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GUESTS. With a special interest. In the lobby of Loew’s 72nd Street, New York, where MGM last week showed its “Tea and Sympathy’ to a qualified and appreciative audience, producer Jack Cummings, center, chats with author and playwright John Patrick, right, and actor Paul Ford.
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HE’S READY TO GO ALONG with the trend, especially important these days, to sell your own picture. Albert Lewin, who recently finished “The Living Idol’’ for MGM, said in New York Tuesday he will tour key cities and help MGM. Mr. Lewin opines “the formula market is in trouble today”; also, that he has an unusual “high class suspense and horror” picture.
THE EXECUTIVE LOOK, these being the heads of National Theatres, in convention at Phoenix. First row, vice-president John Bertero, general manager Frank Ricketson, Jr., president Elmer Rhoden, western manager Edwin Zabel, and treasurer Alan May. Second row, Richard Brous, Fox Midwest; M. Spencer Leve, Fox West Coast; Robert Selig, Fox Intermountain; William Thedford, FWC northern California; and A1 Frank, Fox Wisconsin. See page 24.
THEY CAME TO PLAY. Scenes significant of the good time for all at New York’s Variety Club tournament, last week, at the Vernon Hills club. The foursome is Phil Fliashnick, Morton Holland, George Dembow, and Murray Strausberg. The card game, kibitzers included, shows Joe Rosen, Bernie Kleid, Alex Arnswalder, Lou Fischler, Saul Trauner, Herb Richek, and Bernie Kranze. And, at the banquet, Alan Robbins, Ed Fabian, and story teller Eddie Dowling.
JOHN SPIRES, Universal’s Continental Europe supervisor, in New York for home office conferences till November 2, told trade writers over the luncheon table Tuesday television so far and foreseeably is no threat: European movie habits are fixed and favorable; the industry and its stars continue to have glamour and command loyalty and attract talent; and that exhibitors the world over are the same: “they are under the impression all they need is the key to the door.” They also, he said, have standardized equipment to the extent of resisting magnetic sound.
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WILLIAM HOLDEN arrives in Pittsburgh for the opening of “Toward the Unknown” at the Stanley, and receives at the right a greeting from manager Rodney Collier. With them at the airport are Police Commissioner James Hepbron, left, and acting Mayor Leon Abramson, right.