The Film Daily (1948)

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JS. P. titan Production fttst. 44th St. 2let floor V. T, w& DAILY Wednesday, April 7, 194J Krim to Head Up E-L Studio; New Foy Co. (Continued from Page 1) tunity to concentrate on films he has personal preference for — topical stories derived from current headlines. Currently he is producing "Canon City," based on the recent prison break at the Colorado State penitentiary. Plans also call for "Guadalcanal Diary" and others of a semi-documentary nature. Addition of the Foy unit gives E-L two independent units on its lot. Negotiations are under way, Krim stated, with other indie producers in line with this policy. National Sales Policies In Fadeout, TOA Unit Told (Continued from Page 1) pearance of the national sales policy, small town exhibs. are being asked to pay 40 to 50 per cent terms, while large city theaters are paying 30 to 40 per cent. In the case of flat rentals, it was contended there is a wide spread required in comparable situations. Wehrenberg, discussing video, termed home receivers loom as the greatest menace to theater owners. Waxman on Publicity For UJA's Campaign S. H. Fabian, chairman, Amusement Industry Division of the UJA drive in Greater New York, has appointed A. P. Waxman as the campaign's publicity director. Fabian's luncheon for industry leaders tomorrow at the Hotel Astor, will have Norman Lourie, president of Palestine Films, Inc., as guest speaker. Lourie has just arrived from the Holy Land. Animex to Release Three Dutch Films Animex, Inc., newly organized distributors of Dutch films, with offices at 41 East 42nd St., announces the early release of three imports: "Dutch Windmills," "Amsterdam" and "Aalsmeer," all dubbed into English. President of the company is Anthony M. A. van Tetering. General manager is Roy H. Hudson. UJEDDinG BELLS D'Ascoli-Candido Ann G. D'Ascoli, of Eagle Lion's accounting department, and Michael Candido, Jr., will be married in the Fall. Wishes-Baldisli Chicago — Fred Baldisti, assistant manager, Biltmore theater, married Ann Wishes, formerly cashier at the Alta. ii «»•*•» vk's Dual Try is a Flop Chicago — B & K's Garrick will revert to first run policy Friday, experiment with subsequent duals proving a dud. Garrick is circuit's only Loop theater currently playing double feature programs. First film to be shown under old first-run policy will be UA's "Man of Evil." Rep. io Show Profit In 1948, Says Yates (Continued from Page 1) land, Yates pointed out, but inasmuch as there are no open booking dates in that country until late September, marketing of pictures will not be back to normal until early in 1949. It is not the company's intention to enter into production in Britain, although a final decision in this matter will have to await complete clarification of the methods by which blocked revenues may be used. Yates expressed disapointment in the terms of the tax settlement and predicted that it would be a long while before a formula for the division of remittable funds would be worked out by the distributors. "Everybody has an axe to grind," he declared. The Republic president was enthusiastic about the progress achieved with Trucolor, stating that it had reached commercial status as a twocolor process and that he hoped the third color would be added soon. He leaves for the Coast April 18 and will make a trip to England in late May or early June. Yates and all other officers of Republic were re-elected at the directors' reorganization meeting which followed the stockholders' session. Rep. Stockholders Okay Plastics Subsidiary Sale Republic's stockholders voted authorization yesterday of sale of the company's subsidiary, Consolidated Molded Products Corp., at a minimum price of $850,000. Proceeds, when the deal is consummated, will be used to retire part of the $2,950,000 bank loan now outstanding. Decision was made because of the incompatibility of interests between Republic and the subsidiary which manufactures plastic products. Elected as directors to serve for a term of three years were Richard W. Altschuler, James R. Grainger, Albert W. Lind, Frederick R. Ryan and Herbert J. Yates. Political Conventions As Premieres' Backdrop Philadelphia — Twentieth Fox's "The Street With No Name" opens at the Fox on June 16 and "The Walls of Jericho" bows in at the same house on June 30 to catch GOP and Democratic national convention visitors. Cinema Lodge Names Glixon New Prexy S. Arthur Glixon, attorney and producer of the films, "This Is B'nai B'rith" and "There Is So Much to Do," has been elected president of New York's Cinema Lodge of B'nai B'rith to succeed Robert M. Weitman. Installation will take place at the Lodge's Presidents' Dinner to be held at the Hotel Astor a week from tonight. Leo Jaffe of Columbia has been elected