Variety (May 16, 1951)

piaiRM T. May 14, HJ| 120 Pending Exhibitor Trust Suits ,, For $176,000,000 Claimed Damages ;£-*rr . Bally Future Par Stars SkHS. Mtaw 0*00 0 »m2 »<■>■ ilTtMOra 2m*»» •* **•*!«€ to IM. . ^^*r«irruw • P- « Tmm UmI W rw I nitH Artists. Ku over distribution Arthur Ranh pix. Inc cm on the to 120 ore or I of re Hollywood May 11 Partmomnl It polling tU 'Golden ‘ c Circle “* on exhibition in N. Y. for four 4 m. introducing tb. future • Get COMPO Going Regardless of Full Exhib Co-op’ Is Industry Sentiment .. . * , . . > leonlng toward getting tfce O Alton Back tO LtfM ' «•* if Motion Picture Orgsnlvst •£* r t <l< . , plaintiff theatre total treble da « demanding «• «*• a# 117d 000 graph huntei 4bed by Mb- Junket, n Fm which thia w that M waa among fen the 110 cempiaH Alan during the were dupnaed of i the p meeea a# d.ip ably eta settle me stances Allegatloa Junket, under Norman Siegels P* vU , gu * ' e. mclode-s Jui.ith tme» from _ _ Stmn c««« *""J H>k » Vlf*toa« Hall. May Murphy larWra Ruah Ui»l'*r»al. whirli legations for the ■ monopot if* coo im mat tom of e aaaerted In loot Ir a valla Milt let and SAG Asks Raise Sr, Young head of Pot nbfech oaa ELC*a potent ] dance director at Metro. C Propoaal will be taken ua by ( handling hoofing aoguen Rank and kba chief exec aide. John The Belle ef New York." Darla when Umy arrive In "f Y I chei » i f Ika feet no en from London on May 12. It would ht» poet « August have no effect no tlw poet with Altoo will leoee foe Universal. which now handles a (he autumn to diree number if Mfi marc Important Thompaoo at ag e mtmfeei pti each year. Ever After." Amory's plan fee aafed to give the Rank product special attention In n , the ’ art** theatres rather than send ll I|.. a A Ilf M director at Metro, torrentlj ^ many quaiIfis la to get under* *« nny with all Industry pro feed* sad ielle of New Yol he will ^ abandon the original aim of full o€ the lot an eompst«><>n <>f unanimity before roll lag with a in the held f’ 1 " . . , specific p rogr am COMPO chief. cave for London in utaa have been heartened by the to direct the Kay ronlinuing Row of checks from B# musical. ‘Happily (keatre rlrmlU and Indie sper- aloes sad Afore on the boobs ml , this the Ananctng aspect of the all- Dbotrih :rr To $375 wuy. f« ^ as for racing of the the Rrtti M&5 Freelance Actors table Pix Must Wait TV present too morb of a prahlim Ex bibs so far have contributed out MO 000 In duet. and this m. under the voluntary anm> 4 prior to the argslilt ELC had ended ita d< the British tfeea ef a Federal, uniform statute Of limitations on monopoly actions limited to three years It has been widely pointed out that exhlbs tak- ing thetr gripes to court have been 22E5 Saturation Point, ’ «*L!- .TU Save CaIiUkaii amJS^J^c&Mr! basing antitrust charges on trade the negotiating committee of the practices prior to IM7. Screen Actors Guild, the Guild s Film rompanle virtually rum- •* directors announced to- pfeeiely overhauled their p*c4i- T “ r * ’ * h */ * r1 °™ Mn *®!? nihsda soil rltarancs ti ■ •*** make the following demands emit this or to IMt. pante. virtually arts la reached, Leonard on president ef United tome at aba pi lance with that time, In for valid In rTm la Its new contract negotiatl Thus the "ril* producers which will o be little immediately ■ after next moo vi RB elections The demands re tT, 1. Day player minimum to be 12 Hsnesffke Firings At Warners Brisgs Tilt With Enplsyees GuiW . I Kotus Harvey, rhairman ef the t | board ef trustees for tbe PariAe , Coast Canference of Independent >nf 'Continued on none 1A» bolder, at their annual meeting fCmKii^d on p^M* in N. Y. yesterday fToes .». ? *r^ *r2H 1 Q^. Net s*m< » . 1 h.i». : I • »nd As SO, Bat Eanhgs Up Cher $9 21 film suit charging «■ of trade and Guild s filed lal<oattaumg 111 ifrmape of tee la pay hikes and full artous Loral 49 by the re rtunt- ; gaining agent. itioo af Jm Hukmnc: Tab rr «'Jr*. 1 ..".' » ; 1 Jin-Tar Wil MX X* £ ; H • p •§ m 1 j htlng and overtime ^ ItTIBf TUtmj ElSt Guild negotiation, with produc- . » , u ' ,« era. ariginally scheduled to open ens with various Local 0 including stunt- gaming regarding many Rrt „ Stockholders voted to In the board af directors to 11 (he past yeggs, m The estimnlsi tf«UJBA for the np t and elected 13 weeks ended last March SI inmg sgeoi »|| nominees Thoao included In- amounted to Air per share an the Retrenchment waa described oy I rum bent* John A. Coleman. E total af 2 S02 7AO common shaies company exec as being In line Chester G er s te n. William T. Kife- at the close af the period These th an etsaooiy program t o ro n- horn and Walter P Marshall. New eamuag. do not Include $203 OOA rm with current busineaa condl members elected were Robert B representing Par’s net Interest m a rompin; with an ex form with m to ■erhg Faniy East Hollywood May IS. tmna It was indicated that dls- Wilbv, John Bala bar and A. H the combined undistributed ears- I charged personnel would he re- Blank, all prexias af UPT subaid t nRf for the quarter of partially hired if and when th situation improves. Among tbe layoffs whose IftSL !!! 