Variety (October 03, 1951)

, OrtaW 3 . IKI Key TOA Members ft«B HI* • Sen UeiikeJy by Stiver complained that TOA topper* were policies of increasing sliding scale Indifferent to rtaUI squabble* formula* and split figure* Nat. William* of Tho mats tile. Prospect* of Sunday flli„ _ formsnces being staged on a wide , scale in Australia ore considerably r* -opine* Leon 8 Snider probMgwe Bllb MM wbnl (|t toll Keade * reading of his reoort He B ” ** believe* *och a move — * - -*•—•*- -— would Morton Thalheimer, Vtr girua circuit operator, beefed. outburst dome at the windup of dl#l,ikt and named Fur inb in i a* the exhib-dietrib committee mnt- if mod the *ecrecy regarding *” u,u unprofitable the two particularly hard-bitting I ^tk^ * d «Pt«*d them ib* and named Paramount a* . “ mwnt •'* MM**** Ut hi* choice for the rnndemnation i , " »m>w*^ and the theat reman me »hint w a. attended W a Urn. C* 1 ®** *» aswrtllng both J* lh * bw :P®'"bbP* b!^- ^ * r * # Par and Warner* were offensive in ,w '^ u< * * ni pl* enough to .up part of the membership M* area It was made clear Par 52L Ml# r ! ,ri da> * »*«***«» I* "You must loob the fact* of life and WH were the two referred to *” drt, °**the exhibitor would be up against doublepay for em- ploye* o«l> To Pbf Democracy la squarely in the face and atop Hud ,n thr ^ p#< ** ding ua.** Thalheimer told the TOA [ Vv " ■ .• ' i; '' m :;™r.£r.r.: Em.™ n, h* um Off It Sponairtr! - complaints and other trade prac lice* were given at the contention A* Thalheimer and other* de- manded that TOA take a firmer j In Pix Disputes Even If Allied Nixes Tie 0 " ■ Theatre Owner* of America on • it* own will undertake to establish a iHlrru »»f arbitration for concilia- tion of industry dispute* in the event Allied State* Am* mar* the TO A propmuil to join in Group of Tia Wifk I aknr IlnukM T< ’ v ' • » ,Un * b appear before 1^ 1^^ Allied * convention ,n H Y. this Hollywood. Or!. I: month with a recommendation that The Aim mdu«trv through the **? "**»*+*** *et up Mime M ' . . . .. .... H*rm of arbitration method of han- ——- mu u ■ -WW I»d»lr> t W«H. J,,,,, a few exhibitor* went for »***Otnoely cooperate with the A Ft, However Allied m the poof Sunday film* they might be sue* Intel national Tree Trdb, La b o r haao't, 'beet le * tp td ive to;, the I do n . restful Itill another handicap, he movement and will u«l«t tn serur* Said r« the Australian custom of Individual eiec* found especially objectionable. Walter Reade. Jr., chairman of the evhib-diatrtb committee, tame- ditelv mode an effort to criuor re porter* on the scene He wanted ; observing « long weekend with it* ulf # . t i r a oar gu . n l exodus of p e ople from To NX for Locatloners "J*" ^ ■ j Meanwhile the Theatrical Em- Eaaterg him production, after p loy we * ' In ton hat brought a teat Ing services of screen persona I die* for goodwill tour* abroad Preoi dent vUrn RMtin of M1MC' wilt ap point a committee to function a* Itaiaon with the A PL official* with Roy Brewer international rep t>f aland In dealing with trade prac- __ _ Mm HMl PMbllcly Identify th» Aim ; *“«•■« • H* I** *C| «* * * V Wj 00ft to at®, Dm- FR-S n-Ji-TT nnd ttafriri t.. — 1 --- ' pcara «• ha*, „v.t,d at — — WM. w Hoti).