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’ all: the. oneentration: is on.. today
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« + shop’: “here: ° ~ the. film’ will -be brought..in for: : under. -$250;000,° -proying again; -he| Says, ithat’ ‘pictures’.can be. done in’ Chicago |:
“le or. — With Cinerama| _ “Appoititment. of ‘Max. ¥,. : Young-¢ — mii “gfein: ‘s‘exec y,p: of ‘Cinerama Inc.|] .”. ;
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Oniy Universal Holds Back Post48 _Produet From Video Syndicators:
— e If and when Paramount unloads « (veportedly ‘via “MCA) the bulk of '
‘from Arasteidan
acqtiired -Cinemiracle. . “tional. subsidiary goes ‘hand, in hand
‘with -new .-Cinerama . ‘ambitions. : his -outfit, . headed:* ‘by: Nicholas]} ‘! ‘Reisini, ‘which acquired. the Stan-|} “Wey. Warner: ‘interests in the Cine-}4 :: . Fama “‘asséts; t3 geared. for ‘more |] '‘expansion.in the fields of theatrical ‘~ production... -exhibition and, *-as alf.” ” _ néw.. vee : smantfaeture‘and -marketing .of alr stil camera for: the: amateur ‘Maroy
‘facet vin. the: ‘Operation, . the.
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“Phe” ‘onidial . naming “of Young:tt 2 gtein. to the‘Cinerama ‘post: wasit
: made Thursday | (28). by. -Reisini , “wha. hosted. '-a . press’ -confererice. “along With -Youngstein:.: ~ft: was almost. ancient: history, : sinee}. the.new alignment:had-: -beén widely’ Published: previously. ws
oe Dece.”-31, is: ‘entirely: untied. of | United: Artists, ‘Where: ‘he: hadbee’ “a ‘c6-OWWner and. Nip. since: the’ Ar thug B: ‘Krim-RobertS.: Benjamin regime: .took ’.over. -in..1950.,; He}’. ” helmed: ‘advertising,. publicity: and: ‘.-éxploitation: ‘as well.as taking.a role
‘in’ administration “at .UA,: On .Jan.| © y he igined Cinerama,:-with an of}‘fiee in ‘Manhattan,, , arid. functioning} _as;exec..v.p. over: the entire . ‘Cine= :
Fama schemé:of. things.” . Youngsfein -declined ‘to “discuss | :
“1. and. president ‘of Cinerama’ s‘newly-| Interna-"
Actually: F
“The. setup is this: VYoungstéin: as! | ae
“Under: the: ‘terms of Cinerama’s
, mice ‘Taw Chew :
.on. its partnership. in “four. features
skong’ $ amany-faceted: filrn _ operation jm!
“Shae Vs. Cathiys:. “In Malaya:
1 Won" and: “Brothers: Gritam”’—cur-
until--18: months: after: the: ‘first . of ‘the ‘two pix named are. in: ‘distribu
a *. te, 2c anaes aren Featire : ! ft ee ‘%. Key time nit ‘for a wre: ||: Arrangement affards ‘Cinerafaa Both: Anniversary Number. opportunity to~hew; ‘to terms set: SAT ef : 4| forth-“in .deals' for ~ new “Super || a So te ee Cineramas: itt all ‘parts. of. the ‘world. |]. ; Ho BD ARIETY ~ This: type -of: theatre :is. basic’ for
‘mat prexy ‘Nicholas. Reisini is after: ‘| for’ $12,000,000
Pius, ther ‘statistical. and: dcti-fitted “2! eharés. Gad. articies: tt
: OUT NEXT: WEEK
terms on motif, Enfire house;. séats, Uf walls: ceiling | and what have: you. — must. be. one: color—a_ soft. tone, if attractive;-eonducive.; to patrons’ | = overall enjoyment of ‘entire. opera: | . {-tion. on -sereen and elsewhere. :
life of. Buddha’ Gives Japanese ~ Yen for Big Pis
"Tokyo, “Jan: 9.
.. [ try. will have first crack at building | “.and” operating “new ‘:SuperCine|
: [Such units in the..U:S.
