Variety (February 1964)

.’ Haven, ‘Metropolitan. ‘manager,. ard’! ne, bined, 7 “oy Be Diamond, who ‘died... Jan. 15; : . ‘ rectly, to ~ Under United Artists Home Ofice| f. ‘United. Artists . ‘shuffling | in its’ Sales’ department. _ Veep. James’ R. ‘Velde has. ‘created | -" -g. new sales. ‘@ivisjon: ‘and © ‘has | “..:° . shifted two-cities under the direct’. '-: “eontrol of... the: homeoffice. ‘The | “-placingof the cities, Chicago | and. ‘Los : Angeles, -underdirect New “York ‘control is: seen: as: -paving the. “way forthe’ establishment. by. UA of. “showcase” policies ‘in both: areas. ' -. New sales: division created. is: the. central division .of.” which .D. : J. _.!" Edele ‘will.. be: manager. ‘At the “:.:, same: time, Carl Olson’-will be new“western ‘division manager: replac-. < §ng "Al Fitter:.who. last :-week -was} °->-. ‘-named.to' the new post of assistant |° DN general sales manager. -The new |.:f -.eentral division will include. New y ‘Indianapolis, |4 va Pittsburgh,” St. Louis, Kansas. City, ‘Omaha. and ; ~ Des. Moines: a In addition’ ‘to. an “of. this: John’ Turner. has been named new. NY... ‘replacing |" _.Edele. He has‘ been with. UA.since “::949 and-.Edele: since: 1952.. Olson. : ‘has :-been ‘Velde’ s assistant for the ‘past two.years, first coming: to the. ‘-UA sales department ‘in 1954.-. ~ ‘Notion that Chicago “and. Los: “Angeles may: be: next to. gét..the. full: “showcase” treatment © from-| Mo the ‘company. has..a few: points. to. back it.up. For one. thing, trade-" Sters. have expressed. interest in .the «performance of . 20th-Fox’s' ..-.:"““Move Over, Darling”. in Chicago. “@uring a recent’“showease” experi-.| -ment ‘there... The. picture : did ' very. well’ in: that: experiment. ~ | “Also, UA: ‘thas for.some time. ‘been: An, effect: “showcasing” iti: Los : -An-: --geles, although it hasn’t been: using. -that .handle: ‘Both ‘cases leave the}. door: wide. open. for. permanent. ‘and identifiable. “showcase” in ‘those. cities: at ‘least... The ‘move. of control‘ to. fhe--Gotham home-_ _ office. Puts: a: ‘foot. ‘in. . that door: « YESTERDAY, TODAY’ “OUT FRONT IN ITALY a “Rome:;: Feb.. 4." The $1. 600, 000 total. for. 38° ‘days on” the: Italo ‘market. . “currently: being claimed “for “Yesterday, To-: ‘day, -and “Tomorrow” by: C.arlo., Ponti andpic’s Jocal. distributor, time record. for: “period covered. ‘7. -Pie*opens soon ‘in: the--U-S.: under: "> the Joseph ‘E. Levitie: aegis...’ .:> Remainder of Italo market. con-: .tinues tobe’ dominated’ by:’a: small . Zroup of relatively recent: releases, “notably “Charade”’..(U), “Four. “for'} _ Texas”. (Warners), SBR ‘Days ~ at + Peking” <Bronston), as. well -as | gueh : previous’ ‘starters “as “Cleo|: o patra” (29th), ““How.-the: ‘West Was |“Phe Léop*| . “Irma . La Won”: ¢ C’rama-Metro), . .(Titanus),”: and, Douce” (Dear-UA). +2 ° Universal: continues: to lead dis" tribs, with Metro second. and ,Dear *.-" UA. third: ‘Yank’ films -also,. domi ""““nate.as before, coming in at.some 48.4% -of the local.'mart for..the “season, .:.as* against. only. 41%: ‘for: . Italos: and. coproduictions. com DAVID GOLDING's. Post: “ . Succeeds. Late Tack: ‘Diamond ; “m/e workers, resulting..in an. elite -.| corp: .of.. labor: while ‘unemployment a _ Universal ‘Publicity, Echelon. ve Be "Hollywood, FebPare Be David. Golding. siicceeding: late. takes: over as: ‘executive -in charge of-. Universal. ‘City. ‘studios’. .press. dept. ‘for. : motion. pietures;’ in -newly-titled: Post’. . of. publicity ' chie . ° spot, of ‘studio: ‘publicity director. 4s “executive in charge of: special “projects, * and: Robert. H.: Rains, “executive: in chaige of the. tele-. Avision press. dept,’ ue owl report di . Lipton. : ‘is | “doing” ‘some.