Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

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■2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, April 28. PERSONAL MENTION DUBE JACKTER, Columbia Pictures vice-president and general sales manager, is in Chicago from New York. He will leave tiiere tomorrow for Ishpeming, Mich. • Earl L Sponable, 20th CenturyFox technical director, has returned to New York from London via B.O.A.C. • Rouben Mamoulian, who has been in New York from Hollywood for several months returned to the Coast by way of Washington. • William L. Snyder, Rembrandt Films executive, has returned to New York following a month in Europe. • Terry and Denis Sanders, Allied Artists producer and director, respectively, will leave Hollywood Thursday for New York. • Burgess Meredith left here yesterday for London via B.O.A.C. • Mrs. Edward Cutler has given birth to a boy in Cleveland. Father is a salesman there for Allied Artists. • Ralph Martin and Edwin Miller of "Seventeen," have returned to New York from the Coast. • C. G. Pantages, branch manager for 20th Century-Fox in Albany, N. Y., was in Oneida, N. Y., from there. • Ted Harris of the State Theatre, Hartford, has returned there from Louisville. • Harold Hecht, of Hecht-HillLancaster, has returned to New York from London. • Maximilian Schell has returned to London from New York via B.O.A.C. • Allen M. Widem, motion picture editor of the "Hartford Times," has returned there from Chicago. Frank Tashlin, producer, has left here for London via B.O.A.C. • Sy Bartlett, producer, has arrived in New York from Hollywood. • Charles Schneer, producer, has arrived at Colorado Springs from Hollywood for conferences on Columbia's forthcoming "Air Force Academy/' Paramount 'Holders Meeting ( Continued boost the rental level to the $75,000,000 mark at which Paramount will receive $15,000,000, in addition to the $25,000,000 to be paid to it at the $50,000,000 rental level. The letter notes that Paramount has increased its ownership of York Pictures Corp. from approximately 50 per cent to over 90 per cent. York produces the Jerry Lewis pictures and holds a contract on his services for the next several years. Balaban expresses optimism concerning the outlook for Paramount's Telemeter Division. He notes that the music companies and Dot Records are from page 1 ) continuing profitable operations and reports favorably on such other operations as Famous Players Canadian, Autometric Corp., Allen B. Du Mont Laboratories, the Chromatic tube division, KTLA-TV and television production activities. "In contemplating the year ahead," he states, "we are confident that we will strengthen our position as a leading company in the motion picture business. We expect continued growth in related fields of entertainment. Our diversification of activities is designed for profitable future expansion." WB 'Young' Tour Will Visit 27 Cities, Towns Twenty-seven cities and towns have been selected as key stops for important ceremonies welcoming the ten young Hollywood stars who will participate in the Warner Bros. Transcontinental Star Parade by Greyhound Scenicruiser. The tour will take them coast-to-coast to Philadelphia for the benefit world premiere of "The Young Philadelphians" May 19 at the Stanley Theatre. On the Hollywood "goodwill mission," which will leave the film capital May 6, will be Nick Adams, Peter "Lawman" Brown, Arlene Howell, Will "Sugarfoot" Hutchins, Alan Hale, Jr., Diane Jergens, Roger Moore, Erin O'Brien, Roger Smith and Connie Stevens. The itinerary for the young Hollywoodians includes: Indio, Calif., and Phoenix, Ariz., May 6; Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, Tex., May 7; Pecos and Abilene, Tex., May 8; Fort Worth and Dallas, Tex., May 9; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Okla., May 10; Joplin and Kansas City, Mo., May 11; Columbia and St. Louis, Mo., May 12; Springfield, Bloomington, Joliet and Chicago, 111., May 13; Chicago, May 14; South Bend, Ind., and Detroit, Mich., May 15; Toledo and Cleveland, Ohio, May 16; Akron, Ohio, and Pittsburgh and Harrisburg, Pa., May 17. 10,000 Jam Cody For 'land' Premiere Special to THE DAILY CODY, WYO., April 27.