The Film Daily (1945)

^BOI 13^ MPPDA Paves Way for Vice-Presidents (Continued from Page 1) Breen, head of the Production Code. The directors did not reach the issue involving Eric Johnston who reportedly is slated to become president of the MPPDA. This is expected to be acted upon at the adjourned meeting scheduled for next Wednesday. While reports have indicated that Will H. Hays would become chairman of the board upon Johnston's entrance as president, no amendment to the by-laws creating a board chairman was adopted at yesterday's meeting. This caused some speculation in industry circles that Hays might retire from the association when, and if, Johnston assumes his new duties. Johnston's Secretary May Be V.-P. There was also some basis for belief that Joyce O'Hara, Johnston's executive assistant, may be named a vice-president and continue as Johnston's right-hand man at the MPPDA. Immediately following the adjournment of the members' meeting, the regular quarterly meeting of the board of directors was convened. The members discussed the recommendation of the association's committee on Reconversion and Reorganization, appointed by Hays on Dec. 1, 1944, anticipating the problems inevitable in the transition from war to peace. There was full discussion of international conditions and the continuing development of the industry's attention to foreign problems. To Co-op on Reconstruction Discussion favored continuing close co-operation during the period of reconstruction with the organizations and individuals interested in community problems which were represented at the national conference with industry leaders held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Nov. 16, 1944. The board discussed and approved further co-operation with the Commission on Motion Pictures in Education and the report of N. Peter Rathvon, chairman of the Special Committee on the subject. Hope was expressed that all Amer Riding Herd on the Hollywood IVews Range West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Day's news roundup: Felix Feist's second production will be his own musical version of "Hadrian's Wall," a saga of Roman Emperor Hadrian, which will be filmed in color. ..'.. .Warners' will star Dane Clark in an original comedy by Charles Hoffman, "A Guy From Milwaukee" James Dunn's 20th-Fox contract has been abrogated by mutual agreement RKO has signed Robert Young to a five-year termer, calling for a picture a year Republic has signed Ruth Brennan, Walter's daughter, to an acting contract Dana Andrews will play opposite Teresa Wright in Samuel Goldwyn's "Glory for Me" Robert Benchjey has been added to the cast of Paramount's "Blue Skies" Metro will star Katharine Hepburn in "Green Dolphin Street." 20th-Fox will film MacKinlay Kantor's autobiography Feminine lead in Warners' "The Jazz Singer" goes to Eleanor Parker Republic has set Anne Rutherford, Francis Lederer and Gail Patrick for "The Madonna's Secret" Sam Wood has signed Maurice Briere of the French screen for "Heartbeat" Fritz Lang has inked Vladimir Sokoloff, Russian actor, for "Scarlet Street." STORK REPORTS Cincinnati — C. Metro salesman, baby girl. J. "Bud" Weigel, is the father of a Frank Articola of the M-G-M auditing department is the father of a second child, Frank, Jr., weighing 7 pounds and born at the Madison Park Hospital, Brooklyn. Pittsburgh — A son was born to Ml', and Mrs. John D. Walsh, in the hospital at Newport, R. I. Walsh "Love on Dole" Into World "Love on the Dole," first of 12 British feature productions to he released by Four Continents Films, Inc., has been booked for an unlimited premiere engagement at the World is manager of the Shea Fulton The j Theater, starting Sept. 21, it was anater in Pittsburgh. I nounced yesterday by Daniel Frankel. U. S. Envoy to Open Dut(li Film Parleys (Continued from Page 1) expected momentarily according to State Department officials. The department has no official information concerning the Dutch plans for nationalization, but hopes to receive a detailed report from our embassy there soon. The outlook in Spain is considerably brighter, according to Francis C. De Wolf, Telecommunications chief, although there is apparently nothing final in the Spanish overtures toward our distribs. reported last week from Madrid. De Wolf is hoping for a rieport soon from Fay Allport of the MPPDA, who is due in Madrid today. APC Won't Reopen Nazi Pix Sale Issue CEA to Establish Unit For Theater Managers London (By Cable)— The CEA at its General Council meeting here yesterday voted to establish a separate section for theater managers. ican distributors