Variety (September 12, 1951)

Rapt Hovietine’ as Hot’ ♦ ' • Minneapolis Kept \ J Declaring that many Independent exhibitor* nfiw regard M**i ie- , lf| A aa. m paw. a plot to help dtgtrtbutor* further to • .jouge’* them, Imaw Berger, • mw te r aI the oat tonal Allied Stain* board of iirfctMndai announced that at the board « luretmg Oft 27. ho It to dlVbrce Hxclf fnwn « add participation In the lafMTa a 11-lndustry dm# to Invigorate tbn boaodtc#* Herger MV« ho t prMtpwbr the fat ' Ibat Paramount ha* I crated that It* ltAl-SS linetWwtll xi*ri withthree compulsory 40 in. iure« after the co m p any previously bad put i«>rU on record at eliminating rou*t *. percentage Ihi« u the tipoff aaaerta Berger It now become* ap parent that the distributor* are determined to uae (’OMW) and ' hlovtetime ( s.A to bleed Independent exhibitor* matt thnwigu at ill higher him rental* .'M ir compnnhwpe doubt are readying themxelve* to follow Paramount * lead , * . \t the tame tune. Independent eUnhiU.ua taking paW in the M«*vletime’ drive will be helping to create a demand with the ,t. . t.u thoae 40 and Sd'<• picture* IhitrUputon will probat- I be laughing np the ir d u t m aft ewhl bt l o c tucker* Par Demands H.O. Approval For All Dales on Top ° 0 Pix; Exhibs Beef 8.0. DRIVE CUES 'C0MP0 Faces Problem of Successor IllfllimiWlP: To Depmet: Hope of Mayer Slaying lit a ittovf which already hu ♦ l>,Mte against the gram with tome . jt>« meh Paramount boa dtreet *d all its exchange manager* to %* cure homeottVce appro* al of all : plodate* on “That * My Bo> ” il#r* Cornea the Groom** and TKe Home y Touch f '.Hrtllv»«o4,n!k , |*l h;;, Inmate* ot Folsom ami S »n Quentin l*ri»on* d«m I like Kanpler picture* but are strong lor family coined it* That Wax the word brought ba« k b>" Mufti Kit gotvexe alter a lour ot ti c two ja*l h«>u**•« H« rr Coitiet the Grooan gnd gangster pictures nut are *Place in the Sunatrong for family cornedie s W title the policy applte* only to That baa the Word brought lhn-e three pi* presumablKAt will back by Hugo Fivgoiw*e after e \' rfidM S cover othefv t*»fK a tour Ot the two jail houaea hrackei i»-t*ap»aiu the futuie >^ea (o got Idea* tor Mi >*v ( ■ «< i the meaaure la U UMWf *■ ,,,r i ,r v * - Par * pi* *old on a percentage qbxrrV t or o i d ikdce with mu- ta»M will not be given infeUoc iical* third ^taring time / ’ IMgfll found instance* where. I Wf I fhe • fN at* e» exhibition —^have V OflL |rlYIT£C PP jkT the e*hib pu u a AaPbgntai PK J £Iin I lAllvu I Cfll m a w eekend dot and >iWLi)r I Kirn the - mail skeptical of ia . duvtry oborriet'v eyeing the \ *-t exhtb support befog am tweed - f • •» "Mbviellme 1*. S A ’ are a*** viewing optimixttrailv the bo pro motion drnr that start* to Octw- ber..,.' Paradox really, the) credit thx* recent are V in I >te- mag w • ♦ much of Ihf sucre** of the c mi patgn While it boa been gt.‘ur rail i agreed lor xeveral year* that the iRduitrv had to bestir Itwll out of Ha lethargy and enter Into a • opera* ie effort to remote: public . Jnitere»t ■ fo dim*. “Moviel true 'I *n frankly viewed with a highly jaun | 1 d*ce«l eve bv haul-head* d industry ■ prnmntKHi xpectalivt* until a few J Wrrkv ago ' .