Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1959)

4 Motion Picture Daily Monday, July 13, 19 SMPTE ( Continued from page 1 ) Motion Picture and Television Engineers, October 5-9 at the Statler Hilton Hotel here, according to William J. Reddick, Exhibit Committee Chairman. The forty-seven display booths will feature the latest advances in cameras, projection equipment, magnetic/ optical sound devices, studio and projection lighting, motion-picture processing and lab equipment, editing-room equipment, instrumentation and highspeed photography, closed-circuit TV equipment, laboratory services, special effects and production techniques. According to Reddick, the following companies have contracted for exhibit space already: Florman & Babb, S. O. S. Cinema Supply Corp., Karl Heitz, Houston Fearless, Macbeth Instrument Corp., Precision Labs., Vicom, Inc., JM Developments, Inc., Neumade Corp., Arriflex Corp. of America, and Bell & Howell Co. Arthur Beezley Dead BURLINGTON, Colo., July 12Funeral services were held here on Friday for Arthur Beezley, father of A. N. Beezley, president of Allied Rocky Mountain Independent Theatres. ACE Meeting ( Continued from page 1 ) "variety of other subjects" which were not revealed. At that time it was stated that no date had been set for a second ACEMPA session. The first and only meeting of the two so far was held in midMay when spokesmen for both sides said they would get together again "within a month." What was discussed at the first MPA-ACE meeting was not disclosed by participants beyond the admission that trade practices were brought up. The MPA is not authorized to make any commitments in that regard on behalf of the Association or its members In its original announcement of a program in December the ACE committee on producer-exliibitor-distributor relations listed for discussion such subjects as new film marketing methods, shortage of prints, modernization of clearance; clearances, runs and availabilities; development of new stars, advertising, pre release to armed forces; block-selling, price-fixing—direct and indirect; competitive bidding, orderly release of pictures and arbitration systems. In February it added these subjects to the list for discussion with heads of production and distribution: production of more films in color, the exhibition of 16mm films and more stereophonic sound prints with attendant publicity. Many Subjects on Agenda Other important issues facing the ACE executive committee currently include a plan of permanent financing and election of a chairman. ACE has obtained temporary financing by assessments paid by member exhibitor organizations as well as a fund in excess of $50,000 representing proceeds from rental of special institutional industry short subjects. Fabian has served as head of ACE since its formation last November, when he accepted the temporary chairmanship. Later a plan of rotating chairmanship for three-month periods was adopted and Fabian elected first chairman. He has continued to serve since the expiration of his term March 12. Other projects on the original ACE program include opposition to tollTV; seeking a meeting with the Department of Justice on what can be done to change the Consent Decrees in certain respects; methods of increasing film production; and a program of industry research. L.A. 'Porgy' Premiere Sold Out As Benefit From THE DAILY Bureau LOS ANGELES, July 12. The charity premiere of Samuel Goldwyn's "Porgy and Bess" Wednesday at the Carthay Circle Theatre for the benefit of the Cedars of Lebanon Hospital is completely sold out, the officials of premiere committee announoed over the weekend. Television Today UA-JV (yKeefe Series VVho's Wher Starts Sept. 22 on CBS United Artists Television's new situation comedy series, "The Dennis O'Keefe Show," will premiere as a Tuesday night attraction September 22 on the CBS-TV network. Under the sponsorship of the Oldsmobile division of General Motors, the series will be seen in the 8:00 to 8:30 P.M. time period. D. P. Brother and Co., Detroit, advertising agency for Oldsmobile, has placed an order for 227 stations, according to Bruce Eells, UA-TV executive and vice-president. When these are cleared, the O'Keefe show will be seen in more communities dian the majority of programs on the air, he said. "The Dennis O'Keefe Show" is the second series to be sold by UA-TV to a national sponsor recently, the other being "The Troubleshooters," sponsored by Philip Morris. New ABC Panel Show To Star Ernie Kovacs "Take a Good Look," a new panel show tailored to challenge the memory of late evening viewers, with comedian Ernie Kovacs as emcee, will debut on the ABC Television Network, Thursday, Oct. 15, 10:30-11 P.M., NYT, sponsored by Consolidated Cigar Sales Co., Inc., it was announced by William P. Mullen, ABC vice-president in charge of TV network sales. "Take a Good Look," which will originate "live" from ABC-TV's Television Center in Hollywood, will feature personalities as panelists who will try to discover the identity of a contestant now relatively unknown but who at some time in the past was a central figure in an event which made front page news. Rabbi Birstein, Head of Actors' Temple, Dies Funeral services were held Friday for Rabbi Bernard Birstein, widely known in the motion picture and amusement industries, who died Thursday, July 9, at Universal Hospital after a short illness. Rabbi Birstein, since 1925 head of Congregation Ezrath Israel, 339 West 47th Street, known as the Actors' Temple, was a chaplain of Cinema Lodge, B'nai B'rith, and the Variety Club and for many years had ofiiciated at film industry and theatrical functions in New York. He was active in the United Jewish Appeal, the Zionist Organization and the Federation of Jewish Philanthropies. Surviving are his widow, Clara; a son, Samuel Joseph, and four daughters, Mrs. Sarah Pearlman, Mrs. Mildred Shapiro, Mrs. Julia Glasser and Mrs. Ann Kazin. W. Thomas Dawson has been a pointed director of sales promoti and research at CBS Television Sp Sales. He replaces Robert F. Dav who has been named director of i search, CBS Television Stations Di sion. □ An expansion of Screen Gems' Ne York publicity staff was announc; by Gene Plotnik, publicity direct of the Columbia Pictures TV su sidiary. Ernie Otto, formerly pu licity director for the Steve AIL show, has joined the department manager of special projects. Al added to the Screen Gems publici staff were Dick Brooks, formerly 20th Century-Fox, and Bill Kaufmaj formerly of Mai Braverman A sociates. Mike Gray has resigned travel and write on a free-lani basis. □ James Arness, star of "Gunsmokc has signed a new, long-term co tract with the CBS Television Ne work. Under terms of the agre ment, Arness will have his own pr ducing company, which will produ( "Gunsmoke" in association with CI and also develop new programs f the network. Tanny Gymnasiums ( Continued from page 1 ) stockholder for the merged cor panics, which Mali operate under tl name of Vic Tanny Enterprises, In The new company will have divisioi for operating gymnasiums, with oi handling production, distribution ar financing of television films. Tanny's present gross sales $12,000,000 annually from 70 gyi nasiums located in major citithroughout the nation, are expecte to increase substantially with contr of spot time owned by Guild on better basis, with stations througl out the country. Guild plans improvement of i position in the industry with the ne funds which will be made availabl for acquisition of additional program i The merger is subject to credito:i and stockholders approval at Guild forthcoming annual meeting. Cole expected to continue as operatin head of the combined corporation Guild films is listed on the Amer can stock exchange. ON EVERY CHANNEL TV BROOKS COSTUMES 3 West 61st St., N.Y.C. Tel. PL. 7-5800