Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1948)

Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, July 7, 1948 WE Reproducers to 28 Studios Abroad Twenty-eight Western Electric reproducing systems have been delivered to as many studios in 12 foreign countries, reports E. S. Gregg, vice-president of Westrex Corp., WE's foreign equipment affiliate. The equipment went to the following studios : England: M-G-M British at Elstree ; D. and P. at Denham ; London Film, Littleton Park ; Gate, at Elstree ; British Paramount News, London, and London and British Movietone News, London. France : M-G-M Studio and Studios Cinema, Paris. The Netherlands : Profilti Studio, The Hague, and Polygoon Films, Haarlem. Switzerland : Praesens-Film, Zurich, and Gamma-Film, Lausanne. Also, Italy: M-G-M Studio and Lux Film, Rome. Morocco : Maghreb Films, Casablanca. Egypt: Misr and N alias studios, Cairo. India : Vauhini Films, Madras ; Central and Rajkamal Kalamandir studios, Bombay. China : Rural Films, Nanking ; Young Wha Studios, Hong Kong, and Chinese Film Corp., Shanghai. Argentina : Emelco, Buenos Aires, and Film Andes, Mendoza. Mexico : Cine Sonido, Mexico City. Australia : Commonwealth and Fox Movietone News, Sydney. Joins Blaine-Thompson Charles Stark, former vice-president and general manager of Station WMCA, has been appointed director of radio and television for the BlaineThompson agency here. House Group Probe (Continued from page 1) hibitors and independents have been complaining about in all of the court actions and in all of the cases that did not get to court. The economic counsel, a former Federal Trade Commission lawyer and economist, met this morning with Allied States general counsel Abram F. Myers and representatives of independent organizations in other industries. He also revealed that he has had "several conferences" with representatives of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers of Hollywood. Both Allied and the SIMPP pledged their support to the committee when its investigation was first announced in May. The committee is still drawing up its plans. It has sent questionnaires to several thousand film and other independent businessmen, and has tentative schedules for local hearings in about four cities this fall, to be followed by Washington hearings. The committee will take to the road again early next year, according to the present schedule. Philadelphia, Minneapolis and New Orleans are among cities now being mentioned for the fall hearings. Myers, it was understood, today suggested that the committee make recommendations on preventing excessive delays in anti-trust actions. A new anti-trust court was suggested by the Allied official, who cited the Paramount case as a "horrible example" of the delays that large firms can throw up against anti-trust suits, whether brought by the Government or private individuals. In May, Allied's board meeting at Denver told the committee it should check into the possibility of banning vertical integration and also making the RobinsonPatman Act ban on discrimination apply to licenses as well as to actual sales. Myers said he had "no doubt" that officials of Allied units would testify at the local hearings wherever possible. He will continue to cooperate directly with the committee staff here. Theatre Building in High Gear in Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 1 (By Airmail).— In spite of the difficulties of building and» an almost certain commercial depression, theatre building is on the increase here. All over the country new theatres are opening almost daily, and owners of large and small theatres are making every effort to improve their equipment. A Federal decree now makes it compulsory to obtain import licenses before ordering projection equipment. Of some 10,000 requests for licenses, about 100 have been granted. Merger Plans to *4A' Units for Approval Merger plans for the creation of one powerful union in the talent field have been placed before all branches of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America for their consideration. The proposals grew out of an AAAA conference held at the Hotel Roosevelt recently. It is understood that if the AAAA branches reject the proposals, the merger drive will be abandoned. If the idea is approved, it is expected that additional conferences will be held to consider the matter further. NLRB Hearing Starts On New U.A. Aspect National Labor Relations Board field examiner Arthur Younger heard arguments here yesterday in connection with an NLRB investigation of charges made by IATSE Home Office Employes Local No. H-63 that entry of a third disputant in the competition for labor jurisdiction at United Artists' home office was a maneuver by Screen Office and Professipnal E$8 ployes Guild to circumvent the local in its bid for an NLRB JJJ election among UA home office "white collarites." Younger is expected to decide this week whether the third disputant will be permitted to appear on the election ballots. Palestinian Film to 20th "Israel Reborn" of Palestine Films will be distributed in the U. S. by 20th Century-Fox, it was announced here by Andy W. Smith, Jr., general sales manager. "Israel Reborn" is a one-reeler containing scenes of the birth of the new State of Israel, produced by Norman Lourie and Joseph Krumgold, heads of Palestine Films. Theatres in Canada (Continued from page 1) cent in the early months of this year. The 20 per cent wartime tax, abolished on May 19, continues in some provinces as a local source of revenue. Its abolition for the most part of the country, however, will bring back grosses to previous levels, it is believed by Canadian film executives. Picture Story No. 2 of the bombload of laughs that made The Exhibitor rate it THE BEST SHOW IN MANY A MOON When John-nee has himself a hot time in the "cold" war, "no one will want to miss it" says Showmen's Trade Review.