The Film Daily (1948)

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Production Diet. 44tfc st» sa«t fft*fSTov. timate in Character jiternational in Scope dependent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Nine Years Old 3L'4) NO. 68 NEW YORK, THURSDAY, APRIL 8. 1948 TEN CENTS flDIE CIRCUITS WILL FARE SflfHE RS fllRJORS Lewis ASCAP Bill Knocked Out a Second Time ill ouse Judiciary Sub-Corn. turns Down Measure With )nly 2 Supporting Votes Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — For the second time two weeks, a House judiciary sub mmittee yesterday turned down the £wis bill. Instead of one vote in ipport of the bill, as two weeks irlier, there were two yesterday. Further study of ASCAP power as promised, although yesterday's ction makes it virtually certain the s 11 will not be reported out of the ;,dl committee this year. Chairman uchener of Michigan has said he c[ans to put it to a full committee Dte, and Michener and author Earl ;'ewis of Ohio have both imade it (Continued on Page 8) Programming Affects oast Video Sales 1 Television programs in the Los Ingeles area are not as yet of a Quantity necessary to provide a stable Market for receivers, Ernest A. Tarx, DuMont tele receiver chief, !iid yesterday, following his return Yom the Coast. Pointing out that the area's chief (Continued on Page 8) residential Candidates >een Using Tele Widely Baltimore — Presidential candidates a the forthcoming campaign will ave to use "showmanship" in order o make television appearances "pay ff," J. R. Poppele, Television Broadasters .Association president, told he Ad Club here at a meeting in the tudios of WBAL-TV. Poppele predicted wide use of (Continued on Page 6) MPAA Board Meeting Will Be Postponed MPAA annual board meeting, scheduled for Monday at which Eric A. Johnston and other officers of the association are scheduled to be renamed, will be postponed until later in the week, due to the absence of Johnston on the Coast. 17. K. Admission Taxes Cut in Cripps* Budget London (By Cable) — Reduced taxes on theater tickets, long sought by exhibition interests, were included in Sir Stafford Cripps' budget message to Commons. Message eliminated the levy on tickets costing less than a shilling, and exempted rural theaters with not more than 200 seats from the entertainment tax. Substantial income tax relief to those in lower brackets is seen as putting more money in the pockets of film fans, to the probable benefit of exhibitors. Clark Would Advance Tax Exemption Age Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Attorney General Tom C. Clark this week proposed to the Treasury that the age for exemption from admissions taxation by the Federal Government be lifted from 12 to 18. In a letter to Treasury Secretary John Snyder, Clark said whatever increased attendance at pix and athletic events would result from such a move would be to the good in the national campaign to wipe out juvenile delinquency. In his office yesterday Clark re(Continued on Page 8) Eagle Lion to Select New Production Chief? West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — While Arthur Krim, Eagle Lion prexy, has assumed the post of executive head of the Eagle (Continued on Page 6) Justice Dept. to be Guided by Supreme Court Decision in its Subsequent Moves Against Unaffiliated Groups, Attorney General Reveals By ANDREW H. OLDER Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Independent circuits will not be penalized for anything the Supreme Court does not penalize the major circuits for, Attorney General Tom C. Clark told The Film Daily yesterday. "It wouldn't be right | to break them up and leave the big affiliated circuits intact if they're both doing the same things," he said. If the U. S. Supreme Court does not think divorcement is called for in the Paramount „-ase, the Government will "apply the same yardstick" in the Schine, Griffith and Crescent cases General explained. At the same time, he warned that this need not mean (Continued on Page 6) NYC Censorship Bill Opposed By Fielding License Commissioner Benjamin Fielding expressed his strong opposition yesterday to a proposed bill expected to be voted upon by the City Council on Tuesday which would broaden censorship powers over plays, motion pictures, exhibitions and all advertising relating to them. Bill, sponsored by Edward A. Cunningham, Bronx Democrat, would add a new section to the city's administrative code in relation to exhibitions and performances. It provides that inspectors of the License Department "shall investigate the character of exhibitions and performances and the advertising relating thereto, and shall report to the commissioner any offense against morality, decency or public welfare." Fielding maintained that his office (Continued on Page 8) 20th-Fox to Shoot Pic In New York Next Month Twentieth-Fox will send "A Letter to Five Wives" into production in New York next month, giving a further spur to Eastern production. Urge PCC Delay ASCAP Action Awaits Outcome of Berger, Brandt Suits Selznick-Lasky-MacEwen "Trilby" to be SRO Pic Closing of deal by which David 0. Selznick and Jesse L. Lasky and Walter MacEwen will jointly produce "Trilby" this Summer for release by SRO was announced yesterday by the latter. Unaffected by the ar(Continued on Page 8) San Francisco — Because of pending decision on the ASCAP suit against Ben Berger in Minneapolis and the uncertain outcome of Harry Brandt's ASCAP suit in New York, Robert Graham, PCCITO attorney, recommended that PCCITO withhold further action on its contemplated suit to test legality of ASCAP's collection of music fees. Convention is (Continued on Page 6) CLARK the Attorney All-Industry PR Program, TOA Goal Enlistment of all arms of the industry, and of all theater operators, regardless of affiliation or non-affiliation, is envisioned by TOA which, for the present, is carrying the ball insofar as shaping exhibition participation is concerned, it was said yesterday by Earl Hudson, UDT president, who is handling the campaign for the TOA. Hudson spoke at a luncheon meet( Continued on Page 6) "V" Quarterly Net Bonn to $134,206 Universal yesterday announced its consolidated net profits for the 13 weeks ending Jan. 31, last, aggregated $134,206 after all charges including Federal taxes based on income. This compares with $756,543 for the corresponding period of the preceding fiscal year.