Boxoffice-December.13.1965

DECEMBER 13, 1965
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DECEMBER 13,
Vol. 88
1 965
No. 8
m SANTA'S MAILBAG
(Special to
North Pole
SANTA CLAUS was basking in front of
his fire after one of Mrs. Santa's good
meals, studying his maps in preparation
for his annual orbit and wondering
if the toys would hold out this year, when
his Brownie Secretary entered with a
batch of letters in his hands.
"It isn't enough that more and more
children are learning to read and write,
so our postal workers are swamped with
their letters to Santa," the Brownie complained.
"Now grownups are getting into
the act."
"Grownups?" queried Santa. "Oh,
we've always had a few of those, I think."
"A few, yes," admitted his secretary.
"But this looks like a planned campaign
to attract your attention. And the letters
are largely from the movie industry."
"Ho-ho," said Santa. "I like movies and
we have these screens and projectors for
the kiddies now—but you said grownups."
And
"I did," said the Brownie-Sec. sourly.
"These are all from actors, producers, directors,
distributors and exhibitors.
the trouble is, if you give one what he
wants, you won't be able to please the
others."
"H-m-m," answered Santa. "Read me
some of the letters."
"Well, take this one from an actor. He
wants nothing but starring roles, a fat
increase in salaiy, no appearances on the
set before noon and that to break off so
he can get in a game of golf before dark
—and if he's cast in a romantic role, he
wants always to get the girl at the end.
Also, his feminine leads must all be young
and the most attractive on the lot."
"Wishful thinking," muttered Santa.
"And here's one from an actress," the
Brownie continued. "She wants to be able
to wear gorgeous clothes in aU her parts,
co-star with the handsomest male leads,
all the other women must be drab by
contrast to her and she doesn't want any
pie in her face."
"Well, at least the last request is reasonable,"
rumbled Santa. "I wouldn't
have the heart to ruin the poor girl's
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makeup and hair-do with lemon ar
meringue."
"Here's one from a producer who wan
eveiy picture to show a 200 per cei
profit," groaned the Brownie. "So l^
wants the banks to be more lenient, tl
unions to make less demands, actors ari
actresses to be eager to work for prestif
instead of demanding higher salaries a
the time, distributors and exhibitors to 1
more cooperative and critics half-blir
and almost stone deaf so that they nevi
find anything wrong."
"Unreasonable," scoffed Santa, "Yd
can't have everything your way."
"Then there's one from a director. l|
wants no temperamental actors, evei'
scene to have to be shot only once, i
make the picture the way he wants \
without having its cost dinned into hj
ears every night, and no bickering amor;
:'
members of the cast. Also, no cutting
his best scenes for Procrustean reasons'
"That's asking a good deal," sighd
Santa.
"Think so?" asked the Brownie-Se.
"Then listen to what the distribut'
wants. He wants eveiy picture pre-so'l
by the producer, no bad reviews unfl
eveiy exhibitor has signed for it, rigl
checking so he can get 60 per cent of tl;
take without quibbling, and guaranted
runs on every picture sold."
"They think of everything, don't they"
mused Santa. "Any from exhibitors?"
"Oh, yes. They want better pressbook,
promotional help on every picture, le!
censorship and more sponsorship, la\;
passed to make parents take their chi,
dren instead of sending them to the th
atre—and some kind of tranquilizing g;
with which to spray the theatre on Fi
day nights to calm down the teenager
Also, they would like edible popcorn coi
tainers so these won't litter the hou;
after a show!"
"Now, really!" protested Santa. "I'l
not that much of a magician." Tl
Brownie-Sec. shrugged his shoulders ar
turned to go when Santa suddenly askd
"What about the public? No letters froi
it?"
"Well, yes," admitted his helper. "Bi
all their letters just ask for one thingbetter
entertainment."

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NSS Executive V-P
I NEW
YORK—Paul N. Lazaiiis jr. has
jeen named executive vice-president of
National Screen
Service and has resigned
as executive
officer of the Landau-Unger
Co. to accept
the new position,
it was announced
here by Burton E.
Robbins. NSS president.
Bobbins said
the appointment is a
major step in the
NSS plan to develop
iPaul N. Lazarus jr. a more aggressive,
more diversified proi?ram
of merchandising and markets for
',he industry.
Lazarus joined the company at midweek
imd left immediately with Walter Branson.
in chai-ge of distribution, for a brief trip
:o Cleveland.
have long recognized that manjjower
is the primary solution for any
company's problems," Robbins said. "In
Paul Lazarus we feel that we have obiDained
the services of a major executive
,vhose yeai"s of experience in every phase of
,ihe motion picture industiy will bring an
Bxtra dimension to our operation. It is my
liope and plan to utUize his knowledge in
liU of our present areas of activity as well
,as in many new areas which we are ready
;tx) explore.
will in the very near future," he
|3ontinued, "announce the appointments of
new sales and advertising managers to fill
Existing vacancies. It is our hope to add
Ithese executives to our new and vital
[company image."
to his Landau association, Lazarus
jwas executive vice-president of Samuel
iBronston Productions, spending much of
ills time at that company's production
laeadquarters in Madrid. From 1950 to
;1962, he was vice-president of Columbia
Pictures, He entered the business in 1933
j.vith Warner Bros.
independent production, "The Teen-
;igers," which Lazarus has produced in
injunction with Landau, is in the final
litages of editing and will be completed in
bhe next few weeks.
jSelect Judges for Awards
For Creative Cinema
YORK—William Sloan, administrator
of the Rosenthal Foundation Awards in
Creative Cinema, has set the complete panel
j)f judges for the Richard and Hinda Rosenjhal
competition to encourage young American
film talent. Three awards, amounting
jo $2,000, are being offered to Americans
iinder the age of 28, including $500 for the
most original script intended for featm-e-
'ength presentation, and two awards of
!>750 each for the most original directorial
':fforts.
The judges are Willard Van Dyke, Mu-
|«um of Modern Art; Richard Leacock,
^"ilmakers; John Simon, film critic of The
l^ew Leader; Daniel W. Jones, National
iBroadcasting Co.; Albert Maysles, Maysles
i?ilms; Robert Steele, president of Society of
1-inematologists, and Sloan and Rosenthal.
PARAMOUNT ANTITRUST TRIAL
BEGINS
GAC Sale Data Ordered
Shown to Attorney Nizer
NEW YORK—Last week's sale of Baldwin-Montrose
Chemical Co.'s 70 per cent
interest in General Artists Corp. became
a prime factor in the Paramount Pictures
Corp. federal antitrust suit against dissident
directors Herbert J. Siegel and Ernest
Martin Tuesday i7) and U.S. District
Judge Edmund L. Palmieri ordered
the defendants' attorney to make available
to Paramount attorney Louis Nizer "all
contracts and other information" relative
to the divestiture transaction.
Trial of the Paramount suit opened here
Monday with Nizer attempting to show
conflicts of interest between GAC, Baldwin-Montrose,
Siegel and Martin and the
interests of Paramount and its subsidiaries.
Edward Bennett Williams, attorney for
the defendants, contended that competition
did not exist in many areas and
that, where it did, it was common industry
practice.
Toward the end of the Tuesday hearing,
Nizer addressed the couit, saying that
"clarification of alleged divestiture goes
to the heart of any decree, injunctive or
otherwise." He asked that he be allowed
to take depositions regarding the GAC divjstiture
of last week and said the plaintiff
"should have the right to look into
the contracts" and that he "had been refused
a glimpse of any contracts."
Judge Palmieri termed Nizer's request
for depositions "premature," but ordered
that the Paramount attorney be supplied
with all cocuments, either late Tuesday
night or prior to the resumption of the
trial Wednesday morning. The coui't prom-
ABC-IT&T Merger
Plan Is Agreed
NEW YORK—Agreement on a
plan for
merging American Broadcasting Companies
and International Telephone & Telegraph
Corp. has been reached by the directors
of the companies, it was announced here
at midweek by Harold S. Geneen, chairman,
and president of ITT, and Leonard H.
Goldenson, president of ABC. Such a merger
is subject to approval by the stockholders
of each company and by the Federal
Communications Commission and
"other appropriate governmental agencies,"
the announcements said.
ised that documents would not be relea.sod
to the press and Nizer was ordered to keep
a written list of those whom he allows to
view the documents.
Nizer cited precedents in Supreme Court
rulings on divestiture in antitrust ca.ses,
and Judge Palmieri replied, "I don't think
it presents us with a clear undisputable
choice. I think we've got to look into divestiture
very carefully."
Williams, meantime, said that "divestitui'e"
was not his only line of defense and
added that, at the end of Nizer's case, he
planned to make a motion on "a point of
law" other than divestitm'e.
The Tuesday morning court session
opened with continued cross-examination
of Bernard Donnenfeld, associate Paramount
studio head mider Howard Koch,
and concerned details of Paramount talent
agency dealings. Donnenfeld testified that
he had previously stated that other talent
agencies would hesitate to work for Paramount
as long as Siegel "retained his interest"
in GAC.
Milton A. Rudin, business agent for
Frank Sinatra, Sinatra Enterprises and
Desilu Enterprises, testified that he had
recommended to Sinatra some time ago
that he not submit fui'ther deals to Paramount
for consideration as long as Siegel
and Martin remained on the board and
retained an interest in GAC.
Rudin specified two properties that Sinatra
had withheld from consideration by
Paramomit because "of the spotlight of
publicity" being focused on the Paramount
board.
The deal would involve an exchange of
ITT common stock and a new ITT convertible
preference stock for ABC common
shares. A condition of the merger, the statement
continued, is that ABC would continue
"autonomous operation" under its
present management as a subsidiary of
ITT.
Goldenson said the scientific research
and development activities of ITT would
aid ABC in expanding "our own communications
system throughout the country
and the world." Initial talks concerning
such a merger began last year.
Goldenson pointed to the growth experienced
by ABC in the last five years and
the 40 per cent increase in the company's
broadcasting revenues. The company's
operating earnings in 1964 were $11 million,
or $2.40 per share, and Goldenson
has predicted this year's operating net
will rise to $3.25 to $3.50 per share on a
10 per cent revenue gain.
ABC, which operates 401 motion pictui'e
theatres as one of the nation's largest
theatre circuits and the ABC television network,
also owns five radio and five TV
stations in New York, Chicago, Detroit.
Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Roy Rogers to Construct
Western World in Florida
MIAMI—Roy Rogers is
plamiing to build
a $10 million tourist attraction—a Western
City—near Walt Disney's proposed development
near Orlando.
Edward G. Brown. Rogers' business
manager and partner in the venture, said
they are negotiating for 5,000 acres. The
development, to be called Roy Rogers'
Western World, will include shops, hotels,
stables, corrals, a dude ranch and museum,
all with a Western motif.
Brown said the project would complement
Disney's development. He added
there is no target date set for completing
Western World,
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UATC 1965 Profit Up;
Totaled $1,119,315
NEW YORK—Net income of the United
Artists Theatres Circuit for the fiscal year
ended August 31 was reported as $1,119,315.
The amount is after deduction of federal
income taxes and less a special charge of
$700,000, which represented provision for
impairment of investment in and advances
to Magna Pictures Corp.
For the first time the results include
the earnings of Metropolitan Playhouses
and Skouras Theatres Corp. UATC acquired
all of the stock of Skoui'as Theatres
Corp. early in the year and increased
its holdings in Metropolitan Playhouses
to over 96 per cent of its outstanding
stock.
During the previous fiscal year UATC
had an operating profit of $516,149, after
federal taxes and without earnings of
Metropolitan Playhouses and Skoui'as Theatres.
After special charges of $2,715,000,
UATC had a loss of $2,198,851 for fiscal
year 1964.
Last month the company offered to exchange
2'4 shares of its common stock
for each share of Metropolitan Playhouses
Class B stock still outstanding in the
hands of the public, according to Marshall
Naify, UATC president.
A total revenue of $36,169,451 for fiscal
1965 was reported by UATC. Of this
amount, admissions, theatre rentals, etc.,
accounted for $32,481,966. Net sales, largely
confection ei-y, totaled $3,687,485. Gross
sales of the latter amounted to $8,566,092,
and cost of sales was $4,878,607. Operating
exp>enses, excluding depreciation and amortization,
amounted to $31,161,646. The
total for miscellaneous income was $1,-
003,822.
Total cm-rent assets reported by UATC
amounted to $7,074,089, of which $4,953,-
590 was cash, and cui'rent liabilities were
$7,545,063. At the end of the year the
company had $8,756,245 capital sm-plus,
and $10,926,598 earned sm-plus.
20th-Fox Ups Quarterly
Dividend to 25 Cents
NEW YORK—The board of dii-ectors
20th Century-Fox Coip. has declared a
quarterly cash dividend of 25 cents per
share on the common stock, an increase
from the 15 cents per share paid in previous
quarters. With this cm-rent dividend,
payable December 30 to stockholders of
record December 15, 20th-Fox will have
paid aggregate cash dividends of 70 cents
a share in 1965, compai-ed to 45 cents paid
in 1964, according to Dan-yl F. Zanuck,
president.
The 20th-Fox board also declared a
stock dividend of two per cent, bringing
total stock dividends paid in 1965 to four
per cent. This will be payable Jaai. 6. 1966,
to stockholders of record December 15.
"In view of the improved earnings of
the company and subject to the continuance
of such earnings, it is the present nijtention
of the board of directors to conftinue
the quarterly cash distribution of
j25 cents per share, or an annual rate of
$1.00," Zanuck stated. The boai-d also an
pounced that its intention for the future
is to consider the question of stock diviarmually
at the yearend, rather than
semiannually.
30X0FFICE December 13. 1965
of
Federal Court Approves
1 ABC, 1 SW Theatre
NEW YORK—Two of three American
Broadcasting Companies' applications to
acquire new theatres were opposed in federal
coui-t Monday i6) when leading circuit
executives appeared in federal court
here as amicus curiae. However, the court
okayed two of the acquisitions and reserved
decision on the third.
The addition by ABC of a 1,250-seat theatre
in North Miami Beach, Fla., was opposed
by Wometco Theatres of Miami, of
which Mitchell Wolfson is president, and
E. M. Loew, Florida and New England circuit
operator. Monroe Stein, New York attorney,
appeared for Wometco and Adolph
Kaufman for E. M. Loew. Federal Judge
Edmund L. Palmieri approved the application.
Appearing as amicus in opposition to
ABC's application to acquire a theatre in
the Lindale Shopping Center, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, were Roy Metcalfe, prominent Midwest
exhibitor, and the Dubinsky Bros,
of Lincoln, Neb.
Metcalfe's counsel argued that another
theatre would create an overseating problem
in Cedar Rapids. The com-t reserved
decision and in response to a question
raised by the counsel, asked for an affidavit
disclaiming any existing affiliation
of Tri-States Theatres, headed by Myron
Blank, with ABC.
ABC's application for a third theatre
in Pasadena, Texas, near Houston, was approved
by the court. Also given the green
light was a Stanley Warner application
for a 1,200-seat theatre in a Hamilton
Comity, Ohio, shopping center. No opposition
was made to either of the latter two
applications.
Stanley Warner will give up its Capitol
Theatre in Cincinnati, a Cinerama house,
when its lease expii-es April 29, 1967.
David Golding Promoted
To Univ. British Post
HOLLYWOOD — David Golding, executive
in chaxge of Universal City Studios
motion picture press
department, has been
promoted to a new
post in London where
he wiU take charge
of publicity on all
overseas productions,
it was annomiced by
David A. Lipton, Universal
vice-president.
He leaves here following
the Chi-istmas
holidays and will
David Golding
take his family.
Golding wiU join
Jay Kanter, MCA vice-president, who will
be spending much of his time in London
overseeing all phases of Universal's production
activities there.
London is a former home base for Golding,
who handled "The Best Years of Our
Lives" for Samuel Goldwyn in Great
Britain. He also was associated with Sir
Alexander Korda as his American representative.
Golding also had the singular
distinction of being the first American
admitted to the British Film Publicity
Circle.
MGM Net Increased;
$7,809,000 for Year
NEW YORK — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Inc., reported a net profit of $7,809,000, or
$3.12 per share, based
on 2,506,029 shares
Robert H. O'Brien
outstanding, for the
fiscal year ended August
31, the company's
annual report
disclosed this week.
This compared with
a profit of $7,390,000.
or $2.83 per share,
based on 2,611,829
shares, for the preceding
year.
MGM president
Robert H. O'Brien, in
a letter to stockholders accompanying the
annual report, said the year's profitable
operations "reflect the Inherent stability"
of the company and shows the results of its
"long-range planning in the ai-eas of feature
production and distribution and in the
release of feature product to television. We
believe," O'Brien said, "that the company's
operations are now founded on a broad
and soundly established basis for the continuation
and expansion of profits in the
future."
O'Brien pointed out that MGM's efforts
toward a two-year advance release schedule
of theatrical film has resulted in a
stronger and larger film inventory, allowing
the company greater selectivity in films
to be produced plus an advantage in scheduling
and competition of productions at a
better cost level and increased flexibility in
setting release and merchandising programs
for maximum boxoffice results.
"Based on the product we now have in
hand and in development." O'Brien said,
"we expect that our earnings from theatrical
presentation will improve. We also
look forward to further growth in rentals
from the television presentation of our
feature pictures."
He reiterated that MGM has retained
ownership and distribution of all of its
pictures and that its current inventory of
post-'48 features not released to TV is
among the largest of any major company.
In order to maintain the strength, vitality
and attractiveness of the MGM film library,
he continued, certain groups of pictures,
upon completion of present licensing
agreements, will be withdi-awn from the
market for several years.
O'Brien also reported that MGM has an
option on land in Ventura Comity. Calif.,
as a possible location for the erection of a
new studio and that studies and analyses
are being completed before a finaJ decision
is made.
Waters Named TraceMark V-P
NEW YORK — Sammy Davis jr. has
named James Waters vice-president of
TraceMark Productions. Waters is producing
Davis' feature "A Man Called
Adam" for Embassy Pictures and Trace-
Mark, which has started production in
New York. Waters will remain in New
York for the duration of the feature before
returning to California to resume
TraceMark duties.
9

Marian Ross Tells
Wisconsin Allied
Of MPAAs Community Program
MILWAUKEE—Mariaii Ross, associate.
Community Relations Department of the
Motion Picture Ass'n of America, addressed
the 32nd annual convention of the Allied
Theatre Owiiei-s of Wisconsin at the
Pfist€r Hotel here Tuesday i7i on the
opening; day of the two-day conclave. Her
subject was "How's Your 'EQ?' (Exhibitor
Quotient* ."
Ill informing the exhibitors on some of
the activities of the Community Relations
Department, she explained: "Last spring
we launclied a nationw'ide program directed
primai-Uy to the 15.500 clubs of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs, and
at the same time to the exhibitors of
America. Both will be involved.
"To date more than 3.000 clubs of the
General Federation have requested the
booklets Movies and You—Reel I and Reel
n. which were prepared to assist these
clubs in planning programs—with your
cooperation and support—about motion
pictures."
Miss Ross continued: "You. like the
other prominent businessmen in yom- community,
undoubtedly enjoy participating in
civic affairs. I'm sure you are aware of
the fact that any 'grass roots' programs
about motion pictures must, of necessity,
involve exhibitors as well as local organizations.
The Movies and You materials
represent only 'one side of the coin" ... it
will take the additional ingredients of the
local organization and the exhibitor to
implement a successful educational program
about today's motion pictures.
"To support this program, the MPAA
Community Relations Department, in cooE)eration
with the General Federation, has
launched the annual Movies and You
Awards. There will be prizes for the winning
clubs, but in addition, the exhibitor
cooperating with the winning organization
will receive a plaque, plus two paid registration
fees to the 1966 National Ass'n of
Theatre Owners convention."
In concluding, she presented each convention
participant with copies of the exhibitor
coloring book and the Exhibitor
Community Relations Quiz which allow
each exhibitor to determine his own EQ.
Joseph I. Breen Dies
HOLL-YWOOD—Joseph I. Breen, 77, director
of the Production Code Administi-ation
of the Motion Pictm-e Ass'n of America
from 1934 to 1954, died Sunday night
1 5 1 in Los Angeles. Rosary services were
held Wednesday evening ( 8 1 at the Church
of the Good Shepherd, Beverly Hills,
where the funeral was held the next day.
In 1940-41 Breen acted as vice-president
in charge of production at RKO.
P. A. Warner
former vice-
DALLAS—P. A. Warner, 67.
president of Manley. Inc.. who pioneered
the use of popcorn machines in the U.S.,
died at his home here. He was with a realty
company and was a member of the Variety
Club. Survivors are his wife and a sister
of Hamden, Conn.
IFIDA Nominates Foreign
Films for Burstyn Award
NEW YORK—Pieliminary ballots for the
IFIDA awards, headed by the annual
Joseph Burstyn award for best foreign
language picture of the year, have been
mailed to all IFIDA members. All films
nominated by the Independent Film Importers
& Distributors of America must
have been released theatrically in the U.S.
in the period from January 1 through Dec.
31. 1965. according to Michael F. Mayer,
executive du-ector.
Pictures nominated for the Burstyn a-
ward are three from Rizzoli Film Distributors.
Federico Pellini's "Juliet of the
Spirits," Michelangelo Antonio's "Red
Desert" and Franco Rossi's "Moment of
Tiuth," as well as Joseph E. Levine's
"Casanova '70," filmed in Italy: Pietro
Germi's "The Railroad Man," and the
Japanese film, "Kwaidan," both distributed
by Continental: "The Married Woman,"
French film distributed by Royal
Films International: "The Overcoat," a
Russian-made picture, and "How NOT to
Rob a Department Store," French film to
be distributed by Artlxo Films.
The IFIDA nominations for best English
film of 1965 are "Darling," distributed by
Embassy; "The Knack," distributed by
United Ai-tists-Lopert, "Nobody Waved
Goodbye," Canadian-made film distributed
by Cinema V: "The Leather Boys," distributed
by R. Lee Piatt: "To Die in Madrid,"
distributed by Altura, and "Repulsion,"
distributed by Royal Films.
Other nominations are for best director,
best actor, best actress and the Edward L.
Kingsley award for short subjects.
Stang Tours 11 Key Cities
For Universal's 'Pinocchio'
NEW YORK—Arnold Stang. who is the
voice of Nurtle the Turtle in Universal's
Christmas release. "Pinocchio in Outer
Space." the full-length animated pictm'e
in color, has started an 11 -city advance
promotional tour on behalf of the picture,
which starts to open in more than 450 key
situations, starting December 17.
Stang, who rode the $10,000 float created
by Universal for the Macy's annual
Thanksgiving Day parade in New York
City, stayed on for further promotion in
Manhattan and then continued on to Philadelphia,
Boston, Pittsbm-gh, Cleveland.
Detroit. Chicago. Kansas City, St. Louis,
Atlanta and New Orleans.
Hortense Grant Appointed
RKO Financial Manager
NEW YORK— Hortense Grant, executive
assistant to RKO Theatres vice-president
Marty Polon, has been appointed
financial manager of the theatre chain, it
was announced by Harry Mandel, president.
In addition to her new duties she also
will be the liaison officer between New
York and Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where the RKO
accounting department is headquartered.
Hetzel Honors Holleaux
Of French Centre National
NEW YORK—Ralph Hetzel, acting president
of the Motion Pictui'e Export Ass'n of
America, was host at a luncheon at the
Harvard Club honoring Andre Holleaux.
director-general of Centre National de la
Cinematographic December 3. Heads of
the international divisions of the MPEAA
member companies were on hand to greet,
Holleaux. Gerard Walter of the legal de-i
partment of the Centre National, who accompanied
Holleaux to the U.S., and
several other French government officials.
Representing the French Consulate in
New York were Gen. AUain Brugere, deputy
consul: Robert Favre LeBret, director
general of the Cannes Film Festival, and
Joseph Maternati. head of the French Government
Film Office, while those representing
the international divisions of the
MPEAA member companies at the luncheon
included James Perkins, president of Paramount
International; Eric Pleskow, vicepresident
in charge of foreign distribution
of United Artists; David Ralph, vice-president
in charge of international sales of
20th Centui-y-Fox; Maurice Silverstein,
president of MGM International: Max
Greenberg, vice-president of Warner Bros,
International: Bernard Zeeman, vicepresident
and treasmer of Columbia Pic-i
tm'es International, and Roger Sultan,
vice-president and general sales manager
of Allied Artists International.
Also on hand were Norman Berger, head
of sales control of Universal, and Norman
Alterman, attorney for Warner Bros., as
well as the following other MPEAA representatives:
Griffith Johnson, executive
vice-president: Ii-ving Maas, vice-president
for the Far East, and Marc Spiegel
78 Journalists to Jamaica
For Premiere of 'Flint'
NEW YORK—A total of 78 members oi
the press representing leading newspapers
and television and radio stations
in 34 major cities throughout the United
States and Canada attended the work
press preview of 20th Century-Pox's "Oui
Man Flint" in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica, or
Satm'day (11), according to Jonas Rosenfield
jr.. 20th-Fox vice-president and director
of advertising, publicity and exploitation.
The newspaperm.en and television anc
radio reporters were flown to Jamaica foi
the preview, which was part of a foui'-daj
press and celebrity junket arranged bj
20th-Fox in cooperation with Delta Air^
lines, the Jamaica Tom-ist Board and th<
Jamaica Hilton Hotel.
James Cobmn. Gila Golan and Lee J
Cobb, who star in "Our Man Flint," Sau
David, who produced the spoof of sp3
movies, and Daniel Mann, the film's di-l
rector, joined the journalists for the fes-
i
tivities and were available for interview;
throughout the junket. Also participatinf
in the Jamaica junket were script-writei
Hal Fimberg and composer Jerry Goldsmith.
The celebrities and journalists converged
on New Orleans on Friday (Id
and continued on to Montego Bay International
Airport. They returned to New
Orleans on Monday and departed for theii
home cities.
"Our Man Flint," a CinemaScope-D(
Luxe Color attraction, is scheduled to premiere
early in 1966.
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FIRST-RUN BUSINESS HOLDS
STEADY FOR FALL QUARTER
77 Features in Release
With 29 Scoring in
Top Hit Category
A total of 77 pictuies was listed for release
dming the autumn quarter—September
through November— by 14 film distributors,
but only 39 of these garnered
sufficient first-run playdates to indicate
their boxoffice potential. Three other films,
late simimer releases, brought the total
for the quarter to 42. just one less than for
the same quarter a year ago. This compared
also witli 72 releases, 53 of which
had sufficient playdates, in the immediately
preceding summer quarter.
AA RELEASES SEVEN
In order to indicate the boxoffice potential
of a pictm-e, five fii'st-run playdates
must be recorded for listing on the Boxoffice
Barometer. Dm'ing the fall
quarter.
Allied Artists listed seven feature releases,
but none of these had achieved the required
five playdates. Buena Vista had no
new product for the thi-ee-month period,
while Magna scheduled four features, but
none had first-run playdates in five of the
20 reporting key cities.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with seven releases,
and American International and
United Artists, with thi'ee each, were the
only distributors that had five or more
playdates on their total quarterly output.
Significantly, all seven of the MGM releases
and two each of the AIP and UA
featui-es scored 120 per cent or more to
rank in the top hit category.
Of the 42 pictm-es, including the three
late summer releases, 29, or 69.0 per cent,
rated as top hits, while only two films
failed to hit average or 100 per cent.
Leading the top hits were "The Great
Race," Warner Bros., with 267 per cent;
"The Ipcress Pile," Universal, with 231,
and "The Cincinnati Kid," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
with 217 per cent. For the fall
quarter a year ago, the three toppers were
"My Fair Lady," Warner Bros., with 343
per cent; "Mary Poppins," Buena Vista,
at 336. and "Send Me No Flowers," Universal,
with 204 per cent.
Business in general remained relatively
steady with the fall quarter a year ago,
when 14 of 27 top hits scored 150 per cent
or more. During the current fall quarter.
17 of the 29 top hits rated 150 per cent or
more.
COLUMBIA HAS MOST
Columbia, with ten pictures, and Paramount,
with eight, led in the number of releases
for the quarter, but each company
had only five pictures with the required
five or more playdates. Universal released
six films during the three-month period,
with five
of these attaining sufficient keynxn
dates. Warner Bros., 20th Century -Pox
and Embassy listed five films each for the
quarter also, with three WB and two each
of the other companies' films achieving the
required number of playdates.
Following is a list of autumn releases
Top Hits for the Fall Quarter
Billie (UA)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (Col)
Carry On Cleo (Governor)
Casanova '70 (Embassy
Cincinnati Kid, The (MGM)
Darling (Embassy)
September Through November, 1965
Dr. Goldioot and the Bikini Machine (AIP) .
*Ecco
(AIP)
Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster (Cont'l)
yGreat Race, The (WB)
Harum Scarum (MGM)
HiU, The (MGM)
Ipcress File, The (Univ)
Saw What You Did (Univ)
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King Rat (Col)
Laurel & Hardy's Laughing '20s (MGM)
Love and Kisses (Univ)
Marriage on the Rocks (WB)
Mickey One (Col)
Murder Most Foul (MGM)
Nanny, The (20th-Fox)
Once a Thiel (MGM)
Red Line 7000 (Para)
Repulsion
(Royal)
Return From the Ashes (UA)
Sands oi the Kalahari (Para)
Secret of My Success. The (MGM)
Ship of Fools (Col)
War Lord, The (Univ)
^Blue Ribbon Award
with five or more playdates, and theii' percentages.
Asterisks (*) indicate pictures
released in the late summer quarter.
(Average Is 100)
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL:
Die, Monster, Dje 1 06
Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine 154
•Ecco 147
Planet of the Vampires 93
COLUMBIA:
Bedford Incident, The 116
Bunny Lake Is Missing 1 37
King Rat 160
Mickey One 136
Ship of Fools 161
CONTINENTAL:
Ghidroh, the Three-Headed Monster 124
EMBASSY:
Cosonova '70 212
Dor! ing 208
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER:
Cincinnati Kid, The 217
Harum Scarum 1 52
Hill, The 159
Laurel and Hardy's Laughing '20s 163
Murder Most Foul 1 47
Once a Thief 1 35
Secret of My Success, The 1 29
PARAMOUNT:
Beach Ball 98
Red Line 7000 1 23
Sands of the Kalahari 131
Situation Hopeless— But Not Serious 108
Skull, The 108
SEVEN ARTS:
Face of Fu Manchu, The 101
20TH CENTURY-FOX:
Nanny, The 1 62
Reward, The 114
*Late
,121
137
,120 i
,124
,123
.131
,129
Summer Release
,136
,135
,147
,154
,152
_159
,149
,
147
,153
_164
,160
.163
,162
,161
,170
,177
,191
,212
,217
,20£
,267
,231
UNITED ARTISTS: \
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Return From the Ashes 1-^
UNIVERSAL: !
Ipcress File, The
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Love and Kisses 1'
That Funny Feeling 1
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War Lord, The
WARNER BROS.:
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Great Race, The
Marriage on the Rocks
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MISCELLANEOUS:
Carry On Cleo (Governor)
" Pans Secret (Cinema V) 1
Repulsion (Royal) I'i
*Rotten to the Core (Cinema V) ^\
Embassy to Distribute
European-Made Film
NEW YORK—Joseph E. Levine's En
bassy Pictures has acquired U.S. and Ci
nadian distribution rights to "A Pla*
Called Glory," produced in Europe I
Bruce Balaban in Technicolor ai
Cinemascope with Lex Barker. Mariani
Koch and Pierre Brice stan-ed. The pi
ture, directed by Sheldon Reynolds, will 1
released eairly in 1966.
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Anti-Rating Suit
DALLAS—For the second time in less
iian a year, this city's motion picture ex-
'ibitors have filed a federal court action
eking to prevent enforcement of a city
Attorneys for
Im classification ordinance.
! theatre owners, opei-ating 32 local inx)r
and drive-in theatres, filed the suit
ecember 3, just ten days after the city
i)uncil enactment of a second classificaon
law, designed to supplant one ruled
nconstitutional last September by U.S.
dstrict Judge Sai-ah T. Hughes.
Judge Hughes has set December 17 for
reliminaiT heaiing on the exhibition
iiotion for a temporary injunction against
jie city to prevent enforcement of the
irdinance until the court rule^ on its
:)nstitutionality.
exhibitors base their suit on vir-
Ually the same grounds which proved suc-
;;ssful in quashing the earlier ordinance
hey allege that the ordinance establishes
of unconstitutional prior cen-
H'ship and that its enforcement violates
;'ie rights of the theatre operators under
!3th the U.S. and Texas constitutions.
addition, the suit alleges the ordinance
interferes with the theatres' right to
chibit motion pictures to patrons over 16
5 well as those younger ; that it will cause
jie local theatres competition in adjoin-
!ig cities where no ordinances exist; that
will
cause continuing Utigation at great
(Cpense; wiU delay showing of pictures
'ng past release dates and make local
[leatres unable to avail themselves of naonal
advertising campaigns and that it
!ill destroy the commercial value for exlibition
of films in Dallas.
It also charges the language of the ordi-
:ince, which would classify films "not
liitable for young persons" on films
!?emed unfit for persons 16 and younger
vague for enforcement, and it claims
'18 ordinance does not provide for speedy
tview from the classification, thus deriving
the theatre owners of due process
law.
Among the theatre owners bringing the
lit are: Interstate Circuit, Rowley United
|heatres, Stanley Warner Texas, Tivoli
ealty. Brooks Theatre, Ti-ans-Texas The-
;.res, Ai-cadia Theatre, Big "D" Theatre
is., Frank Lucchese, General Cinema
brp. and Academy Theatres.
I' Magazine Award to 'Patch'
NEW YORK — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's
\\. Patch of Blue" has been named Seven-
|en Magazine's "Picture of the Month"
I'r Januai-y. The modem drama, starring
|dney Poitier and Shelley Winters and
jtroducing Elizabeth Hartman, opened on
jecember 10 at the Crest Theatre, Holly-
|0od, and will play December 15 at the
|5ekman in New York to qualify for
i^ademy Award consideration. The film
lill be released nationally in March.
'ill Ringer Awards to Two Films
!NEW YORK—Scholastic Magazines has
ivarded its Bell Ringer Award for outlanding
motion pictures to "That Darn
it," Walt Disney release and "The Eleapr
Roosevelt Story," Ely Landau docu-
•entary.
A check for $1,350,000—the largest
cash advance ever given for a motion
picture for a single theatrical engagement—has
been paid for the world premiere
booking of "The Bible" in the
fall of 1966 at Loew's State Theatre,
N.Y. Holding an enlargement of that
check are Joseph M. Sugar, Seymour
Poe, Laurence A. Tisch, and Bernard
Myerson.
Warners to Distribute U.S.
Government Documentary
NEW YORK—Warner Bros, will distribute
"The Land We Love," a 21 -minute
documentary produced under the personal
supeiTision of Jack L. Warner, as a public
service for the U.S. government. Narrated
by Raymond Massey, with a foreword by
Vice-President Hubert L. Humphrey, the
film was produced with the collaboration
of the U.S. Ti'easury Department.
In a statement about the fOm, Vice-
President Humphrey said, in pai-t, "The
vital work of the U.S. Savings Bond Division
of the Department of the Ti-easui-y is
helped immeasui-ably by the film. Americans
can now see more clearly than ever
why an investment in U.S. Savings Bonds
is the best investment in the world."
Wanier Bros, is also releasing ten Technicolor
short subjects duilng December
and January, one a two-reel Worldwide
Adventure Special, "Stranger in the Lighthouse,"
and nine cartoons, "Wideo Wabbit,"
"Haired and Hurried," "Go Go
Amigo," "Highway Runnery," "Snow Business,"
"Chaser on the Rocks," "Astroduck,"
"Shot and Bothered" and "Out and Out
Rout."
Changes in Film Titles
HOLLYWOOD—"The War Hawks" is
the new title for "But Not for Glory," original
story and screenplay which is now
being developed by Michael Blankfort as
a Carthay Center Productions, Inc. presentation,
it was announced by Jules Schermer,
production vice-president of Carthay,
producing and packaging arm of National
General Corp. Schermer also revealed that
Blankfort is now in Israel doing additional
research and location scouting on
the adventure-drama, which is scheduled to
go before the camera in late 1966.
"Not for Honor and Glory" has been set
as the final title on the Mark Robson production
for Columbia Pictm-es release,
which was filmed as "The Centurions." Anthony
Quinn, Alain Delon, George Segal,
Michele Morgan, Maurice Ronet and
Claudia Cardinale as Aicha are starred
in "Not for Honor and Glory," which Robson
produced and directed from the Nelson
Gidding screenplay, based on the bestselling
novel by Jean Larteguy, filmed in
Panavision and Columbiacolor.
Peak Advance Is Paid
For 'Bible' Premiere
NEW YORK—The largest
advance ever
given for a motion picture for a single theatrical
engagement—a check for $1,350,000
—was paid by Laurence Tisch, president of
Loew's Theatres, to Seymour Poe, executive
vice-president of 20th Century-Fox, for the
world premiere of "The Bible" in the fall
of 1966 at Loew's State, New York, at a
press conference at the 20th-Pox home office
Monday (6).
In addition to the tradepress, others attending
the conference were Eliot Hyman,
president of Seven Arts Productions;
Joseph M. Sugar, 20th-Pox vice-president
in charge of domestic sales; Bernard Myerson,
executive vice-president of Loew's,
who negotiated the contract, and Jonas
Rosenfield jr., 20th-Pox vice-president in
charge of advertising and publicity.
Poe revealed for the first time the financial
details of the company's acquisition
of "The Bible," the Dino De Laurentiis
production directed by John Huston, which
is reported to have cost the Italian producer
$20,000,000 for negatives, he said.
Twentieth Century-Fox, in association
with Seven Arts, will pay De Laurentiis
$15,000,000 for worldwide theatrical and
TV distribution rights to "The Bible" for
15 years, exclusive of Italy, for which 20th-
Fox is also negotiating with the Italian
producer, and some of the smaller markets,
Libya, Israel, Austria, Greece, Spain and
Portugal.
Of the $15,000,000 to be paid to De
Laurentiis, Seven Arts already paid $3,-
000,000 on execution of the contract June
22, 1965. Twentieth-Fox will pay $1,000,-
000 on or before March 31, 1966 on delivery
of the completed negative and 20th-
Pox and Seven Arts will each pay $1,000,-
000 Sept. 30, 1966 at the approximate time
of release. Subsequently payments by 20th-
Fox will be $5,000,000 on Sept. 30, 1967,
one year after release, and $4,000,000 on
Sept. 30, 1968, two years after release.
"This deal for 'The Bible' sets the pattern
for world sales policy on the picture,"
Poe stated. "We are seeking uprecedented
advance guarantees from the theatres because
it requires unprecedented effort from
all parties to realize the maximum potential
of this film. We do not want contracts
with exhibitor-spectators or mere real esstate
operators. We want exhibitor-partners,
meaning showmen who have a high
stake along with us in the success of each
and every engagement."
Poe said that "The Bible" will open in
key cities around the world following the
Loew's State premiere (he mentioned 200
cities, 55-60 of them in the U.S.) and most
of these will also be before advance guarantees
higher than those given for "Cleopatra."
"What we have seen of 'The Bible,' even
in incomplete foim, has convinced Loew's
it is unquestionably one of the finest and
most broadly appealing pictures ever made.
We believe this fUm can attract the greatest
audiences in the history of the industry
and. therefore, we feel our cash
guarantee for the reser\'ed-seat showing at
the State Theatre is fully waiTanted." Tisch
mentioned that "The Bible" might play
there two or three years and the circuit
had set no limit on its engagement.
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AMERICAN PRODUCTION ON THE RISE IN SPAIN
France Also Site of Several Upcoming Multi-Million Dollar Attractions
By BEN SHLYEN
Thiit film production in and by European
countries is growing apace came strongly
into evidence on our recent trip to
Europe, where we witnessed considerable
filmmaking activity by American producers
and gathered some facts on other film
production, particularly in Spain. There
it has reached boom proportions, developing
from an almost standing start just si.x
years ago. Then, a total of only 18 features
was made by other nationals, including
Americans, whereas for 1965. that
total reached 42. according to information
provided by a Spanish government
agency. Moreover. Spain's own national
film output rose to 67 features—more
than half of the overall total production
there in 1965.
"Co-production has become an extensively
used term, denoting the amalgam of
factors from two or more countries in financing
and undertaking the production of
motion pictmes. A considerable volume of
such endeavor is in almost constant operation
in France. Italy and Britain, as well
as Spain. The extent to which this is being
carried on in the latter country is
evident in the listing of 1965 feature filmmaking
there. Out of a total of 109 madein-Spain
featm'es. 42 are co-productions
Spanish-French-Italian or Spanish -French
or Spanish-Italian — with only a handful
that are Spanish-American. But. judging by
films in work and set for 1966. this latter
partnership is on the rise.
Perhaps Spain's biggest impetus to its
filmmaking activity came when Samuel
Bronston produced "John Paul Jones
over there, for release by Warner Bros, in
1959. later establishing the Bronston Studio
in Madrid. There followed his making
of "El Cid." "The King of Kings." "55 Days
at Peking," "The Fall of the Roman Empire"
and "Cii'cus World." All were "spectaculars,"
in keeping with the developing
roadshow trend.
While these statistics may be interesting,
it is of far gi-eater interest to the
motion pictm-e industry at large that,
among the pictures being filmed while we
were in France and Spain—and that bore
an American label—the majority of these
merit being designated as "blockbusters."
This is by virtue of the stoi-y properties on
which they are based, their casts of highly
competent performers, their production
staffs of technical expert,s, the millions of
dollars invested in these films and the
noted producers and directors at their helm.
Four of these productions wore filmed in
Spain: "Doctor Zhivago" (Metro-Goldwyn-Ma.ven,
"Not for Honor and Glory,"
formerly called "The Centurions"
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Columbia
i. "A Funny Thing Happened on the
Way to the Forum" (United Artists), and
"10:30 P.M. Sunday" (United Artists). In
France, there were three: "Is Paris Burning?"
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Arts), and "How
to Steal a Million Dollars and Live Happily
Ever After" i20th Century-Fox), and
"Hotel Paradiso" iMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer).
Rated as the biggest of these films. "Doctor
Zhivago." in which MGM has invested
approximately $11,000,000. will be the fir.st
to have its American premiere, at Loew's
Capitol in New York, December 22, and at
the Paramount in Hollywood the following
day. Directed by David Lean, who also
helmed "Bridge on the River Kwai" and
Lawrence of Arabia," this Carlo Ponti
production is unique in many ways.
The spectacular Moscow Street set
(shown on this page) had been dismantled
when we visited the shooting site at Canillas.
a five-minute drive from the C. E. A.
Studios in Madrid. But. in a corner of
the 10-acre set where Moscow once stood,
production designer John Box had erected
another snow-banked wintry street in the
Russian village of Yuriatin at the head of
which was the home of Boris Pasternak's
heroine. Lara (Julie Christie), where she
and Yuri (Omar Sharif) carried out their
romantic idyll in Pasternak's famous novel.
Although this setting was "freezingly"
realistic and of considerable scope, director
Lean had his Panavision camera focused
on the entranceway interior of the house
and we were crowded into a dim corner behind
the camera to watch this noted filmmaker
at work.
With the scene completed to his satisfaction.
Lean stepped over to chat. He
spoke enthusiastically about the performances
of the principal players, although
he admitted he had received some criticism
for filling his "Zhivago" cast with so many
comparatively little-known players — a
rather com-ageous thing to do with a pictm-e
budgeted at $11,000,000.
"But we weren't influenced by name,
nor fame, nor boxoffice appeal when we
cast the leading roles," he said. "Pasternak
created such a wonderful set of characters
it would have been criminal not
to do everything possible to bring ther
to life on the screen just as he visualize
them. Our biggest concern was to care
fully fit the roles, not to change the role
to fit certain actors."
Lean's judgment is being substantiate'
by time, and out of the film's group o
principals may come several very im
portant stars. Julie Christie, as a resul'
of her remarkable performance in "Dar
ling," has already made a huge step t
stardom. Omar Sharif has added new box
office power to his name through "Ghen
ghis Khan." Rod Steiger has gained nev
respect through his "Pawnbroker" per'
trayal. Rita Tushingham has gained ai
increased following through "The Knack.'
and Tom Com-tenay will have two stun'
ning portrayals to his credit in "King anr
Country," his 'Venice Festival award win
ner, and Columbia's "King Rat, "
thi
time "Zhivago" gets into release. Am
Geraldine Chaplin, who plays Tonya
Zhivago's young wife, has received, per
haps, more publicity than any other nev
actress this year. She has positive sta
quality, says Lean.
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Mark Robson. producer-director of man>
important films, selected for his film madt
in Spain the prize-winning novel. "Th(i
Centurions," which will be released by Co
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lumbla Pictm-es under the title of "No
for Honor and Glory." Robson has man;
important films to his credit, including
"Champion," "Home of the Brave," "The
Bridges at Toko-Ri," "Peyton Place," "Inr
of the Sixth Happiness," "The Prize,'
"From the Terrace" and "'Von Ryan's Express."
The story has been termed "a moderr
day swashbuckler, as timely as tomorrow':
newspaper." for it is about a crack Piencl
paratroop unit that sm'vived the wars ii
Dien-Bien-Phu and returned to battle ii
Algeria.
The cast is headed by Anthony Quinn
Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale. Georg(
Segal, Mam-ice Ronet, and Michele Morgan,
who are widely known both here anc
abroad.
being pro-,
"Is Paris Bm-ning?," which is
duced by Paramount-Seven Ai-ts, is basec
on true events which preceded and culminated
in the Liberation of Paris frorr:
Nazi rule, in 1944, by Anierican and Fre<
French Forces. It was filmed on many o.
Red sentries patrol Moscow streets and Mos
covites rummoge for food and fuel during a
scene from David Lean's film of Boris Posternok's
"Doctor Zhivago."
Director and co-producer Jules Dassin (right)
rehearses a scene with Melino Mercouri ond
Peter Finch for his production of "10:30
P.M. Summer."
Getting set for a battle scene in "Not for
Honor and Glory," production-director Mark
Robson describes and rehearses the action
that is to take place.

