The Exhibitor (May-Aug 1948)

26 THE EXHIBITOR PRODUCTION Hollywood — June Lockhart marked her return to the coast with a starring role in Eagle Lion’s “The World and Little Wil¬ lie.” . . . Glenn McCarthy Productions, new indie headed by Houston businessman Glenn McCarthy, will conduct a nation¬ wide search for a 4-H Club girl to be fea¬ tured in “The Green Promise.” . . . Film¬ ing of “Bad Boy,” Allied Artists picture to be made in cooperation with Variety Clubs, International, starts in July. . . . Bebe Daniels’ first reining stint at Eagle Lion will be “Police File,” juvenile delin¬ quency yarn. Samuel Goldwyn and Sir Alexander Korda concluded an agreement for the filming of “The Scarlet Pimpernel” in England, with David Niven as the hero. . . . Monogram and Pathe Pictures, Ltd., inked a deal whereby Monogram will distribute the latter’s “My Brother Jona¬ than” and “Temptation Harbor” in the U. S. . . . A Universal-International con¬ tingent will trek to Italy in the fall to film “Paradise Lost — 1948,” with Robert Buck¬ ner producing. . . . Rosalind Russell stars in Columbia’s “Miss Grant Takes Rich¬ mond.” Republic bought “Bayou,” for one of next year’s top films. . . . Claudette Col¬ bert and Fred MacMurray are reunited at Universal-International in “Family Honey¬ moon.” ... A recent purchase by RKO was The Saturday Evening Post story, “Affair At St. Albans,” based on a Civil War incident. . . . The tentatively titled “The Story Of Sam Bass” at UniversalInternational will be a lavish Technicolor production featuring legendary characters of the pioneer west. . . . Screen rights to the sensational song hit, “Nature Boy,” were purchased by RKO, with the tune to be featured in “The Boy With Green Hair.” French Color Process Watched Bv Industry PARIS — The trade was last week talking about a new color process in¬ vented here by Armand and Lucien Roux. The method is said to be more accurate than current color work, hut just as cheap as black and white film. Normal camera, processing, and pro¬ jection equipment is used, the only difference being in adapters installed between lenses and film of cameras and projectors. After a demonstration by Roux, a representative of United States studios exclaimed, “I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn’t seen it.” Marcel Pagnol, top French producer, has dumped his latest film “La Belle Meuniere” to reshoot in the Roux color. While the brothers intend to hold complete financial control of the process, a United States corporation has been set up in Los Angeles to take care of American distribution. Universal-International exercised the option of Tony Martin for a term deal, calling for one picture per year over a period of years. . . . Warners set “Dallas” as an Errol Flynn starrer, and bought “Dragger Captain” as a Gary Cooper ve¬ hicle. . . . Rod Cameron inked a five-year contract with Republic with “The Plun¬ derers” his first assignment. . . . Turhan Bey, Sabu, and Gail Russell hold down leading parts in Columbia’s “Song Of India.” . . . “Something About The Irish” was added to Jerry Wald’s production schedule at Warners. Cary Grant’s romantic competition in RKO’s “Every Girl Should Be Married” is Franchot Tone. . . . 20th Century-Fox signed Paul Douglas, star of the Broad¬ way smash, “Born Yesterday,” to play the top male role in “Letter To Four Wives” opposite Linda Darnell, Ann Sothern, Jeanne Crain, and Anne Baxter. . . . Broadway producer, William Katzell, re CANNISTER SETS Our 1948 calendar announced Decoware sets. Shortages on metal caused a delay, but samples of this gorgeous line are now being made up for your inspection. DECOWARE IS A NATIONALLY ADVERTISED DEPARTMENT-STORE ITEM PREMIUM DISTRIBUTORS ALVIN GOODWIN, Sales Manager OFFICE 1309-11 Vine St., Philo. 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RKO — “Melody Time” (Technicolor feature — Disney) in all exchange centers on June 14, except Salt Lake City, June 18, and Philadelphia, Detroit, and New York, already screened. sponsible for “Finian’s Rainbow,” signed a producer’s contract with Eagle Lion, with a semi-documentary, “Wetbacks,” his initial film venture. . . . Randolph Scott and Ella Raines co-star in Colum¬ bia’s “The Walking Hills.” MGM, McGraw-Hill In Deal New York — Arthur M. Loew, president, Loew’s International Corporation, last week announced the conclusion of an agreement with McGraw-Hill Book Com¬ pany under which educational films pro¬ duced by McGraw-Hill will be distributed by Metro in all the countries of the world outside the U. S. and Canada. Included in the agreement are an initial group of 25 film subjects on teacher edu¬ cation, health and hygiene, engineering drawing, and mechanical drawing. These 25 subjects help round out the already extensive MGM school film library. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer will make sound tracks for all the subjects in the language of the country of use. In some cases, edu¬ cational authorities of a given country will aid in the translation of the commentary or in completely rewriting it if needed. Loew said that the McGraw-Hill films were selected for distribution by MGM after more than a year of careful exami¬ nation of the offerings of all educational film producers in this country. ANTFA Meets In Cincy Cincinnati — A meeting of members and guests of the Allied Non-Theatrical Film Association will be held here on June 25-26, combined with a meeting of the ANFA board of directors. Managing the program, in addition to President Jack Carter, are Alan Twyman, Twyman Films, Dayton, O., and R. V. Haile, of this city. The two-day program will include numer¬ ous 16mm. film screenings, a discussion of special industry problems, and a din¬ ner. One subject to be considered is the question of making an intensive survey of the non-theatrical film needs and re¬ sources for the local area. Warners Declares Dividend New York — At a meeting of the board of directors of Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc., last fortnight, a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share was declared payable on July 6, 1948, to the holders of common stock of the corporation of record at the close of business on June 8, 1948. June 9, 1948