Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1958)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY 83, NO. 10 NEW YORK. U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1958 TEN CENTS ce on Coast Avbttvatioil — ^'stq*<e ^qs Made, Let's Correct It' In Stalemate Allied to Ask 3 -Year rickling Is ^ad of Loew's 1-Publicity ease Coast Activity Aid to Independents vard Strickling has been apd director of advertising, publiind exploitation of Loew's, Inc., it was announced here H yesterday b y Joseph R. Vogel, president. Strickling will /$rlH make his headquarters at the studio, and a large part of the promotional activities of the company will be centered there, Vogel said. Among these ies of Strickling it was (Continued on page 5) ices Thursday Jesse L Lasky From THE DAILY Bureau LLYWOOD, Jan. 14 Funeral *s for Jesse L. Lasky will be Thursday afternoon at two : in the Chapel of Psalms, Hol ( Continued on page 6) ird Strickling erly-Release Plan sed by O'Donnell Special to THE DAILY LLAS, Jan. 14— The new policy lerly releases of product was 1 highly here today by Robert nell, president of Interstate ( Continued on page 6 ) elevision Today >T The joint exhibitor-distributor conference on conciliation and arbitration concluded a day and a half of meetings here yesterday and adjourned without setting a date for another meeting. It was learned that no progress was made toward a solution of the clearance and availability problem which was under discussion. Disagreement on clearance and availability has stalemated conference deliberations since last autumn. Members have indicated that further at( Continued on page 6 ) A.A. Will Release 26 Films in Seven Months Allied Artists will release 26 films, seven in CinemaScope and color, during the first seven months of 1958, it was announced yesterday by Morey R. Goldstein, vice-president and general sales manager. Of these 90 per cent are either completed or currently in production. The films and release months are as follows: January: "Oregon Passage," (Continued on page 6) J. B. Golden Secretary, Gen. Counsel of AB-PT Jerome B. Golden has been elected secretary and general counsel of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, Inc., it was announced yesterday by Leonard H. Goldenson, president of the corporation. Golden has been associated with ( Continued on page 6 ) Halt in Sales to TV Gordon Asserts Moratorium Would Give Industry Chance to Recover Momentum By WARREN HARRIS (Picture on Page 2) A three-year moratorium on the sale of pictures to television by all companies "to give the industry a chance to recover its momentum and to give distributors a chance to reappraise the situation" will be sought by Allied States Association of Motion Picture M. A. Bergman To MP A Post presi Maurice A. Bergman, veteran industry executive, has been appointed to the newlv-created post of director of public affairs of the Motion Picture Association of America, Eric Johnston, president, announced yesterday. Bergman will direct a special public relations campaign t o bring before the public, press a n d industry "the vital role the American motion picture (Continued on page 4) Exhibitors, Julius M. Gordon, dent, said here yesterday. At a press conference called to present Allied's position on the TV situation, Gordon described sales to television as "a tremendous self-inflicted wound from which the entire industry is bleeding to death." Not intending the statement as a criticism of distributors, Gordon said "they did not realize what the full impact of what they were doing would be. Besides, they needed the money." "It has now become apparent," he continued, "that the release of pictures to TV has put us in the condition we're in. Allied feels that a re(Continued on page 2) Maurice Bergman diich FCC Authority to Approve Pay-TV Argued at House Group Hearing By J. A. OTTEN WASHINGTON, Jan. 14— Exhaustive hearings on subscription television opened before the House Commerce Committee today, with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Emanuel Celler (D., N.Y.) maintaining that the Federal Communications Commision has no authority to authorize toll-TV and views. Commissioners Hyde, Mack, FCC chairman John Doerfer defend Craven and Lee said they had agreed ing the commission's October action with the commission action. Cornsetting up a toll-TV trial. missioner Robert Bartley, who dis Following Doerfer's statement, other sented from the October decision on commission member's were asked their (Continued on page 5) O'Shea to Leave Magna, Plans Retirement E. K. (Ted) O'Shea has resigned as vice-president and general sales manager of Magna Theatres Corp., effective this week, and plans to retire from the industry. He has been ill recently. A w i d e 1 y known sales executive, O'Shea entered the industrv in his home city of Buffalo with the Shea Theatres. iSubsequentlv, he joined M-G-M there, becoming branch manager, and after serving in other executive capacities in the field, he came (Continued on page 4) E. K. O'Shea