Boxoffice-Febuary.28.1953

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ARRIVES FROM LONDON—Kenneth
Hargreaves, managing director of J.
Arthur Rank's General Film Distributors,
is welcomed at Idlewild airport upon his
arrival from London by Americo Aboaf,
foreign sales manager of t'niversal Pictures.
Services for Schlesinger;
Industry Leader in S.A.
NETW YORK—Funeral services for M. A.
Schlesinger, industry pioneer who operated
theatre, radio station and newspaper enterprises
in South Africa, were held at the
Riverside chapel Tuesday (24). Schlesinger
died here February 23 after a long illness.
Schlesinger looked after the New York
interests of his firm. International Varieties
and Theatrical Agency, while his brother, the
late Joseph Schlesinger, had conducted the
business in Johannesburg, S. A. In the early
days of talking pictures, the Schlesingers
headed General Talking Pictures Corp., which
marketed DeForest Photophone.
He is survived by his wife, Betty, two sisters,
Mrs. Esther Greenwald and Mrs. Elizabeth
Stark, and a nephew, John Schlesinger
jr., who directs the South African activities
of the company. John jr. had been in New
York when his uncle first became ill last
fall but returned to South Africa when he
appeared to be recovering.
Colosseum Members Sign
Affidavit of Loyalty
NEW YORK—Tlie Colosseum of Motion
Picture Salesmen has forwarded a "loyalty"
affidavit to all its members as an answer to
the charges of Communism hurled at the
picture industry, according to David Beznor,
general counsel.
The affidavits, which will require notarizing,
declare; 1— I am a member of the salesmen's
union named below. 2—I am not a
member of the Communist party or affiliated
with such party. 3—I do not believe in,
am not a member of, nor do I support any
organization that believes in or teaches the
overthrow of the U.S. Government by force
or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods.
Ray Wild, president of Colosseum, sent a
letter to President Eisenhower informing him
of the action, which was approved by the
entire membership.
20th-Fox Votes 25c Dividend
NEW YORK—Directors of 20th-Fox have
voted a quarterly dividend of 25 cents payable
March 28 to stockholders of record
March 10.
Ou.san Ha>'ward, .star of "The President's
Lady" for 20th-Fox. arrived from Hollywood
en route to a European vacation .
Frederick Brisson, producer-husband of
Rosalind Ru.ssell, returned to Hollywood after
attending the opening of "Wonderful Town,"
in which his wife opened Wednesday i25>.
ALso on hand to welcome Miss Russell back
to the Broadway stage were Arleen Whelan,
who returned from Rio de Janeiro and who
is featured in Miss Ru.ssell's new picture,
"Never Wave at a WAC"; Cesar Romero with
Betty Furness, former screen star who is now
prominent in TV, and Paulette Goddard.
Spencer Tracy, MGM star, and Gottfried
Reinhardt, who will make "Flight to the
Island" abroad, sailed on the Queen Mary for
London and Paris, where they will confer with
Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, authors
of the .screenplay . . . Howard Hawks, producer-director,
and his bride Dee Hartford
were on the same boat Milland, his
.
wife and their two children, Daniel and
Victoria, flew in from a European vacation
Fields, British star, and her
husband Boris Alperovici flew in from Rome
and Fi-ank Sinatra flew in from London en
route to Hollywood to make "From Here to
Eternity."
Dorothy Stickney left for the coast to resume
filming of "The Great Diamond Robbery,"
starring Red Skelton . . . Dick
Haymes, who completed "Cruisin' Down the
River" for Columbia, is in New York to promote
the film . . . Pat Crowley, who makes
her screen debut In Paramount's "Forever
Female," went back to Hollywood after a New
York stay . . . Dorothy Dandridge, who has
completed two MGM pictures, "See How They
Run" and "Remains to Be Seen," opened a
singing engagement at La Vie en Rose.
. . .
Rita
Seymour Mayer, Loew's sales supervisor for
the Far East, got back from a six-week tour
of branches under his supervision
Aaron, secretary to Charles C. Moskowitz,
vice-president and treasurer of Loew's, is
back from a West Indies cruise . . .
Leon
.
