TOTAL

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2nd
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BKST WISHES TO BRIDE—The Omalia office of MGM bids farewell to Mrs.
John G. Kemptgen (Hazel Andersen), recent bride of the Milwaukee manager, who
ends 27 years of service with the exchange. A cateress was called in to serve the
dinner in the exchange and Mrs. Kemptgen was presented a gift. Left to right, seated:
Vincent F. Lynn, John G. Kemptgen, Mrs. Kemptgen, Mrmager G. E. McGlynn.
Second row: Fred Fejfar, Helen Kennison, Viola Colburn, Gladys Waldrep, Lorraine
VValdman, Dorothy Kosiut, Lucille Hahne, Jennie Stokes, Anita Bruno, Theo Artz.
Third row: Minnie Lonergan, Evelyn Cannon, Bill Nedley, Lucille Sorenson, Catherine
Nodean. Fejfar succeeds Mrs. Kemptgen as office manager.
OMAHA
H move is under way to get both men and
women bowling teams representing film
exchanges started this summer at the 40
Bowl. Hope is that by fall both leagues will
be going strong. Pat Halloran, Paramount
salesman, reports that his exchange has
teams ready to enter in both circuits . . .
A. F. Seff was to open his new de luxe
Uptown Theatre at Sioux City during the
week ... Ed Cohen, Eagle Lion manager,
headed for Chicago and a general sales meeting
Joe Foley, who resigned as salesman
. . . at Eagle Lion, has gone to Film Classics
in a similar position.
Milliam Laird, U-I assistant booker, is
spending his vacation painting his new home
. . . Mrs. Carl White, wife of the Quality
Theatre Supply Co. owner, underwent an
operation on her fingers, a result of a broken
arm she received not long ago . . . Paramount
employes gathered at the 40 Bowl for a farewell
dinner for Manager Donald Hicks. They
presented him a pen and pencil set. His successor.
M. E. Anderson of Kansas City, was
on hand and took over officially at the exchange
Monday.
Columbia personnel
helped Lena Robarge.
inspector, celebrate a birthday with a little
cake eating in the office . . . MGM employes
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staged a similar "party" for Manager G. E.
McGlynn . . . Samuel Deutsch, U-I office
manager, accompanied Joe Foley, now with
Film Classics, to Des Moines over the weekend
where they visited Joe's mother.
Bill Miskell, Tri-States district manager,
said that the plans are now to open Omaha's
first drive-in Tuesday W. C. Gehring,
assistant general sales
. . .
manager from New
York, and Jack Lorenz. divisional manager
from Chicago, were here over the weekend
. . . L. E. Davidson, operator of the newdrive-in
scheduled for Sioux City, paid his
first visit to Omaha since leaving Tri-States
Evelyn Machmuller, 20th-Fox
Theatres . . .
booker, goes by plane to New York City for
her vacation . . . Bobra Suiter, former Omaha
Community Playhouse performer, will be here
in the "Carousel" cast. She gets a minor
promotion starting here to the role of
"Arminy."
One of the pleasantest days of the year
helped draw the following visitors to Filmrow:
Herman Fields, Clarinda; Clem Tramp,
Crofton: H. O. Qualsett, Tekamaha: Al Wueben,
Parkston, S. D.; Carl Johnson, Red Oak.
Iowa; R. V. Fletcher, Hartington; Don Campbell,
Central City: William King, Shelby:
Frank Good, Red Oak; Arnold Johnson, Onawa,
Iowa; K. F. Nelson, Utica, Neb.; Ralph
Martin, Moorhead: F. J. Weatherly, Snyder:
Mervin Neeley, Griswold, Iowa; Claud Craig,
Plainview; Roy Siefert, Ainsworth, and Mort
Ives, Shelby, Iowa.
Use Film in Politics
DES MOINES—Organized labor in Iowa
is using a sound motion picture in its political
campaign against Gov. Robert D.
Blue. The film pictures the labor demonstration
at' the statehouse April 21, 1947.
