Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1951)

2 Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, October 10, 1951 Personal Mention JOSEPH H. MOSKOWITZ, 20th Century-Fox vice-president and Eastern studio representative, has arrived in Hollywood from New York for studio conferences. • John Farrow, director, has been invited, as a representative of the industry, to participate in a joint civilian orientation program by Secretary of Defense Robert Lovett, to be held in Washington, Oct. 15-22. • Maurice N. Wolf, field assistant to H. M. Richey, M-G-M exhibitor relations head, will speak before the Better Films Council at Worcester, Mass. Nov. 6. • Jean Hersholt has been made first honorary staff member of the new Los Angeles Cancer Detection Clinic, which will formally open with civic ceremonies in Los Angeles on Oct. 14. • E. K. O'Shea, vice-president of Paramount Film Distributing Corp., and Jerry Pickman, advertising-publicity director, have returned here from Philadelphia. • Seymour Moses, managing director of M-G-M's organization in Holland, is in New York for a combined business and pleasure visit. • Louis Nizer, motion picture attorney, is among those serving as honorary vice-chairmen for the "Night of Stars" benefit show. • Jack Broder. president of Broder Productions, and Mrs. Broder have left New York for Hollywood. Film Companies to Close on Holiday Most film, theatre, equipment and related industry companies' offices here will be closed all or a half day on Friday, Columbus Day. RKO and 20th Century-Fox will be closed a full day. Closed half-a-day will be Columbia, M-G-M, Monogram, Paramount, United Artists, Universal, Warner Brothers and the Motion Picture Association of America. Republic has not as yet made a decision on closing. New N.Y. House to Open New York's newest motion picture house, the Fine Arts Theatre, on 58th Street between Park and Lexington Avenues, will open on Monday. Universal's "The Lavender Hill Mob," starring Alec Guinness, will be the initial offering. The picture is a J. Arthur Rank production. UK Election Delays Film London, Oct. 9. — General Film Distributors' "High Treason," an antiCommunist film which depicts a plot to sabotage Britain's docks and key industrial centers, has had its premiere postponed from Oct. 18 until after the Oct. 25 elections, to avoid "possible criticism of political bias." F. & M. Files In UPT-ABC Hearing Washington, Oct. 9. — Fanchon and Marco today filed a formal notice of appeal from Federal Communications Commissioner Sterling's decision to deny intervention in the United Paramount Theatres-American Broadcasting merger hearings. The full Commission is expected to pass on the appeal without a further hearing. Heavy Campaign for Popkin's 'The Well' A heavy merchandising plan for Harry M. Popkins "The Well," United Artists release, will continue the world premiere engagement of the Clarence Greene-Russell Rouse film directly from Loew's State to the Brooklyn Paramount and then right onto the entire Loew's circuit in Greater New York, it was announced here by William J. Heineman, sales vice-president. Loew's will open "The Well" in Jersey City and Loew's Newark on Oct. 17. "The Well" will then open across the entire Loew's circuit in New York on Oct. 31. The all-out advertising and publicity campaign, which launched "The Well" here, is being stepped up by Max E. Youngstein, United Artists vice-president. 8 Additional Key Openings for 'River' Jean Renoir's Technicolor film, "The River," now in the fourth week of its world premiere engagement at the Paris Theatre in New York, has been set for eight additional major openings, bringing to 14 the total number scheduled so far, it was announced by William J. Heineman, United Artists sales vice-president. The eight new engagements all under the sponsorship of The Theatre Guild, are : World Theatre, Minneapolis, Oct. 23 ; Mercury Theatre, Buffalo, Oct. 24; Art Theatre, Dayton, Oct. 24; Aldine, Philadelphia, Oct. 31; Guild, Cincinnati, Nov. 14; World, Columbus, Nov. 14; Playhouse, Washington, Dec. 23 ; and the Little Theatre, Baltimore, Dec. 23. These engagements, like all others slated for "The River," are on a reserved-seat, twice-daily schedule. Para. Workers Meeting Paramount Pictures' home office "white collar" workers will meet at the Hotel Woodstock here tomorrow evening to formulate plans for comingnegotiations between 1ATSE Motion Picture Home Office Employes Local No. H-63 and the company. The employes recently designated the "IA" local as their bargaining agent. Leewood in London London, Oct. 9. — Jack Leewood, production supervisor for Robert Lippert, is here from Hollywood to study British production possibilities. Exclusive Films, in association with Lippert, will begin shooting shortly. U. S. to Counter Belgium Proposal American counter-proposals to an impending Belgium government decree which would put an import quota on U. S. films and limit remittances will be made shortly, it was learned here yesterday. MPEA Discusses The counter-proposals were discussed at yesterday's meeting of the Motion Picture Export Association, which dealt with the Belgium problem among other foreign topics, according to MPEA spokesman. The proposed decree would lift the present unrestricted importation of American films and put an import quota of from 200 to 225 American pictures, in addition to limiting remittances to 80 per cent. The proposed action, according to an MPEA spokesman, stems from the Belgium government's dollar position rather than any animosity toward American films. 