Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Monday, October 10, 1£ Second Chance (Continued from page 1) culated Denver Catholic Register. The engagement has been heavily publicized by the Register, and the results will be watched with interest by the industry. Selig, who conducted the opening showmanship session at the annual convention of the Theatre Owners of America in Los Angeles in midSeptember, said he returned to his Denver office "to be confronted with the same type of problem we had been discussing at the convention." He said the influential Register had protested that "Conspiracy" had literally been "sluffed" in Denver, playing as the minor part of a double-feature program, and had been advertised in a manner which it said gave the public a misconception of the picture, presenting it as a shock drama rather than a story of the work of nuns in rescuing Jewish orphans from Italian prisons during World War II. Selig said that he immediately contacted the Catholic Register and acknowledged to the paper that his circuit had made an error in judgment in its backing and advertising of the film. From the discussions came the suggestion that the picture be rebooked as a top feature. This idea was accepted by Fox InterMountain, with the Ogden Theatre engagement resulting. Selig declared that the incident "demonstrated the point made again and again at the TOA convention discussions on the subject: we must maintain active and continuing contacts with all media at all times. We must not permit criticism and challenge—whether we're guilty or not— to go unattended. "The re-play of 'Conspiracy of Hearts' and whatever boxoffice results it brings is secondary to the issue," Selig added. "Important is this example of meeting head-on our problems and trying to turn them into opportunities." In a first page editorial, the Register declared "Clean Movie's Return Will Be A Public Test," praised Selig and his organization for admitting the film was not properly presented the first time, and urging public support of the return engagement. In an amusement page article in the same edition, the paper ran a three-column story on the return engagement, a plot synopsis, a twocolumn scene still, and concluded: "Here is an instance where Denver theatre officials are exerting efforts to answer the public's call for decent and entertaining movies. Will Catholics respond? This will be the test." ABC Vending Dividend ABC Vending Corp. has declared a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents on the common stock, payable on Nov. 25, to stockholders of record Nov. 10, plus a two per cent stock dividend payable Jan. 20, 1961, to stockholders of record Jan. 6, 1961. 'Sellout' Predicted for Concession Trade Show Special to THE DAILY CHICAGO, Oct. 9. A recent spurt of interest in display space at the 1960 National Concessions Industry's trade show insures a complete "sell-out," according to Russell Fifer, NAC executive director and trade show administrator. National Association of Concessionaires and Allied States Association will hold a joint convention at the Conrad Hilton Hotel here, Nov. 6-9, in conjunction with the National Concessions Industry's trade show. In setting the exhibit hours for the trade show, one evening session has been included in order that the opening "house of friendship" cocktail party can be held in the exhibit hall from 6 to 8 P.M. on Monday, Nov. 7. The trade show with exhibits of many new products and services will officially open on Sunday, Nov. 6, from 2 to 6 P.M. On Monday, Nov. 7, the exhibits will open at 9 A.M. until 12:30 P.M., and again in the evening with the social event. Tuesday, Nov. 8, exhibit hours will be from 9 A.M. until 12 noon at which time trade show exhibitors will be guests at a luncheon and program. The final exhibit hall hours will be Wednesday, Nov. 9, from 2 to 6 P.M. S.W. Theatre Books 'Grass' in Hollywood From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 6.-Inaugurating a new policy for the exclusive showing of top product, the Stanley Warner Wiltern Theatre has booked "The Grass Is Greener," romantic comedy starring Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum and Jean Simmons, as its initial attraction, opening Dec. 23. Announcement of the Christmas-holiday booking was made by Pat R. Notaro, West Coast zone manager for Stanley Warner Theatres, and by Universal, the distributor. Academy Changes ( Continued from page 1 ) heeded, and added that the latest move was in line with their "arbitrary inconsistencies of sounding like a smoke filled back room at a political convention." Italian producers have notified IFIDA representatives of their support of the IFIDA stand, Brandt said. He added that he could find no one who understands them (the Academy's rule board) or can