Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, April 21. PERSONAL MENTION JOSEPH MOSKOWITZ, 20th Cen•J tury-Fox vice-president and Eastern studio representative, has left New York for the Coast for conferences with Buddy Adler. • Charles Moss, managing director of the Criterion Theatre, and Mrs. Moss will leave here at the end of the week for a vacation at Sarasota, Fla. • Joseph M. Sugar, Magna Theatre Corp. vice-president and general sales manager, and Martin J. Sweeny, Jr., in charge of distribution for "South Pacific," will leave here next Monday for New Orleans. • Allen M. Widem, motion picture editor of the "Hartford Times," has returned to the Connecticut capital from Hudson, N. Y. • Alfred Alperin, of the Meadows Drive-in, Hartford, has returned there from Boston. • George M. Josephs, director of sales for Samuel Goldwyn's production of "Porgy and Bess," has arrived in San Francisco from New York, and will leave there on Thursday for Seattle, Denver, Salt Lake City, Dallas and Chicago. NAC Board Meeting May 76 in Chicago The 1959 mid-year board of directors meeting of National Association of Concessionaires will be held at Hotel Sherman, Chicago, Saturday, May 16, according to a joint announcement by NAC Board Chairman Lee Koken, RKO Theatre, New York, and NAC President Philip L. Lowe, Lowe Merchandising Service, Newton Centre, Mass. In addition to the board chairman and president, other officers who will be in attendance are: first vice-president Harold F. Chesler, second vicepresident Spiro J. Papas, treasurer Melvin R. Wintman, and executive vice-president Thomas J. Sullivan. The officers and board members will discuss NAC's plans for 1959-60, the National Concessions Industry's Trade Show and Convention planning, Nov. 8-12, and an agenda of topics which include enlarged membership services, group insurance, regional meetings, membership drive, possible constitutional revisions, and the officer nominating committee report. Fox Reports Record Year in Great Britain By WILLIAM PAY LONDON, April 17 (By Air Mail) —1958 was a record trading year for 20th Century-Fox in Britain, reports J. F. Pattinson, managing director here, and this year promises to top even that, to give the Company its most successful year since it was formed in the United Kingdom in 1916. Fox is currently celebrating here the first anniversary of the opening of "South Pacific" in Todd-AO at London's Dominion Theatre. To-date 5,000,000 people have seen the show at 21 theatres throughout the country. 1,500,000 have, in fact, paid to see it at two theatres alone, the Dominion, London, and the Gaumont, Manchester. It remains the intention to restrict the Todd-AO screenings of "South Pacific" here to a limited number of widely spaced towns, where it is hoped it will play for a year. "The CinemaScope version," said Pattinson, "is unlikely to be released until some time later next year". At the present accounting 35 theatres have installed Todd-AO equipment here. Of these 27 have shown "South Pacific". There is, however, likely to be a sharp increase in the number of 70mm installations in the coming months. Widely Used on Continent G.B-Kalee, a division of Rank Precision Industries, announces that they now have exclusive selling rights in Britain and many countries overesas for the Cinemeccanica 70mm/35mm multi purpose projection equipment. Cinemeccanica, which is manufactured in Milan, Italy, has already been installed in many countries on the continent of Europe. Overseas territories in which G.BKalee have selling rights include: Canada, Africa, Australia, New Zealand and numerous Latin America, Middle and Far Eastern countries. 'Anatomy' Called Mich. 'Product of the Year' Special to THE DAILY LANSING, Mich., April 20. Otto Preminger's production of "Anatomy of a Murder" currently on location in Ishpeming, has been chosen as Michigan's product of the year in connection with the state-wide celebration of Michigan Week, May 17-23. The selection was made by a board of judges headed by Dan Gerber, president of Gerber Baby Foods. Gerber pointed out that "Products of Michigan" is the theme of Michigan Week. "We decided that no product could typify that great diversity of Michigan products and their importance in their respective fields better than the motion picture, 'Anatomy of a Murder,' " he said. Rockefeller Vetoes Bill For 1:05 Sunday Start Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, N. Y., April 20. Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller today vetoed the Conklin bill, amending the penal law to permit public sports and entertainment to start Sundays at 1:05, instead of the present 2 P.M. His message pointed out that "since 1919, public sports events such as baseball and football games have been permitted on Sunday after two oclock in the afternoon. This arrangement has been satisfactory to people who believe part of that day should be devoted to quiet and religious observance, and at the same time, it has provided the opportunity for others so inclined to enjoy the recreation of spectator sports." The measure would "disturb this settled balance of interests for the greater convenience of those who wish to attend spectator sports and of those who wish to conduct them," Rockefeller continued. Concluded the Governor: "I do not believe sufficient reasons have been demonstrated for approving a change in this particular provision of the law. It has been in effect for 40 years and appears to have been generally satisfactory to the people of the New York State." Einfeld to Europe Later This Month Charles Einfeld, 20th Century-Fox vice president, will fly to Europe later this month to attend the Cannes Film Festival and to help formulate international promotional plans for George Stevens' "The Diary of Anne Frank," which will debut in London early in June. Einfeld will confer with European representatives of the film company in London, Paris, Cannes and Rome. During these conferences, the vice president will outline the "guide-book" campaign on "Anne Frank" which has been used in each showcase engagement of the attraction in the United States. Plans have been set for European openings of the attraction which will closely parallel promotional work on the Stevens production clone here. Einfeld will also discuss European opening of "Warlock," "Say One For Me" and "A Woman Obsessed." Technicolor Meeting Slated for May 18 Here Annual meeting of stockholders of Technicolor, Inc., has been scheduled for May 18 at the offices of New York Trust Co. here. Election of four directors for three-year terms is the only business listed for the meeting in advance. See Rank Over si Earnings on Rij By WILLIAM PAY LONDON, April 17 (By Air fc —Returns from overseas earning j Rank films for 1959 will be up last year, reported Richard Oc.^ general manager of J. Arthur Overseas Distributors, on his r here from a global tour of film ma There is, said Odgers, a great ortunity throughout the world ets for British films to fill the caused by the fall, in quantit ; Hollywood product. He compla , however, that the cost of film c bution round the world was stilt high. There is a great need for ra alization of film distribution althi ; he added, "the process does seem ,J painfully working itself out." Odgers's tour was one of the I extensive ever undertaken by a executive. After attending the ] pean Managers Conference in he visited Rank branches on the! tinent before flying on to Pakj India, Manila, Hong Kong, 1 Singapore, Australia and New Zea Calls Australia Most Lucratr Australia, where he attendee! hibitor gatherings in each State, jj far, the Organisation's most lucfj market, said Odgers. Germany, and the Philippines are also 0 placed on the Organisation's lij profitable overseas territories. I One That Got Away" has beei; most successful Rank film overse1 the last year. In addition to their, pictures, the Rank Organisation! dies, in many overseas territories,! International, Disney, RKO and A Amalgamated product. Odgers is currently in Moscow Harry Norris, managing director1; Arthur Rank Overseas Film Disj tors, to investigate the situation garding the possibility of the s; Rank films to the U.S.S.R. John E. Petroski Dii, NEW LONDON, April 20.-Jof! 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