Boxoffice-March.04.1950

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MEWS AND VIEVS^S OF THE PRODUCTION CEMTER (Hollywood Office— Suite 219 at 6404 Hollywood Blvd.: Ivan Spear. Western Manager) lA Conspiracy Trial Set Back to May 31 HOLLYWOOD—Another in a long series of delays and postponements has shoved back until May 31 trial date in the $47,000,000 conspiracy action brought against the lATSE and the major studios by the Conference of Studio Unions as an outgrowth of the 1946 studio jurisdictional strike. The suit originally was filed in 1947 and was to have gone to trial last February 23. Now, however, postponement until May has been agreed upon because Judge William C. Mathes, who will hear the case, has been called to sit on the district court of appeals bench next week. He will return to his federal court post early this spring. In the suit the CSU contends the major producers and the lA entered into a conspiracy to violate the federal antitrust laws by allegedly refusing to hire CSU members for studio work. The CSU strike is still technically in effect. Man of the Year Banquet Fetes Charles Skouras LOS ANGELES—Government, business and entertainment leaders were scheduled to be on hand for the March 4 banquet given by the Beverly Hills B'nai B'rith lodge to honor Charles P. Skouras, president of National Theatres and Fox West Coast, as Man of the Year. Slated to direct the entertainment portion of the ceremonies was Sid Rogell, RKO executive producer, with appearances by Kathryn Grayson, Al Jolson. Mario Lanza, Danny Kaye, Lucille Ball, Kay Starr, Phil Silvers, Danny Thomas, George Burns and the Weir Brothers. Scheduled to be held at the Ambassador hotel, the testimonial banquet listed Arthur W. Stebbins as chairman, with Harry Sherman, Irving Elpsteen and Jay M. Sutton as his as.sistants. The honor was paid Skouras for his "outstanding contributions to interracial understanding, community welfare and philanthropic enterprises." Burk Symon, 61, Stricken LOS ANGELES—Burk Symon, 61, active in the legitimate theatre and motion picture fields died at the Motion Picture country home here after an illness of one year. Symon served as general stage manager for David Belasco for years before leaving the theatre for motion pictures. He worked with the Eagle Lion studios and for many years was test director at 20th-Fox studios. Hal Roach Executives Plan Reorganization HOLLYWOOD—A proposed recapitalization and general reorganization of Hal Roach Studios, Inc., as a means of placing the company in a sound operating condition and ultimately repaying a'l of its indebtedness in full was outlined by company officials at a midweek meeting attended by general trade creditors. The firm is indebted to the Reconstruction Finance Corp. in the amount of $1,386,- 527.54, consisting of principal and interest, and is in default to the RFC in the repayment of interest and principal in the amount of $393,577.54. This indebtedness is secured, in part, by a mortgage upon the land, buildings and equipment at the Roach studios in Culver City. The plan for which trade creditor approval is sought calls for the exchange of $250,000 or more in trade claims for capital preferred stock at a par value of $5.00 a share. Nonconsenting creditors, and creditors having .\NOTHER TRIBUTE — Winner of BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon awards on four previous occasions, Producer Arthur Freed of MGM added another one to his collection when "On the Town," the musical which he produced, was voted the best picture of the month for January by the National Screen Council. Freed currently is producing "Crisis," starring Cary Grant and Jose Ferrer. claims of less than $100 each, would be paid in cash "when, as and if funds are available for such payment," a company statement declared. Contingent upon approval of the plan, the management has made application to the RFC for a reduction in interest rates and for a further advance to be used as additional working capital. The RFC has approved the reorganization schemes, as have Hal E. Roach, the largest unsecured creditor, and all holders of common stock. If okayed by general trade creditors, the plan will be submitted to the California commissioner of corporations for approval. The proposed agreement involved holders of debts and claims which arose prior to Nov. 26, 1949, and remained unpaid as of Feb. 6, 1950. Repayments of installments on the RFC indebtedness would be postponed for one year from March 1. Recapitalization would call for the retirement of 36.000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $25.00, in exchange for the issuance of 36,000 shares of common without par value, but with a stated value of $36,000. Roach, holding a promissory note for $770,- 916.67, which was issued him after he turned a number of completed films over to the company, has agreed to cancel the note in exchange for 204,000 shares of additional common stock with a stated value of $204,000. A sinking fund equal to 20 per cent of the corporation's net income, after all charges, would be set aside at the end of each quarterly period, the fund to be used exclusively to retire preferred stock. Holders of preferred stock would be given the right to elect two directors, while common stock shareholders would elect the remaining three. Roach, one of the indu.stry's production veterans, has occupied his Culver City studios since 1919 and has produced many featurelength and hundreds of short films, predominantly of the comedy variety. Tlie army air corps occupied his studio from 1942 to 1946, during which time the signal corps produced many training films there. After releasing variously through MGM and United Artists, Roach in 1947 abandoned his theatrical production activities and announced that henceforth he would devote his entire time to the making of films for television. In the past two years he has turned out several "pilot" films aimed at the video field but at this point they have not been marketed. BOXOFFICE :: March 4, 1950 49
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