Variety (October 31, 1951)

Hollywood. Oct 30 ♦ Ht>p<>rt hero, foUowriog their rw turn from Hew York this week. is that Jerry Wald and Norman Kras aa- *ini out from their five year Spyros’ Not. 15 Refers Spyrm Skouras 20t h F ox prexy n * " Tr. R |r 0 it||r and their !• due back at hit New York head- ii»pew*««•««■*»«*“**? i n #r i last week tour of the Near East and Howard Hufhea • little A *rtca H. «». ,0 Johanne.bur* Film inventorie* are getting the op hv mot! of the major compamei currently at they let their flancet wander between their slosh* of pit on hand and A rrystal hall In an effort' to ant we r the qsfeailARfe^ Where do we go from here*! Chaplin's Limelight' On ♦ Universal Pit lure* and IV« t a { Record* will lump »nto irh«i«ioa wfth; kmkfept f ol lo w ini • their p*o- ' lected merger riant ehvtMie (Htf ti ihiitiHn h va'» dith afenne« nuoaei. And Mnce there have ^TTSH^SPi^SBSBm g^o e ww jM»*w> J&w^SS&SS* .M«er< bock from the HKU M» | ^ <t> abou( a.. -~q~ I WWW.-WWW Wv P * r ^ trolling stockholder and production duet w K have keen grounded much of the time. Original plan, for whkh Ananc inf w at set up through the Bankers Truat t o N Y. and Mellon Na- t .onal Hank. Pittsburgh. tailed for predurttoii by the W K unit of ap -1 proximate!* 11 P« »n the Arst 181 monthi and 11 pi* a yrer after . t hey were to make about 80 Aim* in all in the Ate year term of the r»*tract Vv With well ever a year gone by learn hat turned out only twe pi*. • B* hjve Yourself and “The Blue Veil.*' both currently going mto re llully wood Oft 30 After a lye year lap*e. Charles throughout the country »f TV film* Chaplin nil! stilt \h«*»ttnx ‘ t,»me to he rqxde hs United World Plc- [light ’ Nov )8 with Claire Bloom lure*, wholly owned l' sqbvid Two of the hig leaguers are right British import da femme lead and Annomurmriit hs ljecea PI the m«.re than a year ago J 'in the mldal of that problem now hit app Skdnes in a supporting scqufeAtiMi of a augment number Ih%**tufactloP ttemt from their B*®*™ will meet hit brother* F he\ re Metro an< j paramount role i share* to make n Use lament lark of autonomy bftder the RKO < w har, l f J tnd u *f r * e ; m r . Production chieft of both compa- Chaplin will require all the fa Mngle Stockholder in the Aim pro- wtuo They mult have one form B®* 12 to show them the Lidopnor mrt h-Nr >irr|| , n q #1|r York this nlitie* of hit ttodio lot h»v own duct mudial n hut ion wilt «f approval nr Another from 1 »y*tem of theatre tele* JO week for top level confab* with picture, it Cathedral films will he made nr*' Week That will bp Hughe* on caating. • »torie» and | *° ,d * W **?***•£’ "vl!? ??2 proxies and tale* rhiefa to *et poll- twitch to the Mel Mooch let to pie followed at once by woiking out t»uduels And ' since there have, wisp le n w w sor* a* t nr*t year » prudus’tion r '... dure Tioga Street ' . * l» lan «tf rs‘tsrgamiAtMn to mrrste rsuggpu. — 1 ' I Oeerp and l Thi* pad br f«l|ow r<f hy approval of stork holders «»# both ctunpanie* and of the Serui i- ties A f *< hange t *»»mmisvton Mi lion H Mackmil. fVn a |>re*y, and Note J Hlumberg. I president, are ptamumr to take full advantage of the comhirtrd fastllises d( ihrsr two ctMnpaniea o get mto tele j Drn i has 4M fnp hiw holder >. >* ho now handle Us mwts and the* will add to then rh»irs Use i»ed- dlmg ot film to tele, slat tons t* 1 their territories^ . Hiuisilseig and Kpsknnl H<«|ie . thus l« pinlmip harsh evhih re. ai ttiui to sale