Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1959)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion Picture Daily
Date:
Jul-Sep 1959
Publisher:
New York [Motion picture daily, inc.]
Volume:
Motion picture daily
Leaf #:
000396
Language:
English
Subjects:
motion pictures, Motion pictures -- Periodicals
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Moving Image Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A New York-based daily trade paper published by Martin Quigley. The companion to Quigley's better known weekly publication, MOTION PICTURE HERALD, and a direct competitor to THE FILM DAILY, which was also published out of New York. Established in 1930, MOTION PICTURE DAILY enjoyed a circulation of roughly 5,000 readers most years of its four decades in print (a nearly identical circulation to THE FILM DAILY, but only one third of the readership of MOTION PICTURE HERALD, which reached a wider audience of exhibitors). In the 1930s, the MOTION PICTURE DAILY's editor, Maurice Kann, called on the movie industry to shift more production back to the East Coast. Any productions that filmed in New York received ample attention. New York City never regained its production lead over Hollywood, but the major studios used the Big Apple for their corporate and distribution headquarters. As a result, MOTION PICTURE DAILY tended to focus on economic and regulatory issues confronting the film industry. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
December 02, 2023
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Motion Picture Daily Tuesday, September 15 Television Tqday forthcoming releases NTA's 'Storevision' Is TV In Markets National Telefilm Associates has organized a new division, to be known as NTA Storevision, Inc., to equip away-from-home locations with television receivers. The first installation will be in New York City, in conjunction with WNTA-TV's "Day Watch," a 54-hour weekly schedule of live programming which will be carried to 400 major supermarkets in the New York metropoHtan area. "Day Watch" was devised by NTA after extensive research indicated a major need in daytime television programming. The low percentage of daytime viewing, which averages onethird of night time viewing stems, according to NTA, from the inability of those at home to immobilize themselves for long periods of time to watch television. Research has also established that women are reluctant to de\'ote too much time to entertainment activities during houseworking hours. A third key problem of daytime service has been the lack of availability of people at the locations of the sets in their homes. The "Day Watch" programming and Storevision concept were conceived by Ted Cott, NTA's vice-president in charge of owned and operated stations. Constant time reports, illustrated weather reports, up-to-the-minute news and bulletins, and complete sports news are some of the elements to be featured. In addition, important service features will be presented. The "Day Watch" schedule on WNTA-TV will be from 9 A.M. to 6 P.M., iMonday through Saturday. 'Bourbon Street', New WB Series, Opens Oct. 5 "Bourbon Street Beat," a new fullhour series set in the colorful French Quarter of New Orleans, produced by Warner Bros, and starring Richard Long and Andrew Duggan, with Arlene Howell and new-comer Van Williams, debuts on ABC-TV Monday Oct. 5, 8 : 30-9 : 30 P.M., EDT. The weekly feature depicts the adventures of two private investigators: Rex Randolph (Long), a smooth, cultivated and handsome young New Orleans native, and Cal Calhoun (Duggan), an ex-police officer. "Bourbon Street Beat" is sponsored by Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, represented by Fuller & Smith & Ross, Inc.; PhillipsVan Heusen Corporation, through Grey Advertising Agency, Inc.; P. LoriUard Company, through Lennen & Newell, Inc.; Anahist Research Laboratories Division of Warner-Lambert Pharmaceutical Company, through Ted Bates and Company, Inc.; Reynolds Metals Company, through Lennen & Newell, Inc.; International Latex Corporation, through Reach, McClinton & Company, Inc. Chicago Talent Show Special to THE DAILY CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Local talent buyers will be shown how much real talent exists in their city during "Operation Exposure," a revue scheduled for Sept. 18 at Fred Niles Studios. Between 800 and 1,000 buyers of talent for still photography, live and filmed television commercials, radio, conventions and sales meetings are expected to attend. Boston Exhibitors Hear New 20th-Fox Program Special to THE DAILY BOSTON, Sept. 14. The Little Theatre, of the 20th-Fox exchange, was filled this afternoon with top circuit executives, tlieatre owners and bookers, who heard branch manager Al Levy and publicist Phil Engel tell of the Fox productions coming through for 1960. Trailers on "The Best of Everything" and "Hound Dog Man" were shown. Exhibitors Given Kits Levy read a wire from Buddy Adler telling of other productions and explained the Spyros Skouras sales drive. All exhibitors were given kits outlining the productions which will be available. 