Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1952)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jan-Mar 1952
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000126
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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8 Motion Picture daily Wednesday, January 23, 1952 20th, Para, in 'I A' Agreement Global Parley Set for ^Vadis' Eighty-two Loew's International executives here and abroad will meet in Rome from March 23 to 29 to set a sales policy for "Quo Vadis" in what company spokesmen say will be the first global conference ever held in the industry for a single picture. Arthur M. Loew, president of Loew's International, will preside at all sessions of the seven-day meeting, which will be attended by New York executives of the company, territorial directors, key sales heads and publicity chiefs. Thirty-seven countries, or every major market on both sides of the Iron Curtain in which American films are sold, will be represented. Discussions of "Quo Vadis" sales policy will be led by Morton A. Spring, first vice-president, and Samuel N. Burger, international sales manager. Round-table talks on selling methods and problems will be given by Sam Eckman, Jr., managing director of M-G-M Great Britain, N. Bernard Freeman, manager of Australia and New Zealand ; Charles Goldsmith, coordinator of the British Empire countries ; Dave Lewis, regional director for Europe; Seymour Mayer, regional director for the Far and Middle East, and Maurice Silverstein, regional director for Latin America. Plans for publicity, advertising and exploitation will be outlined by Dave Blum, advertising-publicity director ; Arthur Pincus, assistant director, and Morris Frantz, advertising dep't head. Theatres, Admissions Increase in Canada Toronto, Jan. 22. — Final figures of the Canadian government show 1,801 theatres in operation at the end of 1950, an increase of 70 over the preceding year. Paid admissions rose one per cent, to 231,747,000, while grosses totaled $82,708,000, an increase of seven per; cent. Ticket taxes declined by $1,000,000, to $11,445,000. MGM Refuses t^Cut 'Quo Vadis' in V,K. London, Jan. 22. — Following a second viewing, and M-G-M refusing to make suggested cuts, the British Board of Film Censors today gave "Quo Vadis" an "X" certificate. This means that no child under age 16 may see the film. Licensing regulations demand that all advertising matter carry censorship category, but M-G-M jumped the gun by advertising the picture in advance of a censor ruling as an "A" or approved-for-all category film. The necessary change will have to be made in the ads in order to meet the new requirement. In New York a spokesman for Loew's International, who on Monday reported that the cuts would be made by M-G-M to conform to British censor "A" category requirements, acknowledged yesterday that he was mistaken in giving out that information. Paramount's and 20th CenturyFox's first agreements with the lATSE covering home office "white collar" employes have been reached, it was revealed here yesterday by Russell M. Moss, executive vice-president of "lA" Motion Picture Home Office Employes Local No. H-63. In both cases pay increases averaging slightly over 10 per cent will be included in contracts. Some 500 clerks, stenographers and messengers are involved, with the 20th Fox payroll listing 350 and Paramount embracing 150. Both agreements will be for two years, will provide for union shops and grievance arbitration machinery as well as automatic pay increases after one year, based on the New York City consumers price index. A similar agreement is being negotiated with officials of RKO Pictures, Moss said. Some 350 workers would be affected at that company's home office. Combats Compo Charge Judge Carroll Walter yesterday reserved decision in New York County Court here on a motion by plaintiff Movietime, Inc., telephonic theatre program service firm, to strike from the answers to its suit against the Council of Motion Picture Organizations and other industry organizations references to plaintiff's alleged involvement in imparting racing information to gamblers. The suit asks an injunction to prevent the use of the term "Movietime" by COMPO. B'nai B'rith Award To Kaye on Sunday The annual B'nai B'rith "Award for Humanitarian Service" will be given to Danny Kaye, recently returned from entertaining UN, troops in Korea and Tokyo, over the Coast to Coast facilities of NBC next Sunday afternoon, from 3:00 to 3:30 P.M. (EST). The presentation will be made by Frank Goldman, president of B'nai B'rith. Grainger Holding Regional Meet New Orleans, Jan. 22. — The threeday regional meeting of Republic Pictures has opened here. J. R. Grainger, sales vice-president and general sales manager, is presiding, aided by R. G. Yates and Walter L. Titus. Branch managers attending include L. V. Seichshnaydre, New Orleans ; E. H. Brauer, Atlanta; J. H. Dillon, Charlotte ; H. E. Laird, Tampa ; N. Wyse, Memphis ; D. Hunt, Oklahoma City ; J. J. Hoolihan, Dallas and E. R. Collins and M. W. Scott of Holly-, wood. 'Vadis' to Oriental Chicago, Jan. 22. — "Quo Vadis" has been awarded to the Oriental Theatre here to open Feb. 14. The picture was sold to the Oriental today after a second series of bids following rejection of all bids by M-G-M. should enjoy capacity business and unlimited praise in all its bookings.'^' I Wam.-rBros:wonderfiil itext ! Starring Caiy Grant and Betsy PtaKc