Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1955)

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Motion Picture Daily Friday, October 14, 1955 Im [VI 101 IID l » ?! |tl il !r *! »)i :>) Ml (hi t; -it 1 Mi in ia 'S!i. IS DE .it it': !«■ St'! :«'! ... K 101 V n t 1 .1: St r II An tie in, ?/ PERSONAL MENTION ARTHUR M. LOEW, president of Loew's International, will leave here today for a month's visit to Europe. • David G. Arthur, head of the Fanchon & Marco-St. Louis Amusement Co. booking department, has arrived in New York with his daughter, Maureen, who is scheduled to sing on the Garry Moore television show today. • Joel Bezhaler of M-G-M's sales department became a grandfather when his daughter, Arline Shinbrot, gave birth to a girl, Ellen Sue, at Mainonides Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y. • Kenneth MacKenna, M-G-M studio story head, arrived in New York from the Coast yesterday and will leave here tomorrow for England and France. • Lawrence Lipskin, in charge of public relations for Columbia Pictures International, left here yesterday for Manila. • William J. Heineman, United Artists vice-president in charge of distribution, is in Montana from New York. • Roy Brewer, manager of branch operations for Allied Artists, left here yesterday for Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. • Alfred Katz, United Artists home office foreign department executive, will leave here today for a tour of the company's Latin America offices. • Frank J. Durkee, head of Durkee Enterprises of Baltimore, underwent surgery at the Union Memorial Hospital there this week. • Leo Jaffe, Columbia Pictures vicepresident, will leave New York today for Europe. Hyman Zahl, British theatrical agent, left here yesterday for London via B.O.A.C. Monarch. • John Parker, producer, will return to New York today from Hollywood. • Alfred Hitchock arrived in New York yesterday from the Coast. James Wolf, British film director, left here yesterday for England. Grace Kelly will arrive in New York today from Ashville, N. C. Jerrold Executive Reports Closed Circuit TV Developed to Meet Needs in Almost Any Field The engineering techniques of closed circuit television have been developed so that systems can be devised to meet almost any needs, according to Max H. Kraus, manager of the system sales division of Jerrold Electronics Corp. of Philadelphia. Prices have been re duced to the point that today it is possible to make an installation for between $1,000 to $5,000, as compared to previous prices of between $5,000 and $10,000, he added. Speaking before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers general meeting in Chicago, Kraus said that the time is now ripe for application of closed circuit television in many industrial and educational or-' ganizations, and the job of finding the markets now rests with the sales engineers. Vidicon Aided Greatly Until recently, Kraus said, economic factors ruled out mass usage of closed circuit television in many fields. However, the development of the Vidicon pickup tube and the subsequent introduction of Vidicon cameras selling for a fraction of the cost of studio type units have substantially reduced the cost of closed circuit installations, Kraus stated. The second major advance in the field of closed circuit television pointed out by Kraus was the development of the flexible television distribution system. Slate Wedding for 'Dolls9 Bow Here A Times Square wedding to promole interest in the benefit world premiere of "Guys and Dolls" at the Capitol on Nov. 3 is being planned by the Capitol Theatre. Contestants for the wedding, slated to be performed Oct. 26 at noon, have been invited to send photos of both parties and an accompanying short letter. Cash and gifts totaling more than $5,000 will be presented to the "Guy and Doll" selected. Cleve.'s 105th St. Theatre to Essicks CLEVELAND, Oct. 13.-The East 105th St. Theatre, formerly Keith's 105th St. Theatre, has been taken over by P. E. Essick, Ray Essick and Jack Essick, who plan to re-open it on Saturday. The house has been closed for the past month since Jerome Shinback and his associates severed their connection with it. 'Tender Tran* World Premiere in Detroit DETROIT, Oct. 13. M-G-M's "The Tender Trap" will have its world premiere at the Adams Theatre here on Oct. 28. Plans are now being made to break a number of national tieups to coincide with the prerelease engagements of the picture which has been set to follow "Trial" at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Set Book Tie-up I.F.E. Releasing Corp. and Westminster Press have joined forces in a major tie-up promoting the Robert Donat color motion picture "Lease of Life" and the English novel "Nearer to Heaven," which was adapted from the screenplay. Special posters, newspaper advertising and a book jacket, all utilizing the key advertising art from the motion picture ads will be used by Westminster Press to promote the book and the film. Conn. Theatres Join Jimmy Fund Drive HARTFORD, Oct. 13.