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William
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Wyler describes an upcoming scene
in "How to Steal a Million Dollars and Live
Happily Ever After" to Peter OToole and
Audrey Hepburn.
One of the dramatic sequences in "Is Paris
Burning?," being enacted on the very spot
where the actual event took place in 1944
21 years ago.
Producer-director Peter Glenville confers with
Gina Lollobrigida before shooting the next
scene in "Hotel Paradiso," as Alec Guinness
observes the directions.
:he actual locations in and around Paris.
\\n account of heroism, military strategy
lind politics interwoven in an intricate interplay
of circumstances, this story of
l^aris in its most critical moments is also
.,he story of the men who w-ere in the
forefront of the melee and who played
|Cey roles in bringing about the historic
jberation.
Produced by Paul Graetz, who has to his
,;redit such motion pictures as "Devil in
i.he Flesh," "A View From the Bridge"
'ind "God Needs Men," its director is
ilene Clement. Among his directorial
,vorks are such French films as "Battle of
he Rails," "Forbidden Games." "Gervaise,"
'Monsieur Ripois" and "Purple Noon."
The principal starring roles are played
>y Kii'k Douglas, Glemi Ford, Jean-Paul
Jelmondo, Yves Montand, George Chakiris,
harles Boyer, Anthony Perkins, Leslie
I-,,
!;aron, Alain Delon, Simone Signoret,
Robert Stack, Gert Frobe and Orson
Velles.
At the Studios de Boulogne, on the outjkirts
of Paris, William Wyler was directing
"How to Steal a Million Dollars and
jive Happily Ever After." This 20th Cen-
(Ury-Fox film is the first comedy Wyler
iias directed since he made "Roman Holi-
|lay," with the same feminine star, Audrey
;iepbm-n, who won an Oscar for her role
Iti that film. Wyler's "Ben-Hur," "Mi's.
liniver" and "The Best Years of Ouilives,"
each won him an Academy Award.
"How to Steal a Million Dollars" is a
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jophisticated, romantic comedy that might
called a story of cheater cheating cheatlie
Irs, since Miss Hepburn's father in the
|ilm is an artful forger of masterpieces,
|Uspected as fakes by an art dealer who
iiires a private detective to investigate,
jlthough he is himself involved in a
iraudulent deal.
Co-starred with Miss Hepburn are Peter
On the set of "A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum," Ben Shiyen greets
Buster Keaton, as Zero Mostel, Jock Gilford
and Phil Silvers look on.
O'Toole, as the detective; Hugh Williams,
as her father; Charles Boyer, as the art
dealer, and George C. Scott, as the American
art collector.
Fred Kohlmar, producer, has among his
credits "Call Me Mister," "You're in the
Navy Now," "My Sister Eileen," "Picnic,"
"The Solid Gold Cadillac," "The Notorious
Landlady" and "Bye, Bye Birdie."
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Forum," filming in Madrid, is the
raucous comedy that held sway on Broadway
for two years. Zero Mostel. who heads
the film's cast, essayed the same role in
the stage production. Other principals in
the cast are Phil Silvers, Buster Keaton
and Jack Gilford, all comedians of stage,
screen and television fame. The pictm'e will
be released by United Artists.
Richard Lester, the director, made thi'ee
boxoffice successes in a row; "A Hard
Day's Night" and "HELP!" both starring
The Beatles, and "The Knack." He also directed
"The Mouse That Roared" and
"The Mouse on the Moon."
Melvin Frank, the producer, is also a
writer and provided the screenplay for
"Forum." He collaborated on a number of
Bob Hope pictui-es, such as "My Favorite
Blonde," and "My Favorite Brunette," and
a number of "Road" pictures, with Bing
Crosby.
"Hotel Paradiso," produced and directed
by Peter Glenville for release by Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer, is a French farce set in
the Paris of 1910.
The .story concerns Benedict Boniface
Guinness the Fi'ench engineer whose
t ,
sprightly spirit, although bent a bit, has
never been completely broken by his domineering
wife Mount . His attempts
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to engineer a clandestine affair with his
beautiful neighbor (Gina Lollobrigida) re-
Mrs. Shiyen is shown here with a
production assistant during filming
of "Doctor Zhivago," on loco
tion at Canillas, Spain.
suit in a night of comic disaster at the
infamous Hotel Paradiso.
In his long career as both actor and producer-director,
Peter Glenville has directed
many successful stage plays and films, including
"The Prisoner," "Summer and
Smoke, " of Trial" and "Becket."
"10:30 P.M. Summer," produced by Anatole
Litvak and Jules Dassin, was filmed
in a variety of locations in and around
Madrid for release by United Artists. Described
as "a modern love story," its action
centers on three characters—a married
couple drifting apart and a beautiful young
woman eager to step into the breach
stranded by a storm in a Spanish village
where a double murder has been committed.
Starred in the film are Melina Mercouri,
remembered for her roles in the
recent "Topkapi" and "Never on Smiday,"
Romy Schneider, whose recent films ai'e
"Good Neighbor Sam," "What's New Pussycat,"
"The Cardinal," and "Boccaccio '70";
Peter Finch, who starred in "Tlie Nun's
Story," "The Pumpkin Eater" and "Girl
with Green Eyes."
Jules Dassin, co-producer and director,
made "Brute Force" and "Naked City" in
Hollywood. Among his foreign films are
"Rififi," "The Law," "Never on Sunday,"
and "Topkapi."
Earlier this year, "The Battle of the
Bulge," a Cinerama production, produced
by Milton Sperling, PhiUp Yordan and Sidney
Harmon, for Warner Bros, release, was
completed in Spain. Directed by Ken Annakin,
it stars Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw,
Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews. James Mac-
Arthur, George Montgomei-y, Pier Angeli,
Telly Savalas, Ty Hardin and Charles
Bronson. It will have its world premiere
at the Warner Cinerama Theatre in New
York, December 17.
Other films completed or being made in
Spain for forthcoming release by American
producers:
"Diabolic," starring Gilbert Roland;
"Ballad of Johnny Ringo," a John C.
Champion production. starring Lex
Barker; Joseph E. Levine production of
"Paranoia," starring Marcello Mastroianni
and Pamela Tiffin, for Embassy Pictures;
"The Texican," staii'ing Audie Murphy
and Broderick Crawford, for Columbia release;
"Return of the Seven." Ted Richmond
production, stari-ing Yul Bi-j'nner. for
UA release; "Savage Pampas." starring
Robert Taylor; Sidney Pink production
of "The Treasui-e of Makuba," starring
Cameron Mitchell; and "Flight of the
Hawk," BOl Barker production, staiTing
John Ireland and Diane McBain.

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NATO Constitution Sets
Four Major Objectives
NEW YORK—The four major objectives
of the new National Ass'n of Theatre Owners
were set forth in the constitution and
bylaws approved by both Tlieatre Owners
of America and Allied States Ass'n prior to
the formal merger of the two organizations
on Januai-y 1. The seven-page document,
covering membership rulings and
methods of operation, was released Friday
1 3 1 . It was amiounced at the same time
that Allied president Jack Armstrong and
TOA president Sumner M. Redstone had
scheduled a press conference for Wednesday
1I51 at the Americana Hotel for
further discussion of the merger.
Provisions of the constitution and bylaws
follow
Article I—Name and Purpose
This association shall be known as the
National Ass'n of Tlieatre Owners. Inc.
The pmTX)ses and objectives of the organization
are 1 1 > to maintain a strong national
trade association for those who are
engaged in the exhibition phases of the
motion pictui-e industry. 1 2
1 maintain
strong and well-financed state, local, and
regional associations, 3 1 ) to promote and
protect the interests of motion picture exhibitors
in evei-y lawful way. i4i to cultivate
the highest possible standards in all
matters relating to the motion picture industi-y
generally, and in motion picture
exhibition in particular, and always in a
manner consistent with the best interest
of the public.
Article II—Membership
Section 1.—Local, state, or regional trade
associations of theatre owners, presently
members of either Allied or TOA, may become
active members by declaring their
affiliation with this association. All other
applications for membership shall be subject
to approval by the finance committee
and the board of directors.
Section 2.—Individual exhibitors presently
affiliated with either national trade
organization, or any individual exhibitor
in any territoiT not within the jurisdiction
of any local, state, or regional association,
may become a member of this association
by payment of dues prescribed by the
finance committee and subject, however,
to the approval of the board of directors.
Section 3.—For a period of 12 months
after the commencement of business by
this organization, all present members of
both national associations shall be members
of NATO upon the payment of dues
which shall not be less than dues previously
paid by such member, whether to a regional
association, or to the national associations,
or both.
No present members of any local, state,
or regional association wOl be permitted
to obtain or maintain membership in
NATO if said member refuses to pay dues
in the amount previously paid the local,
state or regional organization.
Section 4.—Subject to the provisions of
Section 3 above, membership of any local,
state or regional trade association shall
conform to criteria to be established by a
committee to be designated for that specific
purpose by the boai'd of directors.
The fact that more than one local, state
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or regional trade association shall presently
exist in any given area shall not
deprive either or any of such associations
of membership or of the power to designate
a member to the board of directors.
However, it shall be the express purpose of
the national organization, within a reasonable
period, to bring about, in the interests
of effective action, a unification of ajiy
such local organizations.
Section 5.—Upon the occurrence of any
of the following circumstances any membership,
whether of a member association
or of an individual exhibitor, shall automatically
be deemed to be in suspension:
a. Delinquency of more than 12 months
of the member or member association in
remitting to this association its duly
assessed dues.
b. Failure of member association to be
represented by its duly certified delegate
or alternate personally appearing at any
three duly noticed regular meetings of the
board of directors consecutively.
No member in suspension shall be entitled
during suspension to representation
on the board of directors, or to participate
in any of the proceedings, rights or privileges
of membership in the association
thereafter, unless and untU such suspension
is waived by majority vote of the
board sitting and voting without representation
of such suspended member.
Article in—Board of Directors
Section 1.—The supreme authority of
this association shall be vested in the board
of directors.
Section 2.—^The board of directors shall
consist of:
a. One representative or alternate from
each dues-paying affiliated unit, whether
local, state or regional.
b. All past presidents of TOA and Allied
States and their predecessor organizations,
who are members in good standing of theurespective
organizations, shall be members
of the board of directors.
c. All officers of this organization shall
be members of the board of directors during
their tenure of office.
d. In addition to the above, directors at
large shall be elected to the board by the
boai'd of directors—^their number not to
exceed 20 per cent of the total of the above
categories.
e. The board of directors shall hold at
least three meetings annusilly. one of
which shall take place during the annual
convention.
All officers of the organization and the
directors at large shall be elected at that
board of dii'ectors meeting which shall be
held coincidentally with the annual
convention.
Article
IV—Executive Committee
Section 1.—The executive committee
shall consist of 24 members. The board of
directors shall elect 21 members of the
executive committee. The chairman of the
board of directors and the chairman of the
finance committee and the president shall
constitute the balance of the committee.
Section 2.—Tlie executive committee
shall have the power to conduct the general
affairs of this organization subject to
the approval of the board of directors.
Section 3.—Not less than 16 members
of the executive committee shall constitute
a quorum.
Article V—Officers
Section 1.—The officej-s of this association
shall consist of: a. president; b. chair-'
man of the board of directors: c. 12
regional vice-presidents; d. treasurer; e.
secretai-y; f. assistant secretai-y. who shall
not vote as a member of the board of directors,
and g. chairman of the finance'
committee.
Section 2.—These officers shall be
elected by the board of directors at the
amiual meeting and shall sei-ve for one
year or until their successors are elected.'
Vacancies in the elected offices, or among'
the directors at large may by filled by theboard
of directors at any time, but only for
the miexpired term.
Section 3.—There shall be a president'.'
advisoi-y cabinet appointed by the president
to assist him in the performance of
his duties.
Section 4.—The president shall be the
chief executive and administrative officer
of the association. He shall preside at all
meetings, except as herein provided.
Section 5.—^The vice-presidents shall:
upon request by the president, assist the
president in the performance of his duties'
and shall advise with him on matters 06
policy.
Section 6.—The chairman of the board
of directors shall preside at all meetings of
the board of directors and. m case of a]
vacancy in the office of the president, he
shall assume the office of president until
the office shall be filled.
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Section 7.—The treasiu-er shall be thd
custodian of the funds subject, however, w
supervision thereof by the board of di-:
rectors.
Section 8.—The secretary shall keep the
records of the proceedings of all meetings
and he shall be responsible for the safe-;
guarding of said records.
Section 9.—There shall be one or more'
assistant secretaries who shall perform all"
of the duties assigned to them by the presi-i
dent and /or the board of directors.
Section 10.—The finance committee shall
consist of not fewer than 11 members excluding
the chairman. The finance com-,
mittee together with the treasm-er shallj
prepare and shall administer the budget^
The finance committee shall, each year,
at the annual meeting of the board of directors,
submit to the board of directors tor
approval the budget for the ensuing year.
Subject to the provisions of Section 3.
Article n, the expense of conducting the
association shall be budgeted each yeajand
the dues of the members shall be determined
by the finance committee subject
to the approval by the board of directors.
In the event that there is a question
as to the proper dues to be assessed
against a member, such member shall have
the right to present its views to the board
of directors.
Ai-ticle 'VI—Votes by MaU or Telegram
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All votes to be taken by the board of directors
or by the executive committee may
in the discretion of the president or of the
chairman of the boaid of directors or of
the chairman of the executive committee.,
as the case may be, be taken by mail or
telegram, rather than at a formally called
meeting of either of these bodies.
Article VII—National Headquarters
The association shall establish and maintain
its national headquarters office in
New York City and such other offices as
may be deemed necessai-y by the board of
directors.
BOXOFFICE December 13, 1965

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BAROMETEF
This chart records the pertormonce of current ottractions in the opening week of their first runs in
the 20 key cities checked. Pictures with fewer thon five engogements ore not listed. As new runs
ore reported, ratings ore added and averages revised. Computation is in terms of percentage in
relation to normal grosses as determined by the theotre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal,"
the figures show the gross ratings above or below that mark. (Asterisk * denotes combination bills.) >
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160 140 100 175 150 125 150 300 90 125 145 240 100 154
100 75 150 65 100
Bedford Incident. The (Col) 130 185 125 80 100 100 80 100 100 175 90 100 175 90 lie
^ Bunny Lake Is Missing (Col) 150 90 165 150 75 80 275 90 135 155 130 100 195 95 175 137
China (Janus) 135 140 100 125 90 65 175 300 141
Cincinnati Kid, The (MGM) 135 155 180 235 200 150 275 165 175 350 270 300 300 190 200 200 210 2V,
§ *Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Col) 145 125 110 100 100 90 145 90 ii;
Darling (Embassy) 200 150 200 175 150 140 450 250 125 250 200 125 200 95 200 325 300 20!
^ Die. Monster, Die (MP) 120 90 75 125 125 100 lOf
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Dr. Goldioot & the Bikini Machine (MP ) 140 100 175 125 90 150 150 300 1^'
Ecco (MP) 140 100 120 170 200 100 125 100 100 100 195 110 145 350
Face of Fu Mcmchu, The (Seven Arts) 115 40 100 110 90 110 120 125 lO;
Ghidrah, Three-Headed Monster (Ccnfl) 145 100 100 155 80 135 120 160 12'
Glory Guys. The (UA) 100 100 155 150 90 125 65 125 11'
•Gorgon, The (Col) 145 125 110 100 100 90 145 90 ii:
|j Great Race, The (WB) 160 145 200 150 200 240 200 300 400 460 300 225 175 400 450 26'
Harum Scarum (MGM) 115 150 110 140 100 200 300 175
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High Infidelity (Magna) 120 125 70 90 90 150 175
Hill. The (MGM) 150 130 175 190 125 150 125 300 175 150 175 220 175
Ipcress File. The (Univ) 150 155 160 350 200 180 175 350 300 275 300 300 250 12S 150 500 150 23:
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i.of3CATVPermils
NEW YORK—Mayor Robert F. Wagner
as ordered one of three CATV franchises,
pproved by the Board of Estimates
Thursday < 2 ) , to be held in abeyance
ending a restudy of the company's legal,
nancial and engineering capacity.
The firm, CATV Enterprises, had been
warded a two-year franchise to operate in
jie RiverdaJe section of the Bronx. The
jmpany is headed by Theodore Granik,
ilevision producer and attorney, and
[ichael Rosen, a certified public acjuntant.
Franchises also were awarded in a two-
3ar experiment to Sterling Information
ieiTices. Ltd., and TelePrompTer Corp..
'hich will divide midtown Manhattan be-
';tween them.. These companies are not
[fected by the mayor's action.
CATV operations are to be regulated
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a utility, with the city to receive 5 per
|;nt of all gross revenues. The operating
)inE>arues are to be limited to 6 to 7 per
';nt profit on their individual investments,
he Board of Elstimates reserves the right
') lower the rates and installation charges
hen profits rise above those figures.
CATV operators also are restricted from
itroducing programs from outside of the
ty. They were permitted to begin their
Iterations in March—90 days after the
[tmchises were granted.
Appreciates Use
Kingston's 9-W Airer
dinister
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KINGSTON, N.Y,—The dual function of
/alter Reade-Sterling's 9-W Drive-In here
li a center of entertainment and comlunity
service was acknowledged in a letter
appreciation
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from Arthur E. Oudemool,
llnlster of the RefoiTned Protestant Dutch
ihurch, to Walter Reade jr.. board chairjan
of the corporation.
Free use of the 9-W facilities was ofred
to the minister for Sunday morning
mces in the summer in behalf of the
iirporation by Gordon Traig jr., manager.
According to the Rev. Oudemool, the set-
|tig not only was a welcome change during
;ie warm weather, but also afforded aci)ininodations
to many people who could
;>t otherwise attend services. The stage's
inplifier was piped into the speaker sysm,
which was hooked into each car.
;axim^um effectiveness was achieved in
kching the congregation, he said.
Ifew Richmond Airer
!br District Theatres
RICHMOND, VA. — Construction has
:en started on a drive-in theatre west
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this city by District Theatres Corp., a
rcuit based in Washington, D.C., and
Jaded by Morton Gerber, president.
Gerber said that the new airer, to be
lown as the Patterson Drive-In, is to
ive a 700-car capacity and occupy a 14-
;re site on State Route 6. The Patter
in will incorporate the latest in screen
Id projection technical facilities and an
5-to-date concessions area. The airer is
:pected to be ready for an April 1 openg.
District Theatres now operates two
ive-ins on the Williamsburg Road, west
Richmond.
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JF Theatres Appoints Ted
Schiller Vice-President
BALTIMORE—Ted E. SchiUer, general
manager of JF Theatres for four years, has
been appointed vicepresident
of the
c h a in,
Ted E. SchiUer
and Johnson and
Washington.
announces
Jack Fruchtman,
president.
Schiller is experienced
in various
phases of theatre operations
and management
and previously
was associated with
such operations as
Cinema Circuit Corp.,
New York; Redstone
Management, Boston,
Saunders Theatres,
JF Theatres has exi>anded its operations
during the past four years, as well as conducting
an over-all remodeling program
including the Mayfalr, Charles. Uptown
and Pikes theatres.
Hunt's Theatres Buys
Two Harbor Houses
WILDWOOD, N.J. — Hunt's Theatres,
Inc.. of this city has signed an agreement
to purchase the Harbor and Park theatres
in Stone Harbor from the Harbor Theatres
Corp., announces William C. Hunt,
president, and Anthony P. Miller, head of
Harbor.
The local business concern will assume
control and operation of the two theatres
around February 1. No changes are contemplated
in the operation of the two
acquisitions.
Hunt is a veteran motion picture exhibitor
and a leader in the amusement industry
in South Jersey, while Miller is a contractor
and hotel man In the Atlantic
City area.
Hunt announces that Bud Gross, general
manager of the two properties, wUl become
affiliated with Hunt's enterprises.
The Harbor Theatre was constructed in
1950 and is a popular amusement center
during the summer and off-season months.
The Park was built in the 1930s and has
been renovated and remodeled several
times.
The two houses bring the Hunt's circuit
to ten modern theatres, all located in Cape
May County. The others are the Ocean,
Strand, Regent, Shore, Casino and Blaker
in this city, and the Beach and Liberty in
Cape May City.
Ralph Hetzel on Mend
NEW YORK — Ralph Hetzel, acting
president of the Motion Picture Ass'n of
America, was reported in satisfactory condition
last week at New York Hospital,
where he is recuperating from a hernia
operation performed Monday (6)
Granville Resigns From U-I
LONDON—Douglas J. Granville is resigning
at the end of 1965 from the
boards of Universal-International's United
Kingdom subsidiaries, N.U.P. Finance, Ltd.,
and Quota Rentals, Ltd., due to ill health.
Ampa Honors Goldberg
At Retirement Fete
NEW YORK—More than 400 film industry
leaders and friends of Harry Goldberg,
who will retire FYiday i31» as advertising
and publicity director of Stanley
Warner Theatres, which he served
along with the company's predecessor Warner
Bros, for 29 years, attended Ampa's
"Salute to Harry Goldberg" luncheon at
the Hotel Americana Wednesday

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Music Hall Christmas Show and 'Caf
Share Big Week as Holdovers Lag
NEW YORK—With "That Darn Cat," Ipcicss Pile," still good in its 18th week
combined with the Radio City Music Hall's at the Coronet; "The Leather Boys." very
annual Christmas stage show, the only good in its fourth week at the Festival
Christmas attraction among the first-run and Trans-Lux 85th Street; "The Knack.
film theatres the first week in December, in its 23rd week at the Plaza, and the
business was terrific for the opening week two MGM films. "The Hill." in its ninth
ending Wednesday i8), a day which saw week at the Sutton, and "The Loved One,"
record waiting lines outside the world's in its eighth week at Cinema I.
largest theatre, starting early in the morn-
(Average u :oo)
ing. The second week started Thmsday (9i. Asto,—Tom Jones {ua, irmo lo Douce (ua).
No other Christmas films will arrive until revivals
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BUFFALO
Urlen McCarthy, community relations director
of the New York branch of 20th
CentuiT-Fox. wa^ here to promote "The
Agony and the Ekjstasy," which opens at
the Granada Thursday ( 23 Manager Joe
• .
Garvey arranged an active schedule for
her which Included an appearance on the
"Dialing for Dollars" program at WKBW-
TV: interviews on WGR and WEBR: a
cocktail p>arty, attended by area group sales
representatives, a slide-showijig presentation
in the theatre for educators, high
school newspaper editors and youth group
directors and a dirmer-press coiiference.
This was the tenth city on her tour.
VVilliam Alexander and Howard Spees,
executives of the General Cinema Corp.,
Boston, were here concerning the progress
being made on the corporation's new
Cinema I and n, now neailng completion
at Boulevai'd Mall. Opening is expected in
January.
Lewis J. Lieser, manager of the Buffalo
Allied Artists branch, reports good business
for "The Magic Weaver" at special
Saturday and Sunday matinees at several
theatres in the area.
George Signer, chief projectionist at the
Center Theatre and a long-time member
of the Buffalo Projectionist Union Local
233. is recovering from an extended illness
and is expected back at work soon. He
started as projectionist at the Old Hippodrome,
now the Center, in 1917.
At Fred Keller's Glen Art Theatre film
festival, each motion picture is introduced
and commented on by film fans. Pour of
the commentators are from, local college
faculties and one is a student film reviewer.
Dr. Theodore Kisiel, assistant professor
of philosophy at Canisius College,
gave an introduction and commentary on
the opening film, "8Vi."
Joe Garvey, manager of Schine's Granada,
has arranged with Msgr. Leo Hammerl to
put on a series of morning performances of
"The Agony and the Ecstasy" for pupils of
parochial schools. Performances will begin
February 7 and will continue each Monday.
Tuesday. Thursday and Friday
through March. Pupils attending will be
excused from classes. Other sponsored
MOVIE
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'^eC C^ie*H &ttervisor; Maurice Klein, Klein Theatres
Ralph Ripps. MGM branch manager
George Lourinla. manager for Fabian's Mo
hawk Drive-In at Colonle.
The Palace ran a special 2-coIumn a
advertising its Saturday and Sunday mat!
nees of "Sleeping Beauty." A carlxx)
carnival was the supporting feature. Aa
Alan Iselin'
mission was 50 cents . . .
Turnpike I>rive-In at Westmere held a $
per carload special on a Saturday, goo
until 6 pjn. (Darkness comes here shortl
after 4 p.m.) For its horror program, pa
trons were promised a "Frankenstein sand
wich" and a "Draoula cocktail" if the
stayed for all three pictures. "Color M
Blood Red." "Bad Girls Do Cry" an
"Hidden Room of 1,000 Horrors."
John E. McOrath jr., head of ATSCC
janitorial supplies affiliate of the Alban
Theatre Supply Co.. has moved with hi
wife and 8-month-old son to a new hous
Loudonville.
in
. . .
John Lanahan, former stagehand at th
old Grand Theatre, now is living in Voor
heesville. He suffered a hip injury some
time ago, but has made a good recover
Johnny Capano, the Cinema Art i:
Troy, advertised his Christmas attractio;
"Thunderball" a month in advance o
oi>ening . . . Also to show the James Bod
picture during the holiday period are Jame
Branche's Theatre at Latham and Georg
Thornton's and James Wilhelm's Colon
at Schenectady.
E-4 BOXOFHCE December 13, 1961

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Thunderbair to Reopen
i^aramount December 21
YORK—It is United Artists which
i'ill not only restore the Paramount The-
Itre in Times Square to its former firstun
showcase status with the opening of
he newest James Bond film. "Thunderall,"
December 21 but will also open two
lore pictures. "Viva Maria" and "A Thouind
Clowns," in time for the Christmas
olidays on Broadway. "Thunderball" also
ill open at the east side Sutton and
'inema I Tuesday (21i , according to James
L Velde, UA vice-president.
The 3,620-seat Paramount, which closed
arly in 1965 after an unsuccessful policy
f stage shows and minor film attractions,
as been leased by United Artists on a
bur-walls basis from David Rosenthal.
I'ho is partnered In its ownership with
rhiUp J. Levin and Joseph E. Levine, at a
Ipported $4,000 weekly rental, exclusive of
rojectionists. ushers, boxoffice staff, etc.
•he theatre was selected because of its
lirge capacity to accommodate the numer-
,us James Bond fans, which made the
revious Bond film. "Goldfinger." one of
(le year's biggest hits. Filmed in Panaiislon
and Technicolor, with Sean Connery
'gain starred, "Thunderball" was proluced
by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry
laltzman and directed by Terence Young
ith Prance's Claudine Auger and Italy's
luciana Paluzzi featured. "Thunderball"
[01 simultaneously be presented as a UA
howcase attraction at 24 other theatres
11 the metropolitan area.
"A Thousand Clowns." produced and dilected
by Fred Coe in New York with Jason
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'^obards, star of the original Broadway
|,age success by Herb Gardner, and Barara
Harris and Martin Balsam, as well
is Gene Saks and William Daniels and
feenager Barry Gordon of the Broadway
|tage cast, featured, will open at the
j'rans-Lux East December 13, as well as
pening in Los Angeles in mid-December
) qualify for Academy Awai'd nominaons.
The national release will not be until
le spring of 1966. according to Velde.
"Viva Maria," the Louis Malle picture
iiade in Mexico, will open at the
jstor and east side Plaza Theatres Dejjmber
18. following the arrival from Paris
if the two stars. Both actresses will leave
•ecember 19 for Hollywood, where "Viva
llaria" will have its West Coast opening
It the Bruin Theatre December 20.
Brooklyn Girl Is N.Y. Winner
'Doris-for-a-Day'
YORK — Marilyn Nordstrom of
|)f
kooklyn was chosen from 12 finalists from
lew York City to be the local winner in
lOth Century-Fox's international "Dorisj)r-a-Day"
look-alike contest and will revive
a five-day trip to Hollywood via
imerican Airlines to compete in the final
jmpetition December 17 to December 21.
Nordstrom wUI pai-ticipate in the
orld premiere in Hollywood and will be
Iven a three-piece Bardley Country
lothes all-wool travel ensemble and a
ne-week beauty course at Helena Rubin-
'«in.
Judges included Ted Amow. Loew's Theatres;
Charles Call. Century Theatres;
itan Chatkin, Skouras Theatres: Jean Paul
ireyss, vice-president of the Foreign Press
,ss'n, and Mr. Richard, style director for
Rubinstein Salon.
BROADWAY
JOSEPH E. LEVINE. president of Embassy
Pictures, went to his native Boston
Tuesday i7i to be guest speaker at the
combined luncheon of Variety Club, Tent
No. 22, and the Advertising Club of Greater
Boston on "The Wonderful Whirl of Advertising"
held at the Hotel Statler Hilton.
» • « Amos Vogel, director of the
film department at Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts, went to Berlin where he
was moderator of a panel of independent
filmmakers at the "New Tendencies in
Cinema" series at Berlin's Congress Hall
Wednesday i8». ' * * Edward G. Robinson,
starred in MGM's "The Cincinnati
Kid," was presented with the first James
K. Hackett Medal for "excellence in oratory
or drama" at the City College of New York
Tuesday i7>. Robinson being a graduate
of the City College in 1914.
•
Dick Albarino. who left Pathe Contemporary
to become tradepress contact
for Columbia Pictures some months ago.
has resigned that post to join the New
York staff of Variety, starting Monday
(13). * * * Hortense Grant, executive assistant
to Matty Polon, RKO Theatres
vice-president, has been named financial
manager of the theatre chain by Harry
Mandel, president. She will also be liaison
officer between New York and Wilkes
Barre, Pa., where the RKO accounting department
is headquartered. * " * Dr. Leon
J. Warshaw, medical director of United
Artists and Paramount Pictures, went to
Ann Arbor, Mich., to participate in the
annual two-day Selby Discussion on Occupational
Health, sponsored by the University
of Michigan.
•
Laurence Harvey, star of "Life at the
Top," the Royal Films release which will
have its world premiere at the Paris Theatre
Tuesday il4), arrived from London
for promotional activity for the James
Woolf production while Max von Sydow,
who recently completed "Hawaii " for the
Mirisch Corp.. came in from Hollywood
before retuining to his native Sweden.
* " * Omar Sharif, who plays the title role
in MGM's "Dr. Zhivago." left for the West
Coast after promoting the film in New
York, but will retui-n to attend the December
22 world premiere at the Capitol
Theatre. * *' * George Hamilton, who
stars with Brigitte Bardot and Jeanne
Moreau in United Artists' "Viva Maria,"
arrived Monday

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By ANTHONY GRUNER
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FURTHER list of films wliich will be
available for pay television when the
trials begin January 7 in two London
boroughs--Westminster and Southwark
have been announced by Pay TV. Ltd. The
IJroductions include "The Train." "A Shot
in the Dark" and "Topkapi." all United
'
Arists releases: "Father Goose "Masquerade."
Universal: "She." Seven Arts:
"The Prize" and "The Yellow Rolls-Royce,"
MGM; "The Ipcress File." Rank, and "Sex
and the Single Girl," Warner Bros. Flat
rentals of 35 per cent will be paid for the.sc
filatures under the terms of the agreement
with the Kinematograph Renters Society.
There is another list of films from
which pay TV will make its choice in thp
first 13 weeks of operation, among them
MGM's "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"
and "The Red Badge of
Courage." Rank's
"Tiara Tahiti." "The Singer Not the Song"
and "A Doctor in Love." 20th-Fox's "H.M.S.
Defiant." UA's "Tunes of Glory" and "The
Pink Panther," Associated British's "The
Dam Busters" and "Summer Holiday"
and Warner Bros.' "Dial M for Murder."
There also are a number of other films
which in Britain have an "X" rating and
are unable to be seen in theatres by anyone
under 16.
This certificate will not apply to pay
television and films included in this category
likely to be available to subscribers
include Warner Bros.' "What Ever Hap-
IJened to Baby Jane?" "Love With ths
Proper Stranger" and "Baby Doll": MGM's
"The Night of the Iguana." United Artists'
"Girl With Green Eyes." Hammer's
"Fanatic." Universal's "The Birds." Columbia's
"The Pumpkin Eater." Paramount's
"Where Love Has Gone" and Anglo
Amalgamated's "A Kind of Loving." The
cost of the features to subscribers is expected
to be in the region of six shillings,
or slightly over one dollar. All transmissions
will be on 625 lines and there will
be coaxial cable to serve up to 10.000
homes in Westminster and Southwark.
Sir Billy Butlin. holiday camp chief and
hotel operator, has been elected chief
barker of Variety Club of Great Britain.
This will be his second term in that position,
which he will hold during the Variety
International convention here next
April.
rt: * *
News in brief: The successful 12-year
partnership of Hank Kaufman and Gene
Lerner in Rome's Kaufman-Lerner Associates
will terminate on December 31, it
was announced here. Kaufman will continue
to head the Rome talent organization
and the company will carry on its
partnership with the Grade organization
of London and its affiliations with London
Management and London Artists in
England. Olga Horstig-Primuz in France
and the Ashley-Famous agency in the
United States. Lerner will spend the next
few weeks touring Europe and the United
States before announcing his future plans.
"
"The Deadly Bees, Amicus production
for Paramount, started shooting at
Twickenham Studios last week. It is a
science-fiction subject directed by Freddy
Francis.
Two MGM projects are due to film at
Boreham Wood Studios early next year.
They are Kenneth Hyman's production
of "The Dirty Dozen," from a novel by E.
M. Nathanson about 12 murderous army
misfits trained as a commando unit sent
behind enemy lines, and "The Shoes of
the Fisherman." to be directed by Peter
Glenville as a second in his fom--picture
agreement with MGM. George Englund
w^ill produce this feature from a screenplay
by John Patrick. Walter Shenson will produce
a new comedy based on an original
FINNISH BROTHERS HONORED—The "Jack Warner Trophy" for Good
Showmansip is presented in Helsinki, Finland, to the Makela Brothers (Veikko,
llmo, Tuuka and Maunol of Oy Maxim-Filmi AB, by S. Grasutis (left), Warner
Bros, local manager. The award was made in connection with the exceptional
37-\veek run at the Bristol Theatre of "My Fair Lady," staiTing Audrey Hepburn
and Rex Harrison.
story by Max Wilk here next year am
titled "Don't Raise the Bridge. Lower th(
River." This will be for Columbia re
lease.
Following the big success of his Coi
Imnbia-Rank production "The Heroes o!
Telemark." starring Kirk Douglas ant
Richard Harris. Benjamin Fisz is prepar
ing his next big production to be madt
here. "The Battle of Britain." which wil
deal with both sides of the issue, rathel
like "The Longest Day," says Fisz , , .
Next Peter Rogers "Carry On" corned;
goes into production at Pinewood Stu
dios next year with the title "Carry Oi,
Screaming." This, as the picture suggests:
will deal with horror films ... A SoviC'
film week opened Sunday i5i at the Classi.:
Baker Street, London, and production
shown included a great old Russian clas'
sic, "Chapaev," as well as two new Sovie'
features, "Shadows of Forgotten Ances'
tors," directed by Sergei Paradjanod, an(
"The Great Patriotic War," which was tht
official Soviet entry at the San Fi'ancisc(j
Film Festival.
The film of the best-selling book. "Tht
Berlin Memorandum," is to be co-produce(
by the Rank Organization, National Gen
eral's Carthay Center Productions of Hollywood
and Ivan Foxwell Productions. Thi,
picture will be directed by Michael Ander
son from a screenplay now being writtei
by Harold Pinter based on the book b;
Adam Hall. Shooting in color is due to
start in mid-April in Berlin and Pine
wood Studios . Kinematograpl
Renters Society has appointed Dixon Kini:
as general secretary of the KRS replacinti
Bob Kamplin. who has accepted the ap'
pointment as general secretary of the Cine
matograph Exhibitors Ass'n. King, a chart
ered accomitant. has been assistant secre
tary of the KRS since July 1958 . . . "Bat.
tie of the Bulge." the Warner Bros. Cine-i
rama production produced by Milton Speri
ling and Philip Yordan, has its Europeai
premiere at the Casino Cinerama Theatrt
in London Friday il7) . . . Paramouir!
threw a party after the successful British:
premiere of the Stanley Baker-Cy Endfiek
production of "Sands of the Kalahari" ai
the Plaza Theatre, Piccadilly.
AIP Releasing Deals Set
For New Zealand, Israel
NEW YORK—Ralph Carter of Associ-;
ated Film Distributors of Auckland, Nev\
Zealand, who was recently in New York U
attend American International's "Dr. Goldfoot"
party and showing, has negotiated i
new contract with AIP for 1965 product;
including "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikin,
Machine" and "Sergeant Deadliead." Car
ter will shortly play host to AIP presiden
James H. Nicholson, who is traveling
around the world to publicize "Dr. Goldfoot."
Menahem Golan of Noah Films of Israe
has contracted with AIP to distribute If
of the company's films in Israel. Golai
directed and produced AIP's forthcominf
"Trunk to Cairo." starring Audie Murph.^
and George Sanders, scheduled for Maj
release in the U.S., and he directed anc
produced "Sallah," being distributed b;
Palisades Films.
American International's "T. A. M. I
Show" is being distributed In Japan b;
Towa Films, a subsidiary of Toho, Ltd.
where it will open in December on i
roadshow basis.
E-6 BOXOFFICE December 13, 196^

