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THE EXHIBITOR
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MGM ADVANCES SEVERAL MEN; MAURICE BERGMAN APPOINTED; OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
N. PETER RATH VON, national chairman. Motion Picture Industry 1945 Red Cross War Fund Week, recently made his report in New York on the national collections to Basil O'Connor, chairman, American Red Cross, and seen, left to right, are: Arthur M. Brilant, Harry Mandel, L. E. Thompson, Rathvon, O'Connor, Howard Bonhan, and
Joe Weil.
W. RAY JOHNSTON, president. Monogram, is seen chatting recently with Lawrence Tierney, at a press party following the preview of "Dillinger," in which Tierney stars.
HERBERT J. YATES, president, Republic, is seen on the coast congratulating Anne Gillis on her recent 18th birthday, which was celebrated on the set of "The Magnificent Rogue," in which she plays the juvenile lead.
DAVID E. 'SKIP' WESHNER, right, who was recently appointed production re¬ presentative on "The Great John L," soon to be released th-ough UA, confers in New York with Dick Gibson, general manager, Bing Crosby Pictures, Inc.
MAURICE J. BERGMAN, Universal's eastern advertis¬ ing and publicity director, was recently named chairman, public relations division, WAC.
GEORGE KALLMAN, former RKO manager in the Philippines, returned to New York recently after being held by the Japanese, and is seen with some of his close associates, left to right: R. K. Hawkinson, Jack Kennedy, Kallman, Phil Reisman, Mike Hoffay, and Joseph Bellfort.
FILM INDUSTRY executives in charge of supplying pictures to the armed forces feted Lieutenant Commander Ralph H. Smith, in charge of the Navy Film ex¬ change, now retiring, in New York, recently. Among those seen were: Lieutenant Commander Smith; A. C. Brauninger, Warners; M. J Weisfeldt Columbia; Sara Lyons, Paramount; G. Knox Haddow, Paramount; I. F. Dolid, Warners; Bob Hilton, UA; Herman Stern, Sam Machnovitch, Budd Rogers, Ed Moyse Universal Norton Ritchey, Monogram; Bert Kulick, PRC; Robert Fannon, Republic; William G. Brennan, Columbia; Sid Kramer, Lew Wolfe Ann Levy, Charles Boasberg Phil Hodes, RKO; George Barnett, Modern Film; Jack Sichelman, George J? „,?lrv' 20th Century-Fox; Thomas Martell, USAMPS; Martin Moskowitz, 20th CenturyFox W. D. Kelly, MGM, and Harry Reinhardt, 20th Century-Fox.
JAY EMANUEL, publisher, THE EXHIBITOR, and Mel Konecoff, New York repre¬ sentative, THE EXHIBITOR, met MGM's newly promoted field executives at a luncheon at the Astor Hotel, New York, recently, and, seated, left to right, arc: Henry A. Friedel, Denver district manager; Rudy Berger, southern sales head; E. M. Saunders, assistant general sales manager; Emanuel, and Herman Ripps, district manager, Albany, Buffalo, and New Haven; standing, left to right: Konecoff, Ralph W. Maw, manager, Des Moines, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis; E. W. Aaron, circuit sales head, and John S. Allen, district manager, Cincinnati, Pitts¬ burgh, and Washington. The MGM shifts went into effect this week, and represent closer co-ordination in the field, and the advancements are in line with company policy of promotions within the ranks.