Variety (October 24, 1951)

In- Rank’s Big Far Fewer, Big Pix; W-K’s 4-6 a Year p|X,' EDITORS SSY For Merger of Decca and Universai t«kmg their cue from It* bo* „D„g power of malar productlafts ^a*l* A ■ Habitual crv af malar pm ||» j | .*:*•* opSioOp «* Universal stock set Mid thr dioproportiMutf. (llloritf 4vll IU* VMiJ riCH|C < on ilnrlh of *lor> material Iv Iff i PC a II W9911M fw tranoli-r (o Dnta Kr<'«rd» next bu*ine%* garnered by mode*lb«d ■ / Hollywood Oct. 23 rearhlng din proportion* Best sell- j Hollywood. On 23 week lfir big bloc k that mill con- •Hera mme Hollywood film-mak film 0 Henry stories mill- he mg book Hat*. Broadway legit field Path# Industries U ready in imur to be held by J Arthur Rank are reefctiftf *mmm I® rn* Jinked bv nanstion under the mle ani | m-mm — «be «trm- ton! tourer* break ground fur t f OW dni e t totr at ... o* cluaiMtlHC lh» tu b*- i Th» Full H,w“.(WOi f.« rtart '■T > * .?***.. ■ P ' T i lfalh»wl l.h«rst«r> I.. rr.f.Y. I " i » W ‘‘O' '« r^t*WbUt*4 tween him* entirely On the fog *|ov. IS. with Andre Hakim #wUI * r of screen ex ig inala-are ol tttln H)ril both in color and WaiA mergn oMIw i«.» n»mpan.i. lh< theory, **pll hereto be *mad> -—or producing F.ach episode mill have fermg virtually nothing non- forthe and while Company hat already ra> otter to pur-chase the Hitttvh else." which it well supported by a different cast and direetor growing nut of the' Hollywood bought a large parking lot and till HMgtdr o 11H 3?V dbryt Hat more recent bo rerura*. the pro- ; stone* are ’The Clarion Call " mi . u Inn Id on ground in front nt it** been timed ... durem are dated to concentrate on The Cop and fhe Anthem " The „ . ... t , Wm toboraiar*.,-Hr Milton K Rackmil. Iteera pr**y. feaer Rime. but all in the big- (ait Leaf" "The Haiuom of Red. Ai 4 result. Pleningk Mory de- : . Heretofore ftlle ha* pr«ee****d •offered H *nk the tame SI 3 per n»oner groove CNN" and ’ The Gift ot the Magi ’ f*rtmet»t»—on wMrh the pressure Jifi Mm ln fU % y piani k..**.,,, «hare the dKkrry in paying for the l>.n hi* arrival in * Y yester ;//.”■ f»H» when producer* demand more for thr nr * Hollywood lab i* the <t‘*k of * ililam duett. la»o Spin itav 'Tue *\ Metro production top- sot o 4i # % * rn *—* ,<w IntenalPed ibelf scan increased oar of Him Aim tor irlc nod M,tlr J Hlumberg K.mk par- per iv*re Schary declared the com yU OirttgMrC ■ IlKlIYlfY n,ni1 of ’*** newed *nuree of.arrtptj VUUHI jM |hi« lerritory* «»«‘d *hat the price oa* much im*Iow 20tb * 0. Henry Package Hollywood. Off'. /tljr]'. Patbe's H'wood Lab llollyuiNsd. On 23 * It iih more than 175 000 tharea 'amt opium* on Uhlvermal stock aet ‘for transfer to liecca Record* ne*t week the big blmk that will con* Pathe Imfudrldi b rearly In tmoe to be held by J Arthur Rnpb break ground fur ronatrucHon ot a . g> ^ k . • ii.oum.wiw4 i.Iwmo.u i i.. iirau'i<» ,n * N ,H 1 " ' ?u coni* mplated l>in hi* arrival in N Y ye*ter day Tue* I. Metro production top^ per tV»re Srhary declared the com mereiat result* of the secondary pu ha* tieen *a matter of concern" and indhated re shaping of the M-f i >tn* *kcd might be considered __ ___. nest yea. He pointed out that t f | IHJUtllUII I Ul ■ dfrr r lrtuafly / ^ ’ m Hjprfij llk dudio mow ha* a backlog of l« j . —~ ; nothing for him* they *a> n ||t . ab ,M » ftl.n* thu« would be well prepared rv a f art ‘ <rwiW nrx,r *' 1 *"*' MUl * Vaa w Mmnnrl I In to cut down on production if *uch Ko Unm Af Kl ^hat television do**,’’ top *lur> e«l |j0vfl I1HRQ VH a »iep i* deemed warranted DdfdllvC w ill said In g gi g ■nragement m New’:;.