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Theatres, of which Morton Gerber
is president, has started construction
f the 700-car Patterson Drive-In on a 14-
icre tract, west of Richmond. Completion
'i expected by April 1 ... A late spring
|f)ening is planned for the New Cinema in
le Laurel Shopping Center by Lipsner
nterprises.
Alex Schimel. Universal branch manager,
eld a screening of "The Flare Breed" for
'le tradepress and exhibitors at the MPAA.
|[e spent Thanksgiving in New York with
lis family, and they attended the Armylavy
football game.
those from Baltimore attending
.le sneak preview of Paramount's "Judith"
t the K/B Cinema were Aaron Seidler.
(illendale Theatre; Fritz Goldsmidt,
ooker for the Walter Gettinger circuit,
^nd George Brehm and Hank Vogel. the
jSTestview Cinema.
. . . Coimbia
manager Red Sapperstein at-
'Mided the opening in Norfolk of the
i/Uder circuit's Garden Theatre
staffer Gerti"ude Pintch, who is the
iusiness agent for front-office employes,
las In New York for the testimonial dinjer
honoring Harland Holmden of Columia's
international office, who is retiring
. [. Sally Wolfe has joined the Columbia
f^aff as "hello" girl, replacing Claire
lapinza, who was transferred to the bookiig
section.
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Those visiting Filmrow included Chris
iope of the Schine Circuit and buyeriDoker
Bill Gearing, who was booking
jhristmas shows for his 16 theatres.
! Theodore Pedas and his brother James,
|.vners of the Circle Theatre, are en-
!;avoring to create good public relations
lith a festival of French film classics,
jhich wUl run through Tuesday (21>.
loui'teen pictures are being shown in seven
jjuble features, highlighting the works of
ich French filmmakers as Jean Cocteau,
iobert Bresson. Marcel Carne, Rene Clair,
lene Clement, Jacques Feyder, Jean
lenoir.
Keith Manager
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Jerry Baker plans on
plding a "wee" Beatles' film festival, with
'\ Hard Day's Night" and "HELP!" once
l5henandoah" completes its run.
VVOMPI Club's annual party for the
pwish Foundation for Retarded Children
!as held in the home Sunday 1 5
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, featurug
a variety-entertainment program and
I'freshments. Sidney Lust publicist Dave
linsburg and his trick dog Rusty headed
,ie entertainment.
JALTIMORE
ji'onstruction of a new theatre to be known
I
as the Cinema in the shopping cen-
|i' at Lam-el, Md., is annomiced by James
Lipsner, vice-president of Lipsner En-
M'prises, Inc., Washington. It will be comleted
in late spring of 1966. Reported to
jatui-e one of the widest screens in Maryind,
the theatre will be of latest concepts
of new shopping center show
jaces. It will include equipment to pre-
|nt 70mm attractions. It will have 1,000
jats.
[During the annual dinner-dance of Tent
WOMPI OBSERVANCE AT WASHINGTON—On hand for VVOMPI International's
annual membership drive reception and screening in Washington,
left to right, are branch managers Harold Kimmel. Embassy; Milton Lipsner,
Allied Artists; Alex Schimel, Universal; Joe Gins, Joe Gins Fihns; Catharine
Murphy of MGM, president of the Washington WOMPIs; Sam Wheeler Films;
Ed Bigley. United Artists; Shep Bloom, 20th-Fox, and Otto Ebert, MGM. Warner
Bros.' "Never Too Late" was screened.
19, Variety International representative
Bill Brizendine, general manager Schwaber
Theatres, presented checks to four
children's institutions. Danny Sattler of
the Hiway Theatre, and Goldye Goodman
of the Variety Guild, were chairman and
co-chairman, respectively.
. . .
John Wright is now projectionist at the
Playhouse, succeeding Jack Hawkins who
resigned Roland O. Bruscup, projectionist
at Harundale Mall Theatre, is a
patient at St. Agnes Hospital, where he
underwent surgery . Ned Isbeck, projectionist
at the
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Hillendale, made a hm-ried
trip to Staten Island, N.Y., where his
married daughter was taken to Richmond
Memorial Hospital following an auto crash.
His son-in-law and two grandchildren also
were in the accident.
Milton Lipsner, Washington branch
manager for Allied Artists, came over for
business meetings with George Brehm of
Westview Cinema . Fred Perry, formerly
. .
manager of the Little, is now working in
Washington.
Reisterstown Plaza Theatre is a new
member of Maryland Theatre Owners
Ass'n . Cendrone jr., film critic
for the Evening Sun, faced the microphone
at WCBM. a Metro-media Baltimore station,
as guest speaker concerning movies
Gettinger, owner of the Howard,
was in Ocean City, Md.. and traveled
into Virginia on business. He has added to
his booking assignments the East Theatre,
formerly the Nemo, and novi' showing
Greek films. Michael Spanos. the new
owner, has joined the Allied Motion Picture
Theatre Owners of Maryland.
Ronald Unger is now on call as general
assistant to all JF Theatres
Schiller of the JF chain
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was host
. Ted
Saturday
111) to a preview audience for "Do
Not Disturb" at the Town Theatre.
Award to Carlton Duffus
RICHMOND. VA.^Carlton Duffus, Ashland.
Virginia exhibitor and executive .secretary
of the Virginia Motion Pictm'e Theatre
Ass'n, has been awarded the Silver
Keystone, one of the highest honors given
by the Boys Clubs of America to laymen,
for outstanding service to boys.
PHILADELPHIA
'\X7illiam Goldman announces his chain
will build a theatre in the northeast
section of Philadelphia. To be called "The
Mai'vin," it will be an art house showing
first-run films from all over the world.
There will be seating for 1,400 and a 63-
foot-wide .screen designed to permit the
showing of every form of motion picture
projection. Speakers will be placed
throughout the auditorium to permit full
stereo. It will be part of a 22-acre shopping
center facing on U.S. 1.
A. P. Orleans,
who has built previous theatres for the
Goldman chain. wUl be the contractor.
The house will be named for Orleans' son
Marvin.
Goldman was sworn in Monday 1 6 1 as
a member of Philadelphia's Board of Education.
The theatre magnate is one of only
two members of the previous board to be
retained by Mayor Tate on the new
"streamlined" school board. Goldman, who
also is president of WHYY-TV, the city's
educational television station, is the
board's expert on financial matters, spending
a lot of time working with the city
council and the state legislature.
The Earl Theatre in south Philadelphia
has been sold by Milgram Theatres. Inc.. to
the City of Philadelphia for $30,000. The
house will be razed and the land converted
into a parking lot.
Theatreman Paul Klieman has been
named chairman of the 1966 Police Athletic
League development campaign. The
drive will seek funds to expand the PAL
activities . . . An usher at the Nixon Theatre
in West Philly was arrested Sunday
i5i after he "accidentally" shot a boy who
was letting friends in a side door.
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Films slated for holiday openings here
are "Battle of the Bulge" at the Boyd;
"Thunderball." the Pox: "Juliet of the
Spirits." the World and the Bryn Mawr;
"The Tenth Victim," the Lane; "Never Too
Late," Trans-Lux. and "Boeing Boeing."
the Stanton, all opening Wednesday
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and "The Loved One." Arcadia: "That
Darn Cat." Randolph, and "Do Not Disturb."
at various houses, all on Christmas
Day.
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PITTSBURGH
Paul A. DelVitto announces the purchase
of the Highlajidei- Theatre. New Castle,
from owiiers Al Tate. John Glorioso and
Mi-s. John Wincek. Previously, he had ajinounced
the acquisition of theatres at
Blairsville and Charlerio as part of his expansion
program. John Favorite, at one
time a pai-tner in the Highla:ider, reportedly
is residing in Arizona.
With "Lauiel and Hardy's Laughing '208"
now showing at the Guild here, Charles
^^^^^^^^^^^ Hockman. long iden-
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the
industry, does a take-
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^1748^ ^^^1 ^ photographer and
^T' ^^^B photo finisher, and
for ten years, was a
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projectionist and a
^SMti^^^l member of the Du-
[g^L ^ Bois lATSE Local
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703. He was affUiated
V with booths in Du-
Bois.
Charles Hockman
Brockway, St.
Marys and F^nxsutawney.
Pa. He hopes to return to projection
duties because he 'likes the
movies."
Proposed acts in the Pennsylvania
general assembly, which would relate to
the motion picture industry and allied
businesses, are getting nowhere. The bill,
which would requii-e the registration of exhibitors
and film distributors and would
provide a boolcing schedule showing first
runs, etc.. remains bottled up in the committee
on judiciary in the house of representatives.
Also in this committee is a
measure which would authorize common
pleas couits to enjoin certain obscene, lewd
or immoral material or advertising thereof.
The committee has not acted on a submitted
bill which would regulate the sale
and resale for profit of amusement admission
tickets.
The Pennsylvania House committee on
law and order has not repoi-ted on the proposal
which would open theatres in the
state on Sundays without local referendum
or approval.
The Pennsylvania Senate, Harrisburg,
honored the memory of Michael Manos.
pioneer exhibitor who died November 20,
by passing a resolution which commended
the circuit owner, one of the first to enter
into the nickelodeon business in western
Pennsylvania.
The Parkway Theatre, West Park, was
closed in respect to the memory of Peter
J. Bilante. 55, who died November 29.
Bilante had been projectionist at the house
for 20 years. Roy Fiedler closed the theatre
on the day of the funeral. Bilante
leaves his wife, two sons and a daughter.
FiUnrow Employes Union B12 elected Ellwood
Ohleger, Pittsburgh Film Service,
president. Others elected are Harry Witmer,
Columbia Pictures, business agent: Ed
Si>ates, Paramount, vice-president; Alfie
Kuhn, retired, treasurer . . . The 1927
"King of Kings" continues active in exhibitions
at area schools and churches.
"George Barker xni" is the 25th infant
to be "adopted" by Variety Tent 1 . . .
Variety's annual kiddie Christmas party
will be held Sunday (19 > ... A Time
Magazine article on young millionaires
carried a pai-agraph on Ernest Stern who
heads Associated Theatres . . . Jim Ickes.
formerly with Associated as an assistant
manager, now is maixager at the circuit's
Monroe Theatre, Mom-oeville.
Harold C. Lund, Westinghouse broadcasting
vice-president, who is honorary chairman
for the 1966 Heart Fund campaign
here, was given Washington and Jefferson
College's first "distinguished service
award" for his contribution in motion picture
pioneering and civic accomplishments,
as well as administration in radio and
television.
Glenn "Pat" Martin, Aidmore Drive-In
projectionist, and Milt Gibson, Atlas Theatre
Supply, have been vacationing in
Florida . . . Variety Club Women held a
bazaar Friday ilO» with proceeds going to
charity, announces Mrs. J. C. Price,
president.
Services were held Saturday (lH in
Wilkinsburg for Harry C. Thomas, 78,
uncle of Frank J. "Bud" Thomas of Filmrow,
who died Tuesday i7i. He was a
member of the circus world for 60 years,
including circus agent, advance agent and
manager for vaj'ious circuses, as well as
being a theatrical agent for 50 years.
Associated circuit's Kings Court Theatre,
after being picketed for several months,
has a contract with LATSE Local 171.
Bootlimen at the house are Newell Mc-
Kelvey and Mike Ventrone.
A senior citizens' night out was held at
the Perm Theatre. Butler, sponsored by the
city board of recreation . . . George Tice
played "Lemmons" at the Twin Hi-Way
Drive-In. All three motion pictures starred
Jack Lemmon.
Sam Fleishman collected about 250 cans
of food at a morning show in the Regent
Square Theatre. The Kiwanis Club will
distribute this food to needy families
Christmas week. Each child attending received
a candy treat from Fleishman.
Duquesne University's Tamburitzans dedicated
its newly acquired cultural center
and administration building Simday il2).
which formerly was owned by Wai-ner
Bros. Pictures. It will house administrative
facilities, storage areas, the rehearsal
hall, museum, library, study area, recording
studio and a music library.
. . .
James G. Balmer, retiied from the motion
picture industry after more than 50
years, was in St. Clair Hospital for observation
Hedda Hopper and Fred
Waring, both Altoona natives, will be given
awards by the Pennsylvania State University
at a dinner Friday (17) on the
campiis.
lATSE Local 171, with offices in the B. F.
Jones Bldg. annex, will elect officers at a
meeting Simday (19) . . . Leon Weston,
20th-Fox branch manager, was in Magee
Hospital for injm-ies suffered in an automobile
collision near Erie.
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PENNSAUKEN, N.J .—A groundbreakini
ceremony was held Saturday (4) for th!
latest theatre to be built in the multi
million dollar construction program of thi
Sameric Theatres chain at the junction o
Route 73 and Route 130 N in the Penni
sauken Merchandise Mai't Shoppin:
Center. The theatre will be named th.
Eric of Pennsauken.
Prom left to right are W. Leslie Rogers
Pennsauken industrialist and developei
Samuel Shapii-o, president of Sameric The,
atres, Eric Shapiro, Shapiro's grandsoi,
and I. S. Segall. president of the Penn
sauken Merchandise Mart.
Constmction will start immediately o
the 1,500-seat theatre at a cost of $600,00'
with the opening set for the spring of 196(
The Eric of Pennsauken wUl be the sixt
theatre to be built and operated by Sameri
Theatres in the past thi-ee years. Th',
others include the White Horse Pik
Drive-In, Lawnside, N.J., the King Thea,
tre. Valley Forge Shopping Center, King O'
Pitissia, the Eric Theatre, East Park Shop
ping Center, Harrisburg Eric Theatrf'
Fairless Hills Shopping Center, Fairies
Hills, and the Black Horse Pike Drive-Ir
Mt. Ephraim Boulevai-d and Ci-escen
Boulevard, Camden.
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Sharif Promotes 'Zhivago'
N.Y. Ticket Sales Start
NEW YORK—Omar Sharif,
who play
the title role in David Lean's "Docto
Zhivago," which MGM will present as
roadshow at Loew's Capitol Theatre De
cember 22 as a benefit for the Will Roger
Memorial Hospital and O'Donnell Re,
search Laboratories, is in New York on th
first lap of a three-and-one-half weel
nine-city promotional tour for the MGI'
production. He will later visit Bostor,
Philadelphia, Washington, Detroit, Chi
cago, Toronto, Los Angeles and San Fran.
Cisco before returning to New York foj
the world premiere.
Tickets for "Doctor Zhivago" went o
sale at Loew's Capitol Monday (15), thi
following a deluge of ticket requests re
ceived at the MGM home office and the
atre following the first mail order an
nouncement two months ago. To date ad
vance sales are ninning more than 25 p€'
cent ahead of "Ben-Hur" in a correspond
ing period. For the fii'st time in the his
tory of the Diners Club, the nationwid
credit organization is making tickets fo
"Doctor Zhivago" available to its membei
and order forms were sent out in Novem
ber with mailings for credit card renewal
to 262,000 members in the New York-Ne'
Jersey area.
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NEWS AND VIEWS THE PRODUCTION
(Hollywood Office— Suite 321 at 6362 Hollywood Blvd.)
Itop the World' Filmed
Vith Mitchel Cameras
HOLLYWOOD—"Stop the World, I
ant to Get Off," a new film made in
:|igland by William Sai-gent jr. for War-
;r Bros, release, will be watched to see if
;Qew technique has been developed by use
cameras, which have inter-
(onected-television cameras observing
trough the lens.
The director's room setup is
similar to a
levision control room. Instead of the pictre
being recorded on magnetic tape, as
i broadcasting, it is recorded directly on
li'(n in the camera, as in present film
iidio techniques.
jHie longest take recorded by this system
\s eight and one-half minutes. A 12-day
fDoting schedule was used. Actors learned
Isir lines before going in front of the
(neras. The cast came from the live per-
Vmance of the play in London. About
to or three takes were used for each
yne.
A console in front of the director, with
t.-ee pictures appearing at all times, was
^ editorial pickup. Cameras did not
rove until selection was made by the
cector.
!rhe Michelangelo, presented to the best
vjrk devoted to the artist-sculptor dm--
ijt the celebration year, is given by the
tm of Caprese, where Michelangelo was
kj'n. The Tuscan Gold Medal was a-
wded in recognition of the artistic merit
qthe prologue.
J/incenzo labella, writer-director of the
Dlogue, received both awards.
Good
Inployment Rises;
'^ar for Industry Seen
jiOLLYWOOD—The California
''igony. Ecstasy' Prologue
bceives Awards in Rome
iilOME—The prologue to 20th Centuryix's
"The Agony and the Ecstasy" has
t';n honored with two awards here, the
^prese Michelangelo Award and the Gold
lidal of the Tuscan Celebration Commit-
employfjnt
barometer for the exhibition and
fj>duction of motion pictures is on the
I];,
according to figures released by the
ij.ustrial relations department, headed by
1^,'Urice I. Gershenson. The average per
rnth figures reached 41,000. Earnings
U the workers were boosted to an aver-
^! of $188.28 a week in one month.
,Vith net figures for profits higher than
''^1964, the outlook for 1966 appears even
lighter.
December 13, 1965
U.S. 'Mirage/ 'Collector Attract
Major Interest at Mexican Festival
BY SYD CASSYD
ACAPULCO, MEX.—The international
film festival here concluded Satm-day (4)
wdth two American entries, Universal's
"Mirage" and Columbia's "The Collector"
attracting major attention. The specially
invited 500 guests from 13 nations witnessed
thi'ee Mexican entries, "Tarahumara,"
"Vientro Negro" and "Simon Del
Desierto." Lie. Mai^io Moya-Palencia was
the festival secretai-y-general.
Four films, which had won an experimental
fOm contest held by the Workers
Union of Film Production, were exhibited.
These included "The Secret Fonnula," by
Ruben Gamez; "There Ai-e No Thieves in
This Town" by Alberto Isaac; "Amor,
Amor, Amor" foiTned from five stories by
Jose Luis Ibanez, Miguel Barbachano,
Hector Mendoza, Juan Jose Gurrola and
Juan Ibanez, and "The Distant Wind,"
with thi'ee episodes by Salomon Laiter,
Manual Michel and Sergio Vejar. Eighteen
new directors were represented by 11 film
entries in the contest.
LARGE U.S.
DELEGATION
Among those attending the American
presentations were Robert Corkery, vicepresident
of Motion Picture Export Ass'n
of America: Pulton Freeman, American
ambassador to Mexico; George Stevens jr.,
USIA film, director; Mo Rothman, executive
vice-president of Columbia International
Pictures; Cornel Wilde; Jean Wallace;
Sam Katzman; Nancy Kovacks; Troy
Donahue; Samantha Eggar; Sidney Solow,
vice-president of Consolidated Film Industries;
Merle Oberon; Hugh C, Foster,
head of film and television production at
Embassy; Diane Baker; Glenn Ford and
SteUa Stevens.
15 NATIONS REPRESENTED
Most Spanish-speaking nations were represented.
About 200 newsmen, photographers
and newsreel cameramen were
present. Delegates from Russia, Rumania.
Brazil, Argentina, Spain, Japan, Ceylon,
Prance, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Ii-eland
and the United States attended.
All films were shown in the origmal versions,
with Spanish subtitles. Each received
a trophy and an honor diploma. The
commercial films were entered under a
special status and without limitation. They
were not under reciprocal quotas, but fulfilled
custom requirements and were
exempt from supervision fees for commercial
exhibition within the country.
With the first Mexican-American coproduction
deal between the Mexican Cinematografico
Jalisco and Columbia Pictures
under way here, further developments are
plamied in the reorganization of the Mexican
industry. The film being co-produced
is "The Rage." The first steps took place
when the Banco Nacional Cinematografico,
S.A., the government-financed bank, was
placed mader the guidance of Sr. Lie.
Emilion O. Rabasa as the new director.
Rabasa's initial move was to halt all
financing for several months. Following
this, a new series of procedures was placed
in effect, providing a new method of financing
with the old guard, representmg
the Ass'n de Productores, having less
power in passing loans to members.
According to Felipe Mier, the Gregorio-
Walerstein-headed producers are looking
for solutions to their problems, which still
are acute.
NEXT STEP IN JANUARY
The newest step to bring Mexico into
wider areas of foreign distribution and production
will take place in January with
the first general convention of Mexican
distributors affiliated with the Banco Nacional
Cinematografico. It wUl be opened
by the minister of the interior Luis
Echeverria. The object is to study and
adopt solutions for world distribution of
Mexican films.
Former Actor Robert Evans
Signs as Fox Producer
HOLLYWOOD — Richard D. Zanuck,
vice-president of production, announces
the signing of Robert Evans as a producer
for 20th Century-Fox. Formerly an actor
and successful business executive, he will
start Januai-y 1, producing an original
screenplay, "The Achilles Farce," written
by Leonard Hughes and Bernard Goldman.
The production will be one of the major
feature fUms on the 20th-Fox schedule for
1966.
Universal Guard Dies
HOLLYWOOD—Matt Hanlon, 58. Universal
City Studios' guard for three years,
died unexpectedly Wednesday night 1 1 >
of a heart attack at the Greek Theatre,
where he had been working with Ross
Hunter's "The Pad . How to Use It."
The company was shooting night sequences.
Survivors include his wife.
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HFPA Golden Globes Award Banquet
Set for Williams Show' January 31
HOLLYWOOD—The Hollywood Foreign
Press Ass'n will sponsor its 23rci amiual
Golden Globes Awaids banquet in the Hotel
Ambassador Januaiy 31. wih the event telecast
coast-to-coast in color on the "Andy
Wllliains Show."
Bertil Unger. HFPA president, said this
will be the second consecutive yeai- the
show has devoted its hour of broadcast
time to the awards.
Tlie ceremonies again will be staged and
directed by Bob Fuikel. producer of the
Williams show. Williams will emcee and
also sing the five songs nominated for
honors. Last yeai-'s awards winners, including
Julie Andrew's, wiU make the
presentations to winners in 25 motion pictui'e
and television categories.
Awards will be made for the best motion
picture drama, film musical or comedy,
dramatic actor and actress, actor and
actress in a film musical or comedy, world
favorite actor and actress, best director,
supporting actor and actress, song, musical
score from a motion picture, the Cecil B.
DeMille award for the most outstanding
contribution to the film industry within 12
months, best foreign film, outstanding
foreign film, best TV male and female personality
in a series, best TV series and
awards to three male and three female
B'nai B'rith Chooses
Douglas 'Man of Year'
HOLLYWOOD—Kirk Douglas has been
selected "Man of the Year" by the Beverly
Hills B'nai B'rith. according to Richard
Ettlinger, president of the lodge.
More than 1,500 people are expected in
the International Ballroom of the Beverly
Hilton Hotel January 23 to honor Douglas,
who was chosen for his devotion to
humanitarian causes and for his tremendous
work with the United States InfoiTnation
Agency and the U.S. State Department
in touring the world to tell the story
of America. For this work, he was cited
last year on the floor of Congress.
Educator Robert Hutchins and Danny
Thomas will be chainnen of the event. The
honorary committee includes Dorothy
Buffum Chandler, Carl T. Rowan, Pierre
Salinger, Jack Benny, Stanley Kramer,
Rabbi Edgar P. Magnin, Gov. Edmund G.
Brown, Sai-gent Shriver, Conrad Hilton,
Sen. George Murphy, Sandy Koufax, Sen.
Thomas H. Kuchel, Jack L. Warner. Dore
Schai-y and Sen. Jacob Javits.
Film Editor William Wiard
To Direct WB TV Series
HOLLYWOOD — William Wiard, longtime
Warner Bros, film editor, has been
handed a directorial contract by the
studio, and set to direct a trio of episodes
of Warner Bros. NBC-TV comedy series,
"Hank." Wiard got the fii-st of the group
under way last week for producers Arnie
Rosen and Coleman Jacoby. The segment
of the Dick Kallman starring series is
titled "The Ten Letterman."
newcomers as the most promising stars of
tomorrow.
Members of the association will meet
January 3 to nominate five candidates in
each category, except world favorite actor
and actress. Nominees in this category are
selected by more than 550 million readers
of newspapers and magazines published in
60 comitries. These same readers, under
the auspices of their respective publications,
also cast the final ballots, which are
counted by the association.
Following the selection of nominees in
all categories, the association will honor
them with a champagne reception at the
Ambassador Hotel January 12, where they
will receive their nominating scrolls.
Final ballots, returnable to a firm of
certified public accountants on or before
January 20, will be mailed to the membership
January 4.
Key figui'es planning and directing
awards banquet include directors who are:
Bertil Unger, president; Herbert G. Luft.
vice-president; George Spiro Dibie. secretary:
Victor Q. Holguin, treasurer; Hilda
UUoa. board chairman; Yani Begakis.
Malifouz Doss. Walter Fischer, Leslie Moss
and Saverio Lomedico, members of the
board.
Parties Set for Junior
Blind Foundation
HOLLYWOOD—Sam Riddle joins Dick
Van Dyke as co-emcee for the Pomrdation
for Junior Blind Publicists Guild Christmas
parties Friday and Satm-day il7 and
18) for 780 children, with Earl Bellamy
directing and Victor Buono as Santa Claus.
Personalities to attend include JeiTy
Adler, Cui't Barrett, Tony Bill, Smiley Bm--
nette, Joan Caulfield, Carol Connors,
Johnny Crawford, Rufe Davis, Linda Kaye
Henning.
George Kennedy, Clyde King, Cheryl
Miller, Ricardo Montalban, Jay North,
Benito Prezia, Gil Shelton and His Gilaxy,
Barry Sullivan, Kelly Thordsen and the
Casuals.
Forrest Tucker, Roger Williams and
Bruce Yarnell also will entertain. The
Southern California Hobby Industry Ass'n,
Musicians Local 47, Van de Kamp's, Columbia
Records and many others are cooperating,
according to foundation executive
director Norman Kaplan.
Ted Switzer and Dennis Shanahan are
co-chaii'men of the Publicists Guild committee.
Greer Garson Theatre
Dedicated at Sante Fe
SANTA FE—Greer Garson was here for
dedication services Friday (10) of the
newly built Greer Garson Theatre and
Liberal Arts Center at the College of
Santa Fe.
The $900,000 center, completed in October,
already has housed several live theatrical
and musical productions at the
college. She and New Mexico Gov. Jack
Campbell spoke at the event.
The film actress and her cattleman husband
Buddy Fogelson operate a large
ranch at Pecos, near Santa Pe.
Embassy to
Produce
Washington Satire
HOLLYWOOD — Ned Brown, Embas:
Pictures' West Coast representative, h,
been signed by Joseph E. Levine to produ
"Is the United States Ready for Sel
GoveiTiment?," Robert Saffron's best-sel
ing satire on Washington diplomacy.
Production is scheduled to begin ne
summer at Paramount Studios here. E:
teriors for the widescreen, color release w
be filmed in Washington.
A leading literary agent and head of 1:
own firm. Brown will continue as Ee
bassy's Hollywood representative in add
tion to producing the film. He has be(
associated with the film company sin
October 1964. Prior to establishing i
own organization. Brown was vice-pre;
dent in charge of literary operations f
MCA here.
MPRF Constructing 16
Units at Country House
HOLLYWOOD—Construction of 16 ni
cottage miits at the Motion Picture Cou
try House is under way, announces Geor
L. Bagnall, president of the Motion Pi
ture Relief Fund, and Willard Chotiner
Chotiner & Gumbiner, building contra
tors. Completion is scheduled for late ne
summer.
The country house now has 38 cottagi
only two of which can accommodate t
people. The new units have been design
to accommodate either one or two gue!
and are part of the fund's over-all e
pansion program being developed unc
the fund's present $40 million endowme;
and building campaign, of which Grego
Peck is general chairman.
Huffaker Signs Five-Nove
Deal With Trident Books
HOLLYWOOD—Novelist Clair Huffak'
has signed an rmprecedented pay-befoi
writing five-book deal with Trident Boo
The company pays Huffaker in full;
advance, for each of the five novels.
Hell's Huffaker, Inc., will retain all fi i
and television rights.
Nine of his 1 1 published novels hi
been sold for fUms, including "Flamit
Star." "Rio Conchos" and "Good Lo
You're Upside Down," bought by Colum! i
for Jack Lemmon. Huffaker is trying
get this property back from Columbia ^
his production company.
Johnny Green Music Lead
Of Oscar Show 8th Time
HOLLYWOOD—Johmiy Green will sel i
for the eighth time as music director al
conductor of the Oscar Show of thejcademy
of Motion Pictui-e Arts and Sciend.;
producer Joe Pasternak amiounces. Tp
38th annual awards presentation is schfuled
for April 18 in Santa Monica Au
torium. It will be carried over ABC rai3
and television and will be telecast in cor
for the first time.
Green, a four-time Oscar winner, is
served the academy as a first vice-predent,
assistant secretary and secretary al
was awarded a life membership in 1953
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LOS ANGELES— First-run theatres are
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buying and people are getting outdoors to
enjoy the return of pleasant, sunny weather.
However, despite the seasonal distractions.
Dave Chudnow's "Kwaheri"
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One." which grossed 235 at the Pine Arts,
brought about long lineups to Wilshire
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Sound of Music," in its 39th week at the
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Baldwin, El Rey—Whot's New Pussycat? (UA),
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Beverly— Darling (Embassy), 6th wk 140
Bruin, Vogue— Return From the Ashes (UA),
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Egyptian— My Fair Lady (WB), 58th wk 260
Fine Arts—The Loved One (MGM), 4th wk 235
Four Star, State—The War Lord (Univ), 2nd wk. . . 65
Hollywood, Loyolo—How the West Was Won (MGM);
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Hollywood-Paramount—The CirKinnoti Kid
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Iris, Los Angeles, Wiltern—Bunny Lake Is
Missing (Col), gen, release 75
Lido~The Knack (UA-Lopert), 19th wk.; HELP!
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Music Hall—Repulsion (Royol), 6th wk 110
Orpheum, World—Kwaheri (Unusual) 1 40
Pontages—Never Too Late (WB), 4th wk 125
Pix—The Great Race (WB), 4th wk., moveover ..135
Village—The Ipcress File (Univ), 3rd wk 75
Warner Hollywood—The Hallelujah Trail (UA),
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Warren's—Zorba the Greek (IC), 3rd wk., gen.
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Wilshire—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 39th wk. 370
Big Portland Trio Holds
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PORTLAND — "Mary Poppins," "The
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steady on the 200 level although most boxoffices
were beginning to feel the effects
of the Christmas shopping rush. "A Rage
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Broadway—Those Magnificent Men in Their
Flying Machines (20th-Fox), 17th wk 200
Cinema 21 —Agent 8% (Cont'l); Operation Snatch
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Fox—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 34th wk. . .200
Hollywood—The Great Race (WB), 8th wk 175
Irvington—The Cincinnati Kid (MGM); The Troin
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Laurelhurst—The War Lord (Univ), 3rd wk 150
Music Box—A Rage to Live (UA) 1 35
Orpheum—King Rat (Col), 2nd wk 145
Paramount—Mory Poppins (BV), 10th wk 200
Roseway, 82nd Street—Harum Scarum (MGM);
Snndokan the Great (MGM), 2nd wk 145
'Circus World' Takes Over
Denver Leadership With 270
DENVER—Better than 70 per cent of the
Denver first-run screen programs turned
grosses well above average as "Circus
/orld" picked up 30 points and took over
the city leadership. The Paramount release
scored 270 in its seventh week at the
Cooper, while the runner-up, "Ecco,"
grossed 160 in a second week at the Esquire.
Aladdin—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 37th wk. 150
Centre—King Rot (Col), 2nd wk 75
Cooper— Circus World (Paro), 7th wk 270
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Crest—The Little Nuns (Embassy); Lilies of the
Field (UA), reissue, 2nd wk
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Denham—The Great Race (WB), 8th wk ,''l4j
Denver—The War Lord (Univ); Town Tamer
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Esquire— Ecco (AlP), 2nd wk
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Paramount—The Cincinnati Kid (MGM), 2nd wk. .!u;
Towne—The Pawnbroker (AA), 6th wk J 2:
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Vogue— Bergman Film Festival
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Flourish in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—While "The Nannyj
200 at the Golden Gate Theatre, grosse
highest in the limited field of first-wee
pictui'es, several long-nin films were bring,
ing in cash in thi-ee and four times aver;
age quantities at their respective theatre:
"The Sound of Music," 475 at the Unite
Artists, was the week's leader, closel
trailed by 450 for "Mediterranean Holiday
at the Cinerama Orpheum and 400 for "Th;
Great Race" at the Coronet. 1
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Cinerama Orpheum— Mediterraneon Holiday
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Coronet—The Great Race (WB), 8th wk 4C
Crown—Human Despoilcrs (SR) 1 7^
Esquire—Young Dillinger (AA) Ifl
Fox-Parkside—Those Magnificent Men in Their
Flying Machines (20th-Fox), 22nd wk 16-
Fox-Warfield—The Nonny (20th-Fox)
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Golden Gate—The Wor Lord (Univ), 2nd wk 35:
Larkin—The Knack (UA-Lopert), 10th wk 15
Music Hall—China (Janus), 6th wk 25.
St. Francis—The Cincinnoti Kid (MGM), 3rd wk. ..12
Stage Door—Grand Hotel (MGM), reissue, 4th wk.' 10
United Artists—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),
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Vogue—To Love (Prominent), 6th wk 33
Robert Mitchum Requests I
N. Mexico Racing Permit i
SUNLAND PARK, N.M.—Robert Mitch'
um, long a racing fan in New Mexico, ha
applied for an owner's license with thj
state racing commission. He owns
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quarter horse and plans to race it durin
the cuiTent meet at Sunland Park, locate
near El Paso. .
Mitchum has attended racing meets i.
New Mexico, at Sunland Park and a
Ruidoso Downs, for several seasons.
The Redeemer' Booking
Set for Albuquerque
ALBUQUERQUE—The widescreen re
ligious film "The Redeemer" has been s£]
for a special premiere engagement a
Frontier Theatres' 1,000-sea.t Sunshin
here starting January 12.
All tickets for the opening night per,
foi-mance have been pmxhased by the Ne'
Mexico Council of Chmches and th
Knights of Columbus.
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In a five-year multiple-picture contrac
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ANGELES—Nine Technicolor emloyes
were honored at a luncheon Thursay
(2) in the Los Angeles Club. Techni-
3lor president Melvin H. Jacobs, viceresident
and general manager of the moon
picture division, Paul Passnacht and
ther officials played host to the group in
i-cognition of 25 years' service by each of
le men.
Gold watches were presented to:
Lloyd Bowen, Frank Haklik jr., John
limber, Theodore Lewis, Harold Pyke,
Robert Ritchie, Chester Taylor, Joseph
'imothy and Norman Williams.
jloUywood Cameramen
!)onate $1,500 to MPRF
HOLLYWOOD—International Photogiphers
Local 659 has made a special
11,500 donation to the Motion Picture Reef
Fund, George L. Bagnall, fund presient,
announces.
The cameramen requested the contribuon
be earmarked for the fund's 15-year
(40 million endowment and building camiaign
for expansion of the Motion Picture
lounty House and Hospital at Woodland
:ills.
'ox West Coast Ups Shane
'o Assistant Head Booker
LOS ANGELES — Emmett Shane, who
as wide experience in the booking departlent
here, has been named assistant head
:oker for the Southern California division
f Pox West Coast Theatres, National Gen-
L'al Corp., announces Dan A. Poller, coirector
of theatre operations.
Shane, who will serve under Pred Priedlan,
chief booker, also will function as
)nsultant for the company's foreign film
rogram.
Thousand Clowns' Opens
n New York, Set for LA
LOS ANGELES—"A Thousand Clowns"
ill have its West Coast premiere, an in-
'itational affair, at the Village Theatre
ere Thursday (23) to qualify for the
[cademy Awards' competition. The Amerj;an
premiere of the film, starring Jason
obards and Barbara Harris, will be held
.1 New York at the Trans-Lux East Thetre
starting today (13)
LOS ANGELES
H rthur Tirado, owner of the Azteca Theatre
at Presno, was cited by the
Spanish Pictures Exhibitors Ass'n for being
the only member to never miss a meeting
since the organization was founded
three years ago. He is the founder of the
group. Other members honored for thenattendance
are Armando Florence, Merced;
Emilion F^entes, Visalia; Ghsrdon West,
Santa Paula: Lou Obrasky, Los Angeles;
Arthur Pox, Chico; Danny Jiminez, Dinuba:
Armand Emanuel, San Francisco,
and Antonio Molina, Santa Barbara.
Gustavo Acosta, Columbia, discussed the
company's product at the Tuesday < 7
luncheon in the Rodger Young Auditorium.
Clasa Mohma and Jack Jacobs, National
Screen, also attended. The exhibitors announced
the death of a member, Eliseo
Naharro, in his Hayward home on November
18.
George "Nick" Diamos was in from Tucson
for some booking and buying and was
in conferences with Gus Acosta of the
Spanish division of Columbia.
Sam Reice, legal department of Columbia
Pictures' home office, visited the local offices
Harold Green, Al Boodman,
. . . Harry Colburn, all of the Columbia sales
staff, are on vacations.
Jack Feder, Roxy Theatre, Long Beach,
was in for some booking and buying . . .
Max Sellerman, Inflight Motion Pictures,
was a visitor on PUmrow.
Jack Sherriff, Manhattan Films branch
manager, was on a bu-sine-ss trip to San
Diego. Wayne Glasgow, White Theatres,
Presno, conferred with him before he left
. . . Sally Miller, AIP, entered Mt. Sinai
Hospital for surgery.
Lester Blumberg, president of Principle
The
Theatres, returned from Europe . . .
John Filbert theatre equipment office and
sales room has been completely remodeled.
Herman Cohen, Detroit theatre owner and
producer, visited Filmrow upon his return
from England, where he produced a Columbia
release, "The Fog." His headquarters
are in the Producers Studio,
Hollywood.
The wife of Barney McDevitt. publicity
director of the Palladium, was killed and
his daughter injured Friday (3) in an auto
crash near Maiiomet, 111.
Art Rush Moves Office
HOLL'YWOOD—Art Rush, well-known
agent who has represented Roy Rogers for
more than 25 years and DaJe Evans since
her marriage to Rogers in 1947, is moving
his offices to Apple Valley, where he has
purchased a home.
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SAN FRANCISCO
"The Brie." a film by Jonas Mi-kas. had its
West Coast premiere Pi-iday 1 3 1 at the
Subtei-iaiieaii Cinema, Gate Theatre, Sausalito.
Tlie film won the grand prize at
the 1964 Venice Docimientary Festival. He
is a film ciitic for the Village Voice in
New York and an editor of Film Culture
Magazine.
Designer Ray Aghayan was here to promote
"Do Not Distmb," for which he designed
the clothes of Doris Day. He has
been the designer for more than 200 film
and television personalities. He also will
do the costumes for 20th-Fox's "Our Man
Flint."
Danny Kaye conducted the .symphony
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Omar Sharif was here Monday i6) to
promote "Doctor Zhivago" . . . 20th-Fox's
"Flight of the Phoenix" was previewed here
Wednesday 1 1 1 to a capacity crowd at the
Fox-Warfield. Stars Ernest Borgnine and
Dan Duryea made personal appearances.
The film is expected to have its world
premiere in London in January.
Jack Douglas was to be here today (13>
through Wednesday il5) to promote his
"Tokyo Olympiad," for which he was narrator.
The documentary was shown at the
San Francisco Film Festival and will open
at the Vogue on Friday (17).
Omar Sharif Hosts Members
Of the Green Sheet Ass'n
From Eastern Edition
NEW YORK—Omar Sharif, who plays
the title role in David Lean's film of Boris
Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago," hosted a
breakfast conference Friday (19) for the
members of The Green Sheet Ass'n at the
Carpentar Salon at the Waldorf-Astoria.
Sharif told about his experience in making
the MGM roadshow attraction and
held separate interviews with each of the
organization's members.
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MIAMI— Loew's Theatres and Gilim
Inc., of Miami have signed a lease for tht
constructioir of a new theatre in the Westchester
Shopping Center here, announces
Arthur M. Tolchin and Bernard Myerson
Loew's executives, and George L. Marks
presideirt of Gilim.
The new luxm-y theatre will seat 1,20C
and provide free parking for 1,500 cars. It.
will have rocking-chair seats, an art gallery
and will be equipped to show all films
from 35mm to 70mm, including Cinerama
Ten-track, multi-channel, transistorized
sound with "sm'round" speakers will insure
high-fidelity stereophonic reproduction. ;
Labor Press Convention
Honors SAG Magazine
SAN FRANCISCO—The Screen Actoi'
Magazine, official publication of the Screen
Actors Guild, has won national recognition,
receiving two awards at the nationa
convention of the International Laboi
Press Ass'n here. The awards were pre-l
sented at the ILPA Jom'nalistic Awards banquet
in the Jack Tar Hotel.
The guild publication received the top
award for "the featm'e article" and an a-,
ward of merit for over-all "editorial exi
cellence." The winning article was titled;
"Talent Safari" and was written by Hum-:
phrey Davis of the New York branch. Buck
Harris, editor, accepted the award in be-:
half of the SAG.
Judge Gates Cuts Ribbon
Reopening Lebanon State
From Eastern Edition
LEBANON, PA.—Community leaders werf'
present for the grand reopening of the
State Theatre, 511 Cumberland St., wher
Judge G. Thomas Gates cut a ribbon spanning
the entrance to the theatre auditorium
The theatre had been closed since July 16
when a fire caused damage estimated a1
$35,000.
The State is a unit of By-Pass Theatres
headed by Morton Brodsky of Lancaster
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BEAVERTON, ORE.—^Plans for the construction
of a $500,000 dual-theatre, believed
to be the first of its kind in the
Northwest, have been announced by Irving
r. Benveniste & Associate, Palm Springs.
The Westgate Tlieatre Corp. was organized
to operate the house.
Benveniste, 41, of Portland and Palm
Springs, said he will maintain active management
of the theatre to be located across
from the new Volkswagen Bldg. The modern
building, two theatres back-to-back,
seiTed by a common lobby with a refreshment
center in between, will consist of a
1.200-seat house and a smaller theatre,
iseating about 500. Each theatre will feaiture
a different progi-am. Pom- acres of
Ithe site will be devoted to parking.
The Benveniste interests operate bowling
centers in Portland and several motels.
lAnother motel is under construction at
Newport. Benveniste said the new theatre
is the first of several shopping center-type
[houses planned for Oregon and California.
Fenady Turns Actor Again
— Producer Andrew J.
Fenady, who made his debut as an actor
:m the role of Gen. Sheridan in a segment
of his former TV series "The Rebel," will
again play the general in a forthcoming
episode of the "Branded" TV series, starling
Chuck Connors. Fenady also wrote
the original teleplay, "A Destiny Which
iMade Us Brotliers," on which the shooting
script is based.
Tors Elected to Board
Of World Wildlife Fund
HOLLYWOOD — Ivan Tors, executive
producer of NBC-TV's "Flipper" series, ha.s
been elected to the board of World Wildlife
Fund. The organization's purpose is to
save 250 species of birds and animals which
are in danger of extinction.
Tors was elected in recognition of his
contribution to conservation through his
TV series and featm'e filins. He also produced
"Sea Hunt" and the forthcoming
"Daktari." His feature films include two
Flipper pictm'es, "Rhino," "Clarence, the
Cross-Eyed Lion," "Zebra in the Kitchen"
and "Around the World Under the Sea."
PORTLAND
Tom Moyer of Moyer Theatres has announced
that Tom Hazzard, formerly
United Ai'tists manager and now a booker
for Sterling Theatres, Seattle, will also
do the booking for Moyer drive-ins and
hardtops in the Portland area. Sterling
operates theatres in Longview and Kelso,
Wash., near here.
Jayne Mansfield, Hugh Marlowe and
Marjorie Bennett are in the cast of "The
Rabbit Habit," a "pre-Broadway" appearance
of a comedy opening for a threenight
stand at the Oriental Theatre here
tonight 1 13). The comedy played the Fox
Theatre in Spokane and moves to the
Moore in Seattle following the Portland
engagement.
DENVER
The Alt Theatre Guild of New York City
has taken over operation of the Art
Cinema Theatre in Boulder from Bill Ramsey,
who has leased the Colorado Theatre
on Curtis Street.
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Lyle
Mr. and Mrs. Dorrance Schmidt, Trail
Theatre, Bridgeport, Neb., narrowly
escaped serious injury when a horse
wrecked their car Mr. and Mrs. Herb
Boehm, Cover Theatre, Fort Morgan, were
winter vacationing in Oregon
Fodnes, New Roxy Theatre, Hemmingford,
Neb., has completed work on his master's
degree at Chadron State College . . . Murray
Gerson of American International Pictures
was in town calling on the accounts
screened "The Money Trap" at
the Centui-y screeningroom . . . Mr. and
Mrs. Palmer Allen. Del Mar Theatre, Morrill,
Neb., went to Idaho to visit their son.
Cinema Productions Adds
Harry Spalding to Staff
HOLLYWOOD—Cinema Productions International
has expanded its staff with
the addition of writer-producer Harry
Spalding. Immediate assignment of new
talent will be to assist Bernard Glasser.
Thirteen pictures are planned for the company,
with one of the first negotiations with
Soto-Mayor in Mexico City. The Mexican
producer is an independent, who has not
used government cinema bank financing
in the past.
The first picture for CPI is now in production
at Producers' Studio, being made
with United Pictures Corp.
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LOUIS — Pi-ank Plunilee, president
md legislative representative of Missouri-
Illinois Tlieatre Owners, in the December
i) board meeting, reminded exhibitors that
i.he minimum wage bill has not been deeated
but action has simply been delayed
)n it until next year.
All theatre owners ai'e urged to contact
!jieu* U.S. senators and representatives
'luring the holiday season while they are
it home and to enlist the support of local
)usinessmen in protesting this bill and
winting out the hardships that It could
•jeate.
members were further rejiiinded
that new unemployment compen-
|;ation legislation (HR 8282 1 is scheduled
|o be passed in 1966. Representative Tom
'^urtis of Missouri indicated the ways and
neans committee is expected to go into
liction in Januai-y and will take four to
fix weeks to develop a new and probably
completely federalized bUl.
Exhibitors were advised that the new
pill, if enacted, would require payment to
jhose employes who voluntarily quit, were
Tired for misconduct or refused suitable
imployment while drawing unemployment
,»mpensation benefits.
in July and July 1967 would
approximate 50 per cent of the statewide
iverage weekly wage, with increases
'.cheduled for 1969 and again in 1971.
As presently constituted, businesses with
than four employes are exempted
irom unemployment compensation payinents.
The new legislation would be exended
to cover firms with one or more
employes.
8282 also encourages the various
ftates to coUect unemployment taxes on a
llat rate, thereby eliminating benefits
previously gained under experience rating
|'.oUections.
Missouri State Chamber of Comalready
has given testimony in op-
(nerce
Iwsltion to HR 8282.
Services for Harold Lyon;
Veteran Theatre Manager
KANSAS CITY—Funeral services were
jield for Harold B. Lyon, 56, Thui-sday (9)
at St. Paul's Episcopal
Church: burial in
Johnson County Memorial
Gardens Cemetery.
Lyon, who was
a veteran theatre
manager, died Monday
night (6) at St.
Mary's Hospital, apparently
of cancer.
Lyon, who was
foiinerly managing
director of the Para-
Harold B. Lyon mount Theatre for
Tri-State Theatre
orp., was named manager of the Roxy
theatre for Dui-wood Theatres last Januj-ry.
He started a 40 -year career in the
how business in Omaha and had been afjiliated
with Publix Theatres, predecessor
io AB-Paramount Theatres; Central States
.Tieatres and Tri-State Theatres. For a
Ihort while in 1964 he was with Commoni.'ealth
Theatres.
and his wife Ruth worked count-
OXOFFICE December 13, 1965
UTOHA Hosts ShoW'A-Roma Planners
At meeting of Show-A-Rama committees: On the dais (1. to r.) are Norris
Cresswell, Larry Starsmore, Douglas Lightner, Ben Shlyen, Richard Orear, Marvin
Goldfarb. Bob Tankersley and M. B. Smith. Also in the photo are Paul Kelly,
Barrel Presnell, Tom Baldwin, Russell C. Borg. Dale Stewart, Leon Hoofnagle,
Ralph Amacher, Jim Cook, Eric Green, Paul Ricketts, Richard Durwood. Frank
Monaco, Frank Thomas. Ed Harris. Gerry Haile, Tom Bailey, Abbott Sher, Ray
McKitrick, Bev Miller, Fred Souttar, Dick Conley, Glen Cooper and Jay Wooten.
KANSAS CITY—A progress report on
the Show-A-Rama IX convention was presented
at a luncheon meeting at the Phillips
Hotel here, Tuesday (7i by Marvin
Goldfarb, president of the Rocky Mountain
Motion Picture Ass'n, and Show-A-
Rama co-chairmen Larry Starsmore and
Bob Tankersley of Denver. All expressed
satisfaction with the cooperation being extended
by distribution companies, whose
reservations for display booths exceed those
of any prior year. Equipment and concessions
finns also are showing a recordbreaking
interest, with trade exhibit space
so far reserved totaling more than 60 per
cent of that available.
less hours during the summer of 1964 in
the local motion picture industry's campaign
to defeat dayUght savings time. Lyon
was a song writer in his spare time, having
written "At Weeki Wachee" and "Did You
Cry?" He was a member of the American
Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,
the Motion Picture Ass'n of
Greater Kansas City and St. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
In addition to his wife he is sui-vived by
a daughter, Mrs. Betsy Ruth Hamm, Topeka:
three brothers, four sisters and three
granddaughters.
INDIANAPOLIS
J^artin Zide, Detroit, was a visitor at the
local American International exchange
. . . Arlene Charles, fonner Miss Indiana,
was in Indianapolis to promote American
International's "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini
Machine."
Betty Kaylor of Affiliated, is honeymooning
in New York following her marriage
November 26 to Ray Hawkins, at the
Second Presbyterian Chmxh . . . Steve
Caplan is the new student booker at United
Artists . . . Mary Long and her husband
Bill are vacationing at Lakeland. Fla. . . .
The annual Filmrow Chiistmas party,
sponsored by WOMPI. will be held at Variety
Club Monday (13).
The meeting was hosted by United Theatre
Owners of the Heart of America,
headed by Douglas Lightner. president,
and Richard Orear. co-chairman of the
Show-A-Rama committee. Also in attendance
were Kansas City branch managers
of the distribution companies and
others in the industry, who ai-e actively
participating in the effort to attain a new
high attendance mark, the goal for which
is 1,500.
Following this meeting the UTOHA
Show-A-Rama committee met with the
RMMPA group at Commonwealth Theatres
headquarters.
Six Directors Elected
By Kansas City MPA
KANSAS CITY — The Motion Picture
Ass'n of Greater Kansas City elected six
new members to the board of directors at
an annual meeting Monday night (6) at
Hotel Bellerive. The following were named
to four-year teiTns: Eric Green, 20th Century-Fox
branch manager; Phil Blakey.
Commonwealth Theatres city manager;
Fred Souttar. Fox Midwest-Intei-mountain
area supervisor, and Gene Snitz. Columbia
Pictures sales representative. Gerry HaUe,
Paramount Pictures branch manager, was
elected for three years to fill the imexpired
term of Harold Guyette. William
Allison. Missouri Tlieatre Supply manager,
was elected for two years to fill the unexpired
teiTti of Roy HUl.
The following amendment to the bylaws
was passed: The board of directors
may at its discretion assess each member
an amomit not to exceed $2.50 nor more
than twice each year for the welfare fund.
Martin Stone. MPA president, was presented
a plaque by Russell Borg. Wamer
Bros, branch manager, in behalf of MPA
as appreciation for Stone's leadership during
the past year.
Gene Snitz. membership chairman, reported
30 new members joined MPA during
the year.
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prank Thomas, division manager for Allied
Artists, reports the Motion Picture
Ass'n again is "adopting" the Pietro family
for Christmas. Clothing and contributions
will be welcomed from members. Checks
and money should be sent to Thomas at AA
and clothing should be sent to Bill Jeffries
at Columbia. The Pietro family's ages
and clothing sizes are: David. 15, size 14;
Gussie, 8, size 10; Jessie, 7, size 8; Harry,
5, size 6; Mrs. Pietro. sizes 12 or 14, and
Mrs. Pietro 's mother, size 22 "o- As in the
past, the WOMPIs are helping the MPA
care for this needy family. Money, which
is not used at Christmas, is turned over to
the WOMPIs, who care for the family
thi-oughout the year.
Johnny Long, area representative for
George Regan Film Distributing Corp.. has
returned from a vacation to Tampa, Fla.,
where he visited his son . . . Margaret O'-
Connor, daughter of Eleanor O'Connor of
Missom-i Theatre Supply, is the new clerk
at L&L Popcorn & Poppers Supply. She
succeeds Evelyn Huston.
was with Allied Ai-tists.
Margaret foiinerly
Hal McClure, Commonwealth Theatres'
manager in Scotts Bluff, Neb., has been
transferred here as a booker. He began
his new duties Monday (6i ... Pat Pierstorff.
secretary for Ben Marcus, division
manager of Columbia Pictures, reports
Marcus is getting along fine. Presently,
he is in Florida recuperating from a recent
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for Universal Pictures, is here to promote
"Pinocchio in Outer Space," a new fulllength
cartoon featm'e. Arnold Stang, who
is the voice of "Nmtle the Turtle" for the
Pinocchio float which appeared in Macy's
Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York,
will be here tomorrow U4i, where he will
make television and radio appearances. He
also will meet with the metropolitan and
suburban special and college presses. A
tie-in with Kline's schedules Stang to make
an appearance at 7 p.m. for an interview
session. From here, both men will go to
St. Louis for a similar schedule.
Whoops! The Warner Bros. Bldg. hasn't
moved. Paramount Pictui'es is moving to
1703 Wyandotte, not 1703 Baltimore
Geneva Pi'iend is the new secretai-y
. . .
for
Jack Winningham, branch manager of National
Screen Service.
Bill Jeffries, office manager for Columbia
Pictures, was in Des Moines Tuesday
i7i and Wednesday (8) on business . . .
Maurice Shackelford, branch manager for
United Screen Arts, was on a business trip
last week to Des Moines and Omaha.
Durwood Theatres' Embassy is holding a
special screening of "The Loved One" Wednesday
(15) at 7:30 p.m. Special invitations
have been sent for the screening
and for a Imicheon which will be held
Thursday (16) at Bretton's Restaurant.
Three members of the cast, Pamela Ciu'-
ran, Claire Kelly and Barbara Hines, will
be on hand.
Judy Helton, WOMPI finance chairman,
reports the club has many inexpensive gift
items for sale, which would be suitable for
gift exchanges in offices or at parties. The
club also has 400 boxes of candy available
WOMPI members include Nancy
Wadell, Commonwealth Theatres; LiUian
M. Bm-nett, Boxoffice Magazine; Georgia
H. Gaskill, Warner Bros., and Linda Nelson,
Mercm-y Advertising . . . WOMPIs will
hold a Christmas Party at Wadsworth on
Monday (27), and will serve cookies and
coffee.
Out-of-town exhibitors: S. H. Bagby jr.
and his wife, Stockton, Kas.; Bill Flynn,
50 Drive-In, Emporia, Kas.; Ken Wihklemeyer,
Lyi'ic, Boonville, Mo.; Eldon Roles,
Oskaloosa, Kas.; B. J. McCarthy, Parade
Pictures, St. Louis; Bob Shade, Excelsior
Springs and Siloam Springs, Mo.; Glenn
Jones, Gravois Mills, Mo.; J. Leo Hayob,
Marshall, Mo.; William Wagner, Independence,
Kas.; Flank Weary, Richmond, Mo.;
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jarboe, Cameron, Mo.;
Paul Ricketts and his wife, Ness City, Kas.;
Shelby Doty, Jefferson City, Mo., and Ed
Harris Neosho, Mo. Ab Swartz, independent
fUm distributor, was here from Minneapolis.
Screenings: "Secret Agent Fireball"
(AIPi at Commonwealth screening roorr
Friday i3i. MGM screenings: "A Patch of
Blue" Wednesday i8), "The Money Trap'
Thursday i9i, and "The Alphabet Mulders'
Monday il3), all at Dickinson .screening
room at 7:30 p.m. Paramount screenings::
"Judith" at Commonwealth screening!
room Tuesday i7) afternoon and sneakeci
at Plaza Theatre Tuesday (7) evening;
"The Spy Who Came in From the Cold'
at Commonwealth screening room Thurs
day i9i afternoon and sneaked at the
Roxy Theatre Thm'sday (9) evening, anc
"Kid Rodelo" at Commonwealth Prida.\
(10) afternoon; "Paris Secret" (Cinema
V) at Commonwealth screening room Wed
nesday i8) afternoon by George Regan
Film Distributing Corp.
Ernie Block, who operates the Nemaha
Drive-In at Sabetha, Kas., writes that while
he was in Rogers, Ai-k., he saw Eddie
Bautts, who is sei-ving his second term as
mayor. Bautts was the operator, later manager,
of the Victory Theatre there when
the late Walter Talbutt owned it. He says
he would like for all of his friends to visit
him at city hall when they are in Rogers
He sends his regards to his industrjj
friends.
'The Pawnbroker' 250
Eighth Week in KC
KANSAS CITY—The usual
pre-Chi'istmas
slump was felt at the theatres for th(
week with a drop in attendance. "Th(
Pawnbroker" was on top of the totem pol(
with 250 per cent for the eighth week. The
combination program of "Lord of the Plies'
and "David and Lisa," both reruns at the
Rockhill, did double average for the opening
week. "The Sound of Music" in its 21sl
week at the Midland doubled average. The
rest of the films registered average oi
slightly above.
(Average Is 100)
Boulevard, Crest, 1-70, New 50, Riverside,, Isis
The Skull (Para); assorted co-features 8(
Brookside, Avenue The Hollelujoh Trail (UA),
3rd wk., popular prices
Copri My Foir Lady (WB), 51st wk .
Embassy 1, 2 The Nanny (20th-Fox), 3rd wk I0(
Empire The Greot Race (WB), 8ttl wk 10(
Kimo The Pownbroker (AA), 8tti wk 25(
Lake Park, Centre, Dickinson, Englewood, Parkway
I , Overland Line 7000 (Para); Red assorted cofeatures
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Midland The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),, 21st wk. 20(
Paramount The Wor Lord (Univ), 3rd wk Ijj
Plaza King Rat (Col), 2nd wk
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Rockhill Lord of the Flies (Cont'l); David and
Lisa (Cont'l), reruns fOj
Roxy The Cincinnati Kid (MGM), 4th wk 12.
Uptown, Granada Snow White (Childhood);
Sleeping Beauty (Childhood), 2nd wk 'O'
As there was no winner among the
manuscripts submitted for the $210,000 In-^
ternational Novel Award at the deadlinf
originally set for July 1, 1965, the date b
been extended to Jan. 1, 1966. The sponsori
are G. P. Putnam's. McCall's magazine
Fawcett World Library and Embassy Pic
tures.
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TA7ith what is to be the laiRest munber
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Local 10. AFL-CIO Chicago Federation of
Musicians, will choose officials in early December.
The local has a reported menrbership
of 11.200 and a treasury of $5,000,000.
The union announces that the contest centers
chiefly on the $25.000-a-year presidency,
occupied for the last three years
by Bernard P. Richards. There are five
candidates opposing Richards.
. . .
"Harvey Middleman. Fireman" opens at
the near north Esquire. This is Harold
Pintoff's ftist feature-length movie and he
feels in a sense that he is fulfilling two
boyhood ambitions, one to be a fireman,
followed by a wish to be a film director
With a wealth of movies slanted for
the kids, most neighborhood theatres are
reaping a harvest on Saturday and Sunday
afternoon. These features include "First
Men IN the Moon." which has its first
showing in this area at the Evaiiston Theatre,
"The Magic Christmas Tree," and
"Pinocchio in Outer Space."
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The Carneeir Theatre has scheduled a
two-day matinee for children, showing
"Rumpelstiltskin" . Carnegie will
also be the site for adult discussion on
smoking. The Tuberculosis Institute of
Chicago and Cook County, and A.ssociated
Life Insurance Co. will sponsor the showing
of a film titled "Point of View" before
debate from the floor starts.
. . . Mrs.
Chicago Youth Centers gave a party to
announce its benefit Midwest premiere of
"Doctor Zhivago" January 27 at the Bismarck
Palace Theatre. Present for the occasion
was actor Omar Sharif
David Wallerstein and her co-chairman,
Elliott Epstein, announced that ticket
prices will be $25, $15, $7.50 and $2.50. Mrs.
Wallerstein said, "This group has worked
together on five movie benefits, and we've
never had an argument." The youth centers
sei^vice low income areas in the inner
city of Chicago.
A Polish film "Kanal," will close the film
series at Northwestern University . . . John
Myron has joined American International
as booker. The entii'e American International
staff, headed by Vic Bernstein and
Sam Seplowln, has been working like Trojans
with United Artists Theatre Manager
W. MacFarlane on a twin bill, "Master
of Horror" and "Master of Terror."
"Birth of a Baby" is scheduled to open
at the World Playhouse. The film was
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JACKSONVILLE—Florida State Theales
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lien they had the services of Apasra
ongsakula of Bangkok. Thailand, the
igning Miss Universe, for personal aparances
in Tampa and at PST's Weeki
'achee Spring.
Accompanied by her chaperone. Miss
/nn Morin, the Thai beauty, was greeted
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Tampa RC bottler B. C. Hughes and
representative of Tampa presented the
aditional key to the city while news
lotogi'aphers, TV cameramen and re-
)rters had a field day.
At Weeki Wachee the following day,
atui'e interviews and further news photos
|id TV footage opened a day of numeris
appearances for Miss Universe. Tomits
passing through the area quickly
lamed of her presence and she was belt
by large crowds of autograph seekers
'id amateur photographers wherever she
bpeared. It was her first view of the
,any natm-al wonders of Florida conined
within the large Weeki Wachee
itertainment complex, where wild anials,
alligators and an orchid fann are
1 display to visitors, along with excur-
'ons in glass-bottomed boats that reveal
jie abundant marine life in the river proiiced
by the natural springs for which
jie area is famous.
;Jack Mahon, FST publicity director for
'eeki Wachee, showed his lovely guest
om Asia into the million-dollar 400-seat
|iderwater theatre auditorium where,
ery hour- on the hour dm-ing daylight,
liderwater shows are put on by highly
JUed teams of subterranean human mer-
.aids who perform in the spring water
I)wn to 117 feet deep. Spectators in the
[inken observation theatre have an un-
|)structed view of performances through
|/o-inch thick panels of glass weighing
!ght tons each.
In her travels through the world during
le coming year. Miss Universe is scheded
to represent the Royal Crown Cola
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WOMPIs Begin
loliday Service Projects
WOMPI Club has a
irm spot in its heart for the 385 patients
1 the High View Nm-sing Home and at
[is time of year they go all out to enterlin
the old folks, most of whom are spend-
\g their declining days at High View.
iThis year Marcelle Kohn (United Art-
Is), chaii'man of the service committee,
larshaled a bevy of eager workers to visit
:igh View Thanksgiving Day and treat the
j.tients to ice cream and cake.
who assisted Mrs. Kohn were
[esident Edythe Bryant of National Screen
I'PPly, lima Marshall of National Screen
l-PPly, Pat Brown, Warner Bros., Sarah
lasdon, WOMPI treasurer, UA, Opal Tate,
lilKin, Johnnie Barnes, Wilby-Kincey, Kalerine
Moore, National Theatre Supply,
fianche Hicks, retired Filmrow worker,
iter Osley, Exhibitors Service Co., and
jndy Kohn, husband of the chairman,
jiose services have won him the title
jlonorary WOMPI."
of
jIn addition to helping the High View
tients celebrate special holidays the servcommittee
sponsors monthly bingo
JXOFnCE :: December 13, 1965
Rocky Mount's Mrs. C. D. Rowe Wins
Gifts as 100,000th 'Music
RALEIGH, N.C.—^An unsuspecting Rocky
Mount woman appeared at the Ambassador
Theatre boxoffice here Wednesday
afternoon H) and became the 100,000th
patron of "The Sound of Music," now in
its 18th record-breaking week.
Mrs. C. D, Rowe was with her four
youngest children, Debbie, 17: Fi"ankie,
13; Doug, 11 and Kim, 8.
Mrs. Rowe was greeted at the boxoffice
by Ervin Stone, manager of the WUby-
Wesley WiUiams, manager
Kincey theatre;
of the Raleigh Merchants Bui-eau, and a
group of repoiters and photographers.
After being intei-viewed, she and Debbie
were taken to the theatre's stage and
presented an aiinful of gifts from merchants
in the 100 block of Fayetteville
Street.
How did she happen to pick Wednesday
to see the movie? "Well, school let
out eai'ly today for the Christmas parade
games at the home, providing prizes and
refreshments for the patients.
After visiting High View, the WOMPI
delegation went to Our Lady of Perpetual
Help Cancer Home to deliver ice cream
and cake to the patients, as well as two
cases of fruit juice, which is a monthly
gift to the home, run by Catholic sisters.
Principal speaker at the November
WOMPI meeting was the Rev. Don Sneller,
who praised the members for their charitable
works. A special guest at the meeting
was Mi-s. E. L. McNiff, president of the
Atlanta Better Films CouncU, who presented
the chapter with a check for $50
to use in the Chiistmas activities. She said
the council does no organized charity work,
but makes donations to vailous groups.
All Booths Are Sold
For Texas Convention
From Southwest Edition
D AT.T.A S—Members of the Texas Drive-
In Theatre Owners Ass'n convention committee
met here recently for a briefing
by Harry McCartney, chairman, on
program plans being made for the "biggest
convention ever."
The 14th annual TDITOA meeting is to
be held at the Statler-Hilton February
1-3.
All exhibit booths have been sold, Mc-
Cartney said, indicating a lively, industi-ywide
interest in the Texas convention.
Outstanding Industry speakers are being
contacted and last month members of
the association attended the national Theatre
Owners of America meeting at Los
Angeles to line up additional program features
for the Dallas event. Many movie industry
members promised to be here for
the Febi-uary conclave.
Last year's convention was attended by
more than 700 exhibitors and other industry
members from over half of the states.
McCartney said indications point to a still
greater attendance for the 1966 convention.
MGM's "The Hill," written by Ray Rigby,
won the Best Screenplay award at the
Cannes Film Festival.
Patron
and I thought this would be a good chance
to bring the childi'en," she said. "I haven't
seen the movie before but I've heard the
album and I think the music is just beautiful.
I don't go to the movies often but I
enjoy musicals."
Williams, before presenting the gifts,
said he was "glad to see that wholesome
movies ai-e still part of our American
heritage" and that such a movie as "The
Sound of Music" could draw such large
crowds.
The gifts included scarves, records,
jewelry, theatre passes and a family dinner.
According to Stone, the value of the
gifts was about $300.
"The Somid of Music" has broken aU
local attendance records. Stone said he
could not recall another film which has
come close to it — not even the fabled
"Gone With the Wind."
NEW ORLEANS
TJew Orleans WOMPIs are maintaining,
and even increasing, service efforts this
month. In industry service, they have been
helping with the Will Rogers Hospital Fund
collections at Loew's State. They will host
an annual Christmas theatre party for
underprivileged children and childi'en
from Mandeville Home and Hollman Center,
both of which are regular service projects.
Hollman Center girls will help as assistant
hostesses as part of the regular
weekly training program. Phillip Nickolaus,
husband of immediate past International
president Lee Nickolaus, will act as Santa
Claus. WOMPIs also will host a Christmas
dance at the Hollman Center, attended by
boys from the Delgado Ti-ade Center. A
party will be held at the psychiatric ward of
Charity Hospital Friday (17). Chi-istmas
baskets are being prepared for needy families.
MGM tradescreened "The Money Trap"
November 30 at the Paramount Gulf
screening room Mrs. William Darce
of the Opera
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House in Morgan City
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L. C. Montgomery has retmned from a
trip to South America on the International
House goodwill torn- . . . Sympathy to Bill
Cobb, owner of Exhibitor's Posters Exchange
and the Lakeside Theatre, whose
mother, a resident of Minden, died.
Bernard McEveety du'ected Columbia's
"Ride Beyond Vengeance" from Andrew
Fenady's screenplay.
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MEMPHIS—As •Harum Scarum" led tli
grossing pace with 275 in its second we^
at the Warner Theatre, four other Mer
phis screen programs chipped in with sol
200s. The quartet scoring twice aveia
grosses for the week were "The Paw
broker," playing for a second stanza at t
Guild; "The Cincinnati Kid," in its thi
week at the Palace; "Old Yeller, " a reiss
opening at the Malco, and "Return Prol
the Ashes," which opened at the State
(Averoge Is 100)
Guild The Pawnbroker (AA), 2nd wk
Malco Old Yeller (BV), reissue
Palace The Cincinnati Kid (MGM), 3rd wk. ...
Paromount The Sound of Music {20th-Fox),
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Plaza The Wor Lord (Univ)
State Return From the Ashes (UA)
Warner Horum Scarum (MGM), 2nd wk
MEMPHIS
^Jar&uerite Piazza (Mrs. William Condo;
of Memphis has signed to star in
movie, "The Canteen," produced by Al
Vidali, Italian producer. Shooting will t
gin in January. The film will be partia
backed by Memphians. Miss Piazza f(
merly was with Metropolitan Gra
Opera.
The 20th-Fox "Sound of Music" h
passed the 152,000 mark in 35 weeks
the Paramount in Memphis. Edwin Ho
ard, amusements editor of the Pre!
Scimitar, says "Music" has grossed $30'
000 ill Memphis. This film will contini
through January 1 and may run a year t
fore it closes. It broke all Memphis n
ords some months ago.
Elvis Presley, at home in Memphis W
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tween pictures, has had several theai
parties at the Memphian Theatre,
leases the theatre for the night, openi
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at midnight, and has his favorite mov
shown to his friends. He usually tal i
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along about 50 friends, mostly girls. El
will begin a pictui'e, "Always at Midnigh
in February for MGM, with Joe Pastf
nak producing. Pasternak directed a pi
vious Presley film, "Girl Happy." This fl
be his 20th film in a decade.
R. S. Chapman closed his New Thea
i
at Tuckerman, Ai-k., December 1 a 1
oi>ened the Chapman Theatre, SmfU
. . . Ark. Exhibitors Services announc
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that the Dixie Theatre, Monticello, Ai
Herbert R. Levy, vl(
has been closed . . .
president of Malco Theatres, has b« i
elected president of Rivermont Club .
tradescreening was held by 20th-Fox
"Do Not Disturb" at the Warner Thea
December 3.
J. U. Burton, Trenton Diive-In, Trent
Amelia Ellis, Northgate, Frayser; J&}
Noel, Maxie, Trumann, Ai-k.; C. J. Coll|
and B. F. Jackson, Ellis, Cleveland,
Louise Mask, Luez, Bolivar, and l^
Rountree, Holly, Holly Springs, Miss., w(3
among exhibitors visiting Memphis duri!
the week.
Claire Bloom plays the feminine lead c-
posite Richard Burton in the title role f
Leamas in Paramount's "The Spy W)
Came in From the Cold."
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Atlanta and Charlotte, where he
has been helping out Mike Carmichael,
Charlotte branch chief, who has been ill
. . . Opal Tate, Wil-Kln Theatre Supply's
"Candy Lady" and prominent in Atlanta
WOMPI charity activities, visited her sister
Mary McGinty in Baltimore . . . Howard
Pearl of United Ai-tists has returned
to his desk after a business trip to Birmingham,
Nashville and Savannah.
Because of the forthcoming holidays,
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William K. Jenkins and E. E. Whitaker.
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Sonny and Cher, folk singers, concluded
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28 and returned to Hollywood, where the
man-and-wife team will prepare to film
their first motion plctm-e. The script is
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Wilby-Klncey's Roxy sneaked Hal Wallis'
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Tommy Thompson of Hawkinsville,
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well as a chain of theatres bearing his
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Atlanta booking office in the Bona Allen
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the Wilkes in Washington, Ga., his 15th
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finishing touches so it could meet the reopening
date, Thm-sday (2).
Wilby-Kincey's 4,000-seat Pox Theatre
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with the cui-rent "special request" engagement
of "The Music Man" with four showings
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and Toco Hill are showing "Gypsy."
Loew's Grand has followed "King Rat"
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of Music" at Martin's Cinerama, witli
"The Agony and the Ecstasy" markini;
time as its succe.ssor, which will not bi
Christmas Day as originally planned. Martin
will add another hard-ticket run at
its Georgia Cinerama during Christmasi
week when "Battle of the Bulge" replaces]
"Harum Scarum."
Other holdovers: Georgia Theatre Co.'f
Lenox Square keeps "Return From the
Ashes" and North DeKalb and Greenbriai
continue with "The Ipcress File." The
Roxy continues with "The Cincinnati Kid,"
Story's Rhodes has "Bunny Lake Is Missing."
Cobb Center is sticking with "Sand?
of the Kalahari" and Martin's Eastgate
and Westgate Cinema I and Smyrna Belmont
have "The War Lord." Martin's i
Westgate Cinema n has brought back i
"Marriage on the Rocks" and the
Village
is presenting "The Hallelujah Trail." Carters'
Capri is offering a return engagement |
of "How the West Was Won" and "Circle 1
of Love" is being held over at the Pine
Art Cinema.
Seven Atlanta-area theatres staged special
cartoon carnivals Saturday ( 4 ) in connection
with the Marine Corps Reserves'
"Toys for Tots" drive. Theatres participating
were Marietta Strand, Cobb Center,
North DeKalb, Decatm-, Westgate Cinema
I. Belvedere and Cherokee. Admission
price was one repairable toy. These will be
repaired by inmates of the Fulton Covmty
Jail and Atlanta Federal Penitentiary, to
be distributed to needy children at Christmas
. . . Nell Middleton, WOMPI expresident,
and her husband spent the
Thanksgiving holiday in Lake Weir, Fla..
visiting her sister Mrs. R. C. Casey and
husband.
United Artists and MGM exchanges
held their annual Christmas parties. Without
knowing, they selected the same date,
Friday (10). MGM's party was at the Atlanta
Americana Motor Hotel and UA's
was at the company's Atlanta branch on
Luckie Street.
Hyams Scoring Taraciise'
For Syzygy Productions
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HOLL'VTVOOD—Under a revised starting
date, composer-director Alan Hyams
began scoring "Paradise Road" with 26
musicians on Thursday (2) at Sound Service
Studios.
The picture stars Victor Buono, Joan
Blondell, Chill Wills, Tisha Sterling and
Reed Sherman. The latter will sing the
theme song, "I Found a Dreamer."
The picture is the first to be made under
the Syzygy Productions banner with
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MIAMI
The Flamingo Theatre will hold an ail
film festival before "My Fair Lady"
opens an extended engasoment Wednesday
i22>. F^lms to be shown includ;'
"Banana Peel." "Doulos—the Finger Man."
"The Easy Life." "The Conjugal Bed,"
"Two Women." "Madame." "Love at 20"
and "Bell Antonio."
Director Martin Ritt arrived in Miami
Beach Friday 1 10 1 to help promote his
upcoming film "The Spy Who Came in
Prom the Cold." It will have its Southern
premiere at the Sheridan Theatre Thursday
1 16 1 for the benefit of the National
Council of Jewish Women. The film goes
into continuous performance the following
day.
Herbert Kaplan, manager and vicepresident
of the Broadway Theatre in Bay
Harbor, which is under construction, announces
the theatre will be open early in
1966.
The Roosevelt Theatre on Miami Beach
has a "new deal" and a new name, the
Roosevelt Playhouse. It now is a legitimate
theatre. Ernest Stern, president of Associated
Theatres which owns the house,
said this is his first attempt at operating
a legitimate theatre. He said he thought
Miami Beach needed one.
Wometco Enterprises has instituted
"holiday shopper" prices for its two downtown
theatres, the Miami and Town. The
prices are in effect Monday through Pi'iday
after 8 p.m.
Jerry Blank, trustee of Variety Childi'ens
Hospital, was honored at a testimonial
banquet at the Deauville Hotel for
his outstanding service. The hospital is the
project of the local tent. He was presented
the hospital's highest citation for public
.service, the "Volunteer of Valor" award.
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Beverly Adams, wlio is here shooting
"Birds Do It." met Mike Henry, the new
movie "Tarzan." at the airport. She said
the.v lived just a block apart in California,
but did not meet until "their paths crossed
while shooting a movie in South Africa."
Omar Sharif has been at the Fontainebleau
Hotel on the first stop of a tour
that will take him to Los Angeles, San
Francisco. Detroit. Washington, Philadelphia,
Chicago, Toronto and Boston. He
is promoting "Doctor Zhivago."
Tyrone Guthrie, who has been called
one of the "most gifted American directors
of the Anrerican stage," will be iir Miami
for conferences with Jackie Gleason
about a movie. He also wants to look over
studio facilities here.
"Snow White" was shown at special matinee
performances Saturday i4) and Sunday
1 5) at the Gables. Shores. Suniland,
Sheridan, Paramount, Boulevard, the Florica
in Hollywood, and the Coral Ridge and
Plantation in Fort Lauderdale.
Soupy Sales, a long-time friend of Hal
Z. Taines of the Diplomat Towers here,
hosted a 13th wedding anniversary party
for Taines and his wife Sue. Among the
guests were Tab Hunter, Arthur- O'Connell,
Edward Andrews, Beverly Adams, Frank
Natasi and hotel president Irving Cowan
and his wife Marge.
"The Cry of the Laughing Owls" has
been retitled "Johnny Tiger." The film,
made in the Orlando area, had makeup
artist Guy Del Russo, a Miamian, in its
company.
Stanley Colbert, producer of "Birds Do
It." being filmed here, is so enthusiastic
about filmmaking in South Florida that
he wants to return for more after the picture
is completed.
Raynor Is Exec. V-P
Of Cinema Prod. Int'l
From Western
Edition
HOLLYWOOD—Milton "Ted" Raynor.
noted attorney-showman, has been named
executive vice-president of the newly
formed film company. Cinema Productions
International. Announcement was
made by Harold Goldman, CPI president.
Raynor also will function in the same
capacity with Television Enterprises Coitd..
sister company of CPI which distributes
feature films to television.
Raynor will supervise budgetary matters
for the upcoming 13-picture slate (as
well as all futm-e productions) already set
by CPI for the next 12 months. His first
assignment will be on two color features
now being shot at Producers' Studios in
Hollywood in conjunction with United Pictures
Corp. Tentative titles for the two
are: "Destination Inner Space" and
"Cyborg 2078."
Scott Brady is the star of "Destination
Inner Space." on which second-unit shooting
has been completed in Florida. The
film, directed by Francis Lyon, from a
script by Ai-thur Pierce, is being produced
by Earle Lyon.
The upcoming CPI feature slate, all to
be made in color and to employ pre
dominantly American casts, will be of th
action-adventujre type and will be shot oi
location throughout the world.
Raynor. who made his foiinal entry lnt<
the entertainment world In 1950. for 2
years was one of Chicago's most outstand
ing practicing attorneys, and a gradual
from Northwestern University where h
also earned his Doctor of Jurispi-udenc
Degree. He also was a top athlete—a six
letter man in varsity basketball and base
bail.
In 1951. Raynor became a partner
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World Wide Television Films and Pete'
De Met Pr(3ductions, helping to creati
among others, such TV sports successe
as "Championship Bowling," and "All
Star Golf." In 1959 he took a year's leav
to become the first president of Interna'
tional Recreation Coi-p., the compan'
which buUt and operated Preedomlanc'
the world's largest amusement park. Late
he moved to Florida, where he once mori
became active in TV production.
Raynor came to Los Angeles in 1961
where, until his present appointment, h'
was associated with such film companie
as UPA Pictures, Screen Entertainmer
Co., Television Personalities, Inc.. Benedic
Pictures Corp., and Upario Music, Inc.
Nature Film Wins Award
For Canada's Dan Gibson
From Canadian Edition
TORONTO — Filmmaker
Dan Gibso;
worked for three summers on a natur*
film which recently took an award a
the ninth San Fi-ancisco InternationE;
Film Festival. The film, titled "Whit
Throat," was filmed in color in norther!
Ontario's Algonquin Park.
The pictme is considered to be a breakl
through and the first of its kind, sine
it is the first successful nature film whic)
uses neither music or voice. Instead it use
nature sounds alone, in perfect synchrci
nization.
"It's an experiment," Gibson admiW
His Dan Gibson Productions has bee'
making similar productions for 19 yeari
"Educational films have a good rich voic
on the soundtrack that takes over fror
the teacher, so we just put a few notes i'
the can and let it go at that."
"White Throat" cost Gibson betweei
$5,000 and $6,000. Ten prints are now i
use in Ontario schools, and the Nationii
FUm Board is distributing an addition!
100 prints in the United States, Britaii
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France and West Germany.
Cedars-Sinai Guild Sets
Mildred Allenberg Fund
From V\/e5tern Edition
HOLLYWOOD—A research
and educa
tional endowment fund has been estal:
lished by the Women's Guild of Cedars
Sinai Medical Center in honor of Mildre
Allenberg, long-time president of the hof
pital auxiliary. She was awarded a plaqui
The Women's G^uild has raised moi
than $100,000 annually for free bed cai
at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center since
was organized. Its next major project
the December 23 premiere of MGM's "Do(
tor Zhivago," from which, it is hopei
another $100,000 will be realized.
Peter Nelson has been signed to writ
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NEW YORK—Advertising and publicity
xecutives and theatre managers representng
circuits which will play 20th Century-
!'ox's "Do Not Disturb" and "Tliose Maglificent
Men in Their Flying Machines" atended
a promotion seminar November 30
it 20th-Fox.
meeting, introduced by Jonas
losenfield jr., the company's vice-presilent
and director of advertising, publicity
Old exploitation, was attended by 53 repesentatives
of Loew's, Skom-as Theatres,
,:;entury, Pioidential, Cinema and Guild
interprises. The seminar is designed to
|)rovide an interchange of advertising, publicity
and promotion ideas well in advance
>f the openings of 20th-Pox films.
progress of the international "Doris-
|br-a-Day" look-alike contest was detailed
or the exhibitors, who also viewed and
liscussed special lobby displays, trailers,
^elevision and radio spots, ads and accesories
for both pictures.
session was conducted by Arthur
ilanson, executive assistant to Rosenfield.
Participating for 20th-Fox were David
'jellin, advertising director: Adrian Awan,
fxploitation manager, and Michael Sha-
)iro, special events manager.
Among the circuit representatives were
.ianiel Cohen and Harold Graff, Loew's
Theatres division supervisors, and Ted
U-now, national publicity director. Prom
pentuiy were Charles Call, assistant vice-
-iresident of advertising and promotion;
Harold Newman, assistant vice-president,
[heatre operations: Jack Wetnstein, Brook-
,yn district manager; James MmTay,
iJueens-Nassau district manager, and Ray
!chein, assistant vice-president, theatre
)perations, and Al Unger and Chailes
Jantora, division managers. Norman El-
;on, president of GuUd Enterprises, also
.tttended.
louses.
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Eastern Edition
1 "Do Not Disturb" opens Fi'iday (24) at
'joew's Orpheum and other Showcase theatres
throughout the New York area.
/Those Magnificent Men," now completing
jts successful reserved-seat American preiniere
engagement at the DeMille Theatre,
vill follow "Do Not Disturb" in Showcase
FALLS. N.Y.—Closed for
;«veral months, the City Theatre is operating
once more under the new management
j)f HaiTy Greenberg. Shows are scheduled
jach evening, with Saturday kiddies
natinees.
t Doris Dowling plays the role of a Conp-esswoman
in Columbia's "Birds Do It.'
JACK SONVILLE
"pim Choulot. manager of the Beach
Theatre, Daytona Beach, has received
a "friends and neighbors" greetings notice
and orders to report for Army induction
on December 15 . . . Tim Ciawford, a former
member of the Florida State Theatres
the R. L. Polk Co., city dii-ectory publishers,
managerial team,
&
is now a representative of
in the Florida-Georgia area
Baskin, a veteran film
. . . Bill
booker, has moved
from this city to Anthony.
Liberace came in to present his annual
concerts to packed houses at the Civic
Auditorium and established a new attendance
record for tlie city-owned facility.
The auditorium's 3,200 seats were filled,
plus 139 folding seats set up in the orchestra
pit and 38 more seats in aisles. The
former record of 3,200 paying customers
was set by Liberace last year. While here,
Liberace was interviewed by Ray Knight,
Jacksonville Jom-nal columnist, and he
gave Ray a lengthy description of the
cameo part he plays in "The Loved One,
the new motion pictm'e directed by Tony
Richardson.
«
Henry Koehne, who formerly managed
the local Lake Shore Theatre, now has the
Raymon Theatre at Frostproof. He acquired
it from L. E. Milton . opening
date of December 19 has been scheduled
for Wometco Enterprises' new Crossroad.s
Theatre in St. Petersbm-g.
. . .
The St. Petersburg Ministerial Alliance
has placed in operation a new drive-in between
St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park for
the pm'pose of presenting religious films
from time to time, begimiing with "The
Restless Ones," a production of World
Wide Pictm-es, a unit of the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Ass'n of 1313 Hennepin Ave.,
Minneapolis, Minn. "The Restless
Ones" was shown here at the Civic Auditorium
Theatre under the sponsorship of a
Billy Graham steering committee headed
by Richard Jensen, local director of the
Youth for Christ movement, and assisted
by Donald Frady, son of Franklin Frady,
local lATSE motion pictm-e projectionist.
Ensig:n French Harvey jr., son of Florida
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State Theatres concessions chief, French
B. Harvey, came in on furlough from a
Navy tour of duty in the South Pacific . . .
Fred Hull, fom^er local branch manager
for MGM, called at the MGM office on assignment
from his division office at Dallas
. . . Karen Grimm, daughter of Mrs. Rex
Grimm, Warner Bros, staffer, is engaged
to marry Corp. Douglas Wilson next July.
He is now serving with the U.S. Marine
Corps in South Vietnam.
The Liberty Theatre in Miami, long operated
by Bailey Theatres of Atlanta, was
.shuttered for an indefinite period on December
5 . . . Also scheduled for Dscember
closings are two FST houses, the Ritz at
Bartow and the Ritz at Sarasota . . . John
H. LaLonde jr. has temporarily closed his
Kingsland Theatre at Kingsland. Ga. .
The Neptune Theatre at nearby Neptune
Beach, a unit of Kent Theatres, cooperated
with the Jacksonville Beach Jmiior Women's
Club by presenting a special children's
theatre party the morning of December
4. On the screen were several cartoons
and "Captain Sindbad."
The new film comedy, "Never Too Late,"
has not yet arrived on a local screen but
two stage versions of the original Broadway
play have been presented here. The
Little Theatre had a run of the play which
ran into holdover dates and the Guild
Players are cm-rently presenting it at the
Fairfax Theatre ... A sneak preview of
"The Hallelujah Trail" drew a large crowd
to the downtown Florida duiing its run of
"King Rat."
Torrington Airer Closed
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OMAHA—Continuing
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'jlarry Webster Named
To Head New Tulsa House
TULSA—Harry Webster, who previously
esigned his position as managing director
of the Cooper
Cinerama Theatre in
Minneapolis to accept
. —^ppm^^^K a similar position
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^^^^H with Continental
Roadshow Theatres,
Inc., has been appointed
managing director
of the Continental
Theatre, now
under construction
here. He also will supervise
gi'oup sales
operations.
Harry Webster
Currently, Webster
; on a special assignment in Oklahoma
i^ty and Denver. Continental is to open
;s Denver theatre January 25 and the
'ulsa house, about mid-February. The
iiTO's theatre in Oklahoma City is operted
by Barton Theatres, of which R.
iCwis Barton is president. George Gaugh-
In, Continental president, moved to Oklaoma
City from Lincoln, Neb., to be nearer
ne operations.
HGC Announces Plans
^or Omaha Theatre
om North Central Edition
its expansion proram
of bi-inging new theatres to growing
larkets, National General Corp. has en-
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;?red into a lease for the company's first
lowcase theatre in Nebraska, announced
Ian A. Poller and William H. Thedford,
;)-directors of theatre operations,
new theatre, which will be located
Omaha's Westroads Shopping Center,
lill function as part of NGC's Fox Mid-
'est Theatres division.
as a de luxe, first-nm convenonal
house, the Omaha theatre is part of
GC's $50 million dollar expansion
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Hyman produced and Sidney
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here, has been promoted to city sales
manager of the Detroit exchange, Jerry
Smith, former head booker for MGM here,
who was transferred to St. Louis a few
months ago, has resigned and will succeed
King as a WB salesman in Oklahoma
City,
Linda Crosby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Crosby, who operate the Little River
Drive-In at Wright City, suffered a broken
right arm when she tripped over a tree
limb. She was one of the mainstays of
the girls basketball team at Wright City,
too.
Exhibitors visiting Filmrow were H. S.
"Mutt" McMurry, Evelyn, Dumas, Tex.;
Clint Applewhite, Liberty, Carnegie; Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Hughes, Liberty Theatre at
Heavener and the Tower, Poteau. who
spent a two weeks' vacation in Las Vegas,
Palm Springs and El Paso; L. E. "Pal"
Brewer, Royal, PaiOs Valley: Paul Stonum,
Redskin and Miller, Anadarko; Mr. and
Mrs. A. A. Doffing, Hinton at Hinton;
Roy Rollier. Lamont at Lamont; Orville
Herman, Beaver at Beaver and Shattuck
at Shattuck.
Also, Jimmie Leonard, H&S, Chandler;
Bennie Robison, K. Lee Williams Theatres
DeQueen, Ark.; O. L. Smith, Alamo, Marlow;
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Brown, Magic
Lantern, Oilton; Johnny Jones, Shawnee;
Woodie Sylvester, Tech, Weatherlord, and
V. E. Hamm. Mount Scott and Hankins,
Lawton. From Dallas was Sebe Miller, Buena
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DALLAS—Tliioe ciaiighlers of Mrs. John
J. Olbnck. 815 Maverick, who entered the
Inwood Tlieatre together, arc sharing the
lionor of being the theatre's 225,000th patron
to see "The Sound of Music."
Manager Bill Risener was waiting at the
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showing "Sound of Music" on a road.show
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. . . The
The Michael Myerberg production of "Hansel
and Gretel," with matinee showings
on Saturday, will be seen at eight
theatres. There were to be three showings
on Saturday and two on Sunday, admission
for all seats to be 50 cents
December 19 showing of "Battle of the
Bulge" at the Windsor Cinerama will be a
benefit for the Braybui-n Sharpstown
Lions Club projects. The opening day's
showing (17) will be a benefit showing
for the Junior Chamber of Commerce proj
ects.
Movie actresses Pamela Cuiran. Claire
Kelly and Barbara Hines were here on a
promotional visit in behalf of their latest
film, "The Loved One." which has a December
23 opening booked at Meyerland
Cinema I and II . . . Judy Garland, one
of Hollywood's singing stars, will appear in
the Houston Astrodome E>ecember 17.
"The Sound of Music" is headed for a
record run at the Alabama. The previous
record is 42 weeks. The roadshow engage-j
ment looks like it will be held over intc
the New Year. The film is now in its 37th
week.
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five-day trip by jet to Hollywood
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Doris Day film. "Do Not Distui-b." In addition
there will be a three-piece woolen
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In Holly^vood the w'inner will participate
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the third annual Galaxy Ball Thursday
i2) at the Granada Hotel Grand Ballroom
were Jimmy Durante. Jim Backus and
Margaret O'Brien. The ball was sponsored
by the Texas Ass'n for Mental Health.
Local Interstate executives held a preview
of "Never Too Late," the Christmas attration
to be shown at the Aztec, where Norman
Schwartz is manager. The theatremen
predicted that the film, based on a
Broadway comedy, will do a big boxoffice.
Ted Waggoner, manager of Cinema I and
Cinema n in North Star Mall, has announced
two firm dates for two big releases
from 20th-Pox. The first is "The Agony
and the Ecstasy," scheduled to open at
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Cinema II January 5, replacing "Tl
Sound of Music," now in its 35th wee
The .second i.s "Those Magnificent Men
Their Flying Machines," which will ope
at Cinema I January 21. This film w{
previously booked at Cinema II to repla!
"The Sound of Music."
World Wide Pictures' "The Restlei
Ones," with Billy Graham, has receivi
an extension of playing time at Cinen
I and is now booked to December 15 .
"Bambole" has received a one-week posi
ponement at the Olmos due to the holi]
over of "Ship of Fools." J
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UNIVERSAL CITY—Universal has rj
ceived a scroll from the Yuma Chamber
Commerce commending the "Beau Gest
company, which was on location ther'
The citation was signed by Stuart An*
strong, general manager, and John Hooton,
president.
"Your entire company is commended l
friendly cooperation, for setting a hli
standard of excellence in public relatlo)
dep>ortment, for leaving the hundreds '
miles of desert land as untouched as wht
you found it and for bringing into foci
Yuma's position as the location center <
the American motion picture industryj
the scroll read.
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C. Pope Gantt Opens
Updated Laurens Echo
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LAURENS, S.C—The all-new Echo Thi:
atre on West Laurens Street has be^
opened by owner C. Pope Gantt after W
constructing the house from front to real
It is being managed by Joe Arsi, wel
known foniier radio announcer here.
The city had been without screen er
tertainment since the Capitol Theat;
closed in August. The old Echo Theat)
had been closed 12 years before Gantt toCi
it over and renovated the property.
Gantt has pledged to book only Class
pictures for family entertainment. He ii
vited the public to inspect the moder
features and equipment at the Echo prii
to the reopening.
Monday through Friday, shows sta,
daily at 3:30, 7:15 and 9:15 p.m., whi
on Saturday shows are continuous from
p.m. and two shows are scheduled on Sui,
days, at 3 and 9 p.m.
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Astro Theatre Opened
In David City, Neb.
From North Central Edition
DAVID CITY, NEB.—The Astro Thei
tre, under the management of Adolf
Rozanek of Crete, has been reof)ened c
a policy of two shows a night sev£
days a week, plus a matinee on Sunda
The theatre has been equipped with ne
seats, a new widescreen and model
sound system.
Formerly known as the State, the thi
atre has been closed for several years, j
Twentieth-Fox's "The Sand Pebble,
stars Steve McQueen, Richard Attei
borough, Richard Crenna and Candli
Bergen.
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Still Big in Omaha
OMAHA — Two long-run offerings did
louble average or better last week. The
lace-setter was "The Hallelujah Trail,"
.hich rang up 230 at the Indian Hills
nnerama Theatre. Second place went to
The Sound of Music," which completed
,ts 34th fat week at the Dundee Theatre.
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Cincinnati Kid,' "The Nanny'
.'op Minneapolis Newcomer
MINNEAPOLIS— "The Sound of Music"
lacked up an impressive 250 but had to
iight off five contenders for top gun in a
irosperous holiday week. Both newcomers,
iThe Cinciimati Kid" and "The Nanny"
i-ere among the contenders, scoring 225
nd 200 respectively. The St. Louis Park
..Tieatre closed a 23-week nm of "Those
Magnificent Men in Their Flying Maihines"
with a strong 175.
.cddemy—My Fair Lody (WB), 55th wk 225
,ooper—Circus World (Para), 5th wk 125
opher Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Mochine
(AlP), 2nd wk 125
yric The Great Race (WB), 7th wk 175
(ann—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 36th wk. 250
rpheum The War Lord (Univ), 2nd wk 100
Louis Park Those Magnificent Men in Their
[Flying Machines (20th-Fox), 23rd wk 175
tate—The Cincinnoti Kid (MGM) 225
t.
Ivforld—The Nonny (20th-Fox) 200
i^ilwoukee 300 Group
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of boxoffice re-
;eipts for the week ranged from "fair to
ixcellent," with the five houses in the highist
bracket showing "The Sound of Music,"
iThe Great Race," "The War Lord," "The
i."incinnati Kid" and "Red Line 7000,"
lach grossing 300 per cent. "Magic Christaas
Tiee" matinees at 14 theatres ranged
irom 100 to 175 per cent.
I inema Great Roce (WB), 7th wk 300
|inema II, Mayfair, Southgate King Rat (Col) ..120
squire, Times Repulsion (Royal), 2nd wk 250
aiace Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine
(AlP) 150
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liverside The War Lord (Univ), 2nd wk 300
Itrond The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 36th wk. 300
jowne Red Line 7000 (Para) 300
iVarner The Cincinnati Kid (MGM), 2nd wk 300
lUooper Preparing Parties
"or Omaha Golden Agers
!ige
steadily glowing Golden
Club of Omaha will be entertained by
!he Cooper Foundation Theatres at the
|ixth annual Christmas party for the senpr
citizens Thm'sday il6), Friday and
;>aturday.
The festivities will start at 9:30 a.m.
nd city manager Jack Klingel expects to
erve some 390 dozen doughnuts and
ookies and from 75 to 90 gallons of
offee.
has nearly doubled since
have been here," said Klingel. "We now
jave 8,300 members and we'll probably
jiave full houses all three mornings for
ibe movie and refreshments."
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In Columbia's "Birds Do It," Tab Himter
'ppears as an Air Force officer.
3IILWAUKEE OPENING—Ben D. Marcus, right, stands in the lounge of the
Esquire Theatre (formerly the Telenews) on opening night. With him at the
fountain, left to right, are: Mrs. Truman Schroeder; Schroeder; Mrs. Steve
Marcus; Marcus; Mrs. Richard Kite; Kite: Mrs. Ben Marcus; Henry B. XoUette;
Mrs. Toilette, and Mrs. Len Meline.
MILWAUKEE
The Variety Club meeting at Mt. Sinai
Hospital, scheduled for Wednesday (8),
was moved to Friday (10), so as not to
conflict with Wisconsin AUied's convention,
Tuesday (7) and Wednesday (8) in
the Pfister Hotel. Variety members were
invited to a luncheon and a torn- of the
Epilepsy Center sponsored by the club.
Great Race." Very Good- "Old Yeller.' Good
"Santo Clous."
ADULTS, MATURE YOUNG PEOPLE, very good— "The
Bedford Incident," "The Nanny," "A Potch of Blue,"
"Do Not Disturb," "Never Too Late," "Boeing
Boeing." Good— "The War Lord," "Agent BVd/'
"The Money Trap," "Carry On Cleo," "Love and
Kisses," "The Ipcress File." Fair— 'The Rovagers."
ADULTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, good— "Hanim Scorum,"
"Taggart."
ADULTS, very good— "Sands of the Kalahari." Good
"Paris Secret," 'The Cincinnati Kid," "Return From
the Ashes." Fair— "Crozy Paradise.' Poor— 'The
Mrs. S. L. Porter, publicity chairman
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area, lists these film ratings for December:
FAMILY, outstanding— THEATRICAL ADVERTISING GO.
CO. "The Sound of Music," "The 2310 Con Detroit 1, Mich.
Knack . . . and How to Get It," "Repulsion,"
"The Hill."
The hospital was in the public's eye on
November 27, when George Jessel provided
the entertainment for 275 couples at $100
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per couple. The benefit arranged by the
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auxiliary at the Sheraton-Schroeder Hotel
enabled the organization to present Mt. ^ Technikote £
Sinai Hospital with a check for $25,000.
SCREENS
Owing to the rerouting of the roadshows
scheduled for the Palace Theatre,
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special coottd screen
playdates for five performances were
changed, according to Richard Kite, vicepresident
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OMAHA
"The Variety Club Women of Nebraska is
making efforts to expand activities and
increase membership to fiu'ther develop
the organization's assistance to the liandicappod.
Mrs. Joe Rotlikop was chaiiman
of a limcheon at the Indian Hills Inn and
invitations were issued to all wives of
members of Tent 16. Guests were given
the opportunity to examine the Siuishine
Coach which the Variety Club, through the
aid of the Eugene Eppley Foundation,
made possible for this area. The coach is
used 25 to 30 times a month by some ten
different groups of handicapped children,
teenagers and adults. Officers of the Nebraska
tent are Mrs. Morton Ives, president:
Mrs. Calvin Bard, vice-president;
Mrs. Harry Rochman, secretary, and Mrs.
Reuben Brown, treasurer.
Wives of exhibitors have been getting in
some shoppuig licks while their husbands
are on the Row for film business. In town
were Nebraskans Mr. and Mis. Al Leise,
Hartington: Mrs. Eileen Leise, Randolph;
Mr. and Mrs. Art Sunde, Papillion; Harry
Hummel, Scribner; Earl Nancel, Bellevue,
and lowans S. J. Backer, Harlan; Mr. and
Mrs. Vern Brown, Missouri Valley, and
Mr. and Mi's. Ade Mueting, Pocahontas.
Ely Kleinsasser of Freeman, S.D.. announced
he is contemplating reopening
the Met Theatre in that town. Kleinsasser
owns the building and equipment and
operated the Met until it was closed down
back in 1952.
A number of exhibitors in this area
either have left or are planning yearend
vacations. In addition to those who left
in November, Mr. and Mrs. Eskel Lund of
Viborg, S.D., left the first of the month for
New York, where they will spend Christmas
and New Year's with theu- maiTied
daughter. Ray Mellenbemdt, his wife and
family are planning a vacation in California
around the first of the year. Ray
has the Rapids Theatre at Rock Rapids,
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at Papillion, are planning to spend time
with relatives at Fonda, Iowa.
Dick Barkes, owner of the TOP Advertising
Co., expects the swell of children's
pictures to strike this area by early
spring. He noted the tremendous growth
in this field in the East, already extending
as far this way as Ohio. Incidentally,
TOP has added a Heidelberg offset press
to handle increased job printing.
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Matt Wuebben, who has the Canton
Theatre at Canton, S.D.. is reported doing
well after sm-gery at Sioux Falls
Richard Max of the Max Theatre at Sibley,
Iowa, is arranging a flight to the 'West
Coast around December 20 to be with his
daughter.
Des Moines Theatre,
Steak House Planned
DES MOINES—Construction is expected
to begin hei'e soon on a new combination
theatre and steak house in the Eastgate
Shopping Center, according to Richard
Davis, president of the Eastgate Corp. He
operates the Pioneer Drive-In and is associated
with Robert Fridley in operation
of the new Plantation Theatre.
Davis is a member of Cinerama Six
Corp., developers of a parcel of urban renewal
land, with plans to buOd a Cinerama
theatre, office complex and Sheraton
Motor Inn Motel here. He says the plans
call for the theatre's consti-uotion to begin
next spring. The urban renewal plot is
adjacent to the site of the Des Moines
Veterans Memorial Auditorium.
NE Population Upswing
Led by Connecticut
From New England Edition
HARTFORD—New England's population
has passed the 11,000,000-mark, according
to latest estimate of the U.S. Census
Bm-eau.
Connecticut had the best showing; it
gained 297,000 residents, or 11.7 per cent,
to a new total of 2,932,000.
Other state figui-es: Massachusetts, 5,-
348,000, up 199,000 or 3.9 per cent; Maine,
993.000, up 23,000 or 2.4 per cent; Rhode
Island. 920,000, up 61,000, or 7.1 per cent;
New Hampshire, 669,000, up 62,000, or 10.3
per cent, and Vermont, 397,000, up 7,000, or
1.9 per cent.
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John Rentfle of the Rose Theatre at Audubon
puts a stamp of approval on Unlversal's
"The Rare Breed." A recognized
authority on Hereford cattle, he says the
film is pretty authentic in telling how
British Hereford cattle became popular in
this country.
Dwight Hanson, Rockwell City exhibitor
has purchased the theatre at Sac City . .
Visitors on Pilmrow included Glen Lambert
of Monticello; Carl Schwanebeck
Knoxville, and Abbot Swartz, independent
film distributor, was in from Mimieapolis
Chuck Elder has replaced Herman Kauffman
in the MGM booking department .
Thelma 'Washburn, Universal booker, is on
vacation, visiting her daughter and family
in Florida.
Joe Young, WB exchange manager, and
his wife juggled the calendar a bit to celebrate
Christmas on Thursday (9) witl^
their son 'Wayne, his wife Maria and
grandson Chi-is. 'Wayne is in the Alt
Force, stationed at Bakalar Air Base, Columbus,
Ind., and was being transferred to
duty in the Philippines.
Sam Keller of New York, 'Warner Bros,
superintendent of exchange operations
was here. He and Joe Young were In t
restaurant when a fii'e broke out.
William Jeffries, Columbia's Kansas Cits
office manager, and Gary Carr of the homf
office in New York, were here Tuesdaj
(7) and 'Wednesday (8) to survey a nev
billing system. Joe Jacobs is the loca
Columbia maiiager.
Keith Milnar, Cresco Theatre owner, ii
holding four special kiddie matinees al
Cresco . . . Florence Bundy of Centra
States, in charge of 'WOMPI public relations,
has retained from the East and J
visit with her daughter Virginia in Neu
Jersey.
The W03IPI Chiistmas party is to b(
held tomorrow (14) in the home of Glady!
Crandall. A 6 pjn. cocktail party will opei
festivities. Leone Matthews of Tri-Stat«
was taking resei-vations. The 'WOMPIs an
nounce there still is time to buy Christmai
minte, toffee and nuts. The proceeds wil
go to their charities.
Avon Shopping Center
To Include Theatre
From Mideast Edition
AVON, OHIO—The Golden Horn Shop
ping Center, scheduled for a construcUoi
start May 1, will include a motion picturi
theatre, developers of the project have In'
formed the city council.
Originally planned as a $1,000,000 pro]'
ect, the cost now is estimated at $3,000,-
000 due to additions to the center, planne*
by Smith Associates Development, Inc. Th(
shopping center is to be constructed on thi
north side of Detroit Road, west of Centei
Road, and will provide parking places foi
500 cars. It is hoped to have the centei
ready for business by Nov. 1, 1966.
The theatre was not included in th(
original plans for the shopping center.
Columbia Pictures has acquired the motion
picture rights to "Cactus Flower."
NC-2 BOXOFFICE December 13, 196i