«*«p..t*a h sporadic Hollywood Junkets to *how« New a closed meeting or. a* an alterna*' would York and kindred seaboard in quest u( location back- , ground* Headed by star Judy Holliday,, ,. „ . C®l « Mamin* Kind" <hot trrnrt ti*«. would p*r»tt lha pr*«» tn „ , downtown pranut firm and Ih, May on rondfUon all copy nould ^ AuthorUy But T*rmin*l b* tubmiflrd fc. chtof counwl llwr j , mtmt Mban laal wa*k Croup man L*v)r lor eloaraneo. then rrtunod to tho Cooat for l»- Rrporlrr. nurd tho ccnuyrthip torioF ahoottnd oroptwol and the laaut w». pUcrd H .l Houon. I^» K.u and Mora tho moottnl for t vMr^Drlo ! Jwm. Burvl. of Mrlrn. produc ■•to* overwhrlmtngfy favorrd ron n „„ UBlt lw "Somntlmo, I Lnva t must ion of tho open aeaaion. and You r * have the preaa remained Max Connett , WM , k of TOA secretary and board member atated he preferred to be quoted on anything he said Glen Thnmp- 1 '««»* Tt ;» A pf tht ipjl* are prepared to tackle the j«*t» of establishing arbitration tenets by themselves 1 bev reason that only one out- At Such a* TOA i «miI d hard!* ae coOtplKh much in the wav of keep- ing: thratrr distrtb row* out of oouit via arbitration However, it * hgui ttf that if only a tvw legal suit* are averted through the sys- tem which TOA : is c«»*ilemplatin , IMdUlXl ■ .ggMhgf" okbip group*. ■•fter locatromng in Benton „„„, m chairman ^ operator* and a distributor a* de- , _ A . „ . . lendanu. the TBU rlaim* the Sab- tnHotoo# appearances of bath screening* violates the ItNig Rrow« and Jay Lovestone act uhM-h bar* Sunday^ ghtofUBn- . ATL rrjn. stationed m Kuro|m who *u« h a* Allied in fav«ir of orbitrv ment Court ruling mav be hind.d •Pl^» r «* d •« • «peclal meeting of Hon would do„t»n. s*U result down this week MPIC last week Both a!retard that | TOA v e*hibdl*trih committee I H«iIIvw<hhI Alms play a most Its- ** v * week lash* d out art the film poitj.nl part In selling the AtneO , eompabie* for abi»-.»ce of any effort , i ab way of Hfr abioad and a»e a b> them in the direction Of em «»ur- maldr 1*4 tor in com hat Ing Com aging at bit ration panel* Pact is, muntst propaganda in the free however, the film outfit* are wary rouOtne* of Kurope. Africa and of jaonrhg hands in any trade nuit* -. f Briffs From thf bis Hollywood Oct 2 Jack Rena? made a brief apiH-.r- anee in Paramoum** ’'Somebody Asia > j ter including arbitration, in view Brown and love stone, who base •* fhr » our t decrees m the Industry been working lb varkaiia countrlr* a,,, »iru*t auit ltM*> frankly (ear to romhut Ku*« profMgamG which V r harge-* treks to gain control of trade j**•" <M dhrtttf for the pic unions abroad stated the film star f Oklahoma City, branded the Gardner to bar or conaor the pres* a* . ■ I-mil* de Roehemont. who's film- ing 'Walk Paat on Beacon Street of effort to bar or censor the pres* -not the kind of procedure we n TOA stand for * Hoary Reeve, of . r . JlirMKta ^ ^ , Menard Tegaa. said the attempt *ST ii* to munle jhe prom waa a “further ^Jv attempt to huah up the complaints , /t ®" to W.sh.neLw th.. .he mull ort.bi.or. ho*. »« wr7U.og uo .he proJ^T ^SlT Ko* recently lcnsed a few N Y for the upcoming Jeanne ^ Loves Mr ^ p laying a seaueme Robert Z Leonard la^directiag the J ^ TSl' «*dons *hri»d stated^ the ftlm^^*Ur ; ° u,hu hrl,r ' r «t up to exhibi- Arthur Horn blow. Jr. production ( JrlMll#rr . ’ll gJw -fLlII personal l«nirs w«»uld hr of drategn- , ' OM ■ Hie initiative in con- «b.hirh *t*r* rur*|C.