Variety (October 31, 1951)

PKTIRIH t > ■< tit • t Chkagh Oft *> ♦ Appeals C'Mrt U«( Wffk major film companies the dvr .mile to blow up nearly jhi iruitrwst in%ttl\ mg o»« po 4imi 000 fcMptpfti Court Judge Waller C upheld tn earlier ruling 1 ower court jurist Michael Igor vuvton Act rt n ta t km s we sub ' ^ 4 t to t Imp *wo-y#ar Illinois Statute 2 limit alums There hr ruecentl> trial limitation statute f judge Igoe's Initial haling «t» rued from • case involving the linvktn* ( <wl l Ow k Corp against the fruav Truer Coal Co end the t -it HrrH" C'Ml Co Ho*kma >4*0 i hi »l 500000 triple darr.sge*. but ihe court* upheld the defence ptra that the Illinois two-year statute applied in the *wR. H‘a un grrgood that several attorney* fn|p j ping indie theatre operator* may n 11.xkina • aa ' friend* of the | . rou»t ■* h order to keep a i s Supreme C ourt declaldn from fk-1 tafciMiing tn* ra*e iM prer edent ] pn* educe for other aniltru*t ti«i- ga»M>n-. ■■ ' ] H*Parity of the film suit* filed In Chi Federal Court stretch bar k *** of the dirputnl tarbfMff limit I 'Movielime' u Pic Title Fir it Indication of the effect •if the Movietone l S A : dinr on pit themurlvc# ap< pearv w be in a title registra •' « u let .... h Feldman last week lie, at abed Haim to the label * Mm letown l S A '* ‘a Might ; switch of the Original' lor a feature to be made from an original Mtipt< r«o* In*toeen Mind Stale-* the Theatre Owner* afi New A oft \ mrrka m er mipftdrt of the Court On MPAA, TOA In Gotdwyn Look a Abend Film mitiiatnitoa Mmuld he looking .■ turn a« d ■ n<d hoc I S.motel t .uldw vn .;htided to J<MkC r ohntHi« *»ek «•« ««• rlmrng ih |gni: •« % Midum I'U lMie I'uMWt i > or* gani/.dinfX ««l vei' «*f tV \ I or more tn pix C<*h*| win* i* ^_pi e*\' *uiti|e«u (1 <mid* > n In* ifidtt* ted at the Nov IV h;m tftni honoring the three kit per hrtuh. i '. its t i% of the i ear •••/'. . •■%'•/ Mitt 4 ‘tholkk vom fur the invit at io»i t odd w i n wrote Cohn ' h’rntiiiH^ i attach more im|ko« tnnce to the men »M the tutu re than, the men of the paM v.' V am not ■ *•#»•'*' • who lpofcv bark t. aiw ,*> > h.M*k foe- - W »id It i- the vof tt liien who Wr rtmilfig Up I .»!•* ithwf- l> interested in Thet ifort 1 mipu decline A out kind invij.i I mm* Meeting of the committee to nominate new otfttyn for the Caun rtf of Motion Picture Or gain/a ’ lion* Is waiting on two ot the Id constituen t )Hh> croup* Mo- | lion Picture A wan. of Vmerica and T Mino Nutt* Minneapolis Oct 30. Mamr doirtbulan and the Min- i . \ um > Co t nitod Para- fii-n.nt Theatre*•' again are finding t * .■•■he* targei* for *txable e* h: bit or damage *uit« here. Paper* ka\e been prepared in •« action ad* rtf Si g?k dOtl another aerking owe than 1500.000 hoa gone on I* k| tMa week ami at ill a third aim demanding; a nih*tantial anni. li (lending Hefau*e of the major dKtnhu* ti- rt !h*al to acn*de ttv their de* i* md fur 2Kdav t leaiatue for their auhurhan Kdina Theatre, b«*n and I •<.( . iV icdinan. cirvuU owner*. ■rta<:-a triple damage* of SI 979 000 in addiUoo to M AC. defendant* are M Paramount. 