Motion Picture Herald (Nov-Dec 1946)

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\Dog Days BACKERS of a measure permitting gambling on dog racing in California are warning the motion picture industry and the horse race tracks that an anti-trust suit may be lodged against them because of their alleged financing of a fight against the gambling measure which will appear on the November -ballot. Proponents of the bill have notified George Nasser, president of the California Theatres Association, that unless trailers advocating dog racing are allowed on the screens throughout the state an investigation would be demanded from the U. S. Attorney General under the antitrust laws which prohibit combinations in restraint of trade. Those in favor of the bill have endeavored to tie up the dog race j measure as a veterans' bill, although a ' trailer with John J. Quinn, commander of | the Veterans of Foreign Wars, speaking against the bill, is currently showing in California theatre. Further attacking the industry, the racing fans say motion pictures are "not in a good position to determine what may contribute to public morals" and, | to prove it, cite catch lines from current industry advertising. Ingrid's Back "RAGE IN HEAVEN" is back and the New York Capitol has got it for November 7. The first of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Reprints of Masterpieces" to reach Broadway, the feature stars Ingrid Bergman and Robert Montgomery. The engagement is being styled as a "re-presentation." Mr. Rank's Kiddies London Bureau J. ARTHUR RANK'S Children's Cinema Clubs may soon be the object of an official investigation conducted by the Government's Home Office — and Mr. Rank is welcoming the prospect because he wants to know where he's wrong or right. Certain educators and the British Film Institute are a little uneasy over the fact that 'Mr. Rank's special Saurday morning shows are now attracting about 500,000 children each week. With that vast amount of young minds to be molded, say the critics, one must be very careful, indeed. Few persons, or out of the industry, are to be found who question Mr. Rank's integrity in his experiment. During the screening his young audiences not only watch films, but take vows of allegiance to King and Country and of kindness to animals and such like. But, it is felt, the situation has grown out of hand considering the tremendous audiences. That Mr. Rank, himself, has felt this is evident in his invitation to various organizations to investigate. Typical of the criticism is this comment of a well-known headmaster: "The show I saw and which those children must have seen, had, I think, 15 violent deaths during the course of the morning and most of them built up right at the last. That was the children's impression as they went out into the sunshine." Idiotic Films ILYA EHRENBURG, the Terrible Tempered Mr. Bangs of the Russian press, is still taking pokes at Hollywood. Now he accuses the picture capital of deliberately turning out "idiotic" films. And he goes further to say that "if by chance a good film is turned out it must be hidden from the bosses, lest they destroy it." These sentiments were picked up by the United Press from a Moscow broadcast of Mr. Ehrenburg's experiences in Hollywood during his recent visit to America. According to that broadcast, the journalist said a film executive told him : "The film industry probably is the only one in which capitalists have gone in not for the sake of profits alone. It is not coincidence that we turn out idiotic films. We are ordered to turn out idiotic films. It is according to plan." Color Now TELEVISION possibly nowwill proceed rapidly from black and white to color. It may take five years, but apparently television-color is here. The Columbia Broadcasting System has had its system. It has had argument with the radio industry generally. Color would make all receiving equipment obsolete, it was claimed; it would therefore set television back years. Now RCA has color. It announced the news Wednesday. And, it stated, its system ."has a simple, inexpensive radio frequency converter which makes it possible to introduce this all-electronic color television system without causing obsolescence of black and white receivers." But, RCA warns : "There must yet be complete exploration and tests in