Year book of motion pictures (1951)

Omnium International du Film — 16 Ave President P. Roosevelt — 8° Paramount — 1 rue Meyerbeer — 9° Pathe cinema — 6 Rue Francoeur — 18° Pathe Cinema Consortium — 19 rue du Quatre Septembre — 2° Bichebe Roger — 15 Ave President Franklin Roosevelt— 8° Rivers (Films Fernand) — 92 Ave des Ternes — 17° RKO Radio Films S.A. — 63 Champs Elysees — 8° S.R.O. (David O. Selznick) 12 Rue de Lubeck — 16° Sirius Films — 40 Rue Francois ler — 8° Unilrance Film — 77 Champs Elysees — 8° Union Francaise du Film — 10 Rue Washington — 8* Universal Films S.A. — 27/33 Champs Elysees — 8° Victory Film — 18/20 Place de la Madelaine — 8° Vog Films — 14 Bis ave Rachel — 18° Warner Bros. First National — 6 Ave Velasquez — 8° Organizations Centre National de la Cinematographie, 12 Rue de Lubeck — 16° Confederation National du Cinema Francais, 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Delegate: Mr. Weill Lorac Federation Nationale des Cinemas Francais — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° President: Adolphe Trichet Syndicat Francais des Directeurs de Theatres Cinematographiques, 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Syndicat Francais des Distributeurs de Films — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° President: Mr. Jif Syndicat du Format Reduit — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Syndicat des Techniciens de la Production Cinematographique — 92 Champs Elysees President: Mr. Claude Autant-Lara — Secretary : Louis Daquin Syndicat General des Travailleurs de I'lndustrie du Film — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Secretary: Rene Houdet-Charles Chezeau Syndicat General des Operateurs Projeetionnistes, 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Secretary: Mr. Lans Syndicat des Employes du Spectacle: 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Secretary: Mr. Chevalley; C. Guhio, Le Bourre Syndicat des Cadres de la Cinematographic — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° President: Mr. Dalard Syndicat Francais des Producteurs de Films, 92 Champs Elysees — 8° President: J. P. Frogerais Syndicat des Scenaristes, 92 Champs Elysees — 8° President: Henri Jeanson Syndicat des Industries Techniques du Cinema Francais, 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Delegate: Mr. Proteau Syndicat des Cadres et Maitrise de I'Exploitation Cinematographique — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° Syndicat National des Ingenieurs de I'Exploitation Cinematographique — 92 Champs Elysees — 8° General Secretary: Mr. Metzier Syndicat des Producteurs Francais de Films Educatifs et de Complement — 92 Champs Elysses — 8° President: Mr. Marcel de Hubsoh Syndicat des Artistes Dramatiques Lyriques Cinematographiques. 7 Rue Monsigny — 2° President: Mr. Jacques Dumesnil. Syndicat National des Proprietaires et Directeurs de Salles Familiales — 129 Fg. Saint-Honore — 8° SPAIN IN 1950 By ANTONIO CUEVAS PUENTE Head of Statistics for the Spanish Entertainment Syndicate 9m PAIN IS A GOOD MARKET for motion pictures. At present, there are approximately 4,000 theaters, containing approximately 2,000,000 seats, and a yearly attendance of some 300 million spectators. The production of moving pictures, however is not as strong as one might expect from this situation. There are about 50 production companies in the country, but, with the exception of four or five which are creditable, produce regularly, and are economically solvent, the rest are of a sporadic nature, without sound credit and appear and disappear from the moving picture scene with extraordinary frequency. They do not have regular annual produc shorts, in 1947 129 pictures were completed, lion schedules and their operation largely in 1948, 158 and in 1949, 94. The majority ot depends on the circumstances, favorable or these are of a documentary nature, although unfavorable, of the moment. the production of current news reels is By and large the average annual produc monopolized by the official organ NODO, tion of feature length films is about 40 mo which distributes their news reels exclusively tion pictures. In 1947, 49 were produced; in Spanish theaters. 1948, 45; in 1949, 38 and in the first 11 With respect to quality, about three or months of 1950, about 45. With regard to four super productions are turned out annu 755