Variety (December 1949)

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IS 7. 1*4* High Court Rules Drive-In Idea Not Patentable, Spurns Exhib Suit S2.2SO.OOO Loan l Kama hside Stuff-Pictures Interstate Comm*'. *> M .* niton Dec • ♦ ■' PrsiedMab Ruse tr,.a4.r*n (wture ieeioinns whirl! It tires a*krrf to review »... n* < aw* bne it Unas Tiff the p* tit»««f» M Part In Thrum liw whrch wmitit to Hpkol4 Ns ^ \ fate* of the (tr eMl theoftr. • ' prsiidilit softiug «•*• to rie r .Itn.seor M I nr* o- a our .*f e»*t msK drive-in* t- • Mi»r he Knt ee»*H pax mg rt>x •Hiss «s the Pari ln pti e n t TV I*iset iiHirto rnletl that the 4r1tre in prmsriionMi to the Pri soon Ml poi e nt iVIr Part In look itir T sleds oill due t •He • ggp If 'he mpr e m e C oat impnrt on fetor# lahoon »h*rh relioH Vo toctMdrr It Thro rmnt relations In Ike exhibit P«rt ls a«ked (he Mfl rsort to re- p h one of the tin todo«< i i eotMiHi | and this non turned C the •> ortter m hat deump wrth the port nr# math putuie aaiet sooas rjr further mote see ifiler*ts>e hr tone 'be National I ab**r fftefta- loot** iKfSid tmaay • I or* tot of the Hi*pote in* nix inf four J J O dent denied a report the hoik of the money nos to ho u*rd foe larfSHtle Improxemenft* e * pan ms sod its theatre ihais nr m- ts af the television held Hie noritifs mil hr retired in suu^im instaMnrn*r we. a IS year period The 0r*t «d the tv pn7 Quarter lx pax meet* fail* doe Reb it next and the lost No* 20. I Prob l em of larfo Uterarx agencies' relationship to their client* m ntaea where the regard to 01m sales srhlrh has hem kmf and f r equently fn u »i d 11,1 matt among enters la frsn an airing b* Paul 0 Nathan • formet tv *f ^ Pnmmoonfti In hta torr ent column an Publishers* Weekly The rrm- t he u«ed~fm Anil rMM l v9 Neanng he sera is that the larger IHerarx agro tea lih paramount Pur irv m ronatHoted aa to he unable to do a good yob of re p ro v e w ung tr.« lure* Irxr In the dixorre ment of H'inlTx operated Ttsegrres os direct #K ^ r - ^ j * rKt Nathan points out that until rumpnrallvctyr recently there nere cmi* ♦ex m or eight important m rceo nuikHx the ma)or studio* Sub th« growth of indie production he gaga there are doeenn of pos*ihe out- lets manx of them mth rather special requirement! and to romplunff the dtwalinn still further sole* are often made not through rogx.iac edrtorsal channels hut as the resMlt ef e rt f or ut ricular coots. « uMh stars or directors * Nathan aaoerti that th«« require* the tailoring of sporial campaign* is At the qualifies*i*«n* ef eo*h pc.»prr*> and needs of htfriidml oerOiv—o >ub inat a laige a g ro< * with many < umla has no time •« o. I.iSr«.*e Nathan stale* woe egmc»e* suffer from blanket agreements to take on oil of a publisher • hunk* sod so cirrwioto stones in which tUl the mar lees hex a no faith On the side of the big agencte* Nathan points np ‘ that the uirrr«i ( umerford Interests hold 01 par wtmh hot made them large is an intangible hot not lnr u o»iO»*»i a rels of property in IS montie* the 9%mri !