Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1951)

Tuesday, October 23, 1951 Motion Picture Daily 5 Big $47,500 for Garland at Palace The RKO Palace in the first week of its two-a-day vaudeville policy, now headlining Judy Garland, racked up a terrific $47,500, the management reported here yesterday. The first week includes seven evening performances and five matinees. For the next two weeks, the manegement reported evening performances are pretty well sold out. Matinees are drawing a big window sale. Pro-Hollywood (Continued from page 1) Vote on TV A Status (Continued from page 1) diction of the Associated Actors and Artists of America, AFL. The five unions are Actors' Equity, Chorus Equity, American Federation of Radio Artists, American Guild of Musical Artists and American Guild of Variety Artists. An alternative plan is for the amalgamation of all unions under the Four A's into one organization. Screen Actors and Screen Extras guilds, jurisdictional foes of TVA in the filmsfor-television field, are members of the Four A's. It is expected that SAG and SEG would be invited to the TVA convention if there should be any definite indication between now and Dec. 7 that the second plan would be seriously considered. Many actors belong at one and the same time to SAG and one or more of the five TVA unions. If neither of the two plans is adopted, the convention would vote to continue TVA as a trusteeship of the five member unions. When TVA was organized two years ago all members of its talent union constituents were privileged to work in television without payment of dues to the Authority. Since then, however, a dues system has been set up, and Actors Equity and Chorus Equity alone have contributed to TVA sums in excess of $125,000. Republic Sells 174 (Continued from page 1) the Chicagoland television audience for the first time than by any other station. Included in the Republic package are 26 features which will be given their first television presentation on Channel No. 9. The package also includes several Red Ryder productions for children, short features starring Wild Bill Elliott, Rocky Lane, Gabby Hayes, Bobby Blake. The Three Mesquiteers, Don Barry and Sunset Carson appear in other frontier and western features. Other cowboy pictures star Johnny Mack Brown and Bob Steele. Discuss Color TV (Continued from page 1) clare that any new version of a consumer durable article stimulates demand. Thus, while each color TV set uses no more material than each black-and-white set, there would be a demand for more color sets than for black and white sets, and thus the over-all metal consumption would be greater. The same argument, they think, may apply to large-screen color TV. N.Y. Grosses (Continued from page 1) at the Radio City Music Hall, which expects to do a resounding $150,000 for the third week. An excellent $50,000 is seen for the fifth week of "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Warners. Among those in the opening week, a robust $14,500 is forecast for "The Red Badge of Courage" at the TransLux 52nd Street. The initial stanza of "Angels in the Outfield" is expected to rack up about $32,000, a bit low, but still considered satisfactory. "Anne of the Indies" bows at the Roxy tomorrow, replacing "A Millionaire for Christy" which is expected to gross a good $64,000 for its final six days. The new stage bill will be headlined by Bill Miller's Riviera Revue. Dropping, but still holding up well, is "David and Bathsheba" at the Rivoli, with $24,000 estimated for its tenth week. Under the satisfactory category is "Here Comes the Groom" at the Astor with $18,000 forecast for the fifth week. "Ten Tall Men" will replace "The Whistle at Eaton Falls" at the Victoria which is expected to do a so-so $9,000 for its final second week which ends Thursday. The last six days of "Mr. Imperium" at the Criterion is estimated to hit only a fair $10,000. "The Blue Veil" bows there Friday. Holding up satisfactorily is "Texas Carnival" at Loew's State where $18,000 is seen for the second week, compared to a corrected first week figure of $20,000. Holding up well for its twelfth week at the Park Avenue is "Oliver Twist" with $7,100 estimated. At the Bijou, an excellent $10,500 for the 29th week of "Tales of Hoffman" is estimated. Dropping, but still good, is "The Day the Earth Stood Still," at the Mayfair where $16,500 is forecast for the fifth week. A smash $14,000 for "The Lavender Hill Mob" at the new Fine Arts Theatre is expected for the first week. Another smart $12,700 is seen for the seventh week of "The River" at the Paris. "The Browning Version" will have its premiere next Monday at the Sutton, replacing "The Medium," which is expected to do a fair $4,700 for its seventh and final week. The opening of "Thunder on the Hill," at the Trans-Lux 60th Street, was a bit disappointing for the first seven days, with $5,500 seen. Radio, TV Code (Continued from page 1) of modesty and shall avoid exposure or such emphasis on anatomical detail as would embarass or offend home viewers. Camera angles shall avoid such views of performers as to emphasize anatomical details indecently." The code sets up a Television Code Review Board made up of six members of the NARTB. Any TV station will be eligible to subscribe to the code and subscribers will receive authority to use the "NARTB seal of Approval" display of which will indicate that the station is following the code, failure to follow the code will result in withdrawal of the seal. Groups of telecasters have issued similar statements in the past but to date there has been no machinery set up for enforcement of these selfregulatory codes. Movies Have Nothing To Worry About Hollywood, Oct. 22. — "As one of the Hollywood personalities who went out on the 'Movietime U.S.A.' tours to spread the word that movies are better than ever, I made a most important discovery — the movies have nothing to worry about because the people of this* country love the movies, and the people are better than ever." This is the report that William Demarest will make to radio audiences next Friday when he appears on the 432 stations of the Liberty Broadcasting System as guest commentator on the 'Movietime U.S.A." program. New Tax Changes (Continued from page 1) symphonies, operas and certain nonprofit entertainments will be free of the admission tax. But the tax is to remain on all film showings, even of non-profit groups. All raw stock, film and equipment used by the industry as a "cost of business" will be exempted. Services for Mrs. Houck Hollywood, Oct. 22. — Funeral services for Mrs. Eugenia Houck, 56, wife of George Houck, head of Monogram-Allied Artists' receiving department, were held here today. Hollywood outlook. Moreover, he believes the attack which Life Magazine made on the industry has had a paradoxical effect ; it threw public sentiment on the side of the industry, Mayer held. COMPO fought the attack strenuously. The past six months brought the industry its greatest benefits in the area of public relations, according to Mayer. But, he admonished, "we must keep pressing, keep putting new and constructive ideas in force." He acknowledged that new ideas for use in conjunction with the "Movietime" drive are being weighed. These will crystallize into activities aimed at adding to the impact of the recent star tours and the series of radio programs that will continue to carry the "Movietime" message to the nation. However, apart from mentioning the plans for industry expositions, Mayer declined to be specific about the new ideas, for the reason that identifying them at this time would, in his opinion, commit COMPO to them to the extent that some which might not be entirely feasible could not be withdrawn without possible embarrassment. He wants the ideas to have matured before they are announced. Mayer paid tribute to those circuit executives who consistently provide COMPO with financial support. And he deplored the fact that there are a number of apparently prosperous theatremen who have not supplemented their praise of COMPO's achievements with tangible evidence of their faith in its capacities. THIS IS A TEASER! And she's got the figure for YVONNE DE CARLO stars in Hotel Sahara" those top B.0. figures thru UA