Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1959)

Motion Picture Daily Thursday, December 24, 1 1 PERSONAL MENTION A/fARTIN MICHEL, 20th Century* * J Fox director of radio and television, left here Tuesday for a trip through several Latin-American countries to set up TV campaigns on several Fox films. • Douglas Netter, Samuel Goldwyn executive, has returned here from Europe where he attended conferences on "Porgy and Bess." • Rose Deutsch, film buyer for the Walter Reade Theatres, has left here for a vacation in Florida. • J. S. Carscallen, owner of the Skyway Drive-in, Tampa, Fla., is in Charlotte, N.C. for the holidays. • Jeanne Batrd, co-starred in the forthcoming "Get Out of Town," has returned to New York from Hollywood. Para. Sets Trade Shows For Re-issue Package Trade showings of Perlberg-Seaton's "The Country Girl" and "The Bridges at Toko-Ri," Paramount re-issue package for January release, have been scheduled for key exchange areas in the U.S. and Canada this month and next. Designed for exhibitors, bookers, buyers and their families, the trade screenings will point up the new promotional campaign backing the re-release combination, which will be similar in scope to those carried out for "Samson and Delilah" and "Shane." Special attention will be focused on Paramount^ agreement with the McLendon organization for radio and television advertising material on the two films. Fordham Group Plans New Film Periodical The Abbey Film Society of Fordham College yesterday announced plans for the publication of a new film periodical. To be called NY Film Bulletin, the publication will devote itself to giving a complete rundown of film activity in the New York metropolitan area. The first issue will be published Jan. 8, 1960. To be published every two weeks thereafter, it will list various nontheatrical film events, special showings, film society screenings and lectures on the film. Revivals to Be Listed Also included will be: Listings of noteworthy revivals and recommended first run films, reviews of films of special interest, reviews of new film books and periodicals, mention of worthwhile films being shown on TV, radio programs of interest to film enthusiasts and articles on various aspects of motion pictures. Press of 23 Nations To Cover 'Solomon' Bow An international press corps of some 75 newspapers, radio and television and newsreel reporters representing 23 nations will cover the premiere of "Solomon and Sheba," Edward Small's spectacle in Super Technirama-70 Christmas night marking the re-opening of die new Loew's Capitol Theatre. The Capitol has been completely rebuilt at a cost of $1,000,000. UA is spearheading the premiere with a five-way saturation newspaper, radio-television, exploitation and posting campaign blanketing the metropolitan New York area. The allmedia push is utilizing 500 radiotelevision spots, a major ad campaign, 100,000 teaser stickers throughout the city and 2500 subway and suburban railway posters covering all stations and virtually every commuter line. Companies Shut Down At 1 P.M. Today Member companies of the Motion Picture Association will close at 1 P.M. today. The same closing time will also be in effect next Thursday, Dec. 31. The MPA office will close at 1 P.M. today and at 1 P.M. next Thursday, too. '400 Blows (Continued from page 1 ) was announced yesterday by Michael F. Mayer, executive director of International Film Importers and Distributors Ass'n. "The 400 Blows," an original story written by Francois Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, was directed by Truffaut and represented his first cinematic feature. The film is currently showing at the Fine Arts Theatre here. 'Strawberries,' 'Orpheus' Cited Second and third in the balloting respectively: "Wild Strawberries" (Janus Films) and "Black Orpheus" (Lopert Films). The annual Joseph Burstyn Award was created as a memorial to the late Joseph Burstyn, pioneer film distributor, honoring "his services in presenting and championing unrestricted exhibition of the finest motion pictures from other countries." Formal presentation of the award to Daniel Frankel, president of Zenith International, at a cocktail party is now being planned. No Paper Tomorrow MOTION PICTURE DAILY will not be published tomorrow, Christmas Day, Dec. 25. For 40 Years A Tradition Of Service For over 40 Years Service and Quality has been Our Tradition. Showmen all over America know they will get the best when they order NIW YORK 6 30 Ninth FILMACK SPECIAL TRAILERS 1327 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago 5, III. Shopping Center to Be Built at Drive-In Special to THE DAILY FRESNO, Cal., Dec. 23.-Land on the Moon Glo Drive-in theatre property here will be used to build a $1,000,000 shopping center expected to be completed next summer, Edwin F. Zabel, president of Electrivision Theatres Corp., announced today. Electrivision recently received approval by the Fresno Board of Supervisors to rezone an excess portion of the drive-in property. The corporation operates drive-ins and theatres in California and Oregon, with the Hollywood Paramount Theatre as the major house and executive headquarters of the circuit. Goodman Coming ( Continued from page 1 ) things, to examine and report on the company's Eastern television activities following the resignation of Rod Ericson, and also will survey other New York office operations. He will return here around the end of January to make his reports, and may go back to the New York office later, also on temporary assignment. Carolina Bal (Continued from page 1) I tution, says the Greneker decil will be appealed to the state 1 preme Court. "Should the high tribunal |l down the appeal, the case then | be taken to the United States preme Court," Ward declared. "It is abundantly clear," Juji Greneker stated in his 10-page rub j "that the legislative construction! the statute which is entitled to gil weight shows that the general ass« bly has concluded that Sunday mo\, are violative of the statute." No Religious Interference Seen | "The statutes at issue in no way I pose on the theater operators any I ligious observation nor do they int, fere with any person's religious prl tices." "Of all divine institutions," \ judge continued, "I maintain the ml divine is that which secures the A of rest for man. I hold Sunday to 1 the most valuable blessing concedS to man. It is the cornerstone of cil lization. "The statutes are clearly within tl police powers of the state and a1 not violative of any assertive rigl! of the plaintiffs." Months-Long Drive Against Laws( For a number of months now Sou, Carolina theatre operators, especial in Spartanburg and Greenville, ha| been seeking to have the "blue lawJ declared unconstitutional. \ A special three-judge federal cou' declined jurisdiction in the case pen(j ing a ruling by the state Suprerr) Court. r | Accept Orders Now For 'Can-Can' Seats The Rivoli Theatre and the Skouras Theatre chain here are now accepting orders for reserved seats to the debut of "Can-Can," in Todd-AO March 9, at the Rivoli. "Can-Can" will have ten performances a week. Skouras theatres in the Greater New York area will take orders for reserved seats in advance of full-page newspaper announcement ads soon to appear, enabling purchasers to acquire choice locations before the general public is notified. Ad Campaign in 12 Languages for 'Beach' United Artists is launching a special international advertising campaign iii 12 languages for Stanley Kramer's "O* The Beach," which will underscore the film's world-wide acclaim, it wai announced by Roger H. Lewis, vicel president in charge of advertising publicity and exploitation. Concept of the campaign will be tc utilize excerpts from local and foreign reviews "to emphasize the film's inter-i national impact." Publications Here and Abroad Lewis pointed out that the drivel will blanket domestic and foreign markets to support both current pre4 miere runs and key regional engage-f ments set for early 1960. Magazines^ newspapers and leading publicationsl in virtually every major situation, herefi and abroad, will run the special adsli citing the enthusiastic reception ac corded the UA release SdiAr; j3meS g^IverS,' Mana*ing Edit°r> R^hard Gertner, News Editor Herbert V Fecke v^3£^ S S3. mf<