Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

Motion Picture Daily Monday, November 14, 1 ;j) PERSONAL MENTION SAMUEL GOLDVVYN, JR. arrives in New York today from Hollywood for conferences covering acquisition of new properties and future production plans in both motion pictures and tv for his Formosa Productions Co. Jean Goldwurm, president of Times Film Corp. and Mrs. Goldwurm have returned here aboard the "Rotterdam" from a four-month vacation and business trip to Europe. • F. J. A. McCarthy, Universal Pictures assistant general sales manager, will leave here today for St. Petersburg on business. • Joseph L. Mankiewicz left here at the weekend for Alexandria, Egypt. • Jesse Chinich, Buena Vista western division manager, left here at the weekend for Los Angeles on business. • James A. Mulvey, president of Beavier-Champion Attractions, Inc., and David Griesdorf, vice president, left here for Italy, France and England over the weekend. They will return in three weeks. Edward Morey and Norton V. Ritchey, Allied Artists vice presidents, have returned here from Hollywood. Two other AA directors also left Hollywood at the weekend— Herman Refkin, for a week's vacation in Palm Springs; and Roger Hurlock for his home in Juneau, Alaska. • B. Gerald Cantor, president of National Theatres & Television, left Hollywood yesterday for Copenhagen for business conferences in key European cities. He will be joined by Samuel Norton, president of Cinemiracle Pictures Corp., NT&T subsidiary. Quigleyls Hailed in London check with national screen service for the best in SPECIAL TRAILERS ( Continued of which hosted the affair. Mrs. Quigley also attended. In a crowded week here Quigley also had talks with managing directors of the leading American companies and a long discussion with John Trevelyan, secretary of the British Board of Film Censors. Trevelyan has just returned from America where he met with producers on the trend toward sex and violence in pictures. Quigley and Trevelyan also talked of this trend, and the latter paid tribute to the publisher's "crusade to sustain decency in pictures by adherence to the Production Code." Praises Censor Board Quigley later emphasized his profound respect for the endeavors of the British censor board in that regard... Quigley concluded his week of activities here by having informal discussions with John Terry, managing director of the government's National Film Finance Corp., on the need for from page 1 ) a more vigorous approach by British producers towards selling and publicizing their films in the productstarved and lucrative American Market. Talks with NSS Official He. also met with Edwin J. Smith, newly appointed managing director of National Screen Service here. Quigley was entertained at luncheon by the London managers of the member companies of the Motion Picture Association of America. MGM's Charles Goldsmith acted as chairman. James E. Perkins, president of Paramount International, who is visiting here, also was in attendance. Earlier in the week the Quigley Publications London office was host at a reception in Quigley's honor at the Dorchester Hotel. This was attended by national newspaper editors and leading Catholic dignitaries concerned with motion picture affairs. Also present were Anna Neagle and Herbert Wilcox. Gevaert Managers Back From Antwerp Meeting Fifteen American managers of The Gevaert Company of America, Inc. participated in the first sales meeting to be held at the company's factories near Antwerp, Belgium. At the meeting, performances of the past, present and future were discussed. The desirability and potential of new products in the line were evaluated, and suggestions for revised products and packaging were on the agenda. Participating in the discussions from America were Rene Aerts, executive vice-president and general manager of The Gevaert Company of America; Albert Coenen, secretary and assistant general manager; Carl Abele, graphic arts products sales manager; Elias Drexler, professional motion picture films sales manager; Joseph Rigan, general products sales manager; and Don Storing, industrial products sales manager and advertising manager. George Allen Leaving Post as Head of USIA From THE DAILY Bureau WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. The resignation of George V. Allen as director of the U. S. Information Agency was accepted at the weekend by President Eisenhower at his temporary White House in Augusta, Ga. Allen, in announcing his resignation, disclosed that he has accepted the post of director of the Tobacco Institute, Inc. Nine from U.S. Also from the U.S. were Leo Baels, manager of the technical department general photo products; Chris Thiers, manager technical department cine film products; Joseph Berounsky, Chicago district sales manager; Fred Schaetzing, field sales manager of Chicago; George Alexander, Los Angeles district sales manager; Jack Gilbert, Dallas district sales manager; Claude Maillard, Denver district sales manager; Forrest Cole, representing the Atlanta district, and Kent Rooks, San Francisco sales manager. Stevens Signed for 1st Arlington Production From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 13-William D. Coates, president of Arlington Productions, Inc., has signed Mark Stevens on a two-way pact as Director and co-star with George Raft of his company's first production, winch goes before the cameras in New York City on Nov. 23, for Universal release. Stevens, currently living in Majorca, Spain, flies to New York Monday for pre-production preparation. Coates Producer Coates will produce, with Igo Kantor serving as associate producer. The picture is the first of Arlington's recently-announced slate of eight productions within the next two years. Four of the features will be made on a co-production deal with Produciones Bueno of Mexico City under financing arrangements completed by Coates during his visit here earlier this month. Maryland Exhibitors To Fight Tax Hike Svecial to THE DAILY BALTIMORE, Nov. 9. MarylJ Theatre Owners Ass'n. gathered i special session here last week to fcl plans for prompt and sharp oppnJ tion to a board of estimate propel to increase Baltimore city's amu J ment tax to five per cent. The presl rate is Vi of 1 per cent. The Association is unalterably <1 posed to any legislation being cl sidered by the board of estim-J which would boost theatre admissl taxes. Allied Motion Picture Theaij Owners of Maryland is in accord ] protest the proposed increase. MTAO's president John G. Br<| mas presided at the meeting. Legion Condemns 'Port Puts Three in Class B The National Legion of Decen rated three films in Class B-mora| objectionable in part for all-and c< demned the French film, "Port Desire," this week. The Legion objection to "Port" w as follows: "The negative elemei of this film (suicide, perversion, adu ery, exhibitionism) are seriously fensive to traditional standards morality and decency." In ^ Class B are Columbia's "Anfi Baby" (This superficial expose "false revivalism" contributes nothi to the cause of free religion and its treatment resorts to high sensational sequences; Universa "Shakedown" (excessive brutafiry; t<j detailed method of crime; suggesti\ situations); and United Artists' "Vi< Raid" (suggestive costuming, dancii and situations; tends to glamorize ; immoral character). In Class A, Section 1 is Columbia "Hand in Hand"; Class A, Section I UA's "Counterplot"; and Class Section III, 20th-Fox's "North \ Alaska." Code Seal Denial to Canada Film Appealed Beaver Productions has formally r quested a hearing to appeal a rulin of the Code Production Administr; tion denying a seal to its Canadia film, "The Bloody Brood." The seal reported to have been denied becaus of excessive violence in the pictun N. A. Taylor, producer of the filn said previously that he had a de; with Allied Artists to distribut "Bloody Brood" in the U.S., making i the first Canadian picture to hav such a distribution. Taylor has take the position that the cuts demands by PCA are "unreasonable" am points out the film was passed b Canadian censors. AdvSL M™f Ah Iff F , 3 °P gH yV ' Mr"m'Chlef-r\"i117^Tb=TKeM; fteS Karie' Edltor; James D' Ivers' Managing Editor; Richard Gertner, News Editor; Herbert V. Feck, Yucca V ne RnMdfr" ' £,m„2" n Pr0dUCtl°n M¥"}Se[' Tt«^XISI°?J ,T,?PAY,\r Charles S Aaronson, Editorial Director; Pinky Herman, Eastern Editor. Hollywood Bureau] Rear sY T !r tJrl w ?' 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