Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1946)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY Wednesday, November 13, 1946 j Personal Mention 2 $110,000 for Relief From Garden Show Before an audience of 20,000 at Madison Square Garden last night for the 13th annual performance of "Night of Stars," Sylvan Gotshal, chairman, announced that more than $110,000 had been realized from the show for aid to Jewish persons overseas, for the support of the upbuilding and settlement of the Jewish homeland in Palestine and for assistance to those in the United States. Entire proceeds of last night's performance were turned over to the $100,000,000 campaign of the United Jewish Appeal for Refugees, Overseas Needs and Palestine, which is a combined fundraising organization for the Joint Distribution Committee, the United Palestine Appeal and the United Service for New Americans. Under direction of Marvin H. Schenck, chairman of the producing committee, consisting of executives in the amusement industry, hundreds of celebrities of stage, screen and radio participated in last night's performance. National Conference Will Honor Berlin Breaking a precedent of long standing regarding dais appearances, Irving Berlin has accepted an invitation to be a guest of honor at the annual industry dinner of the National Conference of Christians and Jews to be held here next month. A committee of 25 film industry leaders, appointed to make plans for the event, will hold a preliminary luncheon at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Nov. 18, with Louis Nizer conducting the arrangements. NCCJ Awards on Nov. 24 Contributions to American life made by the media of films, radio, stage, press and advertising will be recognized by the National Conference of Christians and Jews at a dinner in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel here on Nov. 24, it is announced by Dr. Everett R. Clinchy, NCCJ, president. 11,018 Shares to Schneider A. Schneider, Columbia executive, here, has exercised warrants for the acquisition of 11,018 shares of Columbia Pictures common stock; a Securities Exchange Commission report from the latter's Philadelphia headquarters, published in last Thursday's Motion Picture Daily, erroneously stated that Schneider had sold 11,018 shares. 'Notorious* Opens Today Alterations involving a cost of several thousands of dollars will be completed with the erection of a new front on the Broadway, New York, Winter Garden Theatre in time for the opening, this morning, of "Notorious Gentleman" there. New Booking Office San Antonio, Nov. 12. — Jack Conrad has established this city's newest theatrical booking office on Harding Boulevard. CHARLES EINFELD, president of Enterprise, is due here from the Coast on Monday. • Charles Schlaifer, director of advertising-publicity for 20th CenturyFox, returned to New York from Chicago yesterday. He was accompanied by Rodney Bush, Sid Blumenstock and Eddie Solomon. • George Jessell will leave New York today for Worcester, Mass., for the 20th anniversary celebration of Loew's Poli Theatre. Sid Blumenstock of the 20th Century-Fox exploitation department will accompany him. • Theodore Smith, on the research staff of the Motion Picture Association, will go to Albany tomorrow, from here, to address the State Federation of Women's Clubs. • Luther Stone of Carbondale, 111., RCA territorial service engineer, was seriously injured in an automobile accident while he was returning from Sikeston, Me. • Harold Cohen, former M-G-M salesman in Kansas City, has joined the Cinema Amusement Co. in Denver. • Norman W. Elson, vice-president of Trans-Lux Theatres, left New York last night for Washington, and will return today. • William R. Ferguson, Howard Herty and Bill Ornstein left New York yesterday by plane for Atlanta for a meeting. • Bill Seib, Columbia manager in Salt Lake City, is enroute back to that city from a sales trip to Montana. • Lou Walters, president of Cine Supply Company, has returned to St. Louis from a California vacation. • Irving Kahn, radio manager for 20th Century-Fox, returned to New York from Hollywood yesterday. • Harry K. McWilliams, Columbia exploitatioin manager, will leave New York today for Chicago. • Hunt Stromberg will arrive here today from Hollywood for a week's stay. • Frank Soule, PRC's head field representative, is in Salt Lake City from New York. • Tom McMahon, Republic's exchange manager in Salt Lake City, is in the Idaho territory for 10 days. • James Kolbeck, manager of Loew's Theatre in Jersey Cit>r, is recovering from burns suffered in a brush fire. • John Walsh, PRC salesman in St. Louis, is back on the job after a long illness. Ruth Warrick will arrive in New York today from Atlanta. CHARLES M. REAGAN, vicepresident of Paramount in charge