: AE tee with” -Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer dee I orts on Singapore's. and Hong: ae " ; ie he | including .““How’. ithe | West:;Was |.” |”
| aap Tently . ‘in: production—-Cinerama. is| ey, “| not: required ‘to have maximum of | oe. “11100: world: theatre: representation | on
‘“How’?:. ‘and. “$67 a 000,000 “Brothers: ”He’s “even: sety] ~
_ Exhibitors: throughout ° ‘the coun
a -ramas:. -They -are: definitely being: we given préferénce over Joe:: Wolf]. ~ Realty: Co. whieh: recently” signed | -|'a ‘deal ‘with ‘Cinerama ‘tobuild, 15° m7
.. Three” “pacts ‘have “already: ‘been’ rie
~ Hans. Sealok a -weites on. “Dutch: F ilm:“Production: GeO wee “one of. the many | Editorial ‘Features + fia the: i ‘56th: “Anniversety Nimber eee LS eA 7g ARIETY : Plas other statistical and data-flled ~ chaite: and: articles.
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His and: Rosen's
Pacts Up for OK
Tos: ‘Angélés. Jan. 2.
(its «post-48s:\to . television, "AE would. leave only. Universal, among -] majors, “LE though not nécessarily in the hold| the-linespirit™ that. exhibition’ has
| the. ; ‘video. syndication marts.
i
that : as apost-48 . haldout— —
been . urging. Rather, and con-.
a trarily, jét-has heen fiscal and mar-:
keting ‘considerations that haye~ ‘prompted. U -to Keep the post-48
| . -Waulties ‘under lock.
-Universal, as prexy Milt . Rack:
{ mil lias apprised: the shareholders,
‘Ras: no. cause to be stampeded to ‘The | corporate health holds well, partly” hecause of the amortized revenues from ‘U's pre-48s, which have been getting “late. show” circuit exposure the past. four’ years: This is under. a deal. set in late.
e357. with ‘Screen Gems, as video distrib,
‘stipulating . a $20,000,000 ~. guarantee tothe producer. (To Te-— cap,’ it’ gave: Univ: ersal $2, 000.000 |
* | the first’ year, .$3,000.000. each. an: Fal jan. Due V Nest: {num -thereafter over a seven-year 7 .‘] span, ‘after: which. the tv rentals:
split. 60-40 for U.) .
As for the post-48s, ‘the. assump| tion. is that’ eventual disposition, “Will pivot. en how the current dis‘cussions. go projecting’ Universat as distributor. of .MCA_ theatrical ©
films. If.-deal jells, MCA-TV would .
_almost certainly © ‘take on the U
| vaulties, ~ Sinton: H. Fabian: prexy: of Stan~}
Universal's. Ss. withheld ‘oldies,
“details. of ' his émployment con|“tage | ‘success : of Daieéi’s ‘Salva -rtract,. but: reportedly: it’s for’ five (Life of: ‘Buddha), °. Japan's‘. first * ears. ..No-details ‘as. ‘to. terms, tom: -pictureand“ most. costly’: ‘film |. "Stock: options. ‘ete. *.. at. stated "$1,500,000" is: expected: ta:
: Outspoken ex-lawyer Youiigstein, ‘bé‘ felt ‘throughout. Nipponese: in-. now’ 48, never was candid as-to the; ‘dustry in fewer and bigger pictures:| “réasouis for the: UA’ departure, ‘nor'-this, year. “Total “production, may’). “were ‘Krim or.Benjamin, but-it was |: ‘drop as miuch‘as.120-frompresent. elear: a-year arid’ a half :ago :that ‘assembly line of. about 600 fen. tionally, and: the-Cooper™ ‘Founda. Youngstein’ ‘Was. available for, an=}: tures ‘annually, * ; | tion. with 22 theatres: ‘In. its string
Reisini. Another is brewing -inthe. Holywood area. Latter. situation:
“De Seady. by July 4a. they are Na
.. other. affiliation... -. Daiei already. fas: two: ‘hore “70m |. in northwest: ‘He -joined Cirerama, : he. said; |.entries’ -on. the.boarils, ‘One : will} < Local: ‘Cinerama. auill, “have 1,250 ‘because: ‘this ““ company, unique |: be: “Shin-no-Shikotei” "(Emperot. Séatingcapacity; Cooper Founda
‘tion. is. reported to. have. the edge “over. NT&T_.with. an option. on. a ‘parcel at. Hollywood: &: Vine. Carl. ‘Laemmle..Jr: . is believed” to ,Own.
among ‘picture’. outfits,’ “has: Hittle or no ‘concentration’ on -the™ past.
Shi of ‘Ancient -Chinal, which is: "@X“pected * to’ launch Jlogatiéningon
In .contrasf,. ‘he.
