The Film Daily (1945)

DAILY Wednesday, September 26, 1945 Best National Stunts (Continued from Page 1) ing super-showmanship from all parts of the country. He said that top promotion men and women of the trade from coastto-coast are rapidly wiring acceptances to serve as State Publicity Chairman for the campaign. Although wires of appointment were dispatched only last Friday by Doob, the following acceptances are in: Alabama, Bill Wolfson; Arizona, Arthur G. Pickett; Arkansas, Sam Kirby; California (Southern), Seymour Peiser, Mort Goodman; California (Northern), Fay Reeder; Colorado, Ted Halmi. Harold Rice; Connecticut, Lou Brown; Delaware, Edgar J. Doob; District of Columbia, Frank La Falace; Florida, J. L. Cartwrig-ht, Hal Kopplin ; Georgia, Frank Henson; Idaho, Nevin McCord; Illinois, Bill Bishop, W. K. Hollander; Indiana, Boyd Sparrow, Ken Collins; Iowa, Russell Fraser; Kentucky, Lew Hensler; Kansas, Senn Lawler, Woody Barrett; Louisiana, Maurice F. Barr; Maine, Harry Bartwick; Maryland, Louis E. Shecter; Massachusetts, Harry Browning; Michigan, Alice N. Gorman ; Minnesota, Charles Winchell; Mississippi, Burgess Waltmon; Missouri (Eastern) M. L. Plessner; Missouri (Western), M. D. Cbhn; Montana, Jack Edwards ; Nebraska, Ted Emerson : Nevada, Harry Hunsaker; New Hampshire, F. D. Seribner; New Jei'sey ( Northern (, George Kelly; New Jersey (Southern), Isador Perlin ; New Mexico, George Tucker ; New York (Metropolitan), Harry Mandel; New York (Albany Area), Charles Smakwitz; New York (Buffalo Area), Charles B. Taylor; North Carolina, Roy L. Smart; North Dakota, Ed Kraus; Ohio (Cleveland Area), Ed Fisher, Charles Deardourff; Ohio (Cincinnati Area), J. E. Watson: Oklahoma, Robert Buseh; Oregon, Jack Matlack; Pennsylvania (Eastern), Michael Weiss. Everett Callow; Pennsylvania (Western), James Totman; Rhode Island, Ed Reed, Jos. G. Samartano; South Carolina, Sam Suggs; South Dakota, Clifford Knoll, Norman Pyle; Tennessee (Eastern), James Pepper; Tennessee (Western), Cecil Vogel, Todd Ferguson; Texas, Ray Beall; Utah, Helen Garrity; Vermont, Edward J. Briteau; Virginia, Brock Whitlock; Washington, V. C. Gauntlett; West Virginia (Partial), James M. Totman; Wisconsin, William V. Geehan ; Wyoming, Homer Hisey. Baily Again to Serve Trade As Liaison in Washington West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Tom Baily, liaison for the industry's WAC Seventh War Loan drive in Washington, has accepted to serve in a similar post for the Victory Loan and will leave here shortly to take up the new assignment. He is now finishing three trailers and the two-reeler, "Hollywood Victory Caravan," for use in the campaign. Wisconsin and Michigan Units Set Conventions (Continued from Page 1) aters of Michigan has scheduled a three-day convention in Detroit starting Nov. 5. Ed Kuykendall, MPTOA president, who was slated to attend the West Virginia association's meeting on Oct. 2, will be represented by M. A. Lightman, head of Malco Theaters and a former president of the MPTOA. Allied Theaters of New Jersey meets Oct. 9 in Passaic. ^ ;r*n. V ^ 1^- -^ L^ii^ Vai5^^ "^^ PHIL M. DALY • • • TODAY'S HOT TIP: Downtown banking groups are practically daily callers at the offices of Ross Federal Service Something big is in the closing stage T T T • • • TODAY'S $64 QUESTION: Is there a really sensational receivership action under consideration? ▼ T T • • • SUPER-SERVICE: A single press release found its way by messenger to THE FILM DAILY'S editorial rooms on the 24th floor of the strike-bound Paramount Building yesterday It was from the American Red Cross, which has a vray of achieving the impossible. T ▼ T • • • MORE STRIKE STUFF: The second day of the elevator operators' strike which put 2,175 buildings in Manhattan on the blink, had Bea Ross, Republic Pictures' trade contact, climbing up 17 flights of golden stairs Bbbbut Bbbbea is in pretty good shape She's been playing tennis all Summer. . . • Paramount Theater almost had a picket line when the strikers complained about the private elevator that takes execs, up to the seventh floor was in use P. S. The elevator stopped running. . . • The Film Center Bldg. employes were throwing lines out the windows from the upper floors with metal containers which were filled vrith coffee from the building restaurant. . . • Paramount had 300 sandwiches and coiiee sent up to its personnel. • The building at 18 W. 40th St., housing USO headquarters, in the stricken area, was operating T T y • • m NOW LET'S WIN THE PEACE! ! ! 