Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1960)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY NO. 40 NEW YORK, U.S.A., TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1960 TEN CENTS i America Report ba Business ir; Mexico od: Johnston can ' Ceiling9 Problem; tn Situation * Fluid9 By E. H. KAHN sHINGTON, Feb. 29. Eric Dn, president of the Motion Pic|',\port Association of America, I mm Latin America after having |:ted on-the-spot discussions of n business in Mexico and Cuba, (■that the business climate in p is one of "encouragement for l owth of the industry." As to I he said that reports he re' from MPEA representatives on ( Continued on page 2) ion Magazine' Is in Trumbo Item ■ American Legion Magazine disI unexpected calm in the attention in its March issue to employment ioected Communists by independjroducers. American Legion offipver the past month have been liken in their criticism of produc10 have employed as screen writ(Continued on page 7) dman Resigns As ional Allied Sec. Special to THE DAILY STON, Feb. 29.-Carl Goldman, llfilJtive secretary of Allied Theatre rs of New England, has sub1 his resignation as secretary of aal Allied States, a post to which is elected at the annual conven011 in Miami Beach in December, resignation is scheduled to be (Continued on page 7) Studios Give Employes Strike Layoff Notice From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 29. Employes of all major studios have received notice that they will be laid off at once in the event the strike called by the Screen Actors Guild for next Monday occurs. If the strike is called, studio operations will cease and there would be no further need for workers on studio payrolls. In addition, there are strike clauses in the contracts of most professionals permitting cancellation of the pacts after a specified number of weeks. Argentine Festival Adds 'Summer': Delegates Set A third American film, Sam Spiegel's "Suddenly, Last Summer," has been entered in the upcoming Argentine film festival, and the U.S. industry will be represented by eight delegates, it was learned yesterday. The festival will take place in Mar del (Continued on page 7) MM Stockholders Will Meet Mar. 15 in L A. Election of 15 directors and approval of an amendment to a stock option plan head the agenda of the annual meeting of stockholders of National Theatres & Television, Inc., set for (Continued on page 3) Johnston Replies to ACE Mediation Offer IV/// Try to Supply Films Despite Strike Says Production Will 4Go Elsewhere' In Event Hollywood Studios Are Closed From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.— Major motion picture companies, in event of a strike by the actors which will close the Hollywood studios, will to the fullest extent possible try to obtain films to supply the theatres, Eric Johnston, president of the Motion Picture Association of America, said today in a telegram to S. H. Fabian, chairman of the American Congress of Exhibitors. Johnston's message was in reply to the telegraphed offer following the meeting of the ACE executive committee in New York last Friday for ACE to act as mediator in the event (Continued on page 6) 70 New UA Films Set Despite Strike Threat Ten major films for United Artists release will go before the cameras in the next few months, with two starting this week, the company announced yesterday. UA is not involved in the current negotiations for new contracts with the guilds and reported)' a number of the independent producers releasing through the company are discussing individual deals with both writers and actors. Two films going into production yesterday were "The Magnificent Seven" and "Studs Lonigan." "Exodus" is to start March 28 on location in Cypress and Israel, and "West Side Story" will begin this summer in New York. Being readied for the immediate (Continued on page 6) Expenses Rise on 'Murder Inc.' Set as Technicians Race to Beat Strike Call By SAUL OSTROVE Today is "Zero Plus Five" for the "Murder, Inc." production team which has been sacrificing sleep, normal eating habits and all personal time in order to complete filming here on the Twentieth Century-Fox picture by midnight this Sunday, when the screen actors 'VISION TODAY— Page 6 are scheduled to walk off the job. Led by producer-director Burt Balaban, the team is working roundthe-clock— from 7:30 A.M. to midnight seven days a week— at the Film ways Studios in Manhattan's upper East Side. There virtually has been no respite for performers or technicians. When they are not inside the (Continued on page 6) Studios Rush to Beat Actor Strike Deadline From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 29.-With 18 pictures in production, and two started this week, most of the studios are going full speed ahead to beat the actors' strike deadline. However, if the strike is observed March 7, 20th Century(Continued on page 7) Columbia Has 22 Films Now Ready for Release Columbia Pictures has 22 major films ready for release in addition to the five films already released this year and three films currently before the cameras, it was announced by Rube Jackter, Columbia vice-president and general sales manager. The 22 pictures which have completed filming will all be released in 1980 as part of Columbia's "Year of the Big C" program. LABORATORIES, INC. / NEW YORK AND HOLLYWOOD Complete facilities for every film need in black and white or color