Made ‘by Cinerama ‘prexy Nichglas-|;
-tional‘Theatres: _&.: Televisian;|: which ‘opérates -some “240° units na
Taye. ‘Warner ‘circuit, is. -due.. from} “though “weighted with “theatrical | New. ‘York shortly: after the: ‘annual | programmers, ‘include a number: of . . stockholders: meet :in’ Wilinington, attractive © titles and.‘ performers.. | Jan:. 1%, 1962, ‘for: extended. confer=|. Inthe batch are some early Rock — ences: ‘with L. A. zone manager Pat’ Hudson and ‘Tony Curtié ‘efforts,. -Notaro. _ ‘{ and. fout -or: five Jimmy Stewart’ “At. the: yearly: stockholders ‘sesh: starrers. Among the titles that ‘veepee .: ‘Harry . M.* Kalmine, :-Dr.| Presumably. would be made ayail‘Cliarles-F. McKahnn and: W. ‘Stew-. | able. for “homescreen playolt are .art McDonald,’ latter .veepee : and’ “Magnificent. Obsession” © (with. treasurer, are-up for election to the . Rock: Hudson, and first. of. the solid board:for. two-year period. «Fabian, |Ross. Hunter’ monéymakers atthe’ -exet: veepeée. ‘Sam Rosen .and. Nat; studio, © cirea °54), “Glenn Miller ‘Lapkin, first-veepee, were. elected ,Story.”’::“Harvey,” some Abbott last Jatiuary for two ‘year terms. jand Costello comedies, and a numStewart: w ill. Teplace. the -Iate’ zone | ber of the “Francis” (talking mule} .
: and: tomorrow.”
said, “many. people: in--the: industry ; o . are’. "reduced ‘toa. State of ‘inertia:
’ ‘and, -.if ‘not’ inertia. then’ repeating
_ Mey did 25 to:.50years ago.” Commented ‘Reisini: “We ‘(means :
‘ing: himself and. Yourngstein) think |:
allie. Tt is’ ‘an: intellectual as. well
result: in: “harmonious work.” ° Te . As’for: the. expansion; paid’ the ‘company: has a camera ¢a
“pable ‘of. shooting space’ films ‘and.
the United States Government ‘has
: shaw ing’ at. the Seattle Fair ‘next “year...
. €oproduction. with Metro and-there
“ave two more to ga, these to be fol-. "owed. ‘by: others but. With no con~,
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Oi Fin im to Shoot
“Chicago, Jani, 2. CA Chivaza: film : compaiiy. .exrig 2 feature : Tength : “drama-mentary” on , the history. The’: “mhew: ~ method of presenting . documen
tary footage. in’'the Goritext of & weepee of the Interstate Theatres,
-{to-contin Pie. is: being. ‘underw vitten. by. inue® discussion on _ integra
Picture. :-Corp.,.a. new. fim héaded, by: Reg-|": *Gnald ‘S. ‘Holzer (and not to be.con
“dramatic: situation..:
“Mid-American ~ , Motion ‘
> fused with another: Chi-based. filtn outfit, _Mid-Continent, -prexy .is -Herschell’Lewis), :
Who heads his “-own -production |: Niles: ‘estimates ‘that
-more‘ “economically ) than, on: the Goast..
The: fictional. ‘element : sill: be: vdlnectéa: by.‘a legit’ stagéer’ as ‘yet unnamed; and" ‘the | two: ‘principal:
“roles dn the drama. will “bs Played
Continued on page: 6)
whose ‘and’ «. Will be produced’ ‘by ‘Fred: A..: ‘Niles
“This: is ‘b0%. firiished: :. Two} features. arenear completion: :in’
Loe The Painter.” In. ‘addition .to ‘producing: “Painter,” Baker-also-acted : in -the. short; later | repeating: ‘the
»|which has: ‘not: yet ‘beer: sold. “for |release.: :
History | Comnie y| Cafes and Hotels Fist
ts ‘to’ have’ completed. in. Mareh |.
of . ‘Communism. 7 ‘eoinage “describes © “al.
EZ BAKER, BOB. F000
* themselve es, doing. the ‘same: ‘things|™
‘Baker-Flood: Productions, ‘has: ‘been’}, pioemed tn New. York by: producer-. Reisint -actor, Ezra .-R. Baker. ‘and. “Writer ‘ing plans to film’ “The Monument,”” |: "a Suspense story set.in present-day:
‘Berli , ordered the. ‘first space’ film for} in, written -by
‘partnered’. With -. Bob’: Davis and |": | Duard «. Slattery’ ‘in : Little ‘Movies, '|. ‘indie outfit: which ‘won.an ‘Academy.
