The Film Daily (1948)

w DAILY Tuesday, April 6. 1948 ncui posts s WILLIAM BADER, manager, Mack-Uptown, Detroit. ARTHUR GRAHAM, manager, Lakewood, Detroit. EDWARD RINEJKEWSKI, manager, Star, Hamtramck, Mich. TED ZBOZIEN, manager, Campaj, Hamtramck, Mich. TUOVA5 KIVLAN, assistant manager, Plymouth, Worcester, Mass. NORMAN NIELSEN, from office manager to salesman, RKO, Omaha. KEN SEYMOUR, public relations and advertising crsistant, R. D. Goldberg Thearers, Omalia. ROBERT HOFFA, from assistant manager, Omaha Theater, Oira .a, to mancger Islond, Grand Island, Neb. JACK ACEMAN, manager, State, Vancouver. DAVE SOUTER, booker, 20th-Fc>:, Vancejver. MAC SMEE, assistant manager, Strand, Vancouver. AL GOODWIN, manager, Olymr'ia, Vancouver. II. P MOSLEY, office manager, M-G-M, Charlotte. JAMES GILLAND, salesman,' M-G-M, Charlotte. JACK SCHWIEDELSEN, manager, Benson Thcotcr, Omo a. HOWARD CLARK, office manannr, RKO, Omaha. HAROLD PEARLMAN, RKO publicity representative, New Orleans. HARRY SEARS, booker, B & K, Chicago. • HAROLD LANG, assistant manager, Crystal, Chicago. JAMES ELLIS, booker, B & K, Chicago. MICHAEL McANDREWS, manager, Strand, Springfield, Mass. JAMES MCCARTHY, assistant manager, Community, Fairfield, Conn. JERRY BLUMENTHAL, assistant manager, State, Hartford, Conn. RICHARD L. PHILLIPS, assistant manager, State, Milford, Mass. PAUL HACHEY, manager, Old Colonv, Plymouth, Mass. CLYDE CUTTER, booker. Monogram, Minneapolis. DONALD H. BROWN, producer-director, Jam Handy, Detroit. POBERT S. ANDERSON, city manager, Florida State Theaters, Lakeland, Fla. MARK DUPREE, citv manager, Florida State Theaters, Daytona, Fla CLAUDE HANLEY, mancger, Rig, Wink, Tex. FRANK MANENTE, manager, Loew's Esquire, Tol*do, 0. BOB BERGIN, assistant manager, Loew't Poli, Worcester, Mass. EDDIE LAZAR, assistant manager, Loew's Elm St., Worcester, Mass. CLYDE CUTTER, booker, Allied Artists-Monogram, Minneapolis. ROBERT ROSEN, manager, Time, Sioux Falls, N. D. WILLIAM MADDEN,' assistant manager, Empire, • Fall River, Mass. JAMES WALKtR, assistant manager, Durfee, Fall River, Mass. GEORGE KAMSDELL, manager, Puritan, Roxbury, Mass. ANTHONY LOKOT, manager, Ridgefield Theater, Ridgefield, Conn. ED SUSe.E, from M-G-M Albany office manager, to salesman out of Buffalo RICHARD J. KING, Eagle Lion booker, Oklahoma City. GEORGt ROSE, Eagle Lion assistant booker, C licoqo HOWARD "GRIFFEN, manager. Stage, Jefferson City, Mo. Buy Bank oi Knowledge Rights West Const Bureau of I 111 FILM DAILY Hollywood— U. S. and Canadian rights to Bank of Knowledge, a quiz give-away, have been acquired by Milt Hossfeld. in association with Aubrey Schenck and others, it is announced.. Hossfeld, who recently resigned from National Theaters after 17 years' service, plans to open offtees hc.e and in all exchange cities acr s the nation. Benton Handling Film Classics Philadelphia — Benton Film Forwarding Co., National Film Service representative in Atlanta, is handling physical distribution in thai area foi Film Classics. William J Clark executive v-p of NFS. ann.'Min pd ik VOICE Of THE PRESS # Foreign Films Over-rated T~HE movie market is glutted with productions from abroad, most of which are whooped up as something out of this world, nearly all of them having received accolades from film festivals that seem to be in continuous operation at some point or another on the continent. On examination, some of these overly touted prize winners are sorry sights, One French film that was given a big build-up before its opening last month was p'oduced in France at least 15 years ago and was introduced here as the latest in French film fashions. Another, also from France, was one of the poorest film entertainments seen on the screen in years. Because these films bear a foreign label, they are ballyhooed as great, and well patronized here.— KATE CAMERON in the New York Daily News. SHORTS Polyglot Pix Fare in Vienna Cigaret Barter Admission Prices in Effect Vienna (Via Air Mail)— At barter admission prices ranging from onehalf of a cigaret to three cigarets, Vienna attends a polyglot assortment of film fare which is considered the most varied and international to be found anywhere else in the world, Paris, London and New York Included. All sorts and types, pre-Hitler, Weimar Republic, Russian, French, Hungarian, British and, of course, Hollywood product, are current on tb»e aareens of the 200-odd theaters wljich seat 50,000. Seating is a problem. There are over 1,700,000 residents in this battered city, only a few theaters operate continuously — about half a dozen — the