in the equipment field ' his week when restrictions on the " mporting of 35 mm projectors were ...landed. . >f the past and more likely lead to Vvar than to peace. '..[, Speaking at a luncheon meeting ," it Los Angeles Town Hall, Johnston i r idvocated three essentials to the suc- V ;:ess of the program. There must be idequate appropriations to begin ,;"vith, he said, and they must be voted iromptly. There must be no "ham- tringing conditions," and adminis- ration of the program must be in lose coordination with the U. S. for- vign policy, Johnston declared. HI Asserting he believes "the Ameri- ( an people have already decided to =e xert their moral and economic lead- -• rship to fight for the peace of the ^"•vorld," the MPAA president de- fl lared, "I believe we are willing to ■Jr'iay the price of peace — and that we - P iave forever abandoned the doctrine to f peace atf any price." :n The Marshall Plan, he continued, alls for self-help by Western Eu- ope and some self-denial by Ameri- ans. It recognizes, he added, that I ,-ithout recovery in Western Europe, ^ here will be no peace. "The key bffirord is rehabilitation, not relief. It's ■" . two-way blueprint to help Western ''-''lurope work its own way back to ig conomic health and political sta- lity." Johnston conceded that steps must '- FEmmE TOUCH Loew's Pol EARL ROSEN, assistant managei Globe, Bridgeport, Conn. 0U1SE SOWDER, contract department, 20th- Fox, Indianapolis. ORA RUSCO, manager, Art, Detroit. ONSTANCE ARCURI, Skouras Circuit file room, New York City. jATHERINE BILTER, Skouras Circuit statistical I dept.. New York City. Warner Photographer Escapes from Arabs Kirby Roger Rickard, accredited Warner Pathe News correspondent, has escaped after being seized by Arab terrorists while covering the Semiramis Hotel bombing in Pales- tine, according to a cable received at the Warner Pathe headquarters here. Rickard, a British subject, was taken to the wall for shooting, but managed his release after a threat of death if he was caught in Arab territory again. Film Tele Shows for Editing is Proposed (Continued from Page 1) posedly to testify on the difficulties of television with the American Fed- eration of Musicians, Poppele was led far afield by the questioning Con- gressmen. Rep. Samuel McConnell, R., Pa., raised the question of "taste," relat- ing that there had been numerous complaints in Congressional circles yesterday because of the Kraft The- ater of the Air video show the previ- ous night. The play, entitled "Alter- nating Current," concerned a Senator with undercover ties to a local utili- ties company. McConnell did not see the program himself, and told this reporter after the hearing that the protests had actually come in to the office of Rep. Carroll D. Kearns, R., Pa. Because Poppele is not himself a television licensee, he said, he was not well qualified to discuss in detail the effect of the AFM ban on live musicians for tele on the existing stations. Committee Counsel Irving McCann started to query him on the clause in AFM contracts with pix producers banning telecasting of film showing AFM members or sound track including music made by AFM members, but finally abandoned the matter until witnesses more familiar with it appear. Philadelphia Allied OK's Buying-Booking Proposal (Continued from Page 1) of Eastern Pennsylvania. Affiliate, to be called Allied Theater Service, Inc., will be available to Allied mem- bers in good standing. be taken at the same time to narrow the gap between the excess of U. S. exports over imports to "trap and tame the wild bull of inflation," and that a flow of foreign goods into America, especially raw materials to replenish dwindling American stock- piles, was necessary to this end. "I believe," he said, "that most Americans choose the middle way — not the way of appeasement and not the way of sitting tight, but the way of fighting for peace with the tools of peace and the strength of the American system." CRITICS RAVE LOUELLA PARSONS says: "WELL WORTH SEEING' SCREEN ROMANCES says: "SHOULD GET AN AWARD FOR TENSE SUSPENSE and ROMANTIC THRILLS!" ▲ FILM DAILY says: "DRAMATIC PUNCH!! SOUND SHOWMANSHIP!!' Cathy DOWNS • Paul LANGTON with Mischa AUER • Roman BOHNEN Marion KERBY . Jane WEEKS • Manuela CALLEJO DEADLY ...u DANGEROUS Ready Now tor NATIONAL RELEASE thru Tdm Classics, Jnc. ■im'rmiM/mffl ofin/Bwrn Tffltte Friday, January 16, 194" Ready Now for NATIONAL RELEASE thru Mm Classics, Jnc. Univ. Seeks Decree Exemption I To Claim Right to Continue Practices (Continued from Page 1) any combination or conspiracy, Thomas Turner Cooke, Universal counsel, will maintain its right to continue the practices of price fixing, block booking, maintenance of clear- ance and franchise deals. In addi- tion, Universal will challenge the Court's authority to set up a system of competitive bidding. The prescribing of administrative regulations for a nontheater-owning distributor which is not a public utility is a usurpation of legislative power and in violation of the Consti- tution, according to the Universal argument. In the attack on the ban against minimum admissions, the brief will point out that the right to fix prices accrues from the privileges of copy- right and that to deny this right would destroy the value of the com pany's residuary interest in r^kim subsequent- licenses. arrangements also are derive1 ^roi l , these rights. Although granting that the ternj block-booking has the connotation o conditioning the licensing of one pic ture upon the acceptance of others Universal submits that there is n : evidence of the company's ever hav ing indulged in any such practice but merely licensed that exhibito who was willing to take the greates part of its pictures at a satisfactor; price. The Government will also exj change briefs today with the mem! bers of the "Big Five" — Paramount1 Warners, Loew's, RKO and 20th-Fox $6,000,000 Music Hall Designed (or B'way (Continued from Page 1) Seventh Ave., 51st Street and 52nd Street and situated directly opposite Warners' Hollywood Theater and diagonally opposite the Capitol Thea- ter. Razing and construction are ex- pected to begin in a year. Owner of projected building is Herbert J. Freezer, head of a shirt manufacturing concern, who has con- cluded a lease with the City Bank Farmers Trust Co., for 90 years. Payment for the first 30 years has been stated as $9,000,000. Structure is listed as 16,000 square feet and assessed at $2,500,000. Theater plans include facilities for large-screen television and will be suitable for either films or legitimate stage performances. As yet no oper- ator has contracted for the operation of the theater. Present occupants of space in the specified area include Brandt's Re- public Theater, Roseland Ballroom, offices occupied by theatrical booking agents and retail stores. Designers for the drawing and blueprints were John Sloan Associ- ates, and Edward D. Stone. Brokers Douglas L. Elliman & Co., Inc., Adams & Co., and Real Estate, Inc., handled the negotiations. Representing the lessors were Curtis Bates of Cadwalader, Wicker- sham & Taft and counsel for Freezer was Michael Halperin of Wilzin & Halperin with the City Bank Farm- ers Trust Co., trustees of Moses & Henry R. Taylor estate, owners of the site, represented by R. Baylor Knox, bank vice-president. SAG Members Order Affidavits West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Members of SAG vot- ed overwhelmingly to require all of- ficers, directors and committee mem- bers to sign individual affidavits that they are not members of the Com- munist Party. Walsh Hints IA May Take Over Decorators (Continued from Page 1) of controversy had arisen on occasior between stagehands and decorator? and that their inclusion would ac- cordingly be logical move to removr potential source of conflict. Porter and Melies Films On Way to Acad. Library West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Initial consignment o: 100 early film subjects is enrouti from the Library of Congress to the Academy, Walter Wanger, Academy Foundation chairman, announced Paper prints will be converted t< film under the direction of Howarc Walls, curator of the Academy's filn collection. Among the early motion picture; in the group are a number of Edwii S. Porter's early attempts to tell i story via films, and a group of 5( pictures created by George Melies o: France. All film prints of som<.A' of these subjects are believed to hav* been lost. Duals at Jackson Park Chicago — Faced by a scarcity o:. i top films, Jackson Park Theater verted to dual feature bills this week Dick Salkin, manager, said he hopet . to go back to singles shortly. Join the MARCH OF DIMES JANUARY 15-30 :riday, January 16, 1948 "Jfe iHORT SUBJECT REVIEWS "Five Fathoms of Fun" >aramount 10 Mins. Highly Interesting Equipped with spears, oxygen aa?u~ and goggles, anglers are at by the camera swimming miu "schools of fish in the clear raters of the Florida Gulf. Grant- and Rice narrates this Sportlight rhich is highly interesting and has ootage which is novel. it SERIAL * "All Gummed Up" "olumbia 18 Mins. Funny The Three Stooges are about to be dispossessed by their elderly land- ord, so decide to use their drug store or a youth serum experiment. They E?st their concoction on the landlord's i:.-ife who then becomes young and eautiful. While celebrating: they se bubble gum instead of marsh- lallows on a cake which gives vent o another funny sequence. Good tooge stuff. "Sunset in the Pacific" MV'arners 20 minutes Very Good Produced in co-operation with and hotographed by the United States ioast Guard, this film opens with livilian photographers before Pearl /arbor, and follow them during their /artime Coast Guard careers. Re- alling many stirring war locales, in- 'uding the signing of the peace :eaty, its beautiful Technicolor mds beauty to this memorial of oast Guard photographers. "Desert Destroyers" aramount 11 Mins. Good ; Four interesting subjects make up iiis Popular Science reel; shots of jie Navy's new rocket missile, the -•azy inventions of a grain broker •om Kansas, the latest innovation -.. ice cream freezers and an experi- j ental colony in Wales where oyster j.'opagation reigns supreme. Good ~4pneral theme to please most any adience. "Brick Bradford" Columbia 15 Chapters Should Build Audience Brick Bradford (Kane Richmond), soldier of fortune, and his friends are called upon to protect a fabulous anti-guided missile ray with a great potential for destruction. Sinister forces attempt to steal the ray from eccentric scientist, Dr. Tymak, who flees to the moon. Bradford and com- pany follow and get involved in a revolution of the moon men. Addi- tional episodes take them back to the 18th century via Tymack's Time Top and pit them against opponents whose death-dealing plots keep them hopping. Based on the King Features strip and Ace Comics Book feature, the serial has many exploitation gim- micks for showmen. It should build up a solid audience of fans who will be back for each episode. V-2 rocket, latest aeronautical puz- zle, is pictured. Educational and ex- tremely interesting plus A-l enter- tainment. "Switzerland Today" i|KO 18 Mins. Dramatic This Is America has penetrated the >vernment, boundaries, national aracter, culture, history and citi- ns of Switzerland to compile an J curate and fascinating report of e country. Highly agricultural and ighly industrial, it is a nation of ntrasts and paradoxes. Dramatic id informative, most audiences ould go overboard for it. "The Super Salesman" Twentieth-Fox 7 Mins. Sure Laughs The talking magpies, Heckle and Jeckle, decide to sell their hair tonic in a park, to the consternation of the park caretaker. He calls in a bullish policeman to settle matters. As salesmen they are better entertain- ers. This one is really clever and is an excellent bet for sure laughs. "Laguna, USA" Columbia 9Vz Mins. Lots of Laughs The "Screen Snapshots" camera catches the Griffin Theater players rehearsing "Of Mice and Men" on the beach at Laguna. Eddie Bracken, Dane Clark, Lon Chaney, Brian Aherne, Barbara Reed and Marian Carr are pictured cavorting between scenes. Lots of laughs and some good names to sell it. t "Horizons of Tomorrow" entieth-Fox 8 Mins. A-l Entertainment Ed Thorgersen narrates this Mo- stone short which emphasizes the •al of engineering and science — to minate accidents from aviation. idar, one of the miracles of elec- Dnics developed during the war, is •••plained in relation to aircraft. A ljMS0 flight from Dayton to Wash- gton is recorded, and in closing, a "A Fight to the Finish" Twentieth-Fox 7 Mins. Good ' Oil Can Harry, has our heroine, | Pearl, tied to the railroad tracks j while Mighty Mouse tries in vain to save her. He finally succeeds and [ mops up Oil Can. Lots of action, mellerdrayma, and laughs. "Wedding Belle" Columbia 17 minute*. Very Funny Dick Lane enters he and his pal, Gu3 Schilling, into a comical train of events when his old girl friend arrives in town shortly after his marriage. Things really get com- plicated when they exchange identi- ties. Has a number of very funny situation*. TRUE! UNBELIEVABLE! REMARKABLE! UNIMAGINABLE Ready Now for NATIONAL RELEASE thn, TiIih Classics, he. Confirm Hughes Move For Atlas RKO Stock (Continued from Page 1) ment: "It is true that Howard Hughes has recently had some tenta- tive and general conversations with me relating to purchase of RKO stock but these conversations could hardly be classified as negotiations. There has not been a three-month period during the last 12 years that some person or group has not had or carried on similar conversations. "Atlas Corporation, since comple- tion of its reorganization, financing and sponsoring job, more than a year ago, has been willing to step out of its control to the right people at a proper price but at no time has it either offered its present holdings for sale or fixed a price that it would accept for same or received a satis- factory firm offer. "In today's almost panicky condi- tions in the production end of the movie industry it is doubtful if any person or group of substance within the industry has combined monies and nerve to meet faith of Atlas Corp. in the future of the industry." Odium several months ago indi- cated he would be willing to sell 629,020 of Atlas' total holdings of 929,020 shares. There are approxi- mately 4,000,000 shares of RKO shares outstanding, with the Atlas holdings carrying control. In addition, there have recently been persistent reports, not denied officially, that Robert R. Young was eyeing the Atlas stock. "Rebecca" Plagiarism Suit Dismissed by Judge Bright (Continued from Page 1) nick, his production companies, Doubleday-Doran, Daphne Du Mau- rier, and United Artists in connection with the book and film, "Rebecca," Judge Bright ruled that "Rebecca" was not infringement of the author's "Blind Windows" and "I Plan to Murder My Husband." Rites for Siegel's Father West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Funeral services were held here Wednesday for Samuel Siegel, father of Don Siegel, Warner director. Deceased was internation- ally known as a composer and man- dolinist. Send (Birthday, p QreetingA Uo — | Jan. 16 Alexander Knox Diana Wynyard Katherine Stewart Mildred Terris Elmer G. Leterman Jan. 17 Grant Withers Harmon Yaffa Mack Sennett Roy Benson Jan. 18 Joan Carroll Vincent Borrelli Constance Moore Irving Yergin Cary Grant Monte Blue Friday, January 16, 194 ! Ringing Down the News WeeWs Curtain O • • THE QUESTION BEFORE THE HOUSE: If that new musi- cians union now being discussed does materialize, will it be an indie or will it get a CIO charter? T ▼ ▼ • • • DELL WILL SWITCH the title of Screen Romances to Screen Stories with the March issue Dell's reason: More descriptive of contents. ... • Ashton Stevens, veteran critic of Hearst's Chicago Herald-American, opines that tele will do to films what pix did to vaude. ... • Thought-in-Passing Dep't: If Howard Hughes should acguire con- trolling interest in RKO. what would be the effect, if any, on the latter's association with the MPAA? ... • You'll have to wait until June 16 for the release of Monogram's "16 Fathoms Deep," first feature in Ansco Color. ... • By the way, if you're interested in an evaluation of the Agfa color process from a colorimetiic point of view, you may now pur- chase a report by Dr. Paul H. Keck, German physicist, from the Com- merce Dep't Office of Technical Services. ... • Donald M. Nelson, who leaves his SIMPP post at the month-end, goes to Chicago Feb. 16 to speak at the Chicago World Trade Conference. ... • Roland Gammon, who for the past year managed the New York office of Margaret Ettinger, joins Pageant as associate editor Gammon is just back from a two months' honeymoon trip thru Mexico, California, Canada and New Eng- land. ▼ ▼ T • • • LOOK FOR MEXICO to press for more American production down there. ... • Greater New York Fund campaign* this year will be headed by Henry C. Alexander, financier. ... • Add new vending machines: Nickel-in-the-slot soup dispenser, to be unveiled at next week's Chi. coin machine show. ... • Hollywood Co-ordinating Committee is setting up a film-radio star pool for the new Veterans Hospital Camp Shows. ... • John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" goes Coast-to-Coast over MBS Feb. 2 Which is swell promotion for the Metro shorts se- ries. ... • Rosalind Keith Courtright opens at the Maisonette in the St. Regis here Monday When NBC starts its Chi. tele station WNBY operating about Sept. 1, a net regional tele net will materialize Sta- tions tying in will include those in Milwaukee, St. Louis and Detroit. . . . • A second new Chi. tele station, WGN A, bows in by Spring Vernon R. Brooks has just been named its director of operations. T ▼ T • • • TWO MAJORS ARE very much interested in acguiring dis- tribution rights to the U. S. Olympic Committee's pic, "Kings of the Olym- pics." ... • San Antonio exhibs. have renewed an old Texas custom, that of checking patrons' guns Only this time, the guns are cap pistols and water guns which youngsters received from Santa Claus Seems the Rising Generation has been using 'em to aid their hero fighting it out on the screen. ... • Leo McCarey, Eddie Dowling, Kath- arine Cornell, Oscar Hammerstein II and Jo Mielziner are the judges in the Christophers' $10,000 Drama Awards Closing date for entries: Nov. 15 next Fr. James Keller, M. M., director of the Christophers. is back in New York after a month on the Coast. ... • Investiture of Capt. Harold Auten with a high Dutch order for his war services recalls, inevitably, that day in 1918 when he was summoned to Buckingham Palace to receive the V. C. from the late King George V Just as the captain stepped on the investiture platform, the Guards Band struck up, "Here Comes the Bogey Man" It brought down the house, so to speak. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Exhibitors ought to realize that, basically, they are in the real estate business and should be satisfied with a reasonable profit on their investment" — Sam Goldwyn in a Holly- wood Reporter interview Tuesday. ASCAP Current Rales Extended Until Mar. 1!: (Continued from Page 1) hope that the new time ex^risio would be adequate in bringirf ,} ou a complete meeting of the mii.jj be tween exhibitors and the music oi ganization. While no date has been set for th" next ASCAP-TOA meeting, it is be lieved further discussion will be arj ranged within the next 10 days. Canty Ends State Dep't Chore in Film Field (Continued from Page 1) picture consultant and 25 years c, close Government association wit,, the film industry. Canty, a Vetera^ foreign service officer, has been a^ signed to Berne, Switzerland. Canty will be succeeded by R. Hoi • ton Henry, who has been first secrtT. tary of the U. S. Embassy in Mexici ! Henry is a long-time State Depart ment commercial expert and ha, written numerous motion picture re- ports from his various service area.- Canty for many years was motio ; picture commissioner for Europe ur, der the old Department of Commerc foreign service which was absorbe by the State Department. He was the State Department ; first film consultant and as such ha been a long-time fighter again? ' trade barriers. It is generally cor; ceded that he has assisted the fill1 industry in overcoming counties1 trade obstacles and in recovering literally millions of dollars. SDG Dinner Tomorrow Screen Directors Guild of Ne- York will hold their annual dinnc tomorrow night in the College Ha of the Hotel Astor at which tim the unit will install new officer. Prominent industry figures have bee'}' invited to speak. :l< New Studio, Lab. to Bow Toronto — Audio Pictures and Fill j Laboratory, Ltd., will mark the oper ing of its new studio and laborator g tomorrow with a party. Hayes to Operate Hotel Albany — Dick Hayes, vetera^. Para, salesman, left the company yesterday to operate the Grar*| Union hotel at Tupper Lake. Herewith Flents: So "Sleep, My Love" "Sleep My Love" says America's Sweetheart. And, accompanying that suggestion, Mary Pickford sends along a pair of Flents, which are eye- shades that induce slumber when the early morning shafts of sunlight in- trude. A blessing to night crawling columnists and other dusk to dawn workers who hit the sack while the daylight shift takes over, it all has something to do with the picture of the same name. Equipment Maintenance * * * NEW YORK, FRIDAY. JANUARY 16. 1948 PAGE 7 astman Opens New lasfics Laboratory Rochester — Opening of a new plas- s laboratory, first of its kind in ? camera industry, is announced by stman Kodak. The laboratory, lated in the company's Camera 'prks, is equipped for a broad range experimental studies. JKodak is using the laboratory, un- r the general supervision of Gar- i Meyer, to intensify its develop- nt of plastic parts for cameras, ejectors and other photographic paratus. Meyer holds the designation of lastics pioneer," awarded by the ciety of the Plastics Industry in 14. Gerard Delaire is engineer-in- tirge of the lab. The laboratory, however, will en- e Kodak to solve more quickly d scientifically many research and Sneering problems associated jj'jjh the use of plastics in photo- ^aphic equipment. (iujtiBefore the addition of the plastics oratory, the Camera Works used •t of the plant's chemical labora- y for plastics experiments. Also ployed, when possible, were facili- i4{5 available in the plants of plas- molders. aw Model Movie-Mite [fered at Low Price Kansas City, Mo. — Movie-Mite pp. announces a new 16 mm sound »jector, Model 63LM, at a new low ce available now for delivery to tributors and dealers. \. new push-pull amplifier using liature tubes is a feature of this erfjidel. The smaller tubes make pos- le the complete enclosure of the es in the base of the projector. 3 redesigned circuit gives extend- tone range of even better quality n before. J Paint-Spraying Kit For Maintenance Men For painting radiators, woodwork, kitchen stools or furniture there is a paint-spraying unit with disposable containers. The set includes a foot pump, a spray-gun handle, six feet of hose and a paint tank. Separate containers can be used to reach color of paint sprayed. The set is called the Cesco Color-Dabber Spray Kit, and is said of special advantage for theater maintenance. ABOUT THE TRADE DOY F. ROSSER, JR., new manager of * \ National Theater Supply's Chicago branch, first joined the company in 1936, left in 1942 to take an Army commission — he was a lieutenant colonel upon separation last May — and recently returned from an extensive air tour for NTS through Europe, Asia and the Near East. • • "T'HE Academy Award Theater, Do- * heny Dr. and Melrose, Los Ange- les, has installed an Altec Lansing standard A-2 type "Voice of the Thea- ter" loudspeaker system. ... • The Black Rock Theater, Bridgeport, Conn., has a new V-shaped marquee attrac- tion board and signs utilizing Neon lighting and Wagner Sign glass frames, aluminum letters and Flex-Word units. . . . • After a committee representing the City Council and the Chamber of Commerce went to Washington, word was finally received securing a permit for construction of a theater in Tavares, Via., Hugh G. Martin, manager of the M&M Theaters, has announced that work will commence in the Spring on the 550-seater. Howell Hopson has been appointed as architect. e • THE newly remodeled Palace Theater in Tampa, Fla., boasts 1,300 Kroehler "Push-Back" seats for the comfort of its patrons. ... • Motiograph Projection and Mirrophonic Sound Systems is passing out an extremely interesting brochure on Drive-Ins, and the reasons for the increas- ing popularity. ... • A novel way of utilizing a 16 mm motion picture camera and sound projector has been found by George E. Collins, Chicago sales representa- tive of J. P. Waite, Inc., who sells two-ton Hydro-Cranes that list between $6,500 and $8,000. He claims his use of the Victor equipment for demonstration purposes has more than tripled his sales. • • r. M. LOEW was in Charlotte, N. C, ^- this week preparing with his law- yer, Arthur Goodman, details for build- ing a drive-in theater and amusement park on 26 acres of land which he pur- chased adjoining the grounds of the Southern States Fair on the northern limits of Charlotte. A. B. Blankenship is engineer for the project which will be completed in 90 days. Loew pro- poses to spend $200,000 on the theater, and the park, according to Goodman. e • C. A. LANGENFIELD, formerly an execu- ~ five with the Essaness Theater Circuit, has been named supervisor of the new prod- uct demonstration dept. of the Cory Corp. . . . • Among the most recent contribu- tions to better equipment for planned light- ing control are the Superior Electric Co.'s Motor-driven and Powerstat Dimmers. They offer the desirable features of Powerstat Dimmers and, in addition, offer greater flexi- bility of operation. House lights, whether cold-cathode or the incandescent type, can be dimmed from any location in the theater by means of remotely controlled push but- ton stations. ... • Vidalia, Ga., will soon have a new drive-in to be built by Drive-In Theaters, Inc., and located on Vidalia-Lyons Road. Roy Runyan of Dayton, Ohio, will de- sign and lay out the new project. International Chairs Go Into 51 Theaters Camden, N. J. — International The- ater chairs, distributed exclusively through RCA independent theater supply dealers, are now being shipped in greater volume than at any time since the war, according to the RCA Theater Equipment Section. Installations have recently been com- pleted in 51 theaters throughout the U. S. Rendahl in Carbon Post Chicago — O. B. Rendahl has been appointed assistant Chicago division manager for National Carbon, suc- ceeding W. L. Julian, resigned. C. P. Barry of New York is here for the National Carbon plastic divi- sion meeting at the Hotel Sherman. Myers Joins Schine Circuit Albany— Appointment of Willard Myers as engineer of the Schine Cir- cuit's construction department is an- nounced by Dewey Lederer. Myers formerly was with Strong Electrical Co. A D L E R PLASTIC and CAST ALUMINUM "THIRD DIMENSION" LETTERS and "REMQVA-PANEL" GLASS-IN-FRAME UNITS Write for lnforrt*at!on ADLER SILHOUETTE LETTER CO. 3021 W. 36th St. Chicago 32, III. Miance-Mid-Sfates Plan 5 New Drive-ins Chicago — Five new drive-in thea- ters are planned for the Alliance Circuit and Mid-States Theaters, its affiliate. Mid-States, which recently took over the Walla Walla, Wash, drive-in, also plans to open an auto theater in Kennewick, Wash. Indiana drive-ins planned by Alli- ance include sites in Vincennes, Ko- ko'mo, Marion and Anderson. Lou Harris, maintenance chief, is on a trip to make final checkups of plans for the new houses. Strauss, Rehaut Named Officers of Adler Co. Adler Silhouette Letter Co. of Chi- cago announces the appointment of Dick Strauss as vice-president and assistant secretary, and the appoint- ment of M. M. Rehaut as secretary. Adler is enjoying splendid busi- ness on new and remodel marqee jobs all over the country. The new Adler "third dimension" plastic let- ters have met with approval of the- ater and sign men. The plastic let- ters are now available promptly in any quantity. Steel Shortage Hurts Yankton, S. D. — William Tammen has completed remodeling of the in- side of his 700-seat Dakota Theater, but the steel shortage will hold up exterior remodeling until Spring. Valley Head De Soto Sold Valley Head, Ala. — The DeSoto here changed ownership again when O. F. Bone, owner and operator for about three months, sold out to O. B. Campbell. '^224> IF YOU BUY / STADIUM. AMUSEMENT PARK CONTACT INTERNATIONAL TICKET!?* Your needs supplied ef- ficiently with Roll, Machine Folded, Reserve Seats, etc. Samples, prices on re- INTERNATIONAL !/ TICKET CO. U WE •*$ ***** \*-8B -■•.