Variety (March 1944)

14 PICTURES Wednesday, Marrh 29, 1911 Higher B'way Scales Under New Tax Also Means Stiffer Soldier Price ■icaVes. Ipv Bi-d^»'^ tres and; wUfi ■ .billy/a cqiiVple,; fex,c<?p'-. .,tions V -atr! virig ' at rpuilcl'. (iguvcs," "agreement:,' iiaS- ' been reacljicl ■ oii a iVnil'oinii , cut-rate., 'sei^; {61- vseryice- «en , ciTective . Sat%'clay ' . (l )' 'Ayhen; -tlte ne\y . tasi; of :lfl.' ^or ^eael■^: 5' c;''0r ..«ia,ior; ir&ctiOn Ihci'baf. g0,es. ,i i'lto; .ciy, feGt., 'Befcatvse.'of (ir rise in, cQst [{(>}' ' th^ :generai :pii)D)iG,' \N',ith' t'lrp. .tax be-' 'Ving;-;.paj5se:(H;i' tin ' ::U)~ ■, Ihe/ vciistomeirs father than^' :ibi5tii'bed . ,b,y tres^■wbieh vexftcctQ^ to/ be; We gCHei'aii 'paiicy.'llTi;,<>u[;hotrt the coun- Iry. the ■ men'; ;il^d■■^"i\:p.mcil/,Qf c't^ iii-rncd.Vtorces vw'illv.alsp, -be paiing: a; i'lkt'le rnore't ':,:Iii;\'sdBi.c; '.■■ptiH-s ,.of"the,' .CP&nti-Y',,andy.ahi^ C\crf,ataS circqi^^^^^^ ■■ ■and ittdi-<nt)tiai ■;'ct,pBratois .■-.theJ'e. '''i^' no cut-tating for thO'-o ni the serv- ' iCO. ■".' ■■■ ,■ ■ .■' ":: Oirissinally the ' N. ^ Y, price 'for nnembers of -,, the ^ aniicd ■.forces, was 28c .'I .111 tinic leyjidlcss of any . established: . :i;,cale;:,'h'iii^ tha.ii, .that figure A few months wao, due to a^oflligc Tn"pEnnle'grilreTii'iee wjs ■Juiiioed to 30c. . '',' '. . ' ■;. : \ybile .fliclMusit; ItiiU,.'N; .Tf/.-^^h^ never hijfd ■a 'soldiat pi'fcc,/,tjvctprriixf! , to give r.wiiy .-.!-. ■■aycragc:-. oC- 5.000 ■''; frcetjcketS' ;.we,ckl.y .■}psicud:i ' {9^ Vt-h'e other do^wnto.wiv ■.first^r.un.?^ /pfleetiva SatuidJy (1). iti the face ol uopod scates,'■..■ ■'sei'yifioHie^ ■ and-. . service- 20th Full Speed Ahead ■ , ;.: : iipiiyw6od, -5fa^^^ Pioduclion reaches the ye.u s hiplic^t speed at 20th-Fox next rii.bh:th,^v-.,-wU-ll-»' .is^^^^^^^ the (J\e now in work, Ncwies arc "A Tree Giows in BrpfiWyiiV'''fsiipiething' . ;i<«;' ■ the B.oj's.''-'. '-"Thuncierheiid. r-. .Spii piicka','-'. .'''Gp&d Neiibbors''; and Goes'to,-War.'':.'. : '-'.'.,■-' U-'v-' •'.fit "Rip Cagney's New Starrer Holhuood, March 28 Fusl stallcr foi James Cagney ,\Vhert , he:, retdrris • from his .c,urre,nt toui of ovci '.eas cntei lamment w ill be ■ Only the Valiant," a tale of Apache warfare in the Southwest in the 1870s Stoiv, wiiltcii by Chailes Marquis Warren; - W'as'-•■bbught,' la^t: Sveek, by WjUiam Cagney, chief of Cagney Pioductions MICE ALUED SELLS PATRONS ON NEW TAX Detroit, March 28 Michigan's Allied Theatres lepre- sentmg most small town theai..x>s' viewpoint, have launched a pro- gram m the press to advise the pjb- hc ol tne new ta\ h ke Organi/a- tiptt' is: CohVin'ced that the- ■tajf can- *at-l3G^:absQr-bed^^ must be passed alone to the natrons .H^!n cej.'u-ie.wspip'er'-ads^ ■, trail-'r .spepiar ,«;ai*d's: are- be^ ,.tP" the public on the boo,st besides set- ting ■'up' ,s-cI-i.cduleS, of. tlie,ne\y,':adinis- ■sldiis; ':' ■ ■■■ :■■;''',- - -'■': ]. .•■■,■■ Poihting out: that, it was belieycd iih'e,-: govern njen.t'b''-'in th.<: public receive, the tax; Fred E, -pen- rcll bLi'-inc^s manager of Allied, de- Unions 'Oscar' Ballot Extension -:, ',3: :Ho:liywod,:-Mar!;K .28. Expaiision- pf Osca,r, voting ejigibil-. jity- is btir.g pressured by various ,sttvd,ip-..