Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

jjsday, July 26, 1960 Motion Picture Daily Television Jo day i Id to Make TV Debut fh Series for ABC-TV From THE DAILY Bureau OLLYWOOD, July 25. Jerry !d will make his debut in televiproduction shortly with a new jnatic series, "Rocky Point," for i Century-Fox Television and fc-TV. Jeter Levathes, president of 20th| Television, announced the Wald iject following a finalization meet| with ABC-TV president Oliver yz, and Thomas Moore, vice-presJ t in charge of ABC-TV programta 'he series will be a production oplion between studio and network. i Dividend Declared; as. Emma Asst. Sec'y From THE DAILY Bureau OLLYWOOD, July 25. Steve dy, president, announced yester that at a meeting of the board lirectors of Allied Artists Pictures x conducted at the home office on July 22, 1960, auhorization given by the directors for payt on Sept. 15, 1960, of a quarterlividend of 13% cents per share he 5?2 cumulative preferred stock re company, payment to be made tockholders of record on Sept. 2, ). lie directors also elected Charles Emma, of the New York Office, he position of assistant secretary le company. l Arranges "Wind" •eenings for GOP ore than 1,500 delegates and alltes to the Republic National conion will attend two previews of jley Kramer's "Inherit the Wind" prrow and Thursday in Chicago as I of the official entertainment proi. The previews, arranged by Jari Jones, vice-chairman in charge entertainment at the Republican ention, will be held in the Car[i Theatres, Chicago. A series of r screenings will be held for rejrs, columnists and radio and telen commentators attending the J ention. veland Tax ( Continued from page 1 ) rue in 1961 because of increased pditures. He suggested the mopicture industry renew its apnext year prior to the 1962 ;et setup. le industry committee seeking ax repeal was composed of Frank ohy, Loew's Theatres division ager, representing the first-run rtown theatres; William Finnebusiness manager of the Stage Is Union, and Louis Weitz, execj secretary of the Cleveland MoPicture Exhibitors Association, renting the independent sub EKC Mark Set (Continued from page 1) for the half year (24 weeks ended June 12) were $417,221,947, about 4 percent above the $400,786,235 reported a year ago. Compared with corresponding periods last year, sales advanced slightly more in the second quarter than in the first. They were up 3 percent in the first quarter and 5 percent in the second. Net earnings after taxes for the half year were $54,958,850, or $1.42 per common share. This was about 4 percent more than the $52,720,909, or $1.36 per common share, earned in the first half of 1959. Net earnings were 13.2 percent of sales in the first half of each year. Earnings from operations, while slightly ahead of last year for the second quarter, were almost 3 percent lower for the half year. The lower rate of earnings from operations this year reflected the impact of increased costs and expenses. Sales promotion and advertising expenses were up particularly for products recently introduced. For the second quarter of 1960 total sales were $221,817,513, compared with $210,985,259 for the corresponding period last year. Net earnings for the quarter were $30,771,580, or $.80 per common share, a gain of about 3 percent over the $29,888,489, or $.77 a share, earned a year ago. "Kodak's sales strengthened moderately during the second quarter," Hargrave and Vaughn commented. "For the first half of the year, total sales of both photographic and chemical products advanced. "Barring a major downturn in general economic conditions, we expect that the company's business for the rest of 1960 will continue to compare satisfactorily with that of a year ago," they said. Rosenfield Tells Plans (Continued from page 1) presentation heralding "The New Era at Columbia" which featured the various production and publicity stages of three of Columbia's major productions —"Song Without End," "Pepe" and "The Guns of Navarone." These are just a few results, said the Columbia executive, of the realignment of our world publicity and exploitation departments into one integrated unit. Carl Foreman was present to comment on a filmed report of his "Navarone." Provincial presentations on the program, said Rosenfield, are planned in other parts of the United Kingdom and he left here at the weekend for a tour of Columbia's Continental offices to set up similar meetings with exhibitors and foreign press. Record Print Shipments United Artists set a new all-time company high of 28,404 print shipments for the two-week period designated "United Artists Weeks," June 27 through July 11, it was announced yesterday by James R. Velde, UA vice-president in charge of domestic sales. AFTRA Convention Re-elects Officers From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, July 25.-The incumbent officers of AFTRA were reelected for another term in an unprecedented action by the organization's national convention. In another move, the organization endorsed the proposal that Federal Communications Commission hearings be required when license renewals are protested. At the hearings, licensees would be required to show that they had lived up to promised public service programming. Levine to Host Toronto 'Hercules' Party Tonight Special to THE DAILY TORONTO, July 25. Joseph E. Levine, president of Embassy Picures, will host a third "Night with the Gods" party here tomorrow night at the Lord Simcoe Hotel to herald his "Hercules Unchained" before more than 75 Canadian press radio and TV representatives. Levine arrived here today from New York, accompanied by Ed Feldman, Embassy publicity director. The party will feature foods from all parts of the world and it will be surrounded by a bevy of Grecian gods and goddesses to further the evening's Herculian theme. The picture opens next Monday in nine Toronto area theatres. $286,000 for 'Bellboy9 Jerry Lewis's "The Bellboy" turned in a gross of $286,419 in its first five days at 26 Loew's theatres in the greater New York area. The total is well ahead of all previous records set by other top Paramount attractions, including Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments," "The Greatest Show on Earth" and "Shane," the company said. 2 More 'Strangers9 Bows "Strangers When We Meet," Bryna-Quine production for Columbia release, opened to excellent attendance in two more situations: Buffalo, N. Y., and Wildwood, N. J., it was reported yesterday by Columbia, which quoted weekend figures of $11,700 at the Strand Theatre, "Wildwood, and $8,800 for the Century Theatre in Buffalo. Players to Attend Bow Nancy Root and Theona Bryant, featured in "College Confidential," the Albert Zugsmith Production being released by Universal-International, will participate in the Detroit world premiere of the picture and the three territorial saturation openings out of Detroit, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, starting in Detroit on Aug. 5. L.A. 'Gantry9 at $18,829 United Artists' "Elmer Gantry" grossed $18,829 for its third week at the Paramount Theatre in Los Angeles, it is reported by UA vice-president William J. Heineman. CBS to Build ( Continued from page 1 ) terminal at Idlewild; the Dulles International Airport, Washington; the Lincoln Center Repertory Drama Theatre; two new colleges at Yale University; and new research facilities for IBM and Bell Telephone Laboratories. Purchased from 3 Companies CBS purchased the midtown site comprising some 40,000 square feet from three organizations: Webb & Knapp, Inc., 1316 Corporation and 51 West 52 Corporation. James T. Landauer Associates represented CBS in the transactions. Executive offices of the Columbia Broadcasting System have been housed at 485 Madison Avenue since 1929. Two-Hour TV Special ( Continued from page 1 ) program will integrate films of the great stars, obtained from private collections that have never before been seen by the public. Most major studios and distributors have agreed to support the film. Special arrangements have been made with Paul Killiam, collector of the most extensive library of silent film classics, to incorporate it into the show. Other collections have been obtained from the Pathe library, Sherman Grinberg library, die Burton Holmes collection and the Raymond Rohauer collection. Music Corporation of America will handle national sales rights to the program. AFTRA and Pay-TV (Continued from page 1) ternational Telemeter, a Paramount subsidiary, that sets forth the union's jurisdiction over pay-TV productions. The letter specifically gives AFTRA jurisdiction over a production of Menotti's "The Consul" and all future pay-TV productions of International Telemeter. "The Consul" has been taped, but it has not yet been released. Under the agreement, all payTV performers will get a minimum of network TV rates, plus an as yet undetermined percentage of the payTV gross. 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