Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1954)

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2 Motion Picture Daily Thursday, December 16, 1954 Personal Mention ALFRED E. DAFF, Universal Pictures executive vice-president, has left New York for Australia. • Paul Lazarus, Jr., Columbia Pictures vice-president in charge of advertising and publicity, has returned here from Europe. • Mike Nh'orff, chairman of the board of Official Films, has arrived here from London via B.O.A.C. Monarch. • Ben Y. Cammacic, RKO Radio Southwestern district manager, is the father of a son born to Mrs. Cammack this week in Dallas. • Jeff Livingston, Universal Pictures Eastern advertising manager, will leave New York tonight for Kansas Cit}'. • Charles Levy, Walt Disney Productions Eastern publicity director, will leave New York today for Denver. « Harry Cohn, president of Columbia Pictures, has arrived in New York from the Coast. • Chester Pickman, of the Paramount exchange in New Haven, will leave there Saturday for Florida. • Leslie Oliver, of Technicolor, Ltd., of Great Britain, will leave New York today for London via B.O.A.C. • Marty Wolf, Altec Service Corp. assistant sales manager, has returned to New York from Philadelphia. • Al Crown, president of Moulin Prod., has returned to New York from England. • Lawrence Lapidus, Stanley Warner booker, was in Albany, N. Y., from New Haven. Hy Levine, Connecticut distributor, has returned to New Haven from Miami. United Circuit Buys Salem, Ore., House SALEM, Ore., Dec. IS.— The Elsinor Theatre, one of Oregon's pioneer theatres, with a seating capacity of 2,000 and built some 30 years ago by George B. Guthrie, has been purchased by the United Theatres, Inc., headed by Al and William Forman. It is reported the firm paid $175,000 for the house, considered to be one of the finest in central Oregon. United has operated the property since June, 1951, when a lease was purchased from Warner Brothers. United Theatres is also owner and operator of the Grand and Capitol Theatres in Salem, and also operates two drive-ins, one north and the other south of Salem. The firm also operates theatres in Portland, Seattle and Bend, Ore. 'The Silver Chalice' Premiere to Be Held In Saranac Today SARANAC LAKE, N. Y., Dec. 15. — The two-day world premiere of Warner Brothers' Cinema Scope picture, "The Silver Chalice," will begin tomorrow with the arrival here of the contingent of Hollywood stars who made the cross-country trip especially for the opening. The climax of the affair will be the premiere showing of the WarnerColor picture Friday night at the Pontiac Theatre. Saranac Lake's welcome to the stars as they arrived on "The Silver Chalice Premiere Special," via the New York Central will be officially extended by Mayor Alton B. Anderson, civic dignitaries and a committee from the Chamber of Commerce. Present for the premiere will be Virginia Mayo and Jack Palance, stars of "The Silver Chalice" ; Alan Hale, Jr., Marian Carr, Ann Robinson, Gonzalez-Gonzalez and Nancy and George O'Hanlon. Victor Saville, producer and director of the picture, is a specially invited guest. Heading the group is Art Linkletter. 20,000 Kids Guests Of Conn. Theatres HARTFORD, Dec. 15.— What may be largest Christmas party of its kind in the United States is slated for nine New Haven theatres on Dec. 24, with New Haven Savings Bank as host. Some 20,000 youngsters will see the same screen program, with screenings at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Participating tlieatres : Westville, Whalley, Howard and Pequot, all New Haven ; Strand, Dixwell Playhouse and Whitney, Hamden ; Rivoli, West Haven ; and Capitol, East Haven. Atkinson Republic Dallas Manager DALLAS, Dec. 15.— Claude Atkinson, formerly branch manager for Republic Pictures in Oklahoma City, has assumed duties as branch manager of Republic here. Atkinson succeeds John Hoolihan. RKO Theatres Into New Home Monday RKO Theatres will move its home office headquarters this weekend to the 17th floor of the Mutual Life Insurance Building, 1740 Broadway here and will begin operations from there on Monday. 'Mighty Fortress' to AA HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.— Allied Artists today acquired "Mighty Fortress," two-reeler based on evangelist Billy Graham's career, for national distribution. Date 'Magoo' for Dec. 25 HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 15.— "When Magoo Flew," first United Productions of America cartoon short in CinemaScope, goes into release by Columbia Pictures on Dec. 25. Name 4 Winners in Ballantyne Contest OMAHA, Dec. 15.