Variety (April 1951)

ApHl 4, mi PROBE HOLLYWOOD’S VIDEO BAN D.C Lobby to Protect Pic Industry JUSTICE DEPT.’S 1^®^ May Go into Indie Production Gets 0.0. After FCCs Rap Over TV [' If Hwood Supply Fahers-^Suilivao •im imdmiry tnm MaMlw md mm umdm •rtlir. IliM wreli M a rrtmH •! tW rv^eral CammanM****** MmI ^ tlir pir lra4«*s ifiM Ule- DeMiUe’s Easten UkM Wf tlM FaOtr a l 9t Hallynaad'a TV mku i ▼ Mm rv*«Bi*MV ^ Maat al pi 1 DepMi Back ■ N. i. ^ liH U _ , « .. .. will W Oallwra WMliiagtMi. April S. H al ly w—4. April I. Carll B Dv Mllla la all ff«r a la N. Y. a«4 allMr paiata alMltlag 4awa alMaliac aa •iMw aa Bartfe** far a is a»- w, IMirwaa4 to raaUaaaUy patUap, tlta4t rrfarOiac tha Miir^ mraaaO la tiM rapiUl by * r VL rT?-* to "a aMCtar af raatla 0ilirf ladatortaa artili aaara faata- . a*tiw ^ OaaaraaMal. Ha WP.IMI.. U »ria« .H-, ” ****>^ "““f: CMciMtom lun llaaa Caaualaaiaa baa fcraagbt ta 11^ tba fact tbat tba DapartaMaC af Jaalira to aai ar way wttb a alaOy af tba blai raaipaaAaa' aidaa baa. H G. Marriiaa. Aaatolaal At- Gaaaral la cbarpa af tba Da< Na4 E hath la aflar tbrra caM by Iwa Hall pa la W RKO Y. la al tba ilaptaa pramy. I tba TbaaCra I a al> I 4allaara4 laaiairaar ( by Gaal SalUraa. aaacatiaa tar af Tbaairr Owaart af Aaia r i r a. la bto aaaaal rrpart la tba TOA la aaaalaa bara far SalIHraa will barf a blaClac tbat TOA artiva la ^ rilaM baaa E“SS^”rS'Govt,-2(llWox tfirT aaO amlraaagaara af tbair. Reported m Full Decree Terms Mib)tM arttvniaa la this raaar rll aa tbara mmm sanwlsiag aasaag ptotara mrr* that tba FCC patory aaaafrmrni af laal waab raai Irsat partially aal af affarit rrir^ by Bartaa K. at am* 1 far F. MrDaa- yat bat a^da M elaar tbat tba D af J. latawda ta kaap Ha aya aa tba I avarall altaatlaa witb tba trlaw af = briaplac !• tmat law aiala l arm. i : latara a t** fW J a Ok * asada aaallabla. rit: r Budgets-Stones , at tba D. caal aad caalrat dtotriballaa.** Salllraa'a ra> af Zaaltb Badia to aM Jr, Carp WbaalaTs Wrlpbl Whralar sbrlaarly rarriaa platoty af artgbl sUMw ba fatbarad tba law rmlabittbiad tba FCC. lawwMbar bam alma iCoatlaaad aa papa 10) Twaatlatb-Faa aad tba af JaiUca warm maid tbto waek ta bava raacbad fall mprimaisat aa tanaa af a r mam a a t dacraa la tba ladaatry aaCltraat malt, lat t laai a at af wbicb. af c aarma. to raalty li aaaUfatlaa ad tba Hallywaad paliry barriap playarm aad pia fraai TV far tba raaaaa tbrra bava baaa aa c aas^a la t a ladprd apalaat tba Alia pra M sc a r m aad dlatriba Ha alaa darlarad tba FCC paaltiaa to atrict* ly tba Caaaatoalaa'a affair aad will aal bava tba affart af proddlap tba D. af J. lata aay fallarala C r C—!a Af ^ Snags toe uit Of p n. will laii Capra, Stevens s: witb astollai rwrtallad mm» allva la tba D. af J Anaa If waa tbat la aa tba partirm clalai lil Hall y waad. April S Fallara la aaa aya l a aya with bark af rvrraC dartolaaa fev Capra aad Gaarpa Blavaaa la , a atva tbair pacta with tba ati It to aad r r a laa d tbaC tba