The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

44 WAC Productions Announced Hollywood — The Hollywood Division, War Activities Committee, last week an¬ nounced an 11-picture program of short subjects and Film Bulletins. Program includes ‘‘His New World,” MGM, produced by Frank Whitbeck, and narrated by Spencer Tracy; “It’s Murder,” Columbia, produced by Hugh McCallum; "The Story With Two Endings,” “When He Comes Home.” a Darryl F. Zanuck production; “Two-way Street,” “So Far So Good,” “UNRRA,” “World Peace Through World Trade,” “Air Transport Command,” “Post-war Employment,” and “Angel of Mercy.” Included in the Film Bulletins are “A Back to School Tip from Bing Crosby,” “Share Your Car,” and subjects on the Red Cross, nursing, and food surplus. A two reel subject on the conquest of Saipan is being worked upon by Jack L. Warner, Gordon Hollingshead, and Marine Corps officers. The Service Kit’s the Season’s Hit L-178 Order Stays Washington — Lincoln V. Burrows, WPB motion picture chief, stated last fortnight the reduction of raw stock quotas for film distributors will not entail revision of or¬ der L-178, which specifies the size of allot¬ ments, adding that he believed the cut will be only a temporary matter. Burrows plans to send out letters to the various companies calling for their co-operation, and setting raw stock quotas for the next three months. THE EXHIBITOR Distribs' Brief Ready NEW YORK— It was announced last week that in furtherance of efforts to have motion picture distribution in¬ cluded on the list of industries that might be designated by local War Manpower Commission officials as “lo¬ cally needed,” the distributors’ division of the War Activities Committee has prepared a brief, outlining the situa¬ tion, and stating its problem in detail. This brief is to be presented to the es¬ sential activities committee of the WMC via its chairman, Collis Stocking. SOPEG Terms Revealed New York — The Screen Office and Pro¬ fessional Employes Guild, Local 109, CIO, last week made public a list of concessions sought from Loew’s, Paramount, 20th Cen¬ tury-Fox, RKO, and Columbia to replace contracts which expired on July 28. The list includes a five per cent general increase, a 10 per cent length of service increase for all white-collar workers with five years’ service, a closed shop, job classifications, salary schedules, improved grievance machinery, better seniority pro¬ tection, and larger severance pay, among other things. New Rapf Contract Hollywood — Following the completion of 20 years of service with MGM, Harry Rapf last week signed a long term con¬ tract with the studio. Powers Back To 20th-Fox New York — William T. Powers has been appointed home office attorney of 20th Century-Fox, succeeding Felix A. Jenkins, it was announced last week by Spyros P. Skouras, president. Powers has been with the company and National Theatres since 1932, and was for many years with Para¬ mount. Jenkins, with 20th Century-Fox since 1928, will continue as secretary of the corporation, and will perform other duties of an executive character as prescribed by President Skouras. "Wilson" At Upped Prices New York — Tom Connors, 20th Cen¬ tury-Fox sales chief, announced last week the adoption of a policy of continuous per¬ formances at advanced prices for the road show engagement of “Wilson” at the Roxy, while at the Carthay Circle, Los Angeles, the picture is playing a road show engage¬ ment on a two-a-day reserved-seat basis. The United Artists, Los Angeles, now plays the picture simultaneously with the Car¬ thay Circle on a similar policy as the Roxy. Mark Hellinger Returns New York — Mark Hellinger, Warner producer, arrived last week from India and the South Pacific, where he served as INS war correspondent. Hellinger’s last production before leav¬ ing the coast for the Pacific war zone was "The Doughgirls.” He returns to the coast in a few days. THE BEST SHORTS OF ALL COME FROM COLUMBIA! August 16, 1944