hy mayor comflames of pi a to TV The Ofberalstm. via IbP ami IlCrra will hr kei*i wholly *»'paratr finm l? earepi tor <t «»ntim»« d on page lti mount studio* are repped at Hie hnmeofRre by pfssdurtion chief Y Frank Freeman HKi> pier Ned f 13epinet returned ea*t only Mon day ,(W‘ from similar talks with controlling slotkliolder and prte . duct ion h«»ss Howard Hughe* Policy that must be set concerns both iiuallty and quantity Question of Quality it pretty much deidlng itself. *mce the boxofAre reaponse h«a been brutal to Igaaer pi* and It haa onh . been the btgg'ie»' .that have carried the majory through New Stocks Rise While Aim stock* ire still under rri on a hrmk vali> Wall S» nuiriion now a pp ea r * to he that obstacle* now in the way, path is 5 S 1 \ a clear ahead for continued research «horiiv 1 development and production of Hur l b« ore the tat rA* J targe acreen color television equip- ft.'P W_**gJg idmm lor Th»! . Ih. w, week that Ikeir ■m. litkm twer to enhibs who se indicated ^ How big do we w.«nt 'em and how With no Governmental d.i.nse murh d „ * r w tf , f K|srtnl to make H ^ 11 <«*’ further a mrociable ’em that w ay 1* the piohh-m M* tro and l , ar arc actively far ing at the moment and <*ther *tudi<M have un dor con side rat H»n IHKO ha* apparently made up iN Mpe mpAmg. A .feast h >>i im p r ov ed ; lire hi t Feeling i* ilhil fhe Is* j»o in pficr* of the vh*r«'* L its i» « enl months refleets the h o up : ♦»M« that started |>*f summer ^i"tf that has pretf \ mm li Inrlnl Ray-Randy, Pep-Saddler *» ch.n«,n« m.rket fondmon., tee . ™ »tm4 m p.,< |Sma« <fcr »*v'r 1 ' rW to make only four to al« pi* yearly , anaured it u II lw in Hughes meeting* on the Toast t*M "*■- 11 ,v Raklc (70(1 HfWl Fur Wald and Kraana each get IX- l^J**** * M4red “ “ | week K was announced that fta.n ™ i 1 "*. m * rfcH * '**" ! ° ***** rtgllCS n« #ZUP t UUU 500 A week und^ Ihe contract friVlin^ BA. oMorlng wm who wa> in charge of ^ Main purpose of thetr making the ttDtrirn#ll | A i p A ^ r | U ed telecaal* to PUntmium wav leaving the lot In •Continued on page 1A* f.wTI*— tk.i i. cause of •*—••^*1- — Disclose Hughes Boy Of 35,600 RKO Shares To Aid Cortrol Fight Confirmation > that ; Howard Hughe*, major stockholder In RKO Picture*, ha* been active In buying Charlr. r Wilwn In Waohiiuclwt l.W« *«b um **rk WiUon openrd llw *** « »*,+** bnlly tl,. rr_«,U br la further tin! pataMrh and d» y ((ualmurd on P* ’r IJ, velopment and limited prod union : of sell . t | ac .L U'ftriwrN* (lift Par 1* now attempting to obtain ■W-mWmm till I Tlie tww majOc e*repiii»«s t|* t his RKO on World Distrik inar tivitv on i ’ ' .ue.. Metro and: f*-aratm>o|.t i|gn V WuriM irf rtokh u wl rnme : Metro shares have *fmwn .-ornh r , K fiiru* IS? ?hl 85 able «trenetb diiriiM* rr »nt weeks ■ tribulkift of film* on the Ray w) Knottier question . quantity It rim of product theatres next year That la one anti* nf it. hop* to **t on It* a,, "*•»' , >'"* b " with w»m* titular ham. trlwart. mo»Uv Iron, mdu- ,, r «lo.