Variety (December 1951)

154 Dtj-Ddm UA Ata On Dori*-Merrill Pie Vatto4 Art*. H tar 1M tS ta M HSThHMtVk Picture tresses HO.’s Cats Mon fir Ihafom famles S' SMOOTH (9,000, LC; 1KAL' NSC 1JG DENVER Tlx at a Price’ Defined by Pine •Fox) <2,JOO. 40-00<— Setrottrr* ‘ (Col) and fiandit” Col* Poor Fid permits other dim activity and continuation of hla radio and video mash.. n il <3.300 30-001 »•* <M-C) and "Cn- <M-C> Moderate week, nfiirocto * inny Seda Street* America officials who would work out a oorlaa of rules and regn'a- liana pa uni Ins acrssnlnei The Rroup ha tsdllai. would exam- ine all tha public at Iona In the held and determine which ones deser v e accreditation, similar Ua tha svstem act up an the Coast by the Motion Fixture Pradnc trs Am While tha oatarttnns need not he binding an each company the exec points out. It at least establishes Ta Review Great Ct Os Ww Tin Ttwn Ycrfk mrt ‘RltO* <2.050 30-73) — Vetr lUOi and "China - <Col) Pleaalnc $0,000. Mined the Milwaukee T< in ask inf the U § Supi ta rerlew the decloftaa Circuit Court of Appeal lac Town# $041,374 la I * Darting* How Could So-ao $7,300 Laat tectiva Story" (Par), NMtfSdwe*) <2 100 30- closed until Christmas ■Irani Is Installed. Anna of Sadies" 20th) Telegraph Hill" 20th >. While pubHcity execs concede that recent offbeat reouests might he s alen of r e newed Interest In films they q ues t io n the vs Me of admitting the added starters to al- ready o v ercrowded homeoffW acreenincs Good percentaee n# the pubHcationa remaesttn# admiah for reviewers are decidedly ama- teur outfits representing clubs fraternal organisation* and local schools Even some of the leaf* 'SanrQj’DB SUM, Wilt; Kd' Bi( 12G <ta> <3d wk). 200 Likely Lost week. day <20) s Lyles. FT RKO Columbia Para- 20th-Foa and Warners, sect that tha Towns Thea- far too high In Its claims a laat because It could not In go fourth sturdy $2.720. TkkeSPTerrif $18,000. Toronto; 'Bayonets’ 12G limited circulation mags and paper* that Him execs are In what of a miandanr on Jual Stand to take This problem coupled will annoying abuses has eticttei some quarters the rail for Hshmeot of a "screening c ethics " will da "Caribbean Gold** la Holly wood They’ll start costing shortly Instead, say the defendants, the trial court ahenld have r w id er r f the yardstick af what the Toume Theatre boa actually m ade start It hat been getting a full share af " la lust ‘Lavender la fourth requests from columnists and mags for private scree n ings, the sending of complete office forma when only one person Is Invited and the in- filtration of se me free l oade r s who • RKO) and Ilf $11000. ijrt” tiOtJl) Oar* iCoi), aenan Brief Far March B’wijr Uavdnf, la 17 Hamei Year later 1.000; tU. OYOt 000; 004; 26-00) — "Cave af Outlaws" <U* and "As Yew Ware" (India). Light $13 300. Laat week, "Raging Tide" <U» and Man With My Face" (UA>. $15- 300 Rgttnieo. Mat's <FP> (1.000: 2- 200; 40-00) — "Detective Story" (Par) (4th wk). Oka $11,000. Ud wank. $13,300 ^ Hylani (Rank) (1.300; 50-70) — ‘LevanOar HiU Mob" <U) <4th wk*. Staunch $6 000 Laat week. $7 900. Mm *HM (PP) <2J72; 50 00 ) — latter Is cent rolled to some bv sending out tnvttationa or guests to sign in. Problem rarely arises dur afternoon general and tra uonai-effect Aim projection on ~ Ahr# Wonder Und which be and LoweU Thomas Hava lndl#)< 4nb $\ too ■ been working for 14 months. In a Music Hall Hamrick* ‘2 262 flS- Broadway theatre In mid March "American in Parish-G» and In 17 theatres throughout the 2d wk). Grant $14,300 altar 021- country within a year following 000 laat weak the New York opening Orpheum ‘Hamrick* <2.300; OS- First product of Thomas-Todd 00b-"8tarttft" <WR>. Blah $5 VK) Productions, which baa been shot Last weak, $10,200 in color In the new "special" tech- ^1-ir 'Starting* (1450 40-70) .qua is *) V finished and final —XkoamrlndM* (Par) and "Pickup" piSSJigV wow underway in '£*» rumi). Oka 0*400. Leak New York Todd terms tha film wrSItu *. i n L-ISf a demonstration film which be S*" * <u> * iU says will create a new show bust iTT: isaao. publicity rep Is an hand and knosrs the authorised reviewer or oboerv- er Abuse* are moat flagrant dur- ing the evening sessions, especial- ly when a company la showcasing on# of Its top pis. Although com- pany reps are on the emn* thcv’re reluctant ta stop unknowns, fearing they might antagonise a guest af as Invitee Coda under the super- vision of Johnston Office, many be- lieve would help curtail many af th**e pr act ices. Rules set up bv the committee and Johnston Office, It Is suggest- ed. would bring about basic operat- ing procedure It would name groups for whom screenings may be held, such as one for magartnea. antitrust judgment Super me Court heard argument In the action and. an Nov 3. denied Butphen's re- Sutphen Routes owns the real es- tate af Warner Bros * New York Warner Theatre It claims that tha PB Cup- WB $12 MM) Laasra (Loew) (2.742; 65-00) — "American In Paris" <M-G 4th wk). Tapering In fair $0,300 Last •Mk iTTnoo ^ Nsritea. Vrimritf <FP> <050; 1 SSH 44VRO Bnolfoil" <RRO) «4th wk*. Oka $0400 Laat week, on.ooo. Odaau (Rank) (2400; 50-00) — “Fixed BayooeU" ‘20th> Satisfac- tory $12 000 Lagt week. "Valley of Eagles'* (Rank). $10,000 U pto wn (Loew) (2,742; 40-00* — "Red Badge Courage" <M-G Earth’ Solid $18*00, Monti; 'Imperium* 14G •. Montreal, Dae. C Wuk two holdovers and three new entries, returns are levelling off tkis wank at deluxers "Day Earth Stood Still" la sock new- comer at Capitol Impertum" Light Wuk " *Yjoiarta ^FP) ' < 1.140; 40-75* — "Girl from Marshes" Indie*. Good $7400. Laat weak, "Streetcar Named Desire" <WB> *0th wk*. $0400 ! ' . ' ' -r f ;• «oMMtaiaMtalMatatawaaaMa»Ma Toon Bob Tajkr.fraagcr Hollywood. Dec 4 Metro assigned R o bert Taylor tha right. If they wished, ta nm screenings as they wanted, but at least. It's felt, one overall method would be on the books that could control over the number of people who attend He points out that and second niehu i pair af dufials to a rreening guest might l half dosen friends ^ ; Hollywood. Dec 4. •; Start af "The Sourdoughs" made a total af six picture* in work at Universal-International. tha high- est number an that lot since last May. Others before the cameras are "Rad Ball Express." “Claim Jumpers." "Scarlet Angel." "Un- PCC’. Chest Donation Hollywood. Dec 4. Permanent Charities Committee of the motion picture industry allo- cated 0011.107 to the Community Chest of Las Angeles as its first 1962 donation. Dora Schary, PCC campaign chairman, announced that a total af $1.004448 had been pledged by IATSE and the Screen