<i.!b mmA 1 m - U j made m HollvMtMMi l^P^rtiiH* in tin* fight especially ' v "' Jl,, ng aihdio'bin ini»« <inci> If ** w •** 1 .... . .. . • ■ W. ... tirnlHW.lt mi.lu K. ..L.l,. which start Clark Gable and Ava Him»d * for the American market and m !h -* * l * * r * member* ot the London lor Kuropean distnbuium actors unions in this country Talks v... Prawea Faldini make* her flol- by the talent *trev ing this fact will their nund ** Reeve was among the outspoken ex hi ha who blasted the entire TOA convention for its lack t>wood film debut In the Martin Lewie starrer “Sailor Beware'* * 1 Jerry Bald and Nnnnan Kreana are setting up their own Oscar awards for films turned out by collegiate motion picture classes . . .. Anita I wuise comes out of re- • tnenient for the femme lend Hell" at Warns is wer signed Tamass Carl- do mush to impress the foreign labor leaders on the Importance of following the American method of a free and democratic union pro cedure | Brown stated that those selected JWjur tbo. tour* should .'be convlnring speakers tminting out the partnt itum of Hoberi Montgomery in a TOA policy, as slated by Readr * rn lh# Town -- committee waa that “a national j trade association, such as TOA. specious claim* to the contrary not- withstanding. ta not fbic to be of assistance in determining what its members should pay for film ** Wanted Same studio reportedly may also do some N, Y location work on This, tn effect, was cause of s "The Goddess.** which ha* Bier threatened revolt by the grasaroot- Angetl in a top role, ers They w anted more tnforma* j tion on distnb-exhlb relationships with which, they said, they were { vitally concerned Their main [ problems, they said, concerned „ rentals labor, costs of managrmrnt **usmneo I and such, and the TOA convention they were touring together recent was offering no solution to these ty on behalf of Movietime I S A.’ Theatre Vets prop****!* m^dc by rxhibs are agtceablr the film companies, H’a believed will g*» ahmg f’actoi twing * underscored by TO A \% UmI while an> outfit such as TOA or Allied may rnd«M sr ar- bitration mcmfv r* of o,r org are inm nmtmHtvd to that sr dorse mrtii Thci would still be frre to no to court, m whatev;*r. with th*ir eantplainis rat lo r than seek a com- promise \ta 41 bilraiion Col Has 9 Leasing HullismiH Oct 2 fitbCt Of fM n Kranu i - My of American {that Montgomery was' an important Csavlrti m u'e a total of nine f*ene Rvans •* factor m getting over the free labor l "** 1 "'*”* fcaturrs tn work at the *Ukr . lieneen fern Ik a year Old. idea >**‘*e tine;. plays the Nellie role in “Wait Till i ,■ . , . . ; .this is the htghesi number at •hr Son shine. 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Jmh- P«tnl«l_«n. in,. 1 .. , A num,> " « Haort Brook, wlo The I ***» m . l-h , ^ ,, Don t t are Girl IMdmer liases "* '**** " Ul entertain y^- ranlf . r# , ' ; brought in RMuni of the Texan^and picture* exported should t tww days ahead of Us Kith Km mil dbdbrl the Ameirirmi tsav of , !7T • edule Clwdy <*amer and i*f«“ is ereale wrong miprcssum Met rroanctiag to 110 l* 51 Judith Braun joined the R« d Rail abroad lie said that ‘ Nmoir hk- Mnim Olv, Hrp 2A Tin n r I v//a t«ipm v m ssstvn ua m* w ._ - . -gg wu w. a s — r of s militant stand against the di* L** 1 " thr I M * ,rr * t trlb practices J *rVmueti"r«'»v Tummy C arl- | R r ra nr IS IW- | on niootx-t to a trnn nact lur f **™ H »n»«»n ««>»II0-I rmr III nrrnn (thT-’-TlSSr mrtii t^aldlue ;i»M yea, Hta various talk* before Paramount’* William Perlherg Car drew a part in NUoley Rram- trade union ieadris had a ierrlfb I •nd George Seaton sent a crew kg ’H% The Sniper ’ fiamurl Pul- Impact, as fie was speaking as a N Y a few months ago for harbor fcrri first indie production will be tiade unionist Jumaeif Brown saht sequence* on their Jose Perrer I •'•rk How.” a taie^r' A 1 1 ““* “ * "1 I starter Anything Can Happen *' i-.