Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1951)

2 Motion Picture Daily Monday. October 29, 1951 NEWS in Brief Chicago, Oct. 28.— WGN-TV has just announced the first showing on TV of 10 feature length films, scheduled to be run on the "Courtesy Hour" at 9:30 Sunday evenings, sponsored by Courtesy Motors. The ten films, all produced since 1946, are : "Ten Little Indians," "Let's Live Again," "Jungle Patrol," and "The Gay Intruder." all four of which were released through 20th Century-Fox ; "The Crooked Way," "Abilene Town," "The Stars Look Down," and "Girl From Manhattan," all United Artists ; and Screen Guild Productions' "Road to the Big House" and "The Prairie." • Hollywood. Oct. 28. — An allwomen production firm, Womens Producing Group, Inc., has been formed here, headed by Mrs. Arnold Stoltz, wife of the publicist. All members and backers are women from various club groups throughout the country, and all ends of production will be handled by women. The only man in the organization is Harry H. Thomas, long identified with the industry, who will handle sales. For its first film the company has obtained the rights to do the life of Dr. Margaret Sanger. Four Will Promote Universal's 'Lady' To promote "Lady Pays Off," Universal-International has recruited a special field exploitation staff with John McGrail assigned to Boston; Robert Wile assigned to Hartford, Ralph Ober to Rochester, and Seymour Evans to Syracuse. The production will be given a series of four tests, at Keith's Memorial in Boston and E. M. Loew's Theatre in Hartford, next Friday, at the Paramount Theatre in Syracuse, Nov. 6, and the Regent in Rochester, on Nov. 9. Personal Mention Legion of Decency Puts 3 in Class B The latest report of the National Legion of Decency places three films in Class B and nine in Class A. The films placed in Class B are: "Adventures of Captain Fabian," Republic ; "The Familv Secret," Columbia ; "The Man With a Cloak," M-G-M. Pictures placed in Class A are : "It's A Big Country," M-G-M; "Sky High," Lippert ; "Tom Brown's School Days," British ; "Anne of the Indies," 20th Century-Fox ; "Meet Danny Wilson," Universal-International ; "Sea Hornet," Republic ; "Silver City," Paramount ; "Son of Dr. Jekyll," Columbia ; "Strange Door," Universal-International. TV for Indiana Theatre Indianapolis, Oct. 28. — The Indiana Theatre here will have big screen television within 30 days as part of a broad improvement program aflecting each of the company's four houses at an estimated cost of $100,000, Maurice Brazee, general manager of the Greater Indianapolis group, disclosed. Y FRANK FREEMAN, super• visor of production at Paramount Pictures' Coast studio, arrived in New York on Friday from Hollywood. • Howard Dietz, M-G-M vice-president and director of ad-publicity ; Silas F. Seadler, advertising manager; John Joseph, publicity manager, and Dan S. Terrell, promotion manager, have returned to New York from Chicago. • Frank Walker, general manager of M-G-M Records, returned here over the weekend from the Coast. • Harold Mirisch, vice-president of Monogram-Allied Artists, left Hollywood for New York at the weekend. • David Butler, producer, and his wife arrived here yesterday from Europe on the SS Queen Elizabeth. • Jerry Wald and Norman Krasna left here, for Hollywood yesterday. I JOSEPH H. MOSKOWITZ, vice»J president and Eastern studio representative for 20th Century-Fox, will return here from the Coast today. • Samuel Pinanski has been reappointed a member of the board of trustees of the Lowell Textile Institute at Lowell, Mass., by Governor Paul A. Dever. • Russell Markert, Radio City Music Hall "Rockettes' " director, flew to Europe from here Saturday to scout stage talent. • Clarence Greene, producer-writer, will leave. New York today on a tour of key cities in Maryland, Georgia and Ohio. • Irving Sochin, assistant to C. J. Feldman, Universal Pictures domestic sales manager, has returned to New York from the Coast. • E. J. Mannix, M-G-M studio executive, will leave here for the Coast tomorrow. Newsreel Parade Bischoff Returning To Warner Studio Hollywood. Oct. 28. — Samuel Bischoff, RKO executive producer for the past 18 months, will return on Nov. 19 to the Warner Studio, where he produced 70 pictures in the 193340 period, Bischoff revealed. Bischoff said he sought and received an amicable settlement of his RKO contract due to protracted inactivity occasioned by the fact that RKO has a big backlog of unreleased pictures and he prefers a more active berth. 20th-Fox Publicists' Vote Favors DPOWA By a vote of 37 to two, 20th Century-Fox's home office publicists on Friday chose District No. 65 of the Distributive, Processing and Office Workers of America as their collective bargaining agent. The election was conducted at the home office by the National Labor Relations Board. The choice on the ballot was between DPOWA and "no union." Two to One in Favor At the same time, the three publicists at the 20th Century-Fox International home office voted two to one in favor of DPOWA. Mrs. Margaret Wall, 89 Boston, Oct. 28. — Mrs. Margaret Wall, 89, died at her home in Woburn, Mass., Thursday night. She leaves three sons, all associated with the motion picture industry. They are Edward J., press representative for Paramount Pictures in the Albany and Buffalo areas ; James J., managing director of the Seville Theatre, East Boston, Mass., and Thomas N., managing director of the Circle Theatre, Brighton, Mass., and two daughters, Mrs. Elizabeth K. Sweeney of Quincy, and Mrs. Margaret Prado of Woburn. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at St. Charles Church, Woburn. To Set Up Italian Film Office Here Rome, Oct. 28. — Renato Gualino, manager of the Italian Film Export Company, has left here for London en route to New York where he will establish an American office for his newly established company. Gualino is scheduled to arrive in New York on Nov. 4. His new office there will endeavor to promote the sale in the United States of Italian films under the new MPAAANICA agreements. It is his intention to concentrate on the release of Italian films dubbed in English. Rosenzweig Heads N. F. Warner Club Bernard H. Rosenzweig, of Warner's home office theatre department, has been elected president of the Warner Club. The following were also elected : Tom O'Sullivan, v i c e-president ; Frank Kiernan, vice-president in charge of membership ; Ruth Weisberg, vice-president in charge of welfare ; Fred Stengel, vice-president in charge of claims ; John Holmes, treasurer ; Barry O'Conner, assistant treasurer, and Harry Ollson, secretary. Dash Heads New Studio New studios for transcription and commercial recording on tape and discs have been opened here by Magno Recording Studios, headed by A. J. Dash, formerly head accountant here for Film Daily, who will manage the studios, and Ralph Friedman and Howard Warren, who will be in charge of engineering. John Byram's Mother Funeral services were held here Saturday for Mrs. Bertha C. Byram, 76, mother of John Byram, Paramount Pictures' home office play editor. Mrs. Byram died Thursday of a heart attack. JDRITAIN goes to the polls, the J-J capture of "Bloody Ridge" in Korea and mourning for the slain Pakistan premier mark current newsreel highlights. Other items include the UN's sixth anniversary and sports. MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 87 — "Bloody Ridge" captured in fierce battle. Navy carrier returns from Korea. A message from General Ridgeway. Britain goes to the polls. "Ike" sees U. S. Navy in action. Pakistan mourns slain Premier. The Pope canonizes three new Saints. A daredevil in Germany. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 217— Red rout in Korea filmed under fire. Korea heroes honored on UN day. Argentina's mighty tribute to Eva Peron. Eisenhower sees NATO fleet maneuvers. American all-stars meet Tapanese Giants. A special message from Governor Dewey. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 20 — Fleet maneuvers in Mediterranean. "Loyalty Day" in Argentine. Gale lashes Sicily. Slain premier laid to rest. Korea "vets" lead UN salute. U. S. officer weds princess. Exclusive: Controversial Drake-Oklahoma A. and M. football game. TELENEWS DIGEST, No. 43B— Britishers go to the polls. Korea: Seoul today. UN Day celebration in Washington. Mass pilgrimage in Portugal. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 503-UN anniversary. Korea action. Truman at dedication. Premier's funeral. U.S.S. Boxer returns. Danish gymnasts. Illinois, 27 vs. Washington. 20. WARNER PATHE NEWS, No. 22 — "Free world" hails UN's sixth birthday. Korea: Battle of "Bloody Ridge." Washington: Truman meets with Mossadegh on oil crisis. Washington: General Clark's family at bedside of wounded son. Argentina: Peron rallies reach new high. Pakistan: Funeral of slain premier. U. S. zone. Germany: U. S. Colonel weds Lichtenstein princess. Exclusive: Football. Giants vs. Eagles. Gilford, L. A. Lawyer, Will Produce Films Hollywood, Oct. 28. — Max M. Gilford, Los Angeles attorney, has temporarily retired from his law firm in order to produce motion pictures, and he has also resigned as an executive member and general counsel for the National Society of Television Producers. He is now executive producer for Pegasus Productions, Inc., whose initial film will be "The Slasher." Edmond Angelo will direct and produce. Souvaine Gets 3 More "Mr. Lord Says No," new British comedy produced by Sydney Box, will be released by Souvaine Selective Pictures in the Western Hemisphere. Charles Amory. general sales manager of Souvaine. completed negotiations with Sydney Box, British producer, for "Mr. Lord Says No," and two other pictures to be produced during the coming year. 'Pandora' to Music Hall When Metro-Goklwyn-Mayer's "An American in Paris" runs its undetermined course at New York's Music Hall Theatre, it will be followed by the same company's "Pandora and the Flying Dutchman," which probably will be the Christmas season attraction. c107i?N. *jI(t^rjRE H^1^' iMaD'1.i^uiKlerl Editor-in-Chiefjjnd Publisher; Sherwin ^Kane, Editor; Terry Ramsaye,_Consulting_Editor. Published daily, except Saturdays. "Quigpubco, New Vice-President; Building, William R. Weaver, Editor. Chicago Bureau, 120 South LaSalle Street, Urben Farley, Advertising' Representative," FI~6-3074~.^^ National Press Club. Washington, D. C. London Bureau, 4 Golden So.., London Wl; Hope Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; cable address, "Quigpubco, London." 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