Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1955)

2 Motion Picture daily Tuesday, December 27, 1955 PERSONAL MENTION DAN ROSENTHAL, United Artists' branch manager in Cleveland, and family, are in New York from there. His secretary, Marie Weigleh, is vacationing in Boston from Cleveland. • Eleanor Yanowitz of M-G-M s Cleveland office has announced her engagement to Harold Friedman of that city. The couple will be married there on Jan. 22. • William L. Snyder of Rembrandt Pictures has announced the birth of his third child, a daughter, Dana, to Mrs. Snyder at the Jewish Memorial Hospital here on Dec. 13. • Alec Guinness will arrive in New York from Hollywood on Jan. 14 en route to England. • Ann Strauss of M-G-M's studio publicity department will arrive here next week from the Coast. • Robert Saunders, assistant director for M-G-M, will arrive here from Hollywood on Jan. 5. • Robert Wise, M-G-M director, will arrive here next week from Hollywood. • Elizabeth Taylor returned to Hollywood from England over the weekend. RCA Grosses (Continued from page 1) it would continue to gain in momentum. Noting that the 1955 business of RCA would put the company among the top 25 U. S. industrial companies, Sarnoff said that this "is equivalent to more than four million dollars' business for each working day of the year," He said that at the beginning of 1920, when RCA commenced its operations, the volume of business was running at the rate of $1,000,000 a year. "Our achievements in electronics, radio and television establish 1955 as our best year on record and I look forward to 1956 as a year of continuing progress," he stated. Commenting on color TV, Sarnoff said that this medium will make an impact on the American home and the nation's economy. "In 1956, color programming will be substantially increased by the National Broadcasting Co. and we hope by others in the broadcasting industry." He predicted that "the sale of color sets will eventually exceed the sale of black-andwhite sets." William German JDA Cites German For '55 Drive Role For playing a leading role in the Joint Defense Appeal's 1955 campaign, William German, head of the film stock firm bearing his name, was honored by the JDA last week. German, chairman of JDA's motion picture division for 1955, received his award at the annual JDA Day ceremonies in The Harmonie Club for "having attained the largest single number of contributions." Harry Brandt, president of the Independent Theatre Owners Association, was 1955 cochairman of the division. Fox Named Ascap's Chicago Manager The appointment of William E. Fox, Jr., as district manager of ASCAP's Chicago office, was announced here by J. M, Collins, ASCAP sales manager, last week. Fox, who since July, 1954, has served the Society as a representative in the TV and radio station relations division, will replace the late George Kopp, for many years ASCAP's Chicago district manager. Collins also announced the appointment of Martin Meltzer as supervisor of the Central division, with headquarters in St. Louis. Erie Mayor Fights Objectionable Films ERIE, Pa., Dec. 26.-Mayor Arthur Gardner has announced that he would request the Pennsylvania State Board of Censors to be more careful in keeping objectionable films off the screens in Pennsylvania Theatres. The mayor has stated that films which "glorify delinquency" should be kept off the screen, following complaints voiced by several Parent Teacher Associations about Columbia's "Teen-Age Crime Wave." Penn. Censor Board Passes 'Golden Arm' PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-The Pennsylvania State Board of Censors has given approval to United Artists' "The Man With The Golden Arm." The censor board gave the film a green light since another picture, dealing with narcotics, "She Shoulda Said No," was passed earlier after a court battle. Fox Filming 7 This Week Twentieth Century-Fox will have a total of seven top-budgeted CinemaScope attractions before the cameras in Hollywood, Hawaii and London this week, marking the highest number of pictures placed in simultaneous production by the studio since the introduction of CinemaScope two years ago, the company said in a statement at the weekend. The accelerated program, geared by vice-president Darryl F. Zanuck to the filming of 30 CinemaScope pictures in 1956, is designed to meet exhibitor requests for more product, it was stated. 'Carousel' Being Edited The seven pictures are "The King and I," "The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit," "The Revolt of Mamie Stover," "23 Paces to Baker Street," "The Sixth of June," "The Proud Ones," and "Hilda Crane." Three films currently being edited set for release between January and March are "Carousel," "On the Threshold of Space" and "The Bottom of the Bottle." By-Pass Theatres Files Trust Action PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26.-ByPass Theatres, Inc., headed by Harry Chertcoff, has filed an anti-trust action in Federal District Court here seeking a 14-day run following Lancaster, Pa., for its Comet Drive-in Theatre. Named as defendants in the suit are Universal, Paramount, RKO Radio, Columbia, Warner Brothers, Loew's, Buena Vista Film Distributing and Stanley Warner. New Paramount Pact For Grant, Hitchcock HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 26. -In addition to existing individual commitments with Paramount Pictures, Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock and Paramount have entered in a three-way agreement to make several pictures during the next few years, the studio has announced. Grant will star; Hitchcock will produce and direct all the productions. 38-City Tour Set For 'Lone Ranger' The Lone Ranger will begin a 38city tour of the U.S. and Canada on Jan. 11 in San Antonio in connection with the opening of Warners' "The Lone Ranger." Masked as always, the Lone Ranger will appear on stage on the opening day of his picture in each city he visits on the tour, which will last until Feb. 25. George Dembow Dembow Receives NSS Sales Plaque George F. Dembow, president of National Screen Service, was presented with a commemorative plaque late last week by vice-president Burton E. Robbins, acting in behalf of the entire NSS sales organization, in honor of the conclusion of the George F . Dembow Sales Tribute and his birthday. The plaque read: "Presented to George F . Dembow on the occasion of his birthday by the NSS sales organization as a token of our esteem to honor a beloved leader and in commemoration of the conclusion of its special sales tribute." Robbins' presentation stressed the regard of NSS' personnel and paid tribute to Dembow's leadership. HEW YORK THEATRES RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL Rockefeller Center "KISMET" in CinemaScope and Color starring HOWARD. KEEL . ANN BLYTH DOLORES GRAY . 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