Variety (March 1944)

10 PICTURES Wri1ne$(l«y, March 8, 1914 Ruling Win Be Needed to Show Which Pools Are to Be Broken Up Studio Coatracts The question o£ iiist pools-* \m11 lia\e to be biokeii up and how, iiiittpi: a new decree, if and when en- tticn .IS Bs inteipietalion will be laid upon leasing or special • operating aiTangemcnts between eon- senlmi! companies where eni>.tcnt i bniiRs up the dedaialion in Lhjiii di^tubutor and lefial rutle'; that dcf- I Inite .rulings -will have : Ije;. liahdcci ,j ■down.-' It ii! estimated authoi:itatlv<?ly: that less than 150 theatres thi'QUglioiitthe coiintry arc invpUtejl in; ppplsv 'These include out-and-out operating, pools for the puipc^es o£ pioduct contiol "or where iftwp ^'consciiting ■ fjisti^^^^^ ha\e minorit> inteie^ts in houses in- volved in pOqi^v-in .acitiitioniv t Hre .some cases .Nvhcre operating a'greenVents- exist, such:as the o.ne in' bos .'Angeles,' :\vhGi"e ..ParaiWo tiact.s with Fanchon & Marco to op- eiate tf$ two hou^^es there This is wot technically a pool but doubted .. as to how- the Government will ;con-. sider it. Also such odd arrange- mehts as . ■ applyifljj; to t-iic—Midway.. Fbre.st Hill.s„/L.i I.'v VV;hi.ch.4s ftiier^ ior t\vp years.by RKO and .then_two' ^: .year.s by Skouras,.. tjie tw^ alterhaf- ing over , those periods. ■ ■ ■ . ■■. - ■While National Theaties has no pools in which other diitiibulois aie nnolved, it has an odd aiiangemcnt covering two'Par-owned theatres in San Fidnci-.co The Fox-Wt-t Coast iir!.it::pf ■ N'atiooat reijts' the '.thcati^es under lease from Paramount, paving vent;as well,as participatioiiVin .prof- its, .Wither pr.-ndt this situatiori ;■ .would, be affected under the decree, ■ as;.it .now stands, .arouses cipubt. in the- minds of both National and Par execs. Other Goinplications Also complicating the situation are cases.-...where two. consenting com- pahies are pooled with an independ- ent, as, occurs m numerous cities. An iiKiu'.tiy higher-up, close to the tlcci-ee, statfed lie; in-esumea bu't co.ul',1 ; not guarantee that if one distrib was? .into the. poo! ahead ot another, ;theii" he-would take precedence in,retairi- . ; ?ing it with;the indie, while tfi^! other would withdraw. Under the decree, the. Indies are. not required to give lip pools although, if its with two decree distnbs then one of the lat- ter must get out ■'^hpiigh,something that,awaits do-? cision, it is i^ue.stioued W'hatwilt , happen ' whfere; two 'distribs apd" ah indie flamed a pool at the me time .: Siijce neithei*/Qne;o|-the'di*tributm companies has piecedencc theie some plan will have to bo woiked ,. • -tiiit to,'decide who, withdra\i-.s', even If it's by the flip b{ a Coin. . The'i'ela- '.. ti.ve vaKio of theatres ii>volyed-',and jnvestnients . may . fi,gurc.. : of ' course. WlnIe:,Natioiial. (2:0th-Fbx) .has al- . ways: avoided pbpl,5, being -in 'terri- .:tol'ies not cohflicting with/other dis- ;. trlbuting companies..,and Locw's ha.s; only a handlul, P.u amount, Warneis and RKQ are involved in quite a numbei the^e three outfits consti- . futing the: vast-majorityV This -j Goldwyn's 'Simone' Samuel Goldwyn has pui chased film rig'hts .to ^'SiinoHe," LiOii. Fevicht- wangei novel, scheduled as a Tciosa Wright stitrrer,".,-.; ■; ''Sf ,- ;''; : '■ No'vel. 