Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

H sday, December 8, 1960 TENT TALK Variety Club News MILWAUKEE— Tent No. 14 has igurated a drive in behalf of the >n Courier children who lost their ter in a car crash just three weeks wing the death of their mother, old Rose, Allied Artists manager % has started the campaign with ejiefit performance at the Capitol :atre. Among the volunteers for the ;W are Johnny Logan and Frank Te of the Milwaukee Braves, and ddin, the magician. Utomatic Cashier ( Continued from page 1 ) ;et. Also present was Frank nee, chairman of the executive !!mmittee of Universal Match Co., ich manufactures the change king device used in Vendaticket. ''Depending on the success of this t installation," Schwebel declared, have every confidence that the tion picture theatre industry will >pt Vendaticket universally as an portant ally to effect more ^efficienand operating economies." Located in Lobby At Loew's 175th St., Vendaticket i located in the lobby. The device ipears as a metal cabinet, slightly vger than a telephone booth, with Motion Picture Daily Five New Films Started This Week; Total Number Wow in Production 36 From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD Dec. 7.-With five new pictures started this week, product clrtinues ' to climb, the total number shooting is 36. Completed were ^Started were: "Mutiny On the Bounty" an Areola Production for MrfroGoldwyn-Mayer. This high budget production is being . filmed entirely in and iound'TahitL At Paramount, "Love in a Goldfish Bowl" went into production with Martin Jurow and Richard Shepherd producing. Others are Peyton Place," Jerry Wald's Company of Artists picture for 20th Century-Fox, «t£ Last Time I Saw Archie" air force comedy being produce I by _Mark V L ^F^f^^ G^:^4,tt^'' forMied Artists; "HomicidaT ^Ham Castle production for Columbia release; "Madison Avenue a 20th q Gentry Fox production; "The Naked Edge," Pennebaker-Baroda film for United Artists release, and "Posse From Hell," at Universal-International. tr; IC„i. 6w r— idfe needed directions, buttons, and Aenings for intake and delivery aced about the front panel. It is a implete unit, responsive to the eye d finger of the ticket purchaser as o.yment for tickets is inserted. Withs the mechanism are combined the ;3Ctronic currency identifier, automatic ticket issuer and electroechanical change-maker. ; Separate groups of buttons provide £ the different prices of seats, after:>on and evening, balcony, orchestra ! loge Gannett Chain ( Continued from page 1 ) leitscriminatory rates for amusement slilidvertising. NY The Gannett newspapers urn several ... 5ars ago abolished all discriminatory effiites on amusement ads. Yesterday's meeting was another i a series being held by the MPAA jmmittee with motion picture edi>rs and newspaper representatives .henever such meetings can be aringed in New York. They are part f a program adopted by the comlittee several months ago to permit n exchange of views and discussion lI mutual problems with the film *[Uge editors, their publishers and * ther newspaper representatives. W<' The discussion yesterday was described as "very encouraging in Fe i'very way." It resulted from correspondence initiated by Davis, who is » Paramount Pictures advertising-publicity director, with the publisher, . . '■ vho requested the New York representative of the Gannett newspapers o meet with Davis' committee. Schulke Seeks to Buy Paramount Television From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 7.-James A. Schulke, vice-president of Paramount Television Productions, Inc., has tendered his resignation, effective Jan. 1, to free himself of conflicting interests during his negotiations to purchase the Paramount subsidiary. He will attempt to acquire all of Paramount's television production holdings, which include local station KTLA, which will continue to operate with no major changes, until negotiations have been resolved. The assessed valuation of the properties involved in the deal are reported as approximately $10,000,000. Harman-Kardon Passes To Jerrold Electronics Stockholders of Harman-Kardon have approved acquisition of their company by Jerrold Electronics Corp. Under the terms of the acquisition, Harman-Kardon shareholders will receive one share of Jerrold stock for 1.8 shares of Harman-Kardon stock. Harman-Kardon, manufacturers of high-fidelity electronic components, will operate as a separate subsidiary of Jerrold, manufacturer of electronic amplification equipment for closed circuit television distribution systems, electronic test