1,500 To Attend (Continued from Page 1) will be launched tomorrow with the testimonial dinner honoring Jack Cohn, executive vice-president of Columbia. More than 1,500 motion picture and entertainment industry leaders will attend, according to Barney Balaban, honorary chairman, and Nate B. Spingold, chairman of the event. A committee of more than 200 industry leaders has been working on the event for several weeks and the chairmen declared "The huge turnout that will attend the dinner is a warm tribute to Jack Cohn. The industry's response is an unusual demonstration of good will on the part of his many friends and associates." Features of the evening will be the showing of "This is Our Cause," depicting the work of AJC and the Anti Defamation League, and the presentation of the Cinema Lodge Honor Scroll to Cohn in appreciation of his pioneering work on behalf of the League and for his years of service in aiding the organization's work. Attorneys Mulling Goldman Appeal (Continued from Page 1) and the amount of damages not yet determined. Until the judgment has been entered and damages fixed, appeal is expected to be held in abeyance and, in all probability, the case would have to go back to the district court. Action involved William Goldman who charged inability to get firstrun product for the Erlanger Theater in Philadelphia. District Judge William Kirkpatrick found the distributors not guilty but the decision was reversed by the Circuit Court of Appeals which also denied a motion for a re-hearing. Dickstein Calls Coast "Red" Charges "Bunk' Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washington — The charges of Representative John Rankin that Hollywood is under alien, subversive influence are "a lot of bunk," Representative Samuel Dickstein of New York, chairman of the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, said yesterday on his return from 10 days of investigating the alien problem in Los Angeles. Navy Gives Bernhard Top Civilian Award (Continued from Page 1) 28 other high officials of the Navy Department. Bernhard's direction of conservation activities of the bureau for 18 months, according to the citation^ ] "has averaged savings to the Na|Bfc,! of over $20,000,000 per month frl^ the time it was established," and added: "By his excellent organizational and administrative ability, Mr. Bernhard has distinguished himself in a manner richly deserving of the Navy's highest civilian award." Accompanying Bernhard to the capital were his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Goldberg. Lt. Leonard Schlesinger, former Warner Theaters executive, and Mrs. Schlesinger, were also present. Instruct Embassies to Withhold U. S. Pix (Continued from Page 1) Czechoslovakia to inform the monop oly authorities that our Governmenf objects to the showing of our features, and to report to the State Department if there is violation of this request. Only by authority of the owners are U. S. film properties to hi shown. Strike End Prediction Not to Affect Picketing Prediction that the Hollywoo< studio strike would be settled "within a reasonably short time," made bj Willia,m Green, AFL head, at the Washington conference with repre sentatives of the unions involved ii the controversy, will not cause laboi groups here in sympathy with th( strikers to alter their picketing iplan: in this area, it was said yesterday bj a spokesman for the Eastern strategy committee organized by unions sup porting the striking unionists. "Until we know definitely th( strike will end, we will proceed wit] our picketing program," he said. The first picketing move was mad( on Saturday when pickets appeare( at 13 Times Square first-runs. Those conducting the picketing wil lose no time in intensifying th' drive, the strategy committee spokes man said. Files to Supreme Court In Jackson Park Case Chicago — Attorney William Mc Connell filed a 29-page writ of cer tiorari in the Federal Court of Ap peals for a Supreme Court hearini of the Jackson Park Theater case Defense has 20 days to answer. Pickman Joins 20th Fox Internat'l in Sales Post Murray Silverstone, president oJ 20th Century-Fox Internationa) Corp., announced yesterday that Jerome Pickman has joined that organization for ultimate assignment, to a sales post abroad. j li