Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Friday, August 26, ifl PERSONAL MENTION Alcoa to Join in Studio Buy TT UGH OWEN, -LI president, is from New York. Paramount vicein Philadelphia Eddie Solomon, Embassy Pictures vice-president, will leave New Yorktoday for Chicago. • Ed Heiber, Eastern regional manager of International Pictures, and Ruth Pologe, Eastern advertisingpublicity manager, are in Philadelphia from here. Bud Chalman, of the Gulf-to-Bay Drive-in Theatre, Clearwater, Fla., has returned there from Atlanta. • Bob Landry, photographer assigned to Carl Foreman's "The Guns of Navarone" in England, was married at St. George's Presbyterian Church, London, to Doreen Wood, British film publicist. • Mrs. Gerald Adler, the former Helen Beldock, secretary in the New York office of Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, has given birth to a daughter, Jane, • Harry Rose, manager of Loew's Majestic Theatre, Bridgeport, Conn., and Mrs. Rose are marking their 40th wedding anniversary. Patricia Gardy and Patricia Tassinari, both of the 20th CenturyFox branch in Albany, N. Y., will be married, the former on Saturday to Francis J. Porcaro, and the latter on Sept. 10 to Jacob C. Faubel, Jr. Gross $393,387 Goetz' "Song Without story of Franz Liszt, has 'Song9 William End," the grossed $393,387 in its first two weeks at the Radio City Music Hall here, Columbia Pictures has reported. Figure for the second week, just ended, was $189,746. (Continued from page 1) sidiary established to acquire the land a total of $5 millions as a from 20th-Fox and to develop CenCity. Details of the Alcoa tury City. Details acquisition were not disclosed. Financial circles regarded the development as insuring consummation of the $43 million purchase from 20thFox. A special meeting of 20th-Fox stockholders called for Oct. 17 must first approve the all-cash sale to Zeckendorf. Approved by the Board While approval of the transaction is regarded as a foregone conclusion, should there be an upset of such expectations, Zeckendorf's company still could purchase the studio acreage on a long-term basis for $56 millions. Directors of 20th-Fox already have approved the all-cash and recommend its approval by the stockholders. The Zeckendorf company on Aug. 1 completed payment to 20th-Fox of NEW YORK THEATRES pt-RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL — j Ro«t(»fsiler Ctnter • Ci $-4600 "SONG WITHOUT END" THE STORY OF FRANZ LISZT starring DIR.! B0BARDE as Franz Uat !;:•: ... . ,!:■■■■, ,1. I?i ft foftaSS MK m THE MEAT STABE "FESTIVAL" down payment on the $54 millions purchase. The balance of $38 millions will be paid in cash within six months after approval of the deal by 20th Fox stockholders at their special meeting. It was stated that Alcoa's primary interest in the Century City venture lies in its opportunity to develop new uses for aluminum in apartment housing and other structures planned foi the $250,000,000 Century City development of apartments, offices, stores, a hotel and other structures to be erected during the next decade. Present plans call for ground to be broken next spring for the first buildings. Lease-Back Provided Twentieth-Fox would lease back on a 50-year term with renewal rights that portion of the studio property containing its stage, offices and other production facilities. Zeckendorf Speaks ( Continued from page 1 ) tion program being undertaken by Pathe. The luncheon will be sponsored by Pathe. Pathe has proposed to TOA that Pathe completely finance the production of additional motion pictures if TOA will secure play date pledges for the films from its members. Pathe would benefit from laboratory work as well as from distribution profits. Zeckendorf is expected to outline details of Pathe's production plans and may disclose some of the first film packages Pathe would undertake. Pathe has set up separate production and distribution companies to undertake the program. Zeckendorf is president of Webb & Knapp, real estate developing company, which plans to buy 20th Century-Fox's studio property for development as Century City. 