- Jerry Wald and Norman Kra«na , v> Vork thii week ‘ WM people will ni/A I f\ diaclmwd m N Y thi* week that IhRfywMd. QH IS ,J 11 ^ fr>> ft ^ Hung room K K (| K/J Kpi/^ITin they re rutting their turimut to Hpufc* w.M, an e*tre.< apparently « lot different than |YI\U LML IVCfdlllU J four i« m* pi* annually, whereas during the m *f four weeks th **'M P*-V ™ 1v tn mole H ^ 1 , n ' . rmginwMy lhry intended IS a year Warner* will diminish it* pmduc f°* •* * thealrc S N Statutni v Court > ni\ ol L , . n t1 | W ild *4aed up the aituation this ^ of |pjy» leaning on a backlog Whenever he talk* to an\ ol the nudion* lo romoveJ I* Drdb-tlN* l leer a dr a I !?** ‘a*era^ production la ^ 13 pix phi* at* non’ lending TV srrtptrrs ^ nr, IMKw-iroil and from fhe Kko Theaiiey buord of^ furi*ii‘d of d«e»med. ->';V : • Ne*l darting quintet are "Pour Broadway i writer * who've a tele director* Is lirheved to base put u* t « « fhuimoiinl aiad^wig nndiP gi*- Chaplain* ' 4 1 Suringfleld Mifle." *h«w—about their video drama* the quletu* on the ndoorilv vtorfc- ' | ^ u utt Aider at ion *ouie lopping of '»> ^ked holh produced In Look P Kdel the *torv ed de. Iar 4 if. 'Him brag holders’ plan* for an over hauling fr n tn hurt t !tte future The Idea naa been nyin^ i) Ar by» Ranger* by Rudv that thrt'vr anil, n He thing 11 * of the directorate io»ke»»n« taken up by thf comP» n ) * top- p e hr ; "Rig League* b\ Rtvan Poy SA boyra «r in kl mirnrte* or In l)u*id J (irtetie. who kendo the cveca but a final deridon |rH ) ' Will Roger* Rary “ which pg other prep.»*l. rou*l\ *hort dissident shareowners alliance will However t **' ®c reached. ^ Robert Arthur will produce and tu n it an f h ntlgh that tP irt .« vu And M plenti tougher to corral *id gyg stiwki material, tele\i*ion Hut h * praC | tlrally a waste of lime Ibex *.iv * The original dramatic *lmws on j TV. which are what the pi* people Balance of ’51 rted that the price wa* much Uclow ih.d at wimh Iie*f Up Intereiitcd In *elliiig" : • I omhMi It }H.il «i had It t fiat Hank w ant* frj |H-r *hare hut it was sakl author ttnf Is el y in Ne* York that no prirc l».«d b»»n art and that It would lake much more than | 22 , *lnce Hank had Wo real intereM in aellmg Ills attitude a*»ertedlv Is that * anything has a price" and thd II fhr offer wr«-re high enough he (if c«nir*e couldn’t rest*! such piu4Ms. •. •.%'■. • -'y • ••' ' 4, ^ , In an* r.i i tt»cir 1* nothing hut J ‘‘■•fdlory ( »*uMI* m* of Raidi regarding the idlona Yo rriimse J. V Iheilwdl..