■■ VTHE Intimate in Character - International in Scope Independent in Thought V^ The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY VJ- - 93, NO. 12 NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 1948 TEN CENTS CflMDfl TO EDO 20% THEATER GROSSES TflH Senate Passes Mundi Bill To Set Up Into Service Measure Authorizes Gov't Purchase of Pix; Hearings On Frozen $$ Urged 1 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The Senate Friday passed by a voice vote the Mundt Bill establishing a permanent United States information service, and indi- cations are that the measure — passed last year by the House in somewhat different form — will be given early consideration in the House. Amend- ments to the Senate bill as drawn up last month were slight, and indica- tions are that there will not be any (Continued on Page 6) Myers Probes ASCAP's Legality, Hits Methods Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Abram F. Myers, Allied States board chairman and general counsel, has filed a new memorandum with the Department of Justice questioning ASCAP's le- gality and attacking the Society's (Continued on Page 6) City Licenses for Tele Bars, Urges Fred Schwartz Amusement licenses for New York taverns and bars using television sets was suggested at the weekend by ;Fred J. Schwartz, vice-president of Century Theaters, as a source of ad- ditional revenue for the City Treas- ury. Schwartz pointed out that the .number of bars that act as small (Continued on Page 6) Nab 75 Spanish Film Men on Coin Charges Madrid (By Cable) —Accused of currency manipulations, approx- imately 75 film men, including sev- eral representatives of American dis- tributors, were arrested by the Gov- ernment during the past- week. While many have been released, including Spaniards in the employ of American companies, the representative of one U. S. company is reported still held. Spain has not been granting for- eign exchange for film earnings. Only 7 Per Cent See Communist Propaganda in Films, Star-Tribune Finds in Minneapolis Poll Minneapolis — Only seven per cent of those polled in a survey conducted by the Star-Tribune thought that Communists had been very successful in getting propaganda into American films. Another 26 per cent thought they had been fairly successful, while 49 per cent said they had not been successful and 18 per cent had no opinion. Questions in the poll were asked only of those who had heard about the Un-American Activities Committee hearings, comprising 80 per cent of the total sample. Asked to recall a film containing Communist propaganda, 70 per cent could not. On the question of whether or not the probe was helpful in exposing Communists, 46 per cent agreed that it was, while 36 per cent thought the investigations were of no use and 18 per cent held no opinion. U-l's"AIIMySons" Will be Roadshown West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — In a move to secure maximum results for the exhibitor as well as the distributor, U-I has scheduled "All My Sons" for a spe- cial roadshow release, William A. Scully, vice-president and general sales manager, announced Friday. Prints of the film will be in the ex- changes by Feb. 1, but it will not be released until April 15, so that (Continued on Page 6) Allied to Charter Ship For Mid- West Regional Hastings, Mich. — Mid- West area members of National Allied will hold a meeting June 22-24 aboard a char- tered steamer on Lake Michigan, Ray Branch, regional vice-president, an- nounced in a letter to members. Ship will leave Hastings, stopping along (Continued on Page 6) McConnell Contempt Plea Cites Lawyers Chicago — Attorney Thomas Mc- Connell, counsel for the Jackson Park Theater, filed a petition in Fed- eral Judge Michael Igoe's court here Friday asking that Paramount, RKO, Loew's, 20th-Fox, Warners, Warners Management Corp., B & K and Ed- ward R. Johnston of Chicago and Louis Phillips of New York City, Paramount lawyers, and Otto Koegel (Continued on Page 3) Cripps' Close Friend Is Del Giudice's 'Angel' London (By Cable) — Veil of mys- tery that has shrouded the financial backer of Filippo Del Giudice, now in the U. S. to further his production plans via Pilgrim Pictures, was drawn aside at the week-end, dis- closing him to be William Grimshaw Riley, wealthy Midland industrialist (Continued on Page 2) "Big Five" File Equity Briefs Relief Sought for Eight Points Philadelphia Allied Will Hear Myers on Jan. 27 Philadelphia — Allied Independent Theater Owners of Eastern Pennsyl- vania has set Jan. 27 for its annual luncheon meeting at which governors for the organization will be elected. Session will be held at the Broadwood Hotel. Principal speaker will be (Continued on Page 3) The "Big Five" exchanged briefs with the Government Friday in the industry anti-trust suit appeal which will be argued before the U. S. Su- preme Court Feb. 9. The several briefs reiterated virtually all of the arguments which had been made previously before the District Court and in the original petitions for ap- peal. Loew's, 20th-Fox, RKO and Para- (Continued on Page 6) Announcement by Abbott Follows Meetings Between Fitzgibbons and Officials Ottawa — Canada's Government will vacate the amusement tax field but will permit Provincial Governments to collect taxes on admissions, the Rt. Hon. D. C. Abbott, Minister of Finance, announced Friday, follow- ing conferences last week between J. J. Fitzgibbons, chairman of a central exhib. committee, and Gov- ernment officials. Provinces under the new arrange- ment will be permitted to levy (Continued on Page 3) Skouras to England On Odeon-GB Merger Proposed merger of the Gaumont- British and Odeon circuits will be discussed with J. Arthur Rank by Spyros P. Skouras, 20th-Fox presi- dent; Murray Silverstone, president of 20th-Fox International, and Otto Koegel, general counsel, during their trip to England, Skouras announced prior to sailing aboard the Queen (Continued on Page 6) Taylor, Menjou, Etc., Pix Banned by Hungary Gov't Budapest (By Cable) — Ban, apply- ing to films in which Robert Taylor, Gary Cooper, Adolphe Menjou, Allan Jones, George Murphy and Robert Montgomery appear, will go into effect in Hungary Thursday. Order came from the Ministry of the In- (Continued on Page 6) Echman Scores Dual Reissue Bills London (By Air Mail) — Indiscrim- inate use of re-issues is "suicidal," Sam Eckman, Jr., M-G-M chief here, said in denouncing the policy of using two major re-issues on one program. Such ruthless use of ex- isting films "must bring stark auster- ity in the foreseeable future," he as- serted, claiming the renter is thus depleting his stock, while the ex- hibitor is taking the short view to gain immediate revenue. Gr *' DAILY Monday, January 19, 1948 Vol. 93, No. 12 Mon., Jan. 19, 1948 JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN : : : : : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18. N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address _".: communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI.. NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU loseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Henter, 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kitab Mahal. 190 Hornby Rd., Fort, Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafric. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmichael. Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bldg. FinnnciRL (Jan. 16) NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close Am. Seat 18l/4 18V4 18V4 Columbia Picts. vtc. 12V4 11% 12V8 East. Kodak 42'/2 42 1/4 42 Vi Gen. Prec. Eq 153/8 15V8 15i/4 . 17% 1634 17 . 203/8 1934 20 . 83/8 8I/4 83/8 Loew s, Paramount RKO Republic Pict Republic Pict. pfd 20th Century-Fox . Universal Pict 13i/2 U 61 61 12% 12 10 20 1/2 20 93/4 10 V4 f 1/4 ' V4 Vs ss 61 12'/8 Universal Pict. pfd. Warner Bros. NEW YORK CURB MARKET RKO 2 1% 2 Sonotone Corp. .... 3% 3% 35/8 Technicolor 12l/4 11 34 113/4 Trans-Lux 6 5% 6 OVER THE COUNTER Bid Cinecolor 51/2 Pathe 31/4 Asked 6V4 33/4 "Strange Meeting" New Title West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The new Bette Davis picture which has been in production at the Warners studios, under the title of "Winter Meeting," has been retitled "Strange Meeting," accord- ing to an announcement by J. L. Warner. WRITE US FOR BOOKING DATES OR STATE AND WORLD RIGHTS Eureka Productions Inc. 165 W. 46th St. Starring HEDY LAMARR N. Y. City EcsIasi Coast Test of Theater Tele Helps Box Office West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Overwhelming accept- ance of large-screen television in film theaters is indicated by initial reactions to the Hollywood Pantages Theater stunt of picking up the fea- ture horse races at Santa Anita on Saturday for projection on the thea- ter screen. Attraction's inaugural resulted in an estimated $200 extra receipts, with only two days of small ad space to publicize the event. Rodney Pantages, operator of the house, reports that of 500 comment cards distributed following the show- ing, 120 were turned in and only nine included adverse comment. He feels that even with some bad weather breaks (fog at Santa Anita) and lim- ited equipment, the initial demon- stration was successful. He plans to project the Saturday feature race for the balance of the Santa Anita season, picking up the telecast from KTLA. Equipment used at the Pantages is a standard Colonial receiver, be- hind the screen, which contains an electronic power pack used to in- crease picture brightness by produc- ing 35,000 volts. A five-power Bausch & Lomb lens magnifies the image to the full 8 by 10 foot screen size. Set was supplied by Jack Rich- ards, a local dealer. Cripps' Close Friend Is Del Giudice's 'Angel' (Continued from Page 1) with extensive interests in the manu- facture of glass. Riley, with associates, is putting up "considerable" money for Del Giudice's production program, and declares that he has 100 per cent confidence in the policy to which Pil- grim is committed. Riley is a close friend of Sir Staf- ford Cripps, Chancellor of the Ex- chequer— a fact that the trade here believes significant — and believes that Del Giudice's pictures can earn a big dollar return for Britain. Del Giudice has announced Pil- grim's plans to produce both in Eng- land and in Hollywood, with the first pic to start this month in England. It will be "The Guinea Pig," the Boultings producing. FEARLESS DOLLY Latest model. Brand new . . . $2000. Also lights and camera equipment. Price to be negotiated. Call CI 6-0951. Miss Hartman. THERE'S ONLY ONE Milder to WB Studios After Home Office Talks Max Milder, managing director for Warners in England, arrived in New York on the Queen Mary Friday, ac- companied by Mrs. Milder. After a stay here for meetings with home office executives, Milder leaves for the Burbank studio for conferences with Jack L. Warner, ex- ecutive producer. Kane Renamed to Counsel Minneapolis — Stanley Kane, NCA executive director, has been named village counsel for Golden Valley, a suburb, for the seventh year. j 20th-Fox Sets 3 Films For Release in February Three films have been set by 20th- Fox for release in February, Andy W. Smith, Jr., general sales manager, announced Friday. Releases are "Call Northside 777," "You Were Meant for Me" and "Dangerous Years." , Hodge Directing BIS Film Division Thomas Hodge has been appointed director of the British Information Services' films and publications divi- sion. Since last year he had been deputy director of the division. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL - Rockefeller Center Gregory Ann Charles PECK TODD LAUGHTON § Charles COBURN Ethel BARRYMORE and Louis JOURDAN and VALLI in David O. Selznick's production of Hitchcock's "THE PARADINE CASE" SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION BOB HOPE SIGNE HASSO PALACE JOHN WAYNE -LARAINE DAY, TYCOON COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR * ' | The THEATRE GUILD presents ■ the RKO RADIO PICTURE MOURNING BECOMES ■ | ELECTRA" ■ TWICE DAILY 2:30 and 8:30 PM 3 PERFORMANCES SUNDAY I John Ford and Merian C. Cooper ; Pictures^ TMfh&TiV£ FONDA -DEL ARMENDAR1Z I Directed » JOHN FORD VICTORIA i Gentleman's Agreement BRANDT'S 2f\< MAYFAIR i CENTURY-FOX 7th Ave. & 47th St. "A VERY FUNNY PICTURE"— Sun SAMUEL GOLDWYN aresents CARY LORETTA DAVID GRANT .YOUNG •NIVEN "The Bishop's Wife" Doors Open 9 A.M. ASTOR B'wav at 45th St. *.■%.. afc-it; TOE VOICE OF THE w A R N Opens 10:30anrLATE MIDNIGHT FILM'B'wayat51st 1 OPENS 9:15 AM • BWAY AT 47th I LATE STAGE AND SCREEN SHOW 10:15 P.M. I DENNIS MORGAN il STRAND TECH N I COLOR J\ . IN PERSON ;. ExTKAf ", HERBIE FIELDS'/ Fight Cancer GIVE to the Damon Rnnyon Fund Monday, January 19, 1948 n Produced by |||< A j •. *N-c3 I r\ } The picture that took TWO DRAMATIC YEARS to film... in Shanghai, Cairo, Havana and the far corners of the world... m COLUMBIA PICTURES GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE COOPERATION OF THE TREASUFTp I i } COLUMBIA PICTURES OF THE starring DICK POWELL • SIGNE HASSO with LUDWIG DONATH • VLADIMIR S0K0L0FF • EDGAR BARRIER and introducing the Chinese actress MA Y LJ A Story and screenplay by Jay Richard Kennedy • Directed by ROBERT STEVENSON A SIDNEY BUCHM AN Production . Associate Producer JAY RICHARD KENNEDY Ol\ DAJIY Tuesday, January 20, 194? 212 in Backlog; 359 Pix Set for '48 Gun (Continued from Page 1) Warners represented by 21 features; RKO, 21; Columbia, 24; Paramount, 24; M-G-M, 16; 20th-Fox, 13; Eagle Lion, 6; Republic, 17; Monogram, 20; Allied Artists, PRC, 15; Screen Guild, 3; Universal-International, 12; SRO, 3, and United Artists, 14. Indications are that Warners will produce 21 pictures this year; Uni- versal-International, 25; M-G-M, 26; Columbia, 48; Paramount, 23; Eagle Lion, 22; Monogram, 27;, plus eight Westerns; Republic, 48; RKO, 30; Allied Artists, 6; United Artists pro- ducers, 15; 20th-Fox, 40; SRO, 6, and Film Classics, 14. No estimates were available from Screen Guild or PRC, latter releasing through E-L. Last year, M-G-M produced. 26 features; Warners, 21; U-I, 25; SRO, 3, United Artists producers, 10; RKO, 36; 20th-Fox, 23; Republic, 48; Paramount, 22; Eagle Lion, 12; Screen Guild, 17; PRC, 24 features and 14 Westerns; Allied Artists, 4; Columbia, 48, and Monogram, 32. THE RIALTO Seven New Features Get Gun; 31 Shooting West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Thirty-one pictures are before the cameras, with seven new ones rolling this week. Heading the' list with five shooting is War- ners. Quintet include "The Fighting Terror" and the Transatlantic pro- duction, "Rope," which Alfred Hitchcock is directing. M-G-M has four pictures in production, includ- ing "A Southern Yankee." Twenti- eth-Century Fox wound up produc- tion on "Walls of Jericho" and "The Iron Curtain," leaving three pictures in work. Three are shooting also at Paramount and Republic, with two going at Columbia and Universal - International, including "The Judge's Wife." Robert S. Gold- en Prods, has started work on "Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven" with Guy Madison and Diana Lynn co- starred, for United Artists release; and Samuel Bischoff went into pro- duction on his Regal Film, "The Pit- fall," starring Dick Powell, which is also for United Artists release. UPA, Eronel, Monogram, ARKO, Eagle Lion and Edward Small shoot- ing one each, and Sig Neufeld start- ed work on "The Easy Way" for Film Classics release. Fred Seeliger Dead Columbus, O.— Fred H. Seeliger, 66, pioneer newsreel cameraman, is dead. He retired four years ago as co-owner of Service Photographic Co. 8 Send (Birthday. $ | yreetingJ Uo — | J.t Jan. 20 i.t Hugo Mayer Leo Pillot ».t Lowell Gilmore ACLU Files Brief Asking Divorcement Tuesday's Tele-lines • • • LARGE SCREEN THEATRICAL TELE could be closer than you think And perhaps without the installation of costly and elab- orate equipment What Rodney Pantages has accomplished on the Coast with a standard receiver, an electronic power back to increase picture brightness and a live-power lens to magnify the image to 8 x 10 screen size can be duplicated by any exhibitor with the same or similar equipment. ▼ ▼ v • • • CENTURY CIRCUIT'S FRED SCHWARTZ would seem to have something in his suggestion that the city impose an amusement license upon those cafes and bars which have installed television re- ceivers As this pillar has remarked before, each tele set is a min- iature motion picture theater And if you do not believe that tele- vision can keep 'em away from the established theater's box office, you might check with met. area exhibs. on what happened hereabouts dur- ing the 1947 World Series. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • AS YOU MAY HAVE NOTED, the present status of Cine- color, as a result of such developments as its 100 per cent acquisition of Film Classics and the organization of a service subsidiary, Cinecolor Finance Corp., presents some mighty interesting facets For one. here is a closely integrated organization whose potentialities are too obvious to require recital For another. Film Classics seems to be headed for its own non-competitive niche in the industry field Here again the advantages are on the obvious side Cinecolor, come next Spring, will have Hollywood lab. capacity sufficient to turn out 45 fea- tures plus numerous shorts In the aggregate, that's a matter of 170,000,000 feet And ahead are plans for foreign plants — in Bri- tain, in Mexico This, too, should interest: Cinecolor has no bank loans — no indebtedness It's authorized capitalization is a million shares of SI par common Today, 740.000 shares are outstanding When present deals are finalized, there will be 875,000 outstand- ing The 44-week report to the stockholders, as of Aug. 2, showed a neat $661,000 profit Profit for the full year, ended Sept. 27, was $305,780 Note, however, that in the year Cinlecolor cut the price on release prints and additionally absorbed a 11.17 per cent cost of liv- ing wage boost T T T • • • MARY PICKFORD, who took Canada by storm on her trip for the United Children's Appeal, established a new Dominion record for free air-time to promote a motion picture Mary was heard on four CBC coast-to-coast broadcasts, each mentioning "Sleep, My Love," also two local programs in each of three cities, Ottawa, Toronto and Mon- treal Then for good measure, two French broadcasts were thrown in to bring the total to 12 shows, all in a period of three days. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • RKO RADIO has selected "Design for Death." the first fea- ture-length documentary ever made by a major studio, as its entry this year in the documentary classification of the Academy Awards First announced under the title of "Hirohito's Children," 60 minute sub- ject was made from hundreds of reels of historical dramas, newsreels and propaganda pictures captured by the U. S. armed forces from the Japanese during World War II With Sid Rogell as executive pro- ducer. 'Design for Death" was produced by Theron Warth and Richard O. Fleischer The commentary was written by Theodore S. and Hel- en Geisel and narrated by Kent Smith and Hans Conreid. ▼ TV iart nil the free m U ied iV Mee (Continued from Page 1) movies, like radio, are part country's press, and that free read, see or hear are impli dom to publish or produce. Brief was signed by Harold J Sherman and H. William Fitelson as counsel for ACLU, and by Wen-' dell Berge, former assistant attorney general, who initiated the anti-trust action against the film companies: James Lawrence Fly, former FCC i chairman; Prof. George H. Dession! of the Yale School of Law, f ormerh on the D of J anti-trust division legal staff, and C. Dickerman Williams attorney. ACLU brief supports the Govern- ment both in its appeal from the'j Statutory Court decision which re- fused to divest theaters, and ir fighting the defendants' appeal from block booking and other practices Ownership of theaters by defend- ants, ACLU claims, enables them tc restrict film fare chiefly to their owr* productions, and to discriminate against independent producers "Once the majors are divorced fron their theaters — and not until then — various independent producers will be encouraged to produce more film^ for what will be an assured fre<- competitive market," brief claims. U. S. Newsreel Win Fight To Film Olympic Games (Continued from Page 1) panies, including the American whicl protested any exclusive Rank ar- rangement. It is said that the principal reasori* why Rank angled for special right? is a plan to shoot the Games in coloi apart from the newsreel coverage r% Rank recently shot the Royal Wed- : : ding in Technicolor as a special. Bennin Rites in Milwaukee Milwaukee — Funeral services w held yesterday for Walter Bennin:; 43, M-G-M office manager who died of a heart attack. His brother, Her- bert, is manager of the M-G-M St Louis branch. CHARTERED EXPERT PICTURES CORP., New York, to pro-f duce films; capital, 200 shares of no par.' stock; by Helen Kersavage, Irene H. Dlosser,'J: Gertrude Mendelson. CINEMEDIA, INC., New Rochelle, N. Y.; hffll produce visual forms of entertainment and in- ~ struction; capital, 200 no par shares; by Frank-ftp lin E. Lowe, Myron Budd Mittleman, Alin B. Sisk. MOFS THEATER, INC., New York; capital, 200 t no par shares; to operate theaters; by Mildred Lebon, Theresa Powers, Flossie Wetreich. FOX REALTY OF MISSOURI, INC., Dover, Del., granted authority to operate in Missouri foreign corporation, to operate theaters, using I $126,000 of its SI, 000,000 capital stock in - Missouri; officers, E. C. Rhoden, president; Rich- ard P. Brous, secretary; Charles E. Shafer treasurer. c ;"uesday, January 20, 1948 &*\ DAILY >flLm DfllLV RCVIEUIS Of nEUJ f€ATUR€S ^ "My Girl Tisa" with Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker Varners 95 Mins. ] FP" '. NEW SERIO-COMIC NUMBER HC=ADD UP TO LARGE BOX OFFICE IGUxtS; PERFORMANCES, DIRECTION MARKED ASSETS. United States Productions has tapped in - My Girl Tisa" a sprightly new source of tory material. Novelty and newness be- :ng moot elements in this business of pur- : eying film entertainment, are very much in . vidence here. It is a creditable job with I very earmark of being potentially lucra- j -ive. In box office money sense, "Tisa" i hould add up very well. U Via his capable direction, Elliott Nugent raws pungent flavors from the half dozen - acets of the scenario which stems from a c.Iay by Lucille S. Prumbs and Sara B. Smith. -"hese range from fundamental boy meets - ; i r 1 to warm patriotism that is not cheap- ened by jingoism. It is an honest treatment , lelineating honest folk. Underlying the .iasic theme is a strong vein of humor. i New York's lower East side in 1905 is the r etting and the story is peopled with re- l ently arrived immigrants from various parts If Europe who are steadfast in their aspira- tions to become citizens. In their sincere -levotion to this end they also take on an Jispect of comedy which gently issues from ^nany contributing factors. We have Lilli Calmer meeting with Sam Wanamaker. She vorks in Akim Tamiroff's tie factory and landles other small jobs. Her aim is to iring her father to this country. Tamiroff s devoted to his studies so he can pass in exam and obtain his first papers. When- :ver Stella Adler, as keeper of a boarding louse, appears in the proceedings she runs iff with acting honors — and this does not at ;f;ill reflect on others in the cast who are uni- | ormly tops. Without once permitting spectator in- terest to become loose the story builds to s'i point where Miss Palmer is framed by •Hugo Haas. This places her at the mercy of ■,; he immigration authorities. Wanamaker, i-'is gabby but sincere "Denek, come to me vhen you are in trouble," makes a big issue if Miss Palmer's case and presses Theodore ?oosevelt, played smartly once again by iidney Blackmer, into service. Roosevelt i-.appens by handily and uses his influence to ;,;;et the innocent Miss Palmer off. 1 The story is warm and human. It is -•>laved with the right touch always. • • CAST: Lilli Palmer, Sam Wanamaker, Akim ^"amiroff, Hugo Haas, Gale Robbins, Stella Ad- er, Benny Baker, Sumner Getchell, Sid Tomack, , ohn Qualen, Tom Dillon, Sidney Blackmer, T:ritz Feld, John Banner. !j CREDITS: A United States Production; Pro- Ijjucer, Milton Sperling; Director, Elliott Nugent; Screenplay, Allen Boretz: Based on a play by Lucille S. Prumbs, Sara B. Smith; Photography, st Haller; Art director, Robert Haas; Film •H'ditor, Christian Nyby; Sound Oliver S. , Garretson; Set decorations, Fred M. McLean; '.Music, Max Steiner; Musical director, Leo F. orbsten DIRECTION, Very *ate. PHOTOGRAPHY, First Renaissance Ahead of Schedule Montreal — Construction of the Renaissance Films studio is running ?our months ahead of schedule and it s expected that the first film pro- duced there will go before the cam- eras in March, J. A. DeSeve, presi- dent, revealed. Five RCA sound ,-hannels will be installed, starting :his week. "You Were Meant For Me" with Jeanne Crain and Dan Dailey (HOLLYWOOD PREVIEW) 20th-Fox 92 Mins. CORKING STORY OF THE FLAPPER AND EARLY NIGHT CLUB ERA WITH FINE DIRECTION AND ACTING IM- PRESSES AS SURE FIRE MONEY MAKER. Here is a lot of entertainment, with Jeanne Crain as capable and appealing as she was in "Margie" and Dan Dailey re- peating the hit he scored in "Mother Wore Tights." Lloyd Bacon has furnished excel- lent direction and Fred Kohlmar sound pro- duction values. The story is laid in the Flapper Era. Elick Moll and Valentine Davies, the latter, who wrote "The Miracle on 34th Street," con- cocted the original screenplay. Oscar Levant has his most important screen role to date and does convincing work. Percy Kilbride and Selena Royle are splendid as Jeanne's parents. Barbara Law- rence and Herbert Anderson appear in lesser roles. Dan Dailey and his dance band come to Bloomington, 111., for a one-night stand. It is to be noted that he is the best male dancer to ever front a band. In addition he turns on the personality, and when Jeanne, winner of the door prize at the dance, sees him, she falls deeply in love with him. Dan's next stand is Peoria and Jeanne takes a bus to see him. After the dance, Dan drives her back to Bloomington in the early morning and when Jeanne's parents awaken they find Jeanne and Dan asleep in the parlor. All is forgiven when the par- ents learn the youngsters got married in Peoria. At first, Jeanne is thrilled with one- night stands and enjoys being a passenger on the band's bus. Oscar Levant, the band's manager and pianist, has the band prac- tically set for an engagement in a New York hotel, and Jeanne can hardly wait to see the big city. It's 1929 and the Wall St. crash wipes out most of the night club spenders. The New York engagement is cancelled and Dan has to disband his outfit. Dan and Jeanne re- turn to Bloomington. Oscar gets Dan an offer of a $75 a week job in a Chicago movie theater as a musician, but Dan refuses it. This leads to his first big quarrel with Jeanne. Dan walks out, buys a train ticket for the East, but at the last moment takes a job at his father-in-law's brick yard. The picture ends with Levant running the brick works and Dan leading a band at a New York hotel. CAST: Jeanne Crain, Dan Dailey, Oscar Levant, Barbara Lawrence, Selena Royle, Percy Kilbride, Herbert Anderson. CREDITS: Producer, Fred Kohlmar; Director, Lloyd Bacon: Authors and Screenplay, Elick Moll and Valentine Davies; Cameraman, Victor Mil- ner, ASC; Special photographic effects, Fred Sersen; Editor, William Reynolds; Art directors, Lyle Wheeler and Richard Irvine: Set decora- tions, Thomas Little and Paul S. Fox; Sound, E. Clayton and Roger Heman; Musical direction, Lionel Newman; Orchestral arrangements, Her- bert Spencer and Earle Hagen; Vocal arrange- ments, Charles Henderson; Dances created and staged by Dan Dailey and Les Clark. DIRECTION, Excellent. PHOTOGRAPHY, Good. "Albuquerque" In Cinecolor with Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes Paramount-Clarion 89 Mins. EXCITING MELODRAMA OF STAGE COACH DAYS IN CINECOLOR IS EX- CELLENTLY DIRECTED AND SPLENDIDLY ACTED: SHOULD REGISTER SOLIDLY AT B. 0. This Clarion Production is the most am- bitious offering that has been undertaken by Producers William Pine and William Thomas. It has been given excellent direc- tion by Ray Enright and the screenplay by Gene Lewis and Clarence Upson Young is based on a novel by Luke Short. The acting is splendid, with Barbara Brit- ton being seen in a new type of role, and Randolph Scott giving his usual stalwart performance as a straight-shooting, cour- ageous Westerner. George "Gabby" Hayes is outstanding as an ore freight rider, while Lon Chaney is convincing as a heavy. One of the best per- formances is given by George Cleveland, while Russell Hayden and Catherine Craig, who are also featured, do well as brother and sister. Little Karolyn Grimes, Bernard J. Medell and Irving Bacon are prominent in the supporting cast. The story is laid in the turbulent days of 1870, with George Cleveland, owner of freight and stage coach lines, a law unto himself and determined to spread his em- pire. Catherine Craig, a passenger on one of Cleveland stage coaches, who. with her brother, planned to start a freight line in opposition to Cleveland, is robbed of $10,- 000. Randolph Scott, a Texas Ranger and nephew of Cleveland, is a fellow passenger. Cleveland welcomes Scott at Albuquerque, but Scott soon learns that his uncle is be- hind the robbery, and forces him to return the money. Scott joins Miss Craig and Rus- sell Hayden in their new freight line. Cleve- land imports comely Barbara Britton to try and learn secrets of the new line. One of the most exciting sequences is that of the thrilling ride down a treacherous mountain road by Scott and Hayes, riding heavily-laden freight wagons. The picture culminates in a wild gun fight between the freight riders, led by Scott, and Cleveland's men. Barbara, who has seen the light, falls in love with Hayden, and Scott with Catherine Craig. The Clarion production is in Cinecolor, with Fred Jackman, Jr., handling the pho- tography effectively. CAST: Randolph Scott, Barbara Britton, George "Gabby" Hayes, Lon Chaney, Russell Hayden, Catherine Craig, George Cleveland, Karolyn Grimes, Bernard J. Nedell, Russell Simpson, Jody Gilbert, Dan White, Irving Bacon, John Halloran, Walter Baldwin. CREDITS: Producers, William Pine and Wil- liam Thomas; Director, Ray Enright; Author, Luke Short; Screenplay, Gene Lewis and Clarence Upson Young; Cameraman, Fred Jackman, Jr.; Art director, F. Paul Sylos; Cinecolor director, Gar K. Gilbert; Sound, Earl Sitar; Set decora- tions, Elias H. Reif and Vincent Tavlor; Editor, Howard Smith; Music supervision, David Chud- now; Musical score by Darrell Calker. DIRECTION, Excellent. PHOTOGRAPHY, Effec- "King of the Olympics" (Part 1) Westport Int'l Films 60 Mins. STIRRING SPORTS FEATURE IS EX- CELLENTLY HANDLED AND NEATLY TIMED TO CASH IN. The combined footage of 600 cameramen covering the last Olympic Games held in Germany in 1936, has been edited to make one of the most stirring sports attractions to hit celluloid. Coinciding with this year's games it should spur more than usual inter- est and word of mouth can put it in the big time. Paced by a splendid musical score and the narration of Bill Slater it has all the thrills and excitement that champion- ship sports can offer. The events in Part I are the 100 400 and 800 meters run, running high jump, hop step and jump, broad jump, javelin throw, discus throw, women's diving, boat races, 1,500 meters run 4, 8-oared shell and pole vault. The events recorded coupled with the colorful ceremonies surrounding the con- tests make it a thoroughly worthwhile at- traction, effective for sports fans. Editing job, a good one, was handled by Joseph Lerner and Max Rosenbaum. Col. Dismisses Anderson Case Chicago — Columbia has dismissed the percentage case against Ander- son Circuit which has settled all claims. Rites for Mrs. Sobol Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Riverside Me- morial Chapel, 76th and Amsterdam Ave., for Mrs. Leah Helen Sobol, 51, wife of columnist Louis Sobol, who died yesterday. Gene Martel Elected Prexy of Eastern SDG (Continued from Page 1 1 Pollard, president of the Guild for the past two years. "Here in the East," said Martel, "we produce about 90 per cent of the non-theatrical films, about five per cent of the entertainment films, and most of the films for television." Martel, former treasurer of the Guild, is Eastern test director for Paramount Pictures. Other officers elected at the Guild's third annual convention Saturday were: Honorary president, Bud Pol- lard; first vice-president, Willard Van Dyke; second vice-president, Leslie Roush; recording secretary, Jack Glenn; corresponding secretary, Sidney Kaufman, and treasurer, Emerson Yorke. Board of directors is comprised of officers and: Bud Pollard, Al Altman. Boris Kaplan, Leo Seltzer and Mar- vin Rothenberg. Korda French Company Headed by Ex-Envoy London (By Cable) — Sir Alexander Korda is forming a French produc- tion company which will be headed by Sir Alfred Duff Cooper, former British ambassador to France. Weinzimer Rites Today Funeral services will be held today at 1:30 p.m. at Morris Funeral Parlors, Brooklyn, for Louis Wein- zimer, 52, who died in his home yes- terday. Weinzimer was service man- agei in the New York exchange of National Screen Service. Prior to NSS Weinzimer operated the Pro- gressive Poster Co. with his brother, Harry Egert. