Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1951)

2 Motion Picture daily Friday, July 20, 1951 U. S. Lifts Ban on Films to Far East Washington, July 19. — The Commerce Department announced today that beginning July 24, developed motion picture films may again be exported to China, Manchuria, Outer Mongolia and Tibet under general export license G-PUB. The only exception is films containing technical data. Shipments of these will remain banned. LTERB COPLAN, ■ n. Brothers Latin tres, arrived here Hawaii. SIMPP Sets Further Reich License Plans At a meeting here yesterday, the executive committee of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers made tentative allocations among SIMPP members of West German distribution license, Ellis G Arnall, Society president, reported. Arnall said it was not possible to indicate to whom the licenses would go since their allocation was predicated on whether additional licenses whose terms had not expired also would be available during the next month and a half. Hence, he said, although dispositions have been made, they may not be final. Only a few of the 20 licenses received by SIMPP remain to be disposed of by the Society. Pickman Returns Here from Coast Jerry Pickman, advertising and pub licity director for Paramount Pictures returned to the home office yesterday after a week's stay in Hollywood and Elko, Nevada. Pickman spent several days at the studio conferring with Paramount executives and viewing new product. He then left for Elko to help set up preparations there for the premiere of Bing Crosby's new picture "Here Comes The Groom." The Frank Capra production will have a benefit opening at the Hunter and Rainbo Theatres, with all proceeds slated for the Elko Hospital Fund Special Promotion for 20th's 'Bathsheba' The community relations depart ment of the Motion Picture Associa tion, of America, under Arthur De Bra, is currently sending out 150,000 copies of a two-color brochure on Darryl F. Zanuck's "David and Bathsheba." The large printing was made in order to interest specialized groups in the film, principally educational and religious organizations. Personal Mention \ Com ing Events head of Warner American theayesterday from Harry Blumberg, Philadelphia supply dealer, has become a grandfather ith the birth of a son to Mrs. Dorothy Goldberg, his daughter. • Edwin C. Booth, M-G-M Cincinnati manager, returned to his Ohio headquarters yesterday after two days at the home office. • Armand Deutsch, M-G-M producer, is at Cape Cod from Hollywood and will fly back to the Coast tomorrow. • Sam Zimbalist, M-G-M producer, and Ralph Winters, studio cutter, will return to the Coast from here at the weekend. • Phil Cahill, manager of the Post Drive-in at East Haven, Conn., was married recently to Mary Ann Kel sey of Hartford. • Bernard' Goodman, Warner Broth ers labor relations director, was in Cleveland yesterday from New York • Ira Tulipan, 20th Century-Fox trade, press liaison at the home office, will leave here today for a vacation. • Clarence Hill, 20th Century-Fox labor relations director, was in Boston yesterday from New York. ID US I I M. MOSS, executive vice-president of the IATSE Home Office Employes Local No. H-63, was in Washington yesterday from New York. Mel Konecoff, associate editor of Jay Emanuel Publications, and Mrs. Konecoff are the parents of a girl born yesterday at Israel Zion Hospital, Brooklyn. • E. S. Gregg, Westrex vice-president, has returned to New York after visiting Westrex subsidiaries in England, Belgium, France, Spain, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru. • Rube Lewis, stage manager at Loew's Poli Palace at Hartford and business manager of IATSE Local 84, has returned to his duties following a lengthy illness. • Uda B. Ross, Westrex Latin America regional manager, is in Mexico City from New York and will tour Central America. • Ralph Azzie, formerly an official of the Canadian National Film Board, has been appointed to the secretariat of Prime Minister St. Laurent. • William Boggess, manager of the Rialto Theatre, Baltimore, has left there for a vacation. • David Diamond, Allied Artists producer, is here from the Coast and will leave for London over the weekend. July 23 — Motion Picture Pioneers testimonial dinner for Gus Eyssell, 21 Club, New York. July 23 — Council of Motion Picture Organizations executive committee meeting, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverlv Hills, Cal. July 23-26 — Council of Motion Picture