Ivy Cinema Movie Program May Stop

A spokesman for the motion picture industry yesterday said that Ivy Cinema would no longer be permitted to use 16 millimeter copies of professional films.

Ivy has already been forced to cancel two showings--one scheduled for tonight--because of the industry's crackdown.

This would in effect almost completely stop Ivy's showings, since the group has up until now exclusively used 16 millimeter films.

"This type of film may only be used for hospitals, shut-ins and educational purposes," said Frank C. Lydon, executive secretary of Allied Theaters. "Ivy does not qualify as an education exemption since it has a commercial outlook and competes with local movies."

Lydon said the policy has been long standing with the movie industry. "It's purpose," he added, "is to protect local movies from other competition."

Warned by Lydon

"Ivy was recently warned by Lydon and was forced to cancel the showing of "Tight Little Island, scheduled for today," said Richard Krauss '57, Ivy film director. "If it were known that we had booked the picture, originally, scheduled for today, more distributors would stop dealing with us." "In the past two months two distributors have broken relations with us," he continued. "Ivy was also forced to cancel the showing of "Kind Hearts and Coronets" some time ago," said Charles Kadison '55, president of Ivy Films. The reason he gave for cancellation was similar to Krauss's.

"Due to the industry ruling," Krauss said, "we have been forced for some time now to rent films indirectly through an agent. He rents them from a producer who does not know where they are going."

"If it were found out that a distributor gave a 16 millimeter copy of a professional film to Ivy, he would stand a good chance of losing his right to distribute movies," Lydon said.