Boxoffice-April.26.1971

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE EDITION • APRIL 26, 1971 

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Dustin Hoffman (right) and Robert Little Star in a scene from "Little Big Man." The Cine 

ma Center film, released by National General Pictures, wos selected by National Screen 

Council members as the Blue Ribbon Award winner for March. The western satire, directed 

by Arthur Penn, also stars Faye Dunawoy and Martin Balsam See Showmondiser section

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Vol. 99 

1 971 

No. 2 

IN 

THOUGHTS ON A STRING 

the parlance of Gabriel Heatter during 

the trying period of World War II, 

"There is good news today!" We refer to 

the separate announcements of Metro 

Goldwyn-Mayer and 20th Century-Fox of 

the "turnaround" from a period of heavy 

financial losses into an area of substantial 

profits. This should indeed be good 

news for everyone engaged in this industry 

and who will be benefited by the 

continuing fiscal progress this, hopefully, 

indicates. 

After sustaining heavy losses over the 

past two years, MGM has shown net 

operating income for the first half of 

fiscal 1971 that is indeed a giant step 

forward compared to the loss sustained 

in the first half of 1968. Further, it is 

significant to note that gross income 

was virtually the same this year as last 

year when a sizeable loss occurred. This 

evidences the "belt-tightening" in production 

and other operational costs put 

into effect by the new management under 

MGM president James T. Aubrey jr. 

Further encouragement stems from 

the stepping up of product output directly 

from the MGM studios and the association 

recently effected with Britain's 

EMI production facilities. 

Still another good sign is the revitalization 

that is taking place in MGM's 

advertising, publicity and promotion divisions 

to stimulate public interest in 

moviegoing for which new departments 

and personnel have been added. 

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The good news on the other "front" 

aforementioned is the upturn taken at 

20th Century-Fox, showing a substantial 

increase in earnings for the two-month 

period ending February 27, 1971 over 

that of the same period a year ago. Moreover, 

this long-time source of fine, profitable 

film product is strengthening its position 

in the upbuilding of its picture 

output all along the line. One cannot 

overlook the tense battle that is building 

up in an expected proxy fight, similar 

to others that have taken place in the 

past. However, there are indications that 

such a contest may be averted. And, in 

any event, there are evidences of confi 

dence—and strong hope among all elements 

of the industry—that Darryl F. 

Zanuck, who founded 20th Century, and 

developed and long maintained its important 

status in the world of filmmaking, 

with his fine team of associates, will 

be the victors— for the good of the industry 

at large. 

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As has happened every year, reactions 

to this year's Academy Awards presentation 

have been mixed. The critics have 

been, perhaps, more critical; others have 

been lukewarm in their praise or appreciation; 

but the fact remains that millions, 

from the look of statistics, witnessed 

it with appreciation, not just in the 

U.S., but around the world. As one news 

source indicated, more than 250,000,000 

people watched the event and many additional 

millions heard it on radio. 

Other attributes include the vast volume 

of newspaper and magazine articles 

and people-to-people conversations in 

their homes, in their offices and via telephone 

conversations that revolved a- 

round the event. It created a wide aura 

of interest in motion pictures in general 

and specifically in those that emerged 

Oscar winners, as well as in those that 

didn't win. And it also garnered an especial 

interest in those pictures and stars 

that were nominated. 

One negative factor within the film 

trade was the selection of Thursday 

night for the telecast. When that first 

was announced, we cited the oversight 

that, from the industry's point-of-view, 

it was a bad night; that the traditional 

Monday was best because it was far less 

competitive with moviegoing. And our 

query thereon brought the answer that 

Monday it would be, henceforth. 

We checked several circuits on the 

adverse effects, if any, of the Thursday 

night telecast. In some instances, theatre 

attendance was reported as 50 per 

cent off; in others little or no difference 

was noted; still another point was that 

it made it too late to change weekend 

newspaper ads that had earlier been 

placed. So let's see what happens in 

1972. 

\Jiw /OhJLfrTAS

This summer 

MGMwill 

proudly present 

Richard Roundtree 

and Moses Gunn 

in a film directed 

by Gordon Parks

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Hotter 

than Bond 7 

Cooler 

than Bullitt. 

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SHAFT'S his name. SHAFT'S his game. 

MGM

FOX WINS MOST OSCARS (9); 

'PATTON' TOPS WITH 7 AWARDS 

Scott and Glenda Jackson 

Lead in Acting Category, 

Schaffner for Directing 

HOLLYWOOD—For the second successive 

year 20th Century-Fox scored the 

most awards in the 43rd annual Academy 

Awards presentation Thursday night (15) 

at the Dorothy Chandler Music Center 

Pavilion. The studio, which had received 

22 nominations, won nine Oscars out of 20 

presented. "Patton" headed the list with 

seven awards including best picture, director, 

actor, sound, art direction, editing, and 

story and screenplay. "M*A*S*H" scored 

for best screenplay from another medium 

and "Tora! Tora! Tora!" was honored for 

best special effects. Last year 20th-Fox 

captured eight awards out of 16 nominations. 

Best Performances Awards 

George C. Scott won the best actor award 

for his portrayal as General Patton despite 

the widespread publicity that he would 

spurn the Oscar, his first, although he had 

been nominated twice before. Glenda Jackson 

was voted best actress for her performance 

in United Artists' "Women in Love." 

This was her first nomination. 

Supporting acting awards went to John 

Mills for MGM's "Ryan's Daughter" and 

Helen Hayes for her role in Universal's 

"Airport." This was Mills' first nomination 

and Miss Hayes' second Oscar. She was 

voted best actress in 1931 for "The Sin 

of Madelon Claudet." 

Best director award was presented to 

Franklin J. Schaffner for "Patton." Named 

best foreign-language picture was Italy's 

"Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion." 

released in the U.S. by Columbia. 

Columbia, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United 

Artists and Universal each won two 

awards. Paramount's boxoffice smash "Love 

Story," which was nominated in seven major 

categories, received one award—for 

Francis Lai's musical score. 

Special Accolades Given 

Ingmar Bergman. Sweden's 53-year-old 

director-writer-producer, was paid tribute 

with the Academy's Irving Thalberg Memorial 

Award. He was represented by his 

actress wife Liv Ullman, who took time off 

from "Pope Joan." filming in England. 

Bergman is in Sweden finishing "The 

Touch." Clips were shown from his "Wild 

Strawberries." "The Virgin Spring" and 

"Through a Glass Darkly." The latter two 

were past Oscar winners. 

Frank Sinatra's innumerable charitable 

endeavors in connection with his Jean Hersholt 

Humanitarian Award were detailed 

by (iregory Peck. Honorary awards were 

presented Lillian dish and Orson Welles 

"for superlative and distinguished service 

Academy J 

Awards 70 

Best director: Franklin J. Schaffner, "Patton." 

Best actor: George C. Scott, "Patton." 

Best actress: Glenda Jackson, "Women in Love," 

arry Kramer-Martin Rosen production, United Artists. 

Best supporting actor: John Mills, "Ryan's Daugh- 

;r," Faraway Productions, MGM. 

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Best screenplay—based on material from am 

"M*A*S*H," Ring Lardner jr., Aspen 

20th-Fox. 

Best film editing: "Patton," Hugh S. Fowli 

Best original score for a motion picture (not 

Best score of a musical picture (original or adapta 

tion): "Let It Be," Beatles-Apple production, Unite 

Artists Music and lyrics by the Beatles. 

Best song (original for the picture): "For All W 

Know" from "Lovers and Other Strangers." Musi 

by Fred Karlin; lyrics by Robb Wilson and Arthu 

Best documentary short subject: "Interviews with 

My Lai Veterans," Laser Film Corp. Joseph Strick, 

producer. 

Best short subject (Cartoon): "Is It Always Right 

to Be Right?", Stephen Bosustow Productions, Lester 

A. Schoenfeld Films. Nick Bosustow, producer. 

Best short subject (li< 

of Broncho Billy," Univ 

Dept. of Cinema, Unive 

SPECIAL AWARDS 

tion): "The Resurrectic 

of Southern Californi 

John Longeneck 

ing Thalberg Memorial Award: Ingmar Bergman 

an Hcrsholt Humanitarian Award: Frank Sinatra. 

norary Awards: Lillian Gish and Orson Welles 

superlative and distinguished service in the 

SCIENTIFIC OR TECHNICAL 

Class II Award: Leonard Sokolow and Edward 

Reichard of Consolidated Film Industries for 

and engineering of the color proofing for motion 

Class III Award: Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. 

for development and introduction of a series of compact 

tungsten halogen lamps for motion picture production. 

used 

B. J. 

in

ems 

Nat1TConvention Charted 

For NATO Oct. 25-28 

NEW YORK—The annual convention 

of the National A.ss'n of Theatre 

Owners will be held this year October 

25-28 at the Americana Hotel in New 

York City. Its theme will be: "People 

Make the Difference." 

It will run concurrently at the same 

with the Motion Picture and Concession 

site 

Industries Tradeshow. The 

trade exposition will be sponsored by 

NATO, the National Ass'n of Concessionaires 

and the Theatre Equipment 

Ass'n. 

Eugene Picker, president of the exhibitor 

organization, declared: 

"We have even anticipation that 

this event will be one of the most provocative 

and valuable gatherings that 

we have ever had. It is certain that 

every exhibitor who attends will he able 

to go home with many useful ideas for 

his own theatre operation." 

NATO of New Jersey, NY 

To Combine Conventions 

HAWTHORNE. N.J. — NATO ol New 

Jersey returns to the Hotel Concord after a 

one-year's absence for its annual convention 

there July 18-22. Announcement was made 

by NATO of New Jersey president Howard 

Herman. As in past years, it will be a combined 

convention with NATO of New York 

State. Sidney J. Cohen is president in the 

latter 

organization. 

fQx Calls TWO InSUrgeilt 

Leaders 

\| W YORK—In its first reply to the 

proxj contest launched b> a dissident group 

headed by Charles 

I and I ouis Powell, 

2(>t h Century-Fox on Wednesday (21) reported 

in a letter to shareholders that the 

founders of the dissident "Protective Committee 

for the Benefit ol 20th Century-Fox 

did not 'personally' own a single share ol 

Fox slock" at the time the committee was 

formed on March l ). 

Describing Lewis and Powell as "opportunists." 

the letter also noted that ol 

the 12 members of the committee who have 

indicated that they would like to become 

directors of the film company, only one 

had "been a stockholder for more than ten 

weeks" before joining the committee. I out 

of the IS members of the committee, the 

letter said, "do nol own a single share of 

Fox stock." 

Signed by the company board of directors, 

the letter stated that "the records of 

the members of the Powell-Lewis Commit 

tee indicate that not one of them has ever 

had any experience operating a major motion 

picture company." 

The letter informed stockholders that the 

company now is operating profitably and 

included a two-month earnings statement 

It also outlined results of programs instituted 

to solve company problems. 

MGM Reports Record Gain in Earnings 

For Second Quarter and Half Year 

CULVER CITY—Metro-Goldwyn-May- 

Monday (19) reported its second consecutive 

:r 

quarter of 

profitability from operations 

in fiscal 1971 

with a net income of 

James T. Aubrey ,r 

,- 

$2,515,000. This is 

greater than the company's 

net in the preceding 

quarter and 

$4,437,000 more than 

the similar period last 

year. 

Operating 

income 

)r ge ^ ^ rf 

1971 was S4.705.000. compared to a loss 

of $1,594,000 for the first half of 1970. 

Net income from operations for the first 

half of fiscal 1971 is the highest recorded 

since the first half of 1968. 

Consolidated net income for the 28 weeks 

ending March 13 was $4,941,000 or 84 

cents per share which compares with net 

earnings of $4,937,000 or 84 cents per 

share for the similar period last year. The 

primary reason for the results of the first 

half of 1970 was an extraordinary gain of 

$6,531,000 or $1.11 per share, compared 

to an extraordinary gain of $236,000 or 

4 cents per share for the first half of 1971. 

James T. Aubrey jr.. president and chief 

executive officer, stated. "We are pleased 

that once again our predictions of increased 

profitability have been substantiated 

by the results of the second quarter. We 

are confident that we will operate profitably 

in the third quarter, which is historieally 

our weakest and we have c\er\ 

assurance that our fourth quarter wil! be 

the most profitable of the year. Our optimism 

for the fourth quarter is in large measure 

based upon the exhibitor reaction to 

three important feature films scheduled foi 

release during prime playing time this summer. 

The films are "Wild Rovers." a western 

adventure starring William Holden and 

Ryan O'Neal; "The I ast Run." a gangster 

story in the tradition of Hemingway and 

Bogart. which stars George C. Seott. and 

"Shaft." about a black detective in New 

York, which stars an exciting newcomer. 

Richard Roundtree." 

The results of the sale of I ol 3 in Culver 

City for $7,250,000 and the recenl sale 

of 12 theatres in Australia for $6,400,000 

will he included in future earnings reports 

as these transactions are closed. 

Opportunists 

It quoted 1 ewis as saying in the press in 

January that "I OX has started to turn 

around ll is weathering the storm." ami 

charged that "during the same month in 

a business meeting with Dennis ( Stanfill. 

now president ol the company, he (Lewis) 

suggested himsell for an executive position" 

wnli the film com 

The letter also charged that 

Powell "slated 

his ambition to become chairman and ehiel 

executive officei ol Fox" during the course 

ol a meeting he arranged with William I 

Gossetl early in the sear, and it continued, 

(in Ian. 24. 1971, less than two months 

before the launching ol the prow contest, 

he (Powell) Stated the same ambition in a 

meeting arranged with Stanfill." 

About five weeks before ihe proxy battle 

opened, the Idler added. Powell and lewis 

"sought the lirsl ol two meetings with a 

committee of three ol our outside directors 

at which they demanded the right to name 

company directors." 

I ess than two weeks atter a second meeting, 

held on February 23, the letter said, 

the dissidents filed formal papers announcing 

the proxy battle. 

20th-Fox Has Big Increase 

In Two Months' Earnings 

NHW YORK- In its report to stockholders 

last week. 20th Century-Fox reported 

earnings of $2,975,000. or 35 cents per 

share (33 cents fully diluted) for the twomonth 

period ending Feb. 27. 1971. as 

compared wilh $525,000, or six cents per 

share, for the similar period a year ago. 

Included in the 35 cents per share is an 

extraordinary gain of 14 cents per share 

representing a federal income tax carryforward. 

Ihe results ol a television network 

licensing arrangement also are reflected in 

the financial data. 

The company told shareholders that, in 

the opinion of management, the unaudited 

figures include all adjustments (which include 

only normal recurring adjustments) 

considered to be necessary, for a fair presentation 

of the results ol operation. 

Wometco Plans Offering 

In Convertible Bonds 

\ll Wll Wometco l nterprises, Inc. has 

announced thai il intends to make a public 

offering ol S 1 5 million in convertible subordinate 

debentures, the offering will be 

made h\ the I urn through a prospectus and 

after a registration statement has been declared 

effective h\ the Securities and 1 \- 

change Commission. 

The offering depends on several factors 

including favorable market and business 

conditions when the ottering is proposed in 

late May or early June, president of Wometco. 

Mitchell Wollson. has said. 

BOXOFFICE :: April 26. 1971

North 

Allied Artists Charts 

23 Films in 12 Months 

NEW YORK—Allied Artists is in the 

midst of its busiest production program in 

recent years, with 23 motion pictures 

scheduled for release during the next 12 

months, including "Romance of a Horsethief." 

an adventure comedy which stars 

Yul Brynner. Eli Wallach. Jane Birkin. 

Lainie Kazan and Serge Gainsbourg. now 

in its final editing stages. 

Upon his return from Europe, where he 

viewed a print of "Romance of a Horsethief." 

Emanuel L. Wolf, president and 

board chairman of Allied Artists, termed 

the movie a "potential blockbuster." It will 

be a June release. 

'shinbone alley" Pre-release 

Allied Artists' "shinbone alley," a fulllength 

animated feature, just opened its New 

York pre-release at the Guild Theatre in 

Rockefeller Center. Based on the famed 

"archy and mehitabel" stories by Don Marquis, 

it will go into general release May 29. 

"The Anonymous Venetian," starring 

Tony Musante and Florinda Bolkan, is set 

for a June release. 

Scheduled for summer release is "Cometogether," 

filmed in English on location 

throughout Italy, starring Tony Anthony, 

Luciana Paluzzi and Rosemary Anthony. 

Two co-productions which have been 

completed and slated for early release are 

"Sacred Fire" and "The Boat." The latter 

stars John McEnery. Jean Pierre Cassell 

and Claude Jade. 

The film version of the hit truncal 

"Cabaret" is now before the cameras in 

Munich with a cast headed by Liza Minnelli, 

Joel Grey and Michael York. An 

Allied Artists-ABC Pictures production. 

"Cabaret" is being produced by Cy Feuer 

and directed by Robert Fosse, for Christmas 

release. 

Currently in general release by AA are 

Claude Chabrors "This Man Must Die," 

which received the International Film 

Award for the best foreign-language picture 

of the year by IFIDA. and Sandelari's 

"Beyond Love and Evil." 

Spring Through Fall Lineup 

Spring, summer and fall releases scheduled 

are "Portraits of Women." written and 

directed by John Donner in Finland; "Ways 

ot Women." produced and directed by 

Gabriel Axel; "The Shot." Swedish-made 

film starring Cia Lowgren and Peter 

Love in a 4-Letter World." directed 

by John Stone and starring Michael 

Kane. Helen White. Candy Greene and 

Monique Mercure: "Valerie," starring Danielle 

Ouimet and directed by Denis Heroux; 

"The Initiation," starring Danielle Ouimet 

and directed by Denis Heroux: "The Awakening"; 

"Loving and Laughter"; "The 

French Mistress." starring Catherine Deneuve 

and Robert Weber: "Don't Look 

Now, We're Being Shot At." a comedy 

starring Terry Thomas and Bourvil; "Song 

of the Red Ruby"; "The Feminists," and 

"The Devil Among Lis." 

Name Frank Yablans Chief 

Of Paramount TV Division 

NEW YORK—Stanley R. Jaffe, president 

of Paramount Pictures Corp.. announced 

Tuesday (20) that Frank Yablans, 

executive vice-president of the company, 

would succeed him as head of the Paramount 

Television Division, effective immediately. 

Jaffe said this move was in line with his 

previously announced plans to leave the 

presidency of Paramount Pictures on August 

1 to form his own production unit 

which would be an important supplier ol 

motion pictures to Paramount. 

As previously reported. Yablans also will 

succeed Jaffe as chief operating officer of 

Paramount Pictures on August 1. 

Jaffe also announced that Douglas Cramer, 

who has been executive vice-president 

in charge of production for Paramount Television 

since mid-1968, has informed management 

that he plans to leave that post. 

"We currently are looking for a successor 

to Mr. Cramer and we expect to make an 

announcement soon." Jaffe said. 

"Paramount has every intention of continuing 

its role as a leading supplier of 

programing for TV," Jaffe stated. "In the 

new television season starting this fall. 

Paramount will be the second largest supplier 

of TV series for the networks for the 

second consecutive year. It also will continue 

to make motion pictures tailored specifically 

for television." 

Semel Domesiic Sales Head 

For Cinema Center Films 

HOLLYWOOD—Terry S. Semel is the 

new executive assistant in charge of domestic 

sales for 

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ma Center Films, reporting 

to Milton 

Goldstein, senior vicepresident 

in charge of 

worldwide sales, at 

the company's head- 

Studio Center 

Hollywood. 

BBk/«Mil To accept the post. 

Semel resigned his 

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S. Semel * 

J , post as 

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Los Angeles 

branch manager for Warner Bros., a position 

he had held the past two years. 

Genevieve Bujold Wins 

Acting Award in Spain 

BARCELONA—Genevieve Bujold has 

won Spain's San Jorge Award for the best 

foreign acting performance of 1970-71 for 

"Anne of the Thousand Days." The selection 

was made by a jury ol radio. TV and 

press critics here in Barcelona 

The film version of Maxwell Anderson's 

hit Broadway play stars Miss Bujold as 

Anne Boleyn. opposite Richard Burton as 

Henry VIII. Anthony Quayle, Irene Papas 

and John Colicos co-star in the Universal 

release, which was produced by Hal Wallis 

and directed by Charles Jarrott, 

EMI and MGM Expand 

Co-Production Deals 

LONDON—EMI and MGM continue 

develop and expand their relationship with 

the announcement of the formation of a 

new company. EMI-MGM Film Productions, 

Ltd. 

This announcement follows two successful 

films produced jointly by EMI and 

MGM. "Get Carter" and "The Go-Between." 

"Get Carter" is currently amassing 

major grosses in both the U.S. and Britain, 

while "The Go-Between" has been chosen as 

the official entry at 

Film Festival. 

to 

the forthcoming Cannes 

Nat Cohen, Bob Liftman Heads 

The company will produce a number of 

major motion pictures for the international 

market and will be headed by Nat Cohen, 

chairman of Anglo-EMI, as managing director, 

and Robert Littman, MGM's director 

of European production, as deputy managing 

director. 

James T. Aubrey jr.. president of MGM. 

will be chairman of the board of directors, 

and Bernard Delfont, chairman and chief 

executive of EMI Film and Theatre Corp., 

will serve as deputy chairman. Other members 

of the board will be John Read, chief 

executive of EMI: Nat Cohen; Peter King, 

managing director of EMI Cinemas and 

Leisure, Ltd.; Douglas Netter, MGM's 

executive vice-president; Robert Littman. 

and Oscar Beuselinck, legal adviser. 

The first film under the new EMI-MGM 

Film Productions, Ltd., banner is Ken Russell's 

adaptation of the international stage 

musical hit. "The Boy Friend." which begins 

shooting Monday (26). The musical 

stars Twiggy making her motion picture 

debut and will be released in Britain by 

MGM-EMI Film Distributors. Ltd., and 

throughout the world by MGM. It is to be 

released for Christmas 1971. 

Two other projects will follow "The Boy 

Friend." Commencing approximately October 

I will be a new comedy version of 

"Trilby and Svengali." to be directed by 

Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews. 

Negotiations are under way with Jack Lemmon 

to co-star with her. 

Start 'Trader Horn' by Yearend 

Toward the end of this year, production 

will begin on "Trader Horn," with locations 

in Africa and interiors to be shot at 

EMI-MGM Elstree Studios, from a screenplay 

by Alan Sharp, whose screenplay "The 

Last Run." starring George C. Scott, was 

recently filmed by MGM in 

Spain. 

Beyond these projects, the company 

plans to make each year at least two major 

international films like "Where Eagles 

Dare," "The Dirty Dozen" and "Kelly's 

Heroes." 

This announcement does not affect the 

normal film programs independently produced 

by EM] in the United Kingdom or 

MGM's independent production schedule. 

BOXOFFICE :: April 1971

• 

We thank the members of the 

Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences 

for voting 9 Academy Awards 

to Twentieth Century-Fox, the 

largest number to any studio this year. 

tt 

PATTON 

Winner of 7 Academy Awards 

Including 

BEST PICTURE -Frank McCarthy, Producer 

BEST ACTOR -George C. Scott 

BEST DIRECTOR -Franklin J. Schaffner 

BEST STORY AND SCREENPLAY (Based on factual material 

or material not previously published or produced) 

- Francis Ford Coppola, Edmund H. North 

BEST ART DIRECTION -Urie McCleary, Gil Parrando 

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United General Starts 

16mm Franchise Plan 

NEW YORK—The United General Theatres 

franchise plan for 16mm mini theatres 

was launched here recently by Joseph W. 

(Jerry) Kosseff. Considered to be a leading 

authority on franchising, Kosseff is 

president of Franchise Analysts & Consultants. 

Franchising Marketing Service and 

United General Theatres. While little was 

revealed at a press conference, the company's 

brochure indicates that United General 

would offer franchises for mini theatre 

operations and supply family-type 

films at a flat rate of $250 per week. 

Kosseff described the concept as a total 

utilization of 16mm and "a low risk, low 

investment chance to go into a two-person 

operated business." Fully equipped movie 

houses can be installed in existing stores, 

he said. United General will involve itself 

in the production and co-production of 

family-type movies, described as G, GP 

and carefullj screened R-rated pictures. 

Each United General cinema would have 

the first opportunity to book these films, 

which would he available to other circuits 

as 

well. 

Among the features announced for release 

are "The Last Goddess," starring 

Ursula Andress; "The Spore," a sciencefiction 

takeoff; "The Secret of the Sacred 

Forest." with Gary Merrill and Jon Provost; 

"The Tender Warrior," already a 

moneymaker in its engagement; "Killer 

Arrow," to be filmed with Broderick Crawford, 

Beverly Garland and Howard Duff; 

and "Carousel Horse," with Susan Strasberg, 

or "Stranger in the Pentagon," under 

negotiation with Henry Fonda and Joey 

Heatherton. 

The motion picture advisory board lists 

Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds and Agnes 

Moorehead as active members and stockholders. 

Ford said that he would do at 

least one feature film for the company 

when the right script was available. 

Executives with United General include 

Ewing Brown, executive vice-president in 

charge of production and presidenl of 

Movie Tech: Joseph Warshauer, operational 

vice-president: Greg Tallas. in charge of 

theatrical product development; Alden 

Nash, property and talent executive in 

charge of theatrical contract negotiation, 

and Bud Warshauer. supervisor of theatrical 

operations. 

CALENDAR 

'Paint Your Wagon' Score 

Now a Golden Album 

NEW YORK — The original soundtrack 

recording of Paramount Pictures' "Paint 

Your Wagon" has been certified as a Golden 

Album by the Record Industry Association 

of America. This certification represents 

over $1 million in sales. Paramount 

Records released the album, which features 

the score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick 

Loewe and additional songs by Andre 

Previn. 

Joshua Eogan directed "Paint Your 

Wagon," which was released in 1969. Lee 

Marvin. Clint Eastwood and Jean Seberg 

starred in the production.

Columbia and Playboy 

Sign Three-Year Deal 

HOLLYWOOD — Playboy 

Production-, 

and Columbia Pictures have entered into a 

three-year multi-film commitment, u was 

announced by Hugh M. Hefner, president ol 

Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Jerome M. Zeitman. 

head of Playboy's filmmaking operation, 

and Peter Guber of Columbia Pictures, 

vice-president. Plans call tor at least lour 

feature films during the term of the new association. 

First mutual venture is Roman Polanski's 

film of "Macbeth." which Columbia and 

Playboy will co-finance and Columbia distribute. 

The film, budgeted at $3,000,000, is 

the acclaimed director's unique interpretation 

of the Shakespearean tragedy. It stars 

young newcomers Jon Finch, age 28, and 

Franceses Annis. 2b. in the leading roles 

Location shooting has been completed in 

Northumberland and Wales. Polanski, coauthor 

of the screenplay (with Kenneth Tynan) 

and co-producer (with Andrew Braunsberg). 

is now finishing interior filming at 

Shepperton Studios in London. The film, 

lensed in Technicolor and special Todd-AO 

35 process, is scheduled for a fall release. 

"With "Macbeth' well under way." Hefner 

said, "we are now reviewing a number 

ol other projects with Columbia. These 

projects will employ the best talents to 

produce movies that are markedly different 

from the usual film fare." 

Hefner's company made its entry into film 

production as a joint venture with Jerome 

M. Zeitman Productions last year. 

Ciiiher said "We are pleased by the association 

with Playboy, a company that has 

proved it has the ability to anticipate and 

fulfill 

the entertainment needs of a sophisticated 

urban public. Playboy's expansion in 

other areas of entertainment made Hefner's 

entry into films a natural progression. We 

are looking forward to a rewarding association." 

Hefner added, "Columbia's track record 

of success, both in commercial and artistic 

terms, speaks for itself. We are extremely 

gratified that our new production arm is 

entering into its lirst major commitment in 

such good company." 

Featurette Is Available 

On 'shinbone alley' 

NEW YORK—A 20-minute featurette 

on the making of Allied Artists' animated 

film feature "shinbone alley" is being made 

available to clubs and organizations throughout 

the countr) by the Motion Picture Ass'n 

of America. Demonstrating the new techniques 

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Channing and Eddie Bracken at work recording 

their voices. 

"shinbone alley," based on Don Marquis' 

famed "archy anil mehitahel" stones, features 

the voices of Miss Channing as the 

alley cat named mehitahel. and Bracken as 

the love-smitten cockroach archy. The film 

is currently in its Faster pre-release engagement 

at the Guild Theatre in New York." 

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Crown's 'Noon Sunday' Set 

For Three-State Openings 

HOLLYWOOD—Crown International's 

release "Noon Sunda>" has been set for a 

three-state saturation opening on Wednesday, 

May 12. according to president Newton 

P. Jacobs. Openings in Texas. Louisiana 

and Mississippi will be backed with massive 

saturation radio, television and newspaper 

campaigns plus personal appearances of 

stars. 

Filmed entirely on Guam and in Hong 

Kong, the Gem production was produced 

and directed b> Tern Bourke and stars 

Mark Lenard. John Russell. Linda Avery 

and Keye Luke. It marks the first time a 

feature film has been made on Guam and 

was made possible by a former Hollywood 

resident, now a successful businessman on 

Guam, Gordon Mailloux. who served as 

executive producer. 

Dallas Group Asks Cleanup 

Of Language in Films 

DALLAS—Members of Dallas' motion 

picture classification board want 

the film industry to clean up its language. 

In a letter to Jack Valenti, president 

of the Motion Picture Ass'n of America, 

board members suggested that language 

be "toned down" in films which 

will be viewed by young people. 

Signed by board chairman Phyllis 

Schoelerman, the letter takes note of 

a "trend toward realism in motion picture-making 

that, with insertion of bad 

language, is generally offensive to persons 

with clean speech habits." 

Stanley Kubrick to Produce 

Traumnovelle' for WB 

BURBANK. — International filmmaker 

Stanley Kubrick will write, produce and 

direct "Traumnovelle" for Warner Bros. 

release, it was announced by John Calley, 

executive vice-president in charge of production 

for Warner Bros. 

This will be Kubrick's second production 

for Warner Bros. He recently completed 

the filming in London of "A Clockwork 

Orange." his first motion picture since his 

highly acclaimed success, "2001—A Space 

Odyssey." 

Featurette Aired on TV 

Plugging 'Last Valley' 

NEW YORK—A special 13-minute featurette 

on the making of "The Last Valley" 

was aired Monday (19). following ABC-TV's 

"Monday Night at the Movies." The Cinerama 

release, an ABC Pictures Corp. presentation 

starring Michael Caine and Omar 

Sharif, recently began a multiple engagement 

in the New York-New Jersey area at 

more than 50 RKO and other Showcase 

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CULVER CITY — Three 

new appointments 

effective immediately were announced 

bj Ted Hatfield, national advertising 

coordinator for MGM. David Forbes 

assumes the position of assistant national 

advertising coordinator at the studio's home 

office, while being succeeded as advertising-promotion 

manager for MGM's Detroit 

division bv Marc Bladd. Forbes was formerly 

a manager for the Ted Mann- Theatres 

in Minnesota and Cooper Foundation 

Theatres m Nebraska. 

Marc Bladd. also a former theatre manager, 

has held the post of advertising director 

ot ABC Theatres of Michigan. 

Both Forbes and Bladd will report directly 

to Hatfield. 

Stephen Segal has been named advertising 

promotion manager for MGM's New 

York division. Previous to this appointment. 

Segal was an account executive with 

Diener-Hauser advertising agency in New 

York. He also was assistant advertising 

manager tor Paramount. 

MGM Names Keith Walker 

Ass't Nat'l Publicity Mgr. 

CULVER CITY—Keith Walker has 

been named as assistant national publicity 

manager for MGM. it was announced by 

national publicity manager Howard Liebling. 

Walker joined the publicity staff of 

MGM six years ago, when he left an advertising-public 

relations post at Houston 

Fearless Corp. 

Following his release from active duty 

in the U. S. Navy, Walker worked for 

K.OLD-TV in Tucson. Then he joined 

RCA's Government Services Division and 

scripted documentary films in Arizona until 

being transferred to the Camden. N. J.. 

home oil ice as planning coordinator. 

Cressler Named Assistant 

To Cannon's President 

NEW YORK—William P. Cressler has 

been appointed assistant to president Christopher 

C. Dewey of The Cannon Group, 

Inc. His duties will include coordination of 

production activities for the film company. 

A native of Philadelphia. Cressler. 28, was 

an assistant manager on such theatrical productions 

as "Steambath" and "Slow Dance 

on the Killing Ground." He held various 

administrative posts with Provident Mutual 

Insurance Co. in Philadelphia. Palm Beach 

and New York. 

UA Film Is 

Retitled 

"Jennifer on My Mind" has been set as 

the new title for the film previously called 

"Heir." Based on a screenplay by Erich 

Segal, the United Artists release stars 

Michael Brandon, Tippy Walker and Kim 

Hunter. Bernard Schwartz is the producer 

and Noel Black the director. 

MOTION PICTURES RATED 

BY THE CODE & RATING 

ADMINISTRATION 

The following feature-length motion pictures 

have been reviewed and rated by the 

Code and Rating Administration pursuant 

to the Motion Picture Code and Rating 

Program. 

Any picture whose rating was listed as [fij] 

on the previous bulletins issued by the Code 

and Rating Administration may now automatically 

be considered to be rated GP. 

Title Distributor Rating 

Cat ()' Nine Tails (NGP) GP 

The Claj Pigeon (MGM) [r] 

Cream (Sterling) 

Death in Venice (WB) (>P 

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I he Grissom Gang (Cinerama) [r] 

The Low Price of Fame (*) (Artists) [r] 

Man and Boy (Jemmin) \g\ 

Nana (Distinction) 

The Omega Man 

(formerly "I Am Legend") (WB) GP 

Preacherman (Carolina Film Industries) 

Skipper (NGP) 

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Tom Jones Rides Again (Leon) x 

What's The Matter With Helen? (UA) 

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Alx Cooperman Joins UPO 

As General Sales Mgr. 

LOS ANGELES—Alx Cooperman. who 

formerly headed Regency Film Distribu- 

tors, headquartered in Los Angeles, announces 

that he is joining United Producers 

Organization as general sales manager. 

Cooperman partnering with Harry 1 is 

Ross and Dick Kay of UPO, who have a 

long and successful history o\ boxoffice 

winners including such films as "Godzilla," 

"Untamed Women." "Adam & Eves," 

"Spree." "House of Strange Loves" and the 

current "Kama Sutra." 

UPO's newest release, set for seven kev 

dates in June, is "Cream." a modern love 

story in color, which was rccentlv produced 

m Europe by Ross at a cost ol 

$700,000. In addition to acquiring four 

new features For release in the fall, UPO 

has three completed screenplays read) fot 

production this year with a total budget 

ol $2,400,000. Company will have al least 

six films in distribution by October of this 

year, with plans tor len films in 1972. 

Cooperman is one of the first independent 

film distributors in the West, handling 

such product as "Bitter Rice." "God 

Created Woman." "Gate of Hell" and 

"Seance mi a Wet Allernoon." 

'Summer of '42' Is Second 

McLendon Approved Film 

I) \l I \S Ciordon McLendon, president 

McLendon Radio Stations, announced 

Ol 

the second recommended motion picture to 

be aired on the I- Mel endon radio stations 

during the nest two to three weeks Uainei 

Uios 

' motion picture, Summer ol 42." 

winch is produced bv R V Roth and directed 

bv Robert Mulligan, will be given 

68 spot announcements. The stations involved 

in this project arc: Kl II -Dallas 

Worth; KM S-DaUas-1 ort Worth; 

kosi I ,.s Angeles; k \BI \M Oakland; 

k \bi I M-San l rancisco; WYS1 -Buffalo; 

WNUS-.WI I \l ( hicago; XTRA-Los Ange- 

les and San Diego; WW \\ \\ 

WPHD-Buffalo, and k( ND- l\ Pembina- 

Winnipeg. 1 he circulation will reach approximated 

80 million people during this 

run. 

Bud Stone Named Exec. V-P 

Of Precision Film Labs 

NEW YORK—Burton "Bud" Stone has 

been named executive vice-president ol 

Precision I ilm I aboratories. Stone, who has 

over 20 year's experience in the film processing 

industry, had previousl) been vicepresident 

of Technicolor New York. Prior 

to that he was president ol Allservice Film 

Laboratories, and before that national sales 

manager ol Movielab. 

Stone's duties will include full operational 

responsibility ol Precision I ilm 1 aboratories. 

At the same time u was announced 

that Precision Film Laboratories has moved 

all of its facilities to 630 Ninth Vve 

Graphic Arts Honor Is Given 

Fanfare for Annual Report 

HOLLYWOOD—Joe Solomon. I anlarc 

Corp. president, has been presented a certificate 

of excellence bj the Mohawk Paper 

Mills. Inc.. of Cohoes, N. Y.. "in recognition 

of an outstanding achievement in the 

graphic arts as represented in the I anlarc 

Corp.'s annual report 1470." 

The presentation was made by designer 

Paul Cholodenko, representing Eureka 

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BOXOFFICE :: April 26, 1971

. . Roy 

. . 

. . . Producer-director 

. . Cornel 

. . Producer 

. . Roscoe 

^ 3 start. Robert Butler 

has been set to direct from a Joseph L. 

By 

SYD CASSYD 

. 

McEveety screenplay based on a story by 

Robert L. King. McEveety also will be 

associate producer on the picture . . John 

Erman will direct 20th-Fox's "Ace Eli 

and Rodger of the Skies," according to an 

announcement by Elmo Williams. 20th- 

Fox*s worldwide production vice-president. 

Produced by Robert Fryer, the film is 

scheduled for a June 15 start. The studio 

is launching a massive talent search in 

quest of four youngsters to co-star in the 

Robert Fryer-James Cresson production. 

Talent scout Sam Reese is traveling through 

the country to conduct interviews with 

children in the 11-15 age bracket . . . 

Bill Reardon was named associate producer 

of Hawthorne Productions' "Outlaw Riders" 

by producer Anthony Cardoza, who also 

set Jim Ameche to record the voice narration 

on trailers and radio spots for the 

picture, and named Bob Gyger as executive 

producer, with Michael Lloyd producing 

a sound track album on the MGM label 

. . . Principal photography has been completed 

on "The Day of the Wolves," Gold 

Key-Balut production produced and directed 

by Ferde Grofe jr., starring Richard 

Egan, Martha Hyer, Jan Murray and Rick 

Haworth Corp. Acquires 

Rights to "Father's Day' 

Martin Poll's Haworth Corp. acquired 

the motion picture rights to "Father's Day," 

Broadway play by Oliver Hailey which will 

be brought to the screen for Columbia. 

Eleanor Perry will write the screenplay for 

the comedy, which centers on three New 

York City divorcees who have invited their 

former husbands to a specially arranged 

gathering in honor of Father's Day. "Cry 

of Players," previously announced, also will 

be produced by Martin Poll for Columbia 

Frank Perry has announced 

plans to film one of the most 

sought-after novels of the year, Joan 

. . 

