Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1958)

Page scan 000241 from Motion Picture Daily

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Oct-Dec 1958
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000241
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
May 30, 2024
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-dnesday, November 19, 1958 Motion Picture Daily 3 tevens, Fox ( Continued from page 1 ) Bible. The deal was finalized be•.en Stevens and Buddy Adler. Sevens plans to commence active parations for the picture during i9 in order that it may be brought ore the cameras in 1960 for a duction schedule that is to include iprehensive filming in the Holy id itself. Plans Film of Great Magnitude itevens, at present engaged on .1 editing phases of "The Diary of le Frank" for Fox plans to do the lical drama on a scope commence with its extraordinary significe the world over, as evidenced book publication in more than a re of languages and readership exdine into the tens of millions. Iivis Benefit Nets Over jiO,000 for Hospital Special to THE DAILY |lAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 18. limy Davis, Jr., raised more than & ',000 for the San Bernardino Com|nity Hospital Saturday night at the ling Auditorium of the National Qinge Show Grounds to purchase I >' equipment. Davis headed the allI benefit show, which he instigated latitude for the operation by Dr. Iderick Hull, who saved his eyeIit in one eye following his automo|! accident four years ago. New Britain Lawsuit on Policemen Re-Assigned Special to THE DAILY HARTFORD, Nov. 18. The $250,000 lawsuit brought by New Britain, Conn., theatre owners against the city of New Britain protesting the mandatory presence of policemen in theatres has been re-assigned in Hartford Superior Court to Nov. 25. The action, pending since late summer, stemmed from several unsuccessful attempts in recent years to repeal a city ordinance requiring the presence of policemen in theatres during motion picture performances. The plaintiffs— the Connecticut Theatrical Corporation, a StanleyWarner subsidiary operating the Strand and Embassy, and Perakos Theatre Associates, owners of the Palace and lessees of the Arch St. Theatre— allege the presence of policemen on duty in theatres is contrary to federal and state laws. 31 'South' Booking In Todd-AO Abroad "South Pacific" will be exhibited in Todd-AO in 31 overseas installations by Christmas, according to A. E. Bollengier, vice-president and treasurer of Magna Theatre Corp. Bollengier has just returned here from a three-week tour of most of the capitals of Europe in company with Albert Leonard, foreign sales manager for Magna. Files Suit to Enjoin 'Bell' Opening Here The Little Carnegie Theatre yesterday filed a suit in New York Federal Court seeking to enjoin the showing of Columbia's "Bell, Book and Candle" at the Fine Arts Theatre next month until the Little Carnegie has been given the right to negotiate for the picture. Named in the action, in which $300,000 triple damages are sought, are Columbia, Kingsley International Pictures, Fine Arts, and Richard Davis. In the suit plaintiff charges Davis, Columbia and Kingsley with making an agreement under which Davis, owner of the Fine Arts, gets all firstrun "art" pictures of the two companies. Cited is an alleged deal in which Davis is charged with leasing a theatre in London, England, and then turning over the lease to Columbia and Kingsley. Columbia officials, contacted at the home office yesterday, said they had no comment to make on the suit. AB-PT Deal SMPTE Meets Tonight Videotape will be the featured subject at the regular meeting of the New York Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers slated tonight at the World Affairs Center Auditorium. The CBS and NBC installations will be discussed and Thomas J. Merson of Ampex will present a report on videotape splicing. ( Continued from page 1 ) owned subsidiaries of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, Inc., following two weeks of negotiations in the East with Sidney Markley, vice-president of AB-PT, Inc., it was announced here today. As part of the overall agreement, effective Jan. 1, 1959, Levin and Mandell, who have been under exclusive contract to AB-PT since November, 1956, are immediately free to form their own company and pursue their efforts in all phases of the entertainment field. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. By virtue of this transaction, Levin gains the negatives of all completed pictures, including all residuals, plus eight story properties. Mandell to Stay Mandell, who has been associated with Levin for the last five years, will continue on with new firm as vicepresident and general manager in charge of all business and administrative affairs. Larry Clement, formerly motion picture and television loan officer with Bank of America for a period of 10 years, and more recently assistant treasurer and controller of AB-PT, joins Levin's new organization as secretary-treasurer. AB-PT Pictures Corp. and AB-PT Distributing Co. Inc. were formed in the latter part of 1956. CECIL B. DEMILLE presents tremendous action with a tremendous theme THE PICTURE with THE BOXOFFICE CAST starring YUL CLAIRE CHARLES BRYNNER BLOOM BOYER co-starring Inger Henry E.G. Stevens Hull Marshall also co-starring CHARLTON HESTON as Andrew Jackson Produced by Henry Wilcoxon Directed by Anthony Quinn Technicolor® VistaVision® selected PICTURE OF THE MONTH FOR DECEMBER by seventeen mgazme