^ liWj| dv , At hat krpl ln . AM fhf Rhd Theatie* board of fggniMl of it* urngira* by Rliim ref tor* is brheyed to ha*c put < t - g p rt . xv v ta hi* rep In the e quietus on the nuno.ilv sl.wk L, Robert A: Benjamin The,. •Id* rs plan* for an overhauling ^ mi hint that a prosy fight or any the direr tor ate j«*ke>iug are In any way toot, n- IHher piodurtion outAu similar- ( lirtl/ direct 4 *1 * * _ A a. A W _ W A U i W — ^ However, when the time cornea that gin kholtlers of both U and ly are inclining to the belief it a .Continued on page 23* fit tent pro lies I o un*eai incuiiilwmt |„. rra CJI |, r g to t >p rilTr All have been HsIihI as about ‘'Obviously.** the ed atldcd *n«» ■ dt recto* * in view of the clean btllg plan of merger. Rank’s big hit irk • fo itart for the patwo numtha. rM properly develop riiarac- °f health given them bv the court w ill pay an important —although with teeoff* delated /ram week to, <r «ntmoed ..n Oreene alliance ha* been Mam md necewmrlly a decisive-role In 1 it- 1 /* week due In script and rasling ■\sks H|Ph It difflrultie* "Rogers* I* the only; * one with a definite director. CJor | Mr k« ImsJ don Dougla* originally announced "■ foe ‘‘Rangers.** was relieved to do h ififiP TmJ C *4 the Errol EKnn starrer. “Mam 4UU|| irUSl JOIi vtsru " which rolled Monday 122v. Washington. Oct 23 t t 'l™ .>"**** .JS Theatre* of Buffalo >e*- " 'mm^hw^lwn'mlin/hT terda> Mont asked the Supreme 51rn wop^ start for tw« jo* •*-. Oreene alliance ha* been Mam- •c www k - P«e » mint fat , „ mr , 'I board and has been harking II* • j. q_ w . fight with the argument thal pie* inkling I 3 CI (HI UiilfS ent directors are apiwuntce* ot -j g % t Howard Hughes m violation ol the Ol ric Nat Conflicting; ^ -4 -- ^ Both the Department ot J«i*tM'e r aim n||/*wipe Ralasc# and a rep of the t»recne group tUIII|flVv4in ItCIvfaC hi t»ie removal of Ihcbelhl* Cecil B Dc.Miiie ret to rod to I he |*wtor J Kresel, counsel for >a*t from New York Sunday - 21 *' (iieene. also wanted restriction* a — witn tffon. neiaseo jrom wees «o .Continued on page 2 V tirecne alliance ha* ween rram n .d neeewuolly a decisive-role In iv* a l «• I P. ' %rek due « orihg for s more reprenentalHc . DlDSOt Ask* High CL <tfln»mr* "Roget* Is the onlv ^ board snd has been barking H* r \_ m ^7 * onr mllh * <b* ftn,,r director C.or n. « n * r\ . tight with the argument that pie* TaHcarktAppeal g4g£™~ Z.XZ' WO 1 Chuck Deal In 400G Trust Sait ^ra^hlch'raW*S» Of Pic Not Conflicting of ; *Won’t Balk Defensests’ Washington. Oct J 3 J*!?* 1 " * 5 * OWPd J* flBIlliriln RnUnc# *"<• * 'c|> •*< the Or.-, tic gr»ui> T n; . •! r I Diomm Theatres a Huff a to \c» (hsplsw, mil t thst the wipiK^W . <M icht the remnvnt ■( DrnMnMs I# UteillCn, tCINIt terdsv Mun . »ked the Supreme JSfi J** 7 “"'^ «*• 8 *VMIMe retmned tu the l.trtor i, Kranrt. ^enunsel tor tt tll1 ,,, t ,, fHii to hear Hs sdpcsI in «« Sicking include, fl.«e To My; Co»»« Irom Ne» Vork Sunday *!• Greene, slut * anted rcatri.lion- i . 00.004 I re ht e ga m a g a anM Mahal S** rt .v »-**?'•««•• jlneeff «* Wj*er ri the kvNTiiM w },Jw* itctureT^CWk^ atre, C«rp VtUgr.pt., Uhri ZZZL —£• "J TrS» 2 ? ?! WcW ~ WtKhMea tww »o-k h,.lding. .,r y ■■■, that. ...tar, Marlene Dtclrtch Paramount HKO. JtMh Kna. Untied k*M *«l» pre«> Harney Halahan I *. Mlnheha.tng C*Mraec <n( , Arlhur Kennedy and d.rctor Art,at. and Vincent H McFaul a J^L ^STtii “T JT*, *! * t Ott. lemg have tn the Mm State- The Indie tort in both the U. S .