Variety (May 23, 1951)

lr<infWl»y, May U, 19r»l IfffOOD STRESSES ‘FAITH’ FILMS MPAA Board to Discuss Revamp PATRON LtTTERS Allied States, Eastern Pa. Unit in Rift; Of Dues at Meet in N.Y. Next Wk. 0(Jf R[IHNIIK[|||IN(j COMPO Reported Key to Differences revamp lhe 4 mm strur » -+ Allied State* A%*n appeared on man lo tare of Motion Picture Aim of America Ip elated for dlsruasiso at a apodal meeting of the MPAA tr ~ pegged at l* of 1% of l'a greaa. la r ena l d In view of theatre la the members paid their full share, hat they were given periodic lS r o re- a pact I an of the vent far eonrico ta aa Columbia Univer- U m ted Artists and the old Educational Films mere given rehates, aa they de- rived no benefits from the m on e y allotted for service s to theatres of affiliated circuits Paramount and It ICO. which have completed their divorce m en t pro- ceedings. have asked for change In overall dues structure rather than the rebates It la expected system of duet wtll he adopted so aa to Include each rent pony aa Its divorcement la Anal lard. ( *iiir up at s Of presidents Friday tit’ In It. Y. with John sion. MPAA president, u ho la on leave to head Office of lie Stabilisation A four- committee to to be appointed to study and recommend a pen dues schedule A plea for further MPAA sup- port to the WIU Rogers Memorial Hospital. Saranac M Y. was made ai Friday’s meeting by Robert J. O Donnell and Charles E «Chicki Ml tnr . * of * hi. ■ MPAA. under a two-year agreeme n t, contributed $75,000 a year to the hospital Last pay- ment was made this month O'Don- nell and Lewis ashed for Ananclal aid for another nine months Johnston did not stay for the full meeting Friday, having to leave early to return to Washing ton Joyce O'Hara, h&s assistant the session after John left up lo hy O'Hara UA to Distrib Wechsler’s ‘Jeep’ By WMITREY WILLIAMS Hollywood. May 22. Increasing awareness hy Holly- of the potent U ginning to And atre audiences Aa a result. . !• be la the- the Capra Exits Par Hollywood. May SI. Frank Capra and Par 7 after aa ties of four years. Producer asked his release In March hut agreed to remain on the lot until he Aa- I s b ed editing “Here Comes the He j oi n e d the studio May Id. 1A47. and left on May It. 1W1 I to high moral themes for Currently Capra Is vacationing forthcoming product, with and studying scripts mount through the sporting by Y. for a return In production. 1 Frank Freeman studi# chief par- ticular!) conscious of this typo of Aim Freemao reports that he la In re- ceipt of thousands of letters from the public requesting that more pictures be m a de with the feeling of faith embo d ied la subject mat- ter. This re its span denes, he says. Is written by p ers on s of all ages, particularly young girts around the age of IS. , poors to bo so Intriguing one for ^ MuM- girts of this age. he declares, and lingual pic. which la dominantly In tlnce the release of Cod! R Dr *-**>*” *P— IIHtWFrt Mill.'. „4 DrtlUfc.- M **• ■ • ' ters have multiplied It was through the of F UN as Pic Background Allied States Aaon appeared eo the vergy of a split this week with Its powerful Eastern Pennsylvania M w ... . . af Allot e as result of a long-draw n- Lpiled Nations will irm os the Um aerios of policy differences, tt for the nest pic to be VM Metro lot $7 |f » deAnite break Jr I “ hinted In trod# etr* be the Arsf such Currently visiting N. Y Said the Aim mil b« Rig Glam House.’* the title refer- ring lo the UN Secretariat Bldg lo N Y Original story Is hy des. M Wechsler the Swim Aim has ad hit “Four la a Jeep’* with United Artists for 7TVCos*4Pix On Lot at EL Infor m s d rxhih sources mid the feud bd —Allied li Owners of Eastern Pa —and Allied States’ ndieoal chieftains has been for more than Iwo It was mid to have come to the boiling point when the adiouai theatre assertstlbci't of direct era Aral took up the | ter of joining the Council of Mo- tion Picture Organisations At thd the i- regular mdtea Will la their latest upcoming release. "Passage Wed." touch on the subject of faith Paramount, distributor of Aim. will gd behind picture and ‘Four in Jeep’ Set For WaU-Krun Finally Sign RKO Csatract; I - ** u OCAT for Austria. Norway. Sweden Limit DoufClS 10 (jJWI Frame. Belgium. Great Britain a a aa a A a a m ^ — * A aeries of worldwide have been ad Dove Copian't In- ternational Films has the British rights, opening the pir June S at the Academy. London Discina la