2tHh F«»*. RKO. i l mvcr*al. L mted kftlata a Ml CVdufnhia )t'( charged that M \(* (on-ptred with the divtnbu* t- to ■keep t he Kdma from bring piueeu <n flat 29-Mot w hich U had I* .» nuinhrr of other independent V' . iw,i (M*»d and suburban hnu*e* a* «* li a* aeverai MAC tloaim Trial started lief ore Fedcial 1 Continued on page 20 i Theatre Owner* of America ha\e to far failed to name their reps on the rMMiiinaiing committee C«r<Hip mdftt c om e up w ith po icntial vucceimora to pi« / Ned t Hepinet and e*e<- v p \rthor 1* Mayer Drpinrt it i» h<n*ed h\ main COMINitfes will he induced to crmtinut* in office Ma>ei ha» forcefully tndtealed hu determina . ttun to ie<ue Hotiert M Covne C'OMPO kfcnal counsel. i« rrimrtv ed a po^vibie successor Nominations wifi fw* presented t»» the grn«-t ; »l metniwM >htp at i N N session in ftei einber if plans come off a* expected At the session would he rep*, of lhe 10 original' organirgtions tn COHPO plus lire •line TO \ regional group* and 19 Vllud Stale* regional* that have joined individually so far, plus any other regMMials that i«in in the in terim gnd othetr affiliated induMry grttups Slated for Sale Judfe Nixes Suit Over ‘Kon-Tiki’ Hula Dance Pahien's Hectic Time’ Seen in Release Deal finally After FC Snag Tahitian Release deal with a major di*> trrbutur lot his Dane Clark Marrer. ‘lime Running Out/* i* e*pected t«» be closed shortly by independent produicr V ictor Pahlen Made In #rMcr in the spring of 1050 the English language Aim originally *** ***t for U, S. distribution Inrough Film Classic* 5 ‘ abortive merger «rHH Eagle I ii-n t au*ed Pahlen month* of ef- -W^- and a bundle of cofn before he rUMi d^-tcar the picture for release fw ■g fcother distrib Venture was t,urn«*d out in Part* on a reported fidget of $550,000 Of this sum •hcui 4d' « represented actual dol- l-i expenditure while the remain- f rr **• *he dollar equivalent la trines. . Aside from Clark. ‘Time *** Lea Angele* Oct 30 A rlcUe Purea Krasin'i 2150 000 damage suit again*! the produ«er» and disltluutoiA of Kon Tiki wa^ i thrown out of court b> Superior Judge Robert H. Scott woman claimed her right of pmarv w*» violated when the was pictured doing a hula darnr to welconve the Scandinavian mart* ner* Jud^e ruled tint Mr*. Reaain knew the Aim would be exhibited to the public and that her dime we* in the nature of a gift. Defendants wYie Thoi H«-\ct dahl producer of the adventure pie ture: RKO Picture* and Sot I-e**er Productions \ til of Motion Pntu<r Organisation* ha«t the a| t industry out hi on« e ag.on lai ing a new crossriUMis Allied h*Mird , member*, at a .efagied'•■'meeting preceding the the- atre oig * cm rent iranvenhm in \ Y okaved renewal of t oM»*(l tiicmtmrship foi anethet year flow* ever, they made it clear they were plenty riled over the tact that only; nine of IDA* 2k regional outfit* are in the t i *M |M) fold, w.terra* only three of Allied'* 19 held ajf* Al late* have remained ontafde Allied board ciMliman Ahram F Mvers rep««rled he w as iRsIniitfil by the diM.i.Hate .0 cotimtu*yi<vte with COM!