Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1959)

2 Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, September 15, 19; PERSDMAL MEIVTIDIV BRUCE EELLS, executive vice-president of United Artists Television, Inc., has returned to New York following three weeks in Hollywood. • William R. O'Hare, advertising and pubhcity director, Hal Roach Distribution Corp., is in Hollywood from New York. Marlon Brando returned to Hollywood from New York yesterday. • Cal Bard, Jr., national sales manager of MCP Film Distributing Co., was in Chicago from Hollywood. • Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Schaefer have announced the engagement of their daughter, Susan Margo, to Arnold Levy. Father is Columbia Pictures' director of media and printed advertising. • Morris Rosenthal, retired manager of Loew's Poh, New Haven, and his wife have returned to their Hollywood, Fla., home following a vacation trip to Canada and Connecticut. Rosenthal was the winner of the first Quigley Grand Award for showman.ship, back in 1934. • Fred Haas, construction engineer for Fabian Theatres, was in Albany from New York. • Jack Sanson, manager of the Strand Theatre, Hartford, is recuperating from surgery. • Jo Morrow, Columbia's "new face," arrives in New York today from the Continent, aboard the Flandre. • JuLE Styne arrives in Hollywood today to work on the recordings for M-G-M's "Bells Are Ringing." • Michael Anderson, director, who has been vacationing in England, arrives in Hollywood this week. • David Lobb, B.O.A.C. public relations counsel, leaves here today for Tokyo and Yokohama. Skouras Honor Guest at Royal Naval Film Dinner From THE DAILY Bureau LONDON, Sept. 14 (By Cable).Guest of honor at the Royal Naval Film Corporation banquet, Spyros Skouras, president of 20th CenturyFox, took the opportunity to announce that Herbert Wilcox's "The Navy Lark," which will be released by 20th, will have a triple premiere October 15. The three showings will be held at the Fox Carlton theatre, London; on board the H.M.S. Victorious in home waters and on board the H.M.S. Centaur in eastern waters. Skouras also told the guests of his experience in Russia during the recent U.S. exhibition in Moscow. He is scheduled to fly to New York tomorrow. NEW YORK THEATRES — RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL—, Rockefellef Center • Ci 6-4600 GARY EVA MARIE JAMES GRANT SAINT MASON in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S "NORTH BY NORTHWEST" An M-G-M Picture in VistaVision • Technicolor® Mi GAU HEW STASE SPECTACLE 'SUMMEB FESTIVAL" Frank Walker Services ( Continued from page 1 ) and chairman of the board of Comerford Theatres of New York and Scranton, Pa., for many years. Walker was Postmaster General during the war years. A long-time backer of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt and a campaign contributor. Walker was chairman of the Democratic National Committee and held many government posts in the Roosevelt Administration. He also was national chairman of the Notre Dame University Foundation, and was president of the university's board of lay trustees. Surviving are his widow, Hallie; a son, Thomas J. Walker; a daughter, Mrs. Laura Jenkins; a sister, Mrs. J. J. McCarthy, and nine grandchildren. Seven Soviet Films {Continued from page 1) 1960, "Othello," Universal-Internatonal; February, "Circus Artists," Paramount; March, "The Idiot," 20th Century-Fox; April, "Don Quixote," MGM; and May, "Quiet Flows the Don," United Artists. A delegation of four Russian film stars will attend the premiere of "The Cranes Are Flying" on November 10 at the Dupont Theatre, Washington, D.C. The plan to distribute the seven Soviet films in this country is in accordance with the industry's agreement arranged last year under the State Department's Cultural Exchange program. Sidney Rechetnik Added To COMPO Staff Here Sidney H. Rechetnik has been added to the COMPO staff, it was announced yesterday by Charles E. McCarthy, COMPO information director. Rechetnik, a former member of the Warner Bros, publicity and advertising department in New York, assumed b,s new duties yesterday. MGA Suit Charges Big TV Monopoly From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 14. An anti-trust action was filed in Federal Court here today by the Musicians Guild of America and individual members of the guild, representing all members