Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1950)

Motion Picture daily Tuesday, August 15, 1950 Warns Telecasters Of Censor Threat From TV Wrestling Columbus, O., Aug. 14.— Professional wrestling as shown on TV may invite a public demand for censorship of television, said Dr. Clyde Hissong, state director of education and chief of the division of film censorship. He had previously stated that the censor board had no plans for censoring television. "During practically every wrestling match that is telecast", said Dr. Hissong, "there is demonstrated that it pays to break rules, participate in poor sportsmanship tactics and generally behave contrary to the rules of the game and thus gain unfair advantage over a competitor rather than to play fair. "The teaching damage to children and youths becomes all the more serious when constant repetition of 'out of bounds' behavior is 'not seen' by the referee, who is supposed to check on unintentional infractions of the rules of the game." He remarked: "Cynics, of course, claim that professional wrestling matches are sheer showmanship, but the children can't be told that. To them they are very real." He said it "would certainly be unfortunate and regrettable" if there is a public clamor for TV censorship. He said voluntary action should be taken by sponsors and program directors to correct the situation. 65 Additional Key Dates for 'Furies' Sixty-five additional key city engagements have been reported for Hal Wallis' "The Furies," it was announced here by A. W. Schwalberg, president of Paramount Film Distributing Corp. Day Replaces Haver Hollywood, Aug. 14. — Doris Day, who returned to dancing in "Tea for Two" for the first time since a childhood accident which switched her to singing, will play the role in the Technicolor film, "Lullaby of Broadway," originally scheduled for June Haver at Warner Brothers, Jack L. Warner has announced. Hornblow to See Hart Arthur Hornblow, Jr., M-G-M producer in the East from the Coast, will visit Moss Hart, playwright, at the latter's Bucks County, Pa., home for conferences on the screen treatment of an untitled original story the studio has acquired from Hart. Hornblow has said the story may be a Lana Turner-Clark Gable vehicle. Personal Mention Gerard Hosts Newsmen Philip Gerard, Universal-International Eastern publicity manager, will accompany a group of magazine, newspaper and syndicate representatives to Phoenixville, Pa., tomorrow and Thursday where U-I's "Lights Out" is being filmed at the U. S. Army General Hospital. SAMUEL GOLDWYN and Mrs. Goldwyn, who returned to the Coast from New York over the weekend, will leave Hollywood today for Berkeley, Cal., to attend the wedding tomorrow of their son, Samuel, Jr., to Jennifer Howard, daughter of the late playwright, Sidney Howard. • Messmore Kendall, president of the Capitol Theatre here, and Mrs. Kendall left here yesterday on a Canadian fishing trip. His secretary, Florence Husted, left here by plane for a two-week stay in Hollywood as the guest of Miriam Hopkins. • Alfred F. Corwin, Motion Picture Association of America New York publicity manager, and Mrs. Corwin on Friday became parents of their second child, Consuelo, born at Le Roy Sanitarium here. Al Fisher left here yesterday for the Coast to handle arrangements for the Northwest phase of Jose Ferrer's tour on "Cyrano De Bergerac." • J. L. Kaufman, Warner Theatres executive, has left here for Cleveland and Pittsburgh. • Jerome Adams, M-G-M manager at Washington, was in New York yesterday. FOSTER M. BLAKE, UniversalInternational Western sales manager, has returned to New York from Chicago. • Luigi Luraschi, head of censorship at Paramount's Hollywood studio, will leave here Wednesday for the Coast, following a visit to Paris, Rome and London. • Sol Lesser, independent producer, and Mrs. Lesser are in London and will leave there Friday for France. They plan to return to the Coast early next month. • Harold Wirthwein, Monogram Western sales manager, returned to Hollywood yesterday from a tour of his territory. • Milton Sperling, head of United States Productions, is recuperating at his Coast home from a virus infection. • Charles Simonelli, Universal-International exploitation director, was in Columbus, O., yesterday from Chicago. • Irving M. Sochin, Universal-International special films division sales head, left here last night for New Haven and Boston. B. & K. Close Loop House: 'No Product' Chicago, Aug. 14. — An inability to obtain sufficient product for its Loop theatres under the Jackson Park decree system is said by Balaban