Motion Picture Daily (Jul-Sep 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Friday, September 16, 18 I PERSONAL MENTION CHARLES EINFELD, 20th Century-Fox vice-president, this week became a grandfather for the sixth time when his daughter, Mrs. John B. HmsCH, gave birth to a girl, Dina Elizabeth, in Louis Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago. • Edward L. Hyman, vice-president of American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, and his assistant, Bernard Levy, have returned to New York from Detroit. • Charles H. Rosenblatt, vicepresident of International Film Distributors, Inc., will leave here today on a business trip to Central America. • David Golding, director of advertising-publicity for Panama-Frank Productions, will return to Hollywood today from New York. • Mike Selsman, 20th Century-Fox trade publicity contact, will leave New York today for the Coast. • Ed Heiber, of American International Pictures, left New York yesterday for Cincinnati and Indianapolis. • Glenda Blagg, secretary to Van Wolf at Cinemiracle Pictures and formerly secretary to Guy Biondi at the Michael Todd office, will be married on Saturday at Good Shepherd Church, Brooklyn, to Victor Jensen, nephew of Biondi. Ralph Ripps, M-G-M branch manager in Albany, N. Y., has returned there from Oneida, N. Y. • Morris Lefko, M-G-M's "BenHur" sales manager, will return to New York today from Detroit. • John Damis, Stanley Warner zone maintenance manager, has returned to Newark from Albany, N. Y. NEW YORK THEATRES r— 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 Is CiieaiScap t Eastman Ctltr ON THE GREAT STAGE "FESTIVAL" Product Supply Will Assure Future Of Theatres, Distributors Tell IENE Special to CHATHAM, Mass., Sept. 15. Optimism for the future of the motion picture industry and pledges of a steady supply of product were expressed here today to the convention of Independent Exhibitors, Inc. of New England and Drive-in Theatre Associates by the general sales managers of two major film companies. The men who spoke on the final day of the three-day affair were Glenn Norris of 20th Century-Fox and Henry H. Martin of Universal. First two days of the convention, which was attended by over 200 exhibitors and other industryites, were devoted mainly to golfing and other recreation. Norris suggested the showmen "merchandise" their theatres in the same way that distributors merchandise product. "Make your theatres more attractive," he urged. The 20th-Fox executive said he had just returned from a trip to the studio and was much impressed by the product outlook. He said his company will make 60 pictures at a cost of THE DAILY $60,000,000 for 1961 and that it will do even better for releases in 1962. Theatre Still His First Love While 20th-Fox is making some films for television "we have not transferred our affection from the theatre to the tv screen," he declared. "TV cannot afford to support a $60,000,000 film program," he said. Martin gave a run-down of pictures to come from Universal and said the company will have 20 to 24 films completed by November, 1961. He said he is optimistic both about his own company and the industry at large. A report on the American Congress of Exhibitors was presented by Irving Dollinger. He said that while ACE had been held back by the motion picture strikes it was hoped that full activities will be resumed this fall and he urged IENE to give ACE full support. He asked particular cooperation for the ACE production company and its plans to make exhibitorfinanced films. Nizer Named Plan 'Holder Mee,s on Ampex, Telemeter Link Ampex Corp. and Telemeter Magnetics, Inc. are making plans to call special meetings of stockholders of their respective companies seeking to approve the proposed merger recommended this week by the boards of the two California electronics companies. Merger terms call for the exchange of one share of Ampex for two shares of Telemeter with Ampex to be the surviving concern. Telemeter had 857,344 shares outstanding Aug. 30 and it would require 428,672 Ampex shares to complete the merger. If options held by Telemeter executives are exercised before the merger is consummated, however, the added stock could raise the required number of Ampex shares to 445,472. Ampex is putting the 455,472 shares into reserve to complete the transaction and will set a deadline for exercising the Telemeter options. Paramount Pictures holds about 75 per cent of Telemeter's outstanding common shares. Ampex