'Windjammer' Set for S-W Capitol in Cin. Special to THE DAILY CINCINNATI, Sept. 14. William C. Rush, managing director of the Capitol Theatre here, announced plans have been completed for the premiere of "Windjammer" in early November, at the Stanley Warner theatre, the only one in a radius of 300 miles of Cincinnati, equipped to show Cinerama and Cinemiracle. Rush predicts this will be the inauguration of another new trend for die Capitol, as "Windjammer" is to be followed by "Ben-Hur." Cleve. Theatre Reopens CLEVELAND, Sept. 14.Warner's Colony Theatre, deluxe first-run neighborhood house now closed for the installation of 70-mm equipment, is scheduled to reopen Sept. 26. Mrs. Anne Horne Funeral services will be held at 1 P.M. this afternoon at The Riverside Chapel, Brooklyn, for Mrs. Anne Home, wife of William Horne, independent film distributor. Mrs. Horne died yesterday. Relight Va. House PETERSBURGH, Va., Sept. 14.The Rex Theatre here, dark for more than a year, will be reopened on Sept. 17, by Neighborhood Theatres. ^BB/?£mr/ONS.. AA, Allied Arfisfs; AlP, Amer/can Infernof,onal P,cfures; BV Buena Vista; Col, Columbia; MGM, MetroGoWwyn-Aloyer; Par, Paramount; 20-Fox, 20th Century-FoxUA Un,tecl Art,sts; Uni, Universal; WB, Warner Bros.; c, co/or' cs, CmemaScope, te, Techirama; vv, VistaVision; rs, Regalscope. ► SEPTEMBER AA-WEB OF EVIDENCE: Van Johnson, Vera Miles MgV rop Tul r .c^^'''^''°'' ^"^"-S' Gcoroe Marshall " UA iNiiut THE MAFIA: Cameron Mitchell UA-TAKE A GIANT STEP: Johnny Nash WB-LOOK BACK IN ANGER: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom WB-YELLOWSTONE KELLY, c: Clint Walker, Ed ByrnL ► OCTOBER AIP-THE BUCKET OF BLOOD: Barboura Morris, Dick Miller AlP-THE LEECHES: Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers Zr^^L^''^ FISHERMAN, c, 70mm: Howard Keel, Susan Kohner COL-THE TINGLER: Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn rn!"~Iur "^^^^ CORDURA: c, cs: Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth COL-THE CRIMSON KIMONO: Victoria Shaw, Glenn Corbett ^r'-J"^.",!:'^?"^^ Seberg, Peter Sellers MGM— GIRLS' TOWN: Momie Van Doren, Paul Anko MGM— LIBEL: Dirk Bogarde, Olivia De Haviland PAR-BUT NOT FOR ME, vv: Clark Gable, Carroll Baker lo'loy~Z\ °"VE«^H'NG, c, cs: Hope Lange, Joan Crawford 20-FOX-FIVE GATES TO HELL, cs: Dolores Michaels, Patricio Owens UA-THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY, c: Robert Mitchu;, Julie London UA— TIMBUCTU: Victor Mature, Yvonne DeCarlo UA-COUNTERPLOT: Forrest Tucker, Allison Hayes UNI— PILLOW TALK, c, cs: Rock Hudson, Doris Day WB— THE FBI STORY, c: James Stewart, Vera Miles NOVEMBER AIP-GOLIATH AND THE GOLDEN HORDE, c, cs: Steve Reeves rnr^Ill^oj'^ °^ ^O'J'^TAIN, c: James MacArthur, Janet Munro COL-MAN ON A STRING: Ernest Borgnine, Kerwin Mathews COL-BATTLE OF THE CORAL SEA: Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala COL-BABETTE GOES TO WAR, c, cs: Brigitte Bardot, Jacques Charrier COL— SATAN'S BUCKET, c, cs: Cornel Wil-e, Victoria Shaw COL-KILLERS OF KILIMANJARO, c, cs: Robert Taylor, Anne Aubrey M6M-H0USE OF SEVEN HAWKS: Robert Taylor, Nicole Maurey MGM-WRECK OF THE MARY DEARE: Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston PAR— CAREER: Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine PAR— THE JAYHAWKERS, c: Jeff Chandler, Nicole Maurey 20-FOX-THE HOUND DOG MAN, c, cs: Fabian, Stuart Whitman 20-FOX-JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, c, cs: Pat Boone UA— ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW: Harry Belafonte, Robert Ryan UA— SUBWAY IN THE SKY: Van Johnson, Hlldegarde Neff WB— A SUMMER PLACE, c: Dorothy McGuire, Richard Egan WB— "30": Jack Webb Honor Max Youngstein Sidney Pink's Plans Continued from page 1 ) Theatres, and William German, president of W. J. German, Inc. The Joint Defense Appeal is the fund-raising arm of the American Jewish Committee and the Anti-Defamation League of the B'Nai B'rith. The two seek a national total of $6,100,000 this year for the support of their program devoted to combatting bigotry, safeguarding human rights and promoting inter-faith harmony, Youngstein, who is active in numerous charitable, civic and industry-wide organizations, is being honored for his "distinguished community service and outstanding leadership in the advance HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 14. Sidne Pink, producer of "Invasion of Mars,' first feature in the CineMagic pro cess, plans his own distribution organ ization using ten key sales executive; covering respective areas In the United States and Canada, maintaining home ofiBce headquarters at Hal Roach studios. ment of human rights causes." In addition to his activities on behalf of UA, he has served as public relations chairman of the motion picture industry's drives for the March, of Dimes, Cerebral Palsy, United Jewish Appeal and the National Conference of Christians and Jews.