Boxoffice-October.27.1951

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LOS ANGELES American in Paris' SALT LAKE
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were in order for Harry and
Rose Rackin, celebrating their first wedding
anniversary. Backslapping Harry at the
Exhibitors Service office, where Rackin and
Syd Lehman are partners, were Lloyd Miller
of the 99 Drive-In and Henry Baffa of the
Congress Theatre . . . Ralph Carniichael,
sales manager, is vacationing
Irving Sklar, operator of the Crest Theatre
in Oceanside, took a few days off to hobnob
with his father-in-law Oscar Rudnick, Bak-
cattle grower.
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W. McKendrick, formerly of Salt Lake
City, has joined UA, covering the Arizona
territory . . Sick list report: Recuperating
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were AI Bowman, U-I salesman,, and Manny
Feldstein of the Dietrich-Peldstein circuit,
while Pacific Drive-Ins' Guy Gunderson was
still laid up . booking-buying visitors
were Mr. and Mi's. Ernie Harper of the
Fontana Theatre in Fontana and Wade
Loudermilk, operator of several houses in
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Arizona.
In from San Francisco was Barney Rose,
U-I western district manager, huddling here
with Bill Marriott, head man at the local of-
. . . Stogie-passing was Murray Peck,
former manager of the Center Theatre for
Galston and Jay Sutton. Peck's daughter
gave birth to a baby son who has been tagged
David Norman Breskin. Pop is now in military
service.
Pat Patterson, head of Astor Pictures,
In for conferences with Roy Reed,
local manager, before taking off for New
York on a buying trip . . . Jack Mclntyre,
son of Herb Mclntyre, RKO western district
manager, and Muriel Hall were married Saturday
(20) at St. Vincent's church. Young
is associated with a food products
George Hickey, Pacific Coast sales
firm . . .
for MGM, left for Chicago to attend a
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distribution chief. Hickey was accompanied
by his aide, Samuel Gardner; Tom Aspell,
local branch manager, and L. C. Wingham,
who heads the San Francisco office.
Among the Fox West Coasters: George
Kane's resignation as manager of the Fox
Wilshire necessitated personnel shifts which
brought Louis Silverstein over to the Wilshire
from the Uptown, with Joe Piatt moving
to the Uptown from the Studio City and
Olson filling in at the Studio City .
Reub Kaufman, head of sales for the Lou
Snader organization, appointed Herb Bregstein
western division manager and Robert
Kronenberg Pacific coast sales chief for the
Kronenberg is opening new exchanges
in San Francisco and Seattle.
Still 200 in Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO — "An American in
Paris," with patrons' undying devotion, maintained
a boastful 200 per cent high for its
third week at Loew's Warfield.
{Average Is 100)
Cinema—The Day Ihe Earth Stood Still (20lh-Fox):
No Questions Asked (MGM), 3rd wk 120
Fox— People Will Talk (20th-Fox): The Tall Target
(MGM)
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Golden Gate—Native Son (Classics); Assassin ior
Hire (Dielz) 90
Orpheum—Saturday's Hero (Col); Sunny Side ol
the Street (Col) 160
Paramount— Warpath (Para), Tomorrow Is Another
Day (WB) 100
Si. Francis—a Streetcar Named Desire (WB), 2nd
wk 175
United Artists— Five (Col), Son of Dr. lekyll (Col)..170
Warfield—An American in Paris (MGM), 3rd wk 200
'River' Roadshow Tops LA
'Fox,' 'Cup' Tie at 125
LOS ANGELES — Sparked by a klieglighted
premiere, "The River" topped local
first runs with a 175 per cent rating in the
first stanza of an advanced-price engagement.
Business otherwise was spotty, with
"The Desert Fox" and "Come Fill the Cup"
tied
for place money at 125 per cent.
