Variety (October 03, 1951)

Amusement Stock Quotations Foe Iht Week Weekly Vol m loot T«n4ay, Ort. 2 .. ■ ,\ . ■ ekly Weekly ; Tuw Week-v High Weekly Low Net Chance for week Wirier Thinks TV N* V Threat to l*iriure Bit London. Oct. S. Thai the Aim industry had nothing to tear from TV. to long at It could offer the pvMte g«*Hi nature*, presented la comfortable surrounding*. waa the view ex- prvteed In Landau taat week hy Sir Philip Warier, chairman at Ana elated Umiak Picture Carp. Me waa speaking at a dinner at which "gaed housekeeping awards ware ,So RKO Nixes Pix; good housekeeping'' swards ware made to Si at the company's than* tre managers. Warier felt that the Industry could learn a let from TV. It was tooliah to turn one's back on prog' re**, and as Ike new medium waa undoubtedly here ta stay, he thought there should be more co- ■ 1 ~ — 11 With the Joe Louis-Rocky Mat- I t U/p If • tri Hano Aght Oct 2d now art for LICW a, IfD Up B JI home television RKO Pictures hat r ! CAP RoiwsrU »ba n dou e 6 say Idea of leasing pic- LI mgs, J a I M f mU m bout Homr xv « t r P pcd Asanmlnff the prapaaad new ki la anara the Adkt away from corporate tax rate* will he adopted theatre TV. when the International by Congress retroactive ta last C ulb 4^4,4 w postpone itu lujto’ii to •• ,nm <vt 10 <• *» d "*••*«••* common for IMt. compared wtt,h from the polo Grounds. M Y »n- Asaumlng the propose rporate tax rates will ha I'ntv ......... »2 1 niv , pfd *•.- Wimtr Bros ............ 231 14»s •I‘4 191 s S 24 a Overtbe-Counter Sac art ties C inecoler pat ho I \ Theatres........................... 13'i *•’ 4 14 T a H‘a •n« I9H V I. Curb Ear bangs Monogram ... .. «4«.. 91 Technicolor ; ......; 142 4- ~* 4 t a* TV methoda. British Pic Looms • •• • • Walt tinuouweaiy nere ta nay. >t l || u for tha preuioua year ac i «i4e ta Mad»v>o Square Garden thought there ahould bejnore to- U Standard 4 Pooo s Wall KKO || , l( vrvalu>ft ^ aboul operation. Producers could learn ta Sf brobe raae house latter* n ■ ■ im«s aooui save time and money in studying rotnotled by Dreylu* •ho»*4ng the 1 OMia-Marrtano Aght TV m.-hod*. ; ~ ~ 2*£* 7 m STSS5-? *''»*'• «* “T, ...m.... . ' • ’ , ^ theatres fan t shark Alms of three ■ ■ ** p also see* a gam for gfhla In aa short a p e riod af time. n V I IV I »™* . )“«•>*•« *«.<» •».<M p.r „ „ >rf|| KritKn r it I name ,h *7. • ,v * *''' .<.«.« M i>.. ... .rrw.H.1. Ullllail I It LUUUI5 1* <>»«« r gl g »*« ,, hlh . H m.U I- ...n« In ** Lf r# ^ r8<B tt SO In 40 to ..Min . rh n ,i*teo t« kivp A ^ 1 WHW. IW-wk. - the Aght av • > f.nu \ imme TV As Command F™ sl ^ .- ' — - .__ , . »r •« wrni ant ' to •harp of common in 19M t* l»W t< mtM|W 0nly fo m it .I # _.■■■ dw are ~ eahiha *.iv ,* it v .u«td i esrill ^r«ap from M Nikl Wl ta A | mtatn udh l»>4- ♦c* , n » —- - the Aght au .m li ho ua *SI with earnings «** S- - * i**i . ... - ' . .. (Quomriana furnished by DREYFUS 4 CO) Pep-Saddler Cues Caution r I.ondon, Oct 2 A viewing panel of producers £*" « «mmon. wmi-rrH *MU m -m tot. mt MM t«tto T..h , (rlw) t|M> k lat , w th , eo*' e 0* ** p.r .h. . Oto ... Sr Mm n.»t torto »«to. astoMH « to l|M| 1hr , , , n . )u , mm f <>n go fnr-k |>l I’mIv two week* The above fompaspiei are H*<- jMev»oua*\> tt»< tt.»«.r'»itl penn.*nl ily onr« lowered In the ceport ^ ■ rmre + t . «.