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ȴ^e Robert L. Clark agency has been appointed
northern California agent for
Manhattan's foreign and domestic films.
Clark, former sales manager for Paramount,
recently moved his agency to 166 Golden
Gate Ave. . . . Directors of the Independent
Theatre Owners of Northern California recently
changed the name of the organization
to Northern California Theatre Owners.
The board endorsed theatre collections for
the March of Dimes and urged all exhibitors
to lend their support . drippings
collected from October 15 to the 29th
added 242 pounds to the northern California
total.
Anne Belfer, publicist for North Coast Theatres,
and Lou Maren of Columbia carried
out a novel stunt for the opening of "Eight
Iron Men" at the Orpheum Theatre. Eight
Korean veterans came from Camp Stoneman
to assist a blood procurement drive
put on by State college. The winner of a
donor contest was the guest of Mary Castle,
star of the film, at a dinner dance at the
Palace hotel. Between 8 and 9 opening night.
Miss Castle signed autographs to pictures
in the lobby. One of the students at State
college had a problem—he didn't know
whether to donate a pint of blood, which
would enable him to date Miss Castle in
a weakened condition, or save his blood and
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The Dos Palos Drive-In, owned by Kegas-
Hales, is now being handled by the Arch
Buying and Booking Service, of which George
Archibald is head. Incidentally, the Sundowne
Drive-In at Los Malinos, now closed
for the winter, will be handled by Archibald
when it reopens in spring . Weiss,
owner of the Isleton Theatre, has taken over
the Vista Theatre at Rio Vista from William
Laurie . Finn was along the
Row booking and buying for his Chester
Theatre at Chester, which he acquired recently
from Bill Blair.
"The Miracle of Fatima" will open at the
Coliseum Theatre, a neighborhood house, for
a limited engagement. The theatre, dark
for the last six months, will remain open
Rotus Harvey
only for this booking . . .
and his wife attended the Allied States
convention in Chicago and then went on to
Pittsburgh for the Variety Club event . . .
Ed Clayes, former manager of the Shamrock
Drive-In, San Jose, joined Redwood Theatres
Bob Davis
as a manager in Eureka . . . is papa of a baby girl. He is associated with
the Triple S. Supply Corp . Stein,
publicist, returned from a European jaunt
... Ed Levin, former operator of Paris
Theatre in Oakland and now a Hollywood
producer, was married recently . . Johnnie
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Ray, the cry crooner, had a fair opening
day Wednesday and gradually built up on
Thanksgiving day and the weekend.
. . Harry
Boyd Sparrow, manager of Loew's Warfield,
will leave for a month's vacation December
11 in Washington, D. C, his home.
Taking over the reins in his absence will be
Martin Burnett, division manager .
Morgan, assistant at the Warfield, made a
tie-in with the Oakland and San Francisco
Mayflower restaurants on "Plymouth Adventure."
Republic Starts Two Films;
Readies 3 More for Camera
HOLLYWOOD—Republic is
hitting an alltime
production peak for the Christmas season,
with two films already in work and
three others geared for camera starts before
the end of the year. Currently filming are "A
Perilous Voyage," starring Vera Ralston and
Scott Brady, and "The Woman They Almost
Lynched," with John Lund, Brian Donlevy
and Audrey Totter.
These will be followed by "City That Never
Sleeps," to shoot on location in Chicago as a
Gig Young-Mala Powers topliner; "Sea of
Lost Ships," story of the coast guard, and
"One for the Road," a prize ring drama.
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pormerly operated by Harry Wineberg for
many years, the Oriental Theatre, neighborhood
house in Hollywood, has been taken
over by Joe Buse . Singer, former
Canadian theatre operator, has opened offices
here to round up a cast and crew
for a series of westerns which he plans to
make in Calgary . Becker of Metro
Theatre Service returned from Riverside
after huddles there with Milt Hossfeldt,
owner of the Avenue Theatre.
In addition to his theatre interests (he
operates several Spanish-language houses in
this area), Frank Fouce is one of the principals
in Spanish-International Television,
Inc., which has applied to the FCC for approval
to erect a TV station utilizing com-
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mercial channel 34 here. His son Frank L.
is also a member of the syndicate .
Plunkett of the National Theatre Supply
office in Seattle checked in for a visit at
the local branch.
William Z. Porter, Allied Artists field representative,
returned from a midwestern
junket, during which he huddled with branch
managers regarding exchange operations in
Chicago, Detroit and Indianapolis .
one of his infrequent trips to the Row was
Jack Zamsky, owner of the Coachella Valley
Drive-In in Indio . Fairchild
relinquished his lease on the Crenshaw The-
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atre and the showcase has been temporarily
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closed for minor repairs. It reverts to the ;
Western Amusement Co., which reports the i
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house will be reopened soon.
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Dan Sonney of the Sonney Amusement Co. i
returned from a San Francisco business trip
Here from New York for parleys at
the local branch was Murray Lafayette,
United Artists exploiteer . . . Vic Walker,
owner of the Surf Theatre in
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Huntington i
Beach, appointed Sam L. Terry as manager
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of the house and instituted a new policy of 1
showings seven nights a week. In the re-
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cent past the theatre had been open on
weekends only. Terry's new crew
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Sally Ritter, cashier; Cai'olyn Cuff, in charge
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of confections, and Bob Miller and Frank
Green, projectionists.
J. C. MeDonough has taken over the :
Tower Theatre in Santa Paula from Fox West
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Coast, effective next January 1. He al^o operi
ates two Spanish-language houses in Brawley
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Back on the Row after a junket to Mexico
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City was Ben Goldberg of Goldberg Film i
DeUvery. He made the trip along with other i
members of a Masonic organization .
Berman, executive of the Eastland circuit,
and wife took off for New York on a pleasure .
trip On vacation in Las Vegas is Dan
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