The Film Daily (1947)

Dduct : ■■ 31st floor York DO ntimate in Character international in Scope independent in Thought The Daily Newspaper Of Motion Pictures Twenty-Eight Yean Old -1FDAILY I. NO. 3 NEW YORK. MONDAY. JANUARY 6, 1947 TEN CENTS LOST WEEKEND" TOPS "10 BEST Dlstribs. To Appeal Decree to Supreme Court rrounds to Be Determined pon Conclusions Reached Jter Study Being Made One or more of the distributors ill file an appeal from the Statutory Durt's decision in the New York [uity suit, The Film Daily learned i excellent authority over the eek-end. The grounds upon which the ap5al will be taken have not as yet ;en determined, and hinge upon the •nclusions reached by crmpany gal department heads following e continued study of the decree, idings of fact and conclusions of w and accompanying memoranara. nduslry Drive for Irphans of Greece Ned E. Depinet, RKO executive ce-president; Jack Cohn, Columbia ce-president, and Si H. Fabian, resident of Fabian Theaters, will ■rve as co-chairman of the Motion icture Industry Appeal for the rphans of Greece, a drive for the reek War Relief Association in (Confirmed on P.re 10) iussie Metro Company Vith £500,000 Capital Melbourne (By Air Mail) — Metrooldwyn-Mayer, Pty., Ltd., incororated in New South Wales, has ;en registered in Victoria with a ominal capital of £500,000. Disctors are N. B. Freeman and T. . Ferguson. JacUson Park Appeal Arguments in April Chicago — Appeal in the Jackson Park Theater case is now being prin'.ed for the Circuit Court of Appeals, and it is expected the appeal will be heard by the thres Federal judges at the April term. The Picadllly Theater anti-trust' case is scheduled for hearing a?ain, bef:re Federal Judge Phillip Sullivan on J:n. 27. The Film Daily Ten Best Pictures of 1Q46 "The Lost Weekend" (Paramount) • "The Green Years" (M-G-M) • "Anna and the King of Siam" (20th-Fox) "The Bells of St. Mary's" (JIKO-Rainbaw) _ "Spellbound" (XJA-Selznick) • "Saratoga Trunk" (Warner Bros.) "Henry V" (UA-Twin Cities) • "Notorious" (RKO Radio) • "Leave Her to Heaven" (20tb-Fox) • "Night and Day" (Warner Bros.) 9 New U. S.-Itaiy Pix Pact Seen Premier and Trade Minister U. S.-Bound By JOHN FERDICARI FILM DAILY Staff Correspondent Rome (By Cable) — Premier Alcide DeGasperi and Pietro Campilli, Minister of Foreign Trade, are en route to Washington on an official visit which will he wholly concerned with negotiation of a trade treaty be tween Italy and the U. S. It was indicated that an important part of the discussions will involve a new agreement on the importation of American films into Italy. It is expected in local film circles that the trade conferences will shed (Continued on Page 10) Paramount Film Named by 447 as 559 Critics and Commentators Cast Votes By CHESTER B. BAHN Editor, THE FILM DAILY "The Lost Weekend," Charles R. Jackson's arresting story of an alcoholic, brought to the screen for Paramount by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, with the former producing and the latter directing, is rated 1946's No. One feature release by American critics and reviewers for press and radio participating in the 25th annual Film Daily "Ten Best Pictures" poll. A total of 447 ballots were cast for the Ray Milland starring vehi(Continued on Page 4) State Dipt. Rejects Pix Import Barriers Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Washingnton — The State Department has flatly rejected the use of pix import bars as a retaliatory measure against other countries, it was learned over the week-end. The Department's position was given in (Continued on Pa?e 10) 13 Distributors Named In Chicago Trust Suit Chicago — Seymour Simon, attorney for Louis B. Philon, owner of the Liberty Theater in Michigan City, Ind., filed a suit in Federal (Continued rn Page 28) 5% Amusement Levy Voted for Lynchburg Lynchburg. Va. — C'ty Council voted unanimously to levy a tax up to five per cent on all amusements and a two per cent tax on public utilities to provide an estimated $85 000 to balance the 1947 school budget.