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MINNEAPOLIS
Cigrna m's "An Evening With the Royal
Ballet" ran for six well-received perfoi-mances
at Ted Mann's Orpheuni Theatre
Wednesday 111 and Thuisday 1 2). James
Lombard, head of concerts and lectiu'es.
University of Minnesota, helped stir up
public interest by contacting individuals
and groups who have shown interest in this
type of entertainment in the past. The
management was impressed with the many
i-equests for additional films of a highcultui-al
level. This may have been the
reason for the six-day booking of the two
Beatles' films "Hard Day's Night" and
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The North Central Allied monthly board
meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday
i7> was rescheduled for Wednesday (8),
since Ray Vonderhaar was in Milwaukee
for the Wisconsin Allied annual convention.
Allied also has changed its address
from the Inn Towne Motel to 32 N. Glenwood
Ave.
Radio station WDGY currently is rmining
a "pet paw" contest to promote Buena
Vista's "That Dam Cat," opening Christmas
at MACO's Riviera and State theatres.
Pi-izes are to be given for the most
novel animal paw print sent to the radio
station. Minnesota Amusement also has
WLOL busy on another promotion. Thursday
(16) is housewives day at the Lyric
Theatre, with breakfast, drawings and a
screening of Warner Bros.' "Never Too
Late" in store for the ladies.
Irv Marks, Allied Artists branch manager,
reports his company's "Frankenstein
Meets the Space Monster" and "Curse of
the Voodoo" is di-awing big crowds all over
the country.
More than 500 educators attended a
special screening of "The Agony and the
Ecstasy" Thm-sday (2) at Ted Mann's
Academy Theatre. The general reaction
was favorable to the 20th-Pox film, scheduled
for a Wednesday (22) opening at the
Academy.
Visitors here were: Bill Madden, MGM
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at first-run
leatres was down, which is a normal
)ndition. of course, following Thanksgivig
and before the Christmas lift comes
ong. Still, Cincinnati grosses ranged nicebetween
HI and 275 per cent for the
eek, the latter high percentage being redded
by "What's New Pussycat?" in its
iith week at the Times Theatre. The
merican International combination of
)ie. Monster, Die" and "Planet of the
iampires" started with 150 at the Twin,
Is 100)
bee—The Nanny (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 100
Reword (20th-Fox) 1 25
quire The Leather Boys (Plaft), 2nd wk 250
land The Cincinnati Kid (MGM), 3rd wk 150
(ild—The Pownbroker (AA), moveover, 10th wk...l50
lernotional 70 The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),
l36th wk 215
'ncess Cinema The War Lord (Univ), 3rd wk. . .110
nes—What's New Pussycat? (UA), 19th wk. ..275
in—Die, Monster, Die (Alp), Planet of the
(AlP) 150
lilley The Great Race (WB), 8th wk 150
>ound of Music' Soars
!p to 525 in Detroit
DETROIT—Spurred by holiday business.
The Sound of Music," which has led De-
'oit first-run reports since last March,
lared up to a high 525 per cent again.
fae second highest gross percentage was
ported for "Repulsion," which was 180
its third week at the Studio, while thu'd
:)nors were won by "The Great Race,"
':5 in its sixth go-round at the Michigan
lieatre,
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,ams—Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying
;Maehines (20th-Fox), 1 7th wk 1 50
,alon, Westown, Bel-Air, Grand River, Gratiot,
lOak, Michigan Dnve-ln, Wayne, Cinderella,
Warren Cinema II, Wyandotte Red Line 7000
i'.Para); varrous co-features
Imelot Mickey One (Col)
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90
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The Farmer's Other Daughter (UPRO); Shot-
[sun Wedding (JMG Films), rerun, 2nd wk 95
iidison The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),
t36th wk 525
lircury Return From the Ashes (UA), 2nd wk. ..100
ichigon The Great Race (WB), 6th wk 165
irwest, Vogue, Studio-Eight King Rat (Col) ....120
Jims, Redford, Royol Oak, Terrace The Cincinnati
Kid (MGM), 3rd wk 1 40
lidio Repulsion (Royal), 3rd wk 180
;idio-North The Pawnbroker (AA), 20th wk. .110
,ins-Lux Krim Ship of Fools (Col), 7th wk 65
:rren Cinema I, Grand Circus, Mai Kai, Main
|—The War Lord (Univ), 2nd wk., world
premiere run 135
3ven Cleveland First Runs
|ross Well Above Average
percentages were
Imarkably high for this time of year when
'iristmas shopping and pre-Christmas ac-
;/ities are supposed to push theatregoing
|to the background. "The Sound of Mu-
:," 225 in the 36th week at the Ohio:
lie Greatest Story Ever Told," 200 in a
venth week at the Colony, and "The Batan,"
a reissued serial at the Continental,
pre the city leaders for the week. "The
ill" opened at five theatres with a subintial
150 per cent.
ten—The Great Race (WB), 8fh wk 175
]ony The Greatest Story Ever Told (UA),
I'th wk 200
htinental The Batman (Col), reissue, 2nd wk. 200
Hroit, Moylond Return From the Ashes
:UA), 4th wk
ights, Westwood Eceo (AlP), 2nd wk
10—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 36th wk
Mace, Cinema, Severance The War Lord
Univ), 2nd wk
te Master of Horror (U.S. Films), Master
lif Terror (U.S. Films)
;lwell. Vine, Berea, Willow, Riverside The Hill
MGM)
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170
225
125
100
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le first time when they reported for work
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MGM-Pilmways' "The Cincinnati Kid."
New Distributor-Exhibitor
Formula Needed—Prickett
COLUMBUS — Ken Prickett, executive
secretary of the Independent Theatre
Owners of Ohio, pointed to the increasing
number of retuniing patrons to the motion
picture theatre and questioned whether
the distributor "is not overlooking a vei-y
important part of our business in their
prohibitive terms being asked to the subsequent-nin
exhibitors."
In the ITOO bulletin. Ticket Stubs, he
added, "After a person attends a film, such
as 'The Sound of Music' or 'My Fair Lady,'
. . . There are
it seems the moviegoer is conditioned to
see additional pictures
certainly any number of fine pictures that
are not of the caliber to ran 10 to 12 weeks
or more, but to supply prime entertainment,
and with encouragement from the
distributor, could draw substantially more
money both for distributor and exiiibitor,
if a fair and equitable price was worked
out.
"It is difficult to understand," Prickett
continued, "why distributors will go to the
airplanes
effort to make a print and sei-ve
and trains and sell 16mm films indiscriminately,
all of it at a relatively low
price in comparison to amounts asked for
exposure of film in a subsequent-run
theatre."
He stressed, "Certainly some of our distributor
executives are fai'sighted enough
to delve into the possibility of expanding
their efforts in the development of a lifepreserving
formula for a marginal operation,
rather than the development of many
types of very destructive competition."
Altec Sweeps Four Games.
Increases Bowling Lead
DETROIT—Altec Sound Service widened
its lead to seven games in the Nightingale
Club Bowling League by taking four
from Ark Lanes:
Team W L Team W L
Armstrong 19 17 Altec 28 8
Ark Lanes 14 22 NTS 21 15
Galaxy 13 23 Local 199 20 16
Not. Carbon .. .10 26 TEC 19.. 17
High rollers were: Nick Forest, 200-581;
Maurice Beers, 199-566: Roy Thompson,
193-544; Jack Colwell, 193-530; William
Bradley, 220-510; Joe Foresta, 188-506
turkey winners—in their respective
divisions were Nick Forest, Dick Bolton,
Bob Moesta, Dennis Rottell and Fred
Lokar . . . Secretary Bill Bradley also was
presented with a turkey for his able work
. . . Art and Roger Robinson were the don-
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ors.
The Nightingales have full teams for the
first time this season. Veteran Jack
Howard
Colwell
subbed for the first time .
Denial and Jack Tobin joined Galaxy,
John Lasko now is with National Carbon,
Vi Aumock is with Local 199 and Harry
and Gerald Nott of the Tower Theatre also
are joining a team.
Wins Reade Name Contest
From Eastern Edition
KINGSTON, N.Y.—Mis. Theodore Blankschan
won an all-expenses-paid weekend in
New York City for her husband and herself
by submitting the winning name for the
new theatre Walter Reade -Sterling Theatres
plans to open on Route 9W, opposite the
9W Diive-In, next May. Mrs. Blankschan's
entry, one of the 1,000 in the Name the
Theatre contest, was Cinema 9W.
Mid-States Announces
$800,000 Theatre
CINCINNATI - Mid-States Theatres
which operates the Times, Hollywood and
the Mariemont Cinema East here, will
build a de luxe 840-seat, first-run theatre
across the street from the Carrousel
Motel out on Reading Road.
Costing approximately $800,000, the
structure with parking facilities for about
600 cars, will be bmlt on the Sycamore
Square property, next door to the Medical
Building there. Scheduled for an autumn
opening, the theatre is being designed by
Tom Tilsley, partner in the Pansiers.
Dohme & Tilsley architectui-al firm, which
designed the Carrousel Motel.
The new theatre will probably use a
name taken from either the "Carrousel"
or "Sycamore Square" themes and will be
one of five new theatres to be built in
1966 by Mid-States in the Ohio, Kentucky
and West Virginia area.
Mid-States, the holding company which
operates the Times and the new Mariemont
Cinema East, will have a busy night
December 22. That's when Cinema East,
after being completely rebuilt, will open
with "Boeing Boeing" and the Times will
open with one of the wildest promotions
ever for "Thunderball." To add to the excitement,
Mid-States officials will also
open "The Great Race" in their de luxe
Mary Anderson, Louisville.
It is the custom for Mid-States personnel
to attend all openings. It will be interesting
to see how they manage to be
three places on the same night.
When the dust clears after the first of
the year, Mid-States will turn its attention
to the remodeling of the Hollywood
Theatre, originally planned dui'ing the
summer, but there was too much other
circuit activity so the refurbishing was rescheduled
for after the first of the year.
Lancaster Curfew Action
Delayed by City Council
LANCASTER, OHIO—Theatres in this
area would be affected adversely by city
council approval of a proposed 11 p.m.
curfew for all persons luider 18. The proposed
ordinance also would forbid children
under 12 from being on the streets after
dark.
Some 200 teenagers voiced protests at a
public hearing in Thomas Ewing School.
They asked that the 11 pjn. deadline be
extended to 1 a.m. on Fi-iday and Saturday.
The council postponed action on the
measure.
Municipal Judge E. A. SObaugh declared
his support of the original draft and William
Rutherford, juvenile probation officer,
told the youths they should regulate
their night activities to meet the curfew.
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under construction, will be operated by the
Redstone circuit.
Among local persons attending the Motion
Picture Pioneers meeting in New
York were Kalman Bruss, John J. Dembek,
Harris Dudelson, Otto Ebert, Lou
Marks, Clifford R. Perry, Delano A. Ritter,
James F. Sharkey, Hilland E. Stuckey.
Fred J.
Sturgess and Edward R. Su.sse.
Bill Brown, president of the Fox Theatre
Co.. appeared on television as the key figure
in the Lions' campaign in support of
Rochester's Leader Dogs for the Blind.
Suitable dogs, as well as funds, are needed.
Judd Spiegrle of Seven Arts Pictures.
Cleveland, was in town. Another visitor was
Sam Seletsky of General Cinema. Boston
Ritter of Mitchell Theatre Service
is back from a week's vacation in Massachusetts.
Wisper and Wetsman has closed the Linwood-LaSalle
Theatre, one of the first
houses owned by the chain . . . "The Best
of Cinerama" closed November 30 at the
Music Hall after a nine-week nm. Russ
Russo. manager, is readying for an opening
of "The Agony and the Ecstasy" on
Wednesday (22), preceded by the grand
opening of the sister Summit Theatre the
previous night . Jay Frankel. whose
husband formerly was with MGM. Universal
and 20th-Fox. is a leader of the young
people's activities at Temple Emanu El.
Mitchell Gosselin, 51. retired Detroit po-
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Detroit—Among the reports coming
to "light" in the aftermath of the
Northeastern power failure, was: the
Stephen F. Booth Production found
that the composer for its "Brighty of
the Grand Canyon" was able to prove
that Liberace really has "something"
with his use of a candelabra.
Composer Richard Lavsky was secluded
at work on the score when the
lights faded out. He groped around until
he found some candles, placed
them on the piano and returned to
work.
liceman, is returning to show business as
manager of the new Gateway Theatre,
which wUl be opened Wednesday (22) by
Detroit Suburban Theatres. As a young
man, he was an usher, doorman and assistant
manager for the Rialto Theatre Co.,
then operating the Rivola and Rialto .
WOliam Alirens, manager of the Fabian
circuit's new Universal City Theatre at
Warren, was beset by heating and cooling
problems.
Three members of the United Artists
staff have been elected officers of lATSE
Local F25, covering front office employes
of local film exchanges. They are Joan
Mattiacci, financial secretary; Bert Holmes,
trustee, and Margaret Studebaker, incumbent
treasurer and financial secretary.
Stanley Baran of Warner Bros, remains
as president and business agent.
Harold Shuttleworth of Olympia was reelected
president of lATSE Local 757, covering
ticket sellers and treasui'ers in local
theatres and entertainment spots. Other
officers are Lewis Cromwell, Hudson
Ticket Office, vice-president; Charles
Muneio. Olympia, treasurer; Neal Dodson,
Tiger Stadium, financial secretai-y: Penton
Forbis, Cobo Arena, recording secretary;
Charles Escoe, Tiger Stadium, bust
ness agent; Ellen Mmiley, Olympia, seventh
board member, and Frank Casanova,
Cobo Arena, sergeant-at-aiTns.
Pickwick Has Joined ITOA
From Eastern Edition
DOBBS FERRY, N.Y.—The Pickwick
Theatre, operated by William Namenson
has joined the Independent Theatre Owners
Ass'n of New York, of which he is
vice-president. The theatre, formerly the
Embassy, when operated by Tians-Lux,
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reopened Thursday (9) after a complete
refurbishing.
Namenson also operates the Globe Theatre
in the Bronx; the Avon in Brooklyn,
the Kent, Yonkers. and the Hastings
Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
"Ride Beyond Vengeance," a Columbia
release, is the new title for the Chuck
Connors starrer previously called "Nightj
of the Tiger."
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hohday. They will go to New Jersey to
visit their daughter arid son-in-law at
Christmas. Then they're off to the Caribbean
for a vacation.
Mary Lou Weaver of Buena Vista will
attend the annual secretaries' luncheon at
the Statler-Hilton tomorrow (14t. Cocktails
are at 12:15 p.m. and luncheon wUI
foUow. This will be her 14th year to attend
the event.
Gerald Kerner, MGM booker, and his
wife left New York Monday (6* for a
winter vacation— sailing on the Rotterdam.
They will make five stops on an 11 -day
trip to Nassau, San Juan, St. Thomas,
Martinique and Antigua.
Dr. and Mrs. Nick Limbert, who spent a
year in Hawaii, are in Indiana, where he
is specializing at Indiana University
Medical Center. Her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Foster operate Youngsitown
theatres.
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BOSTON—For the present, Christmas
shopping has gained the upper hand over
theatre attendance and while this condi-
tion continues exhibitors are thi-owing in
many reissues and reruiis. In fact, there
were only three new programs oir city
screens in this report week, "Sinderella
and the Golden Bra" opening with 150 at
Beacon Hill; "The Secret of My Success,"
billed with "The Walls of Hell,"
130 at the Paramount, and "Sands
the Kalahari" showing with "Town
Tamer" for 135 per cent at the Center The-
"Agony and the Ecstasy" again took
top grossing honors, this time with 175 at
the Saxon Theatre.
(Average Is 100)
Astor Evo (TimesJ 140
Beacon Hill Sinderella and the Golden Bra
1 50
Hallelujah Trail (UA), 11th wk 125
I Caprj You Must Be Joking! (Col), rerun 115
1 Center Sonds of the Kalahori (Pare); Town
Tamer (Para) 1 35
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" Exeter The Eleanor Roosevelt Story (AA),
4th wk 1 20
Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 38th wk. . . 1 70
Square Cinema Repulsion (Royal), 5th wk. 1 50
IMoyflower The Pawnbroker (AA), rerun 120
.Music Hall—Stage show. Reopens with films
22 with "Thunderball."
lOrpheum The War Lord (Univ), 2nd wk
The Secret of My Success (MGM);
120
Walls of HeR (Hemisphere) 130
Paris Cinema The Knack (UA-Lopert), .130
19th wk. .
Pork Square Cinema Red Desert (Rizzoli),
3rd wk 125
Savoy The Cincinnati Kid (MGM), 3rd wk 150
Saxon—The Agony ond the Ecstasy (20th-Fox),
4th wk 1 75
'Ipcress File' Still Leads
Grossers in Hartford
HARTFORD—The traditional preholiday
doldrums abruptly arrived, attendance figjures
plummeting with very few exceptions.
'Allyn The Nanny (20th-Fox); The Reward
(20th-Fox) 80
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iBurnside The Ipcress File (Univ), 3rd wk 150
[Central The Great Race (WB), 5th wk 125
Cirw Webb Those Magnificent Men in Their Fly
ing Machines (20th-Fox), 7th wk
85
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iCineroma The Best of Cinerama (Cinerama),
I 7th wk 70
jElm—The 50
Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 24th wk. . .
[E. M. Loew's, Meadows, New Britain Palace,
> Plainville The Wor Lord (Univ); various co-
; feotures 1 00
Rivoli—The Pawnbroker (AA), 7th wk 70
State, Strand—The Cincinnoti Kid (MGM),
wk 70
"Those Magnificent Men' 115
Sixth Week in New Haven
NEW HAVEN — Holdovers and reissues
[dominated the week's scene, with few sur-
'prises in the boxoffice grosses.
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'Lincoln The Morried Woman (Royal) 80
70
|Loew's College The Nanny (20th-Fox), 2nd wk.
.Meriden, Milford Cinema, Paramount
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The Cincinnoti
Kid (MGM), 2nd wk 85
Milford Drive-ln Return From the Ashes (UA);
l_ The Children's Hour (UA), reissue 90
'5W Cinemort The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),
!. 24th wk 50
pW Roger Sherman Laurel and Hardy's Laughing
'20s reissue
War Lord (Univ);
(MGM);
Westville, Whitney,
Jumbo
Bowl—The
(MGM), 80
vorious co-features, 2nd wk
.vVholley Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying
70
* Mochines (20th-Fox), 6th wk 115
Santa Makes Headquarters
[At Civic in Portsmouth
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — When Santa
piaus anived here November 26, he was
pscorted by the Portsmouth High School
jband as he made his way from the south
[playground, through the main business section,
to the Civic Theatre. Pi-ee cartoons
jwere shown for youngsters from 10:30 to
112:30.
Record Theatre Building Activities
Planned in Connecticut for 1966
By ALLEN M. WIDEM
HARTFORD—Connecticut theatre construction
in 1966 promises to record its
greatest activity in many years.
While 1965, fast wi-apping up, contributed
only one theatre—a de luxe hardtop,
the Milford Cinema in the Connecticut
Post Shopping Center, downstate Milford,
operated by General Cinema Corp.
1966 will see at least a dozen hardtops.
Significantly, there is no blueprint for a
drive-in, nor is there any Filmrow talk
about a new airer.
The upcoming projects for 1966:
• Hartford—An 800-seat theatre will
be included in the $10 million Bushnell
Plasia apartment-business block complex,
in a two-block tract once containing the
1,500-seat Loew's Palace and the 2,800-
seat Loew's Poll.
Whether Loew's Theatres, Inc., New
York, will take over the theatre on lease
from the Bushnell Plaza people is something
for conjectui-e. The facility, Boxoffice
learned, will have equipment for
just about all projection phases.
• West Hartford—A 1,000-seat theatre
will be built in the Bishop's Corner Shopping
Plaza. National General Corp. has
evidenced interest in this project, making
a Comiecticut "first" for the fast-expanding
California firm.
• West Hartford—A 1,000-seat theatre
will be built in the Corbin's Corner Shopping
Plaza. A combination of United
Artists Theatres, New York, and the Bernie
Menschell interests, Manchester, is reported
ready to operate here, although
confirmation is yet to be disclosed.
• Parmington—A 1,000-seat theatre will
be built by the E. M. Loew-Hector Pi-ascadore
combination on a Frascadore tract
adjacent to E. M. Loew's Farmington
FILM TALK — Franklin E. Ferguson,
general manager of Bailey Theatres,
New Haven, meets Federico Fel-
Uni, producer-director of "Juliet of
the Spirits" at a New York reception.
Drive-In, which is operated jointly by the
circuit and R'ascadore.
• Plainville—A theatre (size to be determined!
is to be built by Perakos Theatre
Associates across Route 72 from the
PTA Plainville Drive-In.
• Waterbury—A 1,000-seat theatre will
be buUt on McQueeney-Rogow land adjacent
to the Fi-ank McQueeney-Lou Rogow-operated
Pine Drive-In.
• Manchester—A 1,000-seat theatre will
be built in the rapidly expanding Green
Manor Shopping Parkade by the parkade's
owners, the First Hartford Realty Corp.,
for lease by the UA-Menschell combine.
• Montville—A 1,000-seat theatre will
be built by E. M. Loew's Theatres adjacent
to the independent circuit's Norwich-
New London Drive-In.
• New Haven—A theatre is to be built
by the Nutmeg Theatre Circuit in the
Amity Shopping Plaza.
• Westport—A twin theatre will be built
by the Nutmeg Theatre Circuit adjacent
to its Fine Arts Theatre.
• Groton—An 800-seat theatre is to be
constructed in the Groton Shopping
Plaza; to be operated by United Artists
Theatres.
• Hartford — A twin theatre will be
built by E. M. Loew's Theatres.
UA Theatres is readying a Christmas
season opening for a theatre in the
Trumbull Shopping Plaza, Trumbull.
More Than 250 Attend
Lapidus Testimonial
BOSTON—Razz Goldstein, Bernie Myerson,
Richard Smith and Jules Lapidus wei-e
the piincipaJ speakers at the November 30
testimonial luncheon for Lai'i-y Lapidus at
the Statler Hilton Hotel. The luncheon,
hosted by Boston Cinema Lodge 1530, B'nai
B'rith, in recognition of the recent appointment
of Larry Lapidus as executive
assistant to Myerson, executive vice-president
of Loew's Theatres, was attended by
265 exhibitors, distributors and friends.
Lapidus was given a portable battery
television set.
Seated at the head table were Morris
Lefko, MGM general sales manager: Nat
FeUman, general manager, Stanley Wai'-
ner Theatres: Sam Seletsky, vice-president,
General Cinema Coi-p.; Jules Lapidus,
Warner Bros.: Leo Greenfield, general
sales manager, Buena Vista; Sumner Redstone,
president. Theatre Owiiers of
America; Jim Velde, general sales manager.
United Artists; Myerson; George
Roberts, Rifkin Theatres; Razz Goldstein,
general manager, Warner Bros. Pictures:
Richard Smith, president. General Cinema
Corp.; Bud Ederle, general sales manager.
Embassy Pictui-es; Carl Goldman, ticket
chairman for the luncheon; Harvey Appell,
luncheon chaii'man, and Mel Davis, president,
Cinema Lodge, B'nai B'rith.
In addition to AppeU and Goldman,
other luncheon committee members were
Nat Buckman, William Kmnins, Robert
Waldman, Edwai-d Ruff, Henii Schwartzberg
and Roberts.
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SPRINGFIELD
f^harley Hurley, former manager of the
. . .
Phillips Theatre, is now an executive
witli the Valley National Bank . . .
Romano, general manager of the B&Q
Doc
Theatres, hosted newsmen at a Student
Prince luncheon Wally Beach, managing
director of Storrowton Music Fair,
flew home from Honolulu . . . The Rivoli.
Chicopee. i-an a Polish film show on a
recent Saturday and Sunday.
Ray Criun, former manager of the B&Q
Bijou. Springfield, and more recently managing
director of Redstone Theatres' de
luxe Cinema 1 and 2, West Springfield,
has joined radio station WAGE, Chicopee.
as an account executive . Majestic,
West Springfield, opened a new first-run
art film policy December 1 . . . Doc Romano.
B&Q general manager, was in town
with Floyd Fltzsimmons. Warner Bros,
field exploiteer. for meetings with Arthur
Darley. Aixade. on "Never Too Late" and
"My Fair Lady."
Elizabeth Wheeler, auditor for Western
Massachusetts Theatres, is recuperating
after suigery at a Springfield hospital.
Starring in MGM's "The Alphabet Mui--
ders" are Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg and
Robert Morley.
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Quebec Pact With France
Features Film Agreement
I'rom Canadian Edition
MONTREAL—A very Important aspect of
the cultural pact signed between France
and the provincial government of Quebec
is article 11 of the 20-article treaty concerning
motion pictui-es. The treaty, which
will be a means to improve cultmal relationships
between the two Pi-ench-language
territories and to give emphasis to the
French cultm-e in Quebec, said in its
article 11:
"In the limit of the competence of the
two parties, the signers will encourage cooperation
between the companies or organizations
engaged in production and distribution
of motion picture films, an organization
of filmmakers and technicians,
as well as co-production of films."
NEW HAVEN
TJaymond Stone of Webster, Mass., operating
the Groton Drive-In, Groton, on
lease for thi'ee years with an option to
buy. has puichased the property, for an
undisclosed sum, from the owners, J. Lawrence
Peters. Harry Picazio jr., Isadore
Fishbone and Anthony Albino, who constructed
the underskyer in 1954. The theatre's
capacity, in the past several years,
has been increased from 600 to 700. The
new owner plans installation of electric
in-car heaters for winter operation.
Floyd Fitzsimmons, Warner Bros, field
exploitation staff, was in the area ahead
of "Never Too Late."
Heaterless Airers Closed
HARTFORD—Most New England di'iveins
not equipped with electric, in-car
heater service have been closed for the
winter months.
Studying Regional Shopping
NORWICH. CONN.—The city planning
commission is undertaking a study of regional
shopping preferences, as part of a
comprehensive retail trade survey for this
eastern Connecticut city.
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HARTFORD
H Ifred Alperin, Meadows Drive-In, distributed
theatre passes to showroom
.
visitors who took demonstrator rides in
Toyota cars the first week Howard Motors
assumed the area dealership for the Japanese
vehicles Rhoda Jayne Shulman.
daughter of
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Mrs. Mauiice W. Shulman
and the late Maurice W. Shulman
(Shulman Theatres', was married to Michael
Hoffman, Middletown.
Mike Alperin, Connecticut industry
pioneer, and his wife Kitty are vacationing
in Miami Beach. Fla. . . . The number
of conventions meeting in Hartford this
year will increase 50 per cent over 1964 and
expenditures by their delegates locally will
jump 33 per cent, the Chamber of Commerce
disclosed.
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To Charlotte Theatre
From Southeast Edition
CHARLOTTE — In recognition of the
Carolina Theatre being the first theatre
in history to show a motion picture to
more people than live in the city, Joseph
M. Sugar, vice-president in charge of distribution
for 20th Centm-y-Pox, flew here
to present a scroll to Manager Kermit
High. The picture is "The Sound of Music,"
which opened at the Carolina March 30.
"Through last night," wrote Emery Wister,
Charlotte News entertainment editor,
at the end of the musical's 33rd week at the
CaroUna, "attendance totaled 247,000.
Charlotte's estimated population is 238,-
000 . . . Many persons came many miles
to see the picture. It is estimated that of
those who have seen it, 100,000 came
from outside Mecklenbui-g County. In May
alone, 17,000 school children saw it. The
boxoffice gross was not announced but it
is known to be well above $300,000."
The scroll was presented at a brief cere
mony at the Carolina, with H. F. Kincey,
president, and other officials of Wilby-
Kincey Theatres on hand. Attending from
20th Century-Fox, in addition to Sugar,
were William Gehring, Southern divisional
manager; Ralph Bm'ing, advertising representative,
and Lloyd Edwards, Charlotte
exchange manager. Officials of the Downtown
Charlotte Ass'n and Charlotte Merchants
Ass'n were also present to see High
receive the scroll signed by Darryl F. Za
nuck, 20th-Fox president.
In accepting the award. High told the
20th Century-Fox executives: "This is an
indication of the type of picture people
here want to see. I hope you will have more
movies like this for us."
Gavin to Star in 'Paramo'
For Mexican Film Company
From Western Edition
HOLLYWOOD — Report from Mexico
that Universal TV star John Gavin wilM
make a deal with Clasa Fihns is givenj
credence here by a studio spokesman who
said that the series in which Gavin appears
goes off the air the end of this
yeai-, and that the final 13 fUms in the
series have been concluded.
Gavin will star in "Pedro Paramo," a
film budgeted over $400,000 and approved
by Emilio Rabassa's Mexican Film Bank
for financing.
NE-2 BOXOFFICE :: December 13, 1965