„ d H , Mim ," 0 ne Mme- ? ub -* d , -*«0 » , 'Oo.*n <m no ev.denee ol am m.,hehav.o* „ Ml ... „, 4dr dtatticl and Ctreull rourt. Appeal A d ind.e *** ** «'«*» •»<• .K*tkrt>^d- M * hone* mem hen, Alu, , h> riMI| M r h..rm.n h,,e» ... wrttta* by Robert l- ' -Jat-k the^Bcanairtlu, ** vertt^ c.n.po.gn plana There rt ... held hete m, n.bran. « 4(h1 A p.m Blumenlhal. Wiight. former motion ptrtute ape- J i„ -ftimM .oa also preliminary dKuuwn ,1 Indng Tntat e.a not ha ntf tM p Murr «rlt(ln.lly aisled lor etallai tor the antitrust U tM jl, r£SZ~ -She'. Wnrklng lift W« tWn “ . l£ 2 f? "SSntUnPhW.fMW* didribuiion thn»ugh 2 t)th K«»k. who won the Paramount ciu for Through toller#'' Ret rest to °«* release date has . a .. M t nra m ys for the trkn had m. (oocmmenf Hell Th,' Womsw I* Ds.Je.ou! »-*« ^ CompHcalmg Lot.., 1 - ™T, lt ‘ ''*'*”* pi l-ndmg HKO Dtp .on pun based two Buffalo #ll g “Maru ’* plus the Fidelity » I tmlradilil agreement with * rom ne ^ by ao o j deal would ‘ aenously prrjudlre** theatres—Century and Bailey—and • San Wnncisi o Stoo ” Rttigling Bn»s . Harnum it Hailey. | < C>BkhW|Bd — deferment payments totalling aat t then immediately lost the run* ,. .. around which the pic Is built It __ wMMmmmmi ^ . NI 45 (Mm inaMtiuch aa the Anan< ial thes had enjoyed under prior own- yrTDA TA CUAU/ <AI 1 A’ provides that the film cannot play M Y NtW^KthL HOUcit i arrangement would bai iuch d»*- tCkhtp of Michael Shea Shea’s ■BlKU IU ^llUW UUU against the circus in anv town * burscment* until grosses went well other t heat ret were purchased ear* t n |m Thus the pic and the big show : -.TCCTC kUC TV CT 1 M over 12 MNMIUO Mist Dietrich was her by Ia>ew, .Paramount and Me- M II IN ACAD BID co« ,d n’l open or play simultaneous- •«#» # llWf ■ f s 11 ' pu ,rt tan immi Kennedy $25 OUO and Paul v : ' ' .. I tContinued on page 27 * ) In what may presage I he regular l«ang $25 000 Deferments amount Brief contends that the Loew- Chicago. Oct. 23 . | pickup of commercial network tele- to $ 7 tj immi $^5 000 and $40 000 . •Mini Joint ownership—hdace Anotlier te*t showing ‘‘Qb® > \uton show* by theatres. Ibr Km iesperti\« l> * dll M> A _ . a ^ . il4 .aarsa nun i 'l v biii pigmriiin.il • •a abut preliminary d,-eu..t.m ol Iryfg Tnwl hauKWwg tic . M orU , n .,|, ,,„. d ,„ r No derision on relca*ar date has l*»hion ffducury responsibilitlea in proper J ****** Altmnev* for ; the trio HTTOA TA CUAU/ *AIIA’ proviae* mat tnc film cannot play ■P I Kfl IU jflUW yUU again*! the cirrus in any town ■si ■ * m sMaas ate Thus the pic and the big show M LA. IN ACAD BID rowldn’l Open or play simultaneous- Chicago. Oct 23 Anotlier test showing of ‘Quo *aw%ww*#»r was ■ s «* ^ . . . . * Iir' ^ |R*I"• I few II IU HBU been made Complicating factor Decision whoh was announced r | iargrti t)la | |he pending HKO is a contractual agreement with frufn |U ' deal would seriously prejudice** ltingling Bros, Harnum it Bailey. 