Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Friday, August 12, PERSONAL MENTION ROBERT L. LIPPERT, liaison between Associated Productions, Inc., and 20th Century-Fox, returned to Hollywood yesterday from New York. • Paul Nathan, assistant to Hal Wallis at Paramount, has returned to Hollywood from Europe. • Harry Willard, of Theatrical Film Distributors, New York, was in Atlanta from here. • Ray Stark, producer of "The World of Suzie Wong" for Paramount, will return to New York at the weekend from London. • Mrs. Tellie Shapiro, vice-president of Poster and Printing Co., Atlanta, is recovering there from a fractured arm and shoulder. • Shirley MacLaine has arrived in New York from Hollywood. Indianapolis Theatre Converts to Cinerama The Indiana Theatre in Indianapolis has been converted to Cinerama and will open with "This Is Cinerama" on Sept. 28, it was announced here by B. G. Kranze, vice-president of Cinerama, Inc., and Charles Reagan, president of Greater Indianapolis Amusement Co., Inc. The opening will be sponsored by the Press Club of Indianapolis. Fox Signs 3 Stooges HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 11. The Three Stooges, comedy trio, have been signed to star in a picture entitled "Snow White and the Three Stooges," production head Robert Goldstein announced here yesterday at 20th Century-Fox. The picture will be made in association with Chanford Productions with Chanford's Charles Wick as producer. NEW YORK THEATRES — RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL — | Rockefeller Center • Ci 6-4600 "SONG WITHOUT END" THE STORY OF FRANZ LISZT starring DIP.''. BOGARDE as Franz Liszt A COLUMBIA PICTURE la Cinemascope & Eastman Color ON THE GREAT STAGE "FESTIVAL" Trade Show to feature Latest in Equipment Some of the newest theatre seating and concessions equipment will be on display at the motion picture industry trade show to be staged at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, Sept. 13-16, in conjunction with the 13th annual convention of Theatre Owners of America, it was announced by Albert M. Pickus, TOA president. Pickus said that the Coca Cola Company, Switzer's Licorice Company, American Seating Company, Cretors and Company, Selmix Dispensers, and Amcoin Corporation, will exhibit their newest equipment at the giant trade show. The show will be staged in cosponsorship with the Theatre Equipment Dealers Association and the Theatre Equipment Supply and Manufacturers' Association. Show hours will be from 2 to 6 P.M. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons, Sept. 13, 15 and 16, and from 10 A.M. to 1 P.M. on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Will Show New Dispenser The Coca-Cola Company will feature its new director three-drink dispensing equipment. The machine, which is a self-contained unit and mechanically refrigerated, dispenses Coca-Cola and two other flavored drinks. The Coca-Cola displays will be "manned" at the show by Charles Okun, Charles Bourdelais, Philip Heyden and Hal Gibson, The Switzer's Licorice Company of St. Louis will exhibit its 5c, 10c and 15c licorice candy packages, its 5c and 10c Cherry Red, and its 5c and 10c chocolate packages. C. M. Switzer and J. F. Switzer will man their company's exhibit. The Cretors and Company of Popcorn Village, Nashville and Chicago, will display its full line of concessions equipment, including its new Cretors automatic popcorn machine, its Cretors new automatic caramel corn mixer, Cretors new counter popcorn warmer and Cretors perfection candy floss machine. H. E. Chrisman will be in charge of this display. Kornbluth, Zimmerman in Charge M. E. Kornbluth and R. H. Zimmerman will man the booths of the American Seating Company of Grand Rapids, Mich. This company's display, Kornbluth said, will consist of the "newest and finest in theatre seating." Selmix Dispensers, Inc., and Amcoin Corporation, both of Long Island City, New York, will display the new Selmix cascade drink dispenser and the Selmix refrigerated barrel, and the Amcoin coffee urn equipment —the Silhouette Twin 3, the revised Touch-amatic, and the revised combination urns. Al Dale and O. Fallon will be in chargeof this joint display. Report U.S., Russia Film Exchange Won't Be Renewed From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. The motion picture cultural exchange agreement between the United States and Russia will not be renewed, according to a story by Jay Carmody, drama editor, in the "Washington Star." Any exchange of film between the two countries will have to be on a "strictly business basis" after 