Motion picture daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

onday, November 14, 1960 Motion Picture Daily I u c L -f File Suit Over Score — |.T. SChOOl Unit |gH[rj, | ^ |^ Of Embassy's 'Hot Wind' Pffipi V ■ P • I 1 J. An action seeking an injunction and JL JLl U A Bill fits Film Ads Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 13. The outheastern District Board of the few York Congress of Parents and eachers, has gone on record "as oposing the type of advertising, as well S the moral quality of the type of 'lms shown to the general public and [specially to today's youth and teengers." ' The board, representing 94 units in \ve Southern Tier counties, also "reolved to make every effort to comlunicate this resolution to radio, iress, distributors, theatre owners and aanagers, as well as television spon:ors and producers." Education Department Informed Word of this action by a group Jegional representing 30,000 parents ind teachers — has been received inormally by the State Education Department in Albany. 3 The resolution, which received coniderable publicity in Binghamton ind, presumably, other leading com'nunities of the five county district, Vas the second of its general nature adopted by the regional PTA this /ear. Last spring, the board likewise ipproved a resolution protesting "the urid advertising for movies," according to Mrs. Charles Cheney, of Endi;ott (near Binghamton), southeastern district director. Called Worse Than the Film I: "In a great many instances the advertising is worse than the movie fcitself," Mrs. Cheney was quoted as stating. "Some of the films shouldn't be in the reach of children," she added. The subject of "lurid" motion picture advertising comes up "almost invariably, during district PTA meetings," according to Mrs. Cheney. Carbery Appointed James Carbery, veteran of over 20 years in the industry, has been named | division manager for the Walter Reade Theatres in Monmouth County, it was announced by Walter Reade, Jr., circuit president. Carbery replaces John Balme who recently became assistant ; to the general manager of the Reade circuit. Carter Heads Campaign i . HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13 Victor i Carter, head of Republic Pictures and a civic leader, was named general i chairman of the 1961 United Jewish t Welfare fund campaign, it is announced by Steve Broidy, president t of the Jewish Federation Council of i Greater Los Angeles. 'Baby' to Columbia Columbia Pictures has acquired < the world-wide distribution rights to ,'' "Angel Baby," a Madera Production >" starring George Hamilton and Mer* cedes McCambridge. Columbia is set to release it in early spring. Variety Club News BALTIMOBE Tent No. 19, holding its annual election, voted Bernard Seaman as the new chief barker. Other officers named are: Skelly Garfink and William Howard, assistant chief barkers; Arthur Watson, dough guy, and Mel Sachs, property master. A new board of directors includes William Schnader, Samuel Schecker, Al Laoidy, Harvey Jerome, Ralph Klotzbaugh and Hy Boyar, with Daniel Sattler as delegate. A JACKSONVILLE Tent No. 44 has returned its charter to Variety International. A number of the former members of the tent have formed the Motion Picture Club of Jacksonville and are currently sponsoring the Cetlin & Wilson midway attractions at the Jacksonville Fair. A TORONTO Tent No. 28 has unanimously elected as chief barker Phil Stone, vice-president of radio station CHUM. Frank H. Stream and Lionel Lester were elected assistants, Chester Friedman property master and J. C. "Doc" Egan dough guy. A PITTSBURGH Louis Hanna, chief barker of Tent No. 1, will be honored at the annual Variety Club banquet to be held on Nov. 27 at the Penn-Sheraton Hotel. WASHINGTON, Tent No. 11 has elected as its board of governors for 1961: chief barker, Edward D. Talbert, Sr.; first assistant chief barker, Felix Grant; second assistant chief barker, Joseph M. Zamoiski; property master, Ross Wheeler, and Dough Guy, Sam Galanty. An action seeking an injunction and $100,000 damages for alleged use of altered music scores for "Where the Hot Wind Blows" has been filed in New York Supreme Court against Embassy Pictures and Levine-Mc Hugh Music International by Rayven Music Co. and Mondia Music Co. Justice Owen McGivern on Friday denied plaintiffs' motion for a temporary injunction to restrain the defendants from distributing and publishing the music scores. The plaintiffs allege that under the contract with the original owners of the musical themes for the picture, the defendants were prohibited from altering any of the scores. They charge that after Embassy obtained American and Canadian distribution rights to the picture from Cite Films, and was assigned the rights to use the music, the score was altered. 'Gainer' Parties As part of the promotion campaign being conducted bv Columbia Pictures for "The 3 Worlds of Gulliver" special "Christmas in November" parties will be held in Chicago, Boston, V/ashington, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, New York, and Los Angeles. Invited to the parties, which will include a screening of the film, will be leading representatives, radio and tv broadcasters and top opinion-makers in each local situation. In all cases, adults must be accompanied by a child. Plug Bergman Book Simon and Shuster and Janus Films are scheduling an extensive crosspromotion to publicize the new book, "The Four Screenplays of Ingmar Bergman" in conjunction with the American premiere of Bergmans new film, "The Virgin Spring." Publication of the book is simultaneous with the opening of the film at the Beekman Theatre here tomorrow. Robert M. Sternberg, official of New England Theatres and president of Allied Theatres of New England, has been honored by Jewish Memorial Hospital, Boston, which has dedicated its membership drive of this year to Sternberg in recognition of his volunteer work in behalf of the hospital during the past 10 years as production chairman of the annual Celebrities Night Show. □ Laurence A. Tisch, chairman of the board of Loew's Theatres, has been named a member of the board of directors of Sterling National Bank and Trust Co. □ Mrs. Cynthia Koek, chairman of the Board of Censors, Singapore, has left the government service. □ Bob Moscow, operator of the Central and Rialto theatres, Atlanta, is participating in the Marist College alumni drive to finance a new campus for the institution. □ Karl Krug, former film critic of the now-defunct Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, is now being seen and heard as a film reviewer twice a week on Channel 11 there. □ Al Sherman has resigned as publicity manager and producer's representative for Vanguard Productions. He will announce his future plans following a short rest. □ Lex Benton, president of Benton Bros. Film Express, Atlanta, has been elected commodore of the Allatoona Yacht Club. □ Howard Markel is the new motion picture reviewer and critic for the Jacksonville Journal. ACE Is Two Years Old Today; OriginaiObiectives In Abeyance While Its Production Co. Is Started The American Congress of Exhibitors is two years old today. First steps forTts organization were taken at a meeting of representatives of exhibition fronts of the U.S at a jjj-Jj £ SKf^S^tS ^£5— 5 2&X= tackle theP theatre owners most urgent problems. S H Fabian ACE's first and only chairman, reported to the A bed States company into being in the near future. ACE has concentrated on this project over the past year, Fabian said be company has been organized. Bernard Menschell of Manchester, Conn., has enrolled his Pike Drive-In of Newington, and his Manchester Drive-In of Bolton in Theatre Owners of America. Menschell is one of the three trustees for the Connecticut Committee Against Pay TV, and was a respondent in the recent F.C.C. hearings opposing the application of Hartford Phonevision to test^ broadcast pay tv. Both Menschell's theatres are within the Hartford television reception area. TJA Films to Brooklyn "Studs Lonigan" and "The Night Fighters," the latter starring Robert Mitchum, will have their New York premieres at Loew's Metropolitan Theatre in Brooklyn on Wednesday, Nov. 23. Both pictures are United Artists releases.