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, two sons and two sisters. cWFEl? Tuesday, January 20, 19483 Third Quarter Company Net Sales Stay High $120,248,000 Reported by Six Companies Is Drop of Only $1,394,000 from '46 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Net sales of six mo- tion picture companies for the third quarter of 1947 amounted to $120,- 248,000, the SEC reported over the weekend. This was only a slight drop from the $121,642,000 regis- tered in the same period in 1946. Although 1947 totals were close to the record-breaking sales in 1946, Government fiscal experts cautiously raised a danger signal. Experts point out that up to the latter part of last year, sales generally have risen for several years. Costs, however, are still increasing. Thus, even if sales continue at their present pace, profits will continue to plunge. If sales drop off and prices continue high tough times are definitely ahead. Net sales, which include operating revenues, were listed by the SEC for six pix companies — Columbia, Loew's, Monogram, Republic, 20th- Fox and Universal. Net Sales by Companies The lineup is as follows: Columbia — $6,475,000 for the third quar- ter of 1947. compared with $5,574,000 for the same period in 1946 and $9,080,000 for the second calendar quarter of 1947. Loew's. Inc. — $42,750,000 for the third quarter of 1947, compared with $45,600,000 for the same period in 1946 and $43,371,000 for the second quarter of 1947. Monogram — $2,176,000 for the third quar- ter of 1947, compared with $1,770,000 for the same period in 1946 and $2,241,000 for the second quarter of 1947. Republic — $7,524,000 for the third quarter of 1947, compared with $6,370,000 for the same period in 1946 and $7,569,000 for the second quarter of 1947. 20th-Fox — $44,689,000 for the third quar- ter of 1947, compared with $50,245,000 for the same period in 1946 and $46,587,000 for the second quarter of 1947. Universal — $16,634,000 for the third quar- ter of 1947, compared with $12,083,000 for the same period in 1946 and $16,608,000 for the second quarter of 1947. Col. Foreign Coin Omitted. The SE<^ pointed out that the gross income of Columbia's foreign subsidiaries (reported each time in the subsequent quarter, but omitted from the totals) amounted to $4,- 275,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 1947, and $4,069,000 for the same period in 1946. It was also noted that fiscal quarters ended at different times for the companies listed. In addition to the producing- companies noted, the SEC also listed the sales, including operating revenues of Loew's Boston Theaters Co. as follows: $432,000 for the third quar- ter of 1947, compared with $460,000 in the same period in 1946 and $527,000 for the second quarter of 1947. County Tax Upheld in Tenn. Supreme Court Knoxville, Tenn. — Knox County amusement tax of one cent on each 20 cents of admission was upheld by the State Supreme Court, which ruled the power of the Legislature to declare and tax privileges is unlim- ited and cannot be controlled by the courts. Motion picture interests sought to have the tax declared un- constitutional on the ground that it applied to only one county in Ten- nessee. D of J Firm on Divorcement Proposes 10-Year Cross-Licensing Ban (Continued from Page 1) should have compelled the defend- ants to sell their stock interests in theaters held jointly with inde- pendents in order to prohibit the former from gaining any further power. The brief attacks the auction selling provisions of the N. Y. Statutory Court's decree as com- pletely "ineffective" and submits that divorcement is the "neces- sary measure to eliminate con- spiracy and restore competition to the industry." "Competitive bidding is, in reality, no affirmative relief at all, for the reason that the inde- pendents are in no position to compete with the majors for pictures. It does nothing to pry open to independent competition the market that has been so long closed by the defendants' un- lawful conduct." The Government's position is that the theater-owning corporations can continue to prevent competition from entering the field under competitive bidding by outbidding the indepen- dents on pictures. This could be done without injury to the majors since they would at the same time receive correspondingly more reve- nue as distributors. Contending also that, competitive bidding is "unworkable," the brief declares that all disputes would have to be settled by con- tempt proceeding instituted by the Depart- Video Discrimination Said Hearing Reason (Continued from Page 1) Rep. John Lesinski, D., Mich., that the hearings were inspired by the big radio networks "to intimidate the AFM." Representatives of the networks refused to answer questions by Rep. Carroll D. Kearns, R., Pa., concern- ing the negotiations which are to be held here today with the AFM. Kearns demanded to know if they would agree to a contract which does not provide for live music for televi- sion, but the network executives re- fused to say what they will insist upon in the negotiating meeting. Vice-president Frank Mullen of NBC would go no farther than to say that he and his colleagues would sign no contract "not in the public interest." Cleve. Exhibs. Elect Tomorrow Cleveland — Officers of the Cleve- land Motion Picture Exhibitors As- sociation will be elected at tomor- row's annual luncheon meeting. Er- nest Schwartz, who has served as president for 14 years, is expected to be re-elected. ment of Justice which is in no position to handle the flood of suits that would arise. The Government sees no chance for a volun- tary system of arbitrations. Under heavy fire is the lower court's posi- tion that divestiture would injure the de- fendants and be harmful to the public as well. The Government admits that the ma- jors will be hurt by such action but denies that such injury is a basis for allowing the conspiracy to continue. "The basic requisite for successful theater operation is access to good pictures," the brief declares, pointing out that independent exhibitors have proven their ability to serve the public well. In support of its request for a ban on cross-licensing, the Government states that the effect of such practice is sub- stantially the same as the theater pool- ing arrangements which the Court held unlawful. The Government also expresses con- cern for the quality and content of mo- tion pictures controlled by monopoly since films are such an important means of communication of ideas. In this connection, the brief declares that the action of the defendants in the past "gives little hope that they will in the future encourage production of the wide variety of films needed to satisfy the wide variety of tastes possessed by the potential American film audience, rather than a standardized mass product adapted to profitable exhibit in a controlled market. . . . The content now is controlled by the prejudices and the moral attitudes of those who control the channels of distribution." Cinecolor Reports Record Sales, Profit (Continued from Page 1) ed September, 1946 was $43,087, while a loss of $25,607 was sustained in the 1945 year. Sales in 1946 were $850,949 and in 1945, $248,244. Report pointed out that Cinecolor during the year was able to trim the price on release prints by a half cent per foot, and that the company also absorbed an 11.17 per cent cost of living increase. William T. Crespinel, Cinecolor president, reported that the com- pany's color process is now well es- tablished in the industry and said the demand for it should expand rapidly with the increased popular- ity of film in color. Company's re- search department, he added, is con- stantly studying means to improve the present process. Tack Votion Leaves RKO Post in Great Britain Jack Votion, RKO Radio European rep. since 1945, with headquarters in London, has resigned, it was learned yesterday. Votion returned to New York last week. Whether the post will be filled was not ascertainable yesterday. Hartford Circuit in Brownout Hartford, Conn.— Hartford Thea- ters Circuit has browned out all theater fronts and marquees as a fuel conservation effort, Al Schu- man, general manager, announced. Eyeing Both RKO and UA, Young Confirms (Continued from Page 1)' ' cussions, sources close to the indus-^ trialist cautiously pointed out thati he "never backs a loser." In a statement released in Newl York by Eagle Lion and simultane-^ ously in Washington by Joseph Bor- kin, his Washington attorney, Young said: "A group of private investors as-J sociated with me have been looking both at RKO and United Artists with a view towards possible investment! but to date nothing has come out of it. Whether an agreement can be] reached in price and other factors isM a question for the future to decide.1 "Quite apart from this, we pro- pose to go forward with Eagle Lion to do all we can to make it the most progressive and economical and effi- cient unit in the industry." Young did not identify his associ- ates in the proposed deals, nor wa? there mention of the extent of the^ offers. Fairbanks, Grounded, Due Here Thursday by Train (Continued from Page 1) marily to confer with Frank E. Mul-Uj len, executive vice-president ofH|| NBC, and video officials of the net. Plans for mass production of films for television, called for under the ' new NBC-Fairbanks pact, will be ■'- discussed as well as story ideas for- new program series. Fairbanks also will supervise the expansion of his New York offices and the acquiring of studio space. Reavis Winckler, publicity director of the Fairbanks organization, is accompanying the producer. Consolidation of all film produc-m tion activities of Fairbanks under1 B the title of Jerry Fanrbanks, Inc., is announced, the producer dropping ; the title of Jerry Fairbanks, Inc.,li: organization under which he has produced short subjects for Para- x mount. Under the new organizational set- up, Fairbanks will have four divi- sions to handle the production of his™, television, theatrical and commer- cial films and the distribtution of the 35 mm and video Zoomar lenses. Two Scripts for Tele Pix West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Jerry Fairbanks Prods, yesterday purchased and scheduled for early filming two orig- inal television film scripts. "The Family Affair," by Arthur Hoerl, former King Features writer and artist, was set for production start in early March. "Double Clue," a mystery drama by Will Gould, scripter on the "Michael Shayne" radio show, will face the cameras next month. •a* set tHmonpQ*a *£ •» FILE COPY O NOT REMOVES Intimate in Character |] International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY rOL. 93, NO. 14 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1948 TEN CENTS HJHIISTOn CALLS HGROSTO EmERGEIKV PflRLEV Court Restricts Contempt Plea to Suit Party -Jew Salinas Turned Down n Application to Cite :0th-Fox, Nat'l Theaters , Ruling that only parties in the rovernment's anti-trust suit may ring application to cite for contempt if the decree in that action, Federal udge John Bright yesterday turned own New Salinas Theaters Corp., in :s motion to cite 20th-Fox and Na- ional Theaters. New Salinas, operator of the Continued on Page 31 $900,000 Trust Suit Hits Chi. Distributors 22 Exhibitor Leaders Accept State Posts For WCJ's American Brotherhood Week Twenty-two exhibitor leaders have accepted invitations to serve as state and territorial chairmen for American Brotherhood Week, sponsored by the NCCJ it was announced yesterday by Harry Brandt, national exhibitor chairman. With their areas, they are: Robert J. Peratovich, Jr., Alaska; William E. Malin. Arkansas; I. J. Hoffman, Connecticut; Charles Niles, Iowa: Elmer C. Rhoden. Kansas: Guthrie Crows. Kentucky: E. V. Richards. Jr., Louisiana: I. M. Rappaport and Louis Gaertner. Maryland: Ted Bolnick. Minnesota: Arthur Lehmann, Mississippi; Harry C. Arthur, Jr., Missouri: Niel Morrison. New Hampshire; Milas L. Hurley. New Mexico; Edward Lachman, New Jersey; M. Lowenstein, Oklahoma; Ernesto Rufino. Phillippines; Ramos Ccbian. Puerto Rico; Tracy Barham. Utah; Frank A. Venette. Vermont; William F. Crockett. Virginia; and Harold J. Fitzgerald. Wisconsin. Chicago — A 8900,000 treble dam- . are anti-trust suit was filed yester- ay for Saul Meltzer, owner of Mel- ro Amusement Co., operators of .iivoli Theater, and Pix Amusement ,'o., operating Rockne theater, by ', ttorneys John Marzall and Lloyd Continued on Page 61 75% Tax Slated For New Eastman Color Parliamentary Attack Still Experimental Gov't Officials Expected To Sit in on 2-Day Meet Covering Foreign Problems MPAA president Eric Johnston has called an emergency, two-day meeting with company heads to deal with the critical foreign situation, it was learned yesterday. The impor- tant confab has been tentatively set for Jan. 29-30 in the Washington offices of MPAA. It is expected that top Government officials may sit in on the meeting. Other Federal officials will be con- tacted during the two-day meeting. Although the confab was tagged as "an "emergency" meeting, it was not expected that there will be any break in the British impasse. This question, however, will be discussed as will other foreign problems. Also set for a thorough discussion 'Continued on Page 7' Taradine" Sales Policy To Be Set at Meetings ', Sales policy for the forthcoming :iational release of David O. Selz- Idck's production of Alfred Hitch- lock's "The Paradine Case" will be ormulated at a divisional sales aeeting tomorrow and Friday, Neil I Continued on Page 6' London (By Cable)— Critics of the confiscatory 75 per cent duty im- posed upon American and other film imports are expected to unlimber their heaviest verbal artillery today when the new Films Act (quota measure) comes up for debate on the second reading. Tom O'Brien, general secretary of the NATKE, member of the TUC General Council and one of British 'Continued on Page 7) Rochester — Trade reports, current for some time, that Eastman Kodak was nearly ready to introduce a new 35 mm color process which -would materially affect the Hollywood scene brought this authorized state- ment yesterday from company offi- cials: '"For a long time our research sci- entists have been working to develop new processes in the field of color 1 Continued on Page 7' Warners "Robin Hood' As Reissue in March Warners, which during the past 10 months has found re-issues pay- ing off like a jackpot, yesterday added another to its hand-picked list — "The Adventures of Robin Hood." Pic will go out March 13. with a New York playdate at the Strand along with a "name" band. Since last April, when WB experi- mented successfully with "The Sea Hawk" and "The Sea Wolf as a combo, company has brought back "Marked Woman" and "Dust Be My Destiny." "Bad Man of Missouri" and "Each Dawn I Die," "Jezebel" and "Slight Case of Murder" and "Anthony Adverse." I 2 House Measures Would ! Cut Ticket Tax in Half I Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Rep. Gordon L. Mc- Donough. Republican from the Hol- lywood area of Los Angeles, yester- day called upon the House to lower ' the admissions tax to its prewar Continued on Page 31 Cramblet Upped to Head UA Midwestern District Ralph Cramblet, veteran UA Min- neapolis branch manager, has been promoted to the post of Midwestern district manager, J. J. Unger, gen- eral sales chief announced yesterday. Cramblet has been associated with Continued on Page 31 Thomas Will Make 22 for E-L Forms Equity Productions With Three No Drop in B. O. Pull of Outdoor Action Pix — Pine Outdoor action films have proven to be a consistent money-maker for exhibitors and their popularity with audiences throughout the nation has never waned, William Pine, co-pro- ducer with William Thomas of "Al- fContinued on Page 71 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Harry H. Thomas, who stepped down from the presi- dency of PRC with its absorption by Eagle Lion, has formed Equity Pic- tures with Howard Welsch, former Universal executive producer, and plans to produce 22 features, six in color, for Eagle Lion release during the first year. Thomas is president of the new 'Continued on Page 3> No "Arch" Roadshow But Advanced Prices "Arch of Triumph" will be re- leased at advanced admission prices but on a non-roadshow basis, George Schaefer, Enterprise vice-president and sales chief, and Gradwell L. 'Continued on Page 61 Blum-Byrnes Film Pact To Stand as is— Golden Was itm Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — There is nothing to point to re-negotiation of, or revoca- tion of, the Bluni-Byrnes Agreement on films to France. Nathan D. Gold- Continued on Page 3' Hughes. Wanger Reported in Neve Co. West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — No comment was available on a published report that Howard Hughes' deal for purchase of Floyd Odium's RKO stock is about completed and that Odium will sell all of his 929.020 shares instead of 629,020. It is reliably reported that Hughes and Walter Wanger are ex- ploring possibilities of forming new film company and of buying and re- organizing a current releasing organi- zation. v%te Wednesday, January 21 THE' IHINEWMTQl W HlMCOMi Ml ■ "^AU TM TIMt Vol. 93, N 0. 14 Wed., Jan. 21, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W. ALICOATE : Publisher DONALD M MERSEREAU : Associate and Genera Publisher Manager CHESTER B. BAHN : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice - President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. 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Bell & Howell 22 22 22 + 3/R Columbia Picts. vtc. 117/8 ]]7/8 H7/g East. Kodak 417/8 41 3/R 411/ _ 3/ Gen. Prec. Eq 15% 15V4 15V4 — l/s Loew's, Inc 17 163,4 16% — % Paramount 19% 19S/S 195/R RKO 83/, 8% 834 ; ; ReDiiblic Pict 37/8 334 334 _ y. 20th Centurv-Fox . 20% 20% 20% 20th Cent.-Fox pfd. . 35 35 35 " Universal Pict 13% 13 13 Warner Bros 12% 12 12 — % NEW YORK CURB MARKET Monogram Picts. , ... 3 3 3 ?K° •■-, '% '% 1% - % Technicolor 11 34 1114 1134 _ l/s Trans-Lux 5% 5% 5% — % OVER THE COUNTER Bid Asked Onecolor 5% 6% Pathe 31/ 4* Williams Resigns as AMPA V-P P. A. Williams has submitted his resignation as a vice-president of AMPA to Arnold Stoltz, president. Williams explained that expanding duties at Fortune which will take him out of town a great deal of the time caused him to drop his AMPA duties as of Feb. 1. Gaynor Leaves 20th-Fox Leonard Gaynor, 20th-Fox metro- politan press contact, has resigned. Successor has not been designated as yet. Darnell, With Nine in Four I Academy Governors Nix States, in Deals for More j Change in Awards Year Buff alo — Darnell Theaters, Inc., newest indie circuit to be launched with headquarters here, and headed by Donald G. Schine and Elmer Lux, former RKO branch manager, has already lined up nine houses in four states and is on the hunt for others, with negotiations on for stands in the Albany and Buffalo territories. Present lineup includes: Cincinnati territory: Viv, Corbin, Ky.; Liberty, Pikesville; Novo, Cum- berland; Kentucky, Whitesburg, Ky.; Benham, Benham. Cleveland territory: Memorial, Mt. Vernon, O. Washington territory: Appalachi- an and State, Appalachia (probably Va.). Albany territory: Rialto, Massena, N. Y. Local H-63 Elects Oestrich President Tie vote of 401 to 401 at Monday night's annual elections of the Home Office Employes Union, Local H-63, may require a run-off ballot for. the sergeant-at-arms. Other officers, de- cisively elected were: Eli Oestrich, president; Joseph Mazer, vice-presi- dent; Lillian Cotten, secretary- treasurer; all of whom will serve for one year. Russell Moss, re-elected to the post of executive veepee, will serve for two years instead of one. Harry Lutz of News of the Day and Jacob Lacov of WB are the con- testants vying for sergeant-at-arms. Six challenged ballots might resolve the tie vote, a union spokesman told The Film Daily. Phil Ryan Planning Two More Pix for Schedule West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Phil L. Ryan, inde- pendent producer, will launch an augmented production schedule for 1948 starting with "Dangerous Com- mand" by Harold Shumate. To be filmed in Cinecolor, negotiations are pending with United Artists for re- lease. Ryan also plans to make his fourth production starring Pat O'Brien. New Lilli Palmer Pact A new long-term, exclusive con- tract with Lilli Palmer, has been set with the star and United States Pic- tures by radio-telephone aboard the New York-bound Queen Elizabeth, it is announced by Milton Sperling. Preview reaction to Miss Palmer's appearance in "My Girl Tisa," acti- vated the new pact. Miss Palmer, accompanied by husband Rex Harri- son, is due to arrive in New York tomorrow. Coming from Hollywood? There is an attractive four room furnished apartment located in the East 70's just off Fifth Avenue available for February and March. Maid available. Ideal for picture people visiting New York. Write or wire Box No. 200, Th» Film Daily, 1501 Broad- way, New York 18, N. Y. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A plan to change the Academy Awards year has been re- jected by the board of governors, ac- cording to Jean Hersholt, president. Next year's awards will be dated on the same calendar time table as has prevailed in the past, he said. Hersholt revealed that 12,000 nominations ballots for this year's selections were mailed Friday to voters, including members of the Academy, SAG, SDG and SWG. Screening of entries for short sub- ject nominations will be held in the RKO projection room, today through Thursday. B & H Declares Dividends As '47 Sales Hit Record Chicago — Regular quarterly divi- dend of $1.0625 per share on Bell & Howell's cumulative preferred stock and $.125 on the common were de- clared, J. H. McNabb, president, an- nounced. Dividends are payable March 1, to holders of record on Feb. 15. McNabb revealed that 1947 sales reached a record peace-time high, exceeding $18,000,000, with Decem- ber alone exceeding $2,000,000, for a new one-month record. Earnings for the first nine months of the year are estimated at $1,755,742, equal to $3.60 per common share. Peck to Star in Red Cross Film Donated by Selznick West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Gregory Peck will star in the annual American Na- tional Red Cross appeal film, to be produced without charge by David O. Selznick, it is announced by How- ard Bonham, Red Cross vice-presi- dent in charge of public relations. Joe Weil, motion picture section chief, has arrived from Washington to work with Peck and Selznick studio officials. Cecil Barker, Selz- nick's assistant, will direct the film. Union Wins Studio Election Home office employes of Local H-63, working at Pathe's Bound Brook Studio, voted 15 to 2 for a union shop. Two voters were absent at last Thursday's election. commc add Gome DAVID NIVEN arrives with his bride tomorrov ; aboard the Queen Elizabeth. DANNY KAYE is scheduled to arrive in New) York from Los Angeles Sunday en route to Dublin where he will play a hospital benefit in the./ Irish city the first week in March. CLAYTON BOND and DAN TREISTER, Warner! home office theater department executives, re , turn from Buffalo today. .. HUGH OWEN, Eastern and Southern' 'onol! sales manager for Paramount, will . ,,n toi New York on Jan. 28. He is spending today and tomorrow at Paramount's Jacksonville Branch and on Friday will go to Atlanta, remaining there until next Jan. 27. HOWARD DIETZ, M-G-M vice-president and. director of advertising, publicity and exploitation. , leaves by plane for the Coast on one of his' periodical visits to the studio. AUDREY TOTTER left yesterday for Louisville, i Memphis, Atlanta and Houston for personal appearances at Loew theaters. IRENE GIBBONS, M-G-M executive designer, will leave Hollywood Jan. 26 for New York. She will return to the Coast Feb. 13. ABE OLMAN, head of Robbins Music Co., M-G-M subsidiary, has returned from a visit to | the studios. ARTHUR JEFFREY, Eagle Lion Films exploita-^ tion manager, has left for Dallas and confer ences with Interstate Circuit's vice-president. R. J. O'Donnell and ad-publicity head Frank • Texas openings of "T-Men." Starrs JULIEN DUVIVIER, director, is slated to arrive Friday on the De Grasse. DE WITT BODEEN, RKO writer, returned to^t Hollywood. Greek Gov't Honors Montreal Theater Men Montreal — The Greek Government through the Greek Embassy at Ot- tawa has conferred the Cross of '' Officer of the Order of the Phoenix on George Ganetakos, president of the Greek Relief Fund, and Basil Salamis, its national secretary. Gan- etakos is managing director of:' United Amusements Corp. here. Sal- amis is proprietor of the city's j Fairyland Cinema. Coyne, Levy to Address Virginia MPTA Meeting Richmond, Va. ■ — Speakers sched- uled at the mid- Winter convention . of the Virginia Motion Picture The- aters Association include Robert Coyne and Herman Levy, TOA exec- utive director and counsel; H. M. Ritchey, Dave Palfreyman and Leon"P Bamberger. Meeting will be held * Jan. 29 at the John Marshall Hotel, JJj Harold Wood, secretary, announced. "Grosses Go Higher With Devonshire" VIVIEN LEIGH— CONRAD VEIDT "DARK JOURNEY" The Story Is Dynamite Your Devonshire Man in San Francisco is Al Grubstick DEVONSHIRE FILM COMPANY 185 Jbevonsliire Street fJoiton, IllaiS. • Wednesday, January 21, 1948 <7'' M1LV Restricts Contempt lea to Suit Party > (Continued from Page 1) [Vogue Theater, Salinas, Calif., at- tempted to have the companies cited pn the grounds that National Thea- ters had opened a theater since the (Statutory Court decree was handed iltjio-*| I fend was said to contemplate 'L-onlBiction of another house in tWatsonville. |j Judge Bright ruled that New Sa- linas was not a party to the anti- trust action, has not made applica- tion to intervene in the suit, and the t>ower of the Court to enforce the decree is limited to parties in the feuit. Action brought by New Salinas fought damages and counsel fees, in Addition to the application to cite ifor contempt. Judge Bright, on Nov. reserved decision on the motion. Plum-Byrnes Film Pact fro Stand as is — Golden (Continued from Page 1) en, Department of Commerce film phieftain, said this morning. [ In a report based on documents from the United States Embassy in Paris, Golden said that although the agreement has been "from time to time severely criticized in the French J) press and in French motion picture Jjpircles, the French Government has [Ijshown no evidence that it contem- plates evoking the re-negotiation (JL-lauses of the accord." I The agreement calls for 124 Amer- ican pix per year, but the Embassy [Reports, in a survey based upon fig- L fires in a French trade journal, that s^the 1946 import total was only 135 in all. Of these 105 were American, 18 British and 6 Russian. In the same year, French producers turned jut 94 features. High for French j production was 113 pix, in 1938. I United States pix are preferred to I all other imports, the Embassy re- Tported, and "a number of leading ^heaters show United States films bontinuously and pay the fine inci- iient to non-observance of the screen c[uota." Cramblet Upped to Head UA Midwestern District (Continued from Page 1) UA since 1930 when he joined the icompany as office manager in Chi- cago. His new sales territory in- cludes the Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Kansas City, Omaha and St. Louis areas. I Send Sirthday, % QreetlnaA Uo — :.: i.t ■ ... % ■i ': :: :.: % % g & Jan. 21 Samuel Carlisle J. P. Byrne H. William Fitelson Samuel A. Gardner Arthur S. Dickinson Irving Schiffrin Dave Biedermann — «*** PHIL M. DALY ▼ TV Mid-weeh Report • • • YOUR FAVORITE INDUSTRY NEWSPAPER'S esteemed contemporary and "sister" publication, TELEVISION DAILY, yesterday published photos of top tele industry spokesmen as they testiiied before the House Labor Committee in Washington, the photos having been tak- en directly off the face of a video receiver at NBC headquarters here It was, of course, a neat bit of journalistic enterprise How- ever, beyond that, it opens the way for some interesting speculation Television is going in strong for news coverage And established news services — AP, UP and INS — are entering the television field to service video stations Which brings Phil M to this question: Is there any statute to prevent a newspaper installing a tele receiver in its news room and taking off such pictures as it may elect? And if not, what will that do to such systems as wirephoto, telephoto, etc.? ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • LIVE-AND-LEARN DEP'T: Harlan Miller, Des Moines Reg- ister columnist, did a couple of columns in which he referred to the prac- tice of "interdigitation" to be noted in film audiences It seems numerous readers got a "false and harmful" impression as to audience conduct, with the result that the Allied ITO of Iowa and Nebraska di- rected its board chairman to register a strong protest According to Miller, his dictionary defines "Interdigitation" as "merely holding hands." ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • INDUSTRYITES who have been looking askance at domes- tic release of "The Senator Was Indiscreet" at this time should read what Robert C. Ruark had to say in retort in the N. Y. World-Telegram Monday. ... • Rates for that Indiana ATO three-day "steamship" convention will be as low as $50. ... • Ethel Colby ran true to form, as she replaced her husband again Julius left WMCA. . . .so Eth- el, who eight years ago took up his chores as drama and motion picture critic on the Journal of Commerce, once again stepped into his shoes, as "Miss Hollywood" — commentator for RKO's nightly program. ... • So you think the Federal 20 per cent admissions tax is tough? Well, the average tax in Britain is 41 per cent and in Eire is 55 per cent. . . . • Dick Kehrberg, veteran Sheldon, la., exhib., has his own ASCAP solution: Let studios make pix using only "tax-free" tunes. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • THEY'RE STILL TALKING down in (occasionally) Sunny Florida about that smash exploitation campaign staged by Charley Schlaifer and his staff at 20th-Fox to launch "Gentleman's Agreement" It made the Miami bow look like a world premiere, and might be dubbed the New Look in motion picture merchandising It under- scores that local point-of-sale penetration with complete permeation of an area pays off. . . . • Word from Paris has it that Marcel Pagnol has been invited by the Province of Quebec to shoot his next film in Canada Pagnol has not given definite word yet Film, if a deal can be arranged, will be in color. ... • Pagnol, it is also reported, re- cently completed "La Belle Meuniere." ... © Sir Alexander King, Scot- tish exhib. who made many an American friend on his recent visit to the States, has been appointed as a Deputy Lieutenant of the County oi the City of Glasgow Sounds complicated, but that's the way it's put. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • A NEW "GALLUP POLL? ": "Theater managers now judge the merits of pictures by the sales of popcom and candy. When a pic- ture is dull, members of the audience wander out to buy refreshments. When a film is good, it hold audience interest and sales of candy and popcorn go down." — From Hedda Hopper's syndicated Hollywood column in the N. Y. Daily News. ▼ T T Thomas Will Produce 22 for E-L Release with Others Jack Both sub- the (Continued from Page 1) indie producing company, Welsch as vice-president, identified with the venture Schwarz and Sid Justman. Schwarz and Justman have stantial financial interest Motion Picture Centre Studio where Equity will headquarter and produce. Jerry Thomas will join the new or- ganization in a production capacity. "The Enchanted Valley," already completed, will go out as the first Equity color pic. Also finished is "Heading for Heaven." Both fea- tures were produced by Jack Schwarz. Latter, in addition to his production activities, is an exhibitor with an interest in various theaters throughout the country. The next pic to be made by Equity has a tentative starting date of Feb. 15, with a color feature, "Jungle Girl," also being prepared now for early production. Action and exploitation stories will be stressed by the company in the balance of its program. A number of stories of this type have been pur- chased and are now in preparation. (When Thomas' resignation as PRC prexy was announced in mid- August last, it was announced that he would make a minimum of 10 features under the name Mutual Films for Eagle Lion distribution.) 