+— ‘Col ‘international. subsidiary, thors the. rentals: accomplishment. fore in, history .0 of . the company... policies | : Double-Pay Overture . OW edsnsday: Wabrmary & 1964 EY cOL’s MILLION: $ WEEKS |. ~ OUTSIDE U. S: MARKET Cc. olum ‘b ia: ‘International: ' ‘jast ‘week: registered. over $1,000, 000 in} film .. renfals,. : marking the: third week in. a Tow. that ‘the global area, which ‘ comprises ‘all . outside | * the United States and Canada, has exceededthis monetary. mark. Mo. Rothman, exec ‘v.p. of. the and : Says. it's never happened: he May Unload Studio “Sale of’ ‘the “Allied: Artists Hollywood Studio . may ‘become . fact.’ in: ‘the-near future.. -been :on.the block.-for a’ while: now | and: Mark “Armistead, a ‘vidtape-|.. company,. has .made_a ‘deal to rent. The property. has. the facilities, expressing. some. in terest. in eventual. purchase; : Allied itself hasn’t beén: using the i ae studio lately because -it is no-Jonger ‘ideal-for feature: -making..: have’ ‘good: facilities: for: tv produc-: tion, however, and-it has been. used: ‘for. that. Purpose . by.: “outsiders Tes, cently. a | “AA. is definitély trying. to get. ‘rid: ./o£ the: studio, since ‘all’ its pro duction must’ be done elsewhere. -George . Burrows; exec veepée : of | AA; emphasized in: Hollywood that ‘at this ‘stage. the. Armistead deal ‘is. Strictly .a rental orie; but. added, “Armistead. has: indicated’ for’ some. time the ‘is ‘interested “in. the prop-. erty.” He saidno ‘option’ to: buy’ is. + involved . in ‘the’.deal, but that’AA "| has. indicated. ‘to. Armistead if -he’ ns, a decides: : to ‘buy, rent. paid: under: -.| the present deal: ‘will be: taken. off. "| the purchase’ price. ; AA: ‘lot. has ‘been: on. the: ‘market ‘for: : ‘some. :time, with : the. . asking | | price’ ‘around ‘$900,000. : Armistead} company moves: onto. the AA prop erty this month: : ‘AA. prexy Steve Broidy: some "time ‘ago :disclosed the: property: -was forsale, and. said. | while some. ‘negotiations ‘were in Thay | Progress: none. “was néar” finaliza'.. Interfilm, again. puts ‘the. Vittorio’. ti “-” HeSiéa pic -in the Italo-trade-head| Jines. Figure is claimed-as an all-: 10m. “Allied wants to ‘build product’ by |: further dealings with outside. .pro|: .| ducer's,: ditectors .et al.“ Some house | But. prez Steve -Broidy favors. the “UA: approach” of wheeling anddealing product’: “will also. continue. for. product and: personnel. ° : Te Make Managements. « Hollywood, ‘Feb. 4. Herb ‘Aller, ‘business. agent of: the. Cameramen: 's: Union, row: in New: ‘York. on. newsreel!’ contract: regoti-' ations, may -proceed later. to Wash ington ° ‘for -confabs. there with the IUS.. Dept: ‘of: ‘Labor. : “He. awaits, insructions . ‘from. ‘his: board. in ‘Hol-. lywood, 2 -. “Unions here: have notéd. with: inek: terest. ‘President -L. .B: ‘Johnson’s: --Padvocacy. of ‘double-pay on’ .over-. time, this ‘is to. discourage.’ manage ‘ment. ‘from .the -practice | Of favoring. New: ‘spread. between the. .well-to-do and. spreads inthe nation. ‘Membership. of: the Hollywood lo-: heal. has .always. ‘been. in--favor -of spreading the work out, feeling it |-would, not: “only. give. more jobs, but |. -would . result: in extended produc tion. and: give more: stability .as well as employment in-the industry, ‘Al ler stated’ here before heading east. Diamond had “held: ‘traditional | : ‘Enloe ‘Eyes State Senate’ Under new: setup created“ by:|.“David “A. Lipton,. Universal Pic-} . “tures veepee, Herb Steinberg; ‘who}. Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 4. declares he. will | run for: the State ‘senate. -Enloe™ is” city: manager for: 'N,. €. 