Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1948)

2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, July 6, 1948 Newsreel Parade J7R1C JOHNSTON protesting the I-j British film quota marks a newsreel highlight. Other items include the Deweys meeting the Warrens, as well as sports, fashions, foreign and local items. Complete contents follow: MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 53— President of Venezuela welcomed by President Truman. Governor Dewey and family play host to the Warrens. Eric Johnston says British film quota is unreasonable. King Gustav marks his 90th birthday. Italy: artists "pave" streets with flowers. AFL union show in Milwaukee. Tyrone Power talks to graduating class at Tampa University. Sports: swimming, bike racing. Kids hold rodeo. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 287— U. S. planes rush to Berlin siege. What's with Tito. Swedish King marks 90th birthday. Deweys and Warrens "down on the farm. Eric Johnston protests British discrimination. Bathing beauties take summer spotlight. Kid wrestlers. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 90— France's turf classic. Remains of Col. David Marcus brought home for burial. Czechoslovakia: first Red president takes over. Fashion news: furs look ahead. Kansas City youths have junior government. Mt. Rainier summer skiers beat heat. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 157— French village adopted by U. S. benefactors. Eric Johnston protests British film quota. U. b. war dead returned from Italy. President Truman presents medals to war heroes. Flower festival in Italy. The Deweys and the Warrens. Water queens in pre-Olympic test. WARNER PAT HE NEWS, No. 92— Jews and Arabs in Rhodes parley. Republican candidates on the farm. Churchill on Berlin crisis. French town adopted by U. S. benefactors. Eric Johnston protests U. K. film quota. New type spectacles for women. AAU women swim stars. Famous Americans: John Paul Jones. Silverstone Promotes 3 in Overseas Posts Three promotions in 20th CenturyFox International's field force have been made by Murray Silverstone, president of the 20th-Fox subsidiary. Joel Hart, for the past two years assigned to the company's Chilean office, becomes manager of Peru, succeeding Charles Matzen who will be transferred to Europe. Thomas Sibert, for the past two years attached to the Mexico City office, becomes manager of Puerto Rico, replacing Andrew Jaeger who is on leave of absence because of illness. Donald McAfee, recently attached to the company's Barcelona office, is now in Mexico City. 20th-International Names Jaffey Herbert Jaffey has joined the advertising-publicity staff of the 20th Century-Fox International Corp., it was announced here at the weekend by Leslie F. Whelan, advertising-publicity director of the subsidiary. Jaffey replaces Robert Olson who resigned to become associated with Transatlantic Films in England. Para, Appoints Blair To Coast Ad Position Hollywood, July 5. — Robert Blair, 26-year Paramount veteran, has assumed the post of West Coast field advertising representative for the company, covering Los Angeles and San Francisco territories. Blair formerly held a similar post in Seattle and Portland. He succeeds Ralph Ravenscroft, resigned. Personal Mention ARTHUR JEFFREY, Eagle-Lion exploitation director, returned here over the weekend from Moline, Des Moines and New Orleans. • Charles Vidor and Mrs. Vidor, the former Doris Warner, daughter of Harry M. Warner, are parents of a second son, born at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, Los Angeles. • Jules Schwerin, formerly of Lopert Films publicity department here, has joined Film Program Services here as director of television and theatrical accounts. • Charles Simonelli, Universal-International Eastern exploitation manager, was in Des Moines from New York over the weekend. • F. J. A. McCarthy, Universal-International Southern and Canadian sales manager, will leave here today for Jacksonville. • Jimmy Bello, Astor Pictures special representative in Atlanta, and Mrs. Bello have become parents of a son. • Clyde Goodson, Paramount branch manager in Atlanta, and Eddie Fitzgerald, sales manager, are in Nashville. • Jack Sydney, publicity director for Loew's theatres in Baltimore, is vacationing in New York State. • S. R. Kunkis, New York industry attorney, is due here Thursday from Europe on the S\S" America. • Michael Jacobson, manager of the Mayfair Theatre, Bridgeport, is en route to Los Angeles. • Vincent Capuano, manager of the Warner Capitol in Danbury, Conn., is vacationing. • Matt Jennings has been appointed publicity head for Martin Theatres of Columbus, Ga. ERNEST SCHWARTZ, president of the Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Association, has been named to head the John D. Kalfat Memorial Fund, organized by industry friends of the late pioneer exhibitor to aid needy students at Western Reserve University. • Ernest Barnes, who has managed theatres in New York and the Midwest, has taken over operation of the New Hartford Theatre near Utica, N. Y. C. A. Carlucci was the previous operator. • Al Rook, former ' Columbia sales manager in Atlanta, has joined EagleLion as special sales representative in Kansas City. • Albert Lourie, former manager of the M. and P. Oriental Theatre, Boston, has taken over the Adams in that city. • Rudy Berger, M-G-M Southern sales manager, has returned to his Washington headquarters from New York. • Les Peterson, head of M-G-M radio activities at the Culver City studios, will leave Hollywood today for Chicago. • Robert Naify has succeeded Walter Armstrong, retired, as purchasing agent for the Golden State Circuit, San Francisco. • Julia Smith, manager of the State Theatre, Waterbury, Conn., has resumed duties after a long illness. • William F. Rodgers, M-G-M distribution vice-president, will be in Buffalo Thursday from New York. • Russ Stewart of M-G-M's publicity department here has left for a vacation. • Sonya Levien, M-G-M writer, arrived here from the Coast over the weekend. Decision on 'Waltz' Extension Held Up Chicago, July 5. — Hearings on Paramount and B. and K.'s motion asking for exception to the two-week Loop ruling on "The Emperor Waltz" were placed in abeyance on Friday by Judge Michael J. Igoe in U. S. District Court. Thomas McConnell, Jackson Park theatre attorney, filed a petition Thursday asking for dismissal of the motion. McConnell argued Friday that there is no product shortage, while Alfred Teton, representing the defendants, asserted there was, the latter basing his arguments on behalf of the "Waltz" extension primarily on those grounds as well as that the film cost in excess of $4,000,000. The matter of jurisdictional rights of the District Court was also an issue. Teton and McConnell were given three and five days, respectively, in which to file affidavits supporting their arguments. RKO Directors Head For Coast Meeting Members of the RKO directorate have started to converge on Hollywood for a meeting of the board at the weekend. Among those making the trip are Floyd Odium, Ned Depinet, Harry M. Durning, Frederick L. Ehrman, L. Lawrence Green and George H. Shaw. N. Peter Rathvon is already on the Coast. 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