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MOTION PICTURE A3S AMERICA,
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VOL. 60. NO. 109
NEW YORK, U. S. A., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1946
TEN CENTS
jy'red Allen Is Champion In Radio Poll
Henry Morgan Second For Critics' Favors
By GENE ARNEEL
Fred Allen was voted "Champion of Champions," top honor in Motion Picture Daily's 1946 radio poll for Fame magazine, bynewspaper and magazine radio editors, columnists and critics of the United States and Canada.
In w i n n i n g this year, Allen ended the fiveyear reign of Bob Hope, who had won the "Champion of Champions" designation every year since 1941. Hope finished in a two-way tie with Bing Crosby for second place in the championship division of this year's poll, far behind Allen. Lux Radio Theatre, a perennial favorite, was third.
Allen also was voted "Best Comedian" and his Tender-Leaf Tea show on NBC Sunday nights was voted the "Best Comedy Show."
Henry Morgan, ABC comedian, Wednesday nights, emerged as the most spectacular new name among radio luminaries by not only running far ahead of all competition for "The Most Promising Star of Tomorrow" designation, but also by finishing second in the "Best Comedy Show" division, ahead of Hope, who placed third
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Fred Allen
Radio Poll Winners
Complete results of Motion Picture Daily's 11th annual poll — "Radio Champions," both personalities and programs, appear on page 7. Results of the balloting on networks and individual publicists acclaimed as giving the "Best Publicity Service" to radio editors, columnists and critics, also are on page 7. Photographs of winners appear on page 6.
U.S. Will Object to Exhibitor Appeal of Intervention Denial
Washington, Dec. 3. — Objection to an anticipated appeal of the New York District Court's order denying the American Theatres Association permission to intervene in the industry anti-trust suit will be made by the Department of Justice, according to Government attorneys, who assert that there is a "definite legal question as to whether such an order can be appealed to the Supreme Court."
Counsel for the ATA has gone on record with a plan to appeal the intervention denial.
Robert L. Wright, special assistant to the Attorney General, stated that the Department will have the same op
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Ray Moon Is Named 20th District Mgr.
Ray E. Moon, New York branch manager of the 20th Century-Fox, has been named district manager of a newly-created Eastern New York State district, with supervision over the Greater New York and Albany territories, by A. W. Smith, Jr., Eastern sales manager. Northeastern district manager E. X. Callahan's district will continue to include Boston, Buffalo and New Haven. The promotion becomes effective immediately.
Chicago 'Lab' Staffs Get 20% Increase
Chicago, Dec. 3. — A 20 per cent raise has been granted to Chicago laboratory technicians, Local No. 780 (IATSEAFL) taking effect immediately, Gene Atkinson, business manager of the union, concluded the agreement in individual contracts with the laboratories, with some 170 technicians covered by the raise.
Distributors Hit By a New Method
Chicago, Dec. 3. — In an inheritance tax return filed in Cook County Court and made public here, detailing the "fair cash value" of the late Henry Schoenstadt's one-fourth interest in the Schoenstadt Circuit, it is charged that because of the method of doing business employed by distributors and affiliated circuits the motion picture business "has' been hazardous in the Chicago area and the Schoenstadt circuit has been prevented and unable to secure desirable pictures to exhibit in their various theatres." This method of independent exhibitor attack on distributor practices is without precedent, so far as is known.
The tax return also charged that "only after preferred exhibitors have
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Berlin, Sherwood and Skouras Tribute Dec. 12
Irving. Berlin, Robert E. Sherwood and Spyros P. Skouras will be honored by their friends in the arts and industries of the American theatre at the annual luncheon of the National Conference of Christians and Jews, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, here, on Thursday, Dec. 12.
General chairman for the amusement industry division of the NCCJ is J. Robert Rubin ; Louis Nizer, theatrical attorney, is chairman of the luncheon. Will H. Hays is chairman of the executive committee and assisting him are Ned Depinet, William F. Rodgers and Simon H. Fabian.
John Golden is chairman for the legitimate theatre; John Reed Kilpatrick is chairman for sports ; Ray Bolger, for actors ; Charles Miller, for talent agents ; Max A. Cohen and
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O'Connor to Head Universal Circuit
While considerable speculation revolves around Universal' s entry into exhibtion on a projected national circuit basis, it has become known here that John J. O'Connor, vice-president and executive assistant to Nate J. Blumberg, president of the company, will definitely be in charge of the circuit as it develops.
O'Connor, whose theatre experience is extensive, figured prominently in the company's acquisition of the Winter Garden here and the Cincinnati Keith Theatre. Additionally, he and M. J. Fox concluded negotiations this week with Walter Reade for the latter's Park Avenue Theatre.
The speculation stems from the company's reluctance to disclose the iden
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Foundation Is Started at New Orleans
Interim Committees at Work; To Report Today
By SHERWIN KANE
New Orleans, Dec. 3. — Committees representing all branches of the film industry were named at a meeting' at the Hotel Roosevelt, here, today, to prepare organization plans for the Motion Picture Foundation, the first all-industry charitable endeavor.
With E. V. Richards, Jr., of Paramount Pictures' Richards Theatres presiding, the meeting heard messages of commendation and pledges of cooperation for the foundation plan from industry leaders, such as Barney Balaban, Spyros Skouras,
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Plan Screen Appeal For Saving of Fuel
Plans for use of the screen, as well as radio and newspapers, to encourage the public to save fuel and electricity during the current coal-strike crisis were discussed here yesterday by Mayor O'Dwyer's emergency fuel committee, with Oscar Doob and Ernest Emerling of Loew's in attendance.
The screen's participation, if the emergency becomes more drastic as time goes on, would be through the newsreels, it was tentatively decided,
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Action Due Soon on Gov't Film Program
The proposed industry machinery to facilitate work with the Government in film matters is expected to be acted upon shortly by the 12 organizations and groups which figure in the program.
Under the plan devised and recommended by a "study" group of executives appointed in Washington last week, each of the following would apappoint a representative to a Govern(Continued on page 8)