The Exhibitor (Jun-Nov 1944)

THE EXHIBITOR 21 NEWSREELS IN ALL FIVE: Quebec: Roosevelt meets Churchill. Philadelphia, Louisville, Ky.: Dewey on campaign tour. Paris: Nazi torture chamber uncovered. England: New flame-throwers. IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE: MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 27, No. 4) France: Allied armies in great sweep. New York: Harvest Moon Ball. Atlantic City, N. J.: Miss America selected. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XVL, No. 202) France: Allied armies in great sweep. Italian Front: Prime Minister Churchill visits Canadian fighting men prior to leaving for Quebec. Annapolis, Md.: Middies in football practice. Atlantic City, N. J.: Miss America selected. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 5) Paris: Battle of the Boulevards. South Pacific: Jungle palrol, eyewitness story of cameraman Damien Parer. RKO-PATHE NEWS (V0|. 16, No. 7) France: Allied armies in great sweep UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL 'Vol. 17, No. 328) France: Allied armies in great sweep. Atlantic City, N. J.: Miss America selected. Trenton, N. J.: "Hell Divers" at New Jersey State Fair. IN ALL FIVE: Belgium: Brussels liberated. Quebec: Roosevelt and Churchill in parley. Moscow: 60,000 Nazi pris¬ oners. War Film Bulletin No. 26, "No Gas Today." IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE. MOVIETONE NEWS (Vol. 27, No. 5) France: Ger¬ man arsenal explodes (except Philadelphia). Nor¬ mandy: Gasoline dump fire (except Philadelphia). France: French women on trial. France: DeGaulle leads singing of Marseillaise. Germany: Allies at¬ tack Siegfried Line. Cypress Gardens, Florida: Bathing girls ride the waves. Philadelphia only: "Wilson" premiere. NEWS OF THE DAY (Vol. XVI, No. 203) Germany: Allies attack Siegfried Line. France: German arsenal explodes. France: Shaved heads for traitors. Paris: Eyeful for Gl Joe. PARAMOUNT NEWS (No. 6) New Guinea: Jack Benny gives front line show. London: Bing Crosby broadcasts to Germany as "Der Bingle." Germany: Allies attack Siegfried Line. France: Allies speed food to Paris. France: Shaved heads for traitors. RKO-PATHE NEWS (Vol. 16, No. 8) New Guinea: Jack Benny gives front line show. France: Allies speed food to Paris. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL (Vol. 17, No. 329) France: General Patton wilh the advancing Yanks. France: German arsenal explodes. Paris: Food arrives, gayety returns. Romania: Russians knock country out of war. Seattle, Wash.: Comical magic. D. De Titta Celebrates New York — Deon De Titta, veteran chief projectionist, 20th Century-Fox, celebrated both his 28th year with the company and his 32nd wedding anniversary last week. MEETING ALL TRAINS New York — Louis Hyman, distribution head for Sol Lesser Productions, arrived this week from Hollywood for UA confer¬ ences on “Three Is a Family.” New York — Russell Holman, Paramount eastern production head, and Richard Mealand, eastern story editor, left for the coast for conferences last week. New York — Jules Levey, producer of “The Hairy Ape,” left last week for Holly¬ wood to start his second feature for UA release. New York — Robert S. Wolff, RKO man¬ aging director for Great Britain, left last week end for coast conferences. New York — W. C. Gehring, 20th Century-Fcx western sales head, returned from a six weeks’ sales trip last week. New York — Darryl F. Zanuck, vicepresident in charge of 20th Century-Fox production, returned to the coast last week. New York — Joseph Cotten arrived last week end from the coast. National Legion of Decency List— Sept. 21, 1944 UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR GEN¬ ERAL PATRONAGE — “Our Hearts Were Young and Gay,” (Paramount); “The Singing Sheriff,” (U); “West Of the Rio Grande,” (Monogram). UNOBJECTIONABLE FOR ADULTS — “Dark Mountain,” (Paramount); “In the Meantime, Darling,” (20th Cen¬ tury-Fox); “Leave It To the Irish,” (Monogram); “Marriage Is a Private Affair,” (MGM); “Shadows In the Night,” (Columbia). OBJECTIONABLE IN PART— “The Doughgirls,” (Warners); “Frenchman’s Creek,” (Paramount); “Storm Over Lisbon,” (Republic). ADVANCE SHOTS Features IN THE MEANTIME, DARLING. 