Motion Picture Herald (Mar-Apr 1945)

Board Modifies Boston Award The award of the Boston tribunal declaring that the maximum clearance on the five Consent Decree companies' product which the Norwood and Guild theatres, Norwood, Mass., held over the Strand, Canton., Mass., shall be seven days, and eliminating all clearance for the State, Stoughten, Mass., over the Strand, has been modified by the Appeal Board, the American Arbitration Association reported this week. Hereafter, the board ruled, maximum clearance over the Strand by the Norwood should be 14 days, and for the Guild, on pictures which it plays first run, three days. It was further ruled that the State should have no clearance over the Strand on pictures to which the Strand is subject to clearance in favor of the Norwood and Guild, and that seven days shall be the maximum clearance on product to which the Strand is not subject to such clearance. The Canton Amusement Company, Inc., operates the Strand ; George A. Giles Company operates the Norwood and Guild, and the Stoughton Operating Company operates the State. In the New Orleans tribunal, Twentieth CenturyFox, RKO, Paramount and Warner Bros, have been ordered to offer pictures to the Roy theatre, Mansura, La., "on runs, and terns and conditions the same as shown to have been the practice in August, 1942." The some run complaint had been filed by Benton Roy, operator of the Roy. Hold Easter Dawn Services At Radio City Music Hall For the sixth consecutive year, Radio City Music Hall, New York, by arrangement with G. S. Eyssell, managing director, will hold Easter Dawn Services on the morning of Easter Sunday, under the auspices of the Greater New York Federation of Churches. The services will be broadcast locally over Station WMCA during the first half hour and nationally over WEAF and NBC the second half hour (7 to 8 A.M.). The Rev. Dr. Robert W. Searle, general secretary of the Greater New York Federation of Churches, ' and the Rev. Dr. Frederick B. Newell, president of the Federation, will preside. The Easter messages will be given by Dr. Searle and the Rev. Dr. Ralph W. Sockman, minister of Christ Church, Methodist, of New York. A choir from the U. S. Naval Air Station at Quonset Point, R. I., and the 175-voice Rockefeller Center Choristers, will participate. Variety Club Offers Vacations To Servicemen's Families Members of the Boston Variety Club, headed by Theodore Fleisher, have pledged $10,000 for free two-week vacations for wives and children of servicemen overseas. Ted Fleisher, chief barker, called a meeting on the matter after reading in a New York paper about the need for recreation for these wives and children. The club has leased Camp Sunlight, at Egypt. Mass., where more than 160 mothers and their children, aged one to six, will be cared for. The club also voted $1,000 to the American Red Cross. Make "Going My Way" Print For Canadian Cardinal At the request of Cardinal Villeneuve, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Canada, a 16mm print of Paramount's "Going My Way" was made and shown to him in his palace at Quebec. Over the Sunday Hour of Radio Canada of Montreal, network covering the population of French Canada, Father Emile Legault, C.S.C., recently naid tribute to the film. He said in part, "The motion picture industry has a wonderful mission to accomplish, and it is to be hoped that the producers will soon realize this. A picture like "Going My Way" is a good example and carries its own reward to those who have dared to produce it." Approves Sunday Shows A referendum on Sunday motion pictures in Lebanon, Tenn., resulted in a favorable vote of 446 to 235. All theatres may remain open for a specified period. This makes permanent a temporary arrangement for Sunday shows granted while U. S. Army maneuvers were in progress in that section Taube Resigns Ontario Post Syd Taube has resigned as executive secretary to the Motion Picture Theatres Association of Ontario, which he organized three years ago. Joins United Artists Jo Mallett, formerly with the Margaret Ettinger organization in Hollywood, has joined the United Artists home office advertising department as assistant to Howard Le Sieur, advertising manager, Rarry Buchanan, director of advertising and publicity, has announced. Peter COOKSON • Arline JUDGE Frank JENKS • Jerome COWAN Goldens, Dembo Form New Unit Edward and Robert Golden and Sam Dem Jr., have completed negotiations for the form; of a new producing company, Golden Picti which will release at least one picture thr< United Artists. Edward C. Raftery, presiden United Artists, announced the deal with U. A. weekend. Edward and Robert are the father and son 1 which made "Hitler's Children" and "The Mi Race," while Sam Dembow, Jr., was forn associated with Paramount as a vice-president, former Golden Company was Edward A. Go Productions, Inc. First of the new Golden pictures will be "Br fast in Hollywood," featuring Tom Brenei radio star. Earl Baldwin has been engage* write the screenplay and production is sched to start July 1. This will be released by Ur Artists. Mr. Dembow is president of the new produ> company and will have headquarters in New Y Edward Golden is chairman of the board Robert Golden vice-president in charge of proi tion, both having headquarters in Hollywood. Philadelphia Variety Club Aids Community Center The board of governors of the Philadel Variety Club last week approved a plan where! will participate in the operation of the Mai Lewis Community Center in the interest of youth of the city, in the prevention of delinquf crime, and in the promotion of inter-racial relat ship and good will. The center is located in the heart of a crow Negro district, and was erected five years age Rev. M. M. Lewis and his parishioners, by of salvaged material from many sources. The will sponsor the center, and will purchase equipment for the gymnasium, games and tools, for craft shops, costing about $1,500. In addit it will pay for club leaders and personnel neces< to operate the center for at least a year. This of the program will cost about $7,500. The plan will be put into effect with the lj Crime Prevention Association, which has been c bating juvenile delinquency in the city. The for equipment became great so the Variety C after surveying a similar program in Baltim decided to participate in the center. Measures Affecting Industry Pending in Pennsylvania Several legislative matters of interest to industry are pending in Pennsylvania. Fred Hare, Jr. has introduced into the House of R resentatives a proposal for a five-cent tax per f on film brought into the state. The measure 1 referred to committee. Another measure, sponsored by Represents Joseph A. Longo of Northampton would reqi theatre managers to flash on the screen diagr? of seats and exits. This likewise was ••eferred committee. Other measures provides for the state police license all brokers reselling theatre and amv. ment tickets ; the prohibiting of children under from amusement places after 10 P. M., unless companied by an adult. Worden Agency Vice-President Howard T. Worden, manager of the film di sion of Foote, Cone & Belding, New York, been elected a vice-president of the agency, t counts served by this division are : RKO Ra Pictures, RKO Theatres (metropolitan area, N York), Selznick Studio (Vanguard Films), W Disney Productions, and Pathe News. Produced by LINDSLEY PARSONS . Directed by PHIL K ARLSTEIN Adapted from the ploy by A. J. Rubien, Robert Chapi Poge Johnson "Valley" Screening April 10 MGM will hold trade showings of "The Val of Decision," starring Greer Garson and Greg' Peck, in New York and Los Angeles April No release date has been set yet. 80