Variety (September 12, 1951)

A » 1 *. » 1 »il Theatre TV Sets Giants-Rams Grid, Defease Training as Public Service li an P** or < 4 : Ifttnipt lit- *r.‘i P the • ■ (•f ill Ik »; holt) yetjVii f . 11 ' • - i. ’ll*' •t- . h ,! t«M* '■ ji ii i . 1 * 11111,1 or^hr y 1 anl- III f ,,t » itirtHfl* I*■ I t*» „il f *‘ I v Vriuorb' thit v, r#-k pafti-rl (of if* ft »-1 :1 :L. _ x -it* . • aJ*o the (hi Hat ij‘f of Ivig -4 t«'ft V till oil-' ' t 1 tv V 1 ' ■ r! f 1 * ' Tri the I reining ter* <■ * ( • TN f, pit t Nat tun I tlalp* m ar- > * »• t t • * 1 • - * I • f eft C V * I r ' |l t r .i I ■ . 1 1 I - 1 y 1 . theatre «u ie.-t»' ifi \cw A mk Phi) . edctpliia Baltimore arid W a^ilnf- loti for, n t«t., more XhaA j II tMNt c tv»J tlt lrn«r attri 11 s Natui 4 • IJJn • Theatre* are oflfiMir.ii th» If o't i ■ 1 •• f n e t mi the f > ti- ment arid tf ; Mr"$. - sqreeitofttl; .-(Re 1 ( till ItflctiM' unit (tfann to r it end iW it .hi i'ilf t< ■ ■ 1 1 f it 0 n * i. 1 1 1 |K t heal re* screen TV Hour Int 9 a m ti fot the ff.i amount Mi eli-iphia I innri anil tor ton Ki air riiu 1 (ifrif Ian hrg> ft. ( In talk r itx u it • if rkiiH »v «* hrityiiMt ?•.«• ♦ • • . tfi* t» ' v I e . 0 v ft tto Mi* i*/N . - net - Hi ai< y in f finish im »\ < * r»tui.\ m 11 . 4 ft 1 tto 1 KK« > hi Hi. V* . I, 11 the Mi vt tiro* m the'a rti fhr at fc*« k It. e .)M'l tall v Me Iril *|ue ,*rtl Hi of M f 'I »i Nm • > h i*i' • vttow in | f title I to ff tl*r Mutbi't mount V unpr ■ ip.»t $ ;«l it a e il it ill lie I# d f* 1 • ‘ fen** Dali* >) the 1 hatui ri ant't-, »hg * J \| 0*4 stilt >’t tit ill 1 itti ,f 1 \ It, 111 rat 1 Modern \ r|,. ii* levtjiHrd l»> Mo'. ,1 t.ri .e:v>(vt,rnt att|) vi < tit i\ « llna toi ,ll tl (>l .lift If'M *1 1 - <i. \ llrOl Ih'1,11 '.4 1 vv Itai rv ti.** • lo-nriftTU nth m t ■Mr. Util M It 1 itti rd m 1[he ^ 1 -Day Truer Oi t pvVe the buttle bet we* n ihtuiff t«>lni*ioit and h*noe video* for * 1 ifjht*—r~ u *.. iu..' n *| 4 rirtA event*. % 4 hi *t re * efaay eo o peraff Ir braoiinf •home TV for at ledrM.umf . ri’iftit Nlif and the N V H<*ratd Tnhunr are planning ; * tit birthri nemie* -S* gi| 3<| t>. \ v* 11 n Mr «. ot the "V \ \f»a».tta which .the theatre* a'*' to . ■ | v -nil.-an . haatfleI Aa » ffvuit it'4 tikHy that the hi# v0rven h'-ir*t v * -ft pu It up t* e - (e 1 .hotr 1 ■'l 1 time fi ite t . ' Mt< v* tin ti iv f 4 le hf .it in# it* JMh arm. ' 11 * ttnin# up an ■ jell 'tar t;«lent dnil'uy |..t litt bet Meen-halvm alni*. inetindk a* ‘ Mi, He ih . «| IniHi y Hut .*nt e ■ Sul ( , 1 . I .1 t 1 n • «■ n v i , i , i n A Aj haa ff i .' efe. In a4-' tl .111141 NIK* boa id rhairmin N • ' ! I" It i»' i,"i 1 A. M | ’ ( i v\ Iteu.wv H. 1.1 111 • re-i\e Special plaegtie-a^ Win $9J00 Yop TirtU* Pirnry Loa Anfele*. Sept. 1 1 • Jack Nit vfrn and Aubrey Wl* berg ton a »» V#1 verdict »• thru piracy n.utt avMitut Columbia Pic- tures. Kav Pi< turn Mt[ Silip Ratl- in art in Supei u# fouil, , WrHera charged tliey uubmitted e-lr orik tn i *tory. * The Pirate and the sfive (»irl,” lc Katsman TOA’sN.Y.CouveutioitoHcan ‘Exhibs Mist Merge With Video m tip ue Pirates rd it fitr In Columbia ‘Ski ha 1 • release. RKO Keeps Faith With ExWk in Nix d Rahn : Sale of Ray-Randy File Rgvluaive thealr# righlf lb the . Kan«ty Turpin Smlor Hay