Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

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Motion Picture Daily Friday, November 25, ill PERSONAL MENTION JEROME PICKMAN, Paramount *J vice-president and domestic sales manager, and Joseph Friedman, exploitation manager, have returned to New York from Chicago. • Joseph Levine, president of Embassy Pictures, will leave here on Sunday for Rome, where he will confer on plans for "Sodom and Gomorrah." • Lou Blumenfeld, of the Skirball Brothers circuit, Cleveland, has returned to his duties there following hospitalization. • Jerry Lewis has returned to Hollywood from Chicago following the world premiere there of "CinderFella" at the Woods Theatre. • Ava Gardner will leave New York on Sunday via B.O.A.C. for England. Robert Gross, manager of the Bluemound Drive-in Theatre, Milwaukee, is recuperating at his home following surgery. • Sheila Ruth Gabrilove, daughter of Harold Gabrilove, former chief barker of the Albany (N. Y. ) Variety Club, was married at the Temple Beth Emeth there this week to Ronald Richardson, of Forest Hills, L. I. • Herman "Dusty" Rhodes, drivein operator of Alabama and Georgia, has returned to Atlanta from Virginia. • Claudette Colbert will return to New York via B.O.A.C. on Sunday from the Barbadoes, B.W.I. • Marie Roessel, formerly cashier for Universal in Cleveland and now with the same company in Detroit, is recovering in the latter city following surgery. • Bob Goodfried, Columbia Pictures studio publicity manager, will return to Hollywood over the weekend from Tokyo. N. Y. Bookers ( Continued from page 1 ) Paramount; treasurer, Lillian Seidman, Harris Theatres; financial secretary, Lester Shoenfeld; secretary, Kitty Flynn, Paramount; and sergeantat-arms, Ben Levine. Elections will be held on Monday, Dec. 5, as part of the regular business meeting at the Hotel Manhattan. NEW YORK THEATRES I — RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL — % Rockefeller Center • Ci 6-4600 WILLIAM HOLDEN THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG co-starring NANCY KWAN SYLVIA SYMS • MICHAEL WILDING A Paramount Release in TECHNICOLOR® ON THE GREAT STAGE "TOWN AND COUNTRY" NT&T Given Court Nod To Build Coast Drive-in An order granting National Theatres and Television of Los Angeles permission to erect a drive-in theatre in Orange County, Cal., was entered here on Wednesday by Federal Judge Edward L. Palmieri. NT&T had previously submitted its petition for erection of the theatre to the Department of Justice with evidence purporting to show that operation as a first run would not unduly restrain competition within the area. The petition was opposed by the Vinicoff Theatre Circuit of Los Angeles. 'Millionairess' Drive Will Employ Contest Part of the national "do-it-yourself" exploitation merchandising package for 20th Century-Fox's "The Millionairess" will be a contest with which exhibitors will promote a "millionairess for a day" stunt in their own localities, based on the original to be conducted in New York. The stunt will take place in 39 key cities. The kickoff from New York will be next month. The winner of the "millionairess" contest will receive, among other gifts, a stay at a top New York hotel complete with all the trimmings, including breakfast in bed, delivery to a special showing of the film in a Rolls-Royce wearing a million dollars worth of jewels, and others. 'Man Alive' to Columbia HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 24.-Columbia Pictures has acquired Benedict Bogeaus' "Most Dangerous Man Alive," it has been announced by Samuel J. Briskin, Columbia's vicepresident in charge of West Coast activities. The science-fiction film, which stars Ron Randell, Debra Paget and Elaine Stewart, has been scheduled for release in June. San Francisco Pledges Aid to Rogers Hospital All theatres in the San Francisco exchange area have pledged to A. Montague, president of Will Rogers Hospital, their full support and cooperation in the O'Donnell Memorial Year campaign now in progress. Audience collections will be taken up in all situations throughout the area for a solid week at varying times during November and December. "This 100 per cent response to our hospital's appeal for