Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY L. 88, NO. 20 NEW YORK, U.S.A., FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1960 TEN CENTS >rsey Allied ^ants 'Oscars' denied Films loadshown' so Urges Film Ads on inual Academy Telecast Special to THE DAILY CIAMESHA LAKE, N. Y., July 28. 1 proposal that the Academy of Moi Picture Arts & Sciences change qualifications for films eligible for idemy Awards so that only pictures general release would qualify, and cial road show films would not be ! sidered, was advanced in a resoon adopted at the annual conveni here this week of Allied Theatre ners of New Jersey. Tie proposal was made, it was (Continued on page 2) ilumbia Plans Drive f Roadshown 'Pepe' From THE DAILY Bureau jlOLLYWOOD, July 28. "Pepe," George Sidney Internationala Films Internacional production Columbia Pictures release will be Id premiered in New York and Angeles during Christmas Week a roadshow basis, it was annced today at the conclusion of company's two-day "summit :ting," held here. 'he unprecedented gathering of ( Continued on page 3 ) s TelePrompTer Plans >sed Circuit TV Net Special to THE DAILY HILADELPHIA, July 28.-Irving Sahn, president of TelePrompTer, a luncheon meeting of public tions men here today that his ipany has filed a long-lines api ation with A. T. & T. to set up : eight-city, closed circuit television vork. elePrompTer has had the closed i uit television rights to the last ( ;ral heavyweight championship 1 ts. It also operates community i ;nna TV systems in the West. ACE to Streamline Its Organization in Field Special to THE DAILY VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 28. —The American Congress of Exhibitors is planning a structural reorganization in the field so that every exhibitor can get his suggestions for action before the ACE executive committee promptly, Emanuel Frisch, ACE representative, told the Virginia MPTA convention here today. "When this plan is announced," Frisch said, "we hope that all of you will feel free to present your suggestions to improve our business." Selig to Stage TO A Showmanship Session Robert W. Selig of Denver, executive vice-president of National Theatres and Television, will stage the showmanship conference at the 13th annual convention of Theatre Owners of America at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Sept. 13-16, it was announced yesterday by Albert M. Pickus, TOA president. Instead of the customary keynote address and lengthy board and committee reports which normally open a convention, TOA's session will open Tuesday morning, Sept. 13, with (Continued on page 2) AB-PT Plans to Build In Lincoln Center Here The general offices of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, as well as the radio and television studios of its subsidiary, American Broadcasting Co., will be housed in a 40-story building to be a part of the new Lincoln Center. The project (Continued on page 3) Frisch Tells Va. Convention: ACE Taking Fight Vs. Pay-TV to Congress Intimates Nation's Theatres Will Be Used To Enlist Public Aid; Boosts Production Special to THE DAILY VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., July 28.-The American Congress of Exhibitors plans to resort to its constitutional right to petition Congress in its fight against commercial establishment of pay television, Emanuel Frisch, Randforce Thea 17 Committee Chairmen To Serve L.A. Museum From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, July 28. Chairmen of 17 committees for the Hollywood Motion Picture and Television Museum Commission were announced today by Sol Lesser, chairman of the Los Angeles County-sponsored body, which is beginning its second year of operation. The chairmen are: Sidney Solow, (Continued on page 2) Hear Shopping Centers Plan to Add Theatres Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, July 28.-Construction of a number of theatres in Southern shopping centers is planned, according to reports which reached Clayton G. Pantages, 20th-Fox Albany branch manager, during his recent tour of that company's exchanges on a salesbookings promotion drive. Pantages, who will visit the 20thFox home office in New York next (Continued on page 3) tres executive of New York, told the Virginia Motion Picture Theatre Assn. convention here today. He indicated the plan included a n a t i o n wide drive through the theatres to enlist the public against pay TV. Frisch, a former president of Metropolitan Motion Picture Theatre Assn. of New York, who represented (Continued on page 5) Emanuel Frisch Say 'Million Dollar Movie1 Popularity Proves Public Still Loves the Cinema People still love to go to the movies, even when they are at home watching television. That is why, WOR-TV concludes, its "Million Dollar Movie," nearing its seventh anniversary here, is a program leader, according to a recent rating analysis. "A good deal of the success of 'Million Dollar Movie' lies in the selection of films, their timing over the year, the editing that maintains the basic story line of the film, and the programming rhythm that balances comedy against drama, action against musical, adventure against epic," a station spokesman said. A capsule example of the year's efforts is exemplified this week in the programming of "Album Week," a special seven days wherein seven (Continued on page 4) Catholic Film Group Ends Vienna Meeting Special to THE DAILY VIENNA, July 28.-Montreal, Canada, has been selected as the site of the next study congress of the International Catholic Office for Motion Pictures in 1962. The theme of the congress will be recruiting of Catholics in the movie and television industries. Following this year's congress here, the group re-elected its president, Msgr. Jean Bernard of Luxembourg, and all members of its board of directors. It also increased the board to 11 members by adding representatives from Argentina and Canada. The next meeting of the board was set for the autumn. The organization also added two new members, the Philippines and the British colony of Mauritius. This brought total membership to 48. TELEVISION TODAY— page 4