The Film Daily (1948)

Wednesday, July 7, 1948 iffii DAILY 13 $1,000,000 Film-TV Plant in San Antonio (Continued from Page 1) first studio to be completely designed for the dual function of making theatrical and television films. Local and Hollywood interests will jointly finance the project. Designed by Gordon M. Smith, lor^^^ architect, studio will be air eo^=^oned and will house modern proauction equipment as well as laboratory and sound facilities. Two swimming pools will be included in the structure. Facilities will be available to producers on a rental basis. Ralle stated in his announcement that Hollywood producers have long evidenced interest in San Antonio as a location for making Westerns. 20th-Fox Tele Station In K. C. to Cost $721,000 Kansas City — Twentieth CenturyFox of Missouri, Inc., has filed application with the FCC to erect a television station in the Fox Midwest Amusement Corp. building at 3706 Broadway here. Elmer C. Rhoden, head of Fox Midwest, is listed as vice-president of 20th-Century-Fox of Missouri and Charles P. Skouras, National Theaters chief, is president. Estimated cost of the station is $720,000, according to Rhoden. STORKS West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Los Angeles — A baby boy, weighing eight pounds, 10 ounces, was born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital to the Charles Vidors. Mother is the former Doris Warner. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM 'DAILY Los Angeles — A baby daughter, weighing six pounds, 11 ounces, was born at St. Vincent's Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. McMahon. Father is assistant to Roy Obringer, resident attorney at Warners Studios. West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Walter Wanger and Joan Bennett have a new daughter. Dewey Picks AUvine for Campaign Pix Assignment (Continued from Page 1) under Herbert Brownell, the Dewey campaign manager. Allvine campaigned with the Governor in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Oregon during preconvention period, directing the filming of footage for "The Dewey Story," campaign pic. At the Philly convention, Allvine was Dewey's newsreel-tele coordinator. He returned to Pawling with Dewey to handle the filming of the visit of Governor Warren and his family to the Dewey farm. Footage will go into the campaign pix. Canada Theater Building Brings Total to L606 (Continued from Page 1) stated too that it is likely that J. Arthur Rank's Odeon Circuit will have 19 luxury houses through Canada by the end of the year. Odeon owned 107 theaters in Canada, and books in 31 more. Famous Players Canada Corp., is launched on a building program calling for 18 new houses — the first of which opened in Toronto in March, Golden said, with three more slated for the Toronto area. An overall outlay of about $3,000,000 is involved in the building and modernization program it is said, with a large portion of that to be spent for equipment in the United States. Columbia Signs the Babe For Three Golf Shorts Signed by Columbia for a series of three golf shorts, Babe Didrickson Zaharias went before the cameras over the weekend at Grossinger's, Ferndale. Harry Foster is producing-directing. Shea To Build in Conneaut Conneaut, O. — Shea Theater Corp. has closed a deal for a site for a new 1,000-seat theater at Main and Buffalo Sts. Construction is planned in 1949. Judge William N. Shane of Cross and Shane, Ashtabula, counsel for Shea, handled the transaction. Wide Range of Biz In Broadway Stands (Continued from Page 1) Rialto, "Very good." Rivoli, "Remarkably well." Roxy, "Very good." Strand, "Pretty good." Winter Garden, "Pretty good." Paramount reported that "Foreign Afi'air" did the greatest July 4th business in the history of the theater. Only Dutch Competition is Provided Between U. S. Pix (Continued from Page 1) midst of a newspaper and billboard campaign, designed to increase interest in British pix because of their nationality as well as their intrinsic worth. Golden reports that houses showing British pix frequently program British cultural shorts such as the "This is Britain" series along with the features. Business in the 135 theaters in the Islands is reported good and improving, with Hollywood product still accounting for about two-thirds of the playing time in those houses catering to Occidental audiences. Musicals and jungle pix are especially well received— with one of the latter playing to record crowds in three Batavian houses simultaneously for a twoweek period. jeAN ARTHUR MARLBN& VlBTRiCH JOHN WNO /s <3 -fi^nn MILLARD MITCHELL Produced by CHARLES BRACKET? Directed by BILLY WILDER Screenplay by Charles BrotkeM, Billy Wilder, and Richard L, Breen • Adaptation by Robert Harari A Paramoont Pictore ' # # #