The Film Daily (1946)

I htursday, July 18, 1946 rnu DAILY : loan Opens Huge Equipment Market I (Continued from Page 1) ;|ritish Colonies and possessions itiow a huge backlog of demand for iew American equipment, Golden L^ The Film Daily. 'I World Conference Speeded ' On another front, enactment of jfae British loan has sped plans to old the 16-nation primary meeting f the "World Trade Conference, with ■Tade restrictions on American pix , Imost certain to be discussed, State )epartment sources said. Definite date of the meeting had een postponed pending passage of [he loan, since the effectiveness of ihe sessions pre-supposed the incluion of Great Britain and the Sterim Bloc in the discussions. Golden said passage of the loan -ilimquestionably" will open vast new ikiarkets abroad for American pix Equipment, particularly in India and "he British Colonies. Passasre of the loan has lifted the principal barrier to flow of A_mercan equipment to these countries — |,.he lack of dollars to pay for the •quipment. Golden said. i: Gov't Survey Under Way Golden is preparing a survey of ■■he whole field based on on-the-spot -eports from Department of ComTierce and State Department repre?€ntatives. The Government pix expert said 'the demand for American equinment 'lovers all fields — projectors, theater Bouinment, screens — right on down ;he line. ' "Although some of the eauipment jgtill is in short sunnly," Golden said, ."production is picking up and opening of this tremen'^ous market will 'tnean millions of dollars to American industry." On the trade conference, the State Department said the preliminary sessions probably will be held in London in October. State Department is honeful the .London sessions will produce full discussions on the type of trade rei5trictions which Great Britain has imposed on American films in some of the British Colonies. Restrictions Spread Alarms The Department long has been concerned over the apparent spread of these restrictions among the Colonies, which it views as negating ilBritish proclamations favoring free tflow of trade. Passage of the loan will have no immediate effect on lifting of these restrictions. State DeJpartment sources say, with burden for removal thus placed on the Lon Little Headlines: USO-CAMP SHOWS has sent three widely-known Hollywood artists on a tour of European theater Army posts to do sketches of servicemen for the folks back home. Trio, who recently returned from a Pacific trip, are Alexander Geis, William Gray and Dolya Goutman. • "YOUNG WIDOW", Jane Russell's second pic, will beat "The Outlaw" to Broadway, after all. Former is set for the Globe, opening before August bows. • NUMBER OF THEATERS, already participating or Pledged to take part in Warners' twentieth anniversary of talkies already has passed the 12,000 mark. Independent theaters in the list to date exceed 9,500. • THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen has passed an ordinance to require theaters seating 1,500 or more persons to have one firealarm box near the stage and another near the front of the building. One alarm box is required of theaters with a seating capacity of 200 to 1,500. • JAMES H. SACHS, formerly Foreign Press Liaison Officer in the Overseas Branch of the OWl, has been appointed assistant to the president and business manager of Young America Films, Inc., producers of 16 mm. curriculunn films. Sachs will also serve as assistant to the publisher and business manager of Young America Magazine and Young America Teacher. PRAISING THE "all-out co-operation" from the motion picture industry, speakers at the Institute on World Control of Atomic Energy in Washington called for a nation-wide informational campaign. Daniel Melcher, director of the committee, said the "problem is to see that every citizen does learn the facts" about atomic energy through all media. FEMME TOUCH ■ ji WB to Build Australian 'Show Window' in Sydney Sydney (By Air Mail) — ^Warners' plans to build a first-run "show window" were revealed in the company's application for provisional approval for a 1,664-seat theater at George and Bathurt Sts. Plans were drawn by John and Drew Eberson, of New York, with G. N. Kenworthy as local consultant. Theater is scheduled to be the best in Australia and equal to anything in the world. Canadian Price Ceiling Regulations Continued Toronto — Canadian price ceiling regulations and other theater and film controls will not be suspended, it is learned. "While the Wartime Prices and Trade Board has given consideration to requests for such action, it has decided against it. For "U"-UWP First-Runs West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Los Angeles — A deal is being