Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1955)

2 Motion Picture Daily Thursday, May 12, 1955 Personal Mention ALFRED E. DAFF, UniversalInternational executive vice-president, will leave Hollywood by plane today en route to Barcelona, Spain. • Edward L. Hyman, vice-president of American Broadcasting-Paramount. Theatres, and Bernard Levy, his assistant, have returned to New York from Chicago and other cities of the Midwest. • Dale Turnbull, son of Ernest Turnbull, supervisor of 20th Century-Fox's interests in Australia, has become engaged to Virginia Fuller, of Elizabeth Bay, Australia. • Rudolph Stern ad, production _ designer for Stanley Kramer, arrived in New York yesterday from Hollywood, and will leave here tomorrow for Madrid, Spain. • Jerome Pickman, Paramount vicepresident of advertising-publicity, will leave New York over the weekend for the Coast. • August Ilg, retired former owner of the Ohio Theatre, Lorain, O., has left there with his daughter for a three-month trip to Europe. • Shep BloO'M newly-appointed 20th Century-Fox branch manager in New Haven, has moved his family there from Philadelphia. • Steve Broidy, president of Allied Artists, will leave the Coast by plane today for New York. • E. S. Gregg, president of Westrex Corp., will leave here by plane today for Tokyo. • G. Ralph Branton, Allied Artists vice-president, has returned to Hollywood from New York. • John Arnold, M-G-M cameraman, has returned to the Coast from New York. e Bernie Menschell, of Community Amusement Corp., has returned to Hartford from New York. • Morris Kepner, of the Burnside Theatre Corp., East Hartford, has returned there from New York. • David O. Selznick will arrive in New York today from Hollywood. • Noel Coward will arrive today from London via B.O.A.C. Monarch. Superscope for Bogeaus HOLLYWOOD, May 11. — Benedict Bogeaus Productions, Inc., has completed negotiations with Joseph and Irving Tushinsky to film Bogeaus' forthcoming production, "Tennessee's Partner," in Superscope. "Tennessee's Partner," for distribution by RKO, stars John Payne, Rhonda Fleming and Ronald Reagan. Filming in Technicolor will begin on Monday under the direction of Allan Dwan. Editorial (Continued from page 1) Rembusch have been shouting these several months past — a warning to the public that the best on TV now available without charge, will be charged for should toll TV be authorized. Their contention is that, far from bringing new and presently inaccessible programs to television, toll TV simply will impose a charge on the viewer for most of the programs he now obtains free. To that, the Walter O'Malleys have publicly said "Amen." The Committee Against Toll TV and exhibitors generally owe them a heartfelt vote of thanks. Mexico's Reachi Is Dead at 54 MEXICO CITY, May 11.— Manuel Reachi, 54, prominent in the Mexican picture industry as producer and organization executive, died in his home at Cuernavaca, of cancer, from which he had long suffered. He was board vice-president of the Picture Producers and Distributors Association. Burial was in Cuernavaca. His mother and three brothers and a three-yearold son from his third marriage survive. A brother, Santiago, is president of Posa Films, S. A., producer of pictures of "Cantinflas" (Mario Moreno). Eastman's Chapman Honored By French PARIS, May 11.— The insignia of the Knight of the Legion of Flonor was bestowed on Albert Chapman, president of Eastman Kodak Co., in a surprise ceremony at the French Kodak-Pathe offices. The French Foreign Ministry had proposed the honor for him and the decree of his nomination was signed by President Rene Coty on May 5. However, when Chapman, who is here in the course of a Western European business trip, entered his company's Paris office he was unaware that the decoration awaited him. Report Technicolor Buying H-F Lab HOLLYWOOD, May 11. — Technicolor Corp. is reported here to be in the process of purchasing the former Cinecolor laboratory from Houston-Fearless Corp. which has operated the plant under the name of Color Corp. of America. Price is said to have been $500,000 with the transaction now in escrow. Industry people in New York who are close to the Color Corp. of America status said that its plant on the Coast had been dismantled and that the equipment had been removed. They appeared to be puzzled as to what Technicolor was buying. Herbert Miller, Trade Journalist, Succumbs PHILADELPHIA, May 11.— Herbert M. Miller, 48 years old, editor of Jay Emanuel's "The Exhibitor," died at the Einstein Medical Center, Southern Division, today following a lingering illness. He was a Variety Club member, Motion Picture Associates and Motion Picture Pioneers. Miller is survived by his wife, Mildred, a son, Bruce, and a brother, Leo, of Bridgeport, Conn. Funeral services will be held at 11 A.M., Friday, at the Joseph Levine and Sons Funeral Home here. Interment will be in Mt. Sinai Cemetery, this city. Skouras to Honorary Medical College Post Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th Century-Fox, has been appointed honorary chairman for the fund raising drive of New York Medical College, Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital. Charles D. Halsey, chairman of the board of trustees, made the announcement. Skouras holds an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters conferred upon him by New York Medical College in 1954 for his philanthropical work and his leadership in the field of visual education. Bryant Joins UCP Ho.ward Bryant, former administrative director for the Theatre Owners of America, has joined United Celebral Palsy as campaign administrative manager. News Roundup Filmed Lecture An hour-long filmed lecture by Harold Sherman, co-author of the current self-help book, "TNT — The Power Within You," lias been acquired by Gibraltar Motion Picture Distributors. Sam Nathanson, president, currently is setting up regional distribution. The picture has had test showings in Denver and San Diego. Lobby Art Gallery The Little Carnegie here will present an exposition of South American art, crafts and wildlife in conjunction with the American pemiere of IFE's "Green Magic" on Monday. Brando Buys Novel Marlon Brando has taken an option on "Man on Spikes," a baseball novel by Eliot Asinof, which he plans to develop into his first independent film production next fall. The star, currently completing "Guys and Dolls," intends to play the role of the hero. Object to Drive-in Decision on granting authorization for construction of a Berlin, Conn., drive-in theatre to George LeWitt, New Britain, Conn., theatre owner, has been reserved by State Police Commissioner John C. Kelly, following a public hearing at State Police headquarters here. Berlin's Town Planning Commission and several residents have been objecting to LeWitt's plans for some time. Installs Answering Service The Hartford Theatres Circuit has installed automatic phone answering service, providing feature, cast and time information during non-performance hours, at the Art, Central, Colonial, Lenox and Lyric Theatres. New 'Art' Theatre A new "art" theatre will make its bow in New York this fall,, according to David Fine, presently managing director of the Stanley Theatre. Located at 44th Street and 8th Avenue, in Manhattan, the new theatre will be known as the "New Cameo." Occupying the premises now is the Squire Theatre, a 550 seat "exploitation" house. Reopen Drive-In The Northside Drive-in, Watertown, N. Y., reopened last weekend. One of three automobile theatres near that border city, it is owned by Dr. I Philip Liebig, of Granville, N. Y. Wm. German Promises 'Gala9 Convention For VC in N. Y.; First Meeting May 20 William German, chief barker of the New York Variety Club Tent No. 35, received the news that New York had been selected as the locale for the 1956 international convention while on board ship en route to Europe. Expressing ''pleasure" at the news, German sent a message by ship radio to the tent headquarters here, stating that "we promise Variety Clubs International a gala program that will show the delegates why New York has become the convention capital of the world." Continuing, he radioed; "Tent No. 35 is proud to be host to next year's convention, and we will more than justify Variety's faith in us. I plan to take an active part in the program as soon as I return to New York. Meantime, the crew has scheduled a luncheon meeting with international chief barker George C. Hoover on May 20 for a preliminary discussion of our plans to make next year's convention a truly memorable one." 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