• They felt that it wa* much too ! tonvely v»reani/ed that the maj»»r 1 .com pan lev had dallied in the early dagr> xo long that the lime left Ui j do a proper Job w*\rt ‘ auflh tent, j ’and that the whole campaign In I any cave wa^nt fully en«High pi«#t J tad I W<rr'f of all. thev auticipaicd a large^ effort on a natronak-Jevcl tori ing to make a dent on the hoi be ;• . owed .• on page j Drama, Adventure Vie StraigFil dcoma and adven- ture pi* vie f*ir l>*p place pi *ng ine 40 i»-le <« > », h. ri- lled during Ortob* i *; rm- her. and IWy emher for * \4mie- lime t S A * I xurvey rev eal* Moaical* and coine«liex <*»nw in a |NN>r aer «wi<l b* .t Tally xhow x IN drvmas ll adienturejs, •nm mu** aU. and *ix 4«*m»*dl*' Twelve of . the Sinix WtH be TK hnii ol«.r tl t •-* C ne» o .*i S»• it »*>• 1 mi color N.Y. ExhibsAsk - MPAA to Finance Film Exposition in a weeaenn awn ana )n . ertf age deal Aim at a midweek rtVe I nder tht* icht i r . the dla trib collect*, only tbo pre-Smed amouut ot coin from the Sat cental Aim although the wreekehd t* the big nupney making period. Buainex* u lesser midweek when thy company’* percentage-deal Sim h run Par feeling la that the whole arrangement means an in* rquttsbli high share if the bo. d*»l Ur f»»r the e*hlh and conaeouently t .*■* oKiered the ho approval of ptavdate*. Brazil Setting Up- Fdm Control Bi \merican Atm r-ompamc* are fearful that the Brasilian govern- ment 1* bent on trlting up a special fowiliilm with control over the local erviertalnmcnt industry t’ S exrv* reported they have »p<dtad 'Among eahiha beeSng about the indication* to tlu p*»ticy I* the PaciSc Coast Confer*! pi^ntv com ein* d da of Independent Theatre Own r. Outfit, which i* headed. b> Hoiux Harvey, claim* It result* in urinetwa*arv delays and InaufSr lent , l ue tor eahtbx In setting booking* Par h » topper* for *ome time no* have been complaining to Acid •Continued on page 17> — Two ‘Doc’ Merman Indies Set to Go effect and are for five reason ' j City Investing Hardies B’way Batkiof Snags; Theatre Sheds Loaded Mau rue; Vlaurer. who hax fre quently during the |»axi year had a . I struggle fur product for the CbfNM P j Timex Square houvr* he c»i*ri alcx 1 ! for City Invest log .(’a, N V ha* [no sorb problem ns* As 0 Hotter Jof fact, u* vfro eerao at the mw- P /smeni. with the A Slot. Victoria afS jKijou. the ttieatre* in quextkm. all I)-taded up until Jan 1 at leaxt i Axtor get* Paramount % Bing maby ataircr. Tfien I - • jCroom ‘ Se|U 20 That* e*pei-t cd to nin onlv seven or rigid are week*, wince Par hax already rr rn- lleaxed it through iinwt of the coin rial - try and I* an*n»u« I* get n into the the New York nrcult* ho- Thanks B. i gfwtHB. ted | Thu* the way wilt hr rlrared for are Metro * ‘ ij«»o Ya«ti*“ around No« aullS Indrfifuie run i* In sight In Ibat fdMtl rank* arming the topjgby »*s« by the line it wirxh up. w or Id; market* fpr vStf ■* d Columbra ix expected to have anr Aim* [nr He re pix ready fm the htH»>e on -Such a government ui«ii»ioW»n der the deal by which It getv hid would concern ii wlf primarily with crack at tire Axtnr and Vie iblrgtflitin of Ve a’ Yo< k rv- hihit«d - y*>Htenl*i iii« « »wei w H h * r e* lutivr bcMid *»| lb,- M . . Pu-ture Al'* of YmefUa in N Y In .give detail* of (hr pro|Mixed j Aim liHf’jatry e*p(»xitb«i at the (irand Central Palate N l n< xi j March and to id for Anaru ul borkmv « It wwx exlinivited x« veral months . ag# by ~pr* •' Srbwmfl* of t entuo Thr.dir* chairman Wf the delega- tion. that thr rx|M»*it i«.