Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY ')L. 88, NO. 15 NEW YORK, U.S.A., FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1960 TEN CENTS 1 00 Expected leelection of j^alsh As LA. (■resident Seen late Unopposed as Board eets; Convention Near Richard F. Walsh, international fcsident of the IATSE since 1941, is sheeted to be reelected to that office I r another m at the I: ganization's h annual ■) n v e n tion U ich will open I the Conrad ton Hotel, icago, o n 1. The convenwill be ceded b y e regular e convenl meeting of I. A. general executive board in same hotel starting Monday, ilsh, accompanied by Harlan Holml, general secretary-treasurer; WalF. Diehl, assistant international sident, and members of the gen1 office staff will leave here toht for Chicago to prepare for the (Continued on page 6) Richard F. Walsh )MP0 Ad Examines mplaints to Papers \ charge that many of the comints against movies and movie adtising, published in newspapers, inspired by persons or organizaiis remote from the scene is made the 118th in the series of COMPO : in "Editor & Publisher." The ad, itled "Spirit of Tooley Street 1 Spurs LetterWriters," will apir tomorrow, July 23. The ad says in part: 'Remember the Three Tailors of oley Street? Their description of tj'mselves as 'We, the people of I gland,' has won them a lasting (Continued on page 4) TV Code Board Hits Film Advertising Six Months' Report But Scores Bras and Girdles, Too AB-PT Shows 45% Increase In Earnings Television commercials promoting feature motion pictures, because of the emphasis of some of them on sex and violence are "a cause of concern" to the Code Review Board of the National Association of Broadcasters. E. K. Hartenbower, chairman of the Re view Board, said, "We are seeking to have movie distributors use more care in the material selected for television display. Some theatre promotional commercials have been totally unacceptable. Scenes involving sex, ( Continued on page 4 ) 1960 Nominees Chosen For Directorial Honors From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, July 21. Six motion pictures released during first six months of 1960 have been selected as nominees for the Directors Guild of America's annual Awards for outstanding directorial achievements, it was announced today by Frank Capra, president of the guild. Four of films were released during ( Continued on page 4 ) Sol Lesser Reelected L.A. Museum Chairman From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, July 21. -Veteran film producer-exhibitor Sol Lesser was reelected chairman of the Los Angeles County-Hollywood Motion Picture and Television Museum Commission at the organization's first annual meeting. Edmond L. DePatie, vice-presi(Continued on page 4) Col. Global Executive Contingent to Studio From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, July 21. Abe Schneider, Columbia Pictures president, will head a gathering of the company's top e x e c u t i ves from the studio, home office and abroad who will gather here next Wednesday for a series of production conferences. High on the agenda will be discussions of the global sales and promotional policy for "Pepe," the George Sidney International-Posa Films Internacional Production. At the conferences in addition to Schneider will be: Samuel J. Briskin, vice-president in charge of West Coast activities; Sidney, producer-director of "Pepe," and Cantinflas, its star; Jacques Gelman, associate producer and a partner in Posa Films; Abe Montague, executive vice-president of Columbia; Leo Jaffe, first vice-president and treasurer; Paul N. ( Continued on page 2 ) Estimate Net $5,653,000; See More Gain in Summer A. Schneider Six months and second quarter operating profits of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, Inc., were the highest in the hist o r y of the company, Leonard H. Goldenson, president, reported today. For the first six months of 1960, estimated net operating profit was $5,6 5 3,000 or $1.35 a share, an increase of 45 per cent over the $3,886,000 or 90c a share for the like period of 1959. Including capital gains, consolidated net earnings rose to $6,981,000 or $1.67 a share from $3,885,000 or 90c a share reported last year. For the second quarter, estimated net operating profit was $2,317,000 or 55c a share, an increase of 47 (Continued on page 2) L. H. Goldenson 'Institutional1 Commercials, and Few, Is Kahane Plan for 'Oscar' TV Show From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, July 21.-B. B. Kahane, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, adding to the report on the determination of factors affecting sponsorship of the next "Oscar-cast" in 1961, today said that the Academy's objective is — LEVISION TODAY— page 4 to deal with a sponsor that will present the event as a public service and will limit its commercial time to institutional copy with perhaps three different spots in the 90-minute program. The Academy is not interested in sponsors who will demand break-ins for long commercials, he declared. Kahane predicted that the greatest problem would be getting stars to participate in the festivities who might be reluctant to appear gratis on a commercially sponsored show, or whose television commitments would be in direct competition to their own sponsor. Kahane voiced confidence in the Academy's ability to make a deal with (Continued on page 4) Flick Lauds Younglove For Service to Youth Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, July 21.— Assemblyman Joseph B. Younglove, Johnstown Bepublican, who recently retired as chairman of the Joint Legislative Committee, made an "outstanding contribution" to its achievements in pursuing "a bold and constructive policy which has served the youth of the state, in helping them to reach social maturity, and which has labored diligently to protect their moral development," Dr. Hugh M. Flick, new associate commissioner for cultural education and one-time director of the State Education Depart( Continued on page 4 )