Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

MOTION PICTURE ■ Of IV tH ::V L 88, NO. 43 NEW YORK, U.S.A., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1960 TEN CENTS ftserve Decision Starts in '61 men if ID, :em[ n the Jvft tin I «• 1,15 FM Contends V Pacts in orce to '58 inters W.B. Claim It i't Halt Post-'48 Sale ie American Federation of Musi■ contended that it is the only II kit al representative of the interests msicians who contributed to film !S from 1948 to 1958 in argulS before U.S. District Judge Willi. Herlands here yesterday for a >orary and permanent injunction strain Warner Brothers from connating a deal for the sale of some s post-1948 films to television, dge Herlands reserved decision ( Continued on page 4 ) 4 Deal for 20th-Fox st-'48s Held Up From THE DAILY Bureau OLLYWOOD, Aug. 30. ConnfiJrnation of the $4,000,000 conbetween National Telefilm Assos and 20th Century-Fox for the zing of 27 post-'48 films as part JFjn 81 feature films package deal a been stalled indefinitely, it was i j^ied here. l' jmilarly, negotiations between ( Continued on page 4 ) riilf! II M-I T.O. Officers I -elected at Meet '1 Special to THE DAILY •IT. LOUIS, Aug. 30-Ray Parker nif.ie Broadway Drive-In of this city Ifiinues as head of the MissouriiilMii ois Theatre Owners, an affiliate of atre Owners of America, followtlie f| his reelection at the unit's annual ( Continued on page 3 ) IEVISION TODAY— page 5 Col. Sells Undeveloped Studio Land; Buyer Will Turn into Residential Site 'Oscar' Awards Show Rights Go to ABC From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 30.— Samuel J. Briskin, Columbia Pictures vice-president in charge of West Coast activities, announced today that the studio has sold thirty-four-and-one-half acres of undeveloped land, located directly be hind the Columbia Ranch property in Burbank to the Barclay-Hollander Company, a well-known Southern California developer. Columbia will receive $50,000 per acre for the land, $1,725,000 which it purchased Doris Day TOA's 'Star of Year' or Doris Day has been selected by the Theatre Owners of America to receive its 1960 "Star of the Year" award, it was announced yesterday by Albert M. Pickus, TOA president. Miss Day will accept the trophy in the Cocoanut Grove of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, Friday evening, Sept. 16, before an audience of more than 1,000 of the nation's leading theatre owners at the president's banquet which will con(Continued on page 2) for $2,500 an acre, or $86,250. Gordon Stulberg, executive assistant to Columbia vice-president B. B. ( Continued on page 3 ) Doris Day Columbia Will Start 5, Maybe 7, by Year-End From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 30.-Samuel J. Briskin, Columbia Pictures vicepresident in charge of West Coast activities, has approved the start of filming of five major pictures before the end of the year, with the possibility of two more also being added to the schedule. An important facet of the upcoming pictures, it was pointed out, is that although four of the features will be filmed at least partially on location, all will be ( Continued on page 3 ) Rank Organization Annual Gross Trading Profits Show Increase to $18,107,608; Dividend 15% From THE DAILY Bureau LONDON, Aug. 30.-The Rank Organisation, in preliminary financial figures released here today, reported annual gross trading profits for the year ended June 25, 1960, of £6,467,003 ($18,107,608) as compared with £5,634,989 ($15,777,969) for the previous year. A dividend on ordinary stock of 15 per cent this year compares with ten per cent last. A free bonus issue has been given shareholders of one "A" ordinary share for every ten ordinaries or "A" ordinary shares held. The Rank statement today was careful to point out that this free issue does not affect the company's control. It recalls that the majority voting shares are held by the trustees under charitable trusts created by Lord Rank with the object of ensuring that control of the company remains in British hands. Among the subsidiary companies Gaumont British, Ltd. announced a trading profit of £3,124,732 ($8,749,249) compared with £2,833,291 ($7,933,214) in 1959. Dividends on ordinary shares were increased from 12% per cent to YlVi. 5-Year Deal with Academy At $561,000 Annually ABC-TV has secured exclusive television and radio rights to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' annual "Oscar" presentations for the next five years, it was announced yesterday by Thomas W. Moore, ABC-TV vice president in charge of programming, and B. B. Kahane, president of the Academy. The ABC bid of $561,000 a year for five years for the U. S. and Canadian rights was accepted by the Academy after receipt of proposals from all three major U. S. networks. The first presentation of the "Oscar" ( Continued on page 4 ) Wage Talks Collapse; Kennedy Looks to '61 By E. H. KAHN WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. The House-Senate conference on a new minimum wage law finally broke up in complete disagreement after two meetings today. After the second meeting ended, Democratic presidential nominee John Kennedy (Mass.) asserted diat it was the refusal of ( Continued on page 2 ) J. Bellfort & N. Robbins In New Posts at NSS The appointments of Joseph Bellfort to the post of general sales manager of National Screen Service, and Norman Robbins to the post of general operations manager, were announced yesterday by Burton E. Robbins, NSS president. The appointments, ac(Continued on page 3) LABORATORIES, INC. Complete facilities for every film NEW YORK AND HOLLYWOOD ' . . . . . need in black and white or color