Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1948)

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8 Motion Picture Daily 6 Films Finished And 6 Are Started Hollywood, Oct. 28.— The production tally remained at last weeks figure of 31. Six films were launched, while an equal number wound up. Shooting started on "The Devil's Henchmen," Columbia; "Sheriff of Wichita," Republic; "Stagecoach Kid" "Roseanna McCoy" (Goldwyn), RKO Radio; "Triple Threat" (Belsam), 20th Century-Fox; "This Side of the Law," Warner. Shooting finished on "When a Man's a Man" (Windsor), Allied Artists; "Laramie," Columbia; "A Mask for Lucretia," Paramount; "The Clay Pigeon," RKO Radio ; "Son of a Gunman" (Western Adventure), Screen Guild ; "Too Late for Tears" ( Stromberg), United Artists. NY Case Not Usable (Continued from page 1) ley. Then he attacked the argument that the action was an equity action to dissolve a joint venture which the Supreme Court had found unlawful. In his latest brief, he attacks K-B's argument that the suit is brought under the Clayton Act to prevent threatened damage from a violation of the anti-trust laws. The Clayton Act provides, Amram argued, that a final judgment in an anti-trust suit brought by the Government can be cited as prima facie evidence against a defendant in an antitrust suit brought by a private party. "Plaintiffs cannot claim any comfort from this section," he continued, "because, as we pointed out in our original brief, there is no final judgment in the Paramount case." Judge Leibell's ruling in the Fifth and Walnut case was cited in support of this argument. If this is true, the brief said, K-B must not only prove injury to itself but must prove that Warner violated the anti-trust laws. Amram pointed out that K-B cited the Goldman and Bigelow cases to support its position. "This isn't _ a Goldman or Bigelow case," he said. "In those cases, the plaintiffs independently pleaded and proved antitrust violations by the defendants therein. They placed no reliance on the Paramount case. They stood on their own." Warner has moved to dismiss the suit, and K-B has countered with a motion for summary judgment. Argument on the motions has_ been postponed twice now, and is now set tentatively for next Thursday. Majors Huddle (Continued from page 1) ahead on strategy to be followed in pressing the case through the courts, this being their primary concern at this time, so as to be in readiness when and if total and final collapse of decree negotiations with the Government becomes evident. The hearings are scheduled to resume in New York Federal court on Nov. 8. None of the divestiture plans thus far presented to the Justice Department has been approved, although RKO's is farthest advanced. Yesterday's meeting was held in the office of John W. Davis, special Loew's counsel and was attended by top-ranking attorneys for Paramount, Loew's, 20th Century-Fox and Warners. KATO Meeting (Continued from page 1) by KATO general counsel Henry Stites who discussed clearance problems. Another speaker was Ted R. Gamble, Theatre Owners of America board chairman, who presented the program and activities of TOA with special emphasis on its public relations program, Ascap, and "Youth Month." Cincinnati exhibitor Willis Vance discussed Cryptix, his new ticket numbering code system which the State Tax Commission has accepted but which the Federal Government says is contrary to regulations. Later the KATO board passed a resolution endorsing Cryptix, and the document, along with others, will be submitted by Vance to Washington. Gael Sullivan, TOA executive director, told the gathering that the industry "can bear the brunt of the battle of ideas" gripping the world today "and become an eternal blessing for mankind, but it means thinking anew and acting anew." Sullivan said the "dog eat dog philosophy of profits must end." Guthrie Crowe, chairman of the meeting, presented a strong plea in behalf of the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital campaign. Neil Dalton, public relations director of the Louisville CourierJournal and Times, and chairman of the Kentucky National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, spoke in behalf of the March of Dimes drive. TOA Meets Today (Continued from page 1) creased membership, and other matters. TOA president Arthur H. Lockwood will preside at the meeting. Also scheduled to attend are: board chairman Ted R. Gamble, executive committee chairman S. H. Fabian, finance committee chairman J. J. O'Leary, executive director Gael Sullivan, and Robert W. Coyne, Leonard H. Goldenson, Lewen Pizor, Harry Loewenstein, general counsel Herman Levy, assistant executive director Stanley W. Prenosil, and TOA aide Sylvia Raskin. National Theatres executive Dan Michalove will represent TOA treasurer Charles Skouras. Gulf States Allied (Continued from page 1) division sales manager ; Paul Wilson, assistant division manager ; Mark Sheridan, New Orleans branch manager, and Sam Shain, director of trade relations. W. A. Prewitt, Jr., Gulf States Allied president, said following the meeting, "The plan in general has many fine points and merits the consideration of all exhibitors in our area." Gulf States Allied members named to the conciliation board are : Abe Berenson, Prewitt and Nick Lamantia. Alternates are : S. G. Prat, Jr , Doyle Maynard and Lyle Sheill. Sheridan was given full authority by Smith to act in accordance with future findings of the local conciliation board. Phila. MP A Elects Philadelphia, Oct. 28. — William Doyle of Universal has been elected president of the local