*) piryy .N#d it- l>cpi net «ngin« that lull effoithe made to 'get all exhib* on the ro*trt Ke*oluti«m demanded that (’ORPO be formally arnl legally ingaHi/ed and With ail sup* taken to make it a rea liv vfl «** 1 1 \ e Ingtrument Other Allied f wniment* Othet \ I tied commented pnsafely that a good number M\ t.hai org * memhers tbrmyrive* would likely bow ou* irf COMPtk in the event .the T<> A-ers remain aloof While the national Allied . ouffii h,»* oiinrhiMitl ttsell fur aa- ofher Vchi lo ( tlUlM meoibi t ship, this «> not binding on, indi- vidual AUkil Hi* it was |H»in1ed * In v ie n iif Mu. pi'M-ni WMM nc*s. h*iih' X llu.d iiiemh* j s piote ably would see no point in going along WH.M I (>MI*<I V* 4»li t • fb jective of all industry unity it sut h a large segment of exhibition a* represented b\ the non naembe* TOA units continues to hold out it w.«s said ll wa* broadly hinted »n some quarters (hat any pro longed abseme «i a helix p»tli*m of the nation * theatrcimn would threaten a ('t>WI*0 folthi Adtlre-sing lie kickoff lorn liow meeting ot the Allied rone lave yes.* terdas Tuvs *. Depmcl dec laic-d t C.iAllNI ha- made some progress in getting off the ground and ex- I pressed lull appieeiation for the suppdil given H by Allied e an or• g cni/aium and. by its offuraU At*, I red* meibliri ship renewal iruli- taicd confhlence in the all-industry grtHtps fuluie he said, adding lie hoped a further re>njh of that con- ;■ hcfenc e will be m forthcoming ap- pluaiion for membership b* Hie trio ol Allied units not yet on the roster Deprnct referred to tX)MIH)‘* Arvt year as ’shaky/* but its future success would be assured if every exhib lends support “both by per- sonal service and his small finan- cial contribution “ he aggd. H Depinct regarded the result* to far of the ‘Movietime t S A ' j ft a! C^a campaign as a “thrilling example j f rrOfTlOltOQS Xl ot a united industry in action lie 'Continued on page IH• (foilv *.t*««i (H*t ty Ni'W Hoi,- I.essri i dw.ild N'Ha|1 Sam Wrisktn unit • \ss4»c»aied PU> ers g rrmlui «*» *• • will i»y(M*ducc a rvcw angle, w ith the p *h!»m I it feeds United Artiwt* lar i «* lease ft w »u he delivered to and odd by l A in double h'jtui e pm » With each pu lnr« AI*A I* will pi ox id* a c o«op.Mooii film lor the tNdtoiii of a twin IN!! 1 id may prudure sawn* dpi tlwse H - i "Ctt t m 11 m.fllv . tbes li be.uqcio ed I iu:n outside sources on a Hal pore iiase basis.b' S>n.iil l.c-'it Itnl Hr' k n Hm«e the ariMtiusi WMW’fll de crre rjWiuin** po turr bv pit-lure art tin*, exhib* will he under no gom pUlsbHl to bp) I fie two pi* *•» * pai kagr s»ngh ter I duple*,/ -J y ’ Mnwaver: \l.*Ai’ r nigw* »* • laf a> legally po->ibJe to have: them .play, together in dual areas' Reason is a fecltnc that lop i- aioic- are often Imd at fixe bo by uni or tu nate Mdertion by cittmi exhibs or dntr.lh of the bottom rung twin With that kn mind VPAf ptuu ta put together two pis <»f the iaf general type Icorr. S'twll and Ml'iskin lelirvr that aHi'iopling to . 'Continued on pa^e 13 ♦ ltxing M is vin r.'-.gfl •* v p •i and., general manager mi uk xtoitun I’h tun i spoil A- p at the end of this rear and I he .igcn* x itself writ j Itkrly emt , its Opeyidion atoo.td next Sepieinlw*r \I;m> inav return |«i 2f*t h? F«x y*. a • Ia»i t«H• t »,n Chief *; |H*,t fion> hD< i h» tits been rM'ieux p >*t .»♦ »• •»m ■■ in -^b r ndl' ■ At. 1*1 \ or He max he* oMgr Cuaii* in nl .! • t . ..i "it VI • !