>h u i« ver heat thus ‘ . : stealing *.|>r»»t p tt.*e space;.''that , .■ ■ ht h •-.» »*«•*» s,-»ddle» Uyp (gllMII (irOiB "*d the t mtnii+ie r eat I rth time they AlbTWr.B«!Fc.ltb 'I™ .». R«H wl TV FY< ItKIVfft • nrr *' m M Ihcatr.w at tha ‘ g.v. nM^M*WV vime time . il*». e of the Turpin- Cleveland. Ort 1 [ Mahtn ao n iti V hfch there «■« Moat direct Aght yet again*' ev r»-.ik mifrvki ; ". Ihu arsured HhO I.l.ciiol t.H.rlm' full *»«.-!»• I.n the Second twt- diatributors and ethiba are now [a proAt af $2 20 per share lot fb froo pace | bail, conaequantty. than In football, black for tha telecast The take m$ th. If tltotom UM fBPCO.tm.tt3y 13.000 lo- a. ... ■* AiA nniv I aamuch as both H» p and Saddler Noire Dame-Indiana ga d y ( (Qyg b | a num ber of timaa Ik I fair-to goad tmsinegg. .M college . Minneapolis Inal against each games were being played la the other' in recent years and have a x nutty of ttvaral af the efuipp** ** •£ jjpj jwji » ** — -toes -auuH r to- * #uM '"XTlLrzz* «.£ t. •« |.*T l.»r to Ito ll w piw , Th. th..lr. » ho...«.<» for th. h tni P i!r^theiir % i T r ** u, * r wreen program closed at ^ w c 4 20 pm and doors opened fof the p4**ed the biff-screen exru TV show at 7 p m . an hour before eauae the Uwf **+?£_ *!?* the bouts Mart Shorts In addl- » % s< iv»n haturdmr kg «4 Uon to those on the regular bill eyeing the 10 pis nominated as can- didates fof this yese s Command Film Performance. The decision should be known in a few days Contestants for t he Hoyal honor In- clude Ave British akd five Holly- wood productions With the ending of the original formula of alternating the selection yearly between Brttiih and Yank product, this Is the Arst time the rival Industries «ill compete for th# hottor. As a special gesture In the Festival Year, the odds are heavily weighted in fa\or Of a Brit tsh selt won current A«cal year, again*' %2 *0 fur 1990. only ones lowered In the report Clere. Citizens Gronp Asks Tkestre Boycott is Ray at TV Exchsires he rvTiv.l Y»ir Ih# nA*u\Z Cleveland.-fhi 2 H ohm son bout, in nhlrh there was heavily weighted in favor Of a Brit- Most direct Aght yet ags»n*» rv Jj'Mj , ' t,r,u * rrd * KO Ikh selrrwon elusive theatre trteeols of siHMim t M m. * « the. second h.,i This feeling Is coo Armed by the events b being staged here bv Tele* * ,*!. ‘‘Tif - 1 *« drsu »in«e attitude of Spyroa Sk.mras^ and vision Owners and Viewers l^acue virtually a" *> *- v rr «»n a Bttl Darryl f ?■■»!». uho base direct-1which U asking the citben. > b*' bv ’ *** * ed that no 90th Tos Alms should be . cott the Palace Theatre h m * submitted for the selection commit- Org. of which C IV Welch i* ';'••• ; tee. although they had two poten- presv has circulated hsndWIU in 'b IVpN r f« 4 im were Ar*t- tlalt in House mi the Square the downtown area, slating ‘Pal- r » H 14 * u l*»vy ndrrted Similar situation will probably p^^oed and follosred the tele- I dd for this Saturday <4*. ohen PaM ^ feature. *llerv file theatrea will have available the garnet the Croom. M went on after- Punveton-Navy game. ^PkM Se- va ards when the theatre bo noil Ice rev. which Marts tomorrow rr opened and the regular admis- • Ihurk i. will be In ttx third day „ on again became effective Saturday and rt anpocted lkat WhtfB ^ we * h „ l i C .