NOVEMBER

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Quincy, Mass., Theatre
Files $1500,000 Suit
BOSTON—A $1,500,000 antitrust action has
bc«n tiWd In U.S. di.strlcl court here by
jLendon.sol Amu.semcnt Corp.. oiwrator of the
Theatre. Qulncy. under the tnanaReiment
of Leonard GoldbcrR. The action l.s
Lgaln-st B&Q A.s.soclate.s. operator of the State
land Art theatre.s, Qulncy; M&P Tlieatrc.s
Corp.. New EnRland Theatres. Publlx Netoco
iTheatres. American Theatre.s, Loew's BostOii
Theatre.s. Keith Mas,sachu.setts and RKO
jTheatrcs, all connected with the operation or
{management of first run theatres In Boston,
land against the eight major.s and Republic.
action wa.s filed by Georce S. Ryan a,s
lattorney for the plaintiff. About three weeks
iiigo he filed three other antitrust actions In
ibehalf of other plaintiffs in the court at
Bo(ton.
complaint charges that since Septemiber
1941 the defendants Jiave been engaged in
IB conspiracy to restrain and monopolize interstate
trade by a system of runs, clearance
land admission prices In and near the citie.s
Baston and Qulncy, as a result of which the
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lalntiff wa.s denied the right to bid for and
ure first run films: was subjected to proectlon
or clearance in favor of first run.
nging from 30 to 90 day.s; was compelled to
harge minimum admission prices specified
y the distributors; was unable to secure
roduct except on a block booking basis, and
fen other respects was the victim of various
legal practices.
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iTwo Film Stars Appear
iln Two Boston Houses
Hollywood stars made pergonal
appearances on election day from the
Stages of two Boston theatres when Joseph
Cotten, starring in 20th-Fox's "The Steel
rrap," addressed the audience at the Keith
Memorial and acro.ss the street, Mary Castle,
itarring in Columbia's "Eight Iron Men," appeared
on the stage of ATC's Pilgrim.
Gotten, plugging the first run "Steel Trap."
las finished another film for 20th-Fox. called
'Niagara." with Marilyn Monroe and Jean
Peters to be relea,sed early in 1953. Other
prominent motion picture actors in town over
-'lection time were Tom Ewell. the Universal
ictor who has appeared in two Willie and Joe
films, who is .starring in the pre-Broadway
play "The Seven Year Itch" at the Wilbur
JTheatre, and Vanessa Brown, another Holly-
Wood recruit, who is starred with him.
Picket Line Altercation
Results in Arrests
STAMFORD. CONN.—A recent altercation
pn the picket line at the Palace Theatre resulted
in the arrest of two theatre officials
ind two pickets on assault charges. Accordng
to police, the four came to blows followng
an attempt by both sides to explain their
Msltion in the strike to a passerby.
Projectionists have been on strike against
;he theatre for more than a year, seeking
said vacations. Frank C. Vuono, manager;
Charles H. Vuono, assistant manager; Law'-
ence J. DeMott, electrician, and Michael L.
OeMott, projectionist, were arrested. Tlie four
bosted bonds of $50.
IIHMKS AT S< 1{FKMNr^^
of the .'Ma.ssachiisrtts Itovi-rs .Xvs'n and
Tommy .'VlrFarland. boxing romniLvsioner,
snapped after a M-rceninK of I'.A's "The
King." IMiture shows boxers of today and
yesteryear, including Tommy CollJn.s.
New England liRlitweJKlit cliampion, and
Gus Mell, lielitwrieht contender. The
srrreninB tied in with the benefit show at
the Boston garden for Sam Langford.
heavyweight contender who has been
blind for the past few years. "The King"
played at the KKO Boston Theatre.
Benefit at Beacon Hill
For Helen Eager Fund
BOSTON—The Helen Eager Memorial fund
has been established here by friends and colleagues
of the late film and drama editor of
the Boston Traveler. The Boston Press club,
a social organization of which Mi.ss Eager was
an active and charter member, is handling
the busines-s end of the fund in honor of the
critic who died October 23 after a lingering
illness. Elliott Norton, president of the Press
club and drama editor of the Boston Post,
with Marjorie Mills of the Boston Herald, a
lifelong friend of Mi.ss Eager, are co-chairmen
for the fund. All donations will be divided
between the Damon Runyon cancer fund and
the Amarican Cancer Society.
The kickoff for the drive will be staged at
the Beacon Hill Theatre November 19. with
owner Benjamin Sack donating the theatre
for the occasion and paying all the running
expenses. There will be well-known artists
on the stage, climaxed by a .screening of the
J. Arthur Rank film. "High Treason," in its
first Boston showing. The theatre will be
closed all day in preparation for the evening
benefit performance.
Tickets will be handled through the Press
club, with the orchestra seats reserved at
$1.80 and $1.50 and all balcony seats unreserved
for $1.20. Tom Dowd, managing director
of the Beacon Hill, is In charge of the
theatre arrangements. The Press club is planning
other drives for the fund during the year.
Lou Brown Is Speaker
NEW HAVEN—Lou Brown, du-ector of
advertLsing
and publicity for Loew's Poll-New
England Theatres, was guest speaker at the
weekly luncheon-meeting of the New Haven
Rotary club in the Hotel Garde here t4). His
subject was "Publicizing the Movies."
Film Men Are Leaders
In Civic Celebration
NEW HAVEN
City arta thi^trrmen playrd
ixjrtant rolr in the New Hav< '
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.1. u two-day community
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itcd to Mrhool children and htUl licte
I i.'iiy and Saturday