Boxoffice-September.23.1950

. . . Walter
. . . Stewart
. . Wilma
. . Mel
. . Hugh
. . Hal
. . John
. . . Maurice
. . Gloria
. . Oscar
. . Robert
screenplay
. . Dan
UJA Associates to Honor
Henry Jaffe at Luncheon
NEW YORK—Associates of Henry Jaffe,
New York and Hollywood theatrical attorney,
will honor him at a luncheon Thursday
(28) at the Hotel Pierre under the auspices
of the radio, television, stage artists and
band leaders division of the United Jewish
Appeal of New' York. Manie Sacks of Radio
Corp. of America, division chairman, will
preside. Gitti Zand, civic leader, will report
on his visits to Israel and the middle east.
James Sauter of Air Features, luncheon cochairman,
will speak briefly.
Jaffe, who led the UJA division campaign
last year, is attorney for the American Federation
of Radio Artists, American Guild
of Musical Artists and Television Authority.
The occasion will recognize his long years of
service to the profession, his "high standards
of business ethics and warm qualities of
leadership" and his devotion to the cause
of overseas relief and resettlement as exemplified
by UJA.
Sacks said that the division is a crosssection
of the entire profession. Chairman
for tadio and television is Max Wolff of
the Wolff Feldman Enterprises. Chairman
of musicians is Richard McCann, president
of local 802, American Federation of Musicians.
Co-chairmen are Charles R. lucci,
Jack Stein and Samuel Suber, respectively
secretary, treasurer and vice-president of
local 802.
The division executive committee consists
of I. S. Becker, Martin Begley, William J.
Bratter, Ted Cott, Jerry Danzig, Ernest De
La Ossa, Seymour B. Donner, Henry Frankel,
Ben Freeman, Moe Gale, Joe Glaser, Ben
Grauer, George Heller, Harry Kalcheim,
Nat B. Kalcheim, Jack J. Katz. Harry Levine,
Joseph McDonald, Kenneth Roberts, Thomas
G. Rockwell, Harry Salter, Morris Schrier.
Robert M. Weitman, Barry Wood and Stan
Zucker.
Unpaid Pledges to UJA
Exceed $10,000,000
NEW YORK—Unpaid pledges to the
United Jewish Appeal total $10,000,000, according
to Samuel D. Leidesdorf, treasurer
of the New York drive. He has told 193
trade group representatives that cash is
needed immediately to move 80.000 Jews from
eastern Elurope and north Africa to Israel.
October 8 has been set as "C-Day," or "Cash
Day." to collect unpaid pledges in 1.200 communities.
$2,000,000 by "C-Day."
The New York goal is
Louis Broido. who cabled acceptance of the
chairmanship of the collection campaign
from Lsrael. has sent word that the housing
situation there is critical because of a lack
of money to complete buildings already begun.
He also said that the Joint Distribution
committee faces exhaustion of its transportation
funds after having moved 114,000
Jewish refugees this year at a cost of $12,000.-
000.
Clayton Bond to Skouras
NEW YORK—Clayton Bond has joined
Skouras Theatres as film buyer. He replaced
Paul Burke, who temporarily held the position.
Bond had been film buyer at the
Warner Bros. Theatres home office for 20
years. Recent rumors of his resignation from
that firm were denied.
BROADVJAY
Q,erry Keyser, head of Warner Bros, home
office foreign publicity department, celebrated
his 21st wedding anniversary . . .
Howard Harper. MGM salesman in San Francisco,
was here for the wedding of his brother
Richard A., assistant to William F. Rodgers.
MGM vice-president in charge of distribution,
to Schatzie Royal, daughter of John F.
Royal, NBC vice-president.
Barbara Stanwyck arrived aboard the
Queen Elizabeth . Ballerina, MGM
studio casting department, flew in from
Rome then left for the coast . . . William
B. Zoellner, head of the MGM .short subjects
and reprints department, was in the
midwest . Kuhn was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Kuhn. Jack is with the MGM
home office exploitation department.
. . . Nikki
James R. Grainger, Republic executive
vice-president in charge of sales and distribution,
returned from Richmond, Va., where
he met with Jake Flax, Washington manager,
and Morton Thalheimer and Sam
Bendheim. of Neighborhood Theatres, Inc.
Hart and Gertrude Berg, director
and star of "The Goldbergs," a Paramount
picture, were in town . Owen, eastern
and southern division manager for Paramount,
has returned from a series of meetings
at the Atlanta exchange
Duval, featured in Paramount's "Quebec,"
left for the coast.
William Holden, Paramount star, arrived
. . .
for a series of radio and television stints
to plug "Union Station." The film opens
October 3 at the Paramount . Wallis
has left for the coast. He recently returned
from Europe with his wife and son
Samuel Schneider, vice-president of Warner
Bros., arrived with his wife aboard the Queen
Elizabeth.
Ilya Lopert, head of Lopert Films, distributors,
came back from a three-month tour
of Europe. He had visited France. England
and Italy to line up forthcoming releases
Granger, actor, was here from
the coast on a ten-day visit to plug "King
Solomon's Mines" for MGM . P.
Byrne, eastern sales manager for MGM, was
on vacation.
Jean Simmons, featured in "Trio," a Paramount
release, arrived from London to attend
the Damon Runyon fund benefit of that
film October 9 at the Sutton . Duryea,
who recently completed "The Underworld
Story" for UA and "Al Jennings of Oklahoma"
for Columbia, was here for a few
days . Heller, Eagle Lion Clas-sics
accounting department, was to marry Dr.
Charles De Phillips at the Grammatan hotel,
Bronxville. The couple will settle in Scarsdale
after a honeymoon in the Poconos.
. . .
.
. . . Harold
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Kromer became parents
of a baby girl Barbara. Clem is with
the Eagle Lion Classics accounting department
David Niven arrived aboard the
Queen Elizabeth A. Doob. general
theatre executive for Loew's, Inc.. is on a
tour of Europe. Doob will visit Paris. Nice.
Florence. Rome and London
Graf, former assistant manager of Loew's
Orpheum. Manhattan, has been named acting
manager of Loew's Bedford. Brooklyn.
He replaces Buddy Neustein, who resigned.
Paula Gould, publicist for the Capitol, was
away . . . Dr. I. Q.. the mental banker, will
appear at the Capitol starting October 4
in a series of eight one-night weekly shows
Silverstein. sales director in
Latin America for Loew's International Corp.,
was back after a ten -week tour of MGM offices
in his region . Stillman. head
of Stillman Productions, left for the coast
to start work on "Queen for a Day." which
goes into production September 25 . . . Irving
Rubine. vice-president of the Stillman
firm stays in New York an additional two
weeks for pubhcity and advertising meetings
with the United Artists home office
staff.
Irving Lesser and Seymour Poe took a
plane for conferences on the coast with
Sol Lesser David Dortort. author of
"Cowpoke."
. . .
novel acquired by Jerry Wald
and Norman Krasna for the first of their
films at RKO. arrives here September 24 to
begin a ten-week tour with the Madison
Square Garden rodeo troupe. Dortort will
write the "Cowpoke " after the
tour. Robert Parrish. director, arrives with
Dortort.
Universal has borrowed Cyd Charisse from
Metro to star with Ricardo Montalban in
"Don Renegade."
LOVKLIK.s >1 I.l, \\ AUNERS FILM— .As part of the elaborate ballyhoo for the
world premiere of Warners "Three Secrets" at the Warner Theatre. .Atlantic City,
three lovely models were engaged by .\. J. Vannie. manager, to parade the famed
board walk carrying parasols painted with playdate ropy.
BOXOFFICE September 23, 1950 .37