to the new post of vice-president and treasurer. Vice-presidents re-elected are Maurice A. Bergman, S. M. Chartock, Julius M. Collins, Bernard Goodman, Marvin Kirsch, Radio Daily; Martin Levine, Milton Livingston, Louis Novins and Robert' K. Shapiro. Dr. Hyman Chartock has been elected secretary; Edward R. Black, sergeant-at-arms and Rabbis Bernard Birstein and Ralph Silverstein, chaplains. MP Country Hospital To be Opened April 18 West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — The Motion Picture Country Hospital, $1,350,000 facility for the needy sick of the film industry, will be opened here April 18 with formal ceremonies presided over by Jean Hersholt, president of the Motion Picture Relief Fund. Top film stars, whose contributions of appearances on the Screen Guild Players radio show provided funds for building the hospital, will be present at the opening. Running expenses will be paid from a standard payroll deduction >of one-half of one per cent of weekly pay, voluntarily subscribed by a large proportion of industry employees here. Rank Pix Equal Hollywood Draw in Canada — Lawson (Continued from Page 1) going into the new Odeon stands. Lawson further advised stockholders that British pix have substantially increased their Canadian earning power in the last 12 months, and now have in most Dominion cities the drawing power of equivalent Hollywood pix. Odeon Theaters directors and officers were re-elected. Fairbanks Producing NBC's Video Newsreel With Jerry Fairbanks Prods, taking over active production of the NBC newsreel, NBC's entire video film staff has joined up. Paul Alley heads the newsreel, with Jesse Sabin taking over as news editor. Joseph Vadala moves to Washington as staff cameraman. Expanding foreign coverage is in work, and Fairbanks is aiming for five newsreel releases weekly in lieu of the present weekly CHARTERED TOM CONNORS ASSOCIATES, INC., New Yorfl distribute motion pictures, capital 200 shares nfl par value stock, three shares subscribed. Incowl porated at Albany by Elsie Buchbinder, AgnJj Gilmartin, Beatrice Warnow. ROGER MAHAN THEATERS, INC., Waterbun Conn. President-general manager, John fij Mahan; treasurer, Marie F. Mahan; -wce-presrt dent, Edward J. Clifford; secretai. '".»ter JB Flynn; directors, same as officers a{ 'irgarc j_ M. Mahan. Chartered at Hartford. LANSING DRIVE-IN CORP., Jackson, Mich Authorized capital $15,000 at $100, asset) $5,000. Harry Stamler 75 shares; Raymond Pi Ridge 45 shares, both of Detroit; Lawrence J{ Aubry, Toledo, O., 30 shares. SAGINAW DRIVE-IN THEATER CO., Saginaw1 Mich. Capital 1,000 shares, no par at $10 assets $10,000. Sam C. and Joseph C. Lombardo j 125 shares each; John G. and Helen Masonl 250 shares each, all of Cleveland, O. ROSE THEATER CORP., Detroit. Capita $2,000, at $10; assets $2,000. Winifred Broder Celia Newman 100 shares each. KALAMAZOO DRIVE-IN THEATER CO., INC Kalamazoo, Mich. Capital $50,000 at $10 assets $1,000. Albert W. Ochs, Cleveland Heights O. 100 shares. REGAL PRODUCTIONS, INC., Dover, Del, J purpose, deal in motion pictures; capital SI 50, 000 MORTHMECK THEATER CORP., Charlotte, N.I C; to ooerate theaters. Authorized capital stock I $100,000 with $300 stock subscribed by T. A.J Little, F. H. Beddingfield and T. B. Autrey, all of Charlotte. SHORT MUSICAL FILMS, INC., Yonkers, withi capital of 100 shares no par value stock, three) shares subscribed, to distribute motion pictures. -i Chartered at Albany by Ivan B. Bottenstein, Ethel G. Bottenstein, Albert D. Bottenstein. BELMONT THEATER CORP., New York, with| capital of 100 shares no par value stock, three | shares subscribed, to exhibit motion pictures. Chartered at Albany by William Gold, Robert] Konove, Helen M. Ivory. VISTA PICTURES CORP., New York, capital i 100 shares no par value stock, three shares sub i scribed, to distribute motion pictures. Chartered .._ at Albany by Beatrice Elkin, Angela Diorio, Hec t tor G. Powd. Patterson As Counsel For Four NT Execs. Former War Secretary Robert P. Patterson is representing Charles P. Skouras, F. H. Ricketson, Jr., Elmer C. Rhoden and Harold J. Fitzgerald in six consolidated stockholders' suits pending in Federal Court. Holders seek to void a pact under which the defendants netted $6,850,000 through sale of National Theater stock to 20th-Fox. (: ASCAP Doubts Long-Term Video Contracts in '48 (Continued from Page 1) be renewed, then ASCAP would be able to negotiate with telecasters on a long term basis. Such assignments of rights would probably extend to 1965. SICK LIST H. D. (Hank) HEARN, owner and operator of Exhibitor's Service, Charlotte, N. C, is hospitalized. JOE DAVIDSON, 20th-Fox Cleveland; booker, is recovering from an appendectomy. CHARLES COLLINS, veteran Detroit theater manager, in Mt. Carmel Hospital as the result of an auto accident. ■ i ml