NOVEMBER

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. . Mike
Tack L. Warner, vice-president and production
head of Warner Bros., came in from
the coast . . . Sol Schwartz, president of RKO
Theatres, returned from Hollywood after setting
the deal for Danny Kaye to head the
Palace vaudeville show in January .
Simons, MGM home office assistant to H. M.
Richey. returned from Charlotte, where he
. . . William
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attended the convention of Theatre Owners
of North and South Carolina
Melniker, head of Loew's Internationa) Corp.
theatre department, left for Australia, where
he will inspect MGM theatres . . Russell
Holman, eastern production head for Paramount,
planed in from London, where he
surveyed film plans during a three-week stay.
Charles G. Moskowitz, vice-president and
treasurer of Loew's, was guest of honor at a
dinner of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity of
New York university at the Pierre hotel
Rita Gam. who made her
November 13 . . .
film debut opposite Ray Milland in "The
Thief," and Bernard M. Kamber, publicitypromotion
representative, were in Cleveland
to
drome
help publicize the opening at the Hippo-
Ralph Meeker, who
November 13 . . .
has just completed MGM's "The Naked Spur,"
was here for a vacation
. . . Richard Jaeckel,
who is featured in Hal Wallis' "Come Back,
Little Sheba," is here from the west for
radio appearances and fan magazine interviews
to publicize the February release.
Roger Dann, who completed Alfred Hitchcock's
"I Confess," planed to New York for
a singing engagement at the St. Regis and
to rehearse for the Theatre Guild Broadway
play, "The Love of Four Colonels" . . . Cathy
Darlyn, Florida's Citrus queen, who is one of
the few human beings who stand out in "This
Is Cinemera," is a New York visitor .
Valerie Hobson, British film star, who attended
the New York opening of "The Promoter,"
and Joan Rice, who completed her
role opposite Burt Lancaster in "His
Majesty O'Keefe," returned to England aboard
the POAC Monarch plane November 12.
. . .
Betty Bamstead, secretary to Charles M.
Reagan, MGM general sales manager, was
married November 8 to Thomas Bernard Rice
Eugene at St. Agnes church Arneel,
Variety reporter, was married Saturday (15)
to Doris Ann Kuthy at Holy Family Catholic
church in Flushing.
Mort Blumenstock, Warner Bros, vice-president
in charge of advertising and publicity,
was in from his headquarters at the studio!
for home office conferences with Albert
Warner, Ben Kalmen.son and Samuel Schneider
regarding forthcoming releases . . . Hal
Wallis. Paramount producer, was here to
make final plans for the relea.se of "Come
Back. Little Sheba" in time for Academy
award consideration . . . Hugh Owen. Paramount
eastern and southern division manager,
is back in New York after Boston and
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A MARCH ON POLIO START—Manager
Bob Shapiro extends a welcome in
the name of Phyllis Thaxter, co-star of
Warners' "Springfield Rifle," current attraction
at the Paramount Theatre of
New York at that time, to Mrs. Eddie
Buzzell, chairman of Manhattan's March
of Dime's drive for polio sufferers, and
4-year-old George Redmond. Miss Thaxter
was designated by the March of Dimes
leaders to officially open the Manhattan
Mothers March on Polio campaign.
New Haven sales conferences. Joseph A.
Walsh, head of Paramount branch operations,
returned to the home office from
Cincinnati.
B. M. Savini, president of Astor Pictures,
attended the 40th Anniversary convention of
the Theatre Owners of North and South
Carolina November 9-11 and conferred with
Bob Pinson. Astor's Charlotte franchise distributor
. . . Raoul Walsh, director, and David
E. Rose, producer of "Sea Devils." Technicolor
feature filmed in England for RKO release,
accompanied by their wives, arrived from
England ... On the same boat were Eileen
Herlie, British stage and screen actress;
Harry Popkin, producer of "The Thief" for
United Artists release, and Bill Johnson,
actor and vocalist.