^mmalKm. with l'»4g when the picture* hriiMe As a result ef the flareup. It waa clear that TOA tn tb* future will either begin drallng with the basic rental matters or suffer the loss of some smaller theatre op members Thalheimer. at one point said In Resultant friendly discussion showed them they weren't so far apart as they had thought Thus the whole exhibition Indus try is watching • with interest i Express'" troupe at U! George Pox Organization is making nine one-minuTe Alms on fire prevention (or the California Stale Forestry Division : . Cecil B Dr Mtile . : The Gieatest Show On P.ajfth" will have *Nt minuie* of musical back- ground. a new record for a non musical picture Twenticth-Pox Is ; going right ahead with preliminary work on Way of a Gam ho" in Argentina Was still lie ing widely shown tn Pitm prortun turn may rcwli a tw free noun tries of Europe for earei ^ * ’ <» » - ■ r it ,v 1oni.it lent reception, although the f oifi- bv |l»e !» de This 1 * board up«m mb** have at various times attempt-: < 'be fact »het •« o x jhgve already ed to prevent arreenings The So lent made lur |1j| segann. Viet agents, he cnntmtied. contmu- Thiv year s out out vs ill be much further closing of the gap between effect that he was envious of Allied the two rival national theatremen v ... ... because that outfit holds "film or g a meet ion* with the Memphis regardiew of the recent pohticai clinic*'’ which do not hesitate to meeting. Groups are the Allied In ; troubles Phyllis Stanley tackle the cost-of-product com- dependent Theatre Owners of the a sociable in Metro's *'L»vV plaint* of exhiba. | Mid South < Allied), headed Iff Ltndlnc * oympolhotic oar to tho f ah n C Mohritodt and Motion P.< low prominent TOA member, lure Theatre Ooner. ot ArU...- aquawk. woo Connett He prom- Htooiooippt ond Tenne«ee 'TOA'.j; leook At Metro bought ** laed to try to influence both prt-xv Mitchell W’olfson and the hoard (beaded by K K King and Max vm ” authored by l«aa ( e chairman to make rentals one of the lop considerations in their TOA labors. The Reade committee. In general I fashion. Issitod out at "inequitable Connett. with M A. Light man Jr . * B^hcmoTh secretary treasurer tM'low thsl (It irt Vt.cn a total «»f 12d w as reached Pcu «»f these were important at buxoffUe ROl Pr»be* f'tnema f’sn dm Jj, mton tir, 2 A m « cxbibilior quu tv-ine t ir* iked qui by tt,e Bo*rd «.f Trade a* part of it* policy of coffating coin^ f*rehcnsive statistic* of ib t * picture . * ^ , > - r--w™«. nrtu>,, > ‘wf-omoiMm nn iCe ^ V* ' out that Communists either cwnfirot ‘ rr + ltn * tobveew and («mf<*rtioncry * ^ KWKf* Kfi fir HnmiftAt* nipfnrw npn Im-t ion 1 \* s f i|fMt fr> W) i f V IFif s i t*5 ally at tempt to point out minor m<uirnt* in L. S picture* as ex- ample* of how had America really i*. but this type of campaign is having little sucres* Workers In the film Industrie* of play* European countries should be ly to brought Ctbeer to the Hollywood Wankie»nr worker* lirovn tnonunriuinl and