# the A led by the Nrronton lao d*r**n yesterday the four Princess opera* to 'he other rase, the trihonol r g,g % , n indie union the Indr pend r« tu«ed to '*he ibriadrtion in an rn( T«urdt> Projectionists L men aa approl hx the Mh and Walnut bargaining sgertrx as against Amu* ft mp Lo«>«>>He in ^an t m ::g International ill am . irost damapr suit l-att.r had M Theaftncal Mage » mpfey « itgtd that c .wnpctitnca to lauit* ^ lPv)|M raised hefme ttgl v He and *e. *f the asaior* in- whether hrsilx tt^Pii k ® Hw WtfKNI, o j|| a hj rf of Ktlpf ftalf a lr . ... »rrp Xrwnp „ , m *«* *•*•**♦•« **•*««. Irwm It. 4 K^i Hut* • *•«* t f. 4 wt r a numhri M MMn anti . «*«rt Him h M thr ., )Mh »b—*K-r ih. ml »*! .. •« nptolXM '*» Ww rmr. W(B Mnk „ m auk- nkt “ '*' • '* ,h * Ol ra l—t MM , aupn p rrry I In M 00 non petitioned hx too of n^tToMallef Warns Horn* l ln vH r four Prmccsa opristor* to rer » ^ \sked if Nen York slate Comer ford p r oper t ies nere to he msered h* a separate mortgage recvidrd in that state Attorney C P O Vtsl he did not believe tl nere inxoixrd. in tl the ltn>id«ii PuimMiei of TV htghltgM* of the N Y . trial them in mth s ta of the t*«t method* ef Paramout deal JB|pT p paolted in Para 14 of the m the |ldr. trvrril open srxera Nen Arm de lataxia. N Y I iipsOO Thretie* M f-Hl.iO Ihixe lo u ItM h is set to «• Hi»x west seasoa *i-*d tour srren open air theatre o ilh I 4NH rar raparity nhere (he ntestmom di*i*«sre from aox rar lo ih. m .een mil he less than fe»t Method impioxx special r«*rs <ml ien*r- Di m«erales hmuxes In York Penn** Kama flhio and West \ it giota hut Ai %t leap into P« id Philip rusco N1 00 roo Toledo uiged the na'»o«xat to assume |ur tsdidmo oxer I theatre Matthew 1^*-* UTi| • counsel sod M I Okus. ~w'™r fn. Wed fi. Ribs Tieupa that Ragle lisa and £ HI Jo’ Ontgrssses Origoai Ran n 16 mother uxe of ihe*«'e telex i xrstema* Toe* • Vigsa mghttx I nited Nations sr«Meas s' lake bx ( cxlumhia l'nix graduate s»i on large *rreen *i «»orients are *raltered th««*ughout the theatre to fedgr the im parl of the edited theatre T\ areaeotalien as cn mpnr ed oith the unedited full pickup* from l^ke N orr em as troosmitted daftly for home video rereptum by < HN To ferlhet the «to%. PsmmoOOt hot donated f.VOt to the Dean * fund of Cslsobt i gradoofe )s<hnHm srh oa l stu* amuher fV)0 hi prises to he awarded the •* r students nntinc the Isd critiques of the rompnrtsnn Par a»«o presented the srhool ntih • T\ the doily 100 pstkup* xas trsnsrnbrct the t > them last month Copies «| i»q tin iitmgi have been shipped to V ngtaod. Rrooro and Rm*u fm the- atre shooing and rrisnafrm oxer T\ sxstems HI those roontitr* Par ie c etxed the assignment In transcribe the video program* *m«e it txa* the only system capable nf receding T \ yarkups an 25m Its prrstooaly puntly operated rreqixer for ose bx the student* m viewing t lomrrfurd < cxmerKud oh through Ns video te*oiding «stem N0 oo-nership of the re «, 3 ^:uo« store ('RA began transmilting them LEN GOLDSMITH OUT IN liTstrr < .man have *ri mth • r * lt *• 1,1 ^ pfpf flf gdlfl t |£t |||f | | SK’S 2D EXEC SHAKEUP — - start t heo leva* Drive Ins De* me Teaas t ax*trn. iv.m *i.»rled here on 2 'ms« ai diixe >n w hn h mil he le « aird tu*i north of the toon 0 0 t a im sin and (I 0 Need are lo he • ta* * * and ioriatiex f ia«tiurtuve will start «oon on h»- « a* diixe t« to he loroted near his \m.