Didion's "Play It As It Lays." Perry will 

co-produce with Dominick Dunne and Miss 

Didion and her husband, John Gregory 

Dunne, are currently writing the screenplay 

. . . Sol Fried, president, and David 

Roth, vice-president. Capital Productions, 

announce the purchase of "No Angels, No 

Heroes," original screenplay by Dave 

Dixon. Paul Stader was signed to direct 

the motorcycle comedy feature . "The 

Exorcist," new novel by William Peter 

Blatty to be filmed by Paul Monash for 

Warner Bros., has been set by Harper & 

Row for publication May 5. It is a suspenseful 

story of an 

1 

1 -year-old girl possessed of 

the devil. Monash will be executive producer 

of the film, with Blatty writing the 

screenplay and producing 

. Wilde 

signed Stanley Ralph Ross to collaborate 

with him on a screenplay based on the Jack 

Curtis novel about contemporary Alaska. 

"The Kloochman." which Wilde recently 

acquired for filming. The film is projected 

for next winter and spring, with Wilde producing 

and directing, but not appearing in 

the 

picture. 

Al Martino Signed for Role 

Of Singer in 'Godfather' 

The role of Johnny Fontane in Paramount's 

"The Godfather" will be played by 

singer Al Martino. who will make his screen 

debut as the popular singing idol whose 

career has begun to wane and whose fame 

is revitalized by the powerful influence of 

the godfather. Based on Mario Puzo's bestselling 

novel, the picture will be produced 

for Alfran Productions and Paramount by 

Albert S. Ruddy. Marlon Brando has already 

been set for the title role . . . Harry 

Guardino has been cast by Don Siegel in 

one of the principal roles in "Dirty Harry," 

the new Clint Eastwood picture being produced 

by Eastwood's independent company. 

Malpaso, for Warner Bros. Siegel is producing 

Desmond Llewelyn, 

and directing . . British actor who has been featured 

in all previous James Bond films produced 

by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, 

has been signed to appear in "Diamonds 

Are Forever," now before the cameras in 

Las Vegas with Sean Connery heading the 

cast. Veteran actor Bruce Cabot also has 

been signed for a role in the film . . Jack 

. 

Carter is the latest addition to the cast in 

the Gold Key Entertainment feature, "The 

Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler." Previously 

set by producer Robert Stabler were 

Leslie Nielsen, Bradford Dillman and Angic 

Dickinson. Bob Wynn directs the Jay 

Simms-Tom Rolf screenplay rolling in Albuquerque 

. . . Joseph Cotten was assigned 

the starring role in "The Thirst of Baron 

Blood," by producer Al Leone of Arlington 

International Films, to be directed by Mario 

Bava and with production starting in mid- 

June in Rome. 

Paul Newman and Lee Marvin 

To Star in 'Pocket Money' 

Paul Newman and Lee Marvin have been 

set to star in "Pocket Money," initial production 

of the newly formed First Artists 

Production Co., it was announced by producer 

John C. Foreman. National General 

Pictures will release the picture. Stuart 

Rosenberg will direct from a screenplay by 

Terry Malick, based on the J.P.S. Brown 

novel, "Jim Kane." The picture starts shooting 

at the end of this month in Nogales, 

Ariz., as a Coleytown Productions venture 

for First Artists. Marvin will portray a con 

artist on the bum and Newman an outof-work 

cowboy . Euan Lloyd 

signed Jo Ann Pflug and David Ladd to join 

Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna and Leonard 

Nimoy in the Frontier Films production of 

"Catlow." Miss Pflug will star opposite 

Crenna in the western adventure directed 

by Sam Wanamaker and being filmed in 

Spain. It is based on a novel by Louis 

L'Amour with screenplay by J. J. Griffith 

and Scot Finch Lee Browne 

has been signed by producer-director Mark 

Rydell lor a pivotal role in Sanford productions 

"The Cowboys" for Warner 

Bros., starring John Wayne. 

14 BOXOFFICE April 26. 1971

".'(is 

. . that 

Install C. M. Levine 

As Cinema Lodge Head 

\l W YORK Carl M l evine was in 

stalled as president of Cinema Lodge 1366, 

B'nai B'rith, at the Presidents' Luncheon 

Left to right: Ted Lazarus, outgoing 

Cinema lodge president: Carl M. Levine. 

new Cinema president; Harvej 

Piatt, installing officer and executive 

vice-president B'nai B'rith. District 1, 

and Martin Levine, Brandt Theatres 

executive and luncheon chairman. 

held at the Americana Hotel Tuesday (20). 

Assisting Rabhi Ralph Silverstein with the 

invocation was Cantor Boh Levine, brother 

of the new president. 

Luncheon chairman Martin Levine. a 

Brandt Theatres executive and a lodge expresident, 

asked tor a moment of silence 

in memory of Joseph Wohl. The vice-president 

in charge of foreign sales for Cinerama. 

Who] had died suddenly that morning. 

Chairman levine then presented outgoing 

president Ted R. Lazarus with a 

commemorative gift (a typewriter). A 

plaque inscribed to Al Podell, chairman of 

the Motion Picture Advertising Awards 

committee, would be given to the absent 

Podell at a future date. 

The speaker for the luncheon was Harvey 

Piatt, executive vice-president of District 

I. B"nai B'rith, covering New York and 

the New England states. He spoke of the 

"spiritual base that i,s the bedrock of B'nai 

B'rith." New president Levine thanked his 

family, fiancee and friends for their help 

and encouragement. 

Also officially installed were Walter 

Brecher. VV. Stewart Cahn. Leonard Kaufman. 

dent, marketing, announced the appointment 

Herbert Morgan. Peter Rosenblum. 

of his assistant. Dan Ponticelle. as 

Robert Schwartz and Jerry Sunshine as 

national coordinator of sales for the newly 

formed GSF Productions. 

vice-presidents. Morgan also was installed 

new 

as treasurer and Eugene Sherman as secre- 

In his capacity he will be responsi- 

tary. Trustees coming into office were Alex 

M. Arnswalder, Donald S. Preeberg, Max 

Fried, Smart A. Kolbert, Milton Livingston, 

Joseph Maharam. Mel Maron. Al Podell. 

Stanley F. Schneider. C\ Seymour, Michael 

(I. Shapiro and Joseph M. Sugar. 

Guests on the dais were Rev. Patrick J. 

Sullivan. Saul Jeffec. Harold M. Holti 

Rosalind Lieherman, Munio Podhorzer. Irving 

H. Greenfield, Martin H. Newman, 

Alfred Schwalberg, Otto Preminger. Eu- 

gene Picker, Leonard Rubin, Burton Hi 

bins. Joseph M. Sugar, Richard Brandt, 

Paul N I a/. mis. Petei Myers, Bernard 

S. 

Myerson, lames K. Velde, Robert S. 

Shapiro, Morton Sunshine. John J. Burlinson 

n. lack Maynard, Ronald lesser. 

(errj Sunshine and Rabhi Ralph SilverseUn. 

Donald Schain Named V-P. 

Creative Affairs, for Derio 

\1\\ VQRK— Donald R. Schain has 

been appointed vice-president in charge ol 

creative altairs for Derio Productions, it 

was announced by company president Ralph 

Desiderio. His duties will include writing 

and directing "The Abductors." a suspenseadventure 

drama set to begin production 

latei this year. 

Vccording to Desiderio. Scbain's appointment 

will expand the company's management 

scope and expedite the arrangement 

ot its forthcoming production program. 

Schain. 30. was formerly with the theatre 

division of the Walter Reade Organization, 

serving for eight years in various capacities, 

the most recent of which was as assistant 

to Edward L. Schuman. 

Schain wrote and directed two Derio 

productions, "Love Object" and "Ginger." 

A Joseph Brenner release, "Ginger" recentl\ 

began a run at New York's Astor Theatre. 

Federal Judges Refuse 

To Rule on NJ Statute 

HACKENSACK, N.J.—A panel of three 

federal judges, refusing to rule on the 

constitutionality of New Jersey's obscenitj 

statute, returned a case involving the film 

"He and Sue" to the Bergen County courts 

for prosecution. 

Named in an indictment stemming from 

a raid November 25 on the Oritani Theatre 

when a print of the film was seized and the 

theatre manager arrested are RKO-Stanley 

Warner Theatres; Mathew Polon, RKO-SW 

president, and Martin Perlberg. vice-president 

of RKO-SW. 

following the raid. RKO-SW had obtained 

an injunction to delay prosecution 

until the law itself was tried. At that point, 

the prosecutor's office agreed to delay trials 

pending the 

court ruling. 

Ponticelle Named Sales 

Coordinator of GSF 

NEW YORK—Philip Isaacs, vice-presi- 

ble for coordinating sales throughout the 

U.S. and Canada. 

Ponticelle, who assumes his new position 

Maj 17. comes to GSF Productions 

from Brandt Theatres where he was a 

hooker-buyer. Prior to that he was associated 

with Warner Bros. 

Ponticelle was a founder and the first 

vice-president of the Motion Picture bookers 

Club of New York. He also is a member 

of the Motion Picture Pioneers. 

'Explicit Sex 7 

Bill 

Okayed in Maryland 

B \l I 

[MORI Senate Bill 798, the 

'nude ami sexual items a\\i\ activities bill" 

introduced by Senators Pascal ID-Anne 

Arundel County), Lipin (D-Anne Arundel 

County) and Mel mirk il) Baltimore, (ith 

Dist), has been passed, effective I uesdas 

(13) and now awaits the signature ot Go\ 

Mandel. 

The bill, which traveled through the Sen 

ate without the hoopla usually associated 

with "decency" or "censorship" measures. 

would outlaw the sale "ol certain nude or 

sexual items to minors." It also would proscribe 

"the showing or displaying ot certain 

nude oi sexual activities in advertising," 

I he bill tries to define such terms as 

"sadomasochistic abuse." "sexual conduct" 

and "sexual excitement." And the definitions 

are so explicit, 

as one lawyer-legislator 

pointed out. the bill would make illegal the 

sale of the bill itself to a minor. 

Some delegates had questions about the 

practicality of the bill when the House 

heard it for the first time Saturday Mil) 

Del. MacLyn McCarth) (D-2nd. Baltimore) 

asked if art museums would have to reinslate 

the Victorian tig leal on their nude 

statues and paintings. He stated that the bill 

provides that showing "any picture, photo 

graph, drawing, sculpture . 

depicts 

nuditj ... to a minor lot an admission 

charge" is illegal. Museums, he pointed out. 

often charge admission. 

Del. Steven V. Sklar (D-5th, Baltimore) 

asked whether he. as a parent, would be able 

to purchase a book for a teenage child that 

"told the facts ot lite in a straightforward 

way" with words and pictures. 

Max M. Korr Succumbs; 

Veteran Theatre Owner 

ALLENTOWN, PA.—Max M. Korr. 66. 

long-time Allentown theatre owner and 

operator, died Monday. March 2". in Hill 

top Convalescent Home. Ha/leton. Services 

were held March 30 in Temple Beth I I 

Born in Russia. Korr had resided in Philadelphia 

before moving to this area in the 

cail\ I as proprietor ol the Penlo 

Theatre in Lmmaus. In 1934, he became 

co-owner of the Harle Theatre in Mien 

town with his brother Icon, who died in 

1952. At one time the Korrs operated the 

Rio and Capital. Reading: the Rio. Schuylkill 

Haven: the Place, lopton: the Diamond. 

Birdsboro, and the\ opened the Airport 

Drive-In here in l'M'>. Korr sold the Earle 

in 1961 and purchased the RialtO on Hamilton 

Street. In addition to his theatre interests. 

Korr also was owner and operator o! a 

plumbing supply company in Allentown 

Korr was a member ot lemple B 

.wid a former member ol the subsidiarv 

board oi the Jewish Community (enter. 

He leases his wile Ruth: a son. Richard. 

ol the home: a daughter. Judith, wife ol 

attorney Norman Kaufl. Montclair, N.J 

: 

a 

brother, Abraham. Philadelphia: a sister. 

Bella, wife ol Nathan Silver, Allentown. and 

one grandchild. 

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— 

'Andromeda Strain' Keeps NY No. 1 

For 4th Week With 405; IS' 385 

NEW YORK—Leading first-run business 

here for the fourth consecutive week. "The 

Andromeda Strain" posted 405 in its fourth 

Cinema I stanza. "Love Story" again was 

second, having a combined 385 in an 18th 

inning at both the State I and Tower, by 

far the longest run of the current barometer 

listings. "The Conformist" climbed to third, 

earning 380 at the Little Carnegie in its 

fourth week. 

Switching places with "The Conformist" 

was "Claire's Knee," No. 4 with an eighth 

week 340 at the 68th Street Playhouse. New 

to the Top Six was Israeli-made "Margo." 

which bowed at Carnegie Hall Cinema and 

captured the fifth spot with 290, followed 

by "Friends," 275. fourth week. Paris Theatre. 

(Average Is 100) 

Astor Ginger (Joseph Brenner), 2nd wk. 210 

Baronet—A Severed Head (Col), 3rd wk 140 

Beekman— Little Murders i20th-Fox), 10th wk. . . .220 

Cinema Margo (Cannon) 290 

Cine Flight of the Doves (C 

Cinema I The Andromeda Strain (U 

57 Rendezvous—Melody (Le' 

3rd 

3— The Beguiled (Univ), 3rd wk 

uoroner—Making It (20th-Fox), 4th wk 

Criterion Waterloo (Para) 3rd wk 

59th Street Twins— The Beguiled [Univ), 3rd wk 

Fine Art; Bed and Board (Col), 13th wk 

Guild shinbone alley ;AA>, 2nd wk 

Little Carnegie —The Conformist (Para) 4th wk 

Paramount— Little Big Man (NGP), 18th wk 

Pans Friends (Para), 4th wk 

Penthouse Grimms Fairy Talcs for Adults Only 

Plaza Toking Off (Univ), 3rd wk 250 

Radio City Music Hall—A New Leaf (Para) 

6th wk 170 

68th Street Playhouse Claire's Knee (Col), 

State Love Story (Para), 18th wk 410 

State II— Flight of the Doves (Col) 3rd wk 105 

Sutton Little Big Man (NGP), 18th v9k 220 

Tower East— Love Story (Para), 18th wk 360 

Trans-Lux East—Mod Dogs and Englishmen 

(MGM), 3rd wk 190 

Trans-Lux West— Mad Dogs and Englishmen 

(MGM), 3rd wk |90 

Ziegfeld Ryan's Daughter (MGM), " " 

23rd wk 265 

'Valdez Is Coming' Attains 

Lofty 315 in Baltimore 

BALTIMORE— Everything in town played 

to average or better patronage, the peak 

percentage going to "Valdez Is Coming," 

which had a composite 315 for a second 

week at Cinema I. Cinema II and the Paramount 

theatres. Close on the leader's grossing 

heels came a pair of 300 percentage 

films — "Ryan's Daughter," eighth week. 

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JJARRY LANGDON is the Marvin latest film 

Friedlander, 

of the board 

respective 

of trustees, participated 

presidents 

in the 

personality to be honored by a retrospective 

of his work. The Elgin Cinema cur- 

from underprivileged 

ceremonies. 

of the companies. 

The program trains youngsters 

• 

areas as TV news 

rently has a tribute to the late comedian. cameramen A complete retrospective 

and places 

of the 

them work 

at stations 

of 

Stan 

who died in 1944 and whose silent films throughout 

Brakhage is under 

the way 

country. 

at the Museum 

of Modern Art. Running through May 5, 

the series honors the man who is 

two 

considered 

to be America's leading experimental filmmaker. 

of 

(26): "The Chaser" (1928) plus Playboy 

The 

has a story on 

35 films include 

James Dickey, who 

"Dog Stai 

Man," 

shorts There He Goes" (1925) and "Feet has adapted 

"Window 

his novel 

Water Baby 

"Deliverance" 

Moving." 

for 

Of Mud" "Anticipation 

(1924); Tuesday 

of the 

(27): "Hallelujah. producer-director John 

Night." 

Boorman. 

"The 

In June. 

Way to 

the 

I'm a Bum" (1933) starring Al Jolson, plus Pageant 

Shadow 

reviews "Death 

Garden," "Desistfilm" 

in Venice," Luchino 

and his 

most 

the short 

recent 

"Soldier Man" (1926): Wednesday 

work, 

Visconti's 

"eyes." 

latest picture. The magazine 

calls the • 

(28): "Three's a Crowd" a 

"TUX 1138" begins its Warners showcase 

run 

plus shorts "Picking Peaches" (1924) and day (18) through Tuesday 120) for the 

be distinguished 

"lucky Stars" (1926); May 1: "The Strong American from license plates. 

International Health Conference. 

Man" (1926) and the short "Saturday Afternoon" 

(1926), and May 2: "Long Pants" Brentano, Doubleday and Marboro book Grand Jury Members Are 

• 

(1927) and the shorts "The Sea Squawk" stores are featuring displays for "Summer Shown Two Horror Films 

(1924) and "His Marriage Wow" (1925). of '42," Herman Raucher's best-selling 

novel. Warner BALTIMORE—The 

Bros.' film version 

Baltimore 

of the 

County 

book 

Grand 

debuted 

Jury members, 

at the Fine Arts 

immediately after 

Theatre 

the 

Cannon's British horror combo, "The 

panel finished its 

here Sunday 

work for this term, 

(18). 

were 

Beast in the Cellar" and "The Blood on 

presented with a 

• 

shock and a treat Thursday 

(8). L. Robert 

Satan's Claw," is on a showcase run for its Cinerama is sponsoring a screaming 

Evans, 

contest 

in conjunction 

deputy state's attorney 

for Baltimore 

initial American engagement. 

with "The House That 

County and a collector 

Dripped Blood." 

of horror films, Names and addresses 

asked if they would 

like 

Modern Talking Picture Service, distribu- 

should 

to 

he 

stay 

submitted 

a bit 

to Screaming 

longer to 

Editor, 

see classic movies, 

Seventh Floor, 62 West 

"Darcula" 

45 

and 

St.. New York 

"The Mummy." Excited . 

a 

City ten-year-olds, 

10036. The winner 

the 

will be rewarded 

jury members took seats 

in 

with 

the 

a job 

theatre 

in promoting the new horror 

room and Evans turned on the 

film, which opened projector. 

Wednesday (21) at the 

Penthouse and 59th Street Twin 

For almost three 

theatres. 

hours, the 14 men and 

four 

• 

women sat entranced as Count Dracula. 

Patty Ecker, Cinerama's 

played 

charming 

by Bela Lugosi. 

director 

of 

preyed on his 

beautiful 

publicity, has returned from 

and 

Atlanta, 

helpless victims. When 

Ga„ where she attended 

"Dracula" 

meetings 

ended. 

on "Willard," 

which premieres at the Roxy 

Evans put on "The Mummy" 

and the grand 

Theatre 

jury came face to face 

Service. 

there June 

with 

10. 

Boris Karloff portraying the Egyptian 

• 

prince who had been cursed and buried alive 

Lee Solters of Solters & Sabinson, public Meanwhile, hack 

for 

at Cinerama's home 

over 3.000 years. 

relations firm, was in London and Paris to office, sales division managers held When the 

a meeting 

Friday sat as little 

showing was over, the jurors 

coordinate press activities for Jerry Lewis 

(16) with vice-president 

children 

and 

do when they are 

cinemas. Lewis officially will announce the general sales manager Harry scared. Some wiped 

S. 

perspiration from their 

European launching of his mini-theatre circuit 

Present were hands. "It's a little warm in here, isn't it?" 

in 

division; Murray L. Devaney. Midwestern 

Evans, imitate Lugosi. amused 

division; Mike Powers. Western the 

division; 

audience with sound effects and once 

W. Gordon Bugle. Central division, and 

tapped a female juror on the shoulder during 

a very frightening scene in "Dracula." 

Ten Herberman, Canada. 

Under discussion were key causing 

city datings 

her to scream and jump from 

on such projects as "Derby." "When her seat. 

Eight 

Evans apologized, speaking in I u 

Bells Toll," "One Day in the 

gosi's 

Life of Ivan 

accent. 

Denisovich," "Willard," "Song of Norway" 

Lee ARTOE I 

contact's 

"The Grissom Gang." 

Patrick Tilley is finishing the screenplay 

for "The House of Seven Gables." 

ASHCRAFT CONTACTS « 

Mitchell Block, who is to produce Kirt 

STRONG CONTACTS 

'ilrns International's "The Witch Story," 

Witch Story." which 

IN 

begins shooting 

HONOLULU 

here 

. . 

THE MORE YOU KNOW, THE MORE YOU'LL WANT ARTOE 

late in the month. 

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IN* 

• 

BEACH! 

Silverstein International Corp. and Marvin 

Films. Inc., have joined the Interna- 

(Call your Travel Agent) 

have been compared with those of Chaplin, 

Sam Diamond. 

(1927) plus shorts 

"Boobs in the Woods" (1925) and "Hooks 

5ft for Madrid to talk to Spanish movie 

UPDATE Old MODEL LAMPHOUSES interests on co-production deals between 

• 

Buxbaum. 

Pastern division 

manager; Robert R. Miller, Southern 

film "our first choice for 

sensuous summer" and "a sensual delight." 

Lloyd and Keaton. 

asked one man. 

and Jabs" (1933); Thursday 

Wednesday (28). 

(29): Repeat of 

• 

The company 

has 

Monday 

announced 

(26) show; Friday (30): "Tramp Dr. 

the recalling 

Stephen Fredd, medical director 

of 10.476 

for 

Tramp 

bumper strips with 

Tramp" (1926) with Joan Crawford. United the 

Artists, was film's title, bet aits 

in Atlanta. Ga.. Sun- 

STRONG might, » . hJutT! 'S"]Zll "" * C0° L Kirt Films and Spanish moviemakers. The ai_0Ha! 

' 

young producer will return before Mav 1 

ASHCRAFT»c.-. (I 

EXHIBITORS! 

Warner Bros, films are featured in 

Through May 2. the schedule consists of: 

Monday 

forthcoming articles. The May issue 

that they can't 

of complaints from drivers 

to 

in 

resume 

mass press 

preproduction work on "The 

conferences to be held 

London, Paris and Rome. 

known to 

tor of free film shorts for theatres, has 

moved from Manhattan to headquarters at 

Lake Success. N. Y. Sy Perry continues as 

theatrical operations manager. 

• 

Mrs. Rosalie Stefanic. mother of Albert 

G. Stefanic, died at her home in Boonton, 

N. J., Sunday 118). Her son is general administrative 

executive for National Screen 

• 

The Community Film Workshop Council 

graduated 15 minority youths Friday 

(16). Actor-director Ossie Davis, a member 

BOXOFFICE :; April 26, 1971

.Chairman 

.Chief 

I he 

: 

— 

'Fantasia 7 

Is First 

Cinema III 

Offering 

RFD BANK. N.J.—The 290-seal Cinema 

III. owned by Mr. and Mrs. Edward dr. mi. 

Fair Haven, premiered with two showings 

of Walt Disney's "Fantasia" for invited 

guests before the mini-theatre was opened 

lii ihe public. Cinema III is an Automated 

Theatres of America franchise operation, 

which requires only a cashier and projectionist. 

Located in a former store building, the 

Cinema III has plush rocking chairs to provide 

comfort for patrons. A bright blue 

canop) leads to the theatre entrance where, 

inside, is a display of motion picture memorabilia—movie 

advertising and photographs 

which have been framed and hung 

on the walls. There are stained-glass windows 

and a stained-glass frame around the 

candy counter. 

A computer controls operation of projectors, 

prcfilm music, air-conditioning, 

heating, lighting, warning bells in the lobby 

and the curtain. 

Patrons purchase tokens and insert them 

in a turnstile to enter the auditorium. The 

reclining rocking chairs are located to give 

theatregoers an extra 12 inches of room 

between rows. 

SYRACUSE 

gen Casaniassa, formed) with Northeast 

Theatre Corp. in the Philadelphia. Pa., 

area, has joined Carrols Development Corp. 

theatre division and will make his home in 

this city. He will be moving here from 

Berlin. N.J. 

Dave Levin, manager of Cinema East, 

suffering from a broken ankle, is recuperating 

and getting around with a walking cast. 

Oscar-winning "Patton" is playing on a 

double bill with -MASH" at Westhill 

Theatre, where Margaret Griffith is manager. 

Sam Mitchell, manager of Kallett Theatres, 

had a perfect scorer as the winner of 

the Academy Award movie contest. Mike 

Del. alio, president of the American School 

BUFFALO 

JJerbort Slotnick, president. Carrols Development 

Corp.. speaking before the 

Harvard Business School Club in Rochester's 

University Club. said. "Out goal is n> 

increase revenues ~

! 

BUFFALO 

(Continued from preceding page) 

per cent of the corporation's business systems 

markets division's sales force. A graduate 

of Villanova University. Cannon has 

been with Kodak in Rochester for the past 

five 

years. 

Jake Stefanon, owner of the Silver Lake 

Drive-In in Perry. N.Y.. has returned from 

a trip to Florida, where he attended the 

wedding anniversary of his in-laws. The 

Perry outdoorer is now open for weekends. 

Joe Mortellaro, managing director of 

the Courier-Express asked readers, "Is your 

Cinema I and 2 in Amherst got a lot of Veteran Theatreman Looks choice of movies influenced by movie 

* Concessions • Merchont Ads 

* Announcements 

advertise these rating symbols in their newspaper, 

radio and TV advertisements. Il 

I1CJ1 

Theatre 

Service 

also 

ORDER ALL YOUR 

should be noted that the theatres enforce 

the age requirements. 

The nation's finest for 

SPECIAL 

40 years 

— TRAILERS FROM 

publicity when he exhibited in the lobby 

At Films' 'New Freedoms' 

original art by the local chapter of the Boys 

Club of America. Photos of the local winners 

BUFFALO— "Times are changing. Styles 

The 

critics' reviews?" 

follows: 

"Not at 

Some of the replies were 

as 

all. I read the reviews hut 1 

pay much whether 

with Joe were used in area newspapers. 

.Gary Deeb. in his column in the 

are changing. world is forever changing. 

. critic it is 

don't too attention to 

the says good or bad"—Tom 

So are the movies. Some people like 

Evening News, said: "Gordon McLendon. the new freedom of the screen, while others Brearton. UB student nurse. 

owner of Buffalo's WYSL and WBHD-FM 

deplore it. The motion picture industry has "No. Basically I think I look for the 

and six other radio operations 

completely revolutionized itself within 

across 

the 

the 

theory behind the movie"— Isaiah Bennett, 

Nude foreman. William.sx ille. 

past two years. bodies, four-letter 

country, is attempting to breathe life into 

the motion picture industry plugging various 

movies, free of charge, on his chain of stations. 

It should be noted here that McLendon 

words, open sex and preversion have become 

the accepted norm of filmmaking. fluenced by their own views and I have m\ 

"No. I don't trust critics. They are in- 

When will it all end—or is it just beginning?" 

own"— Debby Sieber. student. Citrus. Calif. 

also operates a large theatre circuit." 

This was the statement of Charley 

Funk, Dipson area director of advertising 

"I don't think movie critics' opinions arc 

really that important"—Mary Jean Adamski, 

Howard M. Schwartz, formerly with Mel and publicity, former managing director of 

student, Rochester. 

Blanc Audiomedia and Wally Heider Recording, 

the downtown Century Theatre and recent "I think my choice of movies is influenced 

by movie critics' reviews. But. 

both in Hollywood, Calif., has field representative for 20th Century-Fox 

in the Buffalo and Pittsburgh districts. 

joined Hllis. Singer & Hall, ad agency, as co- 

when the boxoffice receipts are good and 

"Sex, of course, has been around since a critic tears the movie apart, then you 

get interested and you have judge the 

the beginning of time and it will still be 

to 

here at the end of time," continued Funk. 

"It will most likely still be a part of motion 

When 

movie 

is 'Love 

for yourself. 

Story' " —James 

A case in 

Hart, 

point 

fireman. 

here 

Buffalo. 

the way. is the brother of Mickey Ellis jr.. picture making. a sex scene is an 

.1 p.isl chiei barker of the Variety Club. important part of the story, it should be "No. definitely not. I feel that while I 

do look for people's opinions, I like to see 

used. However, there are times when a 

director will add a sex scene for cheap 

Earl C. Hull, owner of radio station 

a movie on the chance I will like il and 

WHLD. Niagara Falls, and a pioneer in thrills and/or boxoffice dollars. 

then judge for myself"—Susan Kramer, 

will receive an degree 

"There are no less than eight theatres in student. Buffalo. 

broadcasting, honorary 

from his alma mater. St. Lawrence the Buffalo area currently showing hard- 

University, at its commencement May 30. core sex shows. Five of these are in the 

He will be cited for achievements in a downtown 

Summer Premiere Planned 

business area. 

career which began when he started experimenting 

"By the way, some of these sexploitation For Belmar Mall Theatre 

with wireless in 1906. He establish- 

theatres charge $5-per-person admission. BELMAR. N.J.—A movie theatre especi- 

ed WHIT) in 1940. 

Teenagers do not buy this type of film. ally designed to cater to family-type audiences 

Robert Boasberg, brother of the industry's 

is under construction in the Belmar 

Why.' I don't honestly have an answer, 

except for the simple reasoning that sex Mall. Mayor John A. Taylor said the showhouse 

is being created two vacant in stores 

famous Charlie, was honored by the Buffalo 

with today's teens is quite open and the\ 

Athletic Club Saturday (24) with don't have go or a 

to to a theatre to see en- 

in the center. 

shopping 

joy 

Opening of the movie house is scheduled 

it. 

"How do people know what they are for the summer of '71. according to a 

spokesman for New York-based Hallmark 

getting into when they visit the theatres? 

SPECIAL TRAILERS 

One of the best methods in selecting the Theatres. 

* DRIVE-INS films you may want to see is by checking 

its rating. You will find that most theatres 

"Since 90 per cent of today's theatre- 

ordinator of radio and TV production. 

Schwartz attended the State University at 

Buffalo and the Eastman School of Music 

in Rochester. The Ellis in the ad firm, by 

gourmet dinner and ball, as he retired as 

president of the famous institution. Bob is 

a local attorney and Charlie started in the 

business in this city in the distribution department, 

heading the RKO-Pathe exchange 

many moons ago. 

Dr. William L. Sutton, director of the 

health, safety and security department of 

Rochester's Eastman Kodak Co.. corporate 

relations division, has been named a member 

of the environmental conservation committee 

of Associated Industries of New 

York State . . . Chief barker Ben Bush has 

called a crew meeting for Monday evening. 

May 3, in the clubrooms. 193 Delaware 

Ave. A Hole-in-One golf contest and out- 

Frank Maxwell, office manager. United 

Artists, and Mrs. Maxwell, downtown Cinema 

treasurer, are busy these evenings babysitting 

for son Robert's nine children, while 

Bob and his wife are in Florida looking ing are planned during the summer, the 

over some real 

date yet to be selected. 

estate. 

goers are under 30 years of age, it is natural 

for the filmmakers to produce stories 

that will appeal to the youth market. 

"We will still have films such as 'Airport.' 

'My Fair Lady' and The Sound of 

Music' but we also will have 'Love Story' 

and the hard-core exploitation pictures. 

Producers will only make what the public 

buys." 

Charley now has a little sideline. He is 

writing a column entitled "Movie Bits" for 

the Am-Ton Journal, a new weekly publication 

that covers the towns of Amherst 

and Tonawanda, both just north of Buffalo. 

His district offices are located at 144d 

Hertel Ave., where Frank B. Quinlivan. 

Dipson area district manager, also presides. 

Quinlivan also is a veteran exhibitor in this 

area, having been associated with the old 

Shea circuit for many years, 

Most Are Not Influenced 

By Film Critics' Reviews 

BUFFALO—The Inquiring Reporter of 

RCA Service Company 

A Division of RCA 

43 Fdward J Hart Rd. 

Liberty Industrial Park 

Jersey City. N.J 07305 Phone: (?01) 434-2318

. 

. 

omb 

Charges Against Md. 

Theatreman Dropped 

for commercial showing. 

Francis B. Burch. the state attorney general, 

suggested to the censor board that the 

film be licensed because he did not think 

it was "obscene" in the constitutional sense. 

Thomas N. Biddison jr.. an assistant attorney 

general who represents the censor 

board, suited Fndav (16) that he asked the 

Baltimore and the Anne Arundel Count) 

state's attorneys not to prosecute Taylor. 

According to Biddison. Chief Judge I d- 

ward S. Northrop of the federal district 

court, had "strongl) suggested" that th? 

charges be dropped. Biddison stated the 

federal judge made that strongly worded 

"suggestion" March 25. when he dismissed 

a suit Taylor had filed against the censor 

hoard. 

In the suit. Tavlor asked the federal 

court to abolish the hoard by declaring the 

state law on censorship unconstitutional. 

He also asked that the board he enjoined 

from preventing him from showing "Sexual 

Freedom in Denmark." 

Judge Northrop stated Friday (16) that 

he did not suggest specifically that the 

charges be dropped. He said he only told 

Biddison that the state had no case against 

Taylor, because "Sexual Freedom in Denmark" 

had been licensed after the theatre 

owner was arrested. 

Earlier, Judge Northrop delayed proceedings 

in the suit pending the outcome of 

the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the 

Maryland ban of the Swedish film "I Am 

Curious (Yellow)." The Supreme Court 

upheld the ban in a 4-4 decision handed 

down March S. 

However, because of the deadlocked 

vote, the high court did not resolve the 

two issues in the case—whether the film 

and others like it are obscene and whether 

the Maryland board is unconstitutional. 

Taylor, a former vaudeville performer, 

has been showing "Sexual Freedom in Denmark" 

at his two theatres since Februar) 

12. He said approximated 30,000 persons 

had seen the picture in his theatres. 

To Test Airer Ordinance 

MARTINVILLE. VA. — Roanoke attorney 

Harvey S. l.uttm. representing the 

owners ot the Castle and Martinsville driveins, 

says that if a proposed Hem*) Count) 

ordinance requiring 50-foot fences for ozoners 

is passed, the constitutionality of the 

law will be tested in the courts. 

BALTIMORE 

. 

. 

Jn\in Cohen, head ot R ( rheatres, ami 1950 with Robert Walkei and \\., Gardner 

B A l TIMOR! State's attorneys of Baltimore 

Mrs. Cohen spent Frida) through Sunday 

in the leading roles. 

city and Anne Arundel Count) have 

(16-18) in Woodstock, Va., where the) 

Approval «f a S42H.562 cram to Bausch 

decided not to prosecute William 

attended the alumni 

C. Taylor, 

meeting ol the Ma 

owner, showing "Sexual 

nutten Acadcnn 

& I ol Oakland, to provide on-the-job 

this Virginia town. in 

for theatre the film 

David Knight. Virginia area manager. R C 

training tor 270 disadvantaged and jobless 

I reedom in Denmark." Taylor, who operates 

people, was announced In the I S. Department 

of Labor and Department ot Health. 

Theatres, spent several days in Emporia, 

the New Glen Theatre in Glen Burnde 

and the Irvington Theatre in southwest Va.. supervising the erection ol a new attraction 

Education and Welfare. I he Maryland 

Economic 

Baltimore, had been charged with showing 

Mike 

sign at 

Hession, 

the Emporia 

vice-president 

Drive-In. 

ami 

. 

general 

State Office of Opportunit) in 

the without 

Ihcatres. with land State Board of Motion Picture Censors 

manager. R headquarters 

C 

film the approval of the Mary- 

this city will administer the program, which 

consists ol training lor a varietv ol lens 

The charges were brought by the censorship 

hoard February, later that 

manufacturing occupations. The contract 

in Fredricksburg, Va.. announced that all 

ol the circuit's drive-ins are now in operation 

earl) in 

calls lor the selection ol disadvantaged and 

month, however, the board licensed the fifan 

tor the 197 I season. 

jobless workers from economical!) depress 

Wolsh Theatre Service began sending 

merchandise to K B Ihcatres March 29. 

Wolsh. located in the Greater Baltimore 

Industrial Park, Cockeysville. services the 

entire K B circuit—approximately 14 theatres 

located in Arlington, Va.: Washington. 

D. C. and the Maryland cities of Silver 

Spring. Bethesda and Rockville. Mrs. Wolsh 

is ver> pleased that K B now handles her 

goodies at its concession stands. Executives 

here for her new account are Fred Burka 

and Man in Goldman. 

Leon B. Back, general manager. Rome 

Ihcatres. and NATO of Maryland president, 

and George Brehm. owner. Westview 

Cinema I and II. also associated with the 

Bengies and Elkridgc drive-ins, attended a 

joint NATO and MPAA meeting in New 

York Tuesda) (20) to discuss discriminator) 

rates in advertising affecting the exhibitor 

trade. 

Walter Teed, manager. Super 1 

70 Drive- 

In. Rome Theatres, is busy renovating his 

airer for the coming season. Workmen arebusy 

painting, landscaping and doing a 

general 

refurbishing. 

"The Pursuit of Happiness," the ninth 

film in the "Civilisation" series, was shown 

at 3 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. Sunday (25) in the 

Francis Scott Key Memorial Hall at St. 

John"s College in Annapolis. 

John Stehl, special markets manager. 

Coca-Cola was in town Monday (I 1 )) calling 

on the exhibitor trade in the area. . 

Flea markets operating on Sunday mornings 

and afternoons are located in the following 

drive-ins: Governor Ritchie Drive-In (E. M. 

Loew). which opened Sunday (4): Northpoint 

Drive-In (F. H. Durkec Enterprises), 

and Edmondson Drive-In (George Brehm). 

Ogden Nash, 68, master of the limerick 

and other humorous verse, was reported in 

critical condition at the Union Memorial 

Hospital here. He was admitted to the hospital 

Tuesda) (13) with an undisclosed illness. 

Doctors staled his family requested 

that no other information he released. Born 

m New York. Nash has lived here since 

1965. He is well-known in the film industry, 

having written "One Touch of 

Venus." a musical comedy, in 1943. which 

was subsequently made into a movie by 

Universal Pictures and released in April 

ed areas to learn new skills leading to permanent 

employment. 

Md. Distributor Appeals 

Censor Board Rejection 

BAFTIMORF - The Maryland State 

Board of Motion Picture Censors has 

shown the state's attorney's oil ice and Circuit 

Court Judge lames A Perrott. Baltimore, 

the second film on which court action 

will he taken this vear. "Southern 

Comforts." produced bv Pure Gold Productions, 

was rejected recently by the board 

because it "meets the Supreme Court guidelines 

for obscenity," according to censoi 

board vice-chairman Margerv Shriver. 

Robert Marhenke. Cinema Films, agent 

for the distributor, appealed the rejection, 

setting the way for circuit court action to 

be taken. If the court rejects the film and 

upholds the board's decision, the case could 

be appealed to the Maryland Court of Appeals 

and then, if necessary, to the Supreme 

Court, as in the case of "I Am Curious 

(Yellow)" last year. 

