Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Apr-Jun 1959
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000131
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:
November 10, 2022
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MOTION PICTURE DAILY NO. NEW YORK, U.S.A., TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1959 TEN CENTS kg Board Meeting ams to Stay 11 Term as ad of Allied es ACE Policy; Will id 'White Paper' Drive By J. A. OTTEN 1HINGTON, April 20.-Hor ams has agreed to retain the icy of Allied States Associate] the expiration of his presii. the Association announced tg its spring board meeting special meeting held over the 1 the board clarified its policy Ird to the American Congress libitors, agreed to extend its paper" campaign, chastised * Artists for its recently an1 new "look-see" policy and into several other matters, directors present pledged (Continued on page 3) d favors Refunds -B Contributions from THE DAILY Bureau JHINGTON, April 20. Ben Allied States director from bin and its representatives on mvirate of the Council of Moicture Organizations, was aujl by Allied's special board ■i~ here this weekend to present J' IPO the proposal to return to rs, less necessary expenses, |ney they contributed to the 1 1 stry business-building projj would then be recommended, ird said, that these funds be ( ontinued on page 5) Acquires McElroy s; N.O.'s Largest Special to THE DAILY ' ORLEANS, April 20.-Pike I and Supply Co., headed by ' (Teddy) Solomon, McComb, ias acquired McElroy Theatres ier City, La., and Shreveport, jept the indoor Venus, which inctively operated by Queens Company in that city, headed Continued on page 4) Allied States Board Applauds 'Oscar' Telecast From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, April 20 The Allied States board of directors at its weekend meeting here applauded the Academy Awards television program, which it noted was "unmarred by distracting, blatant commercials," and said it hoped the program would continue as an annual, unsponsored event With the immense resources of talent and ability in Hollywood the board said, ' the program will grow better and better" Hospital Board Tour Set for June 25-27 The annual meeting of the board of directors of the Will Rogers Memorial Fund will take place at Schroon Lake, N. Y., on June 27, it was announced yesterday by Abe Montague, president of Will Rogers Memorial Hospital. The meeting will come at the conclusion of a three-day trip and inspection tour of the hospital at Saranac Lake to start on Thursday, June (Continued on page 6) K.C. Paper Again Hits Censor Board Special to THE DAILY KANSAS CITY, April 20.-Under the title, "The Kansas Censors Gets a Big Work Load," the Kansas City Times today once more delivered a slap at the State Board of Review. After calling attention to the re(Continaed on page 6) Five a Year For Embassy By WARREN G. HARRIS Embassy Pictures, whose president Joseph E. Levine wants it made clear "is in no way a one-picture organization," will release "at least" five pictures a year, each backed by a "hard sell" promotional campaign, it was announced at a tradepress luncheon here yesterday at "21." Levine, who said that Embassy is (Continued on page 4) Hartmann Now WGA National Chairman From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, April 20. Edmund L. Hartmann, screen and TV writer-producer, was named yesterday as national chairman of the Writers Guild of America. The election moves Hartmann from Western president of the Guild, a post held for four years, to top position in both Eastern and Western branches of the organization. The vote, taken in the Guild Building here, was by acclamation. Grainger and Bogeaus To Produce, Release From THE DAILY Bxireau HOLLYWOOD, April 20. J. R. Grainger, president of RKO Radio Pictures, Inc., during the Howard Hughes regime, has set up, in association with producer Benedict E. Bogeaus, new motion picture distributing and producing organizations. The companies are Inter-Continent (Continued on page 6) REVIEW: It Happened to Jan Arwin Productions— Columbia In "It Happened to Jane" Columbia has made a picture aimed directly at the family audience and has solidly hit the mark. To start with, setting and characters are as American as Main Street. The former is a small town in Maine todav which still retains such quaint customs as community meetings at the town hall. And the latter are the "typical" New Englanders who live there. The story concentrates on one family in particular with the mother (Continued on page 6) $130 Millions Budget Col. Lists 99 From Now Till November, '60 Large Independent Roster Contributing to Schedule By SAMUEL D BERNS HOLLYWOOD, April 20. A production and distribution program involving 99 feature films with a projected negative investment of $130,000,000 has been blueprinted by Columbia Pictures for distribution pro A. Schneider Samuel Briskin duction and active preparation during the 18-month period starting tomorrow and ending November 1, 1960. One of Columbia's most ambitious programs, it is the result of planning (Continued on page 4) Warn New Ohio Tax Will Close Theatres Special to THE DAILY COLUMBUS, O., April 20.-"Additional burden" of a state 3 per cent admissions tax may force as many as half of Cleveland theatres to close, Ken Prickett, secretary of the Independent Theatre Owners of Ohio, said (Continued on page 4) Bicks Runs Anti-Trust Div. ; May Meet ACE From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, April 20.-Robert A. Bicks is taking over as Acting Assistant U.S. Attorney General in charge of the Anti-Trust Division following the resignation and departure for Cali(Continued on page 6)