Boxoffice-Febuary.07.1948

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Paramount and U-l Join Daily Television Field NEW YORK—Rapid developments on the television scene during the past month indicate that at least three major film companies are jockeying for position in the anticipated 1948 television boom. Both Paramount and Universal plan to join 20th Century-Fox in offering daily motion picture newsreels for television broadcasting. Norman H. Moray, president of Warner Pathe News, says his company has "no immediate plans" for special television newsreel films. MGM's News of the Day offers no comment. Entry by the film companies into the television newsreel field comes on the heels of a sudden rush by the three worldwide wire services to supply 24-hour newsreel motion pictures to television stations. Associated Press, United Press and International News Service were the first to get busy on television newsreels. TELENEWS TO PRODUCE AP and UP started off by filming their own newsreels. About a month ago INS tied in with Telenews Productions on a deal to supply television advertisers with daily newsreel films, still wirephotos and teletyped news tapes. Telenews will produce the newsreel films. The INS is owned by William Randolph Hearst. So is MGM's News of the Day. Just three weeks after INS tied up with Telenews, 20th-Pox said that it would produce five weekly ten-minute newsreels at the Movietone News studios. These reels will be sponsored by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. over the NBC east coast television network starting February 16. The Camel cigarets newsreel program will be carried by NBC's New York and Washington stations and by WPTZ, Philadelphia: WRBG, Schenectady, and WBAL-TV in Baltimore. Paramount now is lining up a national sponsor for a new ten-minute daily television newsreel to be produced by the regular Paramount News staff. Tlie reel will be released five or six times a week. Like 20th-Fox, Paramount plans to fly negatives into New York for processing. It will then fly out prints to television stations. UNIVERSAL PLANS VARY A Paramount spokesman denied that the television newsreel will compete with the regular twice-weekly theatrical newsreel. He pointed out that the reels will vary for theatrical and television audiences. There is more emphasis on dramatic effects in the theatrical reels, he explained. Universal's television newsreel plans vary from those of Paramount and 20th-Fox. The company expects to tie in with a worldwide wire service in a deal similar to the Telenews- INS arrangement. During January Paramount also decided to offer its system for filming news events directly from a television receiver to television advertisers and agencies for recording live television programs. The company will charge the advertisers and agencies 20 cents a foot for a 35mm negative. This rate is exclusive of the cost of prints. This service will enable television sponsors to duplicate expensive live Predict a Morals Code For Video Programs NEW YORK—The full scale advent of television will create many problems which, in the past, have plagued both radio and the motion picture industry. This is indicated in a newly published volume, "Radio and the Law," by Richard A. Lavine and J. G. Moser, California lawyer. Questions of censorship, rights of privacy, ownership of broadcasts, the rights to use televised broadcasts for commercial showings—these will be problems to confront video broadcasters and exhibitors who pick up telecasts for their theatres. "The scantiness of costumes, length of embraces, the type of characters which can be portrayed upon the television screen are problems which do not occur in the field of standard -broadcasting," the authors point out. As a result they foresee a television code authority to meet such problems in the manner of the film industry. action shows on television stations that are not hooked up on a coaxial cable or radio relay network system. Another feature of this latest Paramount television service is that it will bring in some revenue from the company's theatre television system. It wasn't until the middle of 1946 that Paramount decided to unveil its theatre television system for demonstrations at the New York Paramount Theatre. Since then the system has been demonstrated before a meeting of the Television Broadcasters Ass'n. Paramount is awaiting the supreme court decision on theatre divorcement before it introduces news events filmed from television receivers in its circuit houses. AMPP Re-Elects Officers; Retain Johnston Head HOLLYWOOD—Officers of the Ass'n of Motion Picture Producers have been unanimously re-elected, with Eric Johnston -j'etained as president: Y. Frank Freeman, chairman of the board: Charles Boren, vice-president in charge of industrial relations; and James S. Howie, secretary-treasurer. Directors elected on nomination of member studios are