'hits ■'.■the ' ''book.sta.l'ls '. in'CXt jiiohth, ■■ ■ ■ . ■ '■ other Story Buys Hollywood, M.iich 7 D.i\ id O Sel/nick bought ' The Life of Houdini." owned for .several years by, Paramcun!. Petei Muelson sold 'Cios^ioads ot the World'': to .!;W;.- H/'"£r^^^ indie: producCi?. ' Ternesi,! ' Produetion.s took ,an , op- ticn on "Ci-umpy,"^ \ ihe. old Cyril Maude stage starrer. ,. ■.■ ' ;'-'' ::■:'■ ■ '■:''■ Holh wood, Mai eh 7 Bonnie Cashin vsigned ioi five \iait as fashion designer at 20th- FON ■ Clarice -Chambers drew ;p!ayer. ticket at Paramount. ..'';',. John Paxton Diked scripter pact at RKO . : 'Ed\\;Elixl ■ H..'-^W camciam.in at 20th-Fo\, Lynn Wa'.son,.' stage ar.d radio acto , s gned by International Pic- .tu.rcs. - Anditws Can oil Fiench inked wiilei pact with International Pii- ■iiires. ■''' :'.-'■", : y /.S--.' : r: WB Claims Constitutional Right to Show Mad. Sq. ^GardeiTir'Mission^Siiil Warner.s. in answers tiled ..Friday 13.)'to suit brought, by the Madison Square Garden Corp.. based on what latter claims w-as unlawful ii.se, of two events in its.. "Mission To Moscow.'' denied the; charge and .sou.ght dismis.sal ot the action on the ground it fails to state a claim for relief. , ';;;'- '.■:'..■'■;■•"}■ '' '.■■ :'■ ' The corporation charges that WB. without consent, included t\v o events, the German-American Front and American - Soviet 'Friendship rallies,:in:-^iviissioh," Warners alleges that -'Mission,''- based on a book uuttcn by foimci Ambassadoi to Russia Joseph E. Davies, permission is unrestricted and unconditional-. Under Federal and State, consti- tution. WB further alleges, it is guaranteed the right to . depict and represent , those .scenes. Plaintiff seeks an accounting, of the film's pioht' U Profits Up $953,000 To $3,759,968 After $10,100,447 Tax Bite Univorsal's net profit increased moie than $953,000 m the company s fiscal .vear ending last Oct 30 as compaied with the piocedmg libcal jcai Us net after all chaiges in- Lefty Sees Warners' Nora Bayes Pic, Which Brings Back Lotsa Memories By JOE LAIRIE, JR. :-'.: :-■■-:.■. . Coolacres, Cal. Dciir Joe; ■ ■-'-■'■;^''.-'i.:'''...-:•^:!■'''^,-'i,■V-^'^^ Me and Aggie ju.st saw a preview of AVanjej' Bros,l'''Shine'O^^^^ Moon.'- . Us the, pictti re version of. the story of Nora - Bayes and Jack ■ Norw-'Ortli. People will like it. .. Has. some good songs, scenes and acting. - Ann Sheridan as Nora Bave.s turns in a swell job. She often looks like Nora and her voice has that tin oat v quality—somewhat like Nora's. Dev.ni.s Morgan, who plays Jack N.orworth. give a fine performance, althotigh he . doesn t look anything like Jack, nor does he sing like him- But I found out-that doesn't count in pictures. Jacl?; Garsort, as a vaiideyille iviagiciai-!, ateisted by Mane .Wilson