The Film Daily (1946)

,| Monday, July 22, 1946 :i3^ DAUy Mich. Allied is 100% In Upper Peninsula Detroit — The addition of eight new members from the Upper Peninsula, completing the recent spread of AlI lied Theaters of Michigan into the U_^— i Peninsula, was confirmed by J^r^Stewart, general manager of Allied. Stewart stated that the association, under the direction of Ray Branch of Hastings, with the exception of affiliated theaters, now has . 100 per cent coverage of membership in the U. P. New members are: Mrs. Irene Zeni, Rialto Theater, Noway; J. L. LeDuc, Oak & Cedar Theater, Manistique; B. J. Grabaski, New jVIazda Theater, L'Anse; J. C. DePaul, Soo li Amusement Co., Sault Ste. Marie; J. i Rytkonen and P. Bennett, Jeffry The [ ater Co., Ishpeming and Negaunee; M. Cammack, Meominee Theater, Menominee; J. B. Schuyler, Delft Theaters, Inc., Marquette. The Upper Peninsula is serviced out of Milwaukee exchanges for films with a few minor exceptions, as at Saint Ignace, has been considered territory of the Independent Theaters Owners of Wisconsin and Michigan. Stewart pointed out that from the 'natural interest of the Upper Penin [sular exhibitors, who pay Michigan _ taxes and operate in Michigan, their natural affiliation is with Michigan Association. Stewart also announced the admission of the following six new Lower Peninsula houses: John A. Hamblin, iOwego Theater, Mancelona, W. J. Large, Lyric Theater, Harbor Springs; Yeager and Desy, Chief Theater, Mackinaw City; Fralich and Johns, Ritz Theater, Cheboygan; Walter Kelly, Rogers Theater, Rogers City; H. D. Levinson, Hollywood Theater, Petoskey. Saul Eorman to Re-open The Visger, Long Dark Detroit — Saul Korman, circuit owner, has leased the Visger Theater in the South end suburb of Ecorse, and is completely re-equipping the house, closed for several years. House caters to the South end colored population. Korman has also taken in Bernard (Sonny) Schwartz, formerly of the Fenkell and Piccadilly Theaters, as a i^artner in the Temple Theater, which Schwartz will manage, and Joseph ' Shewach as a partner in the recentlyacquired Odeon Theater, re-named ; ihe Kum-C. SEND BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO: July 22 Norman H. Moray Fernando Mendez ). Frank Willingham Dan Totheroh Ron Bluck T T T Monday Morning Memos • • • CUFF NOTES: Today's $64 Question: Wliot ever happened to that protest against the New York equity suit opinion provisions which the MPTO of Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee was going to file with the Statutory Court? Credit Rosalind Russell with a performance of "Oscar" proportions in RKO's great "Sister Kenny" Now you know why the Sister was so insistent that Roz delineate her in the picture Reminder: Your acceptance of the MPTO of Connecticut golf tournament invitation must reach Ted Jacocks by Aug. 6 Sam Oilman of Loew's, Harrisburg: Art Stonisch of the Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and Jack Matlack of the United Artists, Portland, Ore., are the first three, winners in Metro's annual Photos of the Month Award, Bill Ferguson reveals They'll get gold pen and pencil sets for garnering the largest number of citations for photos of outstanding Metro Pix promotion Ben Lorber, who heads Universal's insurance dept., arrives today on the Coast by plane from New York to spend about four weeks at Universal City "Bring Your Lunch to Duffy Square" is the slogan of the Buyers' Strike rally to be held tomorrow in the Times Square sector under SPG-SOPEG-NG direction Ah, those good, ol' Full Lunch Box Days Century Circuit comes up with something new in the way of a 1946 Summer matinee box office stimulant with the appearance tomorrow at its Floral Theater of Richard Willis of WNEW's "Here's Looking at You" Willis will "answer all beauty problems" Howard Hughes has finally received the special Government medal authorized by Congress 'way back on Aug. 7, 1939, in recognition of his 1938 'round-the-world flight From the time lapse, you'd almost think it was a Federal tax refund. ... • Twentieth-Fox's swell "Centennial Summer" is reported doing a record business wherever it is playing throughout the country T ▼ ▼ • • • THIS AND THAT: Ampa's officers and directors meet tomorrow at the Hotel Edison at the call of Prexy Rutgers