Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1950)

v. May 15. 1950 Motion Picture Daily ant Stays (Continued from page 1) decree, will run from the date final high court mandate in the See Douglas" decision was an■d without any delay immediately e had listened to about an hour's lent on the case. orneys representing the film ir'es were John W. Davis, J. Mfjnjjai and Benjamin Melniker, s : James J. Byrnes and John ,-. 20th Century-Fox ; Joseph M. auer and Howard Levinson, er Brothers. Philip Marcus and : Stern spoke for the governwith solicitor-general Philip ^n present but not speaking. Warner Extension resenting a new deadline exteni two weeks, the Department of b has agreed to give Warner May 26 to break up its partneri Atlantic Theatres of New Jertrhtch is the company's only rertg jointly-owned operation. Review 'The Jackie Robinson Story" FLY UNITED'S 9 if 9 to HAWAII! is the finest of all Strato. raisers — the most luxurious , lane over the Pacific. Yet you pay the regular e for this de luxe service. JUST 24V* HRS. 'rom New York. Leave at fA5 p. m. (Sun., Tues., Tiurs., Sat.), be in Hawaii jjor dinner. Or, leave at 12 joon (Tues., Thurs., Fri., •at.), be there for breakfast! Tia connecting DC-6 Mainp ner 300 from New York. tandard times shown. JNITED AIR LINES Jrlines Terminal Bldg., 80 E. 2nd St., or Hotel Statler. Call ; IL rray Hill 2-7300 or an authorized travel agent. Argentina (Continued from page 1) (Jezvel Productions — Eagle-Lion ) THE life storv of Jackie Robinson has been translated into a provocative motion picture. A readv-made audience awaits this biographical drama of the pride of the Dodgers in the millions of sport fans, and this includes even those hardened habitues of the Polo Grounds. The Picture is at all times an entertainment film of popular appeal though serious-minded filmgoers, looking for one, can find a social theme in it. The large number of executives and employes of Eagle-Lion who have a financial interest in the picture need not worry about promotion angles. Thev suggest themselves jovously. Last week's Life magazine had Kobmson on its cover and the current issue of the Saturday Evening Post carries a leading feature on him, to mention but two of many publicity breaks. The picture in plot and background, has been reconstructed pretty much along factual lines. The question remains whether the film could not have been even more dramatically effective if fictionalizing liberties had been taken ^pSbinson^f' course plays himself and does a job of acting that is surprisingly competent and convincing. Ruby Dee, as his sweetheart and eventual wife, gives Robinson valuable assistance in a performance that is restrained dnThaehmaior^trhuggle of Robinson's baseball career, as related in the screenplay of Lawrence Tavlor and Arthur Mann, was that of surmounting the racial prejudices that surrounded it. With the aid and understanding of Branch Rickev, plaved by Minor W'atson, the picture shows how Robinson finally won his battle against Jim Crow and rose to his present place of respect in the sport world. His career is traced from a baseballloving youngter in torn knee-pants, to his college days, the Army finally the minor league and on to the Dodgers. Intermittent touches ot humor are threaded ^Rkhard* Lane's performance as a team manager is outstanding. Others performing adroitly are Louise Beavers, as Robinson's mother and Joe Fluellen as Ws brother. Mort Briskin produced and Alfred E. Green directed for Jewel FT^m\™\£,' 76 minutes. General audience classification. May release. Running Maxdel Herbstman 000,000 which the industry now has frozen there, until such frozen funds are entirely wiped out, and to invest their surplus earnings in Argentina in any manner they choose. No remittances have been received from Argentina in more than a year. The "Hazen Plan" was worked out after several previous proposals and counter-proposals had been rejected and the negotiations had bogged down. Following a meeting of company presidents here on Thursday, presided over by Joyce O'Hara, assistant to Johnston, a smaller group continued conferences with Cereijo in his Waldorf-Astoria apartment. Present were Johnston, Hazen, Stanton Griffis, U.S. Ambassador to Argentina, and Joachim Rickard, MPAA Latin American supervisor. The meeting lasted throughout most of the night with the agreement being signed on Friday. UK Child Film Rules (Continued from page 1) Color TV First (Continued from page 1) opening up the UHF band to television, according to Senate Interstate Commerce Committee chairman Ed Johnson. This might be late m the summer, he indicated. _ _ Johnson said that all bnets, evidence, answers and other material in the color TV proceedings would be in by June 25 and that a decision could not be expected before 60 days thereafter. He pointed out that the Senate Committee's advisory committee on color, headed by Dr. Edward U Condon, would report next month and that the Committee's findings would be essential to an FCC decision. He added that under the schedule he had outlined on color, it could begin the allocation hearings by Sept. 1 At least five to six weeks of hearings will be required on allocation, he declared, and "a final allocation decision is unlikely before late November or early December." Columbia Meet (Continued from page 1) and Selznick pictures involved in an exchange of distribution rights. Korda left here for London by plane and Selznick and Jennifer Jones sailed for England Friday on the S.S. Medea. by an adult;. that children under five should not be admitted to children's matinees, and no unaccompanied child under 12 should remain in the theatre after eight P.M. Also, that present picture gradings should be abolished and the following new categories substituted : "X" from which children would be excluded; "C" for films shown at children's matinees, and two advisory certificates indicating whether a film (other than "X") is preferable for family entertainment or for adults. Cohn the initial day's meeting will be devoted to a study of recent Federal court decisions and decrees and any possible effects they may have on the company's sales and distribution plans. Korda-Selznick (Continued from page 1) former Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson, court-appointed arbitrator for the dispute. Louis D. Frohlich of Schwartz and Frohlich, Korda's counsel, completed his summing-up on Friday. Patterson's decision is expected to be handed down in a few weeks and must be confirmed by the court thereafter. The dispute involved the jointly-produced "Gone to Earth" and "The Third Man," as well as other Korda <%Sed(\ IRRING ^^^^BP^^ _EAN0R PARKER AGNES MOOREHEAD and a brilliant cast you'll long remember! PRODUCED BY JERRY WALO DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY VIRGINIA KELLOGG AND BERNARD C. SCHOENFELD MUSIC BY MAX STElNER