Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1956)

-> Motion Picture Daily Thursday, December 20, 1 PERSONAL MENTION GEORGE WELTNER, president of Paramount Film Distributing Corp., and Jerry Pickman, advertising-publicity vice-president, will return to New York today from Hollywood. • Fayette W. Allport. representative for the Motion Picture Export Association in London, left New York yesterday for Florida. • William Osborne, Near and Far East manager for Allied Artists International, has returned to New York following a tour of Asia, Africa and Europe. F. Hugh Herbert, writer, and Mark Robson, director, will arrive in New York from London today via B.O.A.C. • Manny Reiner, foreign sales manager of Television Programs of America, has returned to New York from Central and South America. • Charles Boasberg, supervisor of worldwide sales on Paramount's "The Ten Commandments," will return to New York today from Charlotte. • Robert Rossen, director, will return to New York over the weekend from London via B.O.A.C. • William Pizor, vice-president of Lippert Pictures, will leave here at the weekend with his son, Irwin, for Hollywood. Herb Steinberg, Paramount national exploitation manager, will return to New York over the weekend from Denver. • Alan Ladd will return to New York from Europe today aboard the "Mauretania." Goldwyn Charities Bldg. To Be Opened Today HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 19 The Samuel Goldwyn Permanent Charities Building at 463 North La Cienega Blvd., opens officially tomorrow. Gov. Goodwin Knight will dedicate the 875,000 structure donated to PPC by Goldwyn, founder and first president of the organization. Mrs. Knight, Goldwyn and Mrs. Goldwyn, Y. Frank Freeman and Steve Broidy, former PPC president, are slated to appear at the ceremonies. Deny Odeon Injunction In 'Oklahoma' Suit TORONTO, Dec. 19.-Odeon Theatres (Canada), Ltd., was denied an injunction yesterday against 20th Century-Fox, Ltd., and Famous Players Canadian Corp. by an Ontario Supreme Court judge here. Odeon had sought to prevent the showing of the CinemaScope version of "Oklahoma!" in Calgary and other spots where Famous Players had booked the film. The matter will still go to trial, however. In passing judgment Justice Carl Stewart did not give reasons but from the argument brought before him Monday he felt there was no clear right of one theatre company over another to have the film. The question arose because of a split in the company's product with Famous to have two-thirds while Odeon has one. 'Ten'' Reported Setting Advance Sales Record Box office records for "advance sales" of a motion picture have been broken by Paramount Pictures' Cecil B. DeMille production, "The Ten Commandments," in its first eight engagements in the U. S., according to Paramount officials. Approximately $2,250,000 has been grossed by the picture to date, the company said. It has been playing on a universal two-a-day, reserved seat policy. On the basis of these returns, Paramount estimates a worldwide gross of $50,000,000 within "the next few years." Pension Fuw Zanuck Still Abroad Principal photography on "Island in the Sun" has been completed and producer Darryl F. Zanuck will remain in London for the editing, dubbing and scoring of the 20th Century UA Acquires 'Saga' "The Saga of Satchmo," a featurelength film about jazz musician Louis Armstrong, has been acquired for United Artists release from producers Edward R. Murrow and Fred W. Friendly, it was announced yesterday by UA president Arthur B. Krim. Fox CinemaScope release. The romantic drama was filmed on location in the British West Indies, with interiors made in London. In 1957 one picture will stand apart . . . from 20th Century-Fox in CHHemaScoPEi ( Continued from page 1 ) the agreement is to receive six ce for each hour worked, up to strait time maximum of 37)2 hours week, thus augmenting the wee wage increases of $2.25 per full-t employee. The fund will be adn istered jointly by the employers i the I.A.T.S.E. Special provisions remain to worked out in light of the fact 1 three of the companies— Loew's, R and Twentieth Century-Fox— had j: sion plans of their own in effect p to the industry-wide agreement. In addition to the monetary be fits, the new contracts provide number of others: Previously, the maximum am paid vacation was two weeks. H( after, there will be a third week employees who have worked years or more for one company. In the past, the top severance lowance was the equivalent of se weeks' pay. That has been uppec! eight weeks' pay after 16 years employment, nine weeks after years and 10 weeks after 20 year New Ruling on Seniority A new seniority clause prov that "all lay-offs and all rehiring lowing lay-offs shall be made aco ing to seniority within each of respective exchanges covered by agreement, provided that the se employees shall, in the judgmen the employer and the union, 1 the necessary qualifications, ex ence and ability to perform available work. In the event dispute, the matter shall be refe to the I. A. general office or hJ office of the distributor involved Negotiations were handled for Alliance by a committee appoi by International President Richar Walsh, consisting of General Se! tary-Treasurer Harlan Holmden, ch man; International Vice-Presic Louise Wright; International Re sentative Walter F. Diehl and Spe'Im Representative Richard Scott. On the company committee \*l r H. C. Kaufman, Columbia; Clan Hill, 20th Century-Fox; Larry L ansky, Warner Bros.; Chester National Film Service; Eugenel Caser, RKO; Arthur Israel, P| mount; Jules Chapman, United tists; Joseph McMahon, Repu Thomas Murray, Universal; Eli D ler, National Screen Service; Mic M. Rosen, Loew's; Roy M. Bre Allied Artists, and Louis Gaudn Buena Vista. Republic Holidays Republic Pictures offices here be closed all day Monday, Dec. and after 1:00 P.M. Monday, 1 31, the company has announced. 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