Boxoffice-October.29.1962

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OCTOBER 29, 1962 

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Guest Editorial 

By JOHN H. 

STEMBLER 

President. Theatre OwTiers of -\merica 

o .\E of the almost ludicrous aspects 

of our business is that there are some 17,000 

customers (the theatres of America I 

Rx: Product! 

not 

only can't get enough merchandise for their dayhy-day 

operation, but have little hope of ever 

achieving a sizable inventory. 

It is doubtful if any other major industry 

and any industry that grosses §1,500,000.000 

annually is indeed major—can make such an 

unhappy statement. 

The situation is an anachronism, because, by 

keeping product in short supply, and disregarding 

the demand, our "manufacturers" are not 

acting in their own enlightened self-interest. Despite 

their great diversification in recent years, 

our film companies still rely upon the 17.000 

theatres for their basic income, and to jeopardize 

this income through starvation does not make 

good business sense. 

This vear, our film companies will give us 

a total of about 204 new feature films. Our 

theatres could use at least 300. when it is realized 

that a single-feature house, playing two changes 

a week, needs 104 features a year, and that 

competition within the community immediately 

halves or quarters this total. 

is 

—it 

In even worse shape 

the double-feature house with the same policy 

needs 208 films a year. 

Only through ingenuitv' have theatre owners 

been able to keep operating. They are filling in 

with imported product, creating combination 

shows of revivals, and frequently finding it 

necessarv- to stretch the run of films at an 

operating loss. This condition cannot continue 

forever. 

The position of the film companies is imderstandable. 

though highly distasteful to the 

average exhibitor. Without their own theatres, 

.-ince divorcement, no film company has the 

responsibility nor economic motive to "stock" 

its 

own houses. Production costs have soared so 

greatly that each picture is an expensive gamble. 

And, with few exceptions, all of the film companies, 

with their diversified activities and reduced 

production, are making money. 

it 

Is there a way out of this dilemma? Yes, but 

wOl require that both distribution and exhibition 

take a fresh assessment of the problem, from 

a long-remge viewpoint, of what is best for their 

industry, rather than for their immediate 

personal interests. 

Production must realize that, unless theatres 

have enough product, patron attendance and 

interest cannot be sustained, and theatre operation 

cannot be profitable. 

\^ ithout their theatre 

outlets, every fihn company would be in serious 

financial difficulties. About all that would be 

required is for each film company to release a 

few more fUms annually than it has in the past 

seversJ years. The cumulative addition of 30 or 

40 films would make a tremendous difference. 

It is also axiomatic that the more times each film 

company comes to bat with additional pictures, 

the better its chances of getting a hit. 

For exhibition it means continued effort to 

find and encourage new sources of product, and 

to be readv, whenever an exhibitor-sponsored 

production program is finalized, to support such 

a program with money and playdates. 

Self-help 

bv exhibition must go hand-in-hand with film 

companv efforts to build for the future. 

The outlook, of course, is not entirely black. 

Reports of release plans by the major companies 

for 1963 indicate that, even at this early date, 

some 160 films could be completed and released 

to theatres nexl year. TTiis is encouraging. 

Further, exhibitors are building more than 250 

new theatres, many of them in shopping centers 

which represent a new source of patronage. 

Along with remodeling and refurbishing, exhibition 

is investing more than §250,000,000 in 

its theatres—clear indication that theatremen 

mav be bloody, but they have not lost their 

innate optimism. 

The Rx for our industry is more product. 

The 

mutual self-interests within our industn' must 

recognize, and then jointly cooperate to provide 

this medication.

I 

Warner 

had 

. . have 

NUMBER OF THEATRES NO BAR 

SW Lone Star Acquisition 

Sets Precedent, Levy Says 

NEW YORK—The court's approval of 

Stanley Warner's acquisition of the Lone 

Star circuit of Texas has a greater significance 

than the industry initially realized, 

in the opinion of Herman M. Levy. 

general counsel of Theatre Owners of 

America. In an analysis of the decision of 

Judge Palmieri of the U. S. District Court 

here. Levy pointed out that this was the 

first time that a former affiliated circuit 

Bros, 

i 

requested the court 

for permission to acquire as many as 37 

theatres. 

OTHER PURCHASES GRANTED 

Levy said that there had been other multiple 

acquisitions granted: seven theatres 

by National Theatres in and around Salt 

Lake City, in 1955; five "failing theatres" 

by National in Montana, in 1962; two driveins 

by Loew's in South Bend, Ind.. in 1959. 

and two "failing theatres" by American 

Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres in Tyler, 

Tex., in 196L 

"It appears from this decision," Levy 

said, "that the number of theatres involved 

in an application to acquire is not an obstacle 

to the court's granting permission 

to acquire, and that the only prohibition 

against an acquisition, regardless of the 

number of theatres involved, is that the acquisition 

will not 'unduly restrain competition' 

in the areas in which the theatres, 

sought to be acquired, are located." 

Levy explained that the court, in the 

Paramount case, retained jurisdiction of 

the case, and of some of the parties to it. 

for all appropriate purposes, adding that 

the Paramount case had been severed as 

to the various defendants. This particular 

decision concerned the defendant Warner 

Bros. Pictures. Inc.. and only insofar as its 

divorced theatre circuit was concerned. 

That divorced circuit now is owned and operated 

by the Stanley Warner Corp. The 

consent decree prohibited the successorowner 

(Stanley Warner) from acquiring 

any additional theatres unless it showed 

to the satisfaction of the court that the 

acquisition would not unduly restrain competition. 

AGREED TO DIVESTITURE 

Under this provision of the decree. Stanley 

Warner submitted to the court, for its 

approval, the purchase of 37 theatres in 13 

Texas cities and towns, most of which were 

drive-ins. Levy said the burden was on 

Stanley Warner to demonstrate to the court 

that competition in the areas of the theatres 

would not be unduly affected by this 

acquisition. Stanley Warner agreed to divest 

itself of 13 of the theatres, so that, in 

effect, the acquisition of 24 theatres was 

contemplated. 

After the application was submitted by 

Stanley Warner to acquire the Texas circuit, 

the Dept. of Justice notified more than 

100 theatre owners in the communities affected 

of the proposed acquisitions. Only 

one exhibitor attended and was heard. The 

D of J objected to the granting of the petition 

on the grounds that Stanley Warner 

D. C. Anti-Obscenity Bill 

Gets a Pocket Veto 

Washington—The anti-obscenity bill 

which was passed by Consress shortly 

before adjournament, and would affect 

only the District of Columbia, was 

given a pocket veto by President Kennedy 

who said there were constitutional 

considerations which influenced him 

not to sign the measure until Congress 

had heard his reasons. 

The bill would have permitted the 

seizure of property if an exhibitor 

showed a picture which was stamped 

as obscene by a censoring group. Although 

the President said he was in 

accord with the principles of the proposed 

legislation, he saw constitutional 

violations in it. 

Backers of the measure claimed that 

while the bill was local in concept, it 

could serve as a formula for regional 

bills. 

The President indicated that the 

measure would be brought to the attention 

of Congress when it reconvened in 

January, but that in its present form 

he did not approve. 

had "mass purchasing power" and should 

not be permitted to join with another circuit. 

Levy pointed out that the court disagreed, 

stating that there appeared to be 

no threat of "mass" or "circuit" purchasing 

power. A "naked financial potential" 

was not sufficient to block an acquisition, 

the court ruled. 

"The root of the evil" which the Paramount 

decrees sought to eliminate was that 

theatre operators with closed towns could 

use them "as a bargaining device to obtain 

favorable treatment in the competitive 

areas," the D of J contended, and that was 

why divestiture was ordered. But the court 

ruled that Stanley Warner carried no stigma 

because of the illegal actions of its predecessor. 

It stated that the "sins of the defendants 

. no relevance to the 

validity of the petition." 

In summary, there appears to be no bar 

to acquisitions by former affiliated circuits 

as long as competition is not unduly restrained. 

Fan Clubs Organization 

Holds 1st Conference 

LOS ANGELES -~ The Canadian Club 

Council, an organization formed and operated 

for the betterment of fan clubs, held 

its first Los Angeles regional conference 

at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Saturday. 

October 27. Representatives of active 

fan clubs throughout the nation which support 

numerous celebrities in every field, discussed 

their problems and plans for their 

respective groups, their achievements and 

their aims. Mrs. Jean L. Crocker is president. 

Stockholders of MPI 

To Meet December 4 

KANSAS CITY—The 1962 annual slockliolders 

meeting of Motion Picture Investors. 

Inc.. will be held in Cleveland December 

4 in conjunction with the national Allied 

States Ass'n convention, it was announced 

here this week by MPI secretary 

Byron Spencer. Among business to be taken 

up will be the election of a board of directors 

for the forthcoming year. 

Meantime. MPI treasurer Richard Orear, 

speaking before the Missouri-Illinois Theatre 

Ass'n convention in St. Louis, revealed 

that MPI currently is backing "The 

Checkered Flag," a film being made by 

Guild Studio 5 of Miami, headed by Herbert 

Vendlg. Orear said that plans for distribution 

of the film are in the signing 

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stage. He said MPI also plans to rcdistri- < 

bute "The Deadly Companions" newly 

edited and under a new title as a companion 

feature with "Checkered Flag." 

Members of the MPI executive committee 

of the board of directors were scheduled to 

meet here at noon Friday (26i to discuss 

activities of the company. 

ACE Helping to Finance 

"55 Days at Peking' 

HOLLYWOOD — American Congress of 

Exhibitors is involved in the financing of 

Samuel Bronston's "55 Days at Peking," it 

was confirmed by Allied Artists president 

Steve Broidy. 

AA is putting up part of the coin, in 

return for which it receives western hemispheric 

distribution rights, and ACE also is 

involved in the financing. It is believed to 

be the first time the exhibitors have actually 

put money into a film, although the group 

has talked about doing so for many years. 

Annual COMPO Meeting 

Set for Nov. 20 in N.Y. 

NEW YORK — The Council of Motion 

Picture Organizations will hold its annual 

meeting of the membership, board of directors 

and executive committee at the 

Americana Hotel on Tuesday, November 20, 

The meeting will be held on the day following 

the annual dinner of the Motion 

i 

Picture Pioneers and, for that reason, a 

large number of industry leaders is expected 

to attend. 

Charles E. McCarthy, executive vicepresident 

of COMPO, said that an agenda 

was being prepared calling for the executive 

committee's approval of proposed 

COMPO projects, a vote on the annua! 

budget and election of officers. 

David Raphael Is Promoted 

To Fox Continental Head 

NEW YORK—David Raphael has been 

promoted from his recent post as home office 

representative in charge of Europe and 

the Middle East for 20th Century-Fox to 

become Continental division manager for 

the company, according to Seymour Poe, 

vice-president in charge of world distribution. 

Poe has also named Andre Levy, who has 

served as traveling auditor in Europe for 

the corporation, controller of the Continental 

division. Both men will make their 

headquarters in Paris and will report directly 

to Poe in New York. 

BOXOFFICE :: October 29. 1962

8 

Stage Set for TOA's 

Miami Convention 

MIAMI BEACH — Despite tensions 

created by the situation in Cuba, a comparably 

short distance from here, everything 

was being put in order at the weekend 

for the opening next week of the 15th annual 

convention of Theatre Owners of 

America at the Americana Hotel. An attendance 

of approximately 1.000 is expected. 

Six full days of activities will start on 

Monday (5i when the nominating and 

finance committees will convene. Registration, 

too, will get under way for the early 

arrivals. That evening, the National Ass'n 

of Concessionaires will hold its president's 

banquet, preceding the NAC's concurrent 

convention. 

The TOA board will meet on Tuesday. 

The tradeshow will open that afternoon 

and continue daily from 2 to 6 p.m. until 

Friday. 

Under the theme of "The Challenge of 

Progress," the convention will open formally 

on Wednesday with an address of 

welcome by Mitchell Wolfson, honorary 

convention chairman. 

Felix J. Bilgrey, general counsel for 

Times Film Corp., and veteran industry 

attorney, will address the convention on 

Thursday 

1 devoted to the exhibitor and 

, 

the law. 

1 

Bilgrey will outline how the exhibitors 

and film distributors can work together 

to counteract theatre ads and censorship. 

Receptions and parties are scheduled for 

each evening and will wind up with the 

president's banquet on Saturday night. An 

extensive program for the delegates' wives 

has been arranged by Mrs. Sonny Shepherd, 

chairman, and her committee. 

Dale Robertson, actor-producer, also is 

sched'Jled to talk. 

Hoff Is Named to Board 

Of ABC Vending Corp. 

NEW YORK—J. 

Robert Hoff. vice-president 

and general manager of Ballantyne 

Instruments & Electronics. 

Inc.. of Omaha, 

was elected a director 

of ABC Vendnisj 

Corp., last week, it 

was announced by 

Benjamin Sherman, 

chairman of ABC. 

Hoff has served as 

Ballantyne 

general manager 

since the company 

became a wholly 

owned subsidiary of 

J. Robert Hoff 

ABC in April 1961. 

Hoff is a member of the Theatre Equipment 

& Supply Manufacturers Ass'n board 

of directors. He was a director, 1947-49; 

vice-president, 1949-51: and president, 

1951-53. He also is a member of the Society 

of Motion Picture & Television Engineers; 

Variety Club of Omaha (chief barker. 

1954-55 1 ; and a member of the board of 

directors of the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital. 

Saranac Lake, N.Y. 

He joined the former Ballantyne Co. in 

Omaha as sales manager in 1945. Hoff 

fonnerly practiced law with the firm of Hoff 

and CoUis In Chicago. 

BOXOFFICE October 29, 1962 

CONCESSIONAIRES PROGRAM READY 

New Profit Making Ideas 

NAC Convention Theme 

MIAMI BEACH—Emphasis will be placed 

on "New Format," "New Faces," "New Subjects" 

and "New 

Profit Making Ideas" 

at the annual convention 

and tradeshow 

of the National 

Ass'n of Concessionaires 

at the 

Americana Hotel here 

November 6-10, according 

to Lee Koken, 

Glen Alden Corp.. 

New York, this year's 

convention chairman. 

Koken asserted there 

would be something 

Lee Koken 

new and of particular interest to every concession 

operator, no matter what area of 

the amusement-recreation industry he 

serves. 

Outstanding leaders In almost every division 

of the food, beverage, concessions, 

and automatic merchandising industries 

will appear on the program. The NAC convention, 

held in conjunction with the Theatre 

Owners of America national convention, 

will consist of four morning meetings, 

with afternoons devoted to visiting the 

tradeshow, 

NAC directors will meet on Monday ( 5 

) 

and the first business session, on Tuesday 

morning, titled "Corns-A-Poppin'," will 

feature the popcorn segment of the program. 

Augie J. Schmitt, NAC president, 

will open the convention at this session. 

Speakers will include Don W. Mayborn. 

Comco. Baltimore: H. B. Fulford, Princeton 

Farms, Princeton, Ind.; Charles E. 

Burkhead. chief field statistics branch, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture; William E. 

Smith, executive secretaiy of the Popcorn 

Institute: Larry Goldmeier, Poppers Supply 

Co.. Philadelphia; Sydney Spiegel, 

Super Pufft Popcorn, Toronto, and Bert 

Nathan, Bert Nathan Enterprises, Brooklyn, 

N.Y. Discussions will include every 

facet of the popcorn industry from growing 

and processing through promotion of popcorn 

and manufacturing popcorn products. 

EMPHASIZE 'NAME BRANDS' 

The Wednesday morning program will 

follow a breakfast hosted by the Gold 

Medal Candy Co. and the William Wrigley 

Jr. Co. and will feature what NAC calls "the 

All-star Beverage Board of Directors" in 

"Name Brands Sell More Drinks." Participants 

will include O. "Flip" Pollon, 

Selmix-Amcoin; Bradford D. Ansley, 

vice-president. Royal Crown Cola Co.; 

Charles E. Baker, vice-president, Pepsi- 

Cola Co.; Louis Collins, executive vicepresident. 

Crush International; Thomas J. 

Deegan jr., public relations counsel, Coca- 

Cola: Wesby R. Parker, chairman and 

president, Dr Pepper Co. In addition. 

Charles V. Lipps. president of the Candy. 

Chocolate & Confectionery Institute, will 

speak on "Increase Candy Sales and Profits, 

and Patrick L. O'Malley, president, 

" 

Automatic Canteen Co. of America, will 

speak on "Commercial and Industrial 

Merchandising." 

Questions directed from the floor will follow 

all forum discussions and speeches. 

"Regional Tastes and Practices in Concessions 

and Vending," will be the subject of 

the Thursday morning business session, a 

panel discussion moderated by Irving 

Shapiro. Participants will include representatives 

from all sections of the nation 

and Canada, including Nat Buchman, Theatre 

Merchandising, Boston: Chuck Glass, 

Theatres Confections, Minneapolis: Lan-y 

Moyer, Moyer Theatres, Portland, Ore.; 

Charles Sweeney, Odeon Theatres, Toronto 

Bill Slaughter, Rowley-United Theatres, 

Dallas, and James O. Hoover, Martin Theatres, 

Columbus, Ga. Other speakers at 

the session will include C. S. Baker, All 

Weather Twin Roller Drome, Nashville, 

Tenn., on "Roller Skating Everywhere" and 

Bert Nathan, Dine-O-Rama, Inc.. Brooklyn, 

on "Discounts Everywhere." 

JOINT NAC-TOA SESSION 

A joint NAC-TOA concessions forum will 

be held Friday morning with Phil Lowe as 

moderator and Loyd O. Franklin. TOA 

cochairman, Clovis, N.M., making the introduction. 

Resumes of the previous NAC sessions 

will be given. Other speakers will include 

Philip L. Lowe, Lowe Merchandising 

Service, Newton Centre, Mass., on "Other 

Fun Spots: U.S.A.": Addison H. Verrill. 

president, Dale Systems, New York, on 

"Security; Of Vital Interest to All Concessionaires": 

Lou Abramson, executive director, 

NAC, on "Hard Tickets—Popcorn." 

Spiro J. Papas, NAC board chairman, and 

Morris Strassman, executive vice-president, 

Union News Co., New York City, also will 

speak. 

Special events prepared for women attending 

the convention will include a charm 

and personality program, a trip to Indian 

Village, a special luncheon, a boat trip to 

Seaquarium and a screening of the Children's 

Adventure Series. 

To Plug Pioneers Fete 

NEW YORK—Paul Kamey and Milton 

Livingston have been appointed cochairmen 

of the Motion Picture Pioneers publicity 

committee. Kamey is eastern publicity 

manager of Universal and Livingston a 

publicist and press contact. They will promote 

the annual Pioneers dinner, scheduled 

November 19 at the Americana Hotel, honoring 

Milton R. Rackmil. president of Universal 

Pictures and Decca Records, as the 

Pioneer of the Year. 

Harold Lasser Joins NGC 

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF —Harold Lasser, 

veteran motion pictme attorney, has 

joined National General Corp. here as the 

new general counsel of the 220-theatre circuit. 

He was fonnerly a member of the 

legal staff of Universal Pictures in New 

York.

. ."The 

Universal Lists 16 Films 

Ready or Being Lensed 

NEW YORK~In line with thf previously 

announced expansion of Universal throuRh 

its parent company. MCA. Milton R. Rackmil, 

president of Universal and Decca Records 

and vice-chairman of the board of 

MCA. has revealed that the company now 

has 16 films completed or in production 

and plans an expanded program of motion 

picture film production. 

Asserting that the company will continue 

to be a vital source of product in the years 

to come. Rackmil said. "With the si-eat supply 

of manpower we have acquired through 

our link with MCA. we will be able to provide 

greater quantity of product." The future 

program, he added, will not be ruled 

by quantity, however, but by what gives 

promise of boxoffice success. 

Product completed or now under way 

includes 

"If a Man Answers," in color, starring Sandra Dee, 

Bobby Darin, Micheline Presle, John Lund, Cesar Romero 

ond Stefanie Powers. Ross Hunter Production, 

produced by Ross Hunter, directed by Henry Levin 

"Freud," starring Montgomery Clift, Susannah York, 

Lorry Porks, Susan Kohner, Eric Portmon. John Huston 

Production, produced and directed by John Huston, 

"40 Pounds of Trouble," in Ponovision and color, 

starring Tony Curtis. Phil Silvers and Suzonne Pleshette. 

Curtis Enterprises Production, produced by Stan Margulies, 

directed by Norman Jewlson. 

"To Kill o Mockingbird," starring Gregory Peck with 

Mary Bodham, Phillip Alford, John Megna, Frank Overton. 

Pokula-Mulligon Production, produced by Alan 

Pakula, directed by Robert Mulligan. 

"The Ugly Americon," in color, starring Marlon 

Brando, Sandra Church, Eiji Okada, Jocelyn Brando. 

Produced and directed by George Englund. 

"Tommy and the Doctor," in color, starring Sandra 

Dee, Peter Fonda, Macdonald Carey, Beulah Bondi, 

Margaret Lindsay, Reginald Owen. Ross Hunter Production, 

produced by Ross Hunter, directed by Horry 

Zeller. 

"A Gothering of Eagles," in color, starring Rock 

Hudson. Rod Toylor, Mary Peach, Barry Sullivan, Produced 

by Sy Bortlett, directed by Delbert Monn, 

"Three Woy Match" (formerly "Three on a Match"), 

in color, storrinq Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Goynor, Gig 

Young, Thelma Ritter, Julie Newmar, William Bendix, 

Leslie Parrish, Produced by Robert Arthur, directed by 

Michael Gordon. 

'The List of Adrian Messenger," starring George C. 

Scott, Dana Wynter. Clive Brook, Herbert Marshall and, 

appearing in unusual character delineations, Tony Curtis, 

Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum and 

Frank Sinatra, Joel Production, produced by Edward 

Lewis, directed by John Huston, 

"The Iron Collar," starnng Audie Murphy, Kathleen 

Crowley, Chorles Drake, Produced by Gordon Kay, directed 

by R, G. Springsteen. 

"The Thrill of It All," in color, starring Doris Day, 

James Garner, Arlene Francis, Ross Hunter-Martin Melcher 

Production, directed by Norman Jewison. 

"Paranoiac," in color, starring Jonette Scott, Oliver 

Reed, Hommer Film Production, produced by Anthony 

Hinds, associate producer Basil Keys, directed by Freddie 

Francis. 

Kiss of the Vampire," in color, starring Clifford 

Evans, Edward De Souzo, Jennifer Daniel, Noel 

Willman, Hammer Film Production, produced by Anthony 

Hinds, directed by Don Shorpe, 

"Lancelot and Guinevere," in Ponovision and color, 

starring Cornel Wilde. Jean Wallace, Brian Aherne. Emblem 

Production, prcduced by Cornel Wilde and Bernard 

Luber. directed by Cornel Wilde, 

"Charode," in Ponovision and color, storring Cary 

Gront, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Motthou, Stanley Donen 

Production, produced and directed by Stanley Donen 

"Man's Favorite Sport," in color, starring Rock Hudson, 

Howard Hawks Production in association with Gibraltar 

Corp, and Laurel Productions. Produced and directed 

by Howard Hawks. 

Brackett Sues 20th-Fox 

HOLLYWOOD—Charles Brackett wound 

up what he tanned a "very happy association" 

of 13 years with 20th-Pox, simultaneously 

filing a breach-of-contract suit 

against the company. Legal action is asking 

approximately a half-year's wages at 

S3,000 weekly. 

They Can't Spend Money 

In Winsted on March 1 

WINSTED. CONN.—When Columbia 

Pictures' "The Man Prom the Diners' 

Club" has its world premiere here 

on March 13, the use of money will be 

prohibited for a period of 24 hours. 

This will be decreed by an ordinance 

passed by the council of this city of almost 

10,000 population. 

The ordinance was designed to aid 

and abet the world premiere of the 

Danny Kaye film. It stated that it shall 

be "unlawful for any merchant to 

accept cash for any article purchased, 

or for any merchant to accept cash for 

any article sold, but all transactions 

shall be charged to the Diners' Club 

Card." The Worldwide Single Credit 

Card Corp. will issue special cards to 

the entire population. 

Mayor John Lynch said he was proud 

that Winsted had been selected for the 

world premiere and that he was "especially 

pleased to participate in this 

progressive experiment in the use of 

credit, which may prove to the business 

world that the future method of 

transacting business will be through 

such a device as a single credit card." 

Ask Bertero to Arbitrate 

Wage Case With NGC 

LOS ANGELES—National General Coitd. 

(formerly National Theatres and Television, 

Inc.) last week won the first battle 

in its legal war with the company's former 

president, John Bertero. Bertero was National 

General's president from Oct. 1, 1958 

to Dec. 1, 1959 when he resigned his office 

and also resigned as president of National 

General's subsidiary, Pox West Coast 

Theatres Corp. 

National General has charged that a contract 

which Bertero made with the company 

when he resigned as president is imfaii-, 

invalid and cancelable. Under the 

contract Bertero receives $45,000 a year for 

five years and other sums for an additional 

five years, plus other benefits, regardless of 

whether he does any work for NGC. 

Last week Los Angeles Superior Court 

Judge Parks Still well, on the petition of 

National General and over the protests of 

Bertero, ordered Bertero to submit to arbitration 

for a decision on NGC's charges. 

PM Award to 'Barabbas' 

NEW YORK — "Barabbas," a Dino De 

Laurentiis production, presented by Columbia 

Pictures, starring Anthony Quinn. 

and costarring Silvana Mangano, Katy 

Jurado. Arthur Kennedy, Harry Andrews. 

Jack Palance, Vittorio Gassman, Ernest 

Borgnine, has been given the Parents' Magazine 

Special Merit Award for November. 

Reid H. Ray Elected 

SMPTE President 

CHICAGO—Reid H. Ray. president of 

Reid H. Ray Pilm Indu.stries of St. Paul, 

Minn., has been elected president of the 

Society of Motion Picture and Television 

Engineers, succeeding John W. Sei"vies, 

vice-president of National Theatre Supply 

Co., New York. Ray's election was announced 

at the 92nd annual SMPTE convention 

hei'e following count of mail ballots. 

He will take over as president on January 

1. 

Other new officers include Ethan M. 

Stifle, manager of the east coast division, 

motion picture film department of Eastman 

Kodak Co., as executive vice-president; 

Herbert E. Panner of the University 

of Southern California faculty as editorial 

vice-president; George W. Colburn, president 

of G. W. Colburn Laboratory, Highland 

Park. 111., convention vice-pi-esident; 

Robert G. Hufford, physici-st, motion picture 

film department, Eastman Kodak Co.. 

secretary. 

Named to the board of governors for 1963 

were Max Beard, U.S. Naval Ordnance 

Laboratory, and Joseph T. Dougherty, E. I. 

du Pont de Nemours & Co.. for the eastern 

region; Kenneth M. Mason, Eastman 

Kodak Co., Chicago, and James L. Wassell, 

Bell & Howell, Chicago, for the central 

region; William E. Gephart jr., General 

Film Laboratory, California, and Ralph E. 

Lovell, Westrex Co., California, for the 

western region; Roger J. Beaudry, Pathe- 

DeLuxe of Canada, for the Canadian 

region. 

The week-long convention, held at the 

Drake Hotel here, included presentation of 

equipment papers and demonstration of 

new photographic equipment, as well as 

sessions on cinematography, television 

equipment, 8mm sound film and highspeed 

photography. 

Annual SMPTE Awards were presented 

at a ceremony on Tuesday night at which 

James Robertson of the National Educational 

Television & Radio Center was guest 

speaker. Recipients of awards were: 

Journol Award— Fred H, Perrin, for "What Is the 

Sensitivity of a Photographic System?" 

E. du Pont Gold Medal Award— Dr, Harold E. 

I. 

Edgerton, 

Herbert 

Massachusetts 

T. Kalmus 

Institute 

Gold Medal 

of Technology. 

Award— Paul W. 

Vittum, Eastman Kodak Co, 

Samuel L, Warner Memorial Award— Lawrence W. 

Dovee, president of Century Projector Corp. 

David Sornoff Gold Medal Award— Pierre Mertz, 

consulting 

Progress 

engineer. 

Medal Award— Dr. Frank G. Bock, president 

of Zoomor. Inc. 

Twelve men received Fellowship Awards in the Society 

Millord W, Baldwin |r., Joseph T. Dougherty, 

George T, Eaton, Henry M, Fisher, Theodore H, Fogelrran, 

H, Theodore Hording, George T, Keene, John A. 

Leermakers, James A. Moses, John W. Wentworth, Joseph 

D. White and Daan M. Zwick, 

Filmack of Chicago Offers 

Exhibitor Sales Aids 

CHICAGO — Pilmack, maker of screen 

trailers, is offering two sales aids to exhibitors 

in selling merchant ads during the 

Christmas season, according to Bernard 

Mack, president of Pilmack. 

Por the first time, the company is extending 

free promotional mailing pieces, which 

exhibitors can mail to local merchants. Pilmack 

also will furnish samples of Christmas 

merchant ads on film, in color and black and 

white, and a viewer as a further aid in selling 

merchants. 

BOXOFFICE October 29. 1962

20th-Fox Sets Eleven 

Releases Jan.-July 

NEW YORK—"The World of Marilyn 

Monroe," a feature-length documentary 

depicting the actress' career, has been 

added to the release schedule of 20th Century-Pox 

for January. The CinemaScope- 

De Luxe Color film will show highlights and 

clips from her films, including the uncompleted 

"Something's Got to Give." 

Also for January release, following prerelease 

showings at the yearend holidays, 

are "The Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah," 

a Titanus production in De Luxe 

Color, starring Pier Angeli, Stewart 

Granger and Stanley Baker and directed 

by Robert Aldrich, and "The 

Young Guns of Texas," in CinemaScope 

and De Luxe Color, starring Jim Mitchum, 

Jody McCrea and Alana Ladd, and "The 

Day Mars Invaded Earth," in CinemaScope, 

starring Kent Taylor and Marie Windsor. 

The two February releases will be "The 

Lion," in CinemaScope and De Luxe Color, 

starring William Holden, Capucine and 

Trevor Howard, and the re-release of "The 

Robe," the first CinemaScope feature, a 

Prank Ross production in De Luxe Color, 

starring Richard Burton, Jean Simmons 

and Victor Mature. 

In March will come "Nine Hours to 

Rama," filmed in India and England in 

CinemaScope and De Luxe Color, starring 

Horst Buchholz, Jose Perrer, Diane Baker 

and Robert Morley, and Robert Youngson's 

compilation of famous comedies. "Thirty 

Years of Fun." 

The April release will be Jerry Wald's "A 

Woman in July," in CinemaScope and 

De Luxe Color, starring Joanne Woodward, 

Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor and Gypsy 

Rose Lee. Titanus' "The Leopard." made in 

Europe in CinemaScope and De Luxe Color, 

starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale 

and Alain Delon. directed by Luchino Visconti. 

will be prereleased in May. followed 

by general release in June. The regular 

June release will be Titanus' "The Condemned 

of Altona," starring Sophia Loren, 

Maximilian Schell, Predric March and 

Robert Wagner with Vittorio De Sica 

directing. 

Pearlayne to Distribute 

Three German Classics 

HOLLYWOOD — Pearlayne 

Productions 

has acquired three German classics directed 

by Curtis Bernhardt in Germany, prior to 

World War 11, for distribution in American 

art houses and universities. 

The deal was consummated between Gene 

Taft, Pearlayne production chief and Spitzenorganization 

der Filmwurtschaft, which 

acquired all UFA films. Included are "The 

Last Company" and "The Man Who Killed." 

both of which star Conrad Veidt, and "The 

Tunnel." starring Paul Hartmann. 

Dudelson Is Elected Head 

Of Alexander TV Firm 

NEW YORK—Stanley Dudelson, who has 

resigned as sales manager of syndication for 

Screen Gems, has been elected president of 

M.&A. Alexander Productions by the board 

of directors of the 12-year-old television 

firm. Prior to Screen Gems. Dudelson was 

associated with United Artists and RKO. 

20th Century-Fox to BuiId 

Manpower for Future 

Shelton Heads 20th-Fox 

Foreign Subsidiary 

NEW YORK—William Shelton. previously 

affi'iated with Times Film. Cameo 

International and 

Cinemiracle. has been 

named operating head 

of a newly formed 

subsidiary of 20th 

Century-Fox for the 

acquisition and distribution 

of "specialized 

product." according to 

Seymour Poe. vicepi 

esident in charge of 

w 01 Idwide distribution 

WilUam Shelton In view of the impact 

on the U.S. market 

in the last few years of a number of topgrossing 

films from abroad. 20th-Fox can 

no longer ignore what has become a major 

source of revenue, according to Poe, who 

said that such films have gone beyond 

mere "art house" acceptance. He mentioned 

that "audience tastes have broadened over 

the past several years" and these pictures 

now have wide acceptance in areas where 

they previously had only limited appeal. 

Shelton said he plans to announce a program 

of pictures .shortly. He had previously 

been associated with the introduction 

to the U.S. of "Devil in the Flesh," 

"One Summer of Happiness" and "The 

Game of Love." all foreign-language films. 

AFM Hails AlP for Jobs 

To American Musicians 

Hollywood—American International 

Pictures has been hailed by the American 

Federation of Musicians for a "best 

performance" by employers in maintaining 

American labor standards" and 

"providing adequate argument against 

runaway filmmaking." 

In an unprecedented letter to James 

H. Nicholson. AIP president, musicians 

union head Herman D. Renin thanked 

the motion picture company on behalf 

of one-quarter million American professional 

musicians for "services above 

and beyond the call of duty of contract 

compulsion." 

According to Renin, "our Hollywood 

office has informed me that American 

International Pictures has not only 

produced and scored with live musicians, 

six feature motion pictures in 

the last 12 months, but has supplemented 

the foreign-made music backgrounds 

on the four completed films 

you purchased abroad with scores 

played by American musicians. 

"This to me is evidence sufficient that 

the performance of American Federation 

of Musicians members and the facilities 

of American recording studios 

provide adequate argument against 

runaway filmmaking." Renin added. 

NEW YORK—Twentieth Century-Fox is 

going after manpower for the future. Repeating 

a similar project of several years 

ago, the company will start at once to build 

a corps of at least 100 potential yomig 

executives who will represent the future 

reservoir. 

According to Seymour Poe, vice-president 

in charge of worldwide distribution, 

these men will serve in various capacities 

throughout 20th-Fox's far-flung operations 

as a "second line of defense" with an eye 

to assuming top executive responsibilities 

in the years to come. Each man must be 

under 30 years of age. 

Poe said that a business background was 

a strong prerequisite, but experience in 

motion pictures or training in the functions 

of any of the company's subsidiaries 

would not be a necessary qualification. 

"We want college graduates, men of high 

scholastic training and high ambitions," 

Poe said. "If these men are to serve in foreign 

fields, they should be bilingual. We 

hope to make some selections from people 

abroad and, automatically, those will be at 

least bilingual. Some of these young men 

will have a knowledge of basic commercial 

law: others will have a working knowledge 

of accountancy or journalism." 

Poe said the company was looking to augment 

its present organization and to have 

leadership in reserve. This continuing 

principle, he added, would assure the corporation 

the logical inheritors of "21st 

Century-Fox." 

The initial testing phase of the program 

will last for a maximum of two years. Poe 

said that any of the "first wave" who did 

not make a substantial move within the 

organization in that period would be 

released. 

Clasa Films of Mexico 

Signs Gavin for 3 Films 

MEXICO CITY—Clasa Films, Mexico's 

largest independent production company, 

announced the signing of John Gavin to 

star in three pictures which will mark 

Mexico's initial entry into the international 

film market. 

Gavin's first picture will be "Night Call," 

based on the book of short stories, "The 

Man Nobody Knows," by B. Traven, a mysterious 

writer on whose novel, "The Treasure 

of the Sierra Madre," was based. That 

film won three Academy Awards. Roberto 

Gavaldon will produce and direct "Night 

Call." The production is slated to start 

after Gavin completes his role in Titanus' 

"The Challenge," which will commence 

shooting in Rome next March. 

Gift Certificates to Cinerama 

LOS ANGELES—Anticipating the coming 

holiday rush for all performances of 

MGM's Cinerama "The Wonderful World 

of the Brothers Grimm." MGM has mailed 

special Christmas gift certificates to the 33 

Cinerama theatres throughout the counti"y 

where the George Pal production is now 

playing. 

BOXOFTICE October 29, 1962

and 

Millar and Turman, Producing in 

England, Plan Their Next in U,S. 

LONDON—After two pictures in England, 

both necessitated by stories with 

British locations and backgrounds, 31- 

year-old Stuart Millar and 34-year-old 

Lawrence Turman will be glad to get back 

to the United States for their next films 

for United Artists release. 

Although British technicians and studio 

workers are cooperative and the actual 

filming takes only a short time longer than 

in Hollywood or New York. Millar and Turman 

believe in taking over American stars 

to insure strong boxoffice value in the 

U. S. Their first picture completed in England 

early this summer. "The Lonely 

Stage." starred Judy Garland and. for this 

film, they also sent for Aline MacMahon. 

the American character actress whom they 

name "our good luck charm." Miss Mac- 

Mahon played in their first production for 

UA. "The Young Doctors," which was entirely 

filmed in New York and was released 

in September 1961. 

SUSAN HAYWARD STARS 

For their current British-made film. 

"Summer Flight." they brought over Susan 

Hayward to play the starring role which 

was created by Bette Davis in 1939 as "Dark 

Victory." This new version of the story was 

written for the screen by Jessamyn West. 

American author. Also in the picture is 

Diane Baker, also from Hollywood, and the 

American director is Daniel Petrie. Two 

British leading men. Michael Craig and 

Edward Judd, are costarred in "Summer 

Flight" and the British stage star, Basil 

Sydney, is featured. 

In "The Lonely Stage." which costars 

the British Dirk Bogarde. the director was 

Ronald Neame. also from England. Both 

pictures were made at the Shepperton Studios 

with "Summer Flight" a Mlrisch- 

Barbican presentation but both for UA release. 

Millar and Tui'man were bundled up 

while on the outdoor set of a huge mansion 

surrounded by well-kept gardens outside of 

Ascot, near London. They both had praise 

for Miss Hayward. who was shivering in a 

low-cut evening gown during the chill 

night-time filming of a garden scene with 

Miss Baker. They also said that, despite 

rumors of Judy Garland's temperament, 

she worked hard and was "most cooperative" 

during the filming of "The Lonely 

Stage." 

BOTH FROM LOS ANGELES 

Millar and Turman, who are both products 

of Los Angeles public schools, gravitated 

naturally to films. Turman became 

an agent handling Audrey Hepburn and 

Elizabeth Taylor, among others, for the 

Kurt Frings Agency, while Millar was assigned 

to the Army Signal Corps doing documentaries 

during the Korean War, first 

at Astoria, Long Island, then in Germany. 

Millar became associate to producer-director 

William Wyler on "Friendly Persuasion" 

and then he produced "The Young 

Stranger" and "Stage Struck" for William 

Dozier of RKO. After a year's contract at 

MGM, during which he failed to get together 

on properties, he severed his con- 

Lawrence Turman, left, and Stuart 

Millar, young producers of features for 

United Artists, chat with Frank Leyendeeker 

of BOXOFFICE at the Ascot 

outdoors filming near London for 

"Summer Flight," a Mirisch-Barbican 

film starring Susan Hayward. 

nection to form Millar-Turman Productions 

with Turman, who was his agent. 

The first Millar-Turman picture was 

"The Young Doctors," made with Drexel 

Films, Dick Clark's motion picture firm. 

For the future, also for United Artists 

release. Millar-Turman will produce the 

film version of Gore Vidal's Broadway 

stage success, "The Best Man," scheduled 

to start early in 1963, and then they will 

do "Cast the First Stone," being written 

by Abby Mann, who won an Academy 

Award for his screenplay of "Judgment at 

Nuremberg." 

Ernest Sands Is Named 

AA Domestic Sales Head 

NEW YORK — Ernest Sands has resigned 

as general sales manager of Astor 

Pictures and will join 

Allied Artists November 

5 as domestic 

sales manager, ac- 

Ernest 

Sands 

cording to Edward 

M o r e y. vice-president. 

Sands, who has 

been with Astor for 

the past year, served 

in various executive 

sales posts with Warner 

Bros, for 12 years. 

Morey said that 

"Ernie Sands brings 

with him an excellent background of distribution 

experience which will prove a 

valuable asset to Allied Artists and exhibitors 

alike. We are pleased to have him 

with us and welcome him to our organization." 

Lubin and Uris Plan Film 

NEW YORK—Producer Ronald Lubin 

and author Leon Uris will produce the latter's 

best-selling novel, "Mila 18," as an 

independent joint venture. Uris will write 

the screenplay. Uris' two previous novels. 

"Battle Cry " "Exodus." were made 

into pictures by Warner Bros, and Otto 

Preminger for United Artists, respectively. 

Worldwide Festival 

To Be in Hollywood 

HOLLYWOOD—Hollywood's first International 

Film Festival, long anticipated by 

filmmakers throughout the world, will become 

a reality of major stature in 1963 

under the sponsorship of the Screen Producers 

Guild, according to an announcement 

made by Lawrence Weingarten, 

president of the SPG. 

Decision to spearhead this American 

event of worldwide importance, which will 

include television films as well as theatrical 

motion pictures, was made at a special 

meeting of the executive board of the 

Screen Producers Guild. 

Walter M. Mirisch and John Houseman 

have been appointed cochairmen of the 

American Film Festival committee. All 

guilds and unions, as well as producing 

companies and distributors, will be invited 

to join with the SPG in planning and executing 

what Weingarten declared will be 

"designed to be the most elaborate and 

dramatic festival ever held." 

The SPG president also said. "It is with 

enormous pride that the Screen Producers 

Guild undertakes the responsibility of coordinating 

the first American Film Festival. 

We know that this most important event 

will enjoy the enthusiastic participation of 

every member of the motion picture industry. 

Entries and artists from every film 

producing center in the world Vvfill be invited 

to this festival. Competitions will be 

conducted and prizes awarded in all categories 

of creative filmmaking." 

Within the next few weeks the SPG will 

reveal detailed plans for the festival. They 

are communicating their plans to the State 

Department and the United States Information 

Agency and are requesting the fullest 

possible government cooperation. 

Prize-winning filmmakers Pare Lorentz 

and Sidney Peterson and industry filmproducing 

executive W. J. Blaskovich will 

judge the "Film As Communication" competition 

of 16mm nontheatrical films at this 

year's San Francisco International Film 

Festival. 

The finalists in the 16mm winners 

will be shown at the Metro Theatre on November 

7-9. The public is invited free of 

charge, for in addition to the screenings, 

there will be panel discussions. 

Martin Manulis to Judge 

At Monte Carlo Festival 

MONTE CARLO — Motion picture 

and 

television producer Martin Manulis has accepted 

an invitation from the Committee of 

the Third International Television Festival 

of Monte Carlo to be one of the two U.S. 

members of the 11-member jury now being 

chosen from individuals throughout the 

world who have made outstanding contributions 

to the creative arts. After having 

won 11 Emmy Awards for his television 

activities, he recently completed his first 

motion picture production, "Days of Wine 

and Roses," for Warner Bros. 

Manulis will arrive in Monte Carlo January 

8 for a week of screenings of the entries 

prior to the presentation of the Golden 

Nymph awards at a gala awards dinner on 

January 19. 

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Millar and Turman, Producing in 

England, Plan Their Next in U.S, 

LONDON— Aflci- two pictures in England, 

both necessitated by stories with 

British locations and backgrounds. 31- 

year-old Stuart Millar and 34-year-old 

Lawrence Turman will be glad to get back 

to the United States for their next films 

for United Artists release. 

Although British technicians and studio 

workers are cooperative and the actual 

filming takes only a short time longer than 

in Hollywood or New York. Millar and Turman 

believe in taking over American stars 

to insure strong boxoffice value in the 

U. S. Their first picture completed in England 

early this summer. "The Lonely 

Stage." starred Judy Garland and. for this 

film, they also sent for Aline MacMahon. 

the American character actress whom they 

name "our good luck charm." Miss Mac- 

Mahon played in their first production for 

UA. "The Young Doctors." which was entirely 

filmed in New York and was released 

in September 1961. 

SUSAN HAYWARD STARS 

For their current British-made film. 

"Summer Flight." they brought over Susan 

Hayward to play the starring role which 

was created by Bette Davis in 1939 as "Dark 

Victory." This new version of the story was 

written for the screen by Jessamyn West. 

American author. Also in the picture is 

Diane Baker, also from Hollywood, and the 

American director is Daniel Petrie. Two 

British leading men. Michael Craig and 

Edward Judd. are costarred in "Summer 

Flight" and the British stage star. Basil 

Sydney, is featured. 

In "The Lonely Stage." which costars 

the British Dirk Bogarde, the director was 

Ronald Neame, also from England. Both 

pictures were made at the Shepperton Studios 

with "Summer Flight" a Mirisch- 

Barbican presentation but both for UA release. 

Millar and Tui'man were bundled up 

while on the outdoor set of a huge mansion 

surrounded by well-kept gardens outside of 

Ascot, near London. They both had praise 

for Miss Hayward. who was shivering in a 

low-cut evening gown during the chill 

night-time filming of a garden scene with 

Miss Baker. They also said that, despite 

rumors of Judy Garland's temperament, 

she worked hard and was "most cooperative" 

during the filming of "The Lonely 

Stage." 

BOTH FROM LOS ANGELES 

Millar and Turman, who are both products 

of Los Angeles public schools, gravitated 

naturally to films. Tm-man became 

an agent handling Audrey Hepburn and 

Elizabeth Taylor, among others, for the 

Kurt Frings Agency, while Millar was assigned 

to the Army Signal Corps doing documentaries 

during the Korean War, first 

at Astoria, Long Island, then in Germany. 

Millar became associate to producer-director 

William Wyler on "Friendly Persuasion" 

and then he produced "The Young 

Stranger" and "Stage Struck" for William 

Dozier of RKO. After a year's contract at 

MOM, during which he failed to get together 

on properties, he severed his con- 

Lawrence Turman, left, and Stuart 

Millar, young producers of features for 

United Artists, chat with Frank Leyendecker 

of BOXOFFICE at the Ascot 

outdoors filming near London for 

"Summer Flight," a Mirisch-Barbican 

film starring Susan Hayward. 

nection to form Millar-Turman Productions 

with Turman, who was his agent. 

The first Millar-Turman picture was 

"The Young Doctors," made with Drexel 

Films, Dick Clark's motion picture firm. 

