Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, November 9, ljjl PERSONAL MENTION A Montague, Columbia Pictures • executive vice-president; Leo Jaffe, first vice-president and treasuier; Rube Jackter, vice-president and general manager, and M. Rothman, executive vice-president of Cohunbia International, left New York yesterday for Hollywood. • Joseph E. Levine, president of Embassy Pictures, left New York on Monday for Raly. • L. W. Davee, president of Century Projector Corp., left here on Monday for Chicago. • Frank Mantzke, president of Northwest Allied Theatres, is in Chicago today from Minneapolis. • Ted Krassner, Paramount Pictures home office executive, is in Chicago from New York for the Allied States convention. • James V. Frew, Southern division manager for Continental Distributing, Atlanta, has returned there from New Orleans. • Nancy Kwan, who has the tile role in Paramount's "The World of Suzie Wong," has arrived in New York from Hollywood. • Monte Berman, chairman of the Variety Club of Great Britain, and Mrs. Berman arrived in New York from England yesterday aboard the "Queen Mary." • Louis Mitchell, buyer, booker and Variety Club crewman in Detroit, is hospitalized in Ann Arbor for minor surgery. • Tom Grogan, resident manager at the Strand Theatre, Perakos circuit unit in Thompsonville, Ga., has resumed his duties there following brief hospitalization. gems of \. showmanship!... CEA,WhileCondemmngToll-TV,Urges Exhibitors Take Part in Any Test From THE DAILY Bureau LONDON, Nov. 8.-While outright opposition to toll-tv is the main recommendation of a Cinematograph Exhibitors Association report on the subject, the Association, at the same time, urges exhibitor participation if the Government's Pilkington Committee decides that toll-tv should be introduced here. Another of the CEA's proposals is that facilities should be granted for the industry's own purposes in relation to television programs in theatres on closed circuit. If the Pilkington Committee decides in favor of toll-tv, exhibitors, stresses the report, must fight against large single television monopolies and request participation on favorable terms. The report contends that if toll-tv comes into being the cinema industry is best equipped to take on the new role. CEA branches have been discussing this report and it comes before the CEA's General Council tomorrow. If approved, it will then be passed on to the Pilkington Committee. by national screen servi Matofsky on Publicity For Levine 'Aladdin' Harvey Matofsky has been appointed production publicity coordinator for the filming of Joseph E. Levine's "The Wonders of Aladdin," is was announced by Edward S. Feldman, publicity director for Embassy Pictures. Matofsky has resigned from the publicity staff of United Artists to accept the new post. He will leave for Rome shortly for pre-production conferences on the film which begins shooting Dec. 1, in Tunis. During the filming Matofsky will coordinate all phases of production publicity, photography, and special promotions for both the domestic and foreign markets. Canadian Saturation For Fox's 'Canadians' What is described as the first coastto-coast saturation booking in Canada has been set by 20th Century-Fox for the company's February holiday attraction "The Canadians." C. Glenn Norris, 20th-Fox general sales manager, said 320 prints will be utilized, a record order for any Canadian engagement. The picture will bow the first week in February with a series of government-sponsored premieres, the first held in that country. Mitchell Yeager Dies JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 8. Mitchell Yeager, 62, for the past 42 years a projectionist for Florida State Theatres, died here following a short illness. He had served in the past as business agent for Local 511, IATSE. MP A Won't Cut Down On Official Festivals From THE DAILY Bureau LONDON, Nov. 6 (By Air Mail).The International Federation of Film Producers Association (IFFPA) has decided against restricting its recognition of festivals because "any such restriction was bound to have an arbitrary and discriminatory character." A reduction in the number of festivals, it is stated, can only be achieved satisfactorily by agreement among the organisers themselves. The IFFPA hopes that this step may be taken and defines its future policy regarding festivals as follows: Approval will continue to be given to festivals whose regulations fully conform to those laid down by the IFFPA; strict steps to ensure regulations are obeyed and made a condition of approval; any festival failing, during its course, to observe regulations will have future approval withheld; festivals should not last longer than 12 days; not more than two films should be shown in any one day and contributions of each country should not exceed two films. Limitations Set The number of competitive festivals to which approval will be given will be limited and those permitted to restrict entries to films outside their country of origin shall be limited to a maximum of four. Member associations are entirely free to decide whether or not they participate in any festival and recognition of a festival by IFFPA will not in any way commit its members to take part. IFFPA will consider applications for 1961 festivals as and when they are received. Services Held for Mack Sennett, Pioneer From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 8.-A requiem mass was held this morning at Blessed Sacrament Church for Mack Sennett, pioneer film producer, who died at the weekend. He was 76 years old. Interment took place at Holy Cross Cemetery. Sennett, whose real name was Mickall Sinnott, was one of the first Hollywood producers. He originated the Bathing Beauty Girls who appeared in dozens of his early short reel comedies. TBI T TALI Variety Club News CLEVELAND Ted Levy ij been named chief barker of Tent t| 6. Others voted into office incluc'j Milton Grant and Leonard MishO assistants; Sam Schultz, dough g»j Jay Schultz, property master, a Jules Livingston, press guy. Jack s verthorne, Ted Levy and Irwin She: ker were named as delegates to J tend the spring convention in Mian' A BUFFALO Tent No. 7 on Nc| 14 will give a dinner in honor of faj Mundstuk at the Statler Hilton Hot1 Myron Gross of Co-Operative The tres of Buffalo is chairman of t arrangements committee. Mundstu who has been associated with MG for almost 30 years, most of them manager of the Buffalo branch, h been named manager of the Washin ton, D.C., exchange of the same ooi; pany. 400 'Gulliver9 Prints All 400 prints of "The 3 Worlds Gulliver" have been booked arouri the nation for Christmas week, it w: announced by Rube Jackter, Colun bia Pictures vice president and get eral sales manager. In New York tl picture will play the Forum Theatr. Other bookings have been set fc Chicago's Loop Theatre, the St. Frari cis in San Francisco, the Pilgrim il Boston, the Hippodrome in Clev land, the Palms in Detroit and Loew Capital in Washington. 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