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N.<br />
: March<br />
. . Gordon<br />
. . Tony<br />
. . Fabian's<br />
. . Harold<br />
)aign'<br />
Early Drive-In Debut<br />
At No. Philadelphia<br />
ALBANY—The Fabian-Hellman drive-in<br />
at North Philadelphia will open for the<br />
Easter season March 27, while the Saratoga<br />
drive-in at Lathams will begin operations<br />
April 3 and the Nohawk, on the Albany-<br />
Saratoga road, will start about April 10. The<br />
Ti-i-City drive-in, near Binghamton, will tee<br />
off April 3, according to Leo Rosen, assistant<br />
general manager.<br />
'Expendable' Rusty Ryan<br />
Gets $3,000 From WB<br />
BOSTON—Damages of $3,000 were awarded<br />
to Cmdr. Robert B. Kelly by Judge Charles<br />
E. Wyzanski jr. in a $500,000 libel suit against<br />
Loews, Inc.. producers of "They Were Expendable."<br />
Kelly alleged he was held up to<br />
ridicule and his reputation was injured among<br />
his fellow officers by the portrayal given of<br />
him as Rusty Ryan in the pictm'e. He is now<br />
an instructor at Annapolis naval academy.<br />
Judge Wyzanski ruled that while the portrayal<br />
given Kelly did not injure his reputation<br />
among the general public, it did hurt<br />
him in his standing among naval officers and<br />
caused him mental distress.<br />
"Viewed from the professional aspect," the<br />
Judge w-rote, "Rusty Ryan may be a hard<br />
fighter of noble character but he does not<br />
measure up to the "regulation" model of a<br />
good officer. Since the only elements of<br />
damage proved related to (1) loss of reputation<br />
among naval officers who attended showings<br />
of the film and (2) mental disturbance,<br />
the recovery cannot be of large proportions."<br />
Tent 9 Publicizes Story<br />
On Variety Boys Work<br />
ALBANY—A 40x60 attractively painted<br />
easel sign in the lobby of the Grand suggests<br />
that patrons read the February 28 issue<br />
of Collier's magazine "to learn what a<br />
Variety Club means to the community."<br />
The sign bears three cutouts from a Collier's<br />
article. "Boys at Work." written by<br />
Herman B. Deutsch and Paul Short. Milton<br />
Shosberg, local Tent 9 member, manages<br />
the Grand. Similar signs have been<br />
prepared for other theatres.<br />
Chief Barker Harry Lamont mailed all<br />
members copies of the magazine containing<br />
the article with a letter.<br />
Special Capital Showing<br />
Of Italian-Made Film<br />
WASHINGTON—The National Friendship<br />
Train committee will act as host to a specially<br />
invited audience on Saturday evening,<br />
March 20, at 8:30 p. m., for a permlere showing<br />
of the film, "Thanks America." produced<br />
by the Italian people as a token of<br />
their appreciation for the gifts of food carried<br />
to them by the Friendship Tiain. The<br />
performance, lasting an hour and a half, will<br />
be given at the Warner Theatre.<br />
Tony Boscardine Opens<br />
House in Dover Plains<br />
CANAAN, CONN.—Tony Boscardine. operator<br />
of the Colonial. Canaan, Conn., began<br />
interstate operations when he opened<br />
his 725-seat Dover Theatre, Dover Plains,<br />
Y., March 3.<br />
BOXOFHCE :<br />
13. 1948<br />
ALBANY<br />
rjddie Susse, office manager for Metro here<br />
four and a half-years, has been promoted<br />
to salesman in the Buffalo territory. He<br />
was to be feted by the MOM staff at a dinner<br />
in Jack's restaurant Friday and to leave<br />
for his new post Saturday. Susse served as<br />
booker for MGM in the New York exchange<br />
for a decade before his transfer to Albany.<br />
Branch Manager Jack Goldberg said Bennett<br />
Goldstein, head booker, will double as<br />
office manager.<br />
Sylvan Leff, operator of the Highland in<br />
Utica announced on a visit to this city Monday<br />
that he was now selling Realart reissues<br />
on the side. He is covering the Buffalo and<br />
Albany territories. Leff worked as salesman<br />
for Universal for some years before resigning<br />
in 1946 to become an exhibitor . . . Sam<br />
Rosenblatt, operator of theatres in Watervliet<br />
and Lake George, and George Thornton,<br />
owner of the Orpheum in Saugerties, made<br />
their first visits to Filmrow since returning<br />
from Florida vacations . . . Neil Hellman<br />
left to inspect the out-of-town Fabian-Hellman<br />
drive-ins.<br />