rest run three shows a day. Five houses are at the disposal of occupying forces. Theaters specialize in various foreign product. Three of the best houses feature French films, one shows only British offerings and the Scala, largest in the city, shows Soviet pix. Generally the Viennese prefer American pictures but often British and French numbers are given higher ratings. This is' said to he mainly due to the fact that these two countries ship only their best and Hollywood, served by the Motion Picture Export Association, is slowly digging into a stockpile of pictures made and unplayed here during the war. The weekly turnover shows about 50 pictures playing all over the city. Of this number 10 are American, 10 British, seven Russian, five French, one Hungarian, one Swiss, one Czech and three Italian. The rest are in the German language including one made after V-E day. Para. Choral Society Concert 1 he Choral Society of the Paramount Pictures Club will give a joint concert with the Glee Club (if St. John's University for the benefit of the New York Foundling Hospital in Town Hall, May 19. Sack Gets "Hawk" Rights West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Sack Amusement Enterprises of Dallas has acquired negative and world rights to "Trail of the Hawk." Screen Gu'.ld Comedy Package Screen ('■ lild will re-issue Capitol Films' "Forbidden Music" and David Loew's "Flirting With Fate" Ticket Tax in Carlisle Carlisle, Pa. — Nine new amusement taxes and licenses created in an ordinance adopted by borough council become effective April 15. Movie tax is one cent on each 10 cents of admission charges or fraction thereof. "Nina Petrova" to Hoifberg Hoffberg Prods, has acquired U. S. distribution rights from Joseph Kingsley, of the French film, "Nina Petrova." Horstmuii ana Co. Moves Detroit — New headquar.'ers for the Horstman and Co. are now located at 2821 Brooklyn <U-e 1947 Extra Payroll at IS oily wo od Studios Drops About Half Million to 84,11)9,04)1 West Coast Bureau of Till FILM DAILY Hollywood— Total 194/ payroll for extras supplied by Central Casting Corp. approximated $4,109,001, down slightly from the total 1946 earnings of $4,618.154. it is estimated by Cential Casting Average daily wage of extras in 1947 was $19 31. compared with $17 25 the previous year. During last year Central Casting registered 5 405 extras including 2,005 men. 1.693 women. 1 383 children, and 324 racial types Central Casting's 1947 placements totaled 212.265. with the average daily placements put at 691. "Woody, The Giant Killer" Universal 7 Mins. Lots of Fun Having no place to live, Woody is persuaded to buy some "magic" .beans that will take him up to the clouds. He finds a sleeping/ nt whom he outwits to set up t ekeeping in the castle. Lots of fun. "Monkeyshines" Para. 9 Miu Okay, But Pep Lacking Latest Speaking of Animals footage corners the strange and varied types of monkeys and presents them in their native habitats saying all sorts of weird things. Okay, but lacks pep of previous ones. "HulT Magic" Paramount 10 Mina. Interesting An Unusual Occupations reel which visits the bow and arrow factory at Pine Bluff, Ark., the workshop of two veterans who drill beautiful designs in lucite, and the island of Oahu, Hawaii, where hula skints are made from tea leaves. Interesting array for any audience. "Running the Hounds" Paramount 11 Mins. Should Appeal Coon hounds, fox hounds, beagles, bloodhounds give an exhibition of their ability as they chase their respective quarry. Grantland Rice Sportiight which should appeal to h/unt fans. UA "Fingal's Cave" « 10 Mins. For Music Lovers Symbolically beautiful and designed for lovers of music, this Cinecolor footage "features Werner Janssen conducting the Janssen Symphony Orchestra of Los Angeles in the Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn. The camera meanwhile concentrates on the beauty of waves crashing against the mighty rocks of Fingal's Cave. "Banquet Busters" UA 7 Mins. Good Andy Panda and Woody Woodpecker are two unemployed musicians who happen to hear about a very swank musicale and supper. Crashing same, they create havoc and provide lots of slapstick laughs. Good color cartoon. New Non-Theatrical Co. Visual Specialists, Inc. has been formed by Henry Clay Gipson. Company will provide a production service to firms using films and slides. Remodel Balaban Headquarters Chicago — Headquarters offices of H & E. Balaban Circuit in the State Lake Bldg. are being modernized Project includes air conditioning equipment, new lighting and new carpeting. -L