Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1951)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Oct-Dec 1951
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000182
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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2 Motion Picture Daily Monday, November 5, 1951 Personal Mention T AWRENCE WEINGARTEN, -L/ M-G-M studio executive and producer, will arrive here from the Coast on Nov. 16. • Sam Harris, publisher of Today's Cinema, British trade journal, who has been visiting New York from London, has left for a Canadian tour and may return here before goingback to England. • Norton V. Ritchey, president of Monogram International Corp., will arrive in New York from France on the SS Queen Mary today. • E. K. O'Shea, vice-president of Paramount Film Distributing Corp., will be in Buffalo from New York today, and will return tomorrow. • Harold Wirthwein, MonogramAllied Artists Western sales manager, will leave here today for Denver and Salt Lake City. • Leon J. Bamberger, RKO Radio sales promotion manager, left here over the weekend for St. Louis, and will be in Kansas City on Wednesday. • Norman W. Elson, president of Guild Enterprises, Inc., left here yesterday for Europe. N. Y. Educators to Aid Film Industry A group of key members of the New York City Board of Education and other leading New York educators were guests of the Organization of the Motion Picture Industry at a dinner and round table discussion concerning the relationship between the schools and motion pictures, at the Plaza Hotel here late last week. The educators present set themselves up as a coordinating committee to work with the motion picture industry. Among the several projects discussed, plans for which are now being formulated, is a motion picture course for teachers, with Hollywood writers, directors, producers and stars making guest lecture appearances. Selznick Product To West Germany Release of a large block of David 0. Selznick productions in Western Germany was announced here at the weekend by Selznick following his return from Europe. Selznick, who said he was speeding up his overseas selling operations, said he has chosen "Rebecca," one of his Academy Award winners, to tee off the program in the free areas of Germany in midNovember, with 11 other subjects to follow during a period of IS months. Lenart A Partner In Aspen Firm Harry Lenart, senior partner of the New York stock brokerage firm of Lenart, McHugh and Co., has become a partner in Aspen Productions, the Robert Wise-Mark Robson film producing company which distributes through United Artists. Lenart provided financing for Aspen's first film for U. A. release, "The Tightrope," which is now before the cameras under Wise's direction. Under the new Aspen set-up, Theron Warth will continue as producer, while Lenart will be directly involved in the execution of commitments and contracts. Lenart, who owns the San Souci Hotel on the island of Jamaica, will divide his time largely between his New York office and Aspen's Hollywood headquarters. Aspen has three stories on its forthcoming production slate, an untitled comedy and two tales by James Michener author of "South Pacific" fame. Grant Schine Two Week Extension Schine Theatres has been granted a two-week extension to sell its seven theatres stipulated in the consent decree, Harold Horowitz, Schine at tnrnev disdosprl Viprp 3t trip wpplrpnrl The date was moved up from today to Nov. 19. Newsreel Parade ' 1 1 'HE visit here of Princess Elisa-*■ beth and Prince Philip and a report from Indo-China are among current highlights. Others are the Korean truce talks, fashions and sports. Complete contents follozv. MOVIETONE NEWS, No. 8S— President Truman and Princess Elizabeth. Quake rocks Formosa. Rocket barrage hits Korean Reds. Fabric fashion show. Coal fire in Colorado. Bicycle parade. Sculptor's display. Sweepstake winner. NEWS OF THE DAY, No. 219— Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip welcomed here; meet quints. Earthquake ravages Formosa. Bombers en route to Europe. Barrage of rockets blasts Reds in Korea. PARAMOUNT NEWS, No. 22— On the Korean front. Lace-Y days in the world of fashion. Report from Indo-China. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip set foot on U. S. soil for the first time. TELENEWS DIGEST, No. 44-B— Princess Elizabeth in Capital. Korea: jet dogfight. Nevada: atom blast. Malaya: new forces combat Reds. Truce talks resume. Mass for Henri Petain. Haile Selassie welcomes "vets". Tokyo: treaty squabble. *'Ike"-for-President boom. UNIVERSAL NEWS, No. 505— Korean truce hopes brighten. United States welcomes Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip. New NATO air base. Navy tests torpedo jet. News from the sport world: The horseshow. WARNER PATHE NEWS, No. 24— Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip hailed here: they meet "quints". Report Korea truce parley as war goes on. McKinney named Democratic national chairman. French troops on review in Indo-China. Football. Vogel, U -I Manager In Albany, Resigns Albany, N. Y., Nov. 4. — Eugene Vogel, Universal International manager here for eight years, resigned effective tomorrow to take a position as upstate representative of a New York company selling sporting apparel. A member of the Variety Club crew, Vogel was Metro salesman in Albany, Cleveland and Detroit before joining U-I. He is a brother of Joseph Vogel, of Loew's Theatres, New York. Cole Suit Set for Retrial Tomorrow Hollywood, Nov. 4. — Writer Lester Cole's suit against M-G-Al has been set for retrial tomorrow before a jury, with Federal Court Judge Leon Yankwich presiding. Cole's original suit accused the studio of illegal cancellation of his writing contract after he had been cited for contempt by the House Committe/; on Un-American Activities in 1947. His contention was upheld by the jury in his first trial which awarded him judgment of $70,000. On appeal, the stuido obtained a reversal, sending the action back for retrial in the lower court. An announcement of industry-wide importance will be made in this week's issue of Motion Picture Herald Theatrical Unions Honor Judy Garland A luncheon for Judy Garland in recognition of her successful launching of the return of two-a-day vaudeville at the RKO Palace will be tendered by the theatrical unions of the American Federation of Labor next Monday at the Hotel Astor here, it was announced by Solly Pernick, chairman of the seven unions represented. Starr in Tribute To 'Movietime' Martin Starr, station WINS film commentator here, will devote his entire radio show tonight to a "Salute to 'Movietime U. S. A.'," it was announced by officials of the Council of Motion Picture Organizations, sponsors of "Movietime." Home Office Hours Vary on Election Day Film company home offices here to close tomorrow, Election Day, are M-G-M and 20th Century-Fox. Those which will be open a half day are Columbia, Monogram, Paramount, versal International and Warner Brothers. No Paper Tomorrow Motion Picture Daily will »-w i f rio niinliunon t nm f\ rt"f»w injt uc puuniMicu loiinji i uw, Election Day, a legal holiday. Coca-Cola Names Okun Charles Okun has been named special sales representative of the Coca-Cola Company covering theatre circuit home offices. He has been a member of the Coca-Cola sales department since 1923. MOTION PICTURE DAILY. Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; Terry Ramsaye, Consulting Editor. Published daily, except Saturdays. Sundays and holidays, by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rockefeller Center, New York 20, N. Y. Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address: "Quigpubco, New York." Martin Quigley, President; Red Kann, Vice-President; Martin Quigley, Jr., Vice-President; Theo J. Sullivan, Vice-President and Treasurer; Raymond Levy, Vice-President; Leo J. Brady, Secretary; James P. Cunningham, News Editor; Herbert V. Fecke, Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager. Hollywood Bureau, Yucca-Vine Building, William R. Weaver, Editor. Chicago Bureau, 120 South LaSalle Street, Urben Farley, Advertising Representative, FI 6-3074. Washington, J. A. Otten, National Press Club, Washington, D. C. London Bureau, 4 Golden Sq., London Wl; Hope Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; cable address, "Quigpubco, London." Other Quigley Publications: Motion Picture Herald; Better Theatres and Theatre Sales, each published 13 times a year as a section of Motion Picture Herald; International Motion Picture Almanac; Fame. Entered as second-class matter, Sept. 21, 1938, at the post office at New York, N. Y.. under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year, $6 in the Americas and $12 foreign; single copies, 10c.