Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

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2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, October 4, 1960 PERSONAL MENTION JOSEPH R. VOGEL, president of *J M-G-M, and Charlton Heston, star of "Ben-Hur," are in Rome for the opening of the picture there. • Benjamin Kalmenson, Warner Brothers executive vice-president, and Wolfe Cohen, president of Warner Brothers International Corp., arrive here today from England aboard the "Queen Elizabeth." • Billy Wilder arrived here at the weekend from Hollywood. • Bob Dorfman, Buena Vista exploitation manager, leaves here today for Denver. • Mischa Kallis, art director of the West Coast office of Charles Schlaifer & Co., arrived here yesterday for meetings with agency executives and executives of Universal Pictures. • Producer Stanley Donen and Mrs. Donen arrive here today from England aboard the "Queen Elizabeth." • Robert M. Sternburg, president of New England Theatres, Inc., has returned to Boston from Hartford. • Frank Mantzke, president of Northwest Allied Theatres, is scheduled to return to his Minneapolis office this week following an illness. • Ted Mann, head of Mann Theatres, is back in Minneapolis following a vacation in Montana. • Writer-director Jules Dassin left here yesterday for Hollywood. • Ernie Grossman, Warner Brothers exploitation and promotion manager, left here yesterday for Cincinnati. • Van Fox, director of NBC-TV, is in Detroit from here today. • Producer William Goetz will arrive here today from London via B.O.A.C. NEW YORK THEATRES i — RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL — i Rockefeller Center • Ci 6-4600 THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS ROBERT PRESTON • DOROTHY McGUIRE A WARNER BROS. PICTURE in TECHNICOLOR ON STAGE "THREE CHEERS" & "KOL NIDREI" 20th-Fox Forms Sales Cabinet ( Continued branch managers anywhere in the U.S. or Canada, he said. It was pointed out that the cabinet will be ready to work on the 60 pictures 20th-Fox plans to release in 1961, "the largest schedule in the company's history." The schedule calls for three top films each month, he noted. Of the six cabinet members, five are being promoted to new posts in the Fox sales organization. Norris emphasized that each man in his dealings will represent the general sales manager and will have full powers to deal with exhibitors. The cabinet will be composed of Martin Moskowitz, assistant general sales manager; Robert Conn, Chicago branch manager; Abe Dickstein, branch manager in New York; Tom McCleaster, Dallas branch manager; Peter Myers, manager-director of 20th-Fox in Canada; and Clayton from page 1 ) Pantages, branch manager in Albany. Replacements for the five branch managers will be announced at a later date, Norris said. Headed by Moskowitz, each of the remaining cabinet members, with the exception of Pantages, has been assigned a geographical area of responsibility. The midwest will be under Conn; Dickstein will take the eastern part of the country; McCleaster will service the south and west; and Myers will be responsible for Canadian branches. Coordination of advertising, promotion and booking of special or "exploitation" pictures will be handled across the country by Pantages, who will work in conjunction with vicepresident Charles Einfield and exploitation director Rodney Bush. Pantages will travel extensively to discuss sales campaigns with exhibitors prior to release of these films. Three Re-elected to IFIDA Committee The re-election of Richard Brandt, president of Trans-Lux Distributing Corp.; Daniel Frankel, Zenith International president; and Jack Ellis, head of Ellis Films, Inc., to the governing committee of Independent Film Importers and Distributors of America, Inc., was announced here yesterday by the group's executive director Michael F. Mayer. The results were reported following the counting of mail-in ballots, Mayer disclosed. He added that a secretary and treasurer for the company will be elected at the Oct. 19 board of director's meeting. Ira D. Beck, United Artists Associated's Latin American television supervisor, arrived in New York yesterday for a week of home office conferences. • Mrs. Otto Preminger, the former Hope Bryce, fashion model, gave birth to twins, Mark and Victoria, at Doctor's Hospital here yesterday, while Preminger was attending a first New York screening of his "Exodus" for United Artists executives at the Warner Theatre. • Eddie Solomon, Embassy Pictures vice-president, left here for Los Angeles this morning. • Joseph L. Mankiewicz left New York yesterday for Moscow for the opening of 20th-Fox's "All About Eve" there. • Fortunat Baronat, foreign publicity director for Universal Pictures, has returned here from Venezuela. Big Crowd at Variety 'Night at Races' Here Nearly 1,000 motion picture industryites and their guests attended New York Variety Club's "Night at the Races" sponsored last night by Tent No. 35 at Yonker's Raceway. The proceeds of the event will go to the Tent's Bill Corum Fund for the purpose of building playgrounds for the handicapped children of New York. Among the celebrities who attended last night's races were Virginia Graham, Morey Amsterdam, Harvey Stone, Sophie Tucker, Dorothy Kilo-alien and Leo Durocher. New Sidney-Col. Pact HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 3.