For the future, also for United Artists 

release. Millar-Turman will produce the 

film version of Gore Vidal's Broadway 

" 

stage success, "The Best Man, scheduled 

to start early in 1963, and then they will 

do "Cast the First Stone," being written 

by Abby Mann, who won an Academy 

Award for his screenplay of "Judgment at 

Nuremberg." 

Ernest Sands Is Named 

AA Domestic Sales Head 

NEW YORK — Ernest Sands has resigned 

as general sales manager of Astor 

Pictures and will join 

Allied Artists November 

5 as domestic 

sales manager, ac- 

Ernest 

Sands 

cording to Edward 

M o r e y, vice-president. 

Sands, who has 

been with Astor for 

the past year, served 

in various executive 

sales posts with Warner 

Bros, for 12 years. 

Morey said that 

"Ernie Sands brings 

with him an excellent background of distribution 

experience which will prove a 

valuable asset to Allied Artists and exhibitors 

alike. We are pleased to have him 

with us and welcome him to our organization." 

Lubin and Uris Plan Film 

NEW YORK—Producer Ronald Lubin 

and author Leon Uris will produce the latter's 

best-selling novel. "Mila 18." as an 

independent joint venture. Uris will write 

the screenplay. Uris' two previous novels. 

"Battle Cry" and "Exodus." were made 

into pictures by Warner Bros, and Otto 

Preminger for United Artists, respectively. 

Worldwide Festival 

To Be in Hollywood 

HOLLYWOOD—Hollywood's first International 

Film Festival, long anticipated by 

filmmakers throughout the world, will become 

a reality of major stature in 1963 

under the sponsorship of the Screen Producers 

Guild, according to an announcement 

made by Lawrence Weingarten, 

president of the SPG. 

Decision to spearhead this American 

event of worldwide importance, which will 

include television films as well as theatrical 

motion pictures, was made at a special 

meeting of the executive board of the 

Screen Producers Guild. 

Walter M. Mirisch and John Houseman 

have been appointed cochairmen of the 

American Film Festival committee. All 

guilds and unions, as well as producing 

companies and distributors, will be invited 

to join with the SPG in planning and executing 

what Weingarten declared will be 

"designed to be the most elaborate and 

dramatic festival ever held." 

The SPG president also said, "It is with 

enormous pride that the Screen Producers 

Guild undertakes the responsibility of coordinating 

the first American Film Festival. 

We know that this most important event 

will enjoy the enthusiastic participation of 

every member of the motion picture industry. 

Entries and artists from every film 

producing center in the world will be invited 

to this festival. Competitions will be 

conducted and prizes awarded in all categories 

of creative filmmaking." 

Within the next few weeks the SPG will 

reveal detailed plans for the festival. They 

are communicating their plans to the State 

Department and the United States Information 

Agency and are requesting the fullest 

possible government cooperation. 

Prize-winning filmmakers Pare Lorentz 

and Sidney Peterson and industry filmproducing 

executive W. J. Blaskovich will 

judge the "Film As Communication" competition 

of 16mm nontheatrical films at this 

year's San Francisco International Film 

Festival. 

The finalists in the 16mm winners 

will be shown at the Metro Theatre on November 

7-9. The public is invited free of 

charge, for in addition to the screenings, 

there will be panel discussions. 

Martin Manulis to Judge 

At Monte Carlo Festival 

MONTE CARLO — Motion picture 

and 

television producer Martin Manulis has accepted 

an invitation from the Committee of 

the Third International Television Festival 

of Monte Carlo to be one of the two U.S. 

members of the 11 -member jury now being 

chosen from individuals throughout the 

world who have made outstanding contributions 

to the creative arts. After having 

won 11 Emmy Awards for his television 

activities, he recently completed his first 

motion picture production, "Days of Wine 

and Roses," for Warner Bros. 

Manulis will arrive in Monte Carlo January 

8 for a week of screenings of the entries 

prior to the presentation of the Golden 

Nymph awards at a gala awards dinner on 

January 19. 

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CHICAGO — Alliance Amusement Co., 

operate movie theatres. Alliance wants to 

own any CATV system within our audience 

area 

Ẇe cannot affoi'd to turn our heads 

away from progress. The motion pictiu-e 

industry made a big mistake by fighting 

television instead of joining it at its inception. 

It behooves us to have an open 

mind, and profit by our mistakes." 

Sidney Harman, president of the Jerrold 

Coi-p. expressed his gratification with the 

developing scope of Alliance and Jerrold 

oint interests. 

New England Variety Club 

Honors Mickey Daytz 

BOSTON—The Variety Club of New 

England paid tribute to Mickey Daytz at a 

testimonial luncheon which was held in the 

Georgian Room of the Statler Hilton Hotel, 

Tuesday (23). 

A prominent figui-e in the motion pictui-e 

industry for the past 17 years, Daytz started 

in Albany, N.Y., as a salesman for Warner 

Bros, and then was elevated to the position 

Df sales manager in the Boston office. He 

left Warner Bros, in 1951 to head his own 

ircuit and now supervises more than 70 

theatres throughout New England. 

Sheldon H. Levine to NTA Post 

HOLLYWOOD—Kenneth Herts, president 

3f Herts-Lion, has appointed Sheldon H. 

Levine, a former executive with National 

Telefilm Associates, exclusive sales representative 

for the Orient. 

BETWEEN THE LINES 

-By AL STEEN 

longtime operator of a circuit of theatres 

and drive-ins in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin 

and Washington state, has started construction 

of a community antenna television 

A Consent Decree Angle There's Still Time 

system at Streator, a city of 20,000 

'TJNDER the consent decrees in the case of THERE'S still time for members of Theatre 

Owners of America, and non-mem- 

southwest of here. 

United States vs. Paramount, et al, 

Alliance already is deep in the antenna 

successor-owners of former affiliated circuits 

are prevented from acquiring theatres vention in Miami Beach in case they have 

bers, to decide on attending the TOA con- 

TV field at Marseilles and Ottawa, 111., and 

has applications for projects at Logansport 

and other Indiana cities. 

unless they can show that such acquisitions been on the fence in making up their minds. 

"will not unduly restrain competition." Last-minute deciders may not be able to 

S. J. Gregory, president, pointed out that 

antemia TV is one prong of the The most recent okay by the court of a stay at the Americana Hotel because of 

circuit's 

circuit's 

diversification program which the company 

acquisition is discussed by Herman capacity reservations, but there are excellent 

nearby hostelries where there are 

started four years ago with construction of Levy, general counsel of Theatre Owners of 

a McDonald drive-in restaurant. The theatre 

firm now operates ten such eating The unanswered question is, what con- 

America, in this issue of Boxoffice. 

available rooms. 

The convention opens formally on 

places. 

stitutes unduly restraint of competition? 

Wednesday (7) and, in these days of air 

travel, 

Alliance's television enterprises ai'e joint The term never has been 

an exhibitor in the farthest corner 

clearly defined. 

of the state of Washington still has time 

ventures with Jerrold Electronics Corp. of It could mean the utilization of big buying 

to 

Philadelphia, pioneer in this field and rated power to the detriment of a circuit's competitor 

and that is just about the extent 

be present. 

the outstanding operator and authority on 

This year's TOA event shapes up as a 

to 

antenna TV. The Ottawa system, in operation 

a little more than a year, serves more quiring circuit still would have to abide by on the agenda will be the encouragement 

which the definition might apply. An ac- 

most constructive foi-um. Among the topics 

than 40 per cent of that community's the order that the licensing of pictures shall 

of more product, combatting pay TV, censorship, 

classification, wages and hours, im- 

homes. 

be on a theatre-by-theatre basis. If a competitor 

should find that he was being hurt proved theatre operation, new trends, new 

"The theatre owner's knowledge of the 

entertainment field," Gregory said, "and by the circuit's enti-y into his territory, his equipment and general new developments. 

his thorough understanding of the entertainment 

requirements of the public make trust suit. 

only recourse could be the filing of an anti- 

And all this will be climaxed on the night 

of November 10 at the gala President's 

Banquet. The evening social programs will 

community antenna system ownership a One thing that must be remembered is 

be loaded with activities and there will be 

natural for theatre operators. It is highly that even though the decree pei-mits certain 

practices, if they are in violation of the 

plenty of fun for the ladies during the days. 

likely that theatre owners will find this 

It is expected that almost 1,000 leading 

field increasingly attractive. 

antitrust laws, they are illegal because the 

exhibitors will be on hand, including some 

"It's just not reasonable to hold the point Sherman Act supersedes decrees. 

from Puerto Rico and England. As TOA 

of view that the CATV system poses a Now that it has been determined that a points out in its latest bulletin: 

thi-eat to the theatre owner. More to the former affiliated circuit may acquire any "It is a convention no progressive exhibitor 

can afford to miss!" 

point, is the question, who will own the niunber of theatres, subject to fair competition, 

there may be a rash of applications 

CATV system? The theatre owner, or another 

industry group? In towns where we in the months to 

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come. 

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A.C.E. Films Status 

TJEPEATEDLY, we have been asked what 

progress had been made with A.C.E. 

Films and repeatedly we had to reply that 

we didn't know, because Infonnation appeared 

to be meager. Checking up on the 

situation, however, a few scraps were gleaned, 

but nothing very decisive. 

The prospectus, it was learned, had been 

submitted to the Securities and Exchange 

Commission and that's where it is now. 

The reason for the delay in giving approval 

or otherwise has not been made 

clear. It is reported that the SEC recently 

has tightened up on approving certain 

types of public offerings, but the A.C.E. 

setup certainly appears to be above board 

and should not pose any problem. 

If there is any belief that the production 

financing company will not go through 

with its charted course, there seems to be 

no foundation for it. Prom all indications, 

A.C.E. Films is still in business and will 

continue to be. 

It's only the delay in getting started 

that's causing the anxiety. Maybe it won't 

be long before some substantial news will 

be forthcoming. 

Rock Hudson's Next for U-I Set 

HOLLYWOOD—Rock Hudson has been 

set to star in "Man's Favorite Sport," which 

Howard Hawks will produce and direct for 

The Obscenity Bill 

THE pocket-veto which President Kennedy 

gave to the District of Columbia antiobscenity 

bill should be of interest to every 

exhibitor because its passage in Washington 

could have set a formula for similar 

measures throughout the nation. The 

President's decision not to sign the bill does 

not mean, however, that the possibility of 

it still becoming a law has been eliminated. 

The President merely pointed out that the 

reasons for his refusal to sign the measure 

should be brought to the attention of Congress, 

which will reconvene in January. 

The Washington proposed legislation not 

only called for classification of motion pictures, 

but would have permitted the padlocking 

of theatres and confiscation of 

equipment if any pictures were shown 

which later were determined to be obscene, 

lewd or indecent. The bill went through the 

Senate without discussion and passed a roll 

call vote in the House, despite protests of 

some Congressmen and editorial condemnation 

in the press. John Stembler, president 

of Theatre Owners of America, and Sidney 

Schreiber, general counsel of Motion Picture 

Ass'n of America, sent personal letters 

to President Kennedy in opposition to the 

bill. 

Universal-International. Hawks, John Fenton 

Murray and Steve McNeil are scripting, 

the coproduction of Gibraltar Corp., Lam'el 

Productions, Hawks' unit and Universal. 


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CATV in Illinois 

CHICAGO — Alliance Amusement Co., 

longtime operator of a circuit of theatres 

and drive-ins in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin 

and Washington state, has started constiuction 

of a community antemia television 

system at Streator. a city of 20,000 

southwest of here. 

Alliance already is deep in the antenna 

TV field at Marseilles and Ottawa, 111., and 

has applications for projects at Logansport 

and other Indiana cities. 

S. J. Gregory, president, pointed out that 

antenna TV is one prong of the circuit's 

diversification program which the company 

started four years ago with construction of 

a McDonald drive-in restaurant. The theatre 

firm now operates ten such eating 

places. 

Alliance's television enterprises ai'e joint 

ventures with Jerrold Electronics Corp. of 

Philadelphia, pioneer in this field and rated 

the outstanding operator and authority on 

antenna TV. The Ottawa system, In operation 

a little more than a year, serves more 

than 40 per cent of that community's 

homes. 

"The theatre owner's knowledge of the 

entertainment field," Gregory said, "and 

his thorough understanding of the entertainment 

requirements of the public make 

community antenna system ownership a 

natural for theatre operators. It is highly 

likely that theatre owners will find this 

field increasingly attractive. 

"It's just not reasonable to hold the point 

of view that the CATV system poses a 

threat to the theatre owner. More to the 

point, is the question, who will own the 

CATV system? The theatre owner, or another 

industry group? In towns where we 

operate movie theatres. Alliance wants to 

own any CATV system within our audience 

area. 

"We cannot afford to tmTi our heads 

away from progress. The motion pictui-e 

industry made a big mistake by fighting 

television instead of joining it at its inception. 

It behooves us to have an open 

mind, and profit by our mistakes." 

Sidney Hannan, president of the Jerrold 

Coi-p. expressed his gratification with the 

developing scope of Alliance and Jerrold 

joint interests. 

New England Variety Club 

Honors Mickey Daytz 

BOSTON—The Variety Club of New 

England paid tribute to Mickey Daytz at a 

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testimonial luncheon which was held in the 

Room of the Statler Hilton Hotel, 

Tuesday i23). 

prominent figui'e in the motion pictui'e 

industry for the past 17 years, Daytz started 

jin Albany, N.Y., as a salesman for Warner 

jBros. and then was elevated to the position 

of sales manager in the Boston office. He 

left Warner Bros, in 1951 to head his own 

; circuit and now supervises more than 70 

theatres throughout New England. 

'Sheldon H. Levine to NTA Post 

HOLLYWOOD—Kenneth Herts, president 

of Herts-Lion, has appointed Sheldon H. 

Levine, a former executive with National 

Telefilm Associates, exclusive sales representiative 

for the Orient. 


BETWEEN THE LINES 

A Consent Decree Angle There's Still Time 

TJNDER the consent decrees in the case of 

United States vs. Paramount, et al, 

successor-owners of former affiliated circuits 

are prevented from acquiring theatres 

unless they can show that such acquisitions 

"will not unduly restrain competition." 

The most recent okay by the court of a 

circuit's acquisition is discussed by Herman 

Levy, general counsel of Theatre Owners of 

America, in this issue of Boxoffice. 

The unanswered question is, what constitutes 

unduly restraint of competition? 

The term never has been clearly defined. 

It could mean the utilization of big buying 

power to the detriment of a circuit's competitor 

and that is just about the extent to 

which the definition might apply. An acquiring 

circuit still would have to abide by 

the order that the licensing of pictures shall 

be on a theatre-by-theatre basis. If a competitor 

should find that he was being hurt 

by the circuit's entity into his territory, his 

only recourse could be the filing of an antitrust 

suit. 

One thing that must be remembered is 

that even though the decree pei-mits certain 

practices, if they are in violation of the 

antitrust laws, they are illegal because the 

Sherman Act supersedes decrees. 

Now that it has been determined that a 

former affiliated circuit may acquire any 

number of theatres, subject to fair competition, 

there may be a rash of applications 

In the months to come. 

• 

A.C.E. Films Status 

tJEPEATEDLY, we have been asked what 

progress had been made with A.C.E. 

Films and repeatedly we had to reply that 

we didn't know, because infoimation appeared 

to be meager. Checking up on the 

situation, however, a few scraps were gleaned, 

but nothing very decisive. 

The prospectus, it was learned, had been 

submitted to the Securities and Exchange 

Commission and that's where it is now. 

The reason for the delay in giving approval 

or otherwise has not been made 

clear. It is reported that the SEC recently 

has tightened up on approving certain 

types of public offerings, but the A.C.E. 

setup certainly appears to be above board 

and should not pose any problem. 

If there is any belief that the production 

financing company will not go through 

with its charted course, there seems to be 

no foundation for it. Prom all indications, 

A.C.E. Films is still in business and will 

continue to be. 

It's only the delay in getting started 

that's causing the anxiety. Maybe it won't 

be long before some substantial news will 

be forthcoming. 

Rock Hudson's Next for U-I Set 

HOLLYWOOD—Rock Hudson has been 

set to star in "Man's Favorite Sport," which 

Howard Hawks will produce and direct for 

-By AL STEEN 

THERE'S still time for members of Theatre 

Owners of America, and non-members, 

to decide on attending the TOA convention 

in Miami Beach in case they have 

been on the fence in making up their minds. 

Last-minute deciders may not be able to 

stay at the Americana Hotel because of 

capacity reservations, but there are excellent 

nearby hostelries where there are 

available rooms. 

The convention opens formally on 

Wednesday (7) and, in these days of air 

travel, an exhibitor in the farthest corner 

of the state of Washington still has time 

to be present. 

This year's TOA event shapes up as a 

most constioictive fonom. Among the topics 

on the agenda will be the encouragement 

of more product, combatting pay TV, censorship, 

classification, wages and hours, improved 

theatre operation, new trends, new 

equipment and general new developments. 

And all this will be climaxed on the night 

of November 10 at the gala President's 

Banquet. The evening social programs will 

be loaded with activities and there will be 

plenty of fun for the ladies during the days. 

It is expected that almost 1,000 leading 

exhibitors will be on hand, including some 

from Puerto Rico and England. As TOA 

points out in its 

latest bulletin: 

"It is a convention no progressive exhibitor 

can afford to miss!" 

• 

The Obscenity Bill 

PHE pocket-veto which President Kemiedy 

gave to the District of Columbia antiobscenity 

bill should be of interest to evei"y 

exhibitor because its passage in Washington 

could have set a formula for similar 

measures throughout the nation. The 

President's decision not to sign the bill does 

not mean, however, that the possibility of 

it still becoming a law has been eliminated. 

The President merely pointed out that the 

reasons for his refusal to sign the measure 

should be brought to the attention of Congress, 

which will reconvene in January. 

The Washington proposed legislation not 

only called for classification of motion pictures, 

but would have permitted the padlocking 

of theatres and confiscation of 

equipment if any pictures were shown 

which later were determined to be obscene, 

lewd or indecent. The bill went through the 

Senate without discussion and passed a roll 

call vote in the House, despite protests of 

some Congressmen and editorial condemnation 

in the press. John Stembler, president 

of Theatre Owners of America, and Sidney 

Schreiber, general counsel of Motion Picture 

Ass'n of America, sent personal letters 

to President Kennedy in opposition to the 

bill. 

Universal-International. Hawks. John Fenton 

Murray and Steve McNeil are scripting, 

the coproduction of Gibraltar Corp., Laurel 

Productions. Hawks' unit and Universal. 

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POLITICAL ARENA OFFERS 

CHALLENGE TO EXHIBITORS 

Increasing Numbers of Theatremen Accept Responsibilities of Elective Offices 

Motion picture exhibitors throughout the country, traditionally 

aiuare of their civic respoyisibilities as businessmen, are 

coming more and more to the forefront in the political lives of 

their co7nmunities. states and nation. Their election to public 

office attests to the esteem with which they are regarded by their 

constituents and it bears ivitmess to the fact that wide participation 

in ciiuc affairs usually proves highly advantageous to theatre 

operation, by enlarging the exhibitor's circle of acquaintance and 

by building in his associates a seyise of confidence in him. 

In order to have decent self-government, one theatremanoffice 

holder told Boxoffice, respo7isible citizens must be interested 

and ivilling to serve. Local government, he continued, is 

just as important as federal and state government. "If we can't 

make democracy ivork in our own communities, we can scarcely 

expect it to work on the higher levels." He added that he saw 

hopeful signs that there is a tendency for more businessmen, including 

theatremen, to run for office. 

With November elections approaching, Boxoffice, in this 

issue, has selected only a few of the many public-spirited exhibitors 

for recognition. 

EDWARD V. 

LONG 

Serving his home state on the national level, and currently 

seeking a second term, is U.S. Senator from Missouri, Edward V. 

Long, veteran theatreman who operates the 

Orpheum Theatre at Elsberry and the 

Trojan Theatre at Troy, Mo. 

Senator Long began his political career 

as city attorney for Bowling Green, Mo., 

where he makes his home, and as Pike 

County prosecuting attorney. He subsequently 

was elected to the Missouri Senate where 

he served three terms and at one time was 

president pro tern. In 1956, Long was 

elected overwhelmingly as Missouri lieutenant-governor, 

serving with Governor 

James T. Blair jr. Dui'ing a lengthy illness 

of Blair, Long was acting governor. 

In August of 1960, Missoui'i's U.S. Senator, Tom Hennings, died. 

Governor Blair appointed Long to fill Hennings' term until the 

November elections, at which time Long was elected to complete the 

remaining two years of the Hennings term. He now is running on 

the Democrat ticket for a full six-year term. 

CHARLES F. CARPENTIER 

The 29th secretary of state of Illinois and a drive-in theatre 

owner, Charles F. Carpentier has marked 38 years as a 

public official, starting in 1924 with his 

election as alderman for East Moline, and 

just four years after his entry into the 

motion picture business with the Strand 

Theatre in that city. 

Carpentier, who has interests in the 

Memri Drive-In, Milan, HI., the Semri at 

Silvis and the Oasis at Davenport, Iowa, also 

has the distinction of being the only successful 

Republican candidate on the state 

ticket in the midst of a Democratic landslide 

in the 1960 election. 

In 1933, Carpentier was elected state 

senator, a performance he repeated in 1942, 1946 and 1950. He 

resigned midway through his fourth teiTn to become secretary of 

state after defeating the inciunbent in one of the most closely 

contested elections in Illinois history. Four years later, he won 

reelection and led the state Republican ticket to victory with a 

plurality of more than 600.000 votes. 

Carpentier and his brother Emil, in 1925, bought the Lyric and 

Majestic theatres, both now closed. Carpentier later sold his 

interest in the Strand to his brother, but retained the drive-in 

interests, which he had acquired in the 1940s. 

Most outstanding accomplishment of his administration of 

his office has been sponsorship of the Illinois drivers license 

law and his administration of it since it was enacted in 1953. That 

law is credited with saving many hundreds of lives in the state. 

CHARLES F. 

ILES 

Charles F. Hes, a partner in Iowa Film Delivery Co., is 

serving his ninth year on the Des Moines city council and his 

third year as mayor of the Iowa capital city. 

Earlier this year he was elected to the 

governing body of the American Municipal 

Ass'n, a national federation of state leagues 

of municipalities representing 13,500 cities 

in the United States and Puerto Rico. He 

was president of the Iowa League of 

Municipalities last year and now is a director 

of the state league. He is president 

of the North Central Ai'ea Council of the 

YMCA and a director of the "Y" in Des 

Moines. lies is a director of the Iowa 

Methodist Hospital and a member of the 

executive committee of Wesley Acres, Methodist home for the 

aged in Des Moines. His partner in the Iowa Film Delivery is 

Harold McKinney, former chief barker of the Des Moines Variety 

Tent and active in the Shrine. 

"In my opinion," lies said, "the question is not whether one 

can afford to be involved in worthwhile civic activities, but 

whether one can afford not to be involved. If your city experiences 

economic and cultural growth, your business generally will grow 

with it. Moreover, the community is your family's home, and 

their well-being, to a large extent, will depend on the kind of 

community you live in. What you get out of community life is 

in dii'ect proportion to what you contribute to it." 

ALPHA A. 

FOWLER JR. 

The owner of the Alpha Theatre and Lithia Drive-In, Douglasville, 

Ga., Alpha A. Fowler, now is serving his sixth term in the 

Georgia House of Representatives and is 

considered one of the state's foremost' 

i^ authorities on agricultui'e, sponsoring or as- 

^^^ , passage of nearly all of Georgia's 

M major farm legislation in the last decade. 

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^^^^ ^^^ theatre manager has the opportunity 

and obligation to be a real influence 

for good and happiness in his place," 

^ ,_i^_ Fowler said. "Our industry owes this to 

^1 m^^^W the community because the theatre and its 

^^ ÛBiB^- manager are such a vital part of the real 

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POSTS HELD RANGE FROM MAYOR TO UNITED STATES SENATOR 

J. E. DUNCAN 

Another Georgian, J. E. Duncan, owner of the Duncan Theatres 

at Carrollton, has served 14 years in the Georgia General 

Assembly, where he has several times been 

almost single-handedly successful in curtailing 

efforts to place special taxes on theatres. 

"My civic work has helped to make me 

known to many people in the General 

Assembly." Duncan said, "and I am partly 

responsible for the fact that none of these 

bills were ever reported out of committee." 

Duncan entered theatre business in 1925. 

in Atlanta, performing various duties at the 

West End and Empire theatres. He opened 

his Carrollton theatres, the Carroll and the 

Family Drive-In, in 1940, and, at various times through the years, 

has operated theatres In Alabama and South Carolina. 

Duncan is a member and former director of the Carrollton 

Rotary Club and, as such, organized the midget football club, 

serving as chairman of that committee for four years. He also 

is a director of the Chamber of Commerce and many other organizations. 

DON R. 

PEARS 

Don R. Pears, until recently owner and operator of the Hollywood 

Theatre, Buchanan, Mich., credited his experience as a 

theatreman as a special qualification for 

community service. Pears now is serving his 

second two-year term as speaker of the 

state House of Representatives, and is a 

leading Republican candidate for the fourth 

Michigan Congressional District, the position 

occupied for decades by Clare E. Hoff- 

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ry'T "ô believe," Pears said, "that I have 

^^^Tj^^^^^^ the advantage of being able to advise my 

^^HL^^Hn^^^l constituents that I am a business man 

:^H[^^ ^^'^ that, as a former motion picture ex- 

^^^^^ ^V^^^l ~ ^^^* hibitor, I know what it means to meet 

payrolls and to actually have to get out and work for a living." 

His first political ventui'e came in 1926, when he was elected 

registrar of deeds for Berrien County. He also was county juvenile 

agent for the State Welfare Department for six years. In 1941, 

he was elected county clerk, but was called into the Army after 

a year. After discharge from the Army, in 1944. he again became 

county clerk. In 1950. he was elected to the House of Representand 

in 1957-58 was named speaker pro tem, and subsequently 

speaker. 

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JAMES E. 

BENTON 

The president of Benton Theatres at Saratoga Springs, N.Y.. 

at the age of 37, is serving his second term as mayor of that 

resort city. James E. Benton's record of 

^^|Mak service to his community began when he 

^JI^W^B^ entered the theatre business with his father 

^T \ in 1948, shortly after his graduation from 

Holy Cross College. Today, the Benton Theatre 

interests actively operate the Strand 

and the Champlain in Plattsburgh, while 

several of its other houses are operated 

under lease by other firms. 

"The only benefit I receive from serving 

as mayor," Benton said, "is the satisfaction 

of trying to improve the condition of my 

fellow Saratogans." 

a past president of the Saratoga Chamber of Com- 

Benton is 

merce: past president and board member of the local library. 

Currently, he is a member of the committee for the performing 

arts which will cooperate with the state in the construction of 

a $2,400,000 outdoor theati'e for symphony concerts, ballet and 

other entertainment on the state-owned Saratoga Springs Reservation. 


HARRY J. 

LANKHORST 

The owner of the Sioux Theatre and Wigwam Drive-In in 

Hawarden, Iowa. Harry J. Lankhorst began serving his third twoyear 

term as mayor of that small town in 

January 1962. He previously served as mayor 

111 1956-57 and 1958-59. 

Lankhorst also is president of the Rotary 

Club, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, 

and, for the last six years has been 

board member of the Hawarden Industrial 

Development Corp. He is a member of the 

board of the Red Cross. He previously 

served as president of the Chamber of Commerce 

for six years and also was president 

of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. 

"I think every theatreman should take an 

active part in his community," Lankhorst said. "It gives him a 

broader view and understanding of his town and its problems, 

and keeps him and his theatre in the eyes of the public, his bread 

and butter. I have made a rule to take an active part in everything 

that is good for my town. I live here and want it to be 

one of the best towns in the country. By achieving this, I can 

feel that I have had a small part in its success and will leave it 

a better place in which to live." 

WILLIAM G. 

ENLOE 

The long-time district manager for Wilby-Kincey Theatres 

eastern North Carolina, 62-year-old William Gilmore Enloe 

now is in his third term as mayor of 

Raleigh, the Tar Heel State's capital city. 

Consistently supported at election time by 

almost every political faction in the city, 

Enloe is also serving his fifth term on the 

city council. 

A native of Indianapolis, Ind., Enloe 

entered the motion picture business as a 

popcorn seller at the Bijou Theatre in 

Greenville, S.C. at the age of 12. He 

eventually became ticket taker, and finally 

manager of the Bijou and another theatre. 

He became interested in politics when he 

came to Raleigh in 1925 as head of several motion picture theatres. 

He has been head of W-K Theatres in eastern North Carolina 

since 1939. 

As mayor and council member of Raleigh, Enloe has worked 

tirelessly and successfully for fluoridation of the city's water, on 

federal housing projects, urban development, boulevards which tie 

in with a system of beltlines ringing the city, an ultra-modern 

city hall and a new city-county public library. 

TWO NEW CANDIDATES 

Seeking election to their respective state 

Houses of Representatives on November 6 

are Albert Pickus. fonner president and now 

board chairman of Theatre Owners of 

America, and Calvin A. Strowig, 38-year-old 

Abilene, Kas., theatreman. 

Pickus. owner of the Stratford Theatre, 

Stratford. Conn., and long active in politics, 

will be a candidate on the Republican ticket 

in Connecticut. Strowig 

will run as a Republican 

candidate in 

Albert Pickus the Kansas elections. 

Strowig and his 

brother Bob are partners in several theatres 

including the Plaza and Ti-ail's End Drive- 

In at Abilene and other houses in Oklahoma 

and Iowa. Their father, the late Homer 

Strowig, was a life-long theatreman and 

twice mayor of Abilene. Young Strowig has 

been active in both civic and charitable 

organizations, and is a past director of the 

old Kansas-Missouri Theatre Ass'n. 

Calvin Strowig 

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pEBBTE REYNOLDS, president of the 

Thalians. one of the film colonies' most 

highly regarded charitable organizations, 

announced the Rroup will host a "Mutiny 

Till Dawn" party following the west coast 

premiere of MGM's "Mutiny on the 

Bounty," which opens at the Egyptian Theatre 

on November 15. The studio has 

turned o\er tlie opening night to the Tlialians 

to raise funds at $100 and $50 per seat 

for construction and maintenance of the 

Thalians' new million-dollar clinic for 

emotionally disturbed children. The clinic 

is to be on the grounds of Cedar-Sinai 

Hospital in Los Angeles. The party will be 

held at Lytton Art Center on Sunset boulevaid 

under the supervision of Miss Reynolds. 

Social and civic leaders will join 

some of the film capital's most noted luminaries 

in supporting the event. Other major 

stars of the organization, in addition to 

Miss Reynolds, are Nick Adams. John 

Cone, Gary Crosby, Bill Dana. Glenn Ford, 

Shirley MacLaine, Johnny Mathis, Hugh 

O'Brien, Connie Stevens, Rod Taylor and 

Margaret Whiting. 

. 

Producer Edward Small resumes feature 

film production this week with "The 

Corpse Makers," for United Artists with 

"Vincent Price starring. Sidney Salkow will 

direct for producer Robert E. Kent 

Betty Comden and Adolph Green have been 

signed to pen the screenplay of "I Love 

Louisa," Mirisch Co., presentation which J. 

Lee Thompson and Arthur Jacobs will produce 

with Thompson directing the United 

Artists release. Peter SeJlers has been 

Martin Ransohoff, Filmways 

signed to star . . . 

topper, has signed Irene and Lewis 

Kamp to write the screenplay for "The 

Sandpiper," next on his production slate 

H. Nicholson, American-International 

president, has armounced that he 

will personally produce "The Seafighters," 

•By CHRIS DUTRA 

the first Prankie Avalon feature under his 

recently signed four-picture deal with the 

company. Anthony Carras will make his 

feature directorial debut when the film 

rolls on November 26 in Hollywood . 

Moraga Productions, headed by Mort Sahl 

and his business manager Milton Ebbins, has 

purchased the picture rights to "Time 

Away," novel by Robert Kirsch. Sahl will 

star in and produce with Kirsch writing the 

screenplay. 

Chuck Connors has been signed by MGM 

to star in "Flipper" at the studio. Ivan Tors 

is producing ... On location in Paris, producers 

George Axelrod and Richard Quine 

solved a pressing casting problem in trying 

to find a "Marlene Dietrich" type for 

"Paris When It Sizzles" by signing Marlene 

Dietrich for the guest star role. Noel Coward 

and Tony Curtis also have guest star 

roles in the William Holden-Audrey Hepburn 

starrer being released by Paramount. 

Producers Noi-man Lear and Bud Yorkin 

have signed Jack Baker to choreograph the 

title-song-dance-number i n Paramount' 

"Come Blow Your Horn." Nick Castle, 

originally scheduled to create the number, 

has been forced to bow out of the assignment 

because of a conflict in his schedule 

Richard Wilson has been signed by Warner 

Bros, to direct "Wall of Noise," scheduled 

to start shooting on the Burbank lot 

in December. Wilson's last two screen 

credits are "Al Capone" and "Pay or Die." 

Joseph Landon will produce from his own and that of the film's star, Frank Sinatra 

screenplay based on the novel by Daniel 

instant color-change camera shutter 

has come to Hollywood movie-making, 

Stein. Landon authored "The Hoodlum 

Priest." and was writer-producer on "The resulting in unprecedented in-camera color 

Explosive Generation" and additionally changes in the filming of Jerry Lewis' "The 

scripted the currently shooting "Johnny Nutty Professor." Lewis and his cinematographer 

Cool" for Peter Lawford's Chrislaw Productions 

Wallace Kelley devised the new color 

. . . Gene Tierney has been signed by shutter to effect fantastic color changes in 

producer Walter Mirisch for a key role in mid-scene—to be seen at once in the next 

"Toys in the Attic," now shooting on the day's i-ushes, instead of being accomplished 

Goldwyn lot under the direction of George weeks later in the film-processing laboratory. 

Roy Hill. The actress joins a lineup of top 

The shutter embodies a split-disc half 

names including Dean Martin, Geraldine 

Page, Yvette Mimieux and Wendy Hiller 

Joey Jackson, 21, Chicago born protege 

composed of colored gelatin, and half com- 

. . . 

of Sammy Davis jr., has been cast as an 

. 

Mack Davis has been set to write the lyrics 

Has Nostalgic Aspect 

for the title song in "Rampage," Seven Arts 

undergraduate in Jerry Lewis' "The Nutty 

Professor" now shooting at Paramount 

Filming of 'McLintock!' 

production for Warner Bros, for which 

Elmer Bernstein is composing the score. 

There is a definite nostalgic aspect 

to "McLintock!" a Batjac production 

for United Artists release, which is currently 

shooting in Nogales, Ariz. Ten 

years ago, when John Ford made the 

Academy Award winner "The Quiet 

Man," his stars were John Wayne, 

Maureen O'Hara and Victor McLaglen, 

with Wayne's son, Patrick, then 13 

years old, also in the cast. Ford's assistant 

director was McLaglen's son 

Andrew. 

"McLintock!" also stars John Wayne 

and Maureen O'Hara, with Patrick 

Wayne in one of the costarring roles. 

And the director is Andi'ew V. McLaglen. 

Others in the cast are Yvonne 

DeCarlo, Stefanie Powers, Chill Wills 

and Jack Kruschen. Michael Wayne, 

son of John, is holding the production 

reins. The production will be in 

Panavision and Technicolor. 

Extra Turns Out to Be 

An Old Movie 'Pro' 

On location in Knoxville, Term., Alex 

Segal, now directing the David Susskind 

production "All the Way Home," 

which stars Jean Simmons and Robert 

Preston, i.ssued a call for Tennesseans 

to appear in the drama as extras. 

Segal, who assumed that the local citizens 

he hired as extras were amateurs, 

was considerably impressed by the 

calm demeanor, poise and exemplary 

behavior of one of the natives. "She" 

walked through her scenes so professionally 

that Segal had to investigate 

her background. His instinct proved 

right. The extra was an old movie veteran 

who recently appeared in Elia 

Kazan's "Wild River." The "pro" is 

named Molly . . . She's a dark, milkwagon 

horse with white markings who 

hails from East Temiessee. She is open 

to other offers, but will not sign a longterm 

contract! 

posed of a neutral filter of the same 

density, obviating the need for any changes 

of exposure. With manual manipulation, 

it causes immediate or gradual changes 

from normal to tinted lighting at will. It 

may be adapted to in-camera variable diffusion 

as well. Kelley said that the device 

is being made available to the industry 

without cost or restriction, but will reach 

the screen first as a startling effect in the 

Jerry Lewis film. 

Harold Hecht, whose "Flight From 

Ashiya" is cun-ently lensing in and around 

Rome, has cancelled plans to film several 

sequences in North Africa, because of the 

political uni-est in Algiers. Instead, according 

to Hecht, the company will film Arab 

sequences at Cinecitta Village, Italy, where 

special sets are now being constructed by 

art director Eugene Lourie. "Flight From 

Ashiya," is a United Artists release starring 

Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George 

Chakiris, Suzy Parker and Shirley Knight 

under the direction of Michael Anderson 

Panama and Melvin Frank i 

have signed Peter Lawford to costar with i 

Danny Kaye and Melina Mercouri in their 

original comedy "Five Pieces of Maria" 

which will start shooting on location in 

Athens on December 1, for United Artists 

release. 

Henry "Moon River" Mancini will compose 

the musical score for Stanley Donen's 

"Charade" currently shooting in Paris with 

Cai-y Grant and Audrey Hepburn starring 

in the Universal-International release . . . 

Novelist Polan Banks has finalized plans 

for the filming of "Counsel for the Crown" 

as his first production under the banner 

of Polan Banks Enterprises, Inc. The $2 

million film in color from his own screenplay 

is based on his novel, "Crown Versus 

Axminster," just completed, which Dodd, 

Mead and Co. will publish next year. The 

film is scheduled to roll in London next 

June. Banks will handle all production 

chores on the picture and will sign an 

American director. He is currently filming 

"Maharajah," for Allied Artists release 

with George Marshall directing. 

22 BOXOFTICE October 29, 1962

Ross to Do 'Mister Moses' 

And 'Peale Story' for UA 

NEW YORK—A picture dealing with 

modern Africa and another based on the 

life of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, the 

noted minister and author, will occupy producer 

Prank Ross' time during the next two 

years, he told a tradepress session here. 

The African picture will be "Mister 

Moses," by Max Catto, and will be made in 

Kenya next summer. "The Norman Vincent 

Ptale Story," tentative title, will be made 

in New York, starting early in 1963. Both 

will be released by United Artists. 

Ross had just returned from Kenya, 

Tanganyika and other African locales 

where he scouted locations for "Mister 

Moses." It is a story about a confidence 

man who sells medicine to natives and performs 

magic tricks. The natives take his 

name of Moses literally and look to him for 

assistance when they have to move to make 

way for the construction of a dam. 

The producer said that Kenya was an 

ideal spot because it contained lush country, 

a lake, badlands, excellent tribal characters 

and essential transportation facilities—all 

in a single area of 35 miles. No 

star has been signed, although he has 

several under consideration. He contended 

that the use of an established star did not 

guarantee a successful picture, but it did 

guarantee performance. 

"Mister Moses" will be Ross' most ambitious 

project since "The Robe." It will 

be budgeted at just under $3,000,000. Other 

Catto novels which have been adapted for 

the screen were "Trapeze," "Fire Down 

Below" and "The Devil at 4 O'clock." 

Para. Sets 450 Holiday 

Dates for Presley Film 

NEW YORK—Paramount has set over 

450 Thanksgiving holiday engagements for 

Hal Wallis' new Elvis Presley picture, "Girls! 

Girls! Girls!" according to Charles Boasberg, 

vice-president and general sales manager. 

These dates will follow the threetheatre 

world premiere in Hawaii at the 

Palace, King and Wallae Theatres in Honolulu 

October 31. 

The Thanksgiving bookings form a nationwide 

satm-ation in 28 key city exchange 

areas, following the pattern established with 

Pi-esley's "G.I Blues" and "Blue Hawaii," 

3oasberg said. The merchandising campaign 

for "Girls! Girls! Girls!" will include a music 

promotion with RCA Victor Records' soundtrack 

album, tieing in with thousands of 

disc jockeys, travel tieups, contests and 

special lobby materials and accessories. 

Hollywood News Report 

May Be Ready March 1 

NEW YORK—A "pilot" reel 

of the proposed 

Hollywood News Report, an industry 

newsreel, will be presented to the Theatre 

Owners of America convention in Miami 

Beach on the morning of November 7. If 

2,000 theatres can be obtained to buy the 

service, the first issue will be ready for release 

on March 1. 

Samuel D. Berns, producer of the reel, 

plans to turn out 13 issues a year. Each 

will contain scenes from forthcoming 

product with a definite Hollywood background. 

Rental charges will be on a par 

with prices now paid for short subjects 

of similar length, about 12 minutes. 

Industry Tries to Live With Problems 

Of Its Own Creation, Says Value Line 

NEW YORK—The motion picture industry 

is trying to live with the problems 

it helped to create, such as blockbusters, 

the star system, controversial films and 

censorship, according to an industry analysis 

prepared by the Value Line. 

Pointing out that the number of television 

homes in the United States had increased 

almost eight-fold in the decade of 

the 1950s, the sui'vey asserted that motion 

picture theatre attendance had dropped 

from close to 90,000,000 patrons weekly in 

the late 1930s to less than 45,000,000 in the 

mid-1950s. In the period between 1950 and 

1960, the number of homes having one or 

more television sets rose from less than 

6,000,000 to nearly 45,000,000. 

LOW-BUDGETERS IN DECLINE 

In the mid-1940s, the differences in quality 

of films had little significance to a public 

more concerned with enjoying an evening 

of relaxation than with viewing the 

most "esthetic" or "super-colossal" films 

available. Value Line stated. With the advent 

of television, however, the situation 

changed. It was noted that producers, confronted 

with the loss incident to the decline 

in attendance, virtually stopped making 

low-budget pictures on the premise that 

they could not woo customers from their 

television screens by offering them the 

same fare they saw at home free. 

Instead, they turned to the so-called 

blockbusters which, at least, were spectacles 

which the small TV screens could 

not match. Value Line asserted that the 

companies developed the "star" system to 

further glamorize their product and began 

to produce controversial films which 

dealt with subjects which hitherto had been 

taboo. 

And, claims Value Line, they created a 

monster, or rather, several monsters, because 

each of the aforementioned steps resulted 

in a distinct unfortunate consequence. 

In the opinion of the survey-makers, these 

were the results. 

"Blockbusters were enormously expensive 

to produce and. consequently, enormously 

risky relative to their cost. The star system, 

child of the industry, in turn, became 

its master. And controversial films revived 

the doi-mant threat of censorship. These 

problems, among others, still persist. Nor 

are they likely to be settled overnight." 

BEST BOOKS, PLAYS BOUGHT 

By buying rights to best-selling books and 

hit plays, producers sought assurances that 

the pictures would be successful. The result 

was that story expenses soared and 

costs of failures grew even more immense. 

Value Line noted. To assure itself that its 

most expensive films would be successful, 

the industi-y created the star system in a 

more all-encompassing form. 

"In many cases," the survey observed, 

"the star theory has worked. But the cost 

of such star insurance has been enormous. 

For one thing, the stars now wield virtually 

as much control over production as does the 

producer. For another, their salaries are 

tremendous and they often are entitled to 

a share of profits while assuming none of 

the risks. Finally, they exert an influence 

not only on filming, but on advertising. 

promotion, script-writing—practically anything 

involving the picture." 

With the public becoming tired of standard 

television programs, there was a trend 

back to the theatres to view intelligently 

handled presentations of subjects not previously 

treated on the big screen. But the 

industry's action in treating controversial 

themes led to a revival of the threat of 

censorship. 

The Value Line report reviewed the censorship 

situation from 1907 to the present, 

pinpointing a Supreme Comt decision to 

the effect that motion pictures' freedom 

was guaranteed by the First Amendment. 

The recent case of "The Connection" challenged 

the constitutionality of the New 

York State's censorship law rather than 

the state Supreme Court's decision that the 

film was "obscene." 

On this matter. Value Line said: "If the 

company is successful, this might conceivably 

presage a court ban on all censorship. 

As a consequence, the major companies 

might be able to produce more controversial 

films, thereby attracting bigger audiences. 

The ultimate result might be better films, 

higher industry revenues and fatter 

profits." 

Seven Arts to Distribute 

Six New British Films 

LOS ANGELES—Seven Arts Associated 

Corp. has acquired American distribution 

rights to six new British films, "My Wife's 

Family," "Oh, My Papa," "Contraband 

Spain," "The Moonraker," "It's Never Too 

Late," and "No Trees in the Streets." The 

first five of the new films are in color and 

Seven Arts will distribute them in the 13 

western states through Robert I. Ki-onenberg's 

Manhattan Films International. 

Medallion Representative 

NEW YORK—Medallion Pictures has 

named Abbot Swartz of Minneapolis as 

sales representative for the Minneapolis, 

Des Moines, Omaha and Kansas City territories, 

according to MuiTay M. Kaplan, 

sales manager. 

Attention: 

Independent 

Producers 

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661 Warner Building 

13th and "E" Streets N.W. 

Washington 4, D.C. 

Code: 202 

Phone: 347-3221 or 347-8451 

Independent distributors of motion 

pictures in the following territories: 

Pittsburgh, 

Cleveland 

Washington, 

D.C. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

hio Cincinnati, Ohio 

Seeking additional releases 

for these territories. 

Ira Sichelman 

Charles Hurley 

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Salesman 

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Historically and Cinematically Thrilling 

Bv AL STEKN 

II N December 1787, H.M.S. Bounty sailed from England for the 

island of Otaheite (now Tahiti) in the South Seas for the purpose 

of taking on a cargo of breadfruit for consignment to the West 

Indies. The Bounty and her crew remained on the island more 

than four months and when the breadfruit plants had been placed 

aboard, the ship headed for Endeavor Strait. 

The now historic mutiny took place on April 28, 1789, off 

the volcanic island of Torgua, when Fletcher Christian led the 

mutineers against Capt. William Bligh and started a train of events 

which have excited readers of adventure stories ever since. 

Captain Bligh and 18 of his supporters were cast adrift in a 

23-foot boat and performed one of the most celebrated open-boat 

voyages in the history of the sea. Sailing 3,618 nautical miles in 

41 days. Captain Bligh and his men reached Timor without loss of 

a single life. 