-iinidns -■ ■ori, vthe th,epi'y' that they aie a.s impoUanl jn pictuie pro- duction as some of the groups now entitled to ballot for Academy: awards. Workers hankering, for the v,pte' ,jiicltid_e, secoiid. cameram^ aptua'lly:,pi3erate the- cameras,, gaffers,; Juicers ,8 i-fd pthers, ■,-- ,-;-:' .I'y,' \ehang,os.;,in,,the,btillot ,roster :-w'ouM have tQj3e_appiOi£d by-thq_Acaflem£, ol Motion Pictuie Aits and Science.s;: ■aiid tht; ufripiis: ai'ii ejierting'prep^urp: in: i^hat-'directibn." . ',- '■".::■,-,■■■',! ■ -''■ ■wbmert; will p'sy.' SSc. :;w]iere the act- , :s::gfSSt^pp soldier . this; will be, 29c. adnii.'i.sion I - -to .the-;theatre.: libis-^ 'lai" of ;:6c:;;:^aiid-, ■42cy'i'li;; tfte .higher bj-acketKto-Hhe;.. theatre and 8c tax Although puce schedules aie --ub- ,;3ect ■ to'- ijugijling'^:'and ■::feXperinwntav' ; ti6n,, :miivimim-i' o,'Ppfi)rtg- ,prices ,pn, ,Bi-padway;vfill he'il^Oc,:,and :60c. with, ,oniy a, ■ couple ■ exceptiPhsi:-- Houses thAt,Iornierly **'=-,-'a^ tp 50e, while those that opened at S.'ic. aio hpppinf. to faOc Only Bioad- Wiiy , spots, that will have even a 'single, odd-cent: scale : are Loe^v's second-uin State and the bandbox Riallo, under present plivi's. ,: Music Hall and Koxy Hall - will open at ■60c,. : weekdays, ' going to . a top of ,$1:.10, wiiilc for Satuic'ays the lange will be 70-!|,l 25 and the Sundav scale flSc to 2^ Ro\y will also open at OOc week- ' days, scaling to $1.2.0,: while on Sat- mdajs pjice will extend iiom 8flc to !ji 40" and on Sundays fiom $110 to %l 40 -» Also at a,60c.'minimum, including - tax, the B,roadway;-Capitpl will get a top: of $1.20 ,w,eekdays, remam at eOe. opening on Satuuhub but 80c on Sundays, on both weekend days sealing to $1.20,, Strand range, is the ' , saftii!.'as the; Capitol for weekdays :.:;b.ut;': oh Sat'drpays: \yill:, ex-perii-nent: With a C5-$l 40 schedule and on Sun- days $1 to $140 Tins same lange 01 near to it will also probably figure for the Parom&uiit, although this house has oirdercd: tickets m inany-{different price grpups with a view to feeling its w'ay at the: - be- ginning. Id see h,b.^\?:.things, work' Put.- It has oideied tickets up to $160 per, ii-icluding tax. Ciiterion, straight filmer, will gel fiom eOc to $1 25 Weektlays and 60c to S1.25 Saturdavs-Sunday.s, same as will probably applv tor the Astor, while the Globe is planning on a,50c. opening price, and. either $1.10 or, .•61.20 at night weekdays and prob- •sbly 60c. tP iat least $1.20 on Satur- aays-rSundays, much being depend- ent, as with some other theatres, on the pictures and the tide of the tiade The Rnoli, euriently with "Beinadette' at advanced scales of 75c. matinee, and $1.65 -evening, is planning on changing the langc to 85c and $1.70.' Among other, thitigSi under the new tax schedule it .is im- possible to ariive at a 75c and $1 65 price. : Riv will charge 60c for kids. .The. State,^,retaih:ing, its, kid; price: of ;iOc all tmies. being; only other . do\\n-itp.wn..^f, house :-v\'ith: a .chil- dren s scale." will open at 43c. week- dilifs. ineUiding tax. going to a top of ,85c.i, while for Saturday , it- will extend from 43c. to $1.10 and on Sunday liom 55c to $1 10 Little .Rialtp :\viil be the ::ica.st experisive- - of: tile first-rims. : It. will:: opei-i at 35c weckda-vs, same as now and scale: to. $1 or. more, ineludinf; Sat- urdays and Sundays. It also has a 74c, price scheduled but will prob- ably not use this very often. According to A. G. Scebeck., v.p. of Ihe Globe Ticket Co inability to All , .ill plHhtiiig; dRlriartds ii-rimediat^ly', will me4n-:tiiSt:theatre.? w',ill ;havc' to ii.se old tickets on hand and stamp the Government tax on them The Treasury Dept.. will permit this due to tlie emergency, he 'adds. Joe Writes a Letter to Lefty By Joe Laurie, Ji*. bill-s as .it ..cpntiiiue's vvh:i'c'h ,,may bring pir ,i-npi'e tastesi Ai'-iy: exhibitor who tiiinte 'he ■::?