Organizations-sponsored seminar for exhibitors and producers, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills. July 31 — Allied Theatre Owners of New Jersey annual election meeting, Berkeley-Carteret Hotel, Asbury Park, N. J. Aug. 8' — Cinema Stamp Collectors meeting, Hotel Astor, New York. 20th Sales Meet Held in Boston Boston, July 19. — A sales meeting of 20th Century-Fox branch managers of the Atlantic division was held here today at the Boston branch office with Edward X. Callahan, division manager, presiding. Those attending the meeting were James Connolly of Boston, Ben Simon, New Haven ; Sam Diamond, Philadelphia ; Glenn Norris, Washington. Clarence Hill in charge of exchange operations for 20th Century-Fox took part in the meeting. Tent 19 a Sport Promoter Baltimore, July 19. — Negotiations are under way by the Variety Club, Baltimore Tent, No. 19, to bring the New York Yankees and California Rams here for one of their regular big league games in the fall. Proceeds will be for Variety's Heart Fund. Rodney Collier, chairman of the club's sport committee, is also trying to book a Joe Louis fight for Baltimore as a Variety benefit affair. Correction A Hollywood dispatch to Motion Picture Daily, published yesterday, erroneously identified Stanley Kramer's forthcoming production "High Noon" as a Columbia release. The picture is committed to United Artists as Kramer's last under his expiring deal with that company. 'World's Largest Screen' Chicago, July 19.— The Sunset Drive-In, which was scheduled to open last Friday, will open tomorrow after a week's delay due to material shortages. The new house is in the suburb of Skokie, just Northwest of Chicago, and is advertising "the world's largest screen; 48 per cent larger than any other drive-in screen. Chicago Industry Outing Tuesday Chicago, July 19. — The annual outing of the Chicago motion picture and amusement industries will be held at Nippersink Lodge and Country Club next Tuesday, under the sponsorship of the Variety Club of Illinois. Tickets are on sale at all local film exchanges and at Variety headquarters. The affair will include lunch, dinner, cocktails, swimming and the annual golf tournament. John Jones, of Jones, Linick, and Schaefer, is chairman of the outing. Kilroe's Copyright Works to Columbia U. Edwin P. Kilroe, former copyright legal specialist for 20th Century-Fox, who retired last year after 21 years with the company, has presented to the Columbia University Libraries here his collection of 1,100 volumes on copyright law. Kilroe, who in addition to his work j for 20th-Fox often represented the motion picture industry at international copyright conventions, compiled many of the volumes himself from original sources. They included works on performing rights of literary and dramatic properties, artists' rights, general copyright law and court proceedings in the copyright field here and abroad. Souvaine to Europe Henry Souvaine, president of Souvaine Selective Pictures, left here by plane for Italy yesterday for a three ' week survey of new Italian film product. He may also visit Paris, to viewnew French product against the possibility of acquiring added titles to his 1951-52 release schedule, which will include American, British, French and Italian pictures. RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Samuel G. Lewis, 79 |MfUf VflRK THFATRE*. Boston, July 19.— Samuel G. Lewis, | IIL.1U I UllIX U Ulfcfl I IIUW 79, retired theatre business manager died yesterday at his home in Arlington, Mass. He had been a motion picture theatre manager for several years before becoming manager of the Wilbur Theatre, Boston, _ and the Somerville Theatre, Somerville, Mass. Service will be held tomorrow at the Bigelow Chapel. Internment will be in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cam bridge, Mass Vending Tax Bill Boston, July 19.— The state Joint Legislative Committee on Taxation announced today that the committee has unanimously approved a bill which would place a tax on all vending machines in Massachusetts. Machines would be taxed $10 per year if the bill becomes law. Rockefeller Center SHOW BOAT' starring KATHRYN GRAYSON . A VA GARDNER HOWARD KEEL Color by TECHNICOLOR An M-G-M Picture plus Spectacular Stage Presentation PEKING EXPRESS lOStPH CORIHHC GOTTEN CALVET EDMUND GWENN idmghl Fao'u't jCdl Willi LJitvi, \^yjiiiya.iij . vjliivi vii x * * m ^ 1 ^ • . „^ — — MOTION PICTURE DAILY. 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