Ki.Imuviii t n nvjt lomtf'u Hid 1 ettrudv to a . nil | \i iv Iwi rMilm rnvrriitr BKA | u fmh i» fivtfM Tit Afcy. Handles TV-er Phtladelepfita Sept it t tiderVprmg the hot iriter- ♦ ♦ Hi 1 tie theatre TV 1 ^ 1.1 re, of I Up Ra> SnTon'..n-fl.indy Turpig middleweight title ft#ht iWed t, the Keair*-*iy ti he «t>l for the Mauley I k# Hie of the *« will the lii 1 Skill WavKiortun ' ' . of \t tvil Ae-. j Iv Is p.ra- ll »4 Jh*;i»rv* 1 tiuing liTtit uf tit* *a« t 1 kt the ufik 4 |U< ;»itii pi .iln 1 1| \ of I hi* e 1 \ for *o4 h p.uhllt *erv lev j m in b will o itr ihciti ill gkior} sti .ui Whi-11 Hies apply In the M't t<»» ' lOtaUhwed un' pm #r MbJ 20th Fox Asks FCC } For Right to Share Industrial TV Setup | W A*llHU •' »n '“V I*t 11 A | u Apnea I w h U b v ttnm < t »Mirv tp a*M#n a '|hu ill Im rid of fre«|Uo*n 4 te* for 1 healic 1 ivi«»n waa uUMle in a f 1 y ■ f.rrd last week with thir ► .■iter Mi i ammui •> *• \ 2 <Mlt luv t onipam r «|iu »l« d H afeiu v to enlarge the lnQUeo at the theatre TV heal ing* vf *ieduled tor Nov Iff* Id IpdtMte inivvider at ion of l«o»kibttlHe* of . iivtiiv jnii t*»w aye ti i-ifoelM ieo to ► itM 1 si read*’ ailofi aled lor uumn iudu< I nat m rvii i * Thi ough Itv H'.ehiui!luii ruuuM’l \V»li ti Mott k Mm i ..t» 2<Mn «on tended trial liiealre TV iv aw m iu h entitled to slsare »n trie uw u( tir- <|ueiMM « swimif il to live li ibi'tiul H.idi U firrv Ice a* are ott er ii'rr- **f the il< s bind l%mpii out that rule* for IMS do not rv entry TT Petit nm avM-i ted that it Wp <-ml\ rerentlv. uinm reviewing piMilutf tie* of trie |no|w>* 4 ->* Ho wtir w-rviit lUiMuh informal conf* ten. <. with ( (iiiiiiiisviuii 'viuffip. Hun it wan ili't t>\ 41 im! lli.it t tu • 1 1 • IV ,,i\ l>r Higihh for U'C «»( IKS fi*u h m .4 > lieu ever it Hie t'ounu n -in ..1 *1 tletnmine that tlw.itre Tl iw not eligible | a* tit 1011 urged tlwit IMS rule* rir amended to im hide Hiea ti e*,' • •••;'• _ Iris lidrry Kxils Modern Museum; (Griffith Ne|ila«t^ In* Rarn. Amtie ..tut i orator production (and diwlritnitton of the fight film*; j was given the cipHon bv the pet>- 1 mot err, the Irilernaf ionul Boa mg [Club uf IpVvtng s' viNiiiMtrid In <>sd !cn*i and tui m d it d«wn, HU .* 1 OI 01 On it MoIm i I \lm iiMi' HKO safe* chief who -vt up trie tight tiini* deal Hut d eou id \ .»'.i • find a vpiiivfir to* a broad* a*t it be desired ' I tat w o id hav. ii-iioriMt Hie guarantee - in rurro’ ul >.’<"[ cajo -that RfCO waa ton gin- lor ihe til 111 rightr Mocbiir trgi In'! staftir* mulled the pi o|MOition tor 24 hoot* and . t hen derided aga nM it Otic si ImmiI of thought, at RKO favored the I huudi a«t me# a* of gn at promo- tional vat ne for the Ai;u< People in the past have indicated a de*in- to M*e five film* of a good bout after hearing it wti the air It was fell however th<t a lun^d- ra*t would have a tvodeuev tn keen. . .in-ri' out ol Ihiaiie* Hr. night of tiie hg td and IiiuK a aerVice « o’uld lie dime eahib* hi keeping ft away from radio, t» well a* TV On that d V« ip 14 r , « eahiri aupporl fr»r the him* -which |be hav received. HKO** deal hTth*IRC is a enm^ wHh repraau wtatlvr* of- ayRRA *' blnatmo for tonight * tray png i- Hf he t ageviCy he time t* handling event at the w Theatre _'[y : y, Agency advert 