Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

rdnesday, November 16, 1960 Motion Picture Daily 3 JC Vending Earnings jjse to $2,000,783 IkBC Vending Corporation's earns for the first 39 weeks ending SepIiber 25, totalled $2,000,783-an I'srease of $49,564 over the first nine 1 nths of 1959, Benjamin Sherman, drman of the board, reported yesdav. I 9ales and other operating revenues the first 39 weeks of I960 ilounted to $54,553,441 as cornLed with $52,253,912-an increase $2,299,529 over the comparable 59 period. ;,The figures include all sales and Imings of Tri-State Automatic Candy |,irp. from June 7, 1960. Formerly a |,-per cent-owned affiliate, Tri-State f.now a 100 per cent owned subI I'liary • i. Included in net income after taxes I r the 39 weeks ended September 25 lie expenses involved in funding the | iployees pension and executiveI tirement plans applicable to the j 'Tied. There were no corresponding lipenses in 1959. Stockholders had Improved the plans at the annual Jeering held on April 27, 1960. , j Great Wall' Released ii Without AromaRama , Behind the Great Wall,," documentary on Bed China released last »ai with the AromaBama process is ylpw being handled by Continental J,tfstxibuting, Inc. in conventional ishion without the scent technique, he picture opened in Washington, I).C. at the Apex Theatre last week J ad took in over $6,000 for the first Veek, breaking the house record, according to Carl Peppercorn, general ,ales manager of Continental. , Charles Felleman of Continental's xploitation staff is going to cities for he new openings to put special emphasis on promotion among school, [C)(lub and civic organizations. "EXODUS" press conference: Max Youngstein, UA vice-president; Arthur Krim, UA president; George Schaefer, producer's representative; and William Heineman, UA vice-president in charge of distribution. 'Exodus' Sale Over $1 Million Lyanne, Trojan in Deal For Filming in Portugal From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 15. Producer-director Francis Lyon's Lyanne Productions, in association with Troan Productions, headed by Balph Andrews and Irwin Buckspan, have :ntered into a deal with Tobis Porugese Films for co-production in Portugal of "Time Bomb" from a ;cript by George and Gertrude Fass. George Nader and Katy Jurado will :o-star in the melodrama to be filmed n and around Lisbon. ( Continued for ticket sales, -the advance sales in these having been made by mail order. "We feel die advance sale is a historic milepost in the motion picture business," Krim said. "Never before has there been any advance sale even remotely like it. "We believe it should be of interest to everyone concerned with the good health " of the film business. Moreover, we at United Artists have seen the picture and we are confident it fulfills die public's expectations, as great as this remarkable advance sale indicates those expectations to be." The advance sale of specifically $1,011,055 was broken down by U. A., distributor of the Otto Preminger production, as follows: Warner Theatre, New York, $611,878; Fox Wilshire, Los Angeles, $123,767; Cine-Stage, Chicago, $109,290; Saxon, Boston, $58,976; Sheridan, Miami, $36,586; Mayfair, Baltimore, $19,555; Mercury, Detroit, $18,221; Empire, Kansas City, $17,644, and Tower, Dallas, $15,135. In Boston, it was noted, sales of $37,000 were recorded after the first ad ran on Oct. 18. William J. Heineman, U. A. vicepresident, said the advance sale at from page 1 the Warner Theatre here is expected to pass the $1,000,000 mark before the Dec. 15 opening. With the house scaled at $3.50 top and with two shows daily, the Warner could gross $38,000 a week at capacity, or $2,200,000 in a year. Tickets have been printed to Dec. 31, 1961, for die Wamer here, where a daily box office sale of from $1,500 to $1,700 has been recorded since the sale was started Oct. 31. In reply to questions, George J. Schaefer, ' producer's representative for Preminger, said that while clubs and other groups accounted for a substantial part of the advance sale at the Warner to date, sales at the box office have been building since the start. None of the group sales has been made at a price discount, it was emphasized, and no orders from groups for Friday-Saturday performances have been accepted. Approximately a dozen additional openings have been set for shortly after the first of the year. U.A. executives at the conference in addition to those named included Max E. Youngstein, vice-president; Boger Lewis, vice-president; David