sill make hi* headquarter* m N V checked off the 2dfih-Pox lot and the local studio unions can a**t*t in such a procedure He pointed on Oattd INaoMnd s "Panic Tn New and b * 4( thi ' »*tnation can be Plan for the two day convention York. ‘ which sounded too much corrected through cooperation be- at the Gayoso Hotel call* for the like fOth-Pos's "Panic in the the wiw-kers abroad and thr»*e two outfits to hold separate ses- Street* ' f** HollysoM, stons in the mornings to handle] l.iaa Howard signed by Pilm oole« Bniu-VM** knH J J.A their own organisational problem* Group for a role m *T|»e W«|f " saies policies ond condemned two in the after to b« filmed in India . Jt or dominate picture production ex>*P« hibiUon and distribution in Pram e ,,r °* Jt f ! *r“ Hv hy the ihr atre the IK IT is seeking detail* »»f the turnover The HoT questionnaire covers the second quarter of the year comp anies (naiden; ;hed» for their t and Joint tin<s Ksur • ifsui caron; noons. . One of the members of TOA Dundee taking a vacation from bis 2^. ^ I Alan Hsie s widow Gretcben organisations I is that Allied, ^.:.9H by ita suits and constant .demand* Hale drew r^'£s m ^Rcmm'Fo^On! More ’ at Warners liennia Mor- Irmm pa«c i ----- gain Strength through for trade practice change*, has brought the industry on Bs present hard times. They think that the current runs and clearances situa- tion has been brought on partly by Allied and is responsible for bogofftre difficulties I Allied, on the other hand, has ‘ always felt that TOA. with Ita big 991 1 ,ni circuit members, played the game of the majors That that la no longer true—if It ever waa—has been evident by the noises that have come from TOA convention* in recent years Gibes and bitter ness at the distrtb* have sounded exactly like those heard at Allied affairs Difference, at the most, ha* been a more evolutionary approach to solution by TOA leaden than I by AUiod t ly could unity ■ ■ j Another obstacle in the path of gan and Jo Stafford will costar in | l . n **** "Ms 1 tn# IVkthorMl Pri*-nd for able COOflu of personallt ies I* the industry po*itlon held by member* of the two associations In the TOA My Fine Feathered Friend" for Fidelity Pictures . Leslie Ca will play opposite Ralph in Metro * Glory Alley " . , . Wil- liam I. RoboeMr acnptmg 'Apnl ut lion by Rob- araers Carrol NaAsk play* a straight dramatic role in Wald-Krssnas C lash By Night** at RKO John Russell signed for a featured spot in The Hoodlum Empire" at Kepublic . . Julie Harris will re- fold are many of the larger circuit operators Allied* membership is msde up largely of smaller, inde pendent theatre owner* constitute two "sides" each cause of the nature of the bu*i sometime* regarding the other a* an enemy Example of this is the upcoming Memphis meet Olddusrd TOAer*. jrVrasuer'aTTm version of***Me»m 1 *** have large theatre holdings b<r of the Wedding" at Columbia ,rtmn on *be joint session in the nm of TEL Jf iXESXl some Allied lie* would be pictures at Monogram will be * Mr Ju*t aa happy to engage m a court All- \mencan." with Walter Mirterk bout a* they would conducting a overseer . i trade meeting under the same roof. 1 FOR RENT ; Westorn Electric sound truck; moqnetic or opticol systems Fully equipped, including Comoro plotf orm ond op- use ef Mitchell cam Special rolys Wire er write Box V-JR, Variety. 1$4 W 44th Street, . Mew Yech If. M Y i