Fletcher Christian and his mutineers returned to Tahiti. Some 

of them decided to remain there, while the others elected to go 

with Christian and a handful of native men and women. One 

night, they sailed from Tahiti and vanished. Eighteen years later, 

a ship out of Boston, the Topaz, dropped anchor at Pitcairn Island, 

a lonely rock 1,300 miles southeast of Tahiti. There, the mysterious 

disappearance was solved. Apparently, Christian had taken his 

little band to Pitcairn, stripped the Bounty, run her aground and 

burned her. A wave of violence was touched off by trouble over 

women and, when the Topaz reached Pitcairn in 1808, only one 

of the mutineers was still alive. 

From these exciting events, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has turned 

out a picture that promises to be as thrilling, and probably more 

so, as the actual episodes. More than three years ago, Joseph R. 

Vogel, president of MGM, approved the filming of the story on a 

vast and authentic scale, almost unprecedented in the history of 

motion pictures. Aaron Rosenberg, one of the most creative producers 

in the industry, was assigned the mammoth task of bringing 

the project to the screen as an Areola Production. No effort was 

spared to assemble top talents for all phases of the production: 

Lewis Milestone to direct, Charles Lederer to write the screenplay 

and a cast of more than 300 to be assembled, headed by Marlon 

Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris and the lovely native girl, 

Tarita. Robert Surtees, whose camera work on "Ben-Hur" had 

brought him his third Academy Award, was named head cinematographer, 

with Harold Wellman engaged for additional photography. 

At the MGM studios, the research department began gathering 

data, while in London other researchers pored over records and 

the original blueprints of the Bounty which still were preserved. 

The building of the replica required skills of a past era, the day 

of wooden ships and iron men. The Smith and Rhuland shipyard 

in Nova Scotia was selected, because it had veteran craftsmen 

essential to the task. The plan from the start was to film most 

of the picture in and around Tahiti, in the very locales where the 

story had taken place. This necessitated the movement of tons 

of equipment and about 125 men and women to the remote South 

Pacific area and the maintenance of this small army for many 

months. It has been estimated that during the location filming, 

the cost amounted to an average of $10,000 in local currency per 

day. The unit left more than $2,000,000 in the often-lean pockets 

of the islanders. Approximately 7,000 of them were employed 

in the picture's production and almost everyone else on the island 

had, in one way or another, been concerned with it. And, when 

the troupe left, the Tahitians agreed that the island would not 

be the same. 

The role of Fletcher Christian is enacted by Marlon Brando, 

while the distinguished English actor, Trevor Howard, portrays 

Captain Bligh. Richard Harris was selected to play John Mills, 

one of the mutineers. To portray Maimiti, the native girl who wins 

the heart of Christian, it was felt that a pure Polynesian should 

be picked. After a long search, a 19-year-old dancer from the 

island of Bora Bora was chosen. Her name is Tarita and, until 

she was placed before the cameras, she had never heard of Hollywood 

or of Brando, her leading man. 

Others in the cast are Chips Rafferty, Richard Haydn, Duncan 

Lamont, Ashley Cowan, Keith McConnell, Hugh Griffith, Percy 

Herbert, Tim Seeiey, Noel Purcell, Eddie Byrne, Gordon Jackson, 

Frank Silvera and Matahiarii Tama, the latter of genuine noble 

Polynesian birth. In addition, 15 of Tahiti's most beautiful girls 

were cast for important speaking roles, along with 75 of the island's 

most expert dancing girls and 36 dancing boys. Ten of the girls 

were taken to Hollywood for interior scenes. 

The Bounty was reproduced from the keel up at a cost of 

more than $750,000. Above decks, the new Bounty is a faithful 

copy of the original, from rope davits to 10,000 square feet of 

canvas on the square-rigged masts. Bligh's vessel was 85 feet 

long and carried a crew of 62. MGM's Bounty is 118 feet in i 

length, made necessary because of the space required for the ; 

movement of cameras during filming. Her beam is 30 feet, six : 

inches with a 14-foot draft, with a tonnage of 480 gross and 

I 

128 net. 

Now, after grueling months of preparation and work, the 

picture is ready for showing and will have its world premiere in i 

New York's Loew's State Theatre on November 8 and in an additional 

23 cities before Christmas. The campaign back of the i 

film's launching is one of the most comprehensive in MGM's long i 

and successful career. One of the most important ports of the ; 

promotion campaign is the successful tour-to-date of the Bounty, 

. 

which has touched at many cities and, following a voyage to i 

England, will arrive in New York in time for the premiere. 

The other exploitation facets ore almost endless. At the 

early opening cities, a large number of promotional assists hove 

been devised. Among these ore special displays for libraries and 

schools, including copies of set and costume designs made for the 

film; two educational film strips,- a special 30-minute 16mm short 

subject, detailing the building of the Bounty and covering her 

voyage to Tahiti, for television and school use; MGM Records has 

four albums, study guides, book marks, gift certificates, paperback 

editions, as well as merchandising tieups with clothing and 

toy manufacturers. MGM has groups of exploitation experts in 

the field and there will be individual campaigns for each of the 

24 cities. 

No effort or expense is being spared in MGM's determination 

to launch the spectacular film on an unprecedented scale. 

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. . HMS 

DANCE LADY . 

. . Tarita, the 19-year-old Tahitian girl, who portrays 

the lecding feminine role in "Mutiny on the Bounty," has her eye on 

Fletcher Christian (played by Marlon Brando) as she dances in this 

scene from the spectacular film. This is during a party which the 

natives stage for Captain Bllgh and others in the Bounty crew after 

arrival of the ship in Tahiti. 

ADVICE FROM THE CAPTAIN ... In this scene, Trevor Howard, as 

Captain Bligh, is addressing officers and men of his ship, HMS 

Bounty, before they go ashore in Tahiti for the first time. They have just 

arrived after a voyage of almost a year from England. From left, officers 

in background are: Ed Byrne, Marlon Brando, Tim Seeley, Keith McConnell, 

Dan Krohn and Ashley Cowan. 

RELUCTANT DANCER . . 

Trevor Howard, as Captain 

Bligh, is forced against his 

will to dance with Tarita, 

daughter of the native 

chieftain, during the feast 

held to celebrate arrival of 

HMS Bounty in Tahiti. 

Bligh must perform the 

dance lest he might offend mjft^ 

•he native chief, whose 

friendship he seeks. THE BOUNTY UNDER SAIL . 

Bounty sails across the sea in this colorful scene, 

carrying Captain Bligh and remainder of her crew to Tahiti in search of breadfruit plants. 

THE LANDING ... As 

Captain Bligh leads his men 

ashore in Tahiti following 

the long voyage from England 

in HMS Bounty. Directly 

behind Howard is 

Hugh Griffith. Standing in 

rear of open boat is Marlon 

Brando, who portrays 

Fletcher Christian. Native 

canoes surround the small 

boat. 

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BAROMETER 

This chart records the performance of current ottroctions in the opening week of their first runs in 

the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer than five engogements ore not listed. As new runs 

are reported, ratings are added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in 

relation to normal grosses as determined by the theotre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," 

the figures show the gross rating above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) 

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Appeals Court Weighs 

Dirty Word Decision 

ALBANY— Verbal sparks flew between 

Dr. Charles A. Brind jr.. counsel for the 

Regents, and Ephraim S. London, attorney 

for the Connection Co., in lengthy arguments 

before the court of appeals late 

Tuesday i23), on "The Connection." 

This film about narcotic addiction has 

:aused great controversy and received wide 

publicity because the state board of Regents 

denied it a license on the ground that 

the frequent use of a four-letter word nornally 

denoting human excrement made it 

obscene." The appellate division, third dejartment. 

last July unanimously reversed 

;he Regents, holding the word as employed 

,n the film "at most, may be classified as 

/ulgar, but it is not obscene." 

At the end of a lively hour, chief Judge 

Charles S. Desmond said the court would 

cake under consideration London's request 

that it announce a decision before writing 

the opinion. London based the plea on the 

fact the D. W. Griffith Theatre in New 

ôrk City— in which an attempt to show 

the film without a license was made— is 

'dark and we have gone to great cost in 

advertising the film." Two performances 

were given at the Griffith before the State 

Education Department obtained from supreme 

court Justice Kenneth S. MacAffer 

a temporary stay restraining further exhibition. 

Several days later, at a special 

term in Kingston, Justice MacAffer signed 

an order permanently banning further 

screenings, pending the Court of Appeals' 

consideration of the appeal by the Regents. 

On basically every point raised, including 

the issuance of the stay, Brind and 

London disagreed. London argued that the 

four-letter word used in the film was slang 

for heroin, and three other phrases cited 

in Brind's brief were conversational for addicts. 

Brind claimed use of the word was 

designed to sell the film. 

Record Earnings Reported 

By AB-PT for 2 Periods 

NE'W YORK—American Broadcasting- 

Paramount Theatres scored record profits 

'jr the third quarter and the first nine 

months of 1962. Leonard H. Goldenson, 

president, said the two periods were the 

highest in the history of the company. 

operating profit for the third quarter 

amounted to $2,450,000, an increase of 

30 per cent over the $1,886,000 for the 

same quarter of 1961, representing 56 

cents per share against 43 cents last year. 

The nine-month net operating profit 

increased to $8,003,000 from $7,580,000 reported 

last year. This represented $1.83 a 

share compared with $1.74 for the like 

period of 1961. For the first nine months, 

there was a capital loss of $97,000 compared 

with a capital gain of $6,178,000 in 

the same period of the previous year. 

Goldenson said the third quarter results 

reflected continued record earnings 

for the ABC broadcasting division. He said 

theatre business improved substantially in 

the third quarter over the earlier periods 

of the year and was about comparable to 

the like period of 1961. All other operations 

were ahead of last year, Goldenson 

said. 

Meyer Ackerman Plans 

New Theatre in Bronx 

NEW YORK—Meyer Ackerman, who is 

partner with Robert Purman in F&A Theatres, 

operating theatres in New York, New 

Jersey and Ohio, plans to construct a new, 

intimate theatre in the Bronx, the Riverdale 

Cinema, as a solo venture. 

The 600-seat house, which will be the 

first to be built in the Bronx in more than 

a decade, will also be the first ever to be 

built in a shopping center in that borough. 

It will also have parking facilities for more 

than 300 cars in the shopping center's complex. 

The opening is planned for the early 

spring of 1963. 

William Eli Kohn, who most recently did 

the Carnegie Hall Cinema in Manhattan 

and the Merrick Theatre, Long Island, is 

the architect and the most modern equipment 

will be installed, including six-track 

sound, Ackerman said. 

Purman and Ackerman's theatres include, 

in addition to the Carnegie Hall 

Cinema, the Scarsdale Plaza, Riviera 

Cinema in Syracuse, Palace in Cleveland, 

Devon in the Bronx, Art in Irvington, N. J., 

and the Lincoln Art Theatre, now being 

built on West 57th Street in Manhattan. 

Skouras Corp. Opens 

Pine Hollow Theatre 

OYSTER BAY, N. Y.—A gala Hollywood 

type premiere signalled the completion and 

opening to the public recently of the 

Skouras Theatre Corp.'s Pine Hollow Theatre 

on Route 106. Salah M. Hassanein, 

president of the circuit, hosted the opening 

night guests and presided at the premiere. 

The beautiful new theatre was built by 

James O'Connell of Glen Cove and designed 

by Drew Eberson, internationally 

famous theatre architect. It is equipped for 

70/35mm projection, coupled with sixtrack, 

Hi-Fi stereophonic sound. The luxury 

theatre seats 600 and features an electronic 

air purifier in the scientifically designed 

air conditioning and heating systems. 

The four men above were amon? 

those attending the press and film 

industry opening of the new 600-seat 

Skouras Pine Hollow Theatre at 

Oyster Bay, L. I. Left to right: Herman 

Ripps. eastern sales manager, Metro- 

Goldwyn-Mayer; Salah M. Hassanein, 

president, Skouras Theatres Corp.; 

Eugene Picker, vice-president. United 

Artists, and Robert Conn, executive assistant 

of domestic sales, 20th Century- 

Fox. 

Robert Shapiro Elected 

Head of Theatre Group 

NEW YORK—Robert K. Shapiro, managing 

director of the New York Paramount 

Theatre, was elected 

president of Metropolitan 

Motion Picture 

Theatres Ass'n at 

the annual meeting of 

the association at the 

St. Moritz Hotel 

Wednesday (24). 

Leslie R. Schwartz, 

head of Centui-y Theatres, 

was elected 

chairman of the 

board. 

Also elected were 

Philip P. Harling, Robert K. Shapiro 

Pabian Theatres executive, first vice-president: 

Donald S. Rugoff, president of Rugoff 

Theatres, second vice-president: James 

F. Gould, vice-president and treasurer of 

Radio City Music Hall, treasurer, and 

Walter Brecher, vice-president of Brecher 

Theatres, assistant treasurer. 

Elected members of the board were Leo 

Brecher, Russell V. Downing, Harry Goldberg, 

Charles E. Kurtzman, Harry Mandel, 

Martin H. Newman, Samuel Rinzler, 

Samuel Rosen, Rugoff, Shapiro and M. O. 

Strausberg. Elected as alternate members 

were Brecher, Thomas J. Crehan, Emanuel 

Frisch, Gould, Harling, Bernard Helfand, 

John Murphy, Arthur Rosen, Schwartz, 

Stanley N. Silverman and Solomon M. 

Strausberg. 

Downing was elected chairman of the 

executive committee by the newly elected 

members of the committee consisting of, 

in addition to its chainnan, Kurtzman, 

Mandel, Rinzler, Rosen and Solomon 

Strausberg. 

No Fight Now on City 

Pay Low, Says Frisch 

NEW YORK—The Theatre Owners 

Minimum Wage Committee does not, at 

this time, plan legal action against the 

constitutionality of the city's minimum 

wage law which Mayor Wagner signed 

Monday i22i after its passage by both the 

city council and the board of estimates. 

Emanuel Frisch, chairman, pointed out 

that other industries affected, the Wholesale 

Laundry Board of Trade and the restam'ant 

owners, had indicated a court contest. 

David Bluestone, counsel for the laundry 

board, has announced his organization 

would challenge the law by seeking an injunction 

on grounds it was invalid because 

it entered a field already pre-empted 

by the state. The state now has a $1.15 

minimum wage: the city's minimum is 

$1.25. 

Mayor Wagner replied that the city was 

ready to defend the legality of his measure 

and announced the appointment of officials 

to administer the city wage law. They are: 

John M. Ekeberg, director: James B. 

Mitchell, deputy director; Nathan P. Epstein, 

assistant director of research; Leo 

Friedman, assistant director of enforcement: 

Phil Ruffo, acting counsel: Joseph 

Schechter, assistant director of administration 

and management. 

Margaret Lindsay is featured as a nurse in 

Universal's "Tammy and the Doctor." 

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Requiem for a Heovyweighf Big; 

Phaedra Is Smash at Art House 

NEW YORK—Two new pictures, "Re- 

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quiem for a Heavyweight. tlie Criterion 

as well as the new Kips Bay east side house, 

and "Phaedra." at the cast side Plaza Theatre, 

had smash opening weeks with long 

lines in evidence at the latter theatre 

nightly. Also very big was "The Chapman 

Report," which also had waiting lines at 

the Victoria on Broadway, where it played 

day-and-date with the east side Trans- 

Lux 52nd Street. 

Still absolute capacity in its third week 

of two-a-day was "The Longest Day" at 

the Warner Theatre while "Barabbas" was 

near-capacity in its second week of two-aday 

at the DeMille Theatre. Reported capacity 

was "Long Day's Journey Into 

Night." in its second w-eek at Loew's Tower 

East, where it plays three times daily. The 

other two reserved-seat pictures were "West 

Side Story." still doing well in the first 

week of its second year at the Rivoli, and 

"The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm." doing well enough in its 11th 

week at Loew's Cinerama. A sixth two-aday 

film. "Mutiny on the Bounty." will open 

at Loew's State November 8. 

Best among the other holdovers was 

"Gigot." in its fourth good week at Radio 

City Music Hall, where it started a fifth 

and final week Thursday i25). "Gypsy" 

will follow at the Music Hall November 

1. "A 'Very Private Affair," in its foui-th 

week at Loew's State; "No Man Is an 

Island." in its second week at the Palace, 

and "Pressure Point," in its second week 

at the Astor. all dropped off and the latter 

was replaced by "The Manchurian Candidate" 

Wednesday i24i. "We'll Bury You" 

also opened Wednesday at the Forum on 

Broadway and the east side 72nd Street 

Playhouse. "Convicts 4" did well in its third 

week at the Paramount. 

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BROADWAY 

JJORMAN ELSON, president of Guild 

Enterprises, which operates the Guild 

Theatre and other art houses in New York, 

left Tuesday i23i on a Par Eastern trip to 

line up similar product to "The Island." 

Japanese film current at the Guild. * * * 

Michele Morgan, star of "Crime Does Not 

Pay," and Gerard Oury. director of the Embassy 

release, returned to Paris Monday 

(221 after a week in Manhattan promotinB 

the opening of the film at the Sutton Theatre. 

• •* * Shirley Anne Field, feminine lead 

of Arthur Hornblow's "The War Lover," 

came in from London Wednesday i24t to 

help promote the Columbia release. Arriving 

from Eiu'ope on the Prance the same 

day were: Gilbert Bokanowski, French director 

making films for Embassy Pictures: 

Louis Brandt, director of the Brandt Theatres 

chain, and his wife, nightclub singer 

Betty Madigan: Mrs. Peter Ustinov, wife of 

the playwright-star, and Robert Amon. producer 

of the French film, "The Devil and 

the Ten Commandments." 

• 

At Paramount, Jerry K. Levins, advertising 

manager, returned from a brief 

Hollywood visit for conferences with Hal 

Wallis on the "Girls! Girls! Girls!" November 

release and Joseph Friedman, assistant 

director of advertising and publicity, 

got back to New York from Honolulu, 

where he planned the world premiere 

of the same film. And Melville Shavelson, 

producer-director of Paramount's "Samantha," 

stayed in New York to shoot additional 

locations in front of Korvette's and 

other Fifth Avenue stores. Major filming 

will be in Hollywood in November. * * * Sid 

Blumenstock has completed his assignment 

as roadshow coordinator for Darryl P. 

Zanuck's "The Longest Day" and will devote 

his full time to Safranski Productions, 

which produces radio and TV commercials. 

• 

Cliff Richard, singing star of Paramount's 

"Wonderful to Be Young," hopped 

to London for a command performance 

before Queen Elizabeth and is due back 

in the U. S. October 30 to resume his tour 

on behalf of the picture. He will be at the 

TOA convention. • * » Ann-Margret finished 

up her promotional activities on "Bye 

Bye Birdie" for Columbia and headed back 

to Hollywood. * * • The American premiere 

of the film version of Brendan Behan's 

"The Quare Fellow" will be held at the 

Carnegie Hall Cinema. Date has not been 

set. 

• 

Mo Rothman, executive vice-president of 

Columbia International, left Wednesday 

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ALBANY 

n dd Ella Meres to the list of woman managers 

in the Albany exchange district. 

She has charge of the Community in Hudson 

for Sylvan Leff. originally was assistant 

manager. At the Community, in Saratoga 

Springs, another Leff house, John Kelley is 

manager. He, too, advanced from assistant 

manager. These theatres are two of the 

distinctively styled, no-marquee type built 

by the late Walter Reade sr. The third is 

located in Red Bank. N.J. 

John Wilhelm, 20th-Fox manager, visited 

the Schine home offices in Gloversville . . . 

Harold Goldstein, who manages the Ft. 

Warren Drive-In at Castleton, Vt., for his 

.brother Howard, will marry Sally Gallup, a 

third-grade teacher in Shaker Ridge 

Elementary School, at services in Temple 

Beth El, Troy, December 23. Goldstein is 

studying for a master's degreee in education 

at Russell Sage College, Ti'oy. Miss Gallup 

I'is a graduate of the State Teachers College 

lin Albany mow called the State University 

in Albany) and has done post-graduate 

work at New York University. 

"The Pigeon That Took Rome" had radio 

'as well as newspaper advertising support 

;for its premieres at the Strand here and 

"The Chapman Report" 

'the Troy in Troy . . . 

held for a second week at the Stanley, 

Utica . 

Rialto in Glens Falls held 

'a one-day Opera Film Festival, consisting 

of "Pagliacci" and "La Traviata," the bill 

being booked through Max Westebbe . 

Jeanette MacDonald, Nelson Eddy and Alan 

Jones are among the singing stars who will 

be featured during an Operetta Film Festival 

at Fabian's Plaza in Schenectady on succeeding 

Tuesdays for six weeks. Tickets for the 

series are selling at $4.50. In Albany, SW 

houses have tickets for the same series, here 

presented at the Madison. Walter Reade has 

a similar series under w-ay at the Community 

in Kingston. Single-performance seats for 

adults are $L 

Edward J. Wall, who switched from promoting 

Paramount pictures in the Albany 

and Buffalo districts to a publicity-advertising 

assignment for the Home Savings 

Bank of this city, teamed with his wife to 

compete in the seventh annual regional 

"Best Point" contract bridge tourney. The 

Walls also have teamed in a new advertising 

venture. 

present Schenectady dress shop owner also 

bought and booked for the Plattsburgh 

Drive-In, Plattsburgh. 

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A familiar face has returned to the Paramount 

exchange, in a new role. Dick Hayes, 

for many years a crack salesman under the 

former Paramount operation here, came 

from Buffalo to assume the post of booker. 

Hayes had been working in the Buffalo 

branch, under Dan Houlihan, one-time Paramount 

manager in Albany and before that, 

local 20th Centui-y-Fox chief. For a time, 

Dick served with United Artists in Minneapolis. 

He is widely known hereabouts. 

Doug Hermans, foiiner Fox booker, is now 

working parttime on the books in the offices 

of Iselin Drive-In Theatres. Hermans also 

operates the Capitol in Ballston Spa, weekends 

Purner has reopened the 

Bijou in North Troy, with an art policy 

Tryon. Amsterdam first run, has 

moved to a weekend schedule, according to 

word on Filmrow. Pamela Amusement Corp. 

conducts this relatively new house, which 

is bought and booked by Brandt Theatres 

of New York. Schine's Mohawk is the other 

Amsterdam film situation. It is first nm, 

too. 

Freddie Rosenblatt, Variety member and 

brother of Samuel E. Rosenblatt, former 

chief barker and president of Acme Theatres, 

visited the 'Variety clubrooms in Las 

Vegas, Nev., during a recent western trip. 

"They are beautiful," he said. "Nothing like 

them around." The Las 'Vegas tent is vei-y 

active, one of its leading members being 

Benny Goffstein, a former barker of Albany's 

Tent 9 and onetime Times-Union circulation 

department official. Benny, now president of 

the plush Riviera Hotel in Las 'Vegas, and 

Rosenblatt hopped to Los Angeles for the 

final game of the playoff between the 

Dodgers and the Giants. Freddie then went 

on to San Francisco where he witnessed the 

first two contests in the World Series. 

Jos. Mankiewicz Relieved 

Of Further Work on 'Cleo' 

NEW YORK—Removal of Joseph Mankiewicz 

from editing "Cleopatra," which he di- 

A "Dusk to Dawn Show," consisting of 

five features, was offered Saturday night 

rected, 

(20 1 at the Auto-'Vision in East Greenbush 

appears to have opened a feud between 

him and Darryl F. Zanuck, president 

and at the Super 50 Drive-In, Schenectadyof 

road. The Auto-'Vision screened 

20th Century-Fox. The picture now will 

"Sweet Bird of Youth," "Rome Adventure," 

be edited and scored in Hollywood, although 

"Son of Samson," "Last of the 'Vikings" and Mankiewicz was insisting that he be allowed 

to finish the work on the film. 

"A Woman Like Satan." The ozoner advertised 

"FREE Surprise Gift to All Who 

Zanuck, on Wednesday, issued a brief 

Remain to the 'Very End" and "Free Coffee 

statement in connection with the situation. 

This was it: 

at 1 o'clock." 

"In exchange for top compensation and a 

considerable expense account, Mr. Joseph 

Mankiewicz has for two years spent his time, 

talent and $35,000,000 of 20th Century-Fox 

stockholders' money to direct and complete 

the first cut of 'Cleopatra.' He has earned 

a well deserved rest." 

Tent 9 Dance Will 

Launch Albany Season 

The Warren Theatre in Warrensburg 

added the Patterson-Liston fight pix as a ALBANY—The Variety Club begins its 

Friday-Satui-day night extra with "Kid new social season with an informal dance 

Galahad" . first-run Tryon Theatre, November 2 in the Sheraton-Ten Eyck 

Amsterdam, reopened with "The Chapman clubrooms. Dancing will be to the music of 

Report," after a closedown of several days Johnny Costa's Boys and is slated from 9 

Reade's Community in Kingston p.m. to 1 a.m. The tab is $3 per couple and 

is serving "Free Coffee in the Mezzanine as the advance flyer says "no reservations are 

a Courtesy to Our Patrons." . . . Howard needed—bring your friends." 

Goldstein inserted copy in the Glens Falls Barkers also are urged to mark November 

paper announcing the seasonal closing of the 

30 as the date for the big Variety Derby, 

Dix Drive-In, adding a "Thank You for Your with more information promised on this a 

Patronage." The former film saleman and little later. 

BUFFALO 

The big Lafayette Theatre organ, built in 

1921, was played there for the last time 

on the night of October 17, when the Niagara 

Frontier Chapter of the American 

Theatre Organ Enthusiasts invited the public 

to its "Requiem Concert" at 11:40 p.m. 

More than 100 persons attended and heard 

a post-midnight recital by organist Jerry 

Schwab. The next day workmen began dismantling 

the nearly 3,000 pipes. Donald 

Borden has bought the organ and will build 

a house in Cleveland around it. Elmer 

Brost. onetime Lafayette organist, was 

present. On one-day notice the Niagara 

chapter called in members for the event 

from Buffalo, Toronto, Cleveland and Rochester. 

The razing of the Lafayette Theatre 

part of the Basil Lafayette building is 

scheduled to begin at once. The office part 

of the structure will remain. 

Cliff Richard, star of Paramount's "Wonderful 

to Be Young," visited here Tuesday 

(23 1 for a day of tub-thumping for the 

musical film that will open November 7 

at the Paramount Theatre. Manager Edward 

Miller lined up a full day's schedule 

for Richard, with radio, TV and newspaper 

interviews among the highlights of 

the day's activities. In the evening Cliff 

greeted folks in the Paramount lobby and 

there was a sneak preview the same night 

of the picture in which Richard is introduced 

to American film audiences. Richard 

will return here for the western New 

York premiere of the picture at the Paramount 

at which time he will appear on the 

stage of the theatre with his musical group 

at two performances. 

Fred Keller, manager of the Circle-Art 

Theatre, is going to put on a stage show 

starting November 2 and continuing for 

twelve performances. It is "The Connection. 

controversial off-Broadway production. 

The Circle-Art. which has installed " a 

stage for the production, will alternate imported 

and art films, like the recent "Last 

Year at Marienbad," with stage pieces, employing 

Buffalo actors . . . Manager Ed 

Miller of the Paramount reports much advance 

interest in his Grand Opera Film 

Festival to be presented for one day, November 

15, continuous from 11 a.m. The 

operas to be shown are "Don Giovanni" and 

"The Barber of Seville." 

The next crew meeting of the Buffalo 'Variety 

Club will be held Wednesday. November 

5, at 7:30 pm., and will start with a 

dinner at 6:30. Election results will be 

tabulated, the 1964 convention and telethon 

committees will report and there are 

many other important items to be discussed, 

according to Chief Barker James 

J. Hayes. 

FILMACK 

BOXOFFICE October 29, 1962 E-5

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JÎKE PRANKOVICH. first vice-president 

of Columbia Pictures in ciiarKe of production, 

announced at a tradcpross conference 

in London that his company would 

be spending at least $70 million on a minimum 

of 25 major productions during the 

next 12 months. At least 12 and maybe 

more of these features would be shot in 

Britain. Frankovich was amplifying the 

press conference he had held in New York 

a few days previously when he had answered 

allegations that many Hollywood 

companies were indulging in runaway productions. 

Columbia's head of production 

emphasized that he would not consider the 

policy of making films in the U.S. just for 

the sake of pleasing critics. 

Frankovich stated: "Columbia is an international 

company with international responsibilities. 

We will continue to make 

films overseas, whenever and wherever they 

ai-e justified by their story. Columbia's 

British production will not diminish but 

may increase." Meanwhile. Columbia's own 

contribution to home production was quite 

impressive. Otto Preminger, Stanley 

Kramer and Sam Spiegel would be making 

films in the United States, because the 

subjects required a U.S. background, and 

for no other reason. 

Other producers like Carl Foreman, Blake 

Edwards and Robert Rossen had also earmarked 

productions, which would be shot 

in the U.S. Frankovich said he believed 

that the most important thing was to make 

pictures in the best possible way using the 

right locations and the essential combination 

of creative and acting talent. He mentioned 

two new major subjects which had 

been purchased by the company. They were 

"Catch 22" by Joseph Heller, and "King 

Rat" by James Clavell, which would be 

added to the roster of large-scale Columbia 

international productions. 

Returning to British activities, Frankovich 

likened Sam Spiegel's "Lawrence of 

Arabia" to a great experience and declared 

that it would be a yardstick of brilliance 

for all future filmmakers. It would be 

opening at the Odeon, Leicester Square, on 

December 10, for an eight-week season, 

would then go into the Metropole, Victoria, 

for an indefinite run and afterwards return 

to the Odeon, Haymarket. "This is the first 

time that a major picture has been dated 

for three separate West End presentations." 

The Columbia chief also mentioned his 

satisfaction with the manner in which Columbia 

and British Lion were collaborating 

as a result of their unified distribution 

deal. There was full consultation on scripts 

and suitable subjects. Columbia already 

has participated in one greatly successful 

British Lion comedy, "Only Two Can Play," 

with Peter Sellers and Mai Zetterling. It 

had since participated financially in the 

new- Richard Attenborough-Bryan Forbes 

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production of "The L-Shaped Room based 

on the Lynn Reid Banks novel. This starred 

Leslie Caron and Tom Bell, and was quite 

a tremendous picture. Because of this BLC 

had decided to give it the roadshow treatment 

in the United Kingdom. He felt that 

its boxoffice prospects were fantastic. 

By ANTHONY GRUNER 

For A.ssociated British Corp., the word 

showmanship is no industry cliche, but a 

basic philo.sophy and a day-to-day guide to 

action. Last week the circuit opened a new 

theatre in Colchester at the cost of over 

£75,000. To this cinema came not one, but 

four stars as well as a distinguished audience 

of local celebrities headed by the 

mayor. Richard Todd, Leslie Phillips, Carol 

Lesley and Mario Fabrizi were introduced 

from the stage, and two other stars, Roger 

Moore and June Christie, also would have 

been present if the former's car had not 

broken down over 50 miles away, and the 

latter had not suddenly been given a costaiTing 

role with Curt Jurgens requiring 

her to fly off at once over to West Berlin. 

As usual, this circuit put everything behind 

the promotion of the new theatre and the 

hundreds of local residents from Colchester 

waiting outside the theatre indicated 

the success of ABC's policy. Inside 

the cinema a packed audience saw "The 

Counterfeit Spy" and watched the mayor 

of the town symbolically declare the opening 

of the theatre with a key presented to 

him by actor Richard Todd. Brilliantly organized, 

by Douglas Ewin and his colleagues 

in ABC's publicity department, the 

Colchester opening reflected the basically 

aggressive and optimistic approach to the 

exhibition industry of ABC and its parent 

company, Associated British Picture Corp. 

A tribute to the growing quality and 

growing popularity of new features now 

being made by British and Hollywood companies 

was the news last week that the 

theatre ticket libraries are now arranging 

deals with financial guarantees for two 

major films shortly to be seen in the West 

AT AA RECEPTION—AlUed Artists 

and Peter Ustinov hosted a reception 

in New York to kick off the campaign 

on "Billy Budd" and to introduce 

Terence Stamp, who makes his 

screen debut in the title role. Ustinov 

who produced, directed and coauthored 

the screenplay, also costars in the film, 

which has its American premiere October 

30 at Cinema I and II. In the photo 

are Ustinov, left; Ed Schuman, center, 

Rugoff Theatres vice-president, and 

Ed Morey, AA vice-president. 

End. A guarantee of £35,000 for Sam 

Spiegel's "Lawrence of Arabia" on its first 

eight-week showing at the Odeon, Leicester 

Square, was announced by Peter 

Cadbury, head of Keith Prowse on behalf of 

the Combine Theatres Libraries Ass'n. This 

has been followed by a guarantee of £100,- 

000 over the first 52 weeks of new MGM- 

Cinerama's "How the West Was Won," 

which opens at the London Casino November 

2. This will enable the public to book 

for both films as they would do for the 

theatre, without first traveling to the respective 

cinema. 

Commenting on these agreements, Cadbury 

said last week: "This does not, however, 

mean that we shall give guarantees 

freely. Only the best will be considered and 

we were influenced in this case by the considerable 

success of previous Cinerama productions. 

So it is no good every film producer expecting 

that the libraries will back his 

show, as Cadbury made it clear that he 

and his colleagues would follow the same 

principles that have guided the libraries 

over the last 100 years in the theatre and 

only back productions that would, in their 

opinion, be successful. 

Jonas Rosenfield jr., Columbia Pictures 

vice-president in charge of advertising and 

publicity, is here to head a series of meetings 

of the company's European publicity 

organizations to discuss promotional plans 

for the launchings of the Sam Spiegel- 

David Lean production of "Lawrence of 

Arabia" in each country. 

Attending are Syd Mirkin, overseas production 

publicity coordinator: Pat Williamson, 

director of advertising and publicity 

for Columbia of Great Britain; Jack 

Wiener, Continental publicity chief, and 

publicity representatives of Columbia from 

several European countries. 

M. J. Frankovich, first vice-president of 

Columbia Pictures, and Mo Rothman, executive 

vice-president of Columbia International, 

are also on hand as is William 

Blowitz of the Blowitz, Thomas and Canton 

Agency, producer's representative for 

the film. 

While in London, Rosenfield will also 

confer with Spiegel on promotional plans 

for the 70mm color fUm, which will have a 

royal world premiere at the Odeon Theatre, 

Leicester Square, December 10 with Queen 

Elizabeth II on hand, prior to the American 

opening at the Criterion Theatre, New 

York, December 16. 

Rosenfield also plans meetings with Carl 

Foreman, producer-director of "The Victors," 

cuiTently in production in London; 

with Carol Reed, whose production of "The 

Running Man" is filming in Ireland, and 

with Irwin Shaw, whose production of "In 

the French Style" is now filming in Paris. 

He will also meet with Charles H. Schneer, 

whose production of "Jason and the Golden 

Fleece" is being readied for release. 

* * * 

Within only one week of publication, 

"Life at the Top," John Braine's sequel to 

"Room at the Top," has jumped to No. 1 

on Britain's best seller list. And last week 

Romulus Films, (James and John Woolf), 

who produced "Room at the Top," the 

forei-unner of the "New Wave" in British 

films, announced it will produce the film of 

"Life at the Top," again starring Laurence 

Harvey. Starting date: early 1964. 

E-6 BOXOFFICE October 29, 1962

. . Mr. 

. . Irving 

. . . Harry 

47 Youngsfers Break 

Ground for Theatre 

CHERRY HILL, N.J.—Armed with toy 

buckets and shovels, 47 children participated 

in ground-breaking at the site of 

tlie Colonial-style motion picture theatre 

scheduled for completion in February 1963. 

The theatre is to be operated by Walter 

Reade Theatres and the invitation to 

youngsters to take part in the ceremonies 

was to underscore the fact that most of the 

films to be shown at the new theatre will 

be for the entire family. 

The children, ranging from three to five 

years In age, were members of the Trinity 

Christian Day School, operated by the 

nearby Trinity Presbyterian Church, Route 

70 and Sawmill road. 

TThe new theatre design originally called 

ffor a modernistic style, but Bob Scarborough, 

developer of Barclay Farm and 

Barclay Center, where the theatre is to be 

located, pointed out the colonial theme of 

the surrounding community and finally a 

distinctly colonial theme was developed for 

the theatre. 

However, the interior of the theatre will 

accent the modern. The 600 seats will be 

the reclining type and adjust to the individual 

patron. 

Heights Construction Co., East Atlantic 

Avenue, Barrington, will construct the 

8,000-square foot theatre. 

Selby Tower Construction 

Saves Need for 16 Piles 

LITTLE FERRY, N. J.—Engineering 

studies made by consulting engineers for 

Eastern Management's Little Ferry Drivein, 

which is being built on filled land along 

the Hackensack river, show that 16 fewer 

piles would be required for the Selby Industries' 

standard screen tower than for 

any other design. 

Fewer piles are required for the Selby installation, 

according to these engineers, because 

the wide spread and wide bearing of 

Selby foundations exert lighter loads per 

square foot soil pressure, thus permitting 

erection on less stable soils than the other 

designs. 

'Phaedra' Set to Open 

In 26 U.S. Key Cities 

NEW YORK—Jules Dassin's "Phaedra," 

being released by Lopert Pictures, which is 

playing at the Plaza Theatre and 15 other 

houses in the greater New York area, has 

been set for 26 additional key city engagements 

late in October and in November. 

The first date will be at the Guild, Pittsburgh, 

October 31, followed by the Charles 

and the Crest, Baltimore, November 1. 

"Phaedra" also opened October 24 at the 

DuPont, Washington, and the Whalley Theatre, 

New Haven. 

PITTSBURGH 

ôrris Finkel's Shadyside Theatre, where a 

benefit opening of "Best of Enemies" 

will be held Thursday ( 1 1 for the Variety 

Club charity fund, has been redecorated 

inside and out. The new and elegant lobby 

features natural wood and white, with accents 

in black, red and brass. Here Finkel 

will present exhibits of European art. The 

exterior has a completely new look with a 

new marquee and decorations, new lighting, 

a new boxoffice and new sets of metal 

doors, metal walls, etc. 

Bernard Lauth, projectionist, reports the 

death of his mother Mary . . . Harry Fleishman, 

retired exhibitor, is home after being 

hospitalized a month following a heart attack. 

Father of Sam, Norman and other 

Fleishmans identified with exhibition 

hereabouts for a number of years, Harry 

was under an oxygen tent for ten days. 

Until his illness he relieved son Sam from 

time to time as manager of the Regent 

Square Theatre, Edgewood. Sam's brother 

Norman also gives an assist to Sam on occasion 

John Glaus, manager of the 

. . . Fairground Drive-in on the Brownsville 

road. Library, stopped to say hello and to 

give us checks for two-year subscriptions 

to Boxoffice for the Fairground and for 

the Silver Lake Drive-In, the only ozoner 

located within the city limits of Pittsburgh. 

Thirty-four drive-in theatres as listed in 

the press were open last weekend; only 16 

were open weeknights other than weekend 

nights . . . Morris Lefko, general manager 

for MGM roadshows, was here for sessions 

with Gabriel G. Rubin of the Nixon Theatre 

where "Mutiny on the Bounty" wUl 

open December 21, the night after "The 

Longest Day" opens at the Fulton as an 

Ass'n of the Army benefit . and Mrs. 

Floyd Klingensmith of the Sunset View 

Drive-In near Freeport, make weekly jaunts 

to New York to cheer Columbia University's 

gridders. 

Robert Work, who operates di'ive-ins at 

New Martinsville, W. Va., and Sardis, 

Ohio, recently became father of his firstborn, 

named Jani Roberta . Shiffrin 

and Jesse Levine were here working 

on "We'll Bury You" and "Requiem for a 

Heavyweight." The latter is latest COMPO 

plan picture in this area . . . George Tice 

sr. of the Woodland Drive-In at Homestead 

reports the birth of his second 

grandson (ninth grandchild) to George jr. 

and wife Eileen. Eileen was a Theatre 

Service Corp. secretary until a few months 

ago. 

Auditing-accoiinting from Buffalo and 

Cleveland has been concentrated at the 

local UA office .. . James E. Taylor and 

wife, part owners of the Skyway Drive-In 

near Butler, vacationed in the old Dutch 

country around Lancaster . . . Abraham H. 

Kalmenson, eldest brother of Ben Kalmen- 

.son, Warner Bros, executive, died recently. 

Besides Ben, he is survived by another 

brother Karl, his wife Rhea, a son Charles 

and Mrs. Howard Specter, a daughter. 

William Geibel of the Butler Skyway reports 

his son Bruce, in the Air Force in 

Puerto Rico, and wife are parents of a baby 

named Kathryn Mary. The Geibels recently 

took an American Airlines vacation 

trip which included New York, Chicago and 

Los Angeles , . . Robert Rose, manager of 

the South Hills Drive-In, was critically ill 

for five days after a ruptured appendix 

and Carol Peters, Sisterville, 

W. Va., exhibitors, watched West Virginia 

U. defeat Pitt. 

Associated Starts 

Pittsburgh Drive-In 

PITTSBURGH—Ernest Stem, president 

of Associated Theatres, this area's leading 

theatre investor, announced construction 

would begin in a week or two on a 600-car 

drive-in theatre on Williams road "seven 

minutes from downtown" in the vicinity of 

the Federal avenue extension. It will be 

named the Northside. 

Similar to Associated's de luxe Ardmore 

Drive-In, the Northside will have two indoor 

auditoriums, each seating 100, on 

either side of the projection booth. 

Reserve township permits have been 

obtained. 

There will be nine double ramps, 18 in 

all, in the compact ozoner. The concession 

will be leased to Berlo, as at all Associated 

operations. An early spring opening is 

planned. 

Associated is building another diive-in 

in the Cleveland metropolitan area, and 

last week broke ground for the Pittsburgh 

area's fii-st new indoor theatre in 14 years, 

the Monroe in Monroeville. 

'Billy Budd' Openings Set 

In New York, Washington 

NEW YORK — Allied Artists' "BOly 

Budd," produced in England by Peter Ustinov 

with himself and Robert Ryan starred, 

will have its first three U.S. openings October 

31 and November 1. 

"Billy Budd" will open at Cinema I and 

Cinema II in New York October 31 and 

Loew's Capitol Theatre, Washington, D.C., 

November 1, according to Ed Morey, vicepresident 

of Allied Artists. 

Ustinov has made 32 press, radio and TV 

interviews during a ten-day visit to Neiy 

York with Terence Stamp, British actor 

who plays the title role, and the two will 

spend two days in Washington to promote 

the film prior to the opening there. 

BOONTON, N. J. 

Large Core 

Greater Crater Area 

MAXIMUM LIGHT 

Evenly Distributed 

-Blumberg Brothers, Inc., Philodelphio—Lombard 3-7240 

Notional Theatre Supply, Philadelphia— Locust 7-6156 

Superior Theatre Equipment Company, Philadelphia, 

LO 3-1420 

Write to Carbons, Inc., 400 Myrtle Ave., Boonton, New 

Jersey or phone Philip Bordonoro, 319 First Ave., 

Tarentum, Po. Academy 4-3343. 


E-7

I Monday). 

A MANOS REUNION — The Greemturg, Pa., Tribune-Review recently devoted 

a five-column space to reproduce this photo which shows past and present 

office employes of Manos Enterprises who were honored at a reunion held in the 

General Greene Hotel there. The headquarters of the circuit is located on the 

second floor of the hotel, which is a Manos property. Present office employes 

include Madeline Mangery. Madeline DeBone, Irene Balazek, Joanne Yackovich, 

Liduina Massaglia, Barbara Stynchula, and former employes present were Dorothy 

Gaudi, Frances Stanko, Christine Stauffer, Jean Leper, Betty Leighty and Dorothy 

Bugala. 

WASHINGTON 

fînerama, MOM and the Stanley Warner 

Theatres were hosts to members of the 

press, radio and TV at a "Constmction 

Party," which was an advance preview of 

what their new Uptown Cinerama Theatre 

will look like when Its renovation is completed 

and it becomes the district's exclusive 

home of Cinerama. The October 22 

party at 4:30 p.m. included an abundance 

of refreshments for the guests invited to 

wend their "way between the sawhorses, 

tool boxes, lumber, mortar boxes, etc." 

MGM field representative Stanley A. Chatlin, 

who will remain in Washington until 

"The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm" opens the Uptown Cinerama, said 

they wanted to show how vei-y much went 

into making a Cinerama screen. The screen, 

which conceals the complex sound equipment, 

resembles a vertical Venetian blind 

because of its hundreds of inch-wide white 

strips glued together. The Uptown's gala 

premiere will be November 7. 

Louis Ribnitzki, Stanley Warner buyer, 

has been hosting the various branch managers 

at the Maryland football games. He 

is a proud alumnus of Maryland U. 

Inasmuch as Milton Rackmil, U-I president, 

will be the Pioneer of the Year, Alex 

Chimel, Universal branch manager, is 

heading a contingent of exhibitors from 

this area who expect to attend the dinner 

at the Americana in New York November 

19. 

Mrs. Rollwage Collier, president of the Motion 

Picture and Television Council of the 

D.C., spoke this week before the D.C. Federation 

of Women's Clubs on the council's 

objectives and services. 

Don Dnicker, editor of the motion pictui-e 

service of the Agriculture Department, is 

receiving congratulations for having edited 

"Ei-uption at Kilauea," which was the 

documentary first-prize winner at the 

Venice Film Festival. The Department of 

Agriculture, in observance of its 100th anniversary, 

will present a Centennial Film 

Festival November 7-9. consisting of 104 

U.S. films produced by industi-y, associations, 

business finns and a cross section of 

colleges and universities. A major festival 

event will be an "America's Day" program, 

which will show agricultural films from 

Canada and Latin America. A panel of 

final judges will select the award winners. 

Peter Ustinov was a visitor, di'opping in 

to speak about his newest film, "Billy 

Budd." Anthony Perkins will arrive November 

5 at the National Theatre in a pre- 

Broadway play and Viveca Lindfors will 

open there on Christmas Eve. 

MGM's 'Period' Is Booked 

For 33 Keys in November 

NEW YORK—MGM's "Period of Adjustment," 

which will open at two New York 

theatres October 31 and in Hollywood November 

14, will then open in 31 other cities 

coast-to-coast between November 15 and 

November 28. 

The key cities will include Seattle, Sacramento, 

Chicago, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, 

Charleston, Lexington, Steubenville, Liverpool, 

Baton Rouge, Pittsburgh, Madison, 

Mansfield, Wheeling, Champaign, San 

Diego, Amarillo, Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, 

Omaha, Miami Springs, Miami, Fort 

Lauderdale, Coral Gables, Miami Beach, 

Pocatello, Salt Lake City, Wichita, Shreveport 

and Lafayette. 