instruments and electronic consumer products. Sidney Harman will continue as president of Harman-Kardon and no change in personnel or management is contemplated. Samuel Wright Dies ( Continued from page 1 ) vived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter. Wright started his film career as a salesman for M-G-M, later joining M. A. Connett Theatres as office manager. At the time of his death he operated the Southern Theatre Service and was co-owner of the Lakeview, Fox and Algiers drive-in theatres. He had been secretary of the Louisiana Theatre Owners Association. Mirisch Slate ( Continued from page 1 ) wood's creative talent like to work for us because we permit them artistic freedom in the making of our motion pictures." Also, he said, the important attraction of his company is its record of a "succession if important hits, which include 'Some Like It Hot,' 'The Apartment,' 'The Horse Soldiers' and the current, 'The Magnificent Seven'." "We have all the ingredients that make up the so-called major companies," said Mirisch, "without the problem of studio overhead." Mirisch Company films, the majority of which are based on best-selling books and Broadway stage successes, include "Hawaii," "Irma La Douce," "Two for the Seesaw," "The Children's Hour," "Toys in the Attic," two Elvis Presley starrers, one called "Pioneer, Go Home," for release at Christmas, 1961, and another as yet untitled; "One, Two, Three" (temporary title), "The Bridge at Bemagen," "A Page to Live," "Haunting of Hill House," "The Great Escape," "Battle," "Roman Candle" and "633 Squadron." Filming Set for 1962 Six or seven of the above titles will be filmed in 1961, with the remainder to go before the cameras in 1962, said Mirisch. In answer to a question, the Mirisch Company head said that "hard-ticket engagements should be reserved only for pictures that merit it" and that "there is an abundance of such releases on the market at the present time." „ He revealed that "West Side Story will be presented on a hard-ticket basis beginning in October of next year. Picture, which will run two hours 15 minutes, will have no intermission. He also stated that "Hawaii, the Fred Zinnemann production of the James Michener best-seller, which will be filmed "on a 'Ben-Hur' scale, will be ready for roadshow engagements in 1963. Also representing the Mirisch Company at the conference were Marvin PEOPLE Bernard Feins, for the past four years head of Paramount's story and writing departments, has resigned, effective Dec. 16. His future connection will be announced early next month. □ H. E. McManus, associated with Cooperative Theatres, Cleveland, for more than a score of years, and more recently handling three drive-in theatres in Toledo, has been engaged by Smith Management Co., Boston, to handle its houses in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. □ Sydney Box, British writer-producer-director, will write the screenplay for "On My Honor," story of the life of Robert Baden-Powell, it was announced yesterday by Motion Picture Associates. "On My Honor" is the property planned by the late Cecil B. DeMille. Two /Major Films Set For British Studios From THE DAILY Bureau LONDON, Dec. 6 (By Air Mail).Another two major productions are scheduled for British studios. The screen version of Tennessee Williams' book, "The Boman Spring of Mrs. Stone," will be made at Associated British Elstree studios for world distribution by Warner Brothers. Originally written in 1937-the only novel ever written by Tennessee Williams-"The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" stars Vivien Leigh, in her first film role for five years. This A.A. production will be shot in color and wide screen, produced by Louis de Rochemont and directed by Jose Quintero. Will Shoot at MGM Studios Scheduled for filming at M-G-M's British studios is "Charlie Is My Darling" for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer release It will be co-produced by Irving Revetch and Harriet Frank, Jr., who have written the screenplay, and Martin Ritt, Jr., who will direct. Daniel Svigals, 79 Funeral services have been held here for Daniel Svigals, 79, father of Ed Svigals, vice-president in charge of sales for Trans-Lux Distributing Corp. Mirisch, vice-president; Leo Roth, vice-president and assistant to the president; David "Skip" Weshner, sales representative, and Guy Biondi, New York advertising and publicity representative. From United Artists were Roger H. Lewis, vice-president in charge of advertising, publicity and exploitation, and Gabe Sumner, publicity manager.