Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1951)

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Thursday, October 11, 1951 Motion Picture Daily N. Y. Variety (Continued from page 1) Meinhardt ; second assistant chief barker, William F. Rodgers ; property master, Edward Lachman ; dough guy, Saul Trauner. The following canvassmen have been nominated : Harry Brandt, Russell Downing, Jack Ellis, Ed Fabian, Harold J. Klein, Martin Kornbluth, Chick Lewis, Robert Mochrie, Abe Montague, Jerry Pickman, Walter Reade, Jr., Herman Robbins, Bert Sanford, Cy Seymour, George Skouras, Dick Walsh, Max Wolff. Election Meeting Nov. 15 Nominations may also be made when endorsed with the names of not less than 10 members of the Tent if delivered to the property master at least seven days prior to the annual election meeting, which is to be held on Nov. IS at the Hotel Astor. The committee appointed to conduct the election is composed of Jerome J. Cohen, Leslie R. Schwartz and Monroe Kaplan and they will have the ballot box open from 12:00 noon to 6:00 P.M. Leslie R. Schwartz, house committee head, reports that the club quarters are now prepared to accommodate members and their guests for luncheon and dinners, both social and business. The present location is on the Mezzanine Floor of the Hotel Astor. Drawing on Nov. 29 The New York Tent will hold its "1951 Variety Club Welfare Award" drawing on Nov. 29. On that evening a bazaar will be held in conjunction with the drawing in the Astor where a committee composed of Max Wolff, Ed Lachman, Ira Meinhardt, Morris Sanders, Fred Schwartz and Cy Seymour will put on a "clam bake." US TV Suit (Continued from page 1) atres over broadcasters as long as there was no organized agreement, it was pointed out. The D. of J.'s anti-trust division has reported it is studying the whole question of exclusive theatre telecasts, i This could be the subject of later action but it is not directly involved in yesterday's suit. Chesnes, Hammer (Continued from page 1) system. He served as a manufacturing engineer for three and one-half years with Westinghouse Electric Corp. at East Pittsburgh, Pa. RKO RADIO PICTURES, Inc TRADE SHOWINGS of "TWO TICKETS TO BROADWAY (Technicolor) CHICAGO Avalon Theatre, Thursday, Oct. 18. 9:00 P.M. DALLAS (Revised Date) Palace Theatre, Monday, Oct. 29, 6:00 P.M. PORTLAND Paramount Theatre, Friday, Oct. 19, 8:30 P.M. BUFFALO 20th Century Theatre, Friday, Oct. 19, 8:30 P.M. Public Wants Musicals, Comedies, Adventure, Report Pine and Thomas Salt Lake City, Oct. 10.— "It is important that the American public not get down on Hollywood. It is vital that all branches of the industry cooperate to see that this does not happen." This was the message given to a group of Utah, Idaho and Montana exhibitors and distributors in Salt Lake yesterday by producers William Pine and William Thomas who stopped in the city for one day on their tour of the nation. At a luncheon at the Variety Club, the producers told of the "listening tour" which they are taking to find out what exhibitors believe the public wants. Pine and Thomas said that musicals, comedies and adventure are the top desires in the way of film fare. They said they do not see how anyone can tell moviegoing tastes by flying from New York to Hollywood with a stop in Chicago. They believe the people must be sounded out on their film tastes. The discussion ranged over advertising, publicity, film costs and forthcoming product. Pine and Thomas were accompanied by Bob Quinn, Salt Lake field representative for Paramount, who has been transferred to the studio. NLRB Ruling (Continued from page 1) Eisemann Charges Denied by Skiatron The $250,000 damage action filed in New York Supreme Court by Eisemann Industrial Corp. against Skiatron Electric and Television Corp. and Scophony Corp., of America "is absolutely without foundation and the defendants have already moved to dismiss the complaint," Skiatron declared in a statement issued here yesterday. The suit alleges infringement of patent rights of Adolph H. Rosenthal, described in the complaint as an inventor of some of Skiatron's patents. Skiatron asserted yesterday that "this action by Eisemann does not in any way involve the patents of this company . . . Also there is no action or claim of any kind by Rosenthal against this company relating to the oatents. Any statement by Eisenman to the effect that the patents of this company are involved are completely untrue." TESMA-TEDA (Continued from page 1) night were that the organizations would experience one of the most successful conventions to date. TESMA's board of directors was in session tonight, with the outcome of the election of officers scheduled for announcement tomorrow. T E D A , which conducts its elections in caucus, is expected to announce its new officers tomorrow afternoon, following an all-industry luncheon. U' Will Meet (Continued from page 1) sales manager is presiding at the meetings with procedures being outlined by F. T. Murray, head of branch operations, C. J. Malafronte, assistant to Murray, and Irving Weiner, in charge of home office reserve prints. The fourth and final meeting is scheduled for the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on Oct. 19 and 20. Variety May Hike Dues Albany, N. Y., Oct. 10. — A proposal raising the annual dues from $20 to $35 will be discussed by the Albany Variety Club crew at a meeting on Friday. Chief Barker Leo Rosen said the annual "Denial Day" drive to collect money for the club's summer boys' camp, and other matters will be considered. A general meeting to take action on these questions is scheduled Monday night. Alliance, Canada, Gets Broder Films Budd Rogers, vice-president in charge of sales for Jack Broder Productions, has closed a deal with Ray Lewis in behalf of Alliance Films Corp., Toronto, for distribution of the four new Jack Broder pictures throughout Canada. The four are : "Two-Dollar Bettor," with John Litel, Marie Windsor and Steve Brodie ; "The Basketball Fix," with John Ireland, Vanessa Brown and Marshall Thompson ; "Bride of the Gorilla," with Barbara Payton, Raymond Burr and Lon Chaney ; "The Bushwhackers," with John Ireland, Wayne Morris, Lawrence Tierney, Lon Chaney and Dorothy Malone. ica, with a view to setting a date for a Columbia employes' election. Russell M. Moss, executive vicepresident of the "IA" local, said yesterday that District No. 65, which inherited members of the former Screen Office and Professional Employes Guild at Columbia, has indicated to the NLRB a desire to withdraw from the ballot. However, he explained, the Board informed No. 65 that an election is inevitable even if the withdrawal is decided upon, and "65" must indicate at today's hearing its final decision with respect to withdrawal. Moss claimed his union has made further inroads into former SOPEG territory with the enrollment recently by H-63 of all "white collar" workers at the Monogram exchange here. NLRB, he said, will call an election there shortly too. Nitrate Film (Continued from page 1) signs of deterioration." The Bureau outlined guides for recognizing and disposing of decomposed film. Coyne on Air for Drive Robert W. Coyne, special counsel to the Council of Motion Picture Organizations, was interviewed by Walter Kiernan on the industry's "Movietime U. S. A." campaign on the "Family Hour" radio program yesterday afternoon over station WJZ here. The program was carried on the entire ABC network. 11-15*51 Color by Technicolor A Paramount Picture