as- his goofy- helper; dQes> fi^^^^ aiii S. ^Zi 'S^kiaiV a great character comedian, plays the part of a riianagfir .that ,reitiioc^^ a lot of Max Fabish, the old Orpheuniviiiaitagei' iii De'nyet;; .,'j?he^"p fimshcs with a- lavish ■prodviction numijer of ''Shine On ' Harvest that even Ziegfeld would have said 'Ahhh" to. It's all good :;entertaiii-- ment; I liked it. but watching it kinda brought.back im our old friends. Bayes and Norw^orth, thd^^reatest- iiiaii and woman singing act m all show business.: They have beCii ,ei3li>i^d--^^bitt ney^^ It,.can t be. done.-. ■ : ■ ■, ^i-;.-- ■•;','„ .':;',';, ':;■..;; .: }■ ''•■;:'/ X ■'■ I, thought you mn?ht be interested fbVknoi\: 'sipniething sboii great artists. Nora Baves -was: born iiV iviii,vvawKe.e,,aS.vSil.ean.6r i-Goidbc'rg. She was mamed five times; her -first hiisiiand. \Vas:P.' A. .Cr6ssi,0 (an un- dertaker); her .second, Jack • Norvvorth; 'theij cSme Ha^^^^^^ Gordon! and Ben Fnedlander; ' .The firsth and last ,were^^^^ the others were all singers -who. assisto:cJ.-in her.acts.;' IJora "yi'as'idigcoycreij. eluding Federal income and e\ccss i bv Al Fields (Fields and Lewis) „ud ^he soon became a hcadlinci and piofits taxes amounted to $3 759 908 i one ot the stage's gieat peisonalities Jack Noiwoith was bom in Phila- as comuaicd with s>2 800 952 in the 1 ct'lplTia as-Jack KnUll —H^ stai hfd a^-K-blackfjrce-sitiglcr—His-fti-s-^t-swrg- picceding fiscal jeai This is equal p\ as 'Holding Hands', hii next, "Honey Boy," which sold over 2,000 000 10 .siO.a? per common-share as against 1 Sj 14 iri the year betoie, I J Cheevei Cow dm boaid chair- man, who leleascd the conipany't, I annual lepoit, cited that the tax bill 01, the. company: amounted, to. .$10,- 100.447 in the jiist finished li.scal \cai, an avciage ot Si27 072 pei daj:. This is 'cqivi.valeiit,;tp .'p2,463 tier ehi- copies He also wrote the baseball anthem, "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" ,Iack has been maiiied foui limes; his flist wife was Louis* Die^isci, then came Nora, followed by Ethel Johnson (non-proIesMonal) snd his piosenl wife, Emma Adelphi .laik was doing his famous 'College Bov" act when he met Noia H was lo\e at fust sight They became paitneis in 1906 They nevei wcie teamed with anyone befoie Noia went into the 1907 "Ziegteld Follies' on the N Y Roof, and Jack louied the show five weeks latei It was u\ the 1908 'Follies" on the N Y Root thai Norwoith and Bayes flist sang plovcc in U S and SIT bb loi e.u hi'Shine On Haivest Moon" Jack got the idea while riding in the subway. MONO'S ODEON DEAL IN CANADA; RQAD CO. FEED ';;■- ::f\': ;:;-^ Toronto, March. 7. W. Ray Johnston, Monogram prezj i,s here to open, a: showcase lor his company's product-m this city and acquire flist-iun outlets acio^s Canacia ill a deal with Oscar-HansoniJ :g.m. of Odeon Theatres, vyhich has Oyer .60 houses.' in -its o:*!!^!:!