*n*o < hnoer Is to he owm-d and operand hx Harold •w*k* Plan 4 t that xirtnitx hut at«o mil ron*lrurl mmrmeui u three hum* in the count* They underne* aid he the Arst I >ir arm theatre v ( n I*. *e*f«M > rie aid 0 Arthur Head rm m*aid ot •.••♦•pan* said if the Oxerlaod urxird i«» he • a is dr ' i m a a w Harr* IWhfeld % are al*o e« ♦ nalrd suNed in the reissue of the oat In the seeond *hakr»»p of the time pic oulgrossing the octgmai N» teen Publict*i* (iwilf exes st«0 »x*n in It out of 20 test situation* during ihe Iasi xeer I eo (odd in Penosx lx anis sod We*t \ irgtma smith HHI hu*«ne«x atanagec re \* a resuil pc s4t he g«cen area • •gned lium the Nee it»«k guild premiere* in tup house* I id low mg disagree i.m'* with the Initial gr«»up mil he In Nee exec buetd Dispute beii#«»id Rngtand. eIters Sam Pinanski south and the iPti bu«t irxulxed Xmeruan Theatre* ( try ptrxx I Issue* n«d cen as s foodeill gemlure tu the xet* ted eiih iwe guild* mnest ne ha* eaixed the o*oal .leaisnce g«diaiion* with the man** •»♦».$■« held bx hi* house* Pm i.pn* kmuher bn»nc>* manager at Ihnanski • Pilgi im Nosloe Jan slated lo be named tin* erek 2S and then goes alo 2u *Mhet Rlmk guild tm hn*.« of the pad house* in the rttji ton week* taler rent!* signed eilh the Atm mdu* fightx other theatres in the Nee try is negotiating pax hikes No fag land area otll play 4a x i«s members on s rompaox hx rum- dale oith the Pilgum |tn %4 looks Co pen* procedure The perl ehile Nun liar pattern ha* been *e SN Loot* not granting any o%stall m. <ea*es tbe Arkansas - Mississippi Ten k(though initial egocts of Nt *Pf. «'* P* 9 ^* lmt «00t40 see lemtr^y through eiliingoess I .mis Aimus ft e lo build s four '•« "* snlarxes to speeiftr rases of M A lAghtmao Make nrrxMl i< nm drixe hi mth I OUlrai Npft, meantime mil hold sms- ..petaim lo forege his reguia* ««po«tt* m tKectand 01 l^nui* malwoa tumscise ‘Dur* • fe the ,leacsnre lo emit • a*e selling County ha*e been stymied because eleituma of ih «0iee»* lo he held f9 theatres has been on the boat* lh»ard of kldrimi a there has re- next m.m«h 04g Msdle* Guild ia Al «hi are entitled to tbe best fused lo rvenne I hr area the mat prexx ha* i ndo a ted bis intention , M t(IWR p .nx ma*t only mil build one in to step out of that post hut s draft f Mr map* xet »rgenua'mu* irsnmif «lr him i* mbers m ho a I temtmies e«e *** . .** gct'mg 4*1'r of ibe <air on ail t m ket* Ibex *#11 heguier ad mis * ton pfNcx prex«il the xet* settle a* ■ I on* maint a in their aland the ^ three da* m 00* s i it t /** i| xanxe ef earh opening Thex ore ■pfenning parades and other hoopla Ur pemmrfr sale* OrgaOi/aiooxs Nam Drive In I enter nm Ifell Hit are I be AmertraO I ego* Amxel* etgo W acs Kl.tr. la Timm S»fc.H*»»« 1»« • lk>^W .KHikM Vrtr. ... urn WmrZlmt « -•••• « ~.k- k.k«l St Yum pike to Natok, Mass Nudggf- P" rn * r ( oud xesierdai < % e*i «i |V*i mi pitted I* expected spped fiws Ho lr lo Ire rradx for Aprtl 1 lore! *V» lole* oaliorxal Kbo*ogis ^ — i_____ ' «»f '•'# m..' ••<♦ Indnol II irV 'o grsoi bam membriwhip Miloaukee Dee 4 Ciaonini n _ _ _ 1 Case • «me up loo xear* sgo sod John idler president of the lo Uiannmi uCCI I the IrtbUl dlsiriti ewurl l««wod rt de pendent fhea're Owners of ♦ .