the field of the behavior and limitations of ultra high frequencies . . . this does not change the time period estimated by us in December, 1945, that it would require five years to bring a color system to the present position of black and white television." PEOPLE Joseph Friedman, European supervisor for Columbia Pictures, with headquarters in London, has been awarded the "Medal of Freedom" by the United States for his war-time work as chairman of the London war activities committee. E. C. DeBerry, Paramount chief booker in Charlotte, has been transferred to New Orleans as salesman. Henry Hoke, author and authority on direct advertising, will be the principal speaker at the luncheon-meeting of the Associated Motion Picture Advertisers at the Town Hall Club in New York, November 7. Bob Hope was presented the Medal for Merit last Thursday in Washington by General Dwight D. Eisenhower for his wartime contributions to national morale, both overseas and at home. "Mr. Hope's contributions were of inestimable value," said the General. Later, the comedian called on President Truman, who congratulated him. Joseph Hummel, vice-president of Warher1 International, sailed last Friday from New York on the Queen Elizabeth for his Paris headquarters after home office conferences. Jack Price has resigned from Paramount. For 22 years he was associated in the Atlanta, Jacksonville and New Orleans offices. G. B. Odlum, head of G. B. Odium Theatre Management of New York, has been appointed assistant to Walter L. Morris, director of theatres for Oak Ridge (The Atomic City), Tenn. Frank Casey, recently with the Warner Circuit, has joined that company's public relations staff for the Midwest with offices in Chicago. Red Kann, vice-president of Quigley Publications, left New York Wednesday for a four-week business trip to Hollywood. T. B. Kirk, branch man for Republic in Memphis, left last week to become branch manager in Dallas. He is succeeded in Memphis by Nat Wyse. Hyatt Daab, representing Vanguard Pictures in England, is returning to this country on the Franconia for conferences with David O. Selznick. Bert Sanford has been appointed theatrical sales manager for Altec Service and Altec Lansing Corporations. Buford Styles, formerly office manager for Universal-International's Atlanta branch, has been appointed sales representative for that office. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, published every Saturday by Quigley Publishing Company, Rockefeller Center, New York City 20. Telephone Circle 7-3100; Cabte address "Ouigpubco, New York." Martin Quigley, President; Red Kann, Vice-President; Martin Quigley, Jr., Vice-President; Theo. J. Sullivan, Treasurer; Leo J. Brady, Secretary; Terry Ramsaye, Editor; Martin Quigley, Jr., Associate Editor; James D. Ivers, News Editor; Charles S. Aaronson, Production Editor; Ray Gallagher, Advertising Manager; David Harris, Circulation Director; Bureaus: Hollywood, William R. Weaver, editor, Postal Union Life Building; Chicago, 624 South Michigan Avenue; Washington, Jim H. Brady, 215 Atlantic Bldg., 930 F Street, N.W.; London, Hope Williams Burnup, manager, Peter Burnup, editor, 4 Golden Square, W. I; Montreal, Stan Cornthwaite, 245 Vitre St., West; Toronto, W. M. Gladish, 242 Millwood Road; Paris, Maurice Bessy, 2 Avenue Matignon; Dublin, T. J. M. Sheehy, 36 Upper Ormond Quay; Rome, Argeo Santucci, 10 Via Versilia; Lisbon, Joao De Moraes Palmeiro, Avenida Conde Valbo'm 116; Brussels, Louis Quievreux, 121 Rue Beeckman: Amsterdam, Philip de Schaap, 82 Jekerstraat; Copenhagen, Kris Wintrier, Bogehoi 25; Stockholm, Gosta Erkell, 15 Brantingsgaten; Basel, Carlo Fedier, Brunnmattstr. 21; Prague, Joseph B. Kanturek, U. Grebovsky No. I; Sydney, Cliff Holt, Box 2608 — G.P.O., Derwent House; Johannesburg, R. N. Barrett, 10, Blyth Road, Talboton; Mexico City, Luis Becerra Celis, Dr. Carmona y Valle 6; Havana, Charles B. Garrett, Refugio 168; Buenos Aires, Natalio Bruski, J. E. Uriburi 126; San Juan, Puerto Rico, Reuben D. Sanchez, San Sebastian Street No. 3; Montevideo, Paul Bodo, P.O. Box 664. Member Audit Bureau of Circulations. Other Quigley Publications: Better Theatres, published every fourth week as a section of Motion Picture Herald, Motion Picture Daily, International Motion Picture Almanac and Fame. MOTION PICTURE HERALD, NOVEMBER 2, 194a 9