Motion Picture Daily (Jan-Mar 1960)

MOTION PICTURE DAILY 37. NO. 46 NEW YORK, U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1960 TEN CENTS ISame Set -a A».i ibsidiary of lited Artists iys Ziv Stock Television Personnel le Part of IS etc Firm ' ted Artists Television Investtefl', Inc., a subsidiary of United Corp., has bought all of the of Ziv Television Programs, Inc., -^£#11 change its name to Ziv-United Television Company, Inc. ouncement of the deal was made yesterday by Robert S. Benarid Arthur 13. Krim, chairman hoard and president, respectiveUA Corp., and Frederic W. Ziv >hrj L. Sinn, chairman and presirespectively, of Ziv. ers were F. Eberstadt & Co., Continued on page 2) stitutionality Test JPa. Law On Today Special to THE DAILY . RRISBURG, Pa., March 8. ylvania's new motion picture )1 act will face a test of its cononality at a hearing on two challenging the act, to begin at M. tomorrow, before Commonh Court here. iterday, a preliminary legal test 3 control measure in preparation miorrow's six -judge court session held before Judge Walter R. The preliminary action was held (Continued on page 3) )A, Casino Back *er Print Fee Bill Special to THE DAILY iBANY, March 8.-A plea for ■ ge of the Marchi-Savarese bill, ing the license fees collected by " tate Education Department's mopicture division, was filed by the Dendent Film Distributors Associated another, for an amendment if_r the rate on original prints, (Continued on page 3) EVISION TODAY— P. 10 Court Again Asks Speed-Up of U. S. TV Film Block-Booking Trial By SAUL OSTROVE Judge Archie O. Dawson said in New York Federal Court yesterday that despite exhaustive and repetitious testimony by the government's first major witness in its television "block-booking" anti-trust suit against six film and television companies, he was unimpressed by the government's presentation of its case. Although he was vocally impatient with both sides, Judge Dawson refused to strike from the record the day-long testimony of John S. Hayes, president of the Washington Post Broadcast Co., which controls WTOP( Continued on page 10) Exchange of Promotion Ideas Urged by Selig Special to THE DAILY KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 8.-The basic elements for "success-do-it-yourself style" were spelled out by Robert Selig, president of Fox Intermountain Theatres, Denver, in the keynote address that opened the third annual show-a-rama today at the Hotel Continental here. Pointing out that there were persons w ho would devour die motion picture (Continued on page 8) Triangle, Liggett Merge Booking Services Here Jules E. Liggett, Irving Dollinger and Wilbur Snaper yesterday announced the merger of the Liggett Booking Service and the Triangle Theatre Service into one enterprise to be known as the Triangle Liggett Theatre (Continued on page 8) Hudson, Doris Day Tops In Foreign Press Poll From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, March 8. Rock Hudson and Doris Day received top honors as "World Favorite Actor" and "World Favorite Actress," respectively, at the annual Golden Globe Awards Dinner tonight in the Ambassador's Coconut Grove, sponsored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Sharing the spotiight in the winners (Continued on page 2) Harold Fellows Is Dead; Broadcaster Assn. Head From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, March 8.— Harold Fellows, president and chairman of the board of the National Association of Broadcasters, died here this after(Continued on page 2) 'Can-Can'' Premiere Nets Olympic Fund $29,500 More than $29,500 has been raised for the United States Olympic Fund through sale of tickets to tonight's world premiere of 20th Centurv-Eox's "Can-Can" in Todd-AO at the' Rivoli Theatre here. The sales represent theatre capacity. Spyros P. Skouras, 20th-Fox presi(Continued on page 2) Granahan Report Will Urge Industry To Do a Better Job of Self-Policing By E. H. KAHN WASHINGTON, March 8.-Chairman Kathryn E. Granahan (D, Pa.) of the House Postal Operations Subcommittee told Motion Picture Daily today that die group's forthcoming report on its hearings at which motion picture industry representatives testified will advocate that the industry do a better job of self-policing. She said that the diought of censorship was far from her mind at all times, and that it is repugnant to her. However, the industry owes it to itself and to the public to exercise tighter self-control. Rep. Granahan cited "Suddenly, Last Summer" as a film about which she has had an impressive number of complaints. The subcommittee's report is expected to be completed within die next few days, after which it will be printed and made available to the public. Stating that she is "not a prude," (Continued on page 10) Seen as Peace Move Guilds Meeting UA Producers In Strike Talks Seek Formula for the Sale Of Post-'48 Films to TV By SAMUEL D. BERNS HOLLYWOOD, March 8. Talks were in progress at press time tonight between officials of the Screen Actors Guild, the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, basic craft unions and representatives of major independent producers releasing through United Artists. The conference seeks to reach an overall formula that would satisfy die demands of all interested unions and guilds in connection with die sale to television of theatrical features made after Aug. 1, 1948, the principal factor which caused the cur(Continued on page 8) Swiss Bank U. S. Agent Tells of Skiatron Deals From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, March 8.-John F. Rush, treasurer, Swiss-American Corp., the U.S. agent for the Swiss Credit Bank, Zurich, today explained to a Securities and Exchange Commission hearing that is looking into the affairs of Skiatron Electronics and Television, Inc., how Swiss bank accounts may be used to mask the identity" of persons dealing in U. S. securities. Before adjourning until March IT, hearing examiner Robert N. Hislop was told by attorneys for all the parties involved that thev would endeavor ( Continued on page 10 ) N. Y. City Council Backs $1.25 Minimum Wage New York's City Council vesterdav voted unanimouslv to call on the state Legislature and Congress for enactment of a minimum wage law of $1.25 an hour for a 40-hour week. The council urged the minimum for all businesses, industries and "nonprofit organizations such as hospitals."