as a class, against American Federation of Musicians, Local 47NBC; CBS; ABC; RCA; Music Corporation of America; Revue Productions; Capitol Records; Desilu Productions and other companies and individuals, alleging monopoly and combination in restraint of trade, The action seeks damages totalling $11,000,000 and injunctive relief to restrain defendants from practices of alleged monopoly, blacklisting, boycotting and otherwise interfering with employment of MGA members, comprising over 700 professional musicians in Los Angeles county. Propose New Obscenity Laws for Columbus, O. Special to THE DAILY COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 14. An anti-obscenity city ordinance "with teeth in it" was to be introduced in city council here today by City Attorney. Russell Leach, who acted on instructions from Mayor M. E. Sensenbrenner. Mayor Sensenbrenner was chagrined to discover that the present city laws on obscene literature do not mention motion pictures. His action came after Judge Horace Troop of muncipal court dismissed the case against Joel Secoy, former Fox theatre assistant manager, charged with exhibiting an "obscene" film-"Ten Days In a Nudist Camp." Tulsa Theatres Warned To 'Clean Up' Shows Special to THE DAILY TULSA, Sept. 14. Tulsa theatre operators have been warned to "clean up" what County Attorney Robert D. Simms described as "indecent" type movies being shown. Simms said the warning is aimed primarily at drive-in theatres but also includes others. If they fail to clean up the type of films referred to, Simms said he "will begin legal action" to shut dovra the theatres. His warning was issued, he said, after he had received numerous complaints. Rep. Names Saal HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 14.-William Saal, formerly assistant to Herbert J. Yates, will be one of seven new field men to be named by Earl Collins, head of Hollywood Television Service, Inc., subsidiary of Republic Pictures, to handle TV distribution. Saal will have charge of the Texas and Oklahoma territories. Mable Guinan Elected New mm Presided Special to THE DAILY I JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 1^ Mrs. Mable Guinan, Dallas, v' named the new president of ' Women of the Motion Picture Ind ' try, succeeding Mrs. Gene Barnell! New Orleans, at the organizatioii sixth armual convention, held here the weekend. Other officers elected are M Helene Spears, Atlanta, vice-preside Miss Rosa Browning, Dallas, cor sponding secretary; Miss Edna C Jacksonville, recording secretary; a Mrs. Viola Wister, Charlotte, tre. urer. WOMPI's highest awards went Atlanta for best publicity; Dallas, h> attendance; Denver, finest phik thropic and charitable work; and Nr Orleans, best pubfic relations. Toronto was chosen as the conve tion site for 1960. Sidney Markle AB-PT vice-president, was the ms banquet speaker at the conventic; which was attended by nearly 2 WOMPI members and friends frc Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Denvi Des Moines, Jacksonville, Kansas Ci( Memphis, New Orleans, St. Lou Toronto and Washington, D.C. Markley warmly praised WOM, for its numerous community servic which have aided the entire indust! in presenting a favorable image itself and selling it to the public. He was introduced by Louis Finske, president of Florida St Theatres. Levinson Named Gen. Mgr. of Trans-Texas Special to THE DAILY DALLAS, Sept. 14.— Norm Levinsol has been appointed general manage and advertising director of Trans-Tex£ Theatres, according to an announct ment by circuit president Hal Novy. i Levinson, who has been with M-G-> ' here for 19 years, the past two as re ' gional pubhcity head, will begin h* new appointment on Oct. 1. Pinanski Meeting (Continued from page 1) and many new promotional ideas wer offered and discussed. At the con; elusion, Pinanski hosted a luncheo for the group at the Athens Olympi Restaurant. Besides the entire staff at ATC those attending included Ben Abramt AA; Ben Bebchick and Ed Galbier MGM; Stan Davis, Continental Filmsl E. Myer Feltman, U-I; Dan Houlihaii and Arnold Van Leer, Paramount Ellis Gordon, Al Levy and Phil Engel 20th-Fox; Joe Mansfield, UA; Ton! O'Brien and John Markle, Columbia Mel Safner, Ruff Films; Joe Wolf, Jo< Levine and George Kraska, Embass) Pictures. f'rjrLTo:.' ^--^'-^ g-^^-' ^'-"-'^ ^-^-e-. 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