Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1947)

2 Motion Picture Daily Friday, February 28, 1947 Asides and Interludes By JAMES P. CUNNINGHAM APPEALS of the five circuit-owning distributors from the New York decision in the Government's anti-trust case were in the hands of the clerk in Federal Court here for three hours on Wednesday when the six P.M. edition of the New York Post published this columnistic observation by Leonard Lyons : "Both sides (Government and distributors') supposedly are appealing to the U. S. Supreme Court. The Government has filed its appeal, but the movie companies— content with the decision — won't sign an appeal." V The motion picture industry, indirectly, is responsible for the devastating revelation that a redhead is not necessarily a disrupting element in an office — we wouldn't know, 'cause there is none hereabouts— and also that a squarejawed individual may be as spineless as his jaw is square. We have the word of Dr. W. Cook, assistant director of industrial relations for the General Aniline and Film Corp., parent of Ansco Film, that, "Scientific studies prove that such generalities are the bunk. Many redheads are weak and vacillating, and the number of chinless successes refutes the old theory that they are unfit for leadeship." V Mexico City's radio station regularly uses six — count 'em — -cheery chirping canaries to announce sports programs. Sort of giving them the bird. A large likeness of "Bugs Bunny," Warner cartoon character, in fur coat and skis, appears in bright red on the cabin of the Red Tailed Raider, the Army Transport Command's C-54 that figured in the heroic rescue of the 11 stranded members of the wrecked B-29 in Greenland. V Paramount stunt-flyer Paul Mantz, who has already hit 475 m.p.h., will, take to the air from Lockheed Terminal, Los Angeles, this morning, in his sleek 1,500-horse powered Mustang racer, "Blaze of Noon," headed for New York in an attempt to beat the present record of six hours. V Lezv Lehr tells the story about the 20th Century-Fox home office stenographer ivho, looking over an assortment of perfumes in a drugstore at 57th and Eighth, noticed such items as "Take Me," "My Sin," "Breathless," "One Glorious Night," and myriad other similarities , shly asked the sales clerk, "Haven't you anything for beginners?" V Charles Dacus, Motion Picture Daily correspondent, proud Floridian of Miami, reports that it seldom rains down his 'way, but when it does, Mr. Bookbinder, manager of the out-door Colony . Theatre, makes paper hats out of newspapers to protect his patrons from the "usual light drizzle." Personal Mention HERBERT J. YATES, Republic president, left New York last night for Hollywood. • George A. Smith, Paramount's Western division sales manager ; Hugh Braly, West Coast district manager, and the latter's assistant, Harold Wirthwein, have left the Coast for the Mid-West. • William C. Eddy, director of television for the Paramount-Balaban and Katz station in Chicago, WBKB, is en route to New York. • Wolfe Cohen, Warner International vice-president, will leave here Wednesday for a South American tour. Jack Pegler, New York general manager for Jerry Fairbanks, Inc., returned to Hollywood yesterday from New York. • Henderson M. Richey, M-G-M exhibitor relations head, is due to return here on Monday from a Florida vacation. Harold Zeltner, M-G-M Pittsburgh salesman, is the father of a baby boy born Feb. 8 at Montefiore Hospital, that city. • Don Prince, RKO Radio foreign publicity director, will leave New York for Mexico City this weekend. • Len Gruenberg, RKO Radio New, York district manager, was in Memphis this week. • A. M. Kane, Paramount district manager, has returned to Boston from Albany, N. Y. • Sid Blumenstock, 20th CenturyFox assistant exploitation manager, is in New Orleans from New York. • Joe Pasternak, M-G-M producer, will return here in a few days from a Bahamas vacation. • William B. Zoellner, head of MG-M's reprints and importations, has returned here from a Southern tour. E RNEST EMERLING, advertising-publicity director of Loew's Theatres, left here yesterday for Atlanta and other points South. Leon Errol, RKO Radio star, will be honored by the West Coast Lambs Club at a dinner on March 15, in recognition of his 46 years in show business. • Joseph M. Schenck, 20th CenturyFox production head, and Fred L. Metzler, studio treasurer, entrained East yesterday for several weeks' conferences with Spyros Skouras. • Bart Sheridan, head of magazine publicity for Vanguard, is here from the Coast. • Sey Roman of Columbia's home office exploitation department, is the father of a new-born baby boy. • John J. Jones head of Screen Guild Productions, is in Chicago from the Coast. Ben Judell, independent producer, will leave Hollywood for New York on Sunday. • M. A. Lightman, Sr., president of Malco Theatres, Memphis, is vacationing' in Florida. Duke Clark, district manager, phis. Paramount's Dallas is visiting in Mem Tony Stern, Warner film buyer in Cleveland, has left the hospital following a gall bladder operation. • I. J. Schmertz, 20th Century-Fox branch manager, has returned to Cleveland from a Miami vacation. • M. N. Wolf, M-G-M Boston district manager, is vacationing in Florida. • Arthur Jeffrey, Eagle-Lion exploitation manager, has returned to New York from Boston. • Carol Reed, British director, left here yesterday for the Coast. SRO Setting Up Atlanta Office Atlanta, Feb. 27. — Al Delcambre of Dallas, SouthSouthwest division manager of the Selznick Releasing Organization, is here to establish an SRO sales office which he expects to open by April 1. The Selznick company has announced that it will set up 21 sales offices throughout the country, independent of separate physical distribution facilities of National Film Distributors which will be used by SRO. Reams Resigns Post Atlanta, Feb. 27.— Sid Reams, who was appointed Republic branch manager here three months ago, resigned, effective immediately. has N.Y. Exhibitor Group In Tax Meet Today The Metropolitan Motion Picture Theatres Association will meet here today with John G. Bryson, assistant to Motion Picture Association president Eric A. Johnston, to discuss the newly-introduced measure in the New York State legislature which would give blanket authorization to cities and towns to draw additional tax revenues from any source, including theatres and films. 'Apley' Screening Mar. 5 "The Late George Apley," 20th Centurv-Fox, will be trade-screened in all exchange centers on March 5. The film was directed by Joseph Mankiewicz and produced by Fred Kohlmar. Harry Paul Named RCA Southern Head Atlanta, Feb. 27. — Harry Paul will resign as branch manager of the Win-Kin Theatre Supply Co. here on March 15 to become Southern district manager of RCA, with headquarters here. Paul was Wil-Kin branch manager for nine years. Previously he was with National Theatre Supply Co. for 11 years. . 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