Marhenke said the film should be passed, 

pointing out that it was a "Sundav School 

picture" compared to other pictures passed 

b) the board earlier this vear. "It is asinine 

and ridiculous to continue going to court 

lor these pictures." declared Marhenke. 

The board rejected "Southern Comforts" 

because it claims that its dominant theme 

"appeals to a prurient interest in sex" and 

because it "is utterly without redeeming 

social \ alue." 

The only other film rejected b) the board 

that went lo court this vear was "Marital 

1 ulfillment," which the court also rejected. 

Mrs. Shriver stated that in the lour vears 

she has served on the board, it has not lost 

one case in court. The number o\ pictures 

going to court, however, has been declining 

Steadily. In fiscal 1969, 59 films went to 

court, while onlv 27 experienced court action 

in fiscal 1970. 

"The distributors are beginning to realize.'' 

said Mrs Shriver, "(hat the board has 

the abilit) to determine it a film is legal or 

not." 

FULTON N V Donald Bullard. urban 

renewal director, revealed at a press conference 

that a mini-theatre is being considered 

in a development at the corner ol 

Rochester ami South Second streets. 

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George Tice. NATO ol Western Pennsylvania 

president and chief barker of 

Variety Club Tent 1, and Nick Saittis. manager 

of the Woodland Drive-in, were recent 

guests of the 

Pennsylvania Air National 

Guard, a branch of the Army, on a fivedaj 

lour oi defense installations, flying first 

to Harrisburg in "Operation Understanding." 

then to EI Paso. Tex., where they visited 

the Ft. Bliss Army Air Defense School, 

then to the White Sands Missile Range. 

N.M.. where new weapons, rockets and 

missiles were demonstrated. Next they went 

to Colorado Springs. Colo., with visits at 

the USAF Academy and at Cheyenne 

Mountain, where the defense system headqua 

iters for the nation are located. Great 

American Col. W. F. Rockwell sr.. a neighbor 

of your correspondent, who heads North 

American Rockwell and other manufacturing 

groups throughout the country, was on 

the trip with the local exhibitor leaders and 

commonwealth business and political pacesetters. 

The colonel celebrated his 83rd 

birthday anniversary while on "Operation 

Understanding." 

dictions, missing only his choice for best 

actress. Fred "Kaspar" Monahan, who held 

this drama desk for many years prior to his 

retirement, one year in the past named all 

major Oscar winners. 

The amusement tax of 10 per cent for 

the first quarter of the city's fiscal year 

brought in an increase of $83,000. Only 

this city, the entire commonwealth of 

in 

Pennsylvania, is permitted by legislation to 

assess and collect a 10 per cent amusement 

tax. which is illegal, as it is not uniform 

under law and is discriminatory. It is completely 

unfair, working a hardship on the 

enterpriser and the cash customers or patrons. 

The Roxian at McKees Rocks has been 

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having successful "Sex-a-Rama" midnight 

shows on certain Fridays and Saturdays. The 

.Among outdoor 

longer hours pay off. . 

theatres which have reopened for the new 

drive-in season are the Blue Moon, Works. 

Hi-Way, Super Castle. Kanawha. Blue Sky, 

Ohio Valley. Glendale, Kane Road. Sky 

View. Richland. Silver. Grafton. Weston 

and Maple Leaf. 

United Artists rereleased. as a package, 

"The Monster That Challenged the World." 

"The Return of Dracula" and "The Vampire." 

Theatre patrons who view the entire 

show, upon leaving, receive a "Medal of 

Horror". . .Frank Porretta was here exploiting 

"Song of Norway," now roadshowing 

at the Kings Court. An opera singer 

who has performed here, he comes off well 

in the picture, critics report. . .Dipson's 

Downs Drive-in. Wheeling. W. Va.. has a 

movie club with auto bumper-sticker exploitations. 

. .Richard J. Losh of the Cinema 

56 at Windber in recent months has 

been operating Vernon Theatre at Barnesboro. 

. Single of the Dunlo Theatre 

has the Dale at Johnstown. 

"Her and She and His," on its opening 

night at the Guild, equaled the prior week's George Stern and George Tice are to attend 

the NATO board meeting at New 

run of "Goin' Down the Road". . .Variety 

Tent 1 honored newly appointed U. S. Judge 

Orleans, La., May 23-28. . Tent I 

Hubert I. Teitelbaum at a luncheon will 

Thursday 

(22) in the Allegheny Club at the Stad- 

send a large delegation to the Variety 

Clubs International convention in Las 

ium. 

. the second year in a row. Press 

Vegas, Nev. . Your Local Gunfighter" 

was sneak-previewed by UA at 

drama critic Thomas Blakley scored close 

to a bull's eye with his Academy Award the 

pre- 

Gateway Theatre Saturday evening (17). 

Samuel M. flyman, in some years past an 

area theatre owner, was honored Sunday 

(18) by Congregation Beth Shalom on his 

80th birthday anniversary. 

"For Pete's Sake" has nothing to do with 

Mayor Pete Flaherty. This Billy Graham 

film, in exhibition in the Mideast, has a 

title which is a slogan seen everywhere in 

this area on posters and street trash containers: 

"For Pete's Sake, Keep Your City 

Clean!" 

Marco Bellocchio made his directorial 

debut with "Fists in the Pocket" Friday and 

Saturday (23-24) at Carnegie Lecture Hall 

here in two exhibitions each evening. . .Area 

filmmakers will hold their open screening 

May 1. the May Day celebration starting 

at 3 p.m. in Carnegie Lecture Hall. May 3 

Ken Jacobs will screen and discuss three of 

his independent films at the hall. Museum 

of Art showed (free) "Henry V" Sundaj 

(IS) and "Open City" Sunday (25). "Ivan 

the Terrible." parts one and two. will be 

. 

. 

. 

"Trash" scored as one of the Shadyside 

Theatre's big winners. tickets 

will cost $1 more next season. . .The Forum 

and Encore opened "Women in line." 

which stars Academy Award-winning actress 

Glenda Jackson. (20) saw 

sneak previews at the Chatham Center and 

ai the Warner. Crafl Avenue 

Theatre plans a $50,000 renovation, seeking 

contributions for this project. Scheduled 

are new seating, carpeting, decorations, 

painting and lighting, with the 1971-72 season 

dated for September 25. . .Pro wrestling 

is played down or ignored by the city newspapers, 

so the very successful shows are 

presented without any newspaper advertising. 

. .The Press is appealing the common 

pleas court order calling for elimination of 

sex labels on help wanted ads to the commonwealth 

court in Harrisburg. 

Warner Bros, folds its branch office here 

in Gateway Towers and the branch system 

of many years in film distribution, in fact 

initially established in this city, passes from 

the scene. Both exhibition and film distribution 

were cradled here more than 65 

years ago. The last to go, WB was founded 

here by the Warner brothers—Abe, Sam. 

Harry and Jack—with their uncle Lou 

Kreiger. with only Jack Warner surviving 

and now associated in production with 

Columbia Pictures. Western Pennsylvania 

area theatres will be serviced by WB from 

Philadelphia. 

. 

.Pittsburgh Film Service 

physically stores and handles all film prints 

here, with the exception that National 

Screen Service forwards all film trailers and 

posters from Philadelphia. 

Jay and Terry Thomas, sons of Frank 

Jay "Bud" Thomas of Cinema Consultants. 

Grove City, enjoyed Easter vacations in 

Florida. . .Busy 

bookers here include Eddie 

Moriarty. Wheeler Films and Allied Artists; 

Bud Gillian, American International Pictures 

and Screen Guild Productions, and (' 

R. Shuticka, Franklin Films. 

Helen Vaveris at this time continues 

duties with the Family Drive-in at Mundy'* 

Corner and is looking after the various theatre 

interests of her late husband K. A. 

"Gus" Vaveris, Johnstown area pioneer exhibitor. 

Popuar and lovable "Uncle Gus" 

died several weeks ago. He was one of the 

Mideast's all-time besMiked personalities 

in the motion picture industry and he will 

be sadly missed in the trade by his many 

friends throughout Cambria County. 

. 

"The Music Lovers" at the Fulton Mini 

will be followed by "The Act of the Heart" 

and "Puzzle of a Downfall Child". . .The 

Fulton brings in "Brother John" and the 

Forum and Encore will show "Bed and 

Board". . .Last summer the rock show 

"Touch" was started at Warren, then it 

became an off-Broadway hit. This summer. 

at Warren, it will be made into a movie by 

Signet Films. Stadium Hall of Fame 

and Theatre opened Saturday (24). . .Duquesne 

Beer, ruled out for stadium patrons 

in the stands and formerly sold only at 

concession booths there, gained permission 

Phone: (215) HO 7-3300 (Pa ) 

(609) 963-2043 (N. J.) 

exhibited without admission charge the evenings 

of May 2 and 9. 

lor stands sale, concession rights at the tax- 

ball Pirates club. . 

. .Although 

payers' facility being owned by the pro base- 

.Enforcement of the 

billboard law looms hereabouts. 

forbidden by the courts, the Press and Post- 

Gazette printers started another production 

slowdown Thursday (15). delaying issuance 

of the 

papers. 

Robert Thorn will screenplay "Carrie Nation" 

for American International. 

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PRODUCTION 

CENTER 

Jack Warners Donate 

$25,000 to MPTRF 

HOLLYWOOD—Ann B. and Jack L. 

Warner have pledged a $25,000 personal 

contribution to the Motion Picture & Television 

Relief Fund 50th anniversary gala, 

spearheading a campaign to engage full industry 

support for the event. Mr. and Mrs. 

Warner's contribution came .in a result of a 

luncheon meeting hosted by Warner for 

leaders of the film and TV industry. He 

asked for support from other executives. 

stressing the fad that the fund serves all 

areas of the industry and needs full support. 

The gala will be held June 13 in all three 

theatres of Los Angeles' Music (enter complex 

and will 

including 

be attended by many notables, 

Princess Grace of Monaco. Gregory 

Peck is producing the show, which will 

be followed by a block party throughout 

the Music Center Plaza and a special film 

to be shown at the Mark Taper Forum. 

Walter Mirisch is general chairman of 

the event, with Rosalind Russell in charge 

of the women's committee. 

Five Features Scheduled 

Under Special Pact Terms 

HOLLYWOOD—Five more motion pictures 

have been approved to be made under 

the special provisions of the agreement between 

producers and the [ATSE for pictures 

budgeted under SI million. 

Three of the pictures will be made bj 

Universal: "The Harness." to be made at the 

studio and in Monterey with Hollywood 

crews; "Minnie and Moskowitz." a New 

Faces, Inc.. production for Universal release, 

to be made in the Los Angeles area, 

and "A Howling in the Woods." to he made 

at 

the studio and the Lake Tahoe area. 

Also to be made under the provisions of 

the agreement will be "Another Nice 

Mess." Another Nice Mess Co.. shooting 

in the Los Angeles area, and "Suddenly 

Single." to be shot on local locations by 

ABC Circle Films. 

Nybergs on European Trip 

SAN DIEGO. CALIF.— Mr. and Mrs 

Oscar Nyberg (he's district manager for 

National Genera] Theatres in San Diego and 

Arizona) and their daughter Barbara are 

off for a two-week vacation in Europe and 

will visit London. Paris. Amsterdam and 

other interesting sites on their itinerary. 

Discuss Under-$1 Million 

Picture Pact Renewal 

HOLLYWOOD—A meeting ol the join! 

management-labor committee to work out 

renewal terms o\ the industrywide concessions 

agreement on pictures budgeted under 

$1,080,000 was held Friday (16) at the 

Vss'n of Motion Picture and Television 

Producers, Charles S. Boren. AMPTP ex 

ecutive vice-president announced. 

Future meetings will be subject to call. 

according to Boren. 

Movie Appropriation 

Approved in Colorado 

DENVER—Finally okayed and made a 

part of the long appropriation bill is an 

approval of an expenditure of $30,000 for 

the purpose of luring motion picture and 

production to the state during the 

coming year. Harold McCormick. who operates 

theatres in Canon City. Colo., a state 

representative, had hoped to get the amount 

boosted to $38,000. The amount was cut 

because of the tightness of the budget. 

McCormick hopes to convince the legislature 

to make the commission handling the 

appropriation a permanent institution, with 

a continuing and enlarging appropriation. 

Many films have been made in Colorado 

and two are presently in the works in the 

area in the vicinity of Canon City. 

New Mexico, which has had good success 

in luring motion picture production there, 

is asking its legislature to appropriate $138.- 

488 for the purpose of getting film action 

there. That is $38,000 more than was spent 

last 

\ear for the same purpose. The increase 

is more than Colorado plans to spend in the 

coming year. 

Cargo and Ives Announce 

Joint Business Venture 

SANTA FE. N.M.—David Cargo, former 

governor of New Mexico, and actorsinger 

Burl Ives will become partners in a 

new nationwide network of de luxe campgrounds, 

it was announced by Cargo. With 

national headquarters in Desert Hot Springs. 

Calif., Ives will serve as president, while 

Cargo will act as legal adviser. 

The two men have been friends since 

l\es starred in "The McMasters," shot in 

New Mexico three years ago. The actor has 

since built a home in Cialisteo. N.M. As 

governor. Cargo was active in promoting 

filmmaking in the state. 

Press Club Salutes 

Great Western Stars 

HOI I tribute to the great 

Hollywood western stars was held Monday 

(19) by the Hollywood Press Club Gene 

\iitis. Ken Maynard, Don "Red" Hans. 

Rex Allen. Lash LaRue and Jimmy Wake- 

Is appeared at the event, which saluted 

western personalities from earls tilms to the 

present 

time. 

Special western dinner arrangements lor 

the event, to which the Women's Press Club 

and the Hollywood Foreign Press Ass'n 

als,> were invited, were made bs the new 

Holiday Inn in Hollywood. 1 he affair was 

held in the Holiday Inn's Studio Room. 

John Austin is president ol the Holls- 

WOOd Press Club and Dale Olson was chairman 

ol the western stars meeting Mike 

Marx arranged the star guests 

Sell 'American Dreamer' 

On 40 College Campuses 

HOLLYWOOD—A comprehensive pro 

motion-publicity campaign costing more 

than $55,000 has been launched bs director 

Lawrence Schiller and writer L.M. Kit 

Carson for their nontheatrical film, "The 

American Dreamer." which has 40 college 

campus openings set for April and Mas. 

With advance screenings and personal appearances 

by the two executives at 24 kes 

universities during the next three weeks 

Schiller and Carson said they are spending 

$55,000 to promote the feature, a film 

about the life-Style of Dennis Hopper, because 

they want the college and local press 

in each situation to see the film before it is 

shown in campus auditoriums. At most 

campuses the film has been booked to play 

two performances per night for at least 

three days. Runs will be extended according 

to boxofl ice demands. 

The personal appearance itinerary Will 

include TV and radio talks in each city s isited 

and speeches alter each press screening. 

In some instances, more than one 

screening has been arranged to accommodate 

the demand for seats 

Universities to be visited by Schiller include 

Minnesota. Iowa. California, Stanlord. 

( olorado State, Tulane, Tennessee. 

Oklahoma. Iexas. Illinois. Cornell. Northern 

Michigan, Ohio and Hunter College. 

on will visit the universities ol I tab, 

Colorado, Pennsylvania, Georgetown, \i 

bany. Boston. Dartmouth. Wayne 

Michigan. Northern Michigan and Ohio. 

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QINEMA CENTER FILMS' motion 

picture. 

"A Man Called Horse." a Sanford 

Howard production, will receive this 

years Wrangler Award from the National 

Cowboy Hall of Fame, it was announced 

by Dean Krakle. managing director at the 

Western Heritage Center in Oklahoma City. 

• 

Broadway production supervisor Robert 

Linden and Tony Award-winning lighting 

designer H. R. Poindexter have been signed 

to the staff of the Motion Picture & Television 

Relief Fund 50th anniversary gala 

by producer Gregory Peck. Walter Mirisch 

is general chairman of the event, set for 

June 13. 

• 

Los Angeles Women's Center held a 

special reserved 8 p.m. showing of Barbara 

Loden's "Wanda" Monday (19) at the Pla/a 

Theatre in Westwood for the benefit of the 

Women's Center legal program. The special 

showing was arranged by Harry Shuster, 

executive producer of "Wanda" and head 

of Bardene International Films, its distributor, 

and Max and Robert Laemmle, owners 

of the Plaza. 

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David Mirisch & Associates and Hoffman. 

Paladino & Landia have merged their 

public relations offices to form the new 

corporation of Mirisch. Paladino & Landia 

Public Relations. Jerry Hoffman, who sold 

his interest in HPL in 1968. will remain in 

the capacity of a consultant. 

• 

Two changes of picture titles were announced 

by Warner Bros. "The Presbyterian 

Church Wager" is now "John Mc- 

Cabe" and "I Am Legend" is titled "The 

Omega Man." 

• 

Three special grants totaling $25,000 

have been allocated by the Permanent Charities 

Committee of the Entertainment Industry. 

PCC president Thomas Sarnoff announced. 

Receiving grants are the Tuberculosis 

and Respiratory Disease Ass'n of 

Happenings 

Los Angeles County, $10,000: St. Jude 

Children's Research Hospital. $10,000 to 

be used toward the equipping and staffing 

of the dental clinic room at UCLA, and 

the March of Dimes, $5,000. 

• 

Roy D. Smith will be the unit publicist 

for "The Organization." a Mirisch production 

for United Artists release starring Sidney 

Poitier. The mystery thriller is scheduled 

to start shooting in San Francisco May 

3, with Don Medford directing and Walter 

Mirisch producing. James R. Webb wrote 

the screenplay. 

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The Entertainment Industry for Peace 

and Justice held its third mass meeting 

Wednesday (21) at the Continental Hyatt 

House to discuss the proposed projects 

brought up in recent committee meetings. 

A film segment from a recent inquiry called 

"The Winter Soldier Investigation" was 

shown and committee reports were made, 

including a steering committee report by 

Jane Fonda. Under discussion was the proposal 

of a larger concert event, which has 

been set for May 23, headlining some of 

Hollywood's most prominent personalities, 

"Acting in Concert." EIPJ is a voluntary 

organization which has a membership of 

entertainment industry professionals from 

every union and guild. 

* 

Author Kurt Vonnegut jr., arrived to 

meet with director Mark Robson and stars 

Rod Steiger, Susannah York. George Grizzard, 

William Hickey and Don Murray regarding 

"Happy Birthday, Wanda June," 

which is being produced by the Filmakers 

Group and Sourdough, Ltd., Productions 

for Columbia Pictures. 

RICHMOND, VA.—District Theatres 

has leased a motion picture theatre in the 

new Cloverleaf Mall Shopping Center on 

Midlothian Turnpike at Chippenham Parkway. 

The complex is scheduled to open in 

August 1972. 

Original Superstars Have 

Roles in CRC's 'Derby' 

PORTLAND—Back in predepression 

days here. Leo A. Seltzer and William 

Formaii operated the Roseway. Laurelhurst 

and Oregon neighborhood houses, still in 

operation but under different management. 

Today. Seltzer, who headed Roller Derby, 

spends part of his time at his home in 

Gearhart on the Oregon coast and Forman 

heads Cinerama theatres, distribution and 

hotels. 

Seltzer's son Gerald, now president of 

Roller Derby Associates, with headquarters 

in San Francisco, also heads an independent 

film production company, Mistril. and his 

initial picture "Derby." a semi-documentary 

based on the transcontinental life of the 

skaters, opens soon in 

this area. 

Gerald, born in Portland, now a San 

Francisco area representative, made a deal 

with Cinerama when "Derby" won acclaim 

as a San Francisco Film Festival entry last 

fall, advises Gene "Monk" Moyer. here to 

promote a live appearance of the derby at 

Memorial Coliseum, as well as talk about 

the forthcoming picture. 

A Portland TV station (KPTV) has been 

running the syndicated series for the past 

ten years, a presentation of the superstars 

that appear in "Derby." The series also is 

shown by 123 TV stations, with an estimated 

25 to 30 million viewers a week. 

In the days when dishes and games attracted 

moviegoers into theatres. Seltzer 

and another Portlander, now a dress retailer, 

went to Hoquiam, Wash., to stage walkathons 

in a dance hall. The event attracted 

an audience but no money—but Seltzer 

stuck with it. In Chicago in the '30s. Monk 

says Seltzer read a newspaper filler that 

pointed out that at least 95 per cent oi the 

U. S. population had been on roller skates 

Seltzer talked over his idea of putting his 

walkathon contestants on wheels with New 

York sports writer Damon Runyon and the 

two worked out the rules—many still in 

force today. Thus, the first Roller Derby 

opened at Chicago Coliseum in 1935 during 

the Chicago World's Fair. 

The rest is sports and show business 

history. Moyer also pointed out that some 

of the announcers hired by Seltzer included 

Red Skelton, June Havoc and Frankie 

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"Derby," he adds, doesn't have motion 

picture names— just Roller Derby superstars 

and some unknowns. 

'Dr. Phibes' and Record 

In Double Premiere 

LOS ANGELES—American International's 

world premiere of "Dr. Phibes" at 

Pacific's Pantages Theatre May 18 also will 

be premiere night for MGM Records' ,il 

bum "Phibes Vibes," on which Paul Frees 

impersonates famous singers of the '30s, 

as heard in the terror film. 

Copies of the album will be given each 

patron at the charity event which celebrates 

Vincent Price's 100th motion picture. 

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LOS ANGELES—Another highly successful 

boxoffice week went into the records 

here for "'A New Leaf,'* "Love Story" and 

"The Andromeda Strain." while satisfactory 

percentages from 120 to 200 were reported 

for 14 other first runs — all in all. a pleasing 

week for area exhibitors. "A New Leaf" 

followed up its 500 debut at the Crest with 

a second week 480; "Love Story." a Christmas 

opener before Village Theatre patrons, 

completed its fourth month on a lively 420 

note and "The Andromeda Strain." second 

week. Hollywood Pacific, rang up 390. 

Opening week of this science-fiction film 

had rated 460 at Easter. 


Bruin Gimme Shelter (SR), 8th wk 160 

Chinese Valdez Is Coming (UA), 2nd wk 200 

Cinema— Harlot (SR), 2nd wk 140 

Cinerama— Song ot Norwoy (CRC), 22nd wk 150 

Crest— A New Leaf (Para), 2nd wk 480 

Doheny-Plaza Claire's Knee (Col) 170 

F'j. [it ian — Waterloo (Para), 2nd wk 140 

Fine Arts The Music Lovers (UA), 7th wk 100 

'illywood Pacific The Andromeda Strain 

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390 

Lido The Lickerish Quari 'SR) 

Loews Brother John (Col) .. .140 

Music Hall Melody (SR), 2nd wk 75 

National Making It (20th-Fox), 2nd wk 95 

New View—The Deserter (Para) 125 

Pacific Beverly Hills Ryon's Daughter 

(MGM), 21st wk 140 

Pantages Tora! Tora! Tora! (20th-Fox), 

29th wk 110 

Picwood They Might Be Giants (Univ), 

5th wk 110 

Pix The Night Visitor (SR) 120 

Regent Toking Off (Univ) 200 

Village Love Story (Para), 16th wk 

4 20 

Vogue Vanishing Point (20th-Fox), 4th wk 

Westwood— Flight of the Doves (Col), 2nd wk, 

Wilshire Mad Dogs and Englishmen 

(MGM), 2nd wk 

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Among Denver First Runs 

DENVER—Four 200-class films stood at 

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high figure being a composite 275 for the 

second week of "Barefoot Executive" at 

the Cinderella City. North Valley and Westland 

theatres. Another second-week feature, 

"A New Leaf," ran up 250 at Cherry Creek 

and Villa Italia; "Love Story" grossed 200 

as it ended a fourth month on the Cooper 

screen and new product "THX 1138" 

doubled average in the Crest and Arvada 

Aladdin Song of Norway (CRC), 16th wk, .. 

Bluebird The Stewardesses (SR), 26th wk 

Centre Little Murders (20th-Fox) 

Century 21 Tora! Tora! Tora! (20th-Fox), 

26th wk 

Cherry Creek, Villa Italia A New Leaf 

(Para), 2nd wk 

Cinderella City, North Valley, Westland The 

Barefoot Executive (BV), 2nd wk 

Cooper Love Story (Para), 16th wk 

Crest, Arvada Plaza THX 1138 (WB) 

Denham Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 16th wk. . 

Denver, Village Square, Colfax Valdez Is 

Coming (UA) 

Esquire Husbands (Col) 

Flick No. 1 The Wild Child (UA), 3rd wk. . 

Ogden Five Easy Pieces (Col), 16th wk 

Paramount— Little Big Man (NGP), 9th wk. . 

'Love Story-' 'The Stewardesses' 

And 'Husbands' Tie in Portland 

PORTLAND—"Love Story," "The Stewardesses" 

and "Husbands" grossed 1,000 

apiece at the Cinema 21, Laurelhurst and 

Fine Arts theatres, respectively, as each 

continued holdover time in Portland. 

"Waterloo," 450, Westgate, and "Valdez Is 

Coming," 300, Orpheum, were welcomed 

as new product with considerable enthusiasm. 

16th 3 50 

Fine Arts Husbands (Col), 2nd wk. . 

Fox— Equinox (SR), 2nd wk 300 

Guild Five Easy Pieces (Col), 16th wk 450 

Hollywood Song of Norway (CRC), 16th wk 500 

Irvington Little Big Mon (NGP), 6th wk 500 

Laurelhurst The Stewardesses (SR), 6th wk. ..1,000 

Music Box— Gimme Shelter (SR), 3rd wk 450 

Off-Broadway Pretty Maids All in a Row 

(MGM) 350 

Orpheum Valdez Is Coming (UA) 300 

Paramount Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 6th wk. ...300 

Westgate 1 Waterloo (Para) 450 

Average Percentage Represents 

'Best' Business in Seattle 

SEATTLE—In a slow week that saw 

percentages unable to rise above average 

100. "The Great White Hope," "Little Big 

Man" and "Love Story" did the best business. 

"Say Hello to Yesterday" and "The 

House That Dripped Blood" were stymied 

well below average in their initial Seattle 

weeks. 

Blue Mouse A New Leaf (Para), 3rd wk 80 

Coliseum—The Great White Hope (20th-Fox), 

4th wk 100 

Fifth Avenue— Say Hello to Yesterday (CRC); 

The Rover (SR) 60 

Music Box Love Story (Para), 17th wk 100 

Paramount The House That Dripped Blood 

(CRC) 75 

Town Little Big Mon ;NGP), 1 0th wk 100 

Tri-State Booking/Buying 

For Carrols Twin Theatre 

From Central Edition 

EVANSVILLE, IND.—Phil Borack. 

president of Tri-State Theatre Services. 

Cincinnati, Ohio, is booking and buying for 

the new Carrols cinemas I and II, Evansville. 

Evergreen Ozoner Is 

Under Way at Lamar 

LAMAR. COLO.—Construction has begun 

on the Arrow Drive-in. located just 

north of Lamar, according to Julian Stewart 

of Evergreen Theatres of Colorado. A 302- 

car facility, the $100,000 ozoner is being 

built by Dudley Curry of Lamar, general 

contractor. Completion of the project will 

take from 90 to 

120 days. 

Stewart, who has been named superintendent 

of the southeast Colorado units of 

Evergreen Theatres, reported that a drive-in 

theatre will be constructed in Pueblo soon. 

Evergreen also opened a downtown movie 

theatre in Lamar about 18 months ago. 

Eunice Reynolds to Wed 

Robert Michael Wilder 

BURBANK. CALIF— Mr. and Mrs. R. 

Norman Reynolds have announced the engagement 

of their daughter Eunice Evelyn 

to Robert Michael Wilder, son of Leo Wilder, 

director of field exploitation activities 

at the Warner Bros. Studio. 

Miss Reynolds is a graduate of James 

Monroe High School and has attended the 

University of California at Berkeley. Wilder, 

a graduate of the Henley School in New 

York, is a student at Santa Monica City 

College. 

The wedding will be held Sunday. May 

23. at the Wee Kirk O' the Heather. Glendale, 

Calif. 

Rex Allen Aids Benefit 

ALBUQUERQUE—Western film actorsinger 

Rex Allen was the headliner at the 

National Cutting Horse Ass'n Maturitj 

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Saturday night (24). Allen, who has frequently 

appeared in New Mexico with 

rodeos, was accompanied by the Men of the 

West music group at the show, which was a 

benefit of Casa Angelica Home for Retarded 

Children here. 

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ASTON, PA.—Builder John Dambro has 

applied to township commissioners for a 

permit to construct a motion picture theatre 

on Concord Road. A parking lot for 150 

cars is included in the project. 

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organization in an executive capacity. Jules 

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duties in 

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Ann Lewis of Boxoffice. a charter member 

of the Hollywood/LA WOMPIs. is 

nursing a badly bruised right hand, injured 

while trying to navigate the steep steps at 

the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion of the Los 

Angeles Music Center where the Academy 

Awards event was held. 

"Death in Venice," the Luchino Visconti 

production for Warner Bros., will be shown 

June 2 at the Fine Arts Theatre in a benefit 

premiere for the Los Angeles chapter 

of the Venice International Committee. Visconti. 

the producer-director, will be on hand 

for the event. 

"Summer of '42," the Warner Bros, motion 

picture directed by Robert Mulligan 

from Herman Raucher's screenplay will 

open Thursday (29) at the National Theatre 

in Westwood. The film is a Robert Mulligan-Richard 

A. Roth production. 

Keith Walker was named assistant national 

publicity manager for Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer, it was announced by national publicity 

manager Howard Liebling. 

Larry Ganskow Is Named 

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YORK, NEB.—Managing the two York 

theatres, the Sun and Drive-in, is Larry 

Ganskow of Kearney, where he had two 

years, experience in exhibition under Carl 

Rose, city manager since 1934. Both Ganskow 

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Roger Habhab Announces 

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FORT DODGE, IOWA—A new drive-in 

and a hardtop, estimated to cost $125,000, 

will be constructed at 18th Street and 19th 

Avenue South on a six-acre tract of land, 

it was announced by Roger Habhab. The 

indoor theatre, Habhab said, will feature 

children's and family films. It is expected 

to be completed before year's end. 

The drive-in is slated for completion by 

fall or possibly as late as next spring. 

Habhab said a contract will be awarded 

after bids have been received. Construction 

is expected to begin within a few weeks. 

Habhab said the drive-in will show basically 

the same type of movies now shown in 

Fort Dodge and will have a 600-car capacity. 

The hardtop will seat approximately 

400. 

Cinema Lease Talks Under 

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EL CERRITO. CALIF—Connolly Development 

has announced that negotiations 

are under way on leases for a 5,000-squarefoot 

movie theatre and a restaurant of the 

same size for the Moeser Lane Shopping 

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on San Pablo Avenue between Moeser Lane 

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Ted Connolly, former guard for the San 

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DENVER 

^Jitchell Kelloff. who operates the Uptown 

Theatre in Pueblo, has purchased 

the Clyne Theatre located on Northern 

Avenue. The house had been operating on 

a Spanish feature policy. Kelloff will announce 

a new policy in the near future. 

Western Service & Supply Co. has installed 

a new Cinemeccanica transistorized 

sound system in the Wyo Theatre. Sheridan. 

Wyo.. operated by Ross Campbell. Camphell 

also operates the Bison Theatre. Buffalo. 

Wyo.. where the marquee has been 

redecorated and new facing installed. 

Robert M. Johnson has updated and renovated 

his Harney Theatre in Custer, S.D. 

The theatre now has a new front in rustic 

style, which matches the western motif of 

the other buildings on the street. The lobby 

and foyer have been completely redecorated, 

new concession equipment has been 

installed and new carpeting has been placed 

throughout the theatre. 

Visiting the exchanges to set dates were 

Milton and Herb Boehm. Cover Theatre, 

Fort Morgan and George Kelloff, Star 

Drive-in, Monte Vista. 

Court Bars Confiscation 

Of Two 'Adult' Movies 

DENVER—The district attorney's office 

seems to have lost the first round in what 

appears to be a renewal of its attack on 

theatres showing sexploitation films with 

most of them catering only to males over 

18. Because the district attorney seemingly 

did not subpoena the proper persons—being 

unable to prove who owned the theatre 

and who had control of the films—County 

Court Judge George A. Manerbino granted 

a defense motion to deny the request that 

the two allegedly pornographic films be 

produced in court. The films under question 

were "Back Door" and "He Who 

Watches the Watchers." 

Appearing before the court was Maridy 

Christian, said to have been taking tickets 

at the Act I and Act II Theatre in west 

Denver, when a Denver patrolman assigned 

to the vice bureau purchased a ticket and 

viewed the two films under question. 

Also charged—but not showing up 

were a projectionist and Elden Christian. 

formerly named as theatre owner. Attempts 

to find these two had failed. Mrs. Christian 

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night in question but quit soon after, saying 

she did not want to be involved further. She 

had been subpoenaed to appear in court 

and bring the films but no criminal charges 

had been filed against her. However, these 

were prepared and would have been served 

if the films had been produced and if they 

had been determined to be obscene. 

Due to a change in ownership, it had 

not been possible to determine the owner. 

The original owner had filed corporation 

papers and a license had been granted. The 

court said that until the owners of the 

"ghost corporation" could be located and 

subpoenas served on them, seizure of the 

film could not be authorized. 

Police officers who viewed the films 

said they showed couples performing sex 

acts in the nude. At the time, the theatre 

was filled, with all seats taken and about 

ten others standing in the rear. 

Portland Fox Damaged 

By Rowdy Youngsters 

PORTLAND—An Easter week booking 

of two horror films, "Equinox" and "Master 

of Terror," in the big de luxe downtown 

Fox nearly resulted in a riot Sunday til). 

As exhibitors know, patrons attending certain 

pictures at certain times are inclined 

to be rowdy. The Easter Sunday turnout 

exceeded all 

expectations. 

About 600 youngsters entered the theatre 

when the doors opened at approximately 

12:30 p.m.. many of them dressed in their 

newly acquired Easter clothing. Not only 

did they remain in the theatre for the first 

two features but most of them remained 

until closing late Sunday. So noisy was the 

crowd that the remaining patrons crowded 

the boxoffice for refunds, resulting in overtaxed 

cashiers—and at times the need for 

help from the police. Portland police records 

disclosed at least seven calls. 

As a result. 

Alton Robbins. Fox manager, 

a veteran theatreman, took precautions for 

the following Sunday (18). He arranged for 

two complete shows, opening the theatre at 

12:30 p.m. but clearing the house following 

a final afternoon showing of the second 

feature. The theatre was dark for more than 

an hour before the boxoffice opened for 

evening performances. 

The Easter Sunday near-riot did result in 

theatre damage but not so extensive as might 

have been expected. 

The story made the newspapers later in 

the week after the Clarion Defender, a 

weekly for the black community deplored 

the affair. Editor Jimmie "Bang- Bang" 

Walker pointed out that the incident was a 

"reflection on the black community." 

Oddly enough, one newspaper reader, 

after 

reading about the event in a daily 

column, was upset because it had not re 

ceived "national TV coverage." 

gossip 

Lewis N. Wolff has been appointed pres 

ident of the newly formed 20th Centurj 

Fox Realty and Development Co. 

Tom Moyer Announces 

3rd Broadway Cinema 

PORTLAND — Multiple-unit 

theatres, 

both in the intimate and 1.000-seat category, 

aren't new to the Rose City, with 

Tom Moyer Theatres' twin $1 million Eastgate 

and Westgate, both seating more than 

1,000, as the forerunner. Now comes the 

first triplex, also a Moyer operation. Work 

is in progress now on the conversion of the 

J. J. Parker Broadway Theatre building into 

a three-unit complex. 

With two auditoriums, the Off-Broadway 

seating approximately 400. now showing 

20th Century-Fox's "Little Murders" and 

the Broadway, a 1.000-plus auditorium just 

concluding a run of Warner Bros.' "My Fair 

Lady," Moyer announces that by May 31 

he hopes to open a third unit, a 600-seal 

auditorium. 

Now under construction, along with an 

upper balcony lobby snack bar and a lower 

lobby combined boxoffice, is Broadway 

Cinema 2, the 600-seat unit that will occupy 

what was once the 800-seat balcony. 

A huge screen will be erected on a new 

wall, once the balcony rail. 

vertical 

Approximately 200 seats will be eliminated 

from the front part of the balcony. 

The construction includes new automated 

equipment, a new sound system, new carpeting 

and new seating. 

When complete, the Broadway will be 

advertised as Broadway cinemas, with Cinema 

1, the former main floor of the big 

Broadway of the '20s, seating about 1.000 

patrons. The Off-Broadway, the smaller 

unit, will be renamed Broadway Cinema 3, 

while the balcony area becomes Broadway 

Cinema 2. Plans are to feature first runs 

and moveovers. 

Judge Orders Jury Trial 

For Manager of Cine-Art 

COLORADO SPRINGS—Ben Valdez. 

24. manager of the Cine-Art Theatre, which 

shows mostly sexploitation films for adults 

only, pleaded innocent to a misdemeanor 

charge of "promoting obscene material." 

District Judge Patrick M. Hinton ordered 

a jury trial, to be held June 28. 

Valdez has been free on $1,000 bond. 

which was set when he was arrested in a 

courthouse corridor March 29. soon alter 

County Court Judge Robert E. Cole had 

viewed the 70-minute film "Sex. Inc." 

The film had been seized by Asst. Atty. 

Bill Hybl after he had viewed the movie at 

the theatre. Also sitting in on the viewing 

were a Colorado Springs detective and a 

Colorado college professor. 

Judge Hinton continued the $1,000 bond 

for Valdez. 

Ask Expansion Approval 

LIVER MORE. CALIF.—Enea Bros. 

Enterprises 

is seeking permission to expand 

the 754-seat Dublin Cinema by constructing 

an additional 290-seat auditorium. The 

county zoning commission has the request 

under consideration. 

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KC for 8th Week 

KANSAS ( ITY—Post-holidaj boxofficc 

grosses were relative!) static, due in pan 

to continuous good weather, Few marquee 

changes and the Academy Wards telecast 

Whicfa sent patrons Hocking to sec "Patton." 

winner of sc\en Oscars. "The Stewardesses" 

led the area's first-run product for the eighth 

consecutive week, racking up 500 a'< the 

Kimo. "I ove Story" hung on to the second 

spot, grossing 395 in its 1 7th stanza al the 

Fine Arts. "Ryan's Daughter" drew an even 

300 per cent in an eighth frame at the 

Capri. Fourth and fifth position, respectively, 

went to "A New Leaf" (265. second, 

three houses) and "Valdez Is Coming" (ISO. 

second. Plaza). The stronger of the week's 

two openers was "The Statue." pulling 175 

at the Brookside, while "riverrun" only 

managed 115 as the bottom half of a sc\ endrive-in 

subrun of "Five Easj Pieces." 

Aô 100 

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Brookside The Statue (CRC) 

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Ryan's Daughter ,MGM1. 8th wk. 