of distribution, has arrived in Hollywood from New York. • Hank Hearn of Exhibitors Service, Charlotte; Sam Wilson of the Hazel Theatre, Hazelhurst, Miss., and Mack Jackson of Alexander City, Ala., were Atlanta film row visitors at the weekend. • Morris Stofloff, musical director at the Columbia studio, with Mrs. Stofloff, arrived in New York yesterday from the Coast for a month's vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cohn are the parents of a daughter, Judy Andra, born at St. Joseph's Hospital, Far Rockaway. Cohn is film critic of the Brooklyn Eagle. • H. F. Cohen, Monogram branch manager in Atlanta, Sam Hinson, manager in Charlotte ; Henry Glover, New Orleans, and Bailey Prichard, Memphis, are in Nashville. • Lon T. Fidler, president and franchise owner for Monogram in Salt Lake City, is due in Denver shortly for conferences with Don Tibbs, branch manager there. • C. E. Schiller, Republic home office representative, was a Salt Lake City visitor, and is headed for Seattle. • Earle Sweigert, Paramount's Mideastern division sales manager, is in Detroit from New York. • Ben Reingold, St. Louis manager for 20th Century-Fox, has returned there from a hunting trip to South Dakota. • Norman H. Moray, Warner short subject sales manager, returned here yesterday from a two-month tour of company exchanges. • Maurice Drucker, former manager of Loew's State Theatre, Cleveland, has been named manager of Loew's Ohio Theatre, there. • Charles Fogle of M-G-M's New York office is visiting the company's Charlotte branch. • Bob Sullivan, PRC office manager in Charlotte, has returned there from Chicago. • Cy Friedman, Midwest exploiteer for 20th Century-Fox, is in Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, for an operation. • John Jenkins, president of Astor Pictures in Dallas, accompanied by Mrs. Jenkins, is an Atlanta visitor. • Frank H. Smith has returned from New York to the Paramount exchange in Salt Lake City. • George Pal, producer of Puppetoons, is due to arrive here from California today. • Ginger Rogers will arrive in New York Monday from Washington. Newsreel « Parade THE Army-Notre Dame football . game claims footage in all cwr , rent newsreels. Other events highlighted, arc Molotov's visit to the White House, the Army's V-2 rocket test, the Queen Elizabeth's cargo of celebrities, and the demonstration of a new airborne motor car; complete \ contents follow: (r^^ MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 22— Molbtov at the White House. V-2 Army rocket ' test. Armistice Day ceremonies. Admiral Byrd honored. Windsors arrive in U. S. British models visit: here. Flying auto. ': Football: Army vs. Notre Dame. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 220— Football : Army vs. Notre Dame. Truman asks cooperation. Rocket explodes. Flying automobile. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 23— New ■ Mexico: Army sends up V-2 rocket 102 miles. ' Inventor Robert Fulton, 1946. Football: i Army vs. Notre Dame. RKO PATHE NEWS, No. 25— Celebrities arrive on Queen Elizabeth. One rocket I rises — another crashes. Molotov calls on Truman. Demonstrate auto-plane. Football: Army vs. Notre Dame. UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, No. 554 Airborne motor car. Rocket crashes in test. British Embassy dynamited. Windsors in on Queen Elizabeth. Army and Irish in game of the year. Georgia Tech sinks Navy. To Elect Brown AVC Unit Head Tonight Walter T. Brown is slated to be elected chairman of the Motion Picture Chapter of the American Veterans Committee at a meeting of the unit to take place at National Screen Service, here, this evening. On Oct. 16, Brown and other candidates for offices were nominated by acclamation, which is tantamount to election. Others who will also be elected at the meeting are as follows : John Guerard, first vice-chairman ; Rose Elgart, second vice-chairman ; Arnold Karter, third vice-chairman; George Fiedler, secretary ; Herb Steinberg, treasurer ; Dave Weisman, sergeantat-arms. Junior Film Group Forms in Cleveland Cleveland, Nov. 12. — The Motion Picture Council of Greater Cleveland, headed by Mrs. Edward F. Carren, has launched a Junior Council composed of students from junior and senior high schools. Purpose of the junior council is "to promote interest in the selection of better films for schools and their own entertainment; to evaluate and review motion pictures and bring a youthful viewpoint on constructive motion picture thinking." Critics Elect Winsten Archer Winsten of the New York Post was elected chairman of the New York Film Critics, replacing John McManus, at a meeting of the organization here yesterday. Joe Pihodna of the Herald-Tribune was named to succeed Abe Wiler as secretary. 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