| defect or 'titled ‘’Between Two Worlds' in ace Theatre has lnsUlled a Urge !**» th »k “ “t * ‘ »hc pcc- Amertra the RrHbh made «pus X v screen and they with other the- vloua Uu t«t hi * *nd> foot- •tarrlng Tyrone Power and “David atres throughout the country are •f’ Thi,t v N ' v ■ l1, «-t t4e.ffv.ht aod Bathsheba ' planning on showing main boxinr Jf" wa * mwr# * ” ** r% entertaining bout* and other big event* th..« • '•** *’' ' l** and h# — »« fhto vou were orivileged to KKO ha< * 4*ars»ed i* • nty as a re- More TV Qwi ff i Attest ^ n,n> 0,1 your hom# M ‘ 14 Wt ,rw ' ! %u,t °* %lir ' ’ IflMIC If VWBCI9 nurOB i wilt stay out af the Palace J For an- thin u»*u d of the rkr««w.|we Him ILa TV Theatre as long aa H continues thb ; !•'» nunnu* t«» w♦»*♦ Ik Kay-Handy > miwnP Imi Iwwl t policy.** 4ad been IwUI uwl v Inch brought Pittsburgh. Oct 2 sspiawks U « * eh round ap- M.w. TV m-Iu. n... itt.nrt drl.. I '2 ' I 7 I, ' ,'!?*. *” M ’ *.** r • Bff »s - - I allowed lo po lo th * full (hi* reels, in theatres than non TV set fami I f & M Urg0S I *1 minut. - It .0 ^ % f«r quite a lies, according to a survey released dtfferesK*c. by Guide-Foot Beaaarck bare. Bur* I™*®* *•■iwmI turn page IdHpudaii nt< itigmt vey director C F. Ackenhell af stances, the company claimed th- uve 1 * m ole in the «d or» this tnhiiiei (hd* oarjd.is to two ( ommivAlon should not limit par*, time of tu* »»«»» . • available rmSlT TV limiliiaton Uclptol. to f—H tod ., Thus ... l,« lhr.«.**. r* m ah* ««to:j morg, cart tkan^n amTT lam i Bureau’s fear that If one theatre dium d*«i »»« * *> 1 . theec’a fftaad ta the second place points out fOTW p^f,v were p e r mitted ta ta* 11 in'rrrutttn « * • -u<^ by ring* Ackenkeil T» ismilirs have more others would iaiusl on the «Wf csrn»i./v , dr.tm t»«- ef- children than non TV famlUes %mwr privilege and the pru*eedio '* feti Thei* •» 1 '« re liber 4 1 Moreover, in most drive in* chil ^ould become unduly cumpli- u e of slaw .qmmxm ***** *f*■ * y** >T d /,!!' tdtodi - No p*h»r IhMlr. n,»-rjt..r Commmu., h lunrnv impart Ml l» , r .f ipplt.d lor 3 al.rv.nl i».n h .Im. Jn rmal VMnlr S’^hTn.ln,* .nulw^Ih. Mtolct * * M '' "T, " •**» tarn?. ir.JL . -ri I * hw,,d CtoMM. «*» * m.rrwt to •«. in »» ... S* m 4 * ^ *P*rt iripatton smd | ^ %he Bum brr to typical ease* natch for. jowly. , i,»oU <*nd tnckv Il*nd> foul- ZTl Ibe ho curn * *** •* wn " mained local football Samoa will be home darb (or lh# ensuing three-and-a- *Mrhta« tlw «.rw* on lh.tr Hdko. h ,„ r0(W< ,. TpirZd M Marly U ;r*'r?a 11 ,h *' ».•»«...««,. iMim p.uo n « ** ** mjndrd and rmlwd. »h.ir noon L.lTu2 * h ch 1 ^ • ■«» »>*'"« p~"'- d •*> aiowly but that theatre TV may poae built gradually to the point where Drnb lem under such ctrcum th.y W.r. dome MMl.t.ni mIImi e „ of cob!. to,,.»«. hy lb. cod to th. Mh«». SSK Tnt.rniplind . "M*- J how much of the admission pa- While most theatrea played ta trrms are entitled ta have refund- about only three-fourth* of capacity *d an d it newapnper ads ahould on the Pep-Saddler Aght. exhibs carry that infufmation point out. nonetheless, that the . . ... t rtol alt.04l.iK-. ».» .bout two- Alb... InQt Ntolod and a-half times the paying gale ... • at ihe Polo Grounds. N Y„ where Awany, ort. *, the ffght was staged If the Aght The Swddler-Pep telecast which in made available to home TV drew* about 9N0 in the l^MriscI they contend, the PC gaU would Graad at 92 per perwm Wedncs- probably have been far tern . As a * **> night «99i, passed without result, they claim the bout still * vr «M JT*5*** outside arrest had been tn-UI -and v liich brought squawks ht r 'iH* « « h round ap- peared to kr'w* 1»«! this owe waa allowed to go to tli»* full two reel*. 