distributing la France with June • ad to prrero the pic In three Parts deluxe™: the 4 500 tester Gaumont Palace along with the Rita and Coliaee. a total of • 000 seats Emka Film Is German distrib "Jeep** opening June • at the Marmorhause Berlin with 100 simultaneous dates ad. Wechsler and his wife leave to- day Wed > for the Cooat. driving In a new car they picked up an this aide. After a Hollywood holiday they will take the car hack wltk ■ fyoomoB'b la hit talks with studio It s understood that Fi Uy la w Distrib in 9 Countries I p^ 1 •* Futures with religious theme*, no matter how alight, and how they appear to be inAuencing the boxoffice. particularly in small Aa a result. Paramount ly on tho (Continued on page If' Hollywood. May 22 Eagle I Jon Id Is practically a group headed by Sidney f ** l * r - *Nt mmi championed tho Aghf and anly four COMPO While ho was picture units at down la a heated session I _ 7 With the arrival d ggnl board vta a ram William C Mae Mi lien. Jr. nest agreed lo go along with COMPO week, the studio may he turned M h on conditional hosts for on# over entirely to TV. or pnasihl> year Thi* participation of course, sold As veepee of Pathe Indus since been extended trios, owner of the property. Mac At any rate. Allied’* national Mtlleo la reported ready to listen loader* and Samuelaon's unit ro- te a reasonable purchase offer ported I y since have been unable to Only remaining motion picture roach accord on major policy mat- producer* on the lot are Robert ter*, leading to the widening rift. Stillman. Jack Schwart. George Some tradesters suspect a per- SUll- | tonal element" has entered into tho is lo which will embody the of religion No deAnite lavo hoop mode to po ahead with this until pro d ucer s dder- mine TITLE CONFUSES PUBLIC, .... . SO ‘QUEEN’ SWITCHES ~ ~ he on tl give n the ballyhoo (restment with , mf (s tolevlaten In asooriation Nunmnia of Allied States* na- pMffr MPMPsf ■deiSltefUBj m|th Sbensin head of None t ions I rep* consistently have been , l*rwducttens. | prong advocates of COMPO. In- cluding board chairman Abram P. Myers, proxy Ti Texas regional bead H A. and New England topper Nathan Hamuelaon continued to the other side of the fi Following The roc. "F Zurich. May I5. Viveca Lindf la a Jee rer. roar in a Jeep, wax accepted for all of Western Germany It also nil# performances and was de- clared okay for release also an so-called high holidays "Jeep" has brea sold hy the producing-distrib Wit «< —«• «*• liman* “Queen for a Day ZtLi Allied affiliate* ao far at COMPO Iv re- Hollywood. May 22 Holland and Den mark dtefrtbutten. from these rountrle* Is favorable Following Rs an in Se ilarrland R la Italo-ILS. Fill Treaty; 225 a Yr. . . , G. McCarthy, v p ef Motion < * o4n * wril M one of the big- picture Association of Am e ri c a in i“ 1 “p**nhafftR., charge of international div isi on, in _ R me yesterday 'Torsi it. Afth big * letter of accepU Italian Contract between the Wald- Kr»MU production unit and RKO 1 wa* Anally signed providing for the Aiming of 12 features annually for Ave years. Unit had been working under a M| „ Jeep has parneo us nun mg letter of acceptance of Since that time W-K ha. V* k * *** reguUt ipletrd * Behave Yourseir and diaributum of L S pix in practically Anuhed “The Blue *** ! ,U| F Conditions «»< Veil" Bankers Trust Co. of NY. *! ” , L'* <H '** “ W ’ | low the free Import and Mellon National Bank of Pitts- * in * v*P"OL Me. (tribution in burgh are supplying part ef the *• PHILHARMONIC S BOXY RETURN UNTUNEFUL B.O. *j bjl^nce in MbMb AmMHm " ——— —— v.,.v w |Bf a yoor. R ffdff not te Mow ard _ Signing of (he letter will set OK above the tRIe; budgets are ! The Roxy. N Y. did a missout "tachlnery in motion for resump- tion ted to $A50.000. and anything this araveater with the N Y. Phil- 94 mu 1 businem In Italy. although Anal ert Stillman la m suit of latest ef a office reve r ses of pix cl lated with Film, which is the s e cond te be made bv Stillman on his own. will be ret It led ’ H ocsi e . this bring the aim which comprise the feature Asy Attack os Ui. Films Stillman i Arxt pic also under- went a title change, from “Sound to Olivier Called ‘Hypscrite’ By Brit Uuos Exec; Deaies I a public which he laadm May 22 mi r«ry" to -X*m. .nd Ort A Mtock a* Sir Roth are United Artists release* rence Olivier. 