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The DehHVifewspaper Of Motion Pictures Now Thirty Years Old
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VC )4, NO. 60
NEW YORK. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 1948
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To Test FCC Bight to Exclude Law Violators
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■Louisville Appeal Seen Deciding Whether Majors May Operate TV Stations
By ANDREW H. OLDER
Washington Bureau of THE FILM DAILY
Washington— Whether the FCC can properly exclude the major pix companies from the television picture because of their anti-trust violations may be settled by the United States Court of Appeals this Fall. That court will hear argument on the right of the Commission to hold that applicants found guilty of lawbreaking cannot be expected to operate radio stations in the public interest.
Surprising thing about the case (Continued on Page 10)
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iWarner Toppers Will (hart Plans on Coast
Intensive merchandising of Warners' forthcoming productions, plus discussions of future production plans, and policies regarding the foreign field, television, and other phases of operation, will be discussed at the Burbank plant starting Monday by top East and West Coast executives.
Arriving in Hollywood Monday to (Continued on Page 12)
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Johnston to Speak at SMPE's Opening Luncheon
MPAA President Eric A. Johnston
will address the opening luncheon of
t-Jie 64th semi-annual convention of
SMPE in Washington, it is an
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]\asser Brothers
And Hughes in Deal
West Coast Bur., THE FILM DAILY Hollywood — if is reported How
rd Hughes and James and Theodore Nasser have joined in a deal to finance three pictures for United Artists release. In return UA will give Hughes his three pictures "The Outlaw," "Mad Wednesday" and "Vendetta" for RKO distribution. It is understood the Nasser brothers will make their studio facilities available for the three pictures.
Montand Appeal Argument To he Heard
In Boston Circuit Court of Appeals Oct, 5
Boston — With briefs for both sides filed, appeals in the Momand anti-trust action will be argued before the Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 5. A. B. Momand, plaintiff, is represented by George S. Ryan, Boston attorney, while the Boston firm of Nutter, McClennon & Fish represents the defendants, Loew's, Universal, 20fh-Fox, Warners, Columbia and RKO.
Appeal was taken by Momand following the setting aside by Federal Judge Wyzanski of a jury award of $965,003 in favor of the plaintiff, and the entering of a judgment for defendants.
SOPEG Turned Down Again by Paramount
Paramount yesterday restated its refusal to negotiate witJi SOPEG until the union's officers sign nonCommunist affidavits as outlined under the Taft-Hartley Law. Answer by Paramount marks the initial reply to attempts by SOPEG to open negotiations on wage pacts which expire Sunday, in the face of the company's earlier refusal to talk until the affidavits are filed.
As of Monday, it is apparent, employes will be working without a (Continued on Page 10)
Army-Air Force to Merge Motion Picture Services
Reglonals Aid Local Discussions— Stully
Large sales conventions can no longer be effective because they do not enable sales executives to intimately discuss local problems with branch managers and salesmen, William A. Scully, U-I vice-president and general sales manager, declared yesterday.
The need for specialized study of
community problems in relation to
the marketing of films can best be
accomplished in small regional meet
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Board of Directors Votes Unanimously for Appeals on Local Level
By WILLIAM SNYDER FILM DAILY Staff Writer Chicago — TOA's Board of Directx)r3 unanimously resolved to abandon the idea of a single national charity drive at a meeting in the Drake Hotel Hotel here yesterday prior to the opening of the organization's annual convention.
Terming the plan "impractical,"' (Continued on Page 12)
Seek $1,000,000 Balm In Garbose Trust Suit
'U' Reports 9-Months Loss; Omits Div. on Common
Area activities of the Army and Air Force motion picture services will be consolidated about Jan. 1, under plans now being worked out. Meanwhile, Office of the Special Representative, Army Motion Picture Service, as of Monday will be moved to 102 Warren St., headquar(Continued on Page 9)
Universal in the nine months ended July 31 sustained a consolidated net loss of $1,709,807, it was reported yesterday, compared with a profit of $2,470,167 for the corresponding periods ended last year. Both figures are after all charges, including income taxes.
At the same time, J. Cheever Cow(Continued on Page 10)
TV Cuts Pix-Going 20-30%
Raibourn Gives TV Effect Estimate
Video Film Council Sets Elections for Sept. 30
Officers and directors of the National Television Film Council will be elected Sept. 30 at a meeting at Sardi's, it is announced. NTFC's proposed standard exhibition contract will be discussed, and the guest speaker will be Edward Carroll, (Continued on Page 10)
Motion picture-going decreases 20 to 30 per cent when television sets come into the family, said Paul Raibourn, vice-president of Paramount Pictures, yesterday afternoon, in the first estimate of television upon theater attendance by a top film industry executive.
Raibourn's statement, which assumes added significance in the light of his position as an authority on (Continued on Page 8)
Boston — Claiming restraint of trade, conspiracy and the monopolizing of interstate commerce in films, Abraham, Samuel and Jacob Garbose, operators of the York and Capitol Theaters, Athol, Mass., have filed suit in Federal Court against a number of circuits and distributors. (Continued on Page 12)
Seidelman to Europe On Triple Assignment
Triple assignment takes him to Europe this time, Joseph H. Seidelman, U-I's foreign head, said yesterday as he boarded the S. S. Queen Elizabeth for a four-week trip.
First of all, he said, there will be (Continued on Page 91'
Hehert May Force
New House Probe
Washington Bur., THE FILM DAILY Washington — The UnAmerican Activities Committee will be forced to reopen its Hollywood probing if Rep. Edward Hebert, States Rights Democrat of Louisiana has his way. A member of the Committee, Hebert said yesterday that information which has recently come to him is of a serious enough nature to demand an airing. Last year's witnesses before the Committee — the friendly ones — are being penalized, he said.
Hebert said it is likely that if hearings are resumed on Hollywood they might be on the spot rather than in Washington.