1960. Carmody explains this implies "no breach of cinema relations between the two capitals." It was always implicit in the arrangements that it would be a "one-shot deal." Jackter Stmty :res rip, Branches Aligned for Youngstein Sales Drive United Artists yesterday announced the alignment of its 33 branches for the Max Youngstein sales drive, which will run for 22 weeks in honor of the UA vice-president. A record sum of more than $60,000 in cash prizes will be awarded to the 33 competing branches in the United States and Canada. Co-captains are William J. Heineman, vice-president, and David V. Picker, executive assistant to Arthur B. Krim, president. The branch line-up for the sales drive is as follows: Group one: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Jacksonville, Los Angeels, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington. Group two: Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Kansas City, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Seattle and Toronto. Group three: Calgary, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Montreal, New Haven, Omaha, St. John, Salt Lake City, Vancouver and Winnipeg. Sees Record for 'Song' Russell V. Downing, president of Radio City Music Hall, last evening reported that "Song Without End," the story of Franz Liszt, in its opening day at the theatre had grossed $14,178 at 5 P.M. This figure, said Downing, indicated that the William Goetz production would set an opening-day, non-holiday record for the house. That mark, $29,146, is held by "North by Northwest" and was set about a year ago. $1,169,232 for 'Bells' "Bells Are Ringing" completed its engagement at Radio City Music Hall here on Wednesday with a sevenweek total box-office gross of $1,169,232, with the seventh and final week exceeding the sixth, it was disclosed yesterday by M-G-M. ( Continued from page 1 ) into more than 150 first-run tf for the prime holiday time on hi The picture was screened ii'ife. troit, Chicago, Los Angeles, l^as City, Dallas, Atlanta, and Ja'ionville. Initial response was so eiLr. aging, Jackter said, that he ej>cts all available prints of the fill j for Christmas to be spoken for wi h a , a short time. General feeling, Jackter said was that "Gulliver" will do as great,, jnot . greater, business than "The 7trijoyage of Sinbad," the most sucfpfol Christmas release in the histcj of ' Columbia. While in Dallas, Jackter wabresented with a gold plaque ins bed "To the World's No. 1 Saleik" The presentation was made by John Rowley, president of Rowley Uted Theatres, on behalf of six cjufc headquartered in Dallas, includi jlnterstate, Jefferson, Rowley Died, Frontier, Texas Consolidated janci Trans-Texas. Johnston Leaves onii Trip to Africa Todati Eric Johnston, president of th Motion Picture Export Associatioi jwill leave for Africa today accomjjiied by Ralph Hetzel, vice-preside j of MPEA. Johnston for some time has pljjmed to visit Africa, the last great udeveloped market in the worl j for American motion pictures. Tho b it may be some time before Africtcan be an important film market, Joiiston feels that now is the time to stuilthe prospects and to establish a pi foi developing these markets. In commenting on the signii incc of his African tour, Johnston aid: "As the world spotlight tur:,' on Africa, there will be more andiore attention focused on the imaW Americans that is created in thturi can mind. There is, of course, ncaore important medium of communitticn or no more important way of reipiin the African people than throug (motion pictures. I want to make ;Srs; hand study of this situation."; Johnston will also study the ip tunities for American investmei trade development in each c countries visited. Countries listed on Johnston's dot rary include: Senegal, Liberia, (jatia, Nigeria, Union of South jjrka, Mozambique, Southern Rhifesir Kenya, Tanganyika and Egypt. r m Fox Dividend 40$ The board of directors oim Century-Fox yesterday declail quarterly dividend on the com' stock of 40 cents, payable Se]]| to stockholders of record Sept. 1 MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V.pdU; Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood ifow. YuccaVine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone HOllywood 7-2145; Washington, E. H. Kahn, 996 National Press Bldg., Washington, 4, D. C; London Bunf'. Bear St. Leicester Square, W. 2. Hope Williams Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; William Pay, News Editor. Correspondents in the principal capitals of the world. 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