Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Thursday, August 11, Rq PERSONAL MENTION SPYROS P. SKOURAS, president of 20th Century-Fox, is scheduled to leave here tomorrow for Hollywood. • Meyer M. Hutner, vice-president of William Goetz Productions in charge of advertising-publicity, has returned to New York from the Coast. • Paul Kamey, Universal Pictures publicity manager, has left here for a vacation at Blue Point, L. I. • Harry Ballance, 20th CenturyFox divisional head, has left Atlanta with Mrs. Ballance for a vacation in Europe. • Herbert Hahn, vice-president of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, and Mrs. Hahn are the parents of a daughter, Alexandra Marie, bom on Aug. 8. • Vincente Minnelli, director of forthcoming "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" for M-G-M, left here Tuesday for Paris. Julian Blaustein, producer of the film, will follow him today. • Mildred Bell, of National Theatre Supply Co., Atlanta, has returned there with her family following a vacation in Denver. * Irving Lerner, supervising film editor for Samuel Bronston's forthcoming "King of Kings," has arrived in Spain from New York. Harris to Direct 'Rip9 HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 10. -Albert Zugsmith, currently producing and directing "Dondi," for Allied Artists, has been signed by Jack Harris, producer of the current science-fiction feature, "Dinosaurus," to direct a forthcoming multi-million musical spectacular, "Rip Van Winkle in the Twenty-First Century." Jack Benny and Bobby Darrin will be starred in the big-screen, color production. Kennedy Bill (Continued from page 1) proposed in the minimum wage, which would raise the pay floor to $1.25 hourly in 1963, "are not inflationary." He stated they "will not injure business firms" or "cause significant unemployment." The Senator conceded that "any increase in the minimum would undoubtedly require some adjustment of the wages of other employees of the same business even though they earn more than the statutory minimum," but contended that "the increases would taper off rather quickly." Generally speaking, said Kennedy, "wages at the bottom of the scale can be brought up to their old relationship without unduly narrowing differentials." Kennedy said it would "be naive to deny that there will be no dislocations," and that "in a few instances there may be an undesirable compression of the wage structure." Nevertheless, he told the Senate, "both history and available studies show that the increases can be absorbed without damage to business, inflationary price increases, or unemployment." Long Debate Expected Senate debate on the measure may be protracted. Senator Goldwater (R., Ariz.) has already proposed 26 amendments, and he thinks other Senators may have an additional 20. If these are hashed over at length, it may take more than a week for a bill to clear the Senate. Final Congressional action on a wage bill may not take place until the closing days of this short session. House labor committee chairman Barden (D., N.C.) has not yet returned to Washington. Though the House is scheduled to convene on Aug. 15, it has no legislative business to transact until Aug. 22. If Barden delays his return, it could coincide with appointment of conferees from his committee to meet with Senators to determine the content of the bill Quick passage of bills as reported— and compromised— by conferees is normal Congressional practice. If the Senate's wage bill is passed by Aug. 22— and conferees are promptly appointed— final passage will come during the week of Aug. 29. It is thought that the conferees will take at least a full week to iron out the differences between the House bill and the Senate's measure. FILMACK SPECIAL TRAILERS Record for 'Meet9 "Strangers When We Meet," Columbia Pictures release, smashed the all-time house record at the Towne Theatre in Denver with a gross of $11,500 for its first five days. The first week total for the 600-seat house is expected to reach $15,000. Study Minimum Wage Change in Puerto Rico From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. The Labor Department has named an industry committee to recommend new hourly wage rates under the Fair Labor Standards Act for certain industries—including motion pictures— in Puerto Rico. The present minimum wage is 90 cents an hour. Under the law, the special industry committees are authorized to recommend minimum hourly