2 House Measures Would Cut Ticket Tax in Half (Continued from Page 1) level. At the same time, he intro- duced a bill providing for such re- duction— which marks the second such bill introduced this week. Rep. Harold Hagen, R., Minn., had intro- duced a similar bill a day earlier. McDonough declared that the "high tax on admissions places an excessive burden upon the low in- come groups," and "levies a tax on entertainment of children." He termed the present rate "exorbitant," and urged that relief from the high rates on admissions and other war- time excise taxes be repealed. Chairman Harold Knutson, of the House Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over the mat- ter, has made it plain he will not consider such legislation separately but that reduction of the admissions levy will be considered only along with the general tax revision prob- lem. STORKS Robert Fannon, Republic salesman, became a grandfather with the birth of Robert Fannon, III, to his daugh- ter-in-law, Mrs. Robert Fannon, Jr. Indianapolis — A baby boy was born to the wife of Herman Morgan, Republic salesman. SWvae $teceptlon> 1 Too thrilling to be resisted . . . too lovely to be forgotten. The enthralling story of a great romance . . . ready to take its place among the most treas- ured entertainments in your theatre's history! 033 DANA ANDREWS • MERLE 0BER0N HEAR HOAGY SING "WHO KILLED 'ER?" ETHEL BARRYMORE HOAGY CARMICHAEL produced by HARRIET PARSONS PIANO CONCERTO BY IE»TH STEVENS performed by ARTUR RUBINSTEIN AND THE NEW YORK PHfLHARMONIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONDUCTED BY EUGENE ORMANOY • DIRECT Wednesday, January 21, 19< * f ILfll DfllLV ReVIEUIS Of DEW f€ATUR€S -Vl 'Trfll Wa^c?^0 777" "Cn«««t,m«" "Ci; TVA-.i~«- » »n.i -n. , « . 1 'Call Northside 777 with James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker 20th-Fox 111 Mins. SHOULD CLIMB FAST TO TOP MONEY; INTENSELY HUMAN, HIGH PROOF DRAMA; HAS NAMES; DARING TREAT- MENT OF TRUE-TO-LIFE STORY IN DOCUMENTARY TECHNIQUE. Like "Boomerang" this is a true story. Like that film it is handled in the realistic, vivid documentary style. And also like pre- vious jobs from the hand of Henry Hatha- way this one should climb high among the top money makers of the next month. It adds Hathaway's list to a full quartet of sound dramatic hits. Wherever possible the actual locale of the story, in and around Chicago was used. This accounts for penetrating credibility that is gotten over with a minimum of acting because the players hew to a line of under- statement for fuller effect. A fair number of unknowns have supporting roles. This further emphasizes reality of the yarn. The screenplay is tautly constructed. It is a story that alternately, by virtue of in- gredients, attains climaxes and then slips to disillusion, to eventually evolve triumphant. But not until it lays heavy tension on the element of suspense. Contrivance of the plot by Jerome Cady and Jay Dratler indicates they used the real newspaper articles by James P. McGuire, the Chicago newspaperman, whose follow up of a sketchy lead in the classified ad col- umns of the "Times," led to the ultimate release of "Frank Wiecek" from the Illinois State Penitentiary. He had been convicted 11 years previous for the murder of a cop in a speakeasy. Handed a lead by Lee Cobb, his city editor, James Stewart finds the convicted man's mother, a scrubwoman, who had saved $5,000 for information that would clear her son. Stewart investigates the case, hesi- tates to believe his innocence. After a series of exploratory and quite lurid pieces, Stewart is about to give it all up but Richard Conte. the convicted man, sounds convincing. Stewart arranges a lie detector test and soon after applies himself with a good deal more sincerity than he evinced at the outset. He combs police files, news- paper morgues, contacts witnesses, obtains affidavits. Final culmination of his re- search shows results. It is a matter of a dateline that proves Conte's innocence and ultimate release. In real life the man who v/as wrongfully imprisoned received $24,000 after he was pardoned. The cinematic treatment probes to the ouick. It is intensely human, high proof drama. CAST: James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde, Kasia Orza- zewski, Joanne de Bergh, Howard Smith, Moroni Olsen, John Mclntire, Paul Harvey, J. M. Kerri- gan, Samuel S. Hinds, George Tyne, Richard Bishop, Otto Waldis, Michael Chapin, John Bleifer, Addison Richards, Richard Rober, Eddie Dunn, Percy Helton, Charles Lane, Jane Crawley, E. G. Marshall, Lou Eckels. CREDITS: Producer, Otto Lang; Director, Henry Hathaway; Screenplay, Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler; Adaptation, Leonard Hoffman, Quentin Reynolds; Based on articles by James P. Mc- Guire; Photography, Joe MacDonald; Art direc- tion, Lyle Wheeler, Mark-Lee Kirk; Set decora- tions, Thomas Little, Walter M. Scott; Film editor, J. Watson Webb, Jr.; Special effects, Fred Sersen: Sound, W. D. Flick, Roger Heman. DIRECTION, Splendid. PHOTOGRAPHY, Fine. Show "The Bride" Feb. 27 M-G-M will tradeshow "The Bride Goes Wild" in all exchange centers on Feb. 27. Springtime with Carol Raye, Peter Graves Four Continents 80 Mins. GOOD BRITISH VARIATION OF FAMIL- IAR SHOW BUSINESS PLOT WITH SONGS, DANCE. Polished up anew, story basis of this British number is made to register effec- tively. It is a variant of the show business story replete with song, dance, romance and backstage theatrical life. Element of family also enters the picture and it all boils down to the effort of a father to prevent his daughter from entering into marriage with a descendant of a tribe that caused her mother anguish. Yarn is completely put forward. Carol Raye, who has been seen hereabouts, is an able delineator of song and dance. Essaying a dual role of mother and daughter she does it well. He has a good voice. Her numbers are properly romantic and light. She also renders "My Little Grey Home in the West." Seeking the anonymous donor of a brooch to a charity auction, Peter Graves meets Miss Raye and her father, Lawrence O'Mad- den. A budding romance develops until O'Madden learns of the brooch whereupon he sends Graves packing and tells his daugh- ter all about it. The flashback reveals Graves' family owned the heirloom and it was always presented to a prospective bride. Miss Raye's mother was such. Her lover was something of a scoundrel. She married O'Madden on the rebound. After almost an hour of tracing past history it comes out that Graves is a rather decent sort and O Madden loses out in his endeavor to dis- courage his daughter. She runs to him and the regulation clinch concludes the pro- ceedings. This one is good program fare with credit- able production and general handling. Mont- gomery Tully directed. CAST: Carol Raye, Peter Graves, Lawrence O'Madden, Leni Lynn, Netta Westcott, David Home, Diana Calderwood, Alan Wheatley, Peter Penn, Lois Maxwell. CREDITS: Producer, Louis H. Jackson; Direc- tor, Montgomery Tully; Screenplay, Montgomery Tully, James Seymour; From an original story by Lore and Maurice Cowan; Sound, Harold V. King; Photography, Ernest Palmer; Art director, Wilfred Arnold; Dance director. Jack Billings; Produced at National Studios, Elstree. DIRECTION, Okay. PHOTOGRAPHY, Good. The Eternal Return "Slippy McGee' with Donald Barry, Dale Evans, Tom Brown with Jean Marais, RePubl,c 65 Mins. ! Jean Murat COMPACT PROGRAM NUMBER SHOULD Discina Int'l 101 Mil SATISFY GENERAL AUDIENCE ELEMENT. I FRENCH NUMBER SHOULD ATTRAC A compact, competently played program [ GOODLY PROPORTION OF FOREIGN. AF ber should find accept- ' " "Paradine" Sales Policy To Be Set at Meetings (Continued from Page 1) F. Agnew, SRO president, announced yesterday. Agnew contemplates booking "Paradine" initially in 10 long-run engagements in key spots at advanced admissions. Currently the film is playing the Music Hall and in seven Los Angeles area theaters at advanced prices. Divisional meetings will be held at the Warwick Hotel, with Agnew presiding over sessions. Attending from the home office will be Milton S. Kusell, vice-president in charge of domestic and Canadian sales; Sid- ney Deneau, assistant general sales manager; Leonard Case, assistant treasurer, and Robert M. Gillham, Eastern advertising-publicity direc- tor. Also attending will be the follow- ing division managers: Henry Krurara, Southern; Sam Horowitz, Midwest, and J. E. Fontaine, East- ern. offering. Th ance by the general run of audiences that likes a moral reform tale from time to time. It is a smooth, albeit lower case produc- tion, that should have no trouble fitting in. After knocking off his first safe, Donald Barry heads for Middleton. His cohorts have been instructed to follow. He is injured saving a youngster. Tom Brown, local parish priest, takes him in and calls Dale Evans as nurse. Maude Eburne does not like the looks of things. Recovering, Barry gets on romantically with Miss Evans. Then his pals show up. Shortly after they buy a local garage the Middleton bank is robbed and what with one thing and another the finger points at Barry. But the money is returned. Barry goes off with Sheriff Dick Elliott to face the previous charge. Miss Evans will wait for him. Albert Kelley directed cap- ably. CAST: Donald Barry, Dale Evans, Tom Brown, Harry V. Cheshire, James Seay, Murray Alper, Uick Elliott, Maude Eburne, Raymond Largay, Eddie Acuff, Michael Carr, George Nokes. CREDITS: Associate producer, Lou Brock; Di- rector, Albert Kelley; Screenplay, Norman S Hall, Jerry Gruskin; Based on a novel by Maris Conway Oemler; Photography, John McBurnie Art director, James Sullivan; Musical director Mort Glickman; Film editor, Les Orlebeck Sound, Earl Crain, Sr.; Set decoration, John Mc- Carthy, Jr., Charles Thompson. DIRECTION, Capable. PHOTOGRAPHY, Okay No "Arch" Roadshow But Will Have Advanced Prices (Continued from Page 1) Sears, UA president, announced yes- terday. Decision to eschew a two-a-day policy was made in order to avoid limiting the daily audience capacity and thereby bring the picture to the greatest portion of the waiting American movie-going public as quickly as possible. Results of test and polls conduct- ed by Audience Research indicate that "Arch" has the highest "want- to-see" in audience potential of any film ever made in Hollywood, UA executives declared. $800,000 Trust Suit by Chi. Operators vs. Distribs. (Continued from Page 1) Root. Latter case is set for Judge Michael Igoe's Court and Rivoli ac- tion for Judge Phillip Sullivan's Court. Defendants include B & K, Ess- aness Circuit, Loew's, Paramount, RKO, 20th-Fox, Columbia, Warners, Universal, UA, Republic and Eagle Lion exchanges. Defendants have 20 days to an- swer, after being served by plaintiff. Arthur Voegtlin Dies on Coast West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Arthur Voegtlin, 90, who staged the mammoth spectacles at the old New York Hip., is dead here. HOUSE TRADE. This French export has the Jej" " cte signature. He is credited with .-.y a> • dialogue, rather than with direction, whicj" next to the photography is the film's be '■'■ point. Cocteau has rewritten the Tristan ai Iseult story with modern embellishment, r has given the characters jalopies, outboa motors, plumbing and such like accoutr, ments of modernity. Also, he has added the cast, peopling it with products of r creation. The basic yarn is the better f it. It is a mystic tale. The patrons of fo eign product should find it to their sati faction. It is acted out with sincerity, ski Mile. Sologne has a rare pale blonde beaut Camera work is of high quality. Script has to do with a middle-aged m, whose nephew marries him off to a beauf' ful girl. The nephew later falls in love wi the girl and is sent away. But he tak I the girl with him. They part again. On death brings them together. The Cocteau theme demonstrates ho great romances of history keep cropping i U from time to time. In this version the id< looks good. CAST: Jean Marais, Madeleine Sologne, Yvoni DeBray, Junie Astor, Roland Toutain, Pierc j Jeanne Marken, Jean D'Yd, Alexandre Rignaul CREDITS: An Andre Poulve Production; Dire tor, Jean Delannoy; Story and dialogue, Jet Cocteau; Settings, Roger Hubert; English title : Herman G. Weinberg. DIRECTION, Very Good. PHOTOGRAPHY, Fin "The Great Glinka" : with Boris Chirkov Artkino 99 Mir EFFECTIVE BIOGRAPHICAL HANDLING , SHOULD ATTRACT IN RIGHT SPOTS. Aptly handled in production details, th new Russian export has some of the mo ambitious accomplishment in that catego . fo be seen in recent times. As a biograpl , of Glinka the script works up a good de of interest and there are portions of which, if the titles aptly translate, v cause critical eyebrows to lift when the h)n% significance of the spoken word is unde stood. As a musical film for lovers of the Glink j work, the picture offers the famous over- ture to the opera, "Ruslan and Ludmilla with much detail concerning its initial met tal inspiration, ultimate execution and pe formance. Choir and ballet of the Bolshoy Theat< in Moscow handles facets of the pictui I calling for their respective polishing cor .'.■ tribufions. Performances are uniformly goo -i. Piece has creditable fidelity to the period CAST: Sasha Sobolyev, Boris Chirkov, Valentir Serova, Victor Merkuriev, Katya Ivanovo, Lyd Lipskerova, Peter Alevnikov, Boris Livanov. I CREDITS: Produced" at the Mosfilm Studio Director, Lev Arnshtam; Scenario, Lev Arnshtar Musical arrangements, Vissarion Shebalin; Ph. tography, Alexander Shelenkov, Yolanta Che" English titles, Nicholas NaDoli, Charles Clemen DIRECTION, Good. PHOTOGRAPHY, Very Goo "Idiot" Into Golden French version of Dostoievsky"^ "The Idiot," with Edwige Feulliei » and Gerard Phillipe, will open Feb. "r at the Golden. E. C. D., Inc., is dis ?; tributing in the U. S. ednesday, January 21, 1948 )hn$lon (alls Heads jo Emergency Parley (Continued from Page 1) the Mundt bill and its impact on le film industry. The industry has flowed the bill closely and has nned considerable hope on recover- g foveign funds through the bill. ".haimen Named for Boy icout Funds Campaign Foes to Attack 75% Duty Today Debate on Films Act Will Start Assault Chairmen and vice-chairmen for ie industry drive in behalf of the reater New York Boy Scouts were mounced at the weekend. Serving the drive will be Joseph . Vogel, John Murphy, Joseph Bern- ard, Eugene Arnstein, Harry Kal- ine, W. Stewart McDonald, Neil 'gnew, Abe Schneider, Malcolm 'ingsberg, Ned Depinet, Leon Bam- ;;rger, Donald Henderson, Matty ox, Al Schwalberg and Charles jj Also, Fred Schwartz, Myron Sie- M, Emanuel Sachs, Milton Berle, i -rank Meyer, Harry Nadel and Jo- ;ph Newman. : y. Pyoauatldn Diet. g Wl 44t!i tft. Slut fHM>* Mew Turk ^Another Signal Honor for a Very Wonderful Motion Picture Universal -International is ex- tremely happy to announce that "A double life" will be the next at- traction at the Radio City Music Hall. It is another signal honor to add to those already paid to this wonderful motion picture by all who have seen it. "The greatest performance in Ronald Colman's long career... a powerful, fascinating attraction." — Motion Picture Daily "Designed to hit wide and popu- lar appeal." — The Exhibitor "A polished package of class screen entertainment." — Variety "Should win loud acclaim." —Box Office "Another high spot of the season." — The Film Daily giving NEW greatness to the Screen in "A DOUBLE LIFE' a-. SIGNE HASSO • EDMOND O'BRIEN A Universal-International Release SHELLEY WINTERS • RAY COLLINS • PHILIP LOEB Written by RUTH GORDON and GARSON KANIN Directed by GEORGE CUKOR • Produced by MICHAEL KANIN FDAILY The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old STCt,. S3, NO. 15 NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1948 TEN CENTS muson ujflRns "squeeze pluv to fun Johnston Calls London, Paris Chiefs for Meet Confab Set for Jan. 29; indie Industry Members invited to Participate ij Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY , Washington— MPEA-MPAA chiefs n London and Paris have been called ;n to attend the emergency meeting >f industry executives, it was re- pealed yesterday. The important confab on the criti- cal foreign situation now has been let for Jan. 29 by MPEA-MPAA iorexy Eric Johnston. In a carefully planned move, the me-day meeting will be under the MPEA tag, thus bringing in indie segments of the industry. Fayette Airport, London chief, and (Continued on Page 6) Coast Decision Said ASCAP Probe Basis Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Recent finding of ;he Supreme Court of the State of vVashington, that ASCAP claimed copyrights on music in the public lomain, has disclosed enough to war- rant a thoroughgoing investigation >f all ASCAP claims, it is pointed >ut in a bulletin from National Al- lied. "Heretofore," bulletin observes, (Continued on Page 6) Well, Well, See Who Would Cut Film Prices Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — A loud plea for re- luced pix admission prices was oiced before the House Labor Com- nittee yesterday by President James 3. Petrillo of the American Federa- (Continued on Page 5) TOA-ASCAP Parley On Rates Next Week Meeting between TOA leaders and ASCAP officials regarding rate schedules is likely sometime next week, it was learned yesterday. Ted Gamble, TOA president, is due in New York from the Coast to- morrow and efforts will be made to arrange for the conference during his stay. MPF Program Com. Will Meet Tuesday Ned Depinet and Ted Gamble, chairman and vice-chairman respec- tively, of the Program and Scope Committee of the Motion Picture Foundation, yesterday announced that a meeting of this committee will be held next Tuesday at the Hotel Astor. The following are members of the Program and Scope Committee: Dr. Jacob Fishman, Chick Lewis, Max A. Cohen, Barney Balaban, Jay Emanuel, William K. Jenkins, Max Yellen, Leopold Friedman and E. V. Richards, Jr. Video Relay Process For Theater Shown West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — With members of Southern California Theater Owners Association in attendance, J. H. Nicholson, co-owner of Pickfair The- ater, yesterday demonstrated his video relay process at his theater. He uses a 16 mm camera to photo- graph a picture from a normal tele- vision receiver and then has the pic- ture re-projected on a 17 by 20 foot (Continued on Page 6) Dietz Sells Screen Guild Franchise in St. Louis St. Louis — Andy Dietz has sold his interest in Screen Guild Productions of St. Louis, Inc. to George Phillips and Herman Gorelick, both formerly of the Eagle Lion sales staff. Dietz will devote his entire time to his (Continued on Page 6) Hollywood "Backing a Loser" if Counting Upon Lack Of Films to Bring Change in 75% Confiscatory Duty, Wilson, Board of Trade's Head, Tells Parliament London (By Cable) — Harold Wilson, president of the Board of Trade, speaking in Commons yesterday, served notice on the U. S. film industry that any "squeeze play" employed to change the Labor Government's stand on the 75 per cent confiscatory film duty would fail. Opening the debate on the new Films Act (quota legislation) as it came up in Commons for a second reading, Wilson, who succeeded Sir Stafford Cripps, now Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the BOT post said: "I am confident that I can say to Hollywood if they believe (Continued on Page 4) Dislrib. Execs. Meet On MPF Financing Distribution executives of the ma- jor companies met yesterday in or- der to weigh some of the phases of the preliminary recommendations for financing the Motion Picture Founda- tion. Presided over by Tom Connors, who heads the MPF Distributors Committee, they discussed the plans worked up by the organization's finance committee. Specific questions of policy were referred to a sub-committee com- posed of Robert Mochrie, RKO sales chief; Abe Montague, Columbia gen- eral sales manager, and Henderson M. Richey, who represented William F. Rodgers, M-G-M vice-president and distribution head. Latter group will meet within a few days. Yesterday's meeting was called by Connors at the request of MPF lead- (Continued on Page 6) Edward Stoller Named UA Minneapolis Manager Edward Stoller has been appointed branch manager in Minneapolis for United Artists, it was announced yesterday. He succeeds Ralph Cram- blet, who was promoted to the post of Midwestern district manager this week. Indie's BO Share is SIMPP Aim To Act to Restore Freedom of Enterprise Cleveland Exhib. Ass'n Names Schwartz 15th Time Cleveland, O. — Ernest Schwartz was re-elected president-secretary of the CMPE Association for a 15th consecutive - term. Albert E. Ptak (Continued on Page 6) West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — A vigorous drive to restore complete freedom of enter- prise to the motion picture industry and gain a rightful share of boxoffice income for the independent was an- nouncement made on behalf of 23 members of the Society of Indepen- (Continued on Page 5) McLendons Overruled In Trust Suit Motion Dallas— U. S. District Judge At- well overruled plaintiffs' motion in the McLendon anti-trust suit against the majors to strike each distribu- tors' affirmative plea that plaintiffs came into court with unclean hands by reason of fraudulent percentage returns. He denied, without preju- ( Continued on Page 4) German, Schwalberg in Brotherhood Week Posts Two more industry chairmen for American Brotherhood Week, spon- sored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, were announced yesterday by J. Robert Rubin, na- tional chairman for the Amusements Division, and Spyros P. Skouras, national chairman for the Film Divi- ( Continued on Page 4) Roach, M-G-M Talking Distribution Proposal Hal Roach would return to the M-G-M fold under a deal being ne- gotiated between the company and Roach. Proposal calls for a series of comedy features, in color and black-and-white, to be made inde- pendently by Roach at his Culver City studios and distributed by Metro. 3Kfe Thursday, January 22, 1948! Vol.93, No. 15 Thurs., Jan. 22, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE CHESTER B. BAHN : : : : : Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW I'ht.nc '.Visn.nMii .v;7i Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON — Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Vlrtudea 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay, Kltab Mahal, 190 Hornby Rd., Fort, Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar, Filmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray Carmlchael, Room 9, 464 Francis Xavier St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy, 411 Lyric Theater Bids. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher, 19 Moxon Ave., Punchbowl, N. S. Phone, UY 2110. BRUS- SELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes. HnnnciflL NEW YORK STOCK MARKET Am. Seat Columbia Picts. vtc. East. Kodak Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO Republic Pict Republic Pict. pfd. 20th Century-Fox . 20th Cent.-Fox pfd. Universal Pict Universal Pict. pfd. Warner Bros High 175/8 11% 415/8 151/2 163/4 19% 85/8 3% 93/4 201/4 343/4 133/8 60 12i/8 Low Close 175/s 17S/8 151/8 15V8 161/4 163/8 193/8 191/2 8 1/4 8 1/4 3% 37/g 93/4 93/4 19l/2 i9l/2 345/g 345/8 NEW YORK CURB MARKET RKO 2 17/8 17/8 Sonotone Corp 3% 3% 35/g Trans-Lux 51/2 5i/2 5'/2 OVER THE COUNTER Asked 51/4 41/4 Morris Talks on Video Films William Morris of B. B. D. & O.'s motion picture and television depart- ment will head a discussion on films in television tonight at the Benjamin Franklin Hall of the Advertising Club. Meeting is sponsored by the American Television Society. POSITION WANTED Copyright lawyer, thoroughly experi- enced, last 2'/2 years with prominent motion picture company, seeks posi- tion. Broad foreign experience — French, German, international law. Box No. 177, THE FILM DAILY 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. COmiilG MID GOMG ERIC A. JOHNSTON arrives from Washington next Tuesday to speak at the Christian Herald's award luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria. WILLIAM SHELDON, general sales manager for Siritzky International, leaves for the Coast tomorrow on a four-week trip during which he will seek new theater outlets for foreign films. RUDOLF WEISS, head of Warners' home office real estate department, and his assistant JULES LEVEY left yesterday for Pittsburgh. Will re- turn tomorrow. JEAN TARLOW, new owner-manager of the Harbor Theater, Safety Harbor, Fla., has re- turned from a trip to Atlanta and New York. ARTHUR GREENBLATT, Eastern sales manager of Screen Guild Prods, who has been on a two- week trip covering exchanges, has arrived in Detroit and expects to return to New York approximately Jan. 26. RAY MURRAY of Columbia's publicity depart- ment is in Toledo for work in connection with the opening of "The Swordsman" there. He will return Jan. 31. DORIS RANDALL, secretary to George A. Hickey, Western M-G-M sales manager with headquarters in Los Angeles, leaves for the Coast today after a vacation in the East. KAY HARRISON, managing director Techni- color, Ltd. in the U. K., is expected to arrive here aboard the Queen Elizabeth tomorrow, ac- companied by MRS. HARRISON. MERVYN LeROY left New York yesterday for a Florida vacation following which he will return to the Coast. Indie Poster Men Will Meet in Chi. Jan. 30-31 Chicago — Independent poster ex- change men will meet at the Con- gress Hotel Jan. 30-31. Among those coming are Don Schwartz, Minneap- olis; Ben Siegal, Washington, D. C; Mitchell Pantzer, Philadelphia; Will Pennington, Kansas City, Mo.; Dave Mitchell, Dallas; W. H. Cobb, New Orleans; Jack Biff, Boston; Jay Schrader, Charlotte, N. C. Morris Lipp of the Midwest Poster Co. of Chicago will be the host. Levy, Drumm Picking Up Tour of RKO Exchanges Nat Levy, RKO Eastern division sales manager, and his assistant, Frank Drumm, will resume their tour of exchanges on behalf of the 1948 Ned Depinet Drive. Schedule includes: New Haven, Feb. 2; Bos- ton, Feb. 3-4; Albany, Feb. 5-6; Buf- falo, Feb. 9-10; Detroit, Feb. 11-12; Cleveland, Feb. 13-14; Indianapolis, Feb. 16-17; Cincinnati, Feb. 18-19, and Pittsburgh, Feb. 20-21. f*fr EXCHANGE SERVICE Physical Handling of Film Inspection — Receiving — Shipping is part of 'BONDED'S 3-WAY SERVICE" • Film Storage • Film Exchange Service • Air Conditioned Screening Room B0HDEDFl^gr fi'iliWfflriMM JAY EISENBERG, liaison between M-G-M soles and legal divisions, and LEONARD HIRSCH, home office assistant to Rudy Berger, Southern sales manager, returns today from Washington. WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, M-G-M exploitation head, leaves Cincinnati today for Chicago to hold the second of five meetings with field sales executives and promotion men. HERMAN RIPPS, assistant Eastern M-G-M sales manager, leaves tomorrow for Albany to spend the week-end with his family. He will return here Monday. CLARENCE DEAVERS, Atlanta salesman, will be supervisor of the new M-G-M sales office and shipping depot to be set up at Jacksonville, Fla., shortly. WILLIAM B. ZOELLNER, head of M-G-M's short subjects sales, reprints and importations, leaves Sunday for Boston. A. J. O'KEEFE, U-l assistant general sales manager; E. T. GOMERSALL, assistant to Wil- liam A. Scully, vice-president and sales man- ager, and JAMES JORDAN, contract-playdate manager, left yesterday for the Coast to join Scully in setting details of a series of regional sales meetings, starting Feb. 1 in San Fran- 8 More Scripts Approved By Industry Film Committee West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILT Hollywood — Grant Leenhouts, co- ordinafor-producer of the Academy sponsored shorts series, announced that script developments of eight additional subjects have bee^ .ap- proved by the Industry Filn I m- mittee. Working titles are lou.i the Audience," "The Stylist," "Pro-| duction Problems," "Moments in Music," "The Art Director," "Still Photography," "The Sound Men' and "The Motion Picture Camera Man." Dumont Premieres Telenews Reel Dumont station WABD broadcast the initial release of the new Tele- news-INS-INP newsreel for televi- sion, in a program sponsored by Chevrolet. Reel schedules a weekly 20-minute review, to be followed next month by a daily five-minute news- reel for television. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL -s Rockefeller Center Gregory Ann Charles PECK TODD LAUGHTON Charles COBURN Ethel BARRYMORE and Louis JOURDAN and VALLI in David O. Selznick's production of Hitchcock's "THE PARADINE CASE" SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION LIZABETH SC0TI fSSSM ,„ HAL WALLIS' „**. "IWALK JUQNE KM FORREST PALACE JOHN WAYNE • LARAINE DAY. TYCOON, COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR * 1 ■ The THEATRE GUILD presents I the RKO RADIO PICTURE "MOURNING BECOMES ■ | ELECTRA" ■ TWICE DAILY 2:30 and 8:30 PM 3 PERFORMANCES SUNDAY at 2:00,5:15 ond 8:30 PM ■ RESERVED SEATS ONLY \ John Ford ond Merion C. Cooper present Argosy Pictures^ tM?tt6tTiV£ I HENRY DOLORES PEDRO I FONDA -DEL RIO -ARMENDARIZ ! ! D„ec.ed by JOHN FORD/ VICTORIA I "A VERY FUNNY PICTURE"— Sun SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents CARY LORETTA DAVID GRANT. YOUNG • NIVEN "The Bishop's Wife" Doors Open ACTOD B'way Gt 9:45 A.M. Ai I OK 45th St. COLOR BY TECHNICOLOR NOW! brahdts REPUBLIC! CflPTfHn a- oiSTiie TECHNICOLOR _ TYRONE POWER &■ Doors Open 9:30 A.M. nil» as a governing body pending "election of a new president to suc- ked Donald Nelson after Feb. 1. so! ''The independent producer was ^ever closer to a free market for his --.ctures, or in a better position to sceive the full support his pictures Reserve from the public," said a in unmittee statement. ;<: "The independent stands as ujruarely today as he did in the past x . Theaters in operation 589 435,830 Circuit-operated theaters? 286 274.6'"" Closed theaters* 24 13,728 Non-circuit theaters 327 174.9.4| Totals 613 449,558 Totals 613 449. 5"H Seating- capacity of theaters now in operation, according' to population grouping's: Towns with Cumulative No. of Theaters Cumulative Number of Cumulative Aver,' beat* Population?: Theaters Total Operating Total Seats Total Per L;,er 1,000,000 and over 1(a) 167 — 172,459 l.u.?3 250,000-100,001 2(b) 3 45 212 36,345 208.804 808 100,000- 50,001 6 9 50 262 44,674 253.478 893 50,000- 25,001 9 18 47 309 40.101 293.579 853 25,000- 10,001 17 35 38 347 32,731 326,310 861 10,000- 5,001 30 65 54 401 32,974 359,284 611 5,000- 2,501 32 97 37 438 21,512 380,796 581 2.500 and under 147 244 151 589 55.034 435.830 364 * Excluding two Drive-In theaters, total capacity 680 automobiles. t A circuit is defined as "four or more" theaters operated by the same management. t There are no cities in this exchange territory ranging in population from 250,001-1,000.000 (a) Detroit; (b) Grand Rapids, Flint. Philadelphia Territory Statistical Summary Number 796 . . 