1 ' fQIlBtWIigB •• |MBe dcfennenl payments tiHalling around which the ptc is built It s«f*iijcnp»*l UAlirr $l45<aai inasmuch as the finam ial provides that the film i.mn..i play N Y NtW^KttL HUUjl arrangement would Imi mkH di«- kgainst the cirrus in auv town * * hurvcnn nlv until grosses went well Thu* the pic and the big show ItCTC ARf TV FI I M Per $2 5tkMMJ0 Miss Dietrich was couldn’t open or play simultaneous- * ■ si*^ paH | fan immi Kennedy $25 OtiO and tContinued on page 27‘ ; In what may presage the regular 1 *amc $ 2 j (NMJ Deferments amount tContinued on page 27* dissolved—was a violation of the Vadis.** in addition to eight runs j rt l CYHIR^ PII^W PHR .Sherman VH an<t that th# lma of alreadi sH. will probobtv he held I LA. LAIIIDJ I U Jfl ivn In what may presage me rrguiar i«ang aao uw iretermenis ammmi ] pickup of commercial network tele- to $7t) immi $45 000 and $40 000. jkUton shows by theatres, the Km- respectively bassy Ciuitd Newsreel Theatre Two *tai» and 1-ang originally ) N. Y . has arranged to air the ipi- signed their Kidelity commitments Hal stanaa of ABC-TV’s ‘Crusade with the understanding that the in the Pacific" via its hig-scieen $l43tMMt would come from the j video next Tuesday niglil <30* ptiMlurers share of the profits. Show i film series produced by the Proposed HKO pact ■ reportedly March of Time, will be piped di- to*««*d in a number of additions » u> inr nupretiu* i t»un in «* • hilulirafi rnuntil^KU rl>rt r.h vi.mlmr r- r— 7 - , tension in the Big Five case "Quo" will probably be shown ' ,, h * recfly to the theatre via roaxigf^which would bring up the film's »•«•* «h.a-“TW basic q««- M Vork barta. Wilt, .rind *•«*. . .. . . r«*» Jb*. . ht«h.r Mm, voo.d Sherman Art and that the loss of ilready set, will probably he held lUla LAfllXNj 1 UtJfl IvR Y . has arranged to air the Ipi signed their Kidelity commitments the runs was another violation in L. A, in December making the | 4MATIJCD DAIfklfiTiDI C Hal stan/a of ABC-TV’s ‘Crusade with the understanding that the with the mayors switching better Metro pic eligible for negt Marchs APIUIllUV KUUnl/1 AOlX in the Pacific" via its lug-screen $14.5 000 would come from the rtaffs to their houses It said thoi# Academy Award swoepatakes ae- J ax hum rllir M video next Tue*da\ otglit v»» producers sharg of the profits, violations are specifically de- cording to gales veepee W F Rod* ^ Show a film sarirs produced hx the Piopoard HKO pact reportedly n..unred by the Supreme Court in lers "jJP r ..nfah si Mj>rch of Tim * wttl ^ »** » number of additions R« decision in the Big Five case "Quo" will probably be shown ' » J? n |K _ redly to the theatre via foaxial ‘ whirh would bring up the film's *nd ms** th.WThe basic ques- as per New York basis, with grind 52i/?o p dSC' c * hk Thu " * hl<ther * fo " * ou,d Nk whether conduct which this performance downtown and twos ™ »P r ‘"« ‘ Both MOT officials ami Norman have to b* registered before tire rourt has condemned as unlawful'<**? •* Egyptian Theatre .Metro , ***VF*** e ff JJ> Motion l ictuie {| aol)< prrt „f the newsreel lw»u*e . 'Continued on page 13* in a (*ov ernmimt’anHtrust suit may is still study ing the best sales melh* Exhibitors of Fla at its meeting fh .