Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

lay, April 23, 1959 Motion Picture Daily 3 PEOPLE imas J. Sullivan, executive vicelent, secretary and counsel of the lal Association of Concession!l Chicago, will be included in a of association executives to be bd by the U.S. Chamber of lerce at a Leadership RecogniDinner in Washington on April he dinner, honoring trade and sional association, business and i)er of commerce executives, will Id in the Sheraton-Park Hotel □ *inia E. Aaron, currently booker die Interboro Circuit here and usly with MGM for many years, iteen elected president of the ii Auxiliary, New York County, > War Veterans of the U.S. Janet formerly of Eagle Lion and the fciur Rank office here, has been I historian. □ lard Keck, former theatre manit Sandy, Ore., has been apd manager of the Liberty Thea.■itoria, a unit of the J. J. Parker 7er A. Unger, president of NaTelefilm Associates, will be speaker at the luncheon meeting Broadcast Advertising Club of co, to be held there today at the ' on Hotel. □ . Dorothy Hayward, widow of se Hayward, who wrote the to for the score of George ijivin's "Porgy and Bess," has arhere for promotional activity in iCtion with the world premiere ; Samuel Goldwyn production I work at the Warner Theatre n June 24. □ D. Martin, of Martin Theatres, tibus, Ga., won the "Fiesta of Flags," feature sport car race , nsacola, Fla., with a speed of liles per hour. □ ie Stautner, co-owner of the la Drive-in, between Saranac and Lake Placid, N. Y., was 'speaker at the annual dinner for jers of the athletic teams of St. Academy, Rensselaer, N. Y. □ lis W. Orlove, who for 21 years lidwest publicity and promotion ;er for MGM, has been named similar post for 20th Century' announcement was made by Jack tz, Fox branch manager in Mil ia Russell, formerly of the reclosed Hal Roach office in Dehas joined Allied Artists there, g under booker Bill Stecker. □ Genaro, formerly salesman for .Pictures in the Albany, N.Y., and | territories, is now working in ;ame capacity for Alfred W. Jberg's Citation Films. REVIEW: The Young Land Whitney — Columbia Pa. Exhibitors Hollywood, April 22 C. V. Whitney's dedication to films that have a common denominator, themes that embrace the people and growth of America, champions the cause of good-neighbor policy and tolerance with this treatment of an incident during the early days of lawless California. "The Young Land" tells in exciting, meaningful terms the problems of a border town immediately following the Mexican War in 1848 when California was acquired by the United States. The hero is a self-appointed sheriff, impressively portrayed by Pat Wayne, who symbolizes the heroism of those who pioneered for law and order in the development of the West. The film depicts further the difficulty in maintaining the proper courtroom decorum and establishment of fearless jury trials in the West. Most of the action is focused on the trial of a reckless gunman, played by Dennis Hopper, who had goaded a respected Mexican into an obviously one-sided gun duel. Historic significance is attached to the story by John Reese, since it is the first murder trial of an Amerioan accused of killing a Mexican; and in the eyes of the Mexicans "American justice is on trial." Following the jury's verdict of "guilty," Dan O'Herlihy, portraying the federal judge, faces the difficult task of sentencing the criminal, whose henchmen were preparing to save him while a group of Mexican vaqueros were planning to lynch him. O'Herlihy, stating that the laws in California have not been established, sets aside a 20 years to life sentence, but sentences Hopper instead to a life without the privilege of carrying a gun. This infuriates the killer to the point of snatching the gun from deputy marshal Cliff Ketchum's holster and inviting Pat Wayne into a gun duel outside of the barn-styled courtroom. Wayne kills Hopper in the showdown, and the film ends with his betrothal to Yvonne Craig, daughter of a wealthy Mexican patron of the region. Good box office results are in the offing for this picture. Pat Wayne's ingratiating manner and handsome physical appearance give strong indication that he is destined to earn a career in pictures comparable to that of his father, John Wayne. Hopper is excellent in his portrayal of a killer with the personality of a scared bravado. Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington have contributed a good commercial tune, "Strange Are The Ways of Love" to help sell the film via the disc jockey route, and Tiomkin's background score is an impressive symphonic complement to the mood and action of the piece. Norman Shannon Hall wrote the screenplay, which was directed by Ted Tetzlaff and produced for Whitney by Patrick Ford. Photography is in Technicolor. Running time, 92 minutes. General classification. Release, in April. Samuel D. Berns UA Coast Meetings (Continued from page 1) schedule. They are expected to arrive in Hollywood today. Heineman and Velde will confer with UA producers on forthcoming productions now in active preparation. The conferences in the west coast cities will develop distribution campaigns as part of the company's year-long celebraton of its 40th anniversary. Preston Dies (Continued from page 1) Kirshenbaum's Funeral Home in Brooklyn. Interment will be at Cypress Hills Cemetery, Friday, April 24. Survivors include his wife, Semeta, and three brothers and four sisters, none of whom are in the motion picture business. W.B. Selects Players for 'Philadelphians'1 Tour Ten young film stars have been selected to participate in the Warner Bros, transcontinental bus tour in behalf of "The Young Philadelphians." The young players include Nick Adams, Peter Brown, Arlene Howell, Will Hutchins, Alan Hale, Jr., Diane Jergens, Roger Moore, Erin O'Brien, Roger Smith and Connie Stevens. Newspapermen Included Joining the stars on their 3,475mile jaunt via Greyhound Scenicruiser will be leading newspaper, magazine, radio and television representatives. The tour, which begins in Hollywood on May 6, will wind up in Philadelphia May 19 in conjunction with the world premiere there of the Paul Newman starring film. (Continued from page 1) picture exhibitors are affected by the Sunday ban, and all who do not now have Sunday shows in their communities will be contacted and invited to enroll in the association. John G. Broumas, of Takoma Park, Md., operator of the Transamerica Theatres, a chain of 12 theatres, two of which are in Pennsylvania, expressed confidence that "we're on the right track, and some good can certainly come of banding together after fighting alone for so many years to find relief from the Sunday films ban. 'We Want to Stay Alive' "We want to stay in business," he said. "We want to stay alive, and this is the only way we can survive." Broumas, who acted as chairman at the organization meeting, pointed out that it has taken close to four years for us to be able to organize." John W. Keller, Waynesboro attorney, was retained as legal counsel, and John D. Nagy, Jr., Rural Valley, Pa., is serving as treasurer. Also attending the session were: Drawn from Many Areas Dave and Lee Raybuck, Tremont; John D. Nagy, Sr., Rural Valley; George C. Wilson, Tyrone; Alex Smith, Souderton; James G. Bell, Grove City; Dan Katlin, Lansdale; Chester DeMarch, Grove City; Harold Kagan, Chambersburg; Harold Cohen, Lewistown, and H. S. Rothernel, Lewistown. Z7A«n^/0SCAR' We Have Shown FIRST-RUN In One Theatre Four Successive ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS 1955 // MARTY 1956 LA STRADA 1957 "GERVAISE" 1958 "MY UNCLE" 1959 "ROOM AT THE TOP" British Award Winner KENMORE THEATRE BOSTON LOUIS W. RICHMOND, Owner