Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1955)

Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, November 23, 1955 Allied Asks (Continued from page 1) jected the arbitration draft and called on the association's officers to take whatever steps were necessary to prevent approval by Justice and the Federal District Court. Losing no time, Allied general counsel Abram F. Myers has sent diis resolution to Attorney General Brownell, with a specific request that the Attorney General turn down the plan when it is submitted to him. Justice officials have said the plan has not yet been submitted to them formally for approval. They also said the opposition of Allied and Southern California Theatre Owners Association would "not necessarily" induce them to reject it. However, they did not say what stand they would actually take. Allied has not yet forwarded to Justice officials the text of the convention's resolution attacking expansion of the divorced circuits, but it is expected to do this shortly. John Grant Rites HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 22-Funeral sendees for John Grant, 64, longtime Abbott and Costello staff writer, who died Saturday of a heart attack will be held here tomorrow. The significant developments in television and their meaning . . . Every Monday in Jelevis'ion Today Right at the start of the week — through an interpretive new style of trade paper journalism — this concise report of the significant news and events keeps you posted quickly and easily. Television Today Published every Monday in conjunction with Motion Picture Daily Television — Radio .with Pinky Herman* A SHOCKINGLY horrifying film, depicting brutality on the march during the more than 30 years of the Communist regime in Russia, is the picture "Nightmare In Red," the first of NBC's new TV series, "Project 20" which Armstrong Cork Co. has purchased for presentation Tuesday, Dec. 27, 9:30-10:30 P.M. in place of "Armstrong Circle Theatre." Henry (Victory At Sea) Salomon is the producer and Alexander Scourby is narrator. . . . "Camera Three," public service TV series presented each Saturday (2:00-2:30 P.M.) by CBS and the N. Y. State Education Dept., will present Feodor Dostoevsky's world-famous psychological novel, "Crime And Punishment," over an eight-week sked beginning Saturday. Produced by Robert Herridge, directed by Frank Moriarty, with James Macandrew, moderator, the program will star Gerald Sarracini as "Raskolnikov," Silvia Short as "Sonia" and Lee Henry as "Inspector Porfiry Petrovitch." ft ft ft Don Voorhees and the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra will broadcast for the first time next Monday, NBCoast-to-Coast, the composition "Suzy," from the new Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, "Pipe Dream," which opens on Broadway the following Wednesday. . . . The Stark-Layton production, "Modern Romances," which boasts the highest rating (Nielsen) of all NBC-TV daytime shows, will be NBColgated for an additional 13 weeks. Martha Scott is the program's story editor. . . . Increased activity in the color film department has resulted in the expansion of Circle Film Laboratories' technical staff. Prexy Herbert R. Pilzer has promoted Joe David, responsible for improvements in the processing of TV films, to plant superDon Voorhees yisor and Fred To(jer0j inventor of several basic color processing machines, has been upped to the post of production manager. ft ft ft Nelson Case, spieler of the ABCommercials on TV's "Masquerade Party," has been renewed by producer Ed Wolf for another season. Nelson is also heard Sundays as announcer on the NBC-TV production, "Wide, Wide World." . . . Claire Mann, whose daily (Mon. thru Fri.) morning series TVia Channel 7 utilizes an interesting and highly understandable approach to the importance of adult education, has lined up as guests on her program prominent educators from metropolitan schools and colleges. . . . Newshawks and radio-TV commenators will preview Ludwig Bemelmens' original paintings Monday at the Hammer Galleries. Incidentally, Helen Hayes will play "Lady Mendl" in the Charles MacArthur-Anita Loos adaptation of Ludwig's book, "To the One I Love the Best," which Gilbert Miller will produce on Broadway this winter, las and Ed Begley, currently seen in the Broadway hit, "Inherit the Wind," will appear together Sunday on the "Alcoa Hour" TVehicle, "Thunder in Washington" on the NBChannel. Nelson Case Melvyn Doug Mike Wallace, newscaster and commentator WABDeluxe, will be named honorary editor of the C.C.N.Y. Observation Post on the "Wendy Barrie Show" tomorrow. . . . Three new account execs added to the WABC-TV sales force include John R. Porterfield, formerly with Storer Broadcasting, also James E. Szabo and Leonard Hammer, both formerly with Adam Young TV. . . . Dennis James, star of the "ABChance of a Lifetime" TV series and the show's ork pilot, John Gart, have collabbed on a torch ballad, "Empty Chair," which sounds like a near future Hit Parader. . . . WABD's Igor Cassini Show, Friday, Dec 2, will emanate from the Annual Knickerbocker Ball at the Ambassador Hotel in Gotham, which raises funds for three local charities. . . . When Imogene Coca stars in a Max Liebman Spectacular next February, she'll offer a satire on television including a take-off on herself, while performing with Sid Caesar on the old "Your Show of Shows." Festivals ( Continued from page 1 ) to selecting films for entry at fes rivals." American film companies now get 40 per cent of their income from overseas and occupy 68 per cent of the free world's screen time, Golden pointed out. "It is quite evident,' he said, "that if they would maintain or improve upon this position they cannot afford the luxury of ignoring festivals that are becoming more and more the trade fairs of the world film market. To send anything but their finest films and the most attractive stars to such a gold mine of world-wide free publicity would seem most short-sighted, particularly when the challenges to American preeminence in motion pictures are increasing." Sees Fairness Assured Golden admitted that American companies have been somewhat reluctant to send their best films to festivals because some past experiences suggested that prizes were awarded on grounds other than quality. He said these fears proved groundless at Cannes, and stressed that for the first time an international jury was used there. The Commerce film chief also emphasized the concrete commercial advantages to U. S. participation in festivals, in that in most cases films imported for festivals can subsequendy be shown in the country commercially without being charged against import quotas, and earnings from such commercial exhibition are freely transferable. The U. S. industry should continue to send top actors and actresses to the festivals, but that these should be carefully selected, Golden declared. He said the 12 American stars attending Cannes left an excellent impression on officials and press. He also urged that the U. S. Government continue to be represented at the festivals by government officials closely associated with film production or with the American film industry, and that U. S. trade press be included. USIA to Seek ( Continued from page 1 ) increased funds would be broken down among the various media, but presumably the motion picture division would get a substantial part. If the Budget Bureau fails to approve the request for more money, Streibert said, he'll carry the fight directly to the President. He explained that the failure of the Geneva Conference and the possible step-up once more in the cold war was a prime factor in the need for more funds. Walter Bredin, 59 Walter Bredin, 59, news editor for Hearst Metrotone News, died here yesterday at Queens General Hospital, Jamaica, N. Y. Bredin, in his 45-year career with the Hearst organization, supervised assignments for News of the Day and Telenews Film