In New York, "Period of Adjustment" 

will open at the Paramount Theatre in 

Times Square and the east side Murray 

Hill. 

Paramount Holding Four 

Regional Sales Meetings 

NEW YORK—First of a series of regional 

sales meetings for Paramount personnel 

will be held in New York starting today 

Charles Boasberg, vice-president 

and general sales manager of Paramount 

Film Distributing Corp., will conduct 

the sessions. Subsequent meetings will 

be held in New Orleans, November 1 and 2; 

Chicago, November 5, 6, and San Francisco, 

November 8, 9. 

George Weltner, executive vice-president 

of Paramount Pictures, will attend the New 

York forums, along with John G. Moore, 

Boston: Herb Gillis. Washington: Myron 

Sattler. New York: Daniel Houlihan, Buffalo: 

William Meier, Cincinnati: Harold 

; 

' 

Henderson, Cleveland: Henry Germaine, 

New Haven: Don Hicks, Philadelphia, and 

Howard Nicholson, Pittsburgh. 

Home office sales executives who will 

participate in the New York meetings will 

be Tom W. Bridge. Hugh Owen, Alfred Taylor. 

Edmund C. DeBerry, Jack Perley and 

Arthur Hessel. 

Participating in the New Orleans meetings 

will be regional sales manager W. 

Gordon Bradley, Atlanta, and the following 

branch managers: Kip Smiley, Charlotte; 

Fred Mathis, Jacksonville: Tom Donahue, 

Memphis, and Robert Hames, New Orleans. 

Attending the Dallas meetings will be G. 

R. Frank, regional sales manager, Chicago, 

and branch managers Thomas Duane, Detroit: 

Ted Krassner, Indianapolis: Howard 

Ross, Milwaukee: Jess McBride, Minneapolis: 

Charles Caligiuri, Des Moines; Bernard 

Brager, Dallas; Harry Hambm-g, Kansas 

City, and Harry Haas, St. Louis. 

"The San Francisco meetings will be attended 

by H. Neal East, regional sales manager, 

Los Angeles, and branch managers 

Jack Stevenson, Los Angeles; James 

Ricketts, Denver; W. Donald Foster, Salt 

Lake City; Ward Pennington, San Francisco, 

and Henry Haustein, Seattle-Portland. 

Set Total of 21 Dates 

For 'The Longest Day' 

NEW YORK — Twelve new roadshow 

bookings have been set for Darryl F. Zanuck's 

"The Longest Day" to make a total 

of 21 roadshow engagements in the U. S. 

and Canada by the end of the year. 

The new dates are the Mercury. Detroit, 

where the picture opened Wednesday (24); 

the Roxy. Atlanta: Grand, Cincinnati; Seville, 

Montreal; Utah, Salt Lake City, all 

November 1: The Roxy, Kansas City, November 

7; Tower, Houston, and Ambassador, 

St. Louis, November 8; Hippodrome, 

Cleveland. November 15, and the Lincoln, 

Miami, November 21, as well as the Tivoli, 

Toronto, where the picture will open following 

the current roadshow attraction. 

"The Longest Day" is currently playing 

at the Warner, New York; Goldman, Philadelphia; 

Astor, Boston; Roosevelt, Chicago: 

Carthay Circle, Los Angeles: Ontario, 

Washington; Alexandria, San Francisco, 

and the Mann, Minneapolis. 

'7 Capital Sins' Delayed „ , 

NEW YORK — Joseph E. Levine's "7 

Capital Sins." originally set to open at the NEW YORK—The board of 

- 

i^. . , , 

NEW YORK - Joseph E Levine s 7 Stanley Wamei Dividend 

Beekman Theatre October 29, has been rescheduled 

for the latter part of 1962 at the 

same theatre. The picture was directed by 

seven "new wave" directors. 

directors of 

Stanley Warner Corp. has declared a dividend 

of 30 cents per share on the common 

stock, payable November 23 to stockholders 

of record November 8. 

»E-8 

BOXOFFICE October 29, 1962

AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION CENTER 

(Hollywood Office— Suite 320 at 6362 Hollywood Blvd.) 

Festival Committee 

Names 16mm Judges 

SAN FRANCISCO—Prize-winning filmnakers 

Pare Lorentz and Sidney Peterson 

ind industry film-producing executive M. 

J. Blaslcovich will judge the "Film as Communication" 

competition of 16mm nontheitrical 

films at this year's San Francisco 

[nternational Film Festival. 

Lorentz is best known for his documentaries. 

"The Plow That Broke the Plains" 

md "The River." Among Peterson's films 

ire "The Lead Shoes" and "The Petrified 

Dog." both experimentals. He recently pubished 

a novel, "A Ply in the Pigment," and 

i\e.s here. Blaskovich is director of the 

?ord Motor Co.'s San Francisco Marketing 

institute in Burlingame. 

The finalists in the "Film as Communica- 

;ion" competition will be shown at the 

Metro Theatre November 7-9. The public is 

nvited free of charge to the morning and 

afternoon programs. 

In addition to screenings, there will be 

Danel discussions. The Judges' Panel will 

afford an opportunity to discuss the purposes 

of filmmaking and a panel on electronic 

film production will be of particular 

interest to industrial and commercial filmnakers. 

This is the third annual "Film as Comnunication" 

program. More than 275 entries 

came from ten countries and 38 were 

selected for showing in the finals. Last 

/ear's Golden Gate Award winner was "The 

lianguage of Faces," made by John Korty 

'or the American F^-iends Service Committee. 

Two Pyramid Shorts Set 

For S.F. Film Festival 

HOLLYWOOD—Producer David Adams 

las announced that two of Pyramid Short 

Subject Films have been selected as finalists 

or the Golden Gate Awards in the San 

i^'rancisco International Film Festival. "The 

jeaf," entered in the art category, will open 

;he festival October 31. while "Pulse of Life." 

larrated by Raymond Massey, is in the 

;ommunication category. 

The Four Crown Production Co. has acluired 

worldwide distribution rights for 

'Leaf" and has obtained options on the renaining 

seven pictures of the nature series 

hat Pyramid Films cun-ently has in producion. 

Changes 

Title 

Three on a Match (U-D to THREE WAY 

VIATCH. 

WB to Reach Teenagers 

For 'Purr-ee' Premiere 

HOLLYWOOD — A hard-hitting, allaround 

exploitation-promotion campaign, 

aimed especially at teenagers, is being unrolled 

by Warner Bros, in Chicago for the 

world premiere of "Gay Purr-ee" on November 

9. 

Pour hundred thousand throwaways, distributed 

by hand to students in all high 

schools in Chicago and suburbs, as well as 

Balaban & Katz theatres throughout the 

area and Warner Bros, record outlets 

should reach huge audiences. 

Underwater Film Festival 

Award Won by 'Mermaids' 

HOLLYWOOD—The Pilmgroup's 

"Mermaids 

of Tiburon," a John Lamb pi-oduction, 

will be awarded a "Special Tribute for 

Outstanding Underwater Photography" by 

the Sixth International TJnderwater Film 

Festival. 

The citation, to be presented formally 

at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, is 

the first made to a feature film since Cousteau's 

"Silent World" won it in 1957. 

MGM Pacts Frankie Avalon 

HOLLYWOOD — Singer-actor Frankie 

which made a prior deal, calling for 

Avalon, who has just completed his role in 

"Drums of Africa," produced by Al Zimbalist 

and Phil Ki'asne for MGM release, 

signed a seven-year deal at the studio. 

Avalon's personal manager, Robert P. 

Marcucci, announced the deal calls for one 

picture a year, with option for a second 

film provided Avalon's services are not 

required by American International Pictures, 

four pictures. 

H-L Acquires 'Roommates' 

HOLLYWOOD — "Roommates," standing 

James Robertson Justice, has been acquired 

by Herts-Lion International for release in 

the U.S. The film, originally titled "Raising 

the Wind," was acquired from Nat 

Cohen's Anglo-Amalgamated Film Distributors 

and will open its initial engagement 

as a cofeature with the presently i-unning 

"A Matter of WHO." 

Bobby Payne in 'Nutty Professor' 

HOLLYWOOD—Actor Bobby Payne, onetime 

Cleveland Indians outfielder, and a 

student at La Salle College, Philadelphia, 

was set to play a college student in Jerry 

Lewis' "The Nutty Professor," starring and 

directed by Lewis and produced by Ernest D. 

Glucksman, for Paramount release. 

Reginald Owen Wins 

A Major Thrill' Role 

HOLLYWOOD—Reginald Owen, one of 

Hollywood's most active veteran actors

'Adult Film' Theatre 

Closed at Seattle 

SEATTLE—The Beaux Arts Cinema, motion 

picture house at 5608 South Rainier 

Ave., was ordered closed by city license officials 

following a city council license committee 

hearing. The committee debated 

legal and moral issues involved in the displays 

of posters outside the theatre, which 

aroused leaders of several nearby church 

and school groups. 

A petition of protest was presented by the 

Mothers' Club of St. Edward's Parochial 

School, and representatives of that school 

and church and of the Sharpies Junior 

High School PTA attended the meeting. An 

attorney contended that the theatre had 

been showing films of an "obscene type" 

that should not be allowed close to schools. 

The council group supported a proposal 

from one of its members for drafting of an 

ordinance that would prohibit "adults only" 

films being shown in "predominantly residential 

areas." Corporation counsel A. C. 

Van Soelen warned that it may prove difficult 

to define such areas. 

UA Distributing Tour Kit 

To Promote Taras Bulba' 

HOLX."yTVOOD—A promotional tour kit 

for Harold Hecht's "Taras Bulba," most 

lavish still photo display ever assembled for 

a motion picture promotion, has been reproduced 

in triplicate for simultaneous display 

in the United States, Europe and the 

Orient. In addition to the still photo kit, a 

special 35mm, 24-minute trailer showing 

behind-the-scenes activities of the film, 

will be screened at each conference, which 

also will include the presence of regional 

and local exhibitors, in addition to the 

press. 

United Artists fieldmen around the world 

will "conduct" the tours, with stars Tony 

Curtis and Yul Brynner hosting as many 

conferences as their schedules will allow. 

Curtis will handle U.S. cities, with Bi-ynner 

committing his participation to receptions 

in Rome, Paris and Madrid. 

Yolo in Woodland, Calif. 

Has $100,000 Fire Damage 

WOODLAND, CALIF.—The Yolo Theatre 

at Elm and Main streets was gutted by fire 

recently, the loss being estimated at $100,- 

000. Acting fire chief James Martin said 

it has not been learned where the blaze 

started or what caused it. Firemen responded 

to the call just before 3:30 a.m. 

after police received a report of smoke 

coming from the building. 

The 750-seat theatre is owned by Peter 

J. Garrette of Woodland and is managed 

by Bernard Skellcock. The theatre stood on 

the site of the old National Theatre, which 

was gutted by fire in 1935. 

Job for Wally Green 

HOLLYWOOD — Wally Green, choreographer 

of the "Pink Puzzy Cat" shows, 

has been signed by Billy Wilder to design 

the "Alouette" sequence in "Irma La 

Douce," Mirisch Co. presentation, in association 

with Edward L. Alperson for 

United Artists release. The cast is headed 

by Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. 

Appoints Jack O'Loughlin 

MFDC General Manager 

SAN FRANCISCO—Roy Cooper, president 

of Mutual Film Distributing Co., has announced 

the resignation of Johnny Cummins 

and the appointment of Jack J. O'Loughlin 

as vice-president and general manager of 

Mutual, effective October 15th. 

Cooper stated. "We are very enthusiastic 

about O'Loughlin's association with us. He 

is capable and experienced. He was with 

RKO as salesman for ten years, subsequently 

with United Artists for 12 years as 

salesman, branch manager and district 

manager. 

"He has covered the Seattle-Portland, 

San Francisco and Los Angeles territories, 

where he is particularly well-known and 

where he has a gi-eat many friends. 

"During the past few years O'Loughlin 

was vice-president and general manager for 

George Bagnall & Associates of Beverly 

Hills in theatre and television production 

and distribution." 

Mutual is currently sales agents for 

Trans-Lux and Parade Releasing Corp. 

product. 

GWTW Coming Back 

LOS ANGELES—"Gone With the Wind" 

is returning to Hollywood boulevard for 

an exclusive run at the Egyptian Theatre, 

starting October 31. It follows the current 

"Flame in the Streets" and precedes the 

hard-ticket "Mutiny on the Bounty." The 

last local run of GWTW was at the Marcal 

April 4 to 17. 

Award to K. D. Soble 

From Canadian Edition 

TORONTO—Three special guests who 

received human relations awards of the Canadian 

Council of Christians and Jews this 

year were Kenneth David Soble of Hamilton, 

theatre and T'V station owner, Bishop 

John C. Cody of London, Ont., and George 

C. Metcalf, president of the huge Loblaw 

Groceteria chain. 

Bronston Inks James Mason 

MADRID—James Mason has been signed 

by Samuel Bronston Productions to play 

Timonides. the Greek philosopher, in "Fall 

of the Roman Empire." Anthony Mann will 

direct the Philip Yordan script. Sophia 

Loren, Stephen Boyd, Alec Guinness and 

Richard HaiTis were previously set. 

To Judge 'Spaceship' Contest 

LOS ANGELES—Steve McCrane, head 

of Ryan Aeronautics art and graphic department, 

will judge drawing contest entries 

in connection with U. S. premiere of 

Crown International's "First Spaceship on 

Venus" in San Diego October 31. The aim 

of the contest is to find a most unusual 

concept of what people on the planet will 

look like. 

Confer on 'Password' Release 

HOLLYWOOD—Having just retuined 

from London, where the world premiere of 

their new motion pictui'e, "The Password Is 

Coui-age," was held, Andrew and Virginia 

Stone are conferring with MGM executives 

on domestic release plans. Money raised at 

the London premiere was turned over to the 

British Armed Services relief fund. 

Herb Royster Retires; 

Manager for 50 Years 

PORTLAND—Herb Royster, veteran motion 

picture, stage and vaudeville house 

manager for the past 50 years in the northwest, 

has retired. 

Royster, manager of J. J. Parker's Bi-oadway 

here since 1953 and prior to that manager 

of the Mayfair, jointly operated by 

both Parker and Evergreen theatres here, 

ended his services on October 20. He was 

65 years old on the 23rd. 

Royster. in Portland for 20 years, started 

in Spokane as a theatre manager. With exception 

of World War I duty as an aviator, 

he had been connected with major theatres 

in Spokane, Lewiston, Ida.. Seattle and 

Portland. 

As manager of the Mayfair, downtown 

legitimate theatre until it was rebuilt in 

1954 at a cost of $1,000,000 and renamed 

the Fox, Royster had the reputation of 

being one of the best legitimate house 

managers on the coast. 

He has no immediate plans. 

Succeeding Royster at the Broadway is 

a 26-year-old former bank clerk, Eric 

Sundholm. The son of a Portland contractor, 

he attended Grant High School here 

and majored in language and arts at Lewis 

and Clark College. He says he is an avid 

movie fan and is interested in publicity. As 

publicity director of the Scandinavian 

Men's Club here, he promoted last season's 

Lucia Bride pageant. He also designed the 

Park Haviland Hotel's prize-winning float 

in last June's big Rose Festival parade here. 

Blayney F. Matthews, 68, 

Studio Guard Chief, Dies 

HOLLYWOOD—Blayney F. Matthews, 

68, for many years director of plant protection 

at the Warner Bros, studio since 1935, 

died. He was a former special agent of the 

FBI and also former chief of the Bureau 

of Investigation of the Los Angeles district 

attorney's office, and was considered Hollywood's 

leading authority in security matters 

involving motion pictm-e studios and 

personnel. Survivors are his wife Patricia; 

a daughter, Mrs. Lewis Cavelotto, two 

grandchildren, two brothers and four sisters. 

M. Alexander Is Manager 

For UCT in Grass Valley 

GRASS VALLEY, CALIF. — M. Alexander, 

widely experienced manager of motion 

picture theatres for United California ; 

Theatres, has been appointed manager of 

the Del Oro Theatre, local UCT unit, succeeding 

Dan Holcomb. 

' 

Holcomb's resignation of two months ago 

became effective October 1, when Alexander 

took over managerial duties. The 

new Del Oro manager came from Willows, 

where he managed the United Theatres' 

playhouse for 12 years. Previously he was 

located at Martinez and Hanford. 

To Do Filming in New York 

HOLLYWOOD—Jack Kelly, currently 

on Broadway, has reactivated his Majack 

Productions, and plans to put his first film, 

"Chance Meeting." by James Komack, before 

the cameras in New York City, instead 

of using the London locale called for in the 

story. 

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Farewell Luncheon 

Given for Pearson 

MILWAUKEE—An overflow gathering 

it the farewell luncheon for Harold Pearson 

at the Steak Ranch recently was 

jvidence of the esteem in which the forner 

Allied executive secretary was held 

every sector of the amusement industry; 

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branches were well represented. 

ill 

Were all the sincere tributes paid to 

Pearson turned into cash, he'd be a wealthy 

nan. Among those who spoke were Ben 

Marcus, Bernie Strachota, Eddie Johnson, 

Andy Spheeris, Sam Kaufman and Oliver 

ri-ampe. 

After 15 fruitful years for Allied. Pearson 

resigned to enter the soft drink bottling 

Dusiness at Menominee, Mich. Henry Kratz. 

/eteran showman, late of the Prudential 

rheatres circuit, has been selected to succeed 

Pearson as Allied's new executive secretary. 

Work Started by Goldman 

Dn Philadelphia Orleans 

PHILADELPHIA—Construction got under 

vay recently on the new 2,000-seat Orleans 

Theatre of the William Goldman circuit, 

ôcated in the heart of an outstanding 

ihopping center in the northeast section of 

-he city, completion of the theatre is expected 

early in 1963. 

Thalheimer & Weitz, local architects, deigned 

the theatre. The general contractor 

s Fleming and Co. Spacious lounges, 

uxurious seating, complete air conditioning 

md the newly developed "eye-ease" lighting 

ire planned. 

EVERY 

S EATTLE 

Tim Brooks, office manager and booker, and 

Celia Blatt, booker, were released in a 

curtailment at 20th-Fox. Carl Handsaker, 

who has been eastern Washington salesman, 

was moved in as office manager and 

booker. The eastern Washington area has 

been added to salesman Dave Dunkle's territory. 

Miss Blatt had been with 20th-Fox 

21 years. 

Bliss Stansberry, cashier at Favorite Films, 

and her husband concluded a vacation trip 

that included Banff in Canada. Yellowstone 

Park and spots in northern California. 

Barney Rose, Universal district manager, 

came in from San Francisco for meetings 

at the local exchange . 

Crowe, Sterling 

advertising manager, was enjoying a 

European holiday. Dan Seymour of public 

relations was subbing during Crowe's absence 

. . . Lois Pouliot has been employed 

by MGM as a teletype operator in the new 

IBM accounting setup . . . Alice Haydon is 

a new secretarial assistant in the office of 

Fred Danz at Sterling. 

L. C. Tomlinson, office manager-booker 

at Favorite Films, returned from a vacation 

. . . "El Cid" has been doing tremendous 

business throughout the state. It 

played 11 weeks at the Fifth Avenue here 

and set records at Aberdeen. Bellingham 

and Everett. In Bellingham at the Mount 

Baker, a single Saturday equaled the normal 

week's gross. 

WEEK 

Opportunity 

• CLEARING 

in 

Knocks 

The Rodeo Drive-In at Port Orchard was 

closed for the season. Operating on weekends 

only is the Harbor Drive-In, the Kitsap 

at Bremerton and the Sno-King, Glenwood. 

Still operating full time are the Kent 

El Rancho, Kenmore and the Fife Auto 

'View. Depending on weather, tentative 

closures are scheduled for mid-November. 

The "Wildlife Screen Tours," sponsored 

by the Seattle Audubon Society, will include 

the following color films to be shown 

at the Palomar Theatre October through 

April: "Ranch and Range." "Nova Scotia," 

"Pastures of the Sea" and "Flora and 

Fauna of British Columbia." 

'Steven D' for Film 

HOLLYWOOD—Peter Katz and David 

Sontag have acquired U.S. theatre rights to 

"Steven D." a play compiled from James 

Joyce's autobiographical novel, which was 

an award winner at a recent Dublin Theatre 

Festival. 

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'Requiem' Weighs In 

At Big 250 in L.A. 

LOS ANGELES—First-run Los Angeles 

business got a shot in the ami with the results 

turned in when "Requiem for a 

Heavyweight" opened to a lush 250 per 

cent. "The Chapman Report" continued to 

attract customers, and obviously was living 

up to their expectations, for it remains 

among the toppers. The other three, "The 

Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm," 

"West Side Story," and "Tlie Music Man," 

maintained their leadership, unable to be 

nudged from the socko scores they have 

tallied to date. 


Beverly— Lolito (MGM), 1 8th wk 75 

Beverly Canon A Summer to Remember (Moyfoir- 

Kingsley); Grand Concert lArtkino), reissue, 

Corthay—The Longest Day (26th-Fox), 2nd wk. ..325 

Chinese West Side Story lUA), 45th wk 225 

Crest—A Motfcr ot WHO iHerts-Lion), 7fh wk 65 

Egyptian Flame in the Streets (Atlantic), 2nd wk. 65 

Fine Arts Boccaccio '70 (Embassy), 13th wk 100 

Fox Wilshire The Sky Above—the Mud Below 

(Embassy), 2nd wk 65 

Four Star— I Like Money (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 65 

Hawaii Wiltern, Los Angeles, Boldwin— H a Man 

Answers lU-l) 75 

Hillstreet Lady and the Tramp (BV), reissue; 

Almost Angels (BV), 2nd wk 65 

Warren's, El Rey A Taste of Honey (Cont'l), 

Iris, 

2nd wk 65 

Hollywood Paramount The Music Man (WB), 

13fh wk 225 

Orpheum, Village, Loyola, Vogue The 300 

Spartans (20th-Fox) 65 

pix One, Two, Three (DA), return run 75 

Pontoges The Chapman Report (WB), 2nd wk. 

Music Hall Walti of the Toreadors (Cont'l), 

4th wk 85 

State, Hoilvwood The Creation of the Humonoids 

(Emerson), return run 65 

Vagabond Ingmar Bergman Film Festival, 2nd wk. 150 

Warner Beverly Requiem for a Heavyweight 

(Col) 250 

Warner Hollywood The Wonderful World of the 

Brothers Grimm (MGM-Cmeroma), 11th wk. .225 

Denver First Runs Manage 

To Do Average Business 

DENVER— Still liberally loaded with reissues, 

local first-run houses with one exception 

were able to report average or better 

scores. A discouraging facet is the fact 

that three theatres presenting brand-new 

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mark. Best business of the week was done 

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by a half-and-half bill from Disney, the re- — 

issue of "Lady and the Tramp" combined 

with a new film. "Almost Angels." the gtan Dutkin, Stein Enterprises, has redouble-bill 

scoring 200 per cent at the Den- signed and will, hereafter, be associver. 

ated with Herts-Lion International Pic- 

Aiaddin—Scven Brides for Seven Brothers (MGM), tures in Hollywood and Robert 

. 

Father of the Bride (MGM), reissues 110 

siegel. Occanside exhibitors, plan to at- 

Centre The Pigeon That Took Rome (Para) 100 " 

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Cooper— The Wonderful World of the Brothers tend the TOA Convention m Miami anc 

Grimm (MGM-Cmcroma), 11th wk 130 

lYien go On to the Bahamas Islands for £ 

Crest— Corry On, Teacher (Governor); Doctor m = 

t->„i„i, cr.„i*v. 

Ralph Smith 

return runs 100 vacation and some golf . . . 

Love (Governor), 

Denhom— West Side story (UA), 25th wk. .. 100 Savoy Theatre. San Diego, was in towr 

Denver Lady and the Tromp (BV), reissue; Almost • 

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Angels (BV> .... 200 booking and buying . 

in for booking 

Esquire—The Sky Above— the Mud Below (Embassy); 

^nd buying WaS Sam Cornish, Ojai ThS- 

No Place Like Homicide (Embassy), 5th wk., ^. . 

moveover 100 atres, Ojai. 

Orpheum— Gigi' (MGM); Les Girls (MGM), reissues . . 70 

Report (WB); Paramount—The Chapman Dream LgO Molitor, American Theatre. Newhall 

TowrlÂ^very ptitale' MfoirÛdM) :: .'.'...'..: 100 was in town booking and buying and announced 

that he will refurnish his theatre 

from marquee to/and including screen, etc 

Grossman. Holiday in Canoga 

San Francisco Film Houses . 

Experience a Spott'y Week Park. Magnolia in Burbank. will take ovei 

SAN FRANCISCO—Art house holdovers the Loma Theatre in Burbank, refurnist 

topped the list, with "West Side Story" im- and reseat it and reopen it as the Loma 

proving in the last ten days of its long run. Arts Theatre. The opening program will be 

"No Man Is an Island" at the Golden Gate Manhattan Film's "La Dolce Vita anc 

held to a good 100 per cent in the second "Two Women. 

week. The Fox Theatre, leased for ten days £,„„ Hughes, manager of Saul Mahler's 

for the Bolshoi Ballet, was reopening 

g^gjg Theatre, and Mrs. Hughes celebrat- 

Thursday with "White Slave Ship." 

j^g their 50th anniversary . . . Robert 

Cinerama-Orpheum—The Wonderful World of the 

Brothers Grimm (MGM-Cineroma), 

Kroiienberg, president of Manhattan Films 

I 

Esquire— Bird Man of Aicatraz (UA), 5th wk 70 

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and Mrs. Kroiienberg Were vacationing 

Golden Gate— No Man Is an Island (U-i) 2nd wk. 100 

t^g Stardust Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. 

Metro Boccaccio 70 (Embassy), 13th wk 200 , . , „ , , . ,. ^ . ,. 

Paramount— Horror Hotel (Trans-Lux) 90 Norman Jackter, Columbia district 

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Stage Door—A Taste Honey (Confi) return run 150 ^ger, to went Off New York on "Lawrence 

St Francis The Chapman Report (WB), 2nd wk. 125 ?,.,,,. t , tti, 

United Artists—West Side Story (UA), 45th wk. ..250 of Arabia busiiiess . . . Jack Ullman, anvogue--The 

Devil's Wonton(E-T,bassy) 3rd wk. ..250 nounced that he will reopen his Broadwaj 

Worfield A Very Private Affair MGM) 90 ^, . „ . .j.. • • 

c i. t 

Theatre in El Centre with Spanish pictures 

exclusively. 

Citywide Home Repairs 

Hit Portland Retailers 

PORTLAND—Most local business, theatres 

included, suffered as homeowners 

here pitched in to clean up and repair their 

storm-damaged homes. Purveyors of building 

materials and tools, as well as all types 

of maintenance and repair services, were 

busy—retailers suffering accordingly. Both 

"The Music Man" and "West Side Story" 

reported substantial grosses. 

Broadway The Pigeon That Took Rome (Para); 

Forever My Love (Para), 2nd wk 135 

Fox—The Music Man (WB), 1 5th wk 1 70 

Music Box—West Side Story (UA), 8th month 250 

Orpheum, 82nd St. Drive-ln—White Slave Ship 

(AlP); Dangerous Charter (Crown) 135 

Paramount, 104fh St. Drive- In Lady and the Tramp 

(BV), reissue; Almost Angels (BV), 2nd wk 135 

A H-L Horror Bill 

LOS ANGELES — Herts-Lion 

International 

has scheduled initial engagements of 

"The Devil's Messenger," starring Lon 

Chaney jr. and Karen Kadler, and "Carnival 

of Souls," starring Candace Hilligoss, as 

a horror double-bill opening, at the Orpheum. 

Adams. Century and Manchester 

theatres in Los Angeles, as well as the Ritz, 

Inglewood; Majestic, Santa Monica; Twin- 

Vue Drive-In, and additional situations 

now being set. 

Big Advance on "Bounty' Tickets 

LOS ANGELES—MGM's "Mutiny on the 

Bounty," the spectacular story of romance 

and adventure in the South Seas, which 

will open at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood 

following the west coast invitational 

premiere to be sponsored by the 

Thalians November 15, already has chalked 

up a tremendous sale of tickets for its 

regular two-a-day engagement. 

Ronnie Nichols, manager of the Fox 

Theatre, Taft, was in for conferences with 

H. E. Poynter and Al O'Keefe . . . Bofc 

Berkum, Ken Theatre, San Diego, consulted 

with Jack Sherriff. salesman ol 

Manhattan Films, on their new dualer 

"Shoot the Piano Player" and "Cleo 5 to 

7" . . . Pete Latsis, National General Corp 

(Fox West Coast! advertising department 

was vacationing . Evans, assistant 

to Fred Kunkel, United Artists circuit, was 

passing out cigars after Mrs. Evans presented 

him with a baby girl, Nancy Jo . 

Ken Tyler, former assistant manager at 

the Academy Theatre. Pasadena, has beer 

named manager of the New Ritz Theatre 

in Ontario, replacing Charlie Barnes—whc 

has become associated with the Alfred 

Hitchcock Productions company. 

At the Monday (15i membership meeting 

of Variety Tent 25. the following were 

elected as crewmen for 1963: Fred Stein; 

Alfred S. Lapidus, S. Charles Lee. Robert L. 

Lippert, Eugene Klein, James H. Nicholson, 

Chester J. Doyle, Marvin Mirisch, Fred 

Kunkel, Sherrill Corwin and Pat R. Notaro. 

The crew will meet within the next few 

weeks to elect the chief barker and other 

officers. 

'Killing a Mouse' Slated 

LOS ANGELES—Fred Zinnemann will 

produce and direct, and Anthony Quinn will 

star in a film for Columbia Pictures release, 

venture between Zinnemann's 

based on Emeric Pressburger's novel, "Killing 

a Mouse on Sunday." Pressburger also 

will write the screenplay. The project, a 

coproduction 

Highland Films and Quinn's Antone Productions, 

will be filmed starting next 

spring. 

W-4 BOXOFFICE :: October 29, 1962

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ALL- 

TRANSISTOR 

SOUN^STEMS

SAN FRANCISCO 

l^rs. Gerald L. Des Laurier, president of 

the East Bay Motion Picture and Television 

Council, announced the new meeting 

place will be the Franklin Recreation Center. 

1010-15th St.. Oakland. The next meeting 

will be on Monday. November 5, at 10 

a.m.. and Mrs. Richard Callaghan, program 

chairman, will present the guest speaker 

Frank W. Galvin. district manager of 

United California Theatres. His topic will 

be "Current Pictures Plus Movies and Censorship." 

A large cast of motion picture recording 

and television entertainers will present 

a benefit show sponsored by the Cystic Fibrosis 

Foundation at midnight at the Fox 

Theatre, October 27. Comedian Joey Bishop 

will act as master of ceremonies. The show 

will include Jayne Mansfield, Hayley Mills, 

Diane McBain, Scott Brady, Annette 

Punicello, Doug McClure, George Greeley 

and his orchestra. 

"The Manchurian Candidate" will open 

its first local engagement at the United 

Artists Theatre Thursday, November 1 . . . 

George Milner has resigned from Pox West 

Coast, where he had been film buyer since 

1936. His place has been filled by Gordon 

Hewitt of Los Angeles. 

The names of 23 feature films from 18 

countries that will compete in the San 

Francisco International Film Festival have 

been announced by Festival Director living 

M. Levin. Tickets for all performances are 

on sale at the Metro Theatre, at bookstores 

and ticket outlets throughout the San 

Francisco Bay Area. Festival dates are October 

31 through November 13. 

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DENVER 

fômmonwealth Theatres has reopened the 

Grove Theatre at Gering, Neb., on weekends 

only . Gerlach was in conferring 

with local Manager Jack Felix . . . Eva 

Schad, Star Theatre, Guernsey, Wyo., was 

back on the job again after undergoing surgery 

in Wheatland. 

The Gene Fulmer-Dick Tiger fight telecast 

was carried on the Paramount Theatre 

screen . . . Bill Boston, who resigned as 

city manager for Commonwealth in Scottsbluff 

and went to California, is back in 

Scottsbluff . . . The sale of the Lensic and 

El Paseo theatres in Santa Fe to Frontier 

Theatres of Dallas ends an operation by 

the Greer family which started in 1913. 

Fairmont's John Watters 

Heads Tax Study Group 

From North Central Edition 

FAIRMONT, MINN. — John Watters, 

local theatre and restaurant operator, has 

been named chairman of the Fairmont 

tax study committee. Cliff Racine, trailer 

distributor and businessman, was selected 

as secretary. 

Watters said the committee, comprised of 

25 Fairmont business and professional 

men and industrial leaders, will examine 

the tax structure and financial condition 

of the city and school district. Watters and 

members of the committee stressed the 

point that the tax study committee "is not 

a group to stifle or hamper progress." but, 

rather, a gi-oup dedicated to the task of 

learning more about the affairs of the city 

and the public school district. 

THE 

NEARLY 

The LincoUi Theatre at Cheyenne is 

featuring one-night Film Festivals of arttype 

pictures sponsored by the Women's 

Civic League. Admittance is by season 

tickets only . the Row were Joe Ma- 

;hetta, Emerson Theatre at Brush; Howard 

C;ampbell, Westland Theatres, Colorado 

Springs: George McCormick, Skyline at 

::anon City, and Bob Heyl. Wyoming at 

rorrington. 

Loew's Moves Lou Cohen 

To Palace in Hartford 

-rom New England Edition 

HARTFORD—Moving into semi-retirenent 

status, Lou Cohen, manager of Loew's 

?oli since 1940, has shifted to managership 

Df the Poll's sister theatre, the Palace, 

A'hich is operated on a parttime basis. 

Mrs. Ruth CoMn, Palace manager since 

;he retirement of Fred R. Greenway in 

1959, succeeds Cohen at the Poll. 

A veteran of 50 years in the motion pic- 

;ure industry, Cohen has been with the 

Ijoew's Poli-New England Theatres in Hart- 

•ord since 1933. He wiU be 65 in December. 

ferry Levine to Studio 

HOLLYWOOD—Jerry K. Levine, advertising 

manager for Paramount Pictures, 

irrived in Hollywood for studio confer- 

;nces with Hal Wallis on "Girls! Girls! 

"lirls!" The Wallis production stars Elvis 

resley and was directed by Norman Tau- 

•og. 

'Grimm' Screenings for Nuns 

ANGELES—Roman Catholic nuns 

)f the Los Angeles archdiocese will be the 

juests at a special showing of MGM-Cineama's 

"The Wonderful World of the 

3rothers Grimm" on November 1, All 

Saints Day, and a second screening No- 

'ember 3, the latter showing both morning 

md afternoon performances. 

Renovated Capitol 

In Brantford Reopens 


BRANTFORD, ONT.—The Capitol, operated 

by Famous Players Canadian Corp., 

has been reopened after a remodeling and 

refurbishing program which cost $100,000. 

The Brantford Expositor, in an editorial, 

commented: 

"The theatre embodies convincing evidence 

of the owners' faith in the future. 

The current event is all the more interesting 

and gratifying against the colorful and 

nostalgic story of the theatre in Brantford." 

The Capitol was constructed 43 years ago. 

Martin's Cinerama Opens 

With 'Brothers Grimm' 

From Southeast Edition 

ATLANTA—The Martin Cinerama Theatre, 

formerly the Tower which was done 

over and practically rebuilt at a cost to 

$1,000,000, opened with "The Wonderful 

World of the Brothers Grimm." 

B. G. Ki-anze, vice-president of Cinerama, 

Inc., and E. D. Martin, president of Martin 

Theatres, hosted a dinner party at the City 

Club, after which the 200 guests were transported 

to the new theatre by bus with police 

escort. 

Television and radio covered the premiere 

event which was attended by state, city, religious 

and society leaders. 

Ontario Censors Limit Ten 


TORONTO—The hand of 

Ontario censors 

became heavy when no less than six 

features were given the classification of 

"Restricted" which provides a minimum 

age of 18 years for patrons. The six pictures 

in this category are Boccaccio '70, 

The Chasers, A Kind of Loving, Odd Obsession, 

One Plus One and The Sky Above 

—the Mud Below. 

A Richard Carter Company 

HOLLYWOOD—Richard Carter 

has established 

his own public relations organization, 

following his resignation as vicepresident 

for the past six years at Cleary- 

Strauss-Irwin and Goodman. Carter will 

specialize in serving individual talents and 

companies in the entertainment world. 

CURABLE 

CANCER! 

A simple, painless examination, 

the "Pap 

smear", helps physicians 

detect cancers of 

the uterus in time. 

When discovered early 

and properly treated, 

this second most common 

cancer in women is 

nearly 100 7o curable. 

Our film, "Time and 

Two Women" will show 

you how to guard yourself 

against uterine cancer. 

It has already saved 

many lives. To see it, 

call the office of the 

American Cancer 

Society nearest you, or 

write to "Cancer", c/o 

your local post office. 

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lOXOFFICE :: October 29, 1962 W-7

: October 

Mr. Theatre Supplier— 

î^hwi 

^^^'^ 9®^ caught 

....NAPPING! 

Read what The Wall Street Journal said: 

"MORE THEATRES OPEN THAN CLOSE FOR FffiST TIME IN POST-WAR ERA" 

The movie house is enjoying a revival in both large cities and small communities. Not only 

are new film houses popping up all over the country and many small town theatres reopening, but 

also many older picture 

houses are being modernized or are being re-equipped 

The Wall Street Journal, June 7, 1962 

Read what BOXOFFICE said: 

"$54,725,400 INVESTED IN NEW THEATRES IN 1961" 

In 1961, exhibitors spent $54,725,400 for construction of 142 new theatres and an estimated 

$26,605,200 in remodeling and improvements for a total investment of $81,330,600 Estimates (for 

1962) include $41,581,500 allocated for new theatre construction, remodeling and improvements." 

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29, 1962

. Comedy." 

Chief Barker Joe Simpkins and His St, Louis Crew 

Here are the new officers of the Variety Tent 4 of St. Louis. 

Front row. left to right: Joe Laba. Joe Keegan, >Iilton Mandel. 

Joe .\nsell. Joe Simpkins (chief barken, Tony Pelusco, Dave 

^4ary Keueisen Honored 

It a Saturday Luncheon 

KANSAS CITY—At a luncheon held 

Saturday '201 in the Colonial room at 

Glenwood Manor Motor 

Lodge. Mary 

Heuelsen. WB booker 

and a charter member 

of the Kansas 

City Women of the 

Motion Pictiu-e IndustiT. 

was surprised 

^-- -'•^ to learn that she was 

^M' -3»'%^^^ ?uest of honor and 

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, 

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*^^ event had 

^^^L \< hH been planned as a sa- 

»" i^" lute to her recent 

Mary Heueisen 

election as first vicepresident 

of the asjciation 

of WOMPI clubs. 

Mis. Myrtle Cain. MGM manager's sec- 

Stary and president of the Kansas City 

/OMPI club, acted as hostess and made 

lost of the plans for the event. Mary was 

tesented with a white mum corsage and 

fcorted to the head table where she was 

anked by past presidents Hazel LeNoir. 

lacys Melson. Bonnie Aumiller and Phyl- 

'^ 

.-.rescarver. Following the meal, a gift 

resented—a round silver memento 

charm bracelet engraved "To Mary" 

side, and on the other. "WOMPI 

' 

Vice-President 1962-63. 

Irs. Jcanes C. Petrillo 

>ies After Long Illness 

CHICAGO—Mrs. Mane Petrillo. wife of 

imes C. Petrillo. died here Saturday (20i. 

ae had been iU several months with a 

?art condition. 

Petrillo, who retired in 1958 as national 

resident of the American Federation of 

Musicians, still retains his presidency of 

e Chicago local, a post he has held since 

22. He was national president 18 years, 

. which time he was regularly reas 

the local's president. 

''Connell to Star in TV Series 

HOLiTWOOD—Arthur O'Connell. two- 

-Academy Award nominee, has been 

to head a steUar cast for MGM's 

-;on new half-hour series. "The 

The series is based on the 

MGM motion picttu-e classic and 

- - lling novel, both written by William 

.A^rthur and Bob Johnson. Bottom row: Harry Wald, Harry King, 

Bruce Ha.vward. Frank Leber, Ed Dorsey, John Meinardi, and 

Chris Christen. 

Says Enterprise Needed 

In Booking, Promotion 

ST. LOUIS — Crowning of a Filmrow 

queen and presentation of an honorary hfe 

membership climaxed the annual banquet 

of the Missouri-Illinois Theatre Owners 

Ass'n in the Starlight Roof of the Chase 

Hotel. 

Receiving the Ufe membership on the 

board was Charles Goldman "for his years 

of service" to the industry and to MITO. 

Only two others have received this honor 

since the organization of MITO. They are 

Bess Schulter and Tommy James. Frank 

Plimilee. vice-president, made the presentation. 

ANOTHER UA QL"EEX 

Jackie Marcallini, a United Artists 

staffer, was crowned Miss Filmrow by Wes 

Bloomer, MITO president. The retiring 

queen is Rita Brusselback, also a UA staffer. 

Dave Arthur, Arthur Enterprises, was the 

emcee for the evening's festivities which 

inc'uded a fur fashion showing by Schimmel 

FuTS. 

During the luncheon session Richard 

Orear. president of Commonwealth Theatres. 

Kansas City, gave the keynote 

address in which he stressed that exhibitors 

must look to the young, independent producers 

for films in these times of product 

shortage, and must be willing to back these 

films with showmanship. 

"We don't need to dejiend entirely on the 

major companies for our product. With all 

the young producers trying to make a salable 

product there are bound to be a certain 

number of hits." Orear went on to 

stress the need for exhibitor cooperation in 

backing a picture. "You exhibitors expect 

the producer and the distributor to back a 

picture when you won't even book ahead of 

the playdate." 

In discussing his experiences as treasurer 

for Motion Picture Investors he 

pointed out that MPI tried getting playdates 

for reissues without any success and that 

those mo\ies are now on TV. 

"Motion Picture Investors is still a going 

concern made up of showmen who are determined 

to do something to help the industry." 

Orear stressed. Currently MPI 

is backing a film called "Checkered Flag." 

which was made by Guild Studio 5. Miami. 

Herbert Vendig is president of Guild Studio 

5. Plans for distribution are in the signing 

stage. 

There are also plans to try to redistribute 

"Deadly Companions" under a new title 

and with new editing. He concluded by appealing 

to the exhibitors to "repeal the soft 

sell and get more hard sell in then showmanship." 

The speaker at the opening lunch was 

William Hunter of Producers International 

Pictures, Hollj'wood. He stressed that too 

many exhibitors today "watch their popcorn 

sales instead of pushing their product. 

&-ery exhibitor has to get behind every 

product. The producer, distributor and exhibitor 

are a chain and either they work 

together or they will fall together." 

At the afternoon business session George 

Roscoe, field representative for TOA. gave 

a report. In discussing the product shortage 

Roscoe outlined the Hollywood Preview 

Engagement plan and urged all exhibitors 

to support the plan. He pointed out that 

the plan could appreciably help exhibitors 

and if the first film is not supported "it is 

doubtful if we can ever go to a film company 

for similar help in the future." 

He also summed up the recent pay tele- 

\Tsion cases and told of TOA's plans for the 

future. 

OFFICERS RE-ELECTED 

During the afternoon session the MITO 

re-elected the current slate of officers for 

the coming year. Re-elected were President 

Wesley Bloomer of Bloomer Amusement 

Co.. and Bloomer Enterprises. Belleville, 

ni. Other officers are Prank Plumlee, 

Farmington, Wee-president: Tommy 

James, St. Louis, chairman of the h)oard 

of directors: Jim Damos. St. Louis, treasurer: 

Jim James, St. Louis, secretary, and 

Pete Gloriod, Poplar Bluff, sergeant-atarms. 

The board named two new members 

from the St. Louis area: Herb Hartstein 

and John Fenton. 

DXOFnCE October 29, 1962 C-1

. . Hank 

. . Nancy 

AT "LONGEST DAY" SCREENING—Richard Durwood, left, vice-president 

of Durwood Theatres, and R. F. Goodfriend, second from right, Durwood general 

manager, played host at the invitational screening of "The Longest Day" at the 

Capri Theatre Wednesday evening (17). Shown with them are J. R. Neger, 20th- 

Fox manager; Lloyd Morris, Commonwealth film buyer, and, at far right, Giles M. 

Fowler, motion picture and drama critic for the Kansas City Star. 

KANSAS CITY 

The Weston Theatre in Missouri's tobacco 

town of Weston is lighting up again 

after a dark period of over two years. Mr. 

and Mrs. Eldon Rolls of nearby Atchison, 

Kas., have arranged to run the theatre on 

weekends, presenting a single change for 

the time being. Rolls is no newcomer to the 

theatre, having learned the ropes at the 

old Dixie Theatre at Linneus in Linn 

County. The Weston Theatre was operated 

for many years by Fred Eberwine. 

Sam Bernstein, concessionaire at Swope 

Park here, purchased the Cretors Ambassador 

popcorn machine and the new Cretors 

Caramelizer—for making and serving 

caramel corn—both of which were displayed 

at the recent convention of park executives 

held at the Municipal Auditorium 

here. The sales were made by Woodie Latimer's 

L&L Popcorn Co. 

Frances "Frankie" Jenkins, Durwood office 

secretary, spent a week of her vacation 

"just resting and relaxing" at the 

family home in Wichita . Porter 

of National Screen Service took her little 

granddaughter, Susan Elizabeth Stanton, 

to the Ozarks for a few days and then was 

to have a few days in St. Louis before returning 

to work . Wigman, manager 

of the Heart Drive-In Theatre, is back 

on the job daily now after many weeks of 

enforced rest and treatment of a heart 

condition. He is feeling much stronger 

and is most impatient with doctors, friends 

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and family members who caution him 

about taking things too fast. 

Bob DeJarnette at United Artists passed 

along the word that a U. S. Navy short 

subject in Technicolor, "The Answer," is 

being served gratis by UA and that he can 

accept bookings, starting about December 

10, on a first come first served basis. Rimning 

time of the short is 14 minutes . . . 

In tow^n recently on film business were Art 

Levy of the Jam Handy Organization, Detroit, 

whose product is available through 

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the local AIP exchange* and Abbott Swartz, 

head of IFD, Minneapolis. Levy, according 

to Larry Biechele, local AIP manager, who 

escorted him to the American Royal, is a 

good judge of horseflesh, picking the winner 

in event after event through the evening. 

