Boxoffice-October.27.1951

Montana ITO Session
At Butie Nov. 13, 14
GREAT PALLS, MONT.—A two-day annual
meeting has been scheduled for November
13. 14 in Butte. Mont., by the Independent
Theatre Owners of Montana, a member
of the Pacific Coast Conference of Independent
Theatre Owners.
The ITO is headed by Fred Arnst, president,
who operates the Capitol in Fort Benton;
J. M. Sucicstorff, vice-president, who
owns the Centre and Princess theatres in
Sidney; and Clarence Colder, secretary-treasurer,
operator of the Civic Center Theatre
here.
Fairbanks Jr. to Narrate
HOLLYWOOD—A special introduction for
six Douglas Fairbanks sr. reissues being readied
for release by Odyssey Productions will
be narrated by Douglas Fairbanks jr., partner
in the company with Sol Lesser. With
new titles and musical scores, the six reissues
are "Robin Hood," "The Iron Mask," "The
Black Pirate," "Mr. Robinson Crusoe," "The
Gaucho" and "The Three Musketeers."
Duryea to Royal Screening
HOLLYWOOD—Dan Duryea has been set
as the fourth member of the Hollywood star
group to appear at the annual royal film
performance in London November 5. He joins
Jane Russell, Van Johnson and Jane Powell.
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Arizona Commissioner
Denies Boycott by Studios
PHOENIX—Charges that Hollywood studios
are boycotting Arizona as a film site
because of high industrial insurance premium
rates have been denied by B. F. Hill, chairman
of the Arizona Industrial commission.
Replying to a series of recurrent accusations
by civic booster groups throughout the state.
Hill said that last year ten major film companies
made pictures in Arizona and nine of
them returned this year.
"Obviously," Hill said, "this does not reflect
that our state is being blacklisted by
the motion picture producers of California
because of the present rates charged under
the state workmen's compensation law.
"Most all of the major producers appear to
be satisfied with the present treaty and the
few who have expressed dissatisfaction are
using the method of collecting premiums as
stipulated by Lloyds of London in our reinsurance
treaty as the sole basis of their
criticism."
Hill explained that in order for the state
to obtain a reinsurance contract with Lloyds
of London, premiums must be collected on
a 26-day-month basis regardless of the actual
number of days a production company
might remain in Arizona. Lloyds claimed that,
since it was obligated to pay compensation
benefits on the basis of one month, premiums
also should be collected on the month's basis.
And without the reinsurance contract with
Lloyds, Hill said, the state commission could
not issue coverage to the film industry while
operating in Arizona.
Hill reviewed practices of the film company
prior to 1947 in paying premiums to the industrial
commission upon only such persons
as were employed in Arizona for only the
days they worked. This practice was labeled
illegal and was taken to the state high court,
which ruled that the commission must collect
sufficient premiums to take care of its
losses.
In other words, Hill said the commission
ruled that all the various classifications of
industry, including motion picture producing,
must stand on their own feet and pay sufficient
premiums to cover their losses.
"Other policyholders should not have to
carry any one industry," Hill continued.
Okay New Building Plans
SAN FRANCISCO—Preliminary plans for
the new Grove Theatre, to replace the $200,-
000 structure destroyed by fire last June 21,
have been drawn up by Alexander A. Cantin,
local architect, and have been approved by the
Pacific Grove planning commission.
Columbia, Virginia Van Upp Pact
HOLLYWOOD—Differences of opinion over
story development led to the amicable termination
of the one-picture writing ticket between
Virginia Van Upp and Columbia. The
scenarist had been penning an untitled original
to star Rita Hayworth.
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