34 Seating Capacity 674,652 26,800 Seating capacity of theaters now in oper; according to population groupings: Towns with Cumulative No. of Theaters Cumulative Population f 1,000,000 r nd over 250,000- 100,001 100,000- 50,001 50,000- 25.001 25.000- 10,001 10.000- 5,001 5,000- 2,501 2,500 and under 20 62 134 217 343 26 S4 105 358 384 468 573 664 Number of Seats 194,189 76,825 104.330 29.153 79.592 271.014 375,344 404,497 484.089 557.806 617.067 674,652 Capacit 473.94 227,50-, 1.159 1.121 947 * A circuit is defined as "four or more" theaters operated by the same management. t There are no cities in this exchange territory ranging in population from 250.001-1.000,000 (a) Philadelphia. St. Louis Territory Statistical Summary Number Capacity 575 336,215 Seating capacity of theaters now in operation. Towns with Cumulative No. of Theaters Cumnla Population^ Theaters Total Operating Tota 1,000,000-500,001 1(a) 94 100,000- 50.001 2(bV 3 18 112 50.000- 25.001 4 7 20 132 25,000- 10,001 20 27 52 184 10,000- 5.001 39 66 74 258 5,000- 2,501 56 122 73 331 2,500 and under 236 358 244 575 Number Capacit Circuit-operated theaterst 274 211.69, Non-circuit theaters 324 134. 05<' according to population groupings* five Number of Cun I Seats 1 93.588 16.305 16.095 41,063 .51,189 38,945 79,030 inn s9n 125. 98S 167,051 218,24(1 257.185 336.215 906 805 790 692 533 324 lF * Excluding two Drive-In theaters, total capacity 1,300 automobiles. ** Excluding one Drive-In theater, capacity 577 automobiles. t A circuit is defined as "four or more" theaters operated by the same management. t There are no cities in this exchange territory ranging in population from 100,001-500,000. (a) St. Louis; (b) East St. Louis, Springfield. Hope Coming East Before Starting Next Feature West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAWf Hollywood — Bob Hope will go on a trip to Chicago, Washington and New York, before starting work on Paramount's "Sorrowful Jones." Star will emcee the White House Radio Correspondents dinner in Washington on Feb. 7, and will do one of his radio shows from New York. Alsop Joines Lyons West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Carleton Alsop has joined A. & S. Lvons Agency in an executive capacity, Arthur Lyons announced. $250,000 Advt. Budget For "Prelude to Night" An advertising budget of $250,000 was set for Producing Artists' Eagle Lion release, "Prelude to Night," at conferences between Arthur Lyons and Irving Rubine of Producing Art- ists; Arthur B. Krim, E-L president; Max E. Youngstein, advertising- publicity-exploitation director; Sam Israel, studio publicity director, and Clark Ramsay of Monroe Advertis- ing Agency. Funds will be spent in newspapers, trade publications, magazines and radio, with advertising augmented with p. a. tours of six of the film's players prior to the release date. Tivoli Appeals to Circuit Court L New Orleans — Tivoli Realty, Inci(;; operator of the Delman Theateiu Dallas, has appealed to the Circuits Court of Appeals from a Texas Fed eral Court order enjoining a Dela wart Court anti-trust action agains^ Texas Consolidated Theater, Inter state, Paramount, Loew's RKC Warners, 20th-Fox, Columbia, Unit ed Artists and Universal. CHARTERED BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY, INC., Dover, Del.; pur pose, deal in photoplays; capital, $2,000; prin cipal office, Registrar and Transfer Co. 'mmmm^mm^mm Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY OL. 93, NO. 16 NEW YORK. FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1948 TEN CENTS M. DOinG THE "SQUECZinC" — JOHflSTOfl British Seen Tieing Up Market tot Own Films Vilson's Remarks Counter fo "Mantle of Protection" denial in Parliament Talk London (By Cable)— While Harold rilson, president of the Board of rade, speaking in Parliament this eek, again insisted that the confis- itory 75 per cent duty was an emer- sncy measure only and not designed > place a Government "mantle of i-otection" around British pix, cer- iin other of his remarks run coun- sr to it, in the opinion of some trade jservers here. The specific remark singled out is (Continued on Page 5) lass. Censor tearing On Feb. 4 Boston — Hearing dates have been t for the two bills before the Legis- 'ture which would affect the film dustry. On Feb. 4 at 10:30 a.m., room 423, State House, the censor Measure, known as Bill 632, which jould set up a state board of six embers, appointed by Governor radford, for the censorship of all (Continued on Page 8) FM Scores Inadequate ix Employ of Musicians Vashington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Testifying before e House Labor Committee, Milton 'iamond, AFM general counsel, yes- drday rapped motion picture com- e^mies for allegedly "fat" profits jjjjrile giving only "casual" employ- (Continued on Page 5) To Kaspar Monahan; "Thank You, Sir" "There are all sorts of film polls but the best and most representative of the whole country is that con- ducted by THE FILM DAILY in which yearly four or five hundred movie editors, magazine writers and radio commentators take part" — Kas- par Monahan, distinguished film critic of the Pittsburgh Press, writ- ing on the 1947 "Ten Best" in his widely read "Show Shops" column. Reeling Round — THE WASHINGTON SCENE By ANDREW H. OLDER WASHINGTON AN eye-opener is the table on miscellaneous tax collections in the annual ** report on fiscal year operations submitted last week by Secretary of the Treasury. Did you know that, in one small way alone, the pix industry is paying now six and one half times as much money into the federal Treasury as in 1941? The Federal admissions tax was raised from one cent on 10 to one cent on five in the Revenue Act of 1943. Roughly, one would suppose this means that the box office pays Uncle Sam twice as much as before. But then you must figure the difference in total business. In 1941 the admissions tax brought in $71 million, Secretary Snyder reported. That figure went a year later to $115 million, and kept on going up — which meant that it was rising rapidly even before the rate was increased. In millions of dollars, it hit 154.5 in 1943, and 205.3 the next year. In the fiscal year (Continued on Page 8) Grainger Calls Rep. Meets in 3 Cities James R. Grainger, Republic execu- tive vice-president in charge of sales and distribution, leaves today for Chicago, where he will preside at a two-day sales meeting to be held to- morrow and Sunday, at the Black- stone Hotel. Sales personnel from the following branches will be pres- ent: Chicago, Indianapolis, Milwau- (Continued on Page 4) "Outside" Feature (UA) Going Into the Warner For the first time in about 15 years, the Warner Theater (formerly the Hollywood) will show an "out- side" film. The precedent-breaker is Benedict Bogeaus' "A Miracle Can (Continued on Page 5) Youngstein Of E-L AMPA's Next Prexy With Max E. Youngstein, Eagle Lion ad-publicity-exploitation chief, their unanimous choice for the presi- dency, AMPA's nominating commit- tee will present a complete slate of candidates for office for the current year, at a closed meeting in Head- quarters Restaurant today. Nomination by the committee is (Continued on Page 8) ASCAP to Ask Reargument In Washington Setback ASCAP, which recently suffered a setback in the Washington State Su- preme Court, will appeal for a re- argument before the same Court within a week or 10 days, the So- (Continued on Page 8) Lewis Bill Okay With ASCAP? Society May Go Along with Measure Lawson of Odeon Named Canadian Pioneers Prexy Toronto — Members of Canadian Picture Pioneers at their seventh an- nual meeting here yesterday elected new board which chose president J. E. Lawson of Odeon Theaters as (Continued on Page 4) While ASCAP executives will not commit themselves, it was learned reliably yesterday that the Society may not oppose enactment of the Lewis bill introduced in the House this week by the Chairman of the House Judiciary sub-committee on Patents and Copyrights. The Lewis bill in essence would (Continued on Page 5) "Sensible Thing is for Both Sides to Sit Down, And Work Out Alternative' Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington— MPEA-MPAA President Eric A. Johnson yes- terday charged that the British Government is "squeezing" Ameri- can films out of the U. K. Hitting back at statements made by Harold Wilson, president of the British Board of Trade, Johnston bluntly said: "Mr. Wilson is right when he talks (Continued on Page 8) RWs Chicago Plan IsDay-and-DaleWk. Chicago — RKO's new booking plan, embracing one week day-and-date subsequent runs, following two- weeks in a Loop first run, will be tried out with the release of "Ty- coon," starting Jan. 30. Plan will be backed with extra advertising by the distributor and theaters, Sam Gore- lick, exchange manager, announced. (Continued on Page 8) Mandatory Parking Space Bill in N. Y. Legislature Albany- — A bill introduced in the Senate by Thomas C. Desmond, New- burgh Republican, would require that theaters and other places of public assembly hereafter erected in cities, shall provide off-street park- ing space for motor vehicles. Re- ferred to Cities Committee, the bill is part of a six-point program to help solve city parking problems. Distributors Elect Mochrie Chairman Robert Mochrie, RKO Radio vice- president in charge of domestic dis- tribution, has been elected chairman of the MPAA's Distributors Com- mittee for one year, succeeding Tom Connors. Committee currently is charting its course in connection with the Motion Picture Foundation and the forthcoming American Brother- hood Week. Mochrie is national dis- tributor chairman for the latter. Friday, January 23, 1948 Vol. 93, N o. 16 Fri. Jan. 23, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate and Genera Publisher Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one yearj 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older, Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 624! N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman, The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., W. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco, Virtmles 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Gogtay. Kitab Mahal, 100 Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar. Filmafrlc. 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray rarmichael. Room 9. 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — .Tack Drey, 411 Lyric Theater Bids. SYDNEY— Bmvden Fletcher. 19 Mnxon Ave.. Punchbowl. N. S. Phone, TJY 2110. BRUS- SELS—Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des Paquerettes. COPENHAnFX ,1'ilin LintiiicrK, .Ternbanealle No. 3, Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME— John Perdlcari. Via Ludovist 16. Phone, 42758. MEXICO CITY — Lntin American News Service. Humholdt 49. Phones: Mexlcana 35-79-87. Ericsson, 18-30-90. BUDAPEST— Andnr Lajta, Eilmiiiiiccs7cll Evknnvv. Thnkolv-ul 75. Budapest, XTV. STOCKHOLM — Gilbert Gels. Erstagaten 18 (III). financial Bell & Howell NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Close 21l/2 21 V2 21 Vi Bell & Howell pfd.. Columbia Picts. vtc East. Kodak do pfd Gen. Prec. Eq Loew's, Inc Paramount RKO Republic Pict 37/s Republic Pict. pfd.. . 934 20th Century-Fox . . . 191/2 Universal Pict 13 Warner Bros 11% NEW YORK CURB MARKET 3 3 941 " V2 41 165 15 163/8 I91/4 31/4 ll'A 403/4 165 15/8 Net Chg. — Vz — % — % + % + 2i/2 — 1/4 — % — Vi Monogram Picts. RKO Sonotone Corp. . Technicolor Trans-Lux 1% OVER THE COUNTER No Tax on Underprivileged Kids Cincinnati — No tax will be collect- ed on admissions for underprivileged children, admitted without charge and assigned to a special part of a theater, under a ruling of the Inter- nal Revenue Collector. Exemption was sought by Marion Dowers, spon- sor of free movies for needy children, after city officials had ruled that it was possible only for special occa- sions. Prepared Script Can Keep Costs Down — Pressnell Production costs can be held down by shooting only those scenes which are necessary for the final print and eliminating the piling up of footage on the cutting room floor, Robert Presnell, Arpi Productions head, said here yesterday. Presnell stressed the importance of proper preparation of the script before shooting in order to limit ex- penditures. Recently organized, Arpi includes among its co-owners, director John Reinhardt and Mischa Auer, and dis- tributes through Film Classics. Presnell declared that both of the company's coming productions will be in Cinecolor. Liberty Seeks Data on Michigan City Rentals Chicago — Interrogations asking amounts of film rentals received from Michigan City, Ind. theaters, from January, 1945 through Nov. 26, 1946, were filed in Federal Court against Paramount, Universal, Co- lumbia, Warners, and Republic, by Seymour Simon, attorney for the Liberty Theater. Permission to with- hold this information was denied Re- public yesterday by Judge W. H. Barnes. First of "Hollywood 10' To Stand Trial Feb. 24 Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Initial trial of the "Hollywood 10" indicted for con- tempt of Congress has been post- poned by Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech until Feb. 24. Originally scheduled to start Feb. 9, postponement was granted at de- fense's request. Premiere of "Naked City" Is Switched to Capitol Mark Hellinger's "The Naked City," released by U-I, will have its premiere at the Capitol Theater on a February or March date to be an- nounced. Picture had been slated to premiere at the Criterion. McCabe to Ettinger Tom McCabe, formerly with Rich- ard Condon, Inc., 20th-Fox, UA, and for the past three and one-half years with the press department of the Ted Bates Ad Agency, has just joined the New York staff of Mar- garet Ettinger and Co. Frudenfeld Writing Film Column Cincinnati — Sunday edition of the Enquirer has started a weekly film column by Arthur Frudenfeld, who retired as RKO's Midwest division manager last Fall and moved to Hollywood. Jackson Park Briefs Due Feb. 20 Chicago — Federal Judge Michael Igoe yesterday gave defendants in the Jackson Park Theater contempt proceedings until Feb. 20 to file writ- ten briefs in the action. Nat'l Theaters to Pick Up FWC Safety Campaign West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Holly wood — More than 600 Na- tional Theaters houses are expected to adopt the safety campaign to be started next week by Fox West Coast Theaters, Charles P. Skouras, president of both circuits, said in re- ceiving a citation of the National Safety Council. Presentation of the award was made by Maureen O'Hara, film star and vice-president of the Council. FWC houses in the next 18 weeks will run a series of 30-second trailers emphasizing the slogan: "Save a Life ... It May Be Yours or Your Child's." Other National Theaters circuits are expected to join in the campaign to make it a Coast to Coast drive. Maury Nunes, Lippert Associate, Dead at 50 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Maury Nunes, 50, ex- ecutive producer of Pongridge Pro- ductions, died Wednesday from heart trouble after an illness of several months. Nunes, in association with Robert L. Lippert, produced six pic- tures released through Screen Guild Productions. Prior to coming to Hollywood, Nunes operated theaters in New England for nearly 30 years, and up to the time of his death, he owned and operated the Shubert Theater in New Haven, a legitimate art theater. Body was taken to Brookline, Mass., for burial, with funeral services to be held Sunday. 24 Realart Westerns, Four Serials to Film Classics Film Classics, Inc., has acquired 24 Westerns and four serials from Realart for re-issues. Special press matter and new advertising will be prepared for them before re-distribu- tion. The Westerns include 10 Johnny Mack Browns, eight Ken Maynards and six Bob Bakers. The serials are "Riders of Death Valley," "Gang Busters," "Junior G-Men" and "Ore- gon Trail." Urges Writers to Weigh Effects on Young Minds Mineola — Writers of films, radio program and comic books should give more thought to the inculcating of high ideals, Children's Court Judge Henry J. A. Collins said in his annual report to J. Russel Sprague, County Executive. Writers were urged to weigh the effects of their writing on young, impressionable minds. Dromey Heads MOD Drive Chicago — John Dromey, Great States Circuit buyer, and mayor of North Chicago, is acting as chair- man of the Lake County March of Dimes drive. County has a $25,000 goal for the campaign. cominc mid GoinG ADOLPH ZUKOR, chairman of the board of Paramount, leaves New York today for Holly- wood for studio conferences and in mid-Feb- ruary goes to Tucson, Ariz., for a two-week stay before returning to New York. MRS. ZUKOR accompanies. JACK REYNOLDS, assistant director on "Kil- roy On Deck" for Monogram, will leave for London upon its completion to join his wife, Mai FREDDIE STEWART, star of Monogram's Teen- Agers series, has left Hollywood for anofjten- sive Eastern p. a. tour, opening with ( 5gj ing engagement at the Esquire Room in Mor. 3(54 SAM GALANTY, Mid-East division manager for Columbia, left Washington for a three-day visit to the Cincinnati branch. ALFRED CROWN, foreign sales manager for Samuel Goldwyn Prods, leaves by air Sunday for Mexico to confer with the RKO-Radio sales force on exhibition plans for "The Bishop's Wife" in Mexico City and Latin America. FRANK MARSHALL and LOU SIEGEL, Warners Theaters' executives, left yesterday for Wash- ington, D. C. They return to New York Monday. CHARLES BOASBERG, RKO Radio's North- South division manager, on Feb. 9 will resume his exchange tour on behalf of the 1948 Ned Depinet Drive of which he is co-captain, with 'lis assistant, CARL PEPPERCORN. He will first visit Montreal and St. John. GEORGE WELTNER, president of Paramount Int'l, will board the 20th Century-Chief for Hollywood tomorrow for meetings with company studio executives. WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, M-G-M exploitation director, is in Chicago. Indie Artists to Spend $7 Million on 4 Films West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Independent Artists, Inc. will spend $7,000,000 on four films in 1948, Frederick Brisson, ex- ecutive producer, announced. Orig- inal schedule of two pictures is to be doubled. Company has already completed "The Velvet Touch." Scheduled are an untitled comedy-drama by Dudley Nichols, to be followed by "Madly in Love," "New Model," and a fourth to be selected from properties owned by IA. Monogram to Reissue Eight Range Busters West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Monogram will re issue eight of its Range Busters Western series during 1948. Four of the subjects ("Texas to Bataan/' "Trail Riders," "Two Fisted Justice' and "Haunted Ranch") star John King, Davey Sharpe and Max Ter- hune, while remaining quartet ("Land of Hunted Men," "Cowboy Commandos," "Black Market Rust- lers" and "Bullets and Saddles") star Terhune, Ray Corrigan and Dennis Moore. FOR SPECIAL SHOWS TRY special TRM1ERS We Moke 'em Better ond Quicker? FIFTY FIRST-RUNS REPORT HIGH-BRACKET BUSINESS! Enthusiastic audience response greets the big Technicolor spectacle of the year — in every post-holiday holdover and new booking! Men love its rousing action, flaming adventure and unusual setting . . . Women go in a big way for its rugged men, its glowing romance — and that ultra-fashionable wardrobe of Miss Day . . . It's the kind of a MOVIE that pays off in highest fan satisfaction ... A BIG SHOW FOR YOUR BEST PLAYING TIME! < ojj&tjMto* 3fe Friday, January 23, 194*1 Rathvon Disposes of 5,000 RKO Common Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Disposal of 5,000 shares of RKO dollar common by N. Peter Rathvon, in blocks of 4,300, 500 and 200, during November were reported this morning by the Securi- ties and Exchange Commission. This dropped Rathvon's holding of the stock to 20,000 shares. The report, delayed because of the moving of SEC from Philadelphia back to Washington, also noted a gift of 6,000 shares of Warners $5, par common by Albert Warner, who later bought 2,900 and then 1,100 shares of the same stock. The re- ports showed him holding 432,000 shares, and 21,000 in a trust. 1,000 Repub. Common Bought Edwin Van Pelt was reported ac- quiring 1,000 shares of Republic 50- cent common, bringing his block to 1,600. Daniel Sheaffer dropped 100 shares of Universal common, retain- ing 16,307, while a correction to the October report showed Nathan Blum- berg giving 100 warrants for that stock to charity and retaining 28,400 warrants. Maurice Newton bought 100 shares of Paramount dollar common and gave away 90, retaining 18,630 in his own name and 18,380 in a trust. Jack Cohn was reported dropping 1,000 of Columbia common shares in trust funds, retaining 48,969 in his own name and 25,319 in the trusts. "Ez" Keough Dies in Chi. Chicago — "Ez" Keough, 58, thea- trical booking agent widely known for his work around Grand Rapids, Mich., died in a Chicago hospital after a few days' illness. He had been identified with Grand Rapids theaters for over 30 years and was chief booking agent for the Keith- Orpheum circuit there in the 1920's. Newfoundland Plans Censor B'rd Saint John, N. B.— Newfoundland, British Crown Colony served from exchanges here and in Boston, will have its own censorship board, under a measure introduced in the Com- mission of Government. Heretofore Newfoundland has accepted films ap- proved by New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Massachusetts. Send (Birthday, QreetinaA Uo — Jan. 23 Humphrey Bogart Randolph Scott Sid Rechetnik Ben Bard Bob Steele Ralph Graves Jan. 24 Paul Fejos Jack Lustberg A. Zuelch Vera Zorina Earle W. Sweigart Jan. 25 Abraham Schreiber Nat Levy Alan F. Cummings Ringing Down the News WeeWs Curtain • • • WHAT DO YOU KNOW about television? Ii the an- swer to that is YOU don't, then, brother, YOU better learn but fast With the flight of each day it becomes increasingly clear that television will have a direct and tremendous effect upon all arms of the film indus- try. And far sooner than most film men, big and little, think. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • IT WAS SO DARK on Broadway at 10 a.m., yesterday that the management of one theater seriously considered putting the night b. o. scale into effect. ... • With Pearce Parkhurst taking over as publicity director for R. S. Wallace's Tri-Theaters there, chances are Al- liance, O., will never be the same again As a starter, Pearce to plug "Merton of the Movies" at the Columbia Theater this week blandly gave away envelopes containing free cigaret lighters and coat hangers You guessed it — the envelopes held a single match and a nail. ... • Monogram will nationally release its first Ansco Color short, "Climbing the Matte-horn," on Memorial Day. ... • Time mag. pays its respects to lames Caesar Petrillo in the current issue Better read it. . . . • RKO is planning a Summer release for Disney's "Mel- ody Time," said to set a new pattern for the musical cartoon pattern. ... • U-I's "A Woman's Vengeance" starts next Thursday at the Win- ter Garden. ▼ ▼ T • • • THE SMART ADVERTISING and publicity handling given SRO's "The Paradine Case" by Bob Gillham and his aides has already won many a nod of approval from industryites wise in the art of promo- tion But the handling has not only been smart, it's paid off — and that's even more important Dr. George Gallup's Audience Re- search, which has SRO as a client, reports that "The Paradine Case's" audience penetration in New York jumped to 61 for the week ended Jan. 16 The rise has been consistent On Dec. 20 it was 14, on Ian. 3, it had climbed to 28, and on Jan. 10, two days after the Music Hall opening, it stood at 51 And all this, by the way, was before the arrival of Valli to give impetus to the publicity drive SRO in- vested $17,500 in those highly effective teasers in the dailies, and put in $20,000 to plug the pic in its opening week at Gus S. Eyssell's show place. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • RCA'S REPORTED READYING a four by six foot tele re- ceiver BBC is aiming for world television newsreel coverage. . . . • Next month, BBC will have two special 30-minute editions of its tele- vision newsreel covering the Swiss Winter Olympics. ... • Paul N. Lazarus, Jr.. of UA is responsible for the special jacket which will adorn a dollar edition of "Texas, Brooklyn and Heaven," set for April publica- tion. ... • Add Bread-Cast-on-the-Waters Dep't: Murray Greene, one of the managers of Century's Patio in Brooklyn, who played Minehost to some 400 sleeping storm waifs the night of the Big Snow, got a news tip check from the N. Y. Journal-American the other day Seems Murray thoughtfully phoned the city desk at the time You may re- member seeing the resulting photos. ... • Is one of the newsreels toy- ing around with the idea of a daily edition? ... • After seven years as president of the Canadian Kennel Club, Bill Risewick of Shelly Films has stepped down. ... • Look for the advent of popular priced tele sets well along the line before the year fades. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • MONGRAM'S PLAN for Roddy McDowall's p. a. tour in connection with the release of "Rocky" is one of the most interesting in years McDowall, instead of appearing at theaters, will speak be- fore student bodies and civic groups Could prove to be a mighty valuable public relations pattern. . . Grainger Calls Rep. Meets in 3 Cities (Continued from Page 1) kee, Minneapolis, Kansas City' Omaha, Des Moines, and St. Louis Edward L. Walton, assistant gen eral sales manager, who has beei holding meetings in Denver, Sal Lake City, Portland, and Seattle wil attend the Chicago sessions. jLlx_ Following the Chicago m|>8il,hgs:( Grainger and Walton will go5 i^ De t troit, where they will meet with th<: Detroit sales force on Monday an< Tuesday. Division manager James V. O'Gar: will join Grainger and Walton h' Cleveland for meetings with th<: Cleveland, Cincinnati and Pittsburgl: sales personnel at the Statler Hote next Wednesday and Thursday. "Bill and Coo" for Easter Republic will release Ken Murray' production of "Bill and Coo" durinj Easter week, James R. Grainger, ex ecutive vice-president in charge o sales and distribution, announce< yesterday. Company will seek a : least 300 key city bookings durinj Easter week. Lav/son of Odeon Named Canadian Pioneers Prexy (Continued from Page 1) president in succession to O. R. Han, son. New vice-president is B. JHq Cronk and C. J. Mavety succeed,, R. A. Lewis as secretary. Reports showed the organization has more than 450 members across Dominion while benevolent fund ex ceeds $17,000. Frolic of old timer; followed business meeting with ats tendance of 250. Cleveland Rites for Strong Cleveland, O. — Funeral service will be held here over the weeken for Edward P. Strong, 64, Vetera e theater operator, who died of a hear 4 attack Wednesday in Hollywood, FUj Strong, with Fred Desberg an^. Emanuel Mandelbaum, built up local theater chain now Loew-opei .. ated. In recent years, he had exter ; sive drive-in and amusement par interests. . !| Duvivier to Produce In Tahiti for Korda Paris (By Air Mail) — Julien Duvi- vier is en route to Hollywood to write the screenplay of his next film, "Le Mariage de Loti," to be made for Sir Alexander Korda's London Film Productions. Picture will be produced in Tahiti in both French and English versions, with the pro- duction team of 40 persons to be headquartered aboard a chartered ship for the six months production period. :riday, January 23, 1948 V%t British Seen Tieing Up Market (or Own Pix (Continued from Page 1) jjVilson's "I should make it quite ! Bear that we do not foresee overseas producers enjoying in the future the [f ame proportion of British screen jvime that they have had in the past." 1 Coupled with that is the fact that he Government is not only giving its ■■lesjnw? to, but is smoothing the way "'.or, fl*ng-range program looking to iffi maWrial increase in British pro- duction at this time. - It is fairly obvious, say trade ob- ervers, that Sir Stafford Cripps and 3'thers in the Attlee Labor Govern- ment would be most happy to see British pictures take over British Maying time to the fullest extent ?