Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1948)

Tuesday, June 1, 1948 Motion Picture Daily 7 'Frisco Meeting Ends E-L Regional Series San Francisco, May 31. — Reports by William J. Heineman, Eagle-Lion distribution vice-president, and Max E. Youngstein, advertising-publicity head, on the company's plans for handling J. Arthur Rank product to be released here highlighted the final in a series of regional sales meetings Iseid here Saturday and Sunday. An rqjiine of the company's new regional ^€a sales plan under which major product will be released in day-anddate engagements to blanket individual \ territories was also presented. Heineman and L. Jack Schlaifer, his assistant, went to Portland upon conclusion of the meeting and are due back in New York on Thursday after stopovers for conferences in Chicago and Detroit. Youngstein returned to New York over the weekend. Kaufman, Hart Head UJA Theatrical Unit With the setting up of a legitimate theatre committee under the co-chairmanship of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, S. H. Fabian, New York chairman of the United Jewish Appeal campaign, has completed the roster of committees formed in cooperation with Barney Balaban, national chairman, • for the amusement industry division of the UJA drive. The legitimate theatre unit will be host at a luncheon on June 17 at the Hotel Astor for outstanding figures in the film, stage and allied fields. Billy Rose, Sam Behrman and Emil Friedlander are associate chairmen with Hart and Kaufman. Testimonial for Lewis Hartford, May 31. — A testimonial dinner will be held' at the Hotel Bond, Wednesday night, June 9, for Rube Lewis, stage manager of Loew's PoliPalace, and business agent for Local No. 84, IATSE. Dick Walsh, international IA president, will be among those attending. Arrangement committee includes Charles Obert, M. and P.'s Allyn; Lew Mello, Loew's Poli, and Harry Sweet, Warner's Strand. U. S. Notifies (Continued from page 1) that a hearing on the proposed order will be sought of Federal Judge Augustus N. Hand on June IS. Indications are that the court will be unable to hear the arguments at that time and will put proceedings over to next fall. The Supreme Court mandate in the Paramount case is expected to be received by the New York court any day now, after which the Government's proposed order can be filed. Notices to defendants on the proposed order by the Government request defendants to present their objections to the content of the order, in writing, to the Department of Justice, thus indicating that changes may be made before it is filed. Unsatisfied company objections can, of course, be argued when the court hears the Government petition. Defense attorneys said the Government's proposed order "follows the Supreme Court opinion pretty closely." It eliminates from the proposed order those findings by the high court which were sent back to the lower court for reconsideration, such as divestiture, franchises and some phases of clearance. In addition, it asks the defendants to submit their views on how divestiture should be carried out. The proposed order also includes a request for interim relief prohibiting defendants from acquiring theatres pending final disposition of the case. The high court removed that restriction from the New York court's decree. The remainder of the proposed order would simply make the New York decree conform with the Supreme Court decision in all particulars except those remanded for further consideration and, upon receiving court approval, would make the new decree operative. Defendant companies, of course, also can move for -proposed orders in the case and could even do so before the Government's order is filed. SWG Will Sue (Continued from page 1) Producers Association, and all major studios. It will be filed in the names of the SWG and 30 writers. The SWG reiterates that the suit is not intended to be in defense of the 10 indicted for contempt in refusing to testify before the committee as to whether or not they are or ever were Communists, but, rather, seeks to prevent blacklisting. In a move restricted to production in Hollywood, top executives of major companies and independents held a two-day meeting here on November 23-24 on the subject of employment of known Communists and adopted a policy of discharging or suspending the 10 cited for contempt and not employing any Communist or other person belonging to a group advocating the overthrow of the Government. Downing and Gould (Continued from page 1) promotion of James Gould, assistant treasurer, to the post of treasurer. Downing has served on the Music Hall staff since 1933, prior to that being assistant to the president of Tidewater Oil Co. and later treasurer of the Prudence Co., financial organization, Film Lecture Series Ended by Schlaifer An awareness of responsibility to the community, in addition to technical knowledge and exhibition experience, are the three ingredients most important to the motion picture publicist, Charles Schlaifer, Twentieth CenturyFox advertising and publicity director, told New School students here Friday at the final session of his course on "The New Significance in Motion Picture Public Relations." New School has asked Schlaifer to prepare an enlarged series of lectures for next year. Two New Theatres Set for Northwest Seattle, May 31. — Plans for a $150,000 suburban theatre and store building have been completed. Construction of the 990-seater, which will be operated by L. W. Roe, is set to begin tomorrow. At the same time, construction of a $40,000 theatre in Tacoma has been authorized in a permit issued to A. G. Pecchia of Eatonville. Work has already begun on the house which will have 500 seats. UA 'Majority' (Continued from page 1) with that union because it has not complied with the non-Communist affidavit requirements of the Taft-Hartley Law. The "majority" group has already named an H-63 contract negotiating committee and grievance committee of UA_ workers. H-63, meanwhile, is awaiting word from the National Labor Relations Board on its application for a shop election. Sherman Adds Kyne Yarn Hollywood, May 31. — "The Pride of Palomar," by Peter B. Kyne, has been added to Harry Sherman's production schedule. Other stories scheduled include "Tennessee's Partner," his next for Enterprise, and "Brandy for Heroes," "Ring Horse," "Carmen of the West" and the W. C. Tuttle "Hashknife" yarns. Coming Events June 3-4 — United Theatre Owners ol Illinois meeting, Kaskaskia Hotel, La Salle, 111. June 16-18 — Annual territorial exhibitor-distributor "Round-Up" of the Salt Lake City Motion Picture Club in that city. June 20-23— Theatre Owners of North and South Carolina summer meeting, Myrtle Beach, S. C. June 28-30— Allied Theatre Owners of New Jersey annual convention, Hollywood Hotel, West End, N. J. July 26-28— Associated Theatre Owners of Indiana annual convention, French Lick, Ind. 10 Cited (Continued from page 1) who value intellectual freedom," the petition urged the Court to review the lower court decision "so that one of the most momentous issues ever to come before the Court may be fully presented and argued." The "unfriendly 10" cited attempts of the committee during the October Hollywood hearings to get suspected Communists discharged from film jobs as "one glimpse behind the curtain" into how the committee abridges freedom of opinion and belief. The petition declared that belief and formulation of belief must remain absolutely free under the Constitution, and that "the clear and present danger doctrine" is a limitation only on conduct, not belief. Finally, . the petition said, the committee has consistently functioned so as -to deny witnesses before it the due process of law guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment. Giants at Screening A special screening was held for the New York Giants at the Paramount home office here Friday, in which they saw themselves in the Grantland Rice Spor.tlight subject, "Big League Glory." The 10-minute subject, made by Jack Eaton, will be released nationally on June 11. Harry K. Thaw's Luxurious 60-acre summer estate on Lake George is now for sale. ... at a fraction of its original cost. The palatial 18-room Spanish Villatype residence overlooks the lake near Bolton Landing. FEATURES: Handsome paneling, beamed and vaulted ceilings, exquisitely carved fireplaces, 7 master bedrooms, 7 baths. 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