Embassy II—Gimme Shelter SR 3rd wk 175 

I, Little Empire Ranch Mart 1— Big Man 

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Empire 2 Tora! Tora! Tora! ,20th-Fox), 

17th wk .100 

Murders 

Empire 3, Kimo South, Metro 3 Little 

(20th-Fox), 3rd wk 165 

Fine Arts— Love Story (Parol, 17th wk 395 

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Glenwood Parkway One, Towne 2— A New 

Glenwood Roxv— Waterloo (Para), 2nd wk ,175 

Leof (Para), 2nd wk 265 

Kimo The Stewardesses (SR J. 8th wk 500 

Plaza Valdez Is Coming UA' 2nd wk 180 

Mart 2, Townc 1- Pretty Maids All Ranch in 

a Row (MGMi, 2nd wk 175 

Seven theatres--The Baretoot Executive 

(BV), 2nd wk 150 

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'Stewardesses' Strongest Draw 

In Chicago With 400 4th 

CHICAGO—After better than usual 

business just prior to Easter, there was some 

disappointment about Saturday (17) and 

Sunday grosses. It was assumed thai the 

sudden high temperatures which followed 

the very cold weather took people to the 

highways and byways instead of the movie 

houses. However, now that the figures for 

the entire week have been totaled, there 

were several instances ot much better than 

average grosses. In areas outside of the 

Loop, such films as "Five Easj Pieces." 

"Little Murders." "The Twelve Chairs" and 

"Cold Turkey" scored high. 

Carnegie The Confession (Para), 2nd wk 125 

Chicago Love Story (Para), 16th wk. ., ...300 

I Cinema Never Song for My Father 

(Col), 11th wk .. .200 

... 1 50 

Gimme Shelter (SR), 6th wk. . . 

Esquire 

Loop The Stewardesses (SR), 4th wk 400 

Michael Todd The Andromeda Strain 

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Univ 

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Oriental—Brother 150 

(Col), John 3rd wk 

Playboy- Investigation of a Citizen Above 

Suspicion Coll. 6th «k .135 

Roosevelt Waterloo (Col), 2nd wk. ... 225 

Shangri La-— Relations (SR), 5th wk. .. .175 

State Lake--A New Leaf (Para), 2nd wk .250 

United Artists— Little Big Man NGPi 9th wk .150 

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Wm. Schaefer to Press Staff 

Of ABC Great States 

CHICAGO—William Schaefer, formei 

Midwest exploitation manager foi 

mount Pictures, has joined the press siall 

ol \HC-( ileal States, it was announced by 

Edward II. Seguin, director ot advertising 

.incars ot experience in promotion 

and publicity, Schaefer will devote 

trainee and will handle advertising lor the 

circuit's outlying theatres Veteran showman 

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prank Pierson. who operates the Golden 

Rod Showboat, an enterprise that includes, 

in addition to old-time silent film 

tare, live, rousing, on-stage melodrama, 

plus a dining room and bar. reports that 

the only "knock" he has received on the 

"What do you think?" cards he hands out 

to his audiences was about the distracting 

sound of ice clinking in patrons' glasses. "... 

just when Greta Garbo was making her 

choice between the "Flesh' and the 'Devil.' " 

Pierson has obligingly provided paper cups. 

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His ne\t big one. scheduled for early-summer 

showing, will be "The Birth of a Nation." 

Most of the films shown are rented 

from Universal Distributors in Kansas City, 

whose customers include schools, for film 

study courses, and movie clubs comprised 

of groups who just like to get together to 

watch old-time movies. 

Lauren Bacall and the original cast of the 

award-winning musical comedy "Applause" 

will interrupt their Broadway run to bring 

the show to the Municipal Opera July 5-11. 

The play, now in its second year at New 

York's Palace Theatre, won the l"9~70 

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hit performance in the lead of "Hello. 

Dolly!", which was the longest-running 

Broadway musical in history. 

WOMPI's annual election of officers was 

scheduled for Wednesday (21) at Arthur 

Enterprises' Fox Theatre screening room. 

More than 200 persons turned out Wednesday 

(14) for the meeting of the Southampton 

Development League, planned to 

consider converting the old Roxy Theatre 

in the south part of the city into an interdenominational 

teenagers' coffee house, and 

voted overwhelmingly in opposition to the 

proposal, including a vote to take legal action 

to block such activity. The group, comprised 

of neighborhood residents, generally 

middle-aged to elderly, argued that the 

coffee house would attract "an interracial 

crowd," including "motorcycle gangs from 

north St. Louis" and "drug addicts." Rev. 

James Page, pastor of St. Mark's Episcopal 

Church, who spoke in favor of the project. 

said that the proposed coffee house would 

be open to anyone but that it would not be 

used as a correctional center for delinquent 

youths and drug addicts. One of the dozen 

high school youths in attendance said after 

the meeting. "I came here tonight expecting 

some kind of dialog but all I see is the 

generation gap in action." The theatre, a 

Nick Karakas property, has been closed 

for eight 

years. 

Jerry Lewis Cinema 

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ELK. GROVE. ILL.—Construction is 

expected to begin this summer on a 500- 

seat Jerry Lewis Cinema in the Grove Shopping 

Center. Arlington Heights and Biesterfield 

roads, in Elk Grove. Completion is 

scheduled for late summer or early fall. 

according to Walter Pancoe of Winnetka. 

one of the theatre owners and operators 

with his brother Arthur of Glencoe. Pancoe 

said plans for the theatre have been "in 

the works" for eight months. 

"Our film selection will be directed toward 

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"With frequent feature changes, we intend 

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Rex Enterprises, area directors lor Jerry 

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Jack Pahl. village president, said. "The 

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Northgate Cinemas Have 

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DKCATLR. II. I.. — 

Manager James 

Daum reported that approximately 350 

persons attended the grand opening of the 

Northgate Cinema I and II Wednesday 

night (7). 

"I hat was a good turnout tor a week 

night." he said. People often do not go to 

a theatre on its opening night but wait for 

one or two days. Daum pointed out. 

"We were amazed with the constant 

crowd at the open house Saturday and 

Sunday (3-4)." Daum commented. 

Cinema I has seating for 691 persons and 

Cinema 2 has a 415-seal auditorium. 

das (2K) at the United Artists Theatre in 

Chicago. I he Robert Mulligan-Richard A 

Roth production for Warner Bros, was directed 

by Mulligan and produced by Roth. 

Jennifer O'Neill. Clary Grimes, Jerry 

Houser and Oliver Conanl head the cast. 

Landmark Theatre Sold 

KIRKSVILl.E. MO.— Mr. and Mrs. 

Fred B. Hulse jr. of Columbia. Mo., have 

bought the Princess I heatre. a Kirksville 

landmark at the corner of Franklin and 

McPherson for more than 50 years. The 

Hulses reportedly will use the building to 

expand their fabrics store. 

KANSAS CITY 

J-Terman and Frances Gould celebrated 

their Golden Wedding anniversary at 

a dinner party at the Muehlebach Hotel 

Saturdaj night (17) with their families and 

friends, numbering 50. Some came from 

England, California, Texas and 

Ohio. Their son Dr. Bernard Gould and his 

wife hosted the party. Friday and Sunday 

also were busy days with more parties A 

written by Gould's niece Charlotte Rultman 

skit 

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the highlights of the honored couple's lite. 

portraying Herman's first meeting with 

Prances in the lobby of the Tootle I heatre 

in St. Joseph when he was manager and his 

early days as a tent show operator for the 

Dubinsk) Bros, circuit. 

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer BMLs sr.. exhibitors 

in Moherly. will be honored with a 4()th 

wedding anniversary celebration in Salisbury, 

hosted by son Elmer jr. and wife Amy 

and two sisters. Friends are invited to attend 

a reception at the Bills home in Salisbury 

. 604 E. Birch Drive, from 2 to 4 p.m.. 

Sunday. May 2. 

Joyce krull. wife of Gene Krull. National 

Theatre Supply sales executive, was 

KMBZ's Secretary of the Day Tuesday (20). 

Mrs. Krull is secretary of the Alameda 

Pla/a Hotel Development. She also was 

Employee of the Month for all the Gilbert- 

Robinson. Inc. hotel development properties. 

Grace Roberts. 20th Century-Fox head 

cashier, will retire April 30 after 2 l > years 

in that position. She currently is secretary 

of F23. IATSE unit of the film exchange 

employees union, a post she has held since 

1946. She was president of the local 

WOMPI Club in 1969, having served previously 

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as recording secretary and treasurer. 

She is president of the Connie Burns auxiliary 

American 

chapter of the Legion, cor- 

CHICAGO—The Midwest premiere of responding secretary of the Daughters of 

"Summer of '42" has been set lor Wednes- 

the American Revolution, member of the 

Huguenot Society and the Kansas City 

Women's Chamber of Commerce. 

Screenings at Commonwealth: "Percy" 

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Mercury— and "Taking Off (I niversal), 

Fridaj (23) Paramount sneaked "Murphy's 

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Arts I heatre. which continues to pack 

them m with "love story." Paramount 

will screen "A Gunfight." starring Kirk 

Douglas and Johnns (ash. I uesd.iy (27) 

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The WOMPI Club reminds that 

the group 

will hold the election ol officers tor the 

1971-1972 season I uesda\ (27) during the 

regular meeting of the members at the 

Savoy. Cocktails will he at 6:00 p.m., followed 

by dinner at 6:30. Club dues must 

be paid in full in order tor members to vote. 

Itc\ Miller and his wile Mars Margaret 

ol Mercury Film were in Wichita Siinda\ 

(IS) visiting with the J. W. Starks. theatre 

concessionaires. Be\ met with several area 

exhibitors Monday ( 

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Becky I.inneman, Paramount secretary, 

and her fiance. Bob Johannes, and his 

parents, spent a pleasant Sunday at I ake 

Dabinawa near Topeka. 

I iiiiuli Kay Watt, who handles press and 

public relations for Show-A-Rama. will he 

married to C. E. Birch II Saturday, Ma) 22. 

at Old Mission United Methodist Church 

in Mission. Kas. She is the daughter ol Mr 

and Mrs. Orville Wayne Watt. 

June Opening Planned 

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DODGE CITY. KAS—Ground break 

ing recently took place for the new Cine- 

Circle Twin Theatre to be constructed in 

Dodge City near the Village Square Shopping 

Center west of Central Avenue on Kinkead 

Street. Among those who attended 

were Glen Cooper, president of Cine-Kan 

Corp.. and Mrs. Cooper: Mayor Rowell 

Clark; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cooper: AI Cooper, 

who will manage the new theatre, and 

Bob Collin, constructor. 

Swift construction is expected and a lime 

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Jo-Ann Robinson, who makes her film 

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starring Pat Boone, was in town for a weekend 

of press rounds. 

"The Beguiled" will be presented here for 

the first time at the ABC-Great States 

Roosevelt Theatre in the Loop. 

"Summer of '42" opens Friday (30) at 

the United Artists Theatre in the Loop. 

When Robert Mulligan, director, learned 

from Warner Bros, publicist Frank Cases 

that there was a lot of enthusiastic reaction 

following a preview showing, he said he 

planned to be in town Friday (23) for press 

dales. . Artists publicist Wally He m 

will be joined by Woody Allen Sunday (25) 

for press rounds in connection with "Bananas". 

"24 Hours of Le Mans" will 

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Early July will bring Mike Nichols' 

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Thursday (29) with five acts and a Laurel 

and Hardy movie at the Ford City Cinema 

. . . After the better-than-expected acceptance 

given to "Wings" by Biograph Theatre 

patrons, operator Bill Durante is bringing 

back more of the old "tried and true" films 

for the balance of April and throughout the 

month of May. Included are "Mark of Demetrious," 

"The Sea Hawk." "Johnny Belinda." 

"Doctor Socrates." "Mildred Pierce." 

"The Jazz Singer" (with Al Jolson). "Bordertown." 

"Maltese Falcon," "Anthony Adverse." 

"Story of Louis Pasteur." "The 

Petrified Forest" and "The Life of Emile 

Zola." 

Doug Dopkins. Allied Artists, spent a 

week with exhibitors in Minneapolis in 

connection with upcoming openings of "The 

Blood Rose" and "The Body Stealers." 

Gene Cole, formerly with ABC-Great 

States' advertising-publicity department, 

succeeds Paul Montague as publicist for 

American International Pictures. Montague 

is retiring to Florida. 

Dr. Merrill Shepro, 47. of suburban 

Riverside, president of Scientific Communications, 

promoters of cable TV. was 

killed when his small plane crashed seconds 

after takeoff from the Grand Canyon National 

Airport in Arizona. Four members 

of Dr. Shepro's staff, who had joined him 

to attend a CATV meeting in San Francisco, 

also were victims of the crash. Dr. Shepro. 

whose company has applications for cable 

TV franchises pending in 70 Illinois communities, 

testified against five rate regulations 

of the industry early this month at an 

Illinois Commerce Commission hearing. 

Charles Teitel, president of Teitel Film 

Corp.. was on the West Coast conferring 

with his father Abe Teitel. He returned in 

time for a screening and luncheon at Fritzel's 

Thursday (22) to introduce Sam Sherman, 

head of Independent International 

Films, to Midwest exhibitors. Sherman 

specializes in youth-oriented movies in the 

"horror and motorcycle" category. Most of 

the films are G and GP rated. 

James Rokos from suburban Downers 

Grove was in attendance when the Oscars 

were passed out and said he was "speechless, 

almost hysterical" when he won one. 

Rokos, 24, directed the first student-made 

film ever to receive an Oscar for excellence. 

His 20-minute "The Resurrection of Broncho 

Billy" was voted the best live-action 

short subject. The film was a class project 

at the University of Southern California, 

where Rokos is completing work on his 

thesis for a master's degree in cinema. He 

said the Oscar will be kept by the school 

and put on display. Rokos and three other 

students made the film in ten days at a 

cost of $600. 

Ethel Pastor, manager of the World Playhouse, 

look off for a brief holiday. 

Kermit Russell, head of UM Film Dis- 

Iributors. had just enough time to handle 

a large number of requests dealing with 

"The Twelve Chairs" before leaving Sunday 

(25) for the Variety convention in Las 

Vegas. Nev. The movie, which has been 

one of the top grossers for the past several 

weeks, is set for another ten-house run Friday 

(30). The Evergreen and Old Orchard. 

which had participated in the first outlying 

showing, have rebooked it. 

X Films Go on Vacation 

At Harlem Avenue Airer 

CHICAGO—Exhibitor Bene Stein announced 

that he will cease booking X-rated 

films into the Harlem Avenue Drive-in, 

4101 North Harlem Ave., in Norridge. 

Stein said his decision had nothing to do 

with a petition being circulated by irate 

housewives, who allege that they can look 

out of their windows and see "nothing hut 

naked bodies on that screen." 

Stein said his decision to stop showing 

the X-rated movies during the summer 

months was based on the reasoning that 

there was no practical way to prevent youths 

from viewing the screen illegally from some 

vantage spot. Therefore, he said, "We made 

up our mind not to play the X-rated lilms 

for the summer." 

The new policy at the drive-in was initiated 

with a "triple shock show" featuring 

"Blood and Lace," "The Crimson Cult" and 

"Horror House." 

Ga. Supreme Court Won't 

Let Flick Twins Reopen 

From Southeastern 

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ATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme 

Court rejected a request to allow Flick 16. 

an adult motion picture theatre at 17 Houston 

St. in downtown Atlanta, to reopen. 

Flick 16, Inc.. had requested that it be allowed 

to resume shows at the Flick twins 

pending an appeal on an order issued 

March 10 by Fulton County Superior Court 

Judge Elmo Holt. 

Judge Holt ordered the theatres closed as 

"public nuisances" and refused the owners 

a bond that would have allowed them to reopen 

until all appeals are exhausted. The 

case is on the State Supreme Court's docket 

for June. 

Complex Approval Likely 

MOUNT PROSPECT. ILL.—The village 

board of Mount Prospect has indicated thai 

it probably will approve the 54-acre, $42 

million office-apartment-entertainment development 

proposed by William Alter for 

a site at Algonquin and Elmhurst roads. 

Motion picture theatres are included in thecomplex 

plans. 

Ozoner Screen Is Toppled 

HARRISONVILLE, MO.—The screen at 

the Cass County Drive-in. 

managed by Jim 

Vallee, was toppled by high winds recently. 

Vallee said he hopes to have a new' screen 

erected and be back in business as soon as 

possible. 

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Big 500 in Memphis 

MEMPHIS—"Wuthering Heights," new 

entry at the Village, struck a responsive note 

with Memphis patrons from the very first 

showing and wound up its initial week with 

8 resounding 500 per cent. A widcls publicized 

premiere, sponsored b) VarietJ lent 

20 and Hillcrest High School, got the film 

off to its big start and patrons followed up 

on their own, day after day. filling the theatre 

to capacit) tor practicall) everj showing. 

"1 he Stewardesses." frequently the No. 

1 grosser during its long run at the Studio, 

turned in 250 — very good considering it 

was the film's 19th week in Memphis, 

"little Big Man" continued its Crosstown 

run with a 200 third week and lust-week 

"A New Leaf," Paramount Theatre, matched 

that figure. 


Crosstown— Little Big Man (NGP), 3rd wk 200 

Guild— Borsolino (Para) 50 

Malco War Between the Planets SR) 50 

Palace Cold Turkey (UA), 3rd wk 125 

Paramount—A New Leaf (Para) 200 

Park— Love Story (Para), 16th wk 150 

Plaza— The Wild Country iBV), 2nd wk 100 

Studio— The Stewardesses ;5R), 19th wk 250 

Village Wuthering Heights (AIP) 500 

Exhibiting Obscene Film 

Charge on R. B. Parker 

DECATUR. GA.-A Dekalb County 

theatre owner and his projectionist were 

arrested and a so-called "adult film" seized 

in what detectives described as a crackdown 

against smut offenders. 

Ronald Barney Parker, 37, owner of the 

Glen Art Theatre, 3199 Glenwood Rd., and 

his boothman David Earl Thompson. 25. 

were arrested Tuesday night (13), DeKalb 

County police said. 

DeKalb Counts adjoins Fulton (Atlanta) 

1 

Counts and its county seat. Decatur, virtuall\ 

is a suburb of Atlanta. 

Charges of exhibiting obscene material 

were filed against Parker and Thompson 

and they were booked at the DeKalb 

Counts jail. They were released that same 

evening. Parker posting a $600 bond and 

Thompson $500 bail. 

Seized svas a film titled "Five-Way Split" 

along with several other reels. 

This raid marked the second time this 

sear that the Glen Art has come under the 

close scrutiny of the DeKalb police force. 

Tsvo other men connected with the theatre, 

James Simon Russ and James Milton 

Ballard, were arrested in February and 

bound over for trial. They were charged 

with distributing obscene material and both 

were released on $100 bonds. 

According to police reports. Parker svas 

sersed with a bench warrant in connection 

svith the arrest of Russ and Ballard. 

DeKalb vice squad detectives said they 

are keeping a close watch on DeKalb's three 

remaining "art theatres" for possible violations. 

DeKalb police said the arrests at the 

Glen Art were precipitated after an officer 

had viewed "Five-Way Split" and found it 

in violation of Georgia's code regarding 

distribution of obscene materials. 

Wealth of Color Promised 

Patrons in Lawrenceville 

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"Tommy" rhompson, president ol NATO 

oi Georgia and head of the Hawkinsvitlebased 

circuit bearing his name, is overseeing 

finishing touches on a remodeling 

and refurbishing project at his local rhompson 

Theatre. 

Thompson is preparing lor a gala reopening 

late this month and. appropriate! 1 

for a spring event, is breaking out a color 

scheme thai runs from amber to violet with 

numerous stops in between. 

Suiting with the 650 seats, which are 

being rebuilt and respaced, the name ol the 

game is color in mans varieties. Starting 

from the front, the seats will In- upholstered 

in Italian Olive, Matador Red. Bonfire Accent, 

Bitter Sweet Accent. Perks Blue m^\ 

Avocado. The next six svill repeat this color 

scheme .in^l continue right through the 

auditorium, giving the effect ol a painter's 

palette while the artist is in the process ol 

doing a springtime landscape. 

Sunflower accent will be the color of 

the front doors and the marquee has been 

redecorated in keeping with the rest ol the 

decor. The outer lobby Thompson describes 

as a "Circles Yes. Squares No" theme and 

the vinyl wall covering in the inner lobby 

is in a special Gilman tinge. In the powder 

room, the "wet look pattern" is known as 

Cheek-to-Cheek and the men's room is another 

Gilman special, called the Dance. 

African Grass is the coloring used lor 

snackbar; walls of the lounge depict oldtime 

trains above the chair rail, with a 

rustic brick wall below. 

John Thompson, son of the circuit owner, 

and Bills Mullis base been supervisors 

of the project, with young Thompson 

specializing in the decoration. 

Jim Coleman New Blevins 

Vice-President, Sales 

NASHVILLE—W. A. Robbins. executive 

vice-presidenl anil general manager of 

Blevins Popcorn Co., 

has announced the appointment 

of J i m 

Coleman as s icc-president 

in charge ol 

Coleman has been 

with the company 

more than five sens 

Prior to his latest 

promotion, he was 

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branch sales manager 

here. His new 

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duties place him as director of the bulk 

division. In addition, he will be in charge 

o\ all Blevins popcorn and concession SUppl) 

company branches m Nashville, Atlanta. 

Memphis. Ness Orleans. Jacksonville and 

otiiss ille. 

A Clarksville native, Coleman is a graduate 

of Austin Peas State University, which 

is located in that Tennessee town. He has 

been a resident of Nashville lor several 

sears. Also he seised in the U.S. Army. 

Florida Senate Moves 

Toward Censor Board 

\ssi I . I I \ \ senate committee 

has passed bs 5-0 sole a hill to 

establish a state motion picture censorship 

board, with the committee chairman sowing 

"and next we're going alter books ." 

The measure was adopted hs the Senate 

Criminal Judiciars Committee over objections 

irom a representative ol the film 

iinluslis. who charged it would not hurt 

the "hard-core pornographers as much as 

the ones win. produce Disnes-typc. legitimate 

lllllls" 

'I he movie board would be modeled on 

the Mars land censorship panel, said Sen 

Beth lohnson (R), < ocoa Beach, a cosponsor 

ol the measure. The board would 

be composed ol three members appointed 

bs governor to view all movies before thes 

are shown in Florida. 

Sana, N \1 ol Florida representative, 

told the committee the law would 

onls "slow up good pictures." 

"The hard-core films are going to appeal 

the rulings m the courts, anyway," 

he testified. "So the films you're going to 

hurt are the good ones." 

Committee chairman William D. Barrow 

(D), Crests lew. said he would follow up 

the movie review hoard bs drafting legislation 

for another board to resiesv K>oks. 

Jack Durrell Organizes 

Major Films Distributors 

ATLANTA—Jack Durrell. 

formerly with 

Atco Gibraltar Corp.. recently resigned to 

organize Major Films Distributors. Inc.. 

a "busing and booking agencs. with headquarters" 

in Suite 713. Atlanta Film Building. 

Associated with the nesv firm is Carol 

Lee Willingham. who will be Durrell's 

secretars and do general Girl 

I ridas duties 

in the new company. Mrs. Willingham also 

was an AtCO Gibraltar staffer and before 

that connection was with Modular Cinemas 

Of America. 

Major I ilms will serve the Atlanta. Dallas. 

Oklahoma Cits. Memphis and New 

Orleans territories ,\m\ plans 10 open an 

office m Dallas in the near future, according 

io Durrell. 

Durrell started in the film business with 

Universal Pictures in Memphis m 19 

resigned to organize South Theatre s 

,i busing and booking agencs in that Tennessee 

ens. After selling the agencs he 

moved to Dallas and went to work for 

United Artists Theatres, a nationwide circuit 

that operates 

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buyer. 

After that he moved to Charlotte to become 

film buyer tor I astern Federal Corp.. 

which owns and operates theatres in 

I lorida, North and South Carolina and 

Georgia, svith ten locations in Atlanta. 

II - next move svas to Atlanta svith Atco. 

Durrell has made mans tnends in the 

territories he plans to sersice during his IS 

sears in the business anil thes all svish him 

well in his new venture. 

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gmoking inside of Park Theatre while films 

are in progress brought about complaints. 

John T. Gannon. Park manager, 

said there were "No Smoking" signs in the 

lobby and he wasn't aware that any patrons 

had been smoking while a film was unwinding. 

D. E. Mallery. city fire marshal, 

who got in on the discussion, said regular 

inspections would be made of the Park 

in the future. 

Bob Filderman, 13, 

also got into the exhibition 

news when he asked, via a letter to 

the newspapers, why he has to pay adult 

prices but can't see "adult" films. He says 

it seems odd to him that at 1 3 he has to 

pay full adult prices but has to wait five 

more years before he can see an X film. 

Nothing was changed as a result of this 

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which is generating very little good 

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K. K. King, owner, has resumed full-time 

operation of his Dixie Drive-In at Searcy, 

Ark. The Cardinal Drive-In, Mayfield. Ky., 

also has been opened for the summer . 

In other seasonal moves, the Lyric Theatre 

at Mena, Ark., has been closed and the 

Mena Drive-In relighted for the hot weather 

weeks. 

"Love Story," in its 18th week at the Park 

Theatre, has become a contender for alltime 

grossing records in Memphis, already 

occupying the No. 3 spot behind "The 

Sound' of Music" ($626,693.05 for 79 

weeks at the Crosstown) and "Gone With 

the Wind" ($350,000 for 49 weeks in its 

original run at the Crosstown, and, of 

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The Memphis city censor board, called 

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Lewie R. Folk, chairman, defended the 

private agreements to make deletions. The 

row is still going on. 

Added openings for the summer: Elias 

Drive-In at Osceola. Ark., and the Laco 

Drive-in, Lexington. 

Richard Smith Is City Mgr. 

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MEMPHIS — Richard Smith has been 

named city manager of Cobb Theatres in 

Memphis. The announcement 

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executive vicepresident 

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Smith. Shafer is a native of Kansas City. 

The opening of the Frayser 3 Theatres 

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Two other multiples are set to follow in 

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The nine new screens in Memphis make 

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the other on October 6, in different cases. 

When attorneys for the theatre sought to 

get the temporal - ) injunctions lifted, the 

judges joined the cases so they could hold 

the joint 

hearing. 

Pussycat attorneys Robert E. Smith of 

Baltimore and Walter Bailey of Memphis 

contended the films were not obscene in the 

constitutional sense. They also challenged 

fennessee's 

anti-obscenity law. 

The injunctions prohibit removing the 

films from the jurisdiction of the courts or 

showing them. Thirty days were granted for 

an appeal. 

Banning of X-Rated Films 

Sought in Lake Worth 

From Southwestern Edition 

LAKE WORTH. TEX.—The city council 

has delayed response to a petition requesting 

an ordinance concerning the showing 

here of X-rated motion pictures. 

The petition, signed by 132 persons and 

presented to the council at its March 23 

session, asked that lewd movies be prohibited 

at drive-in theatres, claiming that 

X-rated movies are "against moral codes. . . 

a general nuisance. . .and an invasion of 

privacy." 

NEW ORLEANS 

pictures winning awards. I he Orpheum 

pu- Academy Awards have conic and gone Dennis Class Rider") Hopper movie, was 

and theatres were quick to set in the here [uesda) (20) to talk about his association 

with Hopper and his new film, as well 

opened with "Patton," winner oi seven as to outline a campus schedule lor the 

movie prior to its commercial theatre engagementcar 

Oscars, and "M A S H." awarded .in Os- 

for the best screenplay. "Women 

in 

I ove," starring Glenda Jackson, best actress, 

was playing at the Gentilly-Orleans. 

"Love Story" was on the He. icon screen. 

"Airport" at the Panorama Theatre. 

"The Big Doll House." distributed by 

Blue Ribbon Pictures in the New Orleans 

and Memphis territories, opened tins week 

in a multiple run of seven drive-ins and one 

hardtop with terrific grosses. 

It was a week of weddings at Blue Ribbon 

Pictures: Ronald, son of Oeorge Pabst. 

Blue Ribbon president, was married Saturday 

(17) and Jean Dolan. booking department, 

was an attendant at her sister-in-law's 

wedding Thursday (15). 

The WOMPI nominating committee submitted 

a slate of officers for 1971-72: for 

president— Lillian Sherick; first vice-president— 

Delia Jean Favre; second vice-president—Anna 

Simopoli; recording secretary 

Shirley Eagan; corresponding secretary 

Doris Stevens. The election will be held at 

the April closed meeting Tuesday (27). 

Lawrence Schiller, producer and directoi 

of "The American Dreamer." the new 

Suspends 30-Day Sentence 

Given to James A. Huber 

WRK.H is\ II I I Bl \< H N.C. — A 

theatre manager here was given a 30-da) 

suspended jail sentence Thursday (8) lor 

oil ending the morals ol W rightsvillc 

Beach" alter a state judge viewed the movie 

"The Sensuall) liberated Female" at the 

defendant's theatre. 

James A. Huber. manager ol the (rest 

Theatre here, was found guilty ol exhibiting 

an obscene film by District Court Judge 

Gilbert H. Burnett. 

Burnett adjourned his court session during 

Huber's trial and went to the theatre 

to view the film. 

Huber's attorney gave notice he would 

appeal the conviction to Superior Court 

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by Alice in Wonderland and. of 

course. Mickey Mouse and Pluto, visited 

the Georgia capitol and called on Gov. 

Jimmy Carter to remind him that "Disney 

on Parade" was going to open a week-long 

engagement in nearby Macon. Obligingly, 

the chief executive sat down and dashed 

nil a proclamation setting aside the week 

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Disney musical to by-pass the city. Macon's 

facility seats more than 12.000 patrons. 

V. James Bello sr., chief barker of Atlanta 

Tent 21. and his wife Doris led Atlanta's 

delegation to Variety International's 

convention which opened Sunday (25) in 

1 as Vegas and runs through May 1. Bello, 

Southeastern division manager for American 

International Pictures, and his wife visited 

AIP home offices in Hollywood before 

proceeding to Las Vegas. Other Atlantans 

attending the convention: Walter L. Walker, 

office manager of the Buena Vista exchange, 

and Mrs. Walker; E. E. Whitaker. 

Georgia Theatre Co. vice-president in 

charge of operations, and his wife Vella; 

Isaac M. Janko and his wife Adele. president 

of Variety Club Women. The Atlantabased 

Coca-Cola Co. is represented by 

Variety members Mr. and Mrs. Hal Gibson, 

Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Paris and Mr. and Mrs. 

Harvey Westfall. Convention activities are 

centered in Las Vegas' famed Caesar's 

Palace. 

Frank Lowry, United Artists Atlanta 

salesman who is a patient in Will Rogers 

Hospital at Saranac Lake, N.Y.. where he 

is undergoing tests, wrote a long letter to 

his fellow UA workers extolling the wonderful 

care provided by doctors and other personnel. 

Lowry told UA friends how fortunate 

the film industry and other show 

business branches are to have facilities of 

the hospital available when the need arises. 

Lawrence P. Klamon has been appointed 

senior vice-president of Fuqua Industries 

and also will remain as general counsel. 

Robert S. Prather has been named vicepresident 

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doctors told him a similar operation will be 

necessary before he can leave the hospital. 

probably within two weeks. 

Trade and press screenings at Columbia's 

Filmrow Playhouse: "The Wild Riders." 

Clark Releasing Co.: "shinbone alley," Allied 

Artists; "Walk on the Hot Streets," 

Artists International Distributors: "Beast of 

the Yellow Night." Atco Gibraltar; "Fools' 

Parade" and "Creatures the World Forgot," 

Columbia; "Weekend With Strangers." Jaco 

Productions; "Guess What?". Harnell Independent 

Productions . . . Craddock Films 

screened "Quick. Lefs Get Married' in the 

Preview Theatre in the Atlanta Film Building. 

Filmrow's sympathy was extended to Mrs. 

Nell Middleton, whose father-in-law B. 

Howard Middleton sr. of Decatur, died 

Tuesday (13). Middleton owned and operated 

the Middleton Bakery for 25 years in 

Decatur. A native of Darlington, S.C., he 

had lived in Decatur 55 years. Surviving are 

his wife, his son B. Howard jr., two daughters, 

three brothers and a sister. 

Mrs. Juanita Elwell became a greatgrandmother 

Sunday (11) when her granddaughter 

gave birth to a baby girl in De- 

Kalb General Hospital. The baby has been 

named Jean. Mrs. Elwell. now retired, was 

a charter member of the WOMPI Club 

when it was organized 18 years ago. It is 

the third oldest club in the international 

organization, preceded only by the Dallas 

and New Orleans clubs. 

WOMPIs will elect officers at the 

Wednesday (28) session in the Conference 

Room of the Atlanta Film Building. Voting 

will follow a report by the nominating committee 

made up of Louise Bramblett, chairman, 

Wil-Kin candy department: Nell Middleton, 

MGM, and Linda Burnett, United 

Artists . . . Tillie Shapiro, who continues 

as a WOMPI stalwart although she has 

retired from the film industry, recently 

underwent gall bladder surgery, then had 

the misfortune to fall and break her arm 

while recuperating at home . . . Jack Rigg, 

general manager of Atco Gibraltar, 

suffered 

a slight fracture in a small bone in his right 

arm and showed up for work with his arm 

in a cast. 

Mrs. Betty Culpepper, secretary to Ralph 

Buring, 20th Century-Fox advertising and 

exploitation director in the Southeast, is 

visiting her daughter in California 

. 

. . Joel 

Poss, Columbia's Southeastern fieldman, 

returned from a business trip to the company's 

New York home office. 

Terry Kay, Atlanta Journal amusements 

editor, and chief aide Scott Cain, who 

specializes in reviewing films, according to 

their custom, revealed their choices of winners 

in the six categories of the Oscar 

Sweepstakes in the Sunday (11) issue of the 

Journal-Constitution. Oddly enough, they 

agreed only on one choice, that of Jack 

Nicholson for best actor for his work in 

"Five Easy Pieces." Kay chose Carrie Snodgress 

for best actress (for "Diary of a Mad 

Housewife") while Cain preferred Ali Macdraw 

("Love Story"). Chief Dan George in 

"Little Big Man" impressed Kay for best 

supporting actor but Cain opted for John 

Marley in "Love Story." Karen Black got 

Kay's vote for best supporting actress ("Five 

Easy Pieces") while Cain plumped for Sally 

Kellerman of "M*A*S*H." Ken Russell 

got Kay's vote as best director ("Women 

in Love") and Cain's choice was Robert 

Altman ("M*A*S*H"). Columbia's "Five 

Easy Pieces" received Kay's best picture 

ballot but Cain stuck with 20th Century- 

Fox's "Love Story." The fact that "Airport" 

docs not appear anywhere in their 

selections is "ver-r-ry interesting," as 

"Laugh-In's" Arte Johnson would comment 

(especially interesting, too. in the light of 

the Academy's choices, was the absence 

of mention of "Patton"). 

Exhibitor William Walter 

Draws Maximum Penalty 

ATLANTA—William Walter, owner of 

a downtown "adults only" film theatre 

Classic Art I and Classic Art II, was given 

the maximum penalty Thursday (15) on two 

counts of violating Georgia's obscenity law 

in Fulton (Atlanta) County Criminal Court. 

Judge Woodrow Tucker sentenced Walter 

to two concurrent 12-month prison terms 

and a $2,000 fine. 

Walter was found guilty by a five-person 

(two women and three men) jury Wednesday 

(14) in the first jury-tried "dirty movie" 

case in Fulton County. Walter was released 

on $6,000 bond pending appeal. 

Walter was charged in connection with 

the showing of two films. "Virgin Runaway" 

and "Innocent Nymph: Part Two." 

The jury spent eight afternoons listening 

to testimony and watching the films projected 

in the courtroom. 

Walter was found not guilty on a third 

count involving "Zap." It was reported 

that the jury felt that Walter was not aware 

that this particular film was obscene. The 

jurors deliberated an hour and 15 minutes 

before returning the verdict. 

Judge Tucker gave Walter a $1,000 fine 

and a one-year sentence on each of the two 

guilty verdicts but ruled that the two jail 

terms would run concurrently. 

Hinson McAuliffe. solicitor general for 

the Fulton Criminal Court, who has led the 

long-running attack on obscene books and 

motion pictures, said the prison sentence 

shows that the "handwriting is on the wall" 

for those violating the state's obscenity law. 

"This certainly indicates to me that the 

courts are not going to simply give fines in 

these cases." he said. 

McAuliffe said the stiff sentence given 

Walter was "really appropriate" because 

"these people are in business day after day 

flaunting the law." 

McAuliffe said it was not a "one-time 

mistake." adding that the judge's sentence 

will mean stepped up prosecution of cases 

against alleged obscene motion pictures 

(the "hard-core pornography" type) in Atlanta. 

"We might have felt useless if we had 

not gotten the support of the court, but now 

we know the court feels as we do about 

people who flaunt the law." 

McAuliffe added that his office has six 

to eight "movie cases" pending and about 

15 cases of a similar nature against Atlanta 

area book stores. 

National Features Plans 

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Theatre opened by National Features is 

scheduled to welcome its public here May 

26. 

In January. National Features unveiled 

a new Hub in Columbia, Tenn.: the next 

month, the circuit opened Hubs in Camden. 

S.C., and Troy Ala. The Newberry unit will 

continue the Hub format of 350 seat, fully 

automatic, company-owned theatres in 

smaller Southern towns. The circuit, using 

the newest Bell & Howell "Theatre 16" 

sight and sound system, has located its theatres 

in shopping centers using a 40x1 00- 

foot module. 

"Most important." according to National 

Features president LeRoy Klein, headquartered 

at the firm's Glenside, Pa., offices, 

"is that the low overhead concept is 

working well. The theatres are operated by 

a manager and one girl, who handle all 

normal chores. Their smooth functioning 

is made possible because no one need enter 

the projection booth before or between 

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J^ strongly hawkish motion picture film, 

"No Substitute for Victory," narrated 

by John Wayne, had a single showing here 

Monday night (19) in the Sheraton Hotel's 

ballroom. It was under the sponsorship of 

the local Committee to Return American 

Independence Now. Instead of admission 

prices, the sponsoring group called for "donations" 

of S2 for adults and $1 for children. 

Blues and rhythm singer Jackie Moore. 

a product of the local black ghetto, picked 

up her first gold record here Sunday (18) 

in a ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel in 

honor of her "Precious Precious" hit record. 

which has sold 1.300.000 copies. She is 

scheduled for a May 8 concert date in the 

local Veterans' Coliseum. 

The Academy Awards champion of the 

year. "Patton." was scheduled to hit the 

screen of ABC-Florida State Theatres' 

flagship house, the Regency Rocking-chair 

Theatre, only a few days after the awards 

were made in order to cash in on the coveted 

post-Oscar publicity and patronage. The 

alert ABC-FST booking staff also had three 

other award-winning films booked into 

local ABC-FST houses, "Women in Love," 

"Airport" and "Ryan's Daughter." 

