Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1956)

dnesday, December 19, 1956 Motion Picture Daily 5 Television Today ( Continued from page 1 ) h rebel candidates winning the er fight. 3aniel replaces John Te Groen, ^-time president of Local 47. John nchitella replaces Joe Barros as ^-president. Max Herman takes t Maury Paul's job as recording 'etary. Warren Barker topped i R. Hennon for the financial seciry post. pie new trustees include Dale wn, Lou Butterman and Maury rrie. "Regulars" exiting are dimir Drucker, Muddy Berry and 1 Dawson. the opposition claims the musias are taxed to support Petrillo joges," who are not full-time eer musicians; also protest the five cent fee tacked on the gross cost all live TV shows, since it often s higher than the cost of the or ( Continued from page 1) formally launches the annual Brotherhood campaign sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The national effort will be climaxed by the observance of Brotherhood Week, featuring a membership drive and solicitations of contribution at more than 15,000 theatres. chestra, bringing unemployment and causing producers to use imported sound tracks. The revolt against the AFM national policy centers here, where musicians do most of the national TV network and motion picture recordings, source of the re-use royalty payments. Petrillo and the AFM are the target for a suit by the rebel faction, asking the return of $13,000,000 dollars. Wilmington Station Control Is Sought WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 18. —Negotiations have been conducted for the sale of a controlling interest in WPFH Broadcasting Co., an attorney for the owner has said. But the deal must be approved by stockholders and the FCC. Lawrence D. Biele, the lawyer, has indicated that the deal is being discussed with the Storer Broadcasting Co., which owns a chain of 14 radio and television stations in eight cities extending from Miami, Fla., to Portland, Ore. 'Adams, Eve7 To Bow "Mr. Adams and Eve," a new halfhour comedy series starring Ida Lupino and Howard Duff, will make its debut on CBS-TV Friday, Jan. 4, under the alternate-week sponsorship of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. for Camel Cigarettes and the ColgatePalmolive Co. Robert Sparks is executive producer of the show and Frederick de Cordova, who co-directs with Richard Kinon, will produce the series. Post '48 RKO ( Continued from page 1 ) of 740 feature films, old and new, when such receipts exceed an average of $50,000 per picture. The first payment, approximately $17,083, will be paid to the Guild on signing the agreement. Monthly payments of a similar amount, are clue to commence next July. C. & C. Super Corp. guaranteeing all payments for C. & C. Television Corp., is represented by Fox. The SAG board now is discussing the method of dividing monies to be received by actors in the films in question, Dales said. It was pointed out here that Fox is not considered as possessing the same status as a major producer, and that any deal made with Fox is not to be construed as a precedent. TSTFC Sets Party The annual Christmas party of the National Television Film Council will be held tomorrow at the Delmonico Hotel here. HEW: e King And Four Queens Russ-Field-Gabco — United Artists — CinemaScope ark Gable, that intrepid boxoffice warhorse who this year is cele ting 25 years of top stardom, carries his newest vehicle, "The King 1 Four Queens" on his brawny shoulders, and it is thanks to the still ent Gable personality and masculine aplomb that the film comes i oss for reasonably solid entertainment results. Exhibitors here and oad, who find Gable at 55 a highly durable romantic draw, regard; of the qualitv of his vehicle, will not be disappointed in their longe favorite. This fabulous personality, for many years a champion the Motion Picture Herald polls for FAME, has proven superior to material many a time, and this handsome production, in Cinematpe and color by DeLuxe, serves him, if anything, somewhat better n some productions he has ploughed through in the past. \ rather sedentary Western with a minimum of action and a maximum romantic dalliance, Gable's new film, a Russ-Field-Gabco production jased through United Artists, offers Eleanor Parker as The King's :aff vis-a-vis, and very pert and attractive she is, but Jo Van Fleet res honors with Gable as the film's chief asset. This fine character ess was, never better as an embittered mother ol four outlaw sons, e of whom have been killed after stealing $100,000 in gold. able, a tarnished soldier of fortune, hears that Miss Van Fleet has den the gold near her home and is holding the four wives of her sons er her surveillance until the surviving son appears to claim his gold, 1 presumably, his woman. As the bodies of the three boys who died (re destroyed beyond recognition, and the fourth has disappeared, four voung ladies have no way of knowing if they are widows or not. determined on stealing the goid for himself, Gable makes up to Miss i Fleet and her daughters-in-law, Miss Parker, Jean Willes, Barbara hols and Sara Shane. Considerable dialogue and a plethora of prous hanky-panky ensues, with Gable winning the affections of all r lovelies before he is through. He also finds the gold, a quest which pie has come to regard almost as incidental what with the more eresting matters wing for his attention. Then he decides Miss Parker he one he wants, returns the money to the legal authorities, gets the 000 reward and the Gable-Parker combine makes for the sunset, "he three new personalities, Miss Willes, Miss Nichols and Miss me, are comelv misses, fetching and saucy, and in no wise shy when script calls for some snuggling with the Champ Snuggler of this any film era. Robert Waterfield was executive producer, David Hempstead proved, and Raoul Walsh directed from a screenplay by Margaret Fitts 1 Richard Alan Simmons, based on a story by Miss Fitts. Alex North iposed and conducted an interesting music score. ming time, 86 minutes. General classification. For December release. Lawrence J. Quirk Ilti-PetrillO Br°therl>oo<» Dinner One Man's TViews By Pinky Herman WE WOULD like to see it happen because she has always been tops in our book, both as a star performer and as a fine person. We're referring to the fact that Kate Smith may soon sign an ABContract to star in her own daytime TV series. La Smith, on her several recent guest appearances on Ed Sullivan's program, has proven she still is TOPS. . . . "Ozark Jubilee," ABCountry teleseries emceed by Red Foley which in less than two years has zoomed skyward in ratings and popularity, moves back into the Saturday night sked from Thursdays, starting with the Dec. 29 stanza. . . . Ida Lupino and Howard Duff will co-star in a new situation comedy TV series "Mr. Adams & Eve," CBSkedded Friday nights (9:00-9:30) starting Jan. 4. Scripter is Sol Saks and Robert Sparks is executive producer with Frederick De Cordova and Richard Kinon, co-directors. . . . Dot's new ace recording star Pat Boone, flies to England Monday to be starred on BBC-TV. & # "ft Dinah Shore has mapped out a four week p. a. tour during which she'll do her full hour NBColorcast Chevy Show" from New York, Nashville, St. Paul and Dallas. Her initial program away from Hollywood will originate in New York, Jan. 4, winding up Feb. 1 at St. Paul. Dinah will also sing for various charity and benefits in ten cities including shows for March of Dimes, The Heart Fund, Variety Clubs, the Rosalia Foundling Home and other national organizations and on Jan. 19th will sing for President Eisenhower and other notables at the Alfalfa Club in Washington. . . . Lew Parker and Betty Kean will make another guest appearance on Steve Allen's Sunday Night NBC-TVehicIe Jan. 13th. "The Bickersons" -wot else???? . . . Following a four-week engagement at the Hotel Roosevelt in New Orleans, Rusty Draper will return to his warbling NBChores Sunday, Jan. 9th on Ray Bolger's "Washington Square." And incidentally has anyone ever mentioned the fact that the music of Charles Sanford's Orchestra, is without doubt a major factor in the show's success? . . . TVision Sandra Stevens currently winning rave notices for her thespianing in the Broadway Productions, "Girls of Summer." She started the way Kim Novak did— opening refrigerator doors for TV Commershills.