^^^ :-Qr opciating chain Johnston IS also, here to center with officials ot the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Canadian Pacific Railways on cooperation in the filmT ing.'p|- ih re;© ;Mopogt;?m a Canadiaw backgroundi ■'■ Road Companv Kaiiqiict Detioit, Maich 7 | . :Filn3V Hovv.^'here. plaWne^^ - Teduction ■ in little baitquet for:^..,Bay.-J:ohngtOT^ complete J .^s vb^oUghi ;oh:'^tK^ specifio iciearattce.' be ^."^^^ pl'iasident. of.: Moripgram .with 'champaghc!,- big steiik.s, etc.. last r i-ir'nt. ' ,-'„' - ii- - ■ ; ,■ - -" . .speciiic c'loaianee. u« :Kei. Up-iH CO 1- o^ er rni ^^n rT-rw'th Friday mgh . His,^ rain .was delayed .i^^,t, :i,^^tead;d .the preset^ clauses. V^r ^^^^^ ' f w-: ' ^ Krirri . theatre 'must Av^h polled tpgeth,civi h^nOT . P°}'^<^'i-r^f^: ^^U^i^M^ houses Nvilhout .witii; the :Sc:lTir!e circuit in: .both Rochestei and Sviacuse N Y Pai i- also pooled thieo-wavs with Waineis and Joe Cooper in Oklahoma City while in Brookiyri the two ^^B-Par companies,and Si Fabian are hooked, up, with, Fabian in charge of opera- tion In Philadelphia WB ^nd . .are.' tpgetherr-no ihdie;figfirmglKcW as a third paity. WB and Pai ait also pooled m a two-way pool m Il.im ' steaks, champagne, etc. ■ -: , : . [ . . Jphnstpn'sdttl'ed .Saturday-'for jlist a lunch and a gab with a couple of the guys Engel Vice Stevens Hollywood. March 7. Hi|i4=y^-S^ngcls--^fQwpA ager for,Broadcast M.usiC. is.,the:n,ew,' Ccisting .tlirefctor at Republic, :succced monct lrid:. In Ne\\*'6iiM^ may hot :bi£!, considlrfeft Ipool.^the' .Herliert; J, .Yates, Republic's; chief Paramoi(iit-Richardsy;(Saeiig<;i^)' cir He: wondered why there - weren't any -mooii soiVgs- lfr6Mf>di a|id kjiow songs go in cycles, he- thought he d :\vrite- 'one.K'-;Zi^gy' ;'gaye it.:a-; spec-ifii-;. ■drop. It.was a. clean, unpretentious; .song; and: the. Way• Nora-,;an,.tl. Jacif sang it made It, a ,hit They opened m t he .<ecoiid -"Fdllles''' but only stayejfj",:" two Weeks and quit. They played vaudeville. ^hovvs;and;:VVefe'Very, -h In fact, the billing : read,"Nora Baves,,; assisted and admired .. by- Jacll ', Norworth." : The last song they .sang together before the ;spi!tup in :19,li, ; was "Xm Graiy About Somebodv and That $omebody'S You.''^:,^^^^^';^^^^^^^^^^^^/ ; ' They both- then vvent back to their si,ngle;:5ttcis.; pinkerton,:;the famioiUi; detective, who was a great pal-of theirs, ;t,ried har4 ;tb keep them lioirli splitting. His explanation was, /'I enioy your act so much I want to Kei^i^- seeing it, so please; don t spHt.'r - They' ;\vere- -tlie higfestipriqed :"sw%i'il act 111 show business. ■ . ; ■':■;■ ..'.,.:-, ■'■":\!.-; :-\..-- ..' V; .:';^ ■:' '': '^''-';;; . Dave Stamper, now, the noted composer, first started playing^p^^^^ Bayes and Norworth, and he was. made; up like; a Jap. In.,;iater -;years-lii^-.- appeared in "plain face." Han v Akst. npvv a popular sOngvvriterr played for Nora for. years; .so did Edinund tioulding, now .a bigi picture prpdiicer and director: George Gershwin- came ph\t»/CSWeago -io'pi&y, lasted two weeks. Nora nearly always Mad,'a |Myeniie ai^ij^ solo.f :whUe she made:, changes; also smging'dviets With;her;^^^ s;J'a Nor-r, wortH and Bayes^ishe was too smart for that,'- Irving Fishei^ Oif "Fiaiies'' faitie. worked with Nora for a long time. Harry; Glark 'ah^ A^Uiiir; tipl-cfp^^ also worked with her while they were her husbands. , , ; ,'■ , ■While she was playing the 39th;St.. theatre.