The Film Daily (1948)

Discard Single U. K. Distributor Proposai (Continued from Page 1) stated his support for the reciprocity principle advanced earlier by John Davis in behalf of J. Arthur Rank. "Fair treatment for British films in the U. S. would ease present difficulties," he declared, adding, "Nothing will more insure proper harmony in the Anglo-American industry. If our pictures can be distributed in the U. S. as American pictures are distributed here there would be no complaints from anyone." Korda again suggested the Joint Advisory Council might meet on the situation. Johnston, who was scheduled to meet yesterday with Harold Wilson, president of the Board of Trade, plans to leave London for Paris on Wednesday. He is accompanied by his executive assistant, Joyce O'Hara, his secretary, Merrie Smith, and his daughter, Harriett. Eastman Video Recorder Available at $8,000 JVest Coast Bureau of THE FILM >DAILY Hollywood — Eastman Kodak's 16 mm. film television recording system will sell for about $8,000, Dr. Norwood L. Simmons, engineering representative here, said. Camera has a capacity of 1,200 feet and is able to record better than a half hour TV program. A compensating shutter action automatically records television's 30 images per second at 24 frames per second necessary for projection. No sound head will be attached to the Eastman camera, with the recording aspect left up to individual purchasers. Recorder has been demonstrated among local stations for several weeks and Eastman is now prepared to take orders. Station KLAC to Start Operating in September West Coast Bureau of THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — Television station KLAC here, recently sold to Warners pending FCC approval has set its sights on operation by late September and expects to make that deadline, according to Don Fedderson, vice-president and general manager of the station. Construction has been partially completed on the transmitter atop Mt. Wilson and engineers and program men have been sent East to study major station operation there. DEATHS FRANK GOODALE, 61, for many years manager of Loew's State, White Plains, in St, Petersburg, Fla, Monday, August 30, 1948 ^/^]-^-vKF^ «>as^ PHIL M. DALY Monday Morning Report • • • WARNERS is getting to be known as the "hot" company 'cause so many of its big hits premiered on record-breaking heat days Opening at the Globe last Thursday, "Rope" shattered records despite an over 100 degree heat wave "Life With Father" opened August 15 at the Warner Theater last year on a day the thermometer hit 94, the hottest day of that year! "This Is The Army" opened at the Warner on July 28, 1943 at 87 degrees, the next to the hottest day recorded that year July 2, 1941 "Sergeant York" opened at the Astor to a 91 degree day, hottest of the year All of these "hot" pictures rate high among the company's biggest grossers of alltime the same expectancy is indicated for "Rope," which is defying the current heat wave with terrific biz at the Globe. ▼ TV • • • "TIME OF YOUR LIFE" pinball machine, largest in existence, spotted in key places across the nation to determine the pinball king of America with all receipts to the Damon Runyon Cancer Fund has been padlocked by Atlanta authorities Located in the rotunda of the State legislature, police had to clamp down, not because of the worthy purpose but because legislators were gambling plenty on who would hit the billion mark first. ▼ ▼ ▼ • • • OPTIMISTIC NOTE: Despite gloomy prospects of world market returns. Producer George Pal announced that "The Adventures of Tom Thumb," forthcoming Technicolor production for UA, will be made in 14 language versions. ... • General lonathan M. Wainwright on Sept. 20 will present Bob Hope with a special award of the Disabled American Veterans in recognition of his entertainment of hospitalized vets. ... • Jules K. Chapman, Film Classics' assistant general salesman, is celebrating his 25th year in film distribution. . . . • While on the subject of onniversaries, it should be noted that Ernest Mattsson, Scandia Films head, introduced American films into Sweden 35 years ago last week. T ▼ ▼ • • • HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS this week are displaying samples of their photographic work at the annual convention of the Photographers Association in Chicago Trade exhibits are shown by Natco, Ampro, DeVry, Bell & Howell, Dalite, Radiant Screen, Golde, Eastman Kodak, Ansco and others. ... • David O. Selznick was honored again for his production of "Gone With the Wind," when he was presented with a parchment scroll commemorating the 300th performance of the pic in London's West End. ▼ T ▼ • • • CONRAD KRIEDBERG, Minneapolis SRO branch manager, and a fellow businessman, Albert Ridinger, have discovered a way to spend their lunch hours cruising around nearby Lake Minnetonka, about 20 miles out of the city. With the right combination of three hours for lunch, a 27-foot cruiser and a Republic Seabee amphibian airplane, the pair are able to get in an hour on the water, fishing and eating sandwiches Ex-Coast-Guardsman Kriedberg owns the boat, his friend the plane.... It takes them 15 minutes at the most to fly from Minneapolis to the lake, but a half hour to drive from their of.'ices to the airport Their lunch hour — the lucky dogs — lasts from 11 to 2, in order to get in the air, on the water, and back to the office, fully refreshed for the ordeal of the afternoon's business — what's left of it Yep, this is a GREAT business! T ▼ T • • • A LOS ANGELES STORE is advertising "24-karat goldplated yo-yos" for SI Yes, sir. Normalcy is about to turn the corner of Hollywood end Vine. ▼ ▼" ▼ Revenues Meaning Cleared in London (Continued from Paje 1) tions of the original agreement have been made, Paragraphs 2 (a-c) of the agreement will now read as follows: "2. a. American film revenf are the sterling revenues accru!. " to U. S. interests from the showmg of films in the United Kingdom, Channel Island, the Isle of Man and British ships at sea. Also Malta and Gibraltar insofar as the revenues accruing therefrom normally fall to be dealt with through London."' (British W. Africa has been eliminated and companies will deal with revenues there in best manner possible ) "2. b. Revenues accruing to U. S. interests from showing of film in Eire will, in accordance with previous practice, be remitted to London and fall to be dealt with as American film revenues for the purpose of this agreement." "2. c. British film revenues are the dollar revenues accruing to U. K. interests from the showing of films in the U. S., its territories and possessions, and the Philippines. San Antonio To Have Subscription Theater San Antonio, Tex. — The Film Forum has been organized here under the auspices of Temple Beth El Men's Club. Working on a non-profit basis, Forum will sponsor classic films of the past and present (both American and foreign), in the newly remodeled Temple Auditorium on each second Wednesday over a 26week period beginning Oct. 20. The subscription fee will be $5 for the 13-pic series. Select UK Films to Test Johnston "Quality" Stand (Continued from Page 1) the reported boycott of U. K. pix in America by groups which protest the British stand in Palestine. Group which will be used in the test are "Oliver Twist," "The Red Shoes," "Scott of the Antarctic," "Saraband for Dead Lovers," "Dulcimer Street" and a Technicolor account of the Olympic Games. DeLuxe Hearing on Sept. 27 Chicago — De Luxe Theater antitrust action has been postponed to Sept. 27 before Judge William Campbell, Abe Brussell, plaintiff's attorney, said. STORKS Cleveland — A son, Kenneth, was born to the wife of A. K. Veach, owner of the Twilight Drive-In, near Uhrichsville.