‘i. lBT* r . Asvn id ViinTu i W illi ihc end oi Vll’t \ * tunc* Honing in .f;i|»an a* id tFf 31 il* opcr atom X' ill he bold* d to t wo t oUOti M I bei w*c Austria ,o d A ttgonlivU XI IIs sf.rrf a< a powt* w at eon • • tl« x .igi>u< x in I*14»» Xll’l A -W ,i■* a rri'-d the f »|e' and , »i i\i< ih.g of riiiri to l*t niixins • X ).oift sell!( m|- by In |! s i toll* |» (111 - tv./ r «*i*|W 1 i t' *• d »Mbid loft ; /of jU'V. lo Ml dill-ill »« I f; i o n s /I»• v. ‘ urf.A '> . inriiii| iit.Winitinf niiilMHi- *>( did. Ur* ip. rerisien. i ■ I Y it . t«jpi i e »r for earn ■ •* | ‘ w nti v rx pflle dipiimition div .ng' , IU *41 tli?->pf|.-” Hie ' Mifi wi' <*f c<HiniiM « imili ‘1 it- i is «hc inapns disrided i«» go into after mol bit on -If III.to I.bi i loroplhy tya* is ••„;■'■■•.'■ . v • - ,, • Assunipti.or h\ l,he com pm Ur* of j their own d'slnhuioui in Japan at the end of the sear wdl oxean' »he ilrnftpin-'’ of about *lj mglpiip. in e iin.n- t»- Um XtI'K X I .» Im• m the I ll »• -O.Ilf ms! r.W'iHi. ■ ri’IH * tidal or orijs rtlaiMl f 7 ,. I two ve il * tv x itotii * ‘Hi nrtd ■ h <»m Xo-lr i * and gj Ml ’H *1 I. • ot Vpt'o- . slaVf.c ., Auwlrlan Hindu* Conlraits hs the rmni lic-r <nr«* paniesi With Atl’F A toi diili but ion tiy it ol lir* n product In Aus trtg ' ex pi t e nvxf Sr*pt I jt w i ll oh* violl'b be Ullpiolil.ibb' l IT Hi* f<»<• « ri opei.il1i*4i iflei lh**lt if these pji f ' ale not i m aul whhii i ufdtiyclv mi \tl*F X will •cndoohii dH xtpd un a- i funefion*- Ulg ot ,MH» '.albOT »*idr It obl ll<pti- d.dmn oi n . aft .ii<« |i w dl comiruo- to f vM how» 4*Vi i *»s a coax. nic«d b- 'al urtihrel* la for prill < mpulrrd ton and ■ U lift! lino d oil (M e |t»' «r* d-bHi lo boy the two p.* in a _ _ ^ . * . . » ns.ii *k.., hr $3 500600 An ersen of course m single fcaiuti ~ ' Is S fifch in PrFcy On Kras Gets Bril. KigliU To 4 Kmp's Nightingale' British distribution right* to “The Emperors Nightingale were ac- quired last week by Eros Film* Deal was made with William t. w. ■— — z, Ew><l*r In Nnw Torb by Ski Hyam*. S'moy SUnqrrt Iniuad mm«N dirrrtor ol Ere. »nd H.n *Wp *>«*» llcnrj. » director. It U • ,>*rccm r,l . !T * d ten,rd *(c .rr.n«rmcnt cor.. urrcnlly ^uh . french .cr.w« ■ u • < «ch«.l*vak « *nnn*.ed on pagk p |i puppet Aim made from a Han* I • n . If h Chrutian Andersen tale Snyder Join* ratneacope as V.P. ha* edited it and added a rom- 'l^rvin C Poliak bag resigned gg wrnUry by Boris Karloff Pic re- kp*s sui assistant tn U S Attorney j cently bad a highly-*ueces*fui 19- Uencral J Howard McGrath to be* * keek run at the Trah»-l-u* Su- ' d"e-pre*ident of the Patbe* Ueih, S. Y. Snyder Own* world SPEED SALESMAN’AS I ; ACADEMY QUALIFIER Something of a speed record i* being set by Stanley Kramer in order to qualify “Death of a Sale*- ; man” for an Academy Award this year Frednc March Harrer, which went or fore the Camera* only on Sept 10. ha* been tentatively [ hooked into the A irtoru on Broads way Dee. 10 There will also be a (as Angele* date to qualify dMNg ; . Academy rule*. . Picture was iM in about 211 day* and lx now being edited and scored It will be distributed by Columbia which has a preferential booking deal for the Auioria. t»»me J* f, P* C'«. of America, producer* of