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piames were prevented from spreading to
nearby buildings, including the Pine
Island Di-ive-In. when a storage shed and
a big wooden roller skating rink were destroyed
by fire at Pine Island Pari: in
Manchester during the night of December
1. Firemen were first called to the amusement
park, which has been closed for about
three years, for a blaze in tlie storage
slied. Some time later, they retm'ned to
the scene when flying sparks thi-eatened
the area. A thiid call was for a two-alarm
blaze that leveled the roller skating rink.
The Pine Island Drive-In, which remains
in operation each summer, is hardly more
than a stone's throw from the park. The
loss was unofficially estimated at $25,000.
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— Boxoffice trends have not
'aried much in the last two weeks, Odeon
'.ontinuing to do well with long-term holdi)vers
and 20th Century doing its best business
with "Darling," in its eighth week at
:he Capitol Fine Art and Yorkdale Cinema.
ilbion group Whot's New Pussycot? (UA),
Excellent
forlton King Rot (Col), 3rd wk Excellent
iloronet Love—the Itolion Woy (SR) Excellent
l)owntown group of six theatres Dr. Goldfoot ond
the Bikini Machine (Astral) Good
I'loine Group Return From the Ashes (UA) . . . .Good
Iglinton The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 36th
vvk
Excellent
foirlawn Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying
(20th-Fox), 22nd wk Excellent
ilollywood The Greot Roce (WB), 8th wk Excellent
Mylond Ship of Fools (Col), 4th wk Excellent
ptemotional Cinema Red Lanterns (WB) Good
owne The Hill (MGM), 6th wk Good
liniversity My Foir Lady (WB), 56th wk. ...Excellent
I'orkdale Cinema, Capitol Fine Art Darling
(IFD), 8th wk Very Good
jlverage Boxoffice Returns
lleported in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Cold, damp weather,
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ivhich persisted throughout the week, held
n'osses to a generally average level. Most
jheatres are satisfied to hold the line until
i^Jhristmas is over,
,!ap(tol Marriage on the Rocks (WB),
3rd wk Fair
['.oronet, three other theatres Dr. Goldfoot and
the Bikini Machine (Astral) Average
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!)ominion The Hill (MGM), 3rd wk., moveover;
Fight (IFD) Average
,yric When Tomorrow Dies (SR) Average
[)deon The Collector (Col), 6th wk Average
jlrpheum The Cincinnati Kid (MGM) Average
I'ork Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying
i Machines (20th-Fox), 20th wk Average
flidge The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),
36th wk Average
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[tonley—My Fair Lody (WB), 57th wk Fair
itrand The Great Race (WB), 9th wk Average
(tudio Laurel and Hardy's Laughing '20s
(MGM), 2nd wk Fair
I'ogue, one other theatre Return From the Ashes
(UA), 2nd wk Fair
|A?innipeg Grosses Stand Up
IJnder First Heavy Snows
di-opped a shade
liut remained surprisingly strong in the
light of the heavy snows dm-ing the week-
|«d. "The Ipcress File" in its opening
jveek, joined holdover "The Great Race"
as boxoffice leader. Otherwise, returns rejnained
good, with "The Cincinnati Kid,"
|he long-running "Darling" and "The
Sound of Music" making above-average
ihowings. "Ship of Pools" ended a fiveveek
run on a weaker note.
opitol The Cincinnati Kid (MGM) Good
laiety Ship of Fools (Col), 5th wk Fair
iarrick The Ipcress File (Univ) Excellent
;ings The Sound of Music (20th-Fox),
35th wk Good
yceum Blood and Block Lace (IFD), Young
Dillinger (IFD) Averoge
Aetropoliton Bunny Lake is Missing (Col) Fair
)deon The Great Race (WB), 5th wk Excellent
owne Darling (IFD), 5th wk Good
,/arietY in Screen Offerings
jJuilds Montreal Attendance
many good movies
ivailable. first-run theatres continued to
>e well patronized. Boxoffice results were
ilso undoubtedly helped by the winter
veather, which began in Montreal earlier
han usual this year.
Mouette Sleeping Beauty (SR) Excellent
wenue Murder Most Foul (MGM) Good
•opitol Sands of the Kalohori (Para), 2nd wk. Good
.inema Festival Onibaba (SR), 9th wk Good
l.inemo Ploce Ville Mane Casanova '70
(IFD), 10th wk Good
lorval (Red Room) Never on Sunday (UA) ....Good
lorvol (Salle Doree) Becket (Para), rerun Good
.mperiol The Greatest Story Ever Told
(UA), 9th wk Good
.enf—The Knack (UA), 3rd wk Excellent
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lOXOFHCE December 13, 1965
H. Prygrocki of Winnipeg Elected
Chairman at Annual MPIC Meeting
TORONTO—The 16th annual meeting of
the Motion Picture Industry of Canada
here elected these officers for 1966: Honorary
chairman, Peter Myers, Toronto;
chairman, H. Prygrocki, Winnipeg, and
four vice-chairmen, Gaston Theroux, Montreal,
and W. A. SummervUle, Jerry Solway
and C. R. B. Salmon, all of Toronto.
Dick Main was renamed secretary-treasurer.
The executive committee recommended
to the council the appointment of a topflight
man to act as public relations
counsel and secretary of the organization
with permanent headquarters in Toronto.
Reporting for the National Ass'n of Concessionaires,
which had been invited to become
a new member of the council, J, J.
Pitzgibbons jr., chairman, requested a
meeting with a theatre concession equipment
tradeshow. In the event this is possible,
Fitzgibbons said, it would provide a
Loews The Ipcress File (E/U) Good
Palace The Cincinnati Kid (MGM) Good
Parisien La Vie Heureuse de Lepold Z (SR),
2nd wk Excellent
Seville—The Sound of Music (20th-Fox), 37th wk. Good
Vendome Nothing Doing on Saturday (SR),
4th wk Good
Westmount Those Magnificent Men in Their
Flying Machines (20th-Fox), 18th wk Good
Archie Laurie, 68, Dies;
UA Toronto Representative
TORONTO— Services for Ai'chie Laurie,
68, United Artists representative here,
were held Monday i6i. He died Friday '3i
in St. Elizabeth's Hospital.
Lam-ie had been with UA 12 years and
had held numerous industry posts in Canada
over the years. He entered the motion
picture business 53 years ago as an assistant
projectionist at the Vitascope Theatre
in Montreal, where he moved from his
home town of Guelph, Ont.
This was followed by a series of positions
in the exhibition field. He later went
into the distribution branch. He had served
with Regan Films, Empire-Universal, Esquire
Films, Republic Pictures, Eagle-Lion
and United Artists. Sui-vivors include the
widow Sylvia.
Cinematheque Pays Tribute
To CBC's Film Program
MONTREAL — The Cinematheque Canadienne
paid special tribute to Canadian
Broadcasting Corp.'s program "This
Hour Has Seven Days."
Screenings of some of the outstanding
film contributions to the weekly series were
shown at the Cinematheque Theatre here
Wednesday 1 1
1 , Tuesday ( 7 » and Thursday
1 9 1
Included on the program were Beryl Fox's
prize-winning "Summer in Mississippi":
Douglas Lieterman's "The Chief": Patrick
Watson's "The 700 MiUion": Warner
Troyer's "The Glass Cage" and Donald
Brittain's "The Campaigners." Shorter
features included films on Canadian heavyweight
boxer George Chuvalo, the visit of
the Beatles to Toronto and a study of
kinetic axt.
service to exhibitors who are unable to
attend tradeshowings in the United States,
and properly handled, would provide an
extra source of revenue for the MPICC
and be an added attraction to encourage
exhibitors to attend the CouncU meetings.
Fitzgibbons reported said activities of his
organization were mainly concerned in
1965 with a combined effort with the exhibitors
in the field of public relations
and that 322 special children's safety shows
were held during the year.
The "Elmer the Elephant" safety shows
are a coordinated effort of exhibitors, local
newspapers and the police to educate
children in all phases of safety.
During the united appeals in every city
across Canada two-million popcorn boxes,
with a special imprint, "Help the United
Way," were distributed before and during
the campaign at no cost to the distributors.
Vancouver Tenl 47
Sets Up Activities
VANCOUVER -Western Canada Variety
Tent 47 lost no time in getting into high
gear. At the first regular luncheon meeting
in the Georgia Hotel Friday i3), fast,
single projects and a continuing effort
were presented to the barkers by canvasman
Archie Hanna.
First on the agenda was the Chilstmas
party for retarded children, set for Sunday
119) in the Cave Restaurant, thanks
to Second Assistant Chief Barker Ken
Stauffer. Favors and gifts will be given to
the children and Santa will make an appearance.
Also planned is a special performance
of the Vancouver Symphony, FebruaiT 18,
promoted by First Assistant Chief Barker
Bill Bellman. A preview of "King Rat"
at the Orpheum in January will be held,
hosted by barkers Ivan Ackery and Nat
Levant. A Variety Ball will be March 25
at the Commodore Cabaret. A Jimmie Durante
Night also is planned for the Cave.
Pi-oceeds from those events will go toward
the purchase of a Sunshine Coach.
Guests at the luncheon included Clarence
Wallace: film personalities Rita Tushingham,
Oliver Reed and Bob Newhart:
Gertie Desjardine and Guy Ravel, stars of
the Icecapades: Yukon Bud Lesher of
Whitehorse and Murray LaFayette of San
Francisco Tent 32.
Clarence Wallace was named an honorary
member of the tent. Membership in
Tent 47 is spreading to the Prairies. Among
the new members is E. J. Marshall from
North Battleford,
Admits Car Drivers Free
From New England Edition
PROVIDENCE—Rifkin Theatres' Shipyard
Drive-In, playing Childhood Productions'
"Sleeping Beauty," offered free admission
to the driver of each car and distributed
free lollipops and balloons to all
youngsters.
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OTJ AW A
panious Players named Tom Couture, assistant
manager of the Ottawa Repent,
to manage the Capitol at Brockville. Ont.,
effective Wednesday <
1 ) . replacing the
late Fted McLennan, a veteran of the
chain. The new assistant for Regent manager
Leo Ouellette is Romeo Cromier who
has been performing relief duties here.
For the North American premiere of the
religious feature "The Gospel According to
Matthew" in a one-night presentation, the
Ottawa Elgin was crowded to capacity with
representatives of all faiths with Canada's
Gov. -Gen. George Vamer and his wife extending
personal patronage. Distribution
of the production, directed by Pier Paolo
Pasolini of Italy, Is being arranged, it was
announced.
The Capitol resumed its film policy Sunday
(51 after presenting the Canadian
debut of the Metropolitan Opera Friday
and Satmday i3 and 4), opening with
•Madame Butterfly" at $25 top. Saturday,
Rossini's "Cinderella" and Bizet's "Carmen"
were featured.
The monthly meeting, Wednesday (1),
of the Ottawa Theatre Managers Ass'n
proved to be a free-wheeling, yet effective,
session under the direction of president
Doug M. Pinder, assisted by secretary Leo
Ouellette. Reports were received and in
new business the fii'st step was taken to line
up members among exhibitors in the Ottawa
Valley. Arrangements were discussed
for a Christmas party. Local theatres will
not open uiitil 2;30 p.m. on Chi-istmas Day.
The Canadian Odeon circuit has started
an important structural development in
the modernization of the 800-seat Biltmore
at Kingston, Ont., which has been
closed for the extensive project. The theatre
will reopen as the Odeon Hyland and
the first attraction will be "My Fair Lady."
In Ottawa the remodeled Odeon Elmdale
has scored success with a new policy and
an art gallery, the paintings received the
attention of the press.
Casey Swedlove of the Ottawa Linden
and his wife spent a vacation down South
following the 24th annual convention of
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of which he is a re-elected director.
Kred Robertson's Mayfair in Ottawa
South has blossomed forth with new seats
of a modern type as a special feature for
the theatre's 30th anniversary along with
an interesting screen program.
"Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying
Machines" hit the 13th week as a roadshow
at the Ottawa Regent, where "The Great
Race" will be the Christmas attraction.
Bob Maynard of the Somerset added a fifth
daily t>erformance to the timetable for
"The War Lord" in its sectond week,
thanks to heavy business. Manager Sven
Pedersen amiounced the holding of "The
Sound of Music" for a 23rd week at the
Nelson. At the new Vendome in nearby
Hull, the first picture "Angelique" held
for a sixth week, according to Manager
Mike Costom.
MONTREAL
The Golden-Age Movie Club has grown to
a record membership of 17,000. To
mark its second anniversary Tuesday (7),
the club held special film showings at the
Le Parisien and Palace theatres. The club
was foiined by B'nai B'rith Women, with
the cooperation of Harold Giles, president
of United Amusement Corp. It was well received
and now regularly covers most of
Montreal's neighborhood theatres, as well
as downtown first-run houses, on occasion.
The Quebec Picture Pioneers' annual
dinner was held at the northeast-end restaurant
Au Lutln Qui Bouffe. A great
number of fUm industi-y people attended.
The program included the annual session,
cocktails, dinner and dance, as well as
entertainment.
Two brothers Roger and Antoine Lafleur
have take over the management of the
Myra Cinema of Richmond. They were
visitors at the film exchanges here and
booked heavily.
Georges Arpin, executive at La Compagnie
France-Film, and his wife have returned
following an extensive holiday to Europe
and the United Kingdom . Andre Pepin
of
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Art-Films spent a week on business in
the Matane-Rimouski area.
. .
Yvan Ruel, owner of the LaSalle Theatre
of 'VUle LaSaUe, entered a hospital for
surgei-y. The latest report indicated his
condition as good . Eddy White of Wai--
ner Bros, spent two successive weekends
skiing in Vermont.
Art-FiUn's release "Pas de Question le
Samedi," which initiated the operations of
Montreal's latest motion pictm-e house, Le
Vendome, located in the Stock Exchange
Tower, continues good in its fourth week.
An addition to Montreal's lengthening list
of new film theatres will be located in a
$30 million building complex which is
under constmction at Atwater and St.
Catherine streets. The "Colonade" will
have in its vast range of shops, offices and
apartments an 1,100-seat cinema.
Andre Gilbert, sales representative at
France-Film, was reported doing business
in the eastern townships . . . Jack KroU of
Wai'ner Bros, was selling in the Gaspe
Peninsula.
Hs the result of the many industrial
meetings here, several new executives
were elected. Steve McManus is the president
of the Motion Picture Theatres Ass'n
of Ontario. Andy S. Posen is now vicepresident,
with Dave Axler as treasui'er
and MuiTay E. Johnston, secretary. The
directors include Lou Consky, Lionel Lester,
H. C. Deacon Main. Gerry B. Markell,
William A. Summerville, Casey Swedlove
and Michael W. Zahorchak. Aixh H. JoUey
continues as executive secretary.
At its annual meeting, the National
Committee of Motion Pictm-e Exhibitors
Ass'n of Canada appointed F. Gordon
Spencer as chairman and G. H. Theroux,
first vice-chairman. H. I. Howard is second
vice-chairman, G. B. Markell, third
vice-chaii'man, and D. Rothstein, fourth
vice-chairman. C. S. Posen is treasui-er,
A. H. Jolley is secretary, and H. C. D. Main
is executive director.
Toronto will be one of five cities to be
visited by Tom Adams, star of "The 2nd
Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide
World," IFD's Joseph E. Levine's production.
A tie-in has been arranged with Avis
Rent-A-Car, which will provide a motorcade,
beauty models and a futuristic car
for Adams in each of the five cities. The
other cities include Houston, Chicago, Miami
and New York.
A Toronto firm. Tempo Films, Ltd., has
an option on 11.4 acres of land in Kingston,
Ont., and plans to buUd a $100,000
drive-in within the city limits there.
The end is in sight for the world recordbreaking
run of "My Fair Lady" at the
University here. Advanced ads are ruiming
for "The Agony and the Ecstasy," opening
on Christmas Day.
No less than four wallets were found
in the Hollywood, after the last showing of
"The Great Race" Thursday night (2).
Fortunately all could be returned to their
rightful owners . . . The National Film
Board held a special program of its short
subjects Sunday afternoon (5) in the Park
on North Yonge Street.
Few new bookings have turned up at
local houses. "Darling" goes into its ninth
week at the Capitol Fine Art and Yorkdale
Cinema. "Die, Monster, Die" has
been paired with "Planet of the Vampires"
at the Downtown, Midtown, State, Prince
of Wales and two drive-ins. "King Rat"
is in its third week at the Odeon Carlton.
Benefit Preview of 'Spy'
In Boston December 22
From New England Edition
BOSTON—"The Spy Who Came in
From the Cold" will be previewed in a
benefit performance at the Astor Theatre
December 22 for the National Hemophilia
Ass'n. The black-tie event will be preceded
by a reception and dinner at the Sheraton-
Plaza Hotel.
Expected to attend the affair are Senator
Edward Kennedy, Mayor John F. Collins
and Governor John Volpe. The engagement
is one of 11 scheduled for the film in
December to qualify it for Academy Awards
nominations.
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Columbia's "Ship of Pools. had
just completed four very good weeks
downtown in Famous Players New Capitol,
was spotted into Odeon's suburban Dunbar
and West Vancouver Odeon on a onesliow-daily
basis to satisfactory results.
The cold, rainy weather of foui' weeks
has again cut into drive-in operations.
The Burnaby Lougheed. which is on a dayand-date
policy with downtown Famous
Players houses, has cut to weekend operation,
leaving only Odeon's North Vancouver
and New Westminster and the Independent
Cascades ozoners on a six-day
policy.
Country music star Hank Snow came
into the Queen Elizabeth for a two-show,
Sunday i5i only stand, and turned away
literally thousands. The Cascades took advantage
of the resultant publicity to rush
in Pox's "Your Cheatin' Heart. " biography
of Hank Williams, for a week's
stand.
Over in Victoria, where Gracie Fields
duplicated her Vancouver sellout, the Oak
Bay hung up an all-time record with
"Carry On Cleo," which even filled up, on
Grade's night, and then went on to an
unprecedented four-week run.
Cesar GrenoUe, veteran Fox West Coast
and Lippert manager, lately filling in as
a.ssi5tant to Dave Falrleigh at the Hollywood,
has moved to Prince George to manage
that town's three theatres for Herb
Stevenson. Jim Fairley. recovered from a
heart attack, has moved to the Clova at
Cloverdale. Grenolle, more acclimated to
the benign California breezes, got a chilly
welcome to his new post when the thermometer
touched a bottom of 23° below
zero and 12 inches of snow were
dumped on the town twice within a week
—the coldest and snowiest November on
record.
Norm Milton, who has taken over operation
of the Park White Rock from Jim
Petrovich, is giving the theatre a general
overhaul and brightening up with new
auditorium lighting, a paint job and remodeled
lobby, featui-ing a larger and
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the removal of two back rows of
seats in the auditorium. While the rest of
us are shivering in the "unseasonable"
weather. Milton, a veteran exhibitor and
operator from the White Horse area, is
ba.sking in the comparatively balmy climate,
the green grass and hardy "mums"
still blooming in early December.
It is reported Astral Films has taken
over operation of the Lyric from I. MartincUi.
Lou Segal continues as house manager.
The Olympia, Italian-language house
operated by Martinelli. is having considerable
work done to the front, and will be
further modernized during the winter.
The Vancouver Sun's drama critic Jack
Richards devoted a full page in the weekend
leisure section to the new faces on
the local scene, and singled out Ron Keilor
of the Odeon circuit as a comer in the exhibition
field. Keilor is a real film buff.
He belongs to the Vancouver Film Society,
the UBC Film Society and has read practically
everything ever written on the
movie business. His appointment reflects
the changing faces of Vancouver. The new
Fraser, the third house of that name within
a two-block area, was in the heart of
a soccer playing, whippet racing Isolated
working class submb, where westerns,
gangster and action pictures only would
draw the fans away from sports. Critic
Richards, himself from the subm'bs, broke
in as a sports reporter covering neighborhood
sports in what was then the Southhill
District.
SAINT JOHN
f^eorge Forhan, manager of the Paramount,
Saint John, conceived a plan
to see that needy children will receive toys
for Christmas. He arranged with the
United Commercial Travelers to pay house
expenses for a Saturday morning Kiddie
Show, with admission being toys. The
Policeman's Ass'n was on hand to collect
and distribute these toys. The 1,392-seat
house was filled, with 3,000 toys collected.
The successful show has been widely publicized
by the press, TV and radio. Other
theatres are considering a similar plan.
Heading the 1965 Saint John United
Jewish Appeal Campaign were the following
industry men: I. J. Davis, United
Artists manager; co-chaiiTnan Len Herberman
of Astral Films; canvass chairman
Mickey Komar. Warner Bros, manager;
Joshua Lieberman, partner of the B&L
circuit, and Mitchell Franklin and Sam
Babb of the Franklin and Herschorn Theatres.
Don McKelvie, Empire-Universal booker,
will be the manager of Universal, with offices
in the Royal Hotel. Vince Winchester,
manager of Empire-Universal, will become
manager of Empire with offices at 63
Union Street. Joe Boyce will be Empire
booker. The Empire-Universal split will be
effective January 1.
Meyer Adleman of Philadelphia, president
of Victoria Shipping Services, visited
the local office, of which Morrie Elman is
manager. He was here to complete plans
for the construction of the new building
in Lancaster . seen in the Royal
Hotel was Murray Andrews, owner and
operator of the Capital, Andover.
Inadvertently omitted from the article
on the MMPEA annual meeting in Saint
John November 3 were these eight exhibitors,
who were on hand: L. S. Mason, son
of president A. J. Mason of Springhill,
N.S.: Fred Leavens. Halifax Odeon supervisor:
W. H. Boyd, owner of the Queen
Theatre, St. Stephen: W. A. and H. O.
Richards, owners and operators of the Uptown
and Midway, Newcastle; George Forhan:
Margaret C. Worth, secretary of
Parkview Drive-In, Chai'lottetown, P.E.I.,
and A. W. Corkum, manager of the P. G.
Spencer Capital, Lunenburg, N.S.
Odeon Is Remodeling
Saint John's Strand
SAINT JOHN — J. D. King, regional
supervisor of Odeon Ttieatres, announces
the Strand Theatre is being remodeled and
enlarged. The circuit is in the process of
building the New Odeon Theatre on the
same site, utilizing some of the existing
exterior structiU'e,
A large extension is being built on the
rear of the building. The Strand marquee
and sign have been removed. The interior,
as well as the exterior, is being renovated.
Due to the heavy equipment working at
the site, the afternoon performances have
been closed. In time, the Strand will have
to close completely in order to complete
inside work. The evening perfoi-mances
still are being held Monday through Saturday.
"Saint John will, at the conclusion of
this project, be able to boast of one of
the most modern theatres in Eastern
Canada." said King.
'Seek Out, Destroy' Novel
To Become Columbia Film
From Western Edition
HOLLTWOOD—"Seek Out and Destroy,
an exciting novel dealing with the current,
war in Vietnam, has been purchased by'
Stanley Kramer in a pre-publication deal;
for future film production for Columbia
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Studios.
The book, to be published in England In
March by Cassell & GaUimard, was writ-l
ten by Iiwin R. Blacker, professor of cinemaj:
at the University of Southern Califomiai
who presented it to Kramer in manuscrlptll
form.
Coward's 'Pretty Polly'
Set to Start in June
From Western Edition
HOLLTWOOD—A co-production deal o;
a Noel Coward musical, "Pretty Polly," has
been consummated by a new film production!
team of Broadway producers George Wj
George and Frank Granat. Universal Pic-j
tures will have worldwide distribution.
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Coward will have a cameo role and willJ
write a title song for the Technicolor picture,
to be produced in Hong Kong in June!
This will be the first motion picture effortj]
by the producers.
"The Loved One," an MGM-Filmwaysl
release, was based on Evelyn Waugh'sj
novel.
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Restoring t h e original
elegance of Durwood's giant Midland
Theatre, in Kansas City, plays a big
part in helping the historic theatre set
new boxoffice records, the firm tells in
Principal
the article starting on page 6.
changes were made in the entrance,
marquee, lobby, ticket office, foyer,
concessions counter and projection
booth. And the thought was to use
as much as possible of the original
decor, hangings, trimmings, figures,
statuary and paintings.
scope of
Indicating the
the project, a new 210-ton air
conditioning system was installed at a
cost of $100,000.
You will find ideas galore in the
picture article about the new "two of
everything" oval concessions stand at
the 3,000-seat Malco Theatre, Memphis.
Candy is sold from tilt bins. Buttered
popcorn outsells regular. There's a
chute to the basement for quick trash
disposal. And there's a motorized
dumb-waiter to send bagged popcorn
up to the stand from the popping room
— it sells so fast! Starts page 14.
A shopping center theatre built and
opened before the shopping center!
That's the story of the Merritt Theatre,
Merritt Island, Fla., which is near Cape
Kennedy. One of its innovations: The
manager's office alongside projection
booth has a window so that he can
see entire theatre from office. Story,
pictures on page 13.
Horry Schreiber tells why theatre
cleaning is a continuous operation that
must never stop—page 11. "Bacteriologically
clean" concessions operations,
as discussed at the recent Canadian
regional convention of the National
Ass'n of Concessionaires, are featured
on page 12. Wesley Trout tells how
proper maintenance helps increase,
prolong motor generator efficiency.
Starts page 16. And on page 24: How
to make french fries in 90 seconds and
save up to 20 per cent!
We'd like to add, too: A very merry
Christmas and a happy New Year.
DECEMBER 13, 1965
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Original Elegance Restored! Durwood's Giant Midland
Theatre, in Kansas City, Sets New Boxoffice Records 6
"Cleaning of Theatre Is a Continuous Operation . . . and Must
Never Stop"! Harry Schreiber 11
Remodeling of the Texas Theatre, in Pharr, Tex., Improves
Concessions Sales, Air Conditioning, Heating ..Mofa/e Guinan 11
"Bacteriologically Clean Theatres," Sanitation, Sales
Stressed at NAC Regional Canadian Convention 12
Ultra-Modern Merritt Theatre: A New Shopping Center
Theatre Built, Opened Before Shopping Center! 13
New Oval Concessions Stand at Malco Theatre, Memphis,
Boosts Sales 4 Cents Per Patron Elton Holland 14
How to Obtain Top Efficiency in Motor Generators... Wes/ey Trout 16
Now! Here's How to Make French Fries in 90 Seconds—and
Save Up to 20 Per Cent During Year! 24
DEPARTMENTS:
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Refreshment Service 12 Literature 23
Projection and Sound 16 Readers' Service Bureau 25
New Equipment
Advertisers' Index. 25
and Developments 21 About People and Product 26
ON THE COVER
New Squire Theatre of Shellmel Management Co. is reported
first hardtop for Fresno, Calif., in 20 years, features attractive
combination of contemporary and traditional architecture with
familiar barn roof and huge exposed beams. Technical-mechanical
design installation and installation- supervision were directed by
Ballantyne Instruments & Electronics. Inc., with firm's assistant
general manager, Edward J. Nelson, as consultant and director of
project. Equipment includes: Norelco projectors, Ballantyne
transistorized sound. Strong arc lamps, Technikote screen.
CLYDE C. KALL, Manoging Editor
The MODERN THEATRE is o bound-in section published each month in BOXOFFICE. Editoriol
or general business correspondence should be addressed to Associated Publications, Inc., 825 Von
Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64124. Wesley Trout, Technical Editor; Eastern Representative:
D. M. Mersereau, 1270 Sixth Ave., Rockefeller Center, New York, N. Y. 10020.