explain their reasons." "I don't understand what the Academy is trying to do," Brandt continued, "unless they are trying to become completely international. If that is the case they will have to allow voting by members from every picture producing country and I doubt that they would consider that." Brandt went on to say that it was becoming increasingly difficult to work with foreign producers because they could not understand why their films were not being considered by the Academy for awards. FORTHCOMING RELEASES ABBREVIATIONS: AA, Allied Artists; AIP, American International Pictures; BV, Buena Vista; Col, Columbia; MGM, MetroGcldwyn-Mayer; Par, Paramount; 20-Fox, 20th Century-Fox; UA, United Artists; Uni, Universal; WB, Warner Bros.; c, co/or; cs, CinemaScope, te, Techirama; vv, VistaVision; rs, Regalscope. ► OCTOBER AA — TIME BOMB: Curt Jurgens, Mylene Demongeot AA— BLOODY BROOD: Barbara Lord, Jack Bett AA— SEREGENTI SHALL NOT DIE, c: Documentary AIP— THE ROUGH AND THE SMOOTH: Nadja Tiller, Tony Britton AIP— JOURNEY TO THE LOST CITY, c: Debra Paget, Paul Christian BV— JUNGLE CAT, c: True-Life Adventure BV— TEN WHO DARED, c: John Beal, Brian Keith COL— I AIM AT THE STARS: Curt Jurgens, Victoria Shaw COL— LET NO MAN WRITE MY EPITAPH: Burl Ives, Shelley Winters COL— I'M ALL RIGHT JACK: Peter Sellers MGM— KEY WITNESS: Jeffrey Hunter, Pot Crowley MGM— WHERE THE HOT WIND BLOWS: Gina Lollobrigida, Yves Montand PAR— THE SAVAGE INNOCENTS, c, te: Anthony Quinn, Yoko Tani 20-FOX— THE BATTLE OF AUSTERLITZ, c, cs: Leslie Caron, Rossano Brazzi 20-FOX— DESIRE IN THE DUST, cs: Raymond Burr, Martha Hyer 20-FOX— SECRETS OF THE PURPLE REEF, c, cs: Peter Folk UA— THE ALAMO, c, todd-AO: John Wayne, Richard Widmark WB— SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO, c: Ralph Bellamy, Greer Garson WB— THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS, c: Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire WB— GIRL OF THE NIGHT: Anne Francis, John Kerr ► NOVEMBER AA— HEROES DIE YOUNG: Erika Peters, Robert Getz AA— THE UNFAITHFULS: Gina Lollobrigida, May Britt AA— THE PLUNDERERS: Jeff Chandler, John Saxon AIP— KONGA, c: Michael Gough, Jess Conrad COL— SURPRISE PACKAGE: Yul Brynner, Mitzi Gaynor COL— HELL IS A CITY: Stanley Baker, Maxine Audley COL — JAZZ BOAT, cs: Anthony Newley, Anne Aubrey MGM— BUTTERFIELD EIGHT, c, cs: Elizabeth Taylor, Laurence Harvey MGM— GORGO, c: William Trovers, William Sylvester PAR— G.I. BLUES, c: Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse 20-FOX— CIRCLE OF DECEPTION cs: Bradford Dillman, Suzy Parker 20-FOX— NORTH TO ALASKA, cs, c: John Wayne, Capucine 20-FOX— DOUBLE TROUBLE, cs: Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall 20-FOX— TESS OF THE STORM COUNTRY, c, cs: Diane Baker, Lee Philips UA— INHERIT THE WIND: Spencer Tracy, Fredric March (special dates) UA— THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, c: Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach UNI— MIDNIGHT LACE, c: Doris Day, Rex Harrison WB— THE SUNDOWNERS, c: Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum ► DECEMBER AA— HEROD THE GREAT, c: Edmund Purdom, Sylvia Lopez AA — DONDI: David Janssen, Patti Page AIP— GOLIATH AND THE DRAGON, c: Mark Forest, Brodrick Crawford BV— SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, c: Dorothy McGuire, John Mills COL— THE THREE WORLDS OF GULLIVER, c: Kerwin Mathews, Jo Morrow COL— THE WACKIEST SHIP IN THE ARMY, c: Jack Lemmon, Ricky Nelson COL— PLEASE TURN OVER: Ted Ray, Jean Kent MGM— CIMARRON, c, cs: Glenn Ford, Maria Schell MGM — MAGIC BOY, c: feature-length cartoon PAR— THE WORLD OF SUSIE WONG, c: William Holden, Nancy Kwan PAR— CINDERFELLA, c: Jerry Lewis, Judith Anderson PAR — A BREATH OF SCANDAL, c: Sophia Loren, Maurice Chevalier 20-FOX— FLAMING STAR, c, cs: Elvis Presley 20-FOX— ESTHER AND THE KING, c, cs: Joan Collins, Richard Egan 20-FOX— THE WIZARD OF BAGDAD, c, cs: Dick Shawn, Diane Baker UA — EXODUS, c, Panavision 70: Paul Newman, Eva Marie Saint (special dates) UA— FACTS OF LIFE: Bob Hope, Lucille Ball NT&T Remodeling ( Continued from page 1 ) theatre operations, and J. Walter Bantau, construction and purchasing director, are presently active in conducting a survey of the circuit's houses which will be remodeled. Renovation program will include new floors, seats, spacing of seats to assure greater patron comfort, lenses and installation of 70mm projection equipment in many theatres. 'Hot9 Press Kits Out Elaborate press kits for Joseph Levine's "Where the Hot Wii Blows!" are being distribut throughout the United States ai Canada. The special kits are bei sent to M-G-M field exploitati representative, special Embassy Pi tures area coordinators, and major ci cuit and independent exhibitors. The picture will open in 652 the tres the week of Nov. 6.