J. Leo Hayob, general manager of Hayob 

Theatres in Marshall, has reopened the 

Mary Lou Theatre for the winter season, 

presenting one show each night at 7:30 

plus a Sunday matinee at 2 o'clock. The 

season opener Saturday (6) was "That 

Touch of Mink," which ran for a week and 

was followed by "The Music Man" and "El 

Cid," with "West Side Story" coming soon. 

Hayob emphasized that he will operate the 

Mary Lou only when there are high quality 

pictures available. His other house, the 

Auditorium, continued to run through the 

summer and will keep to its regular schedule 

at its regular prices. The Mary Lou 

price schedule is 90 cents for adults, 75 

cents for students with ID cards and 50 

cents for children under 12. 

Among Missouri exhibitors seen along the 

Row last week were Claude Hesseltine of 

the Lambert Theatre, Princeton; Bob Dyson 

of the Plaza Theatre, St. Joseph; Mr. 

and Mrs. E. L. FoUmer of the Roxy, Warsaw; 

Frank Weary jr. of Richmond and 

Harley Fryer of Lamar. 

Harold Cass, longtime film salesman, who 

has been convalescing after a serious illness, 

is starting on a trip with Mrs. Cass 

which will take them to New Orleans and to 

Hot Springs. 

Lloyd Hirstine Gets 111; 

$345,000 Suit Halts 

Fr.OTi Norlh Central Edition 

DES MOINES—A mistrial was ruled by 

Polk County district Judge Ralph Randall 

in the $345,000 lawsuit brought by Capitol 

Drivc-In Theatre Corp. against the Iowa 

Highway Commission in a land condemnation 

case here. The suit will be retried 

in the November court term. The mistrial 

ruling was on a highway commission motion 

after Lloyd Hir.stine, principal stockholder 

and manager of the Capitol, became 

ill. Hirstine had been on the witness stand 

for four and a half days and suffered 

exhaustion. 

The Capitol has asked $300,000 in lieu of 

a lesser amount awarded by a sheriff's 

condemnation for four-tenths of an acre of 

land and access taken over for the widening 

of Highway 69, which fronts the drivein. 

The theatre also seeks $45,000 for loss 

of direct access to its property between 

June 7, 1960, and Oct. 19, 1961. 

Attorneys for the commission asked for 

the mistrial on the grounds that there was 

"a possibility of unmerited sympathy for 

the theatre, that a fair and impartial verdict 

could not be returned, and that an 

expert witness for the commission was not 

available because of the postponement of 

the trial during Hirstine's illness." 

Short Video Film to Tell 

'Marilyn Monroe Story' 

From Western Edition 

HOLLYWOOD-A half-hour filmed TV 

special, "The Marilyn Monroe Story," is 

being readied by producer Art Leiberman, 

who concluded a deal for Official Films to 

distribute worldwide. 

Composer Elmer Bernstein will conduct 

and write the music and Malvin Wald is 

scripting with Philip R. Rosenberg editing. 

A top Hollywood star is expected to 

narrate. 

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KANSAS CITY—As the pins were racked 

for action Friday (19i Men's and Women's 

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Weather Det. .14 14 Tierney 13 15 

Monarch-Mayfir .12 16 Untouchables 13 15 

HiHat Club 12 16 Black's 12 16 1 

Unknowns S 23 K. C. Mortgage 7 21 

In the Men's League Harley Dodson hai 

the high single game scratch score with a 

266 and Herb Shores the corresponding series 

with 615. Handicap high scores arf 

held by Bob DePoortere, hi- 10 with 275 

and Ernie Pelto, hi-30 with 666. Teair 

scratch high game is held by the Fireballs 

with 1,003; team scratch series by thi 

Weather Detachment with 2,642. Handicap 

hi-10 is held by Joe's Flood Room witl" 

1,046, and hi-30 by Eso-S with 2,944. 

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. . Lynn 

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Pveryone attending the MITO convention 

was delighted to see Dave Barrett, who 

for many years covered all the Row's comings 

and goings for Boxoffice . . . Bernard 

Temborius reports that he has closed the 

Avon Drive-In at Breeze for the season . 

The Grand Theatre. DuQuoin. was closed 

by Al Spargur until further notice . . . The 

Senate Theatre. Elsberry. Mo., has been 

taken over by Harry Gladney and Virgil 

Weeks. The Gladneys formerly owned the 

Senate and had sold it to Senator Long. 

Universal's accounting: department has 

been transferred to Dallas. Eliminated 

were Mildred Doyle who had been with 

U-I since 1931; Bess Shapiro, Mary 

Mathis and Mary Pressley . Castile, 

radio personality on KMOX back in 

the 40s. dropped into town recently plugging 

three MGM films, "The Wonderful 

World of the Brothers Grimm." "Billy 

Rose's Jumbo" "Mutiny on the Bounty." 

It was Harry Arthur, president of Arthur 

Enterprises here, who gave Lynn her first 

shot at radio when he developed a celebrity 

interview show to help promote movies in 

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. . Ralph 

. . Henry 

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. . Balaban 

. . Tom 

. . ElectroCarbons 

. . Anna 

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. . Robert 

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CHICAGO 

John Clark, president of Allied Theatres of 

Illinois, chaired the "King for a 

Day" luncheon honoring Sam Lesner, film 

critic for the Daily News. Tony Weitzel. 

Daily News columnist, was toastmaster. 

Proceeds from the luncheon were presented 

to La Rabida sanitariimi. the top 

Variety Club charity ... A stopover was 

Mervyn LeRoy. who was headed for Mayo"s 

for surgery . Saperstein, producer 

of "Gay Purr-ee," at one time was 

manager of the B&K State Lake Theatre 

here where his motion picture will premiere. 

Grazia Productions has been organized by 

G. Polacco, with offices at 1 North LaSalle 

St.. to produce documentary films . . . Offices 

at 11 South LaSalle have been opened 

by P. Argiriou to operate theatres and 

amusement centers ... As a result of the 

October 20 "Sweetest Day" promotion, theatres 

generally noted a boost in sales at 

their confection counters . . . The Globe 

Theatre on the near north side is showing 

fii'st runs, and attendance is showing a 

decided increase . Grand, operated 

by Beatrice Franklin, is presenting the 

Polish "The White Bear" to excellent business. 

Helen Stein is the Grand manager. 

Davis Carroll Productions has been 

organized here by B. Kleiman to produce 

films . Heninger was elected 

vice-president of Walter E. Heller Co.. 

financier of films and TV productions . 

James Current was transferred from the 

B&K Terminal Theatre to the Marbro. Edward 

Konradt went to the LaGrange. and 

Gordon Nord was named manager of the 

Berwyn. Harold Teel succeeded Current as 

manager of the TeiTninal. 

Fred A. Niles, head of Fred Niles Studios 

here, amiounced that "Two Before Zero" 

will premiere at the New York Palace Theatre 

October 31. The film is a 90-minute 

"dramentary combining the best of living 

theatre, extant footage and cinematic forms 

and techniques." It stars Basil Rathbone 

and Mary Murphy. Motion Picture Corp. 

of America, which made the full-length 

feature, is headed by Reginald J. Holzer. 

Clyde L. Krebs, midwest sales manager for 

Reid H. Ray Film Industries three years, 

has been promoted to vice-president in 

charge of national sales. James E. Holmes 

has been appointed vice-president in charge 

of mldwestei-n operations, with headquarters 

at 208 South LaSalle St. . . Leslie 

. 

Silverman, brother of Edwin Silverman, 

president of the Essaness Theatres, died. 

The Bob Howe agency was appointed to 

FILMACK 

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handle public relations and advertising for 

the Edens Theatre, now being consti-ucted 

by Bruce Trinz, Howard Lubliner, and 

Mike Stern. Lubliner and Trinz are partners 

in the Clark Theatre in the Loop . 

Sylvan Goldfinger. operator of the Loop 

Theatre, has booked "Gigot" to follow 

"The Trapp 

"Very Private Affair" . . . 

Family" is making another round in this 

area & Katz paid a 75-cent 

dividend, making $3 for the year . . . Arthur 

Atkinson, retired theatre engineer, died. 

. 

. . . 

. 

Paul Frees, a Hollywood "voice man." was 

here for a week of press, radio and television 

interviews in behalf of the premiere 

of "Gay Purr-ee" Serling, en 

route to Hollywood to work on the script 

of "Seven Days in May," the new Kirk 

Douglas movie, stopped here to talk about 

The 

"Requiem for a Heavyweight" 

Family Drive-In at Grays Lake closed for 

the winter has started 

the manufacture of a full line of parts for 

lamp houses . Mae Suffern, former 

booker at 20th-Fox, returned from a tour 

of Europe with her husband. She now is a 

Florida resident. 

Charlie Davidson, recuperating from illness 

which struck him while he was vacationing 

in Canada, would be pleased to hear 

from his friends. He is in the Toronto 

lOnt.) General Hospital . Miller, 

publicist for Paramount, went to Detroit to 

work on "Wonderful to Be Young" with 

Cliff Richard, star of the film . . . Jimmy 

Toll of Associated Theatres, Macomb, spent 

a week here visiting on Filmrow. 

Charles Einfeld and Arnold Conn of 20th- 

Fox were here to conduct an advertising 

seminar on "Last Days of Sodom and Gomorrah" 

. Greenwood is retiring as 

salesman for Columbia. Friends and coworkers 

are giving him a farewell luncheon 

at the Covenant Club Monday 1 29 » 

Syndicate Suit Delayed 

Week for Conferences 

INDIANAPOLIS—Trial of a $2,700,000 

antitrust suit against nine movie distributors 

and exhibitors, slated to open in federal 

com-t. was postponed for a week. The delay 

was ordered to give the court and lawyers 

additional time to work out pretrial matters. 

The suit alleges that Syndicate Theatres 

was damaged by the defendants in 

that they were unable to obtain top movie 

attractions "until their freshness and 

novelty" was worn off. 

The defendants are Greater Indianapolis 

Amusement Co., Loew's Indiana Theatres 

Corp. and seven film distributors. Syndicate 

theatres, during the time of the alleged 

conspiracy from 1954-1960. were located 

at Elwood, Wabash, Batesville, 

Franklin and Columbus. Indiana. 

Variety Spook Party 

CHICAGO—The Women's Variety Club 

staged a Halloween Fun party in the clubrooms 

at the Pick Congress Hotel Saturday. 

The guest of honor was Forrest 

Tucker. Spearheading the festivities were 

Madge Raymer, president; Teresa Gazzolo, 

Cora Berenson and Natalie Nathanson. 

John Dromey, B&K 

Veteran, Retiring 

CHICAGO—John Dromcy. who joined 

the Balaban & Katz organization nearly 40 

years ago. will retire as chief film buyer for 

the Great States division, a post he has held 

since 1924, effective November 9. 

He plans to give full attention to his personal 

and civic interests in North Chicago. 

There will be no change in the present 

functions of the B&K booking department. 

The respective staff members will continue 

with their present assignments under the 

direction of Harry Lustgarten, vice-president 

in charge of film buying and booking 

for both Balaban & Katz and Great States 

theatres. 

Dromey's interest in show business began 

in his youth when he toured the world with 

Chicago's famed Paulist choir. He joined 

the B&K-Great States organization in 1924, 

starting as a booker. 

In 1935 Dromey was elected mayor of his 

home village of North Chicago, and then 

re-elected for three more terms, holding the 

office until 1949. He is now in his fourth 

year as alderman in North Chicago, and 

he also serves as chairman of the Housing 

Authority of Lake County. 

Three SW Managers Given 

Greater Responsibility 

From New England Edition 

HARTFORD—James M. Totman, Stanley 

Warner zone manager, has announced 

the promotion of Ray Saulnier from managership 

of the Capitol, Willimantic, to 

managership of the Garde Theatre, New 

London, succeeding Murray Howard, who 

has left the circuit. 

At the same time. Leonard Kupstas has 

been shifted from the manager's helm at 

the Capitol. Springfield, Mass., to the Willimantic, 

and Frank Kelly, formerly in the 

SW Newark zone in managerial capacities, 

becomes Capitol manager. 

Totman said that a midwinter opening. 

is now anticipated for the under-construction 

850-seat SW theatre at the Storrs 

Shopping Center, on the University of Con-i 

necticut campus, some 25 miles east of 

Hartford. 

Judge Lindner Postpones 

Hearing Asked by Ritz 

BSTDIANAPOLIS—Superior Court 5 Judge 

Lindner has postponed indefinitely a hear-i 

ing to decide if the Safety Board closing of 

the Ritz Theatre should be reviewed. 

Pete Pappas, attorney for theatre operator 

Leroy Griffith, filed for the review last 

month, charging the board's action was 

"arbitrary and capricious." 

The board revoked the theatre license of 

the former movie house at 34th and Illinois 

after neighborhood residents complained it 

was a public nuisance because of burlesque 

shows and movies presented there. 

53 Reviewed in September 

CHICAGO—During September, 1962 the 

Censor Board reviewed 53 films, 19 of which 

were foreign. Three were rejected, two were 

classified for adults only. 17 cuts were 

ordered and 298 permits were issued. 

C-G BOXOFFICE October 29, 1962

I Cinema—Noked 

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Heavyweight' a Good 

M in Loop Start 

CHICAGO—The Loop area's lone opener. 

Rrquiem for a Heavyweight," at the Orintal 

Theatre, was a gool one. At the 

iojsevelt. where advance ticket sales have 

jeen good, grosses repeated at 250 per cent. 

A Kind of Loving" at the Esquire did all 

ight. The film had favorable comments 

Tom the critics, and Manager Stanley Lesjritz 

reported that his patrons, most of 

;hem his regulars, accepted the English film 

with very favorable remarks. 


apn—Daughter of the Sun (SR) 145 

crnegie—The Unsent Letter (SR) 160 

'ihicago— If a Man Answers (U-l), 3rd wk 125 

Zinema— Operation Snatch (Cont'l) 130 

^squire—A Kind of Loving (Governor) 185 

.OOP—A Very Private Affair (MGM), 2nd wk. ..100 

VAcVickers—The Wonderful World of the 

r Brothers Grimm (MGM-Cineroma), 

v\onroe— Femole and the Flesh (SR); 

12th wk 

3 Blondes 

165 

in 

His Life SR) 130 

Dnentoi— Requiem for a Heavyweight (UA) 200 

Roosevelt— Th-3 

;tote Lokc—The 

Longest 

Chapman 

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Report 

(20th-Fox), 

(WB), 

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wk. 

wk. 

250 

160 

iurf— Shoot the Piano Player (Astor) 155 

Town— European Nights (SRI, 2nd wk 125 

Jnifcd Artists— Boccaccio '70 (Embassy), 5th wk. . .150 

.Voids—Lady and the Tramp (BV); Almost Angels 

(EVl, 3rd wk 125 

.Vorld Playhouse— Hiroshima Mon Amour (Zenith) 120 

'Bros. Grimm' Takes Spurt 

[n 10th Kansas City Week 

KANSAS CITY—Two local first-run situations 

showed particularly good returns 

for the week, the Paramount, where "The 

Chapman Report" remained very good in 

a second week, and the Empire, where "The 

Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" 

took a healthy spurt in its tenth week. Elsewhere, 

things were on the quiet side, 

.Erookside— Carry On, Teacher (Governor^- Doctor 

in Love (Governor), 3rd wk 230 

Capri—The Best of Enemies (Col), 5th wk 90 

Empire—The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm (MGM-Cinerama), 1 0th wk 150 

Kimo— Stowaway in the Sky (Lopert), 3rd wk 125 

.Paramount-The Chapman Report (WB), 2nd wk. 200 

Plaz:i— I Thank a Fool MGM) 120 

iRoxy—A Motter of WHO (Herts-Lion), 2nd wk. . . 90 

Saxcn—That Touch of Mink (U-l), 12th wk 100 

Studio—The Notorious Londlady (Col), 5th wk., 

run 

Uptown—The Sky Above—the Mud Below (Embassy); 

100 

No Place Like Homicide (Embassy), 2nd wk 115 

Indianapolis Continues 

On Same Quiet Path 

INDIANAPOLIS — It still was quiet at 

first-run theatres here last week. Holdovers 

were continuing to set the pace at 

..he boxoffice, in this case "The Wonderful 

World of the Brothers Grimm," in its tenth 

week, and "The Chapman Report," in its 

second, 

in the Deep (SR); Sotan in High 

(SR) 80 

Circle—The Three Stooges in Orbit (Col); Ringa-Ding 

Rhythm (Col) 

Esquire— Dangerous Love 

110 

100 

Affairs (Astor) 

Indiana—The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm (MGM-Cinerama), 10th wk 

Keith's—The Chapman Report (WB), 2nd wk 

135 

115 

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Loew's—A Very Private Affoir (MGM) 90 

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Reruns Add to Glory 

Of Screen Musicals 

NEW ORLEANS — With "Oklahonia !" 

bringing 'em in at the Joy Theatre, and 

"The Music Man" stimulating the boxoffice 

at the Ci\ac and "West Side Story" at 

Loew's State, all three return engagements, 

musicals again are leading the local entertainment 

parade. 

Which leads Prank Gagnard, writer of 

the Times Picayune Film Reprise column, 

to comment: "The return of musicals at 

'popular prices,' as opposed to premium 

hard-ticket prices, and all are indicative of 

the Hollywood product shortage, in which 

reruns must substitute for the once-lively 

flow of new releases from the droughtstricken 

studios on the west coast. 

APPEAL IN MUSICALS 

"Hollywood still knows where the appeal 

is—in the musical, which on its second or 

third, or first time around, still is one of 

the peculiar mechanical glories of the 

screen. No type of film holds its age as 

well as the musical. Such rarities as 'Gone 

With the Wind' aside, no picture was 

thought worthy of a liberal budget unless 

it had music. 

"Today's spectaculars insure only a 

soundtrack by Dimitri Tiomkin, Miklos 

Rozsa or the like, rather than the presence 

of Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland. Fred 

Astaire or Gene Kelly. Fun-loving musicals 

have given way to melodious sociology lectures 

and productions in which Rosalind 

Russell takes the place of Broadway's Ethel 

Merman. 

NOSTALGIA BEING EXPLOITED 

"But if Hollywood no longer has faith in 

its old art foiin, it doesn't mind exploiting 

the old nostalgia. MGM recently made 

available a series of its operettas and 

vintage musicals, and there are signs that 

the storehouse will yield other past favorites. 

Soon to be paired with 'Father of 

the Bride' on a double-bill for first-run 

houses is 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,' 

a musical that was much more inventive 

and spirited than the Oscar winner for 

.1958, 'Gigi.' 

"Perhaps now is the time for fans to 

make their preferences known, and to 

lamor for the return of their particular 

musical passions. We remember with more 

than nostalgia the handsomely and tastefully 

tinted Rita Hayworth musicals from 

Columbia. 'Cover Girl' and 'Tonight and 

Every Night' did not exactly bowl one over 

with production values, but they were 

imaginatively done. Surely the Judy Garland 

buffs would be quick to demand that 

star's inflated remake of 'A Star Is Born,' 

which didn't hold a candle to the emotional 

appeal of the talking version, but sure provided 

a generous serving of Garland. The 

time is ripe for another viewing of the 1951 

JAcademy Award picture. 'An American in 

Meiselman Building 3 Atlanta Units 

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Paris,' which set the style for musicals of 

that decade. And also for the classic 'Singing 

in the Rain' from the following year. 

Perhaps a double of these Gene Kelly productions 

would settle the issue for film 

buffs, some of whom maintain that the 

latter is one of the best pictures to come out 

of Hollywood and a vastly superior cinematic 

exercise than 'An American in Paris.' 

Then there is 'Les Girls,' which we believe 

has not yet been exploited on television. 

"The list is long and subject to individual 

preference. And the studios are ripe for 

suggestions." 

William Baskin Wins 

AIP Playdate Drive 

JACKSONVILLE — A "lucky playdate 

bonus drive," engineered by V. J. "Jimmy" 

Bello, Atlanta manager for American International 

Pictures, for participation by 

exhibitors, film buyers and bookers of Florida, 

generated considerable enthusiasm 

among the independents and circuits playing 

AIP feature pictures during the June 

1 -October 1 period of the drive. 

William Baskin, west coast booker for 

Florida State Theatres and a local resident, 

was declared winner of first prize, a 

$100 U. S. Savings Bond, at an October 15 

drawing held in the local office of Charlie 

King, AIP salesman for Florida. Witnessing 

the drawing were King, his secretary 

Paulette Hiener and AIP booker Leonard 

Adams. The winning playdates for Baskin 

were for a booking of "Tales of Terror" at 

the Capitol Theatre, Clearwater, Fla., managed 

by Foster Hawthorne. 

Winner of second prize, a $75 bond, was 

Alice Spooner, a booker for the independent 

Gold-Dobrow Theatres of Pahokee, 

Fla., a small Everglades town on the northern 

rim of Lake Okeechobee. Third prize, a 

$50 bond, went to Harold Popel, a booker 

for Wometco Enterprises in Miami; fourth 

prize, a $25 bond, was won by Rex Norris, 

also a Miami booker for Wometco. A total 

of 319 playdates on AIP pictures were entered 

in the bonus drive by exhibitors, film 

buyers and bookers. 

Joins 2 Exhibitor Groups 

DURHAM, N.C. — Charles Abercormbie 

has enrolled his Carolina Theatre in both 

the Theatre Owners of America and the 

Theatre Owners of North and South Carolina, 

it was announced by TOA's New York 

headquarters. The membership is secured 

by George Roscoe, director of exhibitor 

relations of TOA. 

ATLANTA—H. B. Meiselman Theatres, 

which has its headquarters in Charlotte, 

N.C, is constructing two suburban theatres 

in this area and expects to break ground for 

a third one very soon. 

One of the two under construction, but 

not named to date, is in the Atlantic Discount 

Center on Memorial drive. It is 

nearing completion and is expected to open 

during the Christmas season, according to 

H. B. Meiselman, owner of the circuit. 

The second theatre, already named the 

Miracle, is being built on Peachtree road at 

Cherokee Plaza. Like the other theatre already 

under construction, it is an 870- 

seater and is expected to be ready for the 

Christmas trade. Both theatres will be 

ultramodern in decor and furnishings, with 

comfortable seats, ample aisle space and 

the latest projection equipment for showing 

all types of pictures. 

The Meiselman circuit operates 17 theatres 

in Florida and North and South Carolina, 

but these new Atlanta houses will be 

the circuit's first ventures in Georgia. 

JACKSONVILLE 

Old Katz of Coral Gables, a vice-president 

of the Motion Picture Advertising 

Service Co., and Joe Cohen, local MPA representative, 

were working their way 

through the area, calling on exhibitors and 

screen advertisers . . . John Harlan, Florida 

State Theatres chairman for the Will 

Rogers Christmas Salute, launched a pre- 

Christmas drive aimed at securing Will 

Rogers donations from all employes and 

executives of the 55-house FST circuit. 

Harlan interviewed Dunbar "Dunny" Morrow, 

local Florida Theatre stage manager, 

who spent eight weeks in the Will Rogers 

Memorial Hospital earlier this year for 

successful treatment of a respiratory ailment, 

and distributed copies of the interview 

for reading by the hundreds of employes 

of the FST circuit. 

VVOMPI members, their families and 

Filmrow friends enjoyed a delicious outdoor 

chicken barbecue and smorgasbord 

(16) on the spacious grounds of the home 

of Mrs. Virginia Poag, a local aunt of Douglas 

Walker, a Co-WOMPI member who operates 

the Ilan Theatre at nearby Pernandina. 

Chief chef for the affair was Archie 

Raulerson, Co-WOMPI husband of Enidzell 

"Easy" Raulerson. assistant to Walt 

Meier, manager of the downtown Florida 

Theatre, assisted by Flora Walden, WOMPI 

at the Howco Exchange. 

Thomas P. Tidwell, 20th-Fox manager, 

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ATLANTA 

LTu^h Ohi'ii. Paramount executive from 

the New York office, was at the Atlanta 

exchange recently . Howell, 

Paramount office manager and head 

booker, resigned as of October 19. Howell 

is entering the restaurant business with 

his brother-in-law in Fort Lauderdale, 

Pla. 

Frankie English, secretary to Gordon 

Bradley, Paramount southeastern regional 

manager, has been appointed chairman of 

the WOMPI international publicity committee 

by president Jean Mullis. 

Polly Puckett, formerly with the Capitol 

Releasing Corp. here, has joined the staff 

of the newly installed Atlanta exchange 

of Embassy Pictures, 193 Walton St., Northwest. 

Nell 3Iiddleton of MGM has undertaken 

new duties at the local exchange. She was 

promoted to be secretary to Herbert Bennin. 

recently named sales manager for the 

southern division sales office, which has 

been moved to Atlanta from Washington, 

D. C. Bennin, formerly assistant to Morris 

Lefko in charge of "Ben-Hur" and "King 

of Kings" sales, replaces Louis Pormato, 

who was recently named MGM's assistant 

general sales manager. Bennin will be 

joined here later by Mrs. Bennin, now in 

New York City. Welcome to Atlanta, Mr. 

and Mrs. Bennin. 

James V. Frew has left Continental Pictures 

to join Embassy Pictures here. He 

will head the southern sales area . . . Roscoe 

V. Smith, TSC vice-president, and his 

wife spent a week in Tennessee, where they 

attended the annual shorthorn cattle sale 

in Winchester. Smith sold six prize head 

from his herd ranch at Columbia, Tenn. 

Following the sale, the Smiths visited 

friends and relatives in Columbia and 

Nashville several days. 

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(Continued from page SE-D 

sent out personal invitations to exhibitors 

and theatre booker of the area to attend 

a seminar conducted by W. B. Williams. 

20th-Fox's soutliern division manager from 

Atlanta, at the Roosevelt Hotel on the subject 

of plans for the advertising and exploitation 

program in connection with the 

early Florida release dates of "The Last 

Days of Sodom and Gomorrah." 

Bob Stevens, formerly an outside salesman 

for Paramount, has taken the place of 

Van Bmney as a booker in the local Paramount 

office . . . Mrs. Fred Mathis. wife of 

the local Paramount manager, was successfully 

recovering from surgery in a local 

hospital. 

The Panama Theatre at Panama City, a 

unit of Martin Theatres, was shuttered for 

an indefinite time October 6 . . . Cecil Cohen, 

who operates the local Twin Hills 

Drive-In. has relinquished operation of a 

second theatre, the Pernandina Drive-In 

at Fernandina . Sands of New 

York, who worked as a booker in the local 

Warner Bros, office several years ago, 

called on Filmrow as a representative of 

Astor Pictures . Ezell. member of 

a famous family in the exhibition field and 

former general manager of the local Roosevelt. 

Strand and Skyvue Drive-In theatres, 

has begun a leave of absence from his duties. 

. . . 

Edward Kennedy, former manager of the 

Prairie Lake Drive-In at Altamonte 

Springs, has advanced to management of 

The 

the Astor Theatre in Orlando 

Palms Theatre. Dunedin. formerly operated 

by Ed Eckert. has been sold for nontheatrical 

commercial purposes . . . Thomas 

L. "Tommy" Hyde, general manager of 

Kent Theatres, came in from his Vero 

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Beach headquarters to announce that KT's 

new Palm Theatre at Eau Gallie is expected 

to have its grand opening early in 

Det ember in time for the blo.ssoming of 

South Florida's winter tourist trade. Construction 

on the 825-seat. $300,000 indoor 

house, which borders KT's existing Brevard 

Drive-In Theatre, was begun last 

August. 

Harry O. Youse sr.. well-known to many 

film folks and a brother of Dorothy Zeitlinger. 

treasurer of the FST credit union, 

died in a local hospital on October 18 after 

H. M. Land, brother of 

. 

a brief 

Harlow 

illness 

H. 

. . 

Land, operator of the Mayo 

Theatre. Mayo, died tragically in a fire 

which destroyed his home at Mayo . 

Vernon Hunter, retired FST city manager 

at Orlando, was reported to be gravely ill 

in the Winter Park Memorial Hospital. 

Winter Park. 

Floyd Stowe, former independent booker 

of this city who operates the Linda Drive- 

In at Palatka. is reported to be winning his 

health back after several months of severe 

illness . . . Leo Adler of New York, an auditor 

for United Artists, is expected to be at 

the UA local branch for several weeks. 

Before leaving with his family for their 

annual vacation with relatives in Hickory. 

N. C. "Buck" Robuck, United Artists salesman 

who is known fondly as the "godfather 

of the local WOMPI. became 

" 

the 

first person to sign up for a reserved seat 

on a chartered Greyhound bus which will 

carry local WOMPIs, Co-WOMPIs and 

friends to the WOMPI Ass'n convention in 

Dallas next September. 

Filmrow visitors included T. Edison Bell, 

Victoria, New Smyrna Beach; Harry Dale, 

Lake. Lake Butler; James O. Biddle. Fay, 

Jasper; Mr. and Mrs. Barksdale. Florida, 

Starke; Roy Bang, Apopka, Apopka; John 

Lawson, New, Palatka; Louie Kaniaris, San 

Marco Drive-In, St. Augustine Beach; S. 

O. Jenkins, Brunswick, Ga.; Sam A. Newton, 

Florida, GToveland; Bob Mullis. High 

Springs; Arnold Haynes. Naples. Naples, 

and Benny Leviton, Homerville, Ga. 

For the week ending October 27, only 

two new screen programs reached local 

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825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City 24, Mo. 

first-run houses . Hildreth. manager 

of the San Marco Art Theatre, presented 

a local favorite. Peter Sellers, in an English 

import. "Only Two Can Play." for his foreign 

films fans . two weeks with a 

double-billin.!,' of "Lady and the Tramp" 

and "Almost Angels." which drew youngsters 

and their parents from every section 

of the city. Walt Meier opened with 

"Panic in Year Zero!" at the downtown 

Florida. 

Andrew Prine, 

a leading featured player 

in "The Miracle Worker" 'now playing at 

the Center) and a former resident of Jacksonville, 

was treated to a fine biograiihical 

wrlteup by Judge May, entertainment 

editor of the Florida Times-Union, in his 

Sunday column of October 21 . . . "The 

Chapman Report" continued another week 

at the Town and Country and "The Pigeon 

That Took Rome" held to the Five Points' 

screen. 

Importers Name Chairmen 

For Year's Committees 

From Eastern Edition 

NEW YORK—Chairmen to head the Independent 

Film Importers & Distributors of 

America's committees for the next 12 months 

have been appointed by Michael F. Mayer, 

executive director. 

The chairmen and their committees are 

as follows: 

Thomas Brandon, censorship; Sidney 

Deneau, exhibitor relations; Ii-a Machaels, 

trade practices; Robert Manby. public relations; 

Gary Dartnell. luncheons; Jean 

Goldwurm. festival and awards: Peter P. 

Horner, dues; Meyer Ackerman. membership; 

Dan Prankel. foreign affairs; Alfred Morton, 

legislation, and George Roth, customs and 

importing. 

Felix Bilgrey of Times Film Corp. has 

been appointed special counsel for the organization, 

to serve from October 1962 to 

October 1963. Bilgrey has handled numerous 

censorship cases for the industry. 

Zarzana-Boriski Theatres 

Drawing Well in Houston 

From Souttiwest Edition 

HOUSTON—Albert Zarzana and Ray 

Boriski have reopened their Al-Ray Theatre 

as an art house and now are operating 

successfully two subsequent-run theatres. 

In addition to the Al-Ray, they are doing 

turnaway business at the Fiesta. 

The latter theatre was formerly the 

Avalon, which had been running "nudies" 

before Zarzana and Boriski took it over and 

turned it into a Spanish-language house 

catering to the family and renamed it. 

More than 200 patrons were turned away at 

a recent show at the Fiesta. 

The Al-Ray is being operated for the time 

being only on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays 

and holidays. The theatre is on Irvington 

and easily reached by way of the North 

Freeway. 

Cinerama in Mexico City 

From Eastern Edition 

NEW YORK—Cinerama, Inc., has completed 

negotiations for the erection of a new 

Super-Cinerama Theatre in Mexico City, 

which will be completed early in 1963, according 

to B. G. Kranze, vice-president. 

The plans were finalized in New York with 

Quirino Ordaz Rocha, director-general of 

the Operadora Co. of Mexico. 

SE-4 BOXOFFICE October 29, 1962

: at 

. . Loew's 

. . Mrs. 

Affiliated Advances 

Feinstein lo V-P 

cm New England EdITion 

BOSTON — Samuel Feinstein, veteran 

heatreman, was elected vice-president of 

.ffiliated Theatres Corp. at a meeting of 

tockholders. Arthur K. Howard, president, 

nnounced. 

Feinstein entered the motion picture exibition 

business in 1923 with the old 

'etoco circuit of independents. In 1930, 

hen that organization was taken over by 

lublix Theatres, he went with them, and 

|;ayed through the change to M&P Thejtres 

in 1933. He stayed until 1947 when 

[&P split and American Theatres became 

le unit. He was with ATC until 1957, 

hen he went to Florida with Smith Man- 

?ement, serving as district manager of 

leatres in Palm Beach and Miami. 

Coming back to Massachusetts in 1958, 

? handled L&D Theatres in the western 

irt of Massachusetts. He returned to 

iorida with Kent Theatres in 1960, but 

ime back to Massachusetts in April 1961 

I join Affiliated. In addition to his duties 

, Affiliated, he is acting as general manner 

of the Braintree South Shore Twin 

rive-In, owned by Howard. 

Dseph Ellul New Owner 

)f Mount Clemens Airer 

!)m Mideast Edition 

DETROIT — Joseph H. Ellul of Fort 

liuderdale, Pla., owner of two downtown 

Detroit theatres, the Empress and the 

îmily, is taking over the 1,000-car Mount 

lemens Drive-In at suburban Mount 

'.emens, long operated by James Ross and 

.ssociates. Ross is also operator of a drive- 

Dearborn, Mich. 

Ellul formerly had a minority interest 

i the di'ive-in and took it over as the resit 

of open bids. Carl Hoffman, who sucleded 

Art Cooper as manager, will relain 

in the post, with Roger Ellul, son 

< the new owner, as supervisor. 

]. M. Loew's Bid Highest 

lor Old Beverly Ware 

Fm New England Edition 

BOSTON—E. M. Loew, Boston theatre 

lagnet, who operates a string of hardtops 

id di-ive-ins in New England and across 

te country, added another theatre to his 

ccuit with the purchase at public auction 

i Beverly of the old Ware Theatre 

loperty. 

Loew was the only bidder and paid $10,- 

CO for the property owned by the Equitable 

Ife Assurance Society of the United States. 

h said he will reopen the once popular 

fm house on Cabot street in Beverly and 

\\l start a contest to change the name of 

te house. 

VB Sets Release Title 

lor Sidney Pink Film 

'^ 

^ Eastern Edition 

>JEW YORK—"The Castilians" will be 

t ' release title of Sidney Pink's production 

1- Warner Bros, release, which was called 

alley of the Swords" during its filming on 

1 ation in Spain this summer. 

::;esar Romero and Prankie Avalon head 

t ' cast of the Panacolor film, which features 

^ da Valli and was directed by Javier Seto. 

MIAMI 

Jii recognition of a board conference of the 

Women's American Organization for 

Rehabilitation at the Fontainebleau Hotel, 

Miami Beach, the Surf and Cameo theatres 

booked a special film dramatizing the rehabilitation 

training of the ORT. The film, 

"Mellah." was shown, the story of a boy 

who makes his way .from the ghetto in 

Casablanca to the organization's Ain Sebaa 

School and there learns a new way of life. 

It was a prize winner at the Edinburgh 

Film Festival and was to be shown at the 

Surf, October 24-27, and at the Cameo November 

1-3. 

Hubert Cornfield, relative of Stanley 

Kramer, was telling friends of his interest 

in the booking of "Pressure Point." Cornfield 

is the son of a former 20th Centui-y- 

Pox executive in charge of European 

operations. 

"The Sky Above—the Mud Below" was 

playing at three of Wometco's four art 

houses—the Mayfair, Sunset and Normandie 

. began the MGM World 

Heritage series with "David Copperfield." 

"Pride and Prejudice" is slated for November 

14 and "Little Women" December 13. 

Others in the series are A Tale of Two 

Cities, Captains Courageous, The Good 

Earth and Julius Caesar. Family togetherness, 

as far as going to the movies is concerned, 

may be restored. 

Y. Frank Freeman jr., son of the early 

Miami developer and executive of Paramount, 

died October 14 and services were 

Civic Activities 

Yield 

Exhibitor Many Benefits 

From Central Edition 

BURLINGTON. IOWA — Jerome B. 

Greenebaum, 49-year-old district manager 

for Central States Theatre Corp. of Iowa 

and Nebraska and a resident of this community 

for the last 16 years, is a tireless 

worker in behalf of many civic pi'ojects. 

"The benefits to the theatre from civic 

activities are niunerous." Greenebaum said, 

"for through civic activities one meets and 

works with community leaders, 'the doers.' 

The contacts will prove helpful every day 

in promotions and tieups and by making 

friends for your theatre." 

This alone, however, Is not Greenebaum's 

sole motivation for his many civic activities. 

"It is my personal feeling," he continued, 

"that everyone, whether in theatre 

business or any other business, has a 

greater obligation to the community in 

which he lives than merely paying taxes 

or making an annual contribution to the 

Community Chest or Red Cross. I believe 

they are obliged to give of themselves, if 

they sincerely want the right kind of community 

to live in. I feel the benefits for me 

are a better town in which to live." 

Greenebaum, for the last seven years 

parade marshal for the Burlington Christmas 

parade and area band festival, also is 

a board member of the Burlington Chamber 

of Commerce, vice-president of the 

Mercy Hospital advisory board, on the 

board of directors of the Des Moines County 

Society of Crippled Children and Adults 

and president of Grahn School. 

held Monday il5i in Atlanta. He came 

here early in the '20s when his father was a 

partner in building of the Columbus Hotel 

and the Exchange Club here. The younger 

Freeman became a producer and made 

Biscuit Eater, Houdini and Omar Khayyan, 

He was 45. 

Brad Bradford, who has acted as reptile 

and animal expert on a number of Florida 

localed films, entertained at a party recently 

for a reunion of the Florida Snake 

Hunters at his home, 4405 Northwest 36th 

Ave., which also was his 54th birthday anniversary. 

He is planning to do a movie 

based on his experiences in the Arizona 

Valley of Fire. 

Wometco's Carib, Capitol and Gateway 

theatres showed the Gene Fullmer-Dick 

Tiger fight for the middleweight crown. 

Sonny Shepherd, a Wometco vice-president, 

was promising fight fans this bout would 

last longer than the Sonny Liston-Floyd 

Patterson bout. Some of the fight enthusiasts 

who had tickets for the Wometco 

showing of that fight failed to get settled 

in their seats before it was all over. 

The annual fall meeting of the Florida 

Theatre Conference was held in the new 

million-dollar theatre at the University of 

Tampa . Jack Waxenberg, wife of 

a vice-president of Wometco Enterprises, is 

chairman of prizes for the first Beaux Arts 

Costume Ball to be held December 8 at 

Hialeah Race Tiack. 

$2,000,000 Cinerama 

Building for Martin 


SAN FRANCISCO—Plans have been completed 

for construction of a 1,000-seat Cinerama 

theatre-restaurant, garage and commercial 

facilities on Market and 'Van Ness. 

Martin Theatres of Atlanta has entered into 

a contract with Cinerama, Inc., for the erection 

of a four-story building to cost more 

than $2,000,000, according to J. Francis 

Ward, resident architect on the planned 

project. Construction is to start in April 

1963. 

The Martin-Cinerama project here is one 

of seven such projects, including the theatre 

under construction in Seattle. The San 

Francisco Cinerama project will be the first 

theatre constructed under the new building 

code which requires one auto parking space 

for every eight theatre seats. 

FILMACK 

BXOFFICE :: October 29, 1962 SE-5

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. . Ernestine 

. . Martin 

. . Floyd 

. . Eugenie 

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NEW ORLEANS 

gunday's aniuscment page of the Times 

Picayune proclaimed "Movies Declare 

Ladies Day in New Dramas." with photos of 

the female stars of "The Chapman Report" 

and "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" 

opening at the Saengcr and RKO Orpheum, 

respectively . Ormond and wife of 

Hollywood were in this area in behalf of 

"Teenage Bride." Ormond. a native of 

Baldwin, La., directed the Lash LaRue 

western series. 

J. D. Woodard, Warner publicist, was in 

town in behalf of "The Chapman Report" 

and "Gypsy." the latter a Christmas relea,se 

Barnett has been appointed chairman 

of the WOMPI Will Rogers drive 

committee and Lee Nicholaus as historian 

... On vacation at UA were Charles Ost, 

sales manager, and Shirley LeRouge, clerk. 

Leo Adler, UA auditor, moved on to 

Jacksonville 

after assisting In the transfer of 

Memphis accounting to this office . . . 

Marlene Pord. UA staffer, underwent ear 

surgery during her vacation. Catherine 

Bonneval vacationed at home. 

The Navy Point Theatre, Warrington, 

Fla., a Gulf States unit, has cut to Fridays, 

Saturdays and Sundays . at the 

Gulf States McComb office were John 

Winberry. Coliunbia manager, and Elmer 

Hollander of Governor Films, New York . 

More exhibitors were making the round of 

Pilmrow than in previous weeks, including 

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Phil Salles, Covington; Preacher Crossley, 

Laurel, Miss.: Jo.seph Barcelona, Baton 

Rouge; Frank Paqua, Gonzales: Mrs. 

Sammy Wright of the local Lakeview, Fox 

and Algiers, and Earl Perry, Pittman Theatres 

Columbia staffers helped their 

. . . boss John Winberry celebrate his birthday 

on the 18th with a cake and gifts after the 

close of the business. 

Mrs. F. F. Goodrow and Mi-s. Jack Poelman 

were in Houston ten days or more with 

the Poelmans' 3-year-old Evelyn, who has a 

grievous heart condition. Surgery has been 

prescribed, the grandfather, F. F. Goodrow, 

said . Schwartz is working at 

Kay Enterprises part time. She is a senior 

at Fortier High . Harvey, Kay 

salesman, attended the Tristates Theatre 

Owners Ass'n convention in Memphis. 

Charles Einfeld, 20th-Pox vice-president, 

and Robert L. Conn, sales chief, conferred 

with exhibitors here Monday < 22 ) on promotion 

for "Tlie Last Days of Sodom and 

Gomorrah." ALso attending were W. B. 

Williams, southern division manager, and 

Jimmy Gillespie, publicist, Dallas . . . Weldon 

Limniroth, Giddens & Rester Theatres. 

Mobile: Aubrey Lasseigne, St. Mai-y's Drivein, 

Bei-wick, and Lloyd Royal, Royal Theatres, 

Meridian, Miss, were in buying and 

. booking Lang, Masterpiece 

staffer, was home recuperating from 

surgery. 

Foster Hotard, Martin Theatres booker, 

was here from Atlanta for a round of exchange 

calls . . . Arthur Lehman, former 

theatre operator in Jackson, Miss., was on 

Filmiow . . . Mr. and Mrs. H. Solomon of 

the Columbia and Tylertovim, Miss., theatres 

were here from their home in Mc- 

Comb. TOSCO handles the buying and 

booking for the theatres . . . A. R. Carruth 

curtailed operations at his 51 Drive-In at 

Brookhaven. Miss., to Thursdays, Fridays 

and Saturdays. His booking is handled by 

Gulf States . Theatres closed the 

Eagle Drive-In at Brewton. Ala., for the 

winter . Lotz, Transway traffic 

manager, was home ill several days. 

WOMPI members from Universal and 

Paramount will serve as hostesses at the 

November social at St. Anna's Home 

Thursday night i8) ... The WOMPI ways 

and means committee, headed by Ethel 

Holton, is accepting orders for fniit cakes 

for Thanksgiving and Christmas delivery. 

Have you made arrangements for yours? 

If not, the WOMPI will gladly serve you. 

So place your order today. It is for a 

worthy cause, you know . Copping, 

Thelma Reinert, Helen Bila, Claire 

Rita Stone, Lillian Sherrick. Betty Ogden, 

Redeena Kincaid, Emily Landry, Gladys 

Villars, Inez Tauzin, Gene Barnett and 

Charlotte Niemeyer entertained the women 

were Eugenie Co|)ping. Charlotte Niemeye 

at St. Anna's at the September party . 

Helping the TB association with stuffir 

envelopes the last two weeks in Septembi 

Claire Rita Stone. Helen Bila, Redeer 

Kincaid, Thelma Reinerth, Lee Nickolat 

Marie Berglund, Helen Bila . . Tl 

. 

Variety show is ticketed for a performam 

at St. Anna's Home on the 29th: at £ 

Margaret Daughter's Club November 4. ar 

at Maison Hospitaliere November 16. 

New Fox House Unde 

Way in Albuquerque 

ALBUQUERQUE — Fox 

Intermountai 

Theatres in Denver recently broke grour 

for a new million-dollar indoor theat: 

here. The house, scheduled to seat 850 pe: 

sons, will be the first Fox theatre in th 

city, although the chain owns two theatn 

in Las Vegas, N.M., and three in Las Cruce 

The theatre, under construction at tl 

Winrock Shopping Center here, is schec 

u!ed to be completed in May. The projec 

tion equipment will handle regular 35mi 

productions. Cinerama and other widf 

.screen processes. 

Fox area supervisor Ray W. Davis an 

city officials participated in the ground 

breaking ceremonies for the first new ir 

door theatre project in Albuquerque in se^ 

eral years. The building will enclose 15, 0( 

.square feet and will include loge seats, si> 

track stereophonic sound and a 64-fo< 

curved screen. A nursery for small chi 

dren, including nurses and attendants, 

planned. 

Fox is building the house on a 2.5-aci 

tract, acquired on a 46-year lease. 

Winrock is owned in part by Winthrc 

Rockefeller. 

Chris Knopf to Preside 

At TV Writers Awards 


HOLLYWOOD—Christopher Knopf wt 

be the chairman of the Writers Guild 

America West's first television write' 

awards and dinner show December 6 

the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Allan Sherman 

producer-director of the event. Awards f 

the best-written scripts in six ' categori 

will be presented. Preparing material f 

the show are Austin Kalish, Danny Simc 

Oliver Crawford, Everett Greenbaui 

Bruce Howard, Bruce Geller, Paul MascF 

William Idelson, Mel Tolkin, Sol Saks, Ci 

Reiner, Shirley Henry and Aaron Rube 

Jill Parsons is staff coordinator. 

