Motion Picture Daily (Oct-Dec 1960)

MOTION PICTURE fL. 88, NO. 112 1964 NEW YORK, U.S.A., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1960 Topose World ilm Festival or N.Y. Fair ie-In with New Lincoln rts Center Hoped for A proposal to hold a World Film jstival in New York in connection ith the 1964 World's Fair and with ,e participation of the U.S. film inistry is under consideration by trade id Fair officials. A current suggestion is that the istival be staged in the new Lincoln quare Arts Center in Manhattan, ither than at the Flushing Meadow J air site in Queens. Such an arrange, 'lent, it is argued, would be more | Convenient for participants in the film f estival,, who still would be free to ( Continued on page 3 ) JAK Plans to Dispose )f Losing Theatres Special to THE DAILY BALTIMORE, Dec. 12. United Vrtists Theatre Circuit, Inc., plans to lell theatres that drain profits from ,ts money-making houses, it was repealed today at the annual stockholders meeting here by A. E. Bollengier, financial vice-president and treasurer, ,vho presided in place of George P. ikouras, board chairman and president, who was incapacitated. Bollengier stated a survey is being made to effect rigid economies designed to reflect favorably on the circuit's earnings. For example, in (Continued on page 3) Seek to Organize N. Y. WOMPI Group Efforts are being made to organize a New York City chapter of the Women of the Motion Picture Industry. Following a preliminary meeting last week a new session has been called for Jan. 12 at the Beacon Hotel at 7 P.M. Women who have been emploved in the industry for at least six months are eligible. Those interested should contact Estelle Green at the MGM Exchange or Dorothy Reeves at the U.A. Exchange. Crippled Home Offices Close Early Snow Blitzes Theatres From Va.Jo Border Snowbound Millions Kept at Home; Effects Mav Be Felt Somewhat Today The first snow of the season in the metropolitan area tied up most forms b/more than fo per cent from normal ^^^^^0 New filmgroup Sets 12 At $6,000,000 From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12. Roger Corman, president of the Filmgroup, announced today his company will film 12 features with an overall budget of $6,000,000 allotted to them. Corman, high on the box office potential of "Atlas," his first million dollar venture which will be released early in the new year, said four of the Filmgroup's 1961 program will be made in the $750,000 to $1,000,000 range. Four others will be in an intermediate category and the third group of four will be low-budgeted. Ross Named to Group Sales for 'Spartacus' The appointment of Paul B. Ros* as National coordinator of group sales for "Spartacus" was announced yesterday by Jeff Livingston, Universal Pictures executive coordinator of sales and advertising who is supervising the promotional activities on the Bryna Production. Ross has been on special "Spartacus" assignments for Universal for the past five months. He served as national coordinator of publicity and promotion on "Li'l Abner" and "One Eyed Jacks" for Paramount; on "The Horse Soldiers" for United Artists and the reissue of "Henry V" for the Rank Organization. Famous Players into Diversification; Buy into TV Station & Bowling Alleys Special to THE DAILY TORONTO Dec. 12.-New steps being taken by Famous Players Canadian Corp in a program of diversification are outlined by J. J. Fitzgibbons presided' ail manlging director, in a letter to stockholders acco^npanymg_tfie financial report for the first Hollywood Museum to Net $237,000 Yearly From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 12. An economic report on the proposed Hollywood motion picture and television museum to be built on County land, made as a feasibility study by Coverdale and Colpitis, an Eastern firm, predicts the museum will take in $1,516,000 annually from a yearly attendance of 1.3 million, and would show a yearly surplus of $237,000. report months of 1960. Net profit for the period ended Oct. 1, 1960, was $1,429,299 as compared with $1,718,233 for the same period last year. Fitzgibbons points out operating results are after deducting all costs and expenses incurred in the period in the development of Telemeter and the losses of the subsidiary, General Sound and Theatre Equipment Co., Ltd., which has branched out into various fields of electronic equipment. Theatre business held up reasonably well during the third quarter although it was not quite equal to re sults obtained in the same quarter last year, Fitzgibbons said. Giving details of company expansion, Fitzgibbons said an agreement has been entered into, subject to the approved of the Board of Broadcast Governors, for FPCC to purchase approximately 12% per cent of the common shares and approximately 25 per cent of the preferred shares of the Vantel Broadcasting Co,, Ltd., This company owns Vancouver's new television station CHAN-TV. Toronto Bowlerama, Ltd., in which Famous Players has a 50 per cent interest, has leased a 32-lane (Continued on page 3) England, the storm dumped six to 12 inches of snow over the region, affecting the most populous area of the nation, and its heavily concentrated numbers of theatres, by paralyzing traffic and keeping millions at home. , The snow, which began on Sunday, ended in the metropolitan area early Monday afternoon, but continuing cold weather indicated that its effects would be felt to some extent today and possibly later. Snow-clearing machinery made slow progress against the storm and hence even should thawing set in, traffic conditions are expected to re(Continued on page 3) Set Broad TV, Radio Coverage for 'Exodus' Broad television and radio coverage will be given the world premiere of Otto Preminger's "Exodus" this Thursday evening at the Stanley Warner Theatre by WNTA-TV and WNTA-Radio. WNTA-TV (Ch. 13) will telecast a complete report of the special invitational premiere live from the theatre from 7:30 to 8:00 P.M. The (Continued on page 3) Jersey Allied Beefsteak Dinner Is Postponed The annual beefsteak dinner of Allied Theatre Owners of New Jersey which had been scheduled for tonight at the Alpine in Maplewood, N J., has been cancelled because of disrupted traffic conditions resulting from yesterday's storm, Wilbur Snaper of N. J. Allied announced. Snaper said a new date for the annual get-together and dinner will be set later.