Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1948)

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Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, August 11, 1948 § Video Injunction Scored by Walsh Cleveland, August 10. — While IATSE will comply with a Federal Court order issued in New York to restrain it from interfering with tonight's debut of WJZ-TV in that city, the union will appeal the injunction in court, including the U.S. Supreme Court, Richard F. Walsh, IATSE president, declared here today. Walsh is here for executive board meetings of the union and for next week's convention. Attacking the order as "vague and general," Walsh scored the Taft-Hartley law for "making the Federal courts the injunction Reno of America." The order was issued without warning to IATSE and without a hearing, he said, adding that it was based on statements by American Broadcasting and an "unofficial" group, National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians. ABC obtained the order after it charged the "IA" with unfair labor practices on the grounds that since July IS the union had sought to have employes of the Palace Theatre, where WJZ-TV picked up its premiere show, and of the New York Telephone Co. deny their services for tonight's program. He also charged that NABET had threatened to strike over the entire ABC network if a "peaceful and satisfactory arrangement" were made with IATSE. ABC offered to pay "IA" members stand-by time "in violation of the law," Walsh reported, adding that the union, which has "always opposed stand-by compensation," rejected this proposal. Schlaifer Sets Tieup An extensive radio tieup starting with "Cinderella Weekend," a daily audience participation show in 10 Eastern cities, has been set by Charles Schlaifer, director of advertising-publicity for 20th Centurv-Fox. The promotion also will provide daily air mention for other current 20th CenturyFox pictures. Weekly winners from each city will receive a trip to New York, where they will visit the Roxy. FIVE-STAR DC6 FLAGSHIPS LOS ANGELES 11 hours, 10 minutes CHICAGO 3k hours Phone HAvemeyer 6-5000 or your travel agent Ticket Offices: Airlines Terminal Rockefeller Center • Hotel New Yorker 120 Broadway • Hotel St. George AMERICAN AIRLINES WJZ-TV Premiere Revives Vaudeville WJZ-TV, New York, owned and operated by American Broadcasting Co., moved into full-swing operations at seven o'clock last night with a blare of horns and an extensive program which had as its highpoint a vaudeville show emanating from the Palace Theatre here and featuring entertainment stars of today and yesteryear. Fears of possible disruption of the Palace show were allayed when Federal Judge Samuel H. Kaufman restrained the IATSE from striking in a jurisdictional dispute over the employment of technicians. As scheduled, the Palace had a twohour, star-studded parade of personalities passing before the television cameras. Included were Ray Bolger, James Barton, Buck and Bubbles, Carlton Emmy, Ella Logan, Beatrice Lillie, Mary Raye, Naldi, Pat Rooney, Willie West and McGinty, and Paul Whiteman. House Quiz (Continued from page 1) dustry, has released a schedule of hearings in September and October in 12 cities. Several are in allied strongholds, such as Minneapolis, Detroit, and Kansas City, but should the plan for the New Orleans hearings solidify, Allied members in the other cities might choose to wait for the New Orleans hearings and follow whatever line is laid down there by top Allied leaders. Asked to comment on the report of plans for New Orleans hearings, Allied States counsel Abram F. Myers said ' any announcement must come from the committee, but "New Orleans certainly would be a natural," he added. Allied's board will meet in New Orleans November 27-28, followed by the Allied convention November 29December 1. There were no West Coast hearings on the list released, but a committee member revealed that the group plans to travel to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle in December or January. Motion pictures will get star billing at the "L. A." hearings, he declared. Rooney , Stiefel Form New Company Hollywood, August 10. — Mickey Rooney has formed a new company in association with Sam H. Stiefel to produce in four different fields ■ — motion pictures, the stage, radio and television. Stiefel, a former Philadelphia exhibitor, has been Rooney's business manager for six years. With this project in mind, Rooney recently signed a new agreement at M-G-M not to exceed five films, under the terms of which he is permitted to operate independently as well. Campaign Ushers 'Ruth' into Boston Boston, August 10. — Allied Artists' "The Babe Ruth Story" had its New England premiere here tonight at RKO's Keith Memorial. Among highlights of the advance campaign are tie-ups with Boston papers, and a citywide letter-writing campaign for the formation of a rooters section of Ruth admirers. New York Grosses Dr. Bradley Retires Washington, August 10. — Dr. John Bradley, former head of the motion picture unit of the Library of Congress has retired. The film unit was abolished