Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1952)

2 Motion Picture Daily Friday, January 18, 1952 Personal Mention Only 'A Handful' of Bldg. Permits Issued Washington, Jan. 17. — National Product'on Authority officials say only "a handful" of theatre projects will be okayed in the second quarter, consisting in those for which crit'cal materials were on hand before Oct. 1; those using very small quantities of critical materials, which can be obtained without government ad; those absolutely essential for morale of military personnel or defense wor'.iers and theatres to replace fire lossos, or in other situations of extreme economic hards-iip for the exhibitor. MPIC Support To Kramer Hollywood, Jan. 17. — Motion Picture Industry Council today lined up with AMPP. SIMPP, IMPPA, MPAA, COMPO, in approval of Stanley Kramer's action in filing suit against Wage Earners Committee for circulating a pamphlet describing him as notorious for producing "Redslanted and Red-starred" films. WEC has been picketing Kramer's "Death of a Salesman" run in Beverly Hills since Dec. 20, and allegedly has distributed circulars to exhibitors as well as the public. MPIC resolution, adopted at the regular monthly meeting Wednesday night, said, "Whereas MPIC has noted with increasing concern attacks made by irresponsible groups on the loyalty and patriotism of the picture industry, particularly in unjustified picketing of theatres and in the distribution of defamatory circulars, it therefore resolves that MPIC commends Stanley Kramer for his courageous stand in instituting a libel suit against the Wage Earners Committee for the malicious and unfounded picketing of his picture, and pledges to him our complete support in the action he has taken." MPIC constituent groups include .\FL film council, all talent guilds, virtually the entire Hollywood professional and labor personnel. Last night's meeting ended Allen Rivkin's six-months presidency, with vice-president Gunther Lessing taking over a six-months term and Steve Broidy becoming vice-president in line of succession. Rivkin will attend the next COMPO meeting as MPIC representative. Secretary Ronald Reagan and treasurer Cy Baer were reelected. Also, SW'G president Mary C. McCall, Jr., was elected to represent MPIC at a luncheon scheduled in Washington by Defense Secretary Robert Lovett next Wednesday. MPIC Meet Hears State Dept. Report Hollywood, Jan. 17. — James B. Faixchney, chief of the foreign production staff of the international motion picture division of the U. S. State Department, at a meeting of the manpower committee of the Motion Picture Industry Council here, reported on the work being done by industry manpower in various sections of the world and urged MPIC to continue its support of the international information program. MPAA and SIMPP {Continued jrom page 1) the formula submitted by Spain, would partake of 40 licenses which the Madrid government would channel through Spanish producers. Prior to yesterday's MPAA-SIMPP exchange of views, Ellis G. Arnall, Society president, said SIMPP would not join in any .Spanish agreement that did not treat SIMPP on a par with the MPAA. The MPA.A. member companies, under the Spanish formula, would receive 60 licenses direct from tlie government. LEO McCAREY, producer-director, will return to Hollywood today after a week's visit here. • Charles F. Deesen, home office assistant to John J. Maloney, Central sales manager for M-G-M, is in Detroit, conferring with Maloney and Frank Downey^ local branch manager, and will return here Monday. • Kenneth E. Wright, theatre owner and president of the Theatre Television Authority, has been appointed a regular member of the City Civil Service Board by the city council of Sacramento, Cal. • Lindsay Durand, Paramount's West Coast national magazine contact, returned to Hollywood yesterday from New York. • Leo Samuels, sales head of Walt Disney's Eastern office, will leave here for Burbank this week. • Al Lichtman, 20th Century-Fox distribution chief, plans to leave for a Florida vacation around Jan. 25. DragonetteaGuestat Industry Breakfast Jessica Dragonette, Jane Wyatt, and Mary Ann Wagner will be on the program with Rev. James Keller, head of the Christopher movement, at the second annual Communion breakfast for Catholics in the film industry here on Sunday. The affair will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria immediately following nine o'clock Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Other guests will include Margaret O'Brien, Perry Como, Kathleen Lockhart, June Lockhart, Una O'Connor, Roddy McDowell, Robert Alda, Eddie Dowling, Giacinto