Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

2 Motion Picture Daily PERSONAL MENTION WILLIAM SARTORI, assistant to the president of Allied Artists International Corp., returned to New York yesterday from Europe. • John Vizzabd, Production Code Administration staff officer, has entered St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, Cal., for treatment of an illness contracted during a recent trip to Mexico. • John Rossi, of the Essex Theatre, Port Henry, N. Y., has returned there from Albany with Mrs. Rossi and their daughter. • D. L. Buzbee, owner of the Ritz Theatre, Dadeville, Ala., has returned there from Atlanta. Mrs. Ely Landau has given birth to a son, Jon, at Mt. Sinai Hospital here. Father is chairman of the board of National Telefilm Associates. • William M. Wetsman, son of the late Frank Wetsman, a partner in W. & W. Theatres, Detroit, will be married there in the autumn to Jan Brown. • Cliff Hall, of the El Rancho Drive-in Theatre, Palatine Bridge, N. Y., has resumed his duties there following recovery from pneumonia. • Pearl Moos, for many years booker for Columbia Pictures in Atlanta, is recuperating from surgery. 'Unchained' in U.K. (Continued from page 1) has broken all-time records and others are expected to topple as further reports come in. The producer was greeted with the good news on his arrival here and because of the excellent returns he decided to return to New York tomorrow instead of continuing a tour of provincial theatres. Commenting on the grosses so far, Levine said, "This is a demonstration of what a united team can do when fired with the proper enthusiasm. I owe a debt of gratitude to the whole Associated British Organisation from D. J. Goodlatte, the managing director, down to the lowliest theatre manager. They believed in my picture and 'sold' it to their audiences." Levine, who spent a record 60,000 pounds to promote "Unchained," said he will increase the advertising budget even more for his next two pictures here. He said he proposes investing 150,000 pounds on preliminary advertising at least six months in advance of release of the new films. EDITORIAL. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE I) provision of separate housing for them will free such quarters for needed additional space for new patients. The remaining $400,000 being sought in the O'Donnell Memorial Year campaign is earmarked for the current yearly costs of operating the hospital and clinical laboratories. • The hospital, which cares for industry members and members of their families suffering from diseases of the chest, is truly "the industry's own." Its magnificent work in providing the finest care for its patients in pleasant surroundings is attested to by hundreds who have experienced it and returned to their families and work, and by the hundreds from all branches of the industry who have been fortunate enough to make the annual visit with the hospital's directors to Will Rogers. Further recommending the participation of all in this year's campaign is the goal of new research facilities to further the hospital's important search, among other things, for a vaccine that some day may make tuberculosis a rare or even unknown disease. That the new laboratories will be a Bob O'Donnell memorial, is an especially fitting tribute to the memory of a man whose outstanding showmanship capabilities were exceeded only by his humanitarianism and affection for his industry and those within it. He was one of that select group who labored untiringly for the welfare of the hospital over the years. The 1960 goal of $1,000,000 will not be an easy one to attain. It will require the help of all. Above everything, it must have audience collections. Do your share. And do it now. Vogel Talks of MGM's Record, Outlook Today From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 3.-Joseph R. Vogel, M-G-M president, will discuss the bright financial picture of the company at a luncheon meeting of the Los Angeles Society of Security Analysts tomorrow in the Biltmore Hotel here. Vogel will talk about his company's current high earning record, and good prospects for M-G-M and the entertainment industry. Name Chairmen for V.C. Tent 35 'Races' Event Chairmen for New York Variety Club Tent No. 35's "Night at the Races" event on Oct. 3 have been appointed by Harry Brandt, chief barker. Walt Framer has been named overall chairman. Others are as follows: tickets chairman, Morris Sanders; exhibitor chairman, Irving Dollinger; distribution chairman, James Velde; exchanges chairman, Harold Zeltner; laboratories chairman, Saul Jeffee; arrangements chairman, Martin Levine and Charles Alicoate; independent distributors, George Waldman, and television chairman, Sam Cook Digges. Framer and Jack Levine have been appointed liaisons between Tent No. 35 and the newly formed sports division of the tent, of which Dan Daniel of the World-Telegram is chairman, 'Ocean's 11' ( Continued from page 1 ) mobilized their forces for crowd-control duty and all police leaves were cancelled for the day and night to assure smooth handling of the premiere ceremonies, which included a mammoth "New Year's Eve" block party on Fremont Street, adjoining the theatre. A huge throng jammed the vicinity of the Fremont Theatre to see Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson, Richard Conte, Cesar Romero, Patrice Wymore, Joey Bishop, Henry Silva and other stars of the film arrive at the theatre and participate in the lobby ceremonies. Father of Taplinger John Taplinger, 84, retired manufacturer and investor, and father of Robert S. Taplinger, public relations counselor and former advertising-publicity director of Warner Brothers, died here yesterday. Other survivors include his widow, Sophye Taplinger; a second son, Sylvan, and two daughters, Mrs. Robert Rodner and Mrs. George Gottlieb. Services will be held at Riverside Chapel this afternoon. Interment will be private. and Max Kase of the Journal-American is co-chairman. The chairmen will meet Tuesday at Sardi's to set further plans. Foreign Films Don't 'Threaten' US.: l/ppe> From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 3. " croachments of foreign films threaten, according to pessimists, undercut the American-made film, it skating on thin ice, as far as woo the public away from Hollyw.: product is concerned," Robert ] pert, liaison between Associated ] ducers, Inc., and 20th Century-1 ! said yesterday in an interview hi here. "The foreign-made film has an | peal to many people in America, ther second-generation immigrants', the country of origin, or those learn the language, whether Japanese, I ian, French, German, or Spanish. , other segment of the audience c sists of intellectuals. Points to Small Cars, Radio "But in no way do foreign fii threaten the position of leaders! held by screenplays made in Ha wood. If strong competition develd American ingenuity and know-h will meet it squarely. The tremend j vogue for foreign cars didn't can the automobile manufacturers Michigan to close up shop. They b a line of compacts that are now joying their own tremendous vog When the doom croakers foretold end of radio, predicting that it wo> be done in by television, America s a renewed interest in both AM i FM created by the brains of the dustry who analyzed the potential s then made it work." Hollywood is on a bigger-than-e production schedule, according Lippert, who is producing 20 featu for 1960-61, including the G* Stratton Porter novel, "Freckle "Desire in the Dust," "The Hi Powered Rifle," "Secret of the Pun, Reefs," "Squad Car," and five ad tional screenplays for 20th Centu:, Fox release. Overture for 'Sunrise' A six-minute musical overture \> precede all showings of Dore Schar production of "Sunrise at Cam] bello" for Warner Brothers. The ovi ture was arranged and conducted Leo Arnaud and consists of six poj lar songs of the 1921-24 period of t film, which will have its world pi miere Sept. 28 at the RKO Pala Theatre here. Weinstein's Father Funeral services were held on Tu' day for Rubin Weinstein, 80, fatl of Jack R. Weinstein, district mi ager for Century Circuit Theatt The senior Weinstein died Monday his home, following a lengthy illne In addition to his son, survivors i elude his wife Bess; and a daught Ruth. MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V. Feci, Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood Hure< Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone HOllywood 7-2145; Washington, E. H. Kahn, 996 National Press Bldg., Washington, 4, D. C; London Bureau, Bear St Leicester Square, W. 2. Hope Williams Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; William Pay, News Editor. 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