Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

isday, November 1, 1960 Motion Picture Daily ode Show Exhibitors Golden Urges Festival Support if tor Chicago Meet Lrhe Conrad Hilton Hotel, Chicago, il be the site for National Associaij i of Concessionaire's annual conLtion and trade show, being held itly this year with Allied States, [v. 6-9. 'There will be many exhibitors of [jatre equipment in the show, in Ijhtion to displays of concession )plies," according to H. E. Chrisj.n, Cretors and Company, Nash le, NAC's general convention chair !lBallantyne Co., Omaha, will show ' complete line of drive-in theatre uipment, and the new Flavorcrisp assure fryer which is being introced to the concession trade. International Seat Division of lion City Body Co., Union City, diana, will be represented by its '.es manager, Bill Toney, and will 'splay auditorium seating equip";nt. Eprad, Inc., Toledo, will disay the Hotshot Heater for outdoor teatres; complete speaker line and 'r and boxoffice accounting systems. rn McSorley and Al Boudouris will | in charge. Go-Karts a Feature oPressweld, Inc., Sebring, Ohio, and mplex Mfg. Co., New Orleans, La., ill show models of Go-Karts. Booth ill be manned by E. D. Walker and lex Tiliakos, respectively. Stanford Industries, Oaklawn, 111., ill exhibit its Bernz-O-Matic Flatness in-car heaters, and car counters nder the direction of Stanford S. ohlberg and Morton Kohlberg. LeRoy Roberts, Romar Vide Cornany, Chetek, Wis., will be assisted t his display by Jerry Pyle and Amid Meilahn and will show stainless eel outdoor advertising signs; indoor gns and bulletin boards. National Screen Service, New York City, will display their trailers and cce'ssories. Burt Robbins will be in harge. Bowling Lanes an Item Brunswick Corporation, Chicago jider the direction of C. L. Ellison, lational dealer sales manager, will jiscuss conversion of theatres into proitable bowling lane operations, and lave photos showing such converions. American Trampoline Company, efferson, Iowa, will have complete ^formation on the new trampoline :enters. Leo Gordon will be in charge. Nissen Trampoline Co., Cedar aapids, Iowa, who recently joined ]\(AC, will have trampolines for Fun Spots, and Don W. Bullard and D. T. Sullivan will discuss these installa (Continued from page 1) Jfilmack of the civilized world. The U.S. motion picture industry and government should send the very best examples of our films and the most outstanding film personalities to participate in these festivals. Every appropriate effort to assure this goal is a prime requisite." Golden reports that although few "stars of the first magnitude" came to the 10th anniversary Berlin festival, "by contrast, film businessmen came in heavy numbers and stayed." Associations Well Represented Among important figures attending, said Golden,, were the directors of the national motion picture trade associations of the U.S., Britain, France, Spain, Japan, Germany, and Italy, as well as numbers of distributors, buyers and producers— "a sign of the festival's increasing commercial importance." As Golden sees it, "those who believe that films, oddly enough, ought to be the proper stars of film festivals got some encouragement this year. The quality of the features shown was certainly better than last year. Emphasis was on social themes. The rights of the individual versus the conformist demands of the group were upheld in both 'Angry Silence' and 'Inherit the Wind,' the British and the American entries. Top Films Called Excellent "But it cannot be denied that the range of the films shown, including many from lands whose film industries are in their infancy, does make for a certain tediousness, no matter how exotic the fare. The top contenders, however, were all superior films. "In part, this can be ascribed to the wise use of the festival management's power to invite films. Three of the six films so invited also won the jury's approval and received prizes. The final tabulation revealed that, all in all, 24 features, four feature-length documentaries and 51 shorts were shown in competition and another six features and one short were presented hors concours, not to mention the retrospective showing of the 10 grand prize winners of the previous years. Conscientious moviegoers among the festival attenders had every reason to be eye-sore and seat-weary." Eight Pictures from U.S. The U.S. was represented by eight films, Golden reports. The Motion Picture Export Association nominated the official entry, "Inherit the Wind,'' and the festival invited "Wild River." Also invited was "Jungle Cat," a feature-documentary, and the short "Rhapsody of Steel." "Village Sunday" and "Mysteries of the Deep' were other American shorts shown, as well as the 1925 Harold Lloyd comedy, "The Freshman" and the USIA re-make of