The Film Daily (1947)

Thursday, January 2, 1947 <7te ; United World Films "Buys Castle Films (Continued from Page 1) I jiealer and sales outlets will also be maintained. __ To Operate Separately flW( explamea tha. wane the Bell t^^well division which was set up ; -ecently when U-I acquired the — 3&H 16 mm. circulating library of 5,000 educational, religious ana en.ertainment films, CFD will operate separately. Most of B&H product s handled on a rental basis to schools, churches and clubs, whereas 3FD product is sold outright to home and non-theatrical outlets. Fox pointed out that through its affiliation with the Rank organization in Great Britain. UWF will launch on a world-wide jrogrram of "providing outstanding non-theitrical films for schools, colleges, and other nstitutions, eventually leading up to the _ establishment of a 'film encyclopedia for the lonie'." Also emphasized were these points: (1) /Library and newsreel shots will be made mailable for CFD; (2) B&H exchanges as .veil as CFD exchanges will continue to operate, each co-operating with the other; (3) 'JWF will not be identified with U-I exchanges, separate physical plant and separate personnel; (4) CFD will operate separately in UWF tinder O-stlp nH H ■ -v .T. 5pies6, formerly treasurer of Castle Films; ( 5 1 Separate department wul ue set up to aandle. production of religious and educational pix. UWF To Back Institutional Pix UWF will produce re'igious and educational films mostly through co-operation with leaders in these fields. Fox wanted it made :le r that tho^e educational pictures which \ might be considered as controversial will bemade outside of the organization, but distributed through UWF. However, in many instances, UWF wou~d bankroll in whole or An part those religious and educational pic j • tures which needed financing. No matter '. how much money was invested. Fox declared. UWF wou'd refrain from interfering in the subject matter filmed. Commenting on the deal, Castle said, "We are very happv to have this affiliation. . . . "There are wider horizons in the packaged film field." Castle stated that on the basis of 100.000 16 mm. projectors to be manufactured in 1947, the market for non-theatrical product, especially in schools and churches, was bigger than ever. Ca«tle Films sold an estimated 1.000,000 "packages" in 1946. This includes 8 mm. product. Under the new set-up, Cast'e becomes veepee and a board member of UWF. Spiess also becomes a board member and v.-p. JIurray Goodman, sales manager of CF, remains in. that capacity. Don Hancock conijtinues a« production manager. ■j James M. Franey is prexy of UWF. Other , (veepees are William F. Kruse. Edmund L. Dorfman and E. L. McEvoy. ALONG A DeMille Loses AFRA Appeal West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Cecil B. DeMille has lost an appeal against dismissal of ihis suit to restrain the American Federation of Eadio Artists from assessing him to aid a political campaign. The court held that the assessment was permissible under AFRA's articles of federation. SEDD BIRTHDAV GREETII1GS TO: Jan. 2 Walter A. Futter W. Ray Johnston Moe Silver Vfypiti1fc.V«£p Coming: The Film Daily "Ten Best" » • • THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST" Pictures Poll, forerunner of a host of countless imitators, both in the industry and out of it, celebrates its silver anniversary with the 1946 "election" which, for the last several weeks, has been in progress in newspaper, magazine, syndicate and wire service offices and in radio news rooms across the country You'll read the results next week, not only in Your Favorite Industry Nswspaper, but in your home town press as well And you'll hear them simultaneously over radio stations. Coast to Coast The combined reading and listening audience thus reached will exceed 70,030,000, it is estimated V ▼ V • • • THE RESULTS OF NO OTHER POLL are so eagerly awaited It has been written that the greatest honor that can be bestowed on a company/individual is to have its/his picture selected by the nation's critics as one of THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST" Which is easily understandable There are important factors that serve to distinguish it from all its more or less faint carbon copies And these factors carry considerable weight in the industry's three great spheres of production, distribution and exhibition ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST," first, is the only poll which reflects the judgment of professional film critics and commentators on a naticn-wide basis It is, of course, THE Medium for a free choice by those best qualified by training and experience to app'.y the yardstick of artistic merit, sans bias and sans pressures ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • SECONDLY, THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST" eligibility rules are designed to assure fair consideration In selecting the 12-month period running from Nov. 1 to Oct. 31, THE FILM DAILY has been guided by the knowledge that it may take up to 60 days after release for pictures to attain what may be termed national circulation This is of umost importance to voter and picture alike WWW • • • THIRDLY, THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST" recognizes the further essential fact that there are, in these United States, many more Main Streets than Broadways and Hollywood Boulevards The film critic in a Main Street town is no less sound in his judgment than his contemporary in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, and his influence in his own bailiwick compares favorably with that of his Big City peer A poll conducted on any other geographic basis would be W3ighted, provincial ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • FOURTHLY, VOTERS IN THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST" are fully identified, and the total ballots received by the pictures are announced More than that, interested parties, should they so desire, may examine the ballots for a 30-day period ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • FIFTHLY. THE FILM DAILY "TEN BEST" is unique in that it is the only poll which takes cognizance of the importance in the industry's scheme o' things of radio's commentators upon motion pictures The commentators participated for a fifth successive year...... ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • SIXTHLY, AS A FURTHER INSURANCE of fairness, and to guard against possible memory slips, THE FILM DAILY provides all voters with a list of pictures nominated by distributors, together with cast and credits Importantly, however, voters are NOT restricted to the pictures nominated, instead may vote for ANY feature released during the fixed 12-month period. T T ▼ CODING and GOIflG JERRY WALD has arrived in New York from the Coast to look over the current Broadway plays, and confer on several new story properties and talent deals. GEORGE COULOURIS has arrived in New York from Hollywood. BILL LORRAINE is vacationing at Miami Beach. MARIAN CARR is in New York from the Coast for a two-week visit. SEYMOUR MAYER, 16 mm. sales chief for Loew's International Corp., leaves today by plane for a three-month tour of M-G-M 16 mm. offices in Latin America. First stop will be Panama. Air Trade Views at ITO Charter Hearings (Continued from Page 1) procity Information which opens hearings here on Jan. 13, the two are closely aligned in objectives. Pix leaders and groups will present their views in both cases. The proposed charter for the ITO was prepared by the Preparatory Committee on Trade and Employment which met in London October 15-November 26. The proposed hearings, which will be held in several cities throughout the country, will give the U. S. Government a chance to obtain an expression of American opinion on the subject prior to the meeting of the Preparatory Committee in Geneva. The hearings will be conducted under the auspices of the Executive Committee on Economic Foreign Policy, made up of representatives of the State, Treasury, Commerce, Agriculture and Labor Departments and the U. S. Tariff Commission. Chairman of the Committee is Willard R. Thorpe, Assistant Secretary of State for Economic Affairs ATO of Eastern Pa. to Meet in Philly Sunday Philadelphia — Allied Theater Owners of Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey will hold its annual meeting Sunday, at the Warwick Hotel. The meeting is expected to be attended by leaders of the various units prior to forthcoming Washington sessions. UJEDDinG BELLS Tumer-Schlanger Philadelphia — Buddy Schlanger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schlanger, was married to Gladys Turner in Little Rock, Ark. Workman-Lund Minneapolis — Blaine Workman, daughter of W. H. Workman, M-G-M branch manager, is engaged to De= wayne Lund. They plan to be mar= ried in Spring.