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Immortal Art' Series
Heads 20th-Fox Short
Subject Release List
Terrytoons, Mel Allen
Sports Reels Among
Total of 51 Films
A scrio (if .-icvcn art >iibjf(ts in Ti-clmicolor
dealing with llic inaslcrwork.H aixl
lives i)f wmld-iciiciwiH'il artists, licatis tlir
list «>f 2t)tli Cciilury-Fox's shorts scheduh'
for 1952-53, which embraces a total of 51
subjects.
Three of these art subjects already have
been iircrcicascd. 'I'licv arc "(iMrtaiii (lail"
(art of Dci-'asi: "1 HcmcndxT ihc (dory"
(art of Hollici'liil and "Lights i[i llio W'itidow"
(art of Vcrmeerl. Others in the
group set are "Birth of Venus" (art of the
Rennaissancpl ; "Joy of Living" (art of
Renoir I; "The \ oung Inituortal" (art of
Rapi.a.'i I and "The Night Watch" (art of
Reinlirandt I . Producer of tlie series is
Marilyn Silvcrslonc, who headed a unit
which photograjihcd the paintings in leading
American and European art galleries.
Terrytoons will be hack with a full slate
of .'?() cartoons in Technicolor, using the
Terry Bears. Mighty IMouse. Heckle and
Jeckic and other characters. Twenty-six of
the total will be new. the other four, reissues.
Terrytoons' licensing program is
still expanding; available for theatre exploitation
use are the comic books, paint and
cut-out books and other novelties. Complete
lists and tie-in information is available
from Paul Terrv Studios, New
Rochelle, N. Y.
Six new^ sports reels will be available,
with top-rated sportscaster Mel Allen narrating
actual events of national coverage
and some of the interesting sidelights.
Something new from Movietone News,
which will issue the regular lOl newsrcels.
is a special series of six ten-minute reels
dealing with headline news events ca|)tured
on film. Included will he happenings like
the burning of the Hindenburg. the Texas
City disaster and the Mt. Vesuvius eruption.
Rounding out this schedule will be two
reissues
of l^w Lehr featurcttes.
Band
Sfars and Stripes'
Confesf Ends February 28
Kxhibitors plaving "."^lars and Stripes
Forever" before the end of February still
liave time to get local high school andor
college bands entered in the nationwide
Jand contest which 20th-Fox is running in
conjunction with the marine corps.
national winners—one each in the
nigh school and college classification— will
le selected by a panel of three judges in
Mew York. I'rizes include an engraved
;rophy for each band, and a record album
jf John Phillip Sousa music to each band
member.
Simple contest regulations require com-
Lantz Talks About Woody Woodpecker,
The Bird That Never Lays An Egg
by WALTER LANTZ
Wood) W oodpci ker, as every astute exhibitor
knows, is one of the greatest laughprovokers
of all time. He was planned that
way. Our claim that W'oodv is the Nations
Nimdier Otic Laugh BirtI is no idle boast; u
worldwide popularity proves our ilaim.
He's a great bet for go-getter exhibitors
who want to bolster an ailing boxoffice
and I can think of no better wav than by
tieing with his merchandising products.
In most cities and towns there are stores
selling Woody XS'oodpecker games, (iolden
Books, albums on Capitol Records, \'iew
Masters, kerchiefs, masquerade costumes,
balloons. New Funnies magazines.
Speaking of the magazines reminds me
that in the November 1952 issue of Parents'
Magazine, Jesse L. Murrell. D.D.. who is
chairman of the Cincinnati Committee on
the Evaluation of Comic Books, gives an
A-rating to the three magazines from the
Lantz studio: \^'oody Woodpecker. Andy
Panda and New Funnies. This A-stamp of
approval is
a thing much prized by us and
it indicates that there is nothing objectionable
in them and that they are suitable for
children and young teenagers. Exhibitors
should bear this in mind when tieing in w ith
our cartoon merchandise. It is a valuable
selling point with ])arents and parentteacher
groups everywhere.
peting bands to forward their own recordings
of "Stars and Stripes Forever'" and one
o|)tional Sousa selection to the nearest marine
headquarters.
Exhibitors can tie in plavdates with local
band music and mardiing. and with marine
corps recruiting headquarters, which have
been alerted to cooperate with theatres.
Exhibitors
Responding
to 'Medal Of Honor'
Lnitcd .\rlists
reports good exhibitor response
to its series of half-hour featureltes
on Congressional Aledal of Hcmor winners,
produced by W. R. Frank and Vi illiam Dean
both as theatre program entertainment and
as an industry public relations gesture.
The four in the series already have been
completed. They are: the story of Civil War
hero Julius l^angbein. featuring Dee Pollack:
the story of I'.S. navy Lieut. Richmond
Pearson Hobson. featuring Steve
Broidv; the story of the only woman ever
I'll locale the "lioiw .ind -.liir>-i« wlirri- tlir
Woody U'lMtdpifker ilrmt can Im* pur' hnwrd
thoulfl Iw a timple rnaltrr. \Uo. artanfiing
coo[M'rnlivr neH«|iu[MT ndvi-rtivetnmtJi.
lobby and window di