Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Oct-Dec 1960
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000389
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
December 02, 2023
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Wednesday, December 21, 1960 Motion Picture Daily Television Joday 7 — iesser Names New Group ■or Film and TV Museum From THE DAILY Bureau \ HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 20. In a nove to further plans for the Hollywood Motion Picture and Television tluseum, iSol Lesser, chairmjan; of he Los Angeles County commission or the museum, has appointed a mblic relations cabinet to act as an dvisory body, particularly in relaion to fund-raising activities of the lollywood Museum Associates. Appointed to the cabinet were Jack )iamond, Universal publicity and Wblic relations head, and McCullah it. Johns, political and motion picure publicist on the Columbia Pictures staff. Argentina TV ( Continued from page 1 ) Averaged 250 persons per performance, as contrasted with 411 persons a the first half of the previous year. , l(fhis trend is believed continuing in £ he current half, he said, and is attributed almost in its entirety to the ,ticrease in television viewers among ,he Argentinian metropolitan populafions. [ Financially, he said, the abrupt ,lrop in attendance has meant little to theatre operators because admission prices have been increased, and offset t to a large degree. However, Olivera } lointed out, when admission prices Lire stabilized during the next year, [ he attendance decline will be an inI Teasingly serious problem for the l! ndustry there. 1/ Olivera will be in New York iihrough next week and hopes to arrange some distribution deals rOA Sees No Early Sforf of Pay-TV Test Even if the Zenith PhonevisionIKO General Hartford pay-tv test is pproved by the Federal Communiations Commission, it will not be ible to get on the air in less than ix months or a year, by its own admission, according to Theatre Owners if America's Bulletin. TOA says it expects no FCC ruling or a month or longer, "and legal reourse is still possible" for exhibitors hereafter. It also asserts that if the seven re'trictions suggested for the test by the broadcast Bureau are accepted by the |'CC, "these restrictions would be •nough to discourage most future apilicants" for experimental pay-tv uthorizations. AROUND THE SMPTE Chairmen TV CIRCUIT For Meeting Set .with PINKY HERMAN. L ELAND HAYWARD's production of "The Gershwin Years," which is CBSkedded for Sunday, Jan. 15 (8-9:30 P.M.) should prove a musicale extraordinary what with the fact that the host will be Richard Rodgers while the thrilling trilling will be offered by Ethel Merman, Eileen Farrell, Florence Henderson, Julie London and Maurice Chevalier. . . . ABC-TV mulling idea of presenting regular 2-hour sportscasts starting in the summer. . . . Myron McCormick, who scored in the WNTA's "Iceman Cometh," will guestar in January 18th seg of "Naked ABCity" . . . Robert Q. Lewis and Songstress Lillian Roth to co-star in "The Witness," which will be CBSeen Thursday, Dec. 29. . . . Exec Director Harold Klein of Film Producers Association wants it known that their ranks have been augmented with the election to membership of Gray-O'Reilly Productions, Marathon International Productions and 411 Sound Recording Studios (formerly RCA Victor subsidiary.) . . . Sal Mineo will be seen in the starring role of a Sicilian turncoat in Robert Alan Aurthur's dramatic special, "Cry Vengeance" Tuesday, Feb. 21 (10-11 P.M.) TVia the NBChannels. . . . With the acquisition of Klaeger Films by Transfilm-Caravel, Bob Klaeger becomes prexy of Film Production Division and a senior v.p. of the parent company. TransfilmCaravel will move in February to new and larger quarters located at 445 Park Ave. . . . Didn't know till yesterday that Jay Johnson, research director and heard daily over WOR with Galen Drake, is the writer of the beautiful "Blue Christmas" just waxed on the DOT label by Keeley Smith. . . . it it & Veep and Gen. Sales Mgr. Bob Rich of Seven Arts Associated Corp., has announced that purchases of its Warner Bros, post 50's by six new markets (WJAR-TV Providence, WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee, WMTW-TV, Portland, Maine, KTAR-TV, Phoenix, WBAY-TV, Green Bay, Wise, and KSBT-TV, South Bend) totaling $250,000, brings the TV set count in 14 markets to almost 7 million. Some 26 of the 40 films in the package are in color. . . . Richard Boone starts the fifth season of the "Have Gun Will Travel" series in April. . . . Associated with BBDO since 1955, the talented Ben Allen has turned in several excellent originations which