Johnny Gotuso, who underwent a delicate<br />
brain operation in Albany hospital last summer,<br />
now does some ticket selling in the<br />
afternoon at Fabian's Palace and also does<br />
some typing. He formerly served as assistant<br />
manager and treasurer. Gotuso has made a<br />
game recovery, one which all the film boys<br />
hope will end in complete success. Si Fabian<br />
paid all his hospital bills, in addition to his<br />
weekly salary during the long siege.<br />
in White Plains. He is a member of a<br />
wealthy Albany family and practices law in<br />
New York City.<br />
Harry Alexander, Eagle Lion branch manager,<br />
passed a weekend in his home town,<br />
Boston . Bugle, Eagle Lion salesman,<br />
saw Siena college defeat Rensselaer<br />
poly in the Siena's final basketball game of<br />
the season before a record-breaking crowd of<br />
6,000 in the State armory . Lattaznio,<br />
usher at the Madison, is leader of the Albany<br />
high school band and Tyler Halse, another<br />
usher, manages the school's basketball team.<br />
A 16-day strike at Schine's Ten Eyck hotel<br />
and a 12-day walkout at the De Witt Clinton<br />
hotel ended in a compromise settlement.<br />
This was said to be the first labor dispute<br />
the Schines had in 28 years. Both hotels<br />
operated during the strike, although their<br />
restaurants and bars were closed . . . Weekend<br />
business has been holding up, but some<br />
exhibitors and theatre managers believe the<br />
Holy week slump has already begun to manifest<br />
itself.<br />
The Rivoli in Schenectady, presented a<br />
"premiere showing" of J. Arthur Rank's<br />
"Hungry Hill." Admission was 65 cents for<br />
adults and 25 cents for children. The newspaper<br />
advertising which Jules Perlmutter<br />
ran for this and other first run British pictures<br />
caused favorable comment. Perlmutter<br />
makes effective use of white space in much<br />
of<br />
his copy.<br />
Floyd Fitzsimmons, Metro explolteer,<br />
journeyed to Gloversville to confer with Seymour<br />
Morris, Schine director of exploitation<br />
and publicity, on promotions for "Three Daring<br />
Daughters" in Amsterdam and Watertown.<br />
He also went to Glens Falls to talk<br />
with Charley Daniels, manager of the Paramount,<br />
on "If Winter Comes."<br />
"I Walk Alone," at the Strand, had local<br />
flavor through the appearances of Kirk<br />
Douglas and Mike Mazurki in important roles.<br />
Douglas spent five days here in January<br />
with him family. Mazurki is a former Cohoes<br />
wrestler. The Knickerbocker News ran a<br />
picture of Douglas' family watching a preview<br />
. Strand in Schenectady<br />
followed last week's Monday PolLsh bill with<br />
a Monday Italian show this week. Features<br />
were "Carnavele de Venezia" and "Regina<br />
Delia Scala."<br />
Ray Smith of Warners hopped to the<br />
Schine offices in Gloversville for talks with<br />
Louis W. Schine, George Lynch, Bill Kraemer<br />
and Lou Goldstein. Ray reports that<br />
"The Voice of the Turtle" is pressing "I.Iy<br />
Wild Irish Rose" for boxoffice hon'jrs in the<br />
situations already played . Carlock,<br />
RKO .salesman, fought off a bad cold.<br />
The engagement of Beverly Jane Delaney<br />
John Delehanty. assistant manager of the<br />
Johnny Rubach, United Artists, was scheduled<br />
make the north country to<br />
Colonial, has been announced. Miss Delaney<br />
to a trip to . . .<br />
Dave Willig. of the Auto-Vision, East Greenbish,<br />
is an employe of the state motor vehicle<br />
ankled the exchanges in .search of prod-<br />
bureau . Jack Holt, who with Jack Olshansky<br />
uct for the new season. It was reported he<br />
plamied an early May opening<br />
operated the Colonial for a time, is reuct<br />
ported to have opened a slenderizing salon<br />
manager for John Francisco of the Fonda<br />
Town Hall, also was around.<br />
Gulistan Wilton Theatre Carpet<br />
JOE HORNSTEIN has it I<br />
STEWART R. MARTIN— I'reasurer<br />
and General Manager, Embassy<br />
Newsreel Theatres, New York City,<br />
and Newark, N. J.—says:<br />
"Good sound is as important as<br />
a good news shot. We use RCA<br />
Service to keep our sound<br />
operating at peak efficiency."<br />
To get the benefits of RCA Service<br />
—write: RCA SERVICE COMPANY,<br />
INC., Camden, New Jersey.
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