Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

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MOTION PICTURE DAILY VOL. 88, No. 1 NEW YORK, U.S.A., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1960 TEN CENTS In Sales to TV Screen Gems Competition Suit Dismissed Court Finds 'I/' -Columbia Agreement Not Price-Fixing The Department of Justice suit against Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems and Universal Pictures, charging restraint of competition in the sale of films to television was dismissed by Judge William C. Herlands in a decision handed down on Wednesday in U.S. District Court here, it was learned yesterday. The decision validates the August, 1957, agreement, whereby Columbia acquired 600 feature films from Universal for releasing to TV through ( Contineud on page 9 ) Minimum Pay Bill Passed by House By E. H. KAHN WASHINGTON, June 30. The House today overwhelmingly adopted, by a vote of 341 to 72, a moderate bill to increase the minimum wage. Though the vote came on a Democratic measure introduced by Rep. Kitchin (N.C.), an identical bill had earlier been introduced by Rep. Ayres (R., Ohio). Motion picture theatres continue exempt from the wage law. The Senate still has under consideration the Kennedy (D., Mass.) bill which exempts theatres, but which is otherwise similar to the Roosevelt measure. The Kitchin bill exempts all service industries. It provides a minimum wage of $1.15 hourly to employees covered under the present law, and gives a $1 hourly minimum (but no (Continued on page 7) Special Edition of HERALD Marks Martin Quigley's 45th Anniversary THE July 2 edition of Motion Picture Herald, currently being distributed, is a special issue commemorating the 45th anniversary of Martin Quigley as editor-in-chief and publisher of the Herald and its sister publications. With the over-all title "New Horizons for Motion Pictures ... in celebration of Martin Quigley's 45 years in the service of the industry" the 158 page book includes a number of special articles built around the theme of the evolutionary changes which recent years have wrought in the structure and practices of the motion picture industry. The Anniversary section, which is in addition to the regular Herald weekly news and features, opens with a special article by Louis Nizer, industry MARTIN QUIGLEY attorney and adviser, titled "Martin Quigley: An Evaluation." Other articles are: "The Code: 30 Years Young and Vigorous," by Eric Johnston; "New Patterns in Merchandising" by (Continued on page 2) Pickus Tells Md. Convention: Pathe Lab. to Enter New Film Production Broaches Plan to TO A for More Films In Return for Cooperation of Exhibitors Special to THE DAILY OCEAN CITY, Md., June 30.— A new production program, originated and backed by Pathe Laboratories, Inc., is in the making, Albert M. Pickus, president of Theatre Owners of America, told the Maryland TOA convention here today. The project, still in too early a phase for full details to be available, would be wholly financed by Pathe Lab in exchange for TOA cooperat i o n, presumably in lining u p exhibitor support in the form of guaranteed playing time for the new pictures to be turned out by independent producers selected and backed by Patiie Lab. Pickus said the new production project is an outgrowth of talks held by TOA officials earlier with the Screen Producers Guild in Hollywood. A TOA committee initiated the plan for a series of meetings with the SPG to exchange views. One of the subjects discussed at the first session was the product shortage, reasons for it and what might be done about it. Pickus told the Maryland theatre (Continued on page 8) MTQA Endorses Plan For Production Co. Special to THE DAILY OCEAN CITY, Md., June 30-A resolution endorsing the plan for exhibitors to launch a new producingdistributing company and urging its membership to give financial support was passed here today by the board of directors of Maryland Theatre Owners Ass'n. The two-day annual convention of the organization came to an end in the George Washington Hotel here tonight with a banquet. In a second resolution the MTOA (Continued on page 8) DuMont Merger with Fairchild Approved The merger of Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, in which Paramount Pictures was the largest individual stockholder with a 27 per cent interest, with Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corp. was approved at separate annual meetings yesterday of the stockholders of both companies. Fairchild is the surviving company. The merger will result in 178,000 (Continued on page 7) Ripps, Lefko Named to M-G-M Executive Posts Herman Ripps, former Western division sales manager for M-G-M, has been named assistant general sales manager, supervising the West Coast, Southwest and Southern divisions, and Maurice Lefko has been placed in charge of domestic distribution of "Ben-Hur." 0*.The appointments were announced (Continued on page 7) Albert Pickus SEG Board Calls for Strike Against ATFP From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, June 30. The board of directors of the Screen Extras Guild has voted unanimously to recommend that the SEG membership authorize a strike against the Alliance of Television Film Producers. This was announced tonight by H. O'Neil Shanks, executive secretary. A full report of critical situation in ( Contineud on page 9 ) TELEVISION TODAY-page 9