Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1960)

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L. 87, NO. 32 MOTION PICTURE DAILY NEW YORK, U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1960 TEN CENTS 91 TORI A L. he Silly Season fly Sherwin Kane illS WEEK, according to the N.Y. World-Telegram and The iiun, a group known as the Grand »rs Assn. of Bronx County (N.Y.) Ilicly expressed its deep concern what it termed the influence of movies, and told the House post •e subcommittee which recently i hearings in Washington on nontent "obscenity" in theatrical mopictures that "censorship laws be the only solution if the movie istry does not cease the producand showing of motion pictures vhich crime, immorality and pro;uity are glorified." does not seem unreasonable to pet a better-informed and fairerded statement (if there must be on this subject from a group of and women banded together unthe civic-sounding title they have ropriated for themselves, o the best of our information, the nd Jurors Assn. of the Bronx is unofficial, semi-civic, semi-social ip of persons who in the past have ed on blue ribbon panels of the '>ugh to the north. /hatever their reasons for being, or authoring a public utterance of kind, suspicion inevitably is cast n their qualifications for so doing heir apparent lack of information, ertainly, a civic-minded group of kind making a public statement a subject of wide public interest ild be aware that no theatrical ion picture is shown in either the nx or anywhere in the state of v York that has not first been liied by the state. It is downright that a call for film censorship be ed from an area which for years had nothing on its theatre screens eh has not been approved in ad:e by the most highly organized .orship machinery in the nation, comparison to it, censor boards where are but poorly organized. the Bronx ex-grand jurors are leased with the results, they might luch better grace concede the useless of censorship and call for an to it. ig Cs Year' IE promise of bigger and better rcduct from a major company als is an encouraging sign for the istry, especially at a time when (Continued on page 2) M-G-M Presents Preview of Product tor 1960-61; List of 27 Films Reveals Wide Range of Subjects An impressive array of top product for the 1960-61 season is announced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a unique and imaginative ad display published in this issue of Motion Picture Daily. Data on 27 films, many of which are already completed, are included in the imposing roster of upcoming pictures. The exhibitor is provided a "preview" of each of the films which range in subject matter from such mighty spectacles as "Ben-Hur," "Cimarron," and "Charlemagne" to dramas like "Home from the Hill," "Temptation," and "Sweet Bird of Youth," to comedies like "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" and "Bachelor in Paradise" and musicals like "Bells Are Ringing." For names of the potent talent involved in creating the films and the other titles and their sources, see inside. Carter, on Coast, Jells New Production Plans By SAMUEL D. BERNS HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16. Victor M. Carter, president and chairman of the board of Republic Pictures, together with Richard W. Altschuler, senior vice-president of the company, (Continued on page 29) W&HRoxy Deal Closed; House to Shut Mar. 24 The deal for the acquisition of the Roxy Theatre by Webb & Knapp, realty organization headed by William Zeckendorf, has been consummated and the Seventh Avenue house will close its doors on March 24, it was disclosed here yesterday; (Continued on page 29) 400 Hail Levine at Luncheon in Boston Special to THE DAILY BOSTON, Feb. 16.-Nearly 400 persons turned out to welcome Boston's own Joseph "Hercules" Levine, who, with Mrs. Rosalie Levine, received tributes from the Cinema Lodge of (Continued on page 29) Toll-TV Was Attraction In SE&T-Fox Dealings By E. H. KAHN WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Skiatron Electronics and Television, Inc., did not wish to break with Matthew M. Fox, president of Skiatron of Amer(Continued on page 25) Find Market Can Use Quantity and Quality Films at Same Time: Jackter In releasing a larger number of top pictures simultaneously Columbia Pictures has proved three important factors about the current market, Rube Jackter, vice-president and general sales manager, said yesterday. H e listed them as follows: 1. Exhibition can absorb a quantity o f quality films at one time. 2. One company can successfully merchandise a number of maj o r releases simultaneously. 3. Orderly release is a workable system, particular (Continued on page 25) Rube Jackter WGA and 4 More Sign; Guild to Meet Feb. 24 From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 16. The Writers Guild of America today announced that six more independent companies have reached contract agreements with the guild. Removed from the guild's strike fist were Harris-Kubrick Pictures Corp. and its affiliated companies and two companies headed by Richard Widmark. This brings up to 43 the number of inde( Continued on page 28) Following Vogel Talks MGM Heading For Best Year, Says Siegel Production Head Outlines Impressive List of Films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with its 1960-61 production program and release schedule well under way, is headed for one of the most successful years in its long history, according to Sol C. Siegel, studio head. He announced a list of new pictures now in the planning stage and expected to go before the cameras within the coming months, among which are properties based on a number of the most popular novels (Continued on page 29) Sol C. Siegel N.Y. License Fee Bill Gets MMPTA Support Special to THE DAILY ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 16. The Metropolitan Motion Picture Theatres Association, Inc., representing 300 films houses in 14 counties of New York State, has filed with Sen. John J. Marchi, Staten Island Republican, a memorandum supporting his bill to reduce the license fees charged by (Continued on page 28) ATONJ Hears Report on Film Availability New Jersey Allied yesterday received and considered a preliminary report on film availabilities in north Jersey areas prepared by its attorney, Harold Rome, after lengthy study of the situation. Additional information still is re(Continued on page 30) TELEVISION TODAY p. 28