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The big films are here to stay. In the future there
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What about the cost of 70mm? In building a
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The Norelco AAII 70/35mm
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required of it. Here's a projector built for
70mm—not modified as an afterthought.
And it takes only 4 minutes to switch over to a
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reliable.
Let's face it. Ignoring 70mm won't make it go
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Original Elegance Restored!
Durwood's Giant Midland
Now Sets Boxoffice Records
Opulent Kansas City Shoivcase Completely Refurbished
The famous king and queen throne chairs of
the Midland Theatre were fully restored to
add additional elegance to the foyer. Furniture
in lobby, lounges, restrooms was also
reupholstered.
Kestoring the original elegance
of a once proud beauty was the guideline
for Durwood Theatres in extensively revitalizing
the big Midland Theatre in
Kansas City, Mo. The theatre—a midwestern
showcase from the day it opened
in 1927—was bought by the Durwood circuit
last spring, reclaimed in a thorough
refurbishing program, and reopened in
July with "Sound of Music" and a reserved
seat policy.
That the restoration has been carried out
attractively and effectively is evident from
the fact that the theatre continues to set
boxoffice records with "SOM" for weeks
on end after its reopening. Due credit
must be given to "Sound of Music" and an
exteiisive exploitation campaign for the
film. But favorable comment from numerous
civic, business and industry leaders and
from moviegoers readily indicates their
approval of a job "well done" in uphold-
ing the "movie palace" image of the Midland.
The original architecture and decor of
the Midland left little to be desired in its
intricate ornamentation, lavish drapes and
hangings, magnificent crystal chandeliers,
brass figures, the grandeur of its furniture,
furnishings and art pieces.
RESTORES ORIGINAL OPULENCE
It is this original opulence which the
circuit sought to restore, according to
Stanley H. Durwood, president, on the
premise that the theatre was endeared to
thousands in the midwest for its artistic
appeal and sheer elegance, as well as the
setting for many a pleasant entertainment
experience.
When Kenneth Lang, maintenance
chief, and his crew began to prepare the
theatre for reopening, they approached
the job with the thought of using as much
as possible of the original decor, hangings,
trimmings, figures, statuary and
paintings in the restoration job.
Principal changes have come in the entrance,
marquee, lobby, ticket office,
foyer.
concessions counter, air conditioning and
projection booth. But changes are man'
throughout, even though some may not b
too obvious to the patron.
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Gone is the brass encased sidewalk box]
office and an outer line of brass entrancj
doors. Instead the entrance now is opeii
and inviting, with a quartet of double glas,'
doors where once was an inner line of bras
doors. Overhead the entrance is illumi'
nated by a soffit grid of high intensit;
light and a bank of tophat lights in thi
ceiling just over the doors.
MARQUEE GOLD AND GREEN
Outside—above the sidewalk—the mar'
quee has been given a new gold and greei
treatment with the name "Midland" illu
minated in huge raised gold letters anc
embellished with gold neon borders on ;
green background, fronting on Main Street
The side panels of the marquee an
equipped with changeable letter signs
and the entire marquee set off by a deei
gold and green scalloped valance. Abovi
the marquee a unique touch is a set o.
huge gold and green vinyl canvas drape:
Midland's spacious entrance now features a quartet of double glass
doors, high intensity lights, marquee with new green and gold
treatment. Theatre's name is illuminated in huge raised gold
letters and embellished in gold neon borders. Side panels have
changeable letter signs. Deep gold and green scalloped valance
sets off entire marquee. Scene is night view.
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doming the outside of the great window
If the lobby, with appropriate flood-lighthg
at night.
of exquisite rose marble between
ine glass entrance doors have been reliined
and embellished with contrasting
icings of Verdi antique Italian marble
urrounding the refurbished display cases.
)zite all-weather carpeting in a charcoal
nd green striped pattern is laid between
He sidewalk and the entrance doors—
jrt of de luxe welcome mat—and the enrance
floor at the sides of the carpeting
5 of antique green slate. Current attraclon
frames on the entranceway walls
jave been refinished and fluorescent lightig
added to all.
NEW LIGHTING IN LOBBY
Inside, the huge arched lobby has been
liven impwrtant attention with new gold
I.eon cove lighting highlighting the sculpui-ed
rococo ceiling design. The great
:iain crystal chandelier has been restored
Ind lowered to give a more inunediate imiression
of grandeur to the patron. New
wags of cut pile red velvet are hung
Iverhead in the lobby arches. The fabric
If wall panels has been replaced—some
n gold brocade, some in red.
throughout the lobby, lounges
|nd restrooms has been reupholstered.
knd a major restoration has been given
10 the massive king and queen throne
fhairs which have long been focal objects
if the large foyer. Ornate, multi-branched
tandelabra which abounded in the origiiial
furnishings have been generally reitored
and equipped with the new neon
ilicker bulbs, the nearest thing obtainable
p electricity to candle lights, according to
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Patrons, on the other hand, want beauty plus comfort. Seats
with "just right" cushioning and ample hip room. Seat backs
that both cradle and support. Chairs that are properly angled
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These are some of the qualities in American Seating theatre
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Cleanliness
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The
(lUlbs which are used as running lights
luring the performance.
new projection booth has been in-
tailed at the rear center of the audl-
|Orium's main floor. The one-time center
I'isle doors are now the entrance to the
jiooth. It is equipped with Norelco pro-
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'Cleaning of Theatre Is a Continuous
Operation and Must Never Stop' . . .
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HARRY SCHREIBER
I HE CLEANING OF A THEATRE,
,'liether large or small, is a continuous
i.peration and must never stop.
at the fi-ont of your theatre,
our sidewalk should be washed down at
;ast once a week. The front lobby should
e dusted and closely checked for any
laint that has been marked, any glass that
light be broken. Check the marquee for
•ulbs that have bui-ned out and any painting
that it might need.
have had people tell me in the last
everal years that they have stopped going
theatres because of the condition of the
interior of some theatres. Seats are
iiroken. plaster is coming off the walls,
arpeting is torn. You might have the best
iiicture of all time on the sween. But if
GUI" projection is bad or your screen is
people become disgusted.
llirty,
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Also, your restrooms are a very importot
part of your operation. They do not
;iave to be new. But they can be neat,
iome of the odors from a restroom can be
ery repulsive.
Cleanliness of lobbies is very important.
f notliing else, an usher should have a
lust pan and a broom close by, so that he
'an pick up paper and other items thrown
[•n the floor.
I feel that a continuous cleaning proram
is necessai-y, whether all parts of the
jheatre ai-e used each day or not.
and courtesy also go for your
[taff. I do not mean that you should have
|.
military service staff such as we used
lo have years ago. But an usher must be
jlean, neat and courteous. The same goes
for the cashier and the doorman. If. when
a person buys a ticket, the cashier is gruff
or mean and does not say, "Thank you,"
(the same also goes for yom- doorman)
this patron in all probability would not enjoy
a good pictui-e.
The manager should be on the floor and
in the lobby at all peak times or breaks.
Many people ask me what happened to the
old time manager or assistant manager
who used to stand in the lobby to greet
people. If the manager cannot be there,
then an usher should be designated to be
there. Many people have questions, and
there is no one to answer them.
You might think that this does not pertain
to you. You may say that my theatre
is clean and neat and the service staff
gives real service. Regardless of how nice
your operation is, if the fellow down the
street is not service minded, this reflects
on you.
I believe there is a great future in the
theatre business. Yes, there are changes.
But what business doesn't change? Look
around you. For example, grocery stores.
Who ever envisioned 25 years ago the
supeiTnarkets we have today. There are
always changes. This goes for theatres,
also. A new coat of paint, some drapes on
the doors, carpeting repaired and renewed,
changing lobby stands, moving a 40x60—or
anything. Just to show something has
been done.
(From a talk by Harry Scfireiber, president.
International Ass'n of auditorium
managers and manager of the county auditorium
in Columbus, Ohio, before the convention
of the Independent Theatre Oicners
of Ohio.
an atmosphere of intimacy for the better
enjoyment of ai't pictui-es and first downtown
showing of selected major releases.
What is perhaps the most impwrtant of
all steps in modernizing the Midland and
the Studio is the entirely new air conditioning,
providing a capacity of 210 tons
and costing over $100,000. It now gives
the Midland maximum comfort throughout
the year and is the latest in Tiane
aa-conditioning equipment.
Remodeling the Texas Theatre
Improves Concessions Sales,
Air Conditioning, Heating
By
MABLE GUINAN
Greater comfort for patrons
more convenience for employes, improved
concessions sales, more efficient air conditioning
and heating and more effective
traffic control resulted from remodeling
of the Texas Theatre in Pharr, Tex., says
Lew Bray jr., manager since May, 1963.
Previously the theatre entrance was
back from the street, and the boxoffice
out in the open. The candy bar was just
off the street to the left, and the office just
off the street to the right. The heating
and cooUng system did not reach any of
these areas. Now a new wall has been
built—a little less than a foot short of
flush with the sidewalk — and it has
double doors on each side of the boxoffice.
These open outward only for fire
and panic control. Patrons may leave by
either set of doors but can enter only
through the doors on the left. This puts
them directly in line with the concessions
stand, with its tempting smell of popcorn
and an attractive selection of candies.
FEELS MORE ROOMY NOW
MIDLAND THEATRE RENOVATED
Continued from page 7
iiolicy the one-time loge is closed off with
;lrapes and the balcony is unused. Main
loor cross aisles were relocated—being
noved back five rows on the center sec-
|ions in order to isolate the gold seat sec-
.ion, a feature of all Durwood hai'd-ticket
jiouses. The overall effect of the reseating
|5 comfort invited through spaciousness
|nd easy access to and departure from
seat.
auditorium also is embellished by
|he cove lighting in the auditorium rear
mder the loge section. This has been rel«tivated
to bring out the beautiful tifany
glass decorating panels overhead at
|he rear of the main floor. Brass wall
['rackets on the newly gold brocaded audi-
;orium walls also feature the "flicker"
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jectors, xenon lamps and Simplex sound
system.
STUDIO THEATRE IMPROVED
In the process of renewing the Midland
Theatre, the Studio Theatre—which nestles
in the lower level lounge—also has been
improved. A new permanent boxoffice has
been installed at the Thirteenth Street
entrance. New drapes at the foot of the
stau-case leading directly into the Studio
auditorium close off necessary exit lighting
which might interfere with the screen
immediately to the right.
NEW SCREEN IS LARGER
The screen has been enlarged from
eight by 12 feet to nine by 15 feet and is
a new Walker Pearlescent. A new red
velour traveler also has been installed.
New footstep lighting has been installed on
the staircase. The booth has been reequipped
with a Century projector, xenon
lamp and McMartin transistorized sound.
The Studio is a theatre within a theatre.
It seats about 150, each with his own director's
chair, and is believed to be one
of the most unique theatres anywhere.
The entire design was conceived to create
The original pair of entrance doors
which were seven feet du-ectly behind the
boxoffice—and a flanking single door on
each side were removed from theii* frames.
Curtains were then hung in the single
door frames, so as to keep street Ughts
from reflecting on the theatre screen, when
the new doors on the new wall are opened.
The aiTangement affords a "feeling of
more room now, with the lobby and foyer
as one," and permits the air conditioning
and heating to reach the boxoffice, concessions
stand and office. An additional oneton
ail- conditioning window vmit will also
be installed behind the candy case, Bray
says, to make the lobby and concessions
area still more comfortable, and "help the
candy case."
The newly created area behind the new
wall gives a greater feeling of space and
causes less confusion for patrons and management,
says Bray. With outside handles
on the left set of doors only, the Incoming
flow of traffic is controlled and directed
by way of the concessions stand. Exiting
traffic uses the opposite set of doors. Congestion,
which previously was quite heavy
and difficult to control, is now virtually
eliminated. The walls and doors are now
light yellow. Door frames and the candy
case are orange.
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'Bacteriologically Clean . . . That's What Your Operation Must Be Now':
SANITATION, SALES STRESSED AT NAC MEET
Sanitation, proper serving of
wholesome products, trends In concessions
design, and successful merchandising promotions
keynoted the recent Canadian regional
convention of the National Ass'n of
Concessionaires in Toronto's Inn On The
Park Hotel. Attendance of 275 set an alltime
record. At the accompanying tmde
show 53 firms exhibited in 55 booths.
Charles L. Sweeney, director of concessions.
Odeon Theatres. Ltd., and J. J. Fitzglbbons
jr.. president. Theatre Confections,
Ltd.. were co-chairmen of the two-day
conference.
In discussing sanitation, quality and
meat products, Sy Sigal, Shopsy's Food,
Ltd.. said: "You are dealing with food
and with people who will eat this food and
who depend on you to give them perfectly
wholesome products to eat. There are on
the market extremely adequate germicides
which aie tasteless, odorless and non-toxic
—which can make youi' place bacteriologicaUy
clean. That's the kind of clean
you have to have in your operation."
FOOD INDUSTRY REVOLUTION
Stressing that there is "a revolution going
on in the food industry" today, Sigal
stated: "The industry has become a highly
specialized one, and more and more emphasis
must be placed on standards." People
by and large, he added, are accustomed
to paying higher prices for all their goods
and services. They have become more discriminating
and expect to buy proper
wholesome products, he added.
Gordon Duchlow, manager, hotel and
restaurant sales division, Swift Canadian
Co.. Ltd.. slated that serving a good hamburger
will build good will and bring customers
back time and again. Operators
who say. " 'Why buy an expensive product,
because customers can't taste it anyway,
after they have covered it with
catsup and other condiments?' " do not
help their business, Duchlow asserted. The
successful operators, he added, are those
people who have built their business on
quality.
CHECK FOR CLEANLINESS
Ben Winbaum, Vaunclair Purveyors,
Ltd., urged that an "exjjert" be chosen as
your meat supplier, in order to assure quality
meat under aiiy cii'cumstances for your
menu. Be sme to find out as much as you
can about him, he cautioned, however. Who
his customers are. Check his reputation
in his community. Visit his plant and
learn about his physical facilities to determine
whether it is clean and if he is
using modem equipment.
Speaking on "The Trend in Concessions
Design." Sydney Spiegel, Concessions
Equipment Co., Toronto, emphasized that
the enteiTJrising concessionaire should consider
the following fundamentals in planning
his refreshment facUity: ili Choose
the location carefully: i2) make the size
fit the potential for peak volume; (3)
make the design attractive, using the right
colors; (4i illuminate properly and animate
the point of sales signs; i5) carefully
choose equipment that is built to last and
large enough for peak period volume.
In addition to proper design, Spiegel
added, these important features should also
be taken Into account: (1) Keep memu
limited to popular, quickly prepared foods
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foods competitively with loca
food outlets; i3> serve top quality foodhot
or cold—as you would expect to re
ceive it were you the customer; and (4)
serve the food fast with a minimum ol
.steps and handling.
Morris Appleby, of the Downtown Theatre,
Toronto, discussed "Concessions Ir
the Indoor Theatres." He cited severa
successful promotions that he caiTied oui
by tying in certain motion picture attraci
tions with refreshment sales. As a case ii
point he described how he was able to pus!
a high profit item at his concessions bai
by tying it in wath a feature attraction entitled
"The Skull." The week before th(
picture was shown, he gave away a free
"Skull Ring" with each purchase of a 25-
cent box of Ewpcom. This resulted in increased
sales. For added atmosphere, ot
Saturday and Sunday afternoon, one of hi:
ushers was di'essed in a fluorescent skul
mask with black leotards and assisted thi
sales attendants. His sales that weekene
jumped to 500 boxes of 25-cent popcorn
as compared to his average weekend sale;
of 125 boxes.
PER PATRON SALES UP 10 CENTS
By periodically adding new and higl
profit lines to his established menu anc
increasing the sale of established lines
Kerry GUmor. Brompton Drive-In The
atre, said he was able to increase his pe:i
patron sales by 10 cents, while attendanci
was only up a fraction. Much of the success
of his drive-in theatre in boosting rC'
freshment sales was due to prop>er staf
orientation, Gihnor added. Personnel wer(
instructed in proper sales methods. The;'
were made aware of the fact that the;
were part of a team and were invited ti
suggest ideas which were put into use'
This, he said, worked wonders by increas
ing their enthusiasm for their work. Gil
mor also made good use of his public ad
di-ess system during inteiinission period,
by mentioning all items on sale at his re
freshment center.
Louis L. Abramson, NAC executive dl
rector, presented honorable merit awan
plaques won by Al Allin, manager, Odeoi
Theatre. Sarnia. Ont., and by Ivan P. W
Ackery. manager, Orpheum Theatre, 'Van
couver. B.C.. in the recent NAC "Conces
sions Idea Man of the Year" contest
Sweeney and Fitzgibbons accepted th>
plaques on behalf of the two contest run
ners-up. respectively.
J. J. Fitzgibbons jr. (left) and Charles L.
Sweeney, convention co-chairmen, assist Miss
NAC (Shelia Rutonen) in cutting six-foot-long
hot dog resting in a six-foot bun, to open
trade show during NAC Canadian regional
convention in Toronto.
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Theatre, in Merritt Island
shopping center, near Cope
Kennedy, Flo., has chairs gold
upholstered, blue and green wall
fabric, finely woven tapestries.
Manager's office is alongside
projection booth. Large window
above right exit (upper right in
photo) provides him with full
view of theatre from office.
Deep pile carpeting is blue and
gold. Theatre is owned by Universal
Builders and Contractors.
New shopping center theatre opens before the shopping center is completed!
THEATRE FIRST FOR SHOPPING CENTER
#%N ULTRA-MODERN shopping Center
theatre, the Merritt Theatre, opened
without the shopping center. Located
at Merritt Island, Pla., near Cape
the Merritt Theatre was the first
of many business establishments to be com-
1 pleted in the now-developing Merritt Island
Center. Ballantyne Instnmients
Electronics, Inc., provided all equipand
supervised installation under
firm's "all-in-Qne" theatre package
This plan supplied everything for the
including sound, projection, boxoffice
and concessions equipment and
chairs and carpet. Edward J.
Nelson, Ballantyne's vice-president and asisistant
general manager, acted as consult-
engineer and decorator for the project.
The sound and projection equipment inin
Merritt by Ballantyne includes
Norelco 70/35mm projectors and a
6-4-1 transistorized amplificasystem
with electronic changeovers.
included are six 50-watt Ballantyne
power amplifiers, booth monitor with plugamplifier,
Ballantyne silicon exciter
supply and Ballantyne compact transistorpre-amps,
as well as Altec stage
Strong Putura arc lamps and
IKollmorgen lenses.
imaginative ideas were employed
in the design and construction of the thea-
tre. The drive-up entrance places patrons
a few steps away from the covered
ticket office. Potted miniature
palms add a touch of greenery to the steps
and entrance. Pre-cast concrete and stone
slabs form a unique design across the
entrance.
The decor of the lobby and theatre
presents an interesting use of gold in a
gold, blue and green color scheme. The
spacious lobby alternates rustic wood
paneling with wall slabs of glittering gold.
A deep pile Mohawk carpet in blue and
gold acts as a harmonizing factor throughout
the theatre. The single concessions
stand actually provides two separate areas
with the same service and selection during
peak selling periods.
The blue and green wall fabric and
draperies are finely woven tapestries. The
theatre's 868 chairs, by Massey, are upholstered
in gold. The auditorium setting
was designed and suppUed by Ballantyne.
The new Merritt Theatre is owned by
Universal Builders and Contractors, Inc.
Officers are: Lan-y Lieberman, Marshall
Gootson and Dr. Jack Lurie.
CREDITS:
Carpeting: Mohawk
General Supplier, Installer: Ballantyne
Lamps: Strong
Lenses: Kollmorgen
Projectors: Norelco
Seats: Massey
Stage Speakers: Altec
Transistor Sound: Ballantyne
Glittering gold wall slabs alternated with
rustic wood paneling highlight Merritt's
lobby-concessions area. Single concessions
stand is designed to actually provide two
separate areas with the same service and
selection during peak selling periods.
Carpet is blue and gold.
BOXOFFICE December 13, 1965 13

"Two of everything" features Malco's new oval
stand (left) built by Manley. Above (left-right):
Manager Holland, R. L. Lightman, vice-president;
B. VV. Stevens, artist.
NEW STAND UPS SALES 4c PER PATRON
By
ELTON HOLLAND
Manager, Maico Theatre
Memphis,
Tenn.
Just imagine how much more
money you would have if everyone coming
into your theatre this year sjjent two cents
more than they did last year. Our new
concessions stand is bringing in four cents
per patron more than the old one. And the
nicrease continues to climb!
The Malco, in Memphis, seats 3,000 palro:is.
The main problem we have had to
face was to be able to serve the most concessions
possible during our great peak
crowd periods. With our new center lobby
oval concessions stand we can now serve
more patrons with fewer attendants and
realize more money per patron than with
our old 18-foot side wall mounted concessions
stand and three portable bars!
It is a hard thing to convince an owner
to scrap a plush, well-equipped stand and
"Everything possible is recessed into counter.
. . . Hot Rays, butter dispensers by Supurdisplay
occupy top priority positions."
replace it with an absolutely new type of
operation. At Malco we did just that. First
of all, we have a traditional palace type
theatre. And we did not want to spoil the
atmosphere with a gaudy, ultra-modern
stand. Our new stand keeps the theatre
mode and, at the same time, is one of the
most striking and most functional concessions
stands in the country today.
As we have a full basement rumiing
under our lobby, we decided to utilize this
area for everything possible and thus provide
more working area in the stand. I
decided what was functional and essential.
Richard L. Lightman, Malco vice-president,
okayed it. B. W. Stevens, Malco
artist, drew up the plans. And Manley, Inc.,
built
it.
OVAL STAND IN LOBBY CENTER
Our new concessions stand is oval—right
in the center of the lobby, so that we may
serve patrons all around it. The front is
dark walnut Formica. The top Ls black
Formica with gold flecks. The exposed attendant
area is Formica and stainless steel.
Everything possible is recessed into the
counter, so as to provide wide counter
serving ai-eas and streamlining. A lighted
revolving umbrella on each end of the|
stand helps stop patrons and draw attention
to the stand. To cut down on the
number of steps and the traveling time of
the stand's attendants, there are two of
everything equipment- wise; two cash,
registers, drink heads, popcorn warmers.;
Hot Rays, Buttennats, ice machines andj
candy cases.
AMPLE POPCORN STORAGE
The Manley warmers are equipped with
elevator warmers and have ample boxed
popcorn storage areas.
As buttercom is our high profit item, our'
pair of Hot Rays occupies top priority locations.
These Hot Rays do an excellent job
of display and merchandising. And our
girls—merely by asking, "Buttered?"—are
able to sell more buttered than plain popcorn!
On the old stand it required one man
just to keep the drink heads filled with
symp. We now have five gallon tanks in
our popping room, which is
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basement directly under the stand, and
"We sell candy from 20 tilt bins mounted flush under counters, focfc
holds 120 bars. To dispose of trash we have a metal chute (opening
shown at left) through the floor directly to basement."
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ipump the synip to each head. This takes
Icare of any break without running out.
One tank empties at a time, and the popcorn
boy chaiiges them periodically while
he is popping com.
Contrary to usual procedure, we pop our
com during the peak hours and merchan-
Idise a bit more by venting the aroma under
Ithe boxoffice, so that it reaches our lineup.
We vary this when we have a holdout, by
using a damper to vent into the lobby.
Believe me. this brings out that change
in the pockets!
We seal the popcorn in cellophane bags
and send it. through the concessions floor,
up to the stand via a motorized dumbwaiter.
The dumb-waiter is also used to
transport candy, cups. etc. It is a great
timesaver. During intermissions the popiCorn
boy boxes the corn in the basement,
jputs it on the dumb-waiter, and we sell diirect
from it.
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CANDY SOLD FROM TILT BINS
Candy displays are located on both sides
'of the stand. We actually sell, however,
ifrom 20 tilt bins mounted flush under the
counters. Each holds 120 bars of candy.
This may seem more work to sell. But
there is no need to frequently straighten
iand restock the candy display. Instead,
we just empty a whole box of candy in
the tilt bin when necessary. And we
change the display area once a week!
To dispose of trash, we have a metal
chute through the floor and directly into
a trash barrel.
now do Walt Disney concessions on
[every pictm-e we play.
here is an additional important
ithought: No matter how functional a con-
'cessions stand you may have, it's like
[shouting dowTi an empty well if you don't
'have competent help. Nothing takes the
place of a good, courteous, well trained at-
;tendant. We take time and effort to get
'the very best help. And nothing peps concessions
employes up more than you your-
|self getting behind the stand and working
with them periodically. In addition, it
.is really the only sure way of knowing if
•you are getting the full potential from
your concessions stand.
the call for BUHERCUP*
adds up to repeat sales— more profit
the "NAME-BRAND" profit package proved
by the nation's most successful concessionaires
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\r/e use a motorized dumb-waiter to send popcorn
i'n seated cellophane bags, candy, cups, etc., from
;"ie basement through the concessions floor up to
'fie stand."
30XOFFICE December 13, 1965

'Proper care can mean years
of faithful service . .
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HOW TO OBTAIN
TOP EFFICIENCY
IN GENERATORS
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By WESLEY TROUT
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See your dealer about Strong TVFCOLO Reflectors in the size
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BOXOFFICE-MODERN THEATRE
825 Van Brunt Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. 64124
PRACTICALLY
TROUBLE-FREE opera-^
tion of a motor generator
set can be obtained
if it i.s rtveii
where the
tlie proper care, kept,
clean and lubricated
with the "right" type
of oil or grease. We
still find many situations
equipment is sadlyi
Wesley Trout neglected and the,
machine making un-,
necessary noise due to poor foundation or|
worn bearings.
Manufacturers recommend a solid foun-;
dation and the machine set level, so that
the armature will "float" and the com-i
mutator will not develop any grooves. We|
find quite a few machines moimted on.
heavy springs (coil springs^ like the old
model "T" Ford used. It is better, how-,
ever, to use a couple of layers of heavy
cork material for mounting the machine,
thereby eliminating vibration and noise.
Usually about two, or even one. 2-inchthick
layers of cork will suffice for most
generator sets. The machine should be,
set, when feasible, on a concrete base or.
at least on an extra solid floor, outside
the projection room. It is, also, very im-^
portant to provide good ventilation foi
any make of generator set, so that it will
run fairly cool and not have any vibration
BASE TOP MUST BE LEVEL
Top perfectly level: It is important that^
the top of the base of the motor and generator
be perfectly level. If it is not, the,
oiling system—if not sealed-in-lubrication
or grease—may not function well. Also
except in certain types of machines, it if
best that the armatui-e of horizontal sets
be perfectly level. It thus will "float"—
have just a very small amount of end motion,
which tends to prevent grooving ol
the commutator and bearings. By keeping
the machine level, the armatui-e will run
smoothly and the commutator will weai,
evenly and prevent sparking.
If your machine uses special grease in
the bearings, be very careful in your selection.
It must not only be entirely fref
from graphite and acid, but also be fre«
from any elements which would, in time
form acid. This is because acid destroy;
the surface of the steel ball bearings anc
rrmways, causes pitting and works havoc
For these reasons we emphatically recommend
that you purchase speciaJ grease oi
The MODERN THEATRE SECTIOb

