Independent Exhibitors Film Bulletin (1952)

Short Subjects BY BARN' CLAUDE TERRAIL, handsome young Parisian restauranteur, is visiting in the U. S. His famed Tour d'Argent is a mecca for filmites in Paris and Mons. Terrail is over to sec some of his friends. The Darryl Zanucks, the Tyrone Powers, the L. E. Davids among others, have entertained him. COLUMBIA'S CURRENT "Round-TheWorld" sales, dating and billing drive is the first international campaign of this sort. The drive, which started Feb. 1 and runs through June 26, will bring trips abroad as prizes to the winning division and branch managers and their wives. The foreign managers will come to the good old U.S.A. as Columbia's expense. UBIQUITOUS Spyros P. Skouras recently participated in a symposium on the subject. "The Mass Media and Community Education", before the U. S. National Commission for UNESCO at Hunter College, and took the opportunity to speak of the contributions the movies make toward world freedom. He also got in a plug for the future possibilities in theatre television. NEW YORK Variety Tent 35 will honor Bill German and Fred Schwartz, incoming and retiring Chief Barkers, respectively, at a luncheon on Feb. 19, Astor Hotel. Also to be inducted with German are Ira Meinhardt, 1st assistant Chief Barker; Charles Skouras, second assistant; Edward Lachman, Property Master; Saul Trauner, Dough Guv. JONAS ROSENFIELD, JR. YOU'LL P.E hearing some loud brum-beating for Italian films now. Jonas Rosenfield. Jr. has taken over as Director of Public Relations for Italian Film Export. The widely experienced former 2()th-Fox ad executive plans an intensive campaign to push the popularity of Italian pictures. MAX YOUNGSTEIN's UA boxofficers are working up a walloping big campaign to kic k off "The African Queen" premiere at New York's Capitol this month. Mori Krushen. Line Brien and Ed Dowden will have the Big Town's window shoppers gaping at some striking displays, and floats of animals and cuties will tour the busy thoroughfares, and 10,000 diamonds (yes, my friends, diamonds!) will be distributed to lucky people. Give Youngstein a picture to get his teeth into and — oh boy! 20 LEADERS IN BROTHERHOOD These industry leaders met to organize the industry's participation in NCCJ's 1952 fund-raising campaign. Seated: George P. Skouras, J. Robert Rubin. Henry A. Linet, Ned Depinet, William P. Gehring. Standing: Walton C. Ament, Maj. Leslie E. Thompson. Frank X. Carroll, Max E. Youngstein, Silas F. Seadler. ONE OF the industry's pet projects, Brotherhood Week, will be observed Feb. 17-24, with the annual fund-raising campaign of the National Conference of Christians and Jews aimed at a $150,000 goal — little enough for so worthy a cause. Henry A. Linet, chairman of the publicity committee, and assistant Milt Livingston are tubthumping the drive, which will be climaxed with an industry-wide dinner on the 28th. The campaign bigwigs are: Eric Johnston, chairman of World Brotherhood Week; J. Robert Rubin, general chairman of the Amusements Division; Charles P. Skouras, Amusements Division chairman. C ARM EL MYERS (Mrs. A. W. Schwalberg) has written a philosophical book, "Don't Think About It", which Doubleday has published. Termed "a book for the lonely," it offers a philosophy for those who seek relief from personal tragedy. UNIVERSALE LEON Joseph Gordon Leon, veteran of more than 20 years with Universal, has been named manager of the Philadelphia branch, succeeding (he late I [arrison J. Martin. • OF MEN AND THINGS: Adolph Zukoi was guest of honor on Ken Murray': television tribute to the movie industry': 50th anniversary . . . Republic has namec James V. O'Gara as supervisor of thei Canadian distribution . . . Sentry Lodge o B'nai B'rith in Boston pinned a citation ot A. W. Schwalberg "for service rendered t< America, B'nai B'rith and to the Jewisl COLUMBIA'S JOSEPHS community." . . . Ray Moon, central divisic sales manager for 20th Century-Fox, al nounced his resignation effective April 1 ! 1952 . . . Veteran exhibitor Walter Reade, f| died in New York's Mount Sinai Hospitjl following .i lonp illness . . . George JosepHI a veteran of 24 years with Columbia and f j the past five years assistant to A. Montagi was promoted to a home office sales execjj live post . . . Janus Glaser is the new afl sistant to Henry A. Linet in the Univer:|j sales promotion department . . . Unit!! Artists' new branch manager in Pittsbur is lames Hendel . . . That company also a J nounced the appointment of Joe Ende as ; II sistant controller, supervising the domes|| and foreign accounting departments Herbert J. Yates, his assistant, William Sa and Trans Globe's Dr. Richard Hagen sailed for Kurope on the S.S. America . Mate I'.lumberg left for Hollywood fo lengthy visit. FILM B U L L E T If