Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

L. 88, NO. 18 NEW YORK, U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1960 TEN CENTS 'termined N. J. Allied Sees Clearance Problem Y. Exhibitors N©ar Solution; Stern Is Reelected o War on Tax iscrimination No Shortage Fox to Have Special to THE DAILY KIAMESHA LAKE, N. Y., July 26.-Historic problems of clearance and C5 A R AlpQCPC availabilities which have confronted New Jersey theatres for many years v-' 11 C 1 C Cl o C o appear to be on the way to solution, delegates to the annual convention of Allied Theatre Owners of New Jer tv to Have Film Houses in ;y, Federal Relief Bills [etropolitan New York exhibitor ,ers revealed yesterday they are ■rving closely developments in lection with current moves to linate both municipal and federal s on legitimate theatre tickets, ne prominent New York exhibitor, sly identified in the past with legive work for metropolitan area .tie owners, said that in the event lite action occurs on removal of legitimate theatre tax, New York tres will move immediately to I e certain motion picture theatres ( Continued on page 2 ) 54 'Favored Nations' wse Dropped by UA From THE DAILY Bureau [iOLLYWOOD, July 26. The iters Guild of America has been i,rmed by Universal Internationhat it is foregoing its "favored ons" clause to adhere to the is of the theatrical film contract Dtiated with WGA on Feb. 24, it reported today. Under this speclause U-I could have changed igreement and accepted the cont signed recently by the other br producing companies. 1-1 will now be required to pay per cent of gross on all post( Continued on page 6) f. W. Ezies Executive Vice-President of UAA Erwin H. Ezzes has been elected to the new post of executive vicepresident of United Artists Associated, Inc., it was announced yesterday by Arthur B. Krim, president of UAA and of United Artists Corp oration, with which UAA is affiliated. Krim also announced the promotion of Henry J. Zittau to senior vice president of UAA. Zittau has been vice-president. Ezzes, who will take over his new (Continued on page 3) Funeral Services Held For N. J. Blumberg From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, July 26. An overflow crowd of industry mourners for Nate J. Blumberg, at the Valley Jewish Community Center, paying last tributes at services today, heard George Jessel deliver the eulogy and Jimmy Durante sing "September Song," favorite tune of the late mo( Continued on page 6 ) Erwin H. Ezzes sey were told here today by Edwin Rome, Philadelphia attorney retained some months ago to make a study of the current situation. Rome met with distribution representatives in New York today and telephoned his report to the con( Continued on page 2 ) Exhibitor Unity Urged By Va. MPT A Board Special to THE DAILY VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 26The board of directors of the Virginia Motion Picture Theatre Association, meeting today at its annual convention, adopted three resolutions. It was urged that all national organizations in the industry which are composed in full or in part by ex(Continued on page 6) Referee in Bankruptcy Named for Perlmutter Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, N.Y., July 26. -John J. Ryan, official referee in bankruptcy, today appointed Albany attorney J. Michael Hippick as trustee for Perlmutter Theatres— following examination by a lawyer for 20th CenturyFox of Julius Perlmutter as to his former operation of houses under that name, and as to his present association with Acme Theatres, Inc. A June bankruptcy petition filed by Perlmutter, on behalf of Perl(Continued on page 6) G Board Authorized Record Theatre-TV Gross Expected For Patterson-Johansson Nov. 1 Bout Strike the AFTRA From THE DAILY Bureau i DLL Y WOOD, July 26. The i en Extras Guild, in a mail referum, has voted its board authority :all a strike against the Alliance Television Film Producers if the <[rd finds this action necessary "to It tin a fair collective bargaining c :ract." I VISION TODAY— page 6 A huge theatre TV audience in the third heavyweight championship title Ingemar Johansson, which will be held day night, Nov. 1. An area of 75 miles around New York was blacked out to theatre TV when the second meeting of Patterson and Johansson was staged last June 20 in the Polo Grounds. Despite that blackout, theatre TV accounted for more than $2,000,000 of the nearly New York area is predicted for the bout between Floyd Patterson and in the Los Angeles Coliseum on Tues $3,000,000 income from ancillary rights to that bout. TelePrompTer held the closed circuit TV rights to the last bout and expects to bid for them again if they are put up by Feature Sports, Inc., ( Continued on page 6 ) Ready for '61 Product Assured: IS orris; To Retain Autonomy Plan (Picture on Page 3) Twentieth Century Fox again answered exhibitor complaints of product shortage when C. Glenn Norris, Fox general sales manager, announced yesterday the company intends to release 50 pictures next year, same number as in 1960 and eight more than in 1959. It was the second time within a week Norris felt obliged to deny a basis exists for such complaints. He further stated the company's studio deserves special praise for its production success this year, in the face of strikes which brought Hollywood activities to a halt. During the informal luncheon meeting with the trade press, Norris conceded that rentals for Fox pictures released this year, compared film-byfilm with last years' total, probably (Continued on page 3) Fox Names Ascarelli To U.K. Publicity Post Giulio Ascarelli has been named coordinator of production publicity for 20th Century-Fox in Great Britain, the company announced yesterday. A statement said the appointment is in keeping with the recently expanded Er^ropean production program of the film company, which will promote a number of major pictures produced in Great Britain. Ascarelli, who will work in liason with John Ware, Fox director of advertising and publicity for activities in all of (Continued on page 2) m Giulio Ascarelli