Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

Motion Picture Daily Monday, April i PERSOTAL MIT J ON WILLIAM); BARNETT, president of wJSlffi-Barnett Forwarders, left here yesterday by plane for Europe. • Milton R. Rackmil, -president of Universal Pictures, returned to New York on Friday from the Coast. • Charles Schlaifer, president of Charles Schlaifer & Co., has returned to New York from Philadelphia, where he spoke before the joint session of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the American Psychiatric Association, holding their annual meetings there. • Samuel J. Briskin, vice-president of Columbia Pictures in charge of studio operations, is due here from the Coast today. Mrs. Bruce Glassman has given birth in Boston to a girl. Father is coowner of the Lowell Drive-in Theatre, Lowell, Mass. • Dr. Tyrone Guthrie, British producer-director, is scheduled to arrive here from London today via B.O.A.C. • Millie Perkins, star of George Stevens' "The Diary of Anne Frank," will leave New York early next month for a personal appearance tour of Europe on behalf of the film. • R. J. "Hap" Barnes, president of Capital Releasing Corp., Atlanta, has returned there from Nashville. • Harry Alan Tower, British television producer has arrived in New York from London via B.O.A.C. • Herman Cohen, producer of "Horrors of the Black Museum" for American International Pictures, left Hollywood at the weekend for New York, Boston, Chicago and Detroit. AB-PT's Net ( Continued from page 1 ) first quarter were not up to the corresponding period last year, Goldenson reported. He explained that fiscal 1958 included 53 weeks, the additional one being the seasonally good New Year's week, which added materially to the first quarter a year ago. He noted, too, that the company's theatre operations improved during the past several weeks. Reports Record-Company Progress Improved results also are being shown, he reported, by the ABC radio division and the record company. While optimistic about the year as a whole, Goldenson noted that the first and third quarters are the best for theatres and that TV experiences a lull during the summer months, thus first quarter results cannot automatically be projected into future periods. Shift, N.Y. to Atlanta, Sought in 'Trust' Suit Special to THE DAILY CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 26. —Change of venue from the New York Federal Court to the Federal District Court of Atlanta is being sought by the film companies which are defendants in a $3,000,000 anti-trust action filed by Independent Theatres of Chattanooga, operators of eight houses here. The motion for the shift has been filed on the grounds that records in the case are more readily available in the Southern area. Defendants are American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, Loew's, Warners, 20dr Century-Fox, Paramount and Citation Films. Junior C of C's to Aid 'Philadelphians' Tour The National Junior Chamber of Commerce has notified its members to give complete cooperation to the Warner Bros, transcontinental bus tour in behalf of "The Young Philadelphians." Junior Chamber activities in each city visited by the touring young stars, who leave Hollywood May 6, will include participation in welcoming parades, civic festivities, and, in some instances, the selection of honorary hosts. Einfeld to Europe Charles Einfeld, 20th Century-Fox vice-president, is scheduled to leave here for Europe this week on a combined business and vacation trip. Besides setting opening campaigns for "Anne Frank," he will attend the Cannes Film Festival. He will be away about four weeks. ..JEWS ROUNDUP Griffith Films' Rights Sold The sale of rights to the old silent films produced by the late David Wark Griffith to Killian Shows, Inc. of New York for $21,000 was approved in Los Angeles last week by Judge Kenneth Chantry, acting on a petition filed by the law firm of Wright, Wright, Goldwater and Wright. Proceeds of the 37 films will be distributed among the heirs to the Griffith estate. ■ Plan New Indiana Drive-in Plans are being made for the construction of a new drive-in theatre at East Gary, Ind., to be operated by Duneland Associates, Inc., of East Chicago, Ind. It is expected that bids will be advertised about May 1. □ Asthma Benefit Set for 'Met' Judy Garland has been signed to appear at the Metropolitan Opera House here in a series of benefit performances for the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital at Denver. The appearances are scheduled from Monday, May 11, through Saturday, May 16. Max Youngstein, vice-president of United Artists, is honorary chairman of the C.A.R.I.H. "Li'l Abner" to Be Film "Li'I Abner," Broadway musical comedy, will be produced as a motion picture this summer at Paramount by Norman Panama and Melvin Frank, who wrote and produced the stage show. Shooting at the studio is scheduled to start on June 15, with Panama producing and Frank directing from their original screen play. ■ 'Some Like It Hot' in Frisco The gala invitational Northern California premiere of United Artists' "Some Like It Hot" was held last week in San Francisco at the United Artists Theatre, which has been completely refurbished at a cost of $250,000. The film was shown following a mile-long parade up Market Street in which a contingent of Hollywood stars participated. ■ Bailey Closes Princess Bailey Theatres, Atlanta, has closed its Princess Theatre, La Grange, Ga., which had been in operation for the past 20 years. Wage Meas (Continued from page rector of TOA, and Frank of the New England unit States. In addition, exhibit* other parts of the country pected to testify briefly. Proponents of the bill will appear during the early da) hearing, with opponents sche testify later. Observers exp there will be a total of two i weeks of hearings extending period of four or five weeks, would cover all individual th chains of theatres doing ai gross business of $500,000 It also raises to $1.25 an ' current minimum wage, theatres are not specifically by the bill many exhibitors the Labor Department wouk them under the proposed 1* if it is enacted. American Seating Outlook Improvin James M. VerMeulen, pre: American Seating Company, ] at the weekend that both vol profit for the current year v pare favorably with 1958, loss of $24,943 during the firs of 1959. Incoming orders, according Meulen, are running ahead o: received during the same j 1958. It was pointed out company's first quarter voh always accounted for only ; per cent of the year's total, w 50 per cent of annual shipn made during the summer n To Film i Ransom William A. Harper, head o Productions, Inc., has annou purchase of film rights to t "Angel's Ransom" by David author of "To Catch A Thief, plans to put the picture into.j<ro tion on location in Monaco t part of this year. Shooting 4 Waltz9 I "Anniversary Waltz," a UrJ ists release starring David N Mitzi Gaynor, goes before eras here today. Joseph Fi produce the comedy at Movietone Studios and at y% cations throughout New Yore ISO LANGUAGE BAhtM Translate your picture ptj U. S. Dollars with a Ben illf) National Sales Camp igfl LOngacre 4-2190 • ADVE IS 501 Broadwa j NJ MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherw n Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Ed't°r; Richard pP^ne£er^' $ Herbert V. Fecke, Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman |V» Canby, Eastern Editors. Hollywood Bureau, Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone HOllywood /-2145; Washington, J. 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