by Congress last year, and since then Bradley had been retained in an advisory capacity. Bradley served in various other Government posts before joining the Library staff in 1945. (Continued from page 1) cellent ; Paramount, "Beyond Glory," with Peggy Lee, Jan Murray, Ray Eberle's orchestra and others on stage, first week, $100,000, very strong ; Roxy, "Walls of Jericho," Dick Haymes and an ice revue on stage, first week, $116,000, big business; Globe, "Four Faces West," first week, $14,500, moderately good ("Escape" follows on Saturday) ; Mayfair "Return of the Bad Men," first week, $25,000, no complaints ; Rialto, "Gung Ho" and "Eagle Squadron," re-issues, first week, $15,000, solid. Capitol Gross Is $85,000 Second week of "Stop the Music" on stage and "On An Island with You" on the screen will give the Capitol about $85,000, a big figure, but a little less impressive in the light of the cost of the give-away show, said to be running around $30,000 per week. The Strand is next with prizes for audiences with "Winner Take All," also from radio, scheduled to begin on August 27, along with "Two Guys from Texas." Box-office performance of "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" at the Criterion here (and top situations elsewhere) is the talk of the trade ; second week's gross at the Criterion is estimated at $30,000, under the first week's take by about $10,000, but still plenty strong. It will go a third week and probably a fourth. 'Easter Parade' Slips Slightly "Easter Parade" at the State still is healthy but slipped a little, the sixth week's gross being figured at $38,000. "Key Largo" with Count Basie and Billie Holliday at the Strand has a handsome fourth week's income of $58,000 .in view. "The Babe Ruth Story" is still on the plus side at the Astor with $24,000 in sight for a second week. "So Evil My Love" probably will give the Rivoli a fairish $23,000 in its third week. Second week of "Brute Force" and "The Killers" will likely provide the Winter Garden with $8,000, hardly overwhelming. Suitable first-run product not available, the Gotham is offering combinations of re-issues on a split-week basis with grosses running between $7,500 and $9,000, meeting requirements. Third Jackpot at Capitol in Week For the third time in a week, a patron of the Capitol Theatre's "Stop the Music" has hit the jackpot and will collect $7,500 in merchandise prizes. The third is Elmer Leighton, New York. Dayton Collects $64,000 Dayton, O., August 10.— Collections of the local three per cent admission tax for the first six months of 1948, totaled $64,015. The Gity Commission has estimated the full year's collection at $140,000. Key City Grosses FOLLOWING are estimated picture grosses for current engagements in key cities as reported by Motion Picture Daily correspondents. Estimates omit admission tax. INDIANAPOLIS Rain and cold drove theatregoers indoors again this week, most firstrun film houses profiting with generally sizable grosses. "Key Largo" is nearly 50 per cent over average. Estimated receipts for the week ending August 10-13 : FULLER BRUSH MAN (Coll) and ADVENTURES IN SILVERADO1 (Col.) — LOEWS (2.4SC) (44c-65c)— 2nd week. Gross: $10,000. (Average: $11,000) KEY LARGO (WB) — INDIANA (3,200) (44c-65c). Gross: $17,000. (Average: $12, 000) GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY (ZOth-Fox) and COUNTERFEITERS (20th Fok) — KEITH'S (1,300) (44c-65c) On a moveover from the Indiana. Gross: $4,500. (Average: $4,500) SMART WOMAN (AA-Moru) and JINX MONEY (Mono.)— LYRIC (1,600) (44c-65c). Gross: $4,500. (Average: $6,000) UP IN CENTRAL, PARK (U-I) and DEAR MURDERER (U-I) — CIRCLE (2,800) (44c-65c). Gross: $10,000. (Average: $10,000). ATLANTA Business is a little above the average this week. Weather is a little cool. Estimated receipts for the week ending August 1 1 : BUCK PRIVATES and THE STORM (Realart) — TOWER (1,865) (17c-50c). Gross: $5,900. (Average: $5,800) HATTER'S CASTLE (Para.) — ROXY (2,446) (12c-50c). Gross: $5,900. (Average: $5,800). LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN (U-I) — LOEWS GRAND (2,446) (12c-54c). Gross: $13,500. (Average: $15,000) UP IN CENTRAL PARK (U-I) — PARAMOUNT (2,446) (12c-50c). Gross: $6,100. (Average: $5,800) THE WALLS OF JERICHO (ZOth-Fox)— FOX (4,446) (12c-S0c). Gross: $15,500. (Average: $15,000) Krushen to Dallas Mori Krushen, exploitation manager for United Artists, left for Dallas yesterday to complete details for the four-state exploitation and publicity campaigns for day-and-date openings of Howard Hawks' "Red River" in more than 300 situations on August 26. ■ Public Relations Series Completion of a series of 13 oneminute shorts which stress the community role of the theatre has been announced by W. H. Hendren, Jr. United Film Service president, and Carl Mabry, Motion Picture Advertising Service president. OFFICE SPACE in FILM BUILDING 1225 Vine St., Philadelphia Two units available — 2500 sq. ft. and 1035 sq. ft. In same building as Clark Film Distr. Co., Republic Film, EagleLion Films, and Film Censor Board of Penna. Albert M. Greenfield & Co. Walnut & Juniper Sts. Phila. 7, Pa.