The Film Daily (1948)

Motlofe i iotitre k<s Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old V=!^93. NO. 66. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1948 TEN CENTS HBP UU0U1D LEASE BH STUDIO Wants Tele License Fee Washington — Television & other licensees operating commercial facilities with okay of FCC will be charged substantial license fees if Sen. Charles W. Tobey of New Hampshire has his way. The Senator said yesterday he is contemplating introducing legislation whiwh would put FCC on a self-sustaining basis, so far as its broadcast divisions are concerned, by establishing a set of fees for licensees to pay. VARIETY WILL HEAR STASSEN Miami-Harold E. Stassen will speak at the Variety Clubs Int'l convention banquet at the Steak House, Miami Beach, April 17. HEART-CANCER DRIVE IN SEPT. ixOA will put on joint campaign in September for the New York City Cancer Committee & the New York Heart Campaign, it is learned. Max A.Cohen, Cinema Circuit prexy, will head drive. Coin will be 50-50 split. U. K. Company In Which Warners Are Heavily Interested Would Prevent Closing London (By Cable) — The Associated British Picturesboard meets today to consider taking a long lease on the British National studios following the week-end shutdown when 400 technicians were discharged. Sir Philip Warter, ABP board chairman, called on Harold Wilson, Board of Trade prexy, last night to inform him of the project. The ACT General Council, by resolution, has called on Wilson to prevent the studio1 s clos — ing by requisitioning the plant if necessary, and if British producers are unwilling to continue there, request that Wilson discuss plan whereby technicians can produce on their own. CITY SEES PRODUCTION PICKUP Major complaints of motion pictare companies against conditions surrounding production in New York have been eliminated, according to a report to Mayor O'Ewyer by Commissioner Edward C. Maguire, and it is expected that following a decline during the winter months production will pick up substantially. PHILLIPS REPLACES GEN. SMITH Appointment of D. John Phillips as executive director of the Metropolitan Motion Picture Theaters Assn., Inc., succeeding Gen. Rodney H. Smith, is announced by Fred J. Schwartz, president. Phillips, who took over yesterday, was formerly short subject and newsreel ad-pub manager for Paramount for five years. — ^— — "^— — ■— — — i •— i— o^^________ U.K. EXTRAS GOING TO WORK London — Labour Ministry, moving to improve nation's manpower situation, will assign to other work the 500 extras removed from the roll of the Film Casting Association at the specific request of the Ministry* Rank Warns On Earnings Rochester — "Holfywood's revenues hereafter depend much upon the success of our Britis h films in your American theaters," J. Arthur Rank warned today on his arrival to be Eastma n Kodak's guest, with Mai Gen. B. P. BTedH Curtis, 3BK vice-prexy, as his personal host* Rank asserted that both British & American producers "must lealto look, not backwards to the good old days of 1939, but rather start looking forward to the good new days of 19^9 •" Rank said he found in Hollywood "many who agree with this philosophy for a better future despite a sharply reduced film economy." Rank made a tour of inspect!-'-i of Kodak. PHILLY FORUM HEARING RANK PhiladelphiaJ. Arthur Rank arrives today from Rochester, via New York, to be guest of honor and principal speaker before an audience of 3,000 at the Philadelphia Forum. He also will Play golf.