Ava pim TOA rabibitara |aia with albart ta daiap all la raraarapa ladapradral ■a. avaa la tba palat af af tbto Itaiiu Tkee-to-Oae DistribalioB Phi GeU Fhl Nh by U5. Didribi Fropaaals far a Biittaarr acrrraaaaC br aa pbt ta Krw York laal weak by tba Italian film drlrpallaa bava baaa flatly ai«rd by Amrriraa dlatriba Naw briM talked to a I* » lialua a maai ta ba aavad by anttiag Ansariraa raaiittaarrs at Iba Ircal rata af amcbanca. laataad af al tba fraa aaarkat rata. Foar-maa drlrgatiaa baa baaa pratty mark raaviarad tbat tba ta tba Tr a aaa r y Dapartaiaat. aad apprwval af tba tarn aapacU af tba daal to aaw awaitad FHm caaapaay aad tba Jaattoa Papartai a at bava all tba Aaally aarly tbto yaar. tba partmaat waa fraa ta fiva fall ttoaa ta lOtb. laadiac f Amlap af tba Aaal Isiaia at tbto ttoaa. I Fisrtbrr coatribwtiac ta tba da-1 lay waa tba Dapartmrnl'a laatataaca aa a casaplam tbaalra-divaaUtara rraatad Legkers Hassle Over Benefit Fix far Par by Iba trra diractara aad tbair aral' aar. Wllllaai Wylar. la tba Libarty ladia aaM bava avr ra pa d 12 100.- aark Wbila Par'a aladia avar* to abaat tlAOOAOO SalUvaa will atraaa fart aaaM TOA laadar m alraady Uva la ptoia r aa far li avar allaprd mbartapa af priata will ba aired la Prapaaal af Federal (Caatlaaad aa papr III Par pramy Baraay Balabaa rbiaf Y. Frank Aa N daal ta I I tbat Jerry Wald Kraaaa bad aaada a a pir all af wbaaa Id pa la tba Aaaarican Watiaaal Tbaatra A Aradraiy a ina)ar baasla la to by feel tbat prraaat d a y rail far avaa tba tipa pradact taraad aat by i Libarty at priraa "***'.***^ ‘"LI foTMMU aimiaa la aaaara fall eaaa* York toplt circlaa. Fitoa to van to . M I rtLm?--- .rttoC. to-*Ur W toto ■p.Mto.d k, Uto, WHMtoMi TkMUW. CtoMtoU W Ik. L tolM TWr. told t^ apaivaimi m ®narallap. 1 p r v viaaaly aaaaancad ^ ^ Uoaa ItoTlaaranca by the Traaa-' Caaat d iari aaarr af tha_ ANTA tba to ba to tba aladia I Atrvaaa. la lara. prefer tbair fraadaai to tba abarkiM laspoard by Par. Wyler baa 0vra aa blat yat af plans far ankllnp tba praaarvi fCaatiaaad aa papa ISI Hajon Aver Aboal Hdl Pk Hike Hoeey, Diavowinf ELCs 2 X 1 ^ to aparallap. Upaa lU rtoaranca by tba ary Dapartaaaat. 20tb-Fam (Caatlaaad aa papa 151 ':511s 2 fireaes, Uader Fire Over N. Y. Bribe Rew, vrrr anptaally frasibir fraai b^h a lapal aad raal- lair siandpaiat. Tba arw plaa da- vrtopfd aat af talks dartag tba paM week. following a fall-day’s dlacaaalaa Monday ij*. tbara was nn msaatlog railed for yesterday iTaaa ». Tbat VM to allow far both tba AaMri- raa and Italian napottotnrs to fab witb ibair prtnripala la la drimniaa wbatbar to foltow funbrr tba liaa tba talks are mem taking ^ Yanks bald a araaloa of tba Mo- Qal as D. A. Prsbes -j* •UZ tba ANTA projart baa prodarad a Aork af daaiato la Naw York tbat aay deal baa boon rioaod. It to aald to ba aaly oadar caaaldarattoa. It ap- peared likely tbat CLT*s bara al tba appoaitlaa projact weald pat Iba kib^ aa It. An aagla of tba aMaatiaa to tbat