Boxoffice-January.07.1950
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LOS<br />
ANGELES<br />
XTeteran Texas exhibitor Verne Trembley,<br />
formerly with J. G. Long in the Lone Star<br />
state and with Louis F. Long in Arizona, has<br />
joined the Gene Autry organization as advance<br />
man for the cowboy star's forthcoming<br />
barnstorming tour . . . Terry McDaniel, operator<br />
of the Colorado in Pasadena, got a nice<br />
break recently when a newspaper in that city<br />
carried a lengthy feature yarn on his experiences<br />
with the long run booking of "The Red<br />
Shoes."<br />
for Om.aha, where he'll go to work for Paramount.<br />
of the Variety, was a Pilmrow visitor . . . Mi-,<br />
and Mi-s. Morris Smith of the Playhouse spent<br />
a few days at the play spots in Las Vegas . . .<br />
Sam Davis. MGM manager in Seattle and<br />
formerly a salesman in this area, visited relatives<br />
and friends here over the holidays.<br />
Del Goodman of the Motion Picture Sales<br />
Corp. took off for New York on a business<br />
trip . . Jerry Persell, Columbia salesman, is<br />
.<br />
back on the job after a week's vacation. Larry<br />
an indefinite sick leave . on his way<br />
toward becoming a roller-skating rink tycoon<br />
is Bruce Miller, who used to peddle film for<br />
Monogram. He's just opened his second rink,<br />
out in the Westchester area.<br />
The name and booking policy of Ray Lindsey's<br />
Metro in San Diego have been changed.<br />
Ray now calls the house the Corral and is<br />
featuring Hollywood-made product, abandoning<br />
the Spanish-language features which he<br />
had been using . Sinift is remodeling<br />
the front of his Del Mar, the plans calling<br />
for a new marquee and signs.<br />
A southland vacation didn't interfere with<br />
sho-ttTnanship as far as Ludwig Sussman,<br />
FILMACK<br />
Chicago exhibitor, was concerned. He placed<br />
CHICAGO NEW YORK<br />
1327 S. Wabash<br />
an ad in the Los Angeles Times' annual midwinter<br />
edition which informed that "when<br />
619 W. 54fh St.<br />
visiting Chicago, attend the Adelphi, Chicago's<br />
most beautiful theatre" . . . Booking<br />
and buying visitors included Leo Hamacher<br />
PROJECTION<br />
of the Ramona, San Diego, and Joe Hamann,<br />
operator of the<br />
AND<br />
Surf in Huntington Beach.<br />
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SOUND James Myers, Monogram manager in San<br />
Fi'ancisco, returned to his Bay city headquarters<br />
after conferences at the studio in Holly-<br />
SEATING<br />
IDEAL<br />
wood.<br />
SLIDE -BACK<br />
In filmland on a combined honeymoon and<br />
Projection Equipment & Maintenance Co.<br />
Los Angeles 7, California<br />
The<br />
'PACKAGED"<br />
DOUBLE<br />
YOUR LIGHT WITH OUR NEW<br />
Drive-ln Deal<br />
you've been waiting for<br />
VINYL<br />
IS on page 41<br />
PLASTIC<br />
The Modern Theotre Section<br />
SCREEN<br />
DRIVE-IN THEATRE CENTER AISLE LIGHTS<br />
337 GOLDEN GATE AVE. • HE 1-8302<br />
SAN FRANCISCO 2, CALIF.<br />
Paul Schreibman is reopening the Belasco<br />
Theatre with Harry Rybnick as manager . . .<br />
The Arlin has been taken over by Lew Predericci,<br />
who already operates the Avalon and<br />
Village . . . Joe Rosenberg, formerly on the<br />
Warner Bros, sales staff here, is checking out<br />
1975 South Vermont Avenue, Phone: REpublic 0711<br />
V.'ilh numbered Panels for Ramps with Opaque Panels<br />
for Driveway Illumination<br />
In good health and spirits after a recent<br />
siege in the hospital, Dave Robbins, owner<br />
Kennedy of that exchange's sales staff is on<br />
C. W. Morris, Pres. Wayne Mayhew, vice-Pres.<br />
business trip is Marcus Roces, Philippine exhibitor<br />
and distributor, whose family controls<br />
a major portion of the theatres and radio<br />
stations in the islands. He and his bride plan<br />
a torn- of the western states . . . Lew Maren,<br />
United Artists exploiteer, headed for San<br />
Fi-ancisco to handle Bay city openings of "A<br />
Kiss for Corliss."<br />
Walter J. Dennis and Frank Bersson have<br />
launched construction of the Magnolia Drivein<br />
as a 450-car operation in Arlington. Architect<br />
in charge of construction is J. Arthur<br />
Di'ielsma. The new ozoner features an allsteel<br />
screen tower . . . Planning to buy and<br />
release French films in the American market,<br />
Bellen Foulke International Productions has<br />
been organized here by Jean Bellon and<br />
Charles Levier.<br />
After a six-month vacation tour of Europe<br />
iSTed Calvi—operator of the Plaza, Cal and<br />
Lomita theatres here—was expected to dock<br />
in New York January 7, returning immediately<br />
to the coast.<br />
Here for a week's visit was Benjamin N.<br />
Berger, head of the Berger Amusement Co.,<br />
headquartering in Minneapohs. He is president<br />
of North Central Allied and a member<br />
of the Allied States board. Mrs. Berger accompanied<br />
him . Paramount division<br />
managers who visited here over the holidays<br />
have departed for their respective headquarters.<br />
Hugh Owen, eastern and southern division<br />
topper, headed for New York, accompanied<br />
by Mrs. Owen—the former Arleen<br />
Whelan of the screen; M. R. "Duke" Clark,<br />
south central division chief, planed back to<br />
Dallas.<br />
SEATTLE<br />
T^wig-ht Long-, former Seattleite who has just<br />
returned from a two-year South Sea trek<br />
during which he shot 25,000 feet of color film,<br />
lunched with Carl Mahne, Bob Haase, LoweU<br />
Parmentier, Vic Gauntlett and Fi-ank Christie<br />
of the Evergreen office . . . All downtown first<br />
run houses advanced their prices for New<br />
Year's eve shows . details have<br />
not been revealed, a theatre will be included<br />
in the Northgate project, a huge shopping<br />
center now under construction just north of<br />
here.<br />
Bob Hope passed through here on his way<br />
to Alaska to entertain troops over Christmas<br />
Quinn. Paramount exploiteer, flew<br />
in from Denver for meetings on "Thelma<br />
Jordon" and "The Heiress" . . . Frank L. Newman<br />
sr., Evergreen president, left for Palm<br />
Springs . . . Del Larison, manager of the Fifth<br />
Avenue, tied in with Kaiser-Paramount national<br />
contest as part of his campaign on<br />
"The Heiress."<br />
Free Show for Children<br />
FORSYTH, MONT. — The Roxy Theatre<br />
sponsored a free afternoon show December<br />
29 for grade school and preschool children.<br />
The show, which is staged annually, was well<br />
attended. The entertainment consisted of<br />
the pictm-e "Rocky," a Technicolor short and<br />
a cartoon.<br />
Plan Clayton Drive-In<br />
CLAYTON. N. M.—Construction of a<br />
drive-in will be started here this spring by<br />
Hubbard & Murphy Theatres, Inc., which<br />
operates indoor houses here and in Raton<br />
and Alamosa. N. M.. and Del Norte, Colo.<br />
BOXOFTICE January 7, 1950