Evylyn Currie, whose life story will 

filmed by Columbia, is the only woman wJ 

successfully bred a tiglon, a cross betwe 

a lion and a tiger. 

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St. 

Joe Simpkins Named 

Tent 4 Chief Barker 

rom Central Edition 

ST. LOUIS—Joe Simpkins. oil developnents 

promoter, was elected chief barker 

3f Variety Tent 4 at a meeting in the 

Hotel. 

:::;hase 

Others elected were John Meinardi, district 

manager for Pox Midwest Theatres, 

'irst assistant chief barker; Harry Wald, 

iWald Enterprises, second assistant; Ed- 

A'ard Dorsey, property master, and Chris 

dough guy. 

:::hristen, 

Others on the crew are Joseph Laba, 

Harry King, Joseph Keegan, Joseph C. 

^nsell, Milton Mendell and Frank Leber. 

Louis Tent 4 was organized in 1933 

ind devotes its efforts to helping underprivileged 

childi-en. 

Hooten Is Xenia Manager 

!lfter Condello Resigns 

rom Mideast Edition 

XENL\, OHIO—Donald Hooten, who has 

leen working in theatres since he was 15, is 

he new manager of the Xenia Theatre, 

oUowing Nick F. Condello who resigned 

.fter serving nine years. Condello left the 

ndustry to become southern division man- 

.ger for the Chun King Corp., a drive-in 

estaurant chain. 

Hooten has been advertising manager for 

he Greater Indianapolis Amusement Co. 

nd also managed the Indiana Theatre in 

ndianapolis for the last four years. He also 

ormerly managed the Logan Theatre, 

jogan, and worked at the Cinestage Theatre 

t Columbus. 

Cleveland, Tenn., Benton Star-Vue 

Flourishing on Tenth Anniversary 

New Firm Plans Theatre 

For Suburban Houston 

HOUSTON—A modern 1.000-1,200 seat 

indoor motion picture theatre, especially designed 

for widescreen entertainment, will be 

built in the Spring Branch-Memorial area 

this fall, according to a story published 

recently in the Houston Post. 

The Post account continues: 

It will be called the Oak Village Theatre 

and will be built in the Oak Village Shopping 

Center on Shadow Oaks drive and Witte- 

Gressener road. 

Operators of the project will be the newly 

formed Spring Branch Theatre Co., headed 

by Alfred Mortensen. president, and H. D. 

Griffith, vice-president. Other officers are 

Herbert C. Graham, treasurer; Tom S. 

Vincent, secretary, and Harold N. Mitchamore 

and J. W. Hill, members of the board. 

Mortensen said that the estimated cost 

of the building is $500,000 and that he expects 

the project to be completed by 

February. 

Some of the Oak Village Theatre features 

will include a 25x60 foot screen, with the 

latest in modern film projection: floor space 

of 16,000 square feet, with between 1,000 

and 1,200 seats; decorative plaster walls; 

carpeted floors; a concession area lobby 

under cover, which will flank the front of 

the building, and a drive-in undercover area 

for dispersing passengers. 

CLEVELAND, TENN.—Ten years ago, a 

26-year-old used car dealer, Cletus H. Benton, 

and his co-worker, Hoyt O. Fair, decided 

to build a drive-in theatre here, although 

the town already had two independently 

owned drive-ins and two downtown 

theatres owned by the Crescent 

Amusement Co. 

Most people felt Benton and Pair were 

risking their investment to build another 

drive-in in a town with a population of less 

than 20,000, but the two young men went 

ahead with their plans and on Oct. 2, 1952, 

they opened the 553-car Star-Vue Drive-In. 

In the intervening years since the opening, 

Benton has bought and closed the two 

opposition drive-ins. Crescent eventually 

closed its Bohemian Theatre and sold the 

Princess to Martin Theatres. Benton, a 

natural-born showman, kept building his 

patronage until it was practical to enlarge 

the Star-Vue. In the spring of 1960, he 

added 247 speakers—giving the airer a total 

of 800-car places. 

Al Rook, owner of Film Booking Office 

in Atlanta, has been agent for the Star-Vue 

since it opened and says he is vei-y proud of 

his association with this highly successful 

operation. 

Benton still is in the used car business 

and just recently built a small shopping 

center near the Star-Vue. He is in the 

process of building an elaborate Holiday 

Inn-Motel in the same area. 

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OXOFFICE October 29, 1962 SE-7

Popcorn With 'Arfy Touch' Winning MEMPHIS 

Favor in Art Houses, Blevins Says 

MEMPHIS — The art theatres who 

"thought they could do without popcorn" 

are coming back into the popping fold with 

an arty touch—caramel, black walnut or 

chocolate popcorn. 

The popcorn king. Jim Blevins. said his 

SflUKE! 

For every drop or rise 

in BO there's a reason. 

We've found one sure 

killer of attendance is 

shabby seating. We 

know, too, that there's 

a simple, quick and 

small-cost cure for it. 

That's where we shine. 

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Frank 0. Starz Dies; 

Long at Interstate 

DALLAS—Prank O. Stai-z, emeritus director 

of publicity and advertising for Interstate-Texas 

Con- 

1 solidated Theatres, 

died Sunday 

(21) at the age of 71 

after two and a half 

years of failing 

health. 

Starz was bom in 

St. Louis, where he 

became a newspaper 

reporter and worked 

for the United Press. 

He came to Texas in 

Frank 

the 1920s, 

Starz 

and held 

positions on newspapers 

in Beaumont, Dallas and Austin 

before entering theatre work with Interstate, 

serving with Karl Hoblitzelle, president, 

and the late Bob O'Donnell. 

Starz was well known not only for film 

merchandising talents but also for his wit 

and waggishness. 

Although semiretired, he kept a desk in 

the Interstate offices here and visited 

there twice weekly. 

He is survived by daughters Prankie Lou 

and Barbara, both of Dallas. A requiem 

mass was said for him Wednesday at the 

Holy Trinity Catholic Church. 

SAN ANTONIO 

^harles A. Wolfe, Prince Theatre, reports 

he did all right with "The Ruined 

Bruin" . dark Chinese Palace has 

ibeen reopened by new management . . . K. 

B. Wharton of the Tower and Rule theatres 

at Rule was in booking . . . Edward 

Lalo Edwards, booker for Clasa-Mohme, 

now is speaking Italian. 

. 

Senor L. Rodriguez, chief doorman at the 

Prince, has chalked up over 40 years in 

theatre work . your items to us at 

CApitol 3-7281 Empire is presenting 

Ramiro Cortes, 

triple bills at 50 cents . . . stage show booker, was in from Los 

Angeles calling on Azteca, Columbia and 

Alameda Theatre officials. The British 

Carry On, Teacher" was doing well at the 

Broadway following another from England, 

!"The Best of Enemies." 

Lloyd Munter, Aztec and Yolanda theatres. 

Eagle Pass, was in to contract for 

Spanish product . . . Paul R. Clevenger of 

Lone Star Producing Co. here returned from 

Dallas where he took in the state fair . . . 

The Handy-Andy supermarket gave free 

discount tickets for the kids to see "Lady 

and the Tramp" and "Almost Angels" at 

the Olmos. John Santikos, manager, said 

'both pictures were held for a second week 

one of the best movies to 

come out of Mexico with a religious theme, 

[was premiered at the Alameda Theatre. 

"The Chapman Report" held over at the 

Tito Guizar and his stage 

Majestic . . . 

show has been booked into the Alameda 

October 29 for a week . Chamrod, 

the Leon, Pleasanton: Mr. and Mrs. Leo 

Monzon, Airport Drive-In, Robstown: Senor 

(Continued on next page' 

Drive-In Owner Aids Paralyzed Girl 

See Movies in 

DURANT, OPCLA.—A 20-year-old girl 

from nearby Boswell, lying in a pickup truck, 

saw her first motion picture in three years 

at Ship Bullard's Ship Drive-In here recently. 

Her first and second trips to the outdoor 

theatre were a few weeks earlier. 

The girl, Lynn Joy Campbell, is a polio 

victim and is completely paralyzed. She 

can move only the fingers of one hand and 

her head. She has been in that condition 

since the day three years ago when she 

was stricken with polio. 

The truck trip to the movies is the only 

outside entertainment she has had in the 

three years, and relatives said the trips 

have done more to cheer her up than anything 

they have tried to do for her. 

COPIED CAMPER CABS 

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ervine Campbell, 

said the ti-uck idea was copied after 

the camper cabs that sportsmen are constructing 

on the back of pickup trucks for 

hunting and fishing trips. Her father purchased 

the truck in June, and began equipping 

it so the girl could travel in comfort 

with the equipment needed to help her 

breathe. Her father put a battei-y bank in 

the truck for her shell-type chest respirator, 

and a suction machine to clear her 

thi'oat. A hospital type bed slides easily 

into the eight foot bed on the truck, and 

Miss Campbell goes where the truck will 

take her. 

Campbell had been thinking about taking 

the truck to the drive-in movie for some 

time, but coiUd not because of the short 

life of the battei-y bank needed to operate 

the respirator machine. Showman Bullard 

talked to Lynn's uncle, OHP supervisor O. 

O. Campbell, and then to her father. Arrangements 

were made to have an extension 

cord ready when the truck came, and 

Lynn got to see her first movie September 

2. 

Bullai-d then installed a 110-volt line to 

the speaker post, so that anytime the 

Campbells came to the movie the line would 

be ready. 

At night, Lynn sleeps in a full tank type 

iron lung. The biggest part of the day she 

spends in the hospital bed using her shell 

respirator. 

JUNIOR WHEN STRICKEN 

She was a junior at Boswell High School, 

and was in Port Worth, Tex., for a summer 

job when she was stricken with polio. She 

was hospitalized in Fort Worth for nine 

months, and finished school in the hospital. 

"While she was in the hospital in Port 

Worth, a lot of rwlio patients came and 

went—if they had received polio vaccine 

beforehand. A lot of them wêre really sick 

when they were brought in, but within a 

few days they would be well enough to go 

home, and weren't paralyzed," her father 

said. "That's one thing that has not been 

emphasized oy doctors about the Salk shots 

or the oral vaccines—that even though 

polio will stiike some who have taken them, 

there will not be any paralysis." 

For entertainment at home, Lynn has a 

dog Fannie, paints with her teeth, and 

watches television. 

"She either has the television, radio or 

Chest Respirator 

Ship Bullard, owner of the Ship 

Drive-In at Durant, Okla., adjusts the 

speaker for Lynn Joy Campbell, 20, a 

polio victim who is completely paralyzed 

except for her neck. The object in the 

lower corner of the picture is her chest 

respirator, with the hose to the shelltype 

Huxley respirator around her body. 

record player going all the time," her 

mother said. "However, the biggest thing 

now is the trip to the movies. It has really 

done a lot to cheer her up to be able to get 

out of the house for a while." 

Campbell, who operates a service station 

and appliance repair shop in Boswell, has 

only Sundays off. So, movie trips are made 

on Sunday night. 

He has her truck equipped with a roof, 

and side board and a door that can be removed 

when the track is parked. By backing 

into the parking space next to the concession 

stand, the truck can be parked so 

that Lynn can watch the entire movie in 

full comfort. 

Bullard thinks the idea may grow into 

something di-ive-in operators throughout 

the countiT could offer polio patients who 

have to remain in a respirator. He said that 

nothing was needed for Lynn to see the 

show but her father to bring her. AU of the 

equipment in the track can be run off a 

battery or from the standard 110-volt system 

at home or the movies. He hopes to 

interest members of the industry in developing 

further a system for handling such 

cases at the drive-ins of America. 

In July, Campbell and Bullard got together 

and began planning for Lynn's first 

movie trip. One thing and another held it 

up until the first week in September. Cold 

weather will cut out most of the movies for 

the remainder of the year, but Lynn is looking 

forward to a lot of movies in the slimmer 

season in 1963. 

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pour teenage youths were committed to the 

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for using intoxicating drugs. They were 

arrested at the Ti-ail Drive-In at Upper 

Valley Crossroads. Personnel of the ozoner 

telephoned police to report the four—one 

13. and tliiee 16—were wandering about the 

premises di'unk and disorderly, causing a 

disturbance. The management thought they 

were on marijuana. Police officers discovered 

the youths were sniffing airplane 

glue, an intoxicating compound. 

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One boy 

was so drunk he could not talk, but could 

only utter weird cries, officers said. All four 

tried to fight the arresting policemen. 

Actress Lana Turner shed her fifth 

husband, businessman Fred May of Los 

Angeles, via the quickie divorce route in 

Juarez, across the border here October 15. 

The onetime "sweater girl" of filmland 

planed to El Paso, appeared in the first civil 

court in the border city, and filed a petition 

charging incompatibility. Since it was a 

mutual consent petition. Judge Miguel 

Gomez Guerra signed the decree late that 

afternoon. Miss Turner and May were 

married in November of 1960. They were 

separated six weeks ago. Miss Turner said 

there was no particular reason she cared to 

discuss. "I am going back home to work," 

she said. "I have no plans for another 

marriage." The actress has been married to 

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Phil Allen Brochstein, MGM publicist, 

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Cinerama, Los Angeles, and Norm Levinson, 

general manager of Trans-Texas Theatres, 

Dallas, were here a week lining up promotion 

for "The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm," Cinerama film which will open 

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Thousands of youngsters crowded into 

Interstate's Plaza Theatre during the engagement 

of "Lady and the Ti-amp" and 

"Almost Angels." Manager Bill Chambers reported 

a brisk business at his concession 

stand for hotdogs, popcorn and Texas-size 

Jim Anderson ihe is assistant 

at the Crawford Theatre) and his 

wife spent a few days in Ruidoso, N.M., 

where they will be moving in the near 

future . Davis of the Modern 

Sales & Service sound and projection department, 

Dallas, was in town recently 

calling on accounts. ... A pre-Halloween 

midnight show was held at the big Plaza 

Theatre Saturday i27). Manager Bill 

Chambers featured "The Head." saying it 

was the creep picture of all time. Admission 

was $1. the regular price for the de luxe 

2.300-seat showplace. 

A Grand Opera Filni Festival will bring 

two classics to the Plaza for a one-day engagement 

on November 1. Tickets are on 

sale in advance at $1 each. There will be 

three continuous performances each of 

Verdi's "Aida," starring Sophia Loren, and 

Puccini's "Madame Butterfly," the latter told 

in English. Both pictures are full length and 

in color. Manager Bill Chambers announced 

special prices for students, 75 cents, and for 

children, 25 cents. 

Sam Kestenbaum Moved 

LOS ANGELES—Samuel S. Kestenbaum, 

manager of the Sherman Theatre, Sherman 

Oaks, has been transferred to the Monica 

International Theatre on Santa Monica 

boulevard. Kestenbaum was formerly with 

the Interboro circuit in New York. 

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A. Rucker, former Rockdale theatre owneroperator, 

and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Avila, 

Dallas and Port Worth theatre operators, 

called at the two exchanges; also Harleyl 

W. Kier, head of Kier Film Co. 

| 

J. O. Little, who recently took over the 

operation of the Princess at Sanderson 

from A. White, was in booking . . . Local 

critics Gerald Ashford of the Express- 

News and Renwicke Gary of the Daily Light 

gave "Pressure Point." which was unreeled 

at the Interstate Aztec, glowing reviews. 

Oscar Narvaez, film and stage show 

booker, returned from a recent business trip 

into old Mexico. He has been making his 

local headquarters here. He recently 

booked two Mexican vaudeville presentations 

into the Alameda here and the Music 

Hall at Houston . White, Stafford: 

Henry Cedillo, Stamford: Eddie 

Canas, Jersey Drive-In, San Benito and 

Harlingen, were in town . Louise 

Garcia returned from a recent trip to 

Venezuela and now works on weekends at 

the Alameda Record Shoppe. 

Manager Robert Mario Outwell of the Empire 

Theatre, brought back "State Fair" for 

its fourth time in the Alamo City . . . The 

Children's Rosary sponsored a 45th anniversary 

celebration of the last apparition of 

Our Lady of Fatima Saturday morning on 

the stage of the Alameda Theatre. Father 

Howard Rafferty was the principal speaker 

for the special event . . . L. C. Dm-st of the 

Bolero Drive-In, Kerrville, was in town 

booking Mexican-made pictures for his 

ozoner in the heart of the hill country. 

Durst celebrated the first anniversary of 

his airer by presenting an all -Spanish stage 

show featuring La Paloma del Norte and 

Bohemios quartet. 

Sylvan K. Barry, vice-president of the 

Texas Drlve-In Theatre Owners Ass'n and 

operator of the El Capitan and La Fiesta 

drive-ins here, was around the local Latin- 

American cinema booking offices as were: 

Johnny Flache. the Alameda, Lamesa, and 

his partner Delmo Pierce, who manages 

the Ascarate Drive-In at El Paso for Senor 

Flache. 

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HOLLYWOOD—The first feature motion 

pictui-e to be directed by George Roy Hill, 

"Period of Adjustment," has been set by 

MGM as the company's Thanksgiving holiday 

release. The pictui'e stars Tony 

Franciosa, Jane Fonda, Jim Hutton and 

Lois Nettleton. 

Jim O'Hara, brother of Maureen O'Hara, 

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Tn Mooreland, at the home of the Bill Wilsons, 

the first time since the disastrous 

hailstorm of September 17. we noted firsthand 

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The Wilsons operate the Mooreland Theatre. 

There were holes, eight to ten inches 

across, in the roof, caused by the hail, then 

the rain came and soaked the interior. This 

happened in the Wilson home, and nearly 

every house in the city. The interior walls 

and ceilings had to be rebuilt and re-inforced. 

All glass facing the north and east 

were shattered when the stomi hit. The 

Wilsons had to replace the theatre roof. too. 

All neon signs in town were destroyed. One 

citizen reported he picked up one chunk 

of ice which weighed nearly 12 pounds. 

Most of the livestock whicli couldn't find 

shelter was killed. Cars looked like they 

had been pounded with sledge hammers. 

Mel Danner was putting up his air conditioners 

at the Circle Theatre at Waynoka 

for the winter. He said he's about 

ready to give the show business up because 

of too much television and school sports 

and entertainment. Danner and his wife 

often visit their daughter who lives in 

Thomas, 70 miles from Waynoka, and a 

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the building until the lease ran out. The 

structure then was sold for $3,000 and now 

houses a Western Auto Store. He says he's 

been in the business long enough. 

The Ringling-Barnum & Bailey circus 

played at the Stockyards Coliseum three 

days to top houses. Merle Evans, with the 

Big Top since about 1916, is still with the 

show. However, the streamlined circus now 

carries only three musicians, Evans, a 

drummer and an organist. Local musicians 

make up the rest of the band. This writer 

trouped with Evans with a carnival in 1910 

and Mindy Harmon, 6-yearold 

twins pictured in a local newspaper with 

one of the circus clowns, are granddaughters 

of Nina Miller, Screen Guild 

cashier. 

Vincent Price, the popular actor in a 

series of AIP chiller films, distributed locally 

by Screen Guild, was in town promoting 

an "original art in every home" project. 

He is selling his collection of 1,500 

original art pieces . . . Red and Billie Slocum 

had as their guest recently Bettye 

Hays, the wife of Phil Hays, former Bartlesville 

manager for 'Video Independent in 

charge of 'Video's Telemovies experiment 

there. He now is Effingham, 111., manager 

for Frisina Theatres. Slocum and his wife 

were prominent in Oklahoma theatre business 

until his resignation to become a 

wholesale liquor salesman. 

Rhoda Gates, who operates the Tower 

Theatre in Selling, recently moved into a 

new home which she and her daughter had 

built. Mrs. Cates lived in a house trailer before 

her daughter came to live with her. 

She operates the theatre two changes per 

week, weekends only. 

At Woodward, we were welcomed by 

Vance and Ben Terry, who operate the 

Woodward Theatre and the Terrytime 

Drive-In. They will close the latter November 

19. Their old Terry Theatre, operated 

many years before they built the big 

Woodward, has been dismantled and remodeled 

for another kind of business. They 

report business was good in both the theatre 

and drive-in in June through August 

but dived since school opened in September, 

and now is quite a bit below 1961. 

A. R. Walker, better known as Al or Bob, 

who had theatres in Broken Arrow for 

many years, now owns the Frontier motel 

at 5510 New Sapula Rd.. Tulsa. He has all 

rooms air conditioned and equipped with 

phones and television, with a coffee shop 

and swimming pool on the premises. He invites 

film salesmen and managers to visit 

him any time, whether they want a place 

to stay or not . . . Jerry and Diana Smith 

became parents of a baby daughter named 

Stacey Lynn. She is the daughter of Roy 

Avey jr., who operates the Ritz Theatre in 

Britton and the Theatre Calendar Service. 

Among the few exhibitors noted on the 

Row were John L. Pagan, Buna Vista 

Drive-In, Borger, Tex.; Bill Slepka, Crystal 

and Jewel, Okemah; Dick Grumpier, 

Gentry and 69 Drive-In, Checotah; Betty 

Parker, Beaver at Beaver; C. L. Smith, 

Alamo and Long Horn at Marlow; Roy L. 

Rollier. Lament; Dennis Collier, Bulldog 

at Wcatherford, and Don Abernathy, 89er 

at Kingfisher . Dallas was H. K. 

"Buck" Buchanan. Paramount booker, who 

conferred with Video and Filmrow bookers. 

His wife made the trip with him. 

AMARILLO 

producer William Perlberg and writer 

Henry Denker joined author Al Dewlen 

here for a tour of possible locations for 

shooting "Twilight of Honor." The final 

selection will be made after the script is 

finished, the casting of the "five or six" 

leading roles and consultations with the art 

director. Perlberg said he would scout no 

other towns for possible location sites, and 

the film goes outside the MGM lot at all, 

if 

the Amarillo area will be the only choice. 

The trio were specifically interested in the 

courthouse, business and residential districts 

and the air terminal. Dewlen's novel 

is said to be based on a brutal murder and 

sensational trial that actually happened 

here a few years ago. 

The police department has filed a charge 

of negligent homicide against the 21-yearold 

man in the October 12 traffic death of 

8-year-old Jimmy Wilson and he has entered 

a plea of not guilty and is now free 

under a $1,000 bond. Jimmy was a son of 

projectionist Carter Wilson. 

On Sunday night while Mrs. A. L. Blankenship 

was in the boxoffice of the Victory 

Theatre and Ross Thomas was working the 

front, they noticed a car bearing California 

license plates pass the theatre, driven 

by a man wearing a mask. He parked the 

car and purchased a ticket at their boxoffice. 

More than six feet tall and weighing 

in excess of 200 pounds, he entered 

the lobby iboth doors had to be opened 

for him to make his entrance i neatly 

dressed but still wearing the mask. What is 

he? was the big question. Mrs. Blankenship 

made a couple of telephone calls 

one to this reporter, who thought it was a 

joke, and another to the police department. 

It turned out that the mysterious'' 

masked man was a professional wrestler. 

"He came up and didn't even say boo!" 

Mrs. Blankenship said. Well, maybe that'si 

just as well. But that's not all of the story. 

This huge wrestler lit a cigaret inside the' 

theatre and it was little Ross's duty to tell 

him that was against the law. "I'm sorry, 

sir, you can't smoke cigarets inside thel 

theatre," he chided him, "but here's a cigar." 

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the most controversial murder crimes ir 

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MILWAUKEE — 'West; Side Story" 

our.d up a 31-week run at the Strand to 

ake way for perhaps another long run of 

CI Cid. " which opened to an overflow atndance. 

"The Miracle Worker" was off to 

good start in the Wisconsin. But theremen 

in general were not too happy 

ith the week's receipts. 

Average Is ICC 

wner—The Sky Above—the Mud Below 

(Embassy 1 75 

lace—The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

GHmm VSV-C ns-c-^:: , 

9th wk 200 

uers de— Rear Window Para:, reissue, 2nd wk. ..100 

'ard—Weif Side Storv l,A . 

wk 200 

lleneAS— A Verv Privofe Affair MGM) 1 75 

n-.es—The Best of Enemies C;l , 2nd wk 100 

wne—The Pigeon That Took Rome (Para) ....100 

bmer—The Chapman Report A 3) 130 

psconsn—The Miroels Worker LA) 200 

Siopmon' Overshadows 

(ther Omaha Offerings 

week brought ups and 

>wns for Omaha's first-run theatres—and 

.e Orpheum was the best of the ups. "The 

lapman Report" showed receipts weU 

love average which was the more rearkable 

because of other competition, 

rticularly excellent outdoor fall weather. 

16 Cooper also reported good receipts for 

.6 seventh week of "Windjammer." 

oper—Windjommer C -e-;-c "— wk 120 

ndee—A Matter of WHO -;-i-_ :-i 2nd wk 95 

laha—Woltz of the Toreadors C;--' 70 

Dh3um—The Chopmon Report • E ISO 

;'€—The Savage Guns >.'3v 90 

MINNEAPOLIS 

ctors Richard B«yiner and Bobby Darin 

'.vere in town plugging new pictures, 

pymer. here in connection with the openg 

of "The Longest Day" at the Mann 

leatre. crowned the University of Minneta 

Homecoming Queen. Darin. Sandra 

x's husband, did promotional work for 

f a Man Answers. ' schediUed to open soon 

the State Theatre, a Minnesota Amuseent 

Co. unit Uptown Theatre. 

liich did so well with "The Counterfeit 

raitor" a few weeks ago. has discontinued 

i first-run policy since the Century is no 

nger showing Cinerama and became a 

•st-run house, just too many first-run 

eatres in Minneapolis with not enough 

ovies for ail. The attractions at the Upwn 

will be top films shortly after their 

owntown runs. 

Some trouble has developed between the 

jwntown theatres and the more than halfjzen 

Twin Cities film societies over the 

X>king of certain films. More than once, 

independent fUm societies have booked 

le 

Ims which conflict with local commercial 

leatre interests. In each case, the film 

jciety group has been forced to cancel and 

bstitute another film, but much trouble 

old be brewing on this score before the year 

out. Local newspapers have been heavily 

itical, and one court case has already 

suited and more may foUow if the situam 

isn't greatly changed. 

Six "world famons operettas" are being 

esented in film form concurrently at both 

Westgate and 'Varsity theatres 'both 

lit of the Mann chain' each Tuesday 

^t. Regular features prevail the rest of 

I 

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Klingel 'Tramp' Campaign 

Building Omaha Interest 

OMAHA—Jack Klingel, city manager 

for Cooper Foundation Theatres, has 

worked out a block-buster campaign in 

connection with the showing of "Lady and 

" 

the Tramp at the State Theatre with the 

Sun Newspapers of Omaha and early response 

indicates a highly successful conclusion 

by November 3. 

It hinges on the question: "If Lady and 

the Tramp were to have a puppy, what 

would you name it?" 

Also participating are Swift & Co.. Pard 

Dog Food and more than 100 grocery stores 

throughout the Omaha area. 

For children 14 years and younger, the 

contest offers a free trip to Disneyland by 

United Airlines jet for an adult and child, 

plus $150 in spending money. A cash prize 

of S300 is offered in Ueu of the trip. 

Other prizes: second, a year's supply of 

dog food: third, a six-month supply of dog 

food and a year's pass to the State: fourth 

and fifth, three-month supply of dog food 

and a six-month pass : sixth to 15th, family 

passes to the State. 

Sun Newspapers is working on the promotion 

in all of its suburban editions. The 

winners will be announced in the papers in 

the Thanksgiving issue. 

Klingel said the promotion was laid out 

with the assistance of Jack Harris, trainee 

assistant manager: Lew Neumann, Swift & 

Co., and EmU 'Vohoska. Sun Newspapers. 

Exhibitor Should Be Key 

Civic Worker, Ford Says 

CEDAR RAPIDS. IOWA—W:lliam Ford, 

manager of the Tri-States Theatre Corp. 

Paramoimt here, believes that theatre managers 

and owners shoiild make themselves, 

as weU as their theatres, available for as 

much community service as possible. 

His record of community service is an 

impressive one. He is a member of the 

Chamber of Commerce executive committee, 

of the CofC distributive education committee, 

has been United Campaign chairman 

for the last three years, headed up the 

Red Cross drive for two years, senes on the 

Retail Merchants Bureau committee to raise 

funds for downtown Cedar Rapids, annually 

works with the Linn County Theatres Ass'n 

and donates his theatre for a one-day workshop 

prior to the opening of school each fall. 

"The more people we know personally," 

Ford said, "the greater our opportunity becomes. 

I know that in Cedar Rapids, it has 

paid off in overall good business, as well as 

rentals." 

Charles Vickers Helps His 

Theatre as CofC Director 

\L\PLETON. IOWA — Charles Vickers. 

owner of the Maple Theatre here, is a 

vital part of his community, both through 

his theatre operation and in his active role 

with the local Chamber of Commerce. For 

the last seven years. Vickers has served as 

one of the directors of the Chamber, has 

been chairman of several committees and 

has served as a member of many others. 

"Anjthing that benefits this town." Vickers 

said, "benefits this business. Other businessmen 

recommend the theatre to their 

customers and the Chamber rents the Maple 

Theatre for special matinees." 

OMAHA 

fârl Harriman, veteran Iowa exhibitor, 

has reopened his Palace Theatre at 

Alton . . . Another reopening is the Wonderland 

Theatre at Paullina. Iowa. A community 

operation, it is scheduled to join 

the activities November 3 after being shuttered 

for two years . . . Ben Juracek has 

closed his drive-in at Albion and reopened 

the controversial Boone Theatre there. 

George Monroe sr.. one of the pioneers 

of the motion picture industry in the midwest, 

is back at Gibbon, in the Good Samaritan 

Rest Home there. He had been in 

Hastings for a physical check-up. George 

at one time operated theatres at Omaha 

and other points in Iowa and Nebraska. His 

son George jr. has the Fort Theatre at 

Kearney. 

Art Johnson, owner of the Dakota Theatre 

at Yankton, lost aU his clothes and 

other possessions in a fire which destroyed 

several businesses in Yankton. Johnson and 

other residents in apartments above a cafe 

which biuTied escaped without injury . . . 

Ernie Van Wey. Gothenburg exhibitor and 

grand master of the Masonic Grand Lodge 

of Nebraska, went to Chicago for a Masonic 

session last week. Walt Hagedone. who has 

the Rialto Theatre at Cozad. was busy last 

week helping his son build com cribs for 

the big 1962 harvest. 

Warren HaU, who runs the Rodeo Theatre 

at BurweU and takes a big official 

part in the production of Nebraska's big 

rodeo there each year, also is county judge. 

He is anxiously awaiting completion of the 

new coimty courthouse which is weU along 

in construction . . . Iz Weiner, former exchange 

manager for Universal-International, 

stopped to visit old friends on the 

Row. He was on his way from New York 

back to San Francisco, where he now lives 

and is engaged in seUing film. 

Frank HoUingsworth, owner of the Holly 

Theatre at Beatrice, said he is trying to 

get his business affairs in shape so he and 

his wife can spend a couple of months in 

California. His daughter and son-in-law 

live in Fresno. Frank reported that his 

granddaughter, seriously injured in an 

auto accident, getting along nicely . . 

is . 

BUI Granville, Quality Theatre Supply, is 

on vacation and haxTng a wonderfiU time in 

Omaha "soaking up this grand Nebraska 

autumn weather." 

Frank Larson, 20th-Fox manager and 

head of the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital 

Drive, is sending out letters to aU 

exhibitors who have not been contacted in 

preparation to winding up the campaign 

. . . Walt Jancke. Lincoln city manager for 

the Varsity and State theatres, returned 

from Chicago, where he attended the wedding 

of his son Ed . Goodman, veteran 

film salesman, plans to become associated 

with Bankers Life Insurance Co. 

Cooper Foundation Theatres' specially 

built theatre for Cinerama is rapidly taking 

shape in the Indian Hills area of West 

Omaha. Similar to the one in Denver, the 

Omaha building has progressed to the 

stage of potiring concrete for the main 

floor and balcony. The big round auditorium 

section is enclosed and work has 

I > 

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MINNEAPOLIS 

'Continued from preceding page' 

the week, but each Tuesday an old nostalgic 

Hollywood Technicolor operetta is shown. 

Films so far have been "Rose Marie." "The 

Merry Widow" and "The Great Waltz." 

Upcoming are "Sweethearts." "The Chocolate 

Soldier" and "The Girl of the Golden 

West." If the operetta festival is a success, 

six more operettas will be shown at a later 

date. So far. business on Tuesday nights at 

both the Varsity and Westgate has been 

booming. 

The Orpheum Theatre, one of the Mann 

chain, again will alternate live drama as 

well as movies this winter. Five Broadway 

road shows will play the Orpheum . . . The 

Lucky-Twin is the first drive-in in this area 

to advertise year-around moviegoing. This 

is due to the installation of electric in-car 

heaters which are guaranteed to keep 

cinema addicts snug and warm on even the 

coldest of Miiuiesota nights. Looks like 

the snowplows will have a busy winter. 

Now that baseball season is over. Bob 

Thill, manager of the Lyric Theatre, will 

have to gaze longingly at the final league 

standings, relive each Twins game, eagerly 

consume each issue of the Sporting News, 

and wait until next year. Bob, a great baseball 

fan, has baseball news thumb-tacked 

all over his office. 

The Varsity Theatre, another Mann unit, 

will run a 13-picture, Ingmar Bergman 

Film Festival starting this week and i-unning 

through November 16. Films will be 

paired off in double-features, with each 

double-feature running three nights. Ted 

Mann has prepared an interesting promotional 

pamphlet about the festival and is 

distributing it at all his other Minneapolis 

theatres. In the pamphlet, each film is 

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discussed critically in a short essay relating 

it to the whole of Bergman's work, 

complete casts are given, stills are used, 

and there is a one-page statement on cinema 

by Bergman himself. Major movie critics are 

also quoted. Other Bergman festivals 

have been held in Minneapolis in the past, 

but none the size and scope of this one. and 

with such excellent promotion. 

MILWAUKEE 

Jêyer Kahn, veteran of 33 years with 

20th Century-Fox's sales staff here, has 

been selected to succeed Carroll Morten as 

manager of Allied Artists' Milwaukee office. 

Morten's sudden death left the post 

open and Meyer was invited to take over. 

He left Pox a few months ago in that firm's 

retrenchment move, although he was offered 

the Indianapolis slot. Deciding to remain 

in Milwaukee, he waited for something 

to turn up. All Filnarow joins in 

wishing him the best of luck in his new 

post. 

Morrie Steinman, here to plug Allied 

Artists' "El Cid," really put in a hectic 

day 117) when he had Mrs. Charlton Heston 

and her parents here to help generate 

interest in the promotion. Between 

guiding Mrs. Heston on the rounds of radio, 

TV and newspapers, the evening dinner 

in her honor at Fazio's-on-Fifth, and 

the opening of the picture at the Strand, 

they cei"tainly were "on the go." Then to 

top it all off, he "had some difficulty" with 

one of the Schroeder Hotel's elevators. Get 

him to tell about it. 

Joe Reynolds, Towne Theatre manager 

here, had Gene Raymond, star of stage 

and screen, at the Press Club for lunch 

1 171 ... Henry Kratz, veteran showman 

who succeeded Harold Pearson (resigned) 

as executive secretary for Allied of Wisconsin, 

says he wonders how he will ever 

be able to be in two places at one time, 

which is about the way exhibitors express 

the here-there-and-everywhere policy of 

Pearson in his effort to keep 'em all satisfied. 

Joe Botsford, Milwaukee Sentinel reporter, 

covering the first in a series of 

movie operettas, "Naughty Marietta," at 

the Warner, took time out to interview 

patrons on their reactions to the film. "I 

don't know why they don't make movies 

like this any more," said one Golden Ager. 

"We saw Nelson Eddy at the Wisconsin 

State Fair this summer, and although we 

almost froze to death, we stuck it out!" 

said another. "They don't make enough 

good musicals," just about summed up the 

feeling of the overflow attendance. 

'Candidate' TV Splurge 


LOS ANGELES— "The Manchurian Candidate" 

will be given heavy promotion on the 

ABC-TV network November 6 election night 

coverage, with Janet Leigh, who stars in 

the United Artists release; Frank Sinatra 

and Laurence Harvey posing for publicity 

pictures. Miss Leigh will also appear as a 

guest star on "Ai't Linkletter's House Party" 

on Wednesday, October 31, to plug the picture. 

OMAHA 

(Continued from preceding page) 

started on the entrance area and the parking 

space. Workmen have started on the 

doctors' building which will stretch along 

the rear of the theatre but separated from 

the Cooper property. 

Mrs. Christine Higgins is still very active 

doing the buying and booking for the 

Paramount Theatre at Ansley and the 

Arnold Theatre at Arnold . . . Exhibitors 

on the Row included Frank Hollingsworth. 

Beatrice; Jack and Phil March, Wayne: 

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Acton, Villisca and 

Oakland; Mr. and Mrs. Art Sunde, Papillion; 

Phil Lannon, West Point; Jack 

McCarthy, Louisville; Sam Backer, Harlan, 

and Sid Metcalf, Nebraska City. 

Two Portland Winners 

In Pepsi-Popcorn Race 


PORTLAND—Surprised were both Dean 

Matthews, Fox Theatre manager, and 

Thomas Moyer jr. of the Hood Theatre, 

Gresham. Both were announced as among 

the ten winners of a fifth prize in the national 

"Pepsi 'n' Popcorn" summer promotion. 

Most amazed was Moyer, a 15-year-old 

junior at Central Catholic High School. He 

was put in charge of the snack bar at the 

Hood Theatre, operated by his father, who 

also has the Powell, Division and 104th 

Street drive-ins in Portland. 

Moyer staged a string of promotions that 

gained space in the Gresham newspaper— 

a Pepsi drinking contest with contestants 

representing various communities in the 

area—a Pepsi matinee with admittance 

with bottle caps. One town store sold completely 

out of the soft drink. 

Seattle License Group 

Orders Theatre Closed 


SEATTLE—City license officials hen 

ordered the shuttering of the Beaux Arti 

Cinema last week in the wake of numerouf 

protests about "adult films" before a cits 

council license committee hearing. The theatre 

had been operating temporarily without 

a license pending the hearing. 

A proposal to prohibit the showing o) 

"adult" films in "predominately residentia'. 

areas" of the city gained support from thel 

committee members, after presentation of a 

petition signed by 532 persons protesting 

issuance of a license to the Beaux Arts. 

WB's "PT 109" is being produced ir 

Florida by Bryan Foy and directed by Leslie 

Martinson. 

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DES MOINES 

The VVieting Theatre in Toledo marked its 

50th anniversary with a variety show 

October 27. Duane Ellet. WHO-TV and 

radio personahty, was master of ceremonies. 

The theatre was built in 1912 by Mrs. 

Ella Wieting in memory of her husband 

Philip and given to the people of Toledo. 

For the last two years it has been operated 

by the Toledo Community Theatre Guild 

and is used for community and stage events, 

as well as for weekend movies 

Wonderland Theatre, now a 

, . . The 

community 

venture at Paullina. probably will reopen 

about November 3. 

Both the Town and West-Vue drive-ins 

reported recent break-ins at their concessions 

buildings. Bill Proctor at the Town 

said it was the first trouble of this nature 

in three years at his airer, w'here the thieves 

took about $60 from candy machines. At the 

West-Vue, Jerry Bloedow reported nothing 

missing except a few cents from the cash 

register. Both drive-ins are operating on a 

cool weather weekend basis until Iowa 

winter sets in. 

Tom McCIeaster, 20th Century-Fox division 

manager from the home office, will 

be here October 30 to conduct an advertising 

seminar for exhibitors on "Sodom and 

Gomorrah." The seminar will be held at 

10 a.m. in the Fox screening room. The 

film will open at the Paramount Theatre 

January 25, according to Dave Gold, exchange 

manager. 

"Gigot," the Jackie Gleason picture, 

comes to the Ingersoll November 9. One 

notes that the critics are calling "Gigot" 

everything from "mediocre syrup" to a 

"classic." The public, which really determines, 

is yet to be heard from. 

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CINCINNATI—The week will surely go 

down in the books as "laugh" week. 

Through a quirk in bookings, and certainly 

not planned, all first-run houses with the 

exception of one presented comedy fare. 

Almost all house attendance scores were 

average or better. 

(Average Is 100! 

Albee The Pigeon That Took Rome (Pora) ... 100 

Capitol The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm (MGM-Cineroma), I 1th wk 150 

Isquire The Best of Enemies iCol), 90 

3rd wk 

iGrand— Roman Holiday (Paro); Sobrino (Pora), 

1 re.ssues 00 

Guild Divorce— Itolion Style (Embassy) 150 

Hyde Pork The Big (Lopert) Money 85 

Keittn Lady and the ;BV), reissue; Tramp Almost 

Angels V) ' 75 

Polocc—The Chapmon Report (WB), 2nd wk 100 

Twin Drive-ln— (Reading side) Hero's Island (UA) ..100 

Twin Drive-ln—(Norwood side) The Interns (Col), 

run 100 

Volley—The Miracle Worker (UA), 4th wk 95 

Detroit Slips Back 

As Holdovers Stay 

DETROIT—The week's honors were 

shared by the second week of the sensational 

"I Spit on Your Grave" at the Pox 

and the 35th week of "West Side Story" at 

the Madison. However, even the best rated 

pictures were reported doing only soso 

business. 

Adoms Torion Goes to India (MGM); The Tartars 

(MGM), 2nd wk 55 

Fox— I Spit on Your Grave (Audubon), 2nd wk 130 

iGrand Circus Marco Polo (AlP); Mermaid of Tiburon 

(Filmgroup) '05 

Madison—West Side Story (UA), 35th wk 130 

Mercury—The Music Man (WB), 3rd wk 65 

Michigan Lady and the Tramp (BV), reissue; 

Almost Angels BV), 2nd wk 110 

Palms— Pressure Point (UA); Dr. Blood's Coffin 

(UA) 110 

Trans-Lux Krim—The Girl With the Golden Eyes 

(Kingsley) 90 

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With Family-Filmmakers 

From New England Edition 

HARTFORD—The best 

endorsement any 

community-minded individual can provide 

a family-type motion picture is to attend a 

performance, Allen M. Widem, Hartford 

Times amusements editor-columnist, told the 

subui-ban Windsor Locks, Conn., Rotary 

jClub luncheon meeting. 

not enough to verbally commend a 

motion picture," he remarked. "The only 

encouragement a Hollj'wood producer in the 

•'amily-film type field can imderstand and 

appreciate is the attendance figui-e itself. 

"Only attendance justifies continuation of 

any semblance of family films in the Hollywood 

framework of mushrooming production 

costs." 

Herbert Marshall on 'List' 

HOLL'YW'OOD—Herbert Marshall joins 

stars George C. Scott, Dana Wynter and 

Clive Brook in Universal's Joel production, 

"The List of Adrian Messenger" which John 

Huston directs for producer Edward Lewis.

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n I Worthing is closing the Boyne Theatre 

at Boyne City for the northern winter. 

The house is usually listed in the name of 

Eusene 

his associate. H. J. Hcaton 

Wood is closing the 

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Coliseum at Edmore. 

with no known plans for reopening. The 

house is listed in the name of Mrs. Leona 

M. Wood . L. Wisman is the new 

owner of the Callier at Belding, which 

switches to a three-day weekend policy . . . 

Steve Paluch is reopening the Durand 

Theatre at Durand and closing the Hi-Vue 

Drive-In for the winter. 

Don Kennedy, projectionist at the Town 

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Drive-In, has been confined to his home by 

illness, reports his colleague Gus Cohen 

. . . Cliff Richard, interviewed by Ken Barnard 

on a whirlwind trip here, was due in 

London for a command performance at the 

Palladium on October 29 and back in Detroit 

four days later for a personal appearance 

at the Palms with his new film 

"Wonderful to Be Young." 

Nate Levin, manager for Allied Artists, 

demonstrated that he really lives for his 

work. He showed up at the office with 

plaster on his lower right jaw after selling 

the Patterson-Liston fight pictures. He 

claims he was demonstrating how the films 

showed what TV didn't, that an unidentified 

prospect clipped him a little harder 

than planned. He adds, "But I got the 

booking!" 

Barbara Salzman, Pilmrow's bride-to-be, 

is returning here from Chicago next month 

to work in the new Superior Films office. 

Mildred Thomson, formerly of Universal 

and RKO, is pinch-hitting meanwhile . 

Betty Fussner, Paramount booker, left on 

a week's fall vacation . . . David J. Kane, 

Universal exploiteer. is now sporting an 

oldtime corncob pipe, and glorying in the 

name of Korn Kob Kane . Zuelch and 

Clarence Berthiaume were busy supervising 

the vacating of Ed Susse's office for 

the laying of new carpeting. 

Joseph and Margaret Bradanini are the 

new owners of the Center at Marlette . . . 

We slipped—the correct name of the manager 

of the Studio Midtown, which is bringing 

in the record-breaking "Never on Sunday," 

is Allan Kennedy. 

Advertising of "Ritual of Love" as "positively 

first showing in Detroit area" by 

the Melody Ai-t and the Art theatres in 

the Wednesday Detroit News was protested 

to the newspaper's advertising department 

by Fred Sweet, managing director of the 

Telenews Theatre, who recalled that his 

theatre played it April 26 to May 3. The 

paper was apparently unaware of prior run 

because this occurred during a newspaper 

strike and was not advertised therein accordingly. 

Distribution was by Pacemaker 

Films of New York, represented by William 

Goldberg. "This was an oversight," Lloyd 

A. Turel, associate of Albert Dezel, operating 

the Art Theatre, said. "We were not 

aware of any prior run. Any future advertising 

will be corrected immediately." 

Hope Lange Quits Fox 


HOLLYWOOD—Hope Lange terminated 

her contract with 20th-Fox. The pact had 

two more years to go and called for two films 

a year. Miss Lange recently starred in "A 

Pocketful of Miracles" and "The Grand 

The 

Duke and Mr. Pimm" for United Artists. 

latter, completed this summer, is slated for 

an Easter release. 

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Roy Light Trial May 

Close Out of Court 

DETROIT—The first day of scheduled 

trial of the suit brought by projectionist 

Roy Light against D. Faye Erskinc, former 

president of lATSE Local 199, and Roy 

Ruben, now business agent, charging "a 

reign of terror" and "intimidation," led to 

a projected .settlement procedure last week. 

The case was being tried by federal district 

Judge Thomas P. Thornton, but occupied 

only a few minutes in open courtroom. 

The intricacy of i.ssues involved apparently 

led to lengthy sessions by attorneys 

in the judge's chambers and to a couple 

of reces.ses which led to the projected 

settlement. 