20th Century-Fox. 72m. Jeanne Crain, Frank Latimore, Stanley Prager, Gale Robbins. This comedy drama of furlough love in a boarding house should prove a pleasant programmer. BABES ON SWING STREET. Universal. 70m. Ann Blyth, Peggy Ryan, Andy Devine, Leon Errol, Freddie Slack and or¬ chestra. This musical is a pleasing pro¬ gram entry. MY BUDDY. Republic. 69m. Donald Barry, Ruth Terry, Lynne Roberts. Here is a drama devoted to post-war problems that will prove a fair meller for the duallers. STAGECOACH TO MONTEREY. Re¬ public. 58m. Allan Lane, Wally Vernon, Peggy Stewart, Here is a satisfactory west¬ ern. CHEYENNE WILDCAT. Republic. 57m. Bill Elliott, Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming. This is a good ‘Red Ryder’ entry. GANGSTERS OF THE FRONTIER. PRC. 58m. Tex Ritter, Dave O’Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Patti McCarty. Here is a fast moving musical western with a modern plot. DEATHS Charles A. Buckley Hollywood — Charles A. Buckley, 53, vice-president-general counsel Fox West Coast Theatres, and executive aide to President Charles P. Skouras, died here last week of a heart attack. Active pallbearers at the funeral serv¬ ices were George Topper, George Bowser, O. A. Collins, Irving Epseen, W. H. Loller, and John B. Bertero. His body was sent to Spring Valley, N. Y., his birthplace, for burial. G. C. Steiner Hollywood— Gabor Christian Steiner, 86, father of Max Steiner, Warners’ composer and conductor, died here last fortnight at the home of his son. ARBITRATION Appeal Board In an appeal brought by Basil Brothers Theatres, complainant, in the matter of arbitration under Section eight of the con¬ sent decree, between its Apollo, Buffalo, N. Y., and Paramount, Loew’s, Inc., RKO. Vitagraph, Inc., 20th Century-Fox, with Buffalo Theatres, Inc.’s Elmwood and M. M. Konczakowski and Grenor Corpora¬ tion’s Regent, intervenors, the Appeal Board last week affirmed the award of the arbitrator, and assessed costs oneeighth against the complainant, one-eighth against each of the distributor defendants, and one-eighth against the intervenors. The original award read as follows: “The existing clearance of 14 days between the Elmwood and the Apollo is unreasonable. The reasonable clearance to be hereafter embodied in the contracts of the distribu¬ tors with the Apollo should be in the opinion of the arbitrator not more than 10 days after the completion of the show¬ ing at the Elmwood. Costs are apportioned in equal shares among the complainant, the five distributor defendants, and the two intervenors.” Sell War Bonds In Your Theatre Every Day, Every Week, Every Month, and Help Shorten the Time to Victory. WEDDINGS Siegal-Ganek New York — Miss Mildred Ganek, daugh¬ ter of Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Ganek, Brook¬ lyn, was married last week to Myron Siegel, son of Mrs. Essie Siegal and the late Samuel A. Siegel. Miss Ganek was graduated from Brooklyn College. Siegel attended Columbia University, and is the advertising and publicity director of Cen¬ tury Circuit. McEvoy-Mackay New York — Eugene McEvoy, booking assistant to Andrew W. Smith, Jr., 20th Century-Fox eastern sales manager, was married last week to Elizabeth Mackay at St. Francis Xavier Church, Brooklyn. They are honeymooning in the Poconos. Kersch -Herzog New York — The wedding of Irving Kersch, nephew of Edward Small and assistant to Harry Kosiner, Small’s east¬ ern representative, and Babette Herzog took place last week. Up-to-the-Minute Production News Is a Weekly Feature Of This Publi¬ cation. BIRTHS It’s a Girl New York — It was a girl, Barbara Jean, seven pounds, two ounces, at the A1 Bondys last fortnight. Father is the Gen¬ eral Electric Company film distributor, with headquarters at 630 Ninth Avenue. September 20, 1944 QUIN.