the Curt Cartel film, "Building the New World." Golden comments that "a number of functions and events highlighted the American participation. Among them was the MPEA midnight Wild West Barbecue for over 500 guests at the Hilton Hotel, at which Eric Johnston, president of the MPEA, was host. Leading delegates, officials, film executives, actors and journalists attended. As this was a sit-down dinner, everyone attending felt it was the best party of the festival." Golden reports that the "the MPEA dinner was preceded earlier that same evening by the premiere of 'Wild River' which was attended by Miss Jo Van Fleet, who was given warm applause for her demanding role in that film," said Golden, and added: "United Artists also sponsored a highly successful midnight buffet supper for 400 at the Hilton following the presentation of 'Inherit the Wind' on the second evening of the festival. Stanley Kramer was the host and Gene Kelly, Donna Anderson and Paul Hartman were honor guests. "Another successful American event was a special luncheon for other country representatives hosted by the U.S. delegate, Nathan D. Golden, which was attended by Eric Johnston, Cary Grant and Harold Lloyd. Countries represented at this luncheon were Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Malaya, Spain, Sudan, France, Austria, Finland, Japan, The Netherlands, Nigeria, Iraq and the Philippines." Other American events were the premiere of Disney's "Jungle Cat," with an excellent response from the public and good reviews from the press, and the unpublicized but eagerly sought-after private luncheons and receptions in Eric Johnston's suite, Golden notes. PEOPLE James H. Nicholson, president of American International Pictures, and William G. Reich, vice-president of AIP Export Corp., will discuss the company's future production plans at home and abroad at a luncheon for the press a Sardi's on Thursday. □ Otto Preminger was guest of honor in absentia at a film distributors and theatre owners' reception at the Sheraton-Belvedere Hotel, Baltimore. The producer was interviewed via longdistance telephone. The occasion served to announce that his "Exodus," will open in Baltimore on Dec. 18 at one of the JF theatres. □ Kenneth J. Graham has resigned as house manager of the Storrowton Music Fair, feature of the Eastern States Exposition at West Springfield, Mass., to join the house staff of the Rivoli Theatre here. He formerly operated the Jefferson Theatre in Springfield. □ Connie De Nave, public relations consultant, has moved to larger quarters here at 200 West 57th Street. □ Jay W. MacFarland has retired from National Screen Service in Minneapolis and will be succeeded by Jack Greenberg. MacFarland will be guest of honor at the regular December meeting of Variety Club, Tent No. 12. Int'l Exhibitor Union ( Continued from page 1 ) thought steps should be taken to control the showing of feature films on television and ensure that the films that are released to television are "suitable and salutary." They were asked to take and maintain all possible measures to preserve, in each country, the vital interests of exhibitors. , While some delegates underlined the necessity for a new look at film techniques and policies, they urged that producers should maintain the flow of films in the traditional formats. The meeting also expressed the view that the film industry could only overcome its present difficulties and continue in existence if cinema taxes were abolished everywhere. Atlantis Sets Two Atlantis Films has set "Prisoners of the Congo" and "The Amazing Mr. Callaghan" for immediate release and is readying additional films for showing at intervals before Feb. 1, Harold Splro, general sales manager, announced. Both were produced and directed by Willy Rozier. Name Sternburg ( Continued from page 1 ) New Hampshire Theatres, continues as chairman of the board. Frank C. Lydon of Milton was reappointed executive secretary for the ensuing year. Other officers elected were: vicepresidents: Edward S. Canter, American Theatres; William H. Elder, Northeast Division manager, Loew's Theatres; Jay Golden, RKO Theatres; Pinanski; James Totman, Stanley Warner; and Theodore Fleisher, Interstate Theatres. Stanley Sumner was re-elected treasurer. Board of directors: Walter A. Brown, president, Boston Garden and Arena; James Bracken, Stanley Warner; Richard Dobbyn, Maine and New Hampshire Theatres; Chester L. Stoddard, New England Theatres; Philip J. Smith, Smith Management; Frank C. Lydon. At the session, a citation was awarded to Martin J. Mullin, outgoing president. FACTS OF LIFE Made clear A fully-illustrated manual explaining the Facts of Life in frank, non-technical detail, will be mailed free in plain wrapping upon receipt of request. JOY THROUGH HOPE. Boom 1206. 729 Seventh Ave.. N.T.C.