ANTA weald ba aaa af tba racipi- Honor C. C. Modkowiti Cbariaa C MoakowiU. vaa p aa aad Iraaaarrr of Laaw’a, lar.. will ba a rari p iaai af tba Maddaa Maaiorial Award at aa alaaial dia- ^ bordarllna. In addttioa. ba said. I dlsagraad tbto weak with tba ttola- aaaat af Eagle Liaa Claasirm pramy WUllaai C. MarMUlan. Jr., last tbat aaly 20% af all Holly- AIhM WOMOd Ml side of tba Irdpar. It af ELC ptm. tbay said, bat ebarkiap tbair awa AgMrao tbay ri witb rosMldarably batter of proAtabla AIom. MrMIlloa declared tbat bto otadf tbat tba avarall pattara altbangb aaly af Iba raaiaindrr ware vary etoaa ta of Naw York U*s Srkool of atgbl 1101 at N. Y. MoakowiU was a gradnata af tba elaaa af If 14 Award to a aawly craaird cito- tba CLT tloa for oatataading alnvaal aad by will ba awarded aaaoally la l arai Wbila Naw York Dlalrtot At- Laalar Cowaa i a story by ory of tba lata Daaa Joba T. Mad- toraay Frank Hogan roatlaara bto i C aattoa a d papa ISI * dan of tba S eb ool of C lavaatlpatloa of allapad of bribes by laapaettag Ai froM tbaot r aowaars. M wn tbto weak tkol tba two gfwaad nboea tba probe aripinally rrairrrd bava rraigaad. Tbay Firtt-Ruii Standouts of Easter Week Continue Pace; af arraptlag $2i s (Caatinasd aa papa Itl National Boxoffice Survey frosn tba Paris tbaatra. N. Y. Naitbar tba D A.*a afftoa aor tba ‘Wedding* Holds Lead, ‘Lullaby* 2d tioo PMiMra Emporl Aaoa. board _ . woald >r^mUy aftrraooa to bear tbo ra- Fv«1 of Its nrsotiators Latter la- iCoalianrd oa papa lAi It Cohn No PlinA For of tba mm. bowavrr. tbat tbay bad quit tbr force avaa before Iba pwbllctiy aa tba Pans roia-pasaiag broke la Da- caaibrr aad Jaanary. Bnbary toaaa rasna to light dar- Riti; Under Suppension tag the pUylag of tba coatrovrrmul Coliunbta PirtHraa baa aa Alas Italian Aim. Iba Miracle, at tba PLmu al ibis time far RiU Hay-| tCoaUnaad an papa 15i vorth, wba ratumad to tba U. S. Europe Monday ill. Col prat • ^ n /« II • A_ Harry Cabo advised bto staff tbat (Wg D.C. HeanitfS 111 I * artrraa to still under saapm- ■ ^ *Mn lor baving anklrd bar contract •vvrral years ago to maarry Aly bhaa and said tba woald ba treated l*ke any oiher atar Trist Sait Tsdc Link kiisa Haywortb plana to reaaala » New York for tbraa waeka aaa- ^ Broadway abowa. Shall then bead for an emtendad vacaUoa In ••• tba wastara statea. Hs Dehfs Harass Frances Harmoa. vlrapraaldcnt w \lotioa Plrtara Aaaa. af America, was daa back at bto ^ V. ofAca Monday <2i after a lllneaa. but a au ddaa Au at- wiU keep ktoa la J^era ba baa bean * ^another weak or tsva. ’’ ’^’•oa baa baaa away from bto - »mca last Novaanber. April 2 ittaa af tba Houaa Jadiciary Coauniltea will open baartaps Monday «§• aa a Hcmaa biU propoaing a aim-yaar Federal aUtulory time limit aa Bill, affared by Rap. Kenneth B. Kealiag (Rep., ^ io .earir rwas. were raHng for po- pealedly the tarpHa af private aatitruat actloaa loatitulad by- am- bibitorm. Obvtoat itaad to ba taken by Aim lasryers will ba tbat