Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1959)

(Tuesday, October 13, 1959 Motion Picture Daily 3 Scranton Group Seeks To Drop Delaware Suit Special to THE DAILY WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. 12. bismissal of a stockholder's action is '(sought in a motion filed in U.S. Ditrict Court here by the 800 Corporation of Scranton, Pa. It seeks to drop its suit on behalf of itself and similarly situated shareholders of Theatre Proceeds Corp., formerly known as Consolidated Amusement Co., Ltd., a Hawaiian corporation, against T.P.C. and against Hialand Development Corp., a Delaware corporation. Under the motion the dismissal would be without prejudice. \ Plaintiff asks the court to order that notice of the proposed dismissal be given to all stockholders of T.P.C. and to set the motion for dismissal down for hearing at a time and place to be fixed by the court. ! Chief Judge Caleb M. Wright on |VVednesday heard oral arguments by Attorneys for T.P.C. and for Hialand seeking transfer of the action to the [Federal district court in Hawaii. 1 Plaintiff opposed transfer of the Delaware case to Hawaii, where it would be "subjecting itself to service of process" in a suit there in which it is defendant and W. W. Harber of Oklahoma is the plaintiff. Cavicchi Heads Boston Legion Theatre Post Special to THE DAILY BOSTON, Oct. 12. Paul J. Cavicchi, Jr. of Film Exchange Transfer, was elected commander of the Lt. A. Vernon Macaulay of Theatrical Post of the American Legion at the annual election of officers. Mark Burston is senior vice-commander; Oscar W. Valli, junior vice-commander, Bill Dooley, adjutant; Joseph Kantor, financial officer; Cyril McGerigle, chaplain. The executive committee is made up of Abe Barry, Edward Dobkin, Al Goldman, Al Kenney, Pat Healey and Al Thompson. The post is holding its 20th annual installation of officers and dinner dance at the University Club on Nov. 10. Al Goldman, projectionist at the Beacon Hill Theatre and a past commander of the Post, is chairman of the drive for copper drippings collections and urges other projectionists to save the drippings to give them to the film carriers who are cooperating with the Projectionist Union to take them to the Union headquarters at 35 Winchester Street. The proceeds from the sales of the drippings will go to the Will Bogers Memorial Hospital. Rube Jackter (right), general sales manager of Columbia, as he introduced Milt Goodman, the company's new assistant general sales manager, to the press. Columbia Names Goodman ( Continued from page 1 ) ager. Montague now is executive vicepresident. Jackter said the Goodman appointment begins a major realignment of Columbia's sales department to get it in readiness for selling and distribution of "the heaviest schedule of topflight product in the company's history." 'Special Approach' Vital "In today's market," he observed, "you have to plan your sales for every picture. Each requires a special approach. For instance, the block-buster-type, such as "They Came to Cordura," requires one sales plan, which will be entirely different from that which is applicable to the exploitation picture, like 'The Battle of the Coral Sea,' and the 'merchandising' picture, like 'The Tingler,' which is different from both of those." Jackter remarked that there is a "great diversity" of picture types today and each must have its sales plan individually tailored to help realize its best potential. Jackter said the times also call for a sales executive who is able to consult with exhibitors of all types, the neighborhood theatre operator as well as the circuit owner, and who is qualified to counsel both on procedures for the improvement of their businesses. Optimistic Regarding Future He emphasized that the future for Columbia looks exceptionally bright, with important product lined up to take care of requirements well into the future. He described Goodman's appoint ment as in keeping with "our policies of promoting from within and bringing forward the younger men in our organization." Jackter said the new assistant sales manager has been trained in all areas of the company's sales department, having joined Columbia in 1929 while still attending college. After his graduation from City College of New York in 1932 he was made a travelling home office representative in the mid-west division. He was a film salesman at the Des Moines branch from 1936 until entering the Army and serving overseas. After the war he rejoined the company in the short subjects department at the home office. In 1949 he was named general sales manager of the 16mm. department and joined the home office sales cabinet in 1954 as a sales executive. Favors Field Work Goodman voiced his appreciation of the opportunity being given him and said he is a great believer in getting out and working with the field force. Greek Co-Production Justin-Wilson Productions, Inc. of New York has completed a co-production, "This Side of the River," filmed in Greece in cooperation with Finos Films of Athens. Financing was wholly provided by J-W Prods. Name Cincinnati Buyer CINCINNATI, Oct. 12. TriState Theatre Services, with offices here, has assumed die buying and booking for the first-run Gapitol Theatre, Ashland, O. PEOPLE Murray Lenekoff, assistant to EuGene Picker, president of Loew's theatres, has announced managerial changes in the in-town theatres. William Klenert, now at Loew's 175th Street, goes to Loew's Lexington Theatre in Manhattan. Albert D. Unger has been appointed manager of Loew's National Theatre, Bronx, while Howard Levy moves from the National to Loew's 175th Street in Manhattan. Robert Cammann moves from Loew's White Plains Theatre to Loew's New Rochelle Theatre in Westchester. Robert W. Griffeth has been appointed manager of Loew's White Plains Theatre in Westchester. □ Don Ovens, for the past nine years with Capitol Records, is joining United Artists Records as national promotion manager, it was disclosed on Friday by David V. Picker, executive vice-president of the latter organization. □ William Brower, formerly with Universal in Cincinnati, has been named manager of the Buena Vista branch there, effective Oct. 19. □ Isabelle Austin, formerly publicity director of the Roxy Theatre and more recently a free lance publicist, has joined the Stanley Kramer unit of "On the Beach." □ Capt. Harold Auten, American representative of Greater Union Theatres, Australia, is completing the story of his life in the British and American film industries and as an officer in the Royal Navy, which included supervision of World War II convoys entering and leaving the Port of New York" 2 New 'Ben-Hur' Dates "Ben-Hur" will have its Canadian premiere at the Alouette Theatre in Montreal Dec. 17 and will open at the Lincoln Theatre in Miami Beach on Dec. 23, M-G-M has announced. The world premiere of the picture is set for Nov. 18 at the new Loew's State Theatre in New York. 'Place9 At Hall Oct. 22 Warner Bros.' "A Summer Place" will have its world premiere Thursday, Oct. 22, at Radio City Music Hall. THE GEVAERT CO. OF AMERICA, INC. Sales Offices and Warehouses at Photographic materials of extraordinary quality for over half a century 321 West 54th Street New York 19 New York 6601 N. Lincoln Ave. Lincolnwood, III. (Chicago) 6370 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles 38 California 1355 Conant Street Dallas 7 Texas 1925 Blake St. Denver 2 Colorado A Complete Line of Professional Cine Films