Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1955)

$2,360,000 Assured Roach on Tv Films HAL ROACH Studios has been guaranteed $2,360,000 from syndication companies on three of its tv film series that went into local market operation this year, it was reported last week by E. H. Goldstein, studio's vice president in charge of syndication. (See B»T Interview with Mr. Roach on page 52.) Official Films has guaranteed Roach $1,260,000 for distribution rights to 126 My Little Margie films, and $450,000 for 130 Trouble With Father (The Stu Erwin Show) films. Interstate Television Corp. took over distribution of the Public Defender series and guaranteed Roach $650,000 for 69 films. These three deals brought to 462 the number of half-hour Roach-produced films currently in syndication, according to Mr. Goldstein. The producer turned out 39 Passport to Danger films exclusively for ABC Film Syndication, and previously, a deal was concluded with ABC for the syndication of 98 Racket Squad epsiodes for a guarantee of $950,000. Mr. Goldstein said that the Racket Squad deal already has gone beyond its guarantee. NTA Establishes Sales Div., Appoints Tabakin, Kaplan ESTABLISHMENT by National Telefilm Assoc. of a national sales division to be headed by Bernard Tabakin was annuonced last week by Oliver A. Unger, executive vice president. Mr. Tabakin, who will be responsible for sales to advertisers on a national basis, joined NTA's West Coast sales division two years ago. Previously he had headed the Hollywood division of MCA-TV. He will make his headquarters at NTA's Hollywood office. Cy Kaplan, formerly an account executive with Television Programs of America, New York, has joined NTA's national sales division as eastern director. Mr. Kaplan also has served as midwest sales manager of World Broadcasting System and general sales manager of WGTH-TV Hartford, Conn. A LIEUTENANT colonel in the U. S. Army at 29, Erwin H. Ezzes, vice president in charge of sales for Guild Films Co., New York, gives full credit to his "seven-year hitch" in the Army for his subsequent career in television. It was during his tenure in London as secretary to the general staff of SHAEF that Mr. Ezzes became acquainted with Matthew Fox, then a warrant officer in public re-' lations and later the guiding force of several tv film distribution and production companies. Mr. Fox, who already had won prominence in the motion picture field, recognized Mr. Ezzes' administrative skills and invited him to become an associate in various post-war tv film projects. Mr. Ezzes' decision to embark upon a military career in 1938 (some years before Pearl Harbor and the military draft) was dictated by the economic conditions of the time. Born in New York in 1916 and educated at the New York Military Academy and the College of the City of. New York, from which he was graduated in 1938, Mr. Ezzes elected to become a second lieutenant in the Army, rather than accept a $25-aweek job. That his military career was a distinguished one can be corroborated by the 13 decorations he earned, including the Croix de Guerre, the Legion of Merit and the Order of the British Empire. Following his discharge from the Army in 1945, Mr. Ezzes joined Mr. Fox in the establishment of United World Films, which distributed 16 mm film to schools, churches and other groups, as well as tv. He served as vice president and sales manager of this company until 1950, when Mr. Fox exTtracted from United World the films suitable for tv and established Motion Pictures for Television. In the move, Flamingo Films and Associated Artists Productions became part of MPTV. Mr. Ezzes re He Spins 'Em for the in Jadfesonl He's a household word in Jackson's homes. They listen to Cass and they buy what he sells! Nobody . . . but NOBODY even comes close to his rating. He's tops by 3 to 1. Young or old, they all love Cass Kaid, No wonder his platter-patter is paying off for advertisers in this rich midwest market. SAVE UP TO 15% by using 2 or more of these powerful stations Buy All 4 Stations Buy Any 3 Stations Buy Any 2 Stations WKMH-Dearborn-Detroit WKMF— Flint, Michigan WKHM— Jackson, Michigan ^ WSAM— Saginaw, Michigan Represented by HEADLEY-REED Save 15% Save 10% Save 5% Get the Jack out of Jackson on WKHM JACKSON, MICHIGAN Fred A. Knorr, President John O. Gilbert, Managing Director Jackson Television & Broadcasting Corp. KNORR Broadcasting Corp. Affiliate Page 58 • December 5, 1955 Broadcasting • Telecasting