Picker, Fred Goldberg, Mort Nadianson, Milton Pickman, and Nat Budich of the Preminger office. ii' Ohio Censorship Proponents Defeated Special to THE DAILY COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 15. State Senator Tom O'Shaughnessy and Bep. Paul Lynch, Democrats, leading proponents of censorship legislation in the last session of the Ohio Legislature, were defeated in their bid for re-election. Golding to Cantinflas On 4Pepe' Publicity David Golding, well known industry publicity and advertising executive, has been named personal press representative for Cantinflas, who plays the title role in "Pepe," the George Sidney-Posa Films International production, Jonas Bosenfield, Columbia vice-president in charge of advertising-publicity, announced yesterday. Golding will report to Sidney m Hollywood immediately and will leave with him next week for Mexico to confer with Cantinflas regarding personal appearances of the star in conjunction with international premieres of "Pepe." Golding has been associated with Samuel Goldwyn, Otto Preminger and others in advertisingpublicity capacities and just completed an assignment with Norman Panama and Melvin Frank as their executive aide on "Facts of Life." Roosevelt Theatre in Miami Sold to Caplans Special to THE DAILY MIAMI, Nov. 15. Nal-Pac Enterprises, tiieatre circuit extending from Florida to New Jersey, has announced the purchase of the Boosevelt building at Miami Beach for an undisclosed amount. This property, originally built at a cost of three-quarters of a million dollars, gives the fast growing circuit a flagship. Nal-Pac, which in motion picture circles is known as Caplan spelled backwards, previously operated the Boosevelt on a lease, starting in 1956, and now becomes sole owner of the property. The theatre, which will be operated under the ownership and direction of the Caplan family, will specialize in reserved seat attractions on a two-a-day policy. The Caplans have just completed negotiations to have the Southern premiere of "The Alamo" on Dec. 26. TOT TALK Variety Club News NEW OBLEANS— More than 1,000 persons attended the champagne luncheon and fashion show of Tent No. 45 at the Jefferson Downs clubhouse Proceeds went to the crippled children's benefit fund, Variety's new heart project. The committee in charge was headed by Mrs. C. Bay "Helen" Edmonds. Mayor deLesseps Morrison presented the door prizes, of which there were a considerable number. A BUFFALO— Michael F. Ellis, Jr., president of the Ellis Advertising Co., Buffalo, has been elected chief barker of Tent No. 7. He succeeds Alfred E. Anscombe. Other new officers for 1961 are: James J. Hayes, manager of the Cinema, first assistant chief Barker; Nathan Dickman, of B & D Film Distributors, second assistant; Thomas Fenno, of the WKBW sales staff, property master, and Myron Gross, of Co-Operative Theatres, dough guy. A TOBONTO— Phil Stone is the first member of the broadcasting industry to be chosen head of Variety Club of Ontario, Tent No. 28. He is promotion director of Badio Station CHUM, Toronto. Frank Strean was elected first assistant chief barker, Dr. J. C. Egan dough guy and Chet Friedman property master. New canvasmen include Hy Bossin, Frank H. Fisher, and Sam Shopsowitz. Crew members returned are George Heiber, Ernest Bawley and Don Summerville. Merchandisers, Buyers At 'Gulliver' Show Here Top fashion buyers, newspaper and syndicate fashion writers and other representatives of the press attended a special "The 3 Worlds of Gulliver" fashion show breakfast at the Statler Hilton Hotel here yesterday. Co-sponsored by Columbia Pictures, who will release the film, and Ed Biel and Associates, the breakfast was the highlight of Columbia's merchandising campaign for the picture. Addressing the more than 100 key merchandisers and buyers in attendance, was Bichard Kahn, Columbia's exploitation manager. He outlined die company's complete campaign and, on the special closed circuit television hook-up, presented the film's trailers. The television coverage was unique for a motion picture project. Sylvania arranged for television sets to be located throughout the Gold Ballroom to enable each individual product to be clearlv displayed. The fashion show staging and commentary was by Joan Kennel, expert in the field. A special kit, including samples of the Gulliver fabrics made by Happy Cottons, Inc., for all of the merchandise, was given to all attending. The paperback edition of the Jonathan Swift classic was included in the kit.