-Columbia Pictures has entered into a new releasing deal with George Sidney Productions, Inc., it was announced by Samuel J. Briskin, Columbia's vice-president in charge of West Coast activities. The new deal will commence upon expiration of Sidney's current contract with Columbia, which ends in spring of 1962. Under the new pact, George Sidney will direct as well as produce pictures made by his independent production company with Lillian Burns as co-producer. Academy Elects Karp HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 3.-The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has elected John H. Karp second vicepresident. Karp fills the vacancy created by Valentine Davies moving up to Academy president from first vicepresident, and Wendell R. Corey to first vice-president from second vicepresident upon the death of the late Academy president, B. B. Kahane. City of Paris Will Honor Vogel Saturday The City of Paris will officially honor Joseph R. Vogel, president ol MGM, when Paris' Mayor Julien Tar dieu presents him with the Greal Medal and Honor Scroll on Saturday The event will climax the series of events heralding the debut of "Ben Hur," which is set to premiere Friday at the Gaumont-Palace Theatre Charlton Heston, the star of "BenHur," will be among the guests attending the ceremonies honoring Vogel. He will be joined by Glenn Ford and Charles Boyer, two of the stars of "The Four Horsemen." : STATEMENT REQUIRED BY THE AO OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AS AMENDE!) BY THE ACTS OF MARCH 3, 1933, JULY 2, 1946, AND JUNE 11, 1960 (74 STAT. 208) SHOWING THE OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION Of Motion Picture Daily, published dail> (except Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays) at New York, N. Y., for October li, 1960. 1. The names and addresses of the pub lisher, editor, managing editor, and businesmanager are: Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Martin Quigley, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New] York City; Editor, Sherwin Kane, 1270 Sixtl Avenue, New York City; Managing editor James D. Ivers, 1270 Sixth Avenue, Newj York City; Business manager, Theo. J. Sul livan, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York Cityjf 2. The owner is: (If owned by a corpora tion, its name and address must be statec and also immediately thereunder the name and addresses of stockholders owning oi holding 1 percent or more of total amount of stock. If not owned by a corporation, thij "0 names and addresses of the individual owner-, must be given. If owned by a partnership oi, other unincorporated firm, its name and ad dress, as well as that of each individua member, must be given.) Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, New1 York City; Martin J. Quigley, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York City; Gertrude S. Quig ley, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York Cityi Martin Quigley, Jr., 1270 Sixth Avenue. New York City. 3. The known bondholders, mortgagees) and other security holders owning or hold( ing 1 percent or more of total amount oil bonds, mortgages, or other securities are (If H there are none, so state.) None. 4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 include, in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or corporation for whom' such trustee is acting; also the statements in, the two paragraphs show the affiant's full knowledge and belief as to the circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders who do not appear upon the . books of the company as trustees, hold stock p and securities in a capacity other than tha of a bona fide owner. 5. The average number of copies of each |l issue of this publication sold or distributed.' through the mails or otherwise, to paid subscribers during the 12 months preceding the date shown above was: (This information is} required by the act of June 11, 1960, to be included in all statements regardless of frequency of issue.) 5,349. Theo J. Sullivan, (Signature of business manager. )j_ Sworn to and subscribed before me thisll1" 16th day of September, I960. (seal) Frank E. Marra 1 n (My commission expires March 30, 1962)1 '( I to FILMACK SPECIAL TRAILERS LEAD THE FIELD! Way Out In Front For Quality, Fast Service and Showmanship. I, ' H • i :':! MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V. Fecke, Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood Bureau, 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, 4, Bear St. Leicester Square, W. 2. Hope Williams Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; William Pay, News Editor. Correspondents in the principal capitals of the world. 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