Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1955)

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MOTION PICTURE DAILY NEW YORK, U. S. A., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1955 TEN CENTS p 20 Percent ites Growth f Germany's Film Exports Doctor Schwarz Tells Of Expanding Industry By MURRAY HOROWITZ A picture of an expanding German ilm industry, both domestic and foreign, was painted here yesterday jby Dr. Guenther Schwarz, general nanager of the Export Union, a Gernan film industry organization, and Walter Koppel, president of the Gernan Producers Association. In the last three years, Dr. Schwarz ;tated, the export market for German ilms has increased approximately 20 )er cent. Attending the same trade press con( Continued on page 6) 'Oklahoma!', 'Dolls/ 'Trap' Top Box-office Grosses on B'way Kicked off by Veterans Day, business along Broadway here perked up at most situations last weekend, with "The Tender Trap," "Guys and Dolls" and "Oklahoma!" leading the box-office parade. Many people enjoying either a full day or half-holiday on Friday boosted business that day and the remainder of the weekend. At the Capitol, a smash $155,000 ( Continued on page 7 ) Elect Bateman Head Of M. P. Salesmen From THE DAILY Bureau LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14.-CoIosseum of Motion Picture Salesmen of America, holding a two-day annual convention at the Ambassador Hotel, elected Wayne Bateman, Los Angeles, to the national presidency. The organization elected Gordon Bugie, Albany, first vice-president; Paul Weiss, Minneapolis, second; Dave Chapman, Milwaukee, secretary, and re-elected Edgar E. Shinn, Chicago, treasurer. 20 Pa. Areas Vote For Sunday Shows Special, to THE DAILY HARRISBURG, Nov. 14. Twenty areas in rural Pennsylvania which formerly prohibited Sunday movies voted in last week's elections to remove the ban. An additional 17 communities which had the issue on the ballot last week voted to keep their no-Sunday movies laws. Distribution Fee Too High: Preminger By LESTER DINOFF The more that independent production "comes to the fore," the more a change in its distribution and handling becomes necessary, since the independent producer "only receives about 11 cents out of every gross dollar,"' Otto Preminger said in a trade press interview here yesterday. He declared that "it should cost no more than 10 per cent of the gross (Continued on page 6) New UK Film Legislation Awaits Study By PETER BURNUP LONDON, Nov. 14.-The Board of Trade has under urgent consideration a survey of the British film industry. This was disclosed in the House of Commons by the Board's president Peter Thorneycroft in answer to a Labour M.P. who had asked that the Cinematograph Films Council be instructed "to carry out a national survey of the British film industry's resources with a view to advising on the future prospects of raising the quotas for British films and of saving dollars on imports." Pressed further, Thorneycroft assured the House that his survey will be held "in good time before the Quota arrangements run out." The present Quota Act will expire in September, 1958, although a de(Continued on page 7) Narcotics and the Production Code By MARTIN QUISLEY THE anti-narcotic provision of the Production Code will presently be brought into sharp focus before the industry and the general public with the release by United Artists of Otto Preminger's production of "The Man With the Golden Arm." The provision of the Code against reference to drug addiction was introduced originally at the urgent insistence of qualified experts from various fields of special interest including religion, medicine, education and social work. It was contended that for susceptiblyminded persons reference to narcotics in the circumstances of theatrical entertainment involves the likelihood of temptation and danger. It was argued that in respect to its public responsibility motion pictures should avoid the likelihood of supplying such temptation and danger. Leading experts have continued to hold this position. In the history of the Code the anti-narcotic provision was once watered down to language that robbed it of effectiveness. The reaction during the period it was off watch was somewhat alarming. A strengthened provision was eventually restored to the Code. It is to be recognized that the Code provision when originally introduced and presently does not stand on a moral principle. It is in that section of the Code which consists of rules and regulations based on policy and expediency. As such it is apart from the main (Continued on page 7) On Gov't Control Expect SSBC Hearings May Be Protracted Distributors Certain to Offer Rebuttal to Allied By J. A. OTTEN WASHINGTON, Nov. 14. The Senate Small Business subcommittee hearings promised Allied States for January could stretch out into quite lengthy proceedings. Observers here believe it would be very difficult to hold hearings at which Allied, and only Allied, officals would testify. They feel that once Allied speaks its piece on its complaints against the distributors and its desire for a bill for government regulation of the industry, the (Continued on page 7) MPEA Rejects Two Italian Proposals In Dubbing Areas Italian counter-proposals on dub'•>ing fees were rejected here yesterday at a meeting of the Motion Picture Export Association. The counter-proposals were made to suggestions put forth by American negotiators in Rome, sent there in an effort to stave off restrictive gov(Continued on page 6) Slight Decline in UK Eady Collection From THE DAILY Bureau LONDON, Nov. 14.-The report for the year ending July 30, last, of the directors of the British Film Production Fund— administrators of the Eady Fund— shows that £2,569,981 ($7,195,946) was collected from exhibitors, comparing with £2,752,428 in the previous year. Payments to producers or distributors in the course of the year amounted to £2,317,166 (against £2,498,187 in the previous year). £2,104,025 was paid out in respect of films exceeding 3,000 feet in length and £213,141 in respect of shorts.