Chinese, Uptown, Los Angeles, Loyola, Wilshire
The Desert Fox (20th-Fox); Havana Rose (Rep) 125
Downtown, Hollywood Paramounts—The Family
Secret (Col); Sunny Side of the Street (Col) ...-. 90
Globe, Vogue, El Rey—David and Bathsheba
(20th-rox), 8th wk - -.100
Egyptian, State—Mr. Imperium (MGM); The Man
With a Cloak (MGM) 100
Fine Arts—The River (UA), advanced prices 175
Four Star—Kind Lady (MGM), 3rd wk 80
HiUstreet, Pontages—Saturday's Hero (Col); The
Magic Carpet (Col) 100
Orpheum, Hawaii—On the Loose (RKO); Slaughter
Trail (RKO), 2nd wk 80
Laurel— Tales of Hoffmarui (Lopert), advanced
prices, 21st wk 85
United Artists, Ritz, Iris—Reunion in Reno (U-I) .. 60
Warners Beverly—A Streetcar Named Desire (WB),
advanced prices, 5th wk 100
Warners Downtown, Hollywood. Wiltern—Come
Fill the Cup (WB) 125
"Unkno'wn World' Leads Grosses
In Seattle b-y Five Per Cent
SEATTLE—The science-fiction film, "Unknown
World," was leading Seattle's film fare
at the end of the week. It had a 5 per cent
edge over three other attractions, "The Golden
Horde," "Behave Yourself!" and "A Place in
the Sun."
Blue Mouse—Force of Arms (WB); Utah Wagon
Train (Rep), 2nd wk 70
Coliseum—The Day the Earth Stood Still (20th-Fox);
Joe Palooka in the Triple Crois (Mono), 2nd wk 100
Fifth Avenue—David and Bathsheba (20th-Fox),
3rd wk - 100
Liberty—Behave YouiseU! (RKO); Mark of the
Renegade (U-I) 125
Music Box—IJnknowm World (LP); Highly Dangerous
(LP) 130
Music Hall—The CJolden Horde (U-I); Two-Dollar
Bettor (Realart) 125
Orpheum— Painting the Clouds With Sunshine
(WB) 100
Paramount—A Place in the Sun (Para); The Basketboll
Fix (Realart), 9 days 125
•Pent 38 of Variety has nominated the following
for new officers: Bob Braby, Ken
Friedman, Giff Davi.son, Howard Pearson,
Charles J, lacona, Bill Gordon, Ralph
Trathen, Gene Bowles, Russ Dauterman,
Eugene Jclesnik and Sid Ross. A nominating
meeting will be held November 5, when
further names may be given, and elections
are scheduled for December 3.
Exhibitors on Filmrow last week included
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Montez of Helper, Earl
Steel of Nephi, George Forsey of Eureka and
Deward Shiner and his son from Vernal . . .
With winter weather rapidly closing in, only
four drive-ins remain in operation in the
Salt Lake area. Others have run "Thank
You; See You Next Spring" advertisements
. . . Nevin McCord, manager of the Centre
Theatre, has been named chairman of the
Variety tent drive to collect copper drippings
for the government.
Herbert Schoenhardt has moved over from
his assistant job at the Centre to management
of the Capitol, and Howard Sorensen
has moved from the Capitol to Ogden to
take over his post as manager of the Paramount
... "A Streetcar Named Desire"
opened a roadshow engagement at the Capitol
Theatre following a heavy advertising
campaign.
William Jacobs drew the production reins on
Warners' "Hobby Horse."
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'Desert Fox' Is Fine
At Denver and Esquire
DENVER—"The Desert Fox" and "Corky of
Gasoline Alley" were fine at the Denver and
Esquire, and were moved to the Rialto for a
week. "Tony Draws a Horse" was nice in its
second week at the 'Vogue.
Aladdin, Tabor, Webber—Adventures of Captain
Fabian (Rep); Sea Hornet (Rep) 100
Broadway—Rich. Young and Pretty (MGM), 3rd wk. 90
Denham—A Place in the Sun (Para), 3rd wk 95
Denver, Esquire—Desert Fox (20th-Fox); Corky
of Gasoline Alley (Col) 15C
Orpheum—The Strip (MGM); Red Bac'ge of
Courage (MGM) 125
Paramount—Man With My Face (UA); Three Steps
North (UA) 85
Vogue—Tony Draws a Horse (Fine Arts), 2nd wk. 125
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