'Showmanship' Stressed Pickus said Zeckendorf was invited by TOA not only because of his association with America Corp. and the Pathe program, but also because his real estate and financial ventures have so often displayed such a degree of showmanship that it was felt he could counsel theatre owners in that area, too. D. C. Mulholland Dies ST. AUGUSTINE, Que., Aug. 25. -Donald C. Mulholland, 50, head of planning and operations for the National Film Board of Canada, died at his home here. He had been active for many years in the film industry of the Dominion, both as writer and director. He was a member of the film board for 14 years. Surviving are his wife, a daughter and two sisters. New Suburban Dates Slated for Cinemiracle Cinemiracle, Inc., will continue to open "Windjammer" in suburban engagements throughout the fall and winter, it was announced by Samuel P. Norton, vice-president. Having already opened in most key cities, the film had its first suburban date at the Bellevue Theatre, in Upper Montclair, N. J., where it is now in its 33rd week. The film is also in its eighth week at Skouras' Syosset Theatre, where it has grossed $143,000 to date. Upcoming suburban engagements already set include the Apex Theatre in Washington, October; Keswick Theatre, Philadelphia, Oct, 12; King Theatre, Lancaster, Pa., also October. More are to be announced, according to Norton. Skouras Theatres Mdj Pay-TV Fight Monti Managers of the approximate!' Jo theatres in New York and New Jt™ of the Skouras Theatres organize kil will meet Monday morning in:L| Rivoli Theatre here to map their !r.|\ ticipation in the Joint Comrra:>e| Against Pay-TV's campaign to >1 1 law pay-tv by legislation. The meeting was called by S ijfc S. Hassanein, Skouras Theatres ]M ident. Philip F. Harling, chairma .jf the Joint Committee Against Pa) V will address die group. George P. Skouras, chairmaiof the board of Skouras Theatres, 1 has long been active in the anti-'y. tv effort, has pledged the full lT port of die Skouras organization the petition campaign currentlylj ing undertaken by the Joint G mittee. Harling is asking the nat| theatres to collect 30,000,000 si^ tures to petitions asking Congre? pass legislation outlawing pay-t'j being contrary to the public inteS Skouras theatres will all take pal Harling said the Skouras mansii meeting is the first to be undert': in the New York metropolitan although similar meetings are IS held by theatre circuits all overt country. He said he expected <| tional New York meetings would held shortly. Campaign kits, containing ins) Hons and petitions, are being tributed to all the nation's the; pointing toward a 10-day perio managerial signature solicit *j around Sept. 1. Carey Heads for Coast To Complete 'Sinner' Timothy Carey, producer, director and star of "The World's Greatest Sinner," will leave here for Hollywood on Wednesday to complete filming of the picture, half of which has already been shot in Vancouver, B. C. Carey, who is head of Frenzy Productions, plans several other films for the independent market when he completes "Sinner." George E. Nahas is associate producer of "Sinner," which is being shot in both black-and-white and Technicolor. Second picture for Frenzy will be "Detour L.A." 'Men' Does $38,000 Columbia's "All the Young Men" grossed a big $38,000 in its first week at the Roosevelt Theatre in Chicago, the company reported. Code Seal for 'Sum Follows Para. Appei From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 25. World of Suzie Wong," Ray St| Paramount production, denied a S duction Code Seal by Geoffrey Ss lock's office here last Friday waijj proved in whole four days later o lowing an appeal by Paramour ,1 the Motion Picture Associatioi America board in New York, it! reported here today. Denial byl office here was based on the grt that the film deals in detail with! life of a prostitute. The code stipulates: "The metti and techniques of prostitution f white slavery shall never be preset in detail, nor shall die subject! presented unless shown in cont right standards of behavior. Br in any clear identification as such not be shown." The difference of interpretatic die code ruling by the MPAA brf following an appeal by Stark*: Paramount executives, resultec ii grant of seal for the film withe! « cut. MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Ed.tor-in-Ch.af and Publisher; Sherw.n Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner News Ed.tor • Herbert V. Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson Editorial Director; P.nky Herman Eastern Ed.tor Hollywood Yucca-Vine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone HOllywood 7-2145; Washington, E H. Kahn, 9% National Press Bldg Washington 4 D C, Lond on j«r Bear St. Leicester Square, W. 2. 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