1 ««d ail livt week In Phillv new vpa|M-r* lhat it bad ticket* on *a|e for |)M, P-i ic e Include* the $2 Ml grrnv* change of the Stanic\ p'o* $i 2 u agent y c o hi mi* » 1 <• n. w hi* h tv the legal added lute for tfcgatre 11 * bee •• i i Fix Faces Mass For Drive to Get Video Channels 1 evouiin* n M iivftltif of rifat hut f«*r the right to obtain exclusive theatre telrvivicai rKsniw-h w«* tiijr 1 hi 1 ill Monday iitt‘ m an 4 il- itn huddle of the Motion iSclure Am of Amerwa* > irieo coUuuit, ; teg dor m gaitiYuHortv atioiiieys, en- gineer* ehd the National ►.vbibitor* theatre IV C ommittet vfcct 0*111 pi i*-ed mostly an < v h mge of idea* •*nd vuggr«t i«*n%. with no dc< tvionv M i Ivcd at. on any '|*ei the punt-. Cindip approved Mi* appointment of an engineeiuia rommiltee U» ftp Inm* for trie okojded K ilh tiufn I; Kabialt in the the extiila pre- »«• w» on the iM'ir I'MK’V Jiivolxed HI fol | h-r unified viand ImI*m v five ► i-tinsl. t ominumcaHonv t ommivtion t. n- Uer diw uvmur were <u« h itt*rfu a* the number of ihanitvl# that might be need* d, whether M w ill lie bet ter to have lhvm operated bv the induvti v or to b ase 1 oiiimon var- rbrrv the adv k*-abtltt> of attempling 1 ( onl 1 nued on page b 3 t LOW-PRICED TV UNIT IN ASBURY FITE BOW Saddler-Pep go Se|4 2 fl. (Guaran- tee for trie pair wu over F 300 0UD hreakifig down to -about S 2 HKMIUU for Robiromn-Turpfn and IHlOCNiU f..r Saddb I pep RhO. in adit it tun, «1«4au hs rod of raiueia new erect" mg of «prrial tower* fn*r xomr of the camera*, and print* and advrr living . In Mhlilion id insuring the right fur theatre* via the guarantee. HKO that way «ot itself a more lavoratiii- deal than on previous battle*. IHt leeelved foav iwai as bare on the Luuia<’harle« right pig a 1 m»|iir iui\ ago, ’that waa the top for any bout *. which RKO handled on a tlraight percentage tiaM*. ■ vIBC therefore, wit prettv C(*r- tain. getting hrttfi than Hu UotHHW HK<> guaranteed if ti were willing to accept the came deal on Hobtnwon-Turpm as vn laHiiw-Chat Iv* F .ght manager* .NwM'Vf r. are *aid-to have made a better deal with IRC fur «he right* on the tuns «( ravh on the |tm*. *0 UK son herd part of the coin it ■riigbl have espec ted iu order to get Hie adiarue ■ $700,000 Advance Switches Fidelity Fr* 20th to RKO V |7tW tstO advance ftflrint b\ RRQ la reported to have been a pi im 1 p<*l reason fur the twtfdi Kg. I ►Sdcliiy Put lire* of re'eave uf its 'T’horkaluck ’ from 20 !h Pm *<> I HKO. Plr, produted by Howard] ' Welsrb fur Use iadhc unit in ahirk } hv's partnered with A Pam Rtum-' enthal and Jo*eph Seidel man. wtara Marlene llii tiuh. Arthur Kennedy| and Mel Ferrer. fidelity wraa able iu cancel it* di-tribuilon deal with 2 ”'h -irue the company rouldn t wend the pic [ MMo feleuau until neat year Pari-' net* were anwious to *tart liuuidat - 1 ing tt Mioner brrauve of the r«- j penwe of continuing to tie up the tUOOtgN) invested If* ‘ Chur Iu luck ” The opporlunity to get the RKO j deal with a $700 000 advance nag, thus pariiculariy weH-ome Coin ' »«* u*ed tn completely pay off the bank loan and mn»t of the ismt- ment of aeeond mon e y wourrea. Invewtor* are left with a very *mall portion of the Aim. Among | the heaviest angel* Is J. Arthur