-with her pwiv intimate riyua : ,Galled ;"Songs We Love,' George M. COhah vvent ^backstage-arid tO'id, he^ he had lust written a new song. He wantetl her: to put it on. He di(jri,*i:'; know if It was any good. .The next night;Noi'W'SSjig thie Sfersie an^^^ Fisher, m a soldier's uniform,' did the ch'oirvisV; tlieff they.: both .hai'momze^; a few more choruses. It was a big hit and Nwa;;HSe.d;it^^i^^^^^^ long time. Thcsong;wa.s: "Over There;" She;:alsd made Biir McKcnna'* - song. " Has Anybody Here Seen Kellvlamous., - ; ; -/^;':^^^^ '' ;^^^ .- Nora iiad .a:swell sense of hiimoiV : She alsO vvas plenty; temperamental. 'While in the. .Coliah Reviie; of 1918, she got a, lit- of-temperament at rer ■ li.earsal./; George .M., the; pi-bducer. Was sitting out ;froht and- watched hc!^ ' rave and;,rant: He, walked to :the footlights .and .said; :''£.i.sten,-;Npr^^ think 111 .turn into an actor and -get temporaiflental.-lt'op/' '•No^^ ready wit. .said. ' Do it.if you .want to, but I .vvph't; tur'n ih^^^ producer and pav von lor being that way." -; ^ ''■''"'-; ^-v-''^-^''''^A -T.^ - When on the road;She always reserved-fpiir: pi'•'ftve-.Sl)it to lake care pi : '•her people." She; was; very iiberal; '-It was- Nora who .brought; C.issi# , IjOflus to America and bankrolled her until she -got started. ' -, .: ;■ ;:---.:;■ : ■: Whch .Nora Bayes closed in the Cohan Revue .she vvas bfTered a- .vaud.il';. route at $2,000 a, week., ,;She;lur.ned it dOvvn-and .took her gang,'dh a-toiir. of, army, camps, giving ah hour and .-a ;haif . sflovy-for the, boys and payi.nS all,her own expenses. She was a great friend: Of Woodrovv Wilson, whc> liked show people., and; vi'Puldvhevcr , hiiss - a I;rid95?.' night in;'his' box;'all Keith s 'Wa.shmgton;-while .he .was President, ;' .'.' ■;■,';. - *:'. ■ .When Nora, became fatally ill, -she kept';aiive 'iuS^ by: her. actual time clauses would picvcnt ' '^1''^' 'I'iw,'\"'n^' '»\P!«""'-s coffee only. any: unfair; practices ^^IroS 4lering ^''^^^^^ "P^'*^'^ .^'^March^ 9„ 1928,- ;The C3Sket:.*!as;hevsr:>lIow»d to.:, into' .cleararic'c' <- " -' ; • V- —■ [ oe, opened and hcr- .body. is ;.still,.in. tbe ; receiving; vault, at WoodUnvn:, it u-.. , ., .^j '.Afte.r. her; debts;\ve.re;pfiid; s^^^ CDmmp,h- .;?hare; QUlsfandiiig ';a close ot the fiscal jeai. Univeisals total income fiom opciations amounted to $46,527,527 as against S),j9109,524 m the preceding vear. Domestic revenue increased 16'c to $29 112 013 while loieign lov- enue lo^c 24'r to $17 234 200 Net capital climbed from-$14,229:423 to $lb 094,906 the amount at the end of the yeai'. Cowdin 'disclosed that the com- pany; is hopeful ot concluding ne- gotiations, now in progress, lor an -issue of debentures- to refund cur- retitly existing debentures and bank loans:' \^rdea; back of this; is iinder- stob.ct to. bulk; all obligations under a,new.debenture issue,- with the sav- ing of interest chaiges in mmd. KRIM BROS. SUE FOR ADDED CLEARANCE Detioit, Maich 7, Asking more specihc time on -clearance . the Krim .theatre..