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 #:
000397
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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)L. 86, NO. 54 MOTION PICTURE DAILY NEW YORK, U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1959 TEN CENTS cfvL Files Famous Players Canadian Reports L n t i T r U S t Six Months Profit of $1,104,906 luit Vs U. A. )n TV Films Special to THE DAILY TORONTO, Sept. 15.-Net profit Players Canadian Corp. for the first taxes but including profit of $143,237 \aims Buyout of AAP, &C Cuts Competition From. THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-United lists Corp. and its subsidiary, lited Artists Associated, Inc., were arged with violation of the Clay1 Anti-Trust Act in a civil antiist action filed by the Federal Govunent here today involving UA's :juisition of the assets of Associated (Continued on page 4) Kirsch Urges Support For Skouras Fox Drive Special to THE DAILY CHICAGO, Sept. 15. A call for support from exhibitors for the Spyros P. Skouras sales drive came from Allied States' official. Jack Kirsch at the closing session, of the 20th CenturyFox area showmanship meeting here yesterday. The meeting, presided over by 20th (Continued on page 3) of $1,104,906 is reported by Famous six months, after provision for income realized on sale of fixed assets. For the first half of 1958, the company reported net of $1,376,675, including profit of $53,728 realized on the sale of fixed assets. Earnings for the 1959 half amounted to 63 cents per share as compared to 79 cents per share on the same basis for the first six months last year. John J. Fitzgibbons, president and managing director, attributed the decline in earnings to weaker box office (Continued on page 3) Over $5,000,000 for Adler Heads Net Sales of 10 UA FllttlS enn. House Approves enal Code Changes Special to THE DAILY HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 15.-Sen; amendments to legislation (SBiOl) to ban obscene motion pictures shows in Pennsylvania were conrred in last night by the House 0-0 and sent to Gov. Lawrence for proval. The bill changes provisions in the .te penal code which were declared constitutional by the United States preme Court which threw the origil law out on grounds its language IS vague and failed to define objnity. The measure states: "An exhibition all be deemed obscene if to the (Continued on page 3) For Para. TV Prods. Stretch Adler has been named director of network sales for Paramount Television Productions, effective Oct. 5, and will headquarter in New York, it was announced here yesterday by Jim Schulke, vice-president in charge of PTD. Adler will be responsible for the sale of Paramount's ( Continued on page 2 ) United Artists has ten and possibly 12 films released this year which should do more than $5,000,000 each in film rentals worldwide, Robert S. Benjamin, board chairman, stated in an interview pubUshed in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. The article noted the high profits and revenues being achieved by the company this ( Continued on page 2 ) come on and join .'m^ T"!5i erman, Emanuel Have }ew Distribution Firm Arthur Kerman and Dave Emanuel ve announced formation of a new litribution company to be called )vernor Films, Inc. They will retain sir association with Tudor Pictures, io located at 375 Park Avenue here. Governor Films has national disbution rights to six features, "Carry (Continued on page 6) il-lf V/S/ON TODAY-page 4 Confirmed Selznick-B.B.C. TV Film Deal Is Completed FIDO to Consider Deal Oct. 1; Regarded As Test By WILLIAM PAY LONDON, Sept. 15. British Broadcasting Corp. today confirmed that it has completed a deal with David O. Selznick for telecasting rights to a number of his pictures. While B.B.C. refused further information about the deal at this stage, it had been widely reported in the trade earlier that the negotiations involved between 15 and 18 films at a price of around $2,800,000. It is understood the first of the films will be televised here by B.B.C. around the end of the year. After press reports here had stated ( Continued on page 2 ) /HawofT Book lie-In Will Run tor Two Years United Artists, the Mirisch Company, and Random House have joined forces for a joint book-film promotion on behalf of James Michener's new novel "Hawaii" that will extend over a period of two years. The budget for the project is $100,000, described as a record and only one of the unusual (Continued on page 6) Advt. Blumenstock Named V-P For Schlaifer on Coast Sid Blumenstock has been appointed vice-president in charge of tlie West Coast offices of Charles Schlaifer & Co., Inc., advertising agency, Schlaifer announced yesterday. Blumenstock will assume his new post early in October, at which time he will leave Embassy Pictures Corp., where he has been vice-president in charge of advertising and promotion in the New York office. Blumenstock has held executive advertising positions with 20th Cen( Continued on page 2 )