&« ,:abKdrb the taxes; and j :stay .in- business, is ..iusl kidding him-i self^ - ,We .believe, tod,;,that::this added; itax will hit hai^d' in:;;small lPwnS-;artd: ncighboihoods wheie customer^ can- not aftordito pay more, for their en* teitrmment. "While war wages have gone up. there .ate many districts , and, .small 'toyins,where,wages have nPt and, thP people ..IP stuiggling against other increa.scci costs. We hope that, m the . future, taxes will nb'i,; be" ,,Ieyi:ea where they hit against the pooi man's form- of recreation—the films.'' 20th Inks Humberstone; Lends Him to Goldwyn ::■; ■ ; -', :v : Hollywood. March 28. 20.thrFox signed ,H.,, Bruce Hiimber'r stone; to, a new clirector cohtract and loaned him to ^SaiiVuel Goldwyn for a-musical starriBg Danhy Kaye. ■ ; Recently - Humberstone directed Pin-Up Girl" at 20th-Fox H'wood or Coney? : ,, Los Angeles,; March 28. ' By a \ote of 3 to 2, the Police Commission issued a.permit to Paul Meyer to i continue operating his pefihy', arcade, on Hpllywopd, bPule- vard. Hollywood Chamber of Com- merce wanted the arcade removed on the theory that lt„made the, cele-: brated thorpughfare, look top much like Coney Island. An appeal will be made to the city council Rodgers Sees No Solution to Trade Problems in Government Strait jacket That the picture business: is one that cannot be administered accord- ing to a mechanicai fPrm.ula, sine.e it relies in'ein, its branOhes upPii the. in-' gtnuity of the individual, was voiced by William F. Rodgerg, v.p. of Loew's (Metro) over sales, at i hinfchebrv Monday (27) to merobei's Of - tlie ti'adepre.ss when asked about his opinions concerning; «: new consent ■decree.' , ■, Noting that the Jeciee is a very dehcale subyeCt but that he knew someone would ask. him ahout it, he prepared a special statement on his personal viewsi rather than those of Metro, and added that he hadn't closely .studied , decree propo.sals but that "I don't care what they do as long as it's practical and we will ap- ply ourselves to jt, as before." Rodgeis sugge.sted that interested parties again confer with each other in.stead of looking to the GovPrnment for a cure-all to .*.olve all indu,stiy pioblenv He pointed out that when a, prociucer knows he is to be re- stricted in the method of marketing his;;prodUc,t thert is hound to:be hesi- tancy,' in ,.sp^°culatiBn. , Rodger.s: said that distrtuutois and exhibitors would likewise ; be. hampered, and ,that itringent regitlation -ttould }eop- ■ ' '■;',■•,■■•',■,5!ie\v,;'vforl{.^^';'; Dear Lelt:V,,and Aggie: , i.'-'■■.•'y '.■r-;''''''^'''. , ;You've been writing me -"^o much that was,going on in G6,oiacres, :;tha.t't-: thought ,I',d give,,you ihc; switclx and; tell, yoU^.^lwhat'S,■igo^hg op; ■;iii ,N:,,^^;'; And brother, there was plentv -going on in NeW. "SCprli; at; riyidiii'j^ht'Mpp'dav-: March 27, 1944. - The occasion wa.s the preVSew pi, Uhiyersal's. show' b^^^^ picture, ''Follow the Boys..' And.-.the--place,-.4?sisi'?<he;(rtd-%-la^^ Broadway and 47th street. ■,,■„• ■ ■ ,■■ •'■""'■ ';: ■':-,' I know you and Aggie , would have given yollr wooden ,:shoe,s ■&nd, Givs,, Sun cpnti'acts <,i rhbah the:'6he.s w'ith:the 'top; dough IMP liavp been, thefe, and nie,et thp bid mob: , There,,were trjpi'e kisses, :hug.