support from theatres truly is in the tradition of show business" said Montague, "and proves, again, that showmen feel no geographical limitations — nor any other, for that matter — when it comes to taking care of 'their own'. And this goes, too, for our fiftieth state, Hawaii, where the Will Rogers principles of true friendship and healing-help is also manifested. Our hospital serves members of show business from all over the world." TOA Bulletis 9 'Gulliver' Parties Take Place Tomorrow Special "Christmas in November" parties for Charles H. Sohneer's "The 3 Worlds of Gulliver" will take place \ in nine cities throughout the country tomorrow. The parties will take place in New York, Hollywood, Chicago, Boston, Washington, San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Cleveland. The parties are for key newspaper, radio and tv people as well as top opinion makers in each city. No one is to be admitted without being accompanied by a child. Wide Promotion Planned Columbia Pictures has arranged numerous tie-ins to promote the film, which is set for a Christmas release. Invitees to the parties will receive some of the tie-in merchandise as gifts. These include books and records. In New York, the Forum Theatre will be the site of the gala event, which is scheduled to start at 9:30 A.M. 'Upstairs' to Open "Upstairs and Downstairs," a Rank Organization presentation for 20th Century-Fox release, starring Mylene Demongeot, Michael Craig, Anne Heywood and James Robertson Justice, will open Monday, Dec. 5, at the 68th Street Playhouse here. 'I/' Gets 'Fiona' HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 24. "Fiona," an original story by Sy Bartlett, has been purchased by Universal-International and added to Bartlett's production slate, it was announced by Edward Muhl, Universal vice-president in charge of production. Acquisition of "Fiona" gives Bartlett three major properties currently in preparation. The others are "A Man's Castle" and "The Executioners," the latter a Melville production starring Gregory Peck for Universal release. In addition he is now completing U-I's "The Sixth Man," which Delbert Mann recently finished shooting. (Continued from page 1 ) 1 been one of the worst in modern til tre history." The Bulletin notes that the TOA-sponsored picture, "part of , program to ease the product squej will be on your screen next spri 1 The reference is to Pathe-AlpJ The Deadly Companions," star: Maureen O'Hara, first of a pkn production program for a quality lease every six or seven weeks. "Wishfully thinking," says the 1 Bulletin, "it would be interestinci speculate on the reception a I quality Pathe-Alpha films would tj had from exhibitors had they rj available in this October-Novere period." It observes that "this so drought period follows a good si mer-a period that extended thro1 most of September and into the j week of October as the summ quality releases worked their way i the subsequent runs and drive-ins. Thanksgiving Well Served "Promising Thanksgiving pictij include Disney's 'Ten Who Dar. M-G-M's 'Butterfield 8,' Paramou: 'GI Blues,' Fox's 'North to Alas' UA's 'Inherit the Wind,' Univers 'Midnight Lace/ and Warner's 'S rise at Campobello.' "The Christmas schedule hoi more promise: Disney's 'Swiss Fan^ Robinson,' Columbia's '3 Worlds Gulliver,' M-G-M's 'Cimarron,' Pa' mount's 'CinderFella,' and 'World' Suzie Wong,' Fox's 'Flaming St; and 'Esther and the King,' Univers; 'Grass Is Greener,' and Warne' 'Sundowners.' "Unfortunately, what comes befo1 between, and after these holidays' what is causing the problems. In sui mation, using quality as a criter the answer is a virtual 'nothing TOA's Bulletin concludes. IATSE to Elect ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 24.-Loc F-43, IATSE, comprising front offi1 exchange workers, will elect office for the coming year, at the month1 meeting Dec. 7. The present offk; group consists of: president, Douglj Hermans, 20th-Fox booker; vice-preJ dent, Carmela Mottolese, Columb cashier; secretary, Helen Wispi! Metro booker; treasurer, Mrs. Mai garet Hildreth, M-G-M. For The Quickest] { And Besf Holiday} \ Promotion Trailers] Send Your Order To FILM AC* £J W ' W SO. 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