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TO-GET-THE
BEST RESULTS
USE THE BEST
FILM
CEMENT
ETHYLOID
Available at All Theatre Supply Dealert
Fisher Manufacturing Co.
MOTOR GENERATOR MAINTENANCE
Continued horn preceding page
qenerator .set-s the inter or roinmutatinK
pole Is used. And the manufacturer marks
the point at which the brush yoke should
be set by making either a chisel or centerpunch
mark oi^ the yoke and on the frame.
1)0 not disturb the .setting unless you find
it is absolutely necessary to secure perfect
commutation.
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commutator should be kept
clean and free from dust and oil. At least
once a week the commutator should be
wiped off while the machine is not in operation
but slowly turned by hand. Use a
small hand bellows for blowing out dust
from the field windings and out of the
conimutator and brushes.
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c cleaning of the commutator
may be done as follows: Cut a piece of
ordinary canvas 6 inches square. Fold
this so it is 2 inches wide by 6 inches long,
which will form a pad with a face of one
thickness, backed by two thicknesses. Next
open up the pad and very slightly moisten
with oil in the center section. Refold and
this soak in for an hour or less in a warm
let
place. Just enough lubricant should seep
through the canvas to vei-y slightly lubricate
the commutator. It must be a small
amount, however, or it will cause sparking.
Tliis procedure will thoroughly clean
the commutator .surface and provide all
the lubrication it will need. If sufficient
oil does not seep thi-ough, it may be neces-
.sary to moi.sten the face of the pad by
using a few drops of very thin oil on a
piece of glass, spreading it around evenly
and then wiping it off on the face of the
pad. The purpose of a piece of clean glas.s
or a flat piece of metal is to get the oil
evenly distributed on the pad.
DIRTY BRUSHES CAUSE SPARKING
Dirty brushes or a dirty commutator
may cause sparking or may even prevent
the generator from picking up its load at
starting. It will also sometimes cause a
badly fluctuating arc.
Never use emery cloth for cleaning or J
brightening a commutator face. You can
use 00 sandpaper occasionally, but be sure
to thoroughly brush out any foreign matter
which may cling to its surface. Use a
small hand bellows for blowing out any
dust or diit that may have gathered in the
interior around the brushes and commutator.
Do this at least once a month.
We want to emphasize the commutator
is perhaps the most important part of thei
generator, in that it is most sensitive to
abuse. Under nonnal conditions it should
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Airer has 1,000 Simplex in-car speakers,
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National Theatre Supply Co., who supervised
sound-projection installation.
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!;pection and cleaning. Should the conimubecome
badly roughened or the cop-
:,ator
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,vill be necessaiy to remove the ai-mature
uid have it timied down in a lathe by an
.'Xpert motor repainnan. If you do not do
,liis, sparking and poor conmiutation will
The
esult and the ai'matore wUl get hot.
iiachine will run a long time before this
jecomes necessary, of course.
Worn-out binoshes should be immediately
eplaced before they reach then- wearing
imit and also damage the surface of the
'x)mmutator. Tension on the brushes
ihould be readjusted as the bi-ush wears, so
,hat it will continue to make good contact
)n tlie face of the commutator.
There should always be enough spring
jressui'e on the brushes to hold them fu-m
i)n the face of the conmiutator. Be careful,
iiowever, not to get the springs too strong,
lis this would cause rapid weai-ing of the
)rushes.
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of the 2 means of power conversion for projection
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WHY BRUSHES STICK IN HOLDER
Here are a few of the most important
'easons for brushes sticking in their
lolder: (1) Dirt in the holder or on the
)rush, (2) brush not true, (3) brush too
sage, (4) insufficient tension on hammer
i.hat holds briish down on commutator
surface. When a brush is not ti-ue and has
k tendency to stick, use No. 1 sandpaper
|)n a perfectly flat surface and rub the
)rush thereon until it fits in holder. Be
-areful that it does not have too much
)lay, as this will cause it to rattle.
To fit new brushes to the cui-ve of the
ommutator, place a small piece of sand-
)aper (width of the commutator) on it.
ijft the brush up and place paper under
It, with sanded side up. Now let the brush
ilown on it and rock the commutator back
iind forth on the sandpaper untU you
iiave fitted the brush to the cui-ve. Take
'rush out and thoroughly clean it and the
ommutator. In some cases the brush will
lave enough curve and this wUl not be
lecessary,
of course.
OTHER SPARKING CAUSES
Dirty brushes or commutator
[lay cause excessive sparking and heating.
|)ther causes: (I) Binishes not set corjectly
and too loose in holders; (2) the
jommutator has become roughened and
leeds turning down in a lathe—especially
|f any of the mica between segments is
jJvel with the top of the conmiutator.
Bearing troubles: Often we find that
[earing troubles are caused by inadequate
abrication or the wrong grade of oO or
jrease. In spite of all lubrication, beai-ings
jill wear to some extent. The ball bearing
'ype gives the longest sei-vice. In older
;ypes of machines (not ball bearing) , if the
heats excessively, flood it with oil
heavy) —using a pan underneath to catch
he surplus oU. Shut dovm the set if this
jiethod does not cool the bearing. But
leep the ai-mature revolving until the
^earing has cooled down, or the shaft may
ifreeze" and then you wall have trouble.
see if the bearing and shaft ai-e okay
ind if the shaft turns freely. The hot
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EQUIPMENT & DEVELOPMENTS
New Automatic Butter Dispenser
Available From Supurdisplay
A new improved "Buttercup-Seirv-O-
Mat" with a revolving bowl, flashing sales
message, colorful lighted front and gleaming
chrome finish is now available from
Inc/Seiwer Sales, Inc. The
automatic butter dispenser for making buttered
popcorn incorporates modern lowboy
styling, variable heat thermostat control,
a lighted dispensing area and a transparent
plastic dome that displays butter in
of customers. Other reported feaitures:
(1) Simple, one-hand operation, (2)
dispenses drip-proof controlled quantity of
hot butter at touch of dispenser bar, (3)
up to 75 servings a minute. Height is 14
Inches, width 11 inches, depth 17 'A inches.
Uses 120 AC, 500 watts. Shipping weight:
j32 pounds.
I Interchangeable Interiors Now Feature
(New Glenco 0°F. Storage Freezers
section, 95.6-cubic-foot capacity storage
freezer with full doors and all-stainless
steel interior, front and ends.
Portable Infra-Red Food Warmer
Speeds Sandwich, Food Sales
Hollywood Servemaster's portable, lightweight
infra-red "Servette" food wanner
keeps "in perfect condition" sandwiches,
steaks, french fries and other foods that
are prepared previous to rush hours and
permits operators to provide maximum
sales and service during the busy jjeriods,
says the firm. Five infra-red lamps keep
the food "just-cooked-hot." Unit has two
large heating pans and operates on 110
volts and 1,200 watts. It is 44 inches long
and can be used as an "up front" display.
Console style cabinet is metallic brown.
New 'Ozone Cannon' Clears Air;
Destroys Food and Smoke Odors
A new "Ozone Cannon" that destroys
odors and molds and clears the air by producing
a steady output of ozone is being
introduced by Meredith Separator Co. In
addition to eliminating odors from foods,
smoke, tobacco and restrooms, the unit is
reported able to lengthen the storage life
of highly perishable foods and to keep
foods fresh for longer periods by providing
mold control. The ozone purifying agent is
produced by 180 million miniature lightning
discharges per second flashing across
the cannon's patented dielectric plate, says
the firm. Units are available in various
sizes. Small models use less electricity
New 0° P. storage freezers in the "Glenco
400" line have been designed with interchangeable
interiors to meet demands for
one basic design, says Glenco Refrigeration
Corp. Other reported features: (1)
Foamed in place "one shot" polyui-ethane
tasulation throughout, (2) self-closing
;doors, (3) full automatic defrost, (4)
ichoice of exterior front and ends in various
gauges of stainless steel or colorful laminated
plastic. Model illustrated is four-
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Deltona. Florida is an established growiiiR
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than a five-watt bulb, says Meredith. Adjustments
on the cannons permit a variable
ozone level for larger concentrations
to be used initially and smaller amounts
of portion can be adjusted. Eye-catching
machine is stainless steel inside, has heating
element to keep popcorn warm, and is
19'xl9"x63". Other reported features:
Eliminates sanitary problems, tipping of
sacks and .spilled popcorn on floor.
New Refrigerated Hot Dog Bar
Grills 700 Hot Dogs an Hour
A new refrigerated self-contained hot
dog bar with a giill capable of cooking 700
hot dogs an horn- is now available from
Wyott Coi-p., says James T. Van Norden,
president. The new bar requires no plumbing,
has a refrigerated storage drawer for
Mr. Don C.
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The Deltona Corporation
p. 0. Box 350
Miami, Florido 33129
Area Code 305—377-8111
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to be generated to maintain odor free
atmosphere. The ozone level can be kept
at all times below the concentration of
ozone itself that can be detected by some
people, the firm adds.
New 'Cup Drop' Popcorn Machine
Merchandises Indoors, Outdoors
A weatherproof "cup drop" popcorn macliine
that can be used in both indoor and
outdoor locations is now available from
Federal Machine Corp. Cups are filled inside
the 130-cup machine and stand upright,
so that spilling is prevented. Size
40 pounds of hot dogs, and a hot roll
drawer for storing over six dozen buns.
Unit is 20 inches wide, 40 inches long. Iti
is available as a "Hot Dog Wagon" withi
legs or casters, exterior back ends and,
white Formica candy stripes.
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First 'Convection Type' Warming
Cabinets Announced by Glenco
The industry's first "convection type"i
warming cabinet is now available in the'
"Glenco 400" line of warming cabinets,'
says Glenco Refrigeration Corp. The cabi-;
nets ai-e designed to keep cooked foods at;
"just right" temperatures ranging from
100° P. to 200° F., says the firm. Each
compartment is individually thermostatically
controlled. Forced air convection
provides proper temperature in all areas of'
the cabinet without hot or cold spots, it
adds. Other reported featm-es: (1) Eachsection
is complete, with a separate heating'
system, separately insulated and with a;
separate control panel. '2) Illuminated,
front-mounted control panel includes an
internal temperature indicator plus a
temperature adjustment dial. Panel also
has a visual power warning indicator, power
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Mile High Announces 8 New Models
In 'Drink-0-Matic' Line for '66
Eight new models of its "Electro-O-
Touch Drink-O-Matic" line of combination
ice and drink dispensers will be available
for 1966 from Mile High Equipment Co.,
!says Dave Smith, president. The new machines
are in the low price field and complete
for simple installation, he adds. Mile
High will offer 50 "Drink-O-Matic" com-
Ibination models and 82 models of "Ice-O-
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SuRRETTE Storage Battery Co. is offering
a brochure and price list on its emerigency
and auxiliary lighting and accessories.
jPeatures include a switch that operates
tautomatically during power failure and reisets
itself, a disconnect switch that disjconnects
lamps from the battery but not
jfrom AC current, automatic charge con-
[trol, dust tight control so that no dust or
Hint can interfere with automatic switches,
land an indicating light. Light heads are
jSupplied with swivel mounts, sealed beam
or flood lamp. Spots and 100-watt floodare
optional. The firm's emergency batteries
are said to cost less than nickel
jcadmium batteries and to provide double
jtheir capacity. With the right charging
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lonly once a year, says Sui'rette. Specificajtions
and planning data are additionally
iProvided in a handy summary.
Metal Corp. offers an illustrated
jbrochm-e on its "Vittle Vendor" self-service
jhot food dispensing equipment for hot
idogs, hamburgers, shrimp roUs, popcorn
jand other "fun foods." Equipment permits
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Royal Crown Ups Quarterly
Dividend; Record '65 Seen
An increase in the firm's quarterly dividend
to 15 cents a share for common stock
is announced by Floyal Crown Cola Co.
Previously 13 cents a share, the dividend
is payable January 3, 1966, to stockholders
of record December 15, 1965. It is reported
to be the UOth consecutive quarterly
dividend declared by the company.
The dividend advance was the second
in three months, with the previous increase
from 12 to 13 cents a share in August.
The two increases combined represent
a 25 per cent advance in quarterly
dividend payment since last August, up
from 48 cents per share per year to 60
cents.
W. E. Uzzell, president, says sustained
gains in earnings and profits make the in-
Sales through
crease possible at this time.
October, he adds, significantly exceeded
last yeai''s sales for the period and continue
to show record gains. He states he
expects sales, earnings and profits to set
an all-time high this year and looks for a
continuation of the trend in 1966.
National Automatic Merchandisino
Ass'n elected W. J. Manning jr. NAMA
president at its recent convention and
trade show in Miami Beach. Manning is
vice-president and director of marketing
for Universal Match Corp. Other officers
elected at the convention were: senior vicepresident,
James T. McGuire, Automatic
Canteen Co. of America; vice-president,
Meyer Gelfand, Macke Co.; treasurer, WUliam
H. Martin, Automatic Candy Co.
Elected to NAMA's board of directors were:
Ralph A. Dahl, Dahl Vending Co.; WUliam
S. Pishman, Automatic Retailers of
America, Inc.; Joseph Levin, Blue Ribbon
Vending Co.; Marvin Lewis, Key City
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French fries in 90 seconds! A
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the demand as well as the necessity to cook
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Breakdown of fi-ying oil is reported
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anti-oxidants or surplus water to break
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said to equal pre -blanched, frozen french
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representatives attending the trade show
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cent could be realized. This is because the
price of potatoes goes sky-high in the
spring and summer prior to the new crop,
which is when drive-in theatres are
busiest.
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Pembrex Theatre Supply Installs
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Pembrex Theatre Supply Co. recently
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projector with mag optical and Hughes
"XTL" xenon package at the new $1.5 million
Beckman Auditorium at the California
Institute of Technology, Pasadena, it
states. Installation was for NASA meeting.
Auditorium was gift from Mr. and Mrs.
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CONDENSED INDEX OF PRODUCTS
Page
ATTRACTION BOARDS
AND LETTERS
Bevelite Mfg. Co 2
BOXOPFICE ADMISSION SIGNS
Dui'a Engraving Corp 24
BtriTER CUPS FOR POPCORN
Supurdisplay, Inc.
Server Sales, Inc 15
BUTTER SERVERS
Supurdisplay, Inc.
Server Sales, Inc 15
CARBONS
Lorraine Arc Carbon Div.,
Carbons, Inc 22
Union Carbide Co 20
Page
SEATING, HARDTOPS
American Seating Co 8, 9
Ii-win Seating Co 20
Pacific Seating Coi-p 22
SPEAKER RECONING & REPAIR
Western Electronics Co 24
THEATRE EQUIPMENT, LEASING
Ballantyne Insts. & Hects., Inc. .. 21
THEATRE EQUIPMENT
& SUPPLIES
Ballantyne Insts. & Elects., Inc. .. 21
National Theatre Supply Co 10
Theatre Equipment
Dealers Ass'n 17
TICKET MACHINES
General Register Co.
Poge
... 19
TICKETS
Weldon, Williams & Lick 22
TOWERS, WINGS, PENCE. SPEAKER
POSTS, BOXOFFICES,
TRAFFIC RAILS
Selby Industries, Inc 18
TRANSISTORIZED SOUND
Ballantyne Insts. & Elects., Inc. .. 21
XENON LAMPS &
POWER SUPPLIES
XeTRON Div., Carbons, Inc 22
CARBON SAVERS
Call Products Co 16
DRINKS, SOFT
Coca-Cola Co 3
DRIVE-IN THEATRE EQUIPMENT
Ballantyne Insts. & Elects., Inc. .. 21
Drive-In Theatre Mfg. Co 23
Norelco 5
North American Philips Co 5
Selby Industries, Inc 18
Western Electronics Co 24
FILM CEMENT
Fisher Mfg. Co 18
FLORIDA THEATRE
OPPORTUNITY
Deltona Corp 22
Mackle Bros 22
IN-CAR HEATERS
Ballantyne Insts. & Elects., Inc. .. 21
Drive-In Theatre Mfg. Co 23
IN-CAR SPEAKER RECONING
Western Electronics Co 24
PAINT FOR DRIVE-IN SCREENS
Selby Industries, Inc 18
POPCORN EQUIPMENT
AND SUPPLIES
Speed-Scoop 20
PROJECTION ARC LAMPS
C. S. Ashcraft Mfg. Co 24
Strong Electric Corp 16, 19
PROJECTOR PARTS
La Vezzi Machine Worlcs 17
PROJECTORS
Ballantyne Insts. & Elects., Inc. .. 21
Norelco 5
North American Philips Co 5
RECTIFIERS
C. S. Ashcraft Mfg. Co 24
REFLECTORS
Strong Electric Corp 16, 19
SCREEN TOWERS, BOXOFFICES,
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Selby Industries, Inc 18
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American Seating Co 8, 9
n Ashcraft Manufacturing Co., C. S 24
D Ballantyne Insts. & Elects., Inc 21
n Bevelite Manufacturing Co 2
n Call Products Co 16
n Coca-Cola Co 3
G Deltona Corp 22
D Drive-In Theatre Mfg. Co 23
n Dura Engraving Corp 24
n Fisher Mfg. Co 18
n General Register Co 19
n Irwin Seating Co 20
G UVeiii Machine Works 17
G Mackle Bros 22
NEW EQUIPMENT and DEVELOPMENTS
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G New Automatic Butter Dispenser From
Supurdisplay 21
G New Glenco Storage Freezers Feature
Interchangeable Interiors 21
G New Hollywood Servemoster Portable
Infra-Red Food Warmer 21
G New Ozone Cannon Clears Air, Destroys
Food and Smoke Odors 21
LITERATURE
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G Surrette Brochure on Emergency Lighting 23
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n National Theatre Supply Co 10
G Norelco 5
G North American Philips Co 5
G Pacific Seating Corp 22
G Selby Industries, Inc 18
C Speed-Scoop 20
G Strong Electric Corp 16, 19
G Supurdisplay, Inc.
Server Sales, Inc 15
G Theotre Equipment Dealers Ass'n 17
G Union Carbide Co 20
G Western Electronics Co 24
G Weldon, Willioms 8. Lick 22
G XeTRON Div., Carbons, Inc 22
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G New "Cup Drop" Popcorn Machine
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D New Refrigerated Hot Dog Bar by
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Cabinets by Glenco 22
D New "Drink-0-Matic" Models by Mile
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G Star Metal Corp. Brochure on "Vittle
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about PEOPLE
Theatre Confections, Ltd. has named
Charlie Doctor, Capitol Tlieatre, Vancouver,
B.C., grand winner of $100 in its
recent Cup and Saucer Popcorn Contest,
says J. J. Fitzgibbons jr., president. Eiglit
iTjnners-up, who received $50 each, are:
Bert Kidger, Loew's Theatre, Montreal;
Harry Cohen. Capitol Theatre, Montreal:
Gino Di Veiianzo. St. Clair Theatre, Toronto;
Ray Martin, Palace Theatre, Timmins,
Ont.: Bill Novak, Metropolitan Theatre,
Winnipeg; Harry Michailuck, Strand
Theatre, Prince Albert, Sask.; Ralph
Mitcheltree, Capitol Theatre, Calgary;
Cec Hughes, Civic Theatre, Nelson, B.C.
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Carl B. Lugbauer, general
advertising manager,
HeywoodWakelield Co.
will teach "Principles in
Advertising" at Mount
Wachusett Community
College, Gardner, Moss.
The course wilt be three
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credits. He is a Tufts
University
graduate.
Eastman Kodak Co. directors elected
William P. Lane an assistant vice-presi-
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Lane is general manager of Kodak's international
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with Kodak since 1924. Other appointments
by the firm include: Thomas H.
Miller, director of marketing personnel
and educational services; Dr. John C.
Hecker, president and general manager of
Kodak's Distillation Products Industries
division; Prank H. Spaker, manager of
Kodak's disbursement's department; and
Walter B. Bull, assistant to the general
comptroller. Miller has been with Kodak
since 1936, Hecker since 1933 and Spaker
since 1937. Bull since 1930.
Kodak also announces construction, at
Kodak Park Works. Rochester, of a multimillion
dollar building to house its photographic
technology division. The building
will be 210 feet long and 180 feet wide and
will contain 230,000 square feet of floor
space. It will have five stories and a basement.
The new project is reported to
bring the total area of additional floor
space under construction or completed this
year at Kodak Park Works to over 1,400,-
000 square feet.
Woody Barritt, Wichita theatre owner,
was awarded the recent Motion Picture
and Concessions Industries Trade Show
"treasure chest" grand prize of a combination
stereo, hi-fi and AM-PM radio
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Dr Pepper Co. national syrup sales for
November reached an all-time high and
gained 15 per cent over November last
year, says Wesby R. Parker, chairman and
president. Sales through November are
up over 12 per cent over the same period
last year, he adds. November's increase
was reported the 55th consecutive gain
over the same month the previous year.
American Mat Corp. has named H. Paul
Bennett director of national accounts, says
Harland L. Lea, president. He will handle
the firm's complete line of vinyl, rubber,
composition, steel and wood industrial and
institutional floor matting.
Mister Dondt of America has appointed
Paul A. Supovitz director of marketing,
says David B. Slater, president. Supovitz
will head the firm's advertising and merchandising
promotions. He recently was
sales manager for Keystone Camera Co.
Wincharger Corp. has named Walter C.
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THE GUIDE TOiBETTER BOOKING AND 8 U S I N E S S - B U I L D I N G
Paramount Campaign
Presells 'Boeing'
Paramoimt is cariTing out an unusual
word-of-mouth campaign for its "Boeing
Boeing" in advance of Christmas holiday
openings. The special theatre party previews
are being held in 13 key cities from
Los Angeles to Washington and in Canada.
Besides tliose two cities, previews are being
held in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, Salt Lake City.
Cincinnati, Kansas City, Houston and
Montreal.
In Kansas City, the preview party for
the Hal WaJlis' picture will be held tomorrow
(14) at the Embassy Theatre. Pai-amount
exchange manager G. W. Haile set
up a tie-in with radio station WHB, which
has been plugging the event constantly,
asking women to write in for the 600 free
tickets available. A tie-in also was arranged
with Braniff International Airways.
Hostesses will model their new uniforms
and pass out Braniff flight bags to the
women guests. Some of the ladies also will
be flown over Kansas City in the airlines'
new Boeing 727 jets, which ai-e to go into
service in Februai-y.
In Washington, the preview party was
held in the Ambassador Theatre, backed
by radio station WRC in behalf of its
"980 Club." The promotion, as in the other
cities, was highlighted over the air for two
weeks, encompassing more than 500 spot
announcements.
A similai' success story was recorded in
Montreal, where CFCF sponsored the theatre
party at the Avenue Theatre.
In all cities holding the events, there are
more requests than there are tickets
available.
A Little
Jousting' Goes Long Way
In Gaines' Promotion of 'War Lord'
Showman Harry Gaines, manager of the
Trans-Texas Hollywood in Fort Worth, got
a solid start on his "The War Lord" campaign
a month in advance of playdate,
with the personal appearance of Henry
WUcoxon, one of the co-stars.
Wilcoxon's promotional tour included
interviews by the press and a personal appearance
at Castleberry High School.
About 2,500 pupils were on hand for a film
on "The War Lord," and a question-andanswer
session on fUmmaking. The actor
also made an appearance on Bobbie Wysembled
a medieval fort and provided a
proper setting for "The War Lord" stunt,
especially for photographs.
Six soundtrack albums were promoted
from Decca Records in Dallas and used as
giveaways by WFJZ for those who identified
the music and the picture from which
the compositions were taken.
The Fort Worth Press ran a nice 2-column
photo on the archery contest and also
a scene cut. The Port Worth Star used two
single column cuts of Charlton Heston in
"warrior" attire.
The silo served as an oppropriate backdrop for 'The War Lord" stunt set up by the Fort Worth Hollywood.
These seven youngsters, representing the Panther Boys Club, "jousted" with wooden swords and used
garbage can lids for shields.
Colgate Using National
Campaign for 007 Line
The Colgate-Palmolive Co. has launched
an all media national advertising campaign
for a new line of men's toiletries under
the "007" label. These are keyed (by
licensing agreement) to the popular James
Bond films, the latest of which is
"ThunderbaU," opening late this month
throughout the United States. The New
York engagements will start Tuesday (21
at the Paramount Theatre and at 24
United Artists premiere Showcase theatres
in the metropolitan area.
Colgate has kicked off its campaign
with television, radio and magazine ads
plugging 007 After Shave using as its key
merchandising message, "007 gives any
man the license to kill—women." This
paraphrases the 007 tag for James Bond,
portrayed by Sean Connery.
gant's WDAF-TV show, arranged through
the cooperation of program director
Johnny Hayes. The show was telecast in
color, too.
Games' own ballyhoo, in which Dick
Empey, advertising-promotion director of
Trans-Texas Theatres, and his assistant
Bob Kinser took part, entailed the use of
showmanship at its best. Arrangements
were made with Ronnie and Danny McCoy,
amusement editors of the Texas Wesleyan
College newspaper, the Rambler, for a mock
battle and archei-y contest. Jousting with
wheelbarrows, with whipped cream pies
and shaving cream as ammunition, was
an attention getter. A bit of pie-throwing
carried over Into the archery contest,
which was not planned. Also, through the
cooperation of some boys from the Fort
Worth Boys Club, ranging in age from 9
to 11, a mock jousting event was held by
an old silo on a dairy farm. The silo re-
Monager Harry Gaines awards a Fibcrglos ond steel
bow, plus a three months' pass to his Hollywood
Theatre, Fort Worth, to the winner of the archer
contest, held in connection with 'The War Lord."
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Producer Martin Ritt Goes
On Tour for 'The Spy'
Martin Ritt. producer-director of Pai'amount's
"The Spy Who Came in Prom the
Cold." will make a five-city personal appeai-ance
tour in behalf of the film, which
opens Wednesday i22> with a benefit
prejniere at the Warner Hollywood Theati'e
to qualify for the Academy Awards.
Ritt now is in New York completing a
week's stay before his return to Hollywood.
He started his tour Friday i3) in
Chicago, then went on to Boston. Washington
and Miami, before New York.
In each city. Pai-amount set an extensive
schedule of press interviews, radio and
television appearances and other promotional
activities for Ritt, who has devoted
more than two yeai-s to the preparation
and production of "The Spy."
m ATRIP fOR TWO
The ten Kansas City Durwood Theatres displayed this
poster announcing the radio station's "Cincinnati
Kid" poker-playing contest. Grand-prize details were
described on the poster, which also cross-plugged the
engagement at the Roxy. The contest was quite
effective.
Tie-in
Contest Paces
'Race' in Cincinnati
A strong promotion prepared by Robert
Oda. Cincinnati Theatres publicity director,
set "The Great Race" for a flying
stai-t at the Valley Theatre in Cincinnati.
A contest was set up two weeks prior to
playdate, with the Trcsler Comet gasoline
stations giving away entry blanks. Each of
the 175 stations displayed a poster on the
contest, including credits for the Warner
Bros, pictm-e. More than 50.000 entries
were distributed.
WZIP ran four 60-second free spots daily
for two weeks. Contest prizes included a
blue fox shnig. three radios, 20 Coke coolers.
100 toy antique race cars and tickets
to see the film.
WSAI held a special housewives' screening
at the Valley Theatre and gave away
a number of prizes, after which the women
were interviewed by the radio station, with
the tapes replayed for 12 days after the
picture opened. All the air time on the
promotion was free.
When "The Great Race" was being
filmed, WKRC's Bob Jones taped interviews
with Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk and
Blake Edwards. The station reran the
tapes before and after the film opened.
The Antique Cai- Club held a two-mile
parade of its oars, from the Swifton Shopping
Center to the theatre, on opening
night. Ten oars took part and were parked
in front of the Valley to add atmosphere
and stimulate interest in the film.
Clai-ence Loos, Cincimiati comedian,
took an active part in the caravan and entertained
opening-night patrons.
Billboards Play 'Zhivago'
Trucks carrying giant billboards
throughout the West Los Angeles and Hollywood
areas are being employed by MGM
to promote the Thursday (23) premiere of
David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago" and its
subsequent public run at the Hollywood-
Paramount.
Army Recruiters Join
'King Rat' Campaign
When Joe Garvey played "King Rat" at
the Granada, Schine de luxe suburbia
house in north Buffalo, he received 100 per
cent cooperation from the Army's recnilting
staff. On opening night, soldiers
passed out leaflets on "King Rat" and
POW information. Military groups used
posters in various parts of the city. There
was a display of World War II weapons
by the refreshment stand and in cases in
the lobby, loaned to the Granada by the
World War Museum, which aiso used a
display and posters in its headquarters.
TRAILER SETS UP PLAYDATE
There was a trailer on the screen three
weeks prior to opening, as well as a mammoth
display in the lobby. The rotogravure
section of the Courier-Express
used a pictorial preview a week in advance
in its big Sunday edition.
There was a tie-in with Main Stream
Records, through which the company donated
albums, given away as prizes on
three radio stations in various contests
and there was plenty of publicity for the
picture. Albums also were given on "Dialing
for Dollars," the live morning WKBW-
TV show in a "Wars-End Quiz."
USHER IN STREET STUNT
The Empire State News Co. used posters
on its 16 trucks. An usher, dressed in
dungarees and white sport shirt walked
around downtown, carrying an appropriate
POW banner and putting up window cards.
Garvey also placed open-end interviews
on two radio stations and there was excellent
cooperation in the way of stills
and publicity in the Buffalo Evening News
and Courier-Express, as well as in 15
community newspapers and the University
of Buffalo Spectrum.
Comedy Seminar Helps
In MGM's Film Promotion
MGM has introduced another new note
in its promotion campaign for "Laurel and
Hardy's Laughing '20s" with a "Seminalon
Sight Comedy" in the lounge of the
Beekman Theatre in New York.
George Q. Lewis, executive director of
the Humor Societies of America, conducted
the "Seminar on Sight Comedy—Past,
Present and Future" on Saturday (4). Attending
were press and professional comics
who demonstrated the various categories
of the comedy art. Patrons of the theatre
were invited to the session following the
first morning showing.
.e!>
Of
od
The electronic computer was a key device in the exploitation campaign on "The Cincinnoti Kid" for
Durwood's Roxy Theotre in Kansas City. Poker hands, "dealt" by the computer, were ployed by listeners
ond disc jockeys of WDAF. The grand prize wos a vacation trip for two in New Orleans. Here, the
grand prize is oworded to Mrs. Barney Probin by M. Robert Goodfriend, Durwood general manager. Left
is Max Thayer of Statistical Tabulating Corp., with the IBM computer-printed poker hands visible in
the background as they come off the machine. Right is Fred Everett, on whose radio show the winner
was chosen.
'Zhivago' Gift Tickets
As Preopening Promotion
MGM has ordered 5,000 gift certificates
for tickets to the reserved seat engagement
of David Lean's "Doctor Zhivago,"
premiering at the Hollywood-Pai'amount
on Thui-sday (23) and opening to the public
the following day.
The gift certificates are being sold at the
Paramount Theatre, most other Statewide
Theatre boxoffices, and at the group sales
office for firms and organizations desiring
to purchase blocks of certificates.
— 190 — BOXOFFICE Showmandiser : : Dec. 13, 1965

Buffalo
Restaurants
Aid 'Ship of Fools' Date
In Buffalo, when the 450-seat Cinema,
owned by John Martina, and the 1,100-
seat Amherst, owned by Dipson Theatres,
booked "Sliip of Pools," Managers James
J. Hayes of the Cinema and Emil Noah,
manager of the Amherst, put on an advance
campaign that brought line-ups to
both boxoffices and resulted in four-week
runs at both houses.
A highlight of the promotion was a
printed program set up in cooE>eration
with the Swiss Chalet Restaurants, one
next to the Cinema and another a short
distance from the Amherst. The restaurants
paid the entire cost of printing the
thousands of programs, with the back page
used for a Swiss Chalet ad.
The programs were distributed to each
patron as he left either theatre, giving the
customer an opportunity to take home a
program and discuss the film and a reminder
to go to the restaurants. This stunt
proved worthwhile.
The Buffalo Courier-Express ran a pictorial
preview in a Sunday edition a week
before opening. A special ad also was used
in that newspaper's tabloid entertainment
section.
There was an extensive radio spot-announcement
campaign a week in advance
of playdate. Six stations were used and
Hayes said that "we covered all types of
people, and this helped at the boxoffice."
The Empire State News Co. used signs
on all 16 of its trucks, which read: "Read
the book. See the movie." The signs went
into use three weeks prior to opening of
the film.
Special display ads were created for the
daily newspapers and there were appropriate
displays in the local college newspapers
and the Jewish Review. The cooperation of
the Evening News and the morning
Courier-Express was above average for the
Columbia film.
Harvey Brooks and his Dixieland Five from Disneyland,
along with dancer Sue Light, serenade theatregoers
at the opening of MGM-Filmways' "The Cincinnati
Kid" at the Hollywood-Paramount in Los
Angeles. Dixieland music is prominently featured
at the opening and during the Martin Ronsohoff
production
MGM Uses Special College
Sell for 'Patch of Blue'
MGM has arranged a special UCLA promotion
campaign to reach the university's
26,000 students in cormection with the
premiere engagement of "A Patch of Blue,"
which opened at the Crest Westwood Theatre
Fi-iday (10).
The studio advertised in the Daily Bi-uin,
provided 10,000 bookmarks for distribution
to the 12 libraries on campus, posted 100
display cards in fraternity and sorority
houses, student clubs and meeting places,
and distributed 200 wallet-size university
telephone lists imprinted with the title.
Marge Mortensen of the Stanley Warner Copltol in Willimantic, Conn., gets the cooperation of some
local men for a street bally in connection with MGM's "She." Mrs. Mortensen "kidnaped" them and
escorted the three through downtown traffic, courtesy of a local automobile dealer.
BOXOFTICE Showmcmdiser :: Dec. 13, 1965 191 —
Tar' Race in
Water
Focuses on 'Red Line'
Paramount Pictures scored a "first" as
it gave birth to a new sport, stock car
racing on water in Chicago to highlight
Howard Hawks' "Red Line 7000,"
Using amphibious automobiles, Paramount
conducted its race right down the
middle of the Chicago River, stai'ting from
a point in front of the Merchandise Mart.
Thousands of spectators crowded the river
banks to witness the thrill-packed
competition.
These "race car" boats roar down the Chicago River
in connection with a stunt for Poramount's "Red
Line 7000" at Chicago.
Covering the front-page event were
photographers and reporters from United
Press International, the Chicago Tribune,
Chicago American, Chicago Daily News
and Chicago Sun-Times. CBS, NBC and
ABC Television newsreels also covered the
event, immediately servicing footage to
outlets throughout the country.
Campaign
Concentrated
In Houston for 'Agent'
An all-out promotional campaign was
utilized for the world premiere showing of
Embassy's "The 2nd Best Secret Agent in
the Whole Wide World," at Loew's State
Theatre in Houston.
The festivities were launched with the
arrival of Tom Adams who is seen in the
film as Secret Agent Charles Vine. Three
days of promotional activities prior to the
premiere showing were used with tie-ins
with four local radio stations, KNUZ,
KILT, KTHT and KUCK, the Houston
Post, Avis Rent-A-Car, and local camera,
jewelry and clothing stores.
The radio stations ran four different
contests, with theatre tickets as prizes.
Hourly on each station, the title song from
the picture was played, featuring Sammy
Davis jr. A "want ad" contest was run in
the Houston Post, while the stores featured
"second best secret agent" equipment
and accessories in their windows, plus
window cards calling attention to the
film's engagement at Loew's State.
Avis Rent-A-Car distributed giant 10-
inch buttons advertising the film and incorporating
its own slogan, "We Try
Harder," with the "Try" crossed out and
"Spy" inserted. The film was held over
for a second week due to the high interest
of Houston film fans.

: Dec.
XHIBITOR HAS HIS SAY
"S.
ABOUT PICTURF, Si
ALLIED ARTISTS
Thin Red Line. The 'AAi—Kcir DuUca.
Jack Warden. Ray Daley. Good little picture
that did good midweek business.
Played Tiies.. Wed. Weather: Cooler but
dry.—Ten-y Axley. New Theatre, England.
Ark. Pop. 2.136.
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
Pajunia Party 'AIPi —Tommy Kirk.
Annette P\uucello. Harvey Lembeck. This
type does above average with the teenagers,
and it seems to please them. It's a
different world for me. Guess I was born
in a generation prior. Played Sun., Mon..
Tues. Weather: Okay.—C. A. Swiercinsky.
Major Theatre. Washington. Kas.
Ski Party lAIP) — Fiankie Avalon,
Dwayne Hickman. Deborah Walley. Excellent
beach picture. AIP is on the right
track. People said it was the best of the
beach pictm-es. Business good. Played Fri..
Sat. Weather: Pair.—Pat Neal. Boulder
Theatre, Boulder City, Nev. Pop. 9,173.
BUENA VISTA
Monkey's Uncle, The (BV) — Tommy
Kirk. Annette Funicello. Leon Ames. The
pictui-e was enjoyed, but not as many paying
patrons as we used to enjoy having
at a Disney film. Kids were plentiful on
two nights, but football kept them away
on opening night. The usual Disney terms
didn't leave much profit for us. Played
Pri.. through Mon. Weather: Nice.—Mayme
P. Musselman, Roach Theatre, Lincoln,
Kas,
COLUMBIA
Finest Hours, The iCol)—Documentary.
"The Finest Hours" is of the finest caliber.
I wish everyone everywhere could see it.
As it turned out, boxoffice results sure
were disappointing. This is the one the
schools should be contacted about and special
ai'rangements made for showing during
school hours at a discount to them.
Played Sun., Mon. Weather: Cold.—Skip
and Marie Fletcher, Liberty Theatre,
Seward, Alaska.
Outlaws IS Coming, The iCoH —Tluee
Stooges. Nancy Kovack. Adam West. We
ran this with a comedy, travel and cartoon
to build up footage and running time
and, by itself, grossed as much as any of
om- weekend pictures. It's funny and our
patrons liked it. Played Fri.. Sat.—Mayme
Need One a Month
Like 'Cat Ballou
Great! Columbia's "Cat Ballou" is
what we are begging for! Western
comedies! Combined in one picture it's
just got to be what my people like
"The Rounders," "McLintock" and now
"Cat Ballou.' If only we could get
just one a month like this we might
break even. Night football game kept
us from doing what we should have on
this one, but not the fault of the picture.
It's a good one.
Ramona Theatre
Kremmling, Colo.
BILL CURRAN
Termed
'Guillotine
A 'Chiller-Diller'
Warner Bros.' "Two on a Guillotine"
is a chiller-diller of a horror show that
moves right alone and holds interest
right up to the end. Very good. The
companion feature from the same company
was "Having a Wild Weekend,"
which is an excellent title, but that's
as far as it goes. The British brogue
is so thick in "Weekend" you can cut
it with a knife. Had many drive outs.
Starlite Drive-In,
Chipley, Fla.
I. ROCHE
P. Musselman, Roach Theatre, Lincoln,
Kas.
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Sandpiper, The iMGM) — Elizabeth
Taylor. Richard Bui-ton, Eva Marie Saint.
Very good adult love story. Maybe too
sophisticated for the small town folks.
Excellent comment from my patrons.
Played Wed. through Tues. Weather:
Good.—Martin Azarow, Statewide Baldwin
Theatre, Los Angeles, Calif.
Young Lovers, The (MGM) — Peter
Fonda, Sharon Hugueny, Nick Adams. Will
get some of your teenagers in, but they
won't be too thi-illed after you get them.
Just another picture. Played Tues., Wed.
Weather: Hot and di'y.—Terry Axley, New
Theatre, England, Ark. Pop. 2,136.
PARAMOUNT
Circus World (Para)—John Wayne, Rita
Hayworth, Claudia Cardinale. This was an
excellent pictm'e. People liked it, but did
disappointing business. Wonder why? Good
cast. etc. Did not have average number
of children for a Sunday-Monday change.
Thought I would have quite a few small
ones, but did not. I can't understand their
absence.— S. T. Jackson. Jackson Theatre,
Flomaton, Ala. Pop. 1,480.
Harlow fPara)—CaiToll Baker, Red Buttons,
Angela Lansbm-y. I don't know which
"Harlow" picture was worse. This was certainly
no winner. Played this one first nm,
which didn't even help this dog. Acting
very trite, but then that was the fault of
the script. An adult picture that did only
fair business. Played seven days.—Donald
E. Bohatka, DuPage Theatre, Lombard,
III. Pop. 28,300.
In Harm's Way (Para)—John Wayne,
Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal. Topnotch entertainment.
Played Sun., Mon.—Arthur
K. Dame, Scenic Theatre, Pittsfield, N.H.
Pop. 2,400.
CENTURY-FOX
20th
Dear Brigitte (20th-Fox)—James Stewart,
Glynis Johns, Fabian. Another fine family
picture with James Stewart that only did
fair business.—Terry Axley, New Theatre,
England, Ark. Pop. 2,136.
High Wind in Jamaica, A (20th-Fox)—
Anthony Quinn, Lila Kedrova, James Cobm-n.
A good show and not too rough
for the childi-en. They will sit quietly,
watching the kids on the screen perform.
Somewhere along the way, this just missed
being big. Played Smi., Mon.—Arthur K.
Dame. Scenic Theatre, Pittsfield, N.H. Pop.
2.400.
UNITED ARTISTS
Goldfinger lUAi —Sean Connery, Honor
Blackman, Gert Probe. Rei>eat. but the
biggest Sunday-Monday-Tuesday in many
years. Do the same and guarantee results.
Played Sun., Mon., Tues.—Paul Gamache,
Welden Theatre, St. Albans, Vt. Pop. 8,500.
HELP! (UA)—Ringo Starr, John Lennon,
Paul McCartney, George Harrison. The
picture wasn't too bad, but it just didn't
draw for us, except it was a weekend date
and about the usual kids' baby-sitting
crowd. Nice color and quite a bit of action,
and they didn't sing too much. Played
Fri., Sat. Weather: Nice.—Mayme P.
Musselman. Roach Theatre, Lincoln, Kas.
UNIVERSAL
I Saw What You Did (Univi — Joan
Crawford, John Ireland, Leif Erickson. Had
the opportunity to see this pictui-e in
Sioux Falls, S.D., and couldn't resist commenting
on it. This is really a thriller. Oh,
there are no monsters or things like that,
but it has buUt-in suspense. Good for regular
midweek change and also for late show.
Just leave it to William Castle to come up
with something a little bit different.
HaiTy Hawkins jr., Orpheum Theatre,
Marietta, Minn. Pop. 380.
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Univ)—
Celia Kaye, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel.
We thought of Disney caliber. Thanks,
Universal, for bringing wholesomeness to
the screen. Might add. we almost did Disney
business, too. Played Fn., Sat.
Weather: Cold and clear.—Skip and Marie
Fletcher, Liberty Theatre, Seward, Alaska.
Shenandoah (Univ) — James Stewart,
Rosemary Forsyth, Patrick Wayne. This
is the type of movie that brings in the
whole family. A heart-waiming story that
brought tears to the biggest part of the
audience. There should be many, many
more films like this one. Played Wed.
through Tues. Weather: Pine.—Morris
Bower, Smoot Theatre, Parkersburg, W. Va.
Pop. 46,000.
WARNER BROS.
Kisses for My President (WB) — Fred
MacMurray, Polly Bergen, Arlene Dahl.
This could have been a dandy, especially if
it had been in color. As it turned out. poor
Tuesday-Wednesday, but those that came
found no fault with it. Very good supporting
picture. Weather: Cold.—Skip and
Marie Fletcher, Liberty Theatre, Seward.
Alaska.
My Blood Runs Cold (WBi—Troy Donahue,
Joey Heatherton, Barry Sullivan.
Sorta weird and not like folks care to see
Troy Donahue. Only fair business. Played
Tues., Wed. Weather: Hot: Terry Axley,
New Theatre, England, Ark. Pop. 2,136.
'Village of
the Giants'
A Crowd-Pleaser
"Village of the Giants" from Embassy
is as cute a picture as I've played in a
long time — a good crowd-pleaser.
Double billed with "Horror Castle"
from Zodiac Films to better than average
crowd here.
State Theatre
Idabel, Okla.
JESSE J.
GORE
Of
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— 192 — BOXOFFICE Showmandiser :
13, 1965