*n would mil a little iiMHf than fKMl jnnj I t l» under «Kmh 1 that flNtHU wou 1 tl It* ne« <lr«t f«»r rental ,»r»d other overhead. *»*d ronxlrurtion of special xetx. teM»ttt». and tdher prr*|ect< would coxt alwml li/VJ- tMNi Vhw h of the $2MI isgt v on Iatructiow would be usable If the etpoxifiou i» taketi on a lour of i primipal rifiex as', origmaili pidnn^d to 4 tMOiimllee of n.r uituif ’ef Motnm l*Jri«ie Org.«r» i/ationx he*d< d h\ S< bwait/ hxhltilforx Hirougfioul the Coon ( onltnOed On page 17< Cbcaga’s Uail QaiU Saiesnea Qua*, Rips Its ‘Inept Leadership' the UMifHiO picture busineM aince Col opened it is by far the largot ol the m- the Vic thi* i ' tertatnmrnt trade* from the Mand* ably keep the j potnt* of economic* and public aw* occupied from | diem e Ameru an out fit x gro«» over I a|at« |x likeH SIOdOOOtM annually in Braril and fatal * Fall> '* remit over |g iXW (Nkl in dollar* -Continu Col opened * Saturday * Hero al the Vic thi* week, and will prob ably keep the .houxe cantinu«Hnly occ upied irom m»w on. Next on Ux atate ix likeH to be "Whixtie at Raton'* f all' ’ Folhming that, Co! 'Continued on pa^e 21 * Twot new Indie production units r '.n»/■»•*! I«v I. B l)oc» Metirmn •ner product loa manager for I’me-Thoma*. will xoon have cam* * « grinding at opposite end* of I r globe First unit. In which in <n i« partnered with Mau- • en O’Ham and her husband Wall I’rue will shortly begin shooting t’t mil later. Born In Paradise ’ j Second unit. in w t» Hot* and U idiani Nas-mn ‘ - * wHh Merman, wilt Hu ec pix at the KUtree »tu- l .nd Paradise will probably be t drtbuted bv United Artlata. remit over yu'MajiwHi »n d»»u*r* 'Continued on page 21* to \ y\ i :x ■ , j —— —.. Cominivxiun under con* ide rat ion q *i|X|«i my xiryw taipri/ probably woald have control olei J FltW llA NlA I WLM all Aim impxwix remittance* of —- - earnings to tire L S and local ad JQ QVE B WAY BIG HYPO mi-MiKi prut' Immrdlitr problem fating the! Next week promixex to lie o»»e Mmua m,d«* i Imiuiu* ,rru|f »« HUin. TWXW «» md To* Mid t mik Mil. t-iCS Knm Amo *trt presaurct Immedute problem facing the Next w*-«*k pn»mixes tp he one Motum Picture A»*n of ktnerica i» of the btggcxt of the »raxon on it> S A rep Joaquin Kukard Hroadwa> with al leaxt eight new lx 111 in N. V. and cannot tiek to pi* slated t<» hit the ffr'!-nm» (Continued tm page IS* THr > “ «^e a hefty hypn to a Ain k . of * * i ■ *ng holdover * giv ing an ad « • '• M a vame taxte of what the product Brother Had Brother ,ur k t . S A campaign i* exjieHed to RvnJ in I wlkAr Raw Ido througi furigg • Wmm ™ IVBW, tier adh Noxembei lill DD tvsHiinar In addition in Warner Bkoa^ nUlD LMOl inei riilQa - Capi Ho ’lornbi* Wa.xhliigton Sept. II 01 * 1 “ *« < f - 11 - U tomoii - A feud between top brother* fe <Thur* ». the week » ifarteiv will xulted in a labor dispute in which include