Disneyworld, the new entertainment 

kingdom south of Orlando being readied 

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Local film exhibitors view as their biggest 

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a touring production of "Hair" which 

will have eight performances in the 3.000- 

seat Civic Auditorium at admission prices 

scaled from $4 to $9. "Hair" is expected 

to attract capacity crowds. A second big 

money-getter will be a week of "Holiday 

on Ice" in the 10.000-seat Veterans' Coliseum. 

The only new film of the week was "The 

Statue" in a first run at ABC-FST's downtown 

Center, described by Charles Brock, 

Florida Times-Union entertainment editor, 

as "a sort of Frankenstein's Pygmalion". . . 

Jewelene Lee. a cashier at the downtown 

Imperial Theatre for many years, is now 

undergoing training there as assistant to 

manager Gary Langford. 

New GTC Atlanta Theatre 

Meets Building Delays 

ATLANTA—Georgia Theatre Co.'s unnamed 

600-seat rocking-chair theatre, 

corner of Roswell Road and Hammond 

Place (in the Hammond Square Shopping 

Center near 1-285) is meeting with additional 

delays, according to E. E. Whitaker, 

vice-president in charge of theatre operations. 

The theatre is being constructed b\ the 

contractor also at work on the shopping 

center and unforeseen difficulties are holding 

up the center's completion, too. 

The theatre company, known as "The 

Rocking Chair Circuit," is headed by- 

John H. Stemhler sr. and operates about 

60 conventional and drive-in theatres in 

this state. The new unit will be the 22nd 

owned by GTC in the Atlanta metropolitan 

area. Preceding it, the most recent additions 

by the circuit were South DeKalh I 

and South DeKalb II theatres. 

MIAMI 

second session of the Ivan Tors Film 

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Actors Lab started Monday (19) alter 

the original session turned out so successfully 

under the leadership of Tony Gulliver, 

administrative director. Karl Redcoff, who 

has appeared on Broadway and operated 

acting schools in several parts of the U.S.. 

is teaching director for the Ivan Tors school. 

Meeting twice a week, two hours a session, 

on the sound stages of Fan lors. enrollccs 

perform lor closed-circuit TV and are able, 

Gulliver has said, to see "exactly what 

they're doing and how it works." 

him Tors' president 

and chief of production 

William Circle has said he believes the 

school can substantially aid in the building 

of a talent pool in the south Florida area. 

One performer enrolled in the winter 

classes, Susan Carroll, made five commercials 

professionally while the course was 

proceeding. Actors and actresses, fledgling 

and professional, who want to perfect their 

technique for movies or TV, auditioned for 

the classes of the second session. 

Sunrise Easter services were held in the 

Dixie Drive-In, 14601 South Federal Hwy, 

and Golden Glades Twin Drive-In on Palmetto 

Expressway at Northwest 37th Avenue 

. . . Among pyramid parties given here 

for benefit of the Miami Philharmonic orchestra 

was a private screening sponsored 

In Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wolfson at 

Wometco (Wolfson is a Wometco vicepresident). 

Mrs. Wolfson forgot to bring 

along a can opener, hence the making and 

serving of coffee was delayed until the 

projectionist would finish his booth tasks 

and open the coffee can with a screwdriver. 

Circuit Court Judge David Popper allowed 

the United Mini-Adult Theatre, 7829 

Northeast Second Ave., to reopen Wednesday 

(14) but he suggested the management 

replace its stag films with something of the 

type of "Bambi." In March the judge closed 

the theatre for showing pornographic films 

and fined the management $50,000 for contempt 

of court when it put on another skin 

flick. Judge Popper said the theatre could 

operate again if its business is legitimate 

and urged the "defendant contact Wall 

Disney Productions or some similar movie 

producing company which may help stimulate 

the operation of the business." 

Martini Gift Ticket Book 

Popular Easter Present 

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GALVESTON, TEX.—Gift books of 

tickets to the Martini Theatre were popular 

items during the recent Easter season with 

people wishing to present thoughtful and 

useful gifts, especially to their older friends 

and to college and high school age relatives. 

Martini Theatre gift books were advertised 

by Mrs. Catherine Martini, president 

of Martini Enterprises, in connection with 

her attractive lineup of bookings of "Airport," 

"Husbands," "My Fair Lady," "I 

Never Sang for My Father," "Where's Poppa?," 

"Little Big Man," "Valdcz Is Coming," 

"Lawrence of Arabia," "The Mephisto 

Waltz." "The Anderson Tapes" and "Fiddler 

on the Roof." 

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the subject ol (he Oscar selections, 

Sandra Courington, one ol the Boxoffiq 

Tulsa correspondents, interviewed lames 

McKenna, Park I ane and Circle theatres; 

Jim Rush, general manager, Familj rheaires, 

and Robert Keith, manager, Loews' 

Brook rheatre. 

McKenna, asked what he thought ol the 

Vcademy Awards show as a whole, replied 

"I think, over all, the) earned it ofl verj 

well. Beginning with the firsi award, it was 

obviously professional. I didn't feel that 

there was any question that 'Patton' was 

going to win. I was happ) to see Airport' 

recognized, especially since I am playing it 

in one of my theatres." 

Rush, asked if he were happy with results 

of the Academy voting, said. "No. I 

think 'Airport' should have won more and 

I would have liked to see "Love Story' do 

better. I was disappointed in the selection 

of best aetress. feeling that Ali MacGraw 

or Carrie Snodgress should have won." 

Keith: "I was especial!) pleased thai 

'Ryan's Daughter' received two awards and 

we are happ) to be playing that picture at 

this time. 1 fell that the Academy was more 

interested in spreading honors around this 

sear." Asked about his reaction to the best 

actor selection. Keith replied: "I voted for 

George C. Scott and, in my opinion, there 

was no other contender." Courington: "If 

you could change anything about the program, 

what would it be?" Keith: "I Feel that 

the songs should be directly from the movie 

and not these jazzed up arrangements. I 

think the sets this year were very good, 

typical Ross Hunter: clean. G-rated sets ol 

the old Hollywood musical type." 

Courington also discussed the Oscar program 

with Ronald Butler, new entertainment 

editor of the I ulsa Daily World, who had 

this to say: "It would seem that what the 

Academy needs most is a Patton to stand 

up at the start of each show, cuss them out 

and tell them exactly what they ARE going 

to do right. The Academy still inflicted 

upon the viewing public another excessively 

long string ol fumbling and humbling actors 

and actresses who couldn't read the inane 

small talk' and jokes right, who occasionally 

couldn't get the envelopes opened 

quickly, who didn't have the decency to be 

concise in their long-rehearsed acceptance 

speeches—and put end-to-end lor two hours 

and 20 minutes. It was a tribute only to the 

public's endurance and the Academy's vanity." 

New movies opening hero: "Little Murders." 

Will Rogers Theatre, and "Cold lur 

kev" ai the Fox. 

Texas NATO Sets Up 31 Committees 

To Fight Adverse Film Legislation 

DAI IAS -Reacting to a l\oo>.\ ol pro 

posed measures [hat would adversely atteet 

the film industry in this state. NATO ol 

lexas. acting through president lohn H. 

Rowle) and its board ol directors, has oiganized 

exhibitors in each ol the state's 31 

Senatorial districts to establish closer liaison 

will) 

slate senators and representatives. 

Rowley, in a letter to all district chairmen 

appointed under the new plan, also recommended 

two assignments lor all exhibitors— 

urging legislators to vote against Sli 

306 and to support HB 2.17. 

Row lev and the board first set up an 

Executive Legislative Committee to furnish 

direction in the fight against specific Senate 

or House bills inimical to Texas exhibition. 

Members chosen for this committee were: 

Charles Pomroy, Grand Theatre, Paris: 

Scott Harris. Tyler Theatre, lylcr; Ray 

Pike. Cinema Twin. Lufkin; Sam Tanner, 

Jefferson, Beaumont; O. Z. Horion. North 

Hills Cinema. Conroe, and Charles Paine. 

Windsor Theatre, Houston. 

In turn, members of this committee recommended 

a chairman for each ol the 31 

State Senatorial districts, with other theatre 

owners and managers in the districts serving 

as committeemen. District chairmen arc 

Pomroy for Senate District 1; Harris, SD 2; 

Pike. SD 3: Tanner. SD 4; Horton, SD 5: 

Paine, Senate districts 6, 7. I 1 and 

15; Pete 

Gloriod, Northtown Six, Dallas, Senate districts 

S. lb and 23; Lynn Harris. ABC 

Ridgewood. Garland, SD 9; Howard Harbrough. 

Palace, Fort Worth, SD 10; James 

rrantham, lexas rheatre, Hillsboro, SD 12; 

Claude Slew art. Waco Theatre. Waco. SD 

13. 

Charles Roots. Paramount. Austin. SD 

14; John Browning, State. Galveston. SD 

17; Rubin S. hrels. Uptown. Victoria. SD 

IS'; George Watson. Majestic. San Antonio. 

Senate districts 19 and 26: Bob Chapman. 

Centre, Corpus Chnsii. SD 20: Henry Hall. 

Rialto. Beeville. SD 21: C. H. Mann. Pinto 

Drive-In. Mineral Wells. SD 22: Frank 

Sheffield, Paramount, Abilene. SD 24; 

Howard Hodge. Howard Hodge Iheatre. 

Midland. SD 25; David Dillard. Cactus 

Drive-In. Pharr. SD 27; R. A. Noret. Palace. 

I.amesa. SD 2S; Bill Bohlmg. Capri, 

1.1 Paso. SD 29; Don Furman, Wichita 

Iheatre. Wichita Palls. SD 30. and James 

Nienast, Paramount. Amarillo. SD 31. 

"It is important that you join with other 

exhibitors listed on the committee rosiei ol 

vour district (the chairmen listed above!.' 

Rowley told state exhibitors in his Wednes 

^\^\ (14) letter, "to help stem the tide of 

legislation harmful to our motion picture 

theatres. 

"The central committee will issue assignments 

lor the districts as the legislative 

situation develops in Austin Prom the list 

oi legislative bills mailed to you recently, 

the lirst assignment will be to urge youi 

Senator to vote against SB 306, which has 

a Senate committee approval and is waiting 

to be put on the calendar lor a vole on the 

Senate I 

floor. attached arguments 

against the bill l.iii be used as a guide. 

"The second assignment is to write the 

I representatives, asking them to vote or 

HB 237 thai provides for a referendum to 

be submitted to the voters in November 

1972 on the Daylight Saving Time issue 

"We feel these district committees are 

vital to our el fort to stop, or at least temper, 

legislation that could hurt the operation Ol 

theatres. We hope you will cooperate with 

vour district chairman when he calls upon 

you to contact the lawmakers in vour district." 

Enclosed with Row lev's letter to individual 

lexas exhibitors were these arguments 

against Senate Bill 306 and for HB 

237: 

Senate Bill 306 was introduced by Sen 

Ralph Hall, who headed a Senate committee 

investigation Ol movies in several cities last 

year. The bill provides for an ordinance 

like that used by the Dallas Classification 

Board and states that any city or county 

may adopt it. Home-rule cities, which represent 

the vast majority of Texas towns, always 

have had this right—and this legislation 

is not necessary, However, il is feared 

officials in some towns might construe it as 

a new state law and try to set up a licensing 

and review board. 

If the bill should become law and a (own 

adopts the ordinance, the classification 

board will have authority to levy a license 

lee and to refuse or lo revoke a theatre li 

cense. Every picture must be licensed, which 

means the exhibitor must submit title and 

description and his rating o\ "suitable" or 

"not suitable" lor minors (IS veais old) at 

least 14 days before scheduled exhibition 

o\ the film. It the board disagrees with the 

exhibitor rating, il has the right lo demand 

a screening ol the film 240 hours before 

the picture is lo open. 

It would he impossible to comply with 

provisions ol the act calling lor local screen 

ings ol pictures ten days prior lo opening 

dales since only a lew expensive film punts 

ol each picture are available to service OVei 

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a thousand theatres on a tightly bonked 

schedule over the entire state. The only 

place where prior screening is possible is 

Dallas, which is the assemblj and distribution 

point for all films in Texas. The City 

of Dallas has had an ordinance like the one 

suggested in SIS 306 lor several years and 

the Dallas cit\ attornej has agreed to make 

the classifications of the 

Dallas board available 

for all towns and cities requesting 

them. 

In the past, the difficulty of selecting 

and maintaining a qualified and unbiased 

local board has been reason enough not to 

set up a classification system in all the 

towns and cities in Texas except Dallas. 

I he proposal to embody a local board with 

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V. "Vance" Terry, Woodward exhibitor, 

returned from an extended visit to 

Arcadia. Calif., and advance reports circulating 

through industry channels were 

that .Arcadia horses were kinder to Vance 

during the hitter part ol his vacation than 

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the authority to assess a license fee and the 

right to refuse or revoke a theatre license 

is an open invitation to close scores of theatres 

around the State. 

Arguments provided by NATO of Texas 

in favor of HB 237, now pending in the 

State Legislature: HB 237 was introduced 

by Rep. Hilary Dorant of Del Rio. It pro- 

\ ides a referendum to be submitted to Texas 

voters in November 1972 (general election) 

to allow them to express their opinions for 

or against Daylight Saving Time in Texas. 

Since HB 506 was defeated earlier this year, 

it is necessary to start anew to eliminate the 

menace of DST. Reportedly HB 237 will be 

submitted for a vote in the House in the 

next few days and it is important to write 

the Representative in your district, asking 

Inm to vote FOR HB 237 when it comes up. 

.Dwight Terry, 

during the earlier half. . 

also of Woodward Theatres, is handicap 

chairman for the Woodward Country Club. 

Someone had better double-check his handicap 

when he enters the Oklahoma City Tent 

22 golf tournament May 17. 

in Portland. Ore. 

H. S. "Mack" McMurry, Dumas, Tex.. 

exhibitor, is very happy these days, as he's 

quite a sport enthusiast. The Dumas Demons 

won the state AAA high school football 

championship and now the high school's 

baseball team has picked up where football 

left off, having won 12 games in a row at 

last 

report. 

Adele Bam hi 1 1, daughter of Gary Barnhill, 

who has the Mulkey Theatre and San- 

Del Drive-In at Clarendon, Tex., will be 

married to William A. Sheer May 22 in the 

Presbyterian Church in Clarendon. 

Mrs. Mabel Page, mother of Amos Page, 

formerly of the Derby Drive-ln. McLean, 

lex., died recently. 

quite a hand at butchering and sent your 

correspondent home with three pounds of 

fresh, home-made sausage. The Hanks also 

have a herd of cattle. . .Columbia tradescreened 

"Fools Parade" at the Shephard 

Twin. 

The Johnny Wisdom Fund finally 

totaled 

$2,001, readers will be interested to learn, 

particularly if they attended the March 

United Theatre Owners of Oklahoma and 

the Panhandle of Texas convention. Much 

of the money raised for the fund came from 

sale of tickets to various convention activities 

— and the drive was occasioned by a 

desire of fellow exhibitors to help Johnny 

Wisdom, operator of the Quail Twin, who 

became ill during the Christmas holidays. 

After the fund was turned over to Mrs. 

Wisdom, she wrote the following note of 

thanks to UTOO president (at the time 

the fund was raised) L. W. Newcomb: 

"Dear Mr. Newcomb: Johnny and I want 

to thank you, Mrs. Newcomb. the theatre 

owners and all our many other friends tor 

the wonderful gift. We are indeed lucky to 

have so many good friends. 

"The progress Johnny is making is a littleslow 

but we have great hopes and assurance 

of complete recovery in time. Until 

Johnny is able to thank you, I will say it 

for both of us. Johnny and Carmanita Wisdom." 

I he UTOO Wednesday (14) letter to the 

Bill L,ong of Long Theatre, Keyes, had membership also invited exhibitors to send 

a serious accident in his workshop, falling the UTOO office here any suggestions they 

from his hay baler and crushing his left have for next year's UTOO convention. 

foot. However. Bill is cheerful about it and "After all," said the letter, "these are your 

giving his crutches a fit. . .Mrs. W. P. Cummings, 

Roxy Theatre. Stratford, Tex., was merely your representatives and we would 

conventions and the board of directors 

due home this week from an extended visit like to have suggestions and ideas from you. 

Let's make next year's affair even bigger 

and better!" 

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The mother of Bob Phillips, who has the 

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Richard R. Rook, Rook Theatre, Cheyenne, 

has a pilot's license and flies into 

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Vied Skelton arrived in San Antonio I ridaj 

(16) to open a scries of one nighters 

;ilier a three-day stay here in which he 

participated in several events associated 

with the annual Fiesta, a San Antonio weeklong 

observance. n Mondaj night he rode 

annual Riser Parade. Skelton won a 

in the 

movie contract with MOM Studios in 1940 

and has appeared in more than 30 motion 

1 pictures, the latest of which was " hose 

Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines." 

In discussing the Oscar awards. 

it Skelton said that was lair and that George 

t Scott should have gotten three—one tor 

not showing up, one as best actor and one 

lor looking exactly like 

Patton. 

a steel firm in Austin, has written a feature 

storv on great movies that have been made 

in San Antonio over the years. The storj is 

to appear in the April issue Ol Texas Parade 

and in Maj will appear in the Films 

in Review magazine. 

In conjunction with the showing of Walt 

Disney's "I he Barefoot Executive" at the 

Centur) South and the Fox Twin No. 2. a 

"Draw-a-Chimp" contest was conducted on 

KENS-TV over the Cap'n Gus show . 

Maurice Braha. owner of the downtown 

Aztec Theatre, is making plans to install 

three screens on three different levels at 

the theatre. 

Three of the big pictures that figured 

prominently in the Academy Awards presentations 

Thursday (15) night opened return 

engagements Friday. Two of the prominent 

winners. '"Patton" and "MASH." 

are combined on a double feature bill playing 

at the Century South indoor and the 

Fredericksburg Road and Trail Drive-In 

theatres. Another big one, "Airport," opened 

Friday at the Cinematex and the Laurel 

only new movies that opened this 

week at a major theatre were "Cry of the 

Banshee" and "The House That Screamed" 

at 

the downtown Texas Theatre, 

levelled thai the circuit has expansion plans 

lor theatres to be built in Beaumont and 

Galveston, 

.The Jewish Community Centei 

presented on us Wednesdaj t inema ( lassies 

Roland Winter as Charlie c ban in "The 

Red Dragon" as part ol Hs ( h.uhe ( ban 

Film Festival, On the Sundaj Night Film 

Series, the feature Sundaj (18) was "America, 

America." 

Ed Swinney, a reporter lor the Houston 

Post, wrote an article in Spotlight, the Sunda) 

supplement. "Hollywood Bleeding; 

Houston Building." an article devoted to 

the number of new motion picture theatres 

being built in Houston. Swinnej pointed 

out that if expansion in the Houston area 

alone is any kind of barometer ol the exhibition-business 

planning, the movie industry 

had better not be dead or else a lol 

of exhibitors may soon be, financially. 

John Santikos, president of Santikos 

Theatres, operator of the Centur) South 

FENNIMORE. WIS.—The Fenway The 

and Olmos, indoor, and the San Pedro. 

atre here, a Fennimore landmark for mor 

Fredricksburg Road. Town Twin and lrail 

than 40 years, is being converted into 

drive-ins. returned from a trip to Acapulco, 

diversified teenage entertainment center. 

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Starlite Drive-In, 5101 South Lamar, was 

found guilts in the l riminal District ( ouxl 

Judge John Mean and sentenced to death. 

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w illiams Mondaj 12) entered a plea ol 

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Hamilton, proprietor of the restaurant and 

a frequent film performer, have been friends 

for years; Hamilton has appeared in several 

"Gunsmoke" episodes. Accompanying Arness 

to Dallas was another veteran Holly- 

Jimmy Neeley, husband of Evelyn Neeley, had interviewed dozens of professional 

widely known in Texas film industry youngsters in New York and Hollywood 

wood performer Glenn Corbett of "Route 

circles, returned to Baylor Hospital. Last but. according to William A. Payne, amusements 

66" and, more recently, one of the leads in 

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safe. After a while. Ferguson was ordered 

to go to work in the ramp area, as he 

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worked in the ramp area, edging closer to 

editor of the Dallas Morning News. 

year Jimmy was in and out of the hospital 

"Chisholm." Corbett presently is busy on 

due to a severe circulatory problem which "had found them too contemporary and the 

making a film with John Wayne titled "Big 

made necessary amputation of a leg . . . 

studio thought it best to seek out the children 

Jake." 

Another hospital patient was Lee Roy 

in the area where the picture is to be 

Mitchell, president of Texas Cinema Theatres, 

filmed. Roles to be filled are those of Rodger. 

Bill Burton, 20th-Fox publicity fieldman 

following major surgery. 

here until his job was eliminated by the 

11, son of flier "Ace" Eli; Betty Jo. 

A 

Rodger's 10-year-old cousin; Frank Savage, company last month, now is with Universal 

four-state, six-city talent search for 

11. a thin, hard little fellow who has a in the same capacity. His Dallas friends will 

four children to cast in co-starring roles in 

the Robert Fryer-James Cresson production 

toughness about him that mirrors the same 

quality in adults; Dumb Ducky, 15, retarded 

have a chance to see Burton in May when 

he comes here with star George Peppard on 

but not incompetent. Reese con- 

a tour for the latter's new film, "One More 

of "Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies" began 

here for Sam Reese, talent scout for 

ducted interviews Tuesday (13) and Wednesday 

at the Peggy Taylor Talent Agency, on the progress of "Little Big Man" at 

Train to Rob" . briefly to check 

20th Century-Fox. Reese was auditioning 

boys and girls in the 10 to 15-year-old 4228 North Central Expressway. 

UA-Cine 150 was Gordon Stuhlberg. 

bracket for the film, which is to be shot 

Reese told Payne that locations have been 

president 

of Cinema Center Pictures. He probably 

against Southwest backgrounds in June. 

scouted in Oklahoma and Kansas for the 

found very happy results to check on 

Reese said 20th-Fox representatives already 

film depicting adventures of a World War here as the film has been popular in Dallas, 

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went to Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Springfield. 

Mo., Kansas City. Mo., and Wichita, Kas., 

Robert Fuller, star of American International's 

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where he planned to conduct similar interviews. 

appearance tour. His itinerary at the outset 

Memphis, 

called for him to visit Dallas twice. 

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David Thoreau Hurley 

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as well as the screenplay for the Wallis 

women and eight men on the jury deliberated 

16 hours before returning the death 

movie. Lawrence was here for the DTC 

opening and said he would like to have 

sentence for Williams Thursday (15). 

suggestions about an actor capable of playing 

Thoreau. who was 

Richard Mays, assistant district attorney. 

in his late 20s at 

the 

told 

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the jury that Williams had shot Mrs. 

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Robert tried to escape from the drive-in 

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ramp area and call the police. "And he 

for forwarding to 

Lawrence. 

carried out that cruel threat." Mays said. 


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MINNEAPOLIS — "Vanishing Point," 

newly opened at the Orpheum. grabbed the 

lion's share ol the fans' attention and coin 

as seven fresh films bowed here, the most 

massive marquee overhaul in months. The 

auto-chase action drama soared to 300, 

assuring extra innings. Its star Barry Newman 

was here several months ago in connection 

with his debut picture. "I he Lawyer," 

and the residual effect oi that publicity 

may have contributed to success ol 

'Adult' Theatre Patrons 

Intimidated by Camera 

FORT DODGE, IOWA—A new Saturday 

night pastime has been reported in Fort 

Dodge, one with interesting if not always 

predictable results. Several teenage girls, 

one with a camera in hand, stationed themselves 

on a street corner near a so-called 

"triple X" theatre on a recent Saturday 

evening. Many of the theatre's patrons became 

suddenly embarrassed and picture-shy 

when they discovered that the camera was 

focused on them. 

Someone who apparently objected to being 

"photographed" summoned the police 

and the girls retreated with their filmless 

camera. 

"It was never loaded." one of them I reels 

admitted. 

Cinema Hosts Boy Scouts 

MUSCATINE. IOWA—As part of the 

kickoff for the 1971 Scout-O-Rama. slated 

to be held May 8 at Tom Bruner Field. 

Boy Scouts attended a Saturday morning 

showing of cartoons at Bosten Cinema. 

Manager Clayton Bosten admitted free an) 

scout in uniform or showing proper identification. 

There was a lobby display of gifts 

which can be earned by selling tickets for 

Scout-O-Rama. 

Ralph Phillips Retiring; 

In Show Business 46 Yrs. 

ROC III SI IK. MINN With mixed 

emotions, Ralph Phillips, manage! ol the 

Chateau Theatre in downtown Rochestei 

since 1962, announced his retirement aftei 

4d yean in the business. While Phillips 

doesn't feel that show business 

is dead 01 

he's passe as far as management is concerned, 

he obvious!} has leu regrets at 

leaving the business at this time. He cites 

the difficulties these days Of keeping an 

efficient force and he mentions the highlv 

vocal public crying for more lamih pictures 

(which thev never attend) and the in- 

at the heels ol 

his current film. Hard creasing!) destructive segment oi the younger 

"Vanishing Point" was "Gimme Shelter." a 

generation which feeds on wanton van- 

rock-music outing and a natural lor this 

dalism. Still. Phillips in the same breath sa\s 

type of community, which includes the University 

there's nothing more thrilling than a well 

executed campaign and a line-up throng al 

of Minnesota, its local campus popu- 

lation around 30.000. In its World bow. the boxoffice, 

"Shelter" pulled hordes of the mods and 

Phillips started his career in Spartanburg. 

mop-tops and clanged to a classy 275. 

Nothing else even came close. "First 

Love" al the Campus scraped along with 

"THX 

S.C.. his home town. He began as a projectionist—but 

desired a more active pursuit. 

He switched to ushering, doorman 

and assistant director. His first real management 

120, 1138" played to the ushers at 

the Mann and finished up with a meager 

assignment came in Knoxville, 

110. 

"Mrs. 

light 100s were 

Pollifax—Spy," 

posted by 

Uptown: 

the rest 

"Tropical 

Tcnn., with a dramatic stock company. 

From there, he journeyed to Jacksonville. 

Ecstasy." Suburban World, and "Zachariah" 

Fla., with a dramatic and musical stock 

a double bow. 

in 

company. With no experience in sound pictures. 


Academy— Little Big Man (NGP), 4th wk 300 

Phillips attended the Publix manag- 

ers' school in New York for three months, 

Campus— First Love (SR) 1 20 

Cooper Cinerama Torof Toro! Toro! (20th-Fox), 

17th wk 230 his managing career then carrying him in 

Gopher—The New Leaf (Para), 3rd wk 100 

Mann— THX 1 138 (WB) 110 turn to Chattanooga, Tenn.. for a number 

Orpheum 

Point (20th-Fox) Vanishing 300 of years, then to Sioux Falls and also 

St. Louis Park—The Andromeda Strain (Univ), 

3rd wk 400 Mitchell, both in South Dakota: then to 

State Love Story (Para), 17th wk 

Pollifax— 

150 

Suburban World Tropical Ecstasy 1SR1 100 

Spy (UA) 100 

St. Cloud, Minn., for eight years and to 

LaCrossc, Wis., for ten. At that point, in 

Uptown- Mrs. 

Varsity, Riverview— Zachariah iCRC) 100 

Westqate— The Twelve Choirs (SR), 17th wk 150 1962. he became manager of the Chateau 

V, Gimme Shelter SR) 275 

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here. 

George Aurelius, president of ABC 

North Central Theatres, announced that 

Joel McLay, 29, manager of the Oakview 

Theatre here since the showhouse opened 

in 1969. has been appointed city manager 

for ABC's theatre operations here and also 

will assume management of the Chateau. 

McLay has been with ABC North Central 

for the past nine years, coming to Rochester 

from the Twin Cities area. Management 

of the Oakview has been assigned to 

Stephen Dombrovski. who had been assistant 

manager there. Dombrovski has been 

with ABC for four years, working in Minneapolis, 

St. Cloud and Fairmont. The 

ABC North Central theatre circuit operates 

. 71 ol the KK) represents 

ti\es. would expand this restriction to man) 

R-rated and (tP-rated films. 

I he amendment states that supervision at 

drive-ins is "inadequate" and thai main 

young persons see lilnis "harmful to those 

ol tender years . 

." 

Ilk legislation would prohibit drive-in 

theatres from using an) film "containing 

scenes or frames showing nude persons or 

depicting sexual relations, acts ol perversion 

oi the use ol drugs as defined b) 

Chapter 203A ol the ( ode ." 

The chapter 

referred to in the drug usage reference 

deaN with standards lor medical drugs and 

cosmetics. 

The bill does not define the age or se\ 

ol the nude persons involved in the ban (or 

the nature) ol the sexual relations, 

Walter R. Sayler Rites; 

Operated Dakota Theatre 

WISHEK, N.D.—Walter R Sayler, 54, 

president of the Security State Hank, died 

here Mondaj (12). Funeral services were 

held Wednesday (141 in ihe cit) auditorium 

\ native ol Wishek, Sayler was a graduate 

of North Dakota State University, Alter 

service with the Army, he returned here in 

1943 to enter the lumber business, later 

erecting a number oi business buildings in 

Wishek. He buill and operated the Dakola 

rheatre, Wishek. for over ten years, selling 

the showhouse when he purchased the Security 

Stale Bank in 1952. He also was 

w ith a grain commission. 

Sayler was vice-president ol North Dakola 

Bankers I rust Co., operated an implement 

compan) here and had ranching and 

farming interests He served on the local 

hospital. school and retirement center 

boards, was a meinhei ol St. lohn C ongrcgational 

Church. Shrine and 1 ions and was 

instrumental in the organization ol the 

Shrine hospitals. 

He leases his wile lean; three children. 

Roxanne, Kimberl) and Vnn, all ol the 

home: a sister, Mis Reinhold

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MILWAUKEE 

^*^hen Rock Hudson came to town recently 

to help publicize his latest film, 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Pretty Maids All 

in a Row," he revealed the sense of humor 

that usually endears a performer to his 

audience. Hudson recalled that some years 

ago while en route to Curacao in the Caribbean, 

he had to change planes upon arriving 

at Caracas. Venezuela. To his surprise and 

dismay, the airport was filled with perhaps 

as many as 200,000 people. His first impulse, 

he said, was to stay right there and 

not get off. However, he had a schedule to 

keep and it was necessary to transfer to the 

other plane. He got out and began to walk. 

Suddenly [here was a roar as the great 

horde of people rushed forward—and moved 

right on past the handsome movie idol. 

It seems someone had passed a rumor that 

the late Bobby Kennedy was aboard, Hudson 

admitted with a broad smile that 

ed quickly into a chuckle. 

evolv- 

Prof. James Arnold, Marquette University, 

who also is a syndicated film critic, 

correctly predicted Oscars for: George C. 

Scott, Best Actor; Helen Hayes, Best Supporting 

Actress; "Woodstock," Best Documentary, 

and "Ryan's Daughter," Best Cinematography. 

He missed on a few of his 

other predictions but chose only to shrug 

his shoulders when confronted with his 

pick for "best foreign film" category. "Most 

Milwaukeeans can only guess on this, for 

they haven't seen any of the five nominees." 

he stated. Incidentally. "Tristana," one of 

the five films nominated, has arrived on the 

local scene and is currently showing at the 

Downer Prestige Theatre . . . The Sentinel's 

movie critic lamented that he and several 

fellow moviegoers find it necessary to make 

occasional trips to Chicago (and at times 

to New York) in order to see foreign, experimental 

and some general audience films 

"within a reasonable time after their premieres." 

Quite a few of the important films, 

he says, do not arrive here until months or 

even years after they are released. With the 

exception of "Tristana," none of the foreign 

films nominated for an Academy 

Award has so far been shown here nor can 

anyone find their titles on the "coming 

soon" list. 

In this city, there are two major groups 

of theatres at which films are introduced 

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to the public. Included in the first are the 

downtown and some of the shopping center 

theatres, where conventional features aimed 

at mass audiences are booked for their first 

time around. Only two theatres make up 

the second group— the Downer and Esquire 

—notes the Sentinel critic and they are used 

to introduce semi-art films such as "Little 

Fauss and Big Halsy," "Dorian Gray," etc. 

The third and largest group of theatres is 

composed of the neighborhood and suburban 

film houses which generally "offer 

second and third helpings of things that 

have played elsewhere." he says. He suggests 

that more of the theatres in the third 

group "could become outlets for the current 

serious films which have been bypassing 

us (it should be noted that two other 

theatres in this area have begun to use 

artistic films—the Oriental and Magik 

Grand theatres, both located on the east 

side). "It is a potentially lucrative field," 

the critic maintains, adding, "I'm sure there 

are a lot of local film lovers who would 

welcome a couple more theatres at which 

films not overtly aimed at mass audiences 

could be assured of a sizable crowd." 

Frank Yablans, who becomes chief operating 

officer of Paramount Pictures in 

August, according to an announcement by 

Stanley R. Jaffe, Paramount president, formerly 

worked in this city as advance manager 

for Disney Productions—about five 

years ago, says Meyer Kahn, local salesman 

for Paramount . Milwaukeean 

for whom the current motion picture "The 

Great White Hope" brings a rush of memories 

is Tom Terris, who owns the Embers 

Restaurant. The film deals with the two 

boxers. Jack Johnson and Jess Willard. 

Terris recalls that he once engaged Jack 

Johnson to work for him as a referee. Back 

in the 1930s Terris promoted wrestling 

shows here. Always on the alert for "big 

names" in the sports world, he invited 

Johnson to this city. He stayed a month, 

during which time the men became great 

friends. 

Reminiscences: Looking into events of the 

past, it was recalled by the Sentinel files 

that exactly 25 years ago, Walt Disney's 

"Wonderful Adventures of Pinocchio" was 

holding forth as the big attraction at the 

Alhambra Theatre (this theatre has been 

razed). Two other downtown movie houses 

were offering typical crowd-pleasers of the 

'40s: A "road" picture starring Bob Hope, 

Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, namely, 

"Road to Utopia," and a musical extravaganza 

called "Ziegfield Follies of 1946," 

with Fred Astaire, Lucille Ball and Judy 

Garland at the Fox Wisconsin (which was 

remodeled a few years ago into two thea- 

tres. Cinema 1 and 2). The other theatre 

was the Place, now in the Marcus Theatres 

Management Co. Vonier writing 

in the Journal's Insight Magazine has 

occasion to remember Easter Day 1 

Five WB theatres here proclaimed the day 

to be "Bugs Bunny's Birthday," he recalls. 

The fare at each movie house was 25 Bugs 

Bunny and assorted cartoons—all lor a 

quarter. 

New books of especial interest to industryites 

as well as movie fans everywhere, 

available at the Milwaukee Public Library, 

include "The Movies." Described as being 

the next best thing to having a film library 

of your own, it is written by Richard Griffith 

and published by Simon & Schuster. 

The early career of America's first great 

film director is vividly recalled in "D. W. 

Griffith: The Years at Biograph." in a 1970 

work by Robert M. Henderson. The publisher 

is Farrar. The French gift to the entertainment 

world, none other than Maurice 

Chevalier, tells about his moviemaking 

memories in "I Remember It Well." published 

by MacMillan. Kalton C. Lahue and 

Sam Gill have collaborated to bring us 

"Clown Princess and Court Jesters," which 

reviews the art of screen pantomime as reflected 

in the movies of 50 comedians during 

the silent era. 

More 1970 publications include "Memoirs 

of a Star" by Pola Negri. It relates the 

loves, life and legends of one of the great 

vamps of the silent cinema and was published 

by Doubleday. "Light of a Star" by 

Gwen Robyns reviews the career of Vivien 

Leigh, the British actress who is best remembered 

for her portrayal of Scarlett 

O'Hara in "Gone With the Wind." published 

by Barnes. Arthur Penn, who has 

been called one of the world's great film 

directors by Ingmar Bergman, is the subject 

of a new book entitled "Arthur Penn," 

written by Robin Wood. Of the seven films 

Penn has made, the best known are probably 

"The Miracle Worker," "Bonnie and 

Clyde" and "Alice's Restaurant." It is published 

by Praeger. Film Culture, founded in 

1955. a leading voice in the underground, 

experimental film movement, is covered by 

a selection of articles published in a book 

called "Film Culture Reader." The author 

is P. Adams Sitney and the publisher is 

Praeger. 

PES MOINES 

^JATO of Iowa held a special meeting at 

the Varsity Theatre here Monday (12) 

to consider three bills before the Iowa 

Legislature dealing with "obscenity." Many 

exhibitors were in town to attend the powwow. 

. . . 

Davis Three theatres announces a Midwest 

premiere of "Red, White & Blue!" in 

this city, Marion and Davenport . . . Dick 

Davis has been on the West Coast looking 

Henry George and 

lor new product 

Dave McPherson, Paramount home office 

representatives, were in the local branch 

office Monday (19) through Friday (23) lo 

instruct personnel on new accounting procedures. 

WOMPIs were scheduled to 

hold election 

of officers at the Wednesday (21) meeting 

held at Mrs. Robert Carpers' Tea Room. 

The nominating committee was comprised 

of Leone Matthews, chairman; Evelyn 

James, and Karen Bitting. Officers for 1971- 

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72 will be installed at the June meeting, to 

take office July 1 . . . Pauline Model has 

reported that she and her husband delivered 

a basket of food for Easter dinner to a lad) 

who is on an old-age pension. She was the 

same lady who received the Christmas basket 

and was most appreciative! . 

WOMPI Club has completed addressing 

envelopes for the Easter Seal Center and 

the Red Cross as part of the WOMPI 

community service project. 

. . The 

at Warner Bros. . . . 

Margaret Herbert, Formerly with Metro 

Goldwyn-Mayer, is the new hooking clerk 

Victims of recent 

break-ins: SI 14th Street Drive-In here 

and the Eort Dodge Drive-In. Fort Dodge. 

Each had uninvited visitors 

Central States news: Dick Day and 

George Catanzano are eager beavers as they 

prepare for the golfing season. Both have 

invested in new clubs with aluminum shafts 

and are frequenting driving ranges. Wonder 

what will happen when they try a golf 

course! . . . Cleora Coatcs of the fifth-floor 

gang tangled with some multi-flora rosebush 

thorns when trying to trim some 

hushes. She didn't show the wound but says 

she received a long, deep scratch that might 

have used a stitch or two. Perhaps a longerhandled 

trimming tool would help. Cleora 

screen tower that was blown down 

in a blizzard at Charles City has been rebuilt 

and the drive-in has reopened for the 

season. 

Filmrow visitors: Nick Yiannis. Cinema 

I heatre. Dubuque; Herschel McManus. 

Strand Theatre, Mount Vernon; Ron Juracek. 

Boone Theatre. Albion, Neb. and Al 

Gran. Sioux Theatre. Sioux Rapids. 

Evacuate 300 Moviegoers 

After Phoned Bomb Threat 

SIOUX CITY, IOWA—Approximately 

300 patrons of the Plaza theatres in the 

Sunset Shopping Center were evacuated 

from the building on a recent Friday night, 

after two threats were made that a bomb 

would go off in one of the movie houses 

at 1 1 p.m. No bomb was discovered. 

