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Waif on C. Ament
Ament Promoted In Realignment Of RKO Pathe
Walton C. Ament, formerly vice-president and editor of Pathe News, has been named vice-president and general manager by Frederic U 1 1 m a n , Jr., president of RKO Pathe, Inc., as part of the company's expansion program.
This expansion involves operation of the newly-completed studios at Park Avenue and 106th Street, New York, and RKO Pathe's increased volume of commercial films for industrial and advertising sponsors. In his new assignment, Mr. Ament will supervise newsreel, documentary and commercial picture operations, as well as the new RKO Pathe New York studios, under Mr. Ullman.
Mr. Ament's responsibilities as Pathe News editor-in-chief will be assumed by Alfred Butterfield, formerly news editor, and most recently promotion director of RKO Pathe. He has been in charge of publicity and advertising for RKO Pathe product and studios, and will retain general supervision of promotion. William K. McClure, assistant to Mr. Butterfield, has been named assistant publicity manager.
Reorganization of RKO Pathe's "This Is America" series places Phil Reisman, Jr., top writer for the series since its inception, in the newly-created post as editorial manager of the company. He will have charge of scripts and writers for "This Is America" and other short features and commercial films under Jay Bonafield, vice-president in charge of production of the series, and Mr. Ament.
Phillips Brooks Nichols continues as commercial film sales manager ; Douglas Travers as production manager, and Charles Underbill as commercial production manager. Harold Lewis continues as manager of the RKO Pathe Studios, Harold Gonafield as Pathe News makeup editor, and John D. LeVien as news editor of Pathe News.
Short Product in First Run Houses
Variety Club to Give Ball
The Variety Club of Illinois, Tent No. 26, plans to hold its first annual movie-ball at the Aragon ballroom January 20. Proceeds will be used for the club's new quarters in the Continental Hotel and for the group's ■charity project, the La Rabida Sanitarium. Stage, radio and screen stars will attend the iDall. A "Miss Variety Girl" will be chosen. The winner, besides reigning as queen of the ball, also will go to the coast for a screen test with all expenses paid.
NEW YORK— Week of January 13
CAPITOL: Henpecked Hoboes MGM
/ Love My Husband, But MGM
Feature: The Secret Heart MGM
CRITERION: Melody Maestro Universal
Feature: Love Laughs at Andy Hardy. .. .. MGM
HOLLYWOOD: Lazy Hunter Werner Bros.
The Hare Grows in Brooklyn. . . .Warner Bros.
Feature: Humoresque Warner Bros.
PALACE: Bowling Fever RKO
Feature: Song of the South RKO
PARAMOUNT: Sudden Fried Chicken
Paramount
Like Father, Like Son Paramount
Feature: Cross My Heart Paramount
RMLTO: Pluto's Kid Brother RKO
Feature: Murder !n Reverse Four Continents
RIVOLI: The Fistic Mystic Paramount
Poocft Parade Paramount
Jumping Jacks Paramount
Love in Tune Paramount
Feature: California Paramount
ROXIT: Playtime's Journey 20th Cent.-Fox
Nobody's CA!/dren 20fft Cent. -Fox
The Housing Problem 20th Cenf.-Fox
Feature: 13 Rue Madeleine 20th Cent.-Fox
STRAND: Alice in Movieland . .. .Warner Bros,
Sentimental Over You Warner Bros.
So You Think You're a Nervous Wreck
Warner Bros.
Feature: The Time, the Place, the Girl .Warner Bros.
WINTER GARDEN: Juvenile Jury .. .Universal
Feature: Wicked Lady Universal
CHICAGO— Week of January 13
&ARRICK: Pooch Parade. Paramount
Feature: The Return of Monte Cristo .... Columbia
GRAND: Kentucky Basketeers RKO
Feature: It's a Wonderful Life RKO
ROOSEVELT: One MeatboH Warner Bros.
Feature: The Time, the Place, the Girl .Warner Bros.
STATE-LAKE: Do You Want to Play the Horses ? Warner Bros.
Feature: The Razor's Edge 20th Cent.-Fox
UNITED ARTISTS: Housing Problem
20th Cent.-Fox
Feature: Undercurrent MGM
Disney Net Profit for Year Declines to $199,602
Roy Disney, president of Walt Disney Productions, reported to stockholders last week that the company's net income for the year to September 28, 1946, was $199,602, after all charges, compared with $350,532 for the previous year.
Explaining the $150,930 decline, Mr. Disney cited a $3,505,543 increase in picture and story inventories and said financial success depended on having adequate inventories of entertainment products. He said no income from "Make Mine Music" and "Song of the South" had been received before the close of the fiscal year. Production costs for two other features, "Fun and Fancy Free" and "How Dear to My Heart," also were reflected in the year-end iitventory, he declared.
Net income in 1946, was equal, after provision for preferred dividends accumulated during the year but not paid, to 26 cents a share on the 652,840 common shares outstanding as of September 28, 1946. This compares to 31 cents a share on 380,000 common shares the previous year.
Universal Building New Chicago Exchange
Universal-International will begin construction on a new exchange building on Michigan Avenue, Chicago, in the spring. In the meanwhile it is reported that EagleLion and Producers Releasing Corporation , are negotiating for Universal's present quarters. The new building probably will be two stories high and will be the second exchange office (Paramount was the first) to be built on Michigan Avenue. A general trend in the moving of exchanges from the present film-row to the Michigan Avenue area is seen in Chicago.
Industry to Aid Greek Orphans
Heads of independent exhibitor groups and executives from the advertising and publicity departments of the distributing companies met at two separate luncheons at the Hotel Astor last v^^eek and early this week to formulate plans for the forthcoming film industry drive to aid Greek war orphans. Purpose of the campaign, which will be kept entirely within the industry, is to raise $1,200,000 to support at least 15,000 Greek orphans for one year.
Plans call for a direct appeal to all units of the industry to "adopt" a Greek orphan for one year. The support of one child requires $80, to be contributed by the industry, and an additional $40 to be supplied by the Greek Government.
Tom Connors, 20th-Fox vice-president in charge of sales, was elected chairman of the distributor committee. Included in the group which met this week are A. Montague, Columbia; Abe Schnitzer, United Artists; Henderson M. Richey, MGM; E. T. Gomersall, Universal ; C. J. Scollard, Paramount ; Edward Walton, Republic ; Lloyd Lind, PRC, and Peter Levathes, 20th-Fox. Also present were the co-chairmen of the appeal, Ned Depinet, S. H. Fabian and Jack Cohh ; B. H. Serkowich, publicity co-chairman with S. Barret McCormick; Robert E. Coyne, Sam Shain and Leon Bamberger.
Attending the Tuesday luncheon with members of the executive committee were Jack Kirsch, of Allied States; Fred Wehrenberg and Herman Levy, MPTOA ; Robert Coyne, ATA, and Harry Brandt, ITOA. All pledged their cooperation in the drive, which is being conducted in honor of Spyros P. Skouras, president of 20th-Fox.
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MOTION PICTURE HERALD, JANUARY 18, 1947