and Katz to be the reason for a temporary closing of its 1,000-seat Garrick Theatre here. The house is expected to re-open in the fall. The Garrick, located in the Loop, has been operating since the Jackson Park decree primarily on a dual reissue policy, or with secondary first-run product. In one or two instances the theatre ran top features when permission was granted for more than the two-week limit. Honor Brown at Dinner Rochester, N. Y., Aug. 14. — Mayor Sam Dicker and Commissioner of Safety Sam Bready welcomed "Stars in My Crown" author Joe David Brown and Mrs. Brown to Rochester with a formal dinner at the Hotel Seneca. Among those in attendance other than city officials were Loew's Manager Lester Pollock and representatives of radio stations WSAY, WHAM, WRNY, WARC and WHEC. Proclaims 'Jimmy Time' Boston, Aug. 14. — Gov. Paul A. Dever today signed a proclamation designating the period between Aug. 31 and Sept. 15 as "Jimmy Time" throughout the state. Martin J. Mullin, president of New England Theatres and co-chairman of the 1950 Jimmy Fund Drive, said the entire motion picture industry of New England is mobilized for the drive. Myer Schine Is Cited By Albany Publisher Albany, N. Y., Aug. 14.— J. Myer Schine, president of the Schine Circuit and Schine Hotels, was cited at the weekend by Fred I. Archibald, publisher of the Albany Times-Union, for "carving a career in two fields." Schine, his wife and his brother, Louis Schine, vice-president of the circuit, were introduced by Archibald from the floor at a dinner marking the opening of the newspaper's new publishing plant here, which was held at the Hotel Ten Eyck. Floats Tour Loew's N. Y. Neighborhoods A cavalcade of floats toured Loew's neighborhood theatre areas here over the weekend to herald the company's "New Wonderful Movie Season," officially scheduled to get underway tomorrow. First appearance of the parade was in Times Square at the opening of M-G-M's "Three Little Words" at Loew's State, late last week. Participating in an impromptu entertainment were Arlene Dahl, Harry Ruby and Helen Kane. 3 Months for 'City Lights' "City Lights," the 20-year-old Chaplin film which has had a threemonth run at the Paris Theatre here will end its engagement on Aug. 21, and for its next offering the Paris will present (starting Aug. 22) "Paris Waltz" a French musical with the Gallic husband-wife team, Yvonne Printemps and Pierre Fresnay. The production is being released in the U.S. by Lux Film. 20thFox, Mooney Close Product Deal Cleveland, Aug. 14. — Twentieth Century-Fox has closed a deal for one block of pictures with Milton A. Mooney, president of Cooperative Theatres of Ohio, buying and booking for approximately 150 theatres. "Co-op" has been unsuccessfully negotiating with 20th-Fox for pri~ Jjct for the past four mor^J|}— until this deal was concluded by Ray Moon, 20th-Fox district sales manager here. 'IA' Convention (Continued from page 1) committee, who introduced temporary chairman Roger M. Kennedy, fifth IA vice-president. Speeches of welcome were made by Louis Miriani, of the Detroit Common Council ; Philip Hart, representing Gov. Williams; John Reid, State Commissioner of Labor ; George Dean, president of the Michigan State Federation of Labor and Frank X. Martel, president of the Detroit and Wayne County Federation of Labor. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, who, had just returned from an AFL executive committee meeting in Chicago, spoke about the Korean war and recommended a strong national defense program. "Americans can no longer safely pursue a "business as usual" policy. We must mobilize for defense. The only language Soviet Russia understands ... is power," said Green. Green also hit at inflation and urged a regulated economy and rationing. Ray J. Colvin, executive director of the Theatre Equipment Dealers Association, and Dave Newman, representing the Detroit Motion Picture Exhibitors Association, also spoke. President Richard F. Walsh made a short introductory speech, but left his main message until tomorrow's meeting. The appointment of committees followed Walsh's talk. NEW YORK THEATRES RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Rockefeller Center 'SUNSET BOULEVARD' William Holden . Gloria Swanson Erich Von Stroheim A Paramount Picture SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION ParanooM Prtlista "MY FRIEND IRMA GOES WEST" t HAL WALLIS •iooucmm john coimm DIMM LUND CALVETLYNN out) lent *a mm. MARTIH • LEWIS WILSON THE MldnltM f«ol«irt MOTION PICTURE DAILY. 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