Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1956)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY . . 80, NO. 101 NEW YORK, U.S.A., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1956 TEN CENTS ckholders Told: Columbia ross Income head for Year [fit for First Quarter wrted at $843,000 tack Cohn By LESTER DINOFF lie gross income of Columbia Picand its subsidiary companies lie fiscal vear ending June 30, 1957, "will be substantially ahead of the previous 12 month volume of $91,145,571," it was announced yesterday by Jack Cohn and A. Schneider, executive v icepresident and first vice-president and treasof Columbia, respectively, he Columbia executives, presidtever the company's 33rd annual ^holders' meeting in the absence resident Harry Cohn, said that in 13-week period of the current 1 vear, ended on Sept. 29, 1956, (Continued on page 2) aubinger Named UA tnager in Buffalo lbert R. Glaubinger, sales manager Jnited Artists in Boston, has been ated to the post of branch manin Buffalo, it was announced erday by William J. Heineman, -president in charge of distribu laubinger succeeds Stanley S. Ko:y, who has been named as branch lager of UA's Philadelphia exnge. Glaubinger will assume his appointment immediately. fekvision Today Columbia Hires Agency To 'Tell Our Story' Columbia Pictures has retained the services of H. M. Gartley & Associates, public relations agency, "to tell the Columbia story to the public," it was disclosed at yesterday's stockholders meeting by first vicepresident and treasurer A. Schneider. The veteran film executive whose new seven-year contract with the company was approved by the stockholders, declared that Gartley "will attempt to make the company more attractive to stockholders." Larry Golob Services To Take Place Today Funeral services for Larry Golob, 52, national director of publicity for Warner Bros. Pictures, will be held at the Riverside Memorial Chapel, 76th St. and Amsterdam Ave., here at 12:45 P.M. today. Interment will be at the Riverside Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N. J. Golob, who died in his sleep at his New York City home Sunday morning, is survived by his wife, mother and a sister. The veteran publicity man had been in the motion picture industry since 1923, when he joined Warner Bros. Pictures. In 1944, he was appointed Eastern publicity manager and in 1945, Eastern Publicity Director. Last August, Golob was named national publicity director. 'Rapprochement' Nearer Allied, Compo Croups Will Confer on Dec. 10 Shor Appoints Myers, Rembusch and Snaper to Meet Council Committee DALLAS, Nov. 26— A rapprochement between Allied States Association and the Council of Motion Picture Organizations moved closer to consummation here today when Ruben Shor, president of national Allied, appointed a committee of three George Skouras Again President of UATC to meet with a COMPO group on Dec. 10 in Washington to discuss ways and means of bringing about a reconciliation between t h e two organizations. Members o f the Allied Committee, chosen at today's session of the board of directors meet(Continued on page 4) Special to THE DAILY BALTIMORE, Nov. 26 George P. Skouras was reelected president of United Artists Theatre Circuit today at brief stockholders meeting. All the board of directors and other officers of the company were also reelected. Questioned regarding a proposal put forth early last summer for the consolidation of UATC with other theatre interests, Skouras declared there was "nothing new" but that plans are still pending. Last July it was announced that UATC and Skouras Theatres, headed by Spyros S. Skouras, were discussing plans to merge their theatre and industry affiliations. Rowley United Theatres of Texas was also reported (Continued on page 4) Ruben Shor Columbia May Release 52 Additional Films to Television This Year Screen Gems, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, may acquire 52 more features from its parent company's pre-1948 films for distribution to televi Tclcuisfort mDUUU" t0,. I A. . vision, according to Today A Schneider, firstvice-president and treasurer of Columbia Pictures. Schneider, in an announcement to Columbia stockholders yesterday, said the subsidiary released 104 Columbia features to tv in 1955 and a package of 52 so far this year. He added that the company's pre-1948 film library still contains 686 features "suitable for television exhibition." He said the library also has 304 post-1948 films. Screen Gems, in the fiscal year ended on June 30, 1956, grossed $11, 000,000 in billings and contribute "about $6,000,000 to the net profit of Columbia," Schneider said. "The company will and is expanding its services and sales, domestically and foreign-wise, and we expect Screen Gems to have a substantial improvement in business next year," he said. In reply to a stockholder's question, he said that there is a possibility "that Screen Gems or Columbia will acquire interests in television stations." Jack Cohn, executive vice-president of Columbia, said the company has already been approached on this. Reade Files Anti-Trust Suit Against Loew's An anti-trust suit asking damages totaling $1,200,000 was filed by Walter Reade Theatres yesterday in federal court here against Loew's and Loew's Theatres and Realty Corp. The suit charges that the defendants violated anti-trust laws by imposing "unreasonable clearances" on product for Reade's Woodbridge Drive-in, Woodbridge, N. J. Other exhibitors were named as "co-oenspirators" in the suit but not as defendants. Sales to East Europe Before MPEA Today Discussions on the Danish film situation and on the sales of American films to East European countries will highlight the agenda of today's meeting of the board of directors of the Motion Picture Export Association. Other matters to be discussed are the Children's Film Festival in Poland and a tax matter in Colombia.