Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1957)

uesday, January 15, 1957 Motion Picture Daily 5 J.K.Producers ( Continued from page 1 ) Jies Ealing, were announced as: aunder-Gilliat Productions; Charter ilms ( Boulting Bros. ) ; Ivan Foxwell oductions, and Warwick Produces, the British subsidiary of Columa Pictures. The FBFM felt that the present aders of the BFPA were too deepinvolved in exhibitor interests to iirsue the best interests of the strictly ■oducer members. The new organiition said that there was no quarrel ith the BFPA, but that it was condered necessary that these companies ave an organization which can repre;nt them more closely with government departments and other bodies. Seen as Aid to U.S. Films American interests viewed the )rmation of the FBFM as being advantageous in expanding the market jjr U.S. film production and distribuon in the United Kingdom. The |!FPA has a policy that bars from lembership and industry privileges |ny British film company that has any Simerican affiliations. TOA, NAC, TESMA Sign For Joint Affair in Nov. Special to THE DAILY MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Jan. 14 Final signing of contracts between Theatre Owners of America and National Association of Concessionaires for their joint convention and trade show in conjunction with Theatre Equipment and Supply Manufacturers Association at the Americana Hotel, Nov. 20-23, took place here today. Mitchell Wolfson, honorary convention chairman for TOA, represented the exhibition group at the signing, which was held in his offices. TESMA will meet also with the Theatre Equipment Dealers Association on Nov. 17-18, at the Americana Hotel. General Aniline Stock (Continued from page 1 ) jng World War II, filed a registration statement late today with the iiecurities and Exchange Commission jovering 75 per cent of the Class A ommon and Class B common owned >y the Government. It was stipulated hat underwriting companies that vant to buy the stock will have to )id on the entire package when it s finally offered for sale. Swiss Group May Object The Government action is expected o be challenged in court by Interlandel, a Swiss holding company that >wned the stock when it was vested. The Government owns 93 per cent )f the oustanding G.A.F. common, government officials pointed out that jrhey are holding back 25 per cent pf the Government's stock to meet :he claims of independent stockholders other than Interhandel. Greenberger Reelected Cfeve. Exhibitor Head CLEVELAND, Jan. 14 Henry Greenberger has been re-elected to serve a third term as president of the Cleveland Motion Picture Exhibitors Association. Two other officials were also unanimously reelected— Joseph Rembrandt, vice-president, and Louis Weitz, secretary. Ted Vermes Withdraws At his own request Ted Vermes withdrew his name as secretary and is succeeded by James Kalafat. Composing the board of directors are: three year term, Meyer Fine and P. E. Essick; two year term, Henry Greenberger and Howard Reif; one year term, James Kalafat, Ted Vermes, Sam Schultz, Leonard Greenberger, Max Lefkowich, Bert Lefkowich, Marshall Fine, Jack Essick, Ray Essick. PEOPLE Plitt to Am-Par Ed. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 14.-Henry Plitt, president and general manager K)f Paramount Gulf Theatres, Inc., has \\>een appointed to the newly-formed inhibitor committee of Am-Par Pictures Corp., the new film production (subsidiary of American BroadcastingParamount Theatres. The company's Initial meeting is scheduled to be held [here Jan. 21 at the Roosevelt Hotel. (Sidney M. Markley, AB-PT vice-presi{dent in charge of production, will attend from New York and from Hollywood will come Irving H. Levin, president, and Harry L. Mandell, viceI president of Am-Par, and Jerry ZigImond, western division manager of I AB-PT theatres, committee chairman. Other Paramount affiliate representatives at the meeting will include Plitt, Louis J. Finske, Miami; Norris Hardaway, Atlanta; David Wallerstein, Chicago, and Raymond Willie, Dallas. Promotional Seminars Slated at Fox Meets Merchandising and promotional seminars will be held in conjunction with the series of 20th Century-Fox divisional sales meetings called by general sales manager Alex Harrison to develop plans for the company's expanded product line-up of more than 50 pictures this year. Based on conferences being held by vice-president Charles Einfeld, plans will be presented to the assembled sales executives covering the national and regional plans for releases scheduled through June, including "Three Brave Men," "The True Story of Jesse James," "Oh Men! Oh Women!", "Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison," "Boy on a Dolphin," "The River's Edge," and Darryl F. Zanuck's "Island in the un. Officials Will Attend Advertising director Abe Goodman will attend the meeting in Philadelphia on Jan. 23-24 and the Los Angeles parley, Jan. 30-31. Rodney Bush, exploitation director will attend the Atlanta meeting, January 16-17; and exploitation manager Eddie Solomon will join sales toppers at the Jan. 25-26 parley in Chicago. RKO Foreign Meets Set Conferences on the foreign distribution of RKO Radio Pictures product will be conducted here this week between home office foreign department executives and Joseph Bellfort, general European manager, who arrived here from Paris at the weekend, and Robert S. Wolff, chairman and managing director in Great Britain, who will arrive here from London later this week. Ezzes Sets Europe Tour On RKO Library Sales E. H. Ezzes, vice-president and general sales manager for C & C Television Corp., which is distributing the RKO Radio Pictures film library to television in the United States, will leave here later this month for Europe on a combined business-vacation trip during winch he will investigate the possibility of theatrical sales for the RKO pre-1948 product, it was reported yesterday. George Nichols, who resigned last month from the M-G-M publicity department in Hollywood, has an-, nounced the establishment of independent publicity offices in Beverly Hills. □ Clement Brewster Lee, assistant manager of the Oritani Theatre, Hackensack, N. J., a unit of the Stanley Warner circuit, has won $25,000, first prize in the national essay contest of Armour Co. for its Dial Soap. Subject of the essay was "Why I Would Nominate Dwight D. Eisenhower as Candidate." □ Sylvan M. Cohen, new chief barker of the Philadelphia Variety Club, Tent No. 13, has been named toastmaster for the testimonial dinner to be held on Jan. 21 for Gene Tunick, recently promoted to district manager, and Stan Kositsky, to branch manager, of United Artists. The dinner will be given by Motion Picture Associates at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. □ Leonard Hettelson, long identified with the industry in Philadelphia, has taken over operation of the Mayfair Theatre, neighborhood house in that city. Edward R. Russell Dies LONDON, Jan. 14-Edward Rainsford Russell, former director of Quigley Publications Ltd. died suddenly January 12. He was 80 years old. Russell was a director of Quigley Publications' British company from 1943 to 1953. are advertised inLIFE "Battle in LIFE'S January 21st issue. ADVERTISED IN LIFE THE BIG ONE IN MOVIE SELLING