|jiossible. It is fairly obvious, too, hey say, that if American pictures ,tay out — can be kept out, some put t — for any length of time, such Brit- JJjsh pix as are available will take jjver. | $4,000,000 on Rebuilding Studios | Bearing upon the long-range Brit- ish production plans, Wilson told parliament that to date $4,000,000 j,ias been spent on modernizing and ■ebuilding war-damaged studios, that p2,000,000 more is being spent at the Dresent time. When all studios are jperating, Wilson said, facilities ■should be available for making 75 features annually. (British exhibitors challenge this t— say that only 40 features actually y-nay be expected.) f Meanwhile, the British industry fSbnce again faces the threat of a Gov- ernment inquiry, Wilson telling Com- ilflmons that the Board of Trade was ^planning to investigate both distri- bution and exhibition of films throughout Great Britain and would Especially delve into current compe- ;ition and monopoly practices. The probe also will have a bearing on production, especially as it affects individual producers. m i|j The N. Y. Journal of Commerce %esterday quoted U. S. industry lead- nJers as viewing the Wilson speech in slCommons as "of little or no impor- tance" and as apparently "aimed to |bonfuse the British public as regards iffihe American industry's attitude." r* The story, in part, said: til "Main reason advanced for the punitive British action against the JAmerican industry has been the dol- Propose Ohla. TO Affiliate With MPF Oklahoma City — John Giffin Miami, Okla., chairman of the Okla- homa Theater Owners executive board, has been handed a proposal requesting action on affiliation with the Motion Picture Foundation, OTO President Morris Lowenstein said yes- terday. Lowenstein, Oklahoma City theater owner, said Giffin had not indicated when the group's board would take action on the proposal. HOLLYWOOD-VIDE YARD By RALPH WOE HOLLYWOOD CIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE has been signed by Transatlantic Pictures for a key role in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope" in current production for Warners release. ... if Jimmy Stewart and Joan Fontaine will co-star in "You Gotta Stay Happy," the Rampart Production for U-l release. A forthcoming Saturday Evening Post serial, it is slated to get under way in May. . . . if Bette Davis has her choice of three roles when she starts work at Warners again: "June Bride," "Ethan Frome" and "The African Queen." ... if Lewis Milestone's next production for Enterprise will be "Wild Calendar," from the novel by Libby Block. Originally scheduled for Ginger Rogers, she recently bowed out and no replacement has been named as yet. . . . • • • IIMMY WAKELY will sing one of his own compositions in his next Mono- gram western, "Melody Range." ... Eve Arden has jumped into "One Touch of Venus" at U-l replacing Dinah Shore. . . . if Metro is putting Sam Wood and Greer Garson together on one of three stories in the works: "The Saintly Miss Peters," "The Forsythe Saga" or the sequel to "Mrs. Miniver." . . . AFM Scores Inadequate Pix Employ of Musicians (Continued from Page 1) ment to a comparatively few musi- cians. During the year ended June 30, 1945, he said, the eight major motion picture studios offered only casual employment to 5,518 members of the AFM. These musicians, he testified, received total compensation of $5,- 572,344, or an average of $1,009.85 per musician for that year. Of these musicians only 239 received full-time employment as instrumentalists. Gill With Levin's Hotel Hollywood — Clifford Gill, formerly with 20th-Fox, is now "public rela- tions director for the new Biltmore Hotel, Palm Springs, which will be opened Feb. 10. Hotel, a $1,500,000 enterprise, is owned by Samuel H. Levin, San Francisco theater circuit operator. Would Tax Exempt Disabled Vets Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Servicemen and vet- erans who had been hospitalized would be exempted from paying the Federal admission tax, under a bill introduced by Representative Mitch- ell. lar exchange shortage in that coun- try. Other foreign countries, similarly situated, it is noted, have met this situation by partial blocking of reve- nues, and avoiding prohibitive tariff duties. A similar arrangement with Britain would meet the exchange problem and probably would be satis- factory to the American industry. "One reason for the British Govern- ment's cold war on American movies, according to industry circles, is the discontent with Socialism caused by depiction of better living conditions in non-Socialist America. Another reason is the hope that British movies can create increased demand for British industrial products." Syracuse U Losing Harvard to Gilbert Syracuse — Albert Gilbert, former operator of the Riviera, has taken lease on the Harvard, currently oper- ated by Syracuse University as show place for dramatic society produc- tions. Gilbert will open the house about Sept. 1, following installation of new sound, seats, etc. ASCAP May Go Along With Lewis Rate Bill (Continued from Page 1) free theater operators from payment of a "seat tax," requiring ASCAP to collect for the use of its members' music only from the producers using it. ASCAP would thus be saved a lot of headaches by making a deal with a score or so of producers; not with 18,000-odd exhibitors. (BMI does not charge exhibitors a license fee for its music, but makes arrangements with the studios in- stead.) Dopesters opine that near the top of ASCAP's agenda for its next meeting is the question whether the Society should go along with the Lewis measure which, incidentally, is endorsed by Allied and other ex- hibitor groups. Should ASCAP move for amend- ments to the Copyright Law, it's a better-than-even bet that the royalty collection agency will also strive for a law to make jukebox users fork over royalties on their earnings. "Outside" Feature (UA) Going Into the Warner (Continued from Page 1) Happen," released by UA. The star studded film opens at the Warner on the morning of Feb. 3, with custom- ary admission prices. M-G-M TRADE SHOW "PICCADILLY INCIDENT JJ NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TERRITORIES ONLY TUESDAY, JANUARY 27 9:30 A. M. M-G-M SCREEN ROOM 630 NINTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY Building Remodeling PAGE 6 NEW YORK, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1948 * + + NTS Calls Branch Heads to N. Y. Meet Walter E. Green, president of Na- tional Theater Supply, will convene a meeting of the company's branch managers at the Park Central Ho- tel here on Feb. 2-5, it was an- nounced yester- day. Although fre- quent district meetings have been held through- 6ut the country, this is the first general meeting of the company's branch heads since February 1941. All sessions will be attended bKttN exclusively by branch and general office executives. The theme of the meeting will be "General Sales Plans and Policies for 1948" and the agenda will include visits to the International Projector Corp.'s plant at Bloomfield, N. J. and General Precision Laboratories at Pleasantville. Theater Sign Men Attend Convention in Chicago Chicago — National Electric Sign Association's convention is under way at the Stevens Hotel. Wagner, Adler, Sylvania Electric, Inc., Gen- eral Electric and Corning Glass are among exhibitors. Many theater sign men are here. Bean Back to Capitol Lakota, N. D.— Arthur C. Bean, who sold the Capitol to J. C. Halvor- son last December, is again operat- ing it. THb bIKUNt? bLtLIKIl LUKK 87 City Park Ave. Toledo 2,Ohio What to Do . . . "WHEN BUSINESS IS BAD" -By GEORGE FHNBERG = President of Dazian's, Inc. * I S your business bad? Andrew Carnegie once said, "The time ro improve your factory ' is when business is bad." Your factory is your theater. Does your theater need a face-lifting? Give it a close look, now! We have noticed that many theaters which put on a bold, glittering and glamorous front are woefully neglected inside. This neglect is based on the old-fashioned, out- moded theory that because it is "dark" inside a motion picture theater, the theater can be left in any condition. Often we are about to go to a neighborhood theater and our friends say, "Let's go to the X Theater, because the Y Theater is so shabby." VA/ORNOUT or out of date curtains, drapes, decorations, etc. kill good cheer and are ™» uninviting and kill business. Colorful drapes, attractive curtains and the like help business. The investment is a practical one. Let me give you a specific case. A few months ago we supplied fabrics for the revamping of a small theater. A few days ago, the ex- hibitor came in and said, "1 think we must give much of the credit for our increase in business to the job Dazian's did re-decorating our theater. We haven't had any better pictures, but we have had many comments from our patrons about the 'new look' you gave us." I told that story to another exhibitor. He said, "That may be true, but we can't afford it." I told him, "You cannot afford not to listen to Carnegie's advice." Study the place of fabrics in the coming year in your theater. It is the difference between profit and loss. * Dazians will shortly celebrate its 106th anniversary. It is one of America's leading fabric houses with branches in New York, Boston, Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles. New Hand Drier Models For Theaters Marketed Allatex Ups Production Of Theater Seat Cushions A new post-war line of hand drier models has been introduced by the Chicago Hardware Foundry Co. to suit every need from small to very large. With a great many theaters taking advantage of this convenience which does away with paper towels in rest rooms, the company has pro- vided several models which require no structural changes. The line in- cludes both pedestal and wall mount- ed models finished in porcelain enam- el. There is a choice of foot pedal or hand operating switch, and all parts are accessible for cleaning through easy removal of lid. Katzenbach and Warren Introduce 'Straw Square' A sculptured plastic called "Straw Square," having a linoleum-like con- sistency and giving a textural effect, has been brought out by Katzenbach & Warren, New York, wallpaper manufacturers. Obtainable in 16- yard rolls of approximately 19-foot width, the natural color is off-white but can be surfaced with any wall paint or, in new buildings, used with- out a finishing coat of plaster. The Allatex Foam Rubber Prod- ucts Co., manufacturers of latex foam rubber items, are increasing production of theater seat cushions. The Allatex molded unit eliminates the need for springs, cotton, felt and other stuffing, it is pointed out, while constant free circulation of air in the latex cells prevents the material from trapping heat. No normal hard usage will do any damage to the clean-cut, trim lines, it is said. Allatex products are vermin-proof, moth-proof, mildew-proof and mois- ture-proof and are anti-allergic. The Allatex company is now lo- cated in its new factory, 937 Home St., New York 59. Horace Shock Fops Lima Speakers Firm Lima, O. — Horace Shock, Drive Theater circuit owner, has incor rated Lima Speakers, Inc., to mai facture new speaker for which claims a wider sound range in b' upper and lower registers, a syst/;e for changing a speaker without t| ing apart the junction box or disruV/6 ing the sound of the other spea attached to the same post, a rv:; proof polished cast aluminum c struction, with the handle and 1, cast in one piece. The speaker is n . in production in a recently acqui plant located on the outskirts | Lima. T. M. Campbell has resigned RCA field engineer to join Li, as engineer in charge of producti J. Stewart Cangney, manager of Broadvue Theater, Cleveland, for past seven years, and for 20 ye previously, connected with distri tion and exhibition of motion m tures, is in charge of sales, public and advertising. Du Pont's Presidency To Crawford Greenewal . Coinometer Corp. Offers New Change Makers Line Available for either right or left hand coin delivery, a new line of change makers has been brought out by the Coinometer Corp. of Chicago. Of similar basic design and construc- tion, each model embodies legible key buttons, counter-level keyboards, eight-tube coin trays for convenient storing and finger tip control. Wilmington, Del. — Crawford .... Greenewalt this week became 10th president of E. I. du Pont_ Nemours & Co., while Walter S. Cr' penter, Jr., was elected chairman1 the board. Carpenter's resignaw as president, and his designation111 chairman of the board, followed retirement of Lammot du Pont fi the latter post. ^ Walter J. Beadle resigned treasurer and was succeeded by TjJ Davis, formerly first ass't treasu Cozy to Gallichio Colfax, Wis. — New owner of Cozy is Bernard Gallichio, bought it from G. H. Johnson. -#$»fi s«s BQfcRJ * ^ WAGNE CHANGEABLE LETTE EFFECTIVE SHOW SELLING TOaytten Siq*t S&wice, 7 ■ day, January 23, 1948 3fc EQUIPMENT NEWS sw Altec Sound jsrvicing Contracts ^•ound Servicing agreements have n signed by Altec Service with ABOUT THE TRADE Elect Nesbilt Prexy Of Coated Fabrics following theater Georgia — Gem, Strand, Covington; rterdale, Porterdale; Knox, War- 5 ton. )hio — Findlay, National, Imperial. I ' anAnEelenews, American, Cincin- i; UP' Rialt0' ^ecca, McCook. :tor^©ayton; Plaza, Miamisburg, t lisle, New Carlisle; Sharon, Sha- iville; Shreve, Shreve; Steuben- e, Steubenville; Palace. Lancas- H; Capitol, Mt. Gilead; Southern. rjjrinox, Springfield; Wilmar. Linden. :Z:\v. Royal, Uptown, Columbus: veil, Mayflower, Troy. 'iedemann Heads vedish WE Subsidiary 1 Stephen Wiedemann has been ap- ;,:'nted managing director of the J edish Western Electric Co., Aktie- xag, according to an announcement - de in New York by the Westrex ; lp. With headquarters in Stock- ,m, he will supervise the com- ' 'iy's activities in distribution of ytion picture and other electronic xiipment and theater seiwicing in eden, Norway, and Finland. .Wiedemann was formerly manager '.' the South African branch of the T>stern Electric Co. (Near East I. | recent months he has been in New " rk conferring with Westrex offi- 1s. He is enroute to Stockholm on i S. S. Drottningholm. O.S. Cinema Supply jases New Building ^rhe S. O. S. Cinema Supply Co. ^s leased the two-story and pent- ose building at 605-07 W. 51st St.. ^nning through to 602-04 W. 52nd . from the Gotfried Baking Co. j own With Capitol ;jLouis A. Brown, long connected ] j-th the supply business in the met- 1 Dolitan area has been appointed - .es rep. for Capitol Motion Picture ! pply Corp., distributors of RCA _d Brenkert equipment. IRVING GROMBACHER has been named ' president of Royal Metal Manufacturing Co., Chicago, succeeding Joseph K. Solo- mon, who is now general manager. The company manufactures metal foyer and lounge furniture. ... • The many chem- ical processes and careful control necessary to make photographic film are told simply and graphically in a color page prepared by the Armstrong Cork Co., Lancaster, Pa., in cooperation with the National Association of Photographic Manufacturers, now appear- ing in the Saturday Evening Post. CRSIE WALTERS, Sortb Baltimore, *■■ O., who operates the Sylvan in Syl- vahia, has purchased new booth and sound equipment for the modern house, which includes Century Projectors and soundheads, Master Century Sound system, Altec-Lansing Speakers, Koll- morgen lenses, and Strong lamps, pur- chased from the Theater Equipment Co., Toledo. ... • Extensive remod- eling is under way at the Boulevard Theater, Baltimore, including a new front, glass doors and a new marquee. . . . • Coast Visual Education Co., Hollywood, recently completed deliv- ery of 323 Victor Lite-Weight sound motion picture projectors to the Los Angeles School System. • • A COMPLETELY new line of custom- ized" reciprocating compressors, rang- ing from five to 103 horsepower, is an- nounced by Carrier Corp. The new ma- chines, designed for either air conditioning or low temperature duties, operate at higher speeds and are about half the size and weight of their predecessors, according to Carrier officials. The compressors are so constructed that they can be assembled in more than 1,000 different combinations. • O PROMOTION of four Eastman Kodak sales executives is announced by James E. McGhee, vice-president and general sales manager. Frank L. An- drews becomes general manager of the Sensitized Goods Sales division: ap- pointed as his divisional managers in the following positions are: J. Winton Lemen, manager of the Professional Film Sales division; Frank F. Ober- koetter, manager of the Professional Color Sales division, and Kendrick O. Richardson, manager of the Profes- sional Paper and Photofinishing sales division. • • /"NNE SIMPLEX, of Syracuse, Motion Pic- ^"■' ture Engineering Corp. and the Askania Regulator Co.. subsidiaries of the Ampro, have moved into that company's new Chi- cago plant at 240 East Ontario Street. The main plant of Ampro remains at 2835 N. Western Ave. ... • There has been an Illinois corporation formed for the Motion Picture Engineering Corp. with George R. Brownell, Robert E. Walsh and Jesse G. Hodges being listed as incorporators of the company. ... • Sound servicing agree- ments have been signed by Altec Service with the following Ohio theaters: American, State. E. Liverpool; Old Trail, St. Clairville; Park, Uptown, Main, Fairview, Cincinnati; Plaza, Norwood; New Colony, Gallipolis, Gallipolis; Norwood, Norwood. INSTALLATION of two high-speed ' passenger elevators in the new 4 W . 58th St. building has been started by the Otis Elevator Co. The 14-story and two-basement theater and office build- ing is being erected by the Diesel Con- struction Co., Inc., 2 Park Ave., with completion scheduled in May. Occu- pants will include Pathe Cinema. • • A MONG the new machines of exhibitor *» interest introduced this week at the Chicago Coin Machine Show were coin- operated television machines, improved as- pirin vendors selling three for five cents; a refrigerated ice cream bar machine, a new soup vendor which delivers a choice of warm soups for 10 cents, and a new athletic scale which, for one penny, not only tells your weight but also reveals how well de- veloped your muscles are by means of a device which is an integral part of the scale. Columbus, O. — Hugh E. Nesbitt. formerly vice-president, has been elected president of the Columbus Coated Fabrics Corp., succeeding the late O. C. Altmaier. He has been with the firm since 1914 and served as vice-president since 1917. Gottlieb Host as New Canadian Studio Bows Toronto — Canada's most modern film studio and laboratory had its formal introduction when plant on Lake Shore Boulevard, west of To- ronto, of Audio Pictures, Ltd., and Dominion Film Laboratory, Ltd., was visited by scores of film execu- tives from both sides of the border. Host for the occasion was president Arthur Gottlieb. Completely fitted structure has more than 20,000 square feet of space, with large sound stage and rows of processing and printing machines. Metzger Builds in Winner Winner, S. D. — A second theater for this town is under construction by R. C. Metzger, who operates the Ritz. It will seat about 350. NEW- MODERH— UP-TO-DATE Lighting and Camera Equipment EASTERN PRODUCTION Charles Ross, Inc. 333 W. 52nd St. New York City "SMS "Theatre in a Suitcase" Projector, amplifier, speaker and screen — all-in-one, small, compact case weighing less than 31 lbs. Highest quality 16 mm. sound projector in the lowest price field — rlie new postwar-engineered DeVry "BANTAM" is a truly champion performer. Brilliant 750-1000 watt illumination, thrillingly life-like sound! Has BIG projector features which make DeVry equipment "wanted most by most people!" Today's greatest 16mm. buy at ONLY S325.00. ^Ht^- DfVRY CORPORATION, 1111 ARMITAGE AVE., CHICAGO 14, U.S.A. m>f JOIN THE MARCH OF DIMES— JANUARY 15-30. FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS. Friday, January 23, 194J Youngstein Off E-L AMPA's Next Prexy (Continued from Page 1) tantamount to election and Young- stein will be joined in office by David Blum, Loew's International ad-pub- licity director, in the vice-presiden- tial post; Harry McWilliams, Colum- bia exploitation head, as treasurer, and Evelyn Koleman, Republic pub- licity director, as secretary. Board of directors nominees in- clude Charles A. Alicoate, Ray Gal- lagher, Vincent Trotta, "Hap" Had- ley and Blanche Livingstone. Formal election will take place next month. Permissive Tax Repealer Introduced at Albany Albany — Orlo M. Brees, Republi- can, of Broome County, has intro- duced a bill to repeal the provision enabling counties and municipalities to impose specified types of taxes for school and municipal purposes. This law, passed in 1947 as a part of Governor Dewey's program, author- izes imposition, among other things, of a tax on . admissions. A second bill would require a referendum on local laws imposing special taxes before such local law would be ef- fective. Paula Seligman's Offices Paula Seligman, formerly head of Republic's Eastern story idea divi- sion, and previously with Paramount, announces the establishment of her own publicity-advertising and public relations offices at 35 W. 81 St. Schine to Test Foreign Pix Cleveland — Schine Circuit will test foreign films in its Cort Theater, Athens, home of Ohio University. In a pact with Realart Pictures, house has booked "Open City," "Carmen," "The King's Jester" and "Mayer- ling." AVC to Show "Verdoux" Charles Chaplin's "Monsieur Ver- doux" will receive a special showing tomorrow night under the sponsor- ship of the American Veterans Com- mittee's N. Y. Area Council as a "protest against censorship of the arts." Open to the public, the show- ing will take place at 8:45 in the Central High School of the Needle Trades. Britain Spent $26,800 Weekly on V. S. Stars London (By Cable) — Salaries paid U. S. players appearing in British pictures averaged $26,800 weekly in the six months to last November, Sir Stafford Cripps, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in a written reply to a parliamentary question. Total amount sent to the U. S. for Amer- ican film star salaries was $696,000 in the six months. Reeling Bound - - - THE WASHINGTON SCENE (Continued from Page 1) 1945, the first full year with the new rate in; effect, the total zoomed to 357.5 and kept on going. In 1946 it hit 415.3 and fiscal 1947 456.2. The 1947 figure is just better than six and one half times the 71 million dollars reported for 1941. • • IN the same report we find that receipts from all sources — except income and ' excess profits levies — went in the same period from $4.8 billion to only $15.4 billion. The latter fisure is only about three and one quarter the 1941 figure — which means that the yield from the admissions levy has grown just about twice as fast as the average of all other excise taxes and other revenue sources for the Federal Government. • • DUT if there is a brighter side of the picture, it may be in comparing the *^ above facts wi;h the situation in France. The Department of Commerce reports that taxes paid by theaters there in 1945-46 totaled 2,350,000,000 francs — about 30 per cent of gross theater receipts. In more detail, Paris theaters took in 1,105,800,000 francs in the last three months of 1946. Taxes and authors' royalties (1.8 per cent) accounted for 446,728,000 francs — more than 40 per cent of the total. French exhibs pay a 12 per cent excise (17 per cent until last March) if they gross better than 50,000 francs weekly. If not, they pay 3.5 per cent. They pay a Federal transaction tax of one per cent, a local transaction tax which may be anything from 1.5 to 10 per cent, a stamp tax amounting to 10 francs per 50,000 francs and a levy on gross receipts for which four sets of rates have been set. Each municipality decrees its own schedules — most of them imposing the higher schedules. • • THESE rates call for from two to 26 per cent of the gross, dependent upon the amount of business done by the theater. The lower schedules range from two to 18 per cent, but most French exhibs doing up to 15,000 francs weekly pay eight or 10 per cent. Rates for those doing up to 50,000 francs are 13 or 16 per cent, while up to 120,000 francs the rates are 18 or 22 per cent. For theaters grossing better than 120,000 francs, the rates are 22 or 26 per cent. RKO's Chicago Plan IsDay-and-DateWk. (Continued from Page 1) If successful, other RKO releases will be handled on the same basis in this area. Theaters participating include the Granada, Maryland, Terminal, Park Ridge, Valencia, Senate, State, Bal- timore, Century, Rio, Tiffin, Capitol, and McVickers. Jackson Park Thea- ter is said to have waived the film. Texas Theater Owners To Hear Gamble, Coyne Dallas— Ted R. Gamble, TOA pres- ident, and Robert W. Coyne, execu- tive director, are both scheduled to address the open convention of the Texas Theater Owners in the Adolphus Hotel here Feb. 3-4. Henry Reeve, TTO president, will preside over the meetings at which discussions will be held concerning ASCAP, taxes, 16 mm competition and the possible implications of the forthcoming U. S. Supreme Court decision in the industry anti-trust suit. Wallace Munro Dies Wallace Munro, 84, veteran the- atrical press agent, died yesterday after a year's illness. Munro had been active in the entertainment field for 50 years and had come into contact with many stars and stage presen- tations. Mass. Censor Bill Hearing On Feb. 4 (Continued from Page 1) motion pictures in the state will be heard before the State Administra- tion Committee. On Feb. 9 at 11 a.m., in room 249, Bill 189 will be heard before the Committee on Legal Af- fairs. Latter concerns the refusal of admission or wrongful ejection from a theater of a patron by the manage- ment. U r Allen-Burkett to Again Use Ansco Color Process West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Irving Allen and James S. Burkett will use Ansco color to film "White Devils," to be released through Monogram. Pro- ducers used the process for "Climb- ing the Matterhorn" and "16 Fath- oms Deep," latter the first feature to be filmed in Ansco color. Goldwyn Seeks Studio Settlement West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Samuel Goldwyn's Formosa Corp. filed suit in Superior Court against Mary Pickford and Lady Sylvia Stanley, widow of Doug- las Fairbanks, Sr., asking the court to partition the old United Artists Studio property or order its sale with proceeds to be divided among the owners, including Goldwyn. Contro- versy over disposition of the prop- erty has existed for some time. Johnston Charges U.K Doing the 'Squeezing (Continued from Page 1) about a 'squeeze' but he is in erro in saying who is doing the squeezing Through this confiscatory tax, th British Government is squeezin American films out of Britain be cause American companies could opi erate in Britain only at a heavy loss. ] The MPEA-MPAA head ^Tnes] "misleading" British stateme?^1 ;ha ' the choice is between food dt film for Britain. "Actually," Johnston asserted "the choice is between this prohibiJ tive tax and a workable alternative Britain's expenditure for Americaij films is a tiny percentage of its tota* import costs." Johnston's strong statement waif- given added significance in the Ugh-' of the coming emergency meeting o top industry executives on Jan. 29 Asserting that "nothing is to bdH gained by trans-Atlantic controJi;: versy," Johnston insisted, however-1 that "we can't permit to go unchal lenged the statement that we haven'i offered alternative plans. We have.' "The sensible way to reach a settlement," he said, "is for both sides to sit down together and work out an alternative which will enable Britain to conserve dollars and the American indus- try to do business on a fair basis. On our part, the door re- mains wide open to working out an alternative." ASCAP to Ask ReargumenlJ In Washington Setback (Continued from Page 1) ciety's general counsel, Louis D j Frohlich yesterday told The Filn Daily. The West Coast Court had ruled ' that ASCAP had not complied witr a provision of the 1937 law which re-" quires the filing of a list of copy- righted works before an organizatior such as ASCAP can expect to dc, business in the State of Washington OH The Court had pointed out thai I J ASCAP had listed works that were ; in the public domain. ASCAP will probably indicate ! among other arguments, that a new"' arrangement of musical work in the : public domain can be copyrighted. STORKS Santa Monica — Ork leader Kay Kyser became a pappy again when his wife Georgia Carroll presentee him with a seven pound 12 ounce daughter. Another child, Kimberly Ann is 20 months old. Miss Carroll used to sing in her husband's band. Hollywood — With the arrival of a nine-pound girl, the John Farrows now have a family of three boys and three girls. Dad is a director; mother is actress Maureen O'Sullivan. fr THE Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought I The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old FDAILY 'OL. 93, NO. 17 NEW YORK, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1948 TEN CENTS FftREIGfl PIC REVEnUES TO TOP $100,000,000 United Artists Turns Down Rank Odeon Oiler detaining 25% Interest in T. K. Circuit, Says Kelly; J few Brit. Producing Plan United Artists has turned down I foposals by J. Arthur Rank to ac- .uire its minority interest of 25 per int in Odeon Theaters of Britain, it . as disclosed here Friday by Arthur j '. Kelly, executive vice-president, pon his return from an extended ondon visit. Since a British company cannot :>rrow against American securities, wording to Parliament's Exchange ontrol Act, Kelly brought back a (Continued on Page 7) 3,850,000 Credit ,1 Set by Monogram Vest Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Announced production I -ograms of Monogram and Allied ^rtists will be financed by a new "le-year revolving bank credit of ,ji, 850, 000, Steve Broidy, Monogram -■esident, and George D. Burrows, .'j:ecutive vice-president and treasur- Editorial Eventually, Why Not Now? if Scotch were films - By CHESTER B. BAHN = Compares with $138,000,000 For 1946; Remittances This Year to Reflect Biz Blows LIAROLD WILSON, president of the Board of Trade, was saying once again in Parliament ■■ the other day that Britain stands by the import duty on American-produced motion pictures, a mere matter, you will recall, of a 75 per cent help-ourselves by His Majesty's Labor Government. At the same time Wilson, who succeeded to the post when Sir Stafford Cripps physically if not otherwise vacated it to become Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated that the Government was prepared to make "any reasonable" arrangement permitting extra earnings by Hollywood films to be taken out of his tight little isle to the extent that British films earned here. The latter had been noised about in industry circles in London and on this side for some time, but Wilson's blessing was the first "official" presentation of the offer — for such it was and is. Wilson also had something to say about a suspected "squeeze" play by American distributors and more about the Labor Government's belief that the American industry in (Continued on Page 8i Film Magazines Form 30% Production Cost Research Association Cut Held Possible announced Friday. Credit was (Continued on Page 6) Harrison Sees 400% Hike Jk Techni Prod, by Spring . With expansion at a snail's pace, "echnicolor, Ltd. will still be able to lifer increased facilities in Britain, "" ported Kay Harrison, managing rector of the British corporation, V.st Friday upon his arrival here 1'ioard the Queen Elizabeth. I Technicolor will be able to accom- (Continued on Page 7) Association of Screen Magazine Publishers, Inc., has been formed here to study the common advertis- ing problems of screen magazine publishers and motion picture com- panies, and to promote their mutual interests. Group plans to issue mar- (Continued on Page 8) Hollywood, faced with an acute economic problem as a result of the British tax situation and a falling off of attendance from the abnormal war-time high, can reduce production costs some 30 per cent through a closer coordination of the work of (Continued on Page 6) Skouras Invites TOA's Board to Meet on Coast 10 More "Brotherhood' Territorial Chairmen Skouras to Head N. Y. Appeal for Children Spyros P. Skouras president of 20rh-Fox. will serve as New York City chairman of the American Overseas Aid-United Nations Appeal for Children, it is announced by Lee Marshall, national chairman of the drive. Daniel Wooley is vice-chair- man of the New York campaign, with Bayard M. Hedrick, director. Na- tional goal of the campaign is $60,- 000,000. Charles P. Skouras, National The- Ten more territorial chairmen have aters president, has invited the TOA been added to Harry Brandt's exhibi- board of directors to hold their next tor committee working on behalf of meeting in Los Angeles, it was re- American Brotherhood Week spon- vealed at the weekend. j sored by the National Conference of Skouras' invitation was the subject Christians and Jews. The new list of (Continued on Page 5) (Continued on Page 5) Sees U. K. Pix Nationalized May Come Within Year, Mankiewicz View Crouch Named Cleveland Division Mgr. for Loew's The appointment of Orville Crouch as division manager of Loew's Cleve- land Theaters was announced by Jo- seph R. Vogrel at the weekend. Charles Raymond, presently han- dling the Cleveland division, is being transferred to Washington where he I will assist Carter Barron. Some form of nationalization of the British film industry is in the offing within the year, predicted Jo- seph Mankiewicz, 20th-Fox director, who returned last Friday aboard the Queen Elizabeth after spending six ! months in England directing "Es- . cape," based on the Galsworthy play. Unless more "imagination and mu- tual trust" is shown by the American industry, the British Government (Continued on Page 6) Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The American mo- tion picture industry will close its international books for 1947 with revenues remitted estimated to top 8100,000,000 as against the $138,000,- 000 received from overseas in 1946. For 1948, however, the present out- look is dim and, barring a break in the Anglo-American tax situation fairly early in the new year, the (Continued on Page 8i Seek Exhib. Reaction To M-G-M Chi. Plan M-G-M's new sales plan for Chi- cago is in the final stages of comple- tion and will probably be discussed with exhibitors in that area before being placed into operation. Chief obstacle in the way of the program's finalization is reported to (Continued on Page 8> $1.80 Top Price Fixed For Enterprise's "Arch" Enterprise's "Arch of Triumph" will have a §1.80 top when it goes into the country's theaters on its ad- vanced price, non-roadshow policy shortly, it was said Friday by George J. Schaefer, vice-president in charge of distribution. New York premiere of the picture is still to be set. MPEA-MPAA Parley Set t'p For Tomorroic Washinaton Bur., THE FILM DAILY Washington — MPEA-MPAA Pres- ident Eric Johnston on Friday ad- vanced the date of the emergency meeting of the MPEA board of direc- tors to tomorrow. Previously, the com'ab on the critical foreign situa- tion was scheduled for Wednesday. Johnston also revealed that the day- long meeting will combine the MPEA executive committee and the MPEA board of directors into one group. Fayette Allport, London chief, and Frank McCarthy, Paris head, will arrive in New York today. 