«* -t* -a t , I V *ri rx*. imi >.i»d ..r* s»*d ib»»w it.* sprakmg at I be gnuip • hss* Mm k,ii sot of rmrl I a*l Vp# oxher »MSvrtMbs here al I be Hotel Irtruxiss has* He said msu hod 'he hh * rood uphrid lhe Nrhtoedof feat week said that m h*>n adx sored to TV 01m paadif >ulmg of the trial Ml* * • eased admission lor kids sp aerx sod to station* and that < out ant said be i am* to the I A making teensier* slat sway from , 0 *od*e% ate noo being made of Horn Poland in IMI ntfth JO xear* theatre* t et wp p n it unities for gnanr mg rx gsr i iK as a Aixi — rr (si Wm Mrfins peer nf \ an In «il fa«eft of tele end s tepuiaiion in this rountrx eftx (lab Internationa! rnfmmed ildeu* • (trrt on^ the 0im lo« the eaeoffegR qoairtx of hi* 'he attendance afend the Varteix I. x i.. annual opxned I * He de« lared his mieuliue < luh* Isnrliss m the Iasi Ihxeee* d -' t i' ai it mil . ao*e *.»> up*fi of hreoo*iog • rtftUew g«a a o»b a* M«f*rsn laid nf how the maforMx fm a b*u time -if a< all' Never a A**i «erne * sman end applied lot of I srxelx ft fixe lew* be arid*d . .<m* trier eti.m is membri.bia m (aril 4 VS the nelum • he a# gixeo lo the potential threat Member «b»p a os * ’ 1 ' fe him* m loons now being h*.*» r »pi«.ned he«su*e he w p rid D*hkosh pm John P fe-rie to putnre produc e rs not e cfieen hui on ib.ee m«e Marshdeld xp Ii.asmisi said l he* l be hank* *»on* no oh(e« Host were raised lo horlh Mitxxaxakog. secrete**. Rd A -'we tomimfiee to fiao Rren Sim o0*em.r«g lemp**.a.x cal per nard 0 Johnson. Milwaukee ciMu « .« now c-<m*trienng the re mil* In lor? he hr* eme a * Mnen tr ea s u rer AN aha serve a* direr * Cmled krt«*f* president end reappl.ed le the <,r ^d Year* for e**.stance ta hank *** m.iihed the member •oiling indie producer* geokei sere r tewed lo ell he we« 9» m.iathelir la tbe mew 1 bu* tsuHeod* ft uorenl the w aukee ' m hit Arx.ru mg hut thei union wbuh »* aa exclu^.xe bar •a*h k*ea must be maciriered no gaining agent bar* k»m (•««.«• .*mk ■* AHia meril* and thei t whai 'be mg a lixoli wa* now rimrxg membe.sh.p Motion Picture Aaau of America * stepping up Its prswoiies of p«« oa 0 Idp cultural medium x ia a se* artxire to hook rexnew edrtox* *4 daily new* pa per* t Oder directum of Arthur Degte MPA * ■ aty relation* di recto* a hi- mo n t hly listing of rerent end fotih* Alma based oa book* and plays w being sent lo the editors renew* ..t ".r*e i'e*Ar> w..rk» la pari of the MPA A * rematsftent campaign lo tois'cr the charge *4 the 01m tndx»s«rx • com m arrlahswt at the espeom nf ait hx pointing to o lock of ‘ great book* tomrd Into great motmax #** - tores** lo a recent mrirx the MPA A listed 41 produ c t loo* hosed cue assorted no v els plays and mm garme stortes MPAA la also pitching for hook rexiews on the 01m tourer nsateaml hx pointing mil lo the edit o c* that pseturteotlon of iHerorx work*' in* rreoaea the audience for the latter Nnwk* initiallx paaard op hx the loeitfx rex tens .ox. e the 01m rights are * <1 n the b*i« of steres* according to DeNta Along with the lunar MPAA »s also sending prexieo appoui* of p*x made by national parent fear txer groups patriotic association* and Aim .ounctis . X Hu foe t f th ** the «ei education Ain oae has br«o*te the local the Non York Nftate health and The Aim i c.MMfxenx win buikt lt« nrst a n a ri , ■ ■■•■/* aa o.' uh wf ts.iifuus.il * limits AlkS Hlfh It lO hf*if 1 Lesser on Urns Nw .