1 Theatres. Ine. : ay THSGWNTER _of ‘‘Showéase’ ; atre” ‘firstrun ‘scheme, . -is_a. strategy: of . the. key: U;. S.: mar| ket. ‘and. of the aciite’ desire. of: dis| ‘| tributors.. to maximize . the’ yield ‘from. this all-vital area: |. . By. the inescapable logic ‘of: the: recent. re-thinking as, to: “the ‘No.1 film market, there had. fo :be’ some -. | questioning: ‘of othér markets, ‘and au-: NL... ‘It does . Jacksonville. a * ‘Miineapolis-St.. Raul, Stee 239. ‘kets: WwW: fom Enloe, theatre. “executive, ‘and mayor ‘of. Raleigh for six years; By ROBERT J. LANDRY | New. York City. and. environs con-'| ‘stitute 18 to 20% ‘of the -total-U. S. ‘domestic. film. market..: That. hard| ‘core. fact. has: been“ the. ‘implicit, el, ‘not the: explicit, ‘reason-why behind all the extended reportage: in: these’ :eolumns: anent. the infinite varieties | ' ’ or-the. multiple-the|. “Showcase” | travel to. ‘Texas would: seem. to ‘be’ very active among ‘execiltives, -tout= -masters and: talent. There..are-some showmen.* who. definitely | doubt . the: value: ‘of Texas. Of that, more anon.: -~ ably-educated guess -on. how’ the. selling centres: with. outlying’ situa “ SEELING. -CENTRE -: . _ RENTALS : New. York: City, bees ene eet 18, Los Angeles :. oo “10.5 ‘San. Francisco. , cada. aes 6.. ‘|Philadelphia -. ! a cpee aes * 2. 0:39 Chicago. : be cgiteeeeceess . 15.20 Boston ee ee cece 5:10 Dallas: 22.3.3. $3 ie vpesewesee 4:40 ‘Washington -. wei eee cee s 4:15 ‘Detroit. oS avades wie 3:10 .| Atlanta: we seg ecb oseces “3:00 eR ee Bee, egeee Kansas City. ~ wlenaeeess 210 ‘Seattle .... e wet. io wee deceves 2.10 ‘Clevéland. ve geass 2.00]. Charlotte... 2.00 St. Louis. 22... T95 ‘|New’. Orleans’ Jo... ° 5° “5 (1.95, Des: Moines .: 2.02 0-600 5 55. 1.95 Cincinnati 2s 1.90 Denver 2 iv. .iis ese dsnes ‘1:75 Buffalo”... SS eeecterpebeees LT Pittsburgh’ . wees pierce ces “ 1.75 Memphis: . oe vies 1.80 New. Haven. Seve ae deace oes eee 1.30 Albany |: re . A elsce 1.10 “Miami 2s eee ee ee ee. 2. ‘Milwaukee oe or San. Antonio -..;.. “ “t ween 2 ‘Houston ft a we eae wee pace: ae * N. Y distributors. tind: ‘Many’ Wiar-|. “Hinterland |. unpredictable: « taste ‘tends. ‘to..be more” ‘eornball..so |that; say, “The .Man: Froni. Wyom|. o ing’ ‘or. “Three. Stooges” might pull | ~ -:$10% of. its: national gross from the. ~.| Texan empire. while ;so-called qual-. -ity blockbusters might: end up. with. ‘}atake . Of -harely. 2%° of national ‘réntal’ moniés’ from. the same. area.. » Fight Unemployment? | .Dallas and .Houston:are. the. topgrossing cities _of ‘Texas. : ‘is .often: necessary: for a distributor | about. this. tying up: of. ‘prints: for hegligible: ‘rentals, © "The. -bignass of: Texas is’ also. ay. shipping. and exploitation” problem, It’s 800 miles © one. point-to-point, 875 -miles.. another way. The three| way racial ‘tensions in Texas ‘worry. the York showmen; Ditto~ ordinary. folk. Some N: -¥. opinion rates Texas “aS better. broadcasting ‘than..film™ country’ -because of ‘the’ large . -population-:-of low-income N fegroes and -Mexicans.°: (Continued on. m BRee. 13). ’ “| Theatre Screen Other Neither reveals: boxoffice. data, ' Typically ‘it to” accept up to 20. smal] . towns .as:: . day-date : firstruns. ‘in ‘order fo‘get Dallas ..or“Houston, or, both, Com-. plaints “are” ‘heard. ‘in’. Manhattan: again. “shortly.:: . :of Rome ‘with Sophia: Loren, likely. 7 ‘for NBC, and. .also.. ‘hopes. to do. aj... -series.He’s hiad credits ‘in :past.on|’ -béen. formed:” ‘as a. division of . A-re-think ‘of the. ‘significance of ‘Texas: is, of .course,. very :much. in: fashion, and Texas itself confesses |": to. a similar preoccupation on ‘the i. home: ‘ground. There -is some: evi -| dence -of' a slump ‘in amusenients. .