Bruce W. Odium, production assistant on
the staff of Frederick Brisson. was here prior
to sailing for Madrid November 19 to begin
preparation for the filming of "It Happened
in Spain," which RKO will release. Before
sailing, Odium joined Brisson in Washington
for a special screening of "Never Wave at a
WAC."
Para. Theatre to Observe
Its 26th Anniversary
NEW YORK—The Paramount Theatre will
ob.serve its 26th anniversary beginning
Wedne.sday (19 1 with personal appearances
by Virginia Mayo and Michael O'Shea at all
stage show performances the opening day in
addition to the regular .stage show personalities,
nie picture will be "The Iron Mistress."
Warner Technicolor production starring Alan
Ladd and Miss Mayo.
Rogers Hospital Board
Honors Goldwyn
NEW YORK—Samuel Goldwyn was guest'
of honor at a luncheon given by the board
of tru.'tees
of the Will Rogers Memorial hospital
Thursday (13).
Goldwyn's "Hans Christian Andersen" premiere
will be a benefit for the hospital November
24 at the Criterion Theatre, with
tickets selling up to $25.
Goldwyn was presented a bouquet of orchids
by A. Montague, chairman of the hospital
board, who said that he had raised
them in his own greenhouse.
Goldwyn's response swept the diners. He
said that when he gets back to the coast he
intends to send a check for $25,000 for the
hospital, and also will change his will so
that the hospital will be included in it. He
urged those present to work hard for the
premiere.
The hospital, he said, is a credit to the industry,
and should be kept at full efficiency.
Among those present were: Ned E. Depinet,
Harry Brandt, Jack Beresin. Max A. Cohen,
Tom Connors, William J. German, Paul Lazarus
jr.. Charles E. Lewis, Herman Robbins,
Samuel Rosen, Fred J. Schwartz, William
White, Larry Morris, Emanuel Prisch, A. W.
Schwalberg, Jerry Sager. Walter Brecher,
John J. O'Connor. Al Rylander, Robert M.
Weitman, Mo Wax, Fred Lynch, James M.
Jerauld, Chester Bahn, Don Mersereau. Morton
Sunshine. Martin Quigley jr.. George
Gilbert. James A. Mulvey, Charles Boasberg,
Dave Golding, J. Edward Shugrue. Dick Dickson.
David Katz. William Specht, Martin
Davis, Fred Goldberg, Maurice Segal, Kay
Norton and Al Steen.
Four Foreign-Made Films
Scheduled in New York
NEW YORK—Four foreign-made features ,
have been booked for first run dates in i,
New York art houses during the latter part ii
of November. .
"Streets of Sorrow," Italian film starring
Vittorio Gassmann and Geraldine Br(X)ks and
dis'^ributed in the U.S. by Union Film Dis-
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tributors, will open at the World Theatre
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November 17. "Life Begins Tomorrow," made
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in France w-ith the cooperation of Unesco,
and starring Jean-Pierre Aumont with a
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musical score by Darius Milhaud, will open ,
at the 55th Street Playhouse November 17.
Mayer-Kingsley are distributing in the U.S.
Sol Lesser's "Under the Red Sea," a d(x;umentary
filmed in the Red Sea, will open
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at the Beekman Theatre November 18 and
"Leonardo DaVinci." a feature-length color
film biography of the Renaissance painter,
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will open at the Guild Theatre November 20.
Pictura Films is releasing the feature, which
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was filmed in Rome, Florence, Venice. Paris
and Milan. RKO is releasing "Under the Red
Sea."
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C. A. Moses Joins RKO
NEW YORK—Charles Alexander Mo.-es has
been named special home office exploitation
representative at RKO by Leon Brandt, exploitation
manager. Moses replaces Hal
Oliver who resigned. Mases returned recently
from Europe where he has been an executive
for Radio Fiee Europe. He was formerly with
United Artists and Eagle Lion.
BOXOFFICE :: November 15, 1952