<5,_aiid tears cxchanged- there than: at a. sw'eepstike. ..wihii.er'S;;,'celebratiph.;^^, th.e ;bliiebipod.s,,.ol ■ vaudeville were there, including our old pal,,',Ed,d:ie :Dariipg, who:booked: us all at tlie Palace. Evervbody- w?as announceid in the lo:)by a.s, l;e. came ■ iPi Over a loudspeaker, a la; Hollyw^ood, and ;Wit}i,pte^ this, wasn't Tust a regular, preview. It was ni6're,tha:h:..t;ha:t.: lt:,WaS, a';a^^^ of Father Time'trotting ,out his children of vaudeville and sho,wiiig:'-ih^'■ world howwell he has taken care, of them. These -^'ei'CBlt 'p:r;diiia,ry ceieijs,;; - thpy werei ^rtistS'Whfei: vaudeville fans still hold;,-gi:,eeri i.n: their" hlemoiries;,,- The overture was conducted by our old pal, Benr.y P.oboit.-. and his gang .of 802 s. ■ All of: em have played many ,j;yaud.eyUi(i., jhtroductlpn..' Then 1 went out,-and, introduced- ,Benny,,:RQBerts,--: the -,gv'iy, who played,,, many a Palace shp\<V, ; ,Ari^^ hddle was one ot the,Musical Guttys, a great:-.niuSiciani-aiul. a. grM guy, ;- They both got a great (ivi!l:o:-.. Then Benny played "I Don't Can''' fo;- a '■ 4ypical~yaudeVille-openin|.^^:-M l:he'folks;+ha^--I-"gof-:,a-H' E.ya: Tang,;Uay^pn.e^ of '"the.; .b.afikbpiiies of; yaiid,ev;iile--r-tel'Ui-ig.. ii;s. -.that she;;.- was getting along.swell, Then Irvine Fisher, :WhQ^^ang^ ■; Nora Bayes for many seasons. --He sang ■''Sllv|SE-'Li^iilg^J^^■'.AMfe^^^^ the great Joe -Howard, singing;- I Wonder Who's ICissing BSp ■Npsy"rr-a:nd was he a, hit! Then Fril7.i Scheflf,- singing, Victor HerBprt's ■9nd;;^hfer ;im. mortal ''Kiss Me: Again.'; She looked and sang belter than - ever, Buck A 'TonJo*- rntnYttAa* Bubbles did their .■^tufl. and they're sliil tops. Leo CarriKo to'.d the , UVer lenOer VjOinraClv l .same story he tokt Ateai'.s ago at the Palace^and who could resist;his per-;■ Minneapolis Maieh 28 | sonalit\' Hfe was a tcirifie hit J C. Nu^ent^-did better than he ever did ^' ■ at the Palace. Then Ella-Shields.-from the:audienee> sang her,great;';BXi*^^ lington Bertie." Ethel Levey said a few-words.. -ThenvM)^^^^ —what a wow!, A: n'l-eat- gal wOiom ,everybody:;l9%eS, ,; -T6d,:ij and even with a soft hat he was terrific. ; , "'';:;■?■■ ., '■';':■''; ,;■;■:;.';':.' ■,, '?,-,; ■ Intro ■Fr«d;^Stone',:s", ' ,r, irtti-oducpd ,Fred ,-St,pric:':a.^ guy .who never ^islayed the Palacei; -'Aiid,;. he never did, ■b.eqa.iiise ill,the; .heyday, of the; Palace he :w'a's a great .star ;'6ri : Broadway and didn t need any routes.; He; \Vas, a riot,: And i; npticed:,the: , youngsters applauded more than anybody, which is a great tribiite in thp,.se',', days di Sinatra.;; Then the; oldest fwo-mart,act in show busine.s.s, and ma.v;be; .' the greatest—Smith and Dale. A .wow:,. Then came CJeOI'ge Ra,,ft,, w'hP ,^vas;,. swelL Did his Charleston, the same Charleston he did \fith Ben Bclnie;;: ,at, the Palace when ,he first played it. You can't help loyihg that ■guy: Then came introductions of people I could, see in: the;;aiidience.; If I missed anyone it was a case of. bad :glimsV not of the- heaKt/ beCfiiise-.I^^^ would have ,liked to mention every one of them.' They wesrei all;im important to vaudeville, the opening acts, the number twos, the closing:, acts—they ;were the. backbone of vaudeville.They jyere all out. there. X thumbed-memory's pages with-my eyes, and; in'trpdueed:;tKd,se ,,I^^^&^ Kee. ,,; Borne ;of their(-'w.e-re: .;::- ,,' ;-' : -■:'';:;, ■'. ',;.