arranged whereby the "Vogue, "United Artists, Ritz and Apollo Theaters will serve as exclusive first-run houses for "Universal and United World product starting late in August. These houses are operated by Fox West Coast. ATA Welcome for Allied Members, Declares Fabian (Continued from Page 1) upon at the dinner held for that purpose in Asbury Park on Tuesday night. However, a date will be set shortly by Adam Adams, chairman of the nine-man committee, and speedy progress is expected to be made toward establishment of a large and active exhibitor "bloc" in that State. S. H. Fabian called attention yesterday to the fact that he had memorialized those attending the Asbury Park dinner, called by Walter Reade, Sr., and Harry Hecht, and attended by some 50 exhibitors, that ATA's purpose is to serve all theaters whose interests are in common, and, therefore, ATA welcomes membership of those already enrolled in other exhibitor organizations. The ATA leader said that the question had arisen of the propriety of a number of Allied members joining the Association, and if it would be all right for an officer of that organization to do so. Fabian said that as far as ATA is concerned "it would not be at all embarrassing." He added that ATA "has no enemies" and its existence is only to forward the cause of the exhibition field and the industry generally. Nathanson to Head New 16mni. Company (Continued from Page 1) film company which will embrace production, distribution and exhibition, it was learned here yesterday. Nathanson, who makes his headquarters in Hollywood, is making arrangements with Edward Leven, vicepresident of NATCO, manufacturers of an automatic projection machine, who was recently reported to be planning the establishment of 500 automatic theaters throughout the country, whereby Nathanson's national sales and distribution organization will be self-sustaining from its inception. Patterned After Majors Nathanson, formerly affiliated with Columbia Pictures and "Universal in a sales capacity, and one of the organizers of PRC Pictures, has patterned his organization along the lines of the major producer-distributor companies on a world-wide scale, supplying entertainment films for a 16 mm. theatrical market; educational films for schools, and religious subjects for churches. His plan also provides for the promotion of 16 mm. exhibition outlets, other than those supplied by NATCO, furnishing the same machine manufactured by National Industries, Inc. of Chicago, to independent exhibitors. A complete advertising, publicity and exploitation department, which will be established for national coverage, is also part of the plan. PATRICIA CHEW, handling publicity for |am Handy organization, 'Detroit. don meeting and the subsequent World Trade Conference. One of the latest restrictions was that placed on foreign pix, including American, imported into Malaya, which is a lucrative market. The British Military Government imposed a screen quota which favored British nix after consultation with London. The restrictions were then presented as a fait accompli to Americans and the State Department made a vigorous but unsuccessful protest to the British Government. Audio Making Series On H'wood Personalities West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Audio Pictures is making a series of one-reel subjects dealing with Hollywood personalities and "black outs" and other entertaining material will be used. Subjects will be photographed on 16 mm. Kodachrome and will be blown up to 35 mm. Major release has been set and will be announced shortly, as well as the title of the series. UOPWA to Organize Canadian Pix, Radio (Continued from Page 1 ) tive. Woodsworth recently was discharged by the Canadian Army where he served as a captain in military intelligence. UOPWA also plans a drive among employes of insurance, social service and allied white collar fields in the Dominion. Leon W. Berney, national \ice-president, is in Canada meeting with white collar representatives in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec, for the purpose of establishing the organization in those cities. IN CIVVIES -^ Honorably Discharged it EDDIE CONNELL, from the Navy to vacation relief manager, Bellevue, Brookland and Westhampton, Richmond. MAJ. AL WHITNEY, Army, formerly with American Seating Co., Detroit, to Irwin Seating. Grand Rapids. EDWARD WHITEHEAD, from the Army, service department, Teatro del Lago, Chicago. FRANK POLESS, from the Navy, service department, LaSalle, Chicago. W. FARLEY GREEN, from the Army, manager, Rialto, Kingsport, Tenn. R. E. SIEVERT, from the Navy to Western film manager, Bell & Howell's Filmosound Library, Hollywood.