Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1950)

2 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, August 2, 195( Personal Mention LEONARD H. GOLDENSON, United Paramount Theatres president, and Mrs. Goldenson are the parents of a daughter, Maxine W., born Monday at the White Plains Hospital, White Plains, N. Y. • Walter Neithold, owner of the Goshen Theatre and Goshen Inn, Goshen, N. Y., will be host to Charles Coburn Monday evening in connection with a benefit preview of Universal-International's "Louisa" for the Goshen Hospital. • Francis Swann, former Baltimore writer now engaged in Hollywood, was the guest over the weekend of Norman Clark, Baltimore NewsPost film reviewer. • Sperie Perakos, Perakos Theatres district manager at New Britain, Conn., will attend the convention of the Order of Ahepa, Greek fraternal organization, at Cleveland Aug. 13-23. • Katherine Randall and Clem Wood, both of the Eagle Lion Classics Memphis branch, are recuperating in the Memphis Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. • Mrs. Jack A. Sanson, wife of the manager of the State Theatre, Manchester, Conn., is recuperating at the Manchester Hospital from a broken wrist. • Colyer Phillips, former Atlanta United Artists salesman, has resigned to take over the managership of the Lufkin Theatre, Lufkin, Tex. • William Healey, of Loew's Poli Theatre, Hartford, and Mrs. Healey are the parents of a daughter born recently. • Nellie Casman, actress, arrived in Hollywood yesterday from New York. 'Admiral* Premiere In Phila. on Friday "The Admiral Was a Lady," Albert S. Rogell-Jack M. Warner production, will open at the Mastbaum, Philadelphia, on Friday with an assortment of city-wide premiere ceremonies, some with the U. S. Navy and Marine Corps participating, according to United Artists, the distributor. Wanda Hendrix, star of the film, will be honor guest at civic festivities and will make numerous radio, television and press appearances as part pf the campaign. Mori Krushen, UA home office exploitation manager, will leave here tomorrow for Philadelphia for final arrangements. Dual 'Holy Year' Opening "Holy Year 1950," short feature documentary being released by 20th Century-Fox, will have a dual world premiere Aug. 15 at the Embassy Theatres in New York and Newark, Andy W. Smith, Jr., distribution vicepresident, reports. Leading Baltimore Neighborhoods Increase Prices on City -Wide Scale Baltimore, Aug. 1. — Art increase in admission prices at neighborhood theatres throughout Baltimore is now in effect. Theatres charging 32 cents, including tax, raised to 36c and those previously charging 36c have raised to 40 cents. While the price-boost is general, Lauritz Garman, president of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Maryland, referred to it as "spotty." "It is a ticklish situation," says Garman, "in view of theatre men having waged a fight to do away with the tax on tickets, or at least to get a cut in the tax, and then to raise prices. The plan has been talked over time and again for the past year but only recently the exhibitors decided to go ahead with the higher admissions." Garman said the boost was justified by the fact that Baltimore's theatre scales are among the lowest of any large city. The Frank J. Durkee Enterprises, operating a chain of 20-odd neighborhood theatres, has made the price increase effective in all his houses. So far, there has not been any time for public reaction. The Northwood Theatre, owned by Joseph C. Grant, and due to open next Saturday, will charge 44 cents at night, the highest neighborhood admission in Baltimore. Linda Darnell Tour Set for N.Y. Theatres A personal appearance tour of 20 RKO, Skouras, Randforce and Century Circuit theatres in the New York Metropolitan area will be made on Aug. 11 through 13 by actress Linda Darnell, 20th Century-Fox reported yesterday. She will be accompanied on the tour by Tex McCrary. On Aug. 16, Miss Darnell will participate in festivities in connection with the world premiere of her latest film, "No Way Out," at the Rivoli Theatre here. At the request of Rivoli managing director Montague Salmon, the actress will double at ticket-seller at the theatre on opening night. Legion Reviews Five, One in Class B Of five pictures reviewed this week by the National Legion of Decency, one, 20th Century-Fox's "My Blue Heaven," was placed in Class B. Monogram's "Arizona Territory" and "Snowdog" were rated as Class A, Sec. I, and two others, Columbia's "On the Isle of Samoa" and Republic's "Trial Without Jury," were put in Class A, Sec. II. Owen on Tour Hugh Owen, Paramount's Eastern and Southern division manager, left here last night for Charlotte, Atlanta and Jacksonville to help set up plans for the "Golden Harvest of 1950" sales drive, which runs from September to December. He will confer with branch and district managers. Narration to Woolley Monty Woolley has been signed to speak the John Mason Brown commentary for "Paris, 1900," French film which Arthur Mayer and Edward Kingsley are preparing for fall release. WB Zone Managers Meet Harry M. Kalmine, president and general manager of Warner Brothers Theatres, will preside at a zone managers' meeting tomorrow at the home office. 