The Film Daily (1947)

Sjesday, June 3. 1947 DAILY; Villen, McKenna Hold Buffalo MPF Posts (Continued from Page 1> itee, representing the distributors. , general committee to represent ibitors and distributors was ned as follows : Vllen, McFaul. Robert T. Mur ^Villiam Dipson, Gus Basil, Al . "F. Ryde, Myron Gross, George nel, Andrew Gibson, Charles lylor, Merritt A. Kyser, and Mc | nna, all of Buffalo; Robert Nay n of Niagara Falls; Thomas dsh of Binghamton; John Os f -ne and Fred Schweppe of Elmira; Kallet of Albany; Harry Bern f5n of Ithaca; Lester Pollock, Chester; Michael Kallet and Sid -sman of Syracuse; and C. C. ling of Geneva. It was decided that no theater l4i»in should have more than two mbers on the general committee. ou Novins, assistant to Barney hiban, Paramount prexy, outlined • aims of the industry's philan >pic organization. ve June Starters Sets looting Record for U-I '■-st Coast Bureau of THE FILM l> IILV ■^Hollywood — With five pictures ted to go before the cameras this • nth, Universal-International will , an all time high of eight pictures I the sound stages. "June starters include "Tap Roots," ,. .Valter Wanger production; "Black . rt," "Imagination," "The Senator as Indiscreet" and "Ride the Pink M'rSe-" flic lories L. Bush Drowned Silsbee, Tex. — Charles Lindberg sh, 19, Jefferson Amusement Co. r ijectionist, was drowned in the Uage creek. hi ] -G-M Changes Show Dates M-G-M has set tradeshows of ong of Love" in all exchanges for 'ne 17. "The Hucksters," formerly 1 Teduled for that date, is set back June 26. UEDDIDG BELLS Friend-Morrison ' Detroit — Lavonne Friend, ParaJ junt switchboard operator, plans 'fl marry Bill Mon-ison on June 21. Oszustowicz-Wise Detroit — Wanda Oszustowicz, sectary to T. L. Henrich, Paramount j.jice manager, plans to marry Bob ^ise on June 21. Caporal-Manders J St. Louis — Gloria Nikki Caporal, tfcughter of John Caporal, Wellston .^nusement Co. head, is engaged to illiam George Manders. Loew's in Overseas Kid Shows Foreign Markets is Aim of Build Up (Continued from Page 1) setting up the program: "Children's matinees give box office returns by using the cinema at a time it otherwise would be idle." Need for co-operation from PTA groups, politicians, business men and others is urged. Especially, "include the very sections of the public that have attacked the cinema," the booklet adds. Not only does the booklet lash out against all-cartoon programs as a detriment to good will, but also issues the warning: "No double features! Avoid double features as you would the plague." Instead, the anonymous Nestor suggests building a program around such Metro product as "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," 'Tale of Two Cities" and "The Yearling," with such shorts as newsreels, travelogs, cartoon and other one-reelers dealing with science, sports, music and history. Some guidebook pointers: 1) Children's programs should not conflict with the theater's regular performance; 2) House should be cleared of kids and cleaned of litter; 3) Make certain that the film offered on the kid program is not scheduled for reissue; 4) Admission prices should not be set too high for the kids. Since most kid programs are offered on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, the brochure calls attention to the point that the exhibitor should make sure there is no objection by religious groups to Sabbath programs. Although the exhibitor is warned not to "overemphasize the extra features of the children's program," he Metro Office Staffs End Series of Branch Confabs Denver — M-G-M office managers, field auditors and masterbookers for the Western and Southwestern branches have wound up general and individual meetings held at the Cosmopolitan Hotel, the second and final meeting, the first being held last week in Cincinnati for the group East of the Mississippi. Streamlining operations keynoted both sessions which were attended bv six home office executives. Centals for EB School Pix Chicago — A nation-wide rental program for schools went into effect last week, H. R. Lissack, vicepresident of Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, announced. Programs will be handled by offices in Dallas, Boston, Pasadena. Calif., and New York, as well as Chicago. King Views "Dear Murderer" Oslo (By Air Mail) — Gainsborough's "Dear Murderer" had its premiere in the presence of King Haa kon of Norway, marking the initial command performance of a British film by a reigning European monarch. is also counselled to invite talented youngsters to participate in an amateur