The Film Daily (1948)

SE NOTE ^ Hle Copy SnSlmat* In Character International In Scop* Independent In Thought 31L F. PyoductioB Oletm W* 44tli St. aiet flCKsr The Dally Newspaper Ol Motion Pictures Now Thirty Years Old i^im 4, NO. 7 NEW YORK. MONDAY, JULY 12, 1948 TEN CENTS DEm. convEnTion TEiEVision at n. v. pbrb. BFPA to "Police" UJC Theaters on 4S% Quota J. K. Exhibs. Score Plan ro Watch All Theaters; Foley is Attributed to Rank London (By Cable) — Sir lenry French, director general if the BFPA, announced Fri.ay that the producers' association if which J. Arthur Rank is president idll establish a "fact finding delartment" to conduct a week by reek check of every one of the U. C.'s 4,85# film theaters to determine f the 45 per cent exhibitors quota (Continued on Page 71 ;4,000,000 in Tieup Ms for "Babe Ruth" In one of the most comprehensive md penetrative campaigns ever taged in film biz, national adverisers will spend approximately $4,)00,000 in tieups publicizing AA's 'The Babe Ruth Story," it was conirmed here at the weekend by Prexy (Continued on page 6) Wilson ]%atnes Committee of Three to Mull Gov't Studio Use hy Indie U. K. Producers London (By Cable) — Harold Wilson, president of the Board of Trade, Friday nominated a committee of three to consider whether or not to hold for use of British indie producers either Government-owned or centrally-owned studio space. Named by Wilson were Sir George H. Gater, S. C. Roberts and Dr. R. S. Edwards. The committee will hold its first meeting about July 15. For some time, there has been agitation in Britain for Government aid to indie producers via studio facility availability and financing. Critics here have styled it socialization's entering wedge. Frans World To Make President Gallegos' Novel Trans World Films, headed by Facques Grienieff, Friday closed a ieal with Jose Ramon Gutierrez, personal rep. of President Romulo Sallegos of Venezuela, for English language film rights to the latter's Spanish language best selling novel, (Continued on Page 7) Italian Films Found Gaining on Continent Italian pix are cutting deeply into the European film market, and on the Continent are outstripping both French and English as well as taking substantial playing time away from Hollywood product, according to Sol Kunkis, film attorney, who returned late last week from an extended visit to England, Italy, France and Sweden. Rise of Italian production since the war's end has been due to such (Continued on Page 7) Youngstein to Sparh Bill Heineman Drive William J. Heineman, Eagle Lion distribution chief, hung up a "first" for the company Friday when he announced Max E. Youngstein, ad-publicity-exploitation director, would be captain of the E-L Bill Heineman sales drive. Youngstein leaves today on a 20-day tour of the E-L exchanges, first stop, Cleveland. It's the first time that a company has turned to the ad side for a man to spark a sales campaign. Judge Leibell Denies 5th & Walnut Motions Federal Judge Vincent L. Leibell in the 5th and Walnut et al vs. Loew's et al anti-trust suit Friday denied the plaintiff's motion to set aside the jury's verdict which was rendered in favor of all of the defendants about 10 days ago. He (Continued on Page 7) 5 Fund-Raising Corns. For Rogers Hospital Five regional fund-raising committees have been organized by exchange men in the local area, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington and Buffalo on behalf of the Will Rogers Sanitarium, it was announced at the weekend by Robert Mochrie, chairman of the distributors' committee. Committees will work with exhibitor organizations. Another committee comprising all branch chairmen (Continued on Page 7) Theater Licensed by Tele Pool; Agreement Calls for Simultaneous Reproduction Paramount Theater has been licensed to exhibit telecasts of the Democratic National Convention which opens in Philadelphia today via an agreement between the Television Committee for Pooled Coverage of Major Political Conventions and officials of Paramount. Agreement calls for telecasts which "must be made at approximately the same time as such broadcasts and may be made directly onto (Continued on page 6) 'Stop the Music' Giveaway Starts at Capitol July 29 "Stop the Music," ABC's mystery melody give-away show, moves into the Capitol on Broadway July 29, along with Metro's "On an Island with You." Playing the Capitol, the Louis G. Cowan radio production will adhere closely to the air counterpart. For the theater engagement, con(Continued on Page 7) Latta Named Milder on 40 Pix ^^Names^^ in Strawhats 725 Theaters Paying Top Coin to Players SMPE to Study New Czech Projection Speed Change Society of Motion Picture Engineers has been notified by the Czechoslovak Motion Picture Engineering Committee that 25 frames per second is now standard 35 mm. projection speed in that country. (Continued on Page 7) Comes Summertime many a Hollywood player goes on a busman's holiday. From Skowhegan, Me. to La Jolla, Calif. 125 theaters are featuring the talents of more than two score celluloid stars, most of whom got their training in legit but made their reputations and their fortunes in the gold hills of Califomy. More than mere nostalgia prompts (Continued on Page 2) London (By Cable) — Charles J. Latta, formerly Warner Theaters zone manager in Albany, N. Y., Friday was nominated as alternate director with Max Milder on the Associated British Pictures Corp. board. D. J. Goodlatte, it was announced will continue as acting managing director of the Associated British Cinemas during the illness of Milder and Robert Clark was appointed executive director in charge of all ABP production activities. Three Majors Sell 77 Pix To Iran's Diana Cinema Co. Iran is one of the few countries with which U. S. distributors can do business, unhindered by currency restrictions, according to Manuel Gulyan, U. S. rep. for the Diana Cinema Co., of Teheran, Iran. Gulyan proved his point by citing (Continued on Page 7) British Industry to Honor Zanuch Aug. 12 London (By Cable) — Darryl F. Zanuck, 20th-Fox production head, will be guest of honor Aug. 12 at a luncheon here jointly sponsored by the KRS, the CEA and the BFPA.