Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1960)

rsday, January 7, 1960 Motion Picture Daily 7 it .Mw, bauKLt Miami Show teat Wall' to Open [L. A. on January 15 From THE DAILY Bureau OS ANGELES, Jan. 6.-"Behind keat Wall" in AromaRama, the motion picture' with "scents," ihave its West Coast premiere on 15 at the Four Star Theatre here. :k Weiss, inventor of the system, esently here to supervise the inition of the special equipment in the AromaRama process, and ;er Reade, Jr., chairman of the d of Continental Distributing, h is releasing; AromaRama intermally, will arrive prior to the ing for a series of press inters. ditional engagements in key cities he United States and in other tries will be announced in the future. :at •A nM •"a ( Continued from page 1 ) led to have been shown without orization at various Miami Beach Is in copyright infringement ac' filed by the companies in Fedcourt here last week, ipyrights claimed to have been lged by the unauthorized showwere 20th Century-Fox's "David Bathsheba," "Niagara," "Stars and lies Forever" and "Meet Me After Show"; Loew's "The Great so" and Warner's "Miracle in the awl m dot as [I its were brought by the compaagainst Stanley P. Gotlieb and v Kreitzer of G & S Projection : Pf uce here. Ilk I , .. • , 11 Establishments Named tie complaints alleged that the dejants had supphed 16mm prints ae films, obtained from unknown es, to 11 hotels in Miami Beach showings to patrons and guests, ng the hotels named in the comics were: Saxony, Seville, Mont,re, Shore Club, Marseilles, White fee, Dorchester, Bancroft, Atlantis, ;Brooke Motel and Caravan Motel, itiffs asked for damages and in:ive relief. ^presenting the plaintiffs were the law firm of Scott, McCarthy, on, Steel & Gilleland, with the 2| York law firm of Sargoy & Stein aring as counsel for the plain W Fox Sets 10 'Family' Films Academy Reactivates ( Continued the past with pictures like "Journey to the Center of the Earth," "Dog of Flanders," and "Master of the Congo Jungle," and expected similar success with "Sink the Bismarck" and "The Story of Ruth," among others presently planned. The 20th president announced that the film company "would maintain this leadership and continue to present attractions that would appeal to the vast family audience." Skouras made these remarks at the opening session of the sales meeting which convened yesterday, the largest post war gathering the company has held. Calls Drive 'Superlative' In opening the convention Skouras thanked the group for the "superlative" three months sales drive in his name, which ended Dec. 26. He reiterated his confidence in 20th's local autonomy system, and described each regional advertising publicity manager as "the showman of your town, who can spread the greatness of Hollywood and the motion picture industry across the country." Skouras then introduced Buddy Adler, executive head of production who from page 1 ) will make a major address at tonight's banquet. Alex Harrison, who will preside during the three days, started the meeting yesterday by asking all the managers and their regional advertising-publicity directors to describe their results and progress under autonomy, and the use they had made of the freedom they had in planning and executing their own campaigns in their own areas, based on the national concepts in advertising, publicity and sales, as conceived by the head office. The invitation was accepted and the day was spent in the compiling of important facts from the experiences of the sales force under local autonomy in the last year. Einfeld to Speak Today In attendance also, in the packed meeting room were vice-president Charles Einfeld, who will speak today, Joseph Moskowitz, vice-president, Murray Silverstone, president of 20th Century-Fox International Corp., and foreign sales executives from Fox's world-wide offices, led by Edward Cohen, supervisor of all Central and South American territories. 'Oscar' Publicity Unit From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 6.-Reactivation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' public relations coordinating committee for its annual "Oscar" presentations has been announced by Valentine Davies, awards program committee chairman. The committee, headed by Jack Diamond and Perry Lieber, publicrelations branch representatives on the Academy board of governors, will begin weekly meetings to plan press and publicity activities for the 32nd annual awards show April 4. Other members of the committee include Dan H. Baer and Archie A. Lee, Harshe-Rotman, Inc., public relations counsel for the Academy; Clarke Wales, director of public relations for the Association of Motion Picture Producers, and Casey Shawhan, West Coast director of press and publicity for NBC. Youngstein Named ( Continued from page 1 ) chairman of the Brotherhood Week Campaign, which in 1960 will be observed February 21 through 28. The interfaith event is a program of education for democracy which seeks to reaffirm and strengthen America's principles of religious and racial tolerance. TV and Radio to Be Used Since 1945 Brotherhood Week has become an event closely identified with the entertainment industry. Under Youngstein's leadership, the industry will promote the aims of Brotherhood Week through the medium of the motion picture screen, television and radio and the theatre. Wide use will be made of motion picture trailers, posters and valances, and brochures will be distributed on behalf of Brotherhood Week. A concerted membership and fundraising drive on behalf of the National Conference of Christians and Jews will also be undertaken. Maryland Theatre Unit Committees Appointed Special to THE DAILY BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 6.-Committee appointments for 1960 for the Maryland Theatre Owners Association, a Theatre Owners of America affiliate, were announced today by John G. Broumas, president. They are as follows: membership: John Manuel, Bel Air, chainnan; Sam Mellits, Denton, and Paul Roth, Silver Springs; finance: Douglas Connelle, Elkton, chainnan; Phil Isaacs and James Weinberg, both of Baltimore; legislative: Hal DeGraw, Cambridge, chairman; Ray Light, Cumberland, and William Fisher, Baltimore. Also, Drive-in Division: George Brehm, Baltimore, chainnan; Bill Meyers, Pocomoke City, and Dick Young, Cumberland; Labor Relations: T. T. Vogel, Baltimore, chainnan; Nat Hogden, Baltimore, and Henry Hiser, Bethesda; Exhibitor-Distributor Relations: Isadore Rapparjort, Baltimore, chairman; Bill Friedman, Indian Skiatron Suspension Is Extended to Jan. 16 From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. The Securities and Exchange Commission has extended through Jan. 16 its order suspending all trading in the stock of Skiatron Electronics and Television. A hearing before the Commission is scheduled for Jan. 13. At that time the SEC will consider whether to issue a permanent stop order on trading in Skiatron stock. 'Gazebo' Openings Set "The Gazebo" has been set by M-G-M for a selected series of openings across the country on Jan. 14. It has opened already, in a pre-release engagement, at the Vogue Theatre in Los Angeles, and is scheduled as the next attraction at the Roxy Theatre here. Head, and Thomas Mudd, Silver Springs; Foreign Films: Harold Wagonheim, Baltimore, chairman; Robert Rappaport, Baltimore, and Marvin Goldman, Washington, D. C. The Maryland unit was formed approximately six months ago, and last fall held its first major general membership meeting in Baltimore. ■■:i'4 PICTURE MONTH OF THE FOR FEBRUARY A 20th Century-Fox Release iiiM "MASTERS I CONGO JUNGLE" Selected 6y seventeen . . . entertainment guide for America's top movie goers . . . 4,800,000 young women under 20!