26 Shorts Acquired By Paramount Video Paramount Television Productions has acquired video distribution rights to "Hollywood Reel," series of 26 15-minute films produced by Erskine Johnson and Coy Watson, Paramount Television vice-president George Shupert disclosed here yesterday. The films, which show Hollywood personalities at work and leisure, is being offered to advertisers and TV stations with first options going to affiliates of the Paramount TV network. Radio TV Push for 'Sunset" Premiere Aug. 10 opening of "Sunset Boulevard" at the Radio City Music Hall here will be backed by an extensive radio-television campaign, including a recorded interview with Gloria Swanson on "Next Week in New York" on station WJZ, Paramount reports here. Tie-in with Chesterfield Cigarettes provides for plugs for the film on the Arthur Godfrey radio and television shows, as well as others. Marines Call Gilligan Joseph Michael John Gilligan of M-G-M's publicity department here is the first M-G-M employee to be called up for the Korean war, the office announces. A member of the Marine Reserve, Gilligan received orders yesterday to report Sunday at Oceanside, Cal. Essaness Names Kosiner Harry Kosiner has been retained by Essaness Pictures to act as national representative on the handling of "711 Ocean Drive," which Columbia is distributing. Kaufman in M-G-M Post Albany, N. Y., Aug. 1. — Ben Kaufman, formerly with United Artists and Universal, has been appointed by M-G-M has exploitation representative for the Albany and Buffalo districts. He succeeds Floyd Fitzsimmons, who has been assigned to Boston. Newsreel Parade Zy* / GHTING in Korea and the crisii ■*■ in Belgium are among the curt rent newsreels highlight. Other itemi include the new bazooka, sport thrill, and fashion. Complete contents fol low : MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 6Z-Korear ! crisis. Tank killer. Australian aid pledged Navy and Marine maneuvers. Guided misj sile fires rocket. Outing for orph Kinji Leopold abdication. nport NEWS OF THE DAY, No. Zkr^Koreat combat. Canadian planes. Super -bazooka; Australian Premier Menzies pledges aidii Baby elephant. Baseball. Riots in Belgium PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 99-Crisis 1 Belgium. Hat fashions on parade. Fightinp in Korea. News from the world of sports: regatta in California. TELENEWS DIGEST, No. 31 -A— War § Korea. Super-bazooka. Blood drive launched) Bernard Baruch hits rising prices. Crisis ii Belgium. Steeplechase thrills. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 374-The crisi; in Korea. A message from Cardinal StritcW Super-bazooka. Fur fashions. Sports: Boa race, rodeo. WARNER PATHE NEWS, No. 101— Ko rean crisis. Camera gun. Super-bazooka Belgium crisis. President Truman and boys Premier Menzies pledges aid. Arthur God frey on vacation. Auto crash. Fashions. 'Edge of Doom' In Astor Premiere Here Civic and spiritual leaders and personalities from the entertainment anc business worlds will be in the audi] ence at the Astor Theatre here to<< night for the world premiere of Sami uel Goldwyn's "Edge of Doom," beinj released by RKO Radio. Following the pattern set by th< premiere a week ago at the Victoria Theatre here of Goldwyn's "Our Very' Own," the proceeds of the premier! will go to the New York Foundling Hospital. The proximity of the twc Times Square theatres and the close ness of the premieres caused the pic1 tures' promoters to identify the event: with the slogan "Times Square be comes Goldwyn Square." 48-Page 'Black Rose Pressbook Is Ready As a basis for an elaborate nationa advertising, exploitation and publicity campaign on "The Black Rose," 20tl Century-Fox is distributing to ex hibitors this week a 48-page press book, the largest issued by the conv pany in years. The company describes the nev pressbook as including a fashion pro motion package, a detailed account o campaigns co-inaugurated by 20th Fox and various manufacturers, <J "small town" section, and a widii variety of ads, accessories and posters L. & M. Booking Lamom Albany, N. Y., Aug. 1. — Ligget and Florin of New York are nov; buying and booking the seven Harr Lamont drive-ins and one indoo theatre. It is the first time Lamon has not done his own buying. Hi houses are in the Albany district. '■ Nine-Cent Admission Albany, N. 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