Counsel sought to have the lATSE dismissed 

as defendant. It was made clear 

that Light is not seeking damages from the 

union treasury. 

The significance of the suit lies largely 

in the fact that it is one of the first in the 

film industry brought by a union member 

under his new right to sue under the Landrum-Griffin 

act if disgruntled with union 

management. 

Details of the settlement reached by 

counsel for all parties concerned are understood 

to hinge upon a secret ballot to 

be submitted to Local 199 membership asking 

essentially: 

1. Are they willing to set aside past action 

of the union trial committee in which 

Light was convicted, and hold for naught 

the charges made and return the $100 fine 

imposed. 

2. Are they in favor of the two named 

personal defendants making a settlement 

for $1,500 personally, with union funds not 

to be touched. 

Acceptance of the propositions by membership 

would apparently mean end of the 

lawsuit, which is being held in suspense by 

the court; otherwise it will go to trial subsequently. 

BOWLING 

DETROIT—The Mercury Theatre team 

made only two points but held the top spot 

in the Nightingale Club Bowling League, 

in a race that has already become close; 

Tcom W L Teom W L 

Mercury 12 4 Not. Carbon .8 8 

Armstrong 11 4 Theotre Equip't .6 10 

NTS 11 4 Locol 199 4 12 

Ark Lones 9 7 Altec 3 13 

High scorers; Jack Lindenthal, 201-214, 

603: Edgar Douville, 213, 589: Ted Kowalski, 

224-194, 586; Julius Pavella, 226, 585; 

Nick Forest, 202, 577; Roy Thompson, 196- 

244, 576; Carl Mingione, 223, 572; John 

Ondejko, 191, 533; William Fouchey, 209, 

521; Howard Denial, 207; Matt Haskin, 

523: Jack Colwell. 509; Eddie Waddell, 508; 

Fred Warendorp, 506. 

Jack Lindenthal was upstage all the way 

with his 603, making his first high three 

of the season. Howard Denial and Fred 

Warendorp, usually low men, came up with 

good pin-spilling. Don Lewis took a bow 

after his good game. Sparkplug Robert 

Bloch is urged to raise his sound level to 

get the Altec team out of the cellar. Twig 

Dewitt also is headed downward with the 

199 team. 

Phil Majeske made the 3-7-10 split; Eddie 

Waddell the 2-4-10; Joe Foresta, 5-8-10; 

Don Lewis, 4-7-9, and John Ondejko 5-7. 

Floyd Akins reports the comics were serious 

about their bowling this time. 

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Compiled by Exhibitor Abe Ludacer 

TOLEDO—Abe Ludacer, manager of 

Loew's Valentine and Esquire theatre and 

currently celebrating 

his 15th year with 

Loew's here, has 

made an indelible 

mark in the city as a 

result of his participation 

in numerous 

civic and charitable 

organizations, particularly 

those to help 

underprivileged children 

and youths. As 

a result, he is a wellknown 

personality to 

thousands whom he 

has helped and cannot 

Abe Ludacer stand in front of his 

theatre for one minute without being greeted 

by passersby. 

As mentioned in "Who's Who in the Midwest," 

Abe began his theatre career at the 

age of 12 as a reel boy in Par Rockaway. 

N. Y., pedaling reels from one film house to 

another on his bicycle. Later he managed 

theatres in New York City, Cleveland and 

St. Louis, spending the last 20 years with 

Loew's theatres. He came to Toledo first 

in 1942 from Cleveland, to assist when the 

Valentine was being modernized and remodeled. 

But he returned to become a civicminded 

resident May 1, 1947. 

He had organized the Police Athletic 

League chapter in Cleveland to offer recreational 

facilities and guidance to young 

men. When he came to Toledo, he joined 

the Fraternal Order of Police Associates, 

which sponsored a PAL group in Toledo, 

which he organized. He currently is president 

of POPA. 

Abe also is assistant treasurer of the 

Old Newsboys Goodfellows Ass'n, believed 

to be the largest charity in this city. The 

group, composed of former newsboys who 

are businessmen and industrial leaders 

here, raises about $100,000 annually from 

the sale of newspapers and other special 

events, the funds being used to provide 

needy school children with clothing and 

senef^ne 

shoes. The Old Newboys work through both 

public and parochial schools, endeavoring 

to make sure no child need be absent from 

school because of lack of suitable clothing. 

Abe's other interests include membership 

in the Lions Club International; serving 

as head of the theatre division of the 

United Appeal: serving as president of the 

Toledo Theatre Ass'n, composed of all Toledo 

area outdoor and indoor theatres; acting 

as a director of the Jewish Community 

Center; serving as vice-chairman of the 

Jewish Center Health Club and as a member 

of the Chamber of Commerce and Toledo 

Advertising Club. 

However, his main interest centers on 

helping children. He recalls that without 

the help of the Police Athletic League, 

Toledo's world champion Olympic boxer, 

Wilbur McClure, might never have gained 

a chance to fight for the title when the 

Olympic Games were held at Rome. PAL 

also provides college athletic scholarships 

for many boys, provides a police gym for 

youth fitness programs and has equipped 

local housing projects with equipment and 

gym facilities. At present Abe is helping 

raise money for the Sunshine Home, a project 

for retarded babies. When this task 

finished, he undoubtedly will pitch in on 

is 

some other activity for helping others, as 

that is what he has been doing all his life. 

Discussing the theatre business, Abe 

said that if managers could bring glamour 

back to the business and make going to the 

theatre an exciting and eventful experience, 

people would desert their television sets for 

large-screen entertainment. Having been 

in the theatre business all his life, he knows 

whereof he speaks. 

'Manchurian' Theme on Wax 


LOS ANGELES—Les Baxter has recorded 

"The Theme From the Manchui-ian Candidate" 

for immediate release as a single by 

Reprise Records to tie in with the November 

release, by United Artists, of the suspense 

drama which stars Frank Sinatra, 

Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh. 

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2eb Epstin, MGM national group salef 

manager, was in to confer with Esthei 

Nemo, local group sales manager foi 

"Mutiny on the Bounty," scheduled to oper 

December 20 at the Valley. Also on Filmrow 

were Leon Blender, vice-president ol 

American-International, and Jack Zide 

AIP area franchise holder; Herbert Gilles 

Paramount regional manager, and Loi 

Marks, MGM central division sales manager. 

Out-of-town exhibitors noted includec 

Harold Moore, Charleston, W. Va.; Buc 

Hughes, Manchester, Ky.; Foster Lane, Williamsburg. 

Ky.; Ohioans Jack Needham 

Columbus; Fred Krimm, Lloyd Hilderbrandt 

and William Clegg, Dayton. Murraj 

Baker, Continental Distributing districi 

manager, has returned from a companj 

meeting in New York . A. H 

Durkin, Warners, was in Dayton, and Phi 

Pox, Columbia, had business in Springfield, 

Wally Allen, Chakeres circuit drive-ii 

booker. Springfield, and Margie Zahner 

Columbia office staff, are on vacations . 

Tony Knollman, 20th-Pox booker, has returned 

from a short vacation . . . Dorothea 

Lang, MGM cashier, was at the Indianapolis 

exchange last week pinch hittini 

for the vacationing cashier and the assist 

ant cashier, who was ill. 

Fay Brown, Paramount ledger clerk, i, 

parking a new car on the film lot . . 

Margaret Woodruff. Columbia head booker 

was in Marion, during the weekend to attend 

a meeting of the Delta Theta Tau, i 

philanthropic sorority . . . Harry Sheeran 

MGM assistant manager, who has been re 

cuperating from surgery, has returned ti 

St. Francis Hospital for a checkup. 

Opening night for 20th-Pox's "The Long 

" 

est Day 1 at the Grand is be 

ing sponsored by the Mount St. JosepI 

Mothers' Club . . . "Spooks Night Out, 

October 27, was celebrated with midnigh 

shows in all of the Chakeres circuit houses 

The youngsters had fun, too, as Chakere 

had special films and some extra trimi 

mings to help them celebrate Halloween a 

matinees in most of its houses. 

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German Award to Walter Wood 


LOS ANGELES—An award for "men 

torious motion picture achievement" wa 

presented to producer Walter Wood by th 

West German government at the worl 

premiere of MGM's "Escape Prom Eas 

Berlin" held in Berlin's famed Congi-es 

Hall. 

The picture will be launched in satura 

tion bookings in Michigan, Ohio, Indians 

Connecticut and Massachusetts the firs 

two weeks of November, following a U.E 

premiere in Detroit October 31. 

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LOS ANGELES—Terry-Thomas receive 

the keys to the city from Mayor Christophe 

when he made personal appearances in Sa 

Francisco, Oakland and Menlo Park for th 

openings of "A Matter of WHO," suspens 

comedy distributed by Herts-Lion Inter 

national, in which he appears. 

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NEW HAVEN—Maurice Bailey booked 

Carry On, Teacher" for its local showing 

irst run into the usually subsequent-run 

Vhitney and Westville. day-and-date, 

cheduling a Columbia subsequent booking 

if "Damn the Defiant!" as the companion 

eature. 

Is 100) 

^rown—Cur Man in Havana (Col), revival; The 

Pure Hell ot St. Trinian's (Cont'l), revivol 85 

Imcoln—The Island (Zenith), 2nd wk 160 

oew's College A Very Private Affair (MGM); 

The Snva-e Guns (MGM) 90 

aromount—Morco Polo (AlP); Airborne (SR) .... 80 

.oger Sherman The Chopmon Report (WB) 105 

Vhalley The Best of Enemies (Col), 2nd ..100 

wk. 

Vhitney, Westville (doy-ond-date Carry On, 

Teocher (Governor) 115 

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Aîth New, Bright Hits 

BOSTON—New product has been giving 

he first runs at the Boston boxoffice a 

Tiuch needed shot in the arm. Downtown 

louses are recouping from several weeks of 

ioldrums. With the falling of the legit 

.eason, two of Boston's three legit houses 

vere dark last week, interest in films has 

loomed up. Roadshow films and highly advertised 

pictures are getting the biggest returns 

at the ticket windows. A dull, rainy 

Sunday helped to turn in big grosses this 

veek. "Phaedra" opened at the Beacon 

:-Iill high above average. "Flame in the 

streets" opened at the Paramount nicely 

ibove average. "Tarzan Goes to India" 

)pened above average at the Orpheiim. "Reluiem 

for a Heavyweight" opened at a 

nighty 300 at the Saxon. 

\5tor—The Longest Doy (20th-Fox), 3rd wk 250 

Beacon Hill— Phaedra (UA) 300 

Sosfon The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

(MGM-Cinerama), 12th wk 200 

"opri Anna Karenina (MGM), reissue, 125 

2nd wk. 

ixeter Waltz of the Toreadors (Cont'l), 4th wk. 150 

-enwoy Summerskin (Angel), 2nd wk 150 

3ory Barobbos (Col) 300 

ylayflower The Chapmon Report (WB), 2nd wk. 300 

yêmoriol Lady and the Tramp (BV), reissue; 

Angels (BV), 2nd wk 250 

V\usic Hall—The Interns (Col), 6th wk 160 

Drpheum Tarzan Goes to Indio (MGM) 150 

Paramount 

,ôrk Square 

Flome in the Streets (Atlantic) 

Divorce— Italian Style (Embassy), 

140 

5th wk 300 

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Saxon Requiem for a Heavyweight (Col) 300 

pate—The Amorous Sex (SR) 250 

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[s Hartford's Brightest 

HARTFORD — The British Comedy 

'Carry On, Teacher," sneak-previewed a 

.ew nights before its regular Cine Webb 

30W, led the first runs. 

Allyn—The Night They Killed Rasputin 

• (Brigadier); Two and Two Moke Six (Union) ....75 

Art Cinema The Twilight Girls (Audubon); 

Love in a Hot Climate (SR), 2nd wk 90 

Berlin Drive-In Passionate Sunday (SR); Pogan 

(SR) 115 

"inerama the Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm (Cinerama), 3rd wk 110 

Cine Webb Corry On, Teacher (Governor) 135 

I. M. Lcew's— Carnival of Souls (Herts-Lion); The 

Devil's Messenger (Herts-Lion) 85 

;-oews Palace—Marco Polo (AlP); The Phantom 

Planet (AlP), 2nd wk 90 

-oew's Poll Lady and the Tromp (BV) reissue 

Almost Anqels (BV), 2nd wk 

(Col) .... 

90 

100 

îvoli The B"est of Enemies 

>trand—The Chapman Report (WB), 2nd wk 90 

Pilot Light Starts Fire 

WATERBURY, CONN.—A faulty 

stage 

Qilot light was blamed for the fire at the 

State Theatre recently which caused 53 

Saturday patrons to be evacuated and 

3aused some $1,500 in damage. Fire marshal 

Thomas Scadden said a drop curtain 

on the stage brushed against the stage 

pilot light, causing it to ignite the curtain. 

Making Comeback Under Art Policy 

By ALLEN M. WIDEM 

HARTFORD—Can a 700-seat theatre, 

situated in a primary suburban residential 

area, several miles from the principal shopping 

center of Connecticut's capital city 

and for many years relegated to last-run 

status by a series of lessees, "come back" 

sufficiently strong to enable a long-range, 

profitable investment for the new owning 

interests? 

So far, said Ernest A. Grecula, general 

manager of Connecticut Cinema, new owners 

of the Art Cinema, business has far exceeded 

even more optimistic predictions. 

INCREASING INVESTMENT 

"Business has been so encouraging," he 

told Boxoffice in his tiny, comfortably 

cluttered office just off the Franklin avenue 

theatre's small lobby, "that we're investing 

several thousand dollars in a complete 

redecorating job, to be completed in 

the daytime hours on weekdays. This will 

enable us to keep operating regularly since 

we're open from 6:30 Mondays through 

Fridays. The redecorating is in addition to 

installation of the theatre's first air-conditioning 

plant some weeks ago." 

Grecula, a 30-year veteran of independent 

and circuit exhibition, returned to Hartford 

six months as general manager of 

the Friedman Bros. -owned Connecticut 

Cinema after several years as an independent 

exhibitor i 

State Theatre, Torrington) 

and Hartford field sales representative for 

National Screen Service. He had worked 

for the Jacobsons' Strand Amusement Co. 

and A. M. Schuman's Hartford Theatre 

Operating Co. in the past year. 

Grecula is buying and booking product 

himself, driving into either Boston or New 

York at least once weekly to confer with 

foreign film importers and states-rights 

distributors. The theatre is essentially, as 

the monicker implies, an art film outlet, 

and Grecula, by assiduously applying himself 

to booking charts ("I've found the 

product section in Boxoffice tremendously 

useful to me, since it's compact and complete, 

giving me much more than a mere 

smattering of releases from the major 

companies!") has managed to latch on to 

product either at national release time or 

even before. 

DISTRIBUTORS COOPERATIVE 

"The film distributors have been extremely 

cooperative in helping us to get 

started and get the policy of first-iûn firmly 

ingrained at the Art Cinema." Grecula 

noted. "It's one thing to talk in public 

about helping the independent exhibitor 

and still another not to perform in truth: 

by and large, gratifyingly, the distributors 

have sought us out, offering help and advice, 

which is very helpful in our trying 

to get the theatre back into the black-ink 

columns." 

The Art Cinema has been operated by a 

successive number of short-term exhibitors, 

all, for varying reasons, going elsewhere. 

The Friedman-Grecula team seems intent 

on staying with their investment. The 

lobby is immaculately maintained, 

Grecula contacting a number of prominent 

regional artists to display their latest works 

on newly set up easels. He has tacked up a 

board reading "Notes and Quotes," featuring 

clippings and photos of prime interest 

to the art theatre aficionado. One such 

clipping was from Boxoffice, detailing future 

foreign releases of distinction. 

Shoring up administrative capacities, 

Grecula has named Arthur Lauder, formerly 

on the house staff of the de luxe 

first-run Stanley Warner Strand, as assistant 

manager. Poster Oakley (his brother 

Howard is a veteran boothman at the 

Lockwood & Gordon Central, West Hartfordi, 

is chief projectionist. 

Grecula is on the phone at least once a 

week talking with speech and drama department 

heads at the universities of Connecticut, 

Hartford and Trinity and Wesleyan 

colleges, advising them of current 

and upcoming product. He has, in an already 

accoladed and acclaimed (on the 

student level) gesture, extended a special 

price to students ($1, with display of a student 

registration card ) . Adults are charged 

$1.25 (this to encourage the over 21-age 

element, to which the bulk of the Art 

Cinema product is understandably geared). 

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A subui'ban commuter (he lives in Avon, 

just over the West Hartford town line, a 20- 

minute drive from his house to the theatre 

i, Grecula takes great pleasure in displaying 

some note or reminder of his current 

attraction on his gleaming white station 

wagon. He has mounted "paper" atop 

the wagon and also has used a sound system 

on occasion. 

The interior of the theatre is quietly appointed, 

a standee sign to the right of the 

auditorium entrance reading, "Presenting 

Distinguished Quality Motion Pictures for 

Your Pleasure." 

The nearest theatre is the 800-seat Shulman 

Webster, at the moment on a subsequent-run 

policy. 

Significantly, the Friedman-Grecula 

unit joins a rapidly growing nucleus of art 

theatres in metropolitan Hartford the 

Lockwood & Gordon Cine Webb, the Ferguson-McQueeney-LaFlamme 

Rivoli, both oiv 

a regular foreign film policy, and, on occasion, 

the Lockwood & Gordon Central, 

New England Theatres Allyn, E. M. Loew's, 

Stanley Warner Strand and Loew's Palace. 

Parking, always a headache for exhibition, 

has been partially resolved: the D&D 

supermarket, half a block away, has agreed 

to let upwards of 50 Art Cinema customer 

cars park, free of charge, any day of the 

week. 

"No fee, no screen credit, just a show of 

merchant appreciation that a theatre is 

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Jâyor Ryan has named six prominent 

men to a new civic center commission, 

its objective being to recommend plans for 

a multi-purpose convention hall and auditorium 

for theatrical and concert use in 

Springfield Gaudino. Loew's 

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manager, has been named western 

Massachusetts representative for Loew's 

Hotels, 

Vincent Blais. Phillips Theatre, is receiving 

considerable plaudits from patrons 

on the newly installed $5,000 lobby art exhibit. 

Lobby and lounge have been enhanced 

and embellished with a rock garden 

and waterfalls. 

The Springfield motion picture council 

opened its 32nd season with a reception for 

members, followed by a musical program 

and tea. Meetings are held on the third 

Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the 

William Pyncheon Memorial building, unless 

otherwise noted. Dr. Robert L. Campbell, 

dean of students. Western New England 

college, will address the November 16 

meeting; his subject is "The American 

Dream: Vision or Nightmare?" 

Harry Romm, producer of Columbia's 

"Two Tickets to Paris" accompanied principal 

player Joey Dee and the latter's Starlighters 

group to the Bijou opening. Also in 

attendance were Spcrie P. Perakos, general 

manager. Perakos Theatre Associates, and 

his wife Nikki. 

Unauthorized Film Sales 

Cost Dealer $32,500 

BOSTON—Seven film companies were 

awarded damages aggregating $32,500 in 

their joint copyright infringement suit 

against Leon Duquette of Pitchburg, Mass., 

by U. S. District Judge Andrew A. Caffrey. 

Duquette was charged with unauthorized 

sales of 16mm prints of 138 feature-length 

films. 

The judgment awarded $10,750 to 20th 

Century-Pox, $6,000 to Universal, $4,500 

to Warner Bros., $3,750 to United Artists, 

$3,500 to Allied Artists, $3,200 to Columbia 

and $750 to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. These 

companies also were awarded $3,000 for 

counsel fees. 

The plaintiffs were represented by the 

Boston law firm of Nutter, McClennen & 

Fish, with the New York firm of Sargoy & 

Stein as counsel. 

Pay TV Subscribers Given 

Refund on 'The Prince' 

HARTFORD— In the first 

development ol 

its kind since the June 29 start of the paj 

TV experiment on WHCT-TV, subscribers 

have been informed they may deduct the 

price of a feature film from monthly statements. 

The attraction, Warner Bros.' "The 

Prince and the Showgirl," was screened on 

a competition outlet, WTIC-TV (the CBS- 

TV unit here), after WHCT-TV had shown 

it for a regular subscription fee. Significantly, 

WTIC-TV screened the Marilyn 

Monroe-starring vehicle in color, while 

WHCT-TV continues to show all product in 

conventional black-and-white. 

In an explanatory note to his 1,200 subscribers, 

Charles O. Wood, WHCT-TV's 

general manager, commented, "Subscription 

TV will never require you to pay for a 

program available to commercial television." 

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Greenfield, Mass., city manager for Western 

Massachusetts Theatres, supervising 

the Garden, Victoria and Lawler theatres, 

has joined Redstone Theatres as manager 

of the Park Theatre, to be known as 

Cinema One, reopening Christmas with a 

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Cinema One marks the initial indoor operation 

for Redstone, owner of 27 drivein 

theatres In the northeastern states. The 

Park Theatre has been leased from local 

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BRIDGEPORT 

gperie Perakos, general manager of Perakos 

Theatre Associates, hosted 18 area 

residents at a cocktail party and dinner at 

the Fairfield Motor Inn prior to taking 

them to New "iTork City for a preview of 

"Barabbas" at the DeMille Theatre. The 

film opens here at the Beverly December 

21 . . . Merrick Perrelli of the Strand Theatre 

celebrated a birthday. 

Clayton G. Pantases of nearby Trumbull 

has been appointed general sales manager 

for Magna Pictures Corp. ... A new 

organization. Benefit Performances, has 

been formed by Charles Winter and Louis 

Standish to bring legitimate plays into the 

Klein Memorial Auditorium this winter. 

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Westport, celebrated a birthday . . . Major 

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Prov-Paw Drive-In Has Booth, Screen H ART FORD 

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PROVIDENCE — Relocation and re-arrangement 

of the projection booth and 

giant screen at E. M. Loews Prov-Paw 

Drive-In during an updating project have 

led to a Providence- Pawtucket city line 

dispute, the airer being right on the line 

between the two municipalities. 

Vincent DiMaso. chief building inspector, 

said the screen was erected on new 

footings without issuance of a building permit 

in Providence because the engineer on 

the project was under the impression the 

new location was over the city line in Pawtucket. 

Adding to the belief of the engineer. 

Richard B. Rubin of Dover. Mass.. was the 

fact the motion picture license for the 

drive-in was granted in Pawtucket. because 

the projection booth is in that city. 

Checking the boundary question. DiMase 

then found that there is an unimproved 

street that was laid out on the theatre 

site many years ago and which the city 

never abandoned. It appears, he reported, 

that the new screen may straddle this 

street. This could be solved by having the 

Providence city council vote a formal 

abandonment, but before anything is done, 

surveyors must check the boundary lines 

and report back to the building inspector. 

It was recently learned that the engineer 

promised to mail a plan to the building 

authorities, and a request for a permit 

for the screen, which, if approved, would 

have to be issued on a past-posting date. 

Meanwhile the drlve-in has been reopened 

under the management of Joseph 

Donahue after a long period of darkness. 

The oldest of the drive-ins in this area, the 

Prov-Paw has been refurbished throughout. 

A new snackbar, screen, speakers, and incar 

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house, greeted the guests. The production 

was well received. 

Stars of the Grand Ole Opry radio and 

television series, including Stoncy Cooper, 

Wilma Lee and Rufe Davis, made personal 

appearances at a stage show held in the 

Leroy, Pawtucket. Two performances were 

given on the 19th. under the sponsorship 

of the Moslem Grotto. 

H press preview of the new Cinerama production. 

"The Wonderful World of the 

Brothers Grimm." was held in Cinerama 

Theatre the evening (16) before the opening 

to the public of the latest Cinerama attraction. 

Invitations were sent to the press, 

television and radio stations, as well as 

many state and city officials. Representatives 

of the Lockwood & Gordon Enter- 

Taking advantage of the long Columbus 

Day weekend, the RKO Albee presented 

special performances of "Lady and the 

Ti-amp." Columbus Day. being a full holiday 

in Rhode Island, schools were closed 

and the Westminster street house had an 

8:30 a.m. opening. Extra traffic patrolmen 

were on duty to safeguard the hundreds of 

childi'en who flocked to Phil Nemirow's theatre 

to see the showings. 

The Cranston Drive-In, offering a triplefeature 

program, gave away golf clubs, golf 

bags, a bicycle, Coleman cook stove, a jalopy, 

necklace sets and many other gifts 

as a holiday feature. Free cigarets also were 

distributed to people in the first 200 cars 

entering the popular ozoner. 

Taking cognizance of the seasonal closing 

of the Seekonk Automobile Speedway, 

the nearby Seekonk Drive-In featured a 

World Series of Car Racing program. The 

Speed-O-Rama combined Red Hot Wheels, 

Hot Rod Rumble, Dragstrip Hollow and 

Road Racers, the latter filmed at the U. S. 

Grand Prix races. 

NEW HAVEN 

gperie P. Perakos, general manager of 

Perakos Theatre Associates, Independent 

Connecticut circuit, has completed extensive 

redecorating at the two PTA first 

runs in metropolitan Bridgeport, the Hi- 

Way and Beverly, the activity including a 

new color scheme, plus installation of new 

screens, lenses and booth equipment and 

new curtain drapes. Jim Landino is Hi-Way 

manager and Henry Cohan has a similar 

stint at the Beverly. Perakos took a number 

of Connecticut critics to the Columbia 

"Barabbas" opening in New York in special 

limousines. 

Columbia's "The Best of Enemies" has 

opened briskly in key Connecticut situations 

and exchange manager Walter Silverman 

anticipates extended runs. The film is 

playing at the Bailey Theatres' Whalley, 

New Haven, and the Ferguson-McQueeney- 

LaPlamme Rivoli. Hartford. 

Murray Howard, for many years in managerial 

capacities with Stanley Warner 

Theatres and its predecessor organization, 

Warner Bros. Theatres, has joined the 

sales staff of WNLC, New London. 

Everett Crosby, business manager of 

brother Bing's Crosby Enterprises, has 

bought a 257-acre Salisbury, Conn., farm. 

Peter Coe, brilliant 32-year-old stage director, 

will direct "Saint—With Red Hands?" 

for Columbia Pictures. 

H French motif will highlight the November 

9 Connecticut opening of 20th- 

Fox's "Gigot" at the Perakos Theatre Associates' 

Elm. Sperie P. Perakos. general 

manager, is planning on garbing the house 

staff in French costume, setting up kiosks 

on the sidewalk, wiring the house sound 

system for French records and serving 

champagne from 7 to 8 p.m. Top celebrities 

will attend. He is also lining up a 

Lord & Taylor iWcst Hartford store) 

fashion show. 

Manny Friedman, L&G Cinerama Theatre, 

got a rare downtown break—foui 

Main street window displays at Sage-Allen 

& Co. for "The Wonderful World ol 

the Brothers Grimm." Norman Prader ol 

the MGM field exploitation force assisted 

Don Baker of Ernie Emcrling's New York 

home office advertising-publicity staff 

Loew's Theatres, visited Mrs. Ruth Colvin 

Loew's Poll, and Lou Cohen. Loew's Palace. 

Ernest A. Grecula, general manager ol 

Connecticut Cinema, returned from Bostor 

and New York booking sessions for the 

Art Cinema. Laurence Olivier aficionados 

from distant Connecticut points trekked tc 

Hartford. Ernie reported, for the extended 

return engagement of Lopert's "Richard 

III." 

Phil Keppner, 18-year-old son of Morris 

Keppner. partner, Burnside Theatre Corp. 

and Mrs. Keppner. has started his freshman 

year at New York University; 

he will 

major in the liberal arts. His brothei 

Jackie, at one time assistant to now-retired 

Loew's Palace Manager Fi-ed R 

Greenway. is working for the state motoi 

vehicles department. 

Ben Rogers, formerly with Pathe-America 

in the territory, is representing Academj 

Distributors. 

E. M. Loew, president of E. M. Loew 

Theatres, was in New York for a screening 

of Embassy Pictures' "Long Day's Journey 

Into Night." The Hartford opening 

site is yet to be determined by the Joseph 

E. Levine interests. Katharine Hepburr 

costars with Jason Robards jr., Sir Ralph 

Richardson and Dean Stockwell in the Eljl 

A. Landau-Sidney Lumet adaptation of the 

Eugene O'Neill story of a Connecticut family, 

circa 1912. 

Bushnell Plaza Updating 

Due for November Start 

HARTFORD—This city's long-projectec 

downtown Bushnell Plaza redevelopment i; 

expected to begin in November, the city's 

development agency to start acquiring 

property (including two Loew's theatre 

buildings, the Poll and Palace) in the 6.'; 

acres tract. 

Ultimately, the project area will contair 

three high-rent apartment buildings, witl 

some 300 units: a retail shopping centei 

and a theatre. Whether Loew's or anothei 

theatre circuit or independent exhibitoi 

will operate the theatre is yet to be determined, 

it is understood from reliable 

UA's "Plight From Ashiya" is a story o) 

America's Air Rescue Service." 

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'Answers' Altraclive 

Starter in Toronto 

TORONTO—The Uptown had the only 

brand new picture of the week in the playint; 

of "If a Man Answers" and the public 

response was quite good. The big Imperial 

had a change of program but it consisted 

of a revival of "Rear Window," replacing 

The Pigeon That Took Rome" which 

mo\ed to the Nortown for a third week in 

Toronto with nice result. The current leader 

was "Barabbas" at the Carlton where it 

registered an excellent third week on a reserved-seat 

basis. 


larlton— Borabbos (Col), 3rd wk 120 

rgiinton—The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm (MGM-Cincrama), 10th wk 105 

Hollvwood— My Geisha (Para), 4th wk 100 

Hylond The Interns (Col), 5th wk 100 

-Imperial— Reor Window (Para), reissue 105 

1 Loew's Thank Foo! (MGM), 2nd wk 105 

sjortown The Pigeon That Took Rome (Para), 

3rd wk., moveover 105 

rivoli— West Side Storv (UA), 23rd wk 

Townc—The Sky Above—the Mud Below (IFD), 

100 

6th wk 100 

jnivcrsity—Woltz of the Toreadors (IFD), 3rd wk. 100 

jptown~lf a Mon Answers (U-l) 110 

Cooler Weather a Spur 

lo Montreal Attendance 

MONTREAL—First-run motion picture 

theatres, along St. Catherine street and in 

Dther parts of the city, enjoyed fairly good 

patronage in the week under review. The 

cooler weather helped to attract more and 

more younger folks to the theatre as a 

likely place for the entertainment of their 

dates. At Cinerama's Imperial Theatre 

'The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm," in its 11th week, continued well 

patronized. At the Alouette the first of the 

series of great musical films of MGM, 

'Rose Marie," was well received, especially 

by fans of musical entertainment. 

Alouette Rose Marie (MGM), reissue Excellent 

Avenue Carry On Cruising (SR), 4th wk Good 

lapitol—The Spiral Road (U-l) Good 

Iinema Place Ville Mane Boccoccio '70 (IFD), 

wk Good 

Dorvol Theatre— (Red Room) That Touch of 

(U-l) Good 

Dorval Theatre— (Salle Doree) I Like Money 

(20th-Fox) 

Good 

Imperial—The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm, 1 1 th wk Excellent 

Kent—Walti of the Toreadors (IFD) Good 

Loew's Two Weeks in Another Town, (MGM), 

2nd wk Good 

Palace My Geisha (Para) Good 

Seville— La Dolce Vita (Astral) Excellent 

^nowdon Advise and Consent (Col), .Excellent 

3rd wk. . 

Lisa (20th-Fox), 2nd wk Good 

Holdovers Are Dominant 

,0n Vancouver List 

VANCOUVER—Three new films is a 

change for the better, but still there were 

too many holdovers to generate any real 

excitement. Best in town still was "The Interns" 

in a fifth week at the Capitol, closely 

followed by "El Cid" in a fourth Orpheum 

week. 

Capitol The Interns (Col), 5th wk Good 

Drpheum— El Cid (AA), 4th wk Good 

Plozo— Lost of the Vikings (SR), 2nd wk Fair 

Stanley- Block Tights (Astral), 2nd wk Fair 

Strand The Wonderful World of the Brothers 

Grimm (MGM-Cinerama), 9th wk Fair 

Studio Expresso Bongo (IFD), 2nd wk Averoge 

jVogue—The Spirol Rood (U-l), 2nd wk Fair 

Chuck Connors in 'Flipper' 

-rom Western Edition 

HOLLYWOOD—Chuck Connors has been 

signed to star in Ivan Tors-MGM production 

"Flipper," scheduled to roll late this 

month in the Bahamas. Ai'thur Weiss wrote 

the screenplay. 

'Long Day's Journey' Will 

Be Premiered at Toronto 

TORONTO — Two special 

attractions 

have been announced for local theatres 

operated by Townart Hall, headed by 

Yvonne Taylor, wife of N. A. Taylor who 

heads 20th Century Theatres and various 

other enterprises here. 

The International Cinema will stage the 

Canadian premiere of "Long Day's Journey 

Into Night," scheduled for November 7 on 

a reserved-seat basis at $2.50 top. All seats 

already have been sold for the opening performance. 

The Towne, also operated by Townart, 

is preparing for the special engagement 

here of "Boccaccio '70," which was the 

opening feature for the new theatre in the 

Place Ville Marie in Montreal, a joint operation 

of United Amusement Corp., 

Montreal, and Mrs. Taylor's company here. 

Both pictures are releases of International 

Film Distributors, of which the president 

is Nat Taylor. Incidentally, a third 

IFD release, "Waltz of the Toreadors" is 

having an extended run at the Famous 

Players University here. 

Move for Bingo Law 

For Charily, No Pros 

TORONTO—A plan to legalize bingo 

games for charitable purposes under licensed 

supervision, barring professional 

promoters, has been prepared for consideration 

of the Canadian parliament. 

Premier John Robarts of Ontario and 

John White of London, a member of the 

provincial legislature, are arranging to submit 

a brief to the federal government at 

Ottawa which would contain recommendations 

for changes in the criminal code to 

permit the staging of charity games by 

specified organizations within certain 

limitations. 

White said the proposal meant a solution 

under which bingo could be played for the 

raising of funds for charity but would keep 

out undesirable organizers. In this connection 

church groups, service clubs, war 

veterans and fraternal organizations had 

been asked for suggestions. 

Elsewhere in Canada another development 

is an agitation for the introduction of 

sweepstakes under Dominion government 

auspices for revenue purposes. 

Theatre owners have made no comment. 

Global Newsreel Contest 


SAN FRANCISCO—Nineteen countries, 

ten of them in Latin America, will compete 

in the first international newsreel contest 

sponsored by the San Francisco Film Festival, 

October 31 to November 13. Other 

entries are from the United States, West 

Germany, Pakistan, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, 

Poland and Yugoslavia. 

Gina to Star in 'Wild Sea' 


HOLLYWOOD — Gina Lollobrigida has 

scheduled her fourth major role in less than 

a year as she signed to star in "Wild Sea." 

Starring with her will be France's Jean- 

Paul Belmondo. Italian director Renato 

Castellani will helm "Wild Sea," on location 

on the Adriatic coast of Italy. 

Industry Sessions 

Will Open on Nov. 26 

TORONTO—The schedule for the annual 

convention meetings the last week of November 

at the King Edward Hotel follows; 

Monday, November 26 

Annual meeting. Motion Picture Theatres 

Ass'n of Ontario, 9:30 a.m.; Cocktails 

courtesy Union Carbide of Canada, 12;30; 

Annual luncheon. Crystal Ballroom, 1 p.m. 

Canadian Picture Pioneers, meeting of 

all branches, 3 p.m., and annual awards 

dinner and dance honoring Pioneer of the 

Year, 7:30 p.m. 

Tuesday 

Annual meeting. National Committee 

Motion Pictm-e Exhibitors Association of 

Canada, 9:30 a.m.: Variety Club luncheon 

at Park Plaza Hotel, 12:30 noon. 

Wednesday 

Annual meeting. Motion Picture Industry 

Council of Canada, 9:30 a.m.; Luncheon at 

12:30 for all delegates sponsored by the 

Canadian Motion Picture Distributors 

Ass'n. 

Thursday 

Motion Picture Industry Council of 

Canada, business sessions continued; 

Luncheon at 12; 30 for all delegates sponsored 

by General Sound & Theatre Equipment 

Limited. 

Friday 

Open date for tradescreenings and visits 

to film exchanges and theatres. 

Saturday, December 1 

Professional football game between 

champions from eastern and western 

Canada, preceded in the morning by Gray 

cup parade to stadium. 

G. B. Markell of Corwall will be the 

chairman for the convention of Ontario 

Theatre Owners Ass'n. The chaiiTnan for 

the National Committee of regional exhibitors 

will be F. Gordon Spencer of St. John, 

N.B., while Frank H. Fisher of Toronto will 

be in charge of the Industry Coxuicil 

sessions. 

Several Ontario Airers 

To Operate All Winter 

TORONTO—Nat Taylor's 20th Centui-y 

Theatres chain has closed the Northeast 

and 400 drive-ins in this area, but has continued 

operation at the Scarboro and Northwest 

units which have been equipped witli 

in-car heaters. Also closed here for the 

season is the independently-owned Dufferin 

Drive-In. 

Over in Hamilton, Joe Dydzak reported 

that the Starlite and Hamilton ozoners 

were now open on Friday and Saturday 

nights only, but the Clappison would operate 

full time until further notice. Famous 

Players will operate the Hamilton Skyway 

all winter with car heaters, but the Sunset 

at Brantford has shut down. The Peterborough 

Drive -In has been closed by 20th 

Century Theatres. George Delaney's Skylark 

at Gananoque will operate only at 

weekends. 

David Brown Will Advise 


LOS ANGELES—David Brown and 20th- 

Fox severed their exclusive association this 

past week, with the producer switching to 

an advisory capacity. 

BOXOFFICE :: October 29, 1962 E-1

. . . The 

MONTREAL 

(lînerania Corp. had a number of patrons 

of all ages at its Montreal Imperial 

Theatre to cut the traditional anniversary 

cake to mark its tenth year of operations. 

Local Cinerama officials count 7.000,000 

patrons and 9,000 screenings on eight productions, 

the present one being "The 

Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" 

Centre d'Art de L'Elysce opened its 

fall season with "Lola Montes," starring Martine 

Carol, Peter Ustinov. Anton Walbrook, 

Yvan Desny, Will Quadflieg, Oskar Werner, 

Lise Delamarc. Henri Guisol and Paulette 

Dubost. The Elysee. which had a very successful 

"film fair" at its two auditoriums 

during the summer, has lined up for the 

current season a number of outstanding 

films. 

. . . 

Two theatres are closing for good, the 

Georges at Sayabec in the Matapedia Valley, 

owned by M. Cote, and the Alexander 

The 

at Rouyn owned by T. AUevato . . . 

Lyric Cinema of La Tuque, owned by Dr. 

A. Thibault, was destroyed by fire on the 

morning of October 16 . . . Warner Bros, 

has booked "The Chapman Report" for 

The 

the Loew's Theatre November 30 

Montreal Film Board met on the 16th. 

Eloi Cormier, salesman at Paramount, 

returned from a vacation . Jack Kroll, 

. . 

Warner salesman, was in the Quebec City 

district . . . Roger Chartrand, MGM, retui'ned 

from an extensive trip . . . Claude 

Chenier, 20th-Pox assistant booker, has 

resigned and has been succeeded by Marcel 

Sympathy to P. E. Theriault, 

Cyrene . . . 

owner of the Azur Theatre of Maniwaki, 

whose son Roy. owner of the Plaza Theatre 

there, was killed in an automobile accident. 

Another son Francois, 18, was badly 

injured and underwent surgery for a 

smashed femur. Roy, 23, was married and 

Prompt theatre service from 

qualified 

personnel 

& 

sound equipments 

Complete projection 

Replacement parts always on hand 

BEST THEATRE SUPPLY REG'D 

4810 Saint Denis Street Montreal 34, Qne. 

Phone: 842-6762 

father of two children. The accident occurred 

on October 10 between Maniwaki 

and Mont Laurier where the two young 

men were going to Mont Laurier to pick up 

a film. 

Seen at the exchanges were A. Chabot 

of the Cinema Etoile of Ste. Justine de 

Langevin; Mrs. Guy Jacob, Ste. Marie Theatre. 

Ste. Marie de Beauce, who was accompanied 

by her daughter, and Tom 

Trow of the Imperial Theatre, Trois-Rivieres. 

Hockey Contest Fills 

FPC Toronto Theatre 

TORONTO — Hockey fans filled the 

1,500-seat College Theatre, and many were 

turned away, for the presentation by the 

Eidophor system of the first away-fromhome 

game by the Toronto Maple Leafs 

hockey team. The game was piped in from 

Chicago. 

Famous Players Canadian plans to transmit 

35 other Maple Leaf games in the National 

Hockey League cities to the College 

screen. 

Stafford Smythe, president of the Toronto 

Hockey Club, viewed the first closedcircuit 

telecast and joined in the general 

acclaim. 

The live program also was made available 

to Trans-Canada Telemeter subscribers 

in suburban Etobicoke at $1.50 per 

home set. One newspaper reported the 

game cost Telemeter $6,500. 

FPC arranged to show the Gene Pulmer- 

Dick Tiger fight from San Francisco at 

10:30 p.m. on the 16th. The College collected 

$1.25 to $2.50 for the hockey game. 

It also offers a season ticket for all the 

games. 

Contract to Jeremy Slate 


HOLLYWOOD—Hal Wallis signed actor 

Jeremy Slate to a term contract and will 

cast him importantly in one of his forthcoming 

films scheduled for an early production. 

The signing resulted from Slate's 

performance in Wallis' latest Elvis Presley 

starring feature, "Girls! Girls! Girls!" 

Slate was first introduced to TV fans as the 

star of the Malibu Run series and made his 

movie debut in the Paramount release, "G.I. 

Blues." 

"ENDLESS" 

BURNS THE ENTIRE POSITIVE ROD 

SAVE CARBON COST 

(1) No More Stubs—No More Carbon Savers 

(2) Very Low Burning: Rate 

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Prove this in your own lamp

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OTTAWA 

Three municipalities in Carleton County 

will vote on the question of Sunday 

hows at municipal elections December 3. 

Dne is Ottawa, which required a petition 

igned by 10 per cent of eligible residents 

)efore the city fathers gave their consent 

or the referendum. The second was 

iloucester township, which acted on the reuest 

of two exhibitors, and the latest is 

lepean township, where the council made 

ts own decision. 

Ottawa had something entirely new on 

he 19th, with the introduction of night 

chopping following approval of the city 

i;ouncil. Theatre managers, particularly 

.hose in the downtown business sections, 

vere delighted to see the crowded streets. 

;?or many years the Canadian capital literiilly 

closed up shop at supper time under 

Existing laws governing store operations. 

The Nelson, a unit of 20th Century Theatres 

which has a specialty policy, has 

)pened an unlimited engagement of "The 

3ky Above—the Mud Below," which is restricted 

to mature patronage by the Ontario 

censors . Famous Players 

i^Japitol, managed by Bill Culliun, broke the 

.•un of "The Chapman Report" one night 

'or the stage appearance of George London, 

Metropolitan Opera Co. star. The censor 

joard has also given the "Restricted" 

;lassification to "Chapman." 

The National Museum of Canada opened 

ts season of free film shows for children 

with two performances of "National Velvet" 

Saturday morning

Sell . . and Sell 

Scores of busy little messages 

go out every week to a tremendous 

audience— and they get a tremendous 

response! 

Every exhibitor is 

busy— buying, 

selling, renting, hiring. All this is 

made easier 

and more profitable 

with the classified ads in Clearing 

House each week. 

READ • USE • PROFIT BY— 

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: Oct. 

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• ADLINES & EXPLOITIPS 

• ALPHABmCAL INDEX 

• EXHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY 

• FEATURE RELEASE CHART 

• FEATURE REVIEW DIGEST 

• SHORTS RELEASE CHART 

• SHORT SUBJECT REVIEWS 

• REVIEW/S OF FEATURES 

• SHOWMANOISING IDEAS 

THE GUIDE TO I BETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S S - B U I L D I N G 

Here's Contest to Keep 

Image Before Public 

One important purpose of advertising 

promotion simply is to let the customer 

know you still are in business, ready to 

serve. In the long pull, this "image creation" 

is considered by some of the ad experts 

to be as necessary as direct merchandising 

of product and price. 

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GOLDEN AGE MOVIE CLUB 

— For Senior rillzrnii — CO V 

F. F. Chenoweth, manager for KeiT 

Theatres, at Bethany, Mo., passes on an 

idea for small towns. It's a combination 

that may produce substantial results, he 

says. It follows: 

Take a block or street once a week and 

call personally to "talk theatre" on those 

who live there. Present each member of 

every household an invitation to a 

weekly Block Party. Evei-yone attending 

gets a free drink and a free bag of 

popcorn. 

Each house visit also is used to explain 

the Golden Age Movie Club, which entitles 

the card-holder to admission for 

40 cents instead of the regular 65 cents. 

The upper age group are urged to come 

to the theatre for membership cards, 

thus starting them off with contact with 

the theatre. 

Idea 

for 

Small 

Town 

Theatres 

"This takes only one day a week of 

calling on people and the results can be 

very well worth the effort," Chenoweth 

comments. 

Kerr Theatres operates the Noll Theatre 

and the Frontier Drive-In at 

Bethany and other theatres in Iowa and 

Missouri. 

The invitations read: 

YOU'RE INVITED! 

ADMIT ONE 

Name 

To our weekly 

BLOCK PARTY 

NOLL THEATRE 

Everyone living in your block will be our 

guest (date). Come join us for an evening 

of delightful theatre entertainment. 

Manager. 

On one side was a coupon good for a 

free drink and a bag of popcorn. 

Service^ Important Word in Theatre 

Operation! Here's What It Means 

Be it a single theatre in a small community 

or a showplace in a metropolitan 

city where com.petition is keen, a 

ivell-trained service staff is mandatory. 

Bill T. Bohling, manager for the 

Trans-Texas Capri Theatre in El Paso, 

and Harry Gaines, public relations director, 

have come up with the following 

declaration of service. It has teen 

adopted for the entire chain by Norm 

Levinson, general manager, and Earl 

Podolnick, president of the Texasbased 

circuit. It follows. 

The repeated use of the word SERVICE 

has robbed it of much of its meaning. Yet, it 

is a vitally important word, for it has a 

dii-ect bearing upon the success or failure of 

every business. To our theatre, as to all 

theatres, SERVICE is a product we sell. 