0*\ DAILY Monday, January 26, 194! Vol. 93, No. 17 Mon., Jan. 26, 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one yearj 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118. 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. Phone: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older. Chief Manning Clagett 6417 Dahlonega Rd. 2122 Decatur PI., NW Phone: Wisconsin 3271 Phone: Hobart 7627 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Brlargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Film Renter. 127-133 Wardour St., VV. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Vtrtudes 214. BOMBAY — Ram L. Oogtay. Kitab Mahal, Kin Hornby Rd.. Fort. Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Saffar. Filmafrlc. 8 Rue CharraB. MONTREAL— Ray Carmirhael. Room 9. 464 Francit Xavler St. VANCOUVER rack Droy, 411 Lyrii Theater Bids. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Mnxon Ave., Punchbowl. N. S. Phone, UY 2110. BRUS- SELS— Jean Pierre Meys, 110 Rue des Paquerettes COPENHAGEN— John Llndberj, Jernbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen -Van Loese. ROME — John Perdlcarl, Via Ludovisi 16. Phone, 42758. Detroit Censor Resigns To Join Michigan Allied Detroit — Inspector Charles W. Snyder, head of the police censor- ship bureau for the past several years, has resigned from the police department and will join Allied The- aters of Michigan as public relations director, a new post. Resignation is effective in 30 days. Snyder's Allied duties will consist primarily in representing the indus- try in liaison with club and civic groups of the state, and similar con- tacts. Speculation along Film Row indicates the possibility that Snyder might take on some of the wider duties which have been handled in the past by Jack Stewart, who re- signed as general manager of Allied, effective in May. nnunciiL ; (fan. 23) - NEW YORK STOCK MARKET High Low Am. Seat 17l/4 17'/4 Bell & Howell 20% 20 Columbia Picts. vtc. 11 Vi 11 '/8 Columbia Picts. pfd 66 66 East. Kodak 40% 40Vi Gen. Prec. Eq 15 14% Loew's, Inc 163/8 16 Paramount 19^4 19 RKO 8% 8 Republic Pict 3% 3% 20th Century-Fox ... 193/& 19 20th Cent.-Fox. pfd.. 34 Vz 34 Vi Universal Pict 12% 12% Universal Pict. pfd.. . 60 59% Warner Bros 11% 11% NEW YORK CURB MARK RKO 2 1 % Sonotone Corp 3% 3% Technicolor 12 12 Trans-Lux 5% 5% OVER THE COUNTER Close 17% 20 11% 66 40% 14% 16% 19% 8 3% 19% 34% 12% 59% 11% ET j% 5% Cinecolor Asked 5% 400 Attend VC Installation Chicago — Four hundred attended dinner and installation of new officers headed by Walter Immerman, B & K general manager as Variety Club Chief Barker, at Sheraton Hotel last Friday night. WRITE US FOR BOOKING DATES OR STATE AND WORLD RIGHTS Eureka Productions Inc. 165 W. 46th St. Starring HEDY LAMARR N. Y. City EcsTasi Protestant Council Award To M-G-M's "Yearling" First annual Picture of the Year award of the Protestant Motion Pic- ture Council will be presented to- morrow to M-G-M for "The Year- ling." A bronze plaque will be pre- sented by Mrs. Jesse M. Bader, PMPC chairman, and accepted by J. Robert Rubin, vice-president and counsel of Loew's, at a luncheon in the Le Perroquet Room of the Wal- dorf-Astoria. Eric A. Johnston, MPAA presi- dent, will be the principal speaker at the luncheon meeting, with Dr. Dan- iel A. Poling, editor of Christian Herald, presiding. IV© Argument Plattsmourh, Neb. — When G. G. Griffith claims that the theater offers just about the best and most inex- pensive form of entertainment here, he gets little argument. In the 14 years he has owned the Cass Theater, he hasn't once hiked admission prices. First Films for Falmouth Falmouth, Me. — This town gets its first film theater when Louis Score of Portland takes over the Town Hall Feb. 1. House seats about 250. "Bambi" As Easter Film In 4 Paris First Runs Paris (By Air Mail)— RKO plar to release Disney's "Bambi" at Ea ter, playing simultaneously in th| four largest film theaters in Pari the Marignan, Marivaux, Rex an Gaumont Palace. Para, to Pay Common Div. Paramount's board, meeting Fr day, declared the regular quarterl dividend of 50 cents on the commoi payable March 24 to stockhpsi'^s c record on March 4. *Kf(i Griffiths to Paris to Explore Gov't Proposal David E. Griffiths, vice-president of Producers Representative Int'l, with headquarters in London, will leave for Brussels and Paris on Jan. 30 to determine how independent producers can obtain the greatest benefits under the French Govern- ment's proposal to release $11,000,- 000 in frozen American film funds. Griffiths has also been authorized by Irving Lesser and Seymour Poe, president and treasurer, respectively, of PR International, to survey the activities of the French studios with a view of negotiating for the Ameri- can distribution rights of the more outstanding French films. Motion Denied to Dismiss Fifth & Walnut Action Federal Judge Sylvester J. Ryan on Friday denied a motion to dismiss the Fifth & Walnut Corp. $2,100,000 anti-trust suit, on the ground that it might better be tried in Louisville. Motion was brought by the 11 de- fendants, the eight majors, Marcus Loew Booking Agency, United Art- ists Theaters and Republic, who ar- gued that the suit should be dis- missed without prejudice on the ground that a fairer determination of issues would be had at greater convenience to court, all parties and witnesses concerned, if the action were brought in Louisville, site of Fifth & Walnut's National Theater. NEW YORK THEATERS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL - Rockefeller Center Gregory Ann Charles PECK TODD LAUGHTON Charles COBURN Ethel BARRYMORE and Louis JOURDAN and VALLI in David O. Selznick's production of Hitchcock-s "THE PARADINE CASE" SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION BURT LANCASTER rHn/SSi^y ■. HAL WALLIS' „,„*«.*, iWALK S FORREST WRYWW PALACE JOHN WAYNE • LARAINE DAY. 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Ai I UK 45th St. *&:. -2s& w ARDEN OF tBE^ H THE/ Opens 10:30am -LATE MIDNIGHT FILM" B'way at 51 OPENS 9 AM late film at nidi ■STA6E SHOW 10:30PM B'WAY AT 47th , BOGART TREASUREof SIERRAMA0RJBI HUSTON- HOLT-BENNETT IN PERSON LIONEL HAMPTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA, I RED and CURLEV Fight Cancer GIVE to the Damon Runyon Fund OFRCEJUJSHCRAM To ALL DEPARTMENTS Oradweil Sears Jan. 23. ™iB t. terrific oast and credits for new Bogeaus picture a m. new o"b v^vnffioe name Action to tremendous fcoxofrice in addition ^ it is the funniest picture UA **• values, it is ever handled, GS.vp I BENEDICT BOGEAUS H/WM JAMES '*••••• WCTOfi MOORE. f«D MacMURRM ""•••• mow oaiMBfo, - tw ■ and * . Advert, °0r°*y Ford R , FraT< Moran . .' _' *** Ca/dvve// fcreenp/ay by M/ZPFA/rr „, ' * av'd Whorf C ■ • m^^^^mmJ •.■■■,». ;-« * BEN£0(CT 60 " , """* * *»* 0&™'^MRCH06ottt 25, '"•-.. ' ' 25% • • . . ' ' • 25% ''s,'ng Bifflng " • • 35% * ioo% 100% • 100% • 100% • 100% • 100% 100% 100% 100% 75% 35% — — »:z£' Andy Smith to Coast; New Branch Chiefs Prior to leaving for the Coast at the weekend, Andy W. Smith, Jr., 20th-Fox sales chief, disclosed a number of shifts and replacements in the company's exchanges. Ben Reingold, St. Louis exchange man- ager has retired and will be replaced by Gordon Halloran of Des Moines. Due to the illness of J. J. Grady, River District manager, who has been given indeterminate sick leave, the territory comprising Cincinnati, Cleveland and Indianapolis will re- port to Howard Minsky, Mid-East division manager. Ralph Pielow, Jr., Boston salesman, will fill the Des Moines post vacated by Halloran. Smith will confer on the Coast with Charles P. Skouras, Fox West Coast prexy. He was accompanied by Frank Carroll of the home office distribution department. Jack Sichelman, 63, Dies; With 20th-Fox 30 Years Funeral services for Jack Sichel- man, 63, who died Friday, were held yesterday at Riverside Memorial Chapel. Sichelman was assistant to Clarence Hill, 20th-Fox manager of branch operations. He was with the company for 30 years. Internment was in Beth David Cemetery, El- mont, L. I. Sichelman is survived by his wife, Rose, and three sons. Metro to Test Three Pix in Loew Theaters Metro will hold a number of test engagements on three pictures to be released shortly. "Tenth Avenue Angel" will be the first tested with Loew dates already set for Feb. 12 in Reading and Har- risburg. "Three Daring Daughters," in Technicolor, will have pre-release openings Feb. 19 in Loew theaters in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Boston, To- ledo and New Orleans. Other dates are scheduled to be set soon. "Alias a Gentleman" will be tried out ahead of general release in Nor- folk and Richmond Loew theaters, starting Feb. 26. Solo Heads Pacific SMPE West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Sidney Solo, of Con- solidated Film, was named chairman of the SMPE's Pacific Coast section, succeeding Wallace V. Wolff. Send (Birthday, Qreeting,3 U< Jan. 26 Abe Meyer Joan Leslie Norman Burnstine Ralph R. Martin Carol Ann Scheidegger Anne Jeffreys Monday, January 26, 194 Monday Morning Report • • • LOOK FOR AT LEAST SOME of the majors to make deals for Danish distibution via indies active in that market Deals would cover pictures not handled there by the majors on their own Ob- ject: More revenue than is permitted by the new Danish agreement. . . . • Reason why Paramount's Jim Perkins was accompanied by his auto when he arrived from London the other day is the inability to obtain gas in Britain for its use So Jim and the Missus used it to drive to Hollywood. ... • Queried by Phil M. whether "Paisa" will play the Ria'to. Arthur Mayer replied: "I can't make a deal with myself." Seems that Joseph Burstyn. his partner in foreign film distribution. wants a higher rental on the top-notch Italian import than Mayer is pre- pared to give. ... • He e's the way Broadway legit, biz sizes up to lames F. Reilly. executive director of the League of New York Theaters: 'Business has gone from abnormally good to slightly above normal." ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • J. EICHARD KENNEDY, lunching at Dinty Moore's Friday, observed to Phil M that he was by way of marking an anniversary It was, he explained, just two years and four months ago to a day that he had embarked upon "To the Ends of the Earth" You gather that plenty of sweat went into the script of that forthcoming Columbia re- lease— Kennedy confesses he re-wrote one scene just, 45 times Releasing deal of Kennedy-Buchman Prods, with Columbia calls for only that pic It gives Kennedy $100,000 for the story, 25 per cent of the profits and, of course, his own indie setup, to be perpetuated with the making, next, of "Beyond These Gates" Latter sizes up as a distinctly different kind of prison pic Thru a tieup (for four years) with the American Prison Association, it will be largely shot "on loca- tion" in the nation's prisons And Kennedy promises it will show genuine sadism, which he distinguishes from physical brutality. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • MEMO TO ROBERT R. YOUNG: Read your C & O Memo No. 2 to the New York Central with special interest But, Bob, if you think the plight of the NYC commuter is sad, you should read the PSC testimony on the LI. R. R. service breakdown You talk about washrooms on suburban coaches Aside from a few trains, the LI. R. R. never heard of 'em And modern plumbing Oh,- brother! And heating controls Just try riding in a car that has those heating units under the seat cushions (?) So, if you really want a tough one to crack buy the LI. R. R., Bob A couple of thousand fellow film industryites will call you blessed if you do. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • SURE, AND WILL YE be callin' Phil M. Mister O'Daley in the future? .... For now he's in truth a son of the old sod, thanks to Harry McMandell of RKO Theaters, who on Friday deposited on Phil M's desk a bit of the same from the banks of the River Shannon, flown over by air, no less And (now for the plug), 'tis on the Shannon's banks where grows "My Wild Irish Rose." ▼ v w • • • METRO'S SAM ECKMAN has proposed that Britain's KRS and the CEA exchange observes at meetings That would be comparable to national Allied and TOA reps, attending the MPAA ses- sions and vice versa Talk about the millennium! ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of American Soviet Friendship, protesting to Eric A. Johnston against the release of 20th-Fox's "The Iron Curtain," asks, "Can you see this picture opening up additional theaters to American product overseas ?" Which sorta sug- gests to Phil M this counter to the National Council: "Just how many Russian theaters presently are open to American pictures and whatinhell have you done about that situation, gents?" comma am come SAM M. FORGOSTON of M-G-M's advertisir department left over the week-end for up-stai New York to spend a week's vacation. HOWARD DIETZ, M-G-M vice-president an director of advertising, publicity and exploitc tion, is due back by plane today from the Coas WILLIAM R. FERGUSON, M-G-M exploitatk head, returns today from a quick trip to Ci: cinnati and Chicago where he held two-day mee ings with sales executives and promotion mt on forthcoming product. HERMAN RIPPS, assistant M-G-M Eastei sales manager, gets back today from fS8)r^.er, in Albany. fiS/- WILLIAM B. ZOELLNER, head of M-io-M's r< prints and importations, and short subject sale will return from Boston and Albany on Thursda G. L. CARRINGTON, president of Altec Servic and E. Z. WALTERS, comptroller, arrive in Ne York today from the Coast. BEN KALMENSON, Warners vice-president ar general sales manager, returns to New York t( day from a trip to the company's Burbar studio. He was gone about three weeks. ARNOLD PRESSBURGER, producer, sailed Sa urday for Europe aboard the Queen Elizabet Among his fellow passengers: BERNARD DEI FONT, British legit producer; MADY CHRI! TIANS, actress; ROBERT CAPA, photographer. BURL IVES, ballad singer featured in Pan mount's "Station West," will begin a Wint concert tour with an appearance here on Jan. 2 R. GORDON BAU, RKO make-up director, vacationing in New York. HARRY MICHALSON, RKO short subject sal chief and RKO Pathe president, returns todt from studio conferences on the Coast. PAUL WILSON, 20th-Fox Southern distri manager, is in Charlotte. BOB LYNCH, M-G-M manager, is vacationing i WILLIAM DOWNS, Loe in Miami on vacation. M. B. ORR in Chicago from UA headquarter to install Ralph Cramblet as Midwestern ma ager and will then tour district with Crumble holding exchange meetings. MARLENE DIETRICH, suffering from a broi chial cold, has arrived in Palm Springs for rest. hiladelphia distri Miami. district manager, New Audio Plant Busy Producing Shorts for NFB Toronto — Audio Pictures, Ltc which opened complete new plant t Humber Bay is busy with a shor schedule for the National Fil: Board, including sport release fe; turing Barbara Ann Scott of Ottaw champion figure skater, and 10 far management films for rural circui of NFB. Looking ahead, Arthur Gottlie expects to produce several Canadis full-length features in the new sti dio using Hollywood stars, it stated. Ui Ashs Johnston Help Stop "Iron Curtain" In its second attack on 20th-Fox's forthcoming "The Iron Curtain," the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship has written to Eric A. Johnston, MPAA president, to pro- test against release of the film. An earlier communication to Spyros Skouras, 20th - Fox president, re- mains unanswered, according to the Rev. William Howard Melish, national chairman. Council asked Johnston to present the matter to the MPAA board and to exert his influence to halt exhibition of the picture. Monday, January 26, 1948 ~3te Youngstein Predicts In Invigorated AMPA ,:i! A revived, invigorated AMPA was ^envisaged by Max E. Youngstein, rjEagle Lion ad-publicity-exploitation '^director, who expressed his willing- ness to accept the organization's j presidency at a meeting of its mem- bers Friday. Youngstein, who is the nominating ^•oomajtitee's choice for AMPA's top offi' ^^uring the coming year, de- 3 :laiw that he did not intend to be "a I figurehead president" but would ac- tively run the organization. 'I "I believe that the objectives of AMPA are of benefit to the entire ^motion picture industry," he de- clared, "and with the help of the "various committees these objectives lacan be attained during the coming Icyear which can turn out to be jj AMPA's greatest." AMPA Services Pointed Out jj Retiring president, Arnold Stoltz, ^vehemently denied the recent "ill- informed and unauthorized" state- ments concerning the organization's ndemise. He pointed to the invaluable ';aid provided during the past year through the AMPA Relief Fund to " members of the industry who needed J financial assistance. Phil Williams, vice-president, with- drew the resignation he submitted a week ago under the pressure of out- Iside duties, and agreed to remain in ^office until after the formal election of new officers. ': Next AMPA meeting is set for Feb. 20 in the Town Hall Club, with Youngstein as chairman. The March meeting will be held on the 26th of that month. Evelyn Koleman, Re- public publicity director, Marjorie Harker, of the March of Time, and ^Blanche Livingstone, of RKO Thea- sters, will act as co-chairmen of this ^meeting which will be devoted to lili" Women in Motion Picture Adver- tising." J 1947 Film Co. Dividends ! At Record $50,718,000 W Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY I Washington — Dividends paid by ! film companies in 1947 set a record high of $50,718,000, nine per cent s;higher than the $46,714,000 reported in 1947, the Department of Com- jmerce reported. Figures apply to publicly reported dividends, which are about 60 per cent of all dividends Ipaid by motion picture companies. Arbitration Motion Postponed Hearing on a N. Y. Supreme Court motion by Paramount to stay arbi- tration in its dispute over the firing of SOPEG members, on Friday was postponed to Jan. 30. STORKS Patterson, N. J. — Louis Martin, operator of the Majestic Theater, be- came a grandfather with the birth of a son to Dr. and Mrs. Graham Martin of Philadelphia. WHO'S WHO IN HOLLYWOOD A RTHUR GREGOR. Producer, playwright, director. Vice-president of United ** International, Inc. U. S. citizen. Born Vienna, educated Kalksburg Sem- inary, cavalry cadets corps. Served World War I as officer in 3rd Cavalry, Austria's crack regiment, delegate to first armistice meet- ing in Berne. Appointed commissioner for exchange of prisoners of war, later special envoy to the Argentine. Resigned when Socialist Government took over. Remained in Buenos Aires establishing film exchanges in South America and purchase of first-run houses, importing American and European pictures. Financed and produced in Austria "Lucrecia Borgia," "The Man Who Laughs" and other classics. Distributor for European pictures in South America and Metro pictures in Europe. After merger of M-G-M produced and directed his own pictures. Brought to Hollywood by Universal as producer-director. Later wrote and directed "Count Of Luxembourg," "Women's Wares," "Say It With Diamonds," "Scarlet Dove." Received honorable mention as one of America's best directors by nation-wide poll of exhibitors. Wrote for Universal "Phyllis Of The Follies," "Resurrection" and "Boudoir Diplomat." Directed "Strange Cargo" and Spanish version of "Min and Bill" for M-G-M. Wrote adaptation of "Quo Vadis." Wrote magazine story "Her Excellency The Governor" purchased by Universal. Produced his own stage plays "Decency" and "Barren Trees." Produced, wrote and directed "What Price Decency." Assistant producer on "Next Time We Love." Collab- orated on screenplay "Exile Express." Wrote Spanish screenplay of "Ramona." Commissioned officer in World War II. 10 More "Brotherhood" Territorial Chairmen (Continued from Page 1) acceptances now makes 32 out of 51 to be finally announced. Included in the latest acceptances to Brandt, national chairman of the exhibitors committee, are: William Hastings, Colorado; A. Joseph De Fiore, Delaware; William A. White, Greater New York; E. I. Parker, Hawaii; Trueman T. Rembusch, In- diana; William Steege, Montana; Homer LeBallister, Nevada; Ed Fay, Rhode Island; A. Julian Brylawski, Washington, D. C, and Moe Silver, western Pennsylvania. Building Ready Next Month Philadelphia — Building under con- struction in Denver for Central Ship- ping and Inspection Bureau, will be ready for service Feb. 1, William J. Clark, executive vice-president of National Film Service, announced. Structure will house 12 vaults, plus shipping and inspection space, and will have room for an additional 24 vaults. Central Shipping is a mem- ber of NFS. Skouras Invites TOA's Board to Meet on Coast (Continued from Page 1) of discussion at a meeting of TOA leaders here Friday. Group, consist- ing of Ted Gamble, president; Robert W. Coyne, executive director, and Si Fabian, executive committee chair- man, will refer the matter to the en- tire executive committee for deci- sion. Plans for TOA's forthcoming meeting with ASCAP officials high- lighted Friday's conference. It is hoped that confabs between the two organizations will be set up shortly. 20 Pix Rejected in Chi. Chicago— Of 1,205 films submitted in 1947, the Chicago police censor board rejected 20, while 44 others were "pinked" for adults only. ENTIRE Building for Lease, 20,000 sq. ft. Modern former 1st Natl. Bank Bldg. at heavy traffic junction of Mamaroneck Ave. and Boston Post Road, in Mamaroneck. 3-story and full ter- razzo basement. 2 elevators. Owner, L. N. Rosenbaum & Son, 565 Fifth Ave., N. Y. 17. FEARLESS DOLLY Latest mode!. Brand new . . . $2030. Also lights and camera equipment. Price to be negotiated. Call CI 6-0951. Miss Hartman. Harry Keller Rites Tonight Floral Park, N. Y. — Funeral serv- ice will be held at Dalton's Funeral Home tonight for Harry Keller, 52, former Universal Pictures publicist, who died in Cincinnati late last week following an operation. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Helen Kel- ler, and three sisters, Mrs. Eleanor Hulick, Mrs. Chester Goldsmith, and Mrs. George Sauer. ' with HENRY WILCOXON MARY BRIAN DOUGLAS DUMBRILLE VIRGINIA DALE DOUGLAS BLACKLEY Produced by MAURICE CONN Monday, January 26, 1948 30% Production Cost Cut Held Possible (Continued from Page 1) screen writer, director and producer, in the opinion of J. Richard Kennedy, president of Kennedy -Buchman Prods., who makes his bow as a film producer with "To the Ends of the Earth," shortly to be released by Columbia. Kennedy's formula for the trim- ming of costs in essence calls for pre- visualization by the writer assigned to the story and pre-editing and pre- cutting of the picture before shooting starts. Highly critical of the existing Hollywood system which finds the writer assigned a story and told to produce a script in a maximum of 12 weeks, at which time his interest in the story ends, Kennedy believes that if the writer, director and pro- ducer were brought into the proper relationship not only would costs come down but the quality of pic- tures would sharply improve. Writer's is Prime Job The writer, says Kennedy, is really the most important contributor to the picture, yet the present system works against him making a maxi- mum contribution. He feels that to place an arbitrary time limit or page length for a script is foolish, noting that script length does not necessar- ily have anything to do with footage, and he feels, further, that the script writer should be sufficiently schooled in the techniques of production to do more than just note that a crowd scene is wanted here, a medium shot there, and so on. Writers should know lens values and much more, Kennedy believes. Describing himself as a business man — "and a successful one" — for more than 20 years, Kennedy ob- serves that another thing wrong with Hollywood is its premise that the art side of pix must be bent to meet the requirements of the business side. It should, he insists, be the other way 'round, and that, he comments, would be much better for the business side. Kennedy, who owns the CBS air show, "The Man Called X," in which Herbert Marshall stars, said yester- day that he is firmly committed to in DEW IftDUSTRV POSTS JERRY KAUFMAN, manager, Flamingo, Detroit. PAUL A. MARSDEN, assistant manager, WB Queen, Wilmington, Del.; trom Warner, Atlantic City, N. J. STEPHEN LA CAUSE, assistant manager. Palace, Akron, 0. JAMES UEBING, assistant manager, Loew's, Akron, 0. VICTOR GRYGUC, manager, Arch St. Theater, New Britain, Conn. LADISLAUS JACHIMOWSKI, manager. Music Box, New Britain, Conn. JOHN KING, assistant manager, Plymouth, Wor- cester, Mass. VINCENT CAPUANO, manager, Capitol, Danbury, Conn. ROBERT RITZERT, assistant manager, Loew's Bijou, New Haven. TONY MASSELLA, assistant manager, Loew't Poli, New Haven. JOHN Dl BENEDETTO, assistant manager, Loew's Poli, Bridgeport, Conn. WAYNE R. PAGE, manager. Lyric, Stuart, Fla. IRWIN NOYER, assistant manager, Covent, Chi- cago. ROBERT MOORE, assistant manager. Pantheon, Chicago. HARRY SEARS, assistant, Paradise Theater, Chi- cago. VIC DEL ROSSO, assistant, Harding, Chicago. RUDY VALENTINE, assistant manager. State, Chicago. "Rio" Rated Tops of Para.'s "Road" Series Paramount's "Road to Rio" is the biggest box office success of any of the "Road" series starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy La- mour, according to a survey by the company of 300 theaters. Setting the box office return of "Road to Singa- pore," first of the series, as 100 per cent, theaters reported comparative returns on the four subsequent films as follows: "Road to Zanzibar," 1941, 112 50 per cent; "Road to Morocco," 1942, 206.25 per cent; "Road to Utopia," 1946, 268.75 per cent, and the current "Road to Rio," 312.50 per cent. ROBERT WILSON, Essaness Circuit publicity de- partment, Chicago. ROBERT BERGER, assistant booker, Berger Cir- cuit, Minneapolis. KARL HARTE, booker, Warners, Charlotte, N. C. Replaces DENNIS SCRUGGS, who resigned. BORGE IVERSON, manager, State Theater, Omaha, and publicity chief for R. D. Gold- berg Theaters. RICHARD BRILL, Eagle Lion publicity representa- tive, St. Louis. NATE PLUNKETT, manager, RKO Grand, Chi- cago. L. E. MAYER, RKO advertising-publicity repre- sentative, Chicago. JACK GRAYSON, assistant manager, Florida, Hollywood, Fla. MAX WALD, manager, Gayety, Columbus, O. JAMES A. JEFFRESS, manager. Garden, Detroit. JOHN S. BROOKES, Jam Handy Organization, Detroit. ARTHUR TROMBLEY, second booker, Columbia, Detroit. ALVIN MARGOLIAN, advertising and publicity director, Astor Theater, Boston. STAN SODERBERG, ex-Columbia salesman, Film Classics sales staff, Minneapolis. ROXY ACKERBERG, Film Classics ex-office man- ager, Minneapolis, has joined office staff of Conrad Kriendberg, SRO. $3,850,000 Credit Is Set by Monogram (Continued from Page 1) arranged with the Security First National Bank of California, with participating banks including the California Bank of Los Angeles, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York and Bank of Manhattan Co. of New York. Credits consist of direct loans and loans to its producers, covered by guarantee of Monogram. Notes will bear interest at 4% per cent. It is anticipated that, due to the revolving form of the credit, Monogram will use an aggregate of from $10 to $12 million dollars of bank funds for production during the current year. film production. Next on his indie company's schedule is "Beyond These Gates," to be made with the blessing of the American Prison Association, with shooting in the Spring planned. It will be budgeted at $1,000,000, but Kennedy hopes to bring it in for $900,000 or less. "If I were to make 'To the Ends of the Earth' today, I think I could make it for much less — about $1,400,- 000," said Kennedy. "As it was, due to the Hollywood strike and other things, it cost $2,000,000, but even at that figure, and without the British market, I think it will make money." Asked whether the projected pic- ture on F. D. R., announced about a year ago, had been shelved, Kennedy said that it definitely had not. Ken- nedy said he had both James Roose- velt and Elliott Roosevelt committed and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt commit- ted tacitly, but he observed that as he conceived the script, the central character would be the late Louis Howe, Presidential secretary. NEW RELEASES Mankiewicz Sees U.K. Pix Nationalization (Continued from Page 1) will be forced to nationalize part of the industry in order to prevent fur- ther economic setbacks, Mankiewicz added. There's been some talk, he said, of "municipalizing" the movie houses. Also, the Government might take over the studios to make sure that facilities are used to the utmost, he reported. Mankiewicz pointed out that one American company hasn't used its studios — "the best equipped in all England" — for any production since the studios were built. Instead, the studios have been rented to Brit- ish producers. Mankiewicz suggested that Ameri- can production be increased in Eng- land to help ease the strain between the two countries. Such a step would not only be wise from a public rela- tions standpoint, but from a dollars and cents viewpoint, it would be most prudent. And he cited the ex- ample where "Escape," shot in 72 days, was made for 60 per cent to 70 per cent of what it would have cost in Hollywood. Besides, he pointed out, as a British production, the film will escape the 75 per cent ad valo- rem tax. Distributors January releases number 39, a survey reveals. Titles, arranged by companies, and with release dates and running times when available, are as follows : ALLIED ARTISTS Song of My Heart (31), 85 mina. COLUMBIA The Swordsman, 81 mins. Prince of Thieves, 72 mine. /S81>\. Glamour Girl (16). '-V I Love Trouble, 94 mine. Mary Lou (23). Six-Gun Law (9). 54 mins. EAGLE LION Linda Be Good (3), 66 mins. T-Men (10), 91 mins. Heading- for Heaven (17), 71 mins. Check Tour Guns (24), 65 mins. The Smugglers (31). M-G-M MONOGRAM Smart Politics (3), 68 mins. Jiggs and Maggie in Society, 66 mins. Song of the Drifter (17). Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad (31). PARAMOUNT I Walk Alone (16), 98 mins. RKO-RADIO The Fugitive (9), 104 mins. Tycoon (16), 128 mins. Mourning Becomes Electra (special engage- ments), 172 mins. Lawless Valley (30), (re-issue), 66 mins. REPUBLIC Main Street Kid (1), 64 minB. Gay Ranchero (10), 72 mins. Slippy McGee (15), 65 mins. Oklahoma Bad'.ands (29). SCREEN-GUILD Pride of the West (3), (re-issue), 58 mins SELZNICK RELEASING ORGANIZATION t The Paradine Case, 214 mins. 20th CENTURY-FOX Trumbo Sues on Contract Hollywood — Dalton Trumbo has filed suit in Federal Court to have Loew's restore his job under terms of a contract running to Feb. 19, 1950. Suit asks that the company fulfill its contract or pay him the amount he would have earned under it. Trumbo was one of 10 indicted for contempt in the House Un- American Activities Committee hear- ings. UNITED ARTISTS UNIVERSAL-INTERNATIONAL WARNER BROS. "Open City" Banned By Palestine Censor Jerusalem (By Air Mail) — Because it shows Italian children fighting in the underground movement in Rome, Palestine Film Censorship has ordered "Open City" banned, it is learned here. Five Britons make up the official censor body. "Open City" is the third picture in recent times to be banned. Others are "La Kermesse Heroique" and "Day of Wrath." An unofficial source stated "Open City," in the light of the current situation would have a "detrimental effect on the Jewish children of Palestine." iMonday, January 26, 1948 3*ifc .v Review of thc new funis :< "Campus Honeymoon" with The Wilde Twins, Richard Crane, Hal Hackett Republic 61 Mins. BRIGHT, YOUTHFUL SLICKLY HAN- DLED. GOOD ENTERTAINMENT; WELL PLAYED. Bright as a new copper, exuberant, ;Pr!"itfiK anc' ^u" °^ y°ut'n^LJ' impetus, this mi! ^^jnder Richard Sale's direction never ags, sets over a good deal of light comedy A'ith little effort and measures up as a spot :f gay froth that will complement any urogram. It clips along merrily. The script 5 imaginative, gets fullest laugh values. It ilso deviates from frivolity for a few sec- :nds to get over a serious point which gives 'he generally facetious handling some credi- bility and reason for being. Lyn and Lee Wilde are effective. Hackett jnd Crane are handsome youngsters. Adele Mara plays a young matron, but smartly. Teddy Infuhr, who is seen frequently as a cynical youngster, here is responsible for a number of sock laugh situations as a prob- em child who knows all about Freud and fixations. Dialogue is one smart crack after snother although the basic situation is some- what motheaten. It is a new fabric, how- sver, and the modern twist in the fiber lever lets the audience down. Hackett and Crane are a couple of dis- charged veterans heading for college. Ad- Tiission depends on lodgings. The Wilde fwins have a similar problem. Adele Mara, Dne-time WAC sergeant, fixes them up, -hinking them wed. They take to the prob- em and manage the deception, all quite nnocently, until Junior Infuhr pokes around. A marriage license must be shown. Then ater comes Uncle Edwin Maxwell, a crusad- ng Senator who is against veteran housing. -\e threatens to disrupt the setup but the -girls have a mild frame plan for him. Max- well does a little research. Seems any man )nd woman who registers as man and wife ire legally married. An old ordinance. The )oys and girls have been playing at romance ind the good news cements their affectation, .ast seen the girls are being carried across hresholds. Never a dull spot. CAST: Lyn Wilde, Lee Wilde, Adele Mara, iichard Crane, Hal Hackett, Wilson Wood, tephanie Bachelor, Teddy Infuhr, Edwin Max- veil, Boyd Irwin, Kay Morley, Charles Smith, Ed- • ard Gargan, Maxine Semon, William H. Simon, CREDITS: Associate producer, Fanchon; Di- - ber of the IjPAA at the annual membership meet- ing held yesterday at the New York offices. All directors were re- elected. • Board wil 1 meet for reorganiza- tion on April 12 with Eric A. Johnston and other present officers certain to be renamed. Attendance yesterday was largely by proxy L.S Schlesinger Rites in Philly Funeral rites for Leonard S, Schlesinger, 1+2, prexy of Warners Service Corp., who died in Philly Sunday night after a long illness, will be held there this morning. US Air Force Recalls Goetxj U. S. Army Air Force is recalling to ac- ! tive duty Lt. Col. I Joseph F. Goetz of ' RKO theaters for as- j signment to USAF Headquarters * Wash- ington, to supervise the Air Forces m p theaters operations. riM DAILY'S "New Look" Today Is Occasioned by the N.Y.Printers Strike Tuesday, March 30,19! Vol. 93, , No. 61 Tues, March ^0 1948 10 Cts. JOHN W. ALICOATE DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice • President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President and Secretary. 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MAY SHUTTER Moline, 111,— Imposition of a U# admissions tax, voted by the City Council, has brought a threat to shutter from the operators of the city's .six theaters, Ixhibs. met yesterday with the Moline Association of Commerce to ex- plore possibility finding an alternate revenue, ALLIED ON PLAYING U.K. PIX Denver — First Allied reaction to the increas- ing playing time for British pix aspect of, the Anglo-American film pact comes from Allied EMIT which advises its members? "If you can get away with playing British films, then buy them. But if they are poison to you, then don't buy." DuMont Asking RCA Judgment Wilmington, Del .^Allen B, DuMont Laboratories filed a Federal Court action seeking a de- claratory Judgment against RCA, finding & radio and television patents held by RCA in- valid and not infringed by plaintiffs. Goldwyn Shift Sam Goldwyn will move his story department to Hollywood from New York in April. DEATHS CHAHLES CONiiAD, Mono- gram salesman, St. Louis. WARREN HTMER, film actor, at Los Angeles. GEORGE LANGHEINRICH.vet exhib., at Milwaukee. JAMES H. MOORE, 81, pioneer Detroit show- man, who first showed films in that city. Wage Hike Voted 80 Rep* Employes Increases of $5 to $8 have been awarded by the AAA to 80 SOPEG members at Republic's home of- fice, retroactive to 27 Sept., 19^7. Hike averages 19 per cent. GA & F Record General Aniline & Film Corp. earned a recor d $3,3^,250 last year , compared with $3,188,895 in 19^6. Earnings equa 1 $^•55 P®r Common " A M share, compared wi tu $^.35- Export sales in 19^7 were 29 per cent greater than in 19^6. Signs Matis umaha — John Matis re- placed Eddie Shafton, resigned, as general manager for R. D. Gold- berg circuit. OUTDOOR ! REFRESHMENT ^ CONCESSIONAIRES Now Specializing ' in Refreshment Concessions for DRIVE-IN THEATRES^ SPORTSERVICE, Inc. Jacobs bros. HURST BLOO.. ■ , BUFFALO,, N.Y,^ E-L and Small Split on Credits Eagle Lion and Edwai ■Small have terminate their association fo] lowing a controvers over a8-publici|TT^cred its for "T-Men, ' Con pany claims that Small tardy decision to px his name on the fll complicated the pre-re lease program that ha already been set up. X-L & its executive will henceforth recein no production credit c either "T-Men" or ti forthcoming "Raw Deal, but will act as distri butor. Despite Small' withdrawal, the schedu ed "Twelve Against ti Underworld8 will be ajj E-L production. Kalmenson Back r .Ben Kalmenson return ed to his WB desk yes terday after a week' studio conferences 0 general policie sales campaigns also viewed rough cut on pix coming up es O; >s ani , h| UJEDDIRG BELL! RUSSELL-RIESNER Minneapolis Charle F. Riesner, Eagle Lio producer-director, mar ried Mrs. Emilie Rue sell here. YOU CAN'T BEAT THE BEST / " Drive heme your selling ideas I eileetively. inexpensively and quickly with TO THE VICTOR IS VERY big trade news With national trade showings just completed and public showings to follow immediately, the motion picture industry again is demon- strating how excitingly it can tell a story and how spectacularly up-to-the-minute that story can be. TO THE VICTOR is the picture for which stars, cast, director and complete production unit were sent to France. $fc*.^£ DENNIS MORGAN AS THE MAN WHO SOLD HIMSELF TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER V1YECA THE NEW STAR FROM SWEDEN -1948's MOST IMPORTANT DEBUT! Directed by Produced by , VICTOR FRANCEN • BRUCE BENNETT DOROTHY MALONE TOM D'ANDREA ■ DELMER OAVES 1ERRY WALD SSt. Stanley Theater* in the biggest busii * Ask Harry Kalmine about HIV**0 cvtf" best dressed box .office at*** ct\ou 7M Opened Wednesday— Holy Week. at Warner s 'hiladelphia turns in sss in forty weeks! There's no limit to what you'll do with this great box-office attraction! Get ready now to push it and hold it! ^^^ pirn Mark KUlNGl pfOd DASSIN PfOd 5^6y/,/;;i°^er W/0/V4/ ffft£»Sf Tuesday. Match 30, 1948 30 Coast Theaters To Install Video West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Approximately 30 Southern California theaters will en- ter the large-screen video field, ac- cording to S. Charles Lee, Los An- geles architect. Direct projection equipment will be installed in 20 houses, while 10 others plan to utilize the intermediate sys- tem as soon as tele interests and the exhibs. work out the legal niceties. The latter system would appear to be Paramount's. Clenunons to Open 2nd School Marshall, Tex. — Opening of the National Theater Institute about April 1, as a theater technical school in motion picture management and film projection, is announced by W. •T. Clemmons, owner of the Harlem Theater. New school is for white students. It has been approved by the Veterans Adinistration, as has Clemmons' similar school for Negro trainees. Chi. Tele Station, WNBQ Chicago — NBC's local tele station, which goes on the air about Sept. 1, will have the call letters WNBQ in- stead of the previously assigned WNBY. Shubnell Operating Allied Detroit — Lawrence Shubnell has taken over Allied Theater Service, now booking eight Michigan the- aters. Shubnell plans to extend his service to additional houses. FRENCH PRODUCERS EYEING CANADA Increasing Costs at Home Bring Consideration of Shift in Base to Quebec Montreal — Number of French pro- ducers, harried by increasing pro- duction costs in that country, are eyeing Canada as a possible site for future production, it is learned. An- other factor is the increasing possi- bility that the French Government may take over control of production. It is pointed out that France is mulling a plan to make francs worth some $"),000,000 available to pro- ducers to tide them over the present difficult period. Latter, move, how- ever, is seen in some sources as the initial step in a takeover by some Government department. Quebec enters into consideration because it is still a low cost produc- tion territory, and films made here could be profitable for world circu- Weinstein Leaves BIR Resignation of Murray M. Wein- stein as attorney in the penal divi- sion, chief counsel's office, Bureau of Internal Revenue, has been an- nounced by David V. Cahill, regional counsel. Weinstein will return to the private practice of law, with of- fices at 37 Wall St. New Zealand Appoints Com. Wellington, N. Z. (By Air Mail) — A Parliamentary Committee of 11 members has been named to inquire into the film industry and report to the next session of Parliament. Ac- tion follows a request from labor unions. lation, in spite of the French quota of screen time for imported pictures. Quebec's theater market' also is a factor, with producers estimating that a good share of production costs can be recouped even before the pic- ture is exported to other French- speaking areas. One of the prime movers of the idea is said to be Marcel Pagnol, with encouragement supplied by Rene Germain and Paul L'Anglais, presi- dent and production topper of Quebec Productions Corp. All are in the U. S. at present, negotiating details of the proposal. Others are believed looking into the plan via long range negotiations between France and Canada. Colorado Springs Drive-in Denver — Cy Lee and Paul Roth- man have bought the Colorado Springs, drive-in franchise from Em- mett Thurman, Chas. DyRyk and Able Davis, and will open by June 1 a $100,000 650-car drive-in, to be built on a 38 acre site east of town. Creative Films to Import Films West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Creative Films, Inc believed to be the first film import company based in Hollywood, has been incorporated in Sacramento. Officers are A. S. Weiner, president; Rod E. Geiger, vice-president; Ella M. Weiner, secretary, and Beryl Weiner, treasurer. EBIG CLOCKS BIG tin- i w cominc add come PHIL REISMAN arrives on the Coast today from N.Y. GEORGE STEVENS ar/ " \- ed on the Coast yes . zA- OAY. HOWARD STRICKLING LEFT FOR THE COAST YES- TERDAY. IRVING BERLIN is back IN N.Y. EROM THE COAST. W. K. CRAIG RETURNS to the Coast Thursday. DON MacELWAINE goes ro Washington today. JUDY GARLAND is due in from the Coast to- morrow. SMILEY BURNETTE, to Davenport, Ia., Apr. 12 for p. a. with Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Wichita and Louisville to FOLLOW. LEON J. BAMBERGER, to Philly today. JOHN LAURENZ in N.Y. from the Coast. JACK HARRIS and MRS. HARRIS ARE ON A THREE- WEEK Miami Beach vaca- tion. A. A. ABRAMOVITZ of Peoples Candy Conces- sions is vacationing with his daughter at Miami Beach. WOLFE COHEN has ar- rived in Bangkok, Si am. EDWARD M. SAUNDERS, returns today from Knoxville. PETER LAWFORD is va- cationing HERE. 1 THERE IS ONLY ONE and that is published by THE FILM DAILY THE 1948 EDITION SOON READY iff. P. Production Xttftt. 38 W. 44th St. 21st floor Kew York jr. Y. Apr. S: Allied IIO or tostera Pennsylvania gen- eral membersnip meeting, Khilaaelphia. Apr. 6: Republic Pictures annual stockholders meetiiwj, home ottice. New York City April 6-S: Annual convention of the Ppcitic Coast Conference of Independent theater Owners ot tne St. Irdncis Hotel, San Fran- cisco. Apr. 9: Columbia Pictures annual stockholders' meeting, nome ottice, New York City. April 14: Cinema Lodge B nai B'rith honors Rob- ert M. Weitman at dinner. Hotel Astor, New York City. April \l-\1: International Variety Clubs 194* convention at I le Roney Haza Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Apr. 19^21: Television Film Coordinating Com- mittee meets. Hotel New Yorker, New York. Apr. J.I-U: Allied Non-Theatrical Film Associa- tion annual convention. Hotel New Yorker, New York City. May 2: Jewish Theatrical Guild testimonial din- ner to Walter Vincent, Hotel Astor, New York City. May 4-5: Nsw £nglnnd regional Allied conven- tion. Hotel Somerset, Boston. May 7-0 : Indjpenaenr i nearer Owners of Iowa and Nebraska convention, Des Moines, la. May 10-11, 1948: Allied ITO ot Iowa-Nebraska convention, Omaha. May 14: Motion Picture Associates annual din- Moy 15-17: National Allied's board of directors meeting. Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver (in- stead ot Colorado Springs). May 18-19: Allied Rocky Mountain ITO conven- tion, Qcnver. ncr, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City. May 17-21: SMPE semi-annual convention, Bilt- May 21 : Motion Picture Associates annual din- ner dance, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, more Hotel, Santa Monica, Calif. June 28-30: Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey annual convention, Hollywood Hotel, West End, N. J. Sept. 20-24: First annual Premiums and Adver- tising Specialties Exposition, 71st Regiment Armory, New York City. Sent. 28-30: Tieater Equipment and Supply Man- ufacturers Association annual convention, Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis. ■ DEW POSTS BENJAMIN LANDER, Eagle Lion head booker and office manager, Minneapolis. CLARENCE B. WILSON, Eagle Lion salesman, Dallas. JOHN A. GARSIN, JR., student assistant, Ran- dolph, Randolph, Mass. JAMES H. GODSILL, student assistant. Colonial, Brockton, Mass. COLA GIOVANA, manager, Strand, Providence, R. I. WILLIAM J. WILSON, JR., manager, Beachom, Orlando, Fla. ALEX COOPERMAN, Eagle Lion booker, Los An- geles. FRENCH MILLER, Eagle Lion salesman, St. Louis. C. M. SWABB, manager, Roxy, Mounds, III. WILLIAM HIGGINS, assistant shipper, 20th-Fox, Omaha. RAYMOND COOLEY, head shipper. Republic, Omaha. M. C. CALL, manager, Broadway Strand, Chicago. F. E. DeWOLF, manager, North Center, Chicago. SAUL KARP, assistant manager, Loew's Poli, Springfield, Mass. WILLIAM CLIFFORD, manager, Esquire, Colum- bus, 0. JACK HOUBLER, manager, Westmont, Columbus, 0. RALPH DENNISON, manager, Cleve, Colum- Send (Birthday, QreetinaA Ui March 30 Saul Jaffee Herbert Anderson Si Borus Edward Schreiber Anna 0. Nilsson Martin Geon T T ▼ Tuesday's Tele-lines ♦♦•WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A RE-CONSTRUCTION OF MO- TION Picture Committee Co-operatimg for Nation- al Defense? There's talk in some quarters.., • Here's why TOA's participation in the campaign against juvenile delinquency is more important; fifty-two per cent of all u.s. crimes are com- mitted by persons !n the iu to 21 year age range... ♦un is providing opening shots of the World Congress on Freedom of Information at Geneva to the five newsreels. . .♦Vivian Gordon joins Sherman H. Dryer as tel director... * Paramount' s picture inventory at the end of I9U7 is estimated to have been $3.5 to $k mil- lion LOWER THAN THE 19^6 YEAR-END, BUT TH I S does not include the inventories of rainbow and Liberty which Wall St. believes would make the total on a par with the 1^6 f i gure ... ♦tele- vision audience continues to snowball with the New York area reporting receiver installations AT THF RATE OF 1 000 PER OAY...In PHILADELPHIA, SETS ARE GOING INTO HOMES AT A 2000 PER MONTH RATE. ..♦Rl VOL I '8 USE OF TRADE REVIEW QUOTES IN N.Y. DAILIES* DISPLAY ADS. ON HEELS OF U- I ' S SIMILAR ACTION IN INSTANCE OF "ALL My SONSM COULD INSPIRE A TREND. ▼■•.▼▼ ♦♦♦LEASING DEAL for a widely known Broadway HOUSE IS REPORTED IN NEGOT I AT ION. . . *W| TH De- troit's city Council decreeing daylight saving tiem, Detpoit Tiger's night games will start at 9«30 P.M., JUST LATE ENOUGH TO KILL SECOND SHOW for film houses... ♦Mot 1 on Picture Relief Fund Silver Jubilee will be marked by an industry- wide CAMPAIGN, TO KICKOFF APRIL 22 WITH GeORGE Bagnall as Chairman... ♦Brig. Gen. David Sarmoff is represented in the american magazine for ap- ril by an article "every chance in the worldm... "Paramount has finalizeo "Beyond Glory" as the TITLE FOR ITS WeST POINT PIC, ORIGINALLY DUBBED "The Long Grey line"... ♦National Legion of De- cency has put "Are You With It," "To the Vic- tor" and "Paisan" Class B, "The Eternal Return" in Class C... ♦Eastern background and atmospher- ic FOOTAGE FOR "The BaBE RUTH StORy" WILL BE SHOT IN THI8 CITY, BaLT IMORE ,CoOPERSTOWN ,B08 - ton, Pittsburgh and Chicago. ..Second unit head- ing East in about a week will be headeo by D. Ross Lederman... ♦Warners says Alfred Hitchcock HAS 8IGNED A TERMER, EFFECTIVE JAN.I; HlTCH- COCK SAYS THEY'RE 8TILL TALKING. T T T "Nc-vy Crew Champions" Columbia 10 miru For Sport Fans Bill Stern provides the commen tary as the camera follow-' 1 Mid shipmen through their tnTT''..g fo the Poughkeepsie Regatta. Re« closes with the exciting race whicl Navy, as underdog, won to becom the nation's top crew. Sports iij "Samba Mania' Paramount 18 Mini Lots of Fun Latin lovely, Isabeli.a, stars i this tale of a jealous dancing st£ who traps her night club owner be friend when his roving eye falls on red-headed boogie-woogie doll. E pours on the masterfulness and it \ agrees to love, honor and obey. Doi in Technicolor, it's gay, musical ar lots of fun. "Miracle in a Cornfield" M-G-M 8 Mir Dramatic Photographed in Technicolor ai containing some actual pictures the eruptions of Mexico's most fab lous volcano, Paricutin, this one the John Nesbitt Passing Parade se ies is highly spectacular. The dr matic story surrounding the birth the volcano makes interesting fodd for any audience. "Bet Your Life" RKO 14 mh In the Groove When Leon Errol swears off gai bling, and then finds be.'s holding Lucky Sweepstakes Ticliat, the sil ations really become involved. ] ;can't let on to hi3 wife that he h the ticket, therefore he can't colle Usual mix-ups and laughs. "Flicker Flashbacks' (No. 2) RKO Very Good Flashing back to the silent moi days, this reel oresents footage fr< two epics of the past; "Mile a M ute" or "A Brave Girl Does E Duty," and "Weighed in the B ance." Humerous commentary a< -. to the flavor of these. Very ~ for general consumption. ;: "Racing Day" (No. 5) RKO 8 Mi Should Click The Sportscope cameras inve gate the doings at Hialeah Pe Florida, one of the world's m famous race tracks, Highly in; esting as the behind-the-scenes ri penings are recorded. Should pr successful with sports fans. Garitone Imports Hungarian F Garitone Co. has imported '"I Young Hearts" from Hungary will release it as the first Hungar film to be shown with English tit ' J ? Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old iT— %-DAILY V vSi 3, NO. 62 NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1948 TEN CENTS COURT SPEEDS EQUIIV DECISION To Produce 6 Films In N.Y. IB i Scheduling of five pix for New York prod- uction for Screen Guild release was announced yesterday. Irving Gold- stein, East-West Pic- tures prexy, set a "Joe College" series of four, set against college oackg rounds, and feat- uring "name" bands. At the same time, George A. Hirliman re- vealed first of two pix he will make for SG, aI am the Law," N.Y. pol- ice story, and starts shooting here May 10. He may also do "The Third Alarm" here. Sixth pic for 1948 New York production will he "Dreadful Sum- mit" , to he made here in mid- summer by Phil- ip A. Waxman, new Broadway producer. PCC W!LL MULL JOHNSTONS NO HolljtoOu r.ic A. Johnston1?, nix of the PCC proposal that stars not appear in political pix, includ- ing newsreels. will come before the Con- ference^ trustees April 5. Meanwhile, PCC is mum. Dearth Of Cases And Greater Time For Opinion Preparation Cited By Observers Washington — Observers here are of the opinion that the U. S, Supreme Court may hand down its decision in the industry anti-trust suit within the next 30 days as the result of the dearth of cases being heard in recent weeks. Forced to abandon hearing arguments on many cases until new issues can be presented, the Court is consequently spending more time prepar- ing opinions on previously argued litigation. In addition, the high tribunal has just completed a two week- recess. U.K. BUILDING RIGIDLY CURBED Stringent restrictions upon new construction in England will undoubtedly prove a bar to the development of new studio facilities by those American companies who do not have such space at the present time, in the opinion of Sam Eck- man, M-G-M managing director in Britain. In the most advantageous position of all the American companies is M-G-M, Eckman stated, with facilities the equal of any in the world. Warner's and 20th- Fox have studios in Tedding- ton and Wembley respectively, but the others will have to compete for whatever is available /Free Period1 Pix Limited Major companies have agreed to release maxi- mum of five pictures each in Britain during the free period from the April date when the tax is officially re- scinded by Parliament until June lh when the recently negotiated pact becomes effective. After June lkt there will be no limit to number of pictures that each company will be able to release. ADELMAN IN NEW TRUST ACTION Wilmington, Del. — I. B. Adelraan, owner of the Delman, Houston, Texas, has filed an anti-trust suit for treble damages totalling $3,43o,000 a- gainst the eignt majors and Interstate and Tex- as Consolidated circuits. MARCUS TO BRING TRUST ACTION Chicago — Max Marcus, Indianapolis exhib. ,has retained Thomas McCon- nell to file trust suit against three Indiana- polis circuits and eight majors. FCA GETS GRANT FOR EXPANSION Carnegie Corp. of New York r»as awarded a grant of $10,000 a year for two years to the Film Council of America. Coin is earmarked for an executive director, to head up expansion pro- gram. Council now has 87 local councils, 12 organized within the last month. Objective is 350 Councils by year's end. COMMISIONERS AT ITOA LUNCH Police Commissioner Arthur W. Wallander and License Commis- sioner Benjamin Field- ing will address to- morrow's ITQA luncheon meeting, Hotel Astor. Met. area operator £ have been invited to send reps. FILM DAILY'S "New Look" Today Is Occasioned by the N.Y.Printers Strike ■MB ■V — ™3fe Wednesday, March 31, 1948 Vol. 93, N o. $2 Wed. Morch 31, 1948 lOCts. JOHN W ALICOATE Publisher DONALD M. MERSEREAU : Associate Publisher and General Manager CHESTER B. BAHN Editor Published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays at 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y., by Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc. J. W. Alicoate, President; Donald M. Merser- eau, Vice-President and Treasurer; Patti Alicoate, Vice - President . and Secretary. Entered as second class matter, Sept. 8, 1938, at the post-office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. Terms (Postage free) United States outside of Greater New York $10.00 one year; 6 months, $5.00; 3 months, $3.00. Foreign, $15.00. Subscribers should remit with order. Address all communications to THE FILM DAILY, 1501 Broadway, New York 18, N. Y. Phone BRyant 9-7117, 9-7118, 9-7119, 9-7120, 9-7121. Cable address Film- day, New York. WEST COAST OFFICES Ralph Wilk, Manager 6425 Hollywood Blvd. phnnn: Granite 6607 WASHINGTON BUREAU Andrew H. Older 6417 Dahlonega Rd. Phone: Wisconsin 3271 CHICAGO BUREAU Joseph Esler, Chief C. L. Esler 6241 N. Oakley Ave. Phone: Briargate 7441 STAFF CORRESPONDENTS LONDON— Ernest W. Fredman. The Filn, Renter. 127-133 Wardour St.. \V. 1. HAVANA— Mary Louise Blanco. Virtmles 211. ROMBAY — Ham L. Oogtay. Kitalj Mahal, V.I0 Hornby ltd.. Fori, Bombay 1. AL- GIERS — Paul Sairar. Filmafrlc, 8 Rue Charras. MONTREAL— Ray ('armk'hacl, Room 9. 464 Francis Xavler St. VANCOUVER — Jack Droy. 411 Lyric Theater Bids. SYDNEY— Bowden Fletcher. 19 Moxon Ave.. Punchbowl. N. S. Phone. UY 2110. BRUS- SELS—Jean Pierre Meys. 110 Rue des PaqueretteB COPENHAGEN— John Llndberpr, Jcrnbanealle No. 3. Copenhagen-Van Loese. ROME— John Perdicarl. Via Lurlovisi 16. Phone. 42758. MEXICO CITY — Latin American News Service, nutuhnldt 49. PLANT TO B-H Chicago-Bell & Howell has purchased from the ETC for $2,000,000 the huge government plant it has been occupying under lease, and equip- ment it has been using, on the 10 acre tract at McOormick Rd. and Touhy Ave. The plant was erected by the U. S. in 1S^2. DEATHS JOHN J. CURRY, 47, Para. salesman, from a ^eart attack at Los An- geles yesterday. Curry had been leading the current Faro. sales $4,000,000 CREDIT FOR GPE General Precision Equipment Corp. has arrang- ed a $4,000,000 credit with three N.Y. City banks, is committed to borrow up to $2,000,000 on or before May 31 and has presently borrowed $l,000,u00 on notes payable in instalments up to Jan. 31, 1953. For year ended Dec. 31, GPE reports consolidated net after taxes of $1,242,027 as against $1,743,694 in 1947 hit a record of $27,748,137. DON'T SNIP CREDITS-N.J. ATO Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey has call- ed its members' attention to a practice in some parts of the country of snipping picture cred- its from feature prints in order to save run- ning time. Members are reminded that this is in violation of contract with distributor which states that pic must be shown in the form de- livered. ASK SEPARATE U.K. TELE PACT London (By Air Mail)— British tele faces a high hurdle in the demands served by both Ac- tors Equity and the musicians union for separ- ate video contracts and fees. BBC contends that existing radio pacts cover. Equity and musicians have fixed a June 1 deadline* BUY INTO DIXIE New Orleans- John Jen- d.ns and 0. K. Bour- geois bought Jack Aus- let's interest in Dixie Films, Astor's distrib- utor here. STORKS Cuero.Tex — Mr. & Mrs. John Monroe are the pa- rents of a baby girl. Father is Griffith ma- nager here. Pittsbuxgi>-.rtl Kalzes, manager of the Squirrel Hill, has a new son. New Kensington, Pa.- There'3 a new daughter in the family of F. Serraos, manager of the Circle. GORDON JOINS Richard Gordon hat, joined Hoffberg Produc- tions as assistant sales manager. TWA Con siella tions set new winter performance record On its coast-' o-roast and New York-Chicago routes, TWAs Constellations flew 4..177.000 miles, carried 1 1 7,000 passen- gers -completed 97'o of sched- uled mileage during one of worst winters in history! For reservations, call your TWA office or your travel agent Metro Plans 4-5 In U.K. Metro shortly will em- bark upon extensive Bri- tish production program, Sam Eckman, U. K. jaaT-'j- ing director, disclosed here. Ben Goetz, M-G-M British produc*ix» chief, is readying four to fi\e pix program, with "Young Bess" likely kickoff film. "Edward My Son" may be second. Eckman estimates Metro's Elstree studios can make 12 top quality pix annually, adding that although Metro it- self would not make that many, difference would be made up by other companies' production activity. WOMAN" NEXT U-l's Rampart iteieasa "Letter from an Unknown Woman" premieres at the Rivoli following "Mir- acle of the Bells. COME TO THE FETTER FAMILY HOTELS On S. Kentucky Ave., near Beach AljjAjmc^ CITY yheUefferson AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLANS Delicious Meals Sun Deck & Solarium overlooking Ocean. PLANTATION ROOM Cocktail Lounge & Grill MONTI CELLO EUROPEAN P'.AN Moderate Rates New Modern Tile Baths with Showers ' "Couch-and-Four" Lounge & Grill BOSCOBEI. Atlantic City's Popular Family Hotel PLEASANT ROOMS POPULAR RATES /*. nvticello and Boscobel guests may secure meals at the Jeffersor if desired John h FF.rrtR.Oc MSr I ma 1 J_[lie night was too still. .. the beat of their hearts too fast ... il^ was the time bef ore the end ! ... Directed by JULIEN DUVIVIER A London Film Production Released by 20fh Century-Fox nyy^cari 6as merit in that it introduces the Swedish act(y;ei, Viveca Lindfor8 to U. S. audiences and also its on the spot production. ..Pic was shot in and around Paris, on the Normandy invasion beaches. High capability is demonstrated by Miss Lind- fors and the portrayers of the major roles... They include Dennis Morgan, Victor Prancen, Bruce Bennett, Dorothy Malone, Tom D^ndrea. .. Superior quality of the production captures and enhances the foreign locale which is the real thing. Jerry Wald Produced.. .Sharp suspense note sets off the tale. . .Undefors is almost slain by cohorts of her collaborator husband, returned to France for trial as a traitor She meets Morgan and they elude the pursuit... Francen wants Lindfors to testify.. .The lengthy footage is given to much inner soul searching by almost all involved.. .It comes out they are an unsavory lot, out to make a Black Market buck, regardless of principle or moral. . .Frances indu- ces Morgan to come over to his side.,. They con- ceive a plan... When it is in post operative stage the two vicious elements have eliminated themselves from the scene via gunplay.. Lindfors indicts her renegade husband. ..Morgan is at her side.. .Delmer Daves' direction x8 generally good. THE ARIZONA RANGER RK0 61 Mins. High quality western fare. . .Features Jack Holt and son Tim... Father and son combination re- sults in sock western drama with an interesting development permitted in the script. ..Has to do with rustlers in the Arizona Territory and how Tim, a lawman, breaks up the gang with an assist from Jack. . .Should be very well received... Top line performances. . .Able direction by John Raw- lins maintains a steady flow of vivid action that is soundly motivated. . .J.Roy Hunt's camera work is fine. THE ENCHANTED VALLEY Eagle Lion 77 Mins. Outdoorsy Cinecolor tale of criminal reform via the influence of a crippled boy who brings about the regeneration of a crook... Should stand up well with juvenile audiences. . .Has much in the line of wild animal interest. . .Pace is slow. . . Story borders on triteness... Performances undis- tinguished. FEATURING "l L t jl «|>S*/ REGISTER NOW, FOLKS &r /5fe 5fcw ^r/ of the year! sun! fun! beaches! beauties! HURRY/ HURRY! 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