The Exhibitor (1951)

EXHIBITOR NT-1 jraws or the New York City Crosstown Helen Wexler, Eagle Lion Classics home office service department, was mar¬ ried to Joseph Brody at the Hotel Westover. . . . Don Prince, RKO eastern publicity director, returned from a trip to the coast, where he conferred with studio executives about forthcoming RKO productions. . . . The navy brought up its exploitation 16-inchers to salute the world premiere of 20th CenturyFox’s “U. S'. S. Teakettle” at the Roxy. The navy placed on display an exhibition of miniature ships in the Roxy lobby and rotunda. In addition, close coopera¬ tion was maintained with recruitingforces for posters and tieins on publicity. For the opening, special groups of naval officials and enlisted men from the vari¬ ous emplacements in the metropolitan area took part in ceremonies throughout opening day. Barney Balaban, president, Paramount Pictures Corporation, returned after a two-week trip to Nassau and Florida. . . . A. W. Schwalberg, president, Paramoun t Film Distributing Corporation, went to Canada to visit the company’s Dominion branches with Canadian gen¬ eral manager Gordon Lightstone. . . . William Thormann, RKO Theatres’ art department, is the proud owner of “Thornville’s Gorgeous Caesar,” who won a Red Ribbon, second prize, in the bull¬ dog puppy class at the recent West¬ minster Dog Show. Howard Barnes resigned his post as film and theatre critic, The New York Herald Tribune, and was temporarily re¬ placed by Otis Guernsey. . . . The Variety Club of New York, Tent 35, will move its quarters from the Astor Hotel to the ground floor of the Skouras building, West 49th Street, as soon as negotiations are completed. Sol A. Schwartz, president, RKO The¬ atres, Inc., has accepted the chairman¬ ship of the amusement division, the 1951 finance campaign, Greater New York Councils, Boy Scouts of America. Schwartz has announced that the follow¬ ing men will serve as chairmen and vicechairmen of the various committees in the division: producers and distributors: chairman, Harry Mandel, RKO Theatres, Inc., and vice-chairman, Ira Morais, RKO Theatres, Inc.; equipment and sup¬ pliers: chairman, Burton Robbins, Na¬ tional Screen Service, and vice-chairman, Ben Sherman, ABC Candy, and inde Rosen, Schneider Heads UJA Division New York — Sam Rosen, Fabian The¬ atres, and Abraham Schneider, Colum¬ bia, have been named co-chairmen, amusement division, United Jewish Ap¬ peal, for the 1951 campaign, it was announced last week by Louis Broido, a general chairman of UJA drive. Announcement came at the first or¬ ganizational meeting of the UJA amuse¬ ment division at the Hotel Astor, ad¬ dressed by Messrs. Rosen, Broido, and Harry Brandt. Four executive committee co-chairmen will assist the division chairman, Barney Balaban, Paramount Pictures, Inc. ; Jack Cohn, Columbia; S. H. Fabian, Fabian Theatres; Fred J. Schwartz, Century Circuit, and Spyros Skouras, 20th Cen¬ tury Fox. The following division officers were announced by Rosen: Executive and special assignments: Harry Brandt, Leo Brecher, Max A. Cohen, Alan Corelli, Julius Collins, George Dembow, Ned E. Depinet, George Feinberg, Manny Frisch, Emil Friedlander, Leopold Friedman, Herman Gelber, William German, Leonard H. Goldenson, Irving Greenfield, Leonard Gruenberg, Marcus Heiman, Phil Hodes, Arthur Israel, Julius Joelson, Harry Kalmine, Jack Lang, Nat Lefkowitz, Jack H. Levin, Tom Murtha, Charles B. Moss, Sol Pernick, Sam Rauch, Sam¬ uel Rinzler, Herman Robbins, Edward Rugoff, Mannie Sacks, Adolph Schimel, Samuel Schneider, Sol Schwartz, George P. Skouras,' Max Seligman, Solomon M. Strausberg, Robert Weitman, and Max Youngs tein. Co-chairmen, independent exhibitors, are M. Frisch, Julius Joelson, Fred J. Schwartz, and Strausberg. Members are: A. J. Balaban, Herman Becker, Harry Brandt, William Brandt, Brecher, Max A. Cohen, Ed Fabian, Gruenberg, Hodes, Arthur Mayer, Charles B. Moss, Walter Reade, Jr., Rinzler, Michael Rudin, Rugoff, Morris Seider, George P. Skou¬ ras, Morton Sunshine, and David Weinstock. Moss is chairman, purchasing agents. Members are: Charles Beigel, Ethel Black, James F. Burns, Jules, Catsiff, pendent and circuit theatres, chairman, Mrs. Edith Marshall, Laconia, Bronx. Harry A. Gourfain, veteran showman who transferred his activities from New York to Hollywood where, for the past few years, he completed picture com¬ mitments, has already laid plans for the local production of two musicals, three motion pictures, and a number of TV films. These plans are predicated upon the establishment of a revolving fund ( Continued on next page) Robert Stack, center, is shown in New York City as he recently received the General Rose Memorial Award from Louis Nivelles, vice-consul general of Belgium, and Lieutenant Colonel Walter R. Kohnle. The award is made annually by the Third Armored Division Associa¬ tion to war veterans in the entertainment field in honor of Major General Maurice Rose, who was killed in Germany while commanding a task force of the Third Armored. Stack is starred in Republic’s forthcoming “Bullfighter and the Lady.” Walter Dunn, William Friedman, Ida Garretson, Lou Goudreau, Milton Green, Joe Hornstein, Nat Lapkin, Peter Lewis, Herman R. Maier, Harry Nadel, Jack Price, and Max Seligman. Spyros Skou¬ ras again accepted the chairmanship of the corporate gifts committee. Special company chairmen are: Colum¬ bia, Seligman; Loew’s, Greenfield; Na¬ tional Screen Service, George Dembow, Jr.; Paramount Pictures, Israel; United Paramount Theatres, Weitman; RKO, Sol Schwartz, H. Mandel, and Robert Goldfarb; 20th Century-Fox, Jack Lang and Ulrich Bell; U-I, Adolph Schimel, and Warners, Schneider. Lab chairman is William J. German: music publishers, Julius Collins; legiti¬ mate theatres, Alan Corelli; talent, Weitman, and talent agencies, Sam Rauch. Members of the publications commit¬ tee are Jack Alicoate, Abel Green, Red Kann, Charles E. Lewis, and Martin Quigley. Youngstein is publicity chair¬ man. Murtha was named chairman, labor committee, as business representa¬ tive of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 4. Later, the amusement division an¬ nounced the official appointment of Goldenson, president of United Para¬ mount Theatres, Inc., as chairman, ex¬ hibitors committee. Four more top executives were named to key posts in the division, including Saul Trauner, branch manager, Colum¬ bia, and president, New York Film Board of Trade, who will head the ex¬ change committee; Edward Seider, Pru¬ dential Film Delivery executive, chair¬ man, film delivery committee, and A. G. Smith, branch manager, National The¬ atre Supply, chairman, supply dealers committee. February 28, 1951 NEW YORK