Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1941)

2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, July 8, 1941 Coast Flashes Personal Mention Hollywood, July 7 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA circuit and independent exhibitors today pledged support to the local United Service Organizations campaign, July 17-24, at a meeting at the Ambassador Hotel addressed by Dr. H. A. Giannini, USO chairman, and several exhibition leaders. The Southern California quota is $100,000. • Joseph I. Breen, RKO studio chief, was elected a director of the Association of Motion Picture Producers today. He succeeds J. R. McDonough. Will H. Hays addressed the meeting on the international situation. • Kenneth Thomson, Screen Actors Guild executive secretary, and Lawrence Beilenson and John Dale, comprising the SAG committee, met with a committee of the Producers' Association today on a proposed new SAG agreement. • The Disney studio today announced two-a-day engagements of "Fantasia" during the first week in August in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and Montevideo. • Charles Mazer, 20th Century-Fox manager director in the Dutch East Indies, arrived today for a studio visit. RKO Is Using Duals, Singles in Columbus Columbus, O., July 7. — Following a recent test to determine audience preference for single or double features, with sentiment definitely in favor of single features, the RKO Palace will inaugurate a new policy on Friday, in which both types of programs will be presented daily. The inaugural bill will be "Moon Over Miami" dualed with "A Very Young Lady" in the afternoon, with "Moon Over Miami" continuing as a single feature in the evening. Fox Runs Singles In Wis. Theatres Milwaukee, July 7. — Fox has shifted to single feature programs in a number of its houses around the State, including the Fox, Stevens Point ; the Orpheum, Green Bay ; Odeon, Beaver Dam, and Wausau in Wausau. Coast Showman Dies Oakland, Cal., July 7. — George Ebey, manager of the Fulton Theatre here, veteran West Coast exhibitor, died here after a brief illness. EDWARD M. SAUNDERS, Western division manage for M-G-M, returned to his desk yesterday after a long illness. • Charles C. Pettijohn, Jr., member of the Hollywood board of the Production Code Administration, is the father of a son born in Hollywood yesterday to Mrs. Pettijohn. The child was named Charles C. Pettijohn III. His grandfather is general counsel of the MPPDA. • Harry M. Warner is back in Hollywood after an Eastern trip. • Mrs. Leo Spitz has returned from Chicago. • James R. Grainger, Republic Pictures' president, left last night for a three-week tour around the country. • E. K. O'Shea, Central division manager for M-G-M, who had a tonsil operation at the General Hospital, Buffalo, last Thursday, is expected back here tomorrow. Jerry Slutsky, head booker at the Universal Des Moines exchange, is in the East for a two-week vacation. • Sam Seletsky and Max Gillis, New Haven and Philadelphia branch managers, respectively, for Republic, were in town yesterday. • Phil Engel, Warners' publicity field representative, is in New England. • E. E. Morris, who recently sold his share of the Princess Theatre, Eagle Grove, la., to J. W. Denman, gave a dinner in Des Moines to introduce Denman to local business men. • Sam Badamo of New Haven will vacation at Lake Winnepesaukee. • William T. Hastings, manager of the RKO Grand, Cincinnati, and Carrie Scarborough were married last week. • W. B. McDonald, Alaskan exhibitor, has left Seattle on his return to Alaska. Settle Pacent Suit Against Electrics A. T. & T. Co., Western Electric and Erpi have settled a $6,000,000 anti-trust suit brought against them by Stanley K. Oldden as assignee of Pacent Electric Co., for $150,000, it was disclosed yesterday when Oldden applied to N. Y. Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Schreiber for approval of the settlement. The plaintiff brought his suit on June 14, 1935, charging the defendants with conspiracy in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act to prevent the sale by Pacent of motion picture sound equipment to theatres from 1929 through 1933. Harris Memorial Friday A memorial service for Sam H. Harris, theatrical producer, who died last week, will be held at Congregation Ezrath Israel, 339 West 47th St., at 5 :30 P.M. Friday. PAT CASEY, producers' labor contact, arrived here yesterday from the Coast. • Among theatre managers currently visiting here are : Harvey Cocks, general manager of the Quimby Circuit, Fort Wayne, Ind. ; George Delis, district manager, A. G. Constant Theatres, Canton, O. ; James Stephen Ellis, manager of the Park, North Canton, O.; Lou Hart, Schine's Hippodrome, Gloversville, N. Y., and William Burke, Schine's Paramount, Glens Falls, N. Y. • Max Milder, Warners' managing director in Great Britain, has arrived at the studio for conferences with Jack L. Warner. • Phil Reisman, RKO vice-president in charge of foreign activities, has returned from the Coast. • M. J. Siegel, Republic production chief, leaves for the Coast today. • _ Nate Spingold, Columbia executive, returned from the Coast yesterday. • George A. Roberts, Mideastern disrict manager for 20th Century-Fox, is in Cleveland recovering from an operation. • Jerry Novat, 20th Century-Fox poster art director, has left for the Coast. • William Hanmer and Alfred Pat-rick of the 20th Century-Fox office in Detroit have been drafted. • Isabelle Austin, secretary to Homer Harmon, Roxy Theatre director of advertising and publicity, will leave Thursday for a vacation in Pennsylvania. • Bucky Williams, manager of the San Francisco Newsreel Theatre, is ill. • Edward Beck, M-G-M exploiteer, has returned to San Francisco from Portland, Ore. • Milton Nelson of the University exchange in San Francisco has been drafted. WB Men in Ottawa For Film on RCAF Ottawa, July 7. — W. L. Guthrie, location manager for Warners, arrived yesterday from the Coast and today entered into his first series of conference with the RCAF for the production of "Captains of the Clouds." Others who arrived yesterday were Byron Haskins, cameraman and process director, and Frank Clark and W. M. Cline. The trio flew from Norfolk, where they had just finished "Dive Bomber." The rest of the staff will arrive tomorrow. The cast, which includes George Brent and Dennis Morgan, will arrive in the capital by special train later in the week. Rep. Closes M & P Republic has closed a new season product deal with Mullin & Pinanski Theatres in New England. Ninety Are Killed in Mexican Disaster Mexico City, July 7.— Ninety persons, including 50 women and children, were killed and 250 injured, 100 critically, yesterday, as the result of a fire and panic when lightning struck the Cine Montes, largest house in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city. The house was filled to capacity when a torrential rain/* drove many people into th^f theatre. Damage was esti-s| mated at $20,000. The disaster was the worst in Mexican history. Services Held Here For Charles Ulricl Funeral services for Charles K Ulrich, 82, former film publicist, whq died Saturday, were held Sunday a the Fairchild Funeral Home in Brook* lyn. Cremation followed. Ulrich is credited with developmen of the first film press book, which hi conceived when a member of the Par amount publicity staff. He joined Par amount in 1918 and subsequentl; worked for Pathe and Producers Dis tributors Corp. In 1931 he was witl the NRA film code office. Ulrich wrote his first play, "Ai Aeronaut," in 1881. One of the bes known was "The Celestial Maid," pre sented in 1897. He also wrote maga zine articles and several novels. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Car rie Belle Ulrich ; two daughters, Mrs F. E. Rutledge of Garden City, L. I. and Mrs. J. Z. Zollies of Jenkinton Pa., and a son, Carl C. Ulrich o 1 Brooklyn. Jersey Allied Outing To Be Held Thursdai New Jersey Allied's annual outing will take place Thursday at the Holly wood Hotel, West End, N. J. Lei Newbury is handling arrangements. The day will begin with a gol tournament, with prizes to the win i ners. Following lunch the Allie< members will hold a business session i with Henry Lowenstein presiding Dinner and a social get-together ar on the evening's program. MOTION PICTURE DAI L Y (Registered U. S. Patent Office) Published daily except Saturday, Sunday an holidays by Quigley Publishing Compan; Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Centei New York City. Telephone Circle 7-3 10( Cable address, "Quigpubco, New York." Mai tin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Colvin Brown, Vice-President and Gener; Manager; Watterson R. Rothacker, Vic< President; Sam Shain, Editor; Alfred I Finestone, Managing Editor; James / Cron, Advertising Manager; Chicago Bureai 624 South Michigan Avenue, C. B. O'Neil Manager; Hollywood Bureau, Postal Unio Life Building, William R. 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