has 7,270,000 outstanding common shares. Ampex, of Redwood City, develops and makes precision magnetic recorders and other devices for use in instrumentation, computer, television and audio applications. Telemeter Magnetics designs and produces magnetic cores and core buffer and memory sub-systems, fundamental components in the data processing and computer industry. Ampex stock closed yesterday on (Continued from page 1) effort is a $100-a-person Waldorf-Astoria banquet on Nov. 27 at which B'nai B'rith will honor New York industralist Abraham Feinberg. Principal banquet speaker will be former President Harry S. Truman. Nizer, a member of the law firm of Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim, and Ballon, is attorney for many theatrical and motion picture personalities. He is author of the recent best-seller, "Thinking on Your Feet." He served as chairman of the Greater New York Campaign for the March of Dimes in 1949; chairman of the Red Cross Theatrical Division and national chairman of the Speaker's Bureau of the United Jewish Appeal. 'Song' Hits $847,000 William Goetz' "Song Without End," the story of Franz Liszt, has grossed over $847,000 in the first five weeks of its run, it was announced by Russell V. Downing, president of the Radio City Music Hall, where the Columbia release had its world premiere. 'Alamo9 Benefit Bow Set The New York premiere of John Wayne's "The Alamo" at the Rivoli Theatre on Oct. 26 will be sponsored by MEDICO (Medical International Cooperation Organization), it has been announced by Wayne and William J. Heineman, vice-president of United Artists, the distributor. Draft Permit tor Sonde Films in Greenville 1 Special to THE DAILY GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 15. ( County Attorney E. P. Riley has be j authorized by the County Board ! Commissioners to draft a permit -1 which they would authorize opei' tion of Sunday movies in the coun l A spokesman said the commission!!; took this step after receiving forrr: requests for permits from operatcj of four drive-in theatres— the Sit1' land, Augusta Road, White Horse aijj) Ville-In. After a brief discussion of the an plicable statute, Commissioner W;| ter H. Smith said, "I don't see he! we can keep them from operating The law by which this county qua| fies for Sunday operation of amuij ments specifies that the amusemei| shall not be engaged in between , and 9 P.M. Later Start Suggested One commissioner expressed tl view that the drive-in movies shou not start until 9:15 P.M. (rather 9) and that the operators should advised to control the honking horns by customers. During the d I cussion, it was brought out that drh in customers, waiting for movies start, often blow their horns at J time while churches are still in S(j sion. Fox Adds Two Films; 19 For Rest of Year Twentieth Century-Fox has quired two new films and has add them to its release schedule for f final quarter, making a total of films to be released from Septeml through the end of the year. First of the two films is "The Tra Family," produced by Utz Unterm, and directed by Wolfgang Liebenein ) on location in Bavaria. The second I "Legions of the Nile," starring Lini Cristal, Ettore Manni and Georg I Marchal. Jessel Toastmaster At Pioneer Dinner George Jessel will serve as toai master at the 22nd annual Moti Picture Pioneers dinner honoring J seph E. Levine as Pioneer of the Ye it was announced by S. H. FabiE president of the Pioneers. Jessel, acknowledged as the "toa« master general of the United State;, will headline the Levine tribute at tj dinner scheduled for Nov. 21 in t| Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-Astoi, Hotel. the New York Exchange at 28%. Hij for the year has been 42% and t] low 26%. Telemeter Magnetics quoted in the over-the-counter m£ ket at 13% bid and 14Y4 asked. MOTION PICTURE DAILY, Martin Quigley, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher; Sherwin Kane, Editor; James D. Ivers, Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V. Feci Advertising Manager; Gus H. Fausel, Production Manager, TELEVISION TODAY, Charles S. Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood Bure; YuccaVine Building, Samuel D. Berns, Manager; Telephone HOllywood 7-2145; Washington, E. H. Kahn, 996 National Press Bldg., Washington, 4, D. C; London Bureau, Bear St. Leicester Square, W. 2. Hope Williams Burnup, Manager; Peter Burnup, Editor; William Pay, News Editor. 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