have earned the youthful exec kudos. His clever "Remember How Great" jingle (for Lucky Strike Cigs) will be the title of an upcoming Jack Benny program for that CBSponsor. Allen also is the cleffer of producer of the "Campbell Soup" and "Yellow Pages" jingles. . . . Warner Bros, have skedded the production of 26 one-hour episodes of a new telefilm series, "Las Vegas File," to be produced by Jules Schermer and set in and around the famed resort. Based on authentic records supplied by the Clark County (Las Vegas) sheriff's office and the L.V. Police Department, the series will be another "ABCrime Doesn't Pay." . . . Screen Gems is arranging a series of live P.A.'s for localized presentation of the popular Hanna-Barbera animated telefilms, syndicated by Screen Gems. . . . NBC's "Project 20" series may come up with another Award winner in "Life of Christ" which will be seen tonight (8:30-9 P.M.), produced by Don Hyatt whose other "Project 20" productions of "Mark Twain's America" and "Meet Mr. Abe Lincoln" earned "Emmys." 'Where' Has World Bow AMPA Has Its Annual In Florida Tonight Special to THE DAILY FT. LAUDERDALE, Dec. 20.The world premiere of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Where the Boys Are" takes place at the Gateway Theatre here tomorrow night. Much of the romantic comedy was filmed on location here. An audience of prominent national figures, society leaders, civic officials, and entertainment personalities will join stars Jim Hutton, Paula Prentiss, Maggie Pierce, Chill Wills, Frank Gorshin, producer Joe Pasternak, and George Wells, who wrote the screen play. Christmas Luncheon Associated Motion Picture Advertisers held its annual Christmas Party luncheon at the Hotel Piccadilly in Times Square yesterday, with Robert Montgomery, president, presiding. Vincent Lopez was master of ceremonies, introducing several entertainers. On the dais, among others, were: Arthur L. Mayer and Margaret Twyman, director of community relations for the Motion Picture Association. The luncheon, following the annual custom, was featured by the distribution of contributed Christmas gifts as door prizes. The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers has announced selection of local arrangements committee chairmen for its 89th semiannual convention to be held May 7-12, 1961 at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. Theme of this convention, the first held outside the United States since 1923, is "International Achievements in Motion Pictures and Television." The newly selected chainnen will be under the supervision of SMPTE convention vice-president Harry Teitelbaum of Hollywood Film Company, and local arrangements chairman Gerald G. Graham of the National Film Board of Canada. Roger Beudry of Pathe-DeLuxe of Canada Ltd., vice-chairman of the local arrangements committee; Norman Olding of Canadian Broadcasting Corp.; E. Wally Hamilton of TransCanada Films Ltd.; A. H. Simmons of Braun of Canada Equipment Ltd.; and R. R. Epstein of the National Film Board of Canada, will serve as administrative assistants. Ellis Charge of Short Subjects Jim Bach and Don Clayton, both of Cinesound Ltd., will serve as auditors; and Ralph Ellis, Freemantle of Canada Ltd., will be in charge of motion-picture short subjects. Other committees and their chairmen are as follows: Harold Bibby, Canadian Kodak Sales Ltd., hotel arrangements; Don Dixon, Canadian Kodak Sales Ltd., registration; Arthur Benson, Vision TV Filebooks, and Frank Young, Association of Motion Picture Producers and Laboratories of Canada, publicity; Jim Buist, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. of Canada, membership; Arthur Chetwynd, Chetwynd Films Ltd., banquet; Spence Caldwell, S. W. Caldwell Ltd., luncheon. Also, Al Turnbull, General Sound and Theatre Equipment Ltd., public address, recording and projection: Kenneth S. Oakley, Bell & Howell Canada Ltd., exhibits; Mrs. A. L. Clerk, Alex L. Clark Ltd., hospitality; Frank Tate, Photo Importing Agencies Ltd., ladies program; Mrs. S. W. Caldwell and Mrs. F. L. Tate, cohostesses; Ron Ringler, Du Pont of Canada Ltd., transportation; and R. S. Rekert, National Film Board of Canada, special assignments. 'League9 to Kingsley Kingsley International Pictures, has acquired the American distribution rights to "The League of Gentleman" a British comedy-thriller. An American premiere is set for January. musifex co 45 w. 45 st. n.y.c. happy holidays! ^= ci-6-4061 EAST COAST MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION, EDITORIAL and TECHNICAL SERVICES R FOR BETTER FILMS CREATIVE EDITING AND COMPLETE PERSONAl SUPERVISION I JOSEPH JOSEPHSON 45 West 45th Si. Circle 6-2146 New York 36 ,