College: Said,. “At this ‘meeting, -as.
tres’ until: Dallas’ restaurants ‘ and:
ern’ Methodist U. ; student. bodies.” |:
‘Beauchamp, were riot.-available: for ‘comment, onthe _meeting, ‘having,
Taiwan in’ Spring: for’ “Tate (October release, . . i
wet
“the” property: involved.”
-to have-.an‘option on.a. parcel. on ‘1 Hollywood Blvd. He ‘is ‘said: to’: be ready. to build’ provided’ NT&T and
UNITE: AS ‘PRODUCERS |
A. new: indie. produ ding company, -tion -of .the. house; by: Indépendence ,
|'Day.for. the. ‘preem.. of -‘How the. ‘West.-Was:‘Won.”. $12, 000 000: joint ‘production’ by. Cinerama’ and: MGM. | If necessary, -three ‘shifts’ ‘working } ‘around ..the’ clock, . tay. be-: ‘put::to. ‘the test:, Af Reisini's’ demands -are met. “And ’ ‘With double: or ‘triple: crews. if necessary,: But July 4 deadline: ‘is the key. ‘to. who .. gets. the Hollywood. pact. in. the three ‘way nip and tuck, °
Cooper’ Foundation, it will be’ Té-. -ealled, preemed:. -the.-“first. Super’
Robert. J: Flood. “Duo. {s. now: mak-}
Flood.: Baker,. -who:.has. just resigned: as:
eastern: head of. Paramount's . ‘tv
commercial subsidiary, was earlier}:
Award last year with-its short, “Day |: As-a-result: of. its:successful opera-.
tion. it. will build a:second house.
double’: ‘function: -in ‘Little . Movies’ :
As weather . permits, . first’ ‘feature; “Come:: : Thiirsday, ”
--Three.. other. projects: set. aie, as follows: ttn Yo In: Houston, : : Creseent:. " kmuse-|ment: Co.;. ‘with -83.. houses. in. the ‘sotith, ‘is. “planning ‘a June: preem \ for 1, 900. ‘seater. to: meet: (Cinerama ” demands, ©
ls: Interstate Cede!
“Dallas; Jan: . o..
+ Students’ “tiom Southern: Metho=. dist. -D.and Bishop : College -:have. met. ‘with-. John. “Adams, ° executive
-eowoo.e
-cuit of Lockwood: &. Gordén’. with123 houses, also. Will have. a. June opening for:-jts.-1,000 seater.
‘circuit ‘With. 187 ‘southern * “houses, is planning : ona July 4 -debut for new “J ,000-seat :«Super: Cinerama: ‘tion “of local: ‘theatres for college ‘Each of ‘the: three projects will students. oe " |post “$1; :000,000. according: 40° . Otic Coreine, ‘students: at. Bishop. Reisini... The. . Hollywood” house should. Approximate -$2:000,000. ‘at -the last; ‘Adams said: he would | not -be. able to integrate: his: thea|-apolis, -is . ‘negotiating. fo’ build: its: ‘hotels’ did.” ‘cisco, This avill be decided:shortly, ‘MLK, Curry . Jr. ‘prez of: ‘Bishop | In: New, College; said both student’ groups ‘Super: will: figure -inthe... Times. were.” “working “independently: Square: « aréa.: ‘Negotiations . have from: tie Bishop. College or ‘South| beer: ‘under-wavand ‘are near closing -at:-tlhiis” peint:“Wolf. will “prob: ‘ably: ‘build. this, .one:Gotham. and’ | Hollywood are regarded (as. ‘two ‘uppermost, projcts . on: Cinerama’s, ‘agenda-'to tée’ off: “How. ” ° ‘Reisini: pointed: out: his, ‘eompanv will: “nat. Gam citer: cany: : theatre.
. Two SMU ‘students: -meribers’ of the group, ‘John: Reintart and. Tom
‘léft_immediately: for “Austin.to -at-[ tend. the ‘Ux of: Texas. Human Rela tions: Conferences’. : fry
ra ey Sn . rt wo
Wolf. Realty: also” is understood . ‘Aug: 97. between. S: ‘W.. Carp. an dt come “out of ‘the ‘vault.
‘Cooper. cannot’ -guarantee.: comple-:
}-maximuin, .$50
Cinerama ‘fn Denver‘last: MarchB+
in* Minnéapolis. This: deal is: set. | Work. ‘should: get urider way. as , soon
“In’ San Diego. Calif, Boston’ Cire.
