Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1959)

Motion Picture Daily PERSONAL MENTION HENRY H. MARTIN, Universal Pictures general sales manager, left New York yesterday for Dallas. He will return Monday. • James E. Perkins, president of Paramount International Films, left here yesterday for London from where he will continue to Rome and Johannesburg, South Africa. • Meyer Hutner, Warner Brothers national publicity manager, has returned to New York from the Coast. • Ely Landau, chairman of the board of National Telefilm Associates, and Oliver Unger, president, will leave here today for Los Angeles. • Fannie Hurst, author of "Imitation of Life," the new production of which has been completed bv Universal Pictures, is in Chicago from New York in connection with the world premiere of the film on March 17. Also in the Windy City on the same mission is Philip Gerard, Universal's Eastern publicity manager. • Bernie Shapiro, of Southern Poster and Printing Co., Atlanta, has left there with Mrs. Shapiro for the Coast. • Irving H. Ludwig, president of Buena Vista; Ned Clarke, foreign sales manager, and Charles Levy, advertising-publicity director, will return to New York today from Hollywood. • James Mason will leave New York for London today via B.O.A.C. • Joe Gins, sales manager for NTA Pictures, and Sal Di Gennaro, Eastern division sales manager, will leave New York today, the former for Cincinnati, the latter for New Haven. • Fred Mathis, Paramount branch manager in Jacksonville, has returned there from Atlanta. • John Wayne, who arrived in New York early this week in connection with United Artists "The Horse Soldiers." left here yesterday for Dallas. • Robert Aurthur, writer of Paramount's "The Mountain Is Young," lias left New York for Hollywood. • Carlo Pontj, producer, has returned to Hollywood from New York. Industry Group ( Continued from page 1 ) fications should not be adopted without the industry being given an opportunity to make its position clear on these proposed changes." Answers Fitzpatrick Letters The wire was sent in response to letters advising of the amendments which were received by Charles E. McCarthy of COMPO and Sidney Schreiber of MPAA from James A. Fitzpatrick, counsel of the Joint Legislative Committee to Study Publication and Dissemination of Offensive and Obscene Material. Fitzpatrick wrote McCarthy and Schreiber that the Joint Legislative Committee had adopted on Tuesday an amendment to Senate Introductory 2607 and its companion measure Assembly Introductory 3298, concerned with advertising of motion pictures, and an amendment which would be a new bill replacing a measure already introduced in the Senate and House to give the State censor authority to recommend that certain pictures be declared unsuitable for children of compulsory school age. The wire was sent to individual members of the Assembly Judiciary and Rules Committees, Senate Rules and Education Committees, the Joint Legislative committee and to Fitzpatrick. Text of Telegram The telegram in full follows: "Entire motion picture industry of the State of New York is vigorously opposed to the passage of the following measures as amended this week by the Joint Legislative Committee To Study Publication and Dissemination of Offensive and Obscene Material. Bills are: New bill not yet printed to supersede Assembly Introductory 4120 and its companion measure Senate Introductory 3213 and amended bills Senate Introductory 2607 and Assembly Introductory 3298. These bills, as amended, are as obnoxious to us as when originally introduced and will do just as much damage to the motion picture industry. Every branch of the industry presented briefs at the Joint Legislative Committee hearing held on February 26. In addition, prominent authorities and civic, labor and religious organizations voiced their unqualified opposition to these restrictive measures. We cannot urge upon you too strongly that no action should be taken on these bills as amended unless the industry and the public are afforded another opportunity to be heard in opposition to the amendments. Legislation which has such serious ramifications should not be adopted without the industry being given an opportunity to make its position clear on these proposed changes." 'Anne' Sold Out for First Month in L. A. From THE DAILY Bureau LOS ANGELES, March 11. -George Stevens' "The Diary of Anne Frank" has been sold out for the first month of its Los Angeles engagement at the Egyptian Theatre, officials revealed today. Benefit theatre parties and mail orders have combined to sell every ticket for the first month of the 20th Century-Fox release's run. The Egyptian run which begins on March 26 with a gala, international motif premiere also has an advance sale which is greater than any roadshow motion picture attraction ever to play the Los Angeles area, it was stated. Bigger Concess Sales to Be Stud Minimum Pay (Continued from page 1) exhibitor views to the Senators and Congressmen. The delay has arisen because the labor committee is taking longer than expected to complete work on a labor anti-racketeering bill. It had hoped to finish last week, and now looks for considerably more work on the bill. The Easter recess begins March 27 and runs through April 5. House Labor Committee hearings are even further off. A. Julian Brylawski, chairman of the legislative committee of the Theatre Owners of America, warned the recent TOA mid-winter board meeting here that pending bills to expand minimum wage coverage could easily be interpreted as covering theatre chains and larger theatres. Exhibitor leaders subsequently agreed to mobilize against any such change. Five Stars of 4 Anne' To Attend Bow Here Five stars of "The Diary of Anne Frank," producer director George Stevens and authors Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett will attend the gala charity world premiere of the film, Wednesday night at the RKO Palace Theatre here. The affair will be held under the auspices of the American Association for the United Nations. Millie Perkins, the Fairlawn, N. J., girl making her film debut in the title role, will head the star contingent which includes Shelley Winters, Ed Wynn, and Gusti Huber and Lou Jacobi, who recreate' their roles in the Pulitzer-Prize-winning stage play adaptation. Associate producer George Stevens Jr., will also attend the opening performance. Methods to increase sales of sions at theatres will be explore one-day meeting sponsored by tional Association of Concessi at the Park Sheraton Hotel Thursday, March 19. Conf chairman is Bert Nathan of Be than Enterprises, Brooklyn Developing the program, w is anticipated will attract 200 trants, are Harold Newman, ( Theatres; John Convery, An Broadcasting-Paramount Tl Leonard Pollack, Loew's Th Jack Yellin, Stanley Warner M ment Corp.; and Melville B. APCO, Inc. Among the topics scheduled cussion are: "New Ideas in sions and Vending"; "Better M dising Methods Sell More"; ment-Recreations Sales Potenti ket Analysis"; and "Profitabl Clinic," Each topic will be dev by a discussion leader and pa tion will be encouraged from trants, who will explain appl to their own specific operation The morning session promptly at 9:30 A.M., accorc NAC executive vice president 1 J. Sullivan, and continue 12:30 P.M., when luncheon served to all registrants. The Cola Company will act as host, The afternoon conference from 2 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. Fol the meeting the Pepsi-Cola Co will host a cocktail party at the 'Hur' Merchandisin MGM has appointed Stone iates to act as exclusive mercl ■presentatives for tie-in Hur." The agreement in licensing of manufacturing of a| mercial products based on the' production. Benefit Bow for 'Pc PHILADELPHIA, March 114 though the opening date of "Por Bess" here will not be schedule the late summer, William Gi has arranged for a benefit pi of the picture at his Midtown T The first performance will be sored by Heritage House. MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherw n Kane. Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Herbert V. Fecke, Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman. Canby, Eastern Editors. Hollywood Bureau, Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone Hollywood 7-2145; Washington, J. A. Otten, National Press Club ington, D. 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