| generally, ‘including. salé. of. phono-| +graph™ disks, ‘since. the : ‘etnotional | shock of the / assassination of the President and the. sensational: on|. ‘television: murder Of. the. ‘supposed assassin, ~ _ “Interest, in. “Texas. as “contrast”: Max Youngstein Offices at U; (f i) Sa ry Film Properties ir In Mind: Also on Verge: of Producing a Play | | NONE CHEAPER THAN. _ $2.50 FOR ‘FAIR LADY’ Warners’ ‘filmization’ of “My Fair. “Lady” is set to open Oct..21, at New York’s /1,520-seat. Criterion. Theatre matinees,. will be. $2. 50. The. scale goes up to. $5.50: : _ Other Wednesday: matinee tickets : ‘are at $3 arid. $4 per, ~ "tthe cost. of ' servicing: themi.: -Notab fly «it. ‘is: now being asked;. how] , -worthwhile ‘is Texas ‘compared, to _ | the trials: and tribulations that: area. limiposes: ‘upon. film. distributors? Nobody ‘Keeps. track: of. travel, but:] : ings, . range ‘from: 8: 80: ad $480 a to $5.50 Meanwhile. herewith:“a reason. Sankay' day’ S10 rm) | tions. breakdown in percentage, of |. fhe. UL ‘S: “rentals. Potential: | .% -OF US. | ‘One-Market Prom Lin: New. York,”. according to MGM: exploitation. ‘head. ‘Emery Austin. | Campaign . ties. in with the. ‘show-') ‘| ease -opening’ of. “Sunday” ‘in 19: 7 houses : ‘in: the New York-New Jer-. | sey area: next Tuesday’ .(19): _ : This“kind .ofsplurge: would: -be |: . ‘inusual for ‘the. traditional type--of |: + opening in Gotham, where an allo-. J-eation of: perhaps. -$35, 000 ‘might ‘| be. considered normal. a7 But. with’. showease.. ‘things: are ‘more -and-more different.:The film} | advertiser. is--spending moneyfor | | national advertising. ‘which is -de-|j-signed to ‘accrue -to the. benefit of. ‘the: New. York. showcase: as: well as... -49'| around the: country. ‘In the case of |. | “Sunday:’? insertions aré.: going: -in |. | Look; McCall's ‘and. Saturday. Eve| . -0U | ning. Post.. Inother words, national j advertising is being meshed with. ) | local. advertising for. the showcase : wee TA . ‘Roland ‘Kibbee;: for. areported. $125,000: plus | | profits: from-° Dr, ‘| Franklin,. Hollywood plastic sure: ak route: Dear Charmer for. Ay. TW Director—Leader! Anton. M. Tony) Leader, veteran} television. director: who: has: -just taken ‘his. first crack ata. theatrical: “Children: of.) the. Damned”: for Metro,. is ‘of. the opinion that anyone in tv ‘wouldn’t | hesitate to. drop. ‘this. medium: for.a theatrical film. Even a low budget}: picture’ ‘has-more. to offer; he. ‘Says. “In ‘New. York Jast. week: ‘en route. featiire, this ‘being -. back ./to ‘his. adopted ‘London, ‘Leader offers .the.: thought ‘that thet filmmaker. has ‘more time to. ‘do-a}: “respectable” : job: and. his’.“efforts _ ; are more respectfully” regarded: nLexec: ‘producer: with’ Burry-Bush to ‘He: ‘stated that..the credits ‘for aj . longer} ‘whereas ‘the. ty show Stems. -to..die!. Off Yapidly: Leader. said: ‘he_ feels. . -in= | ‘good: feature ”. | ‘redound::’. no. ‘resentment ‘toward video, deed . will be active in: ‘this’ ‘field ‘He’s to direct. a: tour Ford;. “Medic,” . “Sea. Hunt,” Du ‘Pont,. Rawhide”. and other ‘shows. Leader . figured, . he. ‘tTelated, . he th dan art:picture in -“Childr n ‘of | ac ant PB re e | tion; as well as other: media. the. Damned” . and. become..a little illwhen -he.. saw -the campaign ['. “mapped. by MGM. It’s getting lurid billing... as:.:an. ‘exploitation special. He ‘later.’ came.to“realize.'that this. approach ‘Can. ‘bring ‘more. Leader. went abroad more or Tess for. ‘a onceover and. two: years. ago. |.decided: to ‘settle. in ‘his wife and two..ch dren, ‘Zachary, “London :-with see We and. Zoe... pt eee , tainment... Matinees 6n ‘Saturday’: ‘and ‘sun-{ supposed: ‘to’ be, day. are: pegged: at “$3;: $3.80. and $4:80. (Film: is. to . play. 10-a-week: |. except. on. ‘holidays when | an: extra: _matinee will be offered. ). Midweek evenings — ‘are ° to: be tariffed at $3;-$4.50' and $5.50. Fri‘day, Saturday and: Sunday. evenings. along. with’ midweek. holiday ‘even}. : rights. + Max _Youngstein, -who.: has. ‘now. [actively set. ‘up. “offices at “United . | Artists . aS An. indie producer, has several Projects’ An: the works,. ‘including. his” first venture as a Broadway producer. Although he’. ‘has a deal with "UA whereby they a and the cheapest: seat in the house, | get. what” amounts :to first refusal . ‘and this only for the. “Wednesday on his projects and also has a pic ‘to make’ for ‘Metro, : ‘in the -back of. {his mind is. another try at ‘what ” his (and Jerry Pickman’s) Enter. Corp. . of America was “a production | financing operation. . ‘But: ECA conked out and Young: ‘stein: says: that any. move back: in that. direction is a few years. away: at best. Right now he’s most con cerned with’ the development ‘of ‘several. properties, the first of _ ‘which may be ready for production. —_ this summer. ‘This ‘may -either -be “The Money Trap,” which is ‘his “|Metra committment or “Sigrid and ‘| the: “Sergeant,” ‘which: is for UA. . The producer said last week that |-“Money” : was ‘offered’ to UA ‘first ° ‘but that it -didn’tlike it and he then. took’ it. to. Metro’ where he shad a: ‘oneé-pic deal. Besides “‘Sig--.. rid,” “Tie’s-. got Robert -Rourak’'s kwell. “At: Rasdaga, ” for which .a Metro: in. ‘association with Seven. . ‘Arts has: allocated: $100, 000: for. the 5 | New. York ‘campaign’ for: “Sunday | ‘screenplay is now being written, and several others, totaling six in~ all, some of which will definitely ‘fo : via: UA, although. there. is no: obligatory — arrangement hetween the -two,. — “Youngstein: wouldn’t. reveal what his* legit project: was because. the ink isn’t fully dry onthe contracts... ‘He did. say. that.it will-be a comedy, written: by: a well-known novelist as. his ‘first legit attempt. UA so far has’ no participation . ain’: this {nor “have. any. screen rights ‘been. : (Continued: ‘on‘page. 21) RANK ‘MOLL FLANDERS IN WAKE OF ‘TOM JONES’ “. . Hollywood, Feb; 4.: i -Arthur Rank-org in. -England. ‘has purchased . story, “Moll Flanders,’ and ‘Screen play by ‘participation in ‘Robert ‘Alan: eon, and hispartner: in property,. | British produeer B.. Burry-Bush. -FRank -has: closed: deal with Para | mount: whereby . ‘Par’ will provide $1,000.000 in -financing to: Rank’s $1, 400,000, with. Par -to have West@rn. Hemisphere distribution Former: -owners. had held. prop-. erty’ for 10 years, and it’s under. ‘stood ©: “interest. ‘in.. vehicle | was Tevived. by: the. smash’ ‘of the Eng_ ‘lish. film, .“‘Tom. Jones.” Franklin, © ‘when. he acquired. property, signed | Kibbee to. write: screenplay, and. originally it. wwas to have been one -of first CinemaSeope films at 20th Fox’ but deal: fell through: . * Marcel. Hellman is slatedto be produce, It was Hellman who in-itiated 1 ‘negotiations for property. NEW, FILM. ‘SET-UP Trans-World “Skeds. ‘Two — Has . --Brazzi-Fleming. Feature . . ‘Trans-World ° Productions hag Trans — :World Associates, latter ‘Specializing in artist_ management, to deal.in motion: picture. produc: New unit, “headed by Martin B.° ‘Cohen, ‘has two-:films: on its sched ule, namely “The Speculators, ” from’ ‘the novei by John Gerstine, _cus| and. “A Cloud of Your Own,” from ‘tomers: ‘than: ‘would: have‘ been. ate}: tracted by.an artistic . -picture. a script by Mende Brown, ' Outfit ‘also has rights. to release: “Instant Love,” | starring Rossano Brazzi and Rhonda Fleming. This picture was | ‘Cohen, who-in. past also was active | Vin legit. and: Aelevision | Production. 4 uced inBrazil. by.