The Film Daily (1948)

Entimate in Character international in Scope Independent in Thought -1FDAILY The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old y^y ^, NO. 44 NEW YORK, FRIDAY MARCH 5, 1948 TEN CENTS fir! COMPROMISC TALKS In TURft FOR B6TT6R Hat Report o£ U-I Resuming Shipments to U.K. owdin, Blumberg Attack ory; Litigation Looms Shipment is Demanded London (By Cable) — Report in rd Beaverbrook's anti-Hollywood ening Standard to the effect Uni~sal "will resume shipments to the K., regardless of the current duty ks, are described as "sheer imagi:ion and without the slightest basis fact" in a statement by J. Cheever wdin, Universal board chairman, d Nate J. Blumberg, president. J. thur Rank Organization was equal(Continued on Page 4) athe Industries Net own to $570,000 Pathe Industries earnings for 1947 ; estimated -at $570,000 in a prelinarv report mailed to stockhold'■$. This compares with $1,014,938 )orted for the preceding year. For the 48-week period ending v. 29. 1947. gross income reached },739,o35, an increase of $4,762,129 ar 1946. Increased costs, result: primarily from expansion in discontinued on Page 4) Duse Okays Proposal To at Pix in Italy Houses Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY ^""Washington — The House yesterday I'dTQ'ristered itself in favor of using lerican films to influence the f orth mng Italian elections. Although _ refused to increase the budgetary (Continued on Page 2) II by 14 Inch Screens For Cheaper Tele Sets Low priced television receivers, featuring 11 by 14 inch screens, will be possible in about a year because of RCA's unpublicized success in developing mass production methods for ;ts 16-inch picture tubes. Now available on models selling for $1,000 and up, larger screens will be possible on models selling for not much more than $325 when the company starts mass production, probably around the end of this year. Receivers in the S325 price class now have 6V2 by BVz inch screens. Reeling 'Bound WASHINGTON = By ANDREW H. OLDER = Washington THE Senate last week surprised Chairman Jess Wolcott of the House Banking and Currency Committee as much as anyone else when it decided to retain controls over theater building for another 15 months. Wolcott says he has been uncertain about many features of the bill — uncertain, that is, about what the House or the Senate would do — but the fact is that he was pretty well convinced the controls over amusement and recreational construction would be dropped. In fact, he told us, his committee ignored the matter with the thought that if nothing were said no one would ever know the difference. Now, of course, with the Senate bill coming before his committee, the matter will have to be studied once again and will have to be argued out within the committee. The Michigander insists that he doesn't (Continued on Page 2) New Trade Barrier Threat Envisioned Havana (By Cable) — Motion pictures may suffer from additional trade barriers, instead of fewer, as a result of developments growing out of the 60-nations conference aimed at setting up an International Trade Organization, according to communications media experts here. Developments referred to are the unofficial (Continued on Page 4) U. K. Gov't Officials and U. S. Delegation Meeting Today to Compare Findings After Study Yesterday; Independent Producer Interests Said Safeguarded BULLETIN! London (By Cable) — Anglo-American negotiations on the tax alternative were expected to enter the final stages today when the British and U. S. delegations were scheduled to meet to compare their findings after yesterday's separate sessions to study the provisions of the proposed compromise formula. The pace was quickened by the recovery of Eric Johnston who had been stricken Wednesday with a severe cold. London (By Cable) — The kaleidoscopic Anglo-American maneuvers looking to a settlement by compromise of the dutyembargo impasse which since mid-August last has cut off — — ] Britain's flow of new Hollywood Jackson Park Action sftS£tt3$rM' ^ lOT It was apparent to close observers that the discussions between officials (Continued on Page 4) CEosed By McConnell Chicago — Holding that the scope of the Jackson Park Theater contempt case here in Federal Court took in not only Chicago area but the entire country and violated the dignity and power of Federal Courts, Thomas McConnell, plaintiff attorney, summed up his case yesterday. He claimed the case had passed beyond civil litigation and the defense (Continued on Page 4) Discrimination Denied In McLendon Testimony Dallas— Both R. J. O'Donnell, Interstate general manager, and J. B. i Underwood, Columbia exchange ! head, denied discrimination against ! R. B. McLendon or his circuit, in testimony at the antitrust trial be(Continued on Page 2) Selznick-Atlas Deal Stalled Will Change Victoria Name if Acquired Para, and Cooper Settle Their Dispute Long standing dispute between Paramount and the Cooper Foundation has been settled, Paramount reported yesterday. Under the settlement, Paramount relinquishes its (Continued on Page 4) Evidence Presented in ITOA-ASCAP Damage Suit Trial of the ITOA (Alden-Rochelle, et al) action against ASCAP started yesterday before Federal Judge Vincent Leibel with the presentation of documentary evidence by Milton C. (Continued on Page 2) Walsh, Brewer Following Predecessors, Says Sorrell Washinaton Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The FBI will be asked to determine the validity of what IATSE counsel Matthew Levy says is the Communist membership card of CSU head Herbert K. Sor(Continued on Page 4) David O. Selznick is not now negotiating for purchase of the Atlas Corp.'s controlling stock interest in RKO, nor has he any intention presently of making an offer for it to | Floyd B. Odium, the producer said j here yesterday. j Selznick, host to the press at an informal gathering at the Hampshire | House, expressed personal doubt (Continued on Page 2) Your paid ud subscription account will get you More changes took place in 1947 than any other your FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK.— adyt. year. They are a matter o* record in the forth coming FILM DAILY YEAR BOOK.— adyt. M-G-M Building FM Station in West L. A. West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — M-G-M will come into the radio field sometime in May with an FM station to be known as KMGM. Transmitter and studios will be located in Cold Water Canyon. Beverly Hills. William F. MacCrysta! has been named general manager and Herbert L. Pettey, radio director for Loew's, is to supervise installation of equipment and final arrangements for new station. Fare of KMGM. to begin with, will consist of broadcasting music and news daily from mid-afternoon to late evening.