- op- erated by Mac ; aild SbV Krinl; in. Highland: Park, has:. fTled suit for iarbilration; here; ; ;The-;:; bi:othcrs nan,:)B,as,defehdant's in tHe;.si,iit. three of the largest thcaties m the same Dettoit suburb the Highland Paik (Associated), . the Palmer Park (RaymoHd-.. ; Sch,reiber> ahd the -Grand, (operated by Sam Brown).:: a time, limit being; speci.fied. The. argumejit, is that the' lCiim theatre becomes. dteperjderit bh the booking ;whims'; bX ,t,he ', other:.:-hou.$es -while. never h.as;.been hviried. ' cuit is interested ; liiiaii.cia]ly - with '-oew"s in tiic .State there, .with Loew's in charge ot opcuUion I exec, fetched .Bngel.. iiito .s.evcral;inqrlths ago. as a' rheni,ber b the :adyisorjr,-council on;productioii ■ri:''"-^''-'- ■ "i •' ■':' r\ ' ' ^t' ' ;! but'shc did leavie milltonS':ot friends and;admirers; A' great-'artist^Va creat Cowdm Affam Questions uoman and a gie-^it fnend H«' f. «'^f f ' '"Prp^pnt^ Hiirh -TaVPS ' '^^^ woiv't'^see ;anV-' pf ■:tWCse'.-things in:the:;picfure,-i)ut--you'll enjoy- li' n icsi.tii Jiigii jji^ I neveithtless That s why I s„v mavbe Waineis could get Jack Noiwoith. 3lics,ch.ict, , J: 'G,lreeVe^'^Cp>frdin,v:cSSh:iria of .-who,-i,s':npW- in-.Hplty\Vo6d With his miiViature'collectioiii^ the studio.t .yoivCrsal'S'board of; dircctbrsr cited; |.\vrite:;a, sequel; to;:"Shifte dri:;-Har\>est Mioon;" : He could do it. Soz ■ . .'; ' - ^ : Still Others ; ' ' or not it may be cor..sidcrc(i a pool. In' addiliph -tp;.thoso jilready liiCn- 'L,6cw's vand ;RKO :,are , together in tiorted ih /which'-. it .figure.?, WB .is ■ pooled->vith"'toew'& Pittsburgh, -xvith RKO ln;cieveJand,,:.Si Fabiah in Albany, and the eastern Skouias ciicuit m Jcisey City Hackensack and Eluabcth N J WB ako has a niinpi?' pdol - ill draiigc , iM. ■ 'Bis't Grahge: n:; J., >v-;ith-;.Moe. teidei; -a;ti .IridiB;;' ■;,■';■':-':':.: ' ; ,; ;Aside.:frtim :'Roc&rfcr -,aiid -Syras. .ciV-j'e.,where pooled;\\utH Pai^ and >U Sc^Vines,^,^lKO is: pooled .;wriflr' thfe ^kburas/Circuit"iii four: N,-y; houses. Denver-; on an .ownership "arrange- ment. ;.RK0 arid Mort .Si.n.gCr. ::h.nye; operating ; ■ ' arrangements .--i,.;^^ Minneapolis and New Oilcans, witn Singer in ch.iigc §ev'er&l; ,-tticM,reB, of the - United Ar,tf.?t& ',TKeatre,-Circiiii; .'i;fpt-.-.in;,-,a.-h'^' 'VVEiy .;'affiliated !;with: UA,",..t:he;-JdiS-' tributihg. coiTipany,.' are, uiT<lcr: 6p..cr-'. Jtiiig ;or .partherehi p'agrccft the daii gcrs. of - the . c,ia rfen t; h i gh, t ii x situation, for' -ftim. Cdippanic.';: in' his .ahnual;,:rCport to .■istOGkhold'ers.- 'thi.s vvce.iV;' Hc;s;tntGd t.lu'tt When ,t ends, ;iTio^t ccimpart ics' wi tl need'vfcap' ital.