Police received a telephone call at 10:16 

p.m. informing them of the bomb threat. 

An employee at the theatres received a call 

at about 10:43 p.m. The caller said a bomb 

would go off in approximately 15 minutes 

After a check of the theatres, 

the moviegoers 

returned to their seats and the film 

programs continued. 

A sequel, "Dr. Phibes Rises Again," is 

being written by Robert Fuest and James 

Whiton. 

MINNEAPOLIS 

Joe Young has been named branch manager 

here for Cinerama Releasing Corp., his 

appointment effective immediately, Young 

was with Warner Bros, in l)es Moines lor 

20 vears and in Omaha for 13 years. He 

was m Memphis before th.it and his most 

recent base of operations has been St. I ouis. 

He succeeds Dean Lutz as CR( branch 

boss 

I Ut2 resigned to accept a similar post 

with the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer branch 

here At MGM Lutz has taken over from 

I.eRoy Smith, who was named to the post 

of MGM assistant division manager and 

branch manager tor I os Angeles. 

R. E. Collins, manager of the Morns 

Iheatres, Morris, announced that plans are 

being evaluated for an extension of community 

theatre facilities to serve the Morris 

area. Presently under study is a new minitype 

theatre which will have approximately 

300 seats. Collins indicated that a feeling 

of intimacy and audience participation ts 

achieved in theatres of this type and size. 

Plans under study would locate this new 

facility on property present!) owned b) the 

Morris Theatre Corp. and in close proximity 

to the campus of the University of Minnesota 

and the downtown area of Morris. 

Joe Hawk, United Artists salesman for 

34 years, was released by UA in a staff 

cutback "for reasons of economy." 

Al Schuler, manager of the Cooper Cinerama 

Theatre, reports that the circuit's con- 

Grandview Cinema, Florissant, Mo.; Jim cessions department brought "spring" 

Watts. Watts Theatre. Osage; Carl Schwanebeck. 

lobby—the concessions counter is 

to his 

now 

Grand Theatre. Knoxville: Byron adorned with artificial flowers, ribbons and 

Hopkins. Rex Theatre. Glenwood; John what's called "Easter grass." . . . Filmrow 

visitors: Gabe Deluhey, Waconia Theatre. 

Rentfle. Rose Theatre, Audubon; S. J. Backer. 

Harlan Theatre, Harlan; Harrison Wolcott. 

Grand 

Waconia-. Jud King. Dells. Dell Rapids, 

Theatre, Eldora; E. G. Holben. S.D.. and Sid Heath. Flame. Weils. 

Lenox Theatre, Lenox; Mr. and Mrs. Roy 

Metcalfe, Times and New World Two visitors along Filmrow not in exhi- 

Playhouse 

theatres. Cedar Rapids: Mrs. I.. C. West, 

bition were John O'Rourke, formerly with 

United Artists and now retired, and Doug 

Dobkins. who was a salesman at the MGM 

branch here. Dobkins left MGM to become 

a salesman for Allied Artists and he 

now is AA's Midwest division manager. 

based in Chicago . . . Bill Chcrgi. Universal 

branch head booker, drove to Chicago over 

the Easter holidays to visit relatives . . . 

"Lawrence of Arabia." being reissued, 

opens the end of this month at the Cooper 

Cinerama Theatre, currently playing "Iota! 

Tora! Tora!" 

Universal again is making a movie in the 

Twin Cities. Location filming for "Slaughterhouse-Five" 

has been under way in this 

city and suburbs—and early in May, footage 

will he shot at the Downtown St. Paul 

Airport. A couple of vears ago. Universal 

(and Ross Hunter) filmed "Airport" at the 

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport 

—and the studio was so impressed by the 

area's cooperation that they decided to return. 

Other location filming is being done 

in Prague. Czechoslovakia, and it's felt that 

the two locales will mix well. 

Don Walker, Warner Bros, exploitation. 

was in town from Kansas ( itv. accompanied 

by Al Ellis the Ol National Student 

I < ilm orp., based m ( alifornia. Ihcv were 

here to sneak "Hillv a film lack." about 

young people misunderstood hv their elders 

I he picture was sneaked on an oil 

night at the World I heatre but it's reported 

that Ss per cent ol the 150 in the housegave 

the film top review -card rating. It will 

be sneaked again at the Mann here, one of 

only ten cities where it's been test-shown 

The death ol Rav Schmert/ I rid 

20th Century-Fox Chicago branch manager, 

saddened his man) Filmrow and industry 

friends here. Services and burial were 

in Cleveland, Ohio, 

I 

(13). 

On the very weekend that two solid family 

pictures were playing at several theatres 

in town to less-than-satisfactory grosses, 

some 60 persons marched on the Franklin 

Theatre here, complaining about the showbouse's 

"sex policy" and bannering the 

place, their placards reading "Stop the 

Show" and "Give Us Family Films." Perhaps 

it would have been better for them 

to go to a family film than to banner a 

theatre. 

Roger Dietz, Columbia branch manager, 

says he expects a verv "hot" summer with 

the release of "The Love Machine." You 

get him to explain exactly what he means! 

. . . Mr. and Mrs. John Glaser. Hollywood 

Theatre. Tracy, are hack from a three-week 

vacation that took them to Las Vegas and 

New Orleans . great bulk ol the 

drive-ins in central and southern Minnesota 

have reopened for the summer but a number 

in the still-chilly northern area are waiting 

another couple of weeks or so. 

$55 Million Complex Okayed 

DEERFIELD. ILL. — The Lincolnshire 

Village Board has rezoned 136 acres so 

that development of the community's proposed 

$55 million hotel-theatre- golf course 

complex can begin. The prestige project 

is a development of Rivershire Corp. 

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LINCOLN 

JvJtlnaska NATO members are being advised 

that May 19-20 are the dates for 

the annual meeting and that the suburban 

Villager Motel in this city will be the 

convention center. State president Irwin 

Dubinsky says this year's gathering will 

open with dinner Ma) 19. followed h\ a 

full program the next day. Helping him 

with speakers, features, etc., are local in- 

dustry members Walt Jancke, Russell 

Brehm, Jack Thompson and Sarge Dubinsky 

. . . This will make it a busy mid-May 

period for managers of Cooper Theatre 

Enterprises, who will be in Colorado 

Springs. Colo., May 12-14 for their semiannual 

conference at the Antlers 

binsky probably will be just as busy the 

week after the state NATO sessions. He's 

set May 27 as the opening date for his 

latest movie house, the Stage Four, in 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dubinsky was back in 

town Saturday (17) after spending most of 

the week in Cedar Rapids checking on 

equipment and being assured by Loomis 

The Cooper, Lincoln Theatre staff went 

over to Valentino's for a late pizza party 

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Friday (16) after putting "Love Story" to 

bed for the night. The picture had its tenth 

and final weekend Sunday (25). "The Last 

Valley" is the new film offering . . . Sarge 

Dubinsky spent Friday (16) in Des Moines 

on business. His mother Mrs. Irwin Dubinsky 

has been in Kansas City for several 

weeks visiting with her son-in-law and 

daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lapin, and 

their baby son Jeffrey. 

The combination of "Patton" and 

"M*A*S*H" at the downtown Nebraska 

drew some sellout houses over the Friday 

(16) weekend, reports Bob Gash, manager 

of the Cooper theatre. This dual offering 

was playing on the Academy Awards announcement 

evening and "Patton's" garnering 

of seven major awards didn't hurt local 

interest in the picture's return engagement 

majority of the local industry 

could find no quarrel in the Academy selections, 

though several veterans said they 

made some wrong guesses. There's always a 

private contest among the industry mem- 

the Awards ceremony in Cedar Rapids, 

observed the program seemed to go smoother 

and faster. Walt claims it "still drags." 

It's spring paint-up time at the local 

movie houses, too, Nebraska manager Bob 

Gash says plans were made for some minor 

jobs at the last staff meeting. Walt Jancke 

says there has been some painting done at 

the State, with more still on the schedule. 

It's also great drive-in movie time, as spring 

seems to have arrived here permanently until 

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Brehm's 84th and O Drive-In these days 

takes a little awareness on the part of patrons 

accustomed to using O Street. That 

citywide. east-west access is 

so it 

takes a Vine or A Street detour. 

partially closed, 

A screening in the Cooper Theatres' minitheatre 

on top of the Nebraska convinced 

Walt Jancke that "Support Your Local Gunfighter" 

is a summer release comedy that his 

patrons at the Varsity will enjoy. He reports 

good weekend crowds for "Five Easy 

Pieces." despite the absence of Easter vacation 

University of Nebraska patrons ... If 

construction seems to be going slow on the 

new Twin Varsity at 13th and P streets, 

Jancke said that there is a reason. He reports 

the contractors are having to dig 

deeper than anticipated to find some substantial 

boulders. "Maybe we had an Indian 

village there centuries ago." suggests Jancke. 

The veteran wished more than once Friday 

(23) that he were in Philadelphia for the 

day, granddaughter Lisa's third birthday. 

He found out the previous week that Lisa, 

little as she is, knows her grandfather's 

voice over the long distance lines. Walt 

Silver Ribbon; the Nebraska Art Ass'n 

sponsored the first of two final offerings 

in its Children's Film Series, "Five Weeks 

in a Balloon," Saturday (24). It will have 

"Misty." the final offering, May 22 at Sheldon 

Gallery. If one wants to go to Omaha 

on a Sunday afternoon, he can also see 

"vintage movies" at 2 and 4 p.m. in the 

Old Market area at the new Sweetness & 

Light satirical review theatre. They began 

Sunday (18). 

Sam Romero Is Promoted 

By Commonwealth Theatres 


ALBUQUERQUE — Sam 

Romero has 

been promoted to the position of manager 

with Commonwealth Theatres in Albuquerque, 

it was announced here by city manager 

Lou Avolio. His first managerial job is at 

the Sunset Drive-In here, which opened for 

the new season Thursday (8). 

Romero, who has been assistant manager 

under Mark Avolio at the 66 Drive-In here, 

has been with Commonwealth locally for 

about five 

years. 

Charles Knauf Purchases 

Palace in Colorado City 

From Southwestern Edition 

COLORADO CITY, TEX.—Charles W. 

Knauf has purchased the Palace. Theatre 

and the local drive-in and has moved here 

from Bandera. 

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Cincy 'Billy Jack' World 

Premiere to Be April 28 

CINCINNATI—Cincinnati, the Queen 

City, home of the championship Reds and 

bration, with \isiting celebrities and other 

hoopla to stir up the town. 

"Billy Jack" concerns itself with community 

relations and race problems (white- 

Indian) encountered by a freedom-oriented 

resident school in the Southwest. Tom 

Laughlin plays Bills Jack, a part-Indian and 

former Green Beret veteran, who appoints 

himself first guardian of the school and 

then avenger against its enemies. Delores 

Taylor plays Jean, the nonviolence advocate 

who runs the school. Members ol the 

comedy-revue group, the Committee, appear 

as members of the school's faculty and 

the soundtrack was recorded by the rock 

group Coven, which has at least one hit 

tune. "One Tin Soldier." 

Frank and leresa Christina wrote the 

screenplay. Mary Rose Solti was the producer, 

with T. C. Frank director of "Billy 

lack." 

The film, which has had a number of 

previews throughout the country, has been 

the subject of an incredible response to the 

complete honesty of its story and its presentation. 

The integrity and honesty were no 

accident but a design by all concerned with 

making "Billy Jack." both behind and before 

the camera—a feeling that the film 

would work best through dedication to the 

truth. The authors wrote a screenplay about 

a school which makes no demand except 

that students obey the rules—no drugs, no 

alcohol and each must do a creative thing. 

There are several pioneering educational 

institutions in this country which adhere 

to this rule. 

Webb Theatre Has 'GWTW' 

BURKESVII.I.E. K.Y.—The Webb Theatre 

here, managed by Jay Farmer, recently 

featured the classic "Gone With the Wind" 

as the weekend attraction. Farmer informed 

patrons this probably would be the film's 

last showing for several years. 

New Screen for Ypsi-Ann 

YPSILANTI, MICH—The Ypsi Vm 

Drive-In has a new screen to replace one 

which was damaged in a severe storm last 

winter. The airer reopened with a double 

bill. "There's a Girl in My Soup" and 'Til 

Walk the Line." 

Latest NATO of Michigan Convention 

Best Attended' and 'Most Effective 

Bengals, has been chosen by Warner Bros, 

to be the film capital of the world for one DETROIT— 1 he recent Will ot Michigan 

convention held in the Sheraton-( adil- 

das lor the world premiere of "Billy Jack" 

Wednesday (2S) at Mid Stales' Studio cinemas 

I here will be a Holl\ wood-type celecessful," 

both in attendance and in achievelac 

Hotel here could be termed "most sucment 

of the intended results. I he event, as 

was under the capable direction ol 

Usual, 

Michigan NATO president Milton H. Iondon. 

Reigning as queen of the convention 

was lovely, gracious Sande Meloche ol 

Saskatchewan. Canada. 

Many highlights were presented with 

short introductions, followed by commentary 

via audio-visual presentations in line 

with the media's own contention and recognition 

of the validity of the famous proverb 

that "a picture is worth 1.000 words." 

Slides were used to accent some lectures. 

Jerry Sunshine spoke on their contribution 

to the industry and presented ideas in the 

making, all directed at fulfilling the needs 

of that type media for the industry—creation 

of directory sections, comprehensive 

and useful calendars and the advantages of 

proper uses of these aids. 

Arthur Manson. vice-president. Cinerama 

Releasing Corp.. gave an in-depth analysis 

of the need for a forum where distributors, 

exhibitors, etc., may have direct contact to 

fuse interests. He noted that Detroit has 

been called "the model city" where patronage-dollar 

experiments are concerned. There 

is an ideal wedding of advertising-showmanship 

and motivation, which in turn brings 

excellent results. The proper use of the 

trailer for innovative marketing was explained 

and Manson suggested that the 

"crossplug" trailer system could be most 

advantageous. He cited, as an example, 

that in the event you are playing an X-rated 

film, you would not reach the patrons with 

a family-type trailer of a coming attraction. 

Rather, that trailer should be utilized in 

a neighboring or associate house to plug 

for this theatre. This method may be reversed 

with successful results, keeping trailers 

more or less directed to the moviegoer 

who is interested in a particular type film. 

Manson pointed out that the ad value of 

the picture was of great importance. 

Free Press columnist Bob Talbert introduced 

Al BoudOUlis of Toledo. Ohio, who 

gave a fine briefing on EPRAD's SWORD. 

detailing the various aspects of automated 

operation. 

Mel dl.it/ of I akewood. Colo., internationally 

famous theatre designer, gave an 

audio-visual presentation on the subject 

"Cine Mode I win Theatres of the '70s." 

With interesting pictures. GlatZ explained 

the availability and possibilities ol this type 

ol operation. Selecting ideal locations, the 

use oi partial pre-fab and modular methods 

CUl construction costs 2s per cent or more. 

I he total concept purpose of design, planning 

and engineering is to cut back today's 

high construction costs but still retain glamor, 

attractive decor, comfort and function. 

GlatZ emphasized. 

It was pointed out that even m today's 

mobile society, people want the theatre ol 

their choice to he within ten minutes ol 

— their home "or forget " 

it 

I he moviegoing 

public also wants small, intimate theatres 

with a friendly, family-type atmosphere. 

Iheaire Equipment Ass'n hosted an 

audio-visual presentation of "W h\ Go to a 

Movie?," a satire on what happens when a 

wile prods ihe husband awa\ from the l\ 

set to attend a movie—then finds problems 

in the Iheaire seats (such as broken springs). 

no soap or towels in the restrooms and untid) 

conditions in general, All these sanations 

lend import to the title question of the 

seminar — "Whj Go to a Movie?" 

The convention's first-day luncheon 

closed with another audio-visual presentation 

titled "Mm and Bill." with Ihe voices 

of actress June Wilkinson and Ray Sanders. 

This Whitney Stine production was a story 

ol projectors commenting on the gradual 

replacement and improvement ol equipment—and 

the demise of the original machines. 

Ihe evening was highlighted by a 

Hollywood-type premiere of the United 

Artists release. "Support Your Local dunfighter." 

at the downtown Adams Theatre. 

Mid-April Start Planned 

For Southtown Twin Unit 

ST. JOSEPH. MICH.—Ground breaking 

lor the Southtown Twin theatres in the 

Southtown Shopping Center on Niles We 

nue, St. Joseph, was slated to begin in mid- 

Vpril. Contractor for the $102,000 structure 

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CLEVELAND—There is a 27-year-old 

man in Cleveland who feels the lights will 

go on again in four tremendous darkened 

theatres in Playhouse Square. Ray K. 

Shepardson, organizer of the Playhouse 

Square Ass'n and former staff assistant to 

Cleveland Superintendent of Schools Paul 

W. Briggs. plans to convert the Allen, State 

and Ohio theatres into multiple entertainment 

centers and lure Clcvelanders back 

into the heart of their city. Shepardson. 

coincidentally, started work on this project 

I eh. 5. 1970. the 49th birthday of the State 

Theatre. 

According to Shepardson. it will take a 

minimum of S3. 000.000 for this incorporated, 

nonprofit group to realize its hopes. 

Plans are for the State to be converted 

into several immense nightclubs. Three tiers 

of dining are planned for the main floor, 

which will seat 520 people. The balcony 

also will be tiered for dining, seating 560. 

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three short years ago. He likes 

the city but feels something of a more cosmopolitan 

nature is needed here. Few native 

Clevelanders will disagree with his astute 

observation. 

Ray is being assisted by Bert LeGrand. 

who expends his energy soliciting conservative 

Clevelanders for $120 founder memberships. 

If 2,000 civic-minded residents 

apply for membership, the Playhouse Square 

Ass'n, thus fortified with enough pledges 

to prove Clevelanders are willing to return 

to the city for first-class entertainment, will 

then approach foundations and industry. 

Says LeGrand. "It isn't that Clevelanders 

are not spending money. In 1970. $450,- 

000.000 was spent on food outside of the 

home.'' This includes dining in private clubs 

and quickie McDonald's hamburgers. 

For their $120 pledge of confidence, 

charter members will receive use of the 

founders' lounge, no cover charge in the 

supper clubs, advance notification by news- 

is, indeed, a sad sight. 

CLEVELAND 

The Variety Club rounded out its already 

impressive list of Telethon talent with 

the addition of singer Gordon MacRae; 

Rosey Grier, former pro football star turned 

actor; Werner Klemperer. who appears as 

Col. Klink on the TV series "Hogan's 

Heroes"; Kathy Garver, Sissy on "Family 

Affair"; actor Jack Weston (former local 

boy), and his wife Marge Redmond ("The 

Flying Nun"). 

Ray Schmertz. 54, former 20th Century- 

Fox district manager here, died in Chicago. 

He was transferred to Chicago six years 

ago as district manager there. Funeral services 

were held Monday (12) in this city. 

Fred Waring caught up with his touring 

Pennsylvanians here Saturday (17), when 

he conducted their concert in the Music 

Hall. This was his first appearance since 

December 10 in New York. Waring suffered 

a heart attack at that time. 

Rites were held Monday (12) for Ralph 

M. Wertheimer. who was the publisher of 

the Hanna Theatre Playbill. Publishing theatre 

programs was an enterprise of the Wertheimer 

family for 88 years. Wertheimer 

gave many volumes of such programs to 

the Cleveland Public Library. Surviving, 

besides his wife Miriam, is a brother 

Howard, drama critic for WERE. 

Petite Adriana Bently, one of the "pretty 

maids" in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Pretty 

Maids All in a Row." was in town to promote 

the film. Lovely young Adriana was 

born in Argentina. 

While Jack Silverthome is recuperating 

from his recent illness, Charles Grimes is 

acting manager of the Shaker Theatre. 

Grimes is excited about the opening of 

"Brother John" at that theatre, as he worked 

with Beverly Todd, one of the stars of 

the film, at Karamu Theatre from 1959 

through 1961. 

. 

Lois Baumoel, Cleveland correspondent 

for Boxoffice, is leaving We/ednesday (28) 

letter of all events to take place, right of 

on an around-the-wold jaunt it, which will 

reservation and reduced rates for theatre 

club. 

take her to Honolulu, Tokyo, Kyoto. Hong 

The Allen will be transformed from a 

single, 2,800-seat movie house into three 

tickets. 

Another enthusiastic member of this team Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, New Delhi. 

smaller movie theatres. is 

Two will be on the Weldon Carpenter, who takes you on Nairobi and London. She plans to return 

a 

main floor, one on the balcony and a movie guided tour of the four huge, ghost theatres. 

to this city Memorial Day weekend. 

museum with varying displays will be on the 

Mike Golden, 77. motion picture operator 

Carpenter, a collector of theatre me- 

mezzanine. 

morabilia, is filled with such zealousness 

for 45 years at several local theatres, died. 

The Ohio will become a legitimate theatre, 

for this project that he quit his gourmet 

chef job in Columbus to promote this, Bob Blitz, Avco Embassy branch manager, 

which it was at its inception 50 years 

ago. 

which he feels to be a feasible goal. 

attended an exhibitors' conference in 

Reopening of the Palace, most elegant All three gentlemen quickly point to the 

Cincinnati. .Bill Green, district manager 

for Decca Records, is vacationing in Ja- 

of the four, is planned for one year later. successful conversion of the Ohio Theatre 

downtown Columbus. Two and a quarter 

It will be used as a concert hall or opera in 

million dollars transformed this old movie 

house. 

Hopefully, in 1972 the State, Ohio and house into the Home of the Performing Short memorial services were held at 

Allen will have a simultaneous opening to Arts, which houses the Columbus Symphony 

1:30 p.m. Thursday (15) on the stage of 

Orchestra. Native Clevelanders hope the Hanna Theatre by the cast of "Hair" 

attract national attention. 

Shepardson. who now devotes his entire Ray Shepardson, the Don Quixote of the for the families of those who died in the 

time to this enormous project, arrived here Mideast, will realize his splendid dream. Pick-Carter Hotel fire Monday (12). Stage 

Four dead theatres in Playhouse Square manager Russell Carlson's wife Carol. 23. 

and daughter, one-year-old Corrine. and 

actor Jonathon Johnson's wife Robin, IS. 

and one-year-old daughter Melissa perished 

in the fire, along with three other persons. 

The Carlson family's home is in St. Louis 

and the Johnson family originates in Renton. 

Wash. Carlson and Johnson returned 

to their respective homes for funeral services. 

Dick Wright, division manager for RKO- 

Stanley Warner, visited with his mother in 

Indianapolis. Ind.. during his vacation. 

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CINCINNATI—Four strong holdovers, 

combined with six newcomers, presented 

sufficient variety to suit nearly all movie 

patrons for the official opening of the 

spring-summer season. In the limelight were 

"Love Story" with 625 for its 16th week 

at the Kenwood; "Ryan's Daughter." zooming 

along at 600 for a fourth stanza at International 

70; "Little Big Man." chalking up 

450 in its seventh frame at Times Towne 

Cinema, followed closely by "A New Leaf," 

400. Cine Carousel, second week. 

Stirring up some excitement among the 

newcomers were "Gimme Shelter," grossing 

a strong 375 at the Studio cinemas, and 

"Brother John," opening with a firm 350 

at the Grand Theatre and Twin Drive-In. 

"Pretty Maids All in a Row" registered 275 

at the Valley and Princeton while "The 

Barefoot Executive" had a composite 250 

in its three-theatre debut. 


Ambassador— Little Murders (20th-Fox), 4th wk. 100 

Beacon Hill The Music Lovers (UA) 75 

Cine Carousel A New Leaf (Para), 2nd wk 400 

Grand, Twin Brother John (Col) 350 

Hollywood Cinema North, Mariemont Cinema 

East, Western Woods The Boretoot Executive 

(BV) 250 

International 70 Ryon's Daughter (MGM), 

4th wk 600 

Kenwood Love Story (Para), 16th wk 625 

Place The Priest's Wite (WB), 2nd wk 150 

Studio Cinemas Gimme Shelter fSR) 375 

Times Towne Cinema Little Big Man (NGP), 

7th wk 450 

20th Century The Mephisto Waltz (20th-Fox) .100 

Valley, Princeton Pretty Maids All in a Row 

(MGM) 275 

'Andromeda Strain' Crisp 325 

Far Ahead of Detroit Field 

DETROIT—Business apparently had 

levelled off, except for "The Andromeda 

Strain." which burst upon the Detroit firstrun 

scene with an excellent 325 percentage 

at the Americana. "Brother John." another 

newcomer at four theatres, posted 150 and 

thus tied with "I Never Sang for My Father" 

and "Husbands," a pair of second 

week films, for runner-up honors. "The 

House That Dripped Blood." also in its 

second week (Fox), beat average business 

with 125. 

Americana The Andromeda Strain (Univ) 325 

Bloomfield, Quo Vadis I, Woods II Ryon's 

Daughter (MGM), 15th wk 80 

Calvin, Towne II, Woods I Little Big Man 

(NGP), 7th wk 95 

Five theatres Zachariah (CRC) 75 

Four theatres Brother John (Col) 1 50 

Four theatres Husbands (Col), 2nd wk 150 

Four theatres A New Leot (Para) 100 

Fox The House That Dripped Blood (CRC), 

2nd wk 125 

Madison—Gimme Shelter (SR), 3rd wk 150 

Northland Love Story (Para), 15th wk 250 

Penthouse II, Studio 8—1 Never Sang for My 

Father (Col), 2nd wk 1 50 

Six theatres— Pretty Maids All in a Row (MGM) 

. .75 

'Ryan's Daughter' Lofty 400 

In Overly Warm Cleveland 

CLEVELAND — Unseasonably balmy 

weather adversely affected film grosses 

throughout the area, the obvious reason being 

that Ohioans. weary of the long, long 

siege of cold weather, wanted to get out 

and roam around in the delightful sunshine. 

Despite this counter-attraction provided by 

the weather service, "Ryan's Daughter" 

did score another good 400 and kept its 

grip on the city's grossing leadership. The 

big MGM picture was in its fourth week 

at 

the Vogue. 

Cedar-Lee— Cold Turkey (UA), 8th wk 100 

Colony, Great Northern Love Story (Para), 

16th wk 250 

Continental Carry It On (SR) 50 

Detroit, Fox Cedar-Center Little Murders 

(20th-Fox), 2nd wk 250 

Embassy, Northfield Plaza, Village—Valdez Is 

Coming (UA) 100 

Four theatres— Flight ot the Doves (Col) 90 

Four theatres Waterloo (Para), 2nd wk 225 

Great Lakes Mall, Loews East, Loews West A 

New Leaf (Para), 2nd wk 285 

Heights Art, Westwood The Stewardesses 

(SR), 21st wk 100 

LaSalle—The Lickerish Quartet (5R), 1 0th wk. ..150 

Richmond, Riverside Little Big Man (NGP), 

8th wk 160 

Severance Mad Dogs and Englishmen (MGM) ...175 

Vogue Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 4th wk 400 

Skyway Drive-in Reopens 

After Major Updating 

ASHTABULA, OHIO—Residents who 

patronize the Skyway Drive-in on North 

Ridge Road will find that the theatre has 

a new look. Damaged by fire last November, 

the airer has undergone extensive remodeling 

and renovation. Changes include 

a modern, newly equipped concession stand 

and new speakers for the 300-car theatre. 

Richard Hershman, Skyway manager, 

explained that the concession stand, operated 

by the Ogden Food Service, is a selfservice 

cafeteria offering a wide variety of 

foods and beverages. The menu includes 

hot dogs and hamburgers as well as sandwiches, 

submarines, fish, shrimp roll and 

pizza. 

Renovation of the drive-in, owned by 

Associated Theatres of Cleveland, took approximately 

four months and was finished 

just in time for opening night. Hershman 

explained, however, that he plans a formal 

grand opening at a later date. 

Showings at the Skyway Drive-in start at 

7 p.m. each evening. 

Darrell Moseley Acquires 

Central City Drive-In 

CENTRAL CITY, KY.—The Twilite 

Drive-in, Central City, has been acquired 

by Darrell Moseley, operator of the Towne 

Cinema here. The airer formerly was owned 

by J. Wilmer Blincoe. 

At one time Blincoe operated five driveins. 

He was the first operator of outdoor 

theatres in the Mideast, starting in the business 

over 34 years ago. The base of operations 

for Blincoe Enterprises was in Central 

City for several years, employing 30 to 40 

people. A stockholder in the theatre firm is 

Harry Holder jr. of Owensboro, Ky. 

In addition to the Towne Cinema. Moseley 

owns movie houses at Hartford and 

Beaver Dam. He is a former owner of the 

Victory Theatre in Calhoun, Ky. 

Shopping Center Under Way 

OWENSBORO, KY.—Construction of 

Lincoln Mall Shopping Center on New 

Hartford Road is under way, with complclion 

scheduled for November 1. Already 

constructed on the 21-acre site are the 

Malco Twin Theatre and the Beverage Shop. 

CINCINNATI 

phil Fortune, Buena Vista branch manager, 

and Irs family have returned from a 

vacation on the East Coast. . .Ben and Joanne 

Cohen of Holiday Amusement Co. 

have returned from the West Coast following 

a combination business and vacation 

trip, which included belr.g present for the 

Academy Awards present it'i ns. 

Visitors in town included Ralph lanuzzi. 

Warner Bros.' Eastern sales manager; Bob 

Rehme, Paramount special sales executive, 

and Ted Zephro, New York office. . .Ke - 

tucky exhibitors in town included Williu.?i 

Powers. Pendleton, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred 

May, Dry Ridge. Ohio exhibitors noted 

were Harry Wheeler, Gallipolis; Bob Mc- 

Clain, Mason, and Hank Davidson, Lynchburg. 

Local young men between the ages of ten 

and 17 are being invited to enter the John 

Wayne 500-word essay contest on "This Is 

Why I Believe in America." Top prize winner 

will fly to Santa Fe, N.M.. as a guest 

of Warner Bros. Studio, where he will see 

the filming of John Wayne's new movie. 

"The Cowboys." at San Cristobal Ranch. 

The winner will spend several days on the 

location watching the filming and having 

the opportunity to meet the cast and crew 

members. 

COLUMBUS 

"Qavid Walsh is the new manager of Loews 

Arlington. He formerly was on the 

staff of the Teck in Buffalo. N.Y. 

James Plematis has acquired the Garden, 

north side neighborhood, from Miles Theatres. 

He has inaugurated an adult policy. 

The Garden had operated for the past halfcentury 

as a family house. 

Coaxial Communications will begin a 

two-week CATV service test period, starting 

May 1, followed by Canterbury Cablevision 

May 15. Coaxial operates on the east 

side and Canterbury has installations in the 

Clintonville area. Coaxial will offer a 19- 

channel system and Canterbury a 24-channel 

set-up. 

~The RKO Palace has booked the triple 

closed-circuit fight bill for May 10. . The 

Livingston art house is installing a 16mm 

theatre-within-a-theatre for showing special 

adult films. 

Charles Sugarman, operator of Cinema 

East, entered University Hospital for a 

minor operation. He is recovering at home. 

Airer Eliminates X Films 

MONTPELIER. OHIO—Due to 

adverse 

local reaction to the presentation of X- 

rated features at the Hub Drive-In, the theatre 

has adopted a "no X film" policy for 

the remainder of 1971. 

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Building BBL Theatre 

In Hamp Shop Center 

HOLYOKE, MASS.—Ground was broken 

last month for a $200,000 theatre in 

the Hamp Plaza Shopping Center on Route 

5 by BB1 Cinema Corp., which was formed 

specifically as an operating group to promote 

neighborhood theatres in western 

Massachusetts. 

A minimum ol 20 similar Massachusetts 

theatres, in association with Jerry lewis 

Cinemas, are planned over the next five 

years, according to Victor Baker, a partner 

in the BBL firm. The other two partners in 

the organization are I eonard N. Berneche, 

Aldenville, president oi Berneche & Friends, 

a lumber company, and Lawrence I enure 

ol 

Hartford. 

Baker said the theatre to be built in the 

Hamp Plaza Shopping Center will accommodate 

700 persons and will he a place 

parents can take their children and '"never 

have to feel embarrassed by the films" 

shown. The theatre is to be completely 

automated and patrons will enter via turnstile. 

The first such theatre will be opened 

by the BBI. Cinema Corp. in August in 

Agawam. 

Before becoming involved in the new 

cinema circuit. Baker owned International 

Vending 

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Co. I years. 

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Vandals Saw Down Screen 

Tower Ahead of X Film 

CARIBOU. ME.—Don Dorsey may have 

to delay showing "Love and Kisses," the 

X-rated motion picture he recently co-produced 

and partly shot in Maine's Aroostook 

County, at his Caribou Drive-In. 

It was learned last week 

apparently armed with 

that vandals 

hacksaws—had 

sawed down the outdoor screen. 

Dorsey's father estimated damage at 

closeto 

SI 0.000. Dorsey himself has been in the 

Caribbean on business. The drive-in had 

not yet been opened for the spring season. 

Lillian Gish Books Salem 

For Benefit Performance 

SALEM, N. H. 

Lillian Gish will appear 

in person on Saturday evening. May 8, at 

Salem High School Theatre in the Nathan 

Kroll production. "Lillian Gish and the 

Movies."' 

Approve Suffield Changes 

SUFFIELD. CONN.—The town building 

department has approved application ol the 

Suffield Center Corp. for $60,000 alterations 

at the Suffield Cinema in the Suffield 

Shopping Center. 

17. S. Audiences Eager for Film Fare 

Expressing Hope: Walter Reade Jr. 

B< >s l < >\ M he American public is tired 

0l being beaten over the head and people 

are looking lor hope, a sign thai things will 

be rosy over the horizon," Walter Reade jr. 

told Cieorge McKinnon ol the Boston Globe 

while in the metropolitan area for the recent 

opening of the Walter Reade Organization's 

Plaza in the Brookline Village's Hearthstone 

Plaza. 

Mckinnon's report of his interview with 

the knowledgeable circuit president continues, 

in part: 

For all you urbanites who delight in the 

excitement of downtown, Reade is on your 

side. Chatting on a wide range of movieconnected 

subjects at a luncheon at Trader 

Vic's, Reade said. "Most of our theatres are 

in downtown or urban areas and that is 

where we will stay." 

Reade. a six-foot New Yorker, whose 

white carnation boutonniere is a trademark, 

said: "I absolutely disagree with the philosophy 

that shopping center movies can be 

financially more successful than an importantly 

placed downtown cinema." 

He pointed out that a shopping center 

Would Solve X-Film 

Problems Locally 

HARTFORD— Problems of showing X 

films on drive-in screens visible to the public 

should be solved 

owners and the 

by individual 

community 

theatre- 

involved—not 

by state legislation. 

Webber, 

That's the opinion of Albert R. 

chairman of the Connecticut House of Representatives' 

General Law Committee. Webber 

expressed this view after conducting a 

public hearing on a bill which would ree|iiire 

drive-in theatre owners to screen X- 

rated films from view from nearby roads 

and other populated areas. 

Webber questioned Rep. Arthur Delia 

Vecchia (D), Southington. co-sponsor with 

Rep. James J. Clynes (D). Southington. as 

to how the bill would be implemented if 

passed. Webber pointing out that some 

drive-in screens would be difficult to shield 

because of their location. 

Delia Vecchia. instead of answering directly 

how the bill would be implemented, 

discussed why he had introduced it. A 

The presentation will benefit the Town 

and Country Playhouse, a professional summer 

stock company. The theatre is operated 

by David Clarmel. former off-Broadway 

producer, and Albert Santerre, formerly 

people in a nearby park. Delia Vecchia said 

with 20th Century-Fox in Boston and 

he 

Lockwood 

the 

was willing lo discuss the problem with 

& Gordon Theatres. 

committee and try lo reach a workablesolution. 

problem had arisen in Southington. he said. 

because X-rated films shown at the Southington 

Drive-In could be viewed hv young 

movie house is vulnerable because another 

center can be constructed nearby and drain 

aw. iv the movie business. 

He also feels that there are loo nianv 

"mini-theatres being constructed" and "there 

will be some bloody noses belore it is all 

over." 

I hen. mixing in a little philosophy with 

business. Reade said the reason the publicis 

reverting toward "No, No, Nanette." old 

Bogart movies, 1 hirties nostalgia and 

Story." is that they are "seeking to regain 

their hope, the delight in living, the excitement 

of romance, cornv as this may sound." 

"I am relating this partially to love 

Story.' I probably shouldn't say this since it 

is playing in some ol my theatres but it is a 

pretty ordinary 'moom pitcha.' But why this 

gigantic success.'" 

Reade. who admitted he was still searching 

for answers, said: "I think people arcfed 

up with bad news coming at them all 

the time, how awful everything is. and arclonging 

for something to give them hope 

lhat things will be better in the future." 

at the drive-in in a year, so it was no problem 

to schedule them at times the park 

wasn't in use. While being heard by the 

committee. Perakos took the opportunuv to 

say that the proposed bill would cause undue 

expense to theatre owners 

This view was echoed by Stephen I enzi. 

Windsor exhibitor who was representing 

NATO ol Connecticut at the hearing. Lenzi 

said the bill would penalize all drive-in 

theatre owners in the state and pledged that 

theatre owners would attempt to work out 

problems wih their individual communities. 

Webber suggested that what might be 

needed to alleviate such problems between 

drive-in operators and communities was 

either an enabling act to allow individual 

towns to pass their own ordinances or a mutual 

working out ol the problem between the 

theatre owner and the town. 

Jax of Colebrook, N.H. 

Repaired and Reopened 

COl.l brook. N.H. Ihe Ja\ Theatre, 

cleaned up and repaired alter a damaging 

February 21 fire, was reopened on its 

normal weekend schedule March 2d with 

"Wild Country.'' 

Ihe restrooms and lobby had to be done 

over, but in ihe mam auditorium it was 

primarily a job of cleaning up damagecaused 

by smoke and water. 

Would Disclose Details 

Peter Perakos jr.. representing ownership 

of the Southington Drive-In at the committee 

hearing, said he thought the Southington ot the prizes to be awarded in promotional 

HARTFORD—Full disclosure ol details 

problem already had been solved, since hehad 

agreed not to show X films at the under a measure— House Bill 5401—now 

games and drawings would be required 

airer when the park was open Perakos said belore the state legislature. Ihe proposed 

only two or three X films had been booked bill is labeled "Truth in Contest." 

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BOSTON 

Tâve Connors announced the sale ol his 

theatres in Old Town and Orono, Me.; 

Manuett. N.Y.; Lebanon, N.H.: Woonsocket. 

R. I.; Marshfield and Attleboro, Mass., 

to the Cinemette Corp. of Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Connors also announced that, effective with 

the sale of his theatres, he has joined Carrols 

Development Corp. of Syracuse. N.Y.. 

as director of the theatres' division and will 

have his headquarters in Syracuse. He has 

purchased a home in that city and arranged 

the sale of his former residence in Newtonville. 

