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Insurance Gag for 'Weekend'
'Son of Battle' Debut
In Salt Lake July 2
SALT LAKE CITY—For the second time
this year, this city will play host to film
stars for the world premiere of a picture.
The picture will be 20th-Fox's "Bob. Son of
Battle," which will open July 2 at the Uptown
Tlieatre here and at several othir
houses in the Intermountain area, and then
move into other theatres within a week.
Lon McCallister and other personalities
from the studio will be in town for personal
appearances on the day of the premiere.
One of the biggest attractions will be one
of the canine players in the film. Red Wull.
the killer dog. Already, Red Wull. or Dave,
as he is known in real life, has gained state
and nationwide publicity. He's a Utah collie,
owned by a northern Utah sheepman.
AT SPECIAL SCREENING
He gained not only statewide but national
publicity for hlmseif and the picture last
week when he was the guest at a special
showing of the picture in Logan. Utah. His
master. Wynn Hansen, .sat with him throughout
the showing, and halted the dog's instinctive
movements toward the screen when
sheep and canine scenes appeared. Actually,
Dave, or Red Wull, was quite well-behaved
at this special .showing of his picture,
and this claimed fir.st special showing
for a dog merited a three-column and onocolumn
picture and a column-long story in
several local papers.
In addition, the Utah dog gained mention
on national radio programs, and the story
of his special .showing was distributed nationally
by the United Press. The UUih
canine was In here during the week to meet
Gov. Herbert B. Maw and present the state's
chief executive with an "autographed" copy
of "Bob. Son of Battle." Dave, or Red Wull.
win be an attraction on the premiere stage.;.
GOVERNOR IS
GUEST
Another attraction of the prepremiere
publicity of the Utrh-mnde picture was a special
showing of the film for the wife of the
governor and her guests, and they gave the
film heartiest plaudits.
The premiere, which will receive wholehearted
.state backing, will be attended by
the usual bright lights and stars.
Frank Jenkins, intermountain area field
rcpre.sentatlve for 20lh-Fox, and Eddie Yarbrough,
chief of western publicity, are directing
the campaign on the picture.
It's a gag—but it's good for a laugh
$10,000 worth of "laugh" insurance for
"Fun on a Weekend" patrons of the Los
Angeles Music Hall Theatres was purchased
by the management from Lloyds
of London.
Here garnering the final draft of the
policies, left to right. Producer Andrew
•Stone: Jack Willen, I'nitcd .Artists Los
Angeles exploitation representative;
.Arthur Krausse, Los .Angeles Lloyds representative;
William E. Lebby (seatedl,
also of Lloyds: .Auriel Macfie. publicii.;
direct4)r, .Music Halls, and Cliff Giessaman,
general manager of the theatres.
The accident insurance policy provide.?
SIO.OOO if patron "rolls in aisles and dies
laughing: S500 if patron rolls in aisies
and breaks a limb or rib; S250 if patron's
jaws lock while laughing."
Warners Plan Big Outlay
For Stages, Office Bldg.
HOLLYWOOD—To serve as a memorial
to the late Sam Warner, the Burbank studio
bearing his name will construct a 12-story
administration building, which, along witn
ten new sound stages, will constitute the
main projects of a recently disclosed $6,000,-
000 construction program. The additions to
the studio's physical facilities will be built
on a 22-acre site adjacent to the present lot.
In addition the company will establish a
30-acre parking lot next to the studio area.
The Burbank city council removed the
last obstacle in the way of the project when
it granted the company's request to vacate
parts of Rowland avenue, California and
Avon streets and Valleyheart drive.
Studio executives said the work will be
.started "as soon as veterans' housing requirements,
etc., have been satisfied" and
that it is hoped to have the project completed
by 1952. The studio now has 22 sound
stages, and the scheduled construction will
bring the total to 32.
$250,000 Fire Destroys
Del Rey in Seaside
MONTEREY. CALIF.— The Del Rey at Seaside.
Calif., near here, was destroyed by fire
in the early morning of June 24, with a loss
estimated at $250,000. It was believed that
the mild earthquake of two days earlier
tangled the electric wiring inside the wall of
the wood frame and plaster building, since
the fire apparently started in one of the wall.s.
There were nine stores on the street
floor of
the building, and the value of the contents
destroyed was estimated at $50,000, while
the replacement value of the building, according
to Manager Mark Keller, is about
$200,000.
MGM to Make Picture
On Life of Dostoievski
HOLLVWOOU Newly added to MGM'S
production slate is a film to be based on the
life of Fyodor Dostoievski, who became one
of Russia's greatest writers after ten years
as a prisoner in Siberia. Rene Fueloep-Miller,
continental author and an authority on
Dostolev.ski. will collaborate with Osso Van
Eyss on the screen play. The biography will
be produced by Gottfried Reinhardt.
Set for Assis'ant Director
RKO has set Lowell Farrell to be first
a.sslstant director on the film. "War Party."
Loew Sees Threat
Of Other Mediums
HOLL'ywoOIJ—Motion pictures are eaui
ing an era where they will face the great