*"3^X42? I pprri IVim Kffp K mU Uii W nm* K.xhiKk Hrtr ^ ****** of ■#*» m ho treatment of the subfest was receoity okayed for s he wing m grade schools as part of their health educe'too programs Dewpde htawiuig hx Cat holi c leaders Ihe depart m en' of education stuck by Ns appro* al of the 01m on the boats of widespread demands bp uuu-Coftholw pa rents and teachers Catholic students hex# hern given BtmiiuMo to *»e* sway from the pir s ureenmg* Auxiliarx Nl shop J o seph l Riannerx said (he him was an m sworn of th# rights of parent* film Industry attomrxs continued their erminer on Ihe Amefuan Aoriety of Composets Aid hors 4 Publishers with Dep< of Justice officiate last week Meeting m Non >art was Ihe eeranrl m wbuh the tnfudn % relationship to ^%C AP was laid out lo N ft gmuod Tim be*g heed of ihe decree sectom of the 0 of J hes M wns are be in g held at lb# request of Ti m h e rg In his effort to fully understand Ihe ramthcatooxs of A*t AP mfto Ihe xaitss* facets ».f shoo htv It q rxfoiH that further pun-srong *nay he held lla'wlf lesser head af the Juottcre IWp* a Nen York office often ha* attended the too meetings Tbrx xe been held tn 'he feder a l building 0KO toppers are nilf cot the hxent for • nest INlo for * I Martwd a afte* xJielxtng the par some loo months ag » often H* t**t Ks m la* Angel e* and ban V ? am taro failed to rm* ft* bell Isles dept rigged a nen lag lor Conununml m ttxe abet Where Danger Uvea and set the Him for general release Jap 14 studio hen ever has nm *«•**«.ned to ihe fresh title and Ihe hxwii *•* a new une is rsaftnumg locj d e nial! x RkOi latest release srhesloie tx pe« the 01m ns an "a*toot ocxsterv * with no tadftraOoo that it ♦« an attack rxn Co m mie marhmatomi in the I 5 0 Ift all Hems Item a *sm- 1 m Passing My Hat for the Marrh of D tmes will he rite there* *•! a aatomet dual used hv ihe Nat roo aft Round-lag for Infantile Paialx- s*s lints hate aireadx been pledged hx srorea of lap l' I aa«*o * Horn Noli I'a* iAc i Ma«v Ma im to H*x Nngrm Joe DiMagg to cartoon- taft Al '*Ij 1 Abner i Capo J'mmx Durante and Tyvoao Power ft Mnlrtbufaes of an autogcaphed hat Ha dtps tun » art asked to *••»* ihem lo Dill K Donaige* National T .winds I ton for IftMontHe Pa»aH“* 120 Rnodnat N V ffMx ft elok haU will ho loured and eshrhcied to rnaicsr key rNtea poaaed at swank dinners and luncheons and knailx t u rned off to (he highest Two mayor ms are beginning In w reen Mxorts *amed o*.i f* r hx Ihe 1 0 Male Depft g Aim dlxtaum wiift the inti i.i i «i• k- lltl i m Inking wvci a *<omhe. ai ibe bricffee for thoafrica. d'*ii kc hOdc^ year m the C A lUau |* Aim* have been made axatlehie to ... 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