The Film Daily (1945)

Intimate in Character International in Scope Independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Oi Motion Pictures Twenty-Seven Years Old -IFDAILY 'n VOL. 88. NO. 54 NEW YORK, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 18. 1945 TEN CENTS 16 MM. MARKET UNDER STUDY BY MAJORS Goldman Files New Philadelphia Anti-Trust Suit Says First-Runs Denied To Former S-W Keith's and Carlton Since Purchase Philadelphia — William Goldman Theaters, Inc., as owner and operator of Keith's, 1116 Chestnut St., and the Carlton, Broad and Chestnut, filed in U. S. District Court yesterday a new suit against 12 major producers, distributors and ciixuits, naming Loew's, Inc., Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio, 20th-Fox, Columbia, Warner Bros., Vitagraph, Inc., Warner Bros. Management Corp., the Stanley Co. of America, Inc., Uni(Continued on Page 15) Dubbed Pix Winning Favor in Latin Amer. Early prejudices against Spanishspoken re-dialogued product have been overcome and dubbed pictures now are being accepted by audiences in most Latin-American countries, according to A. L. Pratchett, Paramount division manager for South and Central America, who has re(Continued on Page 18) Rites for Frank Lovejoy In Rochester Tomorrow Rochester — Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the First Universalist Church of Rochester for Frank William Lovejoy, 74, Eastman Kodak's board chairman (Confinued on Page 19) Max A. Cohen Named Fahian's Loan Aide Max A. Cohen, president of New York's Cinema Circuit, has been named assistant to Si H. Fabian, chairman of the industry's Victory Loan committee. The announcement was made yesterday by Fabian, who declared, "I am happy to have the aid of Cohen who has been active in every war-time job assigned to the motion picture theaters by the Government." Geii. Eichelberffer Calls for a Continued Flotv of Pix to Troops on Occupation Duty Tokyo (By Cable) — Continued flow of pix to servicemen on occupation duty is vital to their morale and well-being, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger, commander of the U. S. Eighth Army, said in a Tokyo press conference. Stressing the importance cf providing entertainment and recreation for G.l.'s still on duty. General Eichelberger told correspondents: "I want to see plenty of movies and USO shows. I hope Hollywood doesn't think that because the war is over they are no longer needed. We've got to keep the men happy." 67 Unions Pledged to Kupper Tells Fox's Picket N. Y. Houses Griffith Dealings Showmen in the New York area showing films made by producers listed as "unfair" by the unions involved in the studio strike yesterday I were faced with the' prospect of hav' ing their houses picketed "possibly by the end of the week." Announcement that the theater picketing campaign mapped by New York aflfiliates of the striking unions and other labor groups here sympathetic to the strikers was on the verge of being launched was made (Continued on Page 18) NLRB's Set Decorators Election Decision Near U'asliincton Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — Decision on the eligibility of voters in the set decorators' election held last May under NLRB auspices is due from the board this week — probably tomoiTOw. The delay in determining the eligibility of (Continued on Page 19) Oklahoma City — W. J. Kupper, general sales manager for 20th Century-Fox, began a lengthy appearance in Federal District Court yesterday and stated that his company had never made agreements, secret or otherwise, regarding distribution of its product to competitors of the defendant exhibitors. "Aside from the written agreement which has been offered in evidence, did you have any agreement with Griffith dealing with your sales to (Continued on Page 18) N.J„W.Va. Exhibitor Units Meet Next Month Two state exhibitor organizations will hold one-day conventions in October. They are Allied Theaters of New Jersey and West Virginia Theater Managers Association. The West Virginia unit is slated to convene Oct. 2 at the Daniel (Continued on Page 19) MPTOA Convention Planned To Set Date at Fall Meeting of Directors 275,823,866 Saw OWI Non-Theatrical Films Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The wartime nontheatrical attendance — from the beginning of OWI operations in July, 1942, through August, 1945 — reached a total of 275,823,866, according to an official tabulation made by the (Continued on Page 18) In anticipation of early relaxation of travel congestion and crowded hotel conditions, the MPTOA plans to set a date for its first national convention since June, 1941, six months before Pearl Harbor, according to Ed Kuykendall, MPTOA president. Date for the convention, which may be the first post-war film conclave, will be determined at a board (Continued on Page 18) Mutual Organization May Take Over Handling, Says Report to Allied Board While the 16mm. "jackrabbit" market today should not be considered "extremely dangerous," its possibilities from today forward are of real import, according to an independent survey submitted to national Allied's directors. The AUied board was told that a detailed study was now being made by major producers of the ramifications and possibilities of the 16mm. (Continued on Page 20) Mexican Raw Stock Shortage Nears End Mexico City (By Wire) — Mexico's shortage of raw stock will be ended shortly, as the result of plans formulated recently in New York, it was announced here by Francis Alstock, director of the Motion Picture Division of the OtRce of Inter-American Affairs. Alstock, in his statement on the (Continued on Page 15) Donohue, Para/s P. R. Manager, is Retiring After 28 years of selling Paramount pictures in Puerto Rico, J. P. Donohue yesterday announced his retirement. Donohue opened the Caribbean Film Co. in Puerto Rico in 1918, handling Paramount product (Continued on Page 18) United Artists Will Join M. P. Export Co, United Artists, which has not been a member of the Motion Picture Export Corp., will join the organization shortly, it was reprrted yesterday. It is understood that the company has agreed to become a member and that its actual affiliation remains only a formality. With United Artists in the export group, all the eight major companies are represented.