-; :t.Or 'imi>i;o;yi:n^^ ,.t-he-ir- planls, ;.rc.r-' 'placirig' ,iiiiiVp.hi.,nc -' ;Cxpari'd' -; their; rinarliets';: -buyilVg;-ravy - ma^ entargihg . payrblls; ;.as' vvcll- p'a'.y- irig rCnKon'ablc-rel lirn foK, the .sav- ii1g.s;,'ihvostcd.';-i;n 'th:c, buHi'nc.si^'';- ;■ ' ,;'.- ': ,; 'Stit ;te' t)isi:ri{ed '6ti:|; thiit 'icxistlhg; ■t',x;c<';s-s,';- -profits'■'''tax('.s':-, iWai?^ dif-, fiC.Mlt,'..for : c6.mpa;rijCK -;;t<)'; .; I'Ctijin- ;,irf the;" busihcss- -silCI'icicilt■' ('ftriiiiigs 'f(I'r Your, .pal,', Ltfty. .decree ,,,-,,'confipa,h,ieS; * .'Thc.s.e. i-ihcUtdc' .vvitii,, Ijp'e-<v'i> ,irt.. Pittsburgh,, Parar mount iii' Detroit, .BalaBaii, .-Katz ;iri the-;.RiVersid6i. Nfcflip; ;JcfICi;so4^^ . Foi-rWC);).--, Ccijist'' Acadcmj', as well as i i N( u iik In Los Ange.lcs .it is tied up with Rodney Pantages, who opeiates the Panlages and iwo RKO hou.ses thcie -: In;: .ad.ditipn ;-;tp- Pitf'sbtirgb, :Vv'her,C , hooked .tip; -/W'ith, ' WB, ^'Lpcw'.s;, i.s ,I>os cfitoinO.-;, bt!<sincss- :^v'iJ 1 ;'iJ0;; Iff*.; after the;'war' -v,:i:i,h':; inK'tifr;i,Gio,nt; ■'fun'd,..s'' to, co.'n'iihuc;, f.ulU: opci'iili-oiT.s.''' 'anc'l-'; vyill.' ■fh.ci-c.f.fti'c;. bv iinablo ■■. to -, jji'ovi(t;c' riC- cCJ'fiEir'v- cm.ji'oym.ehi Vf()r'.;r'miny.-' It .-i;,-' fm'rjfirf;i'irl',;tH'!rrefOrfi.' .t'h;).t:-'fU'sf,r)'i^^^^ ■t'liXfU :lr;ri'; riW; Ijtisiiicfis - (■r!:tfrpl!isefi.Jh(' ■■An,g,e,les ■;;.'<;(iid;;; Eycrgreen'''''';.'r.hfey.tr.<;s;: . a.ls'o a.',.part. of t)).c National/,%he.al'.r(;,s' ;:.%ti,ip. .inrPbrtl!i(rid-;;ia;nd .St^^^^^ Rivoli,- N.. :Y..i al.so a part- of the UA' 'f^&.j'ly. ;»(');r>ji)iipt(d fjy ir .coii.ilffictivr :circuiti is; coiitrbllcd. 50.^^ y/ith;Piirai- ;'|;v;W)ffl'iiiri ■ wfi.icK; Wiil.'.:Cncriii.r{ig('V dy rHiount. a ;cbi»mjttce , of; bdth cw^ pooled^with Pat^m Biiflalo, Uhcthci iianirs b( ing in ch,)rgc of op'iiition j^loyrn*nt In fhl' couiitry," Briskin's New Col. Deal ' ;.-;;. ■' '■. ; .Holl.v'\v6od,'March.7.'; ■ \.-Irvin.g.> 'Bviskin;. ha:s;;..signed; a, ne.\y ' tlireo-ycar .producer'.de'al-,,at Cdliiih'-' .Wa::\-;''''.:.■■;'-''>:;.■■;:-,-■;';,;■;'';.'';.;..'^ ■,.;,Lc<)Vcs;,fO'r New,,,'.york- March'16 'to .v)e,w >s;li.6\^>'s .arid .'scp.u't '.hla,lerial.'. ;''. Touhy' Pic OK Now ;' •■;^'-'Vr';?.;,HblIy\vb9d,;Miirch'7i';'-. 20tlt-Fox. IS finally iele.l.sing ' Rogti 'T(|U;h;.v:'^Gangfiter". ;'.;!if'ier'. -; ma'ny'-' .re^' ijiitcf.,, brdiired-by, lhe.!FBI;^;;;^ -''!! . ' .'Pii-liire 5v;i.s.; .fl:pi'.s.hod'; .>>i.x,; ■ ni'ijlrlli.^; iigfj bill I'lcld.lip' f<)r,;)t-cis»ii■ bill; They're Neither Too Young Nor Too Old for Films Hollywood, Maich 7. As a leseivoir ol futuic talent, RKO has built up a stock lostci ot 80 plaJel^, 50 joung'tcis fiom scl-.ools and little t'noalres, and 30 :oic(.sters; of, screen .aiid' s.ta.ge. ■ ; ; .'; ■ Bivant Washbuin, Fiank Ma^o, Lawrence Wheat and ;RusseU Hop^ ton are among the oldtiniers. -'': Robt. Lewis' Dual Deal • '.;;;,X;' Hollywood! March 7. ;i' 1.. ;' -,Mefi'fl.'-hahide:d; Robert Lewis; a t\vp«-'- pl\ contract as actoi and diiectoi Foimer stage diioctoi on Bioad- u.\ Lewis leccntly plajrd a chai- ■:(tci lole in "Diagon Seed' on the j Culver City lot.