Prandella and Mary Ann Wagner. The Right Rev. Richard J. Pigott, pastor of Our Lady of Victory Church, will represent His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman. A capacity crowd of 2,000 is expected to attend. Miss Dragonette, author of the recently published book, "Faith Is a Song," will sing the national anthem and Miss Wyatt and McCarey will give short addresses, following the principal talk by Father Keller. New UA Posts (Continued jrom page 1) rector, Tamarin will be named the latter's assistant, and Nathanson will be publicity manager. Lately, Winikus has been serving also as assistant advertising-publicity director. Under the staff reorganization, Youngstein, who has been directing advertisingpublicity operations, will continue to oversee the department's activities and at the same time will take on a number of additional executive duties. Prior to joining Spiegel, recently, Nathanson was for several years publicity manager <tl Paramount Pictures here. GAEL SULLIVAN, executive director of the Theatre Owners of America, left Chicago yesterday by train for Los Angeles. • Alfred F. Corwin of the Motion Picture Association of America's New York press relations department, is in Washington and will return to his desk here on Monday. • John Davis, managing director of the J. Arthur Rank Organization, is scheduled to arrive here from London by plane tomorrow and will return there Jan. 24. • Ted Toddy, president of Toddy Pictures, was in Atlanta for a visit to the branch office there. • Jay Bonafield, RKO Pathe executive vice-president, is in Cuba from New York. Max Bercutt, Warner Brothers field man, is in Salt Lake from San Francisco. • Theron Warth, producer, is in New York from Hollywood. 100 Acceptances for 20th Meet to Date More than 100 representatives of top circuits in the East have already signified their intention of attending the 20th Century-Fox merchandising meeting set for Tuesday, it was revealed here yesterday by Al Lichtman, director of distribution for the company. Many previously unrevealed plans for the promotion of the 1952 lineup will be announced at the meeting when vice-president Charles Einfeld and his advertising, publicity and exploitation departments detail methods and techniques of bringing the product to the public's attention. Disabled 'Vets' Film At 6 B'way Houses A record number of day-and-date Broadway playdates for a Disabled American Veterans short has been set up by Warner's Ben Abner, New York DAV distribution chairman, on "One Who Came Back," which is currently showing at six houses here. Theatres playing the film, a two-reel subject sponsored by the United States Defense Department, Disabled American Veterans and the Association of Motion Picture Producers of Hollywood, are the Paramount, Warner, Mayfair, Globe, Rialto and the New York. "One Who Came Back" is being distributed nationally through the Motion Picture Association of America with Ben Kalmenson, Warner sales head, in charge of distribution. 'Zapata' Rivoli Opening "Viva Zapata!" Darryl F. Zanuck's first personal production of 1952 for 2()th Century-Fox, will have its world premiere at the Rivoli on Feb. 7. Mono.A A Executive Meeting on Coast Leaving here today by plane for Hollywood will be Monogram-Allied Artists Eastern executives Morey R. Goldstein, sales vice-president ; Edward Morey, vice-president, and Lloyd Lind, supervisor of exchanges. They will meet on the Coast with Steve Broidy, president of the two companies, and Harold Mirisch and G. Ralph Branton, vice-presidents, on sales policies for 1952 and' a discussion of saturation bookings for "Fort Osage" and "Rodeo," two Monogram specials in Cinecolor, and Monogram's "Waco," in sepia tone. $200,000 Studio Fire Hollywood, Jan. 17. — Frontier Films studio, recently used for television production, was destroyed by fire with a loss estimated at $200,000. NEW YORK THEATRES RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL ______ Rockefeller Center CECIL B. DeMILLE'S "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" Color by TECHNICOLOR plus SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION WANT YOU" V . Now! CRITERION Broadway at 45th St. MOTION PICTURE DAILY. Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; Terry Ramsaye, Consulting Editor. Published daily, except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, by Quiglcy Publishing Company, Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue. Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N. Y. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address: "Quigpubco, New York. 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