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 #:
000446
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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6 Motion Picture daily Monday, March 24, 1952 Wichita House Files Anti-Trust Suit Chicago, March 23. — Chicago attorney Seymour Simon has filed an anti-trust suit in U.S. District Court for Western Missouri in behalf of Herman Hiuit and the Tower Theatre, \\'ichita, Kan., for the period June. 19-18 to June, 1950. The suit, which asks $300,000 treble damages, alleges that the defendants, the eight major film companies and Fox Theatres, conspired to prevent the Tower Theatre from ruiming pictures on an exclusive first run, a non-exclusive first run, or a moveover first run because the pictures were being licensed to the local Fox theatres for exclusive first runs. Reception Stars MGM Rome Meeting Rome, March 23. — Eighty-two delegates, territorial managers and other executives, in addition to guests from the diplomatic world, today attended the reception marking the opening of M-G-M's global conference on "Quo Vadis" at the Grand Hotel, the company reported. Following an informal dinner tonight, the conferees will begin regular meetings tomorrow morning, with Arthur M. Loew, president of Loew's International Corp., delivering the keynote address. Tomorrow's agenda will also include a discussion of global sales policies by Morton Spring, first vicepresident, and Samuel N. Burger, sales manager. Zenith Income in '51 Declined Sharply Chicago, March 23. — Zenith Radio Corp., in contrast to the general trend of most businesses which finds sales up and profits down, suffered declines in 1951 from 1950 in both sales and profits. Sales were down from $134,000,000 in 1950 to $110,000,000 in 1951. Profits declined from $8,000,000 to $5,000,000, or from $17.22 per share to $10.91 per share. President E. F. McDonald, Jr. attributed the declines to the TV color controversy and government restrictions on credit buying. Metrch is American R«d Cross Month. GIVE. Rodgers {Continued from page 1) that Rodgers be persuaded to take the COMPO post came from every membership quarter of the organization. The volume and insistence of the demands was not only a tribute to Rodgers and the confidence which all branches of the industry have in him, but was, as well, an impressive demonstration that the industry not only wants COMPO to continue but wants it headed by the best industry man-, power available. Depends on Schenck As the situation stood on Friday, it appeared that Rodgers could be induced to take the post provided Nicholas M. Schenck, Loew's president, consented. Schenck is vacationing in Florida and could not be reached immediately, but his reply is expected by today or tomorrow. Among those endorsing and urging Rodgers for the post were Si Fabian, chairman of the executive committee of Theatre Owners of America ; Abram F. Myers, chairman and general counsel of Allied States ; James A. Mulvey, representative of the Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers ; Rotus Harvey, president of the Western Theatre Owners ; Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association ; Edward Rugoff, president of Metropolitan Motion Picture Theatres Association; Harry Brandt, president of Independent Theatre Owners of New York, Arthur L. Mayer, retiring COMPO' executive vice-president, Martin G. Smith, president of Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, and Abe Berenson, president of Gulf States Association. Spyros Skouras, president of 20th Century-Fox, who was elected president of COMPO on Feb. 21 but who was unable to serve because of pressure of business, also has urged the designation of Rodgers. Rodgers won the confidence of all branches of the industry in his handling of the United Motion Picture Industry conferences on trade practices in the late 1930's and for other contributions of his to industry conciliation moves. Although seeking less instead of added responsibilities since going on consultant status at Loew;'s the first of the year, Rodgers is said to have assured his petitioners he will give serious consideration to accepting the COMPO post provided his company has no objections. On Friday, he was named chairman of the distributors' committee to meet with exhibition representatives on formulation of a plan of arbitration and concilation for the industry. McVicker's Cuts Again Chicago, March 23.— The downtown McVicker's Theatre has cut its evening price from 80 cents to 65 cents (including tax), Monday through Friday. The 80-cent price still prevails on Saturday and Sunday evenings. This cut follows a slash in Saturday and Sunday matinee prices made by the theatre a few weeks ago. Timber g Joins U.N. 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