Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Jun 1949)

Tuesday, January 18, 1949 MOTION PICTURE DAILY 3 DeRochemont Says Video to Aid Films Addressing the fourth annual convention of the Screen Directors Guild over the weekend, producer Louis DeRochemont predicted that as a result of television, "the motion picture industry will be rebuilt along healthier, sounder lines, with larger rewards going to those who contribute to the creation of the product rather than to the administrative hierarchy. "I believe New York will become the center of motion picture production, particularly of films made for ! television," he added. "By 1950, television will be consuming more film footage each month than Hollywood today produces in a year. Already we know that the traditional Hollywood cost pattern cannot be used in making television films. Many of these films will have to be made on location, for reasons of economy, and the East offers a wide range of natural location which are lacking on the West." more delicious than on any other airline I — fly FTC Asks Congress For Trust Law Change Washington, Jan. 17.— The Federal Trade Commission today again urged Congress to amend the anti-trust laws to bar the acquisition of physical assets as well as corporate stock where the effect is to lessen competition substantially. The Commission made the suggestion in its annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948. The Administration has been backing this suggestion strongly, and bills to accomplish it have already been introduced in both houses of Congress. SEC Reports 20th-Fox Contract with Einfeld Washington, Jan. 17. — Charles Einfeld, newly-elected vice-president of 20th Century-Fox in charge of advertising, publicity and exploitation, will receive $2,000 a week and a $500 weekly expense account under his twoyear contract starting on Feb. 1, the company has reported to the Securi ties and Exchange Commission. The employment contract, in addition, provides that Einfeld shall receive $25,000 for acting in an advisory capacity from Nov. 1, 1948, to Jan. 31, 1949. and productions of various independents in Hollywood. First of the films to be produced on the 1949 schedule will be two documentaries to be made by Bryan Foy. They are "Port of New York," dealing with the Customs Bureau of the Treasury Department, "Trapped," to deal with the U. S. Secret Service. Both will be made with the cooperation of the Federal agencies involved and New York harbor authorities. The third film is tentatively titled 'Marker X" and will deal with the sleuths of the Pure Food and Drug Division of the government, to be produced by Aubrey Schenck and Steve Sekely and to be directed by Sekely. Foy left Hollywood yesterday for Washington and New York to arrange for filming portions of both of his pictures in the East. He will be joined in New York shortly by James T. Vaughn, Eagle-Lion studio production manager. Cut Lawyers' Fees {Continued jrom page 1) Frohlich of New York, counsel for Ascap. At the hearing on the application for fees, the court was told that Bennie Berger, a defendant in the case, had promised his attorney $10,000, win or lose, and that North Central Allied had told the attorneys it would give $50,000 if they won the case. They told the court Berger had paid them $1,000 and the association nothing. David Lipton Named {Continued from page 1) UNITED DC-6 Mainliner 300s, 11% hrs. onestop to LOS ANGELES 2 other DC-6 Mainliner 300s daily to Los Angeles versal studios for three years. Joseph had been Universal's national advertising-publicity director for 11 years. He stated that he had no new affiliation in view and that he would "check off the lot" some time within the next month. 43 Openings Set for Short's 'Bad Boy' Some 43 key situation premieres have been set for Feb. 22 for Allied Artists' "Bad Boy" with all of th first night revenue to go to Variety Clubs International, Paul Short, who produced the film, revealed here yes terday at an AA home office press in terview. A juvenile delinquency pic ture, it was made at the request of U. S. Attorney General Tom Clark and with the cooperation of Variety Clubs. Variety will also participate in the profits of the film, which start at 10 per cent and go upward, Short disclosed. At present Short has a two-film contract with AA, with "Born to Lose" scheduled as his second production. Also, Short asserted, he expects to make two for Universal. ■L Will Resume {Continued jrom page 1) Pickford, Chaplin At UA Coast Meet 'Fame' Scrolls to Town Meet and Stern Motion Picture Daily — Fame scroll will be presented to George Denny, moderator of "America's Town Meeting of the Air," named as Best Educational Program in the Fame poll, on the combined radio and television broadcast over American Broadcasting tonight at 8 :30. Bill Stern, who was voted Best Sportscaster, will be presented with the scroll for that classification on his National Broadcasting show on Friday at 10:30 P.M. Hollywood, Jan. 17. — The first meeting of United Artists' board, partner-owners, executives and finance committee got under way here this afternoon with the reading of the committee's report on ways and means of financing production, the first item on the meeting agenda. The meeting, first in a sequence expected to run several days, took place at company headquarters, General Service Studio, with owners Mary Pickford and Charles Chaplin in attendance. Next session will be Wednesday. WB, Selznick Confer On Players Loan-Out Hollywood, Jan. 17. — In the wake of weekend reports, a Warner Brothers spokesman today affirmed that negotiations are in progress for the company's use of "several David O. Selznick players on loan-out," but denied knowledge of any plans for acquisition by WB of complete Selznick production properties. Daniel T. O'Shea, Selznick executive indicated no "sales" were pending. Hits Inaugural Bill Washington, Jan. 17. — Rep. Rees, Kansas Republican, today attacked a bill exempting from admission taxes tickets on inaugural events on the ground that Congress should not be easy on people who "can pay $5 to see Hollywood stars" when it taxes poor families who see the same stars in the neighborhood theatres. Scope of MPEA {Continued jrom page 1) York late yesterday for the Miami meeting of company presidents today and tomorrow. Among those present yesterday were George Weltner, Paramount ; Arthur Loew and Mort Spring, Loew's ; Walter Gould, United Artists ; Al Daff, Universal ; Phil Reisman, RKO Radio ; Murray Silverstone, 20th Century-Fox ; Theodore Black and Herbert Yates, Jr., Republic ; Wolfe Cohen, Warner ; Joseph McConville, Columbia ; Norton V. Ritchey, Monogram. John G. McCarthy, head of the Motion Picture Association of America's international division, yesterday was elected an MPEA vice-president. FROM PARAMOUNT