Warner, Wall St. broker, who la Invrftting in a aerie* of Fidelity pld •■ J g Forthcoming convention of T! tire Owner* of Amecira will told a me rg er of atandard e*ht tK»n wtth^ television must he c egRed by evbiba a* ah ecsmen ' Mi*t Mill bell W *^ S5 V of TO A^* TV oommittee n , > in N V yeaterday < iue* WolfMin *aidP •■* • * •detae the TO A tie* that rirrjr tt *»re eventually must have *• fmm of large *creea TV a- adjunct t# tt* regular flitn prttgi in order to remain in bu»Vnt I" wtlj bp further ftmmiitM mi that theatre 00 * themaeIve« dire Iv enter the telecaatmg Arid 4 acquisition and apbrnl'lan. of * H«n* This counsel would limited to ekhlba who. of roar are financially equipped and. pr« etiy loraled lo branch out into t TV medium. A* Molfaon put it, trie objectt\r vhould be community-level merger* arrow# the country patterned hhiu. What after the Inited Paraihounl- American Broadcasting tuitMilutW' lmn For theatre men t a TV station would have a dual advantage There would he a psychological effect upon trie pub- lic in that It would plmfl view trie fact theatre* arc out of existence, but in' 'Continued on page J. A. Warner Is Coast For Producer Huddles J. Arthur Warner. Wall M bro- ker who has been 1 heavy investor In pis, heads for the Coast Imm New York thia week for rouf ah* with producer* be n angenng They include Joseph Bernhard, who p making a tno of pu for 2mh Yox release: Bert Frtedlob. whose Thor Productions Is alio making three for 2dth. and Howard Welsrb and A pam Klumenthat whiee unit >* slated to lent six for Warner Bros. The WB half dose n will be ms do under the Vogue Productions ban* ner. That s an afiliate of the Fidel* tty unit im which Wetarh Btumrn- thal and Joaepb Setd« I man are partnered. Ptx are budgeted at about ftfUO.OQO each. ;; First starts shooting In about six Mfrki. It Is "The San Ti Story’* with Joel McfVea. Lnti a)**i has a Juan Crawford romriulment m “f I II 11 Another new luw-pnrcd theatre tricviMun unit will get its Ar*t tcM tonight ‘Wed 1 when Waller ■ . . . ... .. ... t(« ...h ' St Jam*** Theatre AMhjiv _ , Park \ J t*rrein* the equipment Replaces Warfield on Bd. (»e«»rge A. Hiownell. partner in ol tiie S \ S'u- n’a* |h » ; n >ui * t riti'il (i t ifhib *f.-’>'* ' J 1 '*♦■*• l In 1 . . * r of the \tioria t 1 , ,'l II W| ’. y 1 ,«i Im. ti..* itlM lltM’d.. '• and ii tfv i.ig So . fi ot i ..Im 1 • *1 S'MK latui with the H If *32 an*} l.iliin Hi;»t v. mm! .on t-a ti .» 4 .;.o. 1 ■ t • • I -• • 1 * 1 «• n 1 ».4 \ r>t-' (f i kfritb 39 t* ai*p a fiH*|iU‘r Aim cniir He won a Ruc k*trll< t loumlat)«>n feiiioi'top .ii Hr'T i u rc««*aoh ill him hi*lory lie alX> ■ ■ ■ \* w V kp 4 oul.ni t»*.i Hie ‘ | - \ i«' ilialtUt-H ! it( rit -Im 1 1 .i(t 1 c « \ u»n inc l o.’ an ixMft* pro*, jeeiion model MOiilar to tike lit A piujeclor Iv (Mired uikiler StotMKi and Trad la; rushing prudlMlM »0 uf a tvunihrr ot tb«m tor vale to ex* hibiior* . Theatre TV FnfrrprKc*. *»ndi- rate romprtMoi a trump of Philk' drlphiti exhibs and busiWe»>men. Has meanwhile rinattred the ti't pricre nn. itv unit at $3 495- ( hit At ,r n t' . * k 11 i«5\ i il'! 11 l.i (| ; t - ■ tem at Hie Ho' ale Tlifdn- Philb j l^king $ 1 .Neat o w iik the lonj.iili li) In iirv .n. t d \c<. >- <1 ing to a spokesman tor ttie gruup ibrif .