Boxoffice-September.23.1950

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DENVER
Jjarl Bell, who entered St. Luke's hospital
lor treatment following a heart attack,
expected to be on the job by the time this
is
read.
Tom Knight, owner of the Acme, Riverton,
Wyo., flew in on one of hi.s periodic visits
to Denver, making the trip in his own plane,
and bringing a Riverton man to a Denver
hospital for treatment. Knight is about
ready to open his new 491-seat, $100,000 Gem,
and has set the date tentatively for October
15. He has equipped it throughout with
National Theatre Supply merchandi.se, including
XL Simplex projection and .sound,
and the theatre boasts the first glass screen
in Wyoming. The theatre is 100.\40 feet, has
one store space in front, and has a complete
snack bar. Acoustical ceiling has been installed,
and acoustical plaster has been used
elsewhere. Several from Pilmrow expect to
attend the opening.
C. J. Duer. Monogram manager, has returned
from a vacation and business trip
to the west coast, during which he attended
a Monogram sales meeting at Hollywood .
Dorothy Mendenhal, switchboard operator at
Paramount, is taking her second week of
vacation . . . George Josephs of the Columbia
home office spent a couple of days here in
conferences with Robert Hill, branch manager.
Donna Marie Duer, daughter of C. J. Duer,
Monogram manager, and T. M. Leerscot were
married.
Beverly Bailey, daughter of Mi-, and Mrs.
Tom Bailey, Lippert Pictures franchise owners,
left for New York to carve out her
career as a newspaperwoman. She has been
employed on the Rocky Mountain News here
as assistant to Molly Mayfield, feature writer
. . . Tommy McMahon, Republic manager
in Salt Lake City, was in the city for a
couple of days on business.
Lee Borghorst, new to the business, has
been named booker at Universal, where he
.
succeeds William Robinson, who joined the
army
. . Barney Ro.se, district manager for
U-I; Foster Blake, division manager, and
F. T. Murray, manager of branch operations,
conducted a sales meeting attended by Mayer
Monsky. branch manager, and .salesmen
Prank Green, Harold Michaels and Steve
Ward.
Filmrow visitors included Mr. and Mrs.
Leon Coulter, Loveland; Kenneth Powell,
Wray: Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Flower, Estes
Park: Glen Wittstruck, Meeker; Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Lind. Rifle; Neal Beezley, Burlington;
Frank Aydelotte, Fort Collins; C. E.
McLaughlin, La.s Animas; C. G. Diller,
Ouray; Robert Kehr, Ogallala, Neb.; John
Bertalero, Deadwood, S. D., and Lola Staley,
Kiowa.
Fox Intermountain to Btiild
DENVER — Pox Intermountain Theatres,
taken bids on razing of existing structures on
the site of a proposed theatre at 16th street
and Cleveland Place here. Architect Charles
Strong is working on plans for the 1,200-seat
stadium-type theatre upon which construction
is expected to start in 30 to 60 days.
Although the chain is prevented by court
order from enlarging its activities until its
divorces itself from the producing end of the
business, it is permitted to replace lost facihties.
One spokesman said the theatre might
be considered a replacement for the Broadway
or the Paramount, which the film will
lose next year.
Raton, N. M., Drive-In Sold
RATON, N. M.—The 85 Drive-In here has
been purchased by Hubbard & Murphy, Inc.,
from J. E. Oliver who built the hou.se more
than one year ago.
Kirk Douglas, Newspaperman
Kirk Douglas has been signed as Chuck
Tatum, newspaperman, in Paramount's "Ace
in the Hole."
Art Watts Wins Golf Match
Of Salt Lake Variety Club
SALT LAKE CITY—Art Watts, printer and
member of Variety Tent 38 of Salt Lake City,
won the organization's annual fall golf tournament
last week despite his handicap ol
only one leg.
Playing flawless golf on a course with
which he is quite familiar. Art netted a 67
in the 18-hole tournament.
Others finishing in the money In the field
or more than 40 were Chick Lloyd, .second;
Harry Swonson, third; K. O. Lloyd, Earl
Green and Dick Iba, tied for fourth, fifth
and sixth, and Bus Campbell, seventh.
Charles Walker, manager for 20th-Fox, was
in charge of arrangements for the tournament
and Calcutta the preceding night at
the club. He was assisted by Harry Swonson
and Shirl Thayne.
T. R. Knox Buys Control
Of Durango Drive-In
DURANGO, COLO.—T. R. Knox of Denver
has purchased controlling stock in the Basin
Drive-In Theatre. Inc., here. Two other stockholders,
Joseph Kelly and C. M. Tro.sper of
Durango, sold their interests to Knox. Mrs.
Elsie Knox, wife of the new owner, said she
contemplated no changes in policy at present,
but that .she would move here from Denver
in the spring to manage the theatre.
She and her husband are officers in the
Theatre Service Co., Denver.
To Film Polio Trailer
HOLLYWOOD—With Robert Young in the
starring role, MGM will film "A Day With
the Robert Youngs" as a trailer for the National
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The
subject is set for screening in some 12,000
theatres as a facet of the foundation's upcoming
fund-raising drive. Harry Loud wrote
the script and will direct, with Frank Whitbeck
supervising production.
Las Vegas Solo Bought
LAS VEGAS, N. M.—Mitchell Kelloff and
Sam Castiglia have taken over management
of the Solo Theatre here from Matias Martinez.
Castiglia has been a resident of Las
Vegas for 11 years and before that was in
theatre business in Colorado. Kelloff was in
charge of flim distribution for the Pacific
fleet during the war.
Ned Gold to Santa Fe
SANTA FE, N. M.—Ned Gold, former newspaperman
here, has been appointed manager
of the Santa Fe Theatre by Don Beers, to
succeed Ralph Hamilton, who weis called to
active duty in the marine corps. Hamilton
visited his hometown of Longmont, Colo., before
leaving.
'SADDLE TRA.MP' i)| i;i JS—The world premiere of l-Is ".Suddle Tramp" at
the Tabor, Aladdin and Webber theatres in Denver was tied in with a dedication
of the paintings of the late Paul Gregg, staff artist of the Denver Post. Seen here
at the dedication ceremonies arc executives of the Denver Post and the stars who
made personal appearances. Left to right: Robert Selig, assistant to the president
of Fox-Intermountain; Joel McCrea, star of "Saddle Tramp"; Leonard Goldstein,
producer; Gene Lindberg of the Denver Post; Ann Blyth, U-I star; Mrs. Paul
Gregg, and .Mice Robertson, cousin of Miss Blyth.
New Richland, Wash., Manager
RICHLAND, WASH.—Jack Quinn has been
named manager of the Village Theatre by
E. J. Hickey, district manager of the Midstate
Amusement Corp. He replaced Cal
Claughton, who resigned to accept a General
Electric Co. job. Quinn was assistant editor
of the Richland Villager, weekly paper, and
was active in the Richland Light Opera Co.
50-B BOXOFFICE September 23, 1950