B. B. Kahane, Columbia: Marvin Ezzell, Samuel Goldwyn; L. K. Sidney, MGM: Y. Frank Freeman, Paramount; N. Peter Rathvon, RKO; Allan Wilson, Republic; Fred S. Meyer, 20th-Fox: Edward Muhl, U-I, and Herbert Freston, Warners. Central Casting Corp.'s officers were also unanimously re-elected, with the same company representatives named to the board of directors. False and Scandalous/ Brandt Says of Suit NEW YORK—Charging that the allegations made by Paramount in its checking suit against 87 Brandt theatres, 96 theatre corporations and 53 officers in the New York metropolitan area and northern New Jersey are "false and scandalous," Harry Brandt has asked the supreme court of the state of New York to have them stricken from the complaint before the trial. The trial was originally set to start February 9. CASE "UTTERLY UNFOUNDED" Paramount has the alternative of serving an amended complaint plainly and concisely setting forth the ultimate facts of the alleged cause of action and omitting "evidentiary and other improper matter," Brandt's complaint says. Brandt's action was served February 3 on the Paramount lawyers, Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin & Krim, by his lawyer, Milton C. Weisman, of Weisman, Celler, Quinn, Allan & Spett. Paramount's $563,265 damage suit listing separate causes of action is "utterly unfounded," 33 according to Weisman. Brandt claims that the "vicious and dehberate inclusion" in the complaint of unnecessary and irrelevant matter was dictated by a "mahcious and over-reaching desire" of Paramount and its attorneys to destroy him. Brandt objected most strongly to Paramount's publicity department releasing to the press, prior to service of the complaint, a release which purported to summarize the complaint. Actually, this release contrived to emphasize the evidentiary allegations to which action was taken, Brandt claims. Paramount thus achieved a license to destroy Brandt thi-ough a campaign of vilification conducted through the press, according to Brandt. "UNNECESSARY AND IMPROPER" Calling Paramount "one of the monopolistic giants in the production and distribution of motion pictures," Brandt's complaint say.s that the "unnecessary and improper allegations" will be a continuing Ucense for further libels against him and his business associates. The publication of the libelous matter included in Paramount's complaint is "nothing less than an abuse of process and a deliberate attempt, because of Brandt's efforts to control the independent exhibitors, to destroy him by false and adverse publicity," the complaint said. Paramount filed its suit in mid- January. Dezel Gets 37 Westerns, Opens St. Louis Office NEW YORK—Albert Dezel, president of j Albert Dezel Productions, Inc., has acquired > 37 westerns for reissues in the U.S. from » George H. Hirliman, president of United '• Screen Attractions. The group includes ten \ ' Ken Maynard westerns, eight Bob Steele i> westerns, eight Bill Cody westerns and US starring Fred Scott. Dezel has named John Walsh, former manager of Screen Guild Productions in St. Louis, manager of the new Dezel branch in that city. This brings the total of Dezel branches to six, the others being Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Indianapolis. 16 BOXOFFICE :: February 7, 1948 1
IS rKiUMT, inc lorn YOUR LUCKY DAY ..AhenyoLir boxoffice-trained eye will recognize a picture iinquesti(m;ihl\ ci.;tined to be one of the outstanding screen suspense dramas ot all rinu-—at Paramount's TRADE SHOWS miHILLAiD fHkLESUUGHTOi Maureen George Rita O'SULLIVAN • MACREADY • JOHNSON ,«^ and ELSA LANCHESTER • HAROLD VERMILYE J«. Produced hy Richard Maibaum • Directed by JOHN FARROW \ Also To Be RADE-SHOWN 'eb. 11, 12 and 13 cie Plne-Jhomas Action Dramas. Here's The Schedule for All Four: CITY PLACE XAGED FURY' •MR. RECKLESS" "SPEED TO SPARE" "THE BIG CLOCK- ANY FOX PROJ. ROOM, 1052 Broadway AANTA PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 154 Walton St., N.W B5T0N PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 58 Berkeley St B FALO PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 464 Franklin St C^RLOTTE PARA. PROJ. KOOM, 305 So. Church St CCAGO PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1306 So. Michigan Avenue. . CiCltJNATI PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1214 Central Parkway C VELAND PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1735 E. 23rd Street ClLAS PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 412 S. Harwood Street. . . . CJVER PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 2100 Stout Street t< MOINES PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1125 High Street CROIT IIIANAPOUS J.IKSONVILLE PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 479 Ledyord Avenue PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 11 6 W. Michigon Street FLORIDA THEATRE SCREENG RM., 128 Forsyth St. K>ISAS CITY PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1800 Wyandotte St 2 P M.. .10:30 AM.. .10:30 A.M.. 2 P.M . ?0 A.M.. 3 P.M.. .FEB. 12 ..1:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 II A.M.. .FEB. 12 .10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 12 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 12 .10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 12 JI A.M.. .FEB. 12 ..7:30 P.M. .FEB. 12 ..7:30 P.M.. . 