«re no • n-v.di.i-f.xMi ih.>>niainlv foe smaller theatre*, fhr unit can be- mooiwid n the third or fourth pnw ad the orchestra at a sa* nfiir of onlv foui spat* l.t*t price alvO imludt*■■ the -jm si *crren t(Uired | I < .ot .> o au'tsdlgf ti (dkg- - Tien. ran' be in a theatre * regular proje* turn bxith arid i% m tuple enough in ap- be handled by regular Irii laded in the price the law firm of rkcvt*, Pwlk. Ward- well. , Sunderland A hi*- net I ha' Wen rlevied to the lasew • board °f «c.dtng the Uavul W arfield Davi'-p*»ik outfit fawrw \ in the 'suit. • late repre*r»iled industry antitrust Ray-Randy TV Mb < «»altSM4 4 |( I J Times This is hfi seomd *ti-etih.#erai*ott to at the Mu'i um . He returned about hoothmen two vrary ago after prr\u.u- !v hav* is itie nuin Vet along w ith a “fund Ing be«n a-'i'-t -nt to the ■ urrtarlF uiiti It tbraw g:g $t gj| 20 -foot from 1940 to 194$. pa«« 1 of, the (heal res w hirh hag gift gold an N t ki ki "* ')< r dr 011 , fq>ut them Up s«lr until t..night Srv 1 ral theatres will be (red in for Ih* right tor the rirM time I hi *e ifirlude W'slt.-r Reade » St V*bury Fh*rk N J trie T p- 1 - ago. slid the N. ^ Nhen- r **^«*Wagh h.*nn cimkft 1 St Lgp I- ni» hoped that rtpMi|id hou**' m Minheapoil'. Hinghain- t«»n »m! I « > Vngete* might al*o be im lod. I -1 t ’■ * net w Ml k A»r t**- night f right but Amerkan Tele- , phone K Telegraph was unable to 'wpply net utu kmg facilities in . time It * expected, however, that they may be able to take the Millie »picture, umt as the RCA »>>l»m. iTqvBiM) Haddhr bout Sept. 2$ : L. A. to N. Y. Cut her Adler -1^ Richard Arlen (George Ba’anchine 1 m* Hng Tret Carle Ji»hn ( «rro|1 Alfred K Uaff Jane Fro man flat id (ioldutf Farley (Granger < i n (Gray (Tarrm e (Greene Jennifer Jonet Forrest Judd Joseph Kaufman Henry Roster Arthur H Krim John l-avery Sonya l.rvie.n Jeff Livingston Roddy MacDowall Heverly Michaels Mitch Miller . Thoma« MUchell ' Patti Page Milton R Rackmit Henri Kenc > I Ritch'srd l-iria Komay Ku'keU KtiUM- Natalie Sc hafer I)av id 0. -S« ^ Ii ene Mgvci St-l/ni* k Iiitwh Shore (baric* Simon* 111 5tikc* Sluane Jan Sterling .1 Forrest Tay lor Kay Thompson Jean Wallace (Ornel Wilde, V\ illiains Hrothfi % 1 ouk' Vt 1 Non . Shelley Winters N. Y. to L. A. W endell Corey Hernando Courtrifht Sonjg Henie Monica l^ewig Jerry Pans Harvey Stone Astnd Vamay J. Arthur Warner N. Y. to Europe Judith Anderson lois Andrews Cornell Borrhers Joseph I. Bicen Shero* Britton W arren ('am F.nc Darnell Miaeha Elman John (Garfield Stanley Gilkey icy Granger David K Green Celeste Holm Vladimir Horowitg Jennifer Jones FI las lJiptnere Louis l.i p a t one Marie McDonald (Guthrie MrOintie Joseph MrConmli Darius Milhaud l i* u n Naehbawr Haiold Saleinvon Ned Schuyler I > ,4 Ml <1 .SeUnh-k Judy Wahn Shelled W’knteri Blanche Yurka ‘ Europe to N. Y. lauren Bacall Humphrey Bogart V»ftne Brooks A l ('app Marguerite Chapman Cvd Chansse ( orv'tan* c Collier iiowaid s Cullman Marcel Dario Ben Hr'ii . Katharine Hepburn BydHyama Alfred Katz ’ Efrtin Kurtz Frederick Lechner Fulton Lewis. Jr. -Ted Mack . Irene Manning Tony Martin Dimitri Mitropoulog William Satori Sam L. Seidelman H hert E. Sherwood Heury Souvaine , (Gloria StrocMk