21 ininutc* It for quite a difference • Likewise. »**«• ♦» >*«*.re intelligent children than non TV f families ' the pro* eedm Moreover, in most drive ina elail• . |d K unduly cosnpli* dren are adasllted fire _ : 'A h«»tber ct |cdi “No other theatre operator important factor, the reaearckar . an oiled for Interventmn stress#*, is a finding that television ■> . y .x. itted out even if the* t* rhanglng much of th«- puhlu n »h* CummoMon c«m'd carried a potent continued assignment of video vcdeHy conduct charge after po- s •*-“ - "jn: -~st? JtrJH ^ at2£arj , a»a: Turpin match and the tremendous ocrup * tkm M • Ukoc er, interest in baseball Ik addition. ^ The nation's sportawriters wore al*- . r** WlfWI ready building the Jpg Uuu-Kofky Chicago. Oct 2 Mamano Aght. Mated for next Rain and small public Interest Wednesday night <191. While a put a damper on last week’s the- few houses, mack as the Boston PU- a tre telecast of the Pep-Saddler grim and the Philadelphia Stanley bout at < throe Baloban 4 Katz 1 1 04,1 ihe others failed to draw neighborhood houses »'th ih»lr HvmcH totem. 3 000 p.rvon. ,Ho««l ^ r ' ' ' up. one-half the capacity of the Nana Deoaand Refund l’plown. Tivoli and Marbro the- Mmneapolls. Oct. 9. - atres. hi* verves theatre TV for an !?!*?*!■. I 1 ?** Mort. •v.u.Um la Dali \mtU m*m - t nt th. SwMtor-Pm A(M. .1 th. ; TvTrT- M Minnesota Anus Co 'Vnited s>ane> >cpf zo mount Theatresi 4 004-aeat Biggest Aim disappointment re K ««lio City, received an Inauapi* centiy in this area was the flop ai bMtte toto. Th. turnout mm ColumbU'i "V.I.nluK." to th. 1, • mediocre 1.900 at the advanced ... „ . Cl njl 4 1 Ml admission (in place of the ^^-seal State here rttw weQ€ M regular 7dct, and a mechanical de- place the Arat week, but was held within the theatre halted the a second stanza in hopes that hii Mccast halfway through the would improve. When it did not * urth round, with only the last the pic waa yanked i<»und« after that being shown The Aim was given an out stand , breakdown led to several hun- mg pre-*ellu»g campaign h> Ted ' d admission refunds Lane, Greater Union publicity H would have required a $4,909 chief, and Tommy Dole. Columbia's lrto ** *• keep the theatre la the publicity topper. (or the 1 Of • Schenectady on a dla- _ t limit the number to typical rase* . natch for .s i,H>K ,-*nd tricky Dcs to npppfifftoc emeeiainmeflg- Tbc presence of one or more rep- fimtjmrit Poll posed the question 'Did any relatives ®«ght to he of gn »i Ki ht , r uf of your family attend a drivem atfUU sre to the lulT p.ctu,. > s£*t * n l r ,h...r, Ito. amk^SMte M-J to toA.*«A -wrlatoua T.Z^Z!" TV setowner* checked repllod In ^ al | ^ould deprive the Commi*- ra(IM . r;Mk v t J lhetmrmm,v'm m«m* T0‘lmt to r«nw( M* b.lp4to la'«.n"- j^lto Sobtl , < n •• .Itoto |2 non TV families. Of the l.VoO fnm a ttcms and views which should hr iHp him «»,*• *» w th thumb mm surveyed. •! attended the wHvrd » nd cooMdered bv A IrtmUTd to ^2* l and^ 9l ?i? li 5i-^3jS8 Company told Vi t it hfl.A ■ *.