Charles Vornado, branch manager here 

lor Warner Bros., announced the appointment 

of Tommy Morton as northeast sales 

manager, replacing Don lanuzzio, who recently 

resigned. Morton has been sales representative 

four years and is a veteran filmman; 

he has been with Warner Bros. 13 

years in various departments since leaving 

Republic Pictures. Right now he's busy 

lining up bookings for WB's new release. 

"Zeppelin," and has a saturation booking of 

more than 60 theatres in and around Greater 

Boston beginning June 10. He is also 

lining up dates for other Warner Bros, 

summer releases— "All-American Boy," "I 

Am Legend" and "The Presbyterian Church 

Wager." 

Eddie Comi's Massachusetts Theatre Supply 

has installed new Ashcraft Cinex arc 

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Trans-Lux screen in Cy Harvey's Brattle 

Theatre in Cambridge . pictures 

seem to be the basis for good, steady business 

"Love Story," "Gimme Shelter," "Five 

Easy Pieces," "Ryan's Daughter" and "Little 

Big Man" are continuing runs varying, already, 

from ten to 27 weeks; "Pretty Maids 

All in a Row." "New Leaf" and "Wuthering 

Heights" are two to four weeks into equally 

promising runs . Farrington, Paramount 

booking manager, was confined to 

his home with a virus that had kept from 

his desk for seven days at this writing. 

New Walerbury Airer 

To Be SBC Operation 

WATER BURY, CONN.—SBC Management 

Corp. has signed a lease for a 1,000- 

car capacity drive-in to be built opposite 

the new Naugatuck Valley Mall regional 

shopping center. 

The facility will be named the Pine, the 

same as the drive-in demolished several 

years ago to make way for the aforementioned 

shopping complex. 

Doug Amos, SBC president, said the new 

Pine Drive-In will be a year-round operation, 

using electric in-car heaters during 

colder 

months. 

SPRINGFIELD 

guena Vista's "The Barefoot Executive" 

was sneak-previewed at Redstone Theatres' 

Showcase Cinema II. West Springfield. 

The same theatre hosted a Saturday kiddies 

show, screenings at 12 noon and 2 p.m.. 

with "The Man From Button Willow" (1965 

release) featured. A department store provided 

patron gifts. Admission was $1. 

John P. Lowe, Redstone division manager, 

tried something unique in advertising. He 

ran copy reading: 

"Ladies—Have your next 

club meeting at Showcase cinemas I-I1-III 

. . . See the 'Love Story' of the year . . . 

Groups as small as 12 earn discounts. Art 

gallery and coffee lounge—for fun or fundraising!" 

Esquire Theatres of America Inc.'s Paris 

Cinema. West Springfield, worded its policy 

lor Audubon Films' "The Lickerish Quartet" 

most succinctly: "X-Rated—No one 

under 18 admitted, with or without parent 

or guardian!" 

NEW HAVEN 

J-Jis pals in the trade were glad to hear of 

expanded duties for Ralph J. Iannuzzi, 

Eastern sales manager, Warner Bros. Pictures. 

Ralph, whose ties to this territory 

date back many years, is now responsible for 

New York, Boston, Cincinnati, Cleveland, 

Philadelphia and Washington, the region 

also encompassing New Haven and Albany. 

Bill Kumins, also well-known to the Connecticut 

exhibition ranks, continues as the 

distributor's Eastern division manager, based 

in New York. 

Howard W. Maschmeier, long-time general 

manager of WNHC-TV (Channel 18), 

will be honored by the New Haven advertising 

club with its distinguished community 

award at a Thursday (29) dinner at the Park 

Plaza Hotel. Veteran character actor Jack 

Klugman, who stars on the ABC comedy 

series, "The Odd Couple," will entertain. 

Maschmeier has many friends in the Connecticut 

film industry. 

Van-Del Drive-In Plans 

Family Programs for 71 

From Mideasrern Edition 

DELPHOS, OHIO—The Van-Del Drivein 

opened its summer season in mid-March 

and Thomas Epps, operator, said a new 

policy of playing first-run pictures will be 

in effect for the coming months. Booking 

and buying of films will be handled for 

the Van-Del by Tri-States Theatre Service 

of Cincinnati. Many family-type films are 

planned, including several Disney features. 

Other improvements planned for the 

Van-Del Drive-In include the construction 

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Projection booth and concession equipment 

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Last year's policy of a special police 

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Hartford Population Gain 

Rated at 20.9 Per Cent 

HARTFORD—A 20.9 per cent popula 

lion gain since 1960 has boosted the Hartford 

standard metropolitan statistical area 

(SMSA) from 52nd largest to 49th largest 

SMSA in the country, according to the 

Federal Census Bureau. 

The area's 1970 population was 663,891, 

compared to 549.249 in I960. 

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tor's "A New Leaf." I he Waller Matthau- 

Maj starrer romped to a breezj $50 

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'New Leaf Happy 350 

In New Haven Debut 

NEW HAVEN — Redstone rheatres' 

Showcase Cinema 111. after a record-breaking 

15-week booking ol "love Story," seems 

to have another winner in the same distribu- 

in us iirst frame. "Pretty Mauls All in a 

Row" (250) was another newcomer. 


rt— Ryan's Dounhrcr MGM 7th wk. 

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Street Cinema Little Murders (20th -I 

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Maids All Row (MGM) .250 

Pretty 

line? n— Flesh 150 

SR) 

Milford Cinema, Wt Doctors' Wives ôl). 

2nd wk 

The House Thot Screamed AlPi 150 

The Stewards sis SR), 3rd wk. 175 

Cinema I- Husbands Col!, 2nd wk. .175 

Showcore 

Showcase Cinema II — Little Big Man (NGP). 

6th wk. 

Showcoie Cmema III— A New Leat iParai 

New Half-Dozen Thrives; 

New Leaf High at 400 

HARTFORD—An even half-dozen new 

attractions generated considerable boxoffice 

response, the pacesetter being "A New I. eat" 

with 400. The other Five were "Pretty Maids 

All m a Row" (250), "The Barefoot Executive" 

(200). "The House That Screamed" 

(175), "I rash" (150) and "Investigation of 

a Citizen Above Suspicion" (100). 

Art Cinema— Censorship in Denmark (SR), 

2nd wk. 200 

Central, East 

400 

Cinemo n A New Leaf (Para) 

Hartford Cinema I— Little Big 

Man (NGP), 7th wk. 

Mall Cinema- The Barefoot Execute 

.fci\ 

Cinerama Song of Norway (CRC). 16th wk, 

Cne Webb - Ryan's Daughter MGM), 7th wk. . 

East Hartford, Farmmgton, Pike—The House 

Thot Screomed (AIP) 

Elm, UA Theatre East— Little Murders (20th-Fox 

2nd 

6th 

ar.. Cinema I- Gimme Shelter iSR), 5th wk 

Rivoli— Tra;h (SR) . 

Strand— The Stewardesses SR,, 3rd wk. ... 

Webster— Investigation of a Citizen Above 

Suspicion 

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Wakefield, Mass., House 

Damaged by Smoke, Water 

WAKEFIELD. MASS.—Fire in the second 

floor of the Theatre Block Building 

caused considerable smoke and water damage 

in the first-floor Wakefield Cinema 

March 25. Firemen from Reading. North 

Reading. Melrose. Stoncham and l.ynnfield 

came to the aid of Wakefield men battling 

the lire, which was discovered around 3 

a.m. 

While the projection booth and auditorium 

escaped damage, the theatre's lobby. 

restrooms and boiler room required considerable 

repairs. The upstairs ol the building, 

however, mainly of oil ices, was nothing but 

charred ruins when the I lames were sub- 

Theatre for Tourist Bureau 

From Eastern Edition 

LANCASTER. PA. — Members of the 

Pennsylvania Dutch Tourist Bureau have 

voted unanimously to conduct a $50,000 

fund drive to enlarge bureau headquarters 

and the information center at 1X00 Hempstead 

Rd. The expansion would include a 

150-seat 

theatre. 

ROUNDABOUT NEW ENGLAND 

producer-director William Rowland, no 

Allen 

Johnny-Come-Latel) to Hollywood (he 

went to work in 1932 

~^M^ lor Carl I aemmle 

Universal Studios). 

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M. Widem 

-By ALLEN M WIDEM- 

harbors the philoso- 

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/» t^ "^ tion Pictures are just 

^P _^ about phasing themf 

from both eco- 

^^B»H^ and profession- 

, 

al viewpoints, for the 

film colony to star) 

pushing more el loll 

for the R and CIP categories. 

He came through Hartford the other 

afternoon to beat the promotion drums for 

his latest states-rights release. "Mrs. 

Stone's Thing," which, incidentally, carries 

an X-rating. and he maintained that once 

this picture — "It's good and it'll do business"—has 

made the rounds, he'll be concentrating 

on product geared for a bigger 

market than normally accorded the X niche. 

X Precludes Mass Playoff 

He doesn't profess to want to tell fellow 

laborers in the Hollywood vineyards what 

to do or how to do it but he feels that the 

\ rating simply precludes a mass market 

playoff and isn't it. he asks, better philosophy 

to "go" for 12 theatres in a given town 

than for one or two? 

Rowland, now 66, and partnered with 

attorney Donald Leon in the Los Angelesbased 

Leon Film Enterprises, will start 

shooting his umpteenth effort, tentatively 

titled "The Mod Generation," this spring. 

He wants either an R or CiP rating for this 

one. 

Budget in $400,000 Class 

He's actively seeking additional story 

properties, will shoot where the script demands, 

will cast what the budget (in the 

S400.000 class) can afford and. most significantly, 

will offer his time and experience 

to get out into the field to help promote 

the completed print. He argues that 

not enough fellow producer-directors are 

thinking this way and they are. in effect, 

short-changing themselves and the industry 

since every dollar generated by promotion 

is just more investment money lor still newer 

attractions. 

After trekking about America for a spell 

on behalf of "Mrs. Stone's Thing." he's 

afraid he has come up against an alarming 

situation in the exhibition ranks— the unwillingness 

of too many self-made exhibition 

men-of-wealth to promote on the local level. 

He told us he was appalled, simplj appalled, 

in one unnamed major city not to 

be greeted at the airport by the theatre 

manager (or anybody else, for that matter) 

and to have to make the press-radio I V 

rounds on his own. 

"It's a disheartening situation." he lamen 

led. "when a lellow who has made a lot 

,.i monej from motion picture exhibition 

cant take the time to make a picture's 

presence known, much less the visit ol a 

Kills wood figure. 

"I'm not pitching lor ego when I 

sav 

this l in pitching tor industry professionalism, 

an element that's been allowed to 

wither and die in too main quarters." said 

Rowland "I went into one city and the 

theatre owner phoned me at m> hotel alter 

I'd checked in, He said he hadn't prepared 

an) interviews lor me because he was out 

ol touch 1 with the editors. And he asked 

me to drop by to sa\ Hello,' " 

"How in the world." continued Rowland, 

"can this particular exhibitor live with himself.' 

He's making a dollar a good dollar 

and he can't get around to make press and 

broadcasting contacts Now. this doesn't 

apply lo every exhibitor. But it does concern 

a mite loo main in the business 

"I'm afraid that exhibition for far too 

long has depended too much on distribution 

to pick up the ball in promotion. But 

distribution, as anybody in this business 

readily concedes, has undergone drasticchange, 

curtailment, cutback. It can't, in 

1 realistic appraisal ol 97 1 *S market, pour 

millions and millions ol dollars into consumer-contract. 

"lake years ago. A major company 

could spend, sav. S40 million, gisc or take, 

on a sear's budget. Perhaps S400.0IMI 

would be allotted to a studio adserlisingpublicity 

department. I know in ihe days I 

svorked at Columbia and RkO and Warners 

and other places, the studio press people 

were the finest, most knowledgeable you 

could find. 

"But that was long ago. Walk through a 

major Hollywood studio today and sou can 

count on two hands the number ol people 

1 

directly tied to promotion. his is something 

ol an economic mailer to the film 

companies hut it surely does not explain 

away the lack ol local-level effort on the 

part ol theatre owners and managers who 

should know better!" 

Rc>w land, who directed Humphrey Bogarl 

in one o\ the actor's Iirst pictures. "Harvest 

ol ilc" RkO in 1936, and has helmed 

1 1. al 

mans another ma|or attraction, sass that 

more personalities of Bogart's ilk ^ t ni\^\ 

contribute immeasurably to American filmmaking 

stature. 

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izing over what might have been has proved 

frustrating, aggravating. Hollywood must 

look to the future, working intelligently and, 

if present audience tastes tend to favor the 

so-called new breed of leading talent, then 

it behooves Hollywood to see the way clear 

for development of still more talent for the 

latter part of the 1970s and early 1980s. 

Rowland has been tempted, he'll admit, 

to walk away from production, sit at his 

desert place in California and meditate. 

His wife died several years ago, he lives 

with his black Labrador dog, named J. P. 

Morgan ("I've got the richest dog in show 

business!") in suburban Los Angeles but 

temperament decides the pace we mortals 

take and there'll be no lessening of Rowland 

output. 

The pet? He was the gift of nephew Joel 

Laykin, now working on a script for Dyan 

Cannon at Paramount. 

Most especially in the working atmosphere 

of Hollywood, per se, Rowland 

urges constant re-evaluation of production 

patterns in light of what exhibition's experience 

has showed to be good and not 

good. "Cycles? They're good only if the 

product within the cycle does uniformly 

well," he declared. "No more, no less. 

Above all, we've got to maintain the momentum 

of 'Love Story' with similarly topappeal 

attractions. I'm not promulgating 

more in the same vein, mind you, but 

product carefully and calculatingly geared 

for the mass market." 

And when we talk production planning, 

inevitably conversation turned to the latterday 

film industry phenomenon: the acquisition 

of such major production outlets as 

Paramount and Warners by vast conglomerates. 

"I'm all for big business and big grosses," 

Rowland observed, "but who have come 

into the motion picture business out of 

financial interest have got to be made to 

understand that making movies is not exactly 

the same as turning out industrial 

product. You're dealing with an enormously 

different tempo—the song, not the singer; 

the drum beat, not the drummer. 

"I'd love to hear of every picture doing 

wonderfully. I'm not sour on anybody and 

I'm not faulting any one venture but I'm 

seriously advocating through the best medium 

in this business Boxoffice, what else! 

an understanding of the concepts of 

filmmaking on the part of the financial 

people. 

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By ALLEN M. WIDEM- 

"I'm told there are a lot more new theatres 

on the drawing boards for many key 

markets. This is good in itself. It's progress. 

It's promise. It's potential. But the existing 

theatre structure is sharply in need of product 

already and unless we can get the quantity, 

let alone quality, moving again, these 

new theatres coupled with currently operational 

units are going to be in for a heap 

of trouble, I'm afraid." 

Rowland remembers that when producer 

Howard Minsky started developing the 

fabulous "Love Story," the projected property 

wasn't exactly greeted with wide, welcome 

arms. 

"Once it got going at Paramount, though, 

and the initial grosses came in. it was a 

different ball game. I wouldn't be surprised 

to hear of a $90 million gross." 

He returned for a moment to exhibition 

as a cooperative endeavor: "I can't accept 

apathy and I'm not the kind of producer 

who'll walk into a theatre and see sloppy 

housekeeping and keep my mouth shut. A 

theatre owner/ manager has a responsibility 

and if taking responsibility all too lightly 

to the extent of simply not caring— reflects 

an alarming acceptance of daily routine, 

the 

individual is to be pitied more than any 

other thing. 

"There's drudgery in everything—making 

a movie encompasses tiresome shot alter 

shot—and yet the man responsible has to 

have enough self-pride to overlook the routine, 

the dull, deadening monotony. You get 

disgusted over something, your response is 

felt in everything you do. But if you take 

adversity in stride, you're one step ahead 

of the game." 

He cites the efforts of the major, national 

circuits to upgrade the exhibition showcases 

with touches of opulence reminiscent of the 

days of old and he lauds the intent and 

purpose of independents in developing theatres 

in situations where such facilities have 

been lacking for far too long. 

Above all, he pleads for greater ebullience, 

steadfast industry loyalty and the 

comprehension of personal pride. 

Ergo: Mr. Exhibitor. DON'T get disgusted 

over that flimsy Monday night gross 

to the point of not caring any more! 

NEW BRITAIN 

J"he Perakos Palace, which went on a weekend 

schedule some time ago, resumed 

daily performances . . . The Queen Plaza 

Cinema, Southington. is now offering live 

toys at Saturday and Sunday (2 p.m.) mati- 

The Palace, Waterbury, booked Enzo 

Stuarti. the television-recording artist, and 

supporting acts, for Saturday (17) at $5.50 

top admission . RKO-SW Strand 

here brought in "Hello, Dolly!", charging 

$1 for children under 12 at all times. 

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Ten! 47 Opens Second 

Head Siart Facility 

VANCOUVER—Western Canada Vari 

ety Tent 47 opened its second Head Start 

unit at Nelson Park in Vancouver's west 

end Saturday (3). 1 he $40,000 preschool 

training center, complete with individual 

school-type desks, is actual!) a pair of portable 

trailers that are placed together and 

mounted on a cement foundation. The unit 

can he moved, should this he required. 

There are kitchen, bathroom and office facilities 

as well. 

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Thoroughly trained teachers hold classes 

morning and afternoon, where the 30 

youngsters are taught proper play habits 

such as coloring, using plastics, elementary 

hygiene and how to cooperate with each 

other in work and play. 

Much of the experience gained in the 

operation of the tent's first unit at Riley 

Park, which was the pioneer Canadian installation 

of its type, was used to good advantage 

in the building of the Nelson Park 

project, which is situated in an area with 

the dubious reputation of having the second 

highest population density on the North 

Representing the British Columbia government 

was Grayce McCarthy, ministerwithout-portfolio, 

who is virtually an ex-of- 

Ficio member of the tent. She is often involved 

in the tent's activities. Mrs. Mc- 

Carth) presided at the ceremony of attaching 

the official plaque to the wall of the unit 

and thanking Tent 47 on behalf of the government 

for its efforts on behalf of the 

handicapped and underprivileged. 

Jack Arthur, 82, Is Dead; 

Show Business Veteran 

TORONTO—Jack Arthur, known as 

Canada's "Mr. Show Business." died here 

Tuesday. March 30. at the age of 82. Although 

best known during recent years as 

producer of the CNE grandstand shows, the 

biggest years of his long career were in the 

'20s and '30s. He became musical director 

for Loews theatres when the screen was still 

silent and. for the first time, music—much 

of it composed and arranged by Arthur 

actually suited the action on the screen. 

Arthur joined Famous Players and in 

1924 turned down a $30,000 offer to become 

musical director for publisher William 

Randolph Hearst's circuit of cinemas. 

One of his specialties was to bring big stars 

OTTAWA 

Que year utter the closing "t the I amOUS 

Players Capitol, work has started on 

the construction Ol the 12-Storj theatrecommercial 

complex at the intersection ol 

Bank and Queen streets. Estimated COSl ol 

the project is $10,000,000 I he twin theatres 

are expected to be in operation before 

the end of the year. For the underground 

parking garage to accommodate 200 cars, 

(he city council approved a five-year lease 

agreement whereby the Ottawa Parking 

Authority will pa) an annual rental fee "I 

$700 for each parking space. Previously the 

Ontario Municipal Hoard had rejected a 

30-year term for the leasing contract. 

During a Canadian Senate debate on the 

government's support of the film industry. 

Sen. Eugene Forse) severe!) criticized the 

production ol "unmoral" movies, saying 

that the public should not have to pa) foi 

"obscene pictures" for which the ( anadian 

Film Development Corp.. a government 

agency, had given financial assistance. The 

senator declared he seldom went to film 

shows now "because of dirt." 

Mrs. Nympha Mary Stapleton. widow ol 

American continent. In view of this condition, 

creating a facility of this nature is of which is valued at $613,955, according to 

a former theatre owner here, left an estate 

paramount importance. 

probate. There are three relatives—a daughter, 

a brother and a sister—who will receive 

The unit, blessed by Res. Bob Cunningham 

oi St. Andrew's Wesley United Church. equal shares. 

who is the Protestant chaplain of Tent 47. 

Of direct interest to mans theatre managers 

is the move in Ontario for the exten- 

was officialy turned over to the administrator 

of Gordon Neighborhood House by 

sion of Daylight Saving Time to 12 months 

Vancouver Mayor Tom Campbell, who presented 

the keys to the 

of the year instead of the period from Mas 

administrator. 

he and his wile did a tango from 'The 

Sheik.' " 

In 1916, Jack Arthur moved into the 

Regent, known as the mother of all Famous 

Players theatres, and two sears later hecame 

musical director for all IT houses. 

He also worked at Shea's Hippodrome, the 

Uptown and the Imperial. In 1933 he was 

appointed producer and conductor for the 

Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission. 

He was honored at a Variety Club of Ontario 

luncheon on the occasion ol Ins 80th 

birthday. 

Besides his wife, he leases Isso sons. John 

at home and Tom. a graduate student ot the 

University o\ New Brunswick, and a daughter. 

The Honker' Filming Is 

Set for Carlsbad, N.M. 


( AKI SBAD, N.M. — Officials of the 

I .even Production Co. disclosed thai Carlshad 

was chosen as the site tor the filming 

filming would he done in downtown Carls- 

to Toronto for one-night appearances. 

had, with some rodeo action scenes to be 

"I brought Valentino here.'' Arthur once made al \ilesia. N.M. 

recalled. "We hired the Mutual Street Arena Shooting is scheduled to slart this spring. 

and it was packed. We ran a beauty contest with James Cohurn and Slim Pickens in the 

and Valentino did a couple of dances. Then lead roles. 

to earl) Octobei 1 he cit) council gave 

unanimous approval to the proposal, which 

originated from the Belleville municipality 

I ocal exhibitors say theatre attendance 

drops when Ds I int.' effect. 

I anions Players' new Place de \ ill*.- I win 

cinemas had a highl) successful firsl week 

and. incidentally, the price scales are as 

follows: \t ( inema I. s2.2s lor evening 

performances and s2 at matinees; at ( inema 

2 (upstairs). s2 al mghi and $1.75 foi 

matinees, and at both theatres. 75 cents foi 

children, day 

or night. 

The Faster weekend shows, which included 

extra matinees, brought thriving business 

to theatres here, aided by lair weather. 

There were seven holdovers, topped b\ 

"Love Story" lor a With week at Elgin 2 

and an eighth week foi "M \ S H" al 

Odeon Cinema 2. "Cromwell" gamed a tilth 

at Odeon Cinema 1 and "Ms Fair 1 ady' 

was worth a fourth week al the Nelson 

Good for a second week were "Little Big 

Man" and "Losers and Other Strangers" 

at the double Famous Players Place de Villc 

cinemas and "Where's Poppa'.'" at the 

fbwne. . 

shows included the National 

Film Theatre program, "lime ol Roses," 

from Finland anil Rene (lair's "All the 

Gold in the World" Thursday (X) al the 

National library Theatre. On different days 

the National An Callers ottered "The Pursuit 

of Happiness" and "The Song ol < es 

Ion." The Pestalozzi Theatre screened "Red 

Bird" from Japan. 

Quebec Sex Features 

Criticized by Priest 

MONTREAL—The recent rash of exploitation 

pictures in Montreal and throughout 

Quebec province has aroused the ire of 

some people and one of the most vehemenl 

is a parish priest in Quebec City, Mgr. Raymond 

Lavoie of St. Roch parish. The Roman 

Catholic priest said that the Quebec 

Board o\ Film Surveillance allows freer 

distribution o\ Quebec-made erotic films 

than tor foreign-made films. 

This allegation was denied b) the president 

ol the film board. Andre Guerin, svho 

said thai no preferred status is given Quebec-made 

films, onl) the normal attention 

gisen to all films. 

Mgr. Lavoie particularly mentioned two 

the latest films made in Montreal and 

ol 

district and both currently being shown, 

" \pies Ski" and "Pile on I ace." 

Guerin, in commenting on the declaration 

of a new feature film about rodeo life 

called "The Honker." 

ol the Quebec Cits priest, said thai 

Production manager Elliott Schick said actual govemmenl legislation allows a free 

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love Story Maintains 'Excellent' 

Pace in Toronto; City Returns Good 

TORONTO—While many theatre managers 

reported slow business, several bookings 

kept up a brisk trade. Top grossers 

were "Love Story" (excellent) and "Ryan's 

Daughter" and "MASH" (each very 

good). Rated at "good" were no less than 

ten films, including the new double billing 

of "Angels Die Hard" and "A House in 

Naples." "Valdez Is Coming." fourth week 

at the Carlton, and "The Priest's Wife." 

second week at the Towne Cinema, also 

were numbered among the ten "good" ratings 

and continued to draw steadily. 

Capitol Fine Art 

Hollywood 

53rd wk 

Hollywood 

The Body (MGM) Fair 

(North)— M'A'S'H (20trvFox 

(South) 

Love Story (Para), 

Good 

Hyland The Owl and the Pussycat (Col) 

' 5th wk Good 

Imperial, others Get Carter (MGM), 4th wk. ..Good 

International Cinema A Very Curious Girl 

Towne Cinema The Priest's Wife (WB) 

2nd wk. ' 

Good 

University Ryan s Daughter IMGM), 

14th wk Very Good 

Up own 1 -Little Bi 9 Man (Emp), 14th wk Good 

Uptown 2—The Night Visitor (IFD), 2nd wk. ..Good 

Up own 3— Joe (IFD), 32nd wk Good 

Uptown Backstage 1—Woodstock (WB) 

53rd wk Good 

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Y nqc— When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth 

(WB), 2nd wk Fair 

York 1 Puzzle ot a Downfall Child (Univ) Fair 

York 2 Five Easy Pieces (Col), 26th wk Good 

'Little Big Man' Scores 

8th 'Excellent' in Vancouver 

VANCOUVER—Ideal weather over the 

weekend helped to minimize the Holy Week 

blues at the boxoffice. Although "Little Big 

Man." one of the most widely patronized 

films to play here in years, was the only 

film rated "excellent." several others gave 

very strong boxoffice performances: "Get 

Carter." Orpheum; "Student Nurses." Studio 

and Cinema 1, and "Cold Turkey." Coronet, 

all in second weeks. 

Capitol Little Big Man (Emp), 8th wk, .Excellent 

Coronet Cold Turkey (UA), 2nd wk Good 

Denmon Place—One Swedish Summer (Ind), 

2nd 

'erage 

Downtown B.S. I Love You (20th-Fox) . 

Fine Arts Bed and Board (Col) . Average 

Odeon The Pursuit of Happiness (Col), 2nd wk. Fair 

Orpheum Get Carter (MGM), 2nd wk Very Good 

Park M"A*S*H (20th-Fox), 54th wk Good 

Stanley Love Story (Para), 15th wk. Above Average 

Strand Gimme Shelter (Ind), 3rd wk Fair 

Studio, Cinema 1 The Student Nurses (Ind), 

2nd wk Very Good 

Vogue Carry On Up the Jungle (Astral), 

3rd 

"Cold Turkey' Hottest Item 

On Winnipeg Film Menu 

WINNIPEG—Pre-Easter business slipped 

about 10 per cent but was expected to revive 

with the strong Easter bookings. "Cold 

Turkey" continued "excellent." "Love 

Story" and "Little Big Man." down slightly, 

were very strong considering how long 

they have been available to Winnipeg ticket 

buyers. "Ryan's Daughter" and "Doctors' 

Wives" still were attracting satisfactory 

business and about the same as in the previous 

report week. 

Capitol Little Big Man (Emp), 8th wk Good 

Downtown Scars of Dracula (IFD), Horror 

of Frankenstein (IFD) Average 

Garrick Husbands (Col), 2nd wk Average 

Carrick II Cold Turkey (UA), 2nd wk Excellent 

Grant Park The Wild Country (Emp), 

3rd wk Average 

Metropolitan C.C and Company (IFD) Good 

North Star I— Ryan's Daughter (MGM), 

9th wk Good 

Odeon— Doctors' Wives 'Col), 2nd wk. ...Very Good 

Polo Park Love Story (Para), 15th wk. ..Very Good 

Towne— How to Succeed With Sex (AG), 

2nd wk Good 

Warm Weather Encourages 

Theatregoing in Montreal 

MONTREAL— Better boxoffice results 

were obtained by most leading motion picture 

theatres of Montreal in the week under 

review. The weather was "superb" for the 

first time, really, in months, and as the 

movies had changed almost completely 

sponded well and good crowds were reported 

at almost every theatre. 

Alouette L'Univers de Christina (Ind), 2nd wk. Good 

Atwater Cinema I There's a Girl in My Soup 

(Col), 5th wk Good 

Capitol Apres Ski (Ind), 3rd wk Good 

Cinema Place du Canada The Beguiled Univ) Good 

Cinema Place Ville Mane The Priest's Wife 

(WB), 5th wk Good 

Cinema Westmount Square Love Story (Para), 

1 6th wk Good 

Elysee (Resnais) La Maison des Bories (Ind), 

Imperial Le Cercle Rouge (Ind), 2nd wk Good 

Loews—The Mephisto Waltz (20th-Fox) Good 

Palace The Bird With the Crystal Plumage 

(Ind), 5th wk Good 

Pansien Pile ou Face (C-P), 10th wk Good 

Seville Melody (Ind) Good 

Snowdon Venus in Furs (Astral), 2nd wk Good 

Vendome L'Aveu (Para), 17th wk Good 

Westmount A New Leaf (Para) Good 

York Little Murders (20th-Fox) Good 

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Pilon, who has become one of the 

leading male stars of Quebec's filmmaking 

industry and who is currently 

featured in "Apres Ski." begins work soon 

in Jean Beaudin's "Le Pacte." Following 

this, Pilon will locate in Rome to work on 

a scenario in collaboration with his brother 

Donald, who also is a leading Quebec movie 

star. 

Sir George Williams University continued 

to show works of student filmmakers. . 

The National Film Board continues to pile 

up awards in international film competition, 

including victories at some of the world's 

most prestigious festivals. In its fiscal year 

just ended, the NFB added an additional 79 

trophies to its collection of over a thousand. 

The awards were divided among 56 NFB 

productions and were presented in ten different 

countries. Top award winner for the 

year was Norman McLaren's "Pas de 

Deaux." which took two trophies in New 

York, one in Panama and one in Salerno. 

Italy. 

Jean Claude Labrecque is ready to start 

work on his feature "Les Gens de L'Arriere 

Pays." Leading male role is said to have 

been given to Guy Thauvette. who played 

in "Red". . .Pierre Brousseau, whose initial 

feature film was "Apres Ski." is to shoot 

another movie entitled "Les Amoureux" and 

it is believed his wife Mariette Levesque. 

featured on "Apres Ski." will be the leading 

female player. . .Gerald Tasse. who wrote 

the scenario for "Pile ou Face." now being 

shown locally and in this district, already 

is thinking of another feature titled "Salut 

Salope." Jacqueline Felay is under consideration 

for the femme starring role. 

Celine Lomex, a well-known film actress 

in many of the recent Quebec-made feature 

films, is scheduled to leave for Greece to 

appear in a Greco-English co-production. 


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producer Otto Preminger was in town to 

audition Canadian actresses for his 

latest film. "Such Good Friends." Another 

prime reason for his visit here was to see 

Eric Tills "A Fan"s Notes." because of his 

interest in the film's leading actor. Jerry 

Orbach. a Broadway actor making his motion 

picture debut in this vehicle. While 

here. Preminger also managed to have lunch 

with Gerald Pratley. director of the Ontario 

Film Institute, who is writing a stud) 

on his film career. . .Following the Stratford 

Film Festival, the annual Canadian 

Film Awards will be held in this city September 

24-28, with free screenings of entries 

at the St. Lawrence Art Centre. Another 

screening will be held September 29 at the 

new Ontario Place. Presentations are to 

take place October 1 at a dinner to be held 

at the Royal York Hotel. Gerald Pratley is 

the jury chairman. 

A National Film Board feature production. 

"Mon Oncle Antoine." is being recommended 

to the Cannes Film Festival as the 

official Canadian entry but Ottawa will 

finance screenings for others. The federal 

government, through the Canadian Film 

Development Corp.. the NFB and the trade 

and commerce department, is renting a theatre 

in Cannes during the festival to screen 

at least 30 independently produced feature 

films. Such private filmmakers as Glen- 

Warren Productions. Al Waxman and 

Michael Jacot have agreed to let their films 

be shown at the rented theatre under Ottawa's 

auspices. 

Gordon S. Jackson, manager of the Odeon 

Fairlawn here, fills in details on the 

elaborate promotion set up for the Easter 

opening of Columbia's "Flight of the 

Doves" at his theatre, as well as at two 

other local Odeon houses—the Humber and 

the Sheridan. Maureen O'Donnel. publicity 

director for Columbia Pictures, and Charles 

Mason, director of advertising for Odeon, 

arranged a special invitational screening at 

the Fairlawn .Saturday morning (3). Invitations 

went out to various home and school 

associations in the district and manager 

Jackson sent out additional invitations to 

clergymen in this northern part of the city. 

For the actual opening itself, all three Odeon 

theatres were appropriately decorated 

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in spring fashion, with mobiles, balloons, 

etc. Adding to this, assistant manager Boh 

Parkhouse arranged for a horse and buggy 

to be driven through main city streets, gaily 

decorated and advertising the multiple opening. 

Humber manager Bill Snelling had 

special flyers printed, which were distributed 

during the tour. 

Many new bookings moved into first-run 

houses across the city prior to Easter. 

Among these were "Little Murders" at the 

Hyland. "The Andromeda Strain" at York 

One. "A Fallen Woman" at the Capri, 

"Pretty Maids All in a Row" at the Yonge 

and two Twinex drive-ins and "THX 138" 

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at the Uptown Two. "Lawrence of Arabia" 

returned to the Carlton. "Flight of the 

Doves" opened at the Fairlawn, Humber 

and Sheridan and "The Barefoot Executive" 

had a multiple opening at the Yorkdale, 

Golden Mile, Runnymede and three other 

FP locations. 

Stratford Festival 

Set for Sept. 10-19 

TORONTO—Gerald Pratley. director of 

the Ontario Film Institute, has persuaded 

Stratford, Ont.. to co-sponsor a week of international 

films this year. Stratford pioneered 

the film festival in North America 

and the event was held there each year from 

1956 through 1961. This year's festival will 

run September 10-19. 

"We're planning to screen some of the 

best films shown at various film festivals 

around the world this year." Pratley told 

the press here, "plus a retrospective of W. 

C. Fields. Harold Lloyd or Harry Langdon. 

Now that we have a Canadian film industry, 

its products, too. will be shown, along 

with the best from around the world." 

Named 

Plessis-Belair Is 

President of Onyx Films 

MONTREAL—Jean Fortier, president 

and managing director of Societe de Mathematiques 

Appliquees. announced the appointment 

of Michel Plessis-Belair as 

president and managing director of Onyx 

Films. Plessis-Belair also will continue to 

be vice-president, finance and administration, 

of SMA. 

The appointment indicates a new management 

approach for the fast-growing 

Quebec province filmmaking industry. SMA 

also controls La Societe Generale Cinematographique, 

Les Films Claude Fournicr. 

Moride Films and Les Productions Heroux. 

Onyx Films is being reorganized and it 

will have two sections, one offering technical 

services (sound studios and equipment. 

etc.) and the other concentrating on commercial 

film production—feature and fulllength 

films and TV series. The other subsidiary 

SGC makes audio-visual material lor 

the educational field. 

SMA wants to give the Quebec industry 

the administrative technical and finanical 

resources it needs to grow. The reorganization 

will allow greater autonomy to each 

of the film subsidiaries, while making indepth 

management available through the 

parent firm. Plessis-Belair has an M.B.A. 

from Columbia and is a chartered accountant 

ṠMA has to its credit a number of successful 

Quebec-made feature films such as 

"Red" (Gilles Carles); "Deux Femmes en 

Or" (Claude Fournier): "Les Males" (Gilles 

Carles), and the soon-to-be-released "Les 

Chats Bottes" (Claude Fournier). as well as 

"Sept Fois par Jour" (Denis Heroux). 

'Swamp Girl' World 

Debut in Waycross 

From Southeastern 

Edition 

ATLANTA—"Swamp Girl." a Donald 

A. Davis-Jack Vaughan release starring 

country-western singer Ferlin Husky and introducing 

Simone Griffeth, a shapely blonde 

actress from Savannah, in the title role, will 

have its world premiere Wednesday, May 5, 

at Georgia Theatre Co.'s Lyric Theatre in 

Waycross. near the Okefenokee Swamp 

Park where the film was made. 

Husky and Miss Griffeth were guests at 

.last year's Tristate (Alabama, Georgia and 

Tennessee) convention of theatre owners 

here and related their experiences in making 

the picture to the more than 400 exhibitors 

on hand. With this preknowledge of the picture, 

area exhibitors have been booking the 

picture so eagerly that Georgia engagements 

already have reached a saturation point and 

many dates are firmed up in Tennessee, 

Alabama, Florida and the Carolinas. National 

distribution is being planned by Davis 

and Vaughan. 

In addition to Husky and Miss Griffeth, 

Claude King, folk-singer, plays a deputy to 

swamp ranger Husky; Lonnie Baker, Negro 

actor, is cast as Nat, Miss Griffeth's rescuer-friend; 

Byrd Holland is a doctor; Steve 

Drexel, a prison escapee; Donna Stanley, 

also a prison escapee, and Stewart Culpepper 

is the snake-farm owner. Lesser roles 

were filled by Atlantans and other Georgians, 

none of whom had previous acting 

experience—a practice now followed by top 

film companies making location pictures. 

"Swamp Girl" was co-produced by Donald 

A. Davis, Jack Vaughan and Jay Kulp 

and directed by Davis. Kulp, also chief 

cameraman on the picture, was killed when 

the jeep he was riding in crashed on location. 

Memorial rites for Kulp are being 

planned at the Waycross premiere. Ken 

Smith, freelance advertising and publicity 

agent, now making his headquarters here, 

is handling details for the premiere. Smith 

recently assisted Mrs. Ann Smiley in promotional 

activities for "The Tender Warrior." 

which recently was world premiered 

at the Lyric Theatre in Waycross. "The 

Tender Warrior" also was filmed in the 

Okefenokee Swamp Park. 

'The Kill Machine" stars Joe Don Bake 

ul Koslo and Alan Vint. 

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THE GUIDE TO&BETTER BOOKING AND B U S I N E S S - B U I L D I N G 

Publicity Activities For 

'Brotherhood of Satan' 

I..Q. Jones and Alvy Moore, stars and 

producers of Columbia Pictures' "The 

Brotherhood of Satan," were in Harrisburg, 

Pa., on Monday (19) and Youngstown, Ohio 

on Tuesday (20) for an intensive round of 

publicity activities in connection with the 

April 21 world premiere in both cities. 