-Well over 100 Connecticut theatres are participating in the Jimmy Fund Campaign, according to co-chairmen, I. J. Hoffman, Connecticut Theatres, and Harry Feinstein, Stanley Warner Theatres. Proceeds are turned over to Children's Cancer Research Foundation. TV Play to MGM "The Return of Johnny Burro," a dramatic Western story recently seen on the "Robert Montgomery Presents" television show, has been purchased by M-G-M. Jules Schermer has been assigned to produce it as a motion picture. The TV play was adapted by Milton Gelman from the "Saturday Evening Post" story "Outlaw's Partner," by John Cunningham. Three from Col. in Nov. Three films are on the November feature release schedule of Columbia Pictures: the Joan Crawford starrer, "Queen Bee," "Three Stripes in the Sun" and "Teenage Crime Wave." New NTS Branch DENVER, Oct. 13.-A new branch for National Theatre Supply is being established in Salt Lake City. Prior to settins? up the branch, Ray Miller, in the business nine years, was in Denver conferring with Joe Stone, branch manager, over details. Bernard L. Goodwin Is Elected President Of Du Mont Labs. Special to THE DAILY CLIFTON, N. J., Oct. 13. The board of directors of the Du Mont Broadcasting Corp. elected Bernard L. Goodwin, an official of Paramount Pictures, president of the newly-created firm "spun off" by Du Mont Laboratories. Goodwin, also secretary of Du Mont Laboratories, is vice-president and general manager of the musicpublishing subsidiaries of Paramount Pictures, and a vice-president of Paramount TV Productions, Inc. At the same time, the board announced plans to go into the radio broadcasting business while expanding its telecasting interests. Steps will be taken, it was stated, to acquire or establish as many television and radio stations in important markets of the country as the Federal Communications Commission will approve. The company presently owns and operates television stations WABD in New York and WTTG in Washington. The board, in addition, increased its number from eight to 10 and elected Dr. Allen B. Du Mont as chaircompany presently owns WABD in New York and WTTG in Washington. Board Enlarged Also an executive committee of five directors was established, comprising Paul Raibourn, as chairman, Dr. Du Mont, Armand Erpf, Goodwin and Cott. Raibourn also was named treasurer; Richard L. Geismer, Irving Singer, assistant treasurers; Arthur Israel, Jr., secretary, and Paul O'Friel, assistant secretary. Other directors of the new company are: Barney Balaban, Paramount Pictures president; Dr. Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr., Stanley F. Patten, Percy M. Stewart, and Edwin Weisl.' also a Paramount director. Paramount Pictures has a substantial stock interest in Du Mont. Col. Preferred Dividend Columbia. Pictures Corp.'s board of directors at a meeting held on Tuesday, declared a quarterly dividend of $1.06« per share on the $4.25. cumulative preferred stock of the com ,, nany, payable on Nov. 15, to stockholders of record Nov. 1. M ill: M t\ III JO NEW YORK THEATRES! — SAD'O CITY MUSIC HALL Rockefeller Center TRIAL starring GLENN FORD DOROTHY McGUIRE Athur Kennedy John Hodiak Katy Jurado AN M-G-M PICTURE and SPECTACULAR STAGE PRESENTATION MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor: Raymond Levy, Executive Publisher; 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, Telephone HOIlywood 7-214S, Chicago Bureau, 120 South LaSalla Street, Urben Farley, Advertising Representative. Telephone Financial 6-3074; Washington, J. A. Otten. National Press Club. Washington, D. C. ; London Bureau, 4 Golden Square, Hope Williams Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup. Editor: William Pay, News Editor. Correspondents in the principal capitals of the world. Motion Picture Daily is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, by Quigley Publishing Company. Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue. Rockefeller Center, New York 20. Telephone CTrcle 7-3100. Cable address: "Quigpubco, New York". Martin Quigley, President; Martin Quigley, Jr., Vice-President: Theo. T. Sullivan, Vice-President and Treasurer; Raymond Levy, Vice-President; Leo J. Brady, Secretary. 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; Television Today, published once weekly as a part of Motion Picture Daily. Motion Picture Almanac. Television Almanac, Fame. Entered as secondclass matter Sept. 21, 1938, at the post office at New York, N. Y., under the act of March 3, 1879. 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