'Quern into, n »M toll, tolled “ • S"ff te draw a d e quately for the reason *■* launched by * vBnsg, the public suspected the pic wa* Ni.P-_ ffrnrral secre tary of Rr Ne- not too different from the Mutual tkmal Ankff T heatr ical and Kine escr along similar lines was 2Btb- ^ Wednesday IA». 0*$rteR fll- Fox's The Jackpot" Latter tmked Otivirr s speech at a which starred James Stewart and conference in Januarv In centered on a quu s ho w winner. »Hegrd the British drew airtmg support from pro* l^ 4 * wrong people fessional critics and. at the outset O'Brien commented I have no looked like a vtrong contender on time for a milk and Aoury hypo- .T ’ 20th s lineup Curiously. "Jack- rrite who *tand* on a ptatfurm and 1 pef" proved only mediocre at the condemns United St; te* Aim* hav- *•" bo >sg himself come hack from Holly- I - ... ^ ^ _____ vrood wRb his wife after making a strict the number of features “■wBSdj $1,000,000 — » . . .xv 4 tt r , an actor, but he should leave Unit Os Ail Fibs * . Stewart Grmmtyt are now in A Hollywood May 22 bs. making hlms there, and Limit of $1 000 000 on all future u j Equity Membrr* of by , -»nrvoiirn nnai acceptance ooes product urn* was set by Jack L. Eqyp v should slay in thb country not become formal until July Warner at a meeting ef ludie ex JfK j ffukf film , ^rre McCarthy acted on behalf ef the ecullve*. called to devise a pro ^ pr«»plr wh«i tail 000 on the 'twe~ weeks nlne m^mker companies of Motion gram of monry-making pictures ** uy Sir I-*i rence Olivier ending yeeterday «Tues ). as PwHure Export Asm Agreement b reasonable costs From now on. |rd $2flh non from Hamlet’ and against the Ant booking last La- 1 ** r **• > Mri _ i Warner told his pr.*du«cr* pree || r nr> V.* How hr aa square hb bur Day Detail* as lo remittances of rev- tige pictures for the mere sake ot %uppoM to remedying , onditionv in "Black Rose" was the holiday at- efMMr MrT »^ lm Usly were not du- prestige are out thcAliw industry In that way heat* than adequate for their pur- traction test year doing 1125 000 , closed in the cable te the MPAA. | Department chiefs were advised ^ Hr |u| ^ himself or that b subject to his OK «o far harmonic Orchestra conducted by ha* bren no problem Aa for ex- | Dimitri Mitropoulo* as the stage ample. “VeU met SSI0.M0 hut | show atfruffen Only ^ will come in at $710000 Wald-Krawa held out for their own sales manager but gave la on that, being persuaded that the RKO sales organisation should be z nl ks m light of the fact they’ll be and $75 000 respectively, w ctm M 75 '€ ef the "A" product tic current fortnight’s rafR for the company. . grossed little aaore for both W-K • deal gives them SB-50 in lh an was lakes in on the iheir pix. Residual video rights, aemester la *50. "Climb the High Okr. <ion t fall due until 20 years est Mountain' was the current film the $d a week paid to Not 'Enviout’? Chicago May 22 George Jesael in a speech ere tarn an Federation of to keep budgets within the $750, 000 te $000 000 bracket because <>( tlir number of theatre* shuT ^ have I heard him get down to toriiQ thrmuhool the i«Mn tad lh . .orkrrx S4.r. .r* Ihr grnrial drplriion ol |n«n gn*IM toUrto* «hlrh are anll- PLAJIETAHY P10DDCEI Holly.ood. May » Cieocge Pal planetary lo* ins 442d in ‘Broke' Vet of the all-Nisei 442d his inter- ReftmenUl Combat Team held I career, fol- their Arst east coast reunion at tng completion ef "When the Hotel Lexington. N Y. Sunday Yurldi Collide" for Paramount. | «7t* as exploRation stunt for the Hu next adventure on the aaaae new Metre Aim. "Go Fer Broke " UR will be “War ef the Worlds.” Pie deals wRh exploits of tho ka*ed on a yam RUG. Wells. 'combat team during World War Ik • 1211. again reiterated his nix- ing ef stage offers. He said. "I have no desire to return to the stage and yet I’m not en- vious of my younger contem- poraries. for example. Milton Bertr and D a a a y Kaye I wish them everything you goni Inneo wish Mr. Taft and Mr. Hartley/* Frogmen Junket Twentieth-Fox b unveiling Olivier in a prr*s statement the night. Mid R was false to *a> Frogmen" at the r rTiTl. Va.. I ne aad ever attached Amerarag naval have tomorrow night 'Thwrt • Aim* In 13 years he hx. with delegation ef N Y magarine. «ade two Hollywood Alms "Wulh radio newspaper and tradepm* ertng Heights in IBM and recent ly. “Stater Carrie." The money he Screening will climax traditional I mvi* from the latter was put inte Hell Week" for the navy's under- the stage Ananring The Consul." trainees before which Joat $2*000. and *Top ef ti*