■: "■ ■■,;^':,'--".;'"; ;,-,-'' '; ^, - - Lillian Shaw: Gertrude HolTman, Ruby -Norton, RSe Sainuc^^^^^^ Russell. Edna Wallace Hopper. Kitty Gordon,, Madeline; Cameron. Bill: Moi-risey, Bob Hall. Bill Gaxton., Sin-| CDllins>(Gol]iliS,& fert),; OaT-l -F.i\-in CIS. Fred HiUebranci and Vera Michehna, WilUe,Solar, Ida, May Chad^^^ Billy Gould and Valeska Suratt, Lillian Fitzgerald, Joe Browning, Karl Norman, Kitty Gordon,.,Janet of France,-OlgeiPetrovav the^Hayei brPtliers/ Bill Holbrook and Harriet: Hoctor, J. C Nxigejiit, Smith,I3afle, the Tem- pleton Bi-os., .loe Verdi (Clark & Verdi), Block & Saily,-ffi^^ Stevens & HoUister. Tony. tJeMareo, Eddie, Miller, pprt4ld: aiidV;CarsPH^^^^ Harry DeIf, Kellv and Pollack, Sid Gary;-Hernian .T'mbprg,. Sani /M^^ Wellington Cross. Dave Ferguson, Sadie Biirt, J, G, ,,Fl.ippe,n'^;Jbe,,Fields, , Milton Berle, Dan Healy,; Mitzi Hajos, FritZi, Schefl, ;Jay -BreM^ Glason, Harry Greenf Gertrude, Vanderbilt, : jetinette -Hacke^^^ Johii Steel, Charlie Mosconi. Senator Ford. AcTelaide,' ; Eunice Burnham and Sydney Grant. Harry Herschficld, Lulu McConnell-,;,Ai;.;ji.ei(^^^ George, Sheldon, . Johnny Birchj. Fred I. Lewis: Jack Pearl, Mrs. Jini Thornton: Yvette R-.igel, Gitz Hice. ,loe Howard. living,Fisher, Juliet, Ella Shields. .Mleeii Stanley,. Duncan Sisters, Dixie Haniiilon. F'iorne LaVere, Lou Haiidnian. Buck and : Bubbles. W. C: Handy. Molly Ficon, Ethel Levey, Katie Rooncy. J. Rpsa- mond JphiisPn and—w'ell, rpmembe'r thpre's a- p shortage. There w'ere': about 100 more. This will just give you an idea..' Then came the; picture. "Follow the: Boys/V, WtMi' tefty, i^^^^^ picture. of showfolks. It takes you from the closing oi the, pld -Mac^^ td^^^^^^t^^^^ dayers, burlesque and, finally, Hollywood. (See Film Reviews.) Feed ToHowti :.\y,:''.J r-r--^-^ The picture was followed by a swell feed and an impromptu entertain* , ment that la.sted into the sunlight,- The :irnprompto enler|aini^^ sisted of Yvette Rugel. Ethel Waters;;Gitz,Rice, Lou Handman and Florrie . LaVere, Dixie Hamilton. Lillian Fitzgerald, Peter Donald, Sr., Rose Perfect, Duncan Sisters; Jim Mooney, Bill McKenna (the writer of "Ha.s Anyone Here Seen Kelly .': j, and so many more that I; can't, remember, , ;: Universal gave me « grand for setting up the affair, and I had it divided among all the theatre guilds and the Actofs Fund; It was great td refUrii the Palace to, its former eminence—even foi: tonly one' night; ' '' .: -•: ;,: RKO-Par Tiff in Mpls. •The Paramount circuit here and RKO aie squabbling for a second time becaui-e of the chain's alleged lelusal to give the distributor good enough playing time for its product Partieuiar':; picture;-;■-which "liroiight ; matters tP a . head this lime is "Ten-, der Comrade. ' Taking drastic action in the light RKO has janked all iti rexascs from circuit house. ' L F Goldhammer, RKO distiict manager, reiterated a previous chai ge that his product does not te- cci\ c a fair deal fiom Par The alle- gation this time followed the chain's ■refusal to spot "Tender Comrade" in Radio City or for a minimum of two weeks in the State here. Fdm had been pencilled , into the Orpheum, Molt H Singer house pooled with the Pai amount theatres, wheie most RKO pictures play. Singer himself had insisted that picture should - be booked into his. Orpheum; 'lining himself up with John J: Frredl. Paramount circuit :president.. , The dispiite has