rUfht* * >n-iheatrtcal pix He take* over .Henry lh ” new spot Nov 3 Poliak repped the Government 171 its antitrust suit involving large- x r eco television patents against •• ‘Phony Corp. of Precision Equipment Carp. • 'id mam I* former managing di- rector for Universal in England He s associated with Ero« in an advisory capacity now. He left for London yesterday «Tues ». Hyams Is staying in New York pending t»rb'. of a baby lo his daughter, which la expected momentarily. Set Oscar Data ■ ■ | | Hollywood. Oct 30 Charlet Brackett, president of the Academy ol Motion Picture Art* and Sciences, announced March 20 a* the date for the 24tb annual Oncar Derby , Event will he staged for the third suecewuvr year in the RKU I Pant ages Theatre. At Warner News Promotion* affecting wfxen mem- ber- of Warner News, Ihr. were jointly"di'sHuwed »n New York yc- terday Tue* ' by pfesv Norman It Morax and xreitex* gem-ral man ager Walton (' Aim nl WNI pro dace* Wai ox i Pat he New the Near* Magazine of : gjba Screen, and special vhqiH fur Warner Bros release "• Edw afd ( Buddy ix upped from foreign editor to executive assist ant to Amenl Harold H. lionjiu ld is pT4Hiu»ted from managing editor to editor of Warner Pathe New* Robert G VaangMin. who* au thnred and dUct ted -« vecal Warner short*, besomes editor of the New* .Alaga/ine *»l the Screen, Leonard (■','• Hem film «'dll0r lake*, over as managing editor of both Warner Pathe New* and the News Magarme Of the Screen. Irene Cornell aw* iatr editor of N .A1S i* upped to pii*du<tion manager, while Martin J Kendrick move* into Vlu* Cornell* foiiner berth Theodore T Sharkey , contact man and Pathe News assistant new* edi tor I* upped to unit manager in 1 the »pc< tal production djx tsion. Cods fer CoMwyn Pix AX ill* • biilani il’ai he >ay* will tup t.i vui tnKi ll.iii- ( Hroiian \n- dcr- •*» w ill ht S io*|i 4 I < Miidw x n * inoM i*i ll ill# 'lie* X S4m ’ Is Horn ' ' which hr pi.ich' m IJMk. Ilannx K.ii t* Mill ii.il in \nder- *en“ a- h»- did in Suin' |*T 4 >» duier >- pl.imun * lo nd the pic tor fore the ca“»e»a- m Deer ml mT 4 »i jMnuary ll rtpre-enl- a re- versal of pgki w ho h h 4 > seen him in t he I lin e year* heaxily. loi bfj«|get-< nnwinux pn»H* Goldw vit feels now th«d only un- uvual pix of really t«*p urade ran romr ouf wRh it. 4 von. 1 hle proffls Hr if i-h »• (Hi i in.. Xloii.» Sheerer r Ri-d Sh*w*> '' will ettvlar with Kaxe in the ph whnh hq an udu Uuilx small' c »'t PriHur n f while in New A oik interviewed • numtw-r of hip-, for the role of a 11 jrbnr obi lie's *J-4» »« en qn •• 8 1 w m llotfywnnd .»n»l will make up hi- mind op the lelimt In a (ouple w eekv C«»ldwvn wax e.»sl ptincipallx to kit k off hi*. * I XV ini Von *xhuh '.Contmued on |*age 54• V*. Theto* for Ul Pic IIo41xw»hhI <ht 30 Approximnt.rfx r **i Virginia tide theatre art«Uv will hi- rounded up for rnle> in Ihe H prmli*'inm ' R *d Bull l ypi i ^ ’ in be timed in the vtctnJy of xx dliam-lHiK: in that date Phil Benlpmm studio caster ha* been in that nrtgbbmhcmd for a week lining up talent lor the pic- ture, which starts three week* of location shooting !ln« . yck . Jm Chandler / Ah-x Nu-ol ind Hums 'C abot are cv-Moppctv with Rudd Bocitu her direytiug