Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1945)

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Thursday, January 4, 1945 Motion Picture Daily ii Rodgers Says Merit Will Win Promotion (Continued from page 1) further, "We have always believed in building within the organization, and we will continue to adhere to this principle." Rodgers was followed by E. K. O'Shea, Eastern sales manager, who spoke on the importance of field auditors and 'Commando Girls' in keeping branch offices informed on developments and changes in theatre operations. Others from the home office who spoke were : Max Wolff, purchasing head ; Pincus Sober and S. S. Braunberg of the legal department ; William G. Brenner, head of exchange maintenance ; William Gleicher and Harold J. Cleary. Ten more will speak today ; they are : Harold Postman, assistant to Cummings ; Jay Gove, head of sales development ; Mike Simons, editor of the sales house organ ; Matilda Green, Charles J. Quick, Bea Lustig, Leonard Pollock, Arthur Lacks, A. j. Nelson and Ira Martin. RCA Labs Win'E' Star A third star fo>r continued outstanding achievement in the war effort has been added to the Army-Navy 'E' flag, won in 1943, by RCA Laboratories, at Princeton, N. J., O. S. Schairer, vice-president in charge of the Laboratories, announced here yesterday. See No Challenge to IATSE In ' White Collar' Union (Continued from paye 1) of the new office workers international in Cincinnati, was present. The question of jurisdiction over some 800 office workers in the Warner Bros, home office and branches, Universal" home office and Paramount News, who are members of Motion Picture Office Employes Union, Local 23169, is understood to have been left to the action of the new international. Russell Moss, MPOE business agent, is reported to have asked the IATSE to take jurisdiction over his group but the lATSE has made no move to do so. MPOE, which has a charter as a Federal office workers' local under the AFL, automatically would come under the jurisdiction of the new international but Moss is understood to feel that the interests of the MPOE workers lie with those of others in the film industry and that an IATSE affiliation would be more desirable than one with the new international. Moss will attend the Cincinnati convention. On the other hand, SOEG is understood to be determined not to come under the jurisdiction of the IATSE if it is forced to leave the Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers, and is equally reluctant to join the new international. It has been suggested in some quarters that SOEG might consider an affiliation with the CIO, somewhat as the Screen Office and Professional Employes Guild, Local 109, New York, is affiliated with the United Office and Professional Workers of America, CIO. SOPEG represents over 3,000 office workers of film companies in New York. Rickenbacher Promoted Paul A. Rickenbacher has been named director of television and radio at Foote, Cone and Belding, New York agency. Rickenbacher, formerly with Young and Rubicam and J. Walter Thompson, joined FCB in Sept., 1944, as an executive in the motion picture division. Lee Strahorn will continue as manager of the New York radio department. WB Sets Three Warners has set New York openings in its two Broadway houses for three productions : "Roughly Speaking" will open at the Hollywood Jan. 17 following the 14-week run of "To Have and Have Not"; "Objective Burma" will go into the Strand on Jan. 26, following "Hollywood Canteen" ; and "God Is My CoPilot" will open at that house on March 9. France Endorses Rank 'Association' (Continued from paye 1) only to establish a 'trading association,' Carr said: "High officials of the French Embassy assure me that their government will in no circumstances tolerate usurpation of native control of cinema interests — production, distribution or exhibition — by foreign interests. Nor will they tolerate France's becoming a battle cockpit between American and British interests." Nevertheless, the French welcome Rank's offer of assistance in theatre organization and of reciprocal film exchange, Carr added. After his forthcoming Paris trip, Carr will visit Stockholm with a view to promoting a similar agreement in Sweden. He has also been invited to Russia, although governmental difficulties may arise there. A print of "Henry V" has been sent to Moscow with the approval of Russian Ambassador Gusev. Rank Takes Over Regal Theatre in London London, Jan. 3. — J. Arthur Rank has taken over the Regal Theatre here and closed it for at least a month of renovations and to give Odeon executives an opportunity to consider the type of program to be presented there. JOHN MACK BROWN A SENSATION IN A POWERFUL DRAMATIC ROLE! One of the many screen favorites, including Gale Storm, Sir Aubrey Smith, Conrad Nagel, Mary Boland, Frank Craven and Johnny Downs, in 1945's great emotional smash! COMING SOON FROM MONOGRAM! MARY BOLAND ft MORE LOVABLE and AMUSING THAN EVER! One of the many screen favorites, including Gale gk Storm, Sir Aubrey Smith, John Mack Brown, Frank Craven, Conrad Nagel and Johnny Downs, in 1945's first great dramatic hit! COMING SOON FROM MONOGRAM!