* n indicated that the Initial tel- ' !-!!_ he found lawful In a private anti- od and will arrive at a definite plan ,■•***-■ rcast is strictly an experiment ■ n* am i* t u*t Mnt" in rnid-Novembrr Theatre org wants the gel-to- with no money passing hand* M lXBZi ll€ Ull Afilfl. 1 - ■ . . . : | Pic The Search/* the film w hub get her of rep* of the three wm said be has nut yet decided . w ' T j* . ■ H u it ■ m aaex was erroneously on the BENRTV branches of the trade to lake place whether to run the commercial for] May ho nr (jOOfl utc Mif Yirn InSDirPS M-C schedule this week, was denied by in N Y at the earliest for an air- Welch Wine, which is sponsoring J n , 5 7 / Rodgers as indicating a change of ufg of an assortment of problems the series over WJZ-TV. N V. Rut Hollywood, Ort 21 Pll» as Marina R/iAlrimi heart on pis for video by Metro, including fhe type of product the he intimated that if the lest is sue* Metros "ff agaln-oii again ‘ Be- ■C DVVlvUp Rodgers said that to the best of bis film-makers are turning out. com- reasful he may attempt to pick up cause lou re Mine; Mario U*u* :■v. Hollywood. Oct. 23 knowledge only one Metro pic—a pefitlvt bidding and the supply of other regularly scheduled TV shows starrer. 1 * off apa**. a p par tatty for . Making of a Marine." suggested short—ever reached TV, and then prints. to round out his big-screen pro- good . '/ , ^ t Dor* Schary project at Metro with Col After ' salesman * Award clss-e^ top Imites \ * not offer the intricate p«oblems , caution be fore putting more money entire roster of the studios Hollywood. Ort 23 ^‘fuluJT*iTwas^ndelTto^d Ned ^ h,ch WmtM W hy *" *'^ ^ riM^iguir^wiv young male thesps featured Wil- Columbia is gunaing for aa oreside^rof Ih^toun h,bi,or * • ttem P 44n « to •* schcdiihd o ru, ‘ Jum Wrllman who megged -Bat- Academy Award with Stanley Bra- * . 1 oi M .i,^, p,^Lre v,de ° fh<m * W h i U»-. tleground." will direct mers "Death of a Salesman." com f 1 * ol ^ouUtTar^lhThaU ^SmJ- rnl °f * u4l<! ** Btakrd *" . Already cast are Ralph Meeker, pleted only a week ago Frednc s IhTw T***1SZ ^ f 7‘ 40 ‘Tfl.?* * dulMlw-duk - . j*mes Whum.re James Vrness \t*r, h nisei the title rol^ flag up the follow-up maets t*®® deal, through fear of setting a Durrtta Morrow. " crr t<t * r- _ ■www, aanaa Avpaaa, | Marcn pin * me iMa,iwv. . m,.. ham# vet scheduled y 1 ----.rtt—. Lm .x.t r* on a 12-wreM Lanza Pic Off Again, Maybe for God «*iii aireci Already cast are Ralph Meeker J^mes Whitmore, James Arness Doretta Morrow, htce Jr’T ™ nu more, games Arness. March plays the title roi^ f.JTr U.l»i vet t*##n Skheduled .* S , 7 TT.. V.. f »^ »"uen#r on s 12 week tsrleton Carpenter. Keefe Bras- * Studios music and editing *vcr. none ha. yet been scheduled precedent But since i nasade i* ’knag sad I HfBer ■ Guests it the meeting here In- the first TV show of sny type origi- leave for the femme ieaa w«» ■# * liwir ap- rocal Script will show g|| Dec. 31. as required of all Oscar director of Theatre Owners ot watching with interest to deter- here by hh® ■g < „ *^«es ot tralBiiig, (Derby candidates. i America. ^ 1 mine Its success. iawattmd dcntsio^ now back here