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" Texas COMPO Proposes Exposition Via Train DALLAS—Texas showmen will propose to the Council of Motion Picture Organizations that the Motion Picture World Exposition which Texas COMPO will stage at the 1953 state fair be transferred to a special streamlined 22-car train for a nationwide tour. Texans already have been discussing the plan with representatives of the American Ass'n of Railroads, and Paul Short, who originated the idea, expects to have details ready by the time the COMPO board meets in Chicago December 10, 11. The plan will be formally presented by R. J. O'Donnell, national director of Movietime U.S.A. and co-chairman of COMPO with Col. H. A. Cole. Pi-esent plans call for a special streamliner in all white with a red, white and blue motif, with each of the cars bearing the industry's trademark "Movietime." According to preliminary plans, 12 of the cars will be needed to house the Hollywood studio exhibits which will include historical data, actual costumes, properties, miniature production sets, and complete material displaying the beginning, growth and development of the motion picture industry from its slide and silent days through the era of sound and color, right up to the latest—the ultramodern Cinerama. These various exhibits will total some 11,000 items. One of the cars also would be especially equipped to carry network radio broadcasts; another will present television programs in which audiences at the various stops of the tour will participate. Still another car would be converted into a miniature theatre for the showing of a 20-minute subject covering the history of the motion picture industry with much of the material taken from the archives of the Hollywood studios which will be assembled by Hollywood writers, directors and producers. Another car, it is proposed, would become a miniature motion picture studio for screen Industry Highly Praised For Getting Out Vote NEW YORK — The American Heritage Foundation has made public a statement crediting the industry with playing "a monumental role in the record-breaking electionday turnout November 4." C. M. Vandeburg, executive director, said that none of the 51 national organizations and industry groups did more to help get out the voters than the industry. He mentioned newsreels, trailers and specially produced short subjects, and some enthusiastic exhibitors who gave free admissions to people in their communities who voted. There was special mention of the Motion Picture Ass'n of America. Jack Bellman in New Post NEW YORK—Jack Bellman, formerly eastern division manager for Republic Pictures and circuit sales manager for Eagle Lion, will become general manager of exchange operations for Favorite Pictures Exchange December 8. He will continue in charge of sales for the exchange here. tests How the Movietime Train would look. to execute the Leonard Goldenson plan for a national talent search, in which all theatres in the United States would have an opportunity to offer contestants and candidates. Tests would then be made by noted Hollywood directors and writers who will be aboard for this particular assignment, according to the plan. One of the features of both the exposition and the tour would be a $5,000 contest in which cash awards would be made to persons submitting the closest estimates of the number of feet of film used by the industry in producing talking pictures and color pictures. The talking picture footage contest will be confined to the exposition at the state fair of Texas and the color film footage will be covered exclusively by the tour. "We shall make every effort to visit all communities possible," Short declared. "We hope to cover some of the most remote territories as well as the large cities." More than a year will be consumed in putting the plans in order and at least 15 months will be needed to accomplish the actual presentation at the Texas state fair plus the tour, Short said. Experienced personnel for the crew is now being processed for leaves of absence to serve in the various capacities for both the exposition state fair presentation and the tour. LETTERS Something for To BOXOFFICE: Newspapers to Print Every theatre manager who subscribes to BOXOFFICE should clip that story, "Four Entertainment Groups to Visit GIs Overseas," which appeared in your November 15 i-ssue on page 24, and should show it to the editor of his newspaper, with probably the last paragraph omitted. This should be the basis of editorials or special news stories throughout the country. It is another one of those stories which can't miss making the press, if it is called to the attention of the editors. When 60 Hollywood personalities give up Christmas at home to entertain our boys overseas, that is news which can't be turned down. All newsreels should certainly cover the take-off of these entertainers on December 19. EARLE M. HOLDEN Lucas and Avon Theatres, Savannah, Ga. Movie Quiz Program Offered Clubwomen NEW YORK—Something new has been added to the program of the motion picture : division of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, which recommends films to af- ! filiates to stimulate boxoffice support of the kind of films they like. It is a movie quiz program timed to last 30 minutes. Member clubs are asked to test it and it is suggested that prizes be awarded the winners. Contestants are asked to name five Biblical, five Shakespearean and five Dickens films, five grand operas filmed in English and five recently recommended war films. They are asked to name five outstanding directors, the | male and female stars of certain films and the companies producing certain films, and to tell been filmed. how many times "Les Miserable.^" has There is also a special grouping of recently recommended films in which contestants are to name five each from the classics and stage plays, and five biographical and five musi- | cals. The division is continuing its system of ' annual picture awards. For the club year 1952-53 awards will be made to the best biographical picture and the best portrayal of home life, in the opinion of the clubwomen. Members have been notified of "Movies of the Month" selections for November made by Mrs. Dean Gray Edwards, division chairman, over the Martha Deans radio program. The pictures are "Bloodhounds of Broadway" (20th-Fox), "Come Back, Little Sheba" (Para), "Forbidden Games" (Times Film), "My Pal Gus" (20th-Fox). "Plymouth Adventure" (MGM), "The Prisoner of Zenda" (MGM), "The Promoter" (U-I) and "The Stooge" (Para). Theatre-Sponsored Show Via TV Growing Popular CLEVELAND—Lights, Camera, Questions, said to be the first sustained motion picture theatre-sponsored TV program to be presented, is rapidly forging to the front in public listening esteem. Questions pertaining to all phases of the motion picture industry submitted to the TV station WXEL and deposited in specially prepared boxes in lobbies of the participating theatres, doubled in number over the previous (first) week of the 13-week series. Each participating theatre now has on display a gasinator, electric garbage and paper disposal, which is the grand prize of the program. At each theatre, passes are sent to everyone who stumps the panel. The panel is made up of Prank Murphy, Loew Theatres division manager; Max Mink, RKO Palace manager; Jack Silverthorne, Hippodrome manager; Dick Wright, Warner district manager, and Leonard Greenberger, representing the Fairmount and Lower Mall theatres. Disk jockey Bill Gordon emcees the half-hour show from 1 to 1:30 p. m. each Sunday. RKO Reissues Two Dec. 1 NEW YORK—RKO reissued "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer." starring Gary Grant, Myrna Loy and Shirley Temple, and "Bachelor Mother," with Ginger Rogers and David Niven, December 1. 22 BOXOFFICE December 6. 1952
1 n ''What would you have done?'' asks Mr. George Fehlman Execulite Vici-Pnsiiletil. Beliup & Thompson, Inc., Chicago—mtrchandise prize imcemtiie programt "Recently, wc ti.ui to deliver prize material to client sales meetings, scheduled all over the country for the same day. "We were forbidden to ship early— and we ;/;//.(/ not be late! What would you have done.' "We called Air Express. "Within 24 hours, almost 1 ,000 shipments were dispatched. All arrived on schedule. Not a single call or wire inquiring about a shipment was received I "We've become accustomed to that kind of service from Air Express. What's more— on pr-utically every shipment we make, the Air Express rate is louesl in the field. These rate differences often .save several hundred dollars in one day's shipping! "Our business has grown from Sl'/> million yearly sales ^ years ago. to more than S') million this year. Wc give credit for an important 'assist' to Air Express!" GETS THERE FIRST Division of RjHii jy Expresi Agtncy 19^2 — our 2^lh year of ttrtice r(,l^- BOXOFFICE December 6, 1952 23
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