— American Theatre Supply Co., of Sioux Falls, S. D., took first place in the Ballantyne Company's contest to determine which dealer would sign the most business for Ballantjaie stereophonic sound equipment during the recent TESMATEDA convention. Second place went to the Dixie Theatre Service, of Albany, Ga. First prize money for drive-in theatre equipment was taken by Perkins Theatre Supply Co., of Buffalo, with second place going to Veterans Electrical Service Co., of Elkins, West Va. Legion Reviews 14; Four in 'B; 10 in 'A' Four pictures in Class B and 10 in Class A comprise the latest listing of the National Legion of Decency. The four films in Class B are "Deep in My Heart," "Target Earth," "Theodora, Slave Empress" and "There's No Business Like Show Business." The 10 pictures in Class A are divided, six in Section 2 and four in Section 1. In Section 2 are "The Beachcomber," "Bridges at Toko-Ri," "Day of Triumph," "Gate of Hell," "Tonight's the Night" and "The Violent Men." In Class A, Section 1, are "Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Cops," "Hunters of the Deep," "Rembrandt" and "Snow Creature." Geo. Jessel to M.C. Phila. MP A Dinner PHILADELPHIA, Dec. IS. — George Jessel will be toastmaster of the Motion Picture Associates dinner on Jan. 18, at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel here. The dinner, honoring the industry's pioneers, will be held in conjunction with the dedication of the Nickelodeon at the Franklin Institute. Sponsored by William Goldman, Philadelphia motion picture executive, the Nickelodeon is planned as a "shrine to the motion picture industry." Proceeds of the $25-a-plate dinner will go to the welfare committee of the MPA. Filmack TV Dept. CHICAGO, Dec. 15.— Irving Mack, president of Filmack Studios, announced that his company is opening a television department in its New York City plant. Mack said this latest expansion to his company's operations will help meet demands of Eastern advertising agencies. The new department will provide complete production service for all types of TV commercials, slides and industrial films. 'Show' Premiere Tonight In conjunction with the Actor's Fund of America and six allied groups, 20th Century-Fox CinemaScope production of Irving Berlin's "There's No Business Like Show Business" will have its world premiere at the Roxy Theatre here tonight with scores of industry leaders and celebrities in attendance. News Roundup Warner Corp. Moves The Stanley Warner Corp., now located at 321 West 44th St., will move its offices on Monday to 1S8S Broadway. Holiday Ruled Out Canadian exhibitors received a blow when Boxing Day, the day after Christmas, was declared to be not a statutory holiday but a matter of municipal observance. The extra day, which in the past has meant big business for theatres, will not be a holiday for federal employees, the Canadian cabinet ruled. However, many municipalities are requesting stores, offices and industries to close. V.C. Aids Sanitarium The Variety Club of Chicago has turned over a check totaling more than $70,000 to LaRabida Sanitarium. Together with the women's auxiliary, Variety Club members contributed $105,803, of which $24,000 goes to the sanitarium's Willie Shore Research Laboratory. New Film Magazine Film Culture, a magazine aimed at advancing a deeper understanding of the social and aesthetic aspects of the cinema, is now on sale at newsstands and bookstores. Jonas Mekas is editorin-chief of the publication. U.S. Films Lead The Mexican National Cinematographic Board reports that Hollywood contributed 202 of the 333 pictures exhibited there this year. Other films shown during the period ending Nov. 30 included 76 Mexican, 28 French, 27 Italian, 13 Spanish, three each from England and Germany, and two each from Argentina, Cuba and Russia. ■ Harris, EPI Merger Jack H. Harris, vice-president and general sales manager of Exploitation Productions, Inc., has merged his Philadelphia exchange territory distributing company. Jack H. Harris Productions, with the national organization. Henceforth EPI will distribute product in the Philadelphia area as well as exchange territories. Drive-In Season Ends Open air theatres in the Fall River, Mass., area have closed after the longest season experienced in many years. The theatres, which usually end their presentations in early November, are the Seekonk Drive-In, the Westport Drive-In, the Dartmouth Auto Theatre and the Somerset Drive-In. MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, 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; Martin Quigley, Jr., Vice-President; Theo. J. Sullivan, Vice-President and Treasurer; Raymond Levy, Vice-President; Leo J. Brady, Secretary; Al Steen, News Editor; Herbert V. Fecke. Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager; Hollywood Bureau, Yucca-Vine Building. Samuel D. Berns, Manager; William R. Weaver, Editor, Hollywood 7-2145; 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 W. 1; Hope Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; cable address, "Quigpubco, London." Other Quigley Publications: Motion Picture Herald ; Better Theatres and Better Refreshment Merchandising, each published 13 times a year as a section of Motion Picture Herald; Motion Picture and Television 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.