-More than 10,000 people jammed the streets here Saturday night to witness the premiere ceremonies of C. V. Whitney's Technicolor production, "The Young Land." In addition to the local citizen turnout, a huge contingent from nearby Billings, Mont., was on hand for the occasion. The Park county sheriff's posse had to be called to handle the huge crowd. The premiere climaxed a full day of events, including the opening of the Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Gallery of Western Art sponsored by the Buffalo Bill Memorial Association. Heading the list of high ranking civic officials who attended the premiere were the Governor of Wyoming {. J. Hickey and former governor Milward L. Simpson, and mayor of Cody, Hugh Smith. Premiere arrangements were handled by John Thompson, Columbia exploitation representative, who also coordinated campaign for a six-state mid-western saturation bookins; of the film. Trial of 4Jolson Story' At 2 Cleveland Houses Special to THE DAILY CLEVELAND, April 27.-Columbia Pictures is making a test engagement of "The Jolson Story" here. The re-release is playing simultaneously at the Fairmount and Detroit Theatres, located at opposite ends of the city. The engagements are supported by radio and TV promotion. According to branch manager Jules Livingston, the future sales policy of the film will be based on its reception here by the younger generation. 'Blessings' Strong Here "Count Your Blessings" has grossed over $105,000 in its first four days at the Music Hall here, a figure which MGM, distributors, announced as the biggest non-holiday start for a film of that company since "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" last September. 'Gidgee Big $139,920 Columbia's "Gidget" rolled up a big $139,920 gross over the weekend at 27 houses on the Loew's circuit in the metropolitan area, the company reported yesterday. The three-day non-holiday gross virtually equalled the figures achieved by another Columbia hit, "Bell, Book and Candle," at a recent engagement on the same circuit. Compo Annual Meeting Set for May 13 The Compo triumvirate has se 13 as the date of the organiz annual meeting, Charles E. McC information director, announce! terday. The meeting of members, du and executive committee will bi at the Park Sheraton Hotel Financing reports, planned acl for the year and other matters i the agenda. AM-Par Records Bu Pressing Plant Inter Am-Par Records, the record s iary of American Broadcasting | mount Theatres, has purcha: majority interest in a small pressing plant in line with exp; business, Leonard Goldenson, president, informs company stoc ers in a current letter reporti first quarter earnings. As reported in Motion Pi Daily yesterday, earnings foj quarter amounted to $2,313,000 pared with $1,854,000 in the responding period last year. The annual meeting of stockholders will be held at the offices here on May 19. 'Aran's Story' Showi More than 5,000 exhibitor press representatives from co coast attended special invit showings in selected theatres day of "The Nun's Story," a Zinnemann Production for Bros, release. Approximately 4C; industry leaders and others atl the New York screening of tb at the RKO 58th Street Theat NEW YORK THEAT — RADIO CITY MUSIC HALi Rockefeller Center • Ci 6-4600 DEBORAH R0SSAN0 MAURI KERR BRAZZI CHEVAL h "COUNT YOUR BLESSING! At: M-G-M Pictuia In Cinemascope And MUROM and GALA NEW STAGE SPECTACLE 1327 S. Wcbcih CHICAGO, ILL. filmack MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwln 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, mgton, D. C.; London Bureau, 4, Bear St. Leicester Square, W. 2. Hope Williams Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; William Pay, News Editor. Correspondents principal capitals of the world. Motion Picture Daily is published daily except Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, by Quigley Publishing Company, Inc., 1270 Sixth Avenue, Rod Lenter, I\ew \ ork 20, Telephone Circle 7-3100. Cable address: "Quigpubco. New York." Martin Quigley, President; Martin Quigley, Jr., Vice-President; Theo J. Sullivan, Vici dent and Treasurer; Leo J. Brady, Secretary. Other Quigley Publications: Motion Picture Herald, Better Theatres and Better Refreshment Merchandising, each published 13 times as a section of Motion Picture Herald; Television Today, published daily as a part of Motion Picture Daily; Motion Picture Almanac, Television Almanac, Fame. Entered as class matter Sept. 21, 1938, at the Post Office at New York, N. Y.. under the act of March 3, 1879. Subscription rates per year, $6 in the Americas and $12 foreign. Single copk