several other of the sea Man Main* Theatre- and Fo* Mid *on * lop hudg. in % Tire rundow n lured ll the moment 8 -“Fly ing la*at her I ran* Lux S*«h Wedne-dav iff 1 — “Sireetrar ' w,«h- prexy Arthur iL Krtm Amu*. WP r Tu^exda. 8 .L riv.n* U f * n m Hi i York reVeotlT^m hi* by unions Into Arm* one of the ■ *£*** 1 .the ParlnuH nt Vsv to Kurope ft ix undemtood brolherx/ according to Anding* of»a HK t *C , k» laianuMint ; ■ P>' m.y^com* t* «Mkr th. NM.on.l I■»»»•. K*lJtK». Board «|d M‘ IPS* «•» "'“• f "I thr new Sam Brnkin- »r>*l examiner rranM,.. < ».ii h '•I leer.Kdv.ard Small corpora- The e.ammer r«ornnw-nded over *•<*£••> . « H V*h 1 "O* whuh ix t.» provide * 1 * a year the weekend ttiat the diMharged Namod Drurf iWB «t the H.u ,,,f t A They'd provide Anancing man be restored to hi* job wtth full ^ Ohy the Faith Stu.Ki ■■ supervision for Merman in re- payment of hack salary he found. Ntill K IN Mayfair and • chunk of the proAt* the Fo* the*ire> and union* guilty The uell at .the BUIe Bn i-h deal ha* just been art up oi unfair labor practice*. I Thursday 4.0 — Here Comet Merman In rnnuntlon with Case involves Kenneth Caraway. Graom Par- at the Axb»r. nnti»h-American Pictures Naasouf who wxyfked Srg| »» proKcthMMM ’ Lorna Duong tCol* it the ^d pro*ide the dolUr Anancing »«*d then as maintenance man at Mw - iejihdn unit will get western Kern* the Fo* theatre* in Coffeyville, Friday •'ll 1 - No Highway in f ‘hieago. Sept 11 i Chicago l.oge Col«»->**um of film slr-mcn uill< ulh withdrew fi**m tl»e natumal org Mux week ax a it xult ot ndt< ulotixlv ineid lead* 1 xtup Harold Xeltiw-r ( hi gnwip xpi«k«‘vman miH AOiuTi wax rexult of interunout haxxle grow tng <niI of acx‘e)ft«rpa’ • »f S7 weeklv rile for film sale* iih'D h\ ('obaiveum bwrgaiomg tom uiittex- Chi gioup M»mplained the salary l»o»%i wax mxuffbtenl. and two wt-t-kx 00 vtged to jgiMtre o» national convention Cbl 27 in .Hi laOUis. whole iiHitd-r wax to be ralihert Hepurtedl several othei in om e*t hange lo^ex «ir p<*i»«lerin** w.ih draws! Break in (hi promptr-d set ivat oil of a 1 I I I ».<■ /eJtOer which uVav rexuM »n forma turn of either a rival union for ex change valexrneu or disintegration , of t. Hi--.. ner v**d 'Tbt's th j>endx he xaid, on but*"Asani. ! eg bet ln#i -xh to break with 1 UA Defers TV Buildup To Stress Theatrical Pix f i'm liidUalrv wgv**- * t a will be *, taxed with a couple of partii ularty knot! 1 prob ne a Anting a .... I Vr*.| 1 llri-OHi pie -■$ ; idept of the t 'oO.ictl of Mdhm IV* j tine Urgani/aihmx second a rc- nlgi >• 1 went tor kftbw I ,, Maver, COMPO k I -1 v p Hxifh have dtv closed tnf e*»f taM* nf hi mu '' Thu all hingex. of hmi w on what tbc^/S^.tndNpat'ry 1 '. charts.|<sr'; ("MHK t«il<ne H - rhaiue* j -Ibi ing in 1 «-ii) wrn ; hr pfenti H»d't» *cd with a »umV" j f Ml mrti xone 01 the sprxwnlng Mm let Itor U S .A ’ iwurdth e ; ■ - T A -Djunin i ( «1VI 1*11 |x hi 1 «• to* M e or |cx» |keiinan«*ntl v, Hohett J. triboinetl. t«»pkl«k of the \io\i«»- lt<ttr HilVi will ngutr prommeot l> ta fkiinm of a neW prcxi S«uih- feel llieie x xMi>* chaivx a ;• Ib'plnet might hr inffueloxHl lit |r* mstn at Hie helm, bui this ggner- • alii i» resaoded .