Show With Father way B Play life Offered to With Films Strings NEW YORK Sept 4 Life INS INS Life With Father the le mate Broadway show which has made several millions of dolL dou for its producers since it opened in 1939 was offered tort tott movies ovies Friday Theres There's a hitch however Several Several Several Sev Sev- j eral of them In fact First the successful bidding film I concern must pay down in advance plus a percentage of profits I Second the picture cannot be released until the fall tall of 1944 Third rights are for seven years and include movie privileges only not not television or radio Fourth the sellers maintain editorial editorial edi edt tonal rights with the power to reject any movie script of which they disapprove The play was offered open market to film compan by Oscar Berlin the producer is soon to enter the army represents in addition to him hims the widow of th the author ot t play Mrs CI Clarence r nce Day ate nd number of backers of the sta production I |