Variety (November 1963)

Barca Fin Madrid, Nov. 5. Barcelona Film Congress awarded its gold medal for the best documentary incolor last. week to Geoffrey Jones’ workers to keep the rails open during Iastyear's severe snow storms. Runner-up awards were _pre‘animated short, “River. of Life,” directed. by gented to the French | Mayet Tiset:and to Britain's “Automania 2000,” as animated by John Halas, Jan Virjnam of-Holland also. was named for his humorous docu mentary on the abstract : painter Karel Appel. ‘This. year’s Barcelona Jnaugurated its “Salon de la. Imagen,” a trade. fair. exhibiting “equipment ‘and installations’ related to the motion picture, television. and optical industries. _ The Journal American Is ateriment Wed Kilgallen —_ -@ Dorothy m Suzy m” Louis Sobol a Louella Parsons . "i Cholly Knickerbocker s Sheilah Graham | m@ John McClain m Rose Pelswick Em Miles Kastendieck m Nick Lapole _ | m Gene Knight | m@ Frances. ‘MJack Thompson m Harry Hershfield 4 The Baron (Eddie Black) With the addition of many: popular New York Mirror. entertainment columnists — plus its own galaxy of writ-. ers covering every field of diversion—the Journaloe American now provides New York’s best editorial: _ ‘showcase for every kind of amusement, hotel, restau-° | rant, night club: and entertainment advertising. peeaeeaeegses PRODUCTION “Snow"—dealing ‘with the effort of British railway Philips | ‘of Spain! ‘staged the most impressive. -showling with a closed circuit, making it|3 possible for industry. delegates and. press to see. themselves. in action. , 1to $376, 281, ‘compared. with ae 1-730 dast year. To ‘of features “in color, ‘Nick. Ray’s| “Rebel Without .a Cause” and the while the Congress. Was in‘ session. Inthe non-competitive. screening ‘John ‘Wayne starrer ‘Donovan's comment, whilé the: ‘French entry, cism on moral grounds. | Fest ‘screenings. . were. held in showpiece. one .of Spain’s most. modern: for ‘technical and’ ‘tions. sion of outstanding problems. During the course of. rpundtable talks. qa. : stopped: bringing _ in. films: ‘| escape, if . law | had been’ applied . ‘Merron eFSTRURESEF ERE EB fl : : a . . . 77 . a SRadzi a 6 a . 4 q . . : Reef” received: ‘the most favorable |. “Eandru,” came in. for sharp criti the Hall of. the Nations, which has | become a Barcelona Trade . Fair. The. auditorium is. now} acoustical installa ‘Festival organizers also” assem‘bled -a ‘group of film. industry fig-. ures: to head-up panels ‘for discus negotiations, : |=mmms Continued from page 2 .} the . setting: _Dominantly ‘it.’ is “a. biting, sardonic or tongue-in-cheek {closeup on life’s mores, along with | | the: passing. ‘parade. of personalities “Which a: personality such | as: him | self would encounter..." . |. Marx’s ‘frontispiece states. “this: | book -was ‘written in those. ‘long sasaaescesaags PSRER TER ES aS "Herts Lion Net, $56 785 | Film___distributor,-: . pared ‘with 21. in 1962. : “Gross royalties in the new period amounted 4 ‘Continued from. page 1 = eased. :This is: apparently « -forth ‘coming, at the: agreed rate of: $50,000: per month. | : On: the 60-40. percental, ‘invoked : ‘by Cairo. ‘in Nov. 1960 ‘but. never ‘discussed until zfow in order -not to prejudice:and/or confuse other. while |:the drop: from. ‘10-30% arrangement. stands, | Va relaxation: of pic-by-pic . accounting has’ ‘been: agreed, « -tO ‘be -re| placed: by easier: twice-yearlycom| | putation. Breakdown of: deductions | was. -also ‘decided -upon: | f ‘|. Films passed.’ before’ “tlie Nov; |. 7 1960 -edict, however, . will still. be |..| figured | at the old. 70-30 rate.me | IS.+ request. that .60% -figure | ‘should be. computed:.on gross, not: | previous Ret; was also considered. | | This may: ‘end. up as. 55% of gross, 7 | plus -other ‘ diverse :compensations | ° -{on various deductible expenses... . of: ‘the. “approximate 1 i yearly. growth’ rate ‘of $230,000, | “| MPEA has. also asked for setting | |up of .a special fund: to. aid ulti ‘In’ view maferepatriation of coin. Finally, Hochstetter ' was. able to: \-avoid a potentially. serious situa: . | tion triggered by .a‘Sept.,.30, 1963 | '| ediet by-~ which .:no commodities. _| could ‘be ‘imported ‘into Egypt.for | — reasons of. trade. or. manufacture. | This was first applied to -pix,. and] companies. Only . “eouple -of. Yank * “Tt ing. ‘through | a‘government: organi-zation, “‘Mangy Lover’ hours. I spent. waiting’ for my wife. t'to... get dressed to go out.. And if | She--had “never gotten ‘dressed: at :.| all,. this: book. ‘would’ never have -| been written.” In: many. respects ‘lit reads that way—a man doodling with. things. of the: past. It is. subdivided into. five | eate al gories “and is .not..as:-disorganized ' in: its attitudes ‘as the’ Marx freres. ‘seemingly purport to. be. “L’Amour. -| the Merrier,” “The Unnatural His-. | tory of Love; “Social Notes from ‘la Social Outcast,” “It. Happened. | Po. Eight Other. Guys” and’ “Marx| gs Philosophy, According. ‘to Groucho” are the fiveSegments, and: ‘the. subdivided chapters are | equally’ zany in ° -captioning © and | More ‘so: in recounting.. Marx: has a way. withwords. A their craft,.he his no: ‘slouch in turn —/ing-a phrase’ ‘as occasion, warrants.. | His. memoitS :.as: a--mangy:. lover “)are far from’ dowdy: His. attitudes } =f OD the. BevHills* and yesteryear: itinerant show biz way of life hold } . _ {up. now as In decades past. The. .