Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1951)

4 Motion Picture Daily Friday, March 9, 1951 Hearings {Continued from page 1) questions about were: Gordon Kahn, Waldo Salt, Dudley Nichols, Donald Ogden Stewart, Alan Campbell, Norman Corwin, Robert Rossen, J. Edward Bromberg, Earl Robinson, Frank Tuttle, Sam Moore, John Garfield, Robert Leeds, Marc Connelly, Charles Katz and Ben Margolis, and the Hollywood Writers Mobilization, Hollywood Quarterly, Actors Laboratory, Hollywood chapter of the Committee for Arts, Sciences and Professions, Hollywood Anti-Nazi League, Hollywood League for Democratic Action and the Peoples Educational Center. Committee members said they thought Jerome would probably be cited for contempt of Congress after the Hollywood hearings. Miss del Valle on 'Fury' Ann del Valle has been assigned to the United Artists Theatre in San Francisco for special exploitation in connection with the opening there of Robert Stillman's "The Sound of Fury." Miss del Valle, who is assistant to Irving Rubine, Stillman's advertising and publicity vice president, joins Mori Krushen's UA field exploitation staff for this assignment. Trading in Film Stock (Continued from page 1) O'Connor sold 100 shares of preferred, leaving him with 100 common shares and 200 preferred. Daniel M. Sheaffer sold 100 common shares, leaving him with seven shares. Leonard H. Goldenson bought 300 shares of United Paramount Theatres common, boosting his holdings to 2,450 shares, plus 250 shares held jointly with his wife. Harry Cohn reported giving away 25,968 "shares of Columbia common, leaving him with 123,485 shares of common and 400 shares of preferred. Lewis S. Rosenstiel said he had no Columbia stock when he became a director. Walter L. Titus, Jr., acquired jointly with his wife 250 shares of Republic Pictures common and 100 shares of preferred. He now owns 2,240 shares of common and 100 shares of preferred jointly with Mrs. Titus. Howard Hughes held 929,020 shares of RKO Pictures Corp. common while the corporation's trustee held 929,020 shares of RKO Theatres Corp. common when the RKO divorcement went into effect Jan. 2, according to the SEC report. These totals had been reported previously. The SEC report also showed that Noah Dietrich owned 1,000 shares of the picture company stock, Ned E. Depinet 35,000 shares, Edwin J. Smith, Jr. 100 shares and J. Miller Walker 600 shares. Sol A. Schwartz owned 500 shares of the theatre stock. All other officers and directors of both companies reported owning no stock when the divorcement took effect. Dietrich later reported selling his 1,000 shares of picture common, while Walker bought 2,400, boosting his holdings to 3,000 shares. Ben Fleming Sessel reported selling 100 shares of theatre company common, leaving 100. Maurice Newton reported selling 6,605 shares of Paramount Pictures common, dropping his holdings to 1,000 shares. Breakston & Stahl (Continued from page 1) produced and co-directed with Breakston. The latter heads his own releasing organization in Japan. Toronto Wants Part Of Ticket Tax Take Toronto, March 8.— The Toronto Board of Control has made a demand to the Ontario government for a large share of the revenue from its amusement tax income on the ground that 25 per cent of the levy on admissions come from the Toronto district. The amusement tax fund is earmarked by Ontario to aid many hospitals. )fery Important RjblicatlonS AVer/ Imporf-ant picture1. Vbry Important I personality! mmmm A Paramount Picture **is the surprise enchantment of the year!" — Modern Screen as Mother of the Groom " makes the picture hers and hers alone!" — Silver Screen Gamble Moving (Continued from page 1) ing over at the same time the New York offices of Monarch's Harry Katz. Last week Gamble disposed of his half interest in four of Indianapolis' five first-run theatres to B. D. Cockrill of Denver. It is reported he may also dispose of his Akron, O. house but will retain one in Steubenville, in addition to the Milwaukee operations. Several months ago he acquired four West Coast theatres, which had been dropped by National Theatres under its divestiture procedure. Gamble is expected back here on Monday from Palm Springs where his brother operates a recently acquired radio station. Another brother, Lou Gamble, executive of Gamble Enterprises, left here this week for Milwaukee to open the new headquarters offices there. Despite the closing of his New York office, Ted Gamble will continue to reside here. David E. Rose (Continued from page 1) nell. It will be a South Sea Islands adventure. Rose reported that Samuel Goldwyn Productions has been retained as sales agent for Coronado's "Circle of Danger," which will be released by Eagle Lion Classics. The picture stars Ray Milland, who has indicated a desire to star in another picture for Rose, the producer said. The two Coronado companies are separate and distinct organizations, Rose explained. The U. S. firm gets Western Hemisphere rights to all pictures produced by both and the British firm gets Eastern Hemisphere rights on the same basis. RKO is releasing "Circle of Danger" in Britain and Europe under an agreement with Coronado of England. WEJVS in Brief . • A TESTIMONIAL luncheon was given yesterday at the Wellington Hotel here to George A. Roberts, in charge of March of Time sales at 20th Century-Fox, who retires this weekend, after 31 years with the company. Some 60 associates at the luncheon presented him with a watch. • Washington, March 8.— The Economic Cooperation Administration today belatedly announced a $25,835 guaranty contract for the Motion Picture Investors Corp. for distributing in Germany last year the film "Red River." • An invitational screening of Robert Stillman's "Queen for a Day" will be held next Wednesday evening at New York's Museum of Modern Art. The picture, for United Artists release, is made up of film versions of short stories by Faith Baldwin, John Ashworth and Dorothy Parker. • The current issue of Life magazine devotes its cover and inside "Picture of the Week" layout to 20th Century-Fox's new release, "14 Hours," and, for good 20th-Fox measure, throws in a lengthy article on Joseph Mankiewicz, writer-director. For once, Charles Einfeld's publicity staff is satisfied. Momentarily, that is. • Paramount Pictures' board yesterday voted a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on the common stock, payable March 30 to stockholders of record on March 19. A strike against the major radio and television networks was authorized yesterday by the members of Local No. 802, American Federation of Musicians. The walkout was set for Wednesday, 6 P. M. • Philadelphia, March 8. — Lester Wurtele, recently named Columbia branch manager here, will be honored at a luncheon by the Motion Picture Associates of Philadelphia on April 9 at the Warwick Hotel. • Albany, N. Y., March 8.— The Senate has passed the Desmond Bill providing that buildings, including theatres, with minimum floor space of 7,500 square feet hereafter erected in cities shall provide stipulated off street parking facilities for cars. It excepts cities enacting local parking facility laws. The measure passed the Senate last year but died in the Assembly. Theatre interests have not favored it. Schneider to Aid (Continued from page 1) liam Brandt Theatres, chairman of the purchasing agents committee ; Solly Pernick, business manager of the Theatrical Protective Union, chairman of the labor committee, and Charles E. Lewis, chairman of the trade press. RKO Pensions (Continued from page 1 ', employed by RKO or a participating subsidiary for three years, is to reward employes for services by providing upon retirement a pension for life. The plan was adopted by RKO in Dec, 1943. The pension income which an employee receives under the plan depends upon length of service, age at retirement, Social Security benefits, and annual basic compensation. Normal retirement age in most cases is 65, although in some special cases the age is put at 66 and 70. Death benefits are provided for also.