The Film Daily (1948)

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Wednesday, March 24, 1948 To Display fltratovision A demonstration of stratovision, he use of planes flying at great .eigK to bounce television signals •ack__ earth, is planned for the ^ew York area within two or three nonths, according to Gwilym A. 'rice, president of Westinghouse._ Price said that his company still iad faith in stratovision as a method f increasing the range of television ■rograms. Experiment will be made ointly with the Glenn L. Martin 'ompany, aircraft manufacturers. i *on-Theatrical Meet Will 01 lear Large Speaking List ,t Ninth Annual Convention of Allied ,Ton-Theatrical Film Association and Mi he Third Annual 16 mm. Industry . 'rade Show at the New Yorker Hoel April 22-25 will hear over two 21 ozen speakers, representing the '4 ducational, library, equipment, med;al, distribution, television, manuacturing, production and laboratory ields. William K. Hedwig, president of sU-Art Films, is chairman of the urogram committee. Trade show vill be under direction of Wilfred L. Inighton, executive secretary of id iNFA. At the conclusion of the con a ention there will be a banquet and ntertainment.. Latter event is under he chairmanship of Samuel Gold — -tein. At the closing affair an award »ill be presented for the outstanding I ontribution to the field in 1947. Jeek to Decrease London's 5rip on the Sterling Area Paris (By Cable) —Pressure by Vestern European nations and the J. S. may force Great Britain to .bandon efforts to maintain her posiion as banker for the British Com-lonwealth and other sterling-area ountries, according to experts who .ave been attending the second Paris 'onference on the European Recovry Program. Possible effect on the Anglo-Amercan film agreement of the abandonment by Britain of its hold on the terling ai-ea was not plain at the .eekend. Industry toppers, however, vere said to be watching the develpment closely. r. TL IB mm. Exhibs. Unite London (By Air Mail)— The 16 [M Film Exhibitors Guild, new adfi-erout). has been organized here Sen d (Blr tk da y, % QreetinyA ZJo — | March 2"4 j.j Juanita Alvarez Lois Andrews « Tessa Blind Richard Conte J} Maurice Sciweitzer ♦.♦ Mid-tceeh Wl em*>« ♦♦•CHARLIE SCHLA!FERf8 thoughtfulness in establishing A NEWS BUREAU SUNDAY AT THE 20tH-FoX home office to clear information on all academy awards deeply appreciated by the pres8...news bureau functioned under the supervision of the Earl Wingart. . .*While the Academny may have gained the maximum radio audience by staging the "Oscar" ceremony on Saturday night, it lost press breaks galore ... story made only the final editions of New York Sunday papers, although THERE WAS SOME FOLLOW UP ATTENTION MONDAY...* Best acceptance speeches, if you want Phil M's OPINION, WERE MADE BY CeLESTE HOLM, RONALD COL~ man and Edmund Gwenn...Miss Holm struck a note of pride in industry association that carried convict i on... There was dignity in Colman's. remarks... The human touch premeated Gwenn's... ♦And now a reiteration: Won't Ronald please do "Othello" on Broadway? ♦♦•A MAJOR COMPANY heretofore holding aloof to TELEVISION IS PREPARING TO CLIMB ABOARD BANDWAGON... ♦No matter how many times you've seen it, the Music Halls's brilliant spectacle, "Glory of Easter", enthralls. . .This year's presentation, with Lucille Cummings, soprano, supported BY THE CHORAL ENSEMBLE AND SYMPHONY UNDER Alexander Smallens1 direction, is magnificent...A DOFF OF THE OLD CHAPEAU TO GuS EyS sell...*C. B. "Brownie" Akers, widely known Oklahoma THEATER OPERATOR, IS CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR FORMER GOV. ROBERT S. KERR, WHO IS AFTER the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator... ♦ The Better Halves of Cleveland Variety Club BARKERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NEW ORGANIZATION, THE League of Showmen's Wives... Mrs. Milton A. MOONEY, WIFE OF THE TENT'S CHIEF BARKER, 18 THE FIR8T PREXY...It'8 A MOVEMENT THAT COULD SPREAD FA8T. . , ♦♦♦BANK OF CANADA TOPPERS as well as Dominion IMPORT 0FFICIAL8 ARE PARTICIPATING IN THE PRESENT Canadian-American film negotiations. . .Canada, BY THE WAY, 8EES AN IMPORTANT BY-PRODUCT of American production on its side of the international LINE IN THE ACCRUING PUBLICITY AND ATTRACTION OF U.S. TOURISTS... iminiiHiniiiiiii iiimw DATE BOOK niniPinni'>"P»»"ninMHii Mar. 25: AMKA luncheon, I own Hall Club, New Apr. 5: Allied IIO ot tastera Kennsylvania general membersnip meeting, Hmlaaelphia. Apr. 6: Republic Pictures annual stockholders meetirxj, home ortice, New York City April b-8 Annual convention of the .Pacific Coast Conference of Independent Theater Owners at hie St. Kdncis Hotel, San Fran Apr 9: Columbia Pictures annual stockholders' meeting, nome office, New York City. April 14: Cinema Lodge b nai B'rith honors Robert M. Weitman ot dinner. Hotel Astor, New York City. Apr, I 12-17: International Variety Clubs 1944 .convention at 1 le Roney Hlaza Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Apr. 19-21: Television Film Coordinating Committee meets, Hotel New Yorker, New York. Apr. 22-24: Allied Non-Tneatrical film Association annual convention. Hotel New Yorker, New York City. May 2: Jewish Theatrical Guild testimonial dinner to Walter Vincent, Hotel Astor, New York City. May 4-5: New tngland regional Allied convention, Hotel Somerset, Boston. May 7-o: Indepenaenr i nearer Owners of Iowa and NebrasKQ convention, Des Moines, la. May 10-11, 1948: Allied ITO of lowa-Nebroika convention, Omaha. May 14: Motion Picture Associates annual din Moy 15-17: National Allied's board of directors meeting, Cosmopolitan Hotel, Denver (instead ot Colorado Springs). May 18-19: Allied Rocky Mountain ITO convention, Penver. ner, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City. May 17-21: SMPE semi-annual convention, Bilt May 21 : Motion Picture Associates annual dinner dance, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, more Hotel, Santa Monica, Calif. June 28-30: Allied Theater Owners of New Jersey annual convention, Hollywood Hotel, West End, N. J. Sept. 20-24: First annual Premiums and Adv.rSert. 28-30: Tieater "Equipment and Supply Manufacturers Association annual convention, Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis. ■ tising Specialties Exposition, 71st Regiment Armory, New York City. French CommerceMinbtry Mulls $5,000,000 Credit Paris (By Air Mail)— A credit of about $5,000,000 would be made available to French film producers under a plan being prepared by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry's film section. Funds are designed to get producers over the present production crisis. No information on the conditions governing the credit has been disclosed. Waterloo Censors to Function Waterloo, la. — Police Matron Cecelia Storm, recently appointed chairman of the local censor board, plans checks with trade paper reviews, PTA, Legion of Decency, Federated Council of Churches and similar organizations which review films, before recommending to theater managers which pictures are to be placed on the banned list. • Board has been inactive since it was set up in December, 1946. WFK Picks Free-Peters Free & Peters, Inc., have been named by television station WPIX here to represent the outlet in national time sales, Robert L. Coe, station manager, has announiod. WPIX is scheduled to go on the air June 15 over Channel 11.