This is believed to be the first time in the
history of Iowa politics that a film is being
used extensively in a state campaign. Spon-
.sors for the ten-minute motion picture are
the C.I.O. United Packing House Workers of
America.
Take Juvenile Roles
Samuel Goldwyn has signed 9-year-old
Peter Miles and 14-year-old Warwick Gregson
to play important roles in RKO's "Take Three
Tenses."
'Iron Curtain' Captures
Minneapolis Honors
MINNEAPOLIS—"The Iron Curtain" was
the boxoffice leader last week, although
Radio City, with Sammy Kaye's band, plus
acts, en t'ne stage, and the picture "Smart
Woman " also turned in a respectable gross.
Business generally continued very much subnormal
despite favorable showgoing weather.
It was the third week for "Street Corner"
and the second for "The Big Clock" and
"The Miracle of the Bells."
(Average is 100)
Asler— Half Past Midnight (20th-rox), 2nd run;
Betrayed (Mono), reissue 90
Century—An Ideal Husband (20th-Fox) 90
Gopher—Elephant Boy (SR), South oi Tahiti
(SR), reissues -
—.85
Lyceum—Street Corner (McCall), 3rd wk 110
Lyric—The Big Clock (Para), 2nd d. t. wk 100
Radio City Smart Woman (Mono), plus
stage show _
130
RKO Orpheum—Casbah (U-I) 85
RKO-Pan—The Miracle oi the BelU (UA),
2nd d. t. wk UO
State—The Iron Curtain (20th-Fox) 135
World-Meet John Doe (SR), reissue _. 90
Warmth, Baseball and Other
Competition Hurt Des Moines
DES MOINES—The weather, opening of
a new drive-in theatre, baseball games and
the opening of Riverview amusement park
were the main causes of poor theatre attendance
here last week. All three downtown
programs fell below par. Publicity from New
York on "The Iron Curtain" failed to arouse
the interest of Des Moines patrons, for that
picture, billed at the Des Moines Theatre,
did no better than its competition.
Des Moines—The Iron Curtain (20th-Fox)
Orpheum The Lady From Shanghai (Col);
90
The Return oi the Whistler (Col) 90
Paramount The Lost Moment (U-I); Secret
Beyond the Door (U-I) 90
Weather Claimed Too Good
For Kansas City Grosses
KANSAS CITY—Once again business was
on the skids and only one house in town
hit a solid par. "The Iron Curtain" at the
Tower, Uptown and Fairway was the leader,
with "Hatter's Castle" at the Paramount, and
the second week of "The Miracle of the
Bells" at the Orpheum close behind. Weather,
according to local theatremen, was "too good
for show business."
Esquire Belle Starr (20th-Fox); Frontier Marshal
(20th-Fox), reissues 87
Midland—Arch of Triumph (UA) 90
Orpheum—The Miracle oi the Bells (RKO);
Western Heritage (RKO), 2nd wk —.95
Paramount Hatter's Castle (Para) 95
Tower, Uptown, Fairway The Iron Curtain
(20lh-Fox) 100
Kaye Orchestra, 'Bells'
Are Omaha Favorites
OMAHA — Sammy Kaye's orchestra on
stage at the Paramount lifted a bill that included
"Caged Fury" to an excellent boxoffice
return. "The Miracle of the Bells" and "Adventures
in Silverado" at the RKO Brandeis
also did outstanding business. Other first
runs felt a serious dent from damp, chilly
weather, and the local political fuss.
Omaha The Lost Moment (U-I); Roses Are Bed
(20th-Fox) 90
Orpheum—Caged Fury (Pard), plus stage show.— 145
Paramount—State of the Union (MGM), 2nd wk 90
RKO Brandeis—The Miracle of the Bells (RKO):
Adventures in Silverado (Col) 135
Statp— If Winter Comes (MGM): The Amelo Affair
(MGM) , wk 100
Town Gun Talk (Mono); My Favorite Brunette
(Para), 2nd run, split with Glamor Girl (Col),
2nd run; Death Rides the Range (EL); Keeper
of the Bees (Col), 2nd run 95
74 BOXOFFICE
:
: May
22, 1948