It is our lifeblood . . . the essence and 

substance of our business. SERVICE means 

different things to different people, but to 

our theatre ... It means a friendly and 

helpful attitude upon the part of every 

employe toward the public and toward each 

other. 

It means courtesy on the telephone . 

in the ticket office ... at the door ... at 

the confectionery ... In the auditorium. 

It means attractively displayed confections, 

courteously served in a department 

that is clean and inviting. 

It means a clean and comfortable theatre 

and equipment. 

It means courtesy and thoughtfulness 

upon the part of every member of the theatre's 

crew. 

It means the correct starting time of our 

schedules and the handling of patrons. 

It means courtesy, consideration, and cooperation 

on the part of all our service 

people . . both at the theatre and to those 

. 

we meet and see on the streets coming and 

going from work. 

It means prompt and considerate handling 

of suggestions, criticisms and complaints. 

It means the efficient handling of patrons 

and the adequate maintenance of 

equipment and other facilities. 

It means friendly and effective cooperation 

between employes and officials of our 

company. 

It means practical application of the 

Golden Rule m our work and in our daily 

lives. 

All these things—and more go into 

making service which we perfomi—and sell 

film and ouiselves to the public. 

To hold the goodwill of our patrons . . . 

and to win new friends ... we should always 

remember that the SERVICE of our 

theatre is what we individually and collectively 

make it. By working together in 

a spirit of mutual confidence and respect, 

we can keep our SERVICE good and we can 

make it even better. 

While we are on the subject of what each 

and every employe means to the physical 

operation of our company, we would like to 

pass along some copy which we have borrowed 

from another business, which certainly 

holds tme to show business: 

"A conaoration may spread itself over the 

entire world, may employ a hundred thousand 

men, but the average person will 

usually form his judgment of it through 

his contact with one individual. If this 

person is rude or inefficient, it will take a 

lot of efficiency to overcome the bad impression. 

Every member of an organization 

who, in any capacity, comes in contact 

with the public is a salesman and the impression 

he makes is an advertisement, good 

or bad." 

Review on 'Landlady' 

Is Reproduced in Ad 

A review of "The Notorious Landlady," 

written by Bob Sublette in the New Orleans 

States Item, regarded in the trade as "remarkably 

well written," was reproduced in 

a 2-col, 8-inch ad by Asa Booksh, manager 

of the RKO Oi-pheum, for a third -week 

holdover. The review follows: 

COMEDY-MYSTERY 

HIT AT BOXOFFICE 

"While the sick pictures are catching the 

headlines, the comedies are catching the 

patrons. There is a real double whammy 

when you combine those time-honored ingredients 

of comedy and mystery, farce and 

chase, such as in 'The Notorious Landlady,' 

now at the RKO Orpheum Theatre. 

"As every good comedy-mystery fan 

knows, the only setting for such a fare is 

Merrie Ole England, and MeiTie Ole England 

it is in this London-based film produced 

by Fred Kohlmar and directed by 

Richard Quine. 

"With fall almost upon us, 'Notorious 

Landlady' belatedly offers some first-class 

light summer moide fare." 

Honor to Texas Showmen 

Interstate TTieatres singled out the following 

showmen for honorable mention in 

the circuit's Weekly Digest: 

Brad Bushing, manager of the Esquire 

Theatre in Amarillo, Tex., for his concession 

counter display on "Hatari!" 

Jack Brockettes, assistant at the Bowie 

in Brownwood, Tex., for his "terrific" backbar 

display on "The Interns." 

Mike Gilbert, Rialto at Harlingen, Tex., 

flashy, classy false front on "Mermaids of 

Tiburon." 

Dick Dixon, Majestic at Eastland, Tex., 

front on "Five Weeks in a Balloon." 

Weldon Wood, Grand at Paris, Tex., 

fronts on "The Interns" and "Kid 

Galahad." 

Cheerful Refund Offered 

Bud Fike, manager of the Manos Theatre 

in Tarentum, Pa., advertised that he 

would cheerfully refund the admission price 

if patrons did not fully enjoy "The 

Interns." 

— 174 — BOXOFFICE Showmondiser : : Oct. 29, 1962

Vacationers Gone, 

But Drive-In Thrives 

Local promotion, aggressively conducted 

and imaginatively developed, can provide 

rewarding boxoffice performance, even in 

those situations where a lot of the boxoffice 

potential is reduced by the inevitable 

Fred Koontz III, manager of the Woterford (Conn.) 

Drive-In, stands beside one of the 20 hotrod cars 

which showed up for a contest held in behalf of a 

Speed-0-Rama. 

turning-home, so to speak, of the summer 

trade. Such a situation exists at Waterford, 

some 50 miles south of Hartford. 

Fred Koontz III, manager for Lockwood 

& Gordon Enterprises at the Waterford 

Drive-In, reports he was very much pleasantly 

surprised with audience response to 

a one-day booking of an AIP triple-feature 

"Speed-o-Rama" show, consisting of revivals, 

"Dragstrip Riot," "The Road 

Racers" and "Motorcycle Gang." 

Appropriately enough, he ran a Gala 

Rod and Custom Car exhibit, which drew 

attention to the event several weeks ahead 

of playdate with a large concession area 

display on rod and chrome engine parts 

plus promoted trophies for distribution for 

"best cars in show." 

Koontz had a "fabulous" turnout of some 

20 remodeled or customized cars, and attendance 

nearly hit capacity, no small 

trick in a region known for virtual disappearance 

of more than half of the customers 

once early fall days have been 

reached. 

Another fall innovation is Koontz' Movie 

Quiz, conducted by Koontz or an aide before 

showtime on specified evenings, preferably 

midweek when attendance lags. 

"I ask some pertinent questions about 

stars of Hollywood or overseas production 

centers, and then award a pass for a future 

Waterford show to the first correct answer 

to each question." 

This has proved to be a great time-killer 

in preopening moments. 

Koontz has found that talking to merchants 

aids immeasurably "in spreading 

the word" of theatre attractions. "These 

are the people who meet the bulk of our 

potential audience and once the word goes 

around, it's inevitable that some customers, 

at least, will be influenced to the 

point of wanting to get into their cars 

and drive over to see what we're playing." 

Shadowbox on Concession Backbar Is 

Screen for Color Slides on Hatarif 

The concession stand of the Princess 

Theatre at Toledo is located directly across 

the main lobby from the boxoffice, a circumstance 

which Lari-y Mallory, manager 

for Balaban & Katz, capitalized on for a 

35mm color slide promotion for "Hatari!" 

The backbar section of the concession 

counter includes a 40x60 iflat) shadowbox 

display. Mallory had this converted 

into a screen by the Gross camera shop, 

which also made up a number of 35mm 

color slides, at no cost to the theatre, from 

the regular National Screen Service colored 

8x10 stills available on "Hatari!" 

These slides were used in a projector 

which was placed on top of the boxoffice in 

the lobby, giving a continuous, automatic 

showing of "Hatari!" scenes. 

CAMERA SHOP PLUGS, TOO 

The camera shop included a few slides of 

its own in the setup. 

After the picture opened at the Princess, 

the projector, slides, screen, etc., were 

moved to the Gross shop window where 

they were shown evenings after dark. 

Tlie above was part of a campaign which 

earned the ratuig of "outstanding" by J. R. 

Wheeler, B&K district manager. 

The Willys Motor Co. plant, which makes 

the jeeps used in the film, is located in 

Toledo, a fortunate circumstance which 

Mallory made good use of. The plant management 

agreed to the posting of 70 large 

"Hatari!" displays in strategic spots 

thi-oughout the plant administration building, 

etc., plugging the film and the jeeps. 

Willys also supplied at no cost to the theatre 

special reduced-admission coupons, 

which were distributed by the payroll department 

in the pay envelopes of 8,000 

employes. 

Willys loaned to Mallory a special zebrastriped 

jeep, in which he visited, with 

proper signs, the zoo, playgrounds, swimming 

pools, ball parks—everywhere a crowd 

could be found—starting ten days in advance 

and during the mn. 

A LOBBY JUNGLE! 

The lobby was made up in jungle fashion 

with artificial leaves, palm trees, etc., 

borrowed from a department store. 

Other promotions: 

A "Name the Monkey" tieup was made 

with radio station 'WTOL, whereby a small 

monkey was promoted gratis from a pet 

shop and was presented by the station to a 

local boy or girl who came up with the best 

name for the monkey. This was a two-week 

promotion with five gratis spots daUy. 

Children were asked to send their entries 

direct to station WTOL. The winner could 

either keep the monkey or present it on behalf 

of the child and "Hatari!" to the 

Toledo zoo. 

The second prize was a 60-pound stem of 

bananas for the children to take to the zoo 

and feed the animals. 

In order to carry out the "Hatari!" effect 

in front of the theatre, 'WTOL made 

up, at no cost to the theatre, a continuous 

sound-effect record. This was used on a 

tape recorder placed in the manager's of- 

BOXOFFICE Showmandiser Oct. 29, 1962 — 175 — 

A view of the shadowbox on backbar of the concession 

stand at the Princess Theatre in Toledo, 

which was converted into a screen for the continuous 

showing of color slide scenes from "Hatari!" 

fice with loudspeaker placed on the theatre 

canopy. 

Small "Hatari!" flip cards containing 

scenes from the film and numbered from 1 

to 10 were delivered by "Hatari!" jeep to 

playgrounds in the area and distributed to 

the kids with the announcement that anyone 

collecting a full set of ten would be 

given a pass to see the film. Needless to 

say, there was quite a scramble in each 

situation with the kids trading cards back 

and forth in an effort to come up with a 

full set. 

Cream of Pakistan 

Views 'Nuremberg' 

When "Judgment at Nuremberg" was 

screened at the Palace Theatre in Karachi, 

Pakistan, the audience was really top level. 

The cream of the nation's judiciary, representatives 

of the legal and newspaper professions 

and high civU and military officials 

from as fai- as Dacca in East Pakistan 

attended. 

And making this impressive gathering 

possible was Pakistan International Airlines, 

which brought the guests to Karachi 

three weeks before opening at the PIA expense. 

There was Askar Ali Shah, editor 

of the Kyber Mail, up on the famed Kyber 

Pass, plus correspondents of all important 

papers in the country. Each male guest 

received a beautiful cigaret lighter and 

compacts went to the ladies. In all, PIA 

spent Rs. 8,000, approximately $1,700. 

In return, PIA was allowed to display 

posters and other promotional material in 

the lobbies of the Palace and two other 

Husein & Co. theatres, the Nishat and 

Nigar, during the entire run of "Judgment 

at Nuremberg." 

Stories of the judiciary preview gathering 

appeared in English, Urdu and vernacular 

papers all over the nation. 

Clara Reruiebaum of the Hippodi-ome in 

Corbin, Ky., rented the theatre for a backto-school 

show to ten merchants.

NEW ENGLAND TEAM GIVES SUCCESS FORMULA 

Flexibility in Booking and Vigorous 

Promotion Assure Theatre Progress 

Flexibility in booking—willingness to 

play any type of film and vigorously promote 

it—is the secret of success in exhibition 

these days, according to Eddie Ruff 

and Melvin Safner, New England states 

rights distributors who have broad experience 

on both sides of the industry 

fence. 

Ruff is president of Eddie Ruff Associates 

and Safner is a pai'tner. 

Even controversial films should be played 

in all markets if solely out of the need to 

display democratic principles in action, they 

feel, and they point to the increasing use 

of foreign films as evidence of the value of 

variety on the screen, 

OFTEN GOOD BET 

"In these product-starved days, the exhibitor 

who doesn't book foreign film, 

either out of Ignorance or of fear, is overlooking 

a promising bet," says Safner. "We 

played product like 'La Dolce Vita' with 

subtitles at the Route 44 Drive -In (a situation 

in subui'ban Providence, R.I., which 

he formerly operated' and piled up tremendous 

grosses—this in spite of opposition 

argument that no one will pay admission 

to see subtitled films in a drivein!" 

Progress or no-progi-ess at the boxoffice 

is up to the individual showman, says Safner, 

who comes from an exhibition family. 

"Exhibition can progress spectacularly 

or lag pitifully behind other businesses 

simply out of apathy and disinterest," he 

says. "In the final analysis, it's up to each 

showman to decide his own, individual 

pattern." 

Safner points to showmanship efforts by 

New England Theatre owners and managers 

as proof of what can be done on the 

local level to bolster the boxoffice. His theatre 

experience started at the Lafayette in 

Central Palls, R.I., which was opened in 

1932 by his father, the late Maurice Safner. 

It w'as transferred recently to Bruce 

Netter. 

The 740-seat theatre, under the Safner 

father-and-son team, flourished for many 

years. "We looked to the theatre," relates 

Safner. "as something more, niuch more, 

than a real estate investment. We looked 

to the Lafayette—and our employes, too 

as an outlet of America's greatest entertainment: 

we kept the theatre in good condition, 

greeted our patrons with courtesy 

and booked product of which we could be 

proud. This combination spelled profit. 

It was that simple. 

"If you work at it, you can come out 

well, vei-y well in theatre operation. You've 

got to look through a pressbook with the 

basic intent of applying the ideas to your 

own local situation. The ads, too, must be 

shaped to the individual community. Too 

many exhibitors are prone to overlook the 

pressbook; it's still a wonderfully profitable 

theatre aide." 

Safner, until three and a half years ago, 

had ten theatres and drive-ins under his 

banner. His turn to foreign films at the 

Route 44 Drive-In is evidence of his willingness 

to try something different, and he 

showed to the regional industry, at least, 

that few complaints are really registered 

by drive-in patrons against subtitled 

pictures. 

He tried gimmicks of every description at 

the Route 44. Besides "La Dolce Vita," he 

showed "Diabolique," the subtitled French 

horror film, with success. 

Safner is a former vice-president and 

Eddie Ruff, former distributor, and Melvin Safner, 

former exiiibitor, who suggest flexibility in booking 

is an asset in theatre operation. 

treasurer of the Independent Exhibitors of 

New England. 

"The manager's image is important, too," 

Safner believes. "Anyone can handle a 

marquee change, but it takes a fresh approach 

to handle boxoffice profits." 

Before the theati-e was sold to Lockwood 

& Gordon Enterprises, Safner interests had 

put the theatre very much in the black. 

"Courtesy is contagious," he told his 

staff. 

FORMER DISTRIBUTOR 

Eddie Ruff's affiliation with the industry 

goes back many years to the days when he 

managed the Paramount exchanges in 

Portland, Me., Albany, N. Y., New Haven, 

and Boston. He entered independent distribution 

ten years ago. 

"It takes an imaginative showman to sell 

anything," he comments. "No film has yet 

been made that can sell itself; the theatreman, 

of necessity, must get out and pitch." 

Independent exhibitors in particular 

should look to these Soaring Sixties as 

promising indeed, in the opinion of Ruff 

and Safner. Both men feel that failure is 

as likely as a success in theatre operation, 

but it takes an imaginative showman, a 

chap able to confront day-to-day situations 

with resourcefulness and not a little courage, 

to pull a failing theatre out of the red. 

"The wider use of overseas titles can 

help a showman tremendously only if he 

ascertains his individual market and realizes 

what can sell and what can't sell on 

the local level," Safner concludes. 

Don't Ignore a Stranger! 

A stranger at the Grand Theatre in 

Paris, Tex., made front page news, with 

mention of "Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation," 

due to the sharp eye of Manager Weldon 

Wood. An inquiry revealed that the 

stranger was A. J. Hobbs, 84, who never before 

had attended a movie. "I liked it. It 

was funny," he was quoted in the Paris 

News with a three-column photo. 

Style Show Weekly 

The Golf Mill Theatre in subui-ban 

Chicago had such heavy patronage at an 

experimental style show that it ai-ranged 

a series for presentation every Tuesday 

starting at 1 p.m. Stores in the Golf Mill 

Shopping Center put on the shows. 

Model Cherie Foster and strongman Pete Lupus, who was dressed like a warrior, passed out miniature 

swords and advertising cards announcing the opening of "Sword of the Conqueror" in the Los Angeles 

areo. They rode around in a flat-bed truck pictured above, which included a warrior seated on a horse, 

like Jack Palonce in the picture. 

Gordon Kay has set R. G. Springsteen to 

direct the Audie Murphy starrer. "The Iron 

Collar." for Universal. 

— 176 — BOXOFFICE Showmandiaer : : Oct. 

29. 1962

jra 

An Interpretive analysis of toy and tradepress reviews. Runnir>g time Is 

plus ond minus signs Indicate degree ot merit. Listings cover current review 

This department also serves as on ALPHABETICAL INDEX to teoture releoscs. ci Is for 

Cinemascope; V VistoVision; s Superscope; ip Ponovision R, Regolscopc; t Techniramo. 

Symbol t.} denotes BOXOFFICE Blue Ribbon Award; O color photography. For listing] by 

company in the order ot release, see FEATURE CHART. 

Review digest 

AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX 

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AND ALPHABETICAL INDEX In the summary H is rated 2 pluses, — as 2 minuses. H Very Good; + Good; - Fair; — Poor; = Very Poor. 

1

feature productions by company in order of release. Running time 

^V VistaVision; P Panovision; t Techniromo; S Other onamorphi< 

Blue Ribbon Aword; O Color Photography. Letters and combinoti. 

key on next page). For review dates and Picture Guide poge number; 

porentheses. c^^ is for CinemoScope; 

Symbol .. denotes BOXOFFICE 

thereof indicate story type— 

i Complete Feature 

ee REVIEW DIGEST. 

chart 

ALLIED 

ARTISTS 

AMERICAN INTl | si 

Hitler (107) Bi 

liichard I!:iiieh!U-t, Cordula 

Trantow, Maria Emo 

Hands of a Stranger (SS'/z) D..6204 

I'aul Ijjkather, Joan Harvey. 

Jas. Slaplcton, Irish McCalla 

Rider on a Dead Horse 

(72) 0D..6212 

John Vlvyan, Lisa Lu, Bruce 

GoiJon, Kevin Hacen 

Reprieve (106) D..6205 

(See "Cunvicts 4" in October 

iisii"ei 

The Bridoe (104) D. .6207 

(Eng-dubbed) Volker Bohnet 

Csntessions of an Opium 

Eater (85) D..6206 

Vincent Price. Unda Ho 

Payroll (SO) Ac. 6210 

Michael Craig. Prevost 

Francoise 

The Frijhtened City (97) D..62U 

Herbert Lom. Jotm Gregson, 

Yvonne Romain 

©El Cid (181) © D. .6220 

(?harlton Ileston. L-oren. 

Sophia 

Kaf Vallone 

((êmaScope version, available for 

special engagements) 

Convicts 4 (106) D..6205 

(was Reprieve") 

Gazzara. Stuart Ben Whitman, Ray 

Walston, Vincent Price, Rod 

Steiger, Sammy Davis jr. 

Billy Budd (123) © D..6: 

Robert Kyan. Peter Ustinov, 

Melv}!! Douglas. Terence Stamp 

©Day of the Triffids 

(119) © Ho.. 6209 

Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, 

MenyTi Johns 

©Travels of Marco Polo (..)..D. 

.\nthony Quinn, France Nuyen

FEATURE CHART 

key 

Tio; 

to 

(An) 

letters 

Animated-Action; 

and combinations 

(C) 

thereof 

Comedy; 

indicating 

(CD) Comedy-Dromo; 

story type: (Ad) 

(Cr) 

Adventuri 

Crime 

Music; (DocI Oocumentory; (Dr) Dromo; (F) Fantasy; (Ho) Horror Drama; (Hi) Historii 

) Mystery; (OD) Outdoor Drama (S) Spectacle; (SF) Science-Fiction; (W) Western. 

(Ac) Action 

; 

(DM) Drama 

i; (M) Musical; 

EMBASSY ^ So

Ad. 

.Jean 

.Marie 

. D. 

Sep 

1 F.ilis I . - Irene 

.Kurt 

I 

©Son 

-Lludmila 

- Vaslli 

. D. 

Mar 

FEATURE 

CHART 

UNIVERSAL-INT'L 

0Lover Come Back (107)- C -6205 

Itock Hudson, I>orls l>ay, 

Tuny Kandall, Edie Aduus 

Desert Patrol (78) Ac. 6206 

Michael Cridg. John Gregson, 

Klchard Altehliorotigh 

The Outsider (108) D..6207 

'I'ony Dirtls. Bruce Bennett, 

James Kranclscus 

Nearly a Nasty Accident 

(86) C. .6208 

Jimmy Edivards. Shirley Eaton, 

Kenneth Connor 

WARNER BROS. 

The Couch (89) D..160 

Shirley luilght, H'llllams 

(iraJil 

Malaga (96) Ad.. 161 

Irevor llonard, Dorothy Dandrldge, 

Edmund I'urdom 

Cape Fear (106) D..6209 House of Women (85) D..163 

Shirley Knight, Andrew Duggan 

The Day the Earth Caught 

Fire (91) D..6210 

Janet Munro, Leo McKern 

©Six Black Horses (80) . .W. .6214 

Audie Murphy. Dan Duryea. 

Joan OBrlen 

Lonely Are the Brave (107) 

(^ 00- .6215 

Ktrk Itouglas, Gena Rowlands, 

Walter llatthau 

©That Touch ot Mink 

©Merrill's Marauders 

(99) ® C..6216 (98) © D..165 

Cao' Grant, Doris Day. Jeff Chandler. Ty Hardin 

(31g 

Young, Audrey Meadows 

Information Received (77) 

yOThe Music Man (151) ® M. .168 

Itoberi Preston, Shirley Jones 

D..6217 

(Special engagements only) 

Bablna Sesselman, Wm. Sylvester 

©The Spiral Road (140) 

Rock Hudson. Burl Ives, 

Gena Rowlands 

ONo Man Is an Island 

(114) D..6220 

Jeffrey Hunter, Marshall Thompson, 

Barbara Perez 

Guns of Darkness (103) . 

Leslie (iron, l>avld Nlven 

.169 

©The Phantom of the Opera ©The Story of the Count of 

(84) Ho. 6219 Monte Cristo (101) (f).. Ad.. 167 

Herbert Lom, Heather Sears, 

Louis Jourdao, Yvonne Furoeaui 

Michael Gougb, Bdw. de Souza 

©If a Man Answers (102). .C. 

S,indra Dec, Bobby Darhi, 

Micheline Presle, John Lund 

Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock 

(72) W..6222 

Warren Stevens, Martin Landau, 

Jody Lawrance, Judy Dan 

To Kill a Mockingbird (..) ... 

Gregory Peek, Mary Badbam 

©Lancelot and Guinevere 

(..) fp) 

Cornel Wilde, Jean Wallace 

What Ever Happened to Baby 

Jane? (..) D 

Joan Oawford, Bette Davis 

©Gay Purr-ec (85) An- -253 

Voices of Judy Robert 

Garland, 

Goulet, Red Buttons, Hermione 

Gingold 

©Gypsy (149) ® M..254 

Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, 

Karl 

Maiden 

©Not on Your Life! (..) ®..C. 

Robert Preston, Tony Randall 

BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Oct. 29. 1962 

A.D.P. PRODUCTIONS 

Invasion of the Animal 

People (55) SF.. 

JmIui Carradine, Wilson 

Barbara 

error of the Bloodhunters 

(60) Ho.. 

Kiiljerl Clarke, Steve Conte 

ASTOR 

Victim (100) D..Feb62 

Dirk IJugarde, Sylvia Syms 

Whistle Down the Wind 

BRIGADIER FILM ASSOCIATES 

The Night They Killed Rasputin 

(87) D. .Jul 62 

Edmund Purdom, Gianna Maria 

Canale 

The Tell-Tale Heart (78) Ho. .Sep 62 

Lawrence Payne, Adrlenne Corrl 

Smashing of the 

Reicli (84) Doc. .Oct 62 

Kamikaze! (89) Doc. Oct 62 

COLORAMA 

©ihe Trojan Horse 

(105) © D.. Jul 62 

Steve Reeves, John Drew Bammore 

CROWN-INTERNATIONAL 

Blood Lust (68) D.. Jan 62 

Wilton Graff, Lylyan Chauvln 

The Devil's Hand (71) D. .Jan 62 

Linda Christ iajl, Robert Alda 

The 7th Commandment 

(85) D. .Feb 62 

Jonntlian Kldd, Lyn Statten 

Secret File Hollywood 

(82) D.. Feb 62 

Robert Clarke. Frandne York 

©Dangerous Charter 

(76) ® D.. Sep 62 

Clirls Warfleld, Sally Fraser 

Stakeout (81) D. .Oct 62 

Blng Russell, BUI Hale 

Varan the Unbelievable 

(70) D. .Oct 62 

..lyron Healy, Tsuruko Kobayashl 

First Spaceship on Venus 

(81) D.. Oct 62 

Yoko Tanl, Oldrtck Lukes 

MISCELLANEOUS 

DESILU 

The Scarface Mob (106) . D. 

liiibcrt Stack, Kcenan Wynn 

ELLIS 

Make Mine a Double (86) C. Feb 62 

Brian RLv, Cecil Parker 

FAIRWAY INT'L 

The Choppers (64) D. Feb 62 

.Vrch Hall jr.. Marianne Gaba 

©Ecgah (90) Ad.. May 62 

Bloody Brood (69) . . 

. 

I 

. 

3 Rome Adventure (118) D . 

(98) D. .Mar 62 Aicli Hall jr., Marilyn .Maruilng 

. 162 

Fallguy (64) D.. May 62 R. Lowery, M. .Miller. J. Ellison 

llayley Mill-s, Bernard l^-e 

Troy Donahue, Angle Dickinson, 

.Marshall 'lliomiisun. Gaby A.idre 

Peeping Tom (86) D.. May 62 Ed Dugiin 

Trauma (92) 0.. May 62 

Kossano Brazzl, Suzanne Plesbette 

Wild Guitar (.) M-. 

Karl DiK-lun, .Mulra Shearer 

L.MUi Barl, John Conte 

The intruder (83) D.. May 62 

William Rhatner. Maiuell 

Frank 

Airh Hall 

FANFARE 

jr.. Nancy 

FILMS 

©Make Way for 

(90) 

Lila 

Czar 

D. .Jun 62 

Night of Evil (88) D. .Aug 62 

The Concrete Jungle 

Erlka UeraherB (Eng-diihhed) 

Lisa Uaye, William Campbell 

The 

(86) D.. Jun 62 ©East of Kilimanjaro (75) 

D . 62 

S^•ulk•y Baker, Sam Wanamaker Vistarama 

Ad. .Jul-62 

I'eler Falk. Barbara Lord 

GOVERNOR 

©Doctor in Love (87) . 

PARALLEL 

Shootout at 

FILM 

Big Sag 

DISTRIBUTORS 

The Outcry (. .) D. .Oct 62 

.0. Apr 62 

SIi\t-- (''M-hran, Betsy Blair, 

(64) W. Jun 62 

Michael Craig. Virginia Maskell, 

Valli 

.\]id:i 

ATLANTIC PICTURES 

James Robertson Justice 

Walter Brennan. Luana Patten 

Carry On, Teacher (86) . C. .Jul 62 

. 

©Samar (89) Ad . . 164 

.Jun 62 

Cry Double Cross (65) 

Hardy Kruger, Martin Held 

George Montgomery, Gilbert Itoland, 

PLAYSTAR PRODUCTIONS 

Keraii'tli Connor, Leslie Phillips, 

Juan Sinl^. llattie Jacques 

Ring o( Terror (71) Ho- . 

©Flame in the Streets 

George Matlrer, Esther Furst 

(93) © D. .Sep 62 HERTS-LION INT'L 

John .M.lls, Sylvia Syms 

A Matter of WHO (90) CD.. Aug 62 PRODUCERS INT'L (PIP) 

AUDUBON FILMS 

Terry-Thomas, Sonja Zlemann ©The Centurion (77) S. . 

62 Julin Ba rymore. Jacques Sernas 

Zlia Rodann, Juan Ultrlen 

. . Carnival of Souls (91) D .Sep 

Snit on Grave 

Your 

Huns (85) ©The S. . 

Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist 

(100) D. .Sep 62 

Clielo Alnnso, Jacques Sernas 

The Devil's Messenger 

C'jii i,t an Maniuand 

SEVEN ARTS ASSOCIATED 

(72) F.. Sep 62 

Lon Chaney, Kadler 

Karen ©Girls at Sea (81) C. 

©Daughter of the Sun God 

Guv lliiifp, lionald Shiner 

(75) Ad. .Oct 62 ©She Didn't Say No! (96).. C. 

ARGENTINA 

©The Chapman Report (125) D..251 Summerskin (96) 

Bfrem Zimballst jr., Shelley Winters, 

. (Angel) .Alfredo Alcon 

Jane Fonda, (Halre Bloom, Glynls 

Johns 

FRANCE 

Back Streets of Paris (94) 6-18-62 

(President) . .SImone Signoret 

©End of Desire (86) 8-13-62 

(Confl) ..Maria Schell 

Five Sinners (SO) 8- 6-62 

(Astor) . .Marina Petrowa 

Girl With the Golden Eyes, 

The (90) 9- 3-62 

(KiiiRslev) I-aforet 

Jules and Jim (105) 6-11-62 

(Janus) -Jeanne Moreau, Oskar 

Werner 

Belle La Americaine (100) 1-22-62 

(Confl) . .R. Dbery, C. Brosset 

Last Year at Maricnbad 

(98) 4-16-62 

(Astor) . .Delphlne Seyrlg, Giorgio 

Albertazzi, Sacha Pltoeft 

Le Dab Se Rebiffe (96) . . 8-13-62 

(Times) . .Jean Gabin 

Magnificent Tramp, The 

(76) 7-16-62 

((?ameo) 

. .Jean Oahin, Darry Cowl 

Maiden, The (90) 5-21-62 

(Green-Rolh) . .Claudlne Dupuls 

Rififi for Girls (97) . . 6-11-62 

(Confl) -Nadja Tiller, R. Hosseta 

Shoot the Piano Player (92) 9- 3-62 

(.\-stor) . Charles .\znavour 

Sweet Ecstasy (75) © 8-13-62 

(Audubon) . .Elke Sommer 

Testament of Orpheus (79) 6- 4-62 

(F-A-W) . Coctcau autobiography 

Lisa Montell. Bill Holmes 

Escape to Berlin (SO) D.. Oct 62 

Oiristian liijerraer. Suzanne Korda 

JOSEPH BRENNER ASSOCIATES 

Karate (SO) Ad.. 

.Iiiil 11. lit. Frank Blaine 

KINGSLEY 

Only Two Can Play (106) C. . Mar 62 

Peter Sellers, Mai Zetterling 

. 

LOPERT FILMS 

The Big Money (89) C. 

Ian Carmlchael, Belinda Lee 

Mar 62 

Crooked 

There Was a 

Man (106) C. Jun 62 

Norm.in Wisdom. Marks 

Alfred 

The Horror Chamber of Dr. 

Faustus (95) Ho- Jul 62 

Pierre Brasseur, Allda Valll 

The Manster— Half Man, Half 

Monster (72) Ho.. Jul 62 

Peter [tjneley, Jane Hylton 

©Stowaway in the Sky 

(82) Ad. Jul 62 

Pascal Lamorlsse, Andre Gllle 

MAGNA FILMS 

©Black Tights (120) ® M.. 

Cyd Charisse. Zizl Jeanmaire 

MEDALLION 

©Last of the Vikings (102) 

® Ad.. May 62 

(imeron Mitchell, Edmund Purdom 

FOREIGN 

LANGUAGE 

Tomorrow Is My Turn (117) 4- 9-62 

. (Showcorp) .Charles Aznavour 

Zazie (86) 4- 30-62 

. (Astor) .Catherine Demongeot 

Tales of Paris 

(Times)—F. 

(85) 

Arnoul, C. 

10-15-62 

Marquand 

GERMANY 

©Arms and the Man (96) 3-26-62 

(Casino). 0. W Fischef, Lib 

Piilver 

Beginning Was Sin, The (88) 9- 3-62 

(Globe) . .Ruth Nlehaus, Viktor 

Staal 

Woneck (81) 4-23-62 

(Brandon) Melsel 

GREECE 

Antigone (88) 10-15-62 

Pap.^s 

Take Me Away. My Love 

(90) 9- 3-62 

(Greek .M. P.) . .Christian Sylba 

ITALY 

Bell' Antonio (101) 5-21-62 

(Embassy) .Marcello Ma£trx)ianni, 

Claudia Cardinale, P. Brasseur 

©Boccaccio '70 (165) 7-16-62 

(Embassy) . -Sophia Loren, Anita 

Ekberg, Komy Schneider 

Divorce Italian Style 

(104) 10- 1-62 

(Embassy) Marcello MastrolannI 

. 

Udy Doctor, The (103) 10- 1-62 

(Governor) .Toto, Abbe Lane 

©La 

. 

Viaccia (103) 10-22-62 

(Emba-ssy) . .Jean-Paul Belnrondo, 

Claudia Cardin.ale 

Night. The (La Notte) 

(120) 3-19-62 

(Lopert) . .Jeanne Moreau. Marcellc 

.MastrolannI. Monica VlttI 

of Samson (90) S. 

.Mark Foicst. Chclo Ak 

MPA FEATURE FILMS 

St. Bourbon Shadows 

(70) D. -Sep 62 

Kicliaril lierr, .Mark Daniels 

PARADE RELEASING ORG. 

A Public Affair (75) . . 62 

.Myron .MeCorniick, Edw. Blnns 

©When the Girls Take Over 

(80) C. -May 62 

Eileen llerlie, Perlita Nellson 

TIMES FILM 

Wild for Kicks (92). D Jan 62 

David Farrar, Noelle Adam 

Frantic (81) .Mar 62 

(Eng-duhbed) Jeanne Mi.reau 

Also Bvall.ible \ilth sub-lltles at 

90 mlnulei ninnliifi time 

TOPAZ FILMS 

©Playgirl After Dark 

(92) M. .Jul 62 

Ja\-ne Mansfield, Leo Genn 

TRANS-LUX 

©And the Wild Wild 

Women (85) © D. 

Anna Magnani, Glulletta Maslna 

UNION FILM DISTRIBUTORS 

A Coming-Out Party (98) C. Aug 62 

James Robertson Justice, Leslie 

Phillips 

Two and Two Make Six (89).. C. 

Geoige Chakiris, Janette Scott 

UNITED PRODUCERS (UPRO) 

of The Siege Hell Street (93) D.. 

Donald Sinden, Nicole Berger 

Hot Money Girl (81) - - D 

- 

Oct 62 

Eddie Cunslantine, Da\ra Addams 

WOOLNER BROS. 

©Flight of the Lost Balloon 

(D (91) Ad.. Oct 61 

Mala Powers. Marshall Thompson 

JAPAN 

Happiness of Us Alone 

(133) 9-3-62 

Keiju Kobayashl, Hldeko Takamlne 

Island, The (96) © 9-24-62 

(Zenith) . Nobuko Otowa 

Throne of Blood (108) .... 4- 9-62 

(Brandon) . .Toshiro MIfune 

MEXICO 

Important Man, The (99) © 8- 6-62 

(I.opert) -Toshiro Mifune 

©La Estrella Vacia (107) . . 7- 2-62 

(.\ztefa) - Maria Felix 

NORWAY 

Young Sinners (86) 8- 6-62 

(Brenner) . Liv L'llman 

POLAND 

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6-18-62 

of Joan the Angels? (101) 

(TelepLx) . .L. Wlnnicka, .M. Volt 

RUSSIA 

©Flight to the Stars (46) . . 8- 6-62 

(Artklno).. Documentary 

Home for Tanya, A (97) . . 7- 2-62 

(Arlkiniil - Marchenko 

©Sound of Life, The (78) . . 5- 7-62 

, 

(Artkinn) LIvanov 

©Violin and Roller (55).. 9-24-62 

(Artkino) . .Igor Fomchenko 

SPAIN 

Viridiana (90) 4-16-62 

(KIngsley) 

Pinal, Fernando l!ey 

. Francisco Rabat, Silvia 

SWEDEN 

Devil's Wanton, The (72) . . S- 6-62 

(Embassy) . .BIrger Mahusten 

Through a Glass Darkly 

(91) 4- 30-62 

(Janus) . . Harriet Andersson, Mai 

von gydow

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^HORTS CHART 

BUENA VISTA 

(All ill color) 

CARTOON SPECIALS 

(Two-reel) 

0097 Goliath II (15) Nov 61 

122 Donald and the Wheel 

(IS) Dec 61 

119 Saga of Windwagon 

Smith (14) Apr 62 

FEATURETTE SPECIALS 

US Horse With the Flyino 

Tail (4S) Jan 62 

LIVE ACTION SPECIALS 

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Islands the Sea Nov 105 of {2S) 61 

127 Bear Country (33). 

'eissue Apr 62 

131 Water Birds (31), reissue Sep 62 

REISSUE CARTOONS 

(7 mins.) 

17101 Donalds Lucky Day.. Jan 62 

17102 Donald's Cousin Gus..Feb62 

17103 Fire Chief Mar 62 

17104 Early to Bed Apr 62 

17105 Canine Caddy May 62 

17106 Sprinotime for Pluto Jun 62 

17107 Don Watch Jul 62 

17108 The Art of Skiing Aug 62 

17109 How to Play Baseball Sep 62 

17110 Mickey's Delayed Date Oct 62 

17111 Chicken Little Nov 62 

17112 Two Chips and a Miss Dec 62 

SINGLE REEL CARTOONS 

125Aquamania (9) Jan 62 

COLUMBIA 

ASSORTED & COMEDY FAVORITES 

(Reissues) 

6423 Flung by a Fling (16).. Dec 61 

6424 The Gink at the 

Sink (16'/2) Feb 62 

6434 The Fire Chaser (16) Mar 62 

6435 Marinated Manner 

liS) 

, Mar 62 

6425 Let Down Your 

Aerial (17) Apr 62 

6426 Clunked in the 

Clink (16) May 62 

6436 Microsuook (16) Jun 62 

7421 Sijies and Guys (I6I/2) Sep 62 

7431 Strop, Look and Listen 

(15'/2) Oct 62 

CANDID MICROPHONE 

(Reissues) 

6553 No. 3, Series 3 (lOi/j) . .Jan 62 

6554 No. 4, Series 3 (11).. Apr 62 

6555 No. 5, Series 3 

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THE STORY: 

"The Manchurian Candidate" (UA) 

Members of a U.S. squad in the Korean War are captured 

by the Communists and brainwashed and made to 

think that one ol them (Laurence Harvey) is a hero and ,''''Y 

saved the entire squad. He is to become the recipient of the ,°'' r' 

Congressional Medal of Honor. When restored to civilian 

life and far above suspicion by his wartime feats, Harvey 

unsuspectingly becomes the subconscious puppet of a Communist 

plot to gain control of the U.S. government through 

the outside contact, who turns out to be Harvey's mother 

(Angela Lansbury) and her politically minded husband 

(James Gregory). But during the ensuing period, other members 

of the squad (Frank Sinatra and James Edwards) ore 

being plagued by recurring nightmares of the earlier 

incident. As Sinatra sets out to put the pieces together he 

meets and becomes romantically involved with Janet Leigh. 

As the Communist plot is about to become a reality, Sinatra 

manages to figure out the puzzle and reaches Harvey in 

time to prevent him from assassinating the assigned political 

target. Harvey, now knowing the full story, shoots his mother 

and stepfather at a political rally before taking his own life. 

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GENERAL EQUIPMENT—USED 

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PLETE projection and sound Irom $895. 

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EQUIPMENT WANTED 

WANTED: Used theatre booth equipment. 

We dismantle, Leon Jarodsky, Paris, 

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DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT 

ARVm ELECTRIC-IN-CAR HEATERS. 

Brand new, 8 per ctn. Model T-90-1, 220 

volt, 500 watts, 10 ft. cord. Price, $9.75 

each. Ontario Equipment Co., Toledo 1, 

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Drive-In Theatre Tickets! 100,000 l'x2" 

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SERVICING MANUAL 

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THEATRE FOR SALE 

West Coast theatres ioi sole. Write for 

..3t, Theatre Exchange Company, 260 

Kearney Street, San Francisco 8, California. 

For Sale or Trade—Greeley Drive-In Theatre, 

Greeley, Colorado. Will consider 

trade lor business in Dallas, Texas area. 

Contact Emmett Scrvard, 8128 Inwood 

Road, Dallas, Texas. 

SCO-seat de luxe theatre. Latest equipment. 

Write Ken Theatre, Frankenmuth, 

Michigan, 

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HOUSE 

Southern Caliiomia. 700-seat indoor theatre. 

Louis Pick, 4205 University, San 

Diego 5, California. 

300-seal theatre. Northern New Jersey 

town ol 9,500. Modern, fully equipped. 

Boxoflice 9570. 

Best Offer will buy Skyline at Morenci, 

Michigan. 260 cars. Write Sky, Box 57, 

Adrian, Michigan^ 

FOR SALE—Modern Theatre, Central 

Indiana, Sell equipment—cash. Building on 

contract. Accept real estate down payment, 

Boxofiice 9572. 

Theatre For Sale: 400-cor Drive-In The 

dire in a fast-growing territory; reason, 

death in family. You oan buy the whole 

works with a small down payment, balance 

terms. Located in Northeastern Ohio, 

Contact in person, 15 West Midlothian 

Blvd , 

Youngstown, Ohio. 

400-Car Drive-In Theatre. SE Ohio, 14 

acres, wired for expansion, all steel tower, 

glaaed tile concession and projection building. 

Ideal lamiiy operation. Boxoffice 9575. 

THEATRES FOR SALE OR LEASE 

FOR RENT OR SALE: Small town theatre 

in Iowa ol 1,800, Family operation. 

Boxolhce 9574, 

THEATRES WANTED 

Wanted to Buy or Lease: indoor theatre 

in metropolitan areas, population at least 

75,000. Contact WilUam Berger, Metropolitan 

Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio 

Wanted to Buy or Lease: Drive-In or indoor 

theatres m Ohio. Cash or terms. 

DRIVE-IN EQUIPMENT WANTED 

Boxoffice 9566. 

WANTED: Trains, Drive-in Kiddie-type, 

for rebuilding for resale. Top cash paid. 

Buckeye Manufacturing Company, Lake 

City, Minnesota, 

Wanted to Buy: Auto theatn 

Michigan or northern Indiana. 

tails, Boxoffice 9565. 

EQUIPMENT REPAIR SERVICE Wanted to Buy or Lease: Indoor or drivein 

theatre m East, Central or South Texas 

Contact: Ralph Waller, Box 668, Shiprock, 

New Mexico. Phone 2312. 

EXHIBITORS. THEATRE MANAGERS & 

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Want to SAVE MONEY buying 

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schemcrtics, pictures, drawings; simplified 

maintenance data on projectors, screens, 

rectifiers, etc. Edited by the writer with 

over 20 years experience servicing. Used 

by men operating equipment in Air Force. 

Navy and Army. ONLY $7,50, prepaid. Including 

Monthly Service Bulletins for ONE 

YEAR. Cash, check or P.O. No CODs, Wesley 

Trout, Engineer, P.O, Box 575, Enid, 

Okla. 

POPCORN MACHINES 

Ten Giant Star units, used. $100 each. 

Manley Popper, twenty available. All other 

makes. Replacement kettles, for all makes. 

120 S. Halsted, Chicago 6, Illinois. 

Glass Slides for coming attractions, 

playdates, merchants, etc. Whitley, 2123 

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Stanley, Ft. Worth 10, Texas. 

Wanted to Buy or Lease: Conventional 

or drive-in theatres. West of Mississippi 

River. J. L. Steele, Jr., 604 Main Street, 

Spearfish, South Dakota. 

BUSINESS STIMULATORS 

Bingo, more action! $4.50 M cards. Other 

games available, on, off screen. Novelty 

Games Co., 106 Rogers Ave., Brooklyn, 

N. Y. 

Build ottendance with real Hawaiian 

orchids. Few cents each. Write Flowers ol 

Hawaii, 670 S. Lafayette Place, Los Angeles 

5, Cahf. 

Bingo Cards. Die cut 1, 75-500 combinations 

100-200 combinations. Can be 

1, used for KENO, $4.50 per M. Premium 

Products, 339 West 44th St., New York 

36, N. Y. 

Burlesk or Exploitation features (35mm) 

available. Mack Enterprises, Centrolia, 

Illinois, 

GIVEAWAY I9S3 AUTOMOBttE ... no 

cost to theatre. Contact Horry Clingan, 

Interstate Theatre Service, 10109 Hillcrest, 

Kansas City, Mo. 

Free Catalog, Jewelry, novelties, giveaways. 

New England, 124B Empire Street, 

Providence, R. I. 

TARZAN: Now doing Disney business 

with help of Tarzan picture rings. Box 

24e, Pulaski, Wisconsin. 

LET US PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS 

WITH PICTURES. Personalized heralds, 

window cards and calendars. Advertise 

more than one picture at a time. 500 

heralds, $1 75, 15 window cards, $1.95, ad 

mat, 35c. Write for samples. Buy direct, no 

Fêpco 

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Box 795, Omaha, Nebraska, 

THEATRE SEATING 

Good used late model chairs available, 

rebuilt chairs. Chairs rebuilt in your theour 

factory trained men, get our 

prices. Parts for all makes of chairs. 

Sewed covers made to your size, also 

leatherette 25"x25'', 55c ea,; 27"x27". 65c 

ea 

State 

Chicago Used Chair Mart, BZ9 South 

Street, Chicago. Phone WE 9^519. 

SEAT RENOVATING: Neat, fast, reasonable 

anywhere. Sewed combination seat 

covers. Service Seating Co., 1525 West 

Edsel Ford, Detroit 8, Michigan. Tyler 

8-94E1, Texas 4-2738. 

Chairs rebuilt anywhere, 27 years oxpert 

workmanship, eewed covers. Arthur 

Judge, 2100 E. Newton Avenue, Milwaukee, 

Wisconsin. 

BARGAIN: 700 Heywood-Wakefield seats, 

5pnng backs, spring bottoms. Contact; 

"erris or Busch, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 

Phone WI 2-2100. 

INTERMISSION TAPES 

WEEKLY TAPE SERVICE: Intermission 

tapes that sparkle . . . guaranteed to 

customized sample. 

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Commercial Sound Service, P. O. Box 199, 

Cheyenne, Wyoming. 

REFRESHMENT SUPPLIES 

For Free Somples: Vict Quick Mix 

Dry Flavor concentrate ô one gallon 

syrup write to; Vict^ Products, Box 8004, 

Riclimond, Va. 

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