The Film Daily (1948)

Wednesday, March 17, 1948 eagle Lion Picks 16 or U.K. Distribution ™3fe (Continued from Page 1 ased in this country, which will be ipped to England immediately fol.vin^ "Ajnerican release, will include lan_l_\ rom Texas." "Ruthless," -t'relude to Night," "The Xoose mgs High," "Mickey" and "North.>st Stampede." ■Now in production or being edited and also scheduled for release in ■gland, are: "Hollow Triumph," .et's Live a Little," "Raw Deal/ d four Walter Wanger production ''Tulsa" and "Anne of the Indies. •th in Technicolor; "The Bastille d "The Blank Wall." Jura. Sales, Publicists ^ear of Coming Product -!" Fifty-five members of Paramount's .""' -publicity and sales departments I iched informally in the Hotel AsJfik yesterday and listened to descrip f.ns of the company's forthcoming •_t.oduct by executives who previewed : films on the Coast last week. ;' J After an introduction by Austin Jjlongh, Paul Baibourn, vice-presint, called upon various members of [e group that made the expedition !ffl Hollywood to talk extemporane";L5ly on the pictures they had seen. ;; J Speakers and the pictures on which "fey spoke included Rex Taylor Night Has a Thousand Eyes"), dy Montgelas ("My Own True S've"), Paul Ackerman ("Sealed iirdict"), Russell Holman ("The "Tng Grey Line"), Stanley Shuford A Foreign Affair") and Sid Mesi !* ("Whispering Smith"). -PAmong those attending were: Ted •WJShfea, Hugh Owen, Robert Weit : m, Robert O'Brien, Ed Hyman, rHon Xetter, Fred Mohrhardt and six Yinresentatives of Buchanan & Co. 'A CHARTERED 'ERITY FILMS, INC., New York; capital 200 res no par value stock, three shares subbed; to distribute motion pictures; Manuel van, S. M. Livingston, Henry J. Zittau, direc ATIN AMERICAN PRODS., INC., New York; ■ion pictures, news reels; capital, 200 shares par value stock, three shares subscribed. RANK DONOVAN ASSOCIATES, INC., New k; capital, 100 shares no par value stock, ;-: shares subscribed; authorized by certificate produce theatrical, musical, operatic motion ■ure productions; John R. Donovan, Joan lovan, Wesley Adams, directors. D-DR CORPORATION, New York; capital, shares no par value stock, thre shares subbed; to produce motion pictures. Louis de hemont, Bernard J. Reis, Borden Made, direc ONSTANCE BANNISTER ENTERPRISES, INC., York; with capital of 100 shares no par je stock, three shares subscribed; to produce •■s, cartoons, motion pictures. LIDE FILM RECORDINGS, iNC, New York; iral, 200 shares no par value stock, three res subscribed; motion picture equipment, Jstrial and educational. EACOCK PICTURES CORP., New York; with ital of 200 shares no par value stock, three res subscribed; theatrical business. WHO'S WHO IN HOLLYWOOD JOHN MARCELLUS HUSTON. Director, writer, and producer. Recently organJ ized with Sam Spiegel Horizon Pictures, Inc. Son of famed actor Walter Huston, Was born in Nevada, Mo. on Aug. 5, 1906. Has directed his father in many Broadway plays. A military school graduate, he once held the Pacific Coast lightweight amateur boxing crown. One-time reporter for the old New York Graphic, a job he quit to write his famous short play version of "Frankie and Johnnie." Played Abraham Lincoln on the stage, turned down movie offer to do same on screen. Did net want to continue as an actor, believing one in the family to be enough. Has written many short stories, in ■ addition to such Warner film hits as "Sergeant York," "Dr. -J' -). Ehrlich's Magic Bullet," and "Jezebel." Turned director in ^■k. —^^^H 'i '541 on his screenplay of "The Maltese Falcon." A war^ time Army major, he is responsible for "Report From The I Aleutians" and the stirring infantry picture, "The Battle I of San Pietro." Awarded the Legion of Merit for his I overseas war service. Married to screen actress Evelyn | Keyes. Latest picture "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre." Owner of several thoroughbred racing horses, Huston and wife operate Keystone Stables, have already delivered turf winners. His collection of modern art is famous on the Pacific Coast. Likes to paint and sketch, sometimes illustrates a script for camera angles. Stands 6, 2. Weighs 160. Eyes, brown. Hair, brown streaked with grey. Cinema Lodge Honors Weilman al Dinner Set Broadway Parade to Launch Child Aid Drive Court Kills Frisco's Ban on FC's "Furia" Parade of 100,000 school children April 12 will launch the national "Crusade for Children Drive," of which Spyros P. Skouras is New York chairman. Drive is in conjunction with the American Overseas Aid — UN Appeal for Children. Harry Brandt is chairman of the special events group, Xick John Matsoukas chairman of the parade committee. Event will begin at West 33rd St., swing up Broadway to Times Square and then proceed to The Mall in Central Park after a brief ceremony. Stage, screen and radio talent -will contribute their services. Over 30 floats are planned. Music will be furnished by 100 bands. Detachments representing the armed services will also march. Local goal is 86,000,000. San Francisco — -By Circuit Court action, ban on local exhibition of "Furia," distributed by Film Classics, has been raised and the Italian pic will open at the Larkin Friday for an extended run. "Furia" is now in its 10th week at the Rialto, Broadway. President's Dinner of Cinema Lodge, B'nai B'rith, will honor Robert M. Weitman, retiring president of the organization, David Weinstock, honorory chairman, and Jack H. Levin, chairman of the dinner committee, announced. To be held at the Hotel Astor on April 14, dinner also will serve to induct the new odge president, yet to be elected. Dinner committee also comprises Harry Levine, WFiTkXArJ Robert K.Sha WEITMAN piro, Marvin Kirsch, Albert A. Senft, S. Arthur Glixon, Malvin T. Davidson and Milton Livingston. Bernhard Names Stern Resident FC Counsel Joseph Bernhard, president of Film Classics, Inc., has announced the appointment of Herbert Stern as resident counsel. Stern will be located in the new executive offices of Film Classics in the Paramount Building. "Agitator" Mex. Reception Sounds Anti-Red Feeling Enthusiastic reception accorded the release of "The Agitator" in Mexico City has proven to be an accurate barometer of the feeling of antiCommunism in that country, it was stated recently by H. Alban-Mestanza, president of Foreign Screen Corp. Film was shown privately to President Aleman, at his expressed request. Pic was produced in England by Pathe and initiates FSC's activities in Mexico under the directon of Max Gomez and Nat Liebeskind. It opened at the El Prado Theater. First "Candid Mike' Short The first of the series of shorts taken from the radio program "Candid Mike," featuring Allan Funt, in which natural reactions of humans will be photographed on film, will be completed this week by B. K. Blake Prods. 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