*,... «T ^aliiTfcll*. Vo 5V*« II.Ahimw Hand, Tu,p* and Sandy In color. followin, a TV Indbatry »b y *aWr »*»*! W IS *«d m2SS'' •*—•*» *«•- **» ««••«' haa ini mr*l »,th Defense Mohllieee Knoll,er mr-iio. . n«af.l.t> t »“" , H *»■■« »— —«* : : ^ 4 _ , ., mu , tJ , OT „a, , u ,. two color camera chain* < cameras up additional shares of the outfit aru j control equipment » from CBS ,hu *"* “ • »«rth*r IIP- whlch eall*d a* fueth«r * .K Of 2.000 WB Share Jack I, Warner. \ p and produs ^vl for Par Ibev Hardly eonsider Armwg4 approxIgaMelv $11* ~ the miiitunv entirely in the d*,' wori.lwide And Baitdl*-r IVp rt(. moiirm picture si.»ck* any * ,’ ut l*® longer With its varied intervals IP iVspite Ihe heavy iirofti for ’he TV Par t« thought of n bring it 'Oft^nlralrd wu.rk of a couple le d part ially in the tele field *"** H KO ^ve,« ar e qur*. s.mv Of the stocks of the Irnaef «i'«»mg the worth to the eoanpang IcAOipanies particularly M«*nogram ' ' ..fCARURjfnd UR PART XAi off that Hughe* la wary of other* two week* ago If it »ucceed« to threatening hit control Report* addition to regular home tint in Wall St were that both a group «howrt. Par may u*e the equipment of! West Coasters and a Boston for targe-screen presentations on syndicate have been eyeing the an experimental basis They would Issue with the view of acquiring probably originate in !.«• Angeles of Warner Bros common stok which he owned, reducing hi* di rectly held share* to 414 444 v. He'* also beneficiary in a truet which holds 21 >00 share* mg the wnmrr on the basis of . ti'e residual value* f,*r '! V m-rivw^c-- film 4 hraries Theve Value* have been discounted wow in price until •Continued on page |g» j] u i .• where Par operate* KTLA No mention of theatre tele w|» • Continued on page 15* I National BoxoffitM 1 l . : : ^ ■ ; '■ V/ aufficient blocks to challenge Hughes In the month of September. It w*v officially disclosed. Hughes bought up 35 ©00 shares of the RKO Issue, bringing his total ownership to **>4 A20 shares Financial district sources said the producer-airman tool manufacturer was continuing purchases on the open market this past month General opinion was that Hughes would hardly be adding to his hold- «r fff •«•••«»« ev No Date Set for His MPAA Retire—Johnston Biz Turnt Spotty; ‘American Parig* New Champion, ‘Foa* 2d, ‘Streetcar* 3d, ‘Mob’ 4th |jf i.l •'] ji > j . i j- Tu<W Mail roUMgS SI Visit Kfl VgaUAM tvoitew «Mbii a* vaaiSTv me IUiuM Ut.ni e.onl»trt I 1*4 W»«t U4K M Maw Voof* Il k t N«ti.«»«4 n win Vwti «•»* ■ ■ !' bX,nf*aw 4 IW (*».** Nwiiwma Ch'Ot* tt 019 Mukil.n A * Vaw#ww MCI • S* Nirtwi rt Tonual M for hi* esit from Government *erv- I anr .1 «.arr:>. *.«*«<•* rat ion fight Vot 184 MPAA desk by about Thankvgiving Johnston, on a nine month lease of absence from the MPAA. was due back during October. - being on holdover in many key* Schwalberg Honeymoons this round I.urie. San Francisco really opera- tor. ■ SELZNICK EXPLORING TELE FOR HIS FILMS David O Selsnick and his wife Jennifer Jones, arrived in New Y«»rk from Europe Monday tJ8». They'll remain in the east for sev- eral months, probably until after Christmas. • w. Pro $ K ? remaining In were married Ui New York yeMer- behmd in fifth Tesay Car HeurVork Is t« further explore day »Tues ». They left immediately JjJJJf VJ (; wl|1 wrn ^ up slxlh income potential from Ms pu on for Miami, where they H Honey- . * C(HVr F| „ ( up - (V iBi gel- T\. He has had a rep east for [moon until after Thanksgiving on seventh money" several months studying various j Par prexy Barney Balaban s >a<ht * . M .. (% ,. c »ay» la which tha pis could be Mis* Myers, who recently start- M ‘* r o^Lturdav * sold, including the poaaibility of ad an interview show on WJ7.-TV. The^Rlvcr * y •'i lloomy virong in N Vvcnger** ff'look' nice in Fn*co . 1 I JVTniTI . 