The Film Daily (1946)

14 3fe Wednesday, April 24, 194 Screen Bound to Give New Facts— Warner (Continued from Page 1) for the production of "Hitler Lives?" Speaking on co-operation between newspapers and motion pictures, Warner said, "You of the press — we of the films — can do a job together to enlighten the world and prevent another dastardly outrage on human beings." Citing the screen as "a universal language and the voice of brotherhood," Warner declared: "There could have been no more striking proof of motion pictures' threat to bigotry, tyranny and ignorance than the action of the dictators during the rise and spread of Nazi and Fascist power in Europe. They banned those films which showed democracy at work. They did not dare to reveal to their oppressed millions any glimpse of a nation where kindness, tolerance, human decency and happiness prevailed." Bandits Escape With $625 "Take" in Montreal Montreal — Displaying extraordinary audacity a couple of bandits who apparently attended the show entered the manager's office at the Strand Theater Monday night, scooped up the day's proceeds, $625, which the manager and cashier were checking and rushed out. A. departing patron saw them and tried to hold the exit door. One of the bandits fired at him with a revolver and wounded him on the hand. Outside the bandits found a taxi, commanded the driver to take them North and a few minutes later slugged him on the head and threw him from his cab in which they then drove off. R. J. Seguin, manager of the theater, and the cashier, Mrs. Evelyn Marshall, said the bandits forced Seguin to open the vault and took what money it contained. The cashier screamed and an usher, Rudolph Arcoudi, gave chase and leaped on the departing taxi but was pushed off and had to be treated in a hospital for his bruises. TO THE COLORS! if CITATION * EUCENE O'DONNELL, son of Ed O'Donnell, manager of the Marbro, Chicago, for bravery — • — • DECORATED • CAPT. EDWIN S. WILLIAMS, formerly Alabama Theaters manager, Selma, Ala., the Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman's Badge posthumously to his widow. E. ERNEST GOLDSTEIN, owner of the Arcade, Springfield, Mass., the Legion of Merit for "notable accomplishments and great technical ability." AL RAYMER, film buyer, Manta Rose Circuit, Chicago. BILL BELlHER, of Alex Evelove's publicity department, Warner Studios, Burbank, Cat, the Distinguished Flying Cross and Cold Star. ALONG THE R1ALTO (Continued from Page 3) two plays which Elliot Nugent and Robert Montgomery plan ior Broadway next season, goes into rehearsal Oct, I ▼ T ▼ • • • ODDS AND ENDS: J. Maxwell Joice. Para, exploiteer assigned to the Detroit-Cleveland territory, seems to have hit upon a solution of the hotel problem ...... With the Missus, he's making the rounds of hotels, staying a couple of nights in each city Joice's system includes having laundry caches in each town, with surplus clothing, etc., at the office. ... • Relocation and expansion of the N. Y. State Fair at Syracuse will be studied by a commission under a bill signed by Governor Dewey. ... • J. K. Powell, Wray and Yuma (Col.) theater operator, has taken on the agency at Wray for the Ercoupe. . . . • Eight Springfield (Mass.) theaters will add the local American Legion Post mobilization drive by running trailers next month It could set a pattern. ... • Take it from the Samuel Goldwyn organization, advertising is still the mainstay of picture selling Checking patrons at 1he Astor, 60 per cent said on the opening day they were attracted to "The Kid From Brooklyn" by advertising 25 per cent said their interest was created by publicity stories in the dailies, another 15 per cent said they had heard about the picture by magazine reading, and about 20 per cent said that they had heard about it on the air. . . . • With Meyer Fine of the Associated Circuit, and M. B. Horwitz of the Washington Circuit back in Cleveland from Florida, their fishing stories agree to the landing of 49 dolphins and three bonitas, totalling 300 pounds. ... • Abe Piatt, B & K district manager who left to Join Paramount International, here, will be honored with a farewell dinner in Chicago on the 29th Publishers Wary of Tele, But Watchful of Progress (Continued from Page 1) tion here of the American Newspaper Publishers Assn. at the Waldorf-Astoria, want to be on the ground floor when mass audiences are achieved for the new communications media. A number of editors expressed the opinion the new developments were "too far away to worry about," but expressed their intention of seeing tele and facsimile demonstrations while in New York. Generally, they are more interested in facsimile at the