Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1951)

2 Motion Picture Daily Thursday, March 15, 1951 in Brief . THE Federal government expects to launch preliminary phases of its forthcoming new War Savings Bond Drive in May, with the all-out effort in which the industry will join likely to get underway in the fall, it was reported here yesterday by Robert W. Coyne, special counsel to the Council of .Motion Picture Organizations. • A total of 14 applications for admission to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital at Saranac Lake, N. Y., have been received and either will be admitted or processed. • Boston, March 14. — Governor Paul Dever of Massachusetts announced tonight that officials of Anvers Auto Park, Inc., have given up their right and title to 60 acres of land in Danvers, Mass., to the Hytron Radio Electronics Corp. of Salem, Mass., so that this company can build a defense plant on the land. Agreement came after a two-hour conference with the governor. • Roller Derby skaters will help in the Damon Runyon Fund "Lemon Drop Kid" contest in the New York mkltown area all next week by passing out lemon drop samples to pedestians and inviting them to enter the "Lemon Drop Kid" contest at the Paramount Theatre. • Washington, March 14. — The Senate District Committee today temporarily shelved a bill to extend the District of Columbia's minimum wage law to men. At present, it covers only women. • Warner's two-reel Technicolor short subject, "The Wanderers' Return," has been scheduled for simultaneous showings beginning March 21, in RKO Theatres' entire New York Metropolitan circuit of 60 theatres. • London, March 14. — William Cartlidge, former assistant to D. J. Goodlatte, managing director of Associated British Cinemas, has been appointed general manager of the company. • RKO Pictures' "Kon-Tiki," will be given a "full-dress" premiere on April 2 here at the Sutton Theatre under the sponsorship of the American Seamen's Friends Society. Four Salt Lake City Managers Switched Salt Lake City, March 14. — Four managerial changes at Salt Lake City first-run theatres have been made by Intermountain Theatres' executives Ray M. Hendry and Sidney L. Cohen, following the resignation of Charles M. Pincus, who has left Intermountain to join Blumenfeld Theatres in Northern California. Nevin McCord has been moved from the Utah to replace Pincus at Centre; Lou Sorenson was moved from the Capitol to the Utah ; Howard Sorenson goes from the Studio to the Capitol, and William Burt was named manager of the Studio. Personal Mention NED E. DEPINET, RKO Pictures' president, is in Phoenix for a three weeks' vacation after recoveringfrom his recent illness in Hollywood. • Edward L. Hyman, vice-president of United Paramount Theatres, and Simon B. Siegel, comptroller, are in Springfield, Mass., today for conferences with Samuel Goldstein, president of Western Massachusetts Theatres. • William N. Day, Jr., owner of the Grand Theatre, Dunkirk, O., is ill in a hospital there. • Joe Lebiworth, 20th Century-Fox field exploiteer, was in Buffalo recently from New York. Sol Rief, former Eagle Lion Classics branch manager in Omaha, has joined Universal there as a salesman. I OHN DAVIS, managing director of J. Arthur Rank film and theatre operations, returned here last night from Toronto and will leave for London by plane tonight. He returns here with Rank at the end of May. • Charles Skouras, president of National Theatres, and George Bowser, general manager of Fox West Coast Theatres, were in San Francisco this week from Los Angeles for a meeting with Northern California personnel. • Charles Elder has been transferred to Omaha from Des Moines as a Paramount salesman, succeeding James Flaherty who was transferred to Chicago. • Rudolph Berger, M-G-M Southern sales division manager, and Mrs. Berger are vacationing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Rosen, Schneider Call UJA Meet The executive committee of the amusement division of the United Jewish Appeal will meet here on Wednesday, March 28, at noon, at the Hotel Astor, it was announced by Sam Rosen of Fabian Theatres, and Abraham Schneider, Columbia Pictures, division chairmen. "The UJA division is developing plans for the most intensive campaign in the industry's history to meet critical overseas Jewish needs," they said. Gamble's N. Y. Office Will Close Tomorrow Gamble Enterprises' New York office will close tomorrow with the completion of the firm's recently-reported transfer of its headquarters to Milwaukee. The company, headed by Ted R. Gamble, has had its headquarters in the RKO Building here for approximately two years. Gamble will continue to make his home in the East. CheyRtz Leaves Coast For Washington, D.C. Hollywood, March 14. — Edward Cheyfitz, Motion Picture Association of America executive, here since Monday conferring with industry leaders on policy to be observed in connection with the projected House Un-American Activities Committee hearings, left tonight by plane for Washington MPAA headquarters. It is understood that Hollywood organizations, studios, guilds, and unions regard the upcoming hearings as directed strictly at individuals and will give the Committee full cooperation in its investigation. 'Bird' Campaign Cited The promotion campaign for 20th Century-Fox's "Bird of Paradise" is the "Case Study" of the week in the current issue of Tide, advertising trade journal. The article describes in detail the major phases of the promotion campaign on the picture, which included tie-ups with 23 manufacturers and hundreds of stores. Set Para. Meeting For Mid-East Staff Pittsburgh, March 14. — Paramount Mid-Eastern division key personnel will meet here Saturday at the William Penn Hotel to discuss product and sales plans mapped at the recent home office gathering of division managers. Howard G. Minsky, midEastern division manager, will preside at this session, one of a series of regionals. In addition to Minsky, those in attendance will include the following branch managers : Willian Meier, Cincinnati ; Harry Buxbaum, Cleveland ; Mike Simon, Detroit, and Johnny Himmelein, his assistant ; Ulrik Smith, Philadelphia, and Herb Gillis, his assistant ; David Kimelman, the complete sales and booking staff of the Pittsburgh exchange, and Bob Caskey, Kimelman's assistant ; Al Benson, Washington manager, and Herb Thompson, his assistant. Sid Mesibov, exploitation manager, will represent the home office ; fieldmen will include Mike Weiss, Milt Hale and Hal Marshall. Another Award for 'All About Eve' "All About Eve" was voted the "Best Film of 1950," as well as the "Best American Film," by the Foreign Language Press Film Critics' Circle, it was announced here yesterday. "The Titan" was designated the "Best Foreign Film," and "The Winslow Boy" received the "Best British Film" prize. Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th Century-Fox, will be guest speaker at the presentation of the awards on March 22, over the New York municipal broadcasting station, WNYC, at five P.M. Named best producer of the year was Daryl F. Zanuck ; best actor, Jose Ferrer, and best actress, Gloria Swanson ; selected as the best director and also for the best screen play was Joseph Mankiewicz. Entertainment values increase with the good sound from . . . Loudspeaker Systems 161 Sixth Avenue New York 13, N.Y. 9356 Santa Monica Blvd. Beverly Hills, Calif. A LIMITED NUMBER ARE STILL AVAILABLE FROM THEATRE SUPPLY DEALERS MOTION PICTURE DAILY. Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; Terry Ramsaye, Consulting Editor. Published daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N. Y. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address: "Quigpubco, New York." 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