been :r'e- feued to the RKO ^ew Yoik home office, which has Goldhammer's rec- ommendation ;under advisement and. which IS understood to back up his demand for "better playing time;' for the pioduct generally Millajiowsky^Cieff-KiOer „- Hcliywooii, March 28. Herman Millakovv'sky's , first jpb under his new associate producer contract with Republic will be a tuneful mysleiy, "Murder With Music " Filming stalls in Mav, fiom a screenplay by Freclenck; Jackson, ; ardize the source of supply;- of pic- tures which exhibitors are dependent upon. : V■;„':,:; ';,:,■ ':'; :;'':..;'' Smaller Blocks Recognizing that exhibitors are ;in need ot product, Rodgers stated that the reason Metro is dropping to five pictures in its next block, as against the groups bf Wand 12 which have formerly prevailed, :is because no more than ; this number could be trade.shown by the end of April. He added that this did.hot mean::a;.dyed- ia-the:TWOol plan to reduce its,blocks. Although there ; seemed to be some suspicion that Metro was going to five pictures this, spring to get-away from the cancellations it has: been giving all along, Rodgers declare he had notified the exchange- to permit elimihation-of One,Where a justifiable ground -for;, it existed- ; If Metro Was ,to;,.w>ait,loi'- gi'oiiping of iO;Pr i:2:,pip- tures,, it couldnt start selling, the block until June or July, he added. In addition to the five pictures go- ing into the new package, Rodgers discussed three, representing a tre- mendous investment, which had to be' hafidled individually',rather than as pait of a group. These are "White Cliffs of Doxer," "Dragon Seed'' and "Ameiica."' He called the (Continued on page 21) Inside Stuff-Pictures Proud of its achievements in the development of young talent, Waincr Bros, has prepared a special booklet on 23 newifaces now under contract to the company. ''They are under contract because they are young people of exceptional talent and ability," Jack L. Warner; v.p. and exec producer states By appcaiaiire p^st perfoimance and backgiound of preliminaiy training, they have demonstrated their respective potentialities for acting piominence on the screen. It is my instruction that they be given every opportunity, at, the studio to develop into strong boxoftice personalities. They aie receiving fuither dramatic instruction, voice training, everything that could possibly help them on their way. Some have already had im- poitant featined and leading paits In which they have acquitted them- selves as was expected Pai Is for the others'" are a^valting them " Production exec exited from a major lot and helped himself to a bigger; and.better task ©n,:;a hyai-lot,;causing;much'fltt in the front office,' which wanted to know "how a guy like that could do a thing like that lo us" Legal depaitment was ordeied to inspect this guy's contract and take the necessary steps to hale him to court. Statistical scouts wound up with the information'thaf the exec didn't have a contract. Now the studio IS 'inspecting its manpower list With a microscope. Chai-he, Einfeld's engagement of James Allen, former; OWI domestic branch exec; as a publieitv aide, gives Warner Bros, a . strong link with Ui S, agencies with which Allen, by nature of his pa.st Governmental con-, nections, was familiar. Incidentally, Joe Hazen, WB attorney and vp. out of the New Vork office, foimerly used to concentrate on this phase, among his other D. C. dutus lor Warnew.