In New: ‘Orleans;: E, D: “Matin [at
_ Cooper,.. in addition: to. Minne-|'t° third’ ‘Cinerama wtnit.in -San: “Fran-| Lo.
:York,: Mew ‘Cinerama’ :
te _ Continued on: “page: 15)" 2
‘manager. Moe: Silver on ‘the. ‘poard.: Five year ‘contract, retroactive. to:
Fabian Enterprises for. services of | “Fabian ‘and: Rosen Also is‘on agenda | for. ‘ratification... ‘Previous agree~ ‘ment: was. for. two: years. |".
‘S, W.: Corp.. has ~ ‘employments | contracts . -with® Lapkin; Kalmine|~ “and McDonald ‘providing ‘for . ad-| viséry-services at reduced compen-|' ‘sation after: active. employment. In-|. eluded -in the .pacts are’ ‘benefits ‘such: ag $1;000-a week: for520-week |
mum. of: 416. weeks® for. ‘Kalmine cand $476.92: a week. for. 520. total : weeks ‘for McDonald. . No other: officerhas. a contract fort future e pays fients.. :
DINDENDS SLOWER 2 PACE, ’61 VERSUS ‘60
Washington; Jan. 2:
‘the: 1960° pace. during the first °11 months ,.of ..1961, according. to the Federal. Commerce Dept. . : Through. .November, * -pictiire company. stockholders. received... a. $21,649,000: melon as ‘against. $22,049,000 ‘for ‘the. same. "1960 span., Dept, pegged the’: November: total $1: 539,000 compared.’ with, .$1;704;000 ‘for ' ‘November, 1960. Film. dividends,by ° falling be-: hind: 1960 ..figures, departed from: the’: :national.. trend for: dit: idend-. paying “corporations. . Publi¢ly’ reported. cash divident Payments through last::November added : up ” $11. -400:000, 000—a : 2.578, , gain over 1960. 3
“WGA. Tnfaars’ Brusseau
: Weiters. Guild. of . America: “has| placed ‘Westminster Films (N.Y) arid” Willian‘: -E. “Brusseau. ‘on: its j ‘Sunfair’.” ‘lisi,-‘for. “their -alleged ‘failure: to: pay’ $3; 750 due. a Jeriter, for a .screenplay.. ..
“Méinbers may ‘not work ‘for. {hem. “‘unlégs. they first: post a bond with: WGA. guaranteeing the ‘full ariount !. of the writers’. , proposed: com, pensation. eee
. [de
© pividends | of “motion: -picture | ‘companies lagged: slightly: behind | '
‘experienced’: ‘| bombings, ‘the latest outbreak of ‘violence -against -the Durwood cir-: cuit ‘which.
1 and Ma-Pa Kettle Tustics, Several horror and ‘sci-fi items ‘would also
Tito, 32, Jugsed For Smnell-Bom):
” Karisas City, Jan. 2. Sentence -of.-a year in jail was.
_ ‘ passed on .a-man who, was found 0 weekly for’ maxi. rE guilty of setting. off a stench bomb
‘in-the RoxyTheatre Dec. 8. Phil
| lip Zito; 32, denied he set off the
bomb .and appealed the decision given inmagistrate. court’ of Louis ‘Mazuch. ‘Dec:: a : The court foutide the man guilty “
batter: hearing testimony of t:o | witnesses. who'said they saw Zits:
in the theatre’ from where the stench: came .and -found.a paper
| towel: and bits: of broken glass.on. .
me, floor. at the seat where. he. had een. -.
. Since that ‘time the theatre has. -two other stench
“operates: the Roxy, Capri: and Empire as downtown .
first-runs.
Earlier various damages have been’: suffered -by the. Durweod
‘}properties, including the destruc-": {tion of a screen at the: “Capri and the breaking of windows and signs.
in‘the Empire building. -A dispute
‘exists’ currently between: the thea
tre circuit.and the operators a‘ ‘I.
‘Stage. hands. of. the IATSE.
, [ieee Brooklyn,
Becomes: Mayflower
*-Technicolor’s studio-in Brosxisn has been sold to Benjamin Gertner, prexy ‘of Biograph Studios. and Jot ‘will. be. reopened under. nare..
of Mayflower’ Studios after exte>1 | sive.” ‘Fenovations,
per. Patrick I. “Frewley:Jr., Tech board chair.tan and chief: exec’ officer. : io “Studio will: be ‘mate ay ai ‘to-: both ‘feature and te.T producers.