Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1956)

LO Motion Picture Daily Wednesday, October, 10 Columbia (Continued from page 1) were $2.28 for the period ended June 30, 1956, as compared with $4.40 for the prev ious period. The earnings per share of common stock after preferred stock dividends, for both the current year and the prior year, are based on the 1, 067,327 shares outstanding on June 30. 1956. Gross Business Total Not Given The company prov ided no explanatory information, limiting itself to the foregoing only. Gross business for the past fiscal year was not disclosed nor were federal taxes or other data which is ordinarily included in an annual report. Silent Stars to Attend Theatre Birthday Fete LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9-The Carmel Museum Theatre, which a year ago converted to a programming policy under which current motion pictures and silent films dating back to Mabel Normand, Marie Dressier and other silent stars are shown, will celebrate its first anniversary on Nov. 1 with special ceremonies to which Mack Sennett, Mary Pickford, Bronco Billy Anderson, Jack Oakie, Bamon Novarro and other pioneer players will contribute their presence. Exhibitor Charles Tarbox, who has made the unique policy successful, has engaged organist David Andrews to re-activate the $20,000 Wurlitzer organ installed when the theatre was built. 77 Book 'Rififi' "Bififi," the French picture now at the Fine Arts Theatre here, will go into general release at 77 theatres in the New York metropolitan exchange area, including major circuit houses, Bichard Davis, president of United Motion Pictue Organization, which is releasing the film, has announced. The film will be an English language version, Davis said. FLY B O A ARISTOCRAT OF THE AIR Direct New York • London BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION Reservations through your travel agent or call B.O.A.C. at 342 Madison Ave.. New York 17. N. Y.. tel. MU 7-8900 One Man's TViews — By Pinky Her won Will Ask SE Jean Blake ABC will launch a new tv series dealing with progress and research in medicine, industry and science, "Johns Hopkins File 7," which will originate starting Sunday, Nov. 11 (3:30-4:00 P.M.) at Johns Hopkins U. in Baltimore. Dr. Milton S. Eisenhower, prexv of the University, will appear on the first and several subsequent programs, the initial show dealing with "fear." . . . Erie Stanley Gardner has arrived in Hollvwood to take in the filming by TCF of "The Case of the MothEaten Mink" seg of the forthcoming "Perry Mason" series . . . NBCommencing Thurs., Jan. 10, the Toni Co. will co-sponsor "The Groucho Marx Show" alternating with DeSoto-Plymouth. . . . Arthur Storch who was picked from tv to do the "Sow-Belly Simmons" role in the off-Broadway drama "End As a Man," has returned from Hollywood where he portrayed the same part in the forthcoming Columbia Pictures version, starring Ben Gazzara. . . . Producer Walt Framer was rewarded with another "Big Pavoff" (his sixth) when Mrs. Framer presented him with a 7 pound10 ounce bouncing bov, Benn Lenard, last week at St. Joseph's Hospital in Far Rockawav. ft it ft Jean Blake, who upon the death of George Blake last year, assumed the presidency of George Blake TV Enterprises, has done a remarkable job in guiding the firm to a leading position in but six years, among indie producers, currently servicing 22 advertising agencies. Bob Kingsley has been added to the producer-director staff. . . . CBSpokeswoman for RevIon on the "$64,000 Question" Evelyn Patrick will deliver similar chores on Revlon's new TVehicle, "Most Beautiful Girl in the World," which tee-vees off Monday, Oct. 22 (9:00-9:30 P.M.) on NBC. . . . ^jPHK^Nf Plans are now underway to star Frankie Laine in \ I a non-singmg ro'e this winter. Although the warbler \ * is being offered two Broadway dramas, he may \ % accept an offer by British producer Peter Saunders to star in the London production of "Subway in the Sky," written by Ian Main. . . . Screen Cartoonists Local 841, in cooperation with Eastern producers of animated film cartoons, will hold their first annual Film Festival to be called "Animation One," Monday, Nov. 26, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hotel Pierre in New York. ft ft ft Talented Hollywood actress Joyce Holden will be seen making her live tv debut next Monday on NBC, co-starring with John Hudson in Robert Montgomery's production of "The Pilgrimage." . . . Jayne Meadows and Chill Wills will co-host the telecast (8:00-8:30) over WABD of the world preem tonight of "Giant" at the Roxy Theatre for the benefit of Muscular Dystrophy Assn. of America. . . . Comic Peter Marshall has been signed as Paul Gilbert's "sidekick" in the Screen Gem teleseries, "Shore Leave," which is slated to roll next month with Harry Sauber, producing. . . . Joe Spivak, son of ork pilot Charlie Spivak, has just become a disk jockey at station WPTR, Albany, N. Y. . . . Under the supervision of Enoch Light, himself an accomplished musician, Paul Whiteman is currently recording an album for Grand Awards Records at Fine Sound, Inc. Titled "Paul Whiteman 50th Anniversary Album," the nostalgic item of musical Americana, features top-notchers Tommy & Jimmy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden, Johnny Mercer, Joe Venuti, Will Bradlev, Charlie Margolies, Hymie Shertzer and many other members of Pops' original orchestra. This is a MUST for radio and tv station record libraries. . . . Siobhan McKenna, featured in the Equity Film, "Daughter of Darkness," and currently starring on Broadway in "Saint Joan," has been signed as femme lead in Producers Showcase production of Somerset Maugham's "The Letter," next Monday TVia NBC (8:00 P.M.). ft ft ft Elliott Arnold, story supervisor of the ABC-TV series, "Broken Arrow," has taken a week's leave from 20th Century-Fox TV Productions and flew to Europe on a special mission for the U.S. Air Force. On similar missions last year Arnold covered more than 75,000 miles and penned a tome, "Rescue," highlighting daring and dramatic chapters of the Air Reserve Service. ( Continued from page 1 ) I groups, said the results may b(j presented to SBA so that they " issue directives pertaining to exhi: solely." He also indicated that gressional legislation on this rh may be sought. The exhibition figure pointei that while the SBA ruling "took tres off the blacklist," it "did n far enough. If we could ope doors to small theatres who se, receive governmental loans for r gitimate purposes, then perhap < vate lending institutions woulc become more lenient in their de with theatremen." Modernizing Favored The SBA ruling in regard to t loans is just the same as that for to other small businesses, accord an SBA official here. He pointe that the only additional require are that theatres must be "four and must contribute to "eco health of their community." Ttv official also said that theatre c seeking small business loans for ernizing purposes can still be e for those loans, in many cases there is already a mortgage or theatres. He explained that since SBA have collateral or a guarantee f< loan it makes, the agency woul off a small existing mortgage in to get a clear title to a mortgage it could use as collateral. Siegel Confirms ( Continued from page 1 ) locally that he had been chosen position already, Siegel said: approached by New York reg the presidency of Loew's, Inc. I am flattered by the presen there is a problem regarding m} pendent producing company ai obligations to it. "All negotiations are in ab pending further talks." The Loew's board of direc scheduled to meet next Wed and agree on a successor to Loew, whose resignation froi company presidency is to beco fective Nov. 15. Arthur Loew to Adc Sales Meet in Chicag< Arthur M. Loew, president c ro-Goldwyn-Mayer, will addrt company's U. S. and Canadia managers when they gather three-day sales meeting at the stone Hotel in Chicago. Under Direction of Reag Charles M. Reagan, vice-pr and general sales manager of > will conduct the sessions, whi begin Monday. Plans for ma new product, including "Teah< the August Moon," as well as ir dent productions to be relea M-G-M, will be discussed at tl meeting, Beagan said. Loo speak on Tuesday.