Progress Committee Report for 1956

Every few years something like magnetic recording or wide-screen photography comes along and there are several years of accelerated activity in the motion-picture field; 1956 was not such a year. Wide screen, stereophonic sound, and magnetic recording had all become routine. Several committee members reported that they were unable to find anything new worth reporting in their field, and some said that in the theater field research and capital improvement funds had been cut back: two newsreel companies stopped operation¹; it was expected that 6000 movie houses would close²; for the first time all companies used joint film depots³; deals were initiated for studio mergers⁴; but Hollywood was busier than ever, and much of this was the result of television and other activity.⁵

Print ISSN

0361-4573

Published

1957-05

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J11253