Nielsen to wind up old biz, set plans for the Fall season. ... • Personal Observation: IRT express service is such as to lead one to wonder if the LI RR has taken if over. ... • Carol Lynn, the skating star, is mulling film offers. ... • Helping Hand Dept.: Film scouts might do well to get a look at Joe McCaffrey, CBS newscaster. ... • Believed to be one of the most important films in the March of Time's history, both from an informational box office viewpoint, "Atomic Power," which shows the full development of the atomic bomb for the first time on the screen, with pictures of oil the scientists connected with the research, will be released early next month. . . . • Bill Headstream, manager of the Melba Theater there, is the new president of the Batesville (Ark.) Rotary Club. ... • And Harold Eppes, city manager in Arlington, Tex., for Interstate Circuit, is the new president for the local Chamber of Commerce. ... • Send Congrats to Henri Elmon of Chicago's Capital Film Exchange, who is marking his 3Sth anniversary in film biz. ... • Idle Thought Dept.: Wonder what home office boasts the most ex-Army "brass"? Phil M.'s own guess: Paramoimt. . .• Joe McCaffrey, the popular Washington commentator, has been in a huddle with film execs, here McCrow In Grand Rapids Grand Rapids, Mich. — William McCraw, executive director of the Variety Clubs of America, was guest of honor at a luncheon held at the Rowe Hotel by the Grand Rapids tent. McCraw, a veteran of two wars, has served two terms as Attorney General of Texas and was a consultant for the WPB. Flying 'Taison" from Italy First print of "Paison," second picture to be released in the U. S. by Foreign Films Productions, Inc., will be flown from Italy within a few days, Rod E. Geiger, president, announced. Picture was produced by Geiger in collaboration with OFI, an Italian group. Releasing arrangements have not been completed. World Trade . . . and films (Continued from Page 1) movie. U. S. features and newsreels are credited with creating demand for electric razors and house trailers in Monaco, (land of Monte Carlo); for sewing machines in Java and Sumatra; for prefabricated houses in Brazil; and for Jeeps all over the globe. "A wartime visitor to a Middle Eastern barbershop started to describe to the proprietor American types of barber equipment. 'Oh, don't tell me,' said the barber, '1 know. I saw Adolph Menjou and his father running a barbershop'." 0 THERE'S still another excellent reason why • the State World Trade Corp. directorate profitably could use the services of a film industryite. It is predicated upon the fact that no industry is more internationallyminded, or more sensitive to foreign reaction. It has to be just that to earn more than $100,000,000 overseas. It follows that the presidents of its international companies are among the best informed Americans, world-wise. All of which is respectfully referred to M. P. Catherwood of the New York State Department of Commerce. Granville Designated WB Manager in Chile Douglas John Granville has been appointed Warners manager in Chile and will take over his duties on Aug. 1, with headquarters in Santiago, it is announced by Wolfe Cohen, vicepresident of Warner International. Granville succeeds Isidor Rosenfeld, resigned. Granville was connected with M-G-M in Venezuela and Trinidad for several years and more recently has been in England. He left New York last month for Buenos Aires, where he conferred with Arthur Abeles. Jr., Warner supervisor for the territory including Chile. Ideal Pictures Sales Meeting Aug. 21 -Sept. 3 Chicago — ^Ideal Pictures, of which Betran Willoughby is president, will hold its annual sales meeting at Silver Lake, Wis., from Aug. 21 to Sept. 3. FAMOUS FIRSTS *OA#H. TAIKING FILMS THE first talking picture made on the West Coast, except for Warners*^ experimental films, was the Vitaphone short called "The Pullman Porters." It was hailed, on release, as the best achievement in talking pictures up to that time, 1926. While directing "Sunny Side Up" at the Fox Studios in 1929, David Butler, now a Warner Bros, director, made first use of the traveling mike in scund recording. The mike was concealed in the bosom of a fat woman, and Janet Gaynor, star of the picture, was directed to walk and speak in that direction.