«* «•*%lv a mode |M>-vi|iiMi It x point»-d **ut 11 |Koi- ne (4 pioltahlv w<*uMl have wide W- .dusirv xieyguirt Ip the t ’OMh) pr»-' ; Stent Ml xw«*ep»ii*k* > ll«- x br-en .• a ( kei lii/ure »n »uuH«'i«mv ot ganr/ed iintu-i 1 ' :*n<l HVx w*»n w h! ir p* * t PiafSt In IxMMtsr Also r'Mil• iholllig to th* xpexUla* tom «*otreintng O Ihmnetl 1* llie tiM ♦ he’.* an eshthtfor 1 he «trem* «t doubth'sx w«»uld pretet lO'aegaUme- i( •mtiiiued on page IP* UA Benefits By M’wltee Verdict gfnAituix 0h««ni Isl -lafore ap|**-.*red (wither enhan* ed thi* w« i «*k 1 la-a d*H u»«»n In t lull m- volvmg the Towne Theatre. - Mil- w.«uK«**' H of w hi* ti i- ■ us r»*‘il by l|>r dial rib 1 S Circ uit f oult nt \pp* dx fur rod d*»wn tie de fr ml .till divtiibot**!- appeal from 1 DuItkI C««urt» irtdl* l awarding the T*»v>n»- deoiage- <d $U41 ia*») Til* 1 < » a rli.ft**- of fHi t !»ei ap peal m .the, t ~S Supre m e I «*urt. Mill t \ f . . I ' I oW ll*' 'Ill ( I' -• um-x to rullo t 4 large xiiwhiii' of I'oiri hy way of 1 i»e ,*«ii»»n, |**i-vdily with 4 xx-tflenient Wary H ; ownv 23* r -' «d .1 !»♦•■ 41 II* vital* CA ohvitmxlv Will b* lie- ftl from' .M. ' jh-> r nun *♦•* ,v ' f 4 gdb*g* However I**-* .«u e* of M»e UMefldtlll*' inyol’ed *tie <MU |MO> Iv n**t feg^r*lil»if the' luXft** • ,> • |w»' eitli-tl **'rtii»♦ *»t ih (utijr foi '*»: pi* * t l t*01 lent ou *M,ie, i> • >|h 1 1 ilJ\ lm |*<*t laid f«S the f rjvon fafexV Arthur H Kinn »n*l hu paid* un- der th* li de,«l wdlb < o ownel > VI I'm kl" , i*i .*»m| ( 1*4* l« - t h.iplm will t.«ke * 1 * *i VI • *! Mo I ‘ V • ! • k 11 » profit »•* xtvown Ihw i**jf m eftitrf ol l he next I wo year - I \ I* rsuifinulng at a paid dip on lW operating, eairnfpgx truyit, Confmu *-4 on p.*-ir If : • Fuller Sells Half Of His Fdm Library • Walter Futter who for year* f t had the larged pi u.<te|v-owned Aim library in the count rv. hax odd a half-mierest m u to diudU-y Arthur Knm manage- neckx ' HKfff at the l*aramount. ;mtnl ft Cidled Aitixt* bag pushed and “Mr* Peek \ Boo «l \ at the oil plan* for development of the compam x lelevision department until UA >i squared away in the theatrical field Krim group feel* that l* of prime imp*stance until Murpbv vet 1 lig Mui pb • bi plannirji: lo inake televixi.jn abort* by rUlting looia-e In the library Frit ire JiUMi lMM) (rrl of liJ m iy, bring moved to vaulix <»n the ( oa-t, U here Mur pli\ ||' V* .1 X 1 . I brary «m<e in rxeev* of '’Yu igVMaa) feet Wax xi,irtV*d by Fuller in 1*424 with xome original French Pathe the company to iwutoted to a solid **•*”<-*• 'rm> in'elhgenre agrvim* . * _ “ Jk‘ . 4 . a _ * a . . . 4 .a^.. . 4 ,. a mm* — ^ ^(Continued on page It (ContuiUed on page 17' I t he Sky * t2uth' at t he Hoxy. le financial f«Mding • “Here Comet Meantime the TV department at the Axtor. organised about three years ago 4* »t the under- the former management. i« being allowed to continue under Highway in John Mitchell's direction, it I* pay* he Boxy. ting for itself, meanwhile. used it* 'travel (outage during the w«i f<»i guidance to Hikding tr«**»px and for other purposes . Alan Oul ef febe libran ( ante Ute dip* for \irka Speakx »nd • number of other *lp"-‘du| Iff* ytutes piodurVd by Futter.