'V > I'"'"' II... Hi 1 • Sireetc if Named Desire 4 W wt j Pii kup'* #C0l • I* gu**d «n Montreal < With Carmel Mvera »• Anuh.ng third With Jikirp in f"Sa«He thi* fnune AKrrd W Vhaa.bar, P»ra- ^ •*.•»""« < * -<*> *-"• *“ d , V i. captunn. lourth p.,. • .5 * H ' h ' p r,“? ‘ISSm I Carmel Mycr* silent screen Mir ^ h||# in Sun Par i* onU Portland The Well I V hi get- chopping them into parts for a tort of senaliiaUoa m Selsnick will also arrange for distribution of “Gypsy Blood - pie Be co-produced with Sir Alexander Korda several years ago and which ■e reedtted and In part reshot earlier tha NY. wat'the" widow* of'Hollywood CoH ^^outihe Mgjt agent Ralph Blum He died about r '! c t IA months ago. as did Schwalberg s the nmner-So wife. Miss Myers has three chif*, * r T. the u dren god Schwalberg two F** »• xhMt . . , I Assistant sales chief Ted O Shea Batch of new productions hint . m ^ _ t will handle Schwalberg* chores In real boxofAce P® 4 *? 1 ^ 11 ** Blue iComplcte ■ bu absence. 4 VtU** tBKOi Should he A real win- 1 Bill ting out into circulation this w»*«*k I\atrd >>k k in Phiilv but not w guud in Bo*t«n and I. A ••• .1 No Highway in Shy ’ ilhth ; in Cleveland look* nice in Wash- ington and Chi, Oliver Twist • CAC good in V Y , looms Ane in i INDIV Btiis '0 Challrr •/' I Klim Hevirwv Foofhatl House Review* Inside IvTSlt Inside Mttsif , Inside Plftu'cs Inside K jdiu Inside T« ti Vi-Hei Irvt• rn.«tional ■*. t>gi,imate Uier.'.ii'.,-: Music /• . ••• N. w V Nil'll (/V l> Review> (Ihitu iio Picture* Radio-Tet* Radio Reviews A slightly reactionary tone is ner pre*tic<led on it* smavh *how- Eric Johnston in New York Ia*t prevailing in numerou* key tint *lyM 'playinc '1 "" , r uviirtios, week to make two speeches said rQVere< | hy Vvaitrv this sevuun ftr N y iurrrnt u *»»«•*! sre *•.*,*• In that a date had not heoo Set surplus of holdover* anT overly ex- , s.irkrroo The Racket v *’•*«« is .CaaSaJJ hU^olan^^ietbei of the Motion Picture Assn of with’iew highermc^ie taxe* go- 1-ove Ncst ^fmh and Suh- h.s MintroHins imdkh „ Br ,M America ‘ I hope it will be before ln< |nto efTert Nov , and a alug .; marine ,C .unmand •Pan. each out J HBBmJr- ‘ h * rnd nt th# Sre4r; : gi*h time showing in many lines nn two-lpftial Lhre rqj|ud^ary {j He added that he *m having ^ bu tendency of the general un '‘\ r " Brha^e Yourself «K<» a.' 1 ' . v, .• .v. truuhlp sett ms the President to rO* »M,l»iia* «» »« tn iu#iul 1«4 j Which hav be« n aiound -oo>e pr* unwroui group, havo aouaht . ^ m , rnin hl4 f.ro- ^ , luu.tjf, la <»n mild aide ,b a to buy out Huahn. the loot h « ln * Si,hil,«- r but I ha l a di-hnur American >n Pant Al <. i. \ nn , „ t Jrtih hi«hly j We alliance top^ by Loul. It "®™ ,C dl S '* be iet movtn. up toJSo I .pul attar l ;d ,,. 1(poln „ nt „ n dale in 25 jij: 0 V„,T w«d ,n WaS ‘ ,wM ‘•'* d,lv ' • h 1 ,rt ,° r **' Vv7^ ' Drt*eti»e Siory - ; -Par | metonu that hell be b»<k at hi* preuou. »eeh» Add, Mona I pU> , , h , v v M » vfiir V “ ?? *£“ rl~-- * - ' -- * tlatea. all line to pu.hed n l.^oad In I. A Drum, la up to lop rung Devrrt Fox { fseep South * »RKi)^dbm «ml khape f 20th champ last week is » lh „ stanza ti .iruna ^cond-place u.nncr d„p,ie. <h)tfi .. w (JW h. V * M*«k of .>. *■ •. r No A M I ,i| 1 1 > ♦ ■ • .• t ♦ V . t * • SaA.> t *'a •.•.*. Records pj. Uuii. J ” • Lost Continent** <Lip* Is doing nicely in Denver * Emperor's Night mgale'* ♦ Indie 1 looks good In RtporU on {• f Frank Scully Television Reviews Vaudeville omt* vasist* 51 SA 4* IV 14 2k ii i At 4b 51 4b At 3 XI 2b 40 Al 25 47 I m |