Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1948)

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FIRST IN FILM NEWS MOTIONPICXjaE ! *»* DAI LY «and 64. NO. 4 NEW YORK, U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1948 TEN CENTS See Extension Of Conciliation Plan to Others No Grievances Filed as Yet in NCA Territory Minneapolis, July 6. — North Central Allied has received indications that other major distributors "are interested" in the conciliation plan worked out recently by A. W. Smith for 20th-Fox with NCA, headed by Bennie Berger and Stanley Kane. Under the plan, exhibitor grievances would be adjudicated in conferences between local exchange managers and a special NCA grievance committee. A top executive of one distributing company is understood to have telephoned NCA seeking further information on the working details of the plan, and indicated a willingness to immediately enter similar negotiations. The conciliation agreement bans complaints or grievances of a private or personal nature, and the committee will not attempt in any manner to negotiate contracts. Meanwhile, no complaints have been filed as yet with the 20th Century-Fox branch manager by the new grievance board, adding that "it is not known (Continued on page 8) Pa. Allied Is Cool To Conciliation Plan Philadelphia, July 6. — Eastern Pennsylvania Allied "has not and probably will not approve the socalled conciliation plan" effected by 20th Century-Fox and North Central Allied, according to "an official announcement" released here today by Sidney E. Samuelson, general manager of the affiliate of National Allied, which favors the plan. _ "Independent exhibitors in this territory have many deep-seated and (.Continued on page S) 5th-Walnut Will Bid For Reversal Friday Fifth and Walnut Amusement Co. on Friday will make its initial attempt to regain victory from defeat in its anti-trust suit from which a jury of 12 in U. S. District Court dismissed distributor-defendants in a verdict returned on June 29. Plaintiff's counsel, Monroe E. Stein, (Continued on page 8) Griffis in Turkish Ambassador's Post Washington, July 6. — Stanton Griffis, former Ambassador to Poland, momentarily will be named by the White House as Ambassador to Turkey. Prior to entering the diplomatic service, Griffis was chairman of the executive committee of Paramount. 113 More Houses in Canada; Total 1,606 Washington, July 6. — ■ Quoting Canadian Film Board of Trade figures, the U. S. Commerce Department here reports that at the beginning of 1948 there were 1,606 film theatres in Canada, an increase of 113 over the number at the same time in 1947. Another 100 are being constructed. A study made by the Commerce Department's film consultant, Nathan D. Golden, shows that attendance in the Dominion dropped about 15 per (Continued on page 6) 'Babe Ruth Story' At Astor July 26 "The Babe Ruth Story," Allied Artists release, will open its New York run at the Astor Theatre here on July 26. Louis Lifton, advertisingpublicity director for AA-Monogram, returned to New York from Hollywood yesterday to launch the campaign. 'Waltz,' 'Parade,' 'Affair' Soar As Grosses Vary Here Business at Broadway's first-runs this week is a matter of extremes. Sunny skies over the extended Independence Day weekend had New Yorkers thronging to beaches and resorts, while out-of-towners who had poured into the city for the holiday gravitated toward the bigger Broadway houses for entertainment. Hence, with out-of-towners more or less the determining factor this week, where several theatres are enjoying peak business others are in doldrums. At Radio City Music Hall business is sensational in the third week of "The Emperor Waltz," plus a Leonidoff stage presentation, and on the basis of $116,500 taken in over a weekend embracing five days, a mammoth $156,000 is expected for seven. Doing very smart business in its first week at the Paramount is "A Foreign Affair," with singer Jo Stafford heading a stage bill; $92,000 is due for the week. The Paramount and some of the other larger Broadway houses ran an extra show on Monday to accommodate increased patronage. "Give My Regards to Broadway," plus an ice show on stage, will give the Roxy a big $100,000 for a second week. The Andrews Sisters, who have been heading the Roxy stage bill, were called to the Coast suddenly last Saturday, and until they return to complete their engagement the theatre's top price of $1.80 has been cut to $1.50. A healthy $105,000 is in store for (Continued on page 8) Propose a United Front For NY State Theatres A move to bring New York State exhibitors into one group for public relations, legislation and other mutually beneficial programs has been made by the Metropolitan Motion Picture Theatres Association which has plans for a meeting to be held late this month of the state's representative theatremen. The plan, for the most part yet to be fully drawn, is to coordinate the activities of the state's showmen in promoting favorable legislation and combatting possible adverse bills, as well as contributing to the welfare of exhibition in New York. It is understood that D. John Phillips, executive secretary of the MMPTA, has sent invitations to exhibitors around the state to attend the meeting, with specific date and place to be determined later. Preliminary Meeting Today by RKO Board Hollywood, July 6. — Preliminary meetings of the RKO board of directors are expected to get under way tomorrow following the arrival of Floyd Odium and Ned Depinet tonight. Other members of the board are due tomorrow. It is reported here that Odium, who sold his controlling interest in RKO to Howard Hughes, will retain the board chairmanship, but these reports are unconfirmed. It is understood that Odium and Hughes will confer privately before the meetings start. High on the agenda of the board's deliberations will be the appointment of a successor to Dore Schary, who resigned last week. House Group Will Probe Film Industry Allied and SIMPP Aid Small Business Unit Washington, July 6. — The motion picture industry will definitely be one of the key industries checked into. by the House Small Business Committee's investigation of monopoly and anti-trust law enforcement, a top committee official said here today. Willis J. Ballinger, the committee's economic counsel and with Committee Chairman Ploeser the man doing most of the planning of the investigation, said "we will definitely go into films, both from the point of view of the exhibitor and the independent producer." Ballinger declared the committee will "go into everything which the ex (Continued on page 6) Allvine Named Aide To Candidate Dewey Albany, N. Y., July 6.— Gov. Thomas E. Dewey's Presidential campaign team, identified today, includes Glendon Allvine, former New York public relations director for the Motion Picture Association of America, who will work for the candidate in the motion picture, newsreel and television fields. Allvine has toured the country in past weeks with a camera crew filming campaign material for 16mm., 35mm. and television outlets. Allvine has an extensive background (Continued on page 8) Believe Douglas Can Help Ease UK Quota Washington, July 6. — If anyone can ease the British quota situation, it is U. S. Ambassador to London Douglas, in 1 the opinion of U. S. Government officials and industry spokesmen here. It is only a matter of Douglas' being free to work on the matter, it was stated. Preoccupation with the tense Berlin situation has prevented the Ambassador from making any substantial progress on the British quota situation, it was believed.