-vmth-rw«w«t m*-trc that aaw Ref- showed that 9 4^e of famllle. visit th0mlrt m L A from a corpora rrr<> K-> MlMtr hll ing the fresh air theatres earn tin* whose stock has been •*- hr *uu«M In n * | e hov* over $5 000 a year g9^c are In the ^ired by LPT and owns 50'i in ^ } $3 50U$5 00o bracket and lift fell terest In a theatre In Mollywnod J ’ * *7 f ' * ‘ 1m V' T* y in the under $3,500 claasiAcation i th# other 9fTf of which ha. b.'cn *'?*! 1* '*%'■■** U " t; I recently acquired bv UPT ' * ^ ± Nit*! Film Carrier* Set r^PiiS that «StEm oTSie BKO :; 99 pma.*Mb On Snffder Distrib r^pr^™ Ph>sical distribution of some pjctoresi. was "adjudged guilty ' y §•-,/* i aa ■ •*»*/ nine Aim* on Snadcr Productions' 1 the only way It could encage in j fOlrS WrCtT Irl^lS. If .\,iUbl. * «h«3ute m w ton- "*• ***• *S£KSt t JfSS to 0M 2 died by Nituxul F)lm Camera, it ^ pnirrpriit **«nd to submit to a ' The Terri** . *» Vo k builHh iih was disclosed in New York last 0 f unlawful restrictions f«»i Hie ,i.», k the first 1« hI week by Bnodcr Mies chief Oliver thr b ^ nr fl t Paramount " : '“"Urban or m i dilinrlmod house to A tnger Company's release slate ] r 4 M said that LPT la attempt -; *wr lar*v-*cM n Tv equipment now call* tor the launching of a in g to acquire its L A. and Holly- 11 * *hc »«•»♦■; t • » < t*»c' thca- new picture every three weeks. »nod houses for its own use and If J *' * ' ,f Meanwhile. Lnger ha* been aug it succeeds and the merger with J** pl, * n *° men ting his sales staff l»etcr Hor- ABC hi approved, "the merged ^Mall -qu..< ner has been named executive aa- corporation *ABC-LPTi will supp y ^ K "“ , »** nd siatant to lnger. and sales reps for TV broadcasts in the L A area ex- : ' ' * ' > several eastern and midwest terrb ctusively to thoso theatres when ) Blg-srrtqn th« -«c TV equqncy * tones were sIm> appointed Charles operated by M. or t u h p cc t to un th* wUV he mailed by the VI f Rich nill handle the Cleveland lawful preferences and dlacrtmins , »»*'-►U Amu* (o a nitrd P.m- arva. Abe and Charles TeKel. the tkm* against F 4 M and all. othet «rM»unt Theatre*» m **m ^ Chicago and Milwaukee section, theatre* in th# area, like tho*« Paramount this month VTiUr f ^ while Edward Ruff and Mark Far- which Paramount Picture* grouted Amu* Co s Hidio f ily hereKtiict her take over the Boston-New for pix to Paramount theatre* in r^nt y the «v. ^ ih itre in the Wrr |Haven territories. other part* of the country. * «»»«0 In have the equips m *• ferrd actioti ap«t h»*mor which the monopoly/ fferh Picture**, was "adju.lgod guilty ’ A.J U I TV the only way It could encage ‘n| fOlhS UfOCr If the theatre business in Mollywoml rv. v was to give Par half the stork in ; ^ 2 the enterprise "and to submit to a ^.The Terr.n*-, i Volk hrothCfs iih series of unlawful restriction* tot . ^ pendent the ,t,. , k the Ant Inc*I . |,, hcneAt of pariiiount M '' 'V| %,| hurban or th i -fihnrhood hou<e to f AM said that LPT is attempt J» r " r\ * ing to acquire Its L A aod Holly- f . r ‘ v !f ( » tle ' * " '* wood houses for its own use and If 1^-. 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