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Down Fr . .
2960 Little Nuns. The (101) Com Embassy 9.20-65 A2
2963 Little Ones. Tlie (66) Dr Col 10- 4-65
2950 OLote and Kisses (87)
Com Willi Songs Univ S-16-65 A2
Love in 4 Dimensions
(105) Episode Com Eldorado 10-25-65 C
2967 Loved One, The (116) MGM 10-18-65 B
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Maedchen m Uniform (91) Dr Seven Arts 9-20-65 A2
2964 Mad Executioners. The (92) Cr Dr.. Para 10. 4-65 A2
Magnificent
Cuckold.
The (113) Com-Dr Confl 6- 7-65 A3
2936 Make Mine a IMillion
(S2) Comedy British Lion SR 6-21-65
Male Hunt (92) French Farce Com..P-C 5-31-65 B
Married Woman, The (94) Dr. . Royal 10-25-65 C
2%1 ©Marriage on the Rocks (109) ® CD WB 9-27-65 B
2922 ©Masquerade (101) Adv Comedy. .UA 5- 3-65 A2
2933 Mating Modern Style (92) Cora.. Don Kay 5-10-65
2934 ©McHale's Navy Joins the Air Force
(90) Farce Comedy Univ 6-14-65 Al
2965 Mickey One (93) Drama Col 10-11-65 A3
292S Mirage (107) Drama Univ 5-24-65 A2
2955 ©Mission to Hell
(83) (f) Adv Dr. .Jones-Carpenter-SR 9-6-65
Moment of Truth, The (105) Doc Rizzoli 8-25-65 A4
2932 ©Monkey's Uncle, The (90) C BV 6- 7-65 Al
Mother and Daughter (SO) Melo. . Artkino 11-15-65
2959 Motor Psycho! (74) Melodrama Eve 9-20-65
2973 ©Mozambique (98) Dr Seven Arts 11- 8-65
2953©Muneta (108) Western Dr WB 8-30-65 Al
2977 Mutiny in Outer Soace (85) S-F Melo AA 11-22-65
2933 My Baby Is Black! (75) Melo AFDC 6-14-65
2981 My Pal Wolf (76) Melo Pitkin 12- 6-65
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2925 Naked Brinade, The (99) War Dr.. Univ 5-17-65
2%9 Nanny, The (93) Susp Dr 20th-Fox 10-25-65
2972 ©Never Too Late (105) ® Com WB U- 1-65 A3
New Angels, The (94) Doc. . Promenade 6-21-65 C
2945 9 Miles to Noon (661/2) Melo Taurus 8- 2-65
2929 Nobody Waved Goodbye (80) D Cinema V 5-31-65 A2
2954 Once a Thief (107) ® Cr Dr MGM 8-30-65 A3
2975 Operation C. I. A. (90) Melo. .AA 11-15-65 A2
2916 ©Operation Crossbow
(116; ® Esp Drama MGM 4-12-65 Al
2925 Over There 1914-1918
(90) War Doc P-C 5-17-65
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2957 ©Paris Secret (84) Doc Cinema V 9-13-65
2919 Pawnbroker, The (115) Dr AA 4-26-65 C
2970 ©Pinocchio in Outer Space
(71) Cartoon Univ 10-25-65 Al +
2972 ©Planet of the Vampires (86) S-F..AIP 11- 1-65 +
Plisetskaya Dances (70) Doc Artkino 5-24-65 +
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2960 Rage to Li.e, A (101) ® Drama UA 9-20-65 A3 +
Railroad Man, The (105) Dr Cont'l 11-29-65 A2 +
2953 Rapture (104) © Drama.. Int'l Classics 8-30-65 +
2976 Ravagers. The (88) War Dr. . Hemisphere 11-15-65 +
2974 ©Red Line 7000 (110) Ac Dr Para 11- 8-65 B i
2971 Repulsion (105) Drama Royal 11- 1-65 C +
2941 ©Requiem for a Gunfighter
(91) (T) Western Embassy 7-12-65 Al +
Restless Night, The (102) Melo Casino 5-31-65 +
2971 Return From the Ashes (105) Susp Dr UA 11- 1-65 A3 ft
2982 Return of Mr. Moto, The
(71) My Dr 20th-Fox 12- 6-65 B ±
2965 ©Revenge of the Gladiators
(100) ® Act Spec Para 9- 6-65 A2 zh
2959 ©Reward, The (92) © OD Dr 20th-Fox 9-20-65 A2 4-
2948 Rope of Flesh (90) Melodrama ..Eve 8-9-65 +
2951 Rotten to the Core
(90) Farce Comedy Cinema V 8-23-65 A3 +
2944 Saboteur, Code Name— Morituri,
The (123) War Dr 20th-Fox 7-26-65 +
2952 Samson vs. the Giant King
(91) Spec John Alexander 8-23-65 +
2938 ©Sandpiper, The (117) (g) Drama. MGM 6-28-65 B +
2974 ©Sands of the Kalahari
(119) ® Adventure Drama Para 11- 8-65 A3 +t
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2937 Starlet Letter, Tlie
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Tommy Kirk, Deborah Walley.
TasU Rallibone. Harvey Lembeck
©War-Italian Style C. .
BiLiter Kealon. Fred Clark
©Trunk to Cairo Spy..
Audie Murphy, George Sanders,
Marianne Kocli
©Girl in the Glass Bikini
, .(^ Mus C.
Frankle Avalon, Annette Funlcello
©Dr. Goldfoot and the "S"
Bomb ® My C. .
Vincent Price
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Frankle Avalon, Annette Funlcello
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Women. .(D SF. .
©It's a Sick, Sick,
World (..) (S) Doc.
Narration by Vincent Prtce
©Bang You're Dead ....Spy Com..
©Fireball 500 ® Race Dr. .
Frankie Avalon, Annette Funlcello
BUENA
VISTA
COMING
©The Uoly Dachshund C.
Penn Jones. Suzanne Pleshette
©Follow Me, Boys C.
Fred MacMurray. Vera MUes,
Charlie Ituggles
©Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. ..CD..
nirk Van Pyke. Nancy Kwan
©Bullwhip Griffin Western..
finddy SlcPowall, Suzanne Pleshett,
Karl Maiden
©Fijhtino Prince of Donegal,
The Ad D.
Peter McBnery, Susan Hampshire
COLUMBIA
Brigand of Kandahar (SI) D.OOS
Konald Lewts
©Born Free C.
.
Virginia McKenna
©The Chase D. .
Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda,
Robert Redford
©Heroes of Telemark D .
Kirk Douglas, Klchard Harris,
Ulla JacolMson
Life at the Top
I^aurence Harvey, Jean Simmons,
Honor Blackman
©The Silencers
Dean Martin, Stella Stevens,
Daliah Lavl, Cyd Charlsse
©The Trouble With Angels
Rosalind Russell, Hayley Mills
©The Centurions
Anthony Qulnn, Alain Delon
©Alvarez Kelly
William Holden, Richard Wldraark
©t(i(lht of the Tiger
Oiuck Tonnors, James MacArthur
©Frontier Hellcat
Elke Sommer, Stewart Granger
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The World's Greatest
Swlndleri
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Gabrlella Glorgelli, Jean-Pierre
Cassei
Omicron
Renato
Salvatorl
EMBASSY
Paranoia
Marcello Mastrolanni. Catherine
Sr)aak
The Fascist (10?) D..560
Ugo Tognazzi, Georges Wilson
The Graduate CD .
© Khadim © Ad .
A Long and Happy Lite ....D..
Natural Child C.
©Daydrcamer, The ..Ad Fantasy,.
©Oscar, The D..602
MAGNA
Yo-Yo (109) D
Pierre Etaix, (Jlaudlne Auger,
Phinip DIonnet
Mata Hari Agent H-21 (106) Spy D
Jeanne -Moreau
The Hot Hand (100) D
Jacques Charrlere, Macha Merll
Descent Upon Drvar (100) D
Maks Furjnn, Mata Milosevic
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Dr. Zhivago D.
Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Slob
han McKenna, Rod Stelger
Alphabet Murders My.
Tony Randall, Anita Ekberg
©Hotel Paradiso
Alec Guinness, Glna Lollobrlglda
Son of a Gunfighter D
l!uss Tamblyn
Made in Paris D.
Ann-Margret, Louis Jourdan
©The Liquidator ® ....Spy D.
Rod Taylor. Trevor Howard
Mister Buddwing D.
Jiimes Garner, Jean Simmons
The Money Trap ® CD.
Glenn Ford, Elke Sommer
A Patch of Blue ® D.
Sirlney Poitler, Shelley Winters.
Elizabeth Hart man
PARAMOUNT
©Judith
Sophia Loren, Peter Pinch
©Promise Her Anything C
Leslie Caron, Warren Beatty
©Hawaiian Paradise
Elvis Presley
Is Paris Burning? ®
Gert Frobe, Kevin Mc(5irthy
©The Naked Prey ®
Cornel Wilde
©Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's
Hung You in the Closet and
I'm Feclin' So Sad (..)... .C
Assault on a Queen (. .) Ad
Frank Sinatra, Virna Lisi
©This Property is Condemned..
Natalie Wood. Robert Redford
©Nevada Smith ad
Steve Crtcliran, Karl Maiden
20TH
CENTURY-FOX
Rapture (104) D.
Patricia Gozzl, Melvyn Douglas
©The Agony and the Ecstasy . . D
Qiarlton Heston, Kei Harrison
UNITED
ARTISTS
©After the Fox C.
Peter Sellers, Victor Mature
©Return of the Seven D
Yul Brynner
UNIVERSAL
©And Now Miguel
Pat Cardl, Michael Ansara
©Arabesque
Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren
©Gunpoint
Audie Murphy, Joai Staley
WARNER
BROS.
©A Big Hand for the Little
Lady C.
Joanne Woodward. Henry Fonda
BOXOFFICE BookinGuide Dec, 13, 1965
D
Rel
Date
A.D.P.
Curse of the Stone Hand
(72) Ho. .Apr 65
John (Jirradlne, Ernest Walch
Face of the Screaming
Werewolf (60) Ho ..Apr 65
Ijinda Varle, Ion Chancy
ALEXANDER
©Lonesome Women
(72) Melo..Dec64
Herbert Suoto, Andrea Anders
©Hercules vs. the Giant
Warriors (94) © Spec. Aug 65
Don Vadis, Moira Orfei
Samson vs. the Giant
King >91) Spec. Aug 65
Kirk Morris, Gloria Mlllano
ALTURA
Goldstein (S5) Sep 6S
l,nu Gilbert, Ellen Madison
AMER. FILM DIST'R CORP.
My Baby Is Black!
(75) Helo..May65
Oiiriinn Heath. Francolse (5iret
ARTIXO
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
(115) O..Dec64
Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborougb
ATLANTIC PICTURES
The Candidate (84) Melo . . . Nov 64
Mamie Van Doren, June Wilkinson
AUDUBON
Love Play (76) D.. Mar 65
Jean Seberg. Christian Marquand
Warm Nights (71) D.. Oct 64
The D . . , Girls (W) ..D.. Jan 65
Reine Rohan, Denlse Roland
BEVERLY
Jig Saw (97) WD..Jun65
Jack Warner. Roland Lewis
BORDE
in Trouble With Eve
(64) C. Aug 65
Robert Urquhart, Hy Hazell, Garry
.Marsh
BRENNER, JOSEPH ASSOCIATES
Ravaged (73) Semi Doc
CAMBIST
Daniella by Night (S3) Ac. Nov 64
Elke Sommer, Ivan Desney,
Ilanik Patlsson
Unsatisfied, The (89) Melo. Dee 64
Rita Cadillac, Collette Dlscombes
Love Hunger (72) . .Melo. .Jul 65
LIbertad Le Blane. Hector
Pellegrini
CHILDHOOD PRODUCTIONS
7 Dwarfs to the Rescue (84) Feb 65
Rossana Podesta, Roberto Rls90,
Georges Marcbal
©Hansel and Gretel & The
Bremen Town Musicians
(118) Oct 65
Narrator: Paul Tripp
©Sleeping Beauty (70) Oct 65
Narrator: Paul Tripp
©Snow White (74) Ort 65
Narrator: Paul Tripp
CINEMA V
The Model Murder Case
(92) Dee 64
Tan Hendry, Margaret Johnston,
Ronald Fraser
Nothing But a Man (92) D.. Mar 65
Ivan Dison, Abby Lincoln
Nobndv Waved Goodbye
(SO) D. .Apr 65
Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs
Rotten to the Core (95) . .C. .Jul 65
Anton Rodgers, Charlotte Rampling JILLO FILMS
©Paris Secret (84) ..Doc. Aug 65
The Hours of Love (89) ..C. Jul 65
I'tTo Tognazzi, Emmanuele RIva,
Barbara Steele
COLORAMA
©Country Music Caravan
(83) Mus.. Sep 65
Jim Reeves, Ray Price, Minnie Pearl
©Tennessee Jamboree
(75) Mus. Sep 65
Jim Reeves. Webb Pierce. Marty
R.ihhlns
DEBEMA
ELDORADO
©Go-Go Big Beat! (82) .
. .Jun 65
Millie Small. The Animals, Lulu
and the Luvvers
ELLIS FILMS
Pleasure Girl
(111) Rom Dr.. Oct 64
Claudia Cardlnale, Jacques Perrln
Any Man's Woman
(89) Melo. Oct 64
Macall Noel. Raf Vallone,
Charles Vanel, Jacques Marceau
EMERSON FILM EN'HRPRISES
The Silent Witness
(70) Melo. Nov 64
Trts Coffin, Marjorle Reynolds
MISCELLANEOUS
Two Living, One Dead
(92) Melo,. Mar 65
Virginia McKenna. Bill Travers
EMPIRE PICTURES
Living Between Two Worlds
(78) Melo.. Nov 64
Horace Jackson. Maye Henderson
The Animals (87) Ad.. Feb 65
EVE PRODUCTIONS
Lorna (77) Melo. .Sep 64
Lorna Maitland. Hal Hopper
Rope of Flesh (90) . .Melo. .Aug 65
Hal Hopper. Antoinette Crlstlani
FAIRWAY INT'L FILMS
©The Nasty Rabbit (90) C.
Mlscha Terr, Arch Hall jr.. Melissa
Morgan
FAMOUS PLAYERS
Fanny Hill (104) C. Apr 65
Miriam Hopkins. Letitia Roman
©Deadwood '76 (100) ® W.. Jun 65
Arch Hall Jr.. Jack Lester. Donna
Cottier. William Walters
GOLDSTONE ENTERPRISES
Survival (120) D . 65
Ananti
I»ev
Taxi for Tobruk (S7) D.. Jul 65
Charles .tznavour
©Eighteen in the Sun
(85) CD. Oct 65
Catherine Spaak
Pussycat Alley (93) Dec 65
Svlvia Svms
Oscar Wilde (97) D.. Jul 65
Robert Morley
Symphony for a Massacre
(115) D.. Aug 65
Claude Dauphin
GOVERNOR
Carry On Spying (87) . .C. Feb 65
Kenneth Williams. Barbara Windsor
The Brain (83) SF..Mar65
Anne Heywood. Peter Van Eyck.
Cecil Parker
©The Black Torment
(88) My.. Mar 65
Heather Sears. John Turner.
Ann Lyon, Peter Ame
©Hercules Against the Moon
Men (90) Jun 65
Alan Steel, Jany Oalr
©Carry On Cleo (S) C. .Sep 65
Sidney James, Kenneth WIllianB
GREEN
©Image of Love (88) Jul 65
HANDEL-MELCHIOR
The Shame of Patty Smith
(90) Melo. Nov 64
Merry Anders. J. Edward McKlnley
HEMISPHERE
The Ravager$ (88) D . . Nov 65
John Saxon, Fernando Poe Jr.
. Dec 64
HERTS-LION INT'L
Pattern for Plunder
(90) D .
Keenan Wynn, Mai Zetterllng
INTERNATIONAL CLASSICS
Zorba the Greek (142) ..D.. Jan 65
Anthony Qulnn, Alan Bates,
Irene Papaa
Thank Heaven for Small
Favors (84) C.
Rapture (104) D.. Sep 65
Melvyn Douglas, Dean StocbveU
JANUS
©China! (65) Doc .Jun 65
©Blood on the Balcony
(92) DK..Aug64
LOPERT FILMS
©Buddha (134) D.. Jun 65
Kojlne Honga. Machlko Kyo
Kiss Me, Stupid (120) . .S. .Dec 64
Dean Martin, Kim Novak
One Way Pendulum (90) . . . . Feb 65
Eric Sykes. Peggy Mount
He Who Must Die (122) .. May 65
Jean Servals. Mellna Mercourl
The Knack .
Get It (84)
How to
C. Jul 65
. . and
Rita Tlishingham. Dona! Donnelly
MANSON
Strange Compulsion (81) Or.. Dec 64
Prestnn Sturges jr.
D . . May 65
Across the River (85) . .
l.ou Gilbert. Kay Doubleday
DON KAY ASSOCIATES
Mating Modern Style (92) C. .Jun 65
Sophia Loren. (Tiarles Boyer
The Kidnappers (78) Act Dr.. Oct 64
EAGLE-AMERICAN FILMS
Burgess Meredith
©Indian Paint (91) Apr 65 The Lady Killer of Rome
Johrrny Crawford, Jay Sllverheels (83) CO.. Oct 65
Marecllo Mastrolanni. Mlcheline
Pi esle
MARATHON
©Second Fiddle to
Guitar (107) ®
Arnold Stang. Pamela Hayes.
Huntz Hall
McABEE PICTURES
I Mostrl (127) CD.. Nov 65
Vittorlo Gassman, tigo Tognazzi
Bella Bella (93) C Nov 65
llargaret Lee. Peppino de FlUlpo
MEDALLION
©Daggers of
Steel
Blood
(112 D.. Jan 65
Jeanne Oaln. John D. Barryraore
FEATURE
CHART
Rtl
Oiti
And So to Bed (U2) ..C. May 65
Hildegarde Neff, Daliah UvL
1,1111 Palmer, Peter Van Bjck.
Nadja TtHer
Lipstick (89) D.. Ort 65
Georgia Moll. Pierre Brlee,
Liura Vivaldi
Johnny Nobody (89) ..0.. Nov 65
William lieniii.v. Aldo Ray.
Nigel Patrick
Doll That Took the Town,
The (8a) D. Oct 65
Vlma Lisl. Haya Ilarareet
©Corpse of Beverly Hills.
The (105) Satire. .Nov 65
Ileidellnde Weis
Bad Girls Don't Cry (85) D..
BIsa Martinelli
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF
CANADA
Moontrao. The (86) Doc .
PARADE PICTURES CORP.
The Mighty Jungle (88) Ad.. Jan 65
Marshall Tliompsiin, Dave DaUe
Women and War (100) Jan 65
Bernard Blier. Lucille St. Simon
Terror After Midnight
(82) D. .Jan 65
Oiristlne Kaufmann
PATHE CONTEMPORARY
Over There 1914-1918
(90) Doc. Mar 65
PACEMAKER
The Fiendish Ghouls (74). Nov 65
Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence
Horrors of Spider Island
(75) Nov 65
Alex D'Arcy, Barbara Valentine
PENNINGTON EADY
Faces in the Dark
(S4) Sus Dr.. Sep 64
.lobn Gregson, Mai Zetterllng,
.lohn Ireland
RENAISSANCE
©The Day the Earth Froze
(67) Folk Tale. Feb 65
Nina Anderson. Jon Powers
RIZZOLI
©Mondo Pazzo (94) .. Doc. .Feb 65
©White Voices (98) C. May 65
Panio Ferrari. Sandra Mllo
©The Moment of Truth
(110) D. Sep 65
Linda Olristlan, Miguel Mlgnelln
ROYAL FILMS INrL
©Nothing But the Best
(99) Sat Com. Aug 64
Alan Bates. Denbolm Elliot
The Pumpkin Eater (110) D.. Nov 64
Anne Bancroft, Peter Finch.
James Mason
The Eavesdropper ( . ) .
D .
Stathls Oiallells. Janet MargoUa
Backfire (97) CO.. Jun 65
Jean Seberg. Jean-Paul Belraoode
Repulsion (105) D Oct 68
(^therine Deneuve. Ian Hendry,
John Fraser
SIGMA III
The Awful Dr. Orlof
(90) .Nw64
Ho.
Howard Vemon. Conrado Banmartln
©The Horrible Dr. Hichcock
(76) Ho. Not 64
Barbara Steele. Robert Flemyng
SIGNATURE
The Scarlet Letter (72) . .0. .Apr 65
Colleen Moore. Hardle Albright
STRATTON INTT.
The Guide (120) D. .Apr 65
Dev Anand, Waheeda Rebmu
TAURUS
9 Miles to Noon (66'/2) Mdo..
Peter Lazer. Renato Baldlnl
The Great Armored Car
Swindle (SS/j) Melo..
Peier Reynolds. Dermot Walsh
TIMES FILMS
Eva (115) Drama. Jul 65
Jeanne Moreau. Stanley Baker
TOPAZ
The Thrill Seekers
(87) Dr.. Sep 64
Jacqueline Ellis, Annette Whlteley
Saturday Night Out (93).. Sep 64
Heather Sears. Bernard Lee
TRANS-LUX
©Love—the Italian Way
(90) C. Jib 65
Elke Sommer. Walter Chlarl. 8ylv»
ICn^cina
UNITED SCREEN ARTS
The Man From Button Willow
(84) Cart.. Feb 65
Swinoin' Summer, A
(81) Mus.. Mar 65
William Wellman jr.. Qulnn O'Hira
U. S. FILMS
The Beachgirls and the Monster
(70) Melo.. Nov 65
Jon Hall. Sue Casey
ZODIAC
©Nightmare In the Sun
(81) Melo.. Dec 64
Ursula Andress. John Deret
©Horror Castle
Feb 68
(83) Ho D . .
'
Rossana Podesta. Crforge RMere.
Christopher Lee

May
Shorts chart
So « »
a. !• cr Q
ARTKINO
The Wondrous World Around
Us (60) Doc..Jun65
BUENA VISTA
(All in color)
FEATURETTE SPECIALS
150 Ytllowstont Cubs (48)
152 Disneyland After Dark (48) . . .
170 Golden Horseshoe Revue (48) .
171 Tattooed Police Horse (48) . .
REISSUE CARTOONS
31401 Boat Builder (7)
31402 Brave Little Tailor (7)
31403 Olympic Champ (7)
31404 Two Weeli's Vacation (7) ...
31405 Man's Best Friend (7)
31406 Pluto's Sweater (7)
31407 Bubble Bee (7)
31408 Blame It on the Samba (7)
31409 Hook, Lion and Sinker (7) .
31410 Straioht Shooters (7)
31411 A Good Time for a Dime (7)
31412 The Lone Chipmunks (7)...
SINGLE-REEL CARTOONS
123 The Litterbug (7)
TWO-REEL CARTOON SPECIALS
139 A Symposium on Popular
Sonos (20)
155 Arizona Sheepdog
(re-release) (22)
179 Freewayphobia (16)
THREE-REEL LIVE ACTION
SPECIALS
105 Islands of the Sea (28)
0099 Eyes in Outer Space (26) . .
THREE-REEL CINEMASCOPE
0071 Wales (24)
0072 Scotland (25)
COLUMBIA
COLOR FAVORITES
(Technicolor Reissues)
5610 Black Board Review (7) Jun 65
6601 Pickled Puss (6V2)
. .Jul 65
6602 Loco Lobo (8) Aug 65
6603 Bia House Blues (7).. Oct 65
6604 Wonder Gloves (61/2) . .Nov 65
6605 Bringing Up Mother (7) Dec 65
6606 Topsy Turkey (61/2) ..Jan 66
6607 Dog, Cat & Canary (6) Feb 66
LOOPY de LOOP
((^olor Cartoons)
5706CroWs Fete {9/z) ...Apr 65
5707 Big Mouse Take (eVz) Jun 65
6701 Wolf Hounded (7) Jul 65
6702 Little Bo Bopped (6) Aug 65
6703 Tale of a Wolf (61/2)
. Nov 65
6704 Life With Loopy (.0M Dk 65
6705 Creepy Time Pal (.O/i) Mar 66
MR. MAGOO REISSUES
(Technicolor)
5755 Spcllbomid Hound
(7) Jan 65
5756 Magoo's Three Point
Landing (6V2) Feb 65
5757 Rock Hound Magoo
(6) Mar 65
5758 Magoo's Masquerade (6) Apr 65
6751 Magoo's Homecoming
(6) Jul 65
6752 Merry Minstrel Magoo
(6) Aug 65
6753 Magoo's Lodge Brother
(6) Oct 65
6754 Maooo Goes West (6) . . Nov 65
6755 Terror Faces Magoo
(6) Dec 65
6756 Bungled Bungalo
(6I/2) Jan 66
ONE-REEL COLOR SPECIALS
5652 The Ride (7) Feb 65
6651 My Trip to New York
(7) Aug 65
6652 Dream of Roses (IOI/2) Nov 65
6653 The Crocodile (8) ..Nov 65
SPECIAL COLOR FEATURETTES
5443 Fabulous California
(19) Jan 65
6441 Wonders of Kentucky
(20) Jul 65
6442 Wonderful Norway (18) Nov 65
SERIALS
(15 Chapter-Reissues)
6120 The Vigilante Jul 65
6140 Batman & Robin ....Oct 65
6160 Black Arrow Jan 66
6180 The Lost Planet Apr 66
THE THREE STOOGES
6401 Quiz Whin (ISVi) . . . Jul 65
6402 Hula-La-la (16) Sep 65
6403 Slap Happy Sleuths
(16) Oct. 65
6404 Hocus Pocus (I6I/2) . . Nov 65
6405 Studio Snoops (16) ..Dec 65
WORLD OF SPORTS
6501 Rodeo Daredevils (9) ...Jul 65
6502 Soorts A Go-Go (10) Nov 65
6503 Harlem Magicians {9/z) Feb 66
MFTRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
GOLD MEDAL REPRINTS
67S1-W Puss 'N TooU (7)
i a:
Short sublects, listed by compony, In order
of rvlcoso. Running time tollowi title.
Dote is notionol reieose month. Color and
procou OS specified.
Q=Q
6762-W Polka Dot Puss (8)
6763-W Heavenly Puss (8)
6764-W Jerry's Diary (7)
6765-W Tennis Champs (7)
6767-W Texas Tom (7)
6766-W Saturday Evening Puss (7)..
6768W The Framed Cat (7)
6769-W Casanova Cat (7)
6770-W Sleepy-Time (7)
6771-W His Mouse Friday (7)
6772-W Smitten Kitten (8)
TOM AND JERRY CARTOONS
(All New— All Color)
4581 Is There a Doctor in the
Mouse
4582 Ah Sweet Mouse Story of Life
4583 Haunted Mouse
4584 Of Feline Bondage
4585 Tom Thump
4586 I'm Just Wild About Jerry,,.
PARAMOUNT
MODERN MADCAPS
(Technicolor)
M24-3 Reading. Writhing and
'Rithmetic (6) Jan 65
M24-4 Near Sighted and Far
Out (6) Jan 65
M24-5 Cagey Business (6) ...Apr 65
M24-6 Poor Little Witch
Girl (6) Jul 65
M24-7The Itch (6) Jul 65
NOVELTOONS
(Technicolor)
P24-2 A Tiger's Tail (..) ..Feb 65
P24-3 Homer on the Range
(. .) Mar 65
P24-4 Horning in (..) Apr 65
P24-5 A Hair-Raising
Tale (..) Jun 65
P24-6 The Story of George
Washington (6) Apr 65
P24-7 A Leak in the Dike
(6) Apr 65
POPEYE CHAMPIONS
SPECIALS
(Color)
B24-2 Instant Holland (17).. Apr 65
B24-3 African Adventure
(. .) Sep 65
SPORTS IN ACTION
Six Belles (10) Feb 65
©The Supermarket (10) ...Apr 65
©Shadow? of the Past (10) Mar 65
Cocktail Party (8) Jan 65
D24-1 Hell Drivers (10) ...Apr 65
D24-2 Cue Master (9) Apr 65
D24-3 Snow Fun (8) Jun 65
D24.4 Here Comes Rusty (8) Jul 65
D24-5 Race With the Wind
.
. ( ) Aug 65
SWIFTY AND SHORTY
(One Reel)
C24-4 Inferior Decorator (7)
C24-5 Ocean Bruise (..)
C24-6 Getting Ahead (..)
C24-7 Les Roys (..)
TRAVEL ADVENTURE
(Single Reel—Color)
T24-1 Miss Smile (10) Feb 65
T24-2 Breaking the Language
Barrier (9) Apr 65
T24-3 Holland Off Guard (8) Jul 65
LESTER A. SCHOENFELD
FEATURETTES
ONE-REEL SUBJECTS
©Casablanca Journey (10).. Jan 65
Cocktail Party (8) Jan 65
Six Belles (10) Feb 65
The Smugglers (10) Feb 65
©Tribute to Sir Winston
Churchill (12) Feb 65
©Bologna (11) Feb 65
Shadows of the Past (10) . . Mar 65
The Supermarket (10) ....Apr 65
©Don Juan (10) Nov 65
©Red & Black (10) Dec 65
TWO-REEL SUBJECTS
©Argentina L^nd of
Contrast (16) Jan 65
©Children's Theatre (20) ..Jan 65
©Hurry West (20) Jan 65
The Pace That Thrills (15) Feb 65
©Tlie Boy and the Pelican
(20) Feb 65
©Channel Queen (16) Feb 65
Sailing (15) Mar 65
Portrait of Trinidad (15).. Mar 65
©Flight; an Anthology (14) Mar 65
©Sport in Australia (19) ..Mar 65
Independnrt Nigeria (23) ..Apr 65
Mountain Holiday (16) Apr 65
Limbering Up (14) Apr 65
Gliding (15) May 65
©Sea Festivals of Hong
Kong (20) May 65
©Trinidad & Tobago (20) . .Jul 65
©Lure of the Islands (15) . .Jul 65
©Lure of Florence (15) ....Aug 65
©Airborne Today & Tomorrow
(15) Aug 65
n-z =0
©Lure Of Venice (15) Sep 65
©Lure of the Mountains
(15) Oct 65
It's Not Just You
Murray (17) Dec 65
THREE-REEL SUBJECTS
©From the Tropics to the
Snow (28) Nov 65
Muloorina (28) Sep 65
20TH CENTURY-FOX
MOVIETONE CINEMASCOPES
(Color, unless specified)
TERRYTOON 2-D'l
All Ratios—Color
5410 The Gold Dust Bandit
(..) Oct 64
5404 Search for Misery (7) Nov 64
5412 Molecular Mixup (..) Dec 64
5501 Gadmouse the Apprentice
Good Fairy (. .) Jan 65
5502 The Sky's the
Limit (..) Feb 65
5503 Freight Fright (..) ...Mar 65
5504 Don't Spill the
Beans (. .) Apr 65
5505 Weather May 65
Magic (..) . .
5506 Dam Barn (..) Jun 65
UNIVERSAL
ONE-REEL COLOR ADVENTURES
4571 Keep America Singing. .May 65
4572 Flying Fishermen ....Apr 65
4573 Peewee Leaguers May 65
4574 The Great River Apr 65
TWO-REEL COLOR SUPER SPECIALS
4501 Big Town Village Dec 64
4502 Casey at the Mct(s) May 65
. .
TWO-REEL SPECIALS
4504 Football Highlights
of 1964 Dec 64
4505 Yesterday's Big Story.. Jan 65
WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES
(All run between 6 and 7 min.)
4511 Three Little Woodpeckers Jan 65
4512 The Case of the
Elenhant's Trunk Jan 65
4513 Woodpecker Wanted Feb 65
Feb 65
4514 Fractured Friendship . .
4515 Birds of a Feather ... Mar 65
4516 Guest Who? Mar 65
4517 Canned Dog Feud Apr 65
4518 Half Baked Alaska ...Apr 65
4519Janie Get Your Gun ...May 65
4520 Davey Cricket May 65
4521 Sioux Me Jun 65
4522 Pesty Guest Jun 65
4523 What's Peckin Jul 65
WARNER BROS.
BLUE RIBBON HIT PARADE
(Technicolor Reissues—7 mIn.)
3304 Tree Cornered Tweety. .Nov 64
3305 Heaven Scent Dec 64
3306 Bahhitson Crusoe Jan 65
3307 Too Hon to Handle Jan 65
.
3308 Zoom and Bored Mar 65
3309 The Hole Idea Apr 65
3310 Napoleon Bunny-Part. . 65
3311 By Word of Mouse Jun 65
3312 Halt Fare Hare Jul 65
3313 The Unexpected Pest ... Aug 65
MERRIE MELODIES
LOONEY TUNES
(Technicolor—7 min.)
3701 Panchos H'deaway Oct 64
3702 Road to Andalay Dec 64
3703 It's Nice to Have a Mouse
Around the House Jan 65
3704 Cats and Bruises ...Jan 65
3705 The Wild Chase Feb 65
3706 Moby Duck Mar 65
3707 Assault and Peppered .. Apr 65
3708 Well Worn Daffy May 65
3709 Corn on the Cop .... Jun 65
WORLD-WIDE ADVENTURE
SPECIALS
(Color Reissues) (Two-Reel)
3002 Gone Fishin' Apr 65
3003 Under the Little Big
Too May 65
3004 Winter Paradise Jul 65
(Color Reissues) (One-Reel)
3501 Riviera Revelries Nov 64
3502 Football Royal Feb 65
3503 Rodeo Roundup Mar 65
3504 Art of Archery Apr 65
3505 Cowboy's Holiday Jun 65
3506 Italian Holiday Aug 65
MISCELLANEOUS
The Blue Bike (8) (Sherpix) Sep 65
The Bus (62) (Harrison)
Chicken, The (15) . . . (PC) . .Sep 65
Comedy Tale of Fanny Hill,
A (9) (Pebble)
Demo Derby (28) (Ruff)
Help! My Snowman Is Buminp
Down (10) (PC)
Place in the Country,
A (19) (Gluck)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
FEATURE
Alphaville
Pathe Contemporary
REVIEWS
Ratio:
1.85-1
Science-Fiction
Drama
100 Minutes Rel. Nov. '65
Jean-Luc GcxSarcJ, noted for his controversial
avant-garde French-language films, notably "A
Woman Is a Woman" and others starring his wife,
Anna Karina, has a following in the class spots, the
only pos.sible booking for this science-fiction treatment
of a spy spoof. Co-starred with Miss Karina
is Eddie Constantine, the American actor who became
one of France's top screen stars (but is little
knowTL in the U.S.) and Akim Tamiroff but the film
will have scant value outside the art houses where
the grand prize at the Berlin Film Festival and a
science-fiction award at Trieste are worth exploiting.
Godard also wrote the script which is
often vague and confusing but does have some
imaginative scenes in Alphaville, an in-the-future
city of ultra-modeni buildings whose inhabitants
Constantine plays a secret
have been brainwashed.
agent from Outerlands whose mission is to kill the
evil force who keeps the people subdued and without
knowledge of love or conscience. Miss Karina
plays the girl whom he finally takes away as the
city is destroyed and Tamiroff is effective in a
brief role, that of a brainwashed agent. The flashy
mechanical effects and the unusual photography of
Raoul Cotard will intrigue some viewers, annoy
others. Produced by Andre Michelin for Chaumiane
of Paris and Filmstudio of Rome.
Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim
Tamiroff, Howard Vernon, Laszlo Szabo.
Welcome, Kost'ya
.'Vrtliino
75 Minutes
Ratio:
1.66-1
Comedy- Drama
Rel. Dec. '65
This Mosfilm Studios effort, directed by Ilya
Kilmov from a script credited to S. Lingin and I.
Nusinov, is international in its approach to childhood,
individual in its study of a particular lad,
and winningly sentimental in overall effect. Cherubic
Vitya Kosikh, a pronouncedly independent participant
in a Soviet children's health camp, proves
himself rather uncontrollable in spurts of ebullience
and enthusiasm and when he is sent home,
he returns, to be hidden by his pals until Visitors'
Day comes upon them all and camp du-ector,
Evgeni Yevstigneye, demonstrates that coping with
adolescent life isn't necessarily something of bluntness
or blundering. Acting values, to be sure, are
spirited. English titles accompany.
Vitya Kosikh, Evgeni Yevstigneye,
Lida Smimova, Ava Aleinikova.
The Gran(d Substitution
Frank Lee Int'I
116 Minutes
Ratio:
1.66-1
Melodrama
©
Rel. Dec. '65
This Asian Film Festival award-winner, latest
Run Run Shaw (Hong Kong) import to reach the
U.S. market, is engagingly decked out in color
and delineated by a capable cast, performing within
the accepted sphere and scope of Chinese opera
style. The traditional descriptive passages are provided
in .song, telling the story of medieval coui't
intrigue by an evil-minded prime minister who
would like nothing better than to rid the world of
a baby prince. Grown to manhood, the latter
promptly takes care of the bad man. The Mandarin
dialect is accompanied by English titles. Ivy
Ling Po is the youthful man-of-action. The script
was written by Chen E-Hsin, aware of customary
story-telling in this vein.
LI Li-Hua, Ivy Ling Po, Yen Chun.
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Opinions on Current Productions
Feature reviews
Symbol Q) denotes color; @ CtnemoScope; (g) Ponavision; CEJ Techniroma; ® o ther onamorphic processes. For story synopsis on each picture, sec rcversa side.
A Thousand Clowns
Ratio:
1.S5-1
Comedy
United Artists ( ) 118 Minutes Rel. March '66
All Utterly winning and delightfully whimsical pictm-ization
ol the Herb Gardner play which ran for more
than a year on Broadway in 1962 with Jason Robaids
jr. starred as a shiftless, non-confoiinist TV writer, this
Fred Coe production, wliich he also directed witn Robards
re-creating liis stage role, will captivate sophisticated
moviegoers and might gai-ner a few Academy Awards.
This is strong fare for the class houses but may need
extra selling for regular situations. Coe has enlarged
the scope of the one-set plot by adding a tour, on foot
and by bicycle of Manhattan's streets and tourist attractions
to dress up the somewhat talky Uhe dialog is clever
and studded with wisecracks) Gardner screenplay.
Robards' portrayal is a thoroughly engaging one, especially
in his many scenes with his precocious 13-year-old
nephew, played in smart-alecky fashion by Barry Gordon,
also from the stage play, as are William Daniels,
who is outstanding as a stuffy Child Welfare investigator
investigating the boy's home life, and Gene Saks, who
makes a TV chUds' program personality obnoxiously
realistic. Barbara Harris, currently acclaimed on Broadway
in the new Lemer musical, as the sympathetic psychologist
who becomes romantically involved in the case
she is investigating, is a real find.
Jason Robards jr., Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam,
William Daniels, Barry Gordon, Gene Saks.
bull
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MOM (611) 93 Minutes Rel. Jan. '66
Director John Ford, six-time Academy Award winner
and now in the 48th year of a career where he established
a reputation for hard-hitting action films of rugged
men in the outdoors, has followed his usual pattern, but
•• changed the sex of the strong leading characters. Amie
orces Bancroft, who replaced Patricia Neal in the role of a
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doctor whose bitterness forces her to look contemptuously
at the rather superficial moral concepts of her mission
environment, is indeed a pillai- of strength in her role
and immensely appealing to the audience, since her
human weaknesses and innate kindness are so transparently
close to the hard-boiled beautiful surface she
presents. Eddie Albert as the only male in the mission
compound, too weak to cope with the strong-willed
women who surround him, is convincing; even when
he moves out of character in a last-ditch stand of
heroism. Despite some cliches of dialog, this film has
action that sustains interest with enough power of
characterization to Inspire several more stories. A sequel
to answer all the questions as to what happened after the
picture's end would be welcome. Bernard Smith produced
from a screenplay by Janet Green and John Mccormick
based on the short story, "Chinese Finale," by
Norah Lofts.
Anne Bancroft, Sue Lyon, Margaret Leighton, Flora
Robson, Mildred Dunnock, Betty Field, Eddie Albert.
The Leather Boys
Ratio:
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Drama
D. Lee Piatt 108 Minutes Rel. Nov. '65
One of the better British imports, a tale of that counti-y's
teenage motorcycle set, well directed by Sidney J.
Furie I, directed the current "The Ipcress File") and
brilliantly acted by Rita Tushingham and newcomer
Colin Campbell, this Raymond Stross production is a
strong entry for the art spots as well as entertaining
fare for teenage and college audiences generally. Made
in 1963, just after "A Taste of Honey," the picture's delayed
U.S. release gives it a stronger draw since Miss
Tushingham's "Gii-l With Green Eyes" and the current
"The Knack" have built a following for this pert, sensitive
actress. Her portrayal of a gum-chewing, dizzy
bleached-blonde who marries a serious-minded young
mechanic is no less than brilliant and Campbell is
equally fine as the husband. Dudley Sutton as the hero's
homosexual friend handles his difficult role with sympathy
and discretion and Gladys Henson contributes a
memorable cameo as Campbell's grandmother. The picture's
chief flaw is the hurried speech in tiiick Cockney
accents employed by most of the characters, which will
take some getting used-to. The screenplay by Gillian
Freeman, based on the novel by Eliot George, delves into
a timely, vital problem.
Rita Tushingham, Dudley Sutton, Colin Campbell,
Gladys Henson, Johnny Briggs, Avice Landone.
Melr.
otel.
A Patch of Blue
Ratio:
Drama
2.35-1 (g)
MOM (616) 105 Minutes Rel. March '66
This film in black-and-white—in more ways than one
—is actually a semi-sermon on brotherly love and the
evils of bigotry. While it has traces of soap-opera, it
also has moments of genuine warmth and credibility with
credit for this going not only to star Sidney Poitier,
but to his co-star, Elizabeth Hartman, a new actress of
obvious talent. Poitier and Shelley Winters are
boxoffice names and MGM is giving this a Hollywood
pre-release to qualify for Academy Awards—so highly
do they think of the performances. While the dnection
by Guy Green is adequate, he often permits Miss Winters
to be too hammy. But the other two, as well as the tooseldom-seen
Wallace Ford, in the three-dimensional
role of an aging alcoholic who lives with his prostitute
daughter, makes this a completely behevable film. While
the story, which Green wrote for the screen from "Be
Ready With Bells and Di-ums" by Elizabeth Kata, is
tender, it's also predictable and average audiences will
wait patiently (or impatiently) for the promised scene
when the blind granddaughter, who meets Poitier In the
park and they gradually fall in love, finally finds out
that he is a Negro. A Pandro Berman-Guy Green production.
Sidney Poitier, Shelley Winters, Elizabeth Hartman,
Wallace Ford, Ivan Dixon, Elizabeth Fraser.
Curse of the Voodoo Tss'i
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Allied Artists (6516) 77 Minutes Rel. Sept. '65
Bryant Haliday, who's enjoyed a moderate reputation
in the action-adventure field, toplines this release, going
out on a double-bill with "Frankenstein Meets the Space
Monster," and to the audiences that seem to relish such
goings-on, it's not disappointing fare. The setting is
Africa, the people easily identifiable within the sphereand-scope
of voodoo curse, its causes and effects. Haliday
is the "Big Game Hmiter" who happens to kill a
lion that is sacred to some natives and a grim-visaged
witch doctor puts a voodoo on him, affecting him
mentally and physically. That our hero will eventually
solve the conflict is an assured element in the
anticipate i-y script; Haliday infuses the key role with
proper touches of manliness, and, in lesser roles, Dennis
Price and Lisa Daniely acquit themselves nobly. It's as
actionful as anything that's preceded this British import
and, with proper channeling of local-level exploitation,
can generate some strong response. At the same time,
the audience pitch isn't for the discriminating: best
appeal seems to favor the young-in-heart that likes to
see a redoubtable leading man take on mysterious curses
and best his tonnentors. The hoiu'-plus-17-minutes limning
time is sufficient in which all significant storytelling
can be spelled out for the undemanding audience.
Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price,
Lisa Daniely.
men,
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Wild, Wild World
Sokoler Films
80 Minutes
Ratio:
1.S5-1
Documentary
©
Rel. Dec. '65
Umpteenth of the year's "Mondo-Cane" states-rights
attractions, gearing obviously for sensationalism-plus,
this Eddie Bracken-narrated film, produced by Bob
Sokoler and Dick Randall, is about as good as any of
the predecessor efforts, and, depending on whether the
local mai'ket is yet saturated with such films, should appeal
to a certain level of viewers. AJessandro Jacovini
both filmed and assembled the footage, culling the unusual
habits-and-hobbies of a vast range of population
around the world, the bizarre and the bold, understandably,
dominating the screen. Bracken, who has been a
staple of feature film casting for lo! these many years,
approaches his thankless narrator's job with professionalism,
obviously mindful that the audience lured to
such goings-on won't be overly concerned with elocution
or dramatic poise. Gratifyingly, Sokoler-Randall didn't
see fit to extend the framework beyond the conventional
limning time for this type of film; they've caught the
tempo of the weird lives of people in remote reaches and
cosmopolitan centers, not in the guise of judge-or-juiT.
but as filmmakers intent on studying the eccentricities
that seem very part-and-pai-cel of modern-day life.
Documentary narrated by Eddie Bracken.
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EATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips, Adiines for Newspapers and Programs
Tin: srORY: -l Womon" (MGM)
In 1935. wiien the Cliliiese-Mongolian border was
dominated by baiidits and wai- lords, a younf; American
woman doctor (Anne Bancroft i accepts a post in a mission
school, headed by a domineering director (Margaret
Leightom. assisted by an admiring elderly woman
(Mildred Dimnocki and teacher
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Life's Uniqueness All Over the World ! . . . The BizaiTe
The Chilling Curse of the Voodoo! . . . The Witch
The Bold! The Blunt! This Is Today's Life! . . . Watch us" (6
ison) Doctor and the Big Game Hunter! . . . The Savagei-y of
the Most Unusual People in the Most Unusual Settings! "• ,'^>' .(PC African Jungle Life!
tUA)
THE STORY: "A Thousand Clowns"
Jason Robards jr., writer for a cliildren's TV program,
quits his job and makes no effort to find another while
acting as guardian to his nephew. Barry Gordon, a precocious
13-ycar-old. Barry's school sends a team of
Child Welfare investigators ( Daniels and Barbara
Harris I. to
Albert) whose
pregnant wife
Robards' cluttered walk-up apartment to
(Betty Field i
and fears the life she ^
has
question liis fitness
bt^en
as
forced
guardian.
into. A young
Barbara becomes interested
in Robards and the boy, to the rage of Daniels,
orphan, daughter of a iri
missionary (Sue Lyon), completes the American staff.
The -
who stalks out.
instant antagonism
Barbara stays on. decides to try redecorating
between the doctor and director
is silenced when Robards' apartment and she persuades him to try to
the mission is invaded by two English
women
find
and a job.
their charges
Against his will,
from
Robards enlists his agentbrother's
a nearby compound
pillaged by
aid
bandits.
for interviews
Fighting an
and this results in Gene
epidemic brought bv
the
Saks,
visitors
his
brings
former
out the
TV employer, pleading with him to
individual courage of the staff
members and when come
the
back to write for the inane children's show.
bandits
Robards
insults
reach the mission their
roles are well-established.
Saks, offends Barbara and even his nephew,
Albert is killed and the doctor
bai-gains for
but eventually
their
he brings them around—and Barry will
lives, agreeing to replace the war lord's
(Mike Mazurki)
be legally
Chinese
adopted by his uncle and his new wife
mistress—an agreement she
flouts by shai-ing poisoned
Barbara.
wine with him.
EXPLOITIPS:
EXPLOITIPS:
Arrange special matinees for women's groups with
Decorate
a
the lobby with balloons, mostly of the clown
tie-in for lunch at a local restam-ant. Ask a woman
variety. Play up Jason Robards jr. as the star of the
doctor in the conununity to discuss the role of women Broadway
in
stage hit, and Barbara Harris, cui'rently acclaimed
in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever."
medicine today aiid the strides made since 1935.
CATCHLEVES:
CATCHLINES:
Women Without Men Caught in the Terror of a War
An Uninliibited Ne'er-Do-Well With a Zest for Living
Lord's Greed . . . For Each of the Seven Sins, There Was
—and Loving ... A Laugh-Filled Comedy About a Lovable
Eccentric.
One of the Seven Women!
THE STORY: "A Patch of Blue' (MGM)
THE STORY: "The Leather Boys" (Piatt)
An eighteen-year-old girl (Elizabeth Hartman). who
Rita Tushingham. a dizzy teenager addicted to comic
was accidentally blinded at the age of five by her prostitute
mother. Shelley Winters, earns money for her keep
cycling boy friends, decides to marry Colin Campbell, a
books, movie magazines and riding with her motor-
and that of her mother and heavy-drinkiaig grandfather
serious-minded mechanic and motorcycle enthusiast. On
Wallace Ford, by stringing beads into necklaces. Taken
the honeym(X)n, Rita wants to have a wild time and
to the park to w^ork in the sunlight one day. a falling
quarrels with Colin. Later, in their small flat, she
catei-piUar causes her to become startled and she spills
proves a bad housekeeper. After Rita starts going out
her bo.x of different-sized beads. Sidney Poitier a
with other boys, Colin turns more and more to Dudley
friendly Negro, helps her re-gather and string the beads
Sutton, another motorcyclist, who goes to live with him
and. in the days to follow they talk and become friends.
when he walks out on Rita to stay with his widowed
One day, Poitier takes Elizabeth to meet his brother
grandmother. The relationship between Campbell and
Ivan Dixon, and the latter is fearful of the consequences
Sutton becomes that of warm friendship with Dudley
of his brother's friendship with a white girl who is not
proving a better housekeeper than Rita. Colin still thinks
aware of his color. Poitier explains his plan to place her
of Rita but. after he finds her in bed with another man,
in a school which will help her. Even after Elizabeth is
he makes plans to go to America with Dudley. However.
told Poitier is a Negro, she tells him it matters not but
Dudley finally reveals himself as a repressed homosexual,
she wants him to visit her regularly.
so Colin goes off alone without wife or friend.
EXPLOITIPS:
EXPLOITIPS:
Sidney Poitier. who
lAThaf
won an Academy Award for
Rita Tushingham, who was acclaimed in "Girl With
"Lilies of the Field," and Shelley Winters' Academy
Green Eyes" in 1964 and in "The Knack" this season, is
Award for "The Diary of Amie Frank." are potent selling
angles, especially as Poitier and newcomer Elizabeth
Dudley Sutton, star of the London and Broadway stage
the chief selling point, especially with class audiences.
Hai-tman ai-e being touted for next year's Awards.
play, "Entertaining Mr. Sloane," will also be a familiar
CATCHUNES:
name.
A Study in Black and White—the Love of a Negro
CATCHLINES:
Youth for a Lovely Blind White Girl . . . Academy Award-
A Most Unusual Ti'iangle—Teenage Bride, Husband
Winning Sidney Poitier in Another Portrayal Which Will
and Motorcyclist Friend . . . His Motorcycle Gave Him
Be Acclaimed by the Press and Public.
Thrills and Excitement.
THE STORY: "Wild, Wild World" (Sokoler)
THE STORY: "Curse of the Voodoo" (AA)
Bizarre customs prevail throughout the world—they
Big game hunter Bryant Haliday kills a lion that is
range from the exotic to the emotionally taxing, and
sacred to natives in the remote reaches of the storied
encompass, not so sui-prisingly, just about all elements of
Simbazi territory. The natives, much irate, proceed to
the social structure. In Japan, a man swallows a mouse.
put a voodoo curse upon Haliday, which affects him both
A cockfight is engrossedly watched in Bangkok. Boxers
mentally and physically. Finally, he realizes it's now a
in Thailand use their feet. Girls strip-tease in Paris.
matter of killing the responsible witch doctor or continue
An excessively amorous Arab beats his wife and tosses
with this affliction. He kills the man and he is able to
her blithefuUy about. A bull fight happens in Spain.
resume normal activity.
EXPLOITIPS:
EXPLOITIPS:
Ask a cooperative newspaper librarian for loan of clippings
of the bizarre life as it exists aromid the "civilized"
displays and exhibits of African lore at the theatre. For
Tie in with travel agencies and the like for window
world, for lobby display. Use teaser ads weeks ahead of
a local-level gag, advertise for
opening.
a "Big
Remind
Game Hunter" now
columnists that veteran actor Eddie
residing in the area who's traveled in Africa.
Bracken He would
is the narrator.
make a good newspaper or radio-TV interview subject.
CATCHLINES:
CATCHLINES:
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:ven tlie "FUN is F-F-fR/GHjENiN;
A teeth-chattering,
funny-bone shattering
hunt for a killer-spook
in
a haunted house
that will tie you
in
Knotts!
CO-STARRING
JOAN STALEY
Written by JAMES FRITZELL and EVERETT GREENBAUM
•
Directed by ALAN RAFKIN • Produced by EDWARD J. MONT#E,
A
UNIVERSAL PICTURE
mm ^m^l9 IN FEBRUARY