program "not over a total of 15 minutes." Tie-ups suggested are: Birthday parties, with local grocer providing cake free, in exchange for publicity. . . . Radio program to broadcast the kid talent with a "reputable merchant to sponsor it." . . . Teachers to plug essay contests. . . . Librarians to dovetail books with pix. . . . Merchant tie-ups, and so on. . . . Booklet discusses other matters including nurses, police assistance, and even such public relations pointers as: "The theater manager should make it a standard practice to stand in the lobby and greet the children as they enter." Also referred to is the Metro Cub Club, with an untitled theme song, sung to the music from the "Wizard of Oz." Proof of the program's feasibility is offered by the experience of Metro Theater managers in Valparaiso, Santiago, Lima and Montevideo in South America, the MPEA's Children's Finn Library in the United States, and the Hoyt and GUT circuits in Australia, as well as others in Britain and in Continental Europe. Exhibitor is urged to remember: "Parents everywhere are interested in the welfare of their children. They will co-operate with exhibitors if that will ensure suitable screen fare for their youngsters . . ." Booklet is directed to exhibitors and distributors outside of the U. S. and Canada. There's a possibility it might be translated into Spanish. House Approves Income Tax Cut; Senate Gets Bill Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The House yesterday gave its final approval to Republican-sponsored legislation to cut income taxes July 1 by $4,000,000,000 annually. Senate sanction is expected today. The measure pares income taxes by from 30 to 10.5 per cent beginning July 1. IATSE Election Today Grand Rapids, Mich — Officers of the IATSE Eighth District will be elected today at the second session of the group's 39th annual convention. Meetings opened yesterday and conclude today. Nadel Succeeds Kissel Columbus, O. — Norman Nadel has succeeded Bud Kissel, resigned, as motion picture editor of the Citizen. Nadel will continue to handle music as well as films and legitimate theaters. MacKillop With Tempo Appointment of D. J. MacKillop as vice-president in charge of Southern sales, was announced by Irving Fogel, president of Tempo Record Co. Columbia Sales Meet Opens in Chicago i Continued from Page 1) "Down to Earth," to follow the same general pattern as the campaign on "The Jolson Story" will be discussed, while one of the top matters to be gone over are plans for presenting "The Jolson Stoi-y" in repeat runs around the country. In addition to general sessions, part of the fourday gathering will be devoted to individual meetings between branch and district managers and home office representatives. District managers attending include • Nat Conn, New York; Sam Galanty, Mideast; Carl Shalit, Central; Jerome Safron, Western; Ben Marcus, Midwest; Harry Rogovin, New England; R. J. Ingram, Southeast; J. B. Underwood, Southwest, and Harry Weiner, Southern, New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Branch managers present include J. C. Bullwinkel, Albany; T. O'Brien, Boston; Phil Fox, Buffalo; George Roscoe, Charlotte; B. J. Lourie, Chicago; A. S. Moritz, Cincinnati; O. J. Ruby, Cleveland; R. C. Hill, Denver; M. H. Evidon, Des Moines; E. Hochstim, Detroit; W. Guy Craig, Indianapolis; Tom Baldwin, Kansas City; W. C. Ball, Los Angeles; H. Chrisman, Memphis; H. Olshan, Milwaukee; H. J. Chapman, Minneapolis; T. F. O'Toole, New Haven; H. Duvall, New Orleans; Saul Trauner, New York; C. A. Gibbs, Oklahoma City; J. H. Jacobs, Omaha; A. H. Levy, Pittsburgh; J. R. Beale, Portland; W. G. Seib, Salt Lake City; L. E. Tillman, San Francisco; L. N. Walton, Seattle; C. D. Hill, St. Louis, and Ben Caplon, Washington. Ithaca Honors Previn Charles Previn, Radio City Music Hall's director of music, received an honorary degree of Doctor of Music last Saturday, at a commencement ceremony held by Ithaca College, the conductor's musical alma mater. Previn will address the graduates, will make an appearance conducting the college orchestra, and later will be guest of honor of the faculty of Cornell University, of which he is also an alumnus. George R. Beers Dies Miami, Fla. — George R. Beers, member of the Miami Showmen's Association, died in a Baltimore hospital. Services were held here on Saturday. STORK REPORTS New Britain, Conn. — Les Markoski, manager of the Music Box, has a new baby girl — his second. Cleveland — A second daughter, Helene, was born to Bernard Rubin, one of the partners in Imperial Pictures.