1 ^ • t, ^‘ Gourtay. so art director In charge af Television Authority to invade ^ *ho had been with the . the Aim Aeld la order to uttle M n*«ut c*r. of Television Authority to invade (>{ poolers who had been with the chains, and Herbert SchwarU. owned non-ronaohdated Charles T. Fisher. Jr . and Robert n t*s principally DuMont Jess 1^ Huffines. Jr. Goldenoon. chief 1 toriea. arge , •Continued on page 111 The earnings of $1.41 — the I n Held In order to settle . 10 th-Fox expires in late Augu.t K d lIDU ,V s ac n,iViul nisi ro *P* B > 30 U ftecot.MIX . B«— XNh <U.l M ~ *■»■«». S Aa nIMtM.< HLW» ^ „ -v „ a one film annually non-eaciusne .. ***_. C * ra * < * U T* .21 yeors af a owe ium wnweny, non » Guild « existing status as exclusive _ ' htofea. Mankfeewicx. whn recent > turgilsisg sgency far sll Aim * i, . finished screen dI av direction of * * T •" n,m ford. Ed Al will kl* family to H. Y. ,«rty to »h* . W*toU Imth«r. T*» rears, and David Car iuag production, with service Others who otice were Gil Black- snoff, Ted Gottfried icily publicity; Otto The earnings of $1,411 $00 for i the quarter eoded April I. ’H. L A. to N. Y. Walter Abel Saul Bass Jack Benny fail and will devote his major time to writing and directing fee git Mrs. Mankiewln Rom Sfradner! plans a return tn legit acting a career while living east In line * tlf> * with his decision to leave Holly- wood except for annual film as- g election about June 1; they will be counted about July 2 Ronald Reagan SAG secy, la chairman of organ Isat Ion s aegoti- Luthcr Tom Brennan John »U>»- p ' ■ = *n \ I Mmi< k a.’ J.»hn I>nf { rmm9 |j r , advertising c a p y w fit e r. and Hume Cron OtW^I Conger, peensbnohs Bob Croabv Series af meetings * between oilvU de Ha* %«ki*H?cV Appeals Cswt Modifies here and advised leaders . « . nled for this week Guild is ex- Eifnda Derwent peeled to register a beef over al- Marlene DietrtaH equalled 49c per share on the 2- 172JT0 shares which were out- standing at that time ProAt for this *90 period did not Include $907 000 of undistributed earnings of partially owned nnn-contoiMat- ed subaids Further reflecting the upbrst business aspect af the new report is the fact that Par. Uke all other corporations, is operating under heavier tax burdens this year In- come taxes for the new quarter mi the Screen Directors Gu.ld that few will not be a candidate .nr any oll.ee due to his long abs e n ce 1 from town He'a currently c o m pie ting Urns ns SDG prexy Lemr Cswt Vcrfkt Os Bttterfly' Excfensivity ,7; ieged withholding a full se pay from throe dismissed f Guild contract calls for pay two weeks salary for each Bullets I Helen F " 1 * Gouriay, average length af w- U. R. Court af Appeals last week ploy meat of the other workers «a« rwrm " Lias Ferro year af B1 „ Grady °* James R. C modified a lower court decision r ^, n . * 11 »huh r.c.d 'ut *. hr pub r lfffl Ktffiei Hoftor ixhing Arm of G Rlcordl A Co M 1 o s w was “sola and exclusive** owner af ■ A. W. Sckwaherf jjjj- Wrist watch and piaque wort ho | cordl brought suit last year I Johnny Green Inula Hayward Edith Read er than the levy for the *9$ ter, N. Y. to Europe Camilla Ashland * Milton Blow watch and plaque an A. W. achwaJ « Hearse Settles U Pad for W K Sol Hurok Burl tvna Al Jeremy Richard Carl Jocelyn Cohe Jack Cohn Paul GalBco W. scnwalberg last Paramount to metrain the I at • testimonial utter from claiming any interest Vaught jag lf»» Paramount ln th€ operi , tilir n*hi> h um hi* Hollywood May IS ar shindig marking the Paramount u the opera's Aim rights from hfc exclusive player distribution chief's 20 years in the Felfeewtog PnCs appeal the with Patoasar Pic lures. higherTrlhunal ruled STShe • exhlbe and axaociatee were an ^ F e de r al Judge Edward Can jar Urtl Alexand^; who alao Haro Biandf preudent oMn t V*ol^ P^r^n Reaae^ for the abrogate af n Jascha He!feta F. Hugh Herbert Irving Knfendln Nick with Abe J Carrol Nafesh and Wife- Marv Pferkford Emile Uttler Sam Marx Joseph McConvilla gave Schwalberg the watch and plaque aa behalf mi fTOA. Dans Martin and Jerry Lewis popped fen for It minutes af downing. Wfi i* Bettx Hurtor tuuad kudo* at the Par sales boas* via a record In* m«d» *• th# Holi> wood »tudio Attorney Louis Nicer was toast toaster, with Robert J. ODooneil Y-B- »ed general manager af the Texas Interstate circuit, serving as In part that Par still has picture rights In a renew copyright to a John Long 1 which the play and ap based, and added that Rfecs dfeoa la that Prod with Wald- Marti Dick Nadet) Lillian Pickard b far ana af the top USO Story." Pafeom Nat Rothsteto Richard Watts. Jr. Tennessee Williams far a Aim af the In ariginally hr Rirordi 'Ltithenwcki* Print Hal Wallto N. Y. to L. A. it declared that a IASI which the publisher the late Jeha Long. — - - I Robert Young T# Be Flown to Koreo Loretta Young First HoUvyood May 19. William Mai Harry Kart to N. Y. tUt Millar «