Motion Picture Associates, with Jack Bergin, Paramount, as vice-president ; George Hutcheon, Warners, as treasurer, and Moses Leo Koppelman, National Screen Service, secretary. Schwartz Chairman (Continued from page 1) $12,250,000 for the previous year. The Federation is the overall fund raiser for some 116 affiliated institutions. Other speakers at the luncheon, stressing the urgency of the drive, were Schwartz, Fabian, Malcolm Kingsberg and Ralph Samuel, Federation president. Various committees were announced at the luncheon and chairmen named. An industry windup luncheon will be held at the Hotel Astor here on Dec. 14. There will be several committee meetings next week, including the executive and special gifts committees on Monday ; vendors and company chairmen committees, Wednesday ; exhibitors' committee, Thursday. . Among others present at the luncheon were : Sol Schwartz, Solomon Strausberg, George Skouras, Jack Schneider, A. Schneider, IrvingGreenfield, Ben Fielding, Irving Caesar, Harry Brandt, Walter Reade, Jr., Samuel Rinzler, Edward Rugoff, Leslie Schwartz, Max Seligman, Leonard Goldenson, Arthur Israel, Charles Boasberg, George Dembow, John Murphy, Edward Fabian, Manny Frisch, Nat Furst, Philip Harling, William Klein. Offers Display (Continued from page 1) the sets and shoot the films" in Hollywood. "The company," the Wade Nelson brochure states, "was established to fill a growing need by business for greater participation in the advertising benefits which the screen affords — benefits not only for the manufacturer but the writer and producer as well." It asserts that Wade Nelson's "associates include former motion picture executives with a total of 83 years of experience in the film industry. We know their (Hollywood's) needs and how to fill them," the brochure declares. "In compensation for his efforts," it continues, "the manufacturer gets his product on the screen, obtaining millions of favorable 'sight impressions' at relatively small cost. Screen sightimpression advertising is particularly advantageous to large, long-established companies whose trademarks have become a part of the American Scene." The brochure also reminds that television, too, offers manufacturers "unlimited opportunities" for sightimpression advertising and assures its readers that Wade Nelson "is in constant touch with this promising new field." Westrex Sets Parley On Foreign Markets Consideration of the motion picture industry abroad, the world market situation and equipment development planning will be the subjects of a conference which will convene here on Nov. 12 among 18 managers of Western Electric branch offices abroad and home office officials of Westrex. The meetings will last through Nov. 24. Drive-In for Community Detroit, Oct. 28. — Construction has been started on a new 1,100-car drivein theatre to be built here at an approximate cost of $300,000, by Adolph and Irving Goldberg and Charles Komer of Community Theatres, which operates 12 city and suburban houses here. Short Subjects "America's New A\ Power" (March of Time-20th Century-FoM March of Time's special gift |> coming up with subjects of timeliri and urgency is again d* Instrated this latest release. In^^.matic e informative fashion, it reveals w the air force is doing to keep the U secure. Many questions about n planes and the men who fly them answered. The subject also int duces the officers who direct the defense, and climaxes with glimpses the highly-specialized training of men who pilot the new jets. The st ject is one with wide appeal. Runni time, 17 min. "Who's Delinquent?" I (This Is America— RKO Pathe) With teen-age delinquency one America's disturbing problems, TE Is America comes up with a timt and constructive subject in "Whc Delinquent?" The subject uses t technique of having a small-town eo tor assign his staff to an investig tion of delinquency. They find th the problem usually begins at hor but that society bears a responsibilil Among other causes are slums, ove crowded schools "and insufficient pla grounds. The subject ends with tl townspeople meeting and taking ste; to solve the problem. Running tin 16 minutes. Deadline in PRC Suit Federal Judge Murray Hulbert ye terday ordered Adriano Peccio, pres dent of Producers Releasing Corp. Cuba, to appear in U. S. Distri Court here on Nov. 8 for examinatic before trial in connection with breach of contract suit brought again PRC, former distributors. If Pe< chio, who failed to appear previous! when examination dates were set, do< not appear on Nov. 8, the Cuban con pany's complaint against PRC will dismissed, Hulbert ruled. Damages $250,000 are sought for alleged fai ure to deliver product. Trial wi start Dec. 6 if Pecchio appears Nov. 8 as ordered. To Discuss Amusementi Washington, Oct. 28. — Arthur D Bra, Motion Picture Association America's community relations direc tor, and Roger Albright, educatioi services director, will represent th MPAA tomorrow at an all-day ses sion of the General Federation q Women's Clubs on amusement fo children. Motion pictures, radic books and comics will be discussed. Circuit Sets Convention Toronto, Oct. 28. — Annual conven tion of 20th Century Theatres, an af* filiate of Famous Players Canadiar Corp., has been called for Nov. 3, ai Toronto, with N. A. Taylor, circuit chief, presiding. The session will be attended by managers of more than 65 theatres in Ontario. New Post for Mokin Arthur Mokin, formerly account executive with the Bergman-Jarrett Co., advertising agency, has been appointed director of advertising-publicity of S.O.S. Cinema Supply Corp., New York I