Boxoffice-March.06.1948

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ST.
LOUIS
Oeorge Kerasotes of Springfield, III., has
gone to Los Angeles to attend the TOA
gathering, as has Fred Wehrenberg of St.
Louis, TOA board chairman .
recently
Joined the Variety Club of St. Louis,
saying that it would be more convenient for
him to attend the club gatherings here than
those of the tent in Chicago.
Albert Dezel, president of Albert Dezel Productions.
Inc., was here last weelc, conferring
with Johnny Walsh, manager of the Albert
Dezel exchange. He came here from Kansas
City, where the company also recently started
operations. Dezel left here to visit his Chicago
office prior to going on to his home
base In Detroit . . . Hall Walsh, prairie district
manager for Warner Bros., was in Kansas
City last week.
Exhibitors on Filmrow recently included
Ben Adams of El Dorado, Kas., and Tildon
Dickson, Crystal City, Mo., partners in operation
of the Hiway in Crystal City, and
Ozark in St. Clair, Mo.; Elvin H. Wiecks,
Staunton, 111.: Bill Williams. Union, Mo.;
Charley Beninati, Carlyle, 111.; Loren Cluster,
Salem, 111.; Stewart Cluster, Johnston City,
111.; Mrs. George Pitner, who with her husband
Harry Pitner, operates the Strand and
Uptown theatres in Fairfield, 111., and Bob
Johnson, manager for the Pitner houses, Fairfield;
Paul Horn, Edwardsville, 111.; E. W. Butler,
Hillsboro, 111., head of the Butler circuit;
Herman Tanner, Pana, HI.; Johnny Giachetto,
short subjects booker for the Prisina
Amusement Co., Springfield, and Frank Neilbauer,
purchasing agent, Rodgers circuit,
Cairo.
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Other visitors F. J. Wenzel, president of
the Wenzel Projector Co., Chicago; Bill Crystal,
manager of the theatre sales division,
U.S. Air Conditioning Co., Minneapolis; R. W.
"Bill" Dassow, sales manager of the C. Bendsen
Co., Decatur, 111.; Lou Pope, Fox Midwest,
Kansas City, and Carl Johnson, manager
of the RCA Service Co.
Tommy Tobin, manager in East St. Louis
for Fi-isina and a partner in the Goldman-
Leventhal-Tobin circuit, left for a visit to
Washington March 8 . . . Charley Goldman,
another partner of Goldman-Leventhal-Tobin,
is looking forward to eating good corn
beef and cabbage March 17, St. Patrick's day,
while on a train en route for California . . .
D. B. Stout, head of the Stout circuit, with
headquarters in the Uptown Theatre, Cairo,
111., is visiting in New Orleans for a few
weeks.
Ray Colvin, president of the Motion Picture
Equipment Dealers Protective Ass'n,
plans to stop off in Hot Springs en route
back to St. Louis from the Rio Grande valley
of Texas. He is accompanied by Mrs. Colvin
Rosenthal, manager of the Monogram
exchange, expects to be back at his
desk on regular schedule next week. He has
made a fine comeback from his recent ill-
Oscar Sanowsky has installed a complete
Simplex dual sound system in his Fairy Theatre
here. The booth equipment and a new
Walker screen were purchased from National
Theatre Supply . . . George Pliakos has put
in new sound and lenses in his Criterion
Theatre.
'William H. Mooring, motion picture editor
of Catholic Tidings, Los Angeles, spoke on
"Hollywood in Focus" at the Te Deum forum
in the Kiel auditorium March 7 . . . Adolphe
Menjou, veteran screen star, was at a local
department store March 8 autograpITlng
copies of his recently published book, "It
Gene Autry will present
Took Nine Tailors" . . .
a two-and-a-half hour show at a mat-
inee and night performance March 28 at Kiel
auditorium.
'Killer McCoy' Is Big
Despite Loop Snows
CHICAGO—New attractions upped busi-
.
a big way at most Loop houses until
ness in
midweek when a severe snowstorm plus an
icy blast caused grosses to sag.
The Oriental got off to a great start with
"Killer McCoy" plus an all-star stage bill
headed by Yvonne De Carlo and the King
Cole trio. The first four days were record
breakers. "You Were Meant for Me" also
opened very big at the United Artists. The
State-Lake with "The Arnelo Affair" plus a
stage show headed by Phil Regan and the
Hoosier Hot Shots did okay. Another newcomer,
"Black Bart," did only fair at the
Palace.
Among the holdovers "Shoe-Shine" at the
World Playhouse was still a standout, with
"The Voice of the Turtle" at the Roosevelt,
and "Gentleman's Agreement" following close
behind. "Desire Me" at Monroe, and "The
Bishop's Wife" at the Woods held up well.
(Average is 100)
Apollo—Gentleman's Agreement (20th-Fox),
16th wk -110
Chicagc^Call 125
Norlhside 777 (20th-Fox), 2nd wk
Garrick—Captain From Castile (20th-rox),
2nd run; Key Witness (Col), 2nd wk 90
Grand—The House Across the Bay (UA);
(UA), reissues Stand-in
Monroe— Desie Me (MOM), 3rd wk
85
110
Oriental—Killer McCoy (MOM), fIus stT^e shv.' 140
Palace—Black Bart (U-I) 90
Roosevelt—The Voice ol the Turtle (WB;,
2nd wk 115
State-Lake—The Amelo Ailair (MOM), plus
stage show 115
Studit^The Art ol Love (Dezel); Bedroom
Diplomat (Dezel), 2nd wk 90
United Artists—You Were Meant for Me (20th-
Fox) ^ -
Woods—The Bishop's Wife (RKO). 8th wk
115
110
(Lopert), 4th 120
World Playhouse—Shoe-Shine wk
Indianapolis Grosses Climb
With "Susie' in Forefront
INDIANAPOLIS—There was some improve-
The recent celebration of the 20th anniversary
of the Majestic in East St. Louis
ment the last week In boxoffice grosses. The
Circle had the best week of all with "If You
called attention to the fact that Blanche Underwood,
Knew Susie."
cashier, had been employed by the
Circle—If You New Susie (RKO); Caged Fury
theatre for 18 years. She said her "most
thrilling time" was when she tricked a wouldbe
holdup man and managed to sound the Loew's-Cass Timberlane (MOM), 2nd wk
warning button as he came around to the
Lyric—The Voice of the Turtle (WB);
Perilous Waters (Mono), 2nd d- t. wk
back of her cage where she had told him she
would hand him the money. The man fled
without the cash as the doorman and others
came to the rescue. He was captured several
blocks from the theatre. Brought back to the
he growled under breath he
For Greater Profits
Majestic, his as
passed Miss Underwood: "I'll get you for this."
That took place four years ago, but nothing Manleq Supplies
has happened to her yet.
May Refrigerate Canteens
MILWAUKEE—The Automatic Canteen
Co. of America is developing refrigeration
units for its automatic candy vending machines,
according to Nathaniel L. Leverone,
founder and chairman of the board of the
firm, who was a visitor here last week.
Manley's Supreme Popcorn
$13.00 per Cwt.
Manley's Cocoanut Oil
40c per Lb.
In 50-Pound Cans
F. O. B. St. Louis Warehouse
R. D. VON ENGELN
Manley Representative
Eastern Missouri -Southern Ulinois
3138 OLIVE STREET
ST. LOUIS 3, MO. NEwstead 7644
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