3:15 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .2:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .2:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .3:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .1:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .1:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 3 P.M.. .FEB. 12 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .2:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .3:15 P.M.. .FEB. 12 12:45 P.M.. .FEB. 12 ....2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 ....2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 .8:30 P.M. .FEB. 12 3 P.M.. .FEB. 13. 2 P.M.. .FEB. 13. 10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 13. 10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 13. 2 P.M., .FEB. 13. ...10 A.M.. .FEB. 13. ....3 P.M.. .1:30 P.M. . . .11 A.M., 10:30 A.M. ....2 P.M.. 10:30 A.M. .FEB. 13, 10:30 A.M. .FEB. 13 . . .II A.M. .FEB. 13, 9 P.M. . . .II A.M. .FEB. 13. .FEB. 13. .FEB. 13. .FEB. 13. .FEB. 13. .FEB. 13. ...8 P.M 2:30 P.M. .2:30 P.M. ,3:30 PM .1:30 P.M . 1:30 P.M. ...3 P.M. ...2 P.M. .2:30 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 3:15 P.M. .FEB. 13.12:45 P.M. .FEB. 13 .FEB. 13 2 P.M. 2 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 7:30 P.M. .FEB. 13 2 P.M. I'i ANGELES PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1613 W. 20th Street L'i ANGELES BOULEVARD THEATRE, Washington & Vermont Sts. .FEB. 12 ..1:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 ....3 P.M.. .FEB. 13 3 P.M.. .FEB. 13. 1:30 P.M. A'^^PHIS PARA. PRO/ ROOM, 362 So. Second Street .FEB. 12 2 P.M. .FEB. 12. ..3:10 P.M.. .FEB. 13.. 3:45 P.M.. .FEB. 13. ...2 P.M. A'WAUKEE PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1121 N. Eighth Street fcJNEAPOUS PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1201 Currie Avenue N/^ HAVEN PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 82 State Street .FEB. 12 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 ..1:30 P.M. .FEB. 12 2 P.M .FEB. 12 3 P.M.. .FEB. 12.. 2:45 P.M.. .FEB. 12 3 P.M.. .FEB.13 2 P.M.. .FEB. 13.10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 13. .3:30 P.M., .FEB. 13.. 1:30 P.M. K'/ ORLEANS PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 215 So. Liberty Street K V YORK CITY FOX PROJ. ROOM, 345 W. 44th Street h// YORK CITY NORMANDIE THEATRE, 51 E. 53rd Street CLAHOMA CITY PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 701 W. Grand Avenue C>AHA PLADELPHIA PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1704 Davenport Street PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 248 No. 12th Street PrSBURGH PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 1727 Boulevard of Allies. .. PRTLAND SLOLJIS PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 909 N. W. 19th Avenue PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 2949 Olive Street ST LAKE CITY PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 270 E. 1st South Street S'J FRANCISCO PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 205 Golden Gate Avenue.. S.TTLE PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 2330 First Avenue VkSHINGTON PARA. PROJ. ROOM, 306 H Street, N.W .FEB. 12. ...10 A.M. FEB. 11 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12.10:30 A.M. .FEB. 12. :30 P.M. .FEB. .11 A.M.. .FEB. 12 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 1 P.M.. .FEB.12 1 P.M. .FEB. 12.. 1:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 2 P.M. .FEB. 12.. 2:30 P.M. .FEB. 12 .11:30 A.M.. •FEB. 11 3 P.M .FEB. 12 1 P.M.. .FEB. 12.. 2:30 P.M.. .FEB. 12 2 P.M.. .FEB. 12 3 P.M.. .FEB. 12... 3:15 P.M. .FEB. 12. .2 P.I .FEB. 12.. 2:30 P.I .FEB. 12.. 3:15 P.M. .FEB. 12. .3:30 P.M. .FEB. 13.10:30 A.M.. .FEB. 13.. 2:30 P.M.. .FEB. 13.10:30 A.M. .FEB. 13.. 1:30 P.M.. .FEB. 13 71 A.M. .FEB. 13.10:30 A.M. .FEB. 13. ...2 P.M.. .FEB. 13. ...7 P.M.. ....1 P.M.. ...3 P.M.. ...2 P.M.. .2:30 P.M. .FEB. 13.70:30 A.M. .FEB. 13 1 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 2:45 P.M. .FEB.13 .FEB. 13 2 P.M. 2 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 3:15 P.M. .FEB. 13 2 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 2:30 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 1:30 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 3:75 P.M. .FEB. 13.. 3:30 P.M. NEW YORK OTY—"Caged Fury" Reckless" screened Feb. 11
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