Jones and Moore participated in a full 

schedule of press, radio and television inter- 

Mews and discussed the unusual film which 

depicts the takeover of a small town by a 

coven of witches. 

Jones returned to Harrisburg on opening 

day (21) for personal appearance and other 

activities at the Colonial Theatre, while 

Moore performed similar in-theatre activities 

at the Boardman Plaza Theatre and Sky 

High Drive-In in Youngstown. 

Columbia backed the two-city premiere 

with a "devilish" promotional campaign 

which appealed to fanciers of the occult 

and the mysterious. The campaign is being 

implemented in cities across the country to 

coincide with the film's national release in 

May. 

Youngsters at Manhattan elementary 

school received colorful "Flight of the 

Doves" balloons and lapel tabs during 

recent promotion timed to the ;•«/

World Premiere of Sweet Sweetback' 

Sets Five-Day Record in 

I&M 

Detroit 

Riding a wave of pre-opening publicity. 

Cinemation Industries' •'Sweet Sweetback" 

took the Detroit area by storm and set a 

five-day house record at its world-premiere 

W0R1.D PREMIERE 

engagement at the Grand Circus Theatre. 

MEL 'IN VAN PEEBLES 

Producer Melvin Van Peebles blanketed 

SWEET 

WEETBACKS 

the city from March 25 through 31 with a 

host of interviews on all prime media. The 

producer covered in depth every newspaper, 

radio and TV station, and hosted 

most ever) key entertainment columnist 

and broadcaster. A contingent of disc 

jockeys promoted and heralded the soundtrack 

album on the Stax label heavily on 

all broadcast media. Some 200,000 heralds 

were posted and distributed at every intersection 

in the downtown area keynoting 

"SWEET SWEETBACK Will Never Die a 

Natural Death." Searchlights streaked the 

sky premiere night illuminating the theatre 

district and the arriving dignitaries. The 

marquee and front told the story boldly 

and colorfully. 

Cinemation Industries president Jerry 

Gross and Harold Marenstein, vice-president—sales, 

were at hand for the planning 

of all its promotional aspects and were also 

in attendance with producer Van Peebles 

at the Michigan NATO Convention at the 

Sheraton Cadillac. Some nine key radio 

stations interviewed and promoted the picture 

throughout the week. Promotion time 

was made available for the playing of the 

soundtrack album, including the taped interviews 

that were saturated throughout the 

week. 

Some six television stations covered personal 

appearances and taped interviews with 

Van Peebles including a live appearance on 

the John P. McCarthy (Focus) program, the 

Bold marquee announces world premiere 

of 'Sweet Sweetback" in Detroit. 

most popular radio show in the Detroit area. 

Martha Jean, "Queen of blue collar workers" 

on WJLB radio, devoted most of her 

program to producer Van Peebles and his 

music. 

Van Peebles, completing his advancepersonal 

appearances for the successful 

opening in Detroit, immediately headed for 

Atlanta, with promotions and appearances 

scheduled for the Southern premiere at the 

Coronet Theatre, Atlanta. April 2. Harold 

Marenstein followed to coordinate the 

scheduled Atlanta activities. 

Jerry Gross, President of Cinemation Industries, 

combined his company's promotion 

efforts with that of producer Van Peebles 

and Stax Records for a most successful 

Detroit opening.

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little Big Man' (NGP) Voted 

Blue Ribbon Award for March 

By MARY JO GORMAN 

QINEMA CENTER FILMS' "Little Big Man" was chosen to receive the Blue Ribbon 

Award for March. The National General Pictures' release—rated "GP" 

by the MPAA and \ ; b> the N('() has grassed .m outstanding 474 per cent ol 

average business in its initial bookingE in key situations. In the film, which combines 

comedy, drama and satire. Dustin Hoffman portrays a 121-year-old man. who 

claims to he the sole survivof of Custer's las! Stand, reminiscing about his life's 

adventures to the historian who has come to intreview him. 

Boxoit in reviewed "Little Big Man" 

in its issue of Dec. 21, 1970. stating in 

part: "The persecution of the American 

Indian has been realistically explored recently 

in 'A Man Called Horse' and 'Soldier 

Blue.' Cinema Center Films' 'Little 

Big Man' combines the violence and seriousness 

of both with an hilarious satire 

of traditional western ingredients to make 

for a strong attraction in the general market. 

Dustin Hoffman's excellent performance 

is topped only by the incredible 

makeup job by Dick Smith, transforming 

him into a 121-year-old man . . . 

The large supporting cast is seen mainly 

in small roles (Faye Dunaway and Martin 

Balsam have in-and-out cameos), but 

Chief Dan George and Amy Eccles are 

excellent, and Richard Mulligan ably 

parodies General Custer. Ray Dimas is 

a remarkable lookalike as young Hoffman 

. Penn directed in Montana. 

California and Alberta. Can., capturing 

the rugged beauts of each. The 

Thomas Berger novel has been reshaped 

by scenarist Calder Willingham. Stuart 

Millar produced the Millar-Penn and 

Stockbridge-Hiller production." 

NSC members made the following comments 

on their ballots: 

Touching, Humorous 

Arthur Penn's panoramic tale of the 

Old West is touching, humorous and 

penetrating. Great performances by Dustin 

Hoffman and Chief Dan George. 

Ed Sakamoto, Post-Advocate, Alhambra 

... At last the industry is focusing on 

the integrity, character and indomitable 

patience and courage of the American 

Indian, instead of highlighting "the ignoble 

savage."—Cecile Burton, drama 

teacher, Kansas City . . . Great entertainment 

with classic performances by 

Hoffman and Dan George.—John P. 

Recher, NATO of Md., Baltimore 

Chief Dan George alone makes this 

memorable. He gives an extraordinary 

and gentle performance.—Roll Stromberg, 

Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 

"Little Big Man" is a Hawed masterpiece, 

its forays into farce spoiling some 

of the tender, meaningful moments set 

among the Indians. No one should miss 

the film which is rueful, funny, entertaining, 

educational but most of all. the 

most palatable of the recent films which 

tell it "like it was" when the whiteman 

ousted the redman from his Garden of 

Eden.—Carole Kass, Richmond Times- 

Dispatch . have been nominated 

for an Academy Award.—Larry Thomas, 

exhibitor, Fayetteville, W. Va. . 

. . A 

graphically honest look at man's inhumanity 

to man. A reason for shame 

for how the West was really won. 

Jerry Renninger. Palm Beach Post 

Dustin Hoffman 

. . 

once again shows what 

a genuine talent he really is.—Frank R. 

Weirich, News-Sentinel, Knoxville. 

Chief Dan George deserved the Oscar 

for this one.—Jeannette Mazurki, Glendale 

News-Press ... A rare use of the 

. 

western as a plea for humanity. Yet. because 

of the exciting story, fine photography 

and outstanding acting, it is 

primarily first-class entertainment.—Ted 

Mahar, Oregonian, Portland . . Interesting 

movie and superb performances. 

especially by Hoffman and the chief.—- 

Howard Pearson, Deseret News. Salt Lake 

City . . . Best film of the year.— Donald 

Cragin, Boston Herald Traveler 

Wonderful folk story of the West. 

Thomas Blakley. Pittsburgh Press ... My 

choice for the Best Picture Oscar, even 

The Cast 

Times. 

Little II'orse Robi ri 

Jack Crabb Dustin Hoffman Wild Bill Hickok 

Jill C OKI 1 

Mrs. Pendrakc Faye Dunaway Sunshine Ami Eccles 

A Hardyce T. Merriweather 

Olga Rfi i.v Jean Peters 

Martin Balsam 

Gen. George A. Custer 

Caroline Carol AndrosKi 

Richard Mulligan 

Old Lodge Skins ..Chief Dan George Younger Bear 

I iitle Star 

Cm Bi llini 

Production Staff 

if it wasn't a nominee.—John Haiti. Seattle 

. 

Producer Stuart Mit t ut 

Director 

Arthur Penn 

Screenplay by ....CALDER WILLINGHAM 

Based on the novel by Berger 

Color In- 

Director of 

Photography . . , H\kki Stradi ini If 

Film Editor Dede Allen 

filmed in PxNAVISION 

Technicolor 

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ENCOUNTERS WILD BILL HICKOK (JEFF COREY) 

award is piten each month by the National 

Screen Council on the basis of outstanding 

merit and suitability for family entertainment. 

Council membership comprises motion 

picture editors, radio and TV I 

tors, representatives cf better films 

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This chart records the performance of current attractions in the opening week of their first runs in 

the 20 key cities checked Pictures with fewer than five engagements are not listed. As new runs 

ore reported, ratings are added and averages Computation terms percentage revised. in of is in 

relation to normal grosses as determined by the theatre managers. With 100 per cent as "normal," 

the figures show the gross ratings above or below thot mark (Asterisk denotes combination bills.) 

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4364 ©Little Murders (110) C ..20th-Fox 2-15-71 A4 

Lola (SS) D AIP 4-19-71 GP A3 

Lost (Mei) (80) Sex D Trio 1-25-71 

©Love Story (100) D Para 4-71 1- 4353 GP A3 

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4350©Macliismo—40 Graves for 40 Guns 

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4372 ©Man Called Sledge, A 

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4374 ©Man Who Had Power O.er Women, The 

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4379 ©Melody (103) D . 

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4354 ©Night of the Witches 

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4366 ©Pigeons (87) C Plaza 2-22-71 [fl A3 

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4370 ©Priest's Wife, The (106) CD WB 3- 8-71 GP A4 

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4338 ©Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The 

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4360 ©Promise at Dawn (100) D Emb 2- 1-71 GP A3 

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4370 ©Pursuit of Happiness, The 

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4342 ©Puzzle of a Downfall Child 

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DOCUMENTARY FEATURE 

REVIEWS 

Derby gl Roller Derby Documentary 

BUENA VISTA 

(All in color) 

FEATURETTE SPECIALS 

Disneyland After Dark (48) 

170 Golden Horseshoe Revue (48) 

171 Tattooed Police Horse (48) . 

175 A Country Coyote Goes 

Hollywood (37) 

176 Flash, the Teenage Otter (48) 

189 Run. Anpaloosa. Run (48) 

200 Legend of the Boy 

and the Eagle (48) 

217 Hang Your Hat on the Wind (48) 

CARTOON 

SPECIALS 

180 Goof/s Freeway Troubles (14) . 

602 It's Tough to be I 

Bird (20) 

181 Johnnv Appleseed 

(19) (Reissue) 

194 Scrooge McDuck and 

onev (17) 

206 Three Little Pigs (9) 

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CARTOONS 

Pluto's Christmas Tree (7) 

Donald's Diary (7) 

Farmyard Symphony (7) 

Pluto*! Kid Brother (7) 

Donald's Dream Voice (7) . 

Susie, Little Blue Coupe (7) 

Stieep Dog (7) 

Tiger Trouble (7) 

Donald's Vacation '7) 

How to Play Golf (7) 

How to Swim (7) 

How to Play Baseball (7) 

THREE-REFI LIVE ACTION 

REISSUES 

127 Bear Country (33) 

131 Water Birds (31) 

147 Nature's Half Acr. (33) 

. 

Arizona Sheepdog (72) ... 

lea (32. 

Prowls of th. Evemlades (32> 

601 The Alaskan Eskimo (27) . 

603 Seal Island (27) ~ 

605 Dad. Can I Borrow the 

Car? (22) 

COI UMRIA 

ONE-REEL COLOR SPECIALS 

70651 Wacky World of Numbers (7) 

70652 World of Man (10) .... 

70653 Sundream (10) 

70654 Sierra Leone (10) 

70655 Central Park (7) 

70656 21 Points (11) ... 

70657 Walkino (5) 

70*58 Boomsvllle (11) 

7fK5Q Penntf soup (11) 

706*0 Ostro Golfers (11) . 

70661 The Greeks Have a New 

Word (10) 

TWO-REEL COLOR SPECIALS 

70441 Hearts (17) .... 

70442 Jeremy (15) . 

70443 Green for Ireland (16) . 

70444 To See or Not to See (15) 

GARDNER FILMS 

©Beach Ballet (12) Dec 70 

©The Swingle Girl (22) Dl 

PARAMOUNT 

ONE-REEL COLOR 

Hen and Demons Ha 

TWO.REEL COLOR 

The Amazing Nets Jun 70 

The George Washington Heritage 

Trail J, 

©Operation Noah's Ark (10) Mar 70 

a ©Once Upon Time (10) 70 

©The Sinking (10) ....Mar 70 

City 

the Kart (10) Apr 70 

©Donkey Work Apr 70 

(9) 

©Cats of the Sea Apr 70 

©Hawaii (10) May 70 

©Northwest Confidential 

(10) May 70 

©Water Panto (9) May 70 

©Big Game (9) Jun 70 

©Bermuda (9) Jun 70 

©Something New Under Everest 

~.1> Jun 70 

©Model Girl (10) Jul 70 

©Gaguerre (6) Jul 70 

©Abbey Backstage (10) . 70 

©Who's for Tennis? (7) . 70 

©Sydney Opera House (7) ..Sep 70 

©Man Into Fish (10) Sep 70 

©A Kind of Seeing (12) Sep 70 

(19) Nov! 

A Smile and a Shoeshine Ain't 

Nearly Enough (15) Nov( 

©Heaven Help Us (20) Dec < 

White Weeks of Cortina 

(20) Dec ( 

©Songs of Scotland (15) Jan ; 

©Beyond the Pack-ice (IS) Jan " 

©Over the Seas to Skye (18) Feb 

Castles in the Sun (20) Feb : 

©The Good Servant (20) Mar " 

'" Famsborough Air Show 

(15) Mar ; 

IA View From the Bass (14) Anr : 

^Whv Do You Smile Mnna Lisa? 

(14) Apr " 

©Suomi: Land of Finns 

(20) May " 

Seriography (14) May 1 

©George IV's Edinburgh (15) Jun 7 

©Dream Girl (14) Jun 7 

©Three Scottish Painters 

(22) Jul? 

©Golf in Australia (15) Jul 7 

THREE REELS 

?>Hlohway Holiday (29) 

Ândalusia (28) 

0>|S Anvhndv Doing Anything 

About It? (26) ... 

•^Papua and New Guinea (27) 

©Four Degrees West (25) 

'"'Castle and Country (30) . 

©Edinburgh Festival (30) 

©Once There Was a City 

(2S> 

©One Grant Leap (25) 

©Year of Sir Ivor (49) . 

TERRYTOON 

(Color) 

2-D's 

Mar 70 

Apr 70 

May 70 

5001 Going Ape (7) Jan 70 

5002 Land Grab (7) . 

Feb 70 

5003 Surface Surf Aces (7) Mar 70 

5004 The Ghost Monster (7) Apr 70 

5005 Martian Moochers (7) May 70 

5006 Lost and Foundation (7) Jun 70 

5007 Swamn Water Taffy (7) Jul 70 

5008 The Drifter (7) Aug 70 

5009 The Proton Pulsator (7) Sep 70 

5010 Belabour Thy Neighbor 

(7) Oct 70 

5011 Slinky Mink (7) Nov 70 

5012 The Shocker (7) Dec 70 

UNITED ARTISTS 

PINK PANTHFR SERIFS 

5979 Don't Hustle an Ant With 

Muscle (7) 

6980 Rough Brunch (7) 

ROLAND AND RATF1NK SE 

(Color) 

6987 A Taste of Money (7) . 

6988 Say Cheese Please (7) J :70 

69S9 War & Pieces (7) . . . Jul 70 

6990 The Foul Kin (7) Aug 70 

6991 Robin Good Hood (7) . . Aug 70 

6992 Bridge Work (7) Sep 70 

6993 Gem Dandy (7) 

THE INSPECTOR SERIES 

6870 French Freud (7) . June 69 

6871 Pierre and Cottage 

Cheese (7) Jul 69 

6872 Carte Blanched (7) ...Am) 69 

THE TIJUANA TOADS 

(Color) 

7054 The Froggy. Froggy Duo (7) 

7055 Hop & Chop (7) Jun 70 

7056 Never on Thirsty (7) . Jul 70 

7057 A Dopey Hacienda (7) Aug 70 

7058 Snake In the Gracies 

(7) Sep 70 

LIVE ACTION COLOR 

7041 The Natural Power of 

Brooklyn (11) 

7042 Take Off (9) 

7043 S.S. Manhattan (li) 

Catch the Joy (12) 

7044 Crisis on the Coast (14) 

7046 The Golden People (7) 

6950 The Hambletonian (9) 

7045 Inland Sea Odyssey (11) .... 

6948 Turned On (7) 

Wild September Snow (17) 

All American Band (8) 

Hang Ten (10) 

Woman (8) An. . 

Crunch. Crunch (8) An. . 

Also a You (14) Jan 71 

Catch the Joy (13) Jan 71 

UNIVERSAL 

WALTER LANTZ CARTUNES 

(Color) 

4913 Little Skeeter (7) 

4914 Project Refect (7) 

4915 Woody's Knight Mare (7) .... 

4916 Charlie's Campout (7) 

4917 Tumblewood Greed (7) 

4918 Chilly and the Looney 

Gooney (7) 

4919 Ship A-Hoy Woody (7) 

4920 Prehistoric Super Salesman (7) 

4921 Cool It Charlie (7) 

4922 Phony Pony (7) 

4923 Sleepy Time Bear (7) 

COLOR ADVENTURES 

(One- Reel) 

4974 Worth Running For . 69 

TWO REEL SUPER SPECIALS 

4901 Boating, U.S.A. (20) 

ONE REEL SPECIALS 

4903 Profile of a Race 

Driver (11) 

(Technicolor) 

7306 Quack Shot (7) 7-19-69 

7307 All Fowled Up .8-2-69 

(7) 

7308 Steal Wool (7) 8-30-69 

7309 Fast & Furry-Ous 9-13-69 

(7) 

7310 Cheese The Cat (7) 9-27-69 

It 

7311 Captain Hareblower 

(7) 10-11-69 

7312 Boston Ouaekie (7) 10-25-69 

(7) 7313 Zipping Along .11-15-69 

7314 One Froggy Evening 

(7) 

7315 Gee Whlz-z-z-z (7) 12-27-69 

(Color) 

MERRIE MELODIES 

6955 The Pink Package Plot 

LOONEY TUNES 

(7) Mav 69 

(Color) 

6956 Plnk-A-Rella (7) ...June 69 7702 Rabbit Stew and 

6957 In the Pink of the Night 

Rabbits Too (7) 6-7-69 

(7) Jul 69 7703 Shamrock and Roll (7) 6-28-69 

6958 Think Before You Pink 

7704 Bugged By a Bee (7) 8-9-69 

(7) Aug 69 7705 ln]un Trouble (7) ...9-6-69 

LESTER A. SCHOENFELD 6959 Extinct Pink (7) Sep 69 

SINGLE REELS 

6960 PirV on the Cob (7) ..Oct 69 

The Box (10) Nov 69 

©White Water Craft ANT AND 

(10) Nov 69 

THE AARDVARK SERIES 7504 Annabel Lee (10) .11-22-69 

©Escaoe Into Riches (10) Nov 69 

(Color) 

7506 The Lemmings (10) . 11-29-69 

©Jerusalem Museum 

7503 Harry. Come Sail With Me 

(10) . 

69 6972 Isle of Canrire (7) Nov 6» 

©Home (10) 8-23-69 

Is Tibet (10) Dec 69 6973 Hasty But Tasty (7) 

©Living on Skis (10) Jan 70 

©How Do You 

6976 Science Friction (7) Jun 70 

Swfno (10) Jan 70 

©Brescia (12>/s) Jan. 70 

6974 Odd Ant Out (7) 

©Honeymoon In Broadlands 

6975 Ants In the Pantry (7) 

WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES 

(10) Feb 70 6977 Mumbo Jumbo . 

(7) 70 

(Two-Reel Color) 

©City of All Nations (9) Feb 70 The Froze Nose Knows 

7002 Freedom's Road (17) .7-5-69 

©Skid (9) Feb 70 

(7) Oct 70 7001 Season in Tyrol (19) . .6-14-69 

Cinerama Releasing (162) 91 Minutes Rel. Apr. '71 

Dealing more with the personal lives of the men 

and women who participate in the Roller Derby 

than the sport itself, "Derby" should do good business 

everywhere. It's one of the roughest professional 

sports and enjoys a fanatical—and vocal— following 

which will help support the film. Others 

will be attracted by an insight into the characters 

of the people who choose this way of life, where 

the main object appears to be fighting one's opponents. 

The Jerry Seltzer-Michael Hamilburg 

Film concentrates on Mike Snell. 23. of Dayton, 

and his efforts to join the team. (Since the film 

was made, he's become a professional!. He and 

wife Christina and his lazy brother Butch play 

themselves quite naturally. Emerging as the most 

likeable is Derby star Charlie O'Connell, who's 

always loved skating and whose aim is to retire 

comfortably. The women, led by green-haired Ann 

Calvello. are as tough as their male counterparts. 

Robert Kaylor directed and photographed the action, 

following the tours of the San Francisco Bay 

Bombers and the Midwest Pioneers. Acclaim has 

come from the film's showings at the San Francisco 

Film Festival and the first USA Film Festival in 

Dallas. The R rating is due to language and Snell's 

casual cheating on his wife. Tie-ins with Derby 

clubs and stars can be profitable. 

Right On! 

Leacock-Pennebaker 80 Minutes Rel. Apr. '71 

Profoundly disturbing and sure to be talked about 

is "Right On!," an angry look at the world by three 

young blacks. Filmed mainly on a Harlem rooftop 

well in view of New York's skyscrapers, the feature 

brings forth the work of the Original Last Poets: 

Felipe Luciano. Gylan Kain and David Nelson reciting 

their own material. As one performs, the 

other two act as chorus to the accompaniment of 

bongos. The sheer force of their personalities and 

the anger they generate lifts the film out of its 

self-imposed confinement and makes this a powerful 

document. Bigots will have ammunition for 

their hatred and liberals should be moved by the 

sentiments voiced. Puerto Rico militant Luciano, 

chairman of the Young Lords, makes a lasting impression, 

attacking the system in "The Library," 

advocating killing in "Hey You, Jitterbug," even 

finding hate in "Jazz," a celebration of sex. Briefly 

roaming off the roof, the camera concentrates 

on a young nude black woman as she nurses her 

baby, for a nice effect. The Poets give added meaning 

to the spiritual "Get On Board," used at the 

end. Herbert Danska directed and co-produced with 

Woodie King jr. for Concept East Ltd. Danska collaborated 

on the photography with Amin Chaudri 

and Joe Zysman, while Chaudri did a deft editing 

job. Color by De Luxe. It won the International Film 

Critics' Prize at the 1970 Mannheim Film Festival 

and was acclaimed at the Cannes. Edinburgh and 

San Francisco Festivals. Original soundtrack is on 

Juggernaut Records. 

EXPERIMENTAL 

Ruby 

The Original Last Poets. 

FEATURE REVIEW 

Dick Bartlett Films 90 Minutes Rel. Apr. '71 

Made on an obviously limited budget, this Dick 

Bartlett written (in collaboration with Ray Lori 

n gi -produced-directed-photographed-and-edited 

effort might have been something striking in the 

essentially American avant-garde camp had a better 

flow of histrionics coupled with sharper writing 

depth been allowed. The setting is a small town, 

the people, the gropers and graspers, the temperamental 

and the timorous, the haves and the havenots, 

the determined and the disillusioned and for 

a while Bartlett seems to have poured a lot of good 

touches into a study of his native land. But. as so 

often happens with earnestness gone awry. Bartlett 

doesn't serve up any strong symbolism—over 

and above what's been done better before—and even 

with a short simulation of a home abortion he 

strives, never succeeds, in getting on film what 

could have been a markedly dramatic commentary. 

Ruth Hurd stands out as a school bus driver. 

Ruth Hurd, Phillip Webber, Joanie Andrews, George 

Bartlett, Danny Kosow, Susan Peters. 

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PRETTY MUDS ALL IN ROW 1 c 

MGM 17112) 92 Minutes Rel. Apr. 71 

Through sheer notoriety and promotion. Roger Vadim's 

first American movie could be an nnpn >m\, hit. Rock 

Hudson has a radical change-of-pace role as an all- 

American hero, lecher and murderer, and has been on mm. 

: 

• 

a p a tour 

I the first time, in 15 years > the "; 

countrv on behalf of the picture. It's not quite the comedy 

of murders that Chaplin's 'Monsieur Verdoux" was, nor 

is it as outrageous—or offensive as rumor had it. A 

great deal of cutting was done to avoid an X tag. enough 

sex and nudity being left to qualify for the R. Angle 

Dickinson has a little-girl quality that accentuates her 

sex appeal and also does the most extensive nude scene. 

Some of the Pretty Maids yet short shrift in the editing, 

but JoAnna Cameron and June Fairclnld make good 

impressions. Hudson is quite convincing and Telly Savalas 

does a great job. with deft support from Keenan 

Wvnn, Roddy McDowall and Barbara Leigh. Young John 

David Carson does well in his initial leading role as the 

sexually repressed student. Producer-scenarist Gene Roddenberry 

let Vadim look at American manners and morals 

with an ironic French wit. Based on Francis Pollini's 

novel. Lalo Schifrin's score and the MetroColor photography 

are good. 

Rock Hudson. Angie Dickinson, Telly Savalas. John David 

Carson. Roddy McDowall. Keenan Hynii, Barbara Leigh.

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FEATURE REVIEWS Story Synopsis; Exploitips; Adlines for Newspapers and Programs 

THE STORY: "Summer of '42" (WB) 

Off the New England Coast from the vantage point of 

1971, a man reminisces about his youth. In the summer 

of 1942, he was a 15-year-old boy, Gary Grimes, whose 

thoughts were mostly of sex. Pals Jerry Houser and Oliver 

Conant tease him when Gary shows an interest in Jennifer 

O'Neill, whose husband leaves for combat. The boys 

obtain a medical book from Oliver's parents and study E ,NS 

the chapter on sexual foreplay. When Jerry picks up 

some girls at the movie house, shy Oliver runs off and 

Gary makes progress with Katherine Allentuck. Jerry 

tries to get fresh with blonde Christopher Norris with 

less success. He asks Gary to obtain prophylactics from 

the druggist, Lou Prizzell. On the beach. Jerry and 

Christopher have relations, shocking Katherine. Jennifer 

has become friendly and Gary asks to drop by one night. 

Recovering from the news of her husband's death, Jennifer 

goes to bed with Gary. Next day, Jerry reports that 

Christopher will be recuperating from an operation for 

the rest of the summer. Gary finds Jennifer's farewell 

note and realizes he's lost his innocence. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Contact youth groups for special showings and endorsements. 

Give free admissions to patrons showing up in 

1942 attire. Place 1942 vintage memorabilia around. 

CATCHLTNES: 

In the Summer of '42 We Raided the Coast Guard 

Station Four- Times. 

THE STORY: "The Tender Warrior" (Thompson) 

When David Dalie, the sheriff of a small Georgia town, 

ignores the pleas of young Charles Lee to stop Liston 

Elkins and his sons from killing wild animals in the 

swamp. Charles gets together an animal army composed 

of a chimpanzee, a leopard, an owl, and an alligator and 

declares war on the family, with Dan Haggerety, the 

youngest son of Elkins receiving the brunt of the attack. 

Boley, a moonshine-drinking bear, joins Charles and. 

after some humorous and breathless adventures, the 

animals destroy Elkins' moonshine operation. The villains 

race off in their boat which sinks. At the end of the film, 

they beg Dalie to take them into custody before Iron Jaw, 

the alligator, gets them. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

The Thompson Co. has "Tender Warrior" balloons, 

pennants, suckers for the matinee trade. Title song will 

soon be out in record form. The company also is sending 

chimp, leopard and bear to select locations of the film's 

openings. 

CATCHLTNES: 

In the Strangest War Ever Fought, a Boy Battles to 

Save His Animal Friends. . Fantastic Movie Shot on 

Location in the Forbidden Wilds of the Great Okefenokee 

Swamp. 

THE STORY: 'Stranger in Hollywood" (Roda Prods) 

This drama is based on a true story of the discovery 

of crude oil in a back yard of the residential section of 

Miracle Mile, on the west side of Los Angeles. Sue Bernard 

accidentally discovers the oil and subsequently suffers 

the most, emotionally. She runs away—from the discovered 

fortune and her fiance (Scott Every —and tries to 

i 

lose herself in the sprawling metropolis. She meets some 

sordid types, has some second thoughts on her own life 

and then goes back to her boy friend. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Advise columnists and other opinion-makers that the 

Rodion Slipyj script is based on a true story dramatically 

tied to the glamor city of Hollywood Los Angeles—the 

discovery of crude oil in the backyard of a residence in 

the Miracle Mile district of the city. 

CATC 'HUM S: 

. 

"You Can't Call Me a Tramp Yet—I Just Got to Town, 

Mister!" True Uptight Story of a Girl on the 

Loose! . Side of Glamor Town, USA! 

;ER i E murder. . 

THE STORY: •Pretty Maids All in a Row" iMCMl 

John David Carson, a student at Oceanfront High 

School, finds the body of cheerleader Jill in the boys' 

room. Police Capt. Telly Savalas investigates as principal 

Roddy McDowall and the student body worry more about 

the upcoming football game with Carverton than the 

Coach Rock Hudson is the popular guidance 

counselor who asks fellow teacher Angie Dickinson to 

help Carson with his sexual repression. Hudson has had 

relations with many of the girl students and JoAnna 

Cameron, a regular, tells him she knows he killed Jill. 

Cameron becomes the next victim as Savalas begins to 

suspect Hudson. Visiting Dickinson, who arouses him, 

Carson is overcome by her advances and they spend the 

night in bed. At the same time, Hudson has been discovered 

by police chief Keenan Wynn in a compromising 

position with June Fairchild and has to murder them 

both. After Oceanfront wins the big game, Carson learns 

of Hudson's guilt. Hudson drives his car into the ocean, 

apparently drowning. At the funeral. Savalas finds that 

Rock s wife Barbara Leigh is headed for Brazil and deduces 

Hudson is there, too. Carson inherits Hudson's girls. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Use the spread in the April issue of Playboy as a lobby 

display. Have local Pretty Maids contests. 

CATCHUNES: 

A Good Football Coach Can Get Away With Murder. 

THE STORY: "10 Rillington Place" (Col) 

During a blackout in London in 1944, constable Richard 

Attenborough murders Phyllis McMahon, who comes to 

him for medical help. He buries her body. In 1949, Attenborough 

rents a flat at 10 Rillington Place to a young 

couple, Judy Geeson and John Hurt, and their baby Miss 

Riley. Hurt, an illiterate, is given to tall stories about his 

position in life. Geeson learns she's pregnant again, and 

decides they can't afford another baby. Hurt becomes 

angry at the suggestion of an abortion and has a fight 

with her when friend Isobel Black stays over to help. 

Finally, Hurt agrees to an abortion performed by Attenborough. 

The latter murders Geeson and then tells 

Hurt that he's an accessory and could be charged with 

murder. The gullible Hurt is persuaded to leave and At- 

(/, tenborough then kills the baby. Hurt, not knowing of 

Saiesm the baby's death, goes to the police and is held for mur- 

1 

der. Because of his own lies and Attenborough's testimony. 

Hurt is hanged. Pat Heywood, Attenborough's 

wife, is the next victim as she realizes her husband is 

guilty. Attenborough kills again, but is finally caught. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Arrange a series of newspaper accounts of famous 

murder cases. Use "10 Rillington Place" street signs. 

CATCHLTNES: 

What Happened to the Women at 10 Rillington Place? 

True Story of One of the Most Cold-Blooded 

Murderers in British History. 

THE STORY: Upon This Rock" (Levitt-Pickman) 

This is a documentary-drama, capturing on film some 

2,000 years of Christian civilization, and serves as a tribute 

to the human spirit — to the popes and the kings, 

to the artists and the architects, to the saints and the 

sinners who contributed in building St. Peter's Basilica 

in Rome, one of the most majestic, awesome edifices of 

the Western World. Sir Ralph Richardson acts as guidenarrator. 

Orson Welles as Michelangelo reflects on his 

life and art. Dame Edith Evans is Queen Christina of 

Sweden and Dirk Bogarde is cast as Bonnie Prince 

Charlie. 

EXPLOITIPS: 

Pie-opening screenings for religious leaders and other 

opinion-makers are a must. Contact printed and broadcast 

media. Contact educators for group sales and special 

showings. 

CATCHLTNES: 

"A Unique Motion Picture Experience!" . an 

•> Audience As Vast As Mankind — For All Faiths Every- 

Som where!" . Entertainment — 2,000 Years 

of Western Civilization!" 

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(214) 368-3897. 

THREE THEATRES (2 indoor. 1 drive-in) 

located approximately 30 miles south and 

approximately 60 miles east of San Antonio, 

Texas Theatres are open full time 

Indoor theatres are brick buildings, about 

:ars old, in v< 

from wide area, 50 mile r< 

Sales are good Reason for sellin< 

to retire. Call: a/c (512) 569-2283 

DRIVE-IN THEATRE. 1,000 cars, Kansas 

City area, for sale or lease. Boxoffice 

2422 

350 seat, family operation, priced 

;uick sale. Living quarters included. 

equipment. Owne 

BOLIVAR. MO.. 300 car drive-in. IS 

acres. CROCKER. MO., 150 car drive-in 

and residence. ELDORADO SPRINGS, MO 

260 car drive-in, 350 seat downtown house. 

John Twitty Realty and Auction. 1009 Pine, 

Rolla, Mo. 65401, (314) 364-2545, 364-2423. 

Indoor 400 seats. Only indoor in city o! 

11,000. County seal, Piedmont area o! 

South Carolina. No leases or brokers, 

only serious inquiries need apply. Price 

$52,500. Now grossing over $60,000. Box- 

HARDTOP THEATRE IN Enumclaw. 

Wash. 740 seating, exceptionally modern 

and in excellent condition Write or call 

Ben Hannah or Herb Heintz, 2318 Second 

Avenue, Seattle. Wash MA3- 

98121, (206) 

5380. 

THEATRE CHAIR UPHOLSTERINGI Any 

where, finest materials, LOW pnees. Custom 

seat covers made to fit. CHICAGO 

USED CHAIR MART. 1320 So Wabash 

Chicago, 60605. Phone: 939-4518. 

CHAIRS REBUILT ANYWHEBE! EXPERT 

workmanship, personal service, finest ma 

tenals. Arthur Judge. 2100 E Newton Ave 

Milwaukee. Wisconsin 

700 AMEBICAM. 750 plywood cushion 

600 Bodiiorm Lone Star Seating. B01 

1734, Dallas. Texas. 75201. 

SPECIALISTS IN REBUILDING CHAIRS. 

New and rebuilt theatre chairs lor sale 

We buy and sell old chairs. Travel anywhere 

Seating Corporation of New York, 

247 Water Street, Brooklyn NY.. 11201 

Tel. 212-875-5433 (Reverse charges) 

EXPERT CHAIR REBUILDERS. We sell 

and buy chairs, install chairs anywhere 

A A. Nick's Seating Co.. 17 Cadman Plaza 

W. Brooklyn. New York. 11201. (212) TR 

5-4047. 

REBUILT THEATRE CHAIRS. New fabric, 

new paint Like new $12 50 lob Syracuse. 

New York Hayes Seating Company. Inc 

P.O. Box 29. Syracuse Now York 13211 

(315) 454-3296 

American Cinemas, bought and sold. 

Bovilsky, 34 Batson Street, Glasgow, Scolaodeled 

THEATRES FOR LEASE 

and 

ssponsible person need apply. Box- 

THEATRE TICKETS 

QUALTY Service. Low Prices! KANSAS 

CITY TICKET COMPANY (816) 241-8400 

716 No Agnes, Kansas City, Mo 54120 

COLOR MERCHANT TRAILERS 

Only $62.50 lor a 45 H. color merchan- 

3d with 5 scenes, narrated track, with appropriate 

music, superimposed with address, 

fades and dissolves, produced from 

your transparencies. Three-day, ln-plant 

service, H & H Color Laboratory, 3705 No 

Nebraska Ave 

. Florida. Phone 

313 248-4935 

SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM 

BOXOFFICE: 

825 Van Brunt Blvd. 

Kansas City. Mo. 64124 

1 YEAB $7 

2 YEARS $12 

Build attendance with real Hawaiian 

irehids. Few cents each. Write Flowers o! 

lawaii. 670 S. Lafayette Place. Los An 

teles, Calif 90005 

BINGO CARDS—DIE CUT. 1-75-500 com 

inations, $5 75 per thousand. Premium 

roducts. 339 West 44th St., New York 

Y 10036 Phone: (212) Cl-6-4972 

PIC MOSQUITO COILS for in-car use 

'ic Ant & Roach Spray for confection 

trea. pays to use Pic products. Free 

It 

railer films—inauiries invited. Pic Corjoration, 

28-30 Canfield St., Orange. N.J. 

7050. 

SCREEN TOWERS 

SCREEN TOWERS INTERNATIONAL: Fo: 

le best deal (817) 773-2604. P.O. Box 

)4 Temple Texas 76501. 

FILMS WANTED 

16mm Sound Features and short subjects. 

Bargain priced. Sale or exchange 

35mm safety films wanted. Boxoffice, 2425. 

WANTED: lfimm sound films, features, 

horts, TV, etc. Any amount. -: Movie Film 

Hearing House, P.O. Box 3444. Fort 

/orth, 

76105. (817) 531- 

Texa: 

FILMS FOR RENT 

Now in Canada—Sexploitation 35mm 

color features. "Infrasexum" and "Double 

Initiation". Surf Theatre Ltd., 1490 Laburnum. 

Tel.: 

Vancouver B C 

731-2025 

ALPINE THEATRE—Soats 500 Booming 

recreational area. 50,000 drawing area 

Other interests. Low price, quick sale. 

Box 177, Leavenworth, Wash. (509) 548- 

7265. 

SANFORD. FLORIDA. RITZ THEATRE 

I 

lease, sale or to manage. Seems to have 

excellent potential in a fast growing area. 

Write' Evans and Evans, Attys., 58 Main 

St., Topsfield, Massachusetts, 01983, or 

call: (617) 887-2166. 

Will the ho offered $45,000 a 

1 Corral Theatre at Monahc 

come back. 

please 

POPCORN MACHINES 

ALL MAXES OF POPPEBS. caramel 

equipment, floss machines, sno-ball 

chines Krispy V So Hoisted. Chi 

cago, 111.. 6O60E 

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Remittance Enclosed 

Send Invoice 

THEATRE 

STREET 

TOWN 

STATE 

ZIP CODE 

NAME 

POSITION 

April 26. 1971

"SHINBOKEALLmSTOR 

THEWHOLE raMILY!" 

-JUDITH CRIST, NEW YORK MAGAZINE 

10,045 ADULTS 

9,310kids 

HAVE SEEN 'SHmBOIEALLEf 

IN JUST 12 DfflS AT THE GWIDTHEATREf 

"450 

seats 

ilSlilF

Boxoffice-April.26.1971

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