moment than in television. Tele was termed the "rotogravure of radio and the ideal entertainment and advertising medium" by one New Jersey publisher. Mexican Building Boom In Full Swing — Macdonald Biggest building boom in Mexico's history is currently under way, according to Karl Macdonald, vicepresident of Warner International, who has just returned from a month's tour of Central America. Theater, residential, business and industrial construction are included in the record activity, occasioned by the vast increase in Mexico's population during the past five years. Macdonald went as far South as Panama. He also visited Havana, where a new theater is being built in Radio Center to serve as the Warner showcase in Cuba. "Henry V" Opens June 17 At N. Y.'s City Center (Continued from Page 1) City of New York. It will be the first time that a motion picture has been presented in the City Center. Top will be $2, including tax, it is understood. Paul N. Lazarus, Jr., UA advertising and publicity director, signed for the distributors and Paul Moss signed on behalf of the city group. Spokesmen for UA have indicated that, because of the nature of the picture, it was likely that its release would be restricted to perhaps a dozen of the larger cities in line with a reserved seat policy. Eventually, however, the picture may be listed for general release. City Center has a seating capacity of 2,600 and present plans call for a two-a-day reserved seat policy on an extended run. Col. Plans Housing for Employes at New Studio West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Marking a completely new departure in film employe relations, Columbia announced that at least 50 acres of a 400-acre site now being sought for a new studio, will be set aside for employe housing purposes. Though the site has not yet been selected, preliminary plans have been drawn for the most up-to-date studio plant in Hollywood. Residential lots in the acreage will be made available to Columbia workers at cost. Building Opens New Market in Argentina (Continued from Page 1) new theaters are* being built i "considerably increasing numbei and most of these prefer new or r( conditioned equipment to tb/fc-] machines now available locallj^.' Theaters in Argentina may b divided into three groups, based o their relative size, modernizatio and condition of equipment. Thos in Group I, consisting of about 30 theaters, are large, modern and wel equipped; Group II, consisting c 600 theaters, are medium-size neighborhood and smaller-town th« aters, fairly well equipped, an Group III, consisting of 700 theater: are chiefly small interior theater: poorly equipped, old and generall in bad condition. According to th Department, projection equipmen in Group I theaters averages abou 10 years old; Group II theaters abou 12 to 15 years old, but reconditione and most badly in need of repair o replacement. "The United States," the repor stated, "is now the only source o new equipment and therefore its pro ducts have an excellent opportunit; to take over the market." All of Argentina's theaters ar> equipped for sound and at least 6' per cent of all sound equipmen "should be replaced." Lewis Leaves Carnegie Martin J. Lewis, exhibitor, ha resigned as vice-president of Firs Run Films, Inc., operators of th* Little Carnegie, and has disposed o: his interest in the theater to thi corporation. IN CIVVIES if Honorably Discharged if R. H. STAHL, from the Army, salesman at f*RC Minneapolis. DONALD ANDERSON, from the Army, salesma* at PRC, Minneapolis. CONRAD KREIDBERC, from the Army, sales man at PRC, Minneapolis. CUY ELLIS, from the Army, assistant manager Warner's Hippodrome, Cleveland. RAYMOND BRUNT, from the Marines, operator Winsor, West Orange, N. J. ROBERT FURCHAK, from the Army, Winsoi staff, West Orange, N. J. ROCCO MARCANTONIO, from the Army, assistant manager, Castle, Irvington, N. J. JOHN L. STANEK, from the Marines, assistant manager, Regent, Elizabeth, N. J. SIDNEY LEWEN, from the Army, field manager Savoy, Newark, N. J. ALEX DAVIDSON, from the Navy, formerly operator, State, Newark, N. J. RAYPH HESS, from the Army, formerly operator, State, West Orange, N. J. HAROLD WALLACE, from the. Army, formerly chief-of-staff, State, West Orange, N. J. WILLIAM WHITE, from the Army, assistanl manager, Century's Sunnyside, Long Island. KERMIT B. CARR, from the Army, Tri-States city manager and manager of Paramount, Waterloo, la. TEDDY ALLAN, from the Army, manager, Avalon, Bronx, N. Y. BEN FELDMAN, from the Army, manager, United Artists theater, Chicago. DAVE DALLAS, from the Army, city manager, Griffith circuit, Manhattan, Kans. REX BODIN, from the AAF, to manager, Or pheum, Waco, Tex.