The Film Daily (1948)

Tuesday. Match 30, 1948 30 Coast Theaters To Install Video West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Approximately 30 Southern California theaters will enter the large-screen video field, according to S. Charles Lee, Los Angeles architect. Direct projection equipment will be installed in 20 houses, while 10 others plan to utilize the intermediate system 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 instead of the previously assigned WNBY. Shubnell Operating Allied Detroit — Lawrence Shubnell has taken over Allied Theater Service, now booking eight Michigan theaters. 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 producers, harried by increasing production costs in that country, are eyeing Canada as a possible site for future production, it is learned. Another factor is the increasing possibility 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 producers to tide them over the present difficult period. Latter, move, however, 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 production territory, and films made here could be profitable for world circu Weinstein Leaves BIR Resignation of Murray M. Weinstein as attorney in the penal division, chief counsel's office, Bureau of Internal Revenue, has been announced by David V. Cahill, regional counsel. Weinstein will return to the private practice of law, with offices 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. Action 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 picture is exported to other Frenchspeaking 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, president 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 Rothman have bought the Colorado Springs, drive-in franchise from Emmett 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 YESTERDAY. 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 tomorrow. 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 THREEWEEK Miami Beach vacation. A. A. ABRAMOVITZ of Peoples Candy Concessions is vacationing with his daughter at Miami Beach. WOLFE COHEN has arrived in Bangkok, Si am. EDWARD M. SAUNDERS, returns today from Knoxville. PETER LAWFORD is vacationing HERE.