J. Bamberger, sales promotion manager for
RKO, addressed the Allied Theatre Owners
of Oklahoma convention . Frances Kingsley,
bookkeeper at Realart, Is back from a
.
Nassau cruise . . . Max Wallach, who owas
the Orpheum Theatre, is on a Florida vacation.
G, S, Eyssell, president of Rockefeller Center,
has returned from
Edward "Ted" Curtis,
a coast
Eastman
visit . . .
Kodak executive,
sailed on the United States for
Europe and South Africa Austin,
.
assistant to Dan S. Terrell at MGM, got back
from a weekend in Atlanta with his family,
and Ivan Fuldauer, MGM field division representative
in Des Moines, has returned to
his headquarters following a New York and
Miami vacation.
John P. Byrne, MGM eastern sales manager,
has completed a perodic swing of the
six branches under his supervision, and Rudy
Berger, southern sales head, is back at his
Washington headquarters after a home office
visit . . . The Motion Picture Bookers club
will hold its annual theatre party March
5. The play is the new hit musical, "Hazel
Flagg," at the Hellinger Theatre . . .
Byron
Palmer, featured in "Tonight We Sing," who
arrived from Hollywood February 15, and
Anne Bancroft, who plays Mrs. Horok in the
same picture, met representatives of the fan
magazines in a mass breakfast interview at
the Sherry Netherlands hotel.
Huntz Hall and Gabriel Dell, stars of the
Bowery Boys pictures for Allied Artists,
are in New York following a Canadian tour
with their new comedy act . . Joanne Gil-
.
bert, new Paramount singing star, arrived
to play at Gogi's LaRue before making her
first picture, "Red Garters" . . Paul Doug-
.
las and Jan Sterling, Betty Field, Margaret
Truman and Marjorie Gateson, who just
returned from making the new Martin and
Lewis picture in Hollywood, attended the
opening of "Maggie," in which Keith Andes,
RKO star, returned to the New York musical
comedy stage. Ralph Meeker, MGM star,
opened the following night In "Picnic," new
Theatre Guild play. His new picture,
"Jeopardy," will open at the Mayfair in
March.
Over LOOO Leaders Honor
Hope at Friars Dinner
NEW YORK—More than 1,000 leaders from
show business, industry, government and the
armed services attended the New York Friars
dinner in honor of Bob Hope at the Waldorf-
Astoria Friday night (27).
Pioceeds of the $50 a plate dinner were
tui-ned over to the United Cerebral Palsy fund.
George Jessel was toastmaster and he began
the proceedings by making Hope the target
for some scientific ribbing.
Among those on the dais were Eric Johnston,
Bernard Baruch, Adolph Zukor, FYed
Allen, Danny Kaye, Milton Berle, Senator
W. Stuart Symington, Maj. Gen. Emmett
O'Donnell, NBC President Frank White, RCA
President Frank M. Folsom, Louis P. Seltzer,
publisher of the Cleveland Press; Jesse Block,
Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein HI
and Harry Delf, dean of the Friars.
Parts of the proceedings were broadcast
on the NBC network the following day at
10:30 p.m.
Burton E. Bobbins Elected
Head of Cinema Lodge
NEW YORK—Burton E. Robbins was
elected president of Cinema lodge of B'nai
B'rith at a meeting in the Hotel Astor held
Tuesday (24). Installation ceremonies for the
new president and other officers will be
held April 8 at a presidents luncheon In
the Astor.
Other officers elected were vice-presidents
Marvin Kirsch, Moses L. Kove, Milton Livingston,
Joseph Maharam, Sol Rlssner, Cy
Seymour, Robert K. Shapiro, Al Wilde and
Lou Wolff; treasurer—Jack H. Hoffberg; secretary—David
Kelton; trustees—Max B.
Blackman, Julius M. Collins, Harold L. Danson,
Leo Jaffe, Louis A. Novins and Arthur
H. Schwartz.
R. W. Altschuler to Europe
NEW YORK—Richard W. Altschuler. president
of Republic Pictures International Corp.,
left Friday (20) by plane for a four-week
tour of Great Britain and the continent.
He will conduct a series of sales and policy
conferences.
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