Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

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MOTION PICTURE DAILY ■OL. 88, NO. 77 NEW YORK, U.S.A., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1960 TEN CENTS Frankfurter Questions 4ction Cause In Censor Suit Raises Issue as Times Film Begins Arguments TOA Warns on 'Adult' Films, Ads, in Event Times Film Wins Censorship Test A warning to exhibitors to be circumspect in booking and advertising films in the event the U.S. Supreme Court rules in favor of Times Film in the "Don Juan" case now before the high court, is published in the current Theatre ■ Owners of America "Bulletin." "While we are hopeful of an adjudication which will outlaw precensorship and cut the ground from under the five states and few score municipalities which still exercise censorshfo," the Bulletin savs, "it is (Continued on page 2) By E. H. KAHN WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Justice Felix Frankfurter questioned whether here was cause for action in the -ifimes Film Corp. censorship suit tolay as Felix Bilgrey, attorney for he company, began argument in the :ase before the Supreme Court. "In all the adjudications thus far," justice Frankfurter said, "we have Deen very careful not to pass on orior censorship." He wanted to know (Continued on page 2) Branson Named Aide To Robbins at NSS Appointment of Walter E. Branson to the post of executive assistant to fthe president of National Screen Service was anj nounced yesterday by Burjtton E. Robbins, president. Formerly nee president j>in charge of i worldwide dis1 tribution for ! R.K.O. Radio b Pictures, Brani son has been ^associated with J T V Stations, Inc. for the past [ year. In making; the announcement, Rob(Continued on page 7) RCA Sales in Record $1,061,000,000 Sales of products and services of the Radio Corporation of America for the first nine months of 1960 achieved a new record of $1,061,000,000, an increase of eight per cent 'over the same period of 1959, David Sarnoff, chairman of the board, and (Continued on page 3) Jersey Allied Meets With 20th-Fox Today The New Jersey Allied Theatre Owners emergency defense committee is scheduled to meet here this morning with Abe Dickstein, whose territory as a member of the recently created 20th Century-Fox sales cabinet includes New Jersey, to discuss datings of "Can-Can" in 35mm in members' theatres. As part of its campaign to relieve the product shortage affecting Jersey theatres, the committee wrote C. Glenn Norris, 20th-Fox general sales ( Continued on page 7 ) Withdraw Italian Entry In S.F. Film Festival Special to THE DAILY SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19."Sweet Life," the Italian entry in the San Francisco international film festival, and scheduled to be shown tomorrow, suddenly was taken out of competition by its producer, Joseph Amata. Amata's explanation to In in M. Levin, executive director of the festival, was that he would not let the (Continued on page 3) Next Tuesday Big Turnout Is Seen for Compo Annual Meeting Election of Officers on Agenda for Directors Films Not Affected in U.S. Embargo on Cuba From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Motion picture shipments to Cuba are not affected by the sweeping export embargo that has been imposed by the U.S. Government. Entertainment films are exported under Commerce Department's general license G-PUB, which covers prints and publications (Continued on page*!) Fisher Named UA Exploitation Manager Al Fisher has been appointed national exploitation manager of United Artists, it was announced yesterday by Roger H. Lewis, vice-president in charge of advertising, publicity and exploitation. Fisher, who has served as assistant exploitation manager (Continued on page 7) Walter E. Branson Academy OKs Nationwide '61 'Oscar' Sweepstakes; TOA Urges Theatre Aid "Spot the Stars" sweepstakes, a nationwide merchandising plan, has been approved by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences as a major promotion for next year's Academy Awards presentations on April 17, 1961, it was revealed vesterdav by Theatre Owners of America. TOA's-membership "Bulletin" reports that it was informed of the "Oscar" promotion plan when one of its committees met with Academy officials in Los Angeles last month at the time of the TOA convention there. The Bulletin notes, in addition, that "To our pleasure, the Academy indicated a desire to work closely with exhibition. We feel we have established another direct liaison with another important HolK-wood agency." Previously, TOA had held several committee meetings with the Screen Producers Guild for an exchange of views and information. The "Spot the Stars" sweepstakes will be conducted by the Reuben H. Donnellev Co. with the cooperation of many nationally known food and grocerv companies. Donnelley will mail 22,000,000 envelopes to the country's key markets a few weeks before "Oscar" night, each envelope containing discount coupons for food products and an entry blank for the "Spot the Stars" sweepstakes. Housewives will be asked to fore(Continued on page 7) Charles McCarthy A big attendance and a full agenda is assured at the annual meeting of the Council of Motion Picture Organizations at the Hotel A s t o r here next Tuesday, Charles E. McCarthy, executive secretary7 of Compo, said yesterday. The annual session includes membership, executive committee and board of directors meetings. The membership includes representatives of exhibition, production distribution, (Continued on page 3) Must Pre-Condition Audiences: Hathaway By SIDNEY RECHETNEK Audiences must be pre-conditioned to the type of picture they are going to see, according to Henry Hathaway, 20th Century-Fox producer-director. Hathaway made this comment in discussing the title of his recently completed "North to Alaska" for 20th(Continued on page 6) FCC's Lee Would Move All TV to UHF Bands Special to THE DAILY SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19. A proposal that all television be moved to the ultra-high-frequencies was made here by Federal Communications Commissioner Robert E. Lee before the National Association of (Continued on page 7) TELEVISION TODAY— page 7