The Film Daily (1945)

Tuesday, August 21, 1945 DAILY Levy Will Supervise Disney World Dislrib. Roy 0. Disney, vice-president and general manager of Walt Disney Productions, Inc., announced yesterday that William B. Levy, now in London on a special mission for Disney, has been placed in charge of the supervision of world distribution for Walt Disney products. Levy who will return from Europe early in September to assume his new duties, will headquarter in New York. He has been associated with Disney in various executive capacities, both her and abroad for more than 16 years. At one time, he was widely known in both Wall St. and international financial circles. W. B. LEVY St. Louis Papers' Strike Fails to Dent Takes' (Continued from Page 1) tion picture theaters of St. Louis and St. Louis county. Until the situation changes adversely, exhibitors will not substitute radio plugs for newspaper ads, missing since Thursday. Some local chains have been using radio advertising for some years to supplement other media. One exhibitor explained the situation tersely; "newspapers are saving us money by not publishing." Fort Wayne, Ind. — The NewsSentinel and the Journal-Gazette, making a compromise settlement in the dispute with Local 78, ITU, resumed publication yesterday. The The newspapers suspended publication July 7. Bill Waggoner Expires Nashville, Tenn.— William P. Waggoner, aged 50 years, a projectionist for Crescent Amusement Co. for the past 30 years, died of a heart attack. Sudekum on Park Board Nashville, Tenn. — Tony Sudekum, president of Crescent Amusement Co., has been elected a member of I the Nashville City Park Board for a three-year term. SEDD BIRTHDflV GREETIRGS TO: AUG. 21 Albert Rogell Hans Dreier Hiller Innes John Dacey iBert Roach Bill Pierce James Dent I. F. "Mike" Dolid Forrest Stanley Tom Tully A Reporter Hears Many Things • • • TODAY'S HOT TIP: Don't be surprised ii the HoblitzelleO'Donnell Interstate Circuit expands South of the Border. ..... T T T • • • JACK BENNY still has plans to carry out a deal with UA for the production of one film per year And with or without himself in the lead Says he has found a story that he would like to star in, but thinks Cary Grant would do much better in the part alter ego? Hey Benny! Why not find one for the both of you to split billing? Incidentally, the comedian modified reports credited to him by news services, regarding the mismanagement oi his USO overseas unit in Germany, when he relumed here at the week-end by saying that only 50 per cent of his appearances suffered solely through handling by unqualified members of the Army's Special Services Office Benny tickled the ears of the press when he told oi putting a shovtr in the Nuremburg Stadium for 40,000 G.I.'s on his recent USO-Camp Show tour through Germany "Imagine this, fellas," he said, "there was Larry Adler, a non-Aryan, playing the 'Rhapsody In Blue' on his harmonica, composed by another non-Aryan, in a spot where Hitler once stood I hope his ghost is listenin' and then I came on with my YIDDISH violin" ▼ T T • • • SIGN O' THE TIMES: "Early Return of Polite Service Predicted in Hotels and Restaurants with War's End" — -New York Times headline O Boy, O Boy!!!! ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • INGRID BERGMAN'S final commitment for David O. Selz nick will be RKO's "Notorious" opposite Cary Grant She will ap pectr on Broadway after Christmas in Maxwell Anderson's "The Girl From Lorraine" 'Twill be on a run-of-the-ploy contract, befcft'e entering into other film deals T T ▼ • • • IT ISN'T EXACTLY today's $64 question, but is Oscar Morgan doubling for Skeets Gallagher on that Paramount shorts "spinach" postcard? T T T • • • LATEST ASPIRANTS for the film production field are the Andrews Sisters, who have Mabel England writing the screen story of "Eight to the Bar," which will feature their boogie-woogie vocalis thenics through a probable UA release The trio's next in-person date at the Paramount is set for Sept. 5 On the screen: "Duffy's Tavern" ▼ TV • • • CENTURY CIRCUIT employes are proud of their Lt. (j.g.) Alvin E. Levenson, formerly of the College Theater, Brooklyn, who survived a jump of nearly 1,500 feet into the Pacific when his Navy Helldiver collided with another plane and his parachute failed to open Picked up three hours later, Levenson insisted on flying again so he wouldn't lose his nerve Last month he made a safe return from two attacks on Tokyo and Muroran ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • MORE ABOUT that German color pic which is currently intriguing New York company execs It's no test reel, but a musical feature, titled "Girl of My Dreams" It's reported to be dubbed in Spanish Presumably, the Alien Property Custodian holds it T T T • • • JOE SHEA, who left William Cagney Productions to join the Army's Office of Strategic Services, postcards from Calcutta that he expects to pay us a permanent visit by Nov. 1 ▼ ▼ T Cuban Controversy Over "Fiesli" Ends (Continued from Page 1) hand and theater owners and operators on the other. Under the tei'ms of the agreement, seven Havana theaters were classified as first-class theaters and they will offer stage shows daily starting yesterday. They are the America, Alcazar, Encanto, Campoamor, Nacional Fausto and Radio Cine. Twelve other houses were classified as second-class and those will have stage shows at least 10 days per month. They are the Auditorium, Actualidades, Astor, Apollo, Arenal, Tosca, Reina, Riviera, Favorito, Strand, Universal and Florencia. The Rex Cinema, a newsreel theater, was listed as first-class, but the holding of shows there will be decided at a future meeting of the arbitration commission. Invidiual problems affecting all other cinemas which lack stages and other facilities will be taken up at other meetings. The theaters that will present stage shows will have absolute freedom in their bookings, the only stipulations being that they comply with the minimum wages laws. The decree touched off a number of incidents, including the closing of theaters, arrests of distributors and exhibitors, threats of liquidating theater holdings and a mob that attempted to burn the Payret Theater. Almost a dozen persons were injured in the riot, prior to which the Government threatened to seize and operate the theaters. The exhibitors claimed that they could not operate their theaters under the terms of the decree which provided the first-runs play stage shows at every performance and second-runs present "flesh" twice a week. Settlement of the controversy resulted from arbitration efforts instituted by Dr. Fernandez Supervielle, Minister of the Treasury. Christ Rolandson Dead Chicago — Christ H. Rolandson, 90, pioneer exhib. here, died at his home. Rolandson opened the Eagle theater in 1905 — later operated the old Clybourn theater. He had retired about 20 years ago. Nicholas Dives to Death Fairmont, Minn. — Herbert Nicholas, 40, manager of the Fairmont Theater Co., died in a hospital at Grand Rapids of a broken neck received in a dive into a shallow lake near Marcell. STORK REPORTS Sanley Sherwin, head of the RKO Radio art department, became a father for the second time yesterday I when a son, Bruce Howard, was born to his wife in Beth David Hospital, I Brooklyn. L