-geographical terrain is. mere back_'f ground: for. incisive peeps on peo“.4 ple: The: outlandish chapter -head| “ings: ‘are. frequent devices’ for.clint} _... [Peal ‘closeups: on’ masculine mores |. | and: their frailties with the frails. | . | “Js afun book; ‘easy to. read and | | not ‘without the wisdom of ea aged reasoning. Abel. |. ‘Herts: Lion International for fis| 9 | cal 1963 -had_ net:-earnings. of $56,-}" ? | 785, or 17¢ per share, Yepresenting | __ | an increase -of 3314 ‘over last. year. | Which has franchises: in. 33. countries, released ‘proposed: ‘shutdown | “on. all “Yank | pic: imports . ‘Into country. In view of .some $3, 000,000: of | © accumulated Yank ‘coin in Egypt |" (some: ‘dating . back to 1959), it wasj_ Vital that, holdup’ of transfers. be | longtime’ respecter of writers and: 33 & & ‘lawmakers,’ “plus: press: and radio-']. . tv reps, “Reade said he. would select. I. strategically-selected sites, the first |. being in the Times Square. area, | ‘and ‘equip ‘them ‘with all the race|* .-| track regalia. Tote. machines would |. "| be” synchronized with those -at’ the . .| track-'and wagered. ‘money ‘would: _ "go into: the ‘common. pool. ‘The’ bet|. ting and cashier’ windows. would |" function just * ‘as “at. Aqueduct or, whe Yonkers: or Roosevelt. Modus Operandi, : auditorium, “clubhouse.” There: would be: no expense to ang. more’ for the | |.city:or state, each: of which would ‘collect 7% -of the. ‘handle -as ‘tax, just: as) at ‘the | track. ‘The track . would : take .1%. ” Reade’ s income would. be. in: the form. of admissions, con-. céssionS and. the so-called. pies‘ involved after a winning ~ ‘bettor.is paid off: in: round figures,. q Theatre-tv .exec. said. he years. before amortization of his investment. He: was | asked; State?” He replied: in, those terms.” “His Pop Liked Nags his late father, who founded: the :Reade “Theatres ‘circuit, had a particular fondness for. horseracing. .He adds: _ unhappy because ‘I. ary up. too. big. tobe a jockey.” to 20 bet illegally. He submitted 1a that legalized.. off-track betting . -would substantially : reduce the ‘ra| tio..and ultimately “knock” ‘legal ‘betting out«of the box.” to inter-state. Wagner Silent =’ Chances aretheclosed-circuit | ahah [ connection would be with. Theatre. | Network Television if‘he gets a g0| ahead. ‘Reade said he talked to. Mayor Wagner about his idea. and got | “neither endorsement nor rejection. |. Variety checked separately with a'| ‘spokesman ‘for: Wagner: and’ -he | +. simply said. hizzonér was making |: no statements.on the matter. /J Reade. said he has in mind to |x have Reade-Sterling maintain. the | | entire operation on its:own, includ| ting péetsonnel employment and all }*«.. phases of maintenance, subject to |: ‘the requirements of whatever. li-| «° censing commission’ should come.| % and state each |= would: stand to benefit by at least | gum $100,000,000. annually in taxes Via | to. be established.. He said city. his ‘proposed. setup. ‘be a blow to the structure. of the | underworld. oF ind Walter ReadeSterling in _serted a full-page ad-in = the Sunday (3) ‘Times and thus launched what must be tnterpreted as a lobbying.campaign . for its Proposal to sell the |& S882 OG N. Y..’ | stridesin ; breakage, latter being the pen— “Would. you bell | the. official ‘pookie.. for ‘city and |i. “I accept it | Reade said that: ‘for: every dollar 7 bet. legally | on races. there’ are seven i ie. ‘Walter Reade Jr. recalls that. =| E. for “ythink: ‘he: was | Reade said the financial strueora ef. ture -of. his: proposal is based on’. exclusivity of operation for at least | five years. While he has in niind |}. to limit. his company to intra|} state, he envisions that. the func|} tion would be expanded. qentually . Le The exec footnoted: | ‘“Ofttrack | . betting is. inevitable—t!f not. today, | §. tomorrow. Unquestionably . it will} TELELETITETE > Broadway. a New. York.” Horse Bets in Film Houses Continued from page 1 =a Idea. ‘of off-track .betting * in Reade-Sterling theatres. Reade _ did not: ‘advertise in. any. other ° “papers. ve : . Filin and television corpora. tion. boldfaced © ‘that -“Some-. thing :Exciting Could: Happen” we if the off-track wagering t3 permitted and, naturally, un-.. derlined the . “possibilities of making the bets in Reade houses, . hand in: ‘hand with. . closéd-circuiting_ of the races .. as they.are run... .. Reade. affiliates, “corporate .. ty, in the off-track scheme ts” Public’ could walk in‘ to make: al. ‘billed National bet, come back ‘to collect if lucky, and. pay nothing for’ the .-privilege.:|* ‘Those who ‘want to see the ‘races | \on closed-circuit would pay an ad|-: mission fee of: $1.50 for the. “grand-. stand”. section. of the theatre. ‘Or: ofTrack Viewing ‘Inc. . Loew’ s Earnings ——. Contmued Yrom: ‘page 3 — . 1 anfual. meeting. Over $750,000 was ‘spent. on theatre modernization tie past ‘year arid. more. than double this amount has .been earmarked ~ for refurbishing other locations: in |the upcoming year.::. 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