Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1951)

4 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, February 28, 1951 Asks WSB {Continued from page 1) cent above the level in effect before Jan. 15. Wage Stablizer Cyrus Ching, in the meantime, has called a board meeting for tomorrow afternoon. It could not be learned whether labor members, who opposed the formula, would attend. Meanwhile, Hollywood producers and talent guilds expect "very prompt" action on their request for relief from the government's wage freeze. Presents Points A written memorandum presented today to Willard Wirtz, executive secretary of the Wage Stablization Board, put on paper the points made by spokesmen for the producers and guilds in a personal call made last Friday. The industry representatives expect to make another call on Wirtz tomorrow, it was reported, and then hope for action by the middle of next week. The industry's plea is to be permitted to operate as nearly normally as possible, with authority to use option and periodic pay increase contracts, power to set rates for workers hired on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis, and some guide as to wages for new workers. Priority Order (Continued from page 1) NPA order, Regulation No. 4, recognizes that even though key materials are needed for the defense program, the nation cannot afford to allow any of its existing productive capacity or service facilities to run down. The Review "Quebec" (Paramiount) REBELLION against British rule by French and English Canadians in 1837 and their abortive attempt to take the fortress at Quebec form the historical basis of this adventure story, written and produced by Alan Le May. Fine battle scenes, with the Redcoats glistening in Technicolor, and beautiful shots of old Quebec and the wilderness of the voyageurs give a pictorial quality to the film. However, a fanciful and poorly-motivated plot detract from the overall effect. The picture, directed by George Templeton, should be promoted as a spectacle and not an epic. Corinne Calvet is the mysterious leader of the rebellion, spurred on by her hatred for the commander of the British garrison, played by Don Haggerty, to whom she was married briefly at the age of 15. Her true love is Patric Knowles, leader of the rebellious voyageurs of the woods. With Knowles is his son, John Barrymore, Jr., who does not know that Miss Calvet is his mother. When young Barrymore does meet his mother it as an adoringfollower of the rebellion's leader. Lending romantic interest are Nikki Duval, vivacious and forward girl of the woods, and Barbara Rush, pretty ward of Miss Calvet. Both girls vie for the love of handsome young Barrymore, who is too busy fighting to pay much attention to either. The ill-fated rebellion is doomed to defeat and Knowles is killed when he attempts to negotiate an amnesty for his men. Young Barrymore takes over for another desperate attempt to take the fortress, again unsuccessfully, and this time Miss Calvet dies in an attempt to save her son. Miss Duval, too, is killed as she refuses to betray Barrymore, thus leaving the field to Miss Rush. John Hoyt plays the part of a sympathetic priest, Arnold Moss is a rabblerousing speaker and among the voyageurs are Howard Joslin, Paul Guevrement, Adrian Belanger, Rene Constantneau, Marcel Sylvan and Rolland Joseph Beaudet. Others are Patsy Ruth Miller and Jacques Champagne. Running time, 85 minutes. General audience classification. For April release. Vaughan O'Brien priority is on a par with priorities for defense orders. Naturally, the priorities would be available only for work now permitted by law. That is, the NPA limits on theatre and other amusement construction would still stand. !Hiy|mportentRopfe ARE RMHGABOUT AVer/ important Picture, [ A Very Important personality/ SEASON A Paramount Picture 66is something mighty wonderful to recommend!99 — Louella Parsons as Morrier of the Groom emerges as a new comedy star!99 — Ed Sullivan <U' Meetings (Continued from page 1) P. T. Dana, Eastern sales manager ; F. J. A. McCarthy, Southern and Canadian sales manager ; Foster Blake, Western sales manager ; James Jordan, circuit sales manager ; Irving Sochin, head of 'U's' special films division ; F. T. Murray, head of branch operations, and contract sales assistants Jack Huber, Ray Coyle and Frank Mooney. Others Attending Also : district managers John Scully, P. F. Rosian, James Frew and David Levy ; branch managers Eugene Vogel, David Miller, Lester Zucker, B. J. Robins, F. J. Guehl, E. Myer Feltman, H. J. Martin, Arthur Greenfield, Joseph Gins, William Kelly and J. W. Greenleaf. Attending the Chicago meeting will be district managers M. M. Gottlieb and Henry H. Martin ; branch managers L. R. Berman, Lou Levy, David Goldman, L. J. Miller, I. M. Weiner, William Blum, Samuel Oshry, R. N. Wilkinson, Richard Settoon, Jack Langan, C. R. Ost, Charles Hudgens and Harry Hynes. Attending the San Francisco meeting will be district manager Barney Rose and branch managers Mayer Monsky, L. W. Marriott, J. S. Hommel, C. R. Wade, Abe Swerdlow and L. George deWaide, the company announced. Blumenstock (Continued from page 1) Thorpe — All American," starring Burt Lancaster, and "Goodbye, My Fancy," starring Joan Crawford and Robert Young. Meetings will be held with Jack L. Warner, executive producer, Steve Trilling, assistant to Warner, and Alex Evelove, West Coast publicity director. Blumenstock and his aides will return to New York early next week. KMTA Discusses Drive-in Problems Kansas City, Feb. 27. — One hundred and twenty-five theatre owners attended the second annual one-day drive-in meeting of the Kansas-Missouri Theatre Association today. Following a welcome address by Dale Danielson, KMTA president, a morning session was held on advertising, with the following on the agenda : Jack Hillyer, Jack Braunagel, Elden Harwood, Bill Powell, Bob Walter, Phil Blakey and Ralph Rhoads. Lou Patz discussed National Screen's policy, while Finton H. Jones' address was on insurance problems. Para. Sales Meet (Continued from page 1) tant, George Schur ; Arthur Dunne, head of the contract department ; his assistant, Ben Schectman ; Martin Friedman, head of the playdate department; G. Knox Haddow, head of the print department ; Jack Roper, box-office analyst, and Harold Beecroft, in charge of sales for the production of "Trio." Previously announced as attending were Balaban, Adolph Zukor, Paul Raibourn, Schwalberg, E. K. 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