20t h's Report Wins Financial Award In the final ratings of the independent board of judges in the "Financial World Survey of Annual Reports," 20th Century-Fox was judged as having the best annual report of the motion pictures industry. The bronze "Oscar of Industry" trophy will be presented to the company at the annual awards banquet in the Hotel Statler, New York, on Oct. 29. 'Kon-TikV Holdover In 18 'Art' Houses Eighteen of the 22 New York "art" houses which opened the Sol LesserRKO Radio release "Kon-Tiki" last Wednesday are holding over for a second week, Robert Mochrie, RKO Radio sales vice president, reports The picture recently completed a six-month run at the Sutton here. Switching usual distribution procedure through the circuits, Producer's Representatives, representing Sol Lesser, and RKO Radio have decided to continue the art house policy. McCullough to Chi. For Safety Meeting John B. McCullough, director of the technical services department of the Motion Picture Association of America, was the industry's speaker at a meeting of the National SafetyCongress to be held yesterday at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago. As director of the industry's conservation activities, McCullough presented a series of awards for the best films on national safety made in 1950-51. Honor Harris, Thomas Sam Harris, chairman of the British trade publication Today's Cinema, and Frad Thomas, editor, will be the honor guests at a reception tomorrow afternoon sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America. It will be held here at the Harvard Club. Newsreel Parade Tj XHIBITORS everywhere will be glad to note that "Movietime U.S.A." developments are highlighted in current newsreels. Also covered are the visit to the U. S. of Iran's Mossadegh and the arrival in Canada of England's Princess Elizabeth. Full synopses follow : MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 82— Elizabeth flies ocean for tour of Canada. Ridgway agrees to resume Korea talks with Reds. Iranian Premier arrives in New York. President Truman meets Movietime stars. The World Series. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 212— Princess Elizabeth visits Canada. Marines take Korea hill by helicopter. British quit Iran. Iranian Premier here. Truman lauds Movietime U.S.A. World Series highlights. Tigers sink Navy. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 15— Report from Korea. Mossadegh arrives. Elizabeth and Philip in Canada. Truman greets Movietime stars. Michigan State vs. Ohio State. PrincetonNavy. TELENEWS DIGEST, No. 41-A-O'ffen sive by UN in Korea. Tories speak out in British elections. Texas A. & M. vs. Oklahoma. World Series. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 498— Iran crisis. Movietime U.S.A. World Series tiedup. Michigan State vs. Ohio State. WARNER PATHE NEWS, No. 17— Elizabeth and Philip arrive in Canada. First victory for helicopter. Mossadegh arrives in U. S. London: Abadan oil workers leave Iran. Gen. Collins meets Ike in Europe. Movietime stars begin tour; visit Truman. Princeton tops Navy. Illinois beats Wisconsin. Edward McEvoy, 63, Industry Veteran Edward L. McEvoy, film industry veteran died on Sept. 27, according to word reaching here yesterday from his native Leominster, Mass. McEvoy, 63, had been in the film business since boyhood when he worked at the Peabody Theatre in Leominster. Before his comparatively recent retirement from the industry, he was short subject sales manager for Universal and prior to that was manager of the Eastern sales division of RKO Radio. Mrs. Flora L. Shelton Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 9. — Mrs. Flora L. Shelton, wife of Robert M. Shelton. vice president and general manager of Commonwealth Theatres, died Sunday. Besides her husband she is survived by a daughter. Funeral services were held at Warrensburg, Missouri, their former home, today. Edmund D. Adcock, 73 Chicago, Oct. 9. — Services were held here on Monday for Edmund D. Adcock, 73, former law partner of Leo Spitz, executive of UniversalInternational. Seal Trailer Booked The annual Christmas Seal trailer, starring Gary Cooper for 1951 and filmed by Warner Brothers, has been set to plav more than 10,000 theatres in pre-Christmas bookings designed to boost the sale of the seals. MOTION PICTURE DAILY. Martin Quigley. 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