engaged in export would avail themselves of the opportunity created by the formation of the Motion Picture Export Corp., for which sympathetic interest was unanimously expressed. The operations of the Production and Advertising Code Administrations during the war were reviewed, with the uniform opinion that it had served well in war and would be increasingly valuable in peace. Attending the board meeting were: Barney Balaban, George Borthwick, Jack Cohn, Earle W. Hammons, Will H. Hays, N. Peter Rathvon, Nicholas M. Schenck, Spyros P. Skouras, Austin C. Keough, William C. Michel, Carl E. Milliken, J. J. O'Connor and J. Robeit Rubin. (Continued from Page 1) will be called together. It was learned on good authority yesterday that the issue is not to be reopened by APC, with the cancellation of the proposed auction of these titles to stand. The sale had originally been announced last Spring, but was called off in the face of sharp protest from liberal sources all over the country. When the American Civil Liberties Union protested against the ban, APC reconsidered its decision and decided to ask outside advice, inviting ACLU and Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas to nominate members for a panel to consider the advisability of releasing the films. The nominations were submitted, but itis doubtful that the parties named will ever be called upon. Winter Garden Product For a Year Available (Continued from Page 1) old Auten, head of Eagle-Lion Films, Rank's American company. Capt. Auten returned recently from London where he conferred with Rank and his executives on the operation of the American unit. Starting with "Blithe Spirit," other product slated for the Winter Garden include "Henry V," "2,000 Women," "Caesar and Cleopatra" and "This Happy Breed." Capt. Auten said that Eagle-Lion would aid United Artists in every possible way in the sale and marketing of the British pictures over here. Increased production in England, Capt. Auten said, would depend on the availability of studio space. The British government is still in possession of most of the studios for storage purposes and it will be nine months to a year before the studios again will be in condition to continue film production. Capt. Auten said he believed "Caesar and Cleopatra" would have the widest appeal for American audiences. I Tliursday, September 13, 1945' Beeiing 'Round WASHINGTON (Continued from Page I) ries, game rooms and studios for instruction in music, dancing, etc. . . • Lucienne Boyer, the petite Parisienne musicomedy star famed here on stage and screen, has flopped badly since the war. Only recently she was hissed from a personal ap-l pearance in a Paris movie house. The' disfavor apparently stems both from poor choice of songs and poor voice — and from the fact that her war record is not spotless. . . • The National Executive Committee of the American Legion has passed a resolution calling for investigation of the Army Pictorial Service. The Legion is planning wide use of films in its rehabilita;ion program. Compulsory Jap Crime Pix Urged for Young Japs (Continued from Page 1) President Frederic Ullman, Jr., of RKO-Pathe News, who based his comments on reports filed to the U. S. by correspondents in Japan. Attendance at these films, Ullman suggesed, would be compulsory. The films, which would serve to establish war guilt and bring home defeat, would be produced in Japan with Japanese commentaries under Amerr ican supervision. "The attack on Pearl Harbor, the rape of Nanking, the starved and emaciated prisoners of war, the whole record of perfidy and inhuman ity is available on motion picture film," said Ullman. "This footage — millions of feet of film— should be' made into feature length documentaries in the Japanese language, under American supervision. Attendance should be absolutely com pulsory for every Japanese school child. These films should be an integral part of the schools' curricu lum." Ullman recommended that simul taneous with such films, there should be produced pix that would show the democratic mode of life. He also suggested that the program begin with War Department documentaries already in existence. lUEDDinC BELLS Lewis-Koontz West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Katherine Lewis, for 17 years head of dialogue transcripts in the film editing department at Warners, was married to Edgar Koontz of Camp Wood, Ariz. Ebsen-McKeown Seattle— Lt. Buddy Ebsen, of thel U. S. Coast Guard, former stage andj| screen comedian and dancer, was married here last week to Lt. j.gJ Nancy McKeown, a Spar from Win-f netka, 111.