Iba aimi- yaar period to amceaaive. parlicu- larty aiaca It’s known time emtea- sloas are graalod by tba courts At peeaeat tbrra to aa ualfarm Ffderal sUtuia of limitatloas aa monopolv actkms Tiaaa panada Ivary la oock of tlw slalaa. itiauad to do pood baai- al tba Cntarioa. N. Y.. aad paving way for aa amtended run in Boston abo r tly. Trend of linking two Oocar-rated pictures on a double toll. -Sun set Boulevard** iPari aad -All About Eve** (20thi. was tried out in two keys for fair results Two ro-ii also dualad. * Cot Me Covered* -fp m Arms.- were among the better groaaerm in PitUburgk While Iba Kefauver criasa Invea- UgalMm baarmgs pic could not ba ^ credited with amtra buaineas In New -Bird of Paradise Movietone subject was respousitoe for bnngmg in added rom in a uumher of spots Paradom may be due to fact New Ye*iurs got tbetr All af the subject via TV. Neither the Amor nor the Rivoli. where Aim played on Broad- way. could sao aay bypoed to/. On Iba slow sMla. but with Mgns of picking up. IS -Lucky Cain- •20llii. which IS bemg teamed wiib ia.eariy runs, srere raHng for po- *-Swurd of Monte Criato- (2uth». sations anumg the top 10 Pair u making good roirpan;o«i Among tba runnenipa, -Pay- piecas. doing panirwlafiy well at meni on Deasand- (RKO*. *‘*rhrea the Coliseum. Seattle. Guys Named Mike" (M-G' •‘Great Another pair matching up ok.*\ Missouri Raid- and -Toaaabawk- for twin tolls are -Enforcer «\VR| lU-l( are setting a moderate para, and -Rrdbaad and tba Cowtio% * -Samson and Delilah- (Pan to »Parl. wbirb. aHbough now mvinlv lust beginning its general relama. *■ sacoud run. ara griting hmN^ing^ ^ag high to Buffalo and Provi- »■ Brmt ruos with good r-^ui - danra dvtrtng tha Iasi week Ha»l- (Complete Boro# re Hcforrs o«i Bsark’m aaMto offering, -Pnaca of; Popea BA-J In the wake of the Easter week Arsl-rua bto la key eltlas rosered by VAerwrr followed the pattern art by the holiday period Pirn that were sUndouU bafoer and during tba bunny week held their pooitions witb little deviation. -Royal Wedding- <M-G> tinned to bold the lead spot was bring puslied by Warner Rroa* -Lullaby of Broadway- and -Mating SesM- fPari to that or- der. Moving up fast into fourth plare waa Par’s -Lenmn Drop Kid- Still slightly ilOibi. taking Aftk position Yeaterdav- iCol*. wkick baa been around for some time now. clings to last week’s sixtk pos it ion, but probably wrill rtimb again because of the Oarar ritatious. *X*yrano- berauso of top bto In aeallered wola bad the aevrnlb Vol 1B2 INOO Bills 44 Chatter 54 • 47 4A IS 22 2A 10 40 53 35 40 42 54 3 23 Rsdio Rev iew I 34 R* cords 40 Ff-nk SiruJIy 53 Te ?vi«loo 37 Trlevisioo Reviews 20 \audeville 43 - f! Film Hevtewa House Rev iew s ln«lde Legit Inside Ptetures Inside Radio loside Televi loiemational Legitimate .. lUterati Music New Acta Night Club Reviewa Obituanea Pictures Rado • • • • < eaiiv vaaiOTV I ■»'.< tm $^<n% • • *4 m I' Ds.H VsrM4. L*4 • II SIS a Vaar Sm fiiarwa I