wage rates for Puerto Rican industry at or below the $1.00-an-hour statutory minimum that applies to many mainland industries. '. Industry Defined For purposes of applicability of Puerto Rico wage orders, the motion picture industry comprises "the production and distribution of motion pictures and all activities incidental thereto." The wage-recommending committee works under orders to "reach as rapidly as possible" the mainland legal minimum wage. It is to recommend the "highest minimum wage rate or rates for the industry which it determines, having due regard to economic and competitive conditions, will not substantially curtail employment in the industry, and will not give any industry in Puerto Rico a competitive advantage . . .". Mirisch to Speak ( Continued from page 1 ) Mirisch Company, will address the luncheon session on Thursday, Sept. 15, in the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador. Mirisch will speak on the independent producers thoughts for Hollywood's future, in line with the convention theme of "Make Way for Tomorrow." As SPG president, Mirisch has been an ex-officio member of the SPG and TOA liaison committees which have been meeting to seek common grounds for mutual help. Go to Venice Fete Producer director Billy Wilder, Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine will attend the Venice Film Festival, where their picture, "The Apartment," will be shown on Aug. 27 as the official selection representing the United States. The festival will be held Aug. 24-Sept. 7. "The Apartment" is a United Artists release. 'Ocean's' Opens Strong Loew's Capitol Theatre here last evening reported that Warner Brothers' "Ocean's 11," now showing at the house, seemed headed for a new alltime, non-holiday, opening-day, boxoffice record at the theatre, pointing out that the gross, up to 5 P.M., indicated a record-breaking total for day. Fox Prodmt ( Continued from page 1 ) Del Rio and Steve Forrest stai; Cameras finished turning this i % on "North to Alaska," starring m Wayne, Capucine and Ernie Ko jis under the reins of producer-din ;or Henry Hathaway. Producer Robert Radnitz will ad a complete production unit from 1)1. lywood this week to Virginia, S\ jtre the entire picture, "Misty," wilbe made. David Ladd is starring;! James B. Clark is directing. In production in Europe is Dl F. Zanuck's "The Big Gamble," ring Stephen Boyd and Juj Greco; "The Mark," with Rod ger, Maria Schell and Stuart \l man starred in a Sidney Bucll production; "Esther and the Kj starring Joan Collins and Ricj Egan; "Circle of Deception," Bradford Dillman heading the and Sophia Loren in "The Mill airess." 'Cleopatra' in Preparation The pictures which will be ul way within the next two monthj elude "Cleopatra," which Wj Wanger will start on Sept. 8 in land, with Elizabeth Taylor in| title role, and with Peter Fine Caesar and Rouben Mamouliail recting; Jerry Wald's "The Retufl Peyton Place," "Warm Bodies," 11 readied now by producer Oscar II ney as a Pat Boone starrer; "lm Prince," a Charles Brackett prcjj tion which Frank Tashlin is to dl "Solo," produced by Dick Powell | Robert Wagner starred; the Za production, "The Chapman Rep and "Bridge of Sighs," being wil and produced by Sidney Boehm.F 'Mike' Has World Bt DENVER, Aug. lO.-The Df| Theatre was jammed last night de a morning-long rain and 49 ii weather for the premiere of 20th [ tury-Fox's "For the Love of Ml_ Activities commenced at 12 noonjB were attended by Governor fm McNichols, Mayor Richard Battel^ Palmer Hoyt, editor of the De» Post, and Jack Foster, editor olthe Rocky Mountain News. A large gkg of city dignitaries and bandwajns, trained equestrian troops, Indians* a special show-wagon act presesl an hour-long Main Street show.1 Play 'Song9 Album Two radio stations in the New m area, WRFM and WVNJ, are plal the entire soundtrack album 'to "Song Without End" to help <fl brate the world premiere of thfiB lumbia release at Radio City Mi Hall today. Other radio stations* slated to join in the campaign dm; the opening weeks of the engagenpt MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief _and _PubHsher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor^ Richar^Gertner^ ^w|,^^'or;H^jy^*dV-Bf J Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood ; Telephone HOllywood 7-2145; Washington, E. H. Kahn, 996 National Press Bldg., Washington, 4, D. U; London Bu Editor. 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