Boxoffice-May.29.1948

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BROADWAY
Otanley Kramer, producer of "So This Is
New York," has arrived in New York from
Hollywood for conferences with George
Schaefer, Enterprise vice-president; Fred
Polangin, eastern publicity director, and Paul
Laza'-us. UA ad-publicity director . . . Bernard
M. Kamber, eastern advertising and publicity
representative for Benedict Bogeaus, has
left for Hollywood to discuss campaigns on
"On Our Merry Way" and "Girl From Manhattan,"
Frank P.
both UA releases . . . Rosenberg, who produced "Man-Eaters of
Kumaon" for U-I release, is in New York to
discuss releasing and promotion plans with
William A. Scully and Maurice A. Bergman
, . . L. M. Eckert, Selznick studio manager,
is in New York from California for a series
of conferences with David O. Selznick.
Otto -Preminger, who will produce and direct
"The Pan" for 20th-Fox, has left for
England on a talent search for the picture
. . . William Pereira, who will produce "Bed
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of Roses" for RKO in England this fall, is
visiting New York . Hornblow, MGM
producer, and Mrs. Hornblow have arrived
from the coast W. Stewart McDonald,
vice-president of Warner Bros. Tlieatres and
assistant treasurer of the company, left on
the Queen Mary for Britain where he will
settle details relating to Warners' share of
the British exchange agreement with the film
Industry. Before McDonald left, he took office
as president of the Town club in Scarsdale,
where he lives.
. . .
Rossano Brazzi, the Italian actor who is
under contract to David O. Selznick, left
for Hollywood this week to discuss his first
American film assignment. During his tenday
stay in New York after arriving from
Italy, he met newspaper and fan magazine
Rita Hayworth sailed on the
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Queen Maiy for a vacation of several weeks
in Europe John Abbott, British actor
who plays in Warner films, has arrived from
London to visit in New York for several
Albert Sharpe, the original star
weeks . . .
of "Finian's Rainbow," is back in New York
for a visit and radio appearances after completing
"Up in Central Park" for U-I.
Norman Ayres, Warner Bros, southern division
sales manager, left May 25 for a trip
to the branch offices in Atlanta and Charlotte
for conferences on the forthcoming
sales drive. He will return to New York June
1 . . . Rudolph Weiss, head of Warner Bros,
home office real estate department, and
Miles Alben, WB theatre executive, were in
Washington during the week. Ed Hinchy,
head of the WB playdate department, was in
Cleveland . . . Maui'ice N. Wolf, assistant to
H. M. Richey, MGM exhibitor relations head,
has arrived from Boston for home office conferences.
B. G. Kranze, general sales head of Film
Classics, left May 27 to visit exchanges in
Kansas City. Omaha, Minneapolis, Milwaukee,
St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis
. . . Bert Kulick of Bell Pictures Corp. has
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left for a six-week visit to the west coast
. . . Charles C. Moskowitz, Loew's vice-president
and treasurer, is back from a Miami vacation
Livingston, in charge of
publicity for RKO out-of-town theatres, flew
to New Orleans on a business trip and from
there she will fly to Guatemala for a vacation
Mr, and Mrs, Sidney Weiner fhe's
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office manager of the New York exchange of
Film Classics) became the parents of a
daughter, Abby Helene.
Joseph A. McConville, president of Columbia
Pictm-es International, with Mrs. Mc-
Conville, arrived from England on the Queen
Mary May 27. Also on board were Claude
Rains, with Mrs. Rains, and Gerard Fairlie,
author of the Bulldog Drummond series
. . . Jane Wyman, Wamer Bros, star, is in
New York for a two-week stay . . . Joe Yule,
father of Mickey Rooney, and Nan Wynn,
who has been appearing in Columbia features,
will take over the leading roles in
"Finian's Rainbow" June 1 . . . June Lockhart
left the cast of "For Love or Money"
May 29 to return to Hollywood to begin
work in the Eagle Lion film, "The World and
Frederick Brisson and his
Little Willie" . . .
wife, Rosalind Russell, attended the farewell
performance given by Carl Brisson, Fred's
father and a nightclub star, at the Ver.sailles,
Time of Life' Opening
Attended by Notables
NEW YORK—Prominent figures in diplomatic
and society circles and screen notables
attended the benefit opening of "The
Time of Your Life" lUA) at the Mayfair
Theatre Wednesday, May 26. Tickets to the
opening sold for $5 and $10. The proceeds
were donated to the Wiltwyck School for
Boys.
Frank Farrell, columnist for the World-
Telegram, conducted radio interviews with
the screen stars. The opening was covered by
radio stations WINS and WNYC.
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, general chairman
of the benefit campaign; Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, head of the campaign executive
committee, and other society leaders held
dinner parties preceding the opening. Mrs.
Roosevelt addressed the audience at the
Mayfair before the screening.
Those present included James Cagney,
Jeanne Cagney, William Bendix, James Barton,
Paul Draper and John Miller, all of the
"Time" cast. Other screen stars attending
included Ruth Hussey, Marlene Dietrich, Burgess
Meredith, Montgomery Clift, Henry
Morgan, Diana Barrymore and John Carradlne.
Among the diplomatic figures present were:
Trygve Lie, Bernard Baruch, Henry Morgenthau
jr., Justine Wise Poliere, Anna Rosenberg
and state and city officials.
Industry Welfare Help
Lauded at MPA Dinner
NEW YORK—Speakers at the 29th annual
charity dinner dance of Motion Picture Associates
at the Waldorf Astoria hotel May
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21 stressed the generosity of the motion
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picture industry in helping welfare and pa- jlj
triotic
drives.
They cited Harold Rodner, vice-president
of Warner Bros. Service Corp., as an individual
who has done outstanding work in
putting over such drives. He received the
fourth annual motion picture Beacon award
for his efforts. The presentation was made
at the dinner by Arthur L. Mayer, MPA president.
Rodner's favorite charity, the Will Rogers
Memorial hospital, received the dinner
dance salute from the 1,000 guests present.
In addition to Mayer, other speakers included
Harry Brandt, master of ceremonies;
Hiram Sherman, toastmaster, and William
F. Rodgers.
Seated on the dais with these men were:
Saul Trauner, Jack Ellis, Edward N. Rugoff,
David Weinstock, Samuel Rinzler, Malcolm
Kingsberg, Si H. Fabian, Fi'ed J. Schwartz,
Morris Sanders, Bernard Kranze, Gus S.
Eyssell, George J. Schaefer, Leo Brecher and
Robert Fannon.
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RKO Declares 15-Cent Dividend
NEW YORK—Directors of Radio Keith Orpheum
Corp. have declared a dividend of 15
cents ner share on the common stock, payable
July 1, 1948, to holders of record June 15.
RECEPTION FOR EDANA ROMNEY — Universtal-International and the
J. Arthur Rank Organization held a reception in New York for Edana Romney, who
produced, co-authored and is starred in "Corridor of Mirrors," shortly to be released
in the